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[edit] Cyrus Farivar
I have no doubt in the good faith of all of the contributors to the AfD. Assuming good faith does not, however, mean that I have to believe that they have not been greatly derelict in their responsibilities as AfD contributors, as evidenced by their frequent making of statements that are 100% wrong. They mean well, I'm sure. They're still being very bad AfD contributors. Phil Sandifer 02:44, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:Modsquad.jpg)
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[edit] Thank You for Smoking
Yeah, you're right, it only got deleted because the trivia section was nuked. I'm the one that tried to integrate the trivia into the rest of it, so it was my mistake deleting the image. Thanks for fixing it. In terms of why I got rid of the trivia, I tried to put what I could into the rest of the article, but got rid of some information that I didn't think was relevant or just couldn't be incorporated into the other sections. If you see anywhere that could be improved, let me know. --Tractorkingsfan 07:44, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Windows Vista
I know I could go to requests for protection but since you unprotected the Windows Vista article, I figured I'd come to you first. As you can see by the history of the page, it has received a very high level of vandalism in the ~42 hours since you unprotected it. It has been vandalised 20 times in the ~42 hours, about once every two hours. Could you please re-evaluate the protection one the page and consider re-semiprotecting it? Paul Cyr 07:04, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] A Cappella
I was noticing that a great many of your recent edits have been suggestions to delete articles relating to a cappella. Is there a particular reason that members of this community--ranging from arranging pioneers to important groups to well-known percussionists--has caught your attention? --Patchyreynolds 03:26, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] A few questions on recent edits + a cappella music
I noted that you edited the Kid Beyond entry to request a citation for the performer's work as a voice actor in video games and commercials. I've been trying to determine what sort of citation is most appropriate for that sort of thing. On the video game front, are the IMDB or MobyGames entries acceptable? Alternately, I could link to a bunch of AllGame credits, like this one. Another option is to cite his personal website, under WP:SELFPUB. Yet another (excessive, in my opinion) option would be to provide screenshots of the credits from the relevant games. Which of these, if any, seems appropriate to you?
On another note, as you may note from my edit history, I have some interest in a cappella music; similarly, you and your fellow Dartmouth undergrad Kane5187 appear to have some interest in expunging the genre and its practitioners from Wikipedia. I'll be attempting to research notability claims for some of the articles you successfully sent through WP:AFD in recent months, but I thought it might be useful to run them by you first to ensure that they won't be marked for speedy deletion as soon as I put them back up. I'll be starting with the "low hanging fruit" on the notability front, like the Tufts Beelzebubs, for whom I was quickly able to find some non-trivial media mentions. It would appear that some of the Boston Globe items in this search are rather applicable, especially this article (in paid archive) - would a few of those be sufficient, or should I do some more digging? I also found video evidence to corroborate multiple claims in various publications of an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman - any way to reference that appearance without breaking copyright?
Also also, it appears that there have been mixed standards in past AfDs applied to the most prominent awards and competitions in the a cappella genre. It's clearly your opinion that the CARA awards, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, Harmony Sweepstakes, BOCA compilation, etc. aren't sufficient to establish notability within the genre. However, I found some past AfDs where some of these items were in fact taken into account. Is this indicative of a shift in Wikipedia's standards at some point in the recent past, or was it just the "luck of the draw" on the editors happening upon those particular discussions?
Apologies for the length of this message, and feel free to break it up into separate sections for organizational purposes if necessary. JavaTenor 20:55, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] WikiProject Films February Newsletter
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[edit] WikiProject Films February Newsletter
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[edit] Brandt sources
I expanded out the list you posted to the talk page. hope you don't mind... - Denny 21:23, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
- Why would I? I just don't want any of the "to do" stuff in the article itself. Savidan 21:26, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Sathya Sai Baba 2
The above-named arbitration case has closed and the complete decision can be found at the link above. Andries, Wikisunn, SSS108, and Freelanceresearch are banned indefinitely from editing Sathya Sai Baba and related articles or their talk pages. Ekantik is instructed to make all future Wikipedia contributions related in any way to Sathya Sai Baba under a single username. Kkrystian is reminded that all edits must be supported by reliable sources. Editors involved at Sathya Sai Baba are encouraged to use better sources and improved citation style. The remedies in the prior decision Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Sathya Sai Baba regarding poorly sourced information remain in force and apply to all editors working on Sathya Sai Baba and related articles. The Arbitration Committee reserves the right to amend these remedies as required and to issue additional remedies as necessary to provide a positive environment for collaboration on the Sathya Sai Baba article, even if no additional case is brought forward. This notice is given by a Clerk on behalf of the Arbitration Committee. Newyorkbrad 00:45, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Request removal of graveyard image from Expulsion of Germans after World War II
Hi, you removed the cpation from the graveyard image of this article. Please read my request on Talk:Expulsion of Germans after World War II for an explanation of why the image should be removed as well. There is a discussion titled "The graveyard picture" on the Talk Page that will explain the reason for my request. Thanks.
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Richardshusr (talk • contribs) 00:40, 10 March 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Ronald Reagan Featured Article Candidate
Hi. Thank You for your comments on the Ronald Reagan fFatured Article page. Are you saying that we (being the editors) should incorporate the critisicms into the sections that they belong in? I think you are. I'll start working on that. If I do, and you are happy with it, will you consider changing your vote from "Oppose" to "Support?" Happyme22 17:35, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
- What I'm saying is that a "criticism" section should contain sentences that are clearly not criticism of Reagan but facts. A lot of the content there should be incorporated in the article proper (with other facts about his presidency in that area, not just criticisms—that might take a little work, not just moving text around). That was just my initial reaction; once I get a chance to go over the rest of the article more thoroughly I'll probably have more comments. But...yes...if you address all my objections to my satisfaction, I'll support ;) Savidan 17:42, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
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- I saw what you said on the Ronald Reagan "history" page. I was not the won that added that info, and I don't have sources. Should it be deleted? Happyme22 03:03, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
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- If it turns out that it's totally fake then it should be deleted, but just removing all the uncited info is likely to make the article incomplete. Try some searches of the various Google tools. Savidan 03:06, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Unspecified source for Image:Gngl.jpg
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[edit] Dekmezian wiki
There is a debate over deleting the Mhair Dekmezian wiki. Want to comment? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Evan7257 (talk • contribs) 06:07, 26 March 2007 (UTC).
[edit] March WP:FILMS Newsletter
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