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The Signpost: 02 July 2012

The Signpost: 09 July 2012

A barnstar for you!

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
Repetetive job, did it all yourself without asking me to take some of the load off. Thank you! Alexzarach (talk) 19:58, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
Thank you! Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 20:29, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Proost!

De728631 (talk) has bought you a whisky! Sharing a whisky is a great way to bond with other editors after a day of hard work. Spread the WikiLove by buying someone else a whisky, whether it be someone with whom you have collaborated or had disagreements. Enjoy!

For the good idea of userfying User talk:Sinistrum1992/Sinistrum rather than deleting it. I should have done that myself.

Spread the good cheer and camaraderie by adding {{WikiScotch}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Message received at 14:09, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
Thank you! I love a good scotch. Though I currently can't see it ever meeting WP:BAND, the remark on the talkpage, plus the fact they exist for over 20 years makes me think that something might come of it. Speaking of whiksy, are you interested in helping out with the whisky related articles on Wikipedia. They're in a truely deplorable state, and I'm quite lazy if I have to do everything myself. Martijn Hoekstra (talk)
Meh. That reminds me of that bottle in my cupboard but I'm currently not allowed to drink the stuff due to medication. But I shall have a look at some cyber Scotch instead and fix some articles. And I agree with you about that band. Maybe I can dig something out of the interwebs since I'm currently doing some dark/goth/symphonic band editing anyway. On another note, regarding your name, might you be interested in helping WikiProject Frisia? There are still a lot of articles that could be beefed up with translated text from the Dutch Wikipedia. Cheers, De728631 (talk) 21:03, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

ANJA (singer)

Hi - I've been here far too long to start challenging decisions by admins but I'm at a loss to see where in this article there is any "credible assertion of importance or significance". Can you enlighten me? -- Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 04:35, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi Daemonic Kangaroo, the claim of importance is having songs featured in the video game Just Dance 3. This claim seems credible to me. A7 is meant for things like 'the guy who lives down the street with the funny haircut'. The threshold for A7 is far lower than the notability guideline. I do agree this article should probably be deleted, but A7 is the wrong venue for it. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 16:18, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 16 July 2012

TripIt

Hello, you speedily deleted TripIt, per:

  • 12:39, 20 May 2008 Martijn Hoekstra (Talk | contribs) deleted page TripIt (Speedy deleted per (CSD A7), was an article about a web site, blog, online forum, webcomic, podcast, or similar web content that didn't assert the importance or significance of its subject. using TW)

This company (TripIt, Inc.) is a significant and growing company that was acquired by Concur Technologies in January 2011. Since TripIt is a red-link, I was considering to create it (if and when I can find the time to do research etc.) or, at least, create a redirect to Concur Technologies. However, I am curious to know what was in the page before it was speedily chopped... Are you able to locate the history prior to deletion? If so, could you check it? If this is something I can do, please let me know how...
(I assume one has to be at least an administrator to do that, right? Who can do it, and how can they do it?)
Enquire (talk) 18:23, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi, it used to be the oneliner "TripIt is a social travel web site dedicated to organizing one's travel." plus the link to the website. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 18:52, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Thanks, it must be same venture. It was founded in October 2006, so in May 2008 it was still an early stage venture. Now it is past puberty and apparently well established. Maybe I will look at this again later...
Enquire (talk) 19:18, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Just use your own judgement. I never see a problem with creating a redirect by the way, even if it's a non-notable company that would fail A7. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 19:35, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Mystery of Sir John Gladstone

I think I solved your mystery. If you look at the disambiguation page for "John Gladstone" ... you will find (at least) six, including two Baronets (1st and 3rd) with the honourific title of Sir. You linked to the 1st Baronet (father of UK PM Gladstone), but the man linked to Fettercairn Distillery was the elder brother of UK PM Gladstone, presumably one of the elder sons of the 1st Baronet.

Now there is a new mystery, who was the 2nd Baronet? Perhaps the eldest son of the 1st Baronet and, presumably, older brother of the 3rd Baronet? Hope this helps.
Enquire (talk) 19:07, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Nice! It all happened in 1890, so we can be reasonably sure we need a man born before 1870, and died after 1890. The third and fourth Baronet might fit the bill, and so may the second. Sources generally point to the first, but ruling out zombie owenership, I think we can forget about that one. I think (I'm not sure, sources don't explicitly say this, but they don't claim anyone in between either) the Co. was owned by the same man until 1926. That would leave the 3rd and 4th (and possibly the 2nd, but we don't know that) alive. The closing of the distillery coincides with the death of the 3rd, which could be an explanation for closing it. Problem is; choosing any would be OR, even if there were only one fully suitable candidate. I had looked in to some of the alternatives before; it's just a tad frustrating the sources are lying! Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 19:19, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
this is our second baronet by the way, ruling him out as he's not named John (but that could have become botched somewhere in history), and was dead just a year too soon (which, again not taking zombie baronets in to account, is a showstopper). Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 19:23, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
By the way, is it just me, or is William Ewart Gladstone the most Evil looking person in history? Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 19:27, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
I am sure William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal) was not the type to wet-nurse anyone and I am sure he would never have made the cover of GQ, even if not a zombie (former) PM (a Liberal devil, perhaps?). I really did not study him, although I recall my sister did. All I recall, is that it is impossible to speak of Gladstone (the PM one) without also uttering the name Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative, aka Tory). Gladstone and Disraeli traded (a few times), not only the post of Prime Minister, but also the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer. Quite a remarkable battling duo ... that was for sure.
One thing that struck me, is how Gladstone's dad, the colonial slave-trader, sued for damages following the banning (criminalization) of the slave trade. And, at the same time, abusing the concept of indentured servitude to recreate a new form of slavery. All the more remarkable when you consider that he was the father of a famous Liberal PM.
Enquire (talk) 06:12, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Baba kharak Singh

