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Hazard's Pavilion

Ever look in "What links here" ? See [1]. DFH 18:31, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

No, I hadn't. Interesting... Akradecki 18:51, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

These special pages can often be very suggestive of further things one has the knowledge to edit. DFH 19:48, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I can see this thing ballooning and taking over my life!! Akradecki 19:51, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Only your spare time, I should say. DFH 10:43, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

RMS "Atlantic"

Thanks for note, good point about "Tayleur", I have amended that para -- I thought it worth keeping that information in (I just like interesting cross references!). Will be happy to help with copyediting on any future articles -- good luck!. --mervyn 07:52, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

I am not actively writing on ships at the moment, so feel free, it's a good project. I would just advise that you should think carefully before moving an article name. RMS Republic is the tricky one here -- seems nice to have everything consistent, but there is a case for using the name most commonly encountered, even if it doesn't fit in with other naming conventions. But I leave it up to you. (As an aside, I personally dislike the usage "The RMS Republic" in an intro -- the "the" is not really needed to my mind! -- good luck! --mervyn 08:18, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. And, I agree with the use of "the". I also am not all that comfortable automatically using the "RMS" designation. It's one thing with the Cunnard liners, as they had the official contract, but it's my understanding that unless there was mail onboard, the ship is properly an "SS", so in a general sense, this seems to be the proper way of referring to them. Akradecki 20:41, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Ironside

Thanks much for the addition of that anecdote on the Ironside page! Since you're connected, do you have further info on the background of the honorary degree? Generally, there's reasons given during the presentation, and maybe a quote from that would be a nice addition. Akradecki 20:52, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Good idea, Akradecki, but unfortunately BJU's records about such things are abysmal. The archivist once told me that she doesn't even know exactly how many honoraries BJU has presented. --John Foxe 21:03, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Sad...kinda takes away the honor, if it doesn't mean that much to the U. to preserve the memory of why; after all, as Ironside is but one of countless examples, honorary degrees - and the honor they convey - can last many years past the life of the person so honored. Ah, well, thanks anyway!! Akradecki 21:10, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

RMS Republic name change.

I'd recommend added the year launched but keeping the RMS prefix, basically changing the name to RMS Republic (1903). All the British and commonwealth Atlantic liners I've seen use the RMS prefix in the article name.

Scaled Composites

Okay, I've started some minor edits on your pages, adding wiki links and rewording things and the like. Many of those articles should have the WP:Air infoboxes and other templates added as well. I might add those later, although, they would require some information that is not on the pages currently (aircraft specs and preformance information, and some pictures wouldn't hurt). Anyways, for now I'll just stick with the minor edits, and do more when I have more time on my hands. --KPWM_Spotter 15:41, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Sorry about taking so long to respond...I had a bunch of stuff to do last night. Anyways, I know that the specs might be hard to get, but I think I will still put in the standard Air Infobox, with the most basic of information. For that box though, it would be nice to have at least one picture of each aircraft for the article. You said you've shot pictures of Rutan's planes yourself, you wouldn't happen to have any shots of these aircraft lying around that you could upload, would you?

And, yeah, I'm from Maine. It's quite hot here as well (well, but Maine standards at least)...80s and 90s, but I feel glad that I'm not out west right now. As for Telford Allen, I'm afraid I don't know him. Is he from around this area? --KPWM_Spotter 15:40, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Telford is the owner of Telford Aviation...I was under the impression that they were a big FBO at Bangor. Akradecki 15:44, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Ah, okay. I'm from Southern Maine, around Portland. I've only been up to the Bangor airport once, it's quite a drive up from here. --KPWM_Spotter 02:09, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

RMS Tayleur

I’m glad that someone is doing something with the Tayleur. I just do not have the time myself. It got confused when some material was deleted. Ed Burke is a friend of mine. Present focus is on the book launch 11 August on HMS Vanguard (1869). There will be a reception in the old Mariner’s church. ClemMcGann 21:48, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Chi Rho

Thank you for the note, I have since revised the article. I am the author of chirho.com, so I guess I give myself permission to use its contents, how do I obtain permission from myself? I hope it meets minimum Wikipedia standards now, if not, let me know, and I will do my best to make it adhere.

