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Ouvrage Rimplas DYK

Hello! Your submission of Ouvrage Rimplas 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! Jujutacular ^T · C 14:58, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Admissibility of images from the Royal Collections of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Hello! I appeal to you on the appropriateness of placement of images from the Royal Collections of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (London). The fact is that the staff of the Royal Collection, which in combination is a man with whom I work, told me that the use of images from the Royal Collection without permission is unacceptable. She said that the images can not be used on personal sites. I do not know whether this assertion and to Wikipedia, as well as the use of images, especially the Royal Collections, somehow regulated. Many bought the image through the Royal Collection and employees may lose profits. Moreover, some images still did not have to be in a readily accessible, because otherwise there will be income for its owners. On this occasion I would like you to spend the permissibility of the use of images from the Royal Collection in Wikipedia. There is a whole category, but there are many images of royal personages. If the use is unacceptable, then I ask you to remove all these images, with a replica of each party to Wikipedia, who uploaded images to explain why they were deleted. I think you all will understand, and in the future we will not occur such controversial issues. Thank you! I'll wait for your answer! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Рихтер (talk • contribs) 19:26, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry: I have no idea what you're talking about. I have no personal involvement with such images on the English Wikipedia; most images are kept at Wikimedia Commons, and you may wish to raise the issue there, as it is separately administered and has its own policies. Also, you might wish to ask someone with greater familiarity with English to review your comment, as it appears to have been machine-translated and it is difficult to understand what organization you represent and why you are concerned in this matter.Acroterion _(talk) 19:51, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

NationalCreditReport.com Wikipedia Page

Please advise on why the wikipedia page was deleted as I was still editing it. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Susanjane102 (talk • contribs) 22:12, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page. Acroterion _(talk) 22:53, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your RfA Support

Acroterion - Thanks for your participation and support in my recent successful RfA. Your confidence and trust in me is much appreciated. As a new admin I will try hard to keep from wading in too deep over the tops of my waders, nor shall I let the Buffalo intimidate me.--Mike Cline (talk) 09:18, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Globella

You deleted Globella. Why? I submitted a {hangon} and then submitted this notice on the talk page:

Globella is a company like RE/MAX. RE/MAX paved the way for 100% brokerages in the 1970's and 1980's. Globella is a small company, but one of few true exclusive buyer brokers in the world. Wikipedia has a couple of articles about exclusive buyer agents and exclusive buyer brokers, and wikipedia should allow articles about some of the companies that are paving the way for this important real estate movement (a movement that is based on consumer advocacy - most homebuyers are unaware that they are not being represented in a purchase transaction - exclusive buyer brokers are the only companies that can guarantee buyers that they can be represented by the same agent 100% of the time on any property they purchase).

The article was written objectively with facts only and with references.

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Globella" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 31fella22 (talk • contribs) 01:48, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

The article was an advertisement for an apparently non-notable company. Please read WP:CORP for notability guidelines for companies. A hangon notice does not prevent deletion: it may be deleted at any time, and any promotional content is usually summarily deleted. Please do not use Wikipedia for promotion. Acroterion _(talk) 04:21, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Shingle style architecture

You mentioned interest in developing Shingle Style architecture as a separate article. I've been coming across examples, and just semi-boldly split it out of one of the Queen Anne Style architecture articles, so I could add note about Montauk Association Historic District and Fenwick Historic District. Any instances having articles can be given Category:Shingle Style architecture, which will probably be subdivided by state when it grows. --doncram (talk) 18:21, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Good idea. I haven't pursued it since all my books on the subject are in boxes while I finish the attic and build built-in bookshelves. I'll see what I can add in the way of refs with what's at hand. Acroterion _(talk) 20:17, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

I've run across quite a few as I worked through MD, now NY. I'll see if I can't recat.--Pubdog (talk) 21:09, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Long Island, Cape Cod, the coast of Connecticut, Bar Harbor, ME were the major centers of the style. Acroterion _(talk) 21:11, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Heather Saario

Will you please leave the Heather Saario Article up, trying to give someone a sweet Valentines Day present, after a week or 2 you can take it down, just want to make someone's Valentines Day better —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eli-Farcus (talk • contribs) 05:24, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, Wikipedia isn't meant for that. I've found that roses, while more expensive, do very nicely. I'm sure Heather will love them. Acroterion _(talk) 05:27, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

article

I havent finished my article yet so please review it after i finish it with references. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gcsrec (talk • contribs) 17:31, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Ouvrage Rimplas

On February 14, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ouvrage Rimplas, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 18:00, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Steve Meade

He the most popular music freak out there, Youtube, Facebook and My Space. He has made many astounding music systems and i think he deserves importance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Candyshoppa (talk • contribs) 22:13, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Advertising isn't permitted on Wikipedia. See also WP:BIO for guidelines on the notability of individuals. Acroterion _(talk) 22:15, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Hour of 17:00 on 15 February 2010 deletions

Can you tell me what was on the Galleria Marketing and Paul Kluger pages that struck your fancy to delete it? I'm doing research on it and I know Wikipedia is able to be edited by people and I know that some of the people working there or that have worked for Galleria Marketing (I was one of them) and for Paul Kluger have put stuff on there.

I was just looking for answers. Thank you.

