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Email

An account for Wikipedia-related email to me exists. However, I check its inbox infrequently, perhaps once or twice a month. I receive few messages there and send none. If you seek my attention for any Wikipedia-related matter, please post your concerns on this page (e.g. here). — Athaenara ✉ 22:22, 2 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

NOTE: I do not hang out on IRC. — Athaenara ✉ 14:00, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RfC on Community de-adminship

→ see also: page histories for RfC and its talk page

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]

Thanks for the reminder. – Athaenara ✉ 20:47, 4 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for archiving

→ see also: WT:CORP and its Archive 5 page histories

		The Modest Barnstar
		Thanks for archiving the stale discussions at Wikipedia talk:Notability (organizations and companies). WhatamIdoing (talk) 17:32, 4 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome, and thanks for the star. – Athaenara ✉ 20:48, 4 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Trozzolo Communications Group

I'm trying to get a page put back up or have the opportunity to rewrite it. Is that allowed? 70.245.115.121 (talk) 03:54, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to rewrite the contents of the page. Am I allowed to do that if it is a deleted page? Moraqjo (talk) 03:59, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Did you read and understand the {{uw-coi}} I posted on your talk page last month? – Athaenara ✉ 06:30, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How to explain references

→ see also: page history

Hello, I wanted to ask a question in regards to an article on Human Trafficking Im involved in. The article has often been the subject of edits over the years where users have continuely tried to remove all mentions of child prostitution and foreign pedophelia from the article. The excuse for this has always been along the lines of NPOV. This is despite the fact the article has some close to 200 references, and every sentence of that article has one or more references. Now, I could very easily add 10 references to every sentence in the article, but doing this would make the article appear very messy. The thing is that many of the references cite the same ongoing trend, etc. Now, Im wondering, without me having to clutter the article with thousands of references, is there a way or banner, etc that explains all the references collectively also represent most of the sentences? Meaning that although say a certain sentence may have only one or two references tagged on its end, one must take note of all the references which also support each sentence. Do you understand what Im trying to say. Hope Ive expressed what Im trying to ask here, thankyou Susanbryce (talk) 14:38, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I looked at the article and noticed at least one area where the format could be improved for a reference which was used more than once. For example, the identical "Prosecutions" section citations which are currently numbered 145, 146, and 147 could have the <ref name="name"> source </ref> format in the first instance and the <ref name="name"/> format in subsequent ones.

The Signpost had an interesting reference system updated item last September about using list-defined references to have all long-form citations in the {{reflist}} itself and short-form in-line citations in the text. I've used it in a few articles (e.g. here and here) and think it's an improvement but the prospect of converting a long pre-existing article with many citations can be daunting.

If some sources support most of the text, one method is to have those sources listed in a references section while in-line citations are displayed in a footnotes section (Wikipedia:Footnotes#Style recommendations refers to Wikipedia:Citing sources#Shortened footnotes for this).

Unfortunately, I'm not sure I fully understand how to implement what you have in mind. Help talk:Footnotes or Wikipedia talk:Citing sources might be good places to ask. – Athaenara ✉ 22:40, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Stewart Enterprises

I saw the article for Stewart enterprises while in Huggle and the article was speedy deleted before I could edit it. Despite the COI issues, the article was fairly neutral in wording and made an explicit claim of notability in being the second largest funeral services provider in the United States. While sources were not added properly, there were inline sources provided. I'd like to ask that the article be undeleted so that appropriate changes could be made to address any issues with the article. As a neutrally written article it would appear that WP:CSD#G11 does not apply. Alansohn (talk) 23:45, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't agree that it was fairly neutral (especially the "Stewart’s funeral homes and cemeteries offer families a complete range of services and products including family consultations, burial preparation, flowers and caskets to mausoleums, lawn crypts, markers, and urn niches ..." line) but you can take it to deletion review or ask one of the admins listed here for a copy to improve. – Athaenara ✉ 00:00, 12 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thansk!

...for this. I find errors of orthography deeply humiliating! Consider also throwing your opinion in the ring over there. --Asdfg12345 14:19, 14 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're wlecome! – Athaenara ✉ 22:44, 14 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of one of my images

→ in re: Against Canada's New Copyright law.PNG and WindowsVistaStarterAppLimit.png

Thank you for deleting my image. I didn't feel like I wanted it but just didn't feel like putting up on on terms of CSD:7. I appreciate it. Ginbot₈₆ 00:40, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome. – Athaenara ✉ 00:46, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Netpointers

unblock request

Dear Athaenara

I'm contacting you due to a block of my account and deletion of my article.

I've been instructed to please include all relevant details in the query I'm making.

