User talk:Cobaltbluetony/Archive10

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This archive page covers approximately the dates between 2008-04-30 and 2008-05-31.

Deletion review for the detour (radio)
An editor has asked for a deletion review of the detour (radio). Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Thedetour (talk) 21:10, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Can I get the original content that you deleted? Thedetour (talk) 01:09, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Mentorship
Hi Cobaltbluetony. I've noticed since you past your RfA there's been a few instances of problematic use of your tools. Nothing has been too bad, but when you look at them all, there does seem to be a little problem here. Would you consider having an experienced admin mentor you for 6/8 weeks so he can help you out wherever possible and point out areas for you to improve? I think it could help you become a better admin, all I think you need is a slight prod in the right direction. Let me know your thoughts.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  23:03, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
 * This is utter silliness, Tony - you're an excellent admin. Carry on and thank you. 72.92.4.157 (talk) 14:09, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Hali II of the Maldives
I saw the notice on about the speedy deletion of this page on user Deviathan's talk page. I didn't see this article, but I have seen some of Deviathan's work, and it seems at the very least well intentioned and well informed (if perhaps tending towards OR). Hali II seems to be a historical ruler of the Maldives - see List of Sultans of the Maldives. Doesn't that give him some minimal claim to notability? Brianyoumans (talk) 08:52, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for restoring the article. I'm not positive that this subject needs an article, I was just surprised it was speedily deleted instead of being prodded or merged, especially since the author seemed to have created it in good faith. I have made some small improvements. Brianyoumans (talk) 20:42, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: Your deletion of my spur, explaining the historic radio personality: "Sister Ruth" Dixon
The deletion of my article entitled: '"Sister Ruth" Dixon' seemed improper because it had both a historic value regarding the radio history of Southern California. It was intended as a mini bioraphical spur to explain to the readers of the article entitled "KSSE" WHO the historic celebrity in question was. To declare such info to not be noteworthy is like saying the same thing about an explanation of the contributions of Mr Rogers or Jim Henson to PBS TV or the contributions of Lucille Ball to the art and trade of Situation-Comedy TV.

The least you could have done was ask me why I believed this to be a noteworthy contribution. You didn't even ask. You incorrectly assumed it was not noteworthy and it appears to be based on your own personal lack of interest in the info. But those who have more appreciation for the subject of famous historic personalities in Black Gosepl Music Radio would and hereby do disagree with your decision and do now request that you please revert said deletion.

Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Minilik (talk • contribs) 10:18, 1 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I've taken it to AfD. Thanks for the heads-up. -- Finngall   talk  14:00, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Sock Puppet - Specialist Media
Hi,

I have never heard of sock puppetry and wiki's definition before now. The name may prima facie seem to prompt thinking that way, but the username choice was more one of habit. Habit and not wanting to spend lengthy periods guessing at a suitable name that wasn't already taken. I'd happily contribute under any suggested acceptable name.

The reference to Merge magazine is a result of interest, and the publications educational value.

Regards,

(SpecialistMedia (talk) 14:15, 1 May 2008 (UTC))

Jess Caron
I hadn't finished editing the Jess Caron page. He has a significant filmography and is an up-and-coming independent musician. I have sources. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Netrichepas (talk • contribs) 15:21, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Jon Balcourt
Hi, I'm a student at Syracuse University and I have worked with Mr. Balcourt before and noticed you deleted his page. He is a noted composer in Central New York, and has already been written about nationally by Broadway Beat, Playbill, The Syracuse Post Standard, and is found on countless websites due to his off-Broadway show Idol: the musical this past summer (2007). I would like his page to be reposted since there are other similar pages on composers his age who are trying to establish a name for themselves as well (i.e. Brian Lowdermilk, Kait Kerrigan have wikipedia pages that had similar information to Mr. Balcourt's page).Theatrgirl (talk) 15:43, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

How about websites like Playbill.com and Broadwayworld.com that include information about him and his show? And Broadwaybeat.com has an interview. Also, his own personal webpage for his first show untitledthemusical.com. Are those reliable sources and reason enough for me to remake his page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Theatrgirl (talk • contribs) 16:08, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Here's a couple things to look at. Do any of these help the notability? Playbill.com article, Raleigh Chronicle review, review of a song-cycle, song performed at a Playbill advertised event, review of Untitled, different review of Untitled. If you need more I can get them, but I didn't want to flood you with links. Please don't delete it yet if I still need more sources. I can do more research to provide them if necessary. The page for Untitled the musical is pretty detailed and was just added recently as well.Theatrgirl (talk) 16:33, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks a bunch. Theatrgirl (talk) 18:23, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Okay, so since I know him, what if I were to have gotten some info from him personally, such as school information or where he was born, etc. If I wanted to cite that to show it is correct and such, how would I do that?Theatrgirl (talk) 19:20, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Mountain Top Pies
Hi, this appears to be a product made by a notable company. I therefore think it is unlikely to be a reasonable A7. I suggest you undelete it. JoshuaZ (talk) 21:06, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Hmm, could you maybe userfy it to my userspace and let the creator know so he can work on it over there? JoshuaZ (talk) 21:10, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Caryn Massey
I think your wrong on turning this down for speedy this is a hoax, a quick google search on her full name and shortened name turn up nothing for an award winning country singer and actress. I have put it up for AfD thanks, BigDunc (talk) 21:47, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Guyana
Hi - I'm not too sure about your move of Guyanas to Guyana (disambiguation). As you can see from the disambiguation page, "Guyana" spelled with a y really only refers to Guyana, formerly British Guiana (with an i). The others are former Dutch Guiana, Brazilian Guiana, French Guiana or "Guyane" and the Venezuelan area of "Guayana", with an extra a. I would suggest that the disambiguation page should be Guiana (disambiguation), as it is the form with the "i" which has multiple uses, the form with "Guy" only refers to Guyana. What do you think? Camillus 15:27, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Neutral Tandem
Hi Tony,

Can you please send me the last version of Neutral Tandem that was deleted May 1 I believe; I am working to clean it up and forgot to save my last chnages. Thanks a bunch.

