User talk:Jake Wartenberg

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HI could you undeleted my psp go page please

It would mean alot, my email is jacobcotlong@yahoo.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mylancotlong12 (talk • contribs) 00:56, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

We already had a page on the subject. ⇌ Jake Wartenberg 00:58, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

POTD notification

POTD

Hi Jake,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Hospital at Scutari 2a.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on January 21, 2010. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2010-01-21. howcheng {chat} 19:02, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Deprodding of Ren Ng

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BLPs

I do hope you are actually adding references to these BLPs yourself. I've tackled a number of BLPs to try to help out reducing the 50,000 list the last few days and I will be pretty disappointed if you are taking the easy option and think the best solution is to nuke the lot when with a bit of hard work we could try to reference and expand them Jake. Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 18:16, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

Hi there. I'd like to thank you for sourcing the pages I did PROD. I think you may be right--I did get a bit ahead of myself. I will change my focus to older articles and perhaps spend a bit more time looking for sources. Best, ⇌ Jake Wartenberg 18:34, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

I am well aware there are many duds in that list, in fact I speedied a couple and supported a couple of deletions for AFD the last few days. I just think the idea of nuking the whole lot without assessing each one is also potentially damaging to the encyclopedia, I am sure several thousand in that list could be expanded into decent articles and sourced and are notable even if they are not all like that. Yes, the BLP is a serious one and it is definately a priority to completely whittle down that list to zero, but while it should be done as quickly as possible I believe we should be chipping in and at least trying to find sources and if not then delete.... The task is urgent but even if it takes several weeks or months to rid of that BLP list and we end up with keeping notable articles which are sourced and ready for expansion this is much better than nuking the entire lot without bothering and possibly facing the same problem at a later date by somebody recreating them in the same way!! I'll be putting in my contribution every day I edit on here.... Regards Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 22:15, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

For instance we don't want to be deleting articles like Roberta Flack just because they are not sourced!! Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 22:29, 23 January 2010 (UTC) Can you AFD Eman Abatayo? I'm not convinced he is anything more than a reality show guitarist... Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 13:07, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Deprodding of Darryl Sampson (Canadian football)

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I have nominated you for membership in WP:BAG at Wikipedia:Bot Approvals Group/nominations/Jake Wartenberg. Please review the nomination, and if you accept, notify the appropriate pages listed in policy and then transclude it to WT:BAG. Good luck. MBisanz ^talk 02:44, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Removal of PROD from Rui Jorge Faria Azevedo

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Request to undelete or Userfy "Barbie Wire Baseball Bat"

Hello.

My page was deleted as a "hoax." But it isn't. I just didn't know how to create the links, upload pix, etc. Below are links to vid, pix, and official results pages from the events named in my Barbie Wire Baseball Bat page. Also, there is a Facebook Fan Page (which currently has 19 fans).

Here is a video from Velocity Pro Wrestling's Summer Bash 2 (Aug 16, 2008) and at 1:40 the bat is used by Spike Dudley, just like it said in my description. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLTewKEMT04

Here are photos of the yellow bat and pink bat at VPW and Jersey All Pro Wrestling shows (with wrestlers Spike Dudley, Masato Tanaka, Sara Del Rey, and tag team All Money Is Legal): http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y99/Xicon1979/Barbie%20Wire%20Baseball%20Bat/

Here is the Velocity Pro Wrestling's MySpace blog about the results of the Summer Bash 2, wherein the Barbie Wire Baseball Bat is mentioned in the fifth paragraph (right before the word "intermission"): http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=388955417&blogId=421695331

And here is the Facebook Fan Page, http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/Barbie-Wire-Baseball-Bat/260479000964?ref=ts

This is the Twitter page: https://twitter.com/BarbieWireBat

So if this is a hoax, I have gone to considerable trouble and expense to create it. Not to mention hired hundreds of extras to fill the arena, hired pro wrestlers and a ring crew to enact the hoax, and wasted a lot of my time coming up with all the different pages (Facebook, Twitter, Photobucket, etc).

Below is the original text from my Wikipedia posting. All of the text matches the evidence above.

