User talk:Hobsonlane

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Meetup/Portland/Wiknic Saturday June 23
Be there, or be unwikified!--Pharos (talk) 17:28, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia edit-thon: Saturday, February 9, 2013
Hope to see you there! -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 16:58, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Just a reminder about tomorrow's event -- thanks! -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 18:38, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

2013 Portland Wiknic!
Hope you are able to attend! -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:14, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia Takes Portland 2013!
-- Another Believer ( Talk ) 15:21, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia edit-athon at Portland Art Museum
-- Another Believer ( Talk ) 04:16, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Just a reminder about this weekend's event! -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 16:18, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for coming this afternoon. I am sorry you were frustrated by the speedy deletions. The admin restored the two pages: User:Hobsonlane/Mad Dog Garage and User:Hobsonlane/David Butts. I hope you can continue your work on these pages then move them to the main space in the near future. I am curious about both articles myself. Thanks again for participating in the event-- I hope our paths cross again soon. -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 01:24, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks much for your help, Jason. I noticed the undelete a moment ago and have restarted work on the articles. Wikipedia is lucky to have people like you to deal with these sorts of tedious issues. If this had happened to another contributor that didn't have you around, I doubt they would've had the patience or skill to petition the deletion and continue working on the articles. Hobsonlane (talk) 01:29, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia's Speedy-Deletion May Reduce Contributor Participation
Too bad these notifications (below) don't give the creators any time to protest the deletion or add citations. Not only is valuable content and research lost, but the negative leverage of "false negative" deletions is much greater -- valuable editors stop editing, or contribute to alternative knowledge repositories. Once again, the wikipedia UX has left this user with a bad taste in his mouth and I won't likely contribute much constructive for the next few weeks.

Speedy deletion nomination of Mad Dog Garage


A tag has been placed on Mad Dog Garage requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, you can place a request here. red dog six (talk) 22:26, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|Speedy deletion]] nomination of David Butts


A tag has been placed on David Butts requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, you can place a request here. red dog six (talk) 22:26, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

David Butts
You can ask any Admin to restore a copy to your sandbox. red dog six (talk) 22:47, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

Are you an Admin? Can you restore a copy to my sandbox for me? Hobsonlane (talk) 23:34, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

MK Guth
I've created an article on MK Guth, she certainly seems a very interesting and noteworthy artist. Thanks for bringing her to attention here. At least that solves the redlink problems! Sionk (talk) 23:19, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Glad I could help. Very nice article. She does sound interesting. Disappointed my userspace stub wasn't worthy of reuse. Hobsonlane (talk) 18:58, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Meetup in Vancouver, Washington
-- Another Believer ( Talk ) 16:26, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:Interractive sidewalk art by David Butts outside his shop called Mad Dog Garage in Portland Oregon 2013.jpg
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You are invited to an upcoming WikiWednesday meetup!
Hi Hobsonlane, you are invited to come meet fellow wiki enthusiasts at WikiWednesday, a series of meetups for fans of Wikipedia, PortlandWiki, and wikis in general. If you are interested in attending, we will be meeting at NedSpace (619 SW 11th Avenue, Suite 250, at the corner of SW 11th and Morrison) at 6pm on Wednesday, May 21. You would be welcome to work on Wikipedia articles of your choosing, or other preferred wikis. I'll be there to help out. Hope to see you there! (Feel free to RSVP on my talk page or here.) -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:07, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

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