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A barnstar for you!

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Thank you for your contribution to the Couchbase Server, Inc page and Couchbase Server product page on wikipedia Dodilp (talk) 22:25, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

You're welcome. We've just started testing Couchbase at my workplace, and I was surprised to see there was so little about it on Wikipedia. So like a good sysadmin, I fixed it. :-) Altered Walter (talk) 09:31, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Deleted page: Ontario Universities' Application Centre

Hi there, thanks for the information you provided regarding the conflict of interest for the information I had started to provide on the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) Wikipedia page. I certainly understand why this is so and I apologize that I was not aware of these terms prior to starting to add to this article. It's particularly frustrating that I didn't as I had spent nearly half a day (of company time) on it only to have it deleted once I was almost done. Regardless, I have requested the information from an administrator so that I can use some of what I already had to re-create the article in my own words and submit for approval via the proper means per your suggestion. As a Communications Specialist and a freelance journalist, I can certainly appreciate the importance of copyrighted material and the severity of plagiarism and would not jeopardize my career or integrity by violating either.

On a side note, though some information was copied from the OUAC website, I was in the process of re-writing it and was merely using the base information as a reference of the facts. I suppose I shouldn't have done this right in Wikipedia, but I wanted to format as I went along. This was my mistake. The rest of the information, though (i.e., all of the historical information) was written by me for internal use. These facts were heavily researched with the archives here at the OUAC and approved by managers and the Executive Director. This history is objective and doesn't exist anywhere else except for on an internal website that only those with the link can access. This information is strictly factual and, since I wrote it, I don't believe it conflicts with the guidelines you provided me with. As I had already started to re-write some of this information to be a bit more formal for the Wikipedia platform, I hope that I am able to use this for the OUAC Wikipedia page. It is far more extensive and factual than the information that is already there.

I understand why the conflict of interest clause exists, but I don't think it applies here as all of the information I want to provide is objective and strictly historical/informational. I am simply trying to provide the facts. Internally, my department noticed that Facebook pulls information from Wikipedia and the OUAC's Facebook community page was severely lacking so I was tasked with adding to the Wikiepedia page, and vicariously, the Facebook page. If this continues to be a conflict of interest because I work here, I would be interested to know who would be a better source of historical information than someone who works at the OUAC and spent months searching through archives to create a history for our recent 40th anniversary. And if someone else would like to tackle this Wikipedia page, that would be greatly appreciated as we only want the correct facts to be available for those interested. I'm not sure who else would have access to this information who doesn't work here, though.

Thanks. --CarlaWhite (talk) 14:14, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

DavidContent and starting questions

Thanks for the hearty welcome!

I do work for the subject of the article, and just today I made a few re-wordings because the phrases seemed to me to be less than neutral, so there certainly is something to the wikipedia warning you referenced. I tried to follow the example of Empire_Today, which I discovered in Google, and found to be just basically interesting, their history and background, without sounding like a sales drive, and that's not my natural bend anyway, yet here I am making edits.

My question is, are you suggesting I delete the article from the general area, and submit it to you directly for review? I had originally posted it into an "Articles For Creation" space, but I later learned that this was for non registered user contributions (I'm registered) and was in quite a backlog. I just posted it in the proper sense and tried to remove it from there, because I thought I'd made unnecessary work for overloaded people. Should I repost it there though? I don't think it's a sales pitch, but I *do* think I would like to have someone point out where the language could be well honed to make it a better piece for the website, show me what I'm blind to. What do you think is the best way for me to do this?

As to my username, it is, I believe like yours, not my given birth name, but it is an exclusive account to me. I am the only one using it. It is the same name I use in other web spots where, if I leave the company or this position, we can't really start from scratch with a new person getting a new account and picking up where I left off. In those cases, I would hand over those very reigns to another, but in this case - it's wikipedia. Anyone can edit anything, so a new person can get their own account. Do you, though, recommend I alter my account to just make it more personal? Associate it with my personal email and such? I did the other, because for now I want to get any communications here, but that's easily managed, and obviously, I *can* keep it if I leave, again because of the unique way wikipedia operates.

I hope my questions aren't too much of a bother. I did look around at a lot of introductory articles on wikipedia while preparing and composing (it's been over a month trying to get it rightly formatted and such), but clearly I did not see everything, so I thank you for not only pointing things out, concerns and tips both, but also for offering me your ear.

DavidContent (talk) 15:42, 6 December 2012 (UTC)DavidContent

Hello, and thanks for your contributions. However, I strongly recommend that you have a read of WP:Conflict of interest, and don't edit the article about your company: it will be almost impossible for you to write objectively about it. There are lots of other articles where we need your skills though. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 15:48, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Dates on tags

Hi there. Welcome to Wikipedia -- it's good to see you here. When you add tags to articles, like the {{copyedit}} tag on Al-Jazeera (Amman), please could you make sure to put the correct month and year on it, not a past month and year. It's more than just a housekeeping matter, as using old dates causes old categories to be recreated and need tidying up. It's better to add no date (which a bot will soon fix) rather than to add an early date. Regards, --Stfg (talk) 19:13, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Oops - that was a copy, paste and edit of the tag above it, but forgot to update the date bit. Thanks for catching that. Altered Walter (talk) 10:09, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

I thought it might have been. Thanks. --Stfg (talk) 10:26, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

Mike Christian

It is a pleasure to meet you! Thanks for your comment on the article. You are dead-on correct. I look forward to when you cast your !vote --Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 21:10, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

Hello, and thanks. I'm still on the fence at the moment on that one. He might be notable, but it hasn't been shown yet. Altered Walter (talk) 13:46, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

Varun Grover

Hi, Altered Walter! Thanks for the heads-up about that deletion. The Grover page is my first wikipedia contribution. I'll do my best to do it the right way. Kevinacraig (talk) 14:56, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

Brian Rossi, Neelogy

Hi, Altered Walter!Thank you for your message. I would like to save the content from the page Neelogy to use for that draft. And after, i would like to talk about why you deleted this page. In french i had some problem at the beginning because i was using a commercial language but after changments, my page was accepted. Here, I used the same accepted langauge, so i don't understand your question. And, finally, i would like to tell that i'm not working for this company, I'm just a student. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brianrossi86 (talk • contribs) 13:09, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

Nobody deleted the page: it's still there at Néel effect. Are you talking about another article? Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 13:14, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I was talking about this page. I can see it now, but when i send the message the page was not visible and it appears a message as the page was deleted because of ...Etc. Now it works. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brianrossi86 (talk • contribs) 08:32, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

No problem! And thank you for the article. I had never heard of Louis Néel, nor the Néel effect, nor even superparamagnetism. Amazing stuff. And may I say, you have done a superb job on the <math> markup: bravo! Altered Walter (talk) 09:03, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

