User talk:Diemunkiesdie

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[edit] Ivan Koumaev

The philosophy you're proposing is called m:inclusionism and is something of a minority viewpoint. I just thought I'd give you that link to look at, so you could see other people's thinking on such issues. There are a bunch of contrasting "Wikipedian philosophy" articles linked from it that you could also look at. I myself believe that the best strategy for any article depends on sometimes-subtle specifics of the particular article and topic being considered. Phr (talk) 04:19, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Semi-protection

Adding a tag to a page does not semi-protect it. Only administrators can semi-protect pages. Please see Wikipedia:Requests for page protection if you need a page semi-protected. Thank you. Jesse Viviano 06:06, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks did not know that. When the tag actually appeared on the page I assumed that normal editors could semi-protect while an admin would do full protection. Will make note of that information. Diemunkiesdie 06:14, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Even if you didn't actually semi-protect the page, at the moment that tag appeared I was deeply impressed--had no idea such a thing was possible for an ordinary joe to do--and it stopped that runaway train, didn't it? Darkspots 06:31, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Hah yes, I assumed it would at least scare him into stopping.Diemunkiesdie 06:33, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] {{db-bio}} and {{db-attack}}

Just a tip: when it is obvious that the content of an article is diffamatory, it is better to use {{db-attack}} instead of {{db-bio}}. The latter is OK when the content is only non-notable. I think that admins look db-attack faster than db-bio, because they are easy to argue. Rjgodoy 09:05, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

PS: You are doing a good job helping to clean wikipedia :) Rjgodoy 09:06, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip. I can't remember which article I should have used {{db-attack}} instead of {{db-bio}} but I'll be sure to remember next time it is necessary. Thanks! Diemunkiesdie 09:35, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

To Diemunkiesdie for hard work fighting vandalism -- Samir 04:12, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
To Diemunkiesdie for hard work fighting vandalism -- Samir 04:12, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Tee hee, I chuckled when I saw your message on my talk page. Have a barnstar for your hard work fighting vandalism -- Samir 04:12, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome, thanks for your hard work -- Samir 04:56, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion templates

Template Synonyms Criteria Used for

The following templates add pages to Category:Candidates for speedy deletion:
{{db}} {{db-reason|reason}}
{{deletebecause|reason}}
{{delbecause|reason}}
{{delete|reason}}
{{d|reason}}
{{Speedy deletion|reason}}
{{Speedy|reason}}		 Replace reason with a specific reason for speedy deletion.
Please try to write out a reason that will be comprehensible to non-Wikipedians.

