User talk:Hdt83/Archive5

Re: Your GA nomination of Dungeons and Dragons

Thank you for the review and GA status of the D&D article. — RJH (talk) 22:20, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Articles for Creation

Hey! On your RFA, I saw that you were part of Wikiproject Articles for Creation. So, I checked it out, and I joined. See you around! -Flubeca^Talk 00:18, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

PA 222 GA

Thanks for passing the article, it took of alot of work and research to get it ready. I'll see what I can do about a picture of the road since I live in the same city. -- JA10 Talk • Contribs 19:18, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the revert on my page! ---Signed By KoЯnfan71 (User Page—My Talk) 20:32, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

My (Kwsn's) RfA

Thank you for supporting my recent RfA. It unfortunately did not succeed. I still plan to continue to edit however. Hope to see you around. Kwsn^(Ni!) 15:10, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

The Pines GA review

Thanks for your review on White Pines Forest State Park, I appreciated the speediness the review was completed with. About the red links, the only one I am unsure about is the poet, the others need articles. IvoShandor 11:48, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

A few questions...

When editing an article or a page, is there some shorthand I can use to differentiate between reasons I edited a page? Are edits to talk pages minor or major edits? Also, should I always post notices of edits on an article's talk page? And, lastly, I'm confused regarding userboxes: Do I have to ask permission individually for every single userbox I use? I'm having trouble even implementing some userboxes because those with slashes (User/Userboxes/Userbox) won't work.

Thanks,

Tolerant666 21:10, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

AFC Backlog Drive!

WikiProject Articles for creation Backlog Elimination Drive

WikiProject AFC is holding a one month long assessment drive!
The goal of this drive is to eliminate the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running from July 15, 2007 – August 15, 2007.

Awards to be won range from delicacies such as the WikiCookie to barnstars.
There is a backlog of more than one year, so start reviewing articles! Visit the drive's page and help out!

This drive was organized by GrooveDog in an attempt to terminate that nasty backlog.

GrooveDog (talk) 01:51, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Landlubber

Hello, this is a message from an automated bot. A tag has been placed on Landlubber, by Rambutan (talk · contribs), another Wikipedia user, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. The tag claims that it should be speedily deleted because Landlubber fits the criteria for speedy deletion for the following reason:

Wikipedia is not a dictionary.

To contest the tagging and request that administrators wait before possibly deleting Landlubber, please affix the template {{hangon}} to the page, and put a note on its talk page. If the article has already been deleted, see the advice and instructions at WP:WMD. Feel free to leave a message on the bot operator's talk page if you have any questions about this or any problems with this bot, bearing in mind that this bot is only informing you of the nomination for speedy deletion; it does not perform any nominations or deletions itself. --Android Mouse Bot 2 12:42, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Landlubber

Landlubber, an article you created, has been nominated for deletion. We appreciate your contributions. However, an editor does not feel that Landlubber satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in the nomination space (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and the Wikipedia deletion policy). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Landlubber and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Landlubber during the discussion but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Rambutan (talk) 07:33, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Lucerne on Fernberg

G'day Hdt83

Thanks for your support in "reviewing" the new entry for our heritage property "Lucerne on Fernberg", it is much appreciated.

I acquired Lucerne about two years ago and continue to attempt to restore it to its former glory. The self-imposed deadline is August 2009 - the 150th anniversary of the property. In the context of world history that may not seem "old"; however, in terms of white settlement in Australia it is quite significant.

Regretably, it is easily forgotten as high rise city developments create concrete jungles that see unique urban character eroded. I am probably "odd", being keen to preserve and promote Lucerne.

As a new user to Wikipedia, I have few ideas about categorisation or listing but I do appreciate your support. Thank you again.

My RfA

Thank you for your support in my unsuccessful RfA. I appreciate the trust you and the WP community have in me; however, this time around things just didn't work out. TomStar81 (Talk) 21:47, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Untitled

Hi, I am Martyn Dias, AKA Elvis Shmelvis. I was doing a search on my name (as I do sometimes) and noticed a Wikipedia entry with my info. I was dissapointed when the info was declined. How can I get this accepted and therefore a page on Wikipedia?

