User talk:Livitup/Archive 1

Herpes simplex

Hi, I've been following your work on the article and I'm very impressed with the clarity that you are bringing to a complex subject. I hope you don't mind my disturbing this very peaceful page. Best wishes. Graham. GrahamColm^Talk

Thanks for the compliment! It's great to know my work is appreciated! Livitup (talk) 13:35, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

I was wondering if you'd finished the copyedit work on the article - I'm doing my best to reduce the backlog of WP:LOCE/R and trying to track down articles still on the list which have already been done so I can close them. If you haven't finished, that's no problem. The changes you've made look like great work. Adacore (talk) 05:27, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Sigh. This is turning out to be a lot of work. I am not done, but I had been on a bit of hiatus from it. I'm going to upload a bunch of stuff today and hopefully have it finished soon. I'm *usually* pretty good at updating the LOCE page when I do finish something. :) Livitup (talk) 18:43, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

AfD

Hi, Please change your vote for AfD to either Delete' or Replace and Merge. Thanks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/File_Dropper 92.232.121.101 (talk) 13:22, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Copy editing

Hello, I saw your name on the volunteers list, and I would like to ask you if you could CE McGill University. It is a GA that has gone through two peer reviews. However, it is quite long, and two issues I would like for you to look out for is:

• Parts that could be cut down by a lot.
• Prose
• And Style, as per MOS

And don't be afraid to make harsh comments. Thank you, and take your time, --Sunsetsunrise (talk) 16:02, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

I will be happy to. I'm finishing a rather involved CE on another large, "important" article. I'll try to finish that this week, then I'll start in on McGill. It will be a neat assignment, because my mom actually graduated from McGill, though she never told me much about it. :) Livitup (talk) 17:34, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Rollback

I have given you the rollback feature. Please ensure that it is used solely for vandalism. Even if the content belongs to WP:NOT, you still need to use the UNDO button and explain the changes. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 16:16, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Qiy AfDs

If you put "nomination withdrawn", on the AfD, we can avoid a lot of people typing to no result. A shortcut to finding sources is {{find|MIKE SHE}} which produces Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL. (The scholar results are impressive.) Phlegm Rooster (talk) 18:31, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

OK, thanks for the mild trouting. And thanks x2 for the find template info. I've got to ask your opinion/advice on something though. I really think these articles are just spam. Even the pages for the software products that are notable are still written like marketing brochures. Total spam, IMO, and it annoys me that it is there. What can be done? I've killed the AfD and updated all the article pages for now. Livitup (talk) 19:14, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

They annoyed me too, I put speedy tags on a couple. This Qiy dude is a newbie, and I think just a convinced geologist rather than a spammer. If he is a member of the software company, he is less spammy than most, and seems to be acting in good faith, even if he breaks rules. I say nominate the weakest software packages one at a time, then once they are deleted, address the spam issues. Phlegm Rooster (talk) 19:32, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice. I'll add it to my (growing) list of things to do. :) Livitup (talk) 19:49, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Pacific Energy

I just started this company, it is a large multinational oil and mining company. You deleated the thing even before I got to add the information. So in the future be patient I have been Wikipedia for a long time and have created a lot of articles which people are now editing.

So dont delete this

trueblood (talk) 02:13, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Why could you not wait a few days until the article is completed, it is improper to delete without having all the information. Once I am done than one can judge not before. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Trueblood786 (talk • contribs) 22:13, 2 July 2008

Great to see another experienced editor, nice to meet you! :) I'm sure you know that only administrators have the ability to actually delete articles. I am not an adminstrator, so I can assure you I didn't actually delete the article you are referring to. So if you want to take this up with the admin that deleted the article, you'll need to contact Discospinster (talk). What I did do was tag your article for speedy deletion, which brought it to the notice of the admins. I don't remember the contents of this specific article, but I do know that I recommended it be deleted because it appeared that the article didn't (and couldn't) meet Wikipedia's requirements for notability for corporations. If you check that link, you'll see that the company needs to be documented in multiple secondary sources. Press releases and other self published material can't be used as a source. Being large and multinational are great, but they don't eliminate the need for sources.