Ron

Rgavillet (talk) 15:38, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Second request for article to be "un-deleted"
Hi Tony, I understand that you have a regular life and may or may not respond quickly to responses, however I worked pretty hard on that articles and didn't post until I thought it was complete rather than doing a stub, still unsure what makes it an advert so any input would be appreciated, at the very least why this merited an "speedy deletion" and was not put up for discussion with other editors.

Thanks again for your time

-L Loni (talk) 23:06, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you!

-L Loni (talk) 14:47, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Crushfield and COI
Hello, Cobaltbluetony. I just wanted you to know that I just pointed you to WP:COI because I misread your statements. My fault. But anyway, I tried to point you to that delicate police as respectfully as I could. I'm feeling terrible now because some users are saying I have accused you without evidence. I hope you understand I never accused you of anything.

Thanks for replying respectfully on the afd page. I wish we all could keep ourselves at this level of elegance all the times. --Damiens .rf 12:12, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

"first vendor-authorized audio/video retailer on the Internet"
As the internet was beginning its real growth as a commercial application, many sites opened up to sell stuff. Crutchfield was the first company to start up its own site, as opposed to hiring a firm to do it for them, or just offering its line to another vendor to sell. Kind of like the difference between buying Taco Bell products in a grocery store and going to one of their restaurants. - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 16:00, 5 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the explanation. Anyway, I wonder how MSN Money dig up this information... --Damiens .rf 16:02, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Larry and Grog
What's wrong with Larry and Grog? TheThingy Talk 16:10, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

New Project
Myself and several other editors have been compiling a list of very active editors who would likely be available to help new editors in the event they have questions or concerns. As the list grew and the table became more detailed, it was determined that the best way to complete the table was to ask each potential candidate to fill in their own information, if they so desire. This list is sorted geographically in order to provide a better estimate as to whether the listed editor is likely to be active.

If you consider yourself a very active Wikipedian who is willing to help newcomers, please either complete your information in the table or add your entry. If you do not want to be on the list, either remove your name or just disregard this message and your entry will be removed within 48 hours. The table can be found at User:Useight/Highly Active, as it has yet to have been moved into the Wikipedia namespace. Thank you for your help. Useight (talk) 17:14, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Template subst
Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. When using certain templates on talk pages such as Welcome7, don't forget to substitute the template by adding subst: to the template tag. For example, use &#123;&#123;subst:Welcome7&#125;&#125; instead of &#123;{Welcome7}}. This reduces server load and lets the user see the version of the message they received without it changing. As an experienced contributor I thank you for the time you have spent on Wikipedia, and by no means am I trying to "template you". Thanks! §hep  •   ¡Talk to me!  19:32, 3 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Yes I've seen the don't template regulars page; as I said I wasn't trying to be rude just post a friendly reminder. This wasn't a template it was text I typed mentioning (I believe)...(and was incorrect) the template you used.  The info icon was just so you didn't look it over. Sorry.  And as for the edits I came across 1 &2 looking over ShepBot's revisions.  I truly am sorry for upsetting you and promise you won't hear from me again.  §hep   •   ¡Talk to me!  20:49, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Clesh AfD
I notice that someone has started an article about Clesh, and that you have put it up for AfD. As Clesh is one of my company's services, and I am an experienced Wikipedian, I could volunteer information which would demonstrate the product (and my company) meet at least some of the qualities needed for an English language Wikipedia article - particularly on notability. I am unclear as to the appropriate level of involvement in an AfD of an interested party. Do you have an opinion on this? Stephen B Streater (talk) 21:34, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Erik D. Harshman (author)
Dear Cobaltbluetony,

I am writing to request the reinstitution of a recently deleted Wikipedia entry for the author and educator Erik D. Harshman. I feel this page was wrongfully deleted before under the pretext of "insignificant". I believe my rebuttal to this entry's deletion was sufficient in proving its worth and significance. However, it seems that the talk page, regarding this entry, has been deleted completely and the entry itself has been locked, allowing only administrators access. I am requesting that either: a.) a thorough and comprehensive explanation be provided in regards to this article's deletion or b.) Reinstatement of the article as it was originally posted.

Please advise at your earliest convenience.

Sincerely,

Michael Stasiak —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mastasiak (talk • contribs) 14:44, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Red Roof Inn
Anon editors are not de facto vandals. Also, there was tons of legitimate content lost; next time try reverting to a a better version. It doesn't need to be perfect; don't lose all that useful and referenced content because it may have issues. I've restored a good version and tagged it for the issues I saw. Cheers! - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 16:21, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Sometimes it's better to stubfy the article and start all over from sketch. One can always check the history to get valid information one-by-one and add it alongside valid sources. I believe it's better than publishing an article with passages like "with the intention to provide guests with a clean, comfortable room at an affordable price"... I'll try to work on the article anyway. --Damiens .rf 16:27, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

"...are often distinguished are weasel words. --Damiens .rf 16:30, 5 May 2008 (UTC)


 * The word "distinguished" doesn't even appear on the page. Can you clarify, please? Thanks. - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 16:33, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Sure. I removed it. --Damiens .rf 16:37, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

What should we do with the "History" section of Red Roof Inn, since there's no source for all of that? Would you object the removal of all unsourced info? --Damiens .rf 16:37, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Question:


 * Unless its original research, it must have come from somewhere. The info doesn't seem harmful, so it's better to search, or ask the creator/editor of the info, instead of just deleting it. If we can't source it or find similar sources saying a similar thing, we should then delete it.  But that sort of info is valuable and something like it should be in the article. - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 16:41, 5 May 2008 (UTC)


