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Need overall feedback on article and how do I move an article from sandbox to user page to final? Will links be lost from sandbox to user page? Will editors review and provide feedback here? Help. --Harri (talk) 04:26, 28 January 2009 (UTC)20:30 27 Jan 2009

Links will not be lost in the moving process, but only an administrator can move pages when the target has edits. -Jéské Couriano ^{(v^_^v)} 07:07, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

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{{helpme}} thank you and Couriano for your response. It is quite an adventure trying to navigate the instructions. If I understand correctly, ask the administrator to move my article from sandbox to the main Wikipedia space. Right? I want the public to be able to access the article by the search feature. Thanks for your help. How will I know my article has been approved by Wikipedian experts/editors, etc?--Harry "Harri" Dennis (talk) 05:46, 29 January 2009 (UTC)23:50 28 Jan 2009

Move article from sandbox to wikipedia space

Someone please help. Article finished but in sandbox. What happens next. Title of article is first two names of article subject but it does not show up on the page when I go into sandbox (which is the only way I can access the article. Also, I need my user name DA01 to match the user signature which comes out as Harri. Thanks.--Harri (talk) 02:55, 30 January 2009 (UTC)21:01 29 Jan 2009

The sandbox will have to be moved to a name with a disambiguation term in parentheses, such as Harry Dennis (musician), then adding an appropriate hatnote to that article and to Harry Dennis. However at the moment I don't think the sandbox draft is quite ready to be moved -- it reads a little like an advertisement and the tone is a little "peacocky". Let me know if I can help. – ukexpat (talk) 03:45, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Your help is welcomed. Any questions about content and any comments to improve the tone. This is an artist of house music that worked and mixed with the best but sort of in the background writing without the visible appeal of house artists and enthusiasts who were Djs, producers, and musicians. Harry got into mainstay normal routines of life and was not active in house for awhile. He is in a revitalization and re-emergence stage now. Just a little note to let you know why my writing may sound a little peacocky (new term for me but I think I know what you mean. What does UTC stand for? Thanks.--Harri (talk) 03:58, 30 January 2009 (UTC)21:54 29 Jan 2009

I will try to take a look at it tomorrow. UTC is Coordinated Universal Time - the standard Wikipedia time. – ukexpat (talk) 04:26, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Review by other Wikipedians

Is it required that other wikipedians review an article I wrote? If so, how is that accomplished and who has the final say when its completed? I am finished with the article but would like to get to the main article space. Help--Harri (talk) 21:45, 30 January 2009 (UTC)15:50 30 Jan 2009

No it's not required that it be reviewed. I have not had a chance to look at it today, but if you think it's ready I will move it for you now. – ukexpat (talk) 22:29, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

OK I moved it to Harry Dennis (musician). – ukexpat (talk) 22:46, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks so much. I sent a message to let you know that Harry is a songwriter and asked if you would change (musician) to (songwriter). It's okay. It could be (songwriter/musician) but if it needs on category, you can leave it as musician. I appreciate you taking care of it and how the page looks. I had experimented in trying to put the picture in a box like you did, so it is what I wanted to have done with the image. Again thanks.--Harri (talk) 03:25, 31 January 2009 (UTC)21:25 30 Jan 2009

No problem. For future reference, the box is called an information box using a template, in this case {{Infobox musical artist}}. If you click on that blue link it will take you to the template page where you can see the code to use. As you have seen there is a lot to get to grips with here, so don't be afraid to ask for help. If you have any other ideas for articles, be bold and create them! – ukexpat (talk) 04:12, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

checking my user signature. Thanks all. --DA01 01:14, 1 February 2009 (UTC)19:15 31 Jan 2009

Blank user page heading

Since my article has been successfully moved from sandbox to a live page, the user page still has ((under construction}}/Sandbox ((user sandbox}} on the page. Is this that way the user page will remain. I am making the assumption that if I write another article I would access the user page and click on the underlined word--sandbox--to draft it. Can someone explain for me. Thanks. 14:30 February 16 --DA01 20:32, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

You might as well leave the link to your sandbox on your user page, so that you can access the sandbox easily for future use. I removed the other text from the page for you. As long as you stay within the user page guidelines you can add stuff to your user page to facilitate communication with other users. – ukexpat (talk) 20:48, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Headings on Talk Page

