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Ten Pound Hammer • 05:42, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Chak 217 GB

Hi, Can you please look at this page named Chak 217 GB

As it needs to be make changes & if you can help to make it look better.

That will be much appreciated.

Kind Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Armughanpk1 (talk • contribs) 21:25, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

I looked at it and did make several copy edits. I actually needs sources at this point. It does not need a long, unsourced list of (possibly) notable residents right now. Could you add some sources, perhaps from an almanac or newspaper articles? - MrX 22:37, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Thank you so much to have look at it, Please leave those name as it is, actually it's small village & references can't be provided due to it's far away from Electronic media, but i will try to do when i find something. Please leave those names as it is. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Armughanpk1 (talk • contribs) 22:09, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

Fred Phelps & Al Gore

The three edits that I made to the Fred Phelps article were reliably sourced and notable. Those edits do not violate NPOV. You have not provided any reason for your removal of my edits. All you stated is that you find them not to be neutral. That is a statement of your opinion. You did not provide what reasons and why you found my edits to be not neutral. I will go back and put my edits back in place. Going forward I will not discuss this topic on either my talk page or your talk page. These are not the correct forums for this discussion. If you want to discuss your reversal of my edit without providing a reason then you should take that discussion to the talk page of the article itself. You can find that talk page here: Al Gore's Talk Page. Have a good day!--ExclusiveAgent (talk) 16:18, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

The message that I left on your talk page was the closest canned message that I thought described the reason why I reverted your edit. If you look at the edit summary, I also mention that the content that you added is WP:UNDUE and the article is not about Al Gore and Fred Phelps Jr. This raises the question of why you believe adding content about Al Gore and the Clinton's to the Fred Phelps article was a beneficial edit, which I agree should be discussed on the article talk page. Note also that I am not the only editor who objects to the content that you added. - MrX 16:30, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

Thank you MrX. You have made my point exactly. You should not have written on my talk page, you admit this yourself. If there are other editors that disagree with my edit then it is at that talk page that you need to be discussing it. My talk page is not the right place and your talk page is definitely not the right place.--ExclusiveAgent (talk) 17:45, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

Welcome to the world of collaborative editing. Please review WP:TPG. Bye now. - MrX 17:48, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

The fact that you directed me to review a certain page indicates that you could not find a specific reason that your brought up the Phelps/Gore issue on my talk page. It also proves that you have no reason to be discussing it your talk page. I will repeat if you want to rationally discuss the Phelps/Gore issues then I would encourage you to go the Phelps talk page and engage in mature conversation over there--where Phelps/Gore should be discussed.--ExclusiveAgent (talk) 18:00, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

Joseph Arnone

Looks like we've got a WP:COI or WP:AUTO on this recreation of a previously deleted article. I seconded your prod but the WP:SPA removed it. Will you be taking this to AfD? That is a move I would support. Qworty (talk) 22:18, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

You're probably right about the COI and AUTO, but at least there are references now. I've unreviewed the article so that we can get a few more eyes on it. I'm disinclined to take it to AfD myself, at this point. - MrX 22:24, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

SPONGE

Hello. I hope you realize this article has sources and is not a hoax. Why did you try to delete it? And who are you? Thanks. Hefha72 (talk) 00:55, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

I do. I apologize for the misfire. I am MrX.- MrX 00:57, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

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Theologically speaking...

Thank you for refactoring my theology, Archdeacon! Seriously, perhaps my humour was slightly off-key there, apologies for that. All the best! Basket _Feudalist 14:08, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

No worries. I've also been known to go slightly off the rails in similar articles. - MrX 14:10, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

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Need help understanding cleanup tag you added to Westbrook Public Schools

Hi MrX! Back in in December you added a cleanup tag to this article, but I don't quite follow what the issue is. I started a discussion on the talk page at Talk:Westbrook Public Schools#What needs to be cleaned up??. Would you please join the discussion or illustrate what you think the issues are, or point to an exemplar article? Many thanks in advance!--Arg342 (talk) 14:00, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

The article just needs to be fleshed out a little and written as prose, rather than a bullet list. If you click on the link in the box at the top of the article you will see a layout guide. An example of a similar article that is more complete is Bridgeport Public Schools. You can also click on the category links at the bottom of the article to find more examples of school district articles. WP:MOS may also be helpful. Best wishes. - MrX 14:29, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

OK, let me see what I can do. Thanks for the feedback.--Arg342 (talk) 14:55, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of \Doub's Mill

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Sergio Michel

Greetings MrX,

From what I understand, the previous deletion requests were removed because it was flagged for an insufficient reason. I re-added the speedy deletion requests because it satisfied other criteria for speedy deletion.

