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Ayn Rand

Hi, You removed the protection from the Ayn Rand page. I reverted it with the comment of "no reason given." Feel free to remove it again and note the reason in the edit summary or on the talk page for Ayn Rand. Thanks! P.S. Looking at your userbox page I see you and I share a lot of interests. Great Stuff!!!!! Ethan a dawe 17:15, 29 March 2007 (UTC)Ethan_a_dawe

• Ethan_a_dawe (talk · contribs)

Hi, another editor removed the protection after I reverted yours, so it's gone. Actually I didn't realize how long it had been on there. Thanks for your kind explanation though!Ethan a dawe 18:50, 29 March 2007 (UTC)Ethan_a_Dawe

Anaheim Hills, Anaheim, California

I know the article has been semi-protected for a long time, but an indefinitely banned user just edited it two days ago. Is unprotecting it really a good idea? AniMate 20:34, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

I think so. You can see that the semiprotection didn't keep the banned user from editing it. And that user's edits should be pretty easily identifyable, assuming he/she always puts in the same stuff. I've been unprotecting a lot of long-protected articles lately, in hopes of supporting the assertion that this is the encyclopedia anyone can edit. (I would appreciate extra eyes here.) Let me know if you feel strongly about this. But it seems the article needs to be watched closely anyway. Cheers, Fang Aili ^talk 21:01, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Just a heads up. I went a head and requested semi-protection again. Look at the history of the article... it's... it's not pretty. I agree with your intentions, but right unprotection is not realistic. AniMate 05:45, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Sounds good. Looks like you were doing a pretty good job at reverting, but I know that gets annoying after a while. Cheers, Fang Aili ^talk 20:33, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

recently unprotected articles

In an attempt to keep this the encyclopedia everyone can edit, I've recently unprotected several high-profile articles. Could you help me monitor them for vandalism?

Thanks very much. I imagine a few of these might need re-protection, but let's see if we can stop that from happening. :) --Fang Aili ^talk 18:41, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

You can use this recent changes link, which links to User:Fang_Aili/sandbox2, a list of pages I have recently unprotected. Thanks again, Fang Aili ^talk 19:08, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Hi Fang Aili,

I've added the ten pages you requested to my watchlist, and will try to watch them. Firsfron of Ronchester 22:23, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Request for review of an article - can you help?

I have another question for you. A woman who has held a prominent political position in the midwest has discovered a page was created on her in Wikipedia and contains uncited and non factual information. Can I ask you to review the page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_L._Campbell), or is there another editor that makes more sense to ask? I appreciate any guidance you can offer. Lesliekc 01:25, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

• Lesliekc (talk · contribs)
• Jane L. Campbell

She can follow the instructions here. Alternatively, she can express her concerns on the talk page. Cheers, Fang Aili ^talk 18:46, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

WP:Musical Instrument

你好

Greetings-

I am a member of the Musical Instrument WP, and I am about to attempt to write the talk page project templatewish me luck!. My question is: do you want to have an "importance" scale as well as a "quality" scale, and is there any other information you might want the template to have (review processes, portal inclusions, automatic entry into certain categories, etc.). Just wondering! - NDCompuGeek 05:36, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

你好! I would like both quality and importance, but the importance should only appear if it is "Top" importance. I've found that if it appears for every subcategory (Mid, Low, etc importance), it just clutters up the talk page, and it makes certain people feel like X article isn't important enough. Definitely keep all the sub-cats of "quality" visible, though. :) Thanks much, Fang Aili ^talk 18:34, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Deleted "Globe Asiatique" (WP:CSD A7; does not assert notability)

Hi,

I recently created an article : 19:05, 30 March 2007 Fang Aili (Talk | contribs) deleted "Globe Asiatique" (WP:CSD A7; does not assert notability)

I was just wondering what you meant by "does not assert notability". (I am sure you have answered this question a gazillion time....I am really new to this, so please bear with me)

If you may please advise, the conditions for "notability" so I may conform.

The article which I posted was a brief, partly because I am still figuring out stuff works around here......but mainly because I was hoping to work on it more and add more information in time. (But If articles are deleted too quickly...there is no chance to work on them)

Also, before creating the article....I searched wikipedia for relevance and gave me 8 results. 7 of which had 100% relevance to the article I created.

