User talk:Acroterion/Archive Q4 2013

vicki breazeale

Why did you delete me? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vicki breazeale (talk • contribs) 20:13, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

I deleted Clean Air America, Inc., which appeared to consist of your resume, and which gave no indication of what the company was or whether it was important. Please remember that Wikipedia strongly discourages autobiographies, and that all content, especially biographies, must be sourced to third-party sources. Acroterion (talk) 01:27, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

thank you

hi, i am user wwwoiopetohk, i know you are very busy, but could you keep your promise, thanks. i will not post content that violates any copyrights. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.203.71.130 (talk) 11:22, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Luvplanet

Hi - thanks for your note. I was hoping someone else would do an article on this band, they are too good not to be in Wikipedia. A major publisher is interested in my own book so I have no time to spend on WP making the article that they deserve. Is there anyone who might be able to do them justice? Best to build UP Wikipedia rather than tear it down with speedy deletions. Thanks again.Geĸrίtzl (talk) 23:44, 8 September 2013 (UTC)

Centralia, PA

After searching, I finally got a 1917, postmark from Centrailia, it will of course ne wiki legal and posted upon my receipt of it. I thought of all places, THAT needs a postmarkCoal town guy (talk) 02:20, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Rufus M Rose

Acroterion,

It's been years since we talked; I've been absent from Wikipedia writing Rich's: A Southern Institution. That said, I'm back and created a new page - Rufus M Rose; how do I see it live; make sure it's correct? I left questions in the edit box. Carsonmc (talk) 23:32, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Good to see you back. It's live now at Rufus M. Rose (I moved it from Rufus M Rose for punctuation reasons), and I did a little tidying. I'll add some categories and some biographical templates. So, you wrote about Rich's? I remember the Christmas tree on the bridge over Spring Street.Has the store been torn down or repurposed? Acroterion (talk) 01:57, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

I did write about Rich's; does this mean I get my own Wiki page. Ha! Parts of the store were torn down, but the main 1924 bldg. is still there. Thanks for the edits on Rose!Carsonmc (talk) 13:54, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

Ricco Villanueva Siasoco

why deleted? --Kmen245 (talk) 16:39, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

Because there was no explanation of who he is and why he's notable: "He talks about Hate Crimes." provides no encyclopedic content for readers. Can you provide sources that might help to explain why he should be included in an encyclopedia? Acroterion (talk) 16:41, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

I just googled him i Think he is enough importance. --Kmen245 (talk) 16:45, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

Then you'll need to write an encyclopedia article about him, not just a one-line comment. I suggest working it out in your userspace at User:Kmen245/sandbox. He appear to have published some work, but that doesn't automatically make him notable. Acroterion (talk) 16:51, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

User talk:Mike Tyson's Punch-Out

Just wondering why you deleted this user's talk page. hmssolent\^{You rang?} _{ship's log} 01:55, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

General application of WP:DENY, Daker's talkpage access is routinely locked, and he has a tendency to troll his old talkpages and userpages. Acroterion (talk) 02:45, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

Tombstone of Little Albert

Hi Acroterion,

you've added several pictures to this page. Do you live there? If so, i am looking for a picture of the tombstone of 'Little Albert' (Douglas). He should be buried in the cemetery of the Locust Grove Church of the Brethren in Mount Airy, Maryland (c.f.). Would it be possible to get a picture of it? Best regards --Yoursmile (talk) 11:55, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

I pass through Mount Airy fairly often: I'll keep it in mind (it's right off the interstate) and will track down the tombstone - an interesting little scavenger hunt! There are a number of NRHP properties in Carroll County that I want to find, so it can be combined with that effort. Acroterion (talk) 13:04, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

That sounds great. Would be nice if you could leave a message if you did it. There's no hurry. ;-) Thank you in advance --Yoursmile (talk) 16:01, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

Joshua Weinstein

Hello, Acroterion. I see you deleted Joshua Weinstein; could you please restore it because there are multiple Josh Weinsteins which are currently listed as a hatnote at Josh Weinstein plus Precision Tunes' real name is Joshua Weinstein, and I want a bit more information before I create the disambiguation page? Thank you.--Launchballer 23:57, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

The version I deleted in 2008 was an attack page, as the deletion log notes. Please go ahead and create a disambiguation page as new content. Acroterion (talk) 01:35, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject Military history coordinator election

Greetings from WikiProject Military history! As a member of the project, you are invited to take part in our annual project coordinator election, which will determine our coordinators for the next twelve months. If you wish to cast a vote, please do so on the election page by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September! Kirill ^[talk] 16:51, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

REVDEL Request

Hi, can I ask that you remove the potentially copyright infinging email from my talk page in 9 revisions, starting with this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Benboy00&oldid=573625125#Wikipedia_Email_-_Brad . The latest revision does not contain the content. Only the three lines need to be removed. Thanks, Benboy00 (talk) 14:23, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

It's not copyright-based - it's copy/pasting a non-public conversation, AND my real name onto Wikipedia, then re-adding it after it was rightly and properly removed. I'd do it myself ... but since he's already asked you, I'm sure you'll take care of it ES&L 14:43, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

Done, I think, and I agree that it's not a copyright issue so much as an issue of confidentiality, and my summary reflects that. @Benboy, there's collateral damage to an intervening post by HerculesASL, so you ought to get in touch with them about that. Acroterion (talk) 14:46, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

Unfortunately not quite done - the subject of that thread still has my name, and there's a wikilink to that name and my userpage right below - I removed it once, but he re-added it contrary to WP:OUTING. Since I have no desire to edit-war on his talkpage, could you take care of it AND the editor ES&L 14:50, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

I do not see an issue of confidentiality other than the outing, As per [[1]]. When I readded that, it was because I did not realise that it was the name you had a problem with, which I have said on my talk page. Next time, please get a third party to remove content, and please try to make it clear what content it is that you want deleted. Thanks, Benboy00 (talk) 15:04, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

• Like My sincere appreciation ES&L 14:57, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

I'm composing an expanded homily on outing, courtesy, etc. Acroterion (talk) 14:59, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

• Like I too appreciate your intervention. Thanks, Benboy00 (talk) 15:04, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

No problem, lessons learned, etc. Sorry for the somewhat fragmented nature of my actions, I'm at work, fielding emails and phone calls that take priority over WP. Acroterion (talk) 15:19, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXXXXX, September 2013

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new Featured and A-Class content Book reviews: Nick-D looks at the American Civil War

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R Software Solution

Hi,

I just found that you have deleted my content.I know reason was specified there but i want to put this info because i want to let to people of bihar that an IT company can be started from bihar(very poor state from my country).We have started it from very small.So people can look bihar and can appreciate it .So Many people can not go out from bihar for searching the job.

So this was the my basic concern putting that info about this company.

I hope you will understand this.

Thanks & Regards, Rajnish — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rajranjan12 (talk • contribs) 20:43, 21 September 2013 (UTC)

I understand, but Wikipedia doesn't accept advertising, however well-intentioned. Acroterion (talk) 23:11, 21 September 2013 (UTC)

Wyoming NRHP stubs

I've just finished editing and uploading some recent photos of NRHP sites in Niobrara County, WY, and I'd like to shoot you a quick compliment on the three articles that I've just illustrated. Although I wouldn't rate them higher than stubs, they are definitely quality stubs. Thanks for the nice work on them.

I'm sorry that the photos couldn't come up to the standards of the articles: I was racing a cloudbank to Lusk, and it beat me there by a minute or so. From a mile east, I could see the red water-tank shining nicely in the sun, but by the time I actually pulled up beside it, the sun was hidden; and by the time I made it to the C&H Refinery, it was downright gloomy. Ammodramus (talk) 18:44, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, quality stubs were what I was aiming for. I think you did pretty well considering, and given the distances one must travel in Wyoming to secure a picture; you can't wait around or pre-position for optimal lighting. If you wish I can spend a little time in Photoshop punching them up a little bit.

These Niobrara County articles reflect my philosophy of stub creation, and to me represent a minimal encyclopedia article, though I've occasionally done less when there was nothing much to work with. It was a considerable task to write as much as I did about a @#$%&! vacant lot! That one really ought to be de-registered. There was lots more in the C&H Refinery nomination form, but it was a little over-detailed, if anything, so I was content to summarize for now. The water tower nom, by contrast, was a bit light on content and more concerned with the railroad than the structure. For those articles to be starts I'd like to have images (thanks!), sections, and another source. There's no hope for the vacant lot. Acroterion (talk) 19:47, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

Sympathize re. the vacant-lot article. For what it's worth, Malcolm X House Site is another one, although it's got some picnic tables and things in addition to the historical marker. One wonders whether, say, the specific stretch of Delaware River that Washington crossed is NHRP as well...

I'll try to hit the Lusk refinery again sometime. It looked like a site that could be tolerably photogenic, given the right light. The Van Tassel site, however, will have to wait for a more talented photographer than I. Ammodramus (talk) 19:56, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Four Comments re Perth Edit

(1) Stop confusing good faith edit with vandalism.

(2) Edited section re WW2 Perth sub base was not documented in citation provided at the end of the sentence.

(3) If edited scetion meant to refer to only one small part of the whole Pacific Ocean then that small part should be identified by its name, i.e. the "South China Sea".

