User talk:Hullaballoo Wolfowitz/Archive 06

Archiving
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Requests for comment
I have filed a Requests for Comment on you. Your comments are welcomed. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 18:39, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

David Cross
Please explain why having 20 sources doesn't remove the need for a tag. Hearfourmewesique (talk) 08:45, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Because the total number of sources is irrelevant. The article includes many unsourced/unreferenced statements, including an lengthy unreferenced quotation from an uncited Rolling Stone interview. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 16:06, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

talkback
Just thought you'd like to know after you reverted me Sarekofvulcan stepped in and reverted you on Hitomi Kobayashi, i wouldn't revert him if i was you, go to the talkpage and speak with dekkipedia to gain consensus, you've got an admin now telling you your 3rr does not apply argument doesn't wash now--Lerdthenerd (talk) 17:53, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

HW, if it's such an "undisputed" NFCC violation, nominate the image for deletion which would entail a discussion rather than edit warring on the article page. Morbidthoughts (talk) 18:36, 17 November 2010 (UTC)


 * We went through this already, back in July. As admin KWW pointed out then, "But he [Wolfowitz] was not mistaken. Once he challenged the material, it needed to be removed until there was consensus to readd, especially since it's a blatantly obvious NFCC#1 violation. His removal makes it clear that there was not a consensus to restore the material. Anyone could have taken the material to FFD. If somehow a consensus was achieved that this was one of the vanishingly rare exceptions to the general agreement that copyrighted pictures cannot be used to illustrate BLPs, it could be restored. Until that agreement is reached, the image can't be in the article. It was the restoration that was disruptive, not the removal.—Kww(talk) 17:52, 29 July 2010 (UTC) A test case was also run at FFD with a clear and strong consensus for deletion. There was lengthy discussion on the policy talk, without any resulting change in the policy language or enforcement practices. Over the last few months, I've reviewed thousands of nonfree images, removing several hundred using virtually identical edit summaries and rationales, and the only significant controversy has come from a small group of users insisting on special treatment for articles about Japanese porn, and who press the same arguments repeatedly despite community rejection.  We don't need to rehash a settled issue every time an old NFCC violation turns up. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 19:48, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
 * At least going through the nomination and deletion would get the file off the wikiserver, just so that it is not easily restored. If someone reuploads it, it's easily csd g4d. Morbidthoughts (talk) 23:00, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Removing sources
I have reverted some of your edits to Nessa Devil. You removed 4 sources. I restored two of them, that were reliable. (I added info about them in Talk:Nessa Devil) --Neo139 (talk) 00:33, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I read WikiProject_Pornography and they are not reliable for biographies. So it was ok to remove them.--Neo139 (talk) 01:50, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Artur Balder References
There are references to Artur Balder as writer in the most important Spanish media. I list some of them:
 * References: I dont know if it should be done here, but I will add some references below.

El País, published for instance in nacional sites, culture, books 2006: http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/Artur/Balder/triunfa/narrativa/infantil/debuta/historica/elpepicul/20060610elpepicul_5/Tes?print=1

On the other hand it is strange that someone can state that may be the Artur Balder of Little Spain is not the same as the Artur BAlder of the books, since at the official site of the documentary you can download the press kit in high resolution, and in the chapter that it dedicates to the director, Artur Balder is the author of El Evangelio de la Espada, Crónicas de Widukind, and this is too in the GERMAN wikipedia stated. Both links:

http://little-spain.us/Little_Spain_Prensa_2010.pdf

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artur_Balder

The Little Spain official site links to an official Flickr site where is clear to see the references of Artur Balder. I invite you to visit the www.little-spain.us

Artur Balder is author of, as far as I know, 7 novels, some them translated into 8 languages, including nederlands, italian, french, with major publishing houses. The publishing house in spanish for his fantasy fiction is Random House Mondadori. You can read at the corporate website of RHM the recommendation of the author:

http://www.randomhousemondadori.com/Sellos/SellosFicha.aspx?Idioma=En&id=15

The historical fiction is being published by Edhasa, a major prestigious publishing house in Spain:

http://www.casadellibro.com/libro-el-evangelio-de-la-espada-cronicas-de-widukind-/1811185/2900001410005

The official site for its last historical fiction, published in november 2010, had a shortfilm for promotion of the saga, and all the information is available in english, german and spanish, with an excerpt of the book in russian, too:

htt://www.widukind.eu

References caused by announcement the documentary of "Little Spain":

http://www.google.be/search?q=%22little+spain%22+documental&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:es-ES:official&client=firefox-a

Looking at the search result you can see ALL the spanish media in the list in the first 100 results, from La Vanguardia, El País, El Mundo, La Razón... Just all. There is consensus about the relevance of the work of Artur Balder in relationship with the restoring of the historical memory of a large number of immigrants in New York City and Little Spain.

The information, that was not intended primarly to the american media, was however trnaslated from agency EFE AMERICA reports into the pages of the Chicago Tribune and Latin American Herald Tribune, and translated into english:

http://www.google.be/search?q=%22little+spain%22+documentary&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:es-ES:official&client=firefox-a

Particularly the link to The Latin American Herald Tribune:

http://laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=13003&ArticleId=378105

And this is the resulat of a first private screening at La Nacional, the Spanish Benevolent Society of NY, last november, for the Spanish media and media agencies. Wikipedists have to know that the documentary is going to be released in a major film festival of New york city in 2011, but I cannot write down the name since it will be 100% sure.

The IMDb has accepted the credits of Balder's work in film industry during the last 10 years:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3470412/

Articles about Artur Balder are present in about 10 languages of Wikipedia, included the german one.

I hope I can rebuild a logical article about the subject, and later continue adding other contributions since there are a lot of historical interesting discoverings at 14th street of Manhattan in relationship with its Spanish American past.

Lolox76 (talk)--Lolox76 (talk) 17:39, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

WP:CIVIL
TPH is under a lot of heat for WP:CIVIL violations, but that doesn't give you a license to behave similarly]. His base assertion seems correct: there aren't any sources for that thing.&mdash;Kww(talk) 14:13, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

AfD notification
Perhaps you're interested in Articles for deletion/Stacy Lande. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 03:22, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

ANI discussion
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Engaging other editors
If you have reverted another editor, it is pretty much mandatory that you discuss it with him. That's how the WP:BRD cycle works. If you refuse to discuss your edits, I will consider blocking you on those grounds alone.&mdash;Kww(talk) 19:58, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Apologies
Oops, I seem to have repeated that horrible incivility for which I was instantly blocked-- and right on the ANI board, viewable by multiple Admins! Oh goodness gracious!!! But what's this, what's THIS? Going on an hour later, and not so much as an eyebrow raised. Could it POSSIBLY be that the block was unjust and biased, but since it was done by a popular loudmouth with a large following, "consensus" approved it? Oh no. That would mean that the "rules and policies" here are just a big joke. Well, apologies for the incivility anyway, and for all the bile spewed at the RfC. And thanks for helping to drive me away from this madhouse. Regards, and happy editing. Dekkappai (talk) 00:51, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