Results 1-8 of 8

   * Yeng Constantino
     * Globe Telecom
     * Globe Asiatique
     Relevance: 5.5% - 5.6 kB (688 words) - 08:43, 29 March 2007
   * Kim Chiu
     *Globe Asiatique
     Relevance: 4.0% - 5.2 kB (747 words) - 05:07, 30 March 2007
   * Erik Santos
     *Globe Asiatique
     Relevance: 3.5% - 7.9 kB (1140 words) - 13:30, 29 March 2007
   * Wowowee
     * a house and lot package, offered by Globe Asiatique
     Relevance: 2.0% - 25.4 kB (3913 words) - 23:22, 29 March 2007
   * Alexander von Humboldt
     ...shed in Fragments de géologie et de climatologie asiatiques (2 vols. 8vo, 1831), and in Asie centrale (3 vol...
     ...69); Lettres à Marc-Aug. Pictet, published in Le Globe, tome vii. (Geneva, 1868); Briefe an Bunsen (Leip...
     Relevance: 1.8% - 34.6 kB (5157 words) - 11:20, 22 March 2007
   * Pinoy Dream Academy
     ...condominium unit in Chateau Valenzuela from Globe Asiatique, cash prizes from Fitrum (a vitamin supplement, P...
     Relevance: 1.8% - 37.8 kB (5662 words) - 17:04, 23 March 2007

Thank you for your time. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Network1 (talk • contribs) 02:11, 31 March 2007 (UTC).

Hello. The article did not assert notability according to Wikipedia's standards. Have a look at that page. If you still object, let me know. Cheers, Fang Aili ^talk 20:29, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

• Thanks for voting in my RfA. I've decided to withdraw my acceptance because of real WP:CIVIL concerns. I will try again later when I've proven to myself and others that my anger will no longer interfere with my abilities as a Wikipedia editor. Thanks again, and I'll see you around here shortly. :) JuJube 04:40, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

More Fudokan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Fouders_of_Fudokan has been listed for speedy deletion, per WP:SNOW. All the other fudokan articles (Save fudokan itself, which is undergoing AfD, and Illia Jorga, which I will list after fudokan closes), have been deleted, leading me to believe that nobody would contest a proposed deletion of this template, so therefore I have CSD'd it.

Thank you, RogueNinja

• RogueNinja (talk · contribs)

I'd say that if Fudokan is deleted, we can delete this template. Thanks, Fang Aili ^talk 20:30, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

RK Auto Group revision posted for your review - thank you!

Hello Fang Aili, you deleted this page and then kindly gave me the chance to revise it, on my user page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lesliekc/RK_Auto_Group) to meet a minimum threshold of notability. Would you please let me know if that has happened? thanks much! 66.61.72.229 03:35, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

I really appreciate your efforts. Unfortunately I don't think this meets the guidelines at WP:CORP (notability guideline for corporations). It would be great material for a personal website or a car-oriented wiki, perhaps. --Fang Aili ^talk 14:25, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Gotcha - thanks for the link. After reading that page I'm still not clear. Is the problem not enough attributable sources? We have only newspaper articles, but they are more than surface pieces (nontrivial). Or is it because we are a regional business? Sorry - don't mean to be a pain, I promise, just want to understand. Then I'll move on to something more productive or make the page work for the community, if that is possible. I know you are very busy and appreciate any feedback you have to give. Our group was really proud to be listed in the Wikipedia and would love to regain that honor, if possible. Thanks much! Lesliekc 01:11, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

The problem in my mind is that of notability--I see there were a few articles written in the local Virginia paper, but do those articles mention how the auto group affected the community (in some notable way)? Has this auto group been in the news outside of Virginia? And right now, to be honest, the article comes across more as an advertisement than anything else. Keep in mind that Wikipedia attempts to be a global encyclopedia, not a collection of random information (even if it is well-written and sourced). Does this make sense? I don't want to hurt your feelings, and I don't want to come across as high-than-thou or anything like that. You can ask other Wikipedians for their opinions if you like. Use Wikipedia:Help desk. Cheers, Fang Aili ^talk 19:08, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

I don't now what to do with this guy

I don't now what to do with this guy User:RogueNinja Please stop him in order not to do vandlizm on my article Fudokan,article is now emproved and i don't what is wrong to stay on wikipeida. I didn't imagine this school of karate, it egsist in world. But Rogue Ninja think different.

Snake BGD 11:04, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Biography Spring 2007 Assessment Drive

Thank you for your contributions! -- WikiProject Biography Spring 2007 Assessment Drive 17:09, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

		The Silver Wiki Award
		For your contributions to the WikiProject Biography Spring 2007 Assessment Drive, WikiProject Biography Spring 2007 Assessment Drive hereby awards you The Silver Wiki Award. 17:09, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

*Added by Jreferee (talk · contribs)

FirstHand Technologies

Hi: I saw that you deleted the article on FirstHand Technologies. This company had done some impressive work in mobile VoIP, a fast growing space and topic. Could you restore it please? Pjbrockmann 03:34, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

• Pjbrockmann (talk · contribs)

Thank you for being so polite. However I cannot restore the article at this time. It was deleted because it was written like spam, and Wikipedia does not allow such articles. If you would like a copy for your own records, send me an email. Cheers, Fang Aili ^talk 14:32, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

