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16:02:31, 21 February 2015 review of submission by 164.138.150.96

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164.138.150.96 (talk) 16:02, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

Matthew: I note you are taking a break (totally understand!) and will try another volunteer but am copying you here because I would not have known what to do if you had not contacted me when my article was rejected. For that I thank you very much...and if another volunteer is able to help (before April, hopefully), I will come back here and let you know how all this worked out.

Regards,

Bruce McKean

Warning! Cut and pasted material follows!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Bruce_McKean#Your_submission_at_Articles_for_creation:_sandbox_.28January_19.29 Dear Matthew

Thank you very much for your message. While crushed (absolutely crushed, I tell you!) that I didn’t get a medal with my first attempt, your note seems entirely in keeping with what I understood was the Wiki spirit. So while I still may ultimately fail to get through the Wikipedia filters, I am happy to take up your offer to talk about it.

I’ll try to explain (1) why I thought an entry for the Nickel Institute was justifiable (this gets at the issue of “notability”), (2) why I think I’m qualified to prepare such an entry (this provides disclosure of my background), (3) why the (rejected) submission was written the way it was, (4) observations – and they are various – on other industry associations that ARE represented in Wikipedia, and (5) why “secondary reliable sources that are entirely independent of the subject” is such a challenge for an entry on the Nickel Institute. So…

1. Why an entry on the Nickel Institute can be justified The Nickel Institute exists because of the element nickel and the various commercial forms it takes. So the importance of the Institute is tied directly to the importance of “nickel”. There is a good entry on elemental nickel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel): the technical bits are solid but other parts (production, applications, issues, etc.) are looking a bit out of date albeit not embarrassingly so. What the entry on nickel does not sufficiently address are the occupational and human health issues associated with nickel production and use. Nor does it address the engineering issues: how to weld nickel alloys, what applications of nickel-containing stainless steels are appropriate…and inappropriate, which metal finishing (“plating”) solutions work best on what substrate materials, and a whole host of practical engineering challenges. All of this information, without any advertising, brand identification or cost, is available on the net from the Institute…but you would not learn that from Wikipedia.

FYI, a number of Institute publications are used as references for the entry on nickel. Examples: Flint GN; Packirisamy S (Feb–Mar 1997). "Purity of food cooked in stainless steel utensils". Food Addit Contam 14 (2): 115–26. doi:10.1080/02652039709374506.PMID 9102344: Molloy, Bill (November 8, 2001). "Trends of Nickel in Coins – Past, Present and Future". The Nickel Institute. Archived from the original on September 29, 2006. Retrieved November 19, 2008) My very first minimal attempt to introduce the availability of this resource was to add, under “External Links”, a link to the Nickel Institute. It was immediately removed by Barek (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Barek).

2. Why I’m qualified to write about the Institute I have 30 years of experience with mining and metal issues, half of which have been focused exclusively on nickel. Thirteen of those years were as an employee of the Institute. You can see more of my background at http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/bruce-mckean/14/7a0/ba5

3. Why the submission was written the way it was In spite of much contradictory evidence (see 4 below), I am a strong supporter of the wiki ideals. While I believe the Institute deserves a modest presence in Wikipedia, I did not want to conflate the importance of nickel (enormous to society) with the Institute (supportive of the appropriate use of nickel use in society). Thus a list of the member companies and of the publications, technical support services, etc., was noted but not elaborated. There is also the reality that the Institute has the mandate and responsibility for advancing the commercial interests of its member companies. The more the attributes and value of “nickel” are praised in an entry that is supposed to be about “the Institute”, the more it begins to resemble a commercial. That is not a wiki objective nor was it mine. But then my original submission was rejected, at least in part, because it was not sufficiently “notable”. How to make an entry “notable” without getting into the commercial, promotional and environmental aspects in which the Institute is engaged? Clearly I need help here.

4. Observations In thinking about a possible wiki entry for the Institute I naturally looked at existing industry association entries. What follows is a selection of what I found (and what I thought about them).

World Steel Association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Steel_Association This looks neutral at first glance but in reality it is unapologetic in setting out the commercial and promotional objectives of the member companies. Three of the four references given have direct links to the steel industry. ALL of the seven “External Links” are products of the Association and are entirely promotional and do not pretend to be neutral although I expect them to be technically sound. The Aluminium Association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aluminum_Association This is a poorly written and entirely promotional page. That is noted in the wiki notes at the top of the entry:

	[hide]This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page.

