User talk:Mindmatrix/2017

DYK nomination of Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts (album)
Hello! Your submission of Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts (album) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Erick (talk) 22:25, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Talkback
North America1000 13:28, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I did leave a message last night, or thought I'd done so but it seems to have disappeared into the aether. I've left a new message. Mind matrix  21:56, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts (album)
 So Why  12:01, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Mercedes-Benz EQ
 Schwede 66  00:02, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Grimsby GO Station
Harrias talk 21:08, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

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Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee released a response to the Wikimedia Foundation's statement on paid editing and outing.

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 * JohnCD (John Cameron Deas) passed away on 30 December 2016. John began editing Wikipedia seriously during 2007 and became an administrator in November 2009.

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13:37, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Siderography
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:00, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Erythranthe cuprea
Sminth has reworked this and I've finally thought of two alts. HalfGig  talk  01:10, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I did the reword and came up with another alt.   HalfGig   talk  17:45, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
 * The article is much better after your good review. Thank you.   HalfGig   talk  18:04, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Apparicine
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:01, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Split discussion for Red bean soup
An article that you have been involved in editing&mdash;Red bean soup&mdash;has been proposed for splitting into multiple articles. If you are interested, please participate in the split discussion. Thank you. --MaeveCosgrave (talk) 14:52, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * My involvement with this article was negligible. Mind  matrix  22:36, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Britannia Mines Concentrator
&mdash; Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 00:01, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Canal Lake Concrete Arch Bridge
&mdash; Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 00:02, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:1953 in Prince Edward Island


A tag has been placed on Category:1953 in Prince Edward Island requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and it is not presently under discussion at Categories for discussion, or at disambiguation categories.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. AusLondonder (talk) 07:48, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Managed alcohol program
Mifter (talk) 00:03, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

About using ping template
Mindmatrix, the ping template won't work unless it's done on an edit where the editor's sig is also added. When you added a belated ping for EdChem to your post on that DYK template, nothing will have happened. (The same is true of the other informal ping methods, like adding a user link; without the sig, nada.) I thought you'd want to know. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:15, 22 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Bah, I used to know that, but for whatever reason I started using pings in this way. No more of that... Mind  matrix  20:39, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Dredge No. 4
Mifter (talk) 12:01, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Hamilton Waterworks
Mifter (talk) 12:02, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Commemorative banknotes of the Canadian dollar
Mifter (talk) 12:01, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Miami Railway Station
Hello! Your submission of Miami Railway Station at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 23:04, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Point Abino Light Tower
Mifter (talk) 00:04, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Kensington Railway Station
Mifter (talk) 12:01, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Stratford City Hall
Mifter (talk) 12:01, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Miami Railway Station
Mifter (talk) 00:03, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Licence laundering
Hello! Your submission of Licence laundering at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! - Vivvt ( Talk ) 10:28, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

Fog
I took the Fog article from a 6 line stub, and made it an article, as well as its opening photo. I put the Historical references there as well. I don't want the Fog article to become a "Romantic baloney article", as so many have with these cultural references sections. You know darn well where this is going to end up. Just like the nutcase that put the Funeral Fog song there today, which finally inspired me to take out the trash. I don't care how many authors wrote novels with Fog in the title, and neither does anyone else. This is a scientific article. Let's not make it trash. Please undo your edit there. ThanksPocketthis (talk) 18:39, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
 * P.S. Cultural references are advertisements. Pocketthis (talk) 18:48, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Check the times of our edits - I was undoing the spammer's edit, but I guess you beat me to the punch (and also deleted other material), so my revert of the IP actually ended up restoring the text you deleted. Also check my edit history - I delete this crap all the time. Mind  matrix  19:51, 10 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks....I'm on my way...:-) Pocketthis (talk) 20:32, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
 * OK, you beat me to it. Thank you for taking out the trash. Pocketthis (talk) 20:35, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/LAbyrinth (2017 film)
Mindmatrix, the QPQ you requested in your review here has finally been submitted. Please return when you can to continue the review. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 22:40, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I saw it. I keep all nominations I review on my watchlist, so they come to my attention usually within a day (or sometimes two), depending on when I take WP breaks or load my watchlist to inspect changes. Mind  matrix  15:11, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

bigot
Reversing legitimate complaints in talk sections is something we expect from bigots and crazy people, not editors of wikipedea. So don't stifle the talk sections — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.84.1.2 (talk • contribs) 21:20, 19 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I didn't delete your comments, only the terrible header title - there was no stifling of discussion. Equating a user to a bigot or being crazy is the antithesis of WP policy to assume good faith. How about you not make wild assumptions about another person's motivations? Moreover, WP talk pages are to improve the specific article with which they are associated; for general discussion, use a more appropriate forum. The message you left at Talk:Parameter probably belongs at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mathematics, but without referring to editors as "idiotic academic professors", which is clearly intended to rile rather than start a useful discussion. Mind  matrix  21:41, 19 March 2017 (UTC)


 * No you did wort than that, you lashed out at a public account I'm not even associated with and blocked them for no reason at all other than soothing your ego. It is a typical display of the moral rot of Wikipedia.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.84.1.2 (talk) 01:26, 20 March 2017 (UTC)


