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Thanks for your edits on the above article – another editor, Sparklism, and I want to bring this article up to GA standard and I'd made a start on it by adding the critical reviews, but hadn't got round to checking the track listing differences: I had noticed that they didn't make sense but hadn't got round to changing them yet. Cheers. Richard3120 (talk) 22:09, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

White Pony

I noticed you were fixing the supposed "typo" in the track listing, but "Prty" is the way it is truly spelled on the album. Please do not change it. to better prevent this, I have moved the hidden warning to the spot right next to the track. I realize you were in good faith, but I thought I'd take the time to notify you. DannyMusicEditor (talk) 19:18, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

No problem. I looked here and assumed the spelling was incorrect. Cheers. Robvanvee 05:55, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
Several sources do in fact spell it incorrectly, whether on purpose or not I do not know. But I own the album, so I know. This actually gives me an idea; thanks. DannyMusicEditor (talk) 20:30, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

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Article Deletion

Hi,

This is regarding the article you marked for deletion: Vikramjit Singh Rooprai. I have added some References. Let me add some more content and references. I'll make sure I make it compliant to Wiki Guidelines.

Roycop (talk) 16:11, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Fed up

This page should not be speedily deleted because 100% genuine details, and o you think i am fool to waste time for spending time typing the whole article on a company, it you say writing for promotion then what will you say if write on on google or microsoft. fed up with you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Varunsajeevan (talk • contribs) 17:36, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Circle Research

Hi rob. You flagged circle research for deletion but chrislk02 (administrator) seemed to think it was fine after I implemented suggested edits regarding note worthiness. Perhaps you'd seen the old version? Thanks, Andrew — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andydalg (talk • contribs) 18:40, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Glad you did. Happy editing! Robvanvee 18:58, 28 May 2015 (UTC)


Susan Strange struktūrinės galios teorija

Being in a foreign language is specifically excluded from the speedy deletion criteria G1. I have therefore removed the G1 tag from this page, as it's written in Lithuanian. Joseph2302 (talk) 19:26, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Ah, thanks! Robvanvee 12:08, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

John Vergara

Hello Sorry I removed the deletion signature you put on John Vergara page before I read your message. I thought it was an automated message or something. Can you please assist me on getting this page on Wikipedia? It is about this luthier who is actually creating a unique line in luthiery that is now adopted by many other luthiers around the world. Can you please tell me how to avoid deletion? Thank you a lot My Best — Preceding unsigned comment added by NisreenNasser (talk • contribs) 19:18, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

What makes John Vergara significant to warrent inclusion on Wikipedia? That's what you need to show in your reference section. References that can show anyone reading where you get your facts from. Without, it looks like original research. Also, learn how to edit properly before you try create the article so as to avoid deletion later. Let me know if there is anything else. Good luck. Robvanvee 19:28, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Axis Mundi Records Deletion

Can you please elaborate to me why you are trying to delete this page? Also, can you give me advice on how to avoid this page being deleted. Axis Mundi Records is a legitimate record label based in Brooklyn, New York. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jleiter10 (talk • contribs) 19:48, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

NBASE-T speedy deletion

I've re-written the page with a few more references; whilst networking hardware complying with these protocols isn't yet available, I think the existence of the consortium developing them is notable. The Ethernet page doesn't have separate sections for the different speeds, and Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet have pages of their own, so I think it makes sense to have another page for the intermediate speeds.

Sorry about removing the speedy-deletion note; I misread your comment to me, and thought you were asking me to delete the speedy-deletion note if I wanted some time to improve the page. 

Fivemack (talk) 22:47, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

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Re: Organic Bone Broth Page

Hello RobVanVee,

I created a page for Organic Bone Broth and received the following message from you:

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Organic Bone Broth for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.


