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Sorry, is this how you reply? I don't know this site. You requested further proof: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/festivals/mythology-of-two-cultures/story-e6freepu-1111117488034 the image accompanied many such articles in the Australian media, free of charge. Thanks for your help. ([[Special:Contributions/129.96.234.94|129.96.234.94]] ([[User talk:129.96.234.94|talk]])) <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|undated]] comment added 04:55, 9 March 2010 (UTC).</span><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
Sorry, is this how you reply? I don't know this site. You requested further proof: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/festivals/mythology-of-two-cultures/story-e6freepu-1111117488034 the image accompanied many such articles in the Australian media, free of charge. Thanks for your help. ([[Special:Contributions/129.96.234.94|129.96.234.94]] ([[User talk:129.96.234.94|talk]])) <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|undated]] comment added 04:55, 9 March 2010 (UTC).</span><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

Why you delete my work? I spent my time to collect very hard to find data and try to make wikipedia better and you delete it. Why you doing this. If you don't know what's up?...Don't touch it!!!

article: Off Da Hook (album)

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NJ government info

Yes, I've found such info in NJ articles, and because they're not relevant to those articles, I've removed them. Correct me if I'm wrong but "It's standard" just seems like a euphemism for "that's the way it is", when we should be discussing whether it's "the way it should be". Obviously, information that does not pertain to an article's subject does not belong in that article. It's one thing to mention that Bayonne is in the tenth and thirteenth Congressional districts and 31st legislative district, and that a resident is one of its representatives in that district. It's completely another to digress to an explanation of those districts, because the article isn't about them. It's about Bayonne. Any information that does not pertain to Bayonne has no business in the article. The information I removed, and which you restored, mentioned Tom DeGise, John Corzine, and several other people that have nothing to do with Bayonne. The only information that should be mentioned is what districts Bayonne is in, and any natives who represent it. The rest belongs only in articles that are about those districts. Nightscream (talk) 20:24, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, both govern Bayonne, and mentioning the district in which they do so is the only manner in which that information bears upon that particular city. Further information explaining the structure of the district, however, does not. That info belongs in an article on that district. Let me know where the discussion is once you've begun it. Nightscream (talk) 15:13, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for August 2009

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter
Issue 29 - August 2009
"We've been having lots of sex, and we're pregnant with the new baby already. It's vicious! It will have claws, like Freddy Kruger's lovechild.'" - Tom Meighan
Project news
New members

Dylan620, SteelersFan UK06, Guitarherochristopher and Thatguykalem joined the alternative music fold during August.

Editors

User:WesleyDodds

SoxBot (talk) 15:32, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback

added it for you -- Samir 20:25, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much, Samir. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 20:28, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Willoughby! ...Willoughby! ...Willoughby, sir? (Sorry, just had to. Great episode!) decltype (talk) 21:22, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, absolutely. A true classic. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 03:33, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User:Fester Smith‎

How about a comment on the current CheckUser sock case? Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/The abominable Wiki troll‎ --UnquestionableTruth-- 03:24, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Processed cheese

Technically speaking, many people would regard my edit as accurate information. But I understand Wikipedia must try to retain a neutral point of view, so it had to be reverted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.223.136.30 (talk) 04:38, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly; it's an opinion and/or a joke edit, and while it may be funny or even accurate in your opinion, it's not a proper part of an encyclopedia. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 05:05, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Honest services fraud

Hello! Your submission of Honest services fraud at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Geraldk (talk) 16:46, 1 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Honest services fraud

Updated DYK query On November 4, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Honest services fraud, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Royalbroil 14:42, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Addison's disease in canines

Updated DYK query On November 5, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Addison's disease in canines, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

SoWhy 08:42, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

I just want to thank you for this [1] and this [2]. It was quick and professional. Tymek (talk) 23:35, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Uncontroverted thanks

Thanks for this one too![3] - Wikidemon (talk) 05:13, 22 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You're very welcome! I think that's the most appropriate stub template, but let me know if you come across a better one. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 05:25, 22 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You marked the page ACW TLC with G1. This article has information. In the future, mark articles like this as A1. A1 says that the article doesn't have enough information to identify its subject.  Btilm  04:06, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I must appoligize. I get those two confused because they both end in 1.  Btilm  04:12, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Malware?

