User talk:Michael Greiner/Archive 4

DYK for Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
Materialscientist (talk) 00:02, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Deletion of Asian Playboy
Hi there. You just deleted Asian Playboy for CSD:G11. I had a question for you. The same page was previously created a few times under the name The Asian Playboy, but that page has now been blocked from creation. Is it possible to do the same for this page? Or is it too early since it's only the first time it was created (without the "The")?

The reason I ask is because the same few editors (User:Lucywriter and User:Princetoncc are 2 I know of) keep recreating several related pages with the similar advertising. ABCs of Attraction, Kevin Feng, and (The) Asian Playboy. Another new one today was JT Tran (which is the real name of the Asian Playboy). --Logical Fuzz (talk) 02:13, 28 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Done. --Michael Greiner 02:18, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Awesome, thanks so much! --Logical Fuzz (talk) 02:21, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Rucka Rucka Ali
Um hello, I'm here to ask about making a blocked article, Rucka Rucka Ali. It is blocked, due to n00bs making bad articles on it. Is there any way that I can make it? Such as you undoing the block?

Arilegolego (talk) 02:16, 5 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure why the page was salted, but if you make a draft of the article on your user page it will probably help your case. I'm not going to unprotect the page as of now and you should probably contact the admin who blocked the page. --Michael Greiner 14:56, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Thbarnes
I just spotted User:Thbarnes writing what appears to be an article about himself and have tagged it. Under further evidence, it would appear that he's made articles revolving around some kind of lawsuit against a university. I'm uncertain of what to do here. Am I right that there are BLP concerns and should these edits (including the controversy section on Valdosta State University all be removed? - Warthog Demon  03:25, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
 * It's a definite Conflict of Interest, but I wouldn't call it a BLP violation. I have a feeling that this is not going to end peacefully. I'd start by posting at the Conflict of Interest Noticeboard. --Michael Greiner 03:52, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Will do. - Warthog Demon  03:54, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

ESPN 101.9 starts tomorrow Monday at 3PM and RXP will be gone for good
Michael Greiner, according to radio-info message boards by Nick and WRXPinsider, tomorrow Monday at 3PM RXP will be all over the dentist site and Emmis will sell to Disney and to become ESPN 101.9 and ESPNDeportes will take over 1050 on the AM dial, so bye bye RXP for life. 74.72.39.176 (talk) 01:58, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

AgoraVox
Hi Michael,

I'm thinking of providing a translation of the French article AgoraVox.

I see you speedily deleted an earlier attempt at an AgoraVox article because it 'was an article about a web site, blog, online forum, webcomic, podcast, or similar web content that didn't assert the importance or significance of its subject'.


 * 1 Would that still be an issue if the article was a substantial translation of the French article?
 * 2 Failing that would something like French journalistic weblog AgoraVox leads the field in European citizen journalism be sufficient to establish its notability for an article?
 * 3 Else, what would be needed? For example Agoravox was the only French media to note, rebroadcast and unbeep Tristane Banon's now celebrated remarks about Dominique Strauss Kahn.

I'll look back for any response you might make. FightingMac (talk)
 * The previous article was all of four sentences with no references. Pretty much any translation of the french version (I'm assuming anyways since I know absolutely no French) would be a huge improvement over what was there. If you want, I'll restore what was deleted to a user page of yours so you can see what was there. --Michael Greiner 04:31, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I would also recommend you focus on writing about the website itself and not focus on singular events (such as your 3rd point). You can write about events in passing, but I wouldn't spend a large amount of prose on them. --Michael Greiner 04:43, 9 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for responding, Michael.


 * It will be a pretty full translation of the French article and linking properly to notable figures such as Joël de Rosnay (a founder) and relevant articles such as Citizen journalism and of course properly referenced. I don't think I need to see the previous version. I doubt I'll refer to Banon, but what I will likely do is make a brief reference to Agoravox on her BLP.


 * It will take me several days and I'll add a link to it here when I'm done and perhaps you can let me know of any concerns should you care to review it.