Pulse (Thomas Giles album)
Hi, I'm curious why you removed the deletion tag for the Pulse album. The artist exists, but the album does not (it has not been released - it is expected to be released in Feb). I can't see how it can be kept under Not or under any notability criteria (If you look up the 'reviews' a number appear to be on sites where anyone can publish reviews, and so are not RS). Can you reconsider this one? Clovis Sangrail (talk) 05:07, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
 * You tagged the article for A9 speedy deletion. An album article can be speedied under A9 only "where the artist's article has never existed or has been deleted." Since the artist article exists, the album article can't be speedied. In general, "not notable" isn't grounds for speedy deletion, but requires a standard afd or prod. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 05:19, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

Nina Fisheva
The article claims that she was born in 1930, then says that her career started in 1930. I would say that qualifies as a hoax. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 03:11, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I would say that any minimally competent Wikipedia editor would be able to recognize the difference between erroneous phrasing in text relating to a non-English person, written by someone whose native language wasn't English, and a hoax, an that a responsible Wikipedia editor would have done a competent Google before flinging what amounts to an accusation of bad faith against the article's creator. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 03:35, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I did do a Google search. In fact, I searched in Azerbaijani and Russian as well. I would think the fact that the English name turns up nothing but Wikipedia mirrors, and the same for the Azerbaijani name and Russian, is a red flag. If it's not a hoax, then certainly it's a very obscure person. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 03:49, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * No minimally competent, honest editor who actually looked at the Russian-language search results you cite could possibly describe them as "nothing but Wikipedia mirrors." Stop wasting mt time and that of whichever other editors you've tried to drag into your latest manufactured drama. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 04:02, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

TPH made significant changes to his comment above while I was replying to it, removing a disproved claim that illustrates a serious problem with his editing. ::I did do a Google search in English, Azerbaijani and Russian. Even so, it's clear you found something that I didn't. You were right. (But can you please lay off calling me "incompetent"? There's no need for repeated insults.) Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 03:54, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * No. The comment is perfectly legitimate. You know this; just a few hours ago you initiated an ANI discussion against a relatively inexperienced user, made no less strong comments about his inompetence, and advocated blocking him for failure to meet your competency standards. I see nothing exempting you from the same sort of discussion about editing practices. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 04:14, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Stop wasting my time with repeated attacks. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 04:04, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for cleaning up the article. And seriously, I think Paul Erik is right. I'm honestly not the best of editors, and clearly suck at using Google. I've really been letting your comments get under my skin when they shouldn't. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 06:23, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

AN/I
Doesn't look like TPH alerted you of the AN/I discussion concerning you, so I'm doing it.

Incidentally, would you please consider archiving your talk page? Thanks, 28bytes (talk) 04:43, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Warning
Please stop trying to find flaws in everything. Removing sourced information in such a brutal way, in addition removing a perfectly accepted free image is not acceptable. You can try to be bold and add a reference or request for a reference instead of resorting complere removal. This attitude of yours is unacceptable and the next time it happens, you will be reported at ANI. Shahid •  Talk 2 me  00:22, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

About Ieuan Morris - thanks
Hi HW. Thanks for removing the "speedy" for Ieuan Morris - error of judgement on my part. May see you at the AfD. Thanks again! --Shirt58 (talk) 11:09, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Nomination of Wack Pack for deletion
The article Wack Pack is being discussed concerning whether it is suitable for inclusion as an article according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Wack Pack 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 good 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 template from the top of the article. Kenilworth Terrace (talk) 17:55, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Beth S. Green
I am currently revising the content of this page to avoid another deletion. This includes checking all references, citations that are needed, and addressing aditional concerns (COI, etc.). We do not intend this to be a glorified or biased bio page, yet rather to establish Beth S. Green in conjunction with her present status with NYIP (New York Institute of Photography), and other notible references which should be acceptable to wiki's standards and guidelines, in a neutral point of view.

If you can give me just a few days to accomplish that, it would be greatly appreciated since I can only work on this during evening hours, or limited hours, online.

Thank you for your consideration.

Drmidi2010 (talk) 23:38, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Mackenna's Gold
Wikipedia says ''“To demonstrate that you are not adding original research, you must be able to cite reliable published sources that are both directly related to the topic of the article, and that directly support the material as presented. Despite the need to attribute content to reliable sources, '''you must not plagiarize them. Articles should be written in your own words while substantially retaining the meaning of the source material.'”

And goes on to say, “The most reliable sources are: peer-reviewed journals; books published by university presses; university-level textbooks; magazines, journals, and books published by respected publishing houses; and mainstream newspapers.”

According to Wikipedia, the two articles and three books in the bibliography are all secondary sources. The four films in the bibliography and the Nadoolman interview are all primary sources.

The secondary sources mention the fact that Lucas worked on the documentary while Mackenna’s Gold was being filmed, and that Mackenna’s Gold motifs are present throughout the Indiana Jones franchise. Additionally, the films reference each other the same as any books do.

The Films in Review article has the quote, “We chose The Secret of the Incas (A 1954 action thriller starring Charlton Heston), which more than any other single film, Spielberg and Lucas drew upon for inspiration…”

TCM’s Richard Harland Smith states plainly, “Certainly, the George Lucas/ Lawrence Kasdan/Philip Kaufman story and screenplay for Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark was rooted in the serial tropes of Hollywood westerns but the coincidence cuts even deeper. Present on location was George Lucas himself…”

WikiPolicy states: ''“Wikipedia articles usually rely on material from secondary sources. Articles may make analytic or evaluative claims only if these have been published by a reliable secondary source.”''

I’m not sure what else you expect to see here, Hullaballoo – are you wanting direct quotations from each source, as well as DVD counter-stops for the films? (I thought people with grandkids were supposed to be happy. LOL.) Dutchmonkey9000 (talk) 21:46, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Warning templates
Hello. Regarding the recent revert you made&#32;to Al Roker: you may already know about them, but you might find Template messages/User talk namespace useful. After a revert, these can be placed on the user's talk page to let them know you considered their edit was inappropriate, and also direct new users towards the sandbox. They can also be used to give a stern warning to a vandal when they've been previously warned. Thank you. --Flyguy33 (talk) 16:54, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * It was a driveby IP user; templating the user page would have served no purpose beyond artificially inflating my edit count. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 17:03, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Miracle at Donna
Thank you for your suggestion to the other admin and as to why did they delete "Miracle at Donna" as a speedy deletetion.

any suggestions on how to get this written right ? so it doesnt get deleted?

best Steven — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevenpublicist (talk • contribs) 19:41, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Revdel
Done. Please remember that if you're trying to suppress information, posting it on the most widely watched board won't necessarily help... :-) --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 16:59, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I understand that point. If the information was even borderline-legitimate or sensitive I'd handle it more discreetly; when dealing with adolescents trying to embarrass their peers, speed seems most appropriate. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 17:43, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Jason Gardiner
Hello, I work with Jason Gardiner and notice that you keep changing his age and DOB on this page. To confirm his DOB is 6th Nov 1971 making Jason 39 not 45. Please stop changing this entry, If you want to discus this further I can provide you with contact details. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.49.10.250 (talk) 11:00, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Young Israel Shomrai Emunah
Hi there, I think it was previously deleted because, according to the talk page of, who started it, there was a tag to delete it on December 10. It was recreated in January. It was probably deleted with a title including the YISE. I am a tad confused, so you may be able to discern this better than I currently am. Thanks and happy editing.--TM 05:14, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
 * The previous deletion was a speedy; the general rule against recreation of deleted articles applies only when a full AFD discussion has already taken place. See criterion G4 at WP:SPEEDY. Moreover, the rule applies only when the articles are substantially identical. The previous deletion was a A3 speedy, meaning that article had no substantive content. The current article has substantive content, so it is not substantially identical to the deleted version. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 14:49, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

