User talk:DESiegel

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This is my talk page. Please add new messages to the bottom of the page, Please sign all msgs with four tildes (like this ~~~~). Click here to start a new topic. DES ^(talk) 03:48, 7 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I will generally preserve all comments, positive or negative, and archive them when the page gets too large. But I may choose to delete vandalism or nonsense. I would generally prefer that other editors not remove anything from my talk page. Thank you for communicating with me. DES ^(talk) 03:48, 7 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Any removals of content from my talk page may be reverted by rollback with or without notice. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 14:11, 23 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I may respond on your talk page, or under your comment here. If i respond here I will notify you with a {{talkback}} template, or a ping, or both, unless you have asked me not to, or have asked editors in general not to so notify you (as some editors do). DES ^(talk) 21:11, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If I have left a comment on your talk page, or on an article talk page, you may respond where i left the comment, or here. If you respond where i left the comment, to keep the thread together, dropping me a note or placing a {{talkback}} or {{tb}} template on this page, or pinging me by including {{U|DESiegel}} in a signed talk page comment will probably mean that I see your comment and respond sooner. Please consider doing so. DES ^(talk) 00:23, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not edit the header template (User:DESiegel/TPHdr) used to display these header sections of the talk page unless there is a problem with it -- that template is not a good place to leave messages for me. DES ^(talk) 21:11, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome

Welcome!

Hello DESiegel, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! --Flockmeal 20:21, Feb 10, 2005 (UTC)

@DESiegel: Hi there. My wiki interest is editing food pages and you'll see I edit and improve mostly food pages in my time on wiki. I'm currently in a discussion with you and others in relation to the page foodporn. I'd like you to kindly investigate users Hogohit and Praxidicae. An investigation of Special:Contributions/Hogohit proves this is merely a vandalism account (as they just created this account 2 days ago with the sole purpose of deleting/vandalising foodporn and 'food porn'. Further, if you look at Special:Contributions/Praxidicae, this user just makes wholesale edits, speedy deletion requests, and deletes whole slabs of edits and content on multiple pages without any kind of justification or rationale. This is not helpful for new users trying to learn how to be a wiki editor. I think both users should be perma banned for vandalism. Thanks for your time. PS: apologies my 'wiki speak' still needs some work. I'm learning as I go :)

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Welcome back!

DESiegel – now that is a name I have not seen in some time.

Your abrupt departure had a few of us at the Teahouse worried. It's good to see that you're all right. Mz7 (talk) 20:06, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Dragon Ball Z (1995)

Hi there. From the looks of things, at the very least, either A11 or G3 (hoax) applies. I just checked and there does not appear to be any Dragon Ball film called "Dragon Ball Z: Battle in the Two Worlds", or at least not with that exact title. The two 1995 Dragon Ball films are Fusion Reborn and Wrath of the Dragon. I've gone ahead and retagged it as G3 (hoax). If it's declined again, I'll probably PROD it instead. Thank you. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 00:52, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I just deleted/undeleted the thing after the oldcsd template penetrated my feeble mind. No G-hits-- looked like a test edit to me. But once declined. . . .

I too I'm glad you are back, though I only just returned myself. Dloh cierekim 04:47, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Restoration of Buddy Davis (creationist)

I would like a copy restored to my userspace so that I can work on it and try to establish notability, using independent, reliable sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aurelius2018 (talk • contribs) 22:40, 29 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Very well, Aurelius2018, I will do so. DES ^(talk) 02:54, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The page is now at User:Aurelius2018/Buddy Davis (creationist), Aurelius2018. You are free to work on it as you please. But remember that for it to be moved back to article mainspace, it will need to demonstrate notability, using cites to reliable sources, which must be published, and independent of Davis or his employers. Feel free to ask for help at the Teahouse. Please read the previous links, WP:42, and Your First Article if you have not already read them . DES ^(talk) 03:07, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Thankyou so much for the help dear DESiegel by 123shob123

=== Regarding my Article Haji Anayat Ali ===
Hello sir, I am grateful for your kind help in resubmitting my article for review which was deleted as i unintentionally submitted the same article twice. It was my mistake and as it was my first article i couldnt figure out the mistake. I am having a lot of fun here because of wonderful and helping people like you. Wikipedia is a revolution and it has completely changed my life. I hope this thankyou note is in the correct format on the right place as this is also my first note. I am extremely grateful to you for your valuable time in helping a stranger like me.123shob123 (talk) 19:48, 2 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Your time is much appreciated! MisterMcHugh (talk) 07:42, 3 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Some baklava for you!

Thank you for the help! Boeing329 (talk) 16:16, 4 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

PDF in format parameter (Teahouse response follow-up)

Hey David. I noticed a while back that when using pdf links in citation templates, they recognize its nature as a pdf and automatically output both the pdf symbol and "(PDF)" – exactly as they do when you add |format=pdf. So, where I used to add the format parameter, I stopped doing that once I noticed this. I'm wondering if this is an instance of a technical improvement that never got captured in the documentation, and whether at least for pdfs, the format parameter should not be deprecated as redundant--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 18:58, 4 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Coway Co - your deletion

is very likely entirely unjustified because it is counted among the biggest global water-treatment companies (see World Water Index). Even if you happen to find this debatable, I would kindly ask you resurrect a copy for further improvement in my userspace. I never had a ghost of a chance to react to the deletion proposal. Thanks in advance. -- Kku (talk) 22:10, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Kku that very well may be. There was no link to World Water Index, nor a statement that this was "among the biggest global water-treatment companies". Speedy deletion is generally based on the contents of the article as it stands, and does not involve any additional research. This is, unfortunately, one of the risks of creating an article directly in the main article space rather than in user space or Draft: space. I am generally considered one of the admins who tries hardest to find some claim of notability and to source stubs I find on checking speedy deletion candidates, and most likely to restore deleted content.

I will restore the article in your userspace, as requested, marking it as an submitted draft. I urge you to make sure that it is not subject to and of the speedy deletion criteria, and clearly establishes the notability of the company via citations to multiple independent, professionally published reliable sources that discuss the company in some detail, before submitting it for review or moving it back to article mainspace. DES ^(talk) 23:05, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Kku, I have restored the article text at User:Kku/Coway Co, marked as an unsubmitted AfC draft. I wish you well with it. DES ^(talk) 23:14, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Dear DESiegel, this is one of the first times I have experienced such considerate behaviour on WP. (Quite the contrary, to be sure) Thank you for that. I will try to make the relevance more explicit. -- Kku (talk) 08:44, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Kku, I am sorry to hear that you have experienced what seems to be a lack of considerate behavior on Wikipedia in the past. It is my view that editors, and particulalry admins, should be as helpful as possible to others, within the site policies and the general purpose to build an encyclopedia, of course. If I can be of furthre help to you in the future, please do feel free to leave a message for me on this talk page, or to visit the Teahouse, where other helpful editors do try to assist those who need help. DES ^(talk) 13:33, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Can you just compare-

This with the version you deleted last week? Much appreciated- many thanks. Hope you're well. — O Fortuna^{semper crescis, aut decrescis} 14:33, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi, the version which you tagged and i delted had more or less the same facts, but with considerably more puffery. For example the delted version included the text ". With over 2,700 healthcare technology professionals, CitiusTech serves about 80 healthcare technology companies/ISVs, large hospitals/IDNs, payers, providers and life sciences organizations and has presence in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. CitiusTech offers services and solutions for healthcare software development, healthcare interoperability, regulatory compliance, BI/analytics, consumer engagement, care coordination and population health management." If the current version is in fact supported by its sources (which i have not yet checked) it might not qualify for a speedy as blatantly promotional. But it bears watchign and checking. Thanks for letting me know. DES ^(talk) 15:21, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

No problem- will do- thanks for the info too. — O Fortuna^{semper crescis, aut decrescis} 15: 31, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Rachel Joy Watson

Can I be told which part I did wrong? This is my first time editing and creating on Wikipedia. Thanks Josetorres97 (talk) 04:48, 9 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Josetorres97. I will do my best to answer you. It is largely a matter of what you did not do -- you didn't indicate why Watson is particularly significant. You say that she grew up, got a degree, taught high school, and wrote a chapbook of poetry -- which usually means a very short publication, say 20 pages or less. Lots of people have done those sorts of things, and they do not get noticed outside of their personal circle. You don't say that her work was reviewed by anyone, that it won any awards, or was a best seller. You don't cite anything that anyone else wrote about her. In general a Wikipedia article can only be written about a subject that is notable which normally means that there are multiple professionally-published independent reliable sources that discuss the subject is some detail. For biographical articles in particular, see Wikipedia:Notability (people). If the notability of the subject cannot be demonstrated, there can't be any Wikipedia article about that subject, and that is simply that.

In addition, the tone of the text you posted was rather promotional. It read like an "about the author" blurb on the back cover of a book. Phrases like "wearing overalls, playing outside, searching for bugs and getting sunburned" and "trying to motivate her students to write and read bravely" and "She writes devotedly, paints her joy, and processes disenchantment, grief and courage through poetry." add nothing to the article, they are what Wikipedia calls puffery. Wikipedia articles should be factual and objective. They report what has happened and what other sources have written about a subject. They should include opinions only when they are those of a named person, and we can cite a published source where that person has expressed that opinion. Wikipedia articles should be based almost entirely on the contents of sources which can be cited.

If you want to try again, I urge you to read Your First Article. Then use the Article wizard to create a draft under the articles for creation project. This will allow you time to develop the draft, and have it reviewed by an experienced editor, before it need face possible deletion for not indicating the significance of its subject.

While I could restore the deleted version as a draft, almost all of it would need to be removed or changed before it could be accepted. Therefore I think you would do better to start fresh.

I hope this is helpful. I do assure you that there was nothing personal about the deletion, and I would like to do what I can to help you in future editing, if you wish. You might also post questions at The Teahouse, where a number of experienced editors try to be helpful. DES ^(talk) 05:14, 9 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

UAA report

Apologies for the UAA report of TheDeleteBot123. I had warned this editor, but when I saw the editing pattern, which strongly suggesting socking as well as an inappropriate user name, I thought more urgent action might be justified, hence the report and duplicate action. I should have redacted by report on the editor's talk page. Regards Velella ^{Velella Talk} 16:30, 10 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Velella. I have looked through this user's contributions. They consist of exactly 3 edits, with none deleted (yet): putting a delete tag with reason "G11" on KIT Digital; placing a rather inappropriate CSD warning template on Talk:KIT Digital (it should have gone on the user talk page of the creator, of course); and replacing the CSD template on KIT Digital with another, slightly different one, but with the same reason given. The speedy was declined by you right afterwards. Now I admit that this does not look like a total newbie user, to know CSD templates and CSD criteria IDs right off (although anyone who can read documentation can learn all those easily enough, but few do without much prompting). But this does not seem to me to be socking in the negative sense, there is no attempt to appear to be multiple users here, nor to impersonate an actual user. Unless this is a banned user (which is possible) I don't see any particular urgency. If it seems urgent to you, AIV or ANI might be better venues to report than UAA. But I think you for wanting to deal with what seems at best a dubious editor. DES ^(talk) 21:25, 10 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Teahouse talk

Hello DESiegel. Regarding what you said here, I'm not so sure either. I really didn't mean to suggest that the meaning of our notability guidelines is obvious, but I do think that they are the obvious place to begin when one is trying to determine whether an article is worth writing (or salvaging). I remember very clearly, in my early days here, being baffled when some editors would say a subject wasn't "notable" when it seemed clearly so—and then I read the guideline and it started to make sense. In any event, my comment to the OP was intended to provide a friendlier, less didactic response than the reply immediately preceding mine, and to encourage her to look at the big picture rather than the nuts and bolts. I hope I succeeded in that. Rivertorch^FIRE_WATER 14:59, 11 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

National Women in Blues INC

Hi, I noticed that you declined the A7 speedy request on this, which I agree with. However, the text is purely promotional and posted by an organisation in violation of our user name policy (now blocked by another admin). I therefore speedied as G11. If you think I've got this wrong, please feel free to restore and prod/AFD as you see fit. I'm going to be away for a week from tomorrow, so just letting you know before I go Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:17, 12 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, Jimfbleak, I am the admin who blocked the user who created National Women in Blues INC. I don't think that has any bearing on whether the article was deletable or not. I thought it was somewhat promotional, but not to the G11 level. That was arguable, however. i do think the group is probably notable, my plan had been to source and rewrite when i had time. my plan now is to restore as a draft, source, and rewrite. Also, i hope and expect that the blocked use will rejoin us under a changed username, so i want to preserve the history. Thanks for notifying me. DES ^(talk) 15:06, 12 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A cup of tea for you!

