User talk:DoriSmith

GA Review of Tom Luckey

I've started the review: Talk:Tom Luckey/GA1. INeverCry 19:48, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, and I'll give my feedback there. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 06:11, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

I've put the article on hold, which gives you a week to make improvements, etc. Overall, the article leaves me with alot of questions, about Luckey's bio/family details, his business, the documentary, etc. INeverCry 07:57, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Approx. a day after posting the notice saying I had a week, the editor changed the status from on hold to declined—so I never had a chance to update it to see if it could meet the standards. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 20:28, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

After looking the article over again, I felt that the work needed was too significant to be done in just a few days. I didn't mean to discourage you, Dori, and I'm sure you'll be able to re-nominate this at some point. I just didn't want you to feel like you had to rush your work; I think it's better for the article now that you're able to take your time and not worry about a deadline. INeverCry 21:15, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Mail

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As mentioned in the header above, please don't take it personally, but I rarely respond to off-wiki communications about WP. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 20:28, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Aluminum polishing machine

Why blank something for copyvios and then nominate it as having no content? It had no content because you removed it all--tagging it for a copyvio would have been more appropriate. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 05:44, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

I did tag it to be deleted for copyvio, and then you removed it the CSD. I'm pretty hardcore about copyright violations, so I manually removed all the copyrighted info. That left nothing whatsoever, so I then tagged it as blank. Why you removed the {{db-g12}} without doing anything about the problem, I don't know. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 20:28, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

I went and looked, and when I looked at it the first time I must have only seen the G11 note, not the G12. I denied the G11 part but didn't see the rest. Sorry. Drmies (talk) 03:16, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Removal of Malcolm Mejin

Hello, I am the page maintenance person for the Wikipedia entry Malcolm Mejin. There is a proposal to remove the page, even though it is substantiated with references and links and some verifiable sources, with NST (a reputable online newspaper) as a back-up. I wouldn't agree to this removal, unless there is completely no source to back it up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.101.17.112 (talk) 08:14, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Are you affiliated with Malcolm Mejin? If so, I strongly recommend that you read User:DoriSmith/onCOI. Best practices on WP say that you shouldn't edit the page at all if you have a COI. And whether you have a COI or not, you shouldn't remove maintenance templates without even trying to fix the underlying issues. Please stop vandalizing the article. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 20:28, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Twinkle

• DSC Limited

You didn't really mean to check nigh on every checkbox in Twinkle, did you? ☺ I count 23 cleanup categories. Some adjustment to this notice is surely required. Uncle G (talk) 08:40, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

• OTOH, a number of the tags I gave it generate multiple categories (13 tags → 23 cats). Personally, I don't think articles need to be in both Category:Orphaned articles from July 2012 and Category:All orphaned articles, but that's just my opinion. Anyhow, I've cut it down some, and I hope that it now meets with your approval. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 20:28, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
  • I wondered whether you'd accidentally hit "select all" or something. ☺ Uncle G (talk) 21:37, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Lamia (Dungeons & Dragons)

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 Not done Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 20:28, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

why?

Critical Cataloger (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Im starting a new subject for grad class project why do you want a speedy deletion within an hour of me getting started I am confused

Nell Fleming nflemin2 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.159.248.94 (talk) 22:35, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

• Because you did not actually start. You created an empty article with no content in it at all. Don't do that. Don't hit save until you have a good, verifiable, stub that has context. And remember to log-in as nflemin2 (talk · contribs). Because you didn't here, it took some detective work to figure out what you were even on about. Uncle G (talk) 22:48, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

(edit conflict)

I'm assuming that this is in relation to Critical Cataloger—am I correct? If so, the entire contents of the article was:

Critical Cataloger

This Page is Under Construction

See also Critical Librarian

Just because you're creating an article for a class doesn't mean that the article doesn't have to abide by Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and this one didn't.

Based on your edit history, it's clear that you know how to edit in your sandbox—do that, and then move it into mainspace when it's ready to be seen by the public. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 23:18, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Drowning Link

Why did you remove the external link to Dr. James Lowson's description in the 1892 Edinburgh Medical Journal of his personal experience drowning? Why you consider that a conflict of interest? I don't treat people and there is no advertising on the site.

As a medical doctor who experienced first hand the effects of drowning, I think his perspective is valuable and of aid to both the people who experience drowning first hand and those who treat them.

Also as a fairly new contributor to Wikipedia perhaps you can guide me.

Bruce Daley — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brucedaley (talk • contribs) 02:09, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

I didn't so much remove the external link to "Dr. James Lowson's description in the 1892 Edinburgh Medical Journal of his personal experience drowning" so much as I removed the external link you added to your blog. See WP:External links for more information. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 02:21, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

List of serving utensils

Proposed deletion of List of serving utensils

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Speedy deletion nomination of List of serving utensils

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Thank you

Thank you for your assistance regarding About.com being used as a reference source. Dbiel ^(Talk) 04:35, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

You're welcome! Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 04:54, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

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Dhammaruwan

hello, i got ---06:36, 17 July 2012 Crisco 1492 (talk | contribs) deleted page Dhammaruwan (G12: Unambiguous copyright infringement of http://theravadin.wordpress.com/2008/08/09/chanting-in-the-6th-century/ ) At http://theravadin.wordpress.com/about/ they write about their so "copyrights": "Terms of use: You may copy, reprint, republish, and redistribute this work in any medium whatsoever, provided that: you only make such copies, etc. available free of charge, and do not alter its content; please feel free to link to this blog."