User talk:Fngosa/Archive 1
August 2009
editPlease refrain from making test edits in Wikipedia pages, such as those you made to Talk:August 18, even if you intend to fix them later. Such edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Similar to one you left at 17 August. What gives? Favonian (talk) 06:16, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Solwezi Central
editA tag has been placed on Solwezi Central requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.
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September 2009 (UTC)
poco poco es mi trade mark
editpocopoco! i conceived that word. it means extremely joyful and boastful. please, leave your comments at the bottom and i will respond appropriately. my response may include deleting your comments, replying on my talk or on your talk page, banning you from posting on my wall, or even reporting you for being SO GOOD. ha ha ha la la la l al la a lol
read this
edit- Please do not blank pages, or replace them with ==Deleted==, this looks like vandalism. Also please be aware that you should not do cut and paste page moves, instead please use the move tab at the top of the page. In this case it probably does not matter as you are the only major editor to this page, but in future can you please be more careful. Martin451 (talk) 00:17, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
August 2009
editPlease refrain from making test edits in Wikipedia pages, such as those you made to Talk:August 18, even if you intend to fix them later. Such edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Similar to one you left at August 17. What gives? Favonian (talk) 06:16, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
Your recent edits
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Removed prod tag from File:Suleiman Mousa 1946.jpg
editI have removed the {{prod}} tag from File:Suleiman Mousa 1946.jpg, which you proposed for deletion, because the page you proposed for deletion was not an article. If you still think the page should be deleted, please don't add the {{prod}} template back to it, as proposed deletion is only for articles. Instead, consider using WP:FFD for this page. In some cases, a speedy deletion criterion may apply. Thanks! -- Atama頭 05:54, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
Re:wishes
editThank you for your kind words. I doubt my RfA will pass, but I appreciate your support. Regards, MacMedtalkstalk 13:37, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
Talkback
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Questionable redirect
editAre you absolutely sure that this redirect is correct? The reason I requested it is because it was a requested article here, which describes it as "incredibly useful in solving an ordinary differential equation with homogeneous coefficients, this transform involves guessing a general solution of an exponential raised to the negative [kt] power." I'm not an expert, but I'm pretty sure this does not describe the heaviside function. Raul654 (talk) 22:16, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
Actually, further googling suggests it's an alternative name for the S transform. Raul654 (talk) 22:19, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
See this, page 2. I'm not sure if it's the same thing as the S transform or not, but it's definitely not the heaviside step function. Raul654 (talk) 23:11, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
- I think you may be right, I have checked your links, also researched on the subject. Heaviside function and Heaviside step functions seem to be used interchangeably. the major difference is that
- H(x)function = 0:X<0, 1/2:X=0, and 1:X>0
- and H(x)step function = 0:X<0, and 1:X>=0
- The article i had linked to ([Heaviside step function]) also refers Heaviside step function as :::Heaviside function in line 10. please check. Thank you...Freshymail-user_talk:fngosa--the-knowledge-defender 06:59, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
- We seem to be talking about three different things here -- the heaviside function, the heaviside step function, and the heaviside transform. I'm not sure the first two (which are or should be described in the Heaviside step function article) have anything to do with the third, which from the descriptions I've read, seems to be closely related to the Laplace transform and possibly the S transform. What are your thoughts on the matter? Raul654 (talk) 14:23, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks Raul for bringing these topics to my attention. I will spend some time to study them, hopefully pop into university library on tuesday pm. I will give you the feedback.... Freshymail-user_talk:fngosa--the-knowledge-defender 00:09, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
Fb team Stoke City
editRe. diff, you wrote: "sorry guys, does Fb mean facebook? if it does, then the template isn't worth to be on wikipedia, and i wont support it. thanks for your contributions...Freshymail-user_talk:fngosa--the-knowledge-defender 14:37, 29 August 2009 (UTC)"
Fb team means football team, of which there are many ... See Category:Fb team templates England. Regards, 86.153.202.134 (talk) 14:59, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
- thanks mate
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Admin coaching request
editHello, Fngosa. Sorry, this is going to be a long read. I recently came across a request on a non-admin's talk page (which was temporarily on my watchlist) asking if they would coach you to become an admin. I also took up your user page invitation to see your contributions as an editor. As you only have 149 edits, plus 21 deleted edits (which is a high percentage), with respect I would say that it is far too early to consider going for admin.