Thanks! Robertgombos (talk) 03:46, 14 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for 500 Miles High

On 18 May 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 500 Miles High, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although the lyrics of the Chick Corea song "500 Miles High" express romantic love, it became a hippy drug anthem? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/500 Miles High. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 500 Miles High), 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) 00:05, 18 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Good job! —Ojorojo (talk) 15:57, 18 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Declined speedy del of Hello Neighbor (2016 game)

Hello DESiegel, since you declined my speedy del of the above-mentioned redirect, I would like to reason my request (as I was not able to properly comment using the template/Twinkle): The game in question—Hello Neighbor—is set to release this year, while its very first announcement in 2014, and initial alpha release in 2015. There was never any key event sorrounding the game in 2016 (except for further releases), wherefore the disambiguator is blatantly false. Even if this is a R from move, I felt like the redirect is so very implausible and illogical (nonsensial) that it should be deleted. If am wrong about this, please let me know. RFD would really just waste a lot of time for likely the same result. Lordtobi (✉) 20:41, 21 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the information, Lordtobi. That does make it implausible, and i will delete on that basis. DES ^(talk) 20:44, 21 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Good to know I could clear this up!

Cheers! Lordtobi (✉) 20:46, 21 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Of course, Lordtobi. I have deleted the page. Thanks again. DES ^(talk) 20:48, 21 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Citation Templates

I don't know why, but everytime I tried to answer you at Talk:Simon Cohen, It broke the page by interfering with the section header for the next section. Again, I'm not sure why, but the ping didn't notify me of your response. In another section, your reply-to did work. Go figure.

Anyway, thank you for pointing out the unity of style. I've seen that in documentation somewhere, but I couldn't remember where. All I know is that I tend to use whatever style I find. If the author is using a template, I find it easier to use what I find, then to go looking for a template. If they're using just <ref></ref>, that's what I use. - Myk Streja (Talk to me) 14:26, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Myk Streja. If a ping is mis-formed and corrected later, the notification does not happen. See WP:ECHO.

The relevant page on citation styles is WP:CITEVAR. It is fine to simply follow whatever style is in use in the article. If multiple styles are in use, someone else can harmonize them, and that is not urgent. DES ^(talk) 14:46, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A7

If you would like to propose an addition be made to WP:A7 requiring a minimum waiting period before tagging articles for deletion, similar to other criteria such as WP:A3 you are more than welcome to do so, although the topic has been discussed repeatedly and has failed to find strong consensus (e.g., [1], [2], [3]). However, that is currently not a valid reason for removing a nomination for speedy deletion under A7. If you have reviewed an article and would like to wait to see if can or will be improved sufficiently so as to pass A7, consider using Template:Hasty rather than removing the tag. TimothyJosephWood 16:14, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

response about Skaz One Article Notes

Hi DESegel, I'm new to adding local talent onto wikipedia so can you please elaborate a bit on your comments to me? I have found several independent sources that wrote about the reference Skaz One, including The Source Magazine which is a major magazine amongst hip hop music listeners, why would that not be a published reliable source? His following have several articles of his that can contributed, just looking for guidance as to what counts.

There are also major hip music websites that have featured him, lets use for purposes of an example Thizzlerontheroof.com. Can those be sited? That site is definitely independent of him as an artist as well as the few others I have. I've based the page around other bay area artists I've found on Wikipedia and am very confused as to what I'm and other contributors are missing. There is other public info, like spotify listeners and buyers, rankings on charts that are on independent websites as well as plenty coverage on youtube including the page being verified. Also, when I ran the search through google I found more than you referenced in your comment to me. Should those be added as well?

I'm trying to keep this by the book and it appears you've been around for much longer than I! Please get back to me as soon as possible, I do not want my edits to be the reason this guy gets his page taken down. He is truly gaining reputation around here and I do have the internet proof, just need to know what can be used.

Thanks! Ashleyh551 (talk) 22:18, 25 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Ashleyh551. I will be glad to help if I can.

To take your last point first, there is rarely a huge rush on Wikipedia. All edits are saved forever, and an old version can always be reverted to if that is desired. Even "deleted" pages are not truly deleted, just marked so that only those with special rights can see them (I have such rights). If a good reason is provided, a deleted page can always be undeleted.
In any case, your edits to the article or the deletion discussion are not likely to cause the article to be deleted.
Sources can be online or off, or a mix. Web sites that specialize in reviewing or assessing this kind of performance are very useful.
The first question is whether the sources you have found are truly reliable sources. I don't know the hip-hop music scene well. Do these sources have a good reputation for accuracy? Do they have some sort of editor in chief or editorial board who exerts control over what is published? Are articles written by staff members, or are they posted by anyone who chooses to? Are they attributed to named authors? Note: blogs, fansites, and sites run and created by a single person are of limited use, unless that person has a very good rep as an expert in the field. WE want published magazines and newspapers, or web sites of comparable quality.
Once we have pared the list to reliable sources, the next question is what they say about the subject (Skaz in this case). If they have only a brief mention, say a single sentence, about him, they are of little use in establishing his Notability, which is the task at the moment. Do not include sources that merely give a performance date, or include him in some list, or are otherwise what are called "routine coverage" or "passing mentions". We want reliable sources that discuss him (or his work) in some detail preferable for several paragraphs or more. If they express critical (analytical) opinions of his work, so much the better. Interviews with the subject, or articles clearly based largely on a Press Release from him or his publishers or associates, are of little use, because they are not independent. (What the interviewer says, particularly in the intro, can be used, but when people see that it is an inteview they tend to discount it somewhat. Remember, a few very good sources to cite (say 3-5) are significantly better than 20-30 sources that are of poor quality, or barely mention the subject.
Once you have identified what seem to be the best sources to cite, since there is already a deletion discussion in progress, post to that discussion listing the sources you plan to rely on. Say that you will be adding them to the article shortly.
Then add them to the article, including information from the sources, and supporting it with proper citations. Do read Referencing for Beginners. But if you have any problem adding the information, or the sources, or formatting the citations, ask for help at the Teahouse. I will respond if I can, but I may be busy or offline, and there are a number of helpful editors who watch the teahouse. you can include {{ping|DESiegel}} if yoiu want to draw my attention in particular. Or you can post here on my talk page, but then you will ahve to wait until i have time to respond.

I hope this was helpful. Please feel free to respond with additional questions. DES ^(talk) 22:48, 25 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestions

Perfect! Thanks you've answered all of my questions basically and I'll check out the links. The online magazines that I am referring to are reputable and have national followings, so they definitely are accurate. I will get all this stuff together and post it in the appropriate places, and explain the sites reputations in the deletion discussion page. I've also found some interesting information about him being a twice published author, with some work I think I can help this guy out a bit. He's pretty talented, for people who like his kind of music of genres of books. I'll include you once I've done my editing so you can see it as well.

Ashleyh551 (talk) 23:26, 25 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Restore deleted talk page

You told another user that you could restore damaged or deleted pages. Could you do that for my talk page? I had an issue where my page was overwritten with data from User talk:Swelling (polymer science). This is the event, redacted because I don't want to bait the troll:

(cur | prev) 08:51, 25 May 2017‎ ???????? (talk | contribs)‎ m . . (6,505 bytes) (0)‎ . . (???????? moved page Talk:Swelling (polymer science) to User talk:Myk Streja without leaving a redirect) (undo | thank)

Hopefully that gives you the time and date to restore back to. If you can do it tonight, I will backup the page and add it back to the page when you're done. Thanks in advance no matter what happens. - Myk Streja (Talk to me) 23:37, 25 May 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Myk Streja (talk • contribs) [reply]

Re: The Draft Richard Yelland -- New Revisions Per Yesterday's Input

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Richard_Yelland Hi DES, Thank you very much for your help with changes to the Richard Yelland draft document as well as taking the extra time to point out all the important details that aren't obvious to a first time contributor.

My immediate resubmission of the draft last night -- without the recommended changes -- was inadvertent. I submitted when I meant to save. So I hope that it wasn't too much of an issue or red flag the reviewers. I understand that this is not taken well by the volunteers. Because there were many relevant references to be added.

To that end, I focused all the new references that are feature articles on Richard Yelland or references in which there are a significant quote or direct reference. I also added references to replace IMDB references per your input.

The last thing, I believe, would be to get the footnotes put into proper formatting. You began to format for me -- that is appreciated. I tried to follow that lead but it wasn't immediately apparent on how I could do that.

Any help there would be excellent as well as -- you mentioned some kind of extra section for film credits. Perhaps you could elaborate. Or is the article close to the place where it could be resubmitted. Should everything be formatted prior to resubmission? DESiegel Thanks again!

Morgan USA

Morgan USA (talk) 02:25, 3 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Morgan USA, I would urge you to format the current sources into proper footnotes before submitting again. This will make it easier for future reviewers to read the text, and would help you learn a skill which is essential to working on Wikipedia articles.

Secondly, I do not think the draft is ready for submission. It realy needs some sources that are about Yelland, or at least mention him when discussing his work. Sources thqt discuss his work while not so much as mentioning that it is his work are of reduced value, in my view. Some editors would say they are of zero value.

Thirdly, I wrote of a 'Critical reception" section. For an example, see the section in 500 Miles High which i worked on not long ago. Such a section typically includes cited commentary from multiple sources, ten or more if possible. Most or all sources are backed by a short quote, an attempt to capture the thrust of the review or commentary. Such a section can help document that Yelland is responsible for what WP:CREATIVE calls "a significant or well-known work or collective body of work" that has "...been the primary subject of an independent and notable work (for example, a book, film, or television series, but usually not a single episode of a television series) or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews." This is the best route to establishing notability for Yelland, in my view.

I hope this advice is helpful. DES ^(talk) 02:39, 3 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Also, Morgan USA, note that pages such as <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675433/awards?ref_=tt_awd> are not "featured articles". That page does verify a single award -- although seeking some other source than the IMDB would be an improvement. But a "featured article" should have at least 5-6 paragraphs of prose about Yelland, or perhaps his work or one of his works. There should be several such featured articles cited to support the draft before it is submitted again. DES ^(talk) 02:46, 3 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you DES -- understood on IMDB reference. That one -- and any others that are still in there -- can be replaced with other articles that verify the awards. I'm not sure if you looked at all the new references there now--at least half dozen or more. I have yet to put them into the preferred format yet. Will do so!

I agree. I need to learn if I'm going to contribute now and in the future. Appreciate that urging.  In the meantime, there are several new features, in the makeshift reference section, that offer much more coverage on Yelland--a few features on Yelland himself. Thank you for a taking another look if you have not.

Others chimed in at the Teahouse on the rule that says a creators work being reviewed is sufficient coverage. That said, I have tried to offer a range of reviews of the work and those references that discuss Yelland, as well as a couple that are more features on him.

