User talk:JohnCD

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Ekren (talk · contribs)

Hi John, your instruction for this user to stop using twinkle hasn't worked [1] (note - this revert was correct). Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 08:42, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Yes, thanks, I had noticed - that one is correct but he is still making mistakes, the first thing I saw this morning was a page wrongly tagged as an attack. Blocked for 24 hours to get his attention. JohnCD (talk) 09:19, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

You asked on JamesBWatson's talk what Twinkle is, so I'll explain. It's a javascript program that makes reverting vandalism faster, and it lets you rollback edits even if you do not have the rollback permission. It also lets you warn users, place talkback template, nominate articles for deletion, CSD tags, and much more. It's a great tool for experienced vandal-fighters, but is often misused by newbies. Electriccatfish2 (talk) 11:26, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks - I know what Twinkle is, though I haven't used it. My question was, is it possible to block someone's access to it, when it is being misused? JohnCD (talk) 12:25, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

I don't think so. One of the students at the CVUA was reported to AN/I for CIR issues. He had the same problems as Ekren and refused to stop using Twinkle. Unfortunately, you cannot revoke access to it, as it can only be turned off and on by that user using the "my preferences" button on the top of your screen. I commend you for the block. Maybe he'll realize that he's doing more harm than good with it and stop using it. Best, Electriccatfish2 (talk) 12:43, 8 July 2012 (UTC).

I've been thinking about this and finally got around (ie remembered) to ask a question on the Twinkle talk page. Probably won't come to anything, but I think it would be a handy function for admins to have. Regards, Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 08:22, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

mrsamaliOfficial (talk · contribs)

Hi John CD.Recently my this account has been blocked because of the sock-puppets of kingsamali (talk · contribs).I request you to please delete the following accounts syedasimalizaidi (talk · contribs) and kingsamali (talk · contribs) i now agree all the terms.And i'll learn Wikipedia and then start my honest contribution.And also i promise to never doing these things.I don't want to hurt wikipedia using proxies.In fact doing so will not represent me.I'll contribute to Wikipedia as i'm a part of it.Its really a great job to do.And also i promise that i'll not vandalize Wikipedia.Thank YOU...! I'll Wait For Your Kind Reply — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.185.241.10 (talk • contribs) 16:24, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

You say you'll wait for my reply and will never do these things, but less than 20 minutes later you created yet another sockpuppet at DiscoveringNewWorld (talk · contribs). We don't delete accounts, but they will stay blocked. If you want to edit, you need to make an unblock request on the account's talk page, as described in the block notice, and another admin will consider it. But it seems all you want to do is write about yourself: you can do that on your Myspace, Facebook, Wikia, blogspot pages, but that's not what Wikipedia is for. 21:48, 7 July 2012 (UTC)JohnCD (talk)

The guys were doing so are stopped now.And i'll make now an unblock appeal.You do not delete account then if i made apeal from user:syedasimalizaidi account. Then what will happen. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.178.255.195 (talk • contribs) 17:23, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

If you make an unblock request, another administrator will consider it. First, read the WP:Guide to appealing blocks. But you will not be able to write about yourself, and if that is what you want to do, you will probably not be unblocked. JohnCD (talk) 22:42, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi John.Came here to ask you one thing.Writing an article on ourself is the violation here.But what is userpage.can't we write there what we want.If that is a userpage then user should have rights to write what he want.Well using multiple account is really worse.I would not do that again.I want to unblock one of my account to edit my userpage.I hope you have all the answer i need.Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.178.235.39 (talk) 12:37, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

No. User pages are for the volunteers who are here to help build an encyclopedia to say something about themselves and their Wikipedia work, if they choose, to assist communication within the project. They are not for substantial content... unrelated to Wikipedia or for FAKEARTICLEs - copies of articles that have been deleted or would not be accepted as articles. Sorry, but you have to face it: Wikipedia is not for what you want to do. Instead of wasting all this effort trying to get yourself into Wikipedia, you would do better to spend your time making music; then, if you succeed so that you meet the standard of WP:MUSICBIO, someone without a conflict of interest will probably write about you. JohnCD (talk) 10:35, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Ok i agree i'm one of his ssb members from his underground band.Well i consulted Mr.Sam Ali about it and he suggested us to write on our own website.Well thanks for your help and guiding me.One more thing i'd like to say that please remove this paragraph from your talk page.thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.178.211.184 (talk) 09:40, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Enrique_Acevedo Notability Tag request to remove

