User talk:AndrewHowse/Archive 1

NYC public schools

Hello, Andrew. Thanks for your message about List of public elementary schools in New York City, and for adding the links. Are you the same person who connected through the NYC school system server and added the links for Mary Lindley Murray? And somewhat aside, is Murray Hill, Manhattan named after Mary Murray?

A couple of comments about adding the eponyms of the schools:

1. PS 87 William Sherman: You added the eponym of William Sherman, which redirects to William Tecumseh Sherman, the Civil War Army general. Are you sure that he is the eponym of the school? Looking at the list of schools, I have noticed that NYC schools are not often named after military heroes. With a relatively common name like William Sherman, I think it likely that there is some other William Sherman who is the eponym for that school.
2. PS 200 James M. Smith: The link you added goes to James Milton Smith, about which I am highly skeptical, as he was a Confederate infantry colonel in the Civil War and later a member of the Georgia legislature after the war. I think it much more likely—although I have no proof—that the eponym for PS 200 is James McCune Smith, a pre-Civil War black pharmacist and abolitionist born in NYC. I am going to temporarily remove James Milton Smith as the eponym of PS 200 pending confirmation.

Let’s be very careful about adding eponyms until we are sure or the names can be verified. Some names are obvious, such Pura Belpré. How many people named Pura Belpré could there be? Names such as Benjamin Franklin and Langston Hughes are pretty obvious too. I added some of the very obvious eponyms for people who are famous in American mistory, although I could still be wrong.

Do you have any way of confirming the eponyms of the NYC schools?

●DanMS 01:53, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Hey Dan, I live on the Upper West Side, and I've walked past William Sherman many times. I seem to recall that the building has "General" or similar on the outside; I'll check it next time I'm there. As for James Smith - you're quite right. McCune is spelt out by the Dept of Ed in one of their entries. In any event, there doesn't seem to be a standard reference for all of these.

I didn't make the changes from the NYC school IP; I don't have any insight into who that was. As for the naming of Murray Hill, I think it was named for the family rather than any individual but Mary Lindlay M. seems to be a member of the family in question. AndrewHowse 02:20, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Billy T.

See my reply on my talk page. ●DanMS 22:50, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Eighth Avenue Stations

I reverted his changes because he replaced [http://nycsubway.org/ind/8thave/ind-8th-81.html nycsubway.org - IND 8th Avenue: 81st Street-Museum of Natural History] with [http://nycsubway.org/ind/8thave/ind-8th-81.html]. He removed the link title, which makes the link more specific. I reverted them to put back the link title. Hope this helps. --Imdanumber1 (talk • contribs) 21:47, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Great. The best thing is to always direct a person to the web site containing the external info (so they won't bother clicking through another link for the info they're looking for). Thanks for fixing that; I never noticed it. --Imdanumber1 (talk • contribs) 22:10, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

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Customer tiering / price discrimination

Hi Andrew- I answered on my own talk page to keep the conversation together. Jeremy Tobacman 16:26, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Phoenix

I totally spaced and disambiguated Phoenix. I even knew you were getting ready to do it. Sorry about that. I really need to stop disambiguating late at night. --Bobblehead ^(rants) 06:36, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Disambiguating Panther

I noticed on two articles that I watch, Mainland High School and Pine Ridge High School, you disambiguated the link to Panther. While I appreciate your effort, I must ask by what basis you chose their species. For instance, Pine Ridge High School was disambiguated as Cougar, and Mainland High School is disambiguated as Black Panther. --Vox Rationis (Talk | contribs) 23:50, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

I started off saying that most of the school mascots should be Black panther, judging by the illustrations, but then I started thinking Florida schools might be better as Cougar, cf Florida panther. On reflection, just de-linking might have been better, given the intangible nature of a mascot. Apologies for the confusion. Do those schools have a particular species in mind, do you know? --AndrewHowse 04:40, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Wiki help

Thank you Andrew for your help in plain English, I think I can actually get this going without further issues. Much appreciated. I'll let you know if I need any further help —Preceding unsigned comment added by Xjennersonx (talk • contribs) 20:53, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Editing using name

Thanks for all the tips, Andrew... I think I'm finally getting the hang of it now. TheFatJamoc 17:56, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Norman Walker

Dear Andrew, I don't understand why you have tagged this article for wikification. Considering the length of the article (i.e. short) - and it was merely intended as a stopgap for this singer - it seems to me to be full of internal links already, and the fact that some are red is only a sign that lots of other related subjects also need starting. I do realise it has only one source at present but at least it has one, which more than one could say for many much longer articles. The trouble with these tags is that, once applied, they become difficult to remove unless one knows more precisely how the person who applied it would like to see the article developed. Can you advise please? Thanks, Eebahgum 04:02, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for message. I have in fact wikilinked everything in sight and already last night de-tagged it, but at your request I will now add some formatting. I think the article was just on the borderline of what I would 'bother' to format with headings or not, as it can look a bit silly to have lots of headings with not much text. I'll attend to it. At least I know someone is reading my articles! Thanks, Eebahgum 08:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Undefined

Thanks for the explanation; I removed the prod and put my suggestions at Talk:Undefined. Cheers --Pak21 (talk) 19:07, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Esterel Studio

np. It was beyond me also, but I checked out VHDL, which the article referred to, and from there I could see which RTL it was talking about. MrKIA11 16:08, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Michael Willis speedy deletion declined.

