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Hmm, I think it's the former... [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] ([[User talk:The Rambling Man|talk]]) 11:58, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
Hmm, I think it's the former... [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] ([[User talk:The Rambling Man|talk]]) 11:58, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

== Recovery of the wiki page "Left/Right" ==

Good afternoon :) you recently deleted a page called Left/Right, this page was about a person. Due to Left/Right not having a top 100 hit, the page was deleted. I understand if there isn't a work around to this issue, but is it possible for the page to be recovered so that i can retain/save a copy of the edit source? I put well over 10 hours into the page and I'd be very disheartened if it all disappeared. I could then save the page in my laptop or in a SandBox format until it has enough info to be approved by y'all. Thanks for your time & happy holidays. let me know :)

Revision as of 17:24, 27 December 2017



Keeping an eye on stuff. Meanwhile, here is some music.


Reporting a User

NineTimes (talk • contribs • logs • filter log • block log) He's being rude, unprofessional, abusive and adding unreliable sources. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wikni/User:NineTimes

Not only that but he follows his edits with statements in bad taste. He's being unnecessarily rude and outright attacking people. Here are some examples.

"→‎East Asia: removing pics, Bollywood is not about few people. Also what is with your fetish for aamir khan and forbes, he has his own page" - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/808550907

"What do you mean "too many pics". Why have pics at all then? These are important people related to different aspects of the industry." - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/808549953

"His Turkic ethnicity and Afghan link has been explained on this page. Stop adding Afghan everywhere" - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/808506869

"New Bollywood (1990s–present): srk has his own identity, they are not three musketeers or a band of boys" - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/808366936

"It is watched mainly in South Asia, not all of Asia. One or two film can be exception. Even BBC relates it primarily with South Asia only." - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/808056983

Old Skool (or, library anyway!)

Canterbury Public Library, old library ticket, UK 1960s

Women in Red World Contest

Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!

