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Wizard101
Why do you keep getting rid of the class section I made Mscoopo Mscoopo (talk) 22:27, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
- @User:Mscoopo, because Wikipedia is not a game guide. We do not list every bit of trivial, unimportant information about video games, or any other subject for that matter. Please remove it--Jac16888 Talk 22:37, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
Sorry but I don't see it that way so don't remove it please. I will remove it if you can persuade me — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mscoopo (talk • contribs) 22:44, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
- Actually I don't need to argue that the content is of zero value. You have copy and pasted the content from the copyright protected page at , therefore making the content a copyright violation. I have removed it, if you restore it again you may be blocked for a serious breach of Wikipedia rules--Jac16888 Talk 22:50, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
i'll make a deal. Let it stay until the 20th but I won't argue either way you choose. I promise I won't restore it — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mscoopo (talk • contribs) 22:58, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
- Please actually read what I wrote above. The content is a copyright violation. I.e. it is breaking the law. There is no deal to be made, the content is gone and it stays gone--Jac16888 Talk 23:01, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
Ok — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mscoopo (talk • contribs) 23:06, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
I don't want to have my conversations forever on here can I delete it nowMscoopo (talk) 03:16, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
why not— Preceding unsigned comment added by Mscoopo (talk • contribs) 17:56, 18 December 2014
- Because I don't just remove content from my talk page. When the time comes it will be archived, until then it stays here--Jac16888 Talk 18:04, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
Why did you say something on my talk
minidragon 23:54, 8 February 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zeliot1 (talk • contribs)
Pigeon
I need to retrieve the articale from the deleted page " Baghdadi pigeons" please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahmedms19 (talk • contribs) 23:09, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
- I have restored the article to your userspace, User:Ahmedms19/Baghdadi pigeon, however please do not restore it to article space until it meets our criteria for referencing and notability--Jac16888 Talk 23:27, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
okay , thank you , I'm just a starter to Wikipedia , I'll get better next time , the article still needs a lot of attention, eventually it will meet your criteria. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahmedms19 (talk • contribs) 23:32, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
NadjibbooooMeknaciiiiiii
why you have delete my article ?? i realy need it — Preceding unsigned comment added by NadjibbooooMeknaciiiiiii (talk • contribs) 18:13, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
- Please see WP:NOTABILITY and WP:REFERENCES. Please also note that this is the English Wikipedia, i.e. English language content--Jac16888 Talk 18:21, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
ok now iwant to writa a arabic article and i want to back my pass article to coppy and then i will delete , please i f you can — Preceding unsigned comment added by NadjibbooooMeknaciiiiiii (talk • contribs) 18:40, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
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You removed a credit under TV Appearances for On Stage with Mantis. The credit is on YouTube, a full hour episode of a long standing regularly scheduled TV series. The date was Sept 8th, 2011. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MantisKhiralla (talk • contribs) 01:38, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
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deletion of Andreas Papleondiou
Hi, why did you delete Andreas Papaleondiou article? I'm surprised there was not one created already — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sjoneill01 (talk • contribs) 12:54, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
- Please read these two pages about notability and references--Jac16888 Talk 12:57, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
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Indian Standard for Tapioca Sago (Sabudana) Set by The Bureau of India Standards (BIS) Comment
I have created a subpage under Sabudana for information about standards set by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). I came to know that you have deleted the subpage on the basis that it is short. But it was informative and relative to one of the many standards of Sabudana in India. I undestand that you are more expert in writing, but did you know about the subject? Please guide me, how can i complete the article. Regards..--gSabu 05:34, 4 January 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gopalsabu (talk • contribs)
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Article on V.R. Prabodhachandran Nayar- Deletion Regarding
I worked near about more than a month and finally succeeded in completing it. But I am very much surprised and worried over its deletion. Your reason for deletion, I am not clear. So please guide me how to improve it so that it become neutral. Where I went wrong, I am not able to make it out from your very general message. Please help me in making it acceptable to Wikipedia. Rpnpbr (talk) 15:35, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
- Your article has not been deleted, I have just moved it back to the draft space, Draft:V.R. Prabodhachandran Nayar. The reason that I did so was that it displayed an incredible amount of bias and promotion. Please read WP:NEUTRAL and attempt to rewrite your article, then submit it to WP:AFC for approval before restoring it to the articlespace--Jac16888 Talk 17:20, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
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Clermont Gaels Deletion Feb 7
Hey, you just deleted my page Clermont Gaels. I'm aware it was in French but I am actually translating the French page into English and I just copied the source code from the French page so that I would have the exact same layout. I was in the process of translating all of the French when you deleted it. I'm new to this and I received a message saying that the article was listed at "Articles needing translation" but I am unable to find my article anywhere? I'm not sure what to do?AJ6000 (talk) 23:34, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
- It was deleted because an article being in a foreign language and existing on another language Wikipedia is reason for speedy deletion. Rather than pasting the french article into the article-space I suggest you create it in your "userspace (e.g at User:AJ6000/Clermont Gaels, work on translating it and then move it to the article space when it is ready--Jac16888 Talk 23:59, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
Ancient history of nashik (mauryan to yadavas and muslim and moghuls deletion related)
hi recently ancient history of nashik page has been edited where some information I uploaded has been deleted and i don't know the reason for deletion or where i went wrong . Can you please help and guide me to improve the article so that it becomes acceptable to wikipedia .
thank you Neha Palekar (talk) 06:18, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
- The problem with the content you added is that it was entirely unsourced, which made it original research--Jac16888 Talk 11:29, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
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Your User Page
Hey Jac16888, I have been watching your page, and I have been seeing all the vandalism that has been happening. But luckily, you always hide the edit summary before I get a chance to read it! :P However, I think you should protect your user page either for vandalism, or user protect within own user space. Just a suggestion. Thanks! Yoshi24517Chat Online 16:49, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
- If it's my userpage I can revert and delete it right away, if I protect it he will just go attack someone else--Jac16888 Talk 16:50, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
- Wasn't it multiple IPs? But it looks like the same person based off of evidence that I saw. Yoshi24517Chat Online 16:55, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
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Were you not happy with my edit on your user page? I thought it looked better, but I guess with it being your userpage you decide what's on it and not other users, sorry if I have upset you because of this, cheers -- TeaLover1996 Lets talk about it 18:14, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
- You shouldn't just edit other peoples user pages for your own reasons--Jac16888 Talk 18:17, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
- Okay TeaLover1996 Lets talk about it 18:25, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
About "Foreign Language School Attached to Guangxi Normal University"
Please don't redirect "Foreign Language School Attached to Guangxi Normal University" to"Guangxi Normal University". "Foreign Language School Attached to Guangxi Normal University" is a high school while "Guangxi Normal University is an university, they are two different educate org. "Foreign Language School Attached to Guangxi Normal University" doesn't mean "Foreign Language College of Guangxi Normal University". We will finish the work of translate the English version of the Wiki page of "Foreign Language School Attached to Guangxi Normal University". Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.1.79.37 (talk) 03:31, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
/* J */ Added myself to the (re: Role-Playing-Game designers)
Thanks for catching my shameless self-promotion post on role-playing-game designers. I just wasn't thinking or I wouldn't have done it. I literally just ran across the list and thought- "Oh, I write role-playing games - I should be on this list!" without giving it an ounce of critical thought. Thanks! Alex Jackl (talk) 18:36, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
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Revenge The Fate
You just deleted Revenge The Fate article, however the user has immediately restored the article. Please could you delete it again, and is it possible to stop people creating a new page with that name? Joseph2302 (talk) 22:59, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
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- Interview: Meet a paid editor
Before being indefinitely blocked, User:FergusM1970 made more than 4600 edits on the English Wikipedia, spread over eight years. In the last two years, he was paid to edit several articles for clients that included the Venezuelan energy company Derwick Associates. We spoke with him about his experiences.
- In the media: Kanye West rebranded; Wikipedia in court; editors for hire
Numerous news outlets are reporting that the domain loser.com now redirects to the Wikipedia article for rapper Kanye West. Page views on West's Wikipedia article skyrocketed to almost 250,000 views on March 2, up from less than 19 thousand the previous day.
- Featured content: Ploughing fields and trading horses with Rosa Bonheur
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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- Blog: Black History Month edit-a-thons tackle Wikipedia’s multicultural gaps
Black History Month is celebrated annually in the United States in February, to commemorate the history of the African diaspora. For this occasion, Wikipedians worked together to honor black history and to address Wikipedia's multicultural gaps in the encyclopedia, hosting Wikipedia edit-a-thons throughout the United States, from February 1 to 28, 2015.
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The Signpost: 11 March 2015
- Special report: An advance look at the WMF's fundraising survey
The Wikimedia Foundation gave the Signpost an advance copy of the results of a survey of English Wikipedia readers regarding Wikimedia fundraising, due for official release today.
- News and notes: WikiWomen's History Month—meetups, blog posts, and "Inspire" grant-making campaign
The community has arranged a number of commemorative initiatives focused on the gender gap, under the banner "WikiWomen's History Month".
- In the media: Gamergate; a Wiki hoax; Kanye West
ThinkProgress tech reporter Lauren C. Williams wrote a long article on how the Gamergate controversy has spilled over onto Wikipedia.
- In focus: WMF to NSA: "stop spying on Wikipedia users"
In an effort to protect and maintain the privacy of Wikipedia's thousands of editors, the Wikimedia Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the United States' National Security Agency, Department of Justice, and the Attorney General.
- Traffic report: Wikipedia: handing knowledge to the world, one prank at a time
A dull week, with only three new entries in the top 10; a UFC champion, a Google Doodle and a Hindu festival involving people throwing powder at each other (though that does sound fun).
- Featured content: Here they come, the couple plighted –
Six featured articles, three featured lists, and forty featured pictures were promoted this week.