Hello, Andrew. I declined the speedy on this. Although far from neutral and not always well written, it does not appear to meet WP:CSD criteria. It also asserts notability, but I'm not sure how strong a case for keeping could be made. You might want to take it to WP:AFD. Cheers, and happy editing. Dlohcierekim 16:19, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

I know what you mean. But taken as a whole, the article is not gibberish. There may even be a less mangled version. I added a neutrality tag. I'll add a cleanup tag too. Maybe the creator can fix it up better. I don't like the lack of sources. I tagged for that. If no one can come up for sources, then that would make it deletable at AfD. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 16:39, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Yech. Removed per WP:BLP. Feel free to nom this at WP:AFD it you think it needs deleting. I'm going to take a nap. run some errands, and take a look at past versions. It may be that a subtle vandal has been at it. My inability to locate verifiable sources may say more about the subject than my abilities as a researcher. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 16:50, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Thought you might want to partake here-- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Willis. I did my best, but 'twas not to be. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 00:06, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Blocked

Thanks. Blocked already by Satori Sam. For quicker results, you might try WP:AIV. Be sure there is a full set of current warnings on the vandals talk page first. Cheers.18:27, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Halfback

I saw your edit here; I thought I'd let you know that Halfback (American football) exists, although it doesn't appear to be listed on the disambiguation page. —Disavian (^talk/_contribs) 19:03, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up. I looked at running back and Halfback (American football) and linked the latter to the former as a hatnote in the halfback section. One could make the case for a merge too, I guess. --AndrewHowse (talk) 19:17, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Now you have to go back and redisambiguate all of those articles :p —Disavian (^talk/_contribs) 19:28, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Client Path Marketing

You've experessed interest in this article in the past; I marked it as a speedy delete as spam, another editor ameliorated that to a prod tag, and now the same editor you suspect has a COI has removed the prod tag. Want to nominate it for an AfD? --Orange Mike | Talk 16:24, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Slashes and so on

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Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise

Hello. I just saw your comment regarding "Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise", to "Disambiguate Independent to Independent film using popups". I'm new to wikipedia and would find it helpful if you could explain this change you made to the entry. Thanks! --Kc1981 (talk) 21:33, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

UPDATE: Thanks for the explanation - I agree the word "independent" should be linked to 'independent film' specifically. Thanks for the clarification!!! Kc1981 (talk) 17:52, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

User talk:213.93.173.61

I have blocked this user as noted on the block log and talk page. Bearian (talk) 02:06, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Good wording

good fair wording at the nom for Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Bart_Hendrikx. I dont know enough to comment there, but you've handled the COI matter just right. I hope other people learn from you to do likewise. DGG (talk) 18:53, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Independence (disambiguation)

I have reverted your redirect to Independent. There was little overlap between the two pages (which I have fixed) and a huge amount of information was lost. I found out what had happened when I was looking up places called Independence and all those had been culled. Please be more careful in the future. TerriersFan (talk) 16:45, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

My view remains just to leave things be. However, since you are set on changing things I am formulating a proposal that I'll put to you later (real life has intervened). TerriersFan (talk) 16:56, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Sounds like a plan. I'll look out for it. btw if there's good reason to keep 'em separate then that's fine too, but I've been cleaning out links to the Independent dab page and it seems to me that the most common uses are really independence of a country and independent (politician) which isn't on the independence page at present. Plus I seem to recall that there's a WP preference for nouns over adjectives as page titles. Anyway, I'll watch for your proposal. --AndrewHowse (talk) 17:09, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

I don't think these is a good policy reason either way; its just a matter of preference. Anyway my suggestion is:

• Put the following on the Independence (disambiguation) page - the definition, the places and a 'for other uses see Independent'.
• Then merge all the other uses into suitable categories on the Independent page.

If that sounds OK then by all means do it. TerriersFan (talk) 23:17, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Redirecting Full back

Hello. The reason I redirected full back to fullback rather then the rugby page is because (1) the position can be spelled as one word or two words and (2) the position is found in games outside of rugby. We can't assume that the reader is looking for a rugby position and should be redirected to the disambiguation page. --Pinkkeith (talk) 15:08, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

• You're right, it was linking to the football (soccer) page, not rugby. I'm not sure what you want me to edit. --Pinkkeith (talk) 15:26, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
  • I still don't know what you mean. There are also pages that link to Fullback. Should I change all them too. It doesn't make sense. --Pinkkeith (talk) 15:35, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I understand you now. I have been trying to create a page in my sandbox and checking to see if the links went to where I wanted them to go. I noticed that full back went to a football page, so I tried fullback (I have seen it spelled either way) and it went to that disambiguation page. I'm willing to bet some of the articles with full back don't mean to go to fullback (football), but I'll take a look at it. Wikipedia is so time consuming. You can start one project and then get side tracked with another. --Pinkkeith (talk) 15:59, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

• No, I got it, cut and paste works wonders! I noticed some working on American football pages have been redirecting to the incorrect fullback, just like I did. --Pinkkeith (talk) 16:06, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Cary Herrman

Hi AndrewHowse, I would like to see if the work done post your speedy delete has been able to reverse the request while I continue contributing to the content. Please let me know, I am a new content provider and would appreciate your insight. Thank you.

my talk page

LDCortez (talk) 01:11, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Polytechnic University

hi, I've "undo" your removal of John Gilbert. The University claim him being the inventor of teflon http://www.poly.edu/inventions/gallery.php# —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikinerd01 (talk • contribs) 17:57, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

I think it actually says John Gilbert conceived of applying Teflon to pots and pans, not inventing Teflon per se. I've modified and sourced accordingly. Thanks for pointing this out. --AndrewHowse (talk) 19:41, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

RV edit Serbia

It was not intentional. ur right, it's the Central Powers not the Axis. peace NeroN_BG —Preceding unsigned comment added by NeroN BG (talk • contribs) 15.55, 12 Jan 08

William Todd Mason

Hi, I see from your AfD tag for William Todd Mason that the article was already deleted under AfD. My apologies, you can of course request speedy deletion as a previously deleted article (G4), but if you've already set up the AfD, that will probably be the outcome. --Canley (talk) 01:42, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I see you noticed at the same time! --Canley (talk) 01:42, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

I had a look at the deleted article and it was virtually identical, so I've deleted it as a recreation. --Canley (talk) 01:49, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Robert Kaplow