I would like for an administrator to review the main page of Harry Dennis (musician) because the headingsbefore the article reads a major contributor to this article appears to have a conflict of interest AND the article needs additional citations for verification. These headings have been on the page for an extended period of time. The article is written from discussions with the artist, artists I could access in the field, and a perusal of his work that was in existence on the internet and on audio discs. There have been no other citations offered by others to verify the information in the article. I have attempted to verify the artist content by providing links, references and a list of his published works. I would like the headers removed. Please provide feedback. Thank you. 10 Mar 2009 15:05 --DA01 20:00, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

ukexpat, would you please review my comments and request above to remove the headings on Harry Dennis (musician)page. I appreciate your response and attention to this matter. --DA01 23:56, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

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DA01 00:19, 25 March 2009 (UTC)== Harry Dennis (musician) ==

Thanks for the message. First of all there is no shame in having these issues tags on the article. They put the article into special hidden categories so that other editors can help clean it up. Having said that, let's try and deal with them. If you are not Mr Dennis or somehow connected to him we can remove that tag. As for the references, there is one [citation needed] tag in the article - if there is no reference for that, we can just delete the sentence it is attached to. Hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 00:45, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Appreciate your response. I do know Mr. Dennis and after exploring his music contributions and accomplishments, I went further and searched the internet for something written about him. There was very little except his name mentioned on one or two profiles of other house artists on their wiki page. I linked him to those pages. I found more abundant proof of his works/recordings on the internet and linked to as many as I could find to support the titles of his recordings and albums. Also, he showed me his Youtube account wherein his latest recording, Urban Blues is posted, so he is still recording. I have met one of his collaborators in the business on his new project who knew him from the 1980s and 1990s. His name (Harry Dennis) is listed on the recordings as lyricist and/or vocalist along with musicians and producers such as Marshall Jefferson and Ron Hardy. His name can be found when searching record labels which list his (Harry Dennis) works and I provided the links for that as well. I interviewed Mr. Dennis to get his history. I drafted the article and he read my final draft which is what I submitted for wiki approval. Being a house music enthusiast, I was surprised that I could not find literature about Mr. Dennis who was contributing greatly to the house sound when it emerged and who worked with people who were instrumental in defining house music as well--people such as Frankie Knucles, Ron Hardy, Larry Heard, and Marshall Jefferson. So, I decided to take the project on of writing about him and keeping an updated log on his projects hereafer so his history can be written. He is considered among his colleagues as being one of the founding fathers/gehu's of house. Of the Youtube posts I have read, he is well received by the house audience. I don't feel that my writing about him is a conflict of interest. I am a novist writer so I view this as another project. Mr. Dennis did not write the article. The citation tag is based on responses he has received over Youtube from people who hear his music and comment. I can isolate a few by just pulling up his songs on the internet. Whoever is selected would have to be contacted for the permission to use the quote. I could then link to that Youtube comment page or list where it can be found OR I could rewrite that line. Just to explain the sentence with the citation tag--Mr. Dennis infused lyrics in house music that were uncharacteristic at the time. The lyrics were comtemplative, auspicious, and socially relevant while keeping true to the rhythm and style of house music. That's why it was called deep and the lyrics could take you there because the lyrics caused one to think beyond the beats. People didn't just dance, many contemplated on the meaningful lyrics well after the dance was over. Time Marches On, The Jungle and Distant Planet--just to name a few--are deep house classics in the industy of house music. Now, having said all of that, how do we proceed from here? What would you suggest I do with the citation section and have I presented enough evidence to warrant a removal of the issue tag on conflict of interest? Again, thank you and your feedback is much welcomed.--DA01 18:20, 14 March 2009 (UTC)14 March2009

Need a little help please. Trying to access first paragraph under main title for an edit, but cannot access because there is no edit link to the far right side. What/how can I get to that information for edit?--DA01 03:26, 17 March 2009 (UTC)March 16 2009

Need help. I am unable to acess the first paragraph of Harry Dennis (musician article) for edit. There is no yellow edit for me to open. I am wondering why I have not had a response and wonder as well if my signature is sufficient. I depress the signature tile for it to insert. Well, if you get this, please respond. Thanks.--DA01 00:17, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Edit tab missing

