User talk:DMacks

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Thank you do much for devoting your time to help Wikipedia. I have a different way of giving people barnstars. I will offer to make you a custom signature. What do you say?  Btilm  22:16, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the thank-you and kind offer of a non-barnstar. I intentionally keep my .sig simple though (not just due to inertia:), so I'll pass on the gift. DMacks (talk) 04:42, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Chinchillbro

Hello. I saw you deleted this article. Could you please let me know who added the speedy tag to it? They marked it db-nonsense, but it clearly was not gibberish and I'd like to encourage them to be more careful with their tagging. Thanks.--TParis00ap (talk) 03:15, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

User:Teh tennisman. I killed it as a toss-up between test-page and no-context (I could understand the words, but there was no hint of what it was actually about) with just a remnant of the original nonsense tag. DMacks (talk) 03:17, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I saw you killed it with the right reasons, I just wanted to let the tagger know. I think we all know it met some part of CSD (db-g2 or db-a1) but it didn't meet db-g1 which was the problem with the tag. I am on a mission to improve the perception of CSD taggers by helping to ensure we all tag correctly. Thanks.--TParis00ap (talk) 03:23, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

That's a good mission! Thanks for taking up the battle there. DMacks (talk) 03:24, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

FYI - the author recreated the page.--TParis00ap (talk) 03:27, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Law of cosines

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cI4p4MzfME0/SvdyeD1EjWI/AAAAAAAAAjw/mWLc1CgB5IM/s1600-h/kosin%C3%BCs.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mathmanistanbul (talk • contribs) 01:41, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

The coordinates should be written consistently:

(A_x–B_x) and (A_y–B_y)

Your change switched one of them but not the other. You could switch them both:

(B_x–A_x) and (B_y–A_y)

B_y=0, and writing "zero minus a number" looks even worse (to me) than the geometry situation you saw. DMacks (talk) 04:58, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

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Thanks!

Thanks for reverting the vandalism to my user page - it's much appreciated! Dawn Bard (talk) 19:38, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

why

why did you delete this page. Just playing with someone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sforker (talk • contribs) 21:41, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

In case you didn't notice, this is an encyclopedia, not a playground. DMacks (talk) 21:43, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

67.60.203.231

Even the one I just posted for his persistently WP:disruptive editing? Edhubbard (talk) 02:24, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Yup. Admins are (usually (I hope!)) smart enough to see through this attempt to hide past/recent warnings. If he's a problem, he'll still get escalated to severe warnings and then blocked if he persists. DMacks (talk) 02:26, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

It's still ongoing, and I'm so busy fighting him and some new editor that might be WP:Sock that I don't even have time to report it... wanna help? Edhubbard (talk) 02:31, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

I'm late for appointment. File WP:AIV on the problematic editor(s) and/or WP:RFPP on the target pages. Once the problem is halted, easier to clean up without being deluged by ongoing/repeated problem. DMacks (talk) 02:34, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Invitation to participate in SecurePoll feedback and workshop

As you participated in the recent Audit Subcommittee election, or in one of two requests for comment that relate to the use of SecurePoll for elections on this project, you are invited to participate in the SecurePoll feedback and workshop. Your comments, suggestions and observations are welcome.

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UAM's theatre club

Hi!! Please, I beg for your help!! I must do an University project and for that reason I've created an article in Spanish ("Aula de teatro de la UAM") and I have to translated it into English ("UAM's theatre club) but I'm desesperated because every single time I edit it, they deleted it because they saw is unimportant! But, actually is quite important for my mark :). Could you help me, please? Thank you very much!!--Tmj english (talk) 09:26, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, the standards for inclusion do not include "because someone needs it for school". This is an encyclopedia, not just a free webhost. Have a look at the notability inclusion policy compared to the CSD#A7 speedy deletion criteria. Does the school project really require "post a new page on Wikipeia"? If so, you will need to pick a different topic. If you can tell me the pages or Wikipedia account-names of your classmates, I can see if theirs also need help or maybe help you see why theirs are different from your attempts. DMacks (talk) 15:30, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Why are you deleting my articles?

Hello,

I am an art historian and researcher attempting to create a presence for contemporary artists on Wikipedia, and I am finding that you are deleting my work. Can you please explain why? I would love to change my articles, or hear your constructive criticism, so that perhaps you might let them remain on Wikipedia. Please let me know what I can do.

