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Randy Stoltmann
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Re: Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu
Hello again. There is currently only one article linking to Randy Stoltmann (see here), and no pages linking to Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu (see here). Note that a single link in an encyclopedia that has over one million articles is considered linkless. Personally, any article that has less than 5 incoming links in the article namespace (that is, 5 or less articles linking to it) is considered linkless. Others believe at least 10 incoming link should exist. Note that the linkless template reads There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. As I said, 5 is considered very few, although others think 10 is very few. Hope that clarifies the matter -- ReyBrujo 19:00, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Note that the fact the article is marked as linkless does not make it qualify for deletion. It is just a maintenance tag used to indicate other users the article is lacking incoming links. There are a lot of such tags, like unreferenced (when the article cites no reliable sources), uncategorized (when the article lacks a category), inappropriate person (when the article is written in a second person), wikify (when the article lacks outgoing wikilinks), etc. The faster an article is tagged with a maintenance tag the faster another user will find it and correct the problem.
 * I do not question the validity of having an article about Randy Stoltmann, otherwise I would have tagged it as db-bio to have the article deleted in minutes. I believe he is notable enough (according to the evidence presented in the article, although it lacks references), but that does not mean the article shouldn't be tagged with maintenance tags. Remember, this is a community effort. You may begin a small article, I may tag it with some maintenance tags, and others will slowly come and fill the gaps until the article is actually helpful. In example, when I found the article about the bala shark, I tagged it with two maintenance tags. The article lacked category, wikification, it was linkless, lacked image, references, etc. Now check how the article is as of today. Now, check the history of the article. Ceosion created it, I added the tags, W.marsh added a simple category so that other users could find it, Rajah added a more specific category and expaned the article a bit, Kerripaul removed the super category, Srose wikified and expanded the article, I fixed the headings, NisseSthlm added the interwiki links (links to other Wikipedias), an anonymous added another reference and stubbed the article, Netside added an image and some minor modifications, ONUnicorn fixed the uploaded image, Netside added some more information, MiltonT did some corrections to the text, an anonymous added more categories to the article, Bggoldie added the taxobox for the article...
 * As you can see, the tags are not bad. They encourage people to contribute to the article, allows others to find the article in question and give a hand, and after some months, have an article that is informative enough so that a casual user may say "So, that is a bala shark".
 * Understand this: you don't need to do all the effort alone. Don't feel pressed because the article you created has tags. Check what each tag means, ask the one who tagged the article with such tags if you don't understand what they mean, and decide whether you have the knowledge enough to fix the problems the tags indicate. If not, leave the tags there. As you can see with this small example, the tags are helpful. They are just like signposts that allow other users to find articles. You may be happy creating articles, others are happy categorizing them, others, referencing or wikifying them. Again, since you are a new user, you may think your article is being considered unnecessary. Don't think that! Had it been unnecessary, it may have been deleted by now. As of now, some editors believe it can be useful. That doesn't mean in the future the article won't be deleted, but as of now, you should trust the other wikipedians to find your article and give you a hand. Good luck! -- ReyBrujo 00:06, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Good to hear. Just remember that an article requires a certain time for maduration, which may be one week or a couple of years. The important thing is referencing anything you insert in the article. A well referenced article has less chances of being deleted than one with claims that cannot be verified. Keep that up, and someday the article may be good enough to be considered a featured article. -- ReyBrujo 03:17, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Continued violation of policy
Please don't discuss my employment on Wikipedia. It's irrelevant, and a violation of policy (personal attack) and civility. If you honestly believe that I've libelled you (assuming you are who I claim you are, which you haven't acknowledged), then please go ahead and take legal action against me. Alexwoods 17:23, 12 December 2006 (UTC)


 * This talk of personal attacks and civility sounds very funny coming from Alexwoods. Prescottbush 04:33, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Some page contamination by Alexwoods removed. Prescottbush 04:37, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Sock puppet accusation removed due to absence of evidence. Prescottbush 22:51, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Your recent edits to Rachel Marsden
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Speedy deletion nomination of McKendree Spring
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Your article has been moved to AfC space
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Escudos de Oaxaca y Tamazunchale
I believe the Escudos de Oaxaca y Tamazunchale contain sufficient "original artwork" that they fall outside the scope of "generic geometric shapes and letters"; therefore I wasn't going to try to get it onto the commons. However, if a photo of a shield or seal is taken in an area generally accessable to the public, then Mexican law regarding Freedom of Panorama may very well allow it to be placed on the commons. My problem is that the current seal was just released and its not replaced the previous (albeit similar) seal in public venues. Things in Oaxaca move at a snails pace... Saludos. -- nsaum75 !Dígame¡ &lrm; 05:35, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

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BLP warning
I have reverted your repeated inclusion of BLP-violating material at Kate Obenshain. The material is unsourced, undue, and should not be restored without clear consensus to do so. --Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 17:18, 19 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Where and when was the consensus on removing my inclusion, and why do you write that it is "undue"? And do you dispute the fact that Ms. Obenshain is divorced? Prescottbush (talk) 22:38, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
 * When disputed and unsourced material is removed from a BLP, it is absolutely necessary that the material is vetted prior to any of it being restored. In this case the material is a complete violation of Wikipedia policy; so much so that portions of have been revision deleted from the article history. Once such material has been removed, you need to gain consensus for it to be restored. The Biographies of Living Persons Noticeboard is the most appropriate venue for the review of contentious material of this nature. --Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 03:14, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
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 * Buddy Buie himself made this picture public when he put it on his Facebook page. I can't go to him and ask for permission to use the picture, because he died yesterday.


 * Just tell me exactly what tag is appropriate for this situation, and I'll do it. Prescottbush (talk) 14:56, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
 * You would need to provide the source of the image (specific URL, and not just saying it came from his facebook page). You would need to identify that it is a copyrighted image since your claim of it being under a CC 4.0 license isn't supported by any sort of license release that I could see.  You would then need us it as non-free content and provide a fair use rationale explaining how the use of the image complies with non-free content criteria. -- Whpq (talk) 18:34, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

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