User talk:Espresso Addict/archive5

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Cheshire Portal, etc
Thanks for all the excellent work you are doing with the portal, particularly in keeping it up to date. I see that Runcorn (my home town) features well this month.

You may have noted that, having ensured that all the Cheshire Grade I and II* listed churches have articles, I have been working through the other Grade I listed buildings in Cheshire. I may have sometimes strayed into your territory (geographically), so please correct/expand anything you know about in your area. It would be good to have at least a stub on Crown Inn, Nantwich, and as you have the necessary info, wonder if you wold like to have a go at it, when convenient. And while we're at it, why don't you go for featured list for Listed buildings in Nantwich, Cheshire? The Greater Manchester Project has succeeded in getting quite a number of lists featured and I think the Nantwich one is as good as most of them and better than some. Best wishes. Peter I. Vardy (talk) 16:50, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I've just spotted your article on Crown Inn, Nantwich. Quick work - and a good article too!  Peter I. Vardy (talk) 21:13, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

DYK x2

 * Two in one day. Wow! Peter I. Vardy (talk) 16:13, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Anglicanism portal
Please act in good faith and either reverse you opposition or offer specific specifications for a support. An editor has proposed a word count, please comment on it. Your opposition on the basis that the summaries are "too long" is unhelpful and, according to policy, we all may ignore it in this discussion. I hope to read your opinion on this matter soon. Best, -- Secisek (talk) 20:15, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Request for copy of recently deleted article "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?"
Hi Espresso Addict,

Could you please e-mail me a copy of the recently deleted article "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?"?

Thank you for your time,

CCowell125 —Preceding unsigned comment added by CCowell125 (talk • contribs) 13:22, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Steven Gabbe
Thank you for the support, and for tips on how to become a more effective wiki contributor. Much appreciated. As for the Gabbe article, it has been quite an eye-opening experience! Nevertheless, it appears the article's most vocal critic (and, actually, personal critic) is qworty, who seems to have a history of using inflammatory language within his capacity as an admin. All others who have weighed in on the talk page have voted to "keep" the Gabbe page...some have even tried to defend my fragile self from qworty's comments ;) All the best, and thanks again. -- Nafeh9 (talk) 17:31, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Deleted Article
On February 1, 2008, the article entitled Gameplasma was deleted. As you are one of the admins on the list for getting the text for review, I was wondering if there was a way I could see the article because I think that either it was wrongly deleted, or I can fix it to make it acceptable. I'm not quite sure what I should do as far as this matter is concerned, so I figured I would just ask you.

Awaiting reply, --GPJCollins (talk) 19:05, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

I appreciate the help. The part I am confused about is that the "copyrighted" material was posted on Wikipedia by the same guy who created it on the Gameplasma website. Therefore the copyright infringement wasn't copyright infringement after all. But I will do what you suggested and try to get it back up. Again, I appreciate the help. GPJCollins (talk) 21:57, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Mammals
THANK YOU for reviewing the portal. i have addressed your comments. just thought to tell you. i am glad and highly obliged to you for your valuable points and ideas. thanks, Sushant gupta (talk) 10:05, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * if you don't mind can you please explain me your comment please-

your comment- ...Some of the "Things to do" bullets read a little oddly in the context of a portal and perhaps could be reserved for the Wikiproject (and should bullets 3 & 4 be indented?)....

sorry to act stupid but my english is sick.! Sushant gupta (talk) 15:59, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

thanks, i have addressed your comments. i appreciate your comments! Sushant gupta (talk) 06:19, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

can you please make your final decision. i am really excited and growing impatient. though i have tried my best to deal with the issues raised. Sushant gupta (talk) 05:40, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

i have addressed all your points NOW. you can have a look. would you like to comment something. thanks for sharing your valuable time for portal:mammals. Sushant gupta (talk) 14:13, 11 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your much needed advice and suggestions. thumbs up! Sushant gupta (talk) 12:13, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