--katherine.a.bernard Katherine.a.bernard (talk) 22:53, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

The article appeared to be promoting the organization, which made no assertion of notability: both are grounds for speedy deletion (and my fancy has nothing to do with deletion). Userspace may not be used for promotion either, and the inappropriate placement of the URL was removed (and is usually symptomatic of a marketing-only account). Acroterion _(talk) 23:00, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

love united hate glazer

why have you deleted my page, when its purely based on facts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by LUHG Mancunian (talk • contribs) 01:20, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not for the promotion of causes, and pages intended to disparage or attack are deleted. Acroterion _(talk) 01:22, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

intended to attack? its just informing people what is happening at one of the biggest clubs in the world, the media are all over it so i dont understand the problem, its not a "cause" its purely a fact on a football club. —Preceding unsigned comment added by LUHG Mancunian (talk • contribs) 01:26, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

You wrote an article disparaging the owners of the club as part of a campaign against them. This is not an appropriate use of Wikipedia. Furthermore, it was entirely unsourced, and your user name indicates a conflict of interest and in the context of the article is itself unacceptable. Wikipedia isn't the place to defame people. Please see WP:COATRACK for a discussion of why this kind of article is not acceptable. Acroterion _(talk) 01:29, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

The deleting of YouTube: TH3RGamer

Hello Acroterion,

I am writing to ask if my page YouTube: TH3RGamer should be aloud. I created an account called RJP.Adverttising but it was deleted because administrators thought I was a company (untrue), but in that account I created a page called TH3RGamer. This page was deleted because it didn't specify the importance of TH3RGamer. So as a result of the page and account being deleted I created another account and another page but this time called YouTube: TH3RGamer. After finishing this page, my first ever page, it was again deleted, by you. If you could please consider your delete and please undo it because both account were created within the space of a hour and both articles. That means I am new to Wikipedia and do not know all the regulations for the articles. So please reconsider the deletion of my page and I will take notice of your delete as a tip for the future.

Thank you for your time, Yours sincerely, ArrJayPea. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ArrJayPea (talk • contribs) 22:06, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Please read

I apologise if you do undo the deletion please notify the other administrators so they wont delete it on other occations. Thank you, Yours sincerely, ArrJayPea. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ArrJayPea (talk • contribs) 22:09, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page. Acroterion _(talk) 22:13, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

From ArrJayPea

The comment you made implying that I was writing an article about myself is, well, disrespectfull. A friend simply told me about this TH3RGamer on YouTube and I had to see what he was on about. I watched a few videos and thought this person was good enough to be put on Wikipedia. I am not TH3RGamer I am simply a fan. Please reconsider my offer in the previous message. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ArrJayPea (talk • contribs) 22:18, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Nevertheless, the article did not indicate that the person meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Acroterion _(talk) 02:07, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Richard Peters House

Thanks, Acroterion. Wasn't sure how to get the pic in that box (or rather, was afraid I'd screw it up). Looks good there. Feel free to move the others if needed, I struggled with placement before finally deciding on gallery. Carsonmc (talk) 04:52, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, Atlanta Photos

Acroterion, I have tons of photos of significant, historic bldgs. in Atlanta. I'll try to add as I can. If there are any inparticular that you want, let me know, I might have them and will upload them. As for the info. box, I'll be trying it out soon on a new page. Cheers Carsonmc (talk) 16:26, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Don't know if you've noticed, but Carsonmc has joined WP:NRHP :-) Nyttend (talk) 03:36, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Edward Peters House

I forgot to mention, yes, I remember this being the Mansion rest, The Abbey was across the street. I also remember talk of tearing this house down. I do walking tours for a local preservation group. This house is on my tour. Carsonmc (talk) 16:28, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Your assistance please

The deletion log show you deleted the article on Terry Holdbooks, last August, under A7. I see you userified a version of the text to User:Iqinn/Terry Holdbrooks.

I noticed you didn't restore the full revision history.

I'd like to see the full revision history because I remember the UK prohibitiing the landing of a former Guantanamo guard, who had been booked for a UK speaking tour, and I have a recollection of adding referenced material to the article on that guard. It could be a different former Guantanamo guard. So I'd appreciate you restoring the full revision history -- or all of it that can be restored, barring any revisions that contain outright slander.

FWIW, references I turned up with google satisfies me that this topic, the topic of Terry Holdbrooks, does satisfy our inclusion criteria. He has worldwide coverage, for multiple events.

• http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/599324
• http://www.newsweek.com/id/190357
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/30/guantanamo-whistleblower-guard-held-heathrow
• http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=104975&sectionid=351020601
• http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midlands-news/2009/10/11/how-tipton-talliban-inspired-guantanamo-bay-guard-to-become-a-muslim-66331-24899441/
• http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout&cid=1251021297132
• http://www.globalvisas.com/news/former_guantanamo_guard_deported_by_uk_immigration1576.html

Thanks! Geo Swan (talk) 22:17, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

There were only two significant diffs, both by the original editor, the second of which was formatting the (excessively extensive) blockquotes - you didn't edit the article. On reflection, the main problem was with the general level of soapboxing and promotion, as evidenced by nearly half the article being quotations from the book. I'd agree that Holdbrooks is notable, and the A7 tag wasn't correct; more like promotion, soapboxing, and copyright issues. I can drop the whole thing in your userspace if you'd like. Acroterion _(talk) 22:25, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll see if there is anything worth recovering. Cheers! Geo Swan (talk) 19:34, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Is that a yes to putting the whole thing in your userspace, diffs and all? Acroterion _(talk) 19:54, 21 February 2010 (UTC).