80.192.21.253
HW, you need to get a couple of ideas straight. First, there is no connection between me (former Magpie1892) and the IP listed. Simply checking the addresses would show this, if you could be bothered. Second, I was having issues with you long before my previous ban; you know this, so I don't know why you pretend otherwise. I'm hardly alone in having issues with you, as we see daily. Just understand that I can and will edit whenever it suits me, OK? --85.237.211.208 (talk) 10:06, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Rekha Chavan (Actress)
What is the "credible claim of significance" in the article? The only reference given is that of hoonur.com which anybody can create. The movie link doesn't contain her name. So, where's the credibility in this article?  Boolyme बूलीमी   Chat बोलो!! 17:46, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Chase Masterson
Good catch on the ref - it looked good to me, so I never followed it up. The IP socks and brand-new editor User:Scott Scott Hayden are editwarring to reinstate, so keep an eye on it -- I'm at 3RR. I've filed a sockpuppet report here. Beyond My Ken (talk) 04:24, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Harveys (handbag design and manufacturer)
Hello, can you please have a look at this article. I feel as if it being unfairly labeled by a different editor. You have revised it in the past. The editor is using old revisions no longer relevant to the article against the current article. I have followed every rule and the piece as it stands is notable, has third party references, and is written from a neutral point of view. Any advice would be helpful as I am finding it very difficult to please certain editors. Thanks so much! SJayQ (talk) 20:11, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Notability
Hi! I saw you removed the tag. The reason I tagged was and en pages only. Do you still think the man is notable? The creator of the article is his son. The interwiki links are not correct. Click any. It will bring you to a category page. Oda Mari (talk) 19:16, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Lack of notability isn't grounds for speedy deletion, but calls for a standard deletion process. You shouldn't A7 an article which "makes any credible claim of significance or importance even if the claim is not supported by a reliable source or does not qualify on Wikipedia's notability guidelines." The article had two credible claims of significance: multiple published books and endowing a library collection. If you don't believe the subject is notable, and he may well not be, just PROD the article or start an AFD. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 19:49, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I see. But I'll remove incorrect interwiki links. Regards. Oda Mari (talk) 19:54, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Troy Wolverton
I'd be grateful if you could tell me where in the article there is a credible claim of significance? Regards Paste  Let’s have a chat. 18:08, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Currently a columnist for major US newspaper; published regularly in other notable media outlets. "Significance" is a lower standard than notability, and is satisfied, for example, by asserting membership in a significant class of persons where a nontrivial share are notable, like journalists, professors, and, by unfortunate consensus, porn performers. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 18:17, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Jannie Blackwell
I would appreciate it greatly if you could actually look at the references to the document I edited today. They are all credible and from Philadelphia Newspapers souch as the Inquirer, Daily News, and The Daily Pennsylvanian. You speak about nuetrality? That does not exist in its current form on this page, where she is lauded with praise. The negativity must be expressed also. I think you are being overly vague, in your comments as to why you feel you had to change what is printed facts? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dmcgain (talk • contribs) 21:14, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
 * First of all, there are large blocks of text that are completely unreferenced. When presenting allegations like these, each significant assertion must be discretely referenced. If written carefully, paragraph-by paragraph referencing could suffice. It is particularly important to provide specific references for each quotation used.
 * Second, your additions to the article appear, on closer inspection, to be verbatim repetitions of copyrighted text from cited sources. This is likely both copyright infringement and violation of Wikipedia's non-free content policy.
 * Third, the inserted texts are far too long and detailed for an encyclopedic article, placing undue weight on the subject matter. The key matters need to be summarized, with tangential matters eliminated.
 * Fourth, speculation, particularly speculation of the nature described here, is usually unacceptable content -- although for a public political figure, exceptions for matters of important, prominently discussed in reliable sources, may apply. Such matters need to be treated with particular care. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 22:59, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Elizabeth Mitchell
Please tell what is wrong with the information I posted on the Elizabeth Mitchell page as I do not see anything wrong with it as it is fully referenced? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mua27 (talk • contribs) 21:54, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Read WP:BLP. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a tabloid. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 22:02, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

John Mott (captain)
You've give a reason for removing the Prod but could you explain it for me. You say significance - do you mean significant coverage of the subject? I notice there is an "Identifcation controversy" but the actual section does not mark out how important the controversy is, eg if it has an effect outside coverage of the subject itself. In all I just have my doubts about this. I'd like your opinion first and I hope you won't take it personally should I disagree. GraemeLeggett (talk) 18:56, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Raigad Ropeway
There is a message for you at Raigad Ropeway talk page. Yogesh Khandke (talk) 04:56, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

LOL
Adding the trout was classic!--Milowent • talkblp-r 22:25, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Cite breaking
If you're going to remove text like you did here, could you at least make sure you're not breaking a citation? That particular LA Times piece was cited twice in the Ginger Lynn article. Tabercil (talk) 23:30, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

Katona
ANI opened on your vandalism of Kerry Katona. Thanks, --82.41.20.82 (talk) 10:41, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

82.41 reporting you to AIV
hello the IP 82.41 reported you to AIV, I just removed the report, as it was a bit suspicious, is this IP angry at you for something?-- Lerd the nerd wiki defender  10:42, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for acting. I'm pretty sure the IP is one of many socks of indef-blocked user Magpie1892, who was blocked after I made a sockpuppetry/!votestacking complaint a while back. He's had access to a range of IP accounts, making an SPI case difficult. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 16:05, 14 March 2011 (UTC)


 * No problem! looks like its solved over at ANI hopefully you can both sort this kerry katona thing out now peacefully-- Lerd the nerd wiki defender  20:01, 14 March 2011 (UTC)


 * He may say he does not live in Scotland now, but I'd wager he's from Scotland. Since this little-known "fact" about a lesser-known Scottish author is not in the source the IP added it to, I'd say we have a Scot. Or someone who knows a Scot extremely well. Just a guess. Doc   talk  21:50, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

No, I'm not Scottish. I'm English. I know a lot about Ross Laidlaw though - his books are superb. --82.41.20.82 (talk) 00:25, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
 * One more thing - it's probably just a coincidence, but there's one article both the IP and Magpie have edited that has a surprisingly low number of edits and other editors to it. Jus' sayin'. Doc   talk  02:25, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