Re the critical reception section idea -- that might work well here, most definitely. There are a couple of film titles that Yelland directed that were fairly well written about. 12 Miles North -- probably has a dozen articles -- and Sine Qua Non The Psychology of Big Wave Surfing with Greg Long probably has more than a half dozen

and the crowd-funded film Between Two Harbors probably has between 6 and 10. I would just need guidance on how you might see laying that out. Now the article lists the film titles as short paragraphs. What part of the current article would you suggest keeping as a lead in and what part of it might be incorporated into a critical

Last thing, there is a significant feature documentary that was just released in March to film festivals. One of the contributing reviewers of an early draft of Yelland, it could have been you, added that film title to the article. It's entitle, The Long Way Back. It's a film that made three film festival screenings -- Phoenix Film Festival, where it won Best Documentary, Newport Film Festival where it received excellent reviews and then also the Asbury Park Music and Film Festival. After those initial screenings the film picked up a distribution deal that is soon to be announced. That film will be released internationally through all major media channels in the fall. How would that story possibly integrate with the current article in progress?

I look forward to your input and thanks again

M USA

PS: I tried a few different things on those two footnotes you provided under "reference". When I click "edit" it's not clear where that information is located so that I can add/edit. I added content there and it erased what you did and only left what I was intending to add.  
I tried to go to the reflist link.  I still can't find that information and those links that you originally typed in under 1. and 2. Any of the references help links people have provided has not made it any clearer unfortunately.

Might you be able to type out a few quick tips? I'm sure once it's pointed out to me it will be very obvious. Unfortunately, right now it's a mystery. Sorry for the trouble and appreciate any help there. Thanks again!

Morgan USA (talk) 20:20, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Morgan USA (talk) 20:54, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Likely sock

~~On his third edit he posts about sockpuppets on his user page. [4]. Not this account's first rodeo at Wikipedia. Legacypac (talk) 04:28, 5 June 2017 (UTC)~~[reply]

In this edit] Legacypac indicated that three was no problem to solve. Comment above therefore struck but not removed. DES ^(talk) 07:53, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks re: DR case

Thanks (as original nominator) for your recent comment on my DR. My DRs last week were awkward (almost as awkward as my MD participation), and I had no idea how sensitive the userspace deletion issues still are. I am happy, though, to see the discussions now taking place, particularly at the stale userspace draft category, which may result in some degree of actual consensus on how to proceed. I have the impression that in this case the misleading labels in the automated tools are playing a major role in encouraging / sustaining "off-book" CSD interpretations. So anyway, thanks for your rather sane participation in this whole matter. Newimpartial (talk) 12:28, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Recent speedy deletion of Alan Hart page

Can you please reconsider the deletion of my page outline the bio and contributions of Alan Hart. If this is not the case, then I'd like the content back so I can reconsider edits, etc. There are many in my industry with similar pages on Wikipedia.

-Alan

Abhart (talk) 20:49, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Abhart. The page User:Abhart/sandbox read like a marketing brochure. As such it fell under the speedy deletion criteria U5 (misuse of Wikipedia as a free web host) and G11 (advertising or promotion). Phrases such as Hart specializes in marketing and growth for all types of businesses, consults to clients that range from fast growth companies to Fortune 500, Hart successfully built Keen Strategy to inclusion in the Inc. 500[2], and he has founded or served as an executive for eight startups., believes deeply in the power of brands, He’s passionate about sharing ideas, and for the past three years, has spearheaded and produced video and podcast series with some of the world’s top marketing professionals and business leaders, and Alan is an expert in marketing leadership challenges, brand strategy, innovation, marketing effectiveness, and marketing future trends. are all pretty much pure marketing-speak, and do not belong anywhere in a Wikipedia article. The pesudo-interview style in which you quote yourself is another clear indicator of the promotional nature of this text.

Because of all of the above, i will not restore the page

You say that There are many in my industry with similar pages on Wikipedia. Please point out a few, so that I can see that they are edited or deleted if they are really similar to the text you had on the sandbox page.

We are generally looser in applying Wikipedia standards to sandbox pages than anywhere else on Wikipedia, but a few things are still not accepted, particularly copyright infringements and clear promotional pages.

Wikipedia's guideline on autobiography does not flatly prohibit creating autobiographies, but it does strongly discourage such pages. If someone goes ahead anyway, s/he must expect that standards will be applied more strictly than they otherwise would be, just because of how hard it is to write neutrally about oneself and one's own work. Few can avoid unconscious bias in such writing, and many indulge in quite conscious promotionalism.

I will email the wiki-source of the most recent version of the page to you, for you to use as you wish. However, if you decide to create another autobiography, I urge you to start completely fresh, using none of the text from the previous attempt.

Wikipedia articles should be based quite largely on what independent, published, reliable sources say about a topic or subject. What the subject says about him- or herself, or what those closely connected with the subject say, is of much less value and should not occupy the major part of the article. There are cases where it is important to quote the subject's views, particularly where the subject is controversial. But this should be done only where it is essential for the reader to understand the subject. A subject's inspiration and ambition should rarely if ever be included at all. In line with this, the large majority of cited sources should be independent ones, and at least several of these should discuss the subject is some detail, not mere passing mentions nor directory entries or the like, nor routine coverage that anyone in a similar position would always get.

External links, that is, links to sites outside Wikipedia, should occur in an article in only two ways: 1) in inline source citations, displayed as footnotes; 2) in the External links section at the bottom of the article. They should not occur in the body text, although a single link to the subject's official or primary website may occur in an infobox.

I am sorry if you are frustrated by the deletion of the page you created, or feel that it is unfair. Please remember that Wikipedia aims to be an online encyclopedia, not a business directory or marketing medium.

If you want to create other articles here, please read our guideline on Notability, Wikipedia's Golden Rule, and Your First Article before starting again. Creating fresh articles is one of the harder tasks on Wikipedia, and few manage it on their first attempt. DES ^(talk) 23:00, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Teahouse talkback: you've got messages!

Hello, DESiegel. Your question has been answered at the Teahouse Q&A board. Feel free to reply there!
Please note that all old questions are archived after 2-3 days of inactivity. Message added by DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 16:26, 7 June 2017 (UTC). (You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{teahouse talkback}} template).[reply]

Speedy deletion criteria

Sorry to bother you, but isn't userspace and draft space supposed to be exempt from speedy deletion criterion A7? Because this doesn't seem to be reflected in the current draft of the criteria, since a recent edit. Newimpartial (talk) 23:23, 7 June 2017 (UTC) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion#General> the edit may have been reverted, but see the history and ongoing discussion. Newimpartial (talk) 23:25, 7 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Gx criteria absolutely apply to Draft and Userspace. G=General=pretty much everywher. This has nothing to do with A7 and I have no idea why Newimpartial is still worried about deletion matters when he has been warned to stay out of this area. Here is a massive list of areas that need attention. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_backlog If deletion is REALLY interesting, try some deletion clean up work. Facing a page that has zero use in the project and thinking about what is the best way to remove this page with the least fuss tends to focus the mind. There is nothing like on the job training to learn policy. Legacypac (talk) 23:33, 7 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Legacy, I volunteered to stay out of XfD discussions, which I have done. I did not volunteer to stop reading discussions or to stop raising questions on Talk pages. Why are you Hounding me?

By the way, I am following the backlog discussions with acute interest. However, I do not agree with you that stale userspace pages are an important area of work. I would rather participate in content creation. Newimpartial (talk) 23:50, 7 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Newimpartial, A7, and the other Ax speedy deletion criteria apply only to articles. However, the various Gx criteria apply to all pages, with specific exceptions listed: for example G1 and G2 do not apply in userspace, G4 often does not apply in user or draft space, depending on the circumstances, etc. Now where has anyone used to t4ied to use A7 in draft space? DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 00:15, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Legacypac to the best of my understanding has not been topic banned from deletion discussion or discussion of deletion policy. And I do think that you are way over focusing on speed in dealing with the so-called "backlog" to the point of ignoring consensus in some cases, and doing harm to the project in others. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 00:15, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Now, what do eithre of you want with me in particular? DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 00:15, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not even tracking what Newimpartial is doing, he just keeps popping up with nonsense accusations I don't know what I'm doing. There is plenty of pages to be fixed/improved at the link I provided. Unreferenced BLPs, empty sections, articles that conflict with themselves etc Legacypac (talk) 00:20, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Legacypac. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 00:24, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I was just trying to ensure that you are in a position to notice if any scope creep happens in the current speedy deletion discussions. That is all. I wasn't accusing Legacy of anything. Newimpartial (talk) 00:28, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry, Newimpartial, I have been arguing against scope creep and changes I think unwise (and for some i think wise) in the speedy deletion criteria for years, as a look at the archives of its talk page will show. (In fact I think it is on my top 10 list of talk pages by edit count. Checking, the edit counter says I have edited that page some 633 times over the years.) You never know how consensus will change here, but I would be astounded to see any serious proposal to apply the Ax criteria to draft space. Don't worry about that. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 00:38, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Could you please re-review an article to see if it has improved?

Hi, you reviewed the Fiona Themann article I wrote and a warning notice keeps turning up about what needs to be added. Would you please be so kind as to see if anything else needs changing and if not, possibly remove the improvement notice. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikipagecreator10 (talk • contribs) 10:02, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Dated at TfD

Hello. The Template:Dated is relisted for discussion at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2017 June 7#Template:Dated at least one week ago. Join in. --George Ho (talk) 01:35, 15 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Trouble with footnoting & adding critical response section to article draft

Thanks again for your help with the Richard Yelland article draft.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Richard_Yelland

It seems that the Wiki provision -- stating that critical reviews of a creative work can make a creator notable even without the creator being mentioned directly in the article-- is a point that is key for assuring Yelland's notability. Several editors have brought that up to me during the revision process.

That said, there are a number of references I have added to the list of references to be footnoted, which do mention Yelland directly. For example, a video of Oscar Nominee Morgan Spurlock saying, "Richard yelland is a fantastic filmmaker."

I have tried to add those to the list of two footnotes that you inserted, as an example of proper footnoting. But I run into a block when trying to find the page where the footnotes exist -- is it a general page that exists somewhere else? I'd appreciate any help or direction.

If I add these references to the article, via proper footnoting that you started per above, would I be ready to resubmit ?

Or should I, per your recommendation, add a critical response section? If so, should it be done for one of the films, all of the films, the most prominent one or two of the films?? And, what portion of the article might be suggested as a lead-in to the critical response section if I were to go this route?

Lastly, I'm still interested in learning how to do this myself. But I also am I am happy to hand this over to any volunteer wishing to see it through. If I were to go that route, what's the best way to find a volunteer for the remaining work?

I appreciate the help DES, as always!

MUSA Morgan USA (talk) 18:59, 15 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello DES (talk) I have posted two of these types of messages, above, to your talk page and haven't had a response yet. Perhaps I could simplify these questions by asking for your advice on one simple, best course of action to take -- so

I might revise the article and get it to a good place for resubmission. I have highly valued your input and attention to date and look forward to hearing from you. Thanks again, MUSA Morgan USA (talk) 18:44, 17 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Morgan USA I am sorry not to have responded sooner. Let me try to answer several of your concerns. First about how to do footnotes.

Suppose I am writing an article about Joe Bloggs, a politician. I want to include the statement, "Joe Bloggs was elected mayor of Megacity in 1998." In my draft, I write the following:

Joe Bloggs was elected mayor of Megacity in 1998.<ref name="Landslide">{{cite news|title=Blogs Elected in Landslide|url=http://example.com/Ledger/news/1998-11-07-blogs-elected.htm |work=Megacity Ledger |first=Clark |last=Kent |date=November 7, 1998 |page=3 |accessdate=12 June 2017}}</ref>

This will render as:

Joe Bloggs was elected mayor of Megacity in 1998.^[1]

References

^ Kent, Clark (November 7, 1998). "Blogs Elected in Landslide". Megacity Ledger. p. 3. Retrieved 12 June 2017.

In short after the statement to be cited, you place <ref>...</ref> tags. Between the opening and closing ref tags, you place the citation, that tells the reader how to find the place in the source where the statement is supported. This should include, at the minimum, the title of the particular story or article, the title of the overall work being cited, and enough information to find the place being cited in the work. If possible it should include the author of the work, the date of publication, the page number (if pages are numbered in the work) and a link (full URL) if the source is online. If the source was found online, the "access date" or "date retrieved" is the latest date when you saw it online and confirmed that the link worked. Note that the information form the footnote is included in the text of the article, but is displayed at the bottom, where the {{reflist}} is placed, in the Notes or References section, usually.

