User talk:MadeYourReadThis/Archives/2009/March

Leon J. Lundahl Middle School

I have removed the {{prod}} tag from Leon J. Lundahl Middle School, which you proposed for deletion. I'm leaving this message here to notify you about it. If you still think the article should be deleted, please don't add the {{prod}} template back to the article. Instead, feel free to list it at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Thanks! -- Lucas20 (talk) 02:37, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Whispers Radio

Can you help this article from being deleted? Bongobob1984 (talk) 05:19, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

I dont think it warrants an article and would be better merged into the parent station's article WKKX--Rtphokie (talk) 11:49, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Radio station coordinates

The other day, I was fixing a series of coordinates that were out of range (e.g. latitude > 90°). There are still a series of radio stations I haven't gotten around fixing yet ([1]).

WADC, WBGS, WBVB, WBBD, WBTH, WCXL, WCEF, WCVV, WCDK, WCKU, WCMO, WDPR, WDPS, WDMX, WDIG (AM), WEKV, WEGW, WEIR, WETZ (AM), WFXO, WFCJ, WFGH, WGRW, WGGE, WGLZ, WHPH, WHNK, WHJC, WJAW (AM), WJAW-FM, WKLD, WKET, WLMH, WLGC-FM, WLKP, WLTP, WLVW, WMOA, WMMX, WMEJ, WMRT, WMOV, WNUS, WOBO, WOVK, WOMP, WPHP, WPCN, WQSB, WRBI, WRVC-FM, WRVB, WSWO-LP, WSCH, WTBJ, WTXO, WTSJ, WTCR-FM, WUKL, WVLY (AM), WVVV, WVVW-LP, WVNT, WVPG, WVRC-FM, WVRC (AM), WWYO, WXIL, WYGS, WZLR, WZAQ

I'd be glad if you could help. -- User:Docu

Thanks for the note, I'm working through the list.--Rtphokie (talk) 18:53, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

College Valley - speedy deletion notice

{{User:ClueBot III/ArchiveNow}} Hi.....i started to create a page on the College Valley but its been marked for speedy deletion. I am not sure why this would be the case. The Valley is referred to in the wiki article on Cheviot Hills ( northumberland) and you can see the evidence of an actual site here www.college-valley.co.uk There are numerous articles on wiki involving the valley The oak trees planted by Lord Collingwood were on a hill in the valley Hethpool house in the valley has its own page Arthur Sutherland has his own wiki page...he also once owned the valley Would it be possible for you to clear this up so i dont waste time here? Collieman (talk) 20:49, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

The issue wasn't whether the location actually exists or not, it's whether it's notable. The article is much improved since then but still lacks references. Before adding anything else you should consider adding more references per WP:CITE. Without references it could be marked for deletion again (though probably not speedy deletion since it has a good start and is likely notable).--Rtphokie (talk) 00:05, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for this.....i will get to the references .....but it takes time to write these pages..gotta fit it in with work and home....but thank you Collieman (talk) 17:07, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Keep in mind that you can work on an article in your own user space (something like User:Collieman/College Valley and do whatever you like with it for as long as you like without fear of deletion until you are ready to put it out into the general wiki space.--Rtphokie (talk) 17:37, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Bass Ackwards and Belly Up

Just a friendly note on the prod for Bass Ackwards and Belly Up. I removed the prod because this book is in 565 US libraries according to WorldCat, and has been translated into at least one foreign language. While that's not enough to meet Wikipedia:Notability (books) by itself (I haven't searched for awards or reviews, so I don't know whether they exist or not), I know from past experience at AfD that this would be enough to make the deletion controversial, with maybe only about a 60% chance of deletion if no awards or reviews are found.

