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deletion of AEVI International GmbH

Hi, I've just seen that you've deleted the draft entry. I asked multiple editors what the next stage was in ensuring that I could re-work the draft to ensure it complied with the neutrality required, but nobody gave me any advice and now I see it has been completely deleted. Is there anyway for me to still access the entry source code that I inputted, as this took a while to put together, and I would like it so that I can work on the content for re-submission? Thanks Adastrauk (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 10:14, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

The issue was that the page was still highly promotional in nature, and fell afoul of our guidelines with regards to using Wikipedia for corporate promotion. Additionally, I have some very severe concerns with both the article and your username. Your username matches that of a marketing company, Ad Astra UK. This by default is not allowed, as we do not allow corporate usernames. Also, if you were hired by this company to publish this draft, you absolutely MUST disclose this. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:01, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi, thank you for that explanation. It is much clearer now. Would you be able to release the deleted draft so I can rework it in order to remove all promotional elements? I spent a while understanding and working in all the coding elements so it would be nice not to have to start completely from scratch if possible? In regards to the username, this was a very old account I used to upload, and was not aware of the corporate guidelines. Can I use my own independent account to upload a non-bias, non-promotional edit, as long as it complies with the guidelines and I fully disclose from the off set I was hired to do so? Thanks, Adastrauk (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 14:35, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

deletion of Anna Goryachova

Hi; I've seen you've deleted the page, but I've asked just a little time to change the part the was considered violating the copyright. I've changed and rewrote the text; what can I do to upload the page again? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sseingalt (talk • contribs) 15:14, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

If you want to reupload it, just be sure that you have written as much of it in your own words as possible. The version that was deleted was a nearly word-for-word copy from the source. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:18, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Ok, thanks; and what should I do, just upload it again (I mean, changed!)...and by the way, it was copied from a site that I manage!

You can re create the page, just put in the new text that you have ready that you have modified. I'd rather do that than restore a version that was a copyvio to edit. Also, even if you manage the site, there are rules for using material hosted elsewhere. WP:COPYVIO goes into more detail about this better than I can explain here. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:23, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Ok, thanks a lot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sseingalt (talk • contribs) 15:31, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Alldone.io

Greetings! I would like to disagree with the reason for speedy deletion, according to rules:

A7: No credible indication of importance (individuals, animals, organizations, web content, events

"This criterion applies only to articles about web content[10] and to articles about people, organizations, and individual animals themselves, not to articles about their books, albums (these may be covered by CSD A9), software, or other creative works. "

This article is/was about a software.

G11. Unambiguous advertising or promotion

"Any article that describes its subject from a neutral point of view does not qualify for this criterion."

Article was written with neutral form. Krakers (talk) 15:24, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

The article was promotional in nature and not neutral. You're welcome to re-write it, but may I suggest in a draft format first? RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:25, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

there you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Alldone.io Krakers (talk) 15:46, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

Good start, just add some sourcing from outside reliable sources showing how it's notable and it should end up being ok. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:47, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

Added

Beal Uk Ltd

Could you explain why this page was deleted. When posting, wiki quite clearly told me that I could come back and continue editing, i'd not even finished writing the article and it was removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Keat1963 (talk • contribs) 10:22, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

The page was deleted as being purely a promotional article for the company. The page was removed for violating our terms with regards to company articles and promotion. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:48, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

CDM Electronics, Inc.

Hi Ricky, on July 7th, 2017 you removed the page CDM Electronics, Inc. due to unambiguous copyright infringement of an article. I would like to fix this issue and repost the CDM Electronics, Inc. page. Could I please edit or remove the "Awards" section of my article completely and post the page again? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wholeteam39 (talk • contribs) 19:33, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

It wasn't just the "Awards" section of the page that was the issue however. Almost the entire article was copy & pasted from one location or another, and due to the vast number of copyvios I can't return the article. It will need to be rewritten from scratch to correct these issues. RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:44, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

Fanto

Hi Ricky, On the 20th April 2017 you removed the page Fanto due to a lack of third party articles. Can you confirm that an article now discovered cover fantasy tennis, written by fantasy football portal is sufficient?

In June 2017, Fantasy Sports Bloggers, Fantasy Football Portal published an article explaining how Fantasy Tennis worked. In the article they used Fanto’s point scoring system to help educate their readers on how Fantasy Wimbledon 2017 can be played. ‘

Many thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by JamesPopeFanto (talk • contribs) 14:29, 2 July 2017 (UTC)

References

That would not be considered a reliable source, as blogs are not considered reliable sources. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:23, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

Eiffel Software

It's not clear to me why you deleted "Eiffel Software". The page had been there for (I think) a long time, the company that it talks about has existed for over 30 years (1985), the notoriety is clear, and it was referenced from several others on Wikipedia, e.g. Eiffel (programming language. It must have been an error.

I recreated a page with the information I have. I probably did not do it the right way since I am not a Wikipedia expert; you are welcome to restore the original page which I think was OK. Feedback welcome. Thanks. Santa barbarians (talk) 10:39, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Beis Shabani

Why you deleted my page, when now in 2017 i ll be back again as a artist. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beisshabani234 (talk • contribs) 16:20, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Creating an autobiography is something we highly discourage. Also, until you clearly meet our notability guidelines through independent reliable sources you should not have this article recreated. RickinBaltimore (talk) 16:27, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

-- But it says is acceptable editing biography about yourself.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beisshabani234 (talk • contribs) 09:25, 7 June 2017 (UTC) 

Let me quote WP:AUTO - "Writing an autobiography on Wikipedia is an example of conflict of interest editing and is strongly discouraged. Editing a biography about yourself is acceptable only if you are removing unambiguous vandalism or clear-cut and serious violations of our biography of living persons policy." This does not count for creating an article. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:11, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

Henry B. Fried

Could you please restore this article. I had checked it for notability and copyvio after the banned user created it. --Racklever (talk) 17:58, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

I can sure thing, give me a few moments. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:07, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

please make sure you update the page and add citations for notability, as the page could be nominated at Afd. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:09, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

• I understood that the purpose of CSD-G5 was so that a blocked user cannot have the satisfaction of seeing their work preserved in the encyclopedia. I checked all the new Novonium sockpuppet article creations to see if any other editor had made a substantial contribution - found one definite case where I added a talk page note, and two others which I just passed by. In a case like the above it might be better to userfy the article to Racklever's userspace and let him/her create a new article based on the same sources. I don't believe that the article created by the sockpuppet should survive - and I see it has now been deleted again. PamD 18:32, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

• I just saw that. If Racklever wants, I can userfy a draft for them. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:35, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

Islamic Political Science Mafia

I'm pretty sure the Islamic Political Science Mafia that you blocked is block evading, using 79.76.95.187. Yintan  18:07, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, rather obvious one. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:13, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Dragon Burn

Please send me the deleted article material so I may improve it. Ellesaye (talk) 22:54, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Here you go. Let me know if you need anything else. RickinBaltimore (talk) 23:13, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Why have you deleted my article?

Why did you delete my article, without even warning me? I've been working on it for 6 months! You mention copyright infringement, but if you look at the history you'll see this issue was raised and resolved over 6 months ago. MisterMcHugh (talk) 13:45, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

You were warned on your talk page about this actually prior to the deletion. This was over a month ago, but at the time of the deletion a large portion of the article was a direct copy and paste from http://doverdlc.blogspot.ca/2014/04/what-is-dlc-what-does-dlc-do.html. Before any deletion I may made for a copyright violation, I check to see whether there is a violation in place. The page was largely copied from the above website, which resulted in the deletion. RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:08, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

Why have you ignored the history of this article, I ignored your warning as I assumed it must have been mistaken, as this issue had already been resolved, as I've already stated, why don't you have a look at the history before you delete? I would direct you to the history in question, but I cannot, because you've deleted the article. As best I can recall, I resolved the issue, as I am the owner of the original content, as instructed by Diannaa here:

Did you even look at the thread relating to the work I've been doing on this here? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Mistermchugh

″"If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials."

I followed these instructions, added the necessary permissions to the blog, which you can see at the bottom: "The text of this webpage is available for modification and reuse under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License and the GNU Free Documentation License (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts)."

As a result, the request to delete was revoked, until you came along a rehashed the whole thing, only after I've spent hours working on it over several months. MisterMcHugh (talk) 10:10, 12 June 2017 (UTC)

June 2017

Are you joking ? deleting my article ? what is your point ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fabioddss (talk • contribs) 14:55, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

The point is a few things actually. Number one, please read over WP:AUTO, as autobiographies are STRONGLY discouraged. Secondly, your article showed nothing on how you meet our guidelines for notability, which is a necessity. Finally, there were no reliable sources of any kind to show how you could be notable. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:46, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

Declined G13

You declined a G13 with the comment that the creator made edits in Feb. The Feb edit appears to be a page move from userspace to draft space by a reviewer using the reviewing scrip. The creater is a blocked editor who has not edited it for over 6 months. Please take a look and reconsider. [1] thanks Legacypac (talk) 17:45, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

Actually I was looking at the edits here: [2] and here: [3]. Both were done February of this year, which was why I declined the G13. RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:47, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

ok can you just call me blind sorry. Legacypac (talk) 09:54, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

It's all good, no problem. It happens! RickinBaltimore (talk) 10:09, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Michael Christo

Rick can I please have the contents of my page returned back to me Draft:1.61 London - and could you point me in the right direction to get this approved - I want to rewrite and make the necessary changes

Sure thing, I'll be at a computer to do so shortly. RickinBaltimore (talk) 10:11, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks Rick - new to this so any pointers on it that would be great and i will amend the article. Can you please let me know when the link is active so i can start adjusting. thanks in advance [User:michaelchristou] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Michael Christo (talk • contribs) 10:47, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Ok I've placed the text at User:Michael Christo/sandbox for you to work on. The issue for deletion was that it was advertising for the building, rather than an encyclopedic article. For a better idea of how the page should look, look over Charles Center or 20 Fenchurch Street for examples of how these articles are written from a neutral, non-advertising viewpoint. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:09, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Uhh...

Regarding this, whatever is going on on the article may be a content dispute, but this is almost certainly the same talk page vandal from yesterday see User:Onel5969's talk page history. TimothyJosephWood 13:22, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

You know putting 2 & 2 together I SHOULD have figured that out. I knew the report wasn't legit though, so I got that going for me, which is kind of nice. Thanks for the heads up. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:23, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Looks they are IP hopping as well, even after page protection. No blocks handed out yet that I saw though. Thoughts? RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:25, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Not really sure. Looks like my report yesterday just sat around until it was removed as stale. I'm no expert in range blocks, and maybe it might help to find someone who is in case this becomes "a thing". And its really up to One5969 whether they want to try a short semi of their talk page to dissuade them. I guess for now we wait. TimothyJosephWood 13:48, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Ben Bradley

Noticed that you deleted Ben Bradley (politician), but this was created before Ben Bradley was changed from being an article about a fictional character to one about the politician. Am I right in thinking that Ben Bradley should have been deleted, and Ben Bradley (politician) then moved to Ben Bradley? Edwardx (talk) 21:34, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Bit of a farm here

Hi Rick. Sorry, this tme of month agan  :) In May you deleted Entripy and blocked User:Entripy. they changed their username (correctly, of course) to User:Lisa.Evans, who reproduced the same article. Also, User:WriteLisaEvans was created, which I mentioned here, and this account also produced Draft:Entripy Custom Clothing. Further to all this (!) User:Lisa.Evans has (probably in good faith) been spamming the contents of the article on her talk and at the Teahouse. It's a bit of a Full House I'm afraid. Thanks for any help. Cheers, — O Fortuna ^{semper crescis, aut decrescis} 16:45, 12 June 2017 (UTC)

Oops- didn't see you were off for a week. Hope you booked paid leave :p have a good one. — O Fortuna ^{semper crescis, aut decrescis} 10:57, 13 June 2017 (UTC)

Tis back, and I'm wondering if it's been handled? RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:48, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

Welcome back to the madhouse  :) actually I'm not sure it has- having said that, I don't think any of those accounts have edited since 12th. Stricly there's two Lisa Evanses running around I guess. But most importantly, there's been no Entripy-related spam. — O Fortuna ^{semper crescis, aut decrescis} 14:03, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

Awesome, off to trying to create and fix articles on the wonderfulness that is BaltimoreLink. RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:12, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

Borobi (mascot)

Did you try reading the article? The mascot is real, the article is utter total bullshit. If the mascot is worth mentioning, it can be done in the parent article. Please revert your edits. 91.155.195.247 (talk) 17:05, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

