User talk:Maxim/archives/aug07
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[edit] RE:Delivery
Sure! Do you want this to be the July, or the August newsletter? —« ANIMUM » 18:31, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
- Oh dear. I've already started the bot, and AWB doesn't arrange links by the order in which they appear on a page, in fact, it is seemingly random. Sorry. :-( —« ANIMUM » 18:43, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Done
Obviously done. :-) —« ANIMUM » 19:31, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Newsletter
I see you posted a request on my talk. I was away. Anyway, next time you need the newsletter delivered, just tell me. (Animum said he'd let me do it). --(Review Me) R ParlateContribs@ (Let's Go Yankees!) 20:52, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] My RfA
Hi Maxim, and thanks for your participation in my RfA. I've withdrawn it, and have written up an "analysis" of it, which is available at User:Giggy/RfA/Giggy. Please come around when you get the chance, and give me feedback on how I can improve. Also, sorry for the late note, I didn't see your comments originally. Thanks again, Giggy Talk | Review 22:24, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] User Talk:71.175.143.192
Hi Maxim, I was linked to User Talk:71.175.143.192 and told I vandalized Talk: XFL and then finally Virginia Tech Massacre. The 2nd (last!) warning was from EvilClown93 which links to you. I don't remember updating either of these topics (or any others for that matter) can I find out what I said? and can I exonerate myself? I am the only one with access to this computer, but it's very buggy, and also possibly my brother said something here, and I'd like to find out
- Somebody used that IP (your brother, maybe), and vandalised (I looked at the contributions). If you don't want to have a direct connection to the IP, create an account. Maxim 11:28, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Credit Action query
Deletion query Maxim - On July 6th you deleted the page 'Credit Action'. I am wondering if you could give me an explanation as to why this action was taken. Cheers. Tappyea2 15:14, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
It was blatant advertising, which is allowed to be deleted on sight per this policy, and more specifically this criterion. Hope that helps! Maxim 23:55, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
Ok thanks for explanation. However I would question whether it was in fact blatant advertising. It didn't promote any services or company. Credit Action is a charity which does financial education, the main aim of the article was simply informative as to what the charity does and given that the content was entirely factual I don't see what the problem is. I merely added because I thought it could be useful to people looking for a charity which did this kind of work. I would like you to consider reinstating the article as I'm really not sure it does fall foul of the criteria you mention. Thanks. Tappyea2 11:41, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
A response would be appreciated. Cheers mate. Tappyea2 15:52, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
- Sorry, I archived something too quickly again. The problem is that it lacks notability for inclusion, and it the article didn't assert notability, even if it met the guideline. I realise you might be a bit dissatisfied with my decision not to restore it; however, I suggest, if you want some sort of review of this action to go to deletion review. Maxim 11:50, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Deletion of La-Mulana?
Why was La-Mulana deleted? There was a notice of prod and it was not removed since it was still some objection to removing it. I think this article at least deserves a vote if it is to be deleted.Subanark 18:50, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
- Because it was proposed for deletion. Nobody objected, and per policy, it was deleted after five days. You've misunderstood the policy. The exact reason for deletion is quoted directly from the template in the summary. Maxim 11:52, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
- The notice was on the article since November. I originally objected to that and took down the notice after a week. The original posted of the notice then put it back up where I objected again, but left it up there. I thought the article was in a finished state, so I stopped watching it. The subject has become much more notable than it was when the notice was first put up. Even if no one was actively watching the article does not mean it was not noteworthy.
