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Jolt (Transformers)

I found third party Transformers book and I wanted to add a citation to Jolt (Transformers) to help it. Is there any way to undelete it so I can add the citation and it can be reconsidered? Thanks! Mathewignash (talk) 00:43, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I could move the article somewhere into your user space, and then when you think you've established notability, run the draft by either myself in the first instance or deletion review in the second. Let me know where you'd like me to put it. Courcelles 06:08, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If by reliable third party publication he means DK's The Ultimate Guide, then, no, it doesn't count. That book is so not a "third party" source, being a Hasbro-affiliated publication, written by Simon Furman. Plus, the book had spelling mistakes. NotARealWord (talk) 17:37, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I was looking through the books for things that do not say licensed by Hasbro (since that would be secondary at least) and I found one that's an "unauthorized" look at Transformers. Perhaps that would be a good one to cite? Mathewignash (talk) 21:12, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

User:Jprw

Hi Courcelles, you blocked Jprw (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) on September 9 for 72 hours [1] for 5RR at Roger Scruton. It appears that he evaded the block today by adding three POV tags to the article—including to the section he was blocked for reverting—as 95.27.94.16 (talk · contribs). [2]

This IP resolves to Moscow. [3] If you look at Jprw's very first edit in January 2008, [4] the IP that made a related edit 10 minutes before him, 82.142.131.50 (talk · contribs), also resolves to Moscow. [5] Both IPs have articles in common with Jprw (apart from Roger Scruton) so it seems clear that it's him. SlimVirgin ^{talk|contribs} 02:26, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that's him, clear as day. I blocked him Thursday morning, so I've given him until next Thursday morning off. Courcelles 02:42, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, many thanks. I'll let you know if anything else happens. SlimVirgin ^{talk|contribs} 02:53, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I also blocked the 95. IP for the same duration. I've left the 82. one unblocked because it hasn't edited in a while and could be assigned to someone entirely different by now, but, we will find out. Courcelles 02:55, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats!

		The TomStar81 Spelling Award
		Be it known to all members of Wikipedia that Courcelles has corrected my god-awful spelling on the page Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates, and in doing so has made an important and very significant contribution to the Wikipedia community, thereby earning this TomStar81 Spelling Award and my deepest thanks. Keep up the good work! TomStar81 (Talk) 02:59, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I added a pic at just about the same time you fixed my sp error, while I made a point to preserve the spelling correct you may want to check and make 100% sure the new pic info isn't misspelled too. TomStar81 (Talk) 02:59, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks- I usually leave ITN/C spelling alone- it's functionally a talk page, after all- but I know how lazy admins can cut and paste something onto the main page. At least I'm not the only one who leaves spelling errors everywhere I go (though mine are usually of the honor/honour variety). And, yes, you had misspelled the rank in the photo caption! Courcelles 03:05, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

		The Copyeditor's Barnstar
		For fixing my other spelling error, I hereby award you The Copyeditor's Barnstar. Thanks for fixing my "famously idiosyncratic spelling", I do appreciate it immensely :) TomStar81 (Talk) 06:43, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Courcelles 21:26, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What happened to the CASK THOMSON article?

says you deleted the article because the artist was supposedly not notable, how so? The guy is very well known on Sydney's christian radios, he produced for New Empire and everything --110.33.247.69 (talk) 06:03, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The article was deleted because of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cask Thomson, in which no one provided any sources that established the notability of this person in reliable secondary sources. Courcelles 21:25, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I Would say the dude is very notable, any way of getting his page back if I managed to add some notability and citations? --220.239.143.32 (talk) 14:10, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Monster (Kanye West & Jay-Z song)

Hi! Just to let you know I've just deleted the actual article as it sounds like the AFD closure script you are probably using just like me deleted the one with the redirect. Again seems someone moved the article without mentioning it on the AFD. JForget 15:36, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, thanks for catching that. People really need to annotate the AFD if they move an article during the discussion. Courcelles 20:19, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Mother, Goodbye!