(4) Why don't you do something constructive yourself, like locate documentation suggested in (2), and like make the change suggested in (3)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.234.185.147 (talk) 21:38, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

It serves to point out that you were editing based on your personal deduction (with a justification based on mistaken geography and only passing reference to sourcing), and the editor you chastised (on their userpage, not their talkpage) properly reverted your change, though calling it vandalism wasn't appropriate either. You're welcome to provide references yourself, which is the preferred action, rather than just cutting stuff that's unreferenced based on your own opinions on geography. If you don't have access to the appropriate reference materials, you can post a request on the article's talkpage. Acroterion (talk) 00:43, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Unblock request follow-up

I'm not sure if you're watching the page, but Timeweddingdress (talk · contribs) has agreed to your unblock terms. --Jezebel'sPonyo^{bons mots} 23:17, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll check in with them. Acroterion (talk) 00:44, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

change the user name

hello! how can i change the user name ? please give me the link, i can't find it anywhere. thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Timeweddingdress (talk • contribs) 01:12, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Username change requests can be found at WP:CHU/S. Acroterion (talk) 01:15, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

September 2013

What exactly did I write which was not neutral? And what exactly is neutral about "Holocaust denial goes beyond respected practices of historical revisionism to distort and deny history along preconceived notions". There are also no citations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.239.214.130 (talk) 01:32, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

You were blocked for this edit [2] and this edit [3] which fall firmly into Holocaust denial. The edit you are apparently inquiring about [4], seen in the light of the later edits, is part of the pattern, though in itself it's relatively innocuous. Lead paragraphs summarize referenced material farther down in the article (and did you check that the references at the end of the paragraph support the assertion?), but it's clear that you have a different agenda than adding quality references or maintaining neutrality. By the way, your other IP is blocked, so I've blocked this one too to keep you from evading your block. Acroterion (talk) 01:46, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

So because I actually wrote a neutral look at what holocaust denial is, I'm blocked? That seems very excessive. Just mention that you want slanderous and biased articles. Why bother actually writing what holocaust denial is on the page dedicated to it.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:C88:4000:A004:224:36FF:FEB3:14B1 (talk) 10:25, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

"Holocaust denial goes beyond respected practices of historical revisionism to distort and deny history along preconceived notions" is a admirably succinct and neutral summary of denial and of what you've been trying to do. Wikipedia isn't a place to rewrite history or to promote fiction that supports your views . This IP's (from the University of Iceland, I note) blocked too, and our discussion is closed. Further block evasion or insertion of your POV will result in longer blocks. Acroterion (talk) 11:22, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

Is this kosher?

I've been a wikipedian for about three years now, mostly contributing to the main steampunk page as well as several pages pertaining to the steampunk subculture and steampunk music and entertainment.

About a year ago, when Dr. Steel announced his retirement, I decided to split the large section about his fan club off onto its own page. Today, admin JzG (who as I recall was vehemently opposed to a Dr. Steel wiki entry in the first place) summarily deleted that page, without even benefit of AfD review (or even a speedy deletion tag), removed mention of them on another artist's page, removed mention of them on the page of a local parade they are veteran performers in, and also severely edited the Dr. Steel page as well as even putting up some of Steel's albums for deletion. I feel this is stepping beyond the bounds of an admin and seems like hostile editing, so I wanted to ask another admin about it. Thanks. --Jonnybgoode44 (talk) 03:47, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

You should be discussing this with JzG, not me. However, my uninformed reaction (I know virtually nothing about steampunk and my only contact with Dr. Steel was the protection back in June) is that a fanclub would under virtually all circumstances be non-notable. His fans might be notable if they've been covered at some sort of arm's length from the Doctor. I don't see that in Army of Toy Soldiers, which wasn't deleted - it's a redirect to the Doctor. Based on the extensively self-sourced pre-redirect version, JzG's rationale for a redirect is appropriate. JzG's actions have been, as far as I see, those of an ordinary editor, not an administrator. I'd suggest that you locate independent coverage that supports the independent (from Dr. Steel) notability of the AoTS, if it exists, the discuss it on the talkpage or directly with JzG. Acroterion (talk) 11:58, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your input. --Jonnybgoode44 (talk) 12:11, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

Grazie

Thanks for the talk page protection. I had just mentioned to Courcelles that I was thinking that if my little friend didn't knock off his latest antics soon, I might as for my talk page to be semi'd. Your proactivity is appreciated. Now, if someone would just take away the sock's cell phone and make him sit on the naughty step, we'd all be better off. --Drmargi (talk) 23:30, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

Always happy to bring an evening of stupid misogyny to a premature end. Acroterion (talk) 00:46, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, me, too. That little toe-rag has been pulling this baloney off and on for several years, all because he didn't prevail in a consensus discussion. So silly. --Drmargi (talk) 05:02, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

He's block evading again

Here. Might be worth semi-protecting the page temporarily. — Richard BB 23:07, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Mummy Cave

Hard to believe I overlooked the Blackwater fire of 1937 and Mummy Cave when I wrote Shoshone National Forest and took it to FAC...though neither of those articles existed yet, one would have thought I would have included at least a snippet of those two items. I just added a paragraph about Mummy Cave to the forest article now as part of my multi-month effort to improve the article before someone sends it to FARC.--MONGO 01:31, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

I thought Mummy Cave would be a stub, like 10,000 other stubs about archaeological sites, until Nyttend encouraged me to pursue it to GA. It turned out to be entertaining to research and write, and the article gets more than 20 hits a day, pretty good for an article of that type. Interesting how that turned out to be a GA and the Blackwater article made it to FA (good job!) - strange how tangents can turn out so well.

I've been extremely busy in real life and haven't had the time or energy to do any serious article work, like on Denali, but things tend to slow down in the fourth quarter, for better or worse, so we'll see. Acroterion (talk) 02:39, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Exactly...and as I looked over topos of the immediate area I found another Blackwater Natural Bridge and stubbed that out....it might be the biggest natural rock arch in Wyoming. Denali is going to be a lot of work but you already laid some groundwork there.--MONGO 15:06, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Deleted my page?

Im very confused as to why you deleted my page.

I created an informational page about Yongsan International School of Seoul Aquatics Program. It included information about the program as well as history behind the teams.

Why was it deleted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.131.24.1 (talk) 22:05, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Because it was advertising a program that did not meet Wikipedia's requirements for inclusion on the basis of notability. Encyclopedia articles don't contain passages like "Yet another incredible season goes into the books!", nor do they usually cover youth swimming teams. Please remember that Wikipedia is a global encyclopedia, not a community web host. Acroterion (talk) 22:45, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Reverted Edit?

Hey, why did you revert my edit on Yosemite National Park? I believe the shutdown of it could be considered part of the parks' history, and I put it under the history section. Newyorkadam (talk) 12:05, 1 October 2013 (UTC)Newyorkadam

As I noted in the edit summary, Yosemite is not unique in this: all national parks are closed, and Wikipedia is not the news. I don't see this as a notable event in the park's history warranting inclusion. I don't believe the 1995 shutdowns (21 days for one) are mentioned, nor those which happened in the 1980s or '70s which had the same effect. See Government shutdown in the United States for the full dismal list. Acroterion (talk) 12:12, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Ah, well, ok. Maybe a subsection under history with all of the shutdowns might be useful? I believe it is important to the park's history. Newyorkadam (talk) 12:16, 1 October 2013 (UTC)Newyorkadam

You should discuss it on the article's talkpage first, remembering that it is a featured article. I'm not aware of any national park articles (many of which are FAs) where the shutdowns have been considered significant events in the context of individual park histories - a better place might be in National Park Service, since all parks are affected more or less equally, and national parks tend to get mentioned as obvious victims of shutdowns. Acroterion (talk) 12:22, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Oh, thanks for clearing that up! Newyorkadam (talk) 12:24, 1 October 2013 (UTC)Newyorkadam

I just responded to your last post from a while ago on my Talk page. Could you please respond? (You probably unfollowed my page because I haven't posted on it in so long, sorry!) Newyorkadam (talk) 18:31, 21 October 2013 (UTC)Newyorkadam

Settle ?

Thanks for the input , however im not being distuptive , im learning and trying to work thru the proccess and what i can do and not do .

Ray — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wwtheraven (talk • contribs) 01:53, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

Please remember that advertising is regarded as disruptive on Wikipedia. Now that you know that, please let me know if you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer as best I can. Acroterion (talk) 02:01, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

Request for deletion: Ivelisse Velez

I feel that Ivelisse Velez is very unsourced, poor writing and has no real purpose. It would take a lot of editing to fix all of its content. Also due to the fact that this person is not notable and there is no evidence of notability within the article. FCW/NXT isn't much -- Miss X-Factor (talk) 18:41, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

I am completely unfamiliar with the notability criteria for wrestlers, and it's an area I've intentionally avoided. Please nominate it for deletion if you feel it needs to go. Acroterion (talk) 03:04, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Aniakchak

Acroterion

I am new to editing (but not reading) Wikipedia pages. I made a donation tonight so I figured that entitled me to edit the article on Aniakchak. I then got a message from you, but I am not sure who you are. Are you a "moderator" or "responsible person" or something like that for the Wikipedia article on Aniakchak?

I spent 12 days in Aniakchak in July 2013 with my son, so when I saw some confusing and not quite correct statements in the article on Aniakchak I proceeded to correct them. I do have photos that I could share. I don't know how to go about doing so.

