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[edit] "Regarding Deleting Harper Industries Page"

You said you deleted them because they were just from the companies website. They were both put on to their webpage by me. It was my own work and i didn't see the point in taking the time and rewriting something i already wrote . —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bauer263 (talk • contribs) 16:39, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Unless you release the text under the GNU Free Documentation License, and state so on the company website, it is a copyright violation. (Again, I direct you to WP:COPYVIO)
You are also discouraged from writing articles about companies or groups you are directly associated with, because of our neutral point of view policy. It could also be seen as promotional. Marasmusine (talk) 16:56, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Regarding referenses for Mebuy.pl"

Hi i have added the references you asked me about. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tintin72 (talk • contribs) 12:52, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I've removed two references that were for forums (which we don't accept as reliable, and the Alexa ranking reference for popularity, since its ranking is actually quite low. I've left the DoneDeal reference, as I can't read Polish. Marasmusine (talk) 13:31, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1α"

'Welcome to Wikipedia. A page you recently created, Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1α, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for new pages, so it will shortly be removed (if it hasn't been already). Please use the sandbox for any tests. For more information about creating articles, you may want to read Your first article. You may also want to read our introduction page to learn more about contributing. Thank you. Marasmusine (talk) 19:54, 4 January 2008 (UTC)'

Obviously you are not a scientist. I put some content to this page on an important co-activator. I have searched for it in wiki and i can't find it at all now - you really shouldn't have deleted it as I cannot emphasise enough to you the importance of this co-activator in the development of several diseases including obesity. Surely highlighting the page as a stub for future expansion would've been a lot better???

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Alanstorph"

The content of the article was "Otherwise known as PGC-1α. Same as PPARGC1A?". Not enough even for a stub, sorry. Even if you "cannot emphasise enough" its importance, perhaps you could emphasise it just a little bit for the purposes of a basic article? You're welcome to try again, perhaps explaining the context and citing a source. Marasmusine (talk) 13:34, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
For further information about why I deleted it, see WP:SPEEDY#A1. Whether or not I'm a scientist is irrelevant. Thanks, Marasmusine (talk) 13:41, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Do appologise, it was under PPARGC1A rather than PGC1α that I expanded on. Didn't mean to make save the changes you deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.41.107.129 (talk) 14:53, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Ah, oki doki! Marasmusine (talk) 22:28, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "WTF?! Allen Peckham?"

i quote from your user page: I am currently drinking gin & tonics.

how is that appropriate? you cant delete pages while you are drunk. so how can you justify telling me that making a page about him is inappropriate? also it is a personal attack against me,as i used to be an alcoholic. therefore you suck. Goodbye =] —Preceding unsigned comment added by MrPie92 (talk • contribs) 12:37, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm not actually drinking at the moment. Marasmusine (talk) 12:43, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

well then dont put that in your page you silly billy. also peckham actually emotionally hurt me by saying that Connor Armitstead was not a significant figure. he is locally famous and therefore people want to see him on this wonderful encyclopedia =[

Wikipedia isn't the place for people who are only "locally famous". Marasmusine (talk) 12:48, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

well then why is bob geldof on here? he is only really famous in africa, and no-one in africa has access to wikipedia.....

Gee, dunno, he probably wrote a song or something. Marasmusine (talk) 12:52, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

why delete that? all of this couldve been resolved if you just let me do the page on my hero that is Connor Armitstead =]

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Yes, well, this is an encyclopedia. Myspace probably is the website to use if you want to promote someone. Marasmusine (talk) 13:01, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
Sorry, someone else deleted your last comments. I had read them. Marasmusine (talk) 13:02, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

=[ you make me sad =[ people want to know about connor though & people dont take myspace as serious as they do this =[ this is informative stuff =[ please let me have my page on Connor =] then i will love you forever and will not hassle you again =] you seem like a nice guy =] x —Preceding unsigned comment added by MrPie92 (talk • contribs) 13:03, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, I think you've misunderstood the purpose of Wikipedia :/ If Connor Armitstead every actually becomes notable (and the guideline for that is WP:BIO) then you're welcome to try again. Marasmusine (talk) 13:12, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