Considering you have check the talk page , can I know the reason for the deletion ?--Dilpreet Singh (talk) 19:25, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi Dilpreet, as you can see on http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baba_Kharak_Singh it was deleted because it was a copyright violation of http://www.roopinder.com/blog/profile-articles-2/baba-kharak-singh from which whole sections were copied or closely paraphrased (see WP:PARAPHRASE). As a copyright violation, we can't host it on Wikipedia. I haven't properly investigated if it meets our notability guideline (WP:BIO), as I pretty much stopped looking when I confirmed it a copyright violation. That means I can't tell you if there are other problems too, yet this alone means it can't stay on Wikipedia. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 19:39, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
the discussion is still ON on the talk page, as being said to take part for contested deletion on Talk:Baba_Kharak_Singh which is still on , how can one delete this ? --Dilpreet Singh (talk) 19:49, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
What Dori says on that talkpage is spot on: To quote that:

The text is copied from http://www.roopinder.com/blog/profile-articles-2/baba-kharak-singh. Where on that site is it stated that the article is in the public domain? I looked, and I can't find it. Yes, the text was also copy/pasted into a Sikhiwiki article, but that simply means that that article violates Sikhiwiki's content terms. No more, and no less—pasting text into a Sikhiwiki article doesn't automatically remove the original author's rights. Dori ☾Talk ☯ Contribs☽ 19:24, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 19:58, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Okay, can you please tell me who hold the copy right of these two line, below.

In February 1922, Lala Lajpat Rai, who was then President of the Punjab Provincial Congress was imprisoned. Baba Kharak Singh was elected the new President. Commenting on this move, Mahatma Gandhi wrote in Young India: “I congratulate the Punjab Provincial Congress Committee on its decision to elect Sardar Sahib. It is indeed an excellent choice.”

“In the days of our struggle for freedom, he was a pillar of strength and no threat of coercion could bend his iron will. By his example, he inspired innumerable persons,” Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said on the occasion of the 86th birthday of Baba Kharak Singh. --Dilpreet Singh (talk) 20:19, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

No I can't. I don't see how that is relevant either. There were phrases copied, I haven't seen any evidence that they are free of copyright, so therefor we assume they are. If you can't prove they are either in the public domain, or released under a compatible licence, we have to assume it is encumbered by copyright. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 20:22, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Jan Gaston Rawls

No big deal. I've put it up for afd, which is what I probably should have done originally. INeverCry 20:23, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Probably. I was still looking if it should go up for AfD while you nominated it. Remember that G3-hoax is for people trying to create a hoax. It is a sub-item of G3, blatant vandlism (and creating hoaxes can be seen as blatent vandlism). This article is nothing like that. The articles subject might be a hoax, but the article goes in to that itself. So the reason for deletion at AfD would than be that it's either a non-notable author, or a non-notable hoax. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 20:25, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
A hoax about a non-existent hoax - very clever. ;) INeverCry 20:34, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
No, it's almost certainly no hoax about a hoax: this shows without a doubt that it was either an actual author or an actual hoax. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 20:35, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Doh! I checked the refs, but not the external link... This Rawls fellow is messing with me from beyond the possibly non-existent grave! ;) INeverCry 20:46, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 23 July 2012

Please restore this image

This was not eligible for immediate speedy deletion. Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs) 12:13, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Sure, I restored it (though with the resolution it is at, it's going to be very difficult to claim fair use under our policy). Are you going to do some followup on the image? Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 20:01, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Martijn Hoekstra. You have new messages at Dalahäst's talk page.
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 dalahäst (let's talk!) 19:34, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Igor Stagljar

Hello, I am contacting you regarding Igor Stagljar wiki article which you have deleted. I have deleted copyright text after I was informed that the text is under the copyright but you deleted Igor Stagljar wiki artivle anyway because I did not inform anyone that I have deleted it. So I will write it again without the copyright text. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Petarmrtnc (talk • contribs) 04:26, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Melding over vertaling: Wikimedia Highlights, June 2012

Hallo Martijn Hoekstra,

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Thomas Eisfeld

I see that you deleted the recently created Thomas Eisfeld per a previous discussion. It appears that the original article was deleted mainly due to the fact that he failed WP:FOOTBALL. Since the discussion, it looks like he has made his professional debut and has received some modicum of coverage for it. I am no football expert, but it looks like he might now pass WP:FOOTBALL and might be worthy of inclusion at this point. Topher385 (talk) 11:44, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Nah, I did the original discussion closure and deletion. The speedy was done by User:GiantSnowman. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 12:45, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
Oops! Thanks. Topher385 (talk) 13:36, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

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