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Wrong tagging for speedy deletion

Hi ESanchez013. Thank you for your work on patrolling pages and tagging for speedy deletion. I just wanted to inform you that I declined to delete Total Access Statistics, a page that you tagged for speedy deletion under criterion A7 because of the following concern: A7 cannot be applied to software. Please review the criteria for speedy deletion and especially what is considered Non-criteria. In future you should rather tag such pages for proposed deletion or start an appropriate deletion discussion. Regards SoWhy 22:40, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Stop editing articles to obtrude your opinions

I have invited the following users to come in and help with this issue: User:J.delanoy and User:TenPoundHammer. I would appreciate the help from any neutral editor not involved in this issue. Thank you for your time. Cheers! ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 16:50, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks to User:Belasted and User:Sephiroth storm for getting involved voluntarily.

You must have some negative feelings towards Carlos Coy and its demonstrated in your constant persute to expose his child molestation charges in the introduction. As i stated in the discussion, it is inappropriate to include that in the beginning of the article. Other rappers who are also convicted felons are not treated the same way. Their introductions do not begin with their past convitions. I am not opposed to stating facts on wikipedia, nor am I in favor of bias information, as you are, to support my ideas. Editing articles to your favor is not what wikipedia is here for and I'm sure you get away with it by simply labeling it as "unconstructive." It would be different if I was deleting all information regarding the charges by which he is incarcerated and filling in the blank spots with "HE DIDN"T DO IT FREE SPM!" but I'm not. His trial and incarceration definitely need to be presented as its imperative to better understand who and what he is. Ultimately, his convition DOES need to be removed from the introduction, but kept in the article, without anyone imposing their beliefs that he did or did not commit the crime. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielg77017 (talk • contribs) 23:54, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Please start discussions in chronological order. You adding your new message above an older one (both here and the discussion page for South Park Mexican) is incorrect. Please sign your posts with the four tildes (~ <--those things) so that I know who posted.
My feelings for individuals are irrelevant. I do what I must to protect the encyclopedia. If you disagree, you've taken a great step by adding information on the Talk Page. Now, the phrase "convicted..." has been there since before I started editing that article. If you have a problem with my edits, let's go ahead and get an administrator or a dispute resolution involved.
To further prevent changes done to the article, I'd advise your using of the edit summary box. If it had read "removing 'convicted...' from opening line as reflected on talk page", perhaps we'd be more inclined to leave the edit. Take advantage of the silly, little box under the edit section. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 00:25, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
Listen to your own advice and "please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia." Leaving his child molestation conviction in the introduction is one thing, but deleting factual material that is essential to knowing who SPM is completely unacceptable. it seems to me you're guilty of the very thing you claim to be against which is vandalism. Why remove, "he is the founder of dope house records?" Do you not deem positive aspects of his life and character suitable for the article? I have some advice similar to yours, please refrain from being a hypocrite. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielg77017 (talk • contribs) 03:03, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Tap those brakes just a little. My so-called advice was a Template message, which is just a collection of text formatted to just give a warning. It wasn't a personal message written by me. And, notice that after you made that last change, I did nothing else to the article.
  • (cur) (prev) 21:39, 5 February 2009 Sephiroth storm (Talk | contribs) (7,233 bytes) (edit to prevent an edit war) (rollback | sum | undo)
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  • (cur) (prev) 16:15, 5 February 2009 ESanchez013 (Talk | contribs) m (7,189 bytes) (Reverted 1 edit by Danielg77017 identified as vandalism to last revision by 71.33.59.49. using TW) (undo)
  • (cur) (prev) 16:14, 5 February 2009 Danielg77017 (Talk | contribs) (7,137 bytes) (undo)
It went, you, me, you, me, you, Belasted, then Sephiroth storm.
This is turning south (no pun intended). You're calling me a hypocrite and diminishing my work as an editor, and that's a little rude, don't you think? Please stop. That's attacking me and being quite the uncivil editor, sir.
As for now, I am seeking the help of two experienced editors, one admin and one non-admin. In the meantime, here are a few things I recommend you look into:
Thank you. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 16:37, 6 February 2009 (UTC)


