User talk:Backslash Forwardslash/Archive 6

Articles for deletion/Sheckymagazine.com
Hi, I was a little surprised at the decision that this was a delete close; I did add four references with indepth coverage of the website, in addition to the admittedly weak sourcing that the article had when it was nominated. I agree that the article needed cleanup to remove POV phrasing, but that's not a reason for deletion, and I believe the sources attested to notability, but the delete !voters didn't look for additional sources themselves before voting. Wouldn't no consensus be more accurate? Fences &amp;  Windows  21:07, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi fences. There were strong delete votes made after you had added the sources, which took into account your references and decided that they weren't enough to constitute notability. When comparing the strength of the votes given the context, I thought consensus was quite clear. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 05:47, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

User talk:BDTaylor
It appears you are dealing with this appropriately - I will defer to your judgment. Cirt (talk) 01:32, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Recent edit
Sorry about my last edit on Autosexuality. I did not intend to use that version, I was simply reverting the anonymous vandal and in the midst of the confusion I saved the wrong piece. No harm was indended. Evlekis (talk) 12:45, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 12:45, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Hovhannesk
Why did you delete my page anyway? Hovhannesk —Preceding undated comment added 13:50, 18 July 2009 (UTC). Yes, I would like it back. Thank you for your concern. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hovhannesk (talk • contribs) 14:01, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 14:04, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

User Protection for Jeffrey Mall
Thank you very much :-)). - Jeffrey Mall  |  Talk2Me  |  BNosey  - 14:00, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem. If you want the protection lengthened, let me know. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 14:04, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Julie Goodwin
Could you please delete that redirect? She needs an article; there's an abundance of reliable sources on her. It didn't get one up until now because it was redirected until last night; I had that deleted, and someone created a vandal page, and now it's redirected again. Rebecca (talk) 08:34, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Does it need to be deleted? It's not harming anyone in the history. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 11:55, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I noticed there was an unvandalised version in the history, and reverted to that. Redirects are worse than deletion, since it's essentially a delete-and-salt unless the editor who wants to create it has been around long enough to know how to create an article over a redirect. Rebecca (talk) 11:59, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I understand your point, it's just I don't see why deletion is necessary given that it's not a redirect anymore. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 12:03, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Dollarsign template
Just a thought... could you make the "dollarsign" template linkable? There are many times when one might want to link to a specific country's dollar (such as US, Canadian, Australian, NZ, Singapore,...). Thanks... — Dale Arnett (talk) 21:13, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi Dale. After getting a bit of help, (read "someone else fixed everything I attempted and did it right"), User:Backslash Forwardslash/dollar can link according to the three digit code given to the currency. Example, AUD = Australian dollar. I'll write up the documentation later, but expect to see it working and moved to the main template in the near future. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 13:03, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of Hafrada
Hi there. I've been away for a couple months and just now discovered that Hafrada was deleted in a discussion you closed. I was wondering if you could userfy the page for me. I spent a lot of time working on that article and would like to have access to the information there for future reference. The discussion involved only a handful of editors and there seemed to be a willlingness among some to accept the content under the name of Separation policy (Israel. Quite ironically, that was the name of an article I created and whose content I merged into Hafrada after discovering they covered the same concept. Thank you considering this request and I look forward to your response.  T i a m u t talk 10:42, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. Please do not reintroduce the content to the Hafrada or the Separation policy (Israel) pages. Consensus was for this content to be deleted, not moved. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 11:21, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

