User talk:Stifle/Archive 1110

Eirtakon
Since my discussion with Cirt with regards to the possible reinstatement of the article to mainspace is going nowhere, I'd like to ask you why you AfD'd it in the first place? Just because mainstream media like RTÉ, the Times, the Indo and the Herald don't care about it, doesn't mean others don't. And why specifically nominate it when there's about fifteen other articles that exist on anime cons in Europe that are in even less of a state with regards to sourcing and notability?  TheChrisD  Rants • Edits 00:20, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
 * We have a guideline here called WP:OSE which I would invite you to read. Or if you'd rather not, the short version is that if one non-notable article has been deleted and others haven't, the solution is to AFD those articles, not to restore the one. So if you'd provide me with a list, I'll gladly review.
 * Warpcon got written up in the Irish Examiner and elsewhere, and therefore has an article. If Eirtakon picks up similar coverage, there is every chance it may become eligible for one too. Stifle (talk) 08:08, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, for a start the vast majority of stuff listed in List of anime conventions is of a worse condition than even the state of the Eirtakon article when it was AfD'd (which has subsequently been improved in sandbox).
 * With regards to being published, that's the thing, very few media outlets in this country give much of a shit about any sort of gaming/anime/sci-fi convention (bar Gamer Expo, but that's only really because they actually paid for advertising in the Metro Herand and on FM104), Warpcon only really got a mention as the Examiner is inherently biased towards Cork and the south in general. I've already tried searching local stuff like the Herald, and gone down to the nitty-gritty that is searching through the Northside People and a few other local papers to find nothing. Along these lines though, are stuff like The College View not noteworthy or independent enough to use as sources? As it stands, we're trying to find a proper link to when the con was mentioned in Le cool Dublin as an event to go to...  TheChrisD  Rants • Edits 20:08, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm well aware. Ultimately, the most notable events have picked up coverage (and Gamer Expo got cancelled, last I checked), so if Eirtakon hasn't been able to get written up, that tends to suggest it is not sufficiently notable for a Wikipedia article. The College View would probably be a step in the right direction to proof of notability for a public event or an event at some other college, but not a DCU event, where TCV is more or less bound to print something about it.
 * Rather than focusing on more and more tenuous reasons why it should have an article, I think you should step back and accept that it's not currently suitable for inclusion.
 * I will look into the list in due course. Stifle (talk) 11:40, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, if that's the case...
 * Not trying to beat a dead horse, but what if sites such as the @rcade and Inside the Margin written something on it, just as they both did for Nom-con as I have linked there? Would that have helped establish notability, or are they not reliable enough as being too "bloggy"?  TheChrisD  Rants • Edits 17:05, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
 * It would contribute towards notability, although I think the deletion discussion regulars will expect mainstream media (tabloid or broadsheet, regional papers would count too).
 * My suggestion would be that when you think the userspace draft is at its best possible level, you list a deletion review for it and see what you get. Stifle (talk) 10:24, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

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Undeletion request
I was wondering (per User talk:Stifle/FAQs/undelete) if you would be able to undelete Kingdom Now theology. The article was deleted due to a lack of notability and sources, but I've found a couple of journal articles: Gordon L. Anderson, "Kingdom now theology : a look at its roots and branches," Paraclete, 24 no 3 Sum 1990, p 1-12 and William A. Griffin, "Kingdom Now : New Hope or New Heresy," Eastern Journal of Practical Theology, 2 Spr 1988, p 6-36. StAnselm (talk) 07:50, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll userfy it to User:StAnselm/Kingdom Now theology; please work on improving it there and restore it to mainspace when it's done. Stifle (talk) 10:21, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Request For Graduation: Lenora Claire
Greetings. We are evaluating Lenora Claire article for graduation from the Incubator. You're welcome to join in. Thanks. Eclipsed  (t)     13:49, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you, but I have no interest. Stifle (talk) 15:13, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Israel-Palestine editing
Hi Stifle, following the recent deterioration in editing of the Israel-Palestine set of articles, I've set up a page to discuss the problem and possible solutions at WikiProject Arbitration Enforcement/Israel-Palestine articles. Your input would be appreciated. PhilKnight (talk) 15:11, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Not even going there... Stifle (talk) 15:13, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

