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As far as I can see, not a single one of the accounts I've created has ever gone on to vandalise; not every new user is a Grawp sockpuppet, and I'm starting to get extremely fed up with sending "no, we don't think you're a vandal, but I'd recommend you set up a new account as otherwise you'll be starting with a completely unfair entry on your block log which people will potentially hold against you" emails. – ''[[User:Iridescent|<font color="#E45E05">iride</font><font color="#C1118C">scent</font>]]'' 20:36, 27 December 2008 (UTC) |
As far as I can see, not a single one of the accounts I've created has ever gone on to vandalise; not every new user is a Grawp sockpuppet, and I'm starting to get extremely fed up with sending "no, we don't think you're a vandal, but I'd recommend you set up a new account as otherwise you'll be starting with a completely unfair entry on your block log which people will potentially hold against you" emails. – ''[[User:Iridescent|<font color="#E45E05">iride</font><font color="#C1118C">scent</font>]]'' 20:36, 27 December 2008 (UTC) |
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Thanks Nawlin for catching the vandalism to my pages and fixing it.---'''[[User:Balloonman|<font color="purple">Balloonman</font>]]''' ''[[User talk:Balloonman|<b><sup><small>PoppaBalloon</small></sup></b>]]''<small>[[User:Balloonman/CSD Survey|Take the CSD Survey]]</small> 15:42, 31 December 2008 (UTC) |
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ConcreteCuring
Hello,
I know no other way to contact you regarding the deletion of my article and hope this is sufficient. I would like a more detailed explanation as to why my article was deleted (not just the letter and number code given) so that I can correct or clear up any ambiguity. Please let me know ASAP so that I can correct the problem and contribute to this Wikipedia.
Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ConcreteCuring (talk • contribs) 16:39, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
Rishloo
Hello, I'd like to say that I think you've made a mistake when deleting an article about the band Rishloo some time ago. It may be true that the article had only one contriubutor, but that is not definitely a good way to measure article's notability. From now on, I'd recommmend you for instance to check the listener amounts from the Last.fm service. Rishloo has 242,555 plays 14,338 listeners of which the listener-amount is the most easily compared to other bands. Anything over 10k listeners at Last.fm definitely cannot be considered underground, and I'd say that even in some cases there may be reasons to have an article about a band that could be classified as underground. However, Rishloo is well established band and well known by certain music genre listeners.
My opinion about Last.fm listening amounts: <10,000 underground 10,000 - 75,000 midstream (a big, well known band but who cannot have international tours as a main performer of the tour) 75,000 - 250,000 mainstream >250,000 "superband", the most popular bands in the world
I'd like to illuminate this with some examples, but I'm not really sure if this helps you at all because it simply might be that you never have listened even to any of the mainstream bands I listen to. It's just how the world works. :)
Examples of underground:
In Mourning 6,809 listeners
Secret And Whisper 4,757 listeners
The Project Hate MCMXCIX 8,417 listeners
Nahemah 4,231 listeners
Raintime 9,983 listeners
Examples of midstream:
Cult of Luna 67,451 listeners
Deadlock 28,094 listeners
Mercenary 32,716 listeners
Candiria 12,348 listeners
Burden of Grief 12,519 listeners
Rishloo 14,338 listeners
Maroon 33,929 listeners
Raunchy 25,873 listeners
Divine Heresy 19,777 listeners (ex-Fear Factory, and still so low!)
Bury Your Dead 46,742 listeners
Raised Fist 45,660 listeners
Stream of Passion 52,502 listeners
Scar Symmetry 53,280 listeners
Hatesphere 37,252 listeners
Zonaria 11,168 listeners
The Crown 25,691 listeners
Examples of mainstream:
Dark Tranquillity 200,686 listeners
God is an Astronaut 143,770 listeners
Katatonia 183,011 listeners
Examples of superbands:
Coldplay 1,834,021 listeners
Killswitch Engage 335,536 listeners
Deftones 599,345 listeners
Tool 710,243 listeners
One last note, I chose those underground examples so, that each of them have a wikipedia article and some of those articles are even on the track of becoming some fine articles. Br,
Finerion (talk) 12:18, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
Kim Griffin
I think you have me confused, this is my page and i am wanting to be added, all criteria are met... you should reconsider ... we have added referances that should be suffice.. i am not kim griffin i am a friend, however i do think it is unfair not to include this. I apologise if i have caused any inconvenience.. heres kim on the world wide chorltle magazine website [1] thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mushmeister24 (talk • contribs) 01:08, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
- That shows that she was in a college's standup comedy contest, along with many others. It doesn't show that she's notable. NawlinWiki (talk) 01:45, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
Twin Helix - Problematic?
