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I have apologized

Sorry; never again. That got emotional. I did apologize. Noncanonical (talk) 21:19, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anónimo Consejo

Hello Ultra, I have completely rewritten this article and would appreciate it if you would take another look at the AfD. Multiple new sources have been added and I think it passes the GNG safely. Thanks, Nolelover Talk·Contribs 00:49, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Why the speedy deletion?

Hello, Why the speedy deletion ? Pixlr Editor is not more about a web content page than Fatpaint (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatpaint) for example. Its about in the same category, but as other values to it. Like a lot of software, they do about the same but not in the same manner. I wish to understand :-) Jmdeschamps (talk) 16:34, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply. Yes I better understand the situation, as I was made aware of the characteristics the article should maintain by some of your wikipedian peers. I just might take you up on your offer for support after doing a rewrite in accordance to the principles involved and sandboxing it (I think there is an option for that but I'm rather new at this :-) ), and ask your opinion on that eventual article - I still think its valuable information so I try to relate that. The software is not very old but I'm confident to show its niche not as a product per se but as a tool that leverages different needs, so again thanks, Jmdeschamps (talk) 21:24, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Jon Driver

Hi, in view of your previous involvement, you may wish to comment on the discussion at Talk:Jon Driver#Request. TerriersFan (talk) 01:55, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Softening language

Thanks a lot for your help so far. I really appreciate it, and I am sure others do too. Would you be so kind to take a look and see if you are able to "soften" the language? I am sorry but I am not a native speaker, and I am unable to do it myself. I wish I was more eloquent in English. Von Restorff (talk) 14:09, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Military Historian of the Year

Nominations for the "Military Historian of the Year" for 2011 are now open. If you would like to nominate an editor for this award, please do so here. Voting will open on 22 January and run for seven days. Thanks! On behalf of the coordinators, Nick-D (talk) and Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 00:45, 16 January 2012 (UTC) You were sent this message because you are a listed as a member of the Military history WikiProject.

DRV

A notification that the Templates for Discussion discussion (oy, repetition) has been taken to a deletion review discussion. The Article Rescue Squadron was notified, and as notifications to previous involved parties isn't normal practise, I and a few ARS members agreed that, in the interests of transparency and fairness, we should let everyone know...hence this talkpage message ;).

If anyone has an issue with me sending these out, do drop me a note on my talkpage. Regards, Ironholds (talk) 10:26, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Response

I do apologise if it came across as bad faith, It wasnt intended that way; although this is a pretty contreversial issue because the information on here regarding that issue could be carried through into the real world and be the gap between preserving the United Kingdom or breaking it, so obviously its very contreversial and i dont want to just sit by and let it happen.

Im not sure where your from or whatever side you support but your probably aware that the Separtists have been giving the Unionists a lot of slack recently (And it was evident that a fair few of the people who voted delete were themselves Scottish Nationals, so as you can imagine would be bias and eager to delete and black out any unionist campaign.) And also its ironic that they were more keep/rename votes than delete, another proven fact. So really you cant accuse me of bad faith as it was fact, anyone is entitled to an opinion but your not entitled to a fact if its incorrect...

Plus i do feel that wikipedia should be more democratic and the closing matter should be discussed between a number of admins as opposed to just one, but at any rate, thanks for your message anyway, although if you do have a complaint or a related issue as i mentioned on my page , could you kindly post it on my complaints/constructive criticism page as opposed to my talk, thank you. User:Goldblooded (Talk/Discuss)(Complain) 16:47, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Noted. We might discuss it later, but I don't have enough time to give it proper attention at the moment. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 23:49, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Are you actually going to give me a response? User:Goldblooded (Talk/Discuss)(Complain) 09:52, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Admin dashboard

Hey Ultra, thanks for the link at AN. I went ahead and stole it from you and put it on my user page--I hope you don't mind. Worse, I'd like your help: there's a row in there for edit filters and your to-do list--can you remove that for me? I hate messing with the code: it's a bit above my pay grade. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 18:21, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Marianella Machado Copy-and-paste-fraud discussion

I did a search for terms, and found a copy of the Wikipedia bio on her Facebook page and also here: Amazon link, which appears to be the ISBN in question. The book and page both credit Wikipedia. I can't see any fraud. Pkeets (talk) 01:28, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

About the notification: Happens I was paying attention and it showed up on my watchlist loud and clear--some don't. However, it would have been good to get an email notice from my Talk page, as well. Thanks for the message. Pkeets (talk) 02:14, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


Bilquis Sheikh

Thank you for your contribution for expanding article, and removing deletion tag. marshmir (talk) 07:15, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Browsercookies block

