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What was the category for SD this page was nominated for? Was it for not notable? Cause to me, it reads like advertising. Ctjf83Talk 02:32, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- "a very short article lacking sufficient context to identify the subject of the article", A1, but it's been expanded upon too much for that. Votes are always better than speedies, anyway - much easier to enforce. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 02:34, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- So, I should just leave the nom del, then SD either notability or advertising? Ctjf83Talk 02:55, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Possibly, but I'd prefer a vote. Another admin can sclose it as WP:SNOW if they want :-) Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 03:02, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Alright, I already have a delete vote in! So if any AFD gets a bunch of keeps or deletes, it can be closed early? If so, how many days is the minimum it must be listed, if there is any guideline for that? Ctjf83Talk 03:08, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Not really! There's no 'set timeline', but if it's obvious, we can snowball it per WP:SNOW. The key point is that a Speedy delete can be overturned easily, whereas an AFD can't - as such, I tend to go for AFDs where I can, to keep the page down. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 03:21, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Nuts, I was just about to do that and you beat me to it :) Oh, well, at least that settles the issue for now, right? TomStar81 (Talk) 21:03, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- For 12 hours, at least. Loads of vandalism, but I hate to block something so popular for so long.... Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 21:04, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I saw you removed the "prod" tag I placed on this article. I'm a fairly new editor, can you let me know what you disagreed with there? Thanks. Movingboxes (talk) 08:00, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Never mind, I saw you just deleted it. Movingboxes (talk) 08:00, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Ahh - it was a mistake on my part. I'm an administrator, and was deleting the article, as it was obvious vandalism. I have many many buttons on my screen, and 'revert' is next to 'delete'. You did good though! Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 08:01, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
What do you mean? Message from XENUu, t 11:37, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Ah, no. I just read scientology crap on the Internet and thought it would be cool calling myself "Message From Xenu", lol. Message from XENUu, t 16:05, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Chase me ladies..
the page Red Wire has been deleted cause of advertising.
Can it come back?- i dont know what the advert was for, but I can make edits if needs be. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Redwirejosh (talk • contribs) 12:32, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I am on #wikipedia and have discussed the various edits. you keep undoing the changes in my article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Meta-machine (talk • contribs) 13:11, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, because a list of companies serves nothing but to advertise them. The sentence is unsourced, and US-centric - Metafares, to take one example, is just another travel site. People have had the concept explained to them, and as a rule they don't need a list this long to look at unless it well-sourced and ranked, in table form. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 16:00, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
A list of meta-search companies is not an advertisement. I will then put this in the footnotes, if you continue to have a problem with this.
its a quote. its not copy. i cited, but i cited it incorrectly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Meta-machine (talk • contribs) 00:57, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
...but did you know what you've warned the Israeli Government about vandalism to Israeli West Bank barrier? It was a long time ago, but I think it's kind of interesting... Anyway, I'm rambling, and taking up talk-page space. Leonard(Bloom) 22:36, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Yeah! That's awesome. Truly awesome. It's going on my CV. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 23:32, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That IP in Travel Meta Search Engine is Meta-machine, as he's not disputing it on IRC and seems super confused. Can you clear up 3rr for him? He's got some good noob going on and seems nice enough, just confused or obstinate.
By the way, your name kicks ass. rootology (T) 02:49, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
ahem. i am "machine1" on #freenode. thanks for the great compliments. Meta-machine (talk) 03:00, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Done, I think! Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 17:01, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You denied an unblock request from 24.1.4.241 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). The IP was blocked for 3RR (3hrs), then for 3RR again (1wk). I don't see the subsequent 3RR, and the IP seems to have got the point about TFAR. Why did you deny the request? Gimmetrow 04:15, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- I do believe he was blocked for edit-warring, not 3RR - I tend to err on the side of 'hard' for unblock requests, as a week allows the user to forget about his arguments - whereas 3 hours or even 24 only gives him time to come up with more ideas for warring. Feel free to undo my request at any point, however! Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 17:05, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Just wanted to call to your attention that Georgia (country) apparently wasn't protected in keeping with the protection template. Please see [1] and the following edit by an anon IP which removed the template. ... Kenosis (talk) 04:44, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Hmm. Odd. I think it might be a problem with my monobook? I'll look into it - thanks for the heads up. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 17:02, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hey there, just letting you know that Ariel is back on WP and has even logged onto IRC. :) Feel free to come on back to her room anytime. GlassCobra 19:03, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Woo! Was it #arielscorner again? I can never remember - I didn't even know she was gone, because I was gone too :-(Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 17:05, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
An article about the Welsh Foundation was recently deleted and blocked prior to allowing me the opportunity to provide justification for the article. The article was initially deleted because it was deemed to "not assert notability." I disagree with this opinion as this organization is the first and only 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is funded entirely by proceeds of a Charitable Lottery Pool (CLP). This unique approach to fund-raising is significant because it is not currently utilized by any other public charity. Please reconsider the deletion of this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nonsumqualiseram (talk • contribs) 03:30, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Being funded by a lottery does not equate to notability - many organisations worldwide are funded in such a way. Indeed, the practice is common in the rest of the Western world, particularly in the UK, where raffles, tombolas, and national lottery pools have been operating for years. If you feel the company is still notable, please make a request at deletion reviews. I would, however, strongly suggest that you read WP:COI first, and wait for someone else to make an article about the organisation. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 10:37, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
In the text on User:Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry/advert, you might want to add "User:" to the template links, so they will subst properly. Cheers! ~ JohnnyMrNinja 11:50, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Christ, I forgot about that... stop snooping around, you'll find my sekrits! It's meant to be something to use where page protection isn't necessary, but I haven't had time to do much about it, and I'm awful at markup... Thanks though! Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 11:54, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You might want to check that one again. Chubbles (talk) 15:23, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- It doesn't assert notability per WP:MUSIC, from what I can see. The lead was married to Courtney Love once, and that's about as notable as they get, according to the article. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 15:25, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- This is ridiculous. They had eight albums on SST Records! I'll be asking for review at WP:DRV. Chubbles (talk) 15:27, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- If it meets A5, I'll re-create it for you. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 15:33, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I don't understand your logic at all. There have been a series of throw-away accounts attempting to bypass the AFD results. They pop up, create the article, and then do nothing else. It's repeated attempts to create deleted material, which is one of the classic uses of protection. We are up to the eighth time this has happened. It's far from an isolated event. See:
Kww (talk) 16:35, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- And indefinite full protection is a gross over-reaction. We don't even use that for pages which get vandalised every minute. Policy states that "Isolated incidents of edit warring, and persistent edit warring by particular users, may be better addressed by blocking, so as not to prevent normal editing of the page by others.". The correct action here would be checkuser requests and range blocks. I'm not about to protect every single variant of the word 'Sneakernight' - it'd just clog up the protected category. If you want these protected, or extended to any sort of pre-emptive protection, I suggest you talk to folk at WP:ANI. As it stands, there's not enough activity to justify protecting all those pages. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 17:22, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- They are all protected, except for the one you declined. Each and every other one, I redirected, posted on RFPP, and the article was immediately protected as a redirect.Kww (talk) 17:28, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- I count three that aren't - and we don't protect pre-emptively. Please take it up on ANI if you feel that protecting the page after a single act of vandalism is prudent. I see your point, but we can't lock pages willy-nilly! Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (talk) 17:31, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Presented the problem Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Sneakernight at ANI. For what it's worth, I'm not convinced you are wrong ... I just don't know a really effective solution.Kww (talk) 17:50, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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