User talk:JohnCD

Welcome to my talk page. Click here to leave me a message. If you have come here about a page I deleted, you will probably find the explanation here; if that does not answer your question, click the link just above to leave me a message. Please mention the name of the page, and sign your post with four "tilde" characters ~~~~ so that I know who you are. If I have left a message on your talk page, please reply there; I am watching it. If you leave a message here I will usually reply here, but if my reply contains advice I hope you will find useful, I may place it on your talk page. (Talk page stalkers: you are welcome; if you see no reply here, there is probably one on the other talk page; I have decided to stop making a note here when I reply there).

Peter Abelard

Oops! I didn't see that. Sorry to cause trouble, but it appears that I shouldn't remove myself and it needs to be resolved. Correct? I'll edit my comments in the talk page to reflect my overzealousness. Sorry. 67.9.139.107 (talk) 18:55, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Anushka Wirasinha

John, Thanks for the relist. The frustration here is that those who want the article deleted don't understand to research and find the information. Shimeru said that it is ok if info is in native language also as it can be translated. I have put whatever I have including articles written in Sri Lanka that I have. Others have sent me things I have included. I see a question about India times bestseller and it was listed in 2003 I think. So it's not there online now but I created the article from facts. Whatever facts I had. My interest is puting a local author on the map not anything else. I am looking at all Sri Lankan women authors. Also note her books were the first books in IT ever to be published in English by a Sri Lanka author. Books are endorsed by the Sri Lanka government. I have attached that image as proof. The author meets the criteria for inclusion. She is a well known Sri Lanka writer. The Sri Lanka government has listed her on their page. I am deflated by the quick delete comments as there should be a chance for those who know her work to re-edit rather than those who just can't be bothered about researching to delete. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Muthuwella (talk • contribs) 00:17, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Adding more and more references about facts that already established, like her books, doesn't necessarily help. DGG and Uncle G are two very experienced editors, and it is valuable to have their help. We'll just have to see how it goes. JohnCD (talk) 22:30, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

I added the links because SmartSE claimed that the sources were "not reliable", "not neutral" and "self created" so I responded with proof of links that show otherwise and lists reliable sources and third party articles and interviews about the artist. Then when I scanned the Financial Times article. Again I was told it is made up, so I had to explain with as many links as I could find. Then I was told google doesn't have stuff. So I spent hours getting links from google to prove otherwise. I don't know what facts are already established so I am trying to provide links that prove as much as possible that the author meets the requirements for inclusion. What else is needed? I agree with DDG and Uncle G. How can I get their help? I also appreciate your help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Muthuwella (talk • contribs) 01:38, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Deletion of World of Beer (bar)

to whom this may concern,

being new to this end of wikipedia my intention with the World of Beer page was to work on it this upcoming weekend.

World of beer is a bar that has taken off over the last few years across the state of florida and is rapidly expanding throughout the eastern, south eastern and gulf coast of the US. its focus is in regard to the craft brew, microbrew and import beers of the greater US and the world at large.

from an amateur sociological perspective, the impact of the orginal location against the greater community that surrounds as well as the culture that has developed has made a significant impact on the success of the bar(s).

if you have any further questions, please let me know. i'd like to get the base for the article started tomorrow and have some links and pics ready by saturday.

thanks.

Lhhgm79 (talk) 20:33, 24 November 2010 (UTC) Dave

p.s. [1] St.Petersburg Times Article regarding world of beer growth —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lhhgm79 (talk • contribs) 20:51, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

The complete text of the article I deleted was "World of Beer is a beer bar based in Florida." Even a first shot at an article needs to give some indication of why its subject is important or significant or (in this case) different from 10,000 other bars. For advice, start with WP:Your first article, WP:Notability and WP:CORP; more on your talk page soon, but probably not until tomorrow. JohnCD (talk) 22:11, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

I'll be sure to check those out. thanks.Lhhgm79 (talk) 15:50, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Anushka Wirasinha Page

Couple of things- if there are articles written in tamil and sinhala, can anyone in wikipedia help get it translated, such as wiki projects srilanka? Shimeru said it's ok to scan and add non english language articles so I added one in sinhala and others have some in tamil. Would like to include these.

Also can I give an email by placing it on a talk page so someone can send more info to me that way.

