User talk:JohnCD

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Wilbur Curtis Co. under Requested Articles

Hi JohnCD,

A while back I posted The Wilbur Curtis Co. under requested articles hoping for someone to pick it up and write a page on (As I cannot due to conflict of interest, which I completely understnad the rules and guidelines now.) What can I do to see a Wikipedia page created for the company? I do not know exactly how the request for an article page works but would like to know if there is anything else I can do to expedite the creation of a wiki page. Thanks for your help.

MrCurtis (talk) 18:37, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Sorry

When I started out I was set to vandalize, but now I am trying to be part of the wikipedia team and help out —Preceding unsigned comment added by Owler69 (talk • contribs) 19:29, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Good. I was asked to block you, but I replied that I had given you a final warning instead because I thought that "it is just possible that this user may grow up." I'm pleased you have. Read the links from the Welcome paragraph at the top of your talk page to learn more about contributing. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 21:25, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Holder of the End

This page was deleted, and I see no reason. It had been mentioned on other pages before, and still is. It's a popular "creepypasta" story on 4chan's /x/ board. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.169.246.45 (talk) 20:55, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

That may be, but we're here to write an encyclopedia, not to provide web space for unrelated activities. The page was deleted after this discussion. There is a site at http://theholders.org/ to post these stories, or whatever they are. JohnCD (talk) 21:19, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Deletion review for E. Matthew Buckley

An editor has asked for a deletion review of E. Matthew Buckley. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Christopher Connor (talk) 01:41, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know - I have commented there. JohnCD (talk) 09:30, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

hi

don't delete my page please i need this deal with the record companies —Preceding unsigned comment added by Manningson (talk • contribs) 10:43, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, but we aren't here to help you get a deal - this is an encyclopedia and we only cover things that are already notable. See WP:BAND for what a band has to have achieved before they can have an article in Wikipedia. JohnCD (talk) 10:52, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

Michael Hoffecker

How about if I include this as my job description?

http://connect.nj.com/user/mhoffecker/index.html

About Me: My primary responsibilities are the care and custody of juvenile offenders committed to the Juvenile Justice Commission by the courts, to support the local efforts, and to provide services to at-risk and court involved youth. My primary charge is to protect the citizens of the State of New Jersey. My every decision is made with the understanding that it is my responsibility to maintain personal safety, promote responsibility, and build stronger communities. I emphasize accountability and contribute to programs that afford young people the opportunity to become independent, productive and law abiding citizens. In order to achieve that goal, I have undertaken diverse measures to address the multifaceted issue of juvenile justice. My contributions continue to provide a continuum of care for juveniles placed under the supervision of secure care facilities. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Neojerzey (talk • contribs) 21:12, 7 August 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Neojerzey (talk • contribs)

Ambassadors

Re. Wikipedia:WikiProject United States Public Policy/Online Ambassadors

I actually mistakenly replied in your archive, but when I realised I undid myself[1] and I've copied your last bit back over here too, for context...  Chzz  ►  23:31, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

I've read the ambassador thing with interest, thanks, and I will think about it, but "two hours per week" seems to me extremely optimistic and I find WP takes up much too much time already. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:25, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

We put 'two hours per week' simply because we'd like people to give some kind of regular commitment; not to ensure they will spend ages and ages on it, but as a sort-of guarantee that they'll keep up with the project while it happens, during that few weeks. I honestly believe that 2 hours per week would be very useful, and although of course some will spend much longer, I don't see it being a problem for people who do not. We really want to get a large number of ambassadors and other assistants with wide-ranging skills, so that we can call on those skills if needed - and that's why we're looking to have some assurance of ongoing commitment. But it is all up for debate anyway.  Chzz  ►  12:46, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

ANI

You are mentioned (in a nice way). Keep up the good work. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Toddst1_misconduct RIPGC (talk) 04:12, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Thank you, but if I appear less at AN/I than some admins it is not necessarily to my credit - just that I tend to work in the less controversial and less drama-prone areas. JohnCD (talk) 21:35, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Language

Hey friend if my language is Portuguêse Brazilian, in my User Page I write in my language ? KnuxD (talk) 12:57, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

On your user page you can write in Portuguese if you like, but not many people here will understand it; this is the English-language Wikipedia, and generally contributions should be in English. Did you know there is a Portuguese-language Wikipedia at http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/? Perhaps you should contribute there? Regards, JohnCD (talk) 13:05, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

- Yes I know that exist I until am registered there, ok already write in my language.

Thanks. KnuxD (talk) 16:22, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Talk Page edits

Fair comment John, It was just my way of paying them a little bit of there own medcine for reverting my edits and consistently vandalising pages numerous times. I wasn't planning on an edit war, just thought I'd show him how annoying it can be when people purposley delete work or change them for there own amusement. But your right, I'll stop, and I hope they've learnt there lesson. Many regards Footballgy (talk) 15:37, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Equal ?

Hey friend what's diference between:Eternal Links and See Also ? please reply. KnuxD (talk) 20:41, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

• "See also" has wikilinks to other Wikipedia articles related to the subject
• "External links" has links to useful websites, outside Wikipedia, that haven't been used as references in the article.