A citation I added to the Richard Yelland draft was this:

In 2017 the feature-length documentary ''The Long Way Back: The Story of Todd Z-Man Zalkins'', directed by Yelland, was released.<ref name="NewPortIndy-2017">{{cite web|title=“The Long Way Back” is a Harrowing Ride|url=http://www.newportbeachindy.com/long-way-back-harrowing-ride/|work=Newport Beach Independent Online |date=21 April 2017 |first=Norm |last=Bour |accessdate=1 June 2017}}</ref>

You can use the templates {{cite web}}, {{cite book}}, {{cite news}}, {{cite magazine}}, and others to format citations, but you don't have to. I like them and usually use them, but far from everyone does.

I need to go for a bit, but I will return and try to answer your other questions later today. I hope this was helpful as far as it went. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 19:29, 17 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again, Morgan USA. As to the state of Draft:Richard_Yelland, I would strongly advise looking for several solid critical reviews of his work, published in reliable sources, preferably ones which mention his name as well as the title of the work, but in any case ones which spend several paragraphs discussing the work. If you can find 5 or 6 or more of these, plus what is already in the draft, set up a Critical response section in the draft, quoting each review for a phrase or a sentence, and being careful to provide an inline citation for each quote. Then get the other references properly formatted as inline cites. Then and only then it might be ready for re-submission. That is my advice.

A critical response section does not need to have a "lead-in" as such, but it would normally be put after the section(s) describing Yelland's career. Those should mostly be in chronological order, by the way, unless there is a good reason for some different order.

Things such as the Morgan Spurloc quote are nice, but if it is only the one sentence, it really doesn't do much. We don't need a famous person saying that Yelland is good. We need several discussing at length why Yelland, or his work, is or isn't good. It doesn't matter so much what they say about him -- it matters that they thought him worth discussing at some length and in some detail. Unless Morgan Spurloc went on about Yelland for a couple of paragraphs or more, his comment is of strictly limited value in establishing Yelland's notability. The "celebrity endorsement" is of pretty nearly zero value on Wikipedia. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 20:52, 17 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello DES -- Appreciate you getting back to me and no need to apologize for the delay. As long as we can keep the dialogue moving, great! I was able to add a reference successfully and now, FINALLY, see how it works. Excellent. I will able to add them all once I'm ready to commit to the format of the article I plan to submit. A critical response section sounds like a plan. Might I include the two films -- 12 Miles North and The Long Way Back - that arguably are the most impactful and thus were most reviewed? I see that you contributed to the 500 Miles High article -- this is a great reference. However, that is one song. In the case of two films, how might I break those two down in the article? Might I do a subhead for each film under the Critical Response section?? Or, under the Critical Response headline, would I write one paragraph for the film, 12 Miles North (2012), and then, to follow in chronological order, one paragraph for The Long Way Back 2017)?

Lastly, as far as the existing draft, might you show me -- perhaps by copying and pasting a portion of the existing draft-- what could work as "the section describing Yelland's career (in your words)" that will act as the lead in to this Critical response section?

Thank you again!! MUSA Morgan USA (talk) 23:30, 21 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again, Morgan USA. My advice would be:

FIRST, move all your "Sources not yet footnoted" into proper inline citations, before you do anything else. Then as you edit, they will be moved with the existing text as you copy/paste it into different positions. You don't have to do it that way, but otherwise you can lose what source goes with what statement.
Second, by section(s) describing Yelland's career I meant sections not yet created, that would be formed from the existing text.
To be more specific, after the lead sentence Richard Morgan Yelland (born 1967) is an American documentary filmmaker, commercial director, writer and producer best known for his 2012 documentary, 12 Miles North: The Nick Gabaldon Story and bringing the life of surfer, Nick Gabaldon, to national prominence. (which should end there) I would insert a heading ==Career== After that I would describe Yelland's career in chronological order, staying strictly factual, omitting any reviews or endorsement quotes. After that I would start a new section ==Critical response== (note the sentence case capitalization). In this I would include a number of paragraphs of more or less the form in <publication1> Joe Blow wrote of <film1> that: "<place review quote here>"<citation here> followed by in <publication2> Jane Doe wrote of <film2> that: "<place review quote here>"<citation here>. You can also summarize the rest of the review, or perhaps include a second quote if it is a long review, one for a dramatic line, one for a conclusion perhaps. If there are multiple quotes about the same film, group them together. If there are, say 4-5 or more about the same film, include a subhead ===<film1>=== but this should really only be done unless there are at least 2 different films deserving of their own subsections (4-5+ reviews each). Do NOT include blogs or fansites, only include reliable sources, respectable review sites or publications. Major newspapers or magazines would be particularly good. ideally you should include reaction to all of Yelland's works, if reviews in reliable sources can be found. Do not include 1-3 sentence mentions even in good sources -- each review should be substantial. Any celebraty endorsements can go in the Critical response section, or just be omitted.
When you added a citation in this edit you omitted the |work= parameter. This parameter (also called |website=) should give the name of the publication (not its URL or domain) like The New York Times or Fred's Movie reviews. It is not a major issue, but it helps provide context to the cite. It is particularly important for cites that are not online. You can also use |publiher= for the name of the company that publishes the work, but don't bother if it is pretty much the same as the name of the work (telling us that The New York times is published by The New York Times Company adds nothing useful).

I hope all that is helpful. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 00:09, 22 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

RFC

Apologies for dragging you inadvertently in some fashion into this RFC debacle. I know it was never your intention when you were being helpful on the Tea House. Koncorde (talk) 23:00, 15 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, Koncorde. I more or less invited myself in, and it wasn't nearly as bad as drama boards sometimes are. Part of what I signed up for when I accepted adminship lo those many years ago. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 01:48, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Guild of Human Resources Professionals

My contribution just needed slight reorganisation to be as good a start class article as eg Company of Public Relations Practitioners.

'As a compromise' - could a link be added from the livery company list here to the London Wiki page and/or the Guild website until the actual WP page is developed. Jackiespeel (talk) 12:18, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I hate to tell you, Jackiespeel, but the version of Guild of Human Resource Professionals that I deleted was a long way from becoming a solid start-class article. It could be done, if the sources are there. Indeed that would need to be the first step toward any new version: identifying multiple independent published reliable sources that discuss the Guild in some detail. Without such sources, there can be no valid article. Secondly, I would strongly urge that any new attempt by built using the article wizard to create a draft under the Articles for creation project. In that way, an experienced editor will review the draft after you think it is ready, and give you feedback on any problems if s/he deems it not ready to be an article.

As to adding a link: Wikipedia does not do link exchanges, nor add links as a "compromise". Links are added when and only when they are relevant and useful to the readers of the article on which they are to be displayed. Links should never be added as a means of promotion of the target. As the former article said The intention is to become one of the Livery Companies., implying that the Guild is not yet a Livery Company, I am not sure that such a link would be appropriate. But that is a matter to discuss on Talk:Livery company, where I see you have previously posted about the Guild. Any editor may add such a link if it seems proper, and any other may revert the addition if s/he disagrees. No admin help is needed for either process. I see that Livery company does not include links to the web sites of any of the existing 110 Livery companies, nor to those of the several companies in the process of moving toward that status. So it seems to me that a link to the site of the Guild of Human Resource Professionals would be unlikely.

I am not quite clear what, if anything you would like from me? Advice? see above. The addition of a link: you can do that yourself, but it would be better to discuss it on the talk page first, where I doubt it will obtain consensus support. Is there something else that I can do to help you with this? DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 13:31, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Basically - there are only two of us persistently active on London Wiki and there is a red link here on WP - so I was just setting the ball rolling (and WP formatting added) as on other occasions.

BTW - can you find anything on the 'Guild of Human Resources Professionals' (also on the Livery Company list) beyond a statement of intent? Jackiespeel (talk) 21:47, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

What's wrong with my sources ?

On the artile 39 Oxley road you put a nead better refrences tag, what is wrong with the current citations ?Zubin12 (talk) 16:16, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

There is nothing wrong with the sources cited, Zubin12. My main suggestion was that additional sources should be added. Several significant facts still seem to be unsupported by citations to sources. My secondary suggestion was that fuller bibliographic information be included in the citations. You have, since I added the tag, done some of that, although the authors do not seem to be listed yet. I said some of this in my post at The Teahouse thread.

Also, when you mention an article on someone's talk page, or on a help page such as the Teahouse, it is very helpful to provide a link, such as 38 Oxley Road. This makes it easy for the reader to go to the article involved. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 17:31, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Nosource-warn

Template:Nosource-warn has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 07:47, 23 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

B4 clarification

A clarification to WP:UP/RFC2016 § B4 has been proposed. You participated in that discussion; your input is welcome at Wikipedia:User pages/RfC for stale drafts policy restructuring/B4 clarification. Thanks, — Godsy^(TALK_CONT) 15:48, 23 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Whisperback

Hello. You have a new message at Kudpung's talk page. 08:34, 24 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You are wrong,... article is not copied !!!!

You should read it better...please, see FQXI web with several opinions and rates !!! Dapifo (talk) 19:29, 24 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I can read it perfectly well, Dapifo. There are many sentences, indeed whole paragraphs, that are identical between the draft that you posted and the PDF linked from <http://fqxi.org/community/forum/topic/2925>. <http://e-ciencia.com/opinion/foros/index.php?topic=21300.0> appears to have another copy of the same or a very similar text. That simply makes it unacceptable for Wikipedia. We simply cannot use text copied from elsewhere unless it has been released under a compatible free license, as the text in this case has not been. Secondly, even if the text was rewritten so thast it did not violate copyright, this appears to be a new and untested proposal in the sciences. Unless it is discussed by several reliable sources that are independent of its creator, it counts as original research or at least a not-yet notable new concept. I don't know if you are the author of this concept, or merely someone who thinks it worth study. But Wikipedia summarizes what reliable sources have already written, it is not the place to publish original work, nor to promote new concepts not yet discussed by others in the field. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 21:29, 24 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

IP 68.228.254.131

Hi DESiegel. Maybe (if it's possible for an IP) you should take away the talk page access as well. That won't cause this editor have an ephipany and lead to them changing their ways, but it might stop the disruption for the time being. I say "might" because I have a feeling that this person is enjoying this and will probably be back either with another IP or after the block has expired. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:20, 26 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, Marchjuly I just did that. i should have thought, since it was his/her own talk page being vandalized, to do that right away. Thanks. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 23:22, 26 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I always find it unfortunate when this has to be done with an IP because it actually might stop someone who intends to be WP:HERE from editing, but I understand that in cases like this there is not really any other option. I have a feeling this person will be back perhaps with another IP, just to let Wikipedia know that he/she is the boss. Such a waste of time. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:27, 26 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

WP:REFUND into sandbox

Hello, would you refund Template:SRRFA in to my sandbox, please and thank you. I'd like to know the code used for the wikiproject...Listawan (talk) 00:35, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done I have restored it to User:Listawan/sandbox/SRRFA, Listawan. Please understand that you should not move it into template space, or use it outside your own userspace, without consulting Plastikspork, the admin who deleted it. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 00:54, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I've been busy with real-life and wanted to check the debate with Template:Must See TV Thursday today but it has been closed. Would you refund it into User:Listawan/sandbox/Must See TV Thursday or something similar? Many many thanks.Listawan (talk) 00:29, 1 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

CSD...

