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TAFI List of articles purge, part II



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 * A discussion is occurring at the TAFI talk page regarding the removal of entries from the project's List of articles page. Your input is welcome at the discussion.

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U.S. GDP estimates
The new estimates I put are in the same cited source, please check next time Orelbon (talk) 20:23, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Sorry didn't see you undid your revert Orelbon (talk) 20:27, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
 * This is exactly what happened to me. I didn't think twice before reverting you and you didn't check before posting this. We are even now. --  Chamith   (talk)  20:32, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

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Declined speedy deletion nomination of Mersalaayitten
Hello ChamithN. Speedy deletion work is important and I do appreciate the effort. I would just ask that you please review the criteria carefully because accuracy is also important. On that issue, I have declined your speedy deletion nomination of Mersalaayitten as lacking context under CSD A1. That criterion did not apply because it is only for articles where you literally cannot identify the subject of the article from its text. While the article was quite short, what it was about was plain. You also tagged it under CSD A7, which did not apply because the article was about a song, and A7 only applies to articles on real persons or groups, individual animals, organizations, web content and organized events.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:04, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your explanation. I admit that I was hasty with the addition of speedy deletion tag, where I didn't even take time to realize what the article is really about. It just seemed obvious to me that subject doesn't meet WP:GNG. Nevertheless, I'll be cautious next time when tagging for speedy deletion. -- Chamith   (talk)  03:16, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Sure. I would suggest a prod tag instead.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:17, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
 * I nominated it for deletion at AFD instead. -- Chamith   (talk)  03:20, 14 August 2015 (UTC)

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MTL Blog Inc
Hello ChaminthN

I am not sure what exactly needs to be clarified on the MTL Blog Inc page. For example, what is the difference between MTL Blog Inc and the Thrillist Media Group page? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrillist_Media_Group

I appreciate any constructive feedback you can offer! Also, how can I input photos into the article? There are screenshots from CBC news that fit well into a section of the article that I found online.

Regards,

Matt — Preceding unsigned comment added by MattOhMTL (talk • contribs) 16:42, 14 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi Matt, the difference between them is that Thrillist Media Group article provides several links to secondary and reliable sources and meets the criteria of general notability guideline. However, MTL Blog Inc article provides no links to external sources. Therefore it's difficult verify the accuracy of cited content. Citing reliable sources is crucial when it comes to verifiability policy of Wikipedia. Right now, most of the sources you cited can't be verified and seem to be Self-published sources. Thus it could cause a conflict of interest. In order to contest the deletion process the article must meet general notability criteria of Wikipedia. You may removed the PROD (proposed deletion tag) template if you could improve the article and address the issues I just pointed out. And also when writing an article you should avoid puffery at any cost. Always maintain a neutral point of view. Cheers! -- Chamith   (talk)  17:34, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Follow this guideline to input photos to an article. In order to add photos an article you have to upload those photos to Wikimedia servers first. Before doing so you have to make sure that your images fall into one of these categories. -- Chamith   (talk)  17:39, 14 August 2015 (UTC)

Hello ChamithN,

Okay I understand now, more third party sources. I originally confused the official websites as sources that could be used for verification. I will look into revising the article. Thanks for the clarifications.

Cheers — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.130.67.24 (talk) 12:48, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

Hello ChamithN,

I have added sources and clarified much of the page. Does it meet the Wikipedia standards now? Also, I looked into uploading images, and it says I must have done 10 edits to be able to upload photos. I am not entirely sure how or where to upload the photos to be able to retrieve them for linking into the article (since I have about 2 photos to upload that are relevant). The articles on how to upload the photos are more confusing since there are so many options and wikilanguage. Could you please clarify the process?

Thank you again,

MattOhMTL (talk) 16:02, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi again, while most of your citations are valid the way you cited them is incorrect. You actually posted them as external links, not inline citations. For example if you want to cite the article  you have to place them between   tags. So you citation should be like this,  . Also, don't cite Facebook as a source as it isn't considered a reliable source. You have to link to the precise article (don't link to the homepage) where it explicitly mentions the cited content. For now I'll remove the proposed deletion tag and move your article to a draft space as you are working on it. Best, --  Chamith   (talk)  16:24, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
 * And by the way, you can refer to Thrillist Media Group to get an idea about how a start-class Wikipedia article should be. -- Chamith   (talk)  16:26, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

Hello ChamithN,

Perfect, I appreciate it!

