User talk:Phearson/Archive 2
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Huh
If you're going to dispute content, please do it on the article talk page, rather than a blanket reversion of the entire article. Please revert yourself and we'll discuss. Thanks. AkankshaG (talk) 06:21, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
This article in NO way is neutral as it stands now. As it stands now, it is VERY one sided, and DOES contain FALSE information from sources which I don't know how a person can consider as creditable
First, yes Bushman is a member of the Church, but NOT a General Authority of the Church or authorized to declare what its doctrines should be. That really is not the issue though. The issue is that although the article has been written by both Mormons and Non Mormons alike, the only part of the entire article that is accurate is the general time line and general story line. The article is full of events that plainly did not happen, and other events that are explained by severe enemies of both the Church and of Joseph Smith, many of which could be easily dismissed if a person takes the time to LOOK at the personal account of Joseph's life written by his OWN hand? Hum, how much better a source can you get than that? The article doesn't just give the "neutral" facts as you have stated it does, but is EXTREMELY one sided, making, yes, blatant lies about things that never even happened. But I guess that is just my being a research assistant for some time speaking now, huh! Ya, I guess when you have actually READ THE REAL FIRST HAND DOCUMENTS OUT OF A SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY THAT IS JUST MEANINGLESS, ISN'T IT....! Your site stinks! I will not donated to Wikipedia in the future.
Jared — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jlescoe (talk • contribs) 06:40, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
- Okay...? Phearson (talk) 07:26, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
MyWikiBiz
I've closed Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#MyWikiBiz because it's a discussion which is likely to provoke a lot of drama. Sufficed to say that Kohs is a well-known figure amongst the community. Email me or catch me on IRC if you'd like a full history! If you find any socks, could you bring them to my attention? Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 20:16, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
Your edits to User_talk:AkankshaG
Hi. As a result of a complaint, I've been requested to suppress this edit you made to User_talk:AkankshaG. While I appreciate your concerns re. conflicts of interest, mentioning RL names and alleged workplace, etc is a violation of our policy on posting of personal information. I have suppressed that edit, per policy. Please don't do that again - Alison ❤ 21:55, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
- Apologies, but the name in question is already listed in the common under a couple of photographs, I'll point to those if I have to, since the individual gave permission via license. Phearson (talk) 06:06, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
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Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 22:01, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
January 2011
Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, such as on Talk:Vector Marketing, you must sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You may also click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you. You seem to have forgotten it :P —Ryūlóng (竜龙) 09:28, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
- Sorry about that, I sometimes forget to do, especially at 1am in the morning, heh. Phearson (talk) 17:03, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
Speedy deletion converted to PROD: Security Shield
Hello Phearson, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I have converted the speedy deletion tag that you placed on Security Shield to a proposed deletion tag. The speedy deletion criteria are extremely narrow to protect the encyclopedia, and do not fit the page in question. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. Logan Talk Contributions 03:41, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
- Will do, thanks. Phearson (talk) 03:41, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
Re: Pipo the robot
Yes. I placed a CSD A7 tag, and it was speedied. --T H F S W (T · C · E) 05:26, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
Umm...
Hi, I am neither new to Wikipedia nor did I create the page "Stony Mountain Curling Club". In fact, I am an administrator. I removed the tag and cleaned up the page, because I felt the topic was notable. -- Earl Andrew - talk 01:15, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
- Oh! My mistake. It was kinda weird though that you removed the tag without mentioning that specifically. "Clean-up" was kinda vague, and... question: Since you don't have anything on your page mentioning that you are an admin, how do I verify that? Phearson (talk) 01:21, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
- I suppose I don't. I never felt the urge to brag or anything. Anyways, I just found what your bot did to be amusing. -- Earl Andrew - talk 01:30, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
- Not my bot. Its actually a user tool called WP:TWINKLE that help place tags and notify other users automatically. Phearson (talk) 01:34, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
- I suppose I don't. I never felt the urge to brag or anything. Anyways, I just found what your bot did to be amusing. -- Earl Andrew - talk 01:30, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
advert on Comfibook
I actually don't like what this group does (they remind me of Spokeo—see my edits on their article), but I attempted to write this in a neutral, fact-focused tone. Where have I gone wrong, please? Thanks, Startswithj (talk) 01:56, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
Drive A
