User talk:Fawcett5/Archive7

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DoCB Initiative - verified/wikified
Caught your comments on a couple of the stubs I did for the project. ( I did a number of the Taschereau family plus some other folks). If I do any more, I will try to get the date thing straight..won't verify unless i do. I tried to figure out the template for dates but couldn't. My big problem is that I am on a land line for internet so I try to work off-line and then post articles fairly quickly. I need more time to look and learn...(santa didn't bring me the satellite hook-up I requested. :-) ) I am open to suggestions as to improving my input but do have the "air time" problem. (Stormbay 23:05, 5 January 2006 (UTC))

TfD nomination of Template:Infobox Biography
Template:Infobox Biography has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at Templates for deletion. Thank you. DreamGuy 07:25, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

DoCB copyvio?
What's up with that? The whole set of Dictionary of Canadian Biography pages have been relocated. --Big_Iron 23:02, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I was told that I created this list, and I've made so many of these lists that I didn't even bother to check before I moved it. They are copyvios, though, not like phone books, because they only include names that were specifically selected by that organization as being prominent people. Since significant creativity was put into making the list, it is copyrightable, and they've chosen to copyright it. You should probably move it to your user space. &mdash; 0918BRIAN &bull; 2006-01-19 13:50
 * Actually, I'll move them all under Canadian wikipedians' notice board/Dictionary of Canadian Biography. &mdash; 0918BRIAN &bull; 2006-01-19 13:53


 * You are wrong, they do not copyright the list of names, they only assert a copyright on the biographies themselves, which we do not reproduce. The list was something *I* created (at great effort, and in a form that is nowhere used by DoCB) by extracting the names from all of the biographies. In any case, this is not a commercial enterprise that we are some way competing against... they say only that...


 * users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced;
 * the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online be identified as the source; and
 * the reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, or as having been made in affiliation with or with the endorsement of the University of Toronto, the Université Laval and the National Archives of Canada.

Fawcett5 20:45, 19 January 2006 (UTC)


 * I do not believe that having a list is a copyright violation. I just took a look at the copyright notice.  The second sentance of the link provided above states, "The biographies, for which the University of Toronto and the Université Laval hold the copyright, and the Web site are protected by the provisions of the Copyright Act, by Canadian laws, policies and regulations, and by international agreements."  We haven't copied the biographies.  So, we were fine in regards to the copyright.  Also, I will move the Dictionary of Canadian Biography page back into the regular namespace.  I can't imagine what problem that might have with that page.  -- JamesTeterenko 20:54, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Question

Do the names as lited in (http://www.utoronto.ca/dcb-dbc/dcba/listOfSubjects/l.htm) correspond to the DoCB list of wiki fame in terms of format? (Stormbay 23:15, 20 January 2006 (UTC))

Stormbay, I'm not sure if I understand exactly what you mean, but the names are not in wikipedia format (i.e. wikified and in firstname lastname order), nor are they disambiguated as many of the DoCB names are, nor have they been "verified" as we have been doing when a wiki article is created. I was not aware of nor did I use those pages to create the DoCB list. I hope this helps answer your question. Fawcett5 16:46, 21 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Fawcett5, can I just check on your last statement where you said you didn't use the pages to create your list. How did you create the list?  If you didn't simply copy that of the DoCB then there is no copyright infringement as you've generated the list seperately, and that probably is also true if you read the book and wrote out a list of people in it.  Kcordina Talk 12:29, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Re: Adminship
(Re: Your message of October 2005.) Sorry I never replied, I was still trying to sort out the new job and put everything to one side to reply to later, never did bother doing anything about it. Anyway, thanks for the offer, though somebody has now gone ahead and jumped in front of you! Joe D (t) 02:48, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Wombat and "3000 miles from Graceland"
Hi! Why did you remove the reference to "3000 miles from Graceland" from the "Wombats in Popular Culture" section? пан Бостон-Київський 17:13, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I had only meant to revert the addition of the bold facing, not the whole section. My mistake. Fawcett5 04:17, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Page name for temperature articles
To avoid flip-flopping between 'degree Fahrenheit' and 'Fahrenheit' or 'degree Celsius' and 'Celsius', I propose that we have a discussion on which we want. I see you have contributed on units of measurement, please express your opinion at Talk:Units of measurement. Thanks. bobblewik 22:09, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Francis_Pegahmagabow's_medals.jpg
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Image copyright problem with Image:James_Horace_King.jpg
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:Image:Rappahannok River.jpg
Hallo Fawcett5, would you mind to upload this picture into commons.wikipedia.org ? I would like to use it in the German version --Bahnmoeller 20:41, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Yves_Pratte.jpg
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DoCB Lists
For what it is worth, I have done a little research and do not agree that the pages are a copyvio. However, I can't find anyone who might carry some weight to stick their neck out and write a letter. Any progress? (or have you given up in disgust?) (Stormbay 22:30, 24 March 2006 (UTC))