Let's get the obvious out of the way: the Barbie Wire Baseball Bat (The Bat) is a play on the term "barbed wire baseball bat", which is a weapon sometimes used in hardcore wrestling matches. Both weapons are obviously named. The barbed wire version uses barbed wire wrapped around a bat. The Barbie version is a "gentler" version that wraps plastic dolls around a bat. So far, two versions of The Bat have surfaced. The first was yellow, the second one was pink. No one knows what color the bat will be each time it enters an arena. A different bat is used each time, but always brought by the same guy. The Bat was conceived in 2008 by “Sharpshooter” Alex Pawson. ASK FOR IT BY NAME The Bat debuted at the New Alhambra Arena in Philadelphia, PA on August 16, 2008 at a Velocity Pro Wrestling show. Spike Dudley was the first to use The Bat, and the first victim was Sideshow. Their match was the mid-main event (right before intermission). About ¾ of the way through their match, a chant of “Use the bat” echoed through the arena. Spike obliged the crowd by signaling for The Bat from Alex. Upon impact, legs, arms, and heads of the dolls flew around the arena and the crowd went nuts. JERSEY DEBUT The Bat made its second appearance, and its NJ debut, at Jersey All Pro Wrestling’s 12th Anniversary show at the Rahway Convention Center. Monsta Mack (Heavy Hitters) used The Bat on Brodie Lee (Hillbilly Wrecking Club) during a three-way-dance tag match. The impact was so crazy that one entire doll went flying off the bat, and one doll was shot out of her tiny clothes. This match was the last of three main events, and the final match of the evening. LUCKY CHARM FOR SOME So far, both Spike Dudley and the Heavy Hitters have won their respective matches after using The Bat. We’re not saying that it has anything to do with The Bat, but we’re also not NOT saying that either. WHO’S NEXT? Who will wield The Bat next? Who will be The Bat’s next victim? Where will it show up? Can the winning streak continue for wrestlers who use The Bat? Check out the Facebook Fan Page as The Bat makes more appearances and claims more victims. —Preceding unsigned comment added by LegendOfAlex (talk • contribs) 20:48, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Hi this is about the entry about the Barbiewire Baseball bat

Hello. My page was deleted as a "hoax." But it isn't. I just didn't know how to create the links, upload pix, etc. Below are links to vid, pix, and official results pages from the events named in my Barbie Wire Baseball Bat page. Also, there is a Facebook Fan Page (which currently has 19 fans). Here is a video from Velocity Pro Wrestling's Summer Bash 2 (Aug 16, 2008) and at 1:40 the bat is used by Spike Dudley, just like it said in my description. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLTewKEMT04 Here are photos of the yellow bat and pink bat at VPW and Jersey All Pro Wrestling shows (with wrestlers Spike Dudley, Masato Tanaka, Sara Del Rey, and tag team All Money Is Legal): http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y99/Xicon1979/Barbie%20Wire%20Baseball%20Bat/ Here is the Velocity Pro Wrestling's MySpace blog about the results of the Summer Bash 2, wherein the Barbie Wire Baseball Bat is mentioned in the fifth paragraph (right before the word "intermission"): http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=388955417&blogId=421695331 And here is the Facebook Fan Page, http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/Barbie-Wire-Baseball-Bat/260479000964?ref=ts This is the Twitter page: https://twitter.com/BarbieWireBat So if this is a hoax, I have gone to considerable trouble and expense to create it. Not to mention hired hundreds of extras to fill the arena, hired pro wrestlers and a ring crew to enact the hoax, and wasted a lot of my time coming up with all the different pages (Facebook, Twitter, Photobucket, etc). Below is the original text from my Wikipedia posting. All of the text matches the evidence above. Let's get the obvious out of the way: the Barbie Wire Baseball Bat (The Bat) is a play on the term "barbed wire baseball bat", which is a weapon sometimes used in hardcore wrestling matches. Both weapons are obviously named. The barbed wire version uses barbed wire wrapped around a bat. The Barbie version is a "gentler" version that wraps plastic dolls around a bat. So far, two versions of The Bat have surfaced. The first was yellow, the second one was pink. No one knows what color the bat will be each time it enters an arena. A different bat is used each time, but always brought by the same guy. The Bat was conceived in 2008 by “Sharpshooter” Alex Pawson. ASK FOR IT BY NAME The Bat debuted at the New Alhambra Arena in Philadelphia, PA on August 16, 2008 at a Velocity Pro Wrestling show. Spike Dudley was the first to use The Bat, and the first victim was Sideshow. Their match was the mid-main event (right before intermission). About ¾ of the way through their match, a chant of “Use the bat” echoed through the arena. Spike obliged the crowd by signaling for The Bat from Alex. Upon impact, legs, arms, and heads of the dolls flew around the arena and the crowd went nuts. JERSEY DEBUT The Bat made its second appearance, and its NJ debut, at Jersey All Pro Wrestling’s 12th Anniversary show at the Rahway Convention Center. Monsta Mack (Heavy Hitters) used The Bat on Brodie Lee (Hillbilly Wrecking Club) during a three-way-dance tag match. The impact was so crazy that one entire doll went flying off the bat, and one doll was shot out of her tiny clothes. This match was the last of three main events, and the final match of the evening. LUCKY CHARM FOR SOME So far, both Spike Dudley and the Heavy Hitters have won their respective matches after using The Bat. We’re not saying that it has anything to do with The Bat, but we’re also not NOT saying that either. WHO’S NEXT? Who will wield The Bat next? Who will be The Bat’s next victim? Where will it show up? Can the winning streak continue for wrestlers who use The Bat? Check out the Facebook Fan Page as The Bat makes more appearances and claims more victims. 67.81.58.193 (talk) 03:18, 25 January 2010 (UTC)Dannie