No, I am not a member of the band, or employed by them in any way, I just thought it was slightly depressing that they don't have a Wiki page yet, so I started one. I've seen them twice in concert, on Sep 17th 2010, and Jan 24th, 2011 They throw on a great show, and I'd like them to have a very professional Wiki page not just "THIS BAND IS AWESOME!" Y'know? So I'm gonna try to get ahold of each member to see if they are interested to continue it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LaughingMasque (talk • contribs) 09:53, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
Talkback
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Declined speedy
Hello, I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion on 11/11/11. Patent nonsense requires text to be insalvageably incoherent, such as "sfgsdfgsfiuqriavmzls". The article, while of questionable notability, is not patent nonsense. Thanks for your new page patrol, and you may want to review criteria G1 of the speedy deletion criteria. Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:43, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
Speedy deletion declined: Airline Employees Association
Hello Phearson. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Airline Employees Association, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Claims to be a significant, national Australian union. Thank you. -- Lear's Fool 13:08, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
- Just to let you know, I have nominated the article for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Airline Employees Association -- Lear's Fool 13:27, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
Happy Yippie Yehey
I've moved to my user namespace. You may delete it. (A request: Can the page be protected so that no one else would be able to recreate it as one article already exists?) - Windows72106 (talk) 02:56, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
- If you mean to WP:SALT the page, I am unable to do that, as I am not an Admin. That request would not be likely to be honored, but you could try asking one. Phearson (talk) 02:59, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
Speedy deletions declined:
Hello Phearson. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Noemi Del Vecchio and Pearl Goes White, two pages you tagged for speedy deletion, because the articles are not in English. As such they are only eligible for speedy deletion under A2 if you first identify a Wikimedia project that they have been copied from. Thank you. ϢereSpielChequers 18:35, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
CSD for Test Patterns for Living
So, you tagged an article I had just started (within four minutes of creating it). That's kinda quick off the mark, isn't it? When you tagged it, all I had so far was the infobox, so naturally it didn't have any context. I have since fleshed out details of the EP, the personnel, appearances of songs, etc. It may only be a stub, but it's at least got context now. Might you retract the CSD request now? Echoedmyron (talk) 19:05, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
- Never mind, I see the tag was retracted by someone else. Just curious about the speedy tagging for speedy deletion: what's the considered required time lag for considering a recently started article for CSD? Echoedmyron (talk) 19:17, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
- Hi. When considering tagging a new article with CSD:A1 (no context) or CSD:A3 (no content), it is generally advised to wait at least 10 minutes from creation, as editors cannot reasonably be expected to satisfy such criteria with their first edit (there's a guideline somewhere, but I can't remember where it is right now). As this article clearly satisfies A1 now, I removed the CSD tag. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 19:19, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
- And having looked back on it some more, I think it was wrong to tag it with A1 (no context) anyway - the content of the infobox was easily sufficient to establish its context as an EP by the band Blue Peter. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 19:24, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
- Apologies. Just getting the hang of New page patrolling. Phearson (talk) 22:58, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
- It's well worth spending some time really getting to understand the categories at WP:CSD. The requirements are deliberately set low for avoiding CSD - a lot lower than actual notability standards etc. If you ever need any tips, please feel free to ask me on my Talk page. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 23:05, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
- Apologies. Just getting the hang of New page patrolling. Phearson (talk) 22:58, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
- And having looked back on it some more, I think it was wrong to tag it with A1 (no context) anyway - the content of the infobox was easily sufficient to establish its context as an EP by the band Blue Peter. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 19:24, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
- Hi. When considering tagging a new article with CSD:A1 (no context) or CSD:A3 (no content), it is generally advised to wait at least 10 minutes from creation, as editors cannot reasonably be expected to satisfy such criteria with their first edit (there's a guideline somewhere, but I can't remember where it is right now). As this article clearly satisfies A1 now, I removed the CSD tag. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 19:19, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
Thanks
I only recently noticed the repeated vandalism you countered from Portugese IP 79.169.235.214 [1] at Paulo Pires. Good looking out. The lastest batch of nearly identical vandalisms[2] from Portugese IPs 89.153.224.102 [3] and 81.84.141.67 [4] appear to be of the same type and nature as those from IP 79.169.235.214. Is this enough quacking to block the second set of IPs as well? As the page protection from the article has just been removed,[5] I am expecting another onslaught. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 05:39, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