It's explained in Wikipedia:Writing better articles#Standard appendices. JohnCD (talk) 20:59, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

- Ok now understand. KnuxD (talk) 10:38, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Create a Wiki

Hey JohnCD,see this Wiki http://www.wiki.srb2.org now say me:"Where can create a Wiki equal this ?" Please reply. Don't put tutorial,only put where create, my Wiki was Created in Editthis.info like of there, more don't gives nor to change the Logo Please help me. KnuxD (talk) 11:06, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

I am sorry, I cannot help, because I do not know how to create a Wiki. To make one like http://wiki.srb2.org would be complicated and expensive, because you would need to have your own server and your own copy of the Mediawiki software. It would be much easier to make one using a Wiki farm. If you have problems using Editthis.info, you can try one of the others listed at List of wiki farms such as http://www.wikia.com, or even better http://pt.wikia.com where the instructions for making the wiki are in Portuguese, even if you want English to be the língua por omissão para os visitantes da sua wiki. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 18:53, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

- All Right I'll try. KnuxD (talk) 19:26, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Dual geometry

What do you think about dual geometry? This edit claims that it's a hoax. I can't verify the article, but I don't really understand what the article is trying to say, which, coupled with the many legitimate uses of the term, make me hesitant to tag as a possible hoax. 98.122.178.110 (talk) 03:48, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Well spotted. I think that edit is probably right - a pity nobody has followed it up in two years. In any case, the article seems pretty incoherent and trivial, a quick search finds uses of the term but not in this sense, and none of the references work; so I have PRODded it. Thanks. JohnCD (talk) 09:18, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: List of Norway's Next Top Model Contestants

Hello JohnCD, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of List of Norway's Next Top Model Contestants, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: the list of names does not appear in the parent article. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. Kimchi.sg (talk) 09:59, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

The main article does give a list of names; if it's different, that's because this one is false. The author Cde000 (talk · contribs) has been blocked for repeatedly putting in hoax information in this sort of article. I found this one tagged G5 (It's funny, that no longer appears in the history, the system seems to have had some kind of glitch) and declined that because it was created before the user was blocked, so G5 didn't apply. One way or another, it needs to go. JohnCD (talk) 10:10, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Ah OK, nuked. Kimchi.sg (talk) 10:17, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Persistent Vandal

I noticed you blocked this IP user (208.92.184.171) last week, but he's at it again, this time at Psych (season 4). I'm not sure if this is the place to request such a thing, but could you intervene? Thanks. Kevinbrogers (talk) 04:16, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

The place for a report like this is WP:AIV, where it will be seen sooner - I didn't see this till considerably later, when the IP had stopped. I see he did some more after that, but those later changes are not obviously vandalism. Thanks for your report, though. JohnCD (talk) 14:00, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Gordon Keith (disambiguation)

Hello JohnCD. I was contacted by a new user regarding the above disambiguation, which he created. Our conversation can be found here. He has yet to respond to my response, but since there are only two articles in the disambig, I suggested leaving hatnotes on both pages while moving one of the articles to Gordon Keith (currently a redirect) without disambiguators and simply deleting the disambiguation. Do you think that is a good idea, or would it be better to keep it as it is? Thanks, Airplaneman ✈ 19:11, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

I don't really mind - I got into this because of some redirects nominated as speedies, found a fairly tangled mess of redirects, and tidied it up what seemed the simplest way. By all means change it to your suggestion if you like, but I have had enough Gordon Keiths for one day. I guess the Michael Jackson one is the more notable - if the Great Gordo meets WP:ENTERTAINER it's only just. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 19:20, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Ah, OK. I'll wait for Lexcordis' response to see the course of action. Thanks for cleaning up the mess :), Airplaneman ✈ 19:25, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

User:Alicia.stone101

FYI, I went ahead and speedy-deleted User:Alicia.stone101 over your earlier decline. I checked the page history, and while the speedy deletion template was indeed incorrect, the only editor to the page was the user whose userspace it was located in. Thus I deleted it as U1, going with the spirit of what the user intended rather than the letter of the template. SchuminWeb (Talk) 20:20, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

I'll ask her if that's really what she wanted - I think she is a bit confused, she has been creating articles with db and pp templates already on, and one of her edits said "May I not have information about myself on my user page?" or words to that effect. I was just replying to to her to say "Yes, you may, within reason". I want to be kind, because she is doomed to disappointment trying to get her Myspace band in. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:25, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

All right, sounds good. I completed a few history merges for her userspace pages, but yes, she is doomed to disappointment if she thinks she'll get her Myspace band in. SchuminWeb (Talk) 20:34, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Yes, even her userspace pages are going to end up at MfD as WP:FAKEARTICLE sooner or later. I long to point people like this to WP:GARAGE, but we mustn't WP:BITE. JohnCD (talk) 20:39, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

List of charismatic leaders

Please do not forget to userfy. There were no objections to my request to userfy to use the excellent early sourcing of the list to use later for attributed examples in charismatic authority. Andries (talk) 21:55, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

I am doing it "even as we speak"... JohnCD (talk) 21:57, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

 Done JohnCD (talk) 22:04, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Vandal alert.

Sorry to disturb you, but the Indonesian misinformation vandal, who puts false info on Digimon and Little League articles, is back. This time, he's using 118.137.68.63 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log). Can you block this guy? Need action ASAP. Thanks. BTW, WP:AIV is backlogged right now. - 上村七美 (Nanami-chan) | talkback | contribs 13:21, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Irene Gauthier

Hello, I have resubmitted a definition about Irene Gauthier. You were one of two people who flagged her previous definition and I can only assume it was due to lack of citations. Unfortunately the news articles and sites previously posted are on websites that archive the articles making accessibility difficult. I have submitted four new citations that are most current and will slowly have the time to add more from the past as I pay for the access to news archives. There is 40 years of material floating out there!

I hope you may find my submission worthy of Wikipedia as Irene is certainly worthy of the attention.

Sincerely, --Derek S. Derek1974 (talk) 20:53, 17 August 2010 (UTC)