Feel free to take it to AfD if you want. In the mean time, I've tagged for sources and notability. Cheers!--Fabrictramp | talk to me 17:58, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

thanks for the note, I've taken it to AFD. Its shown up in some published reviews but hasn't received the coverage WP:N or WP:BK calls for. We'll see if the AFD fleshes out anything else.--Rtphokie (talk) 18:08, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Re: Feri Lainšček

{{User:ClueBot III/ArchiveNow}} Have you considered googling a subject before proposing it for speedy deletion? (Google results for Feri Lainšček) Viator slovenicus (talk) 21:48, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Have you considered including those references so that the article doesn't get nominated for deletion? A new article is created every few seconds and those that lack some clue as to why they are notable, are usually nominated. It is the editors responsibility to include references.--Rtphokie (talk) 02:28, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Cut City speedy deletion

Hey, got marked with speedy deletion. Totally new to this (even though I made a few changes some time ago). Don't exactly know what it was that I wrote that made you want to mark it but the band exist and I made the changes I made because they're valid (I'm in the band so I would know what happens:). If it's references you want then sure I could help you out but I'm not sure where to put them. Let me know what's wrong and I'll try to correct it as soon as possible. Thanks a lot!/Max

There were a couple of problems there. The band doesn't pass the notability tests outlined in WP:BAND, basically without significant coverage in 3rd party references, it's not notable. Nothing against you or your band, dozens of band pages are deleted from Wikipedia daily for this same reason. Secondly, as a member of the band, you have a conflict of interest. Instead of editing the article, you should enlist the help of another editor to make those edits for you as a neutral 3rd party. I added some info to your talk page about conflict of interest, please take a look there.--Rtphokie (talk) 18:19, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Amaranth Games

Hey may I ask why Amaranth Games has been marked for speedy deletion? Thanks. --Aislingyngaio (talk) 15:59, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Because it was blanked. Why did you blank it?--Rtphokie (talk) 18:15, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

It wasn't me. Check the history. --Aislingyngaio (talk) 20:28, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you kindly :) --Aislingyngaio (talk) 20:54, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Kim Sung Jae

If you deserved a barnstar for what you tagged the reckless speedy template to the article, I would like to award you "Article Destroyer Barnstar". You did not even look at the attached sources that prove the musician's notability. Did you send any secend to do research? Recent Google news in Korean--Caspian blue 02:13, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

As the notice says, the notability of this person is not indicated by the article. Inclusion of O. J. Simpson does not help the credibility of the article. Also, please keep a civil tone in your posts on other editors talk pages. The barnstar comment is neither clever nor appreciated. All that being said, I've removed CSD tag, please continue to improve the article.--Rtphokie (talk) 02:20, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Because the murder case of the notable singer is sometimes compared with O. J. Simpson in South Korea, I included the entry, not to save the article. Except the incident, he was notable enough to have the own article. Do not misinterprete my intention. If you showed that you did some research before tagging it, I'd appreciate you, but you put it recklessly as soon as I moved it from my sandbox. If you want to get some respect, abide by the guideline.--Caspian blue 02:37, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

That's not clear from the article. The inclusion of Simpson in the see also seems very random. It would be better to make this comparison in prose in the article itself than just add it as a See also link.--Rtphokie (talk) 12:00, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

wrong g

{{User:ClueBot III/ArchiveNow}} hey I got some warning about editing the Ben Affleck page which I did not do. dunno what's up with that 69.22.126.131 (talk) 07:52, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

There is a link in the notice on your talk page that will take you to the revision in question. If you did not make this change, perhaps someone else sharing your IP address did. You should consider creating an account, see the first notice on your talk page for instructions.--Rtphokie (talk) 12:03, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Julie Ferrier

Listen, mate, did you actually read my talk page at all?

Recent changes patrollers do good work and I appreciate them, etc. But please read the pages you're templating, okay?—S Marshall ^Talk/_Cont 19:35, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Did you look at the page at all, The CSD tags have been removed. Please properly reference the article so that it doesn't get tagged again.--Rtphokie (talk) 19:36, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

While I'm grateful for your good faith use of the {{unreferenced}} template on the article, I respectfully ask that you consider whether it might have been more constructive to browse the 132,000 available google hits "julie+ferrier" for references and maybe add one or two to the article?—S Marshall ^Talk/_Cont 20:39, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I dont feel I'm qualified to write about this person so I wouldn't be the best person to add those references either. I did see that the reference section was missing and added it. This will prevent those errors from being displayed when you (or other editors) add all those references.--Rtphokie (talk) 22:37, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:WHTK logo.jpg)