Chi Rho again

Thank you so much for your help, i styled it after the Burlap to Cashmire, how is it now?

Final Chi Rho thanks

Thank you for all of the help you have given me today! I really appreciate it. I had one other question though, when you search for that article it does not come up. Is this due to the fact that it was created today and needs time to adjust in the Wikipedia server, or is it an optimization issue?

Thanks! --Calktm3 00:54, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks again

Sorry for leaving so many messages. I tried to create a page like the Keith Green page for the album (i put a link on the Chi Rho page) but I cant get it to look like the keith green one for the life of me... what coding did they use that im not?

HAHAH got it. wow, i hate stupid mistakes like that. lol

this might sound like a stupid question, but how do you create a page? The Chi Rho page and the See through the rhetoric articles were created because they didnt exist yet in Wikipedia, so it gave me an option of creating them. But, for example, for the album, the promise, many things already exist, so how would i go about adding that article?

Well here is a problem.... there already exists an album called the promise by some metal band, now what do i do? BTW, where in the world did you learn so much about Wikipedia?

Ha! Thats great. On the Promise actually its part of the bonus track (at the end of benediction), its more of an informal recording but it is good. If you're looking for a good Cd, that one is a great one. A more traditional sounding CD is All That I Have. Thanks for all of your help tonight! We actually have toured California twice, this year we are going to England, but we probably will come back out there.

Sorry, one more question. How do you create a disambiguity page? (Cause i need to create one for Free as well. Also, it looks like the disambiguity page you made for Chi Rho deleted itself... I dont know why it would do that.... Also, have you considered being a Wikipedia Trustee?

UAVs

Sure, I can do that. Give me a list of aircraft, and I can get started this afternoon. --KPWM_Spotter 17:33, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Jedi Realists

Actually, Howie Gordon could be considered a Jedi realist, but he doesn't seem as serious as those descbed in the article. - CobaltBlueTony 21:10, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm...maybe I'm a Jedi unrealist...I realize they aren't real...of course, I believe in the "Force" of the delete key! Akradecki 21:11, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

*SNORT* "Nothing unreal exists." - Spock - CobaltBlueTony 21:15, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

You're right of course...and that includes the unreality of a genuinely professional-looking encyclopedia. Maybe the only real force out there is silliness (Monty Python fans, arise!) Akradecki 21:20, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Target drones

I've deleted the page and left a long deletion message to explain what it was for. --HappyCamper 23:54, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! Akradecki 00:13, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Applying the WP:CORP criteria for products and services

• Bose Headphone Family (AfD discussion)

UKPhoenix79 has cited several independently sourced product reviews in magazines, to demonstrate that the products satisfy the WP:CORP criteria for products and services. Please revisit the discussion with an eye to determining whether the WP:CORP criteria are satisfied by these published works (and any others that can be found), and thus whether fixing the article is a matter of cleaning it up using sources other than just the advertising and press releases put out by Bose itself, rather than deleting it. Uncle G 12:36, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Verna Wright

Thanks for creating the article about Verna Wright. DFH 09:36, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

UAV

Looks like I transposed the letters - it's Mirsad 1, not Misrad. Tghis is the article I came across it in. There are some others: [2][3] One site claims that it is the same as the Mojaher-4. Rmhermen 22:12, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Mirsad, etc.

Thanks for catching the problems with that. --AStanhope 16:47, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

No problem. I'd love to find some difinitive info on the actual source of the Misrad, though I do suspect it's the Iranian bird. Akradecki 16:52, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

This bird seems not to be too sosphicated so it must be indigenous work of Hizb.Yousaf465

Why you need large plane just a gas powered one Rc plane can do the job of RQ-1.American are no genius in this regard.While israeli shot many but these planes may have done the job for which these are sent e.g. recon./Intel. just a live channel is required.Yousaf465

Another Day merge

Thanks a lot for doing the merge with the Chilwell article. :-) Tom 22:36, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