 * It's valuable only if it's truth (verifyable). Otherwise it's harmful, since that could be an advertisement or an hoax. We have policies on source for a reason. I'll tag the section for sources for now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Damiens.rf (talk • contribs) 16:44, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Found this. - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 16:57, 5 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Primary sources. --Damiens .rf 16:59, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Good call
On this redirect and the funny edit summary :), just to let you know that you inadvertently created a double redirect which I have corrected. --Deadly&forall;ssassin 19:41, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Talkheader
Please don't put Talkheader or equivalent onto random talk pages. I quote from the instructions: Using the template is suggested for talk pages that are very active or have had policy violation problems. This template should be used only when needed. Do not add this template to every talk page. In particular, it should not be added to otherwise empty talk pages. --kingboyk (talk) 22:25, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
For protecting my page, it's probably I revert their vandalism and they come and mock me. I've had one that called me a pathetic lowlife. Im used to it =) Fattyjwoods  ( Push my button  ) 04:35, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

The magic woods awards
Hi,

I noticed you deleted this article. The reason it was created, is that lots of other Wikipedia articles reference the awards, especially in regard to a persons achievments. I thought it would be useful for the articles mentioning that someone has won a Magic Woods Award to link to an article describing what the awards are - in a similer fashion that a movie stars page links to 'The Oscars' when mentioning that a movie star has won that. Any thoughts? 86.145.33.129 (talk) 11:35, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Brajanand V.K. deletion
I am not an experienced Wikipedia user, but I don't understand the reason for deletion of the page Brajanand V.K. The author has published dozens of stories in the Tamil language in magazines with readership in the hundreds of thousands. Certainly there are less prolific English writers with less exposure whose right to a Wikipedia page is uncontested...? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blaft (talk • contribs) 12:48, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of article Jacob Shatzky
Hi, I was in the process of removing the speedy delete tag from the article on Jacob Shatzky and replacing it with a stub tag or deletion discussion. I don't believe the article should have been tagged with speedy delete since it was just created today and looked like it was in the process of having a citation added. Jacob Shatzky is a well known author (apparently) and is referenced by other Wikipedia articles. I do agree that it should have been proposed for deletion pending further editing. In case there is a request by the author to restore it, you have my two cents. Thanks. Jacchigua (talk) 12:59, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of 19th & Wilson article
I'm confused as to why a page clearly under construction—and including numerous sources in the process—would warrant immediate deletion from an administrator without warning. As an article focusing solely on the history of a burgeoning independent film studio, I must reject the notion of "blatant advertising". The studio and films profiled are represented on IMDB.com, and the article does not and would not purport to advertise products or services. In preparing the article, I am following models used by established film studios here on Wikipedia, such as  Lions Gate Entertainment—which I also view as completely biographical in nature, as opposed to advertising.

I would greatly appreciate your reconsideration, and any help in allowing me to continue preparing the article within Wikipedia's guidelines. Thanks!

--Swedishviking53 (talk) 14:49, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

"Burgeoning", eh? Don't see that one often
To quote from a recent response of mine to one indignant deletee, "Among the most toxic phrases you can use in asserting somebody's notability, especially a performer, is "up and coming." Others are "promising," "fast-rising" and "next big thing." Also to be avoided: "the next" or "the new" insert name of famous practicioner in this field, such as Dylan, Tupac or Tolkien; "getting a lot of street buzz"; "too new to have drawn attention in the press"; and "ready to break through." Notability is a matter of record, not potential; past tense, not future." -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  15:11, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Deleting Eden Organic
I object to your deletion of the Eden Organic page. Pages about manufacturers are common on Wikipedia, in particular when the manufacturer is well known. I included two external references that cited Eden. Neither was a commercial site. FiveRings (talk) 18:42, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

In fact, I note that Vitasoy and Hain Celestial Group, major competitors to Eden, have articles, as do Hain subsidiaries Arrowhead mills and Celestial Seasonings. FiveRings (talk) 18:50, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Deleting incorrect links appears to have deleted linked articles
I moved the "INS Betwa (F37)" and "INS Beas (F39)" articles because the articles were incorrectly named and then requested that the old articles, which were now links, be deleted. After you deleted the links, the new articles "INS Betwa (F39)" and "INS Beas (F37)" seem to have disappeared. Is it possible for you to restore the articles? 61mei31 (talk) 20:42, 6 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Never mind. After digging around a bit, I see the deletions were deliberate on your part. 61mei31 (talk) 20:53, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Deleted Articles
I strongly object to your deletion of my articles. The pursuant vigilante against said articles has made so many errors and howlers that it was not worth mentioning after I exposed his/her first howlers and mistakes.

I look forward to your learned comment.

--Art4em (talk) 06:28, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Cookies


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WikiProject Jewish question
Hi, I saw you just deleted WikiProject Jewish question. That page was tagged for speedy deletion because it was initially created at WikiProject Jewish question, in the wrong namespace. I moved it and nominated the trans-namespace for deletion, but forgot to remove the then obsolete speedy deletion tag. Could you please undelete it? Thanks, Huon (talk) 14:09, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot for the quick response! Huon (talk) 14:15, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Farmer
What? 86.166.115.250 (talk) 14:32, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Please Explain
How is the deletion of a user page as you put it "G6: Housekeeping and routine (non-controversial) cleanup?" 192.136.15.130 (talk) 14:49, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Cookies
You gave me one and now I'm addicted I want to give them to everyone!

