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I'd like to ask your help in creating a biography article on reporter Bob Wyrick. I've got some COI in the subject so I don't want to touch it, but I'm sure the fellow's notable. I did a little looking and wrote some very rough notes but haven't dug very far. I'd appreciate it if you could take a look to see if you think there's a stub or an article in it. Either way I'll leave it alone except for this request. Cloveapple (talk) 08:16, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
- As an award-winning author and journalist, I think there's certainly enough information to support developing an article about him. Just make sure not to focus on articles simply because he wrote them. A journalist doesn't inherit notability by reporting about notable individuals or events. Focus on the honors and awards received for the specific work for which he has done. Bring information and content to the article that supports Wyrick individually as a notable person. Sometimes, it gets a bit tricky writing articles about journalists, because there is often quite a bit of information to be found with his name attached. That said, the journalist is generally not the notable subject. Just work on the draft in a subpage of your userspace. Then when it is ready and fully supported through significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of Wyrick and his associates and employers, ask for a review before moving it to the mainspace. Feel free to contact me at any time if you need help with anything. I'm happy to jump in and do whatever you need. Best regards, Cindy(talk to me) 21:54, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for the excellent advice. I've created or worked on other articles but I'm not comfortable working on this one because of the COI issues that are involved for me. I don't think I can give the article the neutrality it requires. I asked you because I've seen you working on various biographies and thought you might have an interest in at least a stub. Cloveapple (talk) 21:44, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
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Chinese Christian Church (Milson's Point)
Just for reference, I converted your speedy deletion tagging of Chinese Christian Church (Milson's Point) with a Prod, because I felt that there was a credible claim of importance (being the largest Chinese Christian culture in Australia), but also agree that without sources and more info, it doesn't meet WP:GNG, so prod is appropriate. I'll take it to AfD if the prod is removed and no sources are provided. Qwyrxian (talk) 09:42, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
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I've commented on the Speedy Deletion page. The article itself is now in the process of being fleshed out and follows the format of other microbrewery articles on Wikipedia. Like I said on the SD page, the article isn't 24 hours old yet, and I hadn't much of a chance to get anything done last night before going to work. It is, in fact, a notable article if you are a member of Wikiproject Beer, or Wikiproject Chicago. Ryecatcher773 (talk) 16:10, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
FYI, I didn't remove the template. Ryecatcher773 (talk) 13:03, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
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CE and Minor editing
Hi Cindy, your edit summary here said "Copyedit (minor)". However, this isn't a copyedit and it isn't minor. A minor copyedit would involve something like fixing capitalization or spelling. You made a content change to the page. Content changes shouldn't be marked as minor edits and they're not copyedits. Please see here for the policy on marking edits as minor. Maybe you were tired and just made a mistake, but please be careful. Thank you. Pine(talk) 09:35, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
- Hey there! Thanks for contacting me. You are correct. The edit summary and mark as a minor edit were made through the automatic (default) edit summary software, clearly made in error. Tricky little devil sometimes. I intended to go back and make a dummy edit summary to clarify, but then I got sidetracked. The information about the previous incarnation of the Steering Committee and their future involvement in the Education Program did not support the content in the paragraph, appearing rather as an arbitrary afterthought. I went to edit the grammar, but chose to simply remove the content as inapplicable to the current status of the program. Hope you are well. Again, thanks for contacting me. Best regards, Cindy(talk to me) 09:59, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
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Hi Cindamuse! I really appreciate your contributions at the Teahouse and I know you haven't been able to contribute as much as you'd like. I hope you don't mind, but, for now I am going to remove you from the your hosts page and move you to our past hosts page which will be linked from the hosts page. You are of course encouraged to move yourself back to the active host page anytime, or just drop by to lend a hand at your convenience. I'm really glad you were able to participate in the pilot! Enjoy the spring and see you for a cup of tea soon! p.s. thanks for helping out with gender gap :) Sarah (talk) 17:25, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
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Just wondering why you threw the BLP sources tag on this article. It's a stub, but there is a high quality citation from the Chicago Tribune discussion her political position. Cheers Dkriegls (talk) 04:16, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
- While the Trib is reliable, all articles require significant coverage in reliable and independent sources. One reference is not considered significant. The BLP sources tag was placed in lieu of BLP unsourced, due to the Trib citation. Can you add more to the article? Keep in mind that the Political Graveyard is wholly unreliable. Best regards, Cindy(talk to me) 05:26, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
- I see you went ahead and took the initiative :) I'm still interested in the reasoning for your BLP action though; just trying to learn. Doesn't Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Politicians trump significant coverage? A reliable source stating that they "held international, national or sub-national (statewide/provincewide) office" should suffice for notability. That's my understanding anyways. Just wondering if you had a different way of viewing things. Dkriegls (talk) 00:13, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