Hello. Back in 19:35, 22 June 2012‎ you added the notability tag to Enrique_Acevedo. Other contributors and myself have since added more citations (Although i'm not addressing the citations tag) that in my opinion make it clear that the article meets and exceeds wikipedia's notability guidelines. He is a journalist with a rising career who is currently viewed every weekday night by over a million people nationwide. He recently sat with President Obama to talk about inmigration reform and his reelection campaign among other topics. I'm guessing that probably every other journalist that has sat down with a president in office has a wikipedia entry.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Calfaro (talk • contribs) 18:34, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

OK, removed. The press-releases by his employers don't count, but the Obama one is probably good enough. JohnCD (talk) 22:49, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

I agree with both, thanks for pointing out. Calfaro (talk) 13:28, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Re: Sherlockhere query about conflict of interest - additional information supplied

Over a year ago I added something on a Wikipedia page which I knew first hand was verifiable. It has now been changed by the same editor who also updated nearly every section of the listed page. This same author is also directly involved in updating an association page, directly associated with the content being discussed - which I believe is more than a coincidence.

I understand you have to follow etiquette but if there is a direct conflict of interest what is the best way of reporting it? If Association members are interfering with free speech to stop criticism what can you do? I don't want to disclose the page to the public so how do I report this privately?

thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sherlockhere (talk • contribs) 14:52, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

I will reply on your talk page shortly. JohnCD (talk) 14:54, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Help

Are you online - I need some help. See Russian Wikipedia and 82.200.52.69 (talk · contribs) Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 16:22, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, thew. Is there a better way to get admin attention in a situation like this, short of going to ANI? Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 16:25, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

WP:AIV is the place to report vandalism after final warning, and many admins watch it. If he comes back with another IP, WP:RFPP is the place to ask for the page to be semi-protected for a time. JohnCD (talk) 16:28, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for blocking 82.200.52.69 (talk · contribs). I'm really appriciate this. Too much vandalism and we have enough fights to deal with... МаксФрад (talk) 16:30, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Yeah (AIV), but the problem with this one was that between the time they were reported at 13 mins past the hour and when I left you a message the IP user made a lot edits to be article. Normally I would just wait for an admin to check AIV so they don't get the attention but in the case it wasn't really something we could leave up. What I've experienced in the past and been told by other admins ANI is checked more regularly then AIV. I was mainly wondering if there was a continually updated list somewhere of online admins. Reason is I just went through my memory of admins I had seen before and if I hadn't it may have just sat there until an admin noticed (I've had reports that have sat there for 3-4 hours).

So my question - is there a quick way to get in contact with an online admin, or is ANI/memory of admins, best way to go for a quick response? Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 16:44, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

A good way to find an admin who is online is to go to Special:Logs, select "Deletion log" in the drop-down box, and click "Go". JohnCD (talk) 17:26, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Ok thanks. Callanecc (talk • contribs) talkback (etc) template appreciated. 03:32, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Re: Conflict of interest

As discussed I believe there is a deliberate attempt to stop free speech with these pages. They have all been edited by the same author and I will leave the url link for you to check and advise if you believe this would be considered COI. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_One_%28TV_program%29&action=history http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simon_Turnbull&action=history

If you believe the pages I've provided should be investigated I would appreciate your feedback. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sherlockhere (talk • contribs) 17:17, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

What I see on a quick look at those articles is one editor who is evidently much interested and tends to expand them, but others have been involved and when one article was considerably cut back he did not edit-war about it. I do not see anything needing admin action. If you think the articles are biased, either edit them yourself or propose changes on the talk page. If you are seriously concerned, you could post at WP:COI/N which would bring other eyes. One word of caution: the anonymity of Wikipedia accounts is strongly protected, and any attempt to identify an account with a real person is considered WP:Outing and strictly prohibited - you should read that policy. "I think User X may have a COI" is OK, if backed with evidence, but "I think User X is Mr. Y" is not, and you need to be careful about even implying it. JohnCD (talk) 16:41, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Re: Love You to Pieces

So yes, here are few sources, which confirm that such album really exists, [2], [3], [4], Thanks. Clarificationgiven (talk) 06:18, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Userfied to User:Clarificationgiven/Love You to Pieces. JohnCD (talk) 16:46, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

IMAWESA Deletion

Dear JohnCD

I would your assistance in trying to understand why the IMAWESA posting was deleted. You gave the following reasons:

I have deleted your submission. Wikipedia cannot hold copyright material, not even in sandboxes or AfC submission pages, not even temporarily. Please read Wikipedia:Copy-paste. Even if the copyright issue were resolved, material copied from elsewhere is likely to be written in a promotional tone unsuitable for an encyclopedia article, which requires a neutral point of view. See User:JohnCD/Not a noticeboard.

