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Bohemian Rhapsody: Progressive rock

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Moved to more appropriate venue, Talk:Bohemian Rhapsody#Bohemian Rhapsody: Progressive rock. Mlpearc (powwow) 17:43, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

File:Chief Iron Tail and Squaws, Buffalo Bill's Wild West.jpg

Considering that Buffalo Bill died in 1917 and the show seemed to have finished in 1908, do you think it would be fair to slap {{PD-1923}} on it and transfer it to commons? Ryan Vesey 18:40, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I've been moving many files under this assumption but, this particular file's source is a commercial website selling this images as postcards. I was not sure and could not find a license statement at that site I thought tagging it and get other opinions. Mlpearc (powwow) 18:56, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I believe the website is actually selling the old post cards, not new post cards with the images on them. Even if that is the case, anyone can take a public domain image and sell it. Ryan Vesey 19:00, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Great, nothing better than bouncing an issue off a colleague. Thanx for the input. Mlpearc (powwow) 19:06, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, don't you just love this place? Ryan Vesey 19:10, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Good or bad, yes I do Mlpearc (powwow) 19:12, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail!

{{you've got mail|subject=Response to ACC denial|ts=06:17, 31 August 2012 (UTC)}}
Please see email I sent to the list email address provided in your email. Thanks. Guðsþegn (talk) 06:17, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Mlpearc (powwow) 17:44, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Edits on Star Trek work for me. Thanks!

Edits on Star Trek work for me. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by HullIntegrity (talk • contribs) 17:32, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OK, don't forget to sign ~~~~ your posts. Mlpearc (powwow) 17:41, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

ACC

I have thought about it a bit and just because ACC isn't all that active, shouldn't mean I shouldn't be granted access to the interface. Besides, I'm usually pretty active during the day.—cyberpower ChatOnline 14:53, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I am but one of 22 admins at ACC and am not that involved in those activities at the moment, there are other Admins you may poke, hopefully they will not notice your lack of attention to detail as your query is two sections from where it should be. Good luck. Mlpearc (powwow) 16:03, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Just noticed that section. I typically don't read what's in a section because I assume they are messages from someone else.—cyberpower ChatOnline 16:12, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry about the "snappyness" I prolly shouldn't answer queries before l've had my coffee and I guess the ACC section above is a little out of place. Mlpearc Phone (Powwow) 16:35, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I know how you feel. Yesterday at work I sort of blew up towards my boss because we were working later than we had hoped and ended up leaving the building at 11:30 pm. Crankiness is my worst enemy.—cyberpower ChatLimited Access 17:19, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Editnotices/Page/AC/DC

I noticed this at AC/DC and also at Pink Floyd. Was there either a discussion or a reason for instructing people to not edit without discussion first? SilkTork ✔Tea time 16:42, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No, but all reverting of late (years) has been suggested to discuss "genre or lead" changes. There are many music related articles with these editnotices, which mostly replace the same statement in "hidden" comments. You are the first editor to bring this up. Mlpearc (powwow) 17:48, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I guess I'm the first because the messages appear to be official, and people may assume there has been consensus. I'll take them down for now; even though I can see this as well intentioned, it's against the spirit of Wikipedia to impose restrictions on people editing without first going through an appropriate process. If you feel that these editnotices are a valid and useful approach to preventing problems (and they may well be), then it would be worth getting some consensus for them, and an agreed protocol for when they should be applied, by whom, and for how long they should remain in place. You could try raising the idea at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals) and see if people respond. It may well be that such notices could be seen as a useful step before applying semi or full protection. It's just that there should be some discussion first to hammer out the details, and to see what objections there are. In the meantime, could you point me to which other articles you have placed them on? SilkTork ✔Tea time 20:49, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, would like to help but I don't see any consensus to remove them either but your apparent WP:OWN of the ones you have already removed. Mlpearc Phone (Powwow) 21:46, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I really don't see the problem here, the notices Do not even remotely imply restrictions on editing it merely ask to discuss your changes before you change a infobox or lead that has been established by consensus in the first place. Mlpearc (powwow) 23:21, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Backlog of RfCs to be closed at WP:AN

Seems to be a shortage of people willing to close RfCs, and they are piling up. Most don't require an admin, just someone with good common sense, solid experience and an ability to judge consensus. You certainly qualify. Please consider helping out by closing one or two a week. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 13:44, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your consideration and confidence is a little un-expected and greatly appreciated. I will see what I can do. Mlpearc (powwow) 15:32, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Unexpected? If I had my way, you would have the admin bit now. I voted for as much. Hoping I get to nominate you next go around, and willing to work with you to help improve the odds until then if you are interested and willing to do a little ground work. You were only about 6 votes off, after all. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 01:31, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You are very kind DB, and I would be glad to work with you on any task, you need only to ask. Now for my first RFC I think I'll have to pass on this particular one I picked after digging in economics is really not my best subject. :P Mlpearc (powwow) 01:45, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Wow, I don't know if it's me or doing something new but, this is tough stuff, I find myself making up my mind on the subject, and then having a hard time blocking that out when trying to come to a correct closure, weird Mlpearc (powwow) 02:07, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