No problem. Are you involved there? Akradecki 22:38, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I helped out with the technical side of the film, editing and so on. Tom 22:50, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Are you new to WP? If so, if you need any help, let me know. I'd suggest making a "media exposure" subsection, then bullet listing all the articles/reviews. If any are available online, tag the listed item as a reference, then add the link to the review. Akradecki 22:53, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

I am new, only been using it for a week or so. I'll take you up on that offer if I'm ever stuck! Some articles are available online, so I'll add links to the article soon. Tom 23:06, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Stealing Share

Did you even read the articles? The first was written by the founder of the company, and the second, the company is highly noted. Both of these articles meet the criteria found here Wikipedia:Notability (companies and corporations). ThiefCorbin

The first, if written by the founder, doesn't count...has to be independent. Second article is unavailable directly, have to set up an account. Sources need to be available. This is not a corporate directory, it is an encyclopedia. You need to demonstrate by the text of the article that this company is notable enough to be included in a general encyclopedia. Akradecki 18:11, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

What about a company like Interbrand? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interbrand ? ThiefCorbin

As a part of Omnicron, it is the largest in the world, therefore could be argued to be notable. If it was up for AfD, I'd argue that those claims are unsupported, as well. Akradecki 18:44, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

you're mean

you deleted it before i could even tell you why she deserves to be there.

how can something that is true not deserve to be on wikipedia? she is everything i said she was and the article wasnt even done yet. she has an album recorded but not released into the mainstream. shes done many public performances and competed in competitions and came out on top such as in Music Madness.

how does she not deserve a spot on wikipedia?

I'm sorry you think I'm mean...I'm really not, I'm just a stickler for having a professional-level encyclopedia. I'm actually quite willing to help new users. Given how you feel about me, you may not be open to constructive input, but I'll try to share some with you, anyway. Please keep in mind, this is first and foremost an encyclopedia. If you haven't done so yet, please take a look at Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not. Keep in mind we're not a complete listing of everyone who's ever done anything. As an encyclopedia, there has to be a level of notability, of significant achievements to be listed. You wouldn't expect Diana to be listed in Encyclopedia Britannica or Colliers Encyclopedia, would you? Is she really that famous? Both my daughter and I are accomplished guitarists and songwriters (and I've written a book, even), and my son is the lead singer in a popular local band, but you won't find articles on us, because we just haven't achieved that high level of notability yet. Wikipedia isn't a free, add anything place. We have standards at Wikipedia, which is why I sent you to Wikipedia:Notability (music). You asked me why she shouldn't be included. Wrong question. It's on you to demonstrate why she should be included. Sounds like Diana is a gifted musician, and it actually sounds like she plays the kind of music I like to listen to. I tend to buy self-released CDs from underground guitarists and street musicians, because that's where so much raw talent and great song writing can be found. But, until Diana achieves a greatness that qualifies her per the Wikipedia standards, she'll just have to consider inclusion here a goal to strive for.

As for technical stuff, I'd like to share a few pointers. If you're building a page, and don't want it deleted until you're done, here's what you do. On your user page, create link that looks like this \sandbox except put it inside two [[ ]] square brackets. That'll create a red link. You then click on it, and start building your page, and it won't show up as a new encyc. page, so won't be a candidate for review. Once you get it built, have someone who's familiar with WP style to review it for you (yeah, I know you think I'm mean, but I'd actually be more than willing to help you with this) and give you any pointers. Once it's ready, you create the name for the real page, cut and paste (from the edit mode screen) the text from your sandbox, and voila, you have a ready-to-go, professional-looking encyclopedia entry that will contribute meaningfully to the project. Also, make sure that you include a couple of things: 1) links to other pages. An article without links gets unfavorable attention. 2)Make sure you have and list references. Wikipedia has a policy Wikipedia:No original research which basically says that you need to be reporting information that's written elsewhere. So, for instance, if Diana has reviews, list them, and quote from them (but don't cut-and-paste them wholesale, as that's a copyright violation).

Lastly, a point of ediquitte...when you leave a message on a talk page or a user's talk page, make sure you sign it with four tildas (the ~) symbol...that will automatically add your sig and date.

