In the reference section of [[Berlei]], I have a lot of anonymous references. This makes it hard to refer to them in the text .... and it looks bad. While they vary in quality, the references are germain to the article and should be included.

How can I give then a 'tag' when there is no author mention in the reference??

Thanks, Ariconte (talk) 03:52, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

I think you want WP:CITE, which explains better. Generally, {{cite web}}, {{cite book}}, and {{cite magazine}} are the most used citation templates. Each of them explains how to use it, but for those situations where they don't apply, use <ref id="something">My reference material here</ref> and then later use <ref id="something" /> to re-reference that same material. While anonymous sources may in some cases be useful, beware that they may not be reliable according to our policy. I hope that helps. :) ~Kylu (u|t) 04:00, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

I'm looking for advice on how to refer to the articles from the text. I have read the citation guidelines. Should I just leave the last and first fields of the template blank and use whatever get entered as the first word in the reference in the ref link??? Ariconte (talk) 23:48, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

• Huh? Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 23:58, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Could you please explain LegoK^ontribsT^alkM 00:02, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

How do I refer to a reference with no author when I have a Notes and a References section as in the [[Berlei]] article???? for instance the Anon6 reference which points to http://www.berlei.com.au/About-Berlei/History/Time-Line.asp Thanks! Ariconte (talk) 00:15, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

If there is no author, just use "Berlei Unlimmited" as the author. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 00:48, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

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G'day sydneysider - fancy a 'not quite a meetup but a few drinks' sort of thing? - We can chat about the new aussie chapter, the price of eggs and have our very own 2020 Wiki Summit! - or just sink a couple of cold ones and gass bag about the good 'ol days of wiki, when an editor could get some repsect (not a typo)! I've suggested something here so take a look and sign up if you're up for it... cheers, Privatemusings (talk) 02:29, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi, what was wrong with the reference that you hid at Rico Tice‎, please? - Fayenatic (talk) 21:37, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

...and I mean 'welshman' in the most gender neutral way, of course...and I'm aware that not all of you guys are from NSW.. and I'm aware that this hasn't been the most smoothly written note in Wiki's history, but hey ho...slaps head, persuades voices in head to pipe down, and continues.... Fancy attending a meetup? - We've got some interested Chapter stuff to chat about, no doubt there may be some tales of Arabian Nights (or at least Egyptian conferences), and it just generally felt like it was about time..... head over here if you're interested.... do feel free to wiki-edit away in the usual fashion too if you've got any other ideas! cheers all, Privatemusings (talk) 07:25, 29 July 2008 (UTC)you've been spammed in this nature because you signed up as interested in being notified about this sort of thing.. hope that's ok!

G'day all - I'm dropping this note in to let you know that there's to be a Wiki Meetup the week after next, on Tuesday, 21st at 18:00 at The Paragon in Circular Quay. If you've ever thought about popping along to one of these, but haven't had the chance - now's the time! If you love the idea, but the time and / or place don't quite work for you, please do feel free to wiki edit away at the meetup page and I'm sure we can sort something out :-) Meetups are a great way to share wiki-thoughts, meet wiki-friends, and generally learn how to prefix all areas of your life with wiki- :-)

It's a very friendly bunch, and we're hoping to be able to formally collect membership fees and details for the Australian Chapter (did you know that we're the only current english speaking chapter? Join now for kudos and future bragging rights!) - as well as just generally have a good 'ol time. I look forward to seeing you there :-) best, Privatemusings (talk) 07:48, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

G'day Ariconte - I just thought I'd swing by after last night and say that it was a pleasure to meet you! - I'm not sure if you were a 'first timer' at a meetup or not, though it was certainly the first time our paths have crossed. I hope you enjoyed it! The conversation about using wiki within Rotary Clubs, and also hearing about how older folk in general interact with mediawiki was particularly interesting - and something I'd quite like to bend your ear about further at some point :-) cheers, Privatemusings (talk) 04:10, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Whilst it's quite likely you'll have heard this news on the grapevine, in your email inbox, or even in person - I thought that it was sufficiently exciting to warrant giving each of you a 'new messages' orange bar! This particular orange bar has been brought to you to let you know that Wikimedia Australia is now open for members!

I'm not on the committee or anything, and that's where the credit is due in getting everything to this point, but I think it would be absolutely fantastic for folks who wish to support the australian wiki community, to go ahead and sign up - we're quite likely to be the world's fatest growing chapter at the moment! Join Us :-)

Here's a little more about membership, and the mailing list in particular is well worth signing up to as well, and is a good forum to get answers to any questions answered, or to share any ideas. I've dropped these notes in under my own steam, and you've received one because you're on this list - feel free to ask me any questions, or anything - I can certainly point you in the right direction :-) cheers all, Privatemusings (talk) 04:03, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Your friend Pierre Larcin appears to have come back for some fun, and if the two edits he's done are any indication, he's going to stalk your edits some. Please keep an eye for anything that looks like his activities, and let me know if it happens... if I need to, I'll start working on an abuse report or see about a rangeblock. Tony Fox (arf!) 04:49, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll finish up that project I'm working on tomorrow if I get the opportunity. Tony Fox (arf!) 07:36, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

I'm waiting to hear back from a checkuser on the best way to frame the request under the rules - basically, I'm going to point them to my summary, with all the IPs listed, and see if they can just use that as a basis for determining if a rangeblock will be successful. But yeah, the ban's in place, so we've got a hammer to use now when needed. Tony Fox (arf!) 00:25, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

That is the way most of the CUs seem to be done..... I think your "report" will be sufficient. Ariconte (talk) 03:15, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

I seem to have received a response that some anonymous-only rangeblocks will do the trick... I'll try and find someone to do those for me this evening. those latest edit summaries are pretty sad. Declaring me a Rotarian is like declaring the Pope a Buddhist. Hilarious stuff. Thanks for adding that on, by the way. Tony Fox (arf!) 22:46, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

I think the ranges 84.100.98.0/24, 84.102.229.0/24, and 86.73.32.0/24 are a conservative block. The each only block 256 IPs each. I used http://toolserver.org/~chm/blockcalc.php to construct them. Apparently an Admin can block the IPs at Special:BlockIP. I would suggest checking the box to only block anonymous edits. Details at mw:Range blocks. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 00:39, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

John Reaves 05:08, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

All added. Ariconte (talk) 05:30, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

G'day all - I'm hoping that I might persuade you along to a Wiki christmas celebration / meetup on december 18th :-) - The meetup regulars are a friendly bunch, and we're very much hoping to get a few new folk along to chat about all things Wiki (and there are apparently some exciting things in the pipeline! Come along to find out a bit more ;-) - you can sign up here - and do feel free to edit that page with any more ideas or suggestions too :-)

Hope to see you there - I've heard a rumour that the first drink is on the highest placed Australian in the current arbcom elections.... Privatemusings (talk) 23:44, 4 December 2008 (UTC)ok, so I started that rumour too....

