User talk:AmaryllisGardener/Archive 3

Thanks
Thank you for taking the time to give me advice on editing. I think the information is going to be helpful in improving my editing(Sterlite7 (talk) 20:44, 28 November 2014 (UTC)Sterlite7)
 * And you're welcome. I hope you like it here. :) -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 20:45, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Are you kidding me
Seriously! you deleted it because it was constructive enough!?!?!!?!?!?!!!??! Please change it back because I have the right to post that because of the 7th internet amendments that was issued last year! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:BD5E:C780:845D:35F9:EBF:6A1E (talk) 16:52, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Are you kidding me? I reverted it because it wasn't constructive, it was hoax/opinionated vandalism. I don't know what "amendments" you're talking about, but whatever they are, they don't apply here. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 16:54, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

for delete both Dibyaranjan Brahma and Dibya Ranjan Brahma
please delete both now.
 * Well then, leave them alone and they'll be deleted shortly. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 01:46, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Referencing for Monique Brynnel
Hi Amaryllis

Thanks for your contact and advice.I am writing about Monique Brynnel Opera singer on her behalf. The information for her bio has been what she has written to me about her life. How do I cite this as a reference.Also she has sent me a photo that she would like to use however can't remember all the details of when it was done and by who as she is now in her 70's. How would I reference this as well to upload to her Wikipedia page.

Thanks Robert AOS14AOS14 (talk) 22:27, 3 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Hello, AOS14! I hope you like Wikipedia and decide to stay. The information needs to be easily verifiable, so I don't know about the picture and/or letter. I'm not extremely knowledgeable about that particular topic, and you could probably ask that question at the Teahouse. Good luck with your draft! :) -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 05:18, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Mark Rayner (Stunts)
Hi AmaryllisGardener,

I've been working on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Mark_Rayner_(Stunts) and want to see what else I need to get it accepted. I have added some more external links to my sources but want to see if this is enough to get me started. I plan on working on it further but could you let me know what I need to do to at least get it accepted?

Thanks.

Rodgersbrandon (talk) 19:57, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Hello, Rodger. I think that Identifying reliable sources is a good read for you. There you'll see what kind of sources are reliable, and which ones are not. Also, Citing sources will show you how to add inline citations, which you'll need in this draft whose subject is a living person. You can come by the Teahouse if you like, there are many editors willing to answer questions there. Let me know if you need anything else. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 20:04, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

Draft:Jak Alnwick
I have added the references that the previous editor missed out. The footballer now meets notability per WP:NFOOTBALL, having made his full-professional debut today. cheers. LRD 15:41, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

Martin meaning
I am sorry that you did not know this. But there is a little city in Russia called groucha where we actually speak groucha as well as russian and a lot of us speak English too. We thought it would be a good idea to let people know the true meaning of martin according to the Greek history. It was a mistake that you deleted it but I respect the fact that this new knowledge for most. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Totally martin (talk • contribs) 03:56, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Beg your pardon!
Hi, my page US steam locomotives should be a subpage of my userpage - not an article in Wikipedia. I misstyped that. Beg your pardon! --WasatchTitan (talk) 20:47, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
 * That's okay, I see many people make that mistake. Happy editing, -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 20:57, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Some comments on GA nomination of Kajaani
Hi Amaryllis, I noticed that you nominated Kajaani for GA. I plan to take on the review after I finish the ones I'm in the middle of now. (Yes, I did get eliminated from the GA Cup, but I'm still doing reviews anyway.) Before the formal review GA review, however, there's a couple of things that you may want to address. First, the entire fourth paragraph under the "History" section is unsourced. Second, and perhaps less importantly, the main source seems to be primary, as it is the city's official website. Just thought I'd let you know. Thanks, -- Biblio worm  02:25, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I think I solved the problem, it cites the official website much less now, it was 19 times, now it's 5. Thanks for the note! Happy editing, -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 03:03, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Possible RfA
Hey! I might be nominating you for adminship soon; would you accept the nomination if I made one? I'm just checking to see if you'd be fine with having an RfA. :) -Fim atic  (talk &#124; contribs) 18:28, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I would probably accept, I was considering this a couple months ago and I was told I needed to do a few things (most of which I have done) to help me prepare, I have learned a lot since then and feel I'm calmer in disputes I'm involved in compared to back then, I've also added a few thousand edits since then. Pinging User:Mr. Stradivarius and User:Anne Delong, (users I've asked about adminship in the past). I want to see what Strad and Anne say about it and then we might can go ahead with it. :) -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 18:38, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay! When I first saw you around RfAs and AfDs, I thought you were an admin before I looked at your userpage. You've done a great job on Wikidata with the tools, so I assume you'd do the same here. -Fim atic  (talk &#124; contribs) 18:40, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm likely going to create the RfA within the next couple of days; should I wait for Anne and Strad to give their opinions on what they'd think of you having one? -Fim atic  (talk &#124; contribs) 01:02, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I'd just wait say 16 hours or so, Strad lives in Hokkaido according to his userpage, so we might get a response from him overnight. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 01:06, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay, I can do it then. :) It seems that Mr. Stradivarius has edited after you pinged him – the ping may not have worked. -Fim atic  (talk &#124; contribs) 01:07, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * We shall be patient, but I'll ping him just in case it didn't work... . -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 01:11, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, I know- I was just bringing up that it may not have worked the first time. -Fim atic  (talk &#124; contribs) 01:13, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I didn't mean you were being impatient anyway. I just meant that now, all we can do is wait. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 01:18, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi. :) Yes, I saw this, but didn't have time to reply earlier. I'll try and have a look through your contribs later today. — Mr. Stradivarius  ♪ talk ♪ 01:45, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay! Thanks for letting us know. -Fim atic  (talk &#124; contribs) 01:52, 5 December 2014 (UTC)


