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MxBB Portal deletion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MxBB_Portal

This article could just be renamed to wiki/Mx-Publisher as states on the old project website ( http://web.archive.org/web/20080203230410/http://www.mx-system.com/ )the project has been renamed and then moved and then this wiki page fogot. Since this is a phpBB based CMS the wiki page whould not be as written like a user manual/advertising page but should be sectioned as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhpBB even if the main and secondary projects of this CMS will remain hosted only on sourceforge network (for example: http://mxpcms.sourceforge.net/ ) FlorinCB (talk) 04:16, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Clan Blue Feather device deletion

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=delete&page=File%3AClan+Blue+Feather+device.JPG

This was created specifically for common use by the author. What do I have to do to prevent its deletion? Esprix (talk) 14:28, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

The file was deleted because, at the upload form, you indicated that the image could be used for either "non-commercial use only", "non-derivative use" or "used with permission". Because of this, this automatically made the file eligible for deletion under F3 of the speedy deletion criteria. What license exactly did the copyright holder release this image under? — ξ^xplicit 20:45, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

He just said "anybody can use it, just don't make money off of it." Esprix (talk) 14:58, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Well, then there's the problem. If an image is released under a free license, it must be allowed to use it for commercial purposes. Otherwise, it will be (and was) deleted under F3. — ξ^xplicit 18:37, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

I'm confused - is Wikipedia somehow making money off of it? Esprix (talk) 15:35, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia does not make money from these images. From WP:IUP#Free licenses, the commercial use of images is to: ...both to keep Wikipedia's own legal status secure as well as to allow for as much re-use of Wikipedia content as possible. — ξ^xplicit 21:25, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Please hold...

I'm working on moving a bunch of the images at Wikipedia:Files_for_deletion/2011_September_7 to Commons. Could you hold off a day or so before deleting the rest so that I can move the remaining ones I'd like to? Thanks. –Drilnoth (T/C) 19:46, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Will do. Would you be okay if images like File:12thtfw.gif were deleted, when there are replacement images in use like File:12th Flying Training Wing.png? — ξ^xplicit 19:48, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

If there's already a replacement, sure. Also, go right ahead with the census images; I see no value in transferring them to Commons. I'll let you know when I'm done with the ones I want to move. Thanks! –Drilnoth (T/C) 19:56, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Done, delete away. Now I'll just start working on the next seven days of nominations... –Drilnoth (T/C) 20:37, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, will get to it. — ξ^xplicit 20:38, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Census image deletions

I see you deleted several of my census images "per discussion", but I see no discussion or a notification of me, the person who uploaded them. The most appropriate thing to do would be to move them to commons, if they are no longer used as references in the articles. You never confirmed if they were truly orphaned, the article Edward S. Curtis now has a red link in the references and in the timeline that led to the deleted image. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 00:31, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

The nominator of all those images was Fastily (talk · contribs), so I would suggest contacting him in regards to the lack of notifications. They were all listed in Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2011 September 7 and not one editor opposed their deletion, so they were deleted by default. Additionally, the description pages did list all the images as not being displayed in any articles, and pipe-linking images does not change the fact they are orphaned. If you'd like, you can list all the images that were being used in references—I'll restore them and move them to Commons. — ξ^xplicit 00:46, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Question

Hi. I am Jivesh. I think we have talked before. If no, maybe you blocked me in 2009 when i was new here and obviously doing things i did not know were wrong. I was wondering if you comment on PRs? Jivesh 1205 (talk / Make sure you give 4 a try!!!) 05:27, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

According to your block log, I never blocked you. I'm not sure if we've interacted before, that's anyone's guess, really... Anywho, I'll try to give them a look if I have time. — ξ^xplicit 18:37, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

I took you for User:Ericorbit. Sorry. Anyway, the article is "Best Thing I Never Had". Already opened a PR. Jivesh 1205 (talk / Make sure you give 4 a try!!!) 19:27, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

LMFAO

Talk:LMFAO_(group)#Move. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 04:43, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

I really have no opinion on the move, I declined the speedy mostly on procedural grounds. — ξ^xplicit 04:45, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

What You See Is What You Get (song) is a non-controversial one, though. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 04:54, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Yup, taken care of. — ξ^xplicit 05:11, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

UCEA - Levels.png

Image is USG, public. http://www.slideshare.net/ablumen/andy-blumenthal-presents-usercentric-enterprise-architecture-1605994 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fairedits (talk • contribs) 02:37, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

Unless I'm missing something, the link you provided states "Usage Rights © All Rights Reserved", so it was not released under the public domain. — ξ^xplicit 19:29, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

