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::{{u|CorporateM}}, FreeRangeFrog is on vacation, he will be back by september 2. But I describe your motive here as [[WP:canvass]]ing. You actually <u>shoot yourself at the foot</u> with your message here. If the subject is notable, without any bias it will be kept, based on the [[WP:CONSENSUS|consensus]] reached by the community members. Am uncertain with the subject notability without online [[WP:RS|reliable published sources]]. [[User:Wikicology|Wikicology]] ([[User talk:Wikicology|talk]]) 19:06, 1 September 2014 (UTC) |
::{{u|CorporateM}}, FreeRangeFrog is on vacation, he will be back by september 2. But I describe your motive here as [[WP:canvass]]ing. You actually <u>shoot yourself at the foot</u> with your message here. If the subject is notable, without any bias it will be kept, based on the [[WP:CONSENSUS|consensus]] reached by the community members. Am uncertain with the subject notability without online [[WP:RS|reliable published sources]]. [[User:Wikicology|Wikicology]] ([[User talk:Wikicology|talk]]) 19:06, 1 September 2014 (UTC) |
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⚫ | I am the person that created the Google maps town/wiki page on Arick Village, TX (not Villiage). You see, at the time back in 2011, I was on a deployment in Afghanistan working 24 hours on, 24 off for a year. So, to combat my boredom (on my days off) I took on this 'project.' I agree, the information is misleading and incorrect. I did not realize this area was actually populated and would create a minor inconvenience for the tiny population of Terlingua Ranch, TX. I appreciate the work you put into this "investigation," but the mystery is solved. If you can delete it, please do. However, I do feel fraud is a strong word. Let’s leave that for the thieves shall we? I was not breaking any laws to my knowledge, and if I was...well, those would be some pretty dumb laws. I do promise, that this will not happen again. Good day Leapy. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Higgie1989|Higgie1989]] ([[User talk:Higgie1989|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Higgie1989|contribs]]) 01:44, 2 September 2014 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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::* you are welcome. FreeRangeFrog is on vacation but will be back today (2 sept.2014). [[User:Wikicology|Wikicology]] ([[User talk:Wikicology|talk]]) 08:10, 2 September 2014 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 08:10, 2 September 2014
Deletion of Swecha
Hi [User:FreeRangeFrog],
You´ve deleted the page [Swecha], showing copyright infringement as your reason for deletion.
[ 06:16, 15 July 2014 FreeRangeFrog (talk | contribs) deleted page Swecha (G12: Unambiguous copyright infringement of http://www.swecha.org/content/about-swecha) ] This is gentle reminder to recheck the copyright status of the page, as it is published in Creative Commons 4.0 Licence now ! Can it be republished now ? Respond ASAP, hope to hear from you soon !!! Ranjithraj 11:35, 5 August 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ranjithraj (talk • contribs)
- I distinctly remember looking at the front page of that website in response to a comment in the talk page and seeing "Copyright..." at the bottom, which is why I deleted it. Let's step back for a moment from the copyright violation - I very much doubt this organization meets the notability guidelines which can end up causing the deletion in any case. But, you can re-create it if you wish. I'd rather not restore a potential copyvio and if the text comes from the website then all you need to do is paste it again. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 17:46, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for all your help on this! I did warn that it might be contentious didn't I? ;-)
But boy have things changed quickly with all this talk of respect and trust going on on my talk page. That's actually the second or third time someone blatantly said they feel an organization is corrupt and evil, yet we ended getting into a positive collaborative situation in spite of it. Wikipedia is an amazing place sometimes.
I have put together a stub on the Talk page and would appreciate any input. Thanks again! CorporateM (Talk) 17:42, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
- @CorporateM: Will take a look and comment there. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 17:47, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks! Once it's cleaned up a bit, I think that will make it easier to re-visit the AfD discussion. Out of the 14 sources, about 4 are primary sources and 2-3 are brief mentions or an interview, leaving about six strong sources. After the page is cleaned up a bit, I'll re-review those six and put a neutral post together RE whether the page should be renamed to Defeat Autism Now!, merged with Rimland, deleted or kept as is. CorporateM (Talk) 16:58, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kadir Berk Kapancı
Hi. Another user removed content in the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kadir Berk Kapancı AfD discussion (diff) with the rationale (stated in the page's Revision history), "discussion infringes personal rights and could be subject to a lawsuit under Turkish law". I have restored the title and links to retain context. Since you closed the discussion, I'll leave it to you to decide if the remaining content should be restored. NorthAmerica1000 09:01, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks for performing the formal courtesy blanking there. NorthAmerica1000 17:07, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Northamerica1000: No problem. I was about to block the account for legal threats but I suppose this will be the last we'll hear from them, so I don't think it's worth it. Thanks for the heads up. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 17:13, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
Quincy Timberlake redux
I find I have an e-mail asking for the page to be deleted (didn't check my e-mail before work).
Also, the editor has blanked the declined unblock request again; but I believe there was recently a big to-do about whether editors can blank those, and many admins believe they should be permitted to do so. In any event, he's replaced it with a curious statement. So perhaps one of us should AfD the article, although I believe it will be kept. As the person who added the music section, I'd like to ask you to check those sources: they appear to me to be as strong as most of the sources used in the article, and I left out BLP-infringing stuff, as with other wources we have both examined; however, the editor is claiming that section is inaccurate, so please see whether you agree with my inclusion of that section.
