User talk:Lovkal/Archive 1

March 2014
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February 2016
Hello, I'm Materialscientist. I noticed that you made an edit concerning content related to a living (or recently deceased) person   on Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, but you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source, so I removed it. Wikipedia has a very strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate and clear. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you!
 * Twitter posts, especially removed ones, are not a reliable source. Materialscientist (talk) 23:30, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Stub tags
Please note that stub tags go at the end of the article, not the top - see WP:ORDER. Please also take care not to add stub to an article which already has a specific stub tag, as you did in this edit. Thanks. Pam D  07:41, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Speedy deletion
What did you mean by this unexplained edit? Anyone other than the creator of an article is entitled to remove a speedy deletion tag, and I explained in my edit summary why the speedy deletion criterion doesn't apply. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 20:36, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

My bad, that was reckless of me - your revision has been restored. Apologies. Lovkal (talk) 20:50, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Removal of page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_based_marketing
Hi, the term game-based marketing is different from that in game advertising. In-game advertising is a part of game based marketing. Game-Based marketing is broader term under which in-game advertising comes in. Advertising is meant for promotions and not selling!. Whereas marketing is meant for both promotions and selling. Let me know if you have further issues. If you want to contest, please contest on In game advertising page since the contents mentioned in it are wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tsnarendran14 (talk • contribs) 16:26, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

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IT Companies in Hyderabad
What references can i add? Google map shows all results. Company sites also show the same. Thanks. User:Panda390 —Preceding undated comment added 14:33, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi, you could cite the company websites, then. lovkal (talk) 14:39, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Dunderpatrullen for deletion
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KABC-TV
In addition to the Disney-owned TV station, which includes award-winning programming on its schedule such as Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, it also has two sister radio stations. One is a standalone children's pop music 24/7 station through KDIS, while the other is a standalone sports network through KSPN. The former is locally-based as the local RD station is considered the flagship of the network while the latter is the Los Angeles and West Coast O&O flagship of the ESPN Radio network.

Those two programs are already mentioned in the article. And I don't think we need to mention those radio stations in the article. ACMEWikiNet (talk) 12:36, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Very well, then. lovkal (talk) 12:46, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

December 2016
Hello Lovkal. Thanks for patrolling new pages – it's a very important task! I'm just letting you know, however, that there is consensus that we shouldn't tag pages as lacking context (CSD A1) and/or content (CSD A3) moments after they are created, as you did at Meaty machine. It is also suggested that pages that might meet CSD A7 criteria not be tagged for deletion immediately after they are created. It's usually best to wait at least 10–15 minutes for more content to be added if the page is very short, and the articles should not be marked as patrolled. Tagging such pages in a very short space of time may drive away well-meaning contributors, which is not good for Wikipedia. Attack pages (G10), blatant nonsense (G1), copyright violations (G12) and pure vandalism/blatant hoaxes (G3) should of course be tagged and deleted immediately. Thanks. CAPTAIN RAJU ( ✉ ) 11:01, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

-- Meant to pick CSD A11, apologies. lovkal (talk) 11:03, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

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New section
Please stop saying I have disruptive editing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Color of crimson (talk • contribs) 08:43, 8 December 2016 (UTC) So? It doesn't mean Wikia is always right. They CAN if people want to. If you don't like it that much then just block me. Really just block me. I accept that but still. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Color of crimson (talk • contribs) 21:59, 8 December 2016 (UTC) I accept that but still. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Color of crimson (talk • contribs) 21:59, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

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Reversion
I have taken the liberty of restoring your talkpage. I am not an admin, but it seemed easy enough, and the "contributor" who blanked it has NO OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS, so I believe you were the victim of a major troll. his name is in the history - i won't promote him by publishing it here. Cheers! rags (talk) 03:28, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
 * I didn't notice, thanks! lovkal (talk) 13:48, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
 * OOPS! I didn't realize you were archiving.  I was looking at the "talkback" (old) which you left on my page.  I was trying to remember what that was about, and when your page was almost empty, I thought it had been blanked or erased.  Maybe not.  You can look at the history and see what I'm talking about.  I won't mess with it any more.  rags (talk) 16:09, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
 * You didn't do any damage, you're cool. :P lovkal (talk) 20:45, 31 May 2017 (UTC)

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Draft:Keygeneration (Dunderpatrullen album) concern
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Your draft article, Draft:Keygeneration (Dunderpatrullen album)


Hello, Lovkal. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Keygeneration".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the, , or  code.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Xtrfy
Hello Lovkal,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Xtrfy for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=&action=edit&section=new&preload=Template:Hangon_preload&preloadtitle=This+page+should+not+be+speedy+deleted+because...+ contest this deletion], but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions.

Kagundu Talk To Me  04:05, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

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Ways to improve NärCon
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I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. There are no citations in the lead; please fix this. Otherwise, great job.