You removed the {{Admin backlog}} from Wikipedia:RFP/RV. There is one request left there since 6 days. Harsh (talk) 05:32, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]


 Done It has be replaced. Mlpearc (powwow) 05:41, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Harsh (talk) 06:09, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Pink Floyd

If you can find the time, I would appreciate your comments at the Pink Floyd FAC. Cheers! ~ GabeMc (talk|contribs) 01:06, 23 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, +re via email. Mlpearc (powwow) 01:44, 23 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I noticed you tagged the album artwork I uploaded as copyright problems. Thanks for letting me know! I'm going to take a look at some other non-free album artwork to see how it's done. I'll let you know when I've fixed up one of the nonfree-content-criteria, I'd appreciate it if you let me know if it looks good. Thanks again! Goldenshimmer (talk) 03:49, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I added some more detailed rationale to File:2002-lovestory-malikov and a few others; I'm still working on the rest. Is this better? Thanks! Goldenshimmer (talk) 03:54, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, Sorry you caught me so late, I'll stop tagging your files, but please check them for license and Non-free rationale, you can remove the notices from your talk as you get them up to date. Cheers, Mlpearc (powwow) 03:56, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Don't worry about it! I'm glad to know. Does it look like the new rational I've added to them is sufficient? Goldenshimmer (talk) 03:58, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oh there's a template! D'oh. Thanks XD Goldenshimmer (talk) 04:03, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You're doing fine, I'm sorry again for tagging so many so quick, don't get me wrong they need to be fixed but you have time, take a deep breath and just continue, you'll be fine. Mlpearc (powwow) 04:05, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
No problem! I think I hit them all with the new templates but I'll go through again to make sure. I've left the CSD notices there for the moment, once you think they're good I guess they can be taken down? Goldenshimmer (talk) 04:07, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You can clean up your talk and I'll go through and remove the tags on the file pages if you wish, but if your confident the issues that the tags refers to is fixed you can also remove the tags from the file pages. Mlpearc (powwow) 04:12, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, I'd missed a couple but I think I've got them all in now. I have some more to provide (like the artwork for Biser)… should I go ahead and upload it, tagging it like I've done these now, or should I hold off? Thanks again! Goldenshimmer (talk) 04:13, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I set it up to archive the talk page automatically… seems cleaner than just deleting it. So after 10 days the notices should get archived, if I did it right. Goldenshimmer (talk) 04:17, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
There's no need to wait are you using Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard I believe it will walk you through each file before upload and automatically add the templates, It's been a while since I've used it though. Mlpearc (powwow) 04:20, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Ok. The na.s were put in there by the Upload Wizard :P Goldenshimmer (talk) 04:27, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, thanks for the help! Goldenshimmer (talk) 05:38, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome, thank you for your contributions. Mlpearc (powwow) 05:41, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Page Curation newsletter

Hey FlightTime. This will be, if not our final newsletter, one of the final ones :). After months of churning away at this project, our final version (apart from a few tweaks and bugfixes) is now live. Changes between this and the last release include deletion tag logging, a centralised log, and fixes to things like edit summaries.

Hopefully you like what we've done with the place; suggestions for future work on it, complaints and bugs to the usual address :). We'll be holding a couple of office hours sessions, which I hope you'll all attend. Many thanks, Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 11:07, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Beatles notifications

Hi Mlpearc! I've just noticed that you've posted quite a few notifications about the ongoing Beatles poll today. You might not have been aware of it, but posting notifications to the talk pages of articles not directly related to the Fab Four has proved to be controversial - see Andreasegde's talk page for some background. Would you mind self-reverting? (Or if it would take too much time I can zap them with my mass rollback script.) Best regards — Mr. Stradivarius (have a chat) 15:07, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Request

Hey, why are you skipping my request? I just read what is difference between auto-confirmed and confirmed users, well.. there is no such difference except my account can be granted by administrator at any time.. Please, give your decision at Requests for permissions/Confirmed AirWolf (talk) 18:02, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, I am not an admin. Mlpearc (powwow) 18:07, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Please be absolutely sure that you remember to add 'non admin comment' to your contributions at PERM, and to avoid any ambiguity it's always best to leave actual closures (except 'already done') to admins. Cheers. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 05:24, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Not a problem, I was under the impression that the {{nao}} template was having issues at WP:PERM, I will use it any future posts. Mlpearc (powwow) 05:44, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The only issue was that it wasn't being used, and that too many newbs were thinking it was cool to comment. We seem to have been able to stop that - at least for a while. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 06:15, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Ah yes, the too many comments is why I've haven't been very active there. Thanks for the note. Mlpearc (powwow) 06:25, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

excuse me?

im making the stevie nicks wikepedia better by adding more photos... whats your problem with that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Psychedelicdream (talk • contribs) 16:39, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well, first thing changes like this need to be discussed first, flies such as this one File:Rumoursstevie.jpg is non-free and needs to rationalized for use such as this and many other reasons. Most of your edits of this nature will be reverted if you don't open a discussion on the article talk page first. Mlpearc (powwow) 16:47, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

who are you to remove them? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Psychedelicdream (talk • contribs) 16:55, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Just your normal Wikipedia editor. Mlpearc (powwow) 16:59, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

ok well make it better yourself and stop attacking me.

you really think you own this place huh?

