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My article getting rejected

Hi. You rejected my article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Delphin_(greek_god)

The comment you put was: Thank you for your submission, but the subject of this article already exists in Wikipedia. You can find it and improve it at Delphin (greek god) instead.We're never going to have two articles about the same subject. Sorry. However, this article doesn't exist. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Galaxywing01 (talk • contribs) 17:26, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

I made a copy/paste error, sorry. I meant Amphitrite. Vexations (talk) 18:13, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

Joe's Basecamp speedy deletion

Hello, the article I wrote about Joe's Basecamp was speedily deleted and I'd really like to try again... I'm happy to make any changes needed to make it less promotional and am willing to follow any advice you have. I learned about it through researching Joe Bonington after I saw the film about his father. Unfortunately my editing history shows a frustrating time trying to fix Naveen Jain's page where I was wrongly accused of being an undisclosed paid editor, so I hope that didn't influence your decision... I'm very much here to contribute constructively (I already have a full time job) and just want to spread accessible and unbiased knowledge! My time is limited due to work constraints so Joe's Basecamp felt like a project I could keep coming back to because it's a 'next big thing'. People already travel there from other continents to train so I wanted to get in first... Who can I talk to for guidance in making the page more encyclopedic please?Trufflegoblin (talk) 15:05, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Trufflegoblin I would suggest that you start by gathering sources that are independent of the subject, cover the subject in-depth and are considered reliable. Please review our notability guidelines for organizations. Ideally, those are reputable peer-reviewed journals. Of course I know full well that such high-quality source are unlikely to exist for a gym, you should look for coverage in magazines and newspapers. Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL I don't think the North face stuff is usable, because it's a form of advertising or corporate sponsorship, not independent reporting. If you have questions about editing, the WP:TEAHOUSE is a great resource. As for Jain, I'm not involved, unfamiliar with the details, etc. so that did not influence my nomination. As for the "next big thing" and "travelling to other continents", as indications of notability: That seems like to wrong approach. You might want to review Wikipedia:Notability. All the best, Vexations (talk) 15:41, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:David Ogden Stiers

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Your Request for Speedy Deletion of ShipRocked

There are any number of other music festivals (Download Festival, Memphis in May, Rock On The Range, etc) and music cruises/festivals (Holy Ship!, The Rock Boat, 70,000 Tons Of Metal, etc) listed in good standing on Wikipedia. The ShipRocked page was created to be no more than a simple, factual and historical accounting of the event's existence, history, past lineups, etc. Frankly, a number of the aforementioned pages would appear to have more promotional info/data by comparison. We have read Wikipedia's notability guideline for events, and do not see how the ShipRocked event page wouldn't qualify, especially considering it appears that other festivals, cruises and events, and the aforementioned pages do. We are open to whatever suggestions you may have to improve the page in your vision, but we respectfully request that you withdraw your request for speedy deletion. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ask4ent (talk • contribs) 04:21, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

Ask4ent I'll make sure to look into promotional articles by your competitors and request their deletion too, if warranted. Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising. It is troubling that you would think it is appropriate to use such articles as an example. For the sake of clarity, the articles discussed are Download Festival, Memphis in May, Rock on the Range, Holy Ship!, The Rock Boat, 70000 Tons of Metal.

Vexations (talk) 11:08, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

Hattie Bartholomay article

Thank you!

Patricia M Harris (talk) 20:04, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

Oksana Tanasiv Page

To clarify “we” - for creation of Oksana Tanasiv Page it is not used any kind of paid editors or paid contributors. Editorforart (talk) 07:02, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) But does it mean that more than one person is editing under the name "Editorforart"? PamD 17:37, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Poland

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Please comment on Deletion discussion about Vinayak Nath

Deletion discussion about Vinayak Nath Hello, Shayaanahmadnoori,

I wanted to let you know that there's a discussion about whether Vinayak Nath should be deleted. Your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vinayak Nath .

If you're new to the process, articles for deletion is a group discussion (not a vote!) that usually lasts seven days. If you need it, there is a guide on how to contribute. Last but not least, you are highly encouraged to continue improving the article; just be sure not to remove the tag about the deletion nomination from the top.

Thanks,

Mduvekot (talk) 23:11, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

My comment Hi there, I have noticed that you have deleted the page. I am considering re-writing the article, since he is a notable figure, beyond his noble status and direct relations to the political and Government Family. I wanted to check it with you before doing so. His recent work are covered by renowned media and publication houses. Examples: TED [1] Times Of IndiaPress Reader Times Jobs Business WorldMediumDaily Hunt Plunge Business World IIM Lucknow IIT Kanpur TIE Lucknow Shayaanahmadnoori (talk) 09:09, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Mark Wright - Wikipedia Page

Hi Vexations,

You recently removed the page I published for Mark Wright (entrepreneur). I am Mark's Public Relations Manager.

