User talk:Singularity/Archive 5

Flobber balls

If I'm not wrong, you tagged speedily deleted this page for speedy deletion. While I agree that it needed significant improvement, I have checked the deletion log and it was deleted as patent nonsense. I have checked the relevant page and I disagree that the page was "an unsalvageably incoherent page with no meaningful content. This does not include: poor writing, partisan screeds, obscene remarks, vandalism, fictional material, material not in English, badly translated material, implausible theories, or hoaxes." While it may have been poor writing, it was not "unsalvageably incoherent", neither did it have "no meaningful content". It was created in good faith. While I understand that it may have been non-notable, as having two at home does not mean that it is notable, it was not patent nonsense. (They are being sold in Action City.) --Wikirocks43va! 09:08, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

True, you are correct, and I believe that you created the article in good faith. The original tag was no context (A1), which I agree with, and is a CSD. The article could also have fit in vandalism (G3) if the article wasn't sourced, which it wasn't. Poor writing is okay, but try to source next time so other admins won't misinterpret anything. Sr13 09:15, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! --Wikirocks43va! 02:15, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

NCAA Football 08 page

I just wanted to let you know what's been going on at this article. The IP you see repeatedly going to the talk page is adding a spam link. He is the owner of the website gamerosters.com, and I know this because he has emailed me and told me to stop removing the link. I told it was against WP:EL, but he told me that he makes 70 grand a year and not to tell him how to run his business. I know he is the owner of the site because his email is bkaldenberg@nimblead.com. We cannot go to the talk page because he does not care to. He knows the policy, and he's knowingly violating it because he simply doesn't care. Something permanent needs to be done about his IP and his user name BKaldenberg he created. He is only here to make those edits, as the contributions pages will show, he's done it I would estimate dozens of times at this point, and he's knowingly violating policy. HE has no place here.Chris Nelson 16:46, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, would you please let me know why you would delete all the "Timeline of trends in music" articles without actually providing a link to the relevant discussion? Some of us didn't even know that this discussion had been going on. Please go back and place the actual link to the discussion in all the pages you deleted, thanks. Badagnani 20:09, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sifting through the log, here is the discussion. Sr13 20:37, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Big Brother 2007 (UK)

Thank you for semi-protecting the article I requested. John Hayes 10:30, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion request

I noticed that you remeoved my speedy deletion request for the Larry bahill article. Prior to nominating the page for deletion I checked to see if there was a previous page I could revert to that wasn't nonsense, but it didn't exist. Would you suggest that this would be a case for AfD instead? There is a separate article titled Larry Bahill that is also a concern. ponyo 06:16, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Next week

That's fine. Ral315 » 14:52, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thank you for your help regarding the Market Technicians Association article. --Rgfolsom 20:08, 12 June 2007 (UTC) [reply]

Kakistocracy

I can understand Wikipedia's wish to control a subject like this, but it appears that they wish to deny the word exists. I first heard this word in the late 1980s at Arizona State University. I think a simple definition with nothing else should at least exist. I understand the temptation by some to imply that those they do not agree with are members of a kakistocracy. I, however, think the denial of the existence of the concept is ridiculous. If this comment belongs elsewhere, please let me know.Autkm 07:15, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Marguerite Audoux article

I left a couple of feedback regarding that article : Wikipedia_talk:Translation/Marguerite Audoux


Ghaag 13:02, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Ah, merci beaucoup! Sr13 18:46, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Getting back text to recently deleted VíaVienté article

I was the author of the VíaVienté article. It said that I can restore the page if it is written better. I was hoping to get access to the code to save it so I can have it written better for a later date. You have any idea how I can do this? Thanks for your help.Arnabdas 18:48, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would ask that you reconsider and just let me edit it on my own time to make it better. The sources definitely are out there, independent ones outside the company. I just need to find the links and or pictures of the article (I have a reprint of the TIME article with the logo on front cover for example). It is something that can be noted later on. If you dont want to have it published now I can obviously accept taht because wiki should be up to certain standards when publishing an entry, but I just ask, respectfully, again to just let me have access to it to make it better. Thank you for your time regarding this.Arnabdas 20:54, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
At very least I would request that I get 24 hours to copy the article to a PC so I may rewrite and edit the content for a later date if you don't wish to house the copy on the wiki server. I spent a lot of time on it and would hate to see my effort go in vain. I would also have you note that competitors of the company are on wiki as well. By allowing them and not allowing this company, it would seem wiki is helping promote that company. I, again, wholeheartedly agree that it should be made to standards with proper documentation, but ask respectfully for you to allow me to do that.Arnabdas 21:01, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your patience and understanding. I will do my best to get it going well. I do not have a lot of time, but will slowly make changes as I can. Thank you for your help and understanding.Arnabdas 21:05, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Could you take a look at when you get a chance and suggest where I may be able to improve it?Arnabdas 21:19, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ty Cobb unprotection due