Request for comment

		Proposal for removing prefixes "Islamic views on xyz"
		I have started a request move to remove the prefixes Attached with the Prophets in Islam to there Names as in Islam. Like Islamic views on Abraham → Ibrahim as it becomes difficult to search the topic. Please participate in the discussion at Talk:Page Thanks. -- Ibrahim ebi (talk) 13:29, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Proposed Speedy Deletion - Zach Bair

Hi Walter, thank you for your welcome to Wikipedia. As I'm new to this, I have already found my page is up for deletion. I'm not creating a page for self promotion or promotion of the company. I'm inserting a biography page because the instant live space in music is relevant to our evolving industry, as is my role in continuing to push this concept forward. It's an evolution - just like iTunes and Steve Jobs (albeit not to that level) but nonetheless and important progression in the continued evolution of live and recorded music. As the original Disclive, we were the pioneer in the space, and I was CEO. Eight years later, the concept is taking much more hold, and I believe is here to stay. DiscLive, just like other pioneering companies, deserves a footnote, as do I; just like Napster; just like other pioneering people and companies. If it were not for me, and others like me, new innovations would come and go quickly and would be a flash in the pan. Holding on to a vision is what helps to change and mold industries. That deserves to stay.

Thanks so much and feel free to let me know if you have any questions!

--Zbair (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:43, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Hi Zach, and thanks for contributing. You and your company both sound notable, but the language used in the articles is highly promotional, and really sounds like it's straight off a marketing press release. I strongly advise you to wait for someone else to write about you and your company, as it will be almost impossible for you to write objectively about these subjects. Someone who's not connected with the company will write about them eventually. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 16:51, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Redirected page of Minor Newari dialects

You had redirected the page Minor Newari dialects to Nepal Bhasa but it is incorrect. The term Minor Newari dialects refers to a dialect only but Nepal Bhasa refers to a language. If you don't know and made a mistake click here to learn. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KrozanDarshan (talk • contribs) 13:56, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

If they're not a dialect of Nepal Bhasa, then what are they a dialect of? Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 14:01, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

You Fix it

You seem to be the genius here on copyright issues — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jorge reynoso rachel mary cox (talk • contribs) (Redacted)

Hello: the article has been deleted, what sort of fix are you looking for? Copyrighted text isn't allowed for legal reasons on Wikipedia, so you'll need to write the page yourself, in your own words. You might find the Wikipedia:Article wizard helpful, but please ask here if you'd like a hand with it. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk)

How Minor Newari dialects is copyrighted?

I am sure that the page is not copyrighted. if it is copyrighted then from which site have I copied? — Preceding unsigned comment added by KrozanDarshan (talk • contribs) 06:36, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

It's not copyrighted. Who told you that it was? Altered Walter (talk) 16:46, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

9TDT

I am confused. You claim that user:E55EX9TDT was "created a day after puppeteer was blocked". But that account was created on 2011-11-03 and shows no similarity of editing pattern. Have you got the wrong account? — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 19:55, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

No, I'm saying sockpuppet account PediaTDT was created a day after puppeteer E55EX9TDT was blocked. But I see you've now blocked PediaTDT. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 07:55, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

Humble apologies. Yes, you said that quite explicitly. The reason I misread it was that I was assuming that this was an immediate re-appearance of PediaTDT (talk · contribs) under a new name because that was distinctly probable (and still is). I did not see any need to drag up a bit of sockpuppetry from a year ago as an excuse for a block - I was willing to block the kid anyway for being a waste of wikispace. — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 22:34, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

No problem - the phrasing was a bit awkward in the SPI so I reworded it. Yeah, he'll probably be back (he's been blocked a few times at Wikia already for the same sort of nuisance edits and worse), so it's worth having a basket to throw all the socks in. Altered Walter (talk) 04:53, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

One step ahead

Always a step ahead of me Thanks for helping us out though - Kevin Hybirdd (talk) 11:10, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Heh! Anytime. :-) Altered Walter (talk) 11:11, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Mixudo

Thanks for the flags on Mixudo, I have removed a link that was perhaps unnecessary, improved language and added a lead. Would appreciate your feedback, and I'm available to make improvements. Regards, Marcel MarcelBrandon (talk) 16:29, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

I've edited it for a more WP:Neutral point of view. But its WP:Notability isn't clear yet. Some more in-depth coverage from WP:Secondary, WP:Reliable sources are needed to establish that. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 17:22, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Lambda Phi Xi

Hello,

I received all of your edits and reasons why. I am new to this and I am currently the National President for Lambda Phi Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. What paperwork do I have to show you for us to be able to publish our Wiki page?

Best, Carissa Mangubat-Gita National President Lambda Phi Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mangubatc (talk • contribs) 16:43, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Please have a read of WP:Conflict of interest, and wait for someone not connected with your sorority to write about it. It will be almost impossible for you to write about it objectively. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 16:51, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Deleted page: BB Publications

Hi, thanks for flagging it up. I was still working on the page and now have lost the work. I did not manage to save a copy to my PC yet. Can you help me with this? thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dangerousrave (talk • contribs) 14:31, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Hello. The deleting admin was 5 albert square, so you could ask them to undelete it and WP:Userfy it for you, so you can take your time working on it. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 14:34, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Altered Walter. You have new messages at Nickaang's talk page.
Message added 14:55, 28 December 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

NickAang 14:55, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	thanks for your help and guidance. Dangerousrave (talk) 23:13, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Hi Altered Walter, thanks for helping me with my edit. I believe the subject fits the criteria of notability for WP. He has been responsible for the creation of thousands of jobs in the UK service sector through the investments he and his company made. They have delivered out-sized returns for investors often in multiples of sum invested if we scrutinise their investments deal by deal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dangerousrave (talk • contribs) 23:42, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