In regards to the picture I included, the photo was taken by a professional photographer (Jordan Curtis Hughes). We do have the copyright for this photo, and it is used on our own website. However, I have redrafted the page again, however have chosen not to include this picture to avoid another speedy deletion.

We were also alerted that the content in the page is "promotional". It would be great if you could let us know how this content is "promotional". We have tried to ensure it is in keeping with other Apprentice winners (see Leah Totton and Susan Ma).

My colleague will be making some edits to the page once I've put it live [improving content and formatting], however I'd like to get this live next week.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

--Helenareid (talk) 16:26, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Helena Reid

Helenareid Sorry, but no. You must comply with Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure and refrain from editing articles directly where you have a conflict of interest. Make suggestions on the talk page instead and submit new articles for review via WP:AfC. For detailed information on how to manage your COI, see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. Vexations (talk) 16:56, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Hello,

In that case, I would like to suggest a new article to be written about Mark Wright (entrepreneur), to coincide with other winners.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Helenareid (talk • contribs) 17:06, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Helenareid To request an article, go to Wikipedia:Requested articles. You might want to visit Wikipedia:WikiProject The Apprentice UK to see if anyone there is interested in your client, but I believe that project is defunct. You might also want to read WP:OTHERSTUFFEXIST, which explains that the fact that we host a lot of really low-quality articles or articles about non-notable subjects doesn't mean we require more of them. The examples you should look to are "Good" or "Featured" articles. For example, we have these "featured" articles about entrepreneurs: Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, William D. Boyce, Alan Shepard, Elwood Haynes, Madman Muntz, Lazare Ponticelli, Mark Kerry, Satoru Iwata, Derek Jeter, and these "good" articles: Asif Ali Zardari, Bill Gates, Dr. Dre, Sergey Brin, Agneta Matthes, Leo Frank, Oskar Schindler, John D. Rockefeller, Nicki Minaj, Paul Allen, Demi Lovato, Samuel Colt, Bruce Dickinson, Kakha Kaladze, Willie Nelson, Ronnie Barker, Sean Combs, Solange Knowles, Cindy McCain, Hina Rabbani Khar, Heather Mills, John Hancock, Penny Pritzker, Imelda Marcos, Rahm Emanuel, Jeffrey Pollack, Jeff Bezos, William Adam (architect), Mona Best, Paul Cornell (lawyer), Charles T. Hinde, Dan Borislow, Charles Allen Thomas, Danny Williams (politician), Charles Boycott, Evangelos Zappas, Ahmed Zayat, Charles Melville Hays, James Ludington, Michael Laucke. Vexations (talk) 17:53, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

NPR Bronze Award

		The New Page Reviewer's Bronze Award
		For over 1000 new page reviews in the last year, thank you very much for your help at New Pages Patrol! — Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 00:13, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Francesca Grilli

Hello Vexations - thank you very much for reviewing my page about Francesca Grilli. I've added the citations needed and some categories. I guess I can delete the template messages, but I want to check with you first. Thanks a lot for your help!

Alesvias (talk) 17:03, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

Alesavias  Done I removed them. Thanks for your contribution. Vexations (talk) 15:07, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

Anna Barlik

Hi Vexations It's Rey Mirj and I'm writing you about Anna Barlik's page. Thank you so much for your time. I am new in Wikipedia so I don't understand everything perfectly but I'm doing my best. I totally understood your comment on my article, so could you move it as a draft so I will work on it more and find more references?

Regards. R M Rey Mirj (talk) 20:41, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

Rey Mirj  Done The article is now at Draft:Anna_Barlik. Please let me know if I can help. Vexations (talk) 20:51, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. I will come back to you with my future questions :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rey Mirj (talk • contribs) 20:53, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

George Grie

I would like to make a general observation, if you don't mind. The objections that you make are true perhaps, however in my view the general policies WP:ARTIST that you follow are quite outdated, to say the least. The polices that could be applied to traditional form of fine art, paintings, drawings, and graphics mostly. Not to digital art. All of them would be quite relevant, let's say 20 years ago. Not anymore. How would you describe a 60-year old artist today, is it still an “emerging artist”, or it is already an “obituary”? The artist who considers ground exhibition as a waste of time due to their poor attendance. The artist who refuses participation in solo or group exhibitions and give away his art for free in the internet. Subsequently he's not mentioned in all those pompous Biennales and Galls that you are looking for. Is he a notable person or just a fool? Perhaps both. Well, you know what… I think I am ready to give up…. it is such a waste of time. Pity… All the best! Artsgrie (talk) 00:53, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Carrie Underwood

