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Martin Sakarias Berger is one of the most known hip-hop musicans in Sweden. With 2 albums and uncountable mixtapes, how the hell is that a A7? KzKrann (talk) 20:35, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have any sources to assert notability under WP:BAND? I don't doubt your knowledge but we need more than that as you know. -- Alexf^(talk) 20:38, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Page was deleted for "Easy on Digestion"

I have searched the exact phrase for "Easy on Digestion" on Articles and couldn't get in your wikipedia articles section so i found that in my blog. I want to give useful information to everyone. I do not have any product to sell in that site. I am here to write and make contents appear in wikipedia.org than any other publishers around the world. Regards —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dmohan12345 (talk • contribs) 18:31, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You do not seem to understand that Wikipedia is an Encyclopedia, not a place for spam your blog, nor a place to advertise. It seems that you have not read or understood the multiple warnings in your Talk page. The page in question Easy on digestion, was indeed advertising for your blog, not for anything to sell. Wikipedia is not a blog, nor a place to provide links to one. If you have notable material and reliable sources, then you can write an article. Maybe you should read Your First Article that will help you understand what we are all about. Have a good day. -- Alexf^(talk) 20:29, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How to dress well

I was looking up the band How To Dress Well, and saw that you deleted the article (it was at the title How to dress well. Could you please undelete it? Receiving "best new music" on Pitchfork Media (as mentioned in the Google cached version of the article) is at least an assertion of notability, and should be enough to pass AFD, in my opinion. 169.231.51.141 (talk) 05:09, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

More sources: [1], [2], [3] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.231.51.141 (talk) 05:28, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Restored. -- Alexf^(talk) 14:41, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Deletion of Page Those Mockingbirds

Hi Alex,

I'm writing you because my page Those Mockingbirds was deleted because of a speedy deletion tag and it should not have been. I looked into it and I found that it was because we did not have enough credible sources and notability was not established. Our album debuted at Number 1 on Amazon's Movers and Shakers Chart, we also have a video out with the Numa Numa Guy. Here are some articles from credible sources below. (This was my first wiki page so I apologize for making this mistake)

New Jersey State Star Ledger http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2010/08/an_office_space_that_really_ro.html

The New Jersey State Website http://search.nj.com/those+mockingbirds

Planet Verge http://planetverge.com/tag/those-mockingbirds/

The NJ Underground http://thenjunderground.com/display/Search?searchQuery=those+mockingbirds&moduleId=3884347

We are also featured on our labels article on Wikipedia with a link to a now nonexistent page:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SideCho_Records

Please can you undelete Those Mockingbirds? (MusiciansAtlas (talk) 16:35, 4 October 2010 (UTC))[reply]

Restored per request I would suggest you post those sources to the article and fast. Also, as per your own admission you have a big conflict of interest in this article which will have to be reviewed. -- Alexf^(talk) 16:39, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Trilegal

Hi Alex, can you give me a few hours to work on the article and assert notability with reliable sources? Thanks! Telco (talk) 12:05, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The article did not meet notability standards as it was, that is why it was tagged for speedy deletion. Try to work it off-line and post when it is ready to pass muster. Please read the Business FAQ which may be of help. -- Alexf^(talk) 12:12, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am not an employee of the organization nor am I affiliated with them in any manner. There are over 21,000 hits on Google and news pages for this law firm, and entries on websites like Legal500, ILFR and Who's Who Legal. Look, it's difficult for me to take time out to write for Wikipedia so please assume good faith, do a little background check on the article and undelete it if you think that is appropriate. Telco (talk) 12:19, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I see. I went to userfy it for you and found you already have this article in user space with the same text. Good luck. -- Alexf^(talk) 12:58, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alex, I had fixed the page and moved it back to mainspace and then User talk:Timneu22 undid my move and is now bullying me on my talk page. Please take a look. Telco (talk) 19:48, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Left a comment in user's page. I am not sure I agree the article is noteworthy and the company notable as I have not had the time to check, but that is beside the point at this time. If he disagrees with the article, he can try to fix it or tag it for deletion as I explained. A revert or move war is not the way. Please note that if you have issues with a user, and you cannot resolve them between yourselves, you can try to list it at ANI or at Dispute Resolution. Asking help from one admin in particualr is not the most efficient way as that admin may not be in for a time and not be able to look at your case. -- Alexf^(talk) 20:02, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Camp Swig