OH NOW YOU WONT ANSWER ME? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Psychedelicdream (talk • contribs) 17:13, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I left you some helpful links on your talk, have a good day. Mlpearc (powwow) 17:23, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Picture upload

Hi Sir I'm Garett. Thanks for your reply Sir. But I have some problems. I still unable to upload the picture by myself. How am I suppose to do it? Or could you help me to post the image for me. Beacuse I'm keen to edit and upload an image on a profile — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mastergarett (talk • contribs) 18:07, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Just follow the instructions at WP:FFU Mlpearc (powwow) 18:18, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

LP

i think sticking to the timeline way is better than this way, and coz it explain the gap between meteora and MTM !!! don't agree ??--hosam007 (talk) 18:02, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure either way, my point is, it would be easier for everyone if you used an edit summary then anyone looking at the edit would see your reasoning. Cheers Mlpearc (powwow) 18:17, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
i wanted to but, anyway. thanks for caring :) --hosam007 (talk) 18:59, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
Thanks for your help at Pink Floyd. It was promoted to FA today! ~ GabeMc (talk|contribs) 21:37, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GOOD WORK I've seen all the work you put into that article, Congrats ! on the FA Mlpearc (powwow) 21:41, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

AC/DC

Can I ask why you removed the note at AC/DC reminding editors to start a discussion before changing the genres, specifically heavy metal? Thanks, Bretonbanquet (talk) 17:42, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, it has been replaced by an editnotice which says the same thing. The editnotice is displayed at the top of the page when any edit button is clicked on that page. Here is the editnotice for AC/DC. Mlpearc (powwow) 18:11, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
OK, cool. I'd be willing to bet though that the hidden note at the exact point where people are likely to edit would have more effect (nobody changed the infobox genre while the note was there), but let's see how it goes. Cheers, Bretonbanquet (talk) 18:17, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
FYI, please be careful adding more. Please see this discussion before adding new editnotices. Mlpearc (powwow) 18:51, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I did comment in that discussion. All I'm interested in doing is preventing genre changes without discussion, as I spend a lot of time reverting them. If this works, great – if it doesn't, we need to recognise that it doesn't. Bretonbanquet (talk) 18:54, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed, I was just making sure you were aware of the discussion. Mlpearc (powwow) 19:31, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
No worries – we'll figure out the best way eventually :) Bretonbanquet (talk) 19:34, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

ACC Barnstar

The Account Creation Barnstar
Hello, Mlpearc. Congratulations on creating 2000 accounts for Wikipedia! -- Cheers, Riley Huntley 00:04, 7 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What a great surprise. Thank you Riley. Mlpearc (powwow) 02:59, 7 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

FYI

Hi Mlperarc, the "Here" link you left here does not work. I'm not sure why, but you might want to look into it. --  :- ) Don 17:06, 8 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I was not aware of this error. I will get right on it. Cheers. Mlpearc (powwow) 17:27, 8 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I need an admin or somebody to explain this rule to me please

I am desparately seeking autoconfirmation. People are relying on me to get things done, I am 49 years old and not getting any younger, and I cannot wait 4 days. I am being denied on the basis that my article isn't finished yet. Apparently there is a wikipedia rule that says I must have my article complete before I can upload photos. Can somebody please explain to me what the reasoning is behind such a rule? I understand that there are rules, and I will follow them, but this rule makes no sense to me. Please see: Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/Confirmed#User:C_Coligniero Why can't I do the article one portion at a time? Why can't I put in the references after I have the entire thing complete? That's what I did in college. I am really at a point in the article where i'd like to upload some images before continuing, why am I not allowed to do that? --C Coligniero (talk) 02:58, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I saw your request earlier, I am not an Admin so I can not change your account. The best thing for you to do is post your question at the Admin that commented on your request which was GB fan. Mlpearc (powwow) 03:11, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
That's quite ok. I wasn't expecting you to take action as you are not an admin. You seem to be rather experienced, and I was just hoping that you might be able to favor me with the reasoning behind this rule. I know you are probably very busy, and will not trouble you any further. --C Coligniero (talk) 03:37, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker)There are two different image area. I believe the problem is that images uploaded to the Wikipedia are fair use images, not copyright free, therefore, they must be associated with a live article. Even if you were confirmed and uploaded the image, if the article was not live within seven days, the image would be deleted. Been there, done that. At the Commons copyright free images may be uploaded at any time and can be used on the Wiki in articles. It's a legal thing. I think that is the situation, I hope it make sense. --  :- ) Don 07:13, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Very good ! I think Don has hit the proverbial nail :P Mlpearc (powwow) 15:29, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Page Curation newsletter - closing up!

