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Can't do it now

I can't do it now. Just leave it and someone will get it - there are several new FLC closers now, or I'll do it tomorrow. -- Scorpion0422 01:21, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

That's low. You must be pretty insecure about how much the Senators suck. It's not my fault that a team of 80 year old women has as much of a chance of winning the cup as the Senators do. After all, "Senators" in Ancient Slobobian means "Sucks", so therefore the Ancient Slobobian translation of "Ottawa Senators" is "Ottawa Sucks". -- Scorpion0422 01:27, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
And there is a way to make Infobox images optional, I guess it's just too complex for a Senators fan to figure out. -- Scorpion0422 01:29, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
At least I'm a fan of a team that's a legendary and storied franchise. Plus, how many cups have the Senators won? -- Scorpion0422 02:03, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Protection of Portal:Current events

You do realize that since you added the cascading feature to Portal:Current events no one can add news to the portal until October 2? Do you think you can fix it? – Zntrip 01:37, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick response. – Zntrip 02:37, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Signiture

How do I make a signiture like yours? It's cool!

Maxim(talk)

I want one like that!

Superior (talk) —Preceding signed but undated comment was added at 02:00, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Try this: Sup3rior(talk) . Here's the code:
'''<font face="Arial">[[Special:Contributions/Sup3rior|<font color="#FF7133">Sup3rior</font>]]<sub><small>[[User talk:Sup3rior|<font color="blue">(talk)</font>]]</small></sub></font>'''

Maxim(talk) 02:03, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award

I've done as much to the page as I can do. There is very little on the official website, but there is a headline article from 2006, so it was awarded as recently as last year. There is also some stuff on the Wild website about Backstrom winning it too, so the award is still out there, they just don't acknowledge it. Due to an amazing lack of sources, I decided not to include the pre-trophy Save % winners. -- Scorpion0422 17:19, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

I hate to bug you, but would you mind taking a look at this request? It has been up for over an hour and the page in question is repeatedly being hit with IP vandalism. -- Scorpion0422 21:49, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

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Reply

I didn't copy it from any movie poster, I based the design on an image I found at TheSimpsons.com. So, I DID copy an image, but I designed that particular doughnut myself. Which movie poster are you talking about anyway? If you think it will be an issue, then I'll replace the image, but I didn't copy it. -- Scorpion0422 20:31, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Juan M. Garcia

This article was vandalized at the time you deleted it. I'd gotten interrupted in the middle of reverting the vandalism. I've restored already, but am letting you know as a courtesy. GRBerry 20:40, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

AMP NHL Winter Classic

I responded to your comment on my talk page. Feel free to respond there to continue the discussion. Ksy92003(talk) 01:43, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Barnstar

The Original Barnstar
Just for working hard in deletion and being helpful ;-)Phoenix 15 18:07, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Why?

Why did you delete the ANI post? Just respond if you disagree. Bill Ayer 20:16, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Furthermore, why are you removing Bill's comments on the bot RfA? If you think it's a SPA, tag it with {{spa}} and let the 'crats sort it out. EVula // talk // ☯ // 20:20, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
EVula, he reverted Aillema, so I thought I was reverting to Aillema version... it's a mess. Also, I just don't like going through such a pointless process, by first tagging it, then let a 'crat sort it out for me. I don't want to sound harsh, but is my judgment not trusted? Maxim(talk) (contributions) 20:32, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
We don't need unconstructive comments like that, but I added it back anyway. – Aillema 20:22, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
Because you are very wrongly accusing Aillema of a. vandalism and b. you know too much policy for your own good. You have less than 20 edits and have found WP:RFA and WP:AN/I? Review, WP:VAND, please. Users with less than 100 edits usually don't participate in such things. Those that do are almost always sockpuppets or signle-purpose accounts. And WikiLawyering is kind of strange from a 20 edit account. Oh, and your username is strange; you editng Bill Ayer; are you Bill Ayer, and if you are, editing your own article is strongly frowned upon. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 20:27, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
I'm not saying your judgement isn't trusted. However, using the rollback is extremely unhelpful sometimes, as there was no clue as to why you were doing it. The only reason I had a clue was because of the edit summary from someone else. EVula // talk // ☯ // 20:30, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
I thought Aillema full-reverted a sock, so I re-reverted it. That's one of the uses of rollback, did I read the guideline right, which the last time was when I was sysoped? Maxim(talk) (contributions) 20:32, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
There's probably rules, but most admins don't follow them anyway. – Aillema 20:34, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
That attitude is entirely unproductive. Daniel 11:52, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Deletion review

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Slipknot's fourth studio album. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Jasca Ducato 22:43, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for reverting vandalism on the page United Kingdom. --SnakeBot 12:51, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Regarding this

I can understand your concern, but do you really think that an unjustified "cooldown" block by an unruly admin affects my judgement? I just don't see how another's actions influence my standing here - could you please elaborate? Cheers :) --Benchat 12:42, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Just as a heads-up, the RfA was withdrawn by Bennyboyz3000 at (0,5,0). Daniel 13:36, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
He's exercised his RTV. It probably could stay deleted. Daniel 02:47, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
He's been renamed. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 11:44, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Sorry

Sorry im bored and live in the middle of nowhere there weather shit and i have nothing to do, May you give me a link an intersting mind thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.133.27.136 (talk) 13:22, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

 ???

Just curious, why did you UsernameHardBlock User:Traveltraveleverywhere for a year? Cheers,JetLover (Report a mistake) 01:57, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

I presume deleted edits, which are administrator-view only. Daniel 02:00, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Use headphones in green jack

User:Use headphones in green jack asked you a question but put it on your userpage: "why did you delete my article?" Cheers,JetLover (Report a mistake) 21:51, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Copt protection level

Just to let you know, Copt (which you protected in July) is still semi-protected. The sockpuppetry from then seems to have calmed down and it's probably safe to lower the protection level; especially considering the level of general activity on the page anyway. :) Regards, AllynJ (talk | contribs) 21:53, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Editor review

Hello, Maxim. I have always wondered why admin candidates are so often criticized because of little experience writing articles. May I ask, how much admin work involves that? The vast majority (and the activity I plan to engage in) are reverts and blocks, not article writing. Cheers,JetLover (Report a mistake) 23:02, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

And also, looking at your contribs, I see no article writing. Cheers,JetLover (Report a mistake) 23:06, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
You'd be surprised. They're just stuck behind my Twinkle stuff. I've written one DYK, 3 GA's and 3 FL's, and I maintain several more. You should realise that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, first and foremost, and article writing is something RfA goers look for. Like it or not, you're hard-pressed to press RfA without any article writing, and the two users I know who passed in similar circumstances, the first is an Arbcom clerk, and the other is a very prolific contributor to the German Wikipedia (you can easily guess the identity of the users in quest), and I don't you are so occupied by something else to not be able and to write a few articles. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 23:24, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
I know that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, but what I'm saying is a lot of the admin tasks do not involve article writing. Why is that such a factor in RFAs? Cheers,JetLover (Report a mistake) 23:31, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Because RfA's screwed up. Surely you've realised it by now? Have you seen the RfC on it? You need the tools, but you're not going to pass RfA with this level of article work. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 23:34, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Image:Parsonline logo.jpg