Drewhamilton (talk) 15:52, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Planning for the 7th Wikipedia Meetup
The planning for the summer Philadelphia meetup has begun. We would appreciate your input. You're getting this invitation because you're on Wikipedia:WikiProject Philadelphia/Philadelphia meet-up invite list. BrownBot (talk) 21:32, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Re:Wayne Nelson Corliss
Did you read my comment on the talk page? I didn't create the article. I specifically said that I didn't care whether or not it stayed. I said that I thought it should go through AfD. --Elliskev 21:12, 8 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Additionally, it was well sourced. Nearly every damn sentence had a source. --Elliskev 21:13, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

What was wrong with the sources? Are you allowed to unilaterally delete stuff like this? --Sonjaaa (talk) 21:17, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

I've listed the article on DRv. Like I said on my talk, I think this should have gone through AfD first. --Elliskev 21:32, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Fatal Care: Survive in the US Health System
Could you please send me the Fatal Care page that you just deleted? I was in the middle of making changes explaining the importance of the Fatal Care project. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tjmaryland (talk • contribs) 21:24, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Eric "Ric" Dalby
It looks like you recently reviewed my speedy delete nomination of Eric "Ric" Dalby. You wrote in your edit history that the Roman Harris nomination didn't include Ric Dalby. This is not the nomination in which the article was deleted. The recreated material i was refering to was based on Articles for deletion/Ric Dalby (second nomination). I don't think you knew this, so i thougt i would clarify just incase this would alter your decision. You pretty much deleted the page, by redirecting it, so you probably wouldn't need to do anymore, but i just needed to clarify myself. Thanks Printer222 (talk) 14:56, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Go for it! Iv'e got no issue with that, its actually very sensible. I was just making sure that you knew that Dalby had his own deletion discussion and had been deleted before. By the way i have speedy delete templates currently on Matilda "Mattie" Hunter and Geoff Campbell. If these pages don't get protected it's really just wasting my time constantly checking and nominating material that has been re-created. So thank you for being pro-active!!! Is there anything i can do to help? Cheers Printer222 (talk) 15:38, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Bambola deleted
You should also delete Slada Fire. Sorry. Astadourian (talk) 15:44, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Blue Ribbon = Notable
I created an article on the school because it received a Blue Ribbon award. Whenever it does so, it is notable. WhisperToMe (talk) 16:51, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll clarify - USUALLY elementary schools are not notable - but there are exceptions - I am creating four elementary school articles because the said schools got Blue Ribbons. WhisperToMe (talk) 16:53, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

The guy you warned about vandalism on that school article
Don't bother. He's a sockpuppet of three vandals, and is dedicated to ruining the wiki. Imperial Star Destroyer (talk) 17:17, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Vandal
Hi Tony, I am trying to get your assistance in preventing the vandel from harassing my articles -- would appreciate your assistance... My note to you on my discussion page has gone without a response from you -- I know your busy, Respectively --Art4em (talk) 18:31, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Notability of free and open-source software
Heya CobaltBlueTony. ThomasNichols tried to get hold of you on his user talk page by using helpme, so I answered his question and removed the template. He actually wanted to contact you individually, however, and so it would be great if you could have a look at his message on his talk page. Many thanks. haz (talk) 18:38, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Trophymanager deletion
Why was it deleted? Although poorly written, the article clearly asserted notability. And it certainly wasn't worthy of a speedy delete. Smartyllama (talk) 18:37, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Undeletion of Wikipedia:WikiProject Jewish question
I'm cureous! What have you done regarding the above? --Ludvikus (talk) 21:52, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Problems creating page Las Vegas Reservation Bureau
I'm new to this, trying to learn. I would like to totally re-edit the Las Vegas Reservation Bureau page, which is currently deleted/protected. I did not understand why, at first. I believe I do now. Can you help me please?

Datado (talk) 18:11, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

I would like you to review the article in my sandbox, please. Datado (talk) 21:03, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Ok. Sorry to bug you again but how do I find an administrator to ask for the page Las Vegas Reservation Bureau to be unlocked? Datado (talk) 21:14, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Robert Fagan
Excuse me but why did you delete the page for Robert Fagan? He was not the most acclaimed artist (depite his portraits at the National Gallery of Ireland and exhibitions with the Royal Academy, but he was a significant archaeologist/diplomat who made some important discoveries. (see:Capitoline Venus) I believe you should stick to your field of expertise and consult me before deleting such entries. Sorry If I'm perceived as upset or aggravated, but I believe such sentiment is justified. I would greatly appreciate it if you reinstated his entry, for wikipedia's sake. Thank you.


 * I have made an appeal to the user Eliz81, here is a copy of the message.

''I do not know who to consult about this, so I'm graciously asking you. The user Cobaltbluetony deleted a page on Robert Fagan I had created, with had multiple online and offline sources. He cited A7 as reason for deletion, despite the article clearly stating Fagan's significance as an archaeologist (discovery of the Venus at the Capitoline), diplomat and painter. I highly question his judgment and believe the article should be restored. I should have at least been notified for an AFD, if he is a moderator then it surely reflects poorly on wikipedia. If you are unaware of how to confront this issue, is there someone else I can refer this problem to? Thank you. Sincerely, -RiverHockey (talk) 22:21, 12 May 2008 (UTC)'' -RiverHockey (talk) 22:34, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Hey, thanks a lot for restoring it, vandalism can be annoying, anyway it all makes sense now. Sorry if I came off so angry, I had written the entire article so I was a little frustrated. Have a good one. -RiverHockey (talk) 17:53, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/George Gause
Sorry, I was not trying to split hairs or wikilawyer, I just wanted to be sure whether competing is the same as playing. I guess they are the same. Thank for the comment. Bearian (talk) 14:13, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Page clean-up
Thanks for the clean-up. :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 17:48, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!
For your efforts reasoning with HeWhoMustNotBeNamed... you truly have the patience and wisdom of Solomon. Debate (talk) 06:36, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Beyond Reasonable Doubt (book)
I see you deleted this as copyvio a couple of days ago. It has reappeared, and from a Google search this version does not seem to be copyvio; however I can't find any evidence that the book has been published, and there is a COI issue, so I have taken it to AfD. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 09:05, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Legal Advice
Ok then, If you would like to provide me a brief outline as im a Criminal Lawyer and although I know about business law and civil law I dont specialise in it. So if you provide just a brief outline on what you want the legal advice on then I will be able to advise you. If I cant help you then I know other Lawyers who can probably help you out. Peterpipper (talk) 14:53, 14 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Well under contract law in America you should be able to but as im not an American Lawyer I dont actually know the precise details of what can and cant be done. I will pass it on to my friend who is a lawyer and specialises in American Law who should be able to advise you on your problem. As far as I am aware you should be able to sue the trucking company for the damages that have been caused to your car. You should also be able to also sue the trucking comapny aslong as you have recors of what you have paid on the loan then the trucking company should be liable. Peterpipper (talk) 15:18, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Per Requests for checkuser/Case/Chris19910 I'd strongly advise you do not take any legal advice from this editor my friend. Pedro : Chat  21:47, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
 * (E/C). Heh, I was just coming here to say the same thing.  Way to be quick Pedro.  :-)   Keeper   |   76   |   Disclaimer  21:50, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Confirmed sock. Too bad really.   Keeper   |   76   |   Disclaimer  21:57, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of the Page: AtGentive Project
Dear Cobaltbluetony, You have delete the page I created AtGentive Project with the reason "copyright infrigement".

