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Literary Criticism

Hi.

Depending on your opinion of/tolerance for Ayn Rand, you might find her Romantic Manifesto and her posthumous The Art of Fiction interesting reading. (Both books originated in the 1960's, so very recent literature will be missed, and modernism/postmodernism is given short shrift). The first book is a collection of essays on aesthetics, not all focused solely on literature, but commenting on naturalism versus romanticism, from Victor Hugo to Mickey Spillane.

The second book is a transcript of a ten part lecture series on fiction writing. It goes into detailed criticisms of good and bad writing, with excerpts from authors like Thomas Mann and Sinclair Lewis. The principles apply today. If you benefit from those works there are also academic works like What Art Is and others.

μηδείς (talk) 19:01, 25 October 2014 (UTC)

Thank you! --BorgQueen (talk) 19:32, 25 October 2014 (UTC)

File:Water hieroglyph.png listed for deletion

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Vandal you blocked

The vandal you recently blocked has been vandalizing pages related to the Kuwaiti and Omani royal families consecutively for the last four days with several different IP addresses, adding the same meaningless phrase every time. They change their IP every time they reach a certain number of warnings. Would it be feasible to impose a longer block on this user, and would this even be effective on an IPv6 address? I'm unsure at this point whether to request multiple page protection, provided that all the vandalism is coming from one user. Elspamo4 (talk) 00:54, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

The user has been indef blocked now. Thanks. --BorgQueen (talk) 15:48, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

Merger discussion for Artificial cloud

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Victor Ponta image

You probably don't know this but you should not be re-creating the same image that is available on commons under a different name, and in a lower quality, the image is automatically cascade-protected once added to the ITN template..the only time images are brought over to enwiki is when it would stay on the main page for a while, most images do not stay longer than 3 days ..If people started bringing images from commons over to enwiki everytime it was used on the main page, we would be filled with low-res duplicates on enwiki..--Stemoc 11:38, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

I will delete the image soon after it is no longer on the MP. --BorgQueen (talk) 15:04, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

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St Vincent elections

Right now the Main Page is outbalanced. Can you restore the St Vincent elections? --George Ho (talk) 01:40, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

Never mind. The Page is already updated, and it is balanced. George Ho (talk) 00:04, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

Perhaps we'll let fate decide. I previewed the Next Day Main Page, and the left side will outbalance the right. Of course, there are newer nominations, but they are very unlikely to reach consensus. So that leaves St Vincent as our savior for a while. --George Ho (talk) 23:05, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The da Vinci Barnstar
		For your tireless work. Thank-you. SethWhales talk 22:31, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks but what is it for? I've been rather sporadic these days. :D --BorgQueen (talk) 01:03, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Bouteflika (Algiers, Feb 2006) cropped.jpeg

A tag has been placed on File:Bouteflika (Algiers, Feb 2006) cropped.jpeg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image is an unused redundant copy (all pixels the same or scaled down) of an image in the same file format, which is on Wikipedia (not on Commons), and all inward links have been updated.

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I don't want to spam your talk page, so I'll stop posting speedy deletion warning tags, but I'm CSD tagging a bunch of old temporary main page images that never actually got deleted. You can check my contributions if you really wanna see all the images I'm tagging. Cheers, IagoQnsi (talk) 20:53, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

Request to re-evaluate article deletion based on notability for Joseph Atwill

I would like to appeal a decision made in 2007, that Joseph Atwill fails to meet Wikipedia notability criteria. Here is the original decision record:

https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Joseph_Atwill

Since this decision, Atwill has continued to accumulate references in reputable sources as well as individual blogs, and his book was translated into German and published by Ullstein Buchverlage. Contrary to the original decision, Ulysses Press is also a reputable publisher in the field of spirituality. Atwill's book, Caesar's Messiah, continues to be a best-seller in its category, and it is covered in an article in German Wikipedia. While many reviews are negative, the importance of his work is in some ways vindicated by the vehemence of the replies.

He has also published another book, "Shakespeare's Secret Messiah", through CreateSpace. In Atwill's view, the greater revenues from self-publication outweigh the importance of any reputability criteria that Wikipedia might establish -- but every effort has been made to ensure a quality product.

Here are links to secondary sources on Atwill's work, at varying quality levels.

'Reputable Sources'

http://www.villagevoice.com/film/caesars-messiah-rome-invented-jesus-new-doc-claims-6436318

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/story-of-jesus-christ-was-fabricated-to-pacify-the-poor-claims-controversial-biblical-scholar-8870879.html

http://www.focus.de/wissen/mensch/geschichte/interview-jesus-war-den-kaisern-eine-hilfe_aid_356977.html

http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/146983.das-kreuz-mit-dem-heiland.html

http://community.zeit.de/user/berndkoch/beitrag/2008/12/25/das-christentum-eine-propagandaluege-der-flavier

http://www.ullsteinbuchverlage.de/nc/buch/details/das-messias-raetsel-9783793420910.html

'Notable Critics' (That is, these critics have their own Wikipedia bio articles)

http://ehrmanblog.org/conspiracy-nonsense/

http://www.robertmprice.mindvendor.com/rev_atwill.htm

http://freethoughtnation.com/a-conversation-on-the-caesars-messiah-thesis/

http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/4664

Other reviews of CM

http://postflaviana.org/introduction-flavian-origins-theory-christianity/

http://caesarsmessiahdebunked.com

http://www.tektonics.org/books/csmessrvw.php

http://www.evidenceunseen.com/theology/book-reviews/a-critique-of-joseph-atwills-covert-messiah/

https://tomverenna.wordpress.com/2012/09/25/no-joe-atwill-rome-did-not-invent-jesus/

