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[edit] Protected titles

Hi, I noticed that you were trying to protect the title of AlpInvest Partners, so I deleted the page again (CSD G6) and added it to the protected titles page. Since {{deletedpage}} was TfD'd, we should be using the protected title cascade-protect solution now. There are instructions on the page at WP:PT, and if you need any further help just give me a call. Cheers, Nihiltres(t.l) 15:40, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Yes. The way that it works is that the protected page lists are cascade-full-protected, so any page transcluded into them is automatically protected from editing, even though its nonexistence may prevent it from being directly protected. The {{protected title}} template transcludes the empty page in a nice orderly way so that the list doesn't get messy. This is generally better than {{deletedpage}} was, because it means links to the page are red, the history is hidden, and all the usual advantages of deletion. :) Nihiltres(t.l) 15:49, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
A few weeks away from Admin' duties and everything changes! Thanks Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 15:52, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Status template

Here's how to create a status template:

  • 1. Create a page called User:Brookie/StatusTemplate and copy the code from here, but replace my username in the code with yours.
  • 2. Create another page called User:Brookie/Status and paste my code (again replacing my username with yours), and put in your desired status. (in for online, out for offline and busy for busy.
  • 3. Paste this code on the top of your userpage:

<div style="position:absolute; z-index:100; right:12px; top:16px;" class="metadata" id="developer"> {{User:Brookie/Status}}</div>

  • 4. Change User:Brookie/Status whenever you are online or offline.

Hope this helps--- STORMTRACKER 94 20:13, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RfA thanks

With thanks!   
Thanks for participating in my RfA, which closed successfuly.
I leave you with a picture of the real Blood Red Sandman!
Note his 'mop' is slightly deadlier than mine!
- - Blood Red Sandman (Talk) (Contribs) 18:38, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Atkinson.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Atkinson.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Ricky81682 (talk) 07:44, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Now added Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 15:52, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Con te partirò

Hi Brookie - please take a look at my recent edit of this article. I wonder whether then cleanup sign on it can now be removed? --FClef (talk) 08:43, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

I think so and have removed it! Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 09:56, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for 2 images

Hi, I tagged Image:Postcard1.jpg and Image:Chubby.jpg for speedy deletion because I think these images are only use for decorative purposes in their article. Cheers! -- lucasbfr talk 14:37, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

What - no humour: how dull we have become... 11:42, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
Image:Bureaucrats at work.jpg ;) -- lucasbfr talk 09:25, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Roumieu disambiguation

Dear Brookie

Some user or administrator called User:JHunterJ altered the disambiguation page I entitled Roumieu (disambiguation} and they also changed the "otheruses" line at the top of the Robert Lewis Roumieu page.

This is not helpful, just charging in willy-nilly and destroying people's work. I had enough of it last year.

I have done several undo's, both on the Roumieu disambiguation page which now appears as a "red"link at the top of Robert Lewis Roumieu article. Cannot quite get things back to normal - although if you search for Roumieu alone, the disambig page will show up. It still exists, but the article "otheruses" line is all messed up now.

Could you please get things back to normal for me? - and perhaps set the other user, who is an Admin, straight?

Thanks. --FClef (talk) 00:50, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

I have fixed the red link to the disambig page to your one; I have altered the tag back to {{surname}} as that does appear correct - and only affects the message at the bottom of the page; will have a look at the other when I have time. Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 09:39, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Help please

Hello,

Could you please provide me with the copy of a deleted article? I forgot to back up the latest version of it, and I'd really like to get it back. Its title was "Sarcastic Gamer".

Thanks in advance.

Regua 19:17, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Resolved.

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Wallace2.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Wallace2.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

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Resolved.

[edit] Huge help

Hello there,

Unfortunately, my user page was deleted days ago. I now understand the reason behind the deletion and I'm ok with it, what I am kindly asking you to do, is to please restore my user page temporarily, simply just while I save all of the information I had on my user page to my personal computer. Sadly, I do not have any other copy of all the information I had gathered on this page, and after its deletion, I lost it all completely. I am sad about it, and I want to beg you to please restore the page so I can save my information.

Huge thanks in advance.

