User talk:Shadowlynk

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Royal Soldiers

hello Shadowlynk u deleted my Royal Soldiers article when i clearly showed its importance. it said that the Royal Soldiers was a clan/guild that played an important role in the formation of clans on Star Wars Battlefront II for Playstation 2. Before the Royal Soldiers not very many people knew what clans were or how to form them and how to keep them well organized and battle. So with your approval can i please put my article back up?

--Mark0528 (talk) 02:55, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Well, first of all, I only patrolled the page and requested its deletion; only administrators can delete the article. You can see exactly who deleted it each time here. Second of all, exactly what makes a group notable by Wikipedia's standards has a strict definition at WP:ORG and WP:N; just raising awareness of clans isn't enough. The article has to state why the group is important, based on the previously noted guidelines, and it should have reliable sources cited that back up those claims. Reliable sources are needed because everything on Wikipedia is supposed to be verifiable. This might be a problem as most computer and video game clans don't get regularly discussed in the media. Still, if your group is an exception you could try resubmitting a revised version of the article with these issues addressed. However, I wouldn't try it unless you're ABSOLUTELY sure you can fix those problems. You've already resubmitted the article several times, and doing so over and over without fixing the problems could be interpreted as ignoring the rules and might get you temporarily blocked. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 04:26, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

The Church of Dick

You just deleted it about 5 minutes ago. You said that I did not signify it's importance. I feel that could be considered you not respecting many people's right to religion. Why are you not deleting christianity or budhism? Or even Discordianism from Wikipedia? Please tell me how those religions are any more important than The Chuch of dick.

From: theknightofdarkness 1:24 Am February 5th, 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Theknightofdarkness (talk • contribs) 09:25, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

First, I did not delete it. I only marked it for deletion; only an admin can delete an article if they agree it should be deleted (you can see who deleted it and why here). Second, the right to practice religion has nothing to do with the right to put an article on Wikipedia about it. Notability, as far as Wikipedia is concerned, is determined by outside recognition and coverage in reliable sources. The reason for this is because Wikipedia wants all of its information to be verifiable outside of itself. That's why religions that have stood for decades/centuries/millennia with lots of outside discussion and debate have Wikipedia articles, and religions you made up with your friend on a message board yesterday do not. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 09:35, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I have a question then. Why have you not tagged discordianism for deletion? I have personally never seen in it in coverage, it is obviously a fake religion and the only reason it has any basis is because it is an actual published work. The books of Philip K. Dick are also published, so why the need to deny that they have coverage and outside discussion? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Theknightofdarkness (talk • contribs) 09:47, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Then perhaps you should check the references and external links in the article, as it seems to have plenty of citations. Whether or not it's a "real" religion is irrelevant; a parody religion can very well be notable AS a well-known parody religion. As for why I'm not scrutinizing it, frankly I don't give a damn. I just patrol new pages looking for stuff that shouldn't be added. If you have issues with the Discordianism page, feel free to express them on the article's talk page yourself. I'm sure someone who's dedicated time to the article would be willing to answer your questions and address your concerns. As for Mr. Dick's books being published and discussed, that establishes notability for him and his books, not the religion you made up yesterday around them.

Also, please sign your comments with ~~~~. That adds your name and the time you made the comment to the comment itself for easy reference. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 10:00, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

You just patrol, you don't actually do anything for society, you just patrol. Do I have that right? And I did dedicate time to the article. May I ask how I would be able to create my page and not have people like you tag it for deletion for pure vandalism and malicious intent? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Theknightofdarkness (talk • contribs) 10:08, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Personal attacks aren't really a good idea, for starters. I'm only talking about what I do on Wikipedia, my activities outside this website are of no one's concern but my own. Second, I was talking about people who dedicated time to editing the Discordianism article helping you with concerns you have about that article; I wasn't referring to time spent on your article. As for your article, my suggestion would be to not make it at all, at least for the time being. I've linked it several times, but Wikipedia is not for things made up one day. That page covers pretty much everything I've said already: without coverage in reliable sources, your article won't be going anywhere. Popularize your religion first, get it widespread public attention, THEN come back and make an article about it. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 10:20, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I wouldn't consider that a personal attack, I would consider that an attack on you acting pompous. It was an attack on your behavior, not character. So, if I were to create a news website that featured an article about The Church of Dick, would it then be eligable? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Theknightofdarkness (talk • contribs) 10:28, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I only act the way I do because it really riles up people who are so horribly upset over their silly article being deleted. :) I'm sorry, I don't make the rules and the rules say the article had to go. You being angry at me isn't gonna change a thing; it's only feeding my bizarre, insomnia-fueled sense of humor. You're in luck, though, because the world isn't gonna end over this! I swear it. Vent all your frustrations at me, and when it's all over you'll feel better and realize it's not such a big deal.

