User talk:FritzSolms

Images

We can appreciate that you are willing to make the effort to upload pictures, but please add the source and copyright license to each image that you upload. None of the images that you have added so far have any information. There is a tag for software screen shots and one for company logos. Click here Wikipedia:Image_copyright_tags
--None-of-the-Above 19:45, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

Commercial spam

Hi, the page you created about your company constitutes advertising, which is not what Wikipedia is for. See Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not. Also please don't continue to add your company name to other pages. Many thanks, SlimVirgin ^(talk) 07:31, September 5, 2005 (UTC)

Need some guidelines

I share your concerns in poluting Wikipedia with marketing and have no problems with removing any aspects which can be construed as marketing or removing the page in its entirity. The page has, however, been closely modeled on other company pages included in Wikipedia. What are the criteria for company pages on Wikipedia? I am sure it cannot be company size?? Shall address source and copyright on those files where I have not yet done so. FritzSolms

I can't give you an exact definition maybe as well as some that have been around for a really long time, but I will attempt this. Considering that Wikipedia is built on sources, then it is important to have each article backed by valid sources. What is a valid source? Well, magazines, newspapers, journals, etc... For example There is a relatively small company 100 people, but they have been noted in journals for what they are trying to accomplish (along with their [no pun intended] competitors). If URDAD is a authentic technique then it should have accompanying references to back up its existence (worldwide, because otherwise it can just be biased to a local place). If your company was noted for making such ground breaking techniques, I am sure your company would have an article before you could start one. Hope this helps. --None-of-the-Above 21:07, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

OK, aggreed, should be deleted

On second reading I aggree that the page should be deleted. Still, I'd be interested in the guidelines for company pages. FritzSolms

If you agree it should be deleted, you can add {{delete}} to the top of the page, and that will allow me to delete it without a vote. SlimVirgin ^(talk) 23:55, September 5, 2005 (UTC)

Actually I've just checked the policy, and I can do it without a tag now that you've agreed, so I'll do that now. See Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion. Many thanks for agreeing, as it saves us having to go through a vote. SlimVirgin ^(talk) 23:59, September 5, 2005 (UTC)

Please check your images

I noticed that you have some images in the category Category:Images with unknown source. Due to the vast number of images in this category (12000+), and the fact that, lacking a source, they present considerable copyright uncertanty, Jimbo has stated, and added to the Criteria for Speedy Deletion, "Images in category "Images with unknown source" or "Images with unknown copyright status" which have been in the category for more than 7 days, regardless of when uploaded." This means the images can, and will, be deleted with no notice. To see a list of all the images you've uploaded(at least, under this username), review the upload log. If you have any questions, please let me know. JesseW, the juggling janitor 17:46, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

Organizational design

Hi, please see Talk:Organizational architecture --AndriuZ 17:54, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Wikimania 2007

Hi FritzSolms

Wikimania 2007, which is being held in Taipei, Taiwan on August 3-5, is offering opportunities for travel scholarships to Wikimania for active users of Wikimedia projects from the continent of Africa. Although the original scholarship deadline has passed, please, if you are interested, you may still apply at http://wm07schols.wikimedia.org/apply.php. Sincerely yours, Cary Bass 20:53, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

URDAD

A tag has been placed on URDAD, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant advertising that only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 11, as well as the guidelines on spam.

If you can indicate why the subject of this article is not blatant advertising, you may contest the tagging. To do this, please add {{hangon}} on the top of URDAD and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would help make it encyclopedic, as well as adding any citations from independent reliable sources to ensure that the article will be verifiable. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Duffbeerforme (talk) 10:50, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of URDAD

A tag has been placed on URDAD, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article that does not provide sufficient context to identify its subject. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. If you plan to expand the article, you can request that administrators wait a while for you to add contextual material. To do this, affix the template {{hangon}} to the article and state your intention on the article's talk page. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Hairhorn (talk) 13:13, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of URDAD

I have nominated URDAD, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/URDAD. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Ash (talk) 20:37, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Requesting article not to be deleted

Added further context to explain subject in more detail as well as categorization

URDAD article

Have added more context which should clarify the topic as well as categorization. Would like to request that the article is not deleted. User:FritzSolms 11:33, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

You're in the wrong place, I don't have control over whether it gets deleted or not. You should add your comments to the deletion discussion here: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/URDAD. Cheers. 12:13, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Inviting you to WikiAfrica Incubator!

