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Request to close AfD discussion

Hello, can you please close the AfD discussion for Abdul Rahman Shaikh, the article was nominated for not having correct sources after which the sources were added and the article was left for 7 days as per AfD policy, but after that the article was relisted again since there was not much discussion over it. The article is new and it will take time to grow and also the persons name is so very common that some people get confused about it. The article should be left on its own and slowly it will gain much information and sources. Thank you. Tim Harris84 (talk) 09:55, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

I'm sorry, no. The sources that you added do not seem to be reliable (see WP:RS). Two of them lead to blank pages. You may want to check those and fix the links. The article will not grow if the subject is not notable and sources cannot be found. In fact, I'm wondering where all of the unsourced information in the article comes from. If you have a connection with the subject, you should really consider not writing about him. (Please see WP:COI).- MrX 11:39, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

Belated thanks

While I disagree on the substantive point, you prompted me to take the block to ANI for review, which I absolutely should have done unprompted. Thank you for keeping me honest. Guy (Help!)

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Adoption

Hi, I was wondering if you could adopt me? I saw you were available for adoption on the adoption page, are you still open to adopting people? If so, please leave me a message! Elsa Enchanted (talk) 14:34, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi Elsa Enchanted. I'm afraid that I will not be able to offer much help due to real life time constraints. Of course I would be happy to answer your occassional questions and point you in the right direction as the needs arise.- MrX 17:52, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

I will be sure to ask you anything I need help with! Elsa Enchanted (talk) 19:29, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

New section

Hello Admin, thank you for your message. I agree with you and wiki policy and have no doubts, that Wikipedia I keeping right side in educational or in any field of knowledge, but there are a lot of issues when Wiki allows to publish many incorrect information, which is damaging image of whole State and providing unchecked information of history, culture and other information regarding nation or individuals. As for my post( sorry for my bad English, I am self learned) I can tell why this organization is "special". I am new member of your society and creating/editing of this page took little bit long time for me and I was just started "warming up" and did not finished yet.

People who founded this charity organization, were one of first in Georgia, who provided such kind of service since 1992 when USSR collapsed and in each soviet republic began civil war. It is very sad for country which announced its Independence and in very early days faced such problems as war, refugees, homeless people and etc. Rustavi has history which is beginning from ancient time and had a good days and bad days. people who were creating country and this town, must to be known for next generation. It is not easy like "google search" Shelters, single elders houses and charity organizations were not usual for us.

That is why I am trying to write about them. If you have suggestion to create different page or create one list of all organizations, which were involved in Charity since that period that is ok for me. I know that such kind of information is better for blogs or internet sites, but why not for Wikipedia? If there is any other form to deliver my information through Wikipedia I will be happy to hear about it or you could guide with suggestion. That is all I want to tell. Thank you once more again.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Gamer1de (talk • contribs) 20:54, April 16, 2016‎ (UTC)

Hi Gamer1de. I'm not an admin, but you're welcome. Of course we want articles in Wikipedia that meet our notability requirements, and that can be verified in reliable sources. You might be interested in reading WP:YFA for helpful advice on creating articles on Wikipedia.- MrX 21:18, 16 April 2016 (UTC)

Gamaliel and others arbitration case opened

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Um, my changes to Faithful Word Baptist Church were NOT incorrect

Um, my changes to Faithful Word Baptist Church were NOT incorrect. I've been to the border patrol checkpoint where Pastor Anderson got tased. It's just after mile marker 78. You're the incorrect one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.13.22.116 (talk) 12:10, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi @68.13.22.116: I'm sorry, but we cannot use your personal experience/research on Wikipedia. This is explained in our policies WP:OR and WP:V. Happy editing!- MrX 17:22, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

Editor of the Week : nominations needed!

