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Here, have one of these[edit]

The New Page Patroller's Barnstar
Everytime I go to RPP, there's always report from MuffledThud about pages needing salting or protecting, and that must mean a lot of work at NPP. Scanning through the patrol log backs that up. Keep up the good work! GedUK  14:08, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! MuffledThud (talk) 14:09, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Article deletion (C. James Block/Alexander D. Farris)[edit]

Dear sir/madame,

I believe it is inappropriate to suggest the deletion of the aforementioned pages. These two journalists are well-known in Michigan, United States and seem to be well-sourced enough for the length of the articles.

Thank you, Dajayhawk —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dajayhawk (talkcontribs) 16:01, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I see you've already commented at the AFD discussion, thanks. MuffledThud (talk) 16:03, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Edits to Lambeth wards[edit]

Hi

Thanks for your edits to the little project I am working on currently - that of adding all 23 local government electoral wards in Lambeth. Please could you make them all consistent in titling - currently there is Coldharbour Ward but the rest are x ward and Larkhall ward is listed as larkhall (ward)

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lambethlife (talkcontribs) 22:02, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done: see Category:Wards of Lambeth. Thanks for contributing all those articles! MuffledThud (talk) 22:13, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Mae's Lost Empire" page deletion[edit]

Hi could you explain why this page has been deleted? This isn't just another band page they're a signed act with an album out on worldwide distribution and management. Album's available in shops, people are going to want to know about these guys.

Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wiki woteva (talkcontribs) 11:47, 2 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. The article was deleted by an admin, who cited in the log "‎...Article about a band, singer, musician, or musical ensemble, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject". The band don't appear to be notable yet, as there's no significant coverage of them online from WP:Reliable sources. But if you can find some reliable secondary sources showing that they are notable, I'd be happy to help you re-create the article. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 11:52, 2 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Martin Alper[edit]

What do I need to do to establish notability on Martin Alper? Will the article be deleted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaius Helen Mohiam (talkcontribs) 09:54, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, and welcome. The subject of that article appears to be non-notable per WP:BIO, and none of the references linked have any information on him. Can you find any WP:Reliable sources on him? If you like, I can move the article to a subpage of your user page while you work on it. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 09:56, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I added a source to the article, is that not enough? The reference mentions him on page 2 btw. Gaius Helen Mohiam (talk) 09:57, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not yet, as the source doesn't actually mention him. MuffledThud (talk) 09:59, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It does, on page 2. Gaius Helen Mohiam (talk) 09:59, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Aha, yes you're right, it's on page 2, I missed the update to your comment. Still, it only mentions him in passing: can you find any articles about Alper himself?
I'll try, there doesn't seem to be much on Google. Gaius Helen Mohiam (talk) 10:02, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, and please let me know if I can be of any help with this. MuffledThud (talk) 10:04, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
OK, thank you. Gaius Helen Mohiam (talk) 10:08, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Shyvers DIrector[edit]

Sorry about the edit clash. cheers TeapotgeorgeTalk 11:17, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No worries! Collaborative editing is like that... MuffledThud (talk) 11:22, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi MuffledThud, just dropping by to make three quick points:

  1. I didn't close the debate.
  2. I was not criticizing you, merely offering a piece of advice. I am sincerely sorry if you took it as criticism, as that was not how it was meant.
  3. However, please also note that if a page can be deleted under CSD, then it's quicker and better to do so, rather than subjecting it to a AfD debate (that probably could have been snow'd anyway)

Kindest regards, SpitfireTally-ho! 20:52, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're right, you didn't close the debate. Apologies for the misunderstanding: it's been done to me before, but that's not your fault. MuffledThud (talk) 20:54, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, that's happened to me too. Kind regards, SpitfireTally-ho! 21:05, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It's normal practice to close an AfD per G7 if the author clearly requests deletion, and nobody else objects to deletion. Nothing was unusual about this case, so I closed the discussion. Regards, JamieS93 22:57, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Quite right: I was arguing that page-blanking is not acceptable for the purposes of closing an AFD, but explicitly requesting deletion (e.g. in an edit summary or a one-liner in the article, etc.) is an acceptable way. But I'm quoting the AFD template, not policy, so I could be wrong about this. MuffledThud (talk) 23:02, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Vajazzling[edit]

Yeah, you could have knocked me over with a feather, as the saying goes. The things people will say on television constantly astound me. Needless to say, I am in 100% agreement with your impulse to tag this as a made-up word. Frankly, I wish it HAD been a hoax. If the prod doesn't remain, let's agree to AfD this ASAP. Accounting4Taste:talk 21:30, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed.
PS: Eeeeew. MuffledThud (talk) 21:32, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Eeeeeeeew indeed. I think Swarovski should sue Jennifer Love Hewitt. Accounting4Taste:talk 21:33, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, but consider the consequent Streisand effects... the helpful nightly diagrams on CNN... O tempora, o mores. MuffledThud (talk) 21:37, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

RogueX10 Ok, not sure I'm doing this right, but I found some solid refrences for this. Decided to leave out the pictures this time. Personally, as a woman, waxing and/or shaving is enough. Why do we need another step? But I guess if your business is looking beutiful, Why Not?