Hey FritzSolms,

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This is where we need your help! For the Africa Incubator to be successful, it needs the intervention, interaction and experience of Incubator Mentors. We are looking for a pool of active experienced Wikipedians to consistently participate in ’owning’ the Africa Incubator. Incubator Mentors will assist new comers through the editing process. They will also help test and expand the Africa Incubator, and will play a vital role in encouraging newcomers to be Wikipedians for life

Please visit WikiAfrica Incubator to give us your honest feedback and evaluation. WikiAfrica is a ground-breaking project that is designed to Africanise Wikipedia by generating and expanding 30,000 articles over two years. Find out more about this project here WikiAfrica. To get involved, contact Francis [wikipedian@wikiafrica.net] Twitter: twitter.com/#!/wikiafrica Facebook: www.facebook.com/WikiAfrica

--Awinda 11:32, 6 March 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Awinda (talk • contribs)

Call for Wikipedians in Residence in Africa

Hello,

I hope you are well and thriving!! WikiAfrica has just put out a call for two Wikipedians in Residence. One in Cape Town at WikiAfrica, at the Africa Centre; and the other for WikiAfrica Cameroon in Douala, at doual’art. If you are interested, please contact either Marilyn [marilyn.doualabelldoualart.org] for the WikiAfrica Cameroon call or Isla [islahfafricacentre.net] for the WikiAfrica position in Cape Town.

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request for review

H1! I am User:Wikirictor. Could you maybe have a look into Draft:IT4IT Reference Architecture and see if you can help or give some advice. All the Best. Wikirictor (talk) 13:34, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Compromised account

WP:COMPROMISED. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 21:09, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

Per UTRS appeal #80811, "I'm sorry, but there is nothing I can do. Once an account has been compromised, we've no idea who is now in control of it. Your best hope is to email WMF's Trust and Safety team. Contact via email at cawikimedia.org They have tools we lack. Best" -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 10:05, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

I've enabled talk page access. It's plausible that this user can perform some validation using their real identity. I consider it likely they still have access to this account and hope they've changed their password. It'll be up to FritzSolms to suggest the details. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 11:21, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

FritzSolms, I'll elaborate with the most straightforward solution: enable email in your preferences using an email address containing the domain name used on your user page. Then email me, and reply to my reply. At the same time you can tell us on this page whether you've improved your account security. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 21:16, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, Zzuuzz,

for your support. I have replaced my password with a more secure password and the security level of the solms.co.za mail server has also been improved.

Please let me know if there is anything else I need to do. FritzSolms (talk) 08:29, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for the response. FritzSolms (talk) 08:16, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Welcome back :) -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 14:37, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, Zzuuzz :) FritzSolms (talk) 15:21, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Elisabeth Champollion

The article Elisabeth Champollion has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp/dated}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Begocci (talk) 13:03, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

I have added verifiable references, inward links and expanded on the content, FritzSolms (talk) 15:08, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Elisabeth Champollion

The article Elisabeth Champollion has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp/dated}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Begocci (talk) 13:04, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Elisabeth Champollion moved to draftspace

Thanks for your contributions to Elisabeth Champollion. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources and it needs more sources to establish notability. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. – Pbrks ^(t·c) 15:04, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Elisabeth Champollion (January 14)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by MurielMary was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Elisabeth Champollion and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

MurielMary (talk) 09:31, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

Hello, FritzSolms! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! MurielMary (talk) 09:31, 14 January 2024 (UTC)