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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Kthan75 (talk | contribs) at 15:54, 26 July 2019 (→‎Request on 14:31:32, 25 July 2019 for assistance on AfC submission by Kthan75). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Can you please unprotect MotoGP 19 for me please?

I won't move that page anymore, I promise. 99721829Max (talk) 02:02, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It can get unprotected when your draft is approved. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:07, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]


Scenic Eclipse

This page seems to have deleted by yourself previous. I was going to create a page for this FYI. I will create a draft

@Longrunsthefox: I'm afraid I don't know which page you're talking about. I'm not seeing any page with a name similar to that which you've edited or which I've deleted. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:27, 1 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

---@RoySmith: This page - said you deleted it previously -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Scenic_Eclipse --Longrunsthefox (talk) 15:45, 1 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

---@RoySmith: In reference to this, I will proceed with creation of article for Draft:Scenic_Eclipse. Can you please close Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Longrunsthefox given that it has been raised in error. Thanks

Discussion

There is an on-going discussion at Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion#Alternatives to deletion in which you may be interested. Otr500 (talk) 11:44, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Mitoquinol Mesylate has a new comment

Just replying to your comment: I decided to change the name to the chemical ingredient instead of the brand name. I wrote what is included in the sandbox — Preceding unsigned comment added by MitoPower (talk • contribs) 20:06, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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20:12, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

hi

This is regarding Draft:Chaudhary Fateh Singh Ji Jagatpur, I have done some edits and toned down the copy, please check them. thanking you Jayanagas (talk) 06:19, 9 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Thorn/Toruń

Either way could technically work, although I've yet to see a source label it by its German name. However, if you see that as the best way to link it to similar articles, I'd be perfectly fine with having every mention of the word Toruń replaced with Thorn. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DaFrenchyy (talk • contribs) 15:42, 9 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Articles for creation - advice

Hi RoySmith,

I just saw your message on my Talk page on the Draft:Ron Kalifa draft I submitted way back in March. Firstly, thanks for reviewing it.

You reviewed the submission as rejected, not declined - does this mean it can't be improved anymore? When I first edited the page it was definitely a mess, but looked like it could be rescued. I like going through these pages and trying to fix them but if I'm going to spend a lot of time I do try to work on ones that have actual encylopedic potential and aren't just a weird advert. I haven't found a lot of those as you can imagine ...

I tried to follow the WP:ORGIND recommendations made to the original author who seems to have disappeared - after seeing your message I reread the WP guides on this and i agree, a few sources could be deleted, but nothing can be fixed if the article is rejected. I think that the page subject does pass WP:NBIO - without trying to get into WP:OTHERSTUFF or WP:NMO arguments, this individual has been recognized as well known and influential in the payments industry in honors lists and independent news sources even if they aren't the explicit topic of the article. WP:SBEXTERNAL may also be a factor due to the relative lack of coverage of BAME figures in this industry (though they have been recognized in BAME specific lists).

Is there a way to improve the article rather than reject it? I think this is a notable stub article that will likely improve with time rather than being contrary to the whole project goals (since March anyway).

No pineapple on Pizza (talk) 16:51, 11 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've responded at Wikipedia:Teahouse. And, for what it's worth, I like pineapple on pizza. Sorry. -- RoySmith (talk) 19:19, 11 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 14:06:55, 15 July 2019 for assistance on AfC submission by Simpkin98



Simpkin98 (talk) 14:06, 15 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

👋 I need your help with my new article! Indresimkun (talk) 14:53, 15 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Workarea Commerce Platform

RoySmith, I am a different user than JakeTarma (talk · contribs) and will pursue the company page creation by following the suggestions found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations

Thanks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Btillcom80

Btillcom80 (talk) 15:51, 16 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Workarea Commerce Platform - Deletion

Hi Roy, Thank you for taking the time to review my article draft.

I noted the both Magento and Shopify have pages and Workarea Commerce Platform is a competitor that currently does not have a wikipedia page, I decided to make one. I recognize that citing sources is very important, so that's why Btillcom80 is helping me edit sources. I noticed that both Magento and Shopify look to have been written by people who work there, both with notes that their pages may not comply with wikipedia guidelines. There is no intention to be promotional. What are the appropriate actions to create a page for Workarea Commerce Platform? I'd be happy to remove any language that might sound promotional. I am new to wikipedia and am learning. I appreciate your feedback.

JakeTarma (talk)

Every page is evaluated on its own merits. The fact that other companies have pages isn't a factor. Please read WP:COI for some guidance. My personal policy is to simply not write about companies I'm associated with. I think that's a good policy for everybody to adopt, and urge you to do the same. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:23, 16 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding your Block...

Hi, you recently blocked User:The_Real_Steele and I was wondering what made you decide to do that? The user in question, has not edited since December of last year and from the look of it, they were just a bit of a clueless newbie rather than something malicious to the Wiki. What are your thoughts on this? I noticed the action because they were someone I dealt with back then and I check my watchlist everyday, even though I don't edit that much any more. Thanks in advance. -=Troop=- (talk) 22:54, 19 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

They just submitted User:The Real Steele/sandbox, which is basically their resume. Looking at their history, they've submitted this several times, in various places, and that's the only thing they've ever done. Not to mention the promotional username. -- RoySmith (talk) 22:59, 19 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oh I didn't notice that. Thanks for pointing that out and keep up the good work of blocking those spammers. Best wishes! -=Troop=- (talk) 23:01, 19 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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13:07, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

From Walpola Layantha Perera

Dear Mr. Roy Smith, Thank you very much for reading my article. Today I got a message from a Wikipedia saying that my article was declined because there is another article exists under this title. But when I type Computer Reasoning it redirects me to Automated Reasoning page. I don't want to write about Automated Reasoning. I want to write about Computer Reasoning, which are two different subjects. Hence, could you please let me publish the Computer Reasoning Article? I would really appreciate if you could do so, because I am doing researches in this area, and if you could give me an opportunity, then I am planning to write much more under the Computer Reasoning title in this Wikipedia article page.

