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Hello, I am Lourdes. I edit articles on Wikipedia, contribute to the AFD, CSD, UAA/AIV and Help desks, and also try and keep Wikipedia free of vandalism wherever I notice it. Till date, I have written 27 articles and have four Good Articles and seven DYKs. I have also nominated and worked on a list to get it to featured list status. You can visit my main user page to see a list of articles that I have written and AFDs I have participated in. If you want any help, you can ask me by leaving a message below. I will help you to the best possible extent or redirect you to the right person or forum. WP:Help desk too is a great place to ask queries. They help you a lot out there.

The supportive responses from the volunteers at the Help desk assisted me considerably during my initial stumbling-around period at Wikipedia and motivated me significantly to contribute here. The volunteers at the Help desk do this without any formal acknowledgement of the incredible support they are providing to Wikipedia. That is one reason you will find a small little barnstar right at the top of the Help desk talk page. specifically awarded to Help desk volunteers. If you are an experienced editor at Wikipedia, it would be great if you could chip in at the Help desk and help answer a query or two. You won't believe the positive impact it can have in motivating new editors. I was a new editor once... and the barnstar that I left on the Help desk talk page is for you too... Thank you. Lourdes

Welcome!

A cup of hot tea to welcome you!

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Your latest article

Very nicely done work at Carlos Suárez (cinematographer)! NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 23:00, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Gracias. Lourdes

A cup of tea for you!

You handled your situation pretty well. Like real life, there are always good people and bad people here. Thanks for your article creations! sst✈(discuss) 10:55, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you SSTflyer. I will enjoy the tea. Lourdes (talk) 12:58, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, Lourdes. You have new messages at WP:HD.
Message added 13:54, 10 December 2015 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

-- samtar whisper 13:54, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dates

Hi. It's great that you're filling in so many of the missing Australian first-class cricketers. On dates, the convention in the US is to put Month/day/year, but in most of the rest of the world (UK, Australia, India etc) it's common practice to put Day/month/year (or DMY), which is neater because it avoids the need for a comma. You seem to have used the shorthand version inside the infobox on your latest cricketer successfully: the df=yes tag merely confirms that you want the day to come first, not the month. I think if the tag isn't there, it defaults to the US way of doing things, which wouldn't be right for cricketers. Like quite a lot of WP, this has probably been copied into the Infobox cricketer template from some other source, probably of American origin, and has been modified to fit the local circumstances. Cheers. Johnlp (talk) 18:49, 29 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Johnlp, though am not sure how the stuff inside "{{}}"" works, it looks good and I thank you for making me learn this. Although I am not Australian, my very close friend is, and that's one reason for my interest in Australian cricketers of yore. I saw the articles you have created and wooooooooooh..... that list is so impressive. I am still learning and it is quite interesting. I also feel good adding these articles in the format that Wikipedia wants, without breaking the software and code inside the articles. Your explaining things is so helpful. Thank you. Lourdes (talk) 05:11, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for the Barnstar: it's very kind of you. One of the things I've found here over the years is that you don't have to know how something works to be able to make it work. So we all take advantage of short-cuts like the dates routines. The thought that this is really a collaborative effort is one of the best things about WP. Kind regards. Johnlp (talk) 09:45, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
PS. I don't really do article reviewing: there are cricket editors such as User:Harrias who get involved with that kind of thing and maybe you could approach him, though I know he said he was rather busy currently. Johnlp (talk) 09:50, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much. I will talk to User Harrias. Lourdes (talk) 12:40, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

