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Enigmism speedy declined-- (really not nonsense)

by someone else. Will you AFD, or shall I. Dlohcierekim 15:27, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

typing it up now. Dlohcierekim 15:32, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

replied on yours - thanks for letting me know. pablo_hablo. 15:33, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Enigmism

My name is a tribute to the sri lankan founder of the discipline. It is not my own name. Why do you have no respect for the new and underground movements? Aidengentia (talk) 10:12, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

You know nothing about what I do, or don't, have respect for. Which is OK because it is irrelevant here. Your article on "Enigmism" is a candidate for speedy deletion, for the reasons already stated. pablo_hablo. 10:17, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I did not mean you personally but rather the laws of wikipedia which apparently you enforce? Aidengentia (talk) 23:57, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Some peoples and belief structures are regrettably outside of the global loop of information and resources and they need the help of democratic forums such as these. Is the obsession over what or what is not deleted to save server space? If not I suppose I was misinformed by my sources as to what wikipedia is. take care. —Preceding unsigned comment added by User:Aidengentia (talk • contribs) 23:30, 27 January 2009

No. If this belief structure is shared by many people, or is radically different from other belief structures, or is uniquely held by one group of people and no other (for instance) then it would be notable. As the article stands, it looks like a made-up word for a made-up philosophy which consists of atheists who believe that the divine, or mystic, is beneficial to human culture. This is not a new thought.

If I'm wrong, feel free to reword or rewrite.

If you are looking for information about "what wikipedia is" your best source would be Wikipedia itself. pablo_hablo. 23:43, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Though the base of my knowledge of the western canon may be limited, I have not seen a type of Atheism that respects the human need for dogmatic certitude, that which promotes the irrationality of religion. Nor have I seen one that creates an alternate argument, showing why religion does not actually fulfill that human need, and offering an alternate outcome in its place. If you have please point me in its direction because I would love to investigate it. It is exactly this argument which makes it significant. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aidengentia (talk • contribs) 23:51, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I am not going to debate the merits of your theory, the issue is its notability. Good luck with your research pablo_hablo. 23:59, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi pablo, I am a relatively new editor to wikipedia. I was wondering what the next steps are with the Enigmism article? Are we waiting to see if any references can be found to increase notability or is there now some administrative process we follow to remove the article? Sorry to spam your talk page, feel free to spam mine by return! thanks Hornsofthebull (talk) 16:25, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion has been declined because the author was contesting it. It then got nominated for this deletion process, where any user can comment and vote. After five days the vote is closed and the article will be deleted, kept, merged with another article (there are some other options to) depending on how the vote goes. You can see the debate and vote here: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Enigmism.

pablo_hablo. 16:35, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

(In the spirit of talk like a pirate day) Arrgh! much obliged to ye matey for those helpful words ye offered. I be nothing but a curr and a swabbey but with help like yours soon I will be cap'n o me own ship. Hornsofthebull (talk) 17:09, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Less pain and suffering (guaranteed, or your money back!)

Instead of doing things like [[Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms#Spin|spin]], try {{Cuegloss|Spin|spin}} instead. — SMcCandlish [talk] [cont] ‹(-¿-)› 11:22, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Citation

{{helpme}} I added a couple of citations to Sophomore. Because the urls contain the characters [ and ], ie http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sophomore[1], the link in the references is wrong. Is there any way of escaping these characters? pablo_hablo. 13:16, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi there. Use <nowiki>stuff with special characters</nowiki> tags around it. --Chasingsol^(talk) 13:31, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

That doesn't work either... I'm asking the devs right now! Will respond back as soon as I know the answer. --Chasingsol^(talk) 13:39, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

I know - I tried that! pablo_hablo. 13:40, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi Pablomismo. Try this URL (see in edit mode): [1] I tried to give you the url without enclosing it in brackets but there's another issue; the software doesn't recognize the comma at the end, and leaves it out of the link when you just leave it as a naked url. Enclosing it in brackets tells the software that all of it is the url, so it works. The way I find urls like this, which replace problem characters such as brackets, is to go to the website, then right click (using Firefox) and select "view page info" which gives you the alternate address without these characters. I don't know the exact reasons why this works but it does. For an explanation, you'll have to post the helpme again.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 13:42, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