- Op-ed: Why the Core Contest matters
I continue to be excited about the Core Contest because I see it as a way of encouraging the expansion of broad articles that are typically neglected by our article improvement incentives.
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Deletion of Open_Broadcasting_Software
Hi. I wanted to link the Open Broadcasting Software item on OBS to an article on that application, but you've deleted it on account of notability criteria (or rather, moved it to the author's userpage, which I presumably shouldn't link to). Would you consider restoring this article? I know nothing about streaming software, but even I've heard of OBS - I would describe it as "well-known software" and was actually quite surprised it didn't have a page. Note that its website is the top hit on Google for the acronym "OBS", but is now absent from the OBS disambiguation page for lack of an article to link to. Meanwhile, many other items on that page (including another, more obscure, application) have their own articles. This is likely to confuse users searching for "OBS" after encountering the term online. Here is a Google search on "Open Broadcaster Software" for reference. As a final observation, while searching Wikipedia, I found an article for an application called "OpenBroadcaster". If you attempt to search the web for this program, all you'll find is page after page of results for OBS! You actually need to filter out "Open Broadcaster Software" to even find results for that application. Troyp (talk) 11:59, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
- User:Voxletum/Open Broadcaster Software was userfied as a result of an AFD, and has not been changed/improved since then so I don't see any reason to move it back, as there are no reliable sources or references to demonstrate notability at this time. I would advise you to work on it in it's current location, or move it to your own userspace, and then submit it to the WP:AFC system--Jac16888 Talk 19:19, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
- I'm not sure I understand: was it removed due to notability as stated, or due to the article quality? If the former, why would the article need to be improved to be restored?
- Unless Wikipedia's notability criteria are completely broken, it should be easy to verify the notability of something like OBS. For instance:
- • Google gives 1,770,000 hits for the name in quotes
- • The OBS forum has 30,626 registered members, with 252 users currently online when I just checked (I think I saw the maximum was close to a thousand).
- • I can't get download numbers from either github or the official OBS download from AWS, but the Sourceforge repo (a secondary mirror at the bottom of the first page of search results) shows 2,583 downloads per week. I'm guessing the total weekly downloads are in the five figures.
- I don't think there can any doubt about notability. The article quality is another matter: it didn't look the best (although not the worst either), but that doesn't seem to be the reason it was removed.
- I'm not sure I understand: was it removed due to notability as stated, or due to the article quality? If the former, why would the article need to be improved to be restored?
- I wouldn't be the best person to create a new OBS article. I don't know anything about video capture and streaming software (or particularly care, for that matter). Anyway, it probably doesn't matter. People can find information on it elsewhere. The main problem was that a disambiguation page for OBS existed, but didn't include the most common meaning, which could actively confuse users - and the item I added was removed for lacking a link. However, it now looks like I'll be able to restore the item by linking to another article, so I guess it doesn't matter. In the event that you don't restore it, I'll leave it to OBS users to create/rehabilitate an article for it if they want to. Troyp (talk) 08:38, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
- It was removed due to notability, it is both the notability and the quality that are why I won't restore it. Notability is more than googlehits and forum members, these are irrelevant. Notability needs to be demonstrated through the presence of multiple reliable 3rd party references--Jac16888 Talk 12:01, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
- I wouldn't be the best person to create a new OBS article. I don't know anything about video capture and streaming software (or particularly care, for that matter). Anyway, it probably doesn't matter. People can find information on it elsewhere. The main problem was that a disambiguation page for OBS existed, but didn't include the most common meaning, which could actively confuse users - and the item I added was removed for lacking a link. However, it now looks like I'll be able to restore the item by linking to another article, so I guess it doesn't matter. In the event that you don't restore it, I'll leave it to OBS users to create/rehabilitate an article for it if they want to. Troyp (talk) 08:38, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 18 March 2015
- From the editor: A salute to Pine
We announce with sadness and gratitude that Signpost publication and newsroom manager Pine will be stepping back to focus on other Wikipedia and Wikimedia-related endeavors.
- News and notes: SUL finalization imminent; executive office shake-ups at the Foundation
This process is now entering its long-awaited final phase with the upcoming SUL finalization, scheduled for April 15, less than a month away. ... Wikimedia Foundation chief talent and culture officer Gayle Karen Young announced her retirement from the Foundation this week. Young will be replaced in that role by interim chief operating officer Terry Gilbey. According to the Foundation's job description for the title as it was applied in the past, Gilbey will be in charge of "overall administration and business operations of the Wikimedia Foundation."
- In the media: NYPD editing articles regarding allegations of police brutality and misconduct
On March 13, Kelly Weill of Capital New York revealed that numerous Wikipedia edits originated from 1 Police Plaza, the headquarters of the NYPD. Most of the attention has focused on a number of their edits to articles about incidents of alleged police brutality and controversial police practices.
- Op-ed: Does the Wikimedia fundraising survey address community concerns?
The publication of the Wikimedia survey findings on fundraising questions came three months after significant concerns were voiced about the design and wording of the December 2014 fundraising banners and e-mails.
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- Traffic report: It's not cricket
If not for Kayne West's dubious repeat at #1, the 2015 Cricket World Cup (#2) would have made the top spot, albeit in a generally slow news week.
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Was gonna wait until the TV and movies I created pages for has began filming until I removed the draft box. isn't that the policy? MB1972 (talk) 21:33, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost – Volume 11, Issue 12 – 25 March 2015
- News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation adopts open-access research policy
Last week the WMF announced the release of its long-awaited open-access policy.
- Op-ed: How my father's railroad image collection now benefits the world: the value of digitization
Once when I was young, growing up in the 1990s, my father pulled his collection of railroad slides out from the basement, set up his projector, and shared a glimpse into American railway history with our family.
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- Special report: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year 2014
The Wikipedia Commons annual Picture of the Year contest has concluded, with 6,698 people voting, its largest participation yet.
- Traffic report: Oddly familiar
This week's list is reminiscent of lists from the early days of this project: a preponderance of famous faces, Reddit threads, and Google Doodles.
- Recent research: Most important people; respiratory reliability; academic attitudes
The authors attempt to answer the question "Who are the most important people of all times?" Their findings clearly show that different Wikipedias give different prominence to different individuals.
- Blog: The Wikipedia Library Team reflects on its new Visiting Scholars program
A university gives a top Wikipedia editor free and full access to the university library's entire online content—and the Wikipedia editor, who is unpaid and not on campus, then creates and improves Wikipedia articles in a subject area of interest to the institution.
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The Signpost, 1 April 2015
- In focus: WMF's latest strategy document shows successes, vagueness, and the need for better data
The Wikimedia Foundation this week released a State of the WMF report, a 38-page "snapshot" of where it is and where it wants to go in the future.
- In the media: Wiki-PR duo bulldoze a piñata store; Wifione arbitration case; French parliamentary plagiarism
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- Traffic report: All over the place
The Report is more of a mix of random topics than usual this week. The top spot is taken by Bhutanese passport, a Wikipedia article which contained a crazed spoken word version which drew widespread attention.
- News and notes: New edits-by-mail option will "revolutionize" Wikipedia and its editor base
The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) will announce later today that it will begin accepting edits by mail for all of the projects under its scope, including Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Commons.
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The Signpost: 01 April 2015
- In focus: WMF's latest strategy document shows successes, vagueness, and the need for better data
The Wikimedia Foundation this week released a State of the WMF report, a 38-page "snapshot" of where it is and where it wants to go in the future.
- In the media: Wiki-PR duo bulldoze a piñata store; Wifione arbitration case; French parliamentary plagiarism
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- Traffic report: All over the place
The Report is more of a mix of random topics than usual this week. The top spot is taken by Bhutanese passport, a Wikipedia article which contained a crazed spoken word version which drew widespread attention.
- News and notes: New edits-by-mail option will "revolutionize" Wikipedia and its editor base
The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) will announce later today that it will begin accepting edits by mail for all of the projects under its scope, including Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Commons.
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The Signpost: 08 April 2015
- Op-ed: We are drowning in promotional artspam
Wikipedia has been gravitating towards a vehicle for business and product promotion for too long.
- News and notes: Advancement department to be created at the Foundation, milestone fixes
March saw a number of high-level hirings and executive reorganizations in the Wikimedia Foundation.
- In the media: Wikipedia on 60 Minutes, Kickstarter, and in the classroom
The venerable CBS news program 60 Minutes profiled Wikipedia and the Wikimedia community.
- Traffic report: Resurrection week
How appropriate that the theme of Easter week would be resurrection from the dead.
- Featured content: Partisan arrangements, dodgy dollars, a mysterious union of strings, and a hole that became a monument
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Christianity
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- Arbitration report: New Functionary appointments
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The Signpost: 08 April 2015
- Op-ed: We are drowning in promotional artspam
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- News and notes: Advancement department to be created at the Foundation, milestone fixes
March saw a number of high-level hirings and executive reorganizations in the Wikimedia Foundation.
- In the media: Wikipedia on 60 Minutes, Kickstarter, and in the classroom
The venerable CBS news program 60 Minutes profiled Wikipedia and the Wikimedia community.
- Traffic report: Resurrection week
How appropriate that the theme of Easter week would be resurrection from the dead.
- Featured content: Partisan arrangements, dodgy dollars, a mysterious union of strings, and a hole that became a monument
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Christianity
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- Arbitration report: New Functionary appointments
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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The Signpost: 08 April 2015
- Op-ed: We are drowning in promotional artspam
Wikipedia has been gravitating towards a vehicle for business and product promotion for too long.
- News and notes: Advancement department to be created at the Foundation, milestone fixes
March saw a number of high-level hirings and executive reorganizations in the Wikimedia Foundation.