S. Perera (Old Cambrians cricketer)

I notice you added a reference to S. Perera (Old Cambrians cricketer) (Janashakthi Book of Sri Lanka Cricket, 1832-1996). I don't have access to that book; are you able to say what it says about Perera? StAnselm (talk) 16:50, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello StAnselm. The book only gives a scorecard of a pre 1990 cricket match. I am not able to make a definite claim on that that the person listed is the same person. Therefore I would remove the same. I hope that is alright with you. Lourdes (talk) 18:28, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Right, thanks very much. StAnselm (talk) 19:39, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Nice expansion work on the article, Xender. Thank you. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 09:50, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Lugnuts. I don't know if this matters but you were the person whose work introduced me to how to format Australian cricketers. I was creating some Spanish artists' articles and was seeing the new page review list when I saw your articles and decided to copy the format. Thank you for your unknown support. Lourdes (talk) 10:06, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Xender. Welcome to WP and pleased to see that you are helping us at WP:CRIC. I know you are aware of the controversy and, indeed, contention that this article has given rise to. The fundamental issue is still being debated, at both WT:CRIC and WT:NSPORTS. You are of course welcome to take part in those discussions if you wish.
Given that opponents of the Perera article objected to the sparse information found in CricketArchive (CA) and ESPNcricinfo (CI), WP:CRIC decided to try and obtain extra source info direct from Sri Lanka. As far as I know, the only lead anyone had was a contact that I still have from my past membership of the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACS). This gentleman worked in Sri Lanka for a number of years at the turn of the century and he is very keen on its cricket. I contacted him to see if he could help and, unfortunately, we got our wires crossed about a limited edition handbook which the ACS published in 2005 and a new edition that is a work in progress. We cannot use works in progress as sources: they must be published. There was a needless and overheated argument about this issue, which should never have even become an issue as it was merely a question about the date of publication that needed an answer.
That was a few weeks ago and I have not been active since then but, in the meantime, the question has been answered by my ACS contact. Although he was not a member of the ACS in 2005 when the handbook was published, he has been advised by another member that it was published, a limited edition as always. A new edition is proposed but no idea if or when that may be published too. Okay, so this is second- and even third-hand information but the ACS as an organisation is an impeccable source. As such, I believe we should use the information to improve the article but, of course, if someone should eventually discover that the information is incorrect, then we will amend it accordingly as we would any other article. I'm sure you appreciate that there is no difficulty there and that we can only work with what we believe to be correct.
The published edition was called "Sri Lankan Cricketers" (ACS, 2005) and was complementary to other handbooks called "First-class cricket matches played in Sri Lanka" (this was published in 1987 when SL was still a new full ICC member) and an annual series called "Sri Lanka first-class matches in (ccyy)" which covered many years through the 1990s and 2000s. I'm told that the player handbook confirms Perera's name (Suresh) and date of birth (5 June 1970), plus the fact that he was an off spinner and other details as per CA and CI. It does not, however, say if he was RHB or LHB. I might add, given concerns expressed at the AfD about the reliability of CA and CI, that my ACS contacts have checked the scorecard information in CA and CI against their own versions and have verified it. Where CA and CI have evidently gone wrong on this occasion is that they think Perera is two players, given the seven-year gap between his two matches. They are not perfect, neither are we, but one shared mistake does not reduce their reputations or reliability. They are substantial sources who have for once got some detail incorrect, but fortunately the ACS information provides a fallback if we choose to use it.
I think it is fair to say that you know a good deal more about Sri Lankan cricket than I do, so I am putting this evidence before you. If you think the article should be amended, given the ACS input which is admittedly third-hand, then please go ahead. If you think we should set it aside, then I will concur. It is a difficult point given the views of the article's opponents and I think we need to be in agreement ourselves. I should mention that the article needs to be renamed in any case and moved to, for example, Suresh Perera (cricketer, born 1970). That is to disambiguate him from the Test player of the same name.
Take your time to think this over and if I can help you with anything in WP:CRIC or anything re the site as a whole, feel free to drop me a line. Thanks very much. All the best for 2016. Jack | talk page 08:16, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Jack. Thank you for giving me the information written above. Let me put forward that I am a fresh editor here and do not feel confident of giving off an impression that tells otherwise. I saw the number of articles you and others have created on Wikipedia and also the years that you have been here. I am nothing compared to that. I surely do not have more knowledge about cricketers than you do. In fact I would have very less knowledge about the same. I am a singer not a sportsperson and I am doing my final studies in social sciences. The only reason I am interested in editing Australian cricketers' pages is because my close friend is Australian and he follows cricket. I edit when I have free time as I gain quite extraordinary learning from this place. And the people are really helpful here. I saw the Perera article while visiting the contributions page of an editor Johnlp who had helped me and guided me a lot a few days back. I will try to find out sources from my university library or from other places about the cricketer and try to help. But I cannot promise anything more. Thank you for writing to me. Sorry to disappoint you. Lourdes (talk) 10:01, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Quite all right, Xender. You are very modest. I'm sure you will be a fine editor, though. If you need any help with anything about cricket coverage, just write to WT:CRIC or one of the members like John, Tintin or myself. Thanks very much. Jack | talk page 17:07, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I will do that. Thank you for the support extended. Lourdes (talk) 17:10, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

William Walker (Australian cricketer)

Hi, can you please expand the name of the first reference which now reads just "Rose, T. (2006)" Tintin 16:03, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sí Mr. Tintin. I will do that. Lourdes (talk) 10:03, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merci Tintin 12:22, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Unknown batting hand

This is one of those little bugbears we unfortunately have because there are a couple of editors who insist on stating that the batting hand is unknown if the sources don't record it. One of them uses the phrase "unknown handedness". It is common among sources discussing early players that RHB/LHB is not given. I have an open mind on the point and am happy for it to be there or for it not to be there. I agree we will leave it out in Perera's case because the article is a bone of contention.

I hope you are enjoying CRIC. Keep up the good work. All the best. Jack | talk page 11:33, 3 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello BlackJack. I am enjoying editing. Thanks for the note and for asking. On the point of the batting hand, please take the lead and edit it whichever way you think is correct. I just put my view and have no experience on what is correct. Lourdes (talk) 11:43, 3 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It's one of those cases where both methods are correct. On balance, I think I agree with your edit summary that what is unknown should be left out until it is known. :-) Jack | talk page 11:52, 3 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for William Walker (Australian cricketer)

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Guau! Lourdes (talk) 04:29, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Great work! Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 08:06, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Well done, Xender. I wrote underarm bowling so that fact is something I'm interested in. Great stuff. Jack | talk page 15:15, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Lugnuts. Thank you Jack. Lourdes (talk) 17:32, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of William Walker (Australian cricketer)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article William Walker (Australian cricketer) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Harrias -- Harrias (talk) 07:41, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Harrias.Lourdes (talk) 17:33, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Queensland

Nice work on starting List of Queensland first-class cricketers. I'm happy to create biographies for missing articles once the list is completed. I'm working my way through all the Australian FC lists and should get them all done one day! Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 12:06, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Lugnuts. The list will take so long to complete I think. I can't do it alone. Will try to populate it as much as I can. Lourdes (talk) 17:34, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of First first-class cricket match in Australia

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article First first-class cricket match in Australia you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ikhtiar H -- Ikhtiar H (talk) 14:41, 12 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of First first-class cricket match in Australia

