User talk:King of Hearts/Archive/2006.01

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[edit] AFD Bot

I think your AFD Bot is running slightly off time. Just a few minutes ago, at only 23:53, it auto-updated AFD instead of at 0:00. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 23:57, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

That's intentional. There are several scripts that the bot operates at the same time, and I don't want the server to block any of the bot's requests so I intentionally update the AFD page first. So for about 7 minutes, the page is redlinked. --AllyUnion (talk) 08:23, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/American Lift S.A.

Hi, after reading your comment on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/American Lift S.A., I thought I should remind you that "foreign language" is not a criteria for speedy deletion. Non-English articles should be listed on Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English for translation. Happy New Year! — TheKMantalk 18:34, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] COTWs

Hey King of Hearts, thanks for your useful help in the COTW-process. However, when picking a new one..don't forget to remove the {{cotw}}-template from the old one, and to modify {{cpcotw}} and {{currentCOTWS}}. Please keep that in mind for next time, otherwise thanks for your good work!Image:Weather rain.pngSoothingR 10:40, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Well, I don't see how the {{cotw2}} and {{cotw3}}-topic relates to my above comments...but I'll answer your question anyway. Yes, it will be wise to use those templates in the future, thanks for that suggestion.Image:Weather rain.pngSoothingR 06:21, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Oh that edit summary..{{cotw2}} was just a redirect to {{cotw}} at the time of my edit. Hence my edit summary.Image:Weather rain.pngSoothingR 20:32, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy keep?

Hey, you just closed this discussion: [1]. According to Wikipedia:Speedy_keep, this can only happen "ONLY if one of the following holds:

    • the nominator withdraws the AFD and there have been no votes to delete so far
    • the nominator clearly states that s/he actually wants the article renamed, merged, moved or redirected, rather than deleted, and the AFD has not yet received any valid delete votes
    • the nomination was clear-cut vandalism or WP:POINT and nobody disputes this or votes to delete it anyway (since calling a nomination vandalistic does not make it so and actual POINT-making AFD nominations appear far less frequently than accusations thereof)."

You're in clear violation of this rule. Please either revert it back, or I'll report to the admins. Peter S. 23:55, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Spam problem

Thank you for warning me but I didn't consider my link as spaming because it includes the information related to the topic!

Thank you. Best Regards, Refik

—the preceding unsigned comment is by 85.92.240.105 (talk • contribs)

[edit] Re: Slim Desktop Computer

Thanks! I didn't know that. --worthawholebean talkcontribs 02:06, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of English words containing Q not followed by U

Could you consider your objection on Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of English words containing Q not followed by U in the light of the replies to it? Would be most grateful. Soo 13:12, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

And again. Soo 23:13, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] (Untitled)

This is a real person yes but is a historical person so why is this being deleted?

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Jose_hobday"

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Xtabi4 (talk • contribs) 00:42, January 9, 2006.

It's being deleted because it doesn't assert the significance of Jose hobday. See Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion for more details. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 00:50, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Oh well I'm new to this and I need an article on her. I can't figure out how to request an article. Can you do it for me? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Xtabi4 (talk • contribs) 01:20, January 9, 2006. Okay thanks for the help I still dont think I have done this right but maybe Wikipedia wasn't supose to have an article on José hobday. --Xtabi4 22:45, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] re:Semi-Protection of George W. Bush

Hi, I was wondering why you changed the template on the George W. Bush page from {{sprotected}} to {{sprotected-small}}. (Please answer on my talk page.) -- King of Hearts | (talk) 05:17, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

Firstly, I felt that having code at the top of the page was unproductive, and it was not my descision to have the box and image removed, I merely coppied them. I now see that this was coppied from another template {{Sp-semiprotected}}, and that my template should likely be deleted. I added this template to the page as it looks much better than code, and is smaller than {{semi-protected}}. Thanks, Mysekurity 12:15, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Popups installation

Two things:

  1. It's User:King of Hearts/monobook.js, not User:King of Hearts/Monobook.js. I suspect that neither file was deleted, but you just got confused between them.
  2. Don't use + signs before options. This will cause a javascript error which probably stops the script from executing. In other words, change this:
             + popupFixRedirs=true;
             + popupFixDabs=true;
             + popupLastEditLink=false;

to this:

popupFixRedirs=true;
popupFixDabs=true;
popupLastEditLink=false;
Lupin|talk|popups 01:30, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sharon Tendler/Cindy the Dolphin

Hi, I noticed that you previously took part in the AFD on Cindy the Dolhpin. The article is back up for deletion. I thought you might like to vote. Afd Cindy the Dolphin. Thanks Englishrose 23:08, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] COTW Project

You voted for Invasion, this week's Collaboration of the week. Please come and help it become a featured-standard article. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 18:26, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. I thought there was a difference between voting and being conscripted! :) Anyway, I've done what I can at Talk:Invasion#COTW: Suggested framework, and now I'm running away on holiday. — Zigger «º» 14:04, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CloseAFD.js

Funny, you're sure it isn't working? I have the exact same script installed, along with Lupin's popups and test-n.js, and I have no problems whatsoever. Did you clear your cache (by pressing shift+F5 or shift+refresh) after copying it to your monobook.js? Johnleemk | Talk 01:35, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Washington requested move

I think that proposing to move Washington was inappropriate as it was only one week ago that the same proposal failed to achieve consensus, in the section immediately above yours. Please wait a reasonable amount of time, at least a month, before re-proposing a move, and please consider withdrawing this proposal. Thanks! — Knowledge Seeker দ 06:56, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your consideration. I appreciate it! — Knowledge Seeker দ 02:02, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] AFD Eeyore's

I'd like to ask you to withdraw your nomination for deletion for Eeyore's Birthday Party. I have created an extensively referenced article which shows the event is attended by thousands every year -- under what criteria do you feel this is non-notable? Kit O'Connell (Todfox: user / talk / contribs) 00:10, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Here is a quote from this article published in 2005 in the Daily Texan: Thousands of children, parents, college students and hippies camped out at Pease Park on Saturday afternoon to celebrate Eeyore's birthday for the 42nd time since the celebration began 1963. I want to Assume good faith, but it does feel as though you did not try to follow my references before nominating this article. Kit O'Connell (Todfox: user / talk / contribs) 00:18, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
Still, I don't think something like this is really notable enough to be on Wikipedia. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 00:20, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
An event attended by thousands every year doesn't merit a mention? When would a festival be notable? 1000 attendees? 2000? 10,000? At the very least you should correct your AfD to remove the idea that this was something I 'made up in school.' Thanks. Kit O'Connell (Todfox: user / talk / contribs) 00:29, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
Never mind, I'll withdraw the nomination. It sounded a bit made up though, so it might need some cleanup. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 00:40, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks I appreciate the withdrawl. I have added some more detail to the article, as well as two commons photos. If you still feel it needs cleanup I'd appreciate your further input on how to make the event sound more verifiable. Kit O'Connell (Todfox: user / talk / contribs) 01:30, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] simple:

I got this request, and I just want to confirm that it was made by you. Please reply on my talk page here on en: . -- Netoholic @ 03:27, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for confirming. I've renamed the your account. You can add interlanguage links by adding [[simple:User:King of Hearts]] to your user page here, and [[en:User:King of Hearts]] to your Simple: user page. -- Netoholic @ 05:18, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re Reverting vandalism

Actually it's a script. This one [2]. It doesn't work with popups though. It will add a "rollback" button on the diff page. Alternatively you can copy everything from this page [3] and you can modify it.

Well, from what I know the script doesn't work right with IE (at least for me), as you will see the "script error" at the status bar while trying to preform a rollback. Sorry but I don't know anything other than that. --Ichiro (山本一郎) 00:28, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sustainability Page

The material on the sustainability index is not appropriate for the page and the person who put it there can not accept that it is not academically rigourous and keeps putting it back up, that is valdalism and he or she should be banned not me, my intention is to ensure a rigourous definition. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Charliebrown (talk • contribs) .