I do believe we gave him enough warning. Yngvadottir (talk) 15:14, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Yngvadottir: Hey, I was the one that suggested he wasn't notable to begin with! My problem with the AFD is that I think it will be kept based on Ghits if nothing else. AFD participation is getting worse every day unless the topic happens to be very visible and I fear it will be a waste of time. But if you think it's worth it, let's do it. Regarding the music section, if I go by basic intuition I'd say it bothers them/him because of the apparent questions about the subject's early life. With that said, I really have no objection to that being removed. In reality many of the sources in that article were iffy to begin with, because the guy's notability is tabloid-ish as it is. If anything the article is still doing him a favor. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 17:28, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
- Yes. I don't want to AfD it because I believe it would be a waste of everybody's time - even if we nominate it as a proxy for him. I would have to vote "weak keep", for instance; I think the guy meets GNG. I put in the music section because historically that claim had been made in the article, and I did find sources; if the article is kept I'd rather it still have that section for completeness' sake with respect to the sources that are out there. With only a couple of exceptions (such as his wife's concern for people's everyday lives in her radio work), I think we now have an article that reflects the sources without repeating allegations. If there are less tabloidish Kenyan newspapers, it would be nice to rely more heavily on those, but we also have a quite respectable radio station in there. She's probably more notable, but I don't believe that rules out our also having an article on him. And at this point the conflicts between his article and Hellon's have been minimised, because we've both been taking care to support everything. And I don't believe either article violates BLP, which has of course been a major concern. It doesn't look as though he's going to make another unblock request, so I am thinking of moving his message to the bottom of the page and responding to it suggesting that if he has independent sources - not statements from the guy's lawyer or the guy himself - that demonstrate the music section or any other part of the current article to be false, he should put them there on his talk page. Who knows, he may have some. And pointing out to him that the unblock template contains the instructions for making another unblock request, and if he decides he wants to, he should look in the history for that. Does that sound fair? Or would you rather respond yourself, as blocking admin? Parts of that statement he made, I don't even follow - have you looked at it?? Yngvadottir (talk) 18:01, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Yngvadottir: I think we are in agreement regarding the content, yes. As it stands now, we have the article we can have given the available sources. re the unblock request, that sounds good, especially since I originally blocked. I think the level of English proficiency is too low compared to the way the article was written. Perhaps the person behind the account was being provided with the material by someone else (likely the subject). You can try and ask if they have other sources (it never occurred to me that there might be sources in other languages, like maybe Swahili), and perhaps we can use those instead. Otherwise like I said before, I wouldn't mind simply removing that section and the musician mention in the lede. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 18:10, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
- OK, have left my response, pinging you. I don't want to speculate about who wrote what, I really don't. BLP issues, for one thing, plus he's already blocked and seems to have given up on the unblock template. Sigh. I will write her up after I clear a couple more tasks off my plate, unless someone else does first. Yngvadottir (talk) 18:33, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Yngvadottir: I think we are in agreement regarding the content, yes. As it stands now, we have the article we can have given the available sources. re the unblock request, that sounds good, especially since I originally blocked. I think the level of English proficiency is too low compared to the way the article was written. Perhaps the person behind the account was being provided with the material by someone else (likely the subject). You can try and ask if they have other sources (it never occurred to me that there might be sources in other languages, like maybe Swahili), and perhaps we can use those instead. Otherwise like I said before, I wouldn't mind simply removing that section and the musician mention in the lede. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 18:10, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
- Yes. I don't want to AfD it because I believe it would be a waste of everybody's time - even if we nominate it as a proxy for him. I would have to vote "weak keep", for instance; I think the guy meets GNG. I put in the music section because historically that claim had been made in the article, and I did find sources; if the article is kept I'd rather it still have that section for completeness' sake with respect to the sources that are out there. With only a couple of exceptions (such as his wife's concern for people's everyday lives in her radio work), I think we now have an article that reflects the sources without repeating allegations. If there are less tabloidish Kenyan newspapers, it would be nice to rely more heavily on those, but we also have a quite respectable radio station in there. She's probably more notable, but I don't believe that rules out our also having an article on him. And at this point the conflicts between his article and Hellon's have been minimised, because we've both been taking care to support everything. And I don't believe either article violates BLP, which has of course been a major concern. It doesn't look as though he's going to make another unblock request, so I am thinking of moving his message to the bottom of the page and responding to it suggesting that if he has independent sources - not statements from the guy's lawyer or the guy himself - that demonstrate the music section or any other part of the current article to be false, he should put them there on his talk page. Who knows, he may have some. And pointing out to him that the unblock template contains the instructions for making another unblock request, and if he decides he wants to, he should look in the history for that. Does that sound fair? Or would you rather respond yourself, as blocking admin? Parts of that statement he made, I don't even follow - have you looked at it?? Yngvadottir (talk) 18:01, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
Good frog
I see your name pop up with admin options on my watchlist from time to time. Looks like you are doing a good job. But with the responsibility comes complaints, as the sections above demonstrate. Try not to let them bring you down and avoid kissing any princesses, lest they turn you into an a-hole. I'm happy with you as a frog. Two kinds of pork (talk) 00:14, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Two kinds of pork: Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate them very much. And yeah, the complaints pretty much come with the territory. Hopefully they'll never be about me actually screwing up §FreeRangeFrogcroak 02:19, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
Thepublicblogger
I have looked at and noted the reasons you've deleted this page shortly after it was posted. The article is written from a point of neutrality as it is not intended to promote or advertise the blog. I am going to add a section of why it is important.