Please explain
Write This Down (band)'s notability. the article does not explain how they meet WP:BAND. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 16:57, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
 * If you think they don't meet WP:BAND, nominate the article through the regular AFD process. A7 speedy deletion is more stringent; it states that "The criterion does not apply to any article that makes any credible claim of significance or importance even if the claim is not supported by a reliable source or does not qualify on Wikipedia's notability guidelines." Being signed to a notable label has been seen in the past as enough of a claim of significance to prevent A7 speedy deletion. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 17:22, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I will do that, but you still have not taken the time to explain why you think the article does meet the criteria. This is disingenuous and you're being a bully by not commenting. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 17:50, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Now you're just being uncivil and insulting. I explained why the article is not suitable for speedy deletion, as you requested, even though I thought that was self-evident from my edit summaries. If you were familiar with A7 requirements, you would not be arguing that failure to satisfy WP:BAND is grounds for speedy deletion. Pointing out the lack of policy justification for your action isn't "bullying"; it's what Wikipedia editors are expected to do. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 18:01, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

Abi Titmuss
I can't say I am surprised that you get hounded when you restore material that is a) not only absolute nonsense, b) been deleted several times and c) reference it to an article which doesn't even mention the "fact"! --Shylocksboy (talk) 00:48, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

Just noticed this - At the very least, the news article must include content related to the claim it is cited for. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 20:30, 4 October 2010 (UTC) You don't even follow your own rules. --Shylocksboy (talk) 00:50, 16 March 2011 (UTC)


 * The text you're complaining about certainly is utter drivel, but you're the one who screwed up and added it back in today . Why are you accusing me of doing it, both here, and, by implication, on the article talk page? Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 02:55, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Oops. Although I didn't do this. it wasn't you, but somebody using a near-dup of your using name. Tar and feathers for both of us. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 12:57, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

User Mfmoviefan
I've requested be blocked for spamming. From what I've seen so far, this looks like part of long-running spamming for Mark Sells. You mentioned sockpuppetry on his talk page. Can you provide details on the other socks? So far, I've just some ip's (all but one in the Denver, CO area) and Mark Sells' account: (St Louis, MO),, , , , , &. --Ronz (talk) 19:37, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I was referencing his Thereeldeal account, where he was warned about self-promotion a few years back. Looks like he'd been getting away with this for a while, but most of his links have gone dead because of some kind of dispute he had with the "Oregon Herald" (which is a webzine, it turns out, not a newspaper). I don't think I spotted any IPs you don't have; I was going to track down all the pages that mentioned "Mark Sells" (or "mark-sells", since a few just linked without naming him. Do you think Mark Sells should go to AFD as well? He seems to have a handful of writing credits outside of his own site, but I don't see enough coverage to justify an article. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 20:52, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm going to wait to see if anyone responds, and continue with the cleanup.
 * I've tagged Mark Sells as not indicating any notability. A simple prod would be fine if no one responds there. --Ronz (talk) 21:02, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion contested: Hannah Conda
Hello Hullaballoo Wolfowitz, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of Hannah Conda, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The article makes a credible assertion of importance or significance, sufficient to pass A7. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. Logan Talk Contributions 00:58, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, I still don't see one, so I'll take the article to AFD (where a related article with an actual assertion of notability is already headed down in flames). The subject is a local musician/performer, and the article makes no claim of significance in the field beyond "one of the fastest rising queens in the city", which doesn't make the cut. (I also see credibility issues, since the article as written claims there are precisely two "gay venues" in the fourth-largest Australian city, with a metro population of more than 1.5 million; I live in a metro region that comes in at about onlu two-thirds the size, yet it has dozens of gay clubs etc). Local performer, appears only in local clubs, has only been on local radio occasionally -- no claims of significance there. I'm curious (and dubious) about where you found a credible claim of significance, especially since the article has no reliable sourcing. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 01:29, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * The guidelines for A7 clearly state that this tagging "is distinct from verifiability and reliability of sources, and is a lower standard than notability." You are confusing claims of significance with notability - if an article about a person makes any claim of significance, be it supported by reliable sources or not, it will not be deleted under the A7 criterion.  Processes such as AfD are where an article should go at that point. Logan Talk Contributions 11:59, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Now you're just reading "credible" out of A7, and you still haven't pointed out what you believe to be an assertion of significance in the article. There's a pretty solid consensus that simply claiming a performer is locally popular isn't enough to survive A7, just as there is for high school athletes. Occasionally documented press coveragewill amount to enough to survive A7, but that's because the citation of the press coverage is itself a claim of significance. "Hullaballoo Wolfowitz Jr is the greatest point guard in the history of Graustark Regional High School" isn't enough to survive A7; nor is "Hullaballoo Wolfowitz is the finest and most popular street mime in all the parishes of New Orleans and the surrounding communities; his marvelous impressions of Dre Brees, Moon Landrieu, and Rockin' Dopsie are beloved of tourists and residents alike." A7 requires that the assertion of significance be credible, and wholly undocumented (and unsoureable) claims in an article which other indicators of unreliability will often fail the credibility standard. "Hullaballoo Wolfowitz is the most successful breeder of basilisks in the Rocky Mountains" fails, too. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 14:17, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

Lauren Conrad
I don't completely understand why you would completely remove the entire "Personal Life" section from the Lauren Conrad page. I am trying to make it updated and to the standards of wikipedia. Yes, maybe The Hollywood Gossip is not an appropriate enough of a source. But the Access Hollywood article was, and your only reasoning for removal of that was that "February 2010 is not current." If you are going by that standard, much of the information on wikipedia would be "outdated." Ryanlively (talk) 23:20, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
 * WP:BLP imposes moderately restrictive standards of accuracy for biographies of living persons. "Currently" is not a terribly accurate term, since there's no indication, after it's inserted into the article, as to the date involved, and the relevant information if often transient. Among other things, as of February 2010, Hosni Mubarek was the "current" president of Egypt, Nancy Pelosi was the "current" speaker of the US House, Sandra Bullock was "currently" married to Jesse James, Joe Torre was the "current" manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Keith Olbermann was "currently" employed by MSNBC, and Donovan McNabb was the "current" starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. WP:BLPGOSSIP states "Avoid repeating gossip. Ask yourself whether the source is reliable; whether the material is being presented as true; and whether, even if true, it is relevant to a disinterested article about the subject." In general, dating/relationship histories lack encyclopedic significance, even for the prominent; even the Joni Mitchell article does not perpetuate the notorious Rolling Stone article detailing her affairs with Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 00:03, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Please refrain from destructive editing.
I've undone most of the destructive editing you did in Nudity in film, in which you deleted my entire addition. Since your comment said "speculation" I removed the only part that can be considered speculation (i.e., "may have been inadvertent"). The rest is merely factual and does not require any citation, since the film itself is still widely available on DVD and can be easily checked for consistency with what was posted. My addition is relevant to the subject matter of the page, and should not be deleted out of hand by you. If you still have a problem with it, please take it to "discussion" or talk, or contest it through the proper administrative channels. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Embram (talk • contribs) 18:58, 28 March 2011 (UTC) Embram (talk) 19:09, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
 * We've (collectively) already had this discussion in principle at great length over Unsimulated sex in film and reached consensus. While the film itself might be acceptable as a source for in-universe content, it's generally not acceptable as a source for real-world content about the performers, living or not. We don't need to argue the point, over and over, for every film. Find a reliable secondary source for your claim.  If nobody's noticed it (or "them") before you, it's both original research and rather dubious. And there's a pretty strong consensus around here that adding unsourced content and personal observations is more accurately described as "destructive editing" than insisting on compliance with WP:RS. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 21:18, 28 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Any source is a "personal observation" since they are all the results of human observations. And the film is itself a source. How about a screenshot? But I've added a secondary source citation for you. Embram (talk) 06:18, 29 March 2011 (UTC)