Lol. Forgive me, that is what I meant at the time. But on second thought I'll just take a closer look at the end result at User:Iqinn/Terry Holdbrooks. Thanks for reassuring me by checking the revision history. It must have been an article on another former Guantanamo guard I worked on.

Cheers! Geo Swan (talk) 02:16, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Atlanta Photos

Acroterion, I added several pics. to the NR page and several other places. See my talkpage. I think you have it linked to watch. Will add more very soon. Carsonmc (talk) 07:05, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Adding two buildings to the GA NR listing

Acroterion, the Georgian Terrace Hotel isn't listed on the NR Fulton County Ga. Wiki list, it was put on the register in 1986. Lots of history, I'm soon to make a page for it. Designed by William Stoddart in 1911 (same architect who designed the Ponce de Leon Apartments/The Ponce, 1913). Arthur Murray started his dance studios here and it's the place where the 1939 Gone With the Wind Gala was held, with Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Vivian Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Olivia de Havilland and others in attendance. I hope to have this page written this weekend.

Also, the Shellmont Inn (Nicholson House at 821 Piedmont Ave., which is Victorian w/Colonial Revival elements) isn't listed. It was put on the NR in 1977. Designed by Walter T. Downing and built in 1892.

Too, I believe the house at 761 Piedmont Ave. is also listed on the NR (I haven't found a date). It was built in 1896 by Gottried Norman, same architect as the Edward C. Peters House, and is typical of late Victorian - classic details, individualistic and un-academic.

Did you want to add these? I have pics for them all.

Carsonmc (talk) 23:07, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Absolutely. You can verify using the National Register Focus site, and if it happens to be working right, you can get NRHP nominations for some states (alas, not Georgia as of yet). Go ahead and write the articles, and I'll look at the list - it has a stray courthouse in it as I recall. Acroterion _(talk) 23:10, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

LOL, yes, I saw that stray courthouse. Okay, I'll work on the Georgian Terrace page, and, perhaps, Ponce Apartment page. I'll let you know, or you'll see when they've been completed. Too, I'll look at the list and see if you've updated it. If so, I'll add pics.

Carsonmc (talk) 23:44, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Atlanta City Hall

I added a photo gallery to the Atlanta City Hall page. It's on the NR, but looks different than the other pages that you created - i.e. missing coordinates, et al. Carsonmc (talk) 23:33, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Copyright Infringement?

Acroterion,

I am still creating the page, is your job solley to go around and delete pages. I am new and still reading pages to help with my creating of the page. Could you please not be so quick to delete me. Also how am I using Copyright Infringement? I work for the company and have been instructed to make a wiki page.

Thank you, Frontstreetpictures (talk) 00:13, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Replied at your talkpage. Acroterion _(talk) 02:04, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

about john schott

hello my name is duty chucker and am in reference to the john schott article again. i would have to disagree to ur claims because upon reading the article i had to then hand write, he loved it. he was actualy stating that he would have liked it to be on the web for HIS friends to see. he thought it was hillarious. i would truely say that he was not offended in any way, but exstatic about the thought of being on wikipedia. all of his students would also like to see the article online as well. my school, delsea high school would truely appreciate it if you did not block it, and if necessary change the name of the article. please allow it, dutychucker —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dutychucker (talk • contribs) 00:46, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a place for you to post things you've made up about people who don't meet the notability guidelines. Acroterion _(talk) 02:04, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Capital City Club

Acroterion, I added info. to the Capital City Club page in Atl., but then realized it didn't have the national register banners, coordinates, etc. that are listed on the other Fulton County NR pages. Did you want to add that, or did you want me to try it? Carsonmc (talk) 10:36, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Georgian Terrace Hotel

Added architectural detail and history to the page. Let me know if you see something screwy. My eyes are shot, I've been working on this for over five hours - that is the research and writing. I know that the Fox Theatre district photos would be good to have on their own page, but since one doesn't exist, I thought I'd attach them here...let me know what you think. Cheers.Carsonmc (talk) 06:49, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Left message for you on my talk page. I cannot remember, do I need to tell you this here, or do you have it marked so that you'll see my messages there? Carsonmc (talk) 20:10, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Question about notability

Hi there. Just wanted to inform you that this article which you deleted has been recreated by an administrator. The page has been deleted approximately eight times and apparently now the topic of the article is notable. The only verifiable reference given in the article is one link to The Independent that mentions the topic of the article merely once as a side-remark. The other 3 references are not verifiable for people outside the UK. Your comment as to why this article is now included in Wikipedia will be appreciated. Thank you. Amsaim (talk) 13:03, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

The version I deleted was a straightforward copyright violation, and the deletion had nothing to do with notability: this version looks fine. Acroterion _(talk) 19:02, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. Amsaim (talk) 19:20, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Mary Hood

