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awww man

oh well you deleted my wiki page but in the future you may regret this... but not in a forceful way...

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RfC on "No paid editing for Admins" at WT:COI

I've relisted an RfC that was run at WT:Admin in Sept. 2015. It is at Wikipedia talk:Conflict of interest#Concrete proposal 3 as there are a number of similar proposals going on at the same place. Better to keep them together. Smallbones(smalltalk) 04:41, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

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Kekistan

I see that you deleted Kekistan as a blatant hoax. It is a meme that should be a redirect to Pepe the frog, where there is a section on Kek and the Kekistan meme. Could you please recreate it and redirect it there? — InsertCleverPhraseHere 06:24, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

@Insertcleverphrasehere: The article I deleted was treating fiction as fact, which is why deletion as hoax was appropriate. Creation as a redirect has been discussed and rejected here: Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2017 March 12. Please consult the administrator who create-protected the page, Zzuuzz, to challenge this decision. —Kusma (t·c) 10:05, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
I have done so. kencf0618 (talk) 20:55, 11 June 2017 (UTC)
@Kencf0618: I've listed it at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2017 June 12. -- zzuuzz (talk) 07:14, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
@Zzuuzz: Thank you! This seems the best course of action (I thought about it, but I didn't get around to it yesterday). —Kusma (t·c) 12:27, 12 June 2017 (UTC)

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Can you help verify translations of articles from German

Hello Kusma,

Would you be able to help evaluate the accuracy of translations of Wikipedia articles from German to English Wikipedia?

File:Language icon.svg

This would involve evaluating a translated article on the English Wikipedia by comparing it to the original German article, and marking it "Pass" or "Fail" based on whether the translation faithfully represents the original. Here's the reason for this request:

There are a number of articles on English Wikipedia that were created as machine translations from different languages including German , using the Content Translation tool, sometimes by users with no knowledge of the source language. The config problem that allowed this to happen has since been fixed, but this has left us with a backlog of articles whose accuracy of translation is suspect or unknown, including some articles translated from German. In many cases, other editors have come forward later to copyedit and fix any English grammar or style issues, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the translation is accurate, as factual errors from the original translation may remain. To put it another way: Good English is not the same as good translation.

If you can help out, that would be great. Here's a sample of the articles that need checking:

  1. BR-Radltour ✓ Pass
  2. Charity Ogbenyealu Adule ✓ Pass

All you have to do, is compare the English article to the German article, and assess them "Pass" or "Fail" (the {{Pass}} and {{Fail}} templates may be useful here). (Naturally, if you feel like fixing an inaccurate translation and then assessing it, that's even better, but it isn't required.) Also please note that we are assessing accuracy not completeness, so if the English article is much shorter that is okay, as long as whatever has been translated so far is factually accurate.

If you can help, please {{ping}} me here to let me know. You can add your pass/fails above, right next to each link, or you may indicate your results below. Thanks! Mathglot (talk) 06:24, 11 June 2017 (UTC)

Hi, can I assume you're not available for this, so I can recycle these two to someone else? Cordially, Mathglot (talk) 02:00, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
They actually seem OK (although the use of "leads" in the Radltour article is questionable). —Kusma (t·c) 09:16, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

HELP NEEDED

I dont know why wikipedians keep deleting "UrbanClap page that I created, it is a notable company and passes WP:GNG and has reliable sources to establish notability as well. As far as language is concerned I have checked a lot of similar pages with similar language. Bulle Shah (talk) 12:46, 16 June 2017 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/UrbanClap (4th nomination). The article has not changed, so it is still deleted. If you find other promotional pages, please improve them or nominate them for deletion. If you believe the deletion was done in error, you can appeal the decision at deletion review. —Kusma (t·c) 13:06, 16 June 2017 (UTC)
Now at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2017 June 16. —Cryptic 18:57, 16 June 2017 (UTC)

Taki Saito

Hello! I'm the author of the article "Takako "Taki" Saito. My article was subjected for deletion by you because of lack in references. But please take note that I have already added some resources and I'm still in the process of adding more to it. Thank you! And please help me stop it from being deleted. Thank you! :) Jllynnjrsnchz (talk) 03:33, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

