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[edit] Susan B. Anthony

Holy crap, I edited the Susan B. Anthony entry twice and didn't even notice that offensive para. Thank you for cleaning it up. Schmeitgeist 05:19, Jun 26, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Write Only Memory

I like your rewrite better than my "fix", thanks. --RoySmith 29 June 2005 17:34 (UTC)

[edit] List of best selling female musicians

You suggested deleting this page on its talk page. I completely agree. I am therefore listing it for VfD. --TheGrappler 30 June 2005 23:04 (UTC)

[edit] CSD expand

Hi there! Regarding your quick response to the CSD proposal... since this has been live for scant hours it's still possible to reword some of them. Thus I have two questions, 1) I don't understand your remark about the Dell Vikings, since their article both asserts media attention and the release of a number of albums. And 2) you are absolutely right regarding the Modrons. Would you find it ok if I reworded it to specifically exclude races or types of creature? Yours, Radiant_>|< July 4, 2005 17:25 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion/Proposal/3

PBurka pointed out that an important omission from this proposal: a band could meet WP:MUSIC criterion #5 (sharing a member with a famous band) and still be speedily deletable by this criterion. I've added a sentence to the proposal to reflect this: it now reads An article about a musician or music group that does not assert having released at least one album, nor having had media coverage, nor having a member that is or was also part of a well-known music group. If the assertion is disputed or controversial, it should be taken to VFD instead. Please consider if you support this new wording, and change your vote accordingly. Yours, Radiant_>|< July 5, 2005 09:59 (UTC)

Regarding The Dell Vikings, I feel obliged to point out that the original content [1] didn't actually state anything about this band. This sounds to me like a prime example of a lacking article being created on a worthy subject. Please note that it is always possible to create an article (or stub) with actual content if an article with no content by the same name was speedily deleted. Yours, Radiant_>|< July 5, 2005 09:59 (UTC)

  • For the record :) The Vikings as it stands now contains references to media attention (e.g. several top hits). So does the article on Bach, since it mentions ten books written about him. Radiant_>|< July 5, 2005 10:22 (UTC)
    • For the record, I do believe a top hit is media coverage (since all top hits to my knowledge are played almost ad nauseam on TV and radio). I also believe that WP:MUSIC is at least somewhat redundant; in fact, most on VFD tend to only refer to item #3 (releasing an album). And I do believe that a book qualifies as medium (written medium), both per wikt:Media and the sentence "Physical duplication technologies such as printing, record pressing and film duplication allowed the duplication of books, newspapers and movies at low prices to huge audiences." in Media here.
    • However, that is my opinion and common sense may or may not agree with it. The aim of the proposal is to allow us to quickly get rid of articles on the average garage band (three guys who know each other from high school and that play guitar occasionally, and post a vanity article despite having no fame whatsoever). And this is the wording we've come up with after lengthy discussion. Personally I hope that this will accomplish what we seek, without deleting anything that is encyclopedic. It may well turn out that I am wrong, hence the vote. If you have suggestions as to a better proposal, I would be happy to hear them (for potential other proposals no earlier than september). yours, Radiant_>|< July 5, 2005 13:25 (UTC)

[edit] CSD Proposal 3-B

You voted or commented on Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion/Proposal/3-B or Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion/Proposal/3-A or both. I have proposed a revised version, at Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion/Proposal/3-C. This version is intended to address objections made by many of those oppsoed to 3-A or 3-B. The revised propsal refers explicitly and directly to the criteria at WP:MUSIC. If you have not already done so, please examine the revised proposal and vote on it also. Thank you. DES 6 July 2005 05:44 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/The Fifty Worst Films of All Time

Hello, thanks for voting! You suggested that the article be kept for notability. So what is it that you would care to keep: the article about the book or the list of worst movies in itself? If the former - then such an article about the book should not be a mere list of the "worst" movies, I believe. Plus, the article is in need of lots of improvement and doesn't it qualify for deletion just for that. What do you think? - Introvert (talk) 20:21, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Data Recognition

I hope this is the way to reply to your msg of yesterday (Forgive me if I'm doing it the wrong way - I'm a newbie).