Hello - Thanks for protecting the Ty Cobb article. The protection log says expires 23:51, 13 June 2007 (UTC)). That time has passed, but it's still protected. I'm not sure if it's supposed to be automatic, or if someone has to do something ... WP:RFP says, If you do want a page unprotected, please try and ask the protecting admin first ..., so I'm asking here. Thanks again. Guanxi 03:33, 14 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jonathan Berman

Hey, did you forget to delete the Jonathan Berman article when you closed the AfD? It was closed as DELETE, but the article's still there. Ford MF 07:08, 14 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted. Sr13 07:10, 14 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Calendar of current and future sports events

Hi there, I'm rather confused, you closed the AfD for this page here Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Calendar of current and future sports events but didn't delete the page. Regards, T. Moitie [talk] 10:46, 14 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted. Sr13 18:36, 14 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Article

Good day, 6/15/07 My name kotomie koshi, I feel your wikipedia discriminates and shares favoritism for its own. I shall take my claims to a legal hand as there are many articles that have no meaning listed on this Wikipedia. I wote article that show many referance tags but was 'wrongly' deleted by your administration process. I write press about people who do something creditable inside music media. Can you tell me , Who is the one to judge hard work by freelance writer and author ?. If this free encyclopedia must judge then it is in its own shame for violating free press. It is understandable to erase bad articles with no substance. I wish you can replace my article as it was creditable to the person 'Roger Vincent Tari' who was noted for support of World music.with many interests from all who need to know more.


Japan ---Kotomie 00:34, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]



List of songs about suicide

An editor has asked for a deletion review of List of songs about suicide. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Tim Q. Wells 16:39, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"About me"

I saw the link to Radiant!'s post from February 2006 on your "About Me" page. I hope you don't think that his concern about the ArbCom Clerks Office is a problem today. :) Regards, Newyorkbrad 00:46, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What a coincidence! I just put that on! I guess since Radiant! put that a while ago, some things made have changed. No offense given to anyone, of course :) Sr13 00:52, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

MedCab

Hi Sr, I see you are mediating Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2007-06-13 WikiProject Magic: The Gathering. I have a strong understanding of Magic: The Gathering, and if you need any help, I'd be gals to. Cheers, Dfrg.msc 06:32, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ck lostsword's RfA - Thanks

Thanks very much for your support in my recent RfA, which passed successfully at 40/2/1, making me Wikipedia's 1,250th administrator. Your comments were much appreciated, and I will endeavour to fulfil your expectations as an admin.


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ck lostsword • T • C 18:28, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You deleted this article based upon an AfD. Can you point me to said discussion, as I cannot seem to find it. Thanks. ---TheoldanarchistComhrá 19:34, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ironically I wandered past here to drop SR13 a note about something else but I can answer your question. Please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timeline of trends in music (1980-1989) which bundled all the timeline articles together. Spartaz Humbug! 22:40, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks to you both for the response. ---TheoldanarchistComhrá 03:19, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Count

I'd prefer not to bring this up in body of the RFA but I thought some explanation for my reduced editing in Feb and May might be helpful. In February, I was sick and in May my wife was - with young kids I had limited time to edit. Aside from that, I have had a fairly consistant monthly edit count over the last 6-8 months. Thanks for your support. Regards Spartaz Humbug! 22:44, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

{{UsernameBlocked}}

Why did you delete this? The discussion seemed to indicate that it should be kept, and the other template deleted. -Amarkov moo! 23:56, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Template:UsernameBlocked

