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Nomination of Lukewarmer for deletion
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Sorry, but in my view there are insufficient sources congealing around a common meaning of this neologism. NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 13:06, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
Per WP:MEDRS
We typically use only high quality secondary sources, such as review articles, for major topics. If you need help finding these or are unsure what they are drop me a note and I will be happy to explain further. Best. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 03:18, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
- This is more or less a news story Peanut_butter_test based on a primary source and a couple of popular press pieces. I do not think it is notable yet. Sorry... Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 03:27, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
- No, no, no, I already knew that. I decided to, as per WP:BOLD, just add it to Alzheimer's disease myself because I wanted people to notice the page (mission accomplished, I guess). I justified the violation of MEDRS you pointed out above because I saw that that section also relied on a number of news stories and primary sources (particularly the stuff about cerebrospinal fluid), so I reasoned that if other stuff had been added to the article that flouted MEDRS and hadn't been removed, then my addition would not be reverted either. Jinkinson talk to me 03:47, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
- AD is in need of an update. It is on my list :-) Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 01:34, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
- No, no, no, I already knew that. I decided to, as per WP:BOLD, just add it to Alzheimer's disease myself because I wanted people to notice the page (mission accomplished, I guess). I justified the violation of MEDRS you pointed out above because I saw that that section also relied on a number of news stories and primary sources (particularly the stuff about cerebrospinal fluid), so I reasoned that if other stuff had been added to the article that flouted MEDRS and hadn't been removed, then my addition would not be reverted either. Jinkinson talk to me 03:47, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
- This is more or less a news story Peanut_butter_test based on a primary source and a couple of popular press pieces. I do not think it is notable yet. Sorry... Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 03:27, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
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Stay constructive
Hi, I reverted part of your talk page comment pursuant to WP:TPO that was probably in a moment of dismay. We all have such moments. Please keep it constructive. NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 19:37, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
- Someone once said "We teach best what we most need to learn! I edited my own also. If you wish to strike the strikeout and my small case in my comment, feel free. NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 19:45, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
- Well now you know. Anyone who knows me in real life will tell you: I overreact hugely whenever someone--well, not exactly "insults" me, just says something negative about me, such as, oh, I don't know, that the redirect I created was done "in GF but little knowledge." In fact, I'm crying as I type this, though this is partly due to real-world issues. Thanks for apologizing, though. Jinkinson talk to me 19:56, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
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A1
Hey, Jinkinson, I've just declined an A1 tag you placed on an article. A1 is only for articles that have so little content that it is impossible to tell what the article is actually about, but this article (Church of God Rayos de Esperanza (Harrisonburg, Virginia, Pastor: Angel Echegoyen - Spanish Language)) is pretty clear about what its subject is. Also, in passing, it's recommended to give articles time before placing A1 or A3 (no content) tags on them, in case the author is still working on them; 10-15 minutes is generally the recommended minimum. As far as this article goes, it certainly doesn't seem to be notable at all, but as it doesn't fit any CSD criteria, it's probably best to use other means, like PROD or AFD. Thanks, Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 17:27, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
- You tagged The Mione Formation with WP:CSD#A3. The tag applies, but you tagged it only three minutes after its creation. Please don't do that again (see above).--Bbb23 (talk) 17:22, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
- Okay, sorry. I'll try to wait 10 minutes next time, I hope that's sufficient. Jinkinson talk to me 17:26, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
- 10 minutes is the minimum per the footnote. If it makes you feel any better, an administrator deleted the article prematurely, so you're not alone. :-) --Bbb23 (talk) 18:34, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
- Okay, sorry. I'll try to wait 10 minutes next time, I hope that's sufficient. Jinkinson talk to me 17:26, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
DYK for George H. Taylor
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Nomination of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 conspiracy theories for deletion
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I usually don't respond to ECHO thanks (not because of any problem with ECHO, just because it would take a lot of time to do so), but this is one where I will say "you're welcome". I originally intended just to have my say and go, but when I saw the bad IDONTLIKEIT logic that seemed to be carrying the day, I decided to stand up.