Acroterion, I need your help. An administrator is threating to delete three images of books that I placed on the Mary Hood page that I created. These images have been up for over two years. I can change the data below these pics to match that of those of Gone With the Wind. Is this needed? Please advise?Carsonmc (talk) 20:40, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Other books have as much or less info. See The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. Carsonmc (talk) 20:44, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Personally, I'd be just as happy if fair use went away entirely. It's appropriate to have an image of Gone with the Wind in the article of the book, but I'm not convinced that images of Mary Hood's books add much to her article. That appears to me to be the argument: an image of a book might usefully appear in the article about a book, but it has less relevance to an author's bio. Acroterion _(talk) 22:15, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. I understand the rational, now. Carsonmc (talk) 21:02, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Stephen Cochran

I'm the webmaster for the website Stephen Cochran or wwww.stephencochranmusic.com. You can email me at webmaster@stephencochranmusic.com. I created the wikipedia page for him that you decided to delete which I had approval from his manager to create online article for him. It was deleted under the understanding that it was copyrighted material, material that wrote what is truthful to who he is. Can you please assist in helping to confirm the information data so the article can be published or what I can do to get a page up under his name?

Thank you, jrbamberg webmaster@stephencochranmusic.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jrbamberg (talk • contribs) 23:52, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

There are two ways to provide verification for use under the GFDL and CC-by-SA copyrights that govern Wikipedia. Either the website copyright can be explicitly altered to compatible language, or a verification from the website via an email from that domain can be submitted to Wikipedia's OTRS address. See Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. Please note that material from a website is almost never suitable for inclusion in an encyclopedia, as it (quite reasonably for an artist's website) is intended to be promotional, which isn't acceptable in an encyclopedia. The material you posted is no exception and must be fundamentally rewritten to be suitable for an encyclopedia. We request that those with a close relationship to a subject avoid writing on that subject, as it is difficult to write objectively in such circumstances. See Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines. The website can be cited as a source, but should not be the only source, as documentation of non-trivial coverage in major third-party publications is also needed. Acroterion _(talk) 01:55, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Rufus M. Rose House

Acroterion, I created this page tonight/this a.m. Let me know what you think. I didn't know, nor could I find (I'm not as adept at the NR stuff as you), the NR number for the house. Cheers. Carsonmc (talk) 06:49, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

When you search for residences, you want to concentrate on the last name in case the listing is in the last-name-first syntax. I entered the search term "Rose" into the Elkman tool and specified GA as the locale, and sifted the eight responses. Updated now, good job.Acroterion _(talk) 13:06, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, Acroterion. I brought my camera to work, today, so hoping to sneak out and take pics of Baltimore Row and Fire House 11, both of which are practically next door to me. Sadly, it's overcast. Hum. I can always replace the pics. And great about the NR search function tips you mentioned. Next, I plan on writing the Ponce de Leon Apartment page. Carsonmc (talk) 18:18, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Superdude9191

IMHO, he is still doing it (reference your warning to him about edits that border on vandalism). I have had to remove his circular redirects in this article [1]. EditorASC (talk) 21:59, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

My warnings concerned fairly obvious vandalism or sheer cluelessness on the 9/11-related articles like American Airlines Flight 11 which introduced spurious information implying that some hijackers survived. This kind of fooling around isn't vandalism, but I don't see the point in what they're doing. I've warned them, thanks for letting me know.Acroterion _(talk) 22:24, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Wow! Now that is really from the "outer limits..." The only word that seems to me to fit that situation is "kook." But, I guess I am not supposed to be judgmental that way... Anyway, thanks for your other comments. I chuckled pretty hard when I read the Randy in Boise page. Some of the gurus which were plentiful from the MSN forums days, mustav gravitated over to Wikipedia, when Microsoft shut those down. Cheers, EditorASC (talk) 07:07, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Baltimore Block

Added photo gallery, including aerial photos I just took this afternoon. Enjoy. Great, great place. Sad only 8 exist. Most people in Atl. know nothing about them as their location is almost hidden by new construction and one way streets. Will be adding Fire Station 11 picture, today. Oh, added aerial photo to Rufus M. Rose House too. Carsonmc (talk) 22:51, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Mr. Schott, Round 2

Okay, what if i speak of "John Schotts" actual military carreer? will that be exeptible enough? I see no reason why an ENTIRE school of people, thats 500 people, can not go to wikipedia and see an article on their favorite teacher. (A teacher that has on many, many numerous occations has won best teacher, greatest teacher, most fun teacher, can not be honnored by a fake "or not" article on him. So i am now asking if an actual article on his actual identity would be exeptible? He has had a military career and has also won an extreme amount of awards for his great educational acomplishments. Would this be okay? yours truely, Dutychucker —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dutychucker (talk • contribs) 02:28, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Have you read WP:BIO, which clearly covers the inclusion criteria for individuals? Has Mr. Schott received significant coverage in multiple media outlets of regional or national importance? Does he meet the standards described in WP:BIO? Those are the basic requirements for inclusion in this global encyclopedia; what I have to say depends on what those rules say, and whether the information can be backed up by reliable sources.. You obviously like and respect this teacher, which seems to me to be much more valuable and important than inclusion in Wikipedia. Acroterion _(talk) 03:08, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Re: Ottawa Police Service

I'm thinking of going to ANI with this since he won't pay attention to his talk page. I don't see a malicious intent to harm the article, just enthusiastic cluelessness, so I guess it's not technically vandalism. --Rrburke^ekrubrR 19:57, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