=] ok x

[edit] "Better Courts for Missouri"

As I wrote on my talk page, Better Courts for Missouri is an influential org in Central Missouri. Where possible, I have tried to add independent sources, such as Missourinet, which is a political internet radio program, and the KC biz journal. I am attempting to add more as we speak though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Twooclockjazz (talk • contribs) 17:04, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm neutral on the matter, I just thought we'd give the article a chance at AfD rather than deleting it straight away. The WP:N guidelines will help you. Marasmusine (talk) 17:08, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

I've added some more neutral sources. If you could gives the site another chance, I would greatly appreciate it, so that I could update the site some more. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Twooclockjazz (talk • contribs) 17:27, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

It's up to the people commenting in the AfD discussion and the closing administrator. The discussion typically goes on for 5 days, so that's plenty of time for the sources to be looked at. Marasmusine (talk) 18:00, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Marasmusine, I have conducted a google search of "Better Courts for Missouri" and found the organization specifically mentioned by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Kansas City Star, Missouri Lawyers Weekly (top lawyer newspaper in MO), the Columbia Daily Tribune, and the Jefferson City NewsTribune (capital city newspaper). I am sure Missouri's citizens would like the ability to learn more about the organization by visiting this encyclopedia. 69.29.78.196 (talk) 19:16, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

That's nice to hear. Marasmusine (talk) 19:37, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you so much for the comments and for the vote. I hope you don't think my earlier comments were directed at you. On the contrary, you've been quite helpful. There were other commenters, though, that I felt were bit extreme in their critiques. Either that or I was just drinking too much caffine at the time :). (Twooclockjazz (talk) 19:55, 17 March 2008 (UTC))

No problem. Wikipedia receives a large number of articles from people trying to promote their own organization/wesbite/band/whatever, so people involved in deletion discussions are often quick to suspect WP:COI and WP:SPA etc. Marasmusine (talk) 20:03, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] BitchX notability

BitchX is an institution to people who have used any sort of *NIX computer. It embodies the spirit of IRC and the freedom of expression enjoyed there. Most Linux distributions come with a warning that it may contain inappropriate language when you choose to install it.

Making IRC bots, text only display, difficulty in using the program for newbies and it's reputation for being the best in the field are all reasons for notability. These days the only option for Windows users is mIRC, but once you get into Linux/MacOS/unix you can start to use the command line and discover the beauty of programs like screen and BitchX. You have to know it to look for it, it is a subculture that most Windows users can't enjoy.

PReDiToR (talk) 18:24, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Please take a look at WP:N again; "Notability requires objective evidence"; every one of your claims needs backing up with independent, reliable sources. At present, there aren't any, so doesn't even satisfy our Wp:Verification policy, let alone the notability guidelines. Marasmusine (talk) 18:44, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Live At Bell's notability

While I am not completely brand new to Wikipedia, this is the first problem I have had. You left a notability dispute on this page. The notability is simply giving reference to this recording, since it has cover versions of other songs with similar pages. I am not trying to advertise the CD, which is why I kept things very simple.

I also thank you for noting that the picture should have been of thumbnail size. I have made that change permanent.

Unsure as to what you need to know for references.

by the way, before looking up protocols on these disputes I had already undone your changes. I fixed the thumbnail. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wharfratmd (talk • contribs) 07:41, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Hi Wharfratmd. I didn't say you were advertising the CD. I placed the notability tag on the article because the article does not say how the CD is notable. The link in the tag takes you to the appropriate guideline page. Here is a more specific one: Wikipedia:Notability (music)#Criteria for musicians and ensembles. If you can show the CD passes one of these criteria (with the appropriate source referenced) then please do so and remove the tag. Marasmusine (talk) 07:47, 1 March 2008 (UTC)


Thanks. I'll take a look.

--Moonshiner (talk) 07:52, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

The band, Greensky Bluegrass, have won a Major musical competition with music from this album, although not the exact versions used on the recording. They were winners of the 2006 Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition.

