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Hi! I am OK with the deletion of the redirect, but I though I would just explain why I created it. At first, I too was convinced that this was an implausible title and moved the file without leaving the redirect, but when I went back to "New Pages" and saw the title still there with all caps, I started to wonder whether we should keep the original title after all. I was worried that deleting the original title might be confusing to a newbie creator. In any case, I agree that there is little use for a redirect at this point. Sjakkalle (Check!) 15:13, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

  • The all caps title clearly shows the move log. The author can look at their own contributions history. I think that is ample assistance for newbies. — [[::User:RHaworth|RHaworth]] (talk · contribs) 19:57, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

French Louie revisited

In your post on my talk page you said to use web links. I am new at this, but I think I read in some of the standards material that it was prefered to use wiki links, and not usually more than one regular web link. Am I misreading, or misunderstanding? Thank you for the web link by the way. I've been so concerned about finding book references that I don't think I've even seen that link before. DavidHenrickson (talk) 17:43, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Now I'm confused. Your post said you didn't delete my page... I think I see: RadioFan deleted my page, but forgot to delete the original path. Then when you fixed his mistake it looked like you made the deletion. I looked at your deletion log, and there's a link there to "revert". Intuitively I'd say that by clicking on that would promote my article back to the original namespace, but I don't know enough about these features to try it. Anyway, do I need to ask you to promote it back, or RadioFan? DavidHenrickson (talk) 18:13, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Now I can't even get to the User:French Louie/DavidHenrickson version. I had been working on it, does it exist somewhere else? DavidHenrickson (talk) 18:20, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

  • You can have as many external links as you think appropriate. The main thing is to send them to the end of the article using <ref> tags. Confused! Please get it into your head: nobody deleted your page. It was moved twice. that is all. The only deletion was one I did of a redirect created by RadioFan. Is that clear? Do you understand? What on earth is this alleged "revert" link? Please copy and paste it so I can try and understand what you are talking about. When you think it is ready for publication, look for a pull-down tab to the right of "View History" at the top of the page. That will give you a "Move" link. Use it! "Now I can't even get to …" Ten minutes after writing that, you did get to it. It would have been a good idea to come back here and delete that message. Hint: if you cannot find an edit, click on "My contributions" at the top right of every page. — [[::User:RHaworth|RHaworth]] (talk · contribs) 20:03, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

I understand what you're saying: It's not deleted, but in a different namespace. Or more accurately "removed from the mainspace." I guess I'm getting caught up in the terminology. Here is a copy/paste from the deletion log:
17:50, 24 September 2011 RHaworth (talk | contribs) deleted "French Louie" ‎ (R2: Cross-namespace redirect from mainspace)
Since it says explicitly on there that you 'deleted' the page, I was just using the same word. The "alleged" revert link was at the end of the line in the delete log and it was within parenthesis. It was there, it's not now. Don't ask me why. Also after I noticed what you actually changed, I understood, and that's when I accessed the page. I thought it would have been dishonest, or more accurately sneaky, to remove the evidence of my ignorance. I'll follow your instructions for putting it into the mainspace. I realize you guys are busy, and I appreciate what you do. Thank you for your help. DavidHenrickson (talk) 21:18, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

  • My apologies. There is a (revert) link - but it is on the log entry for the move not the delete. You could use it but would be messy because of the double move - just use standard move. "I thought it would have been dishonest …" Quite right - the preferred style would be to strike out your text with <s> and identify it as your strike out with something like "Ooops! ~~~~". — [[::User:RHaworth|RHaworth]] (talk · contribs) 21:36, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

I learn a lot from these little dialogues. I like that strike out thing with the oops. DavidHenrickson (talk) 21:44, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Well I put French Louie back in the mainspace, and RadioFan only had a minor problem with it. Thanks again! DavidHenrickson (talk) 16:05, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Update on courses and ambassador needs

Hello, Ambassadors!

I wanted to give you one last update on where we are this term, before my role as Online Facilitator wraps up at the end of this week. Already, there are over 800 students in U.S. classes who have signed up on course pages this term. About 40 classes are active, and we're expecting that many more again once all the classes are up and running.

On a personal note, it's been a huge honor to work with so many great Wikipedians over the last 15 months. Thanks so much to everyone who jumped in and decided to give the ambassador concept a try, and double thanks those of you who were involved early on. Your ideas and insights and enthusiasm have been the foundation of the program, and they will be the keys the future of the program.

Courses looking for Online Ambassadors

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Active courses that really need Online Ambassadors:

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--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 23:14, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs

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++++ delete above here if no further edits - already in archive. If further edits, move below here.

Prophetic beasts of Daniel page

Hello, RHaworth. You have new messages at [[User talk:Jasonasosa (talk) 12:11, 29 September 2011 (UTC)|User talk:Jasonasosa (talk) 12:11, 29 September 2011 (UTC)]].
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

A tag has been placed on Zapatera (Archaeological Site), requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a redirect from an implausible typo.

Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. If you believe that there is a reason to keep the redirect, you can request that administrators wait a while before deleting it. To do this, affix the template {{hangon}} to the page and state your intention on the article's talk page. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. 76.110.64.213 (talk) 20:17, 29 September 2011 (UTC)