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Magotteers
Hi Stifle, not sure if you contribute to this specific board, but please see User:Magotteers reported. Tuscumbia ( talk ) 16:57, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

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Another fake Amazing Race
Hello, this is Shadow2. If you don't remember me, I'm the guy who had The Amazing Race Mario pages, which you deleted. I just wanted to know if this is also suitable for deletion...User:Livingincm 174.1.48.24 (talk) 07:25, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll look into it. Stifle (talk) 09:14, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

A request for undeletion
The academic called "Ghil'ad Zuckermann" is a full Professor of Linguistics and Endangered Languages at the University of Adelaide. He is an authority on language revitalization and language contact and meets the requirements of notability. According to the Deletion Log an article about this academic was deleted more than two years ago for notability reasons. These reasons are by now irrelevant. For example, this academic was only an Associate Professor at the time of the deletion. In other words, significant new information has come to light since the deletion more than two years ago. Thanks for your time. Aborig (talk) 18:55, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Do you have any reliable sources which verify this? Stifle (talk) 20:33, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I've found some official sites with the above information. For example, University of Adelaide: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/phonebook/?m=list&v__s=zuckermann, according to which this academic is "Prof of Linguistics and Endangered Languages"; UWC: http://www.uwc.org/uwc_life/alumni_profiles/education/ghilad_zuckermann.aspx, which indicates that the academic "is currently Professor of Linguistics of Endangered Languages and holder of a prestigious ARC (Australian Research Council) Discovery Fellowship at the University of Adelaide, Australia."; Tel Aviv University International conference: http://www.tau.ac.il/humanities/philos/Dascal%20Conference%20Poster.pdf; Yale "IISA" International Academic Board of Advisors: http://www.yale.edu/yiisa/people.htm; Journal of Language Contact Editorial Board: http://www.brill.nl/jlcAborig (talk) 06:24, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Stifle, here is another reliable source that I've found: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/ghilad.zuckermann. Are you back? Aborig (talk) 06:22, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

On the main image of Mohammad Mosaddegh
Dear Stifle, with reference to my earlier request with regard to the above-mentioned image, just wish to request you kindly to have a word with User:DIREKTOR (on Commons), who seems unable to read. I hereby announce that should DIREKTOR fail to respect my repeated request once more, I will, against my wish, remove the PD from the image and subsequently remove the image from Wikipedia for good. With kind regards, --BF 01:19, 26 November 2010 (UTC).
 * Dear Stifle: this is to let you know that I have now withdrawn the PD from the image; the image must therefore be removed as soon as possible. I simply am unable to suffer fools and have no longer the patience to see whether User:DIREKTOR wants to flaunt my request for yet one more time. Sorry for the trouble. --BF 01:33, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
 * PD is not withdrawable. The image is not copyrighted, so anyone can use it however they wish. I am not going to intervene in your dispute with another editor; please engage with him and use the dispute resolution process. Stifle (talk) 11:44, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
 * One editor seems to have intervened and put me in the right. Incidentally, the image at issue is made PD by my declaration, not that it was in public domain before this; it is a personal property, as I have explicitly indicated at the time of upload. --BF 19:17, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Dear Stifle: Just wish to bring to your attention that User:DIREKTOR has called me a terrorist bomber here. This libellous racist comment has subsequently been quietly removed by User:99of9, see here, without taking any disciplinary action against User:DIREKTOR. I propose therefore that User:99of9 be seriously questioned about his lack of professionalism in handling the issue. As for User:DIREKTOR, he must have no place inside Wikipedia. I strongly believe that all the recent actions by User:DIREKTOR against me have been racially motivated. --BF 07:00, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Issues on Commons need to be resolved on Commons, and not here. Stifle (talk) 09:01, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

MediaWiki talk:Spamwhitelist
As one of two admins who commented on my request to get my Reliable Sources Search Engine white-listed, I am asking if you could take another look at it. The discussion is here. Thank you. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 15:31, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you!
Thank you for your support at my RfA last week. I'll do everything I can to live up to your expectations. I hope your house move is successful and that our paths will cross again! PanydThe muffin is not subtle 22:05, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

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