Start of block: 07:20, 20 March 2010

Expiry of block: infinite

Intended blockee: NETPOINTERS

My current IP address is 166.179.89.71 and the block ID is #1846363

NETPOINTERS → Naturesnorthvik

Current name: NETPOINTERS (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (ping user)
Requested name: Naturesnorthvik (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
For global renamer: rename user
Reason: I'm new to Wikipedia and had no intention whatsoever of either setting up a Spamusername nor writing an article for publicity and/or promotional purposes. The article is for the interest of what's called "Cross Optimsiation", which is what a Danish company called Netpointers has developed. It has never been my intention to run the risk or being blocked for this. I sincerely hope that the block is no longer necessary because I now understand what I've been blocked for. I'll not do it again and I'll make productive contributions at all times.

FYI - I've also contacted the user "Beeblebrox" about unblocling my account. I please ask you for your understanding and I'm happy to edit any part the article, if this will be required to get listed. I'v acted in good faith and I'm not a spammer. Many thanks for your understanding. I'll look forward to hearing back from you soon. Kindest and warmest regards, Michael. 166.179.89.71 (talk) 20:01, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Michael. The problem here is that an "advertising agency and search engine marketing company ... offering search engine optimisation, web promotion and search engine marketing strategies" (quote from deleted article) is apparently trying to use Wikipedia for that very purpose. Wikipedia:Search engine optimization#Best Practices for SEOs and SEMs Participating in Wikipedia has some insight into that.

As for the unblock request and username change, see the instructions on User talk:NETPOINTERS in the "What can I do now?" portion of the block notice. – Athaenara ✉ 23:02, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

→ apparently something to do with this

Thank you for your kindness. Please also consider this, and the Shinseki, Wise, and Darolles references here which I have reason to believe may be particularly upsetting to the de facto hegemony. 99.56.136.197 (talk) 16:16, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Userfy?

→ see also: page log

Could you please undelete and userfy Erik Gatmaitán to User:SMcCandlish/Erik Gatmaitán? (You were the deleting admin.) The player is certainly notable (he's in the top 100 pros in a major international sport with hundreds of years of history, so he's very much more notable that probably 90% of the football/soccer player articles on the system, most of whom are "notable" only in that they are/were pros at all). I can certainly find multiple reliable independent sources to establish notability, and hopefully make it less of a stub, with facts from those sources. It's not the highest priority on my to-do list, but this one should return. One of the problems with prod is that it's easy to target articles that are within the scope of projects that have few active participants: If a couple of those people are busy that week and don't notice, articles disappear that shouldn't. — SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ʕ(^Õل^ō)ˀ Contribs. 07:46, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done – Athaenara ✉ 07:58, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. — SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ʕ(^Õل^ō)ˀ Contribs. 23:32, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome. – Athaenara ✉ 23:38, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for defaultsort

→ in re: DEFAULTSORT for Wahlberg and other Swedish painters

Thanks for defaultsorting my articles. I always seem to forget that. :-) The leftorium 10:47, 27 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome. I noticed a few in the category after reading the Alfred Wahlberg article among the {{DYK}} items and followed through. – Athaenara ✉ 22:00, 27 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

User:Zach111493

→ in re: {{db-u1}} and three userspace work pages

Thank you very much for deleting the pages i requested to be deleted. Zach111493 (talk) 02:10, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome. – Athaenara ✉ 04:00, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nice one!

→ in re: {{db-u1}} and three whoops two pages

(Deletion log); 21:49 . . Athaenara (talk | contribs) restored "User:Hamtechperson/Dutchess Day School" (2 revisions restored: whoops, wrong userspace) (Deletion log); 21:48 . . Athaenara (talk | contribs) deleted "User:Hamtechperson/Dutchess Day School" (WP:CSD#U1: user request for deletion in own userspace. Created and tagged by Hamtechperson.)

That made me laugh! Thanks! Hamtechperson 17:05, 3 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Child Watch Phuket

Hello, Im trying to save an article from deletion. Its on Child Watch Phuket. I would appreciate your involvement in editing the article and possibly helping to find some further references. Being in Thailand makes it very difficult to find information in English. thankyou,Susanbryce (talk) 13:45, 5 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

SAGES

I just created an article for the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). It was deleted speedily for unambigous advertising by you. It's a non-profit organization which is involved in educating surgeons. I am willing to delete any sections which are considered advertising since this was not the intent, but please undelete the article. I was hoping to have other members of the organization provide more information and input this week.