[edit] Battle of Washita River-related user conduct RfCs
As an administrator who has been involved with the long-term disputes about the article Battle of Washita River (which is still under full protection), I want to inform you of the two related user-conduct RfCs that have now been certified:
Thanks for your past efforts in trying to help us deal with the disputes about this article. --Yksin 20:07, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
- FYI, a related article RfC has been initiated at Talk:Battle of Washita River#Request for comment. We could really use some comments from people outside the dispute. Thanks. --Yksin 02:19, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Username change
Maxim, you need to change your username again. Although I know you probably were unaware of it at the time you made the usurptation request (and the bureaucrat unaware when he performed the change), there is another editor with a username similar to your own. User:MaXim is a long-standing editor who, although he hasn't edited in ten days, has been editing on and off under that username for three years. The username policy prohibits confusing usernames, including those that "closely resemble the name of another Wikipedia user and may cause confusion". In fact, the similarity already has caused confusion. If you want more community input, filing a request at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User names is appropriate. Otherwise, please file a request at Wikipedia:Changing username. Thanks.--Chaser - T 03:44, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah, I didn't mean for that to happen, and I probably shouldn't have said that I was confused; I surely wasn't, and I meant only that I was surprised that there was another long-standing user with a similar username. In the apparent absence of any editor's having been confused or inconvenienced, I'm not certain that there would be any immediate objections at user names RfC, and I'd encourage you at least to raise the issue there before requesting another change. I was going to write you about an entirely unrelated issue in the next few days, but for now I feel like a real jackass, because I'm not at all sure that the similarity of names ever would have presented a problem and because it surely didn't for me; apologies. Joe 04:15, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] TierraWiki
Hello, I just wanted to let you know that we sort of 'admin conflicted' on this article. I was in the process of AfDing it when you deleted it. I had decided that 100,000km of route and 4 million GPS tracks was enough to cross the "assertion" threshold, and was sending it to AfD for a proper study. So I noticed you deleted it, obviously, and I just restored it on the spot. Just letting you know, and not intending to nark you at all. Splash - tk 22:38, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] PROD vs Speedy on transwikies
I prefer to give the transwikied articles a chance for rehabilitation. Five days on PROD gives people a chance to protest, and a number of them have done just that. On one where, even after the protest I still felt it should be deleted, I put it up for AFD, and the AFD was resoundingly opposed by the botany community on the project, and the article was much improved during the AFD time. So it's to give the chance for this time of improvement into keepable article that I use PROD rather than speedy. Not all are improved. Most are not. But PROD gives them a chance, while if I speedied them, there would be no chance. And overall, I'm not in a hurry to see these go away. There's no rush. As for the large numbers, someone else used to regularly PROD these each day. They stopped around June, and these have been backing up, unattended, since then. I got tired of it, and started PRODing a bunch to clear out the backlog. After two days of PRODs (of which I think you just deleted the first day's), I got caught up, and have been myself PRODing each day's transwikies since. So after the next batch of PRODed transwikies, the numbers in each day's group should drop dramatically. - TexasAndroid 03:52, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Dealing with redirects to deleted articles
Hi, I noticed you removed some redirects that were pointing to speedy deleted articles (Sub-genomic & Morphotactic). Just to let you know that rather than unlink the redirect, it is better to nominate it for {{csd-r1}} so that the redirect can also be deleted. → AA (talk) — 10:54, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
- Actually, noticed you are an administrator :) If my understanding is incorrect, please do let me know. Regards. → AA (talk) — 10:57, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Email
You have email. Please reply in that format, if possible. Cheers -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 14:58, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Umm... are you running a bot
Are you running a bot on this account.... your edit rate seems a little high -- Tawker 18:18, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
- Looks like a script (or multiple tabs, like I do on Commons). Majorly (talk) 18:29, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Re:
Please restore now :-). I think it was a problem with translutes (sp?). ~ Wikihermit 23:16, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
- Could you also restore User:Wikihermit/userpage ? ~ Wikihermit 23:19, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
- Okay, I got all of 'em tagged, you can go ahead and clear the tagged one :-). ~ Wikihermit 23:34, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Children's cookery
The page Children's cookery was deleted by yourself less than 5 minutes after it was tagged for speed deletion, despite the fact that {{hangon)] was inserted - and before I had time to put a page justification in the discussion page.
This page was created as a stub for further content and citing, and was thus listed as a stub.
Please could you look at the discussion page [[1]] and get back to me.