Do you have any specific reasons as to why you see it was for promotion or advertising, that you can point out in the text?
If you don't, then I will recreate the page and add a section with it's importance/significance in the article.
Best. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1:2380:132:140F:FDD0:C5AB:4F30 (talk) 19:29, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
- The entire article was written in a promotional and inappropriate tone. Wikipedia is not a listing of websites and businesses, and aside from asserting a measure of minimal importance to avoid being speedily deleted, topics must meet the notability guidelines. Furthermore, I assume you are associated with the website in question, so you will want to read this before you do anything else around here. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 19:35, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
FreeRangeFrog,
I will add the importance to the article and re-submit it. Please drop links that will help me add a more neutral tone of voice to the article; again, it wasn't written to promote or market this website. It's very important for the blogging world, as he's done and doing things that have never been done online before. There is no conflict of interest as I am not a paid contributor. Drjones890 (talk) 18:49, 9 August 2014 (UTC)
Admin deleted it. --Jersey92 (talk) 03:22, 10 August 2014 (UTC)
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
Why Did you delete me?
I am just trying to submit an image of a bayou in Louisiana. How is this "Promotion"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danynuge (talk • contribs) 00:51, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
- I left an explanation in your talk page. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 02:39, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
Deleted page - Silverray123
Hey FreeRangeFrog,
I saw today that you deleted the article I started working on yesterday. It is about a real Israeli progressive metal band Stormy Atmosphere, with real facts that have proofs and not some kind of an advertisement. I didn't have enough time to finish it yesterday, there are pictures, links and references to be placed, and probably something is done wrong by me, but it's my first article in wiki, I'm not experienced enough... I only ask for an ability not to start from scratch, but to continue editing the page I've started creating from the point I stopped yesterday. I'm sure you understand the situation and hope to get a second chance.
Thank you in advance,
Silverray — Preceding unsigned comment added by Silverray123 (talk • contribs) 05:18, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Silverray123: There are two problems here. One, you created an article on a userpage. That's not allowed. So regardless of the topic's merits, you should have used a sandbox or the draft namespace. Second, articles like those are kept depending on whether they meet the notability guidelines for inclusion, as detailed here. If you can prove that the band in question meets at least one of those points, I'll restore the content for you to work on. Please provide proof that there is significant coverage by reliable sources independent of the band itself. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 07:07, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
Dear FreeRangeFrog,
Right, I saved the article in a wrong place. Planned to fix it of course, but didn't have time yesterday to get to 5he PC... Truly sorry for that, I'm still learning.
Here are some links to indipendent sources, that review the band and its activity within Israel and internationally:
(I also have a scanned review of the band from "The Fireworks" magazine, but don't know how to send it here.
If you like to see it, I'll be happy to send it to you, just please explain me how :) )
1.
http://www.metalist.co.il/AlbumReviewPrivate.asp?id=1183
It's a famous Israeli metal webzine, that has an official album review on the bands' first album.
2.
http://tal.dreamtheater.co.il/albums/stormy-atmosphere-colorblind.php
Another review by Israeli official Dream Theater independent blog.
3.
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/dtguitarfan/my_best_to_worst_of_prog_and_metal_2009/
It's an independent progressive album rating chart from 2009 that rates the bands' album 48 out of 100 prog albums released globally in that year.
4.
http://www.progressor.net/review/stormy_atmosphere_2012.html
Official bands' album review by the "MALS" distribution label company, the band is signed there.
5.
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=6429
Bands' review from international progressive music website.
6.
http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=13784
Another progressive music page that reviews the band.
7.
There is a printscreen of an official Israeli news website "Y-net" page from 2012, that reviews the bands' participation in "Metal Battle" international contest back then. Can send it to you with the scanned review of "The Fireworks" magazine mentioned before, if needed.
8.
The band has official Facebook and MySpace pages for years, you can see from posts there that it has fans in Korea, Germany, South America, except Israel.
9.
Stormy Atmosphere members were guests on Israeli radio stations few times, a month ago they were on TV, there's a video from "Good Morning Israel" TV-show, where they tell about a new album, which will be released this month:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHbQKdfVq0I
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I hope this info is enough. Thank you very much for your time. It's an honor to be one of Wikipedia writers, I hope to get better in this with a time and avoid such misunderstandings in my future articles.
Truly yours,
Silverray — Preceding unsigned comment added by Silverray123 (talk • contribs) 08:08, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Silverray123: I've moved the content to User:Silverray123/sandbox and added a tag at the top you can use to submit for review. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 18:36, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
Dear FreeRangeFrog,
Thank you very much for your help.
Have a great day!
Truly yours
Silverray
Sockpuppet
Just to give you a heads up, User:Mistyolper is a sockpuppet of User:Votopic who you blocked indefinitely the other day. Koala15 (talk) 16:29, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Koala15: Blocked, tagged. All edits to other articles reverted. Thanks! §FreeRangeFrogcroak 16:39, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
Black Chronicle -- Our History as News
Dear Free Range Frog,
I'd like to complete the entry we spoke of for Black Chronicle -- Our History as News -- my apologies, I've been unable to get back to it sooner! But I can't find the draft on your talk page. Can you direct me to it?