- In the media: Wikipedia on 60 Minutes, Kickstarter, and in the classroom
The venerable CBS news program 60 Minutes profiled Wikipedia and the Wikimedia community.
- Traffic report: Resurrection week
How appropriate that the theme of Easter week would be resurrection from the dead.
- Featured content: Partisan arrangements, dodgy dollars, a mysterious union of strings, and a hole that became a monument
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Christianity
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- Arbitration report: New Functionary appointments
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Reference desks edit protected
Over at AN/I, I have been led to believe that the current state of reference desks being edit protected is due to you. If that is the indeed the case, whazzup with all that, yo? 88.112.50.121 (talk) 02:36, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
- Most of the reference desks have seen obsessive vandalism and blanking by a variety of socks over the past week, as would be obvious by an inspection of the relevant logs. Several admins, including myself, have taken action. They're protected until it stops. Acroterion (talk) 02:58, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 15 April 2015
- News and notes: Erik Möller leaving Foundation; annual plan grants under community review
The Wikimedia Foundation's vice president for engineering, Erik Möller, will leave the WMF on April 30.
- In the media: Saving Wikipedia; Internet regulation; Thoreau quote hoax
Time profiles Lila Tretikov, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, and paints a grim picture of the challenges faced by Tretikov and the encyclopedia.
- Blog: Single-User Login provides access to all wikis
Later this month, everyone will be able to use the same user name on every wiki, thanks to Single-User Login.
- Traffic report: Furious domination
If it wasn't for Easter, Fast and Furious related articles would have taken the top four spots this week. The latest installment of the movie franchise, Furious 7, tops the chart for the second straight week.
- Featured content: Au-delà de les Alpes, le chien lit de Sainte Bernard. Sous les pavés, les trimes d'argent! Mes enfants, suivez-moi!
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2015 Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship
please mr jac16888, im a newcomer at wikipedia and i am having lots of troubles with this article, i really want that in wikipedia, it was my first article, i did plenty of articles on the same subject (brazilian Handball) after this one and all of them went just fine, just this one gives me trouble. Can you help me to do this article the right way? Argemiro1975
Rebecca Brown's deletation
What's the reason that you are flagging Rebecca Brown (missionary) for deletation? One of the most famous and important book writer in Spiritual Warfare field? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Czarverve (talk • contribs) 21:31, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
- Please read WP:NOTABILITY and WP:REFERENCES--Jac16888 Talk 21:34, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 22 April 2015
- Special report: Sony emails reveal corporate practices and undisclosed advocacy editing
A Signpost investigation of the released data has revealed Sony's corporate practices regarding Wikipedia and uncovered what appears to be undisclosed advocacy editing of Wikipedia by Sony employees and possibly by others.
- In the media: UK political editing; hoaxes; net neutrality
Wikipedia appears to have been drawn into the drama of the upcoming, hotly contested UK general election.
- News and notes: Call for candidates as the movement approaches the Wikimedia Board elections
The Affiliates Committee this week announced the organization of a community referral for comment, currently open on the meta-wiki, to address upcoming changes to the way that the Affiliations Committee will review movement-affiliated user-groups in the future.
- In focus: 2015 Wikimedia Foundation election preparations underway
2015 will see through the biennial community election for the three community-elected seats on the Board of Trustees—the "ultimate corporate authority" of the Wikimedia Foundation and the level at which the strategic decisions regarding the Wikimedia movement are made.
- Featured content: Vanguard on guard
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- Traffic report: A harvest of couch potatoes
Couch potatoes rule this week, as 9 of the top 10 slots were taken by either movies, TV, or sports.
- Gallery: The bitter end
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Bataille de Rhénanie
I was about to tag it and you beat me to it. Interesting fictional premise for sure, I'll give them that. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 20:03, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
- I just skimmed it first and was about to delete it as an A10 of Battle of the Rhineland, til I looked closer and spotted the bit about it preventing World War 2--Jac16888 Talk 20:15, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 29 April 2015
- Wikimania: Choice of small village for Wikimania 2016 ruffles feathers
Esino Lario is set to host Wikimania 2016, but volunteers and others have raised a host of concerns that raise serious questions about the town's suitability for hosting such a large conference.
- News and notes: Wiki Loves Monuments evaluation sees diminishing returns and increasing cost
The evaluations reveal that in the last three years, WLM has possibly fallen victim to its own success and seen diminishing returns.
- In the media: Scottish MEP blocked for edit warring; ranking articles by importance
David Coburn, a Member of the European Parliament for the Scotland region for the UK Independence Party, was blocked from editing Wikipedia on April 6.
- Featured content: Another day, another dollar
Ten featured articles, nine featured lists, and twenty-eight featured pictures were promoted this week.
- Traffic report: Bruce, Nessie, and genocide
Though the continued predominance of movies, TV, and sports noted in last week's report largely continues, three additional topics joined the Top 10 this week.
- Recent research: Military history, cricket, and Australia targeted in Wikipedia articles' popularity vs. quality; how copyright damages economy
Reader demand for some topics (e.g. LGBT topics or pages about countries) is poorly satisfied, whereas there is over-abundance of quality on topics of comparatively little interest, such as military history.
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The Signpost: 06 May 2015
- News and notes: "Inspire" grant-making campaign concludes, grantees announced
The Wikimedia Foundation this week announced the winning grantees in March's "Inspire" grant-making campaign.
- Featured content: The amorous android and the horsebreeder; WikiCup round two concludes
Seven articles, three lists, and ten pictures were promoted to "featured" status this week. The second round of the WikiCup has ended.
- In the media: Guggenheim image donation; Wiki campaign gets advertising award
artnet and The Next Web report (May 6) that the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is releasing a hundred images of works in its collection under Creative Commons licences in conjunction with a May 19 editathon.
- Special report: FDC candidates respond to key issues
Elections have begun for five community members of the Funds Dissemination Committee, the Foundation's volunteer body for judging and recommending millions of dollars worth of annual grants to affiliates in the movement. The election lasts just eight days, from Sunday 3 May until 23:59 UTC on Sunday 10 May, so at the time of publication, voters will need to act promptly.
- Traffic report: The grim ship reality
Like colliding ocean liners, rousing entertainment and harsh reality merged ungainly in this week's top 10 list. The much heralded pay-per-view pummeling of Manny Pacquiao by Floyd Mayweather, Jr. dominated the list's top slots, giving this list one of its highest total view counts in months.
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Deletion of John Vergara page
Dear Jac16888,
I hope you're doing well. Yesterday I created a page for a leading young luthier under the name "John Vergara" that you deleted today. There was a note that the content was copied from his official website so today he sent an email for Permissions that allow using the content in his bio. This is the Ticket#2015051510021082. Usually when I create pages I receive a note on how to enhance my article before being deleted. Kindly, instruct me on how to avoid deletion and what the issue with the page was. I created several pages for prominent people before and this luthier I am trying to create a page for is taking luthiery to a whole new level in making guitars and Ouds. How can I bring his page to birth without risking its deletion? Thank you for your cooperation — Preceding unsigned comment added by NisreenNasser (talk • contribs) 18:40, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- I didn't delete it because of the copyright issue, I deleted it because it was blatant advertising, not surprising if the content came from their own website. Please see WP:PROMO, and also WP:REF since the article had little in the way of references. Can I also ask what your connection to the subject is?--Jac16888 Talk 19:05, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 13 May 2015
- Foundation elections: Board candidates share their views with the Signpost
Three community-elected seats on the Board of Trustees—the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation—will be decided by Wikimedians in the election to be held 17–31 May.
- News and notes: Swedish Wikimedia chapter organizes simultaneous Wikidata contests
This week has been a busy one for the Wikidata project, with nearly simultaneous Wikidata contests, both organized by Wikimedia Sweden, now underway.
- Traffic report: Round Two
Casual viewers may think I've posted the same list twice. But no, readers just happen to be really interested in May 2's Big Fight. In fact, last week was just the weigh-in and the trash talk. This week, the numbers actually increased.
- In the media: Grant Shapps story continues
Grant Shapps, who was the co-chairman of the UK's Conservative Party until this week, has been accused of maliciously editing the Wikipedia biographies of his party's rivals.
- Op-ed: What made Wikipedia lose its reputation?
There is a public misconception of Wikipedia: that any anonymous editor can edit Wikipedia at any time, and cannot be tracked or identified.
- Featured content: Four first-time featured article writers lead the way
Eight articles, one list, and five pictures were promoted to featured status on the English Wikipedia in a slow week.
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You were mentioned
You were mentioned on the AN board . I hate to do this, but this should be straight-up common sense. I did copy the article to draft space, that will be the last thing I do on this page for the night as I'm right at 3rr. By the way, it 's not a question of who knows what, (this is in reply to your comment on Mr.X 's page, it's just common sense, that's all. KoshVorlon Rassekali ternii i mlechnye puti 22:43, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
- Hopefully when multiple other people explain to you exactly why you are wrong in this situation you will actually pay attention--Jac16888 Talk 22:56, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
- Also since you're so set on dragging this out rather than listening to what you're being told, WP:ANI would have been the correct place to do this--Jac16888 Talk 22:59, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
- I'm not, else why would | this exist at all. :) KoshVorlon Rassekali ternii i mlechnye puti 23:00, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
- I don't know how more simply I can put this but here goes. Read Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English--Jac16888 Talk 23:03, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
- I'm not, else why would | this exist at all. :) KoshVorlon Rassekali ternii i mlechnye puti 23:00, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
- Also since you're so set on dragging this out rather than listening to what you're being told, WP:ANI would have been the correct place to do this--Jac16888 Talk 22:59, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
Want to create a page for The Internet's Feel Good album...