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Thanks for supporting my run for administrator. I am honored and grateful. ) Cullen328 Let's discuss it 21:49, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

Deletion Open Access in France

Hi Kusma, the UNESCO team under der the framework of this project https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_Nations/Open_Access_Descriptions&gettingStartedReturn=true is attempting to migrate UNESCO Open Access articles into Wikipedia. Please know that the pages are licensed under CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 as clearly stated at the bottom. Please un-delete the page. If you like to contribute to our project, you are more than welcome. ClaraDCT (talk) 09:26, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

  • @ClaraDCT: The deletion had nothing to do with the copyright status of the content, but with the decision to delete these articles that was arrived at here. Instead of "migrating" these articles into Wikipedia, perhaps it would be more useful to write new articles that use the UNESCO material and its sources but conform to Wikipedia's standards. —Kusma (t·c) 09:54, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Hello

I am doing a physics paper and i noticed a nice way to explain pi. I havent seen the formula expressed this way yet. Its on my page if you could give me some feedback please. Blackcat129 (talk) 09:34, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

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Awesome
Ten years!

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Sherry Mansahia

Hi. Would you please consider making this a draft or userfying it?   — Jeff G. ツ (talk) 12:34, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

@Jeff G.: Why? I am not a big fan of keeping self-promo advertising around (and G11 applies in all spaces). —Kusma (t·c) 11:33, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
The autobiographer uploaded a couple of files to Commons, allegedly for that article. Is there any non-G11 info there for a balanced draft? If not, could you email me the wikitext if I promise to keep it off WMF wikis?   — Jeff G. ツ 02:11, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: I have sent you an e-mail. —Kusma (t·c) 06:19, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

Soplica.

Hi Kusma. Recently, I labeled a speedy deletion tag on the article Soplica. and you deleted the article. When I labeled the article, Wikipedia sent a message by mistake to the creator of the article soplica on behalf of me (I didn't write the message myself). But unfortunately the creator and another user don't believe that I didn't write the message myself. Would you explain them in Talk:Soplica, where we were arguing about the matter. Diako «  Talk » 21:30, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

Change to RfC at NOT

You participated at this RfC; the proposal has changed a bit. Just providing you notice of that. Jytdog (talk) 17:34, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Microtechnology

Hello Kusma -- I understand full well that Microtechnology is a good article. It has lain fallow with tags since 2011. Tags just aren't enough. The PROD got your attention, didn't it? Good articles like this one need attention more than we need biographies of every dart-thrower, don't you think? Rhadow (talk) 13:49, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

@Rhadow: There is the old saying "AFD is not cleanup". I don't think using PROD is a good way to force cleanup either. High-level concept articles are also notoriously hard to find good references for. I am strongly opposed to the deletion of unreferenced articles. In any case, if we have volunteers that write biographies of dart-throwers, we will have biographies of dart-throwers (nothing bad about that). That we need other things more urgently doesn't mean anybody will volunteer to do that work. —Kusma (t·c) 17:40, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

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Article deletion

This data is all about Notable Personality.No copy and paste.Unique data..Kindly help me out — Preceding unsigned comment added by Musharaf Rasool Cyan (talk • contribs) 06:34, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

@Musharaf Rasool Cyan: The entire text of the article I deleted at Musharaf Rasool Cyan was
{{New unreviewed article|date=August 2017}}



==References==
{{reflist}}

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In other words, there was no article. As for your draft at User:Musharaf Rasool Cyan/sandbox, it seems to me that Wikipedia should have an article about this person (CEO of Pakistan International Airways clearly meets WP:BIO and WP:GNG. If you are this person, you should not write about yourself, though. Writing about yourself is strongly discouraged, see WP:AUTO. I don't have time to write something for you at this moment, but you could ask at WP:RA. Hope that helps, —Kusma (t·c) 08:51, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Hello

