User talk:Sandstein/Archives/2006/February

G D Goenka Public School
G D Goenka Public School, which you proposed for deletion, has been referred to AfD here. — Phil Welch Are you a fan of the band Rush? 00:56, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Nixon in China
My bad. --M4bwav 17:55, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Ironbridge
You were right to tag Old furnace, ironbridge for attention but to describe it as unverifiable is totally ridiculous - the info is so widely available it does not even need references. -- RHaworth 19:46, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, no, not exactly: in the confusing state the article was in, it wasn't even clear what "old furnace" was referred to, so anybody who wasn't already an expert on the industrial history of England would have difficulties looking for verification. And the industrial history of England, isn't so common a topic that it doesn't need references, IMHO -- at least not to this non-English user. Sandstein 20:36, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Tarthang Tulku
Your choice to mark Tarthang Tulku for deletion is being debated on Wikipedia talk:Proposed deletion. I don't suppose it would have done much harm, but did you check on Google before you marked it? That is a normal action to do before marking something for deletion because unverifiable. A simple link to a reasonably reliable source from Google will make the article more verifiable than most.

P.S. In any case I agree with your sentiment above. Iron Bridge needs references. However, it's also been claimed that it's a copyvio (see the history). Maybe it should be deleted for that reason? Mozzerati 19:03, 18 February 2006 (UTC)


 * RE your commment thanks for clarifying. Sometimes things go wrong when searching with google; there has to be a trade off between being careful and getting things done.  I agree that the cost of losing such a short article is very little, though please also remember WP:BITE; with new users (that article was a first edit) it's really important to be gentle. Mozzerati 19:18, 18 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Point taken. Sandstein 19:23, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Deletion of Old MBM Hostel
Removed for lack of signature, see User_talk:Ambuj.saxena for discussion. Sandstein 07:25, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

Re: Rebecca Lee
 Thanks for pointing it out. I've fixed it. :-) &mdash; Instantnood 20:00, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

Student Life in IIT Kharagpur
Hi,

If you haven't noticed yet, I have created the article as per our discussion. Hope you consider it notable now. -Ambuj Saxena (talk) 16:25, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Er, thanks for the notice. I think it could lose some stuff, such as the trivialities about students playing LAN games, eating at burger huts etc., but it's a good cleanup job and certainly keepable as an article. Greetings, Sandstein 17:34, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I will consider removing the LAN games part. The main reason I included it is because it was the turning point in students' social life as it turned a full 180 degrees. Don't ask me about deleting the thached hut part (although I myself want it to). People here are so sentimental about it that someone will issue a fatwa to kill me. -Ambuj Saxena (talk) 18:01, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Then by all means leave it in - Wikipedians are of no use with their heads chopped off :-) -- Sandstein 18:02, 28 February 2006 (UTC)