The article First first-class cricket match in Australia you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:First first-class cricket match in Australia for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ikhtiar H -- Ikhtiar H (talk) 15:01, 12 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It's a nice article - great work! Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 19:03, 12 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Well done, Xender. Really good work. Some impressive research too. Jack | talk page 19:38, 12 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Excellent. Congrats. Johnlp (talk) 10:56, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much all of you. Your assistance and guidance went a long way. Lourdes (talk) 02:06, 19 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

If you want to, please review my DYK nom for Annelie Nordström. It should hopefully be a pretty straight-forwards review as it is fully sourced and has an interesting hook... Template:Did you know nominations/Annelie Nordström. Regards--BabbaQ (talk) 22:25, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to c/e the hook and article if you find any improvements.BabbaQ (talk) 22:29, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I will do it in case it is not done already. Thank you for asking me. Lourdes (talk) 16:22, 1 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Edmund Wainwright

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 26 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Did you know nominations/Rahul Thakkar

Issues have been raised that need to be addressed. Thanks. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:05, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks for leaving a note. Lourdes (talk) 07:48, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Wanted to inform you that I have edited the note you added and also removed the motivateme.in reference as it seems a non-standard reference (a website set up by an engineer and not a media house). The current references support your note, so no issues in that. Thanks for understanding. Lourdes (talk) 08:38, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I thought that the motiveatme.in website offered the clearest and most lucid explanation of the technical aspects of the note. I personally would leave them in, as that was (for me) the headwater for the note. But I leave that judgment to you. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:43, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Autopatrolled granted

Hi Lourdes, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the "autopatrolled" permission to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the patroller right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! — Earwig talk 01:04, 7 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Port Phillip v Van Diemen's Land, 1851

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 12 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

pending changes reviewer

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Thank you Katie. Lourdes (talk) 01:39, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Rahul Thakkar

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Rahul Thakkar

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

ORCP Reply

Hi Lourdes, thanks for your comments at my ORCP entry. To address your concerns regarding Roccat Browser, I'd not realised how awful the references had become, which is disappointing. I'll try to work on improving them, but I fear some of the IPs/new users there may have a connection . As for warning users when I revert their edits, I try to leave informative edit summaries, and only warn when required - sometimes it's clear the user is new and could benefit more from a stern welcome than a warning. I'd happily discuss any particular reverts which you believe I should have warned on. Again, thank you for your comments, I truly appreciate them -- samtar talk or stalk 15:30, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No problems. I just noticed that in your very recent edits, you hadn't warned the ips who were vandalising. That's about it. Hope I did not offend you. See you later. Lourdes (talk) 18:14, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Helena Skirmunt

Then you should love what I'm about to add. :-) Ever seen her self-portrait? I ran into it in Vilnius this summer and photographed it - I'm uploading the image to Commons now, and will be adding it to the article in a moment.

Please feel free to add to the article - my Belarusian is nonexistent. I used Google Translate to get a rough idea of what I was writing. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 02:43, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, I've never seen her self-portrait. I will add to the article in due course. You are an amazing editor. Lourdes (talk) 02:45, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
You're too kind, and I too undeserving - thanks. :-)
I'd never heard of her, but I'm always on the lookout for women artists whose work I don't know. It's a nice little gallery, the Vilnius Picture Gallery - I passed a couple of very pleasant hours there. May I ask in what context her name came up?
Keep up the good work, and happy editing! --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 02:48, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your kind words. My research guide has a Belarusian legacy and is deeply into the arts. She introduced me to Helena. Lourdes (talk) 02:50, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Interesting. I was an art history major, and my interest was Polish art, but I'm afraid I didn't study much Eastern European work in class; I had to come up with it on my own, mostly. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 02:54, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
And your work is admirable. I am afraid but I guess even the word admirable fails to encapsulate your work. I just saw your contributions. You almost seem like the main server running Wikipedia. Lourdes (talk) 02:57, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Well, gotta do something to keep myself out of trouble. :-) Thanks for the kind words. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 03:08, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
) See you around. Lourdes (talk) 03:21, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much

I certainly will - it's not every day that one is awarded oneself. :-) You are very kind, and I am most grateful - thanks very much, and I look forward to displaying it (him? Me?) on my shelf for some time to come. :-)

As always, happy editing!--Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 18:02, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you :-) Lourdes (talk) 03:09, 5 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Pseudo-educational television listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Pseudo-educational television. Since you had some involvement with the Pseudo-educational television redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. Jeh (talk) 09:37, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ouch my toes are burining