This is what happens when you come back from vacation and your mind isn't all here. I've made it a redirect to the Commonwealth Games article and will expand that section a bit. RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:07, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for reminding me why I quit editing Wikipedia though. That'll hold me another year or two before I relapse again. 91.155.195.247 (talk) 17:18, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

Sorry, Henia didn't mean to delete

Thank you for your understanding.Henia Perlman (talk) 23:54, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

Draft:Kulaperry

Could you compare the current version of this draft to the one you deleted a few weeks ago? How likely is it that the author is yet another a sockpuppet? Thanks in advance. Sir Sputnik (talk) 18:45, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

 Looks like a duck to me I'd suggest a SPI filing. Looking at the text though it's certainly duckish. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:53, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

Typo garbles at Talk:Henia Perlman

Hi RickinBaltimore,

I normally wouldn't bother you or anyone for a typo, but because Henia is not a native speaker, and one of the garbles was a doozy, would you mind taking another look at your kind hand-edited message at User talk:Henia_Perlman#June 2017 3? See word #5 "pernot" and (minor:) 'her' instead of 'here' in 2nd sentence. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 05:43, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

What in the world? I fixed it. I have NO idea how I typed that poorly. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:39, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

RE: BaltimoreLink Help

Hi RickinBaltimore,

Thanks for your message about BaltimoreLink! Yes, I have been chipping away at making edits due to the new system, and you are definitely right about it being a lot of work! I've been wondering for awhile why there hasn't been many contributors, but it must be due to it being so new and overwhelming. So far, I've only moved pages of routes that were entirely replaced by a route (i.e. CityLink Red and CityLink Lime, and several LocalLink routes) to their new designation. I am trying to keep as much of the old articles in tact and relevant as possible. You may have also seen on the MTA NavBox that I have created a new section for CityLink routes (very primative information) with just CL Red and Lime linked. The navbox also features the new LocalLink routes with the old route number in parenthesis. For routes that are completely different (and simply crazy complicated!) I put a notification box on the top stating the information needs to be updated to reflect changes to the system. I would love to help out with the editing - let me know if you have any ideas! Thanks, Scott218 (talk) 15:23, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

I started in my sandboxes with the list of routes and CityLink Orange route. As I get time I'm adding to it, but this is a LOT of work. I did post for help with the Transit wikiproject and the Baltimore Task Force. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:30, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

I'm a bit confused

I nominated Kummanady for A10, because the version that I saw looks an awful lot like some kind of attempted smear via slang that was derivative of Kummanam Rajasekharan. But... the version that I saw before tagging had actual Malay in it, and... just isn't the version that was in the single revision of it prior to my tagging. Then I see you deleted it earlier A7, G11, which is odd, since it shouldn't categorically qualify for A7. Then I'm looking around for a mirror of what it might have been and I find a cached version, similar in meaning to the article I saw, but also not A7 eligible. I'm confused. TimothyJosephWood 17:54, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

I could have sworn I got that for G10 as an attack page (which it pretty much was). I believe someone else added the A7 tag right before I deleted it (and I just deleted the NEW version again as a G10, because it's an attack page on a public figure). RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:56, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

I still feel like I just saw a glitch in the matrix or something. Because the version I nomd A10 was identical to the version in the revision after I nominated it. But after I nominated it, the version that was in the revision prior was different, without the Malay. Illuminati. TimothyJosephWood 18:01, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

Oooh. I'll bet I know what happened. I'll bet I opened the previous version before you deleted it, and then tabbed over to it after you deleted it, but also after it was recreated, so when curator tried to curate the old article, it just applied it to the new one. TimothyJosephWood 18:07, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

Inception level editing right there. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:07, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

Yeah, had something similar happen the other day, I moved an article, and a second later at the same time Oshwah deleted it, but deleted it under the previous name, so the delete followed the move, but by the time I followed the move screen through to the article, it had been recreated under the name I moved it to with completely different content and no history. TimothyJosephWood 18:13, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

Shhh, that's the illuminati. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:20, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

Doe Boy

I do not understand why deleted my page I was working on. I did not even have it go live, it was simply in my sandbox. I am writing this on behalf of Doe Boy, I am his Brand/Marketing Manager. Can you please assist me in recovering that article? I was no where near finished and had content to add/delete. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ben RBMG (talk • contribs) 01:25, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

The page was removed as advertising for Doe Boy, not as an encyclopedic article. Also, Doe Boy doesn't appear to meet our general notability guidelines, which would end up being another reason for deletion. Finally, I would suggest reading over our conflict of interest policy as you have an admitted COI with the subject. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:26, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

Blocking

Kudos for blocking that account which vandalized the page Ben Gummer. --Daffy123 (talk) 06:54, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Henia is accepting Rivertorch's Proposal

Good morning,

I tried to post my acceptance at administrator board, but it was closed.

It seems that there was a consensus with Rivertorch’s thoughtful proposal:

Henia agrees not to edit the article directly for a predetermined interval (at least the remainder of this month), instead proposing all of her changes on the talk page. If after the end of the month, more time is needed, I agree to review the situation.

I welcome the help of Carole and all editors with citations format, content relevancy, and conformity with wiki rules.

Thank you all for your time, patience, and Rivertorch for your kind intervention.

Have a great day! Henia Perlman (talk) 14:13, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Rachelle/Henia....

Rick, I noticed you weighed in at AN/I on the Henia/Rachelle thread so wanted to discuss this issue somewhere on-wiki, didn't know quite where that should be, am pinging @Rivertorch:, @CaroleHenson:, & @Ealdgyth: here as well.
A couple of things:

• I am finding this editor's usage of two concurrent accounts to be very troubling. The editor has to use one or the other, otherwise, no matter their supposed intent, they are socking. I noticed that on the Wannsee Conference article, they did edits in May shortly one after the other from the two different accounts and they are continuing to do the same recently on Rivertorch's user talk and elsewhere. The timing between the usage of the two different accounts is very close together in some instances (see Editor Interaction Utility) - 5 minutes/52 minutes. Also, back in May this editor stated they would only use one account, that has obviously not been the case after that statement.
• There wasn't a decision or agreement about this editor not editing The Holocaust or Talk:The Holocaust, was there? It initially seemed from the AN/I thread that a topic-ban or article/talkpage-ban was in the works but then the editor was blocked.
• I honestly don't know what to do and what the best outcome for this editor might be. This editor seems to have good intent but more-experienced editors have been mentoring them quite a bit, spending a lot of time explaining Wikipedia policies and guidelines (especially on Talk:The Holocaust...), responding to their posts on The Holocaust talkpage and I am just not seeing that much of a discernible improvement.
• I also find it somewhat odd that on June 25 this editor asks for help from an admin (as both Rachelle and Henia within 2 days of each other), asks for help from Rivertorch, but then on June 26 declines any help from Carole.
  

Thanks for listening. I thought about filing an AN/I report but I try to avoid those like the plague and, besides, I don't think an AN/I report is appropriate so soon after their block was lifted. And I would have posted this discussion to one of the editor's 2 known user talkpages but I am not convinced they would respond... Shearonink (talk) 16:01, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Actually an AN/I report would have been perfectly fine I think. My reason for the block was that Henia was continuing to make the same edits that they were repeatedly told by multiple editors (including an admin) not to make. This was a short block (31 hours), and I thought the matter was settled. I wasn't aware of the multiple accounts however, that is clear socking and I would agree one needs to be blocked. There's a lot more to be concerned about it appears, so please by all means go to AN/I with this. RickinBaltimore (talk) 16:09, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

At this point, I'm done playing mentoring games. The editor has rejected the various mentoring offers, so as far as I'm concerned, they don't want to be considered a newbie editor and I don't need to worry about WP:BITE. Now, I don't generally bite anyway, but I'm not going to make allowances any more either. If someone wants to edit on such a high traffic article, they need to be aware that things could be rough because it isn't a training ground for editors. It's important that we do things right on such a high traffic article... which means sourcing, NPOV, etc. And no socking. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:20, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

I agree - and a recent post that asks questions that have already been answered isn't helpful.–CaroleHenson (talk) 16:31, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

I'm starting to wonder if WP:CIR is starting to come into play here? RickinBaltimore (talk) 16:38, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

I believe so, and has been suggested by someone else.–CaroleHenson (talk) 16:40, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Shearonink Would you want to have a discussion at An/I started regarding this? It's starting to look like there might be a call for a block for CIR, but I would want more of a consensus on it. RickinBaltimore (talk) 16:49, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

(e.c.) I think it may come to that—and soon—but I'd suggest giving it a little more time. In discussion on my talk page within the past 24 hours, I advised her to seek mentorship and she has done so (she asked ONUnicorn, who hasn't yet replied). I also reminded her that she had agreed not to edit The Holocaust for the time being, and she hasn't. Given those two points, I'm uncomfortable with the idea of seeing her blocked again just yet. However, I am troubled by what she has said, and not said, in response to some of my comments—there seems to be a disconnect, to put it mildly (some of it may stem from a language barrier)—and I can see no legitimate reason for the use of two accounts. It's your call, of course, but my two cents is that we should monitor things a bit longer. Rivertorch^FIRE_WATER 17:05, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

She needs to stay on one account, period. While alt accounts are fine, having two accounts and using them the way she is is not. I will say that she did agree to not edit The Holocaust, then shortly thereafter started editing again. I think bringing this to AN/I still is a good idea, and including the comment about mentorship. She had other offers for mentoring before, see Ealdgyth above for example, so I honestly don't know if waiting for that should be done. RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:09, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Well, she did specifically seek someone out this time and ask to be mentored. I've lost where she said it, but she said something implying that she wanted someone uninvolved as a mentor, which seems reasonable. And she hasn't edited The Holocaust since agreeing not to, or since her block expired. So I'm not clear why it has come to a head just now. If she does something else disruptive, especially if it's something she's been warned about, then sure, but I'm not seeing a new precipitating factor here. Rivertorch^FIRE_WATER 17:30, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Sounds good to me. RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:42, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

(edit conflict) I see your point, Rivertorch, about wanting to give it a bit more time.

For what it's worth, though, she has sought out a lot of people to help her over the past month or so... and a lot of people have tried to help her, including Irondome, Mathglot, and Justlettersandnumbers. And, there have been the same kind of issues, with a number of people trying to help her on French wikipedia. She has a habit for asking for help, but very little follow-through on the suggestions. In fact, she seems to tire of people (or perhaps become overwhelmed) as soon as they begin to help.–CaroleHenson (talk) 17:44, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

"... I've lost track where she said it, but..." :

The request was made here. Mathglot (talk) 18:29, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Ricki and Rivertorch, thank you. There was no malice in my using Rachelle and Henia, and I mentioned my 2 accounts right away. I did have issues in the past with Chrome and Safari, and I was happy to see that Carole was giving me a link to Henia thru Rachelle, that I used. My daughter who came back from out of town helped me out. I would like to cancel Rachelle, so I won't have any problems.

It seems to me that there is a rush to block me again (since somebody did ask, why now?). This morning, I posted a series of questions to Ealdgyth, one about fring scholarship, which I asked because Ealdgyth had mentioned that my proposed lead is from fringe scholars.

Ricki and Rivertorch, please go to Talk of Holocaust.

I was also accused of providing a lead without citation, and simultaneous comes a statement that a lead does not need citations.

Many offered to help, but I have been waiting for 2 weeks for Simon to tell me how to post a map. It seems to me, and it is my personal perception, that people wanted me to be busy learning how to pinge, and not editing the Holocaust article.

I also felt that I couldn't have Carole mentor me, because she made the request to block me, and I felt that I would be better with ONUnicor who was not involved at all with the issues.

The fringe source brings me to my addition about European Jewish refugees in Shanghai, that Ealdgyth reverted because U/W, despite the fact that I provided 2 or different very reliable sources to Carole.

Today, like half an hour ago, I found out that Ealdgyth added a statement on European Jewish refugees in Shanghai just with mention "Germany's Allies: add data and source". It seems somebody convinced him that the issue is not U/W.

Since Ealdgyth's addition, "Jews in Shanghai were confined, but despite German pressure, they were not killed", seemed very weird (you are confined to a house/prison and the European Jewish refugees of Shanghai were segregated in a ghetto), I checked Ealdgyth's source: Black 2016, p. 141. I clicked on Black, which brought me to Black, Edwin (2016). The Holocaust: History and Memory. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-02214-1. But, I found out that it was Jeremy Black, "the author of over 100 books" (wiki), who wrote only one book on Holocaust – Why choose his statement and not my sources with links to relevant articles in Wiki?

Again, I have had no malice in using 2 accounts, and I have always been open about it - I have always admitted that I am very slow.