DYK
...is late, can you post it? Gatoclass (talk) 11:37, 14 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure why you needed to tell me three times, but thanks anyhow :)


 * I notified half a dozen admins but none were active, fortunately Borgqueen eventually saved the day. Gatoclass (talk) 13:14, 14 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Four times now. Are you having a problem with software or something? Gatoclass (talk) 13:15, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Textile Arts
Thanks for your comments, I believe I have addressed all of the points that you brought up. Cirt (talk) 11:04, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, replied to that point. Cirt (talk) 11:23, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Question
I see you're editing the T:TDYK page, so I figured you'd know the answer to this question. If I work on an article in my sandbox and when it's finished, move it to the mainspace, is it still eligible for DYK because the edit history now shows the article being over 5 days old? Thanks.  APK  yada yada  11:04, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

DYK nom of Bolton and Leigh Railway
The second reference on the Lancashire Witch article states that she was the first built by Robert Stephenson and Company. If you look at the talk page for the Robert Stephenson and Company article, you will see that I have raised the question there. I also raised it at WP:UKT too. I will provide an alternative hook for the nom. Mjroots (talk) 11:09, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Alternative hook written. Mjroots (talk) 11:15, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's a good hook you've written. I couldn't believe there was so little on the B&L, considering that it opened before the Canterbury and Whitstable and the Liverpool and Manchester, which are both much better known! Mjroots (talk) 12:06, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I've edited the Sans Pareil article so that it corresponds with the hook. Mjroots (talk) 12:28, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem with the wait, as long as it doesn't go on in the wee small hours when the UK is asleep! Tomorrow morning will be fine. Mjroots (talk) 13:19, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Quirinus Kuhlmann
You have selected the article for the DYK section (and its talk page has the relevant template), but, according to the template's archive, the article wasn't featured on the main page after all. Did something go wrong? Art Serebren (talk) 18:16, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

DYK update
Is ready to post if you are active. Gatoclass (talk) 11:59, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Paramax
I note that you deleted the this article around 25 minutes after I had rewritten it to address concerns of length and referencing. I would ask you to undelete and reopen the AfD so that my changes could be taken into account. Thanks. Espresso Addict (talk) 13:02, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I guess I will, since you asked. Stifle (talk) 13:07, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads-up. It's much better now.  Please review the slight changes I made.  It's written at a very high medicalese level so I tried to clarify what the analgesic med was for (headache) and what an antiemetic is for (nausea).  Thanks, Renee (talk) 00:25, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank you
I've read your intervention about the deletion of the article "Pier Augusto Gemignani". I was the creator of that page, and I think the deletion was inappropriate, since Gemignani's works were quite important for the History of Medecine and the voyage of Columbus. I don't think I will redo the article again, since I have some references in italian scientific magazines, but none of them has a website or something, so I guess the staff won't like the article to be rebuilt, but I wanted anyway to thank you for your support.--Gimmy (talk) 13:09, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Grade I listed buildings in Cheshire
Thanks for your additions to this list. How on earth did I overlook St Mary's Church, Nantwich? Thanks for the image of Dorfold Hall (it's not too bad) - any picture is better than none, and improvements can always be made as better images become available. I am considering offering Chester Castle as a GAC. What do you think? Do you have any improvements or additions to make to it? Peter I. Vardy (talk) 16:19, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Deleted Page
I created a page called L.Spiros' Memory Hacking Software and was deleted yesterday/today. I don't know who deleted it, but can you please send a copy to me? My email is colintso@hotmail.com--Colintso (talk) 10:10, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Conclusion: Image placeholders centralized discussion
Hi. I'm sending this to you because you participated in the Centralized discussion on image placeholders that ended on 23 April.

That discussion must produce a conclusion.

We originally asked  "Should the addition of this box [example right] ''be allowed? Does the placeholder system and graphic image need to be improved to satisfy policies and guidelines for inclusion? Is it appropriate to some kinds of biographies, but not to others?" '' (See introduction).