As for making your own news website... it looks like that wouldn't work. A key component of verifiability is that the primary citations for verification are independent of the subject itself. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 10:41, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Move of page

Can you tell me what I did wrong? I thought I made a subpage for my user page. It was the first page I have ever made, and I (thought) followed the directions.

Thank you for the assistance. Leobold1 (talk) 06:03, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

It was just slightly misnamed. All user pages and subpages start with "User:". The page at Leobold1/Helpful Links doesn't have that, so it ended up in main article space. I moved the page to User:Leobold1/Helpful Links, which makes it a user subpage. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 06:06, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

I was trying to figure it out, and came to that conclusion probably just as you were typing this. Thanks again. Leobold1 (talk) 06:08, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Mr. Warren (Alief AP History Teacher)

I want to make a page for my AP history teacher. I wana dedicate this page to him because he is very popular in the district and won many awards. so can you let me do it?

-marshmalloww 1:30PM houston TX FEB 24 2008

Which school does he teach at? I went to Hastings (Class of '95). Leobold1 (talk) 21:59, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Alief Hastings high School... we would like to dedicate a page for him since he has done soo much.. -marshmalloww 9:47PM houston TX FEB 27 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.199.155.15 (talk) 03:47, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Unless any of the things he's done make him notable by the WP:BIO guideline and these things can be verified in a reliable source, I doubt you'll be able to repost your article. If they ARE notable and can be found in reliable sources, then you can try writing an article with those references included. Since you've been blocked for repeatedly recreating it, though, be careful not to repost it unless you're SURE the new article meets the guidelines. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 05:37, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Citing and linking references within the text

Still working on how to make an internal footnote link work right to interconnect to a cited reference at the bottom of the page, so that the footnote numbers coincide. Ugh. Am a newbie, neophite. Still haven't got it! Sorry.

Boolalah (talk) 17:49, 4 March 2008 (UTC) March 4, 2008

A Tract of Time

I finished adding what information I had to A Tract of Time, which you had tagged as needing references and possibly not meeting criteria for inclusion in Wikipedia. I removed the tags, but if you feel it still needs more, please tag the article again. I need to find a copy to read, to add more information. Jacqke (talk) 13:13, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

No worries, it looks much better now! -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 05:23, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Citing and linking references within the text

Still working on how to make an internal footnote link work right to interconnect to a cited reference at the bottom of the page, so that the footnote numbers coincide. Ugh. Am a newbie, neophite. Still haven't got it! Sorry.

Boolalah (talk) 17:49, 4 March 2008 (UTC) March 4, 2008

Try this page on making footnotes on Wikipedia. Hope this helps! -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 19:40, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

OohYa Chat! deletion

Hi, I was wondering why the page for OohYa Chat! was deleted and why it isn't listed on the Online Chat page under Online Chatting Sites? It a valid free chat site. I should know because I chat on it! Thanks. pxfbird (talk) 04:00, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm not sure, I don't think I was involved in its deletion in any way, or at least I can't find out where it was or when. If you know what title the article used to exist under, you can check that page again to see the deletion log, which should mention the reason it was deleted. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 08:09, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

You can also try searching the deletion log for it. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 08:15, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply! I found it on the user talk page for sfraise when I googled "Oohya Chat." It showed that it had been deleted from the online chat page. I saw your name on the user talk page, which is why I contacted you about it. pxfbird (talk) 19:33, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Ah, I see, I did tag that article for deletion. It was just so long ago I couldn't find it without the specific title. According to the deletion log, it was deleted because the article didn't state why the chat program is notable, with notability being defined for this case by the WP:WEB guideline. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 02:01, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Shadowlynk. I appreciate you taking the time to explain why it was deleted. ;) I might add it after reading that guideline page and when I have the time. pxfbird (talk) 07:03, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Hattie Spetla Deletion