Hi. I'm wondering why you gave Browsercookies a 31 hour block for edit warring, as opposed to an indefinite block as a vandalism only account. Based on the entirety of the user's edits, I'd recommend the second option. Sven Manguard Wha? 15:40, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Replied. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 15:50, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Notifications

Just so I know for the next time (not that I will EVER "canvass" again). As I said I did the notification one-by-one cut-n-paste. Im sure there is a faster way to communicate to a wide circle all at once. Where would I find that? Thanks for your time. ```Buster Seven Talk 14:22, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Saw this after I replied - so check your talk page again. Thx. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 14:29, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

MSU Interview

Dear Ultraexactzz,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and

Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's

Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we

teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community,

and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what

you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community

[[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_82#Learn_to_be_a_Wikipedia_Administrator_-

_New_class_at_MSU|HERE]], where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my

students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training,

motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one

of our students.


So a few things about the interviews:

  • Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
  • Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of

communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)

  • All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will

never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.

  • All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an

interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.

  • The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics

review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have

been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.


Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak

with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I

will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your

name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be

more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 07:26, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Young June Sah --Yjune.sah (talk) 21:58, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

User:Fastily deleted a message I left here

I left a message here informing you I responded to your comments on my talkpage and it was deleted (I believe inappropriately) by user fastily. I am not going to revert his edit so if you want to read it you'll have to review this pages history. I also left fastily a not telling him that removing a comment from a users talk page is against policy and should be avoided. --Kumioko (talk) 12:26, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Hello, Ultraexactzz. You have new messages at Kumioko's talk page.
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Talkback

Hello, Ultraexactzz. You have new messages at Bmusician's talk page.
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Bmusician 13:33, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

My RfA

Thanks for your kind words in support of my RfA, which was successful and nearly unanimous. Be among the first to see my L-plate! – Fayenatic L (talk) 14:16, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

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Double sharp (talk) 13:32, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Fellowship(racehorse)

I stand corrected with regard to the way I pursued the deletion of the article; I'm unfamiliar with the nomination process. I thought simply adding the tag (certainly as opposed to blanking the page or something like that) was appropriate.
In my revision on as of 06:47, 28 February 2012, though, I did state why I believed it should be deleted: the article does not meet Wikipedia's notoriety standards and it may be self-promotional. 86steveD (talk) 20:50, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Replied. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 21:24, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Thurmaston Bus Page Deletion

Hello,

I just wondered how come this page had been deleted, as it puzzled me somewhat.

The company in question did go out of business but even so should the page have remained anyway as a source of information?

I hope you don't mind me asking,

thanks,

RoxyMetro (talk) 14:39, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

New Page Triage engagement strategy released

Hey guys!

I'm dropping you a note because you filled out the New Page Patrol survey, and indicated you'd be interested in being contacted about follow-up work. This is to notify you that we've finally released both the initial documentation about the project and also the engagement strategy, which sets out how we plan to work with the community on this. Please give both a read, and leave any comments or suggestions you have on the talkpage, on my talkpage, or in my inbox - okeyes@wikimedia.org.

It's awesome to finally get to start work on this! :). Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 02:48, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Nobel laureates

  • The thing is that WP:STALEDRAFT indicates that users shouldn't be keeping drafts in userspace without the intention to make articles of them. As there were two !votes to keep in mainspace, re-userfying was not the unanimous consensus of the discussion. As the discussion had only just opened, it might be better to leave it open to get more views. But if you feel that speedy keep is best, then I'll follow up elsewhere once I've figured out the best talk page for this. Warden (talk) 17:31, 5 March 2012 (UTC)


Merge discussion for SNAFU

An article that you have been involved in editing, SNAFU , has been proposed for a merge with another article. If you are interested in the merge discussion, please participate by going here, and adding your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Cnilep (talk) 01:25, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

No hard feelings

I just wanted to let you know that I have no hard feelings about the block you made to me (Kumioko). I still think it was a bad block and a knee jerk reaction to a sarcastic comment I left. It effectively stopped me from defending my edits, fixing any problems my bot made, destroyed my desire to edit Wikipedia and will probably effectively end WikiProject United States and about 40 other projects I was trying to save but I think you got suckered by the other users. As a fairly new admin I think you reacted in the way you thought was right without knowing the whole history of the problem. I'm not saying all this to make you feel bad or anything like that, I just hope that next time you look a little deeper into the history of the problem and AGF when someone makes a comment like that rather than just react. Happy editing. 71.163.243.232 (talk) 02:08, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

One last time

Hello, Ultraexactzz. You have new messages at Kumioko's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

One last time and then I'll quite bothering you with the issue. 71.163.243.232 (talk) 18:53, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