I've removed the advertising material that the above-noted editor added. I guess I'm just conflicted about whether this needs to go to AfD. It's certainly unbelievably vulgar, but the number of Google hits is giving me pause to think. Is this a peculiar case of WP:BLP1E, where Jennifer Love Hewitt is entirely responsible for this neologism and it will immediately die once her book tour is done? Dare I suggest that she is trying to promote her book by talking about decorating her vagina on national television? Of course there are now "salons" that will apply these pieces of glass for you and are willing to advertise that service, but you can find a commercial enterprise that's willing to do just about anything in the name of beauty. I just don't know. I surely have respect for the idea that Wikipedia is not censored, but at the same time I have to admit I don't WANT this to be a word. Your opinion would be greatly appreciated. Accounting4Taste:talk 17:42, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I've tagged it for notability, as what's there (and the blurb you removed) don't appear to be WP:Reliable sources supporting notability. I guess we should give it some time to develop. MuffledThud (talk) 22:53, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
A co-worker tells me that this concept has been mentioned in a free paper that they hand out on the transportation system here, and the concept (although not the specific word) and its originator was known to a number of them, so I may have to swallow my distaste on this one. I guess part of my problem is that I don't think it's fair that Jennifer Love Hewitt gets to single-handedly add a stupid invented word to the English language when I delete things all the time posted by kids in primary school who have come up with silly names for body parts or functions; how am I ever going to tell them they can't add those neologisms to Wikipedia?. Perhaps I'll have to settle for cherishing the belief that it may well be the most significant thing she will ever accomplish. BTW, above, I should have said "talking on national television about decorating her vagina". The way I expressed myself was .... BRRRRrrrrrr. Don't even go there. Accounting4Taste:talk 23:19, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Things that pointless but Notable people say and do are notable, on Wikipedia. It's a mirror of our shallow and ephemeral culture. "The most spoiled brats on God's green earth", quoth Iggy. MuffledThud (talk) 23:33, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

AfD nomination of Take Off magazine[edit]

An article that you have been involved in editing, Take Off magazine, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Take Off magazine. Thank you.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. - Ahunt (talk) 02:06, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for catching my bad paste on the url. (sigh) Eeekster (talk) 11:12, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Heh, no problem! Wish that was the worst mistake I'd made all week on WP... MuffledThud (talk) 11:13, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

UHY Hacker Young -- covered by reliable independent secondary sources?[edit]

You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles. See the Article Wizard.

Thank you.

A tag has been placed on UHY Hacker Young requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, individual animal(s), an organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Banaticus (talk) 17:00, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Putting in references[edit]

Hello MuffledThud,

Could you please help me with construction of the preclinical imaging page? I'm new to editing wikipedia.

I've outlined my problem here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Preclinical_Imaging

Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by AXu.VSI (talkcontribs) 17:14, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like you've worked it out for yourself before I had a chance to help. Nice work, thanks - the article is looking very good. MuffledThud (talk) 22:50, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Stupid questions?[edit]

Hello, I just added the Tieto Engineering Toolbox page into wiki. I read through the links behind the wiki tags and I fully understand the meaning and resoning behind those issues. Question 1: What is the biggest issue of the three tags? Question 2. How long time I have to correct those incidents before the page is deleted? As you can see, my concern is the page to not get deleted. So, please, give me advice how to a) keep the page in wiki and b) how to edit those pages in that manner which satisfies wiki standards. I think, the b) is tackled as I send those editions to you before publishing for validating? Yours, hytonen —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hytonen (talkcontribs) 20:32, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, and welcome. These aren't stupid questions at all. The article hasn't been proposed for deletion yet, so don't worry, there's time to improve it. If you like, I can move it to a WP:Subpage of your user page for now, where you can work to improve it. Let me know what you think. MuffledThud (talk) 21:53, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Muffled,

I've removed your speedy deletion request from Brent "Tha Bones" Jones, which you tagged under G2 reasoning, as I do not see how the article is a test page. The page has been retagged as a hoax (perhaps you meant to tag it as a hoax, but accidentally chose the option above it). Just wanted to give you a little heads-up. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 20:28, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not a problem: both categories fit in my opinion, but I tend to tag articles that appear to be meant as harmless jokes rather than deliberate deception as db-test rather than db-hoax - slightly less WP:BITEy. Even so, I won't dispute your change. MuffledThud (talk) 20:34, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Makes sense. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 20:36, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Josephjames21 archive page move[edit]

Okay, thanks. Sorry if I wasn't clear on the proper procedure when creating pages like that. Thanks again! :-) Nightscream (talk) 21:56, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No worries! Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 21:57, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Marking pages as patrolled[edit]

Hi there. I thought I'd stop by and inform you that it's usually customary to patrol newpages after you've tagged them for speedy deletion, the reason being so that someone doesn't look at the article only to find out that it's already tagged. There is a link at the bottom of the unpatrolled page when you navigate to the page from Special:NewPages itself, and if you plan on tagging it for CSD it's usually wise to click this link. There is also a userscript that does this automatically, which can be turned on in your preferences under "Gadgets". Cheers! The Thing // Talk // Contribs 13:42, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'm doing NPP with Twinkle: must be yet another bug on that. :-) I was thinking switching to Huggle... :-)
Well Huggle is more of an anti-vandalism tool. I personally don't like it as a NPP tool. I do use a script that works wonders for NPP though. Try adding this to your monobook.js:
importScript('User:TheJosh/Scripts/NewPagePatrol.js');
npp_num_pages = 10;

It puts a constantly updating list of newpages into your sidebar. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 13:55, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, using that one too, thanks. Got everything but a hotplate hanging off my monobook.js. MuffledThud (talk) 14:15, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello[edit]

Andre Spooner is a notable figure in the entire of Sussex - is he not worthy of your encyclopedia? Coffeepot101 (talk) 15:42, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

All I know is that I can find nothing about him online. Please see WP:CREATIVE for guidelines on notability for journalists. If you can find references supporting notability, I'd be glad to help you work them into the article. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 15:44, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]


The latin phonetic method of Shanghainese[edit]

Thank you, for your message.


http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:Yk2l1Iw5VasJ:www.wuunion.com/home/html/wugniutzyseq1/2009/0831/5.html+%E5%90%B4%E8%AF%AD%E6%8B%89%E4%B8%81%E5%BC%8F%E6%8B%BC%E9%9F%B3%E4%BB%8B%E7%BB%8D+wuunion&cd=4&hl=fr&ct=clnk&gl=fr

