User talk:Kicking222/Archive 1

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[edit] Welcome!

Hello Kicking222/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:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome!  --TimPope 18:07, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Brick & mortar

You marked this page for speedy deletion, with the reason "this entry already exists; see Bricks and mortar business". However, "this entry already exists; see Bricks and mortar business" is not currently a criterion for speedy deletion on Wikipedia, so I have removed the tag.

The best way to deal with a page that duplicates content already on Wikipedia is to make it a redirect. To do this, just replace all the text of the article with #REDIRECT [[target page]]. I have done this for Brick & mortar, so you don't have to.

Thanks for your contributions! Stifle 15:09, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Rockin'. Kicking222 15:12, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion criteria

Hello! You marked Boricuapixels to be speedily deleted as it was "advertising". This is not a criterion for speedy deletion, so I have changed the tag to {{prod}}. You can read the criteria at WP:CSD, which I see has already been referenced above. Regards,  (aeropagitica)  16:40, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Edit of DarkMetal MUSH

Why select the DarkMetal MUSH article for deletion?

Because it's completely non-notable in every way, and almost more of an advertisement than an encyclopedic entry. Kicking222 17:30, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

There's already established and similar articles for FiranMUX and CajunNights. DarkMetal is an extremely notable MUSH in the community and has been around for 10+ years.

First off, in addition to me tagging the page for deletion, an admin had to agree with it needing to be deleted, or else it wouldn't have been. But all right, I'll run with this one. If you want to recreate the page, I won't tag it for deletion, but if somebody else does, then so be it. Personally, I don't think those other MUSHes should have pages, either. But, of course, I'm just one of many millions of Wikipedians. With all of that said, don't make a page that's just an advertisement/spam. It's one thing to make a page, but it's another to make that page unencyclopedic. So... whatever. If you want the page, then sure, what the hell? Kicking222 15:47, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thermal and a Quarter

Could you, like, give people at least a *few* minutes before you tag an article for speedy deletion? I am busy typing stuff here, and minutes after I create the stub, you mark it for speedy? Did you even check the time stamp on that one? Achitnis 16:43, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Obvi

Hey there. I saw you prodded this article, but since I prodded it first and the creator removed the tag, I've sent it to AfD. Thought you might like to know.

Also, please try to remember to note in your edit summary when you propose an article for deletion, to keep the page history informative. NickelShoe (Talk) 17:19, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ecademy

Hoi,
For whatever reason you branded the ecademy article as "advertisement". Since I started, the article has been deleted for obscure reasons and the new text has been changed quite a lot. To my opinion it is a nice enough article. For your information, I am not a member of the eCademy and I have never been a member either so there is no direct benefit for me in there..

I am looking into effective ways of doing networking; given that the project I am particularly active in [http:wiktionaryz.org WiktionaryZ] is interested in working together with both people and organisations it is of importance for me to check out the networks that exist. Writing about this makes sense because by sharing the lessons learned I hope to get feedback and learn even more. Thanks, GerardM 10:36, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Slytherwald

Hello there. I did a clean-up to this Wiki, and would like to know if that dissqualifies it as an attack site. Thank you very much. LillyChris 19:12, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Strike through

Hi, any sentence can be struck through be keeping it in <s>...</s> tags. Hope this helps. --soUmyaSch 14:54, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Merci beaucoup! -- Kicking222 15:05, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion

I noticed that you tagged the page Lasertron for speedy deletion with the reason "spamvertisement for a non-notable company with two web sites below 1.5 million in Alexa ranking". However, "spamvertisement for a non-notable company with two web sites below 1.5 million in Alexa ranking" is not currently one of our criteria for speedy deletion, so I have removed the speedy deletion tag. You can use WP:PROP if you still want the article to be deleted. Thanks! Stifle (talk) 18:03, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deprod of Paul Telner

I deprodded this article, because the original author deprodded it. Please look at WP:PROD; proposed deletion is only for uncontroversial deletions, and if an article is deprodded by anyone, including the original author, it should not be re-prodded, but brought to WP:AFD. I have moved it there, see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul Telner. Mangojuicetalk 23:58, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deprod of TabWiki

The reasons you gave in this prod didn't convince me at all. This seems like an interesting website with a decent amount of attention, and a unique one, and I don't see any POV problems. Also, PLEASE remember to put "prod" in your edit summaries when adding a prod tag. Thanks. Mangojuicetalk 00:04, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/List_of_portmanteau_word_lists

Please be more civil, and mind WP:NPA. Discuss articles, not users. I know it's kinda hard with Nintendude, and others including myself are probably guilty as well, but your comment struck me as particularly inappropriate. I hope they don't result in Nintendude leaving Wikipedia. I suggest you rephrase your wording there. Thanks, and happy editing. - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 14:59, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Crime Fiction

Hi, how is not a student film when it says:

"University of Chicago students take a stab at bringing filmmaking into focus at the institution with Crime Fiction"

"The film’s creators, who are students at the University of Chicago".

