User talk:Gary/Archives/2016

Proposed deletion of Encompass (company)


The article Encompass (company) has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * The coverage (references, external links, etc.) does not seem sufficient to justify this article passing General notability guideline and the more detailed Notability (companies) requirement. If you disagree and deprod this, please explain how it meets them on the talk page in the form of "This article meets criteria A and B because..." and ping me back. Thank you,

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on |the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 23:14, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

MfD nomination of User:NYC Avidya/Union Square Ventures
User:NYC Avidya/Union Square Ventures, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:NYC Avidya/Union Square Ventures and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). You are free to edit the content of User:NYC Avidya/Union Square Ventures during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Ricky81682 (talk) 09:32, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Ignite Logic


The article Ignite Logic has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * The coverage (references, external links, etc.) does not seem sufficient to justify this article passing General notability guideline and the more detailed Notability (companies) requirement. If you disagree and deprod this, please explain how it meets them on the talk page in the form of "This article meets criteria A and B because..." and ping me back. Thank you,

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on |the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 18:02, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Notification of FLRC
I have nominated List of awards and nominations received by Linkin Park for featured list removal here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured list criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks; editors may declare to "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. --Skr15081997 (talk) 10:38, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Encompass (company) for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Encompass (company) is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Encompass (company) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 16:39, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

Bruce Rappaport
The Bruce Rappaport at this article is not an attendee of the University of Chicago from what I can make (and would have been 40 at the time), so that definitely is a different person. I am also fairly sure that this said Bernie Sanders, not Bruce Rappaport last time I checked it (even though it says Bruce Rappaport now), so this should be further investigated. Dustin ( talk ) 01:32, 22 January 2016 (UTC)


 * If I recall, the university did some research and later concluded that it wasn't Bernie, especially now that the photo is making the rounds under the assumption that it is Bernie. (Article about it.) Even if the image links to the wrong article, the person in the image is not Bernie per the source. That should be changed. It doesn't make sense to undo the edit just because it links to the wrong Bruce. Change the link to a redlink if necessary, like Bruce Rappaport (University of Chicago alumni) or something. Gary  ( talk  ·  scripts )  01:38, 22 January 2016 (UTC)


 * You be right; this article indicates that they were two similar-looking alumni. This photograph (also displayed in the TIME article) of Sanders shows the similarity. Dustin  ( talk ) 01:46, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: You just edited your comment. That article you linked was not in the comment I was replying to. Dustin  ( talk ) 01:47, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * As a fair-use image, the aforementioned file will end up being deleted, as the Bruce Rappaport in question does not have an article. Dustin  ( talk ) 01:49, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

YouTube
Wow! You created the page on YouTube. Please get back to me if you want to know more or call 568-768-4678. WTCM47 (talk) 21:15, 25 February 2016 (UTC) WTCM47 (talk) 21:15, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:37, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Today: Half-Life 2: Episode One, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:22, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

Today's featured article/August 27, 2016
Hi Gary, here's another one of yours at TFA, I'll start working on the TFA text soon. - Dank (push to talk) 09:53, 7 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. - Dank (push to talk) 09:59, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

FAC voluntary mentoring scheme
During a recent lengthy discussion on the WP:FAC talkpage, several ideas were put forward as to how this procedure could be improved, particularly in making it more user-friendly towards first-time nominees. The promotion rate for first-timers at FAC is depressingly low – around 16 percent – which is a cause for concern. To help remedy this, Mike Christie and I, with the co-operation of the FAC coordinators, have devised a voluntary mentoring scheme, in which newcomers will guided by more experienced editors through the stages of preparation and submission of their articles. The general format of the scheme is explained in more detail on Mentoring for FAC, which also includes a list of editors who have indicated that they are prepared to act as mentors.

Would you be prepared to take on this role occasionally? If so, please add your name to the list. By doing so you incur no obligation; it will be entirely for you to decide how often and on which articles you want to act in this capacity. We anticipate that the scheme will have a trial run for a few months before we appraise its effectiveness. Your participation will be most welcome. Brianboulton (talk) 18:32, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Wikipedia:April fools/April Fools' Day 2009/Requests for adminship/Juliancolton Alternative listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Wikipedia:Wikipedia:April fools/April Fools&. Since you had some involvement with the Wikipedia:Wikipedia:April fools/April Fools' Day 2009/Requests for adminship/Juliancolton Alternative redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. - Champion (talk) (contribs) (Formerly TheChampionMan1234) 06:49, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

Facebook Ads listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Facebook Ads. Since you had some involvement with the Facebook Ads redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. -  C HAMPION  (talk) (contributions) (logs) 01:30, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

60 Minutes list
re special:diff/558210565 was there consensus to close the list? I don't think there's any harm in having an un-maintained list, and keeping it up is the best way to allow people to add to it. Wondering if you could restore. Ranze (talk) 16:43, 28 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Sure you can go ahead and restore it. Gary  ( talk  ·  scripts )  17:22, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

‎Talk:Pearl Jam discography
Hi. You contributed Pearl Jam discography into making it promoted the Featured List. The split proposal will affect its status as FL. Please join discussion. --George Ho (talk) 00:57, 22 December 2016 (UTC)