Thanks for your note, I agree it should be sent to AfD! I'll try and keep out of your hair for the rest of the day, my new pen pal! --Canley (talk) 03:00, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences

Thanks for catching that!  ;) Boydannie (talk) 15:37, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

independent productions

About the template on the indie page, its ok to remove, i can make the title non linkable, and place a link only to the culture category! 2 days ago i made a page caleld "independent productions" but peolpe said that it wasnt okay, but i didnt understand why! but i have an idea! we could enter the redirect page about the word indie, copy the content about indie in artistic and paste it on a article called "Inde (Arts)" and all the following links we put there to!!!!! what do you think? --Ogat (talk) 19:06, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Oops! Sorry about posting a message on your main page, i forgot to use the talk pages!! About the main article of the template, i think i would do that thing that i suggest above! Then, the disambiguation page will be clear again!!! I just made this template to reunite in just one place various articles that have this ideia in common!! Those things that you said about sources of research, is apllied more in the case of articles right? Single Templates dont need to have a cited source, right??? --Ogat Undrt Frodl Odstrk (talk) 23:35, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Here look: Independent Production i just copy the content about the topic in the page indie and paste it in the main article!! Them, in the future, someone can improve it!

Why did you suggest that the entry for Dan Besse be deleted?

Denelson83 told me that ou had recommended that the Dan Besse entry be deleted since it wasn't notable enough. Dan is a current City Councilmember for the 4th largest city in North Carolina and one of the Democratic candidates for Lieutenant Governor. The other candidates are listed and the entry is referenced from other Wikipedia pages and outside sites. Why did you recommend its removal? Also, why didn't this go through the normal deletion process? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Michaeloder (talk • contribs) 22.04, 7 Feb 08

AfD nomination of The Eighth Hour Romance

An article that you have been involved in editing, The Eighth Hour Romance, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Eighth Hour Romance. Thank you. Donald Albury 21:40, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Generous-- hah, only because I quell my initial reactions

thanks for your note. Hope you don't mind I struck the warning. The talk page note they left sounded indignant enough to be sincere. I thought they sounded sincere and pointed the way to doing things the right way. This was the same account that edited the deleted article. Maybe they really believe this guy is right up thee with Hobbes. You never know for sure how anyone will respond. Hope for the best, and if they are unamenable to education, then we have other ways to prevent "unconstructive edits. "I have little hope for the "political scientist" article. At the AfD, I recommended SALT. Dlohcierekim Deleted? 20:28, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

You Me At Six

I removed the CSD tag from the article because the band had a #2 hit in the UK, which would mean the band meets WP:BAND. If you think the article needs to be deleted, I'd suggest an AfD for it. Wildthing61476 (talk) 01:52, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Didn't realize that with regard to the chart, thanks for telling me that. Though I'm not an admin, I'm not sure if the page would be speedy deleted. Like I said, I think an AfD might be the trick. I'll be honest I'm on the fence with delete/keep, but it's not a clear-cut speedy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wildthing61476 (talk • contribs) 02:00, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hey, thank you for your edit on The Hungry Hungry Hypocrites. Minor edits go a long way, thanks a bunch. -Inothergnus (talk) 23:51, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Alex Garcia (boxer)

No problem. UltraExactZZ ^Claims ~ Evidence 18:09, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Deepak.Agr

Hi, I could not figure the reason for roll back on the Manipulation article? Is it for cleanup? I do not have a lot of formal knowledge on the subject, but I thought the same could be a good start. Looking forward to the revised version (if the roll back is for the cleanup).

-Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deepak.agr (talk • contribs) 18:46, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Please see my comments on the article's talk page. --AndrewHowse (talk) 18:48, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

I just did, I am a bit confused, any further reason to not consider further discussion on the matter? It is really difficult to find more information on the matter in the web (in a comprehensive fashion) that combines religious, scientific as well as prevailing psychological pinning’s for the novice. In general the search on Manipulation on web gives only a very narrow result in the context of Pathological and highly negative interpretations of the subject. My hope was, that the content can lead to updates from other users and further discussion on the matter to arrive at a more cohesive interpretation.

-Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deepak.agr (talk • contribs) 18:51, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

That's not what Wikipedia is for. Material must be sourced and verifiable. The process you describe has some merit, I'm sure, but this is not the forum for that activity. --AndrewHowse (talk) 19:03, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Disambiguation

Yeah. Those users have changed their names, so I figured it would make sense to update the list to reflect that. MrKIA11 (talk) 22:27, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

An endless sporadic

I got my information from Zach Kamins (Guitarist in AES)

D —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomaz505 (talk • contribs) 12:23, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

I expanded Robert H. Miller

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WP:AWB

I've approved you. Good luck! Scarian^{Call me Pat} 19:56, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Michael Willis

No, everything's fine; the protection I applied expired, and then DumbBOT came along and helpfully removed the no-longer-required template from the top of the page. Black Kite 01:08, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

monika enterprise wiki please help

andrew, i do not understand the claim that the wiki page i have recently been amending should be "speedily deleted" as it is obviously advertising. this label is a cultural institution that has been releasing good music for over ten years. what about all the other labels that have wikis? e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_Channel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_electronic_music_record_labels http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_record_labels plesae reinstate the work i did yesterday and, as i am quite new to wikipedia, give me some tips at my talk page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Monika_enterprise esp. re the hangon tag - im ot sure where i should place this so as to save what i have entered or how it works. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Monika enterprise (talk • contribs) 12:42, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

(Text reinstated after replacing history) andrew, thanks for your feedback - ill see what natalie says. perhaps some of the wording could be less biased but i honestly believe the label is of enyclopedic interest as a cultural institution. (Reinstatement ends - --AndrewHowse (talk) 17:21, 6 March 2008 (UTC))

Vivisection

Hey Andrew. Could you possibly hold up on the disambiguations of vivisection to animal testing for a bit? There is an important distinction between the two and, especially historically and all references to vivisection are not actually the same thing as animal testing. There is a strong lobby that attempts to use the two in an indistinguishable manner, but we should not be promoting that here. Rockpocket 20:43, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. The best thing is probably to go through them all one by one and see if we can reword using more neutral language. I can do that myself later today. I can use your contribs list to find them all the ones you disambiged, if you wish, so you don't need to revert them yourself. Rockpocket 20:55, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

I'll go through later and see what I can do anyway. I, personally, don't think it should be a dab. Vivisection, the technical definition, has a long and controversial history and could make a nice little page. However, currently the material that should be in vivisection is currently in animal testing, because the animal rights lobby have made it their primary goal to equate all experimentation on animals to cutting them up while still alive (despite that being extremely rare these days). As such, the "popular" usage of the term is as a synonym for animal testing, while the technical use is simply a historical type of animal testing.