As to the speedy deletion criterion stated by you in G12 of Episode 101 michelle pfeiffer, doesn't this in lay-man terms state that the content is available without concerns of copy-vio breach?(May-be what was absent was just an attribution statement!)Pardon me, if I'm wrong somewhere!I'm not saying that the page be restored!I've not even viewed it!This's actually meant to get a grasp on valid concerns of copy-vioThanks!Winged Blades^Godric 15:48, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I may have made an error, Winged Blades of Godric. I had thought that wikia content was under an incompatible license, but it seems that was incorrect. It may be that an attribution statement, including a source link, would have been enough to deal with the copyright issue. I wasn't as meticulous as I might have (and should have) been here because if not speedy deleted, this would have been PRODed or sent to AfD as an unwanted near-duplicate and expansion of content we already have in the proper place. The page has a soemwhat tangled history. An editor tagged it wiht {{db-nocontext}}. I found it when patrolling Category:CSD, Of course, the names of the Muppet characters gave it context, so i declined that speedy. Then I looked at the list of Muppet Show episodes, and not finding the episode there, thought it was a fake episode summary, and tagged it for speedy deletion as a hoax. Another editor correctly pointed out that it was from the Muppets Tonight show instead, and used PROD because it had essentially duplicated the content from the list item. Then yet another editor pointed out that it was a copy&paste from wikia, and flagged it as a copyvio. A bot reverted that, apparently because it reverts insertions of links to wikia automatically. I reverted the bot, and then deleted as a copyvio. Now that I think of it, I could have speedy-deleted under A10. So one way or another this was gone.

But for the future, I think a proper source and attribution statement would be enough for text copied from wikia, provided that the text itself was suitable, which it sometimes but rarely would be. Thanks for pointing the issue out.

On further thought, I may have been recalling when Wikipedia was still under the GFDL, and wikia was already under CC, and those were not compatible. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 17:04, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A7

You were absolutely right about Norman Foster Foundation--I failed to check whether he was a notable architect--and it turns out he's more than notable--famous. But for others I think we interpret claim of significance a little differently. But that's why I never delete single-handed. DGG ( talk ) 19:56, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Neither do I, DGG. I only delete pages that someone else has tagged -- except for copyvios, attack pages, and the like. Otherwsie I tag for another admin to review. As for a claim of significance, to me an statement that, if sourced and proved accurate would establish notability, or that might plausibly lead to facts which would establish notability is a claim of significance. For example, being the CEO of a moderate sized company does not establish notability. But it is quite likely to lead to facts which would, so it is a claim of significance. Having a record released on a major label does not establish notability. But it leads to notability often enough that it is a claim of significance, as i see it. I always go into an A7 looking for any possible claim of significence. If I am in doubt about a claim, i tend to decline. Speedy deletion should be only for crystal clear cases, after all. I find that I decline perhaps half of the A7s I review, and more than half of the U5s, and the no-context tags. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 20:08, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I try to use a criterion that does not mention notability -- that the subject is one that a person who understand the purpose of our encyclopedia would reasonably think suitable. I decline fewer A7s than you, but I agree that no context is much over-used. As for userspace, the criteria seem to be still evolving: I could argue for being either flexible or strict about them. I reconize that I was feeling less patient than usual last night. DGG ( talk ) 20:45, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

DGG, we all have our moments of patience and impatience. Perhaps my "favorite" no-context speedy tagging was this , and this for "empty". Both went on to be properly sourced and appear on the main page via WP:DYK. Or look at the article discussed in the section just above this. It was a plot summary from an episode of Muppets Tonight, but because it didn't actually say that in big bold letters, I suppose, it was tagged for no-context speedy earlier today. One would think that the name of "Kermit the Frog" which did appear, would have been a clue. Sometimes I want a clue-stick.

My real if usually unstated question with A7s is "Is this likely to turn into a valid article if a serious effort is made to source it." If the answer is either "Yes" or "maybe" I am inclined to decline if i can find a claim to hang my hat on, so to speak.

Thanks, by the way, for your very handsome admission of error at the start of this thread. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 21:04, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and a consultation

Hi, thank you very much for you advice in the TeaHouse and for participating in the AfD of Nancy Ruth. I would like to communicate with you privately, is it possible? It is important.--Ane wiki (talk) 05:07, 29 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ane wiki, you may use the "Email this user" feature, which will take you to <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EmailUser/DESiegel>. You should be aware that this will show me the email associated with your Wikipedia account. You should also be aware that I do not absolutely promise to keep the contents of such an email confidential. That will depend on my judgement of the content. If there is a good reason for things to stay confidential, I will keep them so, but Wikipedia business should normally be dealt with on-wiki, and be conducted off-wiki only when there is a very good reason. If I am to act on anything you tell me, it may need to be disclosed, depending on the exact content. If it is merely a matter of advice, no disclosure should be required. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 15:33, 29 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Repoulis Article

Hello DESiegel, Please have a look at my article 'Michael Repoulis'. I've been trying to include it in wikipedia but without much success. Can you please help me complete this article, Thank you!Dance of a Nymph (talk) 04:17, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Oleg Bezuglov for deletion

Dear David,

Could you, please, take a look at the Oleg Bezuglov article and consider expressing your opinion/advice in discussion on whether it should be deleted or not. It was nominated on suspicion of not passing the WP:MUSICBIO criterion. The discussion is currently dead in the water, and I'm afraid it might be relisted again because of that. Thanks in advance! Fiddler11 06:50, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

HomeSail Page deletion

An edit has been made on HomeSail stating that it appears to be about a company, corporation or organization, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia.

I will definitely try to write the importance of HomeSail this time. Is it possible if you can restore my page ?

Fjamal89 (talk) 01:32, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Very well, Fjamal89, the page has been restored to User:Fjamal89/drafts/HomeSail and you may edit it there.

there are several things you need to do promptly:

If you are in any way affiliated with HomeSail, you have a conflict of Interest and must declare it openly. You should read the conflict of Interest page, and follow its suggestions. If you are being paid, or expect to be paid, for editing the article, or are doing it as part of your job, you must declare this as specified in Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure. This is an absolute requirement.
You must find WP:independent published reliable sources that discuss HomeSail in some detail, and cite them in the draft. This will help establish its notability. The content of the draft should be based largely on what is said in those sources. Company sources may be used for uncontroversial facts, such as the date of founding, company statistics, or company mission statements, but not for opinion or judgement issues. See Referencing for Beginners on how to cite sources on Wikipedia. See our guideline on notability of companies for more about the kinds of sources needed.
You must edit the draft so that it sounds like a factual description of Homesail, not even slightly like an advertisement for it.

If you have questions, feel free to ask me on this page, or to post at the Teahouse.

In future, please do not remove posts from my talk page, once you have placed them there. If you wish to indicate that you have changed your mind, you may ~~strike~~ parts you wish disregarded. Besides, it doesn't work: all your changes are in the history, and when I see multiple changes but only one message, i will check each edit in the history. Many other editors will do the same.

In the post you deleted, you spoke of "we" doing certain things about the article. In case you didn't know, each Wikipedia account should be for one and only one person, and is not ever to be shared. If you have friends or associates involved in the editing process, each of them should create a separate account, and it might be a good idea to declare the association on your respective user pages.

Please do not move the draft back to the main article space. Instead, when you think it is ready, click the blue "Submit" button, and an experienced editor will review the draft and move it for you if s/he thinks it is ready.

I hope this is all helpful. Happy editing. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 02:07, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback. I am very much new to wikipedia so not sure about the rules and regulations. I am a employer of HomeSail and doing it as a part of my job. I am wondering, how can I declare my conflict of interest ?Fjamal89 (talk) 18:24, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

In that case, you should place a {{connected contributor (paid)}} template at the top of the talk page of the draft, and place the template {{paid}} on your user page, (User:Fjamal89)

The first is filled out like this:

{{Connected contributor (paid)|User1=InsertName|U1-employer=InsertName|U1-client=InsertName|U1-otherlinks=Insert relevant links, such as relevant affiliations, disclosures, article drafts written by paid editors, or diffs showing paid contributions being added to articles.}}.

The second might be filled out like this:

{{paid|employer=HomeSail|talk=yes}}

Most of this is described in Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure and pages linked from there.

Your employer needs to understand that neither you nor they will control the article if it is accepted. Anyone may insert content, and if it is supported by reliable sources, it will stay, even if it is negative. (See No ownership of Articles.) Nor can you control whether the article is initially accepted or not. If sufficient sources cannot be found and cited, it will not be approved.

I hope this is helpful. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 19:28, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I am doing this as a part of my job but I am currently working on an unpaid basis as we don't have that much budget. Let me know if I still need to mention anything. Fjamal89 (talk) 19:42, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If it is part of your job, and will affect your eventual employment status or conditions, Fjamal89, including your salary or evaluation, even if not currently paid directly, you should consider it to be a paid contribution, and disclose just as if you were getting cash in hand for the editing. Interns assigned to edit Wikipedia are also considered "paid" even if they receive no cash payment. The pressures and incentives are much the same. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 19:58, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I need your consult . . .

About four years ago you were very helpful with regard to helping my students write an entry in Wikipedia style. I believe one was actually accepted.

I have since completed my Ph.D. and been published several times in academic journals and the trade press.

The subject of my new book is currently being misrepresented in his Wiki entry. I would like to see that corrected.

I have been told that the author himself has attempted to correct the record in the past, but was denied.

The agent representing my new book believes this deserves a second look.

Please advise me on your interest level in seeing this injustice corrected. Thank you. Blessings, Ian PunnettIpunnett (talk) 04:30, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again, Ian Punnett. I will be glad to do what I can, but that may be limited. First of all I will need to know what book this is, and what article about it, if any, has been created already (even if it has been deleted). I will need the title and author, and if possible the publisher, publication date, and the ISBN if it has one.

Please remember, however, that Wikipedia does not have articles about every subject that exists. It only has articles about "notable" topics. That is a term of art here: by it we mean subjects that have been written about, in some depth and detail, by independent published reliable sources. Book reviews are ideal when the subject is a book. I would need links or citations to multiple reviews. Can you provide me with all that information? DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 15:55, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please remember that if the book is not notable in the Wikipedia sense, there will not be an article, no matter what I do. Please do not think in terms of "injustice" -- that tends to lead to bad results here. Just think of getting an accurate article.

Also, you speak of "my book" but then of "the author" as someone different from yourself. Can you explain exactly who wrote what? perhaps you contributed a chapter? I hope to hear from you soon. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 15:55, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I hope I am doing this right. I'm a little rusty.

