User talk:Hqb

AFD Storm(Novel)

Hi. You "prodded" Storm(Novel), but the author contested it, so I have it up at AFD, if you'd like to add your 2 cents. Cheers, Dawn Bard (talk) 20:58, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Re: Your closing of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jaafar Aksikas

I did notice that the keep "votes" were fishy, but I assumed good faith and put equal consideration into them (most of them, anyway). I agree that I probably could have gotten away with closing the discussion as delete, but since there was the possibility of single purpose accounts and sockpuppetry, I felt an accurate consensus would have been difficult to determine. Cheers, –Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 20:51, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

A DRV would be fine, and probably the best way to reach consensus. –Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 21:05, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Marc Burrows

Marc Burrows, which you recently contributed to, has been put up for Deletion. Please add your support to the article remaining on Wikipedia by commenting here. Cheers. Grunners (talk) 21:53, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!

		The Copyeditor's Barnstar
		Thanks for helping at Wikipedia:Suggestions for name disambiguation! I know you just got your feet wet there, but you did a very detailed job. Those redirects and dab pages make Wikipedia more useful and accessible for everyone, and your work is appreciated. – Quadell (talk) 23:00, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

P.S. I'm getting ready to create another batch of needed dabs once this batch is completed, which should be soon. Here I stated that I'll be including some categories of people "in honor of" various people that have helped with the project, based on their interests. I can't tell much about you from your userpage though. (What can I say? I'm stumped.) Is there any large group of people near-and-dear to your heart that I could include in your honor? Brazilian footballers? Canadian psychiatrists? Chess grandmasters? Serial killers? – Quadell ^(talk) 20:48, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Suggestions for disambiguation

Greetings. You've previously helped out at Wikipedia:Suggestions for name disambiguation, so I just wanted to drop you a note to let you know we have a brand new batch of 3,835 names to be checked! These include sports figures, federal judges, serial killers, librarians, and other assorted sundry folks. This batch also should be a little easier to update, with corrected templates and a handy search function. Enjoy! – Quadell ^(talk) 03:36, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Typewriter in the Sky

Please engage in discussion on the article's talk page. A four-sentence long plot summary in the lede is really not all that long. The issue is that the Plot subsection should be expanded, not that the lede should be trimmed. Cirt (talk) 20:46, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Brueckenweb template

Hi. Saw you created the Structurae template in 2007. Are you interested in doing the same for brueckenweb.de? Right now I am just kind of imitating the template. Regards Gun Powder Ma (talk) 02:08, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Done; see {{Brueckenweb}}! For example, {{Brueckenweb|id=1234|title=Vleutensebrug}} produces ""Vleutensebrug". brueckenweb.de (in German).". Let me know if you experience any problems. However, even when using the template, please keep in mind the relevant WP guidelines for external links and especially links to non-English-language sites. Happy editing, Hqb (talk) 13:55, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Thx. I will keep that in mind. Just curious, but why not the wording "...in the brueckenweb database"? Gun Powder Ma (talk) 21:39, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Mainly because Brueckenweb (unlike, say, Structurae or IMDB) doesn't prominently refer to itself as a database in its official name. (And neither do other, similar sites like SkyscraperPage.com that might also be worth creating templates for.) But I suppose "in the Brueckenweb bridge database" would be fine too, just a bit longer. Hqb (talk) 07:55, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for your help with some of the recent stubs I created. kilbad (talk) 19:28, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome; I didn't really do much, though! Hqb (talk) 19:31, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

well, I see what you are saying, but the script i am using doesn't allow me to make that distinction, but I can use insted of the link, thanks! Buɡboy52.4 (talk) 17:58, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

I don't see how that is misinforming anyone, but I don't know how to make that kind of change to the script, and the only person who I know can help, LetsdrinkTea, was banned indefinitely for some reason. Buɡboy52.4 (talk) 18:10, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

We did it!

