User talk:Schierbecker

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Sacred Band of Stepsons

Marcus, I received this very disturbing email from Orangemike. He clearly wants to delete this project and has tagged it repeatedly. Is there a higher authority to whom one can appeal, or a different, neutral editor or panel to adjudicate tbis? How do I defend the project?

Below is Harmonia's response to the email that Orangemike sent to Harmonia1's email -- not talk page. The response was posted by Harmonia1 to the Harmonia1 talk page. Please give me your opinion of where I stand and what, if any, options are available to me.

here or on my talk page?

Am I supposed to be responding here? Or on my page? I think that since langue compoudns over time, wiktionary is correct in choosing the compound form, but we need to accept all things labeled "non-lethal" and wll have to take items and capabilities on a case-by-case basis, with filters for what the end use is and how the money has flowed: developed for military or police use needs to be the first sorting mechanism. We were involved with the folks who put together the first NL kits; there we had no option but to use police-derived capabilities. Start with the non-lethal; add the nonlethal, which is usually the intellectual or better-educated, higher-end user. Tules of engagement will help. More on my page. Marcus Aurelius (talk) 18:06, 24 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Harmonia1 (talk • contribs) 00:38, 10 April 2010 (UTC) -->

MAA, want to include GCV?

Matcus, it would seem to me appropriate if you wanted to put your Ground Combat Vehicle in the 'delivery' category on NLW page, since there is a requirement for NL for that vehicle, even though the specific systms have not yet been chosen. You could say that this vehicle will carry NLs, and is in development. Just a thought.Harmonia1 (talk) 21:02, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Help

{{Helpme}} I'm not sure what other articles this affects but Mill City Museum exists as an redirect yet if I put it in the search bar (If and only if I copy and paste it!!!) I get 0 results. Marcus Aurelius (talk) 20:00, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Listed at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Vector. Marcus Aurelius (talk) 20:12, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Works fine for me - ie takes me direct to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill_City_Museum

Possibly a problem relating to the new skin or something? Try logging out and see if it works. Also try resetting your PC. Apart from that, tech should answer.  Chzz  ►  20:27, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Works for me on vector. —fetch·comms 20:30, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Still not working. It always takes me here. Marcus Aurelius (talk) 20:37, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Did you reboot?  Chzz  ►  20:49, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Just did. Same thing. I'm going to run across the street to try the Universities computers.Marcus Aurelius (talk) 20:58, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Bizzarre. Here anything I copy and paste redirects to Null. This computer uses Internet Explorer. Is there a way to find what version? Marcus Aurelius (talk) 21:12, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

I am using internet explorer 8. It should be similar for you. To find out what version of explorer it is using go to the internet explorer help menu (next to the tools menu) and click "About Explorer". In Internet explorer 7 and 8 this menu is hidden by default 6 or lower it is enabled). To turn this menu on right click anywhere near the top of the screen, directly below the go arrow works best, and select "Menu Bar". The Help Menu will then appear, along with all the other menu buttons. The problem you are having sounds like a wikipedia settings problem. To fix your problem I would go to your wikipedia preferences and reset the settings to default. If that doesn't work do to your Mypage/skin.js and click edit and blank the page and save. That will clear all of your wikipedia settings. Hope that helps --Alpha Quadrant (talk) 22:15, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

And BTW to find the version of any Windows proggy, try 'Help', 'About'.  Chzz  ►  22:23, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

To confirm if it is something in your own settings, just log out and see if it works that way.  Chzz  ►  22:30, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Tried that already. See village pump. Thanks so much everybody.Marcus Aurelius (talk) 22:34, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

OK, so I see that it has been logged as bugzilla:23517. There have been quite a few problems with the interface changes. I hope they get fixed soon. Best,  Chzz  ►  12:30, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

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Thanks for your warm welcome and yes Saab is a Lebanese family and its spelled and pronounced differently in Arabic (صعب) The ع letter does not have an equivalent in English so people spell our name with double a vowel so we end with SAAB as our last name.--Saab 1989 (talk) 20:36, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Boeing Phantom Ray

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Speedy deletion declined: Whigfield II

Hello Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Whigfield II, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Context can easily be found using a simple Wikipedia search. Thank you. SoWhy 17:57, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Yes, originally I thought Whigfield III was a person. Then I tried to prod the creator into adding the context. Marcus Aurelius (talk) 18:06, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Usually, if it looks like a tracklist, it's someone trying to add an album, mostly because they noticed a redlink in the artist's article. So it's a good idea to google/search the title or the content that exists, to see whether you can add the context yourself. :-) Regards SoWhy 18:16, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Hello Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. I am really sorry for the mess I have created with the Whigfield stuff, I was only trying to clean up the red links, by putting tracklists for those singles/albums/compilations. I will be looking at the main Whigfield page over the next few months trying to clean it up so it is easier to follow - it is big mess at the moment (I did not cause that!) :-) - Many thanks, Stephen Stevieboy82 (talk) 21:25, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Your attention needed at WP:CHU