Conclusions to centralized discussions are either marked as 'policy', 'guideline', 'endorsed', 'rejected', 'no consensus', or 'no change' etc. We should now decide for this discussion.

Please read and approve or disapprove the section here: Conclusion --Kleinzach (talk) 10:53, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Please note this message conforms to WP:CANVASSING and has not been sent to anyone has not already participated in the centralized discussion.

James Bond portal layout
Done Ultra! 12:30, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Cheshire East
Hi, I'm terribly sorry about your edits, I am actively editing yes and If you like I can do the percentages. Pi  Talk  -  Contribs  16:43, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject History of Science newsletter : Issue IV - May 2008
A new May 2008 issue of the WikiProject History of Science newsletter is hot off the virtual presses. Please feel free to make corrections or add news about any project-related content you've been working on. You're receiving this because you are a participant in the History of Science WikiProject. You may read the newsletter or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Yours in discourse--ragesoss (talk) 23:48, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Florida
Hey there, I've copyedited all the articles and biographies which you mentioned. Cheers. Qst (talk) 15:29, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

WP:PROF revision suggestion
I am trying to "test the waters" to see if there is enough interest in revising WP:PROF to better reflect the arguments that are actually used in practice in academic-related AfDs. I've put a note about it at Wikipedia talk:Notability (academics) with a somewhat more detailed explanation. There is also a link there to a possible draft of a revised version of WP:PROF, which is located in my sandbox, User:Nsk92/Sandbox3. Since you have participated in academic-related AfDs in the past, I'd like to hear your input about this idea, both in general and in terms of specifics. If you have some comments, please post them at Wikipedia talk:Notability (academics). You are also welcome to edit User:Nsk92/Sandbox3 in the meantime. Thanks, Nsk92 (talk) 20:53, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Earth sciences
please give me three days for addressing your comments. i am currently not much active due to personal problems. i hope you will understand. thank you, Sushant gupta (talk) 05:17, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
 * HEY THERE!!! i have addressed your comments. thank you, :) Sushant gupta (talk) 13:22, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

New Zealand Skeptics
I found a few articles mentioning the group. Do you think it passes the notability criteria now? There are probably more mentions of them elsewhere, as I only searched on the internet and briefly. Thought I would ask you as you added the tag. Richard001 (talk) 10:27, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks so much for your support in my RfA, which closed successfully this morning. TravellingCarithe Busy Bee 19:46, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry
Thank you, Espresso Addict, for reformatting the entry. I represent the publishers of this journal and wanted to correct some factual errors (and make a few additions) I had planned to insert new references and links later today. Some of the errors have been reinserted. If I send you a list of the problems, would you be willing to make the changes ? Yours, Siliqua. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Siliqua (talk • contribs) 14:01, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Seek Book on Former Long Hill Road, N.J., Bell Labs Neighbor Germer
Dr. and Mrs. Germer lived two houses away from ours on early 1950's Long Hill Road, N.J., when dad (Al Miller) worked for Bell Labs. I was a child, but remember Lestor well (tall and skinny to little me; he told me he flew for the French in WWI); he got irked at his sweet wife frequently, like when she gave me her son's reserve Navy officer uniforms to "play sailor" in, as the son wasn't useing them anymore. Long later, when I was a youth in N.C., three times dad explained the Germer experiment; but I could not grasp it. I'd like to read a biography book on Dr. Germer; is there one? One snowy day; dad, Dr. Germer, Dr. Shockley, and one or two other Germer Bell Labs friends, tried to ski on the Van Dyne farm behind our home. But the skiing physics didn't permit them, so they made a camp fire, made coffee, and chatted. A child knowing not to speak before adults, I sensed a respected talking order with Shockley at top (perhaps also from assertiveness) and Dr. Germer almost next (also assertive). Dad at the bottom talking order, mentioned (men in white coats is all I remember of them) in New York City said my learning problems came from polyps in my ears, and their massive x-ray radiation treatment should cure it. Loudly, assertively, Dr. Shockley said "I forbid that"; if dad let them (those quacks?) do that, I'd be an idiot in a mental hospital the rest of my life. I would not be able to (poorly) write this today except for Dr. Shockley forcefully "forbidding it"; and Germer and Shockley, with others; helping to make the computor transister possible. Feel free to erase; especially if a Germer Biography book title/author, is in it's place. Jim Miller, Southport, N.C.James A. Miller Jr. (talk) 05:12, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