It seems you've deleted this image, which had been used in the Pars Online page. While it was indeed flagged for deletion, I had outlined in the image's talk page why it should stay, for several valid reasons. As you (or anybody) have not reponded or refuted any of them, I'll be restoring it shortly. I look forward to any discussion from you if you still feel it needs to be deleted. --Commking 01:36, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

I see your statement there, but, no offense intended, I kinda don't care about the fact it's a logo. It failed WP:NFCC#10c and that's why it was deleted. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 19:11, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Your deletion/edit summary script

Please take a look at the deletion summaries you're using when deleting images, and the edit summaries you use when removing the links to them from articles. There isn't, and as far as I know has never been a csd I10, and linking to that when deleting stuff isn't very helpful. Thanks. - Bobet 16:53, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

It's just a fake criterion; it's similar to twinkle, but I wasn't able to properly change the link so I just put in a fake number. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 19:09, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Blocked

I think you missed that I protected the page. I really think you should unblock now, because this block is something other than preventative, I have already prevented the disruption. Regards, Mercury 00:29, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Yep, I second that. These two blocks were unnecessary. Fut.Perf. ☼ 01:39, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Question regarding editor review

Hello, Maxim. In my editor review, you said I should focus much less on vandal fighting and much more on article writing. Unfortianatley, the english Wikipedia has so many articles, it's hard to find something not there. Would it count if I made encyclopedic entries on another Wikipedia? Cheers,JetLover (Report a mistake) 03:18, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Taleb

An unregistered user deleted the definition "scholar" etc. from Taleb.

It does not make any sense.

While selling lots of books, Taleb's sceintific stand is very high. Enough is to mention over ten papers published over last three years in respected journals. A dozen "keynote" speeches in conferences each year (if you have been to the conference and sceince business you would have knew that most university professors never made it to a keynote talk.

Not to mention various professorships, etc.

Let me know what you think. and I am sure we can make between us an understanding. Last thing I am looking for is editing wars! YechezkelZilber (talk • contribs)

23:50, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

The Restoration

Hi Maxim. You recently (well, recently-ish) moved The Restoration to English Restoration. There had been a discussion about making this move, but it hadn't reached a definitive conclusion, and it certainly hadn't reached a conclusion to move the article to English Restoration. As myself and others noted, this is simply an inaccurate name. My own POV is that better an article title with "the" in it than one which doesn't accurately reflect the subject (we don't have to always follow the rules). Anyway, I was wondering if you could explain the move back over at the talkpage. Cheers, --Plumbago 12:40, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Deletion Review notice

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Kanakuk Kamps. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. 66.90.145.25 16:58, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

A new message…

…just as you requested. —[[Animum | talk]] 00:45, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Jojomaloco is back

You recently blocked Jojomaloco1 in september for vandalisim, he's back at User_talk:Jojomaloco2 and needs to be blocked, see Beef. I've reverted the edit, but the account needs to be fixed. Thanks in advance. Timmccloud 02:53, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

FL Main page proposal

You either nominated a WP:FLC or closed such a nomination recently. As such, you are the type of editor whose opinion I am soliciting. We now have over 400 featured lists and seem to be promoting in excess of 30 per month of late (41 in August and 42 in September). When Today's featured article (TFA) started (2004-02-22), they only had about 200 featured articles and were barely promoting 20 new ones per month. I think the quality of featured lists is at least as good as the quality of featured articles was when they started appearing on the main page. Thus, I am ready to open debate on a proposal to institute a List of the Day on the main page with nominations starting November 1, 2007, voting starting December 1, 2007 and main page appearances starting January 1, 2008. For brevity, the proposal page does not discuss the details of eventual main page content, but since the work has already been done, you should consider this proposal assuming the eventual content will resemble the current content at the featured content page. Such output would probably start at the bottom of the main page. The proposal page does not debate whether starting with weekly list main page entries would be better than daily entries. However, I suspect persons in favor of weekly lists are really voicing opinions against lists on the main page since neither TFA nor Picture of the day started as weekly endeavors, to the best of my knowledge. See the List of the Day proposal and comment at WP:LOTDP and its talk page.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 19:24, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Re: Creighton process

Thanks for undeleting the page. I think you'll like the way it looks now (and if you don't, this is a wiki: need I say more?). Cheers, Shalom (Hello • Peace) 20:50, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Tyler Warren (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

I didn't see your thread on WP:ANI about Tyler Warren (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) until now, when I checked to see how long his block was remaining. I got a couple e-mails from him as well, but I basically ignored them. I think a week is sufficient, though I'm doubting that he'll have anything positive to contribute once his block expires. Thanks for blocking his e-mail, though.

Basically, he's been railing against Bushcarrot (talk · contribs) because Bushcarrot made a mistaken sockpuppet report about Summerluvin (talk · contribs). Bushcarrot apologized, but Tyler Warren continues to fuel his rage against anyone who's wronged him. So, if the one-week block turns into an indefinite block, he can only blame himself. As an aside, I think there are a couple users within that group (Summerluvin (talk · contribs), Polarwolf (talk · contribs), Tyler Warren (talk · contribs), and a couple others) who are spending more time socializing on Wikipedia than editing articles. --Elkman (Elkspeak) 21:09, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

FTC

I'll start work on some of the older FLs. I think we should wait for the +/1 FLC to have a couple more support votes, then go for it. -- Scorpion0422 00:31, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Kristian nedrevåg

Constructive criticism: I have since been informed by someone else as to why this article does not qualify as nonsense, but since you are an admin, I would have expected you to post a notice on my talk page as a courtesy to help me out. It is being considered for other reasons now. In the future, a head's up would be appreciated. Maybe you usually do so and just forgot this time; if that is the case my apologies. Regards.--Old Hoss 21:44, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

RE:Request for adminship

Wow! Messages in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Russian. I've never seen so much languages in one page before :-) Благодарите Вас! До свидания! --Agüeybaná 00:41, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Alkivar

Hello,

An Arbitration case in which you commented has been opened: Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Alkivar. Please add any evidence you may wish the Arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Alkivar/Evidence. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Alkivar/Workshop.