Many thanks!
Pidgebird — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pidgebird (talk • contribs) 19:00, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Pidgebird: You already have a sandbox here: User:Pidgebird/sandbox. I suggest using that and using the button at the top to submit when you're done. If you need assistance with editing in general, please go to the Teahouse. The folks there are very helpful. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 22:42, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
Revival of a deleted article?
Don't know how to check that: JazbaWelfare. Thanks. --Why should I have a User Name? (talk) 22:37, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Why should I have a User Name?: Deleted. Thanks for the heads up. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 22:40, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
Notability
Do you think Mouna Ayoub is notable? --Why should I have a User Name? (talk) 23:05, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
- The existence of one or more authority control records is usually evidence that the subject is notable. When in doubt, usually the Village Pump is a good place to ask. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 23:09, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
Centre HiFi
I will be recreating the page for Centre HiFi unless you have reason not to. I've updated the information to include to:
Centre Hi-Fi is a retailer of consumer electronics in Canada founded in 1984. As of January 2014, the company has a total of 27 retail locations in the province of Quebec, with its corporate headquarters located in Montreal. A locally owned and operated business for 30 years, Montrealers liken the success of Centre Hifi against American corporations such as Best Buy, Future Shop, Costco and Walmart to the city's own identity and autonomy battle with the rest of the English speaking country.
There's no reason this cultural retailer should not be on Wikipedia. There's a reason we call it Centre Hifi and not Hifi Center.
References
- See WP:CORP and WP:CSD#A7. Wikipedia has no obligation to carry an article about your company - we are not the yellow pages. But, if it meets those requirements, you are free to re-create it. If it doesn't, it will be deleted again. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 23:30, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
Why u deleted my page
Why did u deleted my page — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.70.131.91 (talk) 10:22, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
- Sorry, no idea which page you're talking about because you didn't say, and you're not logged in. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 01:44, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
stolen and missing moon rock
Subscript text Zackaryas (talk) 22:31, 13 August 2014 (UTC) Stolen and missing moon rocks
Hello!
I am Zackaryas. I want to say that I agree with your opinion, regarding my response on Counterfeit rocks (Texas); his reasons agree as set forth in Db-u5. Rarely I find a person ready to hold an intelligent conversation, and also has very high ethicos concepts and self-respect as,to consider the truth above their personal convictions. . Usually when people do not meet these conditions, I do not talk with them and I contact the upper level. All right. I want to ask you that aticulo referring, in which quotes my name is cleared without delay. I argue that the reasons for this are: 1) Mr. Gutheinz, does not meet the necessary knowledge to make these claims. (Although in reality he said otherwise.) 2) This article qualify me as a scammer. This accusation does not have any support; I'm still waiting to be charged for that reason. (Nothing would make me happier.) 3) Therefore, this article attempting to damage my good name. 4) NASA never ordered eBay remove my ad ; even you, can see it in: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apollo-11-Moon-rock-Dust-meteorite-0-02-grams-approx-/191279122486?ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123 5) As you can see this whole article is a farce, so, this post meets the conditions for removal, under the "Criteria for redaction" (2). But if what is written there, it can be considered as "mere factual statements ..." then my statements also must be considered in the same way. Best regards
- Sorry, I'm not sure what it is that you're saying. If you mean why your sandbox was deleted, it's because it was an inappropriate use of Wikipedia. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 01:46, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
Thanks
Thanks for your quick action on Talk:Brian Witzberger and for noting the more appropriate criterion. Donner60 (talk) 03:15, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Donner60: No problem, thanks for tagging it. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 03:23, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
I was wondering if you had time to take a look at a Request Edit I posted on the Talk page back in June that has apparently gone un-answered. Mainly it's regarding a substantial profile on him that came out in Sports Illustrated. Most of the information in that profile is already included using other sources, but it's the first strong source that provided an evaluation of his sabermetrics techniques (primarily that it is very effective, but de-humanizes players). Also, the article is currently in the GA review queue, but qualifies for a quick-fail due to the orphan tag, but I am not sure that there are any articles that should genuinely link to it. CorporateM (Talk) 04:49, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
- @CorporateM: Will take a look over the weekend. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 08:06, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
- Hey, also do you think the "Autism Research Institute" page is ready to be stubbed into a "Defeat Autism Now!" page using the draft? The discussion seems to have died down/concluded. There were lots of opposes to the original ARI proposed draft, but all supports for the revised DAN! article. (not sure that much discussion about a marginally notable org was really needed). It's been over a month since I first drew attention to the article, so I'm just getting a little irritable by the wait. I was hoping even if it was kept after the AFD that someone would axe it without my having to do the whole draft/approval song and dance ;-) CorporateM (Talk) 01:22, 16 August 2014 (UTC)
- !Ping! A friendly reminder RE the Sig Mejdal Request Edit you said you would take a look at last weekend if you had a chance. If you still have a minute to take a look, let me know. CorporateM (Talk) 13:56, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