The Signpost: 20 May 2015
- From the editor: Your voice is needed: strategic voting in the WMF election
The Wikimedia Foundation's bi-annual Board of Trustees election is open for voting. Of the ten seats on the board, three are elected representatives of the global Wikimedia community—you.
- In focus: The awful truth about Wikimedia's article counts
The article counts of many Wikimedia wikis suddenly changed on 29 March 2015: as the Signpost reported at the time, sixty-five wikis fell below milestones tracked at the Wikimedia News Meta page, and three increased to new milestones.
- Traffic report: Inner Core
The list is topped this week by Danish scientist Inge Lehmann, thanks to a Google Doodle celebrating her 127th birthday. Lehmann discovered in 1936 that the Earth has a solid inner core. It is sometimes surprising to realize how recently such basic scientific knowledge of the Earth, which we now take for granted, was discovered.
- News and notes: A dark side of comedy: the Wikipedia volunteers cleaning up behind John Oliver's fowl jokes
Wikipedia editors logging in on May 19 found themselves walking into an unexpected amount of anti-vandal work to keep the site in line with its extensive biographies of living persons policy. A plethora of Wikipedia articles related to the United States House Committee on Appropriations, and the fifty-one representatives serving on it, have been hit by a raft of anonymous editors making often vulgar edits referencing "chicken fucker," or more creative combinations: "sexual conduct", "sexual congress", "fornicator", "intimate relations", or "trysts with chickens."
- Featured content: Puppets, fungi, and waterfalls
Three articles, seven lists, and seven pictures were featured on the English Wikipedia.
- In the media: Jimmy Wales accepts Dan David Prize
Jimmy Wales and five others accepted the 2015 Dan David Prize at Tel Aviv University on May 17. The prize comes with US$1 million, ten percent of which goes to doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships.
- WikiProject report: Cell-ebrating Molecular Biology
This week, we had the pleasure of interviewing WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology, which has come a long way since our last interview in 2008. Like most projects, it has a long member list, but only a small subset of that group regularly contributes. With 28 featured articles and 58 top-importance start class ones, the project has clearly had some success, but has a ways to go. We talked to three regular project contributors.
- Arbitration report: Editor conduct the subject of multiple cases
The Arbitration Committee has an unusually large case load at present. Although perhaps not on a par with the high-profile, multi-party cases seen towards the end of last year and the beginning of this year, with five open cases the arbitrators are likely to be kept busy for the next several weeks.
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Re: Your post on Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#English_policy:_So_blindly_obvious.2C_but...
Jac16888,
I saw your post, and didn't want to respond on the village pump, so I'll respond to you here. As far as blanking a page, it depends, in fact, policy permits pages to be blanked under certain conditions (attack pages, BLP, courtesy blanking ). As far as copy and paste, I've been told it breaks attribution, my understand of what that means is that it doesn't identify the author that wrote the copy and pasted item. However, I don't see copy-and-paste as a bad thing, for example, I have four articles on Wikipedia, I worked on them in sandboxes set up on my own page. Once they were ready, I simply copy-and-pasted them into main space, the article was preserved exactly as I'd written it, no changes, nothing like that, so not only do I not see copy-and-paste as bad thing, I've actually done this on my own articles. I see it as a minor issue. I'm not trying to be difficult, dickish or pointy, I literally don't see it as a big issue. However, because you've mentioned it, I will refrain from copying-and-pasting anything, even if I wrote it myself . KoshVorlon Rassekali ternii i mlechnye puti 15:18, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
- The fact is that just blanking a page doesn't achieve anything, even with attack pages and copyvios you leave a tag, and in both of those cases the blanking is largely a legal and protection thing. As for copy and pasting, same thing: attribution is also legal issue, it wouldn't matter if there was only one editor (such as with your sandbox pages) and that editor was doing the copying, but anymore and it becomes a problem, which is why we have the move function, to maintain a page history--Jac16888 Talk 18:13, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 27 May 2015
- News and notes: WMF releases quarterly reports, annual plans
The Wikimedia Foundation recently switched to a quarterly report structure to better align reporting with the generally quarterly planning and goal-setting processes.
- In the media: Scrubbing Parliamentary biographies; Wikipedia's invisible history
British media reports on Wikipedia editing to articles of Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom prior to the May 7 United Kingdom general election from IP addresses assigned to Parliament.
- Discussion report: A relic from the past that needs to be updated
To many, Internet Relay Chat is an old relic, but not to Wikipedia. Wikipedia currently has an IRC help channel designated to help and assist editors with editing Wikipedia.
- Featured content: When music was confined to a ribbon of rust
Fifteen featured articles, four featured lists, and six featured pictures were promoted this week.
- Recent research: Drug articles accurate and largely complete; women "slightly overrepresented"; talking like an admin
Wikipedia's articles on drugs are pretty good – good enough to impress even doctors. A new research study adds some substance to that impression.
- Traffic report: Summer, summer, summertime
As usual for the time of year, pop culture rules this week. The start of summer vacation in the US means a focus on summer movies, particularly blockbuster sequels Avengers: Age of Ultron, Pitch Perfect 2 and Mad Max: Fury Road.
- Technology report: MediaWiki blows up printers
...allegedly. In a post to wikitech-l, Steven Walling pointed out that the TV show CSI: Cyber had used a screenshot of MediaWiki's HTML output and claimed it was responsible for blowing up printers.
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The Signpost: 03 June 2015
- News and notes: Three new community-elected trustees announced, incumbents out
The Wikimedia Foundation's volunteer election committee has announced the election results for the three vacant seats on the Board of Trustees. Dariusz Jemielnak, James Heilman, and Denny Vrandečić are set to take up their two-year terms on the Board. They will replace the three incumbents, all of whom stood this time unsuccessfully: Phoebe Ayers, Samuel Klein, and María Sefidari.
- Blog: How Wikipedia covered Caitlyn Jenner’s transition
Caitlyn Jenner—the American hero of the 1976 Olympics, a film actor, and prominent member of Keeping Up with the Kardashians—may now be the most famous openly transgender person in the world.
- Discussion report: The deprecation of Persondata; RfA – A broken process; Complaints from users on Swedish Wikipedia
Since the dawn of Wikipedia, or at least since 22 December 2005, the template named Persondata has existed.
- Featured content: It's not over till the fat man sings
Two featured articles and ten featured pictures were promoted this week.
- Technology report: Things are getting SPDYier
Over the past few weeks, developers have been working on improving Wikimedia's performance when users connect to it using SPDY.
- Special report: Towards "Health Information for All": Medical content on Wikipedia received 6.5 billion page views in 2013
Wikipedia appears to be the single most used website for health information globally, exceeding traffic observed at the NIH, WebMD, WHO et al..
- In the media: Anonymous Australian editing targets football player, shooting victim
More UK government vandalism; legend has it; minding the gender gap
- Traffic report: A rather ordinary week
The traffic report is nothing unusual this week, with a Google Doodle for astronaut Sally Ride topping the list, the accidental death of famous mathematician John Forbes Nash, Jr. at #2, and the normal fare of recent popular American movies and television.
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Page Zuzana Trepková Paternostro
HCL Avitas Page
Deletion of HCL Avitas Page
Hi,
You have deleted a page I had created by the title "HCL Avitas".
I had given verifiable external links and even linked it with two wiki pages "Shiv Nadar" and "HCL Technologies"
The content was definitely non-promotional. Can you please restore the page or let me know what the reason for deletion ? Thanks.
Regards, Suvid Anand
PS : For full disclosure purpose, I am an employee of the organization. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anandsuvid (talk • contribs) 05:51, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
- It did not demonstrate notability and it was promotional. As an employee of the organisation you should not be writing about it, due to your conflict of interest--Jac16888 Talk 16:26, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
Article "Ciencias Forenses de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Costa Rica"
Hello! I just saw you deleted the article I published some weeks ago, I just want to know why, and perhaps, what can I do to improve it and publish it again. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ana blancovillalobos (talk • contribs) 16:28, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
- I deleted it because it was blatantly promotional. In addition this is the English Wikipedia, i.e. articles need to be in English--Jac16888 Talk 16:36, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 10 June 2015
- News and notes: Chapter financial trends analyzed, news in brief
This week saw the publication of the Chapter-wide Financial Trends Report 2013, a now-completed research project that examines the finances and outlays of the 36 movement-affiliated chapters.
- Traffic report: Two households, both alike in dignity
"Happy families are all alike," Leo Tolstoy said, "but unhappy families are unhappy after their own fashion."
- In the media: Arbitration case attracts media coverage; Wikipedia in Israel
UK media covers Wikipedia Arbitration case; Lila Tretikov visits Israel.
- Featured content: Just the bear facts, ma'am
Four featured articles, two featured lists, one featured topic, and twenty-eight featured pictures were promoted this week.
- Technology report: Wikimedia sites are going HTTPS only
Today it was announced that Wikimedia sites are going to become HTTPS only, finishing up 10 year effort of rolling out HTTPS.
- Blog: Making Wikipedia’s medical articles accessible in Chinese
The Medical Translation Project, an ambitious attempt to improve and translate Wikipedia’s medical content from English into other languages, began in 2012.
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Deleted page
Nu inteleg pe ce baze mi s-a ster pagina descpre Gheorghe Barabancea. Este o figura importanta in istoria comunei Susani, Valcea, care va aparea in monografia istorica a comunei. Referintele, urmeaza. Multumesc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Computing2school (talk • contribs) 16:42, 15 June 2015 (UTC)
- There was nothing in the article to credibly demonstrate any notability, nor were there any references. Also, this is the English Wikipedia, articles (and conversations) need to be in English--Jac16888 Talk 16:48, 15 June 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 17 June 2015
- In the media: Wikipedia wins Asturias Prize; printing out Wikipedia; HTTPS switch
The Princess of Asturias Foundation announced that Wikipedia would be the recipient of the 2015 Princess of Asturias award in the category of International Cooperation.