Article subjects need to have notability, which is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by references showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." There is good advice on how to write an acceptable article at WP:Your first article. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:47, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

I am not sure if I understand the motivation for the deletion - can you please help me on the following:

1. Copyright material - which part of the posting infringed on copyright material; 2. Neutrality - Why was the submission seen as not being neutral 3. Notability - IMAWESA is a non-profit research knowledge base program funded by IFAD and managed from within the Pretoria office of IWMI, a research group under the CGIAR. Its creation was announced on the IFAD page as referenced here - IFAD, 2009 Building a strong water network

Can someone please help me to resolve the issues addressed above.

Thanks Mindmapsza (talk) 04:52, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Taking your questions in order:

1. Most of the article was copied from http://imawesa.info/about/, and some from http://www.ifad.org/newsletter/pf/15_full.htm. Please read Wikipedia:Copy-paste.

2. The whole tone of the article was promotional. It read like the organization's manifesto, telling the world about itself and its worthy aims - not surprisingly, since it is copied from the website which has just that purpose. But Wikipedia is different, a project to build an encyclopedia, not a free noticeboard for organizations to publicize themselves. Also, the focus of the article seemed unclear - nearly half of it was devoted to a lengthy definition of "Agricultural Water Management (AWM)".

3. WP:Notability in Wikipedia's sense is not a matter of saying so but of references showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." The test is, have people independent of the organization thought it important and significant to write substantial comment about it?

I will provide more advice on your talk page, but I will not have time until tomorrow or the next day. Meanwhile, these mat help:

• WP:FAQ/Organizations
• Wikipedia is not here to tell the world about your noble cause
• User:JohnCD/Not a noticeboard.

JohnCD (talk) 21:45, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

IMAWESA Deletion, again

Dear JohnCD

I have reworked the IMAWESA listing. Can you please review for me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mindmapsza/IMAWESA

Thank you so much.

Mindmapsza (talk) 09:35, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

I wrote the answers above before looking at this. At first glance, it looks much better. I will look at it in more detail tomorrow. I have removed the list starting "More specifically AWM includes... " which is still a copyright violation from http://imawesa.info/about/ and also (in my view) excessive detail. JohnCD (talk) 22:11, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you JohnCD, your help is appreciated and I await your final comments. Mindmapsza (talk) 05:14, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi JohnCD. Do you think we can resubmit the IMAWESA post? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mindmapsza/IMAWESA

Mindmapsza (talk) 10:13, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Apologies for failing to deliver on my promise to comment yesterday. My only criticism is that, although it is well referenced, the references are "in-house", from parent or associated organizations. It would help with notability if you could find some substantial comment about IMAWESA that is not from IFAD or IMWI or associated organizations - see WP:42. But overall, I think it is pretty good. When you are ready, click the "submit" button at the top, which will send it to "Articles for creation" for another pair of eyes to look at it; it will either be accepted, or you will be given more feedback. Be prepared for a few days' wait - AfC is badly overloaded. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 11:46, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you JohnCD I have submitted it.

Mindmapsza (talk) 12:33, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Lux Harmonium

Hi there You deleted the article on Lux Harmonium, and I can see why. It was a work in progress and I have a number of third party reviews that I was going to add. Please can you recover it to a sandbox area so I can continue to work on it? Many thanks Martin Martinjonesdevon (talk) 21:56, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

 Done to User:Martinjonesdevon/Lux Harmonium. There was an older version there, which I have moved to User:Martinjonesdevon/Lux Harmonium (old). If you don't need that one any more, put {{db-user}} at the top and it will be deleted. Before you put a lot of effort into this, make sure you can show he meets the notability standard of WP:MUSICBIO. JohnCD (talk) 22:31, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Chuck Fager