You probably don't remember me, but my old username was AQu01rius. I used to imitate your setup in WP:GERMANY and Portal:Germany when I first started, and did WP:CHINA and Portal:China in a similar way. It's really nice seeing familiar names around. Alex ShihTalk 16:16, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi Alex Shih, your username still rings a bell :) I am still around, but not nearly as much as I used to be ten years ago. But maybe one of these days I will return to content again... Happy editing and thank you for your note, —Kusma (t·c) 19:33, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

RfA

Hi Kusma. Are you available to co-nominate people for RfA? If so, would you be willing to help nominate me in the foreseeable future? JAGUAR  17:57, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

@Jaguar: While I haven't nominated anyone for RfA for more than ten years, in principle I am available. However, I am far from convinced that you should be an admin -- your heart is in the right place, but I have seen too many lapses in judgement from you for comfort. May I ask why you wish to be an admin? Most of your work seems in areas where the extra buttons wouldn't be particularly helpful. Also, you currently wouldn't stand a chance to pass, and going through RfA would most likely be a messy and hurtful experience. But then again, maybe it is necessary for you to fail one RfA, then do good work of the type RfA voters like for a year, then try again (yes, RfA is that crazy). But you should find someone who actually thinks you should be an admin as nominator. —Kusma (t·c) 20:01, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for the reply. This puts me in a dilemma. I have a feeling that others will say exactly the same as you, but I've come to understand that adminship isn't a big deal. I've made a couple of mistakes in the past, but I'm willing to bet that people will recognise that five years is a long time and I was truly a different person back then. I don't think it should be taken into account given the changes. I know I would make a good admin, admittedly better than others. I've been here for years and am a prolific content creator with over 80 GAs. I also understand that being purely a content creator can increase your chances. But if I submit an RfA knowing that it's going to fail then who's to say I'll ever be successful? JAGUAR  20:13, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
@Jaguar: The black marks against you include the blocks for copyright violations and removal of autopatrolled last year. In my view, RFA regulars won't forgive these easily. If you want to check out the opinion of others, WP:ORCP is the place to go. I expect you'll be told to work more in admin related areas before trying RfA – while you have a lot of experience, you don't seem to have done anything much in anti-vandal fighting or new page patrolling. In fact, when you were last using AWB, you often fixed typos in new pages. For many of these pages, the correct action was to nominate them for speedy deletion. If you can't see that while looking at the page (in AWB or elsewhere), you shouldn't be an admin. But really, check out WP:ORCP: even if you don't undergo the process yourself, you can see what people think of other editors' chances. —Kusma (t·c) 10:59, 13 September 2017 (UTC)
I'll put myself through ORCP soon, but I got assessed there a couple of years ago and I think my score was 4/10. I think this may be viable in the future, but I fear the first time will involve me going through some trial and error. Even so I want to see if it's possible and need to know how to maximise my chances of success. It feels quite strange even talking about it but I wouldn't pursue it if I didn't think it was 100% impossible. I don't know, perhaps I'll try... JAGUAR  21:44, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

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Hi Kusma, thank you for your comments at my RfA. Your support is much appreciated! Cheers, ansh666 19:35, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

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Thank you for your prompt help

With the Harry Stinson page. Much appreciated! Scberry (talk) 20:25, 16 October 2017 (UTC)

It was a pleasure. —Kusma (t·c) 08:45, 17 October 2017 (UTC)

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IP address user pages

I wanted to ask you about some IP user pages I nominated for speedy deletion. Most of the ones I nominated were correct and were deleted. I don't understand why you declined some of them. When I hit the check button, it didn't say that the IPs exist. Pkbwcgs (talk) 12:16, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