 * AmaryllisGardener, I am sorry to have taken so long to respond. Unfortunately I have been ill for the past three days, and although I saw your ping I didn't feel up to writing anything that required much thought.  I have reread the previous discussion on my talk page from September, but when I tried to access the edit statistics, the labs site did not respond.  Without that info I don't feel that I can give you useful advice. I will try again tomorrow.  &mdash;Anne Delong (talk) 03:06, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
 * That's okay. I know the new labs edit counter goes in and out all the time. I hope you get well soon! :) -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 03:38, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Hello again, AmaryllisGardener. I had to try six times, but I finally got the X tools to work, once. I had a look at some of your recent contributions, and I can see that you have been doing a lot of good work since we talked about this in September. Your AfD participation and CSD log look pretty good. I see that you have made a list of some of your more complete article creations to make them easy to find - good. You are at the lower end for edit count, but editors with the same experience have been accepted. I am not really an expert about RfA - I have only participated in a few.  I can tell you that you will likely be asked questions about reliable sources, so be prepared with a better answer than the one that you gave in the thread above this one.  Also, since you have Nancy Vaughan on your list of created pages, you may wish to take another look at it in the light of WP:NPOL.  A few months ago, you would have had no chance to pass; now you have a chance, but I don't have enough experience at RfA to gauge how great a one.  Of course, if you keep on as you have been lately, the chances will only go up with time.  If you do decide to run now, and don't pass, it will be very good experience for another run in the future, provided that you can take the criticism calmly and constructively.  When  replies, you should likely put more weigh on his comments, though. &mdash;Anne Delong (talk) 03:15, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Anne. :) And I'll try to have another look at Nancy Vaughan, I'm sure improvements can be made. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 03:25, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

I just wanted to make sure you haven't forgotten about this. If you don't have enough time to do it, that's okay. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 01:53, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Yeah; if you don't have enough time to be a nominator/co-nominator, that's fine. -Fim atic  (talk &#124; contribs) 02:29, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I just checked, X!'s edit counter is back up :) -Fim atic  (talk &#124; contribs) 02:49, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the wait. I've just sent you an email with my advice - feel free to reply here or by email, whichever you think is best. — Mr. Stradivarius  ♪ talk ♪ 05:38, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Fimatic, I think we should wait at least a few months. Thank you for the consideration, but I might not survive an RfA, and I don't know if I could take on the responsibility of being an admin just yet. Regards, -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 13:45, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
 * That's completely fine :) I'll be happy to bring up the idea in a few months from now, I just think that you'd be a good admin. -Fim atic  (talk &#124; contribs) 15:50, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Zulficar Moussa
hello ;

You just rejected my Draft about Zulficar Moussa, I dont understand why I am creating a page about a young footballer for people to get to know him. As you say wikipedia is created by people like us. I hope you allow it to go through this time.

Regards ; — Preceding unsigned comment added by Darren joyce (talk • contribs) 13:51, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
 * The problem is that you cite Wikipedia articles, which are not valid references, as explained at WP:CIRCULAR. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 14:13, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Reliable sources
Hi. I noticed that you declined this AFC submission due to a lack of reliable sources. While it does use IMDB once, the main source they used appears to be a real, scholarly project out of Columbia University. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:35, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry. I think I know what happened, I saw the tag at the bottom of the page that said it didn't have any refs, so, I assumed it didn't. Feel free to rv my review or resubmit the draft. Happy editing, -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 20:39, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Kajaani
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Kajaani you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Biblioworm -- Biblioworm (talk) 01:01, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Kajaani
The article Kajaani you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Kajaani for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Biblioworm -- Biblioworm (talk) 02:40, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Kajaani
The article Kajaani you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Kajaani for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Biblioworm -- Biblioworm (talk) 04:22, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you Biblio! :) -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 04:59, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

