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Re: March of the prostitutes

Yeah I suspect this kind of thing happens quite a bit; I know it does with the homeless and mentally ill out West. Maybe there should be a WP:Category involved but I wouldn't know what to call it -- Kendrick7^talk 06:09, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

judicial ostriches? John from Idegon (talk) 06:13, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

Notable People

Wouldn't it make sense to keep the notable people on the City of Greenville, SC wiki page since he is considered notable and there is a valid activity history available and has been for some time? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.206.82.34 (talk) 22:01, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

I assume you are speaking of the person running for city council in Atlanta? I removed that entry for several reasons.

1. If you noticed, his name was in red on the list whereas all the other entries are in blue. This means there is no Wikipedia bio on him.
2. We cannot ever write about a living person without references. The blue links to the bios on the others links to their bios where there are references.
3. To be in a notable people list, a person has to meet Wikipedia's definition of notable. In short, that definition is: they must have been written about in detail in multiple reliable sources.

So, in short, if you can add references to show notability and his tie to the community, feel free to re add him. John from Idegon (talk) 20:38, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Just out of curiosity

...why did you revert my edit at User talk:I dream of horses? Peridon (talk) 19:31, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

I didn't even know I had. I'm sorry. It's back now.I'm editing on a tiny smartphone and sometimes my big fat fingers hit buttons that I'm not aiming at.John from Idegon (talk) 19:46, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

'S OK. The page I was talking about's gone now anyway. Peridon (talk) 20:23, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Sinocare

The journal article primarily deals with blood glucose systems and the market in China for those products so it is a good source for supporting business facts. I believe your quick dismissal of my edit has been unfair and request you review the journal article to reassess your action. Muzzleflash (talk) 07:14, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

First quit personalizing the normal process here by framing everything as "unfair". It is in no way unfair, it is how things get done. And as I told you in the message I left on your talk page, you need to make your argument at the article's talk page. No I won't sit and read an article for you. You need to make an argument that does not require me to use my time to make your argument. John from Idegon (talk)

If you want to participate in editing this article, I hope you will read the link so you will see that it is a good reference for supporting the facts I wrote. You have volunteered your time by intervening in this article. Is it too much too ask then for you to take the time to participate in a way that is fair and informed?

I believe you have behaved unethically. I have earnestly tried to contribute an article that from a common sense take is notable. I have only included plain facts in the article backed by a peer reviewed journal article. I do not understand why you are so determined to see it deleted. Muzzleflash (talk) 10:38, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Thank you very much for letting me know where to find the guidelines I desired to see. I always appreciate respectful users, and I will be sure to help you out with something if you need it. Have a nice day, and go with God. Lord Laitinen (talk) 21:21, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

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John, I see you're much easier to offend than most WP editors I have come across so far. I am sorry if I offended you. No need to become aggressive, make threats and alike. It's an honest opinion, nothing to do with fear of being "dragged" here or there etc., thatyou may feel free to do as you see fit. I only tried to be brief, I have very good reasons to save time. If anyone has used foul language, that wasn't me (pompous, [p]ass, etc). Anonymous online wars are nothing I'd be proud of.

TO THE CONCRETE ISSUE: Leaving personal feelings aside: I've spend (too much) time on editing Eva Zeisel, a remarkable designer. I noticed that most companies and product lines she worked for are VERY MUCH OF INTEREST FOR COLLECTORS, for me as a person interested in design as well, but are often not dealt with by WP, which should be corrected. These are mostly companies which had their heyday and disappeared or morphed, museums and collectors know about them but that's not helpful for online users. Just google the names and you'll see that they do indeed have notability and verifiability. In order to find product lines, I've spent too much time finding out first who the producing companies are, so having them listed, even as a stub, certainly helps with the research. It's a conclusion from concrete work, not hypothetical at all.

IN PRINCIPLE: I see no reason why "red links" should disturb anyone all that much. They OFTEN lead to a quick creation of new pages - just yesterday a red link I created few weeks ago led to a new page. It too caused smb. to erase it, and in a very similar manner to the way I addressed you, I managed to have him accept my arguments, which now led, as said, to a new page. One simple Google search convinced him. I did experience many cases though where very pedantic, possessive editors keep any attempt of modifying "their" pet pages react very irrationally and remove changes, even w/o minding parts of the edits they cannot possibly oppose to. Usually appealing to their common sense and mature thinking solves the issue w/o too much correspondence. Mostly it's about political issues, where people are personally involved and feel affected, which here shouldn't be the case. I don't know you, have zero intention, urge or time to fight over such issues, so please consider what I'me writing here. It's never personal, it shouldn't get emotional. Btw, "notability" is very subjective, some trust and patience usually do the job - I never ever removed edits because of "too many" linkings, nor did they disturb me, especially if they respect a logic and potentially help other users. I hope you agree, this should be a matter of consensus for everybody.

