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Attempt to show notability for the Pentacle Club

Morning! I was looking to create a page for the Pentacle Club, but I noticed that the previous one had been deleted by your account earlier in year under A7, so thought I'd tip you off. I've tried to stress the notability in the current version, focusing on the Club's fame in magical circles because of its history (being one of the oldest clubs in the world), and because of the number of notable members the organisation has had (although I haven't listed them all - let me know if you think I should). I know that links elsewhere in Wikipedia aren't reason enough for notability, but it does also appear on quite a few other pages. Give me a shout if you feel I'm still not meeting the A7 criteria. Cheers! Hchc2009 (talk) 11:50, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

Chateau Morrisette

I am trying to post an article about Chateau Morrisette. It is not a advertisment. I am doing a write up. I see that it has a speedy delection. I have modified it to look like the tutorials and other sites. Please help on what do I need to to have it pass? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sfrazier73 (talk • contribs) 14:54, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Please read "Your First Article" as it might be of help. Make sure it does not sound like ad copy (it did) and that the subject is notable. Add plenty of independent reliable sources to show why it is notable for an encyclopedia. -- Alexf^(talk) 16:24, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Nicole Ooms

Hi there,

My page was deleted. It was my first time creating a wiki page, and it was about myself so I am not sure how to source that information properly, as I wrote it...about myself? I'm sorry, could you elaborate on this for me? Is it possible to get my page back up?

I also used my personal website as a source, but I'm not sure what to do if I wrote the article about myself. The main purpose of this page was for clients and networking. Thank You so much for your time, I'm sure you get a million of these newbie emails a day!!

Nicole_Sarah_Ooms —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lynxbaby101 (talk • contribs) 19:08, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

You should not write bout yourself. Autobiographies have the problem that original research is not acceptable and that articles have to be written with a neutral point of view. Sources have to be reliable. If you write about yourself it's hard to be neutral. Lastly, and a very big no-no is that your "main purpose of this page was for clients and networking". Wikipedia is not a networking site. Sorry but what you are looking for might be LinkedIn. -- Alexf^(talk) 21:47, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

my article has been deleted - what women want... magazine

Dear, i wrote an article to list our magazine "what women want..." if you want to check the website www.whatwomenwant-mag.com i dont know why it was deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Raniazahra (talk • contribs) 06:18, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

You have three separate notices in your talk page explaining this. Instead of fixing the problem and/or asking on the article's talk page what to do about it, you kept re-creating the article. The main issue, as explained there is it read like advertising. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not an advertising medium. Besides that issue, how is the magazine notable? How are you going to address the conflict of interest you seem to have? This is important as writing with a neutral point of view is a principal tenet of the encyclopedia. -- Alexf^(talk) 09:21, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Eligible subject

Hi! Sorry for bothering you. I read your comment on complaints about deleted pages. I know you did not nominate the page Gjurmët for deletion. I created that page, and was not present for some days - now it is deleted. Can I know who proposed it for speedy deletion? And if I bring it back as it was (I claim that it had every right to be in WP - the band is considered legendary by Albanians in Kosovo) is there any chance that I explain to everyone what great importance that band has (not considering that it was and can be sourced). —Anna Comnena (talk) 01:09, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

An editor requested speedy deletion. Who it was is not important as the request was properly done. An admin concurred and the article was deleted following policy. "What great importance that band has" is irrelevant. What's important is to assert notability. Please read the links, and if you still think you can source it, I'd be happy to userfy it upon request. -- Alexf^(talk) 02:08, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Powersurge (Bangladeshi band)

Hi there, thanks for deleting this article. Would you mind following up and deleting Auprostut Juddho (A9), and then Oprostut Juddho (G8) and File:Aj.jpg (F5)? Thank you very much, GlassCobra 17:37, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Chabi

May I ask why you deleted this? The text clearly stated that the person named was a consort of Kublai Kahn; the user who tagged it as {{db-g1}} was wrong (as you probably know already from doing CSDs, people overuse that tag a lot). I had redirected the page to Kublai Kahn, as that seemed the most appropriate thing to do (as it has some incoming links and a few pagehits every couple days), and was just on the way to leave the tagger a message when I noticed you had deleted the redirect.

I would restore it, but I wanted to check with you first. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 02:02, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Mistake. Restored. -- Alexf^(talk) 02:08, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 02:12, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

The Helicopters

Hi, you must have deleted this page in error, as it made clear assertions of notability. Did someone edit the page just before it was tagged for deletion? Chubbles (talk) 13:23, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

No error. The links provided, one (from cd.co.za) seemed dead and the other one was an interview with Mr. Binns. Neither one establishes enough notability under WP:BAND. If you want I can userfy it so you can work on it.-- Alexf^(talk) 17:29, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

That's a misapplication of the A7 criterion, which evaluates according to the assertion of importance, and not the referencing. If the links are dead we have ways of dealing with that. Chubbles (talk) 18:00, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Allison Hagendorf

Hey Alexf/CSD

I realized that my page for "Allison Hagendorf" was deleted recently, and I'm just trying to figure out what I need to edit in order to restore it. I admit I'm not super wiki savvy, so any guidance you can give me would be hugely appreciated. Thanks so much. I host a show on FUSE TV and they try to link to my page on the FUSE TV profile, so I'm hoping to reinstate asap. Thanks again. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FUSE_TV —Preceding unsigned comment added by Allirobyn (talk • contribs) 03:42, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Hey Alexf/CSD

I realized that my page for "Allison Hagendorf" was deleted recently, and I'm just trying to figure out what I need to edit in order to restore it. I admit I'm not super wiki savvy, so any guidance you can give me would be hugely appreciated. Thanks so much. I host a show on FUSE TV and they try to link to my page on the FUSE TV profile, so I'm hoping to reinstate asap. Thanks again. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FUSE_TV