- Not enough to pass the duck test. However, if they move to vandalism again, perhaps a more indefinite measures are needed. However I am not an Admin. and unable to make that choice. I will keep watch though, thank you. Phearson (talk) 06:02, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks anyway though. Appreciate the good eyes. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 06:06, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
Speedy deletion contested: Foivos Delivorias
Hello Phearson, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of Foivos Delivorias, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The article makes a credible assertion of importance or significance, sufficient to pass A7. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. Logan Talk Contributions 05:43, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free media (File:AwardBIOS_startup.png)
Thanks for uploading File:AwardBIOS_startup.png. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Melesse (talk) 23:54, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
Water fluoridation
I was being sarcastic. Yeh, I know it doesn't work on Wikipedia. -- Colin°Talk 19:10, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
Kevin Dresser (artist)
Noting your AFD on Kevin Dresser (artist), I have concurred with your delete request. What you didn't add was the copyright violation: [6]. It might be claimed that this is a copy from Wikipedia, but I doubt that it is, and it's not acknowledged as such. If you googled the text and didn't find it, it might be the case that the subject's home page is a copy from Wikipedia. I'm surprised no-one tagged for copy/vio. Best wishes, Acabashi (talk) 20:05, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
- Hey, good times. Thanks. Phearson (talk) 04:27, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
Appirio
Hi Phearson. Please help me understand why the new Appirio page was marked for deletion, with specifics. I'm not sure which sections are in violation which is making updates difficult. I removed one section completely which I felt was the closest to being a violator of the "Soapbox" claim. Thanks in advance Spartovi (talk) 04:38, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
- I think you should stand back a bit and examine the article. Is this something you would find in a encyclopedia? Would awards and recognition be included? Also, you need to cut down on primary links and PR links such as marketwire. Phearson (talk) 04:42, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you, Phearson. That makes it more clear. I'd modeled the entry off of another Company entry that had this sort of layout, with awards and recognition included. I will make the changes. Thanks again Spartovi (talk) 04:46, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
You may have noticed I have removed the CSD from the article. The reason given is not a valid reason to delete the article &ndash if perhaps I have missed something, please let me know. If this is advertising or perhaps a nn company you may want to update the tag or use a PROD or AfD. My best to you. ttonyb (talk) 05:49, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
- I go ahead and use AfD then. Article was created in violation of relevant COI policies. Phearson (talk) 06:05, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
Vector Marketing
Hi Phearson,
I'd love it if you'd work with me to improve the Vector Marketing page. I think it needs a closer look - simply reverting the entire page isn't the answer. Where do we go from here?
Thanks,
Chicago2011 (talk) 17:44, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
- Welcome Back! I'm glad that you did the responsible thing by returning to Wikipedia on your original account. Please forgive me and my colleges for panicking over you revision. We had just last month finished having a nasty dispute with another editor and we are quite on the edge. I will be moving the last known revision before the revert to your username space in a moment so that the regular editors can participate in fixing the article. Please wait... Phearson (talk) 18:45, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
- Butting in a bit- what's really needed is to (a) discuss the changes you'd like to make on the talk page, and (b) make small, incremental changes after doing so. Simply replacing the page with your preferred version is difficult on a contested page such as Vector Marketing. tedder (talk) 18:55, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
- Tedder, see Chicago's talk page. Phearson (talk) 19:02, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
- Butting in a bit- what's really needed is to (a) discuss the changes you'd like to make on the talk page, and (b) make small, incremental changes after doing so. Simply replacing the page with your preferred version is difficult on a contested page such as Vector Marketing. tedder (talk) 18:55, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
- Hi Phearson,
- Just a note to say that it looks like everything's okay here, but if you need help, please feel free to ping me on my talk page. I want you to get the support you need. WhatamIdoing (talk) 20:06, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
- I would appreciate some help. Currently we need more editors on this subject. I was wondering if you could reach out to the appropriate parts of the wiki-community? I would myself, but I have no idea where to start, and though I am an experienced editor (by Tedder's standards), we definitely need help. Phearson (talk) 21:36, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
- Have you considered requesting assistance from WT:WikiProject Business? A relevant WikiProject (if one is active) is often a good place to start, and if there are some experienced editors, they may have seen this sort of thing before.
- I'm a little leery of posting at the Village Pump (miscellaneous), because you might end up with too many people. Collaboration frequently works best with a rather small number of people, and I believe you've already got three active.
- As a next step, I suggest that you take anything out of Chicago's sandbox that you think is all right and add it to the article. It's usually best to get the non-controversial stuff out of the way first.