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New Years new page backlog drive
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Tabarnia
Can you tell me why you are supporting a clear POV warrior in the Tabarnia article? I suggest you read the sources. Tabarnia is not a satirical movement. It is a serious political movement as is attested by multiple sources. Do you speak catalan or spanish? Please read sources and their dates.103.42.1.174 (talk) 13:34, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
 * They don't seem very reliable, a simple Google search yields reliable sources saying that the region of Tabarnia is fictional. (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fictitious-region-of-tabarnia-seeks-independence-from-catalonia-03bxt07vm - http://atlanticsentinel.com/2017/12/tabarnia-a-separatist-parody-that-gets-too-much-attention/ - https://www.thelocal.es/20171227/tabarnia-region-independence-catalonia-spain - http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/12/27/latest-satirical-campaign-for-barcelona-secession-hit.html)

Until reliable sources indicate that Tabarnia is a real thing, I will keep reverting these edits. lovkal (talk) 13:41, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

I have reverted you. I suggest you ask other wikipedians whether El Mundo is or is not a reliable source.103.42.1.40 (talk) 17:40, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
 * It's not just about the validity of the source, it's about the lack of multiple valid sources. lovkal (talk) 19:42, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

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April 2018 Milhist Backlog Drive
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Darnitsa (pharmaceutical company)
Hello lovkal, thank you for your reviewing new page! Can you tell me is there any ads now? Thank you very much! Have a nice day! --Abcrad (talk) 11:41, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi. I removed one small part as well as the advert tag. lovkal (talk) 17:20, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

NPR Newsletter No.11 25 May 2018
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About your talk on Bastariya Battalion
Hi Lovkal,

You message me "the article seem to hold a heavy pro-Government stance, which made the article seem a bit like propaganda, at first." I want to tell you regarding it that It is not an opinion article. It is about a paramilitary battalion. News link from non-governmental website is also given there.

Can you explain me why you termed it "propaganda" when it is only a factual article? What is your motive behind discouraging new contributors? Do you run any propaganda against government of India so that you don't want the official facts about government of India to be here on Wikipedia?

Hope, you don't want knowledge to be owned in your ways.


 * @Amit Srivastava Hello. Maybe the term propaganda was an exaggeration, but that was my reaction to the governmental source in the article (which the article relies heavily upon), and while it might be factual, it contains biased wordings that you chose to include in the article, which is not acceptable when you need to adhere to a neutral point of view. Thus, the article contained certain terminology before my edits that would come off as unnecessary promotion: "Another remarkable feature of the battalion is itsaqequate female representation" seems to me like a promotional detail, and thus I reworded it. "...four highly naxal infested [...] districts" seems very biased against the radical group, and thus does not adhere to WP:NPOV standards. I hope that you understand my concerns. lovkal (talk) 15:42, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
 * @Lovkal, I got your point. But female representation is not against any one. And what do you mean by biased against radical group? Is Wiki's policy to favour radical groups? If it is so, It would be illegal to operate in India. Even they themselves write that those districts are ruled/ruined by them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amit Srivastava (talk • contribs) 12:59, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * @Amit Srivastava You are absolutely right about the female representation, however, the way it was worded in the article made it come off as something extraordinary - despite the fact that it is Indian government policy (The statement was a direct quote from the Indian government website, which was improperly promotional, so it should've been reworded). It also seemed out of context with the rest of the article, and thus I moved it to the lead where the unit's size is detailed. As for your second question, Wikipedia's policy is to be neutral, "infested" is not an appropriate word to use in order to remain neutral, as it is by nature a negatively-charged word if used in this context. Additionally, the word "infested" is not used in any radical group article that I know of. In Naxalite, for example, the word "affected" is used instead of "infested", the word the Times of India seems to prefer. lovkal (talk) 14:48, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

Deleted my Article
hi lovekal, i have not made a single article on advertising any brand or company, then please give me proper reason why you deleted my article named as ""Net-Affiliate marketing"" otherwise please undo the deletion, it is my first article and i have given my seven days on this article to gathering reference and all other sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimi Thacker (talk • contribs) 20:04, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * @Jimi Thacker Hello. First off, I didn't delete your article - only administrators may delete articles. I merely proposed a speedy deletion according to the CSD criteria G11, and the deleting administrator concurred and went ahead with the deletion. Advertising and promotion is not limited to solely brands or companies - it's also possible to promote ideas and points of view, etc (according to CSD:G11). My problems with the article are the following:
 * 1. There was a lot of promotion in your article, such as detailed statistics of how much money you could acquire by using Net-affiliate marketing


 * 2. No source you provided seemed reliable, several of them were from the companies that were consistently mentioned throughout the article in a promotional manner, and one of which was a YouTube video, if I remember correctly.


 * 3. The subject of the article did not seem notable enough to warrant a Wikipedia article, as it has not been covered in any reliable news outlet.


 * Please contact the deleting administrator if you wish to retrieve the deleted content for yourself.
 * lovkal (talk) 21:30, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you Lovkal as a third person point of view it seems sort of advertising act, this was the first article I will recorrect my mistakes, but i was not branding any marketing advertising just trying to explain by taking an example figure. i will resubmit to your talk page to take review and then only i will submit to Aricle main space. thanks for showing me my mistakes, i really appreciate it.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimi Thacker (talk • contribs) 08:09, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * @Jimi Thacker I'm glad that you appreciate constructive criticism. I would recommend that you use the Article Wizard and send in a draft of your article there, instead of posting it here. That way dedicated (and more experienced) editors will review your article before publishing it on to the Main space. This also enables you to improve the article without having it deleted all the time. Regards, lovkal (talk) 10:50, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

NPP Backlog Elimination Drive
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Embassy attack
Most articles it seems follow the standard like '1983 United States embassy bombing'. The only page I've found that doesn't is 2011 Sarajevo embassy attack. --Gateshead001 (talk) 17:21, 12 July 2018 (UTC)
 * You're right, I looked in the wrong category when checking name style. I've moved the article back. lovkal (talk) 17:25, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

NPR Newsletter No.12 30 July 2018
Hello, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!

Overall the June backlog drive was a success, reducing the last 3,000 or so to below 500. However, as expected, 90% of the patrolling was done by less than 10% of reviewers. Since the drive closed, the backlog has begun to rise sharply again and is back up to nearly 1,400 already. Please help reduce this total and keep it from raising further by reviewing some articles each day.
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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open
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