- @CorporateM: Done! Remember when I say "this weekend" I mean "sometime on Wednesday" If you have some suggestions for backlinks to remove the orphan tag, let me know and I'll add some as well. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 17:27, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
- I did a few searches for something like List of Sabermetrics professionals or Employees of the Houston Astros, but didn't find anything. CorporateM (Talk) 18:07, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
- One idea might be something like adding to the Houston Astros page: "Sig Mejdal implemented the STOUT sabermetrics system (a combination of the words "scout" and "statistics") at the Houston Astros in 2012 and 2013. The system was criticized for de-humanizing players, but led to the Astro's farm system becaming ranked among the best in baseball.[1]"
- I don't really like looking for plugs - feels spammy, but those dam orphan tags... CorporateM (Talk) 13:58, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
- I did a few searches for something like List of Sabermetrics professionals or Employees of the Houston Astros, but didn't find anything. CorporateM (Talk) 18:07, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
- @CorporateM: Done! Remember when I say "this weekend" I mean "sometime on Wednesday" If you have some suggestions for backlinks to remove the orphan tag, let me know and I'll add some as well. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 17:27, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
- !Ping! A friendly reminder RE the Sig Mejdal Request Edit you said you would take a look at last weekend if you had a chance. If you still have a minute to take a look, let me know. CorporateM (Talk) 13:56, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
!Ping! Just checking in on this orphan tag. Hoping to avoid a quick-fail by a GA reviewer for the tag. Sorry if I am kind of annoying ;-) CorporateM (Talk) 17:52, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
- @CorporateM: I'm thinking maybe more on History of the Houston Astros? Either way you need to tell me where to stick that, seriously! §FreeRangeFrogcroak 18:58, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
References
- ^ Reiter, Ben. "Astro-Matic Baseball". SportsIllustrated. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
- To be honest, I wish we could just delete the Orphan tag template from Wikipedia entirely and not apply it anywhere. It promotes spam and I don't think being an orphan is really a problem. But failing that, the History of the Houston Astros page looks like the best possible place to address the orphan tag's feedback. Right here there is a "Recent history" type section for the 2000s where it could go at the end of the introductory section, before it goes into individual seasons in sub-sections. I can go do a formal Request Edit and all that if you like. CorporateM (Talk) 19:05, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
- Well that feels a bit spammy but I think the history article was the best fit. Problem is it's missing the 10's seasons... which I'm not going to provide. Anyway, it's done. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 08:32, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
- To be honest, I wish we could just delete the Orphan tag template from Wikipedia entirely and not apply it anywhere. It promotes spam and I don't think being an orphan is really a problem. But failing that, the History of the Houston Astros page looks like the best possible place to address the orphan tag's feedback. Right here there is a "Recent history" type section for the 2000s where it could go at the end of the introductory section, before it goes into individual seasons in sub-sections. I can go do a formal Request Edit and all that if you like. CorporateM (Talk) 19:05, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
Hi! You recently deleted the subject article as "WP:BLPPROD: Nominated for seven days with no reliable sources present in the article". Don't know how but it somehow did not get transcluded at the Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Article alerts which is watched by me and many others. Subject is an Indian playback singer. IMDb link, his interview and there will be various sources to include. Can you please undelete it? §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 08:37, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Dharmadhyaksha: Restored and copied here: User:Dharmadhyaksha/Swapnil Bandodkar. Not only was it unsourced, there's also the matter of actual notability. It could have been deleted as an A7 just as well. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 05:21, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
- That's even better now. Will get to work on it in my time. Thanks a lot! §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 03:48, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
Reply
Hello. You have a new message at SmileBlueJay97's talk page.
She has an article
Esther Arunga is now blue. I have left a note on the talk page about what I left out, including something I wound up cutting from Quincy Timberlake. None of the news outlets made it easy to search for anything except the story du jour, and I wanted to let her speak for herself as much as possible but had to note one inconsistency. I also wanted to give her credit for an award for which the only source I could find is craptastic. I'd appreciate if you'd cast an eye over it from the BLP angle. I was horrified to see Google serving up my draft to me when I searched for additional sources on specific points - please remind me to noindex any future BLP drafts. Yngvadottir (talk) 17:02, 16 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Yngvadottir: Very nice! Excellent work. I always thought her notability was much more real than the husband's and it definitely shows in the more fleshed-out bio. And yeah, Google is extremely aggressive with the indexing of Wikipedia. Why do you think we're such a huge spam magnet I have it in my watchlist, will keep an eye on it. And I added the slide # to the Chat Awards ref. I agree it's a crappy source but the awards seem notable and serious. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 18:47, 16 August 2014 (UTC)
- Good, thanks! I did search Swahili Wikipedia, by the way, after noting one two-line article published in Swahili by one of our newspaper sources - nothing there, nothing else in Swahili coming up on Google, but that of course doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I believe I am one of Google's more puzzling users; they may well be trying to restrict the number of languages they show me, even if stuff is online. Yngvadottir (talk) 19:00, 16 August 2014 (UTC)
Request for undeletion of Nicolas Galpin
Hello, I contact you to have more information about the deletion of Nicolas Galpin's page. I created it maybe with wrong way because i was new in wikipedia but all information in his page are right with references and article to show that. He is a professional football player, he played in youth Lille OSC academy. following all references I have :