Please reply to <e-mail removed for privacy> as I don't have a Wikipedia chat page.

many thanks

Martyn www.shmelvis.com

if you want to have a page on Wikipedia, you need to be notable enough. See WP:BIO for more info. Basically you need lots of sources (like news reports, etc) in order for a page on Wikipedia to be created. --_Hdt83 ^Chat 18:54, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

TfD nomination of Template:Blpdispute

Template:Blpdispute has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. — Tom Harrison ^Talk 00:16, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

WP:PS again

Please check out this MFD. Your opinion is welcome and requested since you particiated in the original MFD. /Blaxthos 22:11, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Comments on "delete" for XYplorer from a new user here...

As a loyal user of XYplorer,but a newbie at WikiPedia, I was disappointed to see that it had been removed here. I was reading the reasons why, and found your comment "without reputable sources, software is not notable".

While I agree that XYplorer (XY for short) doesn't get a lot of big name press, that shouldn't mean that it isn't notable.

The two best known sources that have commented on XY are Gizmo Richards who has the well respected 'Tech Support Alert' newsletter which mentions XY in the following category, Best 46 Free Utilities and Fred Langa who wrote the well known LangaList and who took my submission regarding XY and published it, but then making some negative comments that were based on incorrect assumptions by him. Langa List jan 2006

XY is one of those pieces of software that isn't created by a big company with a big advertising budget or staff, but one author working with a group of dedicated power users like myself to solve problems that other more expensive software doesn't.

I personally was pointed to XY by a posting on a web forum where I asked if there was any software to solve the problem I had, so it's places like that where XY gets its users.."word of mouth". And part of reason that there may not have been many users editing the XY page here was that we saw no reason to do so, as it was correct and accurate.

As someone who obviously works with Wikipedia often, I would appreciate your understanding of how difficult it is to get major press coverage of a piece of software and thus see that other file manager products that are still listed here are SO obscure that we, as power users of various file manager products, have never heard of them!

Thank you (J Hallgren) (I don't have an ID here yet, or if I did, have misplaced it..sorry) 151.203.127.31 21:20, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your comments. Unfortunately, the article was deleted because it wasn't notable. Without sources to establish notability than the article unfortunately cannot be on Wikipedia. You can try a deletion review but it will most likely end up as delete. Sorry about this but until XY becomes more well-known, it is not notable enough. If you feel that XY is notable, then you may rewrite an article that contains sources. Thanks. --_Hdt83 ^Chat 08:28, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Ok, but it is the article Comparison_of_file_managers which is, in effect, a formal review of these various products that is, IMO, incomplete without XY as an option, since there are other products currently there which are SO much more obscure than XY and less well known. So omitting XY makes that chart less valuable to readers of that article, and if XY was documented there, having at least a stub article that provides the minimal information about XY, would seem appropriate. That would satisfy the needs of both WP and us XY users.

To clarify a point: Is it because XY has not recieved attention/mention from major print media, such as PC World, or similar, that really thus causes it to be non-notable? If so, then I would suggest a number of products there would fail to meet the same criteria. Note that XY was mentioned by that free/paid web newsletter (Issue 133 Item 6.1 ) which describes itself as having 130K+ subscribers, and is on their site via link listed above. That would seem to make the product well-known. BTW, the LangaList newsletter which also mentioned XY describes itself as having 150K+ subscribers.

Also, using xplorer2 as an example: It has received much more press, yet on the download site Softpedia, XY currently shows 2674 downloads compared to x2 at 4724, so for an "unknown" product, it seems to be quite popular and well known. 151.203.127.31 14:14, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Yes since XYplorer does not have many reviews or sources, it is not notable enough. Many of the file managers in that list are also failing notability and they may also have to be put up for deletion. I am sorry that this article cannot be on Wikipedia but once XY becomes more popular, its bound to become more notable and thus an article may be created later on. I hope that this helps and thank you for your comments. --_Hdt83 ^Chat 19:16, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the confirmation that other products might also now fail to meet the needed criteria, as that would thus eliminate the chance that someone possibly had a vendetta against XY in favor of another product which they have an interest in. A fair and level playing field is all that we desire, so that we may attempt to get the needed publicity.

And also, is there a specific number of times that XY would need to be reviewed or mentioned in sources, and must they be actual print or is web published content counted as less valuable? The notability criteria description as I read it doesn't give these answers in detail needed.

BTW, the list/chart/table of the various features of these products would, IMHO, still be of great value even if the product name did not lead/link to an article, as one could always Google that name to find it. 151.203.127.31 00:21, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Skateboarding wikiproject

I decided I had better things to do than spend a lot of time on this site, so I didn't work on it. If you want you can steal it and implement my ideas! --Liface 15:53, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

messages

you keep sending me the same message every minute about doing something bad to Clint Eastwood.

