User talk:Jdf3524

September 2009
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Speedy deletion nomination of Josh Flagg
A tag has been placed on Josh Flagg 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

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A Simple Girl: Stories my Grandmother Told Me
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October 2009
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Your recent edits
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Speedy deletion nomination of A Simple Girl: Stories my Grandmother Told Me
A tag has been placed on A Simple Girl: Stories my Grandmother Told Me, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as FAQ/Business for more information. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

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Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to the page Marjorie and Herman Platt Art Gallery. Such edits constitute vandalism and are reverted. Please do not continue to make unconstructive edits to pages; use the sandbox for testing. Thank you. — MC10 ( T • C • GB •[ L ]• EM )  17:08, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Please do not vandalize pages, as you did with this edit to Marjorie and Herman Platt Art Gallery. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked from editing. — MC10 ( T • C • GB •[ L ]• EM )  17:10, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Please stop adding unreferenced controversial biographical content to articles or any other Wikipedia page. Content of this nature is in violation of Wikipedia policy. If you continue, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 17:34, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Please do not add unsourced or original content. Doing so violates Wikipedia's verifiability policy. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 17:41, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Talkback
ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 17:54, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Please stop. If you continue to violate Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy by adding commentary and your personal analysis into articles, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. ''It appears from your comment here: that you have a conflict of interest to anything related to the Flagg family. Please review the conflict of interest policies prior to making any additional edits to the articles related to your family, and their businesses. Thank you.'' ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 17:56, 4 October 2009 (UTC)


 * i am not making any additional changes, can you please answer the questions i asked, thanks.
 * i just read your answer, i think. thank you for helping me.
 * Since you have stated you have a conflict of interest it would be best for you to thoroughly read over the conflict of interest policy, paying particular attention to this section: WP:COIC, where you are given guidance as to how to propose changes to articles you have a conflict of interest on.  My talk page is not the best place for you to ask for any changes.  I suggest you use the article talk pages so multiple editors can see your proposals and comment on them.  There is more detail about how to do this most effectively here:  Coi.  You may also be interested in utilizing the conflict of interest noticeboard.  As noted on that noticeboard, "COI affected editors may use this board to get help with proposed article changes. Propose changes at the article talk page, and then leave a message here if more neutral editors are needed to establish consensus."  Happy editing! ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 18:18, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

sorry i made a change to one of the articles after you told me not to, but then i realized idid it, it was an accident, and i changed it back, i saw it said a referance was needed so i was goingto add a source, but then i remembered you told me not to so i will just leave it alone. all facts are varifiable on google news archives.

Articles for deletion nomination of Edith Flagg
I have nominated Edith Flagg, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Edith Flagg. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 23:55, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Benjamin Platt
A tag has been placed on Benjamin Platt 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

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Proposed deletion of Herman Platt


The article Herman Platt has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Unable to find significant reliable source coverage to establish notability.

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing  will stop the Proposed Deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The Speedy Deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and Articles for Deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 00:15, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Talk:Edith Flagg
A tag has been placed on Talk:Edith Flagg, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent. If the page you created was a test, please use the sandbox for any other experiments you would like to do. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions about this.

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Proposed deletion of Benjamin Platt


The article Benjamin Platt has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Unable to locate reliable sources to establish notability.

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing  will stop the Proposed Deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The Speedy Deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and Articles for Deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 01:24, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Please stop making test edits to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism, which, under Wikipedia policy, can lead to blocking of editing privileges. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 01:29, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Clearly, this was just a removal of the prod, incorrectly performed, not vandalism or a test edit. Takes a while to get the hang of things here.John Z (talk) 10:46, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Edith Flagg
It is not enough to say that there are many articles about her in the Los Angeles Times. You need to add those newspaper articles to the Wikipedia article as references. -- Eastmain (talk) 04:39, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

how do i go about do that, there are 130 articles but they are all archived and you can only view them if you pay per article. i do have all the original copies though, i can scan them and send them to you, otherwise the editor has to just go to google archives and look, in my articles i have referenced many of the articles, if i give you the article name, can you look at them, i can direct you to the page, but to open the page you have to be a member of la times or yu have to pay to view each article.
 * If there's information in the articles which somehow shows she was notable, did something important, talks a lot about her, etc, then all you need to do is quote the information, or mention what it says in the AfD or in the article or its talk page, and give a URL or the title / date etc of the article, so someone could track it down in theory.  If you have a bunch of articles in hard copy, should be easy to pick out the best refs.John Z (talk) 10:53, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Schlong Island
I brought up your speedy delete of Schlong Island on WP:RfD. I do not think you were acting in good faith. Good day. Zweifel (talk) 09:25, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