Hi.

You had the article tagged as G11: "Blatant advertising. Pages which exclusively promote some entity and which would need to be fundamentally rewritten to become encyclopedic. Note that simply having a company or product as its subject does not qualify an article for this criterion."

I really don't see this as being "blatant advertising" - it's a prosaic stub which identifies the subject and gives a small amount of context, without saying much more, and so falls very neatly under the second sentence. The only promotional-like part, I guess, is the phrase "popular in the late 1970s", but it seems a bit much to condemn it for one cheery word. Promotional would include a screed about how brilliant they were, a plethora of glowing reviews, but it's hard to be promotional without very much content.

It doesn't really fulfil any other CSD criteria, for that matter. The usual suggestion in cases like this is either A1 or A7, but it certainly provides context, and it asserts notability through a thirty year career and being tied into a named "movement". If we're not willing to accept that as indicators of notability, which would be reasonable, following the link to jawp tells even a monolingual Anglophone like myself that they had a lengthy output culminating in three different "best of" albums, which ought to suggest something :-)

Hope that clarifies things... Shimgray | talk | 03:31, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

That's nonsense, the category titled 2003 Iraq conflict, it's very clearly that the year is 2003, while the raid occured in 2008, so the artile didn't belong there. 207.233.67.8 (talk) 17:06, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

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The Powerhouse Museum will be giving Wikimedia Australia members (and friends) a personal tour through their collections - much of it not on public display. They'll take photos for us and give us access to their curators. Afterwards, they give us a meeting room and we help improve articles about their items. 20people Max.

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Hope to see you there, Witty Lama 05:08, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

for sure. I'll add you to a list of interested people if you'd like. Witty Lama 12:06, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Hi all, it's Meetup time again :-) - Hopefully you'll be up for meeting on April 22nd at about 6pm at The Paragon, a pub in Circular Quay. It'll be the usual round of drinks and chit chats, with no particular agenda, just some friendly faces, and a shared interest in Wiki stuff. If you've thought about coming along before, but haven't made it - we'd love to see you - it'll be a relaxed, social chin wag about all things wiki - bring anyone along you fancy, and I hope you can make it :-)

Please do sign up on the meetup page, and do also feel free to nominate an alternative time / date / location if for whatever reason the 21st doesn't work for you - we're an accommodating bunch :-) cheers, Privatemusings (talk) 04:11, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

As you commented on Left-wing nationalism in the past, I wish to inform you that I have listed it for deletion. See: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Left-wing nationalism. The Four Deuces (talk) 12:14, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

G'day Sydneysiders :-) - this is just a 'last call' note to let you know that the meetup tonight at the belgian beer cafe. This meetup coincides with the end of an 'unlocking IP' conference, and various folk from creative commons, and other interested parties are hoping to come along, so it should be an interesting and rewarding meet - plus Casliber assures us the beer is fantastic :-) - it's an 'all ages' venue, and I hope to see you there! best, Privatemusings (talk) 02:49, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

I think you may have been notified by email, but I thought it was worth my dropping in a note anywhoo, to let you know that Sydney Wikipedians are having a meetup this coming Tuesday, the 4th August. As you'll see on that page, we have two folk flying in from the Wikimedia Foundation who will be attending, and we have a great crowd of wiki types signed up to come along.

If you've never been to a meetup before, this wouldn't be a bad one to kick off with (we're all very friendly, interesting, and great looking folk ;-), and if you have, well come along again, why don't ya! If you've any questions you can flick the aussie mailing list an email on wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org aussie mailing list, or drop me a note on my talk page. Hope to see some of you there!

ps. If you've already signed up, and received an email, and a phone call, and a door knock, and are getting a bit frustrated with constant advances from enthusiastic australian wiki types, then I'm told you can print this message, and bring it along to use as a 'free beer' voucher, redeemable by our esteemed Vice-President of WMAU on the night...... ;-) Privatemusings (talk) 22:06, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi all,

It's meetup time again in Sydney - hopefully you'll be able to come along for friendly chat and drinks about all things wiki - topics will no doubt include the Chapter - perhaps with planning for the upcoming AGM, the general state of wiki-play, and the traditional candle lighting to encourage the mythical flagged-revisions extension to make its way on to the wiki. At this point, I usually mention that sitting wiki arbitrators are compelled to buy everyone a drink, but one of our number has taken a rather extreme route in avoiding this duty - if you have no idea what I'm talking about then you're probably busy writing and maintaining articles - but come along anyways on the 21st October, from 18.30 til late, to find out :-) cheers, Privatemusings (talk) 21:32, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

You tagged an article about Mobile International Speedway for notablility. I think that issue has been addressed. Is it okay to remove the tag? Doctorfun (talk) 11:59, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Sure. I did it.... Regards, Ariconte (talk) 12:45, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Hello Ariconte, and thanks for your work patrolling new changes. I am just informing you that I declined the speedy deletion of Surfpin - a page you tagged - because: The article makes a credible assertion of importance or significance, sufficient to pass A7. Please review the criteria for speedy deletion before tagging further pages. If you have any questions or problems, please let me know. NW (Talk) 03:48, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

I agree your decision is correct, but....

The article is written by the marketing manager Special:Contributions/Projjol and certainly is an attempt to use WP for promotion of the business. See Media:Surfpin_website.jpg.

I think the article should be cut down and merged into another article that covers the industry.... for example: Electronic money. I have no idea where Surfpin fits in the industry.... so how much emphasis does it deserve???? Regards, Ariconte (talk) 20:21, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

Would it qualify for speedy deletion under G11 (Unambiguous advertising)??? Regards, Ariconte (talk) 22:56, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

I would not think so, but please feel to send it to WP:AFD if you feel it is not notable enough. NW (Talk) 23:02, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

Hi,

I just logged in today to add more detail to the Senomix Timesheets Wikipedia page located at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senomix_Timesheets

However, I see that you marked it for speedy deletion, with it removed before a -hangon- could be posted in response.

As far as I can tell, the page itself did not match the "Unambiguous advertising or promotion" reasons under which you marked it. There was no advertising on that page and I was careful in writing the text to ensure it met Wikipedia's standard for software descriptions. There was no promotional chatter or other garbage which I'm sure you would see from auto-generated spam pages -- it was a description of the product: One of the first commercial applications to use Sun's Java Web Start technology.

To clarify the article and ensure it is not confused with promotional material, I have added in an external reference to the Sun Microsystems 2004 Swing Sightings journal in which the software was first mentioned and will obtain additional materials to cite for relevant content over the coming week. Other article text was also adjusted to clarify the listing, with a sentence describing the software's functionality (which could possibly be construed as promotional) removed entirely.