RGCSM
Just for your information, I have posted a prod at RGCSM. You have previously deleted Rgcsm. Thank you for your kind attention.  Kayau  Jane Eyre  PRIDE AND PREJUDICE   les miserables  04:12, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Looks like total junk; I went ahead and deleted it. r ʨ anaɢ talk/contribs 04:16, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Re: on RfAs
Sorry. Thanks for your advice. Deo Volente. — Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 05:43, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Scottiebradleywallace
Clearly we are not a social work agency, and I've been watching this editor for a long time and keeping him off mainspace, maybe we should try and help him get a blog? He's harmless and I think needy. Dougweller (talk) 14:33, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the late reply. I have no problems in trying to help this user find a blog, but surely a link to blogspot or similar would suffice. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 14:42, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Jub Bub
Jub Bub was speedy deleted and I was wondering if you could move the deletion to my user space. Thanks Jubbub55 (talk) 23:22, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. Please do not move it back into the main space until it has met our requirements. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 23:25, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Melissa Palmer
Is there any way to salvage this article. Person is notable for unique combination of former top competitive bodybuilder http://musclememory.com/show.php?c=Northeastern+States+-+NPC&y=1991&g=f, author of a liver book that consistently ranks among the top 2 http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/282829/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_b_1_4_, and top doctor with multiple peer-reviewed publications- http://www.med.nyu.edu/pubs/palmer04.html. This was all demonstrated by secondary sources of reference. Is there any other way to salvage the article - Don't think there is anyone else with this combination of achievements? Thanks for your help.Augie58 (talk) 17:48, 27 July 2009 (UTC)Augie 58 Augie58 (talk) 17:55, 27 July 2009 (UTC)augie58
 * The article was deleted as there was a consensus in the deletion debate that she did not meet the notability criteria. There is no chance, at least for the short term, that the article would be recreated. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 21:30, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

BlackShuck123
I was wondering why you deleted the page for a Very Potter Musical? There are various newspapers which talk about it, and more than just 1 radio show.

http://io9.com/5316232/inside-secrets-of-the-harry-potter-musical http://www.freep.com/article/20090717/ENT04/907170343/0/FEATURES01/-Very-Potter-Musical--a-big-hit-on-YouTube

Do some research before you delete willy-nilly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BlackShuck123 (talk • contribs) 22:36, 27 July 2009 (UTC)


 * A Very Potter Musical was deleted due to the consensus at Articles for deletion/A Very Potter Musical. It was not my decision to make, it was the community's decision. You are welcome to bring it up at WP:DRV if, and only if, you feel the closure did not meet the consensus in that discussion. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 06:15, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Please advise
Pinkhagirl34 or similar name has been blocked and you have deleted their user talk page. What was on the user talk page that made you think it had to be deleted? Threats to kill someone? Credit card number? Blueprints to the latest nuclear sub? Codes to launch a nuclear strike? Note: I do not want to know the specific codes to launch a nuclear strike. User F203 (talk) 14:52, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I assume you're talking about User talk:Pinkhakgirl34. It was deleted because an obvious sock was abusing their talkpage while blocked. Perhaps it did not need to be deleted (it could have been protected and then restored to the version last edited by MBisanz), but either way the end result is the same; it's a temporary userpage of an indefinitely-blocked user who is probably never getting unblocked, it would have been deleted eventually anyway. r ʨ anaɢ talk/contribs 18:49, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Rjanag is mostly right - the user was abusing the unblock template on her talk page so it's more to take away her platform for getting attention. If she is serious about getting unblocked, she can email me or any other admin. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 21:42, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Northern Artsakh
Hi. With regard to the AFD Articles for deletion/Northern Artsakh, I counted the votes, and there are 11 votes to delete, and 6 votes to keep. I do not count the anon troll who was blocked for 1 month. It is most probably the banned user evading the community ban. , and  are all the same person. From what I see the majority vote was to delete. Could you please have another look? Thank you. Grand master  11:16, 31 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I appreciate the time it took for you to tally up the votes, but I am sure you are also aware of the difficulties in using a straight vote to determine consensus. Firstly, to say that every vote was equally as valuable and conducive to debate in that AfD is absurd. Votes like "delete too armenian article" were plain ignored, and the Delete votes per Grandmaster were given some credit, yet weren't given as much credit as those who offered their arguments fully and policy-driven. Equally, there were weak keep votes, as you acknowledged, that didn't sway any decision on consensus.