My advice to you would be to gain more experience as an editor by observing others. Rather than concentrating on "policing tasks" such as patrolling new pages, recent changes and vandalism -- and moving on before you've had a chance to see whether other editors revert your edits or pass comment -- you might consider the following, which worked for me:
- Find an experienced/veteran editor who makes a lot of contributions, and have a look at their contributions to see how:
- they fill in their edit summary
- they edit articles
- they correct other people's edits
- they revert and report edits
- they converse with others on article and user talk pages (some of your comments are rather idiosyncratic and some experienced editors may not appreciate the way you offer advice or "friendly police warnings")
I'd also:
- Pick some articles that are well written (eg Good Articles) and:
- put the articles on your watchlist (and keep looking at edit diffs)
- study the way that the lede (introductory lead paragraphs) are written and the article is constructed in sections (for example See also; then Notes; then References; then External links; then categories; etc)
- study the way they provide references using cite book; cite web; cite journal and cite news rather than bare URLs which are prone to link rot
- for example, notice that the preferred style is to place punctuation before the opening ref tag, not after the closing ref tag
- and also notice the way they title and punctuate external links
- study the way in which editors contribute to these articles
- refer back to these model articles when you come across another article and are unsure of style; etc.
- Maybe read and refer to:
- And last, but not least:
- when you make significant edits to an article, where appropriate get into the habit of first briefly researching "what's happening" on the article talk page and in the article history. Have a look at people's user pages and user talk pages before commenting, to check out whether you're dealing with newbies or experienced editors, so that you can tailor your contributions and comments accordingly.
- Maybe temporarily watchlist an article after making changes to see if your edits and comments have gone down well; been reverted for some reason, or attracted comments, rather than moving on none the wiser
Just a thought (so please feel free to ignore my intrusion (and no, I'm not an admin)). Thanks for being here and contributing, and good luck! Esowteric+Talk 09:52, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
- Replied on user_talk:Esowteric page
Your recent edits
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What are you talking about?
editWhere do you come off accusing me of vandalism? You should know what you're talking about before making such accusations. Also read WP:Don't template the regulars. <>Multi-Xfer<> (talk) 23:38, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
I have also reverted your speedy deletion template and reinserted the redirect, as Hafan y Môr is a real holiday park owned by the named company. Speedy deletion does not apply per your tagging as the page is not patent nonsense. Please familiarize yourself with the categories for speedy deletion. <>Multi-Xfer<> (talk) 23:43, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you my friend, already replied on your talk page. Good night. Freshymail-user_talk:fngosa--the-knowledge-defender 23:49, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
Speedy deletion of Hannari tofu declined
edit- I have declined your request to speedy delete this article. Here is the exact wording of criteria G1, which you specified as the reason for deletion:
The text of the article was perhaps poorly written, but certainly not incoherent. Please be more careful when tagging for speedy deletion in the future. Thanks--Beeblebrox (talk) 02:35, 1 September 2009 (UTC)Pages consisting entirely of incoherent text or gibberish with no meaningful content or history. This excludes poor writing, partisan screeds, obscene remarks, vandalism, fictional material, coherent non-English material, poorly translated material, implausible theories, or hoaxes.
- Thanks friend. I think the other guys ve discussed the article, and why it should not be in an Encyclopedia. cheers mate....
- I don't understand that statement at all. Beeblebrox (talk) 01:58, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks friend. I think the other guys ve discussed the article, and why it should not be in an Encyclopedia. cheers mate....
