User talk:Samee/Archives/2018/April

Thank you ...
... for improving article quality in March! Happy Easter! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:58, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you, belated Happy Easter! (apologies). samee  converse  16:14, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

Draft:Durbanville College
Good day Samee

I have re-written certain aspects to be more formal, and any possible peacock terms have been removed

Thank you

User:Barry Ne —Preceding undated comment added 04:43, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
 * This' insufficient. Please write it (especially the lead of the draft) per Manual of Style. See WP:UNIGUIDE. samee  converse  16:26, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

25 March, 2018
Hello Friend! A user Yamaguchi先生 always remove some information from the articles of Kaghan Valley, Shogran, Malam Jabba, Sangla Hill, Lulusar Lake, Dudipatsar Lake, Faisal Mosque, etc., articles related to Pakistan.I think you will understand this.So, Please help me in improving these articles.I shall be very thankful to you. Regards: User:Shoaib74444 (talk) 11:48 25 March,2018(UTC)
 * please cite your additions. Unsourced content is likely to be challanged and removed. You may share what you may like to add or email me through —I'd try to help you with sources. samee  converse  15:17, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Alexander Tovar


Hello, Samee. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Alexander Tovar".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the, , or  code.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. HasteurBot (talk) 02:00, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

Disruptive Power of Repair Management Method DPRMM
Hi Samee, 1) the article is not related to any company, it is a product of research and was tested in three global sites. 2) I have yet to see a reliability engineer or an operations researcher comment for deletion, so far, only two non-professionals have requested deletion and not for any significant reason. The subject is a proven method of reliability management, it has a sound mathematical model base and relies on a lot of academically proven sources. If the reason for deletion is that it is written in a style that some find hard to read, then we can edit it. If the article does not elicit thousands of Google pages, then give it time, all new models have to start somewhere. Kanban, Kaizen, etc... al started out, imagine if we would deny Kanban if it were only published today. I respectfully ask you remove the deletion, and allow this article to remain. If you think the same thing in one month, and if the article has no got enough google referencing by then, I will not contest your request.Gina Kano (talk) 22:42, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * You may request draftification of the article and then improve it. samee  converse  22:47, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

how do I request draftification?Gina Kano (talk) 23:15, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * do you want it to be draftified? Let me know. samee  converse  23:17, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

I have just read up on draftification, the article is undergoing editing all the time, I believe that the problem with the ratio between "deletions" and "inclusions" as the article states is the issue here. I have an article that is extremely scientific and I have been notified of this. However, I have looked at other operations research articles and noticed how they are presented. I will edit out some tables that are irrelevant to this article and will concentrate on making the equation model less "technical", other then that the article meets general understanding. Is this OK with you? It will take a day to complete.Gina Kano (talk) 23:22, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I have no problem with it. The deletion discussion runs for at least 7 days and you may continue to improve the article. samee  converse  23:24, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

I edited the article and you can check it now.Gina Kano (talk) 23:34, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

Hi Samee, thank you again for all your advice. I have slowed down as suggested and transferred everything over to drafts for working, I also realize that I should first start on my desktop in word and only then transfer to draft before going public. I have totally changed the article, encyclopedified it as requested by a few author. Edited the whole thing, changed the language and presentation. I would appreciate your input, and ask you to view the draft page Draft:Disruptive Power of Repair Management Method DPRMM please leave me all your comments so I may continue to improve it before publication. Once again, thank you and I apologize for my initial emotional outburst. Gina Kano (talk) 08:19, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

English Project !
Hey Samee, Im doing a project for english and i put a comment up about J. COle and his album FOrest Hills Drive ! I was wondering if you could tell me why you deleted my comment? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.160.90.13 (talk) 17:16, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Your addition was not backed by a reliable source. samee  converse  13:44, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

Hm
How did you decide that "typos fixed: However -> However," was the fitting edit summary for this edit? Debresser (talk) 22:29, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Forgive it dear. I probably pressed enter accidentally half-way while at edit summary box. samee  converse  13:42, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
 * :) Debresser (talk) 22:28, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

Reverting edits
Any reasons for reverting my edits? If yes come to talk page don't just remove it! Nauriya (talk) 22:27, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Invitation to WikiProject Portals
The Portals WikiProject has been rebooted.