 * Maybe I overstated "expert" but I was having a conversation with a lawyer friend of mine and I brought up the subject. (Bear in mind that free advice is worth what you pay for it). He has spent 30 +/- years in a firm that does mostly corporate stuff which has included copyright issues. He said that, if it is essentially a list, it is no different than a telephone directory. In a telephone directory, everyone has access to the use of the list which in turn is used to actually access the product. (I should have written it down but that's the gist of it). I don't think this adds anything new to the argument and I apologize if I raised some expectations in my note above. My guess would be that this is no big deal to the DoCB people. However, I gather it is to some folks here. (Stormbay 22:49, 27 March 2006 (UTC))

DCB list copyvios
Hi there. I see that the Copyright problem page has been blanked out. So, do you think we can just remove the tags and move on with life? -- JamesTeterenko 01:16, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, it seems to me that no consensence to delete was achieved, so it seems to me fine to go ahead. Fawcett5 07:08, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Naval General Service Medal
I don't know if you're watching the Talk:British and Commonwealth orders and decorations page, but I've put up an answer to your question of the 8th March re. the above medal. Hope it helps.

Regards, Xdamr 11:46, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

User talk:Jacknstock
You blocked this user in September last year, indefinitely. I wasn't an admin then, so I don't know if it was ever brought up to ANI. However, the user had made only four edits, and seems to have remained remarkably civil on his talk page. could I request that you either look his case over, or post info about the indef block (as most admins do) to WP:ANI for other admins to look at it? Cheers, NSL E (T+C) at 07:15 UTC (2006-05-26)


 * I've posted this case to ANI, as you seem to be not consistently active on Wikipedia nowadays. NSL E (T+C) at 06:46 UTC (2006-05-27)

FranzBoas.jpg tag update?
Hi Fawcett5, the fair use tag used for Image:FranzBoas.jpg has become obsolete. I see the source link is no longer active; can you update the tag? (We'd love to be able to continue using the image.) Thanks, Nectar 10:00, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Image:CPRinYoho.jpg
In going through articles tagging them with TrainsWikiProject today, I came across Image:CPRinYoho.jpg that you uploaded. I wanted to put it up as a candidate for the Portal:Trains Selected image, but the image does not have a proper license tag on it. As the original uploader of the image, please take a look add the appropriate tag to prevent its deletion. Thanks. Slambo (Speak) 18:12, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Image:World's Tallest Totem Pole, Victoria, British Columbia.JPG
This is a wonderful image! I want to nominate it for WP:FPC but I am wondering about the license. it says:

This file has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright.

It says you created the image, if so it would help if you could change the licensing template to. Thanks! HighInBC 17:43, 23 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Nominated HighInBC 17:53, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Bio Box Reverted
I see that you have reverted my addition of the Biography Project box to talk pages for Laurier Lapierre and Gordie Howe. It seemed to me that these articles both qualified for that project. Is there some reason why including them in the bio project proposal would not be appropriate? Ahh, I think I just figured it out. It looks like I put them on the main page by mistake. Sorry about that. I will go ahead and put them on the talk page instead. KenWalker | Talk 17:45, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Alexander MacGregor
Please stop blind reverting this article into an attack article. Your version does nothing to establish notability of this individual, and would require the deletion of the article. Furthermore, it violates the terms of WP:BIO... you can have controversy in a biography, but you cannot have an article that is solely an attack peice, no matter how sourced your material is. Bastique &#09660; parler voir 19:14, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I have deleted the article. Another admin has protected the deletion.  Your version completely disavows notariety and therefore must be deleted in accordance to our policies.    If you desire further explanation, please email me, as the matter involves some sensitive issues regarding the Foundation.  Please do not restore this article, prior to that, however.  Bastique &#09660; parler voir 18:07, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * You evidently have an agenda. Please do not restore this article.  Bastique &#09660; parler voir 18:12, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * You have your email turned off. Therefore, you have to email me.  If you're referring to this: Articles for deletion/Alexander MacGregor, the result was no consensus.  Any information about this individual that qualifies him for notariety, has been deleted in your version of the article as "unsourced" material.   Your article has a professor with a criminal history.  Nothing worth notariety, and easily deleted in accordance with WP:BIO.  Bastique &#09660; parler voir 18:21, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm forwarding this to someone better able to represent the foundation in this matter. Please do nothing with the article.  I assure you our reasons are valid.  Bastique &#09660; parler voir 18:53, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Tony is not a volunteer correspondent for The Foundation, so "our" doesn't refer to him. I am not authorized to reveal the contents of confidential correspondence sent to the Wikimedia Foundation, and I've made other people aware of the situation.  The issues with the article have not been resolved.  I will not be sending you an email, but someone will.  Bastique &#09660; parler voir 19:34, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