Thanks again,

MattOhMTL (talk) 13:40, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

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What is the value of using “ ” in edits?
Hi there. Okay, I understand that nbsp is a non-breaking space. But that is a raw HTML entity, correct? Why do some editors create edits with nbsp in them such as |your edits here? Thanks in advance for the clarification. --SpyMagician (talk) 04:06, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
 * As you might you already know it's actually done by a script called User:Cameltrader/Advisor which automatically suggests improvements to the formatting. WP:ADVISOR mentions "if an mdash or ndash is preceded by a space, it had better be a non-breaking one". This is mainly because WP:MOSNUM recommends to use non-breaking spaces to prevent causing linebreaks in some situations. However, If  wasn't preceded by a space then the script won't try to modify it because, as there aren't any whitespaces it's unlikely to cause linebreaks. So as you can see there was a space before the   |your here which made the script suggest a non-breaking space rather than a  . This is however, not a rule, but rather a formatting method to improve article layout. I hope you'll get my explanation. Cheers! --  Chamith   (talk)  05:05, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

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Namaste
You have an interesting caption to your photo. What made you write it? --AmritasyaPutra T 03:19, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Greetings AmritasyaPutra. When I was participating in a discussion somebody accused me of having Dunning–Kruger effect. He implied that I've made my userpage look like I'm some kind of expert. So, I thought my Bitstrips photo was the reason behind his comment and added a caption accordingly. Regards, -- Chamith   (talk)  03:43, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

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The finals for the 2015 Wikicup has now begun! Congrats to the 8 contestants who have survived to the finals, and well done and thanks to everyone who took part in rounds 3 and 4.

In round 3, we had a three-way tie for qualification among the wildcard contestants, so we had 34 competitors. The leader was by far in Group B, who earned 1496 points. Although 913 of these points were bonus points, he submitted 15 articles in the DYK category. Second place overall was at 864 points, who although submitted just 2 FAs for 400 points, earned double that amount for those articles in bonus points. Everyone who moved forward to Round 4 earned at least 100 points.

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 * , who is competing in his sixth consecutive Wikicup final, again finished the round in first place, with an impressive 1666 points in Pool B. Casliber writes about the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy.  A large bulk of his points this round were bonus points.
 * , second place both in Pool B and overall, earned the bulk of his points with FPs, mostly depicting currency.
 * , first in Pool A, came in third. His specialty is natural science articles; in Round 4, he mostly submitted articles about insects and botany.  Five out of the six of the GAs he submitted were level-4 vital articles.
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 * , from Pool A, likes to work on articles about British geography and places. Most of his points this round were earned from two impressive accomplishments: a GT about Scheduled monuments in Somerset and a FT about English Heritage properties in Somerset.
 * , from Pool B, came in seventh overall. RO earned the majority of her points from GARs and PRs, many of which were earned in the final hours of the round.
 * , also from Pool B, who was competing with RO for the final two spots in the final hours, takes the race for most GARs and PRs—48.

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Garbage picking article renaming
You previously opposed a merger of the garbage picking article. Well, now someone wants to rename the article "dumpster diving" which I feel is not a good idea as it's not inclusive of the various situations discussed in the article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Garbage_picking#Requested_move_31_August_2015 He already did the renaming once without any consensus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Garbage_picking#Garbage_Picking_to_Dumpster_Diving_Move.2Frename_should_be_reverted. I thought you might not have seen the requested move and might wish to have your say one way or another. Thanks. Centerone (talk) 16:17, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

