User talk:Mean as custard

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Update

Hi Mean as custard, I work for Entanet[1] and had noticed that the page on Entanet was badly out of date. Without chnaging any formatting on the page, we simply added more factual information (e.g. company info, products we have right now and the awards we have earned in the previous years). However this has been deemed too commercial. Please then can let me know how I should make the modifications? Or if there is anything I need to pay more attention to? Thanks!

I've reinstated your changes as they were factual and not promotional. However some later changes by a related user made the article sound far too much like an advertisement, with claims like "Our services meet business customers' increasing demand for a reliable, scalable and flexible communications platform". . . Mean as custard (talk) 12:41, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Hi Mean as cuatard, thanks for your assistance.

Why advertisement?

What made you tag the page for my NGO Civic Methodics and Information Center «Universe» an advertisement? Everything written there can be substantiated. --Наталка Зубар (talk) 09:10, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Basically, it's the repeated use of phrases like "Our activity", "Our projects" and "We focus..." throughout the article. . . Mean as custard (talk) 16:20, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Page Vandalism

Welcome to wikipedia, You have been sourced to have lately vandalised a page please do not continue to vandlaise wikipedia as it is not helpfull to the readers or the contributor If you would like to test please use the wikipedia sandbox

Thanks

PROF 19:34, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Update

Thank you for taking the time to fill in on why you edited our page, you are now Clear of all lists and we are sorry for mistaking you as a vandal

please forgive us

Thank you

Purpler0ckofficial — Preceding unsigned comment added by Purpler0ckofficial (talk • contribs) 20:08, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

My relief knows no bounds. . . Mean as custard (talk) 20:10, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Newbie needs help

Mean as custard, I am new to Wikipedia and have been trying to follow the instructions on adding content for a company I work for. I already seem to have made a mistake by posting a link to my Facebook page and my business website on my user page. I want to be sure that as I move forward that I am working within the spirit of the Wikipedia community. Anything you can share that might help me with this would be appreciated.

The company is SmartSound and they are referenced on related Wikipedia pages like Pinnacle Studio and Adobe Premiere Elements. I think it would be useful for readers of those articles to be able to click thru to an article about SmartSound. I have already made the red links for SmartSound on those pages, and added the entry below to the 'Wikipedia:Requested articles/Business and economics/Businesses and organizations' page.

• SmartSound Software Inc. - Patented software to create custom length royalty free music tracks.[2] [3][4][5][6]

Do you think it would be OK for me to get the page started with an entry like: SmartSound Software Inc. is an American computer software and royalty free music company headquartered in Northridge, California, USA. The company is focused on providing royalty free music that can be quickly and easily created to a custom length using their patented software. Craigtheskier (talk) 18:49, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

I don't see any problem with that wording, though if you are working for the company you might want to read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. Articles on companies are often deleted either because they read like an advertisement or because they fail to show why they are notable (see Wikipedia:Notability), so these are the main things to watch out for. . . Mean as custard (talk) 19:10, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I posted that wording and included citations to the patent pages, as I think that is what makes the company notable. I added a disclosure to the talk page that says I work for the company. I hope that it's OK with everyone and the page sticks. Would it be OK for me to add a link to the company website so users can click on it to get more info?Craigtheskier (talk) 20:45, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Blanking of user page

Hello Mean as custard,

I've come across your tagging of spam pages in userspace and have 99.99% of the time deleted and blocked the offender. I am a little surprised, however, by this removal. Regards --Alexandr Dmitri (talk) 15:32, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Blatant self-promotion, as per my edit comments. . . Mean as custard (talk) 17:59, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

BBSRC

Hello! I would like to request that the {ad} tag is removed from the page for Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. This is not a company producing a commercial product but rather is a non-Governmental body which manages funds administered by HM Treasury for the advancement of biosciences in the UK and beyond. It is one of seven Research Councils in the UK, each with their own page, yet only the BBSRC page has tags on it. There are no extraordinary claims made within the article and, although there is a regretful lack of proper citations, it is all verifiable from the BBSRC website. The article does not appear to me to be adversely pushing an agenda. Nevertheless, I have attempted to reduce the POV in the article. Can you advise whether anything further requires editing to enable to removal of this tag? Many thanks. Careful With That Axe, Eugene ^Hello... 09:31, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

It seems fine now; I've removed the advert tag, though the article could do with more references from independent sources, and the number of external links appears a little excessive. . . Mean as custard (talk) 12:47, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your reassessment. I agree it needs citations and will work on it if I get the chance... Careful With That Axe, Eugene ^Hello... 15:27, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

Orbis world globes

FYI, recreated apparently. Note, this time the "w" ang "g" are lower case, unlike Orbis World Globes. Want to be 'mean' again? ;) - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 05:38, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

06:03, 20 April 2011 Ltinfra2 (talk | contribs) (10,935 bytes) (undo)

Dear Sir,

The changes done on L&T Infrastructure Finance page has not been approved by you.