They have recorded 3 CD's on the Big Blue Zoo independent label. The song 'Radio Blues' is in rotation on XM Radio's 'X Country' station.

I made the changes and removed the tags. Hope this makes things ok.

also, from reading back a bit it seems you are a newly proud parent. congrats.

and i have no idea why the formatting and font in this message have gone haywire

--Moonshiner (talk) 08:04, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

It's whenever you start a line with a space! You'll need to add a reference for the claim of notability too (see WP:Verifiability). I've added a tag on the article with more information on.Marasmusine (talk) 09:07, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Done. Off to bed. I'll check in the morning. Thanks for the help. Next I'll try to figure out reflists. --Moonshiner (talk) 09:26, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

No probs, let me know if you need any more help. Marasmusine (talk) 09:37, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

dude! you're like a stalker. But I agree with changing the link on the Greensky page to a separate external link. That was not added by me. I have been cleaning that page up all night.

references added. adios --Moonshiner (talk) 09:40, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Edge the third culture

Hi - I'd added a page about "Edge the third culture" magazine as I couldn't find an existing reference when I searched Wiki - the is a reference to The Edge Foundation but I doubt people would use that as a search term. The magazine is of interest because of contributions form leading scientific intellectuals such as Richard Dawkins and Craig Venter. would it be possible to re-instate the page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dean Morrison (talk • contribs) 18:07, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] AfD nomination of Omega (1987 computer game)

An article that you have been involved in editing, Omega (1987 computer game), has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Omega (1987 computer game). Thank you. Jeepday (talk) 14:37, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] re: rob cypher

trying not to be a vanity page, am not the rob cypher indivdual just trying to do a net.biography

Am i not allowed to put whatever i like into my user page? i'm pretty sure it clearly states in the regulations that i can —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mephisto40 (talk • contribs) 12:20, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Will reply on your talk page. Marasmusine (talk) 12:25, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Alicia Ross Article

I saw you made some edits to my new Alicia Ross article. Thanks for all the work you've done. However, I think that the forum I was using served as a very effective placeholder while I was researching and writing the article. It wasn't a traditional "forum" because all of the posts had direct links to news articles (many of which weren't available online from their original source) and contained the stories as contained in the news. It's always a tough call, but in this case, I think the best choice would have been to keep the links to the forum in the article, because the forum was the only way to access many of these news stories. I've made some additional edits since then, so it can't be reverted, but I just wanted to let you know that, while I do admire your ongoing contributions to Wikipedia, in this case, since the article was in the process of being written, keeping the original links may have been the more effective decision for the short-term. Anyways, keep up the good work! Davemcarlson (talk) 14:23, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] lulz

I've gotten 10+ "omfg d00d dis really is ur last warnning!!" things on my talk page. (Read: They meet ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY nothing.)

Nothing, huh? Marasmusine (talk) 17:15, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] A7 Does Apply To Movies

...if those movies are "non-notable web content", as in I Still Know What You Did Last Winter, although that may not be clear from the article. I'm happy with it being part of the larger AfD. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 21:11, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

I see what you mean; it's pretty borderline though, so we'll stick with the AfD. Thanks, Marasmusine (talk) 22:53, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WP:NOT#INDISCRIMINATE for 1-100, 101-200, 201-300, 301-400, 401-500, and 501-600

I've placed prod messages on these articles pending the author's responses. I'm not canvassing, just letting you know what's up. Have a great day! :-) - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 12:29, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes, thanks. Marasmusine (talk) 15:05, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] I'm back, baby!