 * Thank you for your time and advice. Appreciated. FightingMac (talk) 07:44, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Deletion of Medtech
Hi Michael,

Over the weekend you deleted the page I created for Medtech Institute. I get that you did so because you thought that it was advertising and irrelevant. As I am new to Wikipedia, what would I have to add to make this article wiki friendly? If I started a draft page on my user front or in sandbox would you be able to help and point me in the right direction so my content can stay and be beneficial to other users? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ellerein (talk • contribs) 14:36, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
 * First off, there already was an article for the subject at MedTech College. Secondly, I don't see how the school is particularly notable. Mentions from reliable sources such as newspapers or local television reports should make up the foundation of any article. --Michael Greiner 19:40, 11 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much for getting back to me. I really appreciate your help. To explain, I am aware of the Medtech College page, there are five Medtech campuses that go by that name. However, my reasoning for creating a generic Medtech page is because five new campuses classify themselves as Medtech Institute (rather than college). Once the Medtech page has been established I hope to merge it with the Medtech College page to avoid confusion. In regards to notability, I may have not made it clear in the first article, but in my revision I will make sure to highlight Medtech's notability with reliable resources . Does that sound like it would help? If you have time, please let me know your thoughts.


 * Thanks.
 * Ellerein (talk) 14:40, 12 July 2011 (UTC)


 * I would keep everything in one article and just edit the existing article. You may want to move that page to Medtech when you are done, but as long as the two groups are affiliated it should be all in 1 article. --Michael Greiner 20:07, 12 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I am more than happy to upload my new content to the Medtech College page. But could you please explain, or point me to a resource that can explain, how to move the Medtech College page to just Medtech? I just want to make sure that once the page is moved the wiki URL says just Medtech, not Medtech college. As always, I really appreciate your help and feedback.
 * Ellerein (talk) 16:30, 15 July 2011 (UTC)


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MovePage/MedTech_College --Michael Greiner 17:22, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

"That Was Easy"
Hi! You uploaded from the Staples "EASY" button. Just for future reference, recording a two second audio snippet via Windows Sound Recorder does not make it your own work, and you cannot have this used on Wikipedia under a Fair Use Rationale as "self-published" because you are not the copyright holder of the work. If you used your OWN voice, it might be an easier sell as your own work, but not from the EASY button itself. Please be wary when setting licensing that you do not claim rights for a work that is not yours, as you did in this case. Licensing will be addressed shortly by me or someone else, I just wanted to give you a heads-up. CycloneGU (talk) 01:22, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Brainwave
Michael:

My name is Robert and I am new to writing/editing for Wikipedia. Your name was listed as someone I could ask about retrieving the text from a deleted article.

I was wondering if you could provide the text from the deleted page on “Brainware” (it’s a business software company). I’m not sure how this works, so if there’s something you need from me, please ask.

Thank you very much.

Robert Zoch Robert.Zoch@Brainware.com 703-948-5831

RobertZBrainware (talk) 16:05, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

MSU Interview
Dear Michael Greiner,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:
 * Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
 * Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
 * All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
 * All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
 * The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chlopeck (talk • contribs) 04:07, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Possibly unfree File:Prucenterscore.jpg
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Prucenterscore.jpg, has been listed at Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Stefan2 (talk) 19:45, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Question for you at the Help Desk
Please visit WP:HD and see the "Inversion in a sphere" section; Bparslow has a question related to a message you sent him. Nyttend (talk) 14:56, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Please allow me the chance to delete my own article.
Please allow me the chance to delete my own article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sustritch (talk • contribs) 16:11, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

If you gonna delete an article...
Please be informed that you recent deletion of the following post has caused much disruption in the way Google ranks the item's site. If you delete an article, it is best to inform the creator of the article. The posting I am referring to is below. My suggestion is for you to repost, and I will remove it myself. Sustritch.

