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"Notability"

Hey, just telling you, people are treating "notability" as a rule, not a "generally accepted... thing". What is your opinion on "notability"? Are you aware that, while a book by Dr. Suess isn't notable, every The Simpsons episode is? Just bringing this to your attentio. [[User:Tutthoth-Ankhre|Tutthoth-Ankhre~ The Pharaoh of the Universe]] (talk) 23:07, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dude, we do not know what you are talking about. Please present a concise and full account of what issues you are having. --mboverload @ 23:18, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I actually think that "notability" is problematic. It's a shorthand way of speaking, but it leads people to think about the issue in an invalid way. The real work can mostly be done by "verifiability", and "verifiability" is much more amenable to consensus. The Simpson's anomaly is probably my own personal fault, because way back in the day before I really understood the limitations of the medium, I said something like "We should have an article on every episode of The Simpson's, why not?" Whereas now, if I were voting, I would vote to delete. (That's not a decree or anything, I am just saying that my own views have changed substantially.) My increased "deletionism" is very mild when it comes to things like Simpson's episodes - not much harm done. But it is quite strong when it comes to biographies of living persons, where serious damage can be done. --Jimbo Wales (talk) 11:09, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with your old self... "why not"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.26.4.35 (talk) 12:50, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm having trouble following your argument. Do you think it is impossible to verify the contents of those Simpsons articles? Zagalejo^^^ 20:20, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(to Tutthoth-Ankhre): I'd say all Dr. Seuss books are notable. Have any such articles actually been deleted? Zagalejo^^^ 20:20, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You folks realize how many Harvard graduates have been on The Simpsons writing staff, right? Durova^Charge! 21:39, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Jimbo, I would be interested to know what you meant when you spoke in your above comment about "the limitations of the medium." Which limitations did you have in mind there? Thanks. BCST2001 (talk) 08:26, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Okay Jimbo, please specify which of these you'd delete. Durova^Charge! 17:59, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]


"Cape Feare"	March 16 2007
"Homer's Phobia"	March 26 2007
"Homer's Enemy"	May 7 2007
"You Only Move Twice"	July 31 2007
The Simpsons	August 14 2007
Troy McClure	August 25 2007
"A Streetcar Named Marge"	September 20 2007
"The Joy of Sect"	November 25 2007
"Lisa the Skeptic"	December 12 2007
Treehouse of Horror (series)	January 22 2008
The Simpsons Movie	January 28 2008
"The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson"	February 4 2008
"The Last Temptation of Krust"	February 23 2008

Please

Welcome! I am a user Silesian Wikipedii. I have the request to you. Can I be an appearance overcome from you the user sides? Greeting, Ozi64 13:40, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, you can be an appearance overcome from me the user sides. :-) Actually, I am only playing a little bit, because I don't quite get your meaning. Are you asking if I would come and say hello on Silesian Wikipedia?--Jimbo Wales (talk) 11:11, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He doesn't speak English well because he's just after primary school. He meant to ask whether he can "borrow" your userpage :) Timpul my talk 13:24, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please keep in mind of Civility - regardless how the user speaks English may not be his/her native language. Dark Mage 18:19, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User is a non-native speaker, as per their user page. Jimbo actually took the time to go to the user's Wikipedia and say hello to him on his user page. =) --mboverload @ 06:14, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Proof that Jimbo is a stand-up community guy!--Buster7 (talk) 15:43, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Arbcom elections

G'day Jimbo - I thought I'd pop round once again to ask if you have a spare moment to take a look at the discussion of the upcoming arbcom elections - the rubber stamp of a constitutional monarch would be much appreciated - as indeed are any further thoughts. I think confirmation of how the election will be judged is timely, and it'd be great to get you engaged if poss. :-) cheers, Privatemusings (talk) 03:14, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

an interesting question about Foundation involvement has come up too - my understanding was that this was one of those 'constitutional monarch' things, and not at all related to your role with the Foundation - but thinking about it, I can't remember why I have that impression! - it'd be great if you could clear it up :-) thanks, Privatemusings (talk) 05:49, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

a 'distract the hungry archive bot' poke on the above :-) Privatemusings (talk) 20:46, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jimbo, I really think you should clarify one way or the other: do you want to retain veto power over ArbCom candidates who receive community approval, or would you be willing to allow the community to make the decisions without requiring your approval? Everyking (talk) 06:55, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikis Take Manhattan rescheduled for October 4

