User talk:Jezhotwells

Naz Sarkar

Hi Jez,

Thank you for introducing me to Wikipedia and providing the guidance material; it is very much appreciated. I'm just wondering, why was the Naz Sarkar page changed to a re-direct? I would like to create pages for all the politicians running in the election, but after this one was twice changed, I became quite disheartened. What is the reason for this?

Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wolfehenson (talk • contribs) 22:32, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

The reason is that until a candidate is elected to office, they generally fail the criteria for WP:POLITICIAN, specifically, that they have not "recived substantial coverage" in verifiable, reliable sources. Merely standing for office is not sufficient. Redirecting, rather than nopminating for deletion saves the content of the article so that it can be recreated if the candidate is actually elected. The discussion at WT:WikiProject Politics of the United Kingdom#Articles on Prospective Parliamentary candidates provides further information. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 22:47, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri/GA1

Thanks for that. See what you think. hamiltonstone (talk) 06:13, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Gareth Epps

Sir, please provide a rational explanation for why you redirected Gareth Epps to Reading East (UK Parliament constituency) Monbro (talk) 09:28, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

My explanation is in the edit summary [1]. WP:POLITICIAN states that merely standing for office does not make a subject notable for Wikipedia]]. You can see discussions on this topic at WT:WikiProject Politics of the United Kingdom. Thanks. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 09:33, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Vandalism question

Hi Jezhotwells, Thanks so much for your help with the Lord David West article. I'm new to wiki procedure (and there's quite a lot of it): Could I ask you what the procedure is if the person re-vandalises the page?

Many thanks...

Jim

Chevalier121 (talk) 12:45, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Well if the vandalism involves contentious material take it to the WP:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard. If it is just routine vandalism, the way to fight it is to WP:revert and WP:warn. WP:Vandalism gives further detail. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 01:23, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you

WikiThanks

Thank you for reviewing Chimes of Freedom. It was nice to see it pass GA after its 2 1/2 month wait. Rlendog (talk) 01:13, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Ronn Torossian

This is from Mosmof on the talk page - Has something changed since then ???? P

Please read - Quote re Torossian... Has something changed ?

I've actually removed mention of the rabbi impersonation from here and moved it to the 5W page, since none of the media reports connect Ronn with the incident directly - as far as reliable sources can tell, it was an indiscretion by the firm, not Ronn. So we can move the discussion to the talk page there: Talk:5W Public Relations. No, I'm not willing to identify myself, and attempting to out me is against Wiki policy (well, except when there's clear evidence of COI, of course). All I can say is that I have an extensive edit history where Agriprocessor- or Torossian-related topics constitute a tiny, tiny percentage. So it's highly unlikely that I am Rosenberg, unless of course, Mr. Rosenberg sneaked onto my computer during a get-together at my apartment. You've mentioned this "federal laws" and "lawsuits" before, and I'm not sure where you're getting it. It may have been in the older edits you kept deleting, but in the rewrite that I did, I don't mention any legal action, pending, threatened, or otherwise. Anyway, the information in the rewrite comes entirely from independent, non-primary sources. So unless you're willing to question the credibility of JTA or the Forward or PR Week, I'm not sure how much you can question the content. You're more than free to do so at Talk:5W Public Relations, obviously. --Mosmof (talk) 15:22, 16 July 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.173.122.113 (talk)

Please keep discussions focussed on the page where they are occurring. I have responded at WP:EAR. I am not interested in responding here. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 12:09, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Re: Group 4 element

I have fixed the concerns you have mentioned in the review page. I hope the article is now improved. —Terrence and Phillip 15:06, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Drive by GAN review

Hi Jezhotwells. Thanks for the update, I'll just review it, as part of the GA review drive. The nomination was not shown as Under Review on the project page and neither was the "review" transcluded on the article's talk page, but there was a "review" Talk:Early life of Pedro II of Brazil/GA1 of a kind. Interestingly that editor did an edit this afternoon [2]. Pyrotec (talk) 16:40, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Talk:The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History/GA1

Just so you know, I responded to your comments yesterday. Theleftorium 21:20, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Post Britpop artcle.