The edit tab is missing on the first section of my article. I am unable to edit any content. I want the picture to remain, but I need a tab to allow edit. Help please. Thanks --DA01 03:21, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

First sections don't have edit buttons, just click the edit tab at the very top of the page to open the whole article in edit mode. – ukexpat (talk) 03:47, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Internet Post

Help. The internet search engine picked up Harry Dennis date of birth (which was originally included in the article, but he has since decided that he DOES NOT want his date of birth displayed. I removed the birth date info at the bottom of the wikipage. How can it be changed on pages that are searched on the Internet? There is no way for me to access internet pages to make changes (or at least I don't know how). Help. Thanks. 20:30--DA01 01:27, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Subject of article wants his date of birth info removed as well as on the internet page when his name is searched.

Is deleting the info on the edit page and then saving the page sufficient to remove the data permanently? The date of birth also comes up on the internet page. How to delete? Much thanks for your help--DA01 04:43, 31 December 2009 (UTC)22:45

Deletion of line in External Links section (may be in red: Personaldata link

please delete Personaldata on Harry Dennis (musician) page. Need it to be invisible to the user or deleted so it doesn't show on the user side. Thank you.--DA01 06:03, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

 Done It's a template that isn't visible when it's formatted correctly. Dru of Id (talk) 07:34, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

I have 'commented out' (hidden) the inactive website per your request; if it goes active, my edit can be undone, or the <!-- --> coding and my comment can be removed. As you didn't say whether it would, I left it there. As noted at my talk page, the help template should be used at your own talk page, or it confuses responders, and a given editor may have gone inactive. Dru of Id (talk) 04:26, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. No cleanup reason has been specified. Please help improve this article if you can. (March 2009) This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by

Since the development of Harry Dennis (musician) wikipage, I have made revisions from time to time. There has been sufficient time for anyone to edit the information to perhaps add citations or other information. To date, it does not appear that anyone has offered any edits and/or refuted any of the information provided, and I have no further information/citations to add to the existing content. I add only when Mr. Dennis request an update. Would you please remove the flags at the top or let me know what information is being questioned so I can try to remedy it. Thank you Administrator. DA01 23:33, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

What you're going to want to do is find more reliable sources for the article. This is especially important since it is a biography of a living person. For cleanup, you want to keep the article organized - use section divisions wisely, and you'll also want to add more wikilinks to the page. It's a Fox! (What did I break) 23:49, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Harry Dennis (musician) Wikipedia Article/Page

Administrator, PLEASE, PLEASE remove the COMMENT SECTIONS/FLAGS at the top of HARRY DENNIS (musician) wikipedia page.

There is no other information or other sources to tap into this article. His page has been read by numerous affiliates, and to date, he has not indicated that anyone has disputed the information, and no one has offered any edits to date. I only add content from time to time as he completes projects. He is asking me repeatedly, why are the tags not removed as he uses wiki as a reference during the course of his business. I have no sources to cite or add unless there is external print material developed over the course of his career that I am aware of and can link to on the internet. Please remove these unsightly boxes which detracts from the aesthetic appearance of the article. Thank you. Again. thank you. --DA01 23:05, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

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Need Help Redirect and my most recent talk topic cannot find response--Redirect discussions confusing to me.[edit] Sorry, but the redirect causes confusion for me. I find it necessary to start another discussion. I have all of the most recent info re: harry dennis (musician) after receiving updated information from him directly. I would like for the text box at the top of the page with the "warnings" to be removed. All of the info is linked or referenced to a point as not to oversaturate the page with info. Other information is self-reporting from my interview(s) with Mr. Dennis. Will you or someone remove the box that precedes the info because it is distracting to readers and in someway suggest that info is false or misleading. Harry Dennis is affiliated and knows the most notable personalities, musicians, dis, etc. in house music. When I learn how to insert images, I will insert a couple to support his information. Please respond to back directly to me because I may not find your answer in redirects. Thank you Please help me with...

