User talk:Thewalrus

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ClockworkTroll 15:07, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Bike stuff
Hi, thanks for the illustrations for shifter and seatbag, and other cycling-related contributions. I've added the former to Shimano Total Integration and handlebar. I've also moved Seat Bag to seat bag according to the Naming conventions. Good luck! --Christopherlin 18:50, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

No-fi Soul Rebellion
I too don't know if No-Fi is yet notable enough for inclusion on the Bellingham article, but fair warning that they may soon be - that band is getting big pretty quickly and they have a very loyal group of young fans. Anyhow, something to watch for in the coming months... --Dwiki 22:58, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Image licenses
I noticed you've uploaded a number of pictures with statements like "for use on Wikipedia only" or "for non-commercial use only", but you've also marked them as being under the GFDL. The two statements are contradictory, so which is correct? --Carnildo 05:26, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Blaine_WHA0035_mr.jpg
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Notification of automated file description generation
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ArbCom elections are now open!
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Proposed deletion of Fulcrum Wheels


The article Fulcrum Wheels has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern: "The coverage (references, external links, etc.) does not seem sufficient to justify this article passing General notability guideline nor the more detailed Notability (companies) requirement. WP:BEFORE did not reveal any significant coverage on Gnews, Gbooks or Gscholar. If you disagree and deprod this, please explain how it meets them on the talk page here in the form of 'This article meets criteria A and B because...' and ping me back through WP:ECHO or by leaving a note at User talk:Piotrus. Thank you."

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 14:00, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

Nomination of Fulcrum Wheels for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Fulcrum Wheels 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/Fulcrum Wheels 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 until the discussion has finished. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 08:00, 15 November 2022 (UTC)