I responded yesterday:

Data recognition and optical character recognition are slightly different. OCR normally refers to recognition of specific fonts (OCR-A, OCR-B etc) designed to make recognition as easy and accurate as possible. Over the past few years, development of data recognition software has advanced to the stage where there are viable applications that read almost any font including handwriting, and extract data with a very degree of accuracy. Hence, I have no problem with data recognition being grouped with optical character recognition, as long as the differences are explained. I suspect it might be slightly better to have them as separate articles, linked by cross-reference perhaps. --Kywong73 06:52, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

I've since looked at the article on Optical Character Recognition, which is excellent. Some discussion of the term 'data recognition;' would fit in there quite nicely. Kywong73 23:24, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Historical Jesus

You voted on the above. Your comments suggest that you may not have compared the article Historical Jesus to the article New Testament view on Jesus' life. The Historical Jesus article explicitely states in it's opening paragraph that it "presents a critical reconstruction of the Historical Jesus, as based on the four canonical gospels", and therefore I would suggest that it constitutes a POV fork of New Testament view on Jesus' life. Could you possibly review your vote? ~~~~ 17:47, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] CSD

Hi there! I am writing a short essay on the present CSD proposal and the reactions to it, because I think it shows some interesting thoughts that preside in the WikiCommunity, and such an essay may be an interesting article for the Signpost, or a useful read for anyone who wishes to propose anything in the future. Anyway I wanted to ask you about your comment, "This is not the right forum to turn WP:MUSIC into policy". Could you please explain a bit what you mean? We have in the past created policy out of some other guidelines, e.g. the 3RR policy which used to be a guideline. Or did you mean that doing such would require another kind of forum or proposal or procedure? I can certainly understand (and sometimes agree with) people opposing an idea because of improper procedure, but if that is the case I would like to write that into the essay so that better procedures will be used in the future. Thanks for your time! Radiant_>|< 13:19, July 17, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Arouch

Thanks for writing this! How did you come across it? (I'm on a campaign to increase Algeria coverage here: see Wikipedia:Wikiportal/Algeria.) - Mustafaa 23:20, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion

You recently deleted Hey Now! (song), Jimmy the dreadpirate, and Saifooz with the following comments:

  • Hey Now! (song): content was: '{{d}}One of the best Oasis songs to date,Hey Now! is probably the most underrated one of the band.It's just one the classics from the their second ...'
  • Jimmy the dreadpirate: content was: '{{d}}jimmy the dreadpirate is currently a scholar that was born in germany, but moved to the US state of Oregon at the age of two. His triumphs incl...'
  • Saifooz: content was: '{{d}}== Headline text ==SaifoozSaifooz is a nikename for a great man that is living for the current century and has created many web sites and arti...'''

As a non-admin, I can't see the contents of these articles, but they don't seem to obviously meet any WP:CSD. What critieria did these articles meet? Pburka 17:46, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Also, Chong Choy Hoe, Red Ribbon Empire, Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery, and David Edwards (Who Wants to be a Millionaire winner). Especially the last one -- there are 90000 google hits for "David Edwards who wants to be a millionaire" Pburka 17:55, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