Arniep 23:53, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Another of the articles cited in the press section [1] states that it was directed by Will Slocombe of the award-winning student film “Stoke Mechanics”, but google shows no evidence that film existed or received any award. Also note that the TimeOut article link does not work. Arniep 00:31, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Listcruft/songcruft

Hi, I noticed your input on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of songs with the word "song" in their title or lyrics and ask you to visit a new discussion I have started, User:DGX/listcruft, about similar articles. Thank you! DGX 22:12, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for participating in User:DGX/listcruft. The descision has been posted. Thanks again! DGX 13:30, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deleting Music Artist Pages

Hey there.

I'd like to encourage you look over an artist page and explore its links before you mark it for deletion. I'm also wondering what you might consider "notable" as far as a music artist is concerned. Surely an artist, while maybe "underground" in popularity is still notable if he/she/they have played at a number of concerts/clubs/festivals/raves and have released works on a number of labels? Furthermore I'd like to say that wikipedia acts for many people as a discovery tool to find out about music they otherwise would have never before come across. I agree that not every garage band or DJ should have their own page, but artists who have contributed something to whatever scene they belong to (and have released albums that are being distributed) deserve a place on wikipedia.

Thanks,

-SK

04:47, 20 May 2006 (UTC)


[edit] AfD

Sorry, in case you haven't read it on Articles_for_deletion/ImageShack, I made a mistake googling and got 262 hits. Nom withdrawn as soon as I realised. Tyrenius 17:31, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

All's well that ends well, then... Cheers. Tyrenius 18:02, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New votes on Jewish articles

Hi Kicking: The votes that were cast about the recent Jewish articles were stopped and relisted for a new ("2nd") vote, all can now be found at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jewish summer camps and local organizations. Best wishes. IZAK 06:59, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kingdom Hearts AFD's

Thanks for you're input at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kingdom Hearts Inverted Hearts. I ask you to also visit Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kingdom Hearts 3: Age of Dragons, an AFD to an article very similar to the one you first voted at and ask for you're input there too. Thanks! DGX 23:19, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gabe Zander

Hi, I just wanted to inform you that I've made an addendum comment on the AfD for Gabe Zander. Please check it out and note if it affects your vote in any way...it's probably not a big deal, but I want to be sure. Thanks, Scientizzle 05:21, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re Allan Whitwell

You're welcome... and well done on establishing the notability of the individual. Regards, --BillC 22:02, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Misl

Hi, why have you tagged the Misl article? If there is anything you don't understand, you can ask me and I will answer your questions, I am a expert in Sikh history. Then you can put that data into article and remove the tag. As a Sikh and most Sikh people would not have a problem understanding the article.

Sikh Scholar

Reply

No offence taken my friend. In fact I am impressed with your curiosity. Quick crash course, The region around Punjab (INDIA/PAK) was ruled by the Mughal Empire (Muslim Empire). The first stages where Ok the ruler were good e.g. Akbar. However, the later emperors where very discriminatory against non-Muslim e.g. Hindus and Sikhs. This discrimination would have to pay much higher taxes than Muslim and the threat of death and execution if the non-Muslim did not convert to Islam become Muslim. The force did work against the Hindus but not against the Sikh. This is because Sikhs come from a warrior culture (Martial). Sikhs are one of the most highly decorated soldiers in History e.g. won a lot of Victoria crosses and India's highest military awards for bravery. Sikhs fought in World War 1 and 2 (producing the largest volunteers army in history). They fought along side American and British troops against the Germans. They won more Victoria Cross per head than any one in the British Army. Sikh make up 2% of India’s population but make up 15% of the Indian Army and most them are officers. The current chief the Indian Army is a Sikh General JJ Singh. Therefore, under this context Mughal Empire created a powerful enemy, which in the end bought the whole empire down. The Sikhs come from Punjab region of the sub-continent. Once the Mughal Empire was destroyed, the Sikhs around Punjab had Nobel Miltary leaders (Barons). Each Baron has his own Small kingdom and army e.g. 20000 men. These armies had individual names e.g. Bhangi. The Sikh word for these armies in general was MISLS that were loyal to their master their Nobel Baron. Does this go some way the provide you with more info and understanding? Ask more questions I will happy to answer them :-)

Sikh Scholar

Reply

Actually us Sikh Scholars NEED someone like you (a non-sikh) to give a outsider view on the Sikhism articles so we can taylor them for EVERYBODY. Sikhs believe in the brotherhood of man so we regard all men (Sikh Or Non-Sikh) as one brotherhood.

