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Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, your addition of one or more external links to the page JKUAT TechExpo has been reverted.
Your edit here to JKUAT TechExpo was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove links which are discouraged per our external links guideline. The external link(s) you added or changed (http://jkuatlinux.blogspot.com/) is/are on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia. If the external link you inserted or changed was to a blog, forum, free web hosting service, fansite, or similar site (see 'Links to avoid', #11), then please check the information on the external site thoroughly. Note that such sites should probably not be linked to if they contain information that is in violation of the creator's copyright (see Linking to copyrighted works), or they are not written by a recognised, reliable source. Linking to sites that you are involved with is also strongly discouraged (see conflict of interest).
If you were trying to insert an external link that does comply with our policies and guidelines, then please accept my creator's apologies and feel free to undo the bot's revert. However, if the link does not comply with our policies and guidelines, but your edit included other, constructive, changes to the article, feel free to make those changes again without re-adding the link. Please read Wikipedia's external links guideline for more information, and consult my list of frequently-reverted sites. For more information about me, see my FAQ page. Thanks! --XLinkBot (talk) 04:11, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of List of official openings by Daniel arap Moi in Kenya

The article List of official openings by Daniel arap Moi in Kenya has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Unremarkable list.

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A beer for you!

Thanks for helping with the New User dashboard! Ijon (talk) 02:01, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Invitation to the April Wikification Drive

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Thanks!

Hi Stephen! Thanks for signing up for the AAM #glamwiki chat. I really appreciate it! HstryQT (talk) 18:53, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

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Your efforts are appreciated!!! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 22:12, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Albert Brahms

The article Albert Brahms has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Very bad machine translation - incomprehensible, no clear context, no references, no obvious notability. He's categorised as a judge but seems in fact to have been an expert on sewers (???). Needs a ground-up rewrite or just plain old deletion.

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Your recent edits

Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You could also click on the signature button or located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when they said it. Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 05:04, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

WP:PERM/ACC

Just a poke, there's some helpful comments, ideas at your request for ACC. Cheers, Mlpearc (powwow) 00:22, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Another poke. We're in need of a response before we can grant the accountcreator flag.--v/r - TP 20:16, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Albert Brahms

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

WikiAfrica Incubator and other Languages

Hi Stephen, sorry only to reply to your query on the WikiAfrica Incubator now. We have made it very easy for people to add articles in other languages. When creating a new article, place the name of the language before the name of the article, e.g. Swahili/'name of article'. Here is an example that was used as a test: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiAfrica/Stubs/Swahili/Test_article Once it is ready for the main namespace, we will change the url. I hope this answers your questions? We have tried to make it more obvious on the WikiAfrica Create an Article or Start page. Hope this helps?Isla Haddow 10:21, 25 May 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Islahaddow (talk • contribs)

June Wikification Drive!

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Hello

Yes, as my page indicated, I do live in Kenya. I'm in Nyahururu approx 99% of the year. I mostly post and edit to increase coherence and comprehensivemess of Kenyan current affairs on Wikipedia. Kimemia Maina (talk) 08:36, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Nomination of Blasts in Nairobi for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Blasts in Nairobi is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Blasts in Nairobi until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article.  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:08, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 May 2012

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
Thank you for your information Stephen. I am indeed new to the platform, however, I also work on Honorable Mudavadi's campaign team with the online media section.

The reason for my inclusion of the website in the text was for search engine optimization purposes. We are hopeful that by the time the new website is launched, we will be on the top of google.co.ke as we are with google.com, bing.com and yahoo.com search engines when the keywords "Musalia Mudavadi" are typed.

I appreaciate your help thus far and look forward to working with you as I get used to the platform.

Thanks. EdwinKimani (talk) 08:31, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes

Hello, yes I'm from Kenya though currently not in Kenya but I contribute frequently to articles that relate to Kenya and Africa in general.Thuralt (talk) 10:35, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks I'll do so.10:35, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

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Bold text --stephenWanjau Talk to Me. Email Me. 10:33, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 11 June 2012

Speedy deletion nomination of Bring Zack Back Home

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.

You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

A tag has been placed on Bring Zack Back Home, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Best regards, Cindy(talk to me) 03:43, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

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User scripts WikiProject.

JavaScript

statusChanger

This module will add 3 new links beside the "log out" link. These will be "in", "busy" and "out" for quickly changing your current Wikipedia status.