- Most times, I place a tag as a personal reminder to go back later to fix the issues myself. I couldn't find much about her parents though, which was a bit frustrating! ;) There's often confusion over the notability criteria. Meeting one of the criteria under Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Politicians does not solidify or confirm notability, or trump the requirement for significant coverage. It is simply an indicator that the subject may be notable. Likely or presumed to be notable, but confirmed through significant reliable and independent sources. The guidelines say, "Failure to meet these criteria is not conclusive proof that a subject should not be included; conversely, meeting one or more does not guarantee that a subject should be included." It still comes back to the requirement that claims of notability must be supported through significant coverage in reliable and independent sources. Hope that helps. Best regards, Cindy(talk to me) 00:30, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
- Hm, If you're using that as a personal reminder, that makes sense. Cheers and happy editing. Dkriegls (talk) 03:46, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- I see you went ahead and took the initiative :) I'm still interested in the reasoning for your BLP action though; just trying to learn. Doesn't Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Politicians trump significant coverage? A reliable source stating that they "held international, national or sub-national (statewide/provincewide) office" should suffice for notability. That's my understanding anyways. Just wondering if you had a different way of viewing things. Dkriegls (talk) 00:13, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
RE: Userspace deletion requests
I want to delete my entire account User:stywuschik, if possible. If not, only pages. I´ve created an universal account Seti6908 and would like to have only one. Best regards--Seti6908 (talk) 16:33, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
- Okay. Thanks. Best regards--Seti6908 (talk) 17:30, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Dr.Jitendra Nath Gohain
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A tag has been placed on Dr.Jitendra Nath Gohain requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.
If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. A:-)Brunuś (talk) 17:50, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- The editor who posted above has a problem with speedy tagging: you might want to have a read of his talk page, and add some advice of your own. Thanks, Scopecreep (talk) 17:52, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- I have done so. Thanks. Best regards, Cindy(talk to me) 18:17, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
May 2012
Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself, as you did with Jitendra Nath Gohain. If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Click here to contest this speedy deletion, which appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the article's talk page. Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the article. Thank you. A:-)Brunuś (talk) 17:56, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- I did not create the Jitendra Nath Gohain, but declined your A7, due to clear indication of importance and/or significance. Best regards, Cindy(talk to me) 17:59, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- You did create this article — see page history A:-)Brunuś (talk) 18:02, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- Uh, no, there was an edit conflict in the system when another editor deleted the article for promotional content. I am not the originator of the article. As stated on your talkpage, please review the criteria for speedy deletion before nominating anymore articles for deletion. Thanks. Best regards, Cindy(talk to me) 18:09, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- You did create this article — see page history A:-)Brunuś (talk) 18:02, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
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Company names
I don't see that convention being applied in Microsoft, Dell, Intel or many other company articles for that matter. Neither is it prescribed for in the infobox documentation, else why would there be a name parameter at all? Regards, --Tærkast (Discuss) 10:07, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- Checking out the documentation, I can see that apparently not all infoboxes are created equal. The general rationale has been to forego adding the infobox header, when the image provides a wordmark, in an effort to reduce redundancy and unclutter the article. This guidance has been a primary part of reviewing articles, and long been the case when name fields are not required, as is the case with the infobox parameters for companies. That said, it is clearly not included in the infobox documentation as you have shown. I certainly wouldn't be opposed if you were to replace the infobox header accordingly. Thanks for bringing the discrepancy to my attention. It may be that there was an RFC that somehow crept past my prying eyes. Best regards, Cindy(talk to me) 14:32, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- Nah, it's no problem :). --Tærkast (Discuss) 18:17, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
Nor Izzati Binti Ismail (2011/2012) CSD decline
HI, you declined this db-bio nom, saying that the entry asserts notability as a university president, but that's not what the entry claims (he heads a group connected to a University). Maybe you want to revisit this? If you still think it passes speedy, that's fine; I didn't want to retag it without consulting you. Cheers. Hairhorn (talk) 18:05, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- Dang, clearly I read that wrong. I honestly thought it was a weird name for a university, but thought to give the benefit of the doubt to see what sources would turn up. At this point, I certainly don't think it passes a speedy, but since the A7 was declined, however absolutely boneheaded it was on my part, I would probably opt to wait out the BLPPROD and see what comes of it. Either way, it will most certainly be deleted. Adding another A7 would probably raise red flags of another kind, but at this point, I fully support deletion. What are your thoughts? Best regards, Cindy(talk to me) 18:23, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- I really don't expect this to go anywhere, deletion is probably inevitable. If you want to just let the PROD run out, that's fine with me. Hairhorn (talk) 00:10, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
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