Many thanks,
Liondor 00:40, 15 August 2007 (UTC)Liondor
[edit] Bronchoscopy
Hi, Maxim. I see that you deleted bronchoscopy as a "blatant copyright infringement". Is it possible for me to review the previous page? There might be some salvageable material. Thanks. Axl 10:09, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
- I would have e-mailed you the old revision, but you don't have an e-mail specified :(. Can you specify an email in preferences so I can do that, as I'm not comfortable putting up deleted revisions, especially copyvios up. Thanks! --Maxim 11:21, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Damu Ridas Vol.2: How Deep Is Your Hood
This was tagged as needing speedy deletion since it was not linked to from anywhere. This is not a speedy deletion criterion, so please do check up on the actual reason for the request. Redirects resulting from moves are not deleted, since they are likely to be useful in future even if unlinked now. In this particular case, the article had been cut-n-paste moved to How Deep Is Your Hood. Such a happening is fairly typical when an article is suddenly without linkage, and is one of the reasons that being so is never a speedy deletion criterion. Splash - tk 22:32, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
- Splash, am I allowed to make one mistake in 200 deletions? Being familiar with Wikipedia and trusted to admin, and being sufficiently experienced as an admin, I found your message treating me as an inexperienced user unpleasant, and you could've saved your time by posting a template. --Maxim 22:40, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
- Hmmm? I thought I'd let you know that I reversed one of your deletion and tell you why. I'm particularly keen on people not inventing speedy criteria and routinely leave admins a note when that occurs. In this particular case, you missed that a cut-n-paste move needed fixing, which is actually moderately important given the attribution requirements of the GFDL. You are allowed as many mistakes as you like, as long as someone is allowed to fix them! I don't understand what you mean by "posting a template". Splash - tk 22:43, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Smile
[edit] Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nor thgate Mall (Tullahoma) (2nd nomination)
You did a speedy delete on this mall. Please also close out the AFD which was in progress when you speedied it. Thanks! Edison 00:18, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Oops. I always forget. :( Maxim 00:27, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks. Edison 00:30, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] ProjectPier
Hi, not sure if this is the best place to do this. You apparently put a speedy deletion on the ProjectPier page, noting that it had been a candidate for deletion before. However, the content of the article was significantly different (and much expanded upon) since the first post and had almost no resemblance to the initial article that was deleted. Additionally, there was a discussion on the talk page of the article regarding the deletion criteria. As part of that discussion, the article was amended to address the concerns that were brought up. After that discussion, the deletion tag (and the hold tag i put on it to work out the deletion discussion) were removed. If you have further criticisms, please let me know so I can address them otherwise will you please resurrect/reinstate this page? Rcrossvs 03:42, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Note that there is a deletion review going on if you care to comment Wikipedia:Deletion_review#ProjectPier
[edit] Deletion of Manchester Phoenix ENL page
You did a quick delete on this page, which was a work in progress. Can you please further explain the decision to delete the page? LearnedRobb 17:23, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- I've reread the article, and I've decided to restore it. --Maxim 22:25, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks for blocking 68.98.125.45. This IP posted a death threat on Mullet (haircut), which scared me. NHRHS2010 Talk 22:33, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Email...again
I have sent back the answer to those questions. Just making sure you got em. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 22:58, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Premature deletion
Last time I checked (which has been a while), bronchoscopy looked not at all like a copyright infringement. In fact, I seem to remember that much of it was written from scratch, so whoever thought it was copyrighted material should probably have looked closer. But the history and talk page is gone and I can't check. Please email me the version that you deleted so I can review it. Thanks. Kosebamse 13:02, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
- Email address not specified. Please specify one. Sorry. Maxim 22:13, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
- My mistake, should work now.
- And I have found a recent copy in Google's archives which looks qute unlike the article that I remember. I have dug deeper into my memory and am now quite sure that I have, together with others, written the article much from scratch. There must be a version that is clearly not a copyright violation.
- "00:26, 15 August 2007 Maxim (Talk | contribs) deleted "Bronchoscopy" (Speedy deleted per (CSD g12), was a blatant copyright infringement.)" CSD explicitly excludes articles with salvageable versions in the history. I do wonder how an article that has existed so long can be speedy deleted without thoroughly checking the history. That looks rather unfriendly towards those who have written it, quite apart from the unnecessary loss of valuable material. Kosebamse 06:06, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks for your email. That version is indeed very unlike the text that has long existed in that article and may very well be a copyright violation. However, the earlier versions were valuable and should not remain deleted. I suggest that you review the article history and I'll be glad to help find a suitable version (and no, I'll not request to have admin rights restored to do it myself, as I have given them up in a well-considered decision and my arguments still hold). And please do not misunderstand me, I don't want to hurry you, but I think that the decision to speedy delete was hasty and should be reversed. Kosebamse 05:14, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] August 2007
The lines I quoted and the surrounding text on the talk page are taken verbatim. That is the most blatant copyvio I have ever seen. Q T C 07:46, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] DRV notice for Incompetence
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Incompetence. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Azazello 20:16, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Deletion of Junkyard Jane
I saw that you deleted Junkyard Jane. The notability of the subject was well established in the content of the article. I have not ever requested a deletion review before, and am unsure if it is necessary.~~ Michael J Swassing 06:33, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Deletion of Igor Vishev
Are you serious? I said on the talk page of Igor Vishev that this addition was with a permission from Bruce Klein, the director of ImmInst. This means that parameter 4 of the 12th criterion for speedy deletion did not apply (it was bolded that all parameters must be met). I asserted permission for use of the text immediately after adding the article and elaborated on that. If you don't beleive me, you can easily contact Bruce Klein (his work address is on his profile page at ImmInst, which is accessible from Directors page). That said, I require that you immediately restore the page that you have deleted in blatant violation of the Wikipedia policy to its last version. Inform me on my talk page. Paranoid 16:13, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Igor Vishev. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review.
