I am creating this Talal alanasi page because his is president of Safe United Organisation (SUO) and member of BlueStar Group (BSG) and also he is the designer of the Iraqi Future Flag. so why did you delete this page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ArabSky (talk • contribs) 10:13, 27 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Creator Of Munir Ahmad Babar
I was creating an article on Munir Ahmad Babar: A businessman of Pakistan who is known very well for his achivements in the plastic world. it got deleted and i dont know why on my page it said to leave a message on your page.
I will also be creating documents on MAPCO, MAPCO PLASTIC HALL OF FAME, MAPCO HELPING HUMANITY, PACKAGES LTD and many other companies and instituttions assosiated with the plastic world in asia. I will also be creating a List of ASIAN PLASTIC COMPANIES. and Pakistani Businessmen —Preceding unsigned comment added by Safirbabar (talk • contribs) 00:19, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I agree fully with your comments, after the revamp. I think the article itself fine, but I just don't see notability, hence why I didn't choose to keep it. We'll have to see what happens now I guess. :) Best, Rudget.22:47, 5 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed - odd that after nominating it for deletion, I'm wavering towards keep while after adding some references you're thinking delete! Proves it's a very borderline case I guess. Wouldn't like to call it but will lose no sleep either way! Thanks again for your rescue attempt though. Kim Dent-Brown(Talk)01:43, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your support in my RfA. It was definitely a dramatic debate, that landed on WP:100! I paid close attention to everything that was said, and, where possible, I will try to incorporate the (constructive) criticism towards being a better administrator. I'm taking things slowly for now, partially because of the holidays and all the off-wiki distractions. :) I'm also working my way through the Wikipedia:New admin school and double-checking the relevant policies, and will gradually phase into the use of the new tools. My main goals are to help out with various backlogs, but I also fully intend to keep on writing articles, as there are several more that I definitely want to get to WP:FA status! Thanks again, and have a great new year, --Elonka04:32, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I hope I was able to update the article sufficiently so that it is no longer a candidate for deletion. You might wish to check out Justine Cooper's presentation from the 18th Consumers International World Congress on The Ethics of Drug Promotion. I have not incorporated any of the content of the presentation in the article since I did not see a way of maintaing a neutral point of view if I added that material.
Thanks Dan, I'm sure the article is safe now (and quite right too). Having added the link for Justine Cooper's presentation, I'm not sure that much of the content can be (or even need be) added to the article. But I'll have a look and see if there's anything to be added. Kim Dent-Brown(Talk)14:26, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Understood - I have changed it to a redirect page using Wikipedia markup - you'll see what it looks like if you click 'edit this page', in case you have to set up any redirects yourself. Kim Dent-Brown(Talk)12:42, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I wouldn't have tagged it for CSD A7 like User:Guldenat did, but in my opinion it certainly classifies as a A1 article. If the article would at least provide a little more content to the reader...that would be something. In its current form it really just more of a statement than a article. I followed the link provided by the original author, I really couldn't find anything to work with on their website :-/ Regards LightAnkhC|MSG11:29, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I can quite see why you tagged it, and on an unforgiving day I'd have done the same. But I thought that a club established over 100 years ago might have some history, and a quick look at their website suggests they have had players representing Munster - the most senior level in GAA sport (confirmed by the GAA website.) So I'm going to try and see if it can be rescued - but please do flag it for AfD if you still doubt its suitability - just give me an hour or so to see what I can dig up. Kim Dent-Brown(Talk)11:36, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thank You Kim for your addition to the page and for not deleting it. My wikipedia skills are limited at the moment. With more practice I should be able to improve. Again many thanks. --Buhbsu (talk) 11:27, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome: it was interesting working on a subject that I essentially knew nothing about! If you have more facts (ideally with references) about the club, stick them in and I'll help format the article. Kim Dent-Brown(Talk)12:09, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Request For Rollback
