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User:Morganmyrmo

Hi Alan, I removed your speedy deletion tag from User:Morganmyrmo, that was a redirect after a valid username change. While it was dodgy to come in with a new username and participate in the AfD discussion, the redirect is useful for linking from previous discussions on talk pages (before the username move). Cheers, --kelapstick(bainuu) 03:27, 13 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What is stopping the old name from being used in future? -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 03:28, 13 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Stopping the old name from being used by a new editor? I don't suppose anything is, from what I have seen some previous usernames redirect to current usernames. With the username changed, it should be available as a redirect (I am not that familiar with username changes, but I think it should be available for use now that the username has been moved over), however for the sake of transparency, in particular with the COI issues in the AfD discussions at hand, it should probably be kept until their closure (in particular this one that you have already commented on). Feel free to renominate it now, or in the future if you see fit. --kelapstick(bainuu) 02:51, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Whisperback

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Speedy deletion declined: Cyanide Sisters

Hello Alan Liefting. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Cyanide Sisters, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: A9 is not satisfied: "and where the artist's article has never existed or has been deleted". Thank you. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 13:27, 15 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lawrence Johnson (inventor) Speedy

Surely you are aware that we always regard a NYT editorial obit as absolute proof of notability . The rationale is that thheir judgment on whether a career is notable is more reliable than ours. Did you not notice that reference ? DGG ( talk ) 13:59, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion converted to PROD: Autobiomentary

Hello Alan Liefting. I am just letting you know that I have converted the speedy deletion tag that you placed on Autobiomentary to a proposed deletion tag, because I do not believe CSD applies to the page in question. "Neologism" isn't a valid speedy, and while I'm sure there is promotional intent here, I don't think this is a G11. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 21:46, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Shame really. Now it will hang around for ten days, get picked up by google, get itself cached, and waste the valuable time of overworked editors. Sigh.... -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 21:47, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, several people (including me) have proposed a speedy for "blatantly made up one day", but it always gets shot down on problems of definition. JohnCD (talk) 21:50, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Is it by that cabal of Conservapedians (not to be confused with Conservapedia) who oppose any change from the status quo???? -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 21:53, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Littleton Coin Company


Smash!

You've been squished by a whale!
Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know you did something really silly.

You've been squished! Littleton Coin Company is clearly a notable topic, as evidenced by the availability of reliable sources comprised of significant coverage about this historically significant company. Northamerica1000(talk) 12:49, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ric's Art Boat

Hello Alan, We thank you for your suggestion. We restructured the article "Ric's Art Boat" by realigning quotes and text. This adds to a better understanding and and degree of clearness. We are always open to any recommendation. Best regardsInternational-critics (talk) 14:48, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Science lovers wanted!

Science lovers wanted!
Hi! I'm serving as the wikipedian-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution Archives until June! One of my goals as resident, is to work with Wikipedians and staff to improve content on Wikipedia about people who have collections held in the Archives - most of these are scientists who held roles within the Smithsonian and/or federal government. I thought you might like to participate since you are interested in the sciences! Sign up to participate here and dive into articles needing expansion and creation on our to-do list. Feel free to make a request for images or materials at the request page, and of course, if you share your successes at the outcomes page you will receive the SIA barnstar! Thanks for your interest, and I look forward to your participation! Sarah (talk) 23:50, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Hydraulic fracturing

Hi, Alan. You split the Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing in the United States article from the Hydraulic fracturing article. There is a discussion how to summarize the remaining environmental concerns sections. As a editor who contributed to the split process, your opinion and assistance is appreciated. Beagel (talk) 16:50, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Premier Marinas Limited

Hi, you have flagged my article Pre,ier Marinas Limited for deletion as unambiguous promotion, I have tried very hard to phrase the article as information only and I feel that the article is valid as Premier Marinas (where I keep my boat) are a real business based in real locations with many customers, I have tried not to talk about the company in terms of its benefits or in a promotional way, but I am happy to amend any element that you feel is of an overtly promotional nature. I have also provided an independent article from the YHA Gold Anchor Scheme by way of reference.

I would be grateful if you could remove the speedy deletion tag or let me know what element you take issue with, Wikipedia states that articles about commercial organisations are not invalid as long as they are not advertorial so please tell me where the advert is and I will amend it.--Dcbreeze (talk) 21:26, 18 April 2012 (UTC)Dcbreeze[reply]

If you would prefer you can reply on the article talk page, best regards--Dcbreeze (talk) 21:32, 18 April 2012 (UTC)Dcbreeze[reply]

Please note I have added further 3rd party referrences re Premier Marinas--Dcbreeze (talk) 22:37, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

May I suggest you review again your comments on this article and take note of my reply--Dcbreeze (talk) 18:13, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A3 speedy deletion