- Arbitration report: An election has consequences
The Arbitration Committee delivered its final decision in a case that reached the attention of the UK national press.
- In focus: Three weeks to save freedom of panorama in Europe
This would end a long-standing tradition in many countries that the skyline and the public scene should belong to everybody.
- Op-ed: Making a difference in Wikipedia, one GA at a time
We need to be ever-diligent in ensuring that articles remain of high quality.
- Technology report: HTTPS-only rollout completed; proposal to enable VisualEditor for new accounts
The rollout of HTTPS only has now been completed across all Wikimedia wikis.
- Interview: A veteran’s Wikipedia edits help him understand the brutality behind Yugoslavia’s wars
We interviewed an Australian veteran who deployed to the region as a peacekeeper and now writes articles on the region's history to help him understand what he encountered there.
- News and notes: Labs outage kills tools, self; news in brief
A more than usually severe outage Wikimedia Labs occurred after a massive database corruption implosion on June 17.
- Featured content: Great Dane hits 150
Six featured articles, seven featured lists, and seven featured pictures were promoted this week.
- Discussion report: A quick way of becoming an admin
Author's note: This might be a violation of WP:BEANS; read at your own risk.
- WikiProject report: Western Australia speaks – we are back
It wouldn't be the WikiProject report if we didn't feature an Australian topic once in a while, so this week we're looking at the left side.
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Theranda Post
Please comeback my article,its about a local media,is not a bad thing Gojart734 (talk) 15:17, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
- Please read WP:NOTABILITY--Jac16888 Talk 18:14, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 24 June 2015
- From the editor: The Signpost tagging initiative
Over more than a decade of weekly publication, The Signpost has accumulated an incredibly lengthy and detailed record about the issues, controversies, successes, and failures of the English Wikipedia community and the movement at large.
- Op-ed: Content Translation beta is coming to the English Wikipedia
The Wikimedia Foundation's Language Engineering team plans to introduce Content Translation—a tool that makes it easier to translate Wikipedia articles into different languages—as a beta feature on the English Wikipedia.
- Special report: Small impact of the large Google Translation Project on Telugu Wikipedia
During 2009–2011 Google ran the Google Translation Project (GTP), a program utilising paid translators to translate most popular English Wikipedia articles to various Indian language Wikipedias.
- Featured content: One eye when begun, two when it's done
Four articles and nine pictures were promoted to featured status this week.
- Recent research: How Wikipedia built governance capability; readability of plastic surgery articles
One paper looks at the topic of Wikipedia governance in the context of online social production.
- Technology report: 2015 MediaWiki architecture focus and Multimedia roadmap announced
This past week saw the kick-off of the 2015 MediaWiki architecture focus of improving our content platform.
- News and notes: Board of Trustees propose bylaw amendments
The Board of Trustees is the "ultimate corporate authority" of the Wikimedia Foundation and the level at which the strategic decisions regarding the Wikimedia movement are made ...
- In the media: Turkish Wikipedia censorship; "Can Wikipedia survive?"; PR editing
The Hürriyet Daily News reports that the Turkish Wikipedia has posted banners on the top of the encyclopedia to warn users that a number of articles are being blocked by the Turkish government.
- Blog: 7,473 volumes at 700 pages each: meet Print Wikipedia
After six years of work, a residency in the Canadian Rockies, endless debugging, and more than a little help from my friends, I have made Print Wikipedia.
- Arbitration report: Politics by other means: The American politics 2 arbitration
Clausewitz' pithy summary of warfare as "politics by other means" seems to be the motto of some Wikipedia editors.
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Ben Crowe
Hello Mr Editor, my name is Ben Crowe and I am an actor most known for appearing in over 400 radio plays for the BBC and also Narrating "Eddie Stobart-Trucks & Trailers on Channel 5. I have never had a page on wickepedia and when I just looked it says you have deleted one. Is that right? Any information would be greatly appreciated Thanks Ben
bencrowe@hotmail.co.uk — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.2.188.170 (talk) 20:37, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
- Apparently I did back in 2010 (don't remember--Jac16888 Talk 20:44, 28 June 2015 (UTC)), and it looks like it was about you, however it had no real content or indication of notability or any references, just "Ben Crowe is a British actor." and a list of 5 radio shows
Hello Mr Editor, my name is Ben Crowe and I am an actor most known for appearing in over 400 radio plays for the BBC and also Narrating "Eddie Stobart-Trucks & Trailers on Channel 5. I have never had a page on wickepedia and when I just looked it says you have deleted one. Is that right? Any information would be greatly appreciated
Thanks Ben
bencrowe@hotmail.co.uk — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.2.188.170 (talk) 20:52, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
How do I get on Wikipedia? It's possible I have appeared in more BBC radio plays than any other actor. Would that warrant a page? How do I verify who I am and what I've done?
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.2.188.170 (talk) 21:26, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
- Possibly, provided there are reliable 3rd party references to support that fact. Have a read of WP:AUTOBIO. You could try creating a WP:DRAFT page about yourself and submitting it to WP:AFC, however I would advise against creating an article directly--Jac16888 Talk 21:57, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE)
Why was the ISMTE page deleted? This is a society in existence for about 8 years with 500 members serving the STM publishing community. It has successful meetings, publishes a strong newsletter and receives considerable sponsorship. 24.152.169.72 (talk) 23:21, 30 June 2015 (UTC)Glenn Collins
Why was the ISMTE page I created deleted? I had emailed in that I had the right to copy the page from the ISMTE website. The group is meaningful with 500 members serving the STM publishing community, robust annual meetings, strong sponsor support, great newsletter. It has existed for 8 plus years now. I am no expert on making a page, this was my first. Perhaps I missed something? Glenncollins13 (talk) 23:48, 30 June 2015 (UTC)Glenn
- It was deleted because regardless of the copyright status, there was still nothing in the article to demonstrate notability and there were no reliable 3rd party references. Good meetings and a great newsletter do not make something notable--Jac16888 Talk 18:21, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
Confusion about the removal of the Sean William McLoughlin page.
I was attempting to look into Sean (better known as Jacksepticeye) and saw that you had remove the page. Reason being, there was no evidence of that being a person of importance. Yet when it listed examples of things, it mentioned web as a thing for them to be important on. Sean, known as Jacksepticeye is a major youtuber. Of which Wikipedia has several pages for, examples being https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smosh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markiplier and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PewDiePie . He is certainly one of importance, being one of the fastest growing channels. He currently has 5,290,000 + subscribers And as of now 1,961,443,013 video views, and 1,726 videos posted. As for "proof" here is his channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/jacksepticeye/about it states all the stats I mentioned under the about section. I'd say he qualifies as a person of importance, and if possible the page on him should really be re-added. 50.147.32.39 (talk) 02:42, 1 July 2015 (UTC)Husky
- Please read notability, and understand that having lots of followers does not make a person notable. Multiple reliable 3rd party references are required--Jac16888 Talk 18:27, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
Eh doesn't matter anyway, I discovered that he has a page. It's called "Jacksepticeye" instead of using his birth name. So in the end no big deal. And they are notable~ Not fitting wiki rules doesn't equal not being a person of note. Just not capable of making a page on them. ~Husky — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.147.32.39 (talk) 03:26, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 01 July 2015
- News and notes: Training the Trainers; VP of Engineering leaves WMF
This week The Center for Internet and Society published a promotional blog post highlighting the heritage of the center's creation of the Train the Trainer program.
- In the media: EU freedom of panorama; Nehru outrage; BBC apology
A week now remains until the vote, expected on 9 July, when the European Parliament will express either its approval, disapproval, or lack of opinion on the question of freedom of panorama in the European Union.
- WikiProject report: Able to make a stand
Here to share their wisdom are Dodger67, Penny Richards, LilyKitty, and Mirokado of WikiProject Disability
- Featured content: Viva V.E.R.D.I.
Four featured list and twelve featured pictures were promoted this week.
- Traffic report: We're Baaaaack
For the week of June 21 to 27, 2015, the 10 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the report of the most viewed pages.
- Technology report: Technical updates and improvements
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community.
- Blog: These Texans are on a quest to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of their state’s revolution
Like many editors of the world's largest encyclopedia, Karanacs was browsing the site's articles and found that they were of relatively poor quality—and that the traditional narrative she'd learned was not necessarily accurate.
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Adi-Buddha
In regards to this, which I commented this section Adi-Buddha#Definition, but the template did not display it. I'm not sure why. It's only this bit: "The Seeker's Glossary of Buddhism[1] memberikan pengertian mengenai Adi Buddha:" Ogress smash! 21:22, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 08 July 2015
- Editorial: So you want to get your message out. Where do you turn?
It seems like a good time to discuss the various communications channels available to community members.
- News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation annual plan released, news in brief
Lila Tretikov this week posted an email to the wikimedia-l mailing list announcing the final publication of the Wikimedia Foundation's 2015 annual plan.
- In the media: Wikimania warning; Wikipedia "mystery" easily solved
The mayor of Esino Lario warns that Wikimedia 2016 is "at risk of disappearing".
- Traffic report: The Empire lobs back
It's July 4 weekend and on this list that means only one thing: Wimbledon. Sure, the American Independence Day gets noticed too, but it can't hold a candle to that staggeringly British sporting event.
- Featured content: Pyrénées, Playmates, parliament and a prison...
12 featured articles, 2 featured lists, and 15 featured pictures were promoted this week.
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community.
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The Signpost: 15 July 2015
- Op-ed: On paid editing and advocacy: when the Bright Line fails to shine, and what we can do about it
"How long will this take?" This is one of the first questions new clients ask. They come to us because the Wikipedia entry about the company at which they work is wrong, incomplete, or even just outdated. The answer varies ...