"Grapefruit seed extract has now been finalized."
I have updated the GSE article by the objective standards of accuracy, neutrality, and completeness.

Now I would like to work on another article. This is amazing how wikipedia works.

Please create a stub for benzethonium chloride since it is not currently covered by wikipedia yet. You have created more articles than anyone I know.

Please consider making a new article for benzethonium chloride. Thanks for everything.

Also, I would like you to create a "redirect page" entitled >>>Citrus seed extract<<< that would link to the grapefruit seed extract article.

I have no idea how to create a redirect page. Thanks for your help. Best Wishes and Good Day, Nicole.

Image:Arthur Kornberg.jpg
hi. i'm writing an article about arthur kornberg for the german wikipedia, and looking forn an image, i found this picture you've uploaded. could you please upload it into the wikimedia commons, so that i can use it? best wishes, Ameno

Image copyright problem with Image:Tu95.jpg
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Note
A plagiarism-detector bot has indicated that, in 2005, you copied the article on John Macoun from an external website. I sincerely hope that you have not done this sort of thing again.

The article has been deleted, pending a review. DS 03:16, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I apologize if my tone upset you. However, I would like to ask you to explain this (www.wikipedia-watch.org/plagiarism/0997.html). DS 18:55, 26 October 2006 (UTC)


 * For the record, the plagiarism-detector bot is being run by Daniel Brandt (you may have heard of him?); as such, we have to treat its every report with extreme caution, and make sure that all legal matters are properly addressed. DS 18:57, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

This is most offensive. There was no plagiarism, as your review will reveal. I have restored the article, and I certainly do not appreciate the tone which you have adopted with a wikipedia administrator of long standing. Fawcett5 18:52, 26 October 2006 (UTC)


 * As you should have been able to ascertain with even a moment's inspection of the wikipedia articles history, the item at www.ulsterhistory.co.uk was lifted verbatim from wikipedia, not the other way around. Note how their article includes items that were added to the wikipediaarticle by third parties weeks or months after the initial creation by me. Remember, this IS a free licence encyclopedia, people can and do copy US all the time. Be a bit more thorough next time before tossing around serious and unfounded accusations. Fawcett5 19:01, 26 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Again, I apologize. I had to process some 40 articles last night and this morning, and UlsterHistory's fallacious copyright statement misled me. DS 19:27, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

new RFC
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Image:Tantoo Cardinal.jpg
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Unspecified source for Image:Charles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry.jpg
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 * Hello Fawcett5, thanks for providing source, it has been moved to commons now. Shyam  ( T / C ) 16:09, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Possibly unfree Image:GeorgeEngelmann.jpg
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The dude has been dead since 1884 and the source is clearly indicated. This is obviously public domain. Fawcett5 21:39, 30 November 2006 (UTC)


 * The source is a secondarey source not specifying where it got the image so the image is in practice sourceless. The PD-US template assumes that the image was first published in the US another calim which would need to be substantiated with a source. However it is true that a photograph of someone who died in 1884 is likely to be PD-old (assuming that the photograph didn't outlive Engellman by 52 years in which case it is copyrighted) so I will therefore let the case rest. /Lokal_Profil 23:46, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

More replaceable fair use images

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&mdash; Chowbok  ☠  21:22, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Image:Arthur_Laing.jpg listed for deletion
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Image has been restored, as it is clearly covered by the Canada-politician-photo tag. Please do due diligence before thoughtlessly removing perfectly acceptable items. Fawcett5 05:24, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

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Since this man is not dead and is not a fugitive, prisoner, nor recluse, this image can be replaced by a freely-licensed photo. Jesse Viviano 19:29, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

