User talk:Quadell/Archive 58

Template merger discussion
Hello, you may be interested in a discussion at Templates for discussion/Log/2018 June 18.  Ergo Sum  16:52, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

Randomly hi! And stuff!
I am randomly glad you are randomly still here doing randomly good stuff!

I ran into your good stuff because I want to turn the hatbox for Suggestions for disambiguation repair from Needs update to Historical. So I mentioned it on that talk page. And then I said mmmeh, and did it anyway, but I won't fight if reverted. So, FYI, you're so cool, have a nice day! — Spazzing I mean  4 tildes  I mean Geekdiva (talk) 12:37, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

Invitation re: Fourth Amendment related police procedure pages
Hello, I'm working on Terry stop and Consent search. Right now I'm doing research and putting some stuff in the Talk pages. I plan on working on this for the next few weeks. The articles, as written, are pretty bad, I would say. So I intend to rewrite them a little at a time. I'd like to invite you to the Talk pages to help me toss some ideas around, if you have the time.

Thanks! Seahawk01 (talk) 02:57, 1 November 2018 (UTC)

FYI
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Decline_of_the_Library_of_Alexandria&oldid=866832482#Purge_of_intellectuals_by_Ptolemy_VIII article was blanked and redirected. In ictu oculi (talk) 23:22, 1 November 2018 (UTC)

Other Catalan comarques listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Other Catalan comarques. Since you had some involvement with the Other Catalan comarques redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. Steel1943 (talk) 20:05, 14 December 2018 (UTC)

Bot Approvals Group inactivity notice
Hi Quadell,

Please see Wikipedia_talk:Bot_Approvals_Group regarding our new activity requirements based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=874067212#Should_BAG_members_have_an_activity_requirement? recent RFC]. This will impact your BAG membership, unless you meet the activity requirements in the next 7 days. SQL Query me! 00:55, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your prior service in WP:BAG, per the inactivity policy you have been moved to the retired roster. Should you wish to participate in BAG in the future, please feel free to reapply at Wikipedia talk:Bot Approvals Group. Best regards, —  xaosflux  Talk 17:27, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

WikiProject Genealogy - newsletter No.6
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Precious anniversary
Happy 2019 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:06, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Fdw-noncom2
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Orphaned non-free image File:EXL Official Logo.png
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Notification of pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity
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 * I have been rather inactive lately, both on Wikipedia and off. But I am still alive, and would be happy to keep my administration rights, if that's okay.
 * Also, happy April fools day! – Quadell (talk) 12:01, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Nomination of George Henry Lesch for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article George Henry Lesch is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/George Henry Lesch until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. --David Tornheim (talk) 09:00, 20 April 2019 (UTC)

ArbCom 2019 special circular
   

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Administrator account security (Correction to Arbcom 2019 special circular)
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Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:15, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Beethoven's listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Beethoven&. Since you had some involvement with the Beethoven's redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. — the Man in Question (in question)  20:55, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:All Wikipedia vital articles in Language


A tag has been placed on Category:All Wikipedia vital articles in Language requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Wikipedia vital articles in Language by level


A tag has been placed on Category:Wikipedia vital articles in Language by level requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Liz Read! Talk! 03:30, 10 August 2019 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:34, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Di-replaceable fair use disputed
Template:Di-replaceable fair use disputed has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:42, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

Pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity
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Thank you for your past contributions to the project. —&thinsp;JJMC89 bot 00:09, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Regarding Vepachedu Foundation
Hello,

You took permission to include Vepachedu Foundation. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Successful_requests_for_permission/The_Vepachedu_Educational_Foundation

The contents of Vepachedu Foundation are self-published.

Why did you take permission from them,then? Self-published articles can't be allowed on Wikipedia.