To enable this, first add the following line to your monobook file: 

importScript('User:Misza13/statusChanger.js');

Additionally, you'll need two additional pages:

  1. Special:Mypage/Status
  2. Special:Mypage/StatusTemplate

The first one is the one modified by the script to hold {{User:Example/StatusTemplate|STATUS}}, where "STATUS" will be one of "in", "busy", "out". Then it is up to the "Template" to render it the way you wish. An example is: 

'''<div style="border: 1px solid black; background: white; float: right; position: relative; top: -30px; padding: 5px">
Example's status: {{ #switch: {{{1}}}
 | in=<span style="color: green;">IN</span>
 | busy=<span style="color: #FFAA00;">BUSY</span>
 | out=<span style="color: red;">OUT</span>
}}
</div>'''

You can tweak it to look whatever you like.

Then all you need is to put {{User:Example/Status}} on whatever pages you want the status to be displayed.

You can also define your own range of statuses using this statement (put it right after theimportScript statement): 

statusChangerConfig = {
  statusList : [ 'in', 'busy', 'school', 'work', 'out' ],
};

Make sure your template knows how to handle these new values.


watchlistSorter

This tool that sorts your watchlist by namespace making it easier to browse for important edits - not recommended for people with thousands of pages watched. Not compatible with Internet Explorer. Not compatible with "Enhanced recent changes" option in Preferences.

To install it, add the following to your monobook: 

if (wgPageName == 'Special:Watchlist') {
  importScript('User:Misza13/watchlistSorter.js');
}

viewSource

This code will create a new button called [view source] to the left of the [edit this page] button (unless you're already editing a page or the page is protected). Technically, it takes you to editing the page, but removes the interface (edit summary box, minor edit and watch checkboxes, save/preview/show changes buttons) below the editing box. This will prevent you from accidentally saving the page if you were just playing with the content.

To install it, add the following to your monobook: 

importScript('User:Misza13/viewSource.js');

pywikipedia scripts

MediaWiki template stuff

Other random stuff I've created:

You've got a message!

Hello, Kagundu. You have new messages at Davykamanzi's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

The Signpost: 18 June 2012

The Signpost: 25 June 2012

The Signpost: 02 July 2012

CVU Academy

Would you like me to be your instructor? ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 17:16, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

Why not? Lets do this. stephenWanjau Talk to Me. Email Me. 17:26, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
Okay! So lets start. ;) ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 17:27, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
Go right ahead. stephenWanjau Talk to Me. Email Me.

Talkback

Hello, Kagundu. You have new messages at User:Vibhijain/CVU2.
Message added 07:19, 4 July 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 07:19, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Nice

Your answers were pretty nice. What you have to take care of that when your are reverting vandalism, if the article is new, and all its revisions are pure vandalism, tag it with {{Db-g3}}. I am quoting some points from WP:VAN, which will help you in taking further steps against IP vandalism. "For repeated vandalism by an IP user it is helpful to take the following additional steps:

  • Trace the IP address (e.g. http://www.domaintools.com/ ) and add {{whois|Name of owner}} to the user talk page of the address. If it appears to be a shared IP address, add {{SharedIP|Name of owner}} or {{Shared IP edu|Name of owner}}. The OrgName on the IP trace result should be used as the Name of owner parameter in the above three templates.
  • Particularly if the IP address is registered to a school or other kind of responsive ISP, consider listing it on Wikipedia:Abuse response."

Another point is do not nominate an article for article for deletion because it is vandalized. Have a look at the table below to understand which warning has to be used when.

Warning templates
PageName is optional

See additional templates and examples of output

Use the last two warnings only in extreme cases.

Hope this will help you. I will again recommend you to have a look at WP:VAN, and then do some Recent changes patrolling. Also if you are interested in using STiki, ask me and I will get you the access. If you have any doubt, feel free to contact me. :) ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 14:08, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Deletion nomination of User:Dwijayasblog

Hi, I wanted to let you know that I moved your deletion nomination of User:Dwijayasblog from Articles for Deletion to Miscellany for deletion, as AfD is only for article space pages. The discussion is now located at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Dwijayasblog. Monty845 13:31, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for the correction. Am new at the CVUA SUwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 14:59, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Vegesentials

Hi Stephen

Not sure how it works but just tried to search for "Vegesentials" on Wikipedia and it still doesn't show up.

Many thanks

Patience Arinaitwe — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.140.235.2 (talk) 14:26, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you

Hello

Thank you my friend Eurocerneu (talk) 20:17, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

You are welcome. In case you need any guidance regarding editing and contributing to wiki please do let me know by dropping me a message anytime. SUwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 20:23, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Abdikadir Hussein Mohamed

You did a good revert here. But I am giving some points which will help you.

