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Considering the distnict differences in the naming of the [[Hume Highway]] in New South Wales, Australia, and Hume Freeway in Victoria; creating a Hume Freeway page for Victoria will remove the disambiguity within the one page. --[[User:Rom rulz424|Rom rulz424]] ([[User talk:Rom rulz424|talk]]) 02:22, 30 May 2010 (UTC) |
Considering the distnict differences in the naming of the [[Hume Highway]] in New South Wales, Australia, and Hume Freeway in Victoria; creating a Hume Freeway page for Victoria will remove the disambiguity within the one page. --[[User:Rom rulz424|Rom rulz424]] ([[User talk:Rom rulz424|talk]]) 02:22, 30 May 2010 (UTC) |
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:My first inclination was to say we don't create two articles for the same thing. But on the talk page, other and better reasons for two articles are stated: the two sections may be distinct enough to justify a split, and the length of a single article may be a concern. There is also a good case to be made for keeping it on one page, so that wasn't an endorsement. You are doing fine in discussing it at the article's talk page. The only criticism is that a second page shouldn't have been created while the discussion is going on, unless it's a user page created to demonstrate a proposal. --[[User:A Knight Who Says Ni|A Knight Who Says Ni]] ([[User talk:A Knight Who Says Ni|talk]]) 17:36, 30 May 2010 (UTC) |
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Polystyrene
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i read the Polystyrene page a year ago it had a study that showed chemicals that leach mimic estrogen. that is gone now. can someone put it back? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tom12350 (talk • contribs) 05:36, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
- Depends, did it have a reliable source? – ukexpat (talk) 16:31, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
- yes —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tom12350 (talk • contribs) 01:16, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
- Well please provide details of the source and we can consider it. Best to continue this on the article's talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 16:13, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
i dont know the source i didnt put the info up. thats why im asking you. it was a year ago i dont know how to look in the archives. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tom12350 (talk • contribs) 04:18, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
- See Help:History to learn about browsing previous editions of a page. DMacks (talk) 04:24, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
Glassblowing
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(contribs) User:Tonyspatti has made one article edit in 3 years...namely to add his own website http://www.glassblower.info/ to the glassblowing article. The article already had numerous external links. I removed the link as the addition was clearly more about promoting his own website than improving wikipedia. I have removed others too. He is outraged at my actions. Can someone comment please? TeapotgeorgeTalk 07:37, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
- Now being discussed here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links/Noticeboard TeapotgeorgeTalk 20:37, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
Please help to re-establish an deleted article
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Dear Admins, User User talk:David Fuchs has removed the article Orchard Towers. This article was about a building in Singapore. The article was well sourced and existed for several years. The article was continuously improved. David should have marked the article for deletion and started a discussion if he wanted the article to be deleted. Unfortunately he just deleted this article. Orchard Towers is well known in Singapore and is notable. I have contacted David but he is not willing to discuss. I made commented on his talk page and I also commented on the deletion on the Singapore Portal. One more user of the Singapore Portal wrote on Davids talk page that he should re-establish the article. How can I best go about the re-create this article. There are thousands of less notable articles on Wikipedia. Appreciate your help. Thanks --Shorty23sin (talk) 08:18, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
- Deletion is being discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Orchard Towers. Please continue the discussion there and be careful you don't engage in canvassing. – ukexpat (talk) 16:30, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
- Note the article has not been deleted, but has only been nominated for deletion at this point. It looks like recent improvements in the article will likely lead to a "keep" decision. Diannaa TALK 22:54, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks for the help. Will discuss on the article page. --Shorty23sin (talk) 06:36, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
- Note the article has not been deleted, but has only been nominated for deletion at this point. It looks like recent improvements in the article will likely lead to a "keep" decision. Diannaa TALK 22:54, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
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This biographical article has been contentious from the start. The current editing conflict needs help - here's the status quo at the moment. I've never filed one of these before and am quite new at this so I hope this doesn't get me in trouble.Panthera germanicus (talk) 21:45, 19 May 2010 (UTC) So - instead of undoing his fourth or fifth undo, I'm requesting help.