As Fuhghettaboutit mentions, the only reliable way (according to the devs as well) when dealing with URL's that have special characters in them is to use the % ASCII codes for that character. As mentioned above, you can find out what the fully escaped URL is using the above method, or alternatively, you can always consult an ASCII code chart to figure out the codes. The devs stated that there's no nice and easy way of doing this because of the way the software needs to be able to handle the special characters. Best regards. --Chasingsol^(talk) 13:48, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Done! Thanks both. (The comma wasn't actually part of the url, but I can see why you thought is was!) pablo_hablo. 13:50, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

LOL! The reason I thought there had to be a comma was because when I took the original URL from you I mistakenly added a comma to that url somewhow, and so I was thinking the whole time that the page you wanted was that page translated to ascii. Slapping my forehead.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:11, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Your signature

Hi I noticed your signature on a page I was reading - in fact I couldn't miss it and found it very distracting there. I think it's at least debatable whether it follows the spirit of WP:SIGNATURE. Do you think you could tone the markup down a little per that section? Cheers --Rogerb67 (talk) 15:34, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know, I'm assuming it was the bright yellow you found distracting? If not, can you give me more detailed feedback? pablo _. hablo. 15:49, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

I think it was the combination of the red borders and the subscripted yellow background that increased its visual size to the distracting. The new version looks fine to me. Thanks for the change. --Rogerb67 (talk) 23:20, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia categories

I suggest you raise your concerns over at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Categories. Asarelah (talk) 01:08, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Mr. Tucker--again

Third time, huh? What was its first incarnation? Let me know so I can ready my salt shaker--my standard rule of thumb is to salt any article that's been speedied three times. Blueboy96 13:51, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

RE: The Histronic

Prod deleted articles can be restored upon request so if you think it does not meet the inclusion policies now, I invite you to AFD it. Thanks for the note. - Rjd0060 (talk) 19:52, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for editing my page a bit, it's my first Wikipedia contribution and a work in progress. Let me know if you have any other suggestions for me! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dollpaper (talk • contribs) 07:02, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

thank you fixed —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tsumehawk (talk • contribs) 08:15, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

David MacDonald

Well, I was able to find sites like this and this which talk about his shortlisting, and it would be a brave man who would lie about an award on his own company's website. Even so, actual verifiability is not required to avoid the speedy, just claiming that it might be there is enough. Feel free to take it to AfD or to prod it, because I agree that notability does look kind of shaky, but it definitely wasn't A7-able. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 12:21, 3 February 2009 (UTC).

Not very, I suspect, since there weren't too many sources on it! Like I said, I am not confident that the article would survive AfD, but it's best to err on the side of caution with deleting CSD stuff. Best wishes, Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 12:29, 3 February 2009 (UTC).

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2009

May I ask for an explanation as to why the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2009 article was converted into a redirect, given nearly all other rugby league teams in the two top-flight leagues in the world have their own 2009 season page, and other sports also have their own current season pages? Also, since a 2009 season article is likely to change in the near future or may even contain speculative information, where's the sense in merging said information with a bigger, more notifiable article, thus making it more unstable?GW(talk) 14:17, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

It's probably my own fault for doing the intro in future tense instead of past tense and leaving a lot of blank cells in the tables. I can see why it appeared more speculative than factual. Thanks for understanding! GW(talk) 15:03, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Discussing categories on user pages.

• Please note that when discussing categories on User talk pages you can insert a colon after the first set of square brackets and before the word Category and it will make a link to the category page, but not include the user talk page in the category.--Larrybob (talk) 19:31, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Replied on yours - not guilty plea. pablo_hablo. 22:15, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Reply

Hi - I’m User:CCFSDCA (Christopher Corbett-Fiacco) and I understand the concerns expressed by many of you regarding the articles I’ve posted at Wikipedia the past week or so. I am in fact the author of The Whole World Calendar Book of Holidays Around the World, as stated (an as-yet unpublished book which is based upon the self-published The Whole World Calendar 2008 [and 2009; email me at wholeworldcalendar@gmail.com and I’ll be glad to send you a sample page and info on ordering, if interested]). I have sent Wikipedia its permissions grant for using copyrighted material as requested and assure you that I am not self-promoting. My mistake is in not yet spending the time to figure out exactly how to cite the book as the reference for the article, which I’ll do as soon as I have the time. My intent in adding the articles is that they are actual national/religious/cultural holidays and festivals, are therefore ‘newsworthy’ if not particularly important, and, having spent two years researching the topic, I can assure you that it is quite difficult at times to find such information -- try to find out what Earthquake Victims Memorial Day is in Armenia and you’ll see what I mean. It is my intent to self-publish the book within 6 months if I cannot find a publisher. Meanwhile, feel free to delete my articles as desired. I’ll revisit the subject at a later date and repost them only after I’ve ascertained that I am, in fact, doing it right. Meanwhile, I’m not copying from somebody else -- those articles are my own -- that’s the way I write. Thanks much. CCFSDCA (talk) 20:25, 6 February 2009 (UTC)Chris Corbett-Fiacco