I am trying to improve the Holocaust in good faith, because I am retired, and my students had difficulties with it. The article can be much better if many get involved and have time to respond/comment to new edits.

It's time I say it: I have felt, from the beginning, that some people do not want me to be involved at all in wiki French and English, and especially in Holocaust and Shoah. Thus, attempts to slow me down by "learning period", and complete blocking now.

I am doing my best to learn, and I am learning and listening.

I don't want the Holocaust to be another example for an "unstructured" wiki article (I am reading everything I can about wiki)

Ricki, Rivertorch, and the others who do believe that I am without malice,

thank you. I did notice sentences below my message, but they don't appear in clean version. Henia Perlman (talk) 19:31, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

(edit conflict)...another ec, lol, yet *again*...but anyway...

Re to all of the above:

• Thanks to everyone for responding, I've been following this situation from afar. I think I can count the individual AN/I reports I have filed since I started editing Wikipedia on one hand but it seems like it might possibly be time... I am going to keep an eye on their contributions and see what transpires today/tomorrow and go from there.
• They haven't edited The Holocaust article since their block expired but "Henia" has posted on that article's talkpage.
• I can't place an Official Warning on their talkpage about not using multiple accounts unless I file a SP/I though... The parent/oldest account is 'Rachelle Perlman' (started editing in 2015, 'Henia' started editing in 2016) but the editor seems to be using Rachelle more-recently. Not sure what to do about this aspect of their editing, but I will leave a note on Rachelle's user talk. I am also concerned about their statement that they were unable to use one of the accounts on a laptop etc...is it possible their account/s have been compromised somehow?
• Rivertorch, as Mathglot says above they did ask for help from ONUnicorn with this edit at 15:19, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
• Re whatever is going on with this editor: By now I think it is one of the following:

1. language issue
2. CIR
3. trolling

but at this point, frankly?...I am beginning to not care. The end-result is the same - tying up time and resources without much meaningful improvement. Shearonink (talk) 18:42, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

(edit conflict)So sorry, but it seems that while I was typing my long message, others posted their messages. It was very hard for me to type for such a long time. Here again my posting: [Earlier content that was duplicated onto this area from further up the page, removed from reading view but still present within editing window]...

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Henia Perlman (talk • contribs) 19:41, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Please, do not post at Rachelle Perlman, because I only use firefox, which opens to Henia now. I am afraid to mess up if I try to open firefox, delete Henia, and log in as Rachelle.

And I think that some are using the use of my 2 accounts to have me block, when I have been using them without malice.

Please, please, repost to Henia's account.

Thank you. Henia Perlman (talk) 19:52, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

(edit conflict)Keeping in mind AGF, since Henia has indicated they are only going to use the Henia account, can the Rachelle account be blocked & a redirect or whatever left at the Rachelle user talk? And please forgive me for asking - I really can't remember - long day - but can the two accounts' contributions (or user talkpages or whatever) be merged? Shearonink (talk) 20:39, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

One. I'm female. FEMALE. I've mentioned this before. Two. The edit adding the information on Shanghai was without citations. So no... "Why choose his statement and not my sources with links to relevant articles in Wiki" does not apply because there were no sources. It also had encyclopedic tone issues. And other issues which I detailed here. And as for Jeremy Black (historian), I'm thinking someone who specializes in WWII and Cold War history is an acceptable source for information as basic as this. And I have not ever been for or against a block for you. If you don't want a mentor, I don't have time to keep replying and replying and replying to the same basic issues. A mentor would help you NOT feel unwelcome. To be honest, you've been extended quite a lot of help, much more than many newbies ever see. Believe it or not, I"m trying to improve the Holocaust article too. If you don't work with a mentor or accept and actually DO the help that has been extended to you, I can't keep being made to repeat the same things over and over. Ealdgyth - Talk 20:03, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

@Henia Perlman:, prepending previously forgotten ping, at Mathglot (talk) 22:03, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Henia, I made some suggestions to you which you have not followed up on, including how to ping, how to use talk page threads properly, how to wikilink, but they were only suggestions. They were meant to help you, so you don't inadvertently cause the disruption which you are unwittingly causing. You are free to ignore my advice, especially since you have not sought out any advice from me.

I predicted your reaction and what would happen, and I predicted that you would start to feel that people didn't like you, were out to get you, and didn't want you around or didn't understand your high-minded motivation to share your knowledge about the Holocaust with others here. Just like you have above. But you are mistaken. No one is out to get you, no one wants to make you stop editing here and at French wikipedia. People's motivations here are to protect the encyclopedia, and to avoid disruption and using up a lot of many editors' time. You are being very disruptive unintentionally, but as a new editor, you're not aware of it, so people's concern to protect the encyclopedia and avoid disruption may come across to you as "they do not want me to be involved at all". But here is another core Wikipedia principle you need to know, and the sooner the better because it is a VERY important one, and it is called, "Assume Good Faith". The guideline page about it, is here: WP:AGF. What it means, in your case, is for you to take a step back, and think about why someone might want to block you. Carole might. RickinBaltimore might. I might. This does not mean anyone is against you, or does not like you. There are legitimate reasons to block editors, for the protection of the encyclopedia, and you have already crossed that line numerous times. A lot of people have really been very patient with you, and are trying to keep you from getting blocked again. I hope you can see this.

I said you were at a fork in the road before and you are again, and you have a very serious decision to make. If you get blocked again, it will be for a longer period, and whether you do or don't get blocked is entirely under your control. If it happens, it will not be because somebody doesn't like you, but because they want to protect the encyclopedia. I know it's a little difficult, because you have gotten a lot of advice from all different sides, and you're free to ignore my advice. But here's my recommendation for you, and following that, my prediction:

My recommendation, is that you should now voluntarily renounce editing The Holocaust article and all articles closely related to it, as well as the talk pages of all such articles. You should find a mentor you trust, or perhaps several to split up the work. Starting now, you should seek assignment of editing tasks on non-controversial articles related to your field of interest. I or others can help you find such articles, and various WikiProjects are the place to start with that, as they have a backlog of things to do. After editing a few dozen articles of that sort for several months, you should make an application to an editor you trust, whether RickinBaltimore or someone else, and ask them to assess whether they think you are ready to edit at The Holocaust article or not. And follow their advice, regardless of the outcome.

My prediction is that if you don't agree to this, or to some similar proposal to onboard you to Wikipedia in a way that doesn't cause disruption, and you keep editing The Holocaust or using its talk page, is that you will eventually get blocked again, this time for a longer period. You will think that people are against you, maybe even me, but it won't be true. After your block expires, you will likely get one last chance, and if you continue on the same path, then you will probably get blocked indefinitely, which means you won't be able to edit Wikipedia at all, with the possible exception of your own talk page.

So there's the fork in the road, and there's the prediction that I hope doesn't come true. People are waiting to help you, but you must accept the help. Part of that, means accepting some advice you don't like, and I'm quite sure you won't like this advice. But it's well-meant, and it's intended to avoid your getting blocked again, which is the path you are on. Right now, you are driving towards a cliff, and your foot is on the accelerator. People are yelling at you, "Stop!" "Watch out, cliff!" "Turn the wheel!" "Hit the brakes!" But you don't see any cliff, and you think they all must be crazy, or trying to fool you. You still have time to avoid driving off the edge, but not a lot of time: if you keep doing what you are doing, the cliff is not far now, but you can always just merrily drive along and hope everybody is wrong. What are you going to do? Mathglot (talk) 21:54, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Just a wee word in Henia's defense:

...and I am just not seeing that much of a discernible improvement...

No doubt that's true in some areas, but just a short while ago Henia was not able to maintain Talk page replies in the same section, nor manage indentation. Now she is doing both properly (perhaps not every time, but mostly). So, there is discernible improvement. Whether it's of the desired scale or speed is a separate question, but she has clearly demonstrated that she can take instruction and learn from it. So that, at least, is no longer at issue. Mathglot (talk) 22:40, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Henia Perlman, I think that this all got blown up again because you were using two different accounts - and that looked particularly bad after having been blocked. I see that you are using Henia Perlman and if there are no attempts to use other accounts or IP accounts, you should be fine from that perspective.

Right now, I don't see that an action is going to be taken. But, your activity will be monitored by someone that appears to be an administrator to ensure that the actions are constructive and result in meaningful improvement.

I know that my comments may not carry the same weight as others, but: There are very helpful comments on this talk page. I truly do wish you the very best, and it is really in your hands whether you succeed at this point. –CaroleHenson (talk) 23:08, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Henia has decided not to edit any articles in Wiki.

I have carefully read your comments, and asked another person to be my mentor, and watch my behavior.

I welcome the monitoring of my actions in the Talk of the articles by an administrator, mentioned by Carole. I also asked a prospective mentor to do the same.

I will use the Talk page of the articles in a constructive and respectful manner, and I am ready to accept the fact that the editors will not follow up with my suggestions - for me, it will also be a way to actively learn the ropes of wiki.

Thank you. Henia Perlman (talk) 00:16, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

Henia Perlman, Regarding the potential administrator watching what you are doing, I am referring to this post and the fact that for the moment taking this to WP:ANI is on hold. The key point that I saw was that edits should not be "tying up time and resources without much meaningful improvement."

I am not sure if the person you recently contacted mentors new users (vs. new administrators), but the request was clear and focused. I hope it works out.–CaroleHenson (talk) 00:27, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

@Henia Perlman: Henia has decided not to edit any articles in Wiki.

Henia, here I am again, one last time. In my opinion, this will not work out for you. In order to learn how to ice skate you have to actually get out on the ice and fall down a few times.

Restricting yourself to talk pages of controversial articles is allowable, but will not help you and imho will eventually get you blocked permanently. I hope I am wrong about this.This approach is wrong for you in two ways:

• It gives you no practice in editing live articles. This is what you desperately need, now; actual editing on live articles. I and others can recommend some that you will find interesting.
• It exposes you to topics and editors on the talk page of a controversial topic that attracts an unusually high amount of strife and trolls; this is exactly where you don't want to be. Seasoned editors are carefully watching this talk page for the slightest slip-up, much more so than on the average article. and you are much more likely to suffer a block from your talk page activity here than in some other anodyne area of the encyclopedia. Plus, you have already exhausted the patience of several editors there. This is a very tough environment for a new editor to learn Wikipedia practices. Please do not attempt it.

Won't you at least consider my alternative proposal for you? I feel certain that this would work out for you, if only you would agree to it. This is my last try to reach out to you. I sincerely hope you feel the good will I am sending your way, and that you will consider my proposal for you. All the best, Mathglot (talk) 01:32, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

Well this is certainly a lot to wake up to. Henla, the other editors here have given you a lot of really good advice. I do see a lot of promise if you stick to editing, just PLEASE take one of these editors on as a mentor. While talk pages are a good place to communicate, as stated above, in some of the most heavily watched and controversial topics, editors have a very short leash due to bad-faith editors causing issues (which I assure you, I do not think you are in the slightest). Please take the time to reach out to one of these helpful people to assist you. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:47, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

I have now a mentor, who was not involved in my issues.

I have always mentioned that I have 2 accounts, and Rachelle was the one I used with my laptop. Now, I am only using Henia - there was no malice.

Thank you.Henia Perlman (talk) 16:03, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

Henia I wish you the absolute best of luck then, and if you have any questions feel free to ask me as well. RickinBaltimore (talk) 16:36, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

G5

At Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Roy MacLeod it was decided to try to rescue as many as possible, not delete them--and to delete those not notable via afd, not speedy. I am going to re-create the articles you have deleted if I think there is a prospect of viability, and for most of them I do. I have not yet decided if I am going to actually undelete as a starting point. DGG ( talk ) 16:41, 1 July 2017 (UTC)

• (talk page watcher) But @DGG:, Envale is a sock puppet who was creating articles in contravention of Novonium's block, so these articles should surely be deleted unless anyone else has already made substantial edits (which I take to mean adding content, not just cleaning up). They could be re-created, better, afterwards. PamD 19:11, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
• Right, but this group of articles was brought to AfD and a decision was reached. In this case, editing content means filling in the omitted material the ed didn;t know to include, or refused to bothehr including. . See User:Winged Blades of Godric's close at the AfD. DGG ( talk ) 00:35, 2 July 2017 (UTC) No admin can decide to ignore consensus at an afd. DGG ( talk ) 00:35, 2 July 2017 (UTC)
  • FWIW, I was not aware of the AfD discussion. That's my mistake. DGG, if you wish go ahead and undelete, I'm not going to be around much tonight or tomorrow. RickinBaltimore (talk) 01:07, 2 July 2017 (UTC)

Henia Perlman requests your help

You mentioned that I can ask you questions.