One more minor problem

Hello! I hope you are feeling great. There is one more minor problem to deal with regarding the {{AfricaProject}} template. The importance=NA is missing from the template. Comparing this with the {{Football}} template, I believe that this needs to be fixed to achieve greater consistency. Your help in this would be much appreciated. In the meantime, is it possible that you can teach me in how to deal with this issue? It is because there are also quite a number of other templates which are not yet complete and I would really like to fix them up. --Siva1979^{Talk to me} 09:41, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

It looks like your edit was reverted [1]. Not every Wikiproject is the same and every one has different standards on what their templates and such should be like. Discussing changes with the project would be the proper way before making them. --_Hdt83 ^Chat 00:44, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Beanie Baby (my oops :O))

Thanks for catching that. I accidentally hit the rv button in popups when I was looking at the edit, which caught my eye on Recent Changes, and then realized what I was restoring.. (A definite "ooops" on my part.) FlowerpotmaN·(t) 20:54, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

6000 edits and Wikibreak

Long time no see; Hope you remember me. I just made my 6000th edit and I will be going on a Wikibreak starting this Friday, July 27 until August 13, since I will be going to South Korea to go on a church retreat and visiting my relatives in Seoul. NHRHS2010 ^Talk 23:11, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Have a good trip. :) --_Hdt83 ^Chat 00:45, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Articles for creation

WikiProject Articles for creation Backlog Elimination Drive News!

We are one week in to the drive, and it's already going fantastic. Numerous days of backlogs have been tackled, with hundreds of articles having been reviewed. We do, however, have some news!

First off, a HUGE congratulations to everyone participating so far. I understand some members are inactive due to vacation, but we are still making great progress.

Secondly, make sure that before you go off and review old submissions, that you review all submissions for the present day, and the day before, so that we aren't actually making a bigger backlog, by letting submissions get archived while we're checking stuff from 2006.

Third, remember to update your running total, on the drive page. Honesty is the best policy, so if you lie about the number of articles you've reviewed, we'll all make angry faces while looking at your userpage.

And, last, if you have any questions about the drive, feel free to ask me, or any other members of the project.

Great job, everyone! We're going to get that backlog!
GrooveDog

Automatically delievered by HermesBot 08:22, 25 July 2007 (UTC) ^(Owner)

Templates

Cool, will try to remember to do that in the future. :-) --Inhuman14 18:17, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Hi,

I work at the production company that made RIGHT AT YOUR DOOR, and we need to change the wikipedia entry for the synopsis because the end of the movie is revealed. Considering that the movie has not yet been released, this is NOT GOOD! Please help me out. I need to delete the end of this entry.

Thanks, Shannon

WP Zimbabwe

Together we can make the world a better place.

You have been invited to join the WikiProject Zimbabwe, a collaborative effort focused on improving Wikipedia's coverage of Zimbabwe. If you'd like to join, just add your name to the member list. Thanks for reading!

Part 04:01, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Hi, Hdt83, and thanks for your participation in my RfA. I've withdrawn it, and will be writing up an "analysis" of it, which will soon be available at User:Giggy/RfA/Giggy when it's done. Please come around when you get the chance, and give me feedback on how I can improve. Thanks again, Giggy _U^CP 04:22, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Attaching my image to my Wikipedia entry

Hi. I can't figure out for the life of me how to attach my photo of myself to my Wikipedia entry. My entry is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandler_Burr and I uploaded my image, which I took myself. I renamed it like a good boy 04:20, 31 July 2007 (hist) (diff) Image:Chandler Burr in 2005.jpg (top) but how in the world do I put it on the top right of my entry/page? My friend Jhumpa Lahiri has an image on the top right of her page (I think someone else put it up there), but I can't figure out how they did it. One thing: You say "I'll respond to you on your talk page." That's the "my talk" link up on top right just to the left of "my preferences," right? I'll check back there tomorrow and the next day and hope I'm doing this right. Thanks, Chandler

Bug ID 9213

I've created a subpage of AIV dedicated exclusively to Bug ID 9213 so that in the future discussion related to that bug can remain centralized without any fear of the thread being claimed by MiszaBot II prior to resolution of the bug--VectorPotential^Talk 22:02, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism

Hello. Thank you for reverting vandalism done to my userpage. Happy editing! --Boricuaeddie 00:00, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

You RFA

I swear to you, I was about to nominate you myself. Good luck! --Boricuaeddie 00:42, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Hdt83 3

