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Barnstar

I know I've given you this before but you seriously deserve another.

It's all in good fun. JFHJr (㊟) 07:49, 17 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

		The Bhutan Barnstar of National Merit
		Thank you for all you have done for Bhutan related articles, especially law and politics. They are extremely well-appreciated. You deserve this award ♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:34, 3 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
		_{this WikiAward was given to JFHJr on January 3, 2011}

If you are interested in helping improve Thimphu further to GA level sometime I'd be happy to work with you!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:34, 3 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

singular they

Not really related to Wikipedia, but I think I've found a legitimate use for the singular they. Cheers.--Wikimedes (talk) 20:25, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ooh very neat. JFHJr (㊟) 23:21, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I love the singular they. It avoids the he/she 'ugly-phone'. Loved the butterfly too. --Greenmaven (talk) 23:23, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

IMvHO, they's great (chortle), but goes best with antecedent and verb agreement. I think it's neat when people use "she" to keep it singular. JFHJr (㊟) 23:28, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

An award

		The Bhutan Barnstar of National Merit
		Thank you for all you have done for Bhutan related articles. You greatly deserve this award for your magnificent efforts with gewogs/chewogs/villages and historical provinces. Keep up the fantastic work and may Bhutan flourish on wikipedia.
		_{this WikiAward was given to JFHjr by ♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:43, 16 August 2011 (UTC)}[reply]

Some stroopwafels for you!

Thanks for the encouragement! Racconish^Tk 18:33, 4 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OMG! The place around the corner from my office serves these! Very close to home, and much appreciated! JFHJr (㊟) 21:32, 4 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Something to go with the beer

Thanks! The pleasure was shared ;-) — Racconish^Tk 13:48, 17 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Silk Purse Award

		Silk Purse Award
		I am both pleased and honored to present you with the Silk Purse Award in appreciation for your superb improvements to the Matthew VanDyke article, essentially changing what was seen as a sow's ear into a terrific silk purse. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 01:58, 19 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Why thankya! JFHJr (㊟) 01:59, 19 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Critical animal studies

Critical animal studies (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Critical animal studies (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

hi JFHJr - thanks for notification that i screwed up the listing on critical animal studies and center on animal liberation affairs pages. as you can see, i'm not the most literate user...having once upon a time been an editor and writer under a different name but have not been involved save as a user for a few years. things are much more complex (though in a good way than i remember).

i tried to follow the directions the first time. think i did a better job the 2nd.

but i still don't think i have it right.

can you check the critical animal studies page and help me if i've muffed something? or tell me where the error took place and of course i'll be happy to go do the legwork. liborgone — Preceding undated comment added by Liborgone (talk) 18:14, 5 February 2012‎ (UTC)[reply]

thanks

hi, i got your message this morning. no worries! your edits of my discussion are very much appreciated. i'm starting here with these entries because these are pages that i've been aware of for a while that have been red-flagged by me as a heavy wikipedia user (i'm a scholar of animal rights matters), but i would like to do my share and be a contributing member instead of just a reader. it seems that at heart this is the spirit of the whole wikipedia project, no? use it, build it, improve it. so your feedback and help has already gone a long way to assisting me to understand good protocol and form. i'm really thankful for the tips and oversight. if i have time to get in and clean up, i will. really busy yesterday and today, though.Liborgone (talk) 15:59, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

the page for the poet Simon R Gladdish

Hello JFH

Thank you for your previous helpful comments on the situation I find myself in. ie. The proposed deletion of the article I wrote on the subject of the poet Simon R Gladdish. One little question. I've decided to follow your advice. If I start a new draft on a userpage will the original page still be deleted?