Following the Wikipedia procedure, I indicated very explicitly that there could not be any copyright infrigement, since I was the original author of this content. Beside, the content of this page was just a summary of the project (using Wikipedia to host content would not be approapriate), and therefore I do not believe that any copyright infrigement apply.

Can you please provide my with a more appropriate reason for this deletion (that happened in a couple of hours, although I had provided an answer) or advise me what ammandment should be done to have this page put again on Wikipedia. Note: This description is extremely similar to other pages that exists in Wikipedia and that describes STReP projects.

Thanks. -- thierry

Nabeth (talk) 17:37, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Dear Cobaltbluetony, thank you very much to have restaured back the AtGentive Project page. Nabeth (talk) 17:56, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Phalanxman (talk) 19:23, 14 May 2008 (UTC)Phlanxman
Hi i'm a new user and i'd like to start posting. My debut article was deleted by ohnoitsjamie, but thats ok because i didnt have real hopes that it would make it. Can you help me to improve my article please?


 * Phalanxman - there are already some excellent links placed on your own talk page that would be a good starting point. You might also trying to create content on your own page, or on a sub page, and then ask others to review it. You could try putting the template on your page which will attract someone who could answer specific questions. As for the article which was deleted, I have no idea other than the reason Jamie gave, but if you create the page in a space that it won't be immediately deleted, you can work on it before putting it in the main article space. Having said that, if the subject is not notable, the article still might be deleted.  Frank  |  talk  19:33, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks man, I just found those links at my talk page. They were very useful thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Phalanxman (talk • contribs) 21:18, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

ALD article
I've been assisting User:Lbrock in her transition to Wikipedia. We have re-created American Leak Detection in a manner that supports its notability while trying to avoid some past problems. Let me know if more should be done. Thanks to you too for reaching out to Lbrock. Best, --Eustress (talk) 19:57, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

re: Arumugam
Yeah, I figured the article would head to AfD--and probably fail. That was my dilemma: technically the article wasn't a speedy candidate under A7, since it was rightfully about a film; however, would it survive AfD if it were recreated, which might quickly follow? —C.Fred (talk) 21:08, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of DAYvid ® The Producer
Hello! I was surprised to notice that you have deleted my article about DAYVID ® The Producer. Especially for people working in the filmproduction area this could be a very helpful information. There is also an article in the category "film production software" called "Frameforge 3D Studio" and I do not understand why this is allowed and my article not. Nathan 1150 (talk) 08:38, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

A simple thanks
Thank you for protecting my page Cobalt! Keep those Vandals away! :D Irreama (talk) 13:58, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

RE: A simple Thanks
To be honest, they are some buddies of mine. They found my user page and decided to be silly. Its all in good fun actually, but it got old after a while. Irreama (talk) 19:47, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Do you think you could please let my protection status go? My buddies said they would stop. Irreama (talk) 21:24, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you ^_^ Irreama (talk) 21:24, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Bulldust
Hi Tony, I understand your deletion of bulldust but I need you to understand the following:

The entry was not a dictionary entry - it described bulldust instead of defining the word.

Bulldust is not the vulgar word you may think it is - bulldust is a real word used to describe a real phenomenon by real Australians.

I invite you to reinstate the entry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NMarkRoberts (talk • contribs) 10:44, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

RE: Cvent
Sorry, I couldn't find my old post on this topic or I would have continued the thread.

I put up a draft (User:Vt4me/Cvent) of the Cvent content on my talk page, as we discussed. I look forward to your feedback - thanks again! Vt4me (talk) 20:53, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Michael Quinlyn-Nixon
Can you check this page again. I have a suspicion that the editor making major edits to this page is the artist himself, and in reviewing the edit history, seems to be inserting himself into numerous articles in a sort of "spam" campaign. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 03:04, 18 May 2008 (UTC).

Teddy Bear Scene
Why don't you open an AfD for this article?  Otolemur crassicaudatus  (talk) 12:54, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Peter Jacobs
I was in the process of writing to User:Peterjacobsfinearts regarding the Peter Jacobs page when I saw that you deleted it. This user over-wrote an article about Peter Jacobs, the lacrosse player/coach This article met notability standards. Can you re-instate the article prior to this users edits. Thanks. -Mitico (talk) 14:33, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Japanese station name changes
Hi. I see you have been moving and then in some cases reverting a number of Japanese railway station articles. While it may differ from the format preferred for stations in other countries, the current consensus for Japanese station article names is laid out in Manual of Style (Japan-related articles) and uniformly used for the several thousand station articles already created. If you wish to propose a change to this format, I suggest you raise it at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Trains in Japan for discussion first. Thanks. --DAJF (talk) 15:18, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

CoolBrands
Hello Cobaltbluetony. Thank you for getting back to me so quickly. Having read the policies I now understand the need for information to be verified and will update the CoolBrands entry once again with various links to both existing Wikipedia entries and mainstream news organisations. Thank you, Ben —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bhudson1 (talk • contribs) 19:24, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Study Guides and Strategies speedy deletion
Greetings...