I think what I will do is replace the term "vivisection" with "animal testing" in articles when that is what is being referred to and, when the technical use of the word is being used, either leave it pointing at the dab or point it to the dicdef at Wiktionary. Not perfect, but probably the most neutral way to address this problem. Rockpocket 21:19, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Well, there is a lot of history there. SlimVirgin is a fine editor and we often work together to keep these sorts of articles balanced. When I get a chance, I'll see if we can expand Vivisection again. Rockpocket 18:49, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Pike (disambiguation)

I hope you don't mind me stepping on your edits. I was about to save my edits just as you did. I think you'll note that my clean-up was a little more in depth, so I went ahead and saved my version. If you think it should be changed in any way, or reverted to your version let's discuss it. Marchije (talk) 15:07, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Re:de:Pike,fr:Pike - I've just put them back 8-) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marchije (talk • contribs) 15:13, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the note - yes we were all editing it at the same time, so confusion can creep in (especially mine ;) ). It did look out of place as a child of "Cyphers" and it makes more sense in surnames (as the clarification on the Project Talk page shows), so it has all worked out in the end. (Emperor (talk) 03:04, 11 March 2008 (UTC))

some help anticipated

hi..I dont know why but in spite of having done everything what I was told, there seem to be problem with some wiki admins now also. Initially I was asked to supply some reliable third party sources, now I made available links of national newspapers, then too a very abstract issue of subtantiality of the coverage of the newspaper is raised. less substantiality of the article is always at the cost of neutrality or non advertising nature of the article, as should be the case. newspapers always cover incidents in a neutral and informative manner, so the very speculative issue of substantiality should be declined. However i have written on your talk page to tell you that though I have been using wikipedia for so long and acquainted with its policies, I might be missing some technicality behind the issue, which may in turn can support my request. Seeking your help. regards, Extolmonica (talk) 18:23, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, I've said everything I have to say at the deletion review. --AndrewHowse (talk) 18:26, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Deletion Review for Youth United

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Youth United. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Extolmonica (talk) 20:44, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

My previous reply remains appropriate. --AndrewHowse (talk) 20:53, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Resilience (network)

This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Resilience (network), and it appears to include a substantial copy of http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/resilience. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences.

This message was placed automatically, and it is possible that the bot is confused and found similarity where none actually exists. If that is the case, you can remove the tag from the article and it would be appreciated if you could drop a note on the maintainer's talk page. CorenSearchBot (talk) 16:32, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

My response. --AndrewHowse (talk) 18:32, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Sebastian Palacios

Thank you for your time. Probably my mistake was not gathering enough information to show how important Sebastian Palacios’s subject is to Colombian people since he has been featured in different newspapers and media in his country. He has been chosen as an icon against terrorism, and you can surely learn more about it if you read articles about Colombian political status. If you are kind enough, I will place the article under construction and find secondary sources from newspapers and media. I will be thankful if you delete the deletion tag, but will keep you informed of the changes and show you the article before it is republished. Note that the biography published is extracted from an organization created and run by engineering and science departments which is very reliable. If you have any advice please help since I, like you, just want to do the best benefit. I really do not understand why it looks like I am Sebastian Palacios. I just copied most of the information from the college's website and pasted in wikipedia adding some sources. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sebthian (talk • contribs) 20:01, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

By the way, if you are concerned that the user name is sebthian (almost Sebastian), realize that I only created a profile to create this article. I tried user name Sebastian, but was taken already.

Thank for your time! I will work on it. I may not have enough time, therefore I uploaded everything to the user page already. The same biography is in the official Miami-Dade Colege website, and it links to it. Also it has a link from the official National website of the American Society for Engineering Education. I will remove not reliable sources. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sebthian (talk • contribs) 22:29, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

(Preceding comments reinstated)

===Thanks===

Thank you for your time. I have no intention to continue with this, it is getting too complicated. I will let someone else do it in the future. Anyways if someone needs his biography they can go to www.mdc.edu. You are a fair user. Thanks.--Sebthian (talk) 04:03, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

(end cleanup) --AndrewHowse (talk) 14:12, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Disambiguation

Thanks for clearing that up =D ĞavinŤing 05:21, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

AHM (magazine)

AndrewHowse, the magazine AHM (magazine) is a true magazine...but the magazine does not have a website. -leave something on my talk page. <moved from top> --AndrewHowse (talk) 00:14, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Hi, I have proof that its real because look at Wikipedia in the article List of Canadian magazines, and you will find AHM (magazine). Whenaxis -leave a message at my talk. —Preceding comment was added at 11:24, 25 March 2008 (UTC) <moved from top>

For an explaination of AHM (magazine) visit the 'Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/AHM (magazine)'. (Whenaxis (talk) 00:22, 26 March 2008 (UTC))

Please go back to AHM (magazine) page and put your 2nd opinons on the page; as the page has been updated. Whenaxis (talk) 23:20, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Fullback (rugby)

Disambiguating Fullback to Fullback (rugby) using popups may cause a few problems as the page has both codes of rugby, with the full-back position being vastly different in both variations. Footy people will be shocked to see one of the most attacking positions in the game, called a defensive position and rugby people will see the obvious differences as well. A direct route to either position is probably best. Alexsanderson83 (talk) 19:20, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Herzog (name)

This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Herzog (name), and it appears to include a substantial copy of http://www.jgames.co.uk/title/Herzog_&_de_Meuron. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences.