Thank you very much for your precious time and considerations.

Have a good day Mr.Roy Smith!

Respectfully, Walpola Laynatha Perera — Preceding unsigned comment added by Walpola Layantha Perera (talk • contribs) 09:09, 22 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'll reply to this on the Articles for creation/Help desk. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:32, 22 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 18:36:33, 22 July 2019 for assistance on AfC submission by Williamword


Hi -- would like further direction on Draft:GFP_Real_Estate . I drafted it using inspiration and format from Silverstein_Properties, though expanded on it with research and articles I found, including NYT articles back to 1981. Should I strip it back? Unclear where to take this, especially when you benchmark it to other NY property companies where it seems to me to be really similar. If not, then there seem to be mixed standards for what should be included. Thanks in advance.


Williamword (talk) 18:36, 22 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You didn't respond to my implicit query about WP:COI, so I'll be more explicit here. Are you being paid to write this article? Do you have any relationship with the subject of the article? -- RoySmith (talk) 00:00, 23 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 09:54:07, 24 July 2019 for assistance on AfC submission by Meneer


On my draft iWelcome page you reacted: 'This is a small, privately held, company. Such companies are rarely notable. Based on the references here, this one seems like no exception. It certainly fails WP:NCORP. There's been no substantial improvement since the last time this was declined. Please do not resubmit without sources which meet the requirements laid out in WP:ORGCRIT.'

I care to disagree. For US readers outside the infosec or Identity And Access Management realm this may be a small company, in the Information Security world CIAM vendors are part of an ever growing market. This Dutch company (I am not related to it apart from the fact that I, as one of the experts in IAM know and respect them) is highly regarded by the De Facto IT Analists like Gartner and KuppingerCole (proof of this are the links to articles I posted in the article. Another link is a Forrester Research analysis I will add later, but I cannot accept that adding one such a link would make me pass the moderator threshold). I can add another customer, like the European Central Bank and/or RWE/Innogy, the EU energy conpany, would that make it a more noticable company for US eyes?

I try to be unbiased in my additions to wikipedia and expect my peers to act similar. And the comments you made trigger me to start editing the pages of competing firms, which, in many cases, are less informative and more biased than the page I created.

I also disagree about the statement that too few changes have been made compared to the previous submissions.

My request is to reconsider the refusal to publish.

Meneer (talk) 09:54, 24 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please read WP:NCORP to understand by what criteria we judge companies to be notable. The reason I stated that these kinds of companies are rarely notable was so as not to unduly get your hopes up that if you just did a little editing or added a few sources, the article would be accepted. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:04, 24 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 14:31:32, 25 July 2019 for assistance on AfC submission by Kthan75


UPDATE 26/July/2019 I made some changes to the History section and added one more independent source. At this point, I believe I have 3 relevant independent references: [1] - Intellinews, [11] - Bucharest Stock Exchange, [12] - Romanian Game Developers Association.

I also recommend reviewing references [2] and [6], even though they are interviews, they are more in-depth and reveal a lot of important information about the company.

Before resubmitting again, it would be great to get your confirmation that the submission should be fine now.

Thanks!


Hello

Thank you for the review of my page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Amber_Studio After the first reviewer rejected my submission, I made several updates and added several new sources. I paste below my last exchange with the previous reviewer, where things seemed to be headed on the right track.

Kthan75, please see if you can find some more sources. The first one you posted and the VentureBeat one is promising. I found a wall-street.ro one that has some details as well. Also I removed the services section as that didn't add much. Can you review the tone of the article so that it is not advertising in nature? AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 17:48, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

AngusWOOF, thanks a lot for the quick feedback. I found several other sources which seem quite good (check [6] and [8]), including a major piece by a local TV channel, written and video, with interviews from several people from the company. I also added a bit to the history, thanks to some additional information from the new sources. Finally, I made some slight corrections and revisions to the text, to give a more neutral tone. I hope it's ok now, I resubmitted the draft.

If I have to pick, the top three sources for the subject are: [1] - an independent article about the games industry in Romania, which includes mentions of the company I was writing about [2] - an independent article and interview from a very reputable international publication [6] - an in-depth video material and interviews from a reputable news television in Romania (unfortunately, only in Romania)

Additionally, I would mention also [11] as a fully independent source (the Bucharest Stock Exchange) mentioning the company as a recipient of an award.


There were quite a few other small changes made to the initial article, including changing of the tone of voice and removing some less relevant info. If needed, I am available to make any other required changes, but would need to understand better what else would be needed.

Sorry if I'm missing something, this is my first Wikipedia submission.

Thanks for your support!

Kthan75 (talk) 14:31, 25 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Possible sock

Jacobz1 (talk • contribs. The pattern is pretty similar to Zinzoo01 (contribs), jumping right into AfD's including "keep" on one of the same ones. Best, GPL93 (talk) 15:42, 25 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It's possible. My suggestion would be to open a case at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/حمید میرزایی, and let the checkusers look into it. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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