I highly recommend that one of you gets some input from an admin. This is getting ugly. I will try to get someone as well. We all have the best intentions. Let's just cool down and discuss this like adults, without accusations. Belasted (talk) 03:41, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
In order to blend the two changes, the introduction now says: "Carlos Coy, better known by his stage name South Park Mexican (born 1970), is an American rapper, company founder of Dope House Records, and convicted child molester." both sides are represented in a non-biased format. Hopefully this will resolve the issue. Sephiroth storm (talk) 13:27, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
I would be inclined to agree with Sephiroth. A quick glance through Category:Convicted American child molesters shows that it is not at all uncommon for articles to mention the fact that people were convicted of this crime at the start of the article. Most notably, Sicx was also a rapper, and he was convicted of that crime. Note the lead of that article. Several other similar examples include Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, Philip Giordano, Debra Lafave, and Dwight York. All those people were notable for something other than their crime, and their articles all make mention of their crimes in the lead. J.delanoygabsadds 17:12, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Deleted Articles

Hi - I’m User:CCFSDCA (Christopher Corbett-Fiacco) and I understand the concerns expressed by many of you regarding the articles I’ve posted at Wikipedia the past week or so. I am in fact the author of The Whole World Calendar Book of Holidays Around the World, as stated (an as-yet unpublished book which is based upon the self-published The Whole World Calendar 2008 [and 2009; email me at (e-mail removed for safety reasons) and I’ll be glad to send you a sample page and info on ordering, if interested]). I have sent Wikipedia its permissions grant for using copyrighted material as requested and assure you that I am not self-promoting. My mistake is in not yet spending the time to figure out exactly how to cite the book as the reference for the article, which I’ll do as soon as I have the time. My intent in adding the articles is that they are actual national/religious/cultural holidays and festivals, are therefore ‘newsworthy’ if not particularly important, and, having spent two years researching the topic, I can assure you that it is quite difficult at times to find such information -- try to find out what Earthquake Victims Memorial Day is in Armenia and you’ll see what I mean. It is my intent to self-publish the book within 6 months if I cannot find a publisher. Meanwhile, feel free to delete my articles as desired. I’ll revisit the subject at a later date and repost them only after I’ve ascertained that I am, in fact, doing it right. Meanwhile, I’m not copying from somebody else -- those articles are my own -- that’s the way I write. Thanks much. CCFSDCA (talk) 20:32, 6 February 2009 (UTC)Chris Corbett-Fiacco

Disagree with Speedy Deletion of GPM

I have removed the {{prod}} tag from Gallons_Per_Mile, which you proposed for deletion. I'm leaving this message here to notify you about it. If you still think the article should be deleted, please don't add the {{prod}} template back to the article. Instead, feel free to list it at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Thanks! Brentonboy (talk) 04:19, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Hey

Just wanted to be aware that you created an article (Matt Bisanz) with only a speedy deletion tag on it. I assume this was a software error, just wanted you to be aware. RT | Talk 22:26, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Lol you're absolutely right. I think what happened was I opened the article a few seconds before deletion, and when I tagged the already-deleted article for deletion, it recreated the page (the downside of using TW.) Thanks for letting me know! Cheers! :-) ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 22:28, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism on Just Can't Get Enough page

Hey, I got a message from you on my IP 90.194.136.70 about vandalism to Just Can't Get Enough.

So I set up an account, it said I had repeatedly been warned when I hadn't. What I did wasn't vandalism, I think you must have been mistaken.