Barry DaleBarry Dale (talk) 03:50, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Photo upload not allowed

Acroterion

I added one more sentence to the Aniakchak N.P. page and tried to upload two photos, one of Surprise Lake and the Gates and the other of Vent Mountain, germane to the sentence that I added, but could not upload the files. Apparently, I did not qualify to upload photos.

Barry Dale (talk) 05:38, 7 October 2013 (UTC)Barry Dale

That's strange, everybody qualifies. It does give error messages if you don't rename the files to something more descriptive or if you don't choose a license for release (CC-by-SA, attribution required is the usual one).. Go ahead and try again, and let me know what the error message is - there have been a few upload glitches recently. Acroterion (talk) 11:05, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

While on the Aniakchak page, I clicked "upload file" on the left side of my screen. I got this message:

"Your account has not become confirmed yet. Sorry, in order to upload files on the English Wikipedia, you need to have a confirmed account. Normally, your account will become confirmed automatically once you have made 10 edits and four days have passed since you created it."

It looks to me like I simply have to wait four days (three more dyas now.

Barry DaleBarry Dale (talk) 02:45, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

OK, you were uploading to the English Wikipedia rather than Commons (which is OK - we can transfer files to Commons if need be, and the distinction between the two is somewhat technical), so yes, there's a waiting period for that. No problem, as you say, wait a few days and I'll be glad to help out if needed. Pictrres of that part of the world are scarce and valuable. Acroterion (talk) 02:50, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

vandalism

Hi. I noticed that you removed a warning to a person that appeared to be engaging in disruptive editing and then accused me of vandalism. Did I really do something wrong? I've never caused trouble on Wikipedia before and I've always tried to make good and helpful edits. Is it against the rules for unregistered users to confront vandalism, or something? If so, I can leave. Thank you for taking the time to read this post. Sincerely, 108.95.130.150 (talk) 03:14, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

So, you post grossly offensive edit summaries [5] [6] and justify them as "confronting vandalism? I'm rev-deling six or seven profane, offensive attacks you made in edit summaries. Do that again, and you're blocked. Acroterion (talk) 03:17, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

Okay, I sincerely apologize. I have a bit of a temper problem sometimes and should really do better. I have one more edit summary that you can remove. It is at the List of countries by life expectancy article and it was done on Sep. 5 at 4:18. Is it possible it could be removed, please? I'm kind of embarrassed about all this now. I won't let anything like this happen again. Have a nice day! 108.95.130.150 (talk) 03:28, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

Apology accepted. When you start feeling like that it's time to take a walk, make a sandwich, pet the dog, and avoid the Internet. Acroterion (talk) 03:31, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

Oh, one more I forgot about. I made an offensive edit summary over at the Pearl Harbor (film) article a few days back. Would you please remove this one too? Thanks. Sincerely, 108.95.130.150 (talk) 03:33, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

Done. Take a look at User:Antandrus observation #51 , which I think applies here, and read the whole thing for a broader perspective. Acroterion (talk) 12:20, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

Rufus Rose

Acroterion,

Do you agree with the header that someone put at the begining of the Rufus M. Rose page? Or, do you think it is okay? Carsonmc (talk) 18:43, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

All that's really be asked for is for the first paragraph to summarize the entire article, rather than acting as the first part of a biographical narrative. In other words, the preferred lede might be " Rufus M. Rose (1836-1910) was a physician, distiller, druggist and investor who made his fortune in Atlanta, Georgia" or some similar summary. Acroterion (talk) 19:00, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for the vandalism revert.

I very much appreciate your vigilance! What a curious form of vandalism they chose at that :) Jeremy112233 (talk) 16:37, 12 October 2013 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for reverting the vandalism at my talk.

Normally, I just leave it off. In this case, even though he called me a nazi, I thought I'd restore it to respond. He didn't seem like just another vandal. He was upset and I felt that his understanding could be sought. I'm grateful for what you did, though. :) Best wishes, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:51, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

No problem, I thought it bad form to use a series of accounts to proclaim that a person, Nazi or not, and their family too, should be made into soap, and to attack you for trying to deal with it. We do get people who are genuinely upset about a biography of a horrible person, and who are venting, not realizing that this isn't an appropriate place for that sort of thing, but the soap business crossed the line for me. Acroterion (talk) 01:01, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

I totally agree. If I saw it on someone's talk, I would have reverted it too. Because he kept changing accounts, I didn't know where else to communicate with him. My aim was just to get him to stop. Best, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:05, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Toyworld

Can I please explain why you deleted the Toyworld Page I had edited the page as I was working on it and left my PC for a minutes so saved the page to not lose the work I was working on. I would like an explanation as I feel this site is very American biased and they don't care about any other place in the world. I had removed all copyright infringement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fusionoz (talk • contribs) 11:54, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Can you please explain to me why you deleted the Toyworld page with out looking at its talk page?--Fusionoz (talk) 11:57, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

I did look at the talkpage: copyright violations are deleted immediately. Please write an article that avoids both copyright violations and promotion. Wikipedia is a free-content website, and you can't copy copyrighted text into the encyclopedia and then edit it. I suggest writing a draft in you own words in your sandbox at User:Fusionoz/sandbox. I'm in favor of reducing systemic bias in favor of U.S, U.K., Canadian, Australian and New Zealand topics (yes, they're all overrepresented on the English Wikipedia), but you'll still need to avoid promotion (not copying from promotional websites is a good start) and will need to show notability through reference to prominent third-party sources. Acroterion (talk) 12:15, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Block question

Hello, Acroterion! You recently blocked 163.32.124.125 (talk · contribs) for block evasion, but did not mention what the master account was. The account is Sven70 (talk · contribs), and I have tagged the IP as a sock of that account. Does this corroborate your findings? Doc talk 16:11, 19 October 2013 (UTC)

I really didn't know who it was, but I had previously blocked 140.117.120.229 (talk · contribs) for much the same sort of thing, so that was the evasion I was alluding to. Now I know who it is: they have a pretty distinctive style. Acroterion (talk) 16:14, 19 October 2013 (UTC)

Oh, yes. Sven70 has been busy. Grrrr.... Doc talk 16:22, 19 October 2013 (UTC)

Removal of a link

Hi,

Can you explain more as to why the link boganbook.com was removed from the wiki page Bogan.

I read about a 3rd party ref, but what does that mean.

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BoganBook (talk • contribs) 03:21, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

You appear to be spamming a link to promote your own website. External links are to be used to link to encyclopedia resources that enhance or expand upon the information available in Wikipedia, not to social media sites for people of a given group. Acroterion (talk) 13:28, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

Page Deletion: Wendell D. Mosby

Hello,

Is there is a reason why you deleted my page?

thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrwimp (talk • contribs) 04:08, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

The biography gave no indication of notabilty, and at least one other editor thought it appeared to be an attack page, based on the nickname. Please see WP:BIO and WP:GNG for information on notability of individuals. Acroterion (talk) 10:44, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

Need advice

Hey, its that time, time to ask you about arcane pic usage.......this article needed a pic, AND it JUST SO HAPPENS, I know a local person. Its a NRHP property s;ated for demolition for a McDonalds to replace it. NO, I am not joking. Via e mail, I received p[ermission to use the pic on Wikipedia. I used the pic. The pic was then tagged for deletion because I did NOT at that time, provide the exact form for permission as the donor is 80+ years old, and NOT interested in filling out a form. I therefore contected the wikimedia folks, with his e mail content and am awaiting a response....Could you PRETTY PLEASE take a look at the pic and see if I have missed some arcane procedural step. I have indeed added the pic usage template within the PIC history..ANY feedback would be GREATLY appreciated...I have also asked Acdixon ss well, as both of you seemed to have some experience with this if I recall. Many thanksCoal town guy (talk) 13:31, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

It appears that you haven't missed anything, it's just hard for folks to upload material from another party, and the way you organized the permissions raises red flags. OTRS is the way to go with this. Acroterion (talk) 01:18, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

GROOVY. I am in mid preservation for my WV slice of heaven. My Mother has started Alzheimers full bore, so I am doing interviews with her now before she is not able to recall what she had for lunch much less where we lived years ago. AFTER that, I shall be able to do more historical work here on McDowell County and its closely paraphrased history section. Appreciate the reply Coal town guy (talk) 14:02, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

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1. Numbered list item

Hello, I wanted to enquire why my article was detailed especially when I was about to start referencing my sources?

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lindabicknell (talk • contribs) 01:02, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

Because there was no indication that the entry complied with Wikipedia guidelines for the notability of companies and organizations. See WP:CORP, and it has a rather promotional tone. Notability is established by reference to substantial coverage in major third-party publications. [[See [WP:GNG]] for more. Acroterion (talk) 01:16, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

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Hello, Acroterion. You have new messages at Jayadevp13's talk page.
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Undone cleanup

Do you mind telling me where the inappropriate capitalisation and undone pipelink I introduced was? I can't see them in the edit, and everything checked out okay when I previewed. I removed the underscores from the hijackers link, fixed the reference date structure, removed some unnecessary spaces and fixed a template link. Other then this I can't see how anything changed. --Lightlowemon (talk) 14:36, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

On detailed review, it appears that I misread the piped link in the second paragraph as having been converted to a bare link. I've reverted myself: my apologies, please carry on! Acroterion (talk) 14:39, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Okay then, thanks for clearing that up, I was worried that I'd messed up somewhere. --Lightlowemon (talk) 14:58, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Nope, just me. Acroterion (talk) 15:06, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Your photo of Joseph D. Lyons House discussed on Help desk.