- I've put the article (but not Chicago's sandbox) on my watchlist, and will keep an eye out for it, but I no longer systematically check all pages on my watchlist, so don't hesitate to ping me if you think I missed something important. WhatamIdoing (talk) 22:45, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for your help, everyone. Much appreciated! Chicago2011 (talk) 00:58, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
Appirio
Thanks for the kind words. Cheers! Midlakewinter (talk) 18:57, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
St.pauls shs asakraka
Per your edit summary — no, any registered user who believes that a speedy tag was placed inappropriately may remove it, except for the creator. Nyttend (talk) 12:47, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you for clarifying. Phearson (talk) 12:48, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
TAGteach
Hi, I'm new to posting on wikipedia so I'd be grateful for any help. What I'm trying to do is to post about TAGteach. You are correct that it is problematic that this might mean promoting the company TAGteach International. However, the methodology of TAGteach is spreading rapidly and lots of people are searching for information about it outside the company's web page, which I think is a good thing. Since the use of this teaching technology is now spread worldwide, subjected to research published in a peer reviewed journal, and discussed in several books, I definitely think it should be searchable on wikipedia. What should I do, what kind of information should I add, to prevent deletion? Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leebee118 (talk • contribs) 13:23, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
- See pages I've replied to at both article and AfD. Phearson (talk) 15:01, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Speedy deletion contested: Iris Holidays
Hello Phearson, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of Iris Holidays, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Not unambiguously promotional. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. Logan Talk Contributions 16:50, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
- Stealing my limelight and replacing it with A-7 I see... :P Phearson (talk) 16:52, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
The data provided for Iris Holidays is relevant and I don't think there is any advertisement content in it. Iris Holidays is a travel company from Kerala, India that We had tried their services for my brother's honeymoon. So I thought an article about them in wiki is good. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jojipisac (talk • contribs) 17:01, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
- Please read WP:42. tedder (talk) 17:06, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
- Per Tedder. Phearson (talk) 17:53, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi. Thanks for patrolling new pages. Hamza Tariq appears to be actually a copyvio of http://www.espncricinfo.com/canada/content/player/414397.html. You may wish to reconsider changing your tag. I haven't changed anything. --Kudpung (talk) 08:03, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
- Good catch, Thank you. Phearson (talk) 14:58, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
Praise for your work on COI problems
Just a quick heads-up: On Quora [7], you were recently praised for your work on mitigating COI problems, and recommended as a go-to person for others who have such problems.
Myself I'd like to commend your recent work on Vector Marketing (having had that problem article watchlisted for years). In my observation COI editing is a big and growing problem, and there are too few Wikipedians who take care of it.
Regards, HaeB (talk) 12:44, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
- Cool, I'm famous! Phearson (talk) 13:53, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi Phearson, articles with text copied from public domain works do not qualify for speedy deletion under criterion G12, so I've removed the speedy deletion tag from the article Samuel Butler (poet). Also see what I wrote on the article's talk page. Graham87 02:07, 8 March 2011 (UTC)
User:Jm7725
I'm eager to see the answer to your question regarding whether it's an individual or group account, but that account appears to be supporting a class effort under the userspace of User:Psyc3330 w11. I'd be more inclined to believe that that is a group account than Jm7725. —KuyaBriBriTalk 20:09, 8 March 2011 (UTC)
- Regardless of what group, policy is quite clear. Phearson (talk) 01:15, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
Stephen Browett
I've already blocked the account. However, COI editing does not make an article an automatic A7 candidate. I think that being a co-owner of a high-level British soccer team might count for something in addition to his wine business. Daniel Case (talk) 15:51, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
- Acknowledged, I'll keep an eye on the article until Deletion or otherwise. Phearson (talk) 15:53, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
Come on please..
Hey tnx for replying but still she really is my role model and I really wish that I can suprise her by doing this page for her that's the only reason. And she will become a Notability you will she , please ( it took me time to figure out how to created -.- don't let that time be waster ) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stefiblondie (talk • contribs) 15:58, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
- If you can provide some WP:RS that are WP:V it will make the article WP:N See WP:42 For a summery of those three. Thank you. Phearson (talk) 16:01, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
Okey I don't really get what that means -.- Steffy Isovska pleaseeee...... :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stefiblondie (talk • contribs) 16:05, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
- Alright... to start, is there any news, magazine, book articles of your friend? Phearson (talk) 16:07, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
Well there was this article about her in a Magazine called "Аеродром" it was about her and volleyball. The game they playing it was for her school and they won 3 place. She is really good at volleyball. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stefiblondie (talk • contribs) 16:27, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
- If you can locate that magazine, and cite the pg number, you should be good. I also noticed that this is possibly a Russian subject, have you considered contributing to the Russian Wikipedia? Phearson (talk)
CSD G4
Ciao, the speedy deletion criterion G4 does not apply to articles that have been previously deleted speedily, say as A7. It only serves to swiftly remove pages that do not respect consensus decisions or fail to address the reasons that led to a consensus deletion.--Tikiwont (talk) 16:39, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
- Ill mark A7 then, if it hasn't already been deleted. Phearson (talk) 16:42, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
Since I've seen you in the copyvio area recently, you should be aware GFDL has not been a compatible license for importing text since 1 November 2008. We require CC-BY-SA or compatible now. You can read Wikipedia:Licensing update for all of the gory details.
