User talk:Explicit

Critical commentary on cover art and FFD closes when speedy deletion intervenes

Thank you for your remarks on Fastily's talk page (permanent link[1]) and I have replied there. I would be interested in your reaction but maybe Fastily's page (which has a very rapid turnover!) is not the best place. Both the problems I mentioned are common at FFD and are not specific to Fastily although his lack of feedback exacerbates the situation. Thincat (talk) 10:34, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

I have left a response on Fastily's talk page. — ξ^xplicit 03:42, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. That was fine. I'll wait a bit to see if anything further happens and then go to WT:NFC. Thincat (talk) 09:15, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

Deletion review for File:Reg cox civvy.JPG

I have asked for a deletion review of File:Reg cox civvy.JPG. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. --George Ho (talk) 03:14, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

You know... an image deleted under F5 doesn't need to be restored via DRV. A simple request here or at WP:REFUND would have done the job if the parent article gets restored. — ξ^xplicit 03:42, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

GA Thanks

On behalf of WP:CHICAGO, I would like to thank you for your contributions to Lupe Fiasco, which has fairly recently achieved WP:GA status.

This user helped promote Lupe Fiasco to good article status.

--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:50, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Ted Robinson

Hello,

My name is Vitali Zatroutine, and I am a New Media student at Ryerson University, in Toronto, Canada. I work on media projects, and for one of my final exams, I have been instructed to create a false identity for educational purposes only. This is to help me develop skills on narrative, and to fully understand authenticity of an identity online. You deleted my page on Ted Robinson, an identity i created for a supposed "Invisible Person". This page was created entirely for my final examination. I understand you are very strict on creating a trustworthy community of information, but I do not plan on displaying anything offensive, or anything that might interrupt the flow of other pages. This is strictly educational. I would highly appreciate the opportunity to work on my assignment, and create a page for my false identity (even temporarily).

Thank you so much, this means a lot to me.

Vitali Zatroutine, New Media student at Ryerson University — Preceding unsigned comment added by LoadingShoe (talk • contribs) 02:33, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

• (talk page stalker)Above issue addressed elsewhere. Calabe1992 02:44, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Grown-Up (EP)

The DYK project (nominate) 08:32, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Deletion of File:Biarritz.jpg

I noted this deletion this morning:

(Deletion log); 00:06 . . Explicit (talk | contribs) deleted page File:Biarritz.jpg ‎(Deleted because "F11: No evidence of permission for more than 7 days". (TW))

Despite what is reported here, I did send an email 7 days ago:

Subject: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/21/Biarritz.jpg

From: Brad Face <bradandelisabeth@yahoo.com> Date: March 14, 2012 4:42:47 AM EDT To: permissions-en@wikimedia.org

To Whom It May Concern:

I am the owner of the Dewis Collection, LLC.

I am the owner of this painting.

I am the creator of this image of this painting.

I am the owner of www.dewis.com, which also shows an image of this painting.

I give my permission for this image to displayed on Wikipedia

Brad Face, Owner Dewis Collection, LLC

I don't know what else I could have done.

I thought I was fully complying with the request. Ruedetocqueville (talk) 12:49, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Has OTRS followed up on your email? The wording doesn't specifically state which license you release your work under, so you should have received a response asking you to clarify that. If you haven't, it would be a good idea to email them again pointing to the deleted file and specifying exactly which license you have chosen. — ξ^xplicit 19:29, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

I received no response. I will re-send the email. Ruedetocqueville (talk) 01:59, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Zynga With Friends

I am curious why you moved Zynga With Friends (capital "W") and all its game titles (Words With Friends, Chess With Friends, Hanging With Friends, and Scramble With Friends to page titles with a lower case "w". If you check out each of the game titles in their respective app stores, you'll see they all have a capital "W". The Zynga With Friends website also indicates the proper studio title has a capital "W". I hope you'll consider reverting the page move.NinaSpezz (talk) 15:17, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

Those articles were moved in accordance to MOS:CT. Because 'with' is a preposition, the first letter of the word should not be capitalized. This takes precedence over the way the game developer stylizes its game titles. — ξ^xplicit 18:49, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