Regarding deletion of my wiki page

````swati28tripathi I think you might require the serial number for answering my query, the serial number is SerialNumber54129. I created a Wiki page about Della Adventures and Resorts. I tried and kept it non promotional, but it got deleted for being promotional. I would like to know how can I create a Wiki page about the Della Adventures without it being looking promotional. Also, i provided enough reference links written by third party and re-known press media of India. I would be very thankful, if you could guide me on the same. Thanks.Swati28tripathi (talk) 09:42, 5 December 2017 (UTC)swati28tripathi[reply]

Hmm..., ↑↑ is the side effect of such a re-name:)Winged Blades Godric 10:02, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Swati28tripathi: Serial Number 54129 is the username of the editor who tagged the sandbox for deletion. Essentially, the page looked like advertising copy, and was in a completely inappropriate tone for an encyclopedia. In particular, "Run under the aegis of Chairman Jimmy Mistry, the adventure park is established over a massive area of 46 acres" - most people aren't interested in who runs a company (except in limited circumstances such as Colonel Sanders) and provided a link to them suggests the page was more focused towards promoting a person than describing the adventure park in a dispassionate and neutral view. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 10:39, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks for your quick reply. I would make sure to avoid the mistakes you just pointed out. Are there any other mistakes so that i don't end up pinging the editors again and again? Thanks in advance! Swati28tripathi (talk) 13:58, 5 December 2017 (UTC)swati28tripathi[reply]

The best thing to do is read through a couple of good-quality articles on the same subject matter, and see how they're written. It's not exactly like-for-like, but Brighton Palace Pier is a good article, and deals with the subject matter in a dispassionate and neutral tone. Very little attention is paid to who runs the pier and what the financial situation is. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 10:22, 7 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail!

Hello, Ritchie333. Please check your email; you've got mail!
Message added 11:36, 6 December 2017 (UTC). It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.

Yunshui 雲水 11:36, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of InvoiceInterchange article

Hi Ritchie,

Noticed that the article I created on InvoiceInterchange was deleted. May I request for its contents to be retrieved? Also, is there any feedback I could take note of to make the article less promotional in nature as well? Planning to refine this article so that it can meet wiki's standards, thanks! Fierystar (talk) 14:50, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Fierystar: I have restored to User:Fierystar/InvoiceInterchange. In terms of improving the article, Wikipedia:Writing better articles and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch are good starting points. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:16, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ive posted a Dispute resolution request

Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#_Talk:Johnny Hallyday [1] --DerekvG (talk) 14:30, 7 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted page

Hi,

My page got deleted. I wanted to work on it to make it so that it was up to Wikipedia's standards. The draft was called Draft:Robert A. Sauerberg. It was deleted because of copyright. It is very very similar to the biography of Robert Sauerberg that appears on condenast.com . However, my team and I are the ones who wrote and created the bio that lives there- so we're copyrighting ourselves. I'm not sure how to progress - I want to make it so that the bio that appears on condenast.com is of fair use so that I can post it here without it getting deleted. Can you please revive the draft on Wikipedia while I work on getting the original biography cleared for fair use??

Thank you.

-Gemma — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gemmacolon (talk • contribs) 17:34, 7 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Gemmacolon: Have a look at User:Ritchie333/Plain and simple guide to copyvios - it should explain the issues in a nutshell (which are non-intuitive and obvious, which is why we don't assume malice for people who make them) and advise you on what you can do. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 17:41, 7 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Someone's page got deleted by Richie333, I wanna create it again please. Deleted page is Molise Lesley Maqelepo Nino Grace (talk) 09:47, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Johnny Hallyday

I have no patience with editors who yell "Vandalism" to "win" a content dispute. Robert McClenon (talk) 23:51, 7 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

(In case there was any doubt, I am not saying that you yelled "Vandalism".) Robert McClenon (talk) 23:52, 7 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your rewriting of Mackie's

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
I put Mackie's up for deletion because I didn't see notability, but I thank you for rewriting it. Potatornado (talk) 14:54, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

12 years of editing

Hey, Ritchie333. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!
Have a great day! Chris Troutman (talk) 02:44, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
My advice: stick to your violin, mate. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:08, 11 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A respectful question

Why did you revert my simple (but correct) edits on the article for Mellotron?

Grammarspellchecker (talk) 09:27, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn’t “correct”, it was your personal opinion. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 10:32, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You got mail

Apologies if you knew already, but you did get some mail from me. 331dot (talk) 11:55, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I did, it's just the wheels of secret cabal discussions[FBDD] turn slowly, and I have replied. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 11:36, 11 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Day

Happy First Edit Day, Ritchie333, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! NikolaiHo☎️ 22:54, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Keith Chegwin

On 11 December 2017, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Keith Chegwin, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 22:55, 11 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

As Cheggers sang, “see one, touch one, win an award!” Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 23:47, 11 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

