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Deletion review for Janet Allison

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Janet Allison. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Power.corrupts (talk) 12:53, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

mmm Chicken...

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You tryin' to fatten me up? Lara 14:50, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Sidney A. McPhee

See that Sidney A. McPhee was speedily deleted per WP:CSD#G10 (way back in May 2009 when I was out of the country and didn't notice), and that you did some of the cleanup. G10 states that speedy deletion is only appropriate when there is no neutral version to revert to. I wrote the original article, which certainly had nothing negative to say about Dr. McPhee, so the deletion was inappropriate, since whoever did the deletion could have easily reverted to my version. Could you help me get that version back on WP? African-American academics are underrepresented on WP, and it's a shame to drop someone as important as Dr. McPhee.--Anthon.Eff (talk) 21:16, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

I'll look into it. Lara 21:18, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Ah, I deleted it, but I can't see it now, so I'll ask an admin to look into it. Lara 21:19, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Lara asked me to take a look at the article. I undeleted it, as I didn't really think it met the standards for G10, and removed the offending paragraph. However, the article is now an unsourced BLP. Could you please source the article with reliable, secondary sources? Thank you. NW (Talk) 21:26, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

You guys moved very fast. Thanks! Should have removed the offending paragraph when it first appeared, but thought it would start a fight and left it alone. I used as source the "official" web biography from the university where he is currently president. I doubt if there are other, better sources. In general, universities wouldn't lie about the qualities and qualifications of their administrators and faculty--too easy to be caught out.--Anthon.Eff (talk) 21:51, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Well, if there are no sources on him, he probably isn't notable. The requirement for reliable, third-party sources (independent of the subject) needs to be fulfilled, particularly in the cases of BLPs. That said, if you ever encounter a "fight" for removing such material from a BLP, post a note about it here. Lara 21:55, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

He's the president of a university with about 25,000 students. There's no doubt that he is notable. See criterion 6 here and note 13 in the following section. I'll look around for another source, but I doubt if there is something better. --Anthon.Eff (talk) 22:10, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Well, those are good points, but while the article meets the guidelines, it fails policy. While primary sources can generally be trusted to be accurate, particularly in cases such as this (where it's a university website), secondary sources, independent of the subject, are best because they typically offer more neutral information. Very rarely will you be able to get any sort of balanced article from primary sources; and when you've got an article written based on a sole source, you're not offering any more information for the reader than what they can get from the primary source. As a tertiary source, encyclopedias compile information from both primary and secondary sources. So that's what we're looking for here. Lara 02:25, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

Entiendo, Lara. It's just that there are no secondary sources devoted to the careers of university presidents. Any available secondary source--such as a newspaper or magazine article--will almost certainly have drawn upon whatever the university public relations office chose to release, given how journalists get their sources. He's notable by our standards, but the secondary sources aren't there, so the tag will just have to stay--unless policy changes.--Anthon.Eff (talk) 03:46, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Motion to reopen ArbCom case "Mattisse"

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A motion has recently been proposed to reopen the ArbCom case concerning Mattisse. ArbCom is inviting editor comment on this proposed motion.

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Invitation to participate in SecurePoll feedback and workshop

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Noticed your talk page was empty...

And no one had said anything in like 2 days. I thought I would fix that. That's all. Toodles. --Jayron32 05:03, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Two weeks and change. We need to figure out where we're going to eat. Get to pickin. Lara ☁ 05:06, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

I <3 NY PIZZA on Hillsborough Street is a particular fave of mine. Send me a PM in FB and we'll set up the details. --Jayron32 05:15, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Sounds great. Will do. Lara ☁ 05:33, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Eat? I'm starving. :-( --MZMcBride (talk) 05:52, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Make a road trip in a couple weeks. Have lunch with us. ;) Lara ☁ 06:00, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

How unreasonable is a four-hour drive for Cook Out... ? --MZMcBride (talk) 07:31, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

When it's Cook Out with BRCers? Not unreasonable at all! Lara ☁ 13:59, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Distinguished Hive Mind Member Barnstar
		Congratulations on earning a distinguished spot on Hive Mind, you must be doing something right! Durova366 07:13, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

I already knew I was doing something right. I think this merely indicates I pissed off a silly old man by pointing out how he's resorted to stalking minors on the internet. Lara ☁ 14:02, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