- Traffic report: Belles of the ball
However coy they may be about it in public, Americans love to win. And when they do, they make no secret of it.
- WikiProject report: What happens when a country is no longer a country?
We return this week with an interview with a historical project that's still fairly active, WikiProject Former countries.
- In the media: Shapps requests WMUK data; professor's plagiarism demotion
In The Register, Andrew Orlowski reports that three weeks ago, Grant Shapps filed a request with Wikimedia UK (WMUK) under the Data Protection Act 1998 "for all data relating to him".
- Blog: Wikimedia Foundation releases third transparency report
The Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to announce the release of our latest transparency report.
- News and notes: The Wikimedia Conference and Wikimania
Wikimania 2015 is underway in Mexico City, and one of its sessions—a scheduled follow-up to the annual Wikimedia Conference that was held in Berlin in May—is good reason to provide a retrospective of that Conference.
- Featured content: When angels and daemons interrupt the vicious and intemperate
One featured article, seven featured lists, and 14 featured pictures were promoted this week.
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community
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The Signpost: 22 July 2015
- From the editor: Change the world
We want to take a moment to ask you to consider contributing to the Signpost.
- News and notes: Wikimanía 2016; Lightbreather ArbCom case
Wikimania features remarks from some leading players from the Wikimedia Foundation as well as the free knowledge movement.
- Wikimanía report: Wikimanía 2015 report, part 1, the plenaries
WMF's Executive Director, Lila Tretikov, gave the opening plenary address.
- In the media: Novelists annotate Wikipedia; Wales promotes TPO; Working for free
Three novelists "have found a way to control the Wikipedia narrative" by using the annotation website Genius to annotate their own Wikipedia articles.
- Traffic report: The Nerds, They Are A-Changin'
Summary:When I was a kid, being a nerd meant wanting to go to Pluto.
- WikiProject report: Some more politics
WikiProject Politics of the United Kingdom
- Featured content: The sleep of reason produces monsters
Three featured articles, two featured lists, and 29 featured pictures were promoted this week.
- Gallery: "One small step..."
46 years ago this week, humanity set foot on the Moon.
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
Community technical news.
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The Signpost: 29 July 2015
- News and notes: BARC de-adminship proposal; Wikimania recordings debate
An RFC proposes to create a "Bureaucrats' Admin Review Committee" (BARC) composed of bureaucrats empowered to remove adminship rights.
- Op-ed: My life as an autistic Wikipedian
Two years ago, I discovered that I was on the autism spectrum.
- Recent research: Wikipedia and collective intelligence; how Wikipedia is tweeted
An article argues that Wikipedia displays some key characteristics of a collective intelligence process.
- In the media: Is Wikipedia a battleground in the culture wars?
"Editors representing rival political tribes [are] frequently attempting to impose their respective narratives as the official version of one or another cultural controversy."
- Featured content: Even mammoths get the Blues
Five featured articles, five featured lists, and sixteen featured pictures were promoted this week.
- Traffic report: Namaste again, Reddit
For the first time since this list began, India-related topics have claimed both the top two slots.
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Adriano Guerra Strack Comment
I noticed you creation protected the above mentioned page, Adriano Guerra Strack. Now the article exists at Adriano Strack, with no noticeable problems other than being a stub. An editor was requesting that I recreate Adriano Guerra Strack as redirect from a full name. Since you protected it, I was wondering if you could unprotect it so I could do that. Thanks! Compassionate727 (talk) 12:31, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
Done--Jac16888 Talk 16:32, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks! Compassionate727 (talk) 20:51, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 05 August 2015
- Editorial: Wikipedia better equipped to deal with systemic bias than traditional publishers
That particular artists would be omitted through oversight or happenstance is reasonable, but that one of the world's leading publishers of art books is completely unaware of their major omissions is startling.
- Op-ed: Je ne suis pas Google
The public interest in remembering the facts about trials and convictions is, in my view, at least as strong as any "right to be forgotten."
- News and notes: VisualEditor, endowment, science, and news in brief
VisualEditor is now on slow roll-out on the English Wikipedia.
- WikiProject report: Meet the boilerplate makers
The Report checks in with WikiProject Templates.
- In the media: Probe into Nehru edits launched; dangers of the right to be forgotten
The Indian government has launched an investigation into the source of Wikipedia edits regarding Jawaharlal Nehru that caused outrage in that country.
- Traffic report: Mrityorma amritam gamaya...
Death is no stranger to this list, but it has never cast such a pall as this week, when for the first time half the slots in the top 10 were devoted to it, including the top 3.
- Featured content: Maya, Michigan, Medici, Médée, and Moul n'ga
Three featured articles, seven featured lists, and twenty-two featured pictures were promoted this week.
- Blog: Get help editing Wikipedia with the new “Co-op” mentorship program
What if there was a gathering place on Wikipedia for newer editors to find a mentor?
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The Signpost: 12 August 2015
- News and notes: Superprotect, one year later; a contentious RfA
Superprotect was a novel page protection level implemented on August 10 last year, without warning.
- In the media: Paid editing; traffic drop; Nicki Minaj
The Atlantic discusses "The Covert World of People Trying to Edit Wikipedia—for Pay".
- Forum: Community voices on paid editing
The community speaks out on paid editing.
- Wikimanía report: Wikimanía 2015, part 2, a community event
Our ongoing Wikimanía coverage.
- Traffic report: Fighting from top to bottom
The charts are led this week by UFC women's champion Ronda Rousey, who won her last match at UFC 190 (#9) in 34 seconds.
- Featured content: Fused lizards, giant mice, and Scottish demons
Watch out for icebergs.
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
Wikimedia technical news.
- Blog: The Hunt for Tirpitz
During World War II, the German battleship Tirpitz was a major threat to Allied convoys travelling across the North Atlantic and Arctic Sea.
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Christian Bratt
The deleted Christian Bratt wasn't the CB with an article in the Swedish Wikipedia (Christian Bratt), was it? --Hegvald (talk) 19:45, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 19 August 2015
- Op-ed: WP:THREATENING2MEN: The English Wikipedia's misogynist infopolitics and the hegemony of the asshole consensus
Nothing makes Wikipedians more angry than a discussion of gender and feminism on Wikipedia.
- In the media: Politically controversial science; "Wikipedia hates women"
A new article in PLOS ONE about Wikipedia's science coverage has attracted media attention.
- Featured content: Dead parrots, live frogs, a symbolic kiss and what do we get? Enrique Iglesias!
This week's featured content.
- Travelogue: Seeing is believing
Tony the Tiger tours New York City.
- Traffic report: Straight Outta Connecticut
It's a long way from the leafy bowers of Greenwich, Connecticut to the concrete barrens of Compton, California.
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
Community technical news.
- Blog: How Wikipedia responds to breaking news
Wikipedia is capable of covering news like any news agency.
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The Signpost: 26 August 2015
- In focus: An increase in active Wikipedia editors
Does the data mean good news for the encyclopedia?
- In the media: Russia temporarily blocks Wikipedia
The Russian Wikipedia is blocked, more blocks may be on the on the horizon.
- Op-ed: Wikimania—can volunteers organize conferences?
Should paid event staff supplement the work of volunteers?
- News and notes: Re-imagining grants
The Wikimedia Foundation's grant structure.
- Featured content: Out to stud, please call later
This week's featured content.
- Arbitration report: Reinforcing Arbitration
The recently closed Arbitration Enforcement case.
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the "Strulovitz" entry that you deleted
Dear Sir / Madam,
I would like to explain with a few examples please, why I think the "Strulovitz" entry is worthy of mentioning in Wikipedia:
(1) It's 100% FREE and open and volunteer based.
(2) It tackles IMPORTANT issues:
- the most important questions in math (project Ramanujan 2) here is a video explanation (2 min): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r46H42DhKGY
- all the man-made human extinction risks (project Neo Luddism) as mentioned in Wikipedia's Global Catastrophic Risk! video explanation (2 min): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIfBJ5pmJ1Y
(3) It's treating the subject in a UNIQUE way:
- the closest thing to Ramanujan 2 is either Chegg (which is closed and commercial) or Khan's Academy (which does not treat advanced subjects, and certainly not this thorough). We solve EVERY exercise in the book! Example:
http://www.ramanujan2.org/course/view.php?id=2
- there are no websites that I were able to find. This is not "let's all live in the forest" website. examples:
http://www.neoluddism.org/?page_id=165 http://www.neoluddism.org/?p=1
it's an organization with the same sole purpose as your organization - contributing to and expanding humanity's knowledge.
Please please re-consider your decision to delete...
Thank you so so much,
Nir Strulovitz. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Strulo (talk • contribs) 07:37, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
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Hi, I wrote a page of Miguel de Lara Ojeda for a project and he, in Mexico, is really known. I didn't like the fact that you deleted he's biography and for a fact I am not him. I wrote all references but the major reference was him in person. SARAGA134C (talk) 15:30, 13 September 2015 (UTC)
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Hello! I would like to ask your opinion about an article I'm working on that you deleted in November per A7. I added several new references and I would like to understand if the article is notable enough, and in case if you can give me some suggestions. You can check the new version on my sandbox. Thank you very much! --Ita140188 (talk) 03:27, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
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A2 deletion: a technicality?
Hi, I was surprised by your A2 deletion of Bakó Árpád. Do you mind if I go over it with you?