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Resilience in art

Hello,

Thank you for your intervention about resilience in art. In response, resilience in art is not the same as the Art Resilience movement, whose page has actually been removed. Both are part of the notion of Resilience which is studied in different disciplines. Here it is about art. Resilience in art was presented at the Congress "Resilience in the World of the Alive" 2016 in Marseille, France and will be presented in the "4th World Congress on Resilience" in June 2018 in Marseille, France. Best regards, AlexArago (talk) 14:14, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

Do you agree that it is original research? Vexations (talk) 14:22, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

No, it is not original research. The résilience in art will bee presented also in the 4ème Word Congrss on Resilience Best regardsAlexArago (talk) 17:09, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

References

Nicole Chesney article

Hi Vexations - thanks for your suggestion on how to improve the Nicole Chesney article. This list of collections was included in Tina Oldknow's Collecting Contemporary Glass book along with other biographical and career info on Chesney. I cited that source at the end of the paragraph - would you suggest I provide citations from each of the museums' websites if possible? Another secondary source? Thanks in advance! extabulis (talk) 14:24, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Hi extabulis I always like to get the information from the museum itself, because often it gives you an opportunity to see the work. It is hard enough to include reproductions of contemporary artwork in a Wikipedia article, so I think such citations are welcome. If the collections are sourced to Collecting Contemporary Glass: Art and Design After 1990, that's fine, of course. Vexations (talk) 14:48, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Okay, thanks! I'll do that where possible. Thanks for your help! extabulis (talk) 15:55, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Elke GERNS page

Hello, I trying to reply Vexations‘ message about my newly created page. Thank you for the advice. Wikipedia looks very complicated!! I spent hours this morning trying to figure out how to publish a page, so many symbols, all alien to me! The page wanted to be a brief biography of my mother - photographer from Germany, now deceased. Very brief, very simple, so that people can refer to, nothing biased, no ulterior motifs. She’s now deceased, it just wanted to be a very brief page to link to the Facebook page I created in her memory. I can’t soend any more time on Wikipedia trying to edit text only to have it taken fine soon after. Thank you for the advice, I think I’ll abandon the idea. Kind regards, Michela

Cocolinmichela (talk) 13:05, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

Hello Cocolinmichela I'm sorry that we can't be of assistance memorializing your mother. You might find this essay helpful in finding another place to host the material. If you want to abandon the page, simply remove all text. All the best, Vexations (talk) 13:14, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

Culture Trip page

Hi Vexations. I'm not an advocate I'm an SEO manager at Culture Trip. I've added the required disclosure to my userpage in what I hope is the correct format. Please let me know if there is anything else I need to do. Thanks, Webbyyy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Webbyyy (talk • contribs) 21:52, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

As a user with a WP:COI, you should not be editing the article about your employer. I mean really, what were you thinking? That we're the Yellow Pages? Vexations (talk) 22:04, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

I created this page yesterday as the previous version no longer existed. If not an employee then who is best to create these kind of pages? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Webbyyy (talk • contribs) 08:50, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated

Thanks for reviewing Culture Trip, Vexations.

Unfortunately Anarchyte has just gone over this page again and unreviewed it. Their note is:

I've declined the G4 speedy request. It may be smart to have another look or to have someone else take a look. The article is not identical to the AfD deleted one.

To reply, leave a comment on Anarchyte's talk page.

Anarchyte (work | talk) 10:33, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

@Largoplazo: You might be interested in this too. The discussion above does not instill me with hope, and I suggest going the route of AfD if you wish to seek deletion (and consensus might be there to just G11 it). Anarchyte (work | talk) 10:36, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

