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Square / Block comment on talk page

Gusfriend, I see that you commented on the Square (financial services company) talk page. The section where you left your comment is an old/stale discussion. You may want to repost your comment in the sections titled "How to show support for name change?" or "IAR" instead. Chrisclear (talk) 22:26, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I have added it to the IAR. Gusfriend (talk) 22:29, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to AfD

Hi Gusfriend,

Welcome to Articles for Deletion. I have noticed that ~~several~~ some of your AfD comments fall under Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (such as this one, which falls under WP:INHERITED) as they are usually ignored by deletion discussion closers. May I recommend a thorough read of the rules as well, such as WP:AFDEQ and WP:DISCUSSAFD? Since you seem to be new to AfD, I highly recommend brushing up on those. Please also remember that you cannot vote twice like you did here, and that you should use Template:Strikethrough if you accidentally do so. Have a good one! Pilaz (talk) 09:48, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for passing that information through.Gusfriend (talk) 09:53, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for spending some of your time at AfD and keeping the process up and running, regardless. You'll pick up all the complexities and contradictions of Wikipedia guidelines and policies in no time. Pilaz (talk) 10:04, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Just to follow up on this advice, I noticed your comment at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Illinois Northern Railroad and it gave me pause. The question there was whether the article was a hoax or not (it was). If it really did exist, a railroad operating 110 miles of track in the United States would pass our notability guidelines. Best, Mackensen (talk) 12:50, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

yeah, well, ... =

so youre young enough to not know the toecutters by their names? Notability of a Melbourne solicitor with 10 refs and intrinsically linked with the gangland killings and you want more? nah, youre overstepping the threshold dont you think? Your user page gives it all away, and honestly, there are hundreds of oz articles with less refs and blood and gore that stand alone unchallenged. All this in good humour of course, I didnt have to step over dead bodies in the cross or darlinghurst in the old days, but got close to it... JarrahTree 02:12, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In terms of notability I have recently spent some time looking at AfDs and if one were raised for the page then there is a decent chance that the result would be a redirect to Lewis Caine and a note on a couple of other pages. To avoid that happening I added the tag in the hope that people would find things like the fact that she was suspected of tipping off Moran to improve the page. I also have no problem with someone removing my note about notability because (a) it is just my perspective and (b) my viewpoint is affected by reading AfDs. Gusfriend (talk) 02:33, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

well youre in the wrong business unless you have a good flack jacket - your honesty and reply put you in the calm and cool brigade, so few left in this damned colander... and I understand your hope that people would find things - just like a melbourne lane, strong smell but maybe no workable evidence... You deserve a long editing life with a reply like that, scuse me while I look for that safe house on the east coast of tassie for a quiet time away. JarrahTree 02:45, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Note on DAB page telling people that changes will be reverted

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I just went to edit Australia national football team (disambiguation) and there is a message in the page saying the following and I was wondering if that is appropriate or if it should be removed.

Gusfriend (talk) 10:53, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProjects are allowed to advise on topics and have guidelines/standards for pages, but they cannot mandate that all changes have to go through them first. I have removed the note. If you want more help, change the {{help me-helped}} back into a {{help me}}, stop by the Teahouse, or Wikipedia's live help channel, or the help desk to ask someone for assistance. Primefac (talk) 11:15, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Hi! Please look at my draft. I am ready to listen to comments and correct the article. Thanks!31.40.143.16 (talk) 10:48, 26 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It is probably better to wait for someone who understands Russian and can read the references as only one of them is in English. Gusfriend (talk) 11:02, 26 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Draft article review

Hello and thank you for your review of Draft:Department of Homeland Security Outstanding Unit Award. I appreciate your comments and agree with them, and have edited the draft per your recommendations. If there's anything else I can do to get the article ready, please let me know. Thanks! Castawayed (talk) 22:59, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Palatine Lodge No. 97

Hi Gusfriend, thank you again for reviewing my article. As per your suggestion, I have removed what I considered to be primary sources, I.e., those that link to the Palatine website. Also, I have removed those notable members which were also referenced by the website. I have left those members who are referenced by secondary references, i.e., Newspaper articles etc. But if you think these members should be removed then I will do so. I’d appreciate it if you could take a look at my revised draft. Thanks again Stev201961 (talk) 11:57, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That is looking a lot better. Ideally you would only have people for whom there is mention of their membership in the newspaper report of their awards, obituary and the like but it is a little harder in the context of groups where all of the information may not have been fully public at the time. The advantage of the university records is that they provide a moderated location for original historical documents as opposed to a modern summary. With the university records they have placed their academic reputations on the fact they have the original documents. Gusfriend (talk) 12:17, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again Gusfriend. Yes, all the Newspaper articles I’ve referenced, against the people who remain in the Notable Members section, mention the person and that they are members of Palatine Lodge. I can post an example if you wish. Stev201961 (talk) 20:24, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I have just had a look at the page and it is looking good and ready for resubmission. Gusfriend (talk) 22:31, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your advice, Gusfriend. Stev201961 (talk) 19:57, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Findlay McRae (May 1)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Chetsford was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

One of the criteria for accepting pages through AfC is that there is a reasonable likelihood the article would survive AfD. I don't think this would on the basis of WP:BLP1E.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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Chetsford (talk) 17:23, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Gusfriend! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Chetsford (talk) 17:23, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Foreign relations of the Byzantine Empire

Hi @Gusfriend

I've responded to your comment in Draft talk:Foreign relations of the Byzantine Empire. Thanks! Elias (talk) 16:04, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Byzantine Empire

When you create new articles connected to the Byzantine Empire, could you remember to list them in the Index of Byzantine Empire–related articles? Dimadick (talk) 08:02, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

May 2022

Your recent editing history at FIBA Men's World Ranking shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See the bold, revert, discuss cycle for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 03:37, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Creating Stubs

Hello @Gusfriend thank you for reviewing my AfC submission for Faye Toogood -- I am going to follow your advice and add more context, I do wonder tho: what is the minimum acceptable length for a "stub" article? I thought in the case of such a well known female designer who lacks a wikipedia entry, the first order of business would be to "right" the situation by giving her a page, and then work on improving it over time. That's why I meant to submit it ASAP as a stub. SleepyWhippet (talk) 12:55, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Draft Kargo Xpress - Submission Declined

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Kargo_Xpress

submission been declined for the same reason.

Submission declined on 6 May 2022 by Rich Smith (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

I have resubmitted with the following reference and yet it is declined again.

^ https://www.nst.com.my/business/2021/06/697323/m-jets-obtained-aoc-commence-cargo-flight-east-malaysia ^ "Kargo Xpress adds Hong Kong to its air freight network - Payload Asia". ^"Kargo Xpress Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. ^ https://www.gecas.aero/2x738bcf_to_kargo-xpress/ ^ https://www.jetphotos.com/airline/Kargo%20Xpress ^ https://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Kargo%20Xpress.htm ^ https://cargofacts.com/allposts/carriers/kargo-xpress-nears-launch-with-737-400f/ ^ https://www.caasint.com/kargo-xpress-implements-champs-cargospot-airline-solution/