I don't deserve the credit User:Sabrebd created it and has done most of the work on it. I just passed the word. Edkollin (talk) 00:38, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Well, you nominated it, so please pass on the word to those who you feel deserve the credit. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 01:47, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Numerous GANs

Could you please continue with all of them barring Aegan. I'm willing to do all of them over the next few days. Thanks Universal Hero (talk) 13:26, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Removed a couple - sorry, for not having done so before. Left the ones there which are probably most likely to be close to achieving a GA status. Universal Hero (talk) 16:00, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Profile of Herbert Adams

Thank you for sending me the Introduction. Your help is greatly appreciated! I do not want to overstep my bounds but I wanted to ask you my question and if you can help or suggest anything to me I would be very grateful.

I am new to adding/editing pages and recently I added my first page. (Here is a link to that page:)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profile_of_Herbert_Adams_(Sculptor)

The "page" is for a book that I am using as a reference to update an existing page on Herbert Adams, Sculptor. The book is called Profile of Herbert Adams written by Marilyn Gage Hyson. As I am new and trying my best to follow the rules I have come upon a stumbling block that I can't figure out. A member of Wikipedia proposed that the entry be deleted because I had not provided references. I have added 3 references, but now I am unsure how to remove the request that the entry be deleted.

Respectfully,

Jackygage (talk) 13:51, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

(Jackygage (talk) 13:51, 4 April 2010 (UTC))

user Jackygage

Answered at WP:EAR#Profile of Herbert Adams. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 13:54, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough

Hi, I noticed your comments on my GA review of Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough and wanted to comment. Regarding alternate text for images, I realize that it's not a GA requirement, but I also realize that I'm just one reviewer who is likely to miss things about the article about the article that could be improved. I don't believe in saying "it's just a GA, so we'll let it slide" if the fix is simple - it doesn't take much time to add them in, and the purpose is to improve Wikipedia by improving the article, so why let small things go? Canadian Paul 15:34, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

As I said, alt text is good and perhaps we should discuss getting it added to the criteria. The main issue I see with the Jackson articles from that nominator is rather poor prose. I spent quite some time copy-editing Tabloid Junkie before passing it. Like your addition of the featured article tool box to review pages, I shall use that in future. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 15:46, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I noticed the poor prose in the "live performances" section; I think the nominator was wise to remove that section entirely, as the rest of the article was reasonably good. Also, can't take credit for the featured article toolbox, a friend of the nom's added it, but I too think that it's worth using in the future. Thanks too for reminding be about WP:NOTBROKEN. I'm, to remain civil, let's say not a big fan of that guideline, but I must have blocked it from my mind after I stopped reviewing GA articles ages ago. Can't complain too much though, it does make my job easier, haha. Canadian Paul 15:53, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Bridgwater

Thanks for taking on the GAN of Bridgwater - can I just ask why you thought you might have a possible COI?— Rod ^talk 18:15, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

It was Pyrotec who sai that! –– Jezhotwells (talk) 18:23, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Right - my bad - Pyrotec & I have been working on Bridgwater and Taunton Canal & River Parrett so there is some overlap.— Rod ^talk 18:30, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Nouvelles Extraordinaires de Divers Endroits

Thank you for the review and copyedits! --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 16:00, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

You are welcome. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 16:04, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Territorial era of Minnesota

Thanks for the GA promotion! --Mcorazao (talk) 16:39, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

thanks

for note on my page, i've seen you around doing cleaning, keep up the good work guv. ps i noticed the hotwells connection, i used to live in Clifton don't you know. Tom B (talk) 22:32, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Oh up the hill - posh then? :-) –– Jezhotwells (talk) 22:37, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

tres posh mate. tres posh Tom B (talk) 01:50, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Barnstar to a reviewer

		The Minor Barnstar
		For doing more work on Klis Fortress apart from what you had to do as a reviewer - I hereby award you the Minor Barnstar. Kebeta (talk) 13:02, 6 April 2010 (UTC) Thank you very much. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 13:23, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Morgaon Ganesha temple

Thanks for the review and copyedit. Have made some changes. Please check. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 16:05, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Please check. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 12:30, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Thet thar GA nomination of Boys' Ranch