One thought occurred to me as to the politickernj security issue. It is certainly plausible that the owner may not be aware of the security considerations involved or, less likely but still plausible, that his website might have been compromised in some way. Perhaps a heads-up might be appreciated. McAfee SiteAdvisor has an appeal process for website owners which he/she might wish to pursue.

One thing fersure, the "Warning: Dangerous Downloads" label attached to a SiteAdvisor enhanced Yahoo or Google search for politickernj is not something I'd want associated with my website. As you source from there frequently, perhaps you'd like to advise the owner? JakeInJoisey (talk) 05:28, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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.

For the Arbitration Committee,
Risker (talk) 08:00, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Men's News Daily

I understand the WP:WEB criteria to mean a site or its content "has been the subject of multiple non-trivial published works whose source is independent of the site itself." Maybe I'm reading the criteria for notability too narrowly, but can you point out any published accounts about the site or its content from reliable secondary sources? The article doesn't. Thanks, VegetativePup (talk) 21:53, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fribbulus Xax's RfA

Thanks, A Stop at Willoughby, for supporting me in my RFA. It passed unanimously. I am very grateful of your input – if you have any further comments, let me know!
Fribbulus Xax (talk) 12:10, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

FYI

In case you missed it. Tan | 39 04:02, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

NFCC

You may want to adjust your comment here as the file appears to fail WP:NFCC#10C.--Rockfang (talk) 06:15, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. You tagged this article as a copyvio, but it wasn't that, because the source is a copy from Wikipedia and carries a GFDL release. I have deleted the article anyway under A7, but looking more closely G3 "hoax" would have been appropriate because it is a straight copy of our existing article Neil Fallon with only the name changed! Regards, JohnCD (talk) 10:45, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You are correct; thanks for catching my mistake. That's what I get for patrolling new pages at an ungodly hour of the morning. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 05:28, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

CSD

Sorry, I thought he was trying to remove the tag itself (I always forget about G7!) Thanks for telling me!-- fetchcomms 22:29, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Anti-turkism

What is not constructive is I believe most of the content in that page. Please note that Wikipedia is not a hate site. There are plenty of them out there on the web. Users are welcome to contribute flaming content to those websites, but not to Wikipedia. --Muratkaval (talk) 22:57, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I know that Wikipedia is not a hate site, and I have no personal interest in preserving or removing any content of the article in question. However, when making even the most remotely controversial removals of large chunks of content, please do use edit summaries. Otherwise it looks as though you're trying to vandalize and/or edit war blindly. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 01:05, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Don't misrepresent what others say

Why don't you stay out of discussions in which you're unwilling to find out what they're about? You wrote:

Frankly, redirects are so easy to re-create if the article is re-created, this is a non-issue.

I was talking about redirects created for pre-emptive purposes, when their target has never existed. I explained why they should exist. If you disagree, why don't you deal with that? If I create several hundred such links (as indeed I did, before the putative policy was put there without proper consensuss), is it easy for me to recreate them AFTER the MERGE issue arises, which would have been prevented by such redirects? Michael Hardy (talk) 19:49, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I did not intentionally misrepresent what you said; I merely misunderstood it. Please assume good faith. I responded to your arguments at the discussion at WT:CSD. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 01:50, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've been working on a series of articles on the subject of Roman names. Yesterday three articles, on the praenomina Manius, Marcus, and Mettius, were tagged as stubs. I believe they should not be considered stubs. Although most of the articles contain only a few paragraphs, they were intended to be reasonably comprehensive without becoming highly technical. It would be difficult to provide more detail from any readily-available source; even the most extensive classical reference encyclopedias don't contain as much information about these names. I'd like to request that the stub tag be removed from these articles. P Aculeius (talk) 01:02, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, thanks for calling my attention to that. My cursory examination of the articles earlier led me to believe that they were stubs, as they seemed as though they might have been too short to provide encyclopedic coverage of their subjects. But as their creator, you obviously know more about the subjects than I do. If you feel that an stub-tagged article provides encyclopedic coverage of a subject, you are always free to remove the stub tag, as you were in this case. Anyway, I've removed the tags. Keep up the good article work! A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 03:18, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I'm still pretty new to writing for Wikipedia, and I don't really know much about the editing protocols. I thought there might have been an important reason for tagging them that I didn't know about, or that if I removed the tags they'd simply be put back with a warning not to remove them again. I need to get used to the idea of other people editing and revising my work, since it's going to happen, whether I like it or not. But in any case, I thought it was best to let you know what I wanted to do before doing it myself. Thank you again! P Aculeius (talk) 04:37, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, and thanks again for your good article work. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 05:43, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Merge discussion for Wikipedia:Section