The article doesn't yet assert notabillity per WP:BIO, and there's no significant, in-depth coverage of him online. He works for a notable company, but notability isn't inherited on Wikipedia, and articles about CEOs of notable companies often get merged into the company article if the CEO's not notable outside of his work for the company. Can you find any in-depth coverage of him - interviews, profiles from WP:Secondary, WP:Reliable sources? Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 23:52, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

yup, the problem is with Private Equity, Venture Capitalist and Hedge Fund industry, subjects often refuse to publicly discuss their deals. This problem has further been compounded since the backlash against bankers post 2008. Industry insiders know the significance of the deals. In the interviews they grant, most are only available through industry publications which cost and arm and a leg to subscribe to for the average person. They are not even searchable on google. One have to search through the archives as a subscriber. The deals are never usually announced until years later when the funds or firm return investments to their investors. For this reason, there is a bias too as more often then not, they chose to publised the very investments that have done well. Private Equity firms have a 10 year investment horizon, which each investment lasting 2-5 years. By the time the information is made public, a lot may have changed.. I am still working on it. As an example, Sovereign is a small fund with only 650 million (compared to mega buyout funds with billions undermanagement). If one took the time to extrapolate and look through their business holdings, one can easily see that they probably hire more than 10,000 people, could easily be 50,000. The subject of my article is one of the most active deal originators. The average PE firm does 3-4 deals a year. This guy does 3-4 a quarter!, his firm does probably 20 a year. Still working on it, thanks for your guidance and patience. For example of you look at the article I created for Sebastian Mallaby, it garned a huge amount of contributors. I met that author and felt he deserve a wikipage as a best selling author, once I started it the amount of contributions was stagerring. However, in his case all the info was available for reference due to the nature of the subject's industry. IMHO, whilst this author deserves a wikipage under WP rule and there is no question about it, Sovereign capital and their partners probably deserve one more due to their sheer contribution to the industry and UK economy. Just that they don't seek the publicity. happy new year Dangerousrave (talk) 11:32, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

There already is a Sovereign Capital article. The article Sebastian Mallaby asserts notability on the basis of many achievements: Pulitzer Prize finalist, in-depth reviews of his books by mainstream press, etc. What has Owen done that makes him comparably notable, and is verifiable? Altered Walter (talk) 11:41, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Yes, unfortunately Owen is not covered in the mainstream press and only in industry publications. In terms of the sheer number of deals he has done, most firms would do less than 3-4 deals a year. He has done 3-4 per quarter and the knock on effect of the job creation and economy. I understand the WP criteria and agree with your comments on Mallaby. These are the same challenges I encountered when working on my PhD thesis. Academics (and by implication WP) can suffer from herding and intellectual materialism. Nobody thought Mallaby was worthy of a Wiki entry and I had a similar problems creating it in the beginning, which is a great case in point. As you now rightly mentioned, the Mallaby does assert notability. This was not shared in the beginning even though he was Pultizer finalist some time ago first in 2005!!. what makes it harder is the fact that the finance industry has been tarred with the same brush, so a lot of people have some preconceived notion about it. 141.105.208.173 (talk) 14:56, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Dangerousrave (talk) 14:57, 31 December 2012 (UTC) forgot to sign in previously, the companies and deals he originated are all active currently, all the acquisitions he has made..

Dr hari prasad

That wasn't an attempt at a page move, that was two articles being created and an attempt to redirect to the one with the correct capitalization. You'll have to make your edits to both articles. 76.102.49.177 (talk) 09:17, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Yes, the editor created a new page with capitalization, but the original should have been moved instead. I've moved the original page to the one with the correct capitalization, and minus the title of doctor. Altered Walter (talk) 09:21, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Good. I was hoping you had permissions to clean that up. ;) 76.102.49.177 (talk) 09:23, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Steve Nicholls

Hello Altered Walter. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Steve Nicholls, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The article is not substantially the same as the deleted version. A new deletion discussion is required. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 02:44, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

WFT Cloud

Category:Speedy Deletion Contested — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sociosquare (talk • contribs)

Yes, I can see on the article's talk page that you've contested it. The reviewing admin will decide whether or not it can be deleted under G4. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk)

Thanks Altered Walter. Have made changes in this article and removed certain sections completely. Hope it works this time. (In case you have any suggestions, please do share). Thanks. --Sociosquare (talk) 11:30, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi Altered Walter! I had contested the speedy deletion of the article titled 'WFT Cloud'. I do not know the status of my appeal. Is there a procedure to get updates on this? Sociosquare ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 11:10, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello, there was a deletion discussion started by another editor at WP:Articles for deletion/WFT Cloud, but the article was speedy deleted on grounds of notability by an admin. If you think the deletion should be reviewed, then have a read of Wikipedia:Deletion review, and if you think there are grounds for a review after reading the "Purpose" section then you can ask for a review using the instructions there. I don't think the article would pass a second deletion discussion, but it's up to you if you want to try. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 11:16, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Spitfire (Porter Robinson album)

Hi. I've noticed your edits to the page Spitfire (Porter Robinson album). Could you please add a talk page if you wish for it to be deleted/redirected? I feel that it's a significant release and I will try to help establish its notability. I'm sure others will do the same. If not, I'd appreciate some form of justification before you redirect the page again. DJUnBalanced (talk) 19:53, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi, and thanks for the heads-up on the entirely reasonable revert. No I wouldn't redirect it again, and happy to be corrected about its notability if we can find WP:RS supporting notability per WP:NALBUMS. I'd be glad if you joined the discussion at Talk:Porter_Robinson#Merge_Spitfire_(Porter_Robinson_album)_here. Altered Walter (talk) 09:13, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Template specific to article - opinion needed

StarKid Productions/Cast and StarKid Productions/Crew are templates used specifically on the article StarKid Productions (the parent article) to generate tables that can be easily edited by other users. When I created the templates, I wasn't too sure whether they belonged in the Template namespace, so I set them as subpages instead. They have now been tagged for speedy deletion, one of which by yourself. Please could you offer your opinion on one of the above article's talk page on where these should live, and/or what categories they should be under. Eladkse (talk) 10:51, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi, have a read of WP:Subpages - subpages in the main article space are now disabled on English Wikipedia. But the list you removed is unreferenced, and seems a bit unnecessarily detailed: are you sure you need to create a separate page for this? Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 10:54, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for referring me to the policy. I understand, so I'll move them to the template namespace and get the right categories on them. Can I remove the speedy delete to do that, or do I need to let the admin deal with that?

On the old table, there were references at the top of each column. On creating the new table, I moved the references to the bottom for practicality with the template, and replaced them with better references.

In terms of detail, it allows us to collate all the credits of each actor together, as they don't have their own articles. The whole point of changing the table in the first place was due to horizontal space issues (diff) but I still feel it is best to keep the information on this page in such a format. Eladkse (talk)

Understood about collation, but if it's not referenced, then per WP:BLP the info really should be removed. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 11:17, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

What part of 'I moved the references to the bottom for practicality with the template, and replaced them with better references' didn't you understand? :) Eladkse (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 11:19, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

I understand just fine. But you haven't moved it back yet. And I still think that entries for the crew, referenced or not, is excessive WP:DETAIL for this article: it looks like a fan page. Altered Walter (talk) 11:24, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

The references are supposed to be at the bottom of the new table. They can't be integrated with table as that would interfere with the template, and cause a lot of reference duplication within such a small space. It is better, for practicality and readability, just to add reference for the entire table at the bottom.