I was editing / submitting a company page to introduce into the wiki, and aside from being a company they have revolutionized the Silk Screening process; which is used quite often in the textile business. I was in the process of elaborating on their procedures when you DELETED the page. Their business model is profound and to be honest I believe they should at least have their name placed in the Wiki. Thoughts? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nuphonicblue (talk • contribs) 21:10, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
Utarian Party
It's not self-promotion. The Utarian Party (formerly America's Third Party) has been working and gaining popularity the last few years. http://www.blogtv.com/people/AmericasThirdParty
Birdsall Tool and Gage
Requesting a reactivation of Birdsall Tool and Gage Company article. If this article were to be compared to let's say the Deloitte article, it carries fewer references to the company services, or any other content that might be perceived as being used for commercial purposes.
Boxbomb
I am sorry if I am writing this in the incorrect spot, as I am new to Wikipedia. I wrote an article about the band Boxbomb, and yes I am the manager, but I believe they fit the notability criteria, and I feel that my entry was unbiased. Can you explain what would need to be done in order to not have the entry deleted so quickly?--Mreklis (talk) 21:26, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
<a href="http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A165285">INDY Weekly</a>, <a href="http://media.www.theeastcarolinian.com/media/storage/paper915/news/2008/01/29/Features/Boxbomb.Releases.New.Album-3172931.shtml">ECU</a>, <a href="http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=273751">Absolute Punk</a>, <a href="http://www.jerseybeat.com/quinlan-chronicles.html">Jersey Beat</a> (you have to scroll all the way down).--Mreklis (talk) 22:27, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Stereo Subversion notice that this review is written by a freelance writer who also has a published novel (noted below the review). Their most notable review is not available online, but was published in April 2008.--Mreklis (talk) 22:27, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Paste Punk. Can you also clarify why notable blogs are not considered notable? For example, Stereo Subversion features an interview with the band Broken Social Scene, which you can see is a very notable band. How is Stereo Subversion considered a "blog" and not a webzine? Aternative Press gave the band a review of 3.5 out of 4 stars in there April 2008 issue.
YES! Weekly
--Mreklis (talk) 22:49, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
GIS Developer
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIS_Developer"> was created to be edited into a GIS Developer wiki, by a GIS Developer. We're a pretty small community and all have a sense of humor. It wasn't an attack on GIS Developers, mostly because it was being created by them. No one really knows what the term means, and "A Polite way of saying, 'Goofball that makes map programs'." is a very good first sentence of an explanation. If you're not convinced, contact a GIS Developer and ask them.
Anyway, if you'd like to expand on the definition or write your own in the meantime please do, but don't just completely remove the page please.
Ubaka u rwanda
Hello I am new to wikipedia so forgive me if this is not correct procedure. I am the chair of trustees for "Ubaka U Rwanda" registered charity number 1126500 (you can check this on the charity commission website). One of my colleagues placed our charity and information about it here on wikipedia and as admin you have deleted the page. from what I understand your reasoning is you are questioning the value of the information shared. If it was poorly written or needed something included then please inform us and we will gladly amend the situation. I feel deletion was completely unnecessary - as I have said we are a registered charity and many charities have information pages here on wikipedia - which is very relevant and useful for those interested in the charity and it's work. I would be very grateful for a response. user ps702rs (Ps702rs (talk) 23:52, 1 December 2008 (UTC)ps702rsPs702rs (talk) 23:52, 1 December 2008 (UTC))
Hi
Thanks for removing the semi protection on your page, because you are an extremely busy admin, you seem to often deal with enquiries from new editors about articles you have deleted etc. and they had no option to get in touch with you. You seem to already have a handful. May i suggest if your page does need protection for any reason, you ask East718 to have his bot look after your talk page. That seems to be the common sense solution. I assume its important not to block new editors out especially given how active you are on here and the work you do on here. Yours 115.128.15.80 (talk) 01:08, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
deletions
improvements cannot be made if they cannot be discussed
trade onion
it's a common typo. I figured it could be useful to redirect. I guess i was wrong. sorry. Wilkos (talk)
Bull riding game and tokyo game?
hi nawlin i see you have deleted the bull riding game because there was not enough context ok i understand why it got deleted but just a quick question what about the tokyo game does that have enough? Oh and whats the perfect stub how many sentences? thank you --Furahong (talk) 03:43, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
- Thank you for blocking the above it was getting really rather tiresome! Paste Talk 17:07, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
Woah! Slow down, Tex.