On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, Picaroon (t) 21:25, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

WikiCookie

For stepping forth in response to a call to duty to close a difficult AfD, I hereby award this WikiCookie to Maxim. -- Jreferee t/c 00:40, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
For stepping forth in response to a call to duty to close a difficult AfD, I hereby award this WikiCookie to Maxim. -- Jreferee t/c 00:40, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Sock

I am pretty sure that the user is a sock of User:VaughanWatch. He edited International Hockey Hall of Fame almost immediately after joining, and several of his edits have added the IHHOF to pages, both of which are trademarks of VaughanWatch. -- Scorpion0422 02:36, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

So what? They're good edits. --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 02:38, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
Still a sock of a banned user. -- Scorpion0422 02:42, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
Doubtful. Maybe a meatpuppet at most. And a checkuser would be stale. But contributing constructively. If a rule prevents you from contributing to the encyclopedia, ignore it.. --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 02:44, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

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== Problems with User:Anonimu ==

Hello

I encountered non viki-civilised guy who seems to be interested in subject of Romanian fascism and communism. He reverts all my contributions and do not engage in discussion. From his talk page and links it is clear he was already banned at least once. Could you please help me starting some action to moderate him? He even removes my contributon to his talk page.

Cautious 20:43, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Image deletion help

You are listed as deleting an image I uploaded: Image:Hancock Esther.jpg. You cited the reason as "Fails WP:NFCC#10c" and I'm trying to understand what I did incorrectly. After seeing a note on my talk page that the fair use rationale for this image was disputed, I responded by uploading a lower resolution image and updating the rationale to address the dispute (i.e. I included information about the name of the article for which I claimed fair use). As far as I can tell, I had satisfied NFCC 10c. What was my error? Bryan H Bell 23:27, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

You didn't make the error. I did. :D I didn't look carefully enough, and on second look, you addressed the issue correctly. --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 01:00, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for 'fessing up and reverting the deletion. It's good to know I correctly understood my original error. Bryan H Bell 07:06, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Ukrainian military insignia

Hi, Maxim, got your note on my talk page. I appreciate the pointers - I do understand the concept of public domain; the vast majority of the work I do is with images, free and non-free. The problem with the ones that I tagged is that they were not produced by the Ukrainian government, but by a commercial website (http://www.uniforminsignia.net), which produces digital images of military insignia based on official descriptions, and claims copyright on the resulting derivative works. This issue of images from this site has come up before at both WP:ANI and WP:AN (links back on my talk page, under your comment) - I ran across this issue while cleaning up images using the deprecated {{Military-Insignia}} license template, and there's been a lot of heartburn from some established users regarding deletion of these images. In the noticeboard discussions, there were other users, experienced in copyright, who also felt that there may be enough original authorship in these particular images to sustain a copyright claim. I also think we're morally in the wrong stealing these images from them, as Wikipedia is directly competing with the purpose of that commercial website, which apparently survives based on Google ads and by donations from visitors attracted to the site. If people can see those images on Wikipedia, why should they visit the site that created them?

In any event, the copyright-encumbered images can be replaced by images either produced directly by the Ukrainian government, or by user-created images (Zscout370 has already started doing this). Since the supposed {{PD-UA-exempt}} images seem to be particularly contentious, I'll send them to IfD when I get time, instead of re-tagging them for speedy deletion. Thanks, by the way, for working the image backlogs - we don't have anywhere near enough admins who specialize in that area, which is why it always a mess. Drop me a line if I can help with any questions you may have. Videmus Omnia Talk 14:28, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Did you know

Updated DYK query On 17 October 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Brian Elliott , which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Allen3 talk 15:10, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Image:Davidderothschild.jpg

Hi, Maxim - I was curious about your "keep" decision on the above image. This would seem to me to be a pretty clear-cut violation of WP:NFCC#1, as the individual is still living and a free image could be made or obtained. Or am I missing something? Videmus Omnia Talk 20:03, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm missing something. Thanks. :D — Maxim(talk) (contributions) 20:06, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
It was a press release. Wouldn't that mean it is a free image? It was from the subjects official website. Kevin 20:29, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Unfortunately the owner of the image retains copyright in such instances. You can, however, request that they give the image to us under free license - I've written a how-to on this at User:Videmus Omnia/Requesting free content. I've had pretty good luck with the technique so far. Videmus Omnia Talk 21:20, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

No Please

Give me one more chance. Please don't erase my namespace or block my account. I would love to conribute to Wikipedia but I don't know what to edit. Please help me find a page. All do anything just spare my account. Please! --Angel David 01:18, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

  • Religion and Mythology. I used to contrubut to Wikipedia. But know I'm just styling my naimspace. Probably you'll find a religious or mythologic things. Probably I will.--Angel David 01:21, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
Don't delete them please, you musn't, I'll do anything. Especially not the God page!--Angel David 01:25, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Note

Hello, Maxim, I'd like to note something.

Cheers,JetLover (Report a mistake) 01:57, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Okay

From day foward I will not edit my user page until November 30.--Angel David 02:19, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

User:Walor

I am pretty sure he is a sockpuppet of atleast 1 if not more other accounts. I know for sure he is a sockpuppet of atleast one other user as he edited my talk page with one user and signed it as Walor. I would have to go through the archives to find the exact edit. He is mass reverting the changes because concensus was against him that the Blueshirts were spelled as one word. He only comes back to the Walor account to revert anything to do with the blueshirts. I mean its pretty odd that he knew I changed back all his old reverts the day after I fixed them the last time when he hasn't been around for 2 months. --Djsasso 23:02, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

I'll look into this. I'll probably file an SSP or get a checkuser done if I get a second account. I'm too involved to block, IMHO. --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 23:05, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
The other user is User:Garywill but I haven't be able to find the proof I was talking about yet. I am going through my talk pages, its possible it was on some other talk page but I could have sworn it was on mine. --Djsasso 14:54, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

fixed

Resolved →AzaToth 21:17, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Image:United_Nations_Service_Medal_for_Korea.png

You recently deleted this image, which had been tagged with a "Replaceable fair use" tag - however I had disputed that call, and started a discussion on the talk page, which has had no responses. Shouldn't the discussion be finalised before summarily deleting the iamge? PalawanOz 06:55, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I've undeleted it. →AzaToth 11:28, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Image of Harry Smith

Why did you remove the tag from the image of Harry Smith? The image does not provide a source. Did the uploader take it? Did he get it online somewhere? That's why I tagged the image. If you know for a fact that the uploader did indeed take the image, you need to edit the page accordingly. Nikki311 22:32, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Had a bad day with that one. Over a good night's sleep I realised that I was quite wrong. I've deleted it since. --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 13:00, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Forth & Towne logo

Can you please undelete this image? You deleted it because you thought it was orphaned, but it was used in the page Forth & Towne at the time you deleted it. It had actually been in an article for 5 days (diff). Would upload it back myself, but it's not available on the website anymore. Thanks. tiZom(2¢) 05:25, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks :o) tiZom(2¢) 03:21, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

User:72.75.72.174/Harley-Quinn.com Argument

Whoops, it seems like I forgot to remove the speedy deletion tag (an incorrect tag, for that matter) after restoring the subpage upon user request. Just wanted to let you know, Nishkid64 (talk) 15:12, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 13:00, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

pipelogo.jpg

Hi, my bands logo was deleted for not having a source. What do I need to do to have it sourced correctly? I had filled out the fair use. Was something missing from there?