Ah, I always took A11 to only cover articles which include an explicit claim about the writer having invented the thing, the furthest edge case being somebody having a suspiciously connected username. Does it really stretch as far as "does not seem to exist, therefore the editor must have made it up"? The user could plausibly have misremembered the name of a cocktail, or been served a known cocktail under a new name. (I did search around to see if there were any likely candidates for either, but didn't find anything.) --McGeddon (talk) 19:17, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi McGeddon. The A11 policy does not mention "explicitly claims" but notes "plainly indicates". In other words, a plain reading should indicate... The policy does not restrict itself to invention. It mentions discovery too, by the author or by someone close to them. The policy also links to Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not for things made up one day, which explicitly mentions a "pub" as being one of the possible places such things can come about. You have a much wider experience in this area than I have. As much as I can interpret, that the author has created a term and a usage that does not have even one search link on Google, could mean that the author is alluding to something they've made up – or they are promoting a hoax. And the fact is, there is no credible claim of significant notability that the author has placed. You advise me on how this should be handled. Thanks for discussing. Lourdes (talk) 19:39, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I've always read the "plainly indicates" as meaning that a neutral reader would agree from a plain reading of the article (with no further research beyond perhaps the username of the creator) that the subject was clearly coined by the writer. It's "an article which plainly indicates" - the article itself has to do the indication, and anything that relies on external research (whether it's "no Google results" or "username is an anagram of a pseudonym of the cousin of a writer who admitted on a radio show that he invented Burining Toe Vodka on the night of the murder") should be discussed somewhere before we toss it out.
Mileage may vary, though, I've never really seen these distinctions picked apart anywhere. --McGeddon (talk) 20:50, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
McGeddon thanks for your clarification. If these are the clarifications that represent the established A11 application, then this should be mentioned clearly in the A11 policy page. In the meanwhile, I have nominated the article at the AFD. Once I get time, I'll put up a note for clarification on the A11 at the appropriate page to ensure that the policy is represented appropriately. Thanks for giving so much time for the clarifications. Lourdes (talk) 05:58, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, this is just my personal take on what A11 means, I don't intend to speak on behalf of any kind of consensus. It looks like there's been some related discussion in the past here, for what it's worth. --McGeddon (talk) 09:54, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks a lot for the inputs. And at the AFD too. 03:54, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
No problem! And feel free to rename this section however you like, it was just a joke based on the article title typo. --McGeddon (talk) 09:33, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

If you find time for it please take a look at the article about Margareta Hallin that I have created. Any help is appreciated.--BabbaQ (talk) 15:33, 12 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yo! Will! Lourdes (talk) 07:44, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Answer

I see the effort which you are part as well, to hide truth and show only one side in war. Probably you work for someone because your actions are illogical. Why you don't delete articles like Foca massacre, Visegrad massacres, Prijedor massacre etc. I will never give up to write articles with sources. Knightserbia (talk) 21:05, 12 March 2016 (UTC) Knightserbia[reply]

You mistake my efforts Kinghtserbia. I had marked your article for deletion because of the fact that I felt you were writing about the Bosnian War and much was already written in the Bosnian War article. Another administrator redirected the article, which led me to request for a deletion of the redirect as the title of your article, in my belief, is not adhering to Wikipedia WP:NPOV policy. I hope this answers what you are asking. Lourdes (talk) 07:43, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

V Prabhakaran

On the Velupillai Prabhakaran page there were two death dates mentioned May 18 and May 19. The reference 16, BBC report was written on May 18th. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aruppillai (talk • contribs) 22:42, 12 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I will check that out. Than you for pointing that out. Lourdes (talk) 07:43, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Cottalango Leon

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:01, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

about 2015 Sejong and Hwaseong shootings

Hi, I got around to revising the 2015 Sejong and Hwaseong shootings article, per its AFD, but I am not sure how to characterize news coverage of the incidents and the gun control measure that it led to. Was the point that there was wide coverage in South Korea (all major news organizations there) or internationally or both? Your attention to the article would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, if you can help. Otherwise, hope you're doing well. You were very good-natured in that AFD. Cheers, --doncram 02:39, 8 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Edmund Wainwright

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Your GA nomination of Edmund Wainwright

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Your GA nomination of Cottalango Leon

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Your GA nomination of Cottalango Leon

The article Cottalango Leon you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Cottalango Leon for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of QatarStarsLeague -- QatarStarsLeague (talk) 19:21, 25 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Italicization discussion request

If I turn my question at MOS into an RFC, would you mind if I removed your comment there? I would of course point out the helpdesk discussion, but leaving your comment there seems like it would discourage participation at the MOS Talk since it might be read as, “Go over there instead.” Won’t touch it without your say-so, though. —67.14.236.50 (talk) 06:38, 2 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sour Sally (New)

Sorry, that's my new article in wiki. Didn't know wiki can react so fast. I am trying to add the founder.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/11/23/indonesia.young.rich/ he is named Donny Pramono — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bomber950 (talk • contribs) 15:17, 4 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You've done a good job on adding the name. Just get the English flow correct in the article and you're good to go. Lourdes (talk) 19:44, 4 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Rahul Thakkar

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Rahul Thakkar you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Carbrera -- Carbrera (talk) 05:41, 5 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Brendan Dassey

Thank you very much for your assistance , seriously so appreciated!

I have been watching the video tutorials on citations and when I went in this evening I was astounded.

Many thanks

Tracy Symonds-Keogh (talk) 11:17, 7 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, Lourdes. You have new messages at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Optional RfA candidate poll.
Message added 12:09, 7 June 2016 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Thanks for the criticism, I've tried to explain my actions in a reply. Hope that clears anything up. Anarchyte (work | talk) 12:09, 7 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sparkadia

Just to let you know (if you don't already) the Ed. concerned asked for assistance at the help desk. Eagleash (talk) 17:29, 7 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Thanks for leaving this note too. Lourdes (talk) 17:31, 7 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Benshida

Other than User:Benshida's original hoax article, is there anything to link the nickname Benshida to the eventual target of the redirects Francis Benjamin? None of the 4 links given in the article support its use. I feel, as a result of all your corrections, and the resulting redirects, it ought to be G6'd. Regards, for (;;) (talk) 11:13, 8 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks, for (;;) (talk) 11:32, 8 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Another museum infobox question

