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Welcome to my talk page! Pull up a chair, and feel free to ask me anything.

My connection with another user on Wikipedia

Hi.

I'm a little agitated, I apologize in advance. Remember before when I told you how I think I am connected with another user in Wikipedia that I do not know? Okay, it was no strictly you, because it was a Teahouse discussion but you replied. As I said, all my family used to contribute to Wikipedia and I am the last to start, but they don't tell me their user names.

Right, I think I discovered one of them. I am not sure but I think it is possible. I caught him editing Wikipedia. Didn't see his username but I saw what he was editing, so I think I know his user name from the article history.

What should I do?

Best regards,
Codename Lisa (talk) 18:39, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. I have read WP:SHARE and WP:MULTIPLE but none of them say what should I do in this situation. I.e. is there an "I suspect this user shares an IP with me" template? Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 21:44, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Hey, Lisa! I'm a poor substitute for Mr. Strad, so you may still want to wait to hear from him, but I'd say that there's nothing you should do at this point. I'd guess that, if your family members don't want to divulge their account names, it's best to respect their wishes; revealing them without their consent could conceivably constitute outing. (How's that for alliteration? :) As long as y'all are not conspiring together to do things, there's nothing wrong going on, and you do have that one template on your userpage, so you're probably okay. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 21:50, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Codename Lisa, and sorry for the delay in replying to this. I generally agree with Writ Keeper (who, by the way, isn't at all a poor substitute for me) - there isn't any need to disclose this connection or the name of the article in question if everyone is editing in good faith and there is no meatpuppetry going on. I also agree that disclosing the relationship against their wishes could constitute outing, and is best avoided on-wiki. If there are other extenuating circumstances which you are worried about, you also have the option of emailing the Arbitration Committee, or if you are paranoid about email security you could send an email to a CheckUser who you trust. There is no absolute right course of action, as these policies are shades of grey rather than black and white, and a lot will depend on your particular circumstances. In the end this has to be your judgement call, just as if any problems were to arise it would be the judgement call of the checkusers or admins who looked at your case. Sorry I can't be more specific, but I hope this helps. Best — Mr. Stradivarius (have a chat) 05:32, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. Thanks for the reply. I contacted a checkuser on a secure channel who said he can't tell a lot of things but goose test (Am I right?) has failed by a very huge margin and apparently it is a good thing. Frankly, I am just being frightened more and more but I think the logical thing is that when three people (all of whom are at least sysops) tell me everything is all right, I must trust them and bear in mind that as long as I myself do not commit any puppetwork (if you may), I'll be alright.
Thanks for everything. You are marvelous, Mr. Stradivarius.
Best regards,
Codename Lisa (talk) 08:18, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
It's the duck test, not the goose test, but you are right that failing it by a large margin is a good thing. :) I'm glad that things seem to be sorted out now, but as always, feel free to ask me here or by email if you want any more advice. — Mr. Stradivarius (have a chat) 16:14, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Entertainmentwise.com

Hi There

Ive tried to create an entertainmentwise.com page but it had been deleted. I have now found there are sufficient references I can sue to create the article, how do i do this if the page has previously been deleted?

thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.212.93 (talk) 11:03, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. The article was deleted at this deletion discussion, which means that if you create a page that is sufficiently similar to the old page it can be deleted from Wikipedia straight away per section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion. However, if you now have references that prove the website passes WP:WEB, then we can have an article on it. The best way to go about creating the article is to submit it to articles for creation and make a note that the page was previously deleted at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Entertainmentwise.com. Please be aware that the page will need high-quality references for it to be kept, however. Let me know if you have any other questions. Best — Mr. Stradivarius (have a chat) 16:22, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Infobox country

Hello again,

Thanks for implementing the Gini/HDI-handling in this template. I've since discovered a small wrinkle in it, though, so have just reactivated the edit request (with link to corrected version in sandbox). Hopefully, there're no more wrinkles waiting to emerge. Thanks again, 213.246.118.196 (talk) 13:35, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Stradivarius, Happy new year and Thanks for helping me out and letting me know the important info that you left on my talk page. Just wanted to check if the Wikipedia pages can have a link for community site such as Facebook, twitter, G+, so that if someone likes to share those article can be shared? Just thought, but asked in curiosity. Udangng (talk) 05:54, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Udangng. Usually we can't include such links. However, if the link is the official site of the subject of the article, then it is possible to include them. Also, all external links must be put in an "external links" section at the bottom of the article - they can't go in the article body. Have a look at WP:EL for the details. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 20:47, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh)

I just noticed I had missed a probable BLP violation in the lede when I was clearing out the others. Citation 21 is a blog by Steven Kay in which he discusses Lord Avebury. Although a living person is not mentioned in the text in the article I am unsure if this is in fact a BLP issue. Can you take a look please? Darkness Shines (talk) 10:24, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It isn't a BLP violation, as the criticism in the article is of an organisation, not a person. It would probably be a good idea to remove the citation for failing WP:PRIMARY, however, but there's no rush to do so. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 20:56, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

shaa

Whack!