FWIW-You're mentioned there by someone else.

Information icon There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. We hope (talk) 19:50, 12 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

New Page Reviewer Newsletter

Hello Ritchie333, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Backlog update:

  • The new page backlog is currently at 12713 pages. Please consider reviewing even just a few pages each day! If everyone helps out, it will really put a dent in the backlog.
  • Currently the backlog stretches back to March and some pages in the backlog have passed the 90 day Google index point. Please consider reviewing some of them!

Outreach and Invitations:

  • If you know other editors with a good understanding of Wikipedia policy, invite them to join NPP by dropping the invitation template on their talk page with: {{subst:NPR invite}}. Adding more qualified reviewers will help with keeping the backlog manageable.

New Year New Page Review Drive

  • A backlog drive is planned for the start of the year, beginning on January 1st and running until the end of the month. Unique prizes will be given in tiers for both the total number of reviews made, as well as the longest 'streak' maintained.
  • Note: quality reviewing is extremely important, please do not sacrifice quality for quantity.

General project update:

  • ACTRIAL has resulted in a significant increase in the quality of new submissions, with noticeably fewer CSD, PROD, and BLPPROD candidates in the new page feed. However, the majority of the backlog still dates back to before ACTRIAL started, so consider reviewing articles from the middle or back of the backlog.
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If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, go here. — TonyBallioni (talk) 20:27, 12 December 2017 (UTC) [reply]

  • With regard to New Page Reviewing, if I find a page like Gay Gaddis which flags up a massive copyright issue in Earwig's copyvio tool, but has some other OK content, am I right to nominate it for speedy deletion under G12, or not? For the moment I have just tagged it for copyright violation, but I can see the category contains pages that have been tagged for years. What I don't want to do is spend ages trying to disentangle the non-free content, but at the moment I am just wasting time dithering about what is best to be done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:34, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Cwmhiraeth I personally would remove chunks of text/paragraphs with a broad brush - any words that isn't highlighted in red is likely to still be rewritten copyrighted text. Galobtter (pingó mió) 13:40, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I've reduced the article down to a stub, kept the sources, removed the copyright-violating content, and revision deleted everything with it in. Non-admins should tag the article with {{subst:copyvio|url=insert URL here}} which will alert somebody towards it. Normally I use G12 as an additional "device" for a probably unsalvageable article which doesn't quite meet the standalone A7 / G11 criteria. Since this is a biography of a woman, established policy is to ping Megalibrarygirl and get her to improve it. :-) Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 13:46, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Cwimraeh, instructions for requesting revdel are here Template:Copyvio-revdel - should also specify start id and end id. Galobtter (pingó mió) 13:54, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you both for your advice, I will be a bit bolder next time. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:32, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Schon gewusst? DYK?

The German equivalent to DYK has one of my articles today (and tomorrow): "Sonne der Gerechtigkeit, gehe auf zu unsrer Zeit" (Sun of justice, rise in our time), the hook saying that it was a wake-up call against Nazi thinking, and used a lot in the political peace prayers on Mondays. (There's a English version.) I remember standing at The Wall at the Brandenburg Gate, thinking it would stay for (my) life. It didn't! I just returned from a great operatic experience in what was East then. - We hope. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:25, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I can't believe the strongest vote for the AfD was in the former DDR along the Polish / Czech border; the closest bit of present day Germany to Auschwitz - Birkenau. Unthinkable. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 19:02, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Agree. (After next excellent opera, and another conductor to write about. [2][3]) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:05, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Resilient Barnstar
The "Where the skies are so blue and the governor's true" barnstar.

Never mind.... as long as the Main page skies are blue, eh? Martinevans123 (talk) 17:29, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I refer the honourable gentleman back to User talk:Ritchie333/Archive 46#Okay, great calico and fruit, but..., posted the day before the US election. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 18:44, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, yes. Halcyon Days! When we all thought someone else was bound to win. *wipes tear away with crumpled Russian email ...* Martinevans123 (talk) 19:00, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

AfC

I was merely adding a comment that the page was speedily deleted in the past. I didn't say that it was a reason for it to be declined. Also, I have pressing real-life issues to go through right now that have reduced my time for Wikipedia (working 10 days straight, for starters, would certainly reduce the time available for Wikipedia). I have every intention to reply to the comments on my page when I have time for it. I could have drafted a quick, low-quality response, but what would that do to improve the page?

Lastly, I must protest the tone that this conversation has taken. The implied threats that was left is, in my opinion, counter-intuitive and completely unhelpful. Kiteinthewind Leave a message! 22:04, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