Would those adjustments resolve your previous concerns about the entry's content?

Thanks,

Zkeifkaf (talk) 03:26, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

I see the article has been created again and is in the Afd process. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 20:13, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

You are welcome. I think sometimes there is a temptation to be too quick on the trigger with speedy delete. DES ^(talk) 13:28, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Hello Ariconte. I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of Reflective belt, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Not a test page. Thank you. Theleftorium 21:58, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

OK. What should be done with it??? See Talk:Reflective belt. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 07:14, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Please make sure you follow the instructions at WP:Copying within Wikipedia the next time you merge an article with another. Theleftorium 11:06, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

I left a note via a HTML comment but was unaware of the instructions regarding 'cut and paste'. It is enough to put an editor off.... ie; a disincentive towards improving Wikipedia. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 20:42, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

I started this conversation on Tagishsimon's talk page, with:
Based on User_talk:Mks86#Proposed_deletion_of_Accenture_India_Delivery_Centre it looks like you PRODed this on 13 August. I can not find any PROD discussion and the history of the current article shows it being created on 17 December 2009. Can you assist me to find any discussion that happened? Thanks, Ariconte (talk) 10:39, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

I don't recal any debate, nor the fate of my prod. Looking at it again today, I'd prod it once more ... others might disagree. I'll do nothing for the moment, however, lest you fancy having a crack at it. --Tagishsimon (talk) 09:59, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

I think I will leave it to another editor to do whatever is 'right'. Ariconte (talk) 20:57, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

{{helpme}} I patrolled the page for new pages patrol and I am now interested as to whether it is notable. Or it could just be a interest of the editors that are writing it. I can not find any references other than what is given. I'm requesting that other editors have a look. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 04:15, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

You may be right in your assumption that WP:GNG is not met (and WP:NOTNEWS). If it's not a hoax, then it seems extremely local in nature -- google news doesn't seem to turn up anything. Perhaps WP:PROD is the way to go. Alternatively, just tag it with {{notability}}. --Shirik (Questions or Comments?) 04:37, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

I taged it with {{notability}} twice and other editors deleted the tags. Still no news via the google search. I am inclined to think it is a local political event and unencylopaedic.... Regards, Ariconte (talk) 00:10, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Resolution: Speedy delete, see: Afd. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 20:01, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

I have to ask...what piqued your interest in it? this person was my great great grandfather :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:50, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Replied by email on 08/01/10 at 06:56:17 (Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:56:17 +0000).Ariconte (talk) 19:12, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

Ack, yeah, got your reply, just been hit with a mass of RL stuff. Will contact soon :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 19:29, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

Note: original question was:

Hi. What about the {{hangon}}, I asked on the talk page for a few minutes to look at references, etc. You deleted while I was working on it..... Is it not OK to assume good faith on the original authors and my part - I was attempting to find info which would allow the article to stay....  ???? Regards, Ariconte (talk) 00:09, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

For one thing, you're not the creator, so you shouldn't place a hangon: they're only for the creator of the article. Secondly, you're free to recreate with improved sourcing; it's simply that there was absolutely nothing on the page that would entitle it to be kept in the state in which I found it. Nyttend (talk) 00:14, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Please send me the page and the talk page, Thanks, Ariconte (talk) 00:26, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

See User:Ariconte/Gillingham and its talk page. Nyttend (talk) 00:49, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Please supply the user name of the original creator. Thanks, Ariconte (talk) 02:03, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Oh, sorry; here's the complete edit history —

• 23:42, 7 January 2010 . . Ariconte (talk | contribs | block) (550 bytes) (Added {{coi}} tag to article using Friendly)
• 23:41, 7 January 2010 . . Ariconte (talk | contribs | block) (524 bytes) (hangon)
• 23:30, 7 January 2010 . . Ironholds (talk | contribs | block) (513 bytes) (Requesting speedy deletion (CSD A7). using TW)
• 23:15, 7 January 2010 . . Jsbillin (talk | contribs | block) (501 bytes)
• 23:13, 7 January 2010 . . Jsbillin (talk | contribs | block) (495 bytes) (←Created page with 'Image:fhg1.jpg F.H.Gillingham & Sons is one of Vermont's oldest general stores. It is located in the heart of Woodstock, Vermont, where thousands of p...')

Nyttend (talk) 02:12, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

It's been a while since the wiki folk of Sydney had the chance to meetup - and there's quite a lot going on. If you've never been to a meetup before, you're especially welcome, and if you're an old hand, then please do make an effort to touch base :-) You can sign up here, or drop a note on my talk page if you have any questions or anything - hope to see you there! cheers, Privatemusings (talk) 02:57, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

See the meetup page for further information - short version is that we're hoping to meet in a fortnight in the city for a beer and a chat. Minors and Miners are welcome, with a responsible adult and a minimum of coal dust ;-) - do try and get out if you can, it's been a little while since wiki folk met in Sydney :-) cheers, Privatemusings (talk) 05:28, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on BigPhallica requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a band or musician, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for musical topics. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hang on}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion, or "db", tag; if no such tag exists, then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hang-on tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. andy (talk) 22:11, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

New contributor, still learning process. Have left a message responding to your suggestions at User Talk:Amedea. Amedea (talk) 17:31, 13 November 2010 (UTC) Request to clarify a few points. AmedeaAmedea (talk) 17:23, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Please do not remove a serious issue tag like notability without addressing the issue. Widefox (talk) 23:41, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

I have removed the {{prod}} tag from John Foley (American football), 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! By the way, I left info on my reasons at the article's talk page--you may be right, but I think we need to do AFD instead of just a PROD.--Paul McDonald (talk) 14:53, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Just wanted to thank you for your patience and coaching in the Wikipedia process. A new world for me, and quite enlightening.

More work to do on Diane Nash, and will take a look at other civil rights figures, just to make the sources are in. Kids use Wikipedia a lot, and Martin Luther King's birthday is a few weeks away. Lots of school essays. A good time to pitch in on clean up.

Meanwhile, haven't forgotten about Elise Boulding, just waiting for books to arrive. Decided I was seeing a piecemeal story, and needed the bigger picture. Hopefully that will get revisited soon.

