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Retro TV category

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Hello... with respect to your recent addition of the "Retro TV" programming category, it has been deleted. Categories such as that are generally used only for the original network, not for rebroadcasters. (If we were to use categories for every network that had ever shown a series, it would quickly become unmanageable.) If Retro TV has created any original programming, then those shows would be appropriate for the category. Please feel free to ask me if you have any questions about this. Thanks again. --Ckatzchatspy 18:04, 1 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

KWQC-TV/KWQC-DT

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I just wanted to drop by to leave you a quick note that I've done the following:

  • undone the redirect that you placed at KWQC-TV, thereby restoring the content that was there before
  • placed a redirect from KWQC-DT to KWQC-TV, thereby removing the content that you added there

It appears that in creating the KWQC-DT article and redirecting KWQC-TV to it, you've performed what is known as a "cut-and-paste" move. This is a problem, as doing so means that the correct contribution history necessary for licensing purposes does not follow the content.

If you believe that an article is named incorrectly, then the correct way to rename it is to use the "move" tab at the top of the page. However, please note that this wouldn't be a correct action with regard to this article. Articles about television stations in the U.S. are named using their FCC-issued call sign. Despite the fact that this station is now broadcasting in digital, as all full-powered U.S. television stations are, the station's call sign has not changed — it is still KWQC-TV, and so the article needs to stay at that name.

You'll find that this is true for most U.S. stations; there are very few that have actually changed their call sign to use the '-DT' suffix. In the future, if you believe that a station has made this change, the FCC has a database search tool that you can use to confirm this. Mlaffs (talk) 19:42, 30 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Articles for deletion nomination of Naomi (Two and a Half Men)

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I have nominated Naomi (Two and a Half Men), an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Naomi (Two and a Half Men). Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

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Articles for deletion nomination of Ronald Wiedermeier

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I have nominated Ronald Wiedermeier, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ronald Wiedermeier. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

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Disambiguation pages

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The disambiguation pages that you've been creating lately have been popping up on my watchlists. Just a few pointers, if you don't mind:

  • entries on disambiguation pages should only have one bluelink per line. For example, if the article actually exists, then other items such as the city or state should not be linked. If the article hasn't been created yet (it's a redlink), then the city can be linked to provide context
  • please add {{DisambigProject}} to the talk page
  • disambiguation pages shouldn't have incoming links; the point of a disambiguation page is actually to make sure that links can be fixed to point to the right place. The exception would be if you were adding a hatnote to the top of the article that points to the disambiguation page, to indicate that other articles have also had that call sign. Otherwise, linking former callsigns in an infobox to the disambiguation page isn't necessary
  • if there's only one other station that's shared a callsign, particularly if it used that station a long time ago, a disambiguation page isn't usually necessary. Again, in that case, it's often more easily handled using a hatnote

Hope you find this helpful. If you ever have questions, don't hesitate to ask — I've done a lot of work with this stuff. Mlaffs (talk) 17:43, 15 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

Television station articles

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Please stop reverting articles to previous versions which contained information that was redundant, erroneous, changed unnecessarily, or all of the above. I've reverted all of your recent changes (several NYC stations and WUSA (TV)) back, and will be watching you closely from hear on. Station Agent 836 (talk) 05:31, 12 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

March 2012

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Disambiguation pages redux

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I thought your username was familiar when it started popping up on my watch list recently, and sure enough - I see that I've landed on your talk page before! :>)

Just to repeat a couple of points:

  • when you're creating a disambiguation page over top of an article rename (like you did with KQCS), please add {{WikiProject Disambiguation}} to the talk page as well
  • if there's only one other station that's shared a call sign (again, as with KQCS), a disambiguation page isn't usually necessary. It's often easier to use a hatnote instead

Again, if you ever have questions, don't hesitate to ask — I've done a lot of work with this stuff. Mlaffs (talk) 21:38, 9 August 2014 (UTC)Reply

Proposed deletion of WQUA (disambiguation)

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Proposed deletion of KXEL (disambiguation)

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