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Could you not delete articles I am interested in viewing? Thanks.

Otherwise, please unplug your ethernet cable indefinitely.

Please leave new sections at the bottom of the page, not the top. Pressing "New section" will do the right thing. Thank you.



Anoomi

Hi Joe

You was deleted the entry of Anoomi. why? I don"t understand how to manage here... I will be glad if you can recover the page of Anoomi

Thanks!

Eyal — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eyalshalom (talk • contribs) 14:37, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi!
The short version is that I deleted it after deciding that the consensus of the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anoomi was to do so.
The longer version is that articles on Wikipedia are subject to meeting a standard which is based on the degree of signficant, reliable, independent media coverage they have received. Stuff that the reader would, if they knew the source, agree was neutral, reliable, and arm's length from the topic--like a newspaper or a book from a reputable publisher. The participants in the discussion didn't appear to feel the subject had gotten that degree of coverage. You can read more about the policy about that at WP:GNG.
The discussion participants also raised issues of conflict of interest. I didn't come to an particular conclusion about that, as I didn't need to. But if you are associated with the subject of the article, I'd recommend reading WP:PSCOI, it can be very helpful for people in that situation.
You may also wish to ask any questions you have at the WP:Teahouse. it's a Q&A resource for editors new to Wikipedia's often-confusing ways. I hope it's helpful. Best of luck! --j⚛e deckertalk 03:34, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

User Creating Unnecessary FNAF Pages

This user here has been, for no reason, actively creating pages on Wikipedia about Five Nights at Freddy's, and these pages consist almost entirely of irrelevant information and unsourced speculation.

The first two I could find are this one and this one (I made it a redirect link, so you'll have to look at the redirect to actually see what has been going on). I was able to (partially) take care of the latter, which was very short and based entirely on speculation, but I don't even know how to begin with the first one.

I think an admin really needs to step in, because both of those pages are heavily speculation-reliant, poorly written (in some areas), and have no use outside of the game itself. You were the first admin I could think of that has done anything related to FNAF pages before (when you deleted some other page about FNAF Minigames before), so would you consider those pages good candidates for deletion? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Killerwhale24680 (talk • contribs) 15:35, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try and take a look later today, but you may want to consider putting these to AfD and/or putting a note at WP:ANI if I'm unable to. Sorry for the delay. --j⚛e deckertalk 15:10, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, okay. For now I've just been adding redirects towards the article for the game itself, mainly because I'm not too sure how to mark articles for deletion here... Killerwhale24680 (talk) 00:42, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Redirects might actually be a better outcome than deletion in those cases, definitely the first thing to try. --j⚛e deckertalk 18:50, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, that's what I've been going with, and for now they seem to be working. If another problem arises about this, I'll let you know. Killerwhale24680 (talk) 21:44, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Persondata RfC

Hi, You participated in the previous Persondata RfC. I just wanted to notify you that a new RfC regarding the methodical removal of Persondata is taking place at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals). Thanks, —Msmarmalade (talk) 08:15, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

 Done --j⚛e deckertalk 15:36, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Joe - thanks for your kind words about the Babe Curran article. I'm new to Wikipedia and am finding things a little daunting; so, the positive response was most welcome. Thank you.

I have also drafted artciles, which are currently under consideration on other Australians, namely: James Frederick Porter, George Porter and George Gribble. And I've drafted an article on George Gabriel Powell, but as he spent the last half of his life in North America, I feel a little out of my depth and would be interested in your comments, particularly as your are from the USA. CheersMPCR (talk) 03:08, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Again, some nice work. I took a peek at the article on Gregg, the only thing I noticed was that the conclusion might need to be tweaked, regarding the positivity of the conclusions Generally where we draw conclusions or impart less than cut-and-dried straight-line facts, we err on the side of attributing them as opinions, etc. A lot of my work at AfC is more or less front-line triage, but in terms of getting smart feedback on the quality of articles of the quality you are already producing, the next places you might want to enquire are Wikipedia:Peer review and perhaps after that the whole WP:GA process. Those processes are slow, but really helpful. Cheers, --j⚛e deckertalk 18:57, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 18:51:45, 14 May 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Dbadia


Hi, I can't seem to find the concerns that were provided about my article. How can I see what needs to be changed? Dbadia (talk) 18:51, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

They're (now, at least) at the top of the article, which was recently restored by Timtrent. Look in the pink box and the comments underneath the pink box there, and let me know if I can explain further. Best of luck! --j⚛e deckertalk 19:47, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Heads up

One of your discussion closes is up at WP:DRV. All the best—S Marshall T/C 21:39, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! --j⚛e deckertalk 18:49, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

One More Time: Will You Consider Unblocking Me?

Lukeno94 reverted me on your talk a couple days ago if you didn't notice. He's among my long-term hounders. I see him as an odd hater. He showed up at my RFC/U campaigning to keep me blocked forevermore, basically set up camp there to dispute anyone that wanted to treat me fairly, and commenced to following me around ever since. Anyhow, here is what I wrote.

Hi Joe, I've been falsely blocked as a sockpuppet since 2012. Are you willing to take a look at it? I feel like I've been hounded by persistent cyberbullies and mobbed at WP:AN/ANI without the ability to defend myself.

The policy violation I admit to, after having to endure that stuff and with no official processes realistically available to me, is clearly-identified block evasion by IP. Each time I did it, I signed it as "Colton Cosmic."

Don't believe anything you read about me without giving me a chance to defend it. I once provided good content to Wikipedia for five or six years, and then these people happened to me.

Colton Cosmic (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Colton_Cosmic&oldid=477070007).

PS: If you find my tone above describing my adversaries a bit judgmental and not strictly civil, I've had to endure a lot, and it's frustration. Actually I shouldn't call them "adversaries," because the relationship is too one-sided. I'd be happy never to have contact with them again.

I'm afraid not, but without prejudice to you looking elsewhere. I'm not familiar with the specifics, but there are a couple specifics here that lead me to believe that I'm the wrong person to be looking into this at this level, e.g., due to my AUSC role. Cheers, --j⚛e deckertalk 16:59, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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15:21, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Request on 04:02:56, 22 May 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Mktkt


Hi Joe, I'd like you to reconsider your decision declining the article. Please note that I'm not affiliated in any ways with Holland Electronics, LLC. I just learned about them and have purchased some of their products as a consumer. I created the article in a very straightforward and minimalistic way, keeping all the rules in mind. I came across with articles under the Manufacturing Companies based in California category with many flags and warnings on their page, yet the pages still exist. A couple of examples are Signet Solar and Aleratec. I don't believe that the page I created deserves to be declined vs. the many other company pages that exist and in some cases include even less verifiable or notable information. Please advise. Thanks! Mktkt (talk) 04:02, 22 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mktkt (talk) 04:02, 22 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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