User talk:RedBlade7

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Notability of Ted Butler[edit]

A tag has been placed on Ted Butler, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion. To do this, add {{hangon}} on the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag) and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Butseriouslyfolks 20:10, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Notability of Hoarding Copper[edit]

A tag has been placed on Hoarding Copper, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

EndUN Userbox[edit]

Hi, you recently participated in the Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:DieWeisseRose/Userboxes/EndUN discussion. I have reluctantly submitted the closing statement by User:Tony Sidaway for deletion review. Please consider taking a look at Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2007_July_1#User:DieWeisseRose.2FUserboxes.2FEndUN. Thanks. --DieWeisseRose 02:42, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia Pennsylvania[edit]

Hello there!

I'm writing to inform you that we are now forming the first local Wikimedia Chapter in the United States: Wikimedia Pennsylvania. Our goals are to perform outreach and fundraising activities on behalf of the various Wikimedia projects. If you're interested in being a part of the chapter, or just want to know more, you can:

Contact us on IRC at #wikimedia-pa
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Visit our blog at http://wmfpa.blogspot.com

Thanks and I hope you join up! Cbrown1023 talk 04:19, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tagging Linux as POV[edit]

Please re-read the NPOV policy so as to understand it properly before tagging articles as violating it when you admit you can't find any 'criticisms' to include. Doing so is annoying, and repeatedly doing so is disruptive.-Localzuk^(talk) 17:50, 26 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Confused...[edit]

I'm confused, you are anti-OSS but are happy to use Firefox and Vim, and previously Thunderbird? Huh?-Localzuk^(talk) 19:27, 26 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your view of OSS is a bit strange, considering it helps small companies as well as large. For example, I was commissioned at one point to develop an OSS package for a company. The code was available for everyone when it was complete and I also made money creating it, and from supporting it. How is this exploitation or benefiting larger companies?

Also, to say that large companies make teir OSS software deliberately difficult to use is amazing, considering how the entire focus of the OSS movement at present is pretty much 'make it easier to use' - and making claims that Linux or most pieces of OSS software are difficult to use is nonsense. For example, Firefox is not difficult to use, Ubuntu is not difficult to use, Thunderbird is not difficult to use, MediaWiki (the software running this site) is not difficult to use. Compare this with Microsoft Windows, where training costs a fortune, support costs a fortune and it is difficult to use - as all the advanced bits are hidden away. Another aspect is that many small companies have the ability to offer support for OSS packages with no cost to them other than learning the software - there is a shop down where I live which is an Ubuntu support centre.

If you use Firefox because it is more secure than IE, why not use Opera? It is supposedly even more secure still.

And shareware was a terrible business model, and still is. However, there are some companies that still use it and make a killing from it such as Ambrosia Software. If your software is good enough to sell, then it will sell. If it isn't then it won't...

To put it bluntly, I don't understand your arguments because they simply are false.-Localzuk^(talk) 10:47, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

RE: Shareware UBX[edit]

Don't you mean freeware? Shareware is trial software > Rugby471 ^talk ⚔ 15:27, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Coinflation[edit]

A tag has been placed on Coinflation requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for web content.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. -- WebHamster 13:41, 16 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

AfD nomination of Coinflation[edit]

Coinflation, an article you created, has been nominated for deletion. We appreciate your contributions. However, an editor does not feel that Coinflation satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in the nomination space (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and the Wikipedia deletion policy). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Coinflation and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Coinflation during the discussion but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Hammer1980·^talk 00:53, 25 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Coinflation[edit]

What about it ? Hammer1980·^talk 08:59, 26 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

AfD nomination of Melodic rock[edit]

I have nominated Melodic rock, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Melodic rock. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Libs (talk) 19:59, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]