http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.nicolas.galpin.239673.en.html Profile on world database Footballdatabase.eu http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nicolas-galpin/profil/spieler/327847 Profile on world database and market value transfermarkt.co.uk http://www.jkkalju.ee/prantsusmaa-klubi-lille-kasvandik-nicolas-galpin-liitus-kaljuga/ article in Official club website about his signature of 5years contract http://www.jalgpall.ee/players.php?year=2014&team=3137&player=34865&b=EL Profile in Estonian football federation and there are also other references about trial in England team of Blackburn Rovers etc ... So I agree that i made this page in wrong way in first time but there is one way to repair this or to re-create this page please ? Thanks, Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Impomus (talk • contribs) 13:51, 17 August 2014 (UTC)
- As it was mentioned here, the article was deleted by consensus because he did not meet the relevant inclusion guidelines. It's been a couple of weeks, did he suddenly meet them? If so, please create a request here. It has nothing to do with how the page was created, the basic requirement is that players must have played at least one game for a fully-professional league. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 21:28, 17 August 2014 (UTC)
Reply
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Htoo Foundation
I have noticed that you had deleted Htoo Foundation on 14 August 2014 because of G 12. Now the page is created again as Htoo foundation. Please delete or move to capital letter. Thank you. PhyoWP *click 16:30, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Phyo WP: It's not a copyvio (or an advert) anymore, so I just moved it to the correct casing. Not sure if you want to still nominate for AFD if it fails WP:ORG. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 17:15, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
Andy Kurtzig
I went to add an article for Andy Kurtzig and I was informed that the page title was protected from being created. After reading the protection policy here Wikipedia:Protection policy, I came to you as it appears you were the last to delete it. Can you advise what needs to be done in order for the page to be created? The article is already completed and states a claim of notability (he is the founder of 3 notable companies) and has sources from Business Journals, Wall Street Journal, and Daily Finance. While some of the references speak more about his company than him, the majority of the references go into depth about him. Please advise what I need to do to have the page created. Thanks. --StevieSchm (talk) 03:52, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
- @StevieSchm: Given the number of times this was deleted (including for copyright violations) and the fact that I assume you have a conflict of interest, I've placed a submission banner at the top of your draft. Please get that reviewed and approved by an AFC volunteer, and then let me know and I'll unprotect (or if I'm not available, you can request here). If indeed you have a conflict of interest, that should have been the way to go with the company article you created as well. See WP:PSCOI for examples of how to disclose your relationship to article subjects. Either way an independent review is a good idea. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 17:27, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
The Admin's Barnstar | |
I've noticed you have done alot of deleting lately, thanks. Bobherry talk 18:30, 22 August 2014 (UTC) |
- @Bobherry: Thank you! Wish it was less deleting and more creating, but that's what it is. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 18:32, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
Talk page for User:Rodhose007
Hi. I was working on sorting the 'AfC submissions in userspace', and came across User:Rodhose007/Mohammad Nuruzzaman. It had been submitted, so I was going to move it to draftspace, and saw it had a talk page. Apparently Rodhose007 had originally created the draft on his actual user page, and when he moved it to WP space he moved his user talk page along with it, and when you re-sandboxed the draft you put his original talk page at User talk:Rodhose007/Mohammad Nuruzzaman. No fault of your, ofc, he did something wierd, but dunno if you think it's worth merging them back together or not. Either way, just pointing it out, not really my problem. :) Reventtalk 05:45, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Revent: Probably not worth merging it, no. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 17:18, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
Here we go again...
Remember all those articles that got improperly mass nominated for CSD back in May? Well Mustafa Raza Khan just popped up as deleted for A3. I smell something rotten. You might want to have a look and see who is behind this CSD and what other articles they may have nominated and what was done to them in order to make them CSD material. Maybe there is a legitimate explanation, but I don't remember this article being even remotely A 3 material. Unfortunately I am not at home and am extremely limited for the next 24 hrs in my internet access so I am afraid I can't help much right now. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:29, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Ad Orientem: Looks like that one was a valid A3 (if we go by the book at least). Could have been a G4 since it ended up at AFD. The tagger doesn't seem to have anything to do with our friend Summichum. Have you spotted any others? §FreeRangeFrogcroak 00:08, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
- Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. The last few days have been a bear in the real world. So far that's the only thing that has popped up on my radar other than a few edits on the other articles most of which looked perfectly normal and routine. I don't have every one of the articles on my watch list but I do have quite a few. So yeah this is alikely a false alarm. Thanks for looking into it. -Ad Orientem (talk) 00:38, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
Sorry for the improper action of ProcessOn
Hi, hope you are fine. I am Mia from Beijing, I just noticed that the page of ProcessOn has been deleted, I am sorry that must be some improper actions lead to the impression of “Unambiguous advertising or promotion”. Actually ProcessOn is a non-profit start-up provides free online diagram service and updated its social network recently to benefit more. May I ask to recover this page? We will take measures to avoid the “Unambiguous advertising or promotion”. Much appreciate if you can also provide me some tips about that, thank you. Waiting for your reply.