You completely missed the bigger picture and problem here Ultra. The bigger problem is that Mark thinks he owns the articles in the scope of WikiProject Connecticut and refuses to allow WikiProject United States or anyone else to tag any of them because he thinks, and refuses to discuss otherwise, that they are out of WikiProject United States' scope. But you refused to see that, you refuse to accept that Mark was being incivil or that he had ownership issues or anything else. You saw what you wanted to see and you did the easy and lazy edit. Blocked me without even taking the time to look into it. I reverted his reversion because it amounted to VANDALISM, plain and simple, period, full stop. Whats more, I never intended to do it again after that, I made a sarcastic comment that should have been taken as such since I was an editor in good standing with a long and positive history with the project. But no, I was blocked for reverting vandalism to articles. And Mark is allowed to continue as well as other editors like Brad101 who has a long history of incivility gets to continue editing. These are the types of editors that get to stay and continue editing. But I was blocked because I didn't recognize his authority to "own" the articles I tried to tag as being in the scope of WikiProject United States. 71.163.243.232 (talk) 03:39, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
I'm tired of fighting about it anyway. We can't turn back time and undo it and no one cares anymore so may as well let it go. Truthfully, I couldn't login if I wanted too. I removed the EMAIL address and scrambled the password. Although I suspect I could push to have someone do it through some sort of personal verification because I have met a lot of Wikipedian's in person (including several of the arbitration committee and a number of the corporate staff) who know who I am in real life and now that Kumioko is my user name. If your curious, I am the one in the back, between the 2 young ladies, wearing the Maroon shirt in this picture. Aside from that, the recent incident has caused me to lose faith in the process and I simply don't feel the way I once did about Wikipedia so for the time being I will just continue to do edits though my IP. Maybe some day I will create a new profile and start over but frankly, I did so many edits in so many areas it would be nearly impossible to not edit in the same areas. On the Village pump comment though I am a little confused. If its the 71.XX IP I am using here its mine. Other wise its probably not me. My work IP is blocked from editing Wikipedia do to the use of an organizational proxy used by thousands of users and recurring vandalism through that proxy. A few bad apples spoils the batch so to speak. Also, for what its worth I have lately been putting (formerly Kumioko) in parens after my IP so I'm not sure why anyone would think I am trying to hide.71.163.243.232 (talk) 03:40, 12 March 2012 (UTC)


Battle of Gabai

I only restored because an editor, who hadn't seen the article, felt that it could be notable. By view is that it's an "obvious" cut-and-paste, no assertion of notability, and no sources. I can't just speedy again, but neither the complaining editor nor the creator has improved the article since. I suppose it could be relisted, but I'm happy to leave it to you Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:27, 12 March 2012 (UTC)


TalentTrekNashville

I noticed that you encouraged TalentTrekNashville (talk · contribs) to create an article on Sam Mounier, which he or she has now done. I took an earlier article to AfD - Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sam Mounier and I'm not convinced that the problems there have been solved or that the new article is adquately sourced. I'm also believe that TalentTrekNashville is almost certainly someone from the Nashville office of http://www.talenttrek.com/about. As you've been involved with this editor I'm asking you if you think this should all be ignored or? Dougweller (talk) 15:29, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

Replying momentarily. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 03:52, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
OrangeMike blocked him Saturday! Dougweller (talk) 11:37, 26 March 2012 (UTC)


AfD References Update

Hi UltraExactZZ I've updated the AfD Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Tony_Savo to include verifiable sources, the contents of which I believe should be sufficient to close the door on any speculation. I'm not entirely clear if it is 1 admin per issue or what the exact guidelines are governing the AfD process, but as the most active admin patrolling the page (perhaps only?) I hope I may ask you for some direction?
I have delayed contacting an OTRS volunteer as users' feedback seem to indicate that the issue can be handled at the immediate level and escalating the matter would feel inappropriate. I believe the references cited are among the most reliable and they directly refute some of the claims made by the originally approved article. In light of the clear evidence that exposes some of the false claims and fundamental sourcing problems already detailed in the AfD discussion, this article seems not only to fail meeting Wiki requirements but also to violate the guidelines of truthfulness and reliability.
Are there any additional steps I should take, or just hold tight until the 7 day discussion ends or something else. I greatly appreciate the attention you have been giving this issue and I am grateful for any advice or direction you could offer regarding this issue. Thank you. AwayEnter (talk) 13:26, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Help us develop better software!

