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LORAN

Thanks for your note. I removed the paragraph because it was unsourced and contained unattributed opinions. It looks better now that it is properly sourced and formatted. As far as reference formatting goes, please have a look at how I formatted the refs you added in the Wayne Ison article. This isn't the only way to do it, but it is simple and effective and makes the article easy for those who follow on to edit. If you have any questions on referencing please do drop me a note. When it comes to Biographies of Living People refs are very important, as this CBC article shows. - Ahunt (talk) 14:23, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Wow! That's a very good example of why references are important in biographies! Thanks for pointing that out. Most of the info on the Wayne Ison page is also in the EAA video interview. I would love to get a copy of the transcript of the video (if one is available). It is very good if you have the time to watch it. Thanks again DrWhatIKnow (talk)

It was that CBC article that really got my attention on refs in Wikipedia, too! I always say that Wikipedia is only as good as its refs and there are some articles that are great and others that are worthless as a result. - Ahunt (talk) 01:44, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Firefly Balloons

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For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 19:36, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself, as you did with Firefly Balloons. Please use the {{hangon}} template on the page instead if you disagree with the deletion, and make your case on the page's talk page. Thank you. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 19:44, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Firefly Balloons

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For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Deenoe 15:30, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Firefly Balloons

Thanks for your note. It keeps getting deleted because you aren't adding footnotes that establish that the subject has been covered by independent third party refs, which is a requirement for Wikipedia articles as per WP:N and WP:V. I would suggest that you copy the text your own sandbox page. You can create one by clicking on this redlink: User:DrWhatIKnow/Sandbox and then working on assembling your refs there before posting it back to mainspace. - Ahunt (talk) 15:48, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Caffenol

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A tag has been placed on Caffenol requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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Proposed deletion of Caffenol

The article Caffenol has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

This article has no referneces and no reliable references can be found, just blogs, self-published websites and forum posts. Non-notable subject, it should not have an article on Wikipedia.

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Ahunt (talk) 01:35, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

December 2011

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed maintenance templates from Caffenol. When removing maintenance templates, please be sure to either resolve the problem that the template refers to, or give a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, as your removal of this template has been reverted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Eeekster (talk) 02:19, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your recent contributions, such as Caffenol. Getting started creating new articles on Wikipedia can be tricky, and you might like to try creating a draft version first, which you can then ask for feedback on if necessary, without the risk of speedy deletion. Do make sure you also read help available to you, including Your First Article and the Tutorial. You might also like to try the Article Wizard, which has an option to create a draft version. Thank you. Eeekster (talk) 02:32, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Please do not remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Caffenol, without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your removal of this template does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Thank you. Eeekster (talk) 02:33, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Response to above: As noted in the edit summary, the page was/is a work in progress. Please do not edit/change a page while it is being written. Thank you~~

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Narco Avionics

This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Narco Avionics, and it appears to include material copied directly from http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/NARCO_Avionics_Liquidation_204422-1.html.

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Reply to above: The quote in question does not infringe on copyright. It is simply the statement which appeared on the company web site as reported by multiple news sources in the aviation press and confirmed by the author. The quote no longer appears on the site due to the company being dissolved in a no-asset bankruptcy, but read as "Due to circumstances beyond our control, we regret to inform you that after over 65 years in business, Narco Avionics, Inc. has closed. A trustee will be appointed shortly to oversee liquidation of assets and assure return of Customer's property, such as Customer's Radios sent to Narco for service, as soon as possible. We are extremely sorry for the inconvenience this causes and thank all loyal Narco Customers, around the world, for their loyalty over all of these years! Please monitor this web site as informational updates will be provided as soon as possible." DrWhatIKnow (talk) 08:27, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Narco Avionics

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You can note that this article was deleted by User:Jimfbleak as an "Unambiguous copyright infringement" - Ahunt (talk) 17:44, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

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Hachikō

Greetings.

Sorry, but I have no idea how to fix that link. Dan D. Ric (talk) 13:41, 14 May 2017 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:DrWhatIKnow/Caffenol

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