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December 2015
I didn't see the whole you could delete the template, and I also thought that there was a ongoing AfD discussion because of the template being on the article. Thanks for clearing it up for me. Supercell121 (talk) 15:10, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

About the PRODs
Hello! I just wanted to let you know that I have contested your PRODs on Aadhiya system and Chukri System. I think they might be salvageable articles, unlike the other PRODs you added, and I will try to expand them later this week with more refs and content. At least the Chukri system has strong notability as an unique Indian mix of debt bondage, slavery and prostitution. Ceosad (talk) 12:43, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

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Archive
Why are you archiving another users talk page? --allthefoxes (Talk) 16:30, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I was asked to by the user. Revert if inappropriate. H.dryad (talk) 16:32, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Generally its frowned upon to mess with other people's talk / user pages. The page itself isn't even close to long enough to really justify it, IMO. --allthefoxes (Talk) 16:35, 11 December 2015 (UTC)


 * As you wish. H.dryad (talk) 17:59, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

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Nalanda
Hi, this edit introduces a chunk of whitespace to this section. What is it supposed to do? Please take a look. Thanks.--Cpt.a.haddock (talk) (please ping when replying) 14:01, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
 * On my browser (IE 11+), the bullet list was being covered partially with the image on the left. I added some whitespace so that the list would not be obscured by the image, but would be pushed down a bit. If you believe that this edit was unnecessary or made in error, please feel free to revert. Thanks for your comments. H.dryad (talk) 14:16, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I've removed the break tags. Now that you've moved the image further up, it shouldn't obscure the list in your browser any more. Thanks :)--Cpt.a.haddock (talk) (please ping when replying) 14:21, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

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Refs needed
For medical claims about people need refs. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 08:07, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Quick question
Hey! You said I could ask you any questions on your talk page, so here's one. Just out of interest, why does the 'edit' button change to 'edit source' when you create an account? Any particular reason? Doctorwhofan1001 (talk) 19:06, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * The "Edit" and "Edit Source" buttons should both be available after you create an account. I believe you can change whether you see them both in your "Preferences" under the "Editing" tab. Make sure the "Temporarily disable the visual editor while it is in beta" is not unchecked if you with to use the Visual Editor. Please let me know if this did not answer your question appropriately.


 * Happy Editing! Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 19:09, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Doctorwhofan1001 (talk) 19:12, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Sure thing! Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 19:19, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

Rail subsidies
Hi, you have marked Rail subsidies for speedy deletion as you think it is promotional, can you clarify what you mean? I created as a kind of double redirect page, so that people searching for information on rail subsidies could be directed to the relevant place. Do you have any suggestions as to how this might be done better? Absolutelypuremilk (talk) 22:00, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * By promotional, I meant that it seemed to be promoting a product or a business without giving proper explanation of why the topic was important or providing adequate references. Since these were absent, I had assumed that this was not a legitimate topic . . . we do get lots of spam and pages of questionable value created here and I patrol new changes sometimes. I am sorry if I marked your page as spam prematurely. What you could do next time is to create the page in your own userspace or sandbox and then hone it there and when you believe that it is ready for Mainspace, just copy and paste it there. This may cause an editor to think twice before deleting a new page. Also, if you disagree with a speedy deletion or prod tag, they can be removed (not AfDs by the way, which need to be subject to consensus). If you wish to recreate the page as a redirect, you may do so. You can use the inprogress tag to indicate also that you may be working on the page and that not has not reached a mature state. Again, my apologies if I tagged your work for removal when I should not have. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 23:59, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

Euthalia alpheda
Thanks for that tag. I will do what I can as info becomes available.Notafly (talk) 13:13, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
 * OK. Keep up the good work! Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 13:36, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

