User talk:Mazeau

attack pages

Please feel free to courtesy blank attack pages. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 22:48, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Meaning delete the content in the article, leaving just a speedy template at the top?--Cheers, Mazeau (talk) 22:49, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Indeed. It hides the offending content from view. The deleting admin can always look in the history to see what it's about. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 22:51, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Fair enough. Thanks! Cheers, Mazeau (talk) 22:59, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Hi , regarding J Dixon & Sons , I tried to follow and put a Hang on , and edited to prove importance , hopefully it will improve and be an arch stone of a bigger framework (gwizdek will be part of and trilerpffifen und signal instrumenten in Markneukirchen as well ) I hope to do slowly in the future . well kindly advice further. Thanks & cheers --Avner Strauss (talk) 00:05, 3 February 2009 (UTC)--Avner Strauss (talk) 00:05, 3 February 2009 (UTC)--Avner Strauss (talk) 00:05, 3 February 2009 (UTC)--Avner Strauss (talk) 00:05, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Re: Ali Davani

Hi, I really don't care about a speedy deletion of the article on Ali Davani. I just moved it out of the disambiguation page on Davani (because it certainly didn't belong there), thinking that if someone really cared about the material on Ali Davani, they would clean it up, NPOVize it, etc. If you really feel it's speedy delete-worthy, by all means.

–jonsafari (talk) 03:25, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

I was just thinking that it doesn't agree with WP:NOTE as far as I can see. There are also a lot of unexplained names and references in there that I don't think are very useful. Don't take it to offense, thanks for your sifting though. Cheers, Mazeau (talk) 03:28, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

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Many thanks! Cheers, Mazeau (talk) 04:21, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Learn the rules

If a player plays a game for a Scottish First Division (or SPL) club, in the league or cup, then the article is valid.

Salty1984 (talk) 17:29, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Where does it say that in Wikipedia "Rules"? Because as far as I'm concerned you have no references to even prove that he's in the club. Cheers, Mazeau (talk) 17:41, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

I don't need to provide a reference, it's a fact as I was at the game, but since you don't believe it check the reference that is there now and look on our official site if you want confirmation that he is at the club Salty1984 (talk) 20:42, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Actually you did need to provide a reference. It seems like its YOU who should "learn the rules."

"I was there" means nothing on Wikipedia, ok? Anyone can say that, and anyone could lie about it. And it seems like you still have a lot to learn because your talk page is filled with notability issues.

Ask an admin. Learn how to use Wikipedia before you tell someone else, especially one more experienced, to do so. Cheers, Mazeau (talk) 22:03, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Altered Speedy Deletion rationale: BayouShooter

Hello Mazeau, and thanks for your work patrolling new changes. I am just informing you that I have deleted a page you tagged (BayouShooter) under a criterion different from the one your provided, which was inappropriate or incorrect. CSD criteria are narrow and specific to protect the encyclopedia, and the process is more effective if the correct deletion rationale is supplied. Consider reviewing the criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions or problems, please let me know. Thanks again! decltype (talk) 22:52, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

That's fine, my apologies. Just out of curiosity though, what did I tag it as, and what did you change it to? Cheers, Mazeau (talk) 00:54, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

BSRKV

I refer to this edit. This is a redirect page and redirects don't require references. TerriersFan (talk) 16:54, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Yes, well I added that before it was turned into a redirect; it used to be it's own article Cheers, Mazeau (talk) 17:15, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Sorry

I just wanted you know that I'm sorry for reporting you to WP:AIV. I reported the wrong user. My PC was messing up and I was having a bad day. You did nothing wrong. Well keep up the good work.--David - (Wikipedia Vandal Fighter). 17:16, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

No worries, I was out of town anyway. Has my name been cleared? Cheers, Mazeau (talk) 00:40, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Look again at ArcCatalog

Please note the talk page on ArcCatalog. Someone even removed my "hangon" tag, because it is a clearly necessary article, but I put it back up since it hasn't been resolved. Yet another person removed it, and so I'm keeping it down. Please make a note on the ArcCatalog talk page if there is still any disagreement on this.

NittyG (talk) 03:52, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

What is going on with Northampton Saints cricket club?

This morning the article (which apparently you nominated as a candidate for deletion) was there, and I placed a hangon tag with a justification of why it should remain. I looked again a couple of hours later and the article has been deleted, with apparently no reference to the justification which I made. Can you explain what has happened? Asnac (talk) 11:02, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

I do not have the power to delete any article on Wikipedia; only the admins do. It clearly states on both the delete and hangon tags that the page may still be deleted if the admins deem it appropriate. This is probably what happened to your article. Simply putting your justification with hangon does not make it immortal to being deleted. Obviously, if an admin disagrees with your justification, they would go ahead and delete it anyway. They do not have to refer to your justification either. Cheers, Mazeau (talk) 16:02, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, that is clear. So -- if I redo the article (and what a hassle) but with more obvious reasons to justify its place in Wikipedia, what will happen - will it automatically be deleted?Asnac (talk) 17:16, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

If you write it the exact same way again, yes. But if you improve the article itself to Wikipedia standards, it will be allowed to stay. I do not remember the exact reason I tagged your particular article (I look over dozens on a given day), but I did for a reason. An since the admin agreed with me, it is a valid reason. If you tell me what the tag I put said, I can give to some advice to help it stay here. (Also, if you want, you can ask the admin who deleted your article to email you a copy of the deleted article so that you can refer back to it, but do not re post it as is because that is under violation of "recreating deleted materials" and may get you a warning notice) Cheers, Mazeau (talk) 17:30, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Asnac (talk) 06:46, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion declined: Günter Pilz

Hello Mazeau. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Günter Pilz, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Being a professor makes subject ineligible for A7 / use WP:PROD or WP:AFD instead. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 03:56, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Blackvoices.com

Hello Mazeau. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Blackvoices.com, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Any forum with a claim of over a million members is not suitable for A7 as there is a clear argument for notability, even if it has not been unambiguously verified or detailed. Thank you. Fæ (talk) 06:44, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

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