User talk:Acroterion

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The Palace Hotel On 1st St and Cook Ave.

Hi,Im new to this so plese bear with me. I've seen your name on the discussion list and was wondering if you care to assist me in any way.Please understand that I take no offense if this is not possible.

I am looking for information on the Palace Hotel located in the Historical District in Raton. It is listed as number 23 and is located on the corner of 1st street and Cook ave. Between 1975-77. I was a teenager and live and worked there. I am now researching the building's history and appreciate anything you can provide.

Thank you in advance.

--Susanjxp (talk) 23:17, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, I mispelled "please" and I should have clarified Raton is in New Mexico. Thanks.

--Susanjxp (talk) 23:19, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Hi, Susan. I've looked around for some sources of information. On a quick glance, information is a little thin. Unlike Virginia, South Carolina, West Virginia and a few other states, New Mexico doesn't publish detailed information on the web about National Register properties. In a few years, the National Park Service will, funding permitting, have all nominations online, but right now, only Kentucky and the District of Columbia are finished. Even then, properties that are part of historic districts may only be line items or very short notes in the historic district's nomination form. Your best bet might be to contact the person listed on the New Mexico State Historic Preservation Office's website here [1]. They might be able to provide copies of documents or to point you in the right direction. Good luck, and please let me know how you do. Acroterion _(talk) 02:57, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

A free copy of the NRHP nomination form, which includes photos and additional materials, may be obtained by email request to nr_reference (at) nps.gov. It will come by postal mail to you in a week or two. doncram (talk) 16:35, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Deleting my page

How can you delete my page, Kathy Willets, I AM Kathy Willets, the information is a copy of what was on Wikipedia for many years, with MANY errors.

I finally decided to rectify long held misinformation regarding me and my case, and the administrators take it down.

Again, I am THE Kathy Willets

Kathywillets (talk) 03:45, 8 February 2009 (UTC)Kathy WilletsKathywillets (talk) 03:45, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

We have no way of knowing or substantiating that, and, as I said, Wikipedia will not accept unsourced biographical information, no matter who is posting it. Any unsourced biographical information of this nature will be deleted (and apparently was). The article contained information on other persons, equally unsourced, and equally unacceptable. Please read our policy on reliable sources and verifiability, along with conflict of interest and biographies of living persons. No exceptions are made. Acroterion _(talk) 03:50, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

why did you delete the page?

model american was a popular punk band with ties to several other big name bands..why delete? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.102.94.61 (talk) 16:16, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Those ties are not clearly indicated: it appears to be a band that never toured or produced an album, and fails WP:BAND. The article seems to be concerned with the band's existence in the same scene as much more successful bands: that's not enough. Lots of non-notable bands can make the same claim. Acroterion _(talk) 17:21, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

How do I make my contribution better?

My first addition to Wikipedia, Bridal Suite of Bay Shore, you termed blatant advertising.

I was hoping to work on it more but I posted it partially done. I believe the store has significance to the Long Island . How different is it from a supermarket like Trader Joe's?

Can I add history, key people, products?

Thanks for your help,

Gregory Eugene Gregoryeugene (talk) 23:32, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

In general, businesses of local significance are not considered notable: see Wikipedia's requirements for companies. Trader Joe's is a national firm: the bridal shop is not. Also, business owners are strongly discouraged from writing about their companies, as it is difficult to provide neutral, factual, encyclopedic information about something with which you are closely associated. All contributions must be sourced, backed up by multiple non-trivial references in independent media of more than local standing, which I doubt any local shop can provide. Please do not use Wikipedia for advertising. See also WP:SPAM. Acroterion _(talk) 03:08, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Unprotection

Thanks for all your help on PalmerSport, is it now possible to unportect the page so that I can use your sandbox text to create it? Thanks Stremayne (talk) 10:41, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Done. Acroterion _(talk) 12:27, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Page: Tim_durden

Hi there,

Please could you advise me as to how I can get some information added on the artist Rohan By Nightfall. I was planning to add information on the band members and build from there. I don't quite understand the complexity of the inclusion criteria, but am serious about adding information.

My first draft of the page entitled Tim_durden, was merely a test, but I have since tried to update with factual information.