Thanks for explaining how the process works, and coaching me through the rough patches. Greatly appreciated. Amedea (talk) 17:10, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

While it wasn't vandalism, it was a good call for spam or pure content issues. I've revereted the additions to all but the parent article and notified the user. Thanks for the report! Dreadstar ☥ 01:48, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, Ariconte (talk) 01:50, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

If you have the time and inclination, might be worthwhile to check to make sure the sources meet WP:RS and WP:V in Pacific_Brands#The_Company, e.g. I'm not sure if Oxfam Australia is a RS - it may be, but might want to make certain it is. Dreadstar ☥ 05:32, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi Ariconte. I'm unsure why my Berlei contribution was deleted. I was told from another editor adding a sentence referening Pacific Brands and the key issues would be ok in its subsidiaries. Cameron Hankins (talk) 03:42, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

I tried to indicate my reasoning in the edit comment: "Berlei is a brand, not a company since 1950s. See WP:BRD and talk page.". I also made a comment on the Berlei talk page: Talk:Berlei. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 04:50, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

The WP Foundation has initiated a project to improve the initial contact that a new editor recieves. User:Jane Peppler is one of the participants. Thanks for your encouraging response to her edits and explaining 'repeated references'. Buster Seven Talk 21:12, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

The page was just a redirect to another page and was tagged for speedy deletion. It didn't have any content included. If the subject meets notability requirements, then feel free to start the article. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 23:28, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on File:Berlei UK factory at Slough.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F2 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an image page for a missing or corrupt image or an empty image description page for a Commons-hosted image.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion," which appears inside of the speedy deletion ({{db-...}}) tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Marcus Qwertyus 01:21, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Hello Ariconte

Months ago - nearly a year in fact - you were a very active participant in the editing of an article I posted in 2008, Conflict Continuum. It was my attempt to explain a model created by educator and theorist Andra Medea. After I posted the article it immediately acquired a few tags (orphan, cleanup, original research), which I tried to fix by adding links to other Wikipedia entries and source references. To no avail. The tags stayed. Eventually, seeing that except for the tags it was otherwise attracting little interest I turned my attention to more urgent matters and left my article to fend for itself. (Essentially, I had to find paying work. But I'll leave my personal life travails out of this.)

Every once in awhile I came back to check on it, and was mildly relieved that it remained live. Then, earlier this year, I saw that someone - or perhaps a committee of someones - had cut it down to a stub and grafted on a capsule description of an unrelated conflict continuum theory developed by someone named Elise Boulding. I thought, "OK, they just didn't like it for some reason. It's been living on borrowed time anyway." This past week I discovered Andra Medea herself had showed up in December 2010 to make some edits, which prompted a flurry of activity. And ultimately the changes that diminished my article to its present state.

I've learned some interesting things reading the exchanges that broke out. Apparently there was skepticism, never explicitly stated as such, that I really existed; the original article was of sufficiently high quality no stranger could possibly have been responsible for it. Wasn't it a dead giveaway that this Rawland character had contributed nothing else to Wikipedia? Well to borrow from Stephen Crane, "A man said to the universe: 'Sir, I exist!'"

More than that, I've left traces of myself elsewhere online. Here, for example: http://www.apexgarage.com/articles/pontiac/2006-pontiac-gto.shtml

And here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A18T2RB58399AD/ref=cm_pdp_rev_all?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview

And here: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1466604628&sk=notes

In a series of email exchanges with Ms. Medea that began last Friday (9/23/2011) I have learned you considered my article potentially worthy of expansion into a feature. That, at long last, gets me to the reason why I'm writing you. I would like to put my article back up, if possible without the Boulding material. Of if it can't go up under the original Conflict Continuum title, perhaps under a new title that makes clear it's about Medea's model only. I have a few more references to address the problems that attracted tags the first time.

Is there any chance?

Sincerely,

Frank Rawland (talk) 05:21, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Hi - You need to read through Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Conflict_Continuum. My contributions to the article were an attempt to save it from deletion and to assist Ms. Medea to improve it without getting into a conflict. Improvements to articles are always welcome. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 06:49, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

You need to reference secondary sources. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 07:12, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your assistance. "Secondary sources," plural. Would two be enough, or has all the controversy surrounding my article raised the burden of proof? Frank Rawland (talk) 00:16, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

My memory of the issues is: The original article was like an essay... and some thought it was promoting Ms Medea's book. etc. Please read WP:OR, particularly the sections comparing primary and secondary sources, then just do what you think is right. WP:BB. Cheers, Ariconte (talk) 02:04, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

<<The original article was like an essay... and some thought it was promoting Ms Medea's book.>>

Boy, I don't agree with that at all. There was a sentence in one section and a portion of a paragraph in another that, looking back, I'd say strayed into essay territory, but as for the rest the tone I aimed for was that of a neutral summary. As for promoting "Conflict Unraveled," the text of the article never mentions the book. It was only cited as a source. My impression was that Widefox thought Medea was using the article to promote her book and herself (he was a bloody great thug about it too), and maybe thought she was using my name as a cover. Perhaps that's because I was absent from the discussion.

In any event, there's probably a different reason the article can't stand as originally written. According to Wikipedia's definition, the Rogue Messiah section of the article was original research because I imposed a novel interpretation and structure on the raw material. It just so happens AMedea liked my interpretation. But that's neither here nor there. As written it doesn't meet the standard, yet that's the part of the article I most want to have in. Frank Rawland (talk) 19:12, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi Ariconte,

Since you were a part of the WikiGuides project, I thought I'd give you a heads-up about a new way you can help/mentor newbies on en.wiki: we've recently released a feature called the Feedback Dashboard, a queue that updates in real time with feedback and editing questions from new registered contributors who have attempted to make at least one edit. Steven Walling and I are putting together a task force for experienced Wikipedians who might be interested in monitoring the queue and responding to the feedback: details are here at Wikipedia:Feedback Dashboard. Please sign up if you're interested in helping out! Thanks, Maryana (WMF) (talk) 21:39, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

You are listed here as interested in Sydney meetups, so I thought I'd let you know about one on this Saturday at 5pm at the Alexandria Hotel. Details here: Wikipedia:Meetup/Sydney/November_2011. It would be great to see you. --99of9 (talk) 00:58, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

WT:New editor feedback#Proposed office hours. Thanks, Steven Walling (WMF) • talk 21:35, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

Hi Ariconte,

Thanks for signing up for the Feedback Dashboard response team! I wanted to let you know that the tool just got an important update (see here for details). I also wanted to invite you to the IRC office hours session that Steven and I are going to hold this Sunday, December 4. Hope you can make it and share your experience/questions with us! Thanks again, Maryana (WMF) (talk) 23:46, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

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Copyright violations are not permissible anywhere on Wikipedia, not even in userspace. That said, I've removed the relevant text on the above talk page. (I assume you're aware of the consequences of deliberately restoring copyright violations, if not then here's the usual boilerplate.) MER-C 06:32, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your feedback. I am not the person David P. Flores. I am a life long friend of and help David P. Flores with his website and online identity. I did get all the content directly from David P. Flores. Please tell me how I can specify this in the wiki article as no deception is intended here. Thank you for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dfeditor (talk • contribs) 04:30, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