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AFC
Hi. I thought I'd drop you a note to let you know I reverted your addition of yourself to the roles at AfC. It is a requirement that you have been here at least 90 days. Please come back in a month. John from Idegon (talk) 20:41, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
 * No problem. Thanks anyway. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 20:42, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Control Rod article is most written by myself with new things not used already so far I know published also over emails longer time ago
Most entries are just hidden comments what was by myself and what is likely with originator rights outside like new materials. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.221.212.164 (talk) 17:45, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Mostly what I saw were comments like this: Entry by kayuweboehm(at)yahoo.de -- instead of leaving those comments, if you could add references as to where you got the information, it would likely not be reverted again. Please let me know if you need help in adding a reference. I would be glad to assist in any way that I can. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 17:52, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
 * That was what I just said you but some improvements added. Just the text styling was changed but content was all by myself written with different IPs longer rtime ago but it was not accepted to write my name visible inside the article for all that. kayuweboehm@yahoo.de
 * If you feel that strongly about it, feel free to undo my changes to the last version that you wrote. Do you know how to do this? Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 18:03, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
 * The IP, being the umpteenth block-evading sock of, is no longer able to edit the article. If you encounter more of his (easily recognizable) incarnations, feel free to revert them – and thanks for your effort on the control rod article! Favonian (talk) 18:31, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks for the heads up. Cheers. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 20:16, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Please work more than 1 minute down the new article queue
Thanks In ictu oculi (talk) 18:24, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Could you explain yourself a bit more clearly? Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 18:26, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I see you're a new editor so no problem. The new article queue has a long tail on it, so most editors patrolling it work at least 10 to 15 minutes into the tail, so as not to waste time interrupting articles as they are being written. Also we don't tag for speedy deletion a stub with a "expand French" "expand German" tag on it, at least not without looking at the the source language article. This way you can save time in not challenging encyclopedic subjects. Cheers. In ictu oculi (talk) 18:29, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the misunderstanding. I've removed the notice. 18:35, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
 * No problem, cheers. In ictu oculi (talk) 18:51, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Lil Wettergren
Hello,

I don't understand why you want to delete this page.

Just have a look at the Swedish page (https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Karhola_Wettergren) and you will understand that she is an important Swedish person, mainly because het feminist work which resulted in the breach of the man-dominated business world. She succeeded in becoming the first female member of the Board of Directors of big Swedish companies.

She was also important in the creation of the paper diaper. --Alexandersam (talk) 16:03, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
 * There were no references listed to back up the claims that you were making or that asserted the importance of the person in question. Use the inuse tag to slow down any new pages patrollers who might tag it as a speedy deletion candidate if you are currently working on the article. by the way if you created the article, you are not supposed to remove the speedy deletion notice yourself. Just clock on the button and explain your objections. As it is, I think we can leave it off, but try to add any references you have as soon as possible. Sorry for the confusion or hurt feelings. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 16:08, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

