User talk:Nsk92

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Sleuth (computer game)

Hello,

I noticed that you added the unreferenced and notability templates to the Sleuth article. I've gone ahead and added a few references that I could find from Google Books (mainly from old PC magazines). Would that be sufficient enough for notability? It's a very old game and so I've had a hard time finding more references. --vi5in^[talk] 18:00, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for adding the references (the goal in placing those tags was exactly to attact the attention of a knwledgeable editor who can add such references). I still a few notability concerns, but I'll not restore the notability tag. Regarding the references you placed, could you please clarify them a bit? E.g. I was not sure if references 1, 2, 4, 5 are books; and if yes, who their authors are and when were they published? (including ISBN numbers would be also good). Ref 2 is a magazine article, correct? In that case, the date of the publication would be helpful as well. Regards, Nsk92 (talk) 18:38, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Most of them seem to be magazines. I'll try and get the publication dates (and ISBN's if they are books). Thanks for your help! --vi5in^[talk] 20:27, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Chris Rothfuss

No attack meant in this article, but I can see how it didn't look good. Bearian (talk) 00:50, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

NFPA 1123

I do not understand what you mean by this article needs "reliable sources". Along the same note... see how many other NFPA articles there are? They are all from the same book... they are just different "chapters" and this is adopted internationally. I dont know how the NFPA is not a reliable source? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Fire_Protection_Association Climbjm (talk) 04:12, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

The meaning of "reliable sources" is explained in WP:V and WP:RS. They are, typically, articles in newspapers, journals or mentions in books. Yes, NFPA is a reliable source and it is OK to cite it, but for the purposes of establishing notability of the subject one needs to also find reliable sources that are independent from the organization that actually publishes NFPA 1123, that is sources that are not published by the National Fire Protection Association itself. Usually, if the subject is notable, it should not be very hard to find such independent reliable sources by doing some standard google searches, such as GoogleNews and GoogleBooks. A few examples are [1][2][3]. Since you are the expert here, you can probably find better ones. Nsk92 (talk) 10:43, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Alexei Khvostenko

On 14 July, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alexei Khvostenko, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 06:06, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

OK, thanks! Nsk92 (talk) 11:34, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Srbosjek

Hi Nsk, just a quick point re: [4]. I think Christopher Stewart's book is titled Hunting the Tiger: The Fast Life and Violent Death of the Balkans' Most Dangerous Man, not as stated. If this AfD is going to turn on the sources & refs, probably that needs to be corrected. Best, AlasdairGreen27 (talk) 14:40, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for spotting it! I've just corrected the book title in my comments. I must have had the wrong thing saved in my copy-buffer when pasting in the title the first time. Thanks again! Nsk92 (talk) 14:47, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

My pleasure, I spend heaps of time doing Word docs for work, and the same thing happens to me all the time. Given the discussion is going to be all about sources (& lack or otherwise thereof) it's probably best to have sorted it. Mind you, if this knife only has a couple of refs in passing at best, I wonder where that leaves us in terms of notability? Also I wonder if the term 'srbosjek' was just a colloquialism that became a popular nickname for any old knife from the kitchen drawer? Somebody more knowledgeable than me can no doubt answer those questions. Best, AlasdairGreen27 (talk) 15:11, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

I also have a concern about notability, but looking at the previous two AfDs,Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Srbosjek,Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Srbosjek (2), it seems that there may be more sources available here. Still, both of those two AfDs were pretty poisonous and I am not sure if I'll vote in this one...Nsk92 (talk) 15:19, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

problem with adding an AfD to delsort list

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I tried to add the AfD Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Srbosjek (knife) (2nd nomination) to the History delsort list, Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/History. However, when looking at the preview, the item did not appear appropriately: the title of the AfD did appear on the delsort list but the content of the AfD itself was not trascluded there. I think the problem may be caused by the AfD itself (some technical problem with the way the AfD page was created), but I could not figure out what the deal is. I'd appreciate some help here. Thanks, Nsk92 (talk) 18:00, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

• I looked at it and fixed it. I think some of the coding was b0rked. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Chirps•Clams•Chowder)} 18:06, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

OK, thanks! I'll try again now. Nsk92 (talk) 18:08, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Hmm, no something is still buggy. I have added the item to the history delsort list but the AfD itself is not properly trascluded there... Nsk92 (talk) 18:12, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Looks fine to me. Maybe something's wrong in your browser? Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Chirps•Clams•Chowder)} 18:34, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

(ec) Looks fine because I've just corrected the code for you. :) - tholly ^--Turnip-- 18:35, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

OK, thanks a lot to both of you! Everything indeed looks fine now. Nsk92 (talk) 19:23, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Good :) - tholly ^--Turnip-- 20:38, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Srbosjek article

Please note that the sources presented in the second nomination for deletion have been removed from the article. I have a strong suspicion that nomination is done in bad faith; I will return the sources removed when I have more time. Second nomination discussion is very enlightening, I would appreciate if you would take a look. Quotations were provided from books using google book service, and they can are not disputed as such. I would appreciate if you would take a look. Terse (talk) 11:27, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

A technical problem at Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Living people

There is some weird technical problem at this delsort list page. The closure box for the AfD Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Don Ed Hardy (2nd nomination) somehow captured ALL the AfD listings directly below it on the delsort list. I could not figure out what the problem is, some kind of a code bug. The problem is probably caused either by the Don Ed Hardy AfD or by the AfD directly above it on the list, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Diane Teasdale, which is not transcluded correctly on the delsort list. I've contacted the closing admin for the Hardy AfD but he appears to be off-line. Could some-body please take a look? Thanks, Nsk92 (talk) 04:16, 17 July 2008 (UTC)