 * I've only blocked one user in the past eight months (see this), and that was for an account engaged only in vandalism. Wikipedia has clear policies regarding editor behaviour, and if an editor chooses not to observe the guidelines, they will be blocked. Your continued refusal to accept good faith, for example claiming that an administrator is "soothing [his/her] ego", is not acceptable behaviour - quit making unsubstantiated claims. I do find it odd that an IP editor "not even associated with" a vandal editing account becomes so upset that the vandal account is blocked. Mind  matrix  11:13, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry, on the matter of blackades, you are right. You are being mixed up with User:Materialscientist .  As for voodo mind reading crap that takes place all about the editors of Wikipedia, stuff it.  What you find "odd" can be attributed to your morning breakfast and palm readers.  User:Materialscientist is blocking MASSIVE numbers of users and there is nothing anyone can do about him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.84.1.2 (talk • contribs)
 * I just inspected a bunch of blocks by that admin, and they all look reasonable - all users and IPs were blocked as a result of vandalism or other violations of Wikipedia policy. If there is a particular editor whose block you find concerning, please indicate which editor and I'll look into it. And I will reiterate that being abusive toward other editors, such as telling them to "stuff it", can result in you being blocked. I've been lenient with you so far, much more so than other admins would be when being called a "bigot". Tone it down, or you'll be blocked for not adhering to WP's civility policy. Mind  matrix  13:43, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Sam Bat
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:1909 establishments in British Columbia


A tag has been placed on Category:1909 establishments in British Columbia requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and it is not presently under discussion at Categories for discussion, or at disambiguation categories.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. AusLondonder (talk) 18:18, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Card game categories
Template:Card game categories has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Frietjes (talk) 13:53, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

Disputed non-free use rationale for File:José Bautista bat flip, 14 October 2015.jpg
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Disputed non-free use rationale for File:Cover of Survivre pour voir ce jour, by Rachel Mwanza.jpg
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Disputed non-free use rationale for File:Funeral mass of Johnny Lombardi.jpg
Thank you for uploading File:Funeral mass of Johnny Lombardi.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale provided for using this file on Wikipedia may not meet the criteria required by Non-free content. This can be corrected by going to the file description page and adding or clarifying the reason why the file qualifies under this policy. Adding and completing one of the templates available from Non-free use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your file is in compliance with Wikipedia policy. Please be aware that a non-free use rationale is not the same as an image copyright tag; descriptions for files used under the non-free content policy require both a copyright tag and a non-free use rationale.

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DYK for Licence laundering
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 22 April 2017 (UTC)

Proposal for a page
Dear Mindmatrix,

As previously you have contributed to Wikipedia in regards to financial articles, would you, please, consider writing an article on Creamfinance? It is a global financial services company that provides personal finance products in emerging markets. The company was ranked as the second fastest-growing company in Europe in 2016. Creamfinance is employing over 220 people and operating in 7 countries both within and outside of Europe – Latvia, Poland, Czech Republic, Georgia, Denmark and Mexico with an IT office in Austria.

I believe it corresponds to the Wikipedia notability rules as it has been talked about in legitimate third party sources:

If you wish I have put together a first draft for the page and can send it you.

According to Wikipedia guidelines I want to underline that I am a Project Manager at Golin Riga and I have been approached by Creamfinance to help with their representation on Wikipedia. Aozolins-golin-riga (talk) 07:46, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

Precious four years!
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:11, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

A page you started (Barrie Bus Terminal) has been reviewed!
Thanks for creating Barrie Bus Terminal, Mindmatrix!

Wikipedia editor Atsme just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

"If there are any updates regarding the transformation of the terminal into a public food market, please update and expand the article."

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Category:Toronto Catholic District School Board trustees has been nominated for discussion
Category:Toronto Catholic District School Board trustees, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to see if it abides with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Bearcat (talk) 16:32, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

King, Ontario
Would you have a moment to look at this edit? It caused an error in the references. Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 11:01, 24 September 2017 (UTC)


 * It occurs because when these ref templates were rewritten as Lua modules, a number of features were not implemented or were deemed unnecessary. In this case, one cannot use a ref such and later use , as these are deemed different refs using the same name. I've updated it per Help:Cite errors/Cite error references duplicate key and Template:Harvard citation no brackets, though I find it an inelegant solution to a problem that doesn't need to exist.  Mind  matrix  13:32, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Niagara Apothecary
— Maile (talk) 01:18, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Toronto (cocktail)
Alex ShihTalk 01:02, 15 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Halloween card
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Freewill (song)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Pemberton Memorial Operating Room
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse and Blockhouse
DYk approved. Added citations. Rowlett is fundamental on lighthouses. Moved external links to citations. Feel free to tweak the citation format and move them to sources. I also was sloppy about date format, and that needs to be corrected. Cheers. 7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 13:49, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse and Blockhouse Please look and comment. 7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 18:15, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * Done. Mind  matrix  15:02, 19 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks! —Anomalocaris (talk) 17:40, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Donaldson Site
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 28 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse and Blockhouse
Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

Ah, Canadian geeks?
Are they what leaves piles of poo (see Minister of being a poo poo head) all over the Sun City golf courses? Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 17:21, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

It would be great to take a look at Stockyards Village
It would be great to help me clean up the newly created article Stockyards Village. Thank you. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 02:54, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

SMILE!!! 31 December 2017
 Hello Mindmatrix, Me-123567-Me has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Me-123567-Me (talk) 16:55, 31 December 2017 (UTC) Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.