pending changes reviewer
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 * OK, thank you Katie, I appreciate it. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 17:55, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Joseph Szemse
My grandfather was born in the 1800's. He was a painter of hundreds of oil paintings - he did not sell them. He died in 1956. My mother who is 88 has kept them in mint condition since his death. He now has great great great grandchildren who will inherit these incredible masterpieces and I would like him listed in Wiki so they can read about him when they are older. I have photos of him paining i uploaded in the commons area. I am new to all this and any assist you can be would be great. He is a treasure in Hungary and the US. His paintings will be priceless at some point in time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cynthiacrespo (talk • contribs) 19:39, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
 * You may want to try creating an article in your userspace or sandbox and work on it there, and when you have it honed to a reasonable degree of completion, it may not be deleted so quickly next time. To meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines, you need to make sure that it meets the minimum criteria. Also, try to gather as many sources as you can and if you need, I will help you format them. I am sorry that I was not in time to save your article, but if you can find some reliable sources and meet the notability guidelines, we may be able to help you. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 19:50, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't know if I am even writing in the correct spot Mr. Dryad. My Grandfather lived in Egypt until 1950's. He moved from Hungary in 1930's.  He raised my mom and her sisters in Egypt until  moving to US.  He was an artist in Hungary and Egypt with 100's of incredible oil paintings.  He never sold them or sought any acclaim.  ONly now that my mom is 88 and has turned all the art over to me for safe keeping did i want to put his name and bio in Wiki.  She has stored his art for over 60 years since his death.  The are in mint condition and will be passed on to to a fifth generation of children and will be donated at some point to museums.  I have posted a few pics of him whilst painting in the Commons area ( i dont even know what that is but it let me put pics there).  Thak you for your kind consideration.
 * Oh my. You deleted it .  Took so long for me to figure out how to even create the page.  Please help me put it back.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cynthiacrespo (talk • contribs) 19:55, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Hello. I did not delete it. I am not an administrator. Click on this link: sandbox - create your page in your own userspace. I will try to help you find some sources. The article still may not meet the notability guidelines, but if not, we can possibly find a way to commemorate your grandfather. If no one knows about him, he will likely get a page in mainspace deleted again. But you can work on it in your sandbox until we can figure out what else to do. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 20:00, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Speedy Removal of Terry Stephenson
Hi H.dryad,

What would you remove to make it less promotional in your opinion. I do not want to see this page deleted nor do I believe it to be promotional. Terry Stephenson is a rather influential individual in the Business Community in Edmonton. Suggestions? Dwinters12345 (talk) 21:19, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Right now, it kind of sounds like a resume. Try editing for tone and stating why the person is important. He heads a company, but has he done anything notable other than that? Check [{WP:Notability]] to make sure he meets the guidelines. You can use the inuse tag to slow down any potential deleters whilst you work on it. Let me know if you need any more help with it. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 21:22, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: /Variations in CA for Necessary Conditions
Hello H.dryad. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of /Variations in CA for Necessary Conditions, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: WP:CSD is only for "very short" articles. Thank you. JohnCD (talk) 21:37, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
 * There was no lead section to say what the article was actually about. You can remove the speedy if you think it is mistaken, but I would suggest adding some context to determine what the article is actually about. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 21:38, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Certainly it needs context and a better title, and I am minded to move it to draft, but it is not an A1 candidate - nor is /Sobolev-RKHS-CA. JohnCD (talk)
 * I agree. Sorry about the error. I'll be more selecttive in the future. Cheers. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 21:45, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated
Hi, I'm Schetm. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Carolyn (singer), and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you. schetm (talk) 00:49, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, no problem. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 13:22, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Why did you revert to the nonsensical edit of Ben (film)?
The information that I and others have tried to remove by reverting recent edits to Ben (film) is all nonsense. Ben was not depicted in the film as a "rat-humanoid creature that infiltrates the brain through a mind device, and haunts people in their sleep", and there was never a further sequel called "Ben Again" depicting Ben as a human basketball player. Please stop restoring this false information to the article. - Pennyforth (talk) 14:52, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * If I reverted an article to a nonsensical version then it was by error. Please undo my revision if it caused any unintentional disruption. My apologies if I made an error. It looked to me that merely a substantial area of text had been removed. Best wishes. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 14:53, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

Syrian Refugees Welcome
Ok, thank you for your support. Dionisis Christofilogiannis — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dio2nd (talk • contribs) 15:21, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

Manoj Kumar
I've protected it for a month, and put it on my watchlist. Let me know if you see any other suspicious activity, but I'm hopeful that a month will be enough time to quiet it down. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:22, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks for that. I will let you know if I notice anything awry. Thanks again. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 20:23, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