Thank you

Riccardito (talk) 18:14, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the article will be deleted unless notability can be established. In fact, drafts are mostly appropriate for content that doesn't have a live article. I hope you'll look into copying the contents into your draft space before it's deleted, to avoid starting over. You can even copy an old version by clicking "view history" at the article, finding an old version in the list (I'd choose the one with the largest size) and choosing "edit" to see the code as it previously existed. Copy and paste to your own draft, and voilà. But be sure not to click save on the old version of the live article (which will cause the article to revert to that previous version). Cheers! JFHJr (㊟) 22:14, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hugo Schwyzer

John, thanks for pitching in on the Schwyzer article, but, as colorful as all those tags are, I'm not so sure that's the right way to go. I think we have to decide whether his comments about himself and his history are even related to his notability, such as it is. If the comments are indeed relevant in his amorphous role as a blogger/commentator on gender issues, then it might be kosher to use him as the source. If we go with your position, then his comments are only reportable if someone else (secondary source) talks about his talking about himself (heh). Anyway, I'd appreciate your giving me a little more analysis of what you think is right here because, even as I write this, I feel like I'm being unusually wishy-washy on what's appropriate, and it makes a significant difference on what belongs and what doesn't belong in the article.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:41, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've got my cleaver out but right now I'm mostly marking for the record. After the bulk is shunted, the remaining tags might help voters at AfD. FWIW, the webcitation links were bogus, just the same blog post over and over. JFHJr (㊟) 01:00, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I thought I looked at some of the webcite links, and I vaguely remember that the ones I looked at were not dupes. It's hard for me to look at them, though. For a while, webcite wasn't working, and then when it started working again, I had to look at them with IE because for some unknown reason they never work with Firefox (my preferred browser). Oh, well, I'll leave you to your cleaver. Even if it were to survive AfD, to me the article is junk.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:04, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I think I'm done for the moment with it; here's some analysis. This BLP apparently asserts the subject's notability as a writer and a professor. The subject is clearly a prolific writer about himself and sex, mostly in the blogosphere, but fails to as to WP:BASIC substantial coverage by multiple independent reliable third parties. He unambiguously fails the requisites of his central claim, a WP:WRITER, and the alternate WP:ANYBIO. The tags might help folks come to the same conclusion as to BASIC and WRITER. JFHJr (㊟) 01:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Asma al-Assad

John, could you weigh in on the Talk page? I don't care if you agree with Sarek. I'd just like another opinion from an editor who was involved in the contretemps. Apparently, the other involved editor (Andy), based on a message he left on the IP's Talk page, is okay with the result.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:30, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Hope I could be of help. JFHJr (㊟) 18:26, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

HWWilson

This user is appearing too reluctant to follow the rules of Wikipedia. That person believes that the "death" of Kip Noll should be included as truth without verifiable, reliable sources. I'm running out of words to convince him that truth doesn't matter as much as verifying the truth. You did a great job analyzing the article, by the way. Please help me do something about HWWilson. --George Ho (talk) 01:41, 21 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

New articles

John, have you ever participated at WP:AFC or been involved in patrolling new articles? I've been thinking about doing one or the other or both and, as with so many things on Wikipedia one hasn't done before, it looks complicated. So, I was hoping for a cheat sheet from someone with some experience in this area.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:11, 26 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hm, I think I've NPPd two articles. About the closest I've come to AFC is humoring a disruptive editor in his draft space. I looked at the AFC directions for the first time right after you posted. They look mommicked up. But I think NPP is relatively straightforward. And there's that checklist, which despite the TLDR project page is pretty short, and seems to sum up gut instincts an experienced editor would have about new articles. I say if it looks interesting, jump in. The NPP backlog could certainly use it. I think about patrolling once in a while (mostly when I run across the "mark patrolled" link), but I think my willingness to delete would probably get in the way... JFHJr (㊟) 20:59, 26 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Just a belated note to thank you for responding so quickly. I've been buried this week in my personal life, so barely have time to go through my WP watchlist each day, let alone participate in collateral "duties" (BLPN, etc.). Sorry for taking so long to even acknowledge your comments.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:23, 1 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, 'tis the season. Real life is nuts for me also. No worries at all. It's always good to hear from you. JFHJr (㊟) 03:02, 1 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Is this the same person?