DA01 01:50, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

I took a look at the article, and it does have quit a few problems that should be addressed. Consider this sentence: "He executes a distinct vocal presence and has been credited in delivering a deep house sound." Wikipedia is not a place to promote musicians, and such a sentence is only acceptable if it is quoted and properly cited. Also, Wikipedia is not a place to publicize original research or interviews, which is why the fact that you heard something from the artist directly doesn't help. I can only suggest cleaning up the article to sound less biassed, and to add citations and references.

Good luck, WannaBeEditor (talk) 08:00, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Harry Dennis (musician)

The article Harry Dennis (musician) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Although the article makes some claims for significance, googling the name barely brings any reference to him. Most likely fails notability. Article is also basicaly an interview with the artist.

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Proposed deletion of Harry Dennis (musician)

In response to WannaBeEditor's assertion that when googled, there is little info on the internet about Mr. Dennis (my paraphrasing), and that the Wikipedia page, Harry Dennis (musician), is at risk for deletion. Another issue is that interviewing Mr. Dennis to gather information appears to be considered irrelevant and/or it has no authenticity (my interpretation).

As the creator of this page who is knowledgeable of house music, as well as having been in the company of house music artists who are also featured in Wikipedia articles, I have a working knowledge of the house music scene and know quite a number of the pioneers in house music. I googled Mr. Dennis, I've photographed and videotaped events of his performance. I have spoken to him about his initial years in house music, and have heard conversations public events to develop the knowledge that I have about his contributions to house music. I approached him for permission to develop a Wikipedia page because it appeared to be a wonderful format to introduce him and his music to a wider audience and to better solidify his presence on the worldwide web.

In my research, I found his music in a number of locations (websites) including Traxsource.com, Soundcloud.com, Beatport.com, Juno.com, ITunes.com, Youtube.com. He is well-known in and around Chicago, IL and is known in New York house music networks. The Warehouse and the Den were the "hot" house nightclubs made popular by the pioneering efforts of Frankie Knuckles, DJ Ron Hardy, Harry Dennis and Robert Williams (information which can be found on the internet). As you may know, Frankie Knuckles (who recently passed away) was honored by the City of Chicago in a street naming ceremony. He was a good friend and colleague of Harry Dennis. You may also find Mr. Dennis name listed in such groups as Jungle Wonz and the IT wherein he was a member. He has a history of work with notable house artists and producers such as Marshall Jefferson and Larry Heard. Mr. Dennis is also a member of BMI, and has his works are registered with the U.S. Copyright office. He is no fluke. He is a house music pioneer and a ongoing house music artist staying relevant by performing and creating new bodies of work.

The information contained in this article is actual and reflects not only his contributions to the house music industry, but also provides references and/or links to much (but not all) of his works. I sought his input in my quest for authenticity. Of course, there is some information/dates that are relevant to his music that would not have known without direct input. There are more website links to his vocal works and published music than I have inserted. House music which as traditionally been somewhat underrated or labeled within a specific category is on the upswing in its popularity among wider audiences. His music is also played overseas. He is also well-connected with DJs in the U.S. and overseas who routinely and regularly remix his music which is found on the internet on various websites.

Please tell me what specific sentences are misconstrued or not written to Wikipedia's satisfaction. I encourage you to re-google and to visit the sites I have mentioned above. I am providing a few more links that should debunk the notion that this article is biased (my interpretation) and solely influenced by only an interview format with Mr. Dennis. He is acknowledged and/or respected in the house music industry among fellow music professionals. I paid particular attention to mentioning others who were instrumental in Mr. Dennis career and provided links as much as possible. Overall, this page is to tell others about Harry Dennis who in the early years did not have press other than his name pressed on a vinyl CD cover. House music is no longer underrated. It is now a widely recognized musical genre. Old and new artists are emerging worldwide.

So again, rather than considering deleting his Wikipedia page, just tell me (copy/paste) what sentences need to be deleted to retain this page and to remove the warning label at the top. Thank you.--DA01 03:36, 5 May 2016 (UTC). I forgot to mention Facebook where you can search his name Harry Dennis and you will find enumerous music that he created and/or produced and a wide community that supports his music.

Here are few more links with independent comments about Mr. Dennis:

Jungle Wonz, Electronic Standard, and Penderstreet Steppers.--DA01 03:36, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

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