Thank you for reaching back. The entry is for a writer named Charles Pellegrino. He is the author of "To Hell and Back" about the double survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. When the book first dropped from Holt and Co as "Las Train from Hiroshima," it was revealed that he had been hoaxed by a U.S. veteran, which presented an opportunity for atomic bomb apologists to go on a full-scale assault on his reputation. Wikipedia became one of the battle grounds. As the entry stands, almost of his very famous accomplishments (he is the creator of the Jurassic Park Recipe and much of the source material for the movie Titanic, author of a dozen NYT bestsellers) are mentioned, and none are spoken of in detail. After the dust settled on the public beating he got, it was revealed that much of the "story" had just been online rumors that had been reified by the NYT and others. Although there were a handful of errors in Pellegrino's book, they were easily corrected and the book was reissued in time for the 70th anniversary of the tragic events after having been vetted by the prestigious Rowman and Littlefield associated with Cornell. In the past, when others have tried to update Pellegrino's page, I am told, it has been taken down and reverted back to the incomplete, misleading biography that remains. Can you advise on getting this corrected, and not allowing online mischief makers that still have it out for this guy to keep it the way it is? Thank you. Ipunnett (talk) 04:45, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Well, Ipunnett, I must say that this is not the sort of thing that I expected. I supposed that there would be a book of borderline notability, or one where sources were being ignored in a deletion discussion. There is no serious question that Charles R. Pellegrino is notable. He has and will continue be the subject of an article. The issue is the content. After reading the article and its talk page, it is clear that the controversy is well-sourced. If you want to introduce an account of the reissue of Last Train from Hiroshima (as To Hell and Back) with a statement that the incorrect content has now been removed, it will require impeccable independent published reliable sources. This was tried last year and reverted in this edit, correctly. The writer of a forward to a new edition of a book is not an independent source for the quality and reliability of that book, in general. You would need to find and supply published accounts by scholars or subject-matter experts who have reviewed the reissued book and state that the inaccurate content has been fully corrected, I would think. Do look at Talk:Charles R. Pellegrino#RfC: PhD issue as well as the previous section with the increasingly agitated comments from the editor Redslider (who i am not linking because i don't want to alert). I am not going to be another Redslider, and you would be well advised not to do so either. Only sources of at least as high a reputation as the NYTimes are going to be of any value here. Multiple sources, at that. I will be happy to review and advise on such sources, if you wish. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 18:12, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I understand, and I am fully committed to working this out. Funny you should mention the NYT because Pellegrino sued them twice and won, but none of that is represented. Okay, let me sit on this for a few days so I don't waste your time. Trust me, the Wiki entry does not do this story justice or Pellegrino. Would you be willing to look at the manuscript, or know somebody who would?Ipunnett (talk) 15:48, 12 July 2017 (UTC) Punnett[reply]

No I wouldn't, Ipunnett because it would be pointless. Wikipedia runs on published sources, adn a manuscript isn't published, and neither would my analysis of it be. You need someone independent of Pellegrino who has looked at the manuscript, or better at the revised version of the book as published, and has published conclusions, perhaps in a review of the revised version. Really, there should be several such published reviews, from different sources. If it isn't published, it is of no relevance to Wikipedia. Similarly, was there news coverage or other independent secondary coverage of the lawsuits -- not court records? If there was, they could perhaps be mentioned in the article, but only if such coverage can be cited as a source. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 15:59, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I understand. I have documentation on everything. The Wiki entry does not even credit him properly for things that are not disputed (and the NYT fully credits him for), an indication of who has had control of the wheel, I am afraid. Okay, I'll step back, line up my ducks. When the time comes, to whom should I present the documentation for these needed corrections?Ipunnett (talk) 19:35, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Brilliant post

Your reply at WP:Teahouse#how do i prevent speedy deletion? is really very good. That 7-point explanation could be really useful as a "standard" reply. Would you consider putting it into a template? Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 19:07, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Dodger67. Making that into a template is on my todo list, and has been for a couple of weeks. I have a copy sitting in a sandbox now. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 19:26, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Have a look at {{Steps to Article}}, Dodger67 and please tell me what you think. Feel free to use this as and when you think proper. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 15:15, 7 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Very nice, the optional parameters are a great touch. I fixed a couple of typos. I think it's good to go, you should probably introduce it at the Teahouse and Help desk talk pages. {{7STEPS}} could be a good shortcut/alias. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 16:12, 7 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Solution-Soft Draft Support

Just wanted to say thank you for the support in my draft being flagged for deletion. You voted for a strong keep and I've got two others that have nominated to keep it as well. I understand that 7 days after being flagged for deletion the page will be deleted - is that accurate? Or does your support get taken into account with the final review/moderator who would make the deletion final? Thanks again for the help.Bayareaeditor (talk) 00:12, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

hello, Bayareaeditor. No that is not accurate. At least 7 days after the deletion discussion was started (it could be longer), an uninvolved admin or experienced editor (one who has not commented in the discussion) will review the discussion. That editor will weigh the arguments, including how strong they are as well as how closely they align with Wikipedia policy. When the matter is a judgement call, numbers will also be taken into account. The closing editor (or closer) will determine a result, such as "Keep", "Delete", "No consensus", or "Redirect". If and only if the closer determines that the consensus was to delete then the page will be deleted. Even that is not a bar to recreating a better version with better sources. If better sources exist, that is. Note that it is still not too late to add any better sources that you can find and then mention that you have done so in the deletion discussion. You are not barred from giving your views there. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 00:24, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

In this case, Bayareaeditor, the nominator has not provided any evidence beyond assertion that the article was "spammy", and that may not weigh very heavily with the closer. Also, when no one but the nominator supports deletion, closers often look askance at the nomination. But you never know what a closer will do. Or who may comment yet before the close. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 00:28, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Robertgombos (talk) 04:59, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Robertgombos. I received and read your email. It could, and should, have been posted right here. However I will reply a touch vaguely. If you choose to declare your conflict of intreest openly, on the talk page of the draft, or on your own user page, or both You may add sources to the draft. (Use {{connected contributor}} on the draft talk page and/or {{UserboxCOI}} on your own user page.) You may then ask for an AFC review of the draft. From there on things will be up to the reviewer. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 12:28, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, DESiegel. I made the necessary changes, I have never ever done any edits to Jasmine Directory entry, so I hope that I used correctly the {{connected contributor}} tag. When, and if I'll do any edit, I'll modify the UX-EH parameter. Could you please take a look and let me know if I forgot something? Thank you for your time. :) Robertgombos (talk) 20:36, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, Robertgombos, That should be fine. If you prefer, list sources and statements on Draft talk:Jasmine Directory, ping me there or put a note here, and i will evaluate them. and make the edits to the draft if they seem proper. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 21:19, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, DESiegel, will do so.

Hello again, DESiegel. I did as you suggested on Draft talk:Jasmine Directory. When you have a minute, please take a look and evaluate my suggestions. Thank you! Robertgombos (talk) 12:16, 8 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

DESiegel I (think) am done with the edits, spent my entire day (and last night) doing it. There are a few more sources that I left on Draft talk:Jasmine Directory, however, I don't think they worth being mentioned. I cleaned the draft, removed some statements (somoeone copy/pasted an entire phrase from a source, fixed that as well) and I read everything twice. It sounds totally neutral to me. Also, I cited every statement. I logged in to the IRC channel, someone took a look and said that it looks fine but probably someone else should take a look, as well. So, thank you very much for the guidance and looking forward for your opinion. Robertgombos (talk) 16:55, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Trevor Engelson

Since you removed my speedy tag from this article, you may be interested in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trevor Engelson (2nd nomination). Deor (talk) 21:01, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

WP:Newspapers.com

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T170097

Hello! I'm Cameron11598 and I'm the account coordinator for the Wikipedia Library's access to Newspapers.com. Applications for all Wikipedia Library resources are temporarily closed while we migrate to our new system (similar to an online library card format). For more information please follow the link at the top of the WP:Newspapers.com page where the closure notice is listed. Happy editing! --Cameron₁₁₅₉₈ ^(Talk) 23:22, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You can actually apply now and have your application in the queue Here --Cameron₁₁₅₉₈ ^(Talk) 23:24, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Cameron11598, but that page won't let me log in. I have reported it. It also appears to be using Flow, or something like it, a major disincentive to going there. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 23:37, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to hear that, could you provide more details so I can file a phabricator ticket? I'll also ping Samwalton9 and see if he can provide some insight --Cameron₁₁₅₉₈ ^(Talk) 00:02, 10 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a copy of the content of the email I sent as requested on the server failure page:

I tried to visit https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org to sign up for library access. I tried to log in with my Wikimedia single sign on. I got an "Internal server error" after being redirected to <https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/oauth/callback/?oauth_verifier=3cd3782482fa177c8d16e0abc8aa58b8&oauth_token=5222cbd429cf8928dc9cff009a5ba9f4>;

That is all the info i have, Cameron11598. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 00:08, 10 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Okay I'm going to open a phabricator ticket for it, I'll tag you in the ticket provided you have an account on Phab. --Cameron₁₁₅₉₈ ^(Talk) 01:06, 10 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've opened the task in ticket: T170097 --Cameron₁₁₅₉₈ ^(Talk) 01:19, 10 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Summer Time Shootout

I notice you declined the G3 of this page - it does not actually exist. The link you gave goes to a different mixtape by the same name with a different song list and a different artist. See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Shine Season Billionaires and the deleted contributions of User:Wanye2004 a probable sock of the user creating this draft. – Train2104 (t • c) 18:32, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Train2104. But since proving non-existence (as one must to delete as a Hoax) is significantly harder than proving identity (as one must to delete as a copyvio) and as the page Draft:Summer Time Shootout is now tagged for speedy deletion as a copyvio, the difference does not matter much, i think. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 18:46, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Zbyszek Darzynkiewicz membership in the PAN/PAS

Zbyszek Darzynkiewicz. I greatly appreciate your help. to have the page even more accurate I would like to add the "needed citation" [(7); (PAN) but I am not allowed]. How should I proceed with the minor corrections not the accuracy (not a new lines listing honors).Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz (talk) 16:57, 15 July 2017 (UTC)"'"I have added new source for the membership in Polish Academy of Sciences =http://czlonkowie.pan.pl/czlonkowie/sites/Wydzial.html?typ=3&department=5 . Hope this is OK now Thanks again ZbyszekZbigniew Darzynkiewicz (talk) 18:18, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz I have added the citation in this edit to the PAS article, and in this edit to the article about you. You can always suggest changes on the article talk page, and use {{request edit}} to ask another editor to review the suggestion and make the change. Truly minor changes, particularly if supported by a source, you may make directly, but please explain what you are doing in the edit summary, and perhaps also on the talk page of the article. If anyone objects or reverts, please post on the talk page of the article, rather than reverting. See our guideline on conflict of interest for more details. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 23:35, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please do place new topics into new threads on talk pages.

Please let me know why the whole section Research highlights, which is much more important than my "honors" has bed deleted by Jytdog. These highlights are now known worldwide - my articles were cited already nearly 44,000 times. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz (talk • contribs) 20:19, 17 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz, you would have done better to ask Jytdog directly. The removal was done in this edit with teh edit summary of Research highlights: moving to talk - see there, and in the new section on Talk:Zbyszek Darzynkiewicz named "WP:OR or unsourced" Jytdog's comment began: The following is either unsourced or is WPL:OR, analyzing primary sources and making claims about them, that are not supported by the source itself. Moved here per WP:PRESERVE. Per WP:BURDEN please do not restore without finding independent reliable sources, checking the content against them, and citing them, and ensuring that this content has appropriate WP:WEIGHT in the article overall. That seems fairly clear, the content was removed from the article because there was not a valid source to support it. Please provide proper sources to support this content, or discuss on the article talk page why you think such sources are not needed. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 21:05, 17 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I am preparing the support evidence for each point presented under the Research Highlights.Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz (talk) 19:04, 18 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Very good, Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz. Please understand that these should be/use independent, secondary sources. One editor thinks that the "portrait" article, already cited, will be sufficient for the purpose. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 19:56, 18 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of The Ismaili Centre, Burnaby

Hi there User:DESiegel! (And User:Arthistorian1977, who nominated the page for deletion.) Thanks for your hard work keeping Wikipedia tidy. The new page on the Ismaili Centre, Burnaby had also caught my eye and I was planning to work on it, but you deleted it before I had a chance to comment or edit. I thought the entry did contain a credible claim to significance (that the Ismaili Centre was the first Ismaili Jamatkhana in Canada). Moreover, a quick search for 'Jamatkhana Burnaby' in scholar.google.com shows that it has been discussed in at least a dozen academic publications, so there's an obvious case that it is notable. I see that Ismaili Centre, London has a flourishing entry. In deference to whoever created the page, I'm planning to put a new one together that clearly meets notability requirements. There's no particular need to undelete the lost page, as it didn't contain information that I can't get elsewhere. I just wanted to post (a) to avert another speedy deletion and (b) because it looked like the entry was made by someone very inexperienced with Wikipedia, and I just want to suggest that in this case we could have been more supportive of their efforts, to encourage them to more sophisticated contributions in future. Alarichall (talk) 17:30, 17 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Alarichall. I see that you are a well-experienced user. As you probably know, it is not uncommon for a new article to be deleted via A7 when it eventually proves notable, and an A7 review does not normally involve searches for additional sources not already in the article.

Take a look through my contributions for "Speedy Declined" and you will see that I am not exactly hot to delete anything i see.