In this case it's a fixable problem because the text was here first and instapedia is just a mirror, it just had to be restored from a deleted version of the article in order to get the attribution back for the original authors. Cheers! VernoWhitney (talk) 21:05, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you for the information. Phearson (talk) 21:08, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
The Potter's House, UK
The article I created yesterday has been deleted. I can't fully understand/accept why this is the case as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundant_Life_Church seems to 'promote' far more than I did. I have been purposely neutral when writing the article. One user did actually post some advice for me on the page, which was very helpful, but I never got time to alter anything as the page was deleted. Can you help me out? Give me a few pointers about how I might get the article back online and working, even if requires some adjustments? I have researched several other churches through Wikipedia to see how their articles are written, making sure that mine followed suit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pastorponixon (talk • contribs) 10:30, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your help on this matter. Would you be able to direct me in moving the article from my userspace into public domain? I am open to any 'checking' you might want to do to ensure it is not promotional. Many thanks (Pastorponixon (talk) 10:23, 11 March 2011 (UTC))
Regarding Socks
Yes there are 4 socks that I know of that are responsible for this. These 4 accounts: user:Benzwm02 user:Pianist321 user:Pianoista user:Bluebird777 --Unsigned by user:Link Fix
I'll look into it. Phearson (talk) 3:23 pm, Today (UTC−5)
Wow I see now there were 3 more socks i didn't notice. Thanks for carrying it through to Tedder, etc --Unsigned by user:Link Fix
- No problem. Phearson (talk) 00:31, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
Hey he is back at it again... http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stream_Direct&action=history Is there any way to just blacklist the spammer's domains officialsatellitedirect.com and officialstreamdirect.com Link Fix (talk) 23:45, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
- Reported. Thanks Phearson (talk) 23:57, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
Compute Canada
Hi. You did a speedy deletion of my Compute Canada page within a hour or so of my creating it. I can't see the reasons anymore, hence this note. I thought I understood the issues you raised (as best I recall now that I am home)but you really didn't allow much time for me to correct them. Compute Canada is not a company promoting a product, but is an umbrella organization for the seven national high performance computing centres in Canada. Each of which, except for one I believe, has a Wikipedia page to which I added an appropriate link. While I grant there was considerable hyperbole in the paragraph I grabbed to start the document, I was trying to edit that out. I would think a national organization supporting a couple of thousands researchers would to be able to meet the basic requirements of relevance and need not be deleted before an author had a chance to really edit it. But perhaps I am incorrect and I wanted to ask for the rationale for the very rapid deletion.
Regards, Allanbrent (talk) 05:33, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
- Hello! Just for Clarification, I tagged the article, but I did not delete it. It was done by a passing administrator who believed that it did meet the critria. I did say before it was deleted that the issues needed to be taken care of immediately before deletion. It's why its "Speedy". Phearson (talk) 13:52, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
Mississinewa Lake
Greetings! I see you put an under construction tag on the Mississinewa Lake article. However, the text was copied from an Indiana DNR website in violation of the site's copyrights. Accordingly, I've deleted the article, because there is no non-infringing version to revert to.