There were some troubles when posting or publishing this article. The webpage is blocked by P.R.China’s government and was blocked by Wikipedia due to some you-know-it political reasons. I wish, Wikipedia’s decision will definitely not be influenced by Chinese 50 Cent Party. You reflect, Please. Thank you. --ZHU Yeyi (talk) 16:10, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]


The draft of The Latin Phonetic Method of Shanghainese (LPMS) was published for the first time in 2001; its latest version was decided after a couple of revises and updates in 2003. It is the first Shanghainese phonetic notation which had been popularized on internet and the only Shanghainese phonetic notation designed based on Western linguistic spelling traditions. In 2004, the first Shanghainese Input Methods for Computers complying with LPMS was developed and formally published.


External links of The latin phonetic method of Shanghainese:

I assure you that my tagging this reposted article is not influenced by any political parties, either here or in China. If the reviewing admins determine that the article is substantially different to that reviewed in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The latin phonetic method of Shanghainese, then it won't be deleted. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 16:19, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
thank you.
Involves this person.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/The_latin_phonetic_method_of_Shanghainese
--ZHU Yeyi (talk) 17:47, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You all can publish stories about mythology of demons, and dreams of people who may of never existed...but let someone bring the knowledge that they have collected about an individual over the years, and you all delete it because you lack the knowledge about the individual. This is a snuff encyclopedia...I think I should use a more renowned encyclopedia that understands just cause a name isn't well known doesn't mean it doesn't exist! I will definitely take this higher than you MuffledTard! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ethenite29 (talkcontribs) 16:25, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't delete your articles, as I'm not an admin: two admins deleted them. Please feel free to post a really urgent complaint about me at Wikipedia:ANI if you feel you've been wronged. Note, however, that they might just take a dim view of all the random Mister-Angry deletions you've been doing for the past half-hour. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 16:51, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No problem :) - Kingpin13 (talk) 17:09, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Thanks![edit]

Thanks for removing the vandalism from my userpage. That reaction was clearly related to the AfD discussions about Imagineer Magazine. Makes you wonder if the literary skill he employed on my page is reflective of the journal's quality? --MelanieN (talk) 16:33, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Anytime. Yes, it does seem to be related to the Imagineer editors' AFD. Note the cunning use of an IP sock, to mask his Secret Identity.  :-) MuffledThud (talk) 16:54, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've endorsed your proposed deletion, however if you read the article and check the 'references' I think it's clear that this article is a hoax. The guy just comments on news stories on the Argus website - as anyone with an internet connection can. You may wish to nominate it for speedy deletion instead.   pablohablo. 16:56, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea, thanks. MuffledThud (talk) 16:58, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Notability Schools[edit]

Hi MuffledThud. Just want to ask what are the currect thoughts on elementary schools articles with no sign of individual notability such as Country Oaks Elementary? I would have considered redirecting this. Polargeo (talk) 15:45, 10 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there. There was an attempt at this: see WP:Notability (schools). My own opinion is that all established schools are likely to be notable, and any defunct ones that were around for a significant length of time. This view isn't universally shared though, so I'd like to see some consensus around a new proposal for notability guidelines. MuffledThud (talk) 15:49, 10 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I thought it was something like this. I am more of the oppinion that lots of separate stubs on these schools are not a good thing but you are right in that some sort of policy would help. Polargeo (talk) 15:54, 10 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the cleanup[edit]

Thanks for cleaning up the dab Characteristic exponent. I don't think I've created a dab before and wasn't sure what to do. Help:Disambiguation was pretty useless, and other examples I saw had links. Now I know. RobHar (talk) 16:20, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're quite welcome! Thanks for all the excellent work you're doing in the mathematics articles. MuffledThud (talk) 16:21, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gretel II (yacht) - speedy delete[edit]

Please go ahead and delete and I will construct a better article without copyright problems etc. Thanks Boatman (talk) 11:05, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks. MuffledThud (talk) 11:07, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Help Me with National Wildlife Magazine Page Description[edit]

Hi MuffledThud - please see my note back to you.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Rgbroitman (talkcontribs)

Thank you MuffledThud! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rgbroitman (talkcontribs)

Happy to help. MuffledThud (talk) 14:12, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Appreciate all of our helpful input as I'm new at this. In terms of integrating into the National Wildlife Federation Page, there is and has always been a separate page for NWF's other pub Ranger Rick so would seem to make sense to have separate page for the flagship publication too. Also too, we are gearing up for our 50th anniversary. So plan to put more history in this article. Should interest people who have read the publication through the years.

Page deletion now to stay for ' Mark Boardman'[edit]

New links have been added by wikipedia users to show notability and that his T4 show exists. Notable links come from Locate TV, Guardian, National newspaper and the Channel 4 website for the celeb blogger / journalist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.151.127.194 (talk) 18:29, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New Page Patrol[edit]

Hello there! Just reminding you it's useful to mark pages as patrolled once you tag them for speedy deletion, etc. Thanks! GorillaWarfare talk 20:41, 15 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, it's a bug in WP:Twinkle. I'll start checking manually until it gets fixed. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 20:46, 15 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, this is the second time I've run into that bug. GorillaWarfare talk 20:49, 15 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jamiatu Muslim Mindanao Speedy Deletion - Please don't delete[edit]

Hello MuffledThud

Good day, I am new here in Wikipedia, i have only one contribution and its Jamiatu Muslim Mindanao, i tried to add another article but it was under Wikipedia's Copyright violations.

Now i tried to fix the problem, can you please don't delete my article and kindly remove the speedy deletion tags?

Thank you for your cooperation.