@Anarchyte:Thanks for the heads-up. Fair enough: G4 is always a blind nomination for us non-admins. I reserve it for cases where it looks like the article could still be materially the same as the one described by the old AFD based on the details and defects it sets forth. I see that Webbyyy did replace the inappropriate sources. One of the new ones has me scratching my head because the website is PhocusWire, and any website with "wire" in its name makes me think it's a bulletin board for press releases, but it isn't clear that this site is one of those. It is refreshing to see Webbyyy take my comments about the original sources to heart. I still don't see anything promotional about it, other than, possibly, the creator's intent in creating it, but that isn't what G11 refers to, that's a COI issue. Largoplazo (talk) 10:46, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Anarchyte Funny how that worked. I sent it to AfD with the Page Curation Tool, but that didn't work. See [2]. I think Largoplazo then tried to fix that botched AfD nom. (tx!) Page Curation has some issues with repeat AfDs it seems. This isn't the first time. I'll try again, with Twinkle this time. Vexations (talk) 10:50, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Ah, that explains it—a bug. I was surprised that you'd be putting up the tag manually. Yeah, I use Twinkle (I tried Page Curation for a while, didn't much care for it!) for deletions. Largoplazo (talk) 10:53, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Lesley Heller and Foley Gallery

I live in the Lower East Side of NY and am in the art world. I want to write about lower east side galleries and contribute to the lack of pages with them, because artists have pages. My pages are getting flagged.. am I using wikipedia wrong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Juniordealer (talk • contribs) 19:55, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Hello Juniordealer Reviewers like myself look for clues to identify undisclosed paid editors and editors with a conflict of interest. Sometimes we make mistakes. If I made a mistake, my apologies. If you placed a notice on your user page that explains what you just told me, that would put your contributions in a context that makes them easier to assess. Or you could use what I use, User:Vexations/COI as an example. I flagged Foley gallery for two things, a likely CoI and notability. I'll remove the CoI tag. Articles about businesses need to meet our notability guidelines, WP:NCORP and I think (but I have not yet tried to find more sources) that Foley gallery does not do that. When you linked to Foley Gallery in Polixeni Papapetrou, you did exactly what we look for, create links between articles. Thanks. I don't see that anyone has commented on Lesley heller (which I'd move to Lesley Heller Gallery) yet, but I think that you'll need better sources than [3] and [4]. You may be interested in joining Wikipedia:WikiProject Visual arts. All the best, Vexations (talk) 20:27, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. I am new, so I apologize! I am just getting started and would enjoy helping out in the future. My plan was to expand from my area of NYC out. I noticed the only galleries up were the big ones like Gagosian and Zwirner and I aim to expand on contemporary art. I want to confirm working in contemporary art, but not FOR or even WITH these galleries is not a conflict of interest? Juniordealer (talk) 20:44, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Juniordealer Any Conflict of Interest can be managed. You don't have to say who you are. Nor do you have to disclose where you work, unless you get paid. If you have a relationship to a subject, you ought to be clear about that. We're trying to maintain a neutral point of view and people tend to find that difficult when writing about themselves, their fiends, clients or employers. Merely being a part of the artworld is not a CoI. I mean, just because I met Jeff Koons at a party once (true!) doesn't mean that I can't write about him. Check out the WP:TEAHOUSE if you have questions about editing. If you want to discuss what galleries are notable and why, I'm more than happy to help with that. It's a difficult subject to tackle. I'd try to find an angle that makes clear that a gallery has played a role in a change in art that is somehow important. Castelli was mattered because he gave artists like Serra their first shows, for example. We just summarize what secondary sources say, of course, so especially for newer galleries, it may be difficult to find such sources. Good luck. Vexations (talk) 21:09, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Thank you! Bravo. You have made it all so clear. I began with Foley as I live near them, and the recent death of Polixeni Papapetrou refreshed my memory to her work there years ago. I added additional citations and will aim to tackle one gallery a week. This is fun! Thank you for your hard work and keeping it neutral. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Juniordealer (talk • contribs) 21:14, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Aromanticism

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A cookie for you!

Thanks so much for the speedy reply at the Teahouse! ⇒ Lucie Person (talk) 21:29, 22 April 2018 (UTC)

Improvement article Airco Caravan

Hi Vexations! Thanks for your feedback on the article about Airco Caravan. I improved it and before removing the notification on the page, I would like to ask you if you could check it, if you have the time. Thank you in advance! Chantal Goddery (talk) 19:35, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

Slavic spirits

Thank you for your interest shown for articles about Slavic spirits. I have been trying to sketch a way to put an order into all those small, badly written, and totally unsourced articles. I invite you to take part in the discussions which are unfolding here.--Eckhardt Etheling (talk) 13:19, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Sarah Paulson

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Please comment on Talk:Invasion of Privacy (album)

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Please comment on Talk:Carrie Underwood

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Please comment on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Music

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Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Record charts

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Event coordinator

Hi, the English Wikipedia recently created a new user permission for editors involved in off-wiki outreach work, event coordinator. This new permission allows users to mark accounts for confirmed for up to 10 days, and also allows them to create accounts for events without rate limits without some of the features of the account creator right that aren't used at edit-a-thons and other events. I have added the event coordinator permission to your account and removed the account creator permission, as you appear to have been using it mainly for outreach work.