As far as I know the album which this track by The Saturdays is on isn't Chasing Lights - Deluxe Edition as there is not one, it's a Comic Relief single so I edited that. Then I added the B-side track name which is listed one 2 sites, one being this http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1&sku=933608

Just thought I'd let you know it wasn't vandalism :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nintyplayer (talk • contribs) 01:42, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

I'm really sorry. I probably did this because I identified two edits on the article from anons. Anyway, thanks for letting me know (and thanks for being polite! You don't know how many times I get "Hey, idiot! WTF!" lol so I appreciate that). I hope I didn't cause trouble. Cheers, and welcome aboard with an account!! ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 02:06, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Declined your speedy on Guðbjartur Hannesson

He's the new president of Iceland's Althing; sort of the equivalent of the Speaker of the House, in U.S. terms. --Orange Mike | Talk 05:05, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Oh, I'm sorry. "Althing" seemed like a joke (I thought it was a misspelling of "all things" and I thought it was made up. I see it's legit.) Thanks! Cheers, ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 20:32, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Wrong tagging for speedy deletion

Hi ESanchez013. Thank you for your work on patrolling pages and tagging for speedy deletion. I just wanted to inform you that I declined to delete Marker Magic, a page that you tagged for speedy deletion under criterion A7 because of the following concern: Please be more restrained with tagging for A7. For example, a video created by a notable band implies notability, which is enough to fail A7. Please review the criteria for speedy deletion and especially what is considered Non-criteria. In future you should rather tag such pages for proposed deletion or start an appropriate deletion discussion. Regards SoWhy 11:09, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

TalentSmart page

I was wondering what was wrong with the TalentSmart page. All the information I put on the site was referenced from 2nd party sources such as Newsweek, Fortune, Amazon.com, and the company website. Please help me make the neccessary edits that would make everyone happy so I can get my page up.--Underwaterhero (talk) 17:50, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Well, I don't have the information that was on the deleted article. You could ask the deleting administrator (Orangemike) to "userfy" the deleted page, and I'll see what's wrong with it. Make sure that you're not a conflict of interest or in any way promoting for the company, or else, it may not get a chance.
In addition, you can't (or shouldn't, rather) use the company's website as a source, but you can link to it.
Cheers, ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 20:32, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

WP:AWB

Hi, when granting you AWB access, I saw a recent block, and warnings on your talk page; however, your enthusiasm is beyond doubt, so on that basis, I have given it to you. However, please be aware that mass-editing tools such as this can create damage which is arduous to clean up, and you should not use it unless you are clear almost beyond doubt that your changes are within editing policies. If not, you will lose the permission, and possibly more. Good luck, but please take great care with it. --Rodhullandemu 02:32, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Thank you very much for granting me access! I will be very careful with it, and will ask you for help if in doubt. :-) Cheers, ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 17:10, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of article about Albert Neville Thiele (Dec. 2008)

Hi Edward,

I adress you as one of the reviewers who has voted for non publication of my submission on Prof. Thiele. As you seem to be a mathematically minded guy it seems not very logical to me that: if the information published on A.N. Thiele on the German version of Wikipedia was accepted according to the criteria set forth by Wiki, why should (basically) a translation of the same information into English not withstand ... ?

Thiele - together with Richard Small - is one of the most well know figures in audio engineering, and anybody interested in loudspeaker design certainly knows his name (worldwide ...). So - if you ever happen to listen to loudspeakers, chances are good that the person who designed them has made use of some (now) knowledge that Thiele (together with Richard Small) has come up with.

I may have come up just with two references (the German Wiki and the reference to his first AES-paper, at the end of which a CV of his is included), but: I would have thought that the purpose of other reviewers on Wiki is to assure that WHAT is being put on the web is correct, and not a simple refusal due to a lack of a number of references.

If you are in doubt about the content of what I have written, there are chances that Prof. Thiele can be contacted directly at the University of Sydney, where he still seems to teach: (removing personal contact information for safety reasons)

In my opinion it would be a shame if the German Wiki should stay ahead of the International/English version ...