Hi, I am currently working on a wiki page on Hattie Spetla. I merely restored a page that was auto deleted. It is incredibly frusterating as it is also being vandalized while it is being written. Please refrain from auto deleting this page as it is a work in progress. Admiralpantsgoblin (talk) 02:55, 17 March 2008 (UTC)Tom, 3/16/2008

It was an attack page from the moment it was created AND re-created. Beyond that, it was also filled with blatant hoax material. Please do not recreate it. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 06:26, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Bach Family

I performed a search for information on Bach. I saw a page named Bach Family, and decided to check it out. Under "Descendents," I noticed that it said there are no living descendents. However, this is false information. My grandfather, Gerald Bach, is a direct descendent of JSB. Naturally, I removed this paragraph, and replaced it with: "Bach's last living descendents are from Gerald Bach's family. More to come as resources are gathered." This is where I hit a problem. The only real information I know of online comes from a myfamily.com website established by my mother, for that side of the family. I need to know: would information gathered from said page be considered suitible, or should I search for more sources? --Johnnywhoa (talk) 14:39, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

You definitely need more sources. What you need is a reliable source. Check the WP:RS page for what sort of sources qualify as reliable. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 03:23, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

I see. What if I were to interview him? I'm going to be seeing him this weekend so it seems like a good opportunity. I'd probably need to publish it to a website sometime, of course. I can also check if the school he taught at as any online information on him. This past year, they named a music award after him, so it seems likely that they would. --Johnnywhoa (talk) 14:32, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Unless you work for a reliable source, like a mainstream newspaper or something, I doubt it would help any. Seriously, read the WP:RS page to see what you need. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 03:23, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of "Fehu Stoneware"

Um, I'm new to this whole making the articles thing and now realize that I can't make a article about an actual person, group thing. And I don't really care if you delete it I was just trying to do something cool for my mom. She wanted to be noticed a little more but, oh well. --Nibbler66 (talk) 07:48, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, Wikipedia isn't the place to try to get noticed. You and your company have to already be notable with mention in reliable sources before an article is allowed. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 07:57, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Ok, I took the hint, delete it. --Nibbler66 (talk) 03:49, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Already done, though I should point out that I only tag pages I think qualify for speedy deletion; only an administrator can do the actual deleting if they agree. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 04:15, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Tagged for Deletion - The Ultimate Beer Lover's Cookbook

Dear Shadowlynk --

I am completely new to this process -- I started to create a page for my new book, The Ultimate Beer Lover's Cookbook, which is the largest beer cookbook ever published and it was tagged for deletion -- This cookbook has received national attention on a recent book tour at various Harrah's casinos across the country and in the media, including Publishers Weekley, UrbanDaddy, and various other outlets. The Wikipedia article I was creating for it was informative about the book and its significance in the 7,000 year history of beer.

I ask that you please allow it to remain as you have articles for other books. If you have any questions about the validity of the book, please contact my publicist, Paige Lakin at Cumberland House Publishing at paige@cumberlandhouse.com or at 615-832-1171.

I'm not sure how to set up a talk page of my own, so please respond here and I will check back --

Many thanks --

John Schlimm —Preceding unsigned comment added by History-star (talk • contribs)

The problem isn't validity, it's that the article is written in a highly promotional manner. Wikipedia does not allow promotional, advertising, or other spam material. To be kept, the article needs to be rewritten from a neutral point of view with information that can be cited in neutral, reliable third-party sources. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 23:29, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Dear Shadowlynk --

I am working right now on correcting that -- I will try to do my best at correcting the issue --

Many thanks for your advice -- Please check it shortly and see if I am on the mark --

Best --

John —Preceding unsigned comment added by History-star (talk • contribs) 23:57, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Dear Shadowlynk --

I have edited the page to make it more neutral -- Please let me know if I am on the mark --