1. In order for me to go forward, I need to better understand the details of the block requested by Carole Henson. I think that I should have been given more time to contest the block couldn't contest the block. It went very fast and I have physical disabilities.

When I posted about European refugees in Shanghai, I noticed too late that I didn't put citations, and added one. I think that at that time, I accepted Simon/Irondome's his offer to mentor me. But I didn't hear from him for a longtime, after I asked him to help me format a citation and post a map.

When Carole told me that she would format my Shanghai citation, I immediately sent her the material, but I think that 5 minutes later she made a request to block me.

Why the rush? Why not try first mediation? (I am reading wiki rules)

2. Why the rush by some to block me again, when it was clear that I didn't maliciously use two accounts.

3. It seems to me that there was a personal attack by Simon/Irondome, when he stated that I am selfish, and he didn't criticized the content of my statements. What to do about that?

4. I have reread Mathglot's suggestions (I thank him for his persistence) and my mentor's advices, and I will practice with my mentor editing other articles.

5. I read that there can be disruptive behavior also in talk page, if there is discussion going on in Talk of the article. There is none for the moment, and Ealdgyth did state that nobody is discussing his edits.

I would like to continue to post in the Talk page (like I did today, providing Carole reliable sources), in order not to degrade wikipedia' "reliability as a reference source" - that's my clear intention.

Is it ok for me to submit citations that Ealdgyth couldn't find in the Talk of the article, with mention of relevant results?

Is it ok for me to discuss citations that do not look reflecting the content of the reference, following Ealdgyth's criteria?

Is it ok for me to make constructive suggestions, based on wiki rules?

I would appreciate your answers.

Please, also clarify/specify how my behavior can be disruptive or can lead to a block, when I use the Talk page.

Again: my intent is to ensure wikipedia' "reliability as a reference source"and to work well with others.

Thank you again for offering to answer my questions. Henia Perlman (talk) 23:09, 2 July 2017 (UTC)

I addressed items #1 and 3 in User_talk:Henia_Perlman#An_offer.

Since ONUnicorn is Henia's mentor, I pinged him/her in here, too.–CaroleHenson (talk) 16:05, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

Hooray for your intent to practice editing other articles! Would you like some suggestions of articles that could use your help? Mathglot (talk) 07:14, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

Oh, one other thing, though: Regarding your point #5: Ealdgyth has asked you numerous times to not misgender her with male pronouns, as she is female. If you're not sure or can't remember someone's gender and wish to avoid making a mistake, most people are okay with singular "they" in English; here are a couple of examples of singular they in English:

1. When Carole told me that they would format my Shanghai citation, I immediately sent them the material...
2. There is none for the moment, and Ealdgyth did state that nobody is discussing their edits.

Most people are comfortable with being referred to with singular "they"; if you're not comfortable using singlar they, there is an alternative: you may use the templates {{they}}, {{them}}, and {{their}}.. These templates will look up the user's gender in their user preferences, and substitute the correct gender pronoun: he or she, him or her, his or hers, respectively. So you would type:

• I wrote to {{them|RickinBaltimore}} on {{their|RickinBaltimore}} talk page, and {{they|RickinBaltimore}} replied to me...

and this would come out on the page looking like this:

• I wrote to him on his talk page, and he replied to me...

But if you do the exact same thing with User:PamD, watch what happens. You type:

• I wrote to {{them|PamD}} on {{their|PamD}} talk page, and {{they|PamD}} replied to me...

and that would come out like this:

• I wrote to her on her talk page, and she replied to me...

Now, for this to work, the user concerned has to have set their gender in their preferences, and it's unset by default, so if someone doesn't have their preferences set (hint, hint, Ealdgyth!), the pronouns just come out they/them/their. But that's usually preferable to getting them wrong.

I hope this helps, Henia. Mathglot (talk) 08:07, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

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Jurong West Bus Package

Hi, RickinBaltimore
Just FYI this page you deleted, back in February, after an AfD discussion (here) has been recreated, along with other new similar pages. 220 of ^Borg 05:09, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, I saw a discussion come up on AN/I about this as well. Boing Said Zebedee took care of the article it seems. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:14, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

User:220 of Borg - That would be User:118 alex at it via the most recent sock. G5, indeffed user, is the quickest way to deal with them once we know what they are. Robert McClenon (talk) 23:06, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

Article on Ajay Kanwal

Hello

Was creating this page to describe the significance of Mr Ajay Kanwal to Janalaxmi bank. Wanted to understand what were the shortcomings you saw that made you pull the article off. I wanted to fix those and re create this page. Requesting you help on this.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Uctruly (talk • contribs) 11:22, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

He doesn't meet our general notability guidelines for an article, that was why. Also, the sources used were not reliable sources, as they were press releases. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:17, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

Henia is requesting a detailed reason for the block

"Prior to imposing a block, administrators are expected to be fully familiar with the circumstances of the situation." You wrote: "My reason for the block was that Henia was continuing to make the same edits that they were repeatedly told by multiple editors (including an admin) not to make."

Please, specify 1) "the same edits", 2) the name of the admin who repeatedly told me not to do the same edit, 3)why was I guilty of socking.

Thank You. Cordially. Henia Perlman (talk) 14:38, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

Henia Perlman, There is already a discussion at WP:ANI under Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Dispute_about_block_warnings_and_AN.2FI_block_request.

So, I copied this over there. There is no reason to have conversations in multiple places... and it would be better to get your input at the ANI.–CaroleHenson (talk) 17:02, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

Ricki, I am making an inquiry, and I do not wish to post an incident report.

I would like to "talk" with you here, to get your specific clarifications.

Because of my physical disabilities, I cannot interact with everybody.

Carole just mentioned that Ealdgyth is an administrator.

Carole didn't specify if she is the one who also put a complaint with you.

Please, specify.

I just would like you, and nobody else, answer my specific questions.

Thank you.

Cordially. Henia Perlman (talk) 19:27, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and responded there for you. My online activity might be limited the rest of the weekend just to let you know. RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:58, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

Bus Route Editor

Good evening from Prince Georges County.

About a week ago you dealt with an editor User:Star Awards who had been publishing bus schedules that were copyrighted. I think that there is a sock. User:Psasana (not putting in the brackets to avoid the ping) has published Bulim Bus Package. I may file an SPI. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:38, 10 July 2017 (UTC)

SPI has been filed. The master account is User:118 alex. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:53, 10 July 2017 (UTC)

Eureka! program

Hi there, some of my students were working on a new page for the Eureka! teen achievement program for Girls, Inc. Clearly they started with too short of a page which did not properly defend its inclusion.

But my question is, if they create a more substantial page, are they allowed to recreate it? Or are they banned from this content? We are learning as we go!

Thanks, Chris — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChrisBennett (talk • contribs) 18:19, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi Chris, great question! Actually if they are starting to work on an article and develop it, what I'll do is restore it and move that into draft space for them. There they can work on the article as they need to, and when its ready, have them submit it through the articles for creation process, where established reviewers can ensure it's ready for publishing, and let them knwo when would need to be corrected if need be. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:24, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

It's now at Draft:Eureka! Program by the way. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:25, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

Awesome, thanks!

No problem, oh and just an FYI be sure you sign your posts with ~~~~ on any discussion page. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:34, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

Deletion of Jonathan Power (journalist)

I'm hoping to consult with you regarding the deletion of Jonathan Power (journalist). I contested the proposed speedy and thought there would be the possibility of a full discussion on the subject. Reproduced below is the exchange at (now deleted) Talk:Jonathan Power (journalist):

Contested deletion

This page should not be speedily deleted because… greater participation is desirable in such a process. The previous deletion discussion, held more than three years ago, did not come to a unanimous conclusion, attracted participation from only four Wikipedians and was submitted by a user who bears the same family name as the subject of the deletion discussion. —Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 13:08, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi @Roman Spinner: I'm sorry but the article is so obviously written by a COI editor. Almost everything except from the lede is unsourced and dripping with puffery and name-dropping "his exceptional writing" "his old school friend named Paul McCartney" "another record and presentation of his success". The article contains the same unsourced claims that were cited in the original discussion notably the "silver medal" which is taken directly from his web site. The fact that the nominator of the previous deletion discussion has the same surname is neither here nor there. IMHO the motivations are not important if the nomination is discussed by uninterested editors. There was 1 weak keep at the time and this !voter said that sources about the subject and not by him need to be added, and none have been. Afd discussions do not have to be unanimous as far as I know for them to be valid. If this CSD is refused then I'll be happy to take it to Afd again but I think the name should be salted. Someone with the same name as Power's wife [1] has created this page twice under different user names [2] and [3] signed comments on talk pages here and here. Domdeparis (talk) 14:46, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi @Domdeparis: I appreciate the research you have done regarding this matter and you may be indeed correct regarding the possible conflict of interest on the part of the article creator, while also keeping in mind the possibility of COI on the part of the nominator three years ago. As far as the notability of the subject, himself, a simple google search confirms that he is not a nonentity or someone below the threshold of eligibility for a Wikipedia biographical entry. While the writing style of the article could have used a lighter touch, such is the case with numerous initial phases of articles which are improved when given time to settle. A brief discussion in May–June 2014 was the sole participatory venue this entry has had within Wikipedia. WP:Consensus may change and sufficient time has passed for another evaluation. —Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 16:38, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

—Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 02:34, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

The article still met G4 as it was the subject of a previous deletion at AfD and has been deleted multiple times since then. My suggestion would be to try to work on this not in the main space but as a draft and see if you can get enough reliable sources to show he is notable. As it stands now, this was a recreation of a deleted article at a discussion. RickinBaltimore (talk) 02:40, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

Deletion review for Jonathan Power (journalist)

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Jonathan Power (journalist). Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review.
Since I still have hope for a new discussion, I thought that perhaps there might be a chance at DRV. —Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 03:40, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
I appreciate your thoughtfulness in restoring the article, although it has since been deleted by another admin. —Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 17:00, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

Why have you deleted my article regarding Damian Perl. I'll improve it but I'm definitely not promoting him, just presenting the picture. This man is a subject of public interest as he's a controversial figure and he's one of the guys who made most money in the Iraqi war. I do not seem to be able to contest it, can you help me restore it please? it is important to me. Many thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Katakiuchi2020 (talk • contribs) 18:41, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi Rickin,

You deleted an article titled Celebration Pointe. This is my first time submitting an article to Wikipedia. Do you mind letting me know what the reasons were so I can correct them and re-submit? Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by FrankelMedia (talk • contribs) 21:08, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

The article was a pure advertising article, and violated our rules regarding this. Additionally much of the page was a copyright violation as a copy and paste from the original source. These were the reasons it was deleted. As a side note, I will suggest you request a name change immediately, as your username is also a violation of our rules, as it represents a company (see WP:USERNAME). RickinBaltimore (talk) 02:08, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Removal of 1bid1.com

Hi Rick,

Today you removed a draft article I created about 1bid1.com. I replied to your message in a talk why I think the article is fair and not (as you think) serving a commercial purpose. I kindly ask you to restore the removed material or send it to me so I can create a new draft and improve the article. Also please let me know what triggered you to think that this was a commercial page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jurgenbosch (talk • contribs) 17:56, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

The article was nothing more than a promotional piece for the site. Additionally, even as a draft, the only secondary source was a Florida state government site saying the site exists. At the time of its deletion it was ad copy, hence the nomination and deletion. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:42, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

I strongly disagree. I reference to the Florida State site was the proof of incorporation in 2013. I added references to Crunchbase in the artical as 2nd and 3rd reference. Again, please send me the latest version of the source so I can create the page again. PS. What is my page different from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OfferUp? I believe it's 100% the same.

User:Hatamtayy

Their empty article creations appear to have been a misunderstanding of how to create citations, which they seem to be beginning to understand now. User:CaroleHenson is helping, and I'll keep an eye on what's happening too, so would you be happy if I unblocked? Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 19:38, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Not if I don't unblock them first :) RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:40, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Hehe, thanks. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 19:45, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Can you close out their request? RickinBaltimore (talk) 20:06, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Ah yes, done. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:22, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Hyoie O'Grady

Hello. It has come to my attention that my article has been deleted. Apparently it 'Lacked assertive importance'. I needed to add some sources to establish notability. What kind of sources would I need? He's not a massive actor and he's only just started his first ever professional production about a month ago.

