User talk:Xymmax/Archives/2009/December

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I understand the good intention and reasons for the removal of the. I just think that it would have been better if you would have let it up to Sherurcij‎ to do so. The notification on his talk page would have been enough to inform him. It is obviously an personal dispute between him and me and has uncivil parts. That's why i striked his comment. He knows that i did and he did not remove them himself the conflict had been put to rest. His in my opinion 'uncivil' comment is now on the page again after you removed the tag. With my response that does not make any sense after you have removed the tags. You may consider to put the tags back until Sherurcij removes them himself. Otherwise i would be forced to respond in the AfD to defend myself. I left a comment at his talk page. Kind regards IQinn (talk) 01:21, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi. The reason I went on a removed the tag is that the closer of the AfD needs to be able to see the arguments of the all those involved to help assess whether they conform to policy. Your strikethrough made it appear to me that the other user had withdrawn an argument when he in fact had not. While you regarded it as uncivil, it did not amount to a personal attack, and your rebuttal of the comment placed it in proper perspective. I frequently close AfDs, and in fact was reading through that one with an eye to closing it before it was relisted (an action I support btw). I know I would have appreciated it being clear that the author had not withdrawn his remarks. Thank you for maintaining your composure in dealing with a contentious issue. All the best. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  10:33, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Never mind, thank you for your explanation and i think now we can just leave everything behind us. Good luck IQinn (talk) 10:47, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Palit Microsystems
Hi Xymmax, I am new to wikipedia, but I was researching Palit, and was surprised to see that the article was deleted. Palit is a global company, and they are one of the few manufacturers of Nvidia graphics cards. Their products are relatively easy to get a hold of, and they manufacture graphics cards and motherboards. They have a polish wikipedia article, and I do not see why they dont deserve one in english. You were one of the people who deleted the article, and I think that the article should be restored, or recreated. They are a global company, and I think that they should at least have an English article. I remember reading many articles about even individual houses, and I think almost any company that is worldwide should have their own wikipedia article, even if it is a stub. The "1" link is to the polish article.  Aminy23 (talk) 05:25, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi. I deleted the Palit article a year ago to the day you left this note. I did so after it had been nominated for deletion. The discussion resulted in a unanimous consensus to delete, see Articles for deletion/Palit. Since that was a year ago, it is possible that things have changed, and the company now is notable. It would need to meet the standard laid out in WP:CORP. If you think the company is notable now, you certainly could recreate the article, however, if its notability was not readily apparent to all it still would be subject to speedy deletion as an article recreated after a deletion discussion. A somewhat safer course would be to write the article, with references that show its notability in your userspace, and then list the article for deletion review. If the folk there are to bring the article back, it would be undeleted. I know that's a lot of steps, and I'm happy to help with any of it. Just let me know if you're interested. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  10:40, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Which page did I create and then erase?
Sorry. Please clarify which page I created and then erased, as you stated on my talk page. Thanks. Akpantue (talk) 15:28, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Which page did I create then erase?
Sorry. Please clarify which page I created and then erased, as you stated on my talk page. Thanks. Akpantue (talk) 15:32, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * This is an old message. Please feel free to ignore it. If you're really interested, back more than a year ago, on August 8, 2008, you started an article on Babatunji Olowofoyeku, then blanked the page. I probably thought that you wanted to delete it and start over, so I left you the message. At some point someone else actually did delete the page. Later, you wrote the article that currently exists, so all is well. You have to be an administrator to see the old deleted version.  (See, I told you just to ignore it :)  ) Take care, Xymmax  So let it be written   So let it be done  16:09, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

what to do if people simply delete articles
I am asking your advise, as some articles seem to have been deleted simply because it had negative factual information about them as reported in national newspapers. Can they simply do this? Should someone not be able to restore such articles. I have no veste interest and I do not necessary have the Wiki editing skills to do such anyway. Case in point is Douglas Goodman, an evangelical preacher in London, evidently because he was involved in a scandal. He still exists on one Wiki page though, as you will find. Awaiting your response. Akpantue (talk) 09:06, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Hello. Wikipedia has several methods that are used to delete items that fail one or more of our content policies. You can read about them at the deletion policy page if you're interested. The Goodman article was deleted by following our most formal process WP:Articles for deletion. An editor nominates an article, the issue is discussed for 7 days (formerly it was only 5 days), and someone, usually an administrator, decides if there is consensus under our policies to delete the article. If there is, the administrator deletes it, otherwise the article is kept. The discussion for the Goodman article is here, and the concern was that the article was is biography of a living person who was notable only for a single event. Please note that any deletion can be reviewed at wp:deletion review to determine if the proper policies were followed. Also, many administrators (including me) will provide you with a copy of any deleted article other than those removed for copyright violations or concerns about libel. You then can use the copy as background to make an article that meets our inclusion standards. I hope that helps. Best to you/yours. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  13:56, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

Can you please review a new Full Armor of God Broadcast article for approval?
Full Armor of God Broadcast, referred to as the The Radio Show Satan Fears Most!, is a nonprofit syndicated Christian Metal radio show, broadcast on WLRY 88.9 FM, WCLH 90.7 FM, WTGO-LP 97.7 FM and various other FM and internet radio stations.

The Full Armor of God Broadcast features artists like Demon Hunter, As I Lay Dying (band), Brian Welch, and Mortification (band). The program also airs public service announcements from ministries such as XXXChurch.
 * Replied here. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  13:48, 30 December 2009 (UTC)