Maramusine, I finally got back on my Mkguy42192 page! I'm back, baby!MKguy42192 (talk) 20:04, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

I've been learning about how to use userboxes and other wiki-quipment while I was AOEgeek. If it's a problem, I could take it down if you want.MKguy42192 (talk) 21:27, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Rock on, Tommy. Marasmusine (talk) 21:48, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

......Riiiiiggghhtt.MKguy42192 (talk) 21:55, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

MKguy42192 (talk) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Like the smile? Thought it would lighten up your day.MKguy42192 (talk) 04:53, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Great Wall edits

Good work. The article creator, according to their website, is their Web developer. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:31, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Surprised he didn't just cut-and-paste their webpage text to Wikipedia like most web developers do. Marasmusine (talk) 17:43, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Allmsu.com

I still believe allmsu is important to make an article about. All of the incoming students at Michigan State University are told about the benefits of allmsu. You cannot walk on campus and find a student who has not heard of or used allmsu in their academic career, and yet there isn't an article about it on wikipedia? Michigan State University is a huge school with over 40,000 students, so how can a website that is visited by so many people not warrant a wiki page? With all of the craptaculous stuff I know I've read about on wiki, why is a website such as allmsu.com not being recognized? I'll take a look at the requested articles, that is a good idea, however, I believe wiki needs to be more accepting of a site as popular and as beneficial as allmsu.com -jamienoel —Preceding unsigned comment added by 35.8.193.196 (talk) 20:18, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Hi. Is allmsu.com noteworthy outside the campus? Number of visitors to the site doesn't mean much unless an independent source has commented on it. Show me some independent, non-trivial coverage from a reliable source and perhaps that would be a start. Otherwise it might be worth a paragraph on Michigan State University. Marasmusine (talk) 21:12, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] TouchTunes

"ComebackKid, I've deleted TouchTunes as the text was copied from their website"
I have to write about the company in my own words?

Yup, preferably citing indepedent sources; see WP:Verifiability. Thanks, Marasmusine (talk) 22:13, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Christian Guild Holidays

Why is it so hard to get an article on Wikipedia?!!! I put a good article on about a notable company in the UK (the largest christian holiday company in britain), which i spent a good hour and a half on, full of decent research, and some 'administrator' deletes it? Where is my article, i want it back! Three different administrators have tried to delete it in under an hour- when it is a perfectly good article! It IS a notable company, it IS worth being on Wikipedia- Seeing as you were the last person to try and delete my article, i assume you deleted it- Please put it back- I spent a long time on it, and i am absolutely SICK of people deleting quality articles.

Sorry to vent my anger on you- but i would like it back. Visit www.christianholidays.co.uk if you want proof this is a proper company.

Thanks, Robin. Please talk back to my via my talk page ASAP. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Robincross224 (talk • contribs) 21:29, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Sorry about that- still there. I've added citations, looking for more- is there anything else i need to do to keep it on Wikipedia? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Robincross224 (talk • contribs) 21:47, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes, show how the company is notable by showing where it has had coverage from independent, non-trivial coverage from reliable sources, as mentioned above. Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies) is a guideline that is a bit more specific. Marasmusine (talk) 06:11, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Jarnail Singh

Hi. Please note that an article you previously deleted in 2007 has been re-created without reference to the original. The new version is a bona fide biography of the subject, a Football League referee. Furthermore, it now asserts notability, and for this reason I request that you do not delete it once more without reference to the above. Thanks. Ref (chew)(do) 02:40, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Well, this new fully referenced article is a world apart from the brief attack page I deleted. Congrats on a great article! Marasmusine (talk) 08:10, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thunder

i can make an awesome ThunderClan article and I will keep trying no matter how many times it gets redirected-- King Rock Go 'Skins! 14:33, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Did you read the guidelines I suggested? WP:WAF, WP:N and our WP:V policy? Marasmusine (talk) 14:34, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] AfD nomination of Regal Lager

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

- CobaltBlueTony™ talk 10:20, March 25, 2008

[edit] Improving DartMUD from "in need of attention" to "notable"

Marasmusine, since we've last talked about the DartMUD article, I've both improved it and gained more Wikipedia experience. Can you look at that article, and give me ideas about what needs to happen to upgrade DartMUD from its current status to notable on Wikipedia:WikiProject_Massively_multiplayer_online_games/MU*? Thanks! Jclemens (talk) 17:19, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

