:: Things I learned ... the hard way
The following things I have learned the hard way on Wikipedia and are include here for my future reference, and so that you can learn from them too. You are likely here because I have included a link to here on your talk page. I did that just so that you can see that I'm no expert, and simply learned the same way you did...the hard way...and having some nice editor correct me as well. :)
Talk: not general discussion
Welcome to Wikipedia! I am glad to see you are interested in discussing a topic. However, as a general rule, talk pages such as Talk:EHarmony are for discussion related to improving the article, not general discussion about the topic. Please refrain from doing this in the future. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. -FisherQueen (Talk) 02:02, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
- Great point, thanks! Tiggerjay 02:08, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
Merger proposal
The section in the Disneyland article is supposed to just be a summary of Happiest Homecoming on Earth. I've updated the section with a main tag and a hidden warning to only update the Happiest Homecoming article. I've merged the redundant information that had crept into the Disneyland article. Thanks. --Monotonehell 15:15, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
- Brilliant! Thank you! Tiggerjay 20:28, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
Life Church
Thanks for your input regarding LC. I am not obsessing about this matter, however don't feel like writing it off. Like I have said many times, God did not tell me to do what I did, however Craig Groeschel most certainly did (referring to a sermon I attended when he said he encourages people to critique him and his organization). Have a good one friend!--Shunt11 21:24, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
CSD
Hey, I was just wondering, is there a reason you tagged someone else's talk page for speedy deletion? [1] Just curious... Thanks, Sarah 07:03, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
- Hi Sarah, consider it a newbie mistake. My intention was to flag his account in someway (without knowing proper protocol) regarding this user as it appears to have only been used inappropriately since its creation recently. Apparently some other admins noticed it and banned the user for 31 hours. I hope that will resolve the problem. :) Let me know what the procedure should be for future use. Thanks. Tiggerjay 05:33, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
- No worries, Tiggerjay. I thought it was probably an error but I wasn't sure and just wanted to check. I'm not really sure what you mean by flagging his account, but if you want to request an account block, you can list it at WP:AIV, or if you are looking for warning templates to put on a user's page, they are listed here. If that doesn't answer your question, feel free to let me know. Cheers, Sarah 06:24, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
Afouène Gharbi
Hello, I noticed you added a speedy deletion tag to this article. I have contested it, as the article is about a notable football player and contains sufficient information to rise to at least a 'stub' level. Please review the article, and if you agree, I would appreciate if you removed the speedy delete tag. If you think the article is still lacking content, perhaps a RfD would be appropriate? Best regards. Jogurney 05:01, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
- I will review again and reply. Tiggerjay 05:05, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
My comments
Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. However, talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments is considered bad practice, even if you meant well. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. BIGNOLE (Contact me) 18:51, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
- BIGNOLE - I'm not sure to what talk page you are referring to? I have not deleted anything (or at least intentionally). Please advise. Thanks Tiggerjay 18:54, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
- At the discussion over the image that Hornet is trying to delete b/c he believes it is child porn. You removed several things from one of my comments, and when I replaced them and requested that you not delete portions of my comments you did it again and also deleted my request that you not do it. BIGNOLE (Contact me) 18:56, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
- Sorry about that, it appears that we are both editing it at the same time and some how it is getting our edits mixed up or something? I have not intentionally deleted anything. :) Sorry. Tiggerjay 19:02, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
- Actually, now that I go back and look at what was removed, I agree it was an accident. I added a comment but interrupted my own train of thought when I was searching for a link. So my second edit came back and finished, but I think you were commenting at the same time there was probably a conflict that forced mine out. Since the second removal came about a minute after I put it back, chances are that it was the same thing as before. My bad, I should have looked closer at was what was removed and when. BIGNOLE (Contact me) 19:06, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