Primitive copypaste. Please do some research
editYou added a copypaste template to the top of the disambigation page Primitive, but you have not filled in the source URL so this is of little use to other editors. As far as I can see a google search on the text in the lead paragraph shows only sites that mirror Wikipedia content (i.e. have taken material from this article), not material copied and pasted into this article. Please check this and remove the copypaste warning. 86.149.22.126 (talk) 09:12, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
- copypaste from http://www.answers.com/topic/primitive
- Have you considered the fact that that page says "This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)"? That's why I suggested further research might be required. Or am I in the wrong? 86.149.22.126 (talk) 17:26, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
- Also see Category:Websites which mirror Wikipedia (and there are many others that don't have Wikipedia articles about them). 86.149.22.126 (talk) 17:51, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
- Cheers mate for your advise. may i also advise you to sign up 4 wiki account please? Thanks. Freshymail-user_talk:fngosa--the-knowledge-defender 21:45, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
Speedy deletion contested: The Complete Silly Song Collection
editHello Fngosa, and thanks for your work patrolling new changes. I am just informing you that I contested the speedy deletion of The Complete Silly Song Collection - a page you tagged - because: Not nonsense - there is meaningful content. Please review the criteria for speedy deletion before tagging further pages. If you have any questions or problems, please let me know. Tim Song (talk) 03:24, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
File copyright problem with File:Tetamashimba.JPG
editThank you for uploading File:Tetamashimba.JPG. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the file. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.
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SEPTEMBER 2009
editSpeedy deletion declined: Laakson Palloseura
editI removed your [[WP:CSD#A7|]] tag from Laakson Palloseura (edit | visual edit | history) · Article talk (edit | history) · Watch, because the article does not meet that criterion. It states that the club is in the Kolmonen league. This is an assertion of significance, because we have other articles about clubs in the same league - see Kolmonen. — Sebastian 04:47, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
- Thank You my friend. google search showed very little information about the club. also because the club was formed recently, it did appear not to be a significant club worth to be in encyclopedia. I will tag the article with an appropriate tag, not enough content.....ARTICLE TO STAY THOUGH......09:54, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your nice reply, and for doing the research! You're probably right that the club is not notable -I don't know much about soccer and Finland - and I have no objection to deleting it. I only objected to speedy deletion, because the criterion for that is not the same as notability. — Sebastian 20:57, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you my friend. 21:00, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
Template:Latest stable software release/Foxmail
editRe. edits to Template:Latest stable software release/Foxmail
- The version number and date in the template are designed to be transcluded (included in) the article Foxmail and also include a 'back to Foxmail' link for users accessing the template directly.
- Your edit removed the content (the version number and date). It also changed 'back to Foxmail' to a redirect. It makes no sense to redirect a template to an article, especially not to the article which includes that template. As a result this redirect also caused a template loop error in Foxmail, breaking that article's content as well. Therefore I have reverted your edits. Regards, 86.153.202.47 (talk) 19:16, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
- thanks, please consider signing up an account with wiki. cheers for the correction. Freshymail-user_talk:fngosa--the-knowledge-defender 11:21, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
- OK, I'll sign in. As I asked before you deleted my comment: why do you say "thanks" and still "Revert 1 edit by 86.153.202.47 identified as vandalism to last revision by Fngosa."?
- Your edit breaks Foxmail. It causes a template loop error. The template is meant to show a version number and date in Foxmail, but you have deleted that content and replaced it with a redirect. Please trust me, that is not the right thing to do, so again (and with apologies) I have reverted your edit. Good luck and good wishes, Esowteric+Talk 12:56, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
- I think the second revert may ve been a big mistake...cheers... Freshymail-user_talk:fngosa--the-knowledge-defender
To our newest Rollbacker
editI have just granted you rollback rights because I believe you to be trustworthy, and because you have a history of reverting vandalism and have given in the past or are trusted in the future to give appropriate warnings. Please have a read over WP:ROLLBACK and remember that rollback is only for use against obvious vandalism. Please use it that way (it can be taken away by any admin at a moment's notice). You may want to consider adding {{Rollback}} and {{User rollback}} to your userpage. Any questions, please drop me a line. Best of luck and thanks for volunteering! upstateNYer 00:45, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you! I shall use the rollback power accordingly. 09:55, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
Fair use rationale for File:Lilly_Temboa.jpg
editThanks for uploading or contributing to File:Lilly_Temboa.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.