Specifically:

1) The article is a recreation of a previously deleted article (section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion)

2) Article was created by blocked user. Three accounts have been blocked by admins already, including Sergio Michel's personal wikipedia account (section G5 of the criteria for speedy deletion)

• • AuggiePaoli (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • RockFanUK (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • SergioMichel (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)

3) The article does not indicate why its subject is important or significant (this is a lower standard than notability) (section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion)

"An article about a real person, individual animal(s), organization, web content or organized event that does not indicate why its subject is important or significant, with the exception of educational institutions. This is distinct from verifiability and reliability of sources, and is a lower standard than notability."

I don't mean to step on any feet but I am just confused that this wikipedia entry is still up even though it meets CSD criteria. Let me know what you think as I think it would be appropriate to re-add the speedy deletion tag but with your feedback on the above first.

-- Wikibronx (talk) 19:05, 10 Feburary 2013 (UTC)

I understand the history of the article, however the statements "Sergio Michel appeared on Telemundo's Corazon Valiente as a hitman named El Rubio" and "Sergio Michel is the host and announcer of Celebrity Boxing" are both assert significance. To put it plainly, the assertion of significance is he was on TV.

Remember that CSD is a narrowly construed criterion for deletion without a broader community discussion. It's a short cut to be use only in very clear cases. Generally, if even one other editor (excluding the creator or sockpuppets) oppose a CSD, that's the end. It should not be re-nominated. The next logical step is AfD where, if your reasoning is sound, other editors will form consensus to delete the article after due discussion. I hope that helps. - MrX 19:37, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

I appreciate the response. Please note that the other editor that is opposing the CSD is the original author of the article (In fact I did not realize this until you stated so in your opening paragraph of his talk page). I've been going through his cited sources/references just to verify that they are in fact substantiating any information he wrote in the page. There were a few red flags. He has cited youtube videos to prove that he played a role in a TV show. However the clips from the show illustrate that this was a minor and brief non-speaking role. I don't believe that a minor nonspeaking role in a TV show assert significance. I'd imagine that would open the flood gates for all actors who attain a small bit role in a film or tv show to publish a Misplaced Pages page about themselves based on an insignificant role.

His second assertion of being a host for a Celebrity Boxing match isn't demonstrated by his cited articles. At best, his cited article indicates he was hired for a single match that ended up never materializing (per his own cited reference). There is nothing in his referenced URL that substantiates that he was hired as a host on an ongoing basis. Author of the article continues to revert my changes when I edit the article to reflect that fact.

I don't mind an AfD, however I feel that the aforementioned points above already demonstrate cause for CSD. -- Wikibronx (talk) 20:54, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

I've given you the best advice I have at the moment: Take it to AfD, or continue tilting at windmills. The choice is yours. - MrX 21:15, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

Excuse me?

i have recived a message from u saying "soon 2 b deleted" or something like that. r u planning 2 delete my article improvements or something? I did write an 'article' somewhere that "u only delete someone's article if ur jelouse of it. pls just ask me to write an article 4 u 2 delete if u wanna delete one of mine..." is it a response? send me a message if that's what it's about. other wise i don't get what ur talking about. by the way if u have a horse u rock. :) --HorseLuver13(The best horse rider around)!!! (talk) 21:09, 10 February 2013 (UTC)--HorseLuver13(The best horse rider around)!!! (talk) 21:09, 10 February 2013 (UTC)  :)

Excuse you, indeed. Please don't send me text messages on my user talk page. SVO, or goodbye. - MrX 21:18, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

thanks

http://en.wikipedia.org/Operation_Bootstrap_Concentration_Camp — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.50.103.233 (talk) 21:24, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

About the page Royal Flag (Royal College, Colombo)

1. Numbered list item

This page is completely made under the permission of Royal College, Colombo principal and the Image of Royal College flag is free to use. (But not to be edited) Sorry for any inconvenience. for reference visit http://royalcollege.lk/pages/about-royal/identity/flag/ Please take your Speedy Deletion back. :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thisaru (talk • contribs) 13:32, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, but you can't set conditions on your contributions on Misplaced Pages. Please see WP:DCP for the process to follow if you wish to donate copyrighted content to Creative Commons. Best wishes. - MrX 13:37, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Creeb Dogg LBC

hello mr. x

i just got the message on wikipedia that my pace about creep dogg lbc has been deleted. can u please help me to create that site again correkt? creep dogg himself ask me if i can take care of the site. im his manager in germany but the site should b build up in english. what was wrong with the page?

many thanks miriam — Preceding unsigned comment added by MrsTolliver (talk • contribs) 14:59, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

No, but if you read all of the linked help articles in the welcome message on your talk page, you will get great guidance on how to create an article and also background information on Misplaced Pages's purpose and policies. Please keep in mind that you can not use Misplaced Pages for promotional purposes, and we discourage editing where there is a conflict of interest. - MrX 16:11, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

You proposed my article Dr.A.K Jamil for deletion for lacke of references...