Gimme half a second to warn the guy, wouldja? HalfShadow 05:25, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
You've got mail. JoshuaZ (talk) 05:51, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I applaud your efforts in reverting vandalism (over at Rococo but please be more careful next time as you only reverted the edits of one vandal and missed major vandalism by another IP. Str1977 (talk) 09:11, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
Officine Carpi
ggurdian (talk) 08:37, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi, you have deleted an article I wanted to publish here. This company is important in the agricultural field as it innovated the spray mechanisms by creating a new application pump that has revolutionized how fertilizers and other pesticides are applied in third world countries all around the globe. Officine Carpi has been around for more than 40 years and has left a great mark in the agricultural field. (UTC)
Speedy deletion of User talk:Spbfh
A tag has been placed on User talk:Spbfh, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}}
to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on [[ Talk:User talk:Spbfh|the talk page]] explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Ironholds (talk) 15:40, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
Esko Martinez
Someone keeps vandalizing the page and deleting the AfD template at the top of the article. Daz11R (talk) 21:37, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
When you have a moment, can you take a look at my edits to this article and tell me if you consider them to be vandalism? Another editor seems to think so, and will not listen to reason. Thanks. ---RepublicanJacobiteThe'FortyFive' 00:30, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
Lo Salt
You said this was AFD nominated by someone who was banned. Was the reason for their ban related to the article or AFD itself? If not, I see no reason to stop the debate. - Mgm|(talk) 01:17, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
Removal from "List of project management software" page
Hello. You recently reverted a change that we made to the List of project management software page, when we added our project management application OnePlace to this page. Was it because we don't yet have a OnePlace page on Wikipedia that the page could link to, or is there some other criteria? We will be submitting a page for OnePlace to Wikipedia shortly. We are a legitimate competitor with many of the offerings listed on this page. Our online product brochure can be found at: http://info.oneplacehome.com. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Riverock (talk • contribs) 14:55, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
EUMRFC
you have just deleted a page of mine that i uploaded about the edinburgh university medical rugby football team and its close alliance with the university's medical school. why. it is not mythical. you have just wasted my time. Please get back in touch asap (talk
Talk Page Protected
The same rabble tried to roll by that has been visiting you the past few days. I protected your talk page once again. Feel free to lift it or let me know if you wish me not to do so.¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 03:00, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks
Thank you for reverting the edits posted by other people. I go to a school and it's just my classmates messing around with the page. I would like to have the IP that did this blocked and maybe get semi-protection on my page is that is possible. If not, that's all right, I haven't been using wikipedia that much lately so I'd love it if people kept an eye on my page. Cheerio!--Ezekiel 7:19 †alk 15:57, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
- Hey thanks man I owe you one. G'Day!--Ezekiel 7:19 †alk 16:00, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Mike Piacente
Friendly question on your A7 deletion of Mike Piacente. Professional snowboarder seems to me to be a clear claim of meeting WP:ATHLETE, and I had previously declined a speedy request because of that. Something going on here that I don't see?--Fabrictramp | talk to me 16:34, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
INSUFFECIENT KATZ
YOUR USERPAGE WAS BELOW THE MINIMUM KAT QUOTA BUT I HAZ FIXED THIS FOR YOU. Ceiling Cat (talk) 03:00, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
Through the Speakers
Hello. I wanted to know if the Through the Speakers article could be reposted if I included more info as to why the band is notable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Exmalcom (talk • contribs) 04:49, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
Through the Speakers
I Provided a reliable source through the bands label website. Exmalcom (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 05:02, 6 December 2008 (UTC).
Through the Speakers
okey doke. thanks :) ill post when the tour is finalized.
Exmalcom (talk) 05:04, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
Sockpuppet Question
Hello there, I had a question regarding sock puppets (or something that may not be related to sock puppets at all). I notice that a certain User:Colossus252 created Colossus252, which was then speedily deleted. He then created another account, User:Thebeast519, and re-created the same article, which was then deleted again. Should this be reported immediately, or should it follow the same user warning process as if it was the same account? Thanks. TheXenocide (talk) 05:58, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
- Alright, thanks for the quick response! TheXenocide (talk) 06:01, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
Arumn Gardpeck
Hello.