Please note from my user name that Idaho is not a densely populated area. Despite this, with close age, nearby location, and name, a woman claimed my father got her pregnant and had to do right by her. Despite a common first name and uncommon last name, she had misidentified him (sight unseen), and later married the correct man. My family still laughs about this, so no; while there are enough similarities to prompt a search for more references, if we included other material with no better sourcing, we would have to scrap WP:BLP. Dru of Id (talk) 01:53, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Andrew Macleod

The guy wins a silver medal at the world masters games, and wins a couple of I tern atonal photo comps? How come you deleted that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.163.175.171 (talk • contribs) 06:01, 13 March 2012‎ (UTC)[reply]

The subject's swimming seemed at best irrelevant to me. As did the photography. The photography is clearly insignificant, as it's backed solely by primary sources, indicating no actual coverage or importance. The swimming is back in the current version, so there you have it. I'll note your contributions to the article undid the work of several editors who are trying to make it conform to WP:BLP guidelines. You've repeatedly replaced unsourced content, much of which is WP:UNDUE. You've produced and replaced crap inline citations referencing irrelevant material and other Wikipedia articles. You've also added citations to sources that don't support the claims made in any way, relying on synthesis and inference to indicate, for example, the subject's importance and relevance in the cluster relief approach generally. You've restored a list of ostensibly unimportant and unreviewed publications, essentially making WP:RESUME material while removing the related tag at the top of the article. Both the content and your reversions are problematic. If you're going to edit the biography of a living person, there's not much way around reading the BLP guidelines and related links above. Editors have tried to explain this to you in edit summaries and on the talk page. You've also been directed to WP:BLPN for a relevant discussion there. You've left neither edit summaries to speak of, nor meaningful discussion at either forum for discussing edits to the article. By the way, my talk page is not a forum. If you'd like to discuss the article or guidelines any further, you should have that discussion at the article's talk page or at WP:BLPN. As of right now, the thread is still active: WP:BLPN#Andrew_MacLeod. Cheers. JFHJr (㊟) 21:55, 13 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thoughts about Outing

Hi JFHJr, I got your message on the Andrew page. Completely understand. Do you think I should delete my comment? I don't think that it is outing anyone. I wanted to leave a message on his talk page but not being registered I presume means they don't have a talk page. It seemed a fair way of conveying a reasonable heads up that people can connect the dots very easily.

As for the photos. I suspect that user and Andrew are one and the same and hence he does have rights to the photos. But if he claims he isn't then I suspect its fair to presume that he doesn't. Quite frankly, it seems like splitting hairs over something not that important. I mean, odds on are that its the same person so the rights are legit. Since this is not about the individual, but about the quality of the article I'm not sure if there's anything further to pursue here. But if you think that its something that should be further discussed I would, but I'm not sure how it'd help protect Wiki? I'm a bit lost here as to the merit of taking anything further, though happy for any thoughts.

Cheers, --Ddragovic (talk) 07:53, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to be so slow in responding. You hadn't outed anyone last I checked. I just wanted to caution against the topic. But I don't think anything needs to be deleted. You raise very good points, and reasonable questions, but I just wanted to make sure the particular line of questioning regarding that editor stopped on that article talk page. The biggest reason is that article talk pages are places to discuss article content, not necessarily the behavior of other editors. The editor's own talk page (even if it is an IP editor!), WP:COIN, and Wikimedia Commons (where the files are stored) are appropriate places to follow up license and identity issues that you have raised. For instance, it would help Wiki generally if photos with false licenses were removed, or even questioned in good faith. But only if you're so inclined. Again, I'd like to thank you for your diligent and even-handed editing at that article. All the best :) JFHJr (㊟) 22:58, 21 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Bo Lozoff Page

Hi. I have been out of the country for several months but I just returned and was going through some Wiki pages. I looked at the Bo Lozoff page and Truthcon seems like he is trying to take off edits again. I am mentioning it to you because many months ago you put the below on my talk page. I put something on the WP:ANI page, hopefully I did it correctly. I was wondering if you would look in to it? Thank you either way :)Molliegiles (talk) 02:26, 14 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I saw your post at the Bo Lozoff talk page, and though I think you meant well and raise valid concerns, you should instead post at WP:ANI or at WP:BLPN because you're discussing the behavior of another editor, not particularly the subject of the article or any of its contents. I've removed your comment from the talk page, but please don't take it personally. I'll keep an eye on ANI and BLPN, in case there's a way that I can help you further. Cheers! JFHJr (㊟) 19:18, 13 January 2012 (UT

Coaster92

Hi JFHJr. Thank you for taking the time to leave me a message and explanation re Buddy Fletcher. We do seem to have had a miscommunication. There is a lot to learn re Wiki and now I have yet another perspective. Thanks again.Coaster92 (talk) 03:34, 3 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Forward (generic name of socialist publications)