This message was placed automatically, and it is possible that the bot is confused and found similarity where none actually exists. If that is the case, you can remove the tag from the article and it would be appreciated if you could drop a note on the maintainer's talk page. CorenSearchBot (talk) 20:27, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

No worries. The linked site owner was kind enough to say:

"This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Herzog_"." (John User:Jwy talk) 23:22, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

LesTout.com

Before the article LesTout.com go live, I added a separate page at User:Shivaji Mitra/LesTout.com for getting the article approved based on עוד מישהו request and which was finally approved by user User:Gonzo_fan2007 once I notified this on Administrators' noticeboard. I have added enough references about the article. If anything, I have not included according to wikipedia guidelines please bring it to my knowledge so that I work on it. Thanks.--Shivaji Mitra (talk) 04:52, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Both of these pages are presently empty, so there's nothing to review. My recollection is that there was no encyclopaedic content, and no reliable secondary sources. --AndrewHowse (talk) 12:42, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Both these pages were deleted, so its empty. Even I have added {{hangon}} on the top of LesTout.com and leave a note on the article's talk page which was again get deleted. Regarding encyclopaedic content, looking at List_of_social_networking_websites we found that the content is quite well prepared but we will further work on it to make it better. Any suggestion will be much appreciated. Thanks.--Shivaji Mitra (talk) 15:01, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Re: Template:German title

Hello Andrew, thank you for the note;

I am unsure that either page is the right link for the title template. Herzog (name) has the incorrect name even given its content. I personally think it should be delinked from the template, since it links to "duke" anyway and that is the meaning of the word. Charles 18:46, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

It is easy to undo a redirect. I noticed the problem with the template though, the links are automatically generated based on what the title used is. I don't think there is any way to undo it. Charles 18:56, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Daynal Institute Press

Hello AndrewHowse:

I am writing here to request the opportunity to discuss with you the prospects of resubmitting a stub about the publisher of Timothy Wyllie's newest work entitled The Helianx Proposition. After reviewing other such stubs, it would appear that I have a better sense of what is sought for these small entries that can, nonetheless, offer the reader information that enhances the merits of other articles. Is this something that would be done best here on your talk page or perhaps via email?

Gratefully,

Rob Davis

Hi Daynal, Happy to discuss a new submission. Please be sure to read Wikipedia's policies on notability and verifiability, and then the best thing might be to start your new page at User:Daynal/sandbox. You can then move it into mainspace when ready. --AndrewHowse (talk) 12:39, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

---

Hello Andrew:

I am grateful for your willingness to have a discussion!

The policies on notability and verifiability will be re-read along with a range of articles the policy governs to understand how the literal theory functions dynamically. After composing a new article, I would appreciate your review prior to any consideration of moving it to the mainspace.

Thanks,

Rob --Daynal (talk) 16:48, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

No problem. The best thing might be to put a note on my talk page with a link to the new article, when you're ready. No rush, of course. --AndrewHowse (talk) 16:44, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

--Daynal (talk) 03:02, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Andrew:

When I attempted to follow your instructions, I was greeted again by an automated message indicating that I was not allowed to do the kind of work you recommended in either the sandbox or your talk page. What might you suggest now?

Rob

--Daynal (talk) 18:29, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

FYI: Daynal's account was blocked in accordance with the user name policy (see block message on his page). He was unblocked specifically to allow him to request a name change, which it does not appear that he ever tried to do. However, he continued editing as a single-purpose account, interested only in those subjects which are directly connected to his publishing company, Daynal Institute Press. - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 18:41, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Dear AndrewHowse:

I am writing to request clarification of Wikipedia policy governing "Publishing company stubs". After reviewing the Pages in this category consisting of 512 companies, how does Wikipedia distinguish between publicity composed by these organizations the majority of which only cite their official website for information and bona fide articles for readers that may benefit from the opportunity to know more about the publishers and any literature they produce?

Gratefully,

--75.104.157.17 (talk) 12:30, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

fyi: Daynal Institute Press uses "an alternative approach to the corporate model (via) open access, the online distribution of individual articles and academic journals without charge to readers and libraries, and open source publishing, which is participatory group editing, as exemplified by various wiki projects."Alternatives —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.104.157.17 (talk) 13:36, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Rob, As I think you know, Wikipedia has policies on notability and advertising. Ideally, any page would comply with those policies. It's doubtless true that some pages do and that some pages don't comply, but we don't allow an exception to provide a precedent for another exception. I hope that answers your question. If not, then please provide more details and I'll try to answer. --AndrewHowse (talk) 17:09, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Hello Andrew-

After examining forty or so of the 'publishing company stubs' in a somewhat random sampling, it was clear that the exception(s) are those citing anything other than their own internal production. While conflict of interest is of concern in any undertaking at anytime, for 'conflict' to exist, there must be present two or more interests in opposition to at least one of the others such as is commonplace in competitive settings of any kind, be they academic, commercial, ecclesiastical, or otherwise. Where all such interests share a common goal there can be no 'conflict of interest'. The only 'conflict' then is one always present in human evaluation(s) based as these are upon the 'perceived' merits of any given work.

For this reason, in view of the perceptions of questionable 'intent' behind this article, it appears best to withdraw interest in seeing any such stub or article on the Daynal Institute or its Press unless such may arise naturally from the general recognition of its work. It is just such work that is understood to be an organic process unfolding without the more familiar coercive pressures animating so much trade and academic writing that I know is the shared objective of Wikipedia and countless other initiatives that are germinating throughout this world all too hungry for the "genuine article".