Thanks for relisting this for discussion, I am happy with the way it is progressing but there is much more out there though connected to the artist that i need help getting to include. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Muthuwella (talk • contribs) 01:23, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

It is not a good idea to put your email address on a talk page, because "spambots" scan Wikipedia to collect them, and you will get a lot of junk mail. But there is a safer way to let people email you: click "My preferences" and then "User profile"; at the foot of that page you can enter your email address and check the box marked "Enable e-mail from other users". Then on the left of your user page there will be a link "Email this user", which people can use to send you emails. For translation, yes, I should think Wikiproject SriLanka would be a good place, or the Sinhalese and Tamil Wikipedias. JohnCD (talk) 10:55, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

While a discussion was going on for ANUSHKA WIRASINHA page it was deleted today disregarding anything being said and despite the author page meeting notability criteria in a number of areas. Also note that user B and user Shimeru is the same person as shimeru wrote to me as B and as Shimeru. So the deletes by B on 24th June and deletes by Shimeru on 24th June is same.

No, Shimeru and B are different people. Shimeru deleted after the first AfD on 23 June, next day Chamithra created the article again; a re-created article can be speedily deleted, and B did that on 24 June. JohnCD (talk) 16:30, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Now what can I do? how can the people who have more articles about her send it if the page is deleted? Can it be relisted for a few more days to add these that will take a few days? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Muthuwella (talk • contribs) 20:37, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Replied below. JohnCD (talk) 16:30, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Save me and the page

I started the page Mubasshar Hussain. But, later it was deleted by User:Michig. I edited it again providing enough reliable references. User:Ragib deleted the page again and blocked me from editing. I created a new wikipedia account and tried to start the page, but failed. Mubasshar Hussain is the president of Commonwealth Architects Association and ARCASIA. But it was stated, "Speedy deleted per CSD A7, was an article about a real person that didn't assert the importance or significance of its subject. using TW". You saved the page Hassan Shahriar before, which was also started by me. So, I am asking for help to you. If I am wrong please explain.

Here is the sample page:

Mubasshar Hussain is a Bangladeshi architect. He is currently the president of Institute of Architects Bangladesh, ARCHITECTS REGIONAL COUNCIL ASIA (ARCASIA), Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA), founder Chairman of Global Insurance Limited.

If you are blocked, you cannot simply create a new account and carry on: that is block evasion. So, sorry, but I have blocked your new account. You have to request an unblock on your first account. The reason for your block was that you were creating large numbers of articles which did not meet Wikipedia's requirements. What you should do is:

• Read WP:Your first article, WP:Notability and WP:Notability (people)
• Read all the warning notices on your talk page, and understand why those articles were deleted,
• Read the WP:Guide to appealing blocks
• Post an unblock request at the bottom of your talk page, explaining that you have read these guidelines and intend only to post articles that are properly referenced and meet the notability requirements

The title Mubasshar Hussain has been salted - protected against recreation - because you created it several times. After you are unblocked, you had best make a draft in your user space - see Help:Userspace draft for how to do that, and then approach Ragib (talk · contribs), who salted it, and ask him to look at your draft and agree to unprotect the title. JohnCD (talk) 16:57, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

incubation editing or discussion rather than deletion

John, Can the article be placed under incubation or for further discussion rather than deletion? It was even deleted prior to completion of 7 days despite valid arguments for keeping it and this is again not allowing us to add further material for this. Chamithra is doing so much of research and I have contacted several sources to get more, so I can't understand why it was deleted without wizerdman discussing what can be done or what needs to be done to include it or atleast incubate it. Pleeeeese HELP. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Muthuwella (talk • contribs) 21:59, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm afraid you are back in the same situation as after the last AfD: if you want the article back, you must first approach Wizardman (talk · contribs), the admin who closed the discussion, and if he does not agree you can go to WP:Deletion review. But I advise you just to accept that the Wikipedia community does not agree that Ms Wirasinha is notable in our technical sense of that term. To have a Wikipedia article or not to have one is not all that important.