Could you please restore the edit history of Arumn Gardpeck for me, assuming it was not copyvio? If you like, you can redirect it to List of Forgotten Realms characters. Thanks! :) BOZ (talk) 18:06, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
- Done. NawlinWiki (talk) 02:01, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
No content in Category:Dragon Ball Z soundtrack albums
Hello, this is a message from an automated bot. A tag has been placed on Category:Dragon Ball Z soundtrack albums, by another Wikipedia user, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. The tag claims that it should be speedily deleted because Category:Dragon Ball Z soundtrack albums has been empty for at least four days, and its only content has been links to parent categories. (CSD C1).
To contest the tagging and request that administrators wait before possibly deleting Category:Dragon Ball Z soundtrack albums, please affix the template {{hangon}} to the page, and put a note on its talk page. If the article has already been deleted, see the advice and instructions at WP:WMD. Feel free to contact the bot operator if you have any questions about this or any problems with this bot, bearing in mind that this bot is only informing you of the nomination for speedy deletion; it does not perform any nominations or deletions itself. To see the user who deleted the page, click here CSDWarnBot (talk) 19:20, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi. You may be interested in this file: Image:Norman-mcguire-1.JPG. Although the uploader claims to have released copyright, I'm a bit dubious about it. I think it's likely that the uploader has not properly considered the copyright of this photo. - Richard Cavell (talk) 21:05, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
- It's a Commons file -- I'm not a sysop there, so I can't delete it. NawlinWiki (talk) 01:58, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
- Yeah, you're right. I didn't notice that it was on commons. It'll likely become orphaned and deleted as time goes on. - Richard Cavell (talk) 04:37, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I saw that you speedied this. Would you like to visit WP:AIAV? I think the username and IP should be blocked. - Richard Cavell (talk) 04:36, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
- It's done. - Richard Cavell (talk) 04:40, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
This guy ruined the wiki article for KDW. End. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.244.188.59 (talk) 17:21, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
Amare Stoudemire entry in Template:2002 NBA Draft
Hi, could you update Amare Stoudemire's entry in {{2002 NBA Draft}}? The name in the template is a redirect, so it's causing a double re-direct from Amar'e Stoudemire to Amare Stoudemire and back. Thanks. --Mosmof (talk) 20:21, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
- Done. NawlinWiki (talk) 02:21, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Sunrise and Sunset
Hello.
Could you please restore the edit history of Sunrise and Sunset for me? If you like, you can redirect it to List of Forgotten Realms characters. Thanks! :) BOZ (talk) 20:24, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
- Done. NawlinWiki (talk) 02:23, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
List of banks in Maine
since your a admin could you check out the list and decide whether or not to delete it? if you have any spare time on hand. ty --LimeyWig (talk) 03:47, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Please?
Please, have the heart to "undelete" my poor Ninja Monkey article! You're an administrator! You can do something about that! I know it's not true and that it's just pointless rambling, but everyone can use a good laugh sometimes. Say you're really bored, right? Need a good laugh? Go to Ninja Monkeys. It's bizzare and immature, I know. But please, I need something, anything to keep me slightly sane. Thanks for reading.
-Bob —Preceding unsigned comment added by Superbob55 (talk • contribs) 03:56, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Troy King
Can you tell me what triggered your action on the article Troy King at 15:17 and 15:18 on 5 December 2008? I am not complaining in the least, just curious as to who's after the article this time. The article has a history of attacks - from the subject's detractors trying to add improperly sourced material in violation of WP:BLP, to (apparently) his supporters trying to edit out properly sourced, and hopefully NPOV-presented, material that might be considered unflattering. (At least one editor has been banned for the latter.) The article is probably a good candidate for the most permanent protection offered. It just isn't apparent to my mere, mortal non-admin eyes what happened. Maybe you can send me an email of the latest episode of the drama. Audemus Defendere (talk) 06:54, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Bio issue
Sorry about that, do be honest I hadn't read the guidelines.. geoder101 (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 12:47, 8 December 2008 (UTC).