Popsicle

Thanks; the redirect wasn't there when I was tagging it, and then when I tried to remove the tag I got an edit conflict. :) -Sketchmoose (talk) 16:09, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

No problem - I had a similar thing the other day using Twinkle and ended up warning the wrong user! pablo_hablo. 16:12, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Re: Cash for laptops

Hi Pablo, my apologies for my actions, as I just explained to techman this is my first attempt with a Wiki page, I will be doing all i can do rectify the issues, and will no longer be removing tabs, just marking them with 'HoldOn' tabs - Thanks for your assistance and patience.

Regards Markfreelance (talk) 22:58, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

I see events have overtaken us. If Did you know that you can create a page in your userspace to work on an article? Might be an idea to do this and then get someone (an admin preferably) to check it over and see whether it stands a chance of survival before creating it in the main article space. Let mw know if you want to know how to do this. pablo_hablo. 13:28, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Re: Cash for laptops

Hi Pablo,

I seem to have got myself in a fix, I didn´t think that placing a 'Holdon' on top of the deletion tab was seen as vandalsim, as I said yesterday this is a learning curve - however I am going to recreate the page today and then if it is Ok with you I shall ask you to have a read through to check the validty of it. Prior to this I am going to research a little on some other existing pages to gain a general idea. Thank you so much for your assistane and support it is more than appreciated. Regards Markfreelance (talk) 13:40, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Placing the {{hangon}} template isn't vandalism, but removing the {{db-xxxxxx}} template is. If you click on this link User:Markfreelance/test it will create a page where you can edit and polish your article until you're happy with it without worrying that it will be subject to deletion. pablo_hablo. 13:48, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Piping

Um, I'm glad I could help? :) Propaniac (talk) 14:36, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

cash for laptops

Hi Pablo,

I have recreated the page and I believe it is somewhat of an improvement from my first attempt - would you be so kind as to give it a look over and let me know your opinion. Thanks very much for everything, Regards Markfreelance (talk) 14:51, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

RL player infoboxes

Hiya. This is the template used in all rugby league player bios. I've never seen any guidelines on its usage, but if an external source can't be provided to back claims up, they should be deleted. Clearly, the information is bogus and shouldn't be on Wikipedia. The problem is that rugby league was poorly documented back then (the first UK yearbook was published in 1981), so finding a source that provides information for things like height or weight would be difficult. Not that that's an excuse, of course. GW(talk) 23:28, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Neologisms

PROD is good, AFD is good. PROD is just as good as speedy deletion - there's no hurry in this case. Reading CSD, there's no criterion that allows one to hit even "obviously rediculous" neologisms anyways. WP:CSD just says neologism is a non-criterion. Try to fit Camosexual to one of the criteria for speedy deletion and you'll miss. WilyD 14:35, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Mall Day (Movie)

Hi. Unfortunately WP:CSD#A7 doesn't apply to films: "This criterion applies only to articles about web content and to articles about people and organizations themselves, not to articles about their books, albums, software and so on." I was about to replace your db tag with a PROD when the author took it off; no doubt he'll take the PROD off, too, so we'll be on to AfD. It's a pity A7 is drafted so narrowly, but there it is. At least we have A9 now for non-notable songs. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 22:00, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

I considered PROD but when I read the article I found that despite the title it wasn't really about a film, it was more about a group of friends thinking about how cool it would be to one day maybe, like, make a film. See you at the (seemingly inevitable) AFD!† pablo_hablo. 22:04, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

† or maybe the premiere, if we're both wrong. pablo_hablo.

Maybe, but I shan't be holding my breath. I don't think there's any more to it than two lads who have had an idea and think WP is the way to free publicity - it more or less comes under WP:NFT. JohnCD (talk) 11:43, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

In the spirit of first catch your hare I've suggested they redirect their efforts to writing the film rather than writing about the film. pablo_hablo. 11:57, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the corrections.