I'm concerned that there are only a couple of citations - probably needed a different tag, but couldn't figure out how to do it. Mostly wanted to get admin attention. Thanks. Georgenancy (talk) 16:50, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

I added tags, but I doubt anything will be done about them. This page has been sitting un-monitored for years.Georgenancy (talk) 17:03, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

If nothing happens, you could nominate it at WP:Articles for deletion, but you should have look first to see if you can find sources. In an ideal world, any deletion would be carefully discussed beforehand; speedy deletion is there to reduce the load at AfD, but is deliberately confined to the situations listed at WP:CSD#Criteria which are quite narrowly defined - e.g. WP:CSD#A7 does not require notability or sources, only a credible claim of importance. If you can't find a tag that fits at WP:CSD, it probably means that the page should not be speedied and you should consider PROD or AfD. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 11:55, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Apostrophes

I would like to correct your previous statement. I am most definitely not in need of a lesson in the correct use of the apostrophe, nor is my spelling as dire as you seem to suggest. I was merely testing the vigilance of a supposed grammar school in correcting and safe-guarding their own page. As a concerned member of their local community, I feel it important to thoroughly test that they are careful in monitoring the activity on their own Wikipedia page. In correcting this, you may have set back this process considerably since they will not have the chance to prove how diligent they are at noticing foul-play and altering their systems appropriately to combat anything less than the utmost urgency in dealing with such matters. It is technological tough love.

Regards, Mr Mauve — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.34.63.47 (talk) 20:48, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

So you were deliberately introducing errors. We call that vandalism. As an experiment, it was useless, because it is not up to the subjects of articles to check them for vandalism - new changes are watched by anti-vandalism patrollers, both human and automatic. JohnCD (talk) 22:46, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Help please!

Hi John

Can I ask you to please look over this users contributions please, and also take a quick look at the rather long message I just left on their talk page? Their edits are confusing me, I'm not sure if they're carelessness or vandalism. They've randomly blanked a couple of pages, on The X Factor (UK)'s page, they keep adding a 'past judge' section to the infobox when the consensus is that this is not needed as it's clear enough already in the infobox which years which judges were present and on the Simon Cowell page they just randomly deleted his image! I'd rather just get someone that's not familiar with the pages to give a second opinion and review what I've put on the talk page to make sure I'm not being too harsh on the editor? I did consider just blocking but I've decided instead to give them one final chance.--5 albert square (talk) 00:54, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

I think you got it about right. My first impression was that you were too lenient - those edits are certainly unconstructive, and there has been an earlier block; but higher up the talk page I see apologies when edits thought to be vandalism were actually correct, so this is not a simple vandal. Lack of any response to messages is worrying, but your extended message is a good way to try to start a dialogue. If that fails and there is any further trouble, an attention-getting block may be necessary. JohnCD (talk) 11:21, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, he's now blocked for a week haha, I logged in tonight to find no emails from him, no messages on either talk page and he's done the same thing to Katie Price now as he did to Simon Cowell only days ago. However he then made what looks to be a constructive edit to Jessie J's article! I've blocked him for a week and told him to use the enforced time out to read up on our policies, hopefully he will return a reformed editor!--5 albert square (talk) 23:47, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Request

User:MBisanz has requested help and feels there is need for new crats would you interested in running for cratship .Would you be interested in running for it as you are amongst the few who will meet the high standards.Please feel free to say no if you have other commitments and do not wish to run at this moment.Thank YouPharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 18:01, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

I am flattered to be asked, but I do not think I have the experience necessary to be a Bureaucrat because the tricky part of the job is closing contentious RfAs, and I have taken no interest in RfA since my own - I doubt if I have more than two contributions there. If CHU gets unbundled, I would be happy to consider helping with that. JohnCD (talk) 10:14, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank your for your reply

I read your reply to my question. But the issue remains that Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton is blocked within the Wickepedia system. Therefore my question is 1) Why is she blocked ? 2) How can I get the block removed ?

I was referred by the Wickpedia system to an administrator. Therefore I thought you might be able to answer these questions ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by LauraRenee360 (talk • contribs) 16:28, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Thanks for your reponse to my question.

Laura R. Roach 16:30, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for the kitten, but I cannot answer your question until I understand more clearly what your problem is - what it is that you want to do, which the system is preventing you from doing.