(Update) Also, I must set the record straight about accusations of me "deleting a draft completely out of process". I can't delete any articles, because I am not even an administrator to start with. I have the rights to recommend the deletion of articles (as any editors do), but I don't have sysop rights. I can't do something that I have no rights to. Kiteinthewind Leave a message! 22:07, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Well my other half has quit Wikipedia because of you. I realise you didn't actually delete the draft, but that's the impression you gave. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 22:17, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Looking back at the comment I left, I realize now that I may have inadvertently breached BITE as a result. It was certainly not my intention to drive away Wikipedia editors, but at the same time, to blame someone for another person's action is, in my opinion, a bit disingenuous. I have left a message on your SO's talkpage, explaining the situation. Kiteinthewind Leave a message! 22:46, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I realise I came across as aggressive as I was communicating off the back of a real life conversation that had made me cross, and for that I apologise. I'm too tired to look at the draft now, but the Google Scholar and Google Books results certainly suggest it is possible to write a good mainspace article on this person. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 22:50, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Based on the number of gscholar cites, that would very easily survive AfD. In most AfD's I've seen, just one paper with over 500+ cites is easily enough (and she's actually a significant author in this case, rather than the say 12th out of 13 I've seen in other cases) And I personally lean towards "it passes C1" than not. I'll actually just accept it now.. Galobtter (pingó mió) 04:36, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Would this edit summary qualify for removal? 331dot (talk) 10:51, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I think so, it’s not conductive towards writing an encyclopedia. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 10:55, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Heuston and Euston

Hi Richie -- I made some hatnotes about Heuston and Euston, and notice you reverted an edit of mine with the comment "who is going to get confused with something spelled and pronounced differently?" The answer is: non-native speakers that I met, at Heuston, a group which is often confused about how to pronounce initial H and the many similar sounding eu/ou/oo/u spellings. I still think it's helpful: would you object if I put it back? Jonathan. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Euston_railway_station&oldid=810458191 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.69.229.22 (talk) 12:44, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The station (which I know very well) has always been called Euston and no reliable source says otherwise. So you would be putting made-up information in the encyclopedia, which is not allowed. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 12:55, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
FWIW I agree with the IP here; "Heuston" and "Euston" are pronounced the same in many accents, and I can easily imagine someone visiting from abroad who isn't familiar with the station names being told "I'll meet you at Heuston" and searching for "Euston", and vice versa. [[Heuston railway station]] in particular, being the first Google hit on "Heuston", is a particularly likely false-positive search result. ("Euston" is a counter-intuitive spelling—a non-English speaker would expect it to be spelled "Yewston"—so it's entirely plausible that someone would guess at "Heuston" as the potential spelling.) ‑ Iridescent 13:10, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

As someone who's worked in and around Euston for many years (on and off) I can tell you that the main confusion tourists have is between Euston and [the nearby] Euston Square. I've never encountered any confusion with a place in another country altogether but if we're going to go down this route, I suggest a hat-note for Houston too. And probably Whitney. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 13:32, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I don't believe anyone is suggesting Heuston station was ever called Euston nor vice-versa. What I'm saying is that a) I have seen people confuse the names, and b) that "Not to be confused with X" is appropriate for the Wikipedia article. What "made-up information" are you speaking of? Regards, Jonathan. 82.69.229.22 (talk) 13:40, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I agree also with Jonathan (fancy registering an account btw? V easy, and lots of benefits!) We do generally hatnote other names that sound similar regradless of spelling. i'm thinking Grenada and Granada, Oakland for Auckland, etc. Not sure if it's enshrined in policy, but it does seem to be the common expectation that we try and avoid confusion. Good article though. >SerialNumber54129...speculates 15:36, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Dweller: There's a model railway named "Witney Euston". --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 00:31, 16 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Redrose64: that would presumably be for the soundtrack to the Bodyguard... ;) >SerialNumber54129...speculates 00:52, 16 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm confused and I think I was talking at cross purposes, I thought you were suggesting Heuston was an alternative spelling for Euston. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 17:48, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Following these comments: I put the edit back and also added Euston Square tube per Dweller's comment. Richie if I misunderstood you as not disagreeing my apologies and please edit. Regards, Jonathan. 82.69.229.22 (talk) 14:23, 16 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Nice work, all of you. Euston, we have a problem. It's how to find Euston Square. Nice that Wikipedia solves it. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 15:44, 20 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Laureate Group of Schools and Colleges (2nd nomination)

Hi Ritchie. I see that you closed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Laureate Group of Schools and Colleges (2nd nomination) as no consensus. I am minded to challenge this outcome, because the editors who expressed keep opinions failed to address the concern that no independent sources could be found to verify the existence of the subject, and I think this should have been taken into account when assessing consensus. For some similar recent cases, you might like to see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Quaid School, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ace School System (2nd nomination) and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Makkah Model School System - MMS Feroze wattwan (2nd nomination). Cordless Larry (talk) 14:23, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

In fact, the more I look into this, the more I think that the article might be a hoax. The website states that the school is affiliated with the Punjab Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, but it is not listed as affiliated here. See also the photoshopped images here. Cordless Larry (talk) 14:57, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