At WP:PNT you specified that it was an A2 of the Hungarian Wikipedia. But the article there, hu:Bakó Árpád, is in Hungarian. The article that was posted here was in Romanian. Although it say so as explicitly as this, I interpret A2 to provide for deletion of an article in a language other than English if essentially the same article appears in that language on another Wikipedia, rather than in any non-English language. Do you see it differently? —Largo Plazo (talk) 23:35, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
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Creation of deleted page: Vimla Batham
- Hello Jac16888, you had deleted page Vimla Batham (here). I just wanted to let you know that I have recreated the page as per the guidelines (please note that I was previously not involved with this page). I hope this meets the requirements and you will be fine with it. Please let me know if you have any issues. Thanks, Arun Kumar SINGH (Talk) 08:21, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
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Deletion of Survey Quality Predictor page
Dear Jac16888,
I would like to know why you considered that the article I created about SQP is for promotion or advertisement. I think it is a relevant entry for the field of survey methodologist who seek information about the quantification of survey questions.
Thank you.
Kind regards, Anna
- Because it was very promotional, not to mention it had no references that were actually about the product, and therefore nothing to demonstrate notability--Jac16888 Talk 13:40, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
Korean article
Hi there! I just started recently as a new page patroller, and when I came across 야성의_동맹, I originally proposed it for speedy deletion. I then re-read the CSD guidelines, and didn't think to check if it was on the Korean wikipedia. I changed the tag to {{Not English}}. I see that you ended up deleting it under A2. In the future, how can I easily check if an article exists on another language wikipedia (especially if I don't read that language)? Is it as simple as copying and pasting the title into that wikipedia's search bar? What if I don't recognize the language? Thanks! Air ♠ Combat What'sup, dog? 22:57, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
- Hello. There are a few ways, just pasting the title into another Wikipedia's search bar is one way, you could also try a web search on the article title. If you're not sure on the language again google often helps (look at the language prefix of the results e.g. co.uk), alternatively you could try , or another thing I do is look at the editors sul page (see mine for example, ), it can be found at the bottom of an editors contribution page and it shows the language Wikipedias they've got an account on--Jac16888 Talk 17:51, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
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Redirecting Page for User talk:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Movers C810
Hello, can you help me to redirect User talk:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Movers C810 to Draft:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Movers C810 please since you redirect C810A page to Draft:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Movers C810A. By the end of the year should be changed to normal page for C810 and C810A.
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Dan Jones & Associates page
Hey friend. I'm interested in restarting the Dan Jones & Associates page. It shows that you deleted it years ago, and I wanted to check in with you about getting it up and running again. Ampersandian (talk) 17:19, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
- That page was just a redirect to the also deleted The Cicero Group, and a draft of that can be found User:Bakhoward/ Cicero draft. As long as you have references and notability and whatnot then go for it--Jac16888 Talk 17:44, 26 November 2015 (UTC)
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Why you deleted page
| Why you deleted page | |
| Hey Y u deleted the page of Rudralife buddy Sudarshanthatypally (talk) 11:22, 8 December 2015 (UTC) |
- Because it was blatant promotion, and had no indication of notability--Jac16888 Talk 22:04, 8 December 2015 (UTC)
Reblock maybe?
Hi, you seem to have blocked Timabral12 twice already, but he/she just continues his/her Spanish edits. Timabral12 does not seem to WP:LISTEN. - HyperGaruda (talk) 08:16, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
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Europa Donna Austria
Jou Deletes Europa Donna Austria.
This is not advertising. Es are Part of Europa Donna - and its ok to be seen by people. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Toseco (talk • contribs) 10:16, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
- It was blatantly promotional and does not belong here--Jac16888 Talk 13:16, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
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Hello,
What is problem with my page? I saw that you delete my page. Why? Matija Mondi Matovic
- Please see WP:NOTABILITY--Jac16888 Talk 11:35, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
Please withdraw or remove the article from deletion!
Again raised to remove the article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramil_Garifullin. Earlier in 2014, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ramil_Garifullin thanks to Your help, the article was taken out of removal. And here it is again. Please pay attention to the discussion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Ramil_Garifullin What, in my opinion, involves removal? Here is the arguments :
1. The initiator of removal Fedor Babkin is the assistant Akim Dubrov. That is, there is a tandem Fedor Babkin-Akim Dubrov. Akim Dubrov and Ramil Garifullin is a long – standing opponents and have antagonism. A significant portion of the papers and books of Professor, candidate of psychological Sciences of Ramil Garifullin dedicated to drug prevention. Moreover, Ramil Garifullin in the media acutely raised the issue about the dangers of certain articles in Wikipedia dedicated to drugs and psihodelii. On the other hand, Akim Dubrov is the author and translator of books in Russia dedicated to drug substances and an author of articles on psihodelii in Wikipedia. It is likely that the main antagonism between Akim Dubrov and Ramil Garifullin is now in the risk of publications on drugs and psihodelii in Wikipedia. 2. Earlier this conflict Akim Dubrov - Ramil Garifullin has been associated with the publication of an article about Garifullina negative article about Snowden. Article about Garifullin on Wikipedia was removed in 2013 on the day of publication in the Russian newspaper article about Snowden. 3. Ramil Garifullina good level of scientific citation http://elibrary.ru/author_refs.asp?authorid=295329&SesCookieID=372174247&UserID=175914337. Ramil Garifullin told me that if would be continued against him as slander in the discussion of Wikipedia, he is libel to sue. 4. Moreover, this identity in the English Wikipedia is seen as a well-known Russian journalist and writer, not as a scientist. Although the number of scientific articles and monographs enough (watch out links http://elibrary.ru/author_refs.asp?authorid=295329&SesCookieID=372174247&UserID=175914337. Therefore it is incorrect to use the same discussion for deletion on the Russian Wikipedia. 5. The Internet is the namesake and namesake, Ramil Garifullina, who is really engaged in pseudoscience and is in jail. It's a different person. Not to be confused! So it looks like slander. 6. Based on this English article was formed a modified Russian text to Russian Wikipedia, which upheld the administrator --be-nt-all Here is his assessment: the Draft looked, the chances of successful recovery are good, although above the neutral still need to be work --the be-nt-all 07:40, November 25, 2015 (UTC). This text was revised and edited based discussions-2013. Here is the translation: 7. But Akim Dubrow was removed for some reason https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA:Irek_Minnullin Irek Minnullin 22:27, 24 November 2015 (UTC) . 8. be-nt-all gave me an assignment to work on the draft is not directly on RS, but on the appropriate subpage: User:Irek Minnullin/Garifullin Ramil, Rosiewicz --be-nt-all16:43, 26 December 2015 (UTC) 9. Ask the participants to carefully examine all links and articles Garifullina and not to succumb to provocations tandem Fedor Babkin-Akim Dubrov. Article revised in the light of ancient comments-2013. The article is about a famous essayist and writer. The merit of Ramil Garifullina as a scientist is sufficient. 10. Please withdraw or remove the article from deletion! 11. And think, what are the motives of the authors of the Russian Wikipedia to put the question of removal of articles from the English Wikipedia. 87.117.189.39 (talk) 02:15, 2 January 2016 (UTC)87.117.189.39 (talk) 02:21, 2 January 2016 (UTC)Irek Minnullin (talk) 02:23, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
Article Bony Bullrich
Hi! I´m from Argentina, my name is Ramiro. I created the article Bony Bullrich in spanish and make the translation. Why the english version will be deleted and not the spanish? It´s exactly the same text. How can I edit the article to prevent deletion?? Thanks. (Irvicelli (talk) 15:26, 5 January 2016 (UTC))
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La Alarma De La Mañana
Good afternoon! First allow me to wish you a joyful, blessed and successful 2016.
I've recently joined WIKIPEDIA with the intentions of publishing information about a radio show, hosted in my country (Dominican Republic), and was very excited with the idea of being able to stamp the story of that show in this site, just so anyone interested could find at the first source people go to get reliable information, which is this site.
Of course I, myself, am one of the many millions of Internet users that rely on this site to gather facts and notes, so being able to post here was a very exciting experience of which I was looking forward to go through.
Saturday my post for "Alarma De La Mañana" was published so the first thing I did was to share the link to the producers and hosts of the said show. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Alarma_De_La_Ma%C3%B1ana They did, as well, shared that information on their personal social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) as on the show's official account too. Instantly the regular audience of the show started clicking the link, sharing it and replying to it.
Not only that but, being today the first day of the show [after the publication] the announcement was also made during the show. Again, people started searching for the link and some also made phone calls to the radio station, stating -with joy- that they were proud that "our show was on WIKIPEDIA"...
Until one of the fans, via Twitter, shared the notice posted on the page saying that "No credible indication of importance (individuals, animals, organizations, web content, events)" were the reason why the post was taken down. As soon as that information was noticed by the hosts of the show they did the announcement that "we're so insignificant to WIKIPEDIA that they do not believe we're worth being portrayed in their website".
Given the fact that they're far more useless information (not only on WIKIPEDIA, but in the whole Internet) I can't help but to come and, humbly ask you what was the criteria in which you've sustained the reason to take down the post.
I don't mean to disrespect nor to tell you how to do your job, but given the fact that the information was valid, was true, was properly redacted, all facts were real, there were no imaging infringement and the show has being on the air for nearly four years now I find it hard to understand your reasons.
Also, if there's any way that the audience (that now are very displeased with this whole issue) can make a request to have a "Alarma De La Mañana" page posted in WIKIPEDIA, we would appreciate it if you let us know.
Please, do not hesitate to give me any inputs you might think would be helpful for us to bring back the page. I hope you find it in yourself to reconsider putting it back in this site.