This should have no noticeable impact on your ability to create accounts, and will give you the extra ability to temporarily confirm accounts if you need to. For more information, you can see the information page on the right, or you can ask me if you have any questions. TonyBallioni (talk) 18:32, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Sara Facio redirect?

Hi @Vexations:, I am in the process of cleaning up the page Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Stubs. I am clearing out some articles that are no longer stubs. I am keeping a record of the removed artists on the talk page. My request of you is for your assistance on the Sara Facio page. I believe it erroniously redirects to her partner's page María Elena Walsh. I think it should be a redlink rather than a redirect. Do you agree? And if so can you make the redirect go away? Best, WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:44, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

Hello WomenArtistUpdates I think that it is better to have some information about Sara Facio on page about María Elena Walsh than to have nothing at all. If you have sources that can sustain a full article about Facio, the way to make the redirect go away is to write the article. Note that the page history shows that it was not always a redirect. In fact, it started as an article. It was made a redirect here. To make it a redlink would require that we delete the existing page. I don't think that's an option. Perhaps the Spanish version of the article is helpful in re-creating the article? Vexations (talk) 00:58, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the prompt response and clarification @Vexations:! I will put her name on my list to see if I can make a page, also I will read through the Spanish article. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 01:06, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

NPR Newsletter No.11 25 May 2018

Hello Vexations/Archives, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!

ACTRIAL:

• WP:ACREQ has been implemented. The flow at the feed has dropped back to the levels during the trial. However, the backlog is on the rise again so please consider reviewing a few extra articles each day; a backlog approaching 5,000 is still far too high. An effort is also needed to ensure that older unsuitable older pages at the back of the queue do not get automatically indexed for Google.

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• There will be a large increase in the number of editathons in June. Please be gentle with new pages that obviously come from good faith participants, especially articles from developing economies and ones about female subjects. Consider using the 'move to draft' tool rather than bluntly tagging articles that may have potential but which cannot yet reside in mainspace.

Paid editing - new policy

• Now that ACTRIAL is ACREQ, please be sure to look for tell-tale signs of undisclosed paid editing. Contact the creator if appropriate, and submit the issue to WP:COIN if necessary. There is a new global WMF policy that requires paid editors to connect to their adverts.

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Thank you very much

The RfC discussion to eliminate portals was closed May 12, with the statement "There exists a strong consensus against deleting or even deprecating portals at this time." This was made possible because you and others came to the rescue. Thank you for speaking up.

By the way, the current issue of the Signpost features an article with interviews about the RfC and the Portals WikiProject.

I'd also like to let you know that the Portals WikiProject is working hard to make sure your support of portals was not in vain. Toward that end, we have been working diligently to innovate portals, while building, updating, upgrading, and maintaining them. The project has grown to 80 members so far, and has become a beehive of activity.

Our two main goals at this time are to automate portals (in terms of refreshing, rotating, and selecting content), and to develop a one-page model in order to make obsolete and eliminate most of the 150,000 subpages from the portal namespace by migrating their functions to the portal base pages, using technologies such as selective transclusion. Please feel free to join in on any of the many threads of development at the WikiProject's talk page, or just stop by to see how we are doing. If you have any questions about portals or portal development, that is the best place to ask them.

If you would like to keep abreast of developments on portals, keep in mind that the project's members receive updates on their talk pages. The updates are also posted here, for your convenience.

Again, we can't thank you enough for your support of portals, and we hope to make you proud of your decision. Sincerely,    — The Transhumanist   07:01, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

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Please comment on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Songs

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Angela Behelle (novelist)

Hello Vexations. Thanks a lot for the article Angela Behelle (novelist). On the French wiki, I have enough contributions to create articles directly but not on the English wiki. That's why I made the mistake of turning drafts into an article for Angela Behelle and La Société (novel series)that a contributor converted back into Draft:La Société (novel series) (2). Here I learn every day. Thanks again ! Théodore Roux (talk) 07:03, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Please re-review the tag you placed on an article

Hi https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Mike_Omotosho&action=edit&redlink=1

I created that article, how can I edit it to make it look less promotional?

Because the person is a notable person.