My comments:

This page should not be speedily deleted because... (Organic Bone Broth is being recognized as a nutritional superfood and has quite a few studies on it - its even been studied by well known doctors such Dr. Joseph Mercola and Dr. Josh Axe as shown below:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/12/16/bone-broth-benefits.aspx

http://draxe.com/the-healing-power-of-bone-broth-for-digestion-arthritis-and-cellulite/

Even athletes like Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers credit drinking bone broth for his longetivity and wellness:

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12168515/bone-broth-soup-helping-los-angeles-lakers-kobe-bryant

Bone Broth deserves its own page because it is in a category of its own- people are searching nutritional information about it and how to make it. The only bone broth article that is on wikipedia redirects to "stock" which does not cover the multitudes of health benefits and looks at broth from a culiary aspect. Broth and stock are different anyways so the redirection is inaccurate to begin with. When people are searching for the term "bone both" they are not searching for information about stock. They want to know about the nutritional information of bone broth. ) --SteveKadlec (talk) 22:54, 29 May 2015 (UTC)


If needed I can add the information to the article, but it is an article that should be included in wikipedia. Just google bone broth and you will see all the information that is on it. Yet wikipedia has nothing specifically on it... (yet)

Hi. I see the page has been merged into stock for now. To be honest I'm new to New Pages Patrol so forgive me if my nomination was hasty. However, as the article stood, it needed a lot of work, references and was far from WP:MOS. I would recommend familiarizing yourself with the wiki and how it works, using your sandbox to draft articles and just generally get a feel for things before posting in the main space. Happy editing! Robvanvee 07:37, 30 May 2015 (UTC)


Thank you that is super helpful. I will edit it using the MOS. How do I access the page? Or was it deleted permanently? And if I do it according to MOS it should be fine? I would actually like to make the "Bone Broth" page and not have it redirect. How would I access and edit that one? — Preceding unsigned comment added by SteveKadlec (talk • contribs) 02:14, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

Use your sandbox. Located top right somewhere. Create it there exactly as needs to be done. You can save your progress as you continue. Once you think it's ready, move it to the mainspace. Robvanvee 12:01, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

Perfect thank you I see the sandbox. Now how do I access the article I started? :-) — Preceding unsigned comment added by SteveKadlec (talk • contribs) 23:30, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

This page is back as Bone broth and I happened to run across it while doing my gnoming. I to removed inline link(s) that merely promoted a single website. I'd appreciate it if you could keep an eye on it for me as I'm not all that active anymore. Thanks. LilHelpa (talk) 13:36, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

Medcall deletion

This page should not be speedily deleted because... (your reason here) --Tjctchall (talk) 11:51, 31 May 2015 (UTC) Medcall is a company or rather a group of doctors 

That benefit the local community quite considerably

As a result of this company thousands of peoples lives has been saved and branches have opened up and most capital cities all over Australia This is an important company that was founded to do important things and has done such 

With the important charter of not charging patience money

And has changed the way Australia looks after its sick in the after hours period With time I will elaborate more on this company and its good deeds and importantance

As time goes on I will add references and articles Thanks Tjctchall (talk) 11:51, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

I would recommend reading these at least before creating an article...WP:MOS & WP:Notability. You want your article to look like the rest of Wikipedia's articles and the wiki expects some sort of uniformity. Don't rush into it. If the organisation is as notable as you suggest, they won't be going anywhere. Good luck! Robvanvee 11:58, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

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Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yeokaiwei (talk • contribs) 06:29, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

twisted direct sum

hi rbv,

i found a link to the topic from some other page - i can't remember which one - i visit so many! the link was in red 'undefined', and my defn seemed to fit the bill.

For clarity, if we have {a1,a2,a3} X {b1,b2} we expect {a1b1,..,a3b2}, but a TDS might be {a2b1, a3b2, a1b1, a2b2, a3b1, a1b2}

JMP — Preceding unsigned comment added by Darcourse (talk • contribs) 03:41, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Darcourse. I'm not sure if your'e asking me or telling me something? :) Let me know if I can assist! Happy editing! Robvanvee 05:58, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

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mistake's

Hi, why are you change it my info? Caren Manuel and Delaney are different voice. There is a source for Delaney see casting call that page say it that Delaney voice Rouge. And there is a source for Lisa Ortiz. she voice Musa in the 4kids dub see the credits.--Maxie1hoi (talk) 15:18, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

stop it

Hi, stop it to change my edits. Jake Paque voice it Brandon see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAVPtcG6z_Y and for Kathleen Delaney see castingcall Manuel and Delaney are different persons. Are you now believe it now?--Maxie1hoi (talk) 15:24, 4 August 2015 (UTC