Axygos (talk) 03:34, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

East Indians

→ in re: user Semiticsmile's page moves, including these these four page logs
→ see also: Wikipedia talk:Noticeboard for India-related topics#The confusion regarding "East Indians" (history)

Hi, since you were involved with this article in an administrative role, I thought that you may be interested in this discussion: The confusion regarding "East Indians" that I have started. No compulsion to join in. Thanks. --Deepak D'Souza (talk) 19:21, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That was indeed a confusing flurry of page moves; I'm glad an open discussion was initiated. – Athaenara ✉ 19:54, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New reflist format

→ in re: reference system updated and list-defined references

Is there a way to make this have 2 columns? -- Cirt (talk) 23:54, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Reflist#Columns says that {{reflist|2}} will do that (with {{reflist|3}} for three). I've seen that syntax used in quite a few articles but (whether it's just my browser or it's broken) I have never seen any citations actually displayed in columns on Wikipedia. – Athaenara ✉ 00:10, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That worked. Thanks very much! ;) -- Cirt (talk) 00:14, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome :-) Athaenara ✉ 00:46, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If I may butt in here: columnization doesn't work under Internet Explorer. I believe all other major browsers see it properly. Beyond My Ken (talk) 06:42, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The template page says that columns only work for "Mozilla Firefox and other Gecko-based browsers" (I use Safari). – Athaenara ✉ 07:25, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My User Page

→ in re: this and Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#User pages

Yeah you are right sorry for adding the speedy delete tag on my talk page. I would like to vanish but before I do I would just like all my user-space deleted; I don't know how I go about doing that. Any chance you could point me in the right direction.--intraining ^{Jack In} 07:18, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think the easiest way is to tag your user page (and subpages and talk subpages) with {{db-u1}} and then archive your main talk page. Archiving's easy: just move it to User talk:Theoneintraining/Archive (see moving a page), then add {{talkarchive}} at the top. That will leave a redirect on your main talk page which you can replace with {{retired}} and an {{archive box}}. – Athaenara ✉ 11:55, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you don't mind me asking, how come I can not get my talk page deleted?--intraining ^{Jack In} 13:14, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Right to vanish covers it, I think. Even easier than what I suggested: tag your userpage and subpages for deletion, blank your talk page (put a retired template on it if you wish), and stop any newsletter deliveries. – Athaenara ✉ 21:03, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

reply

→ in re: cross-namespace redirects and reasons for deleting (point 5)

In reply, yes. I moved several articles of which I was the sole contributor of intellectual content to my user-space for review. I marked the others with {{db-author}}. And I planned to double check to make sure I had done so in ever single case -- when I was finished. Geo Swan (talk) 01:27, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Understood. – Athaenara ✉ 01:41, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Geo Swan (talk) 02:25, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome :-) Athaenara ✉ 02:28, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of AfD talk page

→ see also: page log

Hi, you deleted the page Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/David Lewis Anderson, and I got a bot notification that it was deleted because I was the only author and I had blanked the page, but I'm having trouble remembering when I did that and what the circumstances were. Can you look at the history of the page and tell me if this was a recent thing, or something that occured a while ago and a bot just got around to noticing it? I'm just a bit confused. Thanks. Beyond My Ken (talk) 01:33, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the page history:

00:24, 17 April 2010 . . FrescoBot ... (88 bytes) (Bot: blank page meeting G7 criteria for speedy deletion)
12:53, 7 February 2010 . . Beyond My Ken ... (empty) (self-revert)
12:52, 7 February 2010 . . Beyond My Ken ... (94 bytes) (add old afd)

Looks like it was the latter :-) – Athaenara ✉ 01:44, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks a lot -- now I know that it's my medium-term memory that's going and not my short-term memory! Best, Beyond My Ken (talk) 06:40, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are quite welcome! – Athaenara ✉ 07:33, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rushcliffe Halt.JPG

Hi! Are you able to show me the history of File:Rushcliffe Halt.JPG, deleted per G7. I would check it... Thanks. -- Basilicofresco (msg) 07:35, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sure:

01:00, 17 April 2010 . . FrescoBot (83 bytes) (Bot: blank page meeting G7 criteria for speedy deletion)
15:31, 14 April 2010 . . Palmiped (empty) (Removed Category:Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre (using HotCat))
15:30, 14 April 2010 . . Palmiped (50 bytes) (Adding category Category:Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre (using HotCat))

The file log is here. – Athaenara ✉ 08:08, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! -- Basilicofresco (msg) 17:49, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome (and thanks for informing Palmiped). – Athaenara ✉ 19:19, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of New York Food Tours Page

Hi. Is there a possibility my page can be userfyed so I can edit it. I am re-reading the Business policy, as well as the Organizations FAQ. I want to work on my article to make it a valid one for Wiki. Thanks,

Superdeed 17:49, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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+== Deletion of New York Food Tours Page ==
+Hi. Is there a possibility my page can be userfyed so I can edit it. I am re-reading the Business policy, as well as the Organizations FAQ. I want to work on my article to make it a valid one for Wiki. Thanks,
+ [[User talk:Superdeed|Superdeed]] 17:49, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

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000			adminship
00			deletions
0			did you know?, signatures, SF Meetups
1			miscellany
2			biographies of living persons
3			third opinion project
4, 5, 6, 7, 8			conflict of interest