Forced adoption in Norway
Hi,

I moved a link to official statement of Norwegian embassy in Prague from "external links" to "references" (and I hope Norwegian embassy is a reliable source) And I added some info about the case of Indian couple and a reference to BBC article. I have also found just now that this topic si partially covered here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Welfare_Services_(Norway) and there are some references as well. So there is some duplicity here, but I think that this is quite important issue and because there is already an article "Forced adoption in U.K", I think that it would be OK to have a separate article about the Norway as well. I suggest to copy the relevant content from Childe Welfare Service (Norway) to this article and create just a link there. I can also provide a lot of links to Czech mainstream media but there are in Czech, of course, so I do not know if they qualify. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Varenucha (talk • contribs) 19:22, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I think you need inline citations for this. Even though technically you have them, they're beside of section headers. The topic is definitely one that needs to be 100% verified, so it needs some work. Also, I would suggest you read this, because not just anything can be cited when your trying to verify content that could be challenged and removed easily. I wish you the best of luck with your draft! Regards, -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 19:27, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Frankly speaking I do not know what you want from me. I do not understand what is the difference if the citation is at the header or somewhere in the text, whnen the whole section is about the same matter. You have there an official statement of Norwegian embassy, and if you would read it, you would know that the story is true. Also, as I pointed out, the issue is already mentioned in another article, so I guess it was already approved.

I have other work to do. I do not have time for studying everything about creating wikipedia articles. I created an article because I think this matter is very important so it deserves a separate article. And because it is my first article I know it is not perfect. But once published, other people would probably make it better soon.
 * Well, maybe later this week I can have a closer look and improve the draft. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 21:04, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. That would be highly appreciated.

Varenucha (talk) 13:46, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi, I did some more research and I believe that I extended and supported the article substantially. Can you have a quick look? Do you think it si suitable for resubmitting? Thanks. Varenucha (talk) 20:27, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
 * You can resubmit anytime you want. :) -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 20:31, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

Star Ring Inc and Star Ring articles error
Hi, my article was not published, Star Ring Inc, because there is another article, Star Ring, that is awaiting review. Both articles are mine that I wrote, but since this was the first time I uploaded an article to Wikipedia, I did not know how to make change to the first article, Star Ring, so I did the mistake of starting new again, which is why I wrote Star Ring Inc. I forgot to included "Inc" to the title of the article and that is why I made a new article. This second submission, Star Ring Inc, is the final and last draft. Not the first one. I hope this make sense and you can be kind to help!

Thanks, Joanna — Preceding unsigned comment added by Starringinc (talk • contribs) 00:05, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

Request on 17:29:17, 11 December 2014 for assistance on AfC submission by Radicalchoicesllc
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I submitted an article a few days ago that was not accepted. I am new to writing/editing on Wikipedia, could you please let me know some specifics of why my article wasn't accepted so that I can edit it and resubmit? Thank you!
 * {{ping|Radicalchoicesllc}} One of the major problems with your draft was being unreferenced. Identifying reliable sources, Help:Referencing for beginners, and Citing sources are some great pages to start on when learning about references. Regards, -- Amaryllis Gardener  {{sup|talk}} 17:32, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

Happy Lucia!


Happy Saint Lucia's day!

"Good Morning" AmaryllisGardener: Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia! 13 December is the day when Swedes perplex the rest of the world by showing up way too early in the morning dressed in white tunics, candles in their hair, singing and bringing saffron buns and breakfast in bed to nice people. Hope you have a bright day! – w.carter -Talk  01:36, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks and happy St Lucy's Day to you too! -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 01:38, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

Merry early Christmas!


- Fim atic  (talk &#124; contribs) is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year!

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05:39:35, 16 December 2014 review of submission by Jyotinathganguly
Dear Wiki team:

Greetings!

Thank you for your support in disseminating information.

My submission was declined because the List of References at the bottom were not listed in the relevant section.

I have made the changes. I have added the Papers published between 1947 and 1985 in the References section at the bottom.

I now seek guidance whether my submission is as per standards.

Thank you very much.

- Jyotinath Ganguly, Bangalore, India

Jyotinathganguly (talk) 05:39, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Good, but now you need inline citations, since the references don't specify what they're verifying. You can find links to useful pages at the top of Draft:Prof Jagannath Ganguly where I most recently reviewed it. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 14:03, 16 December 2014 (UTC)

Tanks you
Thank you for contributing on Wikipedia. Can you help me with my User Page?SonictheHedgehog99 (talk) 23:48, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I'll try to do what I can. What do you want done exactly? -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 23:49, 16 December 2014 (UTC)

The User boxes look nice.SonictheHedgehog99 (talk) 23:51, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I whipped something up quick. How do you like what I've done here? Tell me if changes need to be made, or if you'd like it to be on your userpage. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 23:59, 16 December 2014 (UTC)

