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Closing RfA's

Question: Can you please tell me what you do to close the RfA's. Do you have to manually put the closing box around it or is there a template for that. I would assume it's a template and I can't seem to find out which one it is. Could you help me?—cyberpower (Talk to Me)(Contributions) 17:42, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You can find the instructions and templates for closing RFA's at Wikipedia:Bureaucrats#Promotions and RfX closures. (Note, however that non-bureaucrats should only close clearly unsuccessful requests.) Regards, Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk about}_{about my edits?} 17:49, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you.—cyberpower (Talk to Me)(Contributions) 19:34, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

contested ProDs

I just started a topic about the umbrella articles for $25k ITF tournaments, for which you contested several ProDs recently. Would welcome your comments. See: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Tennis#.2425k umbrella articles. MakeSense64 (talk) 07:41, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Re:File:PT19 EL-2000-00262.jpg

Re:File:PT19 EL-2000-00262.jpg

how you found this image? nix? Bulwersator (talk) 15:03, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
PS Is it possible to reduce size of your editnotice? Bulwersator (talk) 15:03, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I did a Google search with "EL-2000-00262", and on this page I have found the link to the NASA picture. About the editnotice, don't know, but will try. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk about}_{about my edits?} 15:07, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Have reduced the editnotice a little. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk about}_{about my edits?} 15:41, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Double thanks Bulwersator (talk) 15:43, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kolkata S. Krishnamoorthy AfD

I was really confused there for a second until I realized we were both trying to close the same AfD at more or less the same time. It's a good thing we both had the same conclusion on the outcome.--Kubigula (talk) 17:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. I didn't notice you already closed it, until I reloaded the page. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk about}_{about my edits?} 17:13, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

inre Jelenin svet AfD

I love a challenge. I found enough significant coverage of Jelena's World in reliable sources Politika, Hürriyet and others,[1] to improve the article. Of course, what I immediately had to address was that the plot in the nominated version was a copyvio of the synopsis on the production website. There was easily enough to fix it on up. I gladly invite you to revisit Jelenin svet to see what was you first nominated[2] has become significantly better.[3] Cheers. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 01:13, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Responded at the AFD nomination page. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 09:21, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

When looking at the original, I could understand the nomination... specially as coverage under its Serbian title was so limited. Thanks for looking back in. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 20:19, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

AfD

Hi. When redirecting schools as you did at [4], please remember to include the {{R from school}} template. It populates an important category that is used for statistical purposes. Thanks. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 04:36, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for doing that for me. Totally forgot about it. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 09:22, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I really need your help

Hi Armbrust, I'm sure your a very nice guy and you helped me with nomination of transfer to the Wikimedia commons of the image File:Accra Skyline - Wide view.jpg which stopped it from being deleted, thank you so much for that because I don't know how to licence my uploaded images that well.

I would be really really grateful if you can help me licence the following five images that you have been nominated for deletion because their really important images that would be really important to their Wikipedia articles:

1. File:Offshore platform on-route to final position, Jubilee field.jpg - This image I uploaded is used in the articles Ghana#Economy and Oil reserves in Ghana as Oil is one of Ghana's major economic resources and Ghana has the 25th b biggest proven oil reserves in the world.

2. File:Aerial view of Takoradi Port.jpg - This image I uploaded is used in the articles Ghana#Economy and Sekondi-Takoradi because it is what the City of Sekondi-Takoradi is known for and it is the City's main source of income.

3. File:Sekondi-Takoradi.jpg - This image I uploaded is mine and is used in the articles Template:Largest cities of Ghana and Sekondi-Takoradi as it shows the main Central Business District and a aerial view of how the City looks like today in 2012.

4. File:Tamale City.jpg - This image I uploaded is also mine which has been uploaded to blog site about touring in Tamale, Ghana and is used in the articles Template:Largest cities of Ghana and Tamale, Ghana as it shows the main Central Business District and a view of how the City looks like today in 2012.