Katey Green (talk) 16:31, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

That's the issue then he is going to have. Wikipedia isn't to list up and coming artists, or ones who are just starting, but someone who is shown to be notable through multiple independent sources. I'd have a look at this in particular to show what an actor is required to meet. RickinBaltimore (talk) 16:34, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

Salty block pictures

Could you delete this page again? Thanks. 172.58.46.188 (talk) 18:56, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

Possible IP range block

Hi. I don't know how to request a range block but you just blocked Tasosbeyhive, but it is obvious they have previously vandalized on an IP address.

• 5.55.144.171 - Proof
• 5.55.160.45 - Proof (addition of this info seems to be their M.O.)

Thanks. --Jennica✿ / ^talk 13:29, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

I'll keep an eye out for their edits, as of right now they haven't edited in a few hours so a range block might not be warranted at the moment. If it does keep up again, page protection might be a first step, though if the disruption gets more widespread, a range block certainly could be introduced. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:32, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

GM factories

I am so confused. Why was the list of GM factories deleted? I see another page, but I've already found a missing entry from my area. --Criticalthinker (talk) 15:10, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

That apparently was deleted in a number of articles that were tagged for G8 deletion that i got in a batch. It looks like it was mistakenly tagged, instead of being reverted to the correct redirect page from a previous edit. I've restored it. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:13, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

logic

hi I just have seen your " articles created" they are not important than Liz lohuis page as international journalist and reporter. could you check and review this deletion please with neutral and logic eye. Please undelete this page. thank you very much — Preceding unsigned comment added by محمد بوعلام عصامي (talk • contribs) 19:39, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

She does not meet our notability guidelines for inclusion. That was the reason for deleting the article. There were no sources, outside the TV station she works for and her Linked In page as well, meaning the page did not have proper sourcing which all BLP, biographies of living people, require. RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:43, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

hi I understand your reason for deleting the article, please recover this article, I will add more sources, she is one of the best women journalist and reporters, she joined Channel 4 News in January 2016 as a general assignment reporter. please man, I left Arabic Wikipedia because of this negative illogic mindset. Recover the article please or rewrite new one. She is a general assignment reporter.

thanks in advance

350 Massachusetts speedy deletion

I think that the the article should not be speedy deleted for the following reasons:

1. While it is about an organization, much of it is historical 2. There is a Wikipedia article about 350.org, the organization that inspired 350 Mass. The 350.org article has a similar format. 3. 350 Mass is an important environmental movement in Massachusetts. 4. The article included organizational failures/defeats, not just successes

Bob Tumposky tumposky@gmail.com Tumposky (talk) 23:29, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

The issue with the draft was that it was written in purely promotional tone, and not from a neutral viewpoint at all. Recreating the draft is fine, but it needs to have the promotional tone lessened. RickinBaltimore (talk) 00:01, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Edifecs Technologies Speedy Deletion

I would like to know why Edifecs Technologies was marked for deletion. It was written from a neutral perspective and had citations too. Just becuase it was written about a company doesn't mean it should be deleted. Can you inform the actual reason? Or maybe I could do something to fix it. Ashish verma1984 (talk) 08:59, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

The article was deleted as it did not show how the company was notable. Winning an award for "best workplace" is not enough to satisfy notability, as many small companies win this award, as it is given in various areas and fields. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:49, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Kenny Browne (Irish footballer, born 1986)

Could I get you to explain your CSD decline in more detail? In terms of accomplishments, the subject has not changed meaningfully since last April. He still doesn't meet WP:NFOOTY. In terms of general notability, the 18 sources listed are not significant coverage. All but four of them are match reports, the very definition of routine sports coverage. Three are transfer announcements in primary sources. The fourth does not mention the subject. It looks like a pretty clear cut deletion to me. What am I missing here? Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:10, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but appearing in a UEFA Europa League match, and appearing in a fully professional league match at Waterford be enough to meet NFOOTY (again, if I'm wrong I apologize). And I think he just scrapes by on notability, but just barely. Also I am finding coverage in newspapers from Ireland, and added a link in the page now. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:16, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

I see the confusion. The League of Ireland is not fully professional (see WP:FPL). As such, matches for its clubs do not satisfy WP:NFOOTY. Take it from a footy afd regular, this article unlikely to survive another deletion discussion (assuming we even get there, since the article is also probably WP:G5 eligible.) Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:23, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

I appreciate the input (and wasn't aware of the G5 either). RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:49, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Deletion of Cassantec AG

Hello RickinBaltimore,

The Cassantec AG page was recently deleted for unambiguous advertising or promotion. However, the language is neutral and the page objectively provides information about Cassantec and its software.

I do not see a difference between Cassantec's page and other Startups that have Wikipedia pages and are not deemed promotional (e.g. Wikitude, Solarlite, Gestigon, Predix, Software AG, OSIsoft, etc.) ?

Best, Daninguyen0 (talk) 15:21, 19 July 2017 (UTC)Daninguyen0

This section here alone was promotional: "Cassantec Prognoctics is one of the most innovative solutions for predictive maintenance. The key benefit of the Cassantec technology is the avoidance of unplanned downtime, increased plant availability and reduced maintenance cost. In contrast to most known products from the field of Predictive Maintenance, which are typically summarized under the term Predictive Analytics and which deliver early warnings, but do not provide actual foresight, Cassantec Prognostics calculates explicit time horizons and thus answers the “when”-questions of the occurrence of malfunctions." This is not a neutral tone, and is promoting the product. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:24, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Hello RickinBaltimore,

I have edited that section to be more neutral. Could you undelete the Cassantec AG page, and I can replace that section with the new paragraph?

Thanks, Daninguyen0 (talk) 15:39, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

The problem is the rest of the article was just the same in the way of promotion. It will require a complete re-write (and I'd suggest that in draft space), for it to not be considered for deletion under CSD G11. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:45, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Hello RickinBaltimore, You mentioned above that only the one section alone was promotional. The rest of the article provides unbiased information, and in building the Cassantec page, the above pages were used as a model- what is the difference between the article and the articles of the above-mentioned Startups? Best, Daninguyen0 (talk) 15:54, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

I used the section above as an example, . Also, WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS, and I have concerns on a few of those pages as well. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:58, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Hello RickinBaltimore, I followed the examples of the above Startup links as an example, assuming they were acceptable since they had published Wikipedia pages. If you say that those examples are unsuitable, do you have examples of company pages that can be used as a model to build the Cassantec page? I am just trying to create a public page for Cassantec AG information, as many people such as WBG and WDI in Germany have asked for a source where they can find information that is not the direct Cassantec website. Thanks, Daninguyen0 (talk) 07:37, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

What I can recommend is when you re-write the drat for Cassantec, try to leave out as much of the promotional text as possible, and include your sources that show how the company's notable. A good example is [Tanium]], which is an article about a startup and contains nothing but NPOV information. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:09, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi RickinBaltimore, I have rewritten the Cassantec draft, and submitted it for revision, following Tanium's example. I also added additional outside sources that reference Cassantec. Would you mind reviewing the article for approval-- in my SandBox? Thanks, Daninguyen0 (talk) 14:16, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi RickinBaltimore, I wanted to check in again about the Cassantec draft. The article has been drastically simplified to a neutral tone, and many additional, independent third-party sources such as business magazines have been added to account for notability. Could you please help with the next steps? Thanks, Daninguyen0 (talk) 08:07, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

I did see the references outside of Cassantec made which is good. I would suggest to continue with the AFC process, as the tone is still being made more neutral. RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:00, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

SPI

We seem to have crossed reports! I always request CU in case there are sleepers. I'll try to merge our comments. TonyBallioni (talk) 18:34, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Good thing I saw your AfD first, I was going to do THAT too! RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:35, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Yes. Double SPIs and AfDs all the way across the sky would be no fun. I've merged the SPIs and moved my CU request onto yours (hope you don't mind). I don't want more socks coming out of slumber and whatnot. TonyBallioni (talk) 18:38, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

No thanks for that, more eyes is better than none at least. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:40, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Allied Independent Wrestling Federations, AIWF World Heavyweight Championship & AIWF World Cruiserweight Championship page restoration.

Good evening, I would like to challenge the ruling of these articles June 2017 deletion and I would like to ask for its full restoration of said articles. The individual that falsely filed for these articles deletion was vindictive against this organization due to some controversial acts that this individual's wrestling promotion took part of. I believe that this matter of said individual abused the right to file an article both based on false pretenses and out of spite shall not go unpunished. Will you consider restoring the following articles listed above and punish the person that filed for its deletion for no reason? Thanks!

There was a very good reason these pages were deleted, and that is the company doesn't meet our notability guidelines. These were brought to the community's attention at this deletion discussion. If you feel this is incorrect, you can take this to deletion review, however I don't think this will be overturned. As for "punishing" the person who nominated the articles for deletion, nothing of the sort will be done, as this was not malicious. RickinBaltimore (talk) 03:14, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Ninad Vaidya

Hi there! touching base as in doing some NPR, I noticed Ninad Vaidya is a recreation of a page you recently deleted A7. As I'm not an admin I can't see the old version; would you mind having a look to see if this sufficiently improved? From sources alone I'm uncertain what to make of it. Thanks so much. Innisfree987 (talk) 02:51, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

I'm getting ready yo turn in for the night, but it looks to be improved from the previous creation. I'll look into it better in the morning, unless it's deleted by then for some reason. RickinBaltimore (talk) 03:15, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Thanks Rick! Innisfree987 (talk) 03:59, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

It looks to pass notability. The issues from befroe have been corrected, and there's a lot more sourcing this time. Definitely not CSD worthy. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:08, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Great, thanks so much for checking into it--much appreciated. Innisfree987 (talk) 16:21, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

User Lewisthejayhawk

Who is blocked is back. He recreated a template here[4]. This new editor has also done all college basketball edits which are Lewis specialty. You blocked his sockpuppet Lewisthejayhawk1991, so I thought I'd inform you....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 10:34, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi William, might need a new investigation open at SPI for this then. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:06, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Looks like the account was blocked by a CU. I'll get to deleting those articles here. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:36, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

RickinBaltimore No CU block yet but I've filed an SPI at the appropriate title. The master is actually Dereks1x. CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 12:43, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

I misread then, the account has been blocked as a sock of Dereks1x. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:47, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

International PErsons Certification Bureau

Hi Rick, I am still working on this article. Can you please revert back so that I can add more contents? There will be more articles linked to this organization. Please tell me what to do to improve the content. Thx.

The article was deleted in March because the organization did not appear to meet our guidelines for notability for a corporation. Additionally there was a lack of independent reliable sources that are needed to show how this is a notable organization. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:04, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

The Retail Ombudsman (United Kingdom)

Hi, you reverted my edit to The Retail Ombudsman (United Kingdom) – would you mind explaining why on the article talkpage, where there is an active RfC, so we can establish a consensus? Thanks in advance Amisom (talk) 13:25, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

I'll respond there sure. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:26, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

IP Vandalism

So I'm not sure if this IP has been blocked but I just went through their contributions and most if not all are disruptive https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2A00:1838:37:C1:0:0:0:6A9D If they haven't can I request that they are? I'm not really sure who to go to about this but you were the first one. Dinah In Wonderland 13:37, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Your best bet is to file a report at WP:AIV, that way all the admins can be made aware. I'll have a peek now at their edits. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:50, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

And User:Widr beat me to it. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:50, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Okay. I didn't have time myself to look at ALL their edits but the majority looked like it was vandalism only edits. Dinah In Wonderland 13:52, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Glad someone got to it though. Dinah In Wonderland 13:54, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

And another isn't vandalism but https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/27.34.16.98 Their edits are un-sourced. I removed one but I don't want to get in an edit war so I don't know if I should remove it again or not. Dinah In Wonderland 13:57, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

The edit at vodka was completely unsourced and definitely needed to be removed. An item like that has to have sourcing. RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:02, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Si I thought so but with the mobile version I can't notify an IP user nor can I report anything or revert(unless I look up how) so thanks for getting to it. Dinah In Wonderland 14:04, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

User:Harryrgwatts

I was in the process of writing up my decline reason on the speedy of User:Harryrgwatts, when you deleted it. I don't think it was even close to a U5 case, but a reasonably brief description of the user's activities and interests. I ask you to restore it. Please ping me if you want to discuss this. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 17:30, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

(Non-administrator comment) This is the first time I've seen an admin ask another admin to undelete something only because they were dead set about issuing me a denouncement. Continued behavior like this is going to result in editors like me not participating in NPP. Chris Troutman (talk) 17:33, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

I'm not going to get into that discussion, but it was a perfectly valid U5 in my opinion, seeing as the user has only had one edit outside userspace. RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:40, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

I was asking for an undelete because i thought that this was not a valid U5. Since you disagree, which is surely your privilege, we will see what WP:DRV thinks. That will better establish consensus for the standards in such a case, i hope. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 17:53, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Not a problem. Thanks for the heads up. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:33, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

I've overturned it. I gave it more thought and honestly, it's not a violation of U5. My mistake and I've corrected it. RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:27, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Deletion review for User:Harryrgwatts

An editor has asked for a deletion review of User:Harryrgwatts. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. This notification is a formaality, given the previous discussion. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 19:25, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

RfA

Thanks for supporting my run for administrator. I am honored and grateful. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 16:45, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

No problem, congrats!! RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:10, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Revdel?