I wanted to thank you for [2] edit. I should spell check. No response needed.--Adam in MO Talk 03:52, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

ryan holmes

please do not deleat it is a sereous organisation.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Ginger-rights-movement.tkryanh (talk • contribs) 22:08, 21 February 2009

Glad to hear it. What you need to do is add some references from independent third-party sources and then everyone's a winner.

Glad 2 here it. Bang up some propz from independant sauces - sweeet safe m8. pablo_hablo. 22:13, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Japan Shotokan Karate Association

Hi Pablo, I am sure that I am putting accurate information on the page Japan Shotokan Karate Association which is no different to the KWF, JKA etc karate sites which I used as rough templates. There is no conflict of interest because all I am doing is putting the information, which I know to be true and is backed by information found on the external links up on the site. I am not trying to promote me or the JSKA, just make it as factual as possible. So what am I doing wrong, do I wait until someone else puts it up? ~Sorry I really dont get it at all. Anyway, thanks for your input and any advice

Hi Pablo, it is me again JSKA, can you help me edit the site and having read the conflict of interest, ensure that it is neutral

thank you Jskashihankai (talk) 11:26, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

replied on your talk. pablo_hablo. 11:45, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

thanks pablo, I will see what I can do. I want to abide by the rules ...I will get the hang of it.I will write to John Cheetham for any articles on Abe that he has and yes you are right on self regulation. Any input or editing you feel is approprite, go right ahead.I am awaiting Harry Cooks updated book and we will see what is in there.

thanks

Jskashihankai (talk) 12:31, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

re squatfest

would you mind explaining why the page i created is inappropriate? After your notification i went off and read the rules again, and i can't see what the problem is. Jacob Vardy (talk) 21:09, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

It seems to have been deleted again, so I can't quote to you from the page, but you were using the page to attack or disparage someone or something. The administrator who deleted it (both today and yesterday) is Dank55, and I am sure that he would be able to answer your question in more detail. pablo_hablo. 21:16, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

ok, thanks. I am talking with Dank55. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.132.133.182 (talk • contribs) 23 February 2009 144

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Speedy deletion of The british philosophical association

A tag has been placed on The british philosophical association requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a company or corporation, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for companies and corporations.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Wperdue (talk) 22:43, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

I shall try to bear this with some stoicism seeing as I didn't create the page. pablo_hablo. 22:46, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Neteraantmwmw

Nice catch on Neteraantmwmw. I created it as part of the WikiProject Missing articles but obviously didn't check it as closely as I should have. I'm just sorry it got labelled as vandalism since that's a blot on my nice clean record of over 2000 edits :( --Bookgrrl ^holler/lookee here 03:40, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Twinkle

Re this warning [1] you need to check what appears on the screen when you're using Twinkle - what happened here was I moved the page (thus creating a redirect) while you were nominating it for speedy deletion. Result being that you nominated the redirect page for speedy and warned me about it! pablohablo. 11:17, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

So noted. However, I was nominating it because it has no independent sourcing, questionable notability, and has a mass of unverified "success stories" tacked onto the bottom. Wperdue (talk) 14:26, 25 February 2009 (UTC)wperdue —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wperdue (talk • contribs)

Apologies

Sorry for editing your user page by mistake. Have reverted edits WhaleyTim (talk) 15:25, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

No problem - glad you noticed! pablo_hablo. 15:38, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppet

{{adminhelp}} I tried to report this in the usual manner but the page is protected. Could an admin take a look?

Boy2334 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) has been vandalising Mickey Mouse in exactly the same way as

1. Phil2334 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) and
2. Master2334 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)

(previous investigation is at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Phil2334/Archive).

pablo_hablo. 10:00, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

The page is not protected, please report it there. — neuro^(talk) 11:58, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

When I click on the button "Use this button for most investigations" I get a protected page. pablo_hablo. 12:01, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Which page does it link to? — neuro^(talk) 12:04, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Sounds like you forgot to replace 'casename' with the username. — neuro^(talk) 12:06, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Apologies - I was pressing the button before entering a new case name! Sorry for wasting your time. pablo_hablo. 12:07, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

My work

Thanks!! Regards!! Tadija (talk) 16:56, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Can you please block Boy2334?