Sir, I want to know why my article proposed for deletion even the article has breen cited by reliablesources, 1. ^ JAMIL, A. K. (1 September 1974). "A simple device for teaching controlled ventilation". Anaesthesia 29 (5): 605–606. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2044.1974.tb00729.x. http://academic.research.microsoft.com/Publication/32241408/a-simple-device-for-teaching-controlled-ventilation. Retrieved 9 February 2013. 2. ^ Ahmad Khan Jamil. Marquis Who's Who. Retrieved 3 Oct 2012

B.J.A: is a reliable journal,while maquis who is who is also reliable institution Zarghun11 (talk) 10:30, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, I could not see the reference because, when you start a new a line of text with a space like you did here ^, some of the text flows off the screen and can't be seen (see original version: ). In other words, when you are editing, you should not indent paragraphs or put any blank space in front of your sentences. - MrX 13:01, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Dan Moares

I have removed your BLP-prod because this is not a living person - according to the article he died in 2003. I don't find any confirmation, though and I suspect it's a hoax. I will probably PROD or AFD it after I do a few more checks. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 15:38, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for catching my mistake. - MrX 15:54, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Mr X

Thanks again Mr X - I was eager to contribute some information on 1970s uk comic strips as they are quite specialist subjects. I saw a link for the Teahouse and will definitely be exploring - so many best practices to take into account. Any advice & tips from people is much appreciated. Cheryl 14 feb — Preceding unsigned comment added by Muffeiy (talk • contribs) 20:38, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Mr X - as you know I'm new to Misplaced Pages.

I hope I can help in a small way, and apologies for any mistakes I make. Probably I am one of the older people registered.

My main speciality is UK comics mid 1970s to mid 1980s and certain titles after from my days as a collector (so should be able to add more detail and references to these pages). I also have an interest in politics (late 1980s onwards), business and history (specifically 16th century, 17th century, World War 1 and World War 2 - so hope I can contribute in a small way to these areas.

Should I try and get adopted on Wiki? It sounds like a good thing.

Regards, Cheryl — Preceding unsigned comment added by Muffeiy (talk • contribs) 22:51, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Cheryl (Muffeiy) - Welcome to Misplaced Pages! You may indeed benefit from being adopted, or you can just start reading some of the help tutorials and start with some small edits on existing article so that you can learn about wiki formatting, article layout and citing references. Of course you can always ask questions if you need help. I spent a couple of years editing and reading before I had the courage to create an article from scratch, and when I did, I went through the new article review process. There are people here of all ages, from all around the world, with diverse backgrounds, so I'm sure there's a place for you to fit into the community. I recommend taking it slow and learning from your mistakes. Best wishes. - MrX 00:25, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

RfA: thank you for your support

MrX, thanks for your !vote and strong expression of support during my RfA. Warm regards, Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 11:19, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

My pleasure. I simple voted my conscience. Good luck to you next time, if you decide to stand for adminship again. - MrX 00:12, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

Annata

declined speedy deletion as "multinational corporation" asserts significance, a lower standard than noatability. Dlohcierekim 19:59, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

What is significant about being a multinational corporation when any company with a web site can credibly make such a claim? I think that's an overly flexible-interpretation of CSD A7. - MrX 20:07, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

An assertion is an assertion. Any assertion of significance that is credible. As you say, subject could credibly claim international scope and still not be notable. Determining notability is more difficult than recognizing a claim of significance. There is always WP:PROD where an assertion of significance exists but the subject is not notable. If notability is in doubt, there is AfD. Of interest is that I tagged it as being of questionable notability and that tag was removed. So perhaps anothe user questions the lack of notability? At any rate, if the subject proves not notable, we can delete it under prod or AfD. Dlohcierekim 20:54, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

I understand. It's always a judgement call and the process is imperfect. Thanks for listening. - MrX 21:01, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

My first contribution

Hi there, MrX! I just checked upon my first contribution on Misplaced Pages (Hannah Hart) and noticed you had reviewed it! Thanks for that. I have been using Misplaced Pages for ages and only just started to contribute, so I'm still figuring stuff out. The fact that quite an experienced editor such as yourself found the page alright, means a lot - so thanks! All the best,

Jasmine Mariën (talk) 08:46, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

You're very welcome. I look forward to seeing more of your contributions. - MrX 16:13, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

link removed on Pachino

Hi MrX, the link that you removed, link to a web portal that represent an unique font of info about Pachino's history, culture, people and consistent with the contents of the wiki, most of the other links showed. it is not a spam.So i think that, that link can be appropriate.