[edit] QQ

Hi, Something in pywiki spacepadded to 500 chars on some articles leaving files of 40-100K. I'm getting them back via a 2-step process of first replacing 64 spaces with QQ and then replacing that. Thanks for checking ! Dlyons493 Talk 20:38, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Denver

Vote for John Denver on the ACD; I'll vote for Sam Llyod. Carolaman 01:48, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

  • I'm sorry, but I don't know much about John Denver, so I won't be of much use voting for him on AID. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 03:10, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] (Untitled2)

Hi: Thanks for the assist on that reversion. This was my first try at learning the editing methods on Wikipedia. Good regards, Scott

—the preceding unsigned comment is by 68.48.125.32 (talk • contribs) 05:28, January 23, 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nuke Polkacide?

OK, I give up; why do you want the Polkacide article to be deleted? Sheesh, I don't think it was more than 2 minutes after I saved the goddamn thing that your tag appeared. Care to explain why? (I created it as a stub for others to expand on.) --ILike2BeAnonymous 05:16, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

OK, you say the reason for deletion is that it is "vanity about a non-notable band". This leaves the question, who determines this—and how? Can you specifically say why you believe Polkacide is non-notable? I'd say, judging by the other articles here (such as tons of articles about fictional characters in questionably-important works like The Simpsons, etc.) that this band is a lot more "notable".

I am familiar with the band, though not a member, friend or fan, and I believe that they are significant at least within their region (S.F. Bay Area) and therefore worthy of mention here.

I look forward to hearing your further explanations. --ILike2BeAnonymous 05:30, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

I accuse you of being entirely too overzealous in posting requests for deletion (apropos the Polkacide article). The following is copied from that article's talk page:

Please don't nuke me!

Along with the recent assertions of non-non-notability made by PJM, let me add one more: Polkacide was featured on a segment of NPR's All Things Considered (link here).

To be honest, it does piss me off a bit, because those who absolutely leapt to move to delete this article could have done the same research (I provided the link to the band's website, which contains this link). I believe this overzealous requesting deletion is actually against the general sense of Wikipedia's rules, if not the letter. It was literally within less than 5 minutes after I created this article that the rfd "tag" appeared on it. No mention on any talk pages. I mean, whoa: back off, call off your dogs, OK? --ILike2BeAnonymous 16:45, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kurdish Music

Because of an an unfair assited pop revision this page cannot be cleaned up of politically motivated comments and copyright violations. —the preceding unsigned comment is by 201.17.212.126 (talk • contribs) 05:19, January 26, 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Denver again...

It doesn't matter. Just vote for him. Carolaman 18:32, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

  • It does matter. If the article wins, then I won't be able to contribute to it. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 00:52, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ukpcdaz

what exactly have I done to attack another user?Ukpcdaz 01:16, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

You have written an article about someone's penis, which is considered an attack. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 01:18, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
Firstly, the article is complimentary, secondly, the article is not about a user, it is about someone who IS known for his extraordinarily large penis - so I don't see the problem?Ukpcdaz 01:19, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
There are only 14 results on Google about that, so I don't think it's very notable, even if it is true. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 01:22, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
Sir Harry Kroto, the most notorious chemist of our time, only gets 24. So is he, too not [notable]? —the preceding unsigned comment is by Ukpcdaz (talk • contribs) 01:26, January 28, 2006 (UTC)
Anyways, an article on someone's penis isn't very encyclopedic. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 01:28, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
It is in the case where it might potentially be the biggest in the universe, don't you think? Which, according to the song written about it, it is. Ukpcdaz 01:31, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
Then don't talk about the penis itself. Just create an article about the song, which you should check with WP:MUSIC first to see its notability. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 01:32, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
Although notable in its own right, the penis iteself is the cause of the song, which by default makes the penis itself more notable. Ukpcdaz 01:48, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
If a famous singer sings a song about a little boy, then what's more notable, the song or the boy? -- King of Hearts | (talk) 01:51, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
If a person dies, and there is a funeral, which is more important, the death of a person, or the funeral? Ukpcdaz 02:49, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
Simply put, neither the song nor the penis are notable enough. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 02:59, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
If you have never heard of them, does that mean it not notable, or you are not knowledgeable of them?Ukpcdaz 03:07, 28 January 2006 (UTC) - How can you claim, that a penis, estimated to be capable of use in space travel, is not notable? if that is the case, the Apollo space missions too were not notable, NASA it non notable.
It's true that I haven't heard of them, but Google has only heard of them 14 times. Besides, the reference to its use in space travel is only included in the song; what proof do you have of it? -- King of Hearts | (talk) 03:10, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Special:Emailuser