Thanks to all of you for commenting on the NOINDEX RfC :). It's always great to be able to field questions like these to the community; it's genuinely the highlight of my work! The NOINDEX idea sprung from our New Page Triage discussion; we're developing a new patrolling interface for new articles, and we want your input like never before :). So if you haven't already seen it, please go there, take a look at the screenshots and mockups and ideas, and add any comments or suggestions you might have to the talkpage. Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 16:47, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Invitation to events in June and July: bot, script, template, and Gadget makers wanted

I invite you to the yearly Berlin hackathon, 1-3 June. Registration is now open. If you need financial assistance or help with visa or hotel, then please register by May 1st and mention it in the registration form.

This is the premier event for the MediaWiki and Wikimedia technical community. We'll be hacking, designing, teaching, and socialising, primarily talking about ResourceLoader and Gadgets (extending functionality with JavaScript), the switch to Lua for templates, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Labs.

We want to bring 100-150 people together, including lots of people who have not attended such events before. User scripts, gadgets, API use, Toolserver, Wikimedia Labs, mobile, structured data, templates -- if you are into any of these things, we want you to come!

I also thought you might want to know about other upcoming events where you can learn more about MediaWiki customization and development, how to best use the web API for bots, and various upcoming features and changes. We'd love to have power users, bot maintainers and writers, and template makers at these events so we can all learn from each other and chat about what needs doing.

Check out the the developers' days preceding Wikimania in July in Washington, DC and our other events.

Best wishes! - Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation's Volunteer Development Coordinator. Please reply on my talk page, here or at mediawiki.org. Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation Volunteer Development Coordinator 00:32, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Your contributed article, DAEWOO International

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You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

Hello, I notice that you recently created a new page, DAEWOO International. First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as you. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page - Daewoo. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will continue helping to improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at Daewoo - you might like to discuss new information at the article's talk page.

If you think that the article you created should remain separate, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Additionally if you would like to have someone review articles you create before they go live so they are not nominated for deletion shortly after you post them, allow me to suggest the article creation process and using our search feature to find related information we already have in the encyclopedia. Try not to be discouraged. Wikipedia looks forward to your future contributions. West Eddy (talk) 16:32, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Nomination of DAEWOO International for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article DAEWOO International is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

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Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. West Eddy (talk) 15:10, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Daewoo International Corporation

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If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. West Eddy (talk) 02:11, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Notice

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Bwilkins. Thank you. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 12:43, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Summary: the new user, User:ThatManAgain is still blocked AFAIK, there is no template on his talkpage for him to appeal against. It is him for whom I am advocating by beating the ever living crap out of anything that even vaguely looks like a horse. ;) ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 12:45, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Great Result

Awesome. That was what I was worried about. Perhaps he came on during his block and had no idea what had happened until you posted to his talkpage, or perhaps just being blocked for what is, in his view, nothing more than sharing a computer with someone else. Who knows. Either way, it's a damning indictment on the modus operandi of at least one admin and the whole block-first, refuse-to-discuss-later prevailing culture among (what I hope is a small minority of) admins. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 13:21, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Just in reference to your note at the top of this page: reply here, I've watchlisted your talkpage. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 14:19, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, that's not good at all. But I still think unblocking outright would have caused more trouble for him/her in the long run. Maybe I could've phrased it as "Let us know that you saw this note and will be careful, and we'll unblock" but that's not optimal either. The issue may be with the block, but again - in most cases such a pattern indicates shenanigans, and I can't say I wouldn't have blocked there either. The ANI discussion got really heated really quickly, which served no one's interests - but where else to discuss such a block? It was a mess any way you look at it, and I'm not sure what there is to be done about it. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 15:35, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
I left a note, sort of a saving throw, on ThatManAgain's page. Not sure there's much I can do if he's throwing the N word about, but it might be worth a shot to salvage the situation. That's the what. Your task now is to fix the Why. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 15:43, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
Being that there was no basis for the block (i.e., no post to SPI, no complaint anywhere else), he was likely blocked in a drive-by (probably on seeing his username) without any benefit of the doubt. I would hope that you and other admins wouldn't do that. Or that you would at least leave a block template on the talk page. I'm coming over to your side that unblocking, without any acknowledgement isn't the way to go, but this situation shouldn't have occurred in the first place. We'll see if he replies to your message. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 06:19, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
An editor on the same local IP as another editor, dropping his first edit on the same page at which the other editor is involved, with IP edits and another username in the mix? Were I a checkuser, I probably would've blocked too. But AGF would seem to require that we still template the "sock" pages, still leave a door open on the off chance that it's a mistake, etc. I think that's the issue here - mistakes happen. Sour about the fact that it happened with an editor's first steps into the Wiki, but that happens too. How we deal with that, how we fix that, that's what matters. And I don't know what the path forward on that might be. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 12:06, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
DeltaQuad is not a CheckUser. If s/he were, I'd be a little bit more accepting of that line of reasoning. That's the point: blocking on a hunch (when there's no ongoing disruption) isn't OK, particularly when there are ways to actually figure the whole thing out.
I've only once participated in RfA (personally it always seemed a bit too much like an intervention session against wikiholism, with occasional successes/failed RfA's/whatever), but I suppose I have a question to ask if I ever want to. :P :) *shrug* ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 13:25, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Seems that way. Let me know if it comes up, I'd be interested in the answer. Best, UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 14:02, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Dr. Peter Devreotes Page Help