You could ask Wizardman if he would agree to put the article in the incubator, but I do not myself think that would lead to anything more than wasted effort. I know you feel that given time you could find more references, but when the article already had 60 references, it is really not likely that adding yet more will convince anybody; it is not as though new references will do anything more than confirm what the article already says. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 16:10, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

I have asked wizardman. The reason I need it in incubation and not deleted is to get the translations. There is much more references. I just don't have them. Like DDG said, it is hard to get stuff that is in Pakistan India Sri Lanka etc so there needs to be some time to get these. I have seen the India times bestseller things but I don't have those, someone else may so I need to get Sri Lanka wiki project help. Also, I am not sure what specific information I need to include to get the article relisted so I want to get help by those who maybe able to direct me into getting the right stuff rather than me adding stuff I have or can find. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Muthuwella (talk • contribs) 20:01, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Also as I understand "notable" criteria is met if "books by an author that is published by a known traditional publisher is used as textbooks or course material in several universities" Am I wrong in this? or is this specific criteria met? Also as I understand "verifiable" "reliable" third party sources include mainstream newspapers and articles in them by independent journalists? Am I wrong? What does chamithra mean by NOTTEMP? I can't understand. If it is ongoing interest in her work, does it matter if her books have been used as textbooks for over 10 yrs in these universities.

At this point I am not so bothered on the article as much as trying to understand what exactly the article lacks. I am working next on Anne Ranasinghe and I don't want the same situation to occur as this author is also known but has less links. It doesn't meen she doesn't have things outside google.

Also what I don't like in all this is that this was an article that was in wikipedia for 2 years till an "unusual" trigger to the foundation initiated a delete. It was unusually triggered and then although so much more is included, the article continues to be disregarded rather than looked at in the way it should be. That is the problem. If it was AfD by a normal request, it would not be as weird. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Muthuwella (talk • contribs) 20:15, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Also, with due respect I don't agree at all with your rationale that wikipedians don't think Ms. Wirasinha is notable. Wikipedians thought her notable to include her in 2008 and keep her in wikipedia for two years till an unusuall decision was created to remove her. Now a select few seem to not want to understand the notability criteria that is met as far as wikipedia technical rules of notability goes to exclude a foreign author from being included despite her meeting notability. Look at the wording under notability and where it says if 1 of them is met then notability is met. She has met several. So that is why I am looking into the way wikipedia bends the notability guidelines to keep some authors and delete others. I see some other Sri Lankan authors removed for no reason. There are valid references in those as well. Please also note that Sri Lanka newspapers in both English, Tamil and Sinhala are world class newspapers. They don't include made up stories or bogus articles as some editors haphazzardly and baselessly claimed. I don't appreciate these aspects. It is not the article or the author of this specific article that bothers me but the way foreign sources are disregarded and treated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Muthuwella (talk • contribs) 20:36, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Michael Barker (drummer)

Hello,

It has come to my attention that you deleted the article of Michael Barker. He is a very talented and influential drummer in the New Zealand / Australian drum world. Why did you delete his page?

38.100.14.250 (talk) 16:48, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for pointing that out - his article had been hijacked by a different, and non-notable, drummer of the same name, and I carelessly deleted that without looking back at the full history. I have restored the proper one. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 17:23, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

User talk:Lucrio98

I don't get it. How can I make my message clearer? Cheers, Dlohcierekim 18:13, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

He's a twelve-year-old, they're not good at listening to messages they don't want to hear. I had my finger on the block button, but he seems to have stopped. JohnCD (talk) 18:19, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Too true, John. I guess you reached him after all. Dlohcierekim 19:29, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

ANNE RANASINGHE

Let me know how to improve this article which is another Sri Lankan author. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Muthuwella (talk • contribs) 20:58, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

It's unfortunate that the article was a copyright violation, but not your fault. I am surprised it had not been detected before - it did read rather like a publisher's blurb, and that is probably what made someone check it. There is no reason why you should not rewrite it in your own words, but they need to be completely your own words, not just a tweak of the existing ones - see Wikipedia:Copy-paste. If you can cite references for the prizes, it will help, and I should omit the "Vibrantly sensuous... " bit unless you can actually cite who said it. I suggest you make it in a userpage at User:Muthuwella/Anne Ranasinghe; a good place to ask for comments on a draft is WP:Requests for feedback. JohnCD (talk) 22:26, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

I can't understand why it was a copyright violation. This article will also have Sri Lanka newspaper sources like the other one I did. I just don't want to get this also deleted like that. That had more references and was deleted so I have no idea how to go about creating this to prevent deletion. If Sri Lanka news paper articles are not going to be considered as meeting verifiable sources what can I include to show verifiability. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Muthuwella (talk • contribs) 23:11, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