Just FYI – I've located the following sources and have added them to the above AfD discussion:

Morton, Victor (April 30, 2012). "New Obama slogan has long ties to Marxism, socialism". Washington Times. Retrieved May 02, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
Galupo, Scott (May 2, 2012). "What Barack Obama's 'Forward' Slogan Really Means". U.S.News & World Report. Retrieved May 2, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) (A valid WP:NEWSBLOG source)
Ismael, Tareq Y., and Ismael, Jacqueline S. The Communist Movement in Syria and Lebanon. Gainesville [u.a.]: University Press of Florida, 1998. p. 246

—Northamerica1000^(talk) 03:58, 4 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ira Einhorn

Should the page be semi-protected? Should they be given an edit warring notice or reported for it? This user is rather annoying. If you check the history of the page, this IP editor has been active on that page since July 2011. All of their edits to that page consist of removing information relating to his environmental activism, and adding in pov view. --Harizotoh9 (talk) 18:52, 4 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm a step ahead. Waiting to see whether the request is honored. JFHJr (㊟) 18:54, 4 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. --Harizotoh9 (talk) 18:54, 4 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lydia Cornell

I'm not sure the BLPN discussion is resolved if no one other than the person closing the discussion explicitly offers the resolution. What you're saying is that the multiple sources stating she was nine in 1963 cannot be used to verify the date of her birth, correct? If so, that needs to be stated. It would appear to contradict WP:CALC. --Ronz (talk) 04:10, 8 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

My bad. Feel free to remove the resolved template and carry on. In my opinion, even that math is probably original research. Assuming it isn't, though, you could give a year range with that information, unless the publication makes clear whether it was before or after her birthday. But I find a range pretty unsightly. Best to have a reliable source, even if it's a primary source, that explicitly states the year. JFHJr (㊟) 04:30, 8 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

We've a primary source as well. I'll reopen it. Thanks! --Ronz (talk) 05:54, 8 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Pierre Bonhomme

Hello...I am very curious about your edit of the entry for me, Pierre Bonhomme. You deleted a fair amount of information that is actually valid and true. Why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pierrebonhomme (talk • contribs) 05:01, 11 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(Butting in) I noticed that Pierrebonhomme (talk · contribs) posted at Help:Editing/feedback asking for the article Pierre Bonhomme to be deleted. Since you're active at WP:BLP/N, can I leave you to answer that? -- John of Reading (talk) 06:45, 11 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

First, see WP:TRUE. See also this archive for background on the removal of content from this particular article.

All content in living persons' biographies must be supported by reliable sources; even material that is reliably sourced must be given due weight, so that the article consists of material that of enduring biographical and encyclopedic value. Primary sources such as the subject himself or parties involved with the subject's accomplishments are generally insufficient to demonstrate either notability or the noteworthiness of significant content (see also WP:BLPSPS). Primary sources can, however, be used to give basic biographical information. Most often, third party coverage — even just a mention — is required to indicate the importance of any particular event. Sorry, but verifiability, reliability, and due weight always trump what people may simply know to be true. I removed content that was unsupported by reliable sources, as well as content that appeared to have no importance to an encyclopedic biography as demonstrated by third-party sources.

Also, I again want to point you to Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines. While you're not strictly prohibited from editing the article about you, doing so is more often than not problematic because all humans are rather unable to maintain neutrality amid a conflict of interest, even when they recognize that one exists. Good advice on autobiographies and how to treat articles about you is also available for your reference. However, if you're still convinced your article should be deleted, you can either follow the steps at WP:BEFORE, or you can leave another note here and I'll nominate for deletion on your behalf. Please keep in mind that if you are actually encyclopedically notable, it is unlikely that your article will be deleted. Please also keep in mind that due to your conflict of interest, you should probably not participate a great deal in the deletion discussion once this process is underway. Cheers. JFHJr (㊟) 23:21, 11 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ira Einhorn again

I find it interesting that both yourself and Harizotoh9 regularly overlook the fact that each time you edit his page you put the fact that is name is a german jewish name twice, in two sections.

You are clearly not interested in writing a good piece, but instead purporting the lie that he was the master of ceremonies when in fact he was not.