For example, if you look at User:27.147.203.28, one of the ones you declined, I have hit the check button and the user clearly doesn't appear on the user list. See [1] for reference. Pkbwcgs (talk) 12:22, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
@Pkbwcgs: The "check" whether a user exists does not work for IP addresses. That other admins incorrectly delete pages you have nominated does not make them meet the criteria. WP:CSD#U2 clearly states that it applies to User pages of users that do not exist (check Special:Listusers), except user pages for IP users who have edited, redirects from misspellings of an established user's user page, and the previous name of a renamed user. The criteria are not just the short description used by Twinkle, but usually have some more complicated conditions that you need to check and be aware of. Hope that answers your question, —Kusma (t·c) 12:23, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
Special:Listusers never lists any IP addresses, but they do exist. —Kusma (t·c) 12:24, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
However, the IP user pages have been created by other users in error. They are not the user pages that the IPs created. Yes, if the IP has created their own user page then it doesn't meet CSD U2. However, the ones I nominated are the ones which were created in error. Pkbwcgs (talk) 12:27, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
@Pkbwcgs: There is no such requirement in the policy. I have deleted a bunch of them, but only under criteria that actually apply (see my deletion log). User:14.139.160.4 and User:18.4.15.74 are reasonably useful, and I can't see how they can be deleted using the WP:CSD. If you think any of these pages should be deleted, please use WP:MFD. —Kusma (t·c) 12:30, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
I have deleted most of the "/sandbox" pages created by registered users in the IP's space. Their existence is probably due to some weird bug, and none of them were helpful (other than probably revealing the creator's IP address, which isn't a good idea). —Kusma (t·c) 12:33, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

kaveh afrasiabi

@Higuera2: why did you delete the pagefor afrasiabi jackass Higuera2 (talk) 05:05, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

I did not delete anything. Kaveh L. Afrasiabi was deleted by Fastily, as looking at the deletion log would have told you. If you require further assistance, please do not ask me. You should refrain from using the word "jackass" if you want help. You are welcome. —Kusma (t·c) 07:33, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

Threats, seriously?

Since joining the site a few minutes ago i have already reverted and reported one case of vandalism. now you are calling me a vandal on my talk page? you sir, can blow me. good day to you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Extremely Sexy (talk • contribs) 12:39, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

@Extremely Sexy: If you stop trolling, perhaps you will not get threats of blocks? —Kusma (t·c) 12:41, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

Khanate of Kokand

Hello, there is no living member with this name and this why the link should be deleated. Can you please help`? thank you.Nalanidil (talk) 23:38, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

@Nalanidil: The talk page is there to discuss these claims and to decide what should be included in the article. I have not looked at the Facebook link, but it certainly is not a reliable source. Do you have a reliable source that states there are no living descendants? In any case, please discuss and make your point instead of asking for deletions without a well-evidenced reason. See WP:TALK for an explanation what our talk pages are for. —Kusma (t·c) 10:20, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

Hello Kusma, this link show's no anything about descendants. There is no any sources given to descendants of the last Khan of Kokand. So it would be better to delete this link from the Talkpage. Nalanidil (talk) 13:53, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

editing the article "Geocryptocurrency"

Hello Kusma,

I would like your help for how to succesfuly create the page. I dont know if im missing something but I will appreciate your input and feedback.

Looking forward for your response.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cpapantoniou (talk • contribs) 10:31, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

@Cpapantoniou: At this moment, given that there are not even any Google hits for "Geocryptocurrency", nobody should create an article about this. As you seem to be connected to the topic, you should also not create an article about this, see WP:COI. And if you do, you must follow the instructions at WP:DCOI to the letter. Wikipedia is not a place where you can advertise your ideas or company. —Kusma (t·c) 10:37, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

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Thank you Nikolaiho! It is my thirteenth wikibirthday. Wondering whether I'll go through wikipuberty soon :) —Kusma (t·c) 14:36, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
Wow! Thirteen years is quite incredible, thank you for your service. And regarding wikipuberty, I am still a wikitoddler so I would have no experience with that :)NikolaiHo☎️ 03:12, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

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Слышь чудо, ты не мог бы мои статьи не удалять не понимая в них ничего?! А???

Dir welche schreiben?

Could you write me explanation why my article was deleted ? I have spent too much time to create it. My time too expensive. I am waiting... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr. Artem Kerpatenko (talk • contribs) 17:39, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

It was an advertisement for your software, so it was deleted. There were no references to reliable sources. —Kusma (t·c) 19:06, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
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