Let me know if you have any other questions. Akradecki 17:38, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

hey

hey i was only joking about the mean part. i dont think you're mean. thanks so much for your kind words and advice. i understand why you did that. i was just a little upset because Diana is my girlfriend and I was trying to help her out.

im also a music artist and id love to put myself on there but i dont think i meet the standards either :(

Taylor Hewitt 18:19, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

No problem. Don't loose heart. Too bad you're not in Southern California...I'd invite you over for a jam. Akradecki 18:21, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

really. thanks for all the help

do you have msn or something? you seem very friendly :)

Taylor Hewitt 18:51, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Naw, don't have MSN. No time for it (wikipedia is an all-consuming disease!). I'm up at Myspace as "Chopper Doc". My real job is to maintain a medevac helicopter. Akradecki 18:53, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

hey i added u on myspace and sent u a message

i dont like myspace though.

                      why dont you pop into my forum and say hi though? Diana Lynne is a member! :) 
                      http://www.xtremeitalk.com

Taylor Hewitt 21:21, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

{{db-attack} }

Why are you making this attack on my effort?? How did you learn of my effort within one minute? Please suggest how to improve it. Please? Hopiakuta 00:45, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

It looks like you are verbally making fun of Hezbolla. There is already a page on the Lebanese group. Your page is not a proper disambiguation page. Akradecki 00:48, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

But, that wasn't in my intent @ the time that I'd done it. Again, repeat: How did you learn of my effort within one minute? Please suggest how to improve it. Hopiakuta 01:07, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

How can I suggest how to improve it when it's not at all clear what you were trying to write? You wrote Hezbollah twice, misspelling it, I might add, then "ole"...were you mocking them? Cheering for them? Neither is appropriate for an encyclopedia. A serious article on Hezbollah already exists. If you have something meaningful to add, add it there. It has nothing to do with a clique...it has everything to do with trying to maintain a professional-level publication. Would you expect to find what you wrote in a paper copy of Encyclopedia Britannica? No! So not here, either.

As to how I found it, one of the things I do as an editor here is check new articles after they are created to see if they should be kept. Many, many aren't, because they are not encyclopedic. Some need improving, and I either make small corrections myself, or if it looks like a new users, I try to coach that person on how to write more professionally. Akradecki 12:59, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Speedy deletion

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Hi! You just nominated The club beverly hills for speedy deletion, giving the reason "spam". This isn't a recognised reason to speedy delete, so the tag has been removed. There are other methods of deletion available, so if you still believe The club beverly hills shouldn't be on Wikipedia, you can consider WP:PROD or WP:AfD instead. Thanks.➨ ЯEDVERS 21:02, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

No problem. I've seen this reason used before and accepted by some Admins. Seems silly that blantant advertising has to waste the time it takes to do the slower processes. Akradecki 21:05, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree! But because 90% of users (and, it seems, 90% of admins) believe this is a criterion, no-one is campaigning to make it one! So the never-speedy-delete-anything-mob-rule people have even got it as a specific non-reason on WP:CSD. ➨ ЯEDVERS 21:16, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Hmm. I'm wondering if A7, non-remarkable people/groups and vanity is the source. In this case, the company that created the page is also the subject, so it's clearly vanity. So, what does it take to change the CSD criterion? With the influx of articles ever-accellerating, seems like the tools to deal with it should be made more efficient. Is this something that an editor and an admin or two can get a ball rolling? By the way, thanks for the note. You're the first Admin that's dropped me a line like that, and thanks for the polite tone, and not being pissed off that I nominated something that shouldn't have been. I don't mean to come across as an deletionist, but I've written a fair number of articles, now, and I try to write them at a professional level, so I guess I feel a bit pride and ownership in the project, and hate seeing the truly non-encyclopedic stuff that is flooding in, and how it diminishes the overall quality of the project. And, thanks for listening to me rant!Akradecki 22:21, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Titanic

I added a reference to the page that does not cofirm it, but it highly suggests it.Noha307 22:06, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