You helped me with my earlier question about adding CEO to the museum infobox, so I thought that I'd ask you about this one. I've run across several articles that put 'admission=free' in their infobox, and it's causing an unsupported parameter warning. Is this a reasonable thing to add to the template? Thanks, Leschnei (talk) 21:00, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Here's an example, if you want one, Hafnarborg. Leschnei (talk) 21:02, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thinking about this some more, maybe admission shouldn't be added, since it tends to be outdated quickly. Kind of like 'telephone' which I've also seen, Khon Kaen National Museum. Leschnei (talk) 21:07, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Leschnei I guess you're right. If you want my assistance on anything else in the future, don't hesitate to leave a note. Lourdes (talk) 11:14, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The question I'm left with is what to do with the unsupported parameters. Things like 'admission' could be moved to the text, but what about items like 'image_size'? Should they just be removed or should we leave them and ignore the big ugly warning at the top of the page? Thanks for your help, Leschnei (talk) 12:06, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
We should remove them. Inboxes tend to generally control image sizes themselves. Articles should be free of warning messages :) Lourdes (talk) 12:12, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Great, thanks again. Leschnei (talk) 13:27, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Rahul Thakkar

The article Rahul Thakkar you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Rahul Thakkar for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Carbrera -- Carbrera (talk) 23:01, 14 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Thank you for explaining the reason that my edit was deleted. I missed the closing by 8 minutes! Not a problem at all. One more comment on the Rfa would not have made a difference. How courteous you are! I'm coming back with a barnstar-especially if there is one for graciousness. The Very Best of Regards,

Barbara (WVS) (talk) 10:23, 17 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome. Lourdes (talk) 10:25, 17 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Rahul Thakkar

The article Rahul Thakkar you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Rahul Thakkar for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Carbrera -- Carbrera (talk) 04:21, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
Thanks for your help on the help desk, Xander. Julie Hamill (talk) 12:48, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Port Phillip v Van Diemen's Land, 1851

Sorry for the delay in replying, I'm a little busy at the moment. I see the FAC is now closed, but I'm more than happy to help if I can. It might take me a few days, but I'll start to have a look; it will probably be easier if I copy-edit directly if necessary, and I'll post any queries onto the article talk page. Sarastro1 (talk) 18:04, 23 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  • That will be wonderful . Whenever you can edit directly onto the article, please do go ahead. Your assistance would be invaluable. Thank you so much for chipping in, whenever you can. Lourdes 18:13, 23 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Y So Serious: Speedy Deletion Template

Hi Xender,

This is my first article and not sure what am I doing wrong. I did read the article on writing first article and tried my best to write the article as per guidelines. If the article can be corrected then I will do so, else I will delete the article. Request you to provide some help in this regard. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nitinbadkar (talk • contribs) 09:30, 24 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  • Hello Nitinbadkar. Please read the guideline Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies). Wikipedia can have only notable organisations and not others. Read the guideline first. In summary, it would tell you to prove notability of the organisation by citing reliable sources independent of the organisation which have covered the organisation (for example, if you have news reports which have covered the company in-depth, put them within the article using citaitons|). Do you need any other help? Do not hesitate to ask. Lourdes 09:34, 24 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Best Reference Books List for IBPS PO, Clerk & SO Online Exams -Speedy deletion

Adijain.Studycopter (talk) 08:33, 13 July 2016 (UTC) Hi Lourde s, I guess the flag has been raised due to the external links which i have removed now. Please review the page.If the issue is still there, please guide me what to do as i am a newcomer to Wikipedia. Thank you.[reply]

Adijain.Studycopter hello. I am replying on the talk page of the article. Thanks. Lourdes 08:46, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lourdes, Please reply me on talk page of the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adijain.Studycopter (talk • contribs) 09:11, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lourdes, one final message sent to you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adijain.Studycopter (talk • contribs) 09:38, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Completed. Could you please paste here how to get a new user name. the two ways. Registering a new name i know. The second method i want to know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adijain.Studycopter (talk • contribs) 09:59, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

About Q5/Q9 of that RfA (applying 30-500 as admin action)

In my view, that is a bit of a loaded question. On the surface it is 100% legit and fair. However, there is quite a bit of community drama around this new restriction (in case you did not know, see e.g. here). I stayed away of the kitchen, but I have felt the heat between the "good, that is a useful intermediary PP step between autoconfirmed and full protection, let's go and use this" camp and the "ArbCom has opened the Pandora box and I would rather admins use full protection / no protection at all" camp.

I feel that no matter how the candidate answers this, they are bound to alienate a few regulars. Or maybe the objective was precisely to see if they lurk enough around the community noticeboards to smell a trap and give an evasive answer? TigraanClick here to contact me 15:46, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  • Tigraan, how lovely to see you here. Damn you're right; it's a loaded question, as are situations admins face. Unfortunately, the answer to the question (5) is wrong (in my opinion) and doesn't display the thinking that I expected. It's unfortunate that the candidate could choose to invoke IAR, almost flippantly it seems. An administrator should know when to, and most importantly when not to, pull the trigger... Nevertheless, he's a model editor, as I've mentioned on the Rfa. And I expect him to learn as he goes. Lourdes 17:37, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • And now, Jo-Jo has done a reverse, answering #9 with aplomb and showing his maturity to consider alternative answers. So I guess all's well that's answered well. Lourdes 02:54, 30 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I completely agree with that answer, but I fear people might oppose just because he took the other side in the 300-500 dispute (no matter how well-reasoned it is, and no matter that an existing admin would never ever get desysopped for that, even if doing so on a regular basis).
Just to clarify, I am not against trick questions in themselves - for instance "user X has done such and such actions of vandalism, user Y such and such, user Z this and that, who do you block and for how long" leaving out important information such as user warnings - but that particular one has no good answer now (it might have one in a year). TigraanClick here to contact me 09:36, 30 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Precious