Hi, Ultraexactzz,

Back in February, you helped me out regarding an article I was trying to create on Dr. Peter Devreotes. I was unable to create it due to my conflict of interest. In our last communication, you generously offered to help write a neutral article if I was able to find sources showing notability.

I am hoping these sources I found may lead to the start of Dr. Devreotes' inclusion into the Wikipedia community.


1.) http://www.vidyya.com/vol4/v4i154_2.htm

2.) http://www.pnas.org/content/106/5/1297.full

3.) http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/cutting-protein-tail-of-tumour-suppressor-can-help-fight-cancer_100136861.html

4.) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231005413.htm

5.) http://www.drugdiscoveryonline.com/doc.mvc/Color-coded-technique-will-speed-identificati-0001

6.) http://www.pnas.org/content/107/46/19613.full


Please let me know if I am on the right track. Any other advice and feedback would be much appreciated!

Much thanks,(again)


Jkim403 (talk) 18:34, 24 April 2012 (UTC)Jinna

Much thanks for your response!

Hi, Ultraexactz!

Thank you for your prompt response and for giving me hope on the possibility of creating an article about Dr. Devreotes!

Much appreciation for your guidance and patience!

I continue to look forward to your feedback! Fingers crossed the sources I provided will suffice. Thanks, again!

Jkim403 (talk) 13:33, 25 April 2012 (UTC)Jinna403

No problem. I'm going to respond on your talk page. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 14:05, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you.

The Guidance Barnstar
You have provided what is in my opinion exeplary assistance and guidance in the arena we know as Wikipedia, I for one appreciate it. Newmanoconnor (talk) 19:18, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Found new sources on Dr. Peter Devreotes

Hi, again, UltraExactzz!

Could you take a look at the new sources I found on Dr. D. and let me know if these better highlight him and his credentials?

1.) http://webapps.jhu.edu/namedprofessorships/professorshipdetail.cfm?professorshipID=269

2.) http://inbt.jhu.edu/blog/2009/07/22/devreotes-receives-hay-professorship-in-embryology/

3.) http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2005/05_03_05.html

4.) http://www.jhunewsletter.com/2.8148/professors-elected-to-national-academies-1.1137294#.T5_sddlnXV4

5.) http://www.pnas.org/content/107/46/19613.short?rss=1

6.) http://72.12.54.11/articles/secrets-of-directional-cell-movement

7.) http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/institute_basic_biomedical_sciences/news_events/articles_and_stories/cancer_disease/200509_hunt_for_cell_compass.html

8.) http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2005/04/06/pair_of_cancer_genes_found_to_drive_both_cell_migration_and_division.html 9.) http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/press/2000/MAY/000531.HTM

I am determined to stay the course with this project - much thanks for your advice the last go round! Keeping my fingers crossed this time around will fulfill the parameters for inclusion!

With much appreciation for your patience and helpful advice!

Jkim403 (talk) 15:53, 8 May 2012 (UTC)Jinna

No problem, I'll have a look in the next few days, when I can sit down and go through everything in one go. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 12:55, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Big Thanks!

Thank you for your continued assistance and guidance! I look forward to your input.

Cheers, Jkim403 (talk) 19:25, 10 May 2012 (UTC)Jinna

New CfD

Since you participated in earlier CfDs about related categories, I want to make sure you know about Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2012 May 12#Category:Church buildings in the United States by state. --Orlady (talk) 22:46, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Gurpreet Singh

Hi, can you please semi-protect this article for some time as an IP is restoring it against the AFD consensus. Thanks in advance. EngineerFromVega★ 12:08, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

 Done. Thanks. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 12:21, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Rakim Sanders