An article that you have been involved in editing, Wikipedia:Section , has been proposed for a merge with another article. If you are interested in the merge discussion, please participate by going here, and adding your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. – imis 01:43, 28 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

re: your message

Hi A Stop at Willoughby, I've left a reply to your message on my talk page -- Marek.69 talk 18:59, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

CSD tagging

Hi A Stop at Willoughby, I've been deleting some of the articles you've been tagging for speedy deletion, and I noticed several where you didn't warn the author that you'd tagged their article. Most CSd tags generate the code for a tag that you can just cut and paste onto the author's talkpage. ϢereSpielChequers 19:46, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're right; I apologize. I usually do cut-and-paste the warnings over, but the volume of new articles pouring in just a few minutes ago was rather high. Sorry for my negligence; I've gone through and issued the appropriate warnings. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 19:54, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and happy editing ϢereSpielChequers 20:10, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

All in day's work. Thanks for the WikiBeer, and for the understanding. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 20:20, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Thanks for moving Articles for deletion/Downtown Norwich to the correct venue. Cnilep (talk) 03:37, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gideon Encarnacion

Hi there. I noticed your tagging of Gideon Encarnacion as A3 (no content). Please note what it says on Special:Newpages: "articles should not be tagged for speedy deletion as having no context (CSD A1) or no content (CSD A3) moments after creation." You tagged this article three minutes after creation. The reason for this note is that new users may not understand that their contributions are live as soon as they hit "Save". After a few minutes (at least five, I'd say), it's OK to tag the article. Cheers, Mm40 (talk) 17:01, 5 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I believe it was added recently. I sometimes make the same mistake, and it wit a hard habit to break. Regards, Mm40 (talk) 17:09, 5 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have declined your G3 speedy and PRODded the article instead, as I am not sure it is quite obvious that it is a hoax, though a quick source didn't find me any confirmation. Peć is real and was in the Ottoman Empire at the time; it's not impossible that a revolt could have set up a "republic" and the Ottomans taken a few years to get round to squashing it. I will ask the author for sources and AfD it if none are produced and the PROD gets removed. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 17:41, 5 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Brian P. Stack

Hi. I know altering in the information in article Infoboxes can be tricky, and sometimes result in errors like this one, so please make sure to use the Preview function when doing so, and/or checking afterwards to make sure that the edit smoothly. If it doesn't, it's a good idea to either revert your edit, or contact someone with expertise with Infoboxes, and ask them to fix it, which is what I do. Thanks. Happy Holidays! Nightscream (talk) 23:50, 5 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for fixing that; I'm much obliged. Happy holidays to you, too. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 02:25, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

RfA thankspam

A piano keyboard encompassing 1 octave Hello, A Stop at Willoughby! This is just a note thanking you for participating in my recent Request for Adminship, which passed with a total of 93 support !votes, 1 oppose and 3 editors remaining neutral. While frankly overwhelmed by the level of support, I humbly thank the community for the trust it has placed in me, and vow to use the tools judiciously and without malice.
KV5 (TalkPhils)
Congrats! Replied at your talk page. A Stop at Willoughby ([[User talk:A Stop at

Willoughby|talk]]) 03:00, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

I did fix it in the template... after about the first 30 users *shames*. KV5 (TalkPhils) 03:05, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I know; the PSA was actually intended for the public, i.e. the 30 users whose talk pages got screwed up. Congrats on the RfA again. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 03:08, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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RfA Thanks

MrKIA11 (talk) 12:39, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're very welcome. Congratulations on gaining adminship; you've earned it. I'm glad to see you cleaning out C:SD already. Keep up the good work! A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 18:10, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wkicommons

Ok the page was already deleted by the time I got your message but thanks for telling me, I just wanted to make that article because I typed in 'Wkicommons' accidentally when I was trying to get to the page on Wikicommons so I made the redirect just in case anyone else made that mistake, just trying to make Wikipedia flow better... but I don't think I should recreate the page as there is a banner saying not to recreate the page with the same content. Thanks. Iminrainbows (talk) 23:41, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, to be fair it was a pretty implausible typo, especially since the typo was for the title of a redirect page and not the actual target page. Anyway, you're welcome for the notice. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 05:52, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fabius Aconius Catullinus Philomathius