You seem to really be interested in ensuring certain things are in that piece but don't bother to carefully read it - or research it - to ensure the truth is written there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TruthTime8752 (talk • contribs) 06:40, 12 May 2012‎ (UTC)[reply]

That's not at all my objective. And the bare truth as you know it is not necessarily what will appear in an encyclopedic article supported by a verifiable, reliable source. Currently, the source appears alright. It's up to you to show, preferably with a more reliable and definitive source, that the information should be otherwise. You should remember to assume good faith, though your very brief editing history ([1], [2]) indicates you might have strong views in the matter to the extent that you might benefit from third party input. I've posted a second thread at WP:BLPN regarding the edits on this subject, so I hope you'll have a look at policy on living persons' biographies and then take part. Cheers. JFHJr (㊟) 06:55, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It does seem to be your objective because although you and Harizotoh9 always almost instantly correct any edits from IP editors or others that dispute - WITH RELIABLE SOURCES - the claim that Einhorn was the master of ceremonies. It is certainly not "the bare truth as I know it" - it is fact and truth that is distorted on what should be a reliable source for facts (Wikipedia). You (nor Harizotoh9) seem interested in the style of writing on the page as I pointed out to you and Harizotoh9 on that person's talk page that it is written in two sections that Einhorn is a german-jewish name - a completely irrelevant fact that does not even need to be there - let alone be written twice. Yet neither of you have jumped in to edit that issue. Your only interest in fact seems to continue the falsehood about his involvement with Earth Day. Two reliable sources dispute that, including sworn statements and testimony under oath, but you find it important to regularly cite the biased, ill-researched piece on msn. Have you read the articles at Time, the New York Times, Salon etc. or you just want to continue to ensure that the falsehood of his involvement in Earth Day is shown as "fact" on Wikipedia?

BTW - I did not see anything at WP:BLPN about Einhorn so I can't really have a look.... TruthTime8752 (talk) 07:53, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your claims re "German-Jewish" are false. Check editing history before you make accusations. The term appears once in the prose, and once in the category. I did that, as a reduction from your additions. You seem not to care to understand: court ongoings are generally not acceptable for BLP content, especially regarding third parties. If you didn't see anything at WP:BLPN, you weren't looking hard enough. JFHJr (㊟) 16:08, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

John, if you have a moment, please take a look at Ira Einhorn. I'm having some trouble with TruthTime and IPs. My assumption is the accounts are related, but I don't know if I will take TT to SPI. On the SPI issue, I'm curious as to what you think. Then, of course, there is the issue of the disruptive editing of the article. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:29, 3 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

John, if you have a moment, please read the referenced articles regarding Einhorn's role at Earth Day instead of blindly reverting to those who engage in edit wars to put forward a falsehood as if it were true. The continued insistence to cite a single poorly researched, very short and erroneous article instead of the multitude of reliable sources regarding the event calls into question every piece of information on Wikipedia. If the length of time a person edits gives greater value to the truth then what is this website for? A private club whose longer members get preferential treatment for their biased opinions? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.195.5.182 (talk • contribs) 13:47, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The tone and content you support are unencyclopedic and unsupported by sources. Please learn how to sign comments. JFHJr (㊟) 22:16, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sources for awards

Hello, please see "Sources for awards", and respond there. Thanks. -- Hoary (talk) 00:43, 18 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Aleksandar Simic for JFHJr

Dear JFHJr....you have completely destroyed a solidly verified and documented Wikipedia article - .If this is your idea of good editing, then, Bravo for you...I don't care any more....I feel terribly violated...not nice...If you want, please put back everything the way it was (since an army of others have been keeping me busy these last few days trying to meet their requirements and I can not do it any more...so, please put it back...or delete the article completely . I hope you can understand my frustration.... Signed by: Aleksandar Simic aka 12text12....a guy who has been working for decades on his career (and now can not even contribute to his own wikipedia page with all the secondary confirmations and references....feel so bad and sad...really :( — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12text12 (talk • contribs) 20:35, 19 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

12text12: if you want a more solidly verified and documented article, you will need to add verifiable and reliably sourced information, preferably from English-language sources as this is the English (not Serbian) Wikipedia. I can't find any reliable English-language souces for any useful information about Simic or Simic's music. You might have better luck. Writegeist (talk) 21:05, 23 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Camryn