That's a coincidence, I was just looking at the DartMUD article earlier. In terms of notability, I can't emphasise reliable sources enough. I'm not sure about the RPGnet review; although anyone can submit a review for that site, it does seem to go through some kind of editorial process before publication. On the other hand, it's the only review that particluar reviewer has submitted, so reliability may be an issue.
If DartMUD has been going since 1991, as I mentioned on the task force page, something like Flagship magazine may have a review for it.
If I can move away from WP:N for a moment, WP:V needs looking at too. Every bit of information needs a citation from a reliable source. I could go through the article and add {{fact}} tags to almost every sentence at the moment. A reference can be the game itself if need be; use Template:Cite video game.
If I pick an example out; the statement "In the beginning, DartMUD was populated by extremely hard-core mudders, people willing to risk permadeath - a common occurrence - in order to make their accomplishments that much more meaningful." I'm not sure how you can get a reference for that kind of information.
Drop me another note if you need any further explaination, cheers, Marasmusine (talk) 18:33, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the pointers. I've rounded up another set of potential links, and am starting major surgery on the article. Feel free to swing by and look if you don't mind the dust. I'll remove the underconstruction tag when I'm done with the heavy lifting. Jclemens (talk) 16:37, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
OK, I've gone and done a mostly complete rewrite. Please review it, and feel free to throw in citation tenses, suggest tense changes, etc.--please, give me a to-do list to get this to a B or GA quality article. Jclemens (talk) 21:53, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
I've put in a few Template:Cite web's in the first section to formalize the references. Okay so far. Still badly needs some independent coverage (reader-written reviews wouldn't count, I'm afraid!). I'll keep my eyes out although bare in mind we can't make something notable; it either fulfills WP:N or it doesn't. Thanks for your hard work, Marasmusine (talk) 09:02, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for that. I've done the rest of the helpfiles references in the same manner, and will get around to doing all the web references in such a manner.
I agree that we can't MAKE DartMUD notable. It's my belief that it already is, based on the assertions that I've already documented in the 'firsts' and 'influences and critical reception' section. That is, it's not notable because anyone liked it enough to write it up in a magazine, but because the author of other notable games (UO, EQII) cites it as influential. Kinda like the 'B' programming language, if you're a comp sci guy--only notable because C was its descendant, not because it was ever popular on its own. To help make that point, I think I'm going to augment those sections with direct, attributed quotes. Thanks again for the pointers and conversation, and I'll let you know when I've made more meaningful progress. Jclemens (talk) 18:00, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Moneywise

I have added the external reference. It is from the Guardian website, hope that is sufficient. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Harpoon2000 (talk • contribs) 09:48, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes, that helps. You might care to take a quick look at WP:N, too. Marasmusine (talk) 10:18, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

thanks for the info on the Fiction writing-- King Rock Go 'Skins! 00:27, 28 March 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Twelve Sky deleted?

Hi, I'm just wondering why you deleted the entire Twelve Skys game article. thanks (talk) 19:21, 30 March 2008 (UTC) It's been deleted four times now, each time because the text was copied directly from the game's website. Copyright violations get deleted without discussion. I hope this answers your question, thanks, Marasmusine (talk) 22:32, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thank You

--Carolyn25 (talk) 18:15, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you Marasmusine for the welcome and for the links that you left on my page and also thank you for telling me how to edit someone's page. I've been browsing on Wikipedia for ages but only decided to create an account just recently so I wasn't very sure how to edit pages but now I know.

Thank you again Carolyn

You're welcome! Drop me a note whenever you need any help or advice. Marasmusine (talk) 22:42, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] CERS

Hi! Thanks for your comments earlier. I have now added more external references to the CERS page and extended the article so that it isn't a stub anymore. What do you think? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Runeberg (talk • contribs) 05:44, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Good work, it's shaping up. When you have time, have a look through the WP:Notability guideline and make sure you have enough citations to cover that too. Cheers, Marasmusine (talk) 08:52, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DragonSwords II

I just created this page and saw that you deleted it. I am curious as to why. Siufb2 (talk) 23:35, 2 April 2008

It was an article about online content that did not indicate why it was important; see WP:SPEEDY#A7. Due to the high volume of articles started on unnotable or promotional subjects in that field, they are subject to speedy deletion. I can move the text to your userspace if you would like to work on it a bit more? Marasmusine (talk) 08:31, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, that would be nice. Thank you. I won't post it on the main website again until I am sure we have met the notability requirements.