I thought you should know that your photo (presuming the account on commons is also yours) of the Joseph D. Lyons House is being discussed on the Help Page. An IP user is claiming you to be a trespasser for having taken the photo.Naraht (talk) 16:01, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Responded there: as others have noted, images taken from a public street aren't trespassing, but it's my policy to respect the owner's wishes in such cases and to remove the image from the article. Acroterion (talk) 17:41, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

I wonder if they know its at MHT. I agree with your decision.--Pubdog (talk) 00:27, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

Yes, while I don't appreciate having my conduct, motives and character attacked in that manner, it's not kind, useful or appropriate to ignore their request, and I don't see the encyclopedia's interests trumping the owner's in such cases. Acroterion (talk) 01:11, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

I concur. I've done the same. If you're interested, mine is at: User talk:Pubdog#File:Green Spring Valley Historic District Church Dec 09.JPG --Pubdog (talk) 09:25, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

I saw that, and thought it was handled appropriately. Acroterion (talk) 12:54, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

Not sure where to discuss this, but would it be appropriate for this concept (removing historical properties that are current *private* residences at Owner's request). I don't think that simply avoiding posting them in the first place is the answer though.Naraht (talk) 15:12, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

The owner has said that the article is fine, it was just the image that they had trouble with, and on the very few (maybe 2 or 3 out of the 50,000+ NRHP properties that are illustrated that I'm aware of) occasions that this has arisen elsewhere, it's always been the image that causes a concern, ignoring archeological sites that are restricted anyway by statute. Since the number of issues we've run into is so tiny, I don't see a need for any systematic approach except to treat the owners with courtesy and to respect their request if the issue arises. As I was unaware that the owner in this case had expressed concerns about an image taken previously by someone else, I've added a comment in the place in the article where an image might go to alert other good-faith contributors about the owner's wishes. Acroterion (talk) 16:19, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

I didn't see the response that the article was OK without the photo (was that on the help desk?). I like the comment the article, it's one of the places that <!--comments--> seem appropriate.Naraht (talk) 16:37, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

Yes, they said so at the helpdesk. I think adding a discreet, neutrally-worded comment that will intercept added images is important in these cases to avoid future troubles. They're not being unreasonable, they just thought that their 2010 request, which was discreetly honored, was being purposely ignored. The problem was that it was a little too discreet to be noticed by later contributors approaching the subject in good faith. We often do the same thing for the subjects of biographies where people have expressed sensitivity to a given topic, usually involving family members. Acroterion (talk) 17:11, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

Sounds good, thanx.Naraht (talk) 20:25, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

Mexican caravans

a bit hasty re mexico Rv caravans. i was in the process of building that page. It is not advertising, i am simply listing all the companies that offer them — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beddows1 (talk • contribs) 03:30, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, but it was advertising, both for the individual companies and for camping trips to Mexico. Please do not create pages that essentially consist of directories and links to service providers. You've been warned abolut linkspam before. Wikipedia is not a travel guide, you might want to look into WikiVoyage where this might be more appropriate. Acroterion (talk) 12:20, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

GSENDER

Desr Sir

GSENDER Is a free inovative software. Is it allowed to put the information about the program in WIKI ?

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.252.66.211 (talk) 12:44, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Covington High School (Covington, Tenneessee)

I see you deleted a page about Covington High School (Covington, Tennessee) back in 2009, is there some reason you know of why this page should not be created? jacona fire (talk) 19:42, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

Feel free to re-create. The version I deleted was an eight-word insult from someone at a rival school. Acroterion (talk) 19:45, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! jacona fire (talk) 19:51, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

Page about Callum Walsh

Hi I was just wondering why the page was deleted? It hadn't actually been finished yet.

You'd done quite enough with your hoax. Please do not repeat it. Acroterion (talk) 22:59, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

page has been deleted

Hi, I made a " DUROMAC(M) SDN BHD" page, you just deleted it. May I know what should I do right now?--Clover1991 (talk) 03:11, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Yes, it was obviously promotional and inappropriate for an encyclopedia. Please read Wikipedia's guidelines for editing with a conflict of interest, which you clearly have, and please realize that while you are not prohibited from editing with a COI, you are strongly discouraged from doing so. All articles must show the subject's notability through reference significant coverage in third-party media. You may wish to develop an article in your sandbox at User:Clover1991/sandbox. Please remember that you cannot copy copyrighted material (even from your company's website) into any part of Wikipedia, including your sandbox, and that the same policy applies to advertising and promotion. Acroterion (talk) 03:16, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Hi, excuse me, may I edit my page again or I have to create a new one?--Clover1991 (talk) 03:26, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

You will need to start over again: I won't restore advertising. Please use the sandbox noted above, and please use third-party sources to establish notability and to provide independent verification. Acroterion (talk) 03:33, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

hello, after I saved in my sandbox, do you need to check it again? then what should I do ? btw, because I am editing in my sandbox, I am not going to create DUROMAC page, right? --Clover1991 (talk) 03:58, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Yes, your sandbox will be a safe place to develop the article out of the main encyclopedia space. I'd be happy to look in and advise when you think you're ready: just let me know, and take your time. Acroterion (talk) 04:06, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

How should I inform you? I mean I have to save it my sandbox first , right?--Clover1991 (talk) 04:11, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Save it in your sandbox (you can do it incrementally), and leave a note here when you think you're ready. I will be signing off shortly, and my time tomorrow may be scarce, but I'll get back to you eventually. Acroterion (talk) 04:13, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Hello, I saved my new DUROMAC page into my sandbox, could you please help me to check it! Thanks a lot ! I'd really appreciate it there will be suggestions given by you. --Clover1991 (talk) 08:15, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Hello, I made few changes according to your suggestion, can you take few minutes to check it again? Thanks in advance!--Clover1991 (talk) 06:22, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

DDotOmen Deleted

For future reference, please read an article in its entirety before you decide to delete it. The information that you gain by reading the article may convince you to not delete it. Please keep this in mind the next time you see a new article. Consider this your first and last warning.

As far as the topic of DDotOmen goes, if it was your jealousy that caused you to delete the article, that is perfectly fine. All that it requires you to do is to create another article covering the same topic, while adding in your "professional" input.

I hope that you actually read this, and, if you did, I am truly grateful. I look forward to hearing back from you about your advancement of this topic. Thank you.::— Preceding unsigned comment added by Reddy4u2 (talk • contribs)

Please read WP:WEB, which describes Wikipedia's guidelines for the notability of websites, together with Wikipedia's requirements for reliable sourcing and verifiability. Non-notable subjects are subject to speedy deletion. I'll also note that I read it all, every word. Acroterion (talk) 01:09, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Sock Farm

Can you look at this IP last contributes and Hell in a Buckets (me) and throw blocks all around as have a rather prolific sock farm going on I think. 14.0.143.167 (talk) 06:53, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

cartier a legendary Watch history

hi , I don't understand why my article has been deleted. this article is a separate article that doesn't relate to the Cartier jewelry My article is only focus on the watchmaking of the brand and the legend associated to several iconic model. this article has been approved by cartier. best regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaffreg (talk • contribs) 14:03, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

Such content, properly sourced, formatted and devoid of promotional language or informalities, should be added to Cartier (jeweler), rather than as a separate article. As for the "approved by Cartier," Cartier is not entitled to control content on Wikipedia. Please review the conflict of interest guidelines. Acroterion (talk) 15:46, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

removal of part

I just change the article again in order to avoid the promotional tone that didn't suit to the article Nevertheless my native language isn't English so the correction of grammar mistakes seems still hard for me hope someone can this time correct me. I'm gonna upload the new version on it, hope it will work this time because I spent a lot of time and research to create this article about cartier watchmaking best regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaffreg (talk • contribs) 17:01, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

Disruptive editor

Can you please block Ansheikh? [7] --NeilN ^{talk to me} 03:00, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 03:02, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

no problem, piety doesn't demand that encyclopedia articles turn into an expression of personal devotion. Acroterion (talk) 03:07, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Regarding "HAS Tech Solutions"

Can you please explain me why was my page deleted.? I am a new user so I am not getting why my page was deleted. Please pinpoint to the content which was wrong so that I can take care of that in future.