[edit] Deletion problems
Dear Maxim,
as I have not received a reply to my concerns over the deleted article bronchoscopy (further up on this page) I would like to repeat here that the deletion was not in accordance with established criteria and that usefuil content from earlier versions of that page should be salvaged. Please review the article history and state your opinion on the matter.
Furthermore, judging by this talk page it seems that more than one user is unhappy with your deletions. I wonder whether you are giving their thoughts enough consideration. As it is not impossible that your behavior might become subject to discussion outside this page, I would urge you to reconsider your attitudes toward deletion, particularly speedy deletion, and discuss these matters with those involved.
Respectfully, Kosebamse 18:33, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Stats
Hey, I thought you might be interested in User:ST47/Stats, if you didn't already know about it. – Quadell (talk) (random) 20:00, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
- Nope, I didn't, but I like it... (178 in deletions over 1500 other admins in only 6 weeks... Deletecountitis :D Maxim 20:12, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] 2-28 loan
What a concept! We have had variable rate mortgages in the past. The annual ceiling was fixed at 3/4 of a point, and could only be raised if the consumer price index rose that much. Two years ago we refinanced at 8.5% which rose to 11.5% with 45 days notice. The notice states that they can, which means they will raise it 3% every six months, ad infinitum. Ergo, we will be paying 14.5% next year and 20.5% the year after. We are in Michigan. I would like to know in how many states this is legal?--W8IMP 17:06, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
View (previous 50) (next 50) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500). ·18:30, 16 August 2007 Maxim (Talk | contribs) deleted "2-28 loans", (Speedy deleted per (CSDg1), was patent nonsense: an unsalvageably incoherent page with no meaningful content.")
The "2-28 loan" is clearly mentioned in the article on Subprime lending and having been the victim of one, I thought it might be helpful to start a conversation with others who have been likewise victimized.
Although perhaps it would be more appropriate for the Talk:Subprime lending page, I found no mention of it there. I cannot put it anywhere if you delete it as "patent nonsense: an unsalvageably incoherent page with no meaningful content."
Thank you,--W8IMP 23:06, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
- Pressed wrong button. WP:TW, a Javascript tool assists WP:CSD deletion summaries, and the one I meant to put was WP:CSD#G11, spam. Please read through G11, as your article doesn't comply with that policy at all. Sorry. Maxim 00:29, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Spam?
Please re-read my article, and tell me how in the world anyone could characterise it as spam?--W8IMP 02:21, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
- I would, as would every other established user at Wikipedia. It is blatant advertising, sorry. Maxim 02:53, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Esther Baptiste
Hey Max, several of us, including myself -the one who asked that this be speedily deleted - are wondering what about her asserts notability. Can you please defend your removing the db on the AfD page? thanks.
[edit] Nonsense?
Max,
For another reading I am enclosing my article on 2-28 loan, with a sincere request that you justify its deletion:
[edit] Wikipedia:WikiProject Ice Hockey/Featured topic Drive
Hi, as you may or may not know, some of us at WP:HOCKEY have banded together and are trying to get the various NHL Trophy pages to FT status. It is a big job and if you would be willing to offer any assistance, it would be most appreciated. You can find out more here. Thanks for the time, Scorpion0422 21:34, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
- Welcome aboard then. You might want to put it on the page that you are working on that trophy, otherwise somebody else might assume nobody is doing it and work on it at the same time. -- Scorpion0422 21:40, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Deletion of Taxi squad
Why did you delete Taxi squad, it was a requested article from WP:HOCKEY. If there was something unproper, such as structure or tone, can you or someone else fix it up? Thanks. --Hasek is the best 15:18, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks. --Hasek is the best 16:41, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] South Rushden Junior Football Club
Hi there,
I see that you have deleted the article on the above as being a 'non-notable youth football club'.
While this may be appear to be true we are actually only the secopnd football club in the UK to become a Community Interest Company, a step that was taken from a postion of strength rather than weakness and one that will allow us to move forward.