I agree, and while I'd be within policy to block them for massive copyvio, it'd be best if someone else does. Acroterion _(talk) 20:01, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

I reverted to a much older version as I couldn't find much in the way of valuable additions since here. There were also some suspect removals. I made a hash of the edit summary, but, for the record, my principal concerns were WP:V, WP:SOAP, WP:NOTMEMORIAL & WP:COI. --Rrburke^ekrubrR 22:03, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

That's fine - the massive nature of the copiyvio makes all contributions by that editor suspect. Given the apathy on AN/I, I doubt that there will be any squawking if I block the IP if they resume copyvio edits. Acroterion _(talk) 22:14, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

dutychucker rests on deletion of john schott and exepts defeat...

by seeing what you wrote puts my arguement at ease. i understand the guide lines and exept the articles deletion. but as a side note, or off the record, in some cases dont you believe that people that may be great and loved by many, but not around the world, should be noticed? i understand that without any GREAT awards John Schott is only a general from desert storm that no one cares about. im not angry at you, dont get me wrong, i am just angry because of this sites guide lines, no one will be able to see what a great man he was, and still is. i understand and exept the deletion of the article. the great honored general from dessert storm will have to rest, as will i. thank you for your time- dutycher p.s- mr john schott is and forever will be the greatest man that has ever walked the earth, in my book. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dutychucker (talk • contribs) 20:55, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Wow

A little over the top, aren't we?

Tell me. Would you rather have productive editors, or spend your time making a WP:DICK of yourself driving people away?

Wait. You're an admin. That automatically makes the latter your job. Holy St. Latke And The Jemimah Brigades (talk) 18:12, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

You said it, "productive editors." Not editors who use names like "Saint Pancake" and attack editors who legitimately question the appropriateness of the name and your contributions. If you wish to be unblocked, you may email unblock-en-l@lists.wikimedia.org with an appropriate reason that deals with the issues that got you blocked, which you have never addressed. Instead, you have abused all who interact with you, which is not acceptable in a collaboratively-edited encyclopedia. Acroterion _(talk) 18:21, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Acroterion

Check out the acroterions on this building . Thought you might enjoy. Any news on the Maryland Historical Trust request? Thanks in advance--Pubdog (talk) 22:43, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Hey! Look at the acroterions on that one!

On the MHT thing, I'll ping the bot operator - I think they're wrapped up in school work at the moment and are intermittent on the wiki. Acroterion _(talk) 22:47, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

delete?

Why did you delete my page.

I just started it and you deleted it within 5 minutes.

How the hell am i supposed to make a page if it's deleted that quick? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jpolasik (talk • contribs) 04:41, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page: it's not generally a good idea to write an autobiography. Acroterion _(talk) 04:49, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Rating?

I got St. Henry's Catholic Church (St. Henry, Ohio) and St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Padua, Ohio) to DYK some time ago, but they've never been rated. Would you be willing to rate them? Nyttend (talk) 16:07, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Sure, I'll have a look. Acroterion _(talk) 16:08, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! One problem with both of these properties is their nomination forms — rather than completing full nomination forms, the people that composed the MPS simply sent in the nominations for the Ohio Historic Inventory, which is our meagre version of a heritage register. You can see a digitised version of such a form here, which I've used at St. Augustine's Catholic Church (Napoleon, Ohio); the OHI forms for the churches you just rated are somewhat more informative, but not very much. I'd like to get back to these churches at some point — if I could work out a way to get inside, I might be able to improve the coverage of the frescoes, for example — but they're far enough away that I'm only rarely in the region (the day I took the photo at St. Anthony's was the only time I've ever been to Padua), and I don't know if they'd be willing to let me in, as I'm a Protestant. Finally, if you'd like to see good interior coverage, check out Ammodramus' new Commons:Category:St. Leonard's church (Madison, Nebraska): 44 good interior and exterior pictures, plus 14 more of the associated rectory and garage. Nyttend (talk) 18:06, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Most Catholic churches I've been around are happy to let us heretics in if you don't look like you're going to nail some theses to the door. It was clear that if you'd had the sources, you'd have written about the interiors. I've had the same problem with the French fortifications I've been writing about - there are large and obvious gaps in documentation, even in the best of sources, and WPMILHIST doesn't countenance C class - it's a start or it's B. I have to resort to generalities about what happened after WWII, which can only go so far. Acroterion _(talk) 18:12, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Okay, good to know; I love the Luther allusion :-) Per your comments at St. Henry's, I've modified the High Gothic statement. Is "High Gothic" generally used to mean only the mediaeval architecture and not the revivals thereof? Nyttend (talk) 18:19, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Just so. Washington National Cathedral and St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York would be High Gothic in spirit. They're really not High Gothic if you take Gothic seriously, having been built in the spirit of revivalist enthusiasm and 600 years too late. The churches in Ohio are Gothic Revival, regardless of what the author if the thematic study thinks. St. Henry's just uses more High-Gothic-derived detailing. In any case, there aren't any brick High Gothic buildings, ignoring Albi Cathedral as an anomaly (but utterly fascinating). Acroterion _(talk)