We did it! Thanks so much for your help finishing off the missing disambiguation links. You made it happen! – Quadell (talk) 14:48, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Temp page

Hi Hqb - your user:Hqb/Temp page is in Category:Stubs, which should only be for articles, not for user pages. is there any way you could remove whatever link it is that is putting it in there (I don't know much about coding, and don't want to risk breaking your page by editing it). Cheers, Grutness...wha? 00:14, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Fixed, thanks! Hqb (talk) 06:45, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Smirnov move

Hi there! I am not going to contest your move of Alexei Smirnov—you probably know better—but as per the WP:RUS guideline, could you, please, add examples of the "Alexei" usage to the article's talk page or, better yet, expand the external links and/or reference sections? The only link that's currently in the article leads to a page where the person is referred as only "A. Yu. Smirnov". Your help will be much appreciated. Best,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 20:30, May 8, 2009 (UTC)

Patronymics

Hi, Hqb! Sorry for a delayed response—I am not normally around during weekends.

Regarding your question, I would like to first point out that WP:NCP does not actually "actively discourage[] including additional names... for disambiguation [purposes]"; in fact, WP:NCP#Scope of this guideline explicitly states that this guideline does not deal with page names of disambiguation pages at all (see the last bullet in the bulleted list of that section). It does discourage the use of patronymics in titles overall, but that recommendation is actively being followed—we never include patronymics in titles if no ambiguity exists (I personally moved dozens of "first name+patronymic+last name" articles to their "first name+last name" equivalents).

Having clarified that, you did not find a rule of disambiguating Russian people by patronymic because it is not codified—from the perspective of editors of WP:RUSSIA (some of whom, I should mention, are native English speakers) the practice just makes sense and, as such, is being widely followed. I realize this is probably not the answer you were hoping for, but I do have the task codification of this rule buried somewhere on my to-do list—it's just that for the past several years of its active use no one really questioned it. Besides, "documenting actual good practices" is the first option to be considered when a new guideline is being designed or an existing one is being amended.

The main reason why English speakers are hesitant to accept patronymics as valid disambiguators is because they see them pretty much the same as Western middle names. This, however, is not the case. While a middle name is something parents give to a child as a "backup" and, apart from rarely being used, it is still the same as the first name, a patronymic is a different animal entirely. It is, in fact, kind of a cross breed of a first name and a last name. I won't go into the details, as the patronymic article explains them very well. What's more, while a person's middle name is not normally widely known or used in the West, patronymics are actively used in Russia (and, indeed, required in formal environments or when one needs to convey respect). A Russian person would never be ashamed of his/her patronymic because "it sounds weird"; not for the same reasons a Western person would be ashamed of his/her middle name anyway. It is true that Westerners treat patronymics just as they would treat middle names, but that does not make them equivalent.

There are also good reasons why a patronymic is a better disambiguator choice than, say, occupation. A patronymic is something that is documented, verifiable, and in use. An occupation, more often than not, can be expressed by multiple words. Look at Alexey Smirnov, which is currently on AfD. We have two different persons who are both pilots and Heroes of the Soviet Union—I just can't think of a better disambiguator than their patronymics in this case. Another person is an "officer" and also a Hero of the Soviet Union—even if you use "officer" as a disambiguator, it wouldn't be a great choice because the other two pilots, undoubtedly, were "officers" as well. Finally, we have a person who is an archaeologist and historian—both words could be used as a disambiguator, or we could use "scientist" or whatever. Problem is, and pardon the pun, the choice of a disambiguator here is a very ambigous process. One could argue that it is easily remedied by using a network of redirects, but this same argument can be used just the same if the article is unambiguosly located under a "first name+patronymic+last name" title.

Of course, not all cases are going to be as difficult as this Smirnov one, but the essence will still remain the same—there is no better disambiguator than patronymics in this case.

