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Why did you delete the images of naomi lang?

  • None of them was given a proper copyright tag, and no source was given. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 22:17, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Hello

I'm currently undergoing an Editor review, and am trying to get a large amount of replies. I am sending messages to those who left me a message on my talk page as a way of getting the word out. I encourage you to add your two cents to the review! Thanks for your time, and Happy Thanksgiving! FireSpike Editor Review! 05:45, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Orphaned fair use image (Image:Kissology Vol 1.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Kissology Vol 1.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently specifies that the image is unlicensed for use on Wikipedia and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable under fair use (see our fair use policy).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. 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 fair use images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Fritz S. (Talk) 17:52, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Alcuin_Society

Cholmes75,

What does blatant copyvio of http://www.alcuinsociety.com and other subpages mean?

All we want is a wiki page that explains what the society does, what it publishes, etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcuin_Society

  • It means that the text of the Wikipedia article was taken directly from http://www.alcuinsociety.com and its subpages. Wikipedia does not accept copyrighted text from other works, unless that text is released under the GFDL. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 19:10, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

AfD

Greetings. You may be interested in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/University of North Carolina Tower Chapel Hill, which I have just listed. I would appreciate your input. --Descendall 09:23, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

RE: All That article GA review

I have completed my extensive edits to improve the All That article, and I feel that I did a great job. What do you think? Thanks for your input. PF4Eva 23:05, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

  • I will make sure to take a look at it as soon as I get a chance. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 16:41, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
  • I followed your latest suggestions for this article. It didn't really take me too long. How does it look now, is it ready to pass as a GA? I think it flows better now. PF4Eva 23:43, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Motley Crue (album)

Hey, hope all is goin' well for you. Haven't been in contact for a while. Recently, I just did a huge re-write on the Motley Crue and submitted it to Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums/Assessment in hopes of a grade. I followed your outline with some of the KISS albums, as I thought that they were well written. Darwin's Bulldog 01:09, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

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What the F^*#en hell?!?

Why did you delete pointlessweb.

  • Articles that just provide links get deleted. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 14:26, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Please undelete an image

Hi there,

I noticed that you deleted an image I uploaded Sovchampagne.jpg. Here's the log entry:

10:37, November 21, 2006 Cholmes75 (Talk | contribs) deleted "Image:Sovchampagne.jpg" (Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion/2006 November 12)

The reason I'm asking for an undelete is because I had this tagged incorrectly. I believe I had a PD-Russia tag up, but it should have been fair use (and of historical significance, also not re-creatable or replacable as it is original art: an advertising poster for champagne from 1953 or so.) Thank you! Any questions or if you need more info, let me know and I'll try to provide it. TheQuandry 05:00, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

  • If I recall correctly, the image was being used on a userpage. Fair use images are not permitted on user pages, only in actual articles. If you intend on using the image in a specific article, let me know. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 14:25, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
Hi again. You're right, I actually gave you the wrong image name. Sorry about that. It turns out someone else deleted the image I'm after. Thanks! TheQuandry 03:23, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

needcompany

Why did you delete the Needcompany page?

  • Because it was spam for your company, and it fails to assert the notability of the company. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 14:23, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Regarding the Deletion of Igor Hiller

Why did you delete the "Igor Hiller" article?

  • Another user proposed it for deletion under our WP:PROD procedure. No objection was raised after 5 days, so I deleted it. As far as I can tell, Igor Hiller has had bit parts in a few movies and has done some commercials, which does not raise him to the level of notability required for biographical articles. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 14:18, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

FA nomination of California Gold Rush

The California Gold Rush article has been nominated for Featured article status. If you would like to comment on this nomination, please go here to leave your comment. To leave a comment on that page, click the [edit] link to the right of the title California Gold Rush.NorCalHistory 20:39, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Deletion of entry for Darren Lewin-Hill

Hi,

Querying the deletion of this entry, which I should have thought would be unproblematic given that I am Darren Lewin-Hill and well placed to provide details on why I ran for the election as an independent?

Cheers,


Darren Lewin-Hill dlewinhill@optusnet.com.au —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.12.60.118 (talk • contribs) 03:24, 4 December 2006 (UTC).

  • Well actually the fact that you wrote about yourself is a problem. See WP:COI for details on that. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 15:34, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Fensom deletion

Why was the Fensom article deleted? No feedback was given. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fensomwiki (talk • contribs) 04:10, 4 December 2006 (UTC).