Biscuiteers
About 50% of this article is unnecessary and marketing junk. Please specify why you reverted me edit and any connection you may have. 86.161.55.156 (talk) 16:04, 8 February 2016 (UTC)
 * It seemed that a reference was being deleted needlessly. After looking again at the paragraph you removed, I can see how it may seem to you to be a promotion, although it doesn't seem that way to me that much. If you want to remove it I will not object again. Are you trying to clean up the article? Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 16:07, 8 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, this is not encyclopedic: "Most biscuits will stay fresh for six months if unopened. Fruit cakes and chocolates have a minimum shelf life of one month; all other cakes have a shelf life of 5 days. Biscuiteers also offer a cheese and biscuits tin as well as dog biscuit products", among other parts. I will remove it. Thanks 86.161.55.156 (talk) 10:08, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
 * No problem, sorry for the confusion. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 17:29, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

J. L. Talmon
Check the source. It was a correct edition. --190.174.95.129 (talk) 18:10, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you.
Thanks for helping me out with that IP vandal, and for reporting them to AN/V. I appreciate that. --Ches (talk) 20:09, 8 February 2016 (UTC)
 * My pleasure. Cheers! Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 20:10, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Too speedy
Re this edit: please don't be so quick on the speedy deletion button. Clearly this was someone's first attempt at creating an article, and you tagged it within one minute of its creation. A good rule of thumb is that, for anything other than an attack page, blatant copyright violations or blatant spam, it's best to wait at least 15 minutes to see if the author is going to fix their initial effort. This is especially true for no-content deletions; new editors often create the empty page as a "placeholder", thinking this is somehow necessary. The rapid speedy deletion warning can be very bitey and sour them quickly on the Wikipedia editing experience. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:01, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry if I was a bit too fast on the tagging. I will try to wait a day or two and check back next time. Thanks for the advice. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 14:25, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Edit Reversions
Please be a bit careful using that big button in Twinkle. --24.79.239.227 (talk) 16:34, 10 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Which big button? Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 16:35, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I responded to your message on my talk page. --24.79.239.227 (talk) 16:39, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks.
Does that weird Internal Revenue Service edit constitute a violation of NLT, as she claims to have taken legal action? Just wondering whether I should take it further. Thanks, --Ches (talk) 16:49, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Ignore me - those edits were a load of rubbish. Favonian has blocked them. Regards, --Ches (talk) 16:50, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I reported the IP. No worries. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 16:51, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

speedy deletion
Hi H.dryad. as the creator of the page "Arieh Miller" which you have tagged for speedy deletion, I wanted to query the reasoning behind it. Could you give me some example of what further information is required and how to source that information. your help is much appreciated — Preceding unsigned comment added by JakobKahan (talk • contribs) 14:06, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Hello. When I checked the page, it was written slightly like a resume or an advertisement. That needs to be taken care of or else it may attract an administrator who may find that it does not meet inclusion standards. try to get some objective sources (LinkedIn is not considered a valid source, by the way) and make sure that the young man's significance and notability are stated as those are areas that can get new pages deleted quickly. If you are working on the page please use the or  templates to show that the article is still in progress. This will allow you to have some more time to rectify the issues. I will try to help you a bit if I can. Cheers! Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 14:11, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Wow, thanks so much! Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 16:08, 18 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I second the above barnstar. I've been seeing your edits around, and you're doing really good work.  Thanks much!    78.26   (spin me / revolutions) 14:15, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Well, thank you! I hadn't really realized that anyone had noticed, but your comments are very much appreciated! Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 14:16, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

Because you thanked me
15:03, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

Hamadryad
PS What does the image on your user page show? A mythical scene, but who are they? Horseless Headman (talk) 15:03, 19 February 2016 (UTC).
 * It is a Hamadryad, an Oak-tree goddess from Greek Mythology. That's where I got my username from. That picture was used to illustrate the article. I am interested in mythology and in the mythology of trees in particular. :) Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 15:06, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Shield
I've edited the page, is this any better? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adamfriday (talk • contribs) 17:04, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
 * We're getting there. I think we can pull something together soon that will be salvageable. I am looking for sources and will be trying to do a bit more editing on it as well. Keep up the good work! Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 18:07, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