It was a copyright violation because the words were copied directly from here. That doesn't stop you writing it again, but in your own words. JohnCD (talk) 23:45, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

I always write in my own words but couldn't you just keep it without deleting it so I could have worked on it removing the copyrighted stuff. I added some links to the page also. When it's deleted it's a pain to go through all the other admins who don't see notability even if it stares in their face. Anne Ranasinghe is a notable author and if it is undeleted I can work on it with help from editors. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Muthuwella (talk • contribs) 00:04, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

No, we can't host copyright information even temporarily. If you want to access it, you can do that from the link above, but I would advise not having it in front of you when you re-write. JohnCD (talk) 11:07, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Deleted Article About Elena Siegman

Hello. I wished to ask for the return of the article on Elena Siegman. I myself am not the original creator but I decided (today, actually) to take it upon myself to try to edit the article and bring it up to code. This morning I edited the page for grammar, punctuation, and wording. I am planning to research on Elena Siegman's own blog and edit her biography, as well as include the lyrics and information for the call of duty songs she is now gaining notice for. If you would be so kind as to return the page, I will edit it until it meets your approval. Thank you. CaterinaV (talk) 23:41, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

As there is at least one other editor interested, I have moved the article into the WP:Article Incubator at WP:Article Incubator/Elena Siegman where you can work on it. Read WP:Your first article and WP:MUSICBIO; more advice on your talk page soon. You must not put in the lyrics, because they will be copyright. JohnCD (talk) 11:26, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Ummm.... I'm sorry to bother you.... The first article rules say a blog or myspace page are not good sources... Does it make a difference if they are the facebook page of the person themself? I was just thinking that the best place to get a biography would be the person's own blog or some such... CaterinaV (talk) 16:36, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

See WP:SELFPUB. On the conditions explained there, you could use them as sources for information, but they would not count as the independent comment needed to establish notability. JohnCD (talk) 17:50, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

WP:refund

Hello, again. Refund is new to me. It's for Prod's? Can you help me understand the ratiooale and how this fits with say, DRV? Thanks Dlohcierekim 00:31, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Reading down the page will give you a good idea of what goes on: it's most useful for PRODs, but people get directed there from WP:Why was my page deleted and bring anything. What it's not for is AfDs; it says that at the top, but people still bring them, and have to be told to go the closing admin and then to DRV. PRODs are restored without question, though I think it's good to tell the original PRODder, and to tell the requester I'm going to do that, and maybe give some hints about why the article was PRODded and what improvements it needs. For speedies it all depends - in most cases it's a matter of explaining the reason in words of one syllable and pointing them to WP:BAND or whatever notability standard applies, but if there seems some hope one can userfy. I suppose somebody really determined to argue about a speedy could be directed to DRV, but I don't recall that happening. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 10:48, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Abhinav Kohli

Name of my article is Abhinav Kohli. Why was the article on Abhinav Kohli deleted? Could I please get a copy of the page I created? And when Abhinav himself is a celebrity working in daily soaps in India like Jaane Kya Baat Hui and most importantly the future husband of Shweta Tiwari who is the most popular T. V. and film actress in India, Srilanka, Afghanistan, Nepal and Pakistan why can't there be a page on him? Theindustrymonk (talk) 09:45, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

If he is really notable as an actor in his own right, to the standard of WP:ACTOR, he could have an article, but the article you wrote didn't give any indication of that - it was an account of his life, education, work with various firms, just mentioned television, and the references were of the "Is there a new man in Shweta Tiwari's life?" type. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a gossip magazine, and you do not become notable by being engaged to a celebrity, even if an actual engagement is confirmed by reliable sources rather than gossip columns. I have moved the article into your user space at User:Theindustrymonk/Abhinav Kohli where you can work on it; but it will have to demonstrate much more notability independent of Sweta Tiwari if it is to be posted, and it must comply with the extremely important policy on WP:Biographies of living persons. I will give more advice on your talk page. JohnCD (talk) 11:12, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Appreciate that. And look forward to your help. Thank You. Theindustrymonk (talk) 14:47, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Deletion of Domain Developers Fund

John,

The deletion policy mystifies me and seems inconsistent. I refer you to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hedge_funds which lists dozens of hedge funds. Can you kindly explain why they are allowed in and DDF was barred? Thanks. Ericbank (talk) 00:34, 1 December 2010 (UTC)Eric Bank