helpful insight with a pun

Thank you for quality articles such as Port Phillip v Van Diemen's Land, 1851, Rahul Thakkar and William Walker (Australian cricketer), for your activity at the help desk and promoting its idea, for notifying users of unconstructive editing, for insight with a pun, - Lourdes, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:39, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Gerda. This is unexpected. It's very sweet of you. Thank you. Lourdes 16:50, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
You have probably no idea how much you spoke my mind ;) - compare, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:08, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Wow. You're right. But there's a critical difference, that Rob doesn't have any past history with Wikipedia :):) Nevertheless, you're so right on the essence of the meaning. Thank you. Lourdes 00:37, 4 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The image and message that speak my mind and soul were created for another user, actually the photographer of the Yogo sapphire, see the small print below. Very soon I used it for the creator, even successfully so, - for a while. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:29, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. PumpkinSky is lucky to have such a beautiful memento. Lourdes 08:43, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Still sad, that he was unblocked after months and wrote the sapphire article and Kafka, only to be frustrated about a failed RfA (which was termed an attack page) and Grace Sherwood not returned to the Main page, on top of unfairness in general. - He told me I was awesome in 2010 (Rlevse then), and I remember the feeling. He ran the prize for years, and even passed a few as PumpkinSky. - I mused about the cabal of the outcasts recently, which perhaps needs to change the label ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:47, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Well, if it's known as QAI, then there's no need to continue the reference to cabal of outcasts :) Labels really don't matter. If you're having fun interacting with people, and are able to handle the putdown comments that come your way, then it's cool going I guess. Will send you a song one of these days that I wrote. You'll like it. Lourdes 10:07, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Lovely! - The reference is of course still adequate, with two founding members not active because we didn't treat them well, but I made up my mind to stay, fairness or rather often not, in 2012, - see a red cat on my user page. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:17, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I actually don't see a red cat. Where is it? Lourdes 15:14, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
red category, bottom, 2 of them, nothing compared to Floq (where I found one), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:57, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oh yes. Category. Red means a lotta things to me :D Lourdes 16:16, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
... and cats to me --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:19, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Zwsp

Think you will like this kind of ping: [[User:BUNNYBUNNY|{{Zwsp}}]] :) Sam Sailor Talk! 20:18, 16 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks ​:) Lourdes 03:13, 17 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Crow Award!

Crow Award
Crow has given you The Official Crow Award! I was perusing the current RFA, reading all the supports and opposes, and your participation struck me as impressive: even though you were (at the time) opposing, you still defended the candidate from other opposes that seemed unfair or grounded in incorrect assumptions. To me that shows integrity, so I just wanted to tip my proverbial hat! CrowCaw 18:27, 31 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Crow, that is very sweet of you. And that is such a uniquely designed award. I've seen it for the first time. Thank you. I think I'll have to have many years of consistent behavior under my belt to qualify on integrity. I also think part of the reason I changed my oppose was because of the manner in which the other opposers were criticizing Vandamonde's editorial contributions. But that's a discussion for another day. Today, it's the Crow award. Yay! And thanks again! A drink on me when you're around next. Lourdes 01:43, 1 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ayrton Senna

He drove cars, didn't he? Think I've heard of him. :-) (I'm not much of a sports person - I'm doing well to recognize that there's a difference between Formula 1, NASCAR, and local highway driving.)

Congratulations - I haven't managed any featured content yet. Something for me to aspire to, one of these days...

Keep up the good work, and happy editing! --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 13:06, 1 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your sweet words. Will see you around. Lourdes 14:31, 1 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Many congratulations. You are clearly an exceptionally skillful and hardworking editor and a very courteous and fair-minded individual. Well done. Johnlp (talk) 20:34, 1 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot Johnlp, I've learnt with considerable help from editors like you, that's why a handful are on my thoughts (including you) when I achieve something here. Thanks. Lourdes 00:51, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Audra Mari (2nd nomination)

Wondering what your rationale for relisting Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Audra Mari (2nd nomination) is given 3 keep votes and no delete votes? Is there a threshold of number of votes it needs? --- PageantUpdater (talk) 22:11, 3 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