Hello! Rupert's Scribe here. In response to your question on the Sanders submission-- well, it's a long story but here it goes-- I did not make any changes to the article since I first submitted it. The submission was first reviewed by Sarah Stierch and was declined for the reasons you already stated. I wrote on Sarah's page explaining why specifially Sanders was significant (in my eyes) and why I chose to source the page in the manner that I did. Sarah first changed the argument from Sanders' notablity to that of the reliability of sources and then later to one over Indiana's significance as a amateur sports center(I have no idea how that came into it). A long disagreement ensued. With the facts heavily stacked against her, Sarah admitted that "I have no doubt that Sanders is notable" but stubbornly refused to publish the page, additionally stating that the discussion was a case of Wp:Crystal Ball (note that no predicitions are made on the page itself. Eventually, Sarah removed the argument from her talk page, claiming that it involved too much drama (that she had created, I would argue). You can view the entire discusion here She eventually advised me to re-submit the article, stating "perhaps another AfC volunteer will find it notable enough for inclusion." The reason why I think Sanders is notable is because he a. has participated in a major international amateur or professional competition and b.Gained national media attention as an individual, not just as a player for a notable team. Sanders has been featured on cites from NBA.com to ESPN.com. The sources I used are generally not columns or opinion articles (I perfer to avoid biased sources when possible). I do think that Sanders is notable and hope you agree! Thanks so much for the concern. If you have any further questions or concerns, I am happy to discuss. Rupert'sscribe (talk) 15:49, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. I understand why you feel that Sanders isn't notable, but I do disagree. He was highly successful in college, even though he didn't win many awards. I don't see why awards are the only criteria. Keith Wright, whose page I've edited, won Ivy League Player of the Year, but is far less notable than Sanders. Also, just because a player doesn't win an award doesn't mean that they aren't notable. Jeremy Lin was given a Wikipedia page long before his tenure with the Knicks, and he never one a major college award.Should Lin's page never have been published? He also went undrafted, so according to your standards he never should have had a wikipedia article until he played for the Knicks. Also, Sanders was named to the first team at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. Other players who have been there include: Keith Wright, Jeremy Lin, Wesley Matthews, Carl Landry, JJ Barea, Steve Novak, Aaron Miles, James Jones, Matt Barnes, John Salmons, Jannero Pargo, and many others. For a full list of players who went to the Invitational and then the NBA, go to this address:http://www.portsmouthinvitational.com/nbaPlayers.php. This list only goes as far back as 2002, so it does not include players such as Hall of Famer Rick Barry, who also played in the tournament. Inclusion in the tournament means that the player is one of the best seniors in the country, and is considered a legitimate NBA prospect. And again, Sanders was one of the FIVE BEST PLAYERS at the tournament. Surely that makes his notable? He has also been featured on the ESPN Top 10 plays twice. I am searching for the sources, although I can't find them at the moment. As to the argument over Indiana, I never said that it wasn't a major place for amateur sports. I simply said that it wasn't the best, which is completely true. The reason for my anger was frustration over dealing with the editor. She called my sources biased, but used a tourism company to back up her claims about Indiana, which is literally the definition of bias. I would like to suggest two possible resolutions to this conflict: 1. Keep the article in the articles for creation space until after the draft. If Sanders is drafted or signed by a team, the article will be published. 2. Publish it now, but work to make it better. I will readily admit that there are some problems with the article. Not everything is cited properly, and there is no picture of Sanders, although many exist. I could use some help with this, as I am new to Wikipedia, and this is only the second time that I have tried to publish an article. Thanks very much for all the help. it is great to know that Wikipedia has editors who are willing to take the time to talk to users about articles instead of just rejecting the articles for unclear reasons. Thanks again Rupert'sscribe (talk) 23:52, 17 May 2012 (UTC).

One other thing. I also added an additional news source which focuses on Sanders. Sanders is discussed at length not only as a player but also as a person. Also, it may not be relevant, but I would like to add that Sanders recently signed an agent. Thanks again for your concern and your comprehensive review of the sources for the page. I hope that these changes will convince you that Sanders is notable. If you have any more questions or concerns, I am happy to continue to disuss.Rupert'sscribe (talk) 13:38, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

I take it that you are going to reject the submission, true? I am disapointed by this conclusion. It feels a little bit like your argument is "well, Sarah rejected it so I'm gonna reject it." I think Sanders is a brilliant player. That is not what makes him notable, though. What makes him notable is that he was a star player in college and is headed to the professionals. (BTW, did you even bother to look at the additional source/quote?) Sanders has recieved his share of media coverage. And yes, I recognize no two players are alike, but, you need to recongnize that past cases are perpetually used in making Wikipedia decisions. Seven of Kentucky's players from this past season have Wikipedia pages. Yes, their team was successful, but the individual players are in the same boat with Sanders as potential NBA prospects. Take a look at Darius Miller's Wikipedia page! Miller's page has six sources and none of them directly adress him other than his stats (is NBADraft.net more reputable than the webpage of a connecticut newspaper?) and his draft prospects. Miller and Sanders are highly comperable and the Sanders page is far more well sourced. If you are going to tell me that Miller deserves a page more than Sanders because he attended a college that gets more media coverage, that does not make sense to me because the individual players are equally notable and have earned an equal amount of coverage. I implore to consider all the facts and think reasonably. Sanders IS notable. The very fact that some of the sources are not "ideal" does not mean the subjects is not worthy of a page. Yes, I could wait and see, but there is indisputible evidence (well as idisputible as evidence for something this subjective can be) that Sanders has earned a page. I respect your willingness to look into the subject, but you have to look at it from a nuetral point of view. If Sarah had not rejected it would you? Please take all these factors into acount in making your final decision.Rupert'sscribe (talk) 14:31, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