need help with deleted article on Fly Communications
Below, I've commented twice on the possible deletion of the article on Fly Communications:

Hello, my name is Frank Farance (frank@farance.com)

I've posted the article on Fly Communications because I've found the firm has an interesting take on the theory of combining direct marketing (which is very scientific, is measurable, and incorporates metrics) with branding (which is very emotional, hard to measure, and imprecise).

This firm has been experimenting for 7 years and has produced good results with this kind of approach. Although Fly Communications is a practitioner of this kind of theory, any firm can be successful combining the two approaches. However, many firms *do not* choose such a strategy because they are comfortable with the existing scientific practice or they are comfortable with their existing emotional practice. The founders of the firm (Larry Rowen the direct marketing practitioner and Dave Warren the branding practitioner) conceived of this combination in 2001. Now 7 years later, after much successful experimentation, this can now be claimed as a successful practice.

The history of the firm is important in understanding how the practitioners collaborate to make for a success effort.

Finally, I am not an employee, I am not paid to write this article, and I have no financial interest in Fly Communications.

and its subsequent deletion:

I'm trying to get the article on Fly Communications published.

I appreciate the idea that Wikipedia is not the place to advertise. However, how does one walk the fine line to report on progress in successful techniques of advertising. I think this kind of progress has important intellectual value, just as the recognition of how our individual tastes for "nostalgia" are cultivated ... yes, it only seems like advertisers use this "nostaglia" theory, but it does reflect something inherent in human nature. Likewise, the firm has successfully combined these two conflicting approaches (direct marketing, which involves a call-to-action, and branding, which involves an emotional connection). And I believe that Fly was one of the first firms to combine these successfully.

Thus, I believe it is worthy of publication.

Regarding, the idea that the article in question is "advertising" something, this is not the case. The article does not "advertise" any product or service, but the article is about the advertising industry and a company that has pioneered a particular approach.

An easy way to demonstrate that this article is NOT advertising is to pretend the article were about a firm that were to pioneer the combination of baking soda (used by bakers) and vinegar (used by salad chefs) to produce a chemical result that could be used with childrens' Science Fair projects illustrating volcanoes and their lava flow. The fact that is has become popular does not diminish the experimentation and success with combining features of separate disciplines (bakers vs. salad chefs).

Considering that the article is not intended to advertise, what kind of improvements do you suggest to make it suitable? Clearly, Wikipedia has articles on companies and other companies in the advertising industry ... maybe a little explanation of improvement would help me make the article suitable to Wikipedia standards.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions and help.

Could you E-mail me the deleted article? And could you give me some specific suggestions to improve the article, i.e., just don't point me to the "advertising" prohibition because I don't see this as advertising and product or service (or maybe you could explain which sentences are problematic).

Again, thanks in advance for your help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Farance (talk • contribs) 17:48, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Returning?
Not heard from you for a long time. Hope all is well. If/when you return, would you be interested in this? Best wishes. Peter. Peter I. Vardy (talk) 16:46, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Kathryn Stott
Kathryn Stott is now in Queue 2! &mdash;Politizer talk / contribs 05:29, 10 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Queue 1 actually, I tried to put her in with Q2 but she wasn't comfortable there. Gatoclass (talk) 05:52, 10 December 2008 (UTC)