Best, Allison Hagendorf www.allisonhagendorf.com Allirobyn (talk) 03:44, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Have you read about notability and [{WP:AUTOBIO|autobiographies]]? Sorry to answer late but I was out of the net for a while. PS: no need to post twice as you can edit your comments. -- Alexf^(talk) 12:01, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Restoring cut information regarding Rosina Bierbaum

Hello, Alex. This week, we reposted the bio of Rosina M. Bierbaum, dean of the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan, from her school web site to Wikipedia. She had returned from a recent presentation about outreach and social media and asked us, her communications department, why she did not have a page (the school hasone, and other deans at the University of Michigan had them as well, too). Being good communicators, we responded! So what we did was cut and paste her existing snre.umich.edu facutly profile page information into a newly created Wikipedia entry. Here is the original content: http://www.snre.umich.edu/profile/rbierbau What I'm confused about is whether the owner of the copyright, in this case, the school of natural resources and environment, can reuse its own material on Wikipedia. I'm writing to say that we are in fact the owner of the information. With your approval, I would like to have the information restored. Thank you, Kevin Merrill, director of communications U-M School of Natural Resources and Environment 141.211.152.172 (talk) 15:33, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Sorry to answer late but I was out of the net for a while. (personal info deleted to protect privacy). Please read about copyrights. -- Alexf^(talk) 12:03, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Image deletion

Hi Alexf, I wonder if you could have a look at File:Rolls-Royce R Engine.jpg for me please? I asked for it to be deleted as it has been transferred to Commons. It looks like you deleted the talk page but not the file perhaps as it still exists and is causing problems at an FAC review. Many thanks. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 12:16, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

I just looked. It is at en.WP and also at Commons. The file is used in the Rolls-Royce article. I'm not sure what the problem is. If you want it deleted, first thing to do is to remove the links on the article and change to point to the Commons version. Then when it has no more links here, it can be deleted. Just ask for it with a CSD tag and any passing admin will do it. I'm out the door now and won't be back for a few hours. -- Alexf^(talk) 14:18, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, the problem is that I uploaded it to Commons with the same file name, the WP version is tagged as non-free and this has been questioned at FAC for the Rolls-Royce R. Would it be easier to re-upload it at Commons I wonder? Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 14:22, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, but upon re-reading I realized I was talking BS. That's what you get for working when overtired. No need to do that. -- Alexf^(talk) 09:02, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

No worries, I have renamed it now on Commons and had the previous version deleted, that still leaves the WP version but nothing links to it now. Cheers Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 11:06, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

User:La Pianista/sandbox 3/box-header

Hi Alexf. You might want to see this. Regards, FASTILY ^(TALK) 06:54, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Oh? Then why did she ask for it? -- Alexf^(talk) 12:46, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

edchat article

You deleted my first draft of an #edchat article - I wonder why it is not notable if hundreds of educatrs get together online for professional development?!

As this is my first article, this is probably wrong, but I'll put a slightly edited version of the first draft here for your reconsideration - thanks for your reply:

(article text removed. does not belong in Talk page)

The article was removed, as stated because it did not assert notability See Criteria for Speedy Deletion: A7. That hundreds of people use it does not mean a thing to Wikipedia. That's not how you show notability, but with reliable sources. Being your first article, it may be of help to read Wikipedia:Your First Article. Also please do not put full articles into other people's Talk pages. They don't belong there. If the article is not ready for prime time you may work on it off line or in a subpage until ready. If you want a public review the place is at Peer review. Otherwise, once you have the article, post it and if another editor has an issue with it, they would let you know as they did this time in your Talk page. Lastly, please remember to sign your comments on Talk pages with four tildes at the end. Thank you. -- Alexf^(talk) 13:55, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

There are actually a lot of sources linked to in the Footnotes (Delicious and Diigo bookmarks), do I just have to pull a few up into the article to prevent deletion? -- MatthiasHeil (talk) 14:06, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Not necessarily but it does not hurt to add citations and footnotes when needed. Bookmark sites like Delicious do not constitute reliable published sources. -- Alexf^(talk) 15:02, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Deleted Page (Harry Shannon)

Alex,

I am writing to inquire about a deleted page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Shannon. I believe that there are two Harry Shannons--one who was in Touch of Evil in 1958 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_of_Evil) and the author as referenced on Kealan Patrick Burke's page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kealan_Patrick_Burke). The Harry Shannon I am interested in is the one on Kealan's page.

On 26 October 2008, you deleted the Harry Shannon page based on Blatant Copyright Violations. Can you clarify that? Since I cannot access the page in question, I cannot address those violations. Mr. Shannon would like to reinstate his page as soon as possible, but we don't want it to be taken down again if possible.

Mr. Shannon is a published author, songwriter, actor, and screenwriter. Thus he passes the notability requirement for Wikipedia. We do not intend to use the wiki page for advertising, but merely listing his accomplishments.

What is the best way to either reinstate his page, or to create one so that it does not run afoul of your requirements.

I hope you have had a nice vacation. I await your response eagerly.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Normanarchre (talk • contribs) 18:31, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

I believe, based on your comments, this one is the one in Kealan's page. I don't doubt the notability, but the page was a copyright violation so it had to go. If you want to write a page, go ahead, but be aware that your comments are admitting a conflict of interest. Please read those pages beforehand. There is no guarantee that another editor might object to what you write on this subject in a new article. Good luck. (please remember to sign your posts by adding four tildes at the end) -- Alexf^(talk) 14:05, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Deleted article

I am writing to you in regard to a deleted page regarding Meng Lau, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meng_Lau, a Cambodian American model.

The reason provided for the deletion is that it was "non-notable". Forgive me if this is incorrect, but is this simply another term for "not interesting". The model is notable, as she has appeared in in Maxim and Stuff. She has also wrestled. It is a large accomplishment for a Cambodian woman to appear in such public venues.

In addition, it is my understanding that Wikipedia's purpose is to disseminate information, as provided by the users.