You are invited to join, and participate in the effort to revitalize and improve the Portal system and all the portals in it.

There are sections on the WikiProject page dedicated to tasks (including WikiGnome tasks too), and areas on the talk page for discussing the improvement and automation of the various features of portals.

Many complaints have been lodged in the RfC to delete all portals, pointing out their various problems. They say that many portals are not maintained, or have fallen out of date, are useless, etc. Many of the !votes indicate that the editors who posted them simply don't believe in the potential of portals anymore.

It's time to change all that. Let's give them reasons to believe in portals, by revitalizing them.

The best response to a deletion nomination is to fix the page that was nominated. The further underway the effort is to improve portals by the time the RfC has run its course, the more of the reasons against portals will no longer apply. RfCs typically run 30 days. There are 19 days left in this one. Let's see how many portals we can update and improve before the RfC is closed, and beyond.

A healthy WikiProject dedicated to supporting and maintaining portals may be the strongest argument of all not to delete.

We may even surprise ourselves and exceed all expectations. Who knows what we will be able to accomplish in what may become the biggest Wikicollaboration in years.

Let's do this.

See ya at the WikiProject!

Sincerely,   &mdash; The Transhumanist   10:24, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of National Incubation Center


A tag has been placed on National Incubation Center, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations 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. Saqib (talk) 05:37, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

Reverting edits on Ali Zafar
Any reasons for reverting my edits? If yes come to talk page don't just remove it! Nauriya (talk) 22:27, 20 April 2018 (UTC)
 * See the one in edit summary. samee  converse  18:05, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

Portals WikiProject update, April 22, 2018
Thank you for joining the Portals WikiProject.

Here's our first project-wide update. I hope you enjoy it...

Reboot
The WikiProject reboot has been a success: the new re-envisioned project is up and running, with new members, ongoing discussions about automation, design, and upkeep; maintained task queques; and updates to members, like this, the very first one!

The RfC
As you know, there's a proposal to delete all portals. It started out looking pretty dismal for portals, with primarily posts supporting their demise. It turned out that the proposer didn't post a deletion notice on the very pages being nominated for deletion (a requirement for all deletion discussions). Once that was done, a flood of opposition came in and has apparently turned the tide.

RfCs generally run for 30 days. It started April 8th, and so it has about 14 more days to run its course.

The more work we can do during that time on the portals, the stronger the reasons for keeping them will be. And the more prepared we will be for any MfDs that follow the closing of the RfC.

AWB?
You may be wondering why we asked for AWB experience in the member-sign-up list.

We are gearing up to do maintenance runs on the entire set of portals, and the more people we have who can use AWB, the better.

But we're not quite ready to start this yet.

To be able to use AWB on the portals, we first need to know what the end result needs to be. Like on the news sections, do we comment out the out-of-date ones, or do we place the code to activate the newsbot on those pages? That would require an assessment of WikiNews and its news generating performance (areas covered, volume in each area), etc.

You can help us figure this out at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Portals.

Another area we're gearing up for, to do passes with AWB, are upgrades to the intro sections of portals. Many of these have static (copied/pasted) excerpts that go stale over time.

We're trying to figure out how to make self-updating excerpts to replace the existing static excerpts that are on many portals, and once this is done, AWB will be used to place the new code. See the discussion on this at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Portals.

"What can I do?"
There are 3 major areas of activity right now:

Update the main portal list at Portal:Contents/Portals
There are a few hundred existing portals that are missing from this list.

The list of missing entries, and instructions on what to do, can be found at Portal talk:Contents/Portals.

We need everybody's help on this. It's a big chore for one persons. But, many hands make light work. Please help chip away at this chore as much as you can. A little each day, form all of us, will get this done pretty quick.

Familiarize yourself with the portal system
In addition to browsing the portals in the 2 lists mentioned in the section above, you should take a look at the portal name space itself and what is in it.

That can be done at WikiProject Portals.

Join in on the discussions
There are discussions on many aspects of the WikiProject's operations, with more to come.

Such as about the purposes and functions of portals, design discussions, and so on.

There's even a automated design discussion over at Village Pump Technical, on selective transclusion.

I hope to see you on the talk page.

What's coming?
In addition to the automation efforts mentioned above, we will be looking into how to automate the selection and display of alternating excerpts, and alternating pictures, for the various portal sections.