Gratefully,

Rob

--75.104.157.17 (talk) 18:57, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

The My Hero Project

I see your point about the media page. Thanks for removing the link. What can I do about the templates at the top of the page? There is one template that says "remove this template after editing" but I cannot figure out how to remove it. Thanks for your help. Roughcopy (talk) 21:47, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

You are awesome! Thanks for taking that one template off. It looks much better. What should I do about verifying links, etc.? There are still two templates on there and I would like to figure out how to fix the article so it meets the rest of the criteria? Also, isince the internal links are complete, how do we remove the template? Thanks. Roughcopy (talk) 16:26, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Peter May (writer)

Many thanks! It wasn't at all a lecture. I very much appreciate the information. Although the guidelines seem obvious, they can be a bit confusing for people who are new to the whole thing. There's so much to take on board.

I take your point about the possible conflict of interest. It was only after I created an account in all innocence that I discovered that the Wiki advice to keep your identity secret. I think perhaps I chose the wrong username.

But Peter May really does deserve an article. He's an award-winning writer, published internationally, and with more than 1000 TV credits, he's one of the most prolific Scottish TV writers. And in my defence I would like to say that I am a professional writer and I took great pains to remain objective. But I take your point. If I can just sort this out, I will refrain from future postings on his article.

The thing is, I've just added a reference section, where I have cited 10 different sources - all online - which back up the material used in the Peter May (writer)article.

Without wishing to pester you, can I ask if you think these are the sort of secondary references which are required? and if so, what can I do next to help to get the article off the "articles lacking sources" lists?

This will be my final contribution to Peter May (writer). But before I sign off, I'd like to sort out the problems I caused. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Janice.hally (talk • contribs) 14:42, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Intentional Customer Experience Article

Hi Andrew, thank you for your offer to help me with this article. Per your message, I have put it in the User:Amdpc/Sandbox for you to see. Appreciate your help and suggestions!Amdpc (talk) 18:16, 6 May 2008 (UTC)Amdpc

Highwinds Network Group

Good call on the afd - I was going to do the same, but had to head out for a bit. Pastordavid (talk) 19:22, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Trevor Lyman

An article that you have been involved in editing, Trevor Lyman, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trevor Lyman. Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? JJB 14:24, 8 May 2008

Customer Experience

Andrew, need your help! Thank you for your comments and advice on my previous "Intentional Customer Experience" aritlce. I have worked up a "Customer Experience" article at your suggestion and would like to ask you to take a look at it to see if it meets Wikipedia's requirements and will not be deleted. Also need help with some formatting that I can't seem to get right: 1)Categories - this was not showing in the Preview but does show after hitting "Save". Do you know why two of the categories are in red?

Categories are way down at the bottom when you preview. Weird, but there they are. If they're red then they don't exist (or you mis-typed them!)

2)Footnotes/References - can't seem to get it. Also, it won't let me start footnotes at the beginning (first two footnotes in Paragraphs 1 and 2 are not there) without text disappearing.

There's special markup for reference footnotes. See the Gartner example I reformatted.

3)Why are the Wikipedia internal links "Microsoft" and "business support systems" in red?

[[Microsoft]] works fine; [[Microsoft's]] doesn't. So use [[Microsoft]]'s.

4)Can't get breaks between paragraphs.

Just use regular carriage returns. </br> usually causes more trouble than it solves.

This article is at User: Amdpc/Sandbox. Thanks for your help!Amdpc (talk) 22:38, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Hello. See the changes I made at your sandbox; use the history tab and compare successive edits if you like. And see my comments after each of your points above. Hope that helps - let me know. --AndrewHowse (talk) 02:33, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

A HUGE thank you for all your help, Andrew! I really appreciate it. This article is now up on Wikipedia...Amdpc (talk) 21:13, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Meijer

Here is where I don't understand. HRC is cited for the source of Meijer being anti gay. HRC has an agenda for gays, so how is this considered a neutral point of view? I have first hand knowledge of the polices Meijer has in place to protect all employees. In general, the homosexuals are upset because Meijer won't give insurance to homosexuals that are married. Couple of questions:

1. Can I cite myself as a source, having first hand knowledge of the polices protecting all employees from harassment in the workplace?

2. Can I cite Meijer's website as a source if I find where they state such protection exists?

--Howdoyoudoit (talk) 22:20, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

On the first, no you can't because that's not verifiable. On the second, you can try; it's not a reliable secondary source (it's primary) but it's better than nothing. As to whether or not HRC has an agenda, that's exactly why we try to cite sources, so that a reader can judge for him or herself. --AndrewHowse (talk) 23:21, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Whatever edit I do has to be bullet proof. Tenpoundhammer appears to enjoy reverting my edits. How does this look:

Meijer is commited to treating all employees with dignity and respect without regard to national origin, sexual orientation, sex, age, disablity, sexual orientation religion, race or any other classification protected under law. Meijer applies this policy to employment related decisions. Meijer is commited to having a harassment free workplace. Team members who feel they have been treated in a discriminatory manner can report the matter pursuant to the dispute resolution procedure, harassment policy, response line, or store director. Current policy prohibits retaliton for submitting such a report. (in the citation I will put www.meijer.com/content/content_leftnav_manual.jsp?pageName=careers_inclusion_policy)