Is it worth me going for semi-page-protection on such a minor article? I only ask since you commented on both the original OTRS query on the BLP noticeboard and the current one. I am up to 3 reverts of IP's who just wont discuss on the talk page. I cant quite call it vandalism since I suspect its from her PR agency. Regards, Only in death does duty end (talk) 16:05, 23 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind, redundant question, have just been reverted by registered user this time, again with no discussion. So semi-prot wouldnt have helped there. Only in death does duty end (talk) 16:19, 23 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A Barnstar for your work at the BLP noticeboard

- A barnstar for you

		The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		This is long overdue - thank you for your work investigating and correcting articles reported at the BLP noticeboard. Your NPOV contributions and time there is really beneficial. Youreallycan 17:39, 24 May 2012 (UTC)}Template:Z147[reply]

Thank you YRC! Thank you also for your own work. Without positive guidance from editors like yourself, I doubt I would have been able to do much of anything. Thank you again! JFHJr (㊟) 22:35, 24 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No mass removals please

Ok, let's talk, what are all these removals? You are in a spree of article destruction now. I don't like mass removals like the ones you are doing. Several people have no clue when they write in Wikipedia but they bring good information. An experienced editor never removes content without full justification and I don't expect that form you. For instance, you removed Elsie from Gjeke Marinaj and Elsie is a rs, so I reverted you. Please be more careful. Mesfushor (talk) 21:22, 9 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're free to disagree with my justification, but it was indeed full. Objective reliability of a source, as well as your personal impressions thereof, do not affect the BLPSPS nature of the publication. Let's say XYZ is a reliable journalist. Is XYZ's personal website a reliable source? Maybe. Is it a BLPSPS? Yes. Full stop. You should be more careful careening into user talk pages and characterizing others' behavior. Best of luck to you. You seem to need it. JFHJr (㊟) 19:11, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Help Survey

Hi there, my name's Peter Coombe and I'm a Wikimedia Community Fellow working on a project to improve Wikipedia's help system. At the moment I'm trying to learn more about how people use and find the current help pages. If you could help by filling out this brief survey about your experiences, I'd be very grateful. It should take less than 10 minutes, and your responses will not be tied to your username in any way.

Thank you for your time,
the wub (talk) 18:14, 14 June 2012 (UTC) (Delivered using Global message delivery)[reply]

My Video about Wakkanai Japan in 1963.

Wakkanai Air Station Japan 1962 - on You Tube. — Preceding unsigned comment added by F16TopGun (talk • contribs) 17:11, 23 June 2012‎ (UTC)[reply]

YouTube is not an acceptable BLP source. See WP:RS, WP:BLPSPS. JFHJr (㊟) 00:54, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Z.D. Smith

Hey John,

I got the messages regarding ommission of the bio section and then ultimately the proposed deletion of Z.D. Smith from Wikipedia. The bio section ommission I can accept as it probably was too 'insider' or 'biographically' written. I just thought it had some neat info for potential interested parties to stumble upon that cared to know a little more about the people behind any one of our movies they might've checked out and liked. What I'm having trouble wrapping my head around is why it would still need to be deleted even AFTER all that was pulled and left with just the basic headline and filmography box (which is not hard at all to verify through other neutral online sources). While I (yes, I am the guy the page is about) may not be a household name or even a cult-figure by any means, but I have appeared in (and produced) projects that are AVAILABLE world-wide through 'known' distributors and have notably 'known' actors in them. Given the scale that we work on, not many people are aware of it's availability as we don't have a multi-million dollar marketing campaign behind our and my partners and are fighting hard to gain more internet visibility so that more potential 'fans' can stumble across our work (which by the way, as a producer I've put tens of thousands of MY OWN money into). Honestly speaking, the biggest headache for independent artists such as myself who are only attempting to promote themselves and their work to the masses are people with nothing better to do with their time than to step on the toes of others who are actually doing something about chasing their dreams. I don't want to jump to conclusions and say that you are one of those people John, but forgive me for feeling that way as I've dealt with it several times before throughout my journey of life. Before you go submitting anyone else's page for deletion, please consider what I've said regarding this matter.

Sincerely,

Matt 'Z.D.' Smith