Old Amsterdam

Please userfy article at User:Lexein/Old Amsterdam and Talk at User talk:Lexein/Old Amsterdam - I missed the prod. Thanks. --Lexein (talk) 14:55, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

Y Done, though there was no talk page to restore. — ξ^xplicit 19:29, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

O Broadcast System

As the administrator who acted on the expired PROD of O Broadcasting System I thought you might be interested in examining Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/O Broadcasting System and giving your viewpoint regarding this newly re-created article. Thank you for your time Hasteur (talk) 20:23, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

If there's one thing worth pointing out, it's that you'll unlikely find any sources in English, considering this is a South Korean television network. I did find these two articles—both in Korean—regarding its launch in 2007... but not much else. — ξ^xplicit 22:15, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Unlinking bad

Hi, I reverted two of your redlink unlinks before I realised you were an administrator. Some of those redlinks resulted from a mass deletion concerning a user's questionable editing, see here and here. It's left quite a mess and my intention is to minimise the follow-on damage. I generally think unlinking of accceptable redlinks is harmful to the project, but I have asked for some consensus here before reverting further. -84user (talk) 18:58, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

I became aware of the situation shortly after Marshallsumter the ANI thread and the resulting block. I think I misread something and assumed the topics were synthesis, not what was written in the articles... my mistake. I had no plans to continue the unlinking, so you don't have to worry about that. — ξ^xplicit 22:02, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

Alqadeer magazine

Hi Explicit, you have deleted an article Alqadeer magazine on September 14. It is about an important student magazine. It is requested to paste the article along with its history. --Khalid Mahmood (talk) 05:50, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

I'm not entirely sure I understand the request. Do you want a copy of the article and its history or do you want the article restored? — ξ^xplicit 21:29, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

I request you to restore it.--Khalid Mahmood (talk) 14:16, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Done - as a contested proposed deletion, the article has been restored on request. — ξ^xplicit 21:31, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Larry Bock Page deletion

Hello explicit, you deleted my page stating it is copyright infringement but it is not copyright infringement as the Wikipedia page i created is different from the http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/pagrp/LarryBockinfo.html page and we own the other page. i have personal permission from Larry bock to create this page. i respectfully ask you to please restore my page. thank you (frank 21:18, 29 September 2011 (UTC))

The administrator who deleted Larry Bock was Fastily (talk · contribs). If the text was released under a free license, please email OTRS at permissions-en@wikimedia.org with the link to the page in question along with the permission. — ξ^xplicit 19:36, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Hello explicit, Mr Larry bock got UC Berkeley to take down the page in question http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/pagrp/LarryBockinfo.html. i would like a restoration of Larry bock page. I emailed fastily but he did'nt reply and he keeps deleting my talk. thank you frank 22:41, 21 October 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frank.diaz1994 (talk • contribs)

I went through Fastily's talk page history and noticed that another administrator had replied to your message. Again, if you have permission to use text by the copyright holder, please email OTRS at permissions-en@wikimedia.org with the link to the page in question along with the evidence of permission given by the copyright holder. — ξ^xplicit 22:48, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

we got the "copyrighted" page removed and there is no more need to get request permission. frank 23:15, 21 October 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frank.diaz1994 (talk • contribs)

Deletion of Helena von Schantz

How can I get the Helena von Schantz page I created back, so that I can improve it and resubmit it at a later date? --Michael Goodyear (talk) 09:08, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

I could either move the article into your userspace where you to work on it or I can email you the text that was on the page prior to its deletion. — ξ^xplicit 19:36, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

OK Could you move it - thanks!--Michael Goodyear (talk) 15:05, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Y Done, I have moved the article to User:Mgoodyear/Helena von Schantz. Please make sure you address the points raised at the AFD before you initiate a discussion at WP:DRV if you believe all the concerns have been properly addressed. — ξ^xplicit 18:52, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks --Michael Goodyear (talk) 20:44, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

ERIC GRIFFIN

Hello, my name is Eric Griffin.

I have been touring the world in various bands including Murderdolls, Faster Pussycat, Wednesday13, the Genitorturers, The dreaming, and Synical for TEN YEARS and am known internationally.I recently came to Wiki because I wanted to make corrections to the page which was edited by fans over the years. However, you apparently deleted my Wiki page a month ago. For what reason did you do this, and what exactly do I need to do to get up back up, and corrected. I am not very familiar with how this works, but i know my page needs to be up. asap.