I recently created an entry for the website above, thinking it was significant enough for an entry. However, in the description I didn't want to document the traffic as it might sound like bragging. However, the annual website traffic currently is at 15-plus million page views (Google Analytics, Webtrends), growing at a 25+% rate, and is linked to by over 20,000 websites, most at educational institutions (Google search on "Study Guides and Strategies"). The links do not include those in other languages, significantly Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic, Chinese. The Vietnamese version is being published in print and all proceeds go to Vietnamese students rather than to myself who created it. Similar ventures are underway in other languages. I added the entry when I saw that two commercial resources Sparknotes and Cliffsnotes have Wikipedia entries, and thought that this itself was reason enough to add a not-for-profit resource. The Study Guides website was started in 1996, Sparknotes in 1999. So:  I thought there should be a non-commercial example given in the Study Guides entry, which led to creating the page on the website. Would be glad to learn more about how to document "significance"... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Josfl (talk • contribs) 13:59, 6 May 2008 (UTC) Josfl (talk) 19:34, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Hello.... Still trying to follow up on the speedy deletion. My quandary is that two commercial websites, i.e. Sparknotes and Cliffnotes, which are more suspect in terms of their academic validity, are featured in Wikipedia, yet mine which has existed before both, is not-for-profit, and has traffic exceeding the two, is marked by you for deletion. My website is published, even though in Vietnam, is peer-reviewed, featured in over 20,000 websites (try a google search on "Study Guides and Strategies", is ranked 7 of 10 by Google, #1 by MSN, and yet you do not find it "worthy" of an entry. If I make my website a commercial website rather than a public service, would I then qualify?Josfl (talk) 20:12, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Study Guides and Strategies speedy deletion--signature/date
forgot that I needed to "sign" josfl and "date"  May 6, 2008  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Josfl (talk • contribs) 14:03, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

However...
How much longer is Ludvikus going to be allowed to use his talk page to angage in endless WP:CIVIL and WP:NPA behavior by incessantly blaming me for his egregious behavior and the penalties he inflicted upon himself? Boodlesthecat Meow? 20:48, 19 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I have no problem with all that; I am simply objecting to the fact that he seems to have carte blanche to use his talk page partially as an attack vehicle against me--what other editor (much less one who has been hit with a 2-year block) is allowed to do that unhindered? Could I incessantly post bogus charges against other editors on my talk page? Boodlesthecat Meow? 21:19, 19 May 2008 (UTC)


 * OK, no problem, I'll stay off his page, and am hereby alerting you to my concerns about the constant WP:CIVIL and WP:NPA violations he is engaging me by repeatedly accusing me of being the cause of his being blocked. Boodlesthecat Meow? 21:32, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Deletion review for Trophy Manager
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Trophy Manager. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Gentgeen (talk) 22:03, 19 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I added an OR tag to the article back in March, and when I was looking through my watchlist, I noticed it had been deleted. I remembered the article looked like a game guide and needed significant editing, but thought the subject was notable enough to remain, so I was surprised it was speedied. Gentgeen (talk) 06:42, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

CoolBrands # 2
Hello Cobaltbluetony

I tried once again to edit the page on CoolBrands - including references to both the BBC and The London Times, which I trust are suitably credible in terms of verification. This entry has once again been deleted. Can this be reviewed, please?

Thank you Bhudson1 (talk) 08:43, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry! I now see that you have move the entry to a separate page. Thank you and apologies for the oversight on my part

Bhudson1 (talk) 11:24, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Y'what?
--78.149.122.209 (talk) 13:42, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Las vegas reservation bureau
Please restore my article. It is not blatant advertising. I used the article VEGAS.com as a guide. If vegas.com is not blatant advertising then my article is not also. Datado (talk) 15:52, 20 May 2008 (UTC)


 * An Alexa page ranking can easily be manipulated by anyone and should not be used as a guide for comparison in anything. Vegas.com is owned by a major multi-media corporation.  They are a major cable provider, they own broadcast tv stations and newspapers throughout the country.  Many of the references listed on their page are from their own sister companies.  That said, it appears that preference is being given to this large company.The references listed in my article are absolutely verifiable.  I can not imagine why you would think otherwise except perhaps that you assume the references are not verifiable without making any attempt to verify them.  My article WAS rewritten after it was suggested that it should have a major re-write.  I understand you have a lot going on but you are convoluting the issues in this situation as a result of not taking the time to actually sift through all of this.My article is not spam.  If you think it is, then you must also think the vegas.com article is spam.  If you allow it to remain an article, then you should also allow mine.Datado (talk) 16:59, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Vegas.com is, in my opinion, marginal. If you wish to nominate it for deletion, simply file an AfD request. But that does not make your article's subject notable: WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS is not considered a valid argument for retention of a non-conforming article. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  17:50, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Grotesqueness
Good description. A less charitable editor described it as "onanistic". --jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 17:45, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

German and American politics compared
Well, I cannot find any URL with the same content. But the content seems to have been authored by some Benjamin Clotten as you might observe from this edit wherein the editor has removed the particular line http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=German_and_American_politics_compared&diff=213953381&oldid=213952546. Thanks- Ravichandar My coffee shop 14:37, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ituiutaba
I would like to request that the page for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ituiutaba be undeleted. As a part of the structure of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil, it should be considered important. I welcome any suggestions that you may have to improve this and other similiar articles. You may want to refer to a similiar discussion about a Diocese in Africa: Articles for deletion/Roman Catholic Diocese of Bungoma. Npeters22 (talk) 17:23, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Cds global
Not sure why that article needed to be SALTed, sure it was speedied twice, but it was only speedied as a test page and was not really a disruption. Maybe next time just warn the user and block if they continue to re-create poor articles? Tiptoety talk 17:30, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I am going to have to say the same thing for this one too, I generally SALT after 4 recreations, or if the material is an attack page or violates BLP. You never know, that person may be notable, just the author of the material is unaware of how wikipedia works. You should at least give the article a chance. Tiptoety  talk 17:33, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok, thank you for doing that. And yes, SALT articles like "Bob Carter is so freakin gay" on the second recreation as that clearly is a WP:BLP violation. For other articles it may just be better to block the user who continually recreates them (if they have been warned properly). Thanks for being so receptive. Cheers, Tiptoety  talk 18:04, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Dead Milkmen
Thanks for contrubuting to the dead milkmen page, they're my favorite band. Although the way you rearranged the track lists on the page, gave more bulk to the page, it doesn't look near as nifty as the previous version. It is my goal to fill the page with tons more information, The Dead Milkmen were a very interesting band, and deserve a whole book, I hope you help me accomplish this goal.

