User talk:Northamerica1000/Archive 31

re: Articles for deletion/GreenEvo
Could you reopen it? I think it could be listed for a while longer. The problem is that the only person participating, safe me is the article's creator. We haven't even gotten a single third opinion there. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 05:27, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Rather than reopening it, which would create a third relisting against advice at WP:RELIST ("in general, debates should not be relisted more than twice"), it would be more congruent with guidelines to simply renominate it. Note that the discussion was closed with no prejudice against speedy renomination. North America1000 05:31, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

A user who seems to be tagging every single film from India as a BLP unsourced
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/AR.00148 Has been doing it-not sure what type of message to send though-but none of these are blps or are unsourced. They might not have a good basis in the English language is my guess though. Wgolf (talk) 20:15, 25 April 2015 (UTC)


 * I have warned the user to discontinue incorrectly tagging non-blp articles as such (link). North America1000 20:23, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
 * N.b. I went through the user's contributions and have made several corrections in articles as per the above. North America1000 20:33, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

Regarding an edit made on Talk:Muara Bungo
Hey there, I noticed that you made a change to my comment on the Muara Bungo talk page. I used the &lt;pre&gt; tag to indicate that I was quoting from an article elsewhere. Was my use of said tag appropriate or is there a better way to indicate a quote among the rest of my comments? Thanks, Interference 541 (talk) 02:27, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi : I restored the  markup there. It's unclear that this is a quote, which is why I (initially) removed it. I recommend adding a note above the information stating that it's quoted, along with where it's quoted from. North America1000 02:32, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks, will do! Interference 541 (talk) 02:34, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the prompt reply. North America1000 02:40, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

I got your message man:-)
Hey Mr. North this is Dfrr. I got your message. I will be happy to help. thank you and have a great rest of AprilDfrr (talk) 08:07, 26 April 2015 (UTC)(Talk to me:-))
 * Thanks for the note, and feel free to contribute to discussions at WT:TAFI. North America1000 18:12, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

Your feedback is welcome
Hey, your feedback is welcome here: Talk:Michael Kors (brand), whether the brand should have its own article, separate from the designer. Tinton5 (talk) 22:50, 27 April 2015 (UTC)

Big television awards
Okay well I asked one of the Indian users what they thought and they did say that it might be best to do afd which is why I did that. Wgolf (talk) 18:36, 22 April 2015 (UTC) BTW on another note-I think some SPI is going on here Articles for deletion/Wanessa Milhomem. Wgolf (talk) 18:38, 22 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Regarding the latter, I have initiated a WP:SPI investigation here. North America1000 19:08, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

Lorne Sausage
Hi,

I am interested to know how you edited the page on Lorne Sausage.

Kind regards, Fraser — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.191.182.249 (talk) 03:37, 20 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Hello Fraser: Check out Help:Editing for an overview. Editing is easy, simply select the Edit link atop a page, perform your edits, select Show preview at the bottom of the page, and if satisfied with your edits, Select save page. Please be sure to follow Wikipedia's guidelines and policies when editing, as summarized on the message I left on your talk page. Welcome to Wikipedia. North America1000 04:42, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

The Strange Doors amendment
Apologies, I don't know how to thank you for your reply to my last question, so thanking you here, for taking the time to explain about your amendment to my draft article. Doorslife (talk) 12:32, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi : Thanks, and thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. North America1000 12:34, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Specialty foods
Harrias talk 04:47, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

Automated Bare url fill?
That's a new one on me! Does it work well?--Mark Miller (talk) 22:23, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Is this about reFill? It works fine, but the output sometimes need to be further copy edited to conform with reference formatting guidelines. North America1000 22:26, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I happened to see something on my watch list with you using it and I had never seen it before. Added to my toolbox. This could be very useful. --Mark Miller (talk) 02:28, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Cool. I have used its predecessor, Reflinks, for a great deal of time. Reflinks went down, and reFill is the new one. Don't forget to remove Cleanup-bare URLs templates from articles when all bare urls are removed! Cheers, North America1000 05:45, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

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MfD nomination of User:25 Cents FC/25Cents
Hi, I am not able to understand Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:25 Cents FC/25Cents this. Did you nominate my user page for deletion ? I am confused. Please help. Thanks.-- 25 CENTS VICTORIOUS ☣ 17:18, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Hello : It's nothing personal. The reason why is per WP:STALEDRAFT, "Userspace is not a free web host and should not be used to indefinitely host pages that look like articles". The page has not been edited for over 2.5 years (since August 2012) and is in an article format. Are you planning on adding the content to main (article) namespace? As per STALEDRAFT, "When a userspace page reaches a point where it can be included as an article consider moving it into mainspace or using its content appropriately in other relevant articles". Feel free to comment at the discussion page, at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:25 Cents FC/25Cents, if you want the page retained. Hope this helps to clarify matters. North America1000 01:52, 30 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Got it. Thanks for clarifying.-- 25 CENTS VICTORIOUS ☣ 06:40, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