Hey all :).

We're (very shortly) closing down this development cycle for Page Curation. It's genuinely been a pleasure to talk with you all and build software that is so close to my own heart, and also so effective. The current backlog is 9 days, and I've never seen it that low before.

However! Closing up shop does not mean not making any improvements. First-off, this is your last chance to give us a poke about unresolved bugs or report new ones on the talkpage. If something's going wrong, we want to know about it :). Second, we'll hopefully be taking another pass over the software next year. If you've got ideas for features Page Curation doesn't currently have, stick them here.

Again, it's been an honour. Thanks :). Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 12:13, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you and good job Mlpearc (powwow) 15:32, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

QBEX images

Resolved

Hello Mipearc. I think you have flagged several pictures that I have uploaded to a sandbox page for deletion. Please remove these flags. I have been given persission from the picture taker to add these to the page. The permission came as the sender knew the pictures were to be uploaded and he created the space on the sandbox page and created the captions. I simply uploaded them, but thought this was better than saying they were my pictures. On the upload process I selected the option that copyright would be provided if requested. Surely this is if somone wants to use them for something else, rather than the fact that they have been uploaded to a page? Regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gurnard (talk • contribs) 11:49, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You may have permission to use them, but there is no evidence that Wikimedia has permission. When it comes to file copyrights we can not take an editors word that the owner has given permission. Mlpearc (powwow) 15:00, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Mipearc. The owner (originator) of the images that seem to have some dispute attached to them shared then using cloud storage. I then resized them, added the strap line and uploaded them. The originator added the gallery text on the page, and named the files and captions. It might have been much simpler, but altogether incorrect to say these images were mine, but I didn't want to do this. I uploaded the images because the originator is still waiting for permission to upload files. I didn't create the images so the first two bullet points do not apply. The originator didn't 'email' me permission and the 'non-free content' does not apply. They said the images can be used by anyone for anything, but as I didn't 'create them in their entirity' they are not mine. I hope this helps with the discussion and I look forward to the correct resolution, regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gurnard (talk • contribs) 16:37, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I believe the owner of the file copyrights needs to fill out this form and follow the instructions on that page. Once OTRS has assigned a ticket number to the permissions for use and added to the files the deletion tags can be removed. Mlpearc (powwow) 17:02, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ah! Much obliged to you. I'll forward to the link to the originator and ask him to process it asap. Thanks for your speedy response! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gurnard (talk • contribs) 17:19, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Good luck Mlpearc (powwow) 17:21, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Am now waiting on response from originator, and I've forwarded them the link to your CSD page and a copy of the images. Gurnard (talk) 17:36, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Great, Thank you for your attention in this matter. Also as it states here Please send a copy to the person (if any) you were previously in touch with so they know about it I would be glad to remove the deletion tags and replace them with {{OTRS pending}}. Mlpearc (powwow) 17:56, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Mipearc. I think you are asking me to send you a copy of the email I sent to the originator of the images. I think I've managed to do this, now.

Hello, FlightTime. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.
Ta, Gurnard (talk) 19:39, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Gurnard, I have received the CC'd copy of the email sent to OTRS, I am not at home at the moment, I will remove the deletion tags and place the {{OTRS pending}} template to them by the days end, of course you are also free to do this if you'd like. I will check later today. Mlpearc Phone (Powwow) 18:58, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Mlpearc (powwow) 02:26, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Clerking

Hi Mlpearc. Just a truly friendly reminder because I see that you have made a total of 624 edits to these pages and that's more than any admin. If clerks are needed, someone will start an RfC to make the proposal. Please read this documentation, and you know that if you need any help or advice you are always welcome to drop a note on my talk page. Take care :) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 00:38, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Really ? I didn't realize there was an edit limit. I do believe I've never been asked to Not contribute before. No problem, I do think though Mr. Armburst who is Not an Admin has far more edit than you or myself combined. Message taken I will cease and desist before I find myself at ABRCOM with a topic ban staring me in the face. Good day sir. Mlpearc (powwow) 00:57, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, If the last edit I made at WP:PERM/ACC is what prompted your comment, I am an ACC Admin and I will comment there when ever I feel the need. Cheers Mlpearc (powwow) 01:54, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry you took offence at my message. You and I generally get on quite well. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:33, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Sir you're asking me to not participate how am I suppose to take that ? Mlpearc (powwow) 02:37, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Trans-Atlantic grammar?

G'day. I noticed your edit at Led Zeppelin, and was fascinated by your edit comment: "This article is written in British English."
Surely, whether a proper noun is singular or plural has nothing to with the Atlantic Ocean? However, should I be incorrect, may I impose upon you to enlighten me?

More particularly: Why is "Led Zeppelin" plural? Surely, a group of musicians is an entity? (And therefore singular?)
However, throughout the article it refers to the group of musicians as "they" and "them" ...