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I am hoping to be adopted

I am writing my first biography for Wikipedia and because I'm used to academic writing, keep finding myself diverging from encyclopedic writing. I have posted several questions in the Teahouse, but I'm looking for someone I can talk with on a regular basis to make sure I'm not using too many peacock phrases, to answer my questions about relevance and so forth. I'm still tweaking the article in my sandbox, but think I'll be ready to submit it for editing by the end of May. I'm hoping you will adopt me because you're the only person on the adopter list who says he's interested in biographies.Drvalsummers (talk) 14:02, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi Drvalsummers. Welcome to Wikipedia! I would be happy to adopt you for purpose of answering your questions and reviewing your work in progress. Just let me know of any questions as they arise.- MrX 15:30, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for your willingness to help. (1) I would like my lead to be "clean" looking without a lot of reference numbers and links to other Wikipedia articles. Is it alright to leave out citations in the lead paragraph as long as I have included them in subheadings? (2) In the Early Life and Family heading, I have included birth/death dates of McCormack's family. Should I include these? (3) I read somewhere in the Wikipedia rules that rootsweb.com is not a reliable source for genealogy. What should I use instead when I cite his parents' and wifes' information? (4) Have I included too much information about his son, Arthur, who is also a notable person? I'm thinking perhaps I should temporarily stop working on my article, create another sandbox to upload a shorter article about Arthur McCormack. That way I could have more writing practice and also simply link to his article instead of including so much about him in the Early Life and Family heading. Drvalsummers (talk) 15:49, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

(1) Yes, you can omit references in the lead since the same content will be referenced elsewhere in the article (see WP:LEADCITE). Wikilinks in the lead are mostly a matter of editorial choice (guidance here: WP:LEADLINK). I usually include links of they can help the reader, but of course, you should avoid OVERLINKING.

(2) No, you should not include the subject's family's birth/death dates, unless the dates have relevance to the main bio subject.

(3) Rootsweb.com is not generally a reliable because it consists of a lot of user generated content lacking editorial oversight. However, it may lead to other usable sources like published genealogies or vital statistics records. You do have to be careful with primary sources though and take care not to engage in original research. It looks like you already have cites for his parents and wife. Is there some other information on rootsweb.com that you want to include?

(4) I don't think you have included too much information about his son, but a separate article about Arthur would allow you to trim the material a bit.

Your article is fit for publishing in the (main) article space now. You don't have to submit it for review, a process which is usually quite backlogged. When you are ready to publish it, I can tell you the steps to take, if you don't already know how to MOVE an article.- MrX 02:21, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

(1) How can I set up a second sandbox (before I finish in the first one) so I can quickly write an article about the son and link to it? (2) I realize that the terms 'original research' and 'primary sources' can be vague. I'm trusting that the ones I'm using such as the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the official minutes of a state agency will be considered legitimate citations. I realize the one I'm using to say that McCormack was the 'lead' physician is questionable because it was written shortly after the incident occurred in 1900. Are newspapers from the days surrounding an incident credible--just as the New York Times? (3) I need to make some changes/corrections to citations I've already entered. Do I do this manually by typing the new information or is there a way to get back into the template I used when I entered the citation? (4) Many of the references are available online at Hathi Digital Trust through University of Michigan. Is there any problem using links to this for "accessed on"? I've been planning to wait until I'm ready to publish before adding adding "accessed on" dates. Shall I go ahead and do this now? Many thanks Drvalsummers (talk) 12:42, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

(1) To set up an additional sandbox (sub page), search for User:Drvalsummers/PageName where PageName is the name you wish to give to your new sandbox page, then click on the Start the User:Drvalsummers/PageName page link. (More information: WP:SUB).

(2) Yes JAMA is certainly reliable, and government records are as well. Contemporaneous news articles vary in reliability, so it's usually better to use modern secondary sources, if available.

(3) You can manually edit citation templates, but it's usually easier to use one of the citation tools. I use ProveIt which can be enabled by selecting Preferences in the user menu at the top right, then Gadgets. ProveIt is in the Editing section.

(4) I'm not quite sure what you mean by "accessed on", unless you mean "access date". If you want to add a url to a book citation, you can add "url=http://something.com" to the template. If the source is a web resource, then you should use the template:Cite web, also available as a drop down in ProveIt.

