User:Fabrictramp/Review

One of the things that has always bothered me as an admin is the lack of constructive criticism about my actions, so I'm hoping you all will do me the favor of providing it.

A few ground rules:
 * Be open, honest, and blunt. Say what you think, but don't be a jerk about it.
 * Point to and link to items that are of concern.
 * Please make your criticism something I can learn from. "Bad communication" isn't going to help me be a better admin. "It would be nice if you told me why you declined my speedy" helps me much, much more.
 * If I need clarification on your comment, I'll ask here. If I don't hear back from you in a few days, I'll put a talkback on your talk page.

Thanks! Fabrictramp |  talk to me  14:47, 4 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Sorry for not being of assistance, but there simply is not much I can criticize you on. Keep up the good work! -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 05:56, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi there, thanks for the feedback on "The Monk Seal Conspiracy", I agree that it isn't notable and so if you want to delete it then go ahead,you were much politer about the matter than were some folks. I've put the pith of the book into the main page on the Meditteranean Monk Seal. I can recommend the book, it's not famous enough to warrant a page on wikipedia but it's a terrific read and should be better known.Andrew F. (talk) 17:41, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

There is a game on facebook that a ton of people play called My Heroes Ability. I was considering writing a new entry but see you deleted the previous one. If I write a comprehensive article and collaborate with a lot of people who will edit it and make a large page, will it stay up, or is it potentially going to be deleted again? (com1padres)
 * I could give you a more specific answer if you could link to where you see that I deleted it, as that will let me find the article text. Unfortunately, I don't see a deleted article at My Heroes Ability. But in general, if you want to write an article that will stick around, read WP:FIRST, WP:Notability and WP:BETTER. Then try writing a draft in a subpage of your user page, such as at User:Com1padres/My Heroes Ability. When you think it's ready, put a helpme tag on your talk page and ask an experienced editor to look it over before moving it to article space. All that is no guarantee the article won't be deleted, but it dramatically increases the odds it will stick around. If you have more questions, I'll be happy to answer them on my talk page. Also, don't forget to sign your talk page comments by typing --~ or pressing the button at the top of the edit box that looks like a squiggle. HTH! -- Fabrictramp |  talk to me  16:10, 7 September 2009 (UTC)


 * You seem to be doing a fine job in general.  I'm a little concerned that User talk:Baron D. Z. has stopped contributing to harp-related articles, a subject he seems to know well.   We should all remember to spend a little time nurturing newcomers.   Your page move that left a red link from Edna Phillips suggests haste, and no one has tagged for the article's most glaring issue, possible copy-vio, or left any suggestions on talk. Sparafucil (talk) 20:58, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Perhaps I haven't had enough caffeine yet this morning, but I honestly can't see how the page move left a red link anywhere. Could you explain more fully? Also, could you explain what you would have liked me to have said to Baron D. Z., who has been contributing sporadically for about 18 months now? Thanks!-- Fabrictramp |  talk to me  15:39, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, I love coffee too.  With no explanation, it wasnt clear whether you moved the page because it was originally Edna phillips (lower case p) or because you felt the name used in funeral notices should be prefered.    The Baron expressed himself in his edit summary but was reverted by someone else, again with no attempt to engage in discussion.   Edna Phillips (uppercase P) is now blue because I moved the page.    If he's a sporadic contributor anyway there's hope he'll come back.   I cant say myself how I would encourage someone outside of my areas of expertise,  but even a boilerplate welcome like this is a nice gesture.    Apologies if my comments come across as sharp, after you specifically asked for blunt; it's my persona's fault  ;-) Sparafucil (talk) 01:22, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem with sharp or blunt. I just wanted clarification so I can take things into account the next time I run into a similar situation. For example, I now know to also create the upper case redirect if needed -- we didn't use to have to do that, but the devs have made the software smarter, so we have to keep up. :)


 * I haven't been welcoming people with blank talk pages but several months worth of contributions because the standard welcomes just don't work. However, I do like yours. Mind if I shamelessly steal it use it as inspiration?-- Fabrictramp |  talk to me  16:09, 13 September 2009 (UTC)


 * You're one of the kindest and most consistent CSD people on the wiki. - Dank (push to talk) 19:23, 18 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Thank you for helping me exposing a stealth delete-happy user's untrues. User talk:Fabrictramp/Archive 02 --Regards, Necessary Evil (talk) 21:24, 21 September 2009 (UTC)


 * We don't cross paths very often, but I have noticed that you do good work at XfD, particularly AfD. Keep it up! – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 19:50, 22 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Based on the time we worked on sorting out minor league players, I found Fabrictramp to be an impartial and thorough administrator with only a single flaw.--kelapstick (talk) 22:13, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for not mentioning the other glaring flaw.-- Fabrictramp |  talk to me  14:03, 28 September 2009 (UTC)


 * So despite being asked to quote references my page still gets deleted? Fantastic. Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia (Run by knowledge facists who delete all things they can't prove or haven't heard of.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Magoosh (talk • contribs)
 * Usually when you are adding references to show that your page is not a complete hoax, you add a reference that actually contains the name of your subject. If you'd like to take another stab at the article and can find references that show he existed at all, let me know and I'll be more than happy to walk you through it. HTH!-- Fabrictramp |  talk to me  15:10, 10 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Per Secret Maryo Chronicles, you restored an article that had a clear delete AFD on the books at the request of an anonymous editor whose only edit was on Requests for undeletion which is supposed to be for proposed deletions and CSD G6, not CSD G4. This was a very clear, very old uncontested AFD and the so-called new sources consisted of 2 dead links and one non-reliable source, which WP:DRV would have seen quickly. This is very poor judgment for an admin. Andre (talk) 19:54, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
 * And your communication on the matter has been very poor and inflammatory. Andre (talk) 20:08, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
 * For that, I apologize. Written communication is an imperfect medium, and my comments must seem to you much as yours seem to me. If you think I've made an inflammatory statement, please ask me to clarify. And if I seem to take one of your statements wrong, please politely correct me.
 * As to Secret Maryo Chronicles, we clearly are not seeing eye to eye on the use of speedy deletion and when G4 is applicable. The funny thing is, we really have no dispute on the quality (or lack thereof) of the sources -- our only dispute is whether G4 can be used when the article has changed from the version originally seen at AfD, and whether the fact that an editor is anonymous or new makes a difference as to their request. Again, the written medium is not well suited to human communication, because I've obviously failed to get that across.-- Fabrictramp |  talk to me  22:17, 11 October 2009 (UTC)