--Canuck01 00:26, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you so very much! I can't thank you enough. :)

--Canuck01 06:42, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: User talk:Nat

Sorry for asking this in a crude way but what the hell was this? I'm so confused by your message...can you give me an explaination? nat Alo! Salut! Sunt eu, un haiduc?!?! 18:29, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Replied on his talk page Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 16:35, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Zigzag.JPG

You've done some good work on Eddie Chapman ! You really want to use Template:PD-BritishGov on his image though, as Template:PD-Old refers to images where the copyright holder has been dead for over 100 years. I've changed it for you. I know you listed the source as a police photo but presumably that's not the original source you used to upload the image? I'm guessing it was either from another webpage or scanned from a book... just so it's confirmable that it is a police photo from the date you specified, could you add that source information too? Thanks, Purgatorio (talk) 20:26, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the note - I'll see what I can track down. Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 13:17, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User:Canuck01/deleted material

I noticed that you (by User request) restored deleted information which was removed per Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Canuck01 to a new page at User:Canuck01/deleted material. Was there a particular reason for this, or was this new page supposed to be temporary? If so, do you plan to re-delete it? The user is now editing this restored material as he was before, when it was on his User Page: [1] Doesn't that defeat the entire purpose of the consensus to delete at MfD? Just wondering.... - eo (talk) 01:54, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

As long as it is in his private area let him work it into something useful - where's the harm in that? - it keeps stuff where it's not doing any harm and doesn't alienate a User. Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 05:53, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Brookie, my brother

Brookie my brother and friend, it has been a long time! I have a question. Maybe you can help me or find someomne who can.

I wrote an article about a WW I hero, Marcelino Serna. Now according to my research he was awarded the "British Medal of Honor". I know that something must be wrong because I can not find any reference to such an award. The question is: was there a British Medal of Honor? If not, then what is the highest military decoration that the British government would bestow upon an American soldier during that conflict? Cheers, Tony the Marine (talk) 22:51, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Note posted on Tony's talk page Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 13:50, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Puerto Rican Senate

Brookie my old friend and brother, I want to share with you that the government of Puerto Rico has bestowed upon me the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a civilian. The Puerto Rican Senate has recognized me as one of their greatest military historians and have honored me because of my work in Wikipedia. Check it out here:Press Releases. Not bad right? Tony the Marine 04:19, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

How cool is that? Well done - I am honoured to be your friend! Can you let me have a translation of the citation as I would be interested to read it! Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 16:49, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Watch over Victor Premasagar

Some users have suddenly cropped up and have started editing/reverting edits to Victor Premasagar. Their edits/reverts are only lessening the content and do not seem to be of any use. Please have a look.Pradeep 17:43, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

The article is sure to be deleted if it is reverted to it previous state. Editors are discussing it now. Please see Thomas Cranmer or Dunstan to see what a good bishop article should look like. If you have questions, contact me. -- SECisek 18:04, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
Have contributed to afd Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 17:05, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My personal opinion

Is that you're a fucking wanker and I hope you die a painful death. 91.108.192.125 (talk) 16:46, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

And you're blocked! Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 16:48, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion of K. David

Hi, Thanks for your peep into Victor Premasagar. Meanwhile, K. David is being proposed for deletion. Considering his services to the Senate of Serampore College (University) as well as his education in the University of Edinburgh, apart from other services to Christianity in India, may I request you to rescue it.Pradeep (talk) 07:33, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

The deletion vote was rejected - so it looks safe! Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 13:57, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User:91.108.192.125

Greetings. I was cleaning out some CAT:TEMP pages and came across User talk:91.108.192.125, that you'd indefblocked. I've been told that, normally, we don't indefblock IPs as such. The reasoning is that if the user changes ISP and the blocked IP were eventually assigned to a new computer, it would in turn be indefblocked. Would you consider unblocking and reblocking them say, a year? Thanks for your consideration, --Bradeos Graphon (talk) 23:00, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

That's fine - will do now Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 11:40, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:RoTh.jpg)

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Re-added it the Felicity Kendal article Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 16:17, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Edit info

Hi Brookie,

Thank you for your time and emailing me. I don't quite understand why one person is any more revelant than another on wikipedia. Also, I am not sure what a "sock puppet" is, (referred to by Guliolopez in the edit history) but i bet that it is not complementary.