Sikh Scholar

[edit] GUN

As an aside... How do you know that GUN didn't sell well? I thought it did. If you have a source for it not selling well, you should change its article to reflect that. (It is being re-released for the PSP.) Grandmasterka 03:15, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

  • Great! Put it in the article (under "Sequel", which needs to be renamed/rewritten anyway.) It needs that kind of info. Grandmasterka 03:30, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: JIP and Star Trek

Hi,

I have replied to your observation at JIP's talk page. Best wishes, Xoloz 18:21, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down)

Hey, would you happen to have any idea why the image for Feist's Monarch album always seems to come with attached syntax?? Vihrea 02:59, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your username Kicking222

So, where's your username come from? Do you kick stuff? Dislike the number 2? I demand to know. Please leave the answer on my talk page. Thanks! :-) Andeh 05:21, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Ah ok :-) Well my username just was just the last resort as every other wiki user seemed to be taken. And the wikilinks being underlined is a bug, happened to me a few times. So annoying! So I went to preferences and unticked the underline wikilinks and put ? on the dead ones instead. Or try restarting your browser.--Andeh 13:54, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Finola Hackett

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Finola Hackett FYI - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 15:10, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Finola Hackett (interests)

Here's the thing, though, those are things that those people did and it's drastically after the fact (btw, I'm voting for keep in this article), but I mean, this is describing interests that someone has. It's not anything that she has done, by describing someone's interests like that it sounds like a little snippet from a local newspaper. The other examples you listed are asorted fascinating facts or "trivia," which I heavily defend. But this is just someone's interests, it's hardly encylopedic, it's not something she did or something that makes some go, "huh." Sorry if this was confusing, I'm rambling, if you wish to discuss this further contact me, Yanksox 15:57, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hey

Another issue is that it's currently occuring with her, and things like become "interesting" when someone pursues a new field. It does get difficult though when someone does something interesting. Like, if she is trying to start a new Jimstown, well, that's notable. Thank you for you concern, and if you do need anything you can call ghostbusters or me, Yanksox 16:07, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Catorce

Hello! You are receiving this message because you participated in the deletion of a vanity article about Catorce, an improv troupe in Phoenix Arizona.

As an objective Wikipedian attempting to chronicle notable figures in Arizona music, comedy, and improv, I decided to take on the peculiar project of ressurecting the Catorce page, but now with more criteria for notability (which is difficult, since there aren't guidelines for improv groups like there are for bands and musicians) and an objective POV.

I am inviting you to come visit the page and leave comments.

my Catorce page: Catorce

Thanks! (Please respond at the Catorce talk page) Parsssseltongue 23:43, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar!

The Barnstar of Good Humor
Turning WP:AFD into a more fun place! Andeh 19:16, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
Well AFD's aren't a nice thing, seeing all those poor ol' articles get deleted. Always good to have someone add a bit of humour! ;)--Andeh 21:58, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jamie-Lynn Sigler

I saw your comments in the deletion pages about the Jamie-Lynn Sigler article. The same user has wrecked the article again. I was going to revert it again like you did, but I don't want to start a "reversion war" or something like taht. Do you have any suggestions? Nathan Beach 20:42, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Solomon Keal

Thank you for the compliments. I try to do as much research as possible before bringing something to AfD. I really do think this guy is an egregious vanity spammer. IrishGuy talk 09:09, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Donna & Tom

Thanks for giving a good explanation of why its actually being deleted, the others made rubbish comments... but still do you know any way I could make it so that Dmn can not mark any of my pages for deletion (he's biased against me)? HelterSkelter88 09:56, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: NY Times

Oh my God...hmm, that is kind of weird and really cool! Thank you so much for telling me! Okay, sorry if I sound so excited, but I've never been mentioned in anything to do with Wikipedia, let alone in a publication like the New York Times! I can't believe they have linked directly to Talk:Christina Aguilera; that means however many people have read the dispute going on there, so I'm glad I didn't lose my temper and say something I would have regretted. Hehe, if I got a mention in the New York Times for every edit dispute I was involved in...again, thanks for telling me! Extraordinary Machine 22:27, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Apparently an administrator had to delete some of the edit history because somebody posted speculation about my personal details (though I didn't notice that; it might have been immediately before you left your message). I thought I was imagining things when your message disappeared from both my talk page and the edit history :). Extraordinary Machine 23:09, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
I'm glad that there's a system in place for this sort of dispute as well; it's exhausting trying to discuss with somebody who chooses to revert rather than explain themselves (I really was ready to give up on the article). This may sound a little silly, but is it wrong for me to be a little glad that the NYT article presented me as the more rational editor in the dispute? Also, about my talk page, I think the administrator assumed that the article you told me about referred to me by my real name and said that I lived in New York City (I don't), and I completely understand that because it's better to be safe than sorry and I wouldn't want personal details like that being on Wikipedia. However, I've replied to his email and explained the situation, and have asked that your original message be restored. Extraordinary Machine 23:36, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
The edit has now been restored. Sorry about the unnecessary commotion. Jkelly 23:43, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Saryn Hooks