If by "Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton is blocked within the Wickepedia system" you mean that as a Wikipedia user she has been blocked from editing, what was the exact username? We have never had a user account for User:Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton or User:Mary-Russell Colton or User:Mary Colton.

If you mean that you tried to create an article about her but the system prevented you, what was the exact title of the article you tried to make? There has never been an article at Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton or Mary-Russell Colton or Mary Colton, and none of those titles is protected against creation.

Please explain exactly what it is you want to do, and what is stopping you: what happens, what messages do you get, when you try?

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 16:46, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

JohnCD the following is the message I get when I try and enter a page on Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton:

Unable to proceed

The page title or edit you have tried to create has been restricted to administrators at this time. It matches an entry on the local or global blacklists, which is usually used to prevent vandalism. (Remainder of message removed - I now understand the problem. JohnCD) — Preceding unsigned comment added by LauraRenee360 (talk • contribs) 13:25, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Ah, thank you, now I understand the problem. Various types of title are blocked by an automatic filter, and that includes titles containing the string "colton". I don't know the reason, but there is an admin by that name; not infrequently admins become a target for harassment by vandals, and I guess that happened here. I will advise you on your talk page what to do. JohnCD (talk) 20:14, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

The Mini Band

You are probably getting tired of hearing from me.
I do not know, I just feel comfortable chatting with you.
There is a British children rock band named The Mini Band.
I've recently started looking at their videos on YouTube, and I felt excited about the band.
I wanted to start a page. However, I feel that FaceBook and YouTube are not good enough to be references to start a new article.
Yes, the band does exist, but I'm worried that the page's notability will be a problem.
(talk) 02:51, 16 July 2012 (UTC)DominiquesMusic

Thank you for your kind words. You are right to think about notability - too many users rush to write an article and only think about looking for sources when it gets deleted. For a band, it will be looked at closely, because there are thousands of YAMBs (= "Yet another Myspace band") out there, most of whom seem to be under the illusion that a Wikipedia article is the key to fame and success.

Start by reading WP:Notability (music) and the WP:General notability guideline. What you are looking for is comment about the band, like reviews, from independent sources. Facebook, Youtube and Myspace and places where anyone can write anything don't count as reliable sources. More advice (if I think of any) on your talk page in a day or so. JohnCD (talk) 20:03, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

UTRS

Hi. Saw one of your block messages and I wanted to clarify. The email feature is not necessary for UTRS. Thanks.--v/r - TP 15:37, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

That's useful to know. I blocked email because I thought there might be a torrent of angry rants (though that hasn't in fact happened), and then relented for fear of cutting him off from UTRS. Next time I won't worry. Thanks. JohnCD (talk) 20:17, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

User:My very best wishes

I noticed you deleted the above page, apparently at the request of the user? I'm not sure what is done with other related pages, like User talk:My very best wishes, which is currently a redirect to the page you deleted, or any subpages of the editor, and I don't know the specific nature of the request made, but thought you might want to know. John Carter (talk) 15:39, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

I don't think there's a problem, or any need for further action. The user themself placed {{db-self}} tags on the user page and a sandbox, and redirected the talk page, probably knowing that we don't delete talk pages. In the talk page history, I see a Wikibreak notice and a Retired notice placed and then removed. Looks like they are taking some time off and may not have decided whether to come back. There is one other user sub-page, but it isn't doing any harm and may as well stay in case they come back. JohnCD (talk) 20:25, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Makes sense. And the editor had recently marked himself retired several times, so there is some reason to think he might come back. Thanks for the reply, and the good work on checking up on things and doing things that mindless dweebs like me have never really gotten a firm grip on. ;) John Carter (talk) 20:38, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

SmartPower Inc. and Brian F. Keane page

Hi, I am unable to create a page for SmartPower Inc. and Brian F. Keane. The reasons noted are advertising and copyright infringement, neither of which apply to the page I am trying to create. Both pages are intended to simply explain what SmartPower is, a nonprofit renewable energy marketing firm and who Brian F. Keane is, the president of SmartPower. I work at SmartPower and was asked by the President of SmartPower to create these two pages. What can I do to get these pages up on Wikipedia?

