User talk:John Broughton/Archive 16 2012

ganguli
hello pablo ganguli's page has been vandalised a few times. and some people have put a notice about notability. please would you kindly fix? thanks a lot — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.37.192 (talk) 17:29, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

That's not "vandalism" at all. That's how Wikipedia works to preserve a neutral point of view, and to review due and undue weight in articles. This is not a place for egotism, sorry! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.33.239.129 (talk) 14:59, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

TB
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hello
thank you. ganguli seems to have received much global acclaim and world press in recent years. maybe too much focus going on his media comments? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.37.192 (talk) 23:24, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Pablo Ganguli
Somebody (that doesn't sign) is constantly removing the notability and neutrality tags on Pablo Ganguli's article. Furthermore, I think that the length and general tone of the article should be discussed, following Wikipedia guidelines. I think that the person that is reverting the article and trying to avoid its removal is Pablo Ganguli himself. His article has never been neutral, but taking a closer look to the article's history is easy to see that he managed to revert changes and avoid its removal or edition. He should read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:An_article_about_yourself_is_nothing_to_be_proud_of. The previous two annonymous comments in this same page (User talk:John Broughton) about his article prove my theory... What he calls "vandalism" is nothing else that trying to keep Wikipedia free of adverts and self-promotion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.33.239.129 (talk) 14:51, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Just made a little investigation to prove my theory and voilà! Please check the User contributions of the IP used by the writer of the previous two annonymous comments ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/81.159.37.192 ). He modified in February the article about Demet Muftuoglu, who happens to be the founder of the Istancool festival, and what a coincidence, Pablo Ganguli is the organizer of that festival nowadays. Truth will make you free...

Thank you
Hi John Broughton,

Thank you for appreciating my work and guiding me. I guess you are the first person who has appreciated my small piece of work. As for the article, I will try to find some more reliable information for Jonathan Avigdori. But if I am unable to find some, I'll put the deletion tag myself so that Wiki should be free of irrelevant and non-notable topics. Thank you for your guidance :) --Inlandmamba (talk) 04:33, 23 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi John, can I just put (db-author) tag to delete the article so that it may be deleted, as it is non-notable up till now?--Inlandmamba (talk) 21:03, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

Ourcampaigns
I think ourcampaigns.com is reliable because like wikipedia, everything is sourced. It really isn't a big deal. If you don't think it's reliable than go back and add a reliable source. I work my tail off, please do not simply revert everything.--Jerzeykydd (talk) 23:23, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

WP:Teahouse
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Wikiproject?
I don't believe i've asked you before, but would you like to join Wikiproject Cooperation? Silver seren C 23:28, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi John! I have no investment in User:King4057, and have no difficulty with your choosing to mentor him if you like. If our thread was devolving into a discussion on paid editing, it was no accident. I've expressed my concerns adequately and you're certainly well-qualified if the user would prefer a figure who edits under their own name. Based on his responses he seems a good chap. BusterD (talk) 11:00, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks, John. I'm glad to work with David if he chooses. As the section wording implies, it needs to be a good fit between mentor/mentee. I felt entitled to get a feel for the candidate before giving him the keys to the car. BusterD (talk) 17:15, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey John. I noticed you were in DC. Are you going to Wikimania? I'm a train ride away in Raleigh and I was going to go if my panel subbmission is accepted (or if they have some sessions relevant to paid editing). Was hoping to just soak up the culture and meet people. King4057 (talk) 06:27, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

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Editor review
I've redone the questions on my Editor Review, so if you have any comments or questions to ask there, I would appreciate it. Silver seren C 21:56, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I replied. Sorry it took a while. I had to really think on the first question. Silver  seren C 01:24, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Heads up
I noticed you edited the [Kara Young] article. I'm just letting you know there has been quite a bit of socking going on there, so don't be surprised if such a minor article gets a lot of attention.Fasttimes68 (talk) 18:39, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

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Quotes and how history might have been
Did you ever wonder whether history would have taken an entirely different path had we all picked up on some things four years ago? You might be interested to hear that the discussion is still alive. Uncle G (talk) 07:15, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Requests for arbitration/Footnoted quotes/Evidence
 * User talk:Drmies
 * User talk:Drmies
 * User talk:Moonriddengirl/Archive 46
 * User talk:Moonriddengirl/Archive 47
 * Sigh. I see that RAN has a rich history of being blocked, though only the first two blocks were indefinite. (More latter ... ) -- John Broughton (♫♫) 16:59, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

Paul Ryan rearrangement
Absolutely agree with your move of political positions to lower down on the page - I had intended to do that when I reinstated those sections, and forgot to. Thanks for catching it. Nice to meet you - have seen you around for a long time but don't recall interacting. Cheers Tvoz / talk 20:45, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, the article is in too much flux at the moment, unsurprisingly, so it's hard to get anything done - now someone moved the political positions material back into voting record, where it is buried - obviously more details are needed on political positions, but that's what the "expand" tag was for. Hoping some more experienced editors will come over and work on it,so it can be shaped the way these articles usually are. As a veteran of the 2008 election article wars, I don't relish doing it again, but here we are. Tvoz / talk 21:33, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

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Lawson Adit
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Help out?
Hi John. A while back (under my prior username) you had inquired about being my mentor through the Wikiproject Cooperation mentorship program. I'm currently working on my first GAs and I want to be a regular GA contributor - to the extent that most of my articles (volunteer and COI) are GA. I haven't been able to get a hold of my mentor BusterD and was wondering if you could help out.

I have 5 GAs in the review queue and two have been picked up, but both reviewers are intermittent (perhaps because it's around X-mas time). I'm working on my sixth at Playtex but I have questions about length, what to include and what not to and copyrights for advertisement images. User:CorporateM 15:54, 17 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks, I noticed long leads is something I get dinged on. This might be my first COI GA nomination. This individual happens to be extremely accomplished and well-liked, so it's an easy one to do on a COI-basis. I wasn't sure if the Playtex article should be longer and if the advertising images actually qualify under promotions for non-free. User:CorporateM 19:15, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

Re: Lunch
Lunch sounds good. However, I'm wary of applying for grants. Another local person you might wish to meet is. —Stepheng3 (talk) 23:12, 30 December 2012 (UTC)