It is irrevlevant what team Miller played for. You said so yourself; it only matters about what the individual has done, and whether or not he has recieved attention not related to the team. Miller and Sandrs have recieved the same amount of attention, unrelated to their team. Thanks again for helping me. I apologize if I seemed uncivil. Rupert'sscribe (talk) 15:51, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Continued communication about Broadvision Perspectives India

Hi. According to the feedback you gave with respect to the Broadvision Perspectives India article, I have re-written the article, cutting down on ambiguous words and have also cited sources. Some parts of it have been picked from the website, but they are a few lines at most and have been cited accordingly. Could you please have a look at the rewritten draft on my talk page. And tell me if changes are required or is it good enough to be posted. It would truly be helpful since this is a very good company in India that has no information available about it online. Thanks Summersintern (talk) 11:50, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi. So I have made changes in the write up again. Please do see. Have toned it down much more to be as factual as possible and not be promotional. Thank you so much for the really nice feedback. Please do take a look again at my talk page and edited article.Summersintern (talk) 06:54, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I just wanted to know if there is something that should be done for the article to go public? By that i mean that when i type the name in the google search bar, it should show me this article. this is currently not happening. So was just wondering if there is some step that i missed out on? Thanks Summersintern (talk) 08:45, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for the inputs again. the 'about the founder is just stating about where he has worked. How do i reduce that? But will definitely re-work it as i keep getting more sources. Summersintern (talk) 05:40, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I have moved the page to 'Broadvision Perspectives' as you suggested. Also though I understands the rationale behind the edit you made about the founder, I think a founders background helps add credibility to the startup. That was why i'd added that section. The places he has worked at are very reputed firms and would (might sound old fashioned) but let the company get more gravity. I'm leaving it as it is for now. Might add the section a litle late because I honestly am still confused about this particular edition. Thanks again though. Love the patience you have had in helping me.Summersintern (talk) 04:26, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

This is what I have added after editing the piece, keeping in mind just his work. Also found references for the other companies he is part of. Here goes 'Sriram Chandrasekaran is the Chief Executive Officer and one of the founders of Broadvision Perspectives. Sriram graduated from BITS Pilani and did his MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow. He started his career with HCL Hewlett Packard and then became a part of the Tata Administrative Services (TAS) of the Tata Group, where he rotated within the Group and worked with the Taj Group of Hotels, Tata Sons and Tata Motors. He then joined Microsoft Corporation before setting up Broadvision Perspectives.Sriram is also the founder of Studio56 and serves as an Independent Director on the Board of Inwinex Pharmaceuticals Limited, a BSE listed Food Products Company based in Hyderabad.' For the last sentence I have cited references. Is this okay? The reason for putting this up is that these are very prestigious companies, also he did employer branding starting with Tata Group. It was done internally for the group. thats when he decided to start his own company. Summersintern (talk) 12:41, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

The article will definitely be improved and the search for sources continues. hopefully it should be as credible as wiki wants it to be. You've been a great help. Summersintern (talk) 04:04, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Gurpreet Singh (Actor)

Gurpreet Singh (Actor) is now created by gurpreetsinghactor (talk · contribs). I still find him a borderline notable and the references are not adherent to WP:RS. Do you think we should take it to AFD? There is also a concern of WP:COI, but I don't want to bite a user. EngineerFromVega★ 06:50, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Arnaud "The Game" Lepont

could you delete it for me?? a seperate and better page Arnaud Lepont already exists for that article and its just a waste of space on Wiki at this point. cheers Sepulwiki

afd closures

[1] The script places the afd closure notice on the talk page of the redirect. hence it was missing. Good to see that people like you, keep a tab on these :) --DBigXray 19:00, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

Hello Ultraexactzz, DBigXray has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Demothewaldo

Your message is still to the point, though ... they can always open a new request. Daniel Case (talk) 15:46, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Response

Well you did promise a response but i guess it doesnt really matter now anyway, although that still doesnt mean it was the right decision. User:Goldblooded (Talk/Discuss)(Complain) 17:21, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Born This Way Foundation

Hi Bmclaughlin9, i'm a bit miffed this article has been oblitterated and merged into the already bloated Lady Gaga article. Especially since the vote i felt achieved no consensus in either direction and as i predicted, it has been cut down substantially to a tiny portion if its former self for this merge. Can you point me to the standard procedure for what i have to do or how much i have to add to it to get it back as an independent article from your experience? Thanks ツ Jenova20 (email) 18:20, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Tobuscus Draft Revival?