My page name was "HAS Tech Solutions" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amiteshfeb (talk • contribs) 05:45, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

There is no indication that the company meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Please read WP:GNG, WP:CORP and WP:WEB, which describe the criteria for inclusion. Most companies are not sufficiently notable for inclusion: only those which have received significant coverage in third-party media are eligible. Acroterion (talk) 13:01, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

saraiki language

saraiki is a language, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sraiki (talk • contribs) 13:48, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

The issue is whether you've discussed this and are willing to collaborate with other editors to improve the encyclopedia. Please use the appropriate talkpages to discuss your edits rather than redirecting articles to your preferred version. Acroterion (talk) 13:53, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Rampage Vandal

You promised to ban this user if he vandalized one more time.(107.1.166.142 (talk · contribs)) Well....he did it 4 more times. Please eliminate this Vandal. It's very tiring following this Neanderthal around. Thanks-Pocketthis (talk) 18:24, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

They stopped after a final warning. It's a school, and I'll do a schoolblock on the IP if it continues. Acroterion (talk) 01:21, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

• Comcast cable isn't a school. Here's their latest post:* Piss off the Republicans, in the "Affordable Health Care for America Act". Do what you think is best, but nothing they have ever posted was a non-vandal edit.-Thanks-Pocketthis (talk) 19:57, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

Powersim article deletion

Why did you delete the article? Did you read the references? I was adding more reference when you deleted the article to IEEE journal references. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ratherbeskiing (talk • contribs) 01:12, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

Please read WP:CORP for Wikipedia['s guidelines for notability of companies, and WP:GNG for more on what constitutes notability. There was no assertion of notability in compliance with Wikipedia guidelines, which requires substantial coverage in major third-party media. References should cover the company in some depth, rather than the product. Additionally, please do not spam download links to the software. Acroterion (talk) 01:20, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

I was basing my article off of similar sized companies in the same field with wikipedia articles plexim, mathworks, JSOL, ltspice. It is my first article and I was trying to be more detailed with more references than most of the other companies in the category. Which links are you referring to as there were no links to a dedicated download page of the software. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ratherbeskiing (talk • contribs) 01:56, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

This [8] edit to electronic circuit simulation concerned me: please read WP:ELNO. Please remember that all articles must stand on their own, and it is somewhat hazardous to model an article on a potentially crappy article about a peer company. You'll want two or three references to substantial, focused coverage of the company in business journals, major newspapers or the like to substantiate notability for the company. See WP:NOTE, WP:RS and WP:V for more. You are welcome to work on the article in a userspace sandbox - I will place the deleted content there if you wish. Acroterion (talk) 02:02, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

I was in the process of adding journal entries and other links when the page was deleted, perhaps I had published prematurely. I had not refreshed my browser quickly enough to see the flag for deletion and then to see that the article had been deleted. These flags and events happened as I was hunting for references, which I had found and was slightly annoyed to see how quickly the article had been deleted on grounds that I was actively fixing. Please upload to my sandbox and I will address the concerns there. With regards to the link on the electronic circuit simulation page powersimtech.com is already linked higher up the page in the 'see also' section. The free demo is a standalone package with no time limit. It has enough functionality for an introductory class in power electronics at the undergraduate level and is the package that I used while an undergrad. I was going to write another article about PSIM which would then replace the external link in the 'see also' section and link internally. The link to the free software package seemed appropriate given the existing links. The demo link already exists on the List of free electronics circuit simulators page. I am trying to balance being through and productive. Ratherbeskiing (talk) 19:23, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

Image Question (Part 2)

Previous Discussion: User_talk:Acroterion/Archive_Q2_2013#Image_Question

You may remember back in May that we discussed a matchbook cover for the WKEY page. There wasn't a copyright for the image or the matchbook, so we kinda just winged it. Well, it's up for discussion on the WP:PUF board here. The image was kinda part of what made the article a GA, so I don't want to lose that, but I'm not sure what to do. Any help you can give would be appreciated. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 03:19, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

Looks like a work-around is coming together. Acroterion (talk) 05:00, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

I am hoping so, but I wanted to loop you in since you were involved with the initial upload. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 09:42, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

Arbcom

You are amongst the finest candidates for arbcom...you're sane, you're a major content editor, you're blemishfree, you're neutral and you don't probably have even the slightest interest in the job...all the best reasons why you should nominate yourself!--MONGO 19:00, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the vote of confidence, but I haven't got the time, and have no interest (as you note) at all. Maybe when I'm retired in 10 or 15 years, but right now I have to focus on my business and a few other real-life matters. I don't even have the time or attention span to do much article work these days. Acroterion (talk) 19:05, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

That was not a vote of confidence, that was a draft-notice. ArbCom is not a busy-busy job. AGK logs in once or twice a day. If you can devote 26 minutes per evening (or early in the morning) to reading and researching the ArbCom traffic, that would be Very Damn Helpful to wikipedia. That said, WP:REQUIRED. If you cannot give pennies a day to save starving children... Sorry, wrong pitch. If you cannot spare those few minutes from real-life work, and still manage to pay your electricity bills, we're not forcing you, or anything. It's not like there are going to be parades past your house. We're just leaving polite messages here on your talkpage. Nothing wrong with that. And perhaps, subliminal hidden-HTML-comments in the articles we notice in your edit-history, or userpage banners to Vote Acterion, or somesuch. Having zero interest in the position is *why* you are perfect for the job. You also have the skills and experience and nice-ness, but those are secondary to the lack of any lust for power. I hereby second the draft-notice. 74.192.84.101 (talk) 13:33, 16 November 2013 (UTC)

Donald Trump sent me here to say You're Fired

Hello Acterion, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you are no longer welcome to help User:Clover1991 with Duromac. You have your election campaign, after all, and we at the Duromac Support Group henceforth don't want to see your username. Please suggest a replacement from the military history wikiproject, that is not doing any wikiPolitics during the December ArbCom election. Note that your contributions to the Duromac article-creation process were very valuable and appreciated, but they are officially historical. Hope this helps.  :-)   p.s. Oh fine, WP:REQUIRED, do as you choose. I've found some sources that prove Notability for the Malaysian defense-contractor and Malaysian roadway-infrastructure nature of Clover's Duromac article, and have asked FiddleFaddle to start walking our new editor Clover through the AfC jungle. You *can* spend time helping us, but we *do* have it under control methinks. Perhaps your spare minutes are better spent elsewhere? Whatever you decide to do, thanks for improving wikipedia. 74.192.84.101 (talk) 13:41, 16 November 2013 (UTC)

I appreciate your enthusiasm and the help you're giving Clover1991, but I'm not Stevenson or Eisenhower, and there's no chance I'll be an arb in the forseeable future. I have a business to manage and expand, a house to renovate and a family medical crisis to manage, and I've cut my participation here significantly since earlier this year, as well as pulling back from some community volunteer commitments. There's no way that I can undertake another responsibility. Acroterion (talk) 01:47, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

All excellent pursuits, and I wish you well in them. However, I will note that there is a no-doubt-about-it-forseeable future of the remainder of this weekend for Dec'13 arbcom seats... but there will be more seats available, in years to come, and as to the forseeability of 2014 and 2015 and 2016, I'll go ahead and pull out the good ol' WP:CRYSTAL on you. May your family health be smooth sailing, may your renovations happen on-time and under-budget, and may your mastery of wikimarkup permit high profits through business-automation.  :-)   Okay... the renovation-wish is impossible I admit. But strive for two out of three. — 74.192.84.101 (talk) 00:12, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the best wishes, but you may wish to add a decade or more to those projected candidacies. Sadly, wikimarkup is useless with AutoCAD, not that I'm very good at markup, and the medical crisis is not the kind that turns out happily - aging parents need my full attention. As you observe, home renovations never happen on time, but I'm happy to note that the renovations I'm involved with professionally do. Acroterion (talk) 03:38, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Accident

Did you know [9] actually deleted a discussion section along with the bot comment section? The edit summary said "rv dopey bot" as if that's all that happened.

Maybe you accidentally deleted the discussion section. Maybe you meant to delete it, but deleted some bot comment on the way, and forgot it was with one edit you're deleting both sections, and assumed the edit summary only applied to the bot comment deletion.

Whatever happened, watch out for such situations in the future! If you didn't mean to delete the discussion section, you can add it back. 135.0.167.2 (talk) 19:44, 16 November 2013 (UTC)

I didn't notice it, but the user is free to contact me if they have further concerns. Acroterion (talk) 01:38, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

What do you mean, exactly? You're saying you deleted it on accident, but don't want to put it back, right. Maybe we can throw it into the archives or something. 135.0.167.2 (talk) 03:14, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

I mean, thank you for bringing this to my attention, but there is no need to restore it. It's all in the history, and I am free to manage my talkpage as it suits me. Acroterion (talk) 03:30, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Eh, there's really no issue here. Just need to make sure it's remembered to explain what's really been deleted in edit summaries. lol at my grammar 135.0.167.2 (talk) 04:05, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

I believe we've already established that I made a mistake. Thank you for your diligence. Acroterion (talk) 04:09, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Change

The change was explained via video. Martin Luther King was not a liberal but a self-decripbed Democratic Socialism, which runs counter the principles of liberalism (esp. private management of property of means of production) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.16.56.22 (talk) 23:38, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

That's your opinion, and citing a YouTube video in an edit summary doesn't justify the change. Use the article's talkpage to propose changes and acceptable referencing. Acroterion (talk) 23:44, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Hello 190, your description of liberalism as being in *favor* of privatized industrialism makes me think you mean Classical Liberal, whereas MLK is probably exactly what the modern definition of liberal typically refers to, in mainstream sources at least. While I agree with you that evolution of English is a serious hinderance to anyone ever truly understanding anything, wikipedia cannot really fix that. If you have some Reliable Source like a newspaper or a newsreel where MLK is quoted saying "I am a democratic socialism proponent" or words to that effect, then you can definitely get the word 'liberal' changed to his particular quote per WP:ABOUTSELF. However, to avoid confusing readers, I would suggest retaining the term ' liberal' as a generally-descriptive modern terminology for what MLK's positions are called nowadays, and put in parentheses that this is distinct from the very different meaning of ' liberal' when MLK was politically active. Hope this helps. 74.192.84.101 (talk) 00:03, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue XCII, November 2013