I'm off, it's all yours. Arminden (talk) 07:14, 8 February 2015 (UTC)Arminden

Well said

What you said at Go P's page was timely and favorable. (I almost wrote flavorable.....but that too!!!!) . Buster Seven Talk 16:59, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

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School article

Hey John. I know you do a lot of school articles. If you have time could you peek at Amanda Elzy High School? It needs some TLC. Thanks! Magnolia677 (talk) 02:08, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

whittier

Hi john I am still getting use to how to send messages , hope I am doing it right now .I was just asking for some help not sure why you have to talk down to me but their is a good amount of info online,would the site neighbor hood scout be a good source it always seems to give good info on a neighbor like median price, income, race etc. I do see now that maybe the term"high desirable" could be left out because not everyone likes that type of living but "friendly hills" is a very well know neighborhood and I think more info on it would be a good thing just like how there is extra info on "uptown" historic parts which lots of people like as well. Thanks,Sam — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rrealeestatesam (talk • contribs) 20:29, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

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Oakdale High School

Hi. Here's my source: http://www.kida.org/championships/kida-champions/kida-champions-percussion-ensemble/ Scroll down and you will see that OHS did indeed win in 2012. I tried to add the reference but this website is so needlessely complicated that I couldn't figure out how to do it. Would you mind citing it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Exterioramoeba (talk • contribs) 00:34, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Sure, next time i get to a computer. Btw don't forget to sign messages on talk pages by typing four tildes. John from Idegon (talk) 00:44, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

This accomplishment does not appear to be either a state or national championship and hence ineligible for inclusion. John from Idegon (talk) 17:42, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

The title of the section is "Championships won". It doesn't say anything about being national or state-sponsored. In 2012 Oakdale won the championship in the KIDA league, thus should be included. --Exterioramoeba (talk) 12:58, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

The title is irrelevant. In high school articles on Wikipedia, we only discuss achievements of this type (athletics and academic competitions, including music) that are of the top possible level. On US articles, that is assumed to be state or national championships. See WP:SCH/AG. John from Idegon (talk) 19:04, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

Question

Hello. You said that "only one fair use per article" for the Bishop Ward High School, but there was only one fair use image. This image is PD-textlogo, which is totally different than a non-free logo. So why can't it stay? Corkythehornetfan | Chat? 05:12, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out. In theory you could use both. In practice, it really doesn't work. Images on the body if the article need to illustrate something from the editorial content and of course the letterhead doesn't. You can only have either a logo, an image or a seal in the info box. I had one revision with the letterhead at the top of the info box and trust me the crest looks much better. You can only do what the info box will do. Only template editors may actually change them. I would also oppose using both in the info box even if you can figure a way to make it work. It is my, and many other school article editor's, view that stylistically, all school articles should be as close to the same as possible. John from Idegon (talk) 05:23, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

(edit conflict × 2) Thanks for the explanation; I understand it better now. I do agree with you about the crest... it does look better. I'll just leave the crest there and I'll have the workmark deleted. Thanks again! Corkythehornetfan | Chat? 05:36, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Alexandria Edits

Hello John, I was curious to find out the reason for some of the edit removals on the Alexandria, Louisiana page you've mentioned. I understand the revisions for the Little Walter subsection and the Alex River Fete subsection was lack of sources. Even though the events do occur, I couldn't find many articles about them or at least articles that went into great detail about them that's still posted, and I don't know if official facebook pages count as sources. So I can leave them off unless I find better sources. But I'm curious as to why the welcome sign photo and the new info under Mardi Gras was removed. The photo was taken by me and as for the Mardi Gras info, I have used a recent article from the Town Talk as a source. I was wondering if that was a credible source to add the extra info. Thank you for you time at answering this. Robinaire (talk) 05:46, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Hi, Robin. Welcome again. I'm really glad you want to contribute to Wikipedia. It's fun and can be habit forming! Regarding your questions: If you look at my edit summary in the article's history, you will see my explanation was unreferenced and unencyclopedic. Wikipedia is not a newspaper. We do not discuss local events unless their notability extends beyond the local area. We also generally shy away from entering anything into the encyclopedia that has just happened. Wikipedia is not a directory or a listing of events. We instead try to style our articles to give a good overview of the subject based on things drawn from other reliable published sources. If after a couple years of this joint celebration, if a regional travel magazine such as Southern Living we're to write it up, then it would be a great addition to the article. Btw, I'm a big fan of Little Walter. A modern harmonica player and a late, old friend, Gary Primich, was also a big fan and turned me on to him. If you can find any references in magazines or out of town papers for his festival, it would please me to see that added on a personal note. You can find all sorts of help with articles on settlements at WP:USCITY. If I can be of any further help, feel free to drop by! Happy editing! John from Idegon (talk) 06:08, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for the explanation. It's true the events are relatively new so it's understandable that it should waited for a couple of years before it becomes notable events according to Wikipedia's terms. I think the same can be said for the photo since it was just built about a year or less ago, but it's no big deal if it was just the fact it just wasn't need for the page. I do hope more articles are written about all of the events that way I, if not, someone else can add them to the page. And true, while I only do edits once in a while during spare times, it is fun to add pieces of information to the site. It is like adding a piece of history to look back upon or for future generations to see and learn from. Again, thank you for the help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robinaire (talk • contribs) 06:50, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Just realized I didn't address your question about the image. I reverted it not based on anything about it but rather just the article appears to have enough pictures. In general, any image should illustrate some portion of the copy. Pictures of welcome signs do however make good images in the info box or below it to the left in large articles, as they kinda serve the same purpose in the article as they do on the road- --to say, howdy and welcome. John from Idegon (talk) 06:58, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Scarsdale