Okay, makes sense; thanks. I've never known the different styles well enough to be able to distinguish between them. Also — if you have the time, could you try to help me put together a DYK hook that would include both St. Augustine's Catholic Church (Napoleon, Ohio) and First Presbyterian Church (Napoleon, Ohio)? Besides their location in downtown Napoleon (hardly unusual, since there are many other buildings downtown) and their representing half of the county's NRHP listings (surely not very good for a hook), I can't think of anything that might lend itself to a good hook. I'm thinking of trying to say something like "that St. Augustine's and First Presbyterian, on opposite sides of downtown Napoleon, Ohio, have completely different architecture styles", but I really don't know how to phrase this properly. Nyttend (talk) 18:30, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Will do, once I update something at Ouvrage Rochonvillers and have some lunch, get back to the office, etc. Acroterion _(talk) 18:32, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Hmm, I don't have much to offer. The Presbyterian church is quite nice, in a sort of Middle-Earthish way. Acroterion _(talk) 19:19, 1 March 2010 (UTC).

What do you think of "that downtown Napoleon, Ohio is bracketed by the prominent architecture of St. Augustine's Catholic Church and First Presbyterian Church?" If we can't figure out how to do a double, I'll just nominate First Presbyterian with something concentrating on the beesnest tower. Nyttend (talk) 22:46, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

I'd say "prominent and contrasting". Otherwise, I'd go with "resembles a beehive" for the Presbyterian church. Acroterion _(talk) 23:19, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the help! The prominent and contrasting pair of buildings is now at T:TDYK. Nyttend (talk) 01:52, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

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Deleting

first off Dakota Cocchi is me i don't know why youu deleted it I work in a small wresdtling buisness... nevermind JUST DON'T DELETE MY NEW PAGE!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dakotacage (talk • contribs) 00:20, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Inappropriate username help

You may want to check into User:Mothafuka123. Nyttend (talk) 22:50, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Between the name and their history, there's no point in being nice or patient. Blocked. Acroterion _(talk) 22:52, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Article list for Glacier NP

I saw your comment at Elkman's talkpage...anyway, I used a few of your pages to help add to a master list of Glacier NP articles which was started by Mike Cline here..thoough not specific to structures, it does list most of those that you had already.--MONGO 06:37, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Architecture question

Is there a specific term for the type of window visible above the entrance to this church, with two smaller arches topped by a circle to form a larger arch? Nyttend (talk) 14:53, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Not that I know of - it's not part of the classical or the categorized Gothic vocabularies. Acroterion _(talk) 15:17, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Okay, thanks; I've seen or seen pictures of windows like this in many Gothic or Gothic Revival churches (e.g. this photo from Notre Dame de Paris), so I thought that there might be some official name for them. Nyttend (talk) 16:00, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

I'll take a look through some of my references on Gothic architecture - maybe there's a French term that I've not retained. The space at the top is often called a tympanum in Gothic architecture, and the object within is a rosette. What you have at St. Johns is similar in concept, but I'm not sure I'd stretch the term "tympanum" that far, nor would I call a circle a rosette. You might call it a free interpretation of a Gothic window grouping motif. Acroterion _(talk) 16:22, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

You'll see that a tympanum is usually found over a door rather than a window. Acroterion _(talk) 16:24, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

See this [2] discussion of a quatrefoil, except it isn't a quatrefoil. Acroterion _(talk) 16:30, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

How bout a circle set in the transom above round-headed lancet windows? Acroterion _(talk) 16:33, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Sounds good; I'm going with "rounded lancet windows". By the way, I may have an interior picture for St. Anthony's Church after all; this post includes some pictures, so I'm going to email to ask for a free license. Thanks! Nyttend (talk) 17:25, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

I thought this was an interesting discussion so I asked Giano what he thought. Iridescent also weighed in with this link [3] which has some good info and additional details when you rollover the terminology. No firm answers, but some interesting additions to the lexicon and some historical information on how the styles developed. ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:41, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

I feel better: if Giano doesn't know a concise term for the arrangement, then perhaps it doesn't exist. The terminology of Gothic architecture is less rigidly codified, as much of the subject was studied only later by the Victorians, whereas the nomenclature of Classical architecture was specified at the time it was being built, and then discussed in detail by the Romans (i.e., Vitruvius). Therefore, we know that the little faux-wood pegs on the bottom of a triglyph are called guttae, but there are all manner of widgets and gubbinses in Gothic that have no name - at least not in English. Acroterion _(talk) 19:06, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

When i look in one domestic architecture book i have, I don't find a term for the windows, but why the several mentions of Gothic? This can't be Gothic, with rounded top to windows, and I don't see any pointed gothic arch shapes either. I'm curious what architectural style(s) for the church are given in the available sources. --doncram (talk) 03:01, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Round-topped windows don't disqualify it from being Gothic Revival, at least not in North America - everything else is Gothic Revival in character and intention, and somebody was having fun with the design. In northern England a Gothic building with round arches would be Norman style. In France, it wouldn't exist as Gothic, but in Ohio, it was more freely interpreted. Acroterion _(talk) 03:06, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Alert: Photo Delete

Acroterion, You might be aware, but someone has put a delete tag on the NR Listing Page on the Biltmore Hotel Atlanta listing (and page). I can, or you can, move one of the pics I took into the info. box if you want. Just an FYI... Carsonmc (talk) 21:22, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

hellfire commentaries

i was going to but i had stuff to finish

Kinghellguy 00:33, 4 March 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kinghellguy (talk • contribs)

