User talk:Max7437

Speedy deletion of Swedeauction
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Swedeauction
A Proposed Deletion template has been added to the article Swedeauction, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice explains why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may contest the proposed deletion by removing the  notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. If you endorse deletion of the article, and you are the only person who has made substantial edits to the page, please add db-author to the top of the page. andy 15:24, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Swedeauction
An article that you have been involved in editing, Swedeauction, 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. andy 15:44, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Swedeauction
A tag has been placed on Swedeauction, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion debate, such as at articles for deletion. Under the specified criteria, where an article has substantially identical content to that of an article deleted after debate, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

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Swedish bankruptcy auction
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Swedish auction
A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Swedish auction, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the  notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. If you agree with the deletion of the article, and you are the only person who has made substantial edits to the page, please add  to the top of Swedish auction. Ulner (talk) 20:32, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Swedish auction
I have nominated Swedish auction, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Swedish auction. 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. Ulner (talk) 15:42, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of "Uppsala Auktionskammare"
A page you created, Uppsala Auktionskammare, has been tagged for deletion, as it meets one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion; specifically, it is nonsense or gibberish.

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Thanks. Cretog8 (talk) 09:03, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

It may be of interest to know that identical articles in Swedish and English were written for Wikipedia. The Swedish article was accepted but the English article was considered nonsense or gibberish. Max7437 (talk) 16:32, 9 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Hee! That makes sense. Did you just accidentally submit the Swedish one to the English wikpedia? Cretog8 (talk) 17:36, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

There were no such mistakes. I might add that Uppsala Auktionskammare right now is the fastest growing auction house in Sweden and very prominent in the international field too. It seems that vendors and buyers on the lively Russian art market quite often prefer Uppsala Auktionskammare rather than the two larger auction houses in Sweden or the large British auction houses. Stockholms Auktionsverk is the largest auction house in Sweden and the oldest auction house in the World. For anyone interested in auctions, Sweden and it's auction houses should not be overlooked.

But to be quite honest, it is much more often that an article is deleted in the Swedish Wikipedia than in the English Wikipedia. Get into an argument with a Swedish Wikipedia administrator and he will see to it that everything you produce will be deleted, no matter its merits. Max7437 (talk) 20:13, 9 June 2008 (UTC)


 * OK, I misunderstood. As I offer below, if you want to try again with the Uppsala Auktionskammare as a draft in your user space, I'll check it out and see if we can get it ready for a new article. Cretog8 (talk) 19:55, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Vickrey not Canadian
Well, technically not Canadian. It appears he was born there but became a U.S. citizen. Nobel page.

According to the William Vickrey page he remained a Canadian citizen although he was a US resident most of his life. Max7437 (talk) 09:30, 6 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Hmm, I guess that will have to change, too. Encarta entry. Cretog8 (talk) 09:36, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences has him both Canadian and U.S. Any suggestions how to proceed? Not sure if Wikipedia thinks that birth-country counts in its own right.Cretog8 (talk) 09:40, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, he looks USian to me. I'm going to go ahead and change this where I find it, unless someone turns up evidence that he considered himself Canadian or something.Cretog8 (talk) 09:52, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

It seems he arrived in the USA aged 1 and became a US citizen in 1945. No exact date for this has been found however. Max7437 (talk) 10:29, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

dummy bids and such
Hello Max-I'm not sure about your recent edits on dummy bids in Auction. I wasn't familiar with "dummy bid" being used in this fashion. Some web searching on it does turn it up, but every example I found is Australia-specific. I did come up with a few examples where "dummy bid" is used in different ways.


 * "dummy bid" used in benign way
 * another benign use
 * "dummy bid" used in a semi-benign way

In contrast, I believe the term "shill" inherently means deceitful, so "if clearly declared as such by the auctioneer" could not apply to a shill bid.

My impression from this is that "dummy bid" is an Australia-specific term of art, where "shill bid" would be the common term in English-speaking countries. I've never heard of a "Co-owner bid".

I also think the last sentence: "In Sweden there are no legal restrictions, but it will severely hurt the reputation of an auction house that knowingly permits any other bids than genuine bids." is too specific to Sweden, so doesn't belong in a general article on auctions. Cretog8 (talk) 10:05, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for pointing out these things. As you can see I have modified the wording somewhat. Hope you approve. Please let me know if there is something else. I am not sure, but I believe that basically only English-speaking countries have legislation regarding auctions. In the rest of the World you only have the reputation of the auction house and that may not always be enough. Obviously what is OK in some countries is not OK in other countries. Gravity is universal but law is not. Max7437 (talk) 21:48, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

draft articles?
Hello--It looks like you're having trouble with the articles you're writing & working on. I'd suggest working on draft articles in your user space, and then getting comments from people first? I know I'd find that less frustrating. I'd be happy to look at draft articles, and you could probably find others at WikiProject Game theory and/or WikiProject Economics. I'm pretty new here, so I don't really know what I'm talking about and finding an experienced mentor might also help. Cretog8 (talk) 13:50, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Swedish auction
I note that you have deleted Swedish auction stating that it is (previously) deletad material (G4). But this is NOT previously delated material! The TITLE of the recent article was the same as that of the previous article but the CONTENTS were totally new taking every precaution to make sure that there is nothing offensive in the recent article. Please have a close look at the contents that you have deleted. Let the recent article "stand on its own feet" and be judged by its own merits, not on the contents of the previous article. Please! - On the Swedish auction Talk page I added some background material. That was also deleted. - By the way, I note that you are an Irish Wikipedian. It may interest you to know that in 1968 my wife and I were in Dublin and Limerick on our honeymoon. Sadly my wife died in 1976, but our days in Ireland belong to my fondest memories. Sincerely, Max7437 (talk) 16:22, 10 June 2008 (UTC) Max7437 (talk) 19:48, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I was not going to undelete this but as there were only two contributors to the original deletion discussion I think I will send it for a new discussion. Stifle (talk) 08:53, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Iraqi, Swiss, Candle auctions
Hello-In the discussion on Swedish auction, you also bring up the Iraqi auction and Swiss auction, so I went to check out those as well, and also looked at Candle auction.

At first blush, Iraqi auction seems to suffer the same trouble as Swedish auction. It looks like a term which isn't used for a particular kind of auction.

Swiss auction and Candle auction are both terms used for auctions, but are minor variations on other auction types. I suggest they don't deserve their own articles, but should be included in the large auction articles. Cretog8 (talk) 16:54, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Iraqi auction
I have nominated Iraqi auction, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Iraqi auction. 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. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Cretog8 (talk) 06:44, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of French auction
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Proposed deletion of Swiss auction
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