I have fullfilled your request. As you are an experienced user I won't give you any spiel on what not to do! If you have any queries on roll back drop me a note. Thanks! Pedro : Chat 12:24, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome. One minor point - I wouldn't use rollback for good faith edits (per your request) - this can be seen as a bit rude - your contribution history seems you only really use it for vandalism so I have no concerns. Pedro : Chat 12:27, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Understood. What I meant for good faith edits was the facility I currently have (I think it's with Twinkle) to choose :[rollback (AGF)] || [rollback] || [rollback (VANDAL)] options when I'm looking at a diff. But I'll make sure I use the new button only for vandalism. Kim Dent-Brown(Talk)12:31, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Damn. I knew somebody might bring this up some time! I don't know how much I really want to put my mouth in the lion's jaws, having seen the chewing up some people get. Maybe I should see how I get on with this one button before asking for a load more? Kim Dent-Brown(Talk)12:57, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Heh! Yeah it can be daunting. Honest advice - If you want to go for it, give it another few weeks. Use the rollback tool wisely (I guarantee now, that within a few weeks we will start seeing RfA fails based on inappropriate use of the tool). Keep doing what you're doing. You've got just under 4k edits and I know it's a bad thing but you probably want to be up around 4.5k to balance "experience concerns". If you're interested, hit me up in late February, and if you wish I'd be delighted to nominate you. So far I've nominated or co-nominated three editors, who have all passed, so my success rate is pretty okay!! Let me know if you're interested. Pedro : Chat 15:55, 10 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
(Undent) Thanks Pedro, between you and me (and everyone else who reads my talk page...) I had already decided that I'd say 'no' to any offers of nomination until I had (1) at least one good article to my name and (2) at least 4,000 edits. My edit count may be a little low because I now use the Preview button a lot. Also my 'preferences' tab suggests that I've actually made over 5,300 edits, but as I tag loads of pages for CSD I suspect that several hundred of the 'missing' edits are speedy tags on deleted articles.
Thank You Kim for your addition to the page and for not deleting it. My wikipedia skills are limited at the moment. With more practice I should be able to improve. Again many thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Buhbsu (talk • contribs) 11:23, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I was patrolling recent changes, and found this article. The article had originally just this: page under progress, and no such thing as myspace link(s)!!! So, i thought the person writing the article was serious about it, and was actively contributing at the moment, ergo replaced the "page in progress" title with the more formal {{underconstruction}} tag. Well, it seems this page is created for the sole purpose of destructive humor and vandalism. I will be tagging it for speedy deletion shortly. Thanks for informing me.20:55, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
RfA thanks
Thank you for voting in my RfA, which I withdrew with 5 support, 14 oppose, and 9 neutral. Thank you for your comments! Whether it was a support, oppose, or neutral, I likely got some good feedback from you. I will probably do another RfA in the future, but not until I work out the issues brought up.
On 16 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Adelaide Johnson, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
I've read through the article carefully and it seems very clear and accurate to me in its treatment of Wicca. Any more emphasis would be undue weight, I think. I made one tiny, tiny change in a word: scrying is, I think, integral to Wicca (several Wiccan rituals describe it) but not exactly central - I mean, it's by no means the most important activity a Wiccan would ever undertake. With that subtle exception, I see no problem with the text as it stands. Kim Dent-Brown(Talk)22:22, 22 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! I really appreciate getting a stamp of approval from a Wiccan on this. This article stirs up passions for some reason, so getting a firm grounding was vital. Hope you enjoyed it! Serendipodous01:16, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Fair use rationale added. (How nice would it be if the template came up automatically when you hit fair use, so you didn't have to get these warnings and go back and re-edit...) Kim Dent-Brown(Talk)22:24, 22 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Indian Decentralization AfDs
Combining them is fine with me. The only reason I listed them separately is the last time I did that, no consensus was reached because so many had different ideas about the different articles even though they were closely related and of similar quality (at least IMO). Thanks. -- Dougie WII (talk) 12:46, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Dougie. I'm talking to the original editor, who now seems to be just about getting the hang of using his talk page and I'm hoping I can help him work out how to contribute. He's obviously trying to be productive, but just hasn't got the hang of how a Wikipedia article looks and feels. Kim Dent-Brown(Talk)12:49, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