06:03, 20 April 2011 Ltinfra2 (talk | contribs) (10,935 bytes) (undo) http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Larsen_and_Toubro_Infrastructure_Finance_Company_Limited&action=history

for the page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larsen_and_Toubro_Infrastructure_Finance_Company_Limited

We would also like to change the heading of the page to: Larsen & Toubro Infrastructure Finance Company Limited

That is 'and' to be changed to '&'.

Please help us in doing this change.

Lntccdpr (talk) 08:07, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

It's not my job to officially approve changes, I merely removed material that was intended to advertise the company (and excessive external links to a company webpage also fall into this category). Feel free to make any changes yourself, bearing in mind WP:Spam. . . Mean as custard (talk) 08:18, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Tagging page as Advertisement

Dear User,

I have rewritten the article, CANCER is Curable NOW, to be more neutral. Would you please review and remove the advertisement tag if you agree? If you do not, could you please advise as to how to make it more neutral?

Thank you for your help.

Iconcalif (talk) 00:17, 12 May 2011 (UTC) user: Iconcalif

It is improved, but still seems rather promotional in tone, not necessarily of the film itself, but of the therapies covered. . . Mean as custard (talk) 10:09, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your feedback. I made a few more edits, please review again. Thank you! Iconcalif (talk) 17:23, 12 May 2011 (UTC) User:Iconcalif

Thank you for your feedback. I made a few more edits, please review again. If it is better please remove the tag. Thank you! Iconcalif (talk) 18:48, 13 May 2011 (UTC) User:Iconcalif

Dear User - I have made a few more edits. Please review the article and remove the tag. Thank you! Iconcalif (talk) 22:10, 16 May 2011 (UTC)User:Iconcalif

Sorry, it still reads more like a promotional review than an unbiased factual article about the film. . . Mean as custard (talk) 12:07, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Unsure of whats next on my talk page

I have a message on my talk page article - "This template should be substituted on the article talk page." How do I go about doing this? I tried to submit and the old version came up (before latest edits)and then the above message appeared.

help please NOW waterboy 04:38, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

I don't understand the question. . . Mean as custard (talk) 07:32, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Beside the title of the page I am creating, NSW Office of Water, in red writing are the words "This template should be substituted on the article talk page." How do I substitute the template on the article talk page? What do I do to resubmit the article? NOW waterboy 04:41, 16 May 2011 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brian water dodd (talk • contribs)

I still don't understand. I suggest you begin familiarising yourself with Wikipedia generally by editing various articles and trying out its functions, rather than immediately trying to create a new article about a subject with which you appear to have a conflict of interest. . . Mean as custard (talk) 12:14, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Hello

I always knew you were an active editor, but not this active. Just out of curiosity, have you ever considered requesting adminship? -FASTILY ^(TALK) 00:51, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

Clear Skies

Hello. I see that on 16th May you removed reference to the Clear Skies machinima series from the disambiguation page, with the comment 'external link removal'. I wasn't aware that there was a policy preventing external links on disambiguation pages, but if that is the case would you have any objection to me restoring the rest of the text without the external link? In 2008 it was given Machinima Filmfest 2008's Mackie award for Best Long Format film and has thousands of viewers so I'd certainly say it's notable. SynEx (talk) 00:37, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

If it is not notable enough to have a separate Wikipedia article written about it, then it should not be referred to on a disambiguation page. . . Mean as custard (talk) 10:09, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Not true. MOS:DABRL has two clear examples of disambiguation where the main page doesn't exist. Looking at the bigger picture, the purpose of wikipedia is to help people find information; red links help show that wikipedia knows of the topic, it just doesn't have a page yet.

You've removed the Clear Skies machinima entry, but left the Clear skies (film) red linked entry. Why?