I understand it's a preposition, but the MOS:CT in no way indicate it takes precedence over the composition creator's stylization. If that is the case, perhaps the MOS:CT should be revised?NinaSpezz (talk) 19:21, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia would have a lot of whacky article names if we started making exceptions to observe the stylization of the creator's work; SHINee instead of Shinee, the GazettE instead of The Gazette, DJ OZMA instead of DJ Ozma, or even worse, /\/\ /\ Y /\ instead of Maya. If you feel that MOS:CT could be reworded a different way that would better help other users in future cases, consider raising the issue on its talk page. — ξ^xplicit 19:46, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

File:Lydia Simmonds (Margaret Tyzack).jpg

I saw that the file was deleted under F7 (violates non-free use policy). However, I wonder if you can restore the image back to one article that was rationalized; GSorby or other uploader may notice. --George Ho (talk) 02:58, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

 Done, and re-added to Margaret Tyzack. — ξ^xplicit 03:38, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

Woods & Ether deletion and recreation

I created a page under a username that presented a conflict of interest issue. I deleted the page myself in order to recreate it under a appropriate username that represented no such conflict. Thank you for reading. Pocommunicate (talk) 01:15, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Avvasi Deletion

Hi there, in regards to the Avvasi page that was deleted this morning, I'm wondering how it a non-notable company and therefore deleted? Thank you (Kelliott14 (talk) 19:40, 26 March 2012 (UTC))

The text that was left on the article's talk page was as follows: "Article needs a little work, and I will see if I can clean it up a little later. Any other help would be good. The article *does* need better citations, from reliable sources. All the current citations do not establish notability by themselves. Won't tag for notability now, figuring (hoping) I can find some better references to add." — ξ^xplicit 23:47, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Would it be possible to put this article back into draft mode, or Articles for creation so work can be done to improve the citing? Thank you. Kelliott14 (talk) 19:39, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

 Done, moved to User:Kelliott14/Avvasi. Please make sure to address the prod's concern before moving the page back into article space. — ξ^xplicit 21:51, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

• Thank you Explicit. Kelliott14 (talk) 02:57, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Explicit. You have new messages at Drmies's talk page.
Message added 18:25, 27 March 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

• One more thing, Explicit. You got 40 archives, and that looks really impressive, but for the record I want to state that I may have fewer archives than you, but the individual archived pages are longer. I think we should have some standards here, so that this eternal popularity contest can be run in a fair manner. Toodles, Drmies (talk) 18:27, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
  • I've actually been meaning to clean up my archives. I had the habit of adding 25 threads per archive, but I want to start archiving about 50–80 bytes per archive. I wouldn't want to go any higher because I would probably end up having five archives. I can't look that unpopular, either. :( — ξ^xplicit 19:17, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Wow!

How on earth did you manage to clear that SD backlog in one millisecond? Magic? Jared Preston (talk) 19:28, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

With the help of my magic wand, anything is possible! — ξ^xplicit 19:32, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

But why did you leave all the talk pages? — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 19:29, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

I'll go back and delete those shortly. Unfortunately, Twinkle doesn't delete talk pages in batch deletions. — ξ^xplicit 19:32, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Reply

Hello, Explicit. You have new messages at SlimVirgin's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

SlimVirgin ^(talk) 20:44, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Yukon Optics

I see you have just deleted Yukon Optics and related redirects. The company is a highly notable Belorussian, former Soviet optical equipment maker. I ask you to restore the article. (and take it to AfD if needed). -- Petri Krohn (talk) 05:11, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

 Done, the article and its redirect have been restored. Please make sure to address the concern, as it may still be nominated at WP:AFD. — ξ^xplicit 19:40, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. My original stub had a number of references. They were all lost when the article was edited by someone who seems to have a relation with some distributor. -- Petri Krohn (talk) 22:37, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

why did you delete Rome Area Museum?

why did you delete Rome Area Museum in dishonoring of Rome, Georgia history? you want to delete Chieftan Museum and Smithsonian too because you hate history and your own generation? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.166.215.6 (talk) 00:54, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

That must be it. — ξ^xplicit 00:59, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Deleted file: File:Katparsonsviperroom.jpeg

Hello,

I finally got permission from the original owner of this image to display it on the Kat Parsons Wikipedia page, but as it took longer than 7 days the image was deleted. Sorry I didn't contact you sooner, I meant to but I forgot!