You've been whacked with a wet trout.

Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

You have been trouted for: YOUR REASON HERE — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.194.143.150 (talk) 18:40, 11 January 2013‎ (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! To what do I owe this painful, fishy honour? — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 22:17, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Re. Turkey

Deskana replied to our posts on his talk page, with his current stance on maintaining Turkey's full protection somewhat ambiguous; in no uncertain terms, however, he's made it clear that he doesn't have the time to keep track of the article or what goes on there.

I doubt anybody would mind if you downgraded the protection yourself (although I think an article like Turkey should probably be indefinitely semiprotected). Would you be willing to do so? Kurtis (talk) 16:45, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, I've gone ahead and done it. I've also left a note at Talk:Turkey#Protection level reduced to try and dissuade people from edit warring. — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 10:13, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There is now a consensus: Move?

There is now a consensus here, so perhaps you might be reconsidering your rejection of the proposal to move? Opposition has been withdrawn. Thank you. Mr T(Talk?) (New thread?) 08:01, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's only been 24 hours since you proposed the move, which isn't very fair on editors who don't check Wikipedia every day. I still think that it would be better to file a requested move so that the relevant WikiProjects are notified and that editors have time to comment if they are interested. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 08:38, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

AKOUSTIK

What is the latest? [Guy Manning] — Preceding unsigned comment added by GuyManning (talk • contribs) 15:35, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there Guy. Since there have already been two recent deletion discussions about the article, it's probably not a good idea recreate it just now. I would say wait six months, and if there are more reviews in high-quality sources, then you can submit the article again through articles for creation. If you want to do this, give me a shout, and I can make sure the editing history of the page stays intact rather than creating a whole separate page for review purposes. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 11:44, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

OK will do...but I think 6 mths is too long...the album came out OCTOBER 2012!...there are now multiple reviews of it on my site (referencing the external sources as well)Quite why this ONE SIMPLE page is causing so much concern is beyond me! [Guy] 16 Jan 2013 — Preceding unsigned comment added by GuyManning (talk • contribs) 14:16, 16 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail!

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Shrike (talk)/WP:RX 07:29, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Pls have a look

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:AndreAbrantes99/Big_Brother_Disney — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.178.78.187 (talk) 08:47, 16 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hm, looks like a violation of WP:FAKEARTICLE - I'll have a word. — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 09:03, 16 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You made a mistake

I would appreciate it if you didnt delete my post on Adam Kwarasey, hes related to me so I think I know more about my own family then you. SHHHHHHHHHH — Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.237.85.190 (talk) 11:53, 16 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, we aren't allowed to use first-hand knowledge when writing articles - have a look at our policy Wikipedia:No original research. You need to have a reliable source to back up claims that you want to include. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 11:56, 16 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Userspace cat

I had no idea, about both the policy and the fact that my sandbox was showing up in categories. Thanks for handling that; in the future, I will make sure to just work with categories without the [ ] brackets in my sandbox, until the article is ready to be published. Thanks again! MezzoMezzo (talk) 11:57, 16 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. Commenting the categories out works well too, or you can just add them after you've moved the page to mainspace. Whatever floats your boat, really. :) — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 12:01, 16 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 14 January 2013

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Jerusalem RfC

Hi Mr Stradivarius, just a small point about your introduction on Talk:Jerusalem/2013 RfC discussion: I'm not an administrator. I have nothing against the phrase closing admin as it has its own meaning on WP, but your explicit statement that the closers are all admins probably needs a tweak. Cheers, Pgallert (talk) 19:23, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops! Not sure how I managed to miss that one... I'll go and change it now. Thanks for pointing it out. :) — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 21:21, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Or on second thoughts, I could just nominate you instead. ;) I think you would probably pass... — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 21:24, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
That would not be a good idea at this time because I ran for ArbCom in November on a non-admin ticket---that's probably how I became a closer of the RfC. Gaining attention in this way, and a month later accepting an RfA nomination, would leave a bad taste in anyone's mouth. Besides, I still don't really need the tools. Cheers, Pgallert (talk) 05:58, 18 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, well, that's fair enough. (Plus I've already edited the introduction, so you no longer need to become an admin just so I can avoid copy-editing my work.) If you ever feel like running, though, give me a shout and I'll nominate you. My point of view is, if people will trust you to do a good job, then why not? It all helps the project. — Mr. Stradivarius on tour ♪ talk ♪ 06:13, 18 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Blocking of page Gary Terzian

Hello Mr. Stradivarius,

You just blocked the page I created "Gary Terzian" The reasons mentioned are all the same as confirmed by a copy of the statement:

Page deletion log

This page has been deleted. The deletion and move log for the page are provided below for reference. 