I would therefore like to inquire two things: 1) With all due respect to your editorial skills and accomplishments, what constitutes a notable article (notable to whom?), and in converse, what criteria must an article meet to be considered notable?

2) I would like to request that the page be re-instated.

Thank you --12.193.56.174 (talk) 19:50, 2 December 2009 (UTC) Jeff Mayes (jeff.mayes@gmail.com) 12/2/2009

To answer your questions, "interesting" has nothing to do with Wikipedia, but notability does. You also said: "it is my understanding that Wikipedia's purpose is to disseminate information, as provided by the users". That is incorrect. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. What is needed to assert notability for people is in the links. Please check them out. Also please remember to sign your posts with four tildes. Thank you. -- Alexf^(talk) 21:19, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Uploading images

How can I add Fotos to a Page Can U tell me??? I want to upload photos from my Own Computer and want to add them to the website... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr. Shahid Alam (talk • contribs) 14:50, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

Read Wikipedia:Uploading images. Please be so kind as to start a new section and signing your messages in Talk by adding four tildes at the end. Thank you. -- Alexf^(talk) 17:14, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

Reply to your concerns of my postings

Tsuru8 (talk) 23:15, 5 December 2009 (UTC)tsuru8 I am currently conversing with a Wikipedia editor on this issue. Here is what I last posted to him: Hi, you wrote to me about adding external links, and since I'm new to all of this, I'm learning about how to do things and the correct way to do them! I'd like to discuss the issues with adding external links with you. Also, about adding this question to each and every talk page of each and every species to get someones reply/thoughts on doing so. I have had my website up for almost 13 years now, am not interested in making any profit, nor am I spamming, nor anything I can see that would be contrary to anything but contributing knowledge to the public. I felt that going through the individual species pages of birds and mammals (as well as cetaceans, reptiles, amphibians, etc.) that I have, that I could add an external link that people could go to for more images of a species. Many of the species pages on Wikipedia do not even have an image, especially the rarer species I've photographed, and those pages that do have images, are not always that great, nor all that representable of a picture of that species. I don't think it's a good idea for me, or anyone for that matter, to add tons of pictures for each and every species to the Wikipedia site (i.e. servers), as that just exponentially increases the storage space on the servers (I happen to be a EE like you and an owner of a Computer consulting firm so understand all this behind the scenes that most have no clue about), so I felt that a simple external link, which is a few bytes of data on Wikipedias servers, would be the best and most efficient approach. Then, and only then, a visitor to that species page can go out to another web server to see additional images and info if they so elect. I think I recall after reading all the information from the links on Wikipedia you provided, that Wikipedia is also concerned about sites that will be available and not just temporary links. As I stated, my website has been up for nearly 13 years, and I don't plan on taking it down (in fact am adding species and newer images all the time - almost daily) in the near future. Even if I croak tomorrow(God forbid!) my son has access to it and will keep it up and running indefinitely! As for attempting to get monies, I actually give away far and away more images to educators and grad students and other non-profit organizations such as parks, etc. than I ever sell. And, nearly all the major publishers in the US and some abroad know me and know if they need an image they know to contact me, and all the editors of all the major bird and animal related magazines in the U.S. know me personally as well. Wikipedia is not my idea of marketing whatsoever, and don't wish to either. In fact, I know though that I will get many more emails daily from people who view my images with comments and questions, therefore adding to my daily task list for replies, ughh! I'm simply not interested in the money whatsoever.

I've worked on this personal love for almost 50 years now, attempting to photograph all species of birds and large mammals specifically in North America, and some in Asia, and wish only (maybe it's an old age thing of now it's my time to give back) to share these images to the rest of mankind. Nowhere on my site do I have an order page or try to make a buck, even though it has cost me a great deal of monies over my lifetime to get these images in equipment, film (now digital cards), airfare, rental cars, hotels, gas, etc. all at my expense with no expectations of compensation.

Therefore, I cannot see any reason why Wikipedia (and the users which are THE important part here) would only benefit from my contributions (in a simple link only).

Please let me know your thoughts

Thanks, for all your hard work I'm sure to support users on Wikipedia. - tsuru8 (Wikipedia username) - Monte M. Taylor —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tsuru8 (talk • contribs)

Hi Tsuru. I am also a photographer and have posted many images in Wikipedia. When you say you have more complete and better images than many posted here, then by all means consider uploading and posting or replacing some of the images (preferably to Wikimedia Commons). It's easy to do. Only caveat is they have to be licensed properly. See: Wikipedia:Uploading images for more info. As for the huge number of links you have placed, you should please read and understand the rules for External Links. Have a nice day and please remember to properly sign your posts by adding four tildes at the end. -- Alexf^(talk) 00:44, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Spacesynth

Hello. I noticed that you deleted an article (not mine) about Spacesynth. Well, if we won't have an article about this specific subgenre of electronic disco music style then we will have a lot of problems with describing styles of some musical groups. Here you can find some reliable information about Spacesynth: http://www.spacesynth.net/WhatIs You can notice that there is written that you can call it also Space Disco (which already has it own article on Wikipedia) and it is true BUT "Spacesynth" is MORE specific term that describes only few of the styles related to the Space Disco movement. The relation between Space Disco and Spacesynth is like relation between Rock and Southern Rock. Every spacesynth song can be called Space Disco song, but NOT EVERY Space Disco song can be classified as "Spacesynth". Spacesynth is like subgenre of Space Disco. It can be also a subgenre of Italo-Disco / Synthpop.

Spacesynth is: "instrumental upbeat synth music that focuses on melodies instead of rhythm. Driving basslines, catchy synth riffs, sci-fi influences and futuristic track titles and album covers have always been a major part of spacesynth." ALWAYS instrumental, while Space Disco doesn't have to be instrumental.

Spacesynth originated in 80's in Europe (especially in Italy: KOTO), while whole Space Disco movement originated in 70's (I believe in USA - but I can be wrong at that point).