Here's the e-mail I got from Robert Peate, who owns the photo:

From: Robert Peate (rpeate@gmail.com) To: Sebastian (skmalm@gmail.com)

Hi, Sebastian. I took the photo in question, and I give permission for its use in the Kat Parsons Wikipedia article.

Robert Peate NLPhotos http://nlphotos.imagekind.com

Feel free to contact him to verify if you'd like!

Do I need to re-upload the image or can you bring it back somehow?

Thanks,

-Sebastian (SkrymSay)

SkrymSay (talk) 02:16, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi there. Unfortunately, that permission is still insufficient to allow use of this image on Wikipedia. At Flickr, the image is licensed under noncommercial use, which would make the image a candidate for speedy deletion under our speedy deletion criteria. Files licensed under a Creative Commons license must allow attribution and/or share-alike. Noncommercial and No Derivative Works are not suitable licenses for use on Wikipedia. — ξ^xplicit 20:41, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Deletion of File:Coat of Arms for H.E. Archbishop Christoph Card. Schönborn.svg

Salutations!

You recently deleted the image of Christoph Cardinal Schönborn's Coat of Arms. The reason for doing so was that there was no evidence of Permission (F11). The Editor (Mlpearc (Please note that the name of the person (and file) is incorrect. We were both talking about Schönborn and not Collins) who nominated the picture up for deletion. I informed him that:

• I had put a request for permission at permissions-en@wikimedia.org as he requested.
• I made that image in question. Any files that I used to make the coat of arms were listed in the information info box and sourced. I also verified in their licensing that I was allowed to modify their files without having to ask for explicit permission.
• I asked if this was standard procedure as I have uploaded similar files on both Wikipedia and (especially) the Commons.

His response was simply that the matter had been resolved. Since I never had any problems with the other files, I assumed it was just an overeager editor who didn't read the info box and tagged the file. I waited for a response from Wikipedia Permissions but I never received one.

Can you please assist me in the correct way to proceed? I believe that the file does not deserve to be deleted and I would wish you can enlighten me on any errors in my logic/proceedings.

Thank-you very much.

Jonathan Ng 吳家明 16:21, 3 April 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ng556 (talk • contribs)

After taking a second look, it seems that I had misread the description of the image. There seem to be no copyright issues, so I have restored the file for you. Apologies for any inconvenience. — ξ^xplicit 19:01, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Pierre Vogel

You deleted the article of the german islamist preacher Pierre Vogel because of a lack of nobility. That seems quite strange for me, as this man is the most active german islamist and extremely popular among young muslims, especially among those who recently converted to islam. He is often interviewed in the german press as "the evil islamist" and is believed to be one of the most influential radical muslims in germany, according to the german security authorities. Maybe he is quite unknown outside germany, but that should not be a reason to delete the article. From Germany, --Antemister (talk) 13:27, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

I think you mean lack of notability, not nobility. Anywho, prior to the article's deletion, two users agree on the talk page (before it was deleted) that the individual did not seem notable per WP:GNG. If you'd like, I can restore the article if you plan to work on it so it can meet the general notability guideline. — ξ^xplicit 23:54, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Thought a correct the numerous spelling errors of my english... Anyway, I do not know the quality of the article, but deletion only because a lack of notability was not right.--Antemister (talk) 19:49, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Okay, I went head and restored the article. — ξ^xplicit 21:50, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

Montauk Yacht Club image

Hi... Concerning the image of the Montauk Yacht Club: I do have permission from the owner of the image to use it, so I have re-uploaded the image complete with the emailed approval notice, per Wikipedia's guidelines. Please let me know if there are any issues with this. Thanks!Tbenzinger (talk) 19:36, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi, if you could, please forward the email sent by the copyright holder of the image to permissions-en@wikimedia.org so it can properly be verified. — ξ^xplicit 21:50, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

About photos at the article of Nirman

Hi. I have seen that all the 4 files are deleted. I hold the copyright of the photos and I had donated those files to wikipedia. I had even written so in the description. What other procedures i should follow so that the photos will not get deleted? Thanks Abhijeet Safai (talk) 05:39, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

