User talk:Davewild
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On 1 August, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Albanian parliamentary election, 2001, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
--Gatoclass (talk) 10:02, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
iTalkBB
Hello! I created the article on iTalkBB that was deleted after an AfD that was reopened twice due to sparse participation. While I respect the consensus, and agree that the original article did not meet notability criteria, I just got back from a trip out of town followed by a brief vacation, during most of the period when the article was flagged as needing sources and more content. I would therefore like to re-create the article (rather than taking what was admittedly an unsourced stub article through deletion review). Before I do, however, I will collect a lot more material and cite reliable sources.
I do have two questions for you:
1. Is there an appropriate "revised and rewritten" (or "AfD criteria addressed", cf. "under construction") tag to use for a re-created page?
2. Do you know if there is any tool (such as a Javascript application or a Watchlist setting) that will send automatic e-mail notifications of AfD tags to editors when their articles (or those they put on their Watchlists) are nominated? I would surely have commented as well as voted if I had even realized that an AfD was going on, and my track record for meeting the Heymann Standard has been 100% thus far.
Thanks!
Banazir (talk) 19:09, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for your reply! Yes, please do userfy the old content under my page. Your help is much appreciated! - Banazir (talk) 11:02, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
Another one
In the making here Monster Under Your Bed (talk) 10:12, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
- Bongwarrior took care of it. Thanks, all the best Monster Under Your Bed (talk) 10:14, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
Next update
Dave, five out of six of your hooks in the next update are American ones. We are not supposed to do that. Would you like me to finish the update now? I'll do it if you like. Gatoclass (talk) 13:33, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
- Whoops, sorry, be my guest, just saw it was a long way overdue and thought I had better make an attempt to get something in there. Thanks. Davewild (talk) 13:35, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
- No problemo, thanks for helping out :) I'll just add a couple of non-American ones and it will be fine. Gatoclass (talk) 13:38, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
This AfD was closed a few days ago by Orlady as a speedy redirect. I have just now realized that this was a non-admin closure and that the article had not actually been deleted (in the sense that the old version is still available in the history log). The problem with that is that now another user undid the redirect (which was easy to do since the history log is still available) and the article Jim David Adkisson has been restored back to the mainspace. I saw that you did an edit on the AfD page after Orlady's closure and since unlike Orlady you are an admin, I wonder if you can help out here. I think that it would be better to actually delete Jim David Adkisson, per AfD outcome, and then create a new redirect to 2008 Knoxville Unitarian Universalist church shooting from scratch. If you are willing to do that, that'd be great. If not, I'll probably have to relist Jim David Adkisson for another AfD and go through the motions again. Thanks a lot, Nsk92 (talk) 22:04, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
Many thanks!
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Thank you...
...for participating in my RfA, which closed with 119 in support, 4 neutral and 5 opposes. I'm honestly overwhelmed at the level of support that I've received from the community, and will do my best to maintain the trust placed in me. I 'm also thankful to those who opposed or expressed a neutral position, for providing clear rationales and superb feedback for me to build on. I've set up a space for you to provide any further feedback or thoughts, should you feel inclined to. However you voted, thanks for taking the time out to contribute to the process, it's much appreciated. Kind regards, Gazimoff 21:14, 4 August 2008 (UTC) |
Hollywood Undead
Hi, I am the guy who brought Hollywood Undead before the deletion review. I noticed you had created a Hollywood Undead article in userspace and so I added a little bit information to it and also created an article for for the bands upcoming album in userspace User:Davewild/Hollywood Undead/Swan Songs I really hope all this effort will result in the consensus that the article should be allowed to be recreated. Well, I am keeping my fingers crossed Killeroid (talk) 06:34, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
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On 6 August, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Algerian legislative election, 2002, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
--Gatoclass (talk) 07:37, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
Tom Manion
To whom it may concern:
I am new to editing on Wikipedia, and I apologize if I am going about this incorrectly. I am writing in reference to Tom Manion’s Wikipedia page. It was deleted with claims that he did not meet the notability requirements. I would argue this point on two factors. The first is the following comment from Wikipedia’s guidelines:
Individual scheduled or expected future events should only be included if the event is notable and almost certain to take place. If preparation for the event is not already in progress, speculation about it must be well documented. Examples of appropriate topics include the 2010 U.S. Senate elections and 2016 Summer Olympics.
As Mr. Manion is a candidate for the 2008 Congressional elections, his candidacy would seem to fit this qualification.
Secondly, your guidelines state that political candidates may “still be notable if they meet the primary notability criterion of "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject."
Below, I have provided references to Mr. Manion from several media outlets.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-01162008-1471920.html
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-08052008-1572699.html
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-08022008-1571650.html
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/25498099.html
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/19637709.html
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-5immigrant.6526729aug03,0,3464245.story
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_2manion-r.6513156jul23,0,5238283.story
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a1_5facebook.6505119jul16,0,833597.story
http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/state/all-a3_5money.6505257jul16,0,862430.story
http://www.bucksright.com/pa-8th-congressional-district-race-on-fox-news-101
Please let me know if this information is helpful in re-instating the page.