 * A message board post on an open forum is not a reliable secondary source. A second editor has now independently removed the text you added. Absent a genuinely reliable secondary source and a legitimate indication of significance, I see no reason not to treat the matter as closed. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 15:01, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Nielsen charts
If it sways your opinion any, I e-mailed Nielsen at least twice regarding any archival of the Canadian country and digital charts. They said that there isn't any sort of paid-subscription archive for them. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 22:52, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Michael Frost Beckner
Excuse me Mr. Wolfowitz. I do not know what motivated you to remove all of the content in the article Michael Frost Beckner but it is you who should be removed from this forum. I am the biographer for this living person and have dutifully sourced all of the content. I am not a close associate of Mr. Beckner, but have done a significant amount of research about him and do consider myself an expert in this area. Your actions have degraded the the reputation of yourself and of Wikipedia as a source of useful information.Dwwinter (talk) 04:16, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Then you should reread more carefully my response to your post at BLPN. As just one example, your presentation of information sourced to an Entertainment Weekly article on original screenplays substantially misrepresents the contents of the article. And if you think anything I do is going to degrade the reputation of The Big Bad Wolfowitz beyond its current status, you haven't noticed very much of what's been said about me here. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 04:28, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Phan Dinh Phung
The reason for this edit is that I cannot verify the Vietnamese claim that Phan Dinh Phung had killed in battle. The thing is the cause of Phan Dinh Phung's death is still a question in Vietnam, most historians tend to not describe clearly why Phan Dinh Phung died and some others used the French's accounts. I found the "Phan Dinh Phung was killed by the French" claim only in some online newspapers and the writers ain't historian at all. I'm Vietnamese and so that please don't accuse me of siding with the French! And you should note that the primary editor of this article, YellowMonkey, is also Vietnamese too.--115.75.155.250 (talk) 16:39, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Since, as you say, the cause of death is "still a question," WP:NPOV requires that our article present both sides of the issue. You certainly can't just remove one side of the argument as unverified while leaving the other side in, but still unreferenced and unsourced -- especially if, as you say here, "most historians" don't subscribe to that position. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 16:45, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

It is still a question in Vietnam to me because these online article(s). Give that the French claim has been cited by using an American professor in the body of the article, I will revert your edit once again and will revert it if you do it again. You claim that it is "unreferenced and unsourced" has demonstrated you haven't read the whole article and you reverted my edits because that I'm an anonymous user.

Phan died of dysentery on January 21, 1896, and his captured followers were executed. A report submitted by the de Lanessan to the Minister of Colonies in Paris stated that "the soul of resistance to the protectorate was gone".(Marr, p. 68.)


 * Online sources Search Google Book Before Making Such Revert, Even Vietnamese Historian Said That He Died of Dysentery
 * Online sources Search Google Book Before Making Such Revert, Even Vietnamese Historian Said That He Died of Dysentery

And the Vietnamese claim has no reliable citation at all. If there is still no consensus, I will report it the WPMILHIST.--115.75.155.250 (talk) 22:48, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
 * One more time. You acknowledge there is a dispute over the cause of death, that it is "still a question.". You also say that "most historians" do not present a definitive report. Therefore, WP:NPOV, which is policy requires that all sides of the dispute be presented. I note that the Vietnamese Wikipedia article states that "In a battle fierce fighting, Phan Dinh Phung seriously injured, and died on 28 December in 1895" (per Google translation). It also cites a source, which the Google translation doesn't provide a clear of identification of for me to review. But in the absence of any definitive proof as to which account is correct, Wikipedia policy requires that both versions be presented in the article, without presenting a preferred version as factual. I highly doubt that MILHIST will dispute the application of NPOV, given the fact that you acknowledge the existence of a dispute as to the cause of death. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 23:14, 8 April 2011 (UTC)


 * The IP editor has asked me to comment here. While I'm not at all familiar with this person or period in Vietnam's history, the article does not provide a reference to support a statement that "the Vietnamese claim he was killed by the French". If different reliable sources present different causes of death then these should be included in the body of the article with supporting references, and/or if there is a belief in Vietnam that he died at the hands of the French this should also be included with supporting references. If a reliable source can't be provided to support this statement it shouldn't be included (particularly as the article is a FA). Nick-D (talk) 23:19, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
 * You've misread his point. He acknowledges that the claims exist, but maintains there's no verifiable evidence behind them. Given that the Vietnamese Wikipedia article both makes the claim and cites a source for the substantive point, I see no reason to reject it out of hand, and therefore believe that NPOV requires that both accounts of the death be included. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 23:32, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Hello Hullaballoo Wolfowitz, I think 115.75.155.250 is right : here (among others), and the author called Phan Dinh Phung a patriot. (I accepted the changes and then saw this talk). Ciao. Alvar ☮ 23:22, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
 * PS: I didn't saw you had previously rejected the same revision and I got an edit conflict with Nick-D here.