Please explain! Dinopce (talk) 07:27, 4 May 2020 (UTC)


 * These are merely sources of information. Permission was requested to avoid plagiarism accusations. This is all in line with Wikipedia policies. – Quadell (talk) 10:56, 4 May 2020 (UTC)


 * So, Vepachedu Foundation's Mana sanskriti and it's articles are trustworthy and can be included in Wikipedia,right?
 * Have you included any sources here? Any wikipedia pages where V.F's contents are to be found? Dinopce (talk) 12:49, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Those *are* the sources. All three articles cite their sources pretty clearly. The RFP you link above only concerns specific wording, so that we're not plagiarizing from V.F. It doesn't have anything to do with the sourcing.
 * You might be under the impression that the RFP certifies VF as reliable, but it doesn't claim anything about VF's reliability -- it only says that they don't object to anyone using their particular wording. Please, feel free to improve the wording in any way you like. And if you think any particular statements in any of those articles are incorrect, and you can produce sources that contradict those statements, feel free to improve the page by including better information. – Quadell (talk) 14:44, 4 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Ok.Understood. I checked those 3 articles on wikipedia. Where have you used VF's contents? I checked the References section. I couldn't find anything. Dinopce (talk) 07:04, 5 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Vepachedu Foundation's articles are thoroughly researched! I don't have anything against them. I was just curious about the self-publication part.
 * https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_and_using_self-published_works Dinopce (talk) 10:07, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

My song, "Tools"
You just stay around to keep the tools, you just stay around to keep the tools! You think that we're all fools, you just stay around to keep the tools! Making minute edits every year, you make minute edits every year! We can see it's very clear, you make minute edits every year! Users such as yourself who make a significantly low amount of edits just to keep your administrative tools sicken me and many others. Just give up the tools already!!! What are you holding on to them for anyways!! What a selfish thing to do!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.35.113.246 (talk) 04:29, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your input. – Quadell (talk) 10:45, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

"William Wall(U.S. politician)" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect William Wall(U.S. politician). The discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 July 23 until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Steel1943 (talk) 21:24, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Cape Vincent, New York (disambiguation)


The article Cape Vincent, New York (disambiguation) has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern: "Not necessary per WP:TWODABS. Since one of the entries is rightfully at the base title, this can be handled with hatnotes."

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Proposed deletion of Gouverneur, New York (disambiguation)


The article Gouverneur, New York (disambiguation) has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern: "Per WP:TWODABS, since one of the two entries is at the base title, this is better handled with hatnotes."

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Merger discussion for Groenendael dog, Laekenois dog, Malinois dog, and Tervuren dog
Articles that you have been involved in editing&mdash;Groenendael dog, Laekenois dog, Malinois dog, and Tervuren dog&mdash;have been proposed for merging with Belgian Shepherd. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. Cavalryman (talk) 22:52, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 November 11 § File:Elbegdorj.JPG
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 November 11 § File:Elbegdorj.JPG. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:35, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Czeslaw Znamierowski
Hello, Quadell. My apologies if I'm writing in the wrong area of your page, you are fee to delete this message. A few years ago you helped me write this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czeslaw_Znamierowski I recently started working on it and wanted to ask for your help. I'm having problems with three references I recently added. They are 12,13,14. If you can help me correct the errors that are coming up I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you Earthsphere (talk) 21:40, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I think I have it fixed for you. You can see the changes I made here. Cheers! – Quadell (talk) 23:35, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much! Based on your corrections I also learned how to fix these errors myself. It was really helpful. Earthsphere (talk) 14:49, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Nomination of Shiny and the Spoon for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Shiny and the Spoon is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

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Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:03, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Noticeboard notice
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Where did this list come from?
Given you were the first poster...where did Vital articles/Level/1 come from in the first place? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:28, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Heh, this was a project several Wikipedians worked on for a bit, before it fizzled out. The idea was, we wanted to make sure that the most import ideas (like language, human history, etc.) had articles that were in as good a shape as possible. We had hoped that eventually, all these articles would be "Good" or better. We just brainstormed our own ideas of what were the "most important" concepts to have articles on. – Quadell (talk) 21:27, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Aha - this would be you and here I take it? We're talking of running the Core Contest again BTW.... Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:38, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, mostly me and Drilnoth. I'd be delighted if it were revived! – Quadell (talk) 11:19, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of George W. Lane