We may be non-notable in the big wide world but locally we have a very positive and growing profile and continue to offer football coaching for the children of Rushden in a safe and friendly environment, a fact that the Football Association of England have recognised by granting us FA Charter Club status.
We are forward thinking and try to embrace all new media, our website is informative and regularly updated through the season.
With all this in mind I would be grateful if you consider re-instating our article.
Regards
David Cockings —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Davidcockings (talk • contribs) 14:20, August 21, 2007 (UTC).
- Dear David,
I'm sorry, but it's deleted per policy, specifically due to WP:N, and quite possibly WP:CSD#g7. Also please read WP:NOT,WP:ROLE, WP:SPAM, and WP:U. It explains a bit more what Wikipedia is. You can try deletion review if you are unsatisfied with mydecision (to not restore the article), after reading all the pages that explain my reasoning. Maxim(talk) 14:30, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
Hi again,
Thanks for your quick reply and the explanation. Disppointed but understand —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Davidcockings (talk • contribs) 21:21, August 21, 2007 (UTC).
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You have email again. I hope you aren't annoyed. Cheers -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 17:23, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
- Ok, got it. I replied to that, but did you reply to my reply? It said I had new email, but I think I didn't find anything... -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 17:35, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Thanks
Thank you for the lovely barnstar. However, could I ask one thing? Would you mind signing it, so I will know who it's from? Thank you so very much. Cheers, Neranei (talk) 02:15, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
- Thank you again! Just doing my job. Hope all is well, and please drop me a line if you need anything. Cheers! Neranei (talk) 02:16, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sea View
Hi, I was just looking for information on Sea View 4, an add on for MSTS. It seems the page has been deleted because it may have been advertising.
Of course I haven't actually seen the page, but since Sea View 4 is a free add on, concerns about advertising may be unjustified. Is it more 'advertising' than any of the many pages detailing music albums or the like?
Anyway, thought you might like to know that I came here seeking information, and found said info had been deleted.
Regards —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.12.80.122 (talk) 06:05:04, August 19, 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sicko
Good call, I got edit conflicted because I was trying to do that as well... I'm contacting Moore to see if he will pull those.--Isotope23 talk 13:55, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] THF
The edit munged one of my templates. Separately, can we have a reference to the fact that my edits have helped Moore? For example, this one? THF 15:06, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
- Is there any way that you can change the message on THF to not make it sound like admins rule supreme over Wikipedia? I think it sends the wrong message, and it doesn't sound very Wiki. WP:ADMIN#No_big_deal. I think something a little less bombastic and more matter-of-fact would sound better...to all of us. --David Shankbone 15:08, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
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- I agree. I'd prefer something more conciliatory. I don't view myself at war with these people, even if they feel otherwise. THF 15:09, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Frank J. Selke Trophy FLC
I've updated the picture and some info for Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is up for FLC and you have commented on. If you have time, please check it out and see if you are willing to support. Anthony Hit me up... 15:30, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] User:Pimptastic
Hi - you indef blocked User:Pimptastic - may I ask why? The precedent has been that "pimp" is okay (see the "Chicagopimp" discussion at WP:RFCN) - [2]. I'm certainly not going to unblock without discussion first, and maybe I'm missing something, but I think it's important that we're consistent on this one. (And for the record, I opposed allowing "pimp" in that case). - Philippe | Talk 18:07, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
- Because xe is not an a. established user b. vandalised on the first edit. Maxim(talk) 18:09, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
- I would generally not block for a first offense, and if it's a vandalism block, I'm surprised that you blocked it as a username hardblock. I'm truly not trying to be difficult, and I could support a vandal-only block, but I just don't want the user thinking we blocked them for a name that isn't against policy. - Philippe | Talk 18:12, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
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- OK, I reset it to a non-Hard block. Is it fair? Maxim(talk) 18:15, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
- Well, if you blocked them for vandalism, I think they need a vandalism block, not a username block. This is the sort of thing that could get ugly if they appeal the block; the admin handling the appeal needs to know from the block and the block notice exactly why the user was blocked. As it is, if they don't know you're blocking for vandalism (and how could they? Your block notice references the username policy), I would think they might unblock because there's no violation of the username policy. I'd change it to a vandalism block and change the message on their talk page to reflect vandalism. They haven't violated the username policy, so a username block won't stick. - Philippe | Talk 18:22, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
- OK, I reset it to a non-Hard block. Is it fair? Maxim(talk) 18:15, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Thanks for the barnstar!