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Hi again you proberly do not rember me but you told me to not Please don't add copyrighted text. back in July and i do thank you for that. Yes i know i proberly should have ask this back then back had no time if you do not mind may i ask you a question about that. Here the question i want to ask. First i understand the rule about it now but i have this question when i vist a web page and i think it have some good information that should be inclued here and i add it to wikipedia for he website may i look at the info on the web page and then add it here in my own words whould that be accpted here or whould that be consided Coperighted as well if you can could thanks it been on my mind for a very longg time just wanted to know about it please leave a meassage on my talk page about this anytime you have time to anaswer me thanksOo7565 20:00, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Orphaned fair use image (Image:Crazy Eddie logo.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Crazy Eddie logo.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently specifies that the image is unlicensed for use on Wikipedia and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable under fair use (see our fair use policy).

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Dear Cholmes75

please can you let me know why the Alpha Five page has been completely deleted (versus edited if the style was not suitable)

I look forward to your reply

Sincerely Richard

Alpha Five

Dear Sir,

May we inquire why you have deleted the Alpha Five listing?

Center for Talent Development article

Hi,

I am wondering why the "Center for Talent Development" article was removed.

Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ctdwiki (talk • contribs) 14:12, 6 December 2006 (UTC).

  • The article as written was basically a big advertisement, which is something Wikipedia has been cracking down on lately. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 14:24, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

SalesLabs

Why did you delete entry for SalesLabs 3 days ago? The company is a partner to Ernst & Young, Salesforce.com among others, is a founding member of the Professional Institute of Sales, Services and Management, partner to the Singapore Government's Workplace Development Authority, and creator of two new ISO9000 Standards. As a significant industry player, the deletion of its entry has been noticed and commented on. Please explain or reinstate. John Eley, Director PRISSM. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 218.186.9.4 (talk) 17:10, 6 December 2006 (UTC).

How can my Alpha Five listing meet your standards?

Dear Cholmes75,

Thank you for your prompt response and attention to my concern.

I am an avid user of the Alpha Five Database Solution and have often referred several developer partners and associates.

Please kindly refer to the competitor Wiki-entries at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Access

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filemaker

If we were to follow this format for our commendation of the Alpha Five, would you be kind enough to honor the Alpha Five listing? This would be a consistent format and trend, wouldn't it?

Or Perhaps ALL listings in question should be deleted, including Access and Filemaker.

We sincerely await your recommendation, Mo Khan Alpha Five User —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.211.99.100 (talk) 18:18, 6 December 2006 (UTC).

  • My suggestion is this. Register an account on Wikipedia. Then, create a subpage off your main user page. Write your article on Alpha Five there. When you are done, let me know and I'll be happy to take a look at it. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 18:30, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Changes to Kiss article

Hello, I am curious as to why you changed the edits I made? Your article is great and I salute the work you've done. But as a long time Kiss fan I can say without reservation that you've neglected to properly catagorize the latter end of the unmasked period. The way it's presented, it seems as if kiss unmasked and had a resurgance right up until the reunion. However, this is not the case. The tour for Revenge was not a success and while the album was gold, it was considered a commerical failure. Also, from Alive 3 (another commerical failure), up until the reunion, Kiss was flagging in the mainstream market though they did have some great successes with hardcore fans at the conventions and while sporadically touring. However, there was indeed a decline in the unmasked period compared to the earlier years 83-87.

Secondly, I added information about Kiss not recording in the near future and also that Kissology was to be 10 volumes, a quote right from Mr. Simmons mouth. However these changes were erased too.

Looking forward to hearing back. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.140.48.77 (talk) 09:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC).

Regarding the decline in the '80s, you are correct. However, when presenting that info we have to include citations backing that up, otherwise it could be considered by others as original research. I actually had that very information in the article a long time ago, but someone else removed it because I didn't cite it properly.
As far as a new KISS album, if you look later in the article I actually have that mentioned as part of a Paul Stanley quote (2nd to last paragraph), so there's no need to repeat that info. I have not heard the claim that KISSology will be 10 volumes - do you have a link for that? Everything I have read to date says 3 volumes. 10 sounds quite unrealistic; and as we both know Gene often says things that are either untrue or wildly exaggerated. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 14:23, 6 December 2006 (UTC)


Kudos for the quick and thorough reply. Ill look for the citations for the decline portion, and as for the Gene quote, you actually had me laughing at the thought of him blowing it out of porportion but I will get the quote. Cheers