Ksmithbca (talk) 17:38, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
- I have replied on your talk page and taken this to Deletion Review. Davewild (talk) 18:19, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi Dave It appears there are a couple of comments on the deletion review page now...what needs to happen at this point to reinstate the page? Thanks Ksmithbca (talk) 17:53, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
Please contribute to current discussion on the AfD for Prince Chunk.--DrWho42 (talk) 19:10, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
I guess I'll write a "how to" for spammers to ensure they're properly informed that any product can be advertised on Wikipedia, then! -- DanielPenfield (talk) 20:25, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
Annoying IP
Hi! Could I ask you to warn this IP: 83.9.0.167 ? He vandalised my userpage once and now he vandalised my discussion page. Thanks in advance ;0 Timpul my talk 19:51, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks a lot, I couldn't find the appropriate template on this Wiki ;) I will let you know ;) Timpul my talk 19:56, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- So, now I'm letting you know. He vandalised the template with "male". Timpul my talk 19:57, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- ;) Timpul my talk 20:00, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
DYK: Algerian presidential election, 1999
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On 9 August, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Algerian presidential election, 1999, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
--PFHLai (talk) 05:02, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
Did you know the article you closed the DRV on Rielle Hunter has been recreated?
Mind you, given her face is splashed all over the newspaper this morning, perhaps that's a good thing. Nfitz (talk) 16:06, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
- Probably for the best - and I'll leave alone too. I was looking through recent DRVs and her name jumped out - because of all the media coverage she's had in the last 24-hours. There are photographs of her in my newspaper today, so her notability has likely changed significantly, given Edwards confession. Thanks for the Tommy Smith restoration BTW Nfitz (talk) 16:53, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
Hook comment
Thanks for the tip-off, I didn't notice the silent comment, and I've now removed it. I really don't get 74's objection at all, it's not a "sad past" hook, to me it's an inspiring story of someone overcoming childhood obstacles to meet with great success in later life. I think 74 is totally missing the point. Gatoclass (talk) 17:15, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi, can you move the title from "Eastern Mediterranean Event" to "Eastern Mediterranean event"? I believe it will be proper naming in similar line with Tunguska event. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 19:07, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
I've moved your userspace version over--would you mind adding categories? Thanks. Chick Bowen 22:34, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
Inflammatory diseases of unknown etiology, deletion review
Hi Davewild, you closed the deletion debate for the article Inflammatory diseases of unknown etiology, which was proposed for deletion in November last year, and which had a marginal keep.
- The article is incomplete but has been abandoned by the author for months now.
- It remains an orphan article.
- A similar article, called List of syndromes and diseases with unknown etiologies, was deleted.
- It replicates the Category called Category:Ailments of unknown etiology
- Despite the weak "keep", the article remains a clear example of essay-writing and OR.
I think it needs to be deleted, perhaps speedily. Failing that, a review of the deletion debate would be in order. Thanks. ► RATEL ◄ 03:56, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
- Hi thanks for your message regarding this article, I'm afraid I have to stand by my closure of the debate as Keep given the arguments on the AFD. On your points here, being imcomplete or an orphaned article are not grounds for deletion, but rater for cleanup. There are no reasons for me to speedy delete the article either according to policy. Each article stands on it's own merits and having both a category and a list/article is something that is supported by guidelines.
- As to your last point a consensus in the previous AFD was persuaded otherwise but, given that over nine months have passed since then, you are welcome to renominate the article at AFD again if you feel you can persuade people that it should be deleted. Equally if you think I misread the consensus then you can take it to WP:Deletion Review but that looks at process not the merits of the article generally so AFD is probably your better bet.
- Sorry I could not fufill your request but hope this is at least somewhat helpful. Davewild (talk) 17:13, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
- I'll AFD it again, in time. Despite your assumption above, the article is not a reflection of the Category "Ailments of unknown etiology" at all, but rather an attempt by an editor to provide a list of diseases he thinks are actually caused by infectious agents. His bias was edited out of the article by others, thus removing his reason for writing it, and that's why he abandoned it. ► RATEL ◄ 23:07, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
I think you missed this article with the closing of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dance Gavin Dance (album). - Mdsummermsw (talk) 12:32, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
List of Olympic-size swimming pools in the Republic of Ireland
Hi, can you close down Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Olympic-size swimming pools in the Republic of Ireland as you did for List of Olympic-size swimming pools in the United Kingdom. Thanks -- mervyn (talk) 15:28, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
If you need any more definitive proof that ZCubes is an advertisement, just check out the edit http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=ZCubes&diff=prev&oldid=231448234, made by the single-purpose account Special:Contributions/MicroTalk1. Note the removal of passage describing the "inventor"—confirming that Pally is the spammer behind the phalanx of single-purpose accounts editing this article (to wit: (Special:Contributions/TOReilly, Special:Contributions/PeteDevries, Special:Contributions/RayFrench, Special:Contributions/LNRyan, Special:Contributions/SarkowA, Special:Contributions/ScottmaA, Special:Contributions/MeghaABS)). -- DanielPenfield (talk) 14:04, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
AfD nomination of Inflammatory diseases of unknown etiology (2nd nomination)
An article that you have been involved in editing, Inflammatory diseases of unknown etiology, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Inflammatory diseases of unknown etiology (2nd nomination). Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? I'm leaving you this note primarily because you wrote the first AfD. WhatamIdoing (talk) 19:28, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
My RfA
Davewild, thank you for your contribution to the discussion at my recent RfA and for commenting in particular on my AfD work, as I have seen you close out a few of those. If ever you have any concerns about my actions, adminly or otherwise, don't hesitate to let me know. Best wishes, Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 19:48, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
Chorley Council election
Thanks for the speedy edits to the Chorley Council election collection of pages. --Ormers (talk) 13:17, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
Article removal
Hi I have requested that the conversation on this page regarding my name be deleted , it is wrongly ranking in google and it is a negative refelction. Please leave it down.