Would you be able to revdel that edit to Matthew Shepard by the vandalism-only account you just blocked? I think its safe to say that's not something someone would just want casually see by mistake... Thanks, —72 _talk 13:47, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

They've just now added it to their talk page whilst blocked, could you revoke their access too? —72 _talk 13:53, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Yup I've got it taken care of and TPA revoked. RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:09, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Request for David Trone article

Hello! I see you are an active longtime contributor, and a member of WikiProject Maryland. I submitted an edit request for the David Trone (who has run for office in MD) article, which you can see here, with a couple updates and links to consider adding to the article. I am submitting the request on behalf of Mr. Trone and Hickman Analytics, and since I cannot edit the article myself, I am trying to find an uninvolved editor to review the proposed update and copy over appropriately.

I don't think reviewing the edit request would take long since I've provided specific text and markup for easier copying and pasting. If you're not interested, no problem, but might you be wiling to help with this request? I've posted notes asking for help at WikiProjects Biography, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, but so far no one has replied. Thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 17:12, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Let me read up on it and I'll see if it merits inclusion. RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:16, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

The first two requests I made, I'm going to read and think about the third one for now, more yes on that wouldn't be a bad thing. RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:23, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for taking a look at the request, and for making the first 2 proposed changes. I'll wait to hear your thoughts on the third request and addition of the links. Inkian Jason (talk) 17:33, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi Rick! Just a reminder, I am still looking for help with the 3rd request at Talk:David_Trone#.22Personal_life.22_section and would appreciate your consideration on the 2 links suggested in the section below the edit request. Just didn't want this to fall off your radar. Thanks! Inkian Jason (talk) 15:59, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

Sorry, I haven't forgotten, just was taking care of a few things, let me have a look here again. RickinBaltimore (talk) 16:01, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

The last part is, in my opinion, a little bit too promotional for my liking. I'm not sure if it's needed in the article, but this is why I think more eyes on it to confirm are a good thing. RickinBaltimore (talk) 16:03, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

No need to apologize. I tried to make the proposed language as neutral as possible, but I appreciate your feedback. I went ahead and updated my requests at WikiProjects Biography, Maryland, and Pennsylvania to note that the first 2 parts of the request have been answered, but that the reviewing editor (you) would prefer additional feedback on the third part of the question. I hope this is appropriate, since you said more eyes on the article is a good thing. Also, if you have any thoughts on the inclusion of the "Further reading"/"External links", I'd appreciate feedback there as well. Thanks again for your help thus far! Inkian Jason (talk) 17:01, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

Casualties of the September 11 attacks

Hello Rick, seeing that you are around, can I please draw your attention to the activities of 92.39.205.159 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), who is making a number of inaccurate and poor taste edits on the above article. Could I suggest a short block? Thanks and regards, David, David J Johnson (talk) 18:46, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

 Done, though you can report them to AIV as well in the future too. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:48, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Yes I realise that, but as you were around I thought this would be quicker. I was right! Many thanks for your help, David J Johnson (talk) 18:57, 24 July 2017 (UTC) 18:55, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Not a problem, always happy to help! RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:36, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Japan head to head

Sorry for not leaving a summary. I don't know why I think I can do that without getting away with it. DasGermanMoses (talk) 19:41, 24 July 2017 (UTC) DasGermanMoses (talk) 19:43, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Not a problem, and I saw you were collapsing the tables, with a big edit like that just leave a summary about it. RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:44, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Flutracking - Moved from IPTalk

Dear Rick, Thank you for your feedback on my submission for a FlutrackingDailysalt (talk) 00:04, 26 July 2017 (UTC) Wikipedia page. You are correct in that the content is also on the referenced site however that is our content that we have written. I since understand the requirements that you are not supposed to write about the organisation you work for however I would like to request your reconsideration. Please see below I have re-worded the content to something not already published that outlines what Flutracking is. We are in no way trying to sell what we are doing, this is simply a research project that tracks influenza across Australia and we believe it is of Wikipedia style interest for people to be able to find out about. One of the main instigators for us submitting a page is we noticed that both Influenzanet and Flutrack have Wikipedia pages and these are both international influenza surveillance systems just like Flutracking.net, albeit much smaller in terms of participation size. These pages on Wikipedia led us to believe that the topic is of interest and viable for a Wikipedia entry. As per the request on the rejection notice I have put together for you a few independent links that reference Flutracking and its function. As mentioned there was never any intent to advertise anything so I am more than happy to follow whatever requests you have in terms of content simply to have the information of what Flutracking is. Perhaps understanding how Influenzanet’ and ‘Flutrack’ warrant entries will assist us in how we should proceed. Thank you kindly for your consideration Scott Harrison

FLUTRACKING Flutracking (www.flutracking.net) is an online participatory surveillance system that tracks influenza-like illness in Australia. Participants receive a weekly emailed survey for approximately 24 weeks during the southern-hemisphere winter influenza season. It started in 2006 with approximately 400 participants and has grown to more than 28,000 weekly participants in 2017. It is similar in operation and intention to the Influenzanet system in Europe and Flu Near You in the USA. Flutracking is a collaboration between HMRI, The University of Newcastle and the Hunter New England Local Health District.

Independent Links http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X09007464

https://search.proquest.com/docview/1753770443?pq-origsite=gscholar

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/2047-2501-3-S1-S4

Dailysalt (talk) 00:04, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

The issue with the page was that it was almost a direct copy and paste from the source site, and that is not allowed per Wikipedia's rules with regards to copyright. THe subject appears to be notable enough for an article, but it has to be written so that it paraphrases the sources, and not copy everything from the source site. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:05, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Request for help

Sir i need a help from you Nm52664 (talk) 16:13, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

What can I help with? RickinBaltimore (talk) 16:20, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Please restore page

Hi Rick, the page I was working on (Kirsten Tibballs) was not advertising, it was factual information. Can you please un-delete it?Fl.bred (talk) 03:43, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

While it may been factual information, the article read as a complete promotional piece for her. If you want to create an article on her, you need to be sure it is written from a complete neutral viewpoint with the promotional materials completely removed. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:33, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Hoax Huh?

	Blimming Hoax, How Dare You!!
	So, My Dreams are Fake, Why Don't You At Least Ask What I'm Doing Before Saying That My 13 Hours of Work is Fake. If I went to put that much effort into something then Why Would I Spend 13 HOURS on Something that is 'Fake', On November 17th 2017, The Show Will Be On YouTube, So Why Not Let Me Have Dreams, Bye Bonbondash1234 (talk) 13:52, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) @Bonbondash1234: Would you prefer it to have been condemned as not ' credibly indicat[ing] the importance or significance of the subject?! That would have been a possible- likely even- alternative  :) — fortunavelut luna 13:55, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

And if I can add, Wikipedia is not the place to promote your web series. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:56, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Yep: I think WP:NOTDREAMLAND applies  ;) — fortunavelut luna 14:14, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Request to restore draft

Hi, Rick: I see that you have deleted my proposed article relative to the proposed Liberty Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. You did not warn me ahead of time that you intended to do so. Would you please be so kind as to un-delete my article so that I may have an opportunity to work on it some more? Thank you, GREGORY WATSON

Rick, apparently, you have deleted my article about the Proposed Liberty Amendment to the U.S. Constitution without first telling me that you intended to do so and affording me an opportunity to work on it some more. Can you un-delete it, please?

Hi Gregory, I've restored your draft as you requested. Please bear in mind the page was deleted due to being a draft that not being edited in over 6 months (and there was only one edit in 2016 in total as well), so if you intend on working on the page please do so, else it may be nominated for deletion again in 6 months. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:18, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Published Huaptec again

Hi Rick, as you recommended I rewrote the article from neutral point of view. Could you please check if I managed to meet your guidelines. As for sources, all of them are Chinese official governmental websites, can't imagine what can be more reliable. :) Thank you, --Bananovaya (talk) 01:06, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

It does appear to be written more neutrally, however you need to add some sources that are not directly related to the company itself. The links there simply appear to be government informational pages. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:58, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2017

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2017).

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Draft:Dinah Liddell

My draft has been coming along well however the page been has been changed. While the person who did this is a good editor I asked them to change it to Draft:Dinah Liddell (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) which they either refuse or ignore. Could you please change the name? It's getting quite frustrating and I'm over trying to ask this editor. Dinah In Wonderland 14:24, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Hi Dinah, and actually the title is correct as Dinah Liddell. The reason being is that the addition part in parenthesis is when an article is a disambiguation. SInce Dinah Liddell does not have any other articles based on her, there's not a need for the extra portion of the title. Had the title you were working on been "Dinah", then yes the section in parenthesis would been needed since we have other topics with that exact title. RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:30, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

I understand but the Griffin (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) caught my eyes and he was in 1 movie, 1 video game, and 2 books so I thought I might want to change my drafts name as well Dinah In Wonderland 14:39, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

That's because you have Griffin, which goes to the article about the mythological creature and the Griffin page you are talking about is a disambiguation of it. The extra part of the title is used to differ from subject of articles. RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:43, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Ah okay terribly sorry; I never read the disambiguation however now that I know I'll leave the name alone 👍 it was messing with my perfectionist qualities, sorry for troubling you bello. Dinah In Wonderland 14:47, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Not at all! I'm glad to have helped explain it to you. RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:49, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

• (talk page watcher) Cats don't usually have surnames: I'd think that Dinah (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) would be a better title. PamD 15:22, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Or possibly Dinah (cat). PamD 15:23, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Never thought of that Pam. (Though we do have Kitty Katswell, Dr. Paula Hutchison and Penelope Pussycat with a surname) RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:27, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Cats don't however this one strangely does. Don't know why... But I don't think Dinah (Cat) would work... thanks for the help PamD! Dinah In Wonderland 15:37, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

@Dinah Kirk: Do you mean she's referred to in the book as "Dinah Liddell"? In which case say so in the article, with a reference to support it. The norm is that cat's don't have surnames, so if she exceptionally does, it needs to be stated and cited. PamD 16:02, 3 August 2017 (UTC) @Dinah Kirkland: Sorry, got your name wrong, twice. Pinging again.PamD 16:06, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Oh I'm sorry @PamD: it doesn't say so in the book/movies but I keep it for the video games because that is how the creator states it. Dinah In Wonderland 16:11, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Damn I just did some research and found out she's just called Dinah (however part of the Liddell family). I wouldn't mind at all of either of you would change it to Dinah (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) Thanks @PamD:! Dinah In Wonderland 16:21, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

 Done RickinBaltimore (talk) 16:24, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Thank you bello! Dinah In Wonderland 16:31, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

This Draft

May I reguest that this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Hello._Wikipedia_is_awesome Draft be deleted? It doesn't seem as if this has been brought up yet and it's been there since March without anyone noticing apparently. Dinah In Wonderland 20:38, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Strike my last comment, it's done. RickinBaltimore (talk) 20:46, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Okay thanks! Hope I wasn't troubling you again but I don't think I know any other admins to message this about that awnser so fast. Dinah In Wonderland 20:49, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

That's not a problem, and just to let you know, you can always tag a page for deletion too, WP:CSD explains the different types of reasons pages can be removed, and how to do so. In this case, that was a test page, or a CSD G2 as seen on that page. RickinBaltimore (talk) 20:53, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Okay! I'll add it to my watchlist for later. Thanks bello Dinah In Wonderland 20:54, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Reverting on ANI

Why did you revert my edit? --Tarage (talk) 23:06, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Oh crap. That must have been a misclick. I went to click diff and I think I inadvertently hit rollback. My apologies Tarage. RickinBaltimore (talk) 23:08, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

It's okay, I just wanted to make sure something else wasn't going on. It's not that important of a comment anyway. --Tarage (talk) 23:09, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

No problem that will teach me to keep my click to myself. RickinBaltimore (talk) 23:31, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Deleted edits

Could I get you to review the deleted versions of Eric Adu and Eric adu? There's a few specific details I'm looking for that strike me as strangely familiar in the current of version of the article. Are any acronyms in football club names not capitalised? At any point is the second period in "F.C." missing? Are Adu's parents referred to as Mr and Madam? I strongly suspect the author of the current version is the same person as Vincente1, but I'd like to be sure before I give them a final warning for repeated recreation inappropriate articles. Thanks in advance. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:33, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

That was pretty close to the original and I deleted it for G4. Feel free to give the warning. RickinBaltimore (talk) 16:18, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion bot and James R. Fitzgerald

Hi RickinBaltimore,

I am baffled as to why this article was deleted for copyright infringement, as there is no copyright issue to be found. A bot detected identical text from a legal document pertaining to a case wherein the subject of the page (James R. Fitzgerald) testified as an expert witness. The text was James Fitzgerald's CV, as CVs and other information pertaining to the qualifications of expert witnesses are a matter of both court and public record. The court document cited as the source is also *not* the origin of the text in question, but rather includes it as a reference.