 * In the few times I close a potentially contentious AfD, I type the comments before I actually write the word 'delete' or 'keep'. When I was closing that AfD, I could not find a way to justify a closure of delete; it would mean going against some significant points and ignoring the wishes - if we follow your method of tallying - of a  significant minority. In the same way, closing as keep would not be indicative of the will of the community as  evidenced in that discussion. The discussion was split, and while you could twist and turn and try to force a particular result through, a result either way would've been overturned at DRV. I have no prejudice against seeing the article renominated, but at the same time, there needs to be some serious work done to attain some sort of consensus. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 13:17, 31 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I see your point. But the problem with this article is that it cites no sources whatsoever. According to the rules, we should not have articles on topics, on which no reliable third party sources exist. That is the main problem here. Due to block voting on Armenia - Azerbaijan related issues, there unlikely to ever be any consensus. Therefore I think the rules must be enforced regardless of national POVs, in this case it is WP:V. In any case, thanks for taking the time to respond. Regards, Grand  master  05:34, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
 * But I, as a closing admin, cannot choose which rules to follow, and enforce them in complete disregard to consensus. It could be possible if the motives of the keep votes were blatantly block votes, but that wasn't the case here. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 07:38, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Strokers Dallas
There were only two of us debating the deletion request for Strokers Dallas, 1 for and 1 against (me) deletion. I thought I provided relevant points proving its notability (national coverage, its listing on the NBC-DFW site as a "Landmark/Tourist Attraction"). So it's unclear to me how the 'consensus' to delete was reached. There are certainly other arguably less well-known chopper manufacturers/dealers with Wikipedia entries. What makes Strokers Dallas unique is the combination of businesses on one site: chopper dealership, restaurant/bar, tattoos. n2xjk (talk) 14:12, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I see two delete votes plus the nominator. And looking at the arguments, the only thing you said was "If Strokers Dallas isn't 'notable', perhaps Rick Fairless is,". To me, the consensus there was pretty clear. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 14:16, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

The 404 podcast
I see no reason for The 404 podcast to not have a Wikipedia page. They are an established podcast with a large following, and are produced by a very known and large company (CNET). You seem to have deleted and salted the article. If you could add citations on the article about what needs to be improved, it would be much more helpful as the creators and editors of the article could simply fix the problems. I also apologize if this is the wrong place to contact you regarding this issue, but as a fairly inexperienced Wikipedia user, I wasn't quite sure what to do, so I used your user talk. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dychi (talk • contribs)
 * The article was deleted through a community discussion, where many editors expressed their view that the page should be deleted and salted for a number of reasons. The discussion is here. Give it some time, because the community has expressed their strong desire not to have that page, and it is unlikely that it will be kept any time soon. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 07:38, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Arthur Holworthy
Thanks for your help in sorting the move. Stephen Kirragetalk - contribs 09:06, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

LP7 (album) / Seventh studio album (Sugababes album)
Hi!

You closed Articles for deletion/LP7 (album) as a delete, but the article has in the meantime been moved to Seventh studio album (Sugababes album), which hasn't (yet) been deleted.

Are you able to delete it, or should I ping WP:AN (or does it need a new AfD since it's moved)?

Cheers, TFOWRThis flag once was red 10:08, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that - it has since been fixed. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 10:09, 2 August 2009 (UTC)


 * No worries, and thanks for being so speedy! Cheers, TFOWRThis flag once was red 10:10, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