It is true that some of them don't strictly fall under the definitions for CSD's but I was using the "common sense criterium". The full content of the three you quoted were:
  • Hey Now! (song): One of the best Oasis songs to date,Hey Now! is probably the most underrated one of the band. It's just one the classics from the their second album.
    This article was basically just POV comments which do not belong in Wikipedia. (A good article on the song would be OK in wikipedia IMO, and in any case would have to go through VFD before being deleted.)
  • Jimmy the dreadpirate: jimmy the dreadpirate is currently a scholar that was born in germany, but moved to the US state of Oregon at the age of two. His triumphs including skipping the 4th grade and several 4.0 grade point averages.
    Hopefully nobody can disagree on this one...
  • Saifooz:== Headline text ==Saifooz
Saifooz is a nikename for a great man that is living for the current century and has created many web sites and articles. He is one of the most popular users known as hackers. He is from oman and has born on 19-May-1983. He is now a Mechanical Engineering student at Sultan Qaboos University. When a PC is betwwen his hand, there will be the Third World War. Keep away and secure your PCs.
Saifooz
I assume you agree on the deletion of this one too...
The content of the David Edwards (Who Wants to be a Millionaire winner) article was:David Edwards is the 2nd Million Pounds in the UK. While the subject may or may not be notable, the content was a CSD as #1, nonsense. (you could see the complete content in the deletion log in this case.)
Thue | talk 08:21, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
I agree that most of these articles would probably have failed a VfD. But a few of them (particularly Hey Now, Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery and David Edwards) could well have survived a VfD and been significantly improved during the process.
I guess that under the new WP:CSD policies many more articles now meet the CSD.
Pburka 00:08, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
It is the dilemma about whether a really crap article about a worthy subject should be delete or improved. Of course they would survive VFD if they were improved in the process, but the question is whether they are worth the efford. I am not decided, but tend to delete them if they have been nominated and are bad enough. for example Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery, which I didn't mention above, was for one thing written all in upper case... I don't think it is fair to ask serious wikipedians to use their time on that as a starting place for an article Thue | talk 00:47, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Frank D. Moores

Why do you consider the category for People from Newfoundland and Labrador redundant, why does it exist if it cannot be used? HJKeats 22:11, July 29, 2005 (UTC)

It's a generic category that currently exists which will allow researches of each province a one-stop list that has everyone in it who has been a part of and influenced their history. As you say, those other lists are indirect, subsequently an individuals attachment to a particular province is inferred. HJKeats 10:12, July 30, 2005 (UTC)
Thank you for helping me through categories and sub-categories. I understand the requirement to avoid too many category entries. Why do we have a category such as Category:People from Newfoundland and Labrador if not to place individuals in it? It would seem that all politicians cannot appear in the people from xxx category due to a sub-category that places them there. It would seem that the rule is applied spearingly as we have a number of others that appear in the People from xxx; William Lyon Mackenzie King, John Diefenbaker, Joe Clark, Adams George Archibald, just to name a few. I have been as busy as a beaver placing individuals in the People from xxx category that may have to be revisited and changed. From my perspective I found placing individuals in it quite helpful as it gave me a complete snapshot of all who were born, influenced and charted the course of history of NL.

[edit] Bad faith nomination?

How was my nomination of the Greek politician article in bad faith? I made the mistake of not checking the history so I did not realize that the current version was not the original but if you look at the version I nominated I think you will find that it is clearly not up to Wiki standards and thus was reverted by another user. Also if you actually took the time to look at my "vandalization" of the article you will see that I vandalized it to suggest its VfD'ing or fixing in a joking manner, not exactly your typical vandal material. Please be more careful with your votes and choice of words -DuckKing 01:58, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Shi-tones

The article was not deleted as band vanity, but was deleted as a very short article with no encyclopedic context. FCYTravis 02:40, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Nick Diliani

Can you please help me by pointing to those elements of Nick's life that assert clearly his notability? And can you further help me with some evidence that he meets 'any' of the tests at WP:BIO? Thanks --Silver149 09:58, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Re: speedy deletion of Ad/Vanity articles

The articles I marked for speedy deletion were all added in a close time period by the same user, who also wrote a self-biographical wikipedia article (this one I added to VfD as recommended by the policy -- K.Grafstein). According to Wikipedia:Deletion_of_vanity_articles, vanity articles which are certain to be non-notable (as was the case - the user was adding the small businesses of his own as articles) may be tagged for speedy deletion. Next time I will use VfD instead, but maybe the policy could be clearer on Ads of non-notable companies (as opposed to people) ?. Regards, Fbergo 00:38, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Votes_for_deletion/Pan_Am_Flight_125

I investigated this one closely because I suspected it wasn't being taken as seriously as it should be. I've found that this was a reported incident; the Boeing from London to New York lost pressure twice on passing through 20,000 feet, and returned to London, where it was found that the front cargo door has 1-1/2 inch open, the latch cams loose but the master handle closed, and the cargo warning light unlit. It's been referred to in other, more serious investigations. I've rewritten, but the article will still be deleted without a change of vote--if you have any doubts about your vote, please change it to keep. --Tony SidawayTalk 16:35, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] message from Dave George

Greetings! This message was sent to the Wikipedia information email address by someone who wasn't sure how to contact you; I've passed it on as per his request and linked him here. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 03:59, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

Regarding the Jessica Stover page, I wish you would stop publically displaying my IP address. I keep removing it for privacy reasons.