Watch for these discussions on the Wikiproject's talk page.

Summing up...
Get ready, get set, go! &mdash; The Transhumanist  22:54, 22 April 2018 (UTC)

Struggling with article on Kastus Technologies
Hi, I am currently working on an article on the subject of Kastus Technologies, but I am struggling greatly with making it suitable for inclusion. The article in question was accepted for creation twice and deleted both times. It was also rejected numerous times, either for being over promotional or for lacking credible sources. Each time it was rebuffed I edited to come in line with Wikipedia's guidelines and with what I was instructed would help. However, at this point, I am at a loss as to what more I can do. Any help you can give me on improving this article would be greatly appreciated. Caileam Raleigh (talk) 14:04, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

April 2018
Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. It appears that you copied or moved text from one or more pages into another page. While you are welcome to re-use Wikipedia's content, here or elsewhere, Wikipedia's licensing does require that you provide attribution to the original contributor(s). When copying within Wikipedia, this is supplied at minimum in an edit summary at the page into which you've copied content, disclosing the copying and linking to the copied page, e.g.,. It is good practice, especially if copying is extensive, to also place a properly formatted copied template on the talk pages of the source and destination. The attribution has been provided for this situation, but if you have copied material between pages before, even if it was a long time ago, please provide attribution for that duplication. You can read more about the procedure and the reasons at Copying within Wikipedia. I thought you knew this, but apparently not. Kautilya3 (talk) 14:28, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks! You thought it correctly. samee  converse  15:45, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

Closure
Please note that your non-admin closure of this discussion may have been inconsistent with the proposal. The proposal was to rename to List of United States attacks on Syria during the Syrian Civil War with support of 2 users (plus me as proposing party). One editor proposed alternative List of United States attacks in Syria during the Syrian Civil War as target, but was not supported by others. Please review your closure, thanks.GreyShark (dibra) 13:12, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I've corrected it. samee  converse  16:55, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the firm review.GreyShark (dibra) 18:27, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

Portals WikiProject heads up, April 27, 2018
We now have 52 members, and more are joining daily.

New and easier way to handle excerpts
Attention portal maintainers!

There's a new template to improve existing and new portals, called Transclude lead excerpt.

It is a lot easier to use than copying and pasting text from articles, as it displays the paragraphs you specify automatically for you.

It makes excerpts so that they are always current and never go stale or fork.

It is more powerful than it looks, because it has the Lua Module:Excerpt supporting it.

Be careful, as it is alpha software. Please notify the WikiProject talkpage of any problems you come across.

To give you a sense of the reaction this template is generating, here is an excerpt of a discussion thread from the WikiProject's talk page:


 * This new template is fantastic. I've added it to the intro sections of the portals on Australian cities (eg P:PER) and it works brilliantly.  My compliments to its creators.  It can probably also be used in other sections of many portals (eg "Selected article" and "Selected biography"), and, for that reason, will probably make the task of maintaining portals a great deal easier. Bahnfrend (talk) 09:02, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for being so brave.  just got a lot simpler! Certes (talk) 10:43, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Kudos on a wonderful template.   &mdash; The Transhumanist   03:27, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
 * This is amazing stuff. I'm going to get to work on using it on the selected content at most of these portals very soon. WaggersTALK  13:40, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

The RfC
I wrote a comment in the the April 26 section of the RfC explaining what we are up to. I liked the excerpt above so much, that I went back to my RfC posting, and inserted it.

Wish list
What's this? An old oil lamp. It's so dirty, I think I'll polish it...

*poof*

Whoa! Are you a WikiGenie? In that case, I get 3 wishes!

I wish...
 * 1) ...that Portal:Contents/Portals becomes up-to-date.   (The missing entries are listed on the talk page, with instructions).
 * 2) ...the WikiProject to have Article Alerts.   (WikiProject Portals templates have already been placed on all portal talk pages).
 * 3) ...that Portal:Cricket becomes a shining example of portal excellence.   (It was the main example of a crappy and unmaintained portal at the RfC).

Please make my wishes come true. See you around the portals! &mdash; The Transhumanist  08:03, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you Saqib for a barnstar. I value your appreciation in high regard. Once again, thanks. samee  converse  09:33, 30 April 2018 (UTC)