I believe that's it. I understand that you may have deleted previous article because there wasn't enough information about differences between Space Disco, but this is really a genre of its own. I will be thankful if you would eventually "return" this article. I promise that I can provide more information to it, so the differences will be clear, as well as the whole essence of this musical style.

Greetings. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NorbertKaczmarek (talk • contribs) 23:38, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

First of all let me say I've no idea what you are talking about. It seems you are trying to defend notability on an article I may have deleted and I can't recall. If you had read Point #1 on the top of this page when you open for editing (you can do that now and read it again), you would have provided a red link as requested. I have deleted literally thousands of articles as part of my admin duties. If you want to defend and article by showing why it is notable, this is not the place but in the article itself. I've no idea what spacesynth is, and to be honest with you, it is so far out of my area of interest that I do not particularly care to learn about it. You said: "if we won't have an article about this...". You are wrong. There is no censorship in Wikipedia. If the article was removed it was because it violated some rule. I don't have the time to be doing your work. I am busy editing articles myself, so if you are asking for my help (it wasn't clear on your long winded message), then help me help you by following the rules. Thank you for your attention and please remember to properly sign your message with four tildes at the end. Thank you. -- Alexf^(talk) 23:51, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

why did you delete my Article?

just want to know why you deleted my article and how i can get it back.

cheers Jack

I've no idea which article you are talking about. Unless you provide a redlink as requested at the top of the edit page I can't answer. In any case, every article deletion action has a stated reason and most probably you are talking about a speedy deletion so you should also have a notice in your talk page. It would also be nice if you signed your comments as required, by adding four tildes at the end. Thank you. -- Alexf^(talk) 09:40, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

article deletion

why have you delete my article about cherry laine???--92.136.30.23 (talk) 12:14, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

You should provide redlink as requested on the top of the edit page if you want help. Also if you want a proper answer you should ask politely. Lastly, your IP Address has not written any such article. If you look at the original poster's talk page on that article, or at the deletion summary, you will find the explanation you are looking for. -- Alexf^(talk) 20:47, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Why did you delete Berean Bible Chapel and not Mars Hill Bible Church?

No idea what you are talking about. Please place new entries at the bottom. Put some actual text when you start a section title. Provide a redlink as clearly requested at the top of the edit page. Ask politely. Sign your messages with four tildes. If you expect an answer and me to do your research work you have to abide by the simple rules. -- Alexf^(talk) 23:24, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

A Stoop on Orchard Street

Hi. You deleted A Stoop on Orchard Street as a G12 copyvio of [1]. WorldLingo is one of many sites that mirrors Wikipedia content but doesn't give Wikipedia credit. It is listed here. If you could restore the page that would be great. Tassedethe (talk) 13:08, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

"...mirrors Wikipedia content but doesn't give Wikipedia credit". How wonderful of them. Restored. -- Alexf^(talk) 19:04, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Why did you delete my article?!

I worked really hard that my article for Princess Felicity Hardy article. I had to miss dinner:( Please give me a chance. I will correct it! It's just my first article so, please don't blame me! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeja101 (talk • contribs) 22:53, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

You might find the hoax funny. Wikipedia is a serious encyclopedia. If you want to write fiction may I suggest you get a blog? Please remember to sign your posts properly and don't miss dinner next time. -- Alexf^(talk) 23:07, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Please and thank you

Thanks for freeing up Amica Chips-Knauf for a page move (now done): could I ask for your attention to 4 iothers that need the same action for the same reason: Sparebanken Vest-Ridley, Toyota-United, Colavita-Sutter Home and Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator. Many thanks, Kevin McE (talk) 13:29, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Colavita and Topsport needs a CSD (G6) request which they did not have at the time I looked. Did the others. -- Alexf^(talk) 14:27, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Article on "cod, cod, cod, etc

Hi

It's not at all clear why my page has been deleted. It is not rude, it is not spam, it is not copyright. And all the other entries in the list it relates to have associated pages that explain them.

I think this sentence (13 cods) is possibly a unique contribution to this particular area and I am sorry to see it deleted.

If there are any changes that would make it acceptable I am only too happy to look at them.

But I accept the principle of monitoring, so keep it up. Just don't delete me!

Best wishes

Bev Rowe

PS Is that asking nicely? —Preceding unsigned comment added by BevRowe (talk • contribs) 15:25, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Yes, Bev. That is asking nicely (but you forgot to sign - add four tildes). And editor tagged it for deletion. I concurred. You have to see it looks like vandal's work. Is there enough reason for the article with such a goofy title? I am not convinced. -- Alexf^(talk) 15:34, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

I used a title analogous to the existing "Buffalo, buffalo, etc" (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo). I note that you have also removed my entry on p http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_linguistic_example_sentences. I think my cod example is noteworthy enough to be added in both places.BevRowe (talk) 16:59, 12 December 2009 (UTC)BevRowe

Nope. Look at the history of the page. Wasn't me. -- Alexf^(talk) 17:01, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

So can my entry be reinstated now? BevRowe (talk) 17:18, 12 December 2009 (UTC)BevRowe

No. As I said above I'm not convinced. You can of course enlist another admin to your cause to override, or take it to deletion review at any time. Or you can try to convince me with a rational explanation of what you meant. As I said, I don't see your point. -- Alexf^(talk) 19:58, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Help moving Bombshells to Bombshells (M*A*S*H episode)

Thank you for deleting Bombshells (M*A*S*H episode), but I can't move the article Bombshells to this title myself because the title includes asterisks, which are blacklisted. Can you help with this, too, or do you know who can? Yappy2bhere (talk) 03:56, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Actually I've no idea as I seldom, if ever do moves. Ask in AN for help on this one. Cheers! -- Alexf^(talk) 11:50, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Please undelete The Other Man (2008 film)

please undelete The Other Man
the missing article caused me great surprise
universal harmony will be restored