You are free to recreate the article, and if you choose to do so I would suggest that you make sure you have your sources lined up beforehand and ready to load into the article. As long as the article is well sourced and not spam, I'll never suggest it be deleted. Good luck, and have fun! Livitup (talk) 13:08, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, as you know it takes a long time to create a good article and I dont always have time to put all the information until months of hard work.

trueblood (talk) 04:32, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

PR request

Have you Peer Reviewed an earthquake article yet? I find it humiliating that there are only four earthquake-related GAs and only one earthquake-related FAs. I would like to make the number of FAs two, but being a major editor on 2008 Sichuan earthquake, I am quite helpless in catching errors (because I am biased), and my MoS skills aren't the best around. So if you have time, please consider leaving a peer review here. It would be very much appreciated. Thanks! --haha169 (talk) 18:37, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

battle of the harvest should be kept

i just created a full version of the correct way to put the wikipedia page.

Scary dragon atop the hill (talk) 23:27, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

I disagree, and have listed it for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Battle of the Harvest. Unfortunately the speedy deletion process doesn't cover albums, only bands, although I certainly wish it did since it would save a lot of time. Thanks for your input, if you choose to offer any. Accounting4Taste:talk 00:50, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

I disagree as well, and explained why at the AfD. Livitup (talk) 19:29, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Welcome!

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WikiProject Firearms

Welcome to the WikiProject Firearms. I hope you enjoy being a member.--LWF (talk) 20:18, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

A word on RFCs

Posting a message does not reset the timer. The timer is a fixed date as defined in the RFC tag. You can end RFCs ahead of schedule by removing the RFC tag. MessedRocker (talk) 19:59, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick clarification! Livitup (talk) 20:04, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

M60 and Rambo

You removed my encyclopedic contribution stating the Rambo uses an M60. WHY???????? 68.125.68.250 (talk) 05:13, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

And you added it back, and I'm removing it again. It's not encyclopedic. Rambo is a fictional character. The list is for governments whose armed forces use the weapon. Please don't add it again. Livitup (talk) 05:18, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

inappropriate links?

the links is about miho maeshima —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.49.84.151 (talk) 05:27, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

They are links to a commercial site and are not acceptable here. Please stop adding them. Thanks, caknuck _° is back from his wikisiesta 05:31, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

e/c Well poop, I went ahead and undid myself, since I'm not familiar with the content. So I'll re-revert myself (again?) so they are gone again. If anything else happens to this page tonight though, I'm out... WP:3RR! Thanks for the input. Livitup (talk) 05:34, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Dude, why did you revert yourself. They're links to a porn piracy site. caknuck _° is back from his wikisiesta 05:38, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Second guessing myself and I didn't want to click the link myself... my kids use this computer. AGF.  :) Livitup (talk) 05:39, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

NP, I took care of it. The anon editor's stopped the spamming, so it's all good. Cheers, caknuck _° is back from his wikisiesta 05:46, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Actually, my third revert was to take it back out... now you've put it back in! Agh! Care to revert yourself? :) Livitup (talk) 05:48, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Ack! I undid myself. I think we EC'ed ourselves into a laughable state there. caknuck _° is back from his wikisiesta 05:51, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Too funny... I think I need to hang it up for the night soon. Happy editing/patroling. :) Livitup (talk) 05:53, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

RE:Protection of MOS and NAME

We have some vandals who find it funny to move high-profile pages to usually highly offensive titles, thus leaving a semi-permanent record in the log for the article. If these pages needed to be moved for some reason, than obviously consensus would need to be made first and the move would have to go to WP:RM anyway, so there is really no need to give editors the ability to move these pages. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 08:42, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Ooooookayyyyy... I know what move vanadalism is, but I went back over a year and I never saw the MOS vandalized. It was moved once, that I count, as part of an edit "war" where the move was reverted once and then discussed. Isn't page protection done on the same principle as blocks...not done preemptively. I don't know if this is totally normal practice, but I've never run across it before, and it just kinda rubbed me wrong. Livitup (talk) 14:35, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Well it is a matter of opinion I guess. I chose those pages because I wanted to make sure that every page on {{Wikipedia policies and guidelines}} was protected from moving as they are highly visible pages that would make great "targets." I am sure you will see in the future many more "established" pages getting move protection, as a lot of admins are going around just protecting articles that have established names from moving. Hope that explains! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 18:23, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Feel free to join in on the discussion Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive265#Move-protection. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 18:03, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Ohh and on a completely different note, I see on your user page that you are a cheesehead, I don't know if you are interested, but I am the project director for WP:PACKERS, if you are interested in helping out, we would greatly appreciate the help! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 08:45, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Now, we're talking... I'm in! Livitup (talk) 14:35, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Sweet! It's not supper active, excluding me we have probably 3-4 users who regularly edit Packers articles. I have focused a lot on organizing the project, but now that I have organized it I have been focusing on improving content. If you have any questions, feel free to ask! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 18:23, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Start an article right