In sum, the page seems to have been deleted for 'infringing' on a source that was in reality just a reference to a document that is not subject to copyright in the first place. Furthermore, the information from James Fitzgerald's CV is used not just with permission, but upon his recommendation. There is no copyright infringement.

Jlw280 (talk) 19:34, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

This is an interesting case, however this is still a direct copy and paste from this document. Additionally, this is verbatim a CV, which is not an encyclopedic article, and is it's own set of issues. As it stands I do not feel comfortable in overturning this deletion at this time. You may want to reach out to WP:UNDELETE if you still seek a reposting of the page. RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:46, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

It is not a copy and paste from that document. As I've said, that document is not the source, but only *references* the CV. The bot is in error, as bots are wont to be; hence the need for human eyes. Could you please cite the specific source that is being infringed? I request this because that court document is (a.) not subject to copyright, and (b.) not the source of the text in question. Without an actual source to allege is being infringed, I am not sure what the basis is for this deletion. Jlw280 (talk) 20:56, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

As I said before, the page was almost a direct copy and paste from the CV for Mr. Fitzgerald, which was included from [5]. RickinBaltimore (talk) 20:57, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I'm trying to get the page up now at the beginning of his new miniseries (Manhunt: Unabomber) as a favor, but it's my first wikipedia page, and now I'm a bit pressed for time. I guess it is an interesting case. I can see why you would want to defer to a consensus. What would be the recourse? Would I need to rephrase the entire CV in my own words? Could I just change the heading for career info to 'Curriculum Vitae', with an external reference to the CV document? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jlw280 (talk • contribs) 21:51, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

I definitely would redo the CV into paraphrasing, and have the article read in an encyclopedic form, similar to many other biographies here as well. also, I saw that there is Draft:James R. Fitzgerald that you've been working on. I'd suggest fixing that draft up and having it submitted through articles for creation to ensure it passes muster. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:04, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

Okay, I did it! I have a completely reworked draft ready to post; I just need the page restored so I can submit it. Thanks! Jlw280 (talk) 06:59, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

Nevermind, just checked and it's good to go. Thanks again! Jlw280 (talk) 07:06, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

Quick note

It's a trivial change, but given it was a close, I figured I should mention it: [6]. Feel free to delete this thread/notice upon receipt, insofar as I am concerned! Snow ^{let's rap} 22:39, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

That is my fingers typing faster than my brain processes. Thanks! RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:02, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

De nada! Snow ^{let's rap} 07:59, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Editing restrictions

While I realize I'm not an admin and may come across as a nitpicky stalker, I do have one question: since the editing restrictions log only lists active restrictions, and Arthur Rubin's restriction is no longer active, shouldn't the entry just be removed altogether rather than struck through? SkyWarrior 23:14, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

My first time handling that to be honest. I can have a peek later when I'm available. RickinBaltimore (talk) 23:28, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

Here I am, being a nitpicky stalker again, and apologies for sounding a bit condensing here. It's still there. I would like a response on this when you got the time. SkyWarrior 16:00, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Well that's embarrassing. I thought I had taken care of this, my apologizes. Should be gone now. RickinBaltimore (talk) 16:03, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

BetConstruct

Hi, Ricky. I was trying to create the article about BetConstruct, it is a big software development company. BetConstruct already has an existing page on Armenian Wikipedia, and I translated it. But I can't publish this article because of the article title BetConstruct is protected from creation. What can I do? How can I solve this issue? I have a draft of translation, but I can move it to mainspace. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Khachik Gevorgyan (talk • contribs) 10:55, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

From what I see, the draft has not passed the articles for creation process. Until the article passes that, I would not want to remove the protection for article creation yet. You need to address the issues within the AFC first prior to this happening. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:01, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

WP:AN

Hello, RickinBaltimore. You have new messages at WP:AN.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Thanks for pointing that out. I found the correct user and notified you at WP:AN. 2601:1C0:104:4D83:894A:B35D:514C:7140 (talk) 19:11, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

No problem, just responded too, looks like it's been addressed with the user already, see the comments from Chris Troutman. RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:13, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

Deletion log

How much of a hassle would it be to correct a delete rationale in the deletion log of a page? I'm asking because I think you identified the wrong sockmaster when deleting Draft:Chhom Pisa. I had tagged the draft as created by 089baby (talk · contribs). Best I can tell Ljlas20 (talk · contribs) has no interest in football in Cambodia. If it's not too much to ask, could I get you to correct this, since I am currently using the deleted draft as evidence in an ongoing sockpuppet investigation? Thanks in advance. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:16, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Unfortunately it doesn't look like I can change that, though I'd bring that up with the investigation. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:22, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Chatsworth Products, Inc.

Just a thought, but based on the deletion log for this article, you might consider salting it. --Hammersoft (talk) 15:25, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

I considered it, but I figured if by some chance it's recreated, then it's time to turn into a meme. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:29, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Well, it got recreated yet again. Currently tagged for speedy deletion, yet again. Would you please salt it? --Hammersoft (talk) 20:37, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Seeing as I can't Old Bay it, I did take the liberty to delete and salt the page. RickinBaltimore (talk) 20:41, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

• Hahah :) Thanks! --Hammersoft (talk) 20:52, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Disruptive IP

I saw these edits by an IP address https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/49.145.145.89 Since August 6, 2017 On Codename: Kids Next Door And the same on Yu-Gi-Oh! (Many more as well) Each edit put in by this IP was the EXACT same and I believe is beginning to get disruptive. This edit was Category:Radio Philippines Network shows and they have been removed many times but they continue to do it. Just recently I removed their edits. May I ask that they be blocked or warned for their actions? I'm sorry I'm bringing this to you. I am unable to report someone so i always come to an admin Dinah In Wonderland 16:29, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

I swear I've seen that activity before elsewhere and I can't put my finger on it. RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:11, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

I have before and I completely forgot where and by who but most of their edits haven't been reverted so I'm doing so at the moment Dinah In Wonderland 17:12, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Thank you, and I'll place a warning on their page. RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:13, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

No problem and a grazie to you as well. Dinah In Wonderland 17:14, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

It also seems that they are at this 49.146.36.50 IP address as well.(only temporarily I think) Dinah In Wonderland 17:18, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Instant delete of [7]

You deleted my first draft of a perfectly valid page, relating to the very notable first Electric Boat Association in the world, and your justification was entirely frivolous. Rather than construct, you deconstruct? Is your objective to build this project, or to destroy it? Excalibur (talk) 20:51, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Excalibur: I've never seen frivolous used in such terms. The reason for deletion was perfectly valid and if or if not it was deleted on purpose you can't say those reasons don't have any serious purpose or value. Now my question is Rick; Can I see this draft and look it over? Dinah In Wonderland 20:58, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Excalibur, the reason the page was deleted was two-fold, one this was ad-copy for the organization and two it was almost a complete copy and paste from the EBA website. This is not allowed per Wikipedia's rules with regards to copyright policy. In fact LEAVING an article that violates copyright is destroying the project. RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:24, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

Detroit Land Bank Authority

Hello.

I have no issue with the speedy deletion, and completely understand the reason. My question is, where should I take all the sources I've accumulated that cover the topic? All I was trying to do was bring DLBA to the attention of the Wikipedia community, as I truly think it is an entity that is worthy as a standalone Wikipedia entry. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/05/18/how-detroit-is-beating-its-blight-215160

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ngnhtc (talk • contribs) 16:10, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

If you're looking at working on the article again, I would suggest doing so in your draft space. As for the sources you had, the reason the page was deleted was that the article was a copyright violation, and the material was taken word for word from the source. You have to be sure that you are writing the article in your own words, not the words of the source. RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:27, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

Question re: deleted page

Hi RickinBaltimore,

Is there any way that I can try re-uploading my page "The ExecuSearch Group" if I make additional edits to the copy to prevent it from infringing on any of Wiki's guidelines?

I'd like to make the necessary edits and resubmit. However, the page mentions that in order to do so, I'll have to contact you first to do so.

Please lmk, thanks! Much appreciated.

Best, Sung — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sungielee11 (talk • contribs) 13:59, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

I'd first suggest creating the article as a draft, rather than uploading it straight into article space. There you can have the article reviewed, and if it's ok for publication it can be sent in that way. Please bear in mind that the article was deleted due to being promotional and these issues have to be addressed, and the article written from a neutral viewpoint. RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:10, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for the response Rick. Any particular sections that stand out as promotional? This way I'm aware which sections are causing issues? Please let me know, thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sungielee11 (talk • contribs) 18:45, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

Honestly the whole page read as promotional. I'd suggest to view other companies that are in the same sector as ExecuSearch, and try to write your page similarly to that. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:47, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

Got it. Appreciate the feedback Rick. I'll make note of that and draft another version. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sungielee11 (talk • contribs) 19:37, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

Hi Rick, I recently created a draft and titled it "ExecuSearch Draft", when it should be titled "The ExecuSearch Group. Will you be able to assist on how I can make this change within the editor? Any insight will be much appreciated. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sungielee11 (talk • contribs) 20:40, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

Why did you delete my page?

You deleted my page for some ridiculous reason. I had attached in all the sources for the work that I had added and you deleted it. Maybe I am wrong if I am I apologise but could you please break down what exactly I did incorrectly? — Preceding unsigned comment added by GT6721 (talk • contribs) 20:36, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

It was not a "ridiculous reason", but the fact it was a copy and paste from the site mentioned in the CSD template. We have a rather stringent policy with regards to copyright, and articles that show to be copyright infringement, such as this, are deleted. If the subject is notable enough, the source material needs to be written in your own words, and not directly copy & pasted. RickinBaltimore (talk) 20:45, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

Can you tell me...???

I need information about this "Anurag Choudhary" page article why the edit option not available on there,please give me a right way for this problem. Aguinara Deoliveira (talk) 10:40, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

Casey Adams

Hello. I wanted to inform you that Casey Adams, an article you deleted G11 yesterday, was recreated today as Casey W. Adams with roughly the same content. I have G11-tagged it. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 13:30, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, it's been deleted. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:33, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

User talk:Allen Iverson's cheeseburger

You may wish to revoke TPA –72 _(talk) 17:17, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

All done. They do have a distinctive username creation pattern (look at the page they were vandalizing), so socks will be easy to catch. RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:19, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

Oh, I hadn't noticed. This one isn't blocked yet, could you block it as an obvious sock? –72 _(talk) 17:24, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

Got it. Need to start doing some digging to see who the master is and file a SPI. RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:28, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Hi there how do I repliacte the Gibbs & Dandy page you deleted?

Sun2022 (talk) 14:36, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

Kittens usually help :) I've restored the draft page just now for you. RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:37, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

Awesome thank you. I have resubmitted it hopefully it gets accepted this time!--Sun2022 (talk) 14:56, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University F.C.

Why are you vandalising Wiki? Maybe you should read guidelines on Wiki!! Guidelines about football clubs:

Club notability

   All teams that have played in the national cup (or the national level of the league structure in countries where no cup exists) are assumed to meet WP:N criteria. Teams that are not eligible for national cups must be shown to meet broader WP:N criteria. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Football/Notability#Club_notability Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University F.C. is playing in a national league, and has also played in the national cup (FA-cup) this season! I expect you to restore the article you deleted ASAP! SveinFalk (talk) 03:51, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Nicknames of Trump

Hi Rick, I am now legitimately trying to create an encyclopedic article with only secondary reliable sources about the IMPACT and USE of nicknames. How would you suggest me doing this? I did it (NOT a list, and ONLY sourced properly) and it was immediately deleted as a "re-creation", which it is not. Keizers (talk) 21:04, 21 August 2017 (UTC) Here is the text

The article is a directly copy and paste from the G4 version, which was deleted per consensus at the AfD. I would suggest that you do not recreate this material at all again, period. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:33, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

It was not, and your answer is unhelpful. Nonetheless I am receiving input from other editors. Good day. Keizers (talk) 13:48, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University F.C.

