User talk:Dandv

Notability of FOSS
Hello, Dandv!

Due to deletion attempt of another FOSS project we, Linux enthusiasts, encountered strange criterion of notability. So as I see your are familiar with such a inconstancy of WP:N, and, being more familiar with regulations, you could advice us about feature of such an initiative to put special guideline for FOSS.

I've just added some strings and new facts here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability/RFC:Notability_of_free_open_source_software

What should we all do for this page become a guideline?

May be we all should gain attention of others wikipedians-linux-enthusiasts to that problem?

Thanks in advance. Mclaudt (talk) 07:34, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Plastics in latin
I can think of several answers to your question:

The simplest answer, of course, is that it's fun. That was the impetus for a good deal of my articles from Pong cervisiale to la:Ludus patibuli to la:Pila Magica 8.

A more serious answer is it helps us get better at Latin (if you want to ask why anybody would want to do that, it's a completely different question).

An often unmentioned answer is that you can honestly find some great things written in Latin and Greek, perspectives that are often unquoted at the English wikipedia, because deletionists don't think it's relevant to use ancient scholarship in a modern encyclopaedia, or because purists think the material belongs at wikisource. Some of the things at la:Infinitas, la:Scacchi, or Cannabis is like that. You yourself have argued for English's power as a bearer of information to the masses.

I'm for the use of English as an international language, as well, but not if it means excluding scholarship of natural languages. Nor do I think people should be encouraged to be bilingual, but rather tri or quadlingual. Why? Because I don't think English is as easy as you make it out to be. English is easy at the beginning. As a teacher of English to speakers of many different language families I assure you that, while it is the case that the basics of English are easy to acquire and that, having been experienced to it in movies, ads, films etc, most people have an a priori familiarity with it, mastering English is no easy task.

I would also differ in my estimation of the value of Esperanto or Interlingua. It is these language, with no culture, no history, no soul, that are the wastes of time and money. Learning Latin takes both time and money, but the richness one gleans from such study certainly rewards the effort.

I hope I have answered honestly and diplomatically as I mean in no way to offend. Your cause is an interesting one and, given that you are actively involved in a campaign for globalization of English, your opinion is somewhat more valued than the typical "Latin is a dead language" pundit. Best regards, --Ioscius ∞ 12:45, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Nomination of WikiDoc for deletion
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Protect IP Act and Eric Schmidt
Firstly let us please talk about our differences on the Protect IP Act on it's talk page. When you make your opinions in the comment box for your edit it doesn't allow discussion on the topic in question. The Schmidt comment that we have been going back and forth on in the Protect IP Act I have re-expressed now for three reasons. Firstly, the wording you use is that of the Guardian's which may qualify as copyright violation. Secondly, as before it is overspecific for the lead. And now lastly, as more sources state that more companies are opposed to the act Schmidt's comments appear less important, or at least must be placed in broader context. Maximilianklein (talk) 18:24, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

San Francisco meetup at WMF headquarters
Hi Dandv,

I just wanted to give you a heads-up about the next wiki-meetup happening in SF. It'll be located at our very own Wikimedia Foundation offices, and we'd love it if some local editors who are new to the meetup scene came and got some free lunch with us :) Please sign up on the meetup page if you're interested in attending, and I hope to see you soon! Maryana (WMF) (talk) 19:38, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Informer Technologies, Inc.


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Cape Mendocino Light
Greetings. Recently I added current status to the Cape Mendocino Light page and saw your location edit and comment about "actually looking at a map" and changing location. Um... I'm going to have to change the location back to where it was before, but yes this is confusing and here's why. The actual site where the light still blinks is an automated facility 40.43991°N, -124.40603°W, the Fresnel of the old Cape light is located at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds (being disassembled by Coast Guard lampist for temporary storage and new display) 40.58707°N, -124.26477°W, and the restored cast iron old lighthouse building is located where you put the map push pin, in Shelter Cove 40.02222°N, -124.06944°W. Unfortunately, since the light still flashes at the Cape Mendocino location, Wiki style is to use that location for the Light, as that is the official location in sailing handbooks and sailing maps around the world. I will however make it really clear about the locations of the historical items as well as add more information on the automated light. Please let me know if you see any problems with the article after these edits! Thanks. Ellin Beltz (talk) 13:42, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

A page you started has been reviewed!
Thanks for creating MELA Sciences, Dandv!