I'm not a specialist and won't edit this article any more. Ciao Alvar ☮ 23:26, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm not a specialist either. But the Vietnamese Wikipedia article cites a contrary source, and the IP provides no reason for dismissing it. Unfortunately, the Google translation of the footnote isn't clear enough for me to identify the source, which isn't online. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 23:32, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
 * That makes it effectively unreferenced - if you haven't seen the source yourself and can't even work out what it is, it shouldn't be relied upon. Nick-D (talk) 00:18, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
 * That's a remarkably misinformed argument. Are you really saying that because the Google Vietnamese-to-English translation of a source note is lousy that we should presume the source(s) involved aren't useable? Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 00:34, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
 * If you (or other editors) can't verify that the reference a) says what it's claimed to say and b) is a reliable source, then its not usable in any article, and especially not in an FA. This is the basis of Verifiability, so it's hardly "remarkably misinformed". If you're not aware, please note that the various Wikipedias aren't considered reliable sources so we need to go back to the actual source. Nick-D (talk) 03:22, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
 * You seem determined to miss the point. Is there a dispute about a historical matter? Yes, everyone (perhaps excepting you) acknowledges that. Should the relevant Wikipedia article(s) reflect the existence of the dispute? Yes, that's what's required by WP:NPOV. Saying that because a particular source has been described in a non-English language, and can't immediately be tracked down by editors who don't speak that language, the source is presumed unreliable and unuseable, is wholly ungrounded in policy. Besides, whether or not the source relied on is demonstrably reliable, the dispute itself calls for coverage. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 04:00, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Can you please stop the name-calling? - it's really unhelpful. Can you prove that the book(?) in the Vietnamese Wikipedia article references a) exists b) is a reliable source and c) says what is referenced to it? (which is what's required for WP:V to be met). It appears that you cannot answer any of these questions at the moment, so the material in question isn't usable as the Vietnamese Wikipedia isn't a reliable source (without being able to check the book you're in effect relying on the Vietnamese Wikipedia as your source, and it - like all other Wikipedias - isn't a RS for our purposes). In short: to include this material you need to provide a reliable source for it which you're certain verifies the material. If you can find such a source, then there are no problems, but if not the material shouldn't be re-added to the article. Nick-D (talk) 04:14, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict) @Hullaballoo Wolfowitz: Feel free to have a look or add a word at vi:Thảo luận:Phan Đình Phùng; perhaps, with some luck, we could get some info. Ciao. Alvar ☮ 00:21, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Followig my request for help on wpvi: this can help? Alvar ☮ 13:31, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
 * The Vietnamese Wikipedia uses 2 tertiary sources (they are a textbook and a QA book which used same original sources) which cannot be reliable source at all (WP:RELIABLE). Moreover, the online newspapers I mentioned above are self-published newspapers of some amateur writers. Most old and new mainstream sources in Vietnam say either "Phan Dinh Phung died of illness" or simply "Phan Dinh Phung died in the war". I have never seen a book supported the claim "Phan Dinh Phung was killed by the French". And I tried my best to find an reliable sources from a reputed historians but I failed. This is the reason why I could not let this claim stay in this article until we solve "the source problem", you should keep in mind that this is a FA. If you like, I could translate the whole section from Vietnamese so that you could have some grounds to argue with me.--115.75.155.250 (talk) 15:53, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Nail Yakupov
I've just made edits to the page in my userspace, so it now looks a bit different than when you saw it. However, while I cannot point out an argument to the article being reasonably deleted before (I still think it's a stretch, but I can't argue it), I do now think being nominated for Rookie of the Year is a valid argument of notability. Would it be better to move the article back and, if someone still disagrees, it go back to deletion discussion? CycloneGU (talk) 17:22, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Your commenting on the Kenny Rogers Short Stories deletion discussion (coincidentally another article I created) reminded me that I forgot to notify you that the Nail Yakupov article has gone back due to recreation efforts in the article space. Further, I pointed out (and bolded relevant portions of) clause 4 in WP:NHOCKEY, which OHL Rookie of the Year (the Emms Family Award) satisfies.  I've kept it under Deletion Review because it was deleted initially, which another editor on the page claims should never have been done because of WP:GNG.  Would you be willing to revisit the discussion and give an opinion one way or the other?  Cheers.  CycloneGU (talk) 02:28, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Invitation to take part in a pilot study
I am a Wikipedian, who is studying the phenomenon on Wikipedia. I need your help to conduct my research on about understanding "Motivation of Wikipedia contributors." I would like to invite you to a short survey. Please give me your valuable time, which estimates only ‘’’5 minutes’’’ cooldenny (talk) 15:32, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

The Other Side of Time
Hi Hullaballoo. Thanks for correcting hatnote to the correct author, but there is no article for the book. According to WP:HATNOTE,. There is an article on the author, but not the book. The same guideline applies to disambiguation pages, so if there is no article on The Other Side of Time, the book, then there should not be either a dab page or a hatnote. I'll revert the change, but this is not an edit war, this is simply following guidelines. –  Ker αun oςc op ia◁ galaxies  12:51, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I think you are misreading the guidelines involved. Hatnotes and DAB pages are intended as navigational aids, intended to provide users assistance in finding articles covering the subjects they may be looking for. So long as a relevant article exists and is used as the target of the hatnote, the precise title and scope of the article does not matter. The hatnote targets the Keith Laumer article, where the novel is even mentioned in the lede as well as identified in the body of the article. Laumer is a highly notable author (probably more notable, by at least an order of magnitude, than Mary Fahl, recentist tendencies of Google search results notwithstanding. The novel is notable, the title a plausible search term, and the hatnote points the user to the most relevant Wikipedia article. Editing guidelines like WP:HATNOTE are to be applied with "common sense"; not to be applied legalistically, to the detriment of potential users. Nothing in WP:HATNOTES requires a discrete article for the title involved, just an article a user "may have intended to find." I believe that quite squarely includes the article covering the novel's author, identifying/discussing the novel. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 14:59, 16 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Fair enough. I do think that about would be more appropriate, though. –  Ker αun oςc op ia◁ galaxies  23:25, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Your comments are invited
As an editor at Nicole Kidman affected by the user in question, you may wish to comment at Wikiquette alerts. --Tenebrae (talk) 20:34, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

ArbCom ruling
"Isn't there a relevant ArbCom ruling, even if not exactly applicable here, which might serve to alert one or more of the disputants about overly combative editing in this general area?"

Will you please be so kind to explain me what exactly you had in mind when you wrote above mentioned comment?--Antidiskriminator (talk) 21:22, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
 * WP:ARBMAC Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 15:04, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Hugo awards
Thanks for helping out in updating the Hugo Award lists for the 2011 noms! -- Pres N  20:31, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Re: Herta Müller mass AfD 'Response'
You state much more in depth and concisely what took me a long time to puzzle out and word. I'm betting you've used it in the past, and it's worth stealing borrowing for future use, if you don't mind. Dru of Id (talk) 12:41, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the good word. Feel free to reuse whatever you like; I liked your comment, too. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 17:32, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Edit of wiki Crass page 27.04.11
Hello Hullaballoo Wolfowitz, The link (http://crassunofficial.com/) that I attempted to place in the External links of the Crass page was removed by you on the pretext that it was 'per ELNO, fansite spam'. Please forgive my ignorance in not automatically knowing what 'per ELNO' (Electro-Acoustic and Communication Systems?) is but this page/link is definitely not attributable to what you have deemed as 'fansite spam'.

Given that the page/link contains information and correspondence (as does the link titled 'ANARCHY AND PEACE, LITIGATED (Viceland, Aug 2010) lengthy interview with Penny and Steve, 'details of disagreement over re-mastered reissues' that precedes it) I would have thought that any more references and correspondence referring to 'details of disagreement over re-mastered reissues' would have been a totally relevant addition to the page.

Although not stated in the page/link, I believe it to have been collated by Pete Wright an ex member of Crass, who if you had taken the time to read and investigate the link/page had strong objections (as did four other members of the band) to the reissues that are also the subject of the section titled '2010: The Crassical Collection reissues' that is already on the wiki Crass page. Thus placing this information on the Crass page gives a more balanced account of the 'details of disagreement over re-mastered reissues' within the band.

If you consider this to be a total irrelevance to the history of the band Crass, then I stand corrected by your decision to call this 'fansite spam'. If however after a less rash consideration, you think that my edit has some merit, please reinstate the information in such a way that is consensually acceptable to you, wikipedia and more importantly, the thousands of people who were influenced in no small way by this band.

Thank you for your time and consideration on this matter.