That is not an acceptable source. Please learn how to use inline citations before attempting to add information. Your disruptive editing will lead to your being blocked. See Wikipedia:Reliable Sources Wikipedia:Inline citation and Wikipedia:Blp. Robvanvee 15:28, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
Other users accept it this source. Can you tell it self? What's not good from my source?--Maxie1hoi (talk) 15:32, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
@Maxie1hoi: In answer to the above and to this, which was posted on Talk:Main Page (which is not where it belongs), Robvanvee has given you specific links above to the policies that will show you why this is an unacceptable source for your edit. I suggest you read them. Robvanvee's advice to you is good, and their prediction if you do not follow it is accurate. General Ization Talk 17:21, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
Also, do not command others to stop changing your edits as you did above. This is considered uncivil and ownership behavior and will also lead rapidly to a block if it continues. General Ization Talk 17:23, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

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AFD - Before

Hi Rob, Before nominating articles editors are expected to follow WP:BEFORE and look for sources ... which judging by this AFD you haven't done so I've closed it as Speedy Keep,
In future please read WP:AFD and follow WP:BEFORE before renominating any articles,
Thank you. –Davey2010Talk 20:35, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Personally, I just didn't see any encyclopedic value in the article, but cheers Davey, I'll do that. Robvanvee 13:19, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
I forgot to say but it was also your reason - You need to provide a much better reason than just "Notability?", Anyway not everyone's perfect with AFDs especially when they're new so it's all cool :) - Just don't do it again , Happy Editing, –Davey2010Talk 13:39, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

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i need help implementing that sig you gave me

am i supposed to implement the html tags, or leave them out? also, nice homepage! CS116 [| talk page] 15:00, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

Hey. Click on preferences, copy and paste the html to the dialoge box, click "treat the above as wiki markup" and save. Let me know if that works. Thanks for the compliment! Robvanvee 15:06, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
No, i tryed that. Do i start a t the [p] ([=< and ]+>) or other — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cavestory116 (talk • contribs) 21:21, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

How do I report intentional vandalism?

How do I report what seems to me like intentional vandalism? I went to this page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Brown_Simpson) because there's some OJ Simpson thing on TV and I noticed someone is repeatedly referring to OJ as "O.J. Is the Devil Simpson" and regardless of anything in that case, it's inappropriate to put things like that on here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Official RM3 (talk • contribs) 04:22, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

It seems to be better now, but I'll keep an eye on it. Thanks for your attempts at constructive editing! Robvanvee 05:52, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Removing vandal warning

Hello Robvanvee

I've removed the vandal warning you posted to the talk page of IP user 207.210.134.83 because I believe the edits were good faith edits and not vandalism. (Indeed, we may find the edits were also correct -- the user has a long history of editing lottery-related articles and inserting unsourced info that generally turns out to be accurate.) While I would appreciate it if the user would cite his/her sources, the unsourced info is not, per se, vandalism. (On semi-wikibreak, so ping me if you reply) Etamni | ✉ | ✓  05:39, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Cool, thanks for that, I may have been hasty in my editing. Robvanvee 05:50, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

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Regarding To The Age of Innocence

I see that 'To the Age of Innocence' (small 't') is being reverted by you, but not removed. Kindly remove it and preserve 'To The Age of Innocence' (big 'T') as it is. User:202.156.252.175 talk|contrib 11:00, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

History of slavery - Reversion

why have you reverted my edits? 83.104.51.74 (talk) 16:42, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Looking back now I see that when patrolling recent changes earlier, I came across a large section of text that had been removed and I assumed it was the usual vandalism. My apologies. Robvanvee 16:54, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
No worries, reverted and a few words added, keep up your good work 83.104.51.74 (talk) 23:22, 6 October 2015 (UTC)


Post-punk - Name of instruments in use

I don't think you need any sort of cite references for this music genre. Why remove the proper information? Clearly post-punk uses, guitars, bass, drums, synthesisers, keyboards and probably many other types of instruments. Give a good proper reason, and facts stating why, I shouldn't just put them back in there again? I think you need a good look at the other genres that are connect with this one like New Wave, Synth-pop and it's origin style Punk rock, for just naming a few. They are showing the instruments that are used in songs in this type.