MELISSA PALMER
HI - I'M CONFUSED. Why was this page deleted and a page like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Cabot  remains with no references and only linkd to her personal website? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rags11749 (talk • contribs) 21:20, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Because no-one has nominated Sandra Cabot for deletion yet. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 21:38, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK dab
In queue 2, Garhwal links to a dab page. Garhwal Himalayas doesn't exist, so maybe it's best to unlink. Shubinator (talk) 22:35, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
 * JamieS93 got it. Shubinator (talk) 00:42, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Lucy Saunders
Hi Backslash. I'm not convinced that the two Keep comments in the Lucy Saunders AfD are enough to overcome the wider consensus of WP:Author and other guidelines brought up in the discussion. My feeling is that the AfD might need to run a bit longer to get a wider consensus to confirm a Keep. If it runs again and gets no further response then a close of Delete would be acceptable or a close of No consensus, but I don't think that Two keeps against Two Deletes (which cite widely used and accepted guidelines) can really be seen as a Keep. Would you take another look at it. I feel a rollback to allow it to be relisted would be appropriate. Regards  SilkTork  *YES! 10:20, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I really don't think a relisting of that AfD is needed. The AfD was listed for two weeks, and elicited two keep votes, both of which focused on whether the article passed WP:GNG, as opposed to WP:AUTHOR, which in itself does not invalidate them. You are welcome to nominate the article again, but I am comfortable with that closure. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 12:30, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
 * As another note, however, if I were to change my closure it would be to no consensus, default to keep, so the end result would be pretty much the same. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 12:31, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200m breaststroke
Hi. I've created the page for Nađa Higl and changed some data in "Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200m breaststroke", but I haven't nominated any of these articles for DYK. Satellite779 (talk) 15:31, 5 August 2009 (UTC)Satellite779
 * Looking through your creations, none of the articles you mentioned meet the minimum size requirement of 1500 characters. Expand your articles more if you can, and you can use User_talk:Dr_pda/prosesize.js to check the size. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 21:37, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

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You Suck Backslash Forwardslash we did you erased my user —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davier Fermin (talk • contribs) 19:25, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Your userpage was deleted because it released personal information about yourself. We are not myspace or facebook and there is no need for teenagers to be creating pages in the hope of being noticed as a model/rapper/dancer/singer/actor/sportsperson. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 21:37, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

WikiBirthday
Hey man, it's your WikiBirthday! Hard to believe it's been a year already, huh? r ʨ anaɢ talk/contribs 03:02, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I got quite I shock when I realised it yesterday! The year has been interesting hasn't it? :) Your WikiBirthday is later this month too isn't it? \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 11:11, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of the "Hardy Bucks" page
Hi. I've never written a talk message before so I'm not sure if this is right. What I wanted to say was that I didn't think the "Hardy Bucks" page should have been deleted. It is not only popular, it is also notable and it's popularity and noteriety grow everyday among people in Ireland. It is also the overwhelming favourite to win the RTE Storyland competition and won all the previous rounds by large margins. I believe that the page's deletion was shortsighted and ask that you please restore it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by John1202 (talk • contribs)
 * Hi John. The page was deleted via a community discussion, Articles for deletion/Hardy Bucks. Basically, the article was deleted as the band failed to meet our notability requirements. I cannot restore it as I would be going against the consensus in the discussion; it is not my decision, rather the community's decision to delete the article. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 13:01, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

My Delirium
Hiya. I'm really, really, sorry about this - when I looked over the article briefly, I saw that the prose, grammar, syntax, etc. was OK. In the short time I had, I did not check the refs properly. I now have, and...I think that they're rubbish.

Talk:My_Delirium

 Chzz  ►  02:56, 6 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I've added more comments, as requested. In summary: I'd be concerned about the sourcing accuracy and reliability.  Chzz  ►  22:12, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

RFA
I think the decision was probably right, it was a bit premature. I'll follow the advice given, and try again in the future. Thanks for the comment, Alan16 (talk) 10:26, 7 August 2009 (UTC).