You requested speedy deletion under G1(patent nonsense) of Template: Ship USNS.....(Sorry but I forgot the rest of the name), however G1 only apples to pages that are made up of text like this: jndhdndjsnsjnsbshshdjshjssjnsjiaallqpwkakkqka. Basically, if you can understand it G1 doesn't apply. The page still needs deletion because that is not a template but an article, however, it would not be deleted under G1. Just letting you know. Cheers! Ramaksoud2000 (talk) 23:14, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

I'm not sure how this article is flagged as an autobiography. I did it as a learning experience for a class (I'm a student in NY). I have no relation to the topic. I was also wondering if you could point out what portions of it read as an advertisement. Thank you! --Aad351 (talk) 21:07, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Just my impressions, I could be wrong. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 21:22, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Do you have any suggestions on how I could edit it so it reads less as such? Thank you! --Aad351 (talk) 21:28, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

The key issue is reliable sourses. I can't find any information on this person in sources I perceive to meet the reliable source guidelines. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 21:51, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

I spent 2 months researching Kris Herzog, the world he lives and works in is primarily reported on by media sources like TMZ and TMZ.com, CelebDirtyLaundry, LickAblecelebs.com, RadarOnline.com, etc.... I also included more mainstream ones like; Los Angeles CBS 2 / KCAL 9, People Magazine, US Weekly, Life and Style weekly and several others listed on my Wikipedia page, which combined have published over 247 stories about Herzog, his Book, My True Hollywood Story and/or his company, The Bodyguard Group over the last 4 years.

As for Independent, since over 50% of the stories on TMZ and TMZ.com do NOT show Herzog in a good light, I would say they those are as Independent as you get.

The 21 Independent and verifiable sources I list the include several national news media outlets like: Los Angeles CBS 2 / KCal 9 which have aired 2 News Anchor Sharon Tay in depth news investigations about Herzog (re Mel Gibson) for a total of over 10 minutes of air time, it was then re run nationally and internationally.

Herzog has been the central figure in over a dozen national and international news stories in just the last 4 years and that is far more than thousands of others who currently have pages on Wikipedia.

Herzog owns the only company in the United States that gets jobs for free for U.S. Navy SEAL team members and others.

Herzog was a key and central figure in some of the biggest news stories of 2009, 2010, 2011, Mel Gibson and Herman Cain.

Herzog's story is noteworthy and as 50% or more of the news stories I have sighted DO NOT paint him in a good light, this is clearly* NOT** self promotion, advertising or and auto biography.

• **TMZ calls him a convicted felon who likes to impersonate cops, etc....

When you Google search: 1. Kris Herzog, 2. Kristian Herzog or 3. Kris Herzog Book, you get millions of results and Herzog has a higher standing and more noteworthiness than thousands of *people that currently have Wikipedia pages.

• Like his contemporary Gavin De Becker. who currently has a Wikipedia page.

I have never met or spoken to him and only started this project to learn about Journalism and Wikipedia.

Amanda, NYC Student — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aad351 (talk • contribs) 04:21, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

I have added two references to the de Becker article and tagged it as needing more. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 06:33, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

The negative entry about Herzog and 99% of the negative comments about him in every News story about Herzog, is by a stalker that has been stalking Kris Herzog for years, he is filing a civil case against her and his Attorney has already started to look for her, to have her served with a Restraining Order and Civil papers, one of her alleged witnesses will not stand up for her and have already stated she misquoted him, the other has been named in the civil suit and will be served papers soon.

Court Records Indicate: This female stalker uses many names and has already been arrested for stalking Herzog and other celebrities in the past, she was committed to the Arizona State Mental hospital twice for stalking.

It is a classic case of e-media or social media stalkers or "haters", people that will never be you, so they attack you for no reason.

I did a check with the BBB of America, in 44 years NO current or former client has ever sued or even filed a complaint against Mr Herzog or his company.

If you read her complaint carefully she offers NO eye witness testimony about anything she alleges, NONE PERIOD.

SHE HAS never MET or spoken to Mr Herzog in any way, shape or form, except to email his company weekly, begging and pleading for an interview of him or any of his Celebrity clients.

Her alleged witnesses have NEVER met Mr Herzog or witnessed anything they have alleged.

If we are to go by the FACTS and ONLY the FACTS here they are:

His 43 year old company The Bodyguard Group.

Herzog's web site CLEARLY states that they are NOT a security guard company, but ONLY a private referral group of elite military members.

These same people that attack him here on Wikipedia have made dozens of complaints against Mr Herzog and 100% of them have found to be UNFOUNDED and they were ALL dismissed.

Herzog's criminal record, from altercations with the aggressive criminal Paparazzi.

Herzog had stated in public interviews and fully admits to having thousands of violent altercations for the aggressive criminal Paparazzi.

Out of these thousands of violent, 100% work related altercations, Herzog has be charged in 3 cases, one 21 years ago, on 12 years ago and one 5 years ago. ALL 3 were verbal ONLY altercations, NO injuries, NO serious violence has ever been alleged. (pushing shoving excluded)

To have only 3 cases, all misdemeanors but 1, out of thousands of work related altercations aggressive criminal Paparazzi, gives Mr Herzog a record of staying out of trouble 99% of the time.

My father is a District (State's Prosecuting) Attorney, he pulled ALL of Mr Herzog's Police reports and court records.

As for concerns about Herzog being violent or dangerous, My Father, after speaking to the Officers involved with Herzog said this: "Herzog is not made for Hollywood, he to far to direct, upfront and honest and that makes enemies fast in the world he works in, he using the images of himself with celebrities to get jobs for U.S. Veterans for FREE, that pisses off the normal security companies that do not do it for free."

Herzog's criminal record, from altercations with the aggressive criminal Paparazzi.:

Of ALL of Mr Herzog's courts cases, ALL have been dismissed, PERIOD. (1 after a plea deal, to stay out of trouble for 3 years, which he has and that was dismissed as well).

If ANY of the so called PI or companies had the impressive Celebrity photos like Herzog does, they would also use them to get jobs, just not free of charge for U.S. Veterans, like Herzog and his father before him, has been doing since 1967.

His attackers do not have a web site like Herzog, with thousands of celebrity photos, so they are jealous of his success.

Members of The Secret Service and Herman Cain's staff had been on Herzog's web site for several days BEFORE Herzog was hired by the Herman Cain campaign, what does that tell you. Maybe they know more about the REAL Kris Herzog than any of us.

Has Herzog been in trouble, yes he has, but I think we all deserve a 2nd chance and ALL reports were Herzog did an outstanding job protecting Herman Cain, evidenced by the photos of Herzog with Herman Cain, taken AFTER the TMZ story broke and Herzog was headed home.

If Herzog is so bad, why is it that after thousands of stories have been run about him, NOT one ex girlfriend, NOT on ex Employee, NOT one ex Client has ever said anything negative about him ?