- Hey, no problem. :) Glad that to makes sense to you and me. Have a great weekend. Tiggerjay 19:08, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
- Actually, now that I go back and look at what was removed, I agree it was an accident. I added a comment but interrupted my own train of thought when I was searching for a link. So my second edit came back and finished, but I think you were commenting at the same time there was probably a conflict that forced mine out. Since the second removal came about a minute after I put it back, chances are that it was the same thing as before. My bad, I should have looked closer at was what was removed and when. BIGNOLE (Contact me) 19:06, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
- Sorry about that, it appears that we are both editing it at the same time and some how it is getting our edits mixed up or something? I have not intentionally deleted anything. :) Sorry. Tiggerjay 19:02, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
- At the discussion over the image that Hornet is trying to delete b/c he believes it is child porn. You removed several things from one of my comments, and when I replaced them and requested that you not delete portions of my comments you did it again and also deleted my request that you not do it. BIGNOLE (Contact me) 18:56, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
You do the same. BIGNOLE (Contact me) 19:10, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
Zack and Cody
Please help stop redirecting episodes for Zack and cody and having separate episode pages . user:avi charizard
- Please see you talk page regarding this. Thanks Tiggerjay 18:10, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
Copyright
I let them revert didn't I?-- Hornetman16 04:06, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
- I wanted to make sure you didn't undo their reverts as you had previously. Also, since I have your attention, please checkout Philippians_4:13 as it is under discussion by some other editors as to if should have its own page or should simply be incorporated into Philippians Tiggerjay 04:08, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
Eric Lloyd Williams
You've recommended that an image called "cricket resize" that I added to my article on Eric Lloyd Williams be speedily deleted. You say the image has been tagged as unknown for more than seven days. In fact I posted it only two days ago. It's an old family photograph that I want to place in the public domain with no copyright restrictions. Could you please let me know how to do this? Thanks - Rustyproof
- Rustyproof, please be aware that your image was deleted because it failed to contain a proper copyright tag. Also note that your other images posted do not have proper copyright or licensing information and may be subject to deletion. Additionally, I only requested that it be deleted because it was not properly tag. But it was the decision of an administration to actually delete the image, not mine. I do not have the ability to delete images. To have your image restored, you will need to re-upload it since once it is deleted by an administrator, it is effectively gone forever. Keep an eye on your talk page because similar notices will be posted here about your images, which will give you an opportunity to resolve the problem(s) before action is taken. The deletion and tagging of your message is not a reflection on your good intentions, but rather to comply with the policies of Wikipedia. To learn more about these policies, you can begin here WP:Images. Tiggerjay 05:45, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
Nokia 5300 links
I added a couple of links on the 5300 page to the 5300 reviews of two highly respected (and rival) phone sites, Gsm Arena and Mobile Review.
These sites have been linked to from many other phone pages on Wikipedia, and I cannot find anything in the Wikipedia guidelines which forbid adding these links.
Could you please give a specific reason why these sites should not be linked to, because I cannot find any reason. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.146.47.250 (talk • contribs)
- First, please remember to sign your message, as already noted under your talk page. Next, regarding your question, please see WP: Is not a directory. Tiggerjay 19:56, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
- Tiggerjay, I did look at that article, and the guidelines, and I cannot see anything that applies to the links I added. The only way they could be against the rules is if all external links are banned.
- Could you please give me a direct reason why those links were removed? A direct reason is not a reference to the rulebook.
- Those links are both to photo-heavy pages about the 5300 and contain dozens of high res high quality images of the phone which could not be included directly on Wikipedia for copyright reasons. These are useful links for anyone who wants to find out more about the phone.
- The guidelines say links should be useful, tasteful, informative, factual, etc. Both of those links were all of those things. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.146.47.250 (talk • contribs)
- Again, please sign your messages. However, I have reconsidered the links and have reverted back to re-include them. Wikipedia:External_links Tiggerjay 04:18, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Daddy Yankee
Excuse me but my contribution on daddy yankee was relevant!!
- First, please remember to sign your posts.