Ladispeaks (talk) 09:04, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

Alice Marian Ellen Bale

Hi @Vexations:. Would you be able to work your magic on the article Alice Marion Ellen Bale. Her name is actually MariAn. Let me know if you would prefer I take this to the Teahouse. Thanks! WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 17:42, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Hello WomenArtistUpdates, I'm happy to help. Was there anything in particular that needed attention? Vexations (talk) 23:04, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the prompt response @Vexations:. The name of the article needs to be changed to Alice Marian Ellen Bale. Then we need to make a redirect from Alice Marion Ellen Bale to the correctly titled page.WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 23:16, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

WomenArtistUpdates  Done Vexations (talk) 23:21, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Ah... Thanks! @Vexations: :) WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 15:44, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

My sincere apologies @Vexations: and @WomenArtistUpdates: to both of you for putting you to this trouble and for handling a silly mistake so graciously...I am very embarrassed to realise that in creating the page Alice Marian Ellen Bale I should have double-checked the spelling of her name! The experience will make me much more careful! Jamesmcardle^(talk) 03:06, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

Reversion of Original Research on Feminist urbanism

Hello User:Vexations, I have undone the reversion of my edit removing a specific line that contains original research on the article Feminist urbanism. The sentence includes a citation to a research paper that included a quote by the research author. This source does not necessarily represent a WP:mainstream view. The sentence was written as a quote, which was an WP:OPINION by the author of what the research in the academic area of feminism as applied to the theory of urbanism does. Per the WP:FORUM within WP:ISNOT this is promotional content as it supports a specific feminist point of view. While that is noted, it is my position that the sentence would be improved if it were framed to reference an encyclopedic summary of the content rather then the author's specific point of view. Randomeditor1000 (talk) 15:24, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Randomeditor1000} Just to clarify why I reverted you: I considered your use of the term "original research" sufficiently different from how it is defined in WP:OR to be out of line with consensus. I think it might have been better to follow WP:BRD and take it to the talk page before undoing my edit, but I can live it. We should try to find consensus at Talk:Feminist urbanism. I'll see you there. Vexations (talk) 20:52, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Tom Dixon (industrial designer)

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Cheikh Anta Diop : Rebirth, clarity on article creation

Hello @Vexations:, saw your note. Will shed some light and no probs. Will need more time to develop the content of the article. Sources that it lacked several years back have now surfaced making its standing more credible. Please remove/replace speedy deletion tag. Thanks. Eightnisan 21:51, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

Eightnisan The deletion discussion closed on 18 May 2017, not "several years back". If you have sources, use them. If you need more time, I'll move that article to Draft space for you. Vexations (talk) 22:12, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

Sure @Vexations:, go ahead and move it. Eightnisan 22:14, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

AfD Nomination of Matt Whitman

Hi, I have undone your edit for the nomination because you had clubbed it along with the old discussion. As it would be a 2nd nomination, please follow the instructions at WP:AFDHOW. Thanks, MT Train^Talk 04:36, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Sorry about that, Mark the train. The page curation tool WP:NPP uses doesn't handle repeat AfDs. I knew that and should not have used it to nominate Matt Whitman. Vexations (talk) 13:32, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Algorithmic entities not in given citation

Hi User:Vexations, thank you for reviewing and editing. Citation 1 established the case for Algorithmic Entities being bonafide (nonhuman) legal entities. Citation 5 discusses that EU motion "Creating a specific legal status for robots in the long run, so that at least the most sophisticated autonomous robots could be established as having the status of electronic persons responsible for making good any damage they may cause, and possibly applying electronic personality to cases where robots make autonomous decisions or otherwise interact with third parties independently"; the article specifically illustrates the notion with the "2015, an A.I.-powered Twitter bot" which is clearly an Algorithmic Entity.

I am not sure how to interpret your 'not given in citation' marking. I appreciate your insights and improvements here as this is becoming a global social and technical issue.Emoritz2017 (talk) 12:52, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Hello Emoritz2017 It's not that I don't think that Algorithmic Entities don't exist, or are being discussed. I didn't think the summary of what the source said was accurate. I'll respond in more detail on the talk page. Talk:Algorithmic entities Vexations (talk) 13:51, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Vigilius of Thapsus

Hi Vexations, I saw your question up at rfa. Was the Vigilius of Thapsus article recreated? scope_creep (talk) 09:42, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

I don't think so. Here's what I know:

• 2018-05-02T04:09:55 Yamaplos created Vigilius of Thapsus (his third new article) [5]
• 2018-05-02T05:07:00 TheSandDoctor marked it patrolled [6]
• 2018-05-02T05:07:01‎ TheSandDoctor nominated it for deletion [7].
• 2018-05-02T06:33:25 LaundryPizza03 nominated it for speedy deletion [8]
• 2018-05-02T06:47:07 Cryptic deleted the article [9]
• 2018-05-02T11:28:43‎ Mark the train closed the AfD [10] as speedy delete

Vexations (talk) 13:14, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

I don't mean to step on anyone's toes here (and I'm sorry if I am, Vexations, scope_creep), but I do have a draft of an article about Vigilius of Thapsus in my sandbox. If you'd like, I'm more than willing to polish it a bit more and push it out as a Draft within 24 hours, if that might help. Thank you! —Javert2113 (Let's chat!) 15:38, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Excellent, why not. Not a lot known about him, but definitely an established figure, and notable. I dont think WP:BEFORE was done, and there is more than a few refs. I can review it as well, if you want. scope_creep (talk) 15:55, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Oh, goodness, I forgot to link it. (Also, the floruit dates are off.) Here. —Javert2113 (Let's chat!) 16:02, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

I started a draft ss well, User:Vexations/drafts/Vigilius of Thapsus it needs work, but feel free to plunder it. Vexations (talk) 17:48, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Something tells me your draft is far better than mine, Vexations. I think yours should be the main article. (I'm particularly impressed with the exposition of the dialog. Wonderful work!) —Javert2113 (Let's chat!) 18:10, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Rey (Star Wars)

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A kitten for you!

Just wanted to apologize for accidentally tagging one of your draft pages (the one on Vigilius Tapsensis, naturally) for speedy deletion. That was a mistake on my part; I thought I was deleting my own draft of it.

Again, sorry. I think I'll just go to bed now.

—Javert2113 (Let's chat!) 02:30, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

How to...

Hi Vexations, can you help me with that Problem: There are so many deletion Templates so which one to chose for simply speed deleting the Sandbox after publishing? (Du sprichst auch Deutsch habe ich gesehen?) Thank you. Karla1936 (talk) 07:11, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Hi Karla1936 If you want to ask an administrator to delete a page from your user space, that is anything with a URL after https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Karla1936/, for example User:Karla1936/delete me, you can add a template like {{Db-u1}} or {{Db-userreq}}. See WP:U1. BTW, the WP:TEAHOUSE is a friendly place to ask questions like this. I don't mind answering them, (I'm a teahouse host too), but you might get a (better) answer faster there. Stimmt, ich spreche auch Deutsch, bin jedoch nur auf enwiki aktiv. Vexations (talk) 11:19, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

DANKE!!--Karla1936 (talk) 11:59, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Use of neutral words

Thank you very much for helping me with Jeremiah Obuobi Shammahamoah (talk) 12:27, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for reviewing

Hi Vexations, thank you for so promptly reviewing Le Groupe des XV. Much appreciated, Jamesmcardle^(talk) 03:01, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Pointless

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Please comment on Talk:Fall in Line

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I don't understand

Why did you accept Black Disability Justice and State Violence? Chris Troutman (talk) 04:13, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

Hi Chris troutman, I made a mistake. The logs [11] show that I moved a draft that was moved to mainspace back to a sandbox (as part of NPP). I then noticed that there were two different versions. I accepted the sourced version, operating on the view that there is a substantial body of literature on disability studies, so that an article about disability as it affects people of colour can be supported by high-quality sources. WikieEd supported the effort. Generally, I think that even an article with serious deficiencies can be accepted at AfC. In retrospect, I failed to recognized how serious the problems were, and we now know that they have not been remedied. AfD is the right next step here, but I wonder if the creator, the course instructor and the WikiEd folks have been notified? The student editor who created the article seems to have abandoned the article, and has not specified a valid email address. Vexations (talk) 11:09, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. I used to be involved both with the Education Program (before it became WikiEd) and AfC (before I had to quit it in frustration). There's an incentive mismatch between what the student wants, what WikiEd manages, and what AfC can accept. Chris Troutman (talk) 13:49, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

• Hi! I received a notification that the page would be nominated for deletion. I was definitely concerned about this article as well. Something that I was toying about with the topic was changing it into a general article about disability justice, as there does seem to be coverage for the general topic. I voiced concerns that the topic here was just far too specific. Chris troutman, if I'm not able to get about to doing it before the AfD's end, do you think that this could be moved to my ReaderofthePack userspace? Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 22:23, 1 July 2018 (UTC)
• I figure that the sourced content that's specifically about black disability justice could be made into a subsection. I know that it's not ideal, but I think that one of the best ways to retain the page would be to work on the general topic first, as there's not a page for the parent topic, which should be rectified. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 22:25, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

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Thank you

Hi Vexations, I appreciate the promptness of your review of Caroline Hebbe, and all the work you do in Visual Arts on WP. All the best, Jamesmcardle^(talk) 00:02, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:2018 in heavy metal music

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Response re: Gardenista

Hi there,

Thanks for the note. I am not a paid editor for the Gardenista page. Please let me know if you'd still like me to make further edits, or if your tag can be removed.