Feedback appreciated,

Best - Edward Corr (talk) 10:08, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Hello. Thank you for contacting me regarding this issue.
I understand it may seem weird (and at points, ridiculous) that articles included in one language version of Wikipedia are not accepted/do not exist in other language versions. The main reason for this is that each Wikipedia language version (whether French, Spanish, or another) has their own set of rules and guidelines.
It is true that all Wikipedias share the same Wiki-markup and same basic set of rules (like, no vandalism, no copyright infringements, and the like), but as far as guidelines of acceptable content worthy of inclusion, that's for the German Wikipedia to decide in that case. I believe that article was deleted because inclusion guidelines here at the English Wikipedia do not allow for that article.
As to their being an international version, there isn't really one, though the most-used and best-known version is the English Wikipedia. That's why http://www.wikipedia.org redirects to the languages portal.
If you have any more questions, you can message me again. You may have noticed I removed your e-mail and phone number, as it's safe practice not to include it. All pages here are able to be accessed, and even though content is removed, it is available from the page history (with limitations). ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 18:32, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Spring pancake

Hi, welcome back. I just wondered why you thought this article wasn't suitable, as you didn't give any reason? Martinmsgj 10:41, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

I honestly don't know what happened there. I think I 1) either meant to decline another article or 2) I was half-asleep and didn't know how to rationalize the decline. I've put it on hold. It seems the user who submitted the article is registered, so (s)he may just want to create it him-/herself. Oops. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 15:24, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
It turns out that they submitted it under three different names. I've just created Spring pancake so the others can remain declined. Cheers, Martinmsgj 15:25, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Hmmm. Perhaps we should note somewhere on AfC that "articles need only be submitted once and under one name; redundant copies or titles will be deleted."
While we're talking, I was looking at the Reviewing instructions and found that there's three redlinks: Category:Held Afc requests, Template:Afc exists, and Template:Afc v. They're part of the instructions, and I don't know if we should take it out simply or if there's a replacement template(s) for those. I think the Category may just be removed. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 15:30, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Oh, and thanks for the welcome back! Glad to be editing again. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 15:32, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
I'll have a look at the instructions. In the meantime, maybe you'd like to help me create the daily categories? Clicking on a redlink on e.g. Category:AfC submissions by date/23 February 2009 brings up a preloaded edit window which can just be saved. Martinmsgj 15:39, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Reset indent Okay, I think I did that correctly. :-) ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 15:43, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Yes, that's great. I think we need to go back to 11 Nov 2008 (when we started timestamping submissions), and as far into the future as we can as well. Martinmsgj 17:53, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
I believe I've covered up all of 2009 down to 31 December. There were some redlinks that kept showing up even after I cleared my cache, but I did go back and redo them. I hope they work. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 18:56, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your help with this. Martinmsgj 09:25, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Comments added by User:Macromonkey

Hey, i see you nominated Tony Stockwell for deletion. Following the sources will show that he is notable, and has as such had several TV appearances. thanks Macromonkey (talk) 19:41, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

You seem to only have one reference that can be used. You can link to his own website, but not use it as a citation as a general rule. If notability is shown, an administrator will be by shortly to remove my nomination. Sorry for the mixup. Cheers. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 19:44, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Aigen and Documentationsobersalzberg Zentrum

Hello, I've created two articles and I was working for expanding them, so you told me I must make a tag and I did it. Thank you for the information. --Auslli (talk) 19:50, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

No problem. However, I must ask that you don't remove the speedy deletion tag when placing "under construction" tags. I will re-nominate the articles for now. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 19:55, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Bunchofuckingoofs

I was considering deleting the page; what makes it an attack page? (Watchlisting) - Dan Dank55 (push to talk) 19:55, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Oh, no. I'm sorry. The title screamed "Vandalism!!", but I neglected to read the entire article. Sorry. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 19:57, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Here's a two-fer: I wasn't able to find the copyvio you tagged on Hans-Joachim Niemann at that link. Can you find a copyvio? - Dan Dank55 (push to talk) 20:02, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
I think I need yet-another Wikibreak. I think I picked it up on Google because there are chunks from the article that are included string-by-string from [1]. The website is the person's actual autobiography and the article's author only replaced words like "I", "me", "mine", ect. with "he", "him", etc. Sorry for the mixup. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 20:06, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Not a problem, thanks for the tagging work. - Dan Dank55 (push to talk) 20:19, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Reset indentWhile you're at it, the author at Bunchof... wants to know if an admin can get rid of the SPEEDY tag. Maybe you can help? Thx! ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 20:23, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Yep, tag is gone. - Dan Dank55 (push to talk) 20:40, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
I declined your speedy on Pre-Dorset; Google suggests it's a correct definition, but whether it can evolved into more than a definition, I don't know. If you think this page has nowhere to go or needs to move to Wiktionary, you can always AfD it. - Dan Dank55 (push to talk) 20:45, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Incorrect Tag