AfD Closure
Hello Northamerica,

You closed this AfD as no consensus, even when nobody participated in the discussion asides its nominated who inclined to consider its deletion. The discussion was only re-listed twice by you and. I think the discussion should be re-listed to generate a clearer consensus rather than its closure as "no consensus" but if you feel there is a good reason why it was closed as "no consensus", I have no objection, only that I would like to have an idea of why it was closed as "no consensus". Thanks! Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 23:57, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi : Per WP:RELIST, relisting more than two times is discouraged. However, note that I closed the discussion with no prejudice against speedy renomination, so feel free to speedy renominate it if you'd like. North America1000 02:04, 3 May 2015 (UTC)


 * N.b. renominated by Wikicology at Articles for deletion/Good Girls Club (2nd nomination). North America1000 22:57, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of Multigrain bread
Hello! Your submission of Multigrain bread 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) 15:56, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
 * N.b. replied there. North America1000 22:59, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use File:Chupa Chups Melody Pop.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:Chupa Chups Melody Pop.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of fair use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of fair use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:


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 * I have disputed this nomination on the file page. Can you present any evidence that a free image might reasonably be found or created that adequately provides the same information? I looked around quite a bit before uploading the file, but no free image equivalents were to be found. North America1000 08:47, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * WP:NFCC only permits fair use images if we don't have a reasonable expectation that someone, at some future point in time, could create a suitable free content image that would have the same effect. The most classic case is images of living people or existing buildings.  Even if nobody has ever photographed the person or the building, they could do so at some point in the future.  If we settle for a fair use image of one of these, then nobody is ever going to provide us with a free one.  If you call Mr. Notable Person's office and ask them for a Creative Commons-licensed photo of Mr. Person and they look and see that we're already using a promotional photo of him under a claim of fair use, they have no reason whatsoever to grant our request for a free content one.  Now, all of that said, in this particular case, any hypothetical replacement would be a derivative work of the copyrighted candy label and so it does not meet the criterion for speedy deletion.  I have instead nominated it for consideration at WP:FFD. --B (talk) 00:43, 4 May 2015 (UTC)


 * N.b. replied at Files for deletion/2015 May 4. North America1000 23:00, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Support request with team editing experiment project
Dear tech ambassadors, instead of spamming the Village Pump of each Wikipedia about my tiny project proposal for researching team editing (see here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Research_team_editing), I have decided to leave to your own discretion if the matter is relevant enough to inform a wider audience already. I would appreciate if you could appraise if the Wikipedia community you are more familiar with could have interest in testing group editing "on their own grounds" and with their own guidance. In a nutshell: it consists in editing pages as a group instead of as an individual. This social experiment might involve redefining some aspects of the workflow we are all used to, with the hope of creating a more friendly and collaborative environment since editing under a group umbrella creates less social exposure than traditional "individual editing". I send you this message also as a proof that the Inspire Campaign is already gearing up. As said I would appreciate of *you* just a comment on the talk page/endorsement of my project noting your general perception about the idea. Nothing else. Your contribution helps to shape the future! (which I hope it will be very bright, with colors, and Wikipedia everywhere) Regards from User:Micru on meta.

Please help
If it is not too much trouble would you mind nominating another article for DYK? I am pretty sure it meets all the criteria. Here is the hook: "...did you know that there are 39 different types of microbes that inhabit the lower reproductive tract of women?" Thank you so much.
 *  Bfpage &#124;leave a message 09:59, 30 April 2015 (UTC)


 * I may not get to this because I am working on other matters, including my own DYK work. Also, if I create the DYK nomination, then I'm obligated to perform a QPQ review, which creates more work for me. If you need any assistance with performing the DYK nomination yourself, check out WP:WIADYK, WP:DYKSG and T:TDYK. North America1000 11:40, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Oh! I'm sorry. The last thing I want to do is create more work for you.  It's just that you made the nomination of Chips and Dip so quickly you made it look effortless!  Okay, I'll try to do it on my own, wish me luck.  Your Fan,
 *  Bfpage &#124;leave a message 18:41, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

File:Chupa Chups Melody Pop.jpg listed for deletion
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 * Thanks for the notification. North America1000 00:42, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. And I just want you to know, I read your entire rationale for keeping it.  I attempted to reply above to explain the policy in question. --B (talk)
 * N.b. replied further at Files for deletion/2015 May 4. North America1000 23:05, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Greek restaurant
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 14:32, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
 * This is the best DYK I've ever seen. It's evoked Proustian memories of hot bread and cold wine and burnt skies and sticks and stones and endless skewers. yes. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 22:13, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi : Thanks, and glad to hear that people are enjoying the new article. North America1000 23:43, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

