User talk:Matthewrb/Archive/2013/January

Welcome to the 2013 WikiCup
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Ah okay - sorry about the deletion - thought it was someone putting in random stuff. I can put it in the sandbox - but there is another editor who has deleted the article - who I have reached out to - but who has not responded. Hope he won't delete it ?!

Thanks much Delnavaz Mehta (talk) 09:27, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't think it'll be a big deal, if you have really removed all of the quotes. He deleted it because of said quotes.  ~  Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 09:29, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Okay - in this section there is only ONE quote - because that has numbers in it. Can't removed those quote marks ! Any way will put in the sand box and ping you. Thanks a lot for your help. Much appreciated. Happy New Year !

Delnavaz Mehta (talk) 09:33, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Hello Matthew - uploaded two sections of the article in the sandbox. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Delnavaz_Mehta/sandbox Article title - " A Social History of Tea in India "

Look forward to your feedback. Thanks. Delnavaz Mehta (talk) 10:42, 31 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Replied on User talk:Delnavaz Mehta ~ Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 18:10, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

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Hey Matthew, everything okay, looks like you held Req l88473 open for a long while :) Tiggerjay (talk) 00:58, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

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Hello Matthew

Have re-drafted the first few sections of the article. Would request you to take a look and give me your feedback. How do I reach it to you ?

Delnavaz Mehta (talk) 08:33, 31 December 2012 (UTC)


 * You just have! However, I can't seem to find an article, could you please give me a link to it, or the title of it? ~  Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 08:36, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

I haven't put it in the Sandbox yet - can I copy paste it here please ? Thanks ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Delnavaz Mehta (talk • contribs) 08:44, 31 December 2012 (UTC) Delnavaz Mehta (talk) 08:47, 31 December 2012 (UTC)


 * OK, first off, can you please stop deleting my WikiCup message? This is my messages page, anyone can leave me a message here.  The WikiCup just happens to be one of those.


 * Second, I'd rather if you didn't post it here. Go ahead and put it in your sandbox.  Otherwise, you'll confuse the robots that I have set up to keep things tidy.


 * Thanks, ~ Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 08:49, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Peter M Ferreira page
Matthew,

Why are you sending requesting deletion of Peter Ferreira's page? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_M._Ferreira

What is wrong with it??

Bee — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bionerysuarez (talk • contribs) 02:30, 5 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I've responded to your email, but I'll explain again here for clarity.


 * I'm not nominating it again. It's considered vandalism to remove deletion discussion templates from pages.


 * Deletion on Wikipedia is a discussion that takes place over the course of 7 days. Your article has been nominated to be discussed, based on Wikipedia's inclusion policies.  You can find the full discussion on this page.  You're welcome to comment, but please remember that it isn't a vote.


 * Hope that clears stuff up. Feel free to reply back with any other questions. ~  Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 02:37, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

Thank you
Hi Matthew, I'm Robert Hardy... I would like to thank you for your comment in the AfD Discussion about the International Online Film Critics' Poll. It was, in my opinion, a great and beautiful comment. Thank you very much. Best, Robert Hardy (talk) 19:09, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the complement! I'm glad to participate. ~  Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 01:15, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

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A Social History of Tea in India
Hello Matt. Done cut 3 of the article with suggested changes. Please do take a look and share your feedback. Thanks.

Delnavaz Mehta (talk) 17:19, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I'll look in a second, timestamping so the bot doesn't archive. ~ Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 05:30, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

Newbie help for a new user
Hi Matthew, I am a new, and a user has started demanding an article layout be changed according to his desire against the vote of everyone else who has reverted the changes. It is really odd. I have no idea how to handle the situation. And is this type of thing a regular occurrence? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_people_who_have_been_called_a_polymath

I am also updating the page of Patrick M. Byrne which has extremely confusing Talk page requirements.Bhalluka (talk) 19:01, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm a wee bit confused, to be honest. I'm not an expert in that article (in fact, I've never worked there!), and I'm having trouble following the talk page discussion.  What would you like me to look at? ~  Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 05:30, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

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Self-Introduction
Hello Matthewrbowker! My name is Haley, and I am a student at Azusa Pacific University. I wanted to introduce myself and thank you for all of the work that you are doing to help our Intercultural Communications Wikipedia page.

Haleyhook (talk) 01:00, 18 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi, Haley! Glad to meet you.  I'm looking forward to working with you this semester, and I'm very glad to help. ~  Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 05:14, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks and Question
Matthew,

Thank you for the welcome. This is my first exposure to Wikipedia. My goal is to simply fill-in a stub regarding Naval History in the Philippines. I hope the Wizard is user friendly and can get me through this. If there is anything else (besides the Wizard)I'll need to use/understand, please let me know.

