User talk:Nrswanson/Archive 6

Deleting nominations at DYK
I noticed today that you deleted a few entries from T:TDYK. Most of them were fine, but I don't think this should have been deleted just yet. The comment by Mattisse was left less than four hours before your deletion, and had just one issue with length, not an overarching issue with notability or plagiarism. In my experience, nominators are usually happy to fix length issues, especially if they are notified on their talk page. Please consider giving this nom a few more days to let the nominator address the issue. Shubinator (talk) 06:19, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Next update
Hey Nrswanson, thanks for all your work putting together updates and helping keep DYK run, as always. I just wanted to point out, though, that in your last two rounds of updating Next and Next Next, you put in too many hooks (10 at next next, and 9 at next) and I had to move some back to T:TDYK. AFAIK, 8 is the upper limit unless someone says otherwise at WT:DYK (to get rid of a backlog or something), and right now Gatoclass has specifically encouraged us not to burn through the verified hooks too quickly, as right now we have a nice cushion of verified hooks to choose from. Also, it looks like tomorrow's main page will have an unusually long TFA section and an unusually short ITN section, which all in all means we don't have much space for DYK&mdash;I've bumped the Next update down to 7, rather than 8, because of that. You can check an update against today's or tomorrow's main page using the links at Next and Next Next, just below where the hooks are. Best, r ʨ anaɢ talk/contribs 19:45, 3 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Oh, I see. Thanks for pointing that out.  I've shortened the Clear page down to 8 hooks. r ʨ anaɢ talk/contribs 19:55, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Kammerchor Carmina Mundi
A tag has been placed on Kammerchor Carmina Mundi 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 about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.) or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable

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Re Joseph W. Revere
Thanks, the April Fool's thing was just a suggestion so that is totally okay. Thanks and Have A Great Day! Lord R. Oliver I His Lordship's Court 22:48, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Giuseppina Strepponi
--Dravecky (talk) 22:51, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Larry Parr page move
It looks like a disambig page for Larry Parr is a good idea. I hope you intend to fix up the pages that point there that should now go to Larry Parr (editor). 24.177.121.141 (talk) 00:38, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Hans von Milde
Shubinator (talk) 16:57, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

DYK contributions on Saint-Saens
Thanks so much for your recent DYK contributions on Saint-Saens's operas! These articles are a good beginning. As I was looking at the Grove to check the hooks, however, I was a little concerned that you were copying the text too exactly. Of course, basic information about dates and people can only be conveyed in a finite number of ways and, as such, does not require quotation marks. However, distinctive assessments, for example, that the music of La princesse jaune is "light and brisk", should be put in quotation marks. Awadewit (talk) 13:52, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Lucia
Hi there! I got all the sources you recommended for Lucia and I intend to start working on it soon. Can I tap you for a peer review when I'm finished? -- Laser brain  (talk)  03:30, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Question
Hi, sorry to bother you again. I asked you about the vocal range in "Take on Me" before, now I have another question. I am currently working on the "Papa Don't Preach" article. There is a part in the music and lyrics section that said: "It is set in common time, and moves at a moderate tempo of 116 beats per minute. The song is written in the key of F minor, an unusual choice for a pop song, as it is commonly used in classical music, like Beethoven's Appassionata Sonata. This inclusion produce a combination between pop and classical rhythms, which is clearly underlined by the instrumentation during the song's introduction."

The editor that is doing the peer review commented: "The tempo, it seems to me, might contribute to something between pop and classical rhythms, but the key would have nothing to do with the rhythms." and suggested to change it to "a moderate tempo of 116 beats per minute. The tempo helped produce a combination of rhythms somewhere between pop and classical, which is clearly expressed by the instrumentation during the song's introduction. In addition, the song was written in the key of F minor, an unusual choice for a pop song, but common in classical music such as Beethoven's Appassionata Sonata." So my question is if the key have something to do with the classical sound? I don't think is the tempo because many other songs have similar ones and don't have a classical rhythm, or perhaps rhythm is not the correct word to described it. I hope you can help with this. Thanks in advance for your answer. Regards. Frcm1988 (talk) 08:11, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi again, I don't know if you read my question, perhaps you are very busy. If so could you please tell me of another user that knows about music theory. I will really appreciate it. Thanks. Frcm1988 (talk) 05:47, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Lorne Monroe
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AfD nomination of Lorne Munroe
I have nominated Lorne Munroe, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Lorne Munroe. 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.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Cssiitcic (talk) 21:13, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Coleman
Interesting - I replied on my talk page, but did some reading - I appreciate you notifying me of this. If it's a topic you're familiar with, and you're doing work on the article(s), please keep me posted. Looks very intriguing, intreaguing , ahhh ... interesting. :D — Ched ~ (yes?)/© 22:07, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Cara Duff-MacCormick and Moonchildren
Hey, I nominated these for DYK without recognizing your user name and realizing you would have nominated them yourself. Change or restructure my hook however you wish. I apologize for stepping on your toes. --Boston (talk) 05:26, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Victor Herbert
Sorry to bother you, but would you kindly add the book page numbers to the article when you can? Thanks very much! Best regards, -- Ssilvers (talk) 13:25, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Lorne Munroe
--Dravecky (talk) 07:53, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Carter Brey
Sorry for tagging your page for deletion, but you didn't provide an edit summary and you also did not provide resources in the page. You could always create the page in your user namespace then publish it when it is a bit more developed.