[edit] Dragons (band)

What is problem with my first created page ? Dragons (band) ?

They have an album, and yes you can find it on AllMusic.com

Marco Smeets (talk) 15:35, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

It's being deleted under speedy deletion criteria A7 (articles on bands that make no claim of importance) :- see WP:SPEEDY. Marasmusine (talk) 16:00, 5 April 2008 (UTC)


Do I really have to read all the 3 pages ? Notability & verifiability & reliability of sources? Why do you not say EXACTLY what is wrong? I was so nice to create a new page, and spend time for make your website better, and in 3 minutes you delete everything without a seriously response. You are the experts, please tell me what is wrong with my page? precisely!

Greatings Marco from the Netherlands Marco Smeets (talk) 16:45, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

I thought I was pretty succinct in my above statement. The article does not say how the band is important. For example; have they released multiple albums on a major record label? Have they won any notable awards? Do they have any songs on rotation? Have they received any coverage from reliable sources? Marasmusine (talk) 17:26, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
Oh, no, you don't need to read all 3 pages now, although here's a really quick rundown. Notability = Is the band important enough for an encyclopedia entry? Verifiability = Where did you get your information from? Reliable sources = If the answer to the last question was "me", or "an internet forum", then it wasn't a reliable source. I hope that helps, Marasmusine (talk) 17:34, 5 April 2008 (UTC)


Hello. If I add 2 links , one gig review from bbc.co.uk and one interview from alive.co.uk , would this be good enough? or do you also want an album review? Marco Smeets (talk) 23:28, 12 mai 2008

[edit] Just Asking.

Maramusine, why did you take off the Weapons, Spells, Secondary Weapons, and Enemies sections from my Constantine video game page? I worked hard on that stuff. MKguy42192 (talk) 21:54, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Try to follow Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction) when writing about video games. Game guide material would be welcome on a wiki more specific to video games; perhaps Wikia Gaming.
The Wikipedia article on Constantine needs real-world perspective, such as what people have said in reviews, a game development history, or anything else that can be sourced through independent, reliable sources. Marasmusine (talk) 08:47, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
I have to start reading those pages. mmmrrrrhhmm........why don't I just take the whole page down?(Note: I am angry, but I respect other users. I don't want the same thing to happen back when I was new.)MKguy42192 (talk) 04:56, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Or, you could work on the kind of content you want to put in, but using sources. For example, there's an IGN review here that talks about the use of spells in the game. Write something like "John can cast spells that can create lightning storms, expel demons, create swarms of flies or confuse enemies. Each requires the player to hit a sequence of keys within a small window of time, with John chanting at each keypress. The spells have been described by critics as being unimpressive, without much impact on play, making them feel like a supplement to the other weapons.(Adding citation here)" - then building the section up with references from other reviews. I'll add that bit as a start. Marasmusine (talk) 09:12, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

....all right.Thanks for your "help". MKguy42192 (talk) 08:31, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
Was that a hint of sarcasm? Sorry if I upset you. Marasmusine (talk) 09:06, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies deleted content

A number of times today you've deleted content that I've added for the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC), a page that doesn't currently exist. You've done this even after I created references and a notes section referencing the original source of information. I am the director of communications for the association and am simply trying to add a wikipedia entry describing the association. I have edited the content from our website and other internal documents we use to describe the association, created new content for this site, and each time you've deleted it. Can you please advise as to how I can create content that fits within your prescribed allowances so that I can post a description of our association without having it deleted and getting banned in the process from posting to the NAMIC wikipedia page. Jonkg (talk) 18:21, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

I will reply on your talk page. Marasmusine (talk) 07:46, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Call of Combat