PageantUpdater hello. Thanks for dropping in. Let me first share with you what I think of the article. I think the article is on its way to pass GNG easily. Sources like this which go into the subject's background, are very good. There is a significant probability of multiple such sources coming up. So yes, my personal option is to keep the article.
Now to the Afd. The first keep editor mentions Vanity Fair and Phillstar as reliable sources (and claims that therefore the article passes GNG). The Vanity Fair article has the following mention about the subject: "Miss North Dakota, Audra Mari, plays hockey and says her life struggles include her car getting egged by bullies during high school. That’s it? Her high-school bullies were the same as the ones Drew Barrymore dealt with in Never Been Kissed. #TheStruggleIsNotReal." And the Philtstar reference had the following: "Audra Mari (left), a 5’10” 22-year-old Fil-Am from North Dakota, was crowned 2016 Miss World America July 8 in Maryland, USA, beating 27 other finalists. She will represent the USA in the 2016 Miss World to be held in Washington, D.C. in December. Regning queen is Mireia Lalaguna Royo of Spain. Audra is a Dean’s List student at the North Dakota State University, taking up Public Relations and Communications. In 2011, she was crowned Miss North Dakota Teen USA and first runner-up in the national pageant. In 2014, she was crowned Miss North Dakota USA and placed first runner-up in the 2014 Miss USA pageant." Both are insignificant newsy mentions and if the editor has based his GNG analysis on the same, then the editor's !vote is bound to be discounted despite the editor mentioning that the subject won a national competition (that's not enough for a keep !vote; perhaps it would have been better if the editor had listed down two significant coverages in support of his GNG assertion).
Given that, I think it's just a matter of interpretation of the nominator's delete assertion and your and another editor's keep assertion, leading me to relist the Afd. Hope that sounds good to you. Do ask for any other clarification, if you want. Ciao. Lourdes 02:33, 4 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. --- PageantUpdater (talk) 16:22, 5 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I think this was a bad close. I think 70-80% of admins would have closed that as keep. pbp 14:02, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Sure. You probably meant bad re-list. I can't say whether admins would have closed this as keep; I can say that if the particular Afd !voter continues to refer to newsy articles to support GNG claims, such !votes will regularly keep getting discounted at Afds by experienced administrators. You should probably sound the particular editor off about this viewpoint; that would be more helpful. In any case, now that you have a multiplicity of delete !votes, I suspect the next week too would see another re-list. I hope to assist you in any other clarification, if there is. Lourdes 14:06, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please Stop

Hi.

I don't know who you are but I am not trying to be a bad person to you or Magnolia677. Please stop threatening me. I was always assuming good faith. Those articles were around for 15 minutes before I added them for speedy deletion. You have speedy deleted articles within minutes. Should I report you to ANI for that? Please stop.

I am sure you are nice. I don't appreciate being threatened. If you want to have a civil discussion I am all for it.

Thanks JLOPO (talk) 07:47, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi JLOPO. I am continuing the discussion on your page as that is the main thread. Lourdes 07:48, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia email re NewspaperArchive signup

Hello, Lourdes. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.

HazelAB (talk) 18:45, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks HazelAB. Lourdes 01:49, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Library: Emerald

You should have received an email a few days ago, providing a link for completing the Wikipedia:Emerald access that you requested. However, you don't appear to have completed the form yet, so this message is to check whether there is any communication breakdown? AllyD (talk) 11:37, 15 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  • Hi AllyD. No, not at all. No communications breakdown. I had actually kept this weekend aside for making all the registrations (as I had applied for a few other repositories too). I hope that's not a problem. Thank you so much for checking back on me. Lourdes 15:35, 15 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

delete/speedy

[1] thank you for pointing it out I was creating archive pages for the first time yesterday, sorry.... and thank you--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 10:21, 19 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

EUP

You should have received an email about Edinburgh access - if you're still interested, could you please complete the linked form? Nikkimaria (talk) 19:54, 24 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Library

Hi Lourdes, Could you please let me know if you still want access to the IMF and World Bank Wikipedia accounts? -- haminoon (talk) 22:08, 24 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Haminoon. I've sent the form. Thanks so much for the access. It would be really helpful. Lourdes 23:55, 24 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Mary Foulke Morrisson

You closed this as keep at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mary Foulke Morrisson but the template appears to have been inadvertently left behind on the article page. I'd delete it myself but anon IP's apparently can't. Thanks in advance for taking care of this. 24.151.10.165 (talk) 16:03, 30 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

24.151.10.165 hello and thanks. I have corrected the same. The script malfunctioned because of an image inserted between the Afd notice and the article note. Any which way, done. And thanks once more. Lourdes 18:26, 30 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Bhalchandra Dattatray Mondhe

On 3 October 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bhalchandra Dattatray Mondhe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at age 78, Bhalchandra Dattatray Mondhe was awarded the Padma Shri for his lifetime work in photography? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bhalchandra Dattatray Mondhe. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bhalchandra Dattatray Mondhe), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 03:32, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Recent redirect creations

I see you have recently created redirects such as Incorrect Facts and Gangnam Facts etc. but most of them seem to be unconstructive. I have list Incorrect Facts for speedy deletion according to A11. I'm sure you noticed that, so I question your action to remove it and put an unnecessary redirect (in my opinion, no offense). These two also were made by Herbie497 so I question a "coincidence" that he/she made both the articles for speedy deletion which you made to a redirect. AK (the love story) is also inappropriate according to R3 of the WP:CSD since "(the love story)" is often not used especially in Wikipedia itself, as it is an uncommon term. Please don't take this as a sign of aggression. Just curiosity going to my mind. Your welcome | Democratics Talk→ Be a guest 13:27, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  • Well first of all hello Democratics. The redirects are plausible redirects in my opinion. Yet, please feel free to revert my redirects as you may wish. If there's anything else I can help you in, please don't hesitate. Lourdes 13:30, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Reply. I am now considering the redirects. Thanks for your acknowledgement.Your welcome | Democratics Talk→ Be a guest 13:33, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