I think you accidently deleted {{UsernameBlocked}} instead of {{Inappropriate username}}. •Clyde• (a.k.a Mystytopia) 23:56, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I muy muy apologise! Sr13 00:00, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

NFL depth charts

Redskins through Steelers orphaned, deleted, and redirects to them deleted as well. Care to orphan and delete the rest? Fvasconcellos (t·c) 00:10, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm already doing so. Sr13 00:11, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alexander Green

You closed the AfD, but didn't delete the article. Just as a heads up ;) G1ggy Talk/Contribs 02:05, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I was in kind of a rush...golf practice. Thanks! Sr13 05:40, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Baza (language)

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Baza (language). Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. 85.181.39.131 13:06, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I started a review for the following reasons:

  • The PROD was contested by me. The AfD discussion then did not provide any new informations and was set in the holiday time where most of the editors of the small wikipedia Esperanto/ConLang-Community were possibly on holiday.
  • Baza is featured in the Template:Esperanto and Portal:Esperanto.
  • Alternatives to deletion, like a mergeto:-Template to Esperantido were not even considered; in the AfD-discussion, obviously no one was competent to provide any factual reason for/against deletion. As Baza is an Esperantido, people surely were available in Talk:Esperantido who could provide factual arguments for/against deletion. The reason for the PROD contest were not even provided in the AfD-discussion.

All in all, this mode (Notability tag - contested! PROD - contested! OK, so I make an AfD in the holiday time - Joy, joy, it worked!) seems to me a case of bullying. If you want to know whether Baza is notable or original research, why don't you ask in the Esperanto and Esperantido articles AND wait for the end of the summer holidays AND allow at least one month between contested tags before setting a new one? --85.181.39.131 13:06, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion

Please read Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Zelda Classic deletion review. Uncle G 13:08, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Adopted started editing...

Hi Sr13, it's been a while since you've heard from me. Partially because I wanted to give the creator of the page I'm about to edit some time to respond, partially because I didn't have any opportunity before. But now I've started editing! If you have some time, I'd be obliged if you could give any comments on my work and check if I didn't violate any wiki-rules, so I might be able to improve it before someone else reverts all my work. All I did is rewrite the first part of the page about Challenge-response spam filtering and put some comments on its discussion page. I'm planning to edit the rest of the page too, but before I put more time in it I want to wait the result of my current edits... OldCar 17:22, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


3516

Hello, I noticed you deleted 3516, yet there was no closure or final explanation as to why you deleted it. Please give me an explanation as to why it was deleted. 18:22, 18 June 2007 (UTC)24.41.13.140kcy210

The discussion is here. I came to a decision that the article should be deleted after the discussion. Sr13 23:31, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I am aware that the discussion is there, i participated, and added the last comment, if you saw fit that it be deleted than so be it, however is there any way you could provide the former source from the page so that we may improve upon it until it is fit to be resubmitted?

The Original Barnstar

The Original Barnstar
I thought I'd give you this barnstar for your impressive edits I have been noticing in numerous articles. Wikidudeman (talk) 05:45, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Not a problem; it's technically part of my job description :) Ral315 » 09:08, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Big Brother 2007 (UK)

Thank you for semi-protecting the article I requested. John Hayes 10:30, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have again requested for this to be semi-protected, as you protected it last time, I just wanted to bring it to your attention. Thanks. John Hayestalk 10:34, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Already done, so don't worry. John Hayestalk 13:59, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WW2 Protection

Why did you protect the article? We had a disagreement over the infobox, and editing it stopped the day before you protected the article. --LtWinters 21:58, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ok thanks. --LtWinters 12:32, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you X 100

Thank you very much for supporting my RfA, which closed successfully yesterday... W00t! I hope to be a great admin (and editor) and I'm sure you can tell that my use of a large, boldfaced, capital "T" and a big checkmark image in this generic "thank you" template that I swiped from some other user's Talk Page that I totally mean business! If you need anything in the future or if you see that I've done something incorrectly, please come to my Talk Page and let me know. So now I've got a bunch of reading to do.... see you around! - eo 13:41, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Project Warriors

I was wondering.... is there a spot where people can give lists of articles wihin Wiki project Warriors that need to be assesed? Such as in Wiki Project Novels? ~Bella 14:34, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot, the reason I contacted you was because on the list of active members, you were listed as a co-creator and I didn't know who created it in the first place. Thanks again! ~Bella 20:10, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Double comment

Hello :-) Just a quick note to tell you that you have left two oppose comments at this RfA you'll probably want to go along and strike them out. All the best, The Sunshine Man 19:05, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

May I borrow your bulletin?