So.. are you saying music under this genre don't like I mention above, don't use electric guitars, a drum set, bass guitar, synthesiser or drum machine? I think this just an act of stupidity and lack of understanding of the music types. It's not been changed in a ages and all of sudden, two users come along and remove it all. I'll go and ask wiki staff about this case as I feel it's irresponsible changes.

Have a nice day. :3 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.69.143.82 (talk) 09:50, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

User_talk:Binksternet#The Post-punk genre changes Robvanvee 13:44, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

James Fullerton (Courtier)

Hi there, although there are only two online sources, they provide plenty of detail about Sir James Fullerton (Courtier). I've added a few more facts that show his role, could you please consider removing the notability flag? Jim Killock (talk) 19:02, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

Improvements noted. Sure. Happy editing. Robvanvee 19:17, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

Removing plausible unsourced content

The edits about being Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees may not meet WP:BLUE, but they are very plausible and it takes two seconds to verify. Consider saving the bite-y warnings and undoing of all of their edits for content that is likely to be challenged, or is otherwise questionable. Sorry, don't mean to be harsh on you, but I felt it was harsh on them. I've removed your warnings and am now attempting to go through and restore all of the IP's edits — MusikAnimal talk 00:59, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up. I guess you learn everyday and I'm thick skinned so don't worry, just hope I didn't put off a potential editor by being overly harsh. Robvanvee 08:01, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

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footnotes?

He Rob, you tagged Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement as a page containing a list of refs, without clarity of what they meant. I was a bit surprised, as it is one of the better-sourced new pages with 12 refs. I will copy some refs of data from the depositary, but could you indicate what the concern was, so I can properly address it? Or was it a tagging mistake? L.tak (talk) 17:45, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

Hi L.tak. The tag says there are insufficient inline citations. That means that while there may be enough references, there are too few inline citations. They are those little numbers that show us where to look for your sources. There are sections in the article where these are completely missing. Robvanvee 19:45, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
What section? L.tak (talk) 20:36, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

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Thank you for visiting to improve Wikipedia; ...a few questions

@Robvanvee: @Checkingfax, GrammarFascist, Bgwhite, and Vipinhari: Thanks very much for visiting the page on Canadian guitarist Michael Laucke. I do appreciate your effort to make the magnificent Wikipedia project better.

A few points:

  • You deleted the label "Virtuoso" which was under the infobox photo, placed there by Checkingfax, as being not neutral. Perhaps it's inclusion does not add much, but, just to clarify, I did find perhaps a hundred or so newspaper references using this "nickname", if you wish. Some of the sources come from The Washington Post and other notable places; in fact, this later was the first, according to my research, to use this name, and many other media sources have since picked it up. On second thought, it might be interesting to include it. It certainly is not my own personal point of view, is extremely well sourced and i think it can be considered neutral. Would you be so kind as to share your thoughts on this; ...much appreciated.
  • Thank you for deleting the empty section on Personal Life. As I mentioned some time ago to Checkingfax, in spite of the fact that one is generally interested in this area about people, I have found little information in this area; this, even though I've put hundreds of hours of research into scouring hundreds of articles. The closest I found was an article in La Presse, Canada's largest French newspaper (I am French), which quoted Laucke as saying "The classical guitar is my wife, the flamenco guitar my mistress". So that really doesn't give me any information to fit the Personal Life section or much to go with!. So, yes, better removed for now. Thank you.
  • I am trying to find out more information on precisely which references have to be improved, since you tagged the page mentioning inline citations in general. I ran reFill and Proveit and all references are solid, technically speaking. But of course you are speaking about content I believe. Kindly shed light on what has to be done to improve which reference, and I will take the pleasure to attend to this immediately.