Hansme333 (talk) 10:58, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's still almost completely copyrighted text copied from another site. Please re-write it in your own words. If you'd like some help with this, please let me know. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 11:01, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for replying, actually the file or document that Wikipedia thinks copyrighted from another site IS MINE, I am the owner of that file came from scribd.com (http://www.scribd.com/doc/26606973/JMM-Institutional-Information-2010) I already delete that file.

what should I do next? please help.

or kindly please consider my request to remove the speedy deletion of my article mentioned.

Thanks a lot MuffledThud

Hansme333 (talk) 11:36, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, please have a read of WP:IOWN. I'll change the speedy to a copyvio tag while this gets sorted out. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 11:45, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion declined: Rory Kelly[edit]

Hello MuffledThud. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Rory Kelly, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: importance asserted - plays for important irish team. Thank you. ϢereSpielChequers 14:33, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, sorry, my mistake: thought he was a youth team player. I'm improving the article now, as penance... Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 14:34, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
No worries, I wasn't sure how big a team that was or whether he'd actually appeared yet. I've added some cats but if you can reference it that would be great. ϢereSpielChequers 14:38, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Just added two. :-) MuffledThud (talk) 14:42, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why thank you. Aha, I know, just who might like one of these. Passing it on now. MuffledThud (talk) 14:47, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Non-Serbs[edit]

It is not right Muffled Thud. I am trying to create a good article based on sources and facts. It is no more an essay than the other articles on here. We can resculpt it a bit but it really needs to stay. It's got lots of sources. Wikipeacekeeper (talk) 10:51, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, the sources given don't cover what's asserted in the article. Even the name is problematic. I'd be happy to help you rewrite it in the WP:Article Incubator, if you're interested. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 11:02, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

::Thanks, I'll give that a go and help you as best I can. Maybe it does need a lot of rewriting. I am trying to get a point across and I thought those sources helped. I'd be more than happy if while it stayed on the AFD list, you edited the sentences, the article is there for all, not just me. Wikipeacekeeper (talk) 11:09, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Vandal and sockpuppet of Human Rights Believer. Blocked. --Tadija (talk) 19:45, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ha. No big surprise there. I'll keep an eye out for SPs for this one, thanks. MuffledThud (talk) 08:51, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of page[edit]

This is the profile of top MNC company in IT sector. i just gathered some information regarding this company and placed over here to contribute to wikipedia and its spirit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shailender0435 (talkcontribs) 15:28, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good, but what you posted was pure advertising for the company. Please have a read of Wikipedia:Spam for more info. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 15:40, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tallulah Supercat[edit]

Hi there!

Thanks and well done for creating a page on Tallulah - I was amazed and delighted to find one. I didn't think anyone else on earth would remember that one.

I've actually been looking for a copy of Tallulah for years, I only have a scratchy copy on old audiotape. Do you have a copy that you might be able to stick on a CD and send me? Or even perhaps a digital version?

You'd truly make my day, month and year if you could help with this. Obviously I'd cover any expenses.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Cheers, MoltonStPilgrim (talk) 09:05, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually I didn't create the article: User:Harlowsmonthly did. I only tweaked it a bit after it was created. Best of luck with this though! MuffledThud (talk) 09:13, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Markus Eliance (formerly deleted under "Lucas Hardeman")[edit]

      • COMMENT: In the [deletion page for Lucas Hardeman], it was mentioned in the beginning of the discussion that the name Lucas Hardeman lacked notability via a search in Google News and Google News Archives. It never occured to me to check the pseudonym Markus Eliance. I found a result, thus qualifying the re-adding of the page under the guidelines of notability. Archer Drezelan (talk) 10:13, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, and thanks for the message. Which new content have you added to the article? I don't have a copy of the old one, as I'm not an admin. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 10:37, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        • I added updated references to the bio and alias section, as it relates to content the subject has produced under the name Markus Eliance. Archer Drezelan (talk) 19:11, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Best to take this to the article's talk page - see you there. MuffledThud (talk) 08:59, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Delete of IndiaStudyChannel.com[edit]

I could not understand the reason why this page was considered an advertising. I think that the page needed to be well explained. I admit that giving links to each section was probably a foolish step, but I request not to delete the information about the sections. However, I would also like to know, how to fulfill the criteria so as to mark notability in the page and not just mere deletion of the contents typed within a second without proper notification.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Gyandeep Kaushal (talkcontribs)

Gyandeep Kaushal (talk) 17:13, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The article doesn't explain why the site is notable per WP:WEB. Can you find any coverage of the site from WP:Reliable sources? Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 17:14, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Undelete the warnings.[edit]

If you wish to create any changes in the page, you are welcome, but I wish you to remove the warning messages from the page for speedy deletion. After you make your changes, I shall possibly make some desirable changes, and then later notify you too. However, if possible from your account, I would like to know what type of things I should post in reliable resources so as to keep it contended with wikipedia rules.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Gyandeep Kaushal (talkcontribs)

Would you like me to move it to a subpage of your user page, to give you time to work on it? MuffledThud (talk) 17:23, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Userfying autobiographical material[edit]