Talkback message from Tito Dutta
Tito Dutta (talk) 17:37, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

Talkback message from Tito Dutta
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Nothing there
If an article is blank, please look into the history. It could be that a vandal has blanked it, in which case you can revert. It could be just a blank page - people do that sometimes (in which case give them an hour to get going. In the case of Albanias Golgotha 1912, it was an author's blanking which is not the same as 'no content'. It needs to be tagged G7 One author who has requested deletion or blanked the page. It gives a different feel to the deletion history, being G7. 'No content' page creation is a nuisance, but G7 shows some responsibility for deciding that something didn't meet standards. It's the reason for there being no content that's important, and that's why we have the two criteria as separate things. Peridon (talk) 20:32, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that. I hadn't looked at the history. I will remember to check in the future. Thanks for the advice. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 20:34, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

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Some baklava for you!

 * Thank you so much! Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 13:12, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

Speedy deletions?
Why exactly is the article not encyclopedic? --Albanian Historian (talk) 11:16, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Which article are you referring to? Hama Dryad (talk · contribs · email) 13:12, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

Why are you deleting the Harewood Horse Trophy entry
WHy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ArchBaron (talk • contribs) 15:25, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
 * At first there was nothing but a table with no context. Now there seems to be a copyright violation from blackburnreview.com/recon-saint-louis-5 - you need to fix this soon otherwise it is likely that the entry will be deleted. Hama Dryad (talk · contribs) 15:28, 23 February 2016 (UTC)

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Hi! Good day to you! Will my revisions be made? Many thnx! Willemharris223 (talk) 19:45, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
 * On what article? H.dryad (talk) 20:31, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, I see you made some edits to Michael Ealy. However, it seems you deleted a reference when you did so. Did you mean to do this? H.dryad (talk) 20:36, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

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I think you should have checked out this edit on Miss Universe more thoroughly before accepting it. Beauty pageant articles are frequent targets of IP editors who want to rewrite the results of the contest. Liz Read! Talk! 14:51, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Whoops! Sorry for the premature accept. I will be more careful in the future. Thanks for catching the error. H.dryad (talk) 14:52, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

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I have to ask, why would you archive talk messages that are only two days old? That seems a bit strange and unnecessary to me. R. A. S immons Talk 15:14, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Because I like my talk page to be clean as it helps me to easily find messages. Is this a problem? H.dryad (talk) 15:15, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Not really, I was just wondering. R. A. S immons Talk 15:16, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
 * No worries. I have pretty bad eyes and it helps me to see things this way. By the way, you can speedy the Bluebonnet Swamp article if you want to. I won't be offended. I was just confused as to where to go with it, as the AfC people would not delete it and did not think is suitable for inclusion as it was. I was seeking aid from other potential editors, but they had kind of left me hanging there. I will accept whatever verdict everybody agrees on as long as there IS a verdict. Cheers. H.dryad (talk) 15:19, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of BREC Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center
Hello H.dryad,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged BREC Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center for deletion in response to your request.

If you didn't intend to make such a request and don't want the article to be deleted, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. R. A. S immons Talk 15:48, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Portal:Wetlands
I think it's almost ready for featured portal nomination. I do notice two issues. One, the selected article's main title should be linked & bolded rather than just bolded. Second, some selected pictures did not attribute the correct uploader (it attributed the person who transferred to Commons, but not the original uploader as seen in the description box). See Portal:Wetlands/Selected picture/19 as an example. You attributed it to User:Zuccherinodolce~commonswiki who merely transferred the file. The original uploader, as seen in description box, is User:Taguelmoust. OhanaUnitedTalk page 17:35, 6 March 2016 (UTC)\
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Rail subsidies
Hi, I have done a bit more work on the rail subsidies article that you reviewed a while back in my sandbox, would you mind having a quick read before I copy and paste it to the mainspace? Absolutelypuremilk (talk) 15:08, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, it's looking pretty good to me. Other editors may wish to see more info on WHY this is an important topic so make sure that that much is clear so it will not attract any adverse remarks, but I would approve it as it is. Great work! H.dryad (talk) 15:11, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