This article relies too much on references to primary sources. (August 2014)

This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2014)

This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. (August 2014)

	This article appears to be written like an advertisement. Please help improve it by rewriting promotional content from a neutral point of view and removing any inappropriate external links. (March 2012)

I note that the legitimate concerns noted above date from March 2012 but, unlike my submission for the nickel industry, the aluminium page (a) exists and (b) continues to exist in spite of issues that have remained unaddressed for almost three years now.

The Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_Metals_Trade_Association is included here because, well, it’s minor but has a wiki presence. It is mainly a list of the Periodic Table elements of commercial interest to its members and with a list to URLs that take researchers to more specialized sites. Of interest too is the lack of “secondary reliable sources that are entirely independent of the subject”: only two references are given, both of which are from the trade association itself. That sounds like a criticism but in fact I’m sympathetic…which gets to point 5.

5. Why the requirement for “secondary reliable sources that are entirely independent of the subject” is such a challenge They don’t exist. There is absolutely no reason why a desperate graduate student or marginal journal would write or publish research on the Nickel Institute. The Institute is an open book, its objectives are predictable, its history is non-controversial and never political. The scientific research of NiPERA is, of course, published in journals and commented upon but that is the research, not the institution. The technical publications that are vital to downstream users of nickel, nickel alloys, nickel chemicals and catalysts have a large audience but neither the practice of technical support nor the quality of that support justifies third party examination, commentary and citable material. That is why the MMTA had to cite itself because that is all there is.

But think of the alcohol industry. Sprits Europe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirits_Europe) represents and enormous industry with products that practically every world citizen will recognize. In addition, the issues related to those products generate enormous social and political attention. There are probably hundreds of articles written on the PRODUCTS and their EFFECTS every month in every language…but nothing on the industry association which is, after all, the subject of the wiki entry. This is understandable and explains why that the wiki entry contains a long list of references and external links, every one of which is by or to a member company of the industry association. The majority of them will also be entirely promotional in one way or another. In other words, even an industry association dealing with drinks and spirits has not found entirely independent secondary reliable sources to buttress its wiki presence. Neither can the Nickel Institute. The difference is, however, the Spirits Europe – like the Minor Metals Trade Association – can be found in Wikipedia but my attempt to get the Nickel Institute in has (so far) failed.

Are you still glad you offered to chat about all this? I have perhaps over-explained the situation and I suspect you and others close to Wikipedia would be the first to admit that there is great unevenness in the different wiki entries. That is inevitable and we, the users and supporters of Wikipedia, understand and accept this: the ideal is just not achievable in such the dynamic and expanding universe that is Wikipedia. Maybe in a hundred years….

But until then, and with the examples and explanations I have given, what should I be doing now that I have so far failed to do? With many thanks in advance for any words you can offer, I am sincerely yours, Bruce McKean — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bruce McKean (talk • contribs) 20:59, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for improving the Kuisi article

Thank you for adding the images to the Kuisi article. The text did need some illustration but I wasn't sure where to source licensed images. I'm glad to see you've done that and improved the article. title=Kuisi&diff=637807281&oldid=606586345

Harry W1234 (talk) 16:34, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

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Founded	1999 (1999)
Headquarters	Pleasanton, CA
Key people	Rama Krishna (MD), Kiran Kumar Naik (Head India Sales), Maheshwari Kapoor (Head Marketing)
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16:44:10, 10 March 2015 review of submission by Sengorama

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I understand your point about not including verifiable references. I cannot offer diplomas and such, but if you google my name, I am usually the first one at the top. Google has all my publications, citations etc. I am attaching refs to my papers below. You could also look at this link: http://wp.lehman.edu/lehman-today/2014/05/noted-earth-scientist-named-dean-of-the-school-of-natural-and-social-sciences/. Sengorama (talk) 16:44, 10 March 2015 (UTC) Here are some refs. Google has everything on me! https://www.google.com/#q=Gautam+Sen

Here is an excerpt from my CV Awards: 2012: “Glory of Bengal” award from Non-resident Overseas Association of Bengal (NROAB), Dubai [1]