I added the citation to the post reunion part. Let me know if it looks ok. Thanks

  • Thanks. I changed it a bit, you can check my edit summary. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 15:49, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Image question

Cholmes75, I notice that you contribute to IfD. I've found an image where the uploader claims to have created themselves and is now licensing it under the GFDL. It doesn't appear to be an image that would have been created and uploaded, the file name, Image:80fb71e2858ad2a40e28a26d2ef4dbf8.jpg, is suspicious (that file name just doesn't strike me as one that someone would name an image after creating it) and it's very low-quality. It's only used on the uploader's user page, but I'm worried about a potential copyvio. I'm not sure exactly how to list the image, if it can be listed at all. Could you please have a look? Thank you in advance.

Regards, Nick—Contact/Contribs 09:21, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

  • Looks like someone else has already identified it as a copyrighted image and tagged it as such. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 17:07, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Deletion of CC Filson

You removed my article for CC Filson while I was in the process of editing it, all I did was add images to the article that was already there.

All images are from our corporate historical archives and we own every one of them

Is there something I'm doing that you don't approve of? The article text has been there for some time, why did the entire thing get removed?

Marcus Croman IT Manager CC Filson Company Seattle, WA —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 3ngin33r1 (talk • contribs) 21:37, 11 December 2006 (UTC).

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Phil McLean Show

Hello,

I was curious about the recent request for the Speedy Deletion of the Phil McLean Show page. I am Familiar with the reasons for speedy deletion and will explain why this page should not be deleted. Below I have listed the 12 criteria for Speedy Deletion and reason why I feel this page should not be deleted.

1. Patent nonsense and gibberish, an unsalvageably incoherent page with no meaningful content. This does not include: poor writing, partisan screeds, obscene remarks, vandalism, fictional material, material not in English, badly translated material, implausible theories, or hoaxes.

This page was not completed. The author of this page had full intent of polishing, and updating the page immensely. This page was simple an outline of things to come. The page does not have meaningless content because the Phil McLean Show goes out to an audience of almost 12,000 people and has a large following. The show is also working on becoming syndicated to larger networks in an attempt to branch out to a new network.


2. Test pages (e.g., "Can I really create a page here?").

This is not a test page. The information was placed there purposely and not in an attempt to simply create a page.


3. Pure vandalism, including redirects created during cleanup of page move vandalism.

This page is not vandalism. Those involved in the creation of the page intended in it for no other reason than to inform.


4. Recreation of deleted material. A substantially identical copy, by any title, of a page that was deleted as a result of a discussion in Articles for deletion or another XfD process, unless it was undeleted per the undeletion policy or was recreated in the user space. Before deleting again, the admin should ensure that the material is substantially identical and not merely a new article on the same subject. This clause does not apply if the only prior deletions were speedy or proposed deletions, although in this case, the previous speedy criterion, or other speedy deletion criteria, may apply.

This is the first time this page or a page of similar topics has been created. Therefore this page does not qualify for the 4th criteria for Speedy Deletion.


5. Banned user. Pages created by banned users while they were banned.

I am not a banned user nor have I ever been confronted about disciplinary actions against myself.


6. Housekeeping. Non-controversial maintenance tasks such as temporarily deleting a page in order to merge page histories, performing a non-controversial page move like reversing a redirect, or removing a disambiguation page that only points to a single article.

There are no other pages about this topic therefore the deletion of it should not be for the 6th criteria.

7. Author requests deletion. Any page, for which deletion is requested by the original author, provided the page's only substantial content was added by its author and was mistakenly created. If the author blanks the page, this can be taken as a deletion request.

I did not request that the page be deleted therefore this criteria does not apply.

8. Talk pages of pages that do not exist, unless they contain deletion discussion that isn't logged elsewhere. Subpages (including archive pages) are only deletable under this rule if the corresponding top-level page does not exist. Exceptions to this are user talk pages and talk pages of images on Commons.

This was not a talk page therefore the 8th criterion does not apply.

9. Office Actions. The Wikimedia Foundation office reserves the right to speedily delete a page temporarily in cases of exceptional controversy.

There should not have been anything on this page to cause serious discussion or controversy.


10. Attack pages. Pages that serve no purpose but to disparage their subject or some other entity (e.g., "John Q. Doe is an imbecile"). This includes a biography of a living person that is negative in tone and unsourced, where there is no NPOV version in the history to revert to.