5. File:President-CPC General Secretary of PRC Hu Jintao and President of Ghana John Atta Mills.jpg - This image I uploaded is used in the articles Ghana#Politics and People's Republic of China–Ghana relations with Ghana's President marking the 50th anniversary which is one time event, so their is no other image that can replace it. And China being Ghana's second biggest trader after Nigeria.

I would be really grateful Armbrust if you can help with the licencing of those five images to stop them from being deleted, thank you so much Armbrust. Regards - MarkMysoe (talk) 14:32, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but I can't help you. These files claim non-free use but clearly fail non-free content criterias #1 (replace-ability) and #8 (contextual signigicant). After a little search it looks like, that the first image is copyrighted by BP, the second is copyrighted by Tullow Oil, the third is copyrighted to Ghana Oil, the fourth is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution, Noncommercial, No Derivative 3.0 (but Wikipedia can't accept noncommercial or no derivative works) and the fifth is copyrighted to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Republic of China. You could of course try to seek permission from the copyright holders (see Wikipedia:Declaration of consent for all enquiries), but without permission they can't be used on Wikipedia. Regards, Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 14:55, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Reverts on Steve Davis

Hey Armbrust, please attempt to engage the anon IP on the talk page rather than continually reverting. I don't want to call WP:3RR on anyone, so I'd appreciate it if you could discuss things. I'll revert the Davis page and protect it if I have to. What do you think? The Rambling Man (talk) 17:11, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 17:11, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cool. Try to be patient with the IP, perhaps he/she is unaware of our policies/guidelines etc... The Rambling Man (talk) 17:17, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is, that s/he thinks s/he knows them. The IP even accused me of owning the article, because I removed original research and irrelevant information. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 17:22, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine, we just have to have an open discussion, although the IP has just been blocked... not helpful! The Rambling Man (talk) 17:23, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

We will see, because the first unregistered user, who inserted this material, had an other IP. (Possibly the same user.) Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 17:27, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Almost certainly. As you say, we'll see. Thanks for your understanding. The Rambling Man (talk) 17:28, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Just a head's up... I earlier submitted a WP:3RR report on the IP in question regarding this page. Given that you had a fair number of reverts in there too, you may want to reply on that thread. --Tgeairn (talk) 17:37, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the information. I will have an eye on it. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 17:41, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oops!

Hi Armbrust. Thanks for doing all the closures. It looks as if I've pasted a lot of my reminders here. I won't place any more, but please remember the 'R' template - it will save me a lot of work;) Cheers, --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:04, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relistings

This relates to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Brodkorb and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nick D'Agostino. Why is it the fact that these articles are BLPs a reason to relist them a second time? Nobody has recommended keeping either article after two weeks. I don't see how extending the discussion again facilitates the principle that "Material about living persons added to any Wikipedia page must be written with the greatest care and attention to verifiability, neutrality, and avoiding original research." --Metropolitan90 (talk) 01:55, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have relisted them to have a more clear consensus on the deletion of these BLPs. If you disagree, than you can go ahead and delete the articles. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 08:16, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your decline of file upload

Hi Armbrust, as you invite to talk about your edits: I would like to know why you declined my request for a file upload already on 2 January. Your comment on 29 December read: "Comment: Place request on hold until draft isn't moved to article space. If this doesn't happen within seven days, than this request will be declined. Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talk aboutabout my edits? 14:21, 29 December 2011 (UTC)." Today is the end of that 7-day-period. I had waited for comments from two friends on my very first article - just to find that you already moved on. If it is still possible to reconsider my request, please note that I just requested AfC submission of my article. Thanks and regards Uwe. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Utrenkner (talk • contribs) 14:44, 5 January 2012‎

Sorry, that was an error on my part. It looks like I have declined it after the date of the request (14:03, 26 December 2011 (UTC)). I have now restored your request. Again, sorry for any inconvenience. Regards, Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 14:53, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

File is now uploaded, you can find it at File:IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme logo.jpg. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 07:53, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much. I really appreciate your help!!! Uwe. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Utrenkner (talk • contribs) 09:32, 6 January 2012

Katharine Hepburn

Based on your comments, I have split this into template:Katharine Hepburn and template:Katharine Hepburn filmography. If there is policy against actor filmography templates, per MOS:FILM, then I suppose the second one should be deleted? Frietjes (talk) 22:43, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

