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San Francisco Transportation WikiProject

Hello Sir, Where that page for San Francisco Transportation WikiProject? 03:19, 6 January 2019 (UTC)~~ Colton Meltzer (talk) 03:19, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

I'm not sure I understand your question. Given that there is going to be a strong and clear consensus at the AFD that the article should be kept and that it is not inconsistent with NOTTRAVEL, what is it you are hoping to accomplish? postdlf (talk) 15:52, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AArticles_for_deletion%2FList_of_San_Francisco_Municipal_Railway_lines_%282nd_nomination%29&type=revision&diff=877011711&oldid=877010749

You told me "try to establish consensus for them." There no Wiki project page for San Francisco Transpiration? Colton Meltzer (talk) 21:32, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

I said to make your suggestions on the talk page. I've often had difficulty reading your comments; are you using Google translate? postdlf (talk) 21:43, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

No Translate. Your comment was kinda vague. Suggestions on which talk page? On Their WikiProject or what? Colton Meltzer (talk) 00:05, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

I apologize, but it seems as if English is not your first language as your sentences have often seemed incomplete. I meant the talk page of the list page in question. postdlf (talk) 00:12, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

English is not the issue. The comment for many users can have some repeated mistakes, but never perfect. Just asking for clarification. Kindly thanks!

Have a nice day. Colton Meltzer (talk) 00:28, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

Any admin going close that https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AArticles_for_deletion%2FList_of_San_Francisco_Municipal_Railway_lines_%282nd_nomination%29&type=revision&diff=877011711&oldid=877010749 nomination?

AFDs are typically open for seven days. postdlf (talk) 00:40, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

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Ways to improve 2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Brett Kavanaugh

Hello, Postdlf,

Thanks for creating 2018 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Brett Kavanaugh! I edit here too, under the username Boleyn and it's nice to meet you :-)

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Category: Maritime case law

I do not accept your reversions of my edits of "Category: Maritime case law"

Please note that the term Admiralty Law is not only going out of use, (Aleka Mandaraka-Sheppards's book "Modern Admiralty Law" became "Modern Maritime Law" in subsequent editions; and the LJMU module "Admiralty Law" became "Maritime Law") but also it strictly covers only "wet law' (i.e. liens, ship arrest, collisions, salvage, towage, etc). I changed the category to Maritime case law, as "Maritime law" covers both wet and dry law (the latter covering carriage of goods by sea, the MLC, marine insurance, etc). The cases in the category so far are mainly dry law (and NOT admiralty cases).

I will not revert your reverts immediately, but I may do so soon unless I receive a reasoned and convincing response. Arrivisto (talk) 11:15, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

@Arrivisto: You can start a discussion on the talk page of admiralty law if you think it should be renamed, or if you believe the two terms should be split as separate topics, but unless or until that demonstrated consensus for such a change happens the categories should match the article titling, not to mention be consistent as a whole category structure. Generally speaking, when you make a change that is reverted, you should not then redo it. See WP:BRD, WP:EDITWAR. And especially here where a category can actually be speedy renamed if it does not match the parent article’s title. postdlf (talk) 13:09, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

Closing AFD

Hello there!

Thanks for your revert here. Firstly, I want to apologize for ignoring the AFD closing procedure. To make it clear, I mixed up the concept of closing/archiving with withdrawing as nominator.

However, since a nominator's withdrawal means almost certain keep, I would like to know why didn't you close the discussion yourself after you have reverted?

Thanks, and if you find anything inappropriate or offensive towards you, even if I have not intended, please let me know.

THE NEW ImmortalWizard(chat) 21:42, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

I did close one of the AFDs in which you withdrew your nomination as speedy keep because it otherwise had no support for anything but keeping from the participants. But in one of the other AFDs there was a comment that supported redirecting, and in another there was a delete !vote. Once that has happened, the nominator's withdrawal obviously impacts the final closure but can't unilaterally stop the discussion. postdlf (talk) 23:25, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

"America's Opportunity City" to Columbus Nicknames

Hello Postdlf,

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia and thorough verification of the validity to edits. Recently you've undone an edit this I made and I was seeking advice on how I may make the edit in a way in which it will stay.

The edit to add "America's Opportunity City" to the Nicknames section of Columbus, Ohio was removed due to the fact that the linked article did not substantiate that this was a nickname. Might one of the following articles substantiate that this is a nickname?

Transcript of the 2019 State of the City Address Columbus Young Professionals Article 10tv Article Noting the Nickname in Reference to Amazon HQ2

Increasingly I have heard this used used as a nickname and believe it to be more reflective as a nickname than what is currently listed. Thank you in advance for any guidance you may be able to offer on if this change is appropriate and what might be the best way to implement it.

Pdmejia (talk) 15:14, 28 February 2019 (UTC)pdmejia

(by talk reader) @Pdmejia: From the citations provided, it doesn't seem this nickname is anything more than local, and it might actually be promotional. Chris Troutman (talk) 15:20, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

This looks like a good discussion for Talk:Columbus, Ohio. Beyond that, I will say that Chris is probably correct and that what constitutes an established "nickname" for a city (rather than ephemeral promotion) such that it should be included in the infobox should meet a pretty high threshold. postdlf (talk) 15:30, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Brian Morris

The article Brian Morris has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

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@Prestonmag: Don't ever propose or nominate anything for deletion without checking the history first. Thank you, postdlf (talk) 23:14, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

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Hello Postdlf, I noticed strange edits lately then saw that a previous account you blocked seemed related, so I'm posting the notice here. Probably a new start unsuitable for WP:SPI... They appear to only advertise a Korean IP address/domain/username and strangely an RFC (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7249); maybe a language barrier issue... Thanks, —PaleoNeonate – 06:26, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Charles Sheeler edit

Hi Postdlf, Just wanting to suggest we keep my edit that I made to the Charles Sheeler page. Evidence of Sheeler's involvement with the Baroness and a sculpture of Duchamp is of great historical importance.

All best, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bigoldnance (talk • contribs) 11:18, 10 July 2019 (UTC)

• Just saying he took a single photograph does nothing to demonstrate any importance. Without context, it is trivial, particularly as the Baroness was not otherwise even mentioned in his article, and her article does not mention Sheeler. If his "involvement" with her was significant to his life, you'd need to demonstrate it with sourced content. postdlf (talk) 13:47, 10 July 2019 (UTC)

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