I have written this mail, as I saw your response to the earlier query.

from Abhijeet Safai abhijeet.safai@gmail.com to permissions-en@wikimedia.org cc amrut bang <amrutabang@gmail.com>, "sayali(nirman)" <sayali.tamane@gmail.com> date Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 12:08 PM subject Fwd: Photos deleted on Wikipedia mailed-by gmail.com hide details 12:08 PM (1 hour ago) Dear Sir / Madam, I am forwarding herewith 5 images. I herewith declare that they are being donated to Wikipedia. I am aware that these can be used for private or commercial use. The owners of these photos have no objection for that. I am forwarding the mail which permits the use of these photos.

Kindly let me know the further procedure if any to be able to upload these photos. Thanks

- Abhijeet Safai - Hide quoted text -

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Forwarded message ----------

From: amrut bang <amrutabang@gmail.com> Date: Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 11:50 AM Subject: Re: Photos deleted on Wikipedia To: Abhijeet Safai <abhijeet.safai@gmail.com> Cc: "sayali(nirman)" <sayali.tamane@gmail.com>

Dear Mr. Abhijeet Safai,

Find the photos attached with this mail for the article about NIRMAN on Wikipedia.

It is permitted to use these photos for Wikipedia.

Regards, Amrut Bang Project Coordinator - NIRMAN. Cell: +91 9422501496

-- "There are no passengers on the Spaceship EARTH. We all are crew."

Abhijeet Safai (talk) 08:13, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Abhijeet Safai, the files you uploaded were deleted because you failed to provide proper license tags. Without them, it was impossible to determine which rights of your work you relinquished. — ξ^xplicit 22:29, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, I will provide proper license tags this time. Thanks for guidance. After putting these files, I would ask to have a look at it if you have time. Thanks Abhijeet Safai (talk) 05:12, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Mephisto Award Deletion

I feel that it's a bit insulting to have a criteria as "Does not appear to be a notable award". Kodansha is a well respected and established publisher in Japan, so I would think that an award given out by one of it's magazines would be considered as legitimate. Not to mention the award itself has paved the way for a lot of famous Japanese detective novelists since it's an award given for their rookie status at the time. At the same time, after going over the articles for deletion, your claim of "Does not appear to be a notable award" doesn't fall anywhere underneath the accepted guidelines and as the article creator, I would have at least liked a message on my talk page so I wouldn't have to find out and get blindsided like I did just now. I realize that the page was a bit sparse, but that alone is no grounds for deletion, especially when the page is young and I was waiting for help with the translation of the Japanese Wikipedia page. 1Q84 (talk) 07:17, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

The deletion was not meant to devalue the magazine or its award in any way. An editor (not myself) proposed that the article be deleted under the rationale "Does not appear to be a notable award". That person was responsible—but not required—to notify you of the article's pending deletion. As the proposed deletion went uncontested for seven days, it was procedurally deleted. If you'd like, I can restore the article upon request. — ξ^xplicit 22:29, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

I would appreciate if you could restore it very much. 14:44, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

deleting templates per G6

Regarding Template:Fb team Cultural Leonesa, Template:Fb team Gaziantep BB, Template:Fb competition 2008-09 Prva HNL relegation play-offs, Template:Fb competition 2007-08 Prva HNL relegation play-offs, Template:Fb competition 2000-01 Prva HNL relegation play-offs, Template:Fb competition 2006–07 Prva HNL relegation play-offs, and Template:Fb round 2007 Copa Libertadores 1S: Could you either restore or orphan these? I agree the system is a mess, but we need to fix the articles before deleting them. 64.134.156.208 (talk) 14:04, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

I restored these whilst looking through the DB report, talk pages also restored. The Helpful One 15:54, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Enzo Martinez

Hey I'd like some reason as to why you deleted the Enzo Martinez page. I see "your rules" for deleting an article and I think the Enzo page met them. It had plenty of sources for the content and was still in the process of growing and getting better. I hope you rethink this and know that I will be a constant editor of his page so that it adheres to Wikipedia standards. Thank you and please let me know because there are plenty of pages on European, South American, African, etc. footballers who have less content on their articles and no sources. Please reconsider. Rupert1904 (talk) 14:21, 9 April 2012 (UTC)