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Welcome

Hello, Jonny-mt/Archive 1, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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If you want to start an article, but feel it isn't ready for publication on Wikipedia (as you seemed to say in Danbooru) you might want to create you own personal sandbox by creating the user subpage User:Jonny-mt/Sandbox. You can learn more about this here. Please be bold in improving Wikipedia.

Again, welcome!  Emmett5 19:28, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Your message

Thanks for writing...and my pleasure! Marc Shepherd 01:05, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Doublethink

As I said in the edit summary, the template was added by an anon (you?) and as far as I recall there was no discussion of it on the talk page. When this happens, templates get removed. By the way, please be sure to add new comments at the bottom of talk pages. I added a notice on my talk page after someone else did this, and you seem to you placed your comment right under it. There's more on this at WP:TALK - give it a read if you have time. Cheers, Richard001 07:18, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Removal of 'peacock word' notice on Mauritius page

Hello, Jonny-mt. Sorry, it seems I missed your comment in the Mauritius talk page. Not to worry, until I read through the issues you have addressed, I am restoring the notice. Regards.--Mfolozi 05:00, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Please visit the Mauritius talk page and let me know whether you agree that we can now remove the notice, given the changes that have been made in the article. Regards.--Mfolozi 21:43, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Barnstar

Well, that's a nice gesture. Thank you for that barnstar you added to my talk page. Let's just keep up the good work. --Mfolozi 20:21, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

thanks

Hello, thanks for reporting that offensive username, it's much appreciated. --Kyoko 16:54, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

um

they don't pay their national dues, you can check on the pi lambda phi wiki....University of Western Ontario is not listed. (post not signed by Careshel

Newpage and Camino Compatability

Hi jonny-mt,

Thanks for your feedback, its always hard to know who is using a script. Anyway, --TheJosh 03:47, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Pasta brownie

I was actually just about to message you when you sent that. I changed it to speedy deletion without realizing that an admin. had negated the reasoning for it being patent nonsense, which I don't quite understand. Then the user removed your PROD tag and the mess in my tired mind ensued and I realized it is just better to do an AFD and have a bunch of people notice what a ridiculous article it is. I'm a chef myself, the notion of a brownie flying up into the air (no one noticed this?) and landing on a lasagna and a patron being over joyed by this is ummm patent nonsense. Then for their business to triple for this disgusting catastrophe? Combined with your notice of the pictures copyright ridiculousness and the fact that I found that the user placed the picture on a bunch of articles as vandalism, hrmmmm vandalism article ya think? The notion itself was even too gorss to chuckle at. Thanks for the message.--Chef Christopher Allen Tanner, CCC 06:29, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

About your user name

You do know that if you add the template {{lowercase|Jonny-mt}} to the top of youe user page that you can bypass the Wiki sortware so that your title will read: User:jonny-mt, instead of User:Jonny-mt. I just thought you would like to know so you can stick it to the man! Good luck editing.
Gonzo fan2007 talk ♦ contribs 07:04, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Haha yeah I ran across your page and read that and actually remembered reading about what they had to do for iPod, eBay and the such, and then I realized you had the link on your page! So I figured I would let you know, and yeah for some reason when you hit preview, it doesnt come up. Good luck editing!
Gonzo fan2007 talk ♦ contribs 07:42, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

PatentCafe Delete

Hi Johnny

I'm contacting you to discuss deletion of PatentCafe. I had posted the "Hangon" and posted an explanation, but the page was deleted as my talk was submitted.

First - as a publisher of an major online magazine www.ipfrontline.com - I'm sympathetic to your strict guidelines. By the same token, I maintain the same strict standards on articles that PatentCafe publishes. I consulted every WIKI guideline, as well as the objectivity rules we impose on contributed articles, to try and ensure that the PatentCafe article met those standards.

I will be very receptive to specific comments on how to modify this page - and in fact, I did modify significantly after the first Speedy Delete.

I took great care in developing objective, factual, and important-to-industry information about the company and its products. I believed that I followed both the spirit and letter of the guidelines.

Further, I tried to very closely model PatentCafe after the AT&T page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At%26t - one of PatentCafe's customers, and the company that recommended that I create the article on PatentCafe.