Thanks --

John History-star (talk) 00:16, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Dear Shadowlynk --

I have made more edits and additions to the article -- Please let me know if it is okay --

Thanks --

John History-star (talk) 03:37, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Dear Shadowlynk --

I have made some edits to The Ultimate Beer Lover's Cookbook article -- creating links to other Wikipedia articles and linking other articles to the The Ultimate Beer Lover's Cookbook article --

Since this is the largest beer cookbook ever published -- in the 7,000 year history of beer, I hope the final concern and tag about "notability" can now be removed --

Many thanks for your assistance -- History-star (talk) 16:08, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Trongs notability and references

Greetings Shadowlynk, I noticed you tagged the page for Trongs with "notability" and "unreferenced". Thanks for bringing this to the owner's attention. As the owner is a friend of mine I wanted to help this article to conform to Wikipedia's standards. I've added some external links to reliable news sources, and the few subjective facts listed on the page have been referenced.

If you could provide any further input on how these improvements affect the page's validity, and how this page can better meet the standards, I would be sincerely appreciative. Thanks!

Nethyr (Talk) 11:46, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

It's definitely moving in the right direction, but those links seem like rather short blurbs. My concern would be that the coverage is too trivial at the moment. If you can find any other additional sources with more in-depth coverage, that would help a lot. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 04:36, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks very very much for your constructive feedback. We were able to find a number of other reviews and relevant links and have added them to the Trongs page, as external links #5-9. (I'd like to re-order the links in terms of officialness and content type, but have left them in the order as added for now for your convenience until we can establish this as a valid Wikipedia entry meeting all standards.)

The new links include some rather lengthy reviews, both positive and negative as well as some extensive video coverage devoted entirely to the subject at hand. Also an image of the subject (in it's natural habitat) ;) has been added to help round out the content.

Thanks so much again for helping us to meet the Wikipedia standards. If there's any further advice you could offer towards this end and the removal of the validity tags I would appreciate it!

--Nethyr (talk) 14:00, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Looking much better to me; I've removed the tags. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 18:53, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks again for all your help!

--Nethyr (talk) 19:32, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Tridicklosaurusceratops

hey can i have a copy of the tridicklosaurusceratops article that you deleted? thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dinolover2468 (talk • contribs) 05:33, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

I'm not an administrator, so I couldn't do that even if I wanted to. I only mark pages for deletion. Sorry. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 05:36, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Love and Peace

Dear Shadowlynk,i created an article{love and peace}21 jul 2008 but a deletion tag was attached to that by you. later on i created another article{ocean of knowledge}23 jul 2008 but that was deleted by Richard Cavell that it is too short. please kindly help me how can i creat an article.thanks{Loveandpeace (talk) 03:39, 24 July 2008 (UTC)}

Good places to start are all the links in the section under "WELCOME!" on your talk page. Also, check out this page on creating your first article. Remember that Wikipedia articles need to be written like encyclopedia articles; they should be about distinct subjects that can be referenced in reliable sources. Opinion pieces and essays are not permitted. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 03:49, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your kind reply.I will follow WELCOME links to creat an article.hope you will guide and help me.Wish you Goodluck,Thanks. {Loveandpeace (talk) 03:32, 25 July 2008 (UTC)}

i have made the first edit,great joy,Shadowlynk thanks a lot{Loveandpeace (talk) 05:41, 29 July 2008 (UTC)}

Another tip: don't sign your edits to articles with ~~~~. Only sign messages on talk pages. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 21:24, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Setanta Sports Australia

I'm not familiar with editing Wikipedia so could you tell me what the issue is with the Setanta Australia page exactly, thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Setantaaustralia (talk • contribs) 00:01, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

There's nothing wrong with it anymore. It was too short, but that's long since been fixed. The message on your talk page is now old. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 03:46, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Userfying

Hello. Unsolicited advice: when someone creates an article that is their username, don't tag-and-bag it for speedy deletion. Move it to their userpage (which is what they were normally trying to do) and {{db}} the resulting redirect instead. It's a bit more firendly to newcomers that way.