Okay, my lame attempt at a haiku, but in grabbing links for movies that opened this year, Wikipedia is the only site out of the twelve sites I follow that doesn't include this movie. If it's helpful I can include all twelve links, but here's the links for Box Office Mojo, Rotten Tomatoes and imdb. Thanks! John Dhabolt (talk) 09:22, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

Done. The article did not have references whatsoever and very little info. Please add more to it. -- Alexf^(talk) 12:06, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

Repeated problems at 167.219.0.140

Alexf, you blocked user 167.219.0.140 for vandalism. If you look at their Talk page, you'll see this has continued unabated (and probably should have had additional blocks.) Can you please look at their page and address. Blackplate (talk) 00:46, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

That's an IP that was blocked back in April! How do you know it's the same user? The roper procedure is to revert their vandalism, warn them appropriately and when they are due for a block (level 3 or level 4 warning), then report them to AIV. As I see it now, they do not have enough warnings. -- Alexf^(talk) 02:01, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Deleted entry: "Macado's Restaurant and Bar"

Hello! I recently authored the now-deleted "Macado's Restaurant and Bar" article, and I wanted to ask what changes I could make to get this article undeleted. Restaurants such as Moe's Southwest Grill have a Wikipedia page, and I believe that the "Macado's Restaurant and Bar" article I wrote has more information than the Moe's page. Obviously Moe's is more well-known. Macado's is extremely popular in Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Tennessee, but very little information is available from "third-party" sources, which I'm guessing is why the article was deleted. Is there any way to get the article undeleted? Or is there something I can change about the article for it to be reconsidered? Thank you very much!

Ckrhines (talk) 02:18, 16 December 2009 (UTC)Ckrhines

The article was deleted under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, as it did not show notability. You need to demonstrate why this company is notable enough by providing reliable sources. Just because other similar articles exist is not a valid claim for any one particular article, which must live by its own means. I would be willing to userfy the article for you if you want to work on it in your own space.-- Alexf^(talk) 13:30, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Le Grand Miel by Bernard Michaud

Hi Alex,

I am not an expert on putting materials on Wiki. But I am dissappointed that you delete the article about the french honey i posted.

The reason i posted the article is that i love this honey but couldnt find more info about it at Wiki. So can you tell me how to write this in a way that wiki will accept it as informational.

Please reply to my email at cheuk_s@yahoo.com

To speed this up, if you can take the materials i wrote and write it in a form that wiki will accept. I feel this is the speediest way to get this article posted because i think people should be able to wiki this topic or product. How is this different than Intel posting info about their Pentium chips.

Any guidance would be helpful but again i am not an expert at writing wiki, so if you can made the edits to the original post so that it can be posted to Wiki. Rather than us going back/forth so that I make the edits. Either way is fine with me as I just want to make this article post-able.

Thanks, 72.93.171.242 (talk) 03:58, 16 December 2009 (UTC)Cheuk Cheuk_S@yahoo.com

By saying Wiki you of course mean Wikipedia I take it. Please refer to it properly as Wiki is a type of software, while Wikipedia is just one instance. It is just like saying "putting something on the web" versus putting it in one specific website. You did not post a redlink as required and clearly requested at the top of the edit page. Granted that you asked politely I did your search work for you as I did not remember that article (it was over 200 deletions ago). The article was deleted as already explained to you as advertising a product (section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion). Please read the linked pages and also red the requirements for products and companies that might be of help to you. Also, it is your prerogative but I would not advise posting your email address prominently in public places such as this one unless you enjoy it being harvested by nasty spambots and being added to spam lists. You can remove it if you want (I would advise it). Lastly, to answer your question, about Intel, it is a notable company and line of products, while yours did not show any reliable sources to assert this, and it was written like an advertisement. As for your email back request, I don't reply to emails unless there is a privacy concern. All communications in Wikipedia Talk pages are public for everyone to view and comment on. Good luck. -- Alexf^(talk) 13:30, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of the page Bride and Go Seek

Hi Alex! I recently put up a page called Bride and Go Seek for my mythology classes. I have looked for the link to no avail :((on the deletion page) I know there was not enough sources and little reputable ones at that so i was wondering if i could have the content from the deleted pages and ideas as to what to change so that this does not happen again since i dearly need it for my final Friday. Im very new and it is my first article and along with my final i would love to contribute as i use wikipedia for almost daily needs and have seen that the urban legend "Bride and Go Seek" is not yet a page on wikipedia. i think that it is very notable and could be a very good page with more work and time put into it. Please restore my page so i can put ALL ur tips into affect. I am working on more notable sources and much more for the page and think that i can really make the page a very reputable and interesting page. I really appreciate this and would save me about 3 hours of extra work that i worked on yesterday on the page (im awful at putting this up) but im sure going to try and do a good job because i want this page to last contributing would be really neat :D pleaseeeeee restore my page and give me tips as to what to change to make it phenomenal.

This is the deleted link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_and_Go_Seek Puppy4prez13 (talk) 20:27, 16 December 2009 (UTC) Annie

Although I don't see how this would work as a notable subject, the page has been userfied at: User:Puppy4prez13/BrideandGoSeek. Good luck, and don't let your English teacher catch you typing things like "ALL ur tips into affect". For information on how to write for Wikipedia please read The Five Pillars and Your First Article. -- Alexf^(talk) 22:29, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

about deleted page of mikromusic

"Mikromusic"

Hello,

I'm very disappointed about deleting a page about mikromusic. Mikromusic is a group of ambitious people, which have some achivments. They play an ambitious music. They released albums, you can hear them in a radio. What I say to my english tutor, becouse it was a task to prepar an article in wikipedia? I'll say sorry, but Mikromusic is not so popular as britney spears? A page about mikromusic is also on a polish wikipedia so why I'm not allowed to put it on an english wiki? Do You have different rules? Kuku87 (talk) 22:20, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Yes, there are somewhat different rules for different editions of Wikipedia. It has nothing to do with popularity but with notability and verifiability. The rules and requirements for notability of music groups are detailed here. -- Alexf^(talk) 22:33, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Deleted page ,Tinashe Severa