This has already been deleted once via prod, so I removed the prod tag. Feel free to take to AfD. J Milburn (talk) 14:40, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Maybe You Are Right

Maybe you are right, Robitussin AC should be merged into Robitussin DAC. I'll do that.Cssiitcic (talk) 21:56, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Glad I could be of assistance. Marasmusine (talk) 16:27, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
You are welcome. Cssiitcic (talk) 21:56, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Suggestion!

please add date fix maintenance tags. for mentioning date just place {{unreferenced|date=April 2008}}. Happy editing! Sushant gupta (talk) 12:14, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Awww, can't I just let the 'bot do it? :> Marasmusine (talk) 12:33, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Undelete Alec Bourne

Hell, I would have fleshed that out if you'd given me a minute. RupertMillard (Talk) 10:30, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I made a spelling mistake - there is already an article about Aleck Bourne so I have created a redirect to it. The misspelling is fairly common, as Google or PubMed would have told you. Of course I had sources for it, though - it wouldn't have taken you long to see that I'm a longstanding Wikipedian, although increasingly dissatisfied with the wiki-police.

RupertMillard (Talk) 11:06, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Motorhouse

Hello, you deleted the Motorhouse under section G11. Yet Carcraft - an identical business premise to us - remains. This is a clear conflict.

No, because I haven't seen the Carcraft article yet. Marasmusine (talk) 16:45, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New Orleans farmers markets

You make the claim that permission was "granted from Crescent City Farmers Market to republish information" for this article. Can you please place in Talk:New Orleans farmers markets the completed [[Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission|request for permission? Thanks, and cheers, Kingturtle (talk) 13:31, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

All I did was comment out the claim made by User:Darnola (in his original draft), so perhaps you could ask him? Marasmusine (talk) 14:15, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Prodding

Hi Marasmusine. When prodding new articles, please consider giving editors a little time to work on the article in question, rather than slapping a prod notice on it within three minutes of the article being created. You could try adding articles with which you have concerns to your watchlist, and then tagging them if the creator of the articles doesn't add references etc. within a couple of hours. Thanks, Bingobangobongoboo (talk) 17:32, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Do you mean with respect to See you next Tuesday? I explained my prod rationale in the tag; if the contributor indends to address the concern, then the prod tag can be removed, no problems. I'll consider giving editors a little time to work on an article if I see an {{underconstruction}} tag, or similar. Marasmusine (talk) 22:48, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Simon Masters

Simon Masters is an integral part of the British Broadcasting Corporation of Great Britain. The article which you deleted was not completed, and is notable for the reasons of this person being a radio personality of the UK. Please re-instate this entry so that it can be completed with references. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kevincoy (talk • contribs) 08:35, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

I will move it to your user space here: User:Kevincoy/Simon Masters; please remember to read WP:BIO (has Simon Masters done anything beyond local radio?) Please also avoid unhelpful comments such as "He is a legend. He has not much hair." Marasmusine (talk) 10:49, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sequoia diangelo

Hi Marasmusine, I was starting to post this (then got distracted) when I saw your message. With all due respect, do you really think it was necessary to AfD this article? I don't actually see any assertion of notability, other than "was in a couple of independent films" which does not do it by me ("Hung Up" links to a Madonna song, incidentally, and while this person has an IMDB entry it is just a resume). I think it takes a very generous interpretation of "notability asserted" to think that this is not a speedy candidate (I don't know how closely you checked the sources, but none of them are even remotely reliable - two are about the subject's father). If you read the entire article, it is obviously about a 17 year old who wants to be an actor but is not at this point. The one mistake I did make (which is good to realize) was speedying this by CSDG4 rather than A7 on subsequent deletions. I'm a new admin and had had not looked closely enough to see that that criterion applied only to articles which were AfD'd, which is my bad but a somewhat tangential issue.