  • Make sure to warn the user. You can use twinkle for that. If you are using STiki, the user is automatically warned.
  • Someone like me, who doesn't knows about the topic and is not sure whether the fact that he has died is a hoax or not, has to check Google News for this. To prevent this, you can revert such edits as WP:BLP violations, since no citation was given for the claim. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 06:38, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for that. Seems am getting the concept really well. Advice taken and appreciated. SUwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 06:45, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
Good work overall. But I will still recommend you to use WP:STiki. Although it requires permission in case you don't have rollback rights, but CVUA students are generally given the permission. Its a fast tool, which takes anti-vandalism works to the next level. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 07:08, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
Stiki is a very nice tool that am using to revert edits that are unwanted on Wikipedia. Thank you for the heads up. Does Stiki work on ubuntu? I tried using it on Ubuntu 11.10 and seemed not to work.SUwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 09:28, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
  • The statement that he has died predated the revert and was left in the person data. Also, I did not add anything to the article. I only moved around data and added it to places that are more accessible.John Pack Lambert (talk) 17:59, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
Hello,John! It is true that the death date had been wrongly added by an anonymous editor at the persona data as seen here. This was a wrong edit since the information was un sourced and false. The person in question is still alive since am well versed with the Kenyan political scene and am a resident in Kenya. You went ahead to insert the wrong date into the article basing on this wrong edit by the anonymous user in accordance to Wikipedia:Blp. Consider my edit a Good faith revert since you acted to improve the article and not to vandalize it.I have notified the editor on their talk page here.SUwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 09:28, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Welcome to STiki !

Hello, Stephenwanjau, and welcome to STiki! Thank you for your recent contributions using our tool. We at STiki hope you like using the tool and decide to continue using it in the future. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

Here are some pages which are a little more fun:

  • The STiki leaderboard - See how you are faring against other STiki users!
  • Userboxes - Do not hesitate to wear the STiki label with pride by choosing from a selection of userboxes!

We hope you enjoy maintaining Wikipedia with STiki! If you have any questions, problems, or suggestions don't hesitate to drop a note over at the STiki talk page and we'll be more than happy to help. Again, welcome, and thanks! West.andrew.g (developer) and DBigXray 07:04, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you!

Thank you very much! Is there an algorithm or a setting that I can change on the Stiki S/ware so that I can revert vandalism from certain regions or in certain IP blocks? For a case in point, articles that are about subjects in Kenya.SUwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 16:18, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
You can have a look at codes at WP:STiki. So far there is no setting for checking a specific IP range or articles on a region. But you can post on Wikipedia talk:STiki about this and discuss if it will be possible to add such a feature in future. cheers --DBigXray 16:45, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

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Rollback

I think after some more stiking will get you the rollback rights. If you need any help with Stiki, feel free to ask me or User:DBigXray. :) ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 15:23, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

June 2012 barnstars!

The Iron Wikification Barnstar
For wikifying 14 articles during the June 2012 wikification drive, I am proud to present you with this iron wikification barnstar. Well done! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 03:36, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for the award! SUwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 09:36, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Julius Yego

Hi Stephen - what needs to be done here? SFB 10:47, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Deletion of Herman Muehlstein page

Hi!

I am new to wikipedia so I am trying to get accustomed. I am wondering what makes my page on Herman Muehlstein deletion worthy. I am not sure if the title is correct but it is a work in progress. I wrote about Herman Muehlstein in an unbiased point of view because I have no affiliation with the man. Please let me know whenever you can what steps I should take to ensure that the page remains. His life achievements and philanthropy to schools and scholarships make him encyclopedia worthy. Thank you, I look forward to hearing back from you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jpolvere (talk • contribs) 19:43, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

The content of your userpage was marked for deletion since you were writing what ought to be encyclopaedic material on your user page. The function of a userpage is well explained at WP:Userpage. First ensure that the subject (in this case Herman Muehlstein) of the article meets the Wikipedia General Notability Guidelines. The best way to start an article is by practising in your sandbox here then when you are contented it is well written and meets Wikipedia WP:Stub - standards you can boldly move it to the main space or even contact me back and I will be glad to look at it and advise and help as necessary. Read more about the Sandbox here.Uwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 03:31, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

You left a talkback on my page...