I thought your bulletin was so helpful that I stole it and put it on my userpage. Then it occured to me that I probably should ask your permission. Is it okay? PStrait 22:49, 22 June 2007 (UTC) [reply]

AfD PCW

Thanks for closing the AfD, with 30 articles I guess it was a big one to close. As for the TfD another user had PROD-ed the templates then they were removed and in the edit summary a TfD was recommended, so that was why I added them to the AfD, I just didn't want anything getting left behind. Thanks for your work. Darrenhusted 12:07, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Bank (Casino) AfD

Hi, Sr13. I'm curious why you closed the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Bank (Casino) AfD as "redirect"; only one person suggested a redirect, and one other made a very good argument not to redirect. Powers T 14:50, 23 June 2007 (UTC) [reply]

Wyoming Incident

I'll never understand why some people put so much energy into disliking fellow Wikipedians and their articles. I create an article about The Wyoming Incident, a minor but interesting internet hoax. Several people add to the article; they seem to like it. Then some petulant child named User:Thunderbunny decided he wants to delete it (using such sage reasoning as "it sucks"), gets a few of his buddies to agree with him, and WHAM! you delete it. Huh? Is this the way things work around here...throw a tantrum and you get what you want? I mean, what the hell? RMc 19:32, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that was quick. I go through the "review process" (ha!) and no one in charge bothers to read the article, or my comments on it, or anything at all. It gets deleted anyway, poof! Does anyone around actually here actually care what goes on? Or do we let the Thubderbunnys of the worls do whatever the hell they want? You listening, boss? RMc 14:10, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
try to calm down and stop being a dick.
Boy, that's rich. Have you even bothered to read's Thunderbunny's litany of personal attacks on me? Guess not. So he gets to delete any articles he wants, huh? Nice. Maybe I should list some of his articles for deletion...or maybe some of yours. Thanks for nothing, ace. RMc 01:17, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:UBX/Communist

Hi, two problems with this.

Firstly, we don't do "procedural" nominations. If you don't want to delete something, don't list it for deletion. If you do want to delete something, give a rationale for deletion. I've closed your MFD as an erroneous listing.

Secondly I noticed that you listed this because you had closed the deletion review early. Examining the comments on the deletion review I see no reasons that leap out to indicate that the deletion was invalid. It looks like you are vote counting. Don't do that. I've re-opened, it's only been open for a couple of days and someone might yet come up with a reason to overturn the deletion.

I've tagged the userbox for deletion again as you undeleted it as part of your bad close.

Please read the deletion policy and ensure that if you're going to close deletion listings and deletion reviews your decisions are informed by that policy. --Tony Sidaway 10:50, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Got it... Sr13 11:03, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Heads up, I think that what you did was right, but it seems the anti-userbox sentiments always require to the whole process (ironic fact: restoring a userbox requires the whole process, deleting one only requires IAR because "process only gets in the way") - it will most likely be end up restored anyway. But thanks again for being bold 84.145.203.216 01:10, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much! :)

Thank you for all that you have done!
How much love resides therein!
All one's gifts are never gone:
Not seen, perhaps, but stored within.
Kindness is an inner sun.

Your unspent heart a message sends
Of grace and sacrifice hard-won
Upon which happiness depends!

Thank you so much, dear Sr13! :)

Love,
Phaedriel
07:34, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You may like..

Thought you may be interested in this user script, it makes closing AfD's easy, I use it as a non admin, all you have to do is remove that AfD tag and fill in a few fields as I know you're a regular AfD closer. Regards --The Sunshine Man 16:02, 25 June 2007 (UTC) [reply]

Interview

Hey, good to hear from you.

I'd love to interview you for my project, thanks for posting on my page.