I thank you for undertaking to recreate this article in a better developed and sourced state. I do try to be supportive of new editors, and i often move new articles that are technically subject to A7 deletion to draft space instead, to allow time for a page to be better developed. Maybe i should have done that in this case. Somehow it didn't strike me as very promising, but I would be hard pressed to explain exactly why I thought so.

I would suggest that you consider using draft space yourself, so that no other tagger and admin who did not see this message would be likely to delete the new version before it is fully put together. I am far from the only admin who patrols Category:CSD.

If you want the previous version undeleted and moved to draft, i will be happy to do so. That would preserve the record of the initial editor's contribution, and perhaps give you a starting point. Let me know if you would like that. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 17:50, 17 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the swift reply. If it's not too much trouble to reinstate the original article, I'm sure that would be nice for the editor. In the meantime, I'm drafting the new article in my sandbox. Thanks! Alarichall (talk) 18:08, 17 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done, Alarichall. The former article is now at Draft:The Ismaili Centre, Burnaby. It is marked as under the Articles for Creation project, and is therefore subject to deletion if left unedited for 6 months. You or anyone may freely edit it with a veiw to getting it ready for mainspace there. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 18:56, 17 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Restoring like that takes only a few clicks and two short copy&pastes. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 18:57, 17 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ta! :-)

Grindlay Peerless page amendments

Hello DESiegel, Thank you for reviewing the page and working to help me improve it. I noticed that you deleted the Grindlay Family and Racing sections, as you deem them to be irrelevant to the article as it is about the company. While I agree with you that the page is about the company, the sections you deleted help to flesh out the history and achievements of the company and its associated motorcycle machines. I would argue that these individuals are integral to the creation of the company and its development, and should be included at the bottom on the page. I have now made the separate of the individuals from the company itself clearer by putting them in a notable individuals section. Maybe some of the information needs to be cut down and made more relevant rather than deleted in its entirety? I would kindly appreciate it if you would let me know your thoughts on my recent changes. Thank you. A Fletcher 18/07/27 (AndrewFletcher (talk) 13:02, 18 July 2017 (UTC))[reply]

AndrewFletcher, I didn't make that deletion. Maproom did, in this edit. You should address that editor on the matter, or better, open a discussion on the talk page of the article and ping that editor and others who have worked on it. That said, at the moment the coverage of people is significantly larger than the coverage of the company. That is unbalanced and won't do, in my view. A paragraph or two about the people might be justified, or perhaps a separate article and a link, if they are separately notable. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 13:59, 18 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Draft: James Lechay

Hello Mr DESiegel, Many thanks for your help on this project. In deleting the reference to Who's Who in America you say, "Who's Who is never a reliable source, because anyone can pay to have an entry in place." And according to the Wikipedia article on Who's Who, "In 2005, while owned by News Communications, Inc., publishers of The Hill, The New York Times referred to the 60th edition of Who's Who in America as 'a librarian's Vanity Fair.'" But this was AFTER ownership of the publication changed hands; it was not owned by News Communications in 2001. Also, the Wikipedia entry goes on to say, "Marquis Who's Who claims to require no publication or processing fees from the persons selected as biographees." James Lechay's son has assured me that his father never paid for, or received, a copy of the publication during the years he was mentioned in it. If this source is not allowed, the references to James Lechay's professional history - awards etc - may be hard to document. Regards, GP Ms Georgiane (talk) 13:45, 20 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Ms Georgiane. Perhaps i was too quick to remove the Who's Who citation. In most cases, however, the body or society presenting an award publishes a list of those who receive the award. That would be the best possible source. It need not be online. However, i will post a question about the reliability of Who's Who on Wkipedia's Reliable Source Notivceboard and see what the editors there think.

Please note that the citations to Tractor, and Cape Cod Modern still need page numbers. I can't supply those.

Please note that the citations to the fa,mi;ly papers should be replaced with a published source, if possible, unless the papers have been published somewhere.

Similarly, has the letter from James Leach to Christine McCarthy been published anywhere? Has it been referred to in a published reliable secondary source? Are the files it is kept in open to the public? If the answer is "No" to all three questions, this is not an acceptable source, and should be replaced by a different one, which would probably mean a different quote. Sources must be available for readers to verify, although they need not be online, nor available without cost.

Please edit to deal with these issues. If the letter has been published, please indicate when and where in the citation.

Thank you for your work on the draft. However, are you being paid for this work? If so, you must disclose it as specified in Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Please feel free to come here with any questions about this draft or anything on Wikipedia, or to ask at the Teahouse, DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 15:22, 20 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Mr DESiegel - Thank you for being open to reconsidering the Who's Who citation. It is the best (maybe the only) more or less complete single source for a list of the places J Lechay exhibited, the museums that own his work, his awards over the years, and the like. I hope the remaining issues raised by you and other editors have been adequately addressed; please let me know what further work needs to be done. Please be assured that I am not being paid by anyone for my contribution to this "James Lechay" project. Regards, GP Ms Georgiane (talk) 00:30, 22 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again, Ms Georgiane. I have been waiting for other editors to respond to my inquiry about the usage of Who's Who. So far only one has, DGG, a very experienced editor, who wrote:

Who's Who in America claims to check, but is based upon what the individual reports. Libraries do use it -- see [this Library Journal Review]. I know of no recent formal studies about its accuracy, but see a variety of opinion on Research Gate. I consider it of the same value as an individual bio on their personal web site, which is much less than tan individual's bio on a university or other institutional website.

In this particular case, the information being sourced is insignificant. Everyone in art has led workshops, as have 100s of Wikipedians. Lechay is highly notable, but this is the sort of trivial information I usually remove from a bio, even if impeccably sourced.

I am not sure if DGG was referring to just the list of workshops as "trivial" or to the list of awards also. In any case this discussion from 2008 and this discussion from 2010 are not exactly supportive of the use of Who's Who. There seems to be some evidence that they accept user submissions rather uncritically, even if not for pay as i had thought, and so the value of the source is at best limited. I have been able to source most to the awards, and the more notable exhibitions to other sources. If you want put back Who's Who, with a page number, you may, but I think it is not really needed at this point. (Note that sources should be attached to individual items in a list, or statements in text, not to a section header) DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 23:40, 22 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I was referring just to the workshops as trivial content that should be removed, but there is much else that should be removes: name dropping of other people in her group and friends that there is no evidence that she influenced or was influenced by, adjectives of judgment or praise--every one of this needs an exact source, but there's no reason to use them in the first place in an encyclopedia article. I have an even more important concern: many of the people mentioned have WP articles, and there was no attempt to link to them. The works in collections and awards is sourced to a summary bio at the National Academy Museum and School, but it really needs to say specificlaly what work is included, and be sourced to the catalogs of the individual museums. It is similarly not clear which prizes are significant. , and along with phrases such as "many private collections", this indicates to me a high probability that the article is copied form some other source--which is not permitted--see WP:COPYVIO. DGG ( talk ) 01:25, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you DGG Actually, i added the National Academy Museum source today while looking for a replacement for the Who's Who cite. I agree that more specific sources would be better, but they are not so easy to find. Particularly for exhibits first accessioned long ago, one might need to travel to the various museums. I might check out the ones in DC, however. Earwig's tool finds the spaniermanmodern site as the best match (at 18%), followed by the National Academy Museum site at under 5%. I think the list of awards came originally from Who's Who, but there is no copyright in a list of facts. I don't think this is a copyright infringement or plagiarism, but I can't say with assurance what offline sources may have been used or copied. Ms Georgiane, you will want to take DGG's comments into account. Do you know whether Daniel Lechay copied directly from any of his sources in creating the initial version of this text? DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 01:46, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello DES - I hope and believe the outstanding issues have now been addressed. However, I can't figure out how to simplify the many footnotes listing Who's Who, nor can I get my computer to italicize the names of books and magazines. Can you help me with these edits? Can the page now be placed in Wikipedia proper? Thank you! Ms Georgiane — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ms Georgiane (talk • contribs) 16:53, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again Ms Georgian. To place text in italics (in the wiki-source editor) simply place a pair of single quotes before and after the text.

For example: Place a ''Title'' in ''Italics''

will render as

Place a Title in Italics

I am not sure how to do italics in the Visual editor. My advice: never use the Visual editor.

WP:REFNAME describes how to use the same cation in multiple places. The key point is:

The syntax to define a named footnote is:

<ref name="name">content</ref>

To invoke the named footnote:

<ref name="name" />

I will look at the draft now. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 17:21, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ms Georgian, I have made this series of edits to the draft. I combined duplicate refs and added italics. Please have a look at how this was done for future reference. While DGG is right i the comments above that better sourcing and detail on the collections would be highly desired, I think we are approaching readiness for the article mainspace. Can you supply a page number or page range for the Who's Who listing, please? DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 18:00, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Oh and both you and Daniel Lechay must understand clearly that once published on Wikipedia, neither of you will control the article. Anyone may edit it, and if statements are added that are supported by reliable sources, even if you disagree with them or do not want them published, they will stay. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 18:00, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you DES! I was at a loss as to the duplicate references and the italics. I have added the page reference for the Who's Who citation and will continue to look for better sourcing. Daniel L. and I understand that once the page is published it is available to all. We look forward to seeing it in Wikipedia proper when you believe it is ready and wish to thank you for your very substantial guidance. Regards, Ms GeorgianeMs Georgiane (talk) 02:21, 30 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Help Republishing Page

I had asked a volunteer to help create a page for a non-profit organization called the Making Headway Foundation (we help children impacted by brain tumors). There was a lot of information on the organization in main stream media that was used and they created a page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Making_Headway_Foundation). However, now the pages has all kinds of problems and the person who helped said to contact you. They told me to tell you that I want "to publish it as a connected contributor. The way he helped Jasmine Directory page, help you also". Any help or guidence would be greatly appreciated. Daniel Lipka (talk) 15:03, 20 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, [[User:Daniel Lipka|Daniel Lipka]]. I see that the page has been moved to Draft:Making Headway Foundation by Justlettersandnumbers on the grounds that it was undersourced and not ready for the main article space. Thre are several things that you should do.

First read Wikipedia's Conflict of Interest guideline.
Second, place the following template on Draft talk:Making Headway Foundation, replacing the parts in italics with the details that apply to you.

{{Connected contributor|User1=Your username |U1-declared=yes| U1-otherlinks=(Optional) Insert relevant affiliations, disclosures, article drafts or diffs showing COI contributions.}}

(If you are being paid to create this article, use {{connected contributor (paid)}}instead)
Third, find and add reliable sources to the article, or provide a list of them on Draft talk:Making Headway Foundation, and use {{Request edit}} to ask someone to add them on your behalf. Alternatively, list them here and ask me to do so. I will check sources and add them if they check out as and when i have time. There is no deadline. To add sources yourself, read Referencing for beginners for instructions.
Fourth, remove any remaining promotional content, and any content not supportable by sources.
Fifth, submit the draft for review. Ther emay be several weeks of delay after that, because there are many drafts waiting for review.