I hope I was able to provide an adequate explanation, but, if not, I'll be more than happy to continue to debate this further, if you still have concerns. Best,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 14:28, May 11, 2009 (UTC)

Cheddite

My point in creating Cheddite (fictional substance) was to clean up Cheddite article, because explosive material is primary meaning of this word. When deleting this article change The|fictional substance to something like dablink|for fictional substance 'Cheddite' see Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers. (i should have done it that way) --Dawzab (talk) 18:23, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Please help with new editor

Mei Ping Wu, Silk Route Museum, Yasheng Group, all citations are in Chinese, but very strict rules for claims on website for SEC applications, so very carefully checked. Can you help this new editor for citations? If you do just one sentence on each article, I can copy your style and do the other sentences. Thank you. ChinaUpdater (talk) 18:26, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

DmCard

Thanks for spotting the incorrect language I thought it was Spanish. BigDunc^Talk 21:15, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

merge

Per your request, the merge has been done for Howard Richardson to the crash article. User F203 (talk) 18:20, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Good lookin out

I don't know what I was thinking (or wasn't thinking) but I didn't mean to archive my talk into mainspace and you correctly repaired my blunder. Thanks Garycompugeek (talk) 00:08, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Why Do You Have To Do This To Me?

Why did you have to delete the page i made about Matthew Cavallini? it is not a bad page. and i told people to not write on my page? how would you like it if people kept writing silly stuff on my page? :0 from soundoftheunderground

Third Julie Payne

I just found your edit about an Oregon-born actress named Julie Payne who was a member of The Committee (improv group). You probably have no idea how much that complicates things. I was just about to add to the article Dr. Johnny Fever (a character from the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati) that the Terre Haute, Ind.-born Julie Payne played Johnny's former live-in girlfriend Buffy Denver, who showed up in a two-part episode to sue him for palimony. However, Howard Hesseman, who played Fever, was also a member of that group, making it quite plausible that the Julie Payne who played that role was this one, not Julie K. Payne. I almost stuck a bit about this into "K"'s article just now! Glad I didn't. I had noticed a "1946" year of birth before, but assumed it was merely a typo for "1940" and, since it wasn't actually showing on the page, ignored it. Jeez, what a situation! (I've put this page on my watchlist, so you can reply right here; I'll remove it when this discussion is resolved; promise!) --Tbrittreid (talk) 18:49, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, it's a mess. For example, I think the notable(?) 1964 graduate of South Eugene High School#Notable alumni is the Oregon Julie, but I couldn't quite find enough non-local info to justify making even a stub for her. She did apparently have some TV roles, though (e.g., in The Streets of San Francisco, which IMDB currently credits to Julie K.) I thought the SAG had name-uniqueness rules precisely to avoid such problems... Hqb (talk) 19:00, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

They do indeed, but since Payne & Shirley's daughter had "hung it up" before the other arrived from Terre Haute, it didn't come up. You'll find a "Bob Cummings" credited in a bit role in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, presumably because the star of The Bob Cummings Show (better known as Love That Bob) and many other things had by then retired from acting and let his SAG membership expire, leaving the name available. And since the Committee member Julie Payne worked mostly on the stage, the SAG didn't come into play for her. American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) was probably the only union she was in as a TV actress. --Tbrittreid (talk) 20:20, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Ah, that's a good point: they probably did not overlap as SAG members at all, so it's going to be even harder to disentangle them. Oh well. Hqb (talk) 21:23, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

One other thing—the IMDb gives the Indiana Julie only one credit as "Julie K. Payne" and that's an episode of the Chris Elliott/FOX sitcom Get a Life, in 1991! Sounds to me more like yet another Julie Payne forced to use a middle initial (albeit coincidentally the same as the Indiana woman's real one) by union rules than that actress herself. Oh me, oh my! --Tbrittreid (talk) 21:08, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm getting dizzy, especially with the latest bit of info I've found. Let's continue at Talk:Julie Payne; maybe someone else can weigh in. Hqb (talk) 18:01, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

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Removed speedy deletion tag: Sam Earle

Hi Hqb! I just wanted to inform you that I removed the speedy deletion tag you placed on Sam Earle- because: the article makes a credible claim of importance or significance. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me. decltype (talk) 15:26, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Fixed References: Natural Pawz

Thanks for fixing the references on the Natural Pawz article. It was one of my first attempts and looks much better! Now, if I could only remove the speedly deletion mark. I was wondering if deleting the locations would be enough...anyways, again, thanks!--Token2k6 (talk) 14:40, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