I see from the deletion log that Domain Developers Fund was actually deleted (not by me) as an advertisement. Actually, looking at the deleted article, it does not seem to me unduly promotional, but I am less sure that it would meet our notability standard. More advice on your talk page soon. JohnCD (talk) 12:11, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

John: Thanks for looking at the article again. The notability is that it is the first and only public hedge fund dealing in Internet domains. As such, it is a trailblazer, and represents the only alternative available today for investors of modest means to buy into a diversified set of domains. I hope you will reconsider on this basis. Thank you. Ericbank(talk) (UTC)

I have userfied the article for you to User:Ericbank/Domain Developers Fund, where you can work on it. Notability is not a matter of saying so, but of giving references to show "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject"; I explained on your talk page why the existing ones do not seem adequate. See if you can find more, then approach Sphilbrick (talk), who actually deleted the article. JohnCD (talk) 11:55, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

jai courtney

Dear JohnCD,

Why did you delete the Jai Courtney article when all other actors in 'Spartacus' have a page now but him? It doesn't make sense unless you now delete all the other actors as well....

Look forward to your response —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.13.91.124 (talk) 00:20, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

The article just said he played a role in Spartacus and gave a bit of plot summary. If an actor is to have an article, he needs to be notable to the standard explained at WP:ENTERTAINER. If Courtney is, anyone can write an article about him, giving the right references to show it. You can have a go - read WP:Your first article first. You can either set up an account, which is easy and free, or submit a draft at WP:Articles for creation. JohnCD (talk) 12:06, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks JohnCD, will do, and thanks for the advice! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marky555 (talk • contribs) 13:46, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

wikipedia

ty for the help (thank you) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aznxstrafe (talk • contribs) 18:56, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Owler69

User:Owler69 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Mark Zuckerberg (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Can you please look at the above user and his latest vandalism here? You were the last administrator to comment in August on his Talk page. Although a significant amount of time has elapsed since his final warning, he also hasn't used the account for any constructive purpose in between. I also noticed that Edenc1 did not place any kind of warning on the Owler69's Talk page, perhaps because he wasn't sure what warning would be appropriate at this point. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:39, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

After my warning in August he did say he planned to edit constructively, but he has had another final warning since for silly vandalism - altering birth dates - and now this. It's enough, I have indef-blocked. Thanks for the report. JohnCD (talk) 18:35, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your help.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:36, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

Elizabeth McCarthy

She is a notable entertainer...over 19 titles...20 years in the industry...was a radio personality in Vancouver for over 3 years. Maybe you should do some research before deleting posts. I understand the problem with copying from IMDB but that is a public page and if I quote where it came from why is it then a problem? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lizflicks (talk • contribs) 20:00, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

Copyright is a serious legal problem for Wikipedia and copyright material has to be deleted on sight. It is a problem because by posting in Wikipedia you license anyone to copy the material, alter it and use it for any purpose including commercial - under the edit screen it says "You irrevocably agree to release your contributions under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 License and the GFDL" - and unless the copyright owner has agreed you can't do that. IMDb pages are labelled "Copyright © 1990-2010 IMDb.com, Inc." but even if they weren't you couldn't copy them. See Wikipedia:Copy-paste and Wikipedia:Copyrights#Contributors' rights and obligations for more detail.

That sounds as though you could make an article about her, but write it in your own words. Check out WP:Your first article for good advice. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:18, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

edit page for Elizabeth McCarthy

I edited the page that was tagged for deletion and wrote it in my own words and now can't find it once I submitted the updates without the information from IMDB. Where does my posting stand now? Lizflicks (talk) 20:32, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

Sorry about that: I saw it while it was still a copyvio, went and did something else, and came back and zapped it without looking again. I see it's back now. JohnCD (talk) 20:49, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

Per your question at User talk:Lizflicks, the imdb reference is here. However, as imdb is not a reliable source it would not satisfy the requirements for removing the BLP Prod, would it? ("Once the article has at least one reliable source, you may remove this tag." - my emphasis.) I've looked for other refs but none were forthcoming - maybe that's because the name brings up many other matches. I42 (talk) 21:15, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

I would have thought an IMDb entry confirming the outlines of a career was enough to remove a BLPprod - I thought the view on IMDb was "OK for existence, not enough for notability." But I can't quote a reference for that; you have got me worried, and I am starting a hunt through the policies... JohnCD (talk) 21:33, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

