User talk:KuwaitiFamily

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renaming
Excuse me, but I am afraid I have to tell you that you don't quite understand how merging and redirecting articles on the wikipedia is supposed to happen.

If you think an article should have a different name, and that name is not already in use, any user can rename the article. But, as a courtesy, if other users have been working on that article, you should initiate a discussion on the the article's talk page first.

If the name you think is the correct name is already in use,it is highly frowned upon to simply cut the contents of one article, and paste it into another article.

When wikipedia contributors submit an edit to the wikipedia, they agree to do so under the GFDL - a kind of liscense. It requires everyone who publishes their submission to preserve a record of their authorship. Since many people contribute to wikipedia articles the way the wikipedia honors this commitment is to preserve an edit history for each article, and another for its talk page. You can see a history button at the top of this screen.

But, if you cut and paste the contents of entire articles you lose the history of who contributed what. This causes the wikipedia to violate the liscenses under which those other contributors released their contributions.

It is a serious matter. If you think that an article that is a simple redirection now, bears the correct title, and another article, with a different name, but with the full edit history, should be swapped, this can be done, but it will require the help of one of the wikipedia administrators. I think you can expect that the administrator will want to see that you raised the issue of renaming the articles on tha appropriate talk pages.

I am glad to see other people take an interest in working on improving the wikipedia's coverage of the Guantanamo detainees. And I look forward to working with you in the future.

Cheers! -- Geo Swan 00:45, 7 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Greetings again!


 * Let me repeat my encouragement to share in improving and expanding the wikipedia's coverage the Guantanamo detainees.


 * I have been checking in, periodically, to see if you had read my note on renaming articles. In case it wasn't clear, I want to help you.  I know some administrators, who can help move rename these articles, once we have had a discussion about the best names.


 * Cheers! --  Geo Swan 17:57, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

AfD nomination of David J. Cynamon
I have nominated David J. Cynamon, 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/David J. Cynamon. 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. THF (talk) 22:43, 8 March 2009 (UTC)