Hi, I've noticed that the above article has been recreated as a redirect to List of MGM Television shows, though this wasn't the decision reached at Afd. What are your thoughts on this as closing admin? Dylanfromthenorth (talk) 19:51, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Seems a logical outcome. If it comes back as an article, however, there would be an issue. Courcelles 20:18, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Here ya go!

Thought you might appreciate this :)

5 albert square has given you a kitten! Kittens promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Kittens must be fed three times a day and will be your faithful companion forever! Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a kitten, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

Spread the goodness of kittens by adding {{subst:Kitten}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message!

--5 albert square (talk) 21:30, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ugh, kittens! They're so blame cute, but they make me sneeze, not be able to breathe, and all-around miserable ;) Thanks for the thought, though :) Courcelles 21:31, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

We need a {{puppy}}! ;) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 21:41, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Puppies ain't normally as cute! Awww Courcelles that ain't nice if you're allergic to them :( --5 albert square (talk) 21:43, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I had a better idea! :) ~ mazca ^talk 21:53, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mazca has, wilfully and with malice aforethought, given you a kitten in full knowledge that you are allergic to it! Let the sneezes and breathing difficulties teach you a well-deserved lesson.

Spread the pain of cat allergies by adding {{subst:User:Mazca/Malicekitten}} to someone's talk page.

Haha Mazca I love it! --5 albert square (talk) 21:57, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh my, that's hilarious! (Though what lesson was I supposed to learn from the misery of a cat?) Courcelles 03:40, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

<wise old sage> Ah, grasshopper, let me explain. Now you have a kitten in your possession, you have to handle it with care and clean up after it, against the odds. The kitten, you see, represents what the laymen call "newbies". That is the lesson.</wise old sage> Mazca, that's an epic template. sonia♫ 04:17, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Aaah. See, I'm not allergic to dogs, so those lessons are taught to me just as well without the sneezing! I can actually breathe even though everything- and I do mean everything- in my house is covered in dog hair. Well, except my bed. He's not allowed on there. I had to roll the sports coat I wore this morning to get brown hair off it, even though it had been in the closet for weeks. I've heard cat hair is worse. Courcelles 04:23, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I hope your pots and pans aren't covered in dog hair! Having a rabbit makes life much easier, but I don't get affection. Picky little fella doesn't like carrots or greens- he prefers hot toast. sonia♫ 04:59, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No, but if I didn't ave the pots and pans in drawers and cabinets, they would be. Your rabbit sounds like as finicky an eater as my dog; he won't eat anything red, for instance. No idea why, but he'll lick my bowl if I had green stuff, white stuff, even orange stuff. Red stuff, and he won't even touch it. Courcelles 05:01, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Aaaaaachooooooooo!! Cats! I digress ;-)

Kelly Preston's son, Jett, died. Does she now have, in her info box, 1 child or two children? Is there a policy? *And* she is pg with twins! And so it goes...Namaste---DocOfSoc (talk) 05:42, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Policy? Who knows; I'd highly imagine not. That said, I'd say she still has two children, but I can't back it up with anything more than my opinion. Wish I had more to offer. Courcelles 05:50, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much...for all you do! BTW, semi-protecting my page was a great idea! TY again! DocOfSoc (talk) 05:57, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mistake?

Your deletion, 04:36, 12 September 2010 Courcelles (talk | contribs) deleted "User:BrandManager NB/astonishresults" ‎ (Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:BrandManager NB/astonishresults), does not seem to follow from Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:BrandManager NB/astonishresults. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 06:09, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, strange. For some reason the log links to the wrong page- see Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:BrandManager NB/astonishresults (2nd nomination). I'll restore and redelete to annotate the log. Courcelles 06:16, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for correcting the log. It could have caused someone some trouble, maybe? I was guessing that it was a db-u1 mis-attributed to the mfd. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 11:43, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Location map Kyrgyzstan

Please add the relief map from the german Wikipedia. I can't do this trivial edit because you protected the template (which was never vandalized). But unprotect the template wold be the best solution. --Obersachse (talk) 09:29, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is only semi-protected. You can edit it as normal. Courcelles 09:40, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

PS, when I ran your SUL to see if you were autoconfirmed (the basic 10 edits over four days) or not, I noticed you're a crat and sysop from the Russian Wikipedia. I turned on your reviewer bit here- if you'd like rollback, just let me know. Courcelles 09:43, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, sorry. I mixed up with User:HJ Mitchell who also protected location map templates, but sysop only.