Wikipedia editor Modern.Jewelry.Historian just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

"I took out the detailed history of the lawsuit that was dismissed. WP is not a soapbox WP:SOAP"

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MELA Sciences
Hi Dandv - What's up with Mela? I never heard of the company, and WP:DGAF But my reading of WP:NOTSCANDAL etc and WP:GNG does not seem to support this version living in Wikipedia: half of the existing article is about a lawsuit that was thrown out, and the original reference is to the writeup by the lawyers suing the company (who lost). To repeat the claims of the plaintiff, which were repudiated by the court can't possibly belong in an encyclopedia. The content is blatantly biased. Please let me know your opinion - I'll hold off on reverting edits for now.---MJH (talk) 04:18, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
 * It seems like Dandy cleaned up the section pretty good. Wikipedia certainly is not a soapbox, but I think mentioning the lawsuit is significant and gives balance, especially when MELA won. I think the info is important, but lets keep it down to a sentence or two. Did this company create any other products? Certainly a scanner that can detect skin cancer is important. I would like to see this article lengthened. Can we get an image of this scanner? --Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 04:41, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
 * MJH, if you don't give a fuck, then leave the article alone, eh? I've clearly marked it as a stub. What I wrote is all I care to know about MELA; others are welcome to improve it. Wikipedia is a crowdsourced project after all.-- Dandv ( talk &#124; contribs ) 19:39, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Let's play nice. I am sure that you both have the best interests of Wikipedia at heart. --Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 20:45, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I played very nice. Didn't delete anyone's work. Didn't use cuss-word tags like WP:DGAF. -- Dandv ( talk &#124; contribs ) 23:26, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. Everyone has had a chance to drop an F-bomb. (except me) Can we turn our thoughts tward the article itself? I rather like the article in it's present state. I put in a bit of work that I (hope) will satisfy both? Basically, is everyone reasonably happy with the article in it's present state? Personally, I find the idea of a cancer-detecting scanner very "star-treky". It would also be nice if we could find a usable photo of the device. --Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 23:40, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Mosaic, redux
the edit which you are probably actually concerned about is this one, not done by me. i removed this prod, and only said that if someone feels this is not notable, it needs to go to AFD instead, as the references are clearly indicative of at least a potentially notable subject. if i thought it needed to go there, i would have AFD'd it myself. i didnt. i rescued it from a proposed deletion, and added it to the San Francisco Bay Area (sfba) categories (and probably the wikiproject on its talk page, so that if it was AFD'd it would be listed there and get more commentators, and a better chance of rescue.) This is a good reason to assume good faith and temper our language when working here, as we can all misread edit histories. I have looked through at least 1,000 SFBA related articles in the last few months, to better categorize them, including all new SFBA articles. my list of AFD's is on my userpage at the bottom. I think you will agree the few i AFD'd were not very notable, much less than Mosaic (i redirected some middle school articles as well, per usual outcome for such). My goal has been to improve the overall coverage of the bay area, by making sure all possible articles are categorized as SFBA related, badly written articles are improved, and the few nonnotable, obviously promotional articles are either suggested for deleted or somehow improved. I think i have been fair to them. I'm sorry if my edit summary sounded harsh. i just wanted to make it clear that i was not ideologically opposed to anyone elses reasonable ideas for tagging articles, including afd, which can sometimes help an article. PROD should not be used if there is any chance the subject is notable.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 05:34, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Oh cool. I'm an inclusionist. Keep up the good work! -- Dandv ( talk &#124; contribs ) 21:44, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of BAM energy group


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 * The article's very first revision did make claims of significance. And the rules for CSDA7 state "The criterion does not apply to any article that makes any credible claim of significance or importance even if the claim is not supported by a reliable source or does not qualify on Wikipedia's notability guidelines." -- Dandv ( talk &#124; contribs ) 10:43, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of BAM Energy Group for deletion
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Advice for list of home automation software
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