I started the page thinking that it does deserve to be there and still feel that, but then I emailed Jessica Stover and she said that she didn't really care to have a page in Wiki and that you'd probably delete it anyway because the show archives on AOL had recently been taken down and people don't seem to understand the scope of the show if they were not on aol and did not see it.

Since she has a lot of projects going on I think she feels in due time it will be added. Anyway, so that is why I posted the anon comment. I thought anon was anon, ie you would not post my IP for everyone to see.

So please let me know if you have other questions. Sorry to take up your time. I really appreciate you not posting my IP on wiki.

Thanks, Dave George

I've given him a little more information in my emailed reply. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 04:47, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Request for arbitration, rktect

For your information, I have now submitted a request for arbitration: User:rktect -- Egil 11:35, 29 August 2005 (UTC)ē

[edit] Bob Style

I had mixed feelings about deleting this article at the time, and looking back I agree with you that the VfD failed to reach a total consensus, especially considering that you have WP:MUSIC on your side. When consensus is not reached the article is kept by default, and I have undeleted Bob Style. It'll be a fine stub with a little cleanup. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. --Canderson7 02:00, September 6, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] thnacks.

Fer curecting my horribel spelin. Sorey to waist you're tmie. Hipocrite - «Talk» 18:24, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Need Your Help

I recently found Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Black aces in which you voted keep. Around a day after Black aces I created Black Aces unaware the other page was there but my has a little more content except the links. I need you change your vote to merge both articles together. Ty --Aranda56 00:39, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Request

I am asking past editors of the Karl Rove page to weigh in on a survey. If you can spare a couple of minutes, please visit this page: Talk:Karl Rove/September Survey, read the introduction, and answer the three questions that have been posed. Thank you. paul klenk 09:08, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Missed the Memo

P, On September 6th the entry began "Ashida kim is the pseudnym of Radfore Davis..." I printed it out and showed it to the local cops who told me if any trouble happened at his house that the posters cold be held crimnially liable, just like the people who published the names of abortion clinic doctors who were later killed. BUT, that argument has been deleted. So, what you are acting on is mediocre and non-threatening. However, it can be changed any time by anybody to include the names of my friends again and might stay that way for days or weeks before I catch it. I ask you again, why is it so important that you keep me on your site? I am nothing, I have nothing. I eke out a meager existence selling pamphlet versions of the books that have made publishers rich and these holier-than-thou internet commandoes would take even that away from me. Just for meanness, brother. Because I'm not hurting anyone. I teach one simple self defense technique, throw sand in their eyes and run away. I call it Ninja invisibility because that is what it was called when it was taught to me. It's a simple magic trick known for centuries. Why does it offend you so much that you must continue to let these trolls abuse me?

Ashida Kim

[edit] re: afd

my suggestion is due to add {{subst:afd}} as normal but then re-edit the page to change the link to the afd to point to something like wikipedia:articles for deletion/articlename 2, you'd also have to make sure that all other links to the afd point to your link to the new afd page not the old one but make sure all the proper links for the article point to articlename. Jtkiefer T | @ | C ----- 20:30, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] 2005 USa Race

Did you actually check on the left hand side that the position of the drivers are DNS. The Withdrew part is the reason why the pulled out of the race. See for yourself again http://www.formulaone.free-online.co.uk/formulaone/history/2005/usa.html Andreasu 12:57, 4 October 2005.