Watching the new user log is sooo addictive! :) Eliz81(talk)(contribs) 20:27, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Comments
Okay, here are the concerns I amassed. I assumed you wanted me to list them on your talk page, but I'll list them at WP:FLC as well. I'm sorry if I'm being nit-picky. :)
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- Pit Martin - I would recommend finding a better word than "responded"
- Henri Richard - he would play only 16 more games after being awarded - What doe sthis have to do with him winning the award? I would suggest removal.
- Ed Westfall - Awarded for "leading teams in the shadows of superstars" - What does this mean? I know it is a quote, but things like this can get confusing to readers, and should be reworded.
- Butch Goring - Made the NHL despite his small size; not sure if this is relevant, but a reowrd would be good. Perhaps stature would be more appropriate than size. But what does his small size have to do with him winning an award?
- Glenn Resch - gave his young team more confidence while he was in the nets' Does this just mean he was goaltender? This seemed like hyped-up language to me.
- Lanny McDonald - as he was traded around the league - Is this relevant?
- Brad Park - in the statistical shadow of Bobby Orr - Is this relevant? Why is it mentioned?
- Anders Hedberg - The first player raised outside of North America to win it - What does this have to do with winning the award?
- Doug Jarvis - He would later take the record to 964 games - Not relevant to winning the award. Also, merge (914 games) into prose.
- Gary Roberts - Successfully from possibly career-ending surgery to correct bone spurs and nerve damage - I presume this is a typo?
- Steve Yzerman - attempted to play during 2002-03 NHL season - Inconclusive: Did he or did he not play?
- Raime 22:32, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
And here are my comments from previous edits that still have not been addressed, probably because you couldn't find them amidst the mess on the FLC entry page. :)
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- Is there a better term than "Notes" that can be used as the column title? Perhaps "Reasons for winning" or something along those lines? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Raime (talk • contribs) 22:50, August 23, 2007 (UTC).
- During his playing career, Masterton exhibited the qualities for which the trophy is dedicated - This sounds like POV to me. Stating that he demostrated "the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey" is an opinion, not a fact. Should be put into a quote from the NHL.
- Due to the nature of the award, no player has ever won it more than once seems redundant, after you have already stated in the lead that A player can win this trophy only once in his career.
- You should remove the wikilinks to the hockey players' and NHL seasons' Wikipedia articles that are found in the image captions. This is overlinking, as they are already clearly linked in the list.
- Some entries have punctuation, others do not. Either use periods throughout, or not at all.
- I think you should use:
- Player is still active rather than {| class="wikitable" !style="background-color: #CFECEC;" |Still active |} to remain consistent with similar trophy lists.
- Raime 22:45, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
Wow, it's hard to believe that entire 3 section-entry was made up of our edits! :) Great job in your continual improvements to this list. I can now say that I unconditionally support. Raime 02:04, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] My RFA
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[edit] Jokes at my RFA
I made a few jokes at my RFA, I can explain them. The Nixon thing wasn't a joke towards Nixon, just his quote. And the "he's me" thing wasn't supposed to be a gut buster or anything, just something that'd make someone smile. Cheers, JetLover (talk) 02:46, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Replaceable fair use
You recently removed the replaceable fair use template from :Image:Richland Airport.jpg. While the RC patroller who warned you about it was a little overzealous, to say the least, they had a point. The image was blatantly inappropriate unfair use; it falls well short of our Non-free content guideline. The required notification time has elapsed, so please delete the image. Cheers, ➪HiDrNick! 17:45, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Image:Lloyd Banks & G-Unit Live.jpg
Hi Maxim, you removed the speedy tag saying it's not a copyvio. Anything licensed under NonCommercial is certainly a copyvio. Don't know if you have an account on Wikimedia Commons, but this page explains it pretty well. Spellcast 19:04, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks! I recheck the Flickr page and it's a definite i3. Maxim(talk) 19:08, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah it's alright, I made that same mistake too when I started out here :) Spellcast 19:13, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Electronic art music
Hey there, thanks for doing this move - would you be able to move the talk page across as well? It didn't occur to me that I'd need to tag them both, sorry. Cheers, - Zeibura (Talk) 21:58, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
- (Update) Ah never mind, someone just found it when I finished writing this message. Have a nice day, - Zeibura (Talk) 22:00, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Mail again
Sorry, but it was necessary. I hope you understand. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 03:55, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Congratulations
Congratulations, Maxim.--Patar knight 19:01, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Copyvio question
Hi, Maxim - I wanted to check with you on this, as the image appears to be copyvio from [3] and the uploader only changed the license from copyrighted to GFDL when the image was marked as a replaceable non-free image. I looked at the source and it has a copyright statement, were you able to find a free license for the image? Videmus Omnia Talk 17:30, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
- No. Maxim(talk) 17:33, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks! Videmus Omnia Talk 17:34, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks
Thanks a lot, again, Maxim, for nominating me. Much appreciated. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 21:27, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
- Also - DarkFalls and Melsaran wanted to co-nom (sorry if I already said), so please don't go live until that has kind of happened. Or is that not usual/proper? Cheers -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 21:33, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
- Ahh well... to late. I guess they will come later. No worries :) -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 21:36, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
- EVula has already posted it. And thats Wizardman that has already given co-nom. DarkFalls and Melsaran also wanteed to, but I guess they will come later. Cheers -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 21:38, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
- Ahh well... to late. I guess they will come later. No worries :) -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 21:36, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Barnstars
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- Haha, I just haven't had the time to explore FLC at all the last few days, maybe tomorrow. Croat Canuck Say hello or just talk 02:31, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Question..