I'll be interested to read your reply (here). Thanks in advance. Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 05:39, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your inquiry, I'm not the best editor to answer these questions. You may find more information here: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Spelling as to why articles are written in British or American and other dialects. As to the specifics of the article Led Zeppelin you can post you questions on the article talk page. If I can help you find other information please do not hesitate to ask.
Cheers Mlpearc (powwow) 19:58, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Bob Ross

I must say I prefer "{{Dead link|date=October 2012}}" to deletion of content, your solution on this page. In this case I can't object too strongly to your removal of content; though the dead-link template would give someone the chance to search around to see if they could improve the section. I will also say your "reference is dead" phrase in the Edit summary made me think the person who was the source was dead rather than that the link was dead. I think the latter term -- link -- is more readily understandable in Wiki world.

Looking one layer deeper, this is a mighty curious Google result: As of now, it shows lots of emptyeasel.com (the dead link) search results, "1 day ago" and the like; but then they come up "404" when clicked upon. Maybe a temporary server failure? May-be crashed by the birthday/Doodle moment. Another good reason not to "delete first ask later", maybe, it seems to me. Cheers. Swliv (talk) 23:03, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

thank you alot

x@vier (talk) 21:41, 7 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanx. Do I know you ? lol. Mlpearc (powwow) 21:53, 7 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

idk what is your name mine is xavier and can you please talk to me in my talk box thingy im new — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thkidx (talk • contribs) 22:15, 7 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

are you really 53 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thkidx (talk • contribs) 22:17, 7 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

x@vier (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:53, 7 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Defenders of the Faith lead guitar credits

The reliable source is the original inner sleeve itself which I bought as a new release back in 1984. The prior releases (which I also bought back in the early 80's) did not have the lead guitar credits printed. 2 years prior in the Screaming For Vengeance tour program, on the last page, Priest printed Screaming For lead Breaks which listed all the lead guitar credits up to that point in their career. Then on the next album (Defenders of the Faith) as well as all the albums through Painkiller, they printed the lead guitar credits on the inner sleeve (and in the CD booklets). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.197.70.114 (talk) 20:42, 8 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I am not saying you're wrong, just that if you want to put a fact in a article you must cite a referance to your claim. This may help and/or explain a little better. Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners. Cheers. Mlpearc (powwow) 21:24, 8 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This is not a newsletter

This is just a tribute.

Anyway. You're getting this note because you've participated in discussion and/or asked for updates to either the Article Feedback Tool or Page Curation. This isn't about either of those things, I'm afraid ;p. We've recently started working on yet another project: Echo, a notifications system to augment the watchlist. There's not much information at the moment, because we're still working out the scope and the concepts, but if you're interested in further updates you can sign up here.

In addition, we'll be holding an office hours session at 21:00 UTC on Wednesday, 14 November in #wikimedia-office - hope to see you all there :). I appreciate it's an annoying time for non-Europeans: if you're interested in chatting about the project but can't make it, give me a shout and I can set up another session if there's enough interest in one particular timezone or a skype call if there isn't. Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 11:09, 10 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you DQ. Mlpearc (powwow) 02:53, 25 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Celebrant (Australia) - Citizen-Gladiator - image - File: First celebrant - up for deletion

Celebrant (Australia) - Citizen-Gladiator - image - File: First celebrant - up for deletion

Dear Mlpearc I have sent to the official email address a copy of the email I have received from Lois D'Arcy, the owner of the photo, giving me permission to use the photo any way I like. Do you have to have a copy of the email too? I have presumed not. Please assure me that I do not have to do anything more - or if I have - what it is. Much thanks

[Redact spamlink]— Preceding unsigned comment added by Citizen-Gladiator (talk • contribs) 22:11, 11 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

As long as you have sent permission information to permissions-en@wikimedia.org that is fine, I do not need copies you send to that address. Note: Adding links to your signature or appending your discussions with external links is most often seen as spamming and should not be done. I have removed the delete flag from the file and posted {{OTRS pending}} template, which also has information you should take a look at. Thank you, from the community for your quick response. Mlpearc (powwow) 23:47, 11 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

ACC Account Creation Interface - Appeal

Hey Mlpearc, I saw your comment on DQ's talk page; I'm now identified with Wikimedia. —Entropy (T/C) 21:09, 14 December 2012 (UTC) [reply]

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Speedy deletion declined: File:Timothy Norris profile.jpg

Hello Mlpearc. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of File:Timothy Norris profile.jpg, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: F1 requires that the deleted image be the same quality as, or lower quality than, the other image. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 21:58, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, my mistake didn't notice the size difference. Mlpearc (powwow) 22:12, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Genre changes

Hey man, sorry for the genre changes I did. I'm new on Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amb1997 (talk • contribs) 23:26, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. We all start somewhere. Cheers. Mlpearc (powwow) 23:49, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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User:Pol430 / Talkback

{{talkback|Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Account creator|ts=19:30, 3 January 2013 (UTC)}} Pol430 talk to me 19:30, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Replied. Mlpearc (powwow) 19:36, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Edit to the 'Edinburgh' page

Hi MIpearc,

I'm new to Wikipedia editing. I work for the EdinburghVideoGuide.com, a free HD city video guide. The link I added to the external links is a broadcast quality mini-documentary introduction to the City of Edinburgh. It doesn't endorse any product, only the website, where prospective visitors can watch free, completely factual videos about the city.