2012: Distinguished Senior Scientist, National Institute of Geophysical Research, Hyderabad, India 2005: University Award for Excellence in Service, FIU 2002: University Award for Excellence in Research, FIU 1998: Elected Life Fellow, Geological Society of India 1991: College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Excellence Award, FIU 1988: University Award for Excellence in Research, FIU

Activities & Honors: 2015: Chair of Search Committee for Dean of Research, Lehman College 2013: Member & Speaker at the Middle East & North Africa Forum for Higher Education & Research, Dubai, UAE 2013: Guest of Honor, Emirates Bengal Club of India (EBCI), Dubai, UAE 2012: Chief Guest, Inaugurated the Conference on Geology of Kachchh, Kachchh University, India 2012: Keynote on Current State of Research in the UAE, Ankabut, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2009: Panelist, High-end instrumentation panel, NIH, USA 2006-7: Panelist, NSF - International Ocean Drilling Program, USA 2004-7: Member, Faculty Senate, FIU, USA 2004-6: Member of the Tenure & Promotions Committee, CAS, FIU, USA 2005: Member of the Program Evaluation Committee for Mathematics, FIU CAS, USA 2004: Panelist, NSF Marine Geology & Geophysics, USA 2002-5: Founding Director, Presidential Lecture Series, FIU, USA 2002: Full Professor Promotion Committee, RSMAS, University of Miami, USA 2001: Founding Director, Florida Center for Analytical Electron Microscopy (NSF-MRI funded), USA 1998: Rosenstiel Medal Committee, RSMAS, University of Miami, USA 1995: Panelist, Ocean Sciences Division, NSF, USA 1994-'95: Member, Site Review Panel of Minority Research Centers of Excellence Program, NSF, USA 1989-'91: Member, Review Panel of Ocean Sciences, NSF, USA 1990: Life Fellow, Geological Society of India 1984-present: Reviewer for Nature, Science, Geology, Journal of Petrology, Contributions to Mineralogy & Petrology etc.

Newspaper interviews on topics of national interest, UAE; 2011: April 4 interview with the National Newspaper, UAE: http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/un-calls-for-a-regional-patent-culture 2011: Arpril 4 interview: http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/science/red-tape-to-be-slashed-for-innovators?pageCount=2 2010: December 13 interview: http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/uae-health-researchers-overlooked

PRESENTATIONS & OTHER ACTIVITIES 2013: Research & Graduate Education in the UAE: Challenges & Opportunities 2013: Supervolcano eruption: the Deccan Traps: Presidency University, Kolkata, India 2012: Deccan Traps of Kutch, NGRI, Hyderabad, India 2012: Invited Speaker, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India 2012: Keynote Speaker, UGC Conference on Higher Education, Asutosh College, Calcutta University, India 2012: Inaugural Speaker, Conference on Geology of Kachchh, Kachchh University, India 2011: Invited speaker & Session Chair, Geological Society of India National Symposium on Magmatism & metallogeny, Benaras Hindu University, India 2008: Keynote speaker on Remote Instrumentation, REUNA, Chile 2008: Invited Speaker, 50th Anniversary of Geological Soc. India. 2007: Invited Speaker, Indian Science Congress, Annalmalainagar, India. 2003: Invited Speaker, Symposium on Plate Pushing (in honor of W.G. Ernst) Geol. Soc. Am. Annual Mtg., Seattle 2003: Invited Speaker, Columbia River Basalt Symposium (in honor of P.R. Hooper), Geol. Soc. Am. Annual Mtg., Seattle 2003: Convener, VGP Session on Melting of the Mantle and Formation of Basalt Magmas: Am. Geophys. Union, San Francisco 1997: Chair, Session on Mantle melting, Am. Geophys. Un., San Francisco 1990: Co-organizer of Deccan Traps Workshop (Bombay) [NSF supported] 1988: Chairman, Experimental Petrology, American Geophysical Union, Baltimore 1987: Chairman, Igneous Petrology, Geol. Soc. Amer. Annual Mtg., Phoenix