I hope that helps.- MrX 23:47, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

You said my article is fit for publishing now. I might be ready soon. Before you tell me how to do that, though, please tell me what's going to happen to it after I move it. Does that allow any editor to make changes in it without my knowing it? In short, why do you say it's ready now? Drvalsummers (talk) 15:05, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

After you move it, anyone can edit it. Also, since it will be published in article space, search engines will index it. Since the article is (presumably) on your watch list, and will be when you move it, you will be able to see when anyone has edited it. I say it's ready know because it doesn't appear to have major issues related to notability, copyright, neutral point of view, and it is sourced. Of course, you should move it when you're ready.- MrX 15:27, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

MrX, I've just realized that Wednesday, May 4 will be the 75th anniversary of Dr McCormack's death. I would very much like to move my article on or before then for sentimental reasons. I'm fairly certain that my citations are in order. I have permission from the copyright holder to upload a picture of him and I'm reading the instructions for including an info box/sidebar. It's my understanding that I can complete those tasks after the page is moved. If you're willing and able to help me, I'll be forever in your debt. What do you think? Drvalsummers (talk) 01:19, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Hi Drvalsummers. Yes, articles can, and routinely do, get edited even after they are moved to article space. It's ready, so do you know how to move it, or would you like me to do it? I may make a couple of edits myself once it is moved.- MrX 14:32, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

I DID IT! I moved the page from my sandbox, along with the infobox and photo. Thanks for all your help and I hope you'll be one of the first editors to help me make it better.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Drvalsummers (talk • contribs) 19:06, May 3, 2016‎ (UTC)

Congratulations! It looks good.- MrX 19:16, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Katie May

Hi, I undid your BLP PROD on Katie May because it clearly states that she died "from a stroke on 2/4/16". Although with this said, I've put it up for CSD under A7. Anarchyte (work | talk) 13:52, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

OK, that makes sense.- MrX 16:43, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

Scrivito

You're right about this one link, it probably doesn't belong in Wikipedia. Thank for for pointing that out, I removed the link in question. I wouldn't agree on the Notability. Scrivito is an established product, but got it's completely own brand apart from Infopark, which is since 20 years in business. So when people are looking for Scrivito, they won't look for Infopark. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thomas Witt (talk • contribs) 21:17, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

I'm doubtful that Scrivito is a notable subject. I can't find any news articles or books that discuss the software. The sources in the article are not WP:INDEPENDENT. The subject does not seem to meet WP:GNG or WP:PRODUCT. If you are not able to find some reliable independent sources, I'm afraid that the article will probably be deleted.- MrX 21:36, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Velicham TV Article

Thanks for helping to convert external links to refrence list. Actually I dont know how to create reference list. So it will will be very much helpful for anyone to cite the reference for the article in future. Really good job. Expecting your help in expanding the article.If you have any ideas for the improvement of article let me know.Cheers.--ChatruSamhara (talk) 19:31, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

You're welcome! I had problems with the official website though. Perhaps you can find the correct URL to add to the External links section.- MrX 19:42, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Request to close Somali Faces discussion

You mentioned that it only references one single source. See two independent sources that reference this. Such as https://www.welt-sichten.org/artikel/32198/gesichter-somalias and https://globalnyt.dk/content/somaliske-hverdagsfortaellinger — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thatguy alive123 (talk • contribs) 11:01, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

Please make your arguments for retaining the article at the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Somali Faces. I am not familiar with those sources, so someone familiar with German media will probably have to assess whether they are reliable, or simply repeating a press release. Please sign your future talk page posts by typing four tildes ~~~~ at the end. Also, your posts go at the bottom of talk pages, not the top.- MrX 11:55, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

Removal of the Sullivan content from Stop Trump movement

You just undid an addition of mine to the above-mentioned article regarding a quote by Andrew Sullivan. The information was pertinent to the movement, as it referenced an updated direction that the movement is starting to take - actively voting against Trump in the General. I have encountered you previously, and I know that you are prone to slashing, but I urge you to check yourself.

