User talk:Montchav/Archive (5)

I've archived some of my old talk pages. --Montchav 16:33, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

No content in Category:Estonian pig breeds
Hello, this is a message from an automated bot. A tag has been placed on Category:Estonian pig breeds, by another Wikipedia user, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. The tag claims that it should be speedily deleted because Category:Estonian pig breeds has been empty for at least four days, and its only content has been links to parent categories. (CSD C1). To contest the tagging and request that administrators wait before possibly deleting Category:Estonian pig breeds, please affix the template to the page, and put a note on its talk page. If the article has already been deleted, see the advice and instructions at WP:WMD. Feel free to contact the bot operator if you have any questions about this or any problems with this bot, bearing in mind that this bot is only informing you of the nomination for speedy deletion; it does not perform any nominations or deletions itself. CSDWarnBot 17:00, 3 November 2007 (UTC)


 * As far as I know, there is just one pig breed originating from Estonia, Estonian Bacon. As this is the case, the category would have always just one article - which in my opinion is kinda pointless and defeating the purpose of having categories in Wikipedia. Categories should have several articles under it, not just one. I took the liberty of removing that category from the article again, I hope you can see things my way this time. -- Sander Säde  21:18, 3 November 2007 (UTC)


 * OK, that seems fine to me - I think it was the same with Category:Lithuanian pig breeds and Category:Latvian pig breeds, which would've also had just one article in them --Montchav 04:29, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Please see my comment at Talk:Hampshire (pig).--Doug.(talk • contribs) 20:08, 5 November 2007 (UTC)


 * I can't really comment, sorry. Am by no means a pig expert! I wouldn't know what references are good or not here. --Montchav 13:44, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

[[Image:Flag of France.svg|45px]] WikiProject Newsletter n°1
Bonjour and welcome to the first WikiProject France newsletter!! It should become a monthly special of our project, but until the next issue, here are some points to consider for the month:
 * In an effort to determine the active members from the inactive, all members are asked to simply sign on my special userpage.
 * I have slightly rearranged and updated the Project page, putting all the featured lists in collapsible tables. This unclutteres the page and you only have to see them if you want to. Give your feelings at the talk page.
 * I have made a Wikipedia advert for our project, Image:Qxz-ad108.gif, what do you think? Personally I feel the words need improving ...
 * There are still map problems at Template:French commune - any help at resolving them would be greatly appreciated.
 * What about starting a monthly drive? We currently have no Featured Portals (except for the Basque Portal which really isn't French any way), so how about improving Portal:France??? I don't know what's exactly wrong but the criteria can be seen at Featured portal criteria.

It doesn't seem like a lot, so I hope we will still have enough problems for nexts months issue. Salut till the next issue, Chris DHDR (17:18, 10 November 2007 (UTC)).

Articles for deletion/Habib ibn Mazahir
Good evening. I noticed that you nominated Habib ibn Mazahir for deletion, and that you placed your nomination here. However, something must have gone wrong with the template, because your nomination got lost somehow. I'm not sure how to fix it, nor can I retrieve your nomination (though it's clear that the article is fit for deletion). Please have a look and amend your nomination. Thanks! ZZ Claims~ Evidence 04:56, 13 November 2007 (UTC)


 * The article is indeed nominated for AfD - but your reasoning behind the nomination is what's missing. No one can tell why you nominated it. Sorry for the confusion. ZZ Claims~ Evidence 04:57, 13 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Sorted. Sorry for not double-checking, I was trying to get about 100 other articles deleted yesterday! Keeping the crap out of the wiki, you know--Montchav 10:27, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Notability questioned
It seems that you are going through articles with unclear notability? Good, we need to clean that out! Punkmorten 12:36, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * as you do so, please remember that for creative artists, prizes and awards are major factors in notability; if the award is significant, the notability is usually considered demonstrated., DGG (talk) 01:18, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Please notify the original author and heavy editors of the article when you decide to obliterate these articles, it would be prudent, respectful of Wiki Policy which recommends this, and probably civil. .:DavuMaya:. 05:25, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Ah yes, notifying authors - I'll try to remember that in the future. It seems fair, I guess. I'd like to know if one of "my" articles was being deleted. --Montchav (talk) 21:57, 21 November 2007 (UTC)


 * I probably worded my edit comment too strongly at Miles Franklin Yount, but seriously, do a bit of Googling before you prod stuff on the basis of it being a hoax or non-notable. That article needs cleanup, not deletion.--Father Goose (talk) 03:10, 22 November 2007 (UTC)


 * I Googled. It brought me nothing of use except Wikipedia articles and Wikipedia mirrors. So I'll send this article to AFD now--Montchav (talk) 04:27, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Aha, I see - I just googled his name without any the "Frank", which I guess he's known as more than his real name. Thanks for double-checking. --Montchav (talk) 04:30, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

bootcamp calendar
I don't mind; it hadn't been in use for a while! Since we used to hold office hours for bootcampers online. +sj + 18:42, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Freshly Squeezed Films
An article that you have been involved in editing, Freshly Squeezed Films, 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. Optigan13 (talk) 05:11, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