Ph.D. STUDENTS & POSTDOCS SUPERVISED Ph.D. Students supervised: 4 [S. Keshav (CNRS Researcher, Univ. Montpellier, France), S. Durand (LDEO Post-doc and school teacher), M. Borges (Materials Engineer III, Corning Inc.), I. Sen (post-doc at Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. and currently, Assistant Professor, IIT Bhubaneswar, India)] Ph.D. Committees in Sciences & Engineering: 10 Postdoctoral Fellows supervised: 4 [H-J. Yang (MIT graduate, presently Associate Professor, NCKU, Taiwan), M. Ducea (CalTech graduate, curremtly Professor, University of Arizona), M. Bizimis (FSU graduate, presently Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina), M. Tirone (University of Arizona graduate, presently faculty, Ruhr Universität-Bochum), M. Borges (see above)

PUBLICATIONS (JOURNALS & BOOKS ONLY) Books 2013 “Petrology” – a 400-p. undergraduate textbook (to be published in September 2013 by Springer 2011 “Topics in Igneous Petrology”, 360 pp., Springer (pub.), [I am one of the three editors of this volume] 2001 "Earth Materials: Minerals & Rocks", 560 pp. Prentice-Hall. [This is a textbook for 3rd and 4th year undergraduates]

Book Review 2000 Mantle Petrology: Field Observations and High Pressure Experimentation (a Tribute to Francis R. (Joe) Boyd) edited by Y. Fei, C. M. Bertka and B. O. Mysen, Geochemical Society Special Publication 6. (The Geochemical Society, Houston, TX, 1999, 322 pp.), J. Petrology. 41, 1821-1825.

Commentaries 2010 Budget cuts: company investment could help offset the shortfall, Nature 465, p. 547. 2004 Suggestion for Proposal Reviews: EOS. Transactions American Geophysical Union 85, 171 [D. Genereux, G. Sen]

Journals & Book Chapters 2013 Plagioclase as Recorder of Magma Chamber Processes in the Deccan Traps: Sr-isotope Zoning and Implications for Deccan Eruptive Event: Journal of Asian Earth Sci., Sp. Volume dedicated to the memory of John Mahoney (in press) [M. R. Borges, G. Sen, G.L. Hart, J.A. Wolff, D. Chandrasekharam]

2013 Eruption of the Grande Ronde Formation Lavas, Columbia River Basalt Group: Results of Numerical Modeling: in The Columbia River Flood Basalt Province: Geological Society of America Special Paper 497 [SP Reidel et al., editors; due to be published in December 2013] [S. Rodriguez and G.Sen].

2012 Petrological geodynamic modeling of mid-ocean ridges: Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors 190–191, 51–70. [M. Tirone, G. Sen, J. Phipps-Morgan]

2011 Nanohardness and Young’s modulus of nanopolycrystalline diamond: Scripta Materialia 64, 1019–1022 [H. Couvy, D. Lahiri, J. Chen, A. Agarwal, and G. Sen.]

2011 A radiogenic Os Component in the Oceanic Lithosphere? Constraints from Hawaiian Pyroxenite Xenoliths: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 75, 4899–4916 [I.S. Sen, M. Bizimis, G. Sen, S. Huang.]

2010 Deccan Traps Flood Basalt Province: An evaluation of the thermochemical plume model: In “Topics in Igneous Petrolgy” (edited by J. Ray, G.Sen, & B. Ghosh), Chapter 2, p. 29-53. [G. Sen and D. Chandrasekharam]

2010 Geochemistry of sulfides in Hawaiian garnet pyroxenite xenoliths: implications for highly siderophile elements in the oceanic mantle: Chemical Geology doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.02.021 [Sen, I.S., Bizimis, M., Sen, G.]

2009 Deccan plume, lithosphere rifting, and volcanism in Kutch, India. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 277, 101-111 [Sen, G., Bizimis, M., Das, R., Paul, D.K., Biswas, S.]

2007 Garnet-bearing Xenoliths from Salt Lake Crater, Oahu, Hawaii: High-Pressure Fractional crystallization in the Oceanic Mantle. Journal of Petrology 48, 1681-1724 [Keshav, S., Sen, G., Presnall, DC].

2007 Ancient recycled mantle lithosphere in the Hawaiian plume: Osmium-Hafnium isotopic evidence from peridotite mantle xenoliths. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 257, 259-273 [Bizimis, M., Griselin, M., Lassiter, J.C., Salters, V.J.M., Sen, G.]

2006 A Case for Short Duration of Deccan Trap Eruption-EOS, v. 87, no. 20, 197-204 [Sen, G,. Borges, M., and Marsh, B.D.]