Hello again! You may recall commenting 2 months ago on my draft of a wiki page for Tobuscus. Since then, he has started to appear in the Annoying Orange cartoons on Cartoon Network. Is that credibility? Maybe we could try again! onyx321 12:25, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Colton Cosmic

Hi Ultraexactzz. I sent you an email regarding Colton Cosmic on July 23. Would you check your email account to see if you got it. SilkTork ✔Tea time 21:12, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

 Done. I've responded via e-mail. Thanks for the heads up, I've been in and out these past few weeks. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 03:16, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Newuservote

Template:Newuservote has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. DH85868993 (talk) 07:48, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Nomination of Paul M. Warner for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Paul M. Warner is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul M. Warner until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. Safiel (talk) 01:47, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Ultexactzz, good catch on the duplicate article. Regards, Newyorkbrad (talk) 15:27, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
Sorry about the misdirected notice. That is the one trouble with Twinkle is that if the article was moved, it fires the notice at the mover, instead of the original creator. Thank you for notifying the correct user. Safiel (talk) 15:52, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

The Olive Branch: A Dispute Resolution Newsletter (Issue #1)

Welcome to the first edition of The Olive Branch. This will be a place to semi-regularly update editors active in dispute resolution (DR) about some of the most important issues, advances, and challenges in the area. You were delivered this update because you are active in DR, but if you would prefer not to receive any future mailing, just add your name to this page.

Steven Zhang's Fellowship Slideshow

In this issue:

  • Background: A brief overview of the DR ecosystem.
  • Research: The most recent DR data
  • Survey results: Highlights from Steven Zhang's April 2012 survey
  • Activity analysis: Where DR happened, broken down by the top DR forums
  • DR Noticeboard comparison: How the newest DR forum has progressed between May and August
  • Discussion update: Checking up on the Wikiquette Assistance close debate
  • Proposal: It's time to close the Geopolitical, ethnic, and religious conflicts noticeboard. Agree or disagree?

--The Olive Branch 19:36, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Military history coordinator election

The Military history WikiProject has started its 2012 project coordinator election process, where we will select a team of coordinators to organize the project over the coming year. If you would like to be considered as a candidate, please submit your nomination by 14 September. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact one of the current coordinators on their talk page. This message was delivered here because you are a member of the Military history WikiProject. – Military history coordinators (about the project • what coordinators do) 10:04, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Viorel Chivriga

Hi mate, thanks for closing Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Viorel Chivriga (2nd nomination) with such a comprehensive explanation. Given the second nomination and blatant sock-puppetry, might it be worth salting that title (Viorel Chivriga), or at least semi-protecting it? Didn't want to go to RFP without getting your thoughts first. Cheers, Stalwart111 (talk) 23:00, 9 October 2012 (UTC).

Appreciate your thoughts. Might leave it for now. Thanks for getting back to me. Stalwart111 (talk) 13:21, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mixi(Musician)

Hello Ultra, The reason for the AFD tag is because the subject does not meet the criteria for Notability and the website reference doesn't even work! Thank you Vividdreams93 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vividdreams93 (talk • contribs) 23:59, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

OK. Give me a bit and I'll complete the nom for you. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 13:06, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Frances Hugle

Only just realised I never removed the AFD tag from Frances Hugle after closing the dicussion! Thanks for cleaning up! KTC (talk) 23:30, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Election coordination

Ultraexactzz,

If you have the time, I'd love it if you helped out coordinating the election again this year.--Tznkai (talk) 06:39, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Malicious editing

The following article has been edited, and vandalised in part several times to question the subject notability. The main references that prove her notability have been removed from the article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanaz_Alasti The following editor has vandalised the article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Kabira

an inappropriate picture in violation of copyright has been uploaded for her. Is it possible to revert the article and ask for protection during the deletion process. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sorenaaryamanesh (talk • contribs) 18:19, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Replied. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 19:14, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Ultraexactzz. You have new messages at Sue Rangell's talk page.
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Seven days, not eight days. -- Cheers, Riley 22:04, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jumping to conclusions

Hi. In connection with your recent tidying up, I thought you might want to comment at User talk:FreeRangeFrog#Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jumping to conclusions. Cheers. -- Trevj (talk) 20:57, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. -- Trevj (talk) 06:33, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
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