I think you may have put this in the wrong place as it isn't an article in an of itself. Of course I could be wrong but, thought I'd flag it for your attention to be on the safe side. Thanks. Jasynnash2 (talk) 15:13, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Start an article right

Hello Livitup.

I just wanted to let you know that I moved Start an article right to User:Livitup/Start an article right, because essays should not be in the article space. Hopefully, I moved it to the name you were looking for. If not, just lemmeknow and I can fix it for you, or you can fix it yourself.

I wrote this so you know what happened to your page.

Cheers! J.delanoy^gabs_adds 15:15, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

No, that's exactly what I wanted, and meant to do. How embarassing, I know better! Especially ironic considering the topic. :) Thanks for the move and CSD tag. Livitup (talk) 15:18, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

WP:Naming conventions

If you want the move to take page for WP:Naming conventions please could we consolidate on WP:Naming convention --Philip Baird Shearer (talk) 17:14, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Latécoère 300

Looking good; I won't add much else, except to say Howdy, from New Zealand.Minorhistorian (talk) 02:36, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

ACC Tool

Someone, probably you, requested access to the account creation tool. For security purposes could you please confirm that it was you who made the request so we can approve you, thanks ——RyanLupin • (talk) 18:42, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

That was, indeed, me. The username requested there matches my username here.  :) Livitup (talk) 19:01, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

 Done - ensure you read through WP:ACC/G before trying out the tool, regards ——RyanLupin • (talk) 19:05, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Will do—Thanks! Livitup (talk) 19:19, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Request for a copyedit

Hi. I currently have the article Insane Clown Posse up as a featured article candidate, and it needs some copyediting work. Could you help out? (Ibaranoff24 (talk) 02:21, 27 July 2008 (UTC))

RFA thankspam

Thanks for your support in my RFA, which passed with 140 supporting, 11 opposing, and 4 neutral. I will do my best to live up to the trust that you have given to me. If I can ever assist you with anything, just ask.

Cheers!

J.delanoy^gabs_adds 20:24, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Anxiety Disorders

I am going to revert to my edit, because the Movie Dodgeball presents the American Dodgeball Association of America as the ADAA. I'll make that clearer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.46.46.131 (talk) 23:20, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Sorry about that. It looked like vandalism from the way you added it. Thanks for being cool about my mistake! Livitup (talk) 00:38, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Many thanks!

Thank you... ...for participating in my RfA, which closed with 119 in support, 4 neutral and 5 opposes. I'm honestly overwhelmed at the level of support that I've received from the community, and will do my best to maintain the trust placed in me. I 'm also thankful to those who opposed or expressed a neutral position, for providing clear rationales and superb feedback for me to build on. I've set up a space for you to provide any further feedback or thoughts, should you feel inclined to. However you voted, thanks for taking the time out to contribute to the process, it's much appreciated. Kind regards, Gazimoff 22:04, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Prof. Sergey Shibakin

Hiya. I've declined to speedy the above, as the article does assert notability (awards, professorship, external references). I'd recommend WP:AFD. Pedro :  Chat  07:43, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry - it was a copy-vio so deleted under G12! Pedro :  Chat  07:53, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Yup, I noticed that too. On a side note, thanks a lot for letting nominators know when you decline a speedy. That's great admin initiative/extra effort, and I just want you to know it's appreciated. Livitup (talk) 07:54, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

It was borderline A7 as well, to be honest, and I suspect wouldn't have survived an AFD but it's best to err on the side of caution. I do try to advise editors if a speedy is declined, but it doesn't always happen :( - It's a courtesy thing I guess. Thanks for the kind words! Pedro :  Chat  08:01, 6 August 2008 (UTC)