Cripes ... back in my day (like, 2005 or so), when we ganged up on an article we were trying to delete we at least knew policy better than that. Or could pretend we did. Daniel Case (talk) 04:07, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
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Nomination of Grayson Bruce for deletion
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AFD question
Regarding this, I was just following the instructions on the WP:AFD page and I probably messed up somewhere; do you know how to fix it? Thanks. Yobol (talk) 21:40, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, and I just did it. The new nom is at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Patrick McKeown (2nd nomination). You're welcome. Jinkinson talk to me 21:55, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks! Yobol (talk) 03:13, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
- Next time, don't forget to fix the AfD log page and the article tag too! ansh666 10:38, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
Nomination of 2014 Boston Brownstone Fire for deletion
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Bosnian article
I see another admin deleted it - and salted it. I was hoping that would happen; it seemed more than mean to edit war one-on-one with the delete button, especially if the person doesn't understand us. Hopefully they will now find their way to the appropriate place. Yngvadottir (talk) 20:11, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
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Nomination of Cheryl Williams (Character) for deletion
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Wales semi-retired or retired?
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Adoption
Hi Jinkinson,
I want to be adopted in Wikipedia, would you please consider adopting me?
I have been mostly inactive on Wikipedia, I am not sure "how to go about" being more familiar with Wikipedia editing. I would be grateful if you can show me the way!
Regards, Jyoti
Jyoti (talk) 17:01, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
- Okay, I guess I'd be willing to. Since there's apparently no official thing to do to adopt someone, I guess I have now adopted you. I guess you can ask me anything you want (about Wikipedia of course). Jinkinson talk to me 21:33, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
- Humm. That is interesting! :-) How about you give me a article of your choice to work on and guide me through it while I make not-correct actions? Jyoti (talk) 22:18, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
- I have a better idea: you should go on Special:NewPagesFeed and try to either cleanup or nominate for speedy deletion as many articles as you can. Of course this assumes you know what the criteria are; if you don't read up on them before doing so. Jinkinson talk to me 23:02, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
- Okay. Will start with that. I live in India (IST timezone). There will be plenty of time between your response and my edits. :-)Jyoti (talk) 23:08, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
- Hi, I have been reviewing from Special:NewPagesFeed, it is helping -- thank you. I need your advise how to handle this situation: if someone malevolently reverts my edit and I do not want to revert it again (to avoid edit war) but force him/her to discuss it in talk page while having my edits reinstated how do I do that? Assuming that my edit summary was descriptive, the edit was small and it was in compliance (of course, in my view at least). I want the other person to first justify or discuss that change and then only revert it! -- Asking this to avoid edit wars. In the same context -- Can I ask some senior editor/admin to review my edits beforehand? Is there a forum to request my edits for review? Jyoti (talk) 18:03, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
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Nomination of Franklin Regional High School stabbing for deletion
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ITN thanks/advice
I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your nominations at ITN. I know you've had a low success rate so far, but I do hope you continue. We certainly could use more stories. In time, you'll get a better feel for what will get support and what won't - and there are plenty of stories that can get support that are never nominated.
As a frequent nominator and long time ITN participant, I wanted to give you a few tips:
- First, (except for obvious stories) the most important part of getting support is to write a good, persuasive argument as to why something will be posted. It doesn't always work, of course, but at least it prevents lazy opposes from people who don't immediately grasp why a story should be posted and don't care to find out. When you write snarky/frustrated comments, you aren't doing yourself any favors. It is much easier to win an argument by being nice than combative.
- Second, if you want to truly lower the standards of ITN (a noble goal), I suggest you also take the time to comment on/support other people's nominations. You aren't going to win the battle with one stab, but overtime you can gently persuade people to change incrementally.
- Third, as a small point, I recommend added your nominations to the current events portal (the box at the top of the day) at the same time as you nominate them. It takes minimal effort and allows at least some exposure to the story. (Portal:Current Events is link to from the the main page ITN template so gets good views.)
- Finally, keep at it. My first crusade was to get more science published. Nowadays, science stories have a pretty easy time of it. Then I spent years trying to get more appreciation of "cultural impact", which appears to be starting to work. Now I am working on getting more acceptance for business stories. I haven't had any success there yet, but I will keep at it and hope to make progress, because if I don't no one will.
DYK nomination of Australian paradox
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- please noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo why why why Kurdistantolive (talk) 02:21, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
- There, there. It'll be alright. Hawkeye7 (talk) 03:23, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
- please noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo why why why Kurdistantolive (talk) 02:21, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi. I see from your biographical info here that you are a college student. Thanks for being a Wikipedia editor. College takes a lot of time and dedication and I am glad you find the time to edit Wikipedia. Students have access to research material that us common citizens do not have and that is a valuable resource.
