User talk:Michoball

Your edit summaries

I realize that you are new to the site. However, you should be aware that making false claims - such as your utterly untrue and completely unwarranted claim of "vandalism" - is generally regarded as disruptive behaviour. At the very least, you could have asked instead of using such a confrontational and incorrect summary. --Ckatz^chat _spy 20:02, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Lorenzo Iorio

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Copyright problems with Lorenzo Iorio

Hello. Concerning your contribution, Lorenzo Iorio, please note that Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images obtained from other web sites or printed material, without the permission of the author(s). This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.syrexe.com/97591670.html. As a copyright violation, Lorenzo Iorio appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Lorenzo Iorio has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message.

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However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. While contributions are appreciated, Wikipedia must require all contributors to understand and comply with its copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright concerns very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Thank you. Michoball (talk) 22:18, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The administrator who closed the deletion discussion determined that Mr. Iorio is not a notable scientist. The only proper course for you is to request review of that decision on the deletion review page. -- Y not? 00:16, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

Hello, Michoball, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Comment copied from DRV, plus advice

If you think you can make a better article which demonstrates that Lorio meets the notability standard of WP:PROF, the best thing to do would be to make a draft in your user space at User talk:Michoball/Lorenzo Lorio - just click on that "red-link" to start. Read WP:Your first article before you start. Be careful about copying material from elsewhere - even minor rewording is not enough to avoid a breach of copyright, see Wikipedia:Copy-paste. Also, do not be too reliant on comparisons with existing articles; many of them are sub-standard, and probably Wikipedia's standards have risen over time. For that reason What about that other article? is not an argument accepted in deletion discussions. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 18:52, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of M-quotient

The article M-quotient has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Not notable, only reference is blog-like.

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Gerardw (talk) 02:15, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Royal Astronomical Society

From their website:

"Fellowship... is open to any person over the age of 18 whose application is acceptable to the Society. Around half the Fellowship consists of PhD-level professional scientists... a quarter are postgraduate researchers or retired scientists; and the remainder are amateur scientists and undergraduates."
How to join: "There are two standard routes for applications for Fellowship: If you know a Fellow personally, you may ask them to nominate you... If not, you can apply directly to the Council of the Society... All elections are at the discretion of Council."

It is clear from the website that "election" is the name for the process by which the Council approves applications. There is no separate, higher class of "Elected fellows": all members of the society are called "Fellows", and they include "amateur scientists and undergraduates". Presenting fellowship as a high academic honour is misleading, and will be seen to be misleading by anyone who knows the RAS or checks their website.

I am not objecting for the sake of objecting, but for the good of your article: if you make exaggerated claims, (a) it seems as though you are desperate, and (b) you are only giving objectors something to object to.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 17:07, 19 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Michoball. You have new messages at JohnCD's talk page.
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Further to my earlier question

I am guessing you'll get a kick out of this. Enjoy! -- Y not? 19:16, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]