Once again, thank you for your effort to improve Wikipedia in general and the Michael Laucke article in particular.

best wishes, Natalie --Natalie.Desautels (talk) 15:50, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

@GrammarFascist and Checkingfax:
Hello again, Natalie.Desautels. Regarding use of the term virtuoso, because it is an evaluative term rather than a strictly factual one like guitarist, to be used on Wikipedia it must be cited to a reliable source such as one of the ones you mentioned. You could perhaps phrase a new sentence for the article like so:
  • Laucke has been called a "virtuoso" by The Washington Post,[4] Another Newspaper,[5] and A Magazine,[6] among others.
Obviously you would make those actual references, and "Another Newspaper" and "A Magazine" would be replaced by the actual names of the sources, the most reliable or relevant (e.g. a magazine devoted to classical music or guitar music) ones you can find that use the word "virtuoso" to describe Laucke. I'm not sure the infobox is the best place to include the term "virtuoso", but certainly if it is going to be included there it needs to be well-cited in the body of the article. —GrammarFascist contribstalk 16:20, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
@GrammarFascist and Checkingfax: Hello again GrammarFascist. Most excellent information, as always! Thank you very much once again. Perhaps I should start a section just on how the appellation "Virtuoso" became so attached to Laucke's identity; there is certainly plenty of noteworthy material. Or, as you suggested, I could start the new sentence you mentioned above. I've seen mention in so many sources, spanning decades; these are both well known to the public in general or more esoteric, as in the music world (and in gossip papers as well, but no place here for that!) In fact, the evolution of the term Virtuoso as appended to Laucke's name is interesting. It became so commonplace that Le Soleil, an established French newspaper from Quebec City, talked about being "more than a virtuoso". So, following your good suggestions, I'll give this some more thought and get to work this evening, jet lag notwithstanding : ) (...just back from Paris). Many thanks once again; ...so appreciated, as always. Best wishes, Natalie --Natalie.Desautels (talk) 18:00, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
Hi Natalie.Desautels. I was doing some WP:NPP and came across this article. Made a few small changes and tagged it for inline citation issues, as you said. There are paragraphs that are uncited like the last one in Early Years, the last line in Transcriptions for classical guitar, the last line in the first paragraph of the Pieces written for section, the second last statement in the Awards, honors and prizes section, the last sentence in the Charity work section and a large part of the Later career remains uncited. Hope that helps. With regards to the term "virtuoso", GrammarFascist has pretty much covered that. Otherwise, good job there! Robvanvee 16:31, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
@Robvanvee and Checkingfax: Wow. Thank you so much, Robvanvee, for all this generous information about what has to be fixed! I am very much enjoying Wikipedia and the unique adventure it provides. Being rather new I was hesitant to expand my already over 80 references. I understand more now, through your kind example, how to include more citations and better some existing ones. And your instruction also serves as a guide as to what to be on the lookout for. So I am eager to take the pleasure to attend to this in the evening. I've just returned from Paris to Canada, and have a few things to take care of; ...and jetlag seems to be following me everywhere. Thank you once again for your guidance for improvement;...very much appreciated. I'll be in touch very soon, to be sure. Best wishes, Natalie --Natalie.Desautels (talk) 17:36, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