I sent you an email..... please email me back and we can start! :-)

tamsin 08:02, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

emailed your other address as requested :-) tamsin 02:14, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Evilclown93's RfA

I took the liberty to indent your double vote. —AldeBaer (c) 19:33, 26 June 2007 (UTC) [reply]

Michael Peace

Well, I'm blown! Just wanted you to know that it's the first time I've been quoted like that by a closing admin in an AfD. Ohconfucius 06:28, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

deletion of list of songs about drinking

when you deleted the list of songs about drinking page, you left a bunch of links hanging. Please go put it back, as it was a page in active use.

Thank you for your support and comments at my RfA
Hi Sr13, It still amazes me that otherwise "anonymous" editors take the time to place !votes and comments on RfAs. Whilst I would have normally thanked you at the time of you leaving your message, the importance of my not appearing to be canvassing prevented me from so doing. Now that everything has progressed successfully I can finally thank you. I intend to uphold a style of good adminship and will welcome your further comments at any time in the future, even if they are in the form of admonishment. I will be happy to help as an admin wherever and whenever I can --VS talk 00:11, 28 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment from userpage

I would be interested to understand the basis on which you allowed the Knowledge Creation article not to be deleted. If you include my original nomination the majority was for deletion. There were no strong keeps and no one has entered to amend or improve the data. To anyone with knowledge of the field it is incoherent and/or polemical and unecessary. --Snowded 09:34, 29 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Apremont, Ardennes

Are you sure you have the location correct on the map? (Champagne-Ardenne) --Greatestrowerever 17:44, 29 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re-post of Jen Hawkins

fyi - User: Schaury has re-posted Jen Hawkins for which you were the closing admin. I tagged her with a speedy-delete tag and also put the warning on his Talk page. Canuckle 20:04, 29 June 2007 (UTC) [reply]

Benoit

There really isn't a COI, since it's been 2 years since I worked for a company on contract to the WWE, and 6 years since I was contracted by CNN for their web development (which was about half a year after I worked for the-then-WWF doing WebTV pages for them). I know more than many here about how news organizations and the WWE work, but it's informative, not a conflict, as it's been years since I had contact with any of them.

I've already gathered 9(+) references (the edit, IP location trace, the australian edit, the alert to An/I, the apology, Nancy Grace footage/transcripts where they mistakenly suggest that Benoit did the edit, the Fox News story that lifted from Wikinews, the Wikinews article, as well as quotes from several editors on the nature of death hoaxes (along the lines that much like monkeys banging at their typewriters, eventually someone was going to start a rumour a person was dead and be right)). I've essentially been working on this for 4 days now, before I decided to lay claim to it. ;-) Do you think I'm missing anything there? At this point the only real issue for me is getting it out of the brain, where it's written, and onto the computer. While I'm open to collaboration, I'd need to know (since I piped up first) that you'll bring something into it that I'm not already armed with ;-) --Thespian 05:17, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just remember that more 'Wikipedia reported the story 14 hours before the bodies were discovered' aren't really needed; they're all the same, pretty much, and referring to them is going to be enough. Citing the stories that were pretty much based on the other stories can go on for hours. While I know there's a lot out there (I've probably read about 30 versions of it), the primary sources stick with two once it gets out of Wikimedia projects: the Fox News stuff, which first brought it into mainstream news (along with the issues that Fox News made errors about the nature of Wikipedia, and the issues with their using Wikinews without attribution), and the Nancy Grace stuff, as she was the earliest person off Wikimedia suggesting that Benoit or the WWE made the edits. Those are the two points at which those items stopped being wiki-folk speculating, and began being 'talking points'. Most of the rest of the articles merely echo those issues.
However, because it's really the media coverage of the edit that interests me, and the errors made in the coverage, something I was finding hard to fit into the article was the actual apology; Would you like to do sidebar coverage of the apology post? That'll be sort of challenging, because he wrote such a long, rambly sort of apology, and really, it needs to be pulled down to a short piece, finding the most cogent parts of it to explain a page and a half of text in maybe 2-4 concise paragraphs. Then when I get to stating the speculation was ended with the apology, I can just state 'see sidebar' instead of trying to explain the apology, Jimbo's reaction, the Wikimedia statement, etc, without diverging from the 'wikipedia in the news' aspects. It *should* be covered, but it was messing with the flow of what I've been working on, and this way, we can work on different aspects without overlap, and make for richer coverage. How would that sound? --Thespian 05:58, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]