So I decided to poke my head in. Have something to say? --I dream of horses If you reply here, please leave me a {{Talkback}} message on my talk page. @ 01:26, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 09 July 2012

pretty sure I reserve the right to edit my Dad's wikipedia entry, you nerdtard.

(Personal attack removed)♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 11:09, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

With regards to posting messages on User talkpages, read about it Wikipedia:No personal attacks. Hope that helps. Uwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 07:51, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Rollback

Don't you think you should request rollback rights, once they are with you, we can even use Huggle and Igloo. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 16:34, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, but thus far I think STiki is working just fine for me. Or are the tools better than STiki. Uwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 16:50, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
STiki is purely brilliant, but some users also prefer to use huggle and igloo. Also rollback makes manual reverting faster. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 17:07, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
I have put up a request on the request rollback rights page. Uwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 17:11, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Your request for rollback

Hi Stephenwanjau. After reviewing your request for rollback, I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:

  • Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
  • Rollback should be used to revert clear cases of vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
  • Rollback should never be used to edit war.
  • If abused, rollback rights can be revoked.
  • Use common sense.

If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! Calmer Waters 01:57, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Also left note at request page Calmer Waters 01:57, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Congratulations on getting rollback, use it wisely (not that you wouldn't :)! Cheers, Riley Huntley talk No talkback needed; I'll temporarily watch here. 02:14, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Congrats

Congrats on getting the rollback rights. Well in case you need any help with the rollback feature, or Huggle and Igloo, feel free to ask me. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 10:40, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. Yes am having some problem with the Igloo installation. I am running Ubuntu 11.10 and Firefox 13.0.1. When I imported the script as it is stated at the Igloo page, it did not work. Or is there a way of activating the Igloo GUI? Uwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 10:53, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
Check your Java, also, is the window opening on clicking the "launch igloo" link? ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 11:00, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
In fact there is no the launch Igloo button". Uwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 11:05, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
On the left hand side of the page, under the toolbox section, there will be a link "igloo | (launch)". ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 11:07, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
The link is not there under the toolbox. Uwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 11:13, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
Ask at User talk:Ale jrb, it may help. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 11:18, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Kagundu. You have new messages at Wikipedia talk:STiki.
Message added 11:43, 12 July 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

DBigXray 11:43, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Continue?

Since you have got rollback rights, which tells that you have got the community's trust on reverting vandalism, you can get graduated from the CVUA. Although I will continue to help you, in case you want to continue the course, I have no problems in that. :) ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 11:59, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

You were a nice teacher :-). I will definitely contact you and the Wikipedia fraternity whenever necessary. Thank you. Uwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 06:18, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

CVU Academy Graduate

CVU Academy Graduate
Given that an Administrator has recently approved you for the Rollback Flag, it is the decision of the community that you have learned enough about Identifying, Restoring, Warning, and Reporting to be trusted with a new tool. Therefore it gives me immense pleasure to congratulate you for graduating from the Counter-Vandalism Unit Academy. Me and the whole Academy will still be around if you have any questions. Congratulations! :) ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 09:42, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
Just a note - feel free to use User talk:Vibhijain/CVU2 for asking any question. :) ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 10:49, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Confounded

Hello Stephen,

I have a question about a page I stumbled upon the other day. There is a page that seems to refer to my social network, but the information present at the time was associated with the A&E cable television channel. The page seems to be associated with Wikipedia. Today I visited the page, and the A&E information is gone, but some information about my site remains. At the top of the page, I am logged in, and again it looks to be associated with Wikipedia. Would you mind explaining to me what this page is for?

Here is the link: http://wn.com/kingdomz_x_arts_entertainment/news

Thank you. Thunderbreath (talk) 22:16, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Hello Thunderbreath, What is the title of the article in question on Wikipedia. I would be better placed to advise if I you avail that information. Uwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 03:27, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

really now

nothing in this artical has any links to anything other then the cosworth stuff....; guess you should delete the whole thing then...., and most of what is on wiki is hear say(no links to back up most of the claims); i used years that are factual, that anyone with half a brain can look up. and yet you still delete it.

let's raise the wiki, all the books are bad..... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.71.163.55 (talk) 08:44, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

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A tag has been placed on James Ole Kiyapi requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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A tag has been placed on Sir George Luchiri Wajackoyah requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an article with no content whatsoever, or whose contents consist only of external links, a "See also" section, book references, category tags, template tags, interwiki links, a rephrasing of the title, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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George Luchiri Wajackoyah