Summary of what I implemented

@Robvanvee: @Checkingfax, GrammarFascist, Bgwhite, and Vipinhari:
Hello Robvanvee. Well, I worked through the night because I really wanted to make progress on your good suggestions. I made about 20 new references, hopefully quality ones. I look forward to receiving your thoughts on the latest revisions. Following is a summary of what I implemented and my thought processs on why I proceeded this way: Well, unless you're getting paid you are far more committed than I am. :)> Thank you. I find great fulfillment in simply following one's heart, doing what one loves. Wikipedia is it's own reward to me. And perseverance is one of my characteristic traits; so I guess it pays off here : )
  • -Last paragraph (was uncited) in Early Years. I flushed out the paragraph with generous references to the Grand Prix recording. However I'm not sure if it was better before! I mean, I think there may be too many references now, and I am concerned that it might be boring. Do you think I should trim this paragraph down somewhat? Rather overcite than undercite. Well, that's precisely what I just did; I over-cited. From a distance, it does looks better now, than it did at first glance.
  • -The last line in Transcriptions for classical guitar. I found good references for this sub-section and am pretty happy with it. Kindly share your thoughts on this with me. Thanks. Looks good, well referenced! Cool. Thanks for inspiring this development
  • -The last line in the first paragraph of the Pieces written for section. This is different. This section talks about the twenty-three new guitar works commissioned by and dedicated to Laucke. But I already constructed a massive reference by way of a large table below; the table shows details on every one of the 23 works, that is, its Date, Composer, Musical work, Instrumentation, Length and other references. I made an anchor link called "(see table below)" which goes directly to the source table with all the good stuff. I don't know if this is proper Wikipedia protocol, although it does work well I think, and is clear. Again, your thoughts please; ...much appreciated. I see what you mean. Again, looks good. Very good; I also thought this was quite clear and very informative about all the recordings
  • -The second last statement in the Awards, honors and prizes section. I know I did see the sales figure for this apparently highly successful album called "Spanish Guitar Stories" in more than one newspaper, but I looked and looked for over an hour, and could not find the source through my blurry eyes : ). So I rem'd it out until I can recall from which newspapers I can retrieve the information I need. Good idea. I'll keep looking. I need to find a record producer who has (paid) access to the "Soundscan" database to get the sales figures I am trying to prove.
  • -The last sentence in the Charity work section. I filled in about 10 new references and think it might work well now. Great stuff! Indeed, looks much better. Again, thanks for spurring me on; it's also much clearer now
  • -A large part of the Later career remains uncited. Regarding the second sentence: This sentence is there only based on an interview with Laucke I recently heard on the radio. I wasn't aware that this is not a good reference at all when I started this article about 6 weeks ago, naive as I was then. I think it should be remed out until I can get better proof. Good? The last sentence in this section, regarding the Order of Canada nomination, pains me somewhat, although I know it is accurate. In fact I found out that the nominees for the Order of Canada will only be announced this January 2016. I can take out this sentence until I can get a print off the Governor General of Canada's website in 01/2016, but it would be a pity— it's such a nice honor... wonder what to do with this one... Find a reference. If someone disagrees, they may remove it per WP:BLP and if you want the article to have integrity, the less unsupported claims, the better. Indeed, any article has to have the utmost integrity. Thanks to one of so many useful tips from Checkingfax, I found my reference; Checkingfax showed me how to cite a radio transmission!
I am going to move onto dealing with the designation "Virtuoso Guitarist Michael Laucke" issue later today; I have perhaps 30 or 40 articles which use this appellation so it should be interesting. Cool, just remember that for the infobox to maintain a degree of neutrality, the description "virtuoso" would be better served in a section of its own. Perhaps a critical reception section, or whatever is used to critique a classical guitarist.
Please be so kind as to share your thoughts on the above points, as well as providing suggestions to improve, as you wish. I very much appreciated your detailing what had to be done so that I could roll up my sleeves and get to work instead of wondering where the problem areas were. Once again, your help is immensely appreciated. all my very best wishes, Natalie --Natalie.Desautels (talk) 11:10, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
Seeing as you've asked, two things: 1) I do think the lead is a little too long, but only really in relation to the article itself I'm delighted to say that Changedforbetter will be improving the lead! It's great news to have such an incredibly skillful editor, who has contributed to not only many GA articles, but very interesting ones in content as well. I'm eager to learn what improvements can be made to Michael Laucke
and 2) I would keep the photos all on the right hand side of the page as I find it breaks the continuity of the article while reading. Why are there pictures in the reference section? Perhaps a gallery is a better idea for these extra pictures? Otherwise hats off for all your efforts and happy editing! I removed the images embedded in the references section; they were even causing a bug. Regarding the photos on both left and right sides, I would like to bring Checkingfax into the discussion. Personally, I really like how it looks and feel that this layout better balances out the page. Seen from a different perspective though, I can understand what you mean, that it might "break the continuity of the article while reading". I am too close to the article to have an opinion as to readability; I think by now I can recite the whole article in my sleep! :) @Checkingfax:
Robvanvee 11:45, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
Thank you very much once again for taking the time, and lending your expertise, to help. very best wishes, Natalie --Natalie.Desautels (talk) 06:20, 1 November 2015 (UTC)

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About changing the release dates of Megadeth's albums...