Kind regards, tjd08 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tjd08 (talk • contribs) 12:34, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

You'll want to read WP:BAND, which covers inclusion criteria for musical artists. The article as written did not indicate any notability: generally a musical artist would have to have some influence beyond Essex, have released albums on a major label, toured, and so on. Also, unless the band members are individually notable for their participation in more than one significant band, individual members' bios are included in the parent article on the band, maybe with a redirect from the person's name. Acroterion _(talk) 12:38, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXXV (January 2009)

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APAMSA

Hi what is the best way to start the apamsa webpage. I am not affiliated with APAMSA but was asked by my APAMSA friends to create a wiki page. I know the APAMSA web page was recently deleted, but how do I create a new APAMSA web page without having it delete again. I wrote everything by scratch so no there should be no copyright infringment.

Thank you!

Sincerely,

Sheila —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jellybeaneater (talk • contribs) 03:46, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Replied on your talkpage. Acroterion _(talk) 04:07, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Category:Sub-surface mining

Hi, I started a discussion about changing Category:Sub-surface mining to Category:Underground mining, I wanted to see what the thoughts of other participents of WikiProject Mining were.--kelapstick (talk) 17:48, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Vermaletta

Please let me keep it. I am still working on it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ComicHeavenComics (talk • contribs) 03:50, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Please review WP:BAND for inclusion criteria. It details requirements for notability, including the issuance of albums on a major label, touring, etc. Acroterion _(talk) 12:34, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

DYK issue

Hello! Your submission of World War Memorial (Kimball, West Virginia) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! XLerate (talk) 06:23, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

DYK for World War Memorial (Kimball, West Virginia)

On February 13, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article World War Memorial (Kimball, West Virginia), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Dravecky (talk) 21:06, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Is this Vandalism?

Can you take a look at Glenwood, Howard County, Maryland and see whether the unregistered user's gobbledegook is indeed vandalism? I'm not sure what to do about this? TIA --Ted--Pubdog (talk) 02:06, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

It is, now reverted. Good job on all the Balto. City articles: I'm not patient enough. Acroterion _(talk) 02:30, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Help on something

I just noticed that someone improperly redirected two pages without actually moving them. I was wondering if you could delete the Chatham Anglers and Orleans Firebirds pages so that I can properly move them. Unless you know of a fancy merger tool that only a few know about, I think that this is the best way to go about doing this. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 02:02, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Agreed. In essence, the user did a cut/paste move. I'll delete the newer pages and you can move the last good version there and update. Acroterion _(talk) 02:07, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

I need you to retrieve the information on the Firebirds page as I was unable to paste it before you deleted it. I did leave a message to the editor who did those moves and I believe that since he was new, he was unable to move pages and thus not really at fault here. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 02:10, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Where would you like it placed - in a sandbox in your userspace, or would you like it to be just restored? Acroterion _(talk) 02:11, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

You can place it on the Orleans Cardinals page and have the honors of performing the move if you want. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 02:13, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

In the interest of keeping it tidy, I put the deleted content in your sandbox: you can do the move and take what you need. I'm not feeling terribly competent at move/merges tonight. Acroterion _(talk) 02:19, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

See WP:SMERGE for policies: you just need to leave appropriate edit summaries to indicate what you've done. Acroterion _(talk) 02:21, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

I moved it, go ahead and tidy as you wish per SMERGE. Acroterion _(talk) 02:26, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Help with Michal Levin

I have noticed that over the past two days, User:FranW has been removing content from Michal Levin. I have reverted such multiple times as I thought it was some crafty vandalism attempt. Then I noticed that yesterday, she made a claim on the talk page saying that the original content was not NPoV, and she was ammending as such. After looking through the original content twice and through, I am certain that this is otherwise. I'm not sure how to deal with this. Elm-39 - T/C 13:25, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

FranW's edits appear to have the effect of making the article read more like a resume than an encyclopedia article. I would suggest that you ask FranW how these particular edits make it more neutral - it seems to me to have the opposite effect. A discussion of the usefulness of edit summaries in understanding intention and purpose would be helpful too. Acroterion _(talk) 23:13, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Backtrack

System suitably tested, must sleep.