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, but when you add or change content, please cite a reliable source for your addition. This helps maintain our policy of verifiability. See Wikipedia:Citing sources for how to cite sources, and the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 06:29, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Your recent contributions

Hello Stephen, I've noticed that your most recent article contributions were nominated for speedy deletion. The reason is lack of context or content in your articles. When creating new articles, you should at least say what is the subject and why it is notable for inclusion in this project. This should be backed up by reliable sources, especially when you write about living individuals. I attempted to fix James Ole Kiyapi and George Luchiri Wajackoyah, and I will continue. Please, check. Don't hesitate to ask me if you need further explanation or advice. Thanks for your contributions on Kenyan politics. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 06:56, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Your articles are not deleted, see the blue links above. I moved Sir George Luchiri Wajackoyah to George Luchiri Wajackoyah (in accordance with the Wikipedia manual of style) and fixed the others. You can continue in editing, all the people seem to be notable in the context of Kenyan politics. Just follow the instruction mentioned in my previous post. Thank you :) --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 07:07, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Igloo

Hi Stephen. Apparently you need some help with Igloo? Tell me what you're having trouble with and I'll be happy to assist. Yunshui 雲‍水 10:02, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

In fact, assuming you're new to it, here's a very basic guide: in the Igloo window, the most recent changes to Wikipedia are shown down the left hand side. You can select them with the mouse, or hit the spacebar to get to the most recent one. If the edit is fine, move on. If it's vandalism, pressing "Q" on your keyboard will revert it, and warn the editor who made the change.

Igloo only templates for vandalism; don't use it for good faith reverts, original research or anything that isn't blatantly vandalism. Yunshui 雲‍水 10:05, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

The left and right arrows at the top work like the Page Back and Page Forward buttons in most internet browsers, they'll take you to the previous diffs you were viewing. The clock will display the most recent history of the page, and the cog allows you to customise various filters (don't touch this unless you know what you're doing!). Yunshui 雲‍水 10:09, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

I find it helpful to have Wikipedia open in a separate window; that way if I find an edit that isn't vandalism but still needs to be dealt with, I can copy/paste the page title across and sort it out manually. Yunshui 雲‍水 10:10, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Igloo has an automated filter which will tag edits it thinks are vandalism; these show in red and stay at the top of the list until checked. It's not hugely accurate, unfortunately, so don't assume that red edits always need reverting. Yunshui 雲‍水 10:12, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you Yunshui for the help that you have offered so far. I can now start trying it out since I had not hint at all of how it works but I believe with these instructions you provided I will get of the ground pretty well. Uwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 10:14, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
Glad I could help. Take it slow at first, and feel free to drop me a note if you run into any problems. It is quite easy to make mistakes with Igloo (because it's just the one button for both reversion and warning and has no undo option), so if you don't already have Twinkle enabled I'd do so, if only so that you can self-revert more easily when you make a mistake. Be ready to apologise, too! Yunshui 雲‍水 10:18, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

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I have notified the owner who is my friend and had forwarded the picture on mail. I have asked him to fill in the letter here and he will be sending the consent email in the next 4 hours or so. Uwanja Talk to Me. Email Me. 02:43, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

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AssessmentBar for Wikiproject Africa!

Hello! Thakns for your interest in the AssessmentBar. I've modified it to make it work for WikiProject Africa, which I understand is under which WikiProject Kenya lives. [[User:YuviPanda/AssessmentBar/WPAfrica}] has instructions on how to try it out!

The 'Next Unassessed Article' feature is currently broken. I shall be fixing it soon - but I think you'd want it to work differently than how it did for WP India? How big are the taskforces? Would a generic 'next unassessed africa article' be useful at all?

Please leave feedback on my talk page! Thanks! YuviPanda (talk) 16:34, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

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I would like to copy your idea with the menu but when i type my own user name is doesn't do anything. Receptie123 (talk) 05:17, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

From my visit to your userpage I have seen that you are copying the header quite well. Which area in particular would you like me to help you with? ₫ӓ₩₳ Talk to Me. Email Me. 09:44, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

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What is the meaning of being welcomed to be creative

What is the meaning of being welcomed to be creative if one cannot mention the qualities of an author without being accused of promotion? I added that Grace Ogot is graceful and elegant... that is a fact. Was deleted... that is creative too. And why does Wikipedia present and then delete material?

Is advertising Wikipedia quoting it? Why so much about what IT IS NOT and not what it is. That would be enough?