Clerk on SPI

Hi,I've been looking alot at the SPI pages on Wikipedia lately, and I am wondering if I could train under you to become a clerk. If you have any questions I'll reply as soon as I can, though am a little busy at the moment. Thanks Acather96 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:07, 25 January 2010 (UTC).

Erika Sifrit deletion

I'm curious about why the page was deleted and why it was marked as an "attack" page. I'm reading a book about the case and when I did an internet search on the subject I saw the wikipedia page had been deleted. I was able to read a cache version of the page and everything on it seemed to measure up factually. It seemed a well-reasoned article. I can't understand why it was considered an "attack" page because good things were said about Sifrit as a person. Rather than attack anybody, to my way of thinking the page seemed to lay out the facts of the case in a balanced, fair manner, in line with public record. It wasn't an unbalanced rant against Sifrit. How can laying out the facts of a crime be construed as an attack? Would stating the facts about the JKK and RFK assassinations be considered an attack on Oswald and Sirhan? I can only presume this page was shut down because somebody just didn't like the truth being displayed. If so, that amounts to censorship. Obviously, not a good thing. If there are legitimate reasons to deny people such information, fair enough. But don't tear it down simply because someone doesn't want me to see it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.153.113.71 (talk) 20:55, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

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BAG

Your Bot Approvals Group nomination has succeeded, and you are now a member. Congrats!  :) -- Pakaran 05:36, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Nicely done Jake. Get to work! –Juliancolton | ^Talk 14:27, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Will do! Thanks for your support. ⇌ Jake Wartenberg 23:11, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Hah! You've got it in the bag! *wince* I actually had not thought of the logistics of bot oversight. Interesting. Thanks for doing the work.- Sinneed 16:00, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

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PDBbot

The problem noted at PDBbot's BRFA has been fixed. Regards, Emw (talk) 03:20, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

raywilliamjohnson

I saw you were involved with the delting of a page for raywillaimjohnson. I dont know wiki's rules for importance but I can tell you this guy has gotten over 1,500,000 for each of his twice weekly youtube satire shows for over four months. He has his movies watched over 136,000,000 times according to youtube. thats a lot and i think sugnificant enough that the dude should get a page difining his show and style of satire 173.54.200.196 (talk) 00:07, 19 February 2010 (UTC)