Cheers,

-Axmann8  ( Talk )  16:52, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Abdulfez
Sorry, but why did you remove the relist notice from Articles for deletion/Abdulfez? –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  19:03, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, alright, thanks for the response. I'm not sure if there's any particular guideline on that sort of stuff, though the main AfD page might yield some useful links. Regards, –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  02:14, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Stephanie Novacek
--Dravecky (talk) 15:34, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Borromeo String
Nonsense. WPBiography is for music groups as well as individuals. Thanks not for patronising me.--Grahame (talk) 00:37, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Jeffrey Solow
Shubinator (talk) 15:45, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Alan Shulman
Nice work! I added a list of compositions. Hrdinský (talk) 17:25, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Victor Herbert
Thanks for the message. Any idea when you can plug in the page numbers on Herbert? -- Ssilvers (talk) 18:30, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Chad Shelton
Shubinator (talk) 21:36, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Eastern Bloc politics
I changed a hook you approved and promoted, so please review my change and correct it if necessary. Art LaPella (talk) 04:05, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Stephen Porter
I cleaned up the article a bit. I'm sure there's a lot written about Porter, but his directing career seems to have dried up in the early '90s, before the internet, and to find out more about him, one would have to go to the library. All the best, -- Ssilvers (talk) 06:19, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Jason Lau
Could you expand upon the tag on the talk page? What caught your eye? Thanks. -Pecoc (talk) 15:31, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Which refs? Thanks. -Pecoc (talk) 02:03, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Dawn Kotoski
--Dravecky (talk) 08:59, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Kathleen Battle
I notice you are currently engaged in an edit war. Please remember the WP:3RR rule. You don't want to get blocked.Inmysolitude (talk) 22:36, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Kathleen Battle
I have asked you a question on this page. -- Klein zach  02:23, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Margaret Lloyd
You have been accused of sockpuppetry, which means that someone suspects you of using multiple Wikipedia accounts for prohibited purposes. Please make yourself familiar with the notes for the suspect, then respond to the evidence at Sockpuppet investigations/Nrswanson. Thank you.

Lester Coleman
Please calm down and stop pushing. The issues can be discussed on the talk page.

I am sorry to say, that you gave a very bad first impression. This ouburst on my talk page (User talk:Petri Krohn) was, if not harassment at least very pushy. Peopled should be allowed to vote without being threatened, harassed or pushed.

Your current fixation on the Coleman issue is making you look like a single-purpose account. Besides, the POV you are pushing – that professor Lex Coleman is not Lester Coleman – seems to be the same as the one of the possible hoaxter. At least it serves his interests.

-- Petri Krohn (talk) 08:14, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

P.S. - Maybe you should read this: Don't overlook legal threats -- Petri Krohn (talk) 08:31, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Sockpuppet case
Edits have been made at the case page by, asserting that Broadweighbabe is a disclosed alternate account of yours. Please could you confirm this connection from this account. Mayalld (talk) 12:36, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Victor Herbert
Hello. Here's hoping that you can fill in the page numbers from one of the books that you cited. Best regards, -- Ssilvers (talk) 13:55, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

File:Kenny Chesney performs in the East Room of the White House.jpg
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[|Tessitura ref.]
Hi, I was wondering what Egidio Duni might have said about tessitura and noticed that the Grove article is actually by Kent M. Smith and Elisabeth Cook. I'm guessing this is merely a copy and paste error, but am unsure about which article you meant to point to... cheers. Sparafucil (talk) 20:40, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

John Aldis
Hi. As you're the creator of this article I wanted to let you know that I've redirected it to John Alldis as a redirect from misspelling. Thanks! ReverendWayne (talk) 01:46, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Alasdair Tait (back from February, 2009)
Hello, You might be surprised to receive a reply after such a long time since you left me a message. The reason I did not reply earlier is because I was (and I am still not really) active as an editor and had not logged in since August 2008. Anyway, I wanted to reply, firstly because I didn't want you to think I was ignoring you, but most importantly because I wanted to clear up the issue a bit. Even when I first started as an editor I would never even considered lifting any material at all from a source, let alone plagiarize it. Of course I did make some mistakes at the start, such as some passages which might have been original research, and uploading images under mistaken fair use rationale (one was actually correct, but was deleted as I did not see the notification; it has since reappeared). On this specific issue, the material I used to create to use the Tait page, I took (verbatim) from the Belcea Quartet Article. Of course (as per WP licensing policy) material from one article can be copied to another. I assumed that since the information was there it was valid. The one area my inexperience then affected was that I did not think to web search for parts of the text, to see if it was lifted. Later I very often used Google to locate plagiarism by other editors and then corrected it. At one I even managed to salvage one article, which was a complete lift as well. I probably would have done the same with the Tait article if I had seen the notification and was active; by saying this last part I also imply that I will probably not attempt to recreate the article now. On a trip down memory lane, I wrote at some point an excerpt in an article, which some time later was thought to be plagiarism. As I investigated and to my amazement, it turned out that the other source had lifted the WP article, without sourcing. Fortunately the dates of both the WP edits and the other source were available, so the matter was clear. I know you did not mean any offense and you were very courteous. I just wanted to explain this, because myself I take these things very seriously. I will try to check for any reply by you, but as I will still not be logging in frequently, please don't take offense if I don't. Cheers, --Atavi (talk) 22:02, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Allison Stanley
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