Founder Hendrik Meijer started the chain with a simple philosophy, "I believe everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect." (in the citation I will put Thrifty years: The life of Hendrik Meijer by Hank Meijer, Book 1985) --Howdoyoudoit (talk) 23:51, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi, It sounds a bit PR-ish, to be honest. You could say "Meijer has stated their anti-discrmination policy as follows: " and then include your quote, but it comes off as corporate-speak; the Mandy Rice-Davies defence. Oh, and btw, if you have first-hand experience then are you sure you ought to be editing this?? --AndrewHowse (talk) 00:29, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm not sure I understand. It is obvious to me the editor that keeps doing reverts is "pro-gay". The source he cites definately has an agenda for the gays. Additionally, the way it sounds (Meijer came in last) is slanted in that they never mention the numerous companies that didn't even bother respond to the HRC survey. BTW I was fired from Meijer. I hardly think I'm partial to them. I know this article is not an accurate representation of how Meijer treats employees. --Howdoyoudoit (talk) 11:50, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Please be careful about assuming you know a particular editor's motivation. And remember, the standard here is verifiability, not "truth"; if you can find a verifiable counterpoint then that's a good candidate to include. But if it's just "what I know" then it won't stand up to verifiability. --AndrewHowse (talk) 13:28, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

I appreciate your time and assistance. --Howdoyoudoit (talk) 13:58, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Creating new page

I am in the process of creating an article. I feel a bit overwhelmed but I'm plugging along. Can you help me out, how do I create the citation section? I don't expect you to hold my hand on this one, but if you could direct me to the area explaining this it would greatly help. Thank you.--Howdoyoudoit (talk) 18:21, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

You just need to use {{reflist}}. Btw, starting from scratch is much tougher than editing an existing page, so don't feel bad! --AndrewHowse (talk) 18:32, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Sciatic nerve

Thanks for fixing that ref; I did the reverts in response to a helpme; I should've spotted that error. --  Chzz  ►  21:20, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Comparison of Subnotebooks

I've moved the page "Comparison of umpcs" to "Comparison of Subnotebooks". You did a good faith edit of the page, adding "ONE A110/120 Brunen IT 7" €199/€279 Linpus Linux VIA C7-M 1GHz Onboard 2Gb/4Gb flash memory 512 Mb" A google search of "Brunen IT linpus" gives me 2 results other than the article. Can you explain what this computer is and provide a reliable source? talk 11:15, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

I've removed this for the time. discuss it on the talk page: Comparison of Subnotebooks#Brunen IT?

Thankspam

Ta for your advice re. disambig. It's a difficult thing to get your head around, and the fact that you can do it 'whichever way you like' doesn't actually help make it easier! But...you live and learn. Cheers! --  Chzz  ►  02:22, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

AfD

Closed. Perhaps a little quick on the trigger, but we'll see if it winds up at WP:DRV. Pastordavid (talk) 17:24, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Posted new article

Hello Andrew! I've just posted a new article under Customer experience systems. It all seemed to go so smoothly while in my sandbox, and with all I learned from you with my first article, I felt confident about going ahead and posting it in the "real pages." Wanted to ask you if you would take a look at it to be sure you feel it meets Wikipedia requirements and won't be deleted. Thanks so much - and thanks again for all your help! Amdpc (talk) 01:21, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

My article was deleted

Well, my "Customer Experience Systems" article was deleted. Apparently it was deleted because it was thought to be promoting a company/product. I thought you could say a few words about a company or its product if it were sourced/written about by a third party (?) So I've started over and have put a new "Customer Experience Systems" article in my Sandbox, at User: Amdpc/Sandbox. Could you please take a look and tell me if you feel it meets Wikipedia requirements and will not be deleted? Thank you much! Amdpc (talk) 16:48, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

It doesn't seem so bad, although it might help if it mentioned a few other players in the same space. It might be good to have a very high-level overview of the main components too, and perhaps a little less emphasis on how any self-respecting comms service company needs to do this yesterday. I'm exaggerating, of course, but I hope you understand. --AndrewHowse (talk) 17:03, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your help, Andrew! Amdpc (talk) 20:51, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Abbotsham Road railway station

Thanks for your corrections to this article re MoS. I have changed the blank station from which I work to prevent a repetition and altered the stations done from it. Britmax (talk) 13:25, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Michael Hill (batsman)

Hi, I've had to nominate this article for speedy deletion, as the player does not meet the criteria for notability under WP:Athlete, which for cricket purposes is someone who has played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket. As Hill has not played at any of those levels, he is not notable as far as Wikipedia, and WP:Cricket is concerned. Andrew nixon (talk) 15:45, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Really? You were compelled to nominate it? How unfortunate. Seriously, captaining the U19s seems to compare favourably to the odd afternoon as twelfth man on a first class side. It's not clear to me that it's improving the encyclopedia to turn the inbound links red here. --AndrewHowse (talk) 15:51, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Indeed captaining a national Under-19 side does compare favourably with an afternoon as 12th man on a first-class side. But a player who was 12th man on a first-class side would have never played first-class cricket, as 12th men don't count in statistics, so he would also not be notable. As I said on the article's talk page, you may wish to take this up at WP:Cricket and see what my fellow members make of this. Andrew nixon (talk) 15:55, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Bombardier Challenger 850

Seriously, thanks for finding the Bombardier Challenger 850 page. It's been there for two years now with little work, mosly because it was never linked properly, and I didn't know it even existed. If the page is kept, it probably should be moved to Bombardier Challenger 800, if kept at all. I'll check with WP:AIR for second opinions before doing anything major to the page. - BillCJ (talk) 01:40, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

CRJ

In some cases, it might be better to give both CRJ pages, the Bombardier CRJ200 and Bombardier CRJ700, especially if it's a list. In other pages, it might be a comparision to other types, and so just linking to the smaller (CRJ200) or larger (CRJ 700) type might be best. A lot of it depends on the context. - BillCJ (talk) 03:26, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Visual Arts entry

Thank you very much for your speedy reply and advice. I have read the information provided and whilst it was very useful I agree with you that this would be better written by an independant source. Would you be able to do this or refer me to someone who can?

Many thanks AnnaMazek —Preceding unsigned comment added by Annamazek (talk • contribs) 20:42, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

If you have some good online sources that you can identify then I'll take a look. Otherwise, there are places to request articles that are then watched by editors with an interest in that general area; in this case Wikipedia:Requested articles/Culture and fine arts/Visual arts#Visual arts looks like a good place for you to try.--AndrewHowse (talk) 20:50, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Andrew..... I have only one source which is my own website..... is it appropriate to give it to you here? I have not encountered any other art or art category that is aimed at actively involving a viewer in a painting by giving a choice of of perspective whilst still retaining the same subject matter.