Galatech: Secrets of the Black Hole
Greetings, I am an Administrator from Disney Wikia. I am writing this to tell you that the final episode of Miles from Tomorrowlan "Galatech: Secrets of the Black Hole" is one episode not two. I have offical evidence on ABC site and I have just seen it online. Reverting my edits before was a mistake, my changes are correct.

Evidence

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 * http://www.disneyabcpress.com/disneyjunior/
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Infinity
Maybe someone can either block our IP friend or put that article under protection? Not sure who to ask but I have seen other articles with it. Editor Zero 999 (talk) 19:49, 14 March 2016 (UTC) I'm making a request for page protection right now. Thanks for your help. H.dryad (talk) 19:50, 14 March 2016 (UTC)


 * I am sorry for editing Infinity H.dryad. It is just the actual definition of infinity is wrong and the information of it is wrong. Infinite is different from Infinity and also there is only just infinite and there is only just infinity there is no infinity one or infinity of any number nor there is no infinite one or infinite of any number. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:182:4200:6AA3:4DE7:DA06:A6EA:5579 (talk) 20:01, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

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Hey, just a minor heads-up: When warning vandals, don't forget check to see what warnings the vandal has already received, so that you can escalate warning level as appropriate. You gave a level 1 warning following my level 3 warning to 198.209.13.246. Anyway, just a tiny little thing, easy to forget -- keep up the awesome vandalism fighting! Cheers, Iago Qnsi  (talk) 19:53, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
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okay
but i could see several inline references which are good enough. Vakthruthva (talk) 13:22, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
 * You are not supposed to remove AfD notices until the discussion is complete. The other tags may be removed if you believe that they are properly sourced, just be careful which tags you remove. H.dryad (talk) 13:23, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

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when will the discussion get completed, who is participating in the talk page since April 2015, some policies of wikipedia must be redefined Vakthruthva (talk) 13:43, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center has been accepted
<div style="border:solid 1px #57DB1E; background:#E6FFE6; padding:1em; padding-top:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.5em; width:20em; color:black; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.5em; width: 90%;"> Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created. The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article. You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. . Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia! 78.26  (spin me / revolutions) 17:17, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
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Your New Article
Hey, congratulations on getting BREC Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center through AfC! I know it's quite a process, but I'm glad to see you got it into the article namespace. <span style="font-family:times, serif;">R. A. S immons Talk 18:54, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I knew there were some research projects and publications involved with the place, but it took some scouring to find them. It was my first actual article as opposed to gnomish activities. Thanks for the assistance earlier. Cheers! H.dryad (talk) 18:56, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

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March 2016
Hello H.dryad. Thanks for patrolling new pages – it's a very important task! I'm just letting you know, however, that you shouldn't tag pages as lacking context (CSD A1), content (CSD A3), or significance (CSD A7) moments after they are created. It's best to wait at least 10–15 minutes for more content to be added if the page is very short, and the articles should not be marked as patrolled. Tagging such pages in a very short space of time may drive away well-meaning contributors, which is not good for Wikipedia. Attack pages (G10), blatant nonsense (G1), copyright violations (G12) and pure vandalism/blatant hoaxes (G3) should of course be tagged and deleted immediately. Thanks. - MrX 20:14, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Many thanks for the correction. I have made the mistake of tagging too fast in the past and am trying to be a bit more careful in this regard. I did check and find that the page was most likely autobiographical (his username seemed quote similar to the article he was trying to create. I do thank you for the correction, however. Am open for adoption by the way. ;) Cheers. H.dryad (talk) 20:16, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

Autolisp
I appreciate you adding the timeline of lisp table to the AutoLISP article, but I'm not sure it looks very good buried at the bottom. I was thinking that it works better in the history section. I'm moving it there for now, if you have any questions or comments, just let me know. Thanks! MjolnirPants  Tell me all about it.  16:24, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Might be a good idea. I noticed that someone had created the timeline but only a few articles had been using it so I was placing them on the articles and adding a few more LISPs to the timeline as well. Thanks for the input! H.dryad (talk) 17:02, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

List of Lisp-family programming languages
What is a language and what is an implementation? What is both. You want to name the page accordingly and specify for each entry what it is.