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new Featured and A-Class content Book reviews: Hawkeye7 looks at US industry in World War II Op-ed: AustralianRupert offers a soldier's perspective on editing Wikipedia

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IP address you blocked started using another IP for more edit warring and combative behavior

I'll try to keep this short. You blocked the IP address 86.161.245.13 at 00:01, 17 November 2013 for a period of 48 hours. The address was edit warring on Muhammad Abduh, Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya and Salafi movement. By taking a look at Special:Contributions/86.163.52.147, it's clear that 86.163.52.147 is now pushing the same contentious edits on the same articles.
The first edit was at 20:53, 17 November 2013, before the 48 hour mark, and the user has continued up to just a few hours ago. That edit there also shows, via the person's language and personal remarks to me, that they admit that they are both 86.161.245.13 and 86.163.52.147.
I'm messaging you directly because the person is still edit warring, which they were already blocked for, as well as now being combative and very dishonest as viewable in the last diff above. They are also socking to get around a block. I was hoping this could be dealt with by yourself directly. I can go through the motions of an official sockpuppet investigation if you tell me to do so, but this seemed like it could be solved more easily. MezzoMezzo (talk) 09:09, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

They appear to have edited while blocked on the other IP, but given that the block is now expired, a block now would be punitive. In any case, the article they were edit-warring on is protected, and they are using the talkpages as requested, so I see no benefit to the encyclopedia in blocking the present IP. Acroterion (talk) 13:13, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

PSS Help

Hey, Acro! Jhoffman64 has been (I think) recreating the page that you deleted and warned him about, this time at PSS Help. I can't tell if it's exactly the same as the one you deleted or not (though, judging by the maintenance tags with which it was created, it's at least identical to the version that had been deleted at that title), but you might want to look at it, to see if further action is needed here. Thanks! Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 18:00, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

It's not identical, the deleted version was pure advertising/promotion, with liberal use of the first person and superlatives. The current version, though with problems, is at least an attempt at writing a more encyclopedic article. Acroterion (talk) 18:18, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

Ah, okay, cool. Thanks. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 18:21, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

November 2013

I reverted nothing. I simply added content to the article and I supplied a citation for it. You reverted it almost at once before I could add the citation, so I added it. You who reverted my material are doing the edit warring, as I reverted nothing. I urge you to stop trying to intimidate me or interfere with good editing. (EnochBethany (talk) 04:29, 20 November 2013 (UTC))

@EnochBethany One other editor besides Acroterion reverted you. And if Acroterion hadn't removed your text, I would have. Your reference was useless for the text you added. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 04:49, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

You have been edit-warring to add a personal interpretation, using a specious reference to try to address the demand by other editors for references, and now, having been reverted by more than one editor, you should stop and discuss your edits on the article's talkpage. The burden is on you, as proposer, to convince other eiditors of the appropriateness of the content you've added. I will not pass two reverts, I advise you to do the same: I warned you so that you would not accidentally make a sanctionable number of reverts, and on reviewing the history of your talkpage, I find that you should know better than to edit-war to keep a personal opinion in an article. If this continues I will take it to WP:AN3. Acroterion (talk) 12:36, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

How is it that you suppose that edit-warring is something ONE person does? Every war has two parties. I just made a reasonalb e addition to the article without any personal opinion whatsoever.

Acroterion claims: "So, do any of those references actually discuss the Kennedy assassination, or are you just using them as cover to express your own personal opinion? Bear in mind that I've warned you here and on the talkpage about this, yet you've disregarded my concerns and those of other editors. As to the comments you've left above, you appear to be laboring under a severe misunderstanding of the editorial process on Wikipedia and edit-warring in particular. Acroterion (talk) 23:01, 22 November 2013 (UTC)"

The binary fallacy is not my opinion -- the binarization is a logical fallacy. It is relevant to the issue. Kindly refrain from firing canon balls at canary birds and threatening. If others can't stand this reasonable addition to the discussion, so be it. I have not expressed any personal opinion at all. (EnochBethany (talk) 23:11, 22 November 2013 (UTC))

See my comments on your talkpage concerning synthesis: you're applying a general concept to a specific situation without direct reference to the subject. . Acroterion (talk) 23:14, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

Erzurum

Feel free to issue the same warning to the other two disruptive users, HelenOnline and Yerevanci, who have removed valid contributions. Yozer1 (talk) 16:57, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

No. You're actively edit-warring and trying to remove objections to your edits. Expect a block if you continue. Acroterion (talk) 16:58, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

Is this a joke?

I replied with many proves that word 381-A mean alot to hundreds and thousands of people referring to a sacred place in Multan pakisan. Why is my article deleted than?

Why I have to create a new one and that will be deleted too. Where is my reply that I sent before it is deleted on 20th Nov? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ZAHID GILL (talk • contribs) 09:00, 25 November 2013 (UTC)

Although there is not much literature on internet already but a little peek on web will tell you how many people love 381 due the presence of very sacred personality Sheikh Amin bin Abdulrehman there.

Here is his official site: idreesia.com Look at google images results. It shows you the building (to which this 381 refers to) and decorated 381:

https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=653&q=381&btnG=Search+by+image&oq=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FUAT2cFI.png&gs_l=img.3...16681.16681.0.16869.1.1.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1ac.1.26.img..1.0.0.S1q_IFAeiUE#q=381+multan&safe=active&tbm=isch  — Preceding unsigned comment added by ZAHID GILL (talk • contribs) 09:08, 25 November 2013 (UTC) 

Monster Communications

You deleted our companies page? We are a authorized, licensed dealer for DIRECTV. We were adding more to our page. Why did you delete us? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dtv mcom (talk • contribs) 01:29, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

Your edits are a potential conflict of interest. Please read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest--Mr Fink (talk) 02:04, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

Wikiepdia is an encylopedia, not a business directory. Your article was promotional, and made no assertion of notability. Being an "authorized, licensed dealer for DIRECTV" is not sufficiently notable for inclusion in a global encyclopedia. Please read WP:NOTE, WP:CORP, WP:SPAM and WP:COI. Acroterion (talk) 02:08, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

"Veracity" of Substantive Sources

I am correct in assuming pubmed is considered an objective source? Yes? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.52.186.148 (talk) 05:42, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

OKAY: HERE IS THE DEAL: I am time-bound in my leisure activity and honestly cannot hold down my job and simultaneously provide the time-consuming citation work all of you so righteously desire. Therefore, I propose: Acroterion can revert the article(s) to AS THEY WERE; but PLEASE GIVE ME A CHANCE when I do have the time to improve the article(s) as I see fit. Thank you. I shall also create a user account here because apparently this I.P. is very stigmatized or hacker-ridden or something.

Best wishes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.52.186.148 (talk) 05:48, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

Please read WP:MEDRS, as it's not as simple as citing Pubmed. We are all time-bound in real life, but medical articles must be sourced appropriately. I agree that it would be a good idea for you to create an account so you will have userspace in which you can assemble notes. Remember that we have no deadlines on WP: take your time. Please note that several editors have expressed concern about unsourced edits you've made on medical topics. Additionally, the additions to military articles that you appear to have made should be sourced, the requirements are just less rigorous. Acroterion (talk) 12:46, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

Why isn't this shoot on sight?

Consider the user you left a mild reprimand for User Talk:Ijastugh. Consider that the userid was created Nov 7th and made no edits for 3 weeks. Consider the history of 9 edits adding one character each, then cleaning up, to satisfy semi-protection guards. Consider they then vandalized 3 semi-protected articles, and no other articles edited.

Wow, this rattler has bit y'all and you've left it still moving? (dang, what is the magic to display the logs of user creations?) Shenme (talk) 03:29, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

I'm sorry this troubles you. They were belatedly warned, they've stopped. Feel free to report them to AIV if you feel stronger action is warranted. I have my suspicions about them and will keep an eye on them, but I have an overnight watch on a family member in hospice care and am not feeling very patient (and am therefore being conservative so I don't block 'em all and let God sort them out). Acroterion (talk) 03:37, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

The being conservative part I greatly sympathize with, as we're on sometimes 2 hours, sometimes 12 hours a day in hospital each day, with the "hard part" yet to come (they say). So I was merely observing and being amazed at WP... Hope your night resulted in a better day. Shenme (talk) 23:56, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

Get a life

I was not done creating the page and you decided to be ignorant. I was new to this website but you took it upon yourself to be a uber nerd and rain on my parade. Get a life. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HardLineInnovations (talk • contribs) 07:59, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

Please do not use Wikipedia to promote yourself. To make that easier I've blocked your account. Acroterion (talk) 08:03, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

• After reading that extremely short sanctomonious whining, I laughed so hard and so long... my pant's split at the sides! --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 18:25, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

• Your wardrobe would have been in much greater danger if you'd seen the deleted content: the puffery had much the same style. Acroterion (talk) 19:40, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

• Hehehe... one can imagine that they most likely can't hold any candle to that of Wiki-PR. Eh? Eh? Supreme facepalm of destiny... --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 19:48, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

Dave, you are hereby put on notice for WP:COPYVIO in your sig. King_of_hearts is most put out.  :-)   As the wise man once said, it's good to be the king. — 74.192.84.101 (talk) 19:29, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Aww, now, remember not to WP:BITE, Acroterion. Yes, they need to read about the five pillars, plus learn about WP:COI. Yes, being an uber-nerd is fun, but focus on your AutoLISP, why precipitate on their puffery? Perhaps they can yet be saved from the dark side, after all. Instead of the perma-ban, perhaps you could have pinged me first? 74.192.84.101 (talk) 19:29, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

No, basic self-promotion, no chance of rescue. Acroterion (talk) 19:34, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

Sure, the articles had no chance of rescue, in 2013 anyways. Company founded in February, single employee-slash-CEO, who just graduated. And we uber-nerds can explain this hard fact of the wikiverse to Kevin, and in the meantime nix the articles, as WP:SNOW obviously demands. But I'm not sure 'ignorant' is enough of an insult to cause a perma-ban, especially from somebody who has prolly yet to read WP:5P, right? As for uber-nerd, that's more like a compliment.

