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Deletion request

Hi, I'm seeking assistance to have a page deleted http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_School_of_Applied_Arts for the following reasons--

  • it's an orphan
  • the two external links lead to entities also owned by Andre' Martinez, who is the founder of the "SAA"
  • the faculty listing is not up to date, incorrect, and uses hype such as "highly regarded"
  • contains typos

I'm a trade professional in this industry, this page is blatant commercial promotion.

If you're not able to assist, I would appreciate guidance on seeking further assistance in deletion, as I'm incapable of properly understanding the platform of Wikipedia.

Please feel free to email me, thank you.

Brian Bullard dec-arts.com fauxjob@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.196.225.167 (talk) 17:48, 19 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'll probably explain the stuff in more detail later on, but for now, I've added some more tags to the article. Suffice to say, the issues you listed aren't reasons for deletion in themselves, but the issues obviously should be fixed. --wwwwolf (barks/growls) 20:06, 19 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
OK. Fuller explanation: Basically, I'm probably the worst person to ask for deletion of any article, because I believe in the Wikipedia deletion processes are outdated and common sense suggests that if there are any methods to fix the articles, they should be employed first before there is any call for deletion. I believe that if we're talking about some actually existing organisation, and there probably are third-party sources that cover it, then it probably should be mentioned in Wikipedia in one form or another - not necessarily an article, but that depends on how much people can and will write about it. The article isn't blatantly obvious spam, so I can't just go out and delete it; such deletions would only be applicable if it would require a total rewrite of the article, and would be only justifiable for fairly recently created articles (most obvious example would be when someone just copy-pastes marketing material to the article, which would not only likely to be non-encyclopedic in tone, but would also be a copyright violation). So, instead of suggesting the article for deletion, I've tagged the article with the pertinent issues, and I hope people take steps to fix the article. --wwwwolf (barks/growls) 21:10, 19 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That's cool, I fully understand, your way serves justice. Thanks for your time, much appreciated!--Brian — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.196.225.167 (talk) 14:34, 20 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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SarahStierch (talk) 03:22, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Article about Restaurant Week

Just wanted your feedback on a new Wiki that I have created. Does it meet Wiki standards? Would appreciate your comments and feedback (and help!). Here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Bangalore_restaurant_week Varunr (talk) 11:26, 29 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Ultima7-gumps.png

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Thanks for uploading File:Ultima7-gumps.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Skier Dude (talk) 03:58, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to events: bot, template, and Gadget makers wanted

I thought you might want to know about some upcoming events where you can learn more about MediaWiki customization and development, extending functionality with JavaScript, the future of ResourceLoader and Gadgets, the new Lua templating system, how to best use the web API for bots, and various upcoming features and changes. We'd love to have power users, bot maintainers and writers, and template makers at these events so we can all learn from each other and chat about what needs doing.

Check out the Chennai event in March, the Berlin hackathon in June, the developers' days preceding Wikimania in July in Washington, DC, or any other of our events.

Best wishes! - Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation's Volunteer Development Coordinator. Please reply on my talk page, here or at mediawiki.org. Sumanah (talk) 17:14, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

MSU Interview

Dear Wwwwolf,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.


So a few things about the interviews:

  • Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
  • Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
  • All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
  • All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
  • The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.


Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar

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