I'm curious as to why the external link to the National Library of Scotland's video links is acceptable and not this? We're both free services provided to benefit visitors to Edinburgh.

Kind Regards,

Rury. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Edinburghvideoguide (talk • contribs) 04:05, 31 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There are a couple issues, you username is against policy, you are editing a article which you are closly related, and have a clear conflict of interest. Mlpearc (powwow) 04:19, 31 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Led Zeppelin edit by 69.171.163.48

Hello, this is reply to the edit of Template:Led Zeppelin regarding the link to the fourth album. According to the very page Led Zeppelin IV, both Jimmy Page and Robert Plant refer to the symbol-titled album as "the fourth album." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.171.163.48 (talk) 02:40, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You must:
1). provide a reliable source for your addition.
2). Reach a consensus
before it will be allowed to stay. Mlpearc (powwow) 02:54, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

AWB "typo fixing"

Unfortunately, two years passed without detection and now it is too late for a scene. After a single edit [1] you IMHO had to be disallowed from using any (semi-)automatic tools, because you apparently do not look on the diff. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 14:11, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Lessons in retrospect, I love it. I will assume my edit is incorrect since your "explanation" is vague. Thank you for your point. Mlpearc (powwow) 17:57, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

User:Monticelharmon

Might I ask why you changed the db-promo to an MfD before it was reviewed? I feel it meets db-promo. gwickwiretalkedits 21:55, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Responded on IRC. Mlpearc (powwow) 22:24, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kirk Hammet

Hi.... I saw that you removed what I wrote: The Truth. The truth is unchanging. If you know anything about him, he was brought up with those movies he concentrated his book on. I don't understand why you took it away? Get back. 32.60.108.169 (talk) 23:57, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is not a place to post personal opinions. Sorry, Mlpearc (powwow) 00:55, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am at work now. I write non-stop all day - usually. I will give it another go at the Wiki page. Tell me then. I don't write anything that is personal. No need for that. Hired Ghoul (talk) 22:24, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I'm around the end of my day here. I am trying to focus on things. I don't know what you have reveived from me yet, as I am looking at all I have written today now around me. As I said, I will give it another try later. Thanks, Hired Ghoul (talk) 22:47, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fleetwood Mac

I initially took User:91.10.59.85's edit as vandalism since I saw referenced material being blanked or removed and didn't realize that the IP was removing a comment which breaks WP:MOS on Fleetwood Mac, which he placed in an edit summary after my reverted edits.Harlem Baker Hughes (talk) 00:42, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That wasn't reference material, it was an "edited out comment" Mlpearc (powwow) 00:44, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Miniapolis RFA

Hi, I don't think we've interacted before. I'm Go Phightins! I was confused as to why in Miniapolis's RFA you suggested that the "oppose(s) have a to-do list". I was simply commenting that, with no disrespect to her, I think that if you are going to close AFDs, some experience there is necessary. I posted here rather than at the RFA to avoid this being a distraction, but I just wondered what you meant by your comment. Respectfully, Go Phightins! 21:36, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I was merely pointing out that there are things to learn and do that the opposes will point out. Mlpearc (powwow) 21:56, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oh. All right. Thanks for the quick response. Go Phightins! 21:57, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Hi,

I really can't believe that the "in-fighting" still carries on this site.

I was on here eons ago, I guess, it must've been about 10 years ago. I just gave it all up.

You know, there is a lot of adolescent-minded people on here. Those that hide in a supposedly grown-up body.

I was just (again) complementing the site.

I don't know if I will carry on doing this. I had just noticed that the article was missing updated information. Easy to understand.


Discontinuation on Wiki seems to my future as a BIG waste of my invested time. I may just skip this. My life is pretty much full of peace. This is why I left before.

I'm not use to this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hired Ghoul (talk • contribs) 01:54, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Hired Ghoul (talk) 01:46, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sadly, it's not for everyone. Mlpearc (powwow) 02:51, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your signature

I just noticed that your signature is violating WP:SIG as it currently uses a template. Wouldn't

Mlpearc (powwow)

be more appropriate?—cyberpower ChatOnline 01:52, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Can you be a little more specific ? What part of WP:SIG exactly ? Mlpearc (powwow) 02:49, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia:SIG#Transclusion_of_templates_.28or_other_pages.29—cyberpower ChatOnline 03:35, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Barnstar of Diligence
Your help today was invaluable and you are a critical part of the Wikipedia ACC process, a part that typically goes unsung. Therefore, it gives me great pleasure to award you with this star of diligence in ensuring that nothing gets left behind. I look forward to collaborating with you in future. Jab843 (talk) 18:45, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Jab843 Mlpearc (powwow) 20:16, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Black Sabbath