Yes, there are issues with that disambig page, and the external ref doesn't belong there (according to MOS:DABENTRIES. But the topic has prima facie notability. Just needs some refs for what SynEx has stated to become a full page. peterl (talk) 10:23, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

I don't have any hard and fast rules on whether to remove red links; I may leave them in if it seems likely that an article may be written about them, but not if they appear trivial or promotional. The Clear Skies machinima entry doesn't immediately appear that notable as it is not mentioned in the Wikipedia articles on either machinima or EVE Online. If a separate article is going to be written about it then that's fine. . . Mean as custard (talk) 10:34, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

FMA disambig page

Hi. You've twice removed two links from FMA. But the MOS at MOS:DABRL clearly shows an example using a red link - flibbygibby. The page Financial Management and Accountability Act is not unlikely to be every written (I haven't got around to it), and it's a significant piece of Australian law. The Flight Management Annunciator is unlikely to be ever written, but it's still an important addition to the disambig list, and corresponds to the second example of flibbygibby. Under that rule and example, do you object to me re-instating it? Thanks peterl (talk) 00:55, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

I don't mind if the Financial Management and Accountability Act link is reinstated; it at least shows someone thinks it is important enough and may prompt someone to write an article about it. Flight Management Annunciator is not mentioned in any of the articles about Airbus aircraft, so it seems pointless to refer to it in a disambiguation page. . . Mean as custard (talk) 10:17, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

You're famous

Hi Mean as custard. I wanted to let you know that you were mentioned in an article in the Washington Post. Cheers, Gobonobo ^{T C} 01:45, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Wow, fame at last! Thanks. . . Mean as custard (talk) 08:13, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

On the front page of today's print edition, no less! – SJ + 09:23, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi Mean as custard. I hope to be the first to congratulate you on your newly-found fame as interface between Wikipedia and Academia... d'oh! --Shirt58 (talk) 10:29, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Very cool. The entire article is a good read, and should be widely circulated. And congrats on making sure sure the material meets high standards.--SPhilbrickT 13:14, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

CSD notification

The page User:Saeedtent looks like it may be a valid CSD, but I prefer not to delete a page unless the creator has been notified. I understand that sometimes automated tools fail to do the notification for some reason. Not sure if that was the case, but could you make the notification?SPhilbrickT 13:10, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Same for User:Lakshya Sports. I note that in both cases, the user tried to start an article on their user page. Not sure if that is relevant.--SPhilbrickT 14:10, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

page edit - please advise

My name is Mike (Username: Unichal), and you recently removed some information on my user page because it was considered an advertisement. 17:07, 13 June 2011 Mean as custard (talk | contribs) (206 bytes) (Remove advert) (undo)

Although this is my first day as part of the Wiki Community, I respect its rules and guidelines, and thus wrote the disclaimer on my user page.

Could you please write an article about my new company Unichal. It is noteworthy, as it was previously refered in an article about Image Translation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_translation).

Please advise so I may better understand how to submit neutral, non-advertising, factually based information about my company. I'm the only native English speaker for this Korean company, so I need your help.

Regards,

Mike (Unichal) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Unichal (talk • contribs) 08:51, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

I suggest you begin learning about Wikipedia by writing about things with which you do not have a conflict of interest. If your company is considered notable then sooner or later a neutral editor will write an article about it. . . Mean as custard (talk) 11:01, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

CSD rationale

I'm uncomfortable tagging Rick Schwartz ZooKeeper as A7, given several refs (admideely, needing some cleanup), one of which is the CNN, and discussing the subject in some depth, not just a passing reference. It may well be that this coverage is still insufficient to survive an AfD, but I do not see it as so clear that it deserves a CSD.--SPhilbrickT 12:37, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

Please go ahead and delete the highermobility page.

Please go ahead and delete this page marked for speedy deletion: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Highermobility&action=edit The company (RedZebraWorks) that created it wants to start over. (I am a part-time employee of RedZebraWorks: will.doak@redzebraworks.com, and the company has asked me to have it deleted and to redo it according the the guidelines for company pages.) Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WilliamKeffDoak (talk • contribs) 00:34, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Warning spammy users or lack thereof

It is good you have been cleaning up adverts from user pages for a while but it would be better if you added user warnings in their talk page so they understand why the spammy text was removed. You could use something like Template:Uw-advert2 for the purpose. Cheers! -- Alexf^(talk) 17:40, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

Why did you delete my article again??? What is wrong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brotzeit1516 (talk • contribs) 17:52, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

Blatant advertiing. . . Mean as custard (talk) 07:04, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Mike Champion (R & B & Soul Singer & Songwriter) This page should not be speedy deleted because...