WP:RS/IMDB suggests it is not. There may be contradictory ones! I42 (talk) 21:34, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

The discussion here seems to say that presence of an IMDb source is enough to avoid adding a BLPprod, but addition of one is not enough to take it off, which seems absurd. I think the point of BLPprod is to avoid totally fictitious or utterly un-notable BLPs. I will ask WereSpielChequers, who seems to be active in that area. JohnCD (talk) 21:52, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

The author has removed the BLP tag. I have taken the article to AfD to clear it up; as it stands I can find no evidence that the subject is notable. I42 (talk) 22:27, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

Raja Liaqat Ali

How about this "Farooq Paracha" ? and many more examples why my article about Raja Liaqat Ali is considered to delete. Cj.Raja (talk) 22:33, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

We have more than 3 million articles. Many of them are not as good as they should be; but that is not a reason for admitting more. For that reason What about article X? is not an argument that is accepted: the discussion is about your article and whether it meets the standards. JohnCD (talk) 22:42, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

My Account

As you asked me to stick to one account for your information I all the time login from my account Cj.Raja you might had misunderstanding. Cj.Raja (talk) 22:39, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

So who is user Raja.cj (talk · contribs)? Is that a different person? JohnCD (talk) 22:43, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

You asked me to stick with my account I login from my account all the time that is Cj.Raja Cj.Raja (talk) 22:52, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

Raja Liaqat Ali is the journalist I know because I am a journalist as well.and bro Cj.Raja is my account not Raja Liaqat Ali's account.Cj.Raja (talk) 23:03, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

About Raja Liaqat Ali

I gave you example of article just to make you known that My Article is at least better of some work.which is there on wikipedia.and its not the right reason that there are many articles.If so then my article is also one of them.Cj.Raja (talk) 23:08, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

Avoid Deletion

Tell me how to save my article from deletion ? Should I minimize the matter I provided?You know I had linked some work by Raja Liaqat Ali on wikipedia and the issue I quoted I also gave the links.Wikipedia's help guide for articles are complicated as these pages have lots of link so If somebody start reading gets lost.Cj.Raja (talk) 23:17, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

What you have to establish is WP:Notability which means showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject" - not work by him but anything about him by other people independent of him. See also WP:Notability (people). JohnCD (talk) 10:10, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

I will

OK I am going to read the guides (link) and I hope you will help me further to make my article better. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cj.Raja (talk • contribs) 16:24, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Changes

Hi John..Can you please see the changes in my article I made "Raja Liaqat Ali"I delete the words famous and prominent and secondly I explained the What twin cities mean .. Cj.Raja (talk) 20:54, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Those were improvements, but they did not help with the issue of notability which was the reason for deletion. JohnCD (talk) 11:43, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

AGN International

Hi, further to the reply to my message regarding the deletion of the article AGN international you mentioned that wikipedia is not a business listing, please can you let me know how similar organisations to ours such as Baker Tilly and Pricewaterhousecooper are able to have article on here. I would be interested to know my article was different to these. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AmyGNorris (talk • contribs) 16:13, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

"Not a business listing directory" means that we don't have an article for every business (unlike, say, Wikicompany). Our criterion is notability, measured by "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Pricewaterhousecoopers and Baker Tilly pass that test, but Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/AGN International decided that AGN did not. In any case What about article X? is not accepted as an argument - each article is considered on its own merits. JohnCD (talk) 21:33, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Nominated Member of Parliament

Please see Talk:Nominated Member of Parliament#Merger. Thanks. Station1 (talk) 20:12, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. I too learned something new today (or I guess yesterday if you're UTC)! Good to know if it comes up again. Station1 (talk) 02:29, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

The sparrow on the windowsill

why did you delete that article? it was just about to be published — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lambodisiac (talk • contribs) 20:55, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

The article said it had been published on 1 December and had "received worldwide critical acclaim." As searches found no trace that was evidently not true, so I deleted it as a hoax. Wikipedia is not a place to advertise your book: even real, published books with ISBN numbers don't necessarily get an article. See WP:Notability (books) for what it takes. JohnCD (talk) 21:10, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

when the book is on Oprahs book club, you will be sorry that you deleted it. wikipedia will receive no credit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lambodisiac (talk • contribs) 09:10, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