Thanks, Eric

Hi there. The article Eric Griffin was proposed for deletion by another editor with the rationale "No indication of how this might meet notability guidelines. Lacks citations to significant coverage in reliable sources", which went uncontested for seven days. After that, it was deleted by me. In this case, a simple request to have the page restored will suffice, so I have done so. Please be aware that it may still be nominated for deletion through the articles for deletion process, a consensus-based venue. Also, as the subject of the article, it would be a good idea to read our conflict of interest page. — ξ^xplicit 19:36, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Deleting my contributions....

Dear sir,

I´m getting pretty tired of trying to help improving Wikipedia.

I waste too much time trying to do the right thing here. Recently I find perfectly legitimate contributions of albums deleted by you. Album covers are okay to upload at Wikipedia. You know that. Also info about albums. And there was no doubt that the albums you deleted were official ones, released on several labels around the world. You did NOT bother to improve. You preferred to delete useful info for other people.

I don't want to waste more time here. I will report you to the appropriate places and delete all material I have added to Wikipedia.

Get a life.

Metallica1980 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Metallica1980 (talk • contribs) 14:22, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

The articles were deleted because another editor proposed their deletions because they failed the notability guidelines for albums. These proposed deletions went uncontested for seven days and were routinely deleted. The burden of verifying that the topic is notable lies with the editor(s) interested in having the articles kept, not anyone else. Your petty insults won't lead to anything productive, either. — ξ^xplicit 00:15, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia could be a great place to share information. Ever stopped to think that some people might be interested in helping out with info, without being interested in living our lives here to constantly monitor our contributions so that narcissistic administrators/editors don't delete them. If this place is about info, why doesn't the editors spend their time improving pages instead of deleting them? It certainly doesn't motivate "normal" people to contribute. My contributions' accuracy isn't very hard to verify for anyone interested. Unfortunately there's obviously no interest to improve. You and your "editor" friends seem much more interested in removing than improving. May I suggest you get the rest of the info about the band Evil Masquerade deleted as well. At least the albums. There are still 2 left. And those are presented exactly the same way as the other 2 that got deleted after several years online. I tried to delete them for you but unfortunately it couldn't be done. I've already contacted the band and they aren't interested in being at Wikipedia with incomplete material so they prefer to be completely deleted. And I have already spent too much time trying to help out. What's the point? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Metallica1980 (talk • contribs) 01:34, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Dear xplicit. I still don't understand why you don't delete the rest of Evil Masquerade's discography??? If you consider the 2 albums you removed to be rightfully deleted, then remove the other 2 as well. They must be just as wrong. Otherwise reverse what shouldn't have been deleted. Doesn't make sense.... Metallica1980 (talk) 04:51, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

Because someone has to nominate them for deletion. I can't delete the articles on a whim nor can I delete them because the band has an all-or-nothing stance. — ξ^xplicit 20:04, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

Okay I see. I give up now. Let's see if someone else bothers to correct whatever was wrong or suggest the remains to be deleted as well. Metallica1980 (talk) 00:49, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Rescaled fair use images and the job queue

The reason the number of images in Category:Rescaled fairuse images more than 7 days old is because I null edited the parent category last night before the bot added a thousand images. In doing so, I found some images tagged since 24 and 25 September. In light of this, do you think we should convert the rescaled fair use images to date-based categories like CAT:NS? — Train2104 (talk • contribs • count) 21:42, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

I don't really see the need. The files will eventually show up in Category:Rescaled fairuse images more than 7 days old, and I personally don't see too much harm in the images waiting a few extra days to have their larger scaled revisions to be deleted. — ξ^xplicit 21:49, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

File for CSD

Hi, I'm a newly-appointed admin, so I need to be sure that I'm doing the right thing before deletion. Consider File:Phila FLP Wyoming00.png - this has been tagged {{db-author}} by its uploader, but there are two intervening bot edits. Is G7 a valid criterion, or would those bot edits fall outside "the only substantial content to the page and to the associated talk page was added by its author"? (there is a better version on commons at File:Phila FLP Wyoming02.jpg but WP:CSD#F8 doen't apply because one is a PNG, the other JPEG). Thanks. --Redrose64 (talk) 19:15, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

The file is still eligible for deletion under G7. Bots generally only make edits dealing with maintenance, so they tend to be minor edits that don't contribute enough to be considered substantial. This applies to all bot edits made in any namespace. Belated congrats. — ξ^xplicit 19:20, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

Another Black Day (album)

I saw the reason the page was deleted but the band was a real band and the page could have helped each member as we're all working on other projects. I'm Angel Hernandez, the drummer for that band and most of us have branched off into other projects and I was going to update that page with said info. If there is any way at all the band page can be reinstated that would be amazing and greatly appreciated. If there's anything at all I can do on this matter please let me know. Thanks for hearing me out.