Warm Regards, Mia Su
- Please follow the instructions here. I won't restore the deleted article, because it was hopelessly and inappropriately promotional, which is what happens when people associated with the subject write about the subject. Wikipedia is not a directory of stuff - subjects must meet the notability guidelines for inclusion. If that's the case, create a draft and submit it for review at Articles for Creation. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 17:21, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
Deletion of template:gevi
Why was this considered a test template? Why else deleting it? --George Ho (talk) 02:12, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
- @George Ho: Sorry, I didn't realize that I used "G2" as criteria. The template was marked with a G11, I agreed it was being used to promote a website that is not notable, so I deleted it (now as G11). I also removed all transclusions. There's two or three porn actor external link templates already that point to online resources Wikipedia considers notable. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 02:30, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
Hi, can you please check if the recreation of this article is a copy of the one you speedy deleted? Thank you. --NeilN talk to me 08:28, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
- @NeilN: Thanks for the heads up. Apparently they didn't understand what I told them three days ago... or something. I've moved the article to the draft namespace for approval by the AFC folks. As it is right now I would have no problem deleting it as G11 again, but we'll give them a chance. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 21:02, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks for taking care of it. --NeilN talk to me 21:07, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
steve mcelroy
Hi, are you able to review the edits I made to Steve McElroy's page today and let me know if they helped? I removed or rewrote language that I viewed as too promotional. I also tried to improved the citations. Will these changes help remove some of the warnings at the top? Thanks in advance for your guidance!
ZekiErkek (talk) 20:36, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
- The warnings at the top refer to the tone of the article, not the problem with lack of notability, which is why the article is up for deletion at this time - if it is kept then the tags can be removed once the article is improved. You can also comment in the deletion discussion if you like, and you can improve the article by adding proof that the subject is truly notable. Otherwise the work is in vain because it will be deleted. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 21:05, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
I thought I improved the article already by removing language that had a promotional tone. Did my changes not improve anything? I really did remove and rewrite several sentences. Please advise what needs to be done in order to keep the page. Steve McElroy is a very legitimate living artist and it doesn't make sense for you to delete the page. Specific suggestions would be really helpful because everything that is included in there right now is factual information and verifiable. Thank you for your assistance once again!
ZekiErkek (talk) 21:35, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
- Please read what I wrote above. If something about that is not clear, let me know. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 22:43, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
Deletion of Lazerhawk
Hey, FreeRangeFrog, I was wondering why exactly Lazerhawk was deleted without ample time to dispute a speedy deletion status. I feel as though the artist is notable enough to deserve a Wikipedia article. Udderfly (talk) 08:07, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
I was also wondering if I could have what I published back, so that I may work on it and see if I can determine if Lazerhawk is indeed notable enough. Udderfly (talk) 08:13, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Udderfly: Restored and moved to User:Udderfly/Lazerhawk. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 18:25, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
Milo Medin
Milo Medin is one of the leading figures in the history of networking. He may be one of the most notable people not to have a Wikipedia article.
Since December 2010[1] Medin has been Google's VP of Access Services, better known as Google Fiber. As a scientist and executive, he played a leading role in opening the path for accessing the Internet over cable TV lines, which is how most of us (in the U.S. at least) get online today.[2][3].
Today Medin is leading Google's push to bring fiber to many cities across the U.S.[4], and to reduce regulatory red tape along the way.[5]
I hope that's enough to convince you to restore the stub. Thanks.
(And please forgive my formatting error in the last footnote below. Not sure how to cite .pdfs yet.)
Dsearls (talk) 10:09, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
- ^ Executive Profile: Milo Medin, Head of Google Fiber, Google Inc., in BusinessWeek
- ^ Lucien Rhodes, "The Race for Bandwidth" Wired, January 1996
- ^ Christopher Jones, "Profile: At Home's Milo Medin" Wired, January 20, 1999
- ^ Milo Medin, Exploring new cities for Google Fiber, "Google Fiber Blog", February 19, 2014
- ^ Milo Medin, Vice President of Access Services, Google Inc., [http://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TestimonyofMiloMedin_1.pdf Testimony to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Field Hearing On Innovation and Regulation] April 18, 2011
- Seconding Dsearls on this. A quick googling of "Milo Medin" at NYTimes.com turns up 50 mentions. dweinberger 14:00, 28 August 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dweinberger (talk • contribs)
- So... if you feel he meets WP:BIO then create an article about him that goes beyond "X works at Y", which is what was deleted because it failed to assert even minimal importance. I'd recommend using your sandbox or the Draft namespace if you want to do it in pace and tranquility, then move it to the article space. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 18:30, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
Is there a warning for someone who makes quite a bit of BLP's with no refs?
I probably just sent about 10 BLP notices to the same person. The user seem to be around for a while (or at least a month) it appears. For example here is one of the articles Dina Fekadu, interesting enough someone patrolled these without putting up a prod ref. So was wondering if this person needs a warning or what. Thanks!
Wgolf (talk) 17:20, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Wgolf: Blocked for 24 hours. We don't need any more unsourced BLPs and maybe that will get their attention. Otherwise they'll end up indefinitely blocked. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 18:20, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks-it was getting annoying. Wgolf (talk) 18:21, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Wgolf: you might need to patrol the patrollers when you see things like that. User:Kudpung might be able to advise more. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 23:39, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
- Definitely patrol the patrollers - a paradox, I know, but it has to be done. I have spent one hour each day patrolling pages this week and never got further than 20 new pages without having to remonstrate with a patroller. This week alone I have asked three users to stop patrolling pages completely until they have read the instructions and got more than three weeks and 200 edits under their belts.Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 00:59, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
Attention
I love your froggy style mr. FreeRangeFrog! Sir see This revert to unsourced Autobiography of an unremarkable person, which differs from this notable person. Your opinion and discreation will be helpful. Cheers Wikicology (talk) 23:09, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Wikicology: what is "discreation", please? I cannot find it in my dictionary. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 23:36, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Wikicology: Anyone except the article creator can remove a speedy deletion tag. In this case the revert of the author's removal is OK, but the speedy was subsequently contested by Hullaballoo Wolfowitz, so at that point you leave it alone and decide if you want to take it to AFD. And they are two obviously different persons, Muhammad_Iqbal is a historical figure. I would disagree that the article makes a valid claim of importance, but the removal of the speedy tag is appropriate if we go by the book. So AFD is your next step if you feel the bio merits deletion. This is not about opinion or discretion, but rather about how the deletion policy works. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 23:39, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
- thank you sir @FreeRangeFrog:.