WP:Musical Instrument template

你好 you know, I've said it for years, but only since corresponding with you have I ever written it! - I finished the rough draft for the first template, let me know what you think: User:NDCompuGeek/WIP/project5. The image is just a placeholder (unless you think a frog playing the guitar is a good representative picture....), so don't shoot me too bad for it.  ;-)) There will be a derivitave of this talkbox for use on appropriate categories, as well as the "real" template talkbox, with all the bells and whistles and trimmings and shtuff. Please be kind! - NDCompuGeek 10:00, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

• NDCompuGeek (talk · contribs)

Looks good to me! (Except, of course, for the frog picture. ;) I made a few minor edits. Keep in mind though that I don't know much about coding.. I can only comment on aesthetics. I've created a few of these templates, but I just copied the code of another project's and replaced the categories and picture. Also, I've been spending less time on Wikipedia lately, so if I'm not that active at the project, that's why. Cheers, Fang Aili ^talk 14:39, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

• • Thanks for the capitalization correction.... As for your RL issues - good luck! (Don't know how to write it in Chinese, so English will have to do!) I'm sure someone of your calibre will have NO problem getting into whatever school/college/university you wish! Minot State University needs good people too ("my" university).... BTW - almost done with the main template at User:NDCompuGeek/WIP/project4, if you want to take a peek when it's done. Should be later today sometime, I hope.... - NDCompuGeek 14:48, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

• • • I think I'm done with the project template.... - NDCompuGeek 15:06, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
    • Now, what should it be named?.... - NDCompuGeek 16:32, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

How about {{WPMI}}? --Fang Aili ^talk 18:39, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Please resopnd to me

Why acticle Fudokan is deleted, now it has all the standrds of article on wikipedia,it is school of karate, I now that RougeNinja is not no this school but that his problem. I ask you to unlock this atricle because he destroying something other than my arcticle other to like in list of Temlate:karate schools he not only removed Fudokan from the list but also GKR karate, If he didn't heard about this scool thats his problem but please block him to do more vandalizm, he is not created anything only new to post tag of warning that something is wrong. Snake BGD 11:06, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Your first step would be to talk to User:Luigi30, who closed the AfD and deleted Fudokan. After that you could post at deletion review, and make another case there. The main problem seems to be with the assertion of notability; you listed webpages, yes, but anyone can set up a webpage. Has Fudokan been mentioned in the press? in major martial arts publications? Your English is also somewhat hard to understand -- do you have a native English speaker who can help you write? Thanks, Fang Aili ^talk 18:42, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Reverts

Thanks for all the reverts lately. Looks like several articles have been re-protected, and maybe we all just have to accept that some articles will always either be heavily vandalized or semi-protected (or both). Le sigh. --Fang Aili ^talk 19:25, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Actually, I didn't do too much reverting: I'm on freaking dial-up at home, and was beaten to the punch any number of times by faster users. I did see a lot of these articles are being reprotected. I suppose protection is better than constant vandalism. It was a worthy effort, though, Fang Aili. Firsfron of Ronchester 19:37, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Admin_coaching/Status

Hi, I notice that you are a frequent contributor to Wikipedia:Admin_coaching/Status, so I ask you a question... Is it ok that yanksox is still on the list? Wasn't he/she desysopped? Snowolf ^(talk) _CON ^COI - 19:29, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Most of the coaches are admins, but we do have a few experienced non-admin coaches. I'm not sure if Yanksox is interested anymore though. I'll ask him. --Fang Aili ^talk 16:43, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Userify Tiquan Underwood

I'm not sure I understand why the article was deleted, but could I ask you to create a user version of the article for me so that I can address the wikifying and reference issues that seem sto have been the reason for deletion. While I have refeernced the article, I apparently hadn't added it to my watchlist. Alansohn 19:53, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

It was a one-liner, "Tiquan Underwood is the star wide receiver on the Rutgers University Football Team." That's all. It was tagged as {{db-bio}}, but it could have been under A1 or A3 as well (lack of context/content). He might be notable, but it needs a little more info on why. Cheers, Fang Aili ^talk 16:43, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Television personalities/lineups

If you're going to remove the personalities from all the Atlanta tv station pages (i.e. WSB, WAGA, WXIA, WGCL), you need to remove them from all of the stations webpages from around the country. Double standards are not cool. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.145.221.121 (talk • contribs)

Honestly, I don't have time to seek out all the tv pages. It's a big encyclopedia. If you have the will and the energy, be my guest. --Fang Aili ^talk 16:43, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Could you give me a piece of advice?