Thanks a lot - you are hereby awarded the special Boy's Ranch Barnstormin' Barnstar, which is quite special, because normally you have to skin a mountain lion to get one :-)--Scott Free (talk) 16:38, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nawa-I-Barakzayi District

The article Nawa-I-Barakzayi District you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Nawa-I-Barakzayi District for things which need to be addressed. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 13:31, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

No need to copy the notice here!! –– Jezhotwells (talk) 22:38, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much for taking the time to review my article. I will be posting updates as I make corrections on the Good Article Nomination page. Palm_Dogg (talk) 20:00, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

SCT AGF

Sorry, I really do assume good faith on your part, but could you please make your motivations regarding reasons for deletion of the Seattle Children's Theatre article more clear? Is this for example part of an effort on your part to delete all articles in similar conditions to this one, or is it targeted at this article at random, or is there something else involved of which I (and other infrequent wikipedia editors) am unaware? (sdsds - talk) 20:36, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Coincidentally my watchlist also showed your recent comment at User talk:Geoffrey.landis regarding GA status for the article about him; thanks for the work you did there! I'm glad we have a good article about him, and recognize how difficult BLP work can be! (sdsds - talk) 21:11, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Ulysses S. Grant

We are making clean up edits and adding better narrative. I suppose the main issue is whether the USG article should have a separate Civil War section. The War articles are summarized, however, to summarize more would take away neccessary details. Thanks for reviewing the article. {Cmguy777 (talk) 20:56, 6 April 2010 (UTC)}

Inflow (meteorology)

I believe I have made the changes you requested. Let me know if anything else needs to be done to pass GA criteria. Thegreatdr (talk) 21:02, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

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GAN backlog drive

Good gravy, you're a machine. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 03:53, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

I had four days off with a cold so had time to get going - back at work now so there's a chance for you guys to try and catch up :-)! –– Jezhotwells (talk) 08:16, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Brachiopod

How could I forget to add the GA review template at Talk:Brachiopod? Thanks for reminding me. --Philcha (talk) 12:50, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Coast Veddas

Thank you very much for your edits and review. Kanatonian (talk) 16:00, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Evan Bayh presidential campaign, 2008 GA review

I responded to your comments on the GA review page. I appreciate your time. --William S. Saturn (talk) 16:43, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

I responded, but please take note that I strongly objected to some of your suggestions. --William S. Saturn (talk) 21:15, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

KMFDM GA review

I read your review notes, and made some changes, but check my comments on the review page. Thanks! Torchiest (talk | contribs) 20:38, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

I think I addressed all remaining concerns. Torchiest (talk | contribs) 22:48, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks so much for passing the article! I worked really really hard on that one. Torchiest (talk | contribs) 23:15, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Photography in Denmark

Thanks, Jeshotweels, for taking on the GA review. I've had a careful look at your comments and generally find them very useful and constructive. I see Hoary has already made a good start on some of them and I hope to be able to find the time to take care of most of the rest within a day or too. There is however one comment of yours which I think will be difficult to deal with, namely "There is no underlying theme, apart from the Danish connection. I am not getting any real feel for the subject. There is little about the development of the photography industry in Denmark, apart from its beginnings." I am not too clear about how I should deal with this. The article was intended, rightly or wrongly, to trace the development of photography in Denmark as an art form rather than as an industry. To the best of my knowledge, apart from the presence of an Agfa Gevaert factory (one of many) in Copenhagen for a number of years, there has been no photography industry in Denmark. Indeed, none of the many sources I have found make any reference to the industry side. Perhaps an explanation along these lines in the lead would help to assist the reader. Any suggestions? -- Ipigott (talk) 09:17, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Morgaon Ganesha temple GAN

Please check. Have made some changes in view of your comments. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 12:01, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Please check again. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 12:40, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the pass. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 13:11, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Re:GA reviews

I'm working on all three at present, they'll be up on their respective pages by this weekend. Regards, SBC-YPR (talk) 15:17, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

OK< just a bit worried, as couldn't see any reviews. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 17:37, 8 April 2010 (UTC)