No fair use rationale. Please add one. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 19:16, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Image:IndianBankNotes.JPG

You have recently deleted this image, you mentioned non-compliance of WP:NFCC#10c as the reason. I agree that I didn't mention all the pages and the rationale behind it, mainly because I didn't realize that it was required. Can you please undelete it? I'll make sure I include this information as part of the copyright. Also isn't it better\fair to edit the pages where its incorrectly used, instead of deleting the image itself? Anyone can use this image on any page without updating the copyright information for the image, even one non-compliance will result in its deletion leaving all the other legitimate pages with an orphaned link. Let me know if I have misunderstood this clause. Sachincrai 20:31, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

It's not the admin's responsibility to fix your image problems. It's yours. Also, I've undeleted it so you can fix the problems. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 13:00, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

User:Angel David

Just so you know, there is an RFC on him. See Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Angel David. Cheers,JetLover (Report a mistake) 21:23, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, I've certified it already. --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 13:00, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

No

Stop erase please any thing bu my God page please No. Why?--Angel David 21:31, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Read the nomination page, David. I clearly specified reasons there. --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 21:32, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
It's still my namespace. I'm afraid there's no reason.--Angel David 21:34, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
You do not own your userspace. It's not yours. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 21:35, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
Again, one of the reasons for my RFC. Cheers,JetLover (Report a mistake) 21:35, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Everyone and no one. Leebo T/C 21:46, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Maria Capovilla image

Can you re-create the history of this image? I note I took several pictures myself and could give permission to use a photo...

23:46, 19 October 2007 Maxim (Talk | contribs) deleted "Image:WbOLDWOMAN narrowweb 300x405,0-1-.jpg" ‎ (Deleted because "CSD I6 - Fair use image with no fair use rationale". using TW)

Ryoung122 07:30, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

You really should upload it under a new name. The one your are specifying right now is excruciatingly confusing. --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 13:00, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Image:Vintorez_Sniper_Rifle.jpg

What's the point of disputing a replaceable fair use claim and writing an extensive rationale to that effect if nobody even looks at it? I believe I've rather exhaustively explained why a freely-useable image cannot be created for this article while achieving maximum accuracy, and considering that this image was uploaded in 2004 before the current image policies were even nearly as developed as they are today, I believe caution should have been exercised. The rationale can be found here for your review. At any rate, if a replaceable fair use claim is set in stone, as the original editor who added the template claimed, then these procedures are kind of irrelevant... MalikCarr 07:21, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

If I deleted 300 images in an evening, I'm gonnna make one, or two, or three mistakes at the very least. I've restored it, as I simply didn't notice your disputed tag while deleting. Sorry for the mess... Maxim(talk) (contributions) 13:00, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for that. It's quite nice to have an admin with a reasonable position on executing policy actions for once. MalikCarr 07:53, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Image:06563957.jpg

You recently deleted the above image. Just for my benefit, for future reference, could you please let me know why you deemed it necessary to delete the image. I believe I had added an acceptable fair use rationale - it identified a particular historic aspect of The Street, Wormshill that could not be replaced by a free-use image. Many thanks Dick G 08:28, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

It was considered replaceable fair use (see the link in the deletion summary). You uploaded it rather strangely, with disputed tag on it that put it in the deletion category. You should upload it as "fair use" and a good fair use rationale. And also, it's the person who tagged your image to notify image, but as you somehow did that to yourself, you're kinda responsible for this mess... I suggest just reuploading it, as image names that are just numbers are very confusing. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 13:00, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
To be fair the upload form is at fault. When you use the drop down box to select the licence type, if you select a 'fair use' option for an existing building, the form pre-tags the image. All I did was add my fair use rationale to the automatic tag. If I uploaded it and then tagged it myself it would've notified my talk page wouldn't it? which it didn't - so it must be pre-tagged. Presumably then an admin trawling the listed images should have seen the fair use rationale and removed the tag, keeping the image? This "mess" is therefore not of my own making in my opinion. Until this anomaly is fixed, or an admin is capable of actually reading the text of the automatic tag and acting accordingly, I won't be able to re-load the image.Dick G 22:36, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

hi

Why you removed the Nobel Prize icon I placed on Naipaul's page ? Jon Ascton

You usually don't put a symbol like that near a person's name. If you look at every other similar bio, it's not done that way. Hope that answers your question, --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 14:56, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Vandalisim on my User page

Thanks for getting rid of it. Your help is appreciated. :D —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dadude3320 (talk • contribs) 15:21, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Duncan, Oklahoma

Thank you for your help eliminating the vandalism to our city page. Since they reverted again, I hope you have already blocked them per your warning. Thank you!!!!! Eljay53 18:22, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Groove Page deletion

Hi, I noticed recently that you deleted the page Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship Incorprated, which I and a few other members of the organization were working on. I'd like to know why such action was taken and also how we can prevent it in the future. Specifically, what was wrong with the page that warranted deletion? We are not familar with wikipedia's standards, and would appreciate your patience in our attempts to learn it. Thank you for any help and answers you provide.

Arien Young —Preceding unsigned comment added by Knowledge3754 (talk • contribs) 20:18, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Boku (software)

Hi. You speedy deleted Boku (software), citing CSD A7. However, WP:CSD says "There is no consensus to speedily delete articles of types not specifically listed in A7 under that criterion.". Software is not among the A7 categories, and thus the deletion should not have been made. Could you revert the deletion? Thank you for your time! — Ksero 00:30, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

No, I cannot. I prefer to abide by the spirit of the policy not the letter. The article clearly didn't not assert notability. --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 00:33, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
I remember at least one reliable source that established notability [1], and two more dubious references [2] [3]. I thought that would at least save the article from a speedy. — Ksero 01:05, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Maxim; I think this was a hasty edit. Please forgive my ignorance of wikipedia protocol, but this software has been widely reported both online and offline (please google 'boku maclaurin') to see - it's been featured in print newspapers internationally, as I've linked to the (australian) article and there are others. How else can I establish this? There are numerous comparable research projects already on wikipedia - I think this is a valid entry and, if not, I'd like to know what more needs to be added...thanks Mmaclaurin 02:52, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
Please also note that there was a dispute tag and a rationale that you did not respond to...surely a moment of discussion was in order? I'd like to build out the article and can provide many more references. Thanks again...Mmaclaurin 07:05, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
I'm restoring it. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 11:49, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

History of apple

Just so you know, you're recent edit of "History of Apple" succeeded but also deleted the 1st half of the article. It has been restored. TimL 03:12, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

I use the script I mentioned above... its unlinker has been rather buggy recently. I'll try to see to either fix or disable it.
Yea, It was my fault, but it has been fixed. →AzaToth 12:22, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

User:A strizzle dizzle doggy dogg vandalism.