The table templates have now been moved and properly categorised. Again, thanks for pointing to the policy, and for your assistance. That is all. Eladkse (talk) 12:01, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Umm, no, actually, that is not all. I'll see you at the article's talk page. Altered Walter (talk) 09:42, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

About deleting 001-001_Al-Fatiha Page

Please read it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:001-001_Al-Fatiha — Preceding unsigned comment added by عامر شاہین (talk • contribs) 15:05, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello, and thanks for contributing. Please have a read of WP:Summary style#Levels of desired details. Wikipedia isn't meant to provide detailed commentary at that level. Have you looked at quranexplorer.com? Thanks again, Altered Walter (talk) 15:19, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Unreviewing

Thanks for letting me know that you have 'unreviewed' North Devon Journal, a stub I just wrote. I don't really know what you mean though. Sorry about that - if there's anything you'd like me to do, then let me know. Dsp13 (talk) 21:37, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Eek. My mistake! I meant to mark it "reviewed". I'll go back and fix that now. Thanks for letting me know. Altered Walter (talk) 21:39, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Just a note of appreciation for consistent, well-considered and accurate CSD tagging - makes life much easier for us admins. Yunshui 雲‍水 11:50, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! :-) Altered Walter (talk) 11:51, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Copyright & translations

Hello Altered Walter: FYI. --Vituzzu (talk) 12:11, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Well the text was unreferenced in any case, so I've removed it to leave a stub. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 12:12, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Article: Gaisano Capital Ozamiz

Hi! the history imformation of Gaisano Ozamiz is reliable and was interviewed or talk to somebody thus I used it as a secondary sources. Most of them witness the latter years of Gaisano Ozamiz, please repost some of those information. Thank you so much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Good man76 (talk • contribs) 14:42, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Please have a read of WP:Reliable sources and WP:Original research: an editor's completely honest personal testimony is not considered reliable enough as a reference on Wikipedia: we need to find reliable sources to WP:Verify what we write. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 14:54, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Asking Verification

Hi! I have just created an article about a book/novel The Last Orange. I request you to please verify it, if I need more information to add or more reliable sources to add then please inform me on my talk page. Also please don't nominate it for speedy deletion unless I am not able to help wikipedia in the future. It was also happened in past that the articles created by me were deleted without informing me the reason so I could improve my writing. If you don't help me writing the new article then I will be not believing in wikipedia for any more time in the future. User:Priyanku.PhukanPriyanku.Phukan ^(Talk) 18:05, 08 January 2013 (UTC +5:30)

Hello! I won't nominate it for speedy deletion, but how is it notable per Wikipedia:Notability (books)? Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 12:38, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

The book has been considered by reliable sources to have made a significant contribution to a religious movement. The book has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial published works appearing in sources of all forms, such as newspaper articles, other books, television documentaries and reviews. User:Priyanku.PhukanPriyanku.Phukan ^(Talk) 18:22, 08 January 2013 (UTC +5:30)

Sounds good: can you please add some of those non-trivial published WP:Reliable sources to the article? Please ask back here if you need a hand with that. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 13:10, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

US speaker election

Hello, I have created a discussion about whether and how information on the election of speaker for the 113th Congress should be included on Wikipedia. As you've made edits to this subject, I wanted to bring your attention to the discussion. It can be found here. - Nbpolitico (talk) 12:56, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

CSD of Rohit Monu: a suggestion

Hey, Altered Water! I saw that you had tagged this page for speedy deletion under G3. Not a huge deal (it was clearly speedy deletion-worthy one way or another), but I've deleted it under G2 instead, which is reserved for test pages. It was the clearest example of a G2 test page that I've seen so far, really. Again, no biggie, but just keep it in mind that it might be better to err in favor of calling things test pages rather than vandalism; pages like that don't really meet the Wikipedia definition off vandalism, and it can be discouraging (even more than usual) for people's good-faith editing tests to be labeled vandalism. Regardless, though, thanks for patrolling! Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 15:03, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

Howdy! I normally do tag kids' pages like that as G2, but have a look at his talk page: he's created it seven times, and has had many warnings about it, so vandalism seemed more appropriate. Thanks for the heads-up though. Altered Walter (talk) 15:04, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

Hm, fair enough; wasn't aware of the history. It still seems to me that he's experimenting with Wikipedia; he might not know about his talk page yet, so he might not have seen the warnings there. Such persistence in the face of deletions and salting isn't a good sign, though, so your conclusion is definitely justified. Fair enough; carry on! :) Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 15:13, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

Cheers! :-) Altered Walter (talk) 15:18, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

Rahul Easwar

Dear Altered Water; Sir, this is regarding page : Rahul Easwar. Pls view the Discussion & Talk Page. There are a lot of credible counter arguments against deletion of the page. A simple Googling "Rahul Easwar" can make us watch him in the top most channels in India like CNN-IBN, Times Network's Times Now, NDTV & Newspaper giants like Times of India, The Hindu (in Indian Context) etc.

Pls re evaluate your position on speedy deleted (Alex.mathews (talk) 13:05, 9 January 2013 (UTC))

Shall I remove the tag for speedy deletion Sir, with your permission. Have elaborated on talk page of Rahul Easwar & requested on your page too. Would wait for your nod, (Alex.mathews (talk) 13:30, 9 January 2013 (UTC))

The speedy deletion tag, as noted on the page, was because the article has been re-created following three separate deletion discussions. Wait for an administrator to review the article: if it's substantially different from the last three attempts, then the admin will delete the speedy tag. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 14:19, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

(help)

Sir, would like to humbly point out & View the References given. There is a lot of new information since the last discussion and The Page right now is deleted, could you help as a Senior Wikipedian, pls (Alex.mathews (talk) 14:25, 9 January 2013 (UTC))

You've already taken it to deletion review. Good luck with that. I can't think of anything that can be done other than that. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 14:26, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

Merge proposal

You added a {{mergeto}} tag to Five cardinal sins in buddhism, but you did not actually begin a merge discussion. If you propose the merge, it is up to you to initiate the discussion, stating why you have proposed the merge. Otherwise, how can consensus be reached on the matter? WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 15:13, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

Quite right. Done, thanks. Altered Walter (talk) 15:16, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

Hollywood.com

Whats the policy on this website - Hollywood.com and why is it not deleted... Why was Lollywood Cafe deleted! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood.com --Sonisona 06:49, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello, and thanks for contributing. You might like to have a read of Wikipedia:Notability (web) for guidelines on notability of web sites. The Lollywood Cafe article didn't make any credible assertion of notability, and I couldn't find any significant coverage of the site from a quick search online. The Hollywood.com article, on the other hand, in its current state does make a credible assertion of notability for the site in the form of significant coverage from WP:Secondary, WP:Reliable sources. Two of its three references are news stories in the mainstream media about the site, rather than passing mentions on blogs etc. If you think the Hollywood.com article doesn't sufficiently demonstrate notability, you can try to improve the article by hunting for more info about it online, or if you can't find sufficient evidence of notability you can nominate it for deletion, but I don't think it would get deleted in an WP:Articles for deletion discussion: it's at least weakly notable by Wikipedia's standards. Altered Walter (talk) 09:25, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

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Page Deletion

Hi,

I'm hoping you can help me. You have highlighted my page jetNEXUS Solutions for speedy deletion.