Hi there, Alan. Just a quick note - when tagging an article for CSD under A3, please check that it's been around for at least 10 minutes (you tagged Google dicksha only a minute after it was created). It's useful to give these articles a little time, as sometimes the author has just not had time to work on them. If there are other valid criteria, or about 10 minutes has passed, feel free to tag the article. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 21:57, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Are you serious? -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 21:59, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Yep. I have now deleted the article, but tagging according to A3 one minute after creation is not a good practice to get into, as I explained above. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 22:12, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It was patently obvious rubbish. Waiting ten minutes does not change that fact. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 22:14, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
That may be so, but it doesn't hurt to wait - the user might have had something. Anyway, it's not too important; it's deleted now anyway, so I wouldn't worry. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 22:17, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
But there is a principle at stake. WP is continually flooded by utter crap new pages (as well as some really good ones) and there is a desperate need to address the problem. The conservapedians will not allow any changes to the status quo such as stricter inclusion guidelines, flagged revisions, pending changes etc. Editors end up wasting a lot of time and some get disillusioned with the project and walk away. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 22:22, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Zeteognosticism

Hi Alan, I've declined your speedy deletion proposal of the above article because "there is one google hit etc. sigh....". Please check the criteria for speedy deletion page to see which criterion is appropriate or use proposed deletion or Articles for deletion. I've prodded the article as an unreferenced essay and original research. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 22:08, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Are you serious? It is something created on facebook and you don't want to speedily delete it? -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 22:09, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
G3 / db-hoax would be an appropriate tag in that case; I'll re-tag thus. Best, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 22:14, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Baffle gab1978 is right - speedy deletions have a strict set of appropriate rationales; having few google hits is not one of them. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 22:15, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Pity really isn't it. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 22:22, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Objection to Deletion (Creative Nation)

I am objecting to the proposed deletion of this page (Creative Nation) for being a "non-notable" company, as I have provided evidence that this company is a PARTNER of Universal Music Publishing Group, a division of NBC/Universal (i.e. a Fortune 500 Company). I have referenced press releases regarding this partnership, and will continue to reference more major media coverage, as future announcements about it's partnerships come about this year. Please advise if there is anything else I need to do in order to provide evidence of Creative Nation being a notable company, thank you kindly (Jpoindex (talk) 19:53, 19 April 2012 (UTC))[reply]

Note that today (April 19th, 2012), I have added 9 in-line citations for the Creative Nation wikipedia page. I do hope the red flag can be removed from this page (Jpoindex (talk) 19:53, 19 April 2012 (UTC))[reply]

Zeteognosticism

Sorry, but I have declined all the speedies on this article. Piling up inapplicable speedies is not the way to deletion. "entry in factbook that has no content" is not a speedy reason. It is not WP:CSD#G1 nonsense, which is for things like "4g7"##*gz%" or "Yaaayyyy LOL!!!!"; nor is it a WP:CSD#G3 blatant hoax, which implies intent to deceive. This guy has made up something he wants to tell the world about, not realising that that is not what an encyclopedia is for. Many people, including me, have suggested a speedy for "Blatant NFT", but it has always been turned down, for good reasons about problems of definition. This has got to go, but PROD and if necessary AfD is the only way. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 22:44, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, yes... See my PROD2 on the article. Cheers. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 22:46, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry to bother you again but "sigh..." is not a valid rationale for speedy deletion. Please use the correct criteria so the creators and us lesser mortals can tell why articles have been nominated for speedy deletion.- thanks, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 00:12, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It's ok. No bother. Yeah I know that "sigh..." is not a deletion rationale but doing new page patrol is soooo frustration. And by the way, I am an even lesser moral than the godly admins. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 00:16, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I can understand your frustration, no worries - I'm not an adim either thank heavens... :-D Thanks for doing what you do here. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 00:25, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Franz Huber (SS general)

Yes, I hit the wrong button by accident. Meant to re-direct. By all means-delete it, ASAP. Kierzek (talk) 02:14, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You can tag it with {db-author} -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 02:17, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Done and done. Page now deleted. Thanks, Kierzek (talk) 02:53, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It is meant to be a redirect to article page of SS general who was always known by his full name. Kierzek (talk) 03:19, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hello: I see you have the re-direct up for deletion. This page should not be speedily deleted because the original page was properly deleted; as you know, I created it by mistake; I meant to create a redirect. After it was deleted, I subsequently created this redirect (this time hitting the right button). So the problem was solved and this redirect is correct. Sorry for any confusion that may have arisen as to this matter. Keep up the good work. Cheers, Kierzek (talk) 01:51, 21 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry. Got myself a bit confused. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 01:53, 21 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-Protection

Hello. I found something that I could edit productively by adding a photo, but the page had semi-protection or something on it so I couldn't edit it. Then, I went to "View Source" and somehow I could add code so I tried to include a picture but it didn't work. I wrote "Images: 250px-Mrpopo.png" but it didn't work. (By the way, Mr. Popo is not a made-up person this time. You can look "Mr. Popo" on Wikipedia.) Also, even if I learn how to add pictures to pages, but the "View Source" thing doesn't work, what do I do? It said I need to do 10 edits to get past Semi-Protection. But as I said to User: Fluffernutter all the topics I'm good at are already done by someone else, except for Dragon Ball, where Mr. Popo is from. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO! Dodobird1982 (talk) 22:26, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion declined: Talk:Folksonomy/old

Hello Alan Liefting. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Talk:Folksonomy/old, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: It contains the history of the article and is not an abandoned draft. Thank you. Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:20, 21 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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