User talk:Aristophanes68/Archives/2008

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Speedy deletion of Before Columbus Foundation
A tag has been placed on Before Columbus Foundation 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 a person or group of people, 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 indicate 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 biographies.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page (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. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 02:19, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Toni Morrison and WP:LIT
From what I understand, Wikiproject Literature does not cover writers, so I've removed the WP template from Morrison's talk page. The Biography Wikiproject has a subcategory for people who are affiliated with Arts and Entertainment, which includes writers. María ( habla con migo ) 19:37, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I am not affiliated with WP:LIT, so you should ask one of the members there if you have comments or suggestions. It is made very clear in the mission statement, however, that they do not currently include writers in their scope, so I would suggest that you cease adding the project's template to writer talk pages until a consensus saying otherwise has been formed.  I've added the Morrison article to the Arts & Entertainment workgroup for now.  FYI, you added the WP:LIT template to the article, not the talk page, which is incorrect, so I've reverted it. María ( habla  con migo ) 20:09, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Infoboxes
I like the infoboxes that you have created (if you created them), I saw the ones that you posted on some of the Puerto Rican writers articles which I created and man they look real nice. I noticed that in most you posted the info which goes inside the box, however in some you didn't. I have an idea. From now on when you post an infobox, if the article has an image, at least post that in the infobox and if the article is one that I created, I will post the rest with due time. Tony the Marine (talk) 02:09, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I must remind you, unlike Afro-Americans, Italian-Americans and so on "Puerto Rican' is not an ethnicity, it is a nationality. Take care. Tony the Marine (talk) 02:12, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Research Study about Wikipedia?
Hi, Aristophanes. Saw your message on my talk page. I'd definitely appreciate it if you could help. How about I contact you after April 7th? I myself am a grad student working on my master's project, so I know what it's like to have thesis deadlines. :-) --Survivalism (talk) 00:53, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you
Thanks for reaching a compromise on ethnicity in lead sentences of bios. Nice. --70.109.223.188 (talk) 15:52, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Murder Madness and Mayhem
Not me...this fellow is the head honcho. You ought to read his essay - User:Jbmurray/Madness - if you are interested in introducing Wikipedia into the classroom. Cheers! Wassupwestcoast (talk) 02:41, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Research Study about Wikipedia
Hope your dissertation is going well. Shoot me an e-mail if you have time to participate :-) --Survivalism (talk) 04:00, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Might you have a look at this?
I've posted a topic here [] and was wondering what you thought?Smatprt (talk) 03:56, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

WP New Mexico
Hi. I answered your question here. Cheers. --Una Smith (talk) 14:53, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Calling all active WP:NOVELS members
 WikiProject Novels Roll Call WikiProject Novels is currently holding a roll call, which we hope to have annually. Your username is listed on the members list, but we are unsure as to which editors are still active within the project. If you still consider yourself an active WP:Novels editor, please add your name back to the Active Members list. Also feel free to join any of our task forces and take a look at the project's Job Centre to get involved!

Next month we will begin the coordinator election selection process. We hope to have more involvement and input this time around! More news will be forthcoming. Thanks, everyone! María ( habla con migo ) 14:29, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
I have nominated PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award. 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. Rklawton (talk) 00:30, 29 November 2008 (UTC)