Thanks for uploading File:WHTK logo.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot (talk) 05:20, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Re: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/UCL Human Rights Review

Three editors voted for deletion, true, but AfD isn't a vote, and the users' rationales were rather weak and inconclusive. –Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 00:58, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I'm well aware that it isn't a vote and you are right that the comments are less than insightful but I'm not sure what else can be said about this article. --Rtphokie (talk) 01:04, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Boomtown Records

I saw that you have nominated this article as an AfD - then I noted that you recieved an Article Rescue Barnstar - slightly ironic - anyway I have edited the article and provided a number of references to establish its notability - hopefully this should pursuade you to change your mind about its nomination. Dan arndt (talk) 04:04, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

The charts are interesting but dont establish notability of the label. Isn't there any coverage of the company itself? That's whats needed to satisfy WP:N--Rtphokie (talk) 11:44, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Have provided a number of addtional references relating to the label. I guess my POV would be that without a label a band's releases would not be issued and that it is partly the promotion by a label of those releases which sees them actually chart. Dan arndt (talk) 01:14, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Таејо

You prodded Таејо because it had red links. I don't blame you for missing the fact that this was a doctored copy of Taejo using some curious characters: %D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%B5%D1%98%D0%BE. Larvish (talk · contribs) went on to create fork articles with titles using the same charater set on two of the red links. (I think it is some Chinese/Korean rivalry.) I have deleted all Larvish's stuff but I encountered Gојоѕеоn (a Korean topic) created by an obvious sock puppet. I also found Wіllіаm Luthеr Ріеrсе - a fork using a similar trick in the title. It may be a complete coincidence that this popped up at the same time since it was pure vandalism and not related to Korea.

If you spot any more of these forks, please mark them for speedy deletion. — RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 08:46, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the note, I missed those special characters. There have been a number of junk DAB pages created, primary by anon IPs recently. I think its a game for these editors to see what they can get by the new page patrol.--Rtphokie (talk) 11:47, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

AfD for Amaranth Games

Regarding the article's transformation, since you are the nominator, here's the procedure I'd like to suggest:

1. Move the article to Aveydon (Game Series) to preserve edit history
2. Trim it down to an acceptable evolution of the current sandbox content
3. Fix redirects where appropriate.

These appear to be in line with the guide to deletion. First, would you support this process? Second, what further changes would you recommend to the sandbox in its present state? I believe to have now removed most references to sources not considered acceptable under WP:VG/S? Thanks for any additional input. MLauba (talk) 12:55, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for asking, I would gladly support this provided additional 3rd party references are added. The current references still rely too much on websites that appear to be blogs.--Rtphokie (talk) 13:45, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Which ones specifically? Gamezebo and RPG Vault are both fully validated sources under WP:VG/S, and should be enough by themselves to establish notability for the purpose of a list inclusion for Aveyond 1-3. Download.com's review, being owned by CBS should also support Ahriman's Prophecy's inclusion. Leaves Game Tunnel, which has been mentioned once in the Video Game Sources talk without being discussed further (not drawing any conclusions about that fact, mind you), which is being used as a source for indie game reviews in custom - and which should probably be checked / validated for wider usage anyway. The rest is a sample of review scores from what little sites do bother with indie games (and which I don't have an issue with tossing out BTW). Is your main worry about Game Tunnel? MLauba (talk) 14:18, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the link to WP:VG/S That satisfies my concerns about notability of these sources. They look very blogish but if the expert consensus is that they are reliable then that's fine by me. I'll update the AFD and withdraw the nomination.--Rtphokie (talk) 16:02, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for all the input. Regarding the AfD, I'm just wondering if closing at this stage is wise, there's no real consensus for anything. In practice the transformation counts as an admission that the corp is NN, however if the page is moved and transformed now, nothing prevents an immediate recreation under the guise of "no consensus to delete" and we're back to another AfD. Or am I too pessimistic? MLauba (talk) 16:21, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Until I actually cross out the nomination or enter a comment that says withdraw, it will stay open for comment. Let's leave it that way.--Rtphokie (talk) 18:17, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Sounds good :) Oh, BTW, you forgot to sign your latest entry on the AfD page :) MLauba (talk) 18:38, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

please dont PROD articles already tagged for NRHP dab cleanup

You PROD nominated Colonial Hotel, a stub disambiguation page that was already tagged for "NRHP dab cleanup needed". Please dont PROD any others of those, I am working actively on addressing those. Your prodding is just discouraging to me and to the person, helping me, who started the page and tagged it for me to develop properly. Again, it was already marked as "improper" in a way that would get it fixed. And I just fixed this one, out of order in the queue. Thanks. doncram (talk) 20:58, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