Hi Alex, Camp Swig was one of several camp in the URJ Camping system. However it was sold recently. The property was the home of the Jo Naymark Holocaust Memorial. The youth educational programs at the Camp produced a disproportionatly large number of rabbinical leaders in the Union of Reform Judaism. Other contributions to society included the strong bias on social justice taught in the education programs which ultimately led to case law like Robins v. Pruneyard Shopping Center, 592 P. 2d 341 - Cal: Supreme Court 1979. I have invited a number of notable camp swig alumni to contribute to the page (people like Professor Marc Dollinger of SFSU ) . I think that if you give the article some time it will pass muster, but others need access to it to contribute. I had put in a rough sketch of an outline that I felt would lead to a substantial contribution to wikipedia and it is not vastly different than the entry for Henry S. Jacobs (HSJ) Camp. ```` —Preceding unsigned comment added by AlexHorovitz (talk • contribs) 01:54, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alex,

People who want to contribute are now asking me whee the page went. Could you please restore the page? Or at least send it to me so I can place it off on my user account?

Alex Horovitz 10:24, 7 October 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by AlexHorovitz (talk • contribs) :

Userfied at User:AlexHorovitz/Camp Swig -- Alexf^(talk) 10:29, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Alex Horovitz 11:04, 7 October 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by AlexHorovitz (talk • contribs)

request for page restoration-from Mengzhang2

Dear wikipedia administrator, This is Mengzhang2, writing to request the restoration of Joy Chen's wikipedia page. I created the page last night but failed to provide the letter for permission from Ms Joy Chen. I now have the permission letter from her. I was not sure about the copyright issues when I was creating the page. Here is the link of the page I created :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Chen .Sorry about the inconvenience. The following is my letter to Ms Joy Chen and her reply: MengZhang2Mengzhang2 (talk) 02:53, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Text removed to protect privacy. This is not a place to post private emails. Please read "Donating copyrighted materials" for help on this matter. -- Alexf^(talk) 10:37, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Unfair

It's not fair that you deleted my page, Lil Wayne and many other artists are on here and his was similar to mine, how come his doesnt get deleted? May i PLEASE use that page again, it is really significant.. Thank You —Preceding unsigned comment added by LilMyko (talk • contribs) 06:16, 7 October 2010 (UTC) [reply]

Sorry to disagree. It is not unfair and not notable so it was deleted as explained in your talk page. On top of that, you seem to have a big conflict of interest on this subject. -- Alexf^(talk) 10:33, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Something for you

		Military history reviewers' award
		By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your good work helping with the WikiProject's Peer and A-Class reviews for the period 1 April-30 September 2010, I hereby award you this Military history WikiProject Reviewers' award. Roger Davies ^talk 08:14, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply] Keep track of upcoming reviews. Just copy and paste `{{WPMILHIST Review alerts}}` to your user space

Thanks, but I don't think I deserve such a recognition! -- Alexf^(talk) 10:43, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Om Kleem Krishnaya Namah

Sad that you deleted it,you also ensured that a lot of people in the future will not have an idea of what such a Mantra is about.If you look at it with such a narrow outlook, its your own ignorance and inability to understand what you come across.Sanjeevpunj (talk) 11:47, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry you are sad but rules must be followed.Pushing your own point of view is not accepted in an encyclopedia. Wikipedia is not a soapboax. -- Alexf^(talk) 11:51, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

blocked my account

Hello,

I edited a page last week for mind-mapping software. I wanted to add my software "Headspace" to the list that is the topic mind-mapping software. There is no reason why Headspace should not be there, since it is valid and perhaps preferable alternative to the ones listed. In addition you have a band and an album named Headspace in Wikipedia, and my software is as least as scholarly a reference as either of those.