May I ask why you tagged the article Fabius Aconius Catullinus Philomathius as a stub? The definition of stub is: an article containing only a few sentences of text which is too short to provide encyclopedic coverage of a subject, but not so short as to provide no useful information, and it should be capable of expansion"; as far as I know those are all the informations about this politician, so no further expansion might be possible. --TakenakaN (talk) 17:13, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, in my view the article might not have be long enough to be termed full encyclopedic coverage. However, if you feel there is no potential for expansion, I'll remove the tag. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 17:40, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Could you please look at the talk page of the page you've just tagged here? The webpage's own content is copied from another WP page that I branched this text from. This is the second tag, third strike and you could just delete the page. --Djihed (talk) 12:36, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm. I thought you'd copied it over from Freebase, which contains some Wikipedia content but is not solely comprised of it. We need to sort this out to avoid GFDL problems; I've replied at Talk:Wafaa (name). A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 13:42, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Replied. --Djihed (talk) 15:04, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy Holidays


The site in question http://www.softcom.net/users/whiskeystill/SJhistory.htm also derived their text from http://www.sanjuan.edu/NewSanJuan.cfm?subpage=75204, so I can't really be said to have a copyright issue with softcom.net site. We both got out info from San Juan's site independently.

Please let me know what I can do to fix this as I am interested in incorporating the content in a non-copyright way and the San Juan site appears to be the only source of this limited information. And, as you noted before you tagged the information, I cited the San Juan article in question.

Any advice would be appreciated. Moogwrench (talk) 01:59, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate the advice, but am still kind of confused. If I took the information directly from the San Juan site, and I cited it, is that a copyvio? It appears that the softcom.net site took the information directly from the San Juan website: http://www.sanjuan.edu/NewSanJuan.cfm?subpage=75204 Thanks in anticipation. Moogwrench (talk) 03:11, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
OK, thank you for the clarification. I will rewrite the history, and put it under the alternate page link. Thanks! Moogwrench (talk) 03:37, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Drew Sheneman

Updated DYK query On December 21, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Drew Sheneman, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 03:42, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi!

Thank you for your contributions to WP:SCV. If you didn't know already, there's a template called Template:SCV that might be helpful for you. :) Regards, Theleftorium 19:02, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, thanks! I was wondering what template you were using. I appreciate it. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 20:54, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

William Pidgeon

In the case of William Pidgeon the name was changed to William Edwin Pidgeon because WEP is more commonly used with his middle name (see his websites) and to prevent confusion with William Pidgeon (archaeologist), who has no middle name. William Pidgeon was then made a disambig page. If you want to arbitraily change William Pidgeon from a disambig page to a page on WEP again, that is fine (even if it shows poor understanding of naming convention) but you must also change all the redirects from William Edwin Pidgeon to William Pidgeon. If you do not make all the changes in all the articles that link William Edwin Pidgeon, I will assume that your action was based on a whim, and I will make William Pidgeon a disambig page again. Thank you, Bill Whittaker 14:18, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Re: Susan Walker

That's fine, a dab page can be created. Wizardman 01:31, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Amphibious Antelope

You mean you don't believe that there really are amphibious antelopes living in hot springs on the border between Kazakhstan and Norway? Nyttend (talk) 04:33, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

William Pidgeon

As I said before, if you want to change it back that is fine, but you should also change all the redirects from William Edwin Pidgeon. As well, you need to move the discussion page along with the article. Please fix this. Thank you, 15:46, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

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I've declined your R3 speedy because the page wasn't originally a redirect. I've restored and prodded the original version instead. Some may argue that a G3 speedy would apply. -- Blanchardb -MeMyEarsMyMouth- timed 06:38, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're correct; I forgot that redirects must lack a page history in order to be speedied. In any case, I agree with your proposed deletion of the current "article" and will add {{prod-2}} if my G3 tag is declined. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 22:08, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In media sections in city articles