First off, let me say thanks for your kindness and thoroughness in taking autobiographical material from articlespace and moving it to user space. It's certainly the policy-dictated way to go, but many people don't bother; I have noticed in the past that you're quite diligent about it, and wanted you to know that it didn't go unnoticed. What I wanted to suggest is that you NOT leave a redirect in place when you do it. I don't know if there is a specific policy that covers this or not; my feeling is that it's not crucial to save the two elements of the page's history (its creation in articlespace and its move to userspace) and it simply makes a redirect that has to be deleted, which is extra administrative work. If you think I'm wrong, and that it's important to preserve the history of those two elements for the user, of course you should continue to leave the redirect in place; it will be an example of the kind of scrupulous attention to detail that I have noticed is your hallmark. (If you ever decide to undertake an RfA, please do let me know; I'd like to comment in it.) Accounting4Taste:talk 17:57, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The New Page Patroller's Barnstar
For constant and consistent attention to the very best principles of new page patrol -- separating the wheat from the chaff, knowing which is which with a high degree of precision, leaving informative messages for the individuals concerned and making sure that the wheat gets saved. AND for userfying autobiographical material even when the individual in question may never return for useful contribution. Thanks so much for all your hard work!! Accounting4Taste:talk 18:11, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
How very kind! Thank you!
But I'm not aware of how non-admins can move without leaving a redirect (which I always speedy db-r2): can you please advise? MuffledThud (talk) 18:17, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hmm. Yes, I noted that you always tag the redirect for deletion, for which thanks (I end up tidying the ones that are not so scrupulously tagged, hence the barnstar). I'm afraid I'm not sure of how this differs for non-admins; my examination of the "move this page" function shows there's a tick-box below the box where one explains the reason for the move. If ticked, it says "Leave a redirect behind". It may be that you ticked one long ago and, as I understand it, such a setting persists until removed; it may be that you just haven't noticed it. Please let me know if I am making an error based on the admin access; if I've suggested you do something that isn't possible, of course, my apologies. Accounting4Taste:talk 18:23, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

River City[edit]

I'm sorry about that, I'm new to Wikipedia, and I love River City so much I'm juat tru=ying to get the neglected board sorted, which hasn't been updated since the early 2008 storylines. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AcidBrights (talkcontribs) 15:24, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not to worry. Thanks for writing all the articles, but you just need to write them in your own words. Take your time: there's no rush at all. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 15:25, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

River City[edit]

Thank You for that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AcidBrights (talkcontribs) 15:26, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dahamsta discography[edit]

Hello, can you please delete the page Dahamsta discography. I was doing a test and meant to have it in the sandbox. Thanks.--ShedEnd1984 (talk) 15:47, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion contested: Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance[edit]

Hello MuffledThud, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Not unambiguously promotional. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. Eastmain (talkcontribs) 17:59, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That one's borderline, I'll admit. Not to worry - I've tagged it for ad prose, and will get to work on it soon. Thanks for the heads-up. MuffledThud (talk) 20:22, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gibsonten[edit]

Hello, you endorsed my prod on Gibsonten; however, the author removed the prod without explanation. I have opened an AfD, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gibsonten and have copied your endorsement comment there. —KuyaBriBriTalk 18:11, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Re: IIM Calcutta Alumni[edit]

No, I would not mind that. I guess I missed that page since it was not linked with other pages related to the university. Aurorion (talk)

Excellent, thanks. MuffledThud (talk) 10:13, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Question[edit]

What tag do you use to make the "stop removing CSD notices from your own articles" template? I saw you using it. (I haven't been on WP recently and this is something new since then.) ChairYeoman (talk) 00:16, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. It's Template:Uw-speedy. MuffledThud (talk) 00:17, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hey[edit]

I was supposed to have one arcticle I created, but it ended up with two by accident. User:S_hannon434(talk) 2:45, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Not to worry, I'll try to fix it. MuffledThud (talk) 07:46, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
List of LA Ink episodes is the correct link for editing: looks like you're editing there now, so all sorted. I've tagged the wrongly-titled copy for deletion. MuffledThud (talk) 07:50, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi[edit]

I'm user:Fariz Luqman, please tell me what to be improved about the Simplelinux (which is from Malaysia) article. I hope you can tell me what is wrong with this article and I'll improve it straightaway. This is the the blog of Simplelinux http://1simplelinux.blogspot.com

sincerely, Fariz Luqman (the newbie to this Wikipedia website) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Farizluqman (talkcontribs) 09:55, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Fariz. I don't think there's much that can be done for this, since the distro doesn't appear to be notable yet. Would you like me to copy it to a subpage of your user page, so you can work on it for a while? It may well be notable down the road. MuffledThud (talk) 10:06, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, for sure. But can you help me to elaborate it so it can be in this encyclopedia Please, its a Malaysian Distro, there is not many Malaysian involved

sincerely, Fariz Luqman —Preceding unsigned comment added by Farizluqman (talkcontribs) 10:08, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, there's now a copy of the article at User:Farizluqman/SimpleLinux.
Regarding keeping it in: what's notable about the distro? Is it used for some particular application for which other distros fail? Has it been adopted by a notable group or standards body? MuffledThud (talk) 10:12, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, firstly, Simplelinux is a remastered version of Slax. The quality of the distro is because of its Mini version, only 90MB in size but user can do the same that Slax did (eg, removable apps et cetera) The developer of this distribution is me, however, there is a numerous people willing to help me, then made a group called "Simplelinux Foundation".

The linux kernel in the package (both versions) is using Slax (and Slackware also), however, a lot of improvements (addition os system resources/libraries has been included, and unneeded resources is removed. We also compile and make the resources, so applications can easily being installed.

I hope it can be in this encyclopedia just like Slax etc... I hope it won't be deleted because its give meaning to us (AND MALAYSIANS), every Malaysians here are started talking about the distro which is produced by Malaysians. One day, it will comes in dual language, Malay and English. We even in project of making an open source Media Player from scratch (HelixCommunity player open source). It will only be in Malay and English.