You would need to make clear what languages are listed here. If you list Clojure, then you would need to list Dylan, Logo, R, Javascript as well.

It lacks hundreds of Lisps: RLISP, UCI Lisp, Dylan, R, Javascript, Logo, MDL, TinyScheme, Lisp500, XLisp, XScheme, XLisp-Plus, Standard Lisp, Portable Standard Lisp, Lisp 390, Newlisp, Cambridge Lisp, Lisp 2, LFE, ... Joswig (talk) 21:34, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the tips. I am well aware that it lacks hundreds of Lisps, You can add the ones that I didn't add. Thanks for the help. H.dryad (talk) 22:48, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

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On my David Hilberman entry: I used outside cited sources, in general from folks considered expert in the field of animation, for most opinions expressed. Nevertheless, in dealing with a career substantially effected by the aftermath of the Disney Animators strike of 1941, the second Red Scare, the Hollywood Blacklist and McCarthyism it is difficult to avoid obvious political components of the story. The prior version of his life was way too short and had some gross inaccuracies, such as listing his education as the Leningrad Art Academy. If you have some specific suggestions on how to deal with the productivity of his career as well as the negative impacts of politics on that career, that would be appreciated. My choice was to use sources, quotes, links and try to minimize my own commentary -- I think that was successful on the most important political issues discussed. MarkHilberman (talk) 21:05, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I shall pause and await your input--given the beating his life and career took, it was hard not to praise while trying to be fair. I may have strayed most at the end on the family, but look forward to your comments.  ThanksMarkHilberman (talk) 13:34, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

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You PRODded this, and it was deleted. Undeletion has been requested at WP:REFUND, so per WP:DEL I have restored it, and now notify you in case you wish to consider AfD. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 10:40, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
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Siksha O Anusandhan University
The references 4,5,6,7 are not relevant to SOAU and readers. It has nothing to do with the accreditation agency. So "The university also claims certification by the International Accreditation Organization,[4] a website which The New York Times and other sources have reported as a distributor of illegitimate degrees.[5][6][7]' and the references 4-7 need to be deleted. It is not good for wikipedia to show something irrelevant and ridiculous. Readers will get annoyed! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.88.12.235 (talk) 15:02, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
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 * Can you find the name of SOAU in the IAO wikipedia link?. Check and let me know. So showing this in SOAU wikipedia page is irrelevant!. SOAU has not taken any accreditation from such face websites. So these unsubstantiated references needs to be deleted! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.88.12.235 (talk) 15:27, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
 * The article says that over 370 organizations were involved. It would not be practical to list them all in an article, although an attempt was made to list most of them. It says in the article that the list is incomplete. I might add that Axact is listed as one of Siksha O Anusandhan University brands on their web site. H.dryad (talk) 16:35, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

List of Jim Rockford's answering machine gags
These are now found on YouTube according to what was listed following James Garner's death in 2014. If that is that big of an issue, then we would be better off deleting this. Chris (talk) 16:35, 16 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Not sure if it is an issue or not, it does look like it was taken partially from another website. Do you know if the material was public domained after his death? H.dryad (talk) 19:41, 16 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I am not certain about the file being in public domain after Garner's death in 2014 or show producer Steven J. Cannell''s death in 2010. I think we would be better off letting this be deleted and have another user do this since I have been more or less retired since 2011. Another advice on your archive is to have some access to edits on sections. It would be easier to do instead of having to edit the article as a whole. Chris (talk) 23:23, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

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Problems
 * Wikimedia tested a new data center last week. This meant that the wikis could be read but not edited for 45 minutes on April 19 and for 20 minutes on April 21.
 * When the data center was tested, new edits were not shown in the recent changes log for 20 minutes. They are in the logs now. You can read more about how to find the edits.
 * Unread notifications were sometimes counted incorrectly. This has now been fixed.

