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Incorrect placement of speedy deletion
Hi there. I created an article only an hour or so ago - Scott Fraser (footballer born 1995) - which you tagged for speedy deletion, claiming it was a duplicate of Scott Fraser (footballer). This is not the case as my article is about a player who was born in 1995 and is currently active. The other article is about a retired player who was active in the 1980s. Clearly, this is not a duplicate, so I would appreciate if you could remove the speedy deletion tag. Many thanks. Username of a generic kind (talk) 09:24, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
- Fair Enough @Username of a generic kind: i will remove the tag but the title of the page isn't really a good title. I would suggest you move the page and make a requested move at Scott Fraser (footballer)'s Talk page to clarify it. Or even better do both and make a disambiguation page. Thanks! LorChat 09:31, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
- I wouldn't really know how to do that. As for the title though, that tends to be the format most people use in all other cases of two footballer's having the same name.Username of a generic kind (talk) 09:52, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
I have unreviewed a page you curated
Hi, I'm MrX. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Steve Stanley, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you. - MrX 12:19, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
Speedy deletion tag
Hi, You wrote to me regarding the speedy deletion of an article. However, there are no speedy deletion tags on the page in question. I wish to contest this as the article is of a high profile and much sought after public speaker. Please direct me to where you have placed the tags. Thank you. – SMasters (talk) 09:43, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
- Excuse me @SMasters:? I don't remember contacting you at all. LorChat 09:45, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
- Please have a look at my talk page for the message you just left there. – SMasters (talk) 09:51, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
- @SMasters: the speedy deletion has actually already been declined, so the article isn't in immediate danger of deletion. The tags would normally have been on the article itself, but were removed when the deletion requdst was declined. You should be able to work on it without problems. Cheers! Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 13:48, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
- OK great, thanks. – SMasters (talk) 15:08, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
- @SMasters: the speedy deletion has actually already been declined, so the article isn't in immediate danger of deletion. The tags would normally have been on the article itself, but were removed when the deletion requdst was declined. You should be able to work on it without problems. Cheers! Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 13:48, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
- Please have a look at my talk page for the message you just left there. – SMasters (talk) 09:51, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
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07:39, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
Aspergers etc
Hallo Lor, I'm sorry to see that you thought that Wikipedia:High-functioning autism and Aspergers editors was an attempt at humour. You say on your user page that you have Aspergers Syndrome, so I would have thought you would have appreciated this very serious attempt to help relationships between Autism-spectrum editors and others, mostly written by the very highly-respected editor ThatPeskyCommoner (talk · contribs), who did a lot to help A-spectrum editors but is sadly no longer actively editing much because of serious health issues. Perhaps you should sit down calmly and read it, rather than just slamming a tag on it. Happy Editing. PamD 07:28, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
- I didn't take offense to it @PamD: i just thought it was meant to be humorous with some of the terms Used. like with the line "Wikipedia is the ultimate honey-trap!". But i still don't take much offense to it anyway. Will admit i didn't read it very well thought. Sorry for any confusion. LorChat 08:19, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
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07:13, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
John Stauffer (professor)
Hi Lor,
Thanks so much for getting the John Stauffer (professor) wikipedia page up and running! Just out of curiosity, would it be possible to change "professor" to "historian?" The majority of his work is for historical documents, not necessarily a specific class or lecture....thoughts?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stauffer_(professor)
Thanks again! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.113.92.25 (talk) 16:42, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
ANGLCPR (talk) 16:44, 16 June 2014 (UTC)ANGLCPR
Reviewer granted
Hello. Your account has been granted the "reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on pages protected by pending changes. The list of articles awaiting review is located at Special:PendingChanges, while the list of articles that have pending changes protection turned on is located at Special:StablePages.
Being granted reviewer rights neither grants you status nor changes how you can edit articles. If you do not want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time.
See also:
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- Wikipedia:Pending changes, the summary of the use of pending changes
- Wikipedia:Protection policy#Pending changes protection, the policy determining which pages can be given pending changes protection by administrators. — MusikAnimal talk 18:23, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
Thank you @MusikAnimal: LorChat 21:58, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
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Request to remove the redirect template
I request that the page Misuse of women laws in Indiahas been redirected to the another page named Men's rights movement in India which is totally different and totally discouraging the creator/ editor of the page who has have spent hours on developing the same. Please revert and allow it to develop and grow as it is open for the world to give it shape as it was supposed to, when it was created. RomanSpa had marked it as a notable topic as the laws are being misused relating to women and only victims know its seriousness. Your objections may be worthy but all can be rectified but decision of redirecting it to the another page is harsh.Rajsector3 (talk) 07:19, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
Note. I think the reason Rajsector3 mentioned my name above is because I spoke in support of retaining the article a couple of weeks ago. I don't have any particular involvement beyond that, and a vague plan to do some general clean-up of the article. I do feel slightly uneasy about this recent redirect, and hope we can reach a useful consensus on future actions. Thanks. RomanSpa (talk) 09:52, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
- What is this about @Rajsector3: @RomanSpa:? LorChat 00:41, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
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07:20, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
Help with a few things at Marxent Labs?