I hope you can understand, however, you could lead this article to be notable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Farizluqman (talkcontribs) 10:22, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, i has put some reference, that may linking to other site inside the article Simplelinux. I hope it can be in this encyclopedia. I tried my best to make it notable. However, if you wish to know more and if you know what need to be added in the article please tell me Farizluqman (talk —Preceding undated comment added 15:53, 21 February 2010 (UTC).[reply]

Your CSD request for Binibeca may have been a bit premature. I stumbled across it and, like you, questioned its existance. However a little research shows that it is legitimate. Therefore I declined the speedy and will do some more work on it later. Just wanted to let you know. Thanks for your work. JodyB talk 12:24, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks for letting me know. MuffledThud (talk) 12:25, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Just curious. Why redirect to EastEnders? Best, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 13:16, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I'm aware, that's the only television show for which she's notable, but if I'm wrong then please do correct. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 13:19, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
She appears notable. User talk:AnemoneProjectors deleted the article, but I've asked if it can be restored [1]. Best, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 12:52, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lisa De Propris[edit]

This is a well known economist. There are now lots of references backing up this person's profile. Could you pelase delete your 'pending deletion' note please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Moon Pig 66 (talkcontribs) 22:57, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've replied to you at the AFD discussion, thanks. The AFD tag can't be removed from the article until the discussion has run its course, and consensus achieved on the nomination if possible. MuffledThud (talk) 08:56, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK thanks - am working to improve this profile and there have been additions by others. Admittedly my first go wasn't brilliant, but was surprised by the move to suggest deletion. am fairly new to all this - have been trying to imporve profiles of academic economists and learned societies with interests in the regional studies field. I would have preferred a few pointers as a Newbie as to how to improve the piece in the first instance but understand your role. regards. Pin Factory (talk) 16:40, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome, and sorry if I appeared brusque in listing it quickly: when you removed the maintenance tags, it seemed as if that would be the end of it. I hope I'm wrong: I don't ever want to delete an article on a notable subject, and as I mentioned I have been wrong before. Thanks for your patience and your work on improvemnts. Best, MuffledThud (talk) 16:43, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Simplelinux article[edit]

If you and everybody hate this article Simplelinux, please delete NOW and everything will be over, and never talk about it again. You do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, just delete now. And everything will be back to normal.

sincerely, Fariz Luqman

Nobody hates the article: it just doesn't show notability yet. If you want to remove the article, then just say so at WP:Articles_for_deletion/Simplelinux, and the deletion discussion will be closed. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 11:03, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion contested: Foothill horizons outdoor school[edit]

Hello MuffledThud. I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of Foothill horizons outdoor school, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: A7 does not apply to schools. Thank you. Eastmain (talkcontribs) 11:55, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

how to make a signature?[edit]

how to make a signature? eg, "SomeHuman (talk • contribs) 05:51, 21 February 2010 (UTC +8.00)" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Farizluqman (talkcontribs)

Edit conflict[edit]

Heh heh! Death Race 3000! MuffledThud (talk) 16:33, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I've converted your speedy to a PROD. This isn;'t really about an organization, and A7 doesn't cover games or (unfortunately) NFT. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 17:00, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

True enough. Thanks for copying me. MuffledThud (talk) 17:03, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

you delete my page[edit]

why? Did you delete my webpage I wasnt doing anything wrong. I was stating facts about a scam website? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lovetoruin (talkcontribs) 21:33, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't delete it: I flagged it up to the administrators, and they deleted it. Wikipedia isn't the place to report consumer problems: it's an encyclopedia. Contentious material that's not supported with WP:Verifiable, WP:Reliable sources gets deleted. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 21:38, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Obiymy Doschu[edit]

Hi there, I created Obiymy Doschu article - thanks for reviewing it! I know there are no reliable sources for notability in the article, but most such sources on this band are not in English but in other languages (Ukrainian, Russian, Dutch, Spanish, Turkish, etc.), what should I do in such case? —Preceding unsigned comment added by MournerV (talkcontribs) 10:43, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, and welcome. Please go ahead and use non-English sources, if no English ones are available: see WP:NONENG. As long as the sources cited are WP:Reliable sources, that's better than no sources. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 10:55, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi MuffledThud, could you please check Obiymy Doschu again and see if the quotes I added are enough to meet the notability guideline? --MournerV (talk) 11:11, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that's looking really good now. Thanks for all your work on the article. MuffledThud (talk) 11:28, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much! --MournerV (talk) 12:47, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

External link additions[edit]

Hi Muffled! Could you please check this out? I cannot access the site, and the editor is placing it in many articles. Thanks. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 11:22, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Seems OK: it's an online database of spectroscopy data, and apparently non-commercial. MuffledThud (talk) 11:24, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Okelee-dokelee. Thanks for checking. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 11:26, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
NP! MuffledThud (talk) 11:29, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, "Narwhal Periscope". I get it. That's very funny. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 11:46, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
"Nasal Prongs", actually. Just wishing you, and yours, a very happy Nasal Prongs. MuffledThud (talk) 11:47, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That time of year again? Happy Nasal Prongs to you too! I don't normally do this, but this is a classic from deep within WP's archives:

date Apr 10, 2007 2:08 PM subject [Unblock-en-l] Please unblock my account, I must get out soon!

Dear sirs, I am a deposed prince from the West African nation of Niger. I use my wikipedia account to help me find foreigners who may help me get my numerous and millions of funds out of country before the government controlled mob in my country can get me. My wikipedia account was unblocked as spamful. If any of you may unblock and help me, I will transfer 200 thousand of american dollars to your bank account, after the completion of a small, 200 dollar account transfer from you to me to prove the account exists. I thank you rapidly for your attention in this manner, Mr. Wikipedia. -Mgumbe

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 11:58, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

LOL, priceless. MuffledThud (talk) 12:00, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Stacie Howard-Anderson[edit]

Yes, the author seems to be putting a lot of effort into their fictional biography. I wonder if it is a coded message to some spy or something? :) Kittensandrainbows (talk) 14:06, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Drugs are so cheap and ubiquitous nowadays, alas. MuffledThud (talk) 14:07, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Dreaming Dog Appreciation Society[edit]

To Whom It may Concern,

The deletion of The Dreaming Dog Appreciation Society page from Wikipedia has and will not sit well with the members of the organisation.