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John Forehand

There is the Huffington Post, Fox News, The Telegraph articles and The Young Turks video all being used as sources. Do you want the article to be sourced line by line. Christopher Connor (talk) 16:14, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Red and Black Cafe (Portland, Oregon)

Christ man, I can't even finish an article without some person trying to claim some irrelevancy. Sorry this isn't a story regarding New York City - of which I am sure there would be no argument whatsoever there. However for Portland, Oregon, this is HUGE news, especially 16:45, 5 June 2010 (UTC) among the pro-police society and the anti-police/Vegan/Anarchist societies in Portland, Oregon who are threatened by the latest round of shootings by the Portland PD. Let me get the article put together for god's sake. The event in and of itself has gotten national coverage in CNN and FOX News and is very representative of the resentment felt by a large segment of Portlanders towards our corrupt and gun happy police department. Despite my feeling on the matter personally, I am citing all sides of the event not for the promotion of the business but rather to reflect the attitudes of Portland business owners towards the local law enforcement agency.BGinOC (talk)

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Answer

I did not create that page, if you would read the creation log. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Whitetiger01 (talk • contribs) 19:37, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

However, you may be WP:sockpuppeting. Marcus Qwertius (talk) 19:40, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

How

How can it be fixed, if you don't mind telling me? JunMaster (talk) 19:57, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

Needs at least 1 reference from a reliable source (no blogs). Marcus Qwertius (talk) 19:58, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

Portland Jr. Pirates

The article has outside varifiable sources, Like I stated on the AfD page jr hockey articles are notable, particularly the Jr. A and major Jr. pages with leagues and teams that produce top players: see Wikipedia:WikiProject Ice Hockey Bhockey10 (talk) 21:06, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

I don't see where your project says what is considered notable or not. Most wikiprojects do. Marcus Qwertius (talk) 21:11, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

June 2010

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Specifically, I'm asking that this page be deleted under speedy deletion criterion T2. -- Blanchardb -^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}- timed 21:22, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Perhaps just a rewording? What exactly is the policy on this if, for example, someone went on a page patrol rampage? Marcus Qwertius (talk) 21:29, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

First of all, the ability to patrol pages is part of the standard package given to autoconfirmed users and cannot be revoked without blocking an account altogether. Conversely, new accounts do not have this privilege to begin with.

I believe abuse of the patrol tool (that is, several obviously intentional bad calls in a short period, or one call made in violation of WP:COI) would fall under general vandalism. Other than that, I can't think of any situation where a user warning would be warranted. -- Blanchardb -^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}- timed 23:01, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Questioning The Rationale for Deletion

Hi Marcus,

I posted an article about a company that I work for. And we were promptly deleted within minutes of the posting. I would like to get some advice on this, because I feel that this action is knee-jerk and unfair. Here's why.

There are plenty of wikipedia articles that give overviews of different businesses. Sure, they tend to be established businesses and we're a young start up. It's hard for me to avoid getting the feeling that the implication here is that these companies deserve to be written about, and ours doesn't because we're too small. That doesn't seem like a solid rationale to me and not in keeping with Wikipedia. I completely understand why you have to exert quality control for wikipedia entries, but I don't believe that a company writing about itself necessarily amounts to obtrusive advertising.

What if someone hears about us and wants to know more about us? Isn't that the point of Wikipedia ?

I understand the need to have a variety of sources, but don't you think I should be a valid informational source as I know alot about the company that I work for ? I used no "peacock language" in the article, and there was no sales-pitch terminology. Yet, the article (titled BeyondLive) was deleted by the user "Evil Saltine." According to Wikipedia, the articles should be allowed to evolve and become more substantiated by different sources. Ours basically got ripped away from us before we had a chance to do any of that.

I'd like to reinstate the article under whatever guidance you can give.