I wouldn't want to discourage anyone from cleaning things up. The NRHP cleanup template doesn't make it clear that it is actively being worked, only that problems exist. DAB pages with nothing but red links are not of much value, how is this to be cleaned up?--Rtphokie (talk) 01:01, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

I revised what's displayed by the template:NRHP dab needing cleanup to more clearly assert that cleaning up is in process. Actually, it's just me doing the cleanup, all pretty promptly, and I am trying to get other people to create NRHP dab stubs and mark them for me to come by. In my "cleanup", I always ensure there is at least one valid article included in the dab list, sometimes accomplished by my creating a stub article for one of them, like i did for one of the Colonial Hotels. Other cleanup is to meet MOSDAB requirements that every redlink entry should include a valid bluelink giving context, and there's more i do. Thanks! doncram (talk) 01:24, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

need citation user talk comment

It's not clear to me why you added a 'needs reliable sources' warning to my talkpage, apparently referring to this edit: [2] My change added a 'citation needed' tag for an unverified statement that 'Area codes where numbers are available is limited.' 74.76.103.90 (talk) 00:49, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

My mistake, I must have clicked on the wrong update.--Rtphokie (talk) 00:59, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

edit war?

why do you keep reversing my edit/deleting Marryatville Primary School without engaging in discussion on the article's talk page? Many such similar articles of primary schools are considered notable and well-established. Your cited A7 reason for speedy deletion is also incorrect and inappropriate, as has been pointed out to you. In good faith I think article is a valid stub. Will put back again and please discuss. Suggest: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion for discussion. ROxBo (talk) 14:06, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

A9 tagging..

Hello, you tagged a couple of articles with A9. Let me cite A9: "An article about a musical recording that does not indicate why its subject is important or significant and where the artist's article has never existed or has been deleted. This is distinct from questions of verifiability and reliability of sources, and is a lower standard than notability. This criterion does not apply to other forms of creative media, products, or any other types of articles." An article about the artist does exist on en-wiki, so A9 would not be appropriate. Cheers. Lectonar (talk) 13:12, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification, I'll keep that in mind.--Rtphokie (talk) 13:16, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

A7 Tagging

The A7 criteria only applies to "An article about a real person, an organization (e.g. band, club, company, etc., except schools), or web content that does not indicate why its subject is important or significant" (my emphasis). You'll notice that it specifically excludes schools and this is also made clear in the template added to the page. Given this and your recent A9 taggings that have also been in error (some of which I notice where also incorrectly tagged for A7 previous to A9) can I suggest you carefully read WP:CSD before tagging more articles for speedy deletion. Dpmuk (talk) 13:24, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

InterTown Series

Could you remove the speedy deletion tag please, I've only just created the article and had no time to perfect it yet. It does seem rather early to declare it "non-notable".GordyB (talk) 12:51, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm not seeing much there that would indicate that it could be notable. You should consider working in a sandbox first before publishing the article, no deletion tags will be placed there.--Rtphokie (talk) 12:54, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

There are several press clippings on the talk page. I don't use sand boxes because normally only a short time elapses between creating the article and it being in a decent state. People don't normally put something up for deletion a few second after it has been created, at worst it would be a stub at that point.GordyB (talk) 14:47, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

The hangon tag will prevent it from being deleted while you continue to edit the article.--Rtphokie (talk) 14:49, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

It will but what if I hadn't come back to the article right away? Non-notability is not a criteria for speedy deletion in any case. I fail to see which criterion theis could have come under, it is neither patent nonsense or an attack on anybody and nor has this article been created previously.GordyB (talk) 14:55, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