It might be my eyes, CL, but those pics are so small I can't tell if they're photoshopped at all! Fair play on your mince pies  :) and if that school motto is anything to go by, you could be right. That just sounds slightly- juvenile, perhaps? >SerialNumber54129...speculates 15:24, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Does this help, Serial Number 54129? Cordless Larry (talk) 15:34, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I see what you mean- thanks. yes that does seem rather blatant. User:Winged Blades of Godric, if you don't mind me calling upon you, could attest or point us in the direction of being able to attest to this existing? Many thanks for any advice you can give! >SerialNumber54129...speculates 15:40, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Winged Blades of Godric participated in the deletion discussion, but did not offer a rationale for their delete comment. Cordless Larry (talk) 15:49, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Shortly confirming whether such group really exists.My !vote was the reflection of some frustration in response to the usual !votes school-project-clique which are equally ludicrous rationales(IMO).Winged BladesGodric 15:58, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Apologies, both, I forgot you were both at the original AfD. It's been rather a long day, sorry! >SerialNumber54129...speculates 16:02, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
54129, can you help with checking the veracity of The school has been affiliated with Cambridge University of London.? And, I agree that all the photographs over here are blatantly photoshopped!Winged BladesGodric 16:03, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Winged Blades of God, can you link to where it says that? Working on it though, stand by. Cheers, >SerialNumber54129...speculates 16:16, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Over here.Cheers!Winged BladesGodric 16:21, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) @Winged Blades of Godric and Cordless Larry: This page seems to say not, on the assumption I've performed the correct search (the original page regarding affiliation is here). >SerialNumber54129...speculates 16:23, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Pinging Cordless Larry as the previous one failed. >SerialNumber54129...speculates 16:29, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I note that some of the addresses over here could not be parsed by GMaps and that is somewhat highly strange.Can't help much due to the added disadvantage that many of Pakistani websites (esp. Govt. ones) are blocked in India.Regrets:)Stil looking at some alternatives, though:)Winged BladesGodric 16:24, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Winged Blades of Godric I was able to find them using GMaps - just have to remove the crap before 1A, shah rukh colony etc in the first one. See here It's appears real. There's a much higher quality photo here and various buildings with locations and reviews. Galobtter (pingó mió) 16:30, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I got two of them.Drew a blank on the rest like over here.And I have, in the meanwhile, accesed some of the provincial BISEs.None of them seems to list the school.Winged BladesGodric 16:33, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
The odd thing is, when I put it into google.co.in/maps I still get no results? -as I wanted to look at that pic. >SerialNumber54129...speculates 16:38, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Cancel that, I saw your link. Shame streetview isn't available; are locations sometimes also 'user-generated content' though? >SerialNumber54129...speculates 16:41, 15 December 2017 (UTC
Not sure about that, but I see multiple reviews from "local guides", so if it is a hoax, then it's an elaborate one, and it's far more likely that they are just falsifying stuff on their website. Galobtter (pingó mió) 16:44, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
The GMap reviews could be easily manipulated by a quite small bunch of guys.And as Lguides they aren't not very reliable, given the user-levels.I once saw an oldage home, in a secluded place turning to a four-star bar with multiple five star reviews, before somebody discovered it and (prob.) some sort of official communic. from the mgmt. to Google managed to get it pulled it down:) But, the photo look very real though! Winged BladesGodric 17:15, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) Incidentally, forgot to say, that "Cambridge University of London" is no sech thing; apart from being the combination of the names of two prestigious UK institutions which the uninformed might assume to be some sort of Super-Uni :) >SerialNumber54129...speculates 16:27, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I was about to write that there is no such institution as "Cambridge University of London". There is Cambridge University and there is the federal University of London, but they are separate institutions. Cordless Larry (talk) 16:29, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Cordless Larry: (and everyone else) - I have reopened the AfD as there is clearly additional information and insights (not least the potential for this to be a hoax) that warrant investigation. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 17:46, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I still think a delete close would have been justified given the failure of anyone to provide any independent sources during the original AfD, but a relisting is fine by me. Cordless Larry (talk) 17:48, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
When an AfD heavyweight like DGG votes "keep", it's best to get more views. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 17:49, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
On a lighter note... how many pings did Ritchie get...?! :D >SerialNumber54129...speculates 17:54, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Obscured by Clouds

I found a source to state that Pink Floyd's 1972 album "Obscured by Clouds" was specifically mixed at Morgan Sound Studios, since the source cited for the recording sessions occurring at Chateau d'Herouville, as famously used by Elton John for his album "Honky Chateau" as well as Joan Armatrading, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, The Grateful Dead and Rick Wakeman to name just a few, but it keeps being reverted for some reasons when I did provide a reliable source from a book written by Glenn Povey that definitely says that the album was mixed at Morgan, thus verifying the mixed at Morgan claim.

Furthermore, albums mixed or overdubbed at certain studios (e.g. Abbey Road, Trident, Sunset Sound, Capitol) have been listed in those categories.

61.69.217.3 (talk) 01:34, 16 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I liked it better when it was “slow as Christmas”

Christmas tree worm, (Spirobranchus gigantic)