I have no objection to a recreation of the article, provided it uses free text and not text taken from a website. —C.Fred (talk) 15:41, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
- TW accident, but hey, thanks. Phearson (talk) 15:42, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
- No problem. I just wanted to explain where the text went if you were trying to fix it. —C.Fred (talk) 15:43, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
Talk:Endgame systems
Your behaviour here is bitey and needlessly terse. Please refrain from leaving "lol" edit summaries and sardonic replies to a good-faith contributor trying to write an article - particularly when your reply misidentifies what policy says. A7 applies only when there is no claim to significance, not when there is no claim to notability. Significance is a far lower standard. Since notability requires coverage in multiple sources, I think coverage in one probably removes the need for an A7 tag. Ironholds (talk) 16:27, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
- My apologies, Article was also tag G11 I think, or did I forget to place it as well? Phearson (talk) 16:29, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
- It was, yes, but the content was not unambiguously promotional. Please take more care in future. Ironholds (talk) 16:52, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
Speedy deletion contested: William Keith Maxwell III
Hello Phearson, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of William Keith Maxwell III, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Not unambiguously promotional. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. Logan Talk Contributions 16:40, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
Speedy deletion contested: Bridgetree
Hello Phearson, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of Bridgetree, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Not unambiguously promotional. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. Logan Talk Contributions 16:43, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
COI case
Maybe you can handle this one. User:Jslipscomb is the son of a famous chemist. This editor has spent much of his editing energies building up a biography for his father and inserting information in many pages that enhances his father's legacy. It is really a blatant case, but I have no experience with such cases.--Smokefoot (talk) 01:50, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
- I had a look, but I am afraid this is a bit beyond me scientifically. I've tagged it for an expert to look at. And I'll look at it again in a few hours. Phearson (talk) 05:32, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
Do Nothing policy deletion
I see nothing wrong with the page. It's a well established doctrine and the page was unbiased. This is is just Wikipedia leftists polictical correctness in action. --Koolkinkajou (talk) 23:40, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
- Please see WP:42. Phearson (talk) 23:41, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nominations for lists
Hi. I've declined your speedy deletion requests for a number of "List of people from..." articles, as "Wikipedia is not a directory" is not one of the valid speedy deletion reasons. Deleting such lists would certainly not be uncontroversial, so you should take them to WP:AfD if you really think they should be deleted. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 23:58, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
- Declined. The lists seem to be useful. Phearson (talk) 23:59, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
Fair use rationale for File:Randall Hofland.jpg
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- Let me see if I can help you better. You reverted my addition of the "missing fair-use rationale" but it appears you don't actually know what a fair-use rationale should be like. It was linked in the template, and above, but here is the full link that shows you what is necessarfy for a valid fair-use rationale; WP:FURG. Any fair-use claim must also comply with all 10 non-free content policy requirements. Good luck ww2censor (talk) 15:26, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
- Much better Phearson! I have doubts about the WP:NFCC#1 replaceable claim because he is still alive and we don't usually accept images of living people where a freely licenced image might be possible, even if it is not immediate. But I will leave it up to others to dispute that if they think it appropriate. You may also find it useful to read my image copyright information page. Good luck. ww2censor (talk) 15:58, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
- Mumble mumble... thanks. Phearson (talk) 16:05, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
- Much better Phearson! I have doubts about the WP:NFCC#1 replaceable claim because he is still alive and we don't usually accept images of living people where a freely licenced image might be possible, even if it is not immediate. But I will leave it up to others to dispute that if they think it appropriate. You may also find it useful to read my image copyright information page. Good luck. ww2censor (talk) 15:58, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
The article Diane Warrick has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
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The article Randall Hofland has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
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The article Abdi Wali Dire has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
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Hi. I've declined your speedy deletion request for Oligarchologist, as there is no A7 category for "Unnotable field of study" - and notability is not needed to escape Speedy Deletion anyway. I suggest you take it to PROD or AfD if it appears to be non-notable. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 18:02, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
michelle Stewart
I am not certain where there is any thought the woman is not real. The idea for the page came from the minotr fact a close friend, George Tsontakis-see George Tsontakis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia- has a page. We offered to put together same and do not believe it violtes anything.
Concert musicians, or any professional musicians for that matter, should be given as much space as others. 216.171.185.194 (talk) 18:44, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
- Please see WP:OSE. And WP:42. Regards, Phearson (talk) 18:48, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
Are you really serious about this speedy deletion, or was it a mistake while you were fixing vandalism? (Thanks for that, BTW.) Vincent (talk) 02:47, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
- Mistake, sorry, I forgot to retract the warning on your page. Phearson (talk) 02:48, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
- No worries! Vincent (talk) 02:50, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
Taino (rapper)
Hello phearson Im writing to you as I saw in my talk page that the article that I have been writing about taino has some issues. Im not a company affiliated to Taino. The reason for writing this article is due to the fact of Taino's importance in the Puerto Rican Community as a composer of a major song thats is part of puerto rican history. Their is a documentary inspired on this song and he happens to be the composer and singer of it. This song is constantly sang at major cultural events and sport events. I decided to add more info on his career so people would know how he go started and what he has done. I have looked at pages for other artists in wikipedia to get Ideas on how to best word this article. Im willing to work with you in order to make the article to wikipedias standard.