PatentCafe plays a very important part in the worldwide intellectual property community - as a thought leader and speaker to the world's patent offices, to developer of software to comply with current and pending patent regulations.

Again - while I indeed discussed PatentCafe in detail - I attempted to do so in a completely objective, nothing overstated, everything factual basis, addressing the business and core technology, market, and product links as I followed fro AT&T's article template.

Please let me know specifics on what needs to be done to have the PatentCafe article approved, and I will address those points a.s.a.p.

Thank you for your guidance.

- Andy

AndyGibbs 11:48, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

PatentCafe

Thanks for your info, Jonny.

Regarding PatentCafe importance to the industry - you can google the following query:


ipfrontline OR patentcafe -site:www.cafezine.com -site:www.patentcafe.com -site:www.ipfrontline.com


This looks for pages linking to PatentCafe or ipfrontline (and cafezine- it's predecessor), but EXCLUDE pages from PatentCafe and IPFrontline. I think you may find about 42,800 sites or links back to PatentCafe websites. Is this enough?

I agree with the "about the company" section being small -- it was 3 AM here, and I was running out of steam. Even the other sections need work - for instance, the Latent Semantic Analysis search technology that has some level if visibility on Wikipedia - but much of it only theory. PatentCafe succeeded in accomplishing an artificial intelligence patent search engine that IBM, DuPont, US government R&D labs, and many others worldwide rely on.

It's that search capability that's now a focal point for Senate debates and Senate disappointments that the US Patent Office has not yet achieved this level of search technology. More than $2 billion in patent infringement awards have been settled this year alone - and you alreadyknow the Blackberry lawsuit, and iPhone lawsuits that threaten these companies continuing to delivery their technology.

Anyway - I'll re-work the "about the company" and build more neutral content into the page.

I would kindly ask for your thoughts regarding the number of links back to PatentCafe's pages -- and whether you think I should include comment somewhere when I re-post the page to alert you (or a different editor) about these links and "industry's knowledge, and importance of" PatentCafe's resources? IS there are "READ ME" tag or similar I can add comments to - but that can be removed later?

Thanks for taking so much time to read my response.

Best,

--AndyGibbs 17:04, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Barnstar

Hi, Jonny. Thanks for the barnstar. M&NCenarius 13:52, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Vandalstuff

No problem. Glad to help. That guy was something else! Toddstreat1 15:14, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

CSD tagging of vanity bios

Thanks for CSD tagging vanity bios, "So-and-so is coolest kid around" and so forth, but I have noticed that you tagged them with {{db-vandalism}}. These articles are not really vandalism. Instead, you should tag them with {{db-bio}}. The {{db-vandalism}} should only be used where the new editor is not making a good faith effort at the article. Most of these vanity articles are just editors who are not familiar with how Wikipedia works, so treating them with a gentler hand might induce them to contribute something constructive. =) -- Gogo Dodo 05:56, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

It's not too big of a problem, at least as far as I'm concerned, but proper tagging will make the deletion a bit faster and might prevent future problems like you ran into. I know what you mean by articles that don't quite fit the categories. These vanity bios are one of those that are kind of weird ones. I've always wanted a "yet another 'is a cool kid' article" db tag, but since that doesn't exist, we're stuck with db-bio. =) -- Gogo Dodo 06:14, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Oh, I forgot to mention... I did delete the two bios that you tagged and I saw. -- Gogo Dodo 06:15, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

deletion of Neo Slavery

Hi Jonny. I have been teaching developent theory for the last ten years and so i deceided to begin to publish my theories on the subject. This was my first theory to publish. why has my post been deleted ? i do not understand

regards Steve Smith —Preceding unsigned comment added by Crispy smith (talk • contribs) 07:25, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Don't Drink and Drive

Why do you say that's not a noteworthy abbreviation? There are plenty of abbreviations on wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Quit Drinking Soda (talk • contribs) 08:41, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Hey! Thanks!

Thanks for that... oh yeah and btw... cool userpage! :D Jameson L. Tai 14:47, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

DELETION PROPOSAL

  • plz discuss it on talk page as it very imp to many.Shabiha 10:12, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAAJUSH_SHARIAH_HADRAT_ALLAMA_MUFTI_MOHAMMED_AKHTAR_RAZA_KHAN_AZHARI_AL-QAADIRI

Page remove, why?