AAAH!!!! You are completely the wrong person! You got into a spat with the guy whose page I thought I was editing. Sorry. Zweifel (talk) 10:31, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Edward Platt
Wikipedia has an article on the actor Edward Platt. Did he have any connection with Platt Music or Herman Platt? If so, this would be worth mentioning. -- Eastmain (talk) 13:49, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

No relation at all. I found tons of info on Ben Platt though, maybe you can help? LA Times “Music House to Finance” Dec 12, 1926 B’Nai B’rit Messenger City of Los Angeles Resolution File No. 95830 Los Angeles Examiner Fri May 6, 1955 los angeles examiner mon may 19 1958 p5 sec 1 “50 yrs. wed, say ‘dont fight wife’ “Music Firm Awards Job on Building” Los Angeles Times April 10, 1927 p e5 Los ANgeles Times  April 5 1922 p 113“Long Lease on Broadway Site” (Jdf3524 (talk) 13:51, 6 October 2009 (UTC))

Remarkable man, Look at all the info i gathered from these articles: Ben Platt

Ben Platt came to the United States in 1905 when he was only 20 years old. He was born in a small town near Kiev, Russia. He started his career as a salesman in New York, for the Singer Sewing Machine Company. He moved to Los Angeles later that year and started The Platt Music Company, which he began by selling pianos door to door. By 1926 Platt Music’s annual sales volume was in excess of $3,000,000 and the companies total assets were approximately $2,700,000. Platt owned three buildings on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. 620-622 Broadway (next to the Orpheum Theatre), 830 Broadway, and 840 Broadway. Lange and Bergstrom were the contractors for 840, and Walker & Eisen was the architectural firm. By 1928, Platt Music was called one of the largest retailers of it’s kind in the world. In 1929, the Stock Market Crashed and Platt Music went into receivership. Because of Platt’s good relationship with Tom May of the May CO., Platt rebuilt Platt Music to be bigger than ever. Platt Music contracted with the May CO. to sell appliances in all of their stores. Ben Platt, while known greatly in the business world, was most known for being a humanitarian and philanthropist. PLatt was one of the founders of The City of Hope, and was active on his board for many years. he was the President of the Jewish Home for the Aging, and was one of the founders of the University of Judaism, now the American Jewish University, He was also the first executive vice president of the UJ. Platt was the president of Sinai Temple for 21 years, the longest president to date. Platt was active in Masonry, a member of Westgate Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rites and the Al Malaikah Temple of the Shrine. By 1955, Platt Music was the largest retail business of its kind in America. Platt was honored at the Ambassador Hotel in 1955, on the anniversary of his 50th year in business. Some of the biggest names in Los Angeles attended this event. Platt died at 77 at Cedars Hospital on Monday April 18, 1960. On April 19, the Los Angeles City COuncil adjourned in the memory of Platt, and stopped any business transactions for the rest of the day. (Jdf3524 (talk) 14:12, 6 October 2009 (UTC))

Thought i would also let you know in reference to Herman Platt, he was a receiver of the eternal light award from the American Jewish University. He is also a member of the society of fellows of American Jewish University http://www.ajula.edu/Content/ContentUnit.asp?CID=1736&u=6825&t=0 (Jdf3524 (talk) 14:26, 6 October 2009 (UTC))

Speedy deletion nomination of The Platt Building
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Speedy deletion nomination of Josh Flagg


A tag has been placed on Josh Flagg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, individual animal(s), an organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

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For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. 99.129.198.146 (talk) 04:05, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Josh Flagg
An article that you have been involved in editing, Josh Flagg, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Articles for deletion/. Thank you.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Grofield (talk) 05:18, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

File copyright problem with File:Joshphoto.jpeg
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Proposed deletion of Eric Flagg


The article Eric Flagg has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * No evidence of notability in third party reliable sources. Majority of items listed in the non-cited reference list are either non-reliable sources or about his wife, Edith Flagg, and notability is not inherited.

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Edith Flagg and the Platts
Hello. I have added more inlined references to Edith Flagg's article. I've noticed your note on the talkpage, and I think more referenced info about her philanthropic work would be good. Do you have access to specific articles that I could look at please? Moreover, do you have a copyright-free picture you could upload to Wikimedia Commons so that it can be added to her page please? I've just read about her inspirational life journey in The Beverly Hills Courier, and I think it would be good to expand her page, but I am a stickler for inlined references (otherwise, anybody could add anything and it could all be untrue). I also think there is a bit of a problem with the 'further reading' section: it is too long, and unclear. If those are references that could be used to improve the article, then it would be useful to do so. If they are articles she wrote, it should come under a 'bibliography' section. My impression is that there is both here, and that should be fixed. Now, I will also try to improve Herman Platt and Benjamin Platt with inlined references in the next few days. They sound like fascinating philanthropists, and the connection with the American Jewish University is very interesting to me. Thank you for your work and let me know if/how you could help please. Warm wishes.Zigzig20s (talk) 05:52, 25 August 2014 (UTC)