Nighty-night. Acroterion _(talk) 02:15, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Deletion rationale wrong

Hi, I noticed your deletion of a page I PRODed. It was prodded because it was ineligible for A7 - and unlike in the rationale you have provided, it was in fact not an expired PROD. Just thought I should let you know so that this can be avoided in future. Thanks! :) — neuro^(talk) 12:41, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

I deleted it as web content with no assertion of notability, which is a valid A7. However, I should have blanked the expiring PROD rationale upon doing so. Acroterion _(talk) 15:29, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

User:BackUp3

Hi. I noticed you put a sock tag on this user and i agree with you that it is a sockpuppet of Bun39. Are you planning to take it to Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents? Eddie6705 (talk) 16:29, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

No, it's patently obvious, and if he continues to screw around with his user talk, he'll lose his ability to edit it. Nothing for AN/I to do. Acroterion _(talk) 16:30, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Ok, fair enough. Eddie6705 (talk) 16:37, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Lee Harding

Just thought id inform you that he has recreated another page of himself as a wrestler after your final warning. Thanks. Eddie6705 (talk) 19:52, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

An old friend of yours

An IP editor that you previously blocked for 72 hours is back. This time engaging in personal attacks in Talk: Fort Lewis. Niteshift36 (talk) 18:43, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

They've talked themselves into a three-month block. Acroterion _(talk) 19:09, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Campehr

Hello, I noticed you speedy deleted this article under G1. I do not believe that this fit the category, as the content was perfectly understandable, although it was definitely not encyclopedic. I believe I prodded it under WP:MADEUP and WP:NEO. Why did you speedy delete it instead of waiting for the prod to expire? Thanks, FingersOnRoids 21:22, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Personally, I find that "if you would like pork and baneeners you may have them so ya" is nonsense. Your mileage may vary. Acroterion _(talk) 21:25, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Yes, but it was clear that the article was not made up of an entirely random string of letters, or an entirely random string of words. If I remember correctly, the first part was a coherent sentence explaining that this was a word he made up. I'm just saying that waiting the 5 days for a prod to expire is a better solution than bending csd and maybe WP:BITEing a new user. I know that you didn't get promoted to administrator without contributing many good things to wikipedia , but I'm just saying, try to be more careful. Regards, FingersOnRoids 21:38, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

I applaud your strict attention to G1 criteria, but on re-review I'm content that it's nonsense in the terms usually employed by CSD taggers and admins, even allowing for the general decline in use of the PROD tag. I tend to regard strings of random gibberish rather kindly, as it's usually nothing more than a test and should be deleted as such. G2 is an underused and kind way to deal with inappropriate test articles, and could have been used here as well. What irritate me are A7 taggings because the tagger's never heard of the person or company and just wants it to go away, when a little Googling would indicate the article's notability, asserted or not. Acroterion _(talk) 21:51, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

I see you have done the same thing again that we were just discussing, except with Grohowich... It was basically the same scenario, it was a definition that was understandable, but silly, and I was about to remove the speedy and add a prod. Regards, FingersOnRoids 23:59, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Yes, and it could also be read as an attack. We must get 100 made-up nonsense words a day, and 90% are speedy deleted as nonsense, because it is nonsense. As I said, nonsense in the sense gibberish is frequently a test, and should be treated with a degree of kindness. This kind of silly stuff doesn't need the PROD process. Acroterion _(talk) 00:04, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

My page

Hello you deleted my page (shamrockbaby4494) I know it did not have alot of info on it but I kept on adding to it ... I made that page so people could know more about her if they wanted to! That was my first page and I am really upset .

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, so the articles are about people who have already received notice elsewhere. There was no indication that this person met those requirements for coverage. You are welcome to contribute, but you will need to familiarize yourself with the rules. Some information can be found at your first article. Happy editing, Acroterion _(talk) 02:27, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

CSD

Ok, I will flag them as tests in future, although sometimes there is little between this and vandalismMacromonkey (talk) 13:31, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

I agree, but it's more a matter of avoiding biting new contributors, who are frequently children who mean no real harm. I think that's more important than the precise category for deletion. You don't have to flag all of them as tests, I just suggest that the more benign ones be treated accordingly.Acroterion _(talk) 15:21, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Hey, this is Raninair10. I know what you said on top but really? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Raninair10 (talk • contribs) 02:14, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Answer about the 150 kt nuclear demolition charge.