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user pages. User:Johnny545 is also being disruptive. -- Alan Liefting talk 12:52, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Removing backlinks

Hey, just curious do you remove these red links automatically? I only notice cos you made this edit to remove a link to Cathy Martin, even though this is clearly a different person. This didn't seem very helpful so I reverted. Flowerparty☀ 02:00, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

A script does that for me, and you where linked to the article I deleted,
So the script just removes backlinks indiscriminately? Maybe you could be a bit more selective about when you use the script, then. (It's admirable to want to prevent a page being recreated, but not all red links are bad - just because a page has been speedied doesn't mean there should never be an article there.) Cheers, Flowerparty☀ 14:09, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
It indiscriminately removes them. I don't get to see which ones it removes. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 23:25, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Image:Gamma Ray - Land of the Free II - Cover Art.jpg

It seems that my above image above was deleted even after I contested it, made a discussion explaining what was wrong, and after adding Image:IMG01.jpg to the image deletion page. Just wondering why the more informative, in-use, uploaded first (I'm pretty sure by 2 minutes, can't check now) image was deleted. Thanks. Narian 13:13, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

restored. →AzaToth 16:39, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
Appreciate the help. Narian 17:56, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of Amatory

I'm very surprised that you deleted this article. The band is notable and easily passes WP:MUSIC, which would be clear to you since you know the Russian language (unlike the person who tagged it). Certainly the article was in a rather sorry state, but this is not a reason for deletion too. You should be more careful when processing CAT:CSD in the future, a lot of them are tagged incorrectly.  Grue  —Preceding comment was added at 19:12, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Oops, I was going too fast... :( I speak Russian, but I'm not Russian, nor am I interested in alternative metal bands in Russia... Maxim(talk) (contributions) 23:25, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Eugenics in Showa Japan

Oops thought I had protected it. Thx -- Samir 23:18, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

I do that thing all the time. :D Maxim(talk) (contributions) 23:25, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

About that block

Maybe I'm missing something (I'll admit I don't speak the language) but why did you give a block for this bit of nonsense? Does it mean something I'm not aware of? Friday (talk) 14:24, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

The block just lifted, and he goes harassing me again. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 20:34, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Yes

I'll do anything Neranei and Yamakari say. My account is in their hands. And again, I'm sorry. Maybe now we can...start over?--Angel David 20:33, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Yes, David. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 20:34, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

RPP Islam and antisemitism

Hi Maxim. I've asked a question after your decline. Both parties seem to agree that page protection would be acceptable. They have been edit warring, so I don't think this would be preventive. Would you reconsider? Please reply to my Talk. Thanks. HG | Talk 22:50, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

You have been awarded...

The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Great job reverting and doing work at the RFPP! Cheers,JetLover (Report a mistake) 23:23, 22 October 2007 (UTC)



Truce

Well I'm glad we were able to forgive and forget and about the monobook, it's okay--Angel David (talk · contribs) 01:15, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Request unprotection: Ferenc Gyurcsány

Please let the protection on Ferenc Gyurcsány articel! I was one person of edit-war, I think the that edits which I deleted are vadalism statements, but I won't continue the fight, beause I think the improving of artical is more improtent. Thank for help --Beyond silence 12:26, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Sure thing. Y Done Maxim(talk) (contributions) 19:04, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Protections

It's annoying when this happens. Don't worry, I've restored your protection time. :) Acalamari 19:28, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

That explains the mysterious edit conflict... I wanted to add {{sprotected2}}, and I get an edit conflict. Yet there was nothing that indicated a change in the text... :D Maxim(talk) (contributions) 19:32, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
I received an edit conflict as well when trying to add the semi-protection tag after accidentally changing your protection. :) Heh. Acalamari 20:20, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Google aerial view of kibbutzim

Now that Google provides better aerial views of geographic sites in Israel, would it not be a good way to use an aerial phoograph from Google to show where the kibbutz is located relative to it's geographic highlights, and how the kibbutz (and in addition, moshavim) is laid out? And if so, how would you advise we provide such an aerial view from Google, as you have removed the photo for kibbutz Eyal because the Google photo and rights did not conform with Wikipedia standards.SZAgassi 12:32, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Can you give me a link to the image like this: [[:Image.foo]]. Thanks. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 23:25, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Not sure what you want, Maxim. I had used Google Earth to get an aerial view of kibbutz Eyal. I then did screen capture of the important section of the aerial view, which showed the layout of the kbbutz, and it's position relative to Qalqiliya, Khokhav Yair and the Eyal Interchange for Kvish 6. My question is, why can an aerial shot of a site not be valid for an enclyclopedia - and what creditsand/or releases are required to publish the content? SZAgassi 12:30, 22 October 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.49.94.201 (talk)

What I have requested is some means to show the layout and relative location of the kibbutz - one option is to provde capability to display screnshot of Google Earth or Google Map aerial view of the kibbutz (or moshav) to show where it is located relative to surrounding sites, and how it is laid out - many people have the idea that all kibbutzim and moshavim follow the same layout pattern - which is far from true. The second option, actually a recommendation (see my proposal on Infobox kibbutz page), to enhance the kibbutz infobox to add more data, better mirroring fields in the towns infobox (add longtitude and latitude, provide capability to add pushpin map of Israel to show location in Israel, etc.) and to extend this to moshavim as well.

Re aerial photo - what can be done, or what should be done to enable the photo to exist on a Wikipedia page? SZAgassi 17:30, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

The copyright situation of Google Earth stuff is very problematic, and Wikipedia doesn't accept such images. Sorry for not getting back to you quickly enough, Maxim(talk) (contributions) 21:30, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Help from Adoptee

Hi, I was wondering if you could take a look at the latest Wikipedia page I created and offer some criticism/suggetions. The page is group development. Thanks! Jsarmi 15:33, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

I suggest reading WP:MoS rather throughly, as the article looks very promising, but it's not in a very good state right now. I'm glad to see that you're editing again. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 21:30, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Image: Elfi von Dassanowsky.jpg

OK--I admit it, I am a newbe here--but can you replace this photo you deleted from the site? I recall mentioning that not only is the use "fair use" and was used internationally in all press releases stemming from APA (Austrian Press Association) at her death. Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atmundi (talk • contribs) 04:28, 25 October 2007 (UTC) Please MAXIM, help me get this photo pack to its rightful place. Its free use by APA. Atmundi 26. October, 2007

Pseudo-random request

Hi.

You are an admin. Sort of chose you at random. Sort of not.

I was just wondering if you could take a quick look at the behaviour of IP User:67.135.49.147 which is currently being used by User:Jinxmchue. I'm not sure if this comes under sockpuppetry or not.

He has deleted a behavioural warning against disruptive editing and the appearance of sockpuppetry at PZ Myers and its talk page. [4]. But as asserted my claims, even when I explained them, were baseless. Other editors have reached similar conclusions about his behaviour [5].

I'm not expecting any quick action, or indeed any action at all. I'm just asking for you to have a look at the situation, and perhaps leave any comments on my talk page about the matter. Especially if my behaviour has somehow been innapropriate.