  I'm interested in rescuing the *editor*, and explaining that corporationwikiDotCom and facebook and suchlike are the places for them to promote their new company... and in the meanwhile, keep a scrapbook of press clippings, and practice your wiki-markup improving existing articles about missouri, management consulting, or similar. Nothing wrong with that, right? Besides, if the only disruption they cause is making Dave's wardrobe need an upgrade, maybe they are a net positive for wikipedians, eh?

  Anyhow, not faulting your decision, I've only seen this one posting here on this one page by Kevin (plus google's cache of their BLP prior to speedy), and it sounds like you've had more interactions with them, which may no longer be visible in the edit-history due to the dern deleted-pages-are-now-flushed-down-the-memory-hole policy for secretive logging purposes. But my point is, I still think there's more worth rescuing here than just some not-yet-WP:N-compliant wiki-text. 74.192.84.101 (talk) 00:31, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

It wasn't the commentary here, it was the username and the promotion together, with blatant self-promotion. If you want to try to rescue the user, I'm fine with that, I just don't see much willingness to work within the system, as opposed to, say, Clover1991, who was it least polite and willing. Acroterion (talk) 01:47, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

question about company-whose-name-shall-not-be-mentioned

Over at AfC, somebody objected to the product-listing of a company. Is it permitted to cite their own website, per WP:ABOUTSELF, for a simple factual statement ("the company sells X, Y, and Z.") Obviously, there are some encyclopedic-tone-issues here, we don't want to let in puffery ("the cutting-edge company sells the finest X, the bleeding-edge Y, and the so-affordable-your-eyes-will-pop-out Z to our good-looking highly-intelligent customers, who are free to make their secure purchase with any of our easy-to-use options including Visa, Paypal, Bitcoin, or their first-born child"). Here is a similar company in mainspace, Zoomlion, which does list self-cited products; okay, not okay? Thanks, and hope you are doing well. 74.192.84.101 (talk) 19:02, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Self-cites are OK for basic information, as long as there's third-party referencing to establish notability. The hospice watch is over, ending the way hospice care is supposed to. Acroterion (talk) 19:37, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

My heartfelt sympathy.     (p.s. Yeah the achieving-Notability thing is borderline, but two decent sources plus a few Noteworthy mentions, we'll prolly get a stub we can expand later. Danke.) 74.192.84.101 (talk) 00:07, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

SMS gateways

Hi,

I noticed that you deleted that page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SMS_gateways and that it has since been redirected to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_gateway

One of the things that was on the page that was deleted was an extensive list of SMS and MMS gateway email addresses, and this page was a very useful reference for those of us who use that information frequently. I was wondering if it would be possible to restore that list. I'm fine with merging the two articles, but I'd hate to lose the reference material. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.44.33.85 (talk) 02:35, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

The version I deleted was pure vandalism, but a previous version was deleted via a deletion discussion. It now appears to have been re-created as a redirect. I'd suggest WP:DRV, since the good version was deleted by discussion. Acroterion (talk) 16:07, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

WTC buildings

10 thousand years ago, I stubbed out 200, 175 and 150 Greenwich Street as separate articles....each has been moved to 2, 3 and 4 World Trade Center or to Two, Three and Four World Trade Center a couple times. I see you once argued (correctly I believe) that only One World Trade Center aka the Freedom Tower, had the number spelled out and that the other three structures used a numerical prefix...anyway...Anthony Appleyard just did a history fix on Two World Trade Center during his move effort...and looks fine but uses the number spelled out as the prefix....any suggestions on what source to trust so we can get it 100 percent right and then move protect the pages?--MONGO 17:40, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

As far as I'm concerned, the best authority for the form of the building's name is the WTC site [10], which uses the numerical designation. Acroterion (talk) 17:54, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Mail

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I noticed that someone deleted my page Batman Vs. Superman (2015) and i have some questions about that.

1. WHY? 2. I understand that it is mentioned in the Man of Steel page under Sequel but why would you delete it if it is it's own page and easier for users to find? 3. Explain all this to me please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The-blur-clark-kent (talk • contribs) 22:11, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

my page deleted

you deleted my personal page under sebastian gerhig how can i make a page about me or biography about my self without geting it deleted skgstudios (Skgstudios (talk) 00:02, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for reverting my CN in the summary, a question on citing in the summary

Is there some standard for linking content in the summary to its position in the body or the article? Or just reciting to the same citation used in the body? Zerohourrct (talk) 19:04, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

No problem, I figured you'd missed the reference in the article body. In general, the lead paragraph recites a summary of the referenced material in the body of the article without any embedded citation. Obviously, it all must be cited farther down in the article, and at least in good articles and featured articles, is.Usually internal links in the lead are repeated at their first occurrence in the article body. There's no direct linkage or recitation of references between the lead summary and the facts contained in the article body. I've found it easiest to write and reference the body and then compose a lead summary, checking as I go, and most people approach featured article leads that way. Acroterion (talk) 19:10, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

Asking for help

Hey, It is me again, I hope you still remember me! I am still working on my DUROMAC article. One of editor helps me to find all references and we listed everything in my AFC page, here is a link [11] Could you please help me to check am I on the right direction? Any suggestions maybe? Thanks for your help! --Clover1991 (talk) 01:51, 5 December 2013 (UTC)

It's moving in the right direction, and as I told 74.x, it's OK to source plain statements from the subject's website. You still need better support for notability, sources that focus on the company in some depth. Acroterion (talk) 03:22, 5 December 2013 (UTC)

Sock

Helloworld22222. More cats and creeks. Ishdarian 04:53, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Library Survey

As a subscriber to one of The Wikipedia Library's programs, we'd like to hear your thoughts about future donations and project activities in this brief survey. Thanks and cheers, Ocaasi ^{t | c} 15:49, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

Kerik

All of my edits to Bernard Kerik Wikipedia page are well sourced and documented. Editors and subject should not be able to "sanitize" their profiles from negative documentation so long as legitimate references are cited! I submit Bernard Kerik is deleting all negative information from his page! The user CJR2013 has been deleting my truthful, but negative, documented sourced dara, then disappears! I submit this is the user who should banned from editing! Does Wikipedia stand for free truth or just "sugar coated fiction"!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by MyTimeWithBernieKerik (talk • contribs) 23:24, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

If you continue to violate Wikipedia's biographies of living persons policy, your editing privileges will be revoked. Your edits are not appropriately sourced, and your account appears to exist to insert innuendo, which is not acceptable conduct. Biographies are held to a very high standard of referencing and documentation. Acroterion (talk) 23:28, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

In addition, the answer to your rhetorical question is that Wikipedia is about verifiability, not truth.  Frank  |  talk  23:34, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

Bernard Kerik page "warning"

re: Bernard Kerik edits...All my edit sources are cited exactly with legitimate sources. The user CJR2013 has been deleting my perfectly cited and documented additions to the Bernard Kerik page for months! This user, CJR2013, should be vetted for their legitimate intentions! I submit this user is attempting to "whitewash" any negative information off this biography. Truth that can be documented and cited should remain! Wikipedia isn't a public relations site. It should tell the truth and not cater to the whims of a celebrity that cannot tolerate the truth of their lives; good or bad! Thank you! MyTimeWithBernieKerik (talk) 01:14, 11 December 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by MyTimeWithBernieKerik (talk • contribs)

Wikipedia policy requires the removal of poorly sourced negative material concerning living individuals. It appears that you're citing and promoting a blog that is closely related to your account. Blogs are not reliable sources on Wikipedia, regardless of whether they've been laundered through an intermediate source. Please see the comments above: Wikipedia doesn't repeat rumors, it requires verification rather than subjective truth, and it's not a forum for axe-grinding. WP:BLP is required reading for you, and so is WP:COI, since you appear to have a conflict of interest. Acroterion (talk) 02:02, 11 December 2013 (UTC)