Boy2334 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

He vandalized Mickey Mouse twice after an administrator's uw-huggle4 (level 4) warning and after my uw-delete4im (level 4im) warning. Can you sentence him to the ol' banhammer? :) - Eugene Krabs (talk) 20:14, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

I agree, but I don't possess a banhammer! I've reported him to those who do at the Admin noticeboard. Seems to be the same user cropping up under different names doing the same thing - see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Boy2334 pablo_hablo. 20:20, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Hammer time: pablo_hablo. 20:39, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

SPI cases

 Clerk note: When filing a case, it is important to file under the name of the alleged master, rather than one of the socks. This is particularly important where there are repeated cases, and ensures that we keep all related cases together. Mayalld (talk) 21:43, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks I'll try and remember that when this user nexp pops his head up in a week or so. pablo_hablo. 21:45, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

User pages and infoboxes

{{helpme}} If I am working on an article in my userspace and place an infobox on there, would that cause my userpage to show up in article space? ie if I use {{infobox ship}} does my userpage appear in some category or list of ships somewhere? (note - I am trying to avoid this happening, not to achieve it!) pablo_hablo. 11:12, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

It depends on the template. Some may have a way of suppressing the category (e.g., like a parameter "nocategory=true" or something), and some may even have built in namespace detection to automatically not include the category if it's not in the article namespace. Either way, nobody really cares if that happens and it won't adversely affect the encyclopedia. Worst case, if you run across a template that you feel absolutely must have a way of suppressing an automatic category addition, you could either ask for on the template's talk page or on village pump, technical for help in doing so. --slakr^\ talk / 11:34, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Testing, testing

as Henry Buffington (later Lord Buffington of Tufton) observed.

Or you can use the |quote= xxxx parameter, as his sister observed.

damn infobox

I can't see what's wrong with this infobox!

Richard Ussher

Personal information
Nationality	New Zealand
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Sport
Country	New Zealand

Probably the use of the {{flagicon}} template. Take that out and see what happens. //roux   09:24, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

No, that didn't do it. pablo_hablo. 09:26, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Ah! instance of wrong kind of bracket!

Hrrrmpf. That was the best I could come up with at this hour. Will look again tomorrow. //roux   09:28, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Typo - I had "place of birth" as {{Queenstown]] rather than [[Queenstown]]. Thanks anyway! pablo_hablo. 10:31, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

question on Morgan Chu

I thought I did this with a cap C for Chu, but it looks wrong to me now. Carllavin (talk) 21:52, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

I have moved it to Morgan Chu. pablo_hablo. 21:53, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. Now there is a label asking for more references. I thought I put sufficient footnotes in the article. Carllavin (talk) 22:02, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

I was just telling you about that on your talk page! pablo_hablo. 22:05, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

I added more, but some of the references I have are not online. Carllavin (talk) 22:25, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

In the edit window, there's a "Cite" button on the right. If you press that it will prompt you to add fields to fill out the reference - check out the way that references 11 and 15 are formatted in the current article, or look further up my talk page to the section "testng, testing, to see how they will look. I've removed the notability thing by the way. pablo_hablo. 22:33, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

ITV News reporters

Thanks for your comment. However, what I meant was a link can go to the incorrect person who does have a Wikipedia page but the journalist doesn't actually have a page - therefore a link is uneccesary?

This is Drew (talk) 18:47, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Muhammad Abubakar Durrani

I can deal with your declining the "prod". Bearian (talk) 16:50, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

He's proving a bugger to find references for though - in the article he's spelt as both "Mohammad" and "Muhammad", which doesn't help. I am reasonably confident he exists, which is a start, but I can understand your proposed deletion. pablo_hablo. 18:35, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

in regards Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/E-Mail Letter

The nom was likely refering to Email, an existing article which covers this information in great detail. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 23:20, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Likely indeed. But we can all speculate, and I think that nominations for deletion should have an explicit reason rather than leaving it to the viewers to find one to justify their candidacy. pablo_hablo. 23:27, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

True, and no argument. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 23:55, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

William A. Wellman and "helming"

Copyedit from my talk page: "Hi. Saw your edit to this page and edit comment. If he was both a director and a producer would it not be best to actually say that, rather than use the metaphorical "helmed" which is ambiguous and trade jargon? pablohablo. 13:09, 15 March 2009 (UTC)"

Fair enough, no big deal, but "helmed" was just a more colourful word, See version now:change. FWiW, what's up with the pirate flag on your page? Bzuk (talk) 13:20, 15 March 2009 (UTC).

