User talk:Zach Winkler

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Nomination of Eddsworld for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Eddsworld 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/Eddsworld until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good 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 template from the top of the article.  Cind. amuse  13:09, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Eddsworld
Hey Zach - Thanks for your message. I actually nominated Eddsworld for deletion the first time around in 2007, but the link here on your talk page is pointing to the old discussion. The new discussion is on this page - you can give your opinion there. The discussion should continue for 7 days. The article has actually been deleted 9 times in total for various reasons, so I think it needs some really solid sources in order to prevent deletion. They should be significant coverage in newspapers, magazines or reputable websites - not just mentions of the subject or places where the animation/artwork is archived. For example, the fact that it is on DeviantArt is not really a good reference, since anyone can put anything on DeviantArt; if DeviantArt was known for conducting and publishing articles on prominent artists, and did one on the creator of Eddsworld, then that might be a good reference (unfortunately, I don't think they do). The association with the climate change conference is interesting - do you know if this was covered by any newspapers etc.? British newspapers like The Guardian often cover online media like Eddsworld - any significant coverage (ie. not just a passing mention) would be good to add to the article. I've just done another search, but I haven't found anything yet.

Eddsworld is clearly popular and diversely spread around the web, but if there isn't anybody independently writing about it, it's possible that the time hasn't arrived for there to be an article about it yet - that doesn't mean that there will never one, but it may have to wait until it gets more coverage.

I hope some of this information is useful; if there's anything I can help you with, feel free to leave me a note on my talk page. Thanks, -- Kateshortforbob talk  22:16, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
 * (Just to add, I have copied the comment you left to the talk page of the new discussion - you can also leave comment on the main discussion page, linked above)-- Kateshortforbob talk  22:24, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

April 2011
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 * This image was replaced in it's original article. Thank-you for the notice.Zach Winkler (talk) 06:23, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

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 * This image was replaced in it's original article. Thank-you for the notice.Zach Winkler (talk) 06:23, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

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 * This image was replaced in it's original article. Thank-you for the notice.Zach Winkler (talk) 06:23, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

Curt's Famous Meats
You said on the talk page, "This article may not be completely neutral. Please assist in editing any biased grammar that may be left in this article". You're certain right, it is written like an advertisement. Possibly it is notable, but it is not a field where I can judge. I (or someone else) is very likely to send it to  AfD for a community decision, and it will do better there if it is rewritten in an encyclopedic  tone. The goal of an encyclopedia is to say things in a concise manner, which is not the style of  press releases or  web sites, which are usually more expansive. The article asserts various prizes, and patronage of famous individuals. These need specific individual sources from 3rd party references, not the website-- references providing substantial coverage from  independent published reliable sources, print or online, but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases. It also needs the removal of vague adjextives of praise--see WP:PEACOCK.

Sometimes I fix articles where some of the contents is problematic in this regard; I did not do so here, because the entire article would need rewriting, and there's no point doing it without better references. I'm glad you recognize the need, so give it a try yourself--when you're done, you can ask me on my talk page to have a look.

As for photographs, they must have free licenses, not ones limiting their use to Wikipedia. If you took the photographs and can assert the licensing, then upload them again properly.  DGG ( talk ) 02:56, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank-you for the notice. I will try to get to work on it immediately. I had a very hard time trying to neutralizing the tone of the article, but I suppose I failed. Any help you can provide will be welcomed, and thank-you again for the notice. Zach Winkler (talk) 20:43, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

File:3D Virtual Creature Evolution Logo.jpg listed for deletion
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 * Thank-you for the notification. I believe the issue has been resolved.

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 * Thank-you for notifying me of this issue. I am certain that I have solved the problem.

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Hello, I just wanted to notify you that the image is being used in an article. Please re-check the status of the image because it is no-longer orphaned. The question I have is, am I allowed to take down the deletion warning on the image's page? If their are any further issues then please ask me. Zach Winkler (talk) 08:12, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, you are welcome to remove an "orphaned image" notice if the problem has been fixed. In this case I have removed it for you. -- John of Reading (talk) 14:35, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

RE: Eddsworld
Yeah, that's fine. I just thought it'd be suitable due to it being on the official show page. &mdash; Jamn  liciousness  03:19, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank-you for understanding. Zach Winkler (talk) 06:01, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

Vandalism
How do I report vandalism, someone seemed to have edited my page with-out my consent. Also, I would really like to report acts of vandislm on the articles I monitor. Please help!
 * Read WP:Vandalism which tells you what you need to know: place another helpme if you still have questions after reading it. JohnCD (talk) 19:52, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

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 * Thank-you for notifying me of this. I have fixed the issue, the image is no-longer orphaned.

3D Creature Evolution
I have posted a download since the developer is apparently dead or permanently bankrupt.--75.84.172.85 (talk) 23:07, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Nomination of Eddsworld for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Eddsworld 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/Eddsworld& until a consensus is reached, and anyone 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.

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