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Kameelion (Un-deletion)
'''Hey Steve,

Hope you're well.

I am for an "un-deletion" of this page. If it can be restored, there can be a major clean up. Kameelion is now verified on Twitter and is touring Europe in 2013. He is also being played nationally on BBC Radio 1 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/f7cd46df-bea2-4739-abc8-7b7d58b8b732 & http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rq9h1 Please un-delete the page so a clean up/restore can take place.

2.220.2.123 (talk) 22:53, 10 May 2013 (UTC)'''
 * Hi, thanks for contacting me. A few points about the issues you raised:
 * Having a twitter account (verified or otherwise) is not sufficient to show that an artists meets the notability criteria
 * BBC profile: This is not created/edited by the BBC, but by MusicBrainz. My understanding of MusicBrainz is that its content is not created by independent people, but by the artists and their fans themselves. As such, it would not be considered a reliable source. All the links on the BBC profile page are to social media sites, which do not meet the reliable source criteria either
 * BBC Programme: being played on 1 programme does not meet the criteria for inclusion - the "Introducing with Jen and Ally" show is all about playing unsigned, unreleased artists - which by their very nature do not generally meet the criteria for inclusion on Wikipedia.
 * At the moment, I see no evidence to persuade me that the concerns raised at the deletion discussion have been addressed. However, if you could provide evidence that he meets any of the following points (which are the Notability Criteria for musicians), along with evidence, then we can discuss this further:
 * # Has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent from the musician or ensemble itself.
 * This criterion includes published works in all forms, such as newspaper articles, books, magazine articles, online versions of print media, and television documentaries except for the following:
 * Any reprints of press releases, other publications where the musician or ensemble talks about themselves, and all advertising that mentions the musician or ensemble, including manufacturers' advertising.
 * Works consisting merely of trivial coverage, such as articles that simply report performance dates, release information or track listings, or the publications of contact and booking details in directories.
 * Articles in a school or university newspaper (or similar), in most cases.
 * Has had a single or album on any country's national music chart.
 * Has had a record certified gold or higher in at least one country.
 * Has received non-trivial coverage in independent reliable sources of an international concert tour, or a national concert tour in at least one sovereign country.
 * Has released two or more albums on a major record label or on one of the more important indie labels (i.e., an independent label with a history of more than a few years, and with a roster of performers, many of whom are notable).
 * Is an ensemble which contains two or more independently notable musicians, or is a musician who has been a member of two or more independently notable ensembles.
 * Has become one of the most prominent representatives of a notable style or the most prominent of the local scene of a city; note that the subject must still meet all ordinary Wikipedia standards, including verifiability.
 * Has won or been nominated for a major music award, such as a Grammy, Juno, Mercury, Choice or Grammis award.
 * Has won or placed in a major music competition.
 * Has performed music for a work of media that is notable, e.g., a theme for a network television show, performance in a television show or notable film, inclusion on a notable compilation album, etc. (But if this is the only claim, it is probably more appropriate to have a mention in the main article and redirect to that article. Read WP:BLP1E and WP:BIO1E for further clarifications)
 * Has been placed in rotation nationally by a major radio or music television network.
 * Has been a featured subject of a substantial broadcast segment across a national radio or TV network.
 * Please note - point 11 is not the same as being played a couple of times on a radio station! Being on rotation means that the artist is going to be played regularly throughout the radio station's output, throughout the day. For example, many of John Peel's playlist would not be notable, as they are independent artists who received one or two airplays.
 * I hope to hear from you with evidence that he meets one or more of these criteria, at which point we can discuss further the re-creation of the article.  Phantom Steve / talk &#124; contribs \ 08:48, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

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Hello, Phantomsteve. I'm stopping by your talk page to let you know that I commented on the above linked matter about Farrajak. Flyer22 (talk) 02:09, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

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Nice Work on Old Fort Golf Course!
Are you from the mid-TN area? If so, I'd love to be able to help add contributions like this one. Thanks again! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Evanbroox (talk • contribs) 18:56, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but I don't remember working on an article about that Golf Course! Also, I am from the UK, not TN, I'm afraid. Regards,  Phantom Steve / talk &#124; contribs \ 08:29, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

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Question about Zonnon draft article
Hi! I'm developing a draft article for the programming language Zonnon at User:WhisperToMe/Zonnon. It was deleted as a result of Articles for deletion/Zonnon, and closure remained as a result of Deletion review/Log/2011 February 25. From my examination of the deleted draft, there were some sources that had been not cited or mentioned: a paper written by the author of the language that was submitted, and a Russian book about the language from a Russian university (I did find http://www.iis.nsk.su/files/articles/sbor_kas_11_kasyanova.pdf cited that is from a different Russian university). I have two questions. Thank you, WhisperToMe (talk) 04:16, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
 * 1. May I copy and paste material from the deleted revisions into the draft article?
 * 2. When I feel the draft is ready to be looked at, are you willing to give advice on whether notability has been proven?
 * Thanks for contacting me! The answers to your two questions are:
 * Yes - none of it were copyright violations, so help yourself!
 * Yes - although because of work commitments, it might be a while before I can get round to looking at it.
 * Basically, look at WP:N (and WP:RS) to remind yourself of the finer details of the notability guidelines (there are no subject-specific guidelines for software) - if your draft meets the criteria, then go for it! Regards,  Phantom Steve / talk &#124; contribs \ 19:40, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I think the basis of the article's notability will be from Russian sources. An editor on the Russian Wikipedia confirmed that two independent sources on this language were reliable and the Russian article may have more sources. WhisperToMe (talk) 21:07, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

At User:WhisperToMe/Zonnon I've listed additional Russian sources. Since they are Russian I haven't tried sourcing stuff from them. Is it fine to move the article and have an understanding that independent RSes exist, or should I ask a Russian speaker to try to source content from independent Russian sources? WhisperToMe (talk) 06:14, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * After I found more information about one of the Novosibirsk State University textbooks, confirming it is a work independent of the Zonnon project, I went ahead and moved it to the main space. If you think I should get a Russian speaker to try to source parts of the article, I'll see what I can do. WhisperToMe (talk) 20:42, 31 May 2013 (UTC)