Deletion of Stephanie Haley

Thank you so much. My little brother got on and made this page. Very sorry for the trouble. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Singerhmk (talk • contribs) 20:33, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

No problem, happy editing. Acroterion _(talk) 20:34, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

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deleted

You Deleted my Reager page i understand. This is actual a true story and it is to the benifit of me and my friends. Some parts were fake but they were stories we made up when we made the word. We Actual use the word —Preceding unsigned comment added by Snrm007 (talk • contribs) 00:02, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

We deleted vandalism. Please do not re-create the article. Acroterion _(talk) 00:06, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Hi, although I don't know how to make articles I am trying to let people know about my friend Phillipe Price who has done lots of work in my hometown of barrie. i have no source and stuff and don't know how to link stuff but he deserves some recognition.

If you could help me by cleaning up the information I wirte so it is proper and to your standards that would be great thanks.

John Chan. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sykoboyko (talk • contribs) 00:04, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

See WP:BIO for guidelines. Note that claims about people's sexual orientation will be deleted. Acroterion _(talk) 00:06, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

totally agree :)

had no idea what i was doing & didn't realize i had to have my crap together right away... hahaha :)

i couldn't find a "delete" button or I'd have done it myself :) live & learn :)

thanks for all you do :)

New Photos as requested

Acroterion, just wanted to let you know I took photos, today, and added here: Swan House, MLK Site and Ford Motor Company. Cheers. Feel free to play around with placement of MLK ones, didn't want to delete top photo. Carsonmc (talk)

Good job, they look great! Acroterion _(talk) 02:58, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

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Friends In Deed A7

Hi -- I'm working on a page about the NYC organization Friends In Deed, and saw that you had previously deleted a page on the organization for A7 reasons. I've put up a version of the page in my user space here: [4] --is there a chance I could ask you to look it over before I move it to live wikipedia status, to avoid A7 in the future?

There is a potential COI, since I work for the publisher of a book the founder of the organization is publishing in May. I think that I've maintained NPOV and that the article is reasonably and reliably sourced, and I think the organization is clearly notable, but the potential COI should be of course borne in mind. Thanks much! Jwthornton7 (talk) 22:15, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

The version I deleted was a copyright violation and read like a press release, and the rationale should have been for one of those - I don't quite see why I went with A7. I like your version and it passes the notability test. COI policies exist to discourage boosterism and whitewashing of content; I don't really see an issue here. It's amply sourced and avoids promotion. Acroterion _(talk) 22:33, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Promote Balsam Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station

Hi ... IMHO User:Daniel Case has done an outstanding job on Balsam Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station. How does this get bumped up to a Featured Article?--Pubdog (talk) 23:45, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

The first thing is to rate it: it's obviously not a stub. It needs to be assessed according to the B-class criteria. It meets all of the B-class criteria, so I've changed the rating. The next step would be to request a higher-level review. Usually articles go to Good Article review first, which is frequently better for narrowly-focused articles - FA is a long, involved process fraught with politics, GA is more straightforward (usually). Daniel's worked with both GAs and FAs and knows the drill, so I'd ask him what he thinks is best (and tell him about your appreciation of his work).

I've nudged ThaddeusB again about the bot. I've discovered that the MHT has now placed all of their NRHP noms (except Baltimore City) , as well as all of the Maryland Historical Property Inventory sheets on the site. It's slow and balky, and appears to be powered by underfed squirrels, but it sometimes works. Acroterion _(talk) 02:28, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

Glad to see the guidance on Balsam Lake. I think Daniel's done an incredible job and deserves notability. On MHT, thanks also for the info on MHT posting the nom forms. Are you suggestig some manual intervention is desirable or will a bot be ble to tackle this, albiet slowly?--Pubdog (talk) 01:18, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Nano-thermite

Hi -- you said that the existing consensus was to keep the mention of it's proposed role by 9/11 conspiracy theories out. Can you show me that discussion? I haven't found it on the nano-thermite discussion page. Thanks! 152.131.10.133 (talk) 01:54, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

It's not so much consensus by discussion as consensus by edit, uniformly opposed as WP:UNDUE in an article that's about the material, not theories on its use that are regarded as fringe views in most of the secondary sources that we rely upon. Please note that Bentham, as an open-sourced journal, is not generally regarded as a reliable source: there was discussion about a year ago in several 9/11 related article talk pages on the subject. You may open a discussion on the talk page, if you wish. A concise summary is best, no more than one or two paragraphs. Please remember that extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. Acroterion _(talk) 02:13, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

Blodgett Hall, Oneonta, NY

I propose a merger or redirect. Bearian (talk) 02:55, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

Fine with me; I'd go with a redirect, as there wasn't much of note in the article. Acroterion _(talk) 03:04, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

Mummy Cave

After someone gave me compliments on St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Maria Stein, Ohio) (the building in question in the "Architecture question" section above), I embarked on a mental journey that concluded with my decision to nominate Mummy Cave for GA class. Nyttend (talk) 22:30, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