Hi, i think its nonsense if you guys keep deleting the Dedxound page. What are you guidelines for approving things that you dont know? In the page there are links to prove the importance of this artist in the experimental music netlabel scene Huum 18:49, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Ok, i understand the reasons. When i have some free time i will try to make the page more complete and with better external sources. This guy deserves some credit, seriously. Huum 20:20, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Request for speedy article deletion?

I can understand why you would want to delete Ray Flugger. That article is pure crap. It just seems to me that he was is a very important (albeit rich) man worthy of mention. But what I don't understand is why you want Flowmaster deleted. If it sounds like "Blatant advertising" to you, then why don't you just edit it to make it sound more encyclopedic? I admit that Flowmaster is my first article, but just like real life, don't you need someone to walk you through your first time? Please just help me out. --Macdaddy5539 08:15, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for understanding. I think I can get it to read like the Edelbrock page, but I need some time. Any more input would be appreciated. --Macdaddy5539 09:32, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

SPEEDY DELETION?

Thank you for your welcome but I am thoroughly insulted by your actions. I find that the deletion request of the article is ridiculous and the rules that govern the deletion for it have extremely high standards for band wiki creation. This band may not be famous or have any notable releases, but they are creating a stir in their local music scene, and I think it to be detrimental to their expansion as a band to be refused a Wiki page. By having a page on Wikipedia, people who enjoy their music can easily find information they are searching for on it's history or current members. Please revoke your deletion request and leave this article alone. Also, would your extremely fast attack on the article happen to be in part due to the band's (Vaginal Destruction) name? If so then this is even more of an improper request. Also, is wikipedia supposed to be some sort of elite, internet form of The Encyclopedia Britannica , or some other famous encyclopedia? If that is true then the whole image of this website is a farce and I am disgusted by it's presence. I truly hope none of that is the case, and that this can simply be revoked. Thank you. RMakaru 05:13, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Response to CSD removal

That sounds fair enough. Didn't see the German version in the list when I looked. Must have skipped over it. ARendedWinter 07:07, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Sorry.

You know what, you make sense. I'm sorry I acted harsh, I just felt insulted that spending so much time working on that article that it was not proper for wikipedia. You were trying to help me out, and thank you for that, you don't deserve my being rude to you. Maybe there should be some sort of local wikipedia. Oh well. Anyway, I'll try and do things the right way from now on. I didn't mean to lash out at you specifically, really I became frustrated with putting a lot of effort into something and it not being acceptable. I don't think I'm going to edit things for a while or ever again because I usually miss the rules somewhere. Thanks for helping out and once again I'm sorry for being as severely impolite as I was. RMakaru 07:20, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Link fixing

Hi, and many thanks for fixing the link - I was getting frustrated, and missed the obvious ;) docboat 07:34, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Patentcafe

An article that you have been involved in editing, Patentcafe, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Patentcafe. Thank you. Edcolins 10:35, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

You previously speedied it. --Edcolins 10:35, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Speedy closure of an afd

As a non-admin, I'd recommend you avoid closing deletion debates early, as well as citing WP:SNOW as you did at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rincewind. Attitudes may have changed and I may be out of date, and if I am, forgive me, but it's generally felt that non-admin closure is only really needed when there's a lengthy backlog. I doubt anyone will dispute this one, this is more just a for your info. Have you considered running for admin? Anyway, best regards and happy editing. Hiding Talk 11:21, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

  • The reason I mentioned running for admin is because it was a good call. I've endorsed it to that effect. Why don't you think you'd pass? I've not had a good look at your contribs, but I'd nominate you on the strength of that close. Whilst we're on the close, you should think about being a bit more expansive next time you pull one, and I hope you do. Mention that you're closing per WP:SNOW, and that you don't feel there is any point in dragging the debate out, in case it becomes fractious and divisive, I recall SNOW can be a controversial call at times, although it's been a while since I've been involved in it so I could be wrong. Anyway, happy editing, and maybe I'll look harder at your contribs and surprise you. Hiding Talk 15:44, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

John Smith speedy deletion

Hello Jonny-mt. Can you let me know what is wrong with the article I created (John Smith Wrinkle meat) so that I can correct it. You say it is inapropriate but in what way? Appart from it being a stubb or maybe for naming conventions I can't find the problem. Please let me know, thank you. Keria 11:19, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

I think we have move this discussion to my talk page. Thank you for your kind response. Keria 11:32, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Why did you edit my Typhoon Cimaron page?