Please help me understand this delima.

thanks

mark landers —Preceding unsigned comment added by Markalanders (talk • contribs) 01:14, 27 December 2007 (UTC)



[edit] London meetup

Hi I posted the suggestion that we should have a London Wikipedia meetup next week here. Would be cool if we could get some people together. I was thinking either a social meet or maybe a collaboration meetup where we bring a selected London article up to GA or even FA status. Poeloq (talk) 00:42, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

I can't make this date - but keep me in the loop for future events - and thanks for posting me Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 13:53, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RfD nomination of I'm the Bishop of Southwark, it's what I do

I have nominated I'm the Bishop of Southwark, it's what I do (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) for discussion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. Floaterfluss (talk) (contribs) 18:22, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Can't say that I'm that bothered to be honest Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 13:51, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] provide text of deleted article

Resolved.

Hi,

You are listed as an admin who is willing to provide text of deleted articles. The article "Munro Pineapple Society" was deleted about 8 months ago by the proposed deletion procedure which I believe should be reversible on request. At the time I was not checking wikipedia. I think it has now disappeared from the deletion log so I can't even see the justification for deleting it. It didn't get to go through a deletion debate and now that I can't read it I can't even decide whether it might stand a chance or not...

Thanks,

Nossac (talk) 18:50, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RE:Monobook.js

Brookie thanks for informing me about the monobook.js i think it may be related to one of the tools used in the experiment user script management, a user had complained before saying that the management script tool kept on placing speedy deletion tags on their pages. i have erased all known scripts related to that tool and left only those which i've placed myself originally. However is there a chance if you could you monitor my monobook incase it happens again, and alert me if possible i sometimes don't check the monobook. →Dust Rider→ 17:18, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Will do Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 13:44, 25 January 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Fbcard.jpg

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Not bothered - will let it sort istelf out Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 15:45, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Serbia article

Thanks for your comments on 15 January 2008, have now amended the wording. Tom (talk) 12:12, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Methinks that you have the wrong chap! 16:44, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Apologies. You had introduced to wikipedia the guy I wanted to talk to and I linked off your introduction to him on his talk page. Tom (talk) 16:03, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] After Dark (Washington University in St. Louis)

Hi, Brooke,

The page "After Dark (Washington University in St. Louis)" was deleted for copyright infringement. I'm assuming this was because of the text in the "About" section, which was copied and pasted from our website at afterdark.wustl.edu. The two people who created the article (myself included) are members of the group. I was the writer of the text which appears in the about section (and on the website), as well as the artist for the two album covers. The logo which appeared on the page was created by another member of the group, who gave permission for its use.

We can rewrite the text that is copied from the website, but we would like the page to be restored. Can you help us?

Thank you, Jazzy

It's back already! Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 10:42, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sir

I was looking around to do some editing on pages related to bands in the hardcore/punk scene and i was going to do work on the page of [Barry Donegan] and noticed he was "speedily deleted". He is relevant under a few different categories of notability, and I'm not sure if there was proper reference for his entry at the time.

He is a well known musician and political activist, who has a release on a major indie, tons of interviews and reviews in credible source magazines and is the middle tennessee Libertarian parties candidate for City Council in Metro/Davidson county in an upcoming election.

I would like to do some work on this page and some of the other bands of such note in the underground punk and hardcore scene of the day, but it seems many of them have been speedily deleted despite having plenty of easy to find references of notability [evan brewer] is another example.(bass player in notable bands Animosity, Terror, and A Life Once Lost)

Just for example on [Barry Donegan],

http://www.decibelmagazine.com/upfront/jan2006/look_what_i_did.aspx

there is a web-copy of a print magazine which is carried in most grocery stores with an interview.

http://lpmndc.org/

this source lists him as a candidate for city council in Metro/Nashville Davidson County recognized by the Libertarian Party.

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dxfyxqwaldje

There is an all-music listing showing two album credits for past albums, one of which was on KOCH/COMBAT and heavily distributed.


I'd like to start referencing these pages but I'd hate to see them speedily deleted again!

I will start anyways, I was just told the process on an A7 deleted involved contacting the deleter to explain that you had better sourcing first. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Caligulanero (talk • contribs) 12:24, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] licensing for screenshots of blogs?