Changes this week
 * Wikimedia Commons will have better access to Wikidata. They can use data from any page on Wikidata on any page on Commons. This will happen on April 26.
 * It will be easier to choose if you want to watch files you have uploaded with the upload wizard.
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from April 26. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from April 27. It will be on all wikis from April 28 (calendar).

Meetings
 * Octicons-sync.svg You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on April 26 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes
 * The "" button when you edit will be called "Publish" instead. This is to help new editors understand what it does. It already works like this on some wikis.

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Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!
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 * If I reveretd in error, please feel free to correcvt my mistake. Many apologies. H.dryad (talk) 18:36, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

Joe Pillow Proposal for deletion
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 * No problem. A merge might make more sense, but we can leave it as is for now. H.dryad (talk) 11:52, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 2 May 2016
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Tech News: 2016-18
<section begin="technews-2016-W18"/> Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available. Recent changes
 * The visual editor now works when you use Internet Explorer 9.

Problems
 * There was a security problem with the MobileFrontend extension. It showed information that had been oversighted. This has now been fixed.

Changes this week
 * You can now see which notifications are available on a wiki on Special:DisplayNotificationsConfiguration.
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from May 3. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from May 4. It will be on all wikis from May 5 (calendar).

Meetings
 * Octicons-tools.svg You can join the next meeting with the Architecture committee. The topic this week is "PSR-6 Cache interface in Mediawiki core". The meeting will be on May 4 at 21:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes
 * Pages could be added to new users' watchlists by default when they edit them. New users could also by default get email notifications when pages they watch are edited. This is discussed on Meta.

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Nomination of May 2015 Rio Bravo lynching for deletion
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Tech News: 2016-19
<section begin="technews-2016-W19"/> Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes
 * Wikiversities now have better access to Wikidata. They can use data from any page on Wikidata on any page on Wikiversity. This happened on May 3.
 * You can use Wikipedia GapFinder to find missing articles between languages.
 * Users are invited to try Cross-wiki Notifications on all wikis. This is the last test session before the release by default, scheduled for May 12th at 23:00 UTC.
 * You can use keyboard shortcuts to open the visual editor (meta+V) or the wikitext editor (meta+E) (on certain wikis, even if you have chosen a favorite editor).
 * Uploading files bigger than 100 megabytes on Wikimedia Commons required to opt-in in your preferences. This is not necessary anymore.
 * The UploadsLink extension is now available on Wikimedia Commons.
 * Deleting a translation unit page didn't remove the corresponding content from the translation page. This is now solved.
 * Translation suggestions based on Apertium are now available on Mediawiki.org.

Problems
 * MediaWiki 1.27.0-wmf.23 has been rolled back from Wikimedia wikis, due to a performance issue.

Changes this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from May 10. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from May 11. It will be on all wikis from May 12 (calendar).

Meetings
 * Octicons-sync.svg You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on May 10 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
 * Octicons-tools.svg You can join the next meeting with the Architecture committee. The topics this week are Overhaul Interwiki map, unify with Sites and WikiMap. The meeting will be on May 11 at 21:00 (UTC). See how to join.
 * 2017 European hackathon will happen on May 19 - 21, in Vienna (Austria).

Future changes
 * Today, in categories, a page titled "11" comes before "2". We plan to reorder that: "2" will come before "11". Please tell the developers if the change will cause problems.

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