Nice template
Hi, I noticed the template you created, User:Backslash_Forwardslash/Userpageedited after you applied it on User_talk:Sprite7868. I really like it and if you don't mind, I'd like to start using it. It's much better than something like this. Toddst1 (talk) 14:46, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Sure, no problems. The template was designed so that any administrator can use it; all the parameters will direct to the person who used it. Happy editing. :) \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 22:39, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK
I would encourage you to either re-write the DYK phrase or give it a green check mark. The article has been very much improved thanks to Location and with a little bit of help from me. Acme Plumbing (talk) 03:41, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Arora deleted?
Unless I am mistaken, there were four votes for keeping the article and only three to delete it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Arora_(web_browser) I don't know how the delete procedures work so forgive me if this is irrelevant. --Nakerlund (talk) 14:59, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi Nakerland. AfD results are determined by consensus, not straight vote tallies. In this AfD, two keep votes weren't in line with Wikipedia policy - being up and coming isn't a criteria of notability - and the delete voters concerns were. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 21:37, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Ooh, alright, thanks for explaining, Backslash Forwardslash. It's really too bad that's how it works, though. It seems a bit unfair for products that use word-of-mouth to spread rather than press releases and commercials. I'm not saying wikipedia should be used to promote products, just that notability isn't a very good measurement of what to include in an encyclopedia. Ehh...anyway, thanks for explaining.--Nakerlund (talk) 23:39, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * To quote a commentator in that AfD, "Arora is just starting to get known.". Once it gets known, we're happy to see it pass through with the notability policy satisfied. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 23:44, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, yes, I understand that. I just found the policy odd. I don't know anything about Arora, I just read that it ships with Kubuntu 9.10 alpha 3, and as a Kubuntu user, I want to know more about it. It's disappointing to find that the article has been deleted because Arora isn't notable enough. It kind of makes it seem as if information needs to win popularity contests before it gets a place on wikipedia. --Nakerlund (talk) 00:43, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Aja (pornographic actress)
What do you mean by "bulk voting"? That people were not making substantive comments (new arguments rather than repeated ones would be more informative, I'd agree), or were you giving credence to the accusation of canvassing? Шизомби (talk) 17:00, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm just saying, having so many votes in such a short period time, especially when they are short similar votes, does look... suspicious. I'm aware that that was probably due to a WikiProject posting, but it is all about appearances. :) \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 22:42, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I guess... if three votes constitutes "so many," woe to AfD! Morbidthoughts is listed as a member of the WikiProject.  Jujutacular was one of the early delete comments, who changed on the basis of the awards I found had been deleted by vandalism.  86.142.164.55, Dylanfromthenorth, and Web Warlock appear to be editors who are active on AfD and porn star articles as well.  Doesn't seem so much suspicious as ordinary.  I find the deletion of the awards that met PORNBIO followed by the nomination for deletion aggressively denying PORNBIO exists for the actor to be more suspicious, as I noted.  At best, WP:BEFORE was not followed prior to making the nomination; not sure if BEFORE is best described as a policy or a guideline or what.  Anyhow, hopefully the article can be improved, and maybe the PORNBIO criteria can be improved as well to everyone's satisfaction. Шизомби (talk) 18:34, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Matthew Tye
Can you please 'email' me the Matthew Tye page which you deleted? As the creator I understand that only an admin can email me a copy. I noticed that no reason was given for the delete, despite their having been an extensive debate. Is there any right of appeal?--BirminghamAV (talk) 16:28, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Basically, the article was deleted through that AfD because the keep votes weren't as strong or numerous as the delete votes, and that consensus was for deletion. There is WP:DRV, which is only if you believe that the AfD was closed against consensus. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 23:13, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, how do I go about getting a copy of the deleted page?--BirminghamAV (talk) 08:29, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Check your email inbox. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 10:58, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Flip-flop merge to Top and bottom
Hi, this rather persistent user has again inserted the latest bad version of the flip-flop deleted article citing your wish to merge the content. Personally I think a redirect would have sufficed as there didn't seem to be anything worth merging that wasn't already in the article. In any case I had cleaned it up and now they are wholesale reverting again citing your decision. -- Banj e b oi   22:29, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Left a note; this is obviously an editorial conflict and I am letting him know how merges can be completed. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 23:41, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Appreciate the attention. FWIW it's more of an original research concern. I may have to let them dig themselves a deeper hole first though for others to see it. -- Banj e  b oi   00:47, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Emily Grace Reaves
An article that you have been involved in editing, Emily Grace Reaves, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Articles for deletion/. Thank you.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 03:48, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * As my only contribution was to decline the speedy, I firmly don't care. :) \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 05:30, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

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re: diaper cake
Since you closed the diaper cake AfD as delete, I am officially asking your permission to userify it for improvement. Thanks, ThaddeusB (talk) 01:15, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. User:ThaddeusB/Diaper cake. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 06:13, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Re: Barnstar
Heh, now that was unexpected. Thank you :) Compliments to you for the great work on My Delirium as well! —Quibik (talk) 10:27, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for deleting my article
Thanks a lot for deleting my article "Ankit Singh Gehlot"

Now, I am thinking of leaving the wikipedia...