Thanks, brenneman 07:25, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

re:2525 in baseball

I was about to, but someone beat me to it by adding the db:nonsense thing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Smartyllama (talk • contribs)

OK. Just wanted you to know in case you were unaware. :) -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 02:41, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Nqp143 my First Try =

Hello Dear, sorry for any inconvinence, this was my first try and i was learning to add new topics. Regards Nqp143 (talk) 09:35, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Oh, no inconvenience at all. :) Just be sure to read the information in those messages about what is and is not allowed on Wikipedia, and you'll be just fine. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 06:35, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

My page deleted

I was trying to create a page for Ambient Advertising. I was far from completed. I received a warning of deletion and to put "hang on" in the title to stop it as I was going to re-write my draft and continue working on it but it has been deleted. I was wondering how I stop a page from being deleted whilst I am still working on it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Freakclownface (talk • contribs) 05:36, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

First, make sure the pages you create follow the rules. Make sure it isn't forbidden by what Wikipedia is not, or lacks notability or reliable sources. Make sure it isn't written in a promotional tone; it should be written from a neutral point of view. I know that's a LOT to worry about, but Wikipedia is... rather uptight about what it accepts. :)

Oh yeah, and if you aren't sure your first draft of an article will meet those guidelines, but you think it will after some editing, feel free to start creating it on your user page or your talk page first. Once you have it in good shape, copy the text to a regular article page. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 06:41, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Okay cool, thanks mate :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Freakclownface (talk • contribs) 23:38, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

help

hey i am working on the Anastasiya Verameyenka page and i have a picture on wikimedia commons and im not sure how to get it onto the article. could you help? Jordan000000 (talk) 11:06, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

No idea. Sorry. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 01:15, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

bill shanahan

I belive bill's page actually does merit being kept. Bill has been one of the most famous members of the debate community, and even appeared in the national 2007 documentary Resolved. He also has been making headline news over this recent event. If you look on the front page of CNN.com, it is actually linked to right from that page. Actually, it's not linked from there anymore, but it is covered by a large number of media outlets. He also has been in the news for other activities such as being held in contempt of court, being arrested at his sons tball game, and has also been published in the Fort Hays newspaper Theglobalcowboy (talk)theglobalcowboy

The version of the page I marked for deletion was deleted over a year ago. I can't speak for the deletion of this latest one. Look at the deletion message on your talk page with the most recent date, and ask that person. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 20:19, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Erm yeh...

Kinda emberased, but I can't make out what was wrong about the page I submitted. Hope You can give me some heads up.

SayneH (talk) 19:33, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia articles have to be about subjects that are notable, with reliable, third party sources to verify their notability. In this case, your article about a web-based game would be covered by the WP:WEB notability guideline. You should check that page to see if the game meets those criteria. If it doesn't, it's not suitable for an article right now. If it does meet them, you can recreate it, as long as you make sure to state in the article how it's notable and include links to the sources that back up that claim. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 21:44, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Ethnic Demographics

Hi there, I uderstand what you are saying about citations, the figures I quoted I will reference. As an academic who works in this field, though I do think the figures quoted are far too high. I've seen the ONS figures which are experimental. I think there are flaws in the methodology, it wouldn't be the fist time. If though for the sake of argument the ONS is broadly correct I don't see where you've got the very high 2008 figure- according to the ONS 2001-05 the Pakistani community grew circa 15% but the 2008 figure would indicate a far higher rate of gorwth 2005-8. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ethnic demographics (talk • contribs) 11:45, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm not the best person to ask about the content of those articles, actually. I just do basic cleanup stuff, and all I did was point out that an article you tried to create already exists in another location. If you have correct figures, you should introduce them into the existing page. Just make sure you can cite reliable sources to back up your changes. Everything on Wikipedia is supposed to be verifiable in external sources. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 10:02, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

I just checked your talk page and noticed it was Escape Orbit who argued with your statistics. I agree with his suggestion; make your arguments on the talk page of the article. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 10:06, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks...