Chips and dip
What a cute article, and quite notable I might add. LOL!
 *  Bfpage &#124;leave a message 01:25, 29 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks. The Chips and dip article is coming along now. Feel free to help improve it if interested. North America1000 02:01, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Seriously? What about recipes?  Are recipes appropriate for an encyclopedia.  Of course now I have a craving for onion dip and Lays Potato Chips thanks to you!  How about a diagram where chips and dip should appear on the food pyramid?
 *  Bfpage &#124;leave a message 02:07, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Short reply: including recipes is generally frowned upon, as per WP:NOTRECIPE. However, details about preparation methods are all right. North America1000 02:15, 29 April 2015 (UTC)


 * I'm working on a DYK nomination (FYI, as per your contributions to the article's talk page). North America1000 02:34, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I am laughing so hard, I'm crying! I am totally unfamiliar with the DYK process, though I have started the habit of thanking editors for their contributions.  I think the Super Bowl, chips and dip and influenza connection is a good 'hook' for a DYK.
 *  Bfpage &#124;leave a message 02:53, 29 April 2015 (UTC)


 * DYK nom completed at Template:Did you know nominations/Chips and dip. North America1000 03:05, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Ok, I'm done, time for bed. That was fun.
 *  Bfpage &#124;leave a message 03:30, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the collaboration, which has significantly improved the article. Much appreciated! North America1000 03:33, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
...hmmmm, not sure I want to be associated with the word 'expander'.....  Bfpage &#124;leave a message 18:31, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * (in re: Chips and dip). North America1000 03:42, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks. FYI I have credited you at Template:Did you know nominations/Chips and dip as an article expander. Thanks again for your work! North America1000 03:42, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * If you don't want to be credited, just let me know, and I'll remove your name atop the DYK nomination. North America1000 01:43, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

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New "edit tags of selected revisions" box
I've been working less on Wiki for a few months, you know anything these new boxes in edit histories? --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 05:22, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi : I haven't used this feature yet. After checking it out, it is for adding or removing tags. More information about tags is located at Tags: "tags are brief messages that MediaWiki automatically places next to certain edits." North America1000 06:59, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ray Hefferlin
Hi! Would you kindly undo your close at Articles for deletion/Ray Hefferlin? As you can see from the history, I have just posted there after doing some research, and pinged for his response. Your close was poorly timed to say the least. Thanks, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 01:08, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Hello : ✅. The discussion has been reopened and relisted. The discussion had already surpassed the standard three week/two relisting time, and has not received much input. Perhaps it was closed at an inopportune time relative to your agenda. After all, the user you pinged to the discussion had already posted a weak keep !vote. As such, and per the overall state of the discussion, my no consensus (WP:NPASR) close was entirely in order, and certainly not "poorly timed to say the least". Regardless, third relistings are allowed, and we'll see how the discussion transpires from this time onward. North America1000 01:35, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you,, I appreciate it. By "poorly timed" I merely meant that I posted a request for input from another user whose opinion I greatly respect at 01:37, and you closed the discussion at 02:21. That didn't leave much of a window of opportunity for him to respond. I hope that he will soon do so. I agree that your close was a correct judgement call, my only gripe was with the timing of it. My agenda, by the way, is for the community to reach a decision on whether the article should be kept. Thanks again, regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 01:48, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
 * It's all good. Also, I left a talkback template to the discussion on the user's talk page requesting their response. Cheers, North America1000 01:55, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I just put in my own 2¢ on the discussion, hopefully it will help bring the business some closure. Three weeks is a long time for an AfD listing to linger.  KDS 4444  Talk  04:28, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for Taziki's Mediterranean Café
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G. Edward Griffin
Hi, can you restore the full article history and article's talk page. It was kept at last AfD per WP:PRESERVE. Valoem  talk   contrib  18:05, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Hello : I'm going to pass on doing so. Deleted versions of the article include a CSD G4 deletion per the article having been a copy of material previously deleted per XfD, G2 as a test page, A1 as a short article providing little or no context, and deletion as per the discussion that occurred at Articles for deletion/G. Edward Griffin (2nd nomination). Restoration of the deleted content would go against the consensus that occurred at the second AfD discussion. North America1000 00:48, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Cucumber juice
<b style="color:#00cc33">Harrias</b> talk 18:39, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Sliding bookcase
Just in case that you forget... --George Ho (talk) 06:19, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
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Articles for deletion
I'm guessing it would be rude not to inform you of this. I don't think it's a major issue, but it might be worth the community codifying exactly how the process should work. Black Kite (talk) 08:57, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
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