What's bad about my article? I'm just trying to make an article for a significant tropical storm. Take note: I don't intend to offend you; if you're offended, I ask your pardon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pika ten10 (talk • contribs) 11:47, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Template:Current fiction

I am not "spamming every movie and video game article" I can find. I am tagging recent releases with the {{current fiction}} tag and using the articles 2007 in film and 2007 in video gaming as a source. I realize that Gears of War was originally released on November 7, 2006, but the 2007 in video gaming article says the Windows version was released on November 6, 2007 — so it's a recent release. Viva Piñata was originally released on November 9, 2006, but the 2007 in video gaming article says the Windows version was released on November 6, 2007 — so it's a recent release. I don't think I own articles, an administrator decided in a recent deletion debate that the {{current fiction}} template is better. If you have an issue with the {{current fiction}} tag, you're welcome to comment on it on the template's talk page. And if you don't think it should be used in any articles, you're free to nominate it for deletion. I'll stop tagging videogame articles since you seem to be against it. Thank you for your message. --Pixelface 13:05, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

The guideline WP:SPOILER does not exist to document the proper usage of the {{current fiction}} template, that is for the template's documentation page. --Pixelface 13:20, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi Jonny, myself and a couple of other admins have happened across this situation and I thought I'd just mention quickly that your comment here directed at Liquidfinale is not terribly productive; if you're dealing with an editing dispute you'd be much better off sticking to productive conversation (like you've been doing here) or contacting an admin if things are starting to turn sour. --bainer (talk) 13:47, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

List of Characters in Battalion Wars

My newest article is List of Characters in Battalion Wars. I want it to stay like List of Advance Wars COs that also gets to stay.(Optimus the F22 Raptor 07:24, 16 November 2007 (UTC))

double-slit article

Thanks for tagging that article. It's got some just plain incomprehensible writing in it -- something I hate to try to edit because if it is bad enough I can't even tell what the person was trying to say.

Anyway, it would be helpful if you would have another look and add "citation" tags where you would like more references. Part of the problem with something like this article is that the basics are dead simple and the fan-out is incredible. Everybody who writes (and who knows basically what s/he is talking about) starts with the same basics and then fans out to wherever s/he wants to go. So once you've cited Young and Huygens and a couple of others you've got the basics. But I just found one place where someone had put in a bunch of formulae. Probably they are perfectly o.k., but the guy should have cited his textbook. I managed to find another textbook and another set of formulae so it's o.k., but why didn't the writer give that info when s/he was writing? I'm betting that s/he wasn't dragging it out of memory.

If you can help me spot anything remaining that needs a citation, please just tag it. I am going over the article from top to bottom, and I guess I'm about half-way through. P0M (talk) 20:18, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

barnstar

Thanks mate!

--TheJosh (talk) 09:20, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for the barnstar—it's been a few months. Let's hope the support continues and we can get the redirect done. It's made sense for a long time; but we won't rush to redirect, given what happened with ATT. Cheers, Marskell (talk) 18:30, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Reply

Hello, Jonny-mt! Thank you very much more the milk and WikiCookie! I am flattered by your offer for adminship, but I am not the perfect candidate, I can make mistakes on on new pages, and I'd like to hold off until I can fix that. Thank you very much, though! Happy editing! Cheers,JetLover (Report a mistake) 22:31, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Oh, by the way, I am going to have an RFA sometime soon on the Simple English Wikipedia. Cheers,JetLover (Report a mistake) 23:17, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Mazel Tov (band)

I don't mind that you reverted my removal of the SD tag. I just don't think it is appropriate to mark these kinds of pages for speedy less than 60 seconds after created, and I know that doing that is against some policy or guideline somewhere. There is just a difference between making a page for a band, and making a page that says "Tom is the coolest person alive"; obviously the second one should immediately be tagged A7. Anyways, 10 minutes without any other edits is appropriate in my opinion to re-tag, which you did. I planned on re-checking it anyways, but you just beat me to it. - Rjd0060 (talk) 06:45, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