2006 Melt inclusions from Volcan Popocatepetl and Volcan de Colima, Mexico: melt evolution due to vapor-saturated crystallization during ascent. J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. 153, 221-240. [Atlas, Z.D., Dixon, J.E., Sen, G., Finney, M., Martin-Del-Pozzo, A. L.]

2005 Hawaiian lithosphere and magmas: Composition and thermal characteristics of the lithosphere beneath Oahu: Insights from mantle xenoliths. American Mineralogist 90, 871-887. [Sen, G., Keshav, S., and Bizimis, M.]

2005 Spatial and temporal variations of the Haitian K/Y boundary record: implications concerning the event or events. Journal of Iberian Geology 31, 113-133. [Maurrasse, F. J-M R., Lomolda, M.A., Aguado, R., Peryt, D., and Sen, G.]

2005. Experimental crystallization of Deccan Basalts at low pressure: effect of contamination on phase equilibrium. A. De Volume, Indian Journal of Earth Science 75, 54-71. [Gangopadhyay, A., Sen, G. and Keshav, S]

2005. Hf-Nd-Sr isotope systematics of garnet pyroxenites from Salt Lake Crater, Oahu, Hawaii: Evidence for a depleted component in Hawaiian volcanism. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. 69, 2629-2646. [Bizimis, M., Sen, G., Salters, V.J.M., and Keshav, S]

2004 High-pressure melting experiments on garnet clinopyroxenite and the alkalic to tholeiitic transition in ocean island basalts. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 223, 365-379 [Keshav, S., Gudfinnsson, G.H., Sen, G., and Fei, Y.]

2004 The depth of magma fractionation in the oceanic mantle: insights from garnet- bearing xenoliths from Oahu, Hawaii. Geophys. Res. Lett. 31, DOI 10.1029/2003GL018990 [Keshav, S. and Sen, G.]

2004 Preeruption history of the Grande Ronde formation lavas, Columbia River Basalt Group, American Northwest: Evidence from phenocrysts: Geology (293-296) [S.R. Durand and G. Sen].

2004 Hf-Nd isotope decoupling in the oceanic lithosphere: Earth Planet. Sci. Lett 217, 43-58. [M. Bizimis, G. Sen, V.J.M. Salters].

2003 Anomalous isotopes and trace element zoning in plagioclase peridotite xenoliths of Oahu (Hawaii): Implications for the Hawaiian plume: Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 207,23-38. [G. Sen, M. H-J. Yang, M. Ducea].

2003 A rare composite xenolith from Salt Lake Crater, Oahu: high-pressure fractionation and implications for kimberlitic melts in the Hawaiian Mantle. Contrib. Mineral. Petrol. 144, 548-558 [Keshav, S. and Sen, G.]

2002: Melt depletion and subsequent metasomatism in the shallow mantle beneath Koolau volcano, Oahu (Hawaii) Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 3, 1029/2001GC000184 [M. Ducea, G. Sen, J. Eiler, J. Fimbres]

2002: Giant Plagioclase Basalts, eruption rate versus time: Response to Sheth's comments and some additional thoughts, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., India, 110, 409-431.

2001: Generation of Deccan Trap Basalts, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., India, 110, 409-431.

2001 Majoritic Garnets in Hawaiian Xenoliths: preliminary results Geophys. Res. Lett. Vol. 28, No. 18, p. 3509-12. [S. Keshav & G. Sen,]

1998: Mid-Ocean Ridge Melting: Constraints from Lithospheric xenoliths at Oahu, Hawaii J. Petrol. 39, 277-295 [H.J. Yang, G. Sen, & N. Shimizu]

1996 Significance of hydrous alkaline melts in Hawaiian xenoliths: Contrib. Mineral. Petrol. 122, 415-427. [G. Sen, A. Macfarlane, & N. Srimal].

1995 A simple petrologic model for the generation of Deccan Trap magmas: International Geol. Rev. 37, 825-850.

1994 Fractionation and ascent of Deccan Trap magmas: An experimental study at 6 kilobar pressure: in Volcanism (K. V. Subbarao, ed.), 173-186; [T. H. Cohen & G. Sen].

1994 Deccan intrusion, crustal extension, doming, and the size of the Deccan-Reunion plume head: in Volcanism (K. V. Subbarao, ed.), 201-216; [G. Sen & T. H. Cohen].