Dear Fang Aili, could you please take a look at my struggle with User:Vlad fedorov. In my opinion, he repeatedly vandalizes articles GRU, Human rights in Russia‎, Nikolai Koltsov, Persecution of political bloggers, Grigory Svirsky, and Active measures. He deletes large fragments of text supported by reliale references, without discussing anything. He does not recognize any sources, even such as Nature Reviews Genetics (in article Nikolai Koltsov). I warned him twice about his alleged vandalism, but he deleted my comments from his talk page. User:Colchicum and me made a request for comments about him, but this did not help:Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Vlad_fedorov and Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_comment/Vlad_fedorov#New_episodes_of_wikistalking_by_Vlad . What would you recommend? I would highly appreciate your advice.Biophys 03:00, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure what to tell you. I don't do a lot of conflict resolution (of other people's conflicts, that is). There is already a mediation case open involving you and Vlad (Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2007-02-10 Boris Stomakhin), as well as the RfC. From looking over various links, it looks like both you and Vlad have certain opinions and are unwilling to compromise. One or both of you will need to step away from the articles in question, or continue until you are both blocked for 3RR. On Wikipedia, like life in general, you're going to run into people with whom you disagree and have no hope of compromise. Just let it go. Have a look at this essay, go outside, listen to the birds sing, and go on with life. This is the best advice I can give you. --Fang Aili ^talk 14:30, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Succession Boxes on Fictional Character Rule

You said you Oppose getting rid of the rule preventing succession boxes on fiction characters but then you're comments seem to support getting rid of the rule. I think you meant to say support, you may want to go edit your post.--Dr who1975 16:15, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Looks like you left your computer. I took care of it for you. Sorry if I stepped on your toes here. I agree with all your points about succession boxes.--Dr who1975 16:25, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Huh.. ok. I think I understand your position now. Since you were the one removing the boxes, I assumed you were against the boxes being in the articles. But I see now that you were supporting what's currently at WP:MOS. I was figuring that since succession boxes are virtually everywhere, they was a consensus for them. Hopefully this issue will get worked out in discussion. (And thanks for fixing my !vote. :) --Fang Aili ^talk 16:29, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Hey. Got your response. I have a question... I keep seeing thie term "cruft" or "fancruft", I'm fairly familiar with wht cruft means ut can you give me a specific or hypothetical example where this has come up in an argument?--Dr who1975 16:35, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

There's Joey's apartment from today's AfD. The first !vote describes fancruft pretty well: "pointless regurgitation of minutae" that doesn't belong in an encyclopedia. --Fang Aili ^talk 17:41, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Yellow Dog

Hi Fang, Sorry if I took too long to resond, I am getting used to Wiki. Im not sure of online sources however most of the land holdings on the plains alon the Tripple A are held by logging companies, or companies that have sold their logging rights ie Long Year, etc. I dont have a plat for that area of MQT county but it is public domain. In fact the picture that is on the page for the yellow dog plains is an excellent example of the logging going on in the area, the area pictured is probably about 2 years after a cutting. If you want to talk about this more please do so, but I will apologize for my lack of Wiki skills (bear with me!)

Thanks Joe (djoeyd114)

Wishing Fang Aili a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Birthday Committee! Gary Kirk [Talk] 10:24, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

I was on your userpage (clicked from the Admin Coaching page) and just noticed it was today; it isn't on the calendar or anything :) Gary Kirk [Talk] 13:39, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Oh yeah! I was looking at Today's Events, which it was not on. Not actually on today in the month-view calendar next to it... :P Gary Kirk [Talk] 13:50, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

I see your note on the talk page - well it's upto someone there to work it out now! Gary Kirk [Talk] 14:48, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

It is not a problem

I can prouve notability, i put one References from book that i read with ISBN number, that prouve that i didn¨t make on my on hand this article. It is school of karate fourth in the world, lead by Shotokan master Hidetaka Nishiyama. And now i see that Taiji Kase is missing in article Shotokan, because i put him as founder of Fudokan it is truth. Taiji Kase was removed by RogueNinja

SnakeBGD12:04, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Persistant vandal

Hi, may I suggest a block on this user Timey1, s/he is vandalising the Pudsey article every 2 minutes, thanks --Speed Air Man 15:06, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Deleted page

You deleted my Bio-plugin page. Why?? I'm software developer and biometric enthusiast. I'm not allowed to discuss a product that opened up the world of biometrics to me and my associates? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Guerrilla1200 (talk • contribs) 18:18, 10 April 2007 (UTC).

It was deleted because it was written like advertising. Wikipedia does not allow such articles. Thank you, Fang Aili ^talk 18:45, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

the Kominas.gif

Please restore the gif image, theKominas.gif to the article on The Kominas . It is an original piece, created specifically for our band. Thanks Sysec04 19:43, 10 April 2007 (UTC)