Should you request any further information regarding this matter feel free to contact me as often as you consider possible. Yours truly, Karina Navarro-Baez/ Tirana69 KNB T/69— Preceding unsigned comment added by Tirana69 (talk • contribs) 23:49, 11 January 2016
- There were multiple issues with the article as it was created. The first and key to it's deletion was it's notability, this was not a judgement of the subject but rather the determining factor for all articles on Wikipedia, they must demonstrate WP:NOTABILITY as the linked page describes, and they must do so through the use of reliable 3rd party references, of which there were none. Secondly the article as clearly written from the point of view of a fan, it was overly promotional and not neutral. Finally, it was not written in English, which is a problem since this is the English language Wikipedia--Jac16888 Talk 00:07, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
Nice comment
very nice comment for Alfa Romeo Avio, your answer doesnt help anybody, so pls avoid ansvering if you dont have anything to say. The page is tagged because its ongoing project, and added for Pages_needing_translation_into_English for reason the template asked for it, and that template is for rough translations, so please dont add any "clever" asnwers in future, thanks. I can ask help if I want, Wikipedia is still "group work" if you know. Your comment makes that rough translation template useless, so pls avoid commenting those in the future, or if you want ask they remove that template. -->Typ932 T·C 12:11, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
- The rough translation template is intended to point out that somebody has created a bad article that needs dealing with, its not for somebody to intentionally create a bad article and then leave it for somebody else to fix, PNT is not your personal clean-up crew. Like I said, if you can't do it yourself, WP:TRANSLATION is the proper policy--Jac16888 Talk 17:43, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
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a teenage Hungarian serial killer word article writing help
. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Barlangász 92 (talk • contribs) 07:48, 30 January 2016 (UTC)
Getting Jibanananda Das translated
I agree with your edit summary for this edit to Jibanananda Das, but am troubled by the edit itself. The {{Not English-inline}} template that you removed was being used as directed in its documentation and per WP:NONENG.
Do you agree that it is undesirable to have a hunk of un-translated Bengali in the middle of the article? I can't recall ever seeing such a thing in a featured article about a non-English-writing poet. A translation is always given, and the original language is included only if the translation was by a Wikipedian. A published translation, for example by Joe Winter, would be preferable to one by a Wikipedian. But the text has been sitting untranslated for three years. The purpose of the tag is to galvanize improvement by alerting editors that a change is needed. If not with this tag, how do you propose to accelerate that improvement? --Worldbruce (talk) 01:51, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
- The purpose of the tag is to say to WP:PNT, "translate this", this doesn't want to happen in this case, as for us to do that would be WP:OR, since it would be an interpretation and it would be easy to give multiple different ones, that aren't the original intention. If a sourced translation can't be found, then just remove the poem--Jac16888 Talk 13:16, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
pleaes restore that page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haqiqat_Bahawalpur — Preceding unsigned comment added by Muhammad Ehtasham Chughtai (talk • contribs) 08:32, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
- Please see WP:NOTABILITY, and also this is the English Wikipedia, which means articles need to be in English--Jac16888 Talk 21:57, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
Alraid
Please, remove the proposition for deletion of this article Vitalii Overko (talk) 07:11, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
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My friend , the page has been improved.189.5.144.212 (talk) 14:55, 16 February 2016 (UTC)Jendiroba
Deletion proposal
Hello, Coming up with your proposal for deletion about UAV systems hardware chart. What about some immediatism down there? BR Maxorazon (talk) 22:26, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
- ? It has existed for nearly a fortnight, has no sources or real context, and even if it did I still fail to see how a chart of such information is encyclopedic, rather it is something that should belong in a reference book or manual--Jac16888 Talk 22:33, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
Question
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Gilbert Kieffer
Hi Jac16888 I have added external sources to the article about Gilbert Kieffer. Please do tell me if they are clear enough... I have issues adding the dates of the source, how should I put them month/day/year or written in full? also in adding external internet links Gilbert Kieffer is an active member of www.onphi.net he has also webpages: www.gilbertkieffer.com www.gilbertkiefferbooks.com
and appears in a lot of TV reportages too, should I add them? if yes how!!! thanks for your help... it is my first article, but not my last one....
13:41, 24 February 2016 (UTC)vivikieffVivikieff (talk) 13:41, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
- Ignoring the reference issue for the moment, this is the English Wikipedia, i.e. English articles, even if you have sources it would be deleted in a few weeks for being in French--Jac16888 Talk 17:30, 25 February 2016 (UTC)
- Hi, I noticed you placed the prod template on the above article, which is fair enough since it has been sitting there for two weeks now. I'd like to draw your attention to the conversation on the author's talk page though. Unfortuantely they haven't been back for about two weeks now either. Is it possible to move the article to the French Wikipedia? I tried looking into the process but it seemed somewhat complicated. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 04:34, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
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Please come to wp:aiv for a minute because it is filling up. 2602:306:3357:BA0:B1F0:2749:589C:B231 (talk) 18:56, 27 February 2016 (UTC)
Looks like I'd bored him into leaving.
Jankovský of Vlašim
Why was Jankovsky z Vlasimi deleted ?
please contact me .. thanks ! ... tj e-mail tj@jankovsky.net — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vlasime (talk • contribs) 18:10, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
- Because it was badly written, badly translated, badly sourced, and of zero value as an article in it's current state. Unless you're willing and able to create a decent article there, it can't stay--Jac16888 Talk 18:19, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
There are many documents that confirm the history. If you want me to update the document I will but could use your help. Below are two links to history: My e-mail is tj@jankovsky.net
http://patricus.info/Rodokmeny/Jankovsky.txt http://knihy.abz.cz/prodej/tajemstvi-jankovskych-z-vlasimi-a-na-bitove-z-vlasimi-a-na-bitove — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vlasime (talk • contribs) 18:49, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
Vlasime (talk) 03:44, 10 March 2016 (UTC)--Vlasime (talk) 03:44, 10 March 2016 (UTC)== Jankovsky z Vlasimi ==
Hello ! Could you please restore Jankovsky z Vlasimi. I will try to improve it. The history is true.
http://knihy.abz.cz/prodej/tajemstvi-jankovskych-z-vlasimi-a-na-bitove-z-vlasimi-a-na-bitove
Please contact me for more documents
tj@jankovsky.net — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vlasime (talk • contribs) 19:20, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
Hello again !
Jankovský z Vlašimi is the history of old Czech family. The history is true see below. Could you please republish Jankovský of Vlašim. I think I could improve. I am not a writer but I will do my best but need access to Jankovský of Vlašim .. tj@jankovsky.net
Mirror of a Famous Moravian Margraviate - family history from 1300 to 1593 "Zrcadlo slavného Markrabí moravského" - by Bartosz Paprocki - 1593.
Tajemství Jankovských z Vlašimi a na Bítově - family history from 1300 to 2008, 240 pageshttp://portaro.eu/huav/documents/131805
Z hradu Bítova až do Ameriky rodu Jankovských z Vlašimi
http://dejinyasoucasnost.cz/archiv/2007/8/z-hradu-bitova-az-do-ameriky-/
Genealogie české šlechty Panstvo, Genealogie české šlechty, 2007-03-01, retrieved 2008-06-02 (Czech)
GeneaNet.org http://gw.geneanet.org/jksir?lang=en&pz=vlasta+helene&nz=ksir&ocz=0&m=N&v=jankovsky+z+vlasimi&t=N
GENI.com http://www.geni.com/list?focus_id=6000000024465552217&group=descendants
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according to Chinese Wikipedia, the creator of this article, User:3222deds is a sock puppet of a cross wiki abuser User:Dsfsswec (list of his sock puppets), and was global blocked. He only interested in zh:飞莫鱼然, and his sock puppets seems to active here.--122.90.102.75 (talk) 11:07, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
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Hey do you think this is a good idea i even have aa case IN THE SHOW POWER RANGERS DINO CHARGE THEY USE ITEMS CALLED DINO CHARGERS BUT THEY ARE NOT MENTION BY NAME AND NUMBER SO I PROPOSE THAT TO FULLY INCLUSE THE ASPECT OF HOW THEY MORPH THAT I MAKE A PAGE ON IT. so let me know what you think and IF you say yes i cna do it please expain to me how to do it thnx minidragon 16:59, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
I meant to say new wikipesia page idea : dino chaRgers i forgot the R so i capatalized it minidragon 17:01, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
- I think that would be overly excessive trivia, unless these things are discussed in detail in 3rd party reliable references--Jac16888 Talk 17:03, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
And in my first reply i said cna instead of can by accident and said incluse instead of incluDe and i forgot the L in expLain i am using a Kindle minidragon 17:03, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
What does that mean
minidragon 17:04, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
Try saying that again like if i was a fresman in high school which im not minidragon 17:05, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
Wait do you mean if i were explain them with very detailed details minidragon 17:07, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
And thnx for your input minidragon 17:10, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
- No, they need to be talked about, in detail, in things like news articles and such. I'm fairly confident they won't be--Jac16888 Talk 18:27, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
HEY I HAVE SOURCES I EVEN HAVE SOME OF THEM CAUSE THEY ALSO ARE COLECTIBLE TOYS minidragon 18:35, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
LIKE DINO CHARGER 11 THE DINO CYCLE CHARGER IT SUMMON THE DINO CYCLE. AND DINO CHARGER #15 DINO BLAZE CHARGER IT CAUSES A HUGE BLAST OF FIRE IT WAS MADE BY KENDELL (THE PURPLE RANGER) TO FREE KODA ( A CAVEMAN/BLUE RANGER) OUT OF THE ICE ON THE FIRST EPISODE OF DINO SUPER CHARGE minidragon 18:38, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
They were made by the company BANDAI minidragon 18:41, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
Here is a brownie for helping me by telling me what i did wrong
minidragon 19:27, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
i think i found a vandal
On list of magical weapons comic minidragon 18:29, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
He deleted a lot of work minidragon 18:31, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
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Is it wrong to copy and paste something from an article to a home page. Because my friend wanted to know before joing wikipedia minidragon 23:12, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
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I'm wondering why you removed content from the page I created. Many many schools include philosophies, mottos, and missions? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.205.68.146 (talk) 14:49, 18 April 2016 (UTC)