23:48, 16 April 2012 Michael Greiner (talk | contribs) deleted page The SafeCare Group (A7: No explanation of the subject's significance (organization) (TW)) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sustritch (talk • contribs)


 * Replied on user's talk page that they can't delete their own articles among other points. --Michael Greiner 00:57, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

WP:COSTLYREDIR
Hey, I noticed that you deleted WP:COSTLYREDIR as R2, which clearly isn't applicable as that criterion requires the redirect to be from the main namespace, whereas this was clearly from the Wikipedia namespace. I think an undeletion and/or explanation would be appropriate. Thanks. – hysteria18 (talk) 22:33, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
 * It was an author requested deletion to an essay they wrote that got userifyed after an MfD, that was requested as an R2. I probably should have changed it to an G7. --Michael Greiner 23:17, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Okay, that makes sense. Thanks for the quick reply. – hysteria18 (talk) 23:26, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Comment from Robloxian1109
From User:Robloxian1109, 4-16-12 he deleted my wikipedia based on a real ship for no reason.
 * Your article did not say why the ship is notable and was not written with an encyclopedic tone. I suggest reading Your first article to help you write an article. --Michael Greiner 00:57, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
 * [Sky Dream] Micheal the only thing i knew was it was built in 2010 and its homeport was Panama, @www.MarineTraffic.com Did not say anything about who owned it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robloxian1109 (talk • contribs) 23:48, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Deletion of Teenage Wasteland
hey there Michael, I just spent two hours creating a page about an English band called Teenage Wasteland. Subsequently, you deleted it due to the fact it did not explain their significance. As i doubt you are an expert in English Indie bands or the London music scene, I can't see how you deemed it necessary to delete it. I will recreate the page with the proviso that I explain the significance of such a band, but this time, have some heart, don't delete it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Winkxy1 (talk • contribs) 23:18, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
 * The article did not assert any notability as to why Wikipedia should have an article on the band. Furthermore, there were no reliable sources which are required for articles. Also the hangon message you left on the article's talk page stating, "it details an up-and-coming band who are trying to market themselves on the internet and claim some success." to me seems like you are attempting to use Wikipedia as a promotional platform, which is a huge red flag. I suggest you read the notability guidelines for bands before rewriting the article. --Michael Greiner 23:31, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm sorry if it came across as if I was attempting to use Wikipedia as a promotional platform. It is quite the opposite. Wikipedia is there to inform and I wrote the article to do so. Their lack of marketing success is surely another reason to inform people about them, so the subject seems less vulgar and unknown. You also mention that the article did not assert as to why it should be on Wikipedia, however, if we neglect and ignore small, niche bands such as Teenage Wasteland, or niche subjects in any area, Wikipedia will be reduced to a website that documents only the mainstream rubbish that people already know about. A proper Encyclopedia contains everything from weird to wonderful, from A-Z, so why can't Wikipedia?

I will recreate the article now and, if it does not meet your criteria once more, please notify me before deleting it, and I will edit it until that criteria is met. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Winkxy1 (talk • contribs) 23:51, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up! not. God, you really are a jobsworth. You section A7'd it,No indication of importance, but it does state in the article that Teenage Wasteland 'have inspired many other artists of the same or tangential genres. As a collaborative group, with no set line-up, the varying artists have brought aspects into their work from different backgrounds, making the musical progression of the group faster than most.' If this is not important, i'm not sure if Wikipedia, or rather Michael Greiner, in reliable anymore. Discuss... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Winkxy1 (talk • contribs) 00:25, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I haven't touched the article since you reposted it. It was tagged by User:Σ. Anyways, the claim is not cited and the article still does not have any reliable or third party sources. --Michael Greiner 00:37, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

subpage undeletion
Hi, you deleted G8-tagged Talk:Michael A. Bellesiles/subpage. Can it be restored and tagged G8-exempt?

It's a Subpage (specifically, temporary subpage in Talk namespace) to aid discussion at BLP/N  & at Talk:Michael A. Bellesiles, as part of Michael Bellesiles article development. Thanks, --92.6.200.56 (talk) 18:43, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
 * It's undeleted. --Michael Greiner 19:04, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Do you know offhand if it's necessary to G8-exempt tag it to prevent it coming up in listings of orphans that need deletion again? I'm not sure tbh. --92.6.200.56 (talk) 19:14, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Since it's a temporary page I would just make a  BIG NOTE   at the top of the page which should hopefully catch the eye of anyone going through the lists. --Michael Greiner 19:19, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Good idea, thanks. --92.6.200.56 (talk) 20:13, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Response
Hi, Please refer. Regards, Joyson Prabhu  Holla at me!   04:48, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Replying here since I got an edit conflict as User:Joyson Prabhu retired while I was typing...