You participated in the Finola Hackett AfD. Please also join the discussion here: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Saryn Hooks (second nomination). Thank you. - CrazyRussian talk/email 17:26, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mike is a person

I'd prefer that your article include typical encyclopedic details, like your birthdate, schooling, and other contributions, and I'd suggest those as ways to improve your article. But I think it is verifiable that you are a person, so I'd not argue for deletion. There is plenty of room for you in Wikipedia. I bet it would not be hard to get reputable secondary sources to verify that you are a person. Why delete your entry? To me, value comes not from the existence of your entry, but the info in it, whether it is read, or whether it is linked to. snug 21:23, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

I've voted to keep articles because I believe they are verifiable, not necessarily verified as yet. snug 21:42, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

One of the items of advice somewhere in all the Wikipedia info is not to bother commenting when you have nothing to add... so often I don't vote if I agree with the sense of the existing voting. I do tend to vote keep when delete is the trend, in part because we only have lists of `articles for deletion' and not `articles for keeping' and in part because I do think there are a number of unreasonable deletions. But obviously there are many (most) deletions that I don't vote keep on. snug 13:41, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] HOW DO I KNOW?

Kicking222: How do I know you read this? At other discusions, the person says, "It may not be read." NOW: I see where you offer to delete my article. Please note there is no OR problem with this article. Your research should have saw to that, I don't know what happened. As for POV, it is the point of view of millions in the Great Lakes area - the chemical pollution problems at Sarnia, and there are at least the point of view of the refineries themselves who are, as the article relates wanting and attempting to fix "Chemical Valley." To unpollute it as it were. I cite government sources, Aamjiwnaang residents and at least one US university professor. Thanks Bud WhiteyeBud Whiteye 01:13, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Family Groove Company

Please review my comments regarding the AfD for Family Groove Company at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Family Groove Company and see if you still wish to have this article deleted. Thank you, Dismas|(talk) 02:30, 20 June 2006 (UTC)


[edit] speedy delete

Okay, old friend, help me out here. 'An article can be speedily kept ONLY if one or more of the following holds:' And in the case I was certain I was using it correctly (as opposed to the time I meant STRONG but wrote SPEEDY), 'the nominator withdraws the AFD and there have been no votes to delete so far.' I guess the nominator didn't so much WITHDRAW as say they weren't really voting to delete it, only to process it and clear it. I was trying to get the AfD removed to clear up space for other work. What cases do you think the rules mean to use the speedy vote (because, as I believe we all have experienced in our lives, just because rules are spelled out for us doesn't always mean we know exactly how to apply them). Parsssseltongue 02:56, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] reqphoto

The reqphoto tag goes on the article discussion page, not the article page itself. --Yamla 17:09, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Der loewe schlaft nie!

Progress cannot be stopped! The mighty lion, he comes to reign again on high in the temple of Judah! Torchwood will return to reign the mighty British Empire, as in the days of old on Zion! The might of his majesty King Charles III cannot be disregarded! We are the new Jerusalem!

Der loewe schlaft nie!

[edit] Re: Skate punk

I'd have tossed another "per Kicking222" into the AfD, but the tide is already more than overwhelming. Just wanted to say, very nice comments, there. Luna Santin 18:42, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lisa Evers

You put a {{db-repost}} on the page, however, you did not leave any evidence of previous discussions. You also did not note in your edit summary what you were doing. Please use edit summaries to explain your edits. Ansell 03:01, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

I put the repost tag on the article because it had been deleted less than half an hour earlier, just with different capitalization- see the deletion log. -- Kicking222 20:13, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Turtle Back Zoo on DYK

Updated DYK query On 11 July 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Turtle Back Zoo, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--Mgm|(talk) 10:11, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Congrats on the DYK — used to go there as a kid in the '70s. Fond memories, great article! Thanks. —Twigboy 21:17, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Holland Landing Public School

Hi, you voted to delete Holland Landing Public School, and one of the reasons that you gave was that the article was of a rather low quality. I've made some improvements to the article, so I'd appreciate it if you'd take another look at the article and perhaps change your vote if you feel that you could. Cheers, JYolkowski // talk 22:27, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trance Emerson

Hi, I removed the {{db-repost}} tag from the Trance Emerson article, since it was only previously deleted as a speedy deletion ({{db-bio}}). WP:CSD:G4 only applies to articles that were previously deleted using prod or AfD. Thanks, Gwernol 23:21, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] You helped choose this week's WP:AID winner

 Thank you for your support of the Article Improvement Drive.
This week Futurama was selected to be improved to featured article status.
Hope you can help…

[edit] Thanks from Yanksox

 Hey, Kicking222/Archive 1, thanks for supporting my RfA, with a tally of 104/4/7...


