User talk:Tophatdan
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[edit] Kontakion
No, not just any content is useful. Certainly, a sizable list of kontakia does not belong in the article; that's not what should be there. See WP:NOT for a guide to what does not belong in an article. There appeared to be no selectivity whatsoever to those you were adding. Sorry if your feelings got hurt, but when you edit on Wikipedia you should sometimes expect your work to either disappear or be heavily modified. It happens to everyone, myself included.
And please learn Wikipedia markup and style. See WP:EDIT and WP:STYLE for guidance. In general it's also best to let the text flow with the page; hard line breaks and other HTML are rarely necessary. On talk pages it's good practice to sign your posts. You can do that simply by appending 4 tildes (~~~~) which automatically adds a link to your user page and a timestamp. You can customize your sig via the preferences page. TCC (talk) (contribs) 03:08, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
By the way, although I appreciate your desire to include as much information as possible on the subject, please stop adding kontakia to articles on saints. The inclusion of any prayer at all in these articles is controversial, and if there's a place for them it's in the infobox. (See Template:Infobox Saint) There's an ongoing discussion of the subject at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Saints which you may want to weigh in on if you're interested. (And do please consider joining the project!) TCC (talk) (contribs) 04:21, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Mediation
A mediation case has been opened in which your name is mentioned. I just signed up as a mediator, pending approval by the involved parties. Please take a look at Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/User:Lucky 6.9 reverting his own Talk page. If you would like to be listed as a party, please write your name in the blue box. If you feel you are not involved, please remove your name from the list under "Who's involved?". (In this case, your name will only be allowed to be reinserted if a reason is given.) — Sebastian 22:43, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Update: The original case has been deleted by an involved party. I reported this incidend on administrators' noticeboard (now archived). Since I have not been asked by anyone to investigate this case, I will not pursue it any further. I'm not watching your user page anymore, so please let me know on my talk page if you have any questions or concerns. — Sebastian 20:12, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Nybbas
A tag has been placed on Nybbas, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.
Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. If you plan to expand the article, you can request that administrators wait a while for you to add contextual material. To do this, affix the template {{hangon}} to the page and state your intention on the article's talk page. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this.
Is it really too difficult for you to begin an article with, for example, "Picollus is a demon or minor deity described in ..."?
You already know about Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rahovart. I suggest you create a single article listing these minor demons and explaining their content. If you create each demon's name as a redirect to that article, you may get away with it.
It is considered very rude to blank your talk page. Please do not do so. -- RHaworth 06:18, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
- no one has spoken on my talk page in quite some time, but ok i wont clear it lol, none the less if you go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionnaire_Infernal you will note a good many short articles that begin in such mannor and infact that is how de Plancy himself began a good many, as i note in the discussion page of each article related to the infernal dictionary i will be citing other sources soon and it lists there a link to an online ver. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picollus —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tophatdan (talk • contribs) 06:23, 21 March 2007 (UTC).
You have, in effect proved my point. Because you do not have the wit to begin each article with "... is a demon in the Dictionnaire Infernal", they are getting deleted. Why is it so difficult for you to start the article with a bit of context? Also please learn about Wikilinks and note Hagerman's message below. -- RHaworth 06:32, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
i'm not trying to be coy, just trying to do some meaningfull work, i have made the sugested change to said page and my other edits i have rcently done, i hope thats better...--Tophatdan 07:35, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] demons
mr. RHaworth yes i am aware that my articles are droping as fast as i can post them, lol, but infact i do cite sources and context in the talk page of each article, which of course no one reads, but thats not my concern, only that the page we are talking about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picollus is infact a work in progress, if there is any way i can persuade you to forego deletion for the time being to alow me to finish my current project of the infernal dictionary (which i dd not originally add wo wikipedia) so that atleast in this case i can go back and make corrections/additions, constructive criticism in the form of a cleanup or wikify posting would be nice, but in this case i do not believe deletion is warrented as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionnaire_Infernal is an existing article, aswell as the dozens of sub articles already existing. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tophatdan (talk • contribs).