Aed194 (talk) 15:45, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

The two articles posted this afternoon, presumably by colleagues of yours, certainly were copyright infringements and advertisements. They were copied from the company's website (no doubt the company could give permission, but that requires a formal release); and they were written in promotional PR-speak: "the nation’s leading non-profit marketing firm... deliver our messages in a compelling, breakthrough way... award-winning marketing campaigns... a leading voice on clean energy... extensive and cutting-edge background... passion for major policy issues... much sought-after... " etc. That is puffery, fine for your own website but not for an encyclopedia article. Wikipedia requires a neutral point of view, and anything like that gets deleted at sight.

Please explain to your boss that Wikipedia is not a "notice-board" site like Myspace or Facebook for people and companies to write about themselves and pin up their own promotional material. Editing with a conflict of interest is strongly discouraged. Even for worthy and non-profit organizations, Wikipedia is not here to tell the world about your noble cause.

We are not as good as we should be at explaining that in advance, and I have this conversation so frequently that I have written User:JohnCD/Not a noticeboard to give the background. More advice on your talk page in a day or so. JohnCD (talk) 21:19, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Lady Gaga singles

What is the correct thing to use as the pages I have added this to incorrectly, I want nominated for speedy deletion as they have no importance or significance at all. Thanks jwad.... ^{blah | blah | blah} 21:05, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Read WP:Deletion policy. The speedy deletion criteria are deliberately tightly drawn - A9 applies only where the artist has no article. For Lady Gaga songs, you would have to use WP:Proposed deletion - likely a waste of time as anyone can simply remove the template and a fan probably would - or WP:Articles for deletion. But your opinion that they have no importance is not likely to be accepted as a reason for deletion: you would have to advance some reason based on policy, e.g. that they did not meet the notability standard at WP:NSONGS. Try one at AfD if you like, but I think you would be on a loser: the two where I declined your speedies seemed to have plenty of references. JohnCD (talk) 21:15, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

HariboPinder212

Since you have already blocked this puppet, would you care to close (or at least comment at) Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Jackspindee2001?

 Done. Thanks. I thought they'd got bored with this nonsense. JohnCD (talk) 18:07, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Counter-Vandalism Unit

Good morning, John. Would you be interested to become a CVU instructor? Experienced users can volunteer to help new editors who are interested to help remove vandalism. Cheers! SwisterTwister talk 06:31, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

I don't like to refuse, because I think the CVUA is a very good idea, but I really need to spend less time on WP, so I don't want to take on anything more at the moment. JohnCD (talk) 22:43, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

No worries, I thought you may find the program interesting. SwisterTwister talk 00:23, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Extrawelt

Hey JohnCD,

I was writing to find out why you issued a G8 speedy deletion to the page Extrawelt. I am a fan of some of their work and I wanted to ask you (before I decided to make a new page) for your thoughts in deleting it.

I see you have been editing for a long time (from your profile page) so I'm sure you have experience in this type of thing. Please reply asap.

LevyT (talk) 19:06, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

There is a tangled history to this. We have never actually had any information about Extrawelt - it has always been a redirect to something else. It was set up in Jan 2009 as a redirect to Midi Miliz. In April 2011 that article was merged with X-Dream, so Midi Miliz became a redirect to X-Dream and to avoid a double redirect Extrawelt also pointed to X-Dream. In June 2011 an anonymous IP changed it to point to Spirallianz. Then in November 2011 Spirallianz was proposed for deletion (see WP:PROD), and after seven days nobody had contested that, so I deleted it and, as a tidying-up operation, also deleted Extrawelt.

Since Spirallianz was deleted by PROD, you can have it undeleted just by asking, though in fact, there was very little there: it said:

"Spirallianz is a German music project by Arne Schaffhausen and Wayan Raabe. It falls into the genre of psychedelic trance. A side-project of Spirallianz is Midi Miliz and Extrawelt" and listed two records, Blast Food and Stereopark.

If restored, that would need work if it was to be kept. The concern cited in the PROD was "serves promotional ends only", but a more serious concern is lack of any references to indicate notability.

Suggestion: there is nothing to stop you making an article about Extrawelt, but I see that on German Wikipedia, Extrawelt, Midi Miliz and Spirallianz are all redirects to de:Arne Schaffhausen & Wayan Raabe, and since these performers have such a confusing number of "projects" (the German article lists eight) that seems to me a better way to cover them. Consider writing an article about them, which could cover all their projects and would have more substance to it. If you are new to this, read WP:Your first article, WP:Notability and WP:Notability (music) before you start.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:58, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Ah okay. I didn't see that there was a German article about the duo. It just seems that when you google search the term "Extrawelt" that their myspace page appears along with some other secondary sites, but not really anything that provides solid information. Since I see this new page, maybe I should consult with some bilingual editors about making an English page.