I understand what you mean. I just wanted to give that guy a few minutes to get his act (article) together because he was having a difficult time (see here). Anyways, see this comment that I left for the user trying to explain it. I know how it goes, as I do a lot of RC patrol myself. I trust your judgement, and I've seen you around here. I was just trying to give that new user the benefit of the doubt, which, well, didn't work this time. - Rjd0060 (talk) 17:04, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Reply to Message

I still am new to this site and I do not know all of the different commands for each CSD tag, except for the G1 and the A7 tags...anyways, thanks for letting me know about that. -Razorflame (talk) 19:47, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Reply to 2girls1cup enquiry

In response to your comments, does that mean an article could then eventually be made, if it was referenced with reliable sources and made claim of its notabilty? If so, how would you go around creating such an article if it is blocked off? ISD (talk) 14:47, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Look to the Sky

The tag for subst:at belongs below the ==Header==. Bearian'sBooties (talk) 02:18, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

You are welcome. Bearian'sBooties (talk) 02:36, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Stub script

What's the stub tagging script you're using please? Sting_au Talk 07:38, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Sting_au Talk 07:45, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Reply

The phrase its over 9000! Is from youtube, and is a semi-popular video there. I do not know the user that is in question, he probably got the phrase from the youtube video, like I did. DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 20:34, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Scott5114's RFA

Thank you for taking the time to participate in my recent RFA nomination. I have withdrawn the nom early at 17/13/3. I am presently going to undergo admin coaching in preparation for a second candidacy somewhere down the line. I hope to see your potential support in the future. Regards, —Scott5114↗ 07:41, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Opinion

Hello and thanks for your opinion on Ostrów Agreement. I clarified a bit the problem, which I am facing, I hope you can address it. Cheers, M.K. (talk) 10:19, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the comment on subject. I have left small remark on talk page [1].Could you remove those OR'irsh claims from main space, I would do by myself but other party changing opinion on it [2], [3] and I do not want to be accused of any sort wrong doings. Cheers, M.K. (talk) 10:40, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Jay2k

this page was created because when ever i sign anythi9ng on here is shows Jay2k insted OF MY REAL user name Jay2k (talk) 11:55, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, the simple answer would be either redirecting the page at User:Jay2k to User:L.Wadsworth or to sign using your current username. User pages do not belong in the article namespace. --jonny-mt(t)(c)I'm on editor review! 11:57, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Google Print and PD works

Google Print in fact does allow full browsing (and pdf download) of PD works, as in the case with the one I cited in that article. And M.K knows Polish language well enough to translate when he wants to. I was planning to expand this article and maybe create another one (one the civil war) itself, and update the references to specific pages in the mentioned book, instead of the current passage of several pages, but the atmosphere of this discussion made me concentrate on more friendly areas on Wikipedia. I have created the article, it has been subject so heavy disruption, and I am content with ensuring it does not deteriorate - improving it further just seems too painful.-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk 19:08, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Ha, if you want full background, see this and this (in particular, this) :> -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk 16:10, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Hello

- a quick thanks for the welcome template you put on my page a few days ago. You wrote that it was tardy, but it was nice to be welcomed and to find all those links in one convenient place. --Linda 08:29, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Prester John Userbox

Hi,

I have reverted your non-admin closure of this debate. While this listing is unusual, the concurrent listing of the box and the page is not against policy. Even if the page is deleted, the box will remain for other users to employ; if the page survives, it may be that a separate consensus will find the box improper. For this reason, the results in these two debates will not "conflict", unless they are read in a very peculiar fashion. Even if the nominator has withdrawn, the debate has both "keep" and "delete" comments, so early closure for that reason is inappropriate also. Best wishes, Xoloz 15:27, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi Xoloz,
Thanks for the heads-up. I understand that listing the two pages concurrently is not against policy; my concern was that in the unlikely event that the main userpage debate resulted in a consensus of delete for the page and related materials, it could conflict with a potential keep consensus in the userbox debate or vice-versa. Like I said, I don't think this would happen, but I figured that it was best to guard against the possibility by suggesting that the userbox nomination be withdrawn for the time being and then relisted (if need be) after the main page debate closes--as an added bonus, doing so would also serve the more practical purpose of organizing the related debate in one location rather than splitting it across two items. I understand your point about the presence of both delete and keep arguments possibly nullifying any nominator withdrawal, but given my points above, I'd still like you to reconsider the reversion of my close. Naturally, I trust your judgement, so if you still disagree then I'll simply take it as a lesson for the next time. Thanks! --jonny-mt(t)(c)I'm on editor review! 16:12, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Re: Japanese titles on Super Mario Galaxy