If you remove the db tag, yes it will be replaced. If admin declines the CSD request and removes it, I cant speak for other new page patrollers, but I and most editors, wont readd it.--Rtphokie (talk) 14:57, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

The point is that you ought not to be adding speedy delete tags so casually. This doesn't qualify; the most that you should have done is to put it up for normal deletion. Even then it's pretty poor wikiquette to do so without at least googling the subject matter first. I would repeat the comments of others and say that you really ought to read the protocol for speedy deletions before tagging any other articles.GordyB (talk) 15:18, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. You are very passionate about your article, which is great. I"m very passionate about cleaning cruft out of Wikipedia. Your article didn't look notable when I tagged it, if you can improve on it to the point that it is notable, that's great. The process is working just fine.--Rtphokie (talk) 15:38, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

improvements on recent changes

Hi Rtphokie. Could I arrange a time to talk to you about updates that you made on Bob Thomas (reporter) right after I created it. The changes were about the Hollywood Walk of Fame but I have a better idea on a link. (e.g., to hwof.com) which has much more accurate data. Let me know if you would like to chat. (I'm new to Wikipedia BTW). Pnerger (talk) 03:14, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

hwof.com is a fascinating website but I think I would rather stick with the reference in that template. It's the official reference provided by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.--Rtphokie (talk) 03:18, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Rtphokie. The problem with the Chamber's site is the it is terribly out of date and inaccurate. The addresses are inaccurate, they are in the wrong location, the references change etc. The result is that it creates problems on the back links. For instance, the Bob Thomas link to the Chamber results in the entry for Billy Bob Thorton. Yes, the Bob Thomas star is in the same vicinity but the chamber locations are ambiguous and will result in lots of similar results. The HWOF.com site on the other hand, was mapped by hand and there are unique identifies for each star. Further, it would be possible to get a dump of all 2,099 current stars on the Walk of Fame (a larger set than the Chamber as they have lost some) and ensure that every entry in Wikipedia has a reference to the star on the Walk of Fame. My view is that this would be a very good way to improve both the completeness as well as quality of Wikipedia which I believe is the end goal. Pnerger (talk) 19:32, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

In that case, the alternate site might make a better reference. Can we take this the discussion page on that template so others have a chance to weigh in?--Rtphokie (talk) 20:20, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

lil' fyodor

please comment on deleting admins talk k thx riffic (talk) 17:35, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

edit war?

why do you keep reversing my edit/deleting Marryatville Primary School without engaging in discussion on the article's talk page as suggested? Many such similar articles of primary schools are considered notable and well-established. Your cited A7 reason for speedy deletion is also incorrect and inappropriate, as has been pointed out to you. In good faith I think article is a valid stub. Will put back again and please discuss. Suggest: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion for discussion. ROxBo (talk) 14:06, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Just a misunderstanding, not an edit war. Articles are primary schools are created every day and are rarely notable. I'd forgotten I'd worked on this one before. By all means, improve the article. I'll leave it be for a week or so. If you've added sufficient references and demonstrated notability of the subject, then great. If not, we'll take it to an AFD and get some other opinions on whether this article passes notability.--Rtphokie (talk) 14:14, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Hadn't realised that you'd been having a discussion on your talk page and have just started a discussion of the redirect on the articles talk page, as AfD isn't really the way to go as no one's argueing for deletion (although I realise that AfD often is used in this way). At the moment I'm still seeing nothing that makes it notable so I still think redirect is the way to go. Dpmuk (talk) 14:15, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Concerning Marc Elias notability

I see that you put a notability tag on the Marc Elias stub. Would you add your thoughts on merging this with the Al Franken article to talk page? Thanks. — ERcheck (talk) 17:05, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Sofia Karlsson (dancer)

Hi, hope you don't mind but I've declined the speedy nom for Sofia Karlsson (dancer) as it is now clear what the article is about. Though it wouldn't surprise me if winds up being prodded for notability. WereSpielChequers 12:27, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Internet censorship in Ireland

Don't worry about this article - I'm coaching them and will make sure it's compliant. -- samj _in^out 17:40, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Good. In it's previous form it was just gibberish.--Rtphokie (talk) 18:03, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Telos Delete