AfD Closures

Hey Lourdes! Just a heads up here that AfDs like Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mia Ikumi where there is very participation, are usually closed as "No consensus with WP:NPASR". In this case for example, with the nominator arguing a delete, and two participants going for a "keep" (one was actually a weak keep), the notability isn't very clear per WP:NRVE. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 04:59, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Deering Banjo Company and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jeffry Life for example should have been relisted to at least give the nominator and other participants to reply. 2 !votes are usually never enough for a clear keep. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 05:03, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hi Lemongirl942 and welcome to my talk page :) Thanks for the note. I understand your view. You are perhaps mistaken on the following grounds (mistaken, with due respects, not with any intention to put down your note, for which I am absolutely thankful):
  • The nominator did not push a delete !vote. The actual nom statement is as follows: "Manga artist who authored on Licca-chan and illustrated on Tokyo Mew Mew. Although Koi Cupid was recently PROD'ed, is her article still worth keeping around?" The nominator is unsure.
  • After two re-lists and one keep !vote in each re-list, and the nominator or any other editor failing to provide counter argument to any of the keep comments (both based on guidelines), the way to read this Afd is perhaps not that the nom argued a delete and two participants went for keep. It is perhaps that an unsure nomination was made and both comments after three weeks of listing went for keep.
  • With respect to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Deering Banjo Company and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jeffry Life, perhaps you mistake the number of keep votes as being equivalent to consensus. If the keep votes are policy and guideline based and there has been absolutely no argument either by the nominator or by any other editor against the policy and guideline based keep votes, the Afd may be closed given the evident consensus.
  • Therefore, my closes remain Keep (with npasr in specific cases). At the same time, I have no prejudice against re-opening/re-listing the Afds in case you so wish. Please do tell. Hope this makes good to you? Thanks and do please ping me if you need any further clarification. Lourdes 05:08, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
A delete vote is not always obvious, AfD is not solely for deleting - often it is the only venue where article are brought to decide what to do: clear delete as not notable/redirect/merge or TNT due to the content. The strength of the arguments is important as well, in contrast to the number of arguments. I don't see any of the "keep" votes arguing a definite keep. This is a perfect candidate for no consensus. Would you be willing to change it to No Consensus? --Lemongirl942 (talk) 05:22, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
In Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jeffry Life for example, the second !vote is dubious and the third !vote actually references WP:TNT. When you say "keep. ...pending lack of opposition from the nominator or other editors to the keep comments", it is actually a candidate for relisting. Maybe I can ask another for a third opinion from Sandstein who regularly closes AfDs. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 05:31, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • As I said earlier too Lemongirl942, while I believe your view is different from mine and perhaps mistaken in interpreting the comments in the Afd and the sequence in which the comments are given (e.g. to stereotype IP votes as being dubious and assuming TNT refers to deleting, shows mistakes in understanding the basis of aspects in Afd), I am perfectly okay with you overruling my close. Please go ahead and change the Afds to whichever route you wish them to take (be closed as no consensus/re-listed). I would not have any issues in that (while I stand per my closes). Good to talk to you. Come back for anything else too. Lourdes 05:37, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you for being so gracious about it. Since I pinged Sandstein already, maybe it would be good to hear their perspective as well, before overruling any closes or relisting. I have !voted extensively on AfDs but hardly closed any, so I guess a third opinion is best here, just in case my interpretation is different from the community consensus. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 05:49, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, boy

Sorry about that! :$ Yoninah (talk) 18:45, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oh please Yoninah you don't have to say sorry. It's wonderful work you are doing at the dyk desk and this is absolutely nothing. In fact, thank you for prepping up the article and for other fixes. Lourdes 01:09, 5 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Daud Junbish

On 7 October 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Daud Junbish, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the BBC's Daud Junbish is one of the few journalists in the world to have met former Taliban chief Mullah Omar? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Daud Junbish. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Daud Junbish), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 7 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Edit on First Atomic bomb Page

Hello, I just created a new page called first atomic bomb and added some information about a highly contaminated area in Rajasthan where scientists believe an Atomic bomb occurred. When I visited the page after I few minutes it showed you reviewed the page and redirected it back to Trinity test. I know that it's the first Atomic bomb but can you move the details I first typed on the First Atomic bomb page to a new page, such as First Atom bomb theory. I would appreciate your help. Thanks Wikiahelper123456789 (talk) 14:28, 21 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Gloria Allred article

Hi Lourdes, You and I have both deleted the insertions by anon User:97.87.116.23 to the Allred article. He/she continues to re-insert the material. User:Brianga has recently made the insertion more factually correct but I feel and it appears that you do also that the material does not belong. I have posted to Brianga's talk page I would appreciate your weighing in on the Allred talk page regarding this issue Gaas99 (talk) 03:13, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  • Gaas99 hello. Thanks for your message. Why don't you post the issue on the talk page of the article? While I have reverted the addition for now, it would be better to see what is the consensus of editors frequenting the said page. Lourdes 12:31, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, There is a discussion on the Allred talk page. Your input would be welcome. Gaas99 (talk) 02:26, 28 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Hello. Thanks for the note. I see discussions are going on nicely. I'll drop in if required. See you around. Lourdes 04:15, 28 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

Thank you for helping me. I love your attitude to new editors.Vroy0001 (talk) 01:38, 28 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. Lourdes 04:13, 28 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Just a quick invite if you're free

Hi Lourdes. I know you're very busy; but I really trust you as an editor. I'm not getting many eyes here: Simple inclusion of a notable recurring character Regardless the outcome, might you just take a quick glance before it gets archived? Thank you so much in advance! (I don't think I tagged it correctly, but it's there) Maineartists (talk) 17:57, 28 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A cupcake for you!

Your calm and reasonable demeanor, as evidenced on this talk page and in other areas, is an asset to Wikipedia, and is appreciated. North America1000 16:13, 29 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Minh Quân Phan

Knee-jerk reaction to seeing a mix of comments, until I re-read and saw the point you were making. MBisanz talk 11:44, 31 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Confirmation

I confirm that I made the ACC request 185014. Lourdes 10:42, 15 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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