UAVs

Heh :-) Just thought I'd drop by and ask how things are going. You've done a tremendous job on those articles!! --HappyCamper 19:50, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the note! I feel bad that I haven't been able to do much in the last week or so...work has been real busy this week. A friend of mine was almost killed on Tuesday when he crashed while he was practicing a low-level aerobatics routine. "My" helicopter (I'm the crew chief on a medivac helo) was first on-scene, and we were able to get him to a trauma center in time to keep him from dying. The rest of the week was busy trying to get inspections done on the helo between flying a lot of patients. The first part of this week will be a bit busy, but later in the week I should be able to dive back into it. BAE systems just announced the first flight on yet another UAV model - the Skylynx II - so I've got to right something up on it. Hey, how knowledgable are you as an admin on the subject of photo copyrights? Akradecki 21:34, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Your friend is very fortunate to have someone like you in his life. I hope he feels well soon, and has a fast recovery. Your post reminded me of one of my best friends - he likes to build RC planes. As for photo copyrights? Tricky stuff, but I've done this before. What do you have in mind? I'll take a look. --HappyCamper 02:13, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

FWIW, my friend, Chuck Coleman, is one of the pilots of Proteus, and also flew chase in his Extra300 for the SpaceShipOne flights. It was the Extra300 that crashed. Anyway, the copyright issue involves a photo I have on the Scaled Composites Proteus page (the next-to-bottom one). It is a NG press release image, and there's been a conversation going back and forth with a guy (who's been de-sysopped, I might add) who's challenging my fair use assertion. I feel like I've made a fairly detailed justification, but it doesn't seem to be enough for him. His standards are, at least as he's written them, higher that the stated WP policies. I've talked with the NG press office, and they acted like I was some amateur who didn't know that newsrelease images are intended to be reproduced, and carry an implicit license. Anyway, I'm still trying to get something in writing from them, and owe them a call, as they last called me while I was on a medevac flight Friday. I guess what I'd appreciate from you is an unbiased look at what I've written and advice as to whether I've actually made a good fair use justification or not. Thanks! Akradecki 02:23, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

I took a careful look - I've seen similar situations on Wikipedia for other images, and very often, they were ultimately deleted. Having said that, I think I would have approached the problem differently on that page. Since you noted that you were in communication with NG, it's best to wait and see what they say. In your communications with them, one thing you could emphasize is that even though you understand how press release images are to be used, Wikipedia itself is an international project, and to ensure its success, it is essential that image media could be unambiguously released more freely than fair use. You could elaborate and say you have on your mind the educational benefits of such an image, and it would be great if you had the support of NG towards that endeavour.

One reason why there is a bit of a conservative approach towards these images on Wikipedia at the moment, is that there is a lack of resources to properly address all the nuances involved. Sometimes, there is a bit of a disconnect between what is written as guidelines, and what is implemented as policy. See what NG says, bring it up again, and if there is still resistance, I suggest moving on. From my point of view, it may not be worth the effort to reason everthing out at the expense of other more interesting things to do on Wikipedia. I hope this helps. --HappyCamper 19:40, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks much for the input...will do. On the BAE Systems site, they have a statement regarding their news release images that says, "The photos on this site are the property of BAE Systems (Copyright© 2002 BAE SYSTEMS. All rights reserved) and are made available for publishing and personal use." Since it specifically says for publishing, do you think it would be acceptable to use a "used with permission" tag? I'm doing an article on their newest UAV right now, and [4] image would be helpful. Akradecki 19:52, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

From a cursory glance, probably not - but I hope this doesn't sound too discouraging. We have some material regarding similar situations here. There might be some useful material for you at the bottom of the page. The main concern with "used with permission" is that the issuer needs to state unambiguously that the material they give to Wikipedia can be used by anyone else - commercial entity or not. It's not possible to house content that is released only to Wikipedia, because Wikipedia's content is propagated all over the internet, and anybody can use it for whatever purpose. However, I've seen cases where people simply asked nicely, and a free license of an alternative image was given :-) --HappyCamper 20:04, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

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Do you have a life?