Your edit warring post on my talk page was very unfriendly; the content you want to remove is very useful and relevant to any municipal article, and you can't just cite an essay for reverting me. Please stop.--ɱ (talk · vbm) 03:12, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

Frankly if you think BRD is" just an essay", I find your opinion of my friendliness absolutely moot. I disagree with your opinion of the utility of the info on the fire department and cable tv content completely. And I am not arguing it with you here. Just exactly what in the fuck do YOU think should happen when two editors disagree? If one of them is you the other should just bow to your superior intellect and crawl away? Editors like you are why we are hemorrhaging editors. So how would you propose we resolve our difference of opinion, oh mighty one? John from Idegon (talk) 03:43, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

I for one know that civility is the best way to handle things, and the fact that you are insulting and swearing at me violates a policy, WP:CIVILITY. I know what must be and should be followed, like policies and guidelines respectively, and what can be followed but there's no obligation to, like essays. As well, in my five years here, I have focused specifically on municipalities, and therefore I know that information on a municipality's fire department and media is very relevant, commonplace, and useful. Your mockery, edit warring notice, and general tone are neither warranted, civil, justified, or appreciated by anyone. Again, please stop.--ɱ (talk · vbm) 04:04, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

Again, I disagree. So again, what, if you are refusing to go to the article talk page and discuss it to form a consensus, do you propose as a means of resolving this? You are the one that replaced it. Please explain to me how to resolve this dispute. You seem convinced you have all the answers. John from Idegon (talk) 06:29, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

I never refused to go to the article talk page. In most cases, that is the best place to settle such a dispute. But with an article like Scarsdale, I'd be willing to bet that few if any people will read the conversation while it's ongoing, nonetheless respond to it. It's such a small article, it hasn't even had 20 edits to it this year (pages like Valhalla train crash have had almost 300 just in two weeks), and therefore it's easier to discuss here, where you'll automatically be pinged every time a response is added.

More to the point, I think that if I can't convince you that the information is very worthwhile, perhaps we should seek further opinions, either at WikiProject Cities, WikiProject Hudson Valley, or Wikipedia:Third opinion.--ɱ (talk · vbm) 07:50, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

Sister city reffrences for menlo prak

its the reference hope you can understand it its not my own narrating http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/City-of-Menlo-Park-keen-on-twin-city-ties-with-Vizag/articleshow/46240563.cms , http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Vizag-Menlo-Park-Twin-City-Relationship-Being-Explored/2015/02/14/article2668067.ece (Jeevan naidu (talk) 05:59, 16 February 2015 (UTC))

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jackson high school page

The following was originally posted at User:John from Idegon[1][2] and was moved to this talk page

Steve Kampfer actually did get traded please check it on the jackson high school page why do you keep switching it out man he did get traaded check espn — Preceding unsigned comment added by JacksonViking (talk • contribs) 23:33, 22 February 2015‎

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Ferndale High School (Michigan)

Just to make sure there is no misunderstanding here. This edit I made[3] to Ferndale High School (Michigan) article was only fixing a broken wikilink. The puffery and misleading reference were already there, I noticed the closing brackets were off for the wikilink and fixed them, that's all. I know looking at the edit makes it look I did this, but it was already there. Cmr08 (talk) 22:47, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

Nah, I didn't think that at all. I've been trying to get to this for a while. I May have broke the link in the process of fixing a misdirected link to north central association. Editing on my phone and didn't get to a computer today. Tonite! John from Idegon (talk) 23:32, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

Willie "Pdub" Moore Jr Draft

Hello, John from Idegon

I updated my Draft:Willie "Pdub" Moore Jr. to meet the requirement that is needed for it to be a notable article. Thank you for pointing out my error in my article and helping me. Graceking123 (talk) 15:27, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

You are Great!!

	Great Job!
	Thank you for helping me with the Willie "Pdub" Moore Jr. article! — Graceking123 (talk) 04:44, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

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