Many thanks Anna —Preceding unsigned comment added by Annamazek (talk • contribs) 20:55, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Then I think you're right and there are not yet appropriate sources to support an article on Wikipedia. Still, good luck with your art - perhaps you'll be the subject of a page here soon. Best, --AndrewHowse (talk) 21:00, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Andrew, one final question would a newspaper article be regarded as an indpendant source, as there is the possibility of this happening with a solo show I am doing this august. Thanks for all your help, I went to the link you provided but was unable to find an appropriate area. If I gather more souces, may I contact you in the future?

Many thanks anna --Annamazek (talk) 21:09, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

A newspaper article would certainly help. In fact, it would tend to support a page about you more than a page about your type of art. I think we'd need coverage of several different artists producing this kind of work for that latter.

Please let me know what coverage comes along - perhaps at the bottom of this page, not the top? <g> --AndrewHowse (talk) 21:15, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your reponse.

I appreciate your looking into the matter I had described on the editor assistance page. Regarding my interactions with User:Rollosmokes regarding previous edits, I indeed did not make clear what my desired outcome is. It it this--I was seeking some feedback for my contention that his reversions of my edits were done in a needlessly aggressive manner and, more importantly, made without sufficient explanation. I feel that he has deleted my additions in an arbitrary manner and not because of lack of documentation or relevance. He has called my edits "unnecessary," "ridiculous," and once said that "The article has been written in this way for some time and there is no reason to change it now." This in my view runs counter to the Wikipedian process of collaboration and consensus. Also it should be known that his reversion of my KCBS-TV edit involved the same two words "flagship station"--East Coast, West Coast, and overall flagships-- that we had sparred over concerning article WCBS-TV. It seemed to me that our earlier debate had been re-joined. Also it may be of note that User: Rollosmokes has also, within hours, reverted edits that I have made to my own talk page; apparently he had added my very user page to his watchlist--this was very disconcerting to me. At any rate, thank you for your interest and consideration. Regards, Lantana11 (talk) 04:24, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

To be honest, some of the behaviour you describe is fairly common here. The note below the edit window speaks of "editing mercilessly" and that's no exaggeration. I'm no expert on TV stations so I won't comment on the merits of one position vs another. Rapid response is no surprise; I know I watch my watchlist sometimes to see if I get a response. I also "watch" other editors' talk pages because some editors like to keep conversations in one place - such as this.

Net it looks like two editors having two different but defensible opinions. Discussion is nice, but sometimes it works this way too. Happy editing, --AndrewHowse (talk) 13:54, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

You have been very helpful

Andrew, thank you for your response and opinions. I'm not as experienced a Wikipedian as many of you and I am glad I have other editors to help me navigate these new waters. It's gratifying to realize that there's this much help available. I've learned a lot. Best regards, Lantana11 (talk) 20:38, 13 June 2008 (UTC)Lantana11Lantana11 (talk) 20:38, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

My pleasure. Happy editing! --AndrewHowse (talk) 20:39, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Reply

Hi there. I've left a response at Template talk:Blanchard Valley Conference. Cheers. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 22:05, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Got your message. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 23:07, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Media Vision USA

Hi Andrew, I've noticed that my edit about Media Vision usa got deleted for being advertising. This is not for advertising, I just put an information of the company. Actually, this is my first article and I don't know very clearly about what I did wrong even though I read the article about speedily deleted. Will it be considered as non-advertising if i take out external link? I put enough references, though. Please let me know what I should do if I want my article back on the wikipedia.Fresh01a (talk) 22:55, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Well, it read like advertising to me and to the admin who deleted it. Perhaps you can leave a message for that admin, User:Toddst1 and ask for a copy of the page to be restored to your user space, say at User:Fresh01a/Sandbox and work on it there. As I recall, there wasn't much emphasis on why the company was notable enough to be in Wikipedia, and much more emphasis on services provided. The latter isn't important here.

If I can help with fixing it up, then please let me know; I'll be glad to do what I can. --AndrewHowse (talk) 00:46, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply. I left a message to Todd, the administrator, but he's not answering it. I was wondering how I can reupload my article if I fixed it correctly. I wanna start writing very basic information about this company without product info(cuz it seems like the reason why it being deleted) and let other people edit/add it. I know I shouldn't just re-upload it under Media Vision USA subject, so please let me know what to do. I would be really happy if you can help me out write new articel or give me any advise. FYI, I left my old article in my sandbox User:Fresh01a/Sandbox. I really appreciate your help. Fresh01a (talk) 23:12, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Request for Comment

As per advice on WP:EAR I have moved issues of Russavia's behaviour to Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User:Russavia. Please provide comment - by all means seek his side of the story. Kransky (talk) 12:00, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Discussion moved - response

Hi, in regards to User_talk:Russavia#Discussion_moved, I removed the section in question, and asked for discussion to take place at Wikipedia:WikiProject International relations, as it is entirely inappropriate (in my mind) for a small lynch mob to come storming onto my talk page, with accusations of vandalism being thrown around, and then claim that they have concensus for a whole range of issues. As of yet, discussion has not taken place at that project talk page, and I find that somewhat unusual. --Россавиа ^Диалог 05:58, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I have engaged in conversation, I responded at WP:EAR, but I will not respond to lynch mob like mentality, particularly when they are so far misguided it is almost hysterical. And I've responded at their RFC, at Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/User:Russavia. The issues of WP:OWN with this group are something which needs to be sorted out. --Россавиа ^Диалог 00:47, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

AWB made a mess of Ukrainian alphabet

Please pay attention to your edits, so things like this can be avoided. Thanks. —Michael Z. 2008-06-29 19:59 z