Thanks. --Obersachse (talk) 09:57, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Batch protection of templates

Hi,

Was this discussed anywhere prior to carrying out the work? I wasn't aware that preemptive semiprotection of any template with 500+ transclusions was now mandatory. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward: not at work) - talk 10:28, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) I don't believe it's mandatory, but it is common and protection policy appears to advocate it: Highly visible templates or templates in use on many pages are usually protected. No view on "dog breeds" but HJ's recent protections seem to vary between semi and full, so I'm assuming that HJ considered each case on its merits. That said, it's clearly causing problems and I've reduced protection on several templates from full to semi on the basis of requests at HJ's talk page. TFOWR 10:49, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, yes, I see the ANI thread now. Looks like the consensus is though made with the best of intentions this wasn't a good idea. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward: not at work) - talk 14:57, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't fully-protect anything, but I do think semi-protection of anything with 530 transclusions is a good idea, especially since someone had a bot publish a list of such "soft targets" where someone malicious could do a lot of damage. Courcelles 19:21, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Are you reading the ANI page? Protection should be a last restort. Templates are rarely vandalised, and IPs should be free to help out as much as possible. If the bot page in question caused problems in that way, it certainly wasn't helped by linking to it in several thousand edit summaries. Any, I'll keep further replies to ANI. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward: not at work) - talk 21:16, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As you semi-protected {{Infobox Court Case}}, you may want to do the same to the associated template {{Infobox Court Case/images}}. — Cheers, JackLee ^–talk– 19:22, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Did you miss the move?

Abul kaif kaifi sarhadi was moved to Abul Kaif Kaifi Sarhadi a few days before you ended the AfD on the lower case article as delete. But it seems that you've only deleted the redirect, not the actual article. Or am I missing something here? The-Pope (talk) 13:31, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nope, same silly script failure that can happen when a move isn't noted in the AFD. Deleted now. Courcelles 19:23, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Restore

Can you restore List of largest divorce settlements, I haven't seen it at AFD. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 22:42, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like someone did it for me. Courcelles 23:35, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A helpful talk page stalker. It was only a PROD so restoring it is uncontroversial. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:42, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Britain

Do you know the British government Copyright rule? Is it like the US government where anything the government makes is in the public domain?--intelati^(Call) 23:14, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) No, works of Her Majesty's Government are Crown Copyright. Apparently HMSO were asked about it a while ago and it seems it's generally taken to mean non-commercial use, which means it can't be used on Wikipedia because of the daft rule that we have to treat non-commercial use images as non-free. In short, British government works used on WP must comply with WP:NFC]. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:26, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's not "daft" at all. Free beer and free speech are entirely different propositions. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward: not at work) - talk 23:34, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Aaah, two Brits. Short answer- HJ's right; Crown Copyright is much like any other copyright for WP purposes. The Crown doesn't release things into the PD like the U.S. does. Courcelles 23:39, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dang, I am working up something good for you Brits though.--intelati^(Call) 23:44, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm... Loophole? In Wikipedia, can you use fair use on British copyrights(i.e. Photos)?--intelati^(Call) 23:47, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Only if all 10 of then WP:NFCC are satisfied. Courcelles 23:48, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Does that include photos of monetary items?--intelati^(Call) 23:51, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, for example File:New British Coinage 2008.jpg is properly licensed. The rationale, though, is extremely weak and needs rewriting. Courcelles 23:52, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Go check your link here User talk:HJ Mitchell#Penny? ;).--intelati^(Call) 00:01, 13 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nice work. I think such an image would be PD, not FU, though, as the coin dates from 1839, and is out of copyright. Courcelles 00:43, 13 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

...Then which tag should I use?--intelati^(Call) 00:48, 13 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

{{PD-BritishGov}}?--intelati^(Call) 00:51, 13 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Calpernia Addams

Thank you for reverting and locking the article. I kept a pretty close eye on it when I was editing more actively but I'm largely retired. Otto4711 (talk) 00:54, 13 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]