Hey there,

I was in the middle of researching more content for Telos (defense contractor). I'm a little taken back at the speed that some articles are deleted. Kageskull (talk) 17:32, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

The article did not meet WP:N. The best way to prevent this is to provide sufficient references to help demonstrate the notability of the subject. See WP:CITE for more information.--Rtphokie (talk) 19:13, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, MadeYourReadThis. You have new messages at Dank55's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

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Little Fyodor

I've tried to have you comment on this before. Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Fuhghettaboutit#Little_Fyodor riffic (talk) 12:07, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

I agree with the decision of the admins who have deleted this article. The subject just doesn't have enough coverage in reliable sources at the moment. Revisit it in a year or so and maybe there will be more references that can be included.--Rtphokie (talk) 12:18, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Reporting my page

Dear Rtphokie I have been notified on 2 seperate occasions that you have reported my Wikipedia page as a violation of section a7 of Wikipedia's terms however, I invite you to read up on this Gallery before assuming it has no historical significance. Although I do not expect you to be an expert on the subject of Canadian art, I can assure you that the Klinkhoff gallery is one of the oldest, most respected galleries in Canada. I have decided to create this listing because many of our colleagues at other galleries have done so as well (without being shut down). If you do not believe the content to be suitable, I invite you to help me alter it so that it is, instead of simply deleting my page. I am new to creating listings but am more than willing to comply with the regulations.

Regards,

Geajc1951 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Geajc1951 (talk • contribs) 19:07, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

I assume you are talking about Galerie Walter Klinkhoff. Currently the article lacks any references and doesn't make it clear why this gallery is notable. Improving this article is the best way to prevent it from being deleted. Take a look at WP:CITE for more information.--Rtphokie (talk) 19:11, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Rtphokie,

It could not be improved because it was deleted before I could do so. I am new to Wikipedia and am beginning to understand how it works. Having said that, I am very willing to comply with whatever rules and regulations outlined by Wikipedia. Thank you for advising me that changes needed to be made however, I sincerely hope that in the future you would allow more time for people trying to create legitimate entries, to change what needs to be changed. For your own reference, Galerie Walter Klinkhoff is listed in the Canadian Encyclopedia under Art Galleries. I can assure you that The Canadian Encyclopedia holds equal if not greater standards to the content of it's books.

Sincerely

Geajc1951 (talk) 20:52, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Take a look at WP:N for guidance on making sure your articles are notable. --Rtphokie (talk) 21:16, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Orange Twin

Please don't disrupt wikipedia to make a point. riffic (talk) 12:33, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

I understand that you are probably frustrated that an article you felt strongly about was delete but I dont feel this article, or others that are being nominated for deletion are notable. They lack the required 3rd party references to demonstrate notability. If you disagree, add the hangon template and improve them.--Rtphokie (talk) 12:38, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Please review A7: It is not a criterion about notability but about the possibility of meeting the inclusion guidelines and any indication for that is enough. In this case I declined it because having been founded by a notable person is indication of notability. Please be more cautious while tagging A7, I have declined a bunch of your taggings already. A7 is not a way to force improvement of clearly notable but unsourced content. Regards SoWhy 12:44, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

I understand A7 and am not trying to force improvement. While I disagree that these articles are notable I will respect your decision to decline the speedy and take them to AFD where appropriate.--Rtphokie (talk) 15:28, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Then you don't understand A7, I am sorry to say. A7 is not about notability. It's about the possibility of importance or significance, a much lower standard than notability. The question whether a subject is notable or not cannot be decided with A7, only if it's possible that the subject may be notable. Seeing as to how many admins declined dozens of your A7 taggings, you may want to re-read A7 and the explanatory essays on CSD. I do not hold a grudge against you but it's creating more work for admins to have to review clearly incorrect taggings. Regards SoWhy 09:08, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Noted, thanks for your feedback.--Rtphokie (talk) 11:59, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

nonsense

i had you deleting an article of mine. it's nonsense. this is a true thing. i was about to add more to it and i now find it for deletion. what the f***!!!!!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pat933 (talk • contribs) 00:28, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