Hello ESanchez013. I removed your speedy tag from Greg howlett as it fails the A7 criteria. A7 is only used when there is no claim of notability. When there is a claim, albeit a weak one, it is best to prod it or send it to AfD if you desire. In this case, Greg howlett is the CEO of a corporation and a published writer, certainly a claim of notability that needs to be investigated. Thanks for your work, but please try to be a bit more careful. :) • \ / (⁂) 20:35, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

After reading a few more of your tags, I strongly recommend you sit down and study the WP:CSD criteria before tagging more pages. You tagged a page as A3 when it clearly had content, then tagged the same article with A7 even though it is a city and it had an expansion tag on it. You tagged a soccer teams article when it had a fully completed infobox. Please be more careful when tagging pages, as it may appear bitey to new users who are making their first article. • \ / (⁂) 20:42, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Okay. I will more closely study the articles in question, as well as the criteria. Cheers. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 20:53, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Manipulieren in molekularen Dimensionen

Hello Mr. E. Sánchez

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Langmuir_Blodgett_Möbius_Kuhn_(LBMK)_layer.jpg

I try to implement this image correctly. Since I have got the copyright from Wiley/Germany there should be no difficulties in doing so. CarsiEi (talk) 09:06, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Okay. It seems that the image appears to be in the public domain in the United States. If you hold the copyright, you may want to go through the OTRS system to prove that if you mean to release it to the public domain outside of the U.S. I'm not very familiar with licenses, so you may want to talk to someone there or an administrator.
Just curious... did I have anything to do with the image or the article in which it's being used? I just want to know. I'm still willing to help! :-) Cheers! ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 17:50, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Additional information needed on Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Barrymgeorge1956

Hello. Thank you for filing Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Barrymgeorge1956. This is an automated notice to inform you that the case is currently missing a code letter, which indicates to checkusers why a check is valid. Please revisit the page and add this. Sincerely, SPCUClerkbot (talk) 21:18, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Re: Your WP:AIV report

I have observed that removal of warnings, even old ones, constituted vandalism. Elm-39 - T/C 19:08, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Yes, very true that most of the removals of these are just vandalism. Not trying to defend the vandal, but we assume that everyone that edits Wikipedia (with the exception of zombies) are human, and are capable of feeling shame or regret for what they've done. Like I also explained, this is a school IP, and the old user may have just gone away and now a good-faithed user has been assigned the IP and is ready to contribute good things, but he has a "wall of shame" going for his school. It's not necessary to keep the warnings up to prove to admins that the user has been warned. They have special buttons and levers that let them know (plus, the page history). And, lastly, (don't get me wrong, I like the banner), but having that thing come up every ten seconds saying You have new messages (last change) can get annoying, especially if no new messages are there.
Don't take it personally. I do agree about 60% of the time, it's a vandal just removing the warning, but let's Assume Good Faith and keep the warning off. You can leave the Shared IP tags on, however. Cheers. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 19:16, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Landon IP

An article that you have been involved in editing, Landon IP, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Landon IP. Thank you.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Edcolins (talk) 21:14, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I only nominated it for deletion, but thank you. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 19:17, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Simmaster says...

Next time, don't post my IP on Simtropolis Chat. They are watching... -simmaster 173.52.232.242 (talk) 00:42, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Please don't troll. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 19:17, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

TBNYU!