Talkpage stalker swoops in to say... both are not acting properly methinks. MTWBK is *trying* to cite HuffPo,[12] as well as the blog-stuff. They've mistakenly been pasting from a copied version (with plaintext "[55]" instead of the actual cite) of the rendered-wikitext,[13] since then. I don't know whether HuffPo is good enough for BLP purposes, though methinks it counts for "politics" articles that are not specifically BLP. MTWBK *is* definitely adding additional WP:OR and blog-sourced content, beyond HuffPo. As for CJR2013, they are happily citing TheKerikGroup for most of their source-required-insertions, and I'm pretty sure they are not using their non-Kerik-group-source[14] at all correctly to source their quotations, plus at one point removed NYT-sourced negative material.[15] MTWBK on the other hand, broke cite-links via editing, and then advocated removal as "not working".[16][17] Some other diffs which I found especially worrisome, from both parties: promotional,[18] source-shopping,[19], semi-'source'-removal-but-on-incorrect-grounds[20]. I will see if a person I know that specializes in BLP-commando-rescue-missions can step in. Yikes... hope this helps. 74.192.84.101 (talk) 18:51, 12 December 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, not good in any direction. My main concern is what looks like source-laundering using HuffPo, which picked up content from doingtimewithbernie.com, which is certainly not an RS, but there's whitewashing going on too. I'd say neither account should be editing that article. I tend to agree that HuffPo is marginally acceptable for politics (though not preferred), but consensus appears to run against its use for BLPs. Acroterion (talk) 23:19, 12 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for keeping my talk page safe :D Newyorkadam (talk) 12:12, 13 December 2013 (UTC)Newyorkadam

Please ;put my sections back up

Read this informaton product of where Dexamphetamine is made in Australia"http://www.aspenpharma.com.au/product_info/pi/Dexamphetamine_PI_22Apr09.pdf I did cite my sources no need to remove" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.171.85.55 (talk) 15:29, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

Effects of the Cold War

Hello, would you be interested in reviewing the effects of the Cold War page? It could use some improvement. Thanks!NHCLS (talk) 01:45, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

Sure, it's an area of interest for me; I'll give it a whack over the next couple of weeks. Acroterion (talk) 01:49, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

Aniakchak

Ok, I made another edit or twoBarry Dale (talk) 03:07, 16 December 2013 (UTC), so now I have to wait a few days and then I will upload a couple of photos. Thanks.

deletion of Justin Thomas Smith

Hello,

Is there any means of having this deletion reversed, I had not had time to even establish the biography about this multi-skilled design artist and musician.

Regards,

Thomas Dryburgh — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tom.dryburgh (talk • contribs) 03:08, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Has this person received substantial coverage in independent media, as opposed to his own website? Please read WP:BIO for details on notability guidelines. Acroterion (talk) 03:12, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue XCIII, December 2013

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news trendy

why you delete this page — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.253.26.187 (talk) 08:16, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

Re:Speedy

Thank you. The Transhumanist 04:47, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

United Airlines Flight 93

Hello Sir! May I ask why you closed my AfD without any chance for anybody to vote either way? I do not believe that Flight 93 maintains any notability outside of the September 11 attacks due to only causing a small amount of casualties, never reaching the destination intended by the hijackers and only really being such a small part of a major event that has dramatically reshaped America— if not the whole world! --Tractor Tyres (talk) 01:37, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

I'm going to assume that you don't understand Wikipedia's deletion policy (or a dozen other policies). Otherwise, I must assume you're trolling and block you for disruptive editing. Acroterion (talk) 01:41, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for the quick response, Acriterion. I'm sorry that I'm not fully understanding the policies of Wikipedia, I do wish to help contribute to a website that helped me get through college. Just a question: Should I request a merge, and not a deletion? I don't really see the significance of this lone event which is part of something so much bigger; it would be far easier for readers if the article on Flight 93 wasn't so extensive and was instead a section on the main article for the September 11 attacks. I know that you obviously think differently, but it should be the choice of the people. Democracy is what makes America so great after all! --Tractor Tyres (talk) 01:51, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

I'm sorry you're wasting my time and yours. If you propose anything concerning this featured article or any other clearly notable article, you will be blocked for disruption. This is your only warning. Acroterion (talk) 01:54, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

(talk page stalker): @Tractor: Please read Wikipedia is not a democracy. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 06:49, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

Acroterion, I hope you have a Merry Christmas and hope your day is full of the true spirit of the day. Plus, good food, good family and good times. :) Have a Great Day! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 06:40, 25 December 2013 (UTC) Spread the joy of Christmas by adding {{subst:User:Neutralhomer/MerryChristmas}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Thanks! I'm recovering from yesterday's family events (though I had to correct three typos in the preceding phrase), and I hope you had a fine day. Acroterion (talk) 17:58, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

Sorry

I'm sorry — Preceding unsigned comment added by WackyPhysicist (talk • contribs) 19:30, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

Merry Christmas! :-)

Happy Yuletides!

Merry Yuletides to you! (And a happy new year!)

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Hi Acroterion, Wishing you a very Happy and Wonderful Merry Christmas! Hope you are having a great time with family and friends :-) Best wishes. ~TheGeneralUser (talk) 22:45, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, I did indeed have a nice, rather long day with family. I hope your Christmas was just as good! Acroterion (talk) 18:00, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

Murtz Jaffer Help

Hi there,

A long time ago, you helped me lock my page to protect it from vandalism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murtz_Jaffer

Since then, the photo has been removed. Can you re-add the photo?

I have added the image to WikiCommons

Murtz Jaffer

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Miley316 (talk • contribs) 03:06, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Miley316 (talk • contribs) 03:00, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

72.72.240.141

The IP is planning on opening a discussion at ANI, apparently after not getting their way at the edit warring noticeboard. I think this is going into WP:HOUND territory now since it's become clear the IP is not interested in discussion. GSK ✉ ✓ 03:55, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

Opened at [21]. GSK ✉ ✓ 04:00, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Thanks for taking care of this (temporary) headache. Cheers. GSK ✉ ✓ 04:15, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

You're welcome: as Drmies noted, I started down the path of kindness with protection, but sometimes kindness isn't rewarded. Acroterion (talk) 04:19, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

/* Speedy deletion nomination of Run Sheldon & TouchMail */

I need your help on activities of new user, who is nominating speedy page deletion of two pages that are notable TouchMail and Run Sheldon. Can you please look into this and do needful. Anishwiki12 (talk) 08:40, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

The articles have been nominated for deletion. The AfD review will show whether the articles are suitable for inclusion and will provide advice on article improvement. No action is necessary or appropriate on my part. Acroterion (talk) 04:58, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

FUN-lanthropists

Hello Acroterion,

Thank you for your help with the creation of my first Wikipedia article on FUN-lanthropists. To be honest I might be too enthusiastic so please bear with me. The FUN-lanthropist project is one of good intention and is catching on here in CT. Basically we decided not to create a website or a facebook page because we wish to spread the word in a more personal manner, face to face heart to heart and through the mail as we say. Here is how it works; you know of someone who is making a difference in the world, you write to our p o box or email address, we send you a fun letter, membership card and wristband for you to give that person to acknowledge and thank them for being wonderfully generous, a FUN-lanthropist. Absolutely no money is required, we fund this ourselves and everything is a gift. Do you think our subject can somehow qualify. Thanks for your help. Lisa — Preceding unsigned comment added by LisaJLandone (talk • contribs) 23:57, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

It sounds like you have a worthy project, and I wish you success. The problem is that Wikipedia isn't a webhost for charitable projects and all subjects must meet notability guidelines. You will need to show that the subject has received significant attention major independent news media for it to qualify for inclusion. That means major newspapers, websites and the like. You must also avoid promotion: remember that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, so any form of advertising or promotion should be avoided. Acroterion (talk) 00:16, 30 December 2013 (UTC)

I'm sorry but I haven't made any edits in Definition of Music. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.203.62.136 (talk) 02:11, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

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Antiochus the Great (talk) 18:54, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Acroterion - Antiochus the Great has indeed created a problem for the Superpowers he started here without discussion and does this[22] then here[23] lead to here[24] then another user undid the edits here[25] but then he does this[26] then he removed this without consensus here[27] and this which he says citations were added but weren’t clearly cited[28] and then he removes edits here[29] and does it again here[30] and here[31] and here[32] and here[33] again[34] again[35] and again[36] and then he goes on and says this on his own talkpage[37] “”There was also an issue of undue weight being given to the nationalistic POV too. (REALLY HOW? ALL THIS TIME NO ONE ARGUED IT AND IS WAS DISCUSSED PRIOR TOO AND WAS CONSIDERED FINE)---Before my edits, the bulk of it was contained in the articles lead paragraph (a prominent place) (HUMMM, THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF SOURCES YOU REMOVED THAT WERE CURRENT, THAT WAS RATHER UNCALLED FOR)- this was simply unacceptable (HUMM WHO ELSE SAID IT WAS UNACCEPTABLE? NOBODY)! Unacceptable because the Superpower article is intended to cover the subject matter of the terminology, origins and characteristics of a Superpower (WHICH IT DOES PRIOR FOR THESE CHANGES AND SEEMS BY THE CURRENT COMMUNITY THERE WAS NO OBJECTIONS TO IT EXCEPT FOR ANTIOCHUS THE GREAT)- --27.121.111.201 (talk) 19:45, 31 December 2013 (UTC)and not a place for nationalistic cheat beating! (HUMM CHEAT BEATING, WHERE IS DID THIS COME FROM? WHO’S CHEATING HERE.

Clearly there is a problem with editor Antiochus the Great, first he never brought any discussion to anybody what he did, second removing current valid sources and replacing quarter of the sources underweighting the article is another problem. knocking off source after source which should of been discussed prior to, he didn't do so. The article is now according to him, without valid merit and without consensus with other concerned editors. This is abuse and pr pushing by using content when editors disagree with the edit push, I request a block on Antiochus the Great account as maybe necessary for protecting the article.--27.121.111.201 (talk) 19:45, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

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