Magellano2013 (talk) 09:22, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

I've removed all of the extraneous links that promote tourist destinations, local sports teams and news portals. Misplaced Pages articles should not be used as link farms (see ELNO). If the content on those web sites is encyclopedic and directly related to the town of Pachino, then that information should be added to the article with reliable source citations. In other words, we generally should not send readers to other web sites for information about the subject. - MrX 14:07, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

John Irie Dingo

I did go ahead and delete the thing, more as A7. WP:CSD#G10 does not apply to the dead. Dlohcierekim 02:43, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

OK. Thanks. - MrX 02:48, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Vince Williams (ice hockey)

Hi, just wanted to say that the page you nominated for deletion via WP:BLPPROD, Vince Williams (ice hockey), was a perfectly good article apart from its lack of referencess. I added refs, categories, and an infobox, and untagged the page. BlueRoll18 04:43, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

It may have been a perfectly good article, but BLP's requires sourcing for very valid reasons determined by community consensus. Also, articles, especially BLPs, should be sourced before they are published to the article main space, as noted at the top of the new article edit window: "When creating an article, provide references to reliable published sources. An article without references, especially a biography of a living person, may be deleted." - MrX 04:51, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

I agree, I understand you can't fix every article you find with a BLP issue. Thanks. BlueRoll18 05:01, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Merging

You added a {{mergefrom}} to Lama (name), but that's only half the job: you need to add the {{mergeto}} at the target page too. PamD 15:22, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

I learned something new today. Yes, I will try to do it correctly in the future. Thank you. - MrX 15:24, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Does this mean that you will not nominate me?

I have been doing this for an entire 2 hours!!!

For my background information, please go to snipurl.com/wikipediaresume !Mariokart123456 (talk) 02:36, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

OK, thanks. Your nomination is in the mail. See also - MrX 02:43, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

February 2013

Hello, I'm Belchfire. I noticed that you made a change to an article, The Bible and homosexuality, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. ► Belchfire-TALK 05:24, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Bless your heart. - MrX 05:30, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

No sweet tea?  little green rosetta(talk)
central scrutinizer  05:36, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Your revert removed sourced content and replaced it with unsourced content of unknown origins. That's an unconstructive edit, any day of the week. Bless you, too. ► Belchfire-TALK 05:39, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

User:Mbreht / Kirlian photography

Hello. I'm not very experienced with en.wikipedia, so may I ask you what can be done in order to stop the spam by Mbreht? He is constantly spamming the bg.wiki, claiming that Ignat Igantov is a notorious scientist who made ground-breaking discoveries about Kirlian photography, the origin of life and the unkown properties of water, such as memory of water, how homeopathy and ESPs work, and so on. I'm affraid those are not even notorious enough among pseudoscientists and don't need debunking, since the only citations that could possibly be found are on Ignatov's webpage and several low-level free hosting websites and are stated in a vague language. Correct me if I'm wrong. −PetaRZ (talk) 13:07, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Ideally, you should ask that question of the community at bg.wiki, as they may have different guidelines. As far as Ignatov's work represented in Kirlian photography here, the content is sourced and properly attributed, so you should not simply remove it. I recommend that you discuss such changes on the article talk page so that others can participate. There have already been lengthy debates on this topic, but I'm sure that your input would be welcome. Also, when you remove content, and someone restores it, that is not vandalism and should not be characterized as such in your edit summaries. - MrX 13:47, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Oh, I have pointed out the problems on the talk page, did you take a look? Mbreht is clearly aware that they don't have any reliable sources and are promoting their own research. His contributions are unambiguously treated as spam on bg.wiki, once blocked for this, probably because he submitted much more content and it has become clear, what in a larger context, his input means. He also admitted a conflict of interest, stating that he is related to Mr Ignatov. What you call 'discussion' is simply a perseverance in spamming and promoting 'research' that has no significance elsewhere. It's vandalism par excellence, but you are right that maybe I've been too hasty in presenting the case to the en.wiki community and that I should detail more. This is more appropriate for the talk page of the page Kirlian photography. Right now I just would like to point you out that he is not correctly citing the Science paper from 1976: Pehek et al. (1976) do not support any of their dubious claims, they dismiss any supernatural explanation of images from 'Kirlian photographies' and explain this with coronal discharge; moisture and not auras or Qi. The fact that Mbreht is claiming that Pehek et al. refer to 'Kirlian photography' and not to 'coronal discharge' is a simple lie. The other papers are by Mr Ignatov and collaborators (he is a co-author). Please point me out any reliable secondary sources that refer to those papers. Hence, allow me to dismiss your assertion that this content is "sourced". Cheers, −PetaRZ (talk) 14:13, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I saw that you pointed out problems, but you did so in broad generalizations which doesn't really help move us forward. How about taking it sentence-by-sentence, with a refutation of the sources. There is not a large body of study on this subject, and we have tried to present all of the major research. The fact that one scientist in one source article or book discredits the research of another scientist is but a footnote in a larger subject.