As MOS:FILM#Navigation says "WikiProject consensus is against including actor templates since not all actors have substantial appearances in all their films and since multiple actors in a film would overpopulate the bottom of a film article with actor templates regardless of role prominence." From the consensus summary of filmography navbox templates it looks like will happen sooner or later. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 22:54, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, and have asked the admin for clarification here. thank you. Frietjes (talk) 23:21, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

JamVM NAC

Regarding this NAC: given the obvious canvassing on this AfD, I don't really think an NAC was appropriate. "Only one person advocated deletion" is not a valid closure either. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 15:59, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Undone NAC, feel free to close it if you want. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 16:02, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It wouldn't be appropriate for me to close because I'm the one who added the original PROD tag; however, thanks for reopening to allow for a full close. Cheers! Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 17:15, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kris Herzog

The Kris Herzog page is being vandalized, Please Lock Down or Restrict Edits to Senior Wikipedia Editors lie yourself. The paparazzi hate Kris Herzog, as he is a celebrity bodyguard and they have already sent me threatening emails saying they would vandalize the new Kris Herzog page. I just removed vandalism on the Kris Herzog page, there will be much more, unless you lock it down and/or restrict edits to senior Wikipedia members like yourself. His company, The Bodyguard Group, is a free job placement service, free of charge for any veteran, not a security company, they seem to attack him with that. I do not know how to do this myself, please help me. Thanks, Amanda, Student, New York University (— Preceding unsigned comment added by Aad351 (talk • contribs) 19:56, 6 January 2012‎

Warned user and will a look at the article. If they continue than I will report him at WP:AIV. If other editors continue the same vandalism, than I will request protection at WP:RFPP. (Note only admins can lock pages, but I'm not one of them.) Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 20:06, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You Very Much :-) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aad351 (talk • contribs) 20:34, 6 January 2012

Moving Wait list to Wait list (college admissions)

As per discussion, I'm trying to move the article to a more specific name, that is, "Wait list (college admissions)", so the old article "Wait list" is no longer needed.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 13:38, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You just done a copy-and-paste move, which violated policy. For how to move articles see Help:Move. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 13:49, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you'd like me to go ahead and try again to move the article, using the right procedure, let me know. I still think the title should be "Wait list (college admissions)" since it really describes what the article is about.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 14:32, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have no opinion of the title of the article, but the way you done it wasn't right. You can do the move the right way after Wait list (college admissions) was deleted. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 14:35, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Uhm

While I'd have closed this request just like you did and, in general, non-admin comments are always welcome and often very useful, requests on WP:PERM should only be actioned by an admin. Cheers. Salvio ^{Let's talk about it!} 00:00, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. Will remember next time. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 00:02, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps cent was not a good idea

That malformed RfC is headed into SNOW land. Allegedly a second one is coming. The first one will distract/confuse/irritate those who see it abandoned in favor of a second one (and soon at that). –OneLeafKnowsAutumn (talk) 10:30, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you clicked on the link, than you would seen, that not I added it to CENT. Nothing else to say. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 10:32, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the mixup! Cheers –OneLeafKnowsAutumn (talk) 10:44, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, the edit summary was maybe a little confusing. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 10:46, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

rfpp noticeboard

Hi. The rfpp noticeboard seems a bit backlogged occasionally. I saw you make this edit semi auto clearking - diff is that a mono book addition that I can add and use? Youreallycan (talk) 14:53, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Add importScript('User:Rami_R/rfppClerk.js'); to your js page. It work if you edit the page, it adds "RFPP clerk" to the Toolbox. Regards, Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 14:57, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Armbrust - Youreallycan (talk) 15:05, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again - it doesn't seem to be working and adding it seems to remove my Qui watches you buttons, online, busy etc.. any ideas? Youreallycan (talk) 14:31, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried to bypass your cache. I don't use Qui, maybe you could remove it. I have no other idea. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 14:34, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I got it now - it's asking , no signature? Youreallycan (talk) 14:42, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No signature is needed, because you make no comments. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 14:49, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ah - got it all now - many thanks for your patience - regards - Youreallycan (talk) 14:51, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Saint Rose School

G'day Armbrust. When you closed and redirected the AfD regarding Saint Rose School, you didn't move through any information on the school to the locality. The result is that someone who could be searching for Saint Rose School gets redirected to an article that, apparently, has nothing to do with what they searched for (i.e., WP:SURPRISE!).