Thanks, Morris Karungu1 (talk) 04:06, 18 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Welcome to Wikipedia, Karungu1!


 * A couple things you want to know. First off, you don't use the article wizard to expand an article, you just need to do that on the article itself.  Second, all of your edits need to be sourced using reliable sources, like so.


 * Good luck on the article, and my door is always open if you need any help. ~ Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 05:14, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Welcome!
I am new to Wikipedia! Any advice on this? Have you used it before?

Any help would be lovely!

Laurenleaf (talk) 05:52, 18 January 2013 (UTC)laurenleaf


 * Hello and welcome, Laurenleaf.


 * I have used Wikipedia before, in fact; I've made several thousand edits to various pages to date. The general rule of thumb is to keep in mind our pillars and our golden rule.  Then, pick and article (or several ) to contribute too.  If you need any help, I'm available.  Good luck! ~  Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 05:14, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello!
Hi! My name is Lauren and I'm also a student at APU in Intercultural Communication. I look forward to working with you this semester! Lodeo (talk) 05:57, 18 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi, Lauren. Nice to meet you.  I'm looking forward to working with you too! ~  Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 05:14, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Greetings
Hello Matthewrbowker, I am in intercultural communication and look forward to working with you this 2013 spring semester. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kabrown12 (talk • contribs) 07:33, 18 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi, Kabrown12! Nice to meet you.  Looking forward to working with you this semester, too. ~  Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 05:14, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

authority control
Hi Matthewrbowker,

Thanks for welcoming me to Wikipedia. I am interested in editing the page on Taner Akcam. His page is protected and for good reason. But it is poorly written and has some inaccuracies. I work with Taner and have interviewed him thoroughly for this purpose. Do you have any advice?

Mjrein (talk) 14:09, 18 January 2013 (UTC)Mjrein


 * Hi, Mjrein! Welcome!


 * I haven't had much chance to look at the page, but I can tell you that the interview isn't worth a whole lot. The problem is, all of our information needs to be in reliable sources and cited.  A personal interview doesn't work for this purpose.


 * But don't get discouraged! You can do some googling, and maybe you'll be able to find the information you need.  Once you do, make the changes to the article yourself, provided you're autoconfirmed.  Good luck! ~  Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 05:14, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Submit something not in Wikipedia
I have a skipjack that I used and enjoyed on our farm in northern NY. I now live in NC and use it on snowy days (which are rare). The snow skipjack is not in Wikipedia. How do I submit it and include a picture? LDKingsley (talk) 15:40, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi, LDKingsley! Welcome!


 * You're more than welcome to submit information about the slipjack through our article wizard, which will walk you through the process of creating an article.


 * Before you do, however; I encourage you to look at our notability and reliable source policies. Basically, you need to have information about the subject in publications unrelated to the manufacturer.  This helps us establish that the information is accurate and worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia.


 * Good luck with your article! If you have any additional questions, my door is open. ~  Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 05:18, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello!
Hi there! I just wanted to say thanks for helping out our class! :) Amyhallstrom (talk) 19:34, 18 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi, there! I'm glad to help out, and I'm looking forward to working with you this semester. ~  Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 05:14, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

greetings, need help pz
thank you for viewing my message

basically i am a digital music platform, which consists of pr, public relations. i have an up an coming artist who is real hot, and i wanted to create a biography and submit it on wikipedia. i know that you guys don't encourage autobiographies because getting them verified can be a pain, plus they can be very one sided and biased. so of course HE ISN'T going to write his biography, but i am as his pr guy. is that ok, and if yes, how do i go about submitting it? i am new to wikipedia, today is my first day!

thank you very much in advance — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mutechqi (talk • contribs) 04:00, 21 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi, Mutechqi! Welcome!


 * Having a PR guy write an article about a subject is a problem, because (in general, I'm not saying you specifically) PR guys are hired to promote whoever hired them. Thus, we have the same problem with autobiographies.


 * You're more than welcome to try, however. But, you need to write the opposite of what you're used too, avoiding some words that might be problematic and citing all of your information from reliable sources (like so).  The fact that he's living presents a special problem, which is outlined in our biographies of living people policy.  When you're ready, you can use our article wizard to create the article.


 * Good luck, and if you have any questions feel free to reply back. ~ Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 05:23, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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Leon S. Kennedy
Thanks for the review, but I just expanded it a bit (updated with the 2012 films & game) and maybe you might check it for grammar. --Niemti (talk) 11:56, 25 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Glad to help. I did find the article quite informative, excellent job.


 * I looked at your latest edits, and they appear to improve the article even further. I'm not the best with grammar, but everything reads fine and there doesn't seem to be any glaring errors.


 * Sorry about not getting back to you sooner, it's been a somewhat crazy week. ~ Matthewrbowker  Make a comment! 05:47, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

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