Thanks--ZayZayEM 06:18, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

List of Paper Mario series characters

You recently protected List of Paper Mario series characters as a redirect page due to an edit war. However, it should be protected as the full article. User:TTN has a recorded history (just see his talk page) of turning pages into redirects without any discussion at all, much to the ire of other editors. This is another instance of that. Please keep the page protected, but revert it to the whole article. Thank you. -Zomic13 00:31, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

I concur. User:TTN deliberately violated standard procedure but A) not contacting anyone about the merge tag (I'm aware it's unnecessary, but it's polite and shows respect.) and B) He merged it, and put almost no information into the merged article, completely undermining the processes that article went through. I beseech you, please revert it to its original status, and protect it from more attacks from TTN. C. Pineda (クリス) 05:16, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
I don't see any active editwarring, hence there is no need for protection. --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 21:30, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Well...there's no edit war, because it's still protected. Could you lift the protect please? Because otherwise we have to wait until the 29th, and no progress will be made. C. Pineda (クリス) 02:39, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Unprotected per WP:RFPP request and per your assent here. Thanks, Maxim! - Alison ❤ 16:44, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
It started up again, apparently, and Jeské has applied the brakes again. Heh - Alison ❤ 23:05, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Please, no Twinkle on the backlogs

Hello Maxim. You have recently used Twinkle to mass delete every image in the Now on Commmons categories. This is a very bad idea for several reasons. For one thing, many of these images do not meet the requirements for speedy deletion. In fact, I often find images in the category where the image is not on Commons or has been deleted from Commons. Others have less serious problems that may still need to be dealt with. Most typically, the original uploader is not acknowledged on Commons, which means that their deletion here breaks the GFDL. Some don't have a category on Commons, meaning that they are basically lost in the vast neverland of uncategorized images on Commons. The reason there is reluctance to use bots to clear backlogs is that most of these backlogs require an ounce of human judgment. I see that you've done the same for some I4 images. Again, this is not desirable: there are often cases where the missing source can easily be identified, where the source has been added without the template being removed, or where the image was simply incorrectly tagged. So please, no Twinkle on these backlogs! Cheers, Pascal.Tesson 20:28, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Pascal, I always check the images I delete using the Bad Old Ones Tool. I never do it blindly; the time when I do that is when hell freezes over. Twinkle is just a tool that does deletions all a time, after I've inspected the category I want to delete. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 20:34, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
Hmmm... Guess I feel like a complete cretin then! Cheers, Pascal.Tesson 20:51, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Y did u loc The Naked Brothers Band (TV series)

U locked The Naked Brothers Band (TV series) page? Y? I think as ep show (air) fans add info. Anywho, pls add the link 2 their imdb page under ref. Imdb is reputable I think. Thx. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.156.42.173 (talk) 21:50, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Can you rewrite your question so I can understand it? Maxim(talk) (contributions) 21:19, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

October 2007

You recently removed the Fair Use Rationale Missing or Incomplete template from the following images without completing the Fair Use Rationale:

As these images are screenshots of a computer game they may only be used in the article about that game. -- JediLofty User ¦ Talk 08:50, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Per [6], I have reverted JediLofty's edits to these image pages. --After Midnight 0001 10:23, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
I highly suggest for JediLofty to read WP:CSD#I6, and remember that it's not an admin's responsibility to add an rationale. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 21:19, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

The Co-operative Union

Why have you removed the redirect to Co-operativesUK? Can you please restore it. Thanks, Chrisieboy 12:13, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

No clue, as I don't have a link to the redirect in question. --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 21:19, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
01:23, 25 October 2007 Maxim (Talk | contribs) deleted "Co-operative Union" ‎ (content was: '#REDIRECT Co-operatives UK{{dated prod|concern = see talk|month = October|day = 19|year = 2007|time = 14:13|timestamp = 2007101914...') Chrisieboy 23:14, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
Somehow got caught in a WP:PROD category. Restored. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 23:20, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

AN/I closed topic

Maxim, while I was posting, I didn't realize you had a closed a topic at AN/I, so my post shows up 3 mins after you closed it; do I need to revert/remove my comment, or is that a common occurrence?[7] SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:24, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

oh, well, someone else removed the closing tag, so now I'm really in limbo. <eeek> SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:25, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
You shouldn't pay attention to the "archive". I was merely being a bit sarcastic. Users are voting on Jimbo's ban. So at 12 supports, I decided to "close" the vote. :D Maxim(talk) (contributions) 22:26, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
LOL, ok, thanks. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:28, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
BTW, I'm glad I ran into you. I have a question about an article. Stanley Cup You strongly opposed its FLC FAC (typo six months ago, and I asked for some advice about 2 months ago, but GimmeBot crashed/bugged up etc. It's gotten some copyediting from User:Awadewit, and I was wondering whether you can give it a little review. Thanks, Maxim(talk) (contributions) 22:30, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
I don't do FLC, must be an FAC. I'll have a look; should I put my comments here on your talk page? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:33, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
Oops, typo. It's OK to put the comments here. Thanks, Maxim(talk) (contributions) 22:35, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
You're in luck; no ball game tonight :-) I'll have a look in a bit. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:38, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Can you point me to the discussion?

Can you link me to the discussion you refer to here? Friday (talk) 23:03, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

IRC. --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 23:04, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
Was there a legitimate need for privacy or extreme speed? I don't see an emergency here. It's better to do this stuff on the wiki, where everyone can participate. Friday (talk) 23:05, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
I just asked him quickly about the block, and he told me that it's ok to reduce it. I don't it's a big deal, and if it is, I'll keep that in mind. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 23:08, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
I don't see it as a big deal, but I suspect if there had been broader discussion, things may have been decided differently. I was going to ask if you'd seen his block log or the RFC, but I see that you have. Still, as a general rule, unless there is a legitimate need for privacy, there's no good reason to decide on Wikipedia matters in a chat room instead of on the wiki. Friday (talk) 23:12, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
I respect your opinion on IRC, and I've read your essay. However, we have differing opinions on this, and again, I respect yours. It was more of me finding the blocking sysop chatting a minute after the block, and just asked him about it. Respectfully, Maxim(talk) (contributions) 23:23, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
Fair enough. Like I said, in this case I don't see it as any kind of big deal. I can see how a chat room is handy for a quickie discussion like that. I still have strong reservations that this editor is able to contribute constructive (I don't doubt the willingness), but there's no harm in a "wait and see" approach. Friday (talk) 23:25, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Image:CapeVerde.png

Hi Maxim. I'd like to ask you about Image:CapeVerde.png. Not being a bit-by-bit exact copy of the Commons' one is a perfect reasoning for an automated process of elimination not to delete an image. But in a human perspective, in this case it seems to me that the image is indeed deletable, since it is visually the same, and might even have less detail than the commons one, which has 8KB while this one only has 7KB. What do you think? Waldir 19:13, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

It has a different name on Commons. If I delete the image, I'll break the display of the images in articles. --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 21:19, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
Only about 3 articles link to it. If I change the links on them, will you delete it? Waldir 19:09, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

It's working!