RfD nomination of 2009 Awards

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Speedy deletion nomination of Surrender (Christian Rock Band)

Why is this up for deletion?Just because it's short? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eightyone545 (talk • contribs) 20:09, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Lars Rasmussen (Software Developer) notability

I've added some more to the article. I think the notability is evidenced by his activities (and referenced sources that confirm). Do you agree? Michael Fourman (talk) 22:52, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

When Worlds Collide (2010 film)

Thanks for your concern, but see: Talk:When Worlds Collide (2010 film)

Boy Power

Nice catch, I didn't even check the ref.--TParis00ap (talk) 22:09, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

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Juliet Landau

I went to school with Juliet Landau. The info on the internet is NOT correct. She is the same age as me and I was born in 1972. I feel bad for her... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.85.5.70 (talk) 02:00, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Replied at Talk:Juliet Landau#Age. Hqb (talk) 14:55, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Union of Fascist Little Ones

Hi! Title of the article you'll improve as I understand the basis of the book J. Stephan. I would like to ask you whether to translate the name:

Союз Юных Фашистов — Авангард - Union of Young Fascists-Avangard (for boys);

Союз Юных Фашисток — Авангард - Union Young Fascist-Avangard (for girls). --Kolchak1923 (talk) 11:59, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

It's a mess. See my note at Talk:Union of Fascist Little Ones#Naming of children's/youth organizations. Hqb (talk) 19:11, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

• See my question there. --Kolchak1923 (talk) 20:33, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

• New question. --Kolchak1923 (talk) 23:36, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

• Last question.--Kolchak1923 (talk) 13:06, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

• Thank you for your help! Write an article will tell. Check? Kolchak1923 (talk) 20:35, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

• Please look in terms of translation, my article Russian Women's Fascist Movement. --Kolchak1923 (talk) 23:00, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

• And Union of Young Fascists – Vanguard (boys), Union of Young Fascists – Vanguard (girls). --Kolchak1923 (talk) 14:17, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

SIOE

So, for example, if the KKK claims it is not a racist organization, we cannot objectively state that it is in light of any evidence, published in RS, that would challenge this. Seems a pretty weak argument...  Francium12  20:40, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

Please read WP:ASF. Hqb (talk) 21:12, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

You have provided a weak argument

You deleted my website address in Gurais article. I have worked from start on that page and created that article myself. why do you have problem with the website i provided. Mr. thier is no official website of Gurez. Mine is the only website. that provides complete information. you have deleted it without any logic and reason. next time you do it. i will report you as a vandal —Preceding unsigned comment added by Heman60 (talk • contribs) 19:09, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Please read the template documentation at {{Infobox Indian jurisdiction}}. The website parameter is for the official government website, if any – not a place for you to promote your own ad-heavy website. Hqb (talk) 20:31, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

As already conveyed to you. their is no official website on Gurais. and i have put that website because, it is the first ever website on Gurez. and i dont think i had put it to promote it. i dont need wikipedia to promote that website. further those ads are not mine,. you are not given the headache to destroy the articles. stop your vandalism Zahid Samoon 08:41, 6 December 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Heman60 (talk • contribs)

If there is currently no official website, the infobox entry for the "government website" must be left blank; is that so hard to understand? You already have multiple links to your website under "References" and "External links"; that's more than enough. Hqb (talk) 09:00, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Ok brother, i have found one website. that seems to be official, please have a look on it. if it is a official website then can i add it. http://baramulla.nic.in/relief/gurez.htm

I think you can help me. where ever i am wrong. that way i can improve my mistakes. actually i am new to this wikipedia Zahid Samoon 12:57, 7 December 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Heman60 (talk • contribs)

American Lesion (band)

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Altered speedy deletion rationale: Kyle Wilkins*

Hello Hqb. I am just letting you know that I deleted Kyle Wilkins*, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, under a different criterion from the one you provided, which doesn't fit the page in question. Thank you. GedUK  20:50, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Allegheny Aqueduct