I am trying to set up jetNEXUS on Wikipedia in a similar way to some of the other companies in our field (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KEMP_Technologies), (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F5_Networks), however it continues to be deleted. I have tried to put text in the article to ensure that it is relevant to the company and what they do, however I am having no luck.

There are a lot of other companies in our field which have pages on Wikipedia, and I am really hoping for some assistance on how I can get an article set up for our company without it being deleted.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks Nicki — Preceding unsigned comment added by Np91 (talk • contribs) 16:28, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello Nicki, and thanks for contributing. The article has been deleted five times now (under various spellings), because it makes no credible assertion of notability per Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies). I suggest you have a read of WP:Conflict of interest, and wait for someone not connected with your company to write about it: it will be extremely difficult for you to write objectively about it. If it's notable, someone will write about it eventually. We'd be very glad for your help with editing other articles here on Wikipedia though - please let me know if I can be of help with that. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 16:33, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

College of Saint-Hyacinthe

Please read the log, G11 applies to schools, notability was a secondary issue Jimfbleak - talk to me? 17:00, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

Well I had completely re-written it just before you deleted it, but I'll bet you didn't see that re-write - collaborative editing, eh. Anyway, it doesn't matter now, since it's a duplicate of Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe, so I've redirected it. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 17:03, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

Joni Yoswein

Hey,

Thank you for your edits on Joni Yoswein. I'm still trying to get a handle for this. What does an article need to get removed as a "stub" and searchable on Google and the like? Again, thank you so much for your help.

Best,

Redmond — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rhaskins86 (talk • contribs) 19:32, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello! Thanks for starting the article. Don't worry about the stub tag: that just means it's short at the moment. Let's keep adding content, and then we can just remove the stub tag whenever it's reasonably long. And it's already showing up in Google: it's currently the fourth link returned when I do a Google search for her name. Nice work! :-) Altered Walter (talk) 11:26, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

Regarding TEN Music Group

Hello, Thank you for the helpful information. Everything i write about TEN Music Group or related to TEN Music Group is FACT. Can you please help proofreading it?

I'm still very new at this and appreciate all the help i can get. Thank you very much!! Sam.malmaci (talk) 14:00, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello Sam, and thanks for contributing. At the moment the article doesn't have any references to WP:Verify the assertions made of notability per WP:CORP. But I strongly suggest that you not edit articles about your company, as it will be almost impossible for you to write objectively about something that you're so closely connected with. Wait for someone who's not connected with the company to write about it. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 14:30, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Deletion sorting

Hi Walter, I noticed you delsorted this deletion discussion under People. Where a person is listed under Businesspeople, Actor etc. it is unnecessary to list under People as it just swamps that generic delsort. For example a Soldier would be listed under People & Military whereas a Track & Field athlete would be listed under Sportspeople. Therefore I have crossed out/struck the people delsort as it was unnecessary & removed it from here. Regards ★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 05:58, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

I agree about redundancy: I'd just seen other people add the "People" sort to AFDs that I'd started, so I sort of assumed it was standard practice on bio AFDs. Baaaaa! :-) Thanks for the tip. Altered Walter (talk) 09:00, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

No worries, most users aren't aware of the rule as the only place it really specifics it is at People itself, it's somewhat like the way we threat categories with SUBCAT. Happy editing ★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 09:25, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Lowendalmasai changes made

Hi Walter

Thanks for pointing out the necessary changes. I have made the article from a neutral prospective. Let me know if thats good. Thanks

Appreciate your comments. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ramanrawal (talk • contribs) 00:29, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

It's still got a slightly promotional tone, but that can be fixed easily enough. But what is it about the company that makes it notable per Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies)? Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 09:48, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Need advice on image of Xenia (singer)

Hi Walter.

I could use some advice! I noticed you reverted Ryanklimt's addition of an image of Xenia and said it was copyright violation. He had either re-uploaded the image or it never got deleted but is this the copy vio that was pointed out? - File:Xenia (Singer).jpg It has no metadata so I highly suspect it was not his own work. -⊾maine12329⊿ talk 05:25, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Yes it was originally uploaded as "File:Xenia(singer).jpg" (note missing space and lowercase. And this time he's cropped the copyright from the bottom of the image. Thanks for the heads-up, I'll tag the new one for deletion now. Altered Walter (talk) 08:04, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your help

I see that the article has been correcty moved. Thanks a lot for your help.

I am trying to put pictures in. I tried one yesterday and credited the author as well. However, it is so complicated that I cannot put another one for some reason. Can you please try to help in this case? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Halawala (talk • contribs) 07:37, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Looks like you've got File:Airport Main Terminal.jpg showing correctly in Hamad International Airport: did you still want any help with this? Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 09:47, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Rahul Easwar speedy deletion

You nominated Rahul Easwar for speedy deletion, as a repost of an article deleted following Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rahul Easwar (2nd nomination). I speedily deleted it, but it was taken to a deletion review. Having considered it carefully, I decided that there was enough difference between the two versions of the article that it was questionable whether they could be considered sufficiently "substantially identical" for a speedy deletion as a repost, so I have restored the article. That does no, however, mean that I think the article in its present state adequately addresses the issues raised in the deletion discussion, and you are welcome to nominate it at articles for deletion again, if you wish to. JamesBWatson (talk) 09:24, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for cc'ing me. Altered Walter (talk) 09:45, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi!