Yours Sincerely,

Aaron James (pornographic actor)
Just a note that I have undeleted this article per a request at WP:REFUND. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 03:14, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Idea
Hi. What do you think about adding imdb, myspace, playboy profile url and photographer to the Playboy Playmates Infobox, to make those list articles even more direct to the point? I specially don't like the repeated External links section on each list entry. --Damiens .rf 17:16, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't like the repeated external links sections, either, but I think they're the lesser evil in comparison to the already-oversized infoboxes. Aside from looking lousy, the big-infobox, little text sections are harder to navigate through. One thing I've tried in particular to eliminate is sections that run more than a full screen (at the standard resolution most libraries, in my experience, use). There might be a better way to do things with tables, but that's beyond my competence. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 17:55, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Laura Bryna
Looks like you were right on Laura Bryna being notable. I sent it to WP:REFUND because I found a bunch of sources on a reliable site called Country Standard Time. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 04:04, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Good catch, thanks! Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 20:20, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

3RR
I've made the changes, got rid the NPOV tag and put a new one there. I strongly suggest you don't make the 3RR as that would be a personal attack on my character. I'd also like to point out you've yet to respond to the comments I've made in response to yours. Sleetman (talk) 05:06, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Vikcy Vette - Luke Ford fails WP:RS
How's so? I mean she did an interview and she said that she is half German and half Norwegian. Norum 17:04, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Ruling/fatwa from Jimbo Wales, "no way in hell is that site a reliable source." I can't recall a specific case, but I've come across porn performers who admitted making false claims about their ethnicity for promotional reasons. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 17:12, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Fatwa? What is that? Norum 17:13, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
 * An attempt at a humorous metaphor, "ruling" will do. That's how WP:WikiProject Pornography characterized it. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 17:16, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Ah ok, that's just a word I have not heard before....lol...still, i think that in her case, this is probably true her being half Norwegian and half German. I mean it's enough to have a look at her to know.  Norum 17:20, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Jennifer Walcott
One of the playmates afds where you voted keep has been closed as a keep. As I stated on the afd, I'm greatly concerned that most (if not all) information on Jennifer Walcott is sourced either to her playboy profile, her personal homepage or her myspace page. These are unreliable sources for most kind of information.

Since you suggested in the afd that there's enough about her on google news, would you be interested in improving this article?

Within my incompetence, I could only find news articles where she's mentioned trivially in relation to her famous boyfriend.

Please, consider joining me at Talk:Jennifer_Walcott for discussion about cleaning/filling the article. Your expertise is appreciated. --Damiens .rf 20:21, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Andrew Straw AfD
Hello, Your recommendation that the closing administrator take another look was right on the money. I was tempted to complain myself, but didn't want it to look like I had too much invested in the debate. Well done! Cullen328 (talk) 05:20, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/WU LYF
You are invited to join the discussion at Articles for deletion/WU LYF. Robman94 (talk) 17:59, 9 May 2011 (UTC) (Using )

Racingstripes
Hi, Can you help me deal with this person? He keeps reverting information on Hoda Kotb back to american ethnicity. Norum 07:06, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Shelton High School (Connecticut)
You have not engaged in any such discussion nor provided any reason why the image is a violation. If it is obvious, surely you can explain it. Your reversions amount to edit warring, which does not require a strict violation of WP:3RR. μηδείς (talk) 03:09, 15 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Exactly what part of "nonfree image of living person" isn't clear to you? Exactly which part of the 3RR exception that reads "content that unquestionably violates the non-free content policy" isn't clear to you? When two users object to your use of a nonfree image, and no one has yet supported you, why do you believe it's appropriate to reinsert the image and accuse the other side of edit warring? Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 03:29, 15 May 2011 (UTC)


 * It was appropriate to accuse you of edit warring because neither you nor anyone else had engaged in any such discussion as of your last revert. Yes, a living person is in the picture - see the video - there are lots of them - but this is not about the person, its about the press conference held announcing the decision to reverse the ban, putting the controversy to rest.  An official person acting in her official capacity cannot complain that she is a private person. Please make any response to that on the appropriate talk page. μηδείς (talk) 03:43, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
 * You're making it eminently clear that you don't understand NFCC, since the public/private person has no relevance there. You badly need to increase your understanding of NFCC requirements, because you just can't lift a copyrighted photo of a current event from a for-profit news business and use it on Wikipedia as a general illustration. That's nearly as bad as NFCC violations get. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 03:53, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

ANI mention
You have been directly or indirectly mentioned on this ANI thread. --Damiens .rf 14:48, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

  Erpert  Who is this guy? has given you a dove! Doves promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day happier. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a dove, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past (this fits perfectly) or a good friend. Cheers!

Spread the peace of doves by adding {{subst:Peace dove}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message!

Just letting you know there are no hard feelings about this.  Erpert  Who is this guy? 04:11, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

April March (dancer)
Hi, you moved the article to April March (dancer) and then removed the image. Why? You could have easily changed the image rationale... mabdul 08:31, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Abigail Tartellin
Thanks for your help, much appreciated. --82.41.20.82 (talk) 22:34, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Best & Co.
I have opened a discussion at Talk:Best & Co. and would sincerely appreciate your participation. I would also appreciate your clarification about whether your objection is to moving the information about a separate, unrelated topic to a separate article, or whether your objection is that the information about the second topic has effectively been deleted (since the separate article I created was deleted). I.e. do you really think the article should cover both, unrelated topics, or do you simply think the content should be preserved in some location and there is currently no better place for it? Thank you. Theoldsparkle (talk) 16:33, 25 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Okay, I'm confused. First of all, as far as I can see, I've only reverted 3 times within a 24-hour period (the last time being before I posted the above), so I don't understand your accusation. Second, I really appreciated your being willing to discuss the matter with me on the Talk page, and I hope this doesn't mean that you're not going to participate any further. This whole thing has been really frustrating -- I stumbled on what appeared to be a mistake, I took what seemed to me to be the obvious solution to make it correct and thus make Wikipedia a very tiny bit better, and since then I've been battling with a) people who seem desperate to speedy-delete a fairly innocuous article, regardless of the speedy-delete criteria, when a prod or AFD would be more appropriate and work just as well, and b) people who seem completely intent on combining two separate topics into one article, without providing any explanation for why that should happen, and acting as if I'm crazy to think that they should be distinct. Your argument that the article was actually about the brand was the first time in this debacle that I've felt like another user was actually communicating with me about any of this, and while I don't agree, at least right now, with that position, I would really like to keep up a dialogue instead of being attacked or dismissed. I'm not a vandal, I'm not a troll, I'm just trying to clean up a problem. Theoldsparkle (talk) 20:17, 25 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Please review the article history again. I have edited the article four times. The first time was more than 24 hours before the second time and is thus not part of the same 24-hour period. I would also note that the first person (the only person besides yourself) to add the material back was the editor who had speedy-deleted the spin-off article; he only added the material back after I attempted to discuss the matter with him, and the apparent connotation, at least as far as I could understand, was that he thought adding the material back addressed my concerns. While it is true that I have reverted multiple editors, I don't think it's correct to depict me as acting against this groundswell of editors who felt differently from me. Also, I think my edit summary gave pretty clear reasoning for why I felt the content should be removed, while your edit summary gave no reasoning at all for why you felt it should be kept; if you had suggested in your summary that you did have an actual rationale for why the article should cover both topics instead of simply saying that it should, I would have been less likely to simply revert you. Even you seem to agree with me that the article should not discuss two separate topics, since your eventually-revealed argument is that it's actually only discussing one topic, so as long as--to my knowledge--your edit was doing nothing but irrationally combining two separate topics again, I think your hostility is unwarranted.


