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Please post all new discussions at the END of the page, to allow for easier chronological tracking! Thank you! WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 18:44, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

how to stop deletion of wiki page

Hi,

I just created this page, and then got the message that it is up for deletion. what can i do to prevent it from being deleted?

The foundation is notable, and is very well known within the opera/theater world. All of the artists are notable and recognized as is the founder of the company.

The company is new to the online media world, and the issue with references is that the Opera Magazines do not keep an online achieve of their articles so I could not link back to them. How do I reference non online articles.

The Family Opera Initiative is a non-profit company and this is one of the best outlets to inform the public of what the company is and what it does and how to get involved with it.

Thanks,

Cole D. Wassner —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cwass85 (talk • contribs) 15:37, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you would like to join the discussion about the deletion of this article, please do so at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Family opera initiative. Any comments or explanations should be made there. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 17:12, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Boris Mordukhovich article

Dear WikiDan61,

The article about Boris Mordukhovich has now 3 links from other articles. Can you please remove the orphan status from it?

Thanks you very much,

Idomath (talk) 13:45, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, it only has 2 in-links, which are both trivial (list of mathematicians and list of alumni). As far as I can see, this still qualifies under "Orphan" status. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 02:34, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article Deletion

Hi Dan,

I submitted an article that is about to be deleted. It's called the Colchester Co. and is about the original Colchester Co. established in the late 1800's. I recieved the request from the owner of the new Colchester Co. established recently, to do a write up on the both Companies and post them on yr site.

I've have made the new submission more historical than it was before and it is still being deleted. Is there any way around this? I have a copy of the article with me if it has already been removed. The references on there are from viable and reliable sources.

Can I just use the factual, historical information in the body and then create links to the site if people want more info? Would that be more acceptable? I won't use anything other than that to draw people to the site. I'm aware that they will be no follow links and won't improve ranking but, but myu client is not worried about page ranking. He just wants togive people an informed history of the co.

Philogean (talk) 08:39, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

First, you need to understand that this isn't "MY" site. Wikipedia is a collaborative site where any user may write and edit articles, including you. However, those articles must meet the guidelines by which Wikipedia operates, namely that the subject of the article be notable (click on the link to find out what exactly is meant by notability for different categories), and the article must be verifiable by citing reliable, unbiased, independent third-party sources. I suspect the reason you wrote to me to ask about this is that I nominated one of your submissions for deletion based the fact that it appeared to be blatant advertising for the company in question. I suspect other submissions of the article have been deleted based on the general notability of the company and the availability of reliable sources. The fact that you want to create the article in order to draw people to your client's page indicates that you are still attempting to use Wikipedia as an advertising vehicle (see WP:SPAM). Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a Yellow Pages. It was NOT created in order for company's to be able to draw attention to themselves. It is intended to provide factual information about notable companies, provided by neutral third party authors. The fact that the company is your client makes you NOT a neutral third party author, and you should not be creating this article at all (see WP:Conflict of interest). Finally, please note that I am NOT a Wikipedia administrator; I cannot enforce any policies here. I can only tag articles to bring them to the attention of administrators who CAN enforce policies by deleting articles and banning users. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 13:12, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Again Dan,

To be honest the ownership of the site is irrelevant. I was merely making reference to Wikipedia and your association with it, but thank you for your clarification.

You seem agrivated that I have contacted you in this regard and all I wanted was some help. I was hoping to get some suggestions from you as to how I can place the article without it coming across as "marketing ploy"

This article should not be seen as advertising - that was my point from the start. It was mereley meant to be a historical representaion of a company that has existed in the past. Ideally it should be reflecting the ENTIRE history from when it started right up until today. That is why the new company's info has been included.

How can I contact someone that is actually willing to assist me with the submission? Preferably someone that won't assume I'm some stupid internet marketer that is trying to take advantage of this site as a possible advertising medium.

Thank you for your efforts, but I will probably be better off with someone else providing me with assistance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Philogean (talk • contribs) 14:24, 5 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry if my tone has put you off. I understand that you would like to create this article, and apparently you have gone through the proper channels by posting a submission at Articles for creation. The administrator there also felt that the article did not meet the guidelines for Wikipedia. If you will read the guidelines at WP:Your first article, it will better help you understand the process. Unfortunately, I can't help you with this article because I do not see any evidence that the company you are writing about meets the guidelines for notability on Wikipedia. Please feel free to seek other opinions on that matter. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 14:53, 5 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Symble equations

I decided to redirect it because it was clear that the content was about ammonia, but then the title was containing a typo, "symble" for "symbol", so it qualified for an r3. De728631 (talk) 21:23, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion

I notice that you tagged the page Michael Mifsud Canilla for speedy deletion with the reason "vandalism". While that's a valid reason for speedy deletion in general, this page does not qualify for speedy deletion under that criterion because it does not appear to be vandalism. If you still want the page to be deleted, please consider tagging it with a speedy deletion template which does apply, redirecting it to another page, or using the WP:PROD process. Thanks! Stifle (talk) 15:21, 9 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I tagged the page as vandalism as there was NO sign in any source I could find that the information wasn't totally made up. The page has been brought to AfD for the same reason. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 15:59, 9 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

MICHAEL MIFSUD CANILLA

Dear Editor, I have just been informed that my personal profile has been sent for publishing and that you estimate it is a hoax. My press files are abrim with history and achivement which I am and my famil proud of. If you need me to publish newspaper articles photogrpahs or whatever information may be required to calm the doubting Thomases, I would be happy to do do. In my generation we did not make our lives available to the public however successful because we did not want any reward other than the sweet taste of success of our projects. As such therefore I have always refrained from such things. Today however there are far too many who have little to discuss or present in the way of achievement who get into public sapce for the sheer glory of it. I did what I did and will continue to do so till the end of my days and care little about criticism or denials. I challenge anyone to prove false any of the contents of the profile sent. Articlesbase.com have a few articles that may help to determine just what I have done or understood in my short life.

Michael Mifsud Canilla —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.97.72.61 (talk) 17:25, 9 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dear WikiDEan61, I submitted the article on Michael Mifsud Canilla. I have known Michael for some years and his life story is true. I am new to Wiki and am not at all sure what you need to "prove" this is not a hoax, though I cannot imagine why people would bother to lie, it would be a waste of time. Please can you advise me what you need to keep this article live. I am finding the whole process very difficult to get around, and follow, there seems to be no way to talk to anyone or easily get answers to specific questions. I think Wikipedia is a wonderful site, and understand it being guarded well, but perhaps it could be more user friendly. I would really appreciate some positive advice on the article, as I think it would interest a lot of people. purseyle Dreamngo (talk) 18:21, 9 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As I noted on your talk page yesterday, any comments you wish to make about this proposed deletion should be made at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Mifsud Canilla. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 11:06, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Master of European Design

Hello WikiDan61!

The page Master of European Design was just deleted. The page informs users about the Masters program of European Design. It's a notable community of design students. The program is about the development of young designers from Design institutions, from throughout Europe, This page is not about promotion, but informing, there would be no financial gains made for Masters of European Design from this Wikipedia.org page. The purpose of Wikipedia is about informing the world, Masters of European Design is about improving the skills base and experience of Design students, giving them a broader outlook. The program is 10 years old and does not need to be promoted as it already exists and survives on its own accord.

Please reinstate this page as it does not fall foul of the speedy deletion rules, if you still feel it does, please inform me exactly, what we should change. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Carlofischer (talk • contribs) 15:27, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am not an administrator and do not have the rights to delete or restore pages. I nominated the page for deletion, but an administrator performed the actual deletion. If you feel the page deserves to be reinstated, check its deletion log and contact the administrator who deleted the page. However, as I recall the page, it read like a blatant advertisement. Whether or not any entity stands to enjoy financial gain or not is really not relevant -- the page did not INFORM users of the program in question, but rather served to entice users to join the program. An encyclopedic article would be less positive and enticing in its choice of wording, and would attempt to demonstrate how this program is notable (in terms of impact on the international design community, etc). WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 16:17, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OS Edit war

We have tried. If you notice there are more then enough of us that agree that this is not relevant. We have tried on a talk page, on the main page, and on a wiki editor's page. He wont stop editing eventhough he is vastly outnumbered!!! Its just plain not relevant!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Truism422 (talk • contribs) 16:18, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Then a request for page protection should be made. And a report of the abusing user. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 16:19, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry im very new to wiki. How do I do these things? Truism422 (talk) 16:23, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have submitted the request. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 16:25, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

TY Truism422 (talk) 16:28, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

We are our own organization Dear Dan,

GAVI Alliance Immunize Every Child is recognized as it's own entity. We have our own website http:everychild.gavialliance.org. Our organization has it's own board.While we are working towards the same goal and in collaboration with GAVI Alliance, we should have our own wiki page.

Many thanks!

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+[[We are our own organization]]
+Dear Dan,
+GAVI Alliance Immunize Every Child is recognized as it's own entity. We have our own website http:everychild.gavialliance.org. Our organization has it's own board.While we are working towards the same goal and in collaboration with GAVI Alliance, we should have our own wiki page.
+Many thanks!