User talk:Barek

Barek is tired of wikidrama, and has chosen to spend more time in the real world; but may still wander back online occasionally. During this time, replies to queries may be greatly delayed.

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Editing Centralia, PA

The note I wrote about the Bast Theory is correct. Type in Bast Colliery Theory on Google. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.84.125.66 (talk) 21:00, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Please review WP:V, which states: "Even if you're sure something is true, it must be verifiable before you can add it." - the burden is upon you to locate a thrid-party reliable source to support the claims.

Also, you should be aware of WP:3RR, which states: "An editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page—whether involving the same or different material—within a 24-hour period." ... had I not protected the page, I would have likely been soon blocking accounts instead as a result of edit warring. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 21:04, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Gunfighters for Hire

I apologize for any inconsistent entries I made earlier, but I am a little confused and need some advice. I am the media contact and web master for Gunfighters for Hire, a CA registered non-profit 501(c)(4) organization in Pioneertown. In the article regarding Pioneertown, I had inserted the name of our group and a link to our official website: www.gunfightersforhire.org. As we are one of the original groups that have performed there and our mission is to raise money and donate to other non-profit organizations, I had thought the entries would have been allowed. I think I may have mis-understood the policy. Having said this, would it not be important to include our organization as this is the primary location of our performances and that visitors come to Pioneertown from around the world. This is verifiable through a number of sources including The Hi-Desert Star newspaper of Yucca Valley, the Yucca Valley Chamber of Commerce, KMIR TV of Palm Desert and KESQ TV of Palm Springs, to name a few. Is our organization eligible to have its own entry in Wikipedia? Also none of our members are paid or receive compensation for performing at Pioneertown. Thank you. Wikiuser 92260 (talk) 20:55, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

You can review WP:ORG to see if you believe there are enough third-party reliable sources that can meet the threshold for Gunfighters for Hire to have their own article. Tips on creating a new article can be found at WP:Starting an article.

While drafting the article, I would suggest creating it in your own user space, such as at User:Wikiuser 92260/Gunfighters for Hire; that way no one is likely to tag it for deletion prior to it being ready to stand by itself. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 21:07, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Mr.CAP

Hi, I am creating an article for Mr.CAP. I am doing something wrong because it keeps getting deleted. I have checked to insure to only add facts about Mr.CAP. I want to proceed correctly. What must I do? Corneliusapratt (talk) 21:58, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

The new article appears to be largely identical to the version that was deleted per a prior AfD discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mr.CAP. If you feel the prior AfD was mistaken and the subject actually does meet the notability threshold as defined at WP:MUSICBIO, you can go through Wikipedia:Deletion review to have the prior AfD results reconsidered. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 22:37, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

National Park Service Page

Hello, I made some edits to the National Park Service page last week that were quickly (within an hour) removed from the page. I am interested in learning why as they were fully referenced and cited with mostly National Park Service official documents and commissioned reports. Nwasserman84 (talk) 20:56, 23 April 2013 (UTC)NWasserman84, 4/23/13, 5pm est

Sorry for not responding sooner. The first paragraph of what you added was actually fine, I should not have reverted your full edit. The problem began in the second paragraph through to the end of the addition, where the material switched to editorializing, drawing conclusions (synthesis), and not using neutral point of view. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 17:30, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Centralia mine fire page

All right, usually titles of pages are capitalized, but whatever you say. It's no big deal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leoesb1032 (talk • contribs) 01:15, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

No, you are mistaken about the usual capitalization of Wikipedia article titles. As explained at the Wikipedia manual of style guideline at WP:MOS, the correct capitalization is 'Centralia mine fire', not 'Centralia Mine Fire'.

Your comment appears to suggest a reluctant acceptance of the appropriate capitalization; but you haven't reverted to the correct version - are you wanting me to do it for you? --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 02:52, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

BMW owns Call of Duty

BMW Motors will now produce Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 video games. BMW is so addicted to Call of Duty. Hope this helps!

108.249.207.84 (talk) 01:12, 30 April 2013 (UTC)