Thanks for MP
Thank you for move protecting my Userpage; I thought about asking someone but I thought I might need to wait for it to happen a third time.--Gen. Bedford his Forest 14:45, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
AfD nomination of Over Ashes
An article that you have been involved in editing, Over Ashes, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Over Ashes. Thank you. Schuym1 (talk) 00:22, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
Uzi move
Hi,
Could you move the current dab back to Uzi (disambiguation) so that Uzi submachine gun can be moved to that page, please? That was the aim of speedying it. The gun is definitely the primary use, so belongs at the root page. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 20:35, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
- All done. NawlinWiki (talk) 20:38, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
- That was quick! Cheers! :) Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 20:39, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
- Um. Where'd the talk page go? And who made the request?? I didn't see any discussion of this previously... Chris? Qu'est ce que? Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 22:28, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
- Talk page is fixed. Request was the above request by Chris. I'll be glad to move it back if consensus to the contrary is developed. NawlinWiki (talk) 03:01, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
Bnuttsin2/FANET
The request to delete Bnuttsin2/FANET was a misunderstanding. It was content that was being preserved from a page in the article namespace that the user had inappropriately created to compose whatever he was working on. Well—I wouldn't have done that, but someone else had moved it to the user talk page, which really isn't the place for it, so to keep the good deed in effect while keeping the user's talk page clean, I moved the content to the user subpage. —Largo Plazo (talk) 04:34, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
- It's still on his user talk page -- the page you created wasn't in userspace, because it didn't start with the magic words "User:". I'd ask the user first before creating a page in his userspace. NawlinWiki (talk) 04:37, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
- Oh, shoot! I forgot the User: prefix—that was the problem. I'm embarrassed. Mea culpa. (As for asking first, the point in these situations is to preserve the text before it's deleted. I don't mean to tell you what's what, since I know you know how things work here, being an admin and all, but that's what I've observed and it's also what I've done, and received gratitude in response from people who've done what I just did—creating an article namespace subpage when they had meant to create a user namespace subpage. —Largo Plazo (talk) 13:01, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
NetStrategies
Please revert your speedy deletion of this article - you provided no reasonable explanation for the deletion and your link to the A7 criteria that is not meet is not clear. If you want to discuss this lets do it on the article talk page HAND Rm1507 (talk) 15:34, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
Recreation of deleted article
Hi NawlinWiki User talk:CAROLDOSSETT has recreated Ann Dossett for the 3rd time can you block the recreation of this article thanks. BigDuncTalk 19:31, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
Hoaxer back at it
Someone you previously warned, 2fast2furious1 (talk · contribs), has created a series of hoax articles. I left him a warning and tagged the first for CSD (if that one (Young Murk) is deleted, the rest (Hood Election, Im Here (album), International Tracking (album)) will be easy). Just a heads up. —Hello, Control Hello, Tony 02:10, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
Modem protection until March 2009?!?!?
Don't you think that's a bit extreme? I can understand the protection, but a few days would have been sufficient. ;-) Why three months? ---- Theaveng (talk) 19:11, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
NawlinWiki, one of your userpages (User:NawlinWiki/List of things that will get speedily deleted) has been nominated for deletion by Proactive primrose (talk · contribs). The discussion is located at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:NawlinWiki/List of things that will get speedily deleted. Cunard (talk) 22:19, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi Nawlin, I wrote an essay the other day that has been well received at WT:RfA and WP:CSD, I was hoping that you might take a look at it an give me your thought on it?---Balloonman PoppaBalloon 05:49, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
- Hey there Nawlin, I was wondering if you've had a chance to review this essay or not? And the associated ones that I cite in it about some CSD reviews that I've been doing? If so, I'd like to talk to you about your CSD Practices.---Balloonman PoppaBalloon 17:09, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, I saw it, and I understand that we have differences of opinion on articles such as Sandwichmas. I think I probably tend to interpret WP:SNOW a little more liberally than you do. NawlinWiki (talk) 17:12, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
- Sandwichmas is just the latest example. I've been doing several surveys of deleted materials and it has basically reached the point where I dread looking at your deletions because they do not comply with current policy/guidelines. There is zero harm in leaving an article like Sandwichmas around for a week (tagged for deletion) and it gives people a chance to salvage it if it is real. G1 explicitly excludes excludes poor writing, partisan screeds, obscene remarks, vandalism, fictional material, material not in English, poorly translated material, implausible theories, or hoaxes. G3 also doesn't apply, because it isn't obvious vandalism (in the form you deleted.)
- But one of the worse things, however, is deleting an article after another admin has deemed it not to be a speedy candidate. This encourages CSD taggers to adminshop and undermines the entire process. If another admin has rejected a CSD request, it shouldn't later be deleted (with the exception of a COPYVIO or BLP VIO.)