...for the nice welcome. Keep up the vigilant patrolling! -- Glaucidium (talk) 21:05, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Soft Water Restaurant deletion

Hi there - thank you for helping out with this. I really need the copy that was placed on this page prior to deletion and cannot find a back record. Can you please help me to find this? Thanks. -Stephen Oliver - Soft Water —Preceding unsigned comment added by Adsternb (talk • contribs) 03:16, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Try asking one of these admins. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 06:54, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

FloodgateInternet.com

hello? floodgateinternet.com page is not important enough they say... hmm i wonder why. isn't it just as important as anything else that is Authoritynow (talk) 05:06, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

The article needs to state how it meets the notability guideline for organizations or websites, with reliable, third-party sources to back up that claim. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 05:14, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

The speedy deletion of this page Throudos

This page may meet Wikipedia’s criteria for speedy deletion as an article about a band, singer, musician, or musical ensemble that does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject. Note that books, albums, software etc., or schools, are not eligible for this criterion. See CSD A7.

because? that it happens? -- (Drone doom (talk) 08:25, 4 September 2008 (UTC))

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Throudos

Greeting Drone doom (talk) 09:10, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you're asking, since the page has been deleted. But yes, the page did not assert that the band meets the notability criteria for bands. Click on that link to read the criteria. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 20:54, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

HallPass Media deletion

I was wondering why the page got deleted. I am more than willing to do whatever it takes to keep the article up. Please give me some suggestions and I will be happy to clean up the page. THNX in advance! I already read the guidelines, and can't seem to figure out what I can do. It seems pretty neutral to me. Just an FYI, I used the Guardian Media Group plc posting as a reference. Would adding links to other wikipedia pages help? There are reliable sources as references (Sports Business Journal).. Please let me know. User:Sergiomillas (talk) 11:26, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

The current version does seem better. Your problem was probably working off the plc posting. Most postings by the company themselves are going to be done by their marketing or public relations department, thus contain large amounts of self-promotional language throughout the copy. As long as your rewrite remains from a neutral point of view, you should have fewer problems. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 19:09, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

I don't believe very much more will be edited. If it remains as is, will the article be ok? Please let me know. I appreciate your help. Also, will the tag for speedy deletion get removed? Let me know. THNX

User:Sergiomillas —Preceding undated comment was added at 19:32, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

It should be. The tag has already been removed by an admin. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 20:24, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Wolf Platform as a Service

Dear Shadowlynk I have read and understood the guidelines which I was directed to. Thanks for your inputs. I will take a keen interest in following the Guidelines next time I Create/Edit a page.

AdityaTandon (talk) 06:58, 11 September 2008 (UTC) Aditya Tandon

Thieves' Guild

I am an old school D&D fan and wish to express my thanks to you for Questioning the "myths of the thievesguild" posting. Even though you are not an administrator your reviews of this and previous articles makes you one of the few people I have agreed with on these posting. Kudos. I opened this page previously and was scorned in a vicious,unprofessional manner by Ewing who referred to it as nonsense. Having played RPG's for 27 years and teaching medieval history does not make me right, but I feel some of these administrators have a history of rudeness that is unnacceptable in public forum. I was appalled at ewing ditching my page for the current one. Keep up the good work.Princedirk (talk) 15:55, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

Um, you're welcome, I guess. Just killing useless redlinks and consolidating information to prevent content forks... -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 18:43, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

KCC Sinister Six

Hi, I was just wondering if you could explain the reason my article on the KCC Sinister Six, Inc. is on the speedy-deletion notice? Thanks (and by the way, I'm sorry if I didn't follow your instructions for the talk page, kinda new to this.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by KCCSinisterSix (talk • contribs)

No problem, I cleaned the talk message up. It's been marked for speedy deletion because it's web content that doesn't state why it's notable. Wikipedia has guidelines, in this case the WP:WEB guideline, about what kinds of web content should be covered by articles and which shouldn't. Self-posted videos on YouTube generally don't qualify unless they've received independant coverage in reliable sources, especially if they aren't original content. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 23:43, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

