User talk:Explicit

July 2008

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles, as you did to Ginuwine. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" is strongly discouraged. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. DiverseMentality^{(Discuss it)} 06:34, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

How exactly is a link to Ginuwine's brother's MySpace page relevant at all to the article? You're clearly promoting your own site when the article is about Ginuwine. Per WP:EL, only links that cover the subject are to go to the external links. You are not Ginuwine and the link you are providing has anything to do with Ginuwine, so clearly your MySpace is irrelevant to the article. Stop asserting article ownership. I'll gladly report you if continue to break the guidelines, as that is vandalism. DiverseMentality^{(Discuss it)} 18:56, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

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Response

You are giving your opinion and you are entitled to your opinion but it is just that. Your opinion. Now here is the facts. External Links are for content that is relevant to the main article. The link posted contains information and images of Ginuwine and this makes it relevant. That is not promotion. That is not vandalism. I am not selling anything. You are not Ginuwine either but clearly this does not keep you from editing and deleting content based on your PERSONAL preferences of what YOU want and not want on the page asserting article ownership which in and of itself is a form of vandalism . You are deleting relevant content and fighting to keep it off as if you own the page. You are not Ginuwine and you do not own the page. Just because you say IN YOUR OPINION I am promoting does not make it so and i am saying for the record that I am not and there is no evidence of this. A link to Ginuwine's brothers page that contains content about Ginuwine is just as relevant as a link to Ginuwine's production company page. They both are related to Ginuwine yet you have not deleted that.

And I am not asserting ownership of anything. I stated i provided most of the material on the page and the images and have been on the site for years so I know what is relevant and the Wikipedia guidelines. Stating that i provided the content and the images doesn't mean i'm saying I own the page. It means just that...that I provided the content and the images PERIOD. This is a fact. You took a fact I stated and implied an assertion of ownership and you are in error and your very own actions are reflective of asserting ownership.

Stop asserting article ownership and please refrain from deleting relevant information from the page. I'll gladly report you if YOU continue to break the guidelines. StJamesIII^{(Discuss it)} 5:45, 14 July 2008 (EST)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Plies - Bust It Baby Part 2.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Plies - Bust It Baby Part 2.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

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AAliyah

That thing I posted wasnt vandalism it was just us remembering aaliyah.

                  RIP Aaliyah
             How rude of you to post as vandalism. she died on a plane crash, and she was as innocent as can be.
                Hiphopgal97  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hiphopgal97 (talk • contribs) 03:48, 5 May 2008 (UTC) 

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Nelly - Party People Alternate.jpg)

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Deletion of No Matter What

Hi! I recently saw you proposed the deletion of No Matter What (T.I. song) on the basis of it is a leaked track from T.I.'s upcoming album and not announced as a single. I initially mainly agreed with you, though I proposed a merge. However, it turns out it is a single, as it was released on iTunes as a single, and there is a citation for this in the article too[1]. On the basis of this, I'd like you to reconsider or simply express your opinion on the deletion log. Thanks! --Do you know me?...then SHUT UP!!! _{Sarcasm is beauty} 15:34, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Ok, I answered to your question at the AfD before realizing it had been closed. Nonetheless here's my answer:

Well, of course it does. - have to be a single - A "single" is simply a single track, usually from a specific a specific album, that is distributed and/or sold on its own. --Do you know me?...then SHUT UP!!! _{Sarcasm is beauty} 05:21, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Just to let you know

I think this user is impersonating you. 99.230.152.143 (talk) 02:23, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Never mind, he just blanked the page. 99.230.152.143 (talk) 02:32, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

JANET

If you are interested in being part of a Janet Jackson wikiproject add your thoughts to the Janet Jackson talk page, cheers. --Realist² (Come Speak To Me) 18:57, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

error

You recently sent me a message: "It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from Hoysala Karnataka Brahmins. When removing text, please specify a reason in the edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the text has been restored, as you can see from the page history. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. DiverseMentality (talk) 03:48, 15 April 2008 (UTC)" I do not remember ever opening or editing this page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by User:Vvneagleone (talk • contribs)

I've been getting many messages from the Wikipedia Help Desk and other users similar to this one. I don't know what you mean by this.

I did get the message when I was offline but this is definitely not a shared computer. I've been a user for at least a year now. Thanks for the reply. Vvneagleone (talk) 14:40, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Bling Bling

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		Here is an award for your work against vandals, particularily on some of the Janet Jackson articles. Your efforts are appreciated, regards. — Realist2 (Come Speak To Me) 06:48, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Ne-Yo

The album is unreleased. So no matter what citation you use, there is no way to prove the accuracy since Ne-Yo can just change his mind and not include a certain track. All I know is these tracks have leaked since the release of his last album. Which means they will most likely be on his new album. There's no need to remove it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cubfan789 (talk • contribs) 04:27, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

And it's removed. 3RR doesn't apply to cases where you're following policy. Spellcast (talk) 05:06, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Extra Track from Ashanti's album

Diva was a leftover track from the album. It link to the web as a snippet. It was also on [2], [3], [4] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.154.7.20 (talk) 18:15, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Re

Can you at least make an attempt yourself to find the source for the ARIA peak I've added in good faith, instead of sticking an unhelpful warning message? RaNdOm26 (talk) 15:50, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Nah I dont mind at all; thanks! Y5nthon5a (talk) 21:29, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

SACI-2

The see also section in this article contains red links. Per WP:SEEALSO, see also sections should not contain red link. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 19:24, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Misuse of associated acts

Re: [5] -- this problem pervades all of Wikipedia's music biography pages. What should be done about it? JBsupreme (talk) 05:06, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Re: July 2008

Interesting that you would welcome me to Wikipedia when i've been on this site for years. At any rate I do not advertise on Wikipedia nor do I use it as a "Soapbox" as you put it. I provided the majority of the content and images in the "Ginuwine" article and I would ask that you please refrain from deleting relevant and factual content based on your opinion. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. StJamesIII^{(Discuss it)} 12:49, 14 July 2008 (EST)