While I agree that most of the medical-related claims related to Kirlian photography are pseudo-science, it does not mean that we should completely erase them. We need to remain objective, present verifiable information and let readers draw their own conclusions. For a good prototype see Homeopathy. As far as the specific citation that mention above, I recommend bringing it to the article talk page. - MrX 14:27, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Sreenath bhasi

Added citations to the article Sreenath bhasi. Request to remove the PROD. --atnair (talk) 01:43, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

 Done - Best wishes. - MrX 01:45, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

ANEW

MrX, I reverted your latest edit at WP:ANEW because of refactoring what you'd done before. Adding clarifications and your comment at the bottom is fine, but don't remove one of the diffs from the list (you could strike it if you wish). It throws off all the subsequent references to the numbers. Try again. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:56, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

I apologize, I was not aware that I could not add to the list of diffs that I created. I specifically did not intend to delete anything; it must have been a formatting error. - MrX 16:58, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

You are welcome to add new information to the existing list and explain it in a comment, particularly if it supports why something that on its face doesn't appear to be a revert is in fact a revert. Just make sure the numbering remains the same so others won't get lost.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:03, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

I am. Please bear with me as it's not as easy as I make it look. - MrX 17:05, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

LOL; nothing is easy, is it? :-) --Bbb23 (talk) 18:02, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

homosexual agenda

The purpose of my edits on the homosexual agenda page were to conform to Wiki's NPOV rules. The way they were originally presented was a clear violation. I am insulted that a moderator would choose to blatantly violate those rules by deleting my edits and returning the text to a non-neutral point of view. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.232.123.202 (talk) 17:46, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

I disagree with your edit and your proposition that the article was a clear violation of NPOV, especially when you replace phrases like "advocacy of cultural acceptance" with "forcible cultural acceptance". In any case, let's discuss it on the article talk page with other editors and seek a version that actually complies with our policies, and represent the subject in a neutral fashion.

Also, I'm not a moderator; I'm just an editor like you. Please don't be insulted by an edit. This is a collaborative editing environment, so material is constantly added and deleted in order to improve the encyclopedia. - MrX 18:13, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Apparently you have a history of guarding biased material in this issue. Please cease from doing so. Your reverting the Family Research Institute page to it's highly biased previous condition is absurd. Please check your agenda at the door.Yeoberry (talk) 22:06, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

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Draft - could use your help

Hi mate, you seemed keen to move the available material on heterophobia out of the homophobia article and into its own. There's a Heterophobia draft being put together and I think it's starting to look good. The quicker it becomes "mainspace ready", the quicker it can be merged out of the homophobia article. Feel like weighing in? Stalwart111 06:17, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Sure. I was comfortable with the initial draft the TRPoD created, but I will see if I can add anything, or at least comment on the current draft. - MrX 12:42, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

I found this edit to be particularly good-humoured. Nice work! Have a look at my first couple of notes on the talk page - the triple negative of anti-anti-different has been fun. Stalwart111 03:47, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, I saw that. I think I thought I was back at the homophobia article where people fear that which is the same. (There I go again). - MrX 03:58, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Ha ha. My head hurts. Stalwart111 06:38, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Albert Lexie help

Thanks for your help with the Albert Lexie article. The more references I add the more messier the Wiki code looks. If you are knowledgeable with Misplaced Pages's citation templates, can you possibly help me? I'd like to place all of the references within those citation templates and I noticed you are familiar with Misplaced Pages's Manual of Style. DeeplyInspired52 (talk) 23:54, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

I think you're doing fine. The behind-the-scenes-code will always look messy. The most important thing is to have good sources; the citation formatting can be fixed later. You can learn everything you ever wanted to know about citation formatting here: WP:CITE. There is also a tool called ProveIt that you can turn on in your user preferences (Preferences > Gadgets > Editing > ProveIt). It places a pop up box on the bottom left of the editing window, so all you have to do is fill in the blanks. It's the tool I use and it formats the citations so they can be read as metadata, which makes for a better long term solution. Please let me know if you have any specific questions that I can answer, or if you get stuck trying to figure out Wiki formatting. Best wishes. - MrX 00:07, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! I was hoping there was some sort of software assist tool you folks were using. I will try out ProveIt this weekend. DeeplyInspired52 (talk) 18:21, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated

Hi, I'm Amartyabag. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, LocateAMERICA.com, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you. Amartyabag 14:16, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Jocuri12

Wasn't nonsense - was Romanian. I deleted it as spam and blocked the eponymous author. Peridon (talk) 20:31, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

OK. I could have sworn I saw random English words mixed in with the Romanian. - MrX 20:35, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

You often get that with foreign things - this was plugging some cartoon site or something like that. When in doubt, drop a chunk into Google (without quotes). Gives a clue to language if it's not something Google Translate has learned. If you get the whole chunk as a chunk, you've got a probable copyvio... Peridon (talk) 21:12, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

A trainstop present for you!

		The LGBT Barnstar
		I see you regularly keeping nonsense to a minimum and standing up to the clueless and hate-mongering. I'm not able to contribute as much as I would like so I appreciate that you do what you do! Cluetrainwoowoo (talk) 10:19, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

Thank you Cluetrainwoowoo for your thoughtful accolade. It's much appreciated! - MrX 12:29, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

Tucson artifacts

Thanks. If you have the time and interest, take a look at Talk:Bat Creek inscription and the article, and Los Lunas Decalogue Stone - articles such as these get very little attention from non-fringe editors. Dougweller (talk) 14:15, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

I'm glad to help. I will take a look at the other articles as well. - MrX 14:19, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

Sorry about the confusion over Covey. Dougweller (talk) 19:31, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

No harm, no foul. - MrX 19:40, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for removing the fast track to deletion banner. If you still have any problems with the page do tell me. BlockBadger42 (talk) 23:39, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

FYI . . . Sorry I accidentally reverted an edit. As there was an edit afterwards, I left it alone. 72Dino (talk) 23:51, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Michael Herlache

Hello MrX, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Michael Herlache, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Published two influential texts is an assertion of importance sufficient to pass the test for A7. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. ϢereSpielChequers 14:34, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, in my haste I did not see the word influential. - MrX 14:36, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Naam (band)

Hello MrX. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Naam (band), a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: having a headlining tour in Europe is an assertion of importance, the article might not survive AFD, but it doesn't merit speedy deletion. Thank you. ϢereSpielChequers 14:38, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

That one did not seem to be a credible claim in my opinion. Having checked a couple of news archives, I didn't find any such headlines (or even articles). - MrX 14:58, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

If you think its a hoax that would be rather different, though I'd be careful to get the sort of European music sources that would have covered such a trip. However it is credible for such a band to have a headlining European tour, and if they have they are probably notable. Though not if their "headlining European tour" was a few pubs with open mike sessions - hence the difficulty of establishing whether it is a hoax or just unnotable. If they somehow did it without the press noticing then they fail the general notability guideline and the article would merit deletion depite its assertion of importance. But if you've searched for sources as per wp:Before and come up empty handed a prod or AFD with the rationale of "can't find any sources" is usually uncontentious. ϢereSpielChequers 15:37, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Let's nip this bud before it blooms

I just realized that someone might try to imply that this comment was some sort of PA against you. I'm just clarifying that this was directed towards Homer J. and not yourself.  little green rosetta(talk)
central scrutinizer  16:02, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

OK - MrX 17:06, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Hemp, for rope and stuff.  little green rosetta(talk)
central scrutinizer  17:15, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

lol. That's a different kind of bud. - MrX 17:23, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Tucson artifacts

Copyvio from . I'm arguing that Wolter is not a reliable source elsewhere. He's a fringe geologist - and he seems to always have the same view. Dougweller (talk) 15:29, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I agree completely. I watched the H2 program with sheer amusement. - MrX 15:32, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Status of Article Entitled Steve Cottle

Hi MrX,

I read your comments at Articles_for_deletion/Steve_Cottle.

I believe I have valuable information pertaining to this topic, but haven't written anything in the Talk sections.

How do I enter my comments?

Drhankh (talk) 21:48, 26 February 2013 (UTC) Drhankh

Go here: Misplaced Pages:Articles_for_deletion/Steve_Cottle, click the edit tab. Enter your comments at the bottom, formatting them similarly to the other comments. Don't forget to type four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your message, which will insert your signature. - MrX 22:39, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Specialty pharmacy

Just wanted to give you a heads up that I fixed and contested the copyvio CSD on this, since it's a valid term (or at least a valid redirect). §FreeRangeFrog 21:57, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

OK, sounds good. - MrX 21:59, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

Socks

Hey, if you're still handling the Belchfire sockpuppetry issue: 91.121.166.108 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 04:28, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

The SPI has been concluded. I wish to be absolutely clear that I am not on a crusade against Belchfire, in any way, shape, or form. I still have hope that they will reform to become a valued contributor here.