I am now an admin!!!


I was and still am very flattered by all the kind comments that I recieved, I will also take into account the comments about how I could improve. I guarantee I will try my best to further assist Wikipedia with the mop. Feel free to drop in and say hi or if you need anything. Again, thank you so much! Yanksox 07:46, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Your RfA standards

I'm glad you agree. Of course I want people to come to their own decisions, using their own criteria if they wish, but I do strongly think that every voter should ask themselves that question and act accordingly. Cheers, — FireFox (talk) 20:59, 03 August '06

[edit] 0FA= 0admin-->ludicrous.

Amen. :) Dlohcierekim 01:21, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Grand Theftendo

Hi, you asked about my "Delete Recreate the article if/when the game is actually released and has gotten some press coverage. Wp:not#Wikipedia_is_not_a_crystal_ball" comment. I didn't mean that the game hadn't gotten any press coverage now, I meant that if it is released, we could then use any press coverage after it comes out to base an article on. Being that it is a fan made mod in development, there's a good chance it will never be finished. If it is finished and released, I'm guessing it will be quite popular and will get press. --Xyzzyplugh 01:38, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] BAE

Thank you very much for your constructive comments about the article. You have given me a lot of ideas. One of the critcisms was the lack of an image of a BAE building/facility. Do you think you'd be able to take one and add it? Best regards, Mark83 14:01, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

That's ironic; you've access to BAE sites but no camera, I've a camera but no access to BAE sites! I have posted a request on the talk page, but I think I'll have to get more proactive. Thanks again, Mark83 14:25, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
Oh, I know, I meant an outside image. By no access I mean that I live in Northern Ireland and the closest BAE site is in the north of England. Committed as I am to WP, I'm not paying for a flight/ferry trip just to take a picture! I've heard about their picture policy — I remember reading about a party at their shipyard celebrating the progress of the first of a new class of UK nuclear attack sub. Families of workers were searched for cameras and phones were confiscated. Nice party! Mark83 17:17, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
Somebody else queried that too! I just have an interest in the defence industry in general. As far as BAE goes, it interests me for several reasons:
  1. It is the successor to almost all of the UK's major aviation companies (predecessors built the Spitfire, the first jet airliner, the original Harriers, the RAF's current main strike aircraft the Tornado).
  2. The merger that created BAE joined British Aerospace with Marconi Electronic Systems, itself the successor of many of the UK's most important defence electronic companies. Including the infamous The Marconi Company.
  3. It is involved in the Eurofighter Typhoon and the F-35 Lightning II — two interesting projects in their own right.
  4. It is one of the UK's largest companies and the 4th largest defence contractor in the world, impressive given the might of the US defence industry.
  5. It's move into the United States is interesting. By the purchase of Lockheed Martin Aerospace Electronic Systems and Tracor (to name a few) BAE Systems Inc. now is the successor to many famous American companies.
..sorry if I've just sent you asleep! I'm just thinking maybe I should have put some of that in the FA nomination. lol! Mark83 17:49, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you

Hello!

Thank you for participating in my RfA! Unfortunately, it ended with a final result of (32/31/5) which no consensus was achieved. Nevertheless, I'd like to thank you again for your comments and to keep an eye out for me within the next 3 months. If you would like to give any helpful advice, please contact me via my suggestions page for my next RfA. :) SynergeticMaggot 22:37, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Goldom's RFA thanks

Thank you for your support on my RFA, which closed successfully this morning with a result of (53/2/1). I've spent the day trying out the new tools, and trying not to mess things up too badly :). I was quite thrilled with all the support, both from the people I see around every day, as well as many users who I didn't know from before, yet wrote such wonderful things about me. I look forward to helping to serve all of you, and the project. Let me know if there's anything I can help you with. -Goldom ‽‽‽ ⁂ 04:28, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 50,000

Town of 50,000? Get your facts straight Kicking222. the Greater Toronto area has several million people. Definitely a lot more than Waltham (if that even exists). Please refrain from posting on any Canadian content. Good day.(Zinco100 23:02, 16 August 2006 (UTC))

I'm sorry, but why should Kicking222 refrain from posting on any Canadian content? WP:VERIFY. You must back up your statements, or what users know to be correct will be what they use. If you cannot verify something you post, even if it is true, it will generally be disregarded for any controversial purpose. --Draicone (talk) 07:54, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Admin...