AWB

Seems OK, but if you've had your username changed, that frees it up for another editor, and I wouldn't be happy with a new user having AWB approval straight off. Could you email me your old username so I can remove AWB access from it? It will, of course, be confidential. Thanks. --Rodhullandemu 00:42, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Talons (EP)

RadioFan2, please check the page Talons (EP) to see if it was up to standards. Raw Rawker (talk) 00:46, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

The article is much better now. I'll remove the OR tag.--RadioFan2 (talk) 01:00, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

User:Y2Kfreak continues to vandalize

Just thought I'd inform you, since you gave him a "last warning" Some new vandalism to Kendall, Florida here. - Marc Averette (talk) 01:28, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Cupriavidus metallidurans

You redirected this page to itself? Can you explain why? WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 12:03, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

It was a race condition caught by a bot in the middle of a move. It's been fixed up.--RadioFan2 (talk) 12:06, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum

The museum may be small, but it is a stand-alone maritime museum in a separate location from the North Carolina Museum of History. I have been working on the List of museums in North Carolina, and this museum will also be included in the category maritime museums in North Carolina, which is different from history museums. I will be creating stand-alone articles for all the branch museums. They are all in separate locations and focus on different aspects of North Carolina's heritage. I recommend keeping it separate.Jllm06 (talk) 12:31, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

This discussion should happen on the article's talk page, not here. We want everyone to be able to participate.--RadioFan2 (talk) 12:43, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Prod

Feel free to point out what else you would like. --Herby ^{talk thyme} 12:32, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

1996 Danish SGP

Hi, Why you added this template. Two web sources in this article are in suitable section. If you will not withdraw your edition, I this will make. Cheers, Radziński (t) 11:48, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Those references are a good start but certainly there are more reliable 3rd party references.--RadioFan2 (talk) 12:40, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Speedy tag

Hi RadioFan2! I have removed the speedy deletion tag from MDMA (band) that you placed on the grounds that there were no previous AfDs for this article. Please note that articles that were speedily deleted in the past do not qualify the article for G4. If there was an AfD for an article with a similar title, please let me know! Cheers, Ynhockey ^(Talk) 22:26, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

My bad, thanks for catching that. It's a shame there isn't a db tag for repeatedly created articles. I guess we should just keep using the same criteria over and over.--RadioFan2 (talk) 00:17, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of 5x5=25

Hello. I was a little confused as to why you nominated the article I just started on the 5x5=25 exhibition for deletion. I have tried to defend why the article should remain on the associated talk page. Cheers Jimjamjak (talk) 16:52, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

I see you contested the prod and removed it. I've moved this to a discussion for deletion, please add your comments there.--RadioFan2 (talk) 21:23, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks very much for the guidance.Jimjamjak (talk) 11:21, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

File:Young Director Award.jpg

Just to note that since this image is on Commons, it can't be nominated for deletion here. Please nominate it for deletion on Commons if you think it's not appropriate. Stifle (talk) 11:42, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

my article

I removed the notice. It's clearly longer than a dictionary entry, I don't see what the problem is, there are shorter entries here than that...

There is little more than a definition there at present and there are no references to establish it's notability. See WP:N and WP:CITE for information on how to improve this article.--RadioFan2 (talk) 12:15, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Couples for Christ

Hello. I've removed the prod tag you placed on Couples for Christ. Now, I don't have much respect for this article (see my comments on its talk page) but prod is not really appropriate: the article has seen quite a lot of action and the group is unquestionably notable enough. Even if you sent this to AfD, I'd expect the debate to end up as "keep" or "no consensus" (but you're still free to try). A better solution, and one I've considered and implemented partially, is to strip down the article dramatically and remove any content that cannot be sourced to reliable third-party sources. Cheers, Pichpich (talk) 13:07, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

John Alvin (actor)

Hello. In regards to the John Alvin (actor) article proposed for deletion, I had saved the incomplete article due to Internet problems . I didn't want to lose anything already written. The unfinished article was saved less than 5 minutes before you proposed it for deletion. It will be finished later tonight. Thanks. Scanlan (talk) 22:45, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