 * But I don't know why I'm writing this, you clearly have no interest in understanding my position or in an actual dialogue. Then again, if I'm trying to participate in discussion--as I am--and you're refusing to do so, I think the guidelines give me some more leverage IIRC. Theoldsparkle (talk) 20:39, 25 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I've never said that my opinion is better than others; I've said that I've been struggling to understand anyone else's opinion, because nobody besides myself seems interested in actually explaining or discussing why they feel the way they do. Anyway, I apologize for my attempt to "personalize" the argument; I have this crazy theory that if you explain where you're coming from as a person, perhaps people might be more likely to treat you like a person instead of as a malignancy. Clearly, that is not the case here; we're not people, we're Wikipedians, am I rite? Which I'm sure is the most effective possible attitude when it comes to resolving disputes. Theoldsparkle (talk) 21:30, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

May 2011
Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from Samir Nasri. When removing content, please specify a reason in the edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the content has been restored, as you can see from the page history. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.  JS   Rant Away 23:52, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Perhaps you should pay more careful attention. It was precisely my intention to remove content from that article, which is a BLP. By strong consensus and by policy, such biographies must be written responsibly and should be very well-sourced. Claiming that a personal relationship is "current," in 2011, based on a 2008 news report, is certainly not responsible and represents bad sourcing. Most such claims, in Wikipedia biographies, represent claims that were current when added to the article, but have been left untended for long periods of time. I note that you added this terribly-sourced, not-BLP-compliant claim to the article barely two months ago, when it was clear that a three-year-old source was not appropriate to support a claim described as "current." Rather than rudely and inaccurately defending your substandard editing, making snide edit comments, and posting borderline-insulting templates on the talk page of the editor who corrected your error, it would have been more appropriate to express thanks for cleaning up after you, or regrets for your inappropriate edit. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 00:22, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The same thing you've accused me of (being snide, borderline-insulting, etc.,), you seem to have acquire that taste in your response. I don't understand why what I did warranted a response such as that from you. The only issue that I seem to have been "inaccurate" on is WP:DTTR, which I had no idea existed, and if you are easily offended by being issued a proper template in this situation, then I guess I apologize. From experience, a simple mention of my apparent "substandard editing" on the article's talk page would have been enough or even simply replacing the "terribly-sourced, not-BLP-compliant claim's" reference with a citation needed template would have sufficed. Coincidentally, I dealt with something similar just two days ago on Patrice Evra's article and it was handled on the talk page and the issue was solved within a matter of two hours. With all due respect, this is a non-issue to me. The statement is now hopefully, in your eyes, properly sourced. I have no time to feed a pointless conflict. Later.  JS   Rant Away 01:32, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Why someone would think, in the context of celebrity gossip, that 2008 is "current" escapes me; you've certainly made no attempt to explain it. The claim you made was obviously not supported by the citation you gave for it. The claim has negligible encyclopedic value, and when you add something like that to an article without proper sourcing, it should be removed. If we're going to allow 2008 sourcing as "current," then George W. Bush is verifiably the current President of the US, Osama bin Laden is currently alive, etc. Don't whine about how people treat your errors when it would have taken less time to get it right than it does to whine about it afterwards. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 01:51, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
 * When did I ever whine? Posting a proper template and recommending the talk page as an avenue to reach a solution is considering whining now? Whatever, dude. Does it really get that serious now on Wikipedia? Yipes!  JS   Rant Away 02:16, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
 * No, but posting an improper template, ignoring WP:BLP, and wasting everyone's time by dancing around the fact that "current" isn't supported by a citation to a years-old gossip page certainly is very poor form, and yours included whining. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 16:23, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Archiving…
Have you ever thought about archiving some of this page? --  Phantom Steve .alt/ talk \[alternative account of Phantomsteve] 03:44, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

FYI regarding links to files
FYI: if you preface a link to a page located in a namespace other then the article namespace with a colon, then it'll just show the link. So, for files, to display the link instead of the image/sound/video/whatever, you're put File:LizzetteHonduras.jpg, which would give File:LizzetteHonduras.jpg. Sorry for the long winded explanation; I'm getting tired so it's becoming hard for me not to be verbose. ps: archive your talk page, dude! :) Regards, — V = IR (Talk&thinsp;&bull;&thinsp;Contribs) 16:16, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Locus question
Thanks for making my Cryoburn edits more accurate. Since it looks like you know more about the Locus Awards than I (I don't know much about them at all), I thought I'd ask for elaboration. On the main Vorkosigan Saga page, in the Awards and nominations section, some of the books are listed as Locus nominees (which is what I was patterning my Cryoburn edit after). Is this incorrect? Bujold also referred to Cryoburn's current Locus Award status as being a nominee, which is making me even more confused.

Basically, I'm trying to figure out whether the other Vorkosigan award listings need to be changed, or whether the five-finalist thing is close enough to the nominee thing done by other awards that a short format list such as the one in the article could use "nominee" as a shorthand for referring to the Locus finalists. Thanks! Princess Lirin (talk) 00:18, 28 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't understand where all the stuff about "nominations" comes from. Locus gives its awards strictly on the basis of its readers' poll; I vote in it just about every year. The poll is open for several months, both by mail for those who get hardcopies of the magazine, which include a ballot, and online, at the Locus website. There's just one round of voting, and no nomination process -- you can vote for anything published in the previous year. Lately Locus has been announcing the top five votegetters in each category a month or so before its award ceremony, But the votes are already counted and the winners determined. If you look at the Locus announcement (which is linked on Bujold's blog) you'll see that Locus never uses words like "nominee" or "nomination."
 * "Finalist" is certainly more accurate than "nominee" here, but better still for the articles could be listing the actual places the works got in the polls, which can be found on the Locus website, year by year But "finalist" is probably clearer. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 01:29, 28 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the info. I'll keep that in mind and as I continue working on Vorkosigan Saga page, I'm going to see if I can incorporate the actual poll ranking numbers instead of using the "nominee" terminology. Or at the very least rephrase with "finalist".
 * Minor related question: Worlds Without End, which I'm not familiar with but which is used for some of the citations in the Awards section, also refers to Locus nominees, (e.g. here) which I assume is the same winner and other four top vote-getters. My best guess is that they didn't want to deviate from the site's formatting by labeling it as something other than nominees. But between this and the fact that it shows Blackout instead of Blackout/All Clear as 2010 Nebula winner/2011 Hugo nominee, I'm wondering if the site is a sufficiently reliable source. So I was curious, do you know anything about this website, and do you have an opinion on whether it's a good source? Thanks, Princess Lirin (talk) 07:35, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

FYI
Thank you for your suggestions. See my reply, at diff. Cheers, -- Cirt (talk) 19:14, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Please see Talk:Santorum_(neologism). -- Cirt (talk) 19:21, 29 May 2011 (UTC)