Hey Lor, thanks so much for taking Marxent Labs live from AfC. I have a few small requests on that article that I'm hoping you might be able to help with. As I noted during the AfC process, I have a financial conflict of interest, and so don't make any edits to live articles.
- First, an oops on my part—the founder's name should be "Barry" not "Berry" throughout. Could you correct this if you have a second?
- Second, I've uploaded the Marxent Labs logo. Do you think you could add this to the infobox on the article?
- Hey Lor, This is now
Done! Do you think you'd still have time to help our with the other issues? Thanks again! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 18:58, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
- Hey Lor, This is now
- Finally, regarding the orphan flag, I've put together a few places where I think the Marxent Labs article could be linked from, to better incorporate it into Wikipedia now that it is live. Here are my thoughts:
- Ballard Designs, at the end of the "History" section:
References
- ^ Dave Larsen (22 December 2012). "Marxent launches "tap-to-buy" catalog app". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- Moosejaw, just before the sentence in the "Overview" section that begins "On September 1, 2012 Moosejaw Mountaineering..."
In November 2011, Moosejaw released an augmented reality app designed by Marxent Labs which allows shoppers to hold their mobile device over the Moosejaw catalog and view images of the models in their underwear.[1]
References
- ^ Lauren Indvik (13 December 2011). "Augmented X-Ray App Boosts Retailer's Sales by 37%". Mashable. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- In addition, I was thinking we could add the article to the list of augmented reality software under "Games":
References
- ^ Dave Larsen (16 July 2013). "Firm Makes Speedway Game ; Application Created by Kettering Company Gets 100,000 Downloads". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
If these additions look good to you, could you add them into the relevant articles and remove the orphan flag? If you have any other suggestions for places we could link from, I'm happy to look into putting together a sentence or two. Thanks again for your help! Cheers, ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 15:00, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
- Sure. though just having a financial COI doesn't stop you from editing other pages. You show a clear understanding of WP:NPOV so i don't see a reason why you can't edit them yourself. Also did the company just allow the logo for use on Wikipedia? Thanks @ChrisPond:LorChat 21:46, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks so much! As for editing, my colleagues and I follow Jimbo's bright line, and avoid making any direct edits whatsoever, just to be on the safe side. And yes, the company provided the logo. Thanks again! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 22:01, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
- Well...There may be a problem then. If they provided the logo for just Wikipedia it can't be used by Wikipedia. It can be used under fair use but otherwise unless its made into a free license like creative commons we can't use it under their permission @ChrisPond:. LorChat 22:04, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
- Hey Lor, Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean here. As a company logo, it should be covered under fair use according to WP:LOGOS, so I don't see there being an issue using it. Did you have specific concerns about it? Cheers, ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 14:45, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
- Hey again Lor, I just wanted to follow up here and see if you still think you'll be able to help out here? I'm happy to reach out to another editor if you're busy, just let me know! Cheers, ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 14:19, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
I would but Im not going to be as active until the 28th of june because of study's. ChrisPond LorChat 00:07, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
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Speedies
Though most of your deletion nominations are very appropriate, and very helpful, the rules especially are speedy are quite narrow and specific.
In particular: Passing A7 requires only a credible claim to possible significance, which is much less than actual notability. Bishops have at the least a claim to sigificance, and are usually notable. So are authors of books published by recognized publishers.
As specific restrictions, if a musical artist has an article in WP, their works are not eligible for speedy A9. Colleges and secondary schools are explicitly not subject to Speedy A7
Please reread WP:CSD and WP:Deletion policy. It is very important not to discourage new contributors, --even if their article subjects are not notable, if there is any chance that they might be, they are entitled to have the community look at it, not just one editor and one admin. We admins who do deletions need the help of the editors marking articles to avoid incorrect or too hasty deletions , because we know that we too can make errors .