That was quick. Thank you for your additions to Allegheny Aqueduct (Pittsburgh). Do you have anything to add to the Pennsylvania Canal Tunnel article? It connected to the bridge. Pustelnik (talk) 21:40, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, no, just a drive-by edit while checking out new pages. Incidentally, I assume you included "(Pittsburgh)" in the title to leave room for an article on the Allegheny Aqueduct in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania (e.g., http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Allegheny_Aqueduct or http://www.schuylkillriver.org/Detail.aspx?id=153)? Hqb (talk) 21:54, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Dylan Taylor (executive)

Should this not be AfD, do you reckon? The article is of no credit to Wikipedia, to my mind. --80.192.1.168 (talk) 18:33, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Please respond. --80.192.21.253 (talk) 17:40, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

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January 2010

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Big Ears, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you.  Hamza  ^{[ talk ]} 19:21, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

WTF? I reverted some unexplained blanking of apparently legitimate material, and said so in the edit summary. You may want to take another look at the article history. Hqb (talk) 19:33, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

My articles

Why the sudden flurry of trying to delete the articles I created? Not fair is it! Play nicely please. Claireislovely (talk) 20:56, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Simply a response to your sudden flurry of reposting previously deleted material. Please address the concerns raised at the AfD discussion before recreating any articles on "Taakatism". Thanks, Hqb (talk) 21:19, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

User Icepallet

could this user be a bot, or someone purposely creating unnecessary articles? --Abb615 (talk) 13:15, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Nah. Most likely, just an overenthusiastic elementary-school student creating articles about herself, her family and her school. Wouldn't want to bite her too hard, but she's unlikely to contribute meaningfully in the near term. Hqb (talk) 13:18, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

heh, i never seen that article yet, also i just joined wikipedia about a couple weeks ago --Abb615 (talk) 13:21, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Greenspan/QD change

It's still not acceptable to create an article about yourself? I tagged it the way I did because it was created by Dgreenspan Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 20:07, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Creating an article about oneself is strongly discouraged, but there's no absolute policy against it, nor is it a valid speedy deletion criterion. However, a self-authored article can often be deleted under the A7 (non-notability) and/or G11 (promotion) criteria. Hqb (talk) 20:28, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

John Irving (footballer)

Hello. Thanks for fixing my typo in the birth year category on the above, but I was wondering why you added English nationality? There's nothing in the article to support it. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 12:56, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

You're right. I actually didn't mean to suggest citizenship, just make it clearer that he played for an English club, to help put the article in context. But it could indeed be misunderstood, so I've reverted myself. Sorry! Hqb (talk) 13:39, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

No problem, and I see your point... I wasn't keen on just putting "is a footballer", though even "British" would be an assumption, but I tend to assume "the Football League" gives context, and perhaps it doesn't. Maybe if it read "was a professional association footballer", at least we'd know what game we're on about... In fact, he's almost certainly Scottish. He first played for a Dumfries-based club, the 1891 census has a John Irving of about the right age from Dumfries living in Lincoln with two Scottish lodgers whose names coincide with two of Irving's Lincoln City teammates, but unfortunately their occupations are given as "real" jobs rather than footballer. Which is fair enough, Lincoln didn't turn pro until 1891/2, but no doubt it's original research to deduce that one year's power loom turner and engine fitter are the next year's pro footballers... cheers, Struway2 (talk) 15:03, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your help

I appreciate your help I have sorted it the URLs as well. Dwanyewest (talk) 16:38, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome; looks good! Hqb (talk) 16:50, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Hello , this is domainwiki100. I am sorry for deleting speedy deletion on my talk page. I just didn't want others to see the violations I've gotten. Sorry! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mydomainwiki100 (talk • contribs) 13:09, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Sorry!

mydomainwiki100 I'm sorry about deleting the speedy deletion I got. I just didn't want others seeing the violations I've gotten. Sorry —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mydomainwiki100 (talk • contribs) 13:12, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

More questions...

I didn't get your point. So what can I delete off my talk page? Warnings or Deleted Pages?