Demiurge that's not a useful comment. No human is above mistake. the use of Discreation instead of Discretion is a minor error you can easily correct which reduced the stress of searching your dictionary.Nonetheless, thanks for your correction. Wikicology (talk) 23:54, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
- It is a useful comment because if I put the word "discretion" into that sentence, it is completely unclear what (if anything) you are asking for by using that word. I thus genuinely had no idea what word or idea you intended to use. Kindly preview your comments before posting them. Thank you. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 00:44, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
Hi FRF. I hope you don't mind but I have extended your block from 24 hours to 5 days. The user usually goes on an editing spree about every 4 or 5 days and would probably not even notice they have been blocked in the meantime for only 24 hours, so a short block would have lost its impact. Feel free to revert my extension if you don't agree. Cheers, --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:18, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Kudpung: Absolutely not, I never thought to check their editing patterns. Good call §FreeRangeFrogcroak 01:25, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
- :) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:46, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
Deletion of Page
Hello.,
Previously i was created a page called IBC World News, but unfortunately you have been deleted the page due to sum Copyright Issue, and actually i was trying to create a page behalf of IBC World News (https://www.ibcworldnews.com/) , and i want to know how to create a page with out Copy Right Issue ?
Regards., VJ Chethan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vjchethan (talk • contribs) 06:48, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
- Vjchethan First of all always leave a signature with the four tides at the end of every comment on a talk page. Don't copy anything directly from a website. Write it in your own language. You said you want to publish the article on behalf of IBC World News. If I may ask you, what is the relationship between you and IBC World News?. Wikicology (talk) 08:14, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Vjchethan: The way this works is you follow the instructions here, since you have a conflict of interest. Specifically, you should not be creating the article directly. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 17:08, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of User talk:Hescoindia
A tag has been placed on User talk:Hescoindia requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free Web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 20:41, 31 August 2014 (UTC)
HKNet
Hi FreeRangeFrog, My name is Gary and I am using Dtrident as my nickname in Wikipedia. I am writing to see if we could have a discussion regarding the draft of “HKNet”. HKNet has a long company history and it is one of the major ISPs in Hong Kong as well. The information on the previous HKNet page was outdated and not accurate enough. I think it would be a good idea to share with the public some correct features and figures and that make me initiate the writing. Unfortunately, the page was deleted completely and there is no way to build up it currently. I truly think the company deserves a page for people referencing. Please kindly advise what I should do to retrieve the page. Many thanks! Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Dtrident (talk) 03:05, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
- Dtrident first of all learn to give a new disccussion a new topic, below the existing topic. I will forgive your mistake above. I had fixed it.
Since you had demanded for an advice, my advice for you are (1) kindly have the decency to wait until someone with no COI thinks your company is notable and write about it here. (2) go back to the company that you don't have an idea of what wikipedia is all about.Wikicology (talk) 08:08, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
I was curious what you think about this AfD discussion. The primary reason for deletion seems to be a suspicion that the sources I used do not actually exist, since they are not available online. I have uploaded them to DropBox and provided a link to the PDF image of the newspaper profiles. I am concerned the AfD will be closed soon without anyone looking at the references I have provided and validating that they do in fact exist ;-) CorporateM (Talk) 18:13, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
- CorporateM, FreeRangeFrog is on vacation, he will be back by september 2. But I describe your motive here as WP:canvassing. You actually shoot yourself at the foot with your message here. If the subject is notable, without any bias it will be kept, based on the consensus reached by the community members. Am uncertain with the subject notability without online reliable published sources. Wikicology (talk) 19:06, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
Arick Village,TX
Hello Mr. Frog, I am the person that created the Google maps town/wiki page on Arick Village, TX (not Villiage). You see, at the time back in 2011, I was on a deployment in Afghanistan working 24 hours on, 24 off for a year. So, to combat my boredom (on my days off) I took on this 'project.' I agree, the information is misleading and incorrect. I did not realize this area was actually populated and would create a minor inconvenience for the tiny population of Terlingua Ranch, TX. I appreciate the work you put into this "investigation," but the mystery is solved. If you can delete it, please do. However, I do feel fraud is a strong word. Let’s leave that for the thieves shall we? I was not breaking any laws to my knowledge, and if I was...well, those would be some pretty dumb laws. I do promise, that this will not happen again. Good day Leapy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Higgie1989 (talk • contribs) 01:44, 2 September 2014 (UTC)
- you are welcome. FreeRangeFrog is on vacation but will be back today (2 sept.2014). Wikicology (talk) 08:10, 2 September 2014 (UTC)