-Rodney17302 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rodney17302 (talk • contribs) 17:45, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Nicholas Grimaldi
Just as an FYI, I had declined that speedy and was in the process of nominating the article for deletion via AfD. Looking at the history, though, it appears that a user had created the page, and that it was apparently about himself - so G3 works. Thanks! UltraExactZZ Claims~ Evidence 19:10, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

thx
for the fast del of my mistake ;-) Sebastian scha. (talk) 20:48, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Computerman
An article you deleted, Computerman, recently had an AfD that was closed as "Keep" at Articles_for_deletion/Computerman. Ryan Paddy (talk) 22:57, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

WNIR
Thanks for the delete of WNIR (FM) and move of WNIR to replace it. I've now replaced the new redirect with the promised disambiguation page and all is right with the world. (Or, at least, with these two radio station articles.) - Dravecky (talk) 01:17, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

RE:Retisonic
Fantastic. i take it you'll also be blocking the user account under the 3RR? In a way i hope he does do it again so you can SALT it; it's the first time i'd ever be happy someone had added NN material. Ironholds (talk) 16:21, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh by the way, you know there's new user coaching? is there anything similar for people looking to become admins? Ironholds (talk) 16:33, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I didnt mean training per se (i think i probably phrased that rather badly) but similar to editor review, but from the point of "how close am i to becoming an admin" rather than simply "how good a user am i". Ironholds (talk) 16:47, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Dude, you don't even know
Some of that, a hard roll, some yellow American, an egg... I'd be so good to go at the moment. Question for ya: Taylor ham or pork roll? --Endless Dan 16:22, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I knew you'd say the latter. I live/lived (it's complicated) in the Philly area, so I learned to accept the term "Pork roll". But I'm in the same boat as ya. At my present location, the locals are too goofy to make any decent dish from either area. Their best "Steak wit-outs" are made by Wa-Wa's. >sigh<--Endless Dan 16:45, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, trust me, I know. I'm dying over here. I'm very familiar with the places you named and then-some. I can do without Pats or Ginos (tourist traps) when I'm in the city. I'm a Johnny Hots fan, myself. Culture and taste is for the birds around these parts. Arghgh...Now this conversation has me hungry for some greasy cultural cuisine. An Italian hot dog with some disco fries would also hit the spot... Actually, throw the disco fries in the dumpster beside the scrapple. --Endless Dan 17:01, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Johnny Hots is bannngin! Of course, last time I went there was after the Giants played the Eagles and I was accosted by their workers for being in "Big Blue" regalia. I wasn't very popular that evening.--Endless Dan 13:10, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I know, I know. But you'd think someone could appreciate a patron with the cajones it took to wear Giants gear to the Linc. Cause people at the Linc certainly didn't. Of course, I had the last laugh. --Endless Dan 18:00, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Hey, it wasn't like I was wearing this crap. I can at least respect an opposing fan wearing green on our turf.--Endless Dan 18:05, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Those colors and that star make my blood boil. I have (some) respect for the other two NFCE teams... but not those mo-fos. And it seems like a pre-requisite for every football fan to have that one Dallas friend. Those people are rhinestone wearing, slack jawed vermin. --Endless Dan 18:25, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Undoing an autoblock
You unblock it, just like any other block. The hard part is finding the autoblock, because they aren't blocks against usernames. They show up in Special:Ipblocklist but they are anonymized, so you have to either be told which specific autoblock to look for, or you have to know something else about it. (In this case, I knew the user was caught in an autoblock placed on his own account, which made it possible to search the log directly). Normally, you can just follow the links you see when a user posts unblock-auto to find and remove the autoblock. Mango juice talk 20:33, 22 May 2008 (UTC)


 * If you looked after I had lifted it, it wouldn't show up. I think only currently active blocks show up.  Look through the list by hand and you'll see plenty of autoblocks, just not this one anymore. :)  Mango juice talk 20:44, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Why does the article 'the great & almighty Echo' keep getting deleted? it was perfectly legitamate!!!! EchoingMoon (talk) 20:58, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Is there an echo in here? ;>
I didn't realize you were an admin when I undid your undoing, I'm still curious why you'd strike it though, as it wasn't blatant trolling? (oops, I just noticed the "ashamed of yourself part" which is a little trollish - never mind...nothing to see here!) xenocidic ( talk ¿ review ) 21:07, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi
Why did you erased the article ive made like Avon Philippines, can tell me whats the reason. SBTVCAL (talk) 00:53, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
As my last act before I finally go home for the weekend. I just want to say thank you for your attempts to help me get better at things on here and for AGF with my recent edits despite the mistakes I seem to be making. I'm outta here now. Have a good weekend. Jasynnash2 (talk) 16:31, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: User:Iridescent
That's okay, my otters have plenty of trout and other fish with which to slap. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 19:15, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Adult Stars Magazine
Its baaaack...--CyberGhostface (talk) 02:40, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Madacy Entertainment
Not a complaint - just a question, so that I continue to learn. Wouldn't the fact that a company has satified the continuing requirements for listing on a major North American stock exchange indicate importance or significance, even if the article didn't do a good job of demonstrating notability? It wasn't a great stub, so I can see it getting tagged for improvement or possibly getting brought to Afd, but the speedy delete surprised me. Mlaffs (talk) 16:26, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Deleting 'Ikonboard Reborn' instead of moving it back to 'Ikonboard'
Hello, it would seem that you've deleted the 'Ikonboard Reborn' article. Glancing at the logs it would appear about an hour prior another user had renamed it (vandalism), so the article should have been moved back instead of deleted. The logs also show that you deleted the original 'Ikonboard' page which was redirecting to this new page. Could you re-instate the original article as it was of significance, and shouldn't have been deleted (in my opinion). Brollachan (talk) 17:17, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Olivier Girault
Hello Cobaltbluetony,