Never been nominated, and didn't think it was appropriate to nominate myself (I've only been doing this seriously for about 4 months). But I would not decline if nominated -- it'd sure help with a lot of the vandal reversion. Thanks for the kind words! NawlinWiki 16:49, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

  • Yes, I would like to be an admin and I'd be honored if you nominated me. I don't "know" any admins that well, so I can't think of anyone else who should do it. If I understand right, it's basically a form to be filled out (mostly by me) anyway. Thanks again, NawlinWiki 16:53, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
    • Well, shucks, folks, I'm speechless. :) I can't think of anything to add -- I'm sure I will be answering questions in the nomination, though. BTW, my name is Vic and I have a daughter about your age (she's a junior at Yale). NawlinWiki 22:03, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Finally!!

YAY!!!! Somebody's finally nominated Nawlin!! :) Kudos!!! Srose (talk) 22:09, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ha

You are a joke...especially the comment you left about my article being deleted... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cococanelle (talk • contribs)

[edit] Deville's RfA

Hello, Kicking, and thank you for the support on my recent RfA. The final tally was 72/1/0, and I have now been entrusted with the mop. I'll be tentative with the new buttons for a while, and certainly welcome any and all feedback on how I might be able to use them to help the project. I certainly hope to live up to your supporting comments in the future! All the best, and thanks again! — Deville (Talk) 01:11, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks so much!

Thanks again for the RfA nomination. It passed (64/3/3)! I hope I can return the favor someday. :) NawlinWiki 11:01, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Teke's RfA thanks

Thank you for your support of my RfA, which has passed with a final tally of 76/1/1. Your additional comments earned me a dollar, as Suzanne bet that no one would notice I ever mentioned her on my page. With this overwhelming show of support and approval I am honored to serve Wikipedia in the task charged to me and as outlined in my nomination. Happy editing to you! Teke (talk) 17:13, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:random question

No it isn't and I'm not especially a fan of theirs either :) -Shella * 20:40, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review#Nandini_Rajendran

With reference to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review#Nandini_Rajendran I gind that your ONLY contention seems to be verifiability. Since I have given citations from leading news papers, I expect you to revise the vote as the article is verifiable at present  Doctor Bruno Talk 02:47, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your vote on AfD

I notice that you've voted "Keep Keep Keep Keep" on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Naruto Episodes without seeming to read or address any of the previous points. Vote stacking and fanboyism like yours is what keeps crap on Wikipedia. Remember that AfD is not a vote but a discussion. Further, your reason was "there's nothing wrong with plot synopses", however, in this case, the plot is already covered in Plot of Naruto and Plot of Naruto II in more than enough detail. Please reconsider your vote.--Frenchman113 on wheels! 14:40, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vidya Shilp Academy

Your comment at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vidya Shilp Academy said that this was a primary school. In fact, it is an all-grades school, which would normally be considered a high school for Wikipedia purposes. I added some references to the article. --TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 15:18, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A Murder of Angels AfD

You were actually talking to an impostor User:KonstabIe with an "I" instead of an "l". I have never touched that AfD, and the talk page you were editing was a fake.--Konst.able 03:46, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

I have just deleted his user talk page, and re-created it with just a block notice. So that's gone from the record to anyone but admins now.--Konst.able 03:55, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your comment on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Better Know A District

Please do not make personal attacks on other people, as you did at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Better Know A District. Wikipedia has a policy against personal attacks. In some cases, users who engage in personal attacks may be blocked from editing by admins or banned by the arbitration committee. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people. Please resolve disputes appropriately. Thank you. --Aaron 16:45, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Regarding this edit, I don't believe that anything I said was a personal attack. I was making what I consider an extremely valid point. I did not claim that you're a bad person, or a bad Wikipedia editor, or that you absolutely (or even probably) have an agenda. I questioned your motives, which I believe I am fully within my rights to do. Your main rationale for deletion is that it's "Colbertcruft" and that the article was "created to make The Colbert Report seem more popular than it actually is." Not just is that grasping at straws, but it's also arguing that the people who have worked hard to improve the article do so merely due to political motives, and not to improve Wikipedia. What I said was not an attack- it was a justified response to an attack on a number of editors who want to make this encyclopedia better. -- Kicking222 17:04, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
Actually, what you said very much was against the WP:NPA rule. This is clearly covered under WP:NPA#Examples_of_personal_attacks: Specific examples of personal attacks include but are not limited to: [...] Using someone's affiliations as a means of dismissing or discrediting their views — regardless of whether said affiliations are mainstream or extreme. Regarding my reference to it as "Colbertcruft", I fully admit I think there's wayyyy too much Colbert-related material on Wikipedia, but there's nothing political about me having an opinion on that, since it's just a TV show; you're acting as if I'd called it "Democratcruft" or something like that, in which case you'd have a point. (And by the way, I happen to watch the Colbert show; I don't hate the guy. I think you're making a mistake in arguing that only liberals can watch and enjoy that program.) You can vote however you'd like on the AfD, but please assume good faith on my motives. Thanks, --Aaron 17:32, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
Considering what you've stated and the section of WP:NPA you brought up, I see that you were correct. I redact my statement and apologize. I was out of line. -- Kicking222 17:35, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
Thank you, and don't worry about it; I'm certainly guilty of having gotten too worked up about AfDs in the past myself. I'm just glad we were able to discuss it rationally and get it out of the way. --Aaron 17:39, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
Here, here. -- Kicking222 20:18, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Flash Remembrance