Thanks for letting me know, I wasn't sure what the deletion was about but now I'm informed.

Regards, LevyT (talk) 00:43, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Hello I have a question

I have a Page Adelita E. De Mestas I just posted that was taken down? I was in the process of editing of it when you took it down. I would like to know why since it met the requirement of the article you referred to?? This is a actor for the Resident Evil International Series For all Resident Evil Games both national and International distribution for Capcom... Please let me know what it was missing and how is this not informative?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Giest56 (talk • contribs) 10:35, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Just being an actor is not enough for a Wikipedia article. The reference you gave showed her as one in a list of over seventy names credited for that production. See WP:Notability and WP:Notability (people), particularly the section WP:ENTERTAINER. JohnCD (talk) 11:14, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Edinburgh Wanderer's user pages

Hi John - Edinburgh Wanderer (talk · contribs) requested deletion of his subpages, and you deleted them around 00:15, 15 July 2012 - he's now requested restoration, and I've restored 3 he can remember the names of, but is there a way for you to list them for me to restore? Thanks, GiantSnowman 14:04, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

 Done - I scrolled back through my deletion log and found and restored five more. JohnCD (talk) 14:27, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, much appreciated. GiantSnowman 14:53, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Please undelete my article, it is about evolution

"Teeth must be brushed/flossed and BMI/Vital Signs must be monitored on a daily basis by a registered physician during the whole entire process (all steps) to ensure that proper health is maintained." This was part of my article, so no matter what, the article is safe.

I already had to change the article, to make it seem like only some people can accomplish 'real breatharianism', and I disagree with that kind of Hitlerism, because everyone can do it, but what else would you like me to change in the article, in order to get rid of more truth? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.69.38.2 (talk) 19:55, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Godwin's Law strikes again! It is not a case of rewriting your article - it is simply not material for an encyclopedia. What it adds to the existing article is (a) a how-to guide describing the steps needed to become a "breatharian", and (b) two irrelevant quotations.

I told you of Wikipedia's WP:Verifiability policy. That policy includes the section WP:REDFLAG:

"Any exceptional claim requires multiple high-quality sources. Red flags that should prompt extra caution include: surprising or apparently important claims not covered by multiple mainstream sources."

The key statement of your article:

"the body evolves to produce it's own nutrition from fresh air/moisture, heat/sunlight"

certainly comes in that red flag category, but it is not supported by any of the references you cite. Tesla is talking about the possibility of alien creatures that might obtain their energy without food, not of human beings achieving that state. In fact, after the passage you quote he says "We are the result of ages of continuous adaptation, and we cannot radically change without unforeseen and, in all probability, disastrous consequences. So uncertain an experiment should not be tried."

JohnCD (talk) 23:41, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Creating a different version of a page you deleted a while ago...

Hi JohnCD!

I am currently working on an article on Richard Hart, and I've just realised that what I'm actually doing is creating a new version of Richard Hart (Caribbean activist) - a page that you deleted a couple of years ago for copyright violation. The link to the deleted page says that I should contact you before creating the page, so - this is me doing that basically! It would be great if you could let me know if you're happy for me to create the page. It definitely won't be a copyright violation, but I don't know if there were any other issues with the previous article ...

All best,

Loriski (talk) 01:25, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

No problem at all, he's clearly notable, copyvio was the only problem. Looks as though you have plenty of sources: in case it can add anything, the source of the copyvio was here. JohnCD (talk) 10:36, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

That's great - thank you! And thank you so much for this additional source - looks like it will be really useful :) Loriski (talk) 10:42, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Hello again! Sorry - one more question (bit of a newby so still lots to learn). Should I now redirect the old article to the new article, or link them in some other way? Thank you! Loriski (talk) 11:36, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

If the old article had been short-lived, I would say no, because anyone typing the name in the search box would find the new title. But in fact the old article was there for over three years before anyone noticed the copyvio, so there may well be external links to it; also there are five internal wikilinks to it. (Note that you don't need to do anything about those: see WP:REDIRECT#NOTBROKEN).