Having said that, I have already reported that proxy-hopping IP here, with no opinion as to who may be hiding behind the proxy. Best wishes - MrX 04:40, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Haha, I'm on no crusade either, but a duck reverting me at an article I'm editing.... Thanks for handling it. –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 04:48, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

RPP submitted.  little green rosetta(talk)
central scrutinizer  05:15, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

RPP?

Alas, I wish I would have though of that snappy reply yesterday, as I'm sure it would have been much funnier then.

- MrX 16:55, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

If you have to explain the joke....  little green rosetta(talk)
central scrutinizer  21:15, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Notability guidelines

Hello, I noticed that you added the notability template to the article I created on Sudhir Shivaram. I checked the guidelines and I think the person meets the criteria. I thought of creating the page after google suggested I search for "sudhir shivaram wiki" indicating a lot of people searching for him (also, the photographer has more than 50K fans on facebook, not to mention lots of newspaper/media articles in India). I know the google/facebook popularity isn't 'reliable sources' but I wanted to mention it anyway. I'm new to wikipedia, so could you tell me what the process is to establish notability? Does it require an admin review or a community decision? I'd just like to help by adding nationally famous people. Good day! This template must be substituted, see Template:Smile for instructions -- Kaadupapa (talk) 07:30, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi. You're right—I've removed the tag. I looked at the available sources a little more closely and it does seem that he meets our notability guidelines. The articles in the Hindu, the Indian Express and the Times of India are good sources. You are correct that Facebook is not a reliable source. Happy editing! - MrX 15:34, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

That's great. Thanks. -- Kaadupapa (talk) 15:40, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Daniel Powter 'Lie To Me'

Hi, I am Hugo and I am the author of the 'Lie To Me' article page. Yes it is original research. I searched far on shopping websites to get the right info for the track listings and all as far the information concerned are true. If the video plot is too lengthy you should just let me know and I can try to abridge it (I was watching it while typing it up so I understand why it seems too lengthy). Please don't delete the page, it deserves its place with the other articles on Daniel Powter's singles and has done for a very long time. As a new user, wouldn't it be best to contact and advise me. I had been planning to make new articles for 'Whole World Around' and 'Lose To Win' but now I see they could have ended up in the same position. Just don't delete it unless you make a better version of the article, please. When it came to charting I wasn't sure where to look but thinking about I could have looked at Billboard. I apologise if I need to, I only wanted to give 'Lie To Me' it rightful place on here since no one else had the time or commitment. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HugoAlynStephens (talk • contribs) 16:44, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Hugo. I recommend that you comment here: Articles for deletion/Lie to Me so that your comments can be considered with others. The issue is one of notability of the song (not the artist or album). If no reliable sources have written about the song, then it does not merit having an article according to our inclusion guidelines (see WP:NSONG). Please sign your talk page posts by typing four tildes after each post, like this: ~~~~

- MrX 16:49, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

The Revolution hasn't gone away yet...

I've declined speedy because the band has an article. How long for, that's probably another matter. I've tagged them A7. Peridon (talk) 21:02, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Good one! The band article was created shortly after I CSD tagged the album articles, then I tried to find some sources for the band article, but found none. I guess the revolution isn't looking so good now... - MrX 21:51, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Ghost Hunt Weekends

Hi MrX I am new at this, and I want to make sure I am doing everything to guidelines. Please let me know what I need to do to keep this neutral and non advertisement sounding. Should I just completely remove the DVD and VIP section? I have made some changes already, can you please direct me, as I am brand new at this. Thank you for your time. Morinchad (talk) 03:27, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Morinchad. My biggest concern was the lengthy list of events under Ghost Hunt Weekends Past Events. Encyclopedia articles should be concise summaries, usually in prose, as opposed to exhaustive lists. When you add this level of detail to an article, it begins to look promotional (see WP:PROMO. The overall tone of the article is fairly promotional. The goal for our article is for them to be neutral (see WP:NPOV, and written in a dispassionate tone.