That's "Rrrrr"; "Grrr" is reserved for bears, (now, I don't know anything about the hairiness you possess, so maybe "Grrr" does fit...) (LOL) FWiW Bzuk (talk) 13:34, 15 March 2009 (UTC).

Rusty films

Thanks for the small polish of the text on the Rusty films article. It was just a start-up so I wrote it intending to do some polish. My choice of the word "helm" rather than referring to directing was too hasty and jargon-y. So I'm pleased you tweaked that. Davidpatrick (talk) 16:55, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

No problem - it's purely selfish, I know "helmed" (and worse, 'helmer') is used a lot but I find it confusing as I then have to figure out if it means 'directed', 'produced', 'was employed as the Chief Executive Officer of', etc. pablo_hablo. 17:05, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

"Best,"

Hello! In college, a number of professors signed greetings in emails to me as Best, as an apparent alternative to Sincerely, or Regards. As such, it got me in the habit of using it! Anyway, I like to have some kind of Best, Sincerely, or Regards, before my signature as a way of not only maintaining academic formality, but also as a show of respect (i.e. I may disagree, maybe even ardently, but I still acknowledge whoever I am disagreeing with is a colleague) and as a way of maintaining civility (i.e. yeah, we're arguing over stances, and we can attack each other's stances, maybe even vigrously, but we still treat each other as fellow editors with common courtesy). Anyway, I hope that clarifies.  :) Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 00:02, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for clearing that up. pablo_hablo. 00:06, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome. Have a nice night! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 00:53, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Gottfried Honegger

Nice work! Vulture19 (talk) 16:35, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks - I've found some more details as well, don't have time to add them now. pablo_hablo. 16:54, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

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REQUEST FOR UN-DELETION OF ARTICLE OF MUHAMMAD ABUBAKAR DURRANI

Respected Sir, I trust that you will review the deletion of the article of Muhammad Abubakar Durrani as it has been deleted with out full discussion, which is against the policy and rules regulations of Wikipedia. I therefore request your good self to please un-delete the article of Muhammad Abubakar Durrani as soon as possible, Thanks,Ali Muhammad Khilji. 1:21 , 26th,March 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ali Mohammad Khilji (talk • contribs)

Couple of things:

• Please take it easy with the block capitals. The CAPS LOCK key is not your friend.
• It was deleted after a discussion, which I know you have seen, and is available here if you want another look: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Muhammad Abubakar Durrani. As far as I can see this is entirely within the policies of Wikipedia.
• I didn't delete it.
• I can't undelete it.
• There is a deletion review process which you can undertake, but unless you can provide evidence that he has competed at the top level of his sport (see WP:ATHLETE for full details) I think it unlikely that the decision will be overturned.

pablo_hablo. 20:34, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Sorry for using block capitals unnecessary I Request your help once again. Many thanks,--Ali Mohammad Khilji (talk) 21:21, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Vikrant Sandal

I see that you have marked this page for deletion. As someone with an avid interest in Spirulina and its applications as a specialist food source for eradicating world hunger. I strongly protest that this page be removed. Iimsam is a global organisation linked to the United Nations, in their joint quest for eradication of world hunger. Mr. Sandal is indeed a noteworthy person in this regard and it remains of the utmost criteria that this be available to global audiences to diseminate. He has been instrumental in this regard and his co-operation with Iimsam, The United Nations, KSF, Rotary Club International and many M.Ps from the United Kingdom, The United States and Canada has proved invaluable. Please remove the request for deletion as there are now independant references available on the page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ath12345 (talk • contribs) 17:42, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

It's gone. Some more references would be nice, there are still some unsupported claims. pablo_hablo. 13:54, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

helpme

Helpme request moved from Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Brenden Foster (3rd nomination)  Chzz  ►  22:01, 1 April 2009 (UTC) I can't tell whether this nomination is still live or not. First post is 16 March but it doesn't appear on the log: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2009 March 16 It's probably badly formatted but I don't want to do anything with it in case I screw it up even more! pablo_hablo. 21:58, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Hi there. I've moved the helpme request here; it's easier to discuss on your own page. I'll check your question, and reply here within a few minutes.  Chzz  ►  22:01, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I thought it should go on the relevant talk page. pablo_hablo. 22:03, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Update: there seems to be some glitch with that Afd, as it wasn't transcluded properly. It's being fixed as I type; we'll let you know. And helpme's should go on yr own talk, thx.  Chzz  ►  22:14, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Fixed; WP:Articles_for_deletion/Log/2009_April_1#Brenden_Foster. Cheers,  Chzz  ►  22:46, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the information, and the help. pablo_hablo. 08:44, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