NextSelection Lifestyle Group

My apologies, I was only trying to kind of kick-off the relaunch of the NextSelection Article. There used to be a full article on Wikipedia about the record label, and I don't see why there shoudn't be anymore. I think the record label is major enough to deserve it's own article. It could include Ryan Leslie, the founder, the roster of artists signed to the label, new songs coming from the label, history of the label, years active, distributing label (badboy) etc. How do I get an article started for NextSelection without having it deleted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zliljoemz (talk • contribs) 23:43, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Well, the reason it was deleted now is the same reason it was deleted before: Nothing in the article states why the company is notable. Check the Wikipedia guidelines for music notability and company notability to see what criteria need to be met. If the company meets those criteria, make sure any article you make about them includes information about that. Please include reliable, third party sources that back up those claims. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 00:23, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Ted Stahl

Hello Shadowlynk, Please hold off on the speedy deletion. I do have outside sources that will prove Ted Stahl as a notable person. He has been featured many times in trade publications within the imprinted sportswear industry. I was in the process of making the notations and would like to finish up so you can then judge whether or not it is notable. Thank you. --Karinbellinghausen (talk) 20:39, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Well, first of all I don't delete the articles, only mark them for deletion. Second, it's already been deleted. Third, the problem isn't sourcing, it's that all the articles you're writing on this person are being written in an overly promotional manner. Wikipedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 20:42, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Thedogmister

hey i just want to ask why my page on zoose was deleted i didnt think it was inappropriate at all get in touch you zoose lol —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thedogmister (talk • contribs)

Sorry, Wikipedia is very Serious Business about this stuff. Nonsense words you made up one day are not suitable for articles until they've become notable. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 18:15, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for fixing that careless typo! Cheers, Cunard (talk) 01:38, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

I dont think mine should be deleted

im makign this page, because im want to become a known actor for australia! i guess thats not really a good reason, but why shouldnt it be there?? --Dramafreak92 (talk) 04:11, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Subjects of Wikipedia articles must be notable with reliable sources written about them, according to the rules. Wikipedia isn't the way to become famous. Become famous first, THEN a Wikipedia article will be written about you. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 04:14, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

United States Copyright Law

Articles published more than 75 years ago in the United States are public domain under United States law. RichardBond (talk) 19:29, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Websites with copyright notices on the bottom of the page are considered by Wikipedia to be copyrighted unless permission is explicitly and properly given by the copyright holder. Have you considered just rewriting the text in your own words and citing the website as a source? It would save everyone involved a great deal of hassle... -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 21:21, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Thank You

That tip on locked pages helped me —Preceding unsigned comment added by Visiting Guest (talk • Visiting Guest (talk)

Deletion review for Aqua Connect

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Aqua Connect. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. -- Suntag ☼ 16:06, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Katerina Graham

Hello Shadowlynk. could you please provide a photograph of Katerina Graham or allow me access to upload a picture of the actress? thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikigraham43 (talk • contribs) 09:25, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

I don't have an image of the person, nor do I have the power to allow or disallow one, but if you read the image guideline it will tell you how to upload one. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 19:39, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Tyler Galloway

My page that I worked on for over an hour by myself has just been deleted and I would like to request a deletion review. I find this deletion to be unfair and unjust and if you could reply to me that would be great. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tylerdotcom13 (talk • contribs) 05:52, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a personal website host. A page about you and your friends, who do not meet the notability guideline, is not what Wikipedia is for. If you seriously want a review of the deletion, you should talk to the admin who deleted it: check the activity log for the page to see who deleted it. Fair warning, though, I really don't see much of a chance of it being restored. The rules are pretty clear on this. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 06:03, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

I won't give a damn if they don't restore it, I'm still going to do all that is in my power to try to get it back. I do seriously want a review of the deletion, so I'm doing everything possible to have Anthony Appleyard restore my page. Tylerdotcom13 (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 06:52, 16 October 2008 (UTC).

Good luck, then. Oh, and while I'm at it, I should add that Wikipedia is not a crystal ball; possible future success does not make someone notable, only current verifiable success. If you DO ever win those awards, rest assured someone will write an article about you, but not until that actually happens. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 06:59, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Artist name change

Dear Shadowlynk, I tried to edit an excisting page by creating a new one, but did it wrong. The goal was to edid the artist name only. From Kizzy Getrouw to Kizzy like on other sites as imdb.com. that officially only use the one name. How can I do it the right way, or does wikipedia do that? Thank you for your help. Boratboy (talk) 20:29, 28 October 2008 (UTC)