- (cur | prev) 22:31, May 19, 2010 Nomoskedasticity (talk | contribs) (34,607 bytes) (here as well -- the sources provided don't actually say this) (undo)
- (cur | prev) 22:26, May 19, 2010 Nomoskedasticity (talk | contribs) (34,614 bytes) (→"Rent boy" allegations: change to reflect what is in the source) (undo)
- (cur | prev) 21:47, May 19, 2010 Nomoskedasticity (talk | contribs) (34,621 bytes) (Reverted 1 edit by 99.38.208.30; No thanks. (TW)) (undo)
- (cur | prev) 19:39, May 19, 2010 99.38.208.30 (talk) (34,870 bytes) (→"Rent boy" allegations: clarifying what constitutes a naked massage) (undo)
ThanksPanthera germanicus (talk) 21:45, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
- What I see from these diffs is an editor User:Nomoskedasticity who is insisting on well sourced material in this volatile WP:BLP. Discussion is happening on the article's talk page and the article itself seems in good shape. Could you be more specific as to what assistance is required? Thanks, ----Diannaa TALK 00:16, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
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Within the Social Justice page I attempted modify the page multiple times only to have them removed by a user named Sxeptomaniac. I am concerned that this individual is politically motivated and not interested in providing factual information. In one case I attempted to add the following text "Instead of an economy based upon the trading of value; social justice is a term used to describe the redistribution of wealth based solely upon a governing bodies decision to reward or punish a particular group of people." in another I attempted to change the word "human rights" to "group rights" for the following sentence since taking from one individual to give to another is NOT a human right.
"Social justice is also a concept that some use to describe the movement towards a socially just world. In this context, social justice is based on the concepts of human rights and equality and involves a greater degree of economic egalitarianism through progressive taxation, income redistribution, or even property redistribution.
Thank you for your attention to this matter! Chip Cameron Rhcameron (talk) 00:53, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
- Have you tried talking to the other editor on the talk page of the article? See if you can get a discussion going there and reach a consensus as to content of the article. -- Diannaa TALK 01:10, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
- Cameron is pushing an ideological agenda in his edits to that article, and the consensus of those watching this article is to revert them as clear-cut NPOV violations, since he is unwilling to compromise. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:34, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
- Again I suggest discussing this with one another on the talk page, rather than reverting one another and writing edit summaries only. It sounds like tempers are rising. You will have trouble commmunicating if you don't, er, communicate. Diannaa TALK 14:39, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
- Cameron is pushing an ideological agenda in his edits to that article, and the consensus of those watching this article is to revert them as clear-cut NPOV violations, since he is unwilling to compromise. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:34, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
- Rhcameron, I am willing to discuss changes to the article on the talk page, as Diannaa has recommended. I gave what I feel are good reasons for reverting your changes in the edit summaries, but you are welcome to respond to my arguments on the talk. If, after some chances to discuss things, you still feel I am being unfair, I have no problem helping you find the appropriate dispute resolution processes. Sχeptomaniacχαιρετε 18:02, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
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What kind of info box should I put on this article? musical artist, actor, or person? She is a Playback singer. Diannaa TALK 14:46, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
- I guess that musical artist is as close as you will get. – ukexpat (talk) 16:10, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
- Okay. It looks like she made an album, too, so Musical Artist it is. Thanks. Diannaa TALK 19:44, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
Please help move page
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User:Mcr0005/David B. Williams (edit | [[Talk:User:Mcr0005/David B. Williams|talk]] | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
I have created a page that needs to go live and also have a name change. The name of the page is User:Mcr0005/David B. Williams. The page needs to be changed to David B. Williams and it needs to be posted to the site. Please advise.
Mcr0005 (talk) 15:45, 20 May 2010 (UTC)Mcr0005
- Requests like this are best made at WP:Requested moves. In any event I have moved it for you to David B. Williams (academic) as there is already an article titled David B. Williams. Please take a look at other biographical articles and at WP:MOSBIO - the article's layout needs to be conformed to Wikipedia standards and cleaned up generally. I will tag it with a few relevant maintenance templates. – ukexpat (talk) 15:55, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
- Now that I have started working on it, I see that it is a clear copyvio of http://www.uah.edu/president/documents/WilliamsLongBio.pdf - the university's webpage bears a copyright notice and Wikipedia cannot use copyright materials without a suitable release from the copyright owner. The article has been tagged for speedy deletion. – ukexpat (talk) 16:07, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
- I have deleted the Long Bio to prevent an issue of copyright. Please either suggest other edits that should be made to prevent deletion or proper documentation needed to add the long bio back to the page . This page is for informational purposes only. Mcr0005 (talk) 17:41, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
Placing links to primary resources
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Dear Editor,
I hope you can help me resolve an issue.