Hello. Can you help me in perfecting the Black Sabbath article? Do you have access to any books? GeezerB (talk) 14:08, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

RfA: thank you for your support

Mlpearc, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your support during my RfA. Hopefully, I will validate your confidence in my future WP editing. Regards, Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 01:40, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to join Wikiproject Conflict Resolution

Wikipedia:WikiProject Conflict Resolution.--Amadscientist (talk) 09:44, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for taking an interest in WP:CONRES. I wanted to be sure and let you know that mebership in the project is not required and should you ever feel like participating feel free.--Amadscientist (talk) 05:56, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

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Test

Hello Mlpearc Phone (Powwow) 00:50, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

ACC tool reactivation request

Good Morning! I would like to be reactivated on ACC, if possible. Thank you, Fumitol|talk|cont 15:11, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Identification verified.

Please read the guide as there are more requirements ie.. subscribing to the mailing list and such. Welcome back Mlpearc (powwow) 15:23, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much. I will go ahead and read that guide and get back to it. Cheers Fumitol|talk|cont 15:47, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome. Mlpearc (powwow) 16:05, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

My Username Help, Thank You.

Hi, Mlpearc. Can you explain to me what my username might be wrong and how it's promotional and implies shared use, and can you tell me how I can correct this. Thank you, Mlpearc. VALID REALITY (talk) 16:24, 3 May 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by VALID REALITY (talk • contribs) 16:21, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, your username is a promotional (ie..Company or Group) username, it also implies that the account can be used by many users. If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to ask. Please use four tides ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your posts on talk and project pages ie..Noticeboards this is how you sign your comments. Cheers, Mlpearc (powwow) 16:35, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Promotional Name

Hi, Mlpearc. Since I am not a Company or Group, what do you suggest I do. My name doesn't suggest a Company or Group, so should I proceed to keep it as it is, and if not how would you suggest I change it. Thanks, Mlpearc. --VALID REALITY (talk) 17:06, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your partnership with Wikipedia would be much easier with a different name. All established users upon seeing the name will most likely post it at Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention. Changing your name is quite easy just go to Wikipedia:Changing username and follow the instructions for a "Simple" change. Hope this helps Mlpearc (powwow) 17:34, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel Quinn the actor photo.

Hi Mlpearc,

Thank you for responding so quickly. Yes I am the younger Daniel Quinn. I am the actor not the writer. This is the jpeg I have uploaded to the Commons site. /Users/dqactor/Desktop/Daniel_Quinntwick.jpeg I appreciate all of your help! I also enjoy a lot of the same music you do:)

Best regards, Daniel Quinn — Preceding unsigned comment added by Queenmab819 (talk • contribs) 17:09, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Rebecca Hall and Valid Reality

Thank you for directing me. I sort of wished I hadn't gone there, because it appears that he is ranting that sourced facts are not true about her ancestry. By the way, did he change his user name to Valid Reality from something else? Robert McClenon (talk) 18:00, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I meant to post it to your talk page. He had requested help on the Help Desk as to whether his post to a talk page had been posted. You and another editor directed me to Talk: Rebecca Hall and said that his post was there. I thanked you for explaining what his question was, but then went there, and his post appears to be a rant. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:14, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention

Hi, Mlpearc. Thanks for the great replies. May I ask what it is about my username that would make all established users upon seeing the name most likely post it at Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention. Would it be better if it were all one word. I'm not sure about it being all uppercase. Perhaps if I changed it to lowercase. Thanks again, Mlpearc. --VALID REALITY (talk) 18:04, 3 May 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by VALID REALITY (talk • contribs) 18:00, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

My reply is the same as above. Mlpearc (powwow) 15:14, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Having to answer this Robert McClenon on your Talk Page, Mlpearc. Sorry about this, Mlpearc.

Sorry to use your Talk page to answer this other user, Robert McClenon, as he doesn't appear to have a Talk page I can access and ranting isn't why I joined Wikipedia.

What Robert McClennon wrote on your Talk Page, Mlpearc:

"Thank you for directing me. I sort of wished I hadn't gone there, because it appears that he is ranting that sourced facts are not true about her ancestry. By the way, did he change his user name to Valid Reality from something else? Robert McClenon (talk) 18:00, 3 May 2013 (UTC)"

Media claims in articles about a British actress and a US citizen caucasian mother are not any means of sourced facts. You and this actress person have to supply publicly accessible evidence, otherwise everything states that she is a Caucasian actress from Britain. No American, no African, no nothing else. It's a media fantasy at best. Say what you want, but your entertainment media company does not compete with the normal everyday evidence everyone must live with in the practice of real life. This is just the common sense facts and not the rant that you just gave this Talk Page. Let's move on from this silliness. --VALID REALITY (talk) 18:24, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, No problem, that's what talk pages are for, all's well. Mlpearc Phone (Powwow) 18:54, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Why Still Marked Advertisement?

Hi,

Could you give a solid reason why COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE still has those tags. Pls clearly indicate which parts are advertisement.

Otherwise, pls remove the tags.