 * (edit conflict) I'm sorry to hear the new system is confusing to you...may I ask what you find daunting about it? I'm only asking because I'm the one who created the template that's being used a lot now, DYKsug, and am the one who's currently maintaining it along with users such as Suntag, How do you turn this on, and Orlady...so if it's the template that's causing you problems, any suggestions you have on how to make things simpler or clearer would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, &mdash;Politizer talk / contribs 05:53, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Kathryn Stott

 * That's one of the best DYK lines in a while, thanks! Joshdboz (talk) 14:21, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Promotion
You mean to administrator? Gosh, that seems like a long time ago now. But thanks anyhow - and thanks for your own continued quality contributions to DYK :) Gatoclass (talk) 06:45, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

License tagging for Image:BBA Proteins (Jan 2009).gif
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Kathryn Stott
You might want to take a screen shot of Kathryn Stott's DYK hook appearing on the Main Page on her birthday and then email it to her. You can store the screen shot at Category:Wikipedia Did you know images. -- Suntag  ☼  02:29, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Eleanor Davies-Colley
Hi Addict, I'm sure you had a reason for that reference to Derelict London, I just happen to disagree. I don't have access right now to the Oxford DNB, but none of the facts in the two sentences between the reference to note 4 and note 1/5 can be properly based on the brief paragraph by a photographer--that's not reliable, in my opinion. But have it any way you like it, I don't want to get territorial, and I thought I'd give you my reason on your talk page rather than in the summary of a revert. Drmies (talk) 05:23, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hello Addict, I just looked, and I don't have access through my university to the ODNB, and the ones in my area don't either--shame, cause I'm kind of interested in these 19th and 20th century British women writers and others. Sure, you could email it to me; I'm almost done grading. I didn't know WP had email--I just clicked 'enable email from other users' though I don't know exactly what that does ;) I'm sure you know what to do, and then I'll have learned something new. Thanks for getting back to me, Drmies (talk) 15:35, 18 December 2008 (UTC)


 * PS: I'm sure you noticed I'm something of a stickler when it comes to detail, like references--I like things to look pretty. My apologies if that comes across as pedantic...

Louisa Martindale (feminist)
My hands are off this one. I learned my lesson. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 13:21, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Re "All's well that ends well" -- all except that the original author may well have been put off of Wikipedia forever by my excessive biting.  My lesson learned, the hard way.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 17:53, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Educational Studies in Mathematics - prestige
I saw that you put a note about need for citation regarding how prestigious a journal Educational Studies in Mathematics is. In Norway, we have a ranking system for journals, and this journal has had the highest ranking for years (see this link). Would that be a possible reference, or do you know of other more international rankings of journals? --Mosvold (talk) 10:10, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Denis Rancourt
You were right about my erroneously considering at least one Google Scholar hits as a false positive for this person. I was going to correct myself, but the discussion was already closed. I guess this was a snowball keep. Best regards.--Eric Yurken (talk) 03:07, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

RE: Sophia Drossopoulou AfD
Thanks for your advice :) I'll certainly check Scholar more often in future but I'm still trying to perfect my judgement at AfD. I want to make sure I start making correct decisions a lot more often before running for adminship again next year.

Out of curiosity, since you're a former virologist, I don't suppose you'd be interested in trying to help out around WikiProject Medicine? I'm currently trying to get a featured topic regarding poliomyelitis and having a virologist on-board would be incredibly useful. —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 14:30, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ah still, you should reconsider joining. It's calmed down a lot within the past few years. As for RfA, I'm currently undergoing 'coaching' (more like a review) so whenever I mess up I try to take it there and learn from it. After all, we can only learn from our mistakes. I still try to be careful but I'm also still learning. I might try deletion sorting lists if I can find something that I'm particularly good at (i.e. medical stuff). Thanks again for your help, seasons greetings! —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 21:15, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'm really happy to have him and Lankiveil helping me out, can't see anyone more suited to my 'needs' (since I'm going into deletion and both of them are experienced at it). Anyway, thanks for the links, must be off! —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 22:19, 22 December 2008 (UTC)