1993 Evolution of the lithosphere beneath Oahu, Hawaii: Rare earth element abundances in mantle xenoliths: Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 119, 53-69 [G. Sen, F. A. Frey, N. Shimizu, & W. P. Leeman].

1993 Earth's mantle, plumes, and volcanism in Hawaii: Indian Academy of Sciences, Saha Volume 63 (A), I, 15-32.

1991 Impacts, tsunamis, and the Haitian Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary layer: Science, 252, 1690-1693 [F. J-M. R. Maurrasse & G. Sen].

1991 Iron-rich lherzolitic xenoliths from Oahu: Origin and implications for Hawaiian magma sources, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 102, 45-57 [G. Sen & W.P. Leeman].

1990 Cumulate xenolith in Oahu, Hawaii: Implications for Deep Magma Chambers and Hawaiian volcanism: Science, 249, 1154-1157 [G.Sen & R. Jones].

1990 Occurrence, geochemistry and igneous petrogenesis of magnesian metavolcanic rocks from the WTrPz belt, central Klamath Mountains, northern California: Bull. Geol. Soc. America [W.G. Ernst, M.D. Barton, B.R. Hacker, G. Sen].

1989 Experimental equilibration of multicomponent pyroxenes in the Spinel peridotite field: Implications for practical thermometers and a possible barometer: J. Geophys. Res. 94, 17871-17880 [G. Sen & R. Jones].

1988 THERMOBAR: A Pascal program to calculate temperature and pressure of mantle rocks: Computers & Geosciences 14, 527-539. [N. Prabhakaran & G. Sen].

1988 Possible depth of origin of primary Deccan tholeiite magma: In Deccan Flood Basalts (K.V. Subbarao, ed), Memoir of the Geological Society of India, 10, 35-51.

1988 Exsolved silicate and oxide phases form clinopyroxenes in a single Hawaiian xenolith: Implications for oxidation state of the Hawaiian upper mantle: Geology 16, 69-72. [G. Sen & R.E. Jones].

1988 Geochemistry of basalts from the Dumisseau formation of Southern Haiti: Implication for the origin of the Caribbean Sea crust: Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 87, 427-437. [G. Sen, R. Hickey-Vargas, D.G. Waggoner, & F. Maurrasse].

1988 Hot Spot basalts from Southern Haiti: Evidence for derivation of TiO2-rich Dumisseau formation magmas from a homogeneous mantle source: Trans. 11th Caribbean Geological Conf. Barbados 25, 1-17 [G. Sen & F. Maurrasse].

1988 Petrogenesis of spinel lherzolite and pyroxenite suite xenoliths from the Koolau shield, Oahu, Hawaii: Implications for petrology of the post-eruptive lithosphere beneath Oahu: Contrib. Mineral. Petrol. 100, 61-91.

1987 Xenoliths associated with the Hawaiian Hot Spot: In Mantle Xenoliths (P.H. Nixon, ed.), J. Wiley, 359-375.

1986 Mineralogy and petrogenesis of the Deccan Trap lavas around Mahabaleshwar, India: J. Petrol. 27, 627-663.

1986 Petrogenesis of the Dunite xenoliths from the Koolau volcano, Oahu, Hawaii: Implications for Hawaiian volcanism: J. Petrol. 27, 197-217. [G. Sen & D.C. Presnall].

1985 Experimental determination of pyroxene compositions in the system CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 at 900-1200oC and 10-15 kbar using PbO and H2O fluxes: American Mineral. 70, 678-695.

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Request on 02:19:27, 18 March 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by QUSRAAFCAF

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Vladimir Sokolov (scientist)

I create Vladimir Sokolov (scientist) and later I found, that you make already a draft - I integrate some new aspects form your draft, because you are absence. Good idea for this interesting man..:)--Mingo 12:18, 18 March 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Acad1989 (talk • contribs)

Draft:Lesserian

Hi

on 29/10/2014 you rejected a draft named Lesserian and made the comment that it appears to read more like an advertisement than an encyclopedia entry and that it needs to be written from a neutral point of view. I thank you for your opinion. However, an advertisement promotes something, a product, service or event, which is just not true about the entry; the entry briefly informs the reader about David Lesser and his work, there isn't any reference to promoting him or his work (he's dead).