Thanks for the message; I understand. -- RattleMan (talk) 15:15, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies

Hi Jonny-mt , it would better, if you add a logo of this university :)--NAHID 08:19, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

It's actually not a university, but just a separate small language study program - roughly 50 students, 15 sensei in about 1/4 of one floor of an office building. Unfortunately, I don't believe there is a logo. Believe me, I was disappointed when I discovered it wasn't a full-on university, and that there were no "Inter-University Center" sweatshirts to be bought. (PS Jonny, sorry to answer someone else's question on your talk page; I hope you don't think I'm intruding or overstepping my boundaries or whatever.) LordAmeth (talk) 14:56, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
No, no worries at all. It's a "talk page", after all, so I'm more than happy when people talk! Although I could have sworn that I had already answered this question...guess being a salaryman has officially scrambled my brain >.<

Please restore Tom Engelhardt page

Hi Jonny-mt, welcome to Wikipedia! Glad you're watching the pages so quickly. Could you please restore the Tom Engelhardt page I created around 2am last night? I don't have any backups and can't locate the wiki-page after you marked it for speedy-deletion and deleted it by 9am this morning. [And I don't have time to go back and re-create it.] Thanks. DBrnstn (talk) 14:12, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

I see that you are relatively new to Wikipedia -- "it's only in the past couple of months that I've really become active." You might find it saves time for everyone if you mark which sections (or paragraphs, or sentences) you believe violate copyright, and leave the article alone for a day to see if they are corrected. Here is a link that may be useful to you, to avoid similar mistakes in the future. In states: "Blatant copyright infringements may be speedily deleted if: there is no non-infringing content in the page history worth saving. [...] After notifying the uploading editor, add {tags}. An administrator will examine the article and decide whether to delete it or not. You should not blank the page in this instance." (emphases added) In addition, see the table below. DBrnstn (talk) 16:01, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
Article?
  • Revert the page to a non-copyrighted version if you can
    The infringing text will remain in the page history for archival reasons unless the copyright holder asks the Wikimedia Foundation to remove it.
  • However, if all revisions have copyright problems:
    • Blank the page and replace the text with
      {{copyvio | url=insert URL here}}
    • Go to today's section and add
      * {{subst:article-cv | PageName}} from [insert URL here] ~~~~
to the bottom of the list. Put the page's name in place of "PageName". If you do not have a URL, enter a description of the source. [...]
Hi DBrnstn,
My apologies for the lateness of the reply--I was gone for most of the weekend and just got back tonight. As for your message, while I appreciate your concern I'm very familiar with the copyright policies of Wikipedia (although it never hurts to have a reminder). I marked your article for speedy deletion as a blatant copyright infringement under criteria G12, which is reserved for pages which meet the following criteria:
  • The material was copied from another website or other source;
  • There is no non-infringing content on either the page itself, or in the history, worth saving;
  • The material was introduced at once by a single person; and
  • There is no credible assertion of public domain, fair use, or a free license.
Since your article met all of these requirements, I tagged it for speedy deletion. Since I am not an administrator and can thus not delete pages myself, it was only deleted after an administrator reviewed it and agreed with my assessment.
I hope this clears things up a bit. As I mentioned on your talk page, I encourage you to create an article for this person, but you need to do it in your own words. If you are unsatisfied with my answer, you can ask the administrator who actually deleted the page--the log shows that it was James086--to restore it, but given that they agreed with my assessment (and also encouraged you to recreate the article using your own words in their deleting comment), I doubt this will be particularly helpful. If you are still unsatisfied after talking to him, you may list the page for deletion review, but please note that the deletion review process should be used solely if you believe the deletion was against policy and have attempted to solve the issue with the editor/administrator in question (since I can't undelete anything, you need to talk to the admin first). Given that this was a pretty straightforward case, it is highly unlikely that this will result in an undeletion, and I would honestly recommend that you spend your time and energy creating a new article with original text instead.
Thanks, and please let me know if you have any questions! --jonny-mt 13:22, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