Thank God! Oh and you too Maxim. Thank you too! And this time I'll make constructive edits to Wikipedia.--Angel David 16:11, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Stanley Cup

Wow, I'm not often a Stong Oppose, but that was one heck of a mess a year ago :-) MUCH improved!

  • This section is really awkward; can it be generalized somehow to avoid all of these acronyms in a section heading? 1.3 PCHL/WCHL/WHL vs NHA/NHL
  • Section heading, "Stanley Cup today", not crazy about "today", but don't know how to fix it.
  • Would this be better in the singular? Not sure. "Traditions and anecdotes"
  • Saw lots of inline comments left by Awadewit that still need to be dealt with.
  • Page ranges, sports scores, dates, and numbers are separated by endashes (–) not hyphens (-), see WP:DASH. You can contact Brighterorange (talk · contribs) who can run a script to fix some of them, but his script is still in development, so you'll still have to check them all after he's done.
  • Citations are not all completely formatted, see WP:CITE/ES, I left a sample edit. All sources need publisher, author and date should be given when available, and all websources need last access date. Link the date parameter on cite templates so that dates are consistently formatted.
  • Found and fixed some sample incorrect WP:DASHes on dates, check scores and all date and number ranges after Brighterorange has been through, because his script may miss some. Also, see WP:MOSNUM on date formatting and dashes.
  • Ideally, See also should be minimized. Can any of those be worked into the article? If they're already linked in the article, they should be removed from See also.

Since Awadewit already copyedited, I didn't check the prose. Overall, it looks good, but my sample edits indicate work still needed. Good luck! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:02, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much for this review. I'll try to address all the concerns, and hopefully submit an FAC soon. Sorry for the delay in the reply, I've been busy, and kinda swamped with notes; see below. :-S --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 00:26, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

You may wish to know

Please don't take this as canvassing, but I wanted to inform you of Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Angel David/Yahweh. I'm not asking you to vote, heck even oppose if you want. YДмΔќʃʀï→ГC← 10-27-2007 • 00:48:15

Thanks. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 00:26, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Help! Disappearing images

Hi Maxim, please see the discussion from User talk:BrownHairedGirl's page:

Three apparently random images were deleted from apparently unrelated articles by a Bot on 26th October. Got any idea why? (Licence was fine). Bot says "Removing deleted image" but the article record shows no prior deletion and the history of the image disappears completely along with the image.

Greystones

  1. (cur) (last) 17:36, October 26, 2007 ImageRemovalBot (Talk | contribs) (15,488 bytes) (Removing deleted image) (undo)
  2. (cur) (last) 03:14, October 26, 2007 Ww2censor (Talk | contribs) (15,456 bytes) (revert unsourced edit about Lotto) (undo)

Lough Ree

  1. (cur) (last) 05:35, October 26, 2007 ImageRemovalBot (Talk | contribs) (2,758 bytes) (Removing deleted image) (undo)
  2. (cur) (last) 22:25, October 19, 2007 Cydebot (Talk | contribs) m (2,779 bytes) (Robot - Moving category Loughs of Westmeath to Loughs of County Westmeath per CFD at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2007 October 14.) (undo)

Glenamaddy Turlough

  1. (cur) (last) 05:35, October 26, 2007 ImageRemovalBot (Talk | contribs) (1,442 bytes) (Removing deleted image) (undo)
  2. (cur) (last) 22:22, October 19, 2007 Cydebot (Talk | contribs) m (1,410 bytes) (Robot - Moving category Loughs of Galway to Loughs of County Galway per CFD at Wikipedia:Categories for dis:cussion/Log/2007 October 14.) (undo)

Something sinister going on? (Sarah777 11:13, 27 October 2007 (UTC))

I don't think it's sinister, though it does look a bit messy. Just checking the last article, I found this entry in the deletion log for IMG GMaddyTlough2758.jpg ... it seems that the reason for the image's deletion was something to do with commons (WP:CSD#I8 was cited). I do v little work with images, so I suggest you raise the issue with the deleting admin Maxim (talk · contribs), who I'm sure will be able to explain it all. If the image was deleted because it was on commons, it seems a pity that the links to it were not updated to point to commons, but as above, I have little idea of the procedure with images. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 11:29, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

(Sarah777 11:40, 27 October 2007 (UTC))

Revert the bot. I deleted the image because they are on Wikimedia Commons, and that shouldn't make any difference in how they are shown. A bit strange. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 00:26, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Hay (company)

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

(You denied a Speedy Deletion request on the article in August.) --B. Wolterding 15:11, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up. --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 00:26, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Please restore the Barnard's Star images

Please restore the Barnard's Star images you recently deleted. I have contacted the author, and he has confirmed in email and on the source web page that he put the images in question into the public domain. The pages where the images were used are Barnard's Star and proper motion.

Thank you for your copyright diligence! --IanOsgood 17:06, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

I can't restore anything without being given the links like this: [[:Image:Whatever]], nor even look at them :-S. I can't refer to an article; I deleted around 600 images today (correctly!), and I'm afraid I don't have the capabilities to remember each one. :) --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 00:26, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
OK, the images are:
600 deletions! No wonder you got so many messages today! --IanOsgood 04:12, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Removal of backlinks to deleted articles

Hello, you have used Twinkle to remove links to deleted articles, as in this edit. This should not be done. Links to a page that does not exist can be deleted under CSD R1 (or tagged for SD); alternatively, they will be listed automatically on Special:BrokenRedirects, and someone will take care of them. Simply removing the link make the dead page much harder to find afterwards, and this should be avoided. Thank you ! Schutz 17:07, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

That's a non-issue now, as it was a temporary error in the code. →AzaToth 18:32, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
Excellent, thanks for looking into this problem quickly. Schutz 18:55, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Logo Deletion

Hi There,

My name is lschluter, and I am new to the wikipedia world. I am working on a wiki entry for West Vancouver Public Library, and until recently, there was a logo image on this page. Apparantly, you deleted it a few days ago, with this rationnale: Deleted because "CSD I6 - Fair use image with no fair use rationale". using TW) I have tried looking into the wikipedia fair use rationale policy, but alas, I am presented with link after link that gets me nowhere. Might you be able to explain to me what I need to do in order to keep the logo on the page, AND abide by the copyright laws/policies?