23:59, 19 January 2013 Mr. Stradivarius (talk | contribs) deleted page Gary Terzian (G12: Unambiguous copyright infringement of http://www.garyterzian.org/page2.php)
21:47, 19 January 2013 Peridon (talk | contribs) deleted page Gary Terzian (G12: Unambiguous copyright infringement of http://www.garyterzian.org/page2.php)
14:09, 19 January 2013 Sphilbrick (talk | contribs) deleted page Gary Terzian (G12: Unambiguous copyright infringement of http://www.garyterzian.org/page2.php)

This matter has especially addressed by me by sending wikipedia by email the formal authorization to use all contents from the website garyterzian.org

I have had a chat with your help service which advised me to send the email. They also informed me that I can recreate the page immediately after sending the email (see the chat at 17:13). So i am just following instructions. There is no intention from my part to force the recreation of the page. Please check below the chat that I had:

IRC chat log
<+Helpmebot> Hello Silk, welcome! Please move the cursor to the input area at the bottom of the window, type your question about editing Wikipedia and press Enter. A helper should be with you shortly. If your question is about a particular page please make sure your question includes the URL or name of the page in question.
[17:05] <+Vacation9> Foley: The image uploaded to imgur was uploaded by a different username, so they need OTRS permission.
[17:06] <Foley> alright. I was the original person who took the picture, I am Picture Dave. i will look into it. thx
[17:06] <Silk> Hello, I am trying to create the page "Gary Terzian". There is a website by the same name which is mine. I am the author of the texts. Wikipedia has twice deleted the page. What is the solution?
[17:06] <+Vacation9> Alright then, just send an email to OTRS.
[17:06] <+Vacation9> Silk: Let me see.
[17:07] <Silk> Who is OTRS and what is their address?
[17:07] <+Vacation9> Not you Silk, I was talking to Foley.
[17:07] <+Demiurge1000> Silk: What texts are you talking about?
[17:08] == OlEnglish [~OlEnglish@wikipedia/OlEnglish] has quit [Ping timeout: 256 seconds]
[17:08] <Silk> All the content that I was trying to put in the page
[17:08] <+Vacation9> Silk: If the website content is yours and you just want to copy it to Wikipedia, you can do that. You just have to confirm that the website content is yours.
[17:09] <+Vacation9> See this page:
[17:09] <+Vacation9> !link Wikipedia:Declaration_of_consent_for_all_enquiries
[17:09] <+Helpmebot>  http://enwp.org/Wikipedia:Declaration_of_consent_for_all_enquiries
[17:09] <Silk> How should I do that?
[17:09] <+Vacation9> Instructions are at that link
[17:10] <+Vacation9> Send that filled out template to permissions-en@wikimedia.org
[17:10] <+Vacation9> as specified in that page
[17:11] <Silk> Should I use the email of my website?
[17:11] <+Vacation9> you can if you want.
[17:12] == PeterSymonds [~Peter@wikimedia/PeterSymonds] has left #wikipedia-en-help []
[17:12] <Silk> How much time will it take you to allow me to create the page?
[17:12] == PeterSymonds [~Peter@wikimedia/PeterSymonds] has joined #wikipedia-en-help
[17:12] == mode/#wikipedia-en-help [+v PeterSymonds] by ChanServ
[17:13] <+Vacation9> If you send the email, you can create the page right away. You might want to include an HTML comment (<!--comment-->) in the article that says you sent in OTRS permission. Like <!--OTRS permission given-->
[17:14] <+Vacation9> Also saying it in your edit summary may help.
[17:14] == IShadowed [~IShadowed@pool-98-117-12-125.hrbgpa.fios.verizon.net] has joined #wikipedia-en-help
[17:14] == IShadowed [~IShadowed@pool-98-117-12-125.hrbgpa.fios.verizon.net] has quit [Changing host]
[17:14] == IShadowed [~IShadowed@wikimedia/IShadowed] has joined #wikipedia-en-help
[17:14] == mode/#wikipedia-en-help [+v IShadowed] by ChanServ
[17:15] <Silk> Ok. I am going to try it. Thanks

I hope this will clear any misunderstanding and unblock the page so that I can continue the editing. Thanks.

Silk road star. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Silk road star (talk • contribs) 00:29, 20 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, sorry, that was my mistake. I have restored the page. Please note, however, that the page must also comply with our notability guidelines for biographies, with our verifiability policy, and with our policy on having a neutral point of view. In particular, if the subject of the article doesn't pass the notability guidelines, the page may be deleted again for that reason. Let me know if you have any questions about this. Best regards — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 01:46, 20 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Deletion and Salting of Gary Terzian

You deleted and salted Gary Terzian citing copyright infringment. The content in question however was not copyright infringment, as the website is the creator's. An OTRS email was sent by the creating user I believe. Can you please restore the page? Vacation9 01:36, 20 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've restored the page - see my comment in the related section above. Thanks for pointing it out! — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 01:47, 20 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, I didn't see that. Thanks! Vacation9 03:25, 20 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I did do it after you left the message, so that's fair enough, really. ;) — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 03:27, 20 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Userbox

Hey Mr. Stradivarius. Here is a userbox you might like to add on your user page:

This user has been on Wikipedia for 17 years, 4 months and 21 days.

Cheers.

And by the way, do you have a guestbook? CURTAINTOAD! TALK! 05:14, 20 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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