IUC

Thanks for creating an article for IUC. As I am currently attending the program, and there aren't that many other people working on Japan-related topics here on Wikipedia, I was quite surprised that someone would create the article. I immediately thought, was it someone else currently attending with me, someone who is, unknown to me, an avid Wiki editor? Ah, but I see you're an alum. Well, the program is going very well - even if it's incredibly difficult at times, it's also fun, and I'm making great progress. I'm excited to be able to count myself among the alumni of such an excellent, and well-known within the Japanese language education world, program. Cheers. LordAmeth (talk) 21:55, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

I figured there would be someone in the Japan project who either went there in the past or is going there now; good to see I was right, although I'm sorry to disappoint you by not being an editor in the mist (or the library, as the case may be). I'm glad you're enjoying the program, though; trust me when I say that, although they may not look like it now, what you learn from the kanji quizzes and the 待遇表現 text is worth the price of admission by itself.
Oh, and if it makes you feel any better, I'm a very recent alum (2006 graduate, so two classes ago), and I understand the urge you will feel--if you don't already--to talk about Matsumoto-sensei the instant you meet someone else who knows him. As far as I'm concerned, the program should be notable for him alone :) --jonny-mt 15:15, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Appreciated

Jonny, just thought I'd leave a note thanking you for being friendly about the SMG meme issue. Sorry if I came across as nit-picky, and the time you spent discussing and implementing the changes is greatly appreciated. Thanks! Bleeding Blue (talk) 02:58, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Believe me, it was my pleasure--you had a valid point that you presented very well. Articles written largely by an unchanging group of people have a tendency to skew one way or the other, so a fresh perspective is always appreciated. Keep up the good work! --jonny-mt 04:00, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

RE: Biteyness

Hi there. I appreciate your comments, as I'm new to the MfD nomination process, and have learned quite a few things already, namely to see when the page and account were created and see if I can notify the user prior to nominating their page for deletion. I didn't intend to scar any newbies. Anyway, I just felt I'd let you know, as I didn't want to leave a bad image of myself in your mind. Cheers, Master of Puppets Care to share? 20:13, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Heh, I've seen you around enough (and agreed with you enough) that I don't think it's possible to have a bad impression of you at this point. That's actually why I was kind of surprised that you were nominating users' pages so quickly, as it seemed a bit out of character. To be honest, the whole best practice of initiating discussion before deletion was only recently inserted as a formal part of the process, so if it seems like users like 12 Noon and myself are harping on that point, it's just because we're trying to increase awareness and encourage a more collaborative approach. We don't mean to bite the MfD newbies, either :) --jonny-mt 02:42, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
Haha, well, I hope you don't have rabies. Just kidding, nobody bit me, I just got a bit too trigger happy. I think from now on I'll leave a notice on the user's talkpage and add the page to my watchlist; two days later, if there's been no response, I'll list it. Sound acceptable? Master of Puppets Care to share? 02:48, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
I might actually suggest waiting a little bit longer for a response (something like a week or so) just to be on the safe side since most newbies generally don't log on and check their watchlists obsessively like we do. There's no hard and fast rule, though, so it's up to your discretion--I don't think anyone would complain about a faster deletion nomination on a really obvious or potentially harmful violation, nor would it be out of place to move a little faster if it's obvious from their contributions that they ignored your comments rather than simply didn't get them.
And I'm glad you don't feel bitten yourself. Besides, it's been a good week or so since I was last mauled by a raccoon, so I think you'd be okay even if you were. Rabies is one of those things that just kind of works itself out, right? --jonny-mt 04:28, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
*feral snarl* Master of Puppets Care to share? 04:36, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
Just kidding. I think I'll go with a notice; if they keep contributing, I'll give another notice, and if they keep contributing and showing no sign of comprehension I'll put up the MfD. If they don't contribute at all I'll wait a week. Think that should work... Master of Puppets Care to share? 04:36, 13 December 2007 (UTC)