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Proposed deletion of Rifts Collectible Card Game

Hello, Mindmatrix. I wanted to let you know that I’m proposing an article that you started, Rifts Collectible Card Game, for deletion because I don't think it meets our criteria for inclusion. If you don't want the article deleted:

1. edit the page
2. remove the text that looks like this: {{proposed deletion/dated...}}
3. save the page

Also, be sure to explain why you think the article should be kept in your edit summary or on the article's talk page. If you don't do so, it may be deleted later anyway.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions.

John from Idegon (talk) 04:27, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

Mindmatrix didn't create the page John from Idegon. Leitmotiv (talk) 04:32, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

Deletion discussion about Rifts Collectible Card Game

Hello, Mindmatrix,

I wanted to let you know that there's a discussion about whether Rifts Collectible Card Game should be deleted. Your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rifts Collectible Card Game .

If you're new to the process, articles for deletion is a group discussion (not a vote!) that usually lasts seven days. If you need it, there is a guide on how to contribute. Last but not least, you are highly encouraged to continue improving the article; just be sure not to remove the tag about the deletion nomination from the top.

Thanks,

John from Idegon (talk) 05:41, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Metropolitan Theatre (Winnipeg)

On 8 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Metropolitan Theatre (Winnipeg), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the initial plan for the renovation of the Metropolitan Theatre in Winnipeg was for a rock and roll museum? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Metropolitan Theatre (Winnipeg). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Metropolitan Theatre (Winnipeg)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 00:04, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

"Cabal of Naples" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect "Cabal of Naples". Since you had some involvement with the "Cabal of Naples" redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so.  — PinkAmpers&^{(Je vous invite à me parler)} 22:08, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Rifts Collectible Card Game

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A tag has been placed on Rifts Collectible Card Game, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion discussion, such as at Articles for deletion. When a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after a discussion, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. John from Idegon (talk) 23:26, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

If you think the discussion was closed improperly, you take it to WP:DRV. Restoring an article deleted through process immediately like you did is nothing but disruptive. As the closer suggested, you've been quite disruptive enough already. Continuing would not be suggested. John from Idegon (talk) 23:30, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

I didn't restore a deleted article, I restored a redirect that existed well before the article that replaced it; all subsequent edits (ie - the article) remain deleted. Check the deleted contributions history - the redirect was created four years before the deleted article replaced it, and I restored only one of 26 edits. The redirect was not mentioned in the discussion, and the closing admin didn't bother reviewing the article's history before closing the AfD.

With respect to the claim "As the closer suggested, you've been quite disruptive enough already", please point me to the relevant discussion, as I cannot find it linked in your comments above or from any entries listed at Special:WhatLinksHere/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Rifts_Collectible_Card_Game, on your talk page, or on User talk:Spartaz, and I'd like to respond to such claims against me. (And WTF do you mean by "Continuing would not be suggested" - don't be so condescending; what am I "continuing"? I restored one of 26 edits and stopped there.) Mindmatrix 14:01, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

@John from Idegon: It's been almost nine months, and you have yet to respond to my comment above. Please support your claim of "you've been quite disruptive enough already". Mindmatrix 21:26, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

OR?????? John from Idegon (talk) 23:26, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

@John from Idegon: You've been on WP for over six years and should know there are clear policies about behaviour towards other users (eg - Wikipedia:Civility and Wikipedia:No personal attacks). You don't get to make baseless accusations against another editor. Support your claims against me, or withdraw your comment. If you refuse, I'll consider this a failed dispute resolution and ask for an independent review at the Administrators' noticeboard. Mindmatrix 12:16, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

That's funny. You do whatever makes you happy. Do not ping me or post on my talk page again, unless required by policy. Subject was closed 9 months ago and no one will do a thing about it. There is nothing whatsoever that requires me to communicate with you. End of story. Drop it. John from Idegon (talk) 16:52, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

@John from Idegon: I'm not asking about the redirect, which was already restored (see Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2018 October 9) as "non-controversial" contradicting your claim. I'm asking you to withdraw your false allegations against me, or provide proof for them. Mindmatrix 17:58, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:The Walrus, October 2013 cover.jpg

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Proposed deletion of Kingfest Music Festival

The article Kingfest Music Festival has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Minor festival, fails WP:GNG, and the portion of WP:N that requires national/worldwide attention.

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I deleted it myself. Mindmatrix 13:05, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

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Precious anniversary

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Five years!

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Thanks for deleting the CDN and proxy article refspam

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Your recent edits

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A vandal leaving a warning for me? (And a templated one, no less.) How truly novel! Mindmatrix 12:05, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

Baseball Reference

Hello. Just to let you know that I have a subscription to Baseball Reference, so I would be happy to verify or update any articles that use that as a source. Thanks. --Jameboy (talk) 15:59, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. As you surmised, I did try to run an updated play index query for extra-base hit, the result being that the first ten entries were blank. I'll ping you the next time I need this. Mindmatrix 16:28, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Ontario Horticultural Association

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A page you started (Ontario Horticultural Association) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Ontario Horticultural Association, Mindmatrix!

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Artist signature

Regarding this edit, the previous discussion on the talk page found no consensus for that addition - could you please revert yourself pending a new discussion? Nikkimaria (talk) 15:13, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

Oops - I didn't think to check the discussion for that template. Another editor was having template problems, and I thought I'd fix them and update the template accordingly. I've reverted it. Mindmatrix 15:24, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada

Hello! Your submission of Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 19:22, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

BTW you may want to list this at Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada/The 10,000 Challenge. Yoninah (talk) 21:53, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

I had forgotten about that; thanks for reminding me. Mindmatrix 22:04, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada

On 30 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada was created as a result of a commission calling for "culturally appropriate curricula" for Aboriginal Canadian students? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

Don't revert what you don't understand

Under Dutch naming conventions, the prefix is lowercase when the full name is used, and uppercase when the last name only is used. See https://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/how-to-capitalize-dutch-names-with-prefixes/

Please do not revert corrections, especially without research or justification. Thanks.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.39.100.192 (talk • contribs)

I'm well aware of that. Is someone living in Canada, born in South Africa of a Dutch father, adhering to this convention. I've never seen his name as 'De Raadt', only 'de Raadt'. There are plenty of people in Canada (and the US) who are descendants of people from various European countries that do not adhere to those countries' conventions (and sometimes spelling). To claim that I don't understand, or worse, that I didn't provide justification when I most clearly stated "that's not how he uses it" in the edit summary is misrepresenting me. I haven't found many examples of his surname without his given name, but the paper "Cryptography As an Operating System Service: A Case Study" (of which he was an author) cites his last name as 'de Raadt' on page 3, and the references section has his name in all-caps, with only the 'R' raised. Mindmatrix 18:51, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Merger discussion for DMZ_(computing)

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Supply management (Canada) - thanks/apology

Hi, thanks for fixing my screw up at Supply management (Canada). I didn't look far enough down the history when I reverted [[user:LegLanCorois|]'s edits, so apologies to them too. GirthSummit _(blether) 16:45, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

No problem. We all make the occasional mistake. Mindmatrix 16:49, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

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WikiProject Canada 10,000 Challenge award (year two)

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		This maple leaf is awarded to Mindmatrix for writing three new Canada-related articles and promoting them through DYK during the second year of The 10,000 Challenge of WikiProject Canada. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Reidgreg (talk) 00:36, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. I've got plenty more on the way... Mindmatrix 13:03, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

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