I've added the schools that I can see from Google Maps, but I have no local knowledge, do not know how enrolment catchment works in the US, so if you could please check my work at Girard, Ohio, I'd appreciate it. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 15:56, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but absolutely don't know anything about this. I think the talk page of WikiProject Schools would be the best place to ask this question. Regards, Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 16:01, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, I'm a member of that project. There's been an enormous blitz on AfD'ing school articles the last couple of weeks by a couple of users who seem to be intent on creating chaos.

You closed 3 of those AfD's (that I've found so far) that really should have been redirected to an education section of the target article (per precedent, WP:OUTCOMES#Schools). I'm not really interested in whether or not the article is kept, but it is important to ensure that people aren't surprised by random search results, so I'm trying to sort through the mess that this has caused.

I'm just letting you know so that, in future, if you choose to close a school related AfD, then please create an education section to which the redirect should refer. More information, I suppose at WT:WPSCH#Secondary_Concern:_Redirects.2FMerges_won.27t_be_fulfilled_properly

I've also caught New Windsor, New York and Roosevelt, Utah as closed and redirected by you. Working on them now. Cheers ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 16:09, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I closed the following school AfD's a redirect recently:

Regards, Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 16:19, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers. A list is useful... I'll fix them when I wake up tomorrow (or you can do it now if you're keen? :) All it needs is an Education section saying "In such and such there are a few schools including ....") ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 16:23, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think, I let you do this. Good night. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 16:26, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Casino Rama Skins Game

Hi, just a friendly note to remember the carryovers when adding the amounts. When no one wins money in an end, it is carried over to the next end. See Skins Game#Curling. -- Earl Andrew - talk 16:51, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the link. I didn't know about the carry overs. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 17:00, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Chess move

Hello, on my chess game, User:B.wilson/chess, you accidentally initiated an invalid move, because black pieces cannot move backwards. I have undone it, and I'll give you another chance to move. Thanks for playing! --Bryce (talk | contribs) 02:20, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Tried again. The annotation is maybe not right, please check the actual move before reverting. By the way the previous move was valid, as I moved the pawn on E7 to F6. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 11:20, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That move was valid and the annotation is precise. The previous move was invalid, as pawns can't move backwards. --Bryce (talk | contribs) 12:09, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

May El-Khalil

Hello, could you please have a look on this article and tell whats still wrong with it. The lady got several awards, and there are five sources. --Nicola54 (talk) 13:03, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Contested the proposed deletion for you, but I advise to add more third party reliable sources to the article. Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 13:19, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thank you. --Nicola54 (talk) 13:21, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I added one more source, I hope its sufficient now. --Nicola54 (talk) 14:15, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elana Amsterdam

While I concede the keeps clearly outnumbered the deletes, I don't believe this fit the criteria for a non-admin close, i.e., "absent any contentious debate among participants", especially right after my own remarks questioning the sources. I think you should have left this for an admin and recommend that you undo your close. Msnicki (talk) 16:49, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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 ::Ok, thank you. --[[User:Nicola54|Nicola54]] ([[User talk:Nicola54|talk]]) 13:21, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
 :::I added one more source, I hope its sufficient now. --[[User:Nicola54|Nicola54]] ([[User talk:Nicola54|talk]]) 14:15, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
+== [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elana Amsterdam]] ==
+While I concede the keeps clearly outnumbered the deletes, I don't believe this fit the criteria for a non-admin close, i.e., "absent any contentious debate among participants", especially right after my own remarks questioning the sources.  I think you should have left this for an admin and recommend that you undo your close.  [[User:Msnicki|Msnicki]] ([[User talk:Msnicki|talk]]) 16:49, 9 January 2012 (UTC)