We at The Dreaming Dog Appreciation Society have been offended and would like to obtain a detailed statement as to why it was deleted after the explanation put forth by me earlier.

Yours Sincerely

B. Clarke-Wood

Act-President of The Dreaming Dog Appreciation Society BKCW8 (talk) 01:15, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

p.s perhaps you should join us

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?v=info&ref=ts&gid= (spam link truncated by MuffledThud)—Preceding unsigned comment added by BKCW8 (talkcontribs) 01:48, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Mrs. Clarke-Wood,
I would rather chew off my hands at their wrists than join Facebook.
Yours sincerely,
MuffledThud
Act-President of MuffledThud

Dear The Right Honourable Truffle Dud,

I Am and Have Always Been A Man (disregarding my time as a boy) With A Y Chromosome.

Your Reply Was Unhelpful

Yours Sincerely

B. Clarke-Wood

Acting-President of The Dreaming Dog Appreciation Society

BKCW8 (talk) 07:06, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Esteemed Acting-President,
Thank You For The Update. Please Don't Let Me Detain You Any Further.
Yours Sincerely
MuffledThud
Acting-President Of His Talk Page
MuffledThud (talk) 08:36, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You MuffledThud, I Shall take that as grounds for the re-instating of the page. What improvements would you suggest for it?

- B. Clarke-Wood BKCW8 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 11:03, 24 February 2010 (UTC).[reply]

I don't believe the group yet meets the notability requirements outlined in WP:WEB or WP:CLUB, but I wish you the best of luck with your Facebook group: one day it might well be very notable indeed. MuffledThud (talk) 11:07, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Might I Add That, The Jamiatu Muslim Mindanao Page Referred To In A Previous "talk" has yet to be rectified of its copy right infringement and with countless orphaned pages clogging up wikipedia - why has this gotten to this point?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_G14 has less then a sentence in it, WHILE my proposed page was more extensive and detailed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KBFP_%28AM%29 is surely a regional/obscure article and once again less detail then my page.

So forgive me for not taking this so lightly

- B. Clarke-Wood

BKCW8 (talk) 11:21, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please have a read of WP:OTHERSTUFF: it's not hard to find examples of articles that need expansion or deletion on Wikipedia, but the length of those articles is not what makes their subjects notable or non-notable. You can of course expand or tag HMS G14 and KBFP (AM) for improvement. Re-writing Jamiatu Muslim Mindanao is an excellent idea, and would solve their copyright problem, but I have no expertise in that area myself. MuffledThud (talk) 11:31, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Notability, You Can Ask Anyone Who Was On The HMS G14 If They Note It and They Will Say Yes. Likely So You Can Ask Any Member of The Dreaming Dog Appreciation Society and They Could Note It. There Is A Bug In The System and It's Called Relative Notability.

Yours Sincerely

The Future Page Patroller BKCW8 (talk) 11:35, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Deletion[edit]

I Have Read The Wikipedia:Articles for deletion and I Truly DO NOT believe those pages nominated for speedy deletion cover the criteria in the WP:WEB or WP:CLUB.

No Point To Be Made. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BKCW8 (talkcontribs) 11:51, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

CSD criteria[edit]

Just so you know, although I've deleted Tamil Poet R. Manikandan, which you tagged for deletion, it should have been tagged under A7 (no indication of notability per BLP) rather than G3 (vandalism). All the best, EyeSerenetalk 15:00, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This was a slightly unusual one, as the editor repeatedly re-created the page after level 4 warning to stop, so either CSD would have been appropriate in this case. Thanks for the friendly tip though. MuffledThud (talk) 15:02, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
OK, that explains it :) It's best for the tag to reflect the article content rather than the creator's motivation or behaviour, but no worries. I'll take a look at the account. EyeSerenetalk 15:08, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]


New Category Wanted for Bronx Newspapers[edit]

Thanks for adding the category, the Bronx, to my article for the Bronx Press-Review. I would like to create a new Wikipedia category, Newspapers published in the Bronx (for the Bronx Times-Reporter, Riverdale Press, Bronx News, Riverdale Review, and the just-created Bronx Press-Review and for any other Bronx-based newspaper that might get a Wikipedia entry. Is there a way to do this? I am young and inexperienced. Thanks in advance.Bronxpolwatcher (talk) 22:46, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Happy to help. Shall I create it for you, or do you want me to show you how? Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 22:48, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have an exact number. There are smaller newspapers that cover only a few neighborhoods. But the ones I mentioned above are the best-known. How many entries justify the creation of a new Wikipedia category? I guess the category could start with the ones I mentioned above. Thanks.Bronxpolwatcher (talk) 22:51, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot. Yes, you can do it. Thanks again!Bronxpolwatcher (talk) 22:52, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Here ya go: Category:Newspapers published in the Bronx. Best of all, it now appears at the top of the category Category:Newspapers published in New York City. :-) MuffledThud (talk) 22:56, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! You the man!Bronxpolwatcher (talk) 03:26, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Anytime! MuffledThud (talk) 05:28, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deleting article[edit]

Hello Thud, I´m not sure if you sent me the message about deleting my article, the problem is that this is my first time editing and I thought I was doing it at the practise zone, the article is not finished yet. What can I do now? Can you help me? I don´t understand either what´s the Dated prod. I´m sorry if I´m not doing it right and thanks for noticing me.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Karanchita (talkcontribs)

