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[edit] Real-life Superhero: People who invent superhero identities - Format and Organization
Hi Mike,
I noticed the links for the "Real-life Superhero" section on "People who invent superhero identities" is a bit disorganized. I was wondering for some points on how I could tighten the article up a bit. Each entry usually has some common points: a name, a media source, a geographic area of operation, and a brief summary of what is contained in the article. Some articles have a date of submission (which can easily be obtained from most sources that are currently linked).
I'm a bit green when it comes to fixing things like this. Any advice in this regard?
JustForThisPurpose (talk) 14:22, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
- Funny, I was just fixing those. I tightened them up quite a bit. Some things you don't need: the title of the story, the date, the reporter's name, and weasel words like "exploits". The link should just be the url and the name of the news source, which should go first. And no MySpace pages—ever. Take a look and see.--Mike Selinker (talk) 14:30, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
- Looks good to me! Thanks!
JustForThisPurpose (talk) 15:15, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Milf category
I've rollbacked the changes, so the category has been repopulated (for now, at least). --Kbdank71 15:02, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
- I expect that will be a mighty short rollback, but still. (What a stupid category for this to occur over.)--Mike Selinker (talk) 15:08, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
- I agree. It was more for the principle than anything else. --Kbdank71 15:14, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Category removal
Thanks for your note Please don't think me dismissive of your note and the magnanimous tone in which it was written, but I feel like I have every right to remove articles from a category like that. For instance, I have removed persons from Category:British atheists when there is no source to cite that the person is (or was) both British and an atheist. Similarly, it is proper to remove someone from Category:Austrian musicians if that person is not shown to be a musician or Austrian.
Since there is no source to show that they fit the criteria of the category (and, of course, it is impossible to have one), I think it is legitimate to remove them. Had I somehow happened upon this category outside the context of a CfD, I would have done the exact same thing. As criterion eight states in Wikipedia:Categories:
- An article should normally possess all the referenced information necessary to demonstrate that it belongs in each of its categories. Avoid including categories in an article if the article itself doesn't adequately show it belongs there. For example, avoid placing a category for a profession or award unless the article provides some verification that the placement is accurate. Use the {{Category unsourced}} tag if the article is in a category but no sources demonstrate the category is appropriate.
In this case, no source could possibly demonstrate that the category is appropriate (as no reliable and verifiable source can speak to whom "I" find sexually attractive), so no article could ever justifiably be in that category.
Again, your point is well-taken and this is obviously related to the CfD process, but no article ever belongs in this category and I think it is reasonable to remove them on sight. I do not see any rules or guidelines regarding when to remove a category on this page, so if I am mistaken about how appropriate it is to remove categories, please let me know (cf. with Wikipedia:Categorization/Gender, race and sexuality#General and Wikipedia:Categorization FAQ.) Otherwise, I feel confident about removing all of these immediately. I will continue to do the same thing in the future if I find a completely unverifiable category (e.g. Video games I like, or Actors who are temperamental), and I would proceed to nominate those for deletion, unless you can point out some guideline that states I am not allowed to remove categories like this. I hope that I've been clear and thorough; please respond on my talk if you find any inconsistencies or problems with my approach. -Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 20:51, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
- This discussion isn't about removing articles from categories that are not under debate. As long as no one has nominated the Austrian musicians category, you can remove people from it if they're not Austrian or not a musician, and no one will blink. This discussion is about how CfD, which is a cacophonous and complicated discussion space, functions. If you continue to ignore how people on that page want it to function, you should probably not be surprised if those people decide your input is no longer welcome. As I said, it's up to you.--Mike Selinker (talk) 23:33, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] User:Koavf
I hesitate to bring this up again, but ...
More editors than just me are still encountering problems with Koavf's CFD behaviour. Honestly, through this all I've tried to be as clear (while remaining polite) as possible, but for some reason he's just not "getting" some things and he's doing the same types of things again and again. I feel a tad petty bringing it up over and over again with him, but it's to the point where I at least find it disruptive b/c I feel like I should "keep and eye on" him to make sure he's not doing anything off the wall. I imagine User:Rockfang may be feeling the same way.
By the way, I'm copying this message to the other admins who joined in on the recent conversation on Koavf's talk page. Good Ol’factory (talk) 09:16, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
- It looks like he's been blocked. Let's see if that takes.--Mike Selinker (talk) 15:46, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] With Me (Sum 41 song)
Hi. I would like to know why you moved With Me (song) to With Me (Sum 41 song). I don't see a reason for moving it. Thanks. Timmeh! 22:23, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
- To disambiguate it from With Me (Destiny's Child song), which was a single long before the Sum 41 song. The Destiny's Child song was just listed as With Me, so it also needed better disambiguation. The redirects from those former locations still get you to the articles they did before.--Mike Selinker (talk) 23:45, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Basketball players
Sorry? I'm a little confused by your message, Mike. What I did was I took every article in the subcategories of American basketball players and removed that category. E.g. Wayne Glasgow played for the U.S. Olympic team, therefore he is certainly an American basketball player. Similarly, Wayne Robinson is a basketball player from North Carolina, therefore he is necessarily an American basketball player. The examples you gave were articles that I didn't edit, so I honestly can't make heads or tails of your suggestion. Could you clarify or use different examples to make your point? -Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 01:37, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] CfD nomination of Category:Blue October UK songs
Category:Blue October UK songs, which you created, has been nominated for deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. - Fayenatic (talk) 20:23, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] CfD nomination of Category:Elfen Lied songs
I have nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. -- Collectonian (talk · contribs) 19:55, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