The final red flag was the sourcing, which was heavily weighted toward the the company's web site, a blog and several press releases. We require that sources are reliable, have editorial oversight, a reputation for fact checking, and are independent from the subject. Naturally press releases do not qualify (see WP:RS). Overall, articles have to be about notable subjects (others have taken notice, without the need for press releases, etc.) (see WP:N and WP:ORG). I suggest that you edit the article to address these concerns, and add at least 2-3 reliable sources to establish that the subject is notable enough to have an encyclopedia article. Articles that are not notable, are usually deleted. I hope that helps Let me know if you have any questions. - MrX 04:00, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Can I make a List of Ghost Hunt Weekends Past Events page? I have seen that for event companies like UFC for instance. I will get more third party sources no associated with the website itself. Thanks for working with me, I will start in the morning changing everything to better meet the guidelines, thanks again! Morinchad (talk) 04:25, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Probably not, unless you can find a couple of reliable sources that establish that such a list is notable (not the entries on the list, but the list itself). There are many articles with such lists, so don't feel as if you have to remove it solely on my advice. You can leave it and see if another editor removes it, or raises objections on the talk page. - MrX 04:42, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

March 2013

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to blank out or remove portions of page content, templates or other materials from Misplaced Pages, as you did at Book of Leviticus, you may be blocked from editing. Thank you. You have continued to add material without reliable sources despite unanimous rejection by a number of other editors on the Talk page of the article and despite having this explained to you by various editors, including myself. I must ask you to stop this disruptive behaviour. PiCo (talk) 21:46, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Huh?! "If you continue to blank out or remove portions of page content" The last edit I made here was 11 days ago and I added content, I didn't remove it. Perhaps you would clarify why you posted this template. Also, which sources are you claiming are not reliable? The bible? - MrX 02:35, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

I think everybody should read the essay WP:Don't template the regulars. ~Adjwilley (talk) 02:30, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

TMZ as a source

What is the official Misplaced Pages stance on using TMZ as a cited source for biographical articles? I can't believe I even have to ask, but I'm finding tons of biographies citing TMZ and I'm really shocked and not sure what to do about it. DeeplyInspired52 (talk) 00:21, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Depends. TMZ does a lot of celeberty fluff of course, but they do investigative journalism from time to time. They do have teams of lawyers making sure they aren't liable for some of their stories, so they probably do an adequate job of fact checking, or covering their ass depending upon your POV.  little green rosetta(talk)
central scrutinizer  02:57, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I would concur with that. It depends, and it's always best to have corroborating sources for potentially controversial material in biographies of living persons. - MrX 04:44, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

I have to admit, I'm kind of shocked TMZ is accepted here. Having a staff of lawyers to defend you against libel is hardly a high standard for journalism! Is there a historical discussion about this? I'm sure The Daily Mirror has a fully staffed legal team as well, does that mean they're allowed as a source too? DeeplyInspired52 (talk) 19:49, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks

I just wanted to say thanks for your recent handling of a case of attempted drama. You handled it perfectly, and I think your civil behavior is an example for all editors to follow. samrolken (talk) 06:28, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Thank you. I appreciate your words. - MrX 13:04, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

For those who commented at the AfD, a merge discussion has been initiated.

As someone who participated in the AfD for Ethnic penalty you may be interested in joining the merge discussion which was indicated as a next possible step by the closer: Talk:Discrimination#Merge_Ethnic_Penalty.3F -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 14:38, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Blocks

I've put in a request for the anon isp to be blocked. There's a reasonable suspicion that the isp is a sock. If you want to avoid the suspicion that it's your sock, I suggest you restrict yourself to the ongoing discussion at the NPOV noticeboard. PiCo (talk) 14:00, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Your suggestion might have some influence if you weren't edit warring at this article and tendentiously editing at others. Notably, I haven't even edited the article in 12 days, whereas you have made four reverts in the past two days. At this point, your edits are clearly against consensus as well. - MrX 14:56, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

That is a most amazing statement. Your edits ave been consistently against consensus and you've refused to compromise on your preferred approach. I think it would be prudent for each of us to stop leaving messages on each others Talk pages. PiCo (talk) 22:10, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Linking

Hi, and thanks for your good work on the English Misplaced Pages!

Please note that dates, years, and common terms are not normally linked in articles. You'll find more here on this; please ask me if you need any advice, specifically on this point, or more generally.

Cheers, Tony (talk) 13:24, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

I am very aware of the guideline. Can you please point out where I have done this? - MrX 13:28, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Oh no, I've probably clicked the wrong username in a page history. I'm so sorry! I'll check it out. Tony (talk) 02:08, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

No problem. I thought it might be something like that. I'll survive. - MrX 02:15, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Open proxy reports

Please preview your edits to Misplaced Pages:WikiProject on open proxies/Requests before saving them. Cheers. Materialscientist (talk) 02:25, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, I'm a dolt. - MrX

It's Ok, we all are :-) Materialscientist (talk) 02:34, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Family Research Institute

I put verified, referenced material that tried to bring balance into what was before a highly biased article. You may remove material that is not referenced, etc., but please don't do so because it doesn't fit a certain agenda, as that article clearly had an agenda, taking sides with conclusions like "discredited", etc.Yeoberry (talk) 21:59, 7 March 2013 (UTC)