Wikis Take Manhattan has been rescheduled for next Saturday, October 4, due to the rain predicted for this weekend.. I hope you can make it to the new time, and bring a friend (or two)!--Pharos (talk) 23:22, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

McCain-Obama

Dear Mr. Wales, I have a conflict of interest question again. If this and my previous edit from which most of that edit is copied are not within Wikipedia guidelines I hope you will let me know. Again, I can't imagine any problems but competing news outlets might, or who knows. Thank you for listening. -SusanLesch (talk) 01:18, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Too bad, but due to my own clumsiness the circuit breaker here that was hanging on by a thread when I moved in has stopped functioning and now there is no way I can listen to that debate. I hope they remember to write down everything that happens, though. Best wishes. -SusanLesch (talk) 11:39, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Made it there but missed the debate. I will try to refrain from using your talk page so often in the future. Thank you again for your help once last winter, hope to be fine by sometime in October. Take care. Now I can consider making another small donation in January. P.S. On second thought, it is probably a better idea to keep questions about Wikimedia donations separate and unrelated to conflict of interest questions. Sorry for the error. -SusanLesch (talk) 04:11, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

List of big-bust models and performers

Hi. This article is currently at AfD, and there doesn't seem to be any consensus as to whether it presents WP:BLP issues. This has also been raised at Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard. Your opinion on this would be very welcome. Thanks. Epbr123 (talk) 14:37, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GDS

I know you have edited and contributed to the talk page of Giovanni Di Stefano so you might be interested in Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Giovanni Di Stefano. Thanks, SqueakBox 18:24, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Request for review

Jimmy, I think you are aware, a month ago, there was discussion regarding me on the Administrators noticeboard (link). The situation that I am in is difficult for me to handle. I have contacted the committee recently requesting a review, however, they have not responded to my request. I have been an editor on Wikipedia for quite some time, and I've done a lot of good work for the encyclopedia.

I am asking that my situation be reviewed. I would agree to any restrictions that you may have for me, such as restriction to a single mentorship, mentorship, or whatever else you could think of. I have also asked for a review on the Admin noticeboard, however, I do think this is something you may need to act on, instead of the community. I would appreciate a chance to correct my mistakes, and if you could give me a second chance, I'd appreciate it a lot. Steve Crossin ^Talk/₂₄ 11:19, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I echo steves request and note that an arbitrator just blocked him (Arbitration Enforcement), even though the discussion as it stands at AN shows a consensus to lift the ban early. I think you would know by now that the Arbitration Committie are pushing the boundries by not only acting on the discussion at ANI instead of listening to the community of which most said "Let it be" but also by blocking him just now during a community discussion. I believe that the ban is a punitive measure and that steve would never do something as silly as he did again. I would ask for you to review the situation. «l| Ψrometheăn ™|l» (talk) 13:36, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There's no consensus to lift the block early, and we can't even do that since the rulings of Arbcom are binding, with the exception of Jimbo. Cenarium ^Talk 14:53, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Catalan wikipedia

I really thank, thank you for oppening the catalan wikipedia. Thank you for thinking about us the catalans and open a project that we have improved with more than 130.000 articles like an answer for your big Confiança!!! Thank you, thank you, I will never be tired of thanking you for it!.Visca Països Catalans--ca user:ssola--83.58.251.130 (talk) 19:01, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And thank you Jimbo for thinking about them, the englishmen, and opening the english wikipedia. Tahnk you, tahnk you!--Owdki ^talk 04:22, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]