And .... may be i will try to build a great encyclopedia one day —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dashing boy31 (talk • contribs) 13:51, 11 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Spamming is not welcome here, neither is shameless self-promotion. A truly great encyclopaedia does not contain advertising. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 13:54, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Re: Notice SH6
Notice, that I havent put any personal information on my user page. Giving where the country live is okay, and i've estimated that about 20 million peoples's bday is on the 30/7. It is not really personal. If it really is such a concern, I will get on to it. Swordhawk666 (talk) 07:00, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

@#%$!!!!
Okay, I will delete my date of birth. Just never, ever delete someone's page behind their backs! I know you are an admin, but please do not do that, it make me feel like this:

AAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! F@#%!!!!!!

You see....

Swordhawk666 (talk) 07:04, 12 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry that I may have annoyed you, but my primary concern is making sure that editors who sign up stay safe. Sorry if that effort has inconvenienced you. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 07:07, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

okay, I'm ologged out. Please don't do that again. I'm pretty sure that 11 age is okay on my userpage, eh?. Swordhawk666 (talk) 07:09, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 07:10, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Re: Wild About It deletion
Hi, I'm fairly new to Wikipedia and would like to know how I contest a deletion you've made. The page I'm referring to is for Natalie Imbruglia's song "Wild About It". The discussion about it is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Wild_About_It_(Natalie_Imbruglia_song)

Despite the fact that I posted a YouTube link to the video, which proves it was real and not fan gossip, you deleted it anyway. A link to it is on her official website as well here: http://www.natalieimbruglia.com/videos.php

What more do you want? Paul237 / {talk} 10:10, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Feel free to list it at WP:DRV if you believe it was inappropriate, but I judged the consensus in that discussion was to delete. Simply because the song exists does not necessarily mean the song is notable, and that was what the keep votes failed to argue effectively. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 09:24, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
 * There were two keeps and two deletes, which means there was no majority. So how you judged the consensus to be delete is baffling to be honest. That said, I'd like to know exactly what I have to do to reverse the decision. Like I said, I'm fairly new to editing and I find all these links to long, unnecessarily detailed rule pages very confusing. It would be helpful if the main points were put at the start of each page in a bulleted list, with the details to follow below. Does Wikipedia aim to be consistent with Plain English Guidelines? That's by the by, though. Paul237 / {talk} 10:32, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Consensus is not a vote, I had judged whether the votes were supported by policy. Again, feel free to bring it up at Deletion Review, which should outline what you can do to overturn the decision. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 09:53, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
 * In other words, you can't be bothered to help. Cheers. Paul237 / {talk} 10:15, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Did you read Deletion_Review? That is how you do it! :) \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 10:25, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Your assistance please...
You closed the afd on Articles for deletion/2009 Sydney suicide attack. I tried to look at the revision history, to see how that article differed from Holsworthy Barracks terror plot, which has also been nominated for deletion.

I am having trouble finding that revision history. Maybe that is because 2009 Sydney suicide attack underwent several renames, and I would find it if I were looking harder. But it also occurred to me that you might have erased the revision history.

I know some closing administrators delete the revision history of articles that the conclude should be merged, when they anticipate a BLP problem if ordinary contributors can see the full revision history. But it is my understanding that this is not the routine way to merge articles.

If you did erase the revision history is there any chance you would consider restoring it?