That being said, and by the way, truly meant, I fond your comment regarding Sandy Hook at the above discussion way off base. At best, a red herring, at worst, a lack of good faith. This is what I mean:
Franklin
- Perp
- Minor
- Location
- The high school the perp attended
- Weapon
- Knives
- Casualties
- Approx 20 wounded, only one with a potentially life threatening wound and he is improving.
- Sociatal effects
- The school may get metal detectors?
- Life of the story
- Remains to be seen, but there really is not much more to talk about so I would be highly surprised if it lasts past today.
Sandy Hook
- Perp
- Adult
- Locaation
- A most likely random elemntary school
- Weapon
- Guns
- Casualties
- 27 dead on the scene, plus his mommy.
- Sociatal effects
- Renewed nationwide interest in gun control.
- Life of the story
- Still being talked about today (witness your comment)
As I have shown, there is very little similarity.
Even from looking at the policies regarding the coverage of crime (WP:N/CA, WP:BREAKING, WP:RAPID), it is apparent that there are several schools of thought on how to cover breaking events ln Wkipedia. I favor waiting (in all but the most extreme cases such as Sandy Hook, which this isn't) until we have a clear picture of what has happened and what it will mean. It appears you don't, and that is just fine. Just realize that implying bad faith in AfD discussions does nothing to further intellegent exchange of opinion and neither does throwing out red herrings.
You may be happy to know that I have asked the AfD be closed as a snow. Good luck on your upcoming finals and again, thank you for being a Wikipedia editor. Happy editing! John from Idegon (talk) 21:46, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Australian paradox
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Never mind - I just got a note from Bbb23 pointing out how my nomination was wrong. Sorry about that! G S Palmer (talk) 17:35, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks, G S Palmer, very decent of you.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:38, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
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Nomination of Acayucan bus crash for deletion
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IBCPirates
Heya! I'm IBCPirates, I saw you @ the teahouse and I have a question, hoping you could answer it. IBCPirates (talk) 22:50, 16 April 2014 (UTC)IBCPirates
Futanari Page
Why are you protecting Niabot's image? It is needlessly pornographic, adds very little to the article, and makes the page look unprofessional. He only protects it because he is personally attached to it. 70.112.2.185 (talk) 13:57, 5 December 2013 (UTC) I agree, 70.112.2.185. That image is unnessecary and why hasn't it been removed yet? It's disgusting! IBCPirates (talk) 23:01, 16 April 2014 (UTC)IBCPirates
- I don't like it either. However, Wikipedia is not censored and a lot of discussion has gone into the debate over whether this image should be there. If you want it to be removed go to the talk page and make your case there. Also, see WP:NPA. Jinkinson talk to me 14:00, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
- After a certain point someone needs to step in and stop people from adding needless graphic content to pages, even if others agree. Letting the article's state be dictated by whoever spends the most time arguing just isn't a viable path. 70.112.2.185 (talk) 00:40, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
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Hi Jinkinson, just a question for you that your comments made me wonder: do you generally have access to the full text of the journal articles we are discussing? NW (Talk) 15:50, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, I do (being on a college campus and all). Any particular reason you're asking? Jinkinson talk to me 15:53, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
- I was just going to extend an offer to share any that you didn't have access to in case that you didn't (it gets pretty tough to edit on these articles without access), but I am glad to see that it isn't necessary. NW (Talk) 16:29, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
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- Interesting article - I note that the term bureaucrat is undefined in the article, perhaps you might give a quick explanation for unfamiliar readers. –xenotalk 13:53, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
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Provided linked references for Mary Lou Ridinger article
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Category:Films about Jesus
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- No, I wasn't until just now. I tried searching for one but I didn't see any, probably b/c I wasn't sure what the cat name would start with. I guess I should redirect the one I created to one of the older ones, which I intend to do soon. (However an IP has been going around adding pages to it, which doesn't help). Jinkinson talk to me 00:12, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
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Hi there, I saw you were currently accepting adoptees. I was wondering if you'd be willing to adopt me? I do a lot of anti-vandal work as well as patrol new pages and I think that you adopting me would be a good idea. I've got this page watchlisted, so to keep the conversation in one place, please reply here. Cheers! --Lixxx235 (talk) 02:16, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
- Ok, sure. Ask me anything, just do it here because otherwise I probably won't know you've asked it. Jinkinson talk to me 02:31, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
- Ok, I guess could you review my edits? I'm not sure if I really need to get adopted anymore, because I got granted rollback rights and I'm pretty sure that means I haven't been making any inappropriate edits or anything. --Lixxx235 (talk) 00:40, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
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