Placing in doubt the notability of Tinashe Severa is a clear act to undermine african literature.African writers might not achieve the amount of recognition western writers get largely because they come from poor nations and they themselves are poor but that does not in any way take anything away for their talent and the contribution they make to the societies they come from , in this case giving a voice to the voiceless. Tinashe Severa`s is one of the few writers in Zimbabwe who have dared to write against the oppressive regime of Mugabe , he has been arrested and tortured for it but he still soldiers on .Such issues never come to the attention of your highly esteemed self sitting behind that computer because they is no freedom of expression of speech in Zimbabwe,the BBC and CNN where banned from here a long time ago so you just cant Google anything about the hundreds of people arrested and murdered everyday here just because they choose to criticize Mugabe,a nd the stories that are published are published by state controlled media as counter intelligence measures.. Please take the time to read about Zimbabwe , download the young man`s books , read them . Only after then can you classify him as an "unnotable" person.Its also saddening to note the absence of other award winning Zimbabwean writers from your site , such as George Mujajati,Muchemwa, Shimmer Chinodya,Kanengoni,Muverengwi,holland .These are just the writers that come from the top of my head, they are plenty more.Im sure someone tried to post pages on them but they got deleted too —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pendock1 (talk • contribs) 06:25, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

You are accusing of an intent that does not exist. That is unwarranted and uncalled for. There is no censorship in Wikipedia. What there is, is requirements for notability and verifiability. Maybe you should read the rules before you make these baseless and offensive accusations. I have worked all my life to fight censorship and you accuse me of it. How ironic. -- Alexf^(talk) 12:28, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

whether that was your intention or not that was the end result.Are we africans supposed to create our own afriwikipedia for our sons and daughters to get the same recognition you give westerners.i thought racism was a thing of the past but clearly with individuals like you acting as the van guards of wikipedia its now rearing its ugly head right here. So tell me exactly what is unnotable and unverifiable about this page i created for a black african poet whose writing against and within one of the most oppresive regimes in the history of mankind.And whats so unnotable about all these other authors , they ve received international awards for ther writing despite their race.

I feel , this is in way meant to offend you but we all cannot be masters of all.im a medical doctor , black of course but still a doctor but im not a IT expert like you .We both however are not experts on literature i am but a fan who finds voice in the work of such black african artisits .Im afraid of torture i cant do what they do but i respect their work. Experts on literature should be the ones judging on facebook which authors are notable and which ones are not.its whats fair .If my PC dies ill give it to you , but if you you have a heart attack you come to me , assuming you can of course stand to be in the presence of a black man. Do right by me , by Africa ,By Zimbabwe and by all blacks out there and put this page back and let us work on it and the the pages of the other lesser mortals writing in poor zimbabwe be. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pendock1 (talk • contribs) 17:36, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

You keep making this a race issue when I do not know your race - until you say so - and you do not know mine nor should we care. The deletion was clearly explained and linked to the appropriate pages in your Talk page by the editor that tagged it. It was properly explained and linked by the passing admin that removed the post (myself in this case). Furthermore I explained it to you and linked to the proper pages above. One more time, Wikipedia is not censored. I am not saying the gentleman is not important or notable. All I'm saying is you need to assert notability by producing verifiable reliable sources. The following links detail the specific criteria for biographies and for writers. If you can add this to an article, then it should be fine. I would be willing to userfy the article for you to work on, if you want it. If you bring the race issue again, where there is nothing of the sort, then all communications are closed and you will have to go though Deletion Review for it, as I will not hear any more about race issues and paranoia. It's your call. -- Alexf^(talk) 18:32, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

Page Deletion (Aurora Levins Morales)

I'd like to appeal the deletion of the page for author Aurora Levins Morales, we believe that she meets all the requirements neccessary to be included on the wikipedia database. Levins Morales is a widely known author, she has published multiple well known books and has been included in many anthologies and journals. Her work is influential and her accomplishments should be recognized. Also we removed the material that we believe may have infringed on the copyright laws and may be the reason the page to be deleted. We would also like to add a section explaining her importance and influence as to why she should be included on wikipedia, and would do so as soon as the page was restored. The link for the page that was deleted is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_Levins_Morales

Thank you, Kristen Hall Jaleeza Hernandez —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jlhernan (talk • contribs) 22:01, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

Sorry but the article was properly deleted and your account was indef blocked. Blocked editors cannot request restoring of articles. Sockpuppetry is not acceptable behavior. -- Alexf^(talk) 12:32, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

AD 04:49, 22 December 2009 (UTC) deletion of export desk page

AD 04:49, 22 December 2009 (UTC) Dear Alexf, RE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exportdesk Being new to publishing on Wiki I guess I need to learn the ropes. However, I'm honestly confused here. Why are for profit companies such as alibaba.com and exportyellowpages.com nicely listed on Wiki, and yet mine cannot? These two I mention are fee based, venture backed, corporations. Myself, I'm an unemployed father of two, offering a free service for US manufacturers in the global trading arena. Could you explain how they were able to stay on? Or is there way my work could stay on if did something differently? I would really appreciate your remarks. Yours, Albert de Quay beachbreeze@live.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Adequay (talk • contribs) 04:49, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Just because there are other similar articles is not a reason and has no validity on the merits of any other particular article. Each one has to live on its own merits. The article you mentioned had no reliable sources and it was blatant advertising. Besides there is an obvious conflict of interest. Please read the notability for companies and organizations page to get a better idea of what is required. Also please be so kind as to sign your posts in Talk pages by adding four tildes at the end. -- Alexf^(talk) 12:32, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Mo Bozo was Speedy Deleted

Good day,

I was wanting to know if it possible to restore the page that I worked on titled "Mo Bozo"

I have good amount of sources that I am willing to provide.