If he is so bad, why don't ALL the celebrities demand to be taken off of his web site ?

Maybe Herzog is just a human as any of us, not perfect, made mistakes, but even his worst critics have NEVER offered any proof that he is not what he says he is, a U.S. Veteran Helping his fellow Veterans with FREE of charge job placement.

Again, please note;

If we are to go by the FACTS and ONLY the FACTS here they are: She or Her alleged witnesses have NEVER met Mr Herzog or witnessed anything they have alleged.

Every negative comment about Herzog is 100% from what they have read about him in the tabloids.

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Entered on 19 Jan.... Ariconte (talk) 21:00, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

How can i delete that photo i want to delete it too. but how can i ?? please help me :)) Ultraslansi —Preceding undated comment added 01:07, 4 February 2012 (UTC).

I am not sure how to delete a photo from commons. In Wikipedia you can request to delete a page where you are the only contributor.... I could not find a similar tag for Commons. It will dissapear soon. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 01:59, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your feedback! I have really enjoyed working on this and hope to make more contributions to the trading software pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlHenIV (talk • contribs) 15:02, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

I sent you a thank you note and I am not sure if I actually sent it. Could you verify this?

Thank youEndofix (talk) 03:24, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

I see this note on my talk page.... Thanks and regards, Ariconte (talk) 04:21, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

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thanks, Ariconte for sending me a message or else i would be dissapointed Regards,polpoluu~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Polupolu890 (talk • contribs) 00:22, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Really appreciate your feedback. The page I'm contributing to is the Joe Paterno bio. I've got tons of valid references, but the whole subject has been so fraught with debate and strong feelings I didn't know if I could actually edit without a lengthy discussion about every edit. Thanks for clarifying! This frees me up considerably. AVR2012 (talk) 05:25, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

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	Thanks..I am started today and want to play my small part in creating a world where is knowledge is free Sanjeet Dash 13:27, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

The information on getting started with the editing process I am sure will be very helpful. Learning about the prefix WP in front of medicine proved to be the open sesame. I had wasted more time just trying to get there. It was an enormous help. Now I an set up with the Cardiology group and can start moving forward with my projects. I did encounter one difficulty in following the directions. I was told to copying a listing that was already there and so I did, however there was a period (.) elevated from the bottom of the line to midline position. How is that done? I cannot find it in any of my shortcut lists.

Thank you again for all the help. Your generosity is a most impressive.76.118.186.119 (talk) 00:53, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

I don't understand the question "there was a period (.) elevated from the bottom of the line to midline position. How is that done?". Unless it was a special character like this 'ˑ' which was inserted using the 'Special characters' tool at the top of the edit window. If that is not the answer... please give me links to what your asking about. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 01:42, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

The topic Nelson Mendes is backed up by numerous public references. What other information would be necessary to allow this topic to be posted/uploaded to Wiki? Regards, user: Nelsmend. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.255.165.187 (talk) 15:52, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Just need to satisfy notability requirements; see (WP:BIO). Regards, Ariconte (talk) 18:29, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Nelsmend (talk) 19:43, 12 February 2012 (UTC)user Nelsmend

I absolutely understand why editing a page with which I have strong connections is discouraged. The issue, though, is that my company's page as it stands is substantially biased, whereas the edits I am trying to make would reduce that bias immensely, if not completely. Our page currently reads like a self-promoting advertisement and has been left that way for quite some time.

There is no question that an edited version would contribute more constructively and add more value to Wikipedia than the existing one. Is there any way for me to submit my edits for approval from a third party? If not, do you have any suggestions as to how I might get those edits made? I'm happy to disclose my affiliation on our page if that would make a difference. Thank you, again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carly.n.bennett (talk • contribs) 04:23, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

The place to disclose your affiliation is on the talk page of the article. I don't understand why you are having trouble editing the article.... I will look again and see if I can understand the error log. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 04:49, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

You may be interested in the response of another editor to your 'false positive' note: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter/False_positives/Reports#Carly.n.bennett. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 04:58, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

I had a look at the log at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseLog?title=Special:AbuseLog&wpSearchUser=Carly.n.bennett . Possibly if you do some other other editing to get a bit of experience then you won't fall in to the 'new editor' category. Look at Wikipedia:Community_portal for areas you could contribute. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 06:10, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

So helpful - will look into editing the Frederick C. Leonard article you suggested. Thank you very much, again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.130.94.58 (talk) 13:27, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

You were right - I edited the Fredreick C. Leonard article a bit and was able to make edits to my company's page from there. Now that I have made it more objective and up-to-date, is there a way to request that an objective third party review the page to remove the "wikify" and "advert" flags? I don't want to remove them myself because, as we discussed, I have a conflict of interest. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carly.n.bennett (talk • contribs) 05:17, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Have a look at WP:RQ, choose a catagory and put your request there. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 10:01, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

i apprechiate you

polpoluu~ 21:31, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

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Hi and thanks for response - I'm a new contributor so don't quite understand the form. I assume my (very modest) contribution was edited by an 'official' moderator, though I can't see what revisions s/he made from the page now. And you are... a different sort of moderator? Sorry, I did look at the guidelines for contributing but don't understand this process and would really like to.James 'Diz' Mitchell (talk) 10:18, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Have a look at Wikipedia:Getting started, start with the first line Wikipedia:Who_writes_Wikipedia. There are about 140,000 editors of which 1% (1400) are administrators ... more experienced editors. So I don't think your post was changed by an 'admin'. Just by someone who thought his version was an improvement (see WP:AGF). Wikipedia is BIG and to play in the melee you will need to read some of the guidelines. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 21:43, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the response to my confusion about citing sources. I never knew that that option was there!14jbella (talk) 19:18, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

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Hi, Ariconte! I saw the work that you have been doing at the feedback dashboard, so here, as a form of appreciation, I am glad to award you the Feedback dashboard barnstar. Without you and a few more Wikipedians, the Feedback dashboard will be useless. Continue to help other editors through the Feedback dashboard, so that they may be great editors someday, like you! God bless and continue your stay as a true Wikipedian! Jedd Raynier (talk) 01:27, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

Hello Ariconte, I hope you enjoy this cookie as an amicable greeting from another Wikipedian and Feedback helper. SwisterTwister talk 07:14, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks; I've noticed you as a Feedback responder also.... Regards, Ariconte (talk) 07:35, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

As far as RS, the difficulty seems to be that there is/are far more un-RS than RS, so what is taken for use is merely what happens to be available or convenient. Also worth noting is that paradigmatic concensus is always challenged but the concept of agreement must be different in its composition (i.e. lacking un-RS, RS present).DJC (talk) 13:54, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

This probably should be moved somewhere more conversationally intuitive.DJC (talk) 13:57, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Regarding Copyright problems with Group (film)

I do hold the copyright on Group, the movie, starring Carrie Brownstein. Forgive me, as I've not been part of creating anything on Wikipedia before, but we are deluged with requests about the movie since Brownstein's success on Portlandia, and figured we'd be doing everyone a favor by getting into out about this earlier acting project she stars in.