 Done

CSD tagging of Anthony Redvers

Anthony Redvers, as you tagged it here, does not fall under CSD G2 as a test page. Please be cautious when tagging articles in the future! Thanks, Matty (talk) 14:42, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

I was being cautious; it looked to me like a hoax or a personal attack. I assumed good faith (sometimes a real effort) and tagged it as a test, which it may well have been. pablo_hablo. 14:46, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Fair enough, there doesn't seem to be a clear definition of a test page anymore actually. In my mind that covers pages like Create an article or please help me etc, but it could very well include this as well. Oh well, i've put it under db-person now so it'll be deleted either way.. Have a good one, Matty (talk) 14:51, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

It's tricky, you have to guess at the motivation of the poster sometimes, which is an imprecise art. pablo_hablo. 20:58, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Re: Words

Interesting, I've had it backwards all this time... I thought that it was that way due to something involving CSD awhile back.— Dædαlus ^Contribs 11:01, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

France

thank you for your France reference, but it does not specifically address negative views on the part of historians (as toward African colonialism, if that is a point of criticism). Do we have something more specific? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.122.109.54 (talk) 01:20, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

To find out more information on what individual historians think about the history of France, you will probably have to read what those historians wrote about France. You may find some detail in the Wikipedia articles about the individual historians. pablo_hablo. 09:06, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Pop Goes the Weasel

copied from talkpage for own reference
Top job. I've been meaning to get round to that horrible mess for a while! pablo_hablo. 23:29, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I've been trawling through the nursery rhymes and that was probably the worst. I was going to wait, but decided all the calls for a clean up were justificiation. Hopefully it has the basis of a good article now.--Sabrebd (talk) 23:59, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

AFD comment

You said "This has been withdrawn and can now be closed." That only works if the nominator was the only one who thought it should be deleted and changed his mind. A number of editors say it should be deleted. Therefore it cannot be closed. Please read up on the actual deletion process before making such claims. DreamGuy (talk) 23:27, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

crosspost for own ref

You are right, I was wrong - I found the relevant guidelines under "Speedy keep". Hadn't realised that a withdrawn nomination would of course have to be a speedy keep. pablo_hablo. 09:09, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Your comment on my talk page about Wikipedia:Canvassing

To show you that I have taken no offense after all,

Dinsoor

When adding {{Reflist}} templates, always be alert for vandalism, as here. In which case it is preferable to revert to the last good edit. Debresser (talk) 20:57, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of Zvi Ephrat

Dear Sir,

The pages of Adv. Zvi Ephrat (as well as Adv. Pinhas Rubin, Adv. Moriel Matalon and Adv. Ariel Zelichov) were all removed due to copyright infringement.

The picture of the lawyers, is under the copyright of Gornitzky law firm- and i, as gornitzky & Co. representative am using it in this Wikipedia links.

You can see the exact pages on the hebrew version of Wikipedia: http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%97%D7%A1_%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9F

http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%90%D7%9C_%D7%9E%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9F

Can you please bring back those topics you deleted ?

thanks,

Adv. Zohar Fisher (Zoharf@gornitzky.co.il) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gornitzky (talk • contribs) 11:50, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Well hello.

• I didn't delete it.
• I can't undelete it.
• It was deleted by User:Somno as a copyright violation. If you are the copyright holder you can release the copyright to Wikipedia under the GFDL, I am not sure how this works but that link should point you in the right direction.
• There is a deletion review process which you can undertake, but unless you can provide evidence that this person is notable I think it unlikely that the administrator's decision will be overturned.

Thank you for providing the links to the Hebrew Wikipedia, unfortunately other wikepedias are not seen as reliable sources for the English Wikipedia. (and by the same token, the English Wikipedia is probably not a reliable source for the Hebrw one, but I must admit I know nothing about the inclusion criteria for any other Wikipedia.) pablo_hablo. 12:02, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Cubus

Resolved

 – … although I'm still not sure that those references, were they in English, would meet the standard of the English Wikipedia!