I have already said what I have to say about this proposed deletion on the Take Back NYU! talk page. The article definitely needs to be improved, but the subject is notable. It received media attention literally across the world, it was in the New York Times and will soon be in The Gardian. It should not be deleted. --N-k, 02:32, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Please be sure to comment at the appropriate AfD. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 19:17, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Mass category creation

Why exactly did you feel the need to create categories for each day of the year up to Category:AfC submissions by date/31 December 2009? These categories won't be populated until the day they are meant for, so some of these will remain empty for months (10 months in this case). Are you aware of WP:CSD#C1? All of these categories will be eligible for speedy deletion if not populated within 4 days of creation, which by definition, most of these categories will not be. I feel you created these unnecessarily early and will have wasted your time as a result. In the future, please only create these "placeholder" type of categories if you anticipate them being populated within 4 days of creation (or, preferably, immediately upon creation). Thanks, VegaDark (talk) 07:15, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

I asked for his help in creating them actually. So if there is any problem with them, you are welcome to take it up with me. Cheers, Martinmsgj 09:39, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
In that case, please don't request categories like these be created so far in advance. They will be speedy deleted if not populated within 4 days of creation. Thanks, VegaDark (talk) 16:30, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
I'm just wondering whether deleting these categories (which would eventually need to recreated by us anyway) would be a good use of your time? And please, if you have any more comments, come to my talk page, because it's not fair to be troubling ESanchez013 with this. Martinmsgj 16:53, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Reset indent As User:Msgj has explained, he asked me to help him create cats. as far ahead as possible. Perhaps I did get too far ahead of myself, and in fact wasted time if someone will speedy them. I did think of using AWB (I'm approved to use it) but did not know how to tell it to do them for me (if indeed that's possible). Msgj is correct that we would need a bot to do this for us, but I'm not exactly good in any programming language, so I could not have done this either. I'm sorry if I potentially caused trouble, but do want to point out that only because Msgj asked for my help, I do not want it to seem like I'm pusing all the responsibility to him. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 17:23, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for the welcome. I know you must send hundreds, but it's a great policy and very kind. --ZoeF-1995 (talk) 18:16, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

I do send a few, yes. :-). Happy editing. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 18:18, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

It's All Love!

Just a friendly note on It's All Love!. I declined your request for speedy deletion under A9 because the artist's article exists (I added a wikilink to it). Normally I'd just redirect this to the artist's article, but my google-fu is weak on JPop stuff, so it might be notable. --Fabrictramp | talk to me 18:48, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Gotcha! Thx! ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 19:17, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Braille Watch

Hi, this article has nothing to do with advertising. No brand name is mentioned anywhere...!  Jon Ascton  (talk) 19:13, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Oops! Sry! ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 19:17, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Please tell in detail what should be done to this page ? Should we remove the delete tage immediatlly or wait for a third party to do it ? Is it absolutly neccessery to give refernces rightaway ?  Jon Ascton  (talk)
Since I created the SPEEDY tags, I took them off and just added some maintenance tags. It should be okay for now, but some refs. should be provided soon. Cheers! ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 19:29, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Zoe forbes

Hi, just letting you know that speedy criterion G4 only applies to articles that got deleted at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion in the past; not if the article has been speedy deleted before. This article had been deleted as an WP:CSD#A7 speedy before and that still applies, so I just changed the tag and there's no problem. Thanks. :) ~ mazca t|c 19:27, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Oops. I thought so, but I wasn't sure. Thanks for clearing that up. And thanks for changing the tag! Cheers! ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 19:29, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

May I contest the speedy deletion of Smarter Wikipedia?