However, if the image is a problem - which I gather it is - let's delete it. Our goal here, and as stated, I am the copyright holder, is to make information available to more people.

I own the movie, Group, the official website associated with the film - www.groupthemovie.com, and the production company, Wovie, that made the film.

I hope this clears things up - does it? Also, is there any chance that page was saved some place or will it have to be created all over again?

How do we proceed?

ZaiqueZaique (talk) 00:05, 6 March 2012 (UTC)ZaiqueZaique

Answered on your talk page. Ariconte (talk) 00:53, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

I did send an email note immediately to permissions-en@wikimedia.org regarding my ownership of all the materials related to Group (film). How long might the resolution process take?

ZaiqueZaique (talk) 16:03, 6 March 2012 (UTC)ZaiqueZaique

I don't know. Ariconte (talk) 18:55, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

I sent one in about 6 weeks ago and just got the reply. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 22:56, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Hello Ariconte, another Wikipedia editor has been in contact with me about Group, and about putting a nonvio, short version of Group (film) into a sandbox for me. But I can't find any record of that contact, no breadcrumb or trail leading back to that person. I would be very grateful if you could help me find my way back to that contact. ZaiqueZaique (talk) 18:41, 14 March 2012 (UTC)ZaiqueZaique

I can not see where this happened. I suggest you make a request at Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 20:21, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

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Hi Ariconte,

the feedback dashboard had insufficient throttling against aggressive abuse, and a vandal was exploiting that. This should now be fixed, but the fixed version will likely be deployed no sooner than March 19. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks for being so incredibly active helping new users. :-) --Eloquence* 03:36, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

It's back! --Eloquence* 01:53, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

OK well thank you for responding. Will try to do better in the future. Have a nice weekend. KellieFlan (talk) 01:27, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up! I will strictly adhere to Wikipedia's neutrality guidelines. TulsaCatholic (talk) 16:19, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

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	This was really helpful. I have 2500+ edits, 3 month experince of wikipedia n still unaware of it. Its good to see that someone can explain properly to a newcomer. It even helped me! So, U DESERVE THIS !!! Yasht101 03:22, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! Ariconte (talk) 04:08, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

I'm certain the warning was an oversight. The content at the User Talk page were warnings. I will be restoring the content of the page, as the warning record is needed for that account. Just letting you know, no harsh feelings etc I am r000t (talk) 05:25, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Disregard the above statement, I looked and saw what and why you did. I will delete the notice you left on my talk page as it was automated and not aimed at me. I am r000t (talk) 05:28, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Confusing at first!! I was confused but then realized you got the warning because you were the first editor of the talk page. What a mess. Thanks for your contributions! Ariconte (talk) 05:34, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for the response. I had a look at your 'to do' page and you mentioned wanting to learn more about Pakistan, a few years ago. How have you been doing in that regard? Regards --Nztui12 (talk) 10:25, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Not well. It is well down the list of 'to do' items..... the main list is 'off wiki'. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 20:39, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Hello, regarding copyright issues raised about my proposed entry for Group (Film), I emailed permissions-en@wikimedia.org - but never heard a word back. Do you recommend I forget about that and start over - write new copy, draft a new entry - in my sandbox?

ZaiqueZaique (talk) 20:53, 31 March 2012 (UTC)ZaiqueZaique

You have the start of the article in your sandbox and you could expand on that.... I would use your own words. The first thing to address is the notability of this film, you need to find reliable sources which support your statement of notability. Use these references as inline citations. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 23:34, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I'm the editor that reverted Andrew Hoseason's first edit. I thought about it for quite a while (indeed see User:Martin_of_Sheffield/my_sandbox2 where I was experimenting) and in the end sent him a welcome notice to his talk page explaining why I had done it. The details are now on Talk:Bede. Perhaps he missed it, or perhaps he didn't realise how to use the article talk page? As a newbie myself it is easy to miss things like this at first, perhaps a gentle pointer might not come amiss, or else information on how to reach concensus rather than dispute. Anyhow, for you information the matter is under discussion on Talk:Bede, perhaps you would care to view or comment? Regards, Martin of Sheffield (talk) 14:08, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the note... A good suggestion to talk consensus rather than dispute. I reference the dispute page because it talks to all the ways to solve 'issues'.... Anyway I will try to make it more positive in the future. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 20:35, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

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--Shirt58 (talk) 15:30, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi Ariconte, Just following up on your nomination for the Funds Dissemination Advisory Group. Would it be possible for you and I to have an off-wiki discussion about your interests in the next couple of days. You can email me at bnewstead at wikimedia dot org. --Barry Newstead (WMF) 23:22, 12 April 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bnewstead (talk • contribs)

Your respone really opened my eyes. May God bless you in your future endeavors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amack17 (talk • contribs) 18:20, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

That response to my feedback was somewhat helpful, but almost all of those wiki editing tools all still seem to be text format heavy. --RaijinZD (talk) 10:44, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

I did not add an article, I removed a few words from a sentence. The article is about ectrodactyly, and the first sentence read, "Ectrodactyly...also known as Lobster Claw..." and that is not an acceptable term. People with ectrodactyly are not lobsters, they do not have lobster claws, they have hands. That offensive term was coined by the original Grady Stiles, who used his ectrodactyly as "Lobster Boy" in a circus freak show back in the early 1900s. ABC television had a special five years ago using that term, and that's where the reference was cited from. Don't you know that when ABC re-ran that same show recently, over 140 people from our group emailed them, asking them NOT to use that term!! It's like calling people who wear glasses 'four-eyes' and mentally disabled people 'retards' and so on. We're trying to educate people that ectrodactyly is simply a genetic deformity, not a 'Lobster Claw' syndrome! Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cfrat52 (talk • contribs) 13:36, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

i'm a new wikipedia, and want to contribute in many articles, can u please tell me how do i remove a url from wikipedia blacklist ?

this section by Salmankkhan0312 a few minutes ago. Ariconte (talk) 07:43, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

To SHOUT — Preceding unsigned comment added by VinDibs (talk • contribs) 13:38, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi Ariconte,

I don't have the resources to do my usual content adding at the moment, so I have decided to work on editor retention the next few weeks. Since you seem to be quite active and doing a great job there, I want to ask you some things.

• Any particular tips?
• I shamelessly copied some of your semi-standard replies. Do you mind?