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rosied28 (talk • contribs) 01:06, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

Hello Rosied28 thank you for your reply. I may have jumped to conclusions based on your editing history and choice of topics. We get quite a lot of new articles from editors who have a conflict of interest, but are unaware that the Terms of Use require disclosure of paid editing. Our FAQ on paid contributions without disclosure is here. If none of this applies to you, the tag can be removed. You can do this yourself, if you like. If you do so, please leave an edit summary clarifying that you have no connection to Gardenista, and have not been remunerated for your edits. Vexations (talk) 15:35, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Fixed your comment

Just dropping you a note that I had to edit your AfD comment because the emphasis tag wasn't closed. The closing tag needs a / . I was trying to figure out why all the other AfDs below it were in italics. [12] Enigma^msg 00:24, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. Sorry for making unnecessary extra work for you. Vexations (talk) 15:19, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

No problem. I merely felt the need to explain because normally one doesn't edit someone else's comments. Enigma^msg 17:45, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for reviewing Matthias Rauchmiller and improving it

I am a big fan of Vienna's Plague Column, so I am trying to convert some of its red-linked artist names into articles, with help from German Wikipedia. The best source for many of these is online articles, in German, from NDB. I see you are a native speaker of German (I am a very inadequate speaker of German) so if you feel inspired to add any information to these stub articles from German sources, I will be grateful. HouseOfChange (talk) 21:24, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

Hello HouseOfChange Great that you're working on Plague Column, Vienna. The German article about Johann Bendel, the only remaining redlink is not about the sculptor though. That's Johann Ignaz Bendel, who doesn't seem to have an article at all. Did you know that there's a way to link to articles on other wikis using the inter language link template {{ill}}. For example: {{ill|Johann Bendel|de}} renders as Johann Bendel. I found this book: https://books.google.ca/books?id=e88jAAAAMAAJ Vexations (talk) 22:20, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, I did not know this technique. I look forward to using it. HouseOfChange (talk) 22:30, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

HouseOfChange I started Draft:Johann Ignaz Bendel. We obviously already have Ignaz Bendl, Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Ludovico Ottavio Burnacini, Paul Strudel and Tobias Kracker, but what about Joseph Frühwirth and Matthias Gunst? Vexations (talk) 22:48, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, Vexations, I hope to get back to this soon. While researching Rauchmiller, I found so many interesting related facts that I am trying to get my notes from all of them into articles before I proceed to the next level of Plague Monument. Also, I have a question: in En.wiki amd De.wiki he is Rauchmiller but in Wikimedia commons he is Rauchmüller. Any comments?HouseOfChange (talk) 18:41, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

I think that different spellings of artist's names from that period are very common. I don't think that's something to worry about. In the case of Rauchmiller, I'd go with what the ULAN has: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500005964 Vexations (talk) 18:50, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Response to speedy deletion nomination of Steve Egboro

Hello Vexation, Thanks for reaching out, about the article recommended for speedy deletion, there were enough references to go with it to certify the written contents about the subject. Also, I think a more reason should be given to go with the reason that suggests this is a promotional article or where it fails to meet standards, I didn't see anything that makes this promotional except if am wrong on this. If there are corrections to make do let me know. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Delords (talk • contribs) 16:50, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Delords "got his name in the books after ramping-up promotions", "extend his highly sought-after", " pulled a massive crowd", "is already building interest " is not neutral language. Please read WP:COI. Vexations (talk) 17:24, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Natalie Portman

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daniel Schallmo

With reference to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daniel Schallmo, I think that he may pass WP:NACADEMIC, even if he does not pass as a businessperson. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 04:33, 17 July 2018 (UTC)

FYI

I added a missing apostrophe to your De Sarthe Gallery !vote, which was formatted as 'delete. Thanks for all your excellent analyses.96.127.242.226 (talk) 19:28, 17 July 2018 (UTC)