Philo Ikonya — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pikwikiki (talk • contribs) 09:03, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Being graceful and elegant is a relative description depending on a personal point of view, she could be elegant to you or me but not elegant to another person from a different part of the world. Are you certain that this is encyclopedic in nature? On the other hand, if the elegance and graceful are explicitly outlined in a reliable source you might go ahead and include that plus the citation. Advertising Wikipedia is a good thing since we want more people to read from it but advertisements do not belong to Wikipedia. When writing articles, users are usually encouraged to maintain a neutral point of view. Wikipedia allows users' inputs to go live as soon as they save their changes since we believe and trust in the very same community that derives knowledge from Wikipedia to take care of this great resource.- ₫ӓ₩₳ Talk to Me. Email Me. 09:41, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Sources that you do not have

Your instructions are clear and you add nonnegotiable. Are there not some things that you have not verified. How did you know I have not seen a source on Grace Ogot in two minutes? She is elegant and graceful. Fact. Verify with Kenyan media otherwise all sources are muted when you do not know them.

I suspect that there are many sources you do not have. The Grace Ogot issue is not of vast importance. I contribute to many papers and I know the person am referring to but that for Wikipedia is not neutral enough. In a way I feel stifled here and am for freedom of expression. I think that I have seen other writers whom I know with descriptions that you could also ask for verification for. I hope it will be comfortable to edit anything here without feeling like there is too much watching and therefore control!!

Philo Ikonya

I concur there are many and even millions of sources that I don't have which are in the hands of other people and that explains why all content on Wikipedia comes from other sources i.e. no original works are allowed on Wikipedia. Probably you should consider going through how adding a reference on Wikipedia works. There is a short video on YouTube that explains how to add a reliable source to an article. There is freedom of expression on Wikipedia which is can be exercised at the discussion pages of articles where consensus is reached and the results of the discussions posted on the main article. consider signing your messages by typing ~~~~ on your keyboard. ₫ӓ₩₳ Talk to Me. Email Me. 10:00, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy

Hi Stephen,

I notice you have reverted the additions that I made to the ESWT page yesterday.

Are you able to explain the reasons for this?

I work for a company that is driving forward the development of ESWT in the UK and the additions that I made were valid and accurate.

Perhaps we can enter into communication to try and find agreement?

Thank you.

Jonathan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Muddboy27 (talk • contribs) 09:25, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

My revert of your addition was a Good Faith revert which indicates that your intention was not to change or tamper with the integrity of Wikipedia content which is a good thing. First, the additions you made did not have references to them.If you have sources for this information then you might want to watch video tutorials on YouTube of how references are added to Wikipedia here. The cornerstone of Wikipedia is the secondary sources which are verifiable even by other users who might be interested to read more about the subject of the article.It is good that you work for the company pushing for the development of ESWT but on the other hand, don't you think there might be a conflict of interest that could result in a bias on the article tone an intended informative meaning? ₫ӓ₩₳ Talk to Me. Email Me. 09:36, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

ESWT

Hi Stephen,

Thanks for the speedy reply.

I will have a look at the videos about referencing info and see what I can do.

However, although I work with an ESWT company in the UK, I am only interested in putting up information that is accurate and of interest to those looking to learn more about ESWT. As ESWT is not a technology that's commonplace, there are a lot of myths and inaccuracies surrounding its development and meaning.

I'm not looking to bring any kind of conflict into the situation – I just want to help give people a better and more accurate understanding of ESWT – as that's in everyone's best interests.

Thank you

Jonathan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Muddboy27 (talk • contribs) 10:05, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Perfect! Especially for topics that might turn out to be controversial, then you will need to put up credible sources of information to support the content that you add on to Wikipedia. Am glad I could help with the link to Youtube. I am also happy to learn of your good motives on Wikipedia, hope you enjoy your stay here and feel free to leave me a message in case you want any help in editing Wiki or any other Wiki stuff. Please remember to sign your messages to other users by pressing ~~~~ on your keyboard.This will automatically create a shortcut to your user page in case a user wants to leave you a message and at least it helps everyone know who wrote what and at what time. ₫ӓ₩₳ Talk to Me. Email Me. 10:19, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

AfricaProject templated added to AssessmentBar

Clear your cache and try again, it should recognize AfricaProject too :) I'll fix the 'Next Unassessed Article' Link as soon as I get a day free! YuviPanda (talk) 14:33, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for the timely response. It is now working ok.₫ӓ₩₳ Talk to Me. Email Me. 14:40, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

WikiProject Wikify: July Newsletter and August Drive

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