User talk:Fastily

Zupan's Markets

Hello, We saw that you deleted Zupan's Markets Wikipedia entry. We are a 3-store local grocery chain similar to Whole Foods and New Seasons and don't understand why our article was taken down, when stores like these have Wikipedia pages all the time. Please let us know how we can rectify this situation and get our business back up on Wikipedia.

Sincerely, Brooke Strickland Zupan's Markets —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zupansmarkets (talk • contribs) 16:29, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fastily marked his deletion with Speedy Deletion tag G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion.[1] Using the Google cache of the page[2], I tend to agree with him. The article reads like a press-release. It's a well-written press release, but it's not an encyclopedia article. The problem is that the article presents the subject in an overwhelmingly positive, self-serving way. Wikipedia is not free hosting for your company's mission statement and product lineup.

Avoid terms like "artisan" and "all-natural" when referring to foods in an encyclopedia article. These terms, among others, are only used in ads. This sentence-

"Instead of competing on price, Zupan’s stores were different: they focused on quality"

-Is not written with an encyclopedic tone. The purpose of the article is clear- "This is who we are, this is why we're great- this is why you should buy from us". This is unacceptable. We're looking for "This is who they are, this is how they were formed- this is what they've done".

Also, your user name appears official or promotional, which is a no-no as well. Please see WP:ORGNAME. Though since you've made few edits with the account, you should be able to abandon it and make a new one fairly easily. Check back in here and this can be sorted out. Your company can have an article, assuming it meets the requirements- but it's not THAT article. Read through WP:N and WP:V, as well as WP:NOR and WP:NPOV. If you still have questions about why your article was deleted, contact me again. --King Öomie 17:46, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why and earth have I recieved a message

HughGal (talk) 08:01, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File:Liberalhtv.jpg

I closed the deletion review for File:Liberalhtv.jpg as "overturn speedy deletion and list at FfD". Since you deleted the file, I thought you might want to know. Cheers, –BLACK FALCON ^(TALK) 19:21, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of page Cerberus FTP Server for unambiguous advertising

Hello,

I am the author of Cerberus FTP Server. You deleted the Wikipedia page I created for Cerberus FTP Server, claiming it was an unambiguous advertisement. I created the page to inform people and I don't believe it presents Cerberus FTP Server as an advertisement. It follows the same format as many of the other FTP server wiki pages that were not deleted. If there is something specific I can do to make it better or less of an advertisement I would be happy to make the changes. However, I respectfully request you un-delete the page.

Thank you.

Adding timestamp -FASTILY ^(TALK) 04:22, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

RfC: Inactive admins

Not sure if you were being tongue-in-cheek, or if you were asking if someone wanted to actually put together an RfC at policy) regarding the topic of de-sysopping inactive admins, I'd do that. The only down side is that I;ve never done one before. and am wary of the perception of creating two fronts for this discussion, politicking/cancassing/whatever. Your thoughts would be invaluable. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 02:45, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your block of 172.162.230.29

Could I request that the block be extended? The personal attacks and bad faith from this editor is very troubling, and I don't think a 31-hour block will do that good. Connormah (talk) 05:08, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good. Connormah (talk) 05:17, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Learning Chinese ...

Hi, I see you're zh-3 ... Have any suggestions for a good online study system etc. ? (I understand people learn languages differently, and leaning languages is not my gift ... but by a fluke of name, 90% of the visitors to my site are Chinese, so I've been meaning to see if I can do a bit more than use automated translation systems). Proofreader77 ^(interact) 05:19, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Reply Proofreader77 ^(interact) 05:20, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Feedington requesting unblock

Hello Fastily. Do you want to give your opinion there? Orderinchaos asked him to make some concessions, and it appears he has agreed to accept them. I might want to add a further restriction about uploading images, since his understanding of copyright is so wide of the mark. EdJohnston (talk) 07:32, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi EdJohnston. I think the terms Orderinchaos has presented will work, although at this point, it probably wouldn't hurt to impose some sanctions on uploading files. If you can get the user to agree to these terms, please feel free to unblock them. Regards, FASTILY ^(TALK) 04:50, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of Image

Could you please expand on your reason for "improper license" for the Black Sabbath picture. It's a picture of a poster that is owned by Allen Pamplin, who emailed it to me. It was produced by a company "Rainbow Posters" which is no longer in existence. Allen Pamplin is the owner of the Califorina Jam Fan Club. I guess I'm at a loss, because the company no longer exist the picture is non-useable? A picture taken of a poster is non-useable? FYI,(respectfully) this all started with the picture on the main article page of Black Sabbath with the caption stating "this is Black Sabbath on stage at California Jam" the is clearly not of them "at" the California Jam. The artical was talking about the band involvement and the other acts at the festival. I corrected the caption, removing the reference to where the picture was taken, but I would like to re-place the picture with one of them "AT" the California Jam. What can I do? Mlpearc (talk) 15:59, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That depends on who acquired their copyrights. A holding company? The founder? Did they become public domain? Find out. Unfortunately, Wikipedia is bound by rather stringent policies in the case of possibly copyright infringement- the Foundation survives tax-free on donations, and could lose both if we develop of habit of looking the other way in cases like these. --King Öomie 17:14, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you I will try to find out. Do you know a good place to start ?

Mlpearc (talk) 19:18, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'd start with Wikipedia itself, researching the company, and Google. --King Öomie 19:21, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again King Öomie I'm hard at work on it, but don't be surprised if I keep bugging you for help.Mlpearc (talk) 19:58, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Cerberus FTP Server

Is the article there now the same as what was previously deleted? Can it be redeleted if it is? Miami33139 (talk) 21:07, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is not the same; the new version is significantly less of an advert than the old, deleted version. Regards, FASTILY ^(TALK) 04:48, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Block of Yakudza19

Yakudza19 worked a lot on this article (and several other linked: International Karate Association, Gosoku Ryu...). He added references, listed ranks, started to list film roles and added books. He added some facts of biography with references on sources. This is important work. Yakudza19 is not vandal, rather a novice and blocking him indefinitly is too strict. The work on this article is continuing (Yakudza19, me and several other people) not only on en-Wiki (ru-Wiki, pl-Wiki, etc).

You blocked indefinitely Yakudza19 (read only DAJF unprooved occusation in vandalism and copyvio), didn't explained the reason of blocking, you didn't warned him and blocked his IP. Now a person, who knows the materials well (I mean Yakudza19, I know he read a lot of sources) cannot write an article. Sometimes I have to use the same IP (proxy), so I cannot edit on en-Wiki too. Please, respect rules of Wiki: 1) you should explain blocking reasons, 2) you should unblock if he use shared IP with other editors. We will have to start a request for arbitration otherwise. --Dragon24 (talk) 23:56, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It appears Yakudza19 is requesting an unblock at User talk:Yakudza19. If you have any comments to make, please do so there. Another administrator will come by shortly to assess the request and determine whether to decline the request or unblock. -FASTILY ^(TALK) 05:26, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WP:AFC/R and categories

A quick reminder that WP:AFC/R is also for categories (see the page's header). Timotheus Canens (talk) 06:41, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

asi picture file deletion

hello....alló...hola....je suis ponchobonjo....soy ponchobonjo....I am ponchobonjo and on april 2008 i upload an image for the flat cable for the ASi(actuator and sensor interface article) because the current version that date had not one......now i got a message that the image file is listed for deletion......why? can you tell me?.....i think the image is pretty well used since then....regards