I work in the library at Southern Methodist University. In the past, I have placed links to our digital collections, which contain only primary resources that are carefully annotated, scholarly in nature, and contain digitized objects of historical value. In one case (August 2009), I was a bit overzealous and the link was removed, which I understand. However, I seem to be banned from placing any links to our digitized primary resources. I have been told that my account will be frozen if I place any more links to our digital collections.
I have now read "Museum curators, librarians, archivists, art historians, heritage interpreters, conservators, documentation managers, subject specialists, and managers of a special collection (or similar profession) are encouraged to use their knowledge to help improve Wikipedia, or to share their information with Wikipedia in the form of links to their resources." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest#Non-controversial_edits
Again, this is precisely what I would like to do. So, how can I make sure my account will not be frozen if I place such links?
For example, I would like to place a link the digitized set of photographs depicting the days before and the aftermath of the 1902 eruption of Mt. Pelee (http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/lat) in the External Links section of the article on Mt. Pelee Mount Pelée (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). Am I allowed to do this without having my account frozen?
Please let me know the proper procedure. I really appreciate any help you can provide in this regard.
Best regards! Digitaldomain (talk) 21:30, 20 May 2010 (UTC)DigitalDomain
- Spot checking shows that most of the links you placed in the past have been removed. The best place to ask your question is at WP:External links/Noticeboard. Diannaa TALK 01:19, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
Additional categories
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Hello, sorry if I'm bringing this to the wrong place but I noticed a template requesting additional categories was left at the bottom of List of vampire video games. I can't find any likely candidates above the two already there, though that doesn't mean there aren't more (I have little experience with cats apart from the sort that scratch you). Any suggestions? Someoneanother 19:41, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
- Unless there's something along the lines of Category:Vampire-related lists, then I'd say that the two you've got pretty much cover it & the tag can be removed. It might be worth asking User:1234r00t, who added the tag if they have any suggestions. You could also ask them what specific "cleanup" they think needs to be done as they haven't elaborated on the talkpage. But if you think it's categorised enough, feel free to remove the tag.--BelovedFreak 19:59, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
- Pretty much the same answer as Belovedfreak, although I first took matter in my hand and removed the category. May be that 1234r00t is tagging pages according to some algoritm (<5 cats -> Improvement) rahter than from specific knowledge about the topic in hand. This happens frequently on Wikipedia, so indeed asking the editor to explain may result in agreement that the tag was irrelevant, or at least suggestion which categories may help. Arnoutf (talk) 20:05, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
- Although I wouldn't use the clean-up tag for it I know what is being asked for - writing and citing of the game descriptions, so I'll get on with that and remove the tag when the list's in better shape. I just wanted to check I wasn't missing something thuddingly obvious with the cat. tag, I had looked and couldn't see anything suitable. Thank you both for your help. Someoneanother 20:13, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
- Pretty much the same answer as Belovedfreak, although I first took matter in my hand and removed the category. May be that 1234r00t is tagging pages according to some algoritm (<5 cats -> Improvement) rahter than from specific knowledge about the topic in hand. This happens frequently on Wikipedia, so indeed asking the editor to explain may result in agreement that the tag was irrelevant, or at least suggestion which categories may help. Arnoutf (talk) 20:05, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
Ceviche and Pisco article
User:Unknown_Lupus (also 67.85.128.232) keeps placing pro-Peruvian POV biased statements and removing references to published sources on the Ceviche and Pisco articles.201.230.90.180 (talk) 04:03, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
- OK, A) Tell me if it has origins in Polynesia, as the link stated, then why is it not a recognized dish from there. Ask anyone who's had the plate and they will tell you their opinion of the origin and will say a country in South America, most likely Peru, Ecuador or Bolivia. B) I haven't edited back since that page has had more than enough edit wars already. Also in other words, you're saying I'm nationalist, let me tell you if I was I would be saying "Go Barcelona" and editing every article against Spain. I don't think that what that link states is correct but either way, no one really is %100 sure where the dish comes from so I liked the fact that you kept it neutral between Polynesia and South America. As a side note I was in a bad mood so I apologize if I seemed an "edit freak" but I just didn't believe what the source said.
Unknown Lupus | Talk 19:16, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
Want to upload my article on the wikipedia Help me to upgrade my article with pictures, photographs etc
hi, i have an article, which i wish to be uploaded to Wikipedia. the article is about T10 gully cricket, a event held on the 10 over format of cricket. It has some disitnct features which make the game interesting. It was telecasted live on DD Sports a national channel in India.
i hereby give a brief about T 10 gully Cricket, of which the article is about....
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