On the article The One Peoples Public Trust you left three notices, but on the talk page for the article you did not mention to which specific items you felt the warnings were pertinent. If you were unable to edit the article to the satisfaction of the notices, it would be helpful to read your comments in those regard on the Talk Page of the article. Thank you. ImthatIm (talk) 10:25, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Commented at the talk page. Altered Walter (talk) 10:34, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for that. I also replied. Regarding the original research, however, would you mind pointing out precisely for me, for example, one sentence that you read as such? That way I document that sentence first. If there are more than one, then please let me know. The way it reads to me is all simple common knowledge. Because our backgrounds in life are more than likely different, I am sure many other people will agree with you also. Could you help me by being more specific, please? Thank you. ImthatIm (talk) 17:20, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello, happy to help by clarifying where the original research is, but let's keep the discussion about the article at its talk page, so that other editors can follow and assist. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 09:15, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

EDITING LOWENDALMASAI ARTICLE

Hi Walter

Kindly check the article. The changes have been made as per the guidelines. The promotional language used earlier is removed. Thanks for the comments. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.99.8.163 (talk) 12:38, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

The article's in a deletion discussion now about WP:Notability, so let's see what consensus emerges from that discussion. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 13:29, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

BB Publications

Thank you for you kind input on BB Publications and extremely kind effort to help edit all the articles I have contributed too. I very much appreciate your kind effort. As for BB Inner circle, all featured interviewees of philanthropist are part of the Inner Circle, and I have actually met them through Inner circle. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dangerousrave (talk • contribs) 20:08, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

You're most welcome for the help. But please note that WP:Original research such as personal experience can't be used to substantiate assertions made on Wikipedia: they need to be WP:Verifiable from WP:Secondary, WP:Reliable sources. Also please note that the BB Publications article so far doesn't explain how it's WP:Notable enough for an encyclopedia article: again, reliable secondary sources are needed to support this. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 06:38, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

I understand but you do have to give me time, I have 2 full time jobs, and do this on the side. currently working on 2-3 articles on Wikipedia is almost like having a 3rd part-time job. Dangerousrave (talk) 11:22, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Well, WP:Wikipedia is a volunteer service, and I'm a volunteer too, with an enormously busy work life and home life, so I know exactly what you mean. Altered Walter (talk) 14:27, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

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Please explain

You chose {{Welcome-COI}} to welcome him, you think Smaranikamishra has a COI there, but why? You know, we are asked to assume good faith unless there is evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. I was amply curious and hence I ask you for the evidence. Cheers, Mr T^{(Talk?) (New thread?)} 12:19, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Agreed about WP:AGF, but the article is highly promotional in tone, and says "We provide our services with love, skill, compassion and respect for all human dignity - regardless of race, creed or religious affiliation." See also this as well. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 12:24, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Yes, you do have a point. And I can't say that I am against your complaints as such. Just as a side note though, the external links - maybe it's not working for me - says nothing about Smaranika Mishra? Am I missing something here? How does that prove his/her interest is twisted? I saw there is an ad about scientologist, does that mean anything? I don't know. Mr T^{(Talk?) (New thread?)} 12:37, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Which external links do you mean? Altered Walter (talk) 12:43, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

I was referring to this. Well, I have tried my best to clean the article up. I leave further due edits in Catholic health services to your discretion. I will try to stay way, please do what you feel necessary. Thanks, Mr T^{(Talk?) (New thread?)} 12:53, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Correction: I now see "Catholic Health Services, Lauderdale Lakes, FL" listed under companies there. Got it, Mr T^{(Talk?) (New thread?)} 12:57, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

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I'll hold off for now ... but I hope you've noticed that there is no such user as User:Mohamed Rimzan! He's User:Rimzanms. The talk page at User talk:Mohamed Rimzan should probably be moved to User talk:Rimzanms. Good luck in disentangling. PamD 16:39, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Oh, it's even worse than that. The kid moved his user page and user talk page back and forth between namespaces and non-existent names. I'll get it sort out at WP:ANI: what a mess. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 16:41, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Miss Viet Nam Continents Organization

I got sent the Biography of the organization over email.. how am I suppose to get the reference or the source for it. I am still trying to translate the biography to make it make sense. Thanks.Manhpham (talk) 06:30, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi, and thanks for contributing. There's no need to create a separate article for the organization, the list of title holders, etc.: just add it to the main article, with references. If the article gets too big, then we can split it up, but at the moment there are no references at all even in the main article. Let's try to find some WP:Secondary, WP:Reliable sources online to show how the organization is notable enough for an encyclopedia article. The references don't need to be in English: Vietnamese is fine, so long as they're reliable sources. Please let me know if you need any help with this. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 06:33, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi again, Ohh I see what you are saying here. So when the article gets much bigger we can expand on that right.. Yes this wikipedia pagea is pretty new. We are still trying to add in pictures and find primary and secondary links to go with it. It will take some time though. But yeah.. trying to translate this biography.. its hard as. Manhpham (talk) 06:37, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

And what do you mean by finding more sources?? like newspaper articles or something? because those are the things that we could only find that links to the contestants etc. We have youtube links as well if you want them. Yes I think we need help here. Manhpham (talk) 06:40, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Yes, WP:Secondary sources like newspaper articles, books, that sort of thing. If a good reference can only be found in print, then I can show you how to scan it and upload an image to use as a reference. YouTube usually isn't considered to be a WP:Reliable source as a reference, but it's OK to include YouTube references along with more reliable ones. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 06:43, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Thank You for helping me find links Altered Walter. The 2013 Miss pageant has just been announced. So there would not be any reference yet. Manhpham (talk) 07:20, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

You're quite welcome. Where was the 2013 pageant announced? If there aren't any reliable sources for it yet, then maybe the article should wait until they can be found. Altered Walter (talk) 07:22, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

2013 pageant just got announced last week. There will be a reference soon. Maybe just leave it there, and make Youtube as the official reference for now. I just added in Mrs Link. Manhpham (talk) 07:26, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

OK, but where did it just get announced last week? Altered Walter (talk) 07:28, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

By the pageant producers on Facebook and it was announced on the official Facebook page as well that I run. Also we have a poster for it as well. But I don't know how to upload pictures. haha Manhpham (talk) 07:29, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Well, Facebook isn't a reliable source. But yes let's wait - maybe there will be a more reliable source soon. Altered Walter (talk) 07:31, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, okay! Boy your a nice wikipedia editor. Plus I'm only 17 years of age so still learning about Wikipedia. But it is nice to have a Wikipedia page for our pageant. You should go to the show sometime. It is very fun. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Manhpham (talk • contribs) 07:34, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

opps forgot to sign it hahaManhpham (talk) 07:36, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your kind words. But if you're involved with the pageant, then you should definitely have a read of WP:Conflict of interest - it will be very hard for you to write about it from a WP:Neutral point of view. Altered Walter (talk) 07:46, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Sean Bockla

I perform WP:BEFORE on all CSD tagging. I restored the CSD and left my comments at Talk:Sean Bockla. I think unless you can find a source that supports that there actually is an HBO series called 'true life of child actors' (I could not find any when searching that title) or that Sean is associated with @AntiBully or that it tours schools nationally (the twitter account has 3 tweets and no links) then I would like an admin to review the CSD. Mkdw^talk 08:14, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Those are all excellent reasons for deletion, but not for WP:CSD, either on A7 or as a hoax. But I'll leave it to the reviewing admin. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 08:18, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