DirectX
Please don't remove the "Graphics card that support DirectX 9 needed to support Aero". Instead of reverting my edit, i guess edit the page and leave some important notes, such as "Graphics card that support DirectX 9 needed to support Aero". Thank you. -- Akmaie Ajam (talk) 16:32, 2 September 2015 (UTC)Akmaie Ajam (talk) 09:50, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry but it needs to be reverted, mostly because it's poorly written. As far as I know there's nothing called "Graphics card that support DirectX 9 needed to support Aero". If you could provide a reliable source to backup your claims I'm willing to discuss about this further. And please refrain from providing opinion pieces. I've explained about this in detail on your talk page.-- Chamith  (talk)  09:53, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry, i could not provide best edits because i don't know what to do :(. -- Akmaie Ajam (talk) 16:58, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
 * It's ok . I appreciate your concern to improve Wikipedia. Speaking of my reversion,  is a version of DirectX. So saying Graphics card that support DirectX 9 needed to support Aero" contradicts the meaning as it's not a graphics card, but a version. I hope you understand why I reverted your edit and not get hurt by it. And, any addition could be challenged if a reliable source is not cited. Which is another reason why I had to remove your content addition. If you need any help in editing feel free to ask on my talk page. Best --  Chamith   (talk)  10:04, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I guess try a sandbox if you want to experiement. -- Akmaie Ajam (talk) 17:19, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
 * If you are suggesting that you should use your sandbox then I'd say "absolutely yes". Moreover, you can ask another editor to fix typos, grammar mistakes you made in your sandbox project. Collaboration can go a long way here on Wikipedia. You could also place help me on your talk page if you want to request from other editors. -- Chamith   (talk)  10:23, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

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Re: Datamation
You must be very young, not to know that DATAMATION was the first publication in the Information Age. Dbprell (talk) 18:41, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Haha.  I read the article to see whether it's sufficiently related. I'm surprise why the article didn't say so. --  Chamith   (talk)  01:30, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
 * It says "Datamation.com, became one of the first online-only magazines". As it wasn't sourced, I couldn't rely on that piece of information. And next time please use edit summary to explain your edits. Best, -- Chamith   (talk)  01:35, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Ok, I found a source here. I'll re-add it to Information Age. Thank you for your vigilance. -- Chamith   (talk)  01:38, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

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Untitled section
re:"I noticed that you made a change to an article, USB, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed . . ." here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:24.96.210.230

I DID include a reference, a reference to the SAME site, stackexchange, that the defective reference (no url) for the claim pointed to. So if it is legitimate for the claim, it is legitimate for the indication that the claim is disputed. The page I cite (with link INCLUDED, unlike the ref for the claim I'm indicating is disputed) contains additional references. I specifically included that one because it is the SAME site, so to claim one reference is reliable and the other is not is illogical.

I haven't revisited that article and I don't know it this is still relevant. I decided to bring it up because I'm beginning to think there is a problematic general pattern with wikipedia mods to support the status quo rejecting improvements on grounds that apply even more strongly to what the improvements replace.

As if to say "Existing crap is ok. New stuff has to be gold. Crap-replacement must be done with gold. Replacing crap with brass may be an improvement but it can't be allowed because it is contrary to Holy Policy." You might think about passing this observation on. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.96.210.230 (talk) 02:20, 23 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Stack Exchange is not considered a reliable source as it contains user generated content, just like Wikipedia. See WP:RSOPINION for more details. If you can cite a reliable source, you are welcome to restore your content addition.  --  Chamith   (talk)  02:27, 23 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Nevertheless you were right about USB having citations from Stack Exchange. So, for now, I think it's fair enough to restore your content. I'll tag it as an unreliable source. -- Chamith   (talk)  02:37, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

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Broadcast section
I undid one of your edits as I think you are reading WP:TVINTL a bit too strictly with respect to what should be in a broadcast section. Originally people put tables of every single foreign broadcast and that was strongly discouraged. Writing the info in prose with emphasis on English language broadcasts was encouraged, presumption being those were noteworthy for an article on the show. Geraldo Perez (talk) 14:10, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Yeah I concur. I forgot to take into account that it simply encourages editors to do so. Thank you for your explanation. -- Chamith   (talk)  14:27, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

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