This page was neither a direct nor a non-direct attack on the Phil McLean Show. Therefore the 10th criterion does not apply.


11. Blatant advertising. Pages which exclusively promote a company, product, group or service and which would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Note that simply having a company, product, group or service as its subject does not qualify an article for this criterion: an article that is blatant advertising should have inappropriate content as well. If a page has previously gone through deletion process and was not deleted, it should not be speedily deleted under this criterion.

This page was not created in an attempt to advertise for the Phil McLean Show. It was created as a way to inform the viewers who had requested information about the Phil McLean Show, and the episodes he had done.

12. Blatant copyright infringement which meets these parameters:

   * Material was copied from another website which does not have a license compatible with Wikipedia;
   * There is no non-infringing content in the page history worth saving.
   * The infringement was introduced at once by a single person rather than created organically on wiki and then copied by another website such as one of the many Wikipedia mirrors.
   * Uploader does not assert permission (for images: no assertion aside from tags) or fair use, or the assertion is questionable;

None of the information was copied from another website nor was any of the information taken without consent. Because of that the 12th criteria for Speedy Deletion does not apply.


Thank you for viewing my concerns and I would answer any other questions you may have.

Phil McLean

  • You're right, the article didn't meet any of those 12 criteria - but those are just the 12 general criteria for speedy deletion. Your article was deleted under CSD A7 - Nothing in the article asserted the notability or importance of the subject. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 22:08, 4 December 2006 (UTC)


Is there any way that this site can be re-established. There has been atleast three newspapers that have written or commented about the show. There has also been internet streaming of the show. The show has also been nominated for awards. Let me know.

Phil

  • Do you have links for those newspaper articles? --cholmes75 (chit chat) 14:15, 6 December 2006 (UTC)


This is the only link that I can find. http://web.bvu.edu/organizations/tack/asp/story.asp?id=3469

  • That link would be what is considered an incidental reference, which doesn't really help. You would need to locate articles from 3rd-party, independent sources that cover the site, not just mention it in some type of 'roundup' article. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 05:38, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

subst

When using certain template tags on talk pages, don't forget to substitute with text by adding subst: to the template tag. For example, use {{subst:test}} instead of {{test}}. This reduces server load and prevents accidental blanking of the template. Happy editing Rettetast 19:52, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Center for Talent Development article

Is there a format you would like us to follow when creating the next article?

Thanks.


Yes. Don't write it like a press release, because then it looks like spam. Also, you will need to show how it is notable. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 03:00, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

Trying to Make Alpha Five Wiki-Friendly...

hello Again Cholmes75,

Please find the Alpha Five listing that we would appreciate your review of, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Donmokhan.

I sincerely await your esteemed feedback on how to make this Wiki-Friendly!

Thank you,

DonMoKhan

  • Can you provide links that mention the sales figures and awards? --cholmes75 (chit chat) 15:28, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

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Link with Sources for Awards and Recognition for Alpha Five

Dear Cholmes75,

Thank you for your post.

As per your request, a link has been provided to me which backs up all claims of awards and market recognition, at http://alphasoftware.com/about/releases.asp

I trust that to the left, a menu titled "Quick Links" will direct you to case studies, a press room, featured clients, testimonials, etc.

I look forward to your response,

DonMoKhan —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.211.99.100 (talk) 00:28, 21 December 2006 (UTC).

Your deletions of photos

Hi,

Why did you delete photos of the recent UK fog that I was uploading? Couldn't you have left me a message first, at least? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Victor Greenstreet (talk • contribs) 22:41, 23 December 2006 (UTC).

I am not sure if this is the right place to leave my message of requesting not to delete my contribution titled as Péter Szaffkó. I was not even ready with putting up all the data for the article - of course it may be my mistake that I clickeed on save before finishing it. The reason why I think this article should not be deleted is quite simple: Péter Szaffkó is one of the most well-knowned professors in Debrecen Hungary at the University of Debrecen (Hungary's 2nd largest university) where he is a director of the English-American Institute. He taught at the University of Toronto and at the University of Indiana among other institutions. He received many awards, holding positions in organizations and was even awarded with the George Faludy Award for the translation and dissemination of Canadian literary works, 1993. George Faludy was one of the most famous Hungarian poets/writers.

I will try to upload the content again. If possible, please read it through carefully - and maybe since it is Christmas - please do not delete it.

Thanks. Tamas