I would be grateful if you could advise on what aspect of the section you felt are Advertising a product, service or event.

Kindest regards

Keith — Preceding unsigned comment added by Consciousdistraction (talk • contribs) 16:33, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Sihanoukville

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Request on 03:39:27, 13 April 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Gkwork

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Hi,

Regarding the musicfest Perugia draft, I think the subject does have a sufficient serious exploration in the media as you can see by searching it on google news in addition the festivl received a wide coverage in printed newspaper but I don't know how to display this since it's from printed papers, my goal was to create a page like in this category Category:Classical music festivals and it's quite as notable as the other festivals.

In addition the festival is quite known in the academy since most of it's faculty contain some of the renowned proffesors and performrs in classical music, I didn't include the list in the wiki page so it won't act as an advertisement and just provided a link in the external links

Can you please advise me what to do next.

thanks!

Gkwork (talk) 03:39, 13 April 2015 (UTC)

Upcoming attractions in DC

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Upcoming attractions in DC

Hello!

Here are some upcoming DC meetups in April and May:

• Tuesday, April 14: National Archives Hackathon on Wikipedia Space with American University – 2:30-5pm

  See the latest work on the Wikipedia Space exhibit in the new NARA Innovation Hub and brainstorm on new ideas for a public exhibit about Wikipedia

• Friday, April 17: Women in Tech Edit-a-thon with Tech LadyMafia – 5-9pm

  Team up with Tech LadyMafia to improve Wikipedia content on women in the history of technology.

• Saturday, April 25: April Dinner Meetup – 6 PM

  Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!

• Friday, May 1: International Labour Day Edit-a-Thon – 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

  An edit-a-thon at the University of Maryland

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Nomination of Tom Kuhn for deletion

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Leghari

Hi MatthewVanitas
I can imagine you running in horror at the name Leghari. I just did a big revert as nothing sourced has been added to that page in about 22 months. I reverted to your last version, on 27 June 2013‎! See here. 220 of ^Borg 02:25, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diplomacy
	Hi dear, Many thanks to move my draft. wish the best for you Rastegarfar.mo (talk) 05:03, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

Request on 01:36:27, 28 April 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Revenant2015

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what would be classed as notible for james bryhan draft?

Revenant2015 (talk) 01:36, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

I strongly suggest you read the policy WP:Notability (people). The short version is: you would have to show that serious media are discussing (not simply passingly mentioning) him. From what you have so far, I'm not seeing any claim to Notability, since he's just a normal working actor who's been nominated for some local awards. And no, simply being in an "award winning film" does not automatically make someone notable; the film is Notable, not necessarily the actor. Frankly, it really looks like you're just writing about yourself and trying to use Wikipedia as advertising. MatthewVanitas (talk) 13:42, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

Firstly, Im not James Bryhan . My name for your information is Faith McNally. as your comment suggested. Im simply trying to add him as I think he is notable.I understand the need for info and proof. But I think your own personal view is unwarranted. I would like someone else to review my draft as I feel that based on your your Comment that you have a somewhat negative opinion as to where and whom is making This article, which I thought wikipedia didnt do considering that those who volenteer /work For them are suppose to just deal with factual events or persons and if so needed, help Newbies to improve on articles rather than give their own personal opinions which comes across as rather negative and insulting. Makes me wonder if wikipedia is actually basing articles with balance or just on those to decide on their own belief systems as such the recebt case with theMP scandal on wiki. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Revenant2015 (talk • contribs) 14:11, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

If you aren't associated/involved with Bryham, please disregard what I said, but the draft looked very much like the promotional bios people are constantly trying to push here. In any case, Have you read the policy WP:Notability (people)? If you do not understand this policy, it will be very hard for you to get an article published, so please take the 15 minutes needed to read it. I'm not insulting your subject, I'm just pointing out that so far as your article shows at this point, he seems to be a pretty normal guy, and not somebody we need an article about. If that's incorrect, and he is regularly discussed (not just mentioned) in it. As an example, your Apostate citaiton doesn't help anything, because it simply mentions his name, and gives us no information about his career and impact. Again, please read the Notability policy and it will make this very much clearer. MatthewVanitas (talk) 18:41, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