A tag has been placed on George W. Lane requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G14 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a disambiguation page which either
 * disambiguates only one extant Wikipedia page and whose title ends in "(disambiguation)" (i.e., there is a primary topic);
 * disambiguates zero extant Wikipedia pages, regardless of its title; or
 * is an orphaned redirect with a title ending in "(disambiguation)" that does not target a disambiguation page or page that has a disambiguation-like function.

Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time. Please see the disambiguation page guidelines for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the. ThadeusOfNazerethTalk to Me! 05:45, 14 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Oh dear, I didn't realize you're an admin. How scary! Let me know if this was the wrong use of section G14 - I think the article falls under because there's only one existing article that it links to, but upon re-examining it may be better off being changed to a redirect instead of straight deleted. ThadeusOfNazerethTalk to Me! 05:55, 14 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Hey, no worries. I think what happened is, I created the article as a redirect to George Washington Lane, since there was at least one reference in an encyclopedia somewhere that referred to him as "George W. Lane", so it seemed a useful redirect. Then another user turned it into a disambiguation page, probably hoping someone would write an article about the other George W. Lane... but no one did, and I don't know that he's notable. So I reverted the page back to a redirect. Cheers! – Quadell (talk) 11:37, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

GAN Backlog Drive - July 2021
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Orphaned non-free image File:Wheres the beef commercial.jpg
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 * No objections, the other image is better anyway. – Quadell (talk) 18:36, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Waleed alshehri pic2.jpg
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 * FYI, I've tagged the commons file c:File:Waleed Passport photo.jpg as missing permission as the source does not verify it. ww2censor (talk) 08:41, 1 October 2021 (UTC)

Assistance request
Hello Quadell! Not sure if I'm writing in the right area of your page again. If I'm not, please forgive me and feel fee to delete this message after reading it. You helped me edit the following page multiple times: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czeslaw_Znamierowski I need your help and input with it once again. I found several news reports that a painting by this artist was sold for a record price. I know that Wiki is very strict on anything money related and I'm not sure how this info should be presented. The news sources are Chinese (I used google translate to read them) and I do not think I'm qualified add financial info to the artist's page. Because your are a Master Editor, can you please take a look at these financial sources and if you think this market data should be added, do so in whatever manner you see fit. I know your are probably very busy but perhaps one or two sentences may be enough. Here are the sources: https://www.metronews.ru/partners/press/reviews/v-kitae-za-120-000-prodana-kartina-sovetskogo-hudozhnika-cheslava-znamerovskogo-1780544/ http://www.cmoney.tw/notes/note-detail.aspx?nid=254210 https://www.sohu.com/a/455278618_595686 https://k.sina.com.cn/article_6995119951_1a0f10f4f00100v5fu.html Earthsphere (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 02:28, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled
A recently closed Request for Comment (RFC) reached consensus to remove Autopatrolled from the administrator user group. You may, similarly as with Edit Filter Manager, choose to self-assign this permission to yourself. This will be implemented the week of December 13th, but if you wish to self-assign you may do so now. To find out when the change has gone live or if you have any questions please visit the Administrator's Noticeboard. 20:06, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

FAR for Rock Springs massacre
I have nominated Rock Springs massacre for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. (t · c)  buidhe  20:41, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

GAN Backlog Drive – January 2022
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject Good articles at 21:18, 31 December 2021 (UTC).

Good to see you back
Glad to see you're still here, my friend! And a happy new year to you. Storye book (talk) 14:27, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't do a lot, but I check now and again and edit when the mood strikes. Happy 2022 to you as well! – Quadell (talk) 14:55, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * :-D Storye book (talk)

How we will see unregistered users
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Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:55, 18 January 2022 (UTC)