It looked like less than a stub at the time but I didn't want to speedly delete it so I prod'd it. I see you've added a underconstruction tag so I've removed the prod tag. Please continue to improve it, particularly with more references.--RadioFan2 (talk) 23:22, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. Have a great night. Scanlan (talk) 23:28, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:WFIN logo.jpg)

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CSD'd, image was replaced by more current one. No need to retain this one as new one is simply an update to the colors and font in the logo. Not worth keeping for historical purposes.--RadioFan2 (talk) 11:43, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Forge Radio

Could you please explain in greater detail why you consider Forge Radio to be eligible for deletion? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cockerney (talk • contribs) 17:15, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

This discussion should happen here: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Forge Radio. If you disagree or have specific questions, please post them there.--RadioFan2 (talk) 17:18, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Dangerzonegames

I did tell him to go to CHU. [3] It's standard for us to unblock to allow username blocked users to change their username if they wish, and he did express that wish. However, since Dangerzonegames didn't take that opportunity seriously, I've reblocked them. bibliomaniac15 20:21, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification, I'm learning how this process works.--RadioFan2 (talk) 20:24, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

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Hello

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Good job with the CSD and such LetsdrinkTea 03:23, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Rock Lake Pool

I tried to make it sound notable in the article because, it was notable. Please check and tell me what you think.--Enrichyourmind 03:25, 29 March 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Enrichyourmind (talk • contribs)

There are still unreferenced claims which are marked "citation needed". If not 3rd party references exist to back up these claims this information needs to be removed.--RadioFan (talk) 19:26, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

March 2009

Hello. When you patrol new pages, acceptable articles or articles which have been tagged for deletion should be marked as "patrolled" using the link at the bottom right of the article. This saves time and work by informing fellow patrollers of your review of the page so that they do not duplicate efforts. Thank you. ∗ Smartse (talk) 16:50, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I do this, but only for articles that I'm comfortable calling patrolled.--RadioFan (talk) 19:24, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Sandbox

You said to me earlier that in order for a page I'm creating not to tagged with something, I should use the sandbox. Well who would judge to see if its suitable or not? FoxLad (talk) 21:14, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

The sandbox is a good place to put your article together while you get your references in order. Once the article is to a point where it would meet WP:N, you just need to move it to the main article space. --RadioFan (talk) 21:47, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Ringing artifacts

Hi RadioFan,

I noticed your tags for the new article ringing artifacts. Apologies for the lack of references – I’m in the middle of writing this up, and have a number of references to hand. I plan to fix this in the next day or two, and I’ll advise.

—Nils von Barth (nbarth) (talk) 02:37, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Thake v Maurice

Just because it had a picture of a penis! Wikidea 12:23, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Are you sure that's the best image that can be used to illustrate this case?--RadioFan (talk) 12:25, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

When removing bad db tags

When removing bad db tags, as you did here, please use an explicit edit summary stating why you removed it, or leave a note on the talk. It's a good practice to avoid any kerfuffles. WilyD 12:24, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

New glass company article

Was a little taken aback by the instant tagging of new article Kokomo Opalescent Glass Works as a candidate for deletion for lack of notability - the stub tags were expected, and Template:Expert-subject wouldn't have been a suprise - expansion of the article is certainly needed and expected, but I think for anyone actually reading the article and checking the references [as opposed to robochecking], the notability in terms of the stained glass industry and it's history is certainly as clear as the notability of the Blenko Glass Company article with respect to American art glass Red58bill (talk) 18:19, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

It was not tagged for deletion. It was tagged with questions about its notability and for improvement in references. As tag says, please continue to improve it by adding reliable 3rd party references demonstrating its notability.--RadioFan (talk) 22:08, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

H. Vasanthakumar

speedy deletion? are you sure? I would recommend you reconsider that option. --Docku: What's up? 18:20, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

With references it looks much better now. db tag removed. Thanks for improving it.

Orphaned non-free media (File:Wxmd logo.jpg)

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Removal of speedy: Nathanial Carter

Hi! I just thought I'd let you know that I have removed your WP:CSD A7 tag from this article as I think there is a credible claim for significance, even though the subject may not meet the relevant notability standards. decltype (talk) 17:17, 31 March 2009 (UTC)