All the best Alice —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alice Wunderkammer (talk • contribs) 22:26, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

The problem is that these articles do not make the people seem notable, and that is a minimum standard for articles.Wikipedia is not a directory of people; WP:ARTIST is a good guideline for the level of notability required. DMacks (talk) 22:30, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

I would also say, based on the pattern of your edits, that you may have a conflict of interest, perhaps being affiliated with these artists or gallery...makes it seem like you are advertising for them by creating so many articles that are nothing more than stubs. Better to focus on one or maybe two major topics to write a larger article. Otherwise readers have to go hunting to many different pages to get many different bits of info than a single page about the gallery and all its major exhibits, for example. DMacks (talk) 22:34, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Samlaptop sock. Go away, Samlaptop!

Hey It's Samlaptop here! Could you block this IP for 12 months please, thanks!--92.10.220.177 (talk) 13:45, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

unhappy with this

I had just wrote a massive essay thing about myself as im a solo artist and am getting noticed alot and getting alot of fans not trying to be vain or anything but was angry it was deleted that the fact is i just wrote the truth! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Indierocker101 (talk • contribs) 23:24, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

It was indeed a massive essay, but it several editors noted (and I agree) that there was no evidence of notability, one of the minimum criteria for having an article here. WP:BIO and WP:MUSIC are some guidelines to help you see what kinds of topics merit an article and what to include in them. I can undelete it into your user-space sandbox to give you a few days to work on it if you think you will be able to get it into an acceptable form. DMacks (talk) 00:23, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Deletion question

You deleted the article I started to write on Edward Sullam Fellow of the American Institute of Architects who has won many awards for his orginal tropical architecture in Hawaii —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevesullam (talk • contribs) 23:35, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

The entire contents of the article was "Edward Sullam F.A.I.A. was an architect who practiced for 50 years in Honolulu, Hawaii." That's not an article, that's a personnel listing with no overt claim of notability and sat around without any evidence of ongoing work for several hours, so it failed WP:CSD#A7. Now I think I know what an "F.A.I.A." is. Unfortunately generic "won many awards" statements without specifics or cites sounds a lot like, well, generic PR fluff. I still don't know if this person is notable. Are you planning to add more content with specific claims of notability? I can undelete it for further work. DMacks (talk) 00:35, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Aluminum borohydride

WP:ENGVAR says that "the variety chosen by the first major contributor to the article should be used". Therefore, it can't be moved to aluminium borohydride. ----J4\/4 <talk> 17:18, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

WP:ALUM, the specific consensus for all chemistry articles says to use "aluminium." And "These international standard spellings should be used in all chemistry-related articles on English Wikipedia, even if they conflict with the other national spelling varieties used in the article." That's the same standard you apparently didn't notice when you tried to change "caesium" to "cesium". DMacks (talk) 17:33, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

From Wikipedia:Manual of Style (chemistry)/Nomenclature#Exceptions:

Even with the best will in the world, no set of guidelines can cover every case. Some articles on Wikipedia have non-standard titles through consensus that this is the most commonly used name (in scientific circumstances) for the compound concerned, whatever IUPAC or the other rules suggest.

Compare the number of Google results for "aluminum borohydride" and "aluminium borohydride":

"aluminum borohydride" has 15,200 results on Google.

"aluminium borohydride" has 3640 results on Google.

Therefore, "aluminum borohydride" is five times more common than "aluminium borohydride", so it falls under the exception. ----J4\/4 <talk> 17:39, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Take it to WT:CHEMICALS, the place where the consensus guideline for chemistry articles is developed. DMacks (talk) 19:51, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Could you have a look at these?

Touchdown Jesus and White Cross I just wanna make sure I am not wrong about my reverts. Regards - 4twenty42o (talk) 08:07, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

TJ is clearly wrong, I reverted(ec) you reverted:). WC I don't know anything about, but I did some cleanup of the new content. If no cite is supplied in a day or two, revert I guess. DMacks (talk) 08:21, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Thank you! Cheers - 4twenty42o (talk) 08:24, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Looking more closely at TJ, the involved editors are a meat-puppet pile who are also involved in recreating an article recently deleted at AfD. May have to get a checkuser on this mess if it persists. Good catch! DMacks (talk) 09:19, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Yea I saw it. I have been battling with them for quite a few hours now. Its rather humorous the things people will do to get exposure.. Thanks - 4twenty42o (talk) 09:22, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Samlaptop sock

Hi DMACKS

This is Samlaptop here.

Do you think I will be unblocked next year if I leave Wikipedia alone?--89.240.121.125 (talk) 21:20, 21 November 2009 (UTC)