- Second, the information you posted was disputable and therefore required proper citing or provide source information. Without this information, your posts will continue to be reverted. Please see the information which was left on your talk page. Follow the related links. And in all follow-up posts, please remember to sign them. Tiggerjay 05:36, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years
Thanks for your comments. I plan to take a cue from some of the tags on your User page. Cheers! Ste3ve 00:11, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Re:Philippians 4:13
Hi Tiggerjay! Thank you for your advice on Philippians 4:13. I understand what you are saying, and I will remember about that the next time I think about doing it. Happy Editing! H irohisatTalk Page 00:54, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
welcome template
Please put {{subst:welcome}} instead of {{welcome}}. It reduces server load, and the user won't feel like it's a bot message. Thanks -FlubecaTalk 03:35, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
- Sounds good, thanks. Tiggerjay 03:38, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
Disneyland photos
I object to your comment that my photos of Disneyland were fan-site-ish. How very rude you are. I visited Disneyland during a trip to the United States and took 'holiday' photos — not fansite photos. It would appear that photos, which are taken by a visitor to your country (persumably you are American), are rated by you as being unimportant and trivial. Figaro 09:39, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
- Figaro - I did not mean to offend you or your pictures. You misunderstand my comments, as the primary reason was the images were outdated, over 20 years old -- for a park which is constantly adding new attractions, the age of these photos reduce the value since they do not provide an accurate representation of the park. Additionally, the photos add little value by themselves in a gallery, and may be more appropriate if placed inline to the sections or in the separate articles related to the images. Since they appear to simply be a collection of someone's personal pictures without much value, is what leads me to suggest that they are more appropriate for a "fan site" instead of an encyclopedic article. Tiggerjay 21:38, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
The term Republic of Newfoundland
Dear Tiggerjay; I just posted at my user page, what I think is some important information about a phenomonon that has spread across Newfoundland and given way to many misconceptions. My entry, I feel is important to try and clear up these misconceptions, namely, the term "Republic of Newfoundland" which is a term I invented back in the early 1980s. I seem to have been marked for guick deletion, but I guess I need help.Snuffy Jackson 00:09, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
- Snuffy, I had marked your user page in error and have revered that request for deletion. You are free to post just about anything on your user page. However, if you create an article in the mainspace, the article will need to meet certain guidelines, including notability. To establish this, you will need provide some reliable, external sources to confirm that your article is of significant value. Please see your talk page for more information. Tiggerjay 02:44, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
Talk:New Orleans Square
I don't see why it shouldn't be included. Any particular reasons? There was once information about New Orleans Square on the New Orleans, Louisiana page, so I think it would be relevant enough Staroftheshow86 13:24, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks, please see your talk page for reply. Tiggerjay 13:24, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
Criticism of Battle Cry
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- Okay, please delete. The original intention was to separate this information out from the main article, such as what was done with Windows Vista. However, since the information was reverted back to the main article, it would be a good idea to remove this POV fork. Tiggerjay 11:20, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
Simpson University
Hey there. I've had to tell someone else this, so don't feel bad, but be careful not to add the Bible college category to liberal arts colleges. Bible colleges are different from liberal arts colleges and seminaries. Aepoutre 14:20, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
- Ah yes, you are correct. I noticed somebody else added this category to another local Christian university and figured that it would apply to Simpson, but I acted to quickly. Tiggerjay 00:30, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Richard E. Fallis
I pulled the speedy nomination from this article and replaced it with a PROD. The article mentions that he was a published author, which is a credible claim of significance. Thanks! VQuakr (talk) 02:09, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
- Eh, I see where you are coming from but two things also stood out to me: (1) this appears to be created by a SPA; and (2) I have been unable to find his book published or referenced or available anywhere except through recent posts relating to this obituary, hence verifiability. But since you've changed it, lets have the PROD stand for now. Tiggerjay (talk) 02:17, 28 April 2011 (UTC)