In any case, I think any AfD for this thing is wholly unnecessary. You can certainly let it run if you like, but it strikes me as a significant waste of time. Though I erred in the G4 deletion, I would have appreciated you contacting me before listing this at AfD. I am well aware of the assertion of notability bar for speedy deletes and made a judgment call with that in mind.--Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 12:03, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi. Sorry I didn't contact you before AfDing it. I didn't say that the article asserted notability, nor does it have to in order to avoid being speedily deleted. The reason why I would've erred on the side of not-speedy is that the article mentions that the subject had a recurring role in a TV series on New Zealand's state network, which is a reasonable indication. The roles are possibly as an unnotable extra, but I think that should be discussed rather than immediate deletion. Also, I wouldn't worry too much about time wasting. It probably took longer for me to write this reply than it will do for an admin to close the AfD in a few days time. Marasmusine (talk) 12:56, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
I think we're going to have to agree to disagree here but I just wanted to make one more comment. "Reasonable indication of notability" and "asserts notability" are basically two ways to say the same thing, i.e. a distinction without a difference. In any case you did say on my talk page that "the article at least asserts importance" and in the AfD "I think some admins miss that failing WP:N is not a speedy criteria; just failing to assert importance is." On the latter point, had you glanced at a few of my recent edit summaries you would have seen remarks like "speedy declined, notability asserted, AfD is place for this" which suggest that I recognized that failing WP:N is not a speedy criteria. In the end as I said speedy deletes are a judgment call and like anything else there is a grey area. As to the supposed TVNZ show Ghosts, we have no Wikipedia article for it, I find no IMDB entry along those lines, and a Google search doesn't reveal much either (also, the subjects's own IMDB resume says nothing about it - apparently she was an extra in King Kong but that's about it, so I don't see even a vague indication of notability here). I did look into this further as the user who created it kept re-creating it and I was open to reversing the deletion if it looked like it had been a mistake. Part of my frustration with this undelete was that I was engaged in a fairly annoying back and forth with the article creator (featuring comments like this) and just as I was thinking that was dying down I saw it had been re-created by another admin without consultation, and apparently under the false impression that I did not know that WP:N is not a speedy criterion.
Again, simply dropping a line at my talk page would have been the way to go as we could have discussed whether or not this was a speedy. And as to time wasting, you're right that this back and forth takes time (especially this comment!), but my point was that in listing for AfD we add another layer of process that is quite possibly completely unnecessary. As I said the AfD can of course run to its natural completion, and really there's no hard feelings here on my part, I just wanted to fully explain my position on the matter. Happy editing and all that jazz.  :) --Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 20:48, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
Okay, I see how that would have fustrated you and I apologize again. Marasmusine (talk) 21:01, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] SFS Technology speedy deletion and new changes

Hello, i made SFS Technology page on Wikipedia. I Read the notification of deletion and i changed the page. Does the page is ok now?  

Well, Marasmusine, i'm italian and the sfs technology is published in Italy on the LinuxPro Magazine. Moreover a lot of forums speech about it. My idea is to let it know in all the world, because it works and also very well. Please retype "Linux Tiger SFS " on google and see the result. However if i have to modify something just let me know. Thank you! Vincenzodentamaro (talk) 10:23, 4 June 2008 (UTC)vincenzodentamaro

Not so interested in the forum speech (which doesn't satisfy WP:Notability), but if there has been an article in a magazine of which SFS technology was the subject, then say so in the article and it will avoid being speedily deleted. Marasmusine (talk) 12:02, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes, Marasmusine, the article is released in May and antoher will be released in July to describe the new version 0.3 feactures.

what else can I do?

I find the best way to improve an article is to pretend I don't know anything about the subject, and only add information that is in published sources. In this case you should cut out statements that are based on your own experience (such as the "similar technologies" section) and just use the LinuxPro magazine.
In the article, overview what LinuxPro has said about how SFS Technology works in the "description" section, and how they have rated it in a "critical reception" section. Use Template:Cite journal after each statement to say where you got the information from.
If the LinuxPro article is "substantial" and not just a press release, then you will have satisfied the concerns in the "proposed deletion" template and you are free to remove it!
I hope this helps, Marasmusine (talk) 09:31, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

as per your advice I again changed the page.
Is it now fine?