I just asked Alexf to restore this article. Would you please restore it, or at least provide me a copy of it, so I can see what was exactly deleted? Thanks, Korg (talk) 17:51, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Korg (talk) 18:14, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

hello brother....
Hello, this is my reply message, Thankyou, you realy made my day as a apreciation of my gratitude i am awarding you:

Faculty of Engineering (UNAM)
Hi there Cobaltbluetony. Just to let you know, I've restored this article: the writing may not have been the best, but as one of the core faculties with international connections at UNAM (one of the largest universities in the world and a leading institution in Latin America) it has IMO the presumption of notability. There are already a few articles on UNAM faculties and research institutions, & I'm sure it would only take a couple more cites to back up any claims. I'll remind the article's creator to ensure they are in future more explicit about establishing notability within the body of the article. Cheers, --cjllw ʘ  TALK 04:33, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Busy Lamp Field deletion...
Cobaltbluetony, could you please undelete the article? As mentioned in the comment, its a work in progress. I didnt have time to sit down and lay everything out in detail, but I have time today and would like to finish it. Thank you. Mm 202 (talk) 07:50, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Common misconceptions
Thanks for giving me a warning over my edit to this page. According to NPOV policy a fact is a statement about which there is no serious dispute. This page is, by its nature, about statements which are not widely disputed but should be! I think my comment on wikipedia fits in pretty well. Do you disagree that wikipedia does move towards undisputed truth (and agree with me), or disagree that many people think so? Either way, it is hardly worth the warning! With good wishes, --OhNoPeedyPeebles (talk) 08:20, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Reversion of edit to Goodbye My Lover
Hi Cobaltbluetony - I noticed that you have reverted an edit made by another editor to remove some trivial information from the above article that just happens to be on my watchlist. It's my thinking that the edit you reverted is more of a content dispute than vandalism; in fact, I'd been considering taking that section to the talk page of the article to see if some discussion could be generated on whether or not the article should include mentions of uses of the song in other media. (Yes, I know, the best intentions but no time to actually do it.) Just as a suggestion - perhaps in future you might want to think about whether a vandalism-style revert is appropriate in these circumstances. I'm not going to follow you around or jump up and down about this, it's just that I've run into a fair number of incidents where content decisions by new or inexperienced users are being treated as if they were vandalism, and it doesn't really help them to acclimatise themselves to our expectations. Thanks for keeping this in mind. Risker (talk) 15:01, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of TimeXchange
Hi,

You deleted my post of TimeXchange.net for containing blatant advertising. With all due respect, all I did was explain how it works and some facts about the site. I would ask you to reconsider that decision. Thank you.

ACTUS (talk) 16:49, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Sockpuppet blocks
Because you are an admin and have already blocked User:Kristophern66, would you mind making sure the list of related sockpuppets shown at User talk:Alison are also blocked? Thanks, Alanraywiki (talk) 21:16, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

bit of mentoring/oversight
Hi could you have a look at my actions at ntfsprogs and let me know what I may being doing wrong and/or correctly. I don't want to get "into it" with the other editor as he seems to have the best intentions for creation of the article. Thank you. Jasynnash2 (talk) 09:29, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

J.M. Hayes
this was in my opinion not a good speedy. It lists him as the writer of several non-self published novels. That is an assertion of importance. I doubt his actual notability or that of the books, but that's another matter. DGG (talk) 17:52, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Ross Hutchins
I don't mind the deletion, but I am just wondering how you were able to see the new page that fast? Thanks, Smuckers (talk) 18:03, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

ntfsprogs and tag consolidation
I responded to you on my talk page and have since added a fourth citation from a third author/source (there were only three articles from two authors/sources when you made your initial note (which made it clear that you only saw the stub when it had two articles from the same author)).

Thank you for trying to improve the article. I hope that you will consider making constructive edits and discuss the article on the talk page in the future (in addition to continue your use of cleanup tags that you feel appropriate).

If you see what you think are a lot of issues with a stub such as that on in the future, you might strongly consider using the articleissues template and discussing points on the talk page. That would probably have been especially helpful in this case, where I stated on the talk page why I thought WP:N was properly addressed and why I removed the tag, but you still wanted to see more independent sources. If one relatively minor edit can address three tags, that take up nearly as much space as the content of a stub, I don't think that having separate tags is helpful in anyway.

Thanks again! --Karnesky (talk) 18:49, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Speedy delete of Black Star Co-op
Hi there! I'm wondering why you decided to speedy-delete Black Star Co-op. I can't check the article to see whether it appeared to be blatant spam, but it seems that the author was trying to make a good faith effort to clean the article up, and had requested some time in both his user profile and on the AfD to clean the article up and have his say. Was the article such a blatant violation that it needed to be speedied, or would it have been possible to just leave it some time for the AfD process to come to a consensus and possibly have the article cleaned up? Given that there appeared to be a good-faith effort to participate in the process on Wikipedia, and that the author has made other perfectly fine contributions to Wikipedia, speedy deleting his article without allowing him to have a say seems to be a case of biting the newbie. &mdash; λ (talk) 19:22, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Sure, why don't you toss it into a userspace sandbox or something for me, and I can offer the original author help on establishing notability or guidance on why the article fails to meet notability guidelines. &mdash; λ (talk) 19:53, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I appreciate that! &mdash; λ (talk) 20:17, 29 May 2008 (UTC)