Thank you and have a Blessed Day. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mobo321 (talk • contribs) 05:58, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

No. The article was properly tagged as deletable under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, and after I just looked again, it was properly deleted. Please read about notability, verifiability, adding reliable sources and autobiographies. If you have this "good amount of sources", as you say, why didn't you provide them? That would still leave the conflict of interest issue unresolved. -- Alexf^(talk) 12:32, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

notability for companies and organizations

Thank you so much AlexF, I assume you are the person that determine's "notability for companies and organizations" on Wikipedia then? Is that right? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Adequay (talk • contribs) 18:27, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

No. Just one of the roving admins. We don't set policy, we just work to clean up after policy is broken. I am also an editor just like yourself, who has to understand the ways of Wikipedia and follow policy just like everyone else. Don't forget to sign by adding four tildes at the end of your posts please. -- Alexf^(talk) 18:34, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Dotmatics wiki page

Hi Alex,

my name is Steve Gallagher and I recently posted the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dotmatics.

I added this page because we are collaborating with many scientists in the field of Cancer Research. You will notice it had a link tot he Institute of Cancer Research, a very important research centre and of great interest to scientists around the world.

They suggested we put a page up for Dotmatics so that people could put information about the tools and uses within Cancer Research on it. Obviously they didn't get a chance to do that and add more importance to the page as it was deleted too quickly.

Could you re-instate it for me so that we/they can add more informed content?

Kind regards,

Steve —Preceding unsigned comment added by Slgallagher (talk • contribs) 10:53, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

The page was not sourced at all and it did not assert notability. I think by your comments, that you might be confused about Wikipedia. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Wikipedia is not your blog or website or an advertising medium. If you are looking for online collaboration software, there are plenty of Wiki software around for you to use, including the one used by Wikipedia. Besides your obvious conflict of interest with this company, if it is notable you should be able to show it with verifiable, secondary sources, which was not done previously. -- Alexf^(talk) 11:37, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Occult bacteremia

Generally speaking, if I think a new article looks a little too 'well written', I run the first few sentences through Google. It amazes me how many people try to fob off a copy/paste as 'work'. HalfShadow 21:55, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

What amazes me is the general lack of morals and integrity in today's society, where lifting stuff off the web seems ok, and they do understand the meaning of intellectual property, copyright issues, and plagiarism. I feel sorry for the teachers of today's kids that have to sift through homework to figure out what's original and what was lifted online. -- Alexf^(talk) 22:51, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Crystal Phuong

Hi there, I'm writing to you this message regarding the deleted page with title as above http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Phuong. The reason you deleted my page is "‎ (A7: Article about a real person, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject)". So dont you mean that an article only can be published if only talking about a fake person? C'mon so all Barrack Obama, Paris Hilton, Britney Spear, etc...Are they all fake? You mentioned that this real person doesn't indicate the importance or significance of the subject. Hey, it is. It's particularly significant about the girl name Crystal with many talents and our idol. This page was created due to number of her fan and blog readers are searching out infos about her. No one is superstar at birth, they need a chance to be shine. All Mariah Carey, Megan Fox, Lady Gaga...are also just a super normal people before they happened to be star. So I personally feel unsatisfied with your reason of deleting my page. It took us sometimes to collect all infos about somebody we fan of. Hope you could consider about it again. Coz i've seen many people are extra ordinary, but still up at your page. Hope this message will catch your attention for further consideration. Much appreciated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bentley6688 (talk • contribs) 02:51, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

You should read and understand Wikipedia's notability policies, especially notability of people before you make your above comments. Obviously you have not read, or understood section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion either, even though it was clearly indicated in your talk page in the message left by the tagging editor. Once you read and understand these requirements, you will know what type of verifiable sources are needed. You may like your "idol" as you call her, but that is not enough reason for an article in Wikipedia. I am not saying she's not notable. I am saying you have not shown it. -- Alexf^(talk) 03:57, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

The SafePoint Trust

I don't understand why this entry was deleted. This registered UK charity saves the lives of millions of children worldwide and was founded by Marc Koska,OBE. What more does it have to be or do to stay in WP? Johnalexwood (talk) 13:23, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Notability. -- Alexf^(talk) 13:31, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

So if I provide several articles about it in major publications, the entry can go back in? How are these?

• CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/12/01/koska.syringe.prevent.infection/
• CNET News http://news.cnet.com/cutting-edge/?keyword=awards
• TED http://www.ted.com/speakers/marc_koska.html
• WIRED http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2009-08/07/one-use-only-the-syringe-that-can-save-lives.aspx

There are more too if they are needed. Johnalexwood (talk) 21:00, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

The article has been userfied at User:Johnalexwood/The Safepoint Trust for you to work on. Good luck. -- Alexf^(talk) 13:32, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Hope I've done it right this time: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_SafePoint_Trust Johnalexwood (talk) 15:46, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

GO Outdoors

Hello, my page related to GO Outdoors has been deleted, I wanted to put some information together on them as they are about to appear in the Times top 100 growing companies and I thought the information would be relevant , I did not include any information that would promote the company and have got a detailed history which I would be glad to share with you. I have seen many companies details on here and therefore believed it to be ok. They appear in several pages relating to towns they are in but this is in red as there is no other information. Can you tell me how I go about getting some information posted on them?Outdoormanuk (talk) 16:03, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Please read notability requirements for companies. Reading Your First Article might also be of help. Also please remember in the future to start new sections for new messages in Talk pages. -- Alexf^(talk) 16:46, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Reqeuest for Adminship

Hi

I would like to be an admin please. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Father Christmas95 (talk • contribs) 17:21, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Please read Requests for Adminship. -- Alexf^(talk) 19:01, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Brain Shift

Hello Alexf. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Brain Shift, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: A7 does not apply to software. Thank you. GedUK  20:47, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Copy of deleted article

