User talk:Helzagood/archive 1

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Adrian Lamo · (talk) · (mail) · 22:21, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

Articles for Deletion

Please stop proposing articles for deletion in bad faith. It is considered vandalism. Thank you. Fightindaman 07:10, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

If you feel the article is too long then feel free to edit out what you think is unneccessary information. However the fact that your only actions since the end of the Darren Grover VfD has been to propose articles for deletion by calling them non-notable calls into question your motives. As has already been said, you will be judged by your contributions. I hope that you stay and make good contributions to wikipedia but your actions so far have not been that. Please reconsider. Fightindaman 18:11, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Surely, trying to make administrators aware of non-noteworthy articles is contributing? Adding new articles, surely is not the sole method of contributing to wikipedia? All I am suggesting, is that since the article in question refers to a product that hasn't really done anything special; it's not the first or best at anything that it does, why does it deserve recognition on such a grandeur scale? All I have argued is that this product should perhaps be listed with other similar products, on a merged article. Also, I proposed another article for deletion, about a professor, who was not particularly special, relative to other professors. Helzagood 18:36, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Hey. You're right -- there are lots of ways to contribute, and AfD generally helps to keep Wikipedia relevant. But, as you almost certainly have gathered by now, not everyone agrees about what's relevant and what isn't. Why don't you spend some time looking over previous AfD nominations, to get a better idea of what sorts of nominations generally succeed, and which are discouraged :)

You can also learn more about Wikipedia's standards for inclusion by reviewing WP:N. In the meantime, I hope you'll consider my suggestions, and those of others who have responded to your talk page. Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia.

Adrian Lamo · (talk) · (mail) · 19:49, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

This is to let you know I've replied to your comment on my talk page. It seemed more appropriate to reply there, so that my attempts to address your thoughts line-by-line could be seen in context of your original message.

Thanks for sharing your reservations about Wikipedia -- I hope you'll consider my response, and stick around :)

Adrian Lamo · (talk) · (mail) · 21:11, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Please note

Please note that your status and reputation as editor here depend on good edits. You have so far added little of value and engaged in nominations for deletion that are wasting everyone's time. If you continue in this fashion you can expect to encounter problems. Charles Matthews 08:00, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Jonathon Tate

The article Jonathon Tate has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This happened because the article seems to be about a person or group of persons but it does not indicate how or why that person or group is notable. If you can indicate why Jonathon Tate is really notable, you are free to re-create the article, making sure to cite any verifiable sources. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. You might also want to read our criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 7 under Articles. howcheng {chat} 00:39, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

hello again

Hey,

Glad you've decided to stick around. Don't hesitate to drop me a note if you have any questions, or if there's anything that I can do for you :)

Adrian Lamo ·· 07:47, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Copyright violation on Tony binns

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as Tony binns, but we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material. For more information about Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, take a look at our Five Pillars. Happy editing! --NaconKantari e|t||c|m 21:51, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Please do not remove copyright violation notices from articles. If you have reason to believe that these articles are not inviolation of copyright law then please explain on the talk page of the article. DJ Clayworth 22:09, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi there, in you edited version the article is still very close to the original [1] on the Sussex website. That is a problem. The issue here is that a derivative of copyrighted material is copyrighted, too. The way forward would be to leave the copyright notice in place (the article is listed as a potential copyright violation for a week, nothing is lost) and write an entirely new article on the temporary subpage. It would also help if you write about Tony's academic achievements, an encyclopedia article states why someone's work is notable. Publishing papers and serving as external doesn't make an academic notable, it's the everyday work of your avarage professor and all that. Some people judge by these inofficial guidelines if an academic should be included. Cheers! Pilatus 05:23, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm sorry Pilatus, but to be the first elected president of the biggest and oldest geographical society, and totally reforming the British education of geography, I think, makes someone fairly notable Helzagood 18:23, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Something to read...

Please read WP:NPOV before editing the George W. Bush article. Your edits are not constructive, and if you continue to push POV, you may be reprimanded. Thanks. --LV ^{(Dark Mark)} 22:13, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

All I wrote is that as a result of Bush's actions in Iraq, many people have taken offence and have a negative attitute towards the US as a whole - thats not my POV, it is FACT, I'm as sorry to say it as anybody is to hear it, but its true. Helzagood 19:01, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

Talk page

Please do not remove warnings from your talk page. If you wish to clean up your page you may archive it. Thank you. Fightindaman 23:07, 11 March 2006 (UTC) -Done. Helzagood 15:06, 14 March 2006 (UTC)