From autosport.com All the Michelin-shod Formula One teams have come into the pitlane following the formation lap for the United States Grand Prix. Only the Ferrari, Jordan and Minardi teams took the start of the race and so are competing in the event. Andreasu 09:41, 5 October 2005.

[edit] 150th race start for JV?

Jacques Villeneuve is to make is his 150th race start in the 2005 Japan race if he takes the race start, but now according to wikipedia Villeneuve did start the 2005 USA race so that makes Villeneuve has already started his 150th race in the last grand prix at the Brazilian Grand Prix which is incorrect. As Villeneuve did not take part in the race start for the 2005 USA race. Andreasu 04 October 2005, 13:40.

[edit] Whoops!

Thanks for fixing my user page. Good thing nobody deleted it! :-) Friday (talk) 01:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy redirect?

I've run across the term before, but I just saw you use it in a talk page and thought I'd ask while it was fresh in my mind. Is there a technical meaning for "speedy redirect"...? Or does it just mean any old person going in and replacing a non-notable article with a redirect? Thanks. -- SCZenz 02:10, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] WTF?

stop deleting my edits for PEI, i'm from there, you are not.

Previous unsigned comment by Lone-wolf. I reserve the right to delete unsigned comments. Pburka 14:27, 22 October 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Maryville Middle School

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Maryville Middle School appears in danger of being trumped by a conspicuous and concerted effort on the part of deletionists. Please review the nomination and vote at your convenience.--Nicodemus75 10:42, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Nautilus Middle School

I noticed you added information about the school's uniforms and demographics. What was your source? And is this information specific to this school, or does the district as a whole use uniforms and have the same racial demographic? Thanks! Postdlf 03:48, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Cody Cox

I closed the discussion as speedy delete because it had been speedily deleted by an admin as a non-notable bio/memorial. --Woohookitty(cat scratches) 19:40, 20 November 2005 (UTC)

I went ahead and changed the "decision" listed on the page so it's more clear. --Woohookitty(cat scratches) 20:13, 20 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Redundant category

Hi! I just saw you edited Elva kvinnor i ett hus deleting the "redundant category". Read the discussion here and you'll see that the category ABBA is for anything related with ABBA. I created the category ABBA RELATED but it wasn't accepted. Thanks,


fizzerbear 01:38, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Formula One Fuel

Thanks for the minot edit on the Fuel topic in Formula One cars. I have made a small change to further improve it. MonkeyMumford 11:07, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Ray Pettibon image.

I couldn't think of any other way to categorize the image. When I Googled him all I found were his drawings and other works.

[edit] Image:Pettibonraymond.gif

RE: You bring up a good quesiton. I know it is soley on that site, and I believe the Promotional tag would fit right. However, I could be wrong. If you feel a different tag is more suitable please tell me or feel free to add it yourself. Tenaciousd

[edit] Your edit to 2006

Hi Pburka,
I have partly reverted your edit to "Remove minor events" in 2006. I hardly see winning the Miss Universe competition to be minor. Feel free to comment here, and click Send me a message on Wikipedia. Thanks--Deon555|talk 00:24, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Hi Pburka, That's fine. I don't mind. I just thought it was a little important, but if you don't think so, that's fine. I don't want to get into an edit war :P. ttyl --Deon555|talk 01:06, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 2006 Cuban transfer of presidential duties

You're welcome. A quick look at your talk page told me it was likely accidental. :) Though on reflection, I probably should've mentioned it as a friendly heads up. I'll remember for next time. I am surprised that no one else restored it during the half-hour before I did though, considering it's still current and his condition is unknown. TransUtopian 15:34, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Notice

NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT the scope of WikiProject Ottawa is being debated. Your input is requested. Thank you. GreenJoe 20:22, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ottawa meetup

Image:Wikimeetup.PNG -- Earl Andrew - talk 21:42, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your input would be appreciated

Some time ago, you took part in this AfD discussion and mentioned a slight modification (in title and nature) that may make it of more use to Wiki. Well, before I get to far with this article, may I ask for your input on if it would survive the AfD G4 rule ? Thanks exit2dos2000 22:56, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

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