Hi Brookie,

I hope this post finds you well.

I have been editting blog and noted that one thing the article needs is more images/enlivening. It would be nice to be able to include screenshots of various blog pages, e.g., that of Ellen Simonetti. I draw a blank as to the licensing issue associated with that, or if it is even o.k. There is this "fair use" option, which I sort of grasp, but not really... Does the use of a screenshot of someone's blog to be included in the article on blog constitute "fair use"?

So I write for advice. If we can answer this question, and come up with a standard licensing/fair use statement for screenshots of blogs that would allow such images to be included in the article (or if you have other suggestions...), that would be great, 'cause then we can include a number of interesting screenshots. I posted an inquiry on the talk page for blog on this, but got no response.

Thanks ahead of time, even if you have nothing to offer, and thanks also for looking after the Simonetti page. Bdushaw (talk) 07:28, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi there and thanks for the note - to be honest I don't know what the answer is to this one - as it's not something I have come across - the best I can do is suggest that you re-post the query at Wikipedia:Village pump and see if a boff there knows the answer - kind regards Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 15:56, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in ...

I saw your name at Wikipedia:Photo_Matching_Service. I revised the pages at Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in England. Please consider adding your name to the top of the page at Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Northamptonshire and to any of the other subpages for Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in England. Thanks. GregManninLB (talk) 01:32, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] deleted message

Hello - very recently I was working on an author biography for Kristin Billerbeck - she is on the requested article page. This is the first time I have ever done this and as I was writing I hit save to make sure my work would be OK. It seemed to save OK so I kept writing - when I hit save again, my work vanished and I was informed that "Cobaltbluetony" had deleted my work and now I can't get it back. Can you get it for me? I wasn 't finished.

Thanks, ado6277 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ado6277 (talk • contribs) 20:46, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

See User:Ado6277/Kristin Billerbeck Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 10:04, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vandal keeps editing with unsourced material

This user: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Red4tribe continues to vandalise the pages of the Battle of Harlem Heights and the Battle of White Plains to American victories. The references already there, clearly states that Harlem Heights is a draw, while White Plains is a British victory. However, he continues to edit them to American victories, while leaving the previous reference there! He has continued to vandalise these pages, so it is my recommendation that his editing abilities be suspended. Thankyou. (Trip Johnson (talk) 11:07, 9 April 2008 (UTC))

Clearly this is a disputed area and something of which I know nothing - it is therefore not something I can get involved in - sorry! Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 10:02, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
If you wish for an example, he persists in editing battles in the New York / New Jersey campaign to being American victories, changing casualty numbers without providing reliable sources, and has also personally insulted me. Just look on the talk page for the Battle of Harlem Heights for an example. Clearly this is a regular wiki vandal, who should have his editing rights or account removed. He has also edited the Battle of White Plains to an American victory and the Battle of Trenton to a decisive American victory. This user is clearly vandalising Wikipedia's pages, and his account & IP should be blocked. (Trip Johnson (talk) 21:49, 12 April 2008 (UTC))
Our references differ, he takes the British references, I the Americans, Reasonable bias. If you look back you will see I have never personally insulted him, but he has indeed to me. Also his "reliable references" all come from one site, and every time I post a reference, no matter what it is, it is automaticlly unreliable in his eyes. Feel free to look back through any change I've ever made and you will see I am most certinly not a vandal. (Red4tribe (talk) 21:50, 14 April 2008 (UTC))
Thanks chaps - just need to keep a cool head! Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 09:23, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Wrath of Wolves

Hello! I'm new here and just placed a page up titled Wrath of Wolves. Wikipedia has informed me that the page may be deleted due to criteria? I believe that all criteria have been met on this page and everything is factual as it is my band. Can you please take the deletion request off and email me to confirm that my page will not be tampered with. Thank You!

Anthony Storm--Anthony Storm (talk) 17:01, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

It was deleted for being not notable enough - perhaps come back when you're famous for something! Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 12:42, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] HELP

I am a songwriter and my article is about to be deleted, can you save it? Tzizelman (talk) 07:55, 19 April 2008 (UTC)Tanner Zizelman

And the name of the article is? Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 12:42, 22 April 2008 (UTC)