A mental journey from Ohio to Wyoming! I'd be happy to take a picture the next time I'm out there; we saw a grizzly a few miles up the road from there last time. Thanks for nominating it, and I appreciate the confidence in our collaboration - I've not bothered with anything above B-class, but it's probably time to learn a few new things. I'll keep an eye out for review comments and make a pre-emptive pass through on my own to see if the prose can be improved. Acroterion _(talk) 22:41, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

I have one observation: the lede needs to be rewritten to provide a better summary of the article. Comments I've received from some B-class reviews by folks at MILHIST have emphasized the value of a good, concise summary paragraph or two, backed up by referenced elaboration in the body of the article. Acroterion _(talk) 23:02, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

I've only once tried for GA; it was the Southworth House (Cleveland, Ohio), which passed. I'm not at all sure what needs to be done with the intro (I thought it looked good), so I can't do anything unless the reviewer makes suggestions. And thanks for taking mental note of trying to photograph it; while I've been to Wyoming, it was only for part of one day (a year ago next Monday), and I didn't get any farther north or west than Laramie. Nyttend (talk) 04:03, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Jim Bell

He came back as another IP, would you mind indef-semi-protecting the talk page to prevent abuse and evasion from him?— Dædαlus ^Contribs 01:51, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Looks like it's been taken care of already. Acroterion _(talk) 03:53, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Superior race

I had an idea and was wondering if you could just redirect it to "Master race" and protect it if needed? Tommy2010 (talk) 14:38, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Sounds like a plan: done. Acroterion _(talk) 14:43, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

• feels special* Tommy2010 (talk) 14:44, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

New Category

I request permission to make a new category. This category will consist a list of the Japanese victories in the Pacific War of World War II. Lucas Duke (talk) 12:50, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

You don't need permission from anyone to make a category; just make sure that the category is backed up by the sourcing in each article it is appended to. Acroterion _(talk) 13:25, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

NRHP Applications

Acroterion, I thought you would be of the proper authority to answer this question for me. I've noticed many English Wikipedia articles on NRHP listings, including those authored by myself, take liberally from the text of NRHP applications. While the images on these applications may not be considered public domain, is the text public domain? If so, I'd like to create a template similar to that of Template:Bioguide for NRHP listing articles that utilize NRHP application text. What are your thoughts? --Caponer (talk) 15:01, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Acroterion can answer, but, briefly, they're not in the public domain, so that's not appropriate. Well, a few of them are, the early ones written by Federal employees. Most are not. --doncram (talk) 15:24, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

As Doncram says above, it depends. You will see a few written by individuals who are clearly Federal employees, usually for structures belonging to the Federal government, but the vast majority of NRHP noms were written by private individuals, private consultants who were not working for hire for the Feds, or state and local authorities whose works would not be public domain. That said, a template or notice for those that use PD text written by Feds might be a useful flag, although I'd rather see it just get rewritten. Acroterion _(talk) 15:43, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Snake River Ranch

The Ranch Manager for the Snake River Ranch in Wilson, WY is not Scott and Jamie Putnam. The current Ranch Manager is Lance Johnsen who resides at the main ranch location.

Please arrange to correct this information in Wikipedia as it has created some confusion. In the future it may be most beneficial to check your sources more thoroughly before posting on the internet.

Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.144.117.217 (talk) 15:46, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

The information was added by 15 February 69.144.98.156 (talk · contribs), not me. I have removed it as inaccurate and inappropriate advertising. Please check the article history before making statements such as the one above. Acroterion _(talk) 15:53, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Deletion of British Executive Study Tours

I am new to this! Please explain why you have deleted the British Executive Study Tours page? I was in the middle of adding something to the talk page and it was deleted whilst I was writing. I was trying to explain that I was new to this and I needed an explaination as to why the page was deleted so that I could correct the problem before you deleted it. Please let me know why it was deleted but not the Bellerbys College page? British Executive Study Tours is a private company and not a language school or school. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnfullerroot (talk • contribs) 22:46, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

The article was about an organization which did not make any claim to meet the notability guidelines for companies or organizations. Bellerby's College is not so clear-cut, as there are a number of sixth-form colleges listed, and I do not see an equivalence between a tour-and-language-study service and a school. Acroterion _(talk) 01:23, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Mmmm, burritos

Woody's Burritos has all the most delicious burritos in Santa Cruz! There are no sources I can find other than the website that says opening soon, but they def. opened and it was the best burrito I ever had! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bwood89 (talk • contribs) 22:49, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

I'll look for them the next time I'm in Santa Cruz. However, since there are no other sources than your personal testimonial, we'll have to wait until the place gets substantial national notice in the press for an article. Acroterion _(talk) 01:23, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Threat left on your page

It's being dealt with here [5]. Ridernyc (talk) 00:11, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Nigel did bad? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.195.90.157 (talk) 16:48, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

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Deletion

why did you delete my page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bensears94 (talk • contribs) 23:04, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page. Acroterion _(talk) 23:22, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Heloo mr acroterion if you had let me finish the editing of my page you would have seen that it is going to be of great significance and importance. so please can you undelete so i can keep editing and when im finished feel free to make your decision then. many thanks ben sears —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bensears94 (talk • contribs) 10:01, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Replied (again) on your talkpage. You may describe your notability there. Acroterion _(talk) 11:52, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Fun GUy Friday

I would like to create the page and sue it, we celbrate this here in my office and it' sa huge hit that boosts morale and could be used at other offices.

This should not have been deleted.