Hello, I would like to know why you removed the picture of Steven Weston. Rockinfreakapotomi 00:17, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Very well.
Uncivil? Possibly. But does it matter? You haven't answered the question...why has the Torture in China article been removed? Deleted? Erased? It seems to me that you're abusing your powers of administration...unless you have a very good other reason, you have deleted this article out of personal belief...I'm merely guessing this. And isn't Wikipedia supposed to be neutral? Correct me if I'm wrong. Crazy Eddy 16:31, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
- Deletion policy I know all about. Of course I've done my research. But...why was it tagged in the first place? The last time I checked on it (which was a long time ago, admittedly) it was a very extensive article...with many important points. So why was it tagged? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Crazy Eddy (talk • contribs) 16:39, August 28, 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Please restore List of collective nouns for birds
I noticed that you deleted List of collective nouns for birds with the justification "Speedy deleted per (CSD a5), was properly transwikified elsewhere." Even if the article has been properly transwikied, CSD A5 specifically only applies to an "article that either consists only of a dictionary definition" (this was a list, not a dictionary definition), "or that has been discussed at Articles for deletion with an outcome to move it to another wiki". However, the outcome of this AfD was to keep. Please restore this article per the AfD. DHowell 03:07, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
Please also restore the following, per their respective AfDs:
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of collective nouns by subject A-H
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of collective nouns by subject I-Z
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of collective nouns by collective term (2nd nomination)
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of collective nouns for fish, invertebrates, and plants
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of collective nouns for reptiles and amphibians
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of collective nouns by subject
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of collective nouns by collective term A-K
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of collective nouns by collective term L-Z
DHowell 03:17, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
- No, it was prodded afterwards, as there was some traswikification. However, there was a. community consensus to keep, b. You shouldn't prod articles after an AfD unless you've got a very good reason; in this case, TexasAndroid (the prodder) felt he needed to use that system to delete, but I used CSD system to perform the deletion, helped by a script, and c. I've taken this as a contensted prod, and have subsequently restored the article. Maxim(talk) 13:15, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationales
Hi, Maxim - I noticed this edit, where you removed the "no fair use rationale" tag despite the fact that the image still has no rationale per WP:NONFREE. I restored the tag, please let me know if I was mistaken or if I'm missing something here. Videmus Omnia Talk 14:41, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Re: CSD I6
I was just working from the bottom up. I can just stop for a few minutes and let you do all you need to. And then just pick up where ever you leave off if you want. Sorry for the hassle. MECU≈talk 14:47, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Image:Belcourt gates.jpg
I see you removed the deletion tags from that image. Can you explain your reasoning there? — Carl (CBM · talk) 15:28, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
- The creator could find a free alternative. If I'm having a mental glitch and/or missing something, feel free to delete it. Cheers! Maxim(talk) 15:31, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
- I'm confused because (as you say) they could find a free alternative, but you didn't delete the image. — Carl (CBM · talk) 15:36, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
- I meant he could not. That's probably my most stupid and confusing typo of the month. Sorry. Maxim(talk) 15:37, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
- I'm confused because (as you say) they could find a free alternative, but you didn't delete the image. — Carl (CBM · talk) 15:36, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sarek.jpg deletion
Had the Speedy nominator actually put notices on the pages linking to the image, I would have been happy to come up with a fair-use rationale, especially as Mark Lenard is dead, and hence no new images of him as Sarek can be obtained. Can you undelete it so I can fix this, please? Thanks.--SarekOfVulcan 15:34, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] speedy category deletion
Hello. I see that you deleted Category:St. John's Fog Devils players under WP:CSD#C1. Note that this category has not been empty for four days. A number of articles were just removed from this category today. See these for a few examples: [4], [5], [6], [7]. -- JamesTeterenko 16:55, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