I've added an optional question. I should note that I'm leaning towards support, on the premise that you've improved since last time - I'd really like to support. It's just that I always ask this question, as a matter of process, whenever it's appropriate. I hope you don't mind :) Giggy ^{Talk | Review} 01:04, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for answering. I suppoted now, I generally just ask that to ensure the protection was valid, and wasn't anon-bashing...which certainly wasn't the case here. If your talk page was protected there'd be an issue, but you're all good. Good luck with the RfA! Giggy ^{Talk | Review} 01:20, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi

I just joined wikipedia and found a bit of vandalism on the article "Googol" by 68.35.202.109. I fixed the vandalism, but was wondering if there is anything else I am supposed to do, such as warning the vandal (he was an anonymous user). Any help is appreciated, thanks.

Omede 07:00, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Hey

Thanks for reverting vandalism on my user page.--ÐeadΣyeДrrow (Talk|Contribs) 07:14, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome --_Hdt83 ^Chat 07:15, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Adam Hughes

Regarding the Adam Hughes article, I would say that the proper course of action would be to wait until more information comes out about him in the coming days until it is deleted. It seems that it may be a subject of notability, but there is not enough information out yet. --JelloSheriffBob

The notability tag does seem more appropriate, thank you. I will do my best to gather the proper references as they are made available. If they do not become available in the next week or so, I would agree with your deletion request. -- JelloSheriffBob

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Shoessss

Good morning or evening (depending on your location--_Hdt83 ^Chat'. I just wanted to take a moment and thank you for your comments on my Rfa application. I believe I now hold the record for the quickest closure! However, that does not negate the input and insight gained. Once again, thank you and have great day. Shoessss |  Chat  12:36, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi

Just stop by to say hi![[User:Salem_Wiki|$ą εɱ]] 03:49, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi! --_Hdt83 ^Chat 03:51, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Hmmm...

Well, since I apparently blocked you, I thought I'd give you some balloons to say I'm sorry. =) -- Gogo Dodo 07:03, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Your reversion on lolcat

Your reversion here was in error, although it doesn't particularly matter. KTHNXBAI is just as appropriate as KTHNXBYE, and I'd be willing to wager that the former is used much more often than the latter (I've never used the latter, at any rate—just BAI). Octane ^{[improve me]} 06.08.07 0938 (UTC)

AFC News

WikiProject Articles for creation Backlog Elimination Drive News!

We are nine days away from the end of the drive, and it's been fantastic! Many, many, many days of backlog have been tackled, and over 1500 articles reviewed!

To start off, a HUGE THANKS to everyone who helped out with the coordination of the drive, and actually fighting the backlog in the drive itself. Everyone's done a great job helping out, no matter how many articles you've reviewed/

Remember to update your running total, on the drive page. This is the ONLY way that I will be able to give out awards appropriately.

Lastly, I will be giving out awards on August 16th. Anyone who could help me, that would be fantastic. Contact me on my talk page if you'd like to volunteer.

Great job, everyone! This Drive has been fantastic, and I'm sure that some members of the Project have definitely made friends by collaborating on the talk pages. Thanks,
GrooveDog

Thanks

I have no idea what this edit to my user page was about, but thanks for reverting it! Salmar 16:07, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for reverting vandalism on my userpage!

JetLover has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Cheers, JetLover ^(talk) 02:54, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, that guy was a sock puppet of indef blocked user User:AgentA. Cheers, JetLover ^(talk) 02:54, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the smile :) --_Hdt83 ^Chat 03:03, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for dealing with the nasty comment left on my user talk page. Leaderofearth 04:18, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

I Believe you withdrew to soon!

Here is the post I was going to add. However, in the minute it took me to write it up you withdrew!

1. Support – Have been working with --_Hdt83 ^Chat for the last several weeks., and have found both his inputs on discussions and his/her edit history is beyond my reproach. Regarding the period between Rfa requests, sometimes you just get a WP:SNOWBALL effect that goes to a non-confirmation. Good Luck. Shoessss |  Chat  22:02, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Good luck next time. Politics rule 22:24, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for help with 76.238.62.119

Hello Hdt83, and thanks for reporting the guy at AIV! You reverted an unwanted change to my Talk page. Can I ask what tool you use? I notice a few other people have appreciated you doing the same thing. I think this may be the same guy that Red Flag (band) was semi-protected against back in July. EdJohnston 04:55, 8 August 2007 (UTC)