Thank You,

Dan Cauthorn

You may ask for a emailed copy by pasting {{Restore}} to the deleted page. I do not have access to archive. Marcus Qwertius (talk) 22:39, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

My Article

Why the heck would u delete that article there waz nothing wrong with it dont mess with my work again fool az i may try to create the page again but now it wont be easy thanks to u !! Udontneed2kno (talk) 22:56, 7 June 2010 (UTC)udontneed2knoUdontneed2kno (talk) 22:56, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Please withdraw speedy deletion

The article is referenced with interational headlines from the New York Times and Fox News. There is no possible way a reasonable good faith editor could conclude the topic is not notable. Please withdraw the speedy delete tag, it reflects poorly on your judgement and intentions. Bachcell (talk) 15:58, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

It still fails WP:Not news. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 16:01, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Your lack of good faith is showing: For example, routine news reporting on things like announcements, sports, or celebrities is not a sufficient basis for inclusion in the encyclopedia. This is a terrorism arrest with worldwide coverage, not the meeting of a butterfly club in the library on thursday afternoon. Please remove the speedy deletion. Do you think the 9/11 attacks or Fort Hood Shooting could be speedy deleted under NOT NEWS??? Gaza Flotilla? Get real. Please do not argue the notability of a plot that is going to be in the news for a week at least as these people appear in court. What is your actual motive for deleting the article? Are you enforcing a POV regarding terrorist incidents, as every terrorist incident article is similarly requested for similarly spurious grounds? Speedy delete is for truly non-notable topics like somebody's birthday party or birth notice, not terrorism arrests which are always notable if they hit the international headlines. Bachcell (talk) 16:53, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

No, people died in those events. Actually Nadal Malik Hasan went to AfD once. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 17:00, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Yes, and it reflects your lack of good faith that you would also claim Fort Hood was not notable. Now show some good faith and remove your speedy delete. If the 9/11 hijackers were arrested and nobody died, it's non-notable enough that you would delete that article too? You are showing a lack of NPOV by deleting a controversial topic. The fact that a topic is even controversial makes it notable. NPOV is neutral, balanced point of view, not NO point of view, and your're POV is showing. You cannot speedly delete to enforce your opinion of what should be in WP. Bachcell (talk) 17:16, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

I didn't say I took it to AfD. I just voted (keep) in it. I will not remove the speedy. That is for an admin to decide.Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 17:20, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

This is not for an admin to decide if it is obvious this is an abusive request. You have more than enough information to remove it yourself. So remove the speedy delete now before some similarly deletionist admin decides to act on it. Bachcell (talk) 17:34, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

IP on Talk:Barack Obama

Perhaps it would be better if you explained to him why he is wrong rather than inflaming him.--William S. Saturn (talk) 20:17, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Blocked, why hasn't he figured it out by now? Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 20:21, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Maybe he's right.--William S. Saturn (talk) 20:23, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi Marcus, thanks for the heads up on the picture of Jennifer Rohn. I've added a CC licence. Cloning jedi (talk) 23:04, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

DYK problem: Stone of the Pregnant Woman

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User talk:24.4.101.72

What are you referencing? I haven't touched the article you indicate. 24.4.101.72 (talk) 18:05, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Staying in flight for five years doesn't begin to address the notability and unreferenced problems with the article Vulture (UAV). Try finding some sources to back up the claims. 24.4.101.72 (talk) 18:27, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Don't bite newcomers

You really hurt me when I found that my article is now under the speedy deletion que. Could you help me? Thanks. Latintooth (talk) 19:11, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

User talk:Thelegendofgreatness

A final warning before any other was a bit over-the-top for creating and recreating a clearly nonsense article twice. I removed the warning I also left as it was an edit conflict - but it was at level 1, which I think was quite sufficient. I42 (talk) 19:52, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Replaced. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 19:55, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Thx! As it turns out, you appear to be right that they were here only to disrupt. I42 (talk) 20:15, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Title Edit

Hi Marcus, I recently added an article entitled Indra J Adler. This is a biography of a living person. It appears that the title of this article has been changed to 'Indra Adler'. I'm afraid that this needs to be changed back as the individual's name is infact Indra J. Adler. I have attempted to do this, however I do not think my account has been autoconfirmed yet. Would it be possible for you to do this for me?

Many Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jiajkbuzz (talk • contribs) 16:03, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Title Edit

Hi Marcus, I recently added an article entitled Indra J Adler. This is a biography of a living person. It appears that the title of this article has been changed to 'Indra Adler'. I'm afraid that this needs to be changed back as the individual's name is infact Indra J. Adler. I have attempted to do this, however I do not think my account has been autoconfirmed yet. Would it be possible for you to do this for me? Many Thanks Jiajkbuzz (talk) 16:05, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

uh... help a noob out?

Ok, I am going nuts here. I don't see a single place anywhere on your user anything that is basically a "message" link/button. I guess you can remove this if it doesn't belong here but I don't see how I'm supposed to contact you.

I'm a new user. I recently created the cottonwood borer article and you marked it for deletion. I received a message telling me I could remove the prod, but am completely lost as to how to do that. In fact, I think it has been removed already? Anyway, please don't delete the article. It is an important insect and yada yada. Can you show me how to remove this 'prod' tag or help me out or something? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Razarax (talk • contribs) 17:48, 10 June 2010 (UTC)