Masikus (talk) 12:11, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

If the band isn't notable, then the album will likely be equally as non-notable. So, the first thing that needs to be done is to verify that the band meets the guideline for notability about bands and musicians. A quick search for information regarding the band seems to be very minimal... a few drive-by mentions, but I'm afraid I can't find anything substantial enough that makes them appear notable. — ξ^xplicit 20:04, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

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No Labels image deletion

Hi Explicit,

I'm editing the wikipedia page for this organization and I was trying to add an image. You deleted the image for having an improper license. The license has since been changed to CC-BY-SA 2.0. Could you please un-delete the image or allow me to re-upload it? http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:NoLabels_July18Rally.jpg&action=edit&redlink=1 Thanks. K28921 (talk) 21:25, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

I've restored the image and adjusted the license accordingly. Regards. — ξ^xplicit 21:31, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Howitzer shelling of Sirte

Please explain to me the reason you deleted the image. The person who nominated it for deletion stated that Free images can be found. Photo doesn't illustrate a historical event. Both of these statements were untrue. There are no, I repeat, no free images of the battle of Sirte. All existing images come from media outlets. The second issue....how is this not a historical event? The fall of the birthplace of Moamar Gaddafi in the civil war, last battle of the war, battle ending the war, and battle during which Gaddafi was killed. Tell me how that is not of historic value? Not to mention the shelling of Sirte was one of the more notable parts of the battle, since the city has now been devasted to ruble because of it, and thus the image was representing that part of the battle. EkoGraf (talk) 10:34, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Cheetah_Cubs_Lying_on_Rock.jpg

Hi Explicit, Thanks for the delete. I switched things around and wasn't sure if I was suppose to do it or not.Thisandthem (talk) 15:12, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Question about references and nobility guideline for music

An article I'm contributing to, M.I.B (South Korean group), was tagged about its references and not meeting with nobility guideline for music. Is Allkpop not a good source to use as references? It is the only site that I know that write about Korean music in English. It also says that the article was written like an advertisement. And how far does the articles has to go from one through twelve to meet the guidelines? Thank you. 제이2케이엑스 (talk) 21:09, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

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File:Paul_E._Kingston.jpg

Hello,

You were the Admin who made the call to keep File:Paul_E._Kingston.jpg, see (here). Another user is attempting to hide this by removing your {{Rk}} tag and put it up for deletion. I would appreciate it if you could comment at the [Wikipedia:Files_for_deletion/2011_November_17#File:Paul_E._Kingston.jpg|Files_for_deletion]] page for this file. Additionally I have noticed that the user is removing the {{Rk}} to hide the fact that an admin made the call already.--ARTEST4ECHO (^talk/_contribs) 20:48, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Question

Hi, I was wondering if a user talk page can be speedy deleted, as you did in User talk:MehranVB/Archive1 ?! In fact 09:46, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

I see you have been inactive for more than 40 days. I am going to ask for undeletion. Regards, In fact 14:09, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of 'The Rej3ctz' page

Dear Wikipedia Administrator,

I represent JRH Entertainment Group, the management company of The Rej3ctz. We recently created a Wikipedia page, titled 'The Rej3ctz,' that was deleted for reasons concerning G12: Unambiguous Copyright Infringement from their Myspace page. We are the original writers/owners of the copyrighted information and request to have The Rej3ctz bio and photo on the Wikipedia page restored.

Rej3ctzNWO (talk) 23:10, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

Christian Natividad JRH Entertainment Group 1542 Cassil Place, 2nd FL Hollywood, CA 90028 P:(323) 784-3890

Happy holidays

		Happy holidays.
		Best wishes for joy and happiness. Hope you have a great one! Jonayo! Selena 4 ever 00:15, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Hope you have a good one! Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 06:29, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Please restore ""File:Badwareunderinvestigation.png", improperly deleted.

You deleted File:Badwareunderinvestigation.png for lack of a fair use rationale. That file was licensed under a Creative Commons license and thus was ineligible for deletion under that criterion. See the permissions information at File:Badwarecaution.png. Please restore the file. Thank you. --John Nagle (talk) 20:25, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Reloaded file from Internet Archive. No further action required. --John Nagle (talk) 20:55, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

CYMA Systems deletion

There has been no follow up on this since I inquired in July. Can you undelete / unblock 'CYMA Systems' and I will either remove the offending citations or revise with new information? This is a legitimate business and we have been in existence for 30+ years. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.191.115.39 (talk) 15:15, 4 January 2012 (UTC)