Hello, and welcome. Please don't take offense at the prod: it's a proposal for deletion in 7 days, giving you time to fix what's wrong with it so it won't get deleted. But 7 days might not be convenient for you: would you like me to move your article Patsi Patsi ‎to a subpage of your user page: User:Karanchita/Patsi Patsi? There you can work on it as long as you need to get it ready for moving back as an ordinary article. ‎ Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 05:34, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion declined: Eric sedler[edit]

Hello MuffledThud. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Eric sedler, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Is a plausible, useful redirect or is not a redirect at all. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 00:22, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi MuffledThud, I wikified and rewrote most of the (short) Business Model Canvas article, and in the process removed the tags you added. If you don't agree, please let me know. Thanks anyway. -- Mdd (talk) 01:16, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again, I only just noticed you also confronted A. Osterwalder with his contributions on the business model article. Maybe it might please you that I have rearranged that article as well, putting Osterwalder's contributions in other prespective. -- Mdd (talk) 01:34, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Altered speedy deletion rationale: The walrus chugs twice[edit]

Hello MuffledThud. I am just letting you know that I deleted The walrus chugs twice, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, under a different criterion from the one you provided, which doesn't fit the page in question. Thank you. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 12:11, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again![edit]

Could you do that?? Can you tell me where exactly can I find the article once you move it?? I´m afraid I haven´t got used to moving through Wikipedia yet. Thanks very much for your help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Karanchita (talkcontribs) 12:22, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! I've moved it to User:Karanchita/Patsi Patsi. Thanks for being such a good sport about this. I get the impression that she's more notable as an artist than the article currently suggests, so more time spent on the article might be all it needs. MuffledThud (talk) 12:49, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Concerning your query on my talk-page[edit]

Hello,

yeah, I saw that; the point is: if he really had contacted ORTS, they would restore the artilce(there is a nice little tempate one can use, as was the case here. Cheers and happy editing. Lectonar (talk) 14:38, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ian Halperin[edit]

I don't know if you're on, but Ian Halperin is getting whacked with lots of IP and registered vandalism, all the same person, same M.O. Can you protect it? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 14:52, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well spotted, thanks. I've requested protection from anonymous edit, and I'll help you patrol it until protection kicks in. MuffledThud (talk) 14:55, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Quite the barrage. Thanks. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 15:02, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It's coming so fast, I can't keep track. This is a safe version with no meaningful edits inbetween:


http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian_Halperin&action=edit&oldid=344775548&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro

Yeah, probably a bot. Thanks for the diff. ~

I don't know. Maybe we should assume good faith. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 15:13, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Heh heh! MuffledThud (talk) 15:13, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry[edit]

Whoops, Too many "anti-vandal cooks" trying to rv the Halperin page. I think I accidentally undid you a couple of times. I will be happy when an admin prots the page. Will just step to the sidelines... I think enough people are watching it now. :-) Wiki libs (talk) 15:14, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No worries! Please rv away, I don't mind if we trip over each other here and there. Hm, I notice there are a few refs needing formatting, once this settles... :-) MuffledThud (talk) 15:15, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Aha, you know, I just realised this is going to bump up my edit count by about 500. :-) MuffledThud (talk) 15:18, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry I got in you guys' way on reverting the vandalism there. Nice job on the speedy protection. Millahnna (mouse)talk 15:25, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, and you weren't in the way at all, thank you for helping. MuffledThud (talk) 15:26, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think I will just let Anna keep a close watch. She is spot-on-the-ball for that page. Lupins anti-vandal tools reveal so much vandalism its almost impossible to keep up to it all. I've seen pages sit in a vandalised status for over a year. Keep up the good fight everyone!!!! Wiki libs (talk) 15:27, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Anna should be the project manager where I work: my workplace closely resembles the edit history of Ian Halperin. MuffledThud (talk) 15:33, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well earned![edit]

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
For fighting the good fight. Keep up the good work! Wiki libs (talk) 15:31, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! MuffledThud (talk) 15:32, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tómas Davíð Page[edit]

Hello! I am Tómas Davíð's manager from iceland, and i am trying here with our technicians to make this page for the big promotions that are coming in april when he goes on tour with jónsi.. why is the page being deleted? we don't know how we can fix this for you but we are ready to do whatever we have to for this page is very important as i said.. i only put a few of his information and collaboration with family and friends such as SIgur Rós and Björk.. You know who they are? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.189.43.141 (talk) 20:50, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you are his manager, then you really ought to log in as your account User:Listarmadur. As noted at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tómas Davíð, the main issue is notability per WP:MUSICBIO. If you have any further information about Tómas Davíð that would support his notability for inclusion in Wikipedia, please let me know and I'll help add it to the article. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 20:55, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, allright!! So we should just add more legitamate references and detailed info about him to make the page good for wikipedia? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.189.43.141 (talk) 21:55, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not quite: you need to show why the subject of Tómas Davíð is notable per WP:MUSICBIO. That notability should then be supported by references from WP:Reliable sources. But lots of detailed info doesn't on its own necessarily make him WP:NOTABLE. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 09:36, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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deleted article[edit]

Hello there, thanks for the notice on Myagi Australia. Sadly, I was too late, the article was deleted. I didn't even get a chance to put my case. The article did meet the notability criteria, sources, references for a an Australian company. Well, the administrators should also delete Kogan Technologies as well because it is similarly based article on an Australian company. it was just a company stub and these stubs are very common in wikipedia.Takamaxa (talk) 08:38, 27 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I had a hunt online before nominating Tyagi Australia for deletion, and couldn't find any significant coverage of it from WP:Reliable sources that showed it was a notable company per WP:COMPANY. All I could find was WP:Primary sources like press releases. If I've missed something out, let me know and I'll help you re-write it. I notice that whil the Kogan Technologies article cites significant coverage from secondary sources, at the moment it needs re-writing for WP:NPOV, so I'll get onto that now. Thanks, MuffledThud (talk) 07:35, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]