I read what you wrote on the talk page, but I think it was a straight WP:CSD#A7, no credible claim of importance or significance. The only claims of significance were the TV appearances and the forthcoming play, and I don't find them credible. I think the key sentence was "Sean began opening every kind of Social network he could think of... ", and I have explained on his talk page that Wikipedia isn't another social-network and pointed him to WP:NAY and WP:YOUNG. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 11:03, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

That was a tricky one. I always try to stick to WP process on deletion, even though it was plainly full of exaggerations at best. But to be honest, I'm relieved that the kid was spared the humiliation of the inevitable shredding that the article would have received at the AFD. Altered Walter (talk) 13:18, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

David Anthony

Hello,

I got your message that my article got declined but i dont understand why? I am not writing about my self like you are saying and there is nothing wrong with the info im putting up.

Why cant i put out information about a really good music producer, i know there are many more to read about on wikipedia — Preceding unsigned comment added by DaaLaa (talk • contribs) 10:08, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi. Have a read of WP:MUSICBIO. Once David "The D.A." Anthony has had the kind of career achievements listed in those guidelines, then an article can be created about him. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 13:11, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Michelle Clara Graham

Hello Walter, nice to meet you. It's the fist time here for me, so I'm not able to understand some stuff. May I ask you to help me, please? Thanks a lot, Michelle — Preceding unsigned comment added by MichelleClaraGraham (talk • contribs) 16:13, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello Michelle, and welcome! Would you like some help with the article Verónica Graham that you're working on? Altered Walter (talk) 16:51, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Georgia - Georgia National Guard Partnership

The page is finished. How do I publish it now? — Preceding unsigned comment added by briansmith451 (talk • contribs)

Done! Thanks. Altered Walter (talk) 14:37, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

Iowa - Kosovo National Guard Partnership

Can you please publish this page now? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by briansmith451 (talk • contribs)

Done. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 16:10, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

Hang on, have to wait for an admin to delete the redirect first. Shouldn't take long. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 16:12, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

OK, it's done now. Thanks for your patience. Altered Walter (talk) 16:20, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

AR-TON Studio

Hello Walter. I assume that you might consider informations about this studio as a nonsignificant. I would like to explaint why this studio "AR-TON" is so important for audio engineering society. Furthermore Artur Głębocki the owner of this studio has a large collection of audio devices. These audio devices are not only the newest ones but also there you might see during normal work old units like API pre-amplifiers, DBX - compressors and much more. The equipment list can show that the old devices even from 80s are in a good shape and still are considered to be the best. The significance of this studio is shown especialy by these devices which are used for mixing and mastering process. Nowadays one digital devices can imitate a dozens of analog devices. However pofessionals which appreciates the real sound of this old devices will never replace them by one digital unit. This studio is very important and unique because of the variety of analog decices used for mixing and mastering process. This audio list is not a promotion but this article should give informations about possibilities of assortment and variety of configurations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grzechhh (talk • contribs) 20:55, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi Grzechhh. That all sounds good, and the article wasn't deleted because it was promotional, but because no assertion of notability was made. Why don't you have a read of Wikipedia:Article wizard, and create a draft of the article first? If WP:Reliable sources can be found to WP:Verify its WP:Notability then it sounds like that would be a great article. Please ask back here if I can be of any help. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 07:16, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Cheeseary

Thanks, I've blocked one now, another admin has dome the other. Indef next time I think Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:15, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. Altered Walter (talk) 11:16, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

speedy deleted article

This page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Alhindawi) should not be speedy deleted as an unambiguous copyright infringement, because this page about the new UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Envoy on Youth so tell me how we can fix it and keep it away from speedy deleted? since we tried to start this article but this is the second time this happens>? can you advice me please? Thanks a lot — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abdullahmosaad (talk • contribs) 12:29, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Sure: write it in your own words. Don't just paste something that somebody else wrote. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 12:31, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Bjørn Sagvolden

Hello Altered Walter. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Bjørn Sagvolden, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The article is not substantially the same as the deleted version. A new deletion discussion is required. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 13:16, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

OK, thanks. I won't be taking it to AFD: he seems notable. Altered Walter (talk) 13:18, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

The article is very similar to the deleted version, but not close enough for speedy deletion. <shrug> — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 13:25, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Hm, well probably somebody else will AFD it then. Altered Walter (talk) 13:28, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated

Hi, I'm MrX. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Bhavesh Kumar Pandey, and have un-reviewed it again. If you've got any questions, please ask me on my talk page. Thanks, MrX

I did? Well, I didn't mean to! :) It's an unreferenced vanity page, and I was only waiting my usual 10 minutes before speedying it. I see he's removed the maintenance tags too - nice. Altered Walter (talk) 14:37, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

There is a setting in Twinkle which marks pages as patrolled when they are tagged with maintenance tags. (It's called: "Mark page as patrolled when tagging (if possible)". You can turn it off, however, I just found out that mine has turned itself back on and now I can't disable it. It must be a bug. - MrX 14:43, 22 January 2013 (UTC)`

Aha, that does make sense. Thanks. Altered Walter (talk) 14:46, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Editing and Grant Harrold

Hi Altered Walter Apologies but new to wikipedia and so am unsure as to whether I'm doing the right thing or not! I wanted to give some more information about Grant, and was wondering why everything I'd written had been removed? Also the court case needs to go lower down the profile as there are other bits that occured chronologically before then. The dates are also wrong for some of the detail you have given. As such, will edit again and hope for the best!