 * Ah, I should have noticed the IP had a user page. Anyways, if you think a redirect should be deleted, the proper way would be through redirects for deletion and not blanking and then tagging as no content. --Michael Greiner 04:56, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
WhiteWriterspeaks 11:56, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Pulse Recording
May I ask why the spam speedy for User:Jpoindex/Pulse Recording was declined? It's the same promotional text written by User:Pulserecordings that was speedy deleted at Pulse Recording and Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Pulse Recording. It was userfied so the editor could make it less spammy but it been untouvhed for a month. duffbeerforme (talk) 07:46, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I saw that the AFD for the article ended 3 days ago and am giving the user benefit of the doubt. Also he asked the admin who closed the AFD to userify. --Michael Greiner 16:26, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the explanation. duffbeerforme (talk) 07:34, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Xauxa
Michael, the page of the Xauxa people was deleted. I would like to develop the page for the Xauxa people, as it is a legitimate topic. I never meant to write a complete article, but start one as a stub. I think the community needs a chance to talk about the topic and develop it- as there are many academic sources online and offline to do so. Please consider reinstating this page for this purpose. Please consider reinstating the stub. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blckgismo  (talk • contribs)  23:48, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I looked through the first few pages of google results before deleting and found nothing related. Feel free to recreate the article with proper sourcing. Also it may be of interest to you that the Jauja article, lists Xauxa as a non-english spelling and the topic may be more suitable as part of the history section there. --Michael Greiner 00:49, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

International Ban Asbestos Secretariat deletion without discussion
Michael, you deleted a page I wrote at 9:00 am this morning at 1:00 pm this afternoon. I put on the page that I was going to add additional materials. I also noted that the organization has been cited by numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications, giving it more than adequate notability. You also did not bother to notify me before you did it. This page had substance, it was cross linked to other anti-asbestos organizations, the article had internal links to other wiki pages. Thus, your mere mention that it was "not notable" does not comply with Wikipedia standards. It seems like you are a little 'deletion happy' from your user page here. Please restore my page so that there can be a discussion of other users for at least a couple of days. (talk) 03:16, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Or if you don't want to undelete it, can you undelete it and put it as a user page for me to work on its "notability" by adding more citations? Saltwolf (talk) 03:21, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll be happy to put a copy of the article on a user subpage, User:Saltwolf/IBAS. The article text didn't make any claims of significance and none of the references demonstrated notability (one was the group's website, another was a dead link, and the other two were papers published by the group's head) for the group. This allows the article to be deleted under criteria for speedy deletion. The best way to prove notability is by finding mentions in reliable sources. Newspaper or web articles about the groups' work would be an example of this. I wouldn't have your only sources as academic papers citing the groups' work for proving the organization's notability as those wouldn't really be direct references.


 * Somewhat unrelated, but the article was deleted almost 13 hours after it was created. --Michael Greiner 04:16, 25 May 2012 (UTC)


 * If you could move it back to User:Saltwolf/IBAS that would be appreciated and I will work on it some more. That is what three day weekends are for, after all. Thanks. Saltwolf (talk) 18:36, 25 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Doh! You already did.  Thanks. Saltwolf (talk) 18:36, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Substance Abuse (album) and Santa's Left Eyeballsack
Hi. You deleted these two pages that I previously made. Are you able to userfy them for me? Thanks, Spaghettiandmeatballs (talk) 06:31, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

Dingoes in tiaras
Hi. Can you please userfy Dingoes in tiaras, which you deleted. Cheers, Purpulgarillerjoos (talk) 06:43, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

Deletion of eCharta
Hi Michael,

You deleted the page I started creating for eCharta. I don't get why you did so because I just started it and you haven't the whole picture - or probably for that. As I am new to Wikipedia, what would I have to add to make this article wiki friendly? It isn't an ad and it has a lot of history elements; it started from a small town in Greece through a small Philatelic Society the oldest in the country (since 1943) and a philatelic magazine with a lot of gold and silver metal from exhibitions all around the world. Do you think to start writing it in my sand box? But then I cannot upload images because it is asking for a "real" page. Waiting for advise. Thanks. KOstasHat (talk) 14:36, 15 November 2012 (UTC)