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June 2017

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Santa barbarians", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it suggests shared usage or it is that of a group(citizens of Santa Barbara). If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing this form, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you. 331dot (talk) 10:34, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

It's "barbarians", not "barbarans". I think everyone gets the joke. There is no intent to represent or commit Santa Barbara as a whole. Santa barbarians (talk) 10:41, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Fair enough. I apologize for disturbing you. 331dot (talk) 10:42, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Eiffel Software

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Eiffel Software

Not being a Wikipedia expert I do not know how best to restore the Eiffel Software page. The page was deleted in November of 2016 with no clear reason and deleted again. I may not have recreated it in the right way (not an expert), but I don't see why someone is intent on erasing the company from Wikipedia. It has been in existence for 32 years, is part of the Santa Barbara scene, and the page is reference from others on Wikipedia (such as Eiffel (programming language) which now have broken links as a result. The notoriety is clear. Does someone have a beef against the company? It's not clear, but the reasons for deletions if any should be given explicitly Santa barbarians (talk) 06:46, 25 June 2017 (UTC)