Hi can i get a copy of the Deleted Girltrash!.--Xsonxfanx (talk) 01:28, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Not as-is. The article was a copyvio. Restoring it would put us in the same legal trouble it had before. -- Alexf^(talk) 11:40, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

I understand but i need a copy in order to fix those problems and i cant do that with out it. I want to fix the copy right problems as i have found information that can be used that is not copyrighted and is free to use.--King High 03:38, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Deleted Article

I believe you deleted my article, Split Creation Four, as it fitted category G11 of Speedy Deletion. It says: G11. Unambiguous advertising or promotion. Pages that are exclusively promotional, and would need to be fundamentally rewritten to become encyclopedic. Note that simply having a company or product as its subject does not qualify an article for this criterion. on the speedy deletion criteria page. I think that I am just informing the Wikipedia community about SC4, which is what an article is supposed to do. I do not fully understand and therefore please give me a full explanation and if I find it not entirely valid, please may you restore my article. Thank you,

7SDD0108 (talk) 15:52, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

The article was purely promotional. Beyond that it would have been tagged and probably removed as failing notability. As per your understanding, articles are not to "inform the Wikipedia community", whatever that means, but are part of an encyclopedia. The restoration process is also very different from your understanding. First you have to convince the deleting admin why the article did not meet the deletion criteria if you believe it did not. Your "finding an explanation entirely valid" is immaterial to the process. If you fail to convince the admin (myself in this case), you may always start a Deletion Review process where the decision can be overturned. As I said, the article was purely promotional, it even included a URL for the company but no explanation of what they are, what they do and why are they worthy of an article. Please understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a BLOG, social network, or advertising medium. Have a good day. -- Alexf^(talk) 20:41, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Anne Taintor Page

Dear Alex,

   I was searching for Anne Taintor, and saw that you or the other person you spoke of who chooses what is deleted, deleted her bio. I don't know how to leave a red link. Here is the link though.

[2] I see the reason is "A7 (bio): Doesn't indicate importance or significance of a real person)" Do you mean this is not a real person, or a non-famous person? I beg to differ. Please see [3] She is a humorist and artist, with millions of posters and artwork sold. She has a following of tens of thousands or more people. If that was the only reason for the deletion, would you mind if I wrote another bio about her, with colloboration from her staff and agent?

  Your profile page was really interesting! You've been to 18 countries!?!? I am so jealous and in awe! 
  I have never used the talk page before, so I am not even sure how I can view your reply to me. I'll put my email address in hidden code here, maybe you can teach me.
  This year I plan to be much more active in contributing to Wikipedia. Very glad to get to know you better! Happy New Year!

Penlady Penlady (talk) 06:07, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

A7 does not mean she's important, or real, or famous. It means - and this is what is important to Wikipedia - that she did not seem to be notable from the article as written. You need to assert notability by posting reliable sources. There is no "other person who chooses what is deleted". Any editor, you too can nominate an article for speedy deletion if you think it meets the requirements. Any administrator on duty will consider the nomination and make a decision. -- Alexf^(talk) 12:59, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Deleted page

Dear Alex,

Could you please let us know why the article regarding Symbioware was deleted? It was not the advertisement, not a copyright violation, not an attack page or other form of vandalism, it was the page containing the comprehensive facts about the company and the software tools the company created. The novelty of this software was approved by the US Trademark and Patent office. It says that the page was deleted under section A7: Article about a company, corporation, organization, or group, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject which says: “This criterion applies only to articles about web content and to articles about people, organizations, and individual animals themselves, not to articles about their books, albums, software, or other creative work”. SymbioTeam software tool is a creative work and this page is important by providing the info regarding the company and the software that the company is specializing in. I would like to include the pages of other companies in the similar business area such as Quest Software, Mercury Interactive, Parasoft, Opsware and there are many others and their pages were not removed from Wikipedia. To be fair, this was the first time we submitted the article here and we have done our homework and we were trying really hard to comply with all the Wikipedia rules. Please let us know if it is possible to restore the page or what we should do to improve our article so it won’t be deleted in the future. Any help and guidelines in this matter will be appreciated.

Sbtwiki (talk) 08:46, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

The article was deleted simply because notability was not asserted. If you can show independent, reliable, secondary sources then it might be ok. As for other similar articles, they have no bearing on this case. Each article should live on its own merits. If you think any other article does not meet the notability requirements you can easily nominate it for speedy deletion. -- Alexf^(talk) 13:12, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

You deleted the Harmony, Incorporated page

Redlink - [4]

This page has been deleted. The deletion and move log for the page are provided below for reference.

23:59, 4 December 2008 Alexf (talk | contribs) deleted "Harmony, Inc." ‎ (G11: Blatant advertising)

I am not sure what the original content was (or the author), or why it was listed as G11: Blatant advertising, but as the current social networking coordinator for Harmony, Inc., I will be happy to correct the content and make it in line with the other major barbershop organizations' pages. If you could restore it, I would greatly appreciate it.

I would probably guess that the original content was incomplete and only talked about the organization from a marketing perspective, rather than a factual reprenstation. I will gladly fix whatever needs to be done.

Anita Harvell

Aharvell (talk) 16:24, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

It was deleted under G11 but if you want to see exactly what it said you have to look no further than the site's About page as it was also a blatant copyvio and would have been removed for that reason too. You can try writing a non-biased article but please read about conflicts of interest first so you understand the issues and consequences. Also as per your comments you seem to think Wikipedia is a social network. You would be wrong on this assumption. -- Alexf^(talk) 19:12, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Hi Alex - thanks for the reply and info. If it was a direct copy of the site's page, then I understand the G11 and the copyvio. I also get the conflict of interest info as well.

As per my note about social networking, it was a reference to a position I hold, as opposed to my impressions of Wikipedia, so your assumption is incorrect. Without knowing who originally posted the article, I would guess they are not familiar with Wikipedia, hence the page getting deleted.

Thanks again...

Anita Harvell

Aharvell (talk) 20:32, 29 December 2009 (UTC)