Atsme📞📧 13:41, 17 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Time To Spread A Little
Happy Holiday Cheer!!
I decorated a special kind of Christmas tree
in the spirit of the season.

 What's especially nice about
this digitized version:
*it doesn't need water
*won't catch fire
*and batteries aren't required.
Enjoy the Holidays

and have a prosperous New Year!!

🍸🎁 🎉

Happy Saturnalia!

Happy Saturnalia
Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and troll-free and you not often get distracted by dice-playing. Ealdgyth - Talk 14:03, 17 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Eglwys Sant Baglan Llanfaglan

I'd be very grateful if you could look at the complete mess that's been created, by a new user, there. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:16, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've rolled it all back. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 17:46, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Many thanks. And thanks for leaving the explanatory note. Unfortunately, because the "new user" also made a devious Welsh language re-direct, Talk:Eglwys Sant Baglan Llanfaglan has been left stranded. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:14, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Sir Tim Hunt controversy at WCSJ

Hello. You deleted Sir Tim Hunt controversy at WCSJ speedily. I once separated this section from the actual Tim Hunt article which seemed to be dominated by the incident at WCSJ. The article was edited by many others and I don't think it is a copyright infringement of www.jaymaron.com/badass.html, a website that I have never seen before, and where I cannot find any reference to Sir Tim Hunt whatsoever. Maybe it's the other way round and Jaymaron.badass copied some text from Wikipedia?
Actually I am okay with the nomination since this bizarre controversy attracted far too much attention which should have gone to the scientific achievements of a Nobel Prizer winner, but I am sure you agree with me that deletion should be on proper grounds. Hartenhof (talk) 19:32, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Sure that that section was added by many editors instead of being copied by just one? Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 19:51, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
When the Tim Hunt controversy occurred, many users contributed. They added information as well as their views on the incident to the Tim Hunt main page and also to the Tim Hunt talk page. This section grew and grew, ultimately consuming two thirds of the Tim Hunt article, overshadowing all other information on the man himself, his life and work. There was a lot of discussion whether the subject should be covered so extensively on the Tim Hunt main page. So at a certain point I decided to separate this heavily edited subject, as a spin-off, from the main page. I created a new page, covering the controversy only. Since many contributors expressed their view that nothing should be lost, I removed the entire section from the Tim Hunt page (replacing it by a small paragraph), and copied it to the new page I created. I don't know who or what jaymaron.badass is, but it certainly had nothing to do with the Tim Hunt article, or the spin-off, at that time. You can find all this in the history of the main article and its talk page. I forget about the whole thing until now, and could not care less about the Tim Hunt controversy and its nomination or deletion. But I don't like to be blamed by User:El cid, el campeador as someone who violates copyrights. Hartenhof (talk) 21:06, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
You created a new page without giving any sort of credit or notice that you copied content from the Tim Hunt page, which in itself is a violation of WP policy. But regardless, there was a new page with content which matched a copyright search and the only real response is to tag the page for deletion and then delete it. It is really your job to state that it is a copy-paste split. But no one is 'blaming' you for anything, I just notified you that I tagged your page for CSD because it was flagged in a copyright search. ‡ Єl Cid of ᐺalencia ᐐT₳LKᐬ 22:50, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Of course I gave a notice that it was an obvious copy-paste split from the Tim Hunt page, and I wouldn't know what kind of "violation" this could be. However, thanks to the more-than-speedy deletion this notification vanished forever, as did the whole WCSJ incident by the way, as a happy result of your actions, albeit historically incorrect. Hartenhof (talk) 23:58, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I just undid your removal from the main page. Now everything is back to the status quo :) hope this helps. Cheers ‡ Єl Cid of ᐺalencia ᐐT₳LKᐬ 02:53, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
It's really too much... thank you... thank you my friend... but... aren't you overdoing it a little...? Now it's your turn to produce a shortened version... I'm looking forward to it ;-) Hartenhof (talk) 07:15, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
P.S. Didn't you violate jaymaron.com/badass's copyrights now? (I'm not joking, since this was your reason for the nomination anyway) Hartenhof (talk) 07:27, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The Yes Album

Why vandalism? The mannikin image is just the image of a whatever mannikin, put there just to decorate. I also corrected the book title in italics, and you removed it. --'''Attilios''' (talk) 08:18, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your personal opinion has been noted. There are loads of articles in WP:ALBUMS/500 that have unsourced content or need badly rewriting - why not look at one of those? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 08:26, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It's that time of the year...

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DYK nomination of Line the Label

Hello! Your submission of Line the Label at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 23:57, 25 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Changing tack/tact

Hmm, I think it's the former... The Rambling Man (talk) 11:58, 27 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Recovery of the wiki page "Left/Right"

Good afternoon :) you recently deleted a page called Left/Right, this page was about a person. Due to Left/Right not having a top 100 hit, the page was deleted. I understand if there isn't a work around to this issue, but is it possible for the page to be recovered so that i can retain/save a copy of the edit source? I put well over 10 hours into the page and I'd be very disheartened if it all disappeared. I could then save the page in my laptop or in a SandBox format until it has enough info to be approved by y'all. Thanks for your time & happy holidays. let me know :)

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