Copied from Wikipedia:Help Desk

Is there a way I can email myself to test the function out? When I try it, an error message appears. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 01:09, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

It seems you have not specified an email address in "my preferences". - Akamad 01:17, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
I have an email in "my preferences". -- King of Hearts | (talk) 04:49, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
When you try to email yourself, does it work? -- King of Hearts | (talk) 04:51, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
Hi. I sent one to myself and it worked. In "My Preferences" there is a check box titled "Enable e-mail from other users" next to the "change password" fields, on the "user profile" tab. Has that been ticked off? - Akamad 06:37, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, that's the problem. Now I've fixed it, thanks! -- King of Hearts | (talk) 23:49, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Test

Sorry, about the test, I reverted myself but I guess you got to it first. The template below, wasn't appearing up to date, but it did if I just edited the article, which would of worked without anyone noticing except I accidentally pressed the button on the bottom. Anyway, that edit wasn't on purpose. 12.220.94.199 00:14, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 70.131.38.119

Another admin has semi-protected his talk page so that he can't edit it.--Shanel 00:29, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How many entries?

Can the number of entires in google really be used to determine notability of a subject? And if so, what number is the "threshold" to be crossed in order to be a notable article? 100? 500? Who determines this number? Thanks for all of your help, this is very interesting to me as this is the first time I've seen a page deleted due to "lack of" more than 70 google entries through a search. Madangry 00:46, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

The Google test is just a rough guideline to check for notability, and less than 100 results probably isn't enough. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 00:51, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
"This technique works reasonably well for weeding out hoaxes, fictions, and personal theories and hypotheses. It can also be used to ascertain whether a topic is of sufficiently broad interest to merit inclusion in the wiki, though this application is highly subject to bias...In some cases, articles have been kept with Google hit counts as low as 15 and some claim that this undermines the validity of the Google test in its entirety. However, in fact, this reflects on the rather uneven and subjective nature of the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion process more than on the usefulness of the Google test. The Google test has always been and very likely always will remain an imperfect tool used to produce a general gauge of notability. It is not and should never be considered definitive." Madangry 00:56, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
An album should be discussed in the internet pretty often, so the Google test for You Call This Music?! Volume 2 is relatively accurate. If there is less than 100 Google hits, it's more likely than not to be non-notable. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 01:03, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
I whole-heartedly agree that albums should be discussed in the internet pretty often (on a side note: "should be" doesn't mean "will be."). No offense to your perspective or thoughts on the subject but, again, how often is "pretty often." No doubt Cypress Hill or Hillary Duff albums will have more hits than an underground punk compilation album. In my eyes that does not make the mainstream album any more notable than the underground album. Also...I could probably see more of your perspective if it was less than 20 hits, or 10. But 69? That seems like an adequate number of links for an underground album which came out in 2002. And this...is my perspective. Anyway, thanks for the nice debate. Madangry 01:17, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] MFD

Afd is for articles. Cfd is for categories. Tfd is for templates. Ifd is for images. Rfd is for re-directs. What is Mfd for?? Georgia guy 23:40, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for asking. MFD stands for Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion, i.e., anything that doesn't fit the previous descriptions. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 23:42, 31 January 2006 (UTC)