Flash Remembrance Just posting a remembrance, as it is 2 years since the legend of ball Antoine "Flash" Howard died of a brain tumour. There was surely never a quicker baller, and never will be another like him. "Flash", always in the memory. Check out his page or mine to post your condolences. Millm0w 11:31, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

We're doing fine -- thanks for the note and the kind words. NawlinWiki 17:27, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

No fancy graphics, just a word of thanks for your kind support in my RfA. Good random error (e.g. luck) with the statistics thing. :-) Best, Irongargoyle 04:05, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed with a tally of 91/1/4. I can't express how much it means to me to become an administrator. I'll work even more and harder to become useful for the community. If you need a helping hand, don't hesitate to contact me. NCurse work 15:21, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Keyboards and faces

I just tried it. The word that resulted was "ljud". The first page of hits included sv:ljud. Uncle G 09:10, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

The Barnstar of Good Humor
For your vote at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/N.W.A Terms, probably the most ironic and random AfD vote I've ever seen. It made me laugh at my computer. The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 03:40, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, humor does deserve a spot here—a few laughs a day is often the saving grace of a situation. Cheers, The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 19:07, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA thanks

Hi, Kicking222! Thank you for supporting me in my RfA, which succeeded with a final tally of 75/0/1! I hope I can live up to the standards of adminship, and I will try my best to make Wikipedia a better place. Feel free to send me a message if you need any assistance. :)

--Coredesat 15:53, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Announcement: It's an administrator!

Kicking222, thanks for your support on my request for adminship.

The final outcome was a robust 62/1/1, so I am now an administrator. If you ever have any questions about my actions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thanks again, Chris Griswold


[edit] Andrew Jackson Jihad

Please review this newest AfD, your opinion would be appreciated. PT (s-s-s-s) 00:48, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Faye Gabriel

I want to apologize for my immaturity, i felt cornered after an article i created was speedied, and came out on the defensive. Although i dont agree with your opinion i agree you have the right to say it. Hopefully we can all learn and move on from this whole incident. WalterWalrus3 04:44, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:

Nope. I made a wording mistake on putting "Staff" instead of "Notable staff", which makes a huge difference. You get my point. AQu01rius (User | Talk | Websites)  04:44, 19 October 2006 (UTC)


[edit] HeartattaCk

I believe the decision to delete this article was made in error, so I have asked for a deletion review. Since you were involved in the AfD on this, I wanted to inform you so that you might weigh in. PT (s-s-s-s) 17:29, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A humble request for your opinion

Hello! I hope you are feeling fine. Recently, you expressed an oppose opinion with regards to my RfA. I would like to thank your feedback on this but I need another critical feedback from you. If you could spare a few minutes to voice any concerns you may be having with regards to my contributions to this project since my last RfA on this page, I would be most grateful. Once again, thank you for your time! --Siva1979Talk to me 06:10, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] High Score / Bonus Stage

  • Nice fix. Deizio talk 00:00, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] you seem like you need some happy pills

I often get fed up with wikipedia too, esp. the inclusionists and red-tape-lovers, but keep the faith my friend. At worst, the most we're doing is making their life hard, and forcing people to cleanup articles. At best, we're slowly attacking the mass numbers of school articles and we're going to make some progress. I don't let anyone get my goat, I don't lose my cool, and just keep on proposing deletion for stuff that doesn't deserve an article, and when a PROD gets removed, I take it to AfD if I think I can win. Sure, I'm not going to win every battle, but I'm reducing the number of articles on this encyclopedia faster than they are being created(I hope). Don't loose heart, we can still make this a better website.

The Yankees suck, the GOP sucks and gay-bashers suck. Lets go Detroit! DesertSky85451 19:50, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

  • Hey! Not all of us Republicans are gay-bashers. Some of us are pro-gay rights and deletionist and everything. The Tigers though, meh... --Aaron 20:08, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA!