- Citing SNOW to delete everything is not a valid utilization of IAR/SNOW. We have policies and guidelines for a reason, SNOW (which is an essay) does not trump those policies/guidelines. Careless and hasty CSD'ers do just as much damage to the project, if not more, than the vandals they are fighting. If you spend any time at RfA these days, you'll notice that CSD'ers find it extremely difficult to become Admins because they are not getting the proper training, and the general fear/dislike of hasty deleters. CSD'ers have a real bad image around the community precisely because of this type of behavior. As an admin, you should be adhereing ot the policies and guidelines and educating people on what the proper course of action is. You should be training others in what should be and shouldn't be deleted, not deleting everything that comes accross your plate. By deleting everything and routinely ignoring policy, you make it harder for future CSD'ers.---Balloonman PoppaBalloon 17:37, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
Was it intentional to delete this again, after you had restored and protected it? Jheald (talk) 12:59, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
- No, totally unintentional, fixed now, thanks! NawlinWiki (talk) 13:00, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Tough Crowd This Month: You Need A Hug
The Barnstar of Good Humor | ||
It's always great to see someone keep their sense of humor while being pounded. ;o) digitalmischief (talk) 13:16, 12 December 2008 (UTC) |
- I second that! Thanks for the prots on those pages by the way. I doubt the residents of LL would be that interested in reading about an obscure little vandal hunter like myself :P.¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 19:10, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Hello!
Hello! Thank you for the reverts in my user and talk page. Can you please protect them from the constant vandalisation? It appears that some POV-pushers are annoyed by my contribution in 2008 Greek riots that is "In The News". Thank you!!--Michael X the White (talk) 19:33, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Thank you!--Michael X the White (talk) 19:34, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Could you have a look
Hi NawlinWiki is it possible you could have a look at Join the Impact an new editor User: Wingfilee has listed this article for deletion and the only edits this editor has made are to add the template and list the article at AfD, I am a little suspicious and I feel it is vandalism/disruption, thanks. BigDuncTalk 20:13, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
- I agree it's suspicious, but I think it'll be better for the article to have the AFD discussion (which will most likely result in a Keep vote). Author has nominated two other articles for AFD; those are a little closer cases. NawlinWiki (talk) 20:16, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Unprotect
Hi
Could you unprotect {{Db-vandalism-notice}}
and {{Db-attack-notice}}
? I'd like to add an additional parameter "nothanks=yes" to the substituted {{db-notice}}
template in them, per the request at WT:CSD#Changes?
They suffered from the same vandalism {{db-bio-notice}}
did, which you unprotected following my last request.
Thanks & Cheers, Amalthea 22:24, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
- Both reduced to semiprotect, go for it. NawlinWiki (talk) 22:45, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks. :) --Amalthea 22:54, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi NawlinWiki, I know you do a lot of good work with CSDs, especially the ones that I tag :)
I'm trying to really understand the criteria better. I got it so that almost all mine are not rejected, but I also follow up to see if the admin agrees with my criterion.
Anyway I've a question about the little effective list you put together. For the 6th one down, what criteria does that go under?
A word you just made up, especially if it "means whatever you want it to mean." See WP:NFT and WP:NEO.
I hate having to prod (or AFD) Wikipedia:NEOs, but I also want to have the right criteria too.
Thanks!
--Omarcheeseboro (talk) 13:34, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi there. Just letting you know that when you closed this AFD you redirected to The Accidental (a novel), not The Accidental (a band). Nevermind, I'm sure this was "accidental" on your part - ho ho ho, see what I did there?! No worries, I've fixed it anyhow. Thanks! sparkl!sm hey! 16:03, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks! NawlinWiki (talk) 17:43, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
A Second Life
Hi there, I'm Mononomic, and I'm the one who originally nominated A Second Life for deletion (see Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/A_Second_Life). I was wondering if we could protect this page from creation now that someone has tried to make it again. Is this a reasonable request? Thanks for your time. Mononomic (talk) 20:27, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Sorry for the dueling edits. Now I'm noticing that even in Harpers the "source" is a communications company acting on Brockmans' behalf. —Largo Plazo (talk) 17:06, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks
Thanks for addressing the vandalism to my talk page. The size of the edits stalled and crashed my browser and Huggle. I'll create a subpage for any users excluded from my talk page. Thanks again, Synchronism (talk) 03:24, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
- Oh, I saw it is only move protected indefinitely, so I didn't have to create the other page.Synchronism (talk) 08:06, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
Please restore the above article. After I speedied once, permission was claimed upon recreation. Accordingly, the article was no longer a valid G12, and I followed the proper procedure, tagging it as a copyvio which hides the infringing text and listing at copyright problems. Nine times out of ten they never follow up, but I know when you found it you must have seen that I had already taken these actions, so I'm not sure why you would have speedied anyway, given that another admin had already acted.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:17, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Why did you delete my page?