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File:Mad_president.jpg
editI have tagged File:Mad_president.jpg as {{no rationale}}, because it does not provide a fair use rationale. If you believe the image to be acceptable for fair use according to Wikipedia policy, please provide a rationale explaining as much, in accordance with the fair use rationale guideline, on the image description page. Some examples can be found at Wikipedia:Use rationale examples. Please also consider using {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags/Non-free. Thank you. feydey (talk) 14:22, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
File permission problem with File:Tetamashimba.JPG
editThanks for uploading File:Tetamashimba.JPG. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file agreed to license it under the given license.
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File:Pestalozzi_Uk.jpg
editI have tagged File:Pestalozzi_Uk.jpg as {{no rationale}}, because it does not provide a fair use rationale. If you believe the image to be acceptable for fair use according to Wikipedia policy, please provide a rationale explaining as much, in accordance with the fair use rationale guideline, on the image description page. Some examples can be found at Wikipedia:Use rationale examples. Please also consider using {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags/Non-free. Thank you. feydey (talk) 14:25, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
File:Fortify_logo.jpg
editI have tagged File:Fortify_logo.jpg as {{no rationale}}, because it does not provide a fair use rationale. If you believe the image to be acceptable for fair use according to Wikipedia policy, please provide a rationale explaining as much, in accordance with the fair use rationale guideline, on the image description page. Some examples can be found at Wikipedia:Use rationale examples. Please also consider using {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags/Non-free. Thank you. feydey (talk) 14:27, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
- REPLY A Rationale has been provided for the images you mentioned. I have not done so for all, but will do ASAP. I hope this is ok with you my friend. stay happy and smile when writing. thank you for bringing it to my attention my friend.
See also AfDevInfo image permission.jpg. Freshymail-user_talk:fngosa--the-knowledge-defender 12:15, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
Reply
editSign your posts.
When chastising your fellow Wikipedians about their edits, particularly when saying their edits don't make enough sense, please in complete sentences also.
On a different note, I did goof by leaving out the word "REDIRECT" and I'm genuinely glad someone caught that quickly.
Texasreindeer (talk) 03:23, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks my good friend. I am glad that you have now improved most of the redirects.... As i pointed out, it does not make sense to create lots of pages, all redirecting to one article. It is better you don't create them. Freshymail-user_talk:fngosa--the-knowledge-defender 03:29, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
Illmind discography
editI'm currently working on the article; I'm not finished.
Speedy deletion declined: Cecile Haussernot
editHello Fngosa, and thanks for your work patrolling new changes. I am just informing you that I declined the speedy deletion of Cecile Haussernot - a page you tagged - because: The article makes a credible assertion of importance or significance, sufficient to pass A7. Please review the criteria for speedy deletion before tagging further pages. If you have any questions or problems, please let me know. decltype (talk) 14:21, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you mate Freshymail-user_talk:fngosa--the-knowledge-defender 14:30, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
dePRODing of articles
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September 2009
editWelcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to the page Cinemash has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, please ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thank you. HiDrNick! 03:34, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
- Thank You man. 03:36, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
Block messages
editI notice that you left a block notice on someone's userpage, recently; please note that only administrators can block users from editing. WP:WARN has a complete listing of template warnings you might want to use, instead. If you believe a user needs blocking, various forums including Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism or Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents might be able to help you out. – Luna Santin (talk) 03:54, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you for your advise. 12:05, 22 September 2009(UTC)~