I'll be glad to help you with any questions. DGG ( talk ) 00:32, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
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06:53, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
Speedy deletion declined: Reina Hispanoamericana 2014
Hello Lor. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Reina Hispanoamericana 2014, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The fact that the pageant has a main article is enough - turn to redirect if merited or PROD/AFD instead. Thank you. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 01:55, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
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07:49, 14 July 2014 (UTC)
Hello Lor. Your application for AWB has been approved. Please see WP:AWB#Rules of use for advice on how to use it. When you make edits with automatic assistance, you are still responsible for all your changes. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 18:22, 15 July 2014 (UTC)
Auto-block lifting request
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Block message:
Autoblocked because your IP address was recently used by "Matt reyne has a big dick". The reason given for Matt reyne has a big dick's block is: " Your account has been blocked indefinitely because the chosen username is a clear violation of our username policy – it is obviously profane; threatens, attacks or impersonates another person; or suggests that you do not intend to contribute positively to the encyclopedia (see our blocking and username policies for more information). We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia, so if you think we are wrong then please tell us. But users are not allowed to edit with inappropriate usernames, and we do not tolerate 'bad faith' editing such as trolling or other disruptive behavior. If you think there are good reasons why these don't describe your account, or why you should be unblocked, you are welcome to appeal this block - read our guide to appealing blocks to understand more about unblock requests, and then add the text {{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} at the end of your user talk page. ".
- Blocking administrator: Orangemike (talk • blocks)
Accept reason: No problems here. Autoblock has been cleared. — Daniel Case (talk) 19:02, 16 July 2014 (UTC)
The Signpost: 16 July 2014
- Special report: $10 million lawsuit against Wikipedia editors withdrawn, but plaintiff intends to refile
- Traffic report: World Cup dominates for another week
- Wikimedia in education: Serbia takes the stage with Filip Maljkovic
- Featured content: The Island with the Golden Gun
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent software changes
- The latest version of MediaWiki (1.24wmf14) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on July 17. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on July 22, and to all Wikipedias on July 24 (calendar).
- CirrusSearch was removed as the primary search method from Wikimedia Commons and the Spanish (es) Wikipedia due to a high server load. The plan to enable it on the Dutch (nl), Japanese (ja), Polish (pl) and Russian (ru) Wikipedias was also postponed to a later date. [123] [124] [125]
- The tool that stores information about languages (CLDR) was updated to its latest version. You can still help translate language names into your own language so they can be used in the sidebar and other places. [126]
- Translation memory for newly translatable pages should now offer more suggestions. [127] [128]
- A tool to convert MediaWiki pages to LaTeX is now available on Tool Labs. [129]
VisualEditor news
- Tablet users visiting the mobile version of Wikimedia wikis will be able to use a special version of VisualEditor starting on July 31. You can test the new tool by choosing the beta version of the mobile view in the Settings menu. Feedback is welcome. [130]
- All windows in VisualEditor have now a new design. Main action buttons will always be located in the top bar and will use simple words rather than icons. [131]
- You can now easily open links inside the link editor, for example to see their target. [132]
- Several bugs related to the positioning of the cursor around some items (like images and references) were fixed last week. [133] [134] [135] [136] [137] [138]
Future software changes
- It will soon be possible to watch individual discussions in the Topic namespace rather than whole pages for talk pages using Flow. [139]
- You can give comments about the new version of Winter, a proposal to have a fixed toolbar at the top of wiki pages. [140]
- An IRC meeting to organize Pywikibot bugs will take place from July 24 to July 27 on the channel #pywikibot on freenode. [141]
- A request for comments on how to improve MediaWiki API was re-started on MediaWiki.org. Your feedback is welcome.
Problems
- Mailing lists were broken for about 16 hours between July 14 and July 15 due to a server problem. [142]
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07:42, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
The Signpost: 23 July 2014
- Wikimedia in education: Education program gaining momentum in Israel
- Traffic report: The World Cup hangs on, though tragedies seek to replace it
- News and notes: Institutional media uploads to Commons get a bit easier
- Featured content: Why, they're plum identical!
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent software changes
- The latest version of MediaWiki (1.24wmf15) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on July 24. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on July 29, and to all Wikipedias on July 31 (calendar).
- You can now download the latest version of the anti-vandalism tool Huggle.
VisualEditor news
- You can now create, edit, and view HTML comments in VisualEditor. [143] [144]
- The cancel button in VisualEditor toolbar has been removed. You can still use the Read tab and the Back button in your browser to cancel your edit. [145]
- If you try to use a template which has no suggested or required parameters in TemplateData, you will now be asked to add the parameters. [146] [147]
- You will no longer be able to edit a page if you can't create it, for example on pages protected against recreation. [148] [149]
Future software changes
- You will soon be able to filter Meta-Wiki's user rights log by wiki and user. [150] [151]
- Wikidata will soon be able to store data about article status, for example "good article" or "featured article". If your wiki has highlighted content, please make sure it is on Wikidata's list. [152]
- It will soon be possible to directly create empty pages, for example in the user namespace. [153] [154]
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08:09, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
The Signpost: 30 July 2014
- Book review: Knowledge or unreality?
- Recent research: Shifting values in the paid content debate
- News and notes: How many more hoaxes will Wikipedia find?
- Wikimedia in education: Success in Egypt and the Arab World
- Traffic report: Doom and gloom vs. the power of Reddit
- Featured content: Skeletons and Skeltons