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Wilbert_Joseph_Keon.jpg
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Mac_Harb.jpg
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Paul_Yuzyk.jpg
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Andrew_York_Promotional_Photo.jpg
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Image:Arthur_Kornberg.jpg
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Image:Author_William_Brandon.jpg
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Garnet_Rogers.jpg
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Image:Billy_Van.gif
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Unspecified source for Image:Bittrich.jpg
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Freda_Ahenakew.jpg
I have tagged Image:Freda_Ahenakew.jpg as replaceable fair use. If you wish to dispute this assertion, please add to the image description page and a comment explaining your reasoning to the the image talk page. – Quadell (talk) (random) 20:51, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Supreme Court of Ontario
You created this redirect in February 2006; I think it should be retargeted; please see Talk:Supreme Court of Ontario. --Mathew5000 20:46, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Requesting Permission to Publish Photo
Dear Sir or Madam (Fawcett5), I'm an image research consultant working on behalf of Cengage Learning. We would like to publish your image "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Central_tower_of_the_Nuraghe_at_Saint_Antine_of_Torralba.jpg" in an Italian language textbook. Will you grant us permission to publish your photo? Please contact me at jillenge@yahoo.com. Thank you. Jill Engebretson. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JillEnge (talk • contribs) 03:09, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Louis Riel
Thank you for your additions on this article to help bring it to feature article status. Do you know of other editors who worked on this article, to let them know....

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Image copyright problem with Image:HughRichardson.jpg
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Replaceable fair use Image:Maggie Siggins.jpg
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Replaceable fair use Image:Jerry Holland.jpg
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Replaceable fair use Image:John Crosbie.jpg
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Replaceable fair use Image:Tantramar Marsh.jpg
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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Norandalogo.gif
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Image:Valery_Chkalov.JPG listed for deletion
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Speedy deletion of Template:Elec
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Maiden voyage
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Unspecified source for Image:Richmond_and_Danville_Railroad_Shares.jpg
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Image copyright problem with Image:George Clyde Nowlan.jpg
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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Kansas and Pacific Railway Logo.jpg)
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Image source problem with Image:BenjaminAlvord.jpg
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Image:Lois_Wilson,_founder_of_Al-Anon.gif
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Fair use rationale for Image:Arthur Laing.jpg
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Fair use rationale for Image:Basilian Crest.gif
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Fair use rationale for Image:Louise Marguerite Renaude Lapointe.jpg
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John Sparrow David Thompson
Good day. I wonder if you could be of assistance in moving John Thompson (politician) to John Sparrow David Thompson. From your comments on the talk page and history of moving it once, I see you have some familiarity with the man and see he preferred and is still now referred to by all four names. The only variation I have ever seen is in occasionally writing it as John S. D. Thompson but never simply John Thompson. It was brought up nearly a month ago on the talk page and there were no objections and a couple of supports. Thanks, Double Blue  (Talk) 15:24, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Charles Horetzky
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Image source problem with Image:OrangemanThomasScott.gif
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Robert Machray jpeg
This photo: ((Robert Machray, 1908. Anglican Archbishop of Rupert's Land [[http://ww2.glenbow.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=GET_RECORD&XC=/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fww2.glenbow.org%2Flasearch%2Fphoto.htm&TN=IMAGEBAN&SN=AUTO21635&) is not Robert Machray.