- He is correct I used the wrong template by mistake. So feel free to restore the cat if you like and I will readd it in 4 days or just post it in another method since all the categories with this naming standard were long since deleted anyways and almost all the articles that were filling it will be deleted in a couple days anyways. --Djsasso 16:59, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Re:Email
Got it. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 20:49, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
- Replied too. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 20:57, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Image:Garthe.jpg
I notice you took down the image named above. Can't seem to find the discussion on the removal. Just wondered if you knew what prompted the removal, as it was an illustrative image for an entire section at Evil twin. The character is specifically mentioned by the text, as well. I'm not passionatey sold on the image, but the artcle does cry out for an image of a character with a goatee, such as the one removed. I'd like to know what, specifcally, was wrong with the image so that a second attempt at providing illustraton won't be taken down. CzechOut ☎ | ✍ 22:08, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks
Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my Talk page. =) -- Gogo Dodo 06:47, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Chrisjnelson
Okay, i'm circumventing the boards and just coming straight here - i'm about to go off on this guy - look at this edit summary: [8]. That's about as offensive as it gets! I will gladly provide you with the plethera of other warnings he's had about his offensive statements - but since he refractors half the time and archives the rest of it - it will take a while. I have no patience for this kid (and he's a kid - he's 17). Juan Miguel Fangio| ►Chat 02:38, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
- Have fun trying to make sense on his talkpage. Maxim(talk) 02:43, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
- Would you clarify that more directly? I can't tell if you are being sarcastic with me for the sake of humor or if you are somewhat offended and making an off-color remark. Juan Miguel Fangio| ►Chat 02:45, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
- I'd say I'm being just a tad sarcastic. See, Ksy and Chris got bickering, so I've protected Chris' talkpage, and warned Ksy. So you can't edit Chris' talkpage for a few more hours. Maxim(talk) 02:47, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
Actually, he's 19. Evidence of this is Chris' Yahoo! profile, [9], which is available from his user page. Ksy92003(talk) 02:59, 31 August 2007 (UTC)- Man, I wasn't even thinking. His user page says he's 20 years old. Ksy92003(talk) 03:04, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
- He has now warn out whatever patience i had with him (which isn't much) - this guy is an offensive troll who has done nothing but dirsupt things here. Okay some warnings (just for NPA -i've left the other ones out) [10], [11], [12] Lmk if you need anymore. Juan Miguel Fangio| ►Chat 03:01, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
- I'd say I'm being just a tad sarcastic. See, Ksy and Chris got bickering, so I've protected Chris' talkpage, and warned Ksy. So you can't edit Chris' talkpage for a few more hours. Maxim(talk) 02:47, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
- Would you clarify that more directly? I can't tell if you are being sarcastic with me for the sake of humor or if you are somewhat offended and making an off-color remark. Juan Miguel Fangio| ►Chat 02:45, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
Maxim - don't call me a troll. You're mistaken. Thanks.►Chris Nelson 11:20, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
- Chris you're damn lucky. I gave you three hours; Durova and Seraphimblade might've blocked for a week, or more, and next time I'm not going to be lenient. Maxim(talk) 13:29, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
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- Whether or not you were lenient does not give you the right to make bullshit personal attacks.►Chris Nelson 16:45, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] My response
I left a comment at User talk:Chrisjnelson which he deleted because he doesn't want me to post here. Fortunately, he can't remove my comment here, so I'll place it here:
Chris, you were incivil when I first met you three months ago, making personal attacks towards Yankees10 (talk · contribs), and I intervened to settle the dispute. I thought you had changed your ways, but I was wrong. Right now, you're back to making the same personal attacks and the same incivility.
Just wanted you to know about this comment, since you won't be able to see it on his talk page. No matter how relevant my comment is, he won't let me say anything. Ksy92003(talk) 17:39, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
- I'm sorry again. I just got kinda frustrated how Chris won't let me give my opinion, although it's perfectly relevant. I thought he was just trying to keep you from reading it so he could be unblocked. Ksy92003(talk) 18:27, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Email
Sent you one. ~ Wikihermit 21:22, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