Hi Jure

If you have time, please could you take a look at the article Cubus? It has already been deleted once as it was originally an advertisement. There are now some references sources in the article but they all link to Croatian-language articles, so I can't really tell if they are advertising features or real news articles.

I note that the Croatian Wikipedia has similar concerns of the notability of this article, see here - which makes me think that these watches are not very notable at all!.

Would you be able to check out the references listed and let me know roughly what they say?

Thanks pablo_hablo. 13:43, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

¡Hola Pablo!

here you are ... External links on Cubus page

• Cubus official site ... is Cubus official page ;-)
• Cubus article on moda.hr (in Croatian) ... moda.hr is croatian fashion portal ... and article is something between news about first watch brand in Croatia and advertising ...
• Cubus showroom opening article (in Croatian) ... Story is croatian lifestyle newspaper ... and this is realy news article
• Vjesnik article on Cubus (in Croatian) ... Vjesnik is croatian daily newspaper ... and this is realy news article

-- Jure Grm, 6^th day of month April, in the year of Our Lord 2009, 17:45 o'clock (UTC)

Zahvaljujući!! I hope that's correct! I think I will leave the Cubus article alone now and see what happens to it. Thank you for your help. pablo_hablo. 16:00, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Little correction: Zahvaljujem! ... Nema na čemu! (You're welcome!) -- Jure Grm, 6^th day of month April, in the year of Our Lord 2009, 18:09 o'clock (UTC)

Thanks again - and a little correction for you: real (noun) but really (adverb). Extra "L". I don't know why! pablo_hablo. 16:21, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Ok. I will be check out the references.--Vatrena ptica (talk) 16:35, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

On hr.wiki and en.wiki I see the same history, but on English wikipedia edits does the IP user (on Croatian wikipedia this is probably user Streetmode). You know all about external link on article Cubus on Croatian wikipedia.--Vatrena ptica (talk) 16:44, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for looking at it, Marija - I'm pretty sure it is Streetmode - that user created the original (now deleted) article. It will be interesting to see what happens to hr/Cubus after the 10th of April! pablo_hablo. 19:18, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Here you are:

• 01:34, 11 April 2009 Roberta F. (Talk | contribs) deleted "Cubus" ‎ (Reklama) - Advertising
• 17:21, 10 April 2009 Saxum (Talk | contribs) deleted "Cubus" ‎ (Reklama) - Advertising
• 00:09, 10 April 2009 Saxum (Talk | contribs) deleted "Cubus" ‎ (Neodgovarajući sadržaj, istekao rok za popravak) - Inappropriate content, repairing time expired

-- Jure Grm, 16^th day of month April, in the year of Our Lord 2009, 23:53 o'clock (UTC)

Discussion

You're being discussed (well, sort of) here [3]. Bali ultimate (talk) 15:46, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Blimey, what a drama! Thanks for notifying me, I'll check back in a couple of hours when I get home, but I don't see the point in my adding to that thread at the moment. pablo_hablo. 15:54, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

No problem

No problem, a pleasure. All the best Spitfire^Tally-ho! 20:29, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Sorry

I'm sorry about the ANI report against you. I guess my plan backfired, I was blocked for a day and a half. I deserved it though. No hard feelings? TomCat4680 (talk) 10:16, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

TomCat4680 (talk) has given you a cup of tea, for taking the time to weather a dispute. Thanks for staying calm and civil! Tea somehow promotes WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a tea, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or someone putting up with some stick at this time. Enjoy!

Spread the lovely, warm, refreshing goodness of tea by adding {{subst:WikiTea}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

No worries. pablo_hablo. 13:14, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Article Deletion Squadron

Hey there! You might be interested in this new venture! The fightback starts here! Yeah! Wheelchair Epidemic (talk) 23:07, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Not beyond the obvious lulz. It does make a point, though. pablo_hablo. 06:02, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

ARS/GUST

Wikipedia loves it's acronyms. As for GUST, it's status as the first in the uk/second worldwide (and it was actually the first worldwide to be run purely by students) has been my main argument for keeping the article. If you agree, I'd be so grateful if you could say so when the inevitable AfD comes round. Cheers. JMalky (talk) 10:40, 5 May 2009 (UTC)