Just wondering as it seems you are on 24/7. No friends? Live with mommy? [previously unsigned was left by User:Phunwith and was inadvertently edited out from my talk page by my clumsy fingers]

Do I have a life? What? There's life outside of Wikipedia? Maybe someone should write an article about it.... Akradecki 05:44, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Please add two pages to your watch list

Alan, I'd be obliged if you also would watch these two pages for potential vandalism:

• Barnabas Fund
• Institute for the Study of Islam and Christianity

I've just had to revert both again. The vandalism in both cases was by anonymous IP address. DFH 18:02, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

With pleasure....Akradecki 18:46, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

It's happened again, so I've edited both the talk pages. Please look at changes to both articles, and decide whether to revert. Thanks. DFH 19:49, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Reverted. Tomorrow I'll add them to the protected pages on User:Talkerbot2 Akradecki 22:51, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

To protect them against edits by unregistered users? DFH 07:40, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Please explain what "User:Talkerbot2" is all about. DFH 07:47, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Ooops...spelled it wrong. It should be User:Tawkerbot2. It's an automated bot that detects and automatically reverts vandalism. I learned about it since I'm one of the editors that regularly watches RMS Titanic, and that place gets vandalized ALOT! Average automated revert is less than a minute after the vandal makes the change. Akradecki 13:10, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply — I just read up about it. DFH 16:45, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Phunwith

Just got back after most of the week away from my desk, so to speak. Seems, at least as Phunwith, he's backed off. If you see it getting recreated yet again, go to WP:AIV and make the case. Daniel Case 03:39, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Daniel! After reading your userpage, I realized that an insult can be a compliment. I have to admit, I've become quite passionate, like you, about keeping the crap out (so much flows in every day!), mainly because I put a LOT of time and research into the articles I write. I take some pride in this place, and sounds like you do. Maybe that's the real meaning of being an Informationista (Like Sandanistas?). Thanks for all your hard work! Akradecki 05:50, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Museum of Yugoslav Aviation

Take a look at Museum of Yugoslav Aviation. I guess you could say, it's a discretionary "yes" :-) --HappyCamper 01:06, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Many thanks!!! Akradecki 02:02, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Christine Schäfer

If you had spent two seconds reading the article and looking at its history before tagging it for deletion, you would have noticed that there already are German and French articles about this singer and that I created it a minute ago, mentioning that it was just a start. David Sneek 19:14, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

I did take two seconds reading the article...it is all of one sentence long, and just says that she's a soprano. So's my wife, but there's no article about her.... An article needs to clearly state notability. This one doesn't. It's just a name and a couple of links. If you're in the process of writing it, tag it with inuse inside two { brackets. That'll keep people from making assumtions that what it says is all it will say. Akradecki 19:18, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Two interwiki links should be pretty good prima facie evidence that it's not a speedy deletion candidate. Guess you didn't read that far. David Sneek 19:22, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Actually, I did. And articles that are a majorty of just links are not appropriate. This is an encyclopedia, and the text needs to note notability. Akradecki 19:36, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Keston Institute

Alan, for your work on the page Persecution of Christians, a useful resource of information about persecution under communist regimes is the Keston Institute – founded in 1969 by Michael Bourdeaux who won the Templeton Prize for progress in religion in 1984. (see [5]). DFH 20:32, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

See my own ToDoList. DFH 20:34, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Cool...thanks! Akradecki 20:47, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Copyvios

I've deleted them, and another that that user created-- he keeps coming back. He created copyvio stuff back in July and earlier in August. Thanks for catching this! --Fang Aili ^talk 13:30, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Vx Rangers

Oops! That's what happens if articles are submitted to all three deletion processes at once. Closed now. - Mgm|^(talk) 13:03, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

The Punisher 2

We've cleaned up the article, and would appreciate your reviewing it regarding it's AfD nom, and perhaps reversing your vote, as did all other initial 'delete' votes. Thank you for taking the time to review. ThuranX 21:45, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Done, and changed. Akradecki 21:57, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. ThuranX 01:27, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Userfying

Please use the "move" function to userfy autobiographies. Doing so by cut and paste violates copyright (no page history, no author attribution). Thank you, Kusma (討論) 09:52, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

If you believe a page is a mistaken userpage and the author's userpage is a redlink, just move it to the main userpage. If the page just reads like a self-promotional vanity bio and is by a user with no other contributions, just tag it {{db-bio}} - we don't need lots of userpages for people with no other contributions. Happy editing, Kusma (討論) 08:58, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! Akradecki 15:17, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Chilwell School move

Hi,

Please could you rename and move the Chilwell Comprehensive School page to Chilwell School. (The school was officially renamed last year.)