Thank you! lschluter —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lschluter (talk • contribs) 19:36, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

You need a fair use rationale. See WP:NFCC. --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 00:26, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Subject: YLD_Black_Logo.jpg

You have recently deleted an image I had uploaded (2 actually. But one was had no links to it) If you read the image correctly, I had been given full use to use it by a member of the band, whom I contacted via E-Mail The E-Mail...
Dear Daniel, Rich, and Brad (or whomever may read this),
I am Kevin Niemann, a member of Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia (which
you may have heard of, if not, go to en.wikipedia.org for more info). I am
asking for permission to use the images of your band for the article on your
band (en.wikipedia.org/Year_Long_Disaster).
These include, but are not limited to http://www.yearlongdisaster.com/images/yld_header_img.jpg,
http://www.yearlongdisaster.com/images/gallery/YLD_presstrees_casella.jpg,
http://www.yearlongdisaster.com/images/gallery/MM-danielredWS.jpg and http://www.yearlongdisaster.com/images/gallery/MM-YLDWS.jpg.

From,
Kevin (User:IAMTHEEGGMAN "en.wikipedia.org/User:IAMTHEEGGMAN")

...And the Reply
HI Kevin,
Rich here from YLD. I love wikipedia. It is the homepage of all my
computers. Anything you need Kevin we will give you. Information, photos,
etc...if you want band shwag just let me know and I will have it shipped off
to you.
You have our permission to use everything.
I will attach some new press photos.

(Non Important Parts of the E-mail extracted)
Cheers,
.R.

So get back to me, so we can set this straight. And maybe if I did something wrong, you could tell me for future reference. Thanks. IAMTHEtalkMANGoo Goo G'Joob?19:44, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

That's not enough. Firstly, under what license does the band release the images? Also, we can't be sure if it is really the band. Please see this page, I believe for the correct place to email permissions. --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 00:26, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Forever in Blue

Hello. I saw you deleted an article I was looking at the other day, which was Forever in Blue (film). This should not have been deleted, and in fact should stay put and be moved to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, which is the proper title of the film. Could you fix this please and replace the "backlinks" you appear to have removed? Ed Wood's Wig 00:07, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, the complaint was that the film was not notble enough. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 00:26, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
i dont see how thats possible, but should that matter anyway for a prod that is being contested? Ed Wood's Wig 00:30, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
Not really, but it depends. This is the first line from the article:

Forever in Blue is an upcoming sequel to the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. You seem to be confusing the two films. Do you want me to restore the article as a contested prod, irrelevant of the reason? Maxim(talk) (contributions) 00:35, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Yes, and please move it to the proper title which may have been causing some of the problems, as the films are the same thing and the title apparently changed between formation. Also please restore the backlinks since you appear to have an automated program to do it. Thank you. Ed Wood's Wig 00:39, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
Never mind I took care of it. Thank you for the restore. Ed Wood's Wig 00:50, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Wash23.jpg

I was under the distinct impression that I had reviewed all the Firefly characters' pictures for source and rationale. Could you send me the text from the deleted picture so I can see what I missed? Thanks.--uɐɔlnʌɟoʞǝɹɐs 00:54, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

There was no fair use rationale at the time it was deleted. I think you forgot to add one. :-S Thanks, Maxim(talk) (contributions) 00:06, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
Again, can I please see the text that was there? Thanks.--uɐɔlnʌɟoʞǝɹɐs 00:56, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Album covers

Please do not delete album covers used to illustrate an article about the album. By long practice we have used fair use album covers in this way. If a "rationale" is missing, it would be less disruptive to provide one than it to delete the image. Indeed, the fair use album cover tag actually contains the fair use rationale within it. If you have any questions about album covers, please don't hesitate to ask. I've deleted album images from hundreds of articles, and I'm well familiar with the rules. Rklawton 01:54, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

How funny, so am I. It is really not my responsibility to add rationales. It's the responsibility of the uploader (and usually, the fact the that image is going to be deleted is noted in its caption). Those images were left there for seven days, and nobody attended to them. There is a basic fair user rationale, but it's not enough. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 00:06, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Image: Elfi von Dassanowsky.jpg

Image: Elfi von Dassanowsky.jpg Maxim, can you please replace this photo you deleted from the site? I recall mentioning that not only is the use "fair use" and was used internationally in all press releases stemming from APA (Austrian Press Association) at her death. Thank you! I am also the rights holder to the press relesae and thus the photo. Is there any ohter info you need? i don't know how to replace this. Thank you. Atmundi 28. October, 2007 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atmundi (talk • contribs) 05:41, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

It is not my responsibility to replace photos or to add fair use rationale. See WP:NFCC for more info, and reupload it with a proper fair use rationale. Thanks, Maxim(talk) (contributions) 00:06, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

User page semi-protected

Hdt83 requested your user page to be semi-protected. I agreed with his assessment and semi-protected it for 24 hours. -- Gogo Dodo 06:42, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm not a big fan of semi-protection of userpage. I'd rather have my userpage vandalised rather than articles. But I can make an exception in that case. Thanks for the 24 h, Maxim(talk) (contributions) 00:06, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

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Groove Page Deletion

Why was the page "Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship Incorporated" deleted? I plan to restart it but would like to know why it was deleted so we can prevent repeated mistakes. Thanks

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It was a copyright violation. It says so in the summary. --Maxim(talk) (contributions) 21:30, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
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Image:Palma.jpg

An editor has asked for a deletion review of :Image:Palma.jpg. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Jreferee t/c 00:35, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. :-) Maxim(talk) (contributions) 22:38, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Article on Ruben Figueres Alario

Hi Maxim, you deleted an article on "Ruben Figueres Alario". I had included the references that were asked, but it seems that I did not remove the tag on time. I thought just editing the contents and adding some references to prove notability was enough. Could you please review the article and let me know what needs to be done in order to publish it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mineswright (talk • contribs) 01:12, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Restored as a contested prod, sorry for the delay. Maxim(talk) (contributions) 22:38, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Image:Jamie Frosty Frank black white.PNG

Please restore Image:Jamie Frosty Frank black white.PNG. If the only reason to delete was a failure of WP:NFCC#10c (presumably because lack of a link back to the Jamie, Frosty and Frank Show article), then that is pathetically easy to fix. DHowell 06:52, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

There was no rationale period. It's just how the Bot tagged the image. I suggest you re-upload it. Thanks, Maxim(talk) (contributions) 22:38, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Image:Atkinson.jpg

Why was this deleted as a redundant image? There is now no picture of Mr Atkinson and so I can't see that it was a duplicate. Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere! (Whisper...) 17:03, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Some one overwrote it with another image, which also exists as a copy under a name. I've deleted the overwriting image and the edits, and everything should be back to normal. Cheers! Maxim(talk) (contributions) 22:38, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Image:CSCDGR.jpg

I noticed you were the admin who deleted the Image:CSCDGR.jpg today. I have reloaded the image and tried to provide a more accurate description of the logo which is displayed. Could you please look into this and let me know if this meets the standards necessary and if not, what I may do to provide a proper rationale. --Renrenren 12:31, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Your rationale is something that use to justify a picture's use in a specific article. If you don't mention the article, the rationale's invalid. Thanks, Maxim(talk) (contributions) 22:38, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Quick help

Could you block user:172.164.82.195 for me? No one seems to be watching AIV. Thanks! Gscshoyru 22:46, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

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