Why do you think it does not satisfy the criteria?

You can see this confirmation on the following websites:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaceful_Nuclear_Explosions_Treaty

www.nuclear-demolition.com

In the first you will find a legal frames

In the other two you will find technical explanations on how it works.

Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DKhalezov (talk • contribs) 05:28, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

You can't use Wikipedia as a source. The other website is not a reliable source. Acroterion _(talk) 11:47, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

P.S. to nuclear demolition

P.S. please, note, that I did not mention at all that my article had anything to do with the 9/11 particulars. My article was absolutely technical, no politics or conspiracies were involved at all. I didn't even hint it. Apparently, your drew your conclusions on your own, without my help whatsoever. Besides, I would like to inform you that what said in my article is 100% true, since I am a former official from the Soviet nuclear intelligence (Soviet Special Control Service) - responsible, besides of all, for conrolling the Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty of 1976. That is why I know my subject very well, being an expert in the matter. If any questions arise - I am ready to testify to this effect even in a court of law either as an expert, or as an eye-witness. Thanks for your kind understanding. Dimitri. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DKhalezov (talk • contribs) 05:37, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

OK, if you insist that it is controversial (though it is 100% true that CDI indeed patented the technique), I will remove the first link to the CDI. But why should you need to remove the entire article, which is just a purely technical matter - without any conspiracy or politics whatsoever involved? —Preceding unsigned comment added by DKhalezov (talk • contribs) 05:52, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Because it is completely unverifiable and does not meet Wikipedia's requirements for inclusion. Acroterion _(talk) 11:49, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

About signature and deletion. Repeat.

I am sorry for the signature, I did not know how to use it.

OK, I repeat my last message signed this time:

OK, if you insist that it is controversial (though it is 100% true that CDI indeed patented the technique), I will remove the first link to the CDI. But why should you need to remove the entire article, which is just a purely technical matter - without any conspiracy or politics whatsoever involved?

Thanks, Dimitri.

--DKhalezov (talk) 06:01, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

As stated above, it is unsupported by verifiable, reliable sources. Replying more fully on your talk page. Acroterion _(talk) 12:34, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Nucler demolition acticle is improved

I would like to inform you that I improved the article Nuclear demolition. All mentionings of "Controlled Demolition, Inc." and all references to this company have been removed. Is it OK now to leave this article?

Thanks, Dimitri.

--DKhalezov (talk) 06:23, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

The article is being discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nuclear demolition. That is the place where the decision to keep or delete is reached. Acroterion _(talk) 12:36, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Kurt cobain murder

Two days ago I tagged this article as an attack page and you deleted it. I thought the author Jrod716 (talk · contribs) was just a vandal, but he has come back saying that it was a school project and asking what was wrong with it. I explained on his talk page about negative unsourced BLP and NPOV, and he has asked to have the article undeleted so that he can fix it. I have told him I will ask you to userfy it, but warned him that it is unlikely to be acceptable in anything like its present form, and also that the existing article Death of Kurt Cobain covers the subject quite fully. Still, he should be learning quite a bit about WP from his class project, so could you please userfy it for him? I will keep an eye on him and it. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 11:29, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

No, I will not restore it. It accuses another person of murder and is not a candidate for userfication, and Wikipedia is not a suitable home for this, as well as not being a home for class assignments. I'm happy to encourage him to edit Wikipedia constructively, but he must understand that this sort of thing, presented in an encyclopedia, even on a user page, is not acceptable. Acroterion _(talk) 12:56, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for attempting to fix my redirect of French revolutionary sales to Biens nationaux. Yes, that what just what I intended. But it's not yet functioning as a redirect for me.--Wetman (talk) 17:53, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Hah! now it's caught up. Thanks again.--Wetman (talk) 17:55, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

The servers have been slow and cranky for the past several days. It gave me occasion to read the Biens nationaux article, so that was a bonus, tagged though it was. Acroterion _(talk) 18:00, 28 February 2009 (UTC)