Why are you vandalising Wiki? Maybe you should read guidelines on Wiki!! Guidelines about football clubs:

Club notability

   All teams that have played in the national cup (or the national level of the league structure in countries where no cup exists) are assumed to meet WP:N criteria. Teams that are not eligible for national cups must be shown to meet broader WP:N criteria. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Football/Notability#Club_notability Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University F.C. is playing in a national league, and has also played in the national cup (FA-cup) this season! I expect you to restore the article you deleted ASAP! SveinFalk (talk) 03:51, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University F.C.

Why are you vandalising Wiki? Maybe you should read guidelines on Wiki!! Guidelines about football clubs:

Club notability

   All teams that have played in the national cup (or the national level of the league structure in countries where no cup exists) are assumed to meet WP:N criteria. Teams that are not eligible for national cups must be shown to meet broader WP:N criteria. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Football/Notability#Club_notability Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University F.C. is playing in a national league, and has also played in the national cup (FA-cup) this season! I expect you to restore the article you deleted ASAP! SveinFalk (talk) 03:51, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

First of all, this was not vandalism, so I do not appreciate you calling my actions that. Secondly, the article has been restored already, however it is lacking sources. Third, I still believe this article is worthy of deletion, however at this point I would leave that up to an AfD discussion if brought up. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:13, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

A beer for you!

For implementing the IndefBlock of Twitbookspacetube. Their drama kettle stirring and running off to file "AdminAbuse" arbcom requests for which the drama was already high tweaked my brain enough to suggest that ArbCom require case requests be filed by an editor who is directly impacted by the Admin's malfeasance. Hasteur (talk) 13:31, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

 

Yes, here, have some justice. GoldenRing (talk) 13:37, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Hiccup! Why thansk yew... In all seriousness, their UTRS request is about to get their ability to request an unblock there revoked too if they aren't careful. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:52, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

@RiB, on a completely different note, please see here; I've left a note on their talk regarding it. Just a heads up on a ...'curious' user, shall we say. Now, return to your Justice, Dredd ;) — fortunavelut luna 14:07, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Oh dear. See if I WAS drunk that would have done me in. RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:13, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the (unintentional) ping here. I love that I am User:TonyBallioni et. al now, and that we now have socks using the "collateral damage" phraseology. Loads of fun with articles connected to that SPI. Thanks for all the hard word you do around here, Rick. TonyBallioni (talk) 17:57, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

Hey thanks for the kind words. I'm just trying ot do my part to help, that's all. RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:59, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

Your archive page

I semi-protected it due to an IP user hopping ranges and replacing archive pages. The same person did this to another admin earlier today. Feel free to unprotect without my approval if you'd rather it not be protected - it's your user space after all ;-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:44, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

No thank you! That's fine with me. RickinBaltimore (talk) 02:21, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Man I've really gotten under someone's skin huh? RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:58, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Hi RickinBaltimore. I pinged you in User talk:NeilN#IP 2600:387:2:803:0:0:0:76, but whomever Oshwah is referring to above appears to be back and copying-pasting Tigger, Katie and Orbie and The Brave Little Toaster into your archives. You might want to consider protecting them all since the editor seems to be IP hopping. Maybe this has something to do with one or all of those articles. Did you block anyone because of their edits to any of them? -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:57, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Yeah he did it to lots of people... :-/ ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:39, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

[8] -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 04:41, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

You know you've made it on Wikipedia when you have an edit filter specifically for you. Thanks zzuuzz and Oshwah for helping clean this mess up. RickinBaltimore (talk) 10:20, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

"Congrats"...? Shearonink (talk) 15:00, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

Congratulations I'm Sorry? RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:02, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

Yes, I had advide2 the user here

Anyway, I apologize for the mistake and I put, as you suggested, the question in the talk of the page. But I know we'll only see him and he, so we will not solve much. How can I ask a third person for expert advice? --Kasper2006 (talk) 13:12, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Their talk page, not yours. Sorry if that seems rude but it clearly states on the page "When you start a discussion about an editor, you must notify them on their user talk page." As for the discussion there, honestly Track and Field would appear to be correct, look at Usain Bolt, Michael Johnson and Edwin Moses for an example. It's when you get into multi-disciplinary athletes like Carl Lewis that Athletics would apply. As for the events, since it's only 2, those may be fine to list, though if it was more "Sprints" may work (again see Usain Bolt as an example. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:17, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Can I ask you, too, an opinion on the answer (not very clean and I jwas just only kidding), which he has given me now? --Kasper2006 (talk) 13:27, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

As I said if one is right, and how does it explain to you how you are doing, it's fine to me. Only if he had 5 blocks to edit war and uses the bad words to other users is another matter. --Kasper2006 (talk) 13:31, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Articles about Iraqi people who do not achieve Notability policy

Hello RickinBaltimore, can you review these article list, I think many of them should be deleted. Thanks --Alaa :)..! 14:21, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

Rabwah Times

Hello RickinBaltimore, I came across this newly created articles while reviewing New Pages. While checking the deletion log, I found out that this article was deleted six years ago for some dubious reasons that included death threat. It would be very helpful, if you give a look at the deleted content. A new article Ehsan Rehan has been created few hours ago which is directly related to Rabawah Times. I am contacting you because the admin who deleted the page is not active for last 2 months and I was able to find only you right now as an online sysop. Thanks Hitro talk 16:05, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Looking at the page as it stands now, it appears to be notable enough for inclusion. I'm not aware of the whole death threat angle, as that was 6 years ago, however the page does differ from the deleted version. As for the bio, I've nominated that for deletion as I do not think he is notable in himself, and there may be a COI involved here as well. RickinBaltimore (talk) 16:18, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

My Thanks

Thank you for reverting the message left on my talk page. I rather listen to users who are not rude and bossy. — FilmandTVFan28 (talk) 19:12, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

No worries, I have the feeling that's not a one-off user as well, but I'm not 100% sure. RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:19, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

Clay Douglas

Hi Rick, thanks for having deleted article Clay Douglas. I notice that you did an A7, whereas I had filed a G1 (patent nonsense). Perhaps you hadn't noticed, but, among other nonsense, it said "From 1982-1983 Douglas lived on the rings of Saturn with his alien lover, until his lover died of AIDS, contracted while on earth, living in San Francisco." I guess I could have filed a G3 as well. Anyway, just FYI, a user to be kept an eye on. Cheers - DVdm (talk) 14:06, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

Yeah it could have been a bunch of things there it seemed. FWIW, he's a real person and has an internet radio show, so that was true (and it's wasn't pure nonsense, though G3 fit the bill). Either way, A7, G3, G1 it's definitely not an article needed. RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:09, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

I just notice that user Therealdeal123 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) also has created the now already deleted article Clay douglas. - DVdm (talk) 14:12, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

Hi There! Requesting article of Gerhard Meling back please

Hi there!

If I understand wikipedia correctly you were the user responsible for deleting the article entitled Gerhard Meling. I see now the valid reasons for the delatation but i kindly request the article back as now further work will be done on the subject (Including collecting sources from various Norwegian and international news and media outlets. Also the work will be continued by someone independent so that we do not tread on any conflict of interest issues. In this situation i hope you can understand how the original article can at least serve as some inspiration for further work and getting all the facts checked and sourced.

Kind regards.

Benjamin Vallobra Meling — Preceding unsigned comment added by Benmeling (talk • contribs) 14:58, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

It looks like there's a page already created for Gerhard Meling. If that's the case you can update that page, instead of creating a brand new one. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:00, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

Regarding Rubel article

The article was deleted through a discussion in the past but the new version was more improved and I think showed notability. It had 3rd party reliable sources. Seeking a refund on the page please. With Regards.Vinegarymass911 (talk) 15:15, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

Unfortunately it didn't appear to show enough notability in my opinion, and reviewing the previous deleted version of the page, there wasn't enough of a difference, especially on showing notability. The page didn't address the concerns in the AfD discussion in the end. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:24, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

Darren Sammy article

Hi. I want know what is the theory behind to delete the page of Darren Sammy, the West Indian cricketer. Gihan Jayaweera (talk) 22:48, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

Hi Gihan, I just deleted the redirect that was going to a redlinked page in this case. For the article Daren Sammy, I see this was moved to draftspace based on this discussion. It currently exists at Draft:Daren Sammy it appears. RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:23, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2017).

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Annie Silinga deletion

Hi, I see you've deleted my page due to a copyright infringement. I wrote that factual entry in my own words and confused by your actions? Please explain or verify? I would like to create the page soon. Thobeka-77 (talk) 23:59, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Thobeka-77: I hate to say this but he was never on that page. You have the wrong editor. You should be looking for Diannaa. Cheerrs ♠Dinah♠ 🎤 00:04, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

that's odd because User talk:RickinBaltimore is the link attached to the deletion but will checkThobeka-77 (talk) 00:09, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) Rick's name is certainly shown at Annie Silinga. (Please make links when discussing a page, even a deleted one!). PamD 07:26, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

Oh sorry I was l on the wrong page ♠Dinah♠ 🎤 10:48, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay, was enjoying a long holiday weekend. The article, while in your words, wasn't nearly written enough in your own words, as it still very closely matched the source material, hence the reason for deletion. Recreation of the page would be fine, but you'll have to be sure it's in your own words. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:16, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

Ömer Halisdemir

Hi, a couple months ago you deleted a page for the soldier Ömer Halisdemir. Could you undo it or help write a new one? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ClintEastwood Blondie (talk • contribs) 21:33, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

You're more that welcome to create a new page for them, if you can show how they are notable enough for inclusion. The page that I deleted in January literally said his name, when he was born and when he died so I'm not sure if that's even worth undoing. RickinBaltimore (talk) 10:34, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

ಠ_ಠ

You know what you did. TJW^talk 17:44, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

That you Ranger Smith? RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:46, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

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Regarding the article titled ArthaKranti

Dear Sir,

Greetings!

May I request you to kindly have a look at the article ArthaKranti which was deleted by you and kindly restore it if you find appropriate? Kinldy let me know if any information regarding the same is requrired from my side.

Thanking you, Yours sincerely,

- Dr. Abhijeet Safai

The issue with the page was that it was a one sentence stub that did not indicate why it was notable. The lone source provided also did not do so. You're welcome to recreate the age if you choose to do so, but please make sure you indicate how the company meets our guidelines for notability. RickinBaltimore (talk) 17:56, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

User talk:Sploder Games

Spamming talk page with their junk. Take care! — fortunavelut luna 15:16, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, took care of their talk page access. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:20, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Nice one. Cheers, — fortunavelut luna 15:20, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Deletion of Tristan Pang

Hi Rick, just wondering why Tristan Pang was deleted? There are lots of external sources for supporting the article! Thanks Punice (talk) 23:54, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi Rick, it was just sorted out by Alex (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Alex_Shih#Deletion_of_Tristan_Pang). Sorry for the trouble. Cheers, Punice (talk) 10:52, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

my four account in Wikipedia that's 5th account

Dear, how do I verify this account? My remaining account has been closed for this reason. Please permit me that this account was registered. The Prince Boy (talk) 14:42, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

George Szpiro

Hi, I started to create an article entitled "George Szpiro". Szpiro is a Ph.D. statistician and the author of six popular books related to mathematics (see Amazon); some of his books have been reviewed in The Economist, Nature, New Scientist, etc. There is currently an article about Szpiro in the German Wikipedia [9].

When I went to create the article, though, the following message was displayed.

A page with this title has previously been moved or deleted. … If you are recreating a page similar to the previously deleted page, or are unsure, please first contact the user(s) who performed the action(s) listed below.
17:59, 30 June 2017 RickinBaltimore (talk | contribs) deleted page George Szpiro (G5 applies to all (TW))

Ergo, I am contacting you. I believe that an article on George Szpiro is appropriate for Wikipedia.
TheSeven (talk) 21:34, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

The reason the page was deleted was due to the fact it was created by a banned editor who was using a sock puppet account to continue to edit and create articles, and no other significant edits were made to the page (see WP:BMB). I don't have any issue with you recreating the page at all, feel free to do so. RickinBaltimore (talk) 22:22, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

Much glad for that. Kind thanks, TheSeven (talk) 22:26, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

Your ping

I'd rather not pop up again at User talk:PAKHIGHWAY right after I said I was done with it. Anyway, John is the blocking admin, I'm happy to leave it to him. Bishonen | talk 19:48, 21 September 2017 (UTC).

Of course, that's why I apologized with the ping. Sorry to have dragged you back to that page again. RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:49, 21 September 2017 (UTC)