Sorry to bother you with this, but I have been a user for less than 4 days and therefore can't move the page myself. Cheers Tom H 17:02, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi Tom, no bother at all, glad to do it. Move has been done! Akradecki 00:50, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Cheers! :) Tom H 08:42, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Tasklist

Hi, thanks for checking. The tasklist is for AWB-assisted migration to specs templates for aircraft articles. Merges should not affect this at all. I used to be a firefighter/EMT but moved on to another medical profession since then. - Emt147 ^Burninate! 05:50, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

RFF

Why did you tag rangefinderforum.com for deletion? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Camerabuff (talk • contribs)

Because it does not appear to be notable enough to meet the criteria of WP:WEB. Please remember, this is an encyclopedia, not a general directory of internet resources. Inclusion in an encyclopedia requires a certain level of notability. Akradecki 22:51, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank you on the recreates

Thanks for telling me, you saved me a google (yahoo, msn, ect.) search or two! Really appreciated! —— Eagle (ask me for help) 05:27, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Kevin Scott

Hi Akradecki. I think you did the right thing. I deleted Kevin Scott and hopefully it won't be recreated. Cheers. :) --Fang Aili ^talk 13:12, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Many thanks for your constant helpfulness!! Akradecki 14:00, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

=) You're welcome! --Fang Aili ^talk 17:03, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Your image question

Alan,

Thanks for your question. The short answer is that their Wikipedia-specific license is not sufficient, and only the Wikipedia Foundation can sign a license agreement on behalf of Wikipedia (and they won't do so). But here's a longer, and hopefully more satisfactory, answer.

If Wikipedia receives permission to use an image, then we can legally use it without fear of a lawsuit. But Wikipedia chooses not to use such images, since we endeavor to provide a "free" encyclopedia which is entirely licensed under the GFDL. The fact that Wikipedia is licensed under the GFDL means that a reuser (like these sites) can copy any or all of Wikipedia's content and repost it on their own web site. So long as their site is licensed under the GFDL, they don't have to ask for Wikipedia's or anyone else's permission. If Wikipedia used images that are only licensed to Wikipedia, then the reusers couldn't use those images, and Wikipedia couldn't call itself "completely free". (For the same reason, Wikipedia won't use images that are free for only non-commercial or educational websites to use, even though Wikipedia is non-commercial and educational. Some reusers may not be, after all.)

But (and here's the silver lining), the English-language Wikipedia does allow images used under a fair use rationalle. The fact that N-G has offered to license its images to Wikipedia for free can be used as supportive statements in the rationalle. So you could upload these images, use a {{Non-free fair use in}} or {{promo}} tag, and include a rationalle that says something like the following:

The use of this image on Wikipedia is held to be a fair use of the image, since:
* The image is promotional in nature. (Its value is based on its dissemination, not its scarcity.)
* The use of the image is not expected to decrease the value of the copyright.
* Wikipedia is not competing with the copyright holder.
* The copyright holder has expressly offered to allow Wikipedia to use the image at no charge.
* The image is being used in an educational, not-for-profit encyclopedia.

And remember to include the source. I would think that would be fine. All the best, – Quadell ^{(talk) (bounties)} 16:01, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Archive

I´m trying to create an archive page. Can you help? andreasegde 16:41, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

I thank you ever so kindly. You are a "brick" (a big compliment) as they say. andreasegde 16:49, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Flygprestanda AB

Hi there! Do you happen to know more information about Flygprestanda AB? It's tagged with few incoming links, and I was hoping you might be able to fix it. Could you take a look if you get the chance? --HappyCamper 12:25, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi HC! These folks are one of dozens of airline support companies, and really aren't notable. They provide a number of computerized flight planning services. I can expand the article, if you think it should be kept, but in reality, it doesn't meet WP:CORP at all. Let me know... Akradecki 16:08, 7 September 2006 (UTC)