I'm not holding my breath waiting; I expect Wikipedia will survive somehow. JohnCD (talk) 12:14, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Wrong Declination

You wrongly declined the proposal to remove the article Mukundgarh. It was my proposal and I was the author of the given article. RKS123 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rishabh surolia123 (talk • contribs) 15:28, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

But you made the proposal from a different account - DailyEditor (talk). You should only use one account, or you may be suspected of WP:Sockpuppetry. Why do you want the redirect deleted? If the name of the town is really Mukundgarh, the best thing would be to "move" the article Mukandgarh there - change its title. JohnCD (talk) 15:34, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Mukundgarh is the actual name of the town. I suppose since you must be an admin, please move the article to Mukundgarh from Mukandgarh. RKS123 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rishabh surolia123 (talk • contribs) 15:39, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

 Done, but I have left Mukandgarh as a redirect, since that spelling is evidently also used - that is the spelling in my big Times Atlas, and Google finds plenty of Mukandgarh as well as Mukundgarh. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 15:50, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks John! Sorry I was a bit harsh the first time. Apologies! RKS123 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rishabh surolia123 (talk • contribs) 16:27, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

No worries! JohnCD (talk) 22:46, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Paying my respects

Dude why do you just go around and delete pages? don't you have like a life or something? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clking2012 (talk • contribs) 15:36, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

I'm trying to help create a useful encyclopedia with articles about notable subjects. Why do you keep putting in Myspace-type pages about your friend in spite of the warning notices on your talk page? Don't you have a life? JohnCD (talk) 15:41, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

deleted wikileaks mirrors

Hi, why you deleted Wikileaks mirrors? Wikileaks did not break any law and if they are under attack by us-nazi, there is something bad in US government - are you collaborating with this us-nazi group? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.229.179.178 (talk) 06:24, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

See the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of WikiLeaks mirrors. JohnCD (talk) 08:30, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Nu Phi Delta

Hello,

I am user uakhan786 on Wikipedia. I am writing in regards to the article I wrote on Nu Phi Delta. I was hoping you could userfy it since it was deleted. This Wikipedia is extremely crucial to my organization. I do not understand why it was deleted as their are many other articles out there of the same sort in existence. In case you are wondering, my article is about my Fraternity, Nu Phi Delta, which I started in my first year of college, This Wikipedia is crucial for expansion and also so others get to know more about us, thank you. Please, explain to me how this article violates Wikipedia guidelines.

Uakhan786 (talk) 06:49, 11 December 2010 (UTC) uakhan786

 Done at User:Uakhan786/Nu Phi Delta, but I think you will have a problem demonstrating enough notability for an article; also see WP:COI. More advice on your talk page later today. JohnCD (talk) 10:33, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Craig Wilby

Hi John,

I am new to wiki and was just starting a article on a friend of mine and it has been deleted. Please can you explain why? The content was not offensive and as I build the page to inculde his work related achievements I believe taht you will agree that it isa usefull article. Craig has spent a lot of time developing his alarm/security system installation business and is currently recognised as one of the premium pioneers of alarm technology in Yorkshire and is planning on a large expansion program in the next two years.

Please can I have my article back so that I can complete it?

regards Smagsmith (Smagsmith (talk) 11:53, 11 December 2010 (UTC))

Sorry, but for what you are trying to do you want somewhere like Myspace. Wikipedia is a serious project to build an encyclopedia, not a place for jokey articles about your pals. Apart from the unsuitable tone -"a bit of a scally wag", "two bin lids followed on", "41mph, which is pretty piss poor as smag managed 52mph." etc. - there is no indication, even from what you say above, that your friend is notable enough to have an article. JohnCD (talk) 14:19, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

About Sultan Tarlacı's biography

Hi John, I was update my biography with references. Previously deleted for copyright problems. This English short biography created by me. And also I was use my Turkish personal web page and IPC conferences page. I was upload a personal photo but was not success. for any problem you can contact me journa@neuroquantology.com Sincerely — Preceding unsigned comment added by Solty1970 (talk • contribs) 20:26, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

About Sultan Tarlacı' biographies

Mentioned books in the Turkish

Quantum Brain = Kuantum Beyin, ISBN 978-605-60209-1-9 Consciousness = Bilinç, ISBN 978-605-60209-0-2 Best