THE GARAGE
Well I haven't logged on in a while. Am I correct to notice that you splashed a speedy delete on THE GARAGE less than 10 days after it was tagged for "multiple problems" and using the excuse merely as multiple problems means the article should be immediately purged as the argument and then have your friend Stormbay add an additional comment? And all while this I was never notified once of this deletion? Maybe you should glance through AfD a few more times, oh the English version of course, wouldn't want anyone to be confused. .:DavuMaya:. 05:16, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Some of what you say is true, some isn't true. Firstly, I didn't splash a speedy delete on THE GARAGE, it was a proposed deletion. Secondly, Stormbay is not "my friend"....I don't know Stormbay online or offline. Thirdly, thanks for letting me know your concerns. I have beared them in mind, and yes I should have notified you - I'm working on notifying users from now on. I agree that my reason for prodding was quite naive - "Because there are at least 9 issues with this page. Perhaps best to delete it", but will put this debate to AFD. I shall notifying you of it on your talk page. I've had another read through the deletion policy, and will not be as trigger-happy as before. Regards, --Montchav (talk) 22:04, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of David Suarez
A tag has been placed on David Suarez requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Stephenb (Talk) 14:26, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

use of speedy
Speedy non-notable is only available for the categories of things under WP:CSD A7. Schools are not one of those included, so I changed it to WP:PROD. DGG (talk) 19:24, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks DGG. In general, you've been correcting some of my mistakes recently, and I am grateful. It's a complicated thing, this Wikipedia--Montchav (talk) 19:27, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, here's another. When you nominate for speedy or prod, notify the author. Use the link from the template that appears on the article page--we've made it semi-aurtomatic. If there is more than one author, notify the most likely recent ones who have done something significant and might be prepared to fix it. This is not strictly speaking absolutely required, but it is considered polite--and it seems only fair. DGG (talk) 05:02, 23 November 2007 (UTC).
 * I do that anyway, at least when an author has edited here in the last few months. There were a dozen or so I notified nobody about, becuase the editors who made the pages or who contributed, apart from categorising and stub-sorting and tagging, hadn't been contributing for over a year. It seemed a waste of time in those cases if there's unlikely anyone in the edit history who will fix it. --Montchav (talk) 14:02, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I would suggest that you not  assume this--if the person reads WP, the banner will appear when he logs in. WP gets read at least 00 times more than it gets edited. in fact,it's all the more reason to try, since the author almost certainly doesnt have a watch list,and this offers the only realistic approach to getting the article improved--unless you yourself try to do it--as is in fact a good idea if it appears to be sourceable. DGG (talk) 08:50, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Mark Cousins (writer)
Here's another complication for you! If a prod has been removed, it can't be reinstated. See Proposed_deletion. You can take it to WP:AFD. Tyrenius (talk) 04:06, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I didn't realise I'd already tagged it with a prod (didn't check edit history on that occasion). I'm going to leave this article--Montchav (talk) 04:08, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Oklahoma Storm Team
An article that you have been involved in editing, Oklahoma Storm Team, 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. --B. Wolterding (talk) 17:04, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

[[Image:Flag of France.svg|45px]] WikiProject Newsletter n°2
It's been one high aiming month! The French WikiProject and related pages have been aiming high for Christmas - and have received an equal number of presents in return! Well, that's this issue. Au revoir et à bientôt till the next time,  Chris DHDR (18:56, 9 December 2007 (UTC)).
 * The French Portal is now a Featured Portal!!! It passed its Candidacy with 100%. Special thanks go to NYArtsnWords and all those that have made this Portal work.
 * The Newsletter has made it to a second issue. You can find its page at WikiProject France/Outreach/Newsletter and its archives at WikiProject France/Outreach/Newsletter/Archives.
 * A new page has been setup (WikiProject France/Links) to provide an index of the Projects/Portals pages (as well as helping newbees). When creating any pages in the Project/Portal namespace, please add them to the index page. This page also give WP:FRANCE members a handy watchlist.
 * As like last time, members are asked to renew their memberships at WikiProject France/Members.
 * I will be on holiday when the next issue is meant to come out so could some generous person(s) please do the next issue at WikiProject France/Outreach/Newsletter.

AfD nomination of Mark Cousins (writer)
An article that you have been involved in editing, Mark Cousins (writer), 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. --B. Wolterding (talk) 16:20, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Template:National women's squad
A you created, Template:National women's squad,  been marked for deletion as  deprecated and orphaned template. If, after 14 days, there been no objection, the template will be deleted. If you wish to object to deletion, please list your objection here and feel free to remove the  tag from the template. If you feel the deletion appropriate, no further action is necessary. Thanks for your attention. Bryan Derksen (talk) 21:25, 22 December 2007 (UTC)