               Kicking222, thank you so much for your support for my RfA. I passed with a vote tally of 61/0/1. I am honored that the consensus was to allow me the added privilege of the admin mop. I appreciate your support and kind words on my RFA! --plange 23:09, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Elonka

Thank you for expressing an interest in my recent RfA. As a followup, I wanted to let you know that unfortunately consensus was not reached, and the nomination was not successful. However, I do appreciate that you took the time to monitor the discussion, and I paid close attention to your thoughts, as I find it a valuable thing to understand how I am perceived by others in the Wikipedia community. My current plans are to continue contributing in a positive manner to Wikipedia, and if there is anything that I can do in the future to help further address your concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me, thank you. --Elonka 10:30, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you for supporting my RfA

Thank you for supporting my RfA that I have passed with 73/2/1.--Jusjih 09:29, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DuMont Television Network

Hi Kicking,

You recently indicated here you thought Wikipedia's article on the DuMont Television Network was Good Article-worthy. I am glad someone stumbled upon the information, and have spent a lot of time building up this article on the "forgotten network". Should we list it for consideration?

Happy editing! Firsfron of Ronchester 22:08, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the encouragement, Kicking. I've listed it for GA candidacy. Thanks for your positive and useful comments. Best, Firsfron of Ronchester 19:08, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] BAE Systems (again)

Hi. You made some very constructive suggestions on this article's FAC

I've had a look over the FAC. I think all of the objections have been addressed:
  • Lists — Dramatic difference between this version (pre-FAC) [2] and the current version. [3]
  • History section too short and only one subsection — Fixed. Including expansion (as per your suggestion) of how and why the merger came about. Namely GEC's desire to sell Marconi Electronic Systems and British Aerospace's fear that an American company would buy it and become a major competitor in the UK market.
  • "Odd edit link" — I'm assuming that has been fixed, I haven't noticed one.
  • "Refs do not use cite php format" — Fixed
  • Quotes should not be in italics — Fixed
  • Reorganisation suggestions followed.
  • Criticism too short — It could do with more, but I have expanded it a lot since the FAC. Pre-FAC [4] and the current version BAE Systems#Criticisms
I'm not proposing to rush into a FAC right away. I know there are still improvements to be made. However it has come a long way since August and would welcome any suggestions. Many thanks. Mark83 21:52, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for offer to take a look and thanks for the compliments too! Mark83 20:16, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Weird Al" Yankovic FA nomination

Thank you for your support! ~ Gromreaper 12:48, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you for supporting my RfA

 Thank you for your support in my RfA, which passed with a final tally of (56/0/2). It was great to see so much kind support from such competent editors and administrators as commented on my RfA.

I know I have much reading to do before I'll feel comfortable enough to use some of the more powerful admin tools, so I'll get right to it.

Again, thanks; └ OzLawyer / talk ┐ 13:38, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Comments on Gosworth High AfD

Not to be pissy, but could you please refrain from calling ideas held by a large number of Wikipedians "stupid"? It's an easy word to throw at something you don't agree with, but the actual arguments in your comment such as "Almost every school that ever existed has some notable alumni" are much easier to discuss, and resorting to name calling just demeans the good points you have. I'm sure your input on the matter of notability criteria for schools would be appreciated {{WP:SCHOOL|here]]. Have a great day! -bobby 22:14, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] John Hewitt

Thanks for stating that you believe the subject of my article is notable, but what is the significance of removing the {{hangon}} tag? None of my articles has ever been proposed for deletion before.Wfgiuliano 00:12, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Understood. Thanks.Wfgiuliano 00:13, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
I honestly think Wikipedia is a power trip for some people, rather than a chance to add to the world's body of knowledge. I don't want to take up too much of your time, but how and when is this likely to be resolved?Wfgiuliano 00:23, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
All right, thank you very much. Wfgiuliano 00:49, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Talk page policy

On a completely unrelated note, I also completely object to your policy of having a user who posts to your talk page to watch your page. Why could you not have the common courtesy to post to their talk page, so that the system will tell them when they have a new message? People have other things to do on WP than to constantly reload your talk page in the hopes that you'll answer them. Of course, that's just my opinion. If someone is kind enough to reach out to you (and I am honestly trying to elicit discourse, not to attack you or tell you you're fundamentally wrong or anything of the sort), you should reach out to them. -- Kicking222 01:18, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

I have posted the notice on my page to make it clear how I intend to maintain conversations, complete with a note that I'm willing to comply with those who request otherwise. Why have you chosen to phrase this as a conflict rather than a simple request instead? You're the first to have a problem with this.
My default preference is that conversations remain unfragmented on the page where they started. I am disappointed that you chose to phrase this as a confrontation rather than simply follow the simple instructions posted at the top of my talk page. (I am now pasting your post and my reply both to your "talk" per your preference, and per my talk page, I am now watching yours for replies.) Unfocused 01:35, 4 November 2006 (UTC)