It is Samuel Prichard Matheson, who has an article on wikipedia,but no photo. I have uploaded the right photo of Robert Machray from a book I have. Since you are the one who put the picture up, maybe you can tell me how to change the name of the jpeg and get it connected to the right article. Sam is/was a relative of mine, and so his face is pretty well known in the family. I have a copper plate etching of this photo on my office wall. Interestingly enough, his first cousins, John and Edward Matheson were also Anglican priests in the west, and his nephew was the Dean of Rupertsland during his time as Bishop.

````Hugh Matheson —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hugh Matheson (talk • contribs) 04:16, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

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Fair use rationale for File:Sheila Finestone.jpg
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Last Spike, Basque B.C.
Hi, the photo you posted as the driving of the last spike on the Canadian Northern Railway is in fact that of the last spike being driven on the Grand Trunk Pacific at Fraser Lake B.C. on April 7, 1914 by Edson Chamberlain. The CNoR last spike was driven by William Mackenzie "without fanfare" which leads me to believe there is no photo of the event. Lashlaroo (talk) 16:15, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

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Who owns the track
Please see Talk:Hull–Chelsea–Wakefield Railway. Peter Horn User talk 18:21, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

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MSU Interview
Dear Fawcett5,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:
 * Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
 * Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
 * All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
 * All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
 * The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chlopeck (talk • contribs) 23:24, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology


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ITN
There seem to be major problems with the items you're adding to ITN. You've included no bold links so it's entirely unclear which article, if any, supports the items. In fact the second item "Nouri al-Maliki rebuffs calls from the Obama administration to step down as Prime Minister of Iraq", doesn't seem to be supported by any of the 3 articles, so I've no idea what it's doing on ITN. Have you read In the news/Candidates and In the news? Nil Einne (talk) 16:33, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Seconded. I personally favour the posting of the accession of Felipe VI, but only when it's ready, which it isn't. Why have you jumped the gun? AlexTiefling (talk) 16:34, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

The news articles that were there were very stale indeed, obviously nobody has been minding the shop at ITN. The links and blurbs posted are entirely uncontroversial -- bolds to articles are now included. Fawcett5 (talk) 16:39, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Obviously, they weren't uncontroversial. Have you read In the news and In the news/Administrator instructions?  You appear to lack a full understanding of ITN.  —David Levy 16:45, 19 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Please stop adding items willy-nilly to ITN. We have WP:ITNC for a reason.  Your edits have been reverted and will continue to be reverted if you insist on continuing with your odd behaviour.  The Rambling Man (talk) 16:48, 19 June 2014 (UTC)


 * (Edit conflicts) I have reverted you. Use WP:ITNC like everyone else if you have an idea for a news item. Items are only added when there is a consensus not only that the story is worthy of posting but also that the bolded article has been sufficiently updated and is in decent shape. Procedures may have been different some years ago, of course, but please follow the modern way of doing things. And saying that nobody has been minding the shop at ITN is inaccurate and also insulting to those who work hard at ITNC (I'm not one of them) to ensure that the ITN section is a net positive to the main page. Thanks, BencherliteTalk 16:49, 19 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Indeed, there was a time when administrators were permitted to post ITN items unilaterally. Even in those days, a bold link to an updated article was required.  —David Levy 17:05, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Indeed, there was a time when administrators were permitted to post ITN items unilaterally. Even in those days, a bold link to an updated article was required.  —David Levy 17:05, 19 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Moreover, there has been considerable recent discussion of ITN's systemic bias. Putting up two stories which both frame action in the Arabic-speaking world in terms of the actions of Americans, without appropriate discussion beforehand, is especially unhelpful in that light. AlexTiefling (talk) 16:53, 19 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Guys, whatever, please lay off. I saw something that to me was obviously BROKEN.. the marquee story in the so-called news section is now on day five since it was actually news. So I took it upon myself in good faith to help out and fix it.  I've been around here a long time, and obviously the standards for consensus on ITN have changed somewhat since I was most active, it used to be considerably more relaxed.  I'll leave ITN alone from now on, but sorry, to me your process sure looks paralyzed / broken.  It's not news if takes days after the event for it to show up on the feed.  Besides, in at least one of the stories I posted, it looks like there is adequate consensus to post, just nobody has done anything. and sheesh, sorry I initially forgot the bolds, I had that fixed within a couple of minutes, tops.  Fawcett5 (talk) 17:12, 19 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Like you, I became a Wikipedia administrator in 2005, so I was around in the days when admins posted ITN items without prior consensus. As noted above, even then, an article update was required.  ITN is not – and has never been – a news feed.  I don't know what you intended to accomplish by posting information not covered in the relevant articles.  (What was supposed to happen when readers followed the links?)
 * No one has questioned whether you acted in good faith, but competence is required. You're more than welcome to edit ITN, provided that you acquaint yourself with its purpose and procedures (including the fact that an item with "consensus to post" still requires a properly written/updated article).
 * You apparently were taken aback by the reactions that you received, which I suspect would have been milder if you'd taken the initial complaints seriously instead of dismissively claiming that your contested actions were "entirely uncontroversial". —David Levy 17:39, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Given your recent demonstration, perhaps you should consider re-evaluating your ability as an admin here (fewer than 250 edits in 7 years?!), especially when it comes to over-ruling processes that have been in place and running smoothly for years. As David says, your dismissive tone doesn't help you at all, I suppose we'll need to carefully monitor your behaviour and edits in due course in case you stomp on other well-established parts of Wikipedia with your "personal approach".  The Rambling Man (talk) 17:56, 19 June 2014 (UTC)