Hi, I am the author of the page on "Smarter Wikipedia" which was considered blatant advertising and speedily deleted. I am certainly new here, so I accept that I could be wrong, but I was not trying to advertise it. In fact, in my article I posted negative aspects of it, such as users' complaints. I thought that it was a relevant addon for Wikipedia since it was concerned with Wikipedia itself. Looking at a few other pages on Firefox addons such as LibX and PDF Download, it actually contained more references. Also, as far as I know the addon is open source and makes no money, so there shouldn't be much of a concern for advertising about it. If you could give me tips on how to make it more encyclopediatic and make it less likely to be deleted I would be glad to incorporate the changes. Thanks in advance. Wikeditor21 (talk) 19:31, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

By all means, you can appeal the deletion at DRV (Deletion Review). I would just ask the deleting administrator (User:NawlinWiki) to "userfy" it for you. You may want to read the Why was my article deleted? essay to find out some items we take into consideration before deciding to keep or delete an article. More than likely, it was deleted because, although it presented negative and positive arguments for the product, it was not completely informative. As an administrator, NawlinWiki should be able to give you more information on that matter. Cheers, ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 19:37, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
That was very helpful, many thanks! Wikeditor21 (talk) 19:38, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

How do I talk to User:NawlinWiki? I can't edit his/her talk page because it is semi-protected. Wikeditor21 (talk) 19:41, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

I'll ask him to read these comments, and reply on your user talk page. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 19:43, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Great, thanks again. Wikeditor21 (talk) 19:45, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Hi, I just expanded the article a bit more and added more rational for keeping it in the talk pages. I hope this is enough for it to not be speedily deleted? While I agree that it might not be consided that notable, I do hope you will remove the speedily delete tag. If there is anything more I can do, please let me know. Wikeditor21 (talk) 20:53, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Lydia Foy

Re. csd on new article Lydia Foy

This is in no way an attack page, it's a well documented case (as a quick google will show), and it is backed up with a solid reference.

As I stated in the edit, a more full version of the article will be uploaded within the hour,

Please be careful in making snap decisions about new pages.

Fortunately an admin removed the speedy almost instantly,

Could I ask you to please remove the speedy template from my talk page.

Regards,

--  Chzz  ►  19:57, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Okay, sorry for the confusion. You may remove the warning from your page at any time. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 19:58, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Would you mind removing it yourself please.
I don't like having such warnings on my talk page, and I don't like removing such things myself as it may look like a cover up. Please could you perform the edit to remove it, including an explanation in the edit summary.

--  Chzz  ►  20:22, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

The operation has been performed. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 20:25, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Your blatant abuse of speedy deletion on SONIDEP‎‎

Seriously, what a dick move. 30 seconds after creation of an article, the first edit of which is referenced, about the national oil company of a Niger, it's nominated for speedy deletion? Seriously dick move. This is why people leave wikipedia.

Explain, if you will, how this meets speedy deletion:

  • An article about a real person, an organization (e.g. band, club, company, etc., except schools), or web content that does not indicate why its subject is important or significant. This is distinct from verifiability and reliability of sources, and is a lower standard than notability. This criterion applies only to articles about web content and to articles about people and organizations themselves, not to articles about their books, albums, software and so on. The criterion does not apply to any article that makes any credible claim of significance or importance even if the claim is not supported by a reliable source. If the claim's credibility is unclear, you can improve the article yourself, propose deletion, or list the article at articles for deletion.

Also explain why it is appropriate to tag articles as such immediately upon first edit. This is a flagrant abuse of these standards, and if I had not been someone who's been contributing to Wikipedia for three years, I would rightly think that Wikipedia was a very nasty place.

Sort it out, but frankly, I don't want to hear from you again. T L Miles (talk) 19:59, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

A simple "I don't agree" would do, Mr. Miles. Going out of one's way to call me a "dick" is not what I expect from someone "...who's been contributing to Wikipedia for three years." ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 20:02, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Your speedy deletion edits are a flagrant abuse of the Speedy Deletion standard: both the rationale (which are Notability guideline rationales for a full deletion debate) and the speed (immediately upon creation of article). If, after a dozen people telling you this, you still don't understand that, then you need to give this a wee think. As to Dick Move: doing it once cause you're a newbie is understandable. Doing it repeatedly looks like purposeful abuse of the deletion process. That is a Dick Move, and you clearly need to be called on it, cause previous interactions on this page with others don't seem to have gotten you the message. T L Miles (talk) 20:32, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

