User talk:Cordless Larry

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Help with article review

Hi, Cordless Larry!

I am having trouble having my article approved. I believe I have followed all the guidelines for creating a new article, however, I found out today that it was declined given the grounds of not having enough independent sources. Then again, upon checking and comparing with other similar articles, I can say that I disagree with this decision. Is there any help I can get to have my article, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Ang_Bandang_Shirley, reviewed by another editor?

Hoping for a positive response. Thank you!

TheBandShirleyFan (talk) 03:24, 4 March 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheBandShirleyFan (talk • contribs) 03:22, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

Welcome, TheBandShirleyFan. The best place to ask questions about editing Wikipedia is over at Wikipedia:Teahouse, or you could raise this with the reviewer themselves. Without having looked at your draft article in detail, I would suggest having a read of Wikipedia:Other stuff exists. There are lots of poor articles on Wikipedia that were created before the draft review process was established, but they shouldn't be used as templates or models. Newer articles are held to a higher standard and hopefully the older, poor articles will be improved or deleted in time. Cordless Larry (talk) 11:00, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

Thank you, Cordless Larry! I have raised the issue with the reviewer but there still isn't any response. TheBandShirleyFan (talk) 06:33, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

In that case, I suggest asking for advice at the Teahouse, TheBandShirleyFan. Cordless Larry (talk) 15:28, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Protests against Donald Trump

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Protests against Donald Trump. Legobot (talk) 04:31, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Southern Poverty Law Center

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Southern Poverty Law Center. Legobot (talk) 04:29, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for the suggestions. Yourgirl (talk) 10:32, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

And thank you for showing your appreciation, Yourgirl. Cordless Larry (talk) 21:19, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

TvB

I'm pretty sure if the Teahouse goes to the Help Desk to fix their template, the entire project explodes and we have to start over from zero articles. TimothyJosephWood 21:12, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

I laughed out loud at the mental image of a collective Teahouse-host post at the Help Desk, Timothyjosephwood. I quite like the idea of starting from scratch, though - would clear out a lot of unsourced rubbish! Cordless Larry (talk) 21:18, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

It helps me sleep at night thinking that the worst of it are orphans that no one really sees anyway. I occasionally visit BACKLOG for a reality check, and the garbage there sometimes is breathtaking, especially from before things like NPP got going. TimothyJosephWood 21:32, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

In all seriousness though, I did wonder whether if we bucked the WMF folks enough, if they would stop actively supporting it. If that's the case, I'll post at the help desk myself, and ping every technical editor I know, and I certainly wont lose any sleep over that. TimothyJosephWood 21:36, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, Timothyjosephwood. I think that if any WMF folks are annoyed, it's more to do with the replacement of the landing page with the questions page, rather than top versus bottom posting. Perhaps I'm not fully aware of all the politics though. I did have a conversation with Jonathan some time ago that touched on moving to bottom posting, but I can't remember exactly what his stance on it was. Cordless Larry (talk) 21:45, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

There seems to be a lot of friction there lately, at least in my limited view, and that isn't limited to the Teahouse. In the last 48 hours there was also this discussion, which resulted in folks withdrawing a mobile feature. I dunno, I may likely be ABF a bit too much here. TimothyJosephWood 23:12, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

With your suggestions

I am able to edit my article with your valuable suggestions. Few others are also helping me out. Thanks once again Yourgirl (talk) 03:32, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi, Larry, could you please check the new draft of my page about AW?

Thank you very much, any feedback is appreciated, or if you prefer to make changes yourself that is fine too. I followed your guidelines about the table and removed the LGBTQ video of Alice talking. Hopefully it is starting ti take shape... this is much more difficult that what I thought lol your help is so much appreciated...

Besides correcting all external links and swapping them to press citations, what else could I do with the page for it to not get deleted when uploaded? Am I doing the citation game correctly?

Also, could I publish the article as a stub this weekend to indicate that I understand it is not finished but that I would appreciate collaborations?

Martha.