Please see the three posts I just made to the talk page justifying my edits. The article is not a collection of criticisms about Trump; it's about an organized movement to prevent his nomination. It violates our policy on neutral point of view to cherry-pick an especially-damning quote to make Trump look as bad as possible. Also, WP:BRD.- MrX 01:11, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

We are all over the place here and I apologize for that. Would you be opposed to me listing Sullivan's name in the appropriate section with a simple citation for the article (no quote)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.88.53.178 (talk) 01:15, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

No, I have no opposition to that. We just need to be careful that the people listed are relevant to the Stop Trump movement, and not just some of the many, many commenters who have simply voiced criticism of Trump.- MrX 01:25, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

Gotchya and agreed. I mostly just correct typos on Wikipedia and try to do my part. I think this encyclopedia is very important. My Stop Trump contributions were motivated by disgust and repugnance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.88.53.178 (talk) 01:35, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

On the road to 10k AfD Suggestion

Hi. This user has a couple of other related articles including Selftitled, Greatest Hits Mixtape Album, Selftitled Album and Comin' At Ya Live & Direct Mixtape. Do you want to have a quick look and consider adding them to your existing AfD? Gbawden (talk) 08:49, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

 Done - Thanks for the suggestion Gbawden.- MrX 11:05, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Request for adoption

Hello, I am a new user at Wikipedia and I would like to make a request for adoption. I initially thought to learn by myself how to do various things in Wikipedia but unfortunately I was unaware of a number of things and therefore I made many mistakes. As a result another user suggested that I could be adopted so as to learn all things necessary and become a proper editor. I found this an excellent idea and I looked in the list of people who adopt new users. Seeing that we share pretty much the same interests and that you are a very experienced user I believe you would be the ideal person to be my mentor. I am very much in need of proper guidance and assistance as I do not want to make any more mistakes. If you require to know more things about me or if you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch with me. I would be grateful if you could accept me as your new disciple. Yours sincerely, Irene000 (talk) 11:52, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Hi Irene000. Thank you for your interest in adoption. Unfortunately, I have very limited time available for Wikipedia for at least the next several weeks due to real life obligations. You may want to check with one of the other adopters. Best wishes.- MrX 19:24, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Dylan Rowell

Okay so you put a BLP prod on Dylan Rowell, yet the guy was born in 1891 (Though when you put it up it said 1998 which was probably a mistake) Wgolf (talk) 23:53, 14 May 2016 (UTC) Looks like a hoax-the 2nd South African captain was in 1891-the guy changed the name on that page even. Wgolf (talk) 23:56, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

OK, thanks for stopping by. - MrX 00:40, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

"The Neutral One"

The posts from this account are decidedly weird - it almost, almost looks like it might be someone running an over-the-top strawman account? Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz (talk) 20:47, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Possibly. It looks like an obvious troll to me, but let's hope I'm wrong about that.- MrX 20:51, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks so. I'm tempted to list it to be checked, but (a) I don't know whose sockpuppet it might be and (b) I apparently already have a target on my back, despite being right more than wrong about sockpuppet suspicions. Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz (talk) 20:52, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Ok, where does someone report something like this? I think it's pretty egregious now. "17. No mention of Trump's majestic, rich, luscious locks of hair-- oh, how lovely it is when it blows to and fro in the wind!" - what the heck is with that???? Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz (talk) 21:01, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Wait a second... I'll bet this is that Hitler Trump sock!- MrX 21:09, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

I'm not sure who that is, but I'll be happy to second any request for a sockpuppet check you fill out? Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz (talk) 21:11, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

No need. The account is a  Confirmed sock puppet of Kingshowman (talk · contribs · count).--Bbb23 (talk) 21:11, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Wow, amazing work as usual Bbb23. Thanks!- MrX 21:13, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Well, rack up another confirm for my socky-sense. Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz (talk) 21:15, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

2016 Cupa României Final

How did you think to delete this article ? Everything is fine with the article, there are thousands of articles like this one. See: [[1]] and also for other countries [[2]] and for other Cup competitions around the world.Crenvust (talk) 12:45, 20 May 2016 (UTC)