Yes, that'd be nice on my user page. Thanks.:)SonictheHedgehog99 (talk) 00:02, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Done! (I don't know if you noticed, but the colors I used were those similar to Sonic and Tails) Let me know if you need anything else! :) -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 00:04, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

Merry Merry
To you and yours FWiW  Bzuk (talk) 23:05, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks and Merry Christmas to you too! :) -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 23:09, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

Tirupati rushivan
Sorry sir, But why you declined my article ? can i know? also there is no article about Tirupati rushivan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.107.240.153 (talk) 07:12, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
 * From what I can see, I don't think I declined your article. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 14:49, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject Laos resurrection
Hello,

I have a particular interest in the Laotian Civil War, and am writing upon it. I am not interested in tackling the entirety of the subject of Laos. You might dub my reactivation of the WikiProject as a limited one.

Georgejdorner (talk) 18:40, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Oh, I see. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 18:47, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Royals (song)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Royals (song) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of J Milburn -- J Milburn (talk) 11:01, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

[untitled]
Hi Amaryllis,

I have removed the Alexia ranking for the CD page because it is all about advertising. Are you familiar with CD? They generate money through advertisements on the CD website.

Why does it matter how "popular" that site is? This is what Alexia Rankings are used for: "Alexa's tools transform raw data into meaningful insights that lead to real competitive advantage for your business" This type of data is being used by CD to promote and advertise themselves. It has no business being on Wiki.

You did not edit the Alexia Ranking correctly. There is an US Ranking and a Global Ranking. This ranking changes daily which is another reason it is disingenuous to include it on the wiki page.

Again this type of information is nothing more than for the purpose of advertising their website.

This edit also falls under original research. If anyone is truly interested in learning about CD's Alexia Ranking they can look it up themselves (original research)

DeDe4Truth (talk) 19:41, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I cited Alexa's website, so it's not orginial research. The ranking was the global one, which is the one that is standard, using a US ranking would be geographically bias. Like I said before, we have a ranking for WikiLeaks, and we're definitely not trying to advertise them. It's neat to see the popularity of a given site. Please revert your edit, if you want to have Alexa ranks removed from all website articles, then bring it up at Template talk:Infobox website, don't remove it from it article. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 19:48, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

@AmaryllisGardener Please stop assuming what WikiLeaks and CD uses the Alexia Rankings for. Great if WikiLeaks is not using the Alexia Rankings for advertising purposes. However CD is. Most of what I previously edited out of that page were touting advertisement's for CD. The Alexia Rankings are just another advertisement tool for them. Also please stop brining WikiLeaks into this. CD and WikiLeaks serve two completely different purposes.

I also sited a lot of information on that page and freerangefrog deleted it and said it falls under original research...so does the Alexia Ranking.

Alexia Rankings change daily thus this is a disingenuous representation of the actual number. Anyone can look this information up for themselves.

DeDe4Truth (talk) 20:02, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
 * 1. Alexa.com is a reliable source for Alexa rankings, whereas a forum is not a reliable source for controversy (See WP:RS). 2. How do you know that CD uses their Alexa rank as advertising (here on Wikipedia)? 3. Even if they did add the Alexa rank here as advertising, I'm not advertising when I put it back in the infobox where it has a parameter (see Template:Infobox website), I'm just a volunteer like you. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 20:32, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

Hi AmaryllisGardener,

I have a few CD moderator friends and have learned from them that CD will use any means to protect or promote their website. I deleted all of their Wiki advertisements that touted how many registered members they have and how much prize money they give away to registered members. CD generates a lot of money from their site and they do this by allowing advertising. It looks appealing to potential advertisers to see that a website is generating a lot of traffic. If you take a look at all the things I deleted from the CD page they were all related to promoting or advertising the CD website. It is not rocket science to see their intentions.

You are not being truthful in posting the Alexa Ranking without explaining that you are only using the global ranking and that the traffic rank is based on three months of aggregated historical traffic data from millions of Alexa Toolbar users and is a combined measure of page views and users (reach).

With respect to your comment about me posting forum links...I not only included forum links to my initial edits but the BBB and CD's own website to alert anyone who is thinking about signing up that once signed up your account will never be deleted. You can ask and they will just change your screen status to Not A Member but they will not delete your account. This is just another smoke screen tactic used by the CD owner to falsely tout how many registered users they have.

Why is it important to you to help CD advertise their traffic?

It is important to keep Wiki free from websites promoting themselves.

DeDe4Truth (talk) 22:57, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
 * It isn't important to me to advertise their traffic, I don't care about that. What is important to me is that Wikipedia keep Alexa ranks, which aren't here for advertising purposes. Not much more I can say. -- Amaryllis Gardener   talk 23:48, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day

 * Why thank you, Lizzie Harrison! It's been a great two years! -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 20:48, 28 December 2014 (UTC)