You deleted Rahovart too? lol, i mean i understand why but man, anyhoo, i wont repost it untill i finish the rest of them but seriously, its nothing i couldnt fix, and havnt on the other pages...--Tophatdan 08:42, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
- Why this reluctance to use wikilinks?? Don't cite your sources on the talk page - put them in the article!! I deleted Rahovart: a) as a warning that we are serious, b) because JuJube had already tagged it for deletion and, most importantly, c) because of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rahovart. In this case you must go to WP:DRV to request permission to recreate. -- RHaworth 08:58, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
- OK, no need to go to the other extreme. One link to Dictionnaire Infernal is quite sufficient. -- RHaworth 09:06, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
there is no need to maintain a hostile tone, i have complied to the best of my abilities so far, would you rather the infirnal dictionary remain incomplete, does not one of the pillars of wikipedia state that perfection, tho desireable is not a requirement? in any case when i have inished my task i will be aplying to repost rahovart as my information is factual and i hope in the future you can forgive the imperfections of others...--Tophatdan 09:10, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
beat ya to those last few duplicate links, lol, its all good man, thanx —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tophatdan (talk • contribs).
- Sorry if you find my tone hostile, but what should one do with someone who types " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionnaire_Infernal " after being asked to use wikilinks? Also, there is very rarely any need to use <br /> in wiki markup. -- RHaworth 10:15, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
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- About Rahovart, and obscure demons in general: I would suggest that you add a brief description of Rahovart to the list at Dictionnaire Infernal and remove the red link rather than creating an article; I think these demons are just too obscure to support their own article. If they haven't really been used in popular or religious literature other than one or two mentions in compendiums, I don't see the point. Brianyoumans 13:41, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
- well rahovart has been mentioned n other media including a movie called the keep (which i wont bother looking up right now) and several video games, also you find him listed in a number of religious texts from western europe, you see where you might see obscurity, those of us concerned with demonology see a living tradition, now as i state in the infirnal dictionary's talk page i'm not some occultist or wiccan or some kid attempting to pad my intelectual credentias by being able to say "i edited wikipedia" i'm just trying to do some meaningfull work here, to make this available online, and most importantly complete. this is important reference material for spirituialists and priests, the fact is the article will have to exist sooner or later, unless you intend to keep the public ignorant all on your own...--Tophatdan 16:43, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Copyright issue with Nickar
Hello. Concerning your contribution, Nickar, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.deliriumsrealm.com/delirium/articleview.asp?Post=306. As a copyright violation, Nickar appears to qualify for speedy deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Nickar has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message. For text material, please consider rewriting the content and citing the source, provided that it is credible.
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However, for text content, you may want to consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you, and please feel free to continue contributing to Wikipedia. --Cyrus Andiron t/c 17:52, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
- it has been rewriten to the best of my ability and stayed true to de Plancy's original text the Dictionnaire Infernal, i hope this is enough to satisfy the powers that be.--Tophatdan 18:29, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] To gan or not to gan
Oh dear, we all seem to be getting at you! Please explain what the words "Togans Spirit Guide" which appear in some of your articles mean. Google knows nothing about them. -- RHaworth 20:32, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
- i noticed that about goodle, for that matter the entire web, it suprises me, its an old limited print book, the inside cover gives a publisher and copywrite date as 1956, the publisher is
h.s. stuttmanco., publishers new york 16, n.y.
which you can find on goodle, mostly bibles and christian ethereal materials, dosnt give an author so i assume its a colaboritive work, i got it at a rare books auction in fort scott kansas, i have seen atleast 1 other copy, in any case i list it because its god a back section which lists all these demons and spirits and what they look like, not so much what they do. usefull little book. it also has a title page in the back listing the publisher and 1948, a little countradictive but it might be a an original printing date, on that page it lists it as "the secret of the master" instead of "togans spirit guide" in any case i havnt been able to find it online, i assumed i could find a new copy from amazon but they told me it was out of print after contacting the publisher. handy little book tho, good reading and informitive. hope that clears things up.