Thanks

Regards

Harvey — Preceding unsigned comment added by Higherhigherhigher (talk • contribs) 13:12, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I am not familiar with that page and don't believe I tagged that page. Mlpearc (powwow) 15:18, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

ANI discussion concerning genre warrior

Hello, Mlpearc. Since you have dealt with the #46 IP editor recently, feel free to give any input here. Thank you. Mungo Kitsch (talk) 22:15, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Thank you for the heads up. Mlpearc (powwow) 18:07, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your suggestion for deletion of my page

Want to make email contact as I'm working on a story/column about discovering that my Wikipedia page -- Eric Zorn -- was proposed for deletion, then yanked back and cut into 1/6th back in January. The page was nearly 8 years old. Your page says you live in California...what made you troll around to find my page and what was the thinking process in proposing the page for deletion? Why was no effort made to contact me - the subject -- with concern about sourcing? I'm pretty easy to reach. This all seems to take place in the shadows, and I don't see why. I'm not even sure -- and I don't know if Wikipedia is sure -- that this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mlpearc_Public reflects reality. All very strange. I'm at ericzorn@gmail.com Ejzorn (talk) 04:39, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure what you're complaining about, the article is now fixed, follow policy and take it from there. I have no idea what your concern is about my public account. Cheers, Mlpearc (powwow) 18:14, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Tent manufacturers in WW II

Bold textCan you please tell me who made the tents for the U.S. Army in WW II? Was Wenzel involved in tent making for the Army? Thank you, Jim DiFazio...jjdcamper@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jjdcamper (talk • contribs) 23:35, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The best answer I have is look here: Tents. Mlpearc (powwow) 01:06, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Patrick Stewart

Hello Mlpearc. I removed the section "religion" from Stewart's talk page because it contravenes Wikipedia rules on talk page discussion, as was stated in my edit summary. Specifically, WP:NOT#FORUM states:

"Discussion forums. Please try to stay on the task of creating an encyclopedia. You can chat with people about Wikipedia-related topics on their user talk pages, and should resolve problems with articles on the relevant talk pages, but please do not take discussion into articles. In addition, bear in mind that talk pages exist for the purpose of discussing how to improve articles. Talk pages are not mere general discussion pages about the subject of the article, nor are they a helpdesk for obtaining instructions or technical assistance. If you wish to ask a specific question on a topic, Wikipedia has a Reference desk, and questions should be asked there rather than on talk pages. Wikipedians who wish to hold casual discussions with fellow Wikipedians can use the IRC channels, such as #wikipedia. Note that this is an IRC channel, not a message board. There are also a number of early-stage projects that attempt to use a wiki for discussion and debate. Material unsuitable for talk pages may be subject to removal per the talk page guidelines."

Furthermore, user 74.69.121.132 clearly has no reliable sources to substantiate his claim. What's worse, when prompted to state his evidence, the "source" that he did eventually cite (which BTW is considered a highly unreliable reference by WP), does not even make any mention of his claim. Providing unreliable sources is one thing, but deliberately falsifying evidence is a most egregious violation of Wikipedia doctrine.

I can only conclude then, that this person's intentions are of a dishonest nature. The true purpose of their edits I can only guess at, but I strongly suspect that they are motivated primarily by a desire to promote some sort of ethno-religious agenda by way of positive association. One can't fail to notice that this kind of behaviour is becoming more and more pervasive within Wikipedia articles (BLP's in particular), and I believe it should be tackled head on to preserve the integrity, not only of Wikipedia itself, but of the people and subjects written about within it.

I therefore submit to you that I acted within my rights to remove the section in question. My only regret is that I didn't first seek approval in the talk page. I feel very strongly about this issue, but I hope that we can at least make an attempt to resolve this between us without the need to seek arbitration. Thoughts? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.110.197.174 (talk) 18:48, 18 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Do not change edits already made to a talk page, or you will get yourself blocked. Mlpearc (powwow) 18:54, 18 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Mlpearc, that's exactly why I'm here, to discuss this matter in order to clarify things. As I've just stated, I believe I acted within WP rules in deleting that section for reasons already made clear. Obviously you object to this, and so I'm very keen to hear your specific reasons as to why. I respect your position, but I'm in no mind to be placated with a nonchalant "don't do it again" dismissal. I'm hoping for a friendly discussion and am open minded, and so I respectfully ask that you address the points in my previous message and tell me how I'm in the wrong here. If you convince me, then I will not bother you any further and will instead address 74.69.121.132's question directly in the article TP. The alternative is that I seek arbitration. Yours respectfully. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.110.197.174 (talk) 19:28, 18 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I hope you have a pleasant constructive discussion, I do not know the subject, my edit was to replace a post on a talk page that was removed by a second user. Cheers, Mlpearc Phone (Powwow) 19:53, 18 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The question asked about Stewart is directly relevant to article development. End of. Span (talk) 21:56, 18 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Spanglej. To whom are you responding to, me or Mlpearc? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.110.197.174 (talk) 22:12, 18 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The page above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this page.
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