Thanks! Geo Swan (talk) 04:05, 13 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Ah. I hadn't noticed that you were also the nominator of the second article.  Geo Swan (talk) 04:15, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
 * The article, as it stood, was [here. \ [[User:Backslash Forwardslash|Backslash Forwardslash]] / {talk} 06:08, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Re: New Harvest deletion
When the article was restored, the previous edit history wasn't restored with it. I was hoping to see the state of the article before it had been deleted, to compare it to the article now. Is there a way you could restore the previous edit history? - Arcayne   (cast a spell)  05:06, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 05:58, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Message for you...
...in the filters. Wknight94 talk  14:28, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Replied. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 14:31, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * backatcha Wknight94  talk  14:38, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Redirect?
Should one of these be redirected to the other? I noticed the second one while looking through the list of RFAs tracked by rfatally. Plastikspork (talk) 17:51, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Requests for adminship/Tsepelcory
 * Requests for adminship/Tsepel Cory
 * I just noticed that it's not a typo, but two different accounts. This explains the sock puppet comments. Plastikspork (talk) 17:54, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, I deleted the one from the banned sock. Thanks. Plastikspork (talk) 23:42, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Previously blocked IP
User talk:174.3.103.39 - still behaving oddly on the wikipedia:reference desks - see Wikipedia_talk:Reference_desk and Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Pornography

"Baseball Bugs" is the name of another editor, the IP address has been previously blocked for using misleading section headings etc. I can't see the point of this action except as some sort of point proving exercise or trolling.

I believe you previously took action on this IP address, could you deal with this again? Thanks.83.100.250.79 (talk) 19:27, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Request
Hello! Could you please transwiki the articles at Articles for deletion/Alien Shaplay to here, a wiki that we use to organize and improve these fiction articles that are not necessarily accepted on Wikipedia but that are on Wikia? Thanks! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 16:38, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Webster & King
Hi Backslash Forwardslash,

Thank you for taking the time for reviewing my article, could you please see my note on the Webster&King talk page to see if there is anything that can be done to reinstate my article? Many Thanks (Thomaspwebster (talk) 20:14, 19 August 2009 (UTC))
 * Hi Tom. Judging by the comment, which has since been deleted, it seemed as if your goal was to gain some publicity for your company. My advice in getting the article back would be to add a request on WP:AFC, where other editors can work with you to improve the article. \ Backslash Forwardslash / (talk) 09:23, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

An exciting opportunity to improve yourself!
As a member of the Aviation WikiProject or one of its subprojects, you may be interested in testing your skills in the Aviation Contest! I created this contest, not to pit editor against editor, but to promote article improvement and project participation and camraderie. Hopefully you will agree with its usefulness. Sign up here, read up on the rules here, and discuss the contest here. The first round of the contest may not start until September 1st-unless a large number of editors signup and are ready to compete immediately! Since this contest is just beginning, please give feedback here, or let me know what you think on my talkpage. -  Trevor  MacInnis   contribs  05:54, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Stephen Roche (footballer)
The article was moved from Stephen Roche (football) during the debate, so the above page also needs to be deleted. Jmorrison230582 (talk) 06:45, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks. \ Backslash Forwardslash / (talk) 09:26, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