Now that I look at those, I see we have several Richard Harts, so Richard Hart is a disambiguation page, and you will need to find some "disambiguator" for your article title. It would be simplest to choose "Caribbean activist", but if you think something else would be more appropriate, then redirect the old title to your new one. JohnCD (talk) 12:04, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Brilliant! Thank you so much for your help - have sorted it :) Loriski (talk) 12:16, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Abcodia

Hello John, Thank you for your message. This is my first Wikipedia page and I intended to try out the new Abcodia page in my sandbox, and have made a mistake in publishing it when I haven't been able to add all the text. I think I need to read up about it more first; thank you for your reference links! Yes, I have done my edits, but this is much more challenging. Can the Abcodia page please be put in draft format or deleted while I work on it? It may take a while! Thank you for your patience and understanding. Regards,

Greekgeekygirl. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Greekgeekygirl (talk • contribs) 16:38, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

• Article "userfied" to User:Greekgeekygirl/Abcodia; advice on your talk page. JohnCD (talk) 16:57, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

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David1217 ^{What I've done} 22:07, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

 Done what you requested. JohnCD (talk) 23:30, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! David1217 ^{What I've done} 03:43, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Curiuos edit

I think the editor may have been just testing a new page. I will look into his history and see if he had similar? It may have scared the heck out of him so he changed it quickly.--Canoe1967 (talk) 22:11, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

That IP has only ever made those two edits. Just one of life's mysteries. JohnCD (talk) 23:34, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Resolved

and thanks!--Canoe1967 (talk) 23:50, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

John I have sourced all the information for this actor

Adelita E. De Mestas should not have a speedy delete as the Actor is portrayed in Resident Evil Raccoon City in a national and Global distribution for the Japanese media franchise Capcom. It is a franchise has been expanded to comic books, novels and novelizations, sound dramas, live-action and computer-generated feature films, and a variety of collectibles and action figures. She is a Principle Actor for Raccoon City for X-box and Ps3 Games. She is an onscreen credited Actor and is THE FACE of Carolyn Floyd AKA Willow as well as any other future films and videos for the character.

She is not on a list of over 70 Actors, actually she is one of 6 principle actors on the computer generated film and game as part of the elite squad "Echo Six" Raccoon City. There are a total of 8 non principle actors. These Actors are the face of the characters for future films and videos for each character. All other actors are voice actors NOT visual Actor/portrayers. Principle roles in generated films and games like in the movie AVATAR are computer generated yet are still emoting and the facial expressions and delivery are scanned. This must be differentiated.

Further I have now sourced not only the credit list, but indicated this actor is significant as a principle actor on a cast list of 6 for Global Distribution for Capcom comic books, novels, novelizations, sound dramas, live-action, computer-generated feature films, and a variety of collectibles. In addition I have sourced how computer generated games and films are made like in the film AVATAR. If the actors in AVATAR are credited there is no reason why Wikipedia cannot approve a page for other Main Principle actors for other computer generated films and games that have Global distribution.

Below is the website sourced for you and the clip for the Visual Actors not voice Actors for your perusal. I sourced it before I am sourcing the credit again. Included in this list are non principle actors. This should clear up any concerns over the number of Visual Actors used for the face of the franchise for Raccoon City Echo Six.

"T601

Film Editing (Promotion) Shinji Yamada Face Capture Models Kierstan Hall, Joel Hebner, James Dickson, Adelita Espinoza, Alem Sapp, Janice Allen, Cyndes San Luis, Michael Zhukarin, Christoff Lombard, Rachel Lara Horton, Jamisin Matthews, Juliana Fine, Caitlin Mispagel, Amra Silajdzic" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Giest24 (talk • contribs) 02:27, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Re: Deleted page

Hi, I was just browsing through UBC Faculty of Medicine and noticed that it had been deleted last year.

09:11, March 14, 2011 JohnCD (talk | contribs) deleted page UBC Faculty of Medicine (Expired PROD, concern was: Not notable - per WP:OUTCOMES#Education "Departments or degree programs within a university, college, or school are generally not considered notable unless they have made significant contributions to their fiel)

However, as per WP:OUTCOMES#Education: "Separate articles on law schools and medical schools are being kept." Therefore I am rebuilding this page.