Keep up the good work, regards,

Pim Rijkee (talk) 11:59, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi - No real tips... you have seen how I use the 'canned' replies. Do note the ones in the subpages for Happy, Confused, and Sad... all not very well organized but works for me. I don't mind, flattered that you find them helpful. Thanks for taking part and assisting newbies. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 12:04, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Hello, you expressed interest in future meetups, a meetup will be held on Saturday May 5th at the Alexandria Hotel, further information can be found on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Btw, thanks for helping User talk:Florasoft, who was a participant at Wikipedia:GLAM/SLQ/20 April 2012. Cheers, John Vandenberg ^(chat) 09:23, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

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Hello! Ariconte, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you'd like to drop by the Teahouse and discuss the article, the experienced hosts at the Teahouse would be glad to see if they can offer improvement suggestions... and that may lead to the article becoming accepted. Please join us! Sarah (talk) 02:22, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

I copied this all over to User talk:Lobsterdiego as he was the author of the article .... I just submitted it when he got frustrated. Ariconte (talk) 03:45, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

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Since you expressed interest in these articles that I've reverted, please tell me what do you think (and can do) about it this.

It's by the same person that was recently engaged in this (resulting in a redirected article being literally protected from any further "rv v"), and now has apparently embarked on a one-man crusade to save all such articles from being redirected, and even tagged. --Niemti (talk) 13:54, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

This page keeps being deleted why when it's a genuine established band The Unsung Heroes (band)

Answered, Ariconte (talk) 00:39, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

I just published The Top 10 Worst Video Games Of All-Time on Wikipedia!--Jayemd (talk) 23:50, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Finally, someone has shown me how to contact you. I'd like to thank you for your efforts to help me edit an edit and to cite a reference. Earlier today, however, I explored Teahouse and wrote there for help. Sorry to bother you but I've just got the three questions. Steve Ingham Inghams3 (talk) 02:43, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Answered on your talk page... Ariconte (talk) 02:44, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Hi Ariconte, I saw your feedback for the WLM mobile app. The countries available for uploading monuments are listed under "participating countries" on the main landing page (available from the Wikimedia Commons homepage and also from here: WP:WLM). Australia is not a participant, probably because there was no one to work on the lists, which is pretty labor intensive. I myself put a lot of effort into translating lists into the English Wikipedia for the Wallonian portion of Belgium, and to my delight I see that they are being used! I wish I had had time to do the Flemish ones, but that will be a project for next year. If you are interested in doing some lists in your area and need information how to do it, let me know (it's too late this year though). Jane (talk) 06:47, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback..... I still wonder why it does not just work, even if not part of the 'contest'. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 06:57, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

I am not sure what you mean; do you mean the app just stops? When I choose "Browse countries", I see that Australia isn't listed, which is correct behavior. The "nearby" function will not work if there is nothing nearby. Jane (talk) 08:39, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

I expected the app to allow me to take a picture and then upload it to commons with the matched time and GPS data. If that can be done, I don't know how. There don't seem to be any user instructions that are not related to the contest. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 08:42, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Oh well of course that would not be possible, because without the infrastructure of having the identifier for the subject in an appropriate list, there is no basis for uploading content to Commons. The whole idea of the app is that the "encyclopedic content" rule is covered by the subject being in a "list of wanted objects". Otherwise people could upload their birthday party photos and so forth. You can match any picture to GPS data and timestamps, but that doesn't mean it is a photo worthy to be uploaded to Commons. Jane (talk) 11:23, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

That is analgous to saying 'You can not crete an article in Wikipedia unless it is on a wanted articles list. There are lots of images in commons that were not on lists when the were uploaded. Confuses me, Ariconte (talk) 11:41, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Of course you are right in the sense that the app seems to be overly restrictive, and it would be great to have an app for the default upload wizard that adds your geocoordinates and timestamp (I think the default uploader does do that if your camera allows the geocoordinates to be sent through). I think the problem here is with perception about what the scope of the WLM app is: the WLM app is only for the contest, so each photo needs to be within the constraints of the contest, which by definition are the lists. Without the lists, no jury would be able to judge pictures in an orderly way, since they would have no way of knowing whether the object was in fact on a cultural heritage list or not. This problem is a catch-22 for many countries however. Germany has no central heritage agency, so only a few regions are participating. To make it seem less restrictive, they have allowed uploads without an identifier. Unfortunately I don't speak German, so I can't quite figure out how they manage this with the judging and everything. Jane (talk) 14:26, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, Ariconte (talk) 19:52, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

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hey thanks .... now this something i was looking for.... thank you....hope my article is accepted this time ...;-) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vikassharma2512 (talk • contribs) 06:20, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

That was quick, I think it was only two minutes that I submitted that... I left so as to avoid an editing war, as that's something one of the Wiki guides suggest when there's an issue. So, I hope this time around I can do a bit better... Anyway, thanks for the encouragement. JC.Torpey (talk) 04:17, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

Please refer to Wikipedia:NOT#NEWS. Until these comments can be shown to have an enduring impact, they are not encyclopedic. They can be inserted in a couple of days if they have received widespread criticism or led to a change in policy, but right now they are nothing more than a news piece. Guycalledryan (talk) 00:04, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

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Hi Ariconte, I saw your note on Wikiproject Business from March requesting attention to the Droga5 article, culled through it and did trimming. I may have cut too deep in some areas, but I think it's much better now. Corporate 14:34, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, it had a lot of COI additions...., Ariconte (talk) 18:35, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

Hi Ariconte - thanks for the note about the COI and on choosing more reliable and independent sources. I've made changes to to the reference cited, and have done so with a new user name that shows I am acting independently. Thanks so much for your work, and hopefully this is sufficient to clear up both the neutrality and sources issues indicated at the top of the Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital page. Thanks for any other help you can offer if it is insufficient. BethHatcher (talk) 14:42, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Nice note. I will look at the article more closely and put my thoughts on the talk page of the article. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 21:54, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

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Hi, I noticed your question to User:Bongwarrior regarding a scavenger hunt. For more on it I suggest visiting Talk:Jared Padalecki. Another user has come on and explained further. Apparently a group called GISHWHES is holding a scavenger hunt this week, and one of the items on the list of scavenged items is to vandalize the Jared Padalecki article with some nonsense sentence(s). And apparently the event is quite large which explains the mass vandalism to the page and talk page before both were protected tonight. Gateman1997 (talk) 06:15, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I went to the GISHWHES page and you are right... organized vandals! Regards, Ariconte (talk) 06:18, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, it's for the GISHWHES scavenger hunt. We're supposed to try to put our team names into his page and compliment Misha Collins. Unfortunately, I'm also brand new to wikipedia editing and know nothing about lingo and wiki etiquette which makes getting my section added in extremely difficult.LindyLou212 (talk) 06:19, 30 October 2012 (UTC)