I am just curious
As to what arguments swayed you to keep this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/2008_genocide_of_Georgians_in_South_Ossetia because I didn't see any, maybe I missed some? HistoricWarrior007 (talk) 06:15, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * In the latter section of the argument, I saw many votes acknowledging that a move would alleviate some of the POV concerns. Even one or two delete votes said that a rename would allow for the mislabel of 'genocide' to be removed, which really solidified that as a viable and consensus driven closure. \ Backslash Forwardslash / (talk) 07:20, 18 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I apologize, maybe my English is off, but I asked about arguments, not votes for keeping the article. In terms of votes, overall I saw 11 for delete, 10 for keep and 2 for keep/merge. However, my question was primarily about argumentation, not voting. HistoricWarrior007 (talk) 06:12, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, the argument that the article can avoid the POV concerns, which is the main concern of many delete voters, would be alleviated by a page move. Counting votes isn't a great way of judging, especially since many more, both after saying delete or keep, commented it would be acceptable. \ Backslash Forwardslash / (talk) 06:14, 19 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I've been re-reading the delete votes, and our main argumentation seems to be that the name doesn't matter, but that the article is poorly written and has little factual documentation, and the main argument stated by the "delete side" is that since it "ethnic cleansing" began during the war, and since the extreme majority of the population left during the war or before the war, no actual "ethnic cleansing" took place, but rather it was the result of people on all sides, over 20,000 Ossetians fled as well, as a result of people fleeing the conflict. So what I am asking, is what is the actual argumentation used in favor of keeping the poorly-written and poorly-sourced article? You said it yourself, "counting votes isn't a great way of judging". Also, two of your statements are contradictory: "especially since many more, both after saying delete or keep, commented it would be acceptable" doesn't compute with "Even one or two delete votes". "Many more" on the "delete side" would not be 1 or 2 out of 11 votes, correct? HistoricWarrior007 (talk) 03:23, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not rearguing the points of the keeps; if you went to the trouble of rereading the delete votes then surely reading the points from the people who made them is better than reading them from me. The many more refers not to all delete voters, as I said "especially since many more, both after saying delete or keep" If you gave a problem with the closure, take it to WP:DRV, but I am firmly of the opinion that is was appropriate and that all effort should be directed towards improving the article so that it is not 'poorly-written and poorly-sourced' (which, by the way, is not a reason for deletion). \ Backslash Forwardslash / (talk) 02:38, 22 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Thank you for satisfying my curiosity. HistoricWarrior007 (talk) 05:02, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem. \ Backslash Forwardslash / (talk) 09:04, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Isola (fictional island)
With all due respect, I request that you revisit your decision to close this AFD as "no consensus". The article has one problem and one problem only: it does not establish its notability. User:A Nobody presented a number of straw man arguments throughout the AFD including its supposed multiple reliable sources and eventually resorting to WP:POINT-ily copying snippets of text from this article into others in order to keep it from being deleted because of GFDL concerns. WP:N is extremely clear about the requirement of significant coverage from multiple sources. Every single source cited in the article at present is a trivial name drop of the setting, with no further comment on its importance. The sole exception is the developer quotation, which really only says that it may or may not have been inspired by Lost--definitely not establishing notability. So yes, it is the common setting of a handful of games, but it is apparent that the setting itself is not a major aspect of the games, warranting an article. Thanks for your time, Axem Titanium (talk) 07:31, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * While A Nobody may've been the more obvious keep voter, I found that there were many more that agreed the sourcing was in fact enough. From reading the arguments, the entire discussion was split, and I really don't think that I could've justified a delete closure. \ Backslash Forwardslash / (talk) 09:26, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I hope you are not offended if I take this to deletion review. Axem Titanium (talk) 16:54, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * If you still aren't happy with it, go ahead. \ Backslash Forwardslash / (talk) 21:42, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

ANi
A situation you are invovled with has been brought to ANI. It can be found [].Hell In A Bucket (talk) 13:07, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Marco Paixão
Hi there. I was wondering if you could restore Marco Paixão, an article you deleted in this AfD without me going through DRV. The concern was that he failed WP:ATHLETE, but he made his professional debut today, as confirmed by the BBC, so he now meets that guideline. Thanks, GiantSnowman 16:12, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I've looked at the deleted article, and I honestly think you may be better off just creating the article again. There was nearly no usable material. \ Backslash Forwardslash / (talk) 23:01, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * No problems, I've created a new article from scratch. Thanks, GiantSnowman 23:39, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Wow! Great stuff! Are you planning to get the article to DYK? \ Backslash Forwardslash / (talk) 23:40, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Can you help?
Hi I've just opened an afd disccusion Articles for deletion/Dentist chair. This is the first time I have ever done this so can you please check that I have added it properly. thanks.-- The LegendarySky Attacker 23:19, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Looks pretty good, I've removed a link that was above the heading but it's acceptable. Did you use Twinkle? That has an xfd button which will also allow you to sort the topic of the AfD, rather than having other editors do it over the course of the week. \ Backslash Forwardslash / (talk) 23:22, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * No, I tried to follow the instructions on the Afd page for how to set up a discussion. Thanks for looking it over for me.-- The LegendarySky Attacker 23:24, 22 August 2009 (UTC)