You say "source the information". I did source the information, but someone reverted it. Also, that information was from Megadeth's website, so I don't want to see my proper edits being reverted by a bunch of elitists who think they can just revert anyone's edits that they please. 104.179.109.150 (talk) 17:25, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

Well then learn the rules of Wikipedia, or us elitists will just keep reverting. If it came from their website provide inline citations that prove it did. Just telling me it did is not good enough. Finally, talking to people politely will get you a long way on Wikipedia. Robvanvee 07:54, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

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Hi Robvanvee

I have a terrible problem with wikipedia at the moment, I created the page for Alberto de Icaza and it got deleated under your terms and conditions A7 (not being a relevant person). I wanted all the credits for Alberto de icaza to redirect to his page. He is an engineer that works with major and independent labels. Why is this not relevant if there are so many dead links/ regular text in your pages with his name? What can I do at this point? Here are some of his works: http://www.discogs.com/artist/3213919-Alberto-De-Icaza http://www.allmusic.com/artist/alberto-de-icaza-mn0002812474 http://albertodeicazaproducer.com/

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mixingfan666 (talk • contribs) 17:55, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

Hi Mixingfan666. I'm assuming English is not your first language and as such I don't quite understand exactly what you are asking. I don't remember nominating the article for deletion but if I did, there must have been a good reason. When it comes to biography of living persons, the article must have references to reliable sources and the person needs to be noteworthy, which in this case he appears to possibly be. I would suggest reading the articles for creation page before you try again. Hope this makes sense. Good luck and happy editing. Robvanvee 14:57, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

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I noticed the response you gave me regarding potential 'disruptive editing'. I would like to apologize, as that was not my intent. I was trying to format an edit to make an edit I made it's own paragraph, but accidentally messed up the formatting on another paragraph. I apologize for this edit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.237.242.9 (talk) 04:50, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

No problemo. Thanks for letting me know. Shout if you need a hand with something. Robvanvee 17:26, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

Ray Narvaez, Jr.

Hello there, Robvanvee.

I wanted to talk to you about the Ray Narvaez Jr. page.

First off, is this page new? It seem to be, because it wasn't there last time I checked.

Secondly, you asked me about the source of Ray's birthplace, that being Queens, New York. He said he was born in Queens in one of his videos, and it even said so on Rooster Teeth Wiki at one point. I forgot where in Queens, and I forgot what video it was, though.

Thirdly, how come there's no X-Ray and Vav on his page? He was in that.

And fourth, finally, am I allowed to add a biography to the page?

And in case you're wondering, no, I'm not angry, I'm just wondering.

Sorry to bother you if I did.

98.162.137.30 (talk) 16:42, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Hi. To be honest, I'm not familiar with the page or person, but in accordance with WP:BLP all additions must be sourced. Someone may come along and say he was born in Ko Mak for all you know. No bother at all and shout if you need a hand. I suggest creating an account while you are at it. Robvanvee 17:00, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Robvanvee

Can you stop accusing me of spreading unsourced information? Some of the "unsourced" information (as you claim..) on the page Helmet isn't even of my own work. 199.227.176.108 (talk) 15:29, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Also:

"Cuccuro offered to pay for the musician's classified ads in The Village Voice and introduced Hamilton to her then-husband, Helmet's original second guitarist, Peter Mengede." I hope that you are seriously joking.. 199.227.176.108 (talk) 15:31, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

The question of validity is not whether she is or whether she paid something but where the band got their name from. That entire paragraph is unsourced. And your source makes no mention of her in relation to the band deciding on a name. That is why I deleted it. If you want to add it back, the onus is on you to make sure the entire body of text is sourced. Robvanvee 11:46, 4 January 2016 (UTC)


I knew Peter Mengede and Reyne Mengede personally so I know it's true. I will try to find a credible source on the net, if and as soon as possible. Reyne died in 2002 of cancer. No need to delete material. I did not write most of that material either (only correcting it) as most of it had been sitting there for at least a few years! I don't know if you are a Helmet fan, but this is widely known information. 199.227.176.108 (talk) 01:52, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

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