Eastman Kodak vs Harold Worden

I recently created the page Eastman Kodak vs Harold Worden. I want to improve it but I am not sure how to go about that. I looked at the quality rating scale and am unsure what parts of my article or how my article qualifies as start class. If you could give me some specific points on how to improve I would greatly appreciate that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Khenry93 (talk • contribs) 01:18, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Murli

Hi, are you still doing stuff about musical instruments? Do you know anything about the one referred to at Iqbal Jogi, which I am trying to save after a CSD nom. - Sitush (talk) 12:33, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

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Hi Matthew. Thank you for reviewing and letting us know. In regards to the Bukkehave page that was declined, I would like to present a few points that perhaps I didnt make clear enough. This is not a company that sells to the public like dhl or fedex, who have wikipedia pages and also describe their services. Bukkehave is a company with a 90 year international history that started as one of the first Ford dealerships in Europe and grew into a mutlinational company that works with governments to provide support to third world countries among other things. I believe these points merit a wikipage. Perhaps this was not made clear. Please advise. Royalavenuemedia (talk) 17:33, 29 April 2015 (UTC) Royalavenuemedia (talk) 17:33, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Hello Royalavenuemedia, being a public company or no has nothing to do with it. The problem is that you have too much promotional language and fluff, and also have basically no negative information at all. You mention FedEx, the tone of the FedEx article is much more neutral and factual, and the article has several sections on legal and labor issues FedEx has. Wikipedia is absolutely not for companies to "describe their services". It's for neutral parties to describe companies from a neutral perspective, and not on issues that matter to customers, but on the kinds of issues of interest to learners who want to better understand history, economy, global trade, etc.

Terms like "is a leader in" mean absolutely nothing, they're just PR babble. "Acme Corporation is the second highest seller of widgets in the world consistently from 2002-2014, according to the Industrial Trade Board[citation]". That would be useful facts, with specifics and a citation. Calling a company a "leader", "visionary", "cutting edge" etc are literally words that mean nothing, they're just meant to provoke an emotion; that's why they're used in advertising but not in scholarly research.

Note also, a large amount of your claimed facts have no citations/footnotes, and the few footnotes you have are to the company's own site, a press release, etc. Those are not credible sources for any claim of success, they can only be used to substantiate non-controversial details like founding date, etc. Anything that shows the success or failure of the company must be cited to neutral sources. See WP:Reliable sources

Also, it is best to ensure that your userpage has a clear disclaimer at the top stating that you are working for a PR firm, and that you are taking all neutrality requirements into account, and will concede to others when your neutrality is called into question (i.e. you are not the best judge of what is neutral, uninvolved people are). If you're working PR and openly admit it, people aren't pleased but they tolerate it because you're being transparent. If an editor is caught sneakily trying to conduct PR, that gets people upset, accounts get banned, and due to the Barbara Streisand effect it gives us motivation to go find all the negative information about a company we can, to bring balance back to the article.

I'm not trying to attack you here, just pointing out that your current draft is a valid topic but not written neutrally enough, and that as a PR employee you have to walk a very fine line in editing articles to which you are financially tied. MatthewVanitas (talk) 19:42, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	hiii... can you help me to create good article for approval..?? Havan123 (talk) 04:27, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

infinite Rose

Hi Matthew,

What I trying to do is to show people the legend Love story for preserved rose. I found there are different version of that story, but no one was published in WIKI.

Moreover, preserved rose is just a name, but not beautiful. I think use the infinite rose can let people know not only the legend story, but love this word.

If you don't agree with me, please tell me how to make it published in WIKI. My email is REDACTED, PLEASE DO NOT POST PERSONAL EMAILS ON WIKIPEDIA, FOR YOUR OWN PRIVACY

Thanks

Jordan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ddillidan (talk • contribs) 20:27, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

Jordan, you seem to be misunderstanding what we do here. We do not publish stories and the like. We do have articles about books and stories, that is examining their social significance, impact, literary analysis, etc. But only for books which have already been academically/journalism discussed. To see the general rules on this, please see WP:Notability (books). If this story is something you wrote yourself, it probably does not rate an article. And in any case, Wikipedia is not the place to post blurbs from books, promotions, etc. Please see WP:What Wikipedia is for a clearer idea of our mission. MatthewVanitas (talk) 22:24, 30 April 2015 (UTC)