Bloodfart was cited and legitimate...you deleted it without answering my contest to the deletion or making any justification. Please explain. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Williamsburgland (talk • contribs) 18:01, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
- You could have at least let me know, or responded to my contest BEFORE making the deletion...you gave me no opportunity to adjust the page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Williamsburgland (talk • contribs) 18:04, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
- Excuse the intrusion, NawlinWiki ... To be fair, I didn't use the WP:FLAG-BAND protocol on this one, but went straight to tagging it with
{{Db-band}}
because it clearly stated that the band had never released an album on a major record label, so they did not meet the WP:BAND criteria ... Happy Editing! — 72.75.110.31 (talk · contribs) 02:46, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
- Excuse the intrusion, NawlinWiki ... To be fair, I didn't use the WP:FLAG-BAND protocol on this one, but went straight to tagging it with
why was my creation deleted?
Fantasticmv (talk) 18:37, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonezoo I am confused. why is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mocospace OK but not my creation?
- Mocospace was also deleted as advertising. Please read WP:SPAM and WP:NPOV. NawlinWiki (talk) 18:39, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
but it still survices as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MocoSpace - are page header case sensitive? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fantasticmv (talk • contribs) 20:20, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, article names are case-sensitive. Mocospace was advertising, and got deleted; so did Phonezoo, and for the same reason. MocoSpace is not advertising, is properly constructed with a neutral point of view, and still exists. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:22, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Page protection
I was wondering when you thought pages such as Tarantula, Methane, Benzene, Pumpkin, etc. could be un(semi)protected. It's been months since the vandalism. Guest9999 (talk) 04:28, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
Spam defence
Thanks for helping me out with that just now. Can you tell me how to get one of those nifty things like twinkle or whatever it is you use that makes tasks like that go more quickly? Carl.bunderson (talk) 20:59, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
Your input
Hello!
Since you have a great deal of experience dealing with User:Grawp, your input at WP:AN#Creation protection as a pre-emptive measure might be beneficial to other admins who are not as experienced with him as you are.
Peace! SWik78 (talk • contribs) 20:05, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
Someone has a question for you...
A request was made at WP:New contributors' help page to point you to a question for you, posted at User:NawlinWiki/Articles. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 10:12, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
Your recent deletion
Why did you delete Help:Edit conflict? -- IRP ☎ 13:41, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
I saw you restore the page.... Why? The article is promotional in tone and doesn't establish the notability of the book. Sure it's unusual, but Google doesn't bring up reliable sources. It's the only book by Bob Staake with a page of its own, even though The Red Lemon appears to be more notable (on the grounds it was shortlisted for an award from the New York Times). [Phlyght] 14:08, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
Semi-protection of real number
Did you mean to semi-protect real number? It's clear why you move-protected the article, but there does not seem to be enough IP vandalism for semi-protection. -- Jitse Niesen (talk) 16:52, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
On Thatcher/Quis custodiet ipsos custodes you protected with the reason "Jeremy's an aspie and apparently is incapable of "knocking it off"."
Could you please never refer to Asperger's syndrome like that?--Tznkai (talk) 19:49, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
- I apologize. It just makes me angry that he uses his condition as an excuse for doing what he does. NawlinWiki (talk) 04:18, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Unprotect Particle accelerator?
Hi, I see that Particle accelerator has been quiet for many weeks, and I wonder if it shouldn't be unprotected now? I'm not familiar with the proper Wiki procedures, but I noticed that you were involved in keeping it protected a few months back. Thanks -- Wwheaton (talk) 21:08, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
- I have been directed to the proper place to request unprotection, so I'm just letting you know I'm doing it. Wwheaton (talk) 03:34, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
- Unprotected per your request, let's see what happens. NawlinWiki (talk) 04:17, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Thank you!