MarthaDaisy (talk) 03:16, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

There are still some sentences that need to either be referenced or removed, MarthaDaisy, such as the claim that "Alice will become the youngest Spanish woman to ever direct a feature film at 26 years old" (that should also be reworded to use her surname, if it can be sourced). I would highly recommend submitting the article for review rather than publishing it yourself, but ultimately that is your call. I am pinging Theroadislong, who has made some edits to the article, and who might have thoughts or suggestions. Cordless Larry (talk) 10:14, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

You guys are fantastic (that also means you Theroadislong). Thank you both for helping me so much, otherwise I would be too lost. I will modify the things you are mentioning today and bring the article to your attention again afterwards. Is there a way for you guys to submit the article for review for me once it is finished? Thanks!!!

MarthaDaisy (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:11, 2 April 2017‎ (UTC)

It's probably quickest if you submit the article yourself, MarthaDaisy, by pressing the "Submit your draft for review!" button on the template at the top of the page once you're done making the changes. Pinging Theroadislong as a notification won't have been triggered by the above mention as MarthaDaisy's signature is incomplete (please sign by adding four tildes to the end of your posts, MarthaDaisy). Cordless Larry (talk) 20:20, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

thank you

This is just to say thank you for responding to my general message. What you said was useful. Many thanks. TinaTinatamman (talk) 09:21, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

No problem, Tinatamman. Happy editing to you. Cordless Larry (talk) 15:57, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

RfA

Hi Cordless Larry. Your name came up at Bri's list of potential admin candidates and having looked at your contributions and editing history I think you would make a great administrator! You've got experience in most if not all of the areas RfA voters look at, and from a first look I can't see that you'd face any major hurdles if nominated. What are your thoughts on running for the tools? Best, Sam Walton (talk) 14:39, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Hi Samwalton9, and thanks for your note. I'd by lying if I told you that I've not occasionally thought about running for admin status, but I've always concluded that I don't really need the tools for the sort of work I do and haven't wanted to run just for the chance to say that I'm an administrator. I have recently volunteered to join the OTRS team, and I suppose that admin tools might prove useful for that. I'm not sure what my chances would be in an RfA, though, given that I've never really contributed to admin-like tasks such as discussion closures. I've probably not made many friends with my stance at school AfDs lately, either! Those are my (somewhat disorderly) thoughts. Cordless Larry (talk) 15:56, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Holla!

you slammed an article here with an A7 but the article was not written in english, guess this was an oversight or accidental. I have removed it now, you can add a CSDtag to it but not A7. Happy edititng!!! 20:16, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Hello, Mahveotm. I asked an Icelandic speaker to translate the article, and there was no credible claim of significance or importance. That's why I tagged it. Have I missed a rule that says non-English articles can't be tagged as A7? Cordless Larry (talk) 20:18, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Ow! never knew you did that, would restore the tag instanta, thanks for your contributions to the project. -And no, I don't think there is any. ʍaɦʋɛօtʍ (talk) 20:24, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

No problem, Mahveotm, and thanks for reverting yourself. For reference, the editor who created that article appears to be here to write about himself and his friends. Cordless Larry (talk) 20:31, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

About CMV

i am now editing .... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ismailim (talk • contribs) 20:46, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

it's CMV is a Popular Bangladeshi Record label. i am not it's owner i am only wikipedian http://www.bd-pratidin.com/entertainment-news/2017/01/06/197901

http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/tv/abul-hayat-makes-maiden-music-video-appearance-1362151

http://bangla.thereport24.com/article/145143/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ismailim (talk • contribs) 21:45, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

You might not be the owner, Ismailim, but the article is still promotional. I suggest following the advice I left you at User talk:Ismailim#Article creation. Cordless Larry (talk) 21:52, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

This is not a promotional this is a company of bangladesh. and Bangladeshi Record label — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ismailim (talk • contribs) 22:05, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Sentences such as "As a producer, CMV is the pioneer of the latest revolution of band music and modern songs in Bangladesh" are promotional, Ismailim. Please review WP:NPOV. Cordless Larry (talk) 22:09, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

CMV like of Bangladeshi record labels please follow this link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Bangladeshi_record_labels