I saw today however that my account was blocked. I guess I was not supposed to use my company name as an account. I'm sorry, I did not know that. I tried to use my original account 'bsabiston', but I think it was tied to a defunct email account, since I could not retrieve the password.

Is the account name the only reason my page edit was blocked? I get the feeling that you don't want the software listed in the list. Is that the case? Please let me know, as I feel like my software represents a solid advancement in the field of mind-mapping software, and it certainly belongs in that list if people are trying to research that type of software.

If the page is allowable, does it still exist or would I need to recreate it from scratch?

Please let me know if I may include Headspace among the list of software here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mind_mapping_software

If not, I'd appreciate an explanation of why mine cannot be listed when these others are just as commercial and clearly edited by the owners of the software.

Thanks Bob Sabiston Bsabiston2 (talk) 15:47, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've no idea what account you are talking about as you have not shown the name. With thousands of blocks and thousands of deletions it would be hard to know without guidance. As per the name, you can find our Username Policy instructive. For the software product, if it is passes the notability requirements and you have independent, verifiable sources then it might be fine. Please note though that you would have a major conflict of interest which is a problem. Maybe you should also check the Business FAQ. As per undeletion, all articles can be retrieved as long as they are not copyright violations or offensive in nature. You would have to ask an admin (preferably the deleting admin) to do it for you. I can't as you have not provided a redlink to it. Have a good day. -- Alexf^(talk) 17:06, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cathy J. Cohen

Hello Alex,

What specifically do I need to correct in the article about Cathy J. Cohen so it is not deleted?

Will--WillJ (talk) 21:07, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It was a copyright violation. What you should do is write your own article and source it properly, not violating copyrights, which is is a no-no and could put us in legal trouble. Not cool. -- Alexf^(talk) 22:26, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Not cool" - Thanks for your response Alex, but I wouldn't have added sources if I thought it cool to violate copyright regulation, I did write my "own" article but included lines from the source in question - now I know I shouldn't have. Once I was made aware of the copyright problem I attached "hang on" to the article to give me enough time/clarification to correct it, but didn't get a chance -when I contacted you, rather than your sneering tone, I thought I'd get a chance to review the article (with the highlighted copyright problem) and then rewrite it. --WillJ (talk) 01:47, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings,

I keep getting all these conflicting messages from different sources as comments on my talk page. The last one was too many logins from one IP or something like that and a conflict of interest pertaining to the article.

1. I was in the middle of leaving this response to the first message when my browser hung up. So I closed it out and tried another browser on my computer to see if the browser was the problem.

2. Is my response to the first and second posting regarding edits in the article I submitted.

I thank the wiki team for any support they can lend us in writing good articles. As I stated before I have been using wiki for years and didn't notice anything any different then what I saw on several articles I have used in the past for my research. The newbies to wiki, don't necessarily know all that is acceptable or unacceptable when contributing. It is almost easier for someone else to write these articles to get the right tone. Please, in the future could you guide us without making it personal? The term self serving is a little harsh. Mainly, the link was put there because I was told to provide a reference for everything. That items in wiki articles should be verifiable, somewhere. I thank you for responding back, letting me know what approach to take. For example, I fail to see the difference there is in stating "Mary Peak was a teacher who taught school children under the Emancipation Oak" and "the initiator a graphic designer Cassandra West designed the celebration logo from photographing this historic tree" and providing links (points of reference) for them both. They both tell a story of how something happened.

Anyway, I am learning what works and what doesn't work with a sense of humor. Thank you, again, for your valuable input. These are some tough critiques, and my concern was on the article being poorly written by an amateur. Which explains why I am still adding to it. What if a child wants to use it for a paper? Am I providing enough detailed information? Just to give you some insight into what I am thinking.

I don't know if other writers come here with a pre-conceived agenda when writing articles for wiki for me this is not the case. This process is very challenging and I am learning my entire way through it. The reply statements I am receiving to edits are too personal for what is occurring with the edits on the page I am writing and do not apply. I am an amateur at this and this is my very first time. Please, nicely help me through this process. Cwestllc (talk) 02:01, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]