This page should not be speedy deleted because Mike Champion is an R & B, Singer & Songwriter, with a career spanning 10 years. All of the information provided was factual and not meant for advertisement. Can you please provide us with feedback on the edit that did not appear to be constructive. We are not intending to paste articles which are out of wikipedia guidlines. Thank you.-- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leopardangel (talk • contribs) 00:54, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Change Is Needed!

I have reverted two of your edits to make a point. With your account starting in 2009 and under a obviously fake name, you have sought to go after people for most likely power purposes. You were not admin and have not accpepted that status, yet attack newcomers with an agressive style; instead of discussion first, I think this clearly shows from the 26,000+ edits that you are assuming the worse of people. Hostile and unfriendly tactics are not needed on this site because this site is practically immune to liability from users actions Still, I don't agree with abuses of this site, but I do believe you have no understanding of the way other people process information to be making calls on their actions, like your assumptions that people are adverttising or promoting. Some people take time to read through policies and make errors doing things when they start, and your disciplining them can hinder their further progress because they are confused by your abrupt unhelpful conduct. I hope you consider opening up a discussion with people before you go making statements accusing people from now on because you might find it to actually help the site grow in a positive way. Also, my action here is different than you because I have opened up discussion with you about my actions, unlike your three word introductory accusations made to others, and my actions here were to remind you of how it feels to be accused when you don't believe you are doing anything wrong. Epistemological Stasis (talk) 21:01, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

It's a fair cop, I admit it, my user name is a fake. What was it that gave the game away ? . . . I have never tried to analyse people's motivations in writing what they do, my responses are based entirely on the content of what is written, and whether in my judgement it is acceptable according to Wikipedia standards. End of discussion. Mean as custard (talk) 21:17, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

BTS Group

Hey there Custard, you recently placed a {{buzzword|section}} cleanup template on the above referenced article. The template states that the specific concerns are on the talk page, while no concerns can be found there. Without more information, I am inclined to remove the template, but wanted to contact you first. I have a business background and understand the terms used, but realize that not everybody shares the same knowledge. Could you please share your concerns for other editors to fully address? Thanks, Cind.amuse 01:41, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Well, the section begins by saying "The BTS process leverages: business simulations and experiential learning solutions, in-depth customization and a results-focused approach that tracks performance and measures business impact", and then continues in similar vein. A whole hive of buzzwords. Specific examples on the article talk page. . . Mean as custard (talk) 08:15, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Solution

has more than one meaning (Crusoe8181 (talk) 11:13, 29 June 2011 (UTC)).

Not according to most articles touting business products. . . Mean as custard (talk) 11:21, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Re: Blanking in my userspace

I was a little confused by this edit. Notice, this page is in my userspace, and also notice the two headers at the top regarding the purpose of the page. If you could please refrain from making edits to my userspace without even notifying me of the policies that you believe these pages violate, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.--Gnowor^T_C 23:33, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

I'm noticing even more edits in my userspace. Please do not make edits to my userspace without first understanding appropriate policy. Note, WP:SPAM makes clear that spam is "advertisements masquerading as articles" or "external link spamming." Neither of these apply, as this is within my userspace, and is not an article. If you wish to have further discussion about this, please bring in a third party, as I do not believe this is a violation of policy, and I do not appreciate you taking action without notifying me, or reading the notices I posted on the page regarding their purposes.

I apologize if this seems harsh, but I take your edits to my userspace without notice on my talk page as not just a lack of courtesy, but as a fairly personal attack. Although I'd like to assume good faith, I can think of very few reasons why a veteran editor would remove content from a userspace without notifying the user other than arrogance or simply trying to go behind my back. Had you removed the information, notified me on my talk page and pointed to relevant policy, I'd be much more inclined to have a discussion with you regarding this subject.

I'm going to take some time to cool off. I'll be prepared to discuss with you beginning on July 5th if you still believe these pages are WP:SPAM. If you do wish to pursue this, please make a request here for a third opinion. Thank you.--Gnowor^T_C 23:44, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Apart from the blatantly promotional content: "Call to receive a free initial consultation. . .", I was concerned by your statement "This page and pages related to it may soon be moved to a wiki hosted elsewhere", which suggests that the pages do not exist for the benefit of Wikipedia but are there for your own personal convenience. . . Mean as custard (talk) 07:45, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

I'm reverting and requesting a full protect as you seem unwilling to open a dialog. Additionally, I'm searching for an appropriate venue to request that you be educated regarding common courtesy. Please feel free to open a dialog.--Gnowor^T_C 08:10, 5 July 2011 (UTC)