Or, you can use a specific reason template:
{{db-g1}} {{db-nonsense}} CSD G1 Patent nonsense. You can put {{subst:Nonsensepages|page name}} ~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g2}} {{db-test}} CSD G2 Test page. You can put {{subst:uw-creation1|page name}} ~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g3}} {{db-vandalism}} CSD G3 Vandalism. You can put {{subst:uw-creation2|page name}} ~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-pagemove}} CSD G3 Nonsense redirects that are created from the cleanup of page move vandalism. You can put {{subst:Mp2-n|page name}} ~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g4}} {{db-repost}} CSD G4 Copies of material that was previously deleted after an XfD discussion. Articles that were only previously speedily deleted do not fall under this category. You can put {{subst:repost-warn|page name}} ~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g5}} {{db-banned|Name of banned user}} CSD G5 Contributions made by a banned user while they were banned.
{{db-g6}} {{db-histmerge|Page to merge history from}} CSD G6 History merge.
{{db-move|Page to be moved|reason for move}} CSD G6 Making way for a non-controversial move. Please add the name of the page that is to be moved and the reason for the move.
{{db-copypaste|Page to be moved}} CSD G6 Cleaning up copy-and-paste page moves to make way for a clean, non-controversial move. Please add the name of the page that is to be moved.
{{db-xfd}} CSD G6 An admin has closed a deletion debate as a "delete" but not deleted the page.
{{db-blanktalk}} CSD G6 Blank talk page with no substantial edit history.
{{db-maintenance}} CSD G6 Other non-controversial "housekeeping" tasks, such as reversing a redirect.
{{db-g7}} {{db-author}} CSD G7 Speedy request by only editor.
{{db-blanked}} CSD G7 Page blanked by only editor.
{{db-g8}} {{db-talk}} CSD G8 Talk page of a deleted or nonexistent page.
{{db-g10}} {{db-attack}} CSD G10 Attack page intended to disparage its subject. You can put {{subst:attack|page name}} ~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g11}} {{db-spam}} CSD G11 Blatant advertising. You can put {{subst:spam-warn|page name}} ~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g12|url=URL of source}} {{db-copyvio|url=url of source}} CSD G12 Blatant copyright violation. You can put {{subst:uw-copyright|page name|url=url of source}} ~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-a1}} {{db-empty}}
{{db-nocontext}}		 CSD A1 Very short articles without context. Use {{subst:empty-warn|pagename}} ~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-a2}} {{db-foreign}} CSD A2 Foreign language article duplicated on other Wikimedia project.
{{db-a3}} {{db-nocontent}}
{{db-contact}}		 CSD A3 No content other than external links of whatever kind, or an attempt to contact subject of article.
{{db-a5}} {{db-transwiki}} CSD A5 Transwikification completed (if article is a dictionary definition only and has been transwikied, with or without an Articles for deletion discussion).
{{db-a7}} {{db-bio}} CSD A7 Article about a person, group, company, or web content that does not indicate the importance of the subject. Try to use one of the more specific templates rather than {{db-a7}}. You can put {{subst:nn-warn|page name}} ~~~~ on the user's talk page, or, if it seems that someone has created a user page in the encyclopedia section instead of their user page, you can put {{subst:nn-userfy|page name}} -- ~~~~ on their talk page.
{{db-person}} – for people
{{db-band}} – for bands
{{db-club}} – for clubs, societies, groups, and organizations
{{db-inc}} – for companies and corporations
{{db-web}} – for websites
{{db-r1}} {{db-redirnone}} CSD R1 Redirect to non-existent page. You can put {{subst:redirnone-warn|page name}} ~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-r2}} {{db-rediruser}} CSD R2 Redirect to user page. You can put {{subst:rediruser-warn|page name}} ~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-r3}} {{db-redirtypo}}
{{db-redirmisnomer}}		 CSD R3 Recently created redirect that is a result of an implausible typo or misnomer. You can put {{subst:redirtypo-warn|page name}} ~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-i1}} {{db-redundantimage|replacement image name.ext}}
{{isd|replacement image name.ext}}		 CSD I1 Same or better image exists on Wikipedia (not for now on Commons).
{{db-i2}} {{db-noimage}} CSD I2 Corrupt or empty image.
{{db-i3}} {{db-noncom}} CSD I3 "No commercial use" or "by permission" images uploaded after target date.
{{db-i4}} {{db-unksource}} CSD I4 Lack of licensing -- Should only be used if the image has been previously tagged with {{no license}}, {{no source}}, or a similar template.
{{db-i5}} {{db-unfree}} CSD I5 Unused copyright image -- Should only be used if the image has been previously tagged with {{or-cr}}, {{or-fu}}, or a similar template.
{{db-i6}} {{db-norat}} CSD I6 Image with fair use tag but no fair use rationale - must have been tagged as such for seven days and uploaded after 2006-05-04.
{{db-i7}} {{db-badfairuse}} CSD I7 Bad fair use template - image tagged as fair use with a template that is patently irrelevant to the actual image, like {{game-screenshot}} on a photo of a celebrity. Please notify uploader on their talk page using {{subst:badfairuse|image name including prefix|tag that was on the image}}.
{{db-i8}} {{db-nowcommons}}
{{db-nowcommons|Name of image on Commons.ext}}		 CSD I8 Identical image has been moved to or is otherwise available on Commons. Unless moved by its uploader, the image must have been tagged with {{NowCommons}} for a week.
{{db-i9}} {{db-imgcopyvio|url=URL of source}} CSD I9 Blatant copyright infringements.
{{db-i10}} {{db-badfiletype}} CSD I10 Uploaded file which is not an image, video or sound, is unused, and has no foreseeable encyclopedic use.
{{db-c1}} {{db-catempty}} CSD C1 Category that has been empty for at least four days.
{{db-c2}} {{db-speedyrename}} CSD C2 Category being speedily renamed (typo fix, expanding abbreviation, capitalisation fix, compliance with "by country" format, singular to plural conversion or vice versa).
{{db-c3}} {{db-catfd}} CSD C3 Category that is populated solely by a template that has been deleted.
{{db-u1}} {{db-userreq}} CSD U1 User page or subpage requested to be deleted by the user with whom it is associated.
{{db-u2}} {{db-nouser}} CSD U2 Userpages of users who do not exist.
{{db-u3}} {{db-gallery}} CSD U3 Fair use galleries in user space.
{{db-t1}} {{db-divisive}} CSD T1 Templates that are divisive and inflammatory.
{{db-t2}} {{db-policy}} CSD T2 Templates that are blatant misrepresentations of established policy.
{{db-t3|~~~~~|OtherTemplate}} CSD T3 Templates which are duplicates of, hard-coded instances of, or an inferior alternative to, OtherTemplate.
{{db-p2}} {{db-emptyportal}} CSD P2 Underpopulated portal.

[edit] Things I Like To Use But Always Forget The Code For

Warning templates
PageName is optional
  • {{subst:uw-vandalism1|PageName}} ~~~~ (unintentional vandalism/test)
  • {{subst:uw-delete1|PageName}} ~~~~ (unintentional removal of content)
  • {{subst:uw-vandalism2|PageName}} ~~~~ (suitable for nonsense)
  • {{subst:uw-delete2|PageName}} ~~~~ (variant for removal of content)
  • {{subst:uw-vandalism3|PageName}} ~~~~ (please stop)
  • {{subst:uw-delete3|PageName}} ~~~~ (please stop removing content)
  • {{subst:uw-vandalism4|PageName}} ~~~~ (last warning)
  • {{subst:uw-delete4|PageName}} ~~~~ (last warning for removing content)

See additional templates and examples of output

{{User:TomasBat/Welcome}}