[2] - Akamad (talk) 07:08, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Move protection
Why do you indefinately move-protect pages that have only be vandalised once? According to Wikipedia's policy on page-move vandalism, there are three reasons for a page to be protected. I will use Utopia, as an example. "Pages subject to persistent page-move vandalism." — Utopia was moved once, so it is not "persistent". "Pages subject to a page-name dispute." — there's nothing of the sort on its talk page. "Visible pages that have no reason to be moved, such as the Administrators' noticeboard." — I believe this is refering to pages in the Wikipedia namespace or highly visisted pages e.g. Barack Obama. Utopia is not highly viewed. Can you please stop move-protecting pages? You are tarnishing Wikipedia's slogan: "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit." Jolly Ω Janner 14:34, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
- Wouldn't it be more detectable and less destructive if the vandal only moved several articles several times than having lots of articles moved once. Not to mention it's a waste of your time. Jolly Ω Janner 17:40, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Reference
Did you mean to set Reference so that only admins could edit it? I can't see any reason for this, and the article needs work but no one can edit it.--Xyzzyplugh (talk) 20:40, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
FYI
You had a message left for you on User:NawlinWiki/Articles. I discovered it while reverting a page blanking. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 06:35, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
December 2008
Please do not add commentary or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles, as you did to USA. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. Thank you. It appears that when I reverted the biased view in the economy section you put it back. You may mention the government type but do not state what powers the government as fact. Spencer Divonn'io the glorious (talk) 19:57, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
- A response is here. (Two actually, including the section above my edit.) Frank | talk 20:11, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
Best wishes for the holiday season
Tax haven - article protection
Please remove the protection you have placed on tax haven. Thanks. Paul Beardsell (talk) 10:22, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
Seasons Greetings
NW, my very best wishes for the festive season stay safe and talk to you in 2009.--VS talk 11:48, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
And now, for Fvasconcellos' traditional nonsectarian holiday greeting!
Cody (TDI character) vandalism
My page for Cody (TDI character) keeps getting vandalised. Please semi-protect it.
GreyMatterEchoUKfan (talk) 15:39, 24 December 2008 (UTC-5)
Happy Holidays
Hi, and thanks for all your help and support this year. I hope you and your family have a safe and happy holiday season. Best regards for the new year. ;o) --OliverTwisted (Talk) (Stuff) 01:12, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
Snekurgizzards (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) I reported this guy like 3 weeks ago, and they wouldn't do anything. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 17:36, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
- And now that I look at it, that's the last time he edited. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 17:37, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
Though you have stated in an edit summ. that you have fully protected the page from editing indefinitely, for some reason it appears not to show up as protected (no template). I would add another source citation to satisfy another ed.'s prev. edit, but do not want to breach your intention to protect. Added it to "Bibliography for Harold Pinter", following prevailing format (MLA Style) of article's bibliography. Logged on again to check progress, but need again to log off for rest of evening. Please reply here and I will see it later perhaps. Please do not reply on my talk page. Thanks. --NYScholar (talk) 00:19, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
Due to involvement now of anon. IP change, I've supplied the template that appears to be what you intend--please adjust it as necessary. Thank you. --NYScholar (talk) 00:24, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
Black Reign 56 (talk) 01:14, 26 December 2008 (UTC) Merry Christmas Nawlin
Would you please have a word with this User talk:Nynewart guy? He gets his nose out of joint every time I try to restore an {{nn}} tag on Travis Price that another editor posted. He apparently sees it as an affront to his sensibilities. He's getting a bit out of hand here. Thanks. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 19:45, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
Bobo / user Drewgillespie
Hello NawlinWiki, due to the semi-protection of your talk page, User:Drewgillespie was not able to contact you regarding the deletion of Bobo (art/music company). I basically explained the reason for the deletion to the user, but Drewgillespi would be glad about a contacting. Regards --Oxymoron83 19:36, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
Your "new account" blocks
Will you please stop blocking new accounts for no reason, particularly when you see me or other established users creating them? I've just received yet another "why has the account I requested you create been blocked" email (this time for User:The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming); there have been at least two others, plus no doubt countless more users haven't had the presence of mind to enable email – I notice plenty of other accounts I've created by request who have been blocked without making a single edit (User:Accident Waiting to Happen, for example).
"Edits from the same IP" is meaningless in the context of the UK, where not only are most IPs dynamic (I can easily get through a dozen IPs in an hour if I'm editing on a moving train and the connection is lost each time it goes through a tunnel), but most users of the "big three" IPs (British Telecom, Carphone Warehouse/AOL, Demon) are deliberately "throttled" through a very few IP proxies, so completely unrelated users can look like the same user if you only go by IP address.
As far as I can see, not a single one of the accounts I've created has ever gone on to vandalise; not every new user is a Grawp sockpuppet, and I'm starting to get extremely fed up with sending "no, we don't think you're a vandal, but I'd recommend you set up a new account as otherwise you'll be starting with a completely unfair entry on your block log which people will potentially hold against you" emails. – iridescent 20:36, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks
Thanks Nawlin for catching the vandalism to my pages and fixing it.---Balloonman PoppaBalloonTake the CSD Survey 15:42, 31 December 2008 (UTC)