I know what it looks like, but all the nominations that I do are in good faith. Before today, I didn't have an interaction with you, so bad faith wasn't the deal here. You must understand (after being here longer than me) that any article brought up in the Special:NewPages space needs to be reviewed. Of all the warnings here (I won't count them, so I'll say 10) disagreeing with my tagging are probably a result of me reviewing 50 articles in the same period. Not to make myself sound great, but I think I help eliminate vandalism. If your article, and theirs, got caught in it, I'm sorry. I don't sit behind the monitor and evily laugh "hahhaha, all those idiots, I must make their life miserable by bad-faithedly nominating articles for deletion!! I am kewl and unstoppable!!" I try the hardest not to make mistakes. So, yes, I am sorry if I tagged your article in the blink of an eye. But I still think you can be nicer in telling me what happened. Of all those that warned me, they don't call me names. And I won't do it, either, no matter how mad it makes me. ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 20:55, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
I am not going to call you any names, but I do think you have been a little overzealous in your speedy deletions. Please keep in mind that people may be putting a significant amount of time and mental effort into the creation of these pages, and if they don't know how to undo the speedy, it is lost. If they do know how to, they will probably spend a lot more time and effort to try to support what already was a perfectly valid article. The fact is that in reading above, many times all you have to say is "oops, I didn't look closely enough." If you are going to nominate for speedy deletion, please take the time and care to look at what you are deleting and don't make those simple mistakes. It wastes peoples time, particularly people new to Wikipedia, and drives them away. You cited 10 out of 50 false positives... a 20% rate is totally unacceptable. Let's try to get it below 1%, ok? --Brentonboy (talk) 08:16, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Help needed

You tagged my article (I, claudius 'A touch of Murder') for speedy deletion, but I desperately wants to improve it. Could you help me be showing me how how to link, e.g actors names to their biography pages and vice versa. Thanks for the help and please read the discussion page as to why I think the article should be kept. (Beinghuman900 (talk) 20:05, 27 February 2009 (UTC))

I tagged the article for deletion. To create wikilinks to point to the names of a person's biography:
  1. (enclose the name in double square brackets as such [[Example Person]]
  2. (ensure that the person's name is spelled correctly and capitalized correctly)
Hope this helps. Cheers, ←Signed:→Mr. E. Sánchez Get to know me! / Talk to me!←at≈:→ 20:08, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
WP:DONTBITE --  Chzz  ►  20:37, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

CSD tags

I see I'm not the first person to bring this up with you. I have declined your speedy tag of Vishram Sawant, which you labeled as "no context." The article gave a clear context, this person is a film director from India. It also included a reference. The ref wasn't formatted properly, but it only took me about one minute to fix that. The ref revealed that this person is well known in India and has directed several well-received films. Please be more careful with your CSD tagging in the future. Thanks Beeblebrox (talk) 20:44, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

  • After reading some of your above responses to similar messages, it seems you are well aware of this problem, but don't actually see it as a problem because you believe you are acting in good faith. Just because you aren't deliberately making bad CSD noms, doesn't make it right. You are simply acting too hastily. Many, if not most Wikipedia articles start out as very brief stubs. That's what is so cool about Wikipedia, that a little germ of an idea of an article can grow over time into a fully-fleshed out encyclopedic treatment of a subject. You seem to be applying your own personal criteria, that any very short stub is a candidate for CSD. That is just not the case. Frankly, since you have been approached about this 10 or 12 times but haven't made the slightest attempt to slow down and be more careful with your tagging, you are acting in bad faith. I'm sorry if this seems harsh, but you don't seem to want to acknowledge that this is even a problem. Bad CSD tags scare off new users and cause needless work for administrators, who have their hands full already dealing with the good CSD noms. In short, speedy deletion is for uncontroversial cases, the very "worst of the worst" new articles, not just articles that are short and need work. I implore you to re-read WP:CSD and to be more careful in the future. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:31, 27 February 2009 (UTC)


New mesage from me above regarding "Smarter Wikipedia". Wikeditor21 (talk) 20:54, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Try adding a {notability} tag instead if unsure. Dr. Blofeld White cat 21:37, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

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