Thank You MCTAINO — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mctaino (talk • contribs) 19:22, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
- Well, there is really nothing I can do to help other then point you at policy. WP:42 should help. Phearson (talk) 02:18, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
Watseka wonder
i mentioned several sources which were based on the eyewitnesses memories like Dr stevensons and Richard Hodgson (1855-1905) .(The following text is adapted from "Watseka Wonder" (1879) by Dr. E. W. Stevens, the Spiritualist doctor who witnessed the supposed possession of Lurancy Vennum by Mary Roff and then wrote extensively about it.)http://www.roffhome.com/watsekawonder-eyewitness.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Navid1366 (talk • contribs) 04:34, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
- Please see the article's Talk page --> Talk:Watseka_wonder. Regards, Phearson (talk) 04:38, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
i do not know why but the previous user concur and again you consider this article as a hoax i mentioned different sources according to the eyewitnesses memories — Preceding unsigned comment added by Navid1366 (talk • contribs) 04:47, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
- Eyewitness accounts are not enough. The must be published in Reliable Sources. Is there any independent newspaper articles that relate to the subject? --Phearson (talk) 04:50, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
- Edwards, Frank. Strange People, London, Pan Books Ltd, 1966. pp126-133.
- I have mentioned different sources as a back up for my article but still the citation warning has not been removedNavid1366 (talk) 15:51, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
Myers, F.W.H. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death, New York, University Books, 1961 (1903). Pp66-72
St. Clair, David. Child Possessed. London, Corgi. 1979. (Published in U.S. in 1977 as Watseka)
Shirley, R. The Problem of Rebirth. London, Rider &Co. 1936, pp90-95.
Wilson, Colin. Poltergeist! Sevenoaks, Kent, New English Library, 1981, pp71-3.
i think they must be enough for youNavid1366 (talk) 05:11, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
- Thats good, but you will need to place them and give the body of the article cites yourself, per WP:BURDEN. Phearson (talk) 05:16, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
- i am talking about an alleged incidence which might right or wrong may in coming days some body comes and says thats wrong, so i could add some sentences to the article which imply that this alleged case might be wrong --Navid1366 (talk) 05:21, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
- Well, generally we don't include hat-notes to warn the reader that they may be reading incorrect information. Everything on Wikipedia to a degree should be correct and Verifiable. Quite frankly, I don't think that this will survive the AfD as it is extremely questionable content that has WP:FRINGE elements. Phearson (talk) 05:27, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
- i am talking about an alleged incidence which might right or wrong may in coming days some body comes and says thats wrong, so i could add some sentences to the article which imply that this alleged case might be wrong --Navid1366 (talk) 05:21, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
- i have mentioned 8 sources for showing that this article is based on the reliable sources,but if you want me to satisfy you completely please give me more timeNavid1366 (talk) 06:21, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
- This web address leads you to the Dr stevensons pamphlet which he has detailed all aspect of this case.
http://www.archive.org/details/watsekawondersta00stev i can not say that this case is a fact but this article is based on the real reports which are verify but nobody could say they are right or are imaginary.Navid1366 (talk) 06:41, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
- How can i solve this problem and how to prevent this error.I have mentioned different sources but still this warning has not changed.--Navid1366 (talk) 09:53, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.--Navid1366 (talk) 09:53, 20 March 2011 (UTC) (March 2011)--Navid1366 (talk) 09:52, 20 March 2011 (UTC)--Navid1366 (talk) 14:58, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
- Yes, add the citions to back up the claims you have made in the article, per WP:BURDEN. Phearson (talk) 15:36, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
The Possessed 2009 movie
This movie is a documentary television which is produced by spooky television.spooky television mostly focuses on super natural and horror movies like the grave children and hunted boys.if you read the comments of people which have watched the movie it is easy to understand that it is amazing movie anout watseka wonder case.--Navid1366 (talk) 16:53, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
- Comments are WP:NOTNEWS. Phearson (talk) 17:44, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
Lil Jojo
you commented on my page that the facebook link is not acceptable as a reference. would it be appropriate in a further reading section? I am also wondering how to apply the necessary changes to the photo to prove that i own it and that i have already uploaded it to the internet on another website? please respond to me on my talk page. Thankyou for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pingu.dbl96 (talk • contribs) 00:09, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
Fair use rationale for File:Bob levinson.jpg
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Hi Phearson. Just wanted to let you know I undid your changes to that article since a db-a2 wouldn't be appropriate, since the article is in English. 28bytes (talk) 18:30, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
Peter Nelson
Sorry to bother you, but i have found your advice helpful in the past, and I was wondering whether you could assist me with a problem in relation to Peter Nelson.