Thanks Shell1973 (talk) 09:29, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello, and welcome. What's been removed that you'd written? Please do correct the dates, if you've got better sources to verify, and feel free to move the part about the court case, but please don't remove it altogether again. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 09:31, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. Have got another question though and am hoping that you're the person to help! How do I create the basic information box to the side which gives a brief precis on Grant. Thanks again and sorry to be a nuisance Shell1973 (talk) 09:38, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

I'm most happy to help, no trouble at all! To add an information box for a person, you add the template Template:Infobox person. I'll add that now, and you can fill it in and delete as you see fit. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 09:47, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

That's great thanks. I'm just adding some more detail to the profile now. Can I add photo's too? Shell1973 (talk) 09:49, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Yes please do, that would be great: see Wikipedia:Uploading images for more info, and please ask if you have any questions. Altered Walter (talk) 09:57, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks again Shell1973 (talk) 10:44, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Anytime. By the way, you might like to have a read of WP:Neutral point of view: it's most important not to use promotional language in any article, including articles about people. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 10:46, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks again. Just after your advice again - does it look like I'm trying to promote Grant as per your Neutral point of view recommendation. Cheers Shell1973 (talk) 11:38, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

I've made some further edits for WP:NPOV: it's looking good now, thanks. Altered Walter (talk)

Me again sorry to be a nuisance but having a senior moment and can't seem to get the picture which I've lifted from wwww.grantharrold.com on to the profile. Any advice greatky received. Thanks Shell1973 (talk) 11:50, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your help with Grant Harrold file. Shell1973 (talk) 13:43, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

You're most welcome. Altered Walter (talk) 13:45, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Ermanno Scervino wikipedia article in english

Hi, I translated Ermanno Scervino's wikipedia italian article in english but the page has been deleted due to promotional reasons. In my opinion the article is neutral and doesn't promote or advertise this brand. Please kindly let me know the reasons why you don't agree with that. May you highlight which part are considered promotional so I can do my best with the amendments. I reckon many english speaking people would like to know something more about Ermanno Scervino and wikipedia is definitely the best source to do so. Thanks Marco — Preceding unsigned comment added by M.marco.marco (talk • contribs)

The entire article is highly promotional, and what you've translated is the highly promotional version that you attempted at Italian Wikipedia. Please have a read of WP:Conflict of interest, and wait for someone not connected with your company to write about it. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 10:42, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Sir Michael Clapham

Thanks very much for your help with the disambiguation on this page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexis Paladin (talk • contribs) 11:56, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Anytime! Altered Walter (talk) 12:51, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Shayan Anique Akhtar

I create this page of mine and I wanted it to be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shayan Anique (talk • contribs) 16:02, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

I understand, but other editors have also done substantial work on the page. If you think it should be deleted, then you can nominate it for deletion: please see WP:AFD for more info. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 16:05, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

I want my article to be deleted

I have put the speedy deletion notice on the page of me I created. Now Please delete it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shayan_Anique_Akhtar — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shayan Anique (talk • contribs)

cross-posted from Shayan's talk page Hey, Shayan Anique! I'm afraid I had to decline your speedy deletion request on your article; it wasn't eligible for G7, since others have contributed to it. Author requests for deletion only work when nobody else has contributed to the article. However, if you like, you can nominate it for a deletion discussion at AfD, where editors can come together to decide whether to keep or to delete the page. Your requests will be taken into account in this discussion; it's just not enough for the article to be summarily deleted at your request. If you need help with the AfD process, just drop me a note on my talk page, and I'll help you with it. Thanks! Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 16:46, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

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Moving copyvio drafts

Dear Altered Walter, you recently moved Talk:Foundation for Defense of Democracies/Temp to User talk:Liberty20036/Foundation for Defense of Democracies/Temp and then tagged the former for speedy deletion. As far as I can tell, this was improper. The {{copyvio}} template specifically instructs users rewriting infringing articles to place their drafts in the Talk namespace, using the same title as the original article with "/Temp" appended. Other templates used by administrators and copyright clerks expect drafts to be in this location. Now that you have moved and deleted this draft, it is no longer listed at Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2013 January 23, and will therefore be overlooked when the copyvio is processed. Could I please ask you to move the draft back to its proper location, or to arrange for an administrator to do this, and to inform the draft's author? —Psychonaut (talk) 17:08, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Happy to put any errors right, but I don't see that instruction in {{copyvio}}...? Altered Walter (talk) 17:11, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Check {{copyviocore}} which it transcludes. Or better yet, see it in action (i.e., with the fields instantiated) at Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Follow the link next to the heading 'Otherwise, you may write a new article without copyright-infringing material. Click "Show" to read where and how.' and examine the link "Follow this link to create the temporary subpage". You'll see it goes to Talk:Foundation for Defense of Democracies/Temp. As I mentioned before, there are other templates which also point to this location, such as the one used to create Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2013 January 23. —Psychonaut (talk) 17:23, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Ah, a helpfully hidden link! :-) That's odd - subpages are no longer supported in main article space on English WP. But if that's the process, then I'll stick to it. Moving it now... Altered Walter (talk) 17:26, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Done. Thanks for the heads-up. Altered Walter (talk) 17:29, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing things! :) —Psychonaut (talk) 19:46, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Talkback

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PhantomTech (talk) 20:13, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi Altered Walter

Titewhai Harawira

Thanks for the help with Titewhai Harawira I'm new to Wiki editing so if you could offer me any pointers that would be excellent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trinder1 (talk • contribs) 20:34, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Welcome! And thanks for the new article. I've added some useful links to your user talk page, but please feel free to ask back here if you have any questions. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 20:37, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Kate Borcherding - Anthony Knape Conflict of Interest

Dear Altered Walter,

The page for Kate Borcherding now has a reference to her Visiting Artist Award/Residence at Baltimore Clayworks.

Is there any information on her page that needs to be deleted in order to remove the Potential Conflict of Interest heading at the top? Also do we need to just delete some of the awards to remove the needs citation tag under Exhibitions?

In other words, now that notability has been achieved. I would like to work with you to achieve neutral tone as acceptable by Wikipedia editors standards.

Thanks, anthony — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anthonyknape (talk • contribs) 14:32, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

I think the tone is pretty neutral now, so I've removed the COI tag. Regarding the citations tag, I've commented out the unsourced assertions for now until references are found, and removed the citations tag. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 15:19, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

Kelly King Anderson

Hi! Thanks for your help with that! I am pretty new around here, in 2013 I decided I would join up with Wikipedia - I have been involved in a startup myself so I wanted to improve/add new articles about tech entrepreneurs and their companies. I was reading articles can have too many citations. With this startup Princess one and Kelly King Anderson - http://startupprincess.com/press/ There are all of these articles on their website which talk about their company and its founder. I just dont know which ones are most relevant to use? Perhaps you can point out which ones would be most likley to address the notability concerns. Thanks! Monstermarch (talk) 16:39, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi, and thanks for contributing. Nearly all of the press links on that site talk about the company itself: the ones that talk about Ms. Anderson are interested in her work on the site. Notability isn't inherited on Wikipedia, and articles about company CEOs tend to get merged to the company article itself. How is she notable per WP:BIO outside of her work in the company? Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 16:42, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

Thats a good question, Ill have to do some more research. (I have a lot of time today and tomorrow so I can do some in depth searching.) The sense I am getting is there has to be a "something else" notable. My guess is the something else stems either from her work with the university, the charity, or in her career prior. But Ill read the bio section you suggested, and see what I can come up with. Monstermarch (talk) 17:04, 28 January 2013 (UTC)