Hi, Willoughby. I'm currently involved in a conflict with another editor over the inclusion of a a section in the Union City, New Jersey article that details notable examples of the city appearing in various media. Although the entries are sourced, and are, IMO, non-trivial examples (such as the town being used as the setting, being mentioned, appearing in the title, or being used as the filming location), the other editor, User:Djflem, insists that they are Trivia, do not establish connections to the city, and are best mentioned, if at all, in other sections without any elaboration. Although I do not favor including examples that constitute a mere throwaway line reference to a city, examples that I think are of greater importance such as these merit inclusion. I was going to start a consensus discussion on that article's Talk Page, but then I figured that this could have broad pertinence for all NJ articles (and maybe even all city articles), so I thought the NJ Project Page would be a better place for everyone to participate. (Hoboken and Weehawken, for example also have such sections.) Has there ever been a discussion on this topic before? Nightscream (talk) 23:41, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Obviously I want to have a discussion in the hopes of returning that section that one article, but I figure it could be a precedent that may have broader ramifications for city articles in general. Are you sure a discussion on the Project NJ page wouldn't be more appropriate? Nightscream (talk) 22:02, 31 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
My main concern is having a wide range of "votes", given how it might set a precedent, so if you want to do it at Project Cities, I'm fine with that. I can start the discussion, but I contacted you because I'm not sure who I should invite, and you arranged that discussion before on the Project NJ page. Should I invite people from Project New Jersey, or just invite those who I see have participated on Project Cities? Nightscream (talk) 02:48, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
If you prefer ProjectCities, then I'll start it there. Nightscream (talk) 04:32, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Marianas Variety News & Views

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Admin?

While I don't always agree with you, I've found your contributions to be solid and your understanding of policy and guidelines to be very good. I suspect I'd not be the best RfA nom for you (there are probably a handful of people who would !vote against you because I was the nom). But I'd encourage you to consider going that way. We could use more admins who are both good at communication and understand AfD and related policies. Hobit (talk) 07:25, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on your talk page. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 03:40, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
No problem on the month. My life gets hairy from Feb 2 to the 12th or so and I likely won't be here during that time. But other than that, no issues. Hobit (talk) 04:29, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
And again. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 04:47, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well done

You just delivered one of the most powerfully demolishing 4 line arguments I've seen here, mit policy even.Bali ultimate (talk) 03:26, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! But kudos go to Chillum for the sound original close. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 03:40, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Hope this helps. Taelus (talk) 22:47, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Governors PR

Looks good, nice photos. I briefly commented again at PR. You can close the PR at any time; instructions are near the top of the main PR page. Please ping me if you have trouble closing. Finetooth (talk) 05:15, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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My RfA

Hi there A Stop at Willoughby. I just wanted to say a somewhat belated thanks for your participation in my RfA. The nicest surprise of the process was realising how many editors I've seen around and developed respect for had actually noticed me as well - it's easy to think of yourself as invisible when you're mainly a gnome. I definitely count you in that group, so thanks for your kind words and the vote of confidence. Best wishes, Olaf Davis (talk) 22:42, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Community de-Adminship - finalization poll for the CDA proposal

After tolling up the votes in the revision proposals, it emerged that 5.4 had the most support, but elements of that support remained unclear, and various comments throughout the polls needed consideration.

A finalisation poll (intended, if possible, to be one last poll before finalising the CDA proposal) has been run to;

  • gather opinion on the 'consensus margin' (what percentages, if any, have the most support) and

Did you agree the tag with User:Coren? I was awaiting a response. Many thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:19, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I was expecting an answer to the question I posted above. I'm really not sure how it is possible to "reformulate the concepts" when these are simple facts, and when the sentences containing them have indeed been re-written and re-ordered. I don't suppose the copyvio tag from Coren would have been added if I had omitted the source as an external link. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:35, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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User:A Stop at Willoughby has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as A Stop at Willoughby's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear A Stop at Willoughby!

Peace,
Rlevse
02:38, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A record of your Day will always be kept here.

For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, see User:Rlevse/Today/Happy Me Day! and my own userpage for a sample of how to use it.RlevseTalk 02:38, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

RFA

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Congrats

Congratulations on the promotion of List of Governors of New Jersey to featured status. Finetooth (talk) 18:14, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

Thank you very much for the barnstar. I appreciate your thoughtfulness. Finetooth (talk) 02:09, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Scott Cohen

An IP editor seems to think that Scott Lee Cohen's article should not mention the details of the allegations that could very well make him step aside. Could you take a look. -Rrius (talk) 00:47, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Participation at my RfA

Thank you for taking the time to weigh in on my RfA. It was successful, in that the community's wish not to grant me the tools at this time was honored. I'm taking all the comments as constructive feedback and hope to become more valuable to the project as a result; I've also discovered several new areas in which to work (and been reminded of the sad state that a couple of articles I created are currently in). Because debating the merits of a candidate can be taxing on the heart and brain, I offer this kitten as a low-allergen, low-stress token of my appreciation. --otherlleft 12:49, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks

Hi there! This might bit of a wierd remark, but the current RfA for TTTSNB is the first one I've participated in, and they're quite an intimidating thing for a reasonably new user such as myself. That off-hand compliment about the points I raised made the whole thing a lot less scary for me than it could have been, so I'd just like to say thanks for that. -- Lear's Fool (talk | contribs) 04:36, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Pendizzle/ksport

You can't redirect userspace to article space can you? Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many ottersOne batOne hammer) 19:40, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see why not. Such redirects are created relatively often when users develop articles in their userspaces and then use the move button to transfer the contents and history to the mainspace. Some users tag the redirects that are left behind with {{db-u1}}, others leave them be. There's certainly no policy against them.
In the case of Ksport, I (as you know) tagged the article with {{prod}}. When the PROD expires and the article is deleted, the userspace redirect would probably be tagged with {{db-redirnone}} and deleted. However, that's a moot point now that PhantomSteve deleted the userspace draft you sent to MfD. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 04:50, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Midnight Image Ruling

Hi there. Request for guidance re: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2010_February_16#2010_January_24 and your comment that The only reason to overturn this FfD result would be the revelation that the image was, in fact, in the public domain. However, I do not see any evidence that this is the case. If you re-read my original post you will find the following sentence. For proof, this image accompanied all the articles listed on the bottom of the wiki page and is publically available. So there is conclusive evidence that this is the case. In fact, the image was released to the media in conjunction with the original production poster, at no expense. It is a completely free image. I worked as assistant stage manager on the Adelaide production, so admit to some bias towards the show, but the rationale the admins are using here is overzealous and misinformed. The image is free and if you had the time to source the articles listed, you would see so for yourself. It also incorrect to state that an alternative free image is available, because you are simply not allowed to photograph theatrical events. I'm not a member, so maybe there's something I'm missing, but the discussion seems to be confused. Is there a way to demonstrate to the admins' satisfaction that the image is free? Please advise :-) (129.96.234.101 (talk) 02:30, 26 February 2010 (UTC))[reply]

I'll reply on your talk page. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 19:17, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, A Stop at Willoughby. Because you participated in Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2010 January 14, you may be interested in Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2010 February 28#Simple Instant Messenger. Cunard (talk) 08:37, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I certainly am interested. Thanks for the heads up, Cunard. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 19:17, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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RfC on Community de-adminship

You are receiving this message because you contributed to Wikipedia talk:Community de-adminship/Draft RfC and have not participated at Wikipedia:Community de-adminship/RfC or been directly informed this RfC has opened. Please accept my apologies if you have been informed of and/or participated in the RfC already.

This RfC has opened and your comments are welcome and encouraged. Please visit Wikipedia:Community de-adminship/RfC. Thank you, --Hammersoft (talk) 16:15, 4 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, A Stop at Willoughby. Because you participated in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steve Titus (2nd nomination), you may be interested in Talk:Steve Titus#Requested move. Cunard (talk) 18:47, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I certainly am interested. Thanks for the alert, Cunard. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 19:17, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I went to review this article, one of the oldest on GAN. Are you still working on it? I notice someone else has recently given a somewhat tongue in cheek review, I'm not sure how helpful it was. Are you happy if I take it over? --Ktlynch (talk) 16:53, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I am still working on it; I was disappointed by the review by CheeseDeluxe (talk · contribs), which strikes me as tongue-in-cheek or at least rather unhelpful. I would very much appreciate it if you'd take it over. Thanks, A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 19:17, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

thanks for your recent edit

at Racism in the United States. Even if that paragraph were not totally insupported (and probably unsuportable) the grammar alone should have gotten it pulled. Good work. Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 05:31, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Midnight image

Sorry, is this how you reply? I don't know this site. You requested further proof: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/festivals/mythology-of-two-cultures/story-e6freepu-1111117488034 the image accompanied many such articles in the Australian media, free of charge. Thanks for your help. (129.96.234.94 (talk)) —Preceding undated comment added 04:55, 9 March 2010 (UTC).[reply]

Why you delete my work? I spent my time to collect very hard to find data and try to make wikipedia better and you delete it. Why you doing this. If you don't know what's up?...Don't touch it!!!

article: Off Da Hook (album)