The link i just posted is an article about an actor. Recently i created an article about a cyclist with the same name Peter Nelson (cyclist). I have recently discovered that there are several other articles about people called peter nelson, including Peter Nelson, 9th Earl Nelson and Peter Nelson Mwanza.
The problem that i am finding is that whenever you search for Peter Nelson, you find the article about the actor. I believe that the search for Peter Nelson should be redirected to a disambiguation page of the same name where links are presented to each of the individual articles.
My problem at the moment is that i dont know how to do this. When i search for peter nelson i find no red link to create a disambiguation page. At the same time when i try to redirect the Peter Nelson page to Peter Nelson (actor) it tells me i am not allowed to.
I would like to request your assistance to at least give me instruction on how to fix this problem.
Thankyou, Kind Regards,
Pingu.dbl96 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pingu.dbl96 (talk • contribs) 06:39, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
- I'll look into it. Phearson (talk) 14:20, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
- Done - I have moved the page to Peter Nelson (Actor) Just give it some time to propagate on the wikisearch engine. Phearson (talk) 14:23, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
- Now at Peter Nelson (actor) because of our capitalization conventions, and I've put a disambiguation page at Peter Nelson. Cheers, Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 00:47, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
AfD Tag
Hi, I noticed that on an AfD discussion on a comment I made, you tagged after my signature — Lord Arador (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. . I was wondering if you would mind explaining this to me a little, as to the appropriateness of the tag. If my comment was uncalled for or inflammatory, I would be happy to resend it and make an apology. Or if the content of my message was unrelated to the tag, would it be more convenient/appropriate if I used that tag after all of my contributions in the future? I've been doing my best to become familiar with all of the policy and protocol on Wikipedia, but there is a lot and I'm fairly new to the process as an editor, so I would appreciate any guidance or advice you could give me.
Thanks, Lord Arador (talk) 20:36, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
- Hello, and thanks for contacting me. I have placed the tag because it appears that you haven't made a lot of edits on wikipedia. The tag is there for the administrator to take into consideration of your editing history and number of edits you have made. In no way was it connected to your behavior, only your editing history. Phearson (talk) 20:47, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
Tagging
Thanks, but that orphan tag is a bit unhelpful. You are welcome, of course, to help out by introducing links to this page from related articles. Drmies (talk) 03:13, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
- WP:SOFIXIT, I am operating the WP:AWB, cannot make those sort of corrections right away. Phearson (talk) 03:14, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
- Well, SOFIXIT actually doesn't say what you think it means--I think you think it means that there's something wrong and I need to fix it. In fact, if anything, it should apply to you and your bot: you find something you consider wrong, you fix it. (But WP:SOFIXIT is about something else entirely.) In other words, your bot can validly receive the template below: uw-sofixit. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 03:23, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your suggestion. When you believe an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the edit this page link at the top. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes—they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to).
- I am not obligated to do so. If you believe I have made a mistake, feel free to revert it. Phearson (talk) 03:27, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
- Of course you haven't made a mistake. It was an orphan. But I am the one working on the article, and I don't need to be told it's an orphan: those tags are irritating. You are not obligated to fix the articles you mark at high frequency, but you are also not obligated to operate your bot. At the very least, I hope you won't throw "SOFIXIT" around as the justification for your bot, and I hope that you won't forget to edit by hand, which involves judgment and an assessment of context, which your bot lacks. Drmies (talk) 03:53, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
- Noted, However, I am not operating a bot on this account. Also, user:PhearBOT is currently not in operation. Much ado about nothing, as I would probably not return to the article you're working anyhow. Phearson (talk) 03:57, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
- Wait--so you yourself looked at the article, determined it was an orphan, tagged it and moved on? Not wanting to return? That's really drive-by tagging. If you want to do me and that article a favor, go through again to do the dashes properly--that would be helpful. Drmies (talk) 04:21, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
- I am not obligated to do so. If you believe I have made a mistake, feel free to revert it. Phearson (talk) 03:27, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free image File:Patrick move.jpg
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Speedy deletion converted to PROD: Raising Dead
Hello Phearson. I am just letting you know that I have converted the speedy deletion tag that you placed on Raising Dead to a proposed deletion tag, because I do not believe CSD applies to the page in question. Thank you. JohnCD (talk) 10:32, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
English variants
I noticed from the AWB page that you are interested in working the realm of UK or US spellings. You may me interested to know that I have written a script for the purpose. I have not ported it to AWB, however. --Ohconfucius ¡digame! 03:06, 4 April 2011 (UTC)