GA reassessment of Fall Out Boy

I have conducted a reassessment of the above article as part of the GA Sweeps process. I have found some concerns which you can see at Talk:Fall Out Boy/GA1. I have placed the article on hold whilst these are fixed. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 15:44, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving JV. I hope everything works out with you and fallout boy. And no matter what, you still have the ferrets on your userpage. ChildofMidnight (talk) 21:31, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

They're not ferrets. Maybe I should have used Guinea pigs... eh, no. Lara ☁ 22:56, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Eh, ya. Wheek wheek! 68.4.233.215 (talk) 11:21, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

Omai. In a convo with CoM, I mention Guinea pigs, and along comes an IP from California. Who could it possibly be? Lara ☁ 16:52, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

LOLZ. From Hotlanta. Who can I be? That is a hint. Happy Christmas Jenna! 68.4.233.215 (talk) 09:42, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mohammad Shaikh

Hi. Back in June, you !voted on this to AfD as Muhammad Shaikh. It has reappeared under a new name and was tagged G4; both Schuminweb and I declined the G4 on the grounds that it was substantially different; he changed his mind and deleted it; I also changed my mind but have now changed it back and decided that the best course is to restore it, bring it back to AfD for another look, and notify everyone concerned in the first AfD. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 09:56, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

Essay

if you see this - the essay didn't send. Plz resend, kthx; it's in for today! And ta for all the tweaks. Ironholds (talk) 10:37, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Three pings in three separate channels, three pms, two emails, an offline in Skype, and a talk page message... poor thing, you're going to have a stroke! Haha. I do check all these things each morning, so one would have sufficed. XD Good luck with it. Sorry the doc didn't work for you. Now get off my property before I shoot you. ;) Lara ☁ 13:16, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

STFU. That is all. Ironholds (talk) 14:54, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

My laptop is le broke. :( "AH! MOTHERBOARD!" So I'm sort of SOL until I get a new one. Hopefully this week. Lara ☁ 20:22, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Humor

Glad to see your humor still lives. :D - Penwhale | ^{Blast him / Follow his steps} 14:32, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Somebody's has to. Lara ☁ 17:53, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

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Enjoy the season!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

May this season bring you joy and cheer Lara! --Coffee // have a cup // ark // 18:10, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

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Merry Christmas

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Dear Indubitably,
Wishing you, your family, and friends a very merry Christmas (or whatever you celebrate at this time of year), and I hope that the new year will be a good one, in real life, and on the wiki. There is always a reason to spread the holiday spirit; it's a special time of year of almost everyone. ;)
Love and best wishes, Meaghan - ^Merry _Christmas! - 00:33, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Happy WikiBirthday (a couple days late)

I saw from here that it's been three years since you joined the project. Happy WikiBirthday! Keep up the good work, rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 15:42, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Oh yea, that's right. Haha. I forgot. Thank you. :) Lara ☁ 15:45, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas!

Once again it is festive season, a time where festive decorations are displayed and gifts are swapped; but what about the true meaning of christmas? The true meaning of christmas is about the fight for freedom and how in times of hardship and misery, one person leads their people to freedom as a great warrior; for those who fight for a cause are warriors and those who fight for a worthy cause are great warriors. Such an act earns respect and honour; but most importantly, brings happiness to their people. So to achieve this as happiness lies in other people's happiness and greatness lies in how you deal with little people, we selflessly think of others in the hope that they will be happy this christmas.

Hi Indubitably, have a very Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year 2010!
 Set Sail For The Seven Seas 

  Set Sail For The Seven Seas  348° 48' 15" NET   23:15, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

How to handle this?

I pulled your name semi-randomly (looking for a knowledgeable admin) from the talk page on WP:BLP to ask how the following should be handled. I found an article that has an unreferenced mention of the name of a minor involved in a lawsuit. The edit has been reverted by someone else but the minor's name is still visible in the revision history. Shouldn't this edit be deleted? 66.102.198.242 (talk) 10:06, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Hi there. Yes, it should! Can you email it to me, please or to the Oversight mailing list? And thanks for letting us know :) - Alison ^❤ 10:20, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

A Userpage Question

Hello, I was wondering if I could use a portion (the green side box) of your old userpage for my page (with edits to make it my own, of course). I am aware you are on a WikiBreak, so no rush in getting back to me, I am not in all that big of a hurry. Thanks...NeutralHomer • Talk • 07:29, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Of course. Use what you want. Lara ☁ 17:43, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Sweet, thanks :) I will post a link to the page when I am done. Happy New Year...NeutralHomer • Talk • 22:32, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

The 2010 WikiCup begins tomorrow!

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