I hope this is helpful. Feel free to ask further assistance of me, or to ask questions at the Teahouse where a number of regular editors try to provide helpful answers. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 15:43, 20 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

[I'm not even sure if this is the correct way to respond, but if it is...] Thank you so much for this information, I really appreciate it, although I don't really understand it. I, personally, have a conflict of interest, as I work for the organization. I tried to add in this COI, but I didn't see anywhere to enter it. I'm not trying to do anything sneaky, but I'm not sure how to proceed. There are quite a number of independent sources for information on Making Headway. Here is a list. Thank you so much for assistance. I'm happy to do whatever I can, although this is very new to me. Daniel Lipka (talk) 18:20, 20 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Financial Information, Non-profit status, etc: https://www.guidestar.org/profile/13-3906297
Mission, History, Programs: http://theinsidepress.com/making-headway-foundation-chappaqua-parents-on-a-lifetime-mission/
Medical Grants: http://chappaqua.dailyvoice.com/news/greeley-football-walks-for-chappaqua-charity/448723/
Research Grants: http://theinsidepress.com/making-headway-foundation-approves-over-350000-in-grants-to-help-children-with-brain-tumors/
Events: http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/Westchester-Home/Summer-2008/Making-Headway-In-A-Chappaqua-Garden/
Programs: https://www.aan.com/Fellowship/Home/ListingView/562?searchString=1%7C%7C%7C81%7Cname
Board Member/Founder: https://patch.com/new-york/chappaqua/maya-manly-is-new-castles-woman-of-distinction-choice
Guidestar Level: https://www.guidestar.org/profile/13-3906297
Great Non Profits Level: https://greatnonprofits.org/org/making-headway-foundation-inc
Chamber of Commerce Award: http://chappaqua.dailyvoice.com/business/inaugural-chamber-champs-a-success-in-chappaqua/407431/
Blog Award: http://blog.feedspot.com/brain_cancer_blogs/
Statistics https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db257.htm
Quote from “Giving” by Bill Clinton. Pages 150-151. ISBN 978-0-307-26674-3

Thank you Danlipka. That was indeed the proper way to reply to me. I refomatted the list, adding bullets, for better display and easier use. I will look over those sources and see which ones look useful on Wikipedia as soon as I can, probably within 48-72 hours. I have placed he connected contributor notice on your behalf. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 18:37, 20 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for your help. I see there is an updated draft for review. Should I submit for review? I'm in no rush and greatly appreciate your help. Thank you again.

Draft:James Lechay -- Again

Hello Mr DESiegel - Thank you for being open to reconsidering the Who's Who citation. It is the best (maybe the only) more or less complete single source for a list of the places J Lechay exhibited, the museums that own his work, his awards over the years, and the like. I hope the remaining issues raised by you and other editors have been adequately addressed; I look forward to learning what further work needs to be done. Please be assured that I am not being paid by anyone for my contribution to this "James Lechay" project. Regards, GP Ms Georgiane (talk) 00:30, 22 July 2017 (UTC)Ms Georgiane (talk) 15:48, 22 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ms Georgiane, See my reply in the section #Draft: James Lechay above. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 23:41, 22 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Seattle Department of Transportation

Can the article be moved back to draftspace? It's nowhere near complete (still tons of bulleted notes, rather than prose), and I've yet to get around to working on it. The original move by another use was done without consulting the major contributors and should have not been done. Sounder Bruce 00:44, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Sorry, SounderBruce, it looked plausible on a quick veiw and i thought your G6 speedy on the obstructing article was because you were ready for it to be moved. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 00:50, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the quick action, and sorry for using the template in the first place. Twinkle is quite limited in letting users explain their deletion rationale. Sounder Bruce 00:51, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, SounderBruce. You can in future just use {{db-G6}} with a more detailed comment on the talk page. I, and most admins, always read the talk page before acting on a speedy deletion. Or you can ping a specific admin you know, or post at the Teahouse or the Help desk, lots of admins follow one or the other or both. Strictly speaking I might have deleted the copy&paste move as a copyvio, since it lacked proper attribution. I will leave a note on the talk page of the editor who did the move. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 01:01, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mind you, the draft need not be perfect before moving to mainspace, SounderBruce. Once it is good enough that no one would be likely to speedy delete it, or AfD it, and that anyone who did start an AfD would find it rapidly kept, and a reader could get some use out of it, it can be moved to the main article space. You might get more contributors there. But I won't insist. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 01:05, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

More on Draft:James Lechay

Hello DES,

In answer to your question about James Lechay and Who's Who, I did copy the lists from Who's Who in America, 2001 edition. They were supplied by my father and I am quite sure they are accurate. Although he was not interested in Who's Who and never owned a copy, he did consider it a serious reference work; they sent out a form once a year which he completed faithfully to keep his information up to date.

Thank you. DL Daniel Lechay (talk) 15:31, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Daniel Lechay for letting us know. That should not be a problem. Were any other sections of the text copied directly from some outside source? DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 16:07, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello DES - No, the only thing copied are the lists from Who's Who discussed above. Thanks - DLDaniel Lechay (talk) 22:08, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Daniel Lechay . DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 23:40, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:TRISHA DESIGN

This edit Not the case. Cheers, — fortunavelut luna 16:47, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

WP:DELTALK says:

User talk pages and user talk archives created by page move are generally not deleted; they are usually needed for reference by other users. Individual revisions, log entries, and other user space material may be deleted or redacted for privacy reasons, or because of harassment, threats, gross offensiveness and other serious violations. Exceptions to this can be and are made on occasion for good reason. In addition, nonpublic personal information and potentially libelous information posted to your talk page may be removed as described above.

Now Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi, I may have been, in summarizing the above for an edit summary, a bit too positive, but user talk pages are almost never deleted. Indeed I can't recall ever deleting one or seeing one deleted. I agree that this one contained spam. I could revdel that if you like, but since the user won't be editing again I thought that simply blanking it would be sufficient. Do y7ou really feel that it wasn't? DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 17:55, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I agree; I think that the operative phrase there is probably "usually needed"- emphasis on usually. Talks with no previous history are not neccesary to keep, going by WP:UP#DELETE, "However, unambiguous... promotional text... can be speedy deleted." I understand that a difference in operating philosophies may exist between us; mine is perhaps moulded by [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], etc! See my point? But I do see yours, and apologies if my original message read as slightly peremptory Take care! — fortunavelut luna 18:05, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I see, Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi. I took the operative phrase to be "generally not deleted" with "generally" glossed as "except under highly unusual circumstances". I think that I would have used blanking or revdel for all of the cases you link to, but they do show that such deletions are, on occasion, done. Would you like a revdel in this case? I would be happy to do one.

And I was not in any way upset by your message. Any time I perform an admin action, I am ready to hear reasons why it was not proper, or should have been done differently, and respond to them, possibly undoing or modifying the action.

I would, however, like to ask that a bare URL not be used as a section header -- it doesn't display a meaningful header, even though it takes one to a meaningful place when clicked. I have adjusted this one. Thanks. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 18:17, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Chorley

You have added a failed verification tag. Since the web page title is the name of the temple, I must have missed the point. Can you give further details as to the propblem please? Op47 (talk) 17:24, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Op47 At the time I added the fv tag, the sentence read The temple, whic is regarded as a local landmark[19], is the largest temple in Europe and named the Preston England Temple.[20] The phrase "is the largest temple in Europe" was therefore at that moment being cited to https://www.lds.org/church/temples/preston-england?lang=eng which did not support it. I see that since a separate cite for that phrase has been added, making the fv tag either unneeded or misplaced. Does that explain what I was doing more clearly? DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 18:01, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I have now removed the fv tag. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 18:18, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thankyou, alls well that ends well Op47 (talk) 22:42, 25 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Update to Eugene O'Neill NHS page

Hi, DESiegel. I just now from your talk page found out the proper code to ping you in a comment. I couldn't find how to cite a previous commenter when I was responding to your offer to update the EUON page here on Wikipedia. That discussion has now been archived, so I can't ping you from it, hence this note on your personal page. Hope it works. Please let me know if you need any more information from me. Thanks!

Bayguy42 (talk) 19:23, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Follow-up to message on help desk

I am redirecting species without pages to their genera, adding {{R with possibilities}} and {{R printworthy}} for when pages can be created for those species. Galactikapedia 04:12, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for the information, Galactikapedia. Given the numbers and rate that you are doing page creations, I think this is right on the edge of needing a Bot approval from WP:BRFA. See WP:MASSCREATION and consider whether you should ask for such an approval. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 04:25, 25 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I will check it out, DESiegel. Galactikapedia 04:26, 25 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at Comatricha makes it clear what Galactikapedia is doing: working alphabetically down the list of species, converting redlinks to circular bluelinks. I don't know whether WP policy regards this as constructive. Maproom (talk) 08:27, 25 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know of any policy on the point, Maproom, although circular links are often regards as unwise. (See WP:SELFREDIRECT.) But I believe that there is a long-standing consensus, if not a policy, that creating more that roughly 50 articles per day is acting like a bot, and requires approval as if one were running a bot. This consensus is expressed at WP:MASSCREATION. That is what it seems to me Galactikapedia has been doing, with over 500 new redirs in a single day. The consensus was originally formed over the semi-automated creation of short stubs, but I don't see how a "Redirect with possibilities" is so very different. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 08:36, 25 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I see now that another user, doing the same thing for another genus, asked about it at the Teahouse today, and was discouraged by Timothyjosephwood. Coincidence? Maproom (talk) 08:43, 25 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

In some ways it is an obvious notion, Maproom, and there is a difference between one article and 500. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 08:51, 25 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That's... actually really unhelpful. I've been poking around flowers, because Commons, and there are thousands (millions?) of redlinked species still on the project. They kindof need to stay that way because it shows the holes we need to fill. Not having a redirect isn't terrible because the search engine basically always pulls up the Genus as the first hit when there's no species. So... these may likely need to be mass undone. TimothyJosephWood 10:22, 25 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Joining from the Help Desk, where I misinterpreted DESiegel's comment, and I failed to consider the behaviour fell under WP:MASSCREATION. (Sorry about that.)

Mass-creation issues notwithstanding, I think turning the redlinks of (at least) Comatricha and List of geological features on Venus into {{R with possibilities}} are still a good idea, but the (now blue) redlinks should be unlinked. It was IMO a bad idea to have that many redlinks in the first place and the redirects are a better replacement. As I see it, a redlink is "we should have an article about this", which in the context of parent articles means "we should have a standalone article about this", while a {{R with possibilities}} is more of a "maybe we could have an article about this". In those two cases, it is highly improbable that whatever may be written about the subtopics could not be developped (at least at the beginning) on the parent page. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 12:43, 25 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

User page patrolled

m sorry but I don't understand why my userpage would be marked as patrolled: marked revision 791806554 of page User:FIGHTER KD patrolledFIGHTER KD 23:30, 29 July 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by FIGHTER KD (talk • contribs) 19:30, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, FIGHTER KD. That simply means that an experienced editor looked at your page and did not find any problems with it. (It may have been me as I looked at uyour page after reading your post on the Teahouse) This is done so that the New Page Patrol (who check out new pages for vandalism, spam, and other problems) know that they can safely skip the page, because it has been looked at. They have far too many pages to check, so any time that one can be removed from the list, it should be. The message should be made clearer, as it can seem like the report of a problem. It isn't. It is a report of lack of problems. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 23:42, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, when posting on someone else's user talk page, you should usually create a new section if you are opening a new topic, and you should always sign your posts with four tildes (~~~~). The software will convert these into your standard or custom signature. If you did sign, than you must have customized your signature to not include a link to your user page or user talk page. As mentioned in Wikipedia:Signatures (in the Internal links section) Signatures must include at least one direct internal link to your user page, user talk page, or contributions page; this allows other editors easy access to your talk page and contributions log. The lack of such a link is widely viewed as obstructive. Please be aware of this. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 23:42, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for clarifying! I tried to add the new section and clicked the link at the top but for some reason it would not take my topic, i tried several times and ended up having to post it here, i apologize for that. Since you did look at it, does that mean the special:contributions tag will be removed or is that a waiting game?FIGHTER KD 23:58, 29 July 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by FIGHTER KD (talk • contribs)

Do you mean Special:Contributions/FIGHTER_KD, FIGHTER KD? That is not a tag, it is merely the way in which one links to the contributions of a user. It renders as Special:Contributions/FIGHTER_KD. You will see that Special:Contributions/DESiegel is included in my signature, and is posted every one of the many times I have signed a talk page post. It is nothing to worry about, many signatures include it. But if you want to stop seeing Preceding unsigned comment added by... after your posts, fix your signature to include a link to your user or user talk page as I mentioned above. Without those it is not recognized as a valid signature. See Help:How to fix your signature for more details. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 00:09, 30 July 2017 (UT) ok thanks I totally misread the meaning of thatFIGHTER KD 00:18, 30 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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