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wwjtd/2013/10/joseph-atwill-has-not-proven-that-jesus-was-made-up-by-the-romans/

http://www.logosapologia.org/ceasars-messiah-conspiracy-theory-is-easily-refuted/

http://www.catholic.com/blog/trent-horn/no-the-romans-did-not-invent-jesus

http://www.thenazareneway.com/Caesar's%20Messiah%20Commentary.htm

http://sidneyrigdon.com/vern/2005Atwl.htm (No review, just a copy of most of the book)

http://thriceholy.net/atwillf.html

http://hoaxbusterscall.blogspot.com/2013/10/caesars-messiah-debunked-joseph-atwills.html

http://www.skepticfriends.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6883

http://www.the-savoisien.com/blog/index.php?post/Joseph-Atwill-Caesar-s-Messiah

https://bharatabharati.wordpress.com/tag/flavian-dynasty/

http://www.skepticfriends.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6883

http://www.covertmessiah.com

Reviews of SSM --

http://www.authorsden.com/categories/article_top.asp?id=72328

http://www.ancientworldreview.com/2014/07/book-review-shakespeares-secret-messiah-by-joseph-atwill.html

http://www.angelfire.com/sk/syukhtun/shakespeare.html

http://occupy--yourself.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-recently-finished-reading-joseph.html

https://destee.com/threads/josephus-the-satirist-joke-on-the-annuciation.83309/

Atwill citations already on Wikipedia --

https://de.wiki.x.io/wiki/Das_Messias-Rätsel (nice article in German)

https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Bible_conspiracy_theory (link in 'other reading' section)

https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Emilia_Lanier (link in footnotes)

https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Christ_myth_theory (bullet point, but no link, in 'Documentaries' section)

JerryRussell (talk) 05:12, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

No response after six days, so I created a deletion review request:

Deletion review for Joseph Atwill

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Joseph Atwill. 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. JerryRussell (talk) 20:37, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Firesleeve

Good Day, and may the Schwartz be with you. The above referenced page appears to be an advertisement for an offshore vendor, with a trade name masquerading as a product type, whereby the vendor or surrogate appears to seek some free exposure courtesy of Wikipedia but cannot trouble himself to come up with any sort of back-up, like product or application photos, outside references etc. There was also a firestop product by this name some years ago out of BC, as I recall, which seems to be rather different from the subject matter of this article. I thought I'd nominate Firesleeve for deletion. The authors have had plenty of time to put meat on this bone but have not done so. Normally, I am an inclusionist, not a deletionist, but pure product advertising is a tad much, even for me. I have no idea how to nominate an article for deletion, so I am asking your assistance, Oh Mightiest of Queens. All the best, --Achim Hering (talk) 00:12, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

• Thanks for removing that advertisement, which was masquerading as a legitimate article! --Achim Hering (talk) 02:42, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Industrial Revolution/GA2

Hi. I've opened a GAR on the Industrial Revolution article for which you are or have been a significant contributor. I have concerns that it does not quite meet current GA criteria regarding a number of issues, including layout, image use, and inline citations, and that length, prose, and use of external links also need discussing. Following the guidelines at Wikipedia:Good article reassessment, I'm letting you know in case you're interested in helping to resolve the concerns, though you are under no obligation to do anything. See Talk:Industrial Revolution/GA2 for more details. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 15:11, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Fatal Alcove Malfunction -- Unable to Regenerate

As you can see here, I decided to abandon all my previous accounts. However, the system rejected the username I chose. Can you please change it as I can't edit that page now and my old login info is long gone? Thanks.

DarklitShadow (talk) 01:13, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

ASL Hungary Flight 7332 and aviation template

I think your actions are highly inappropriate. You closed an AFD after 4 days as WP:SNOW and its hardly a show with two editors arguing keep. Note- I nominated the crash article for deletion. Your actions before hand at the yearly templates verged on edit warring. The consensus of the WikiProject Aviation is that any article with a existing article can go in the templates. A article at AFD remains in the templates till the AFD is closed.

IMHO you improperly closed a AFD. You may have violated WP:INVOLVED because of your actions at the template which clearly mark you as unbiased so far whether a AFD should be closed or not. See you at ANI....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 12:34, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

I first removed the link to the article from the template because I saw no reason to think the article had any realistic hope of surviving the AfD and therefore was about to close the discussion in the first place, per WP:SNOW. My net connection comes and goes, so I was planning to close the discussion slightly later when my connection was more stable, which I indeed did within a couple of hours, as closing an AfD was a more complicated process than simply removing the link. It was a simple administrative job but perhaps my edit comments weren't detailed enough, but I am not involved in this matter; I simply have noticed the AfD while passing by. The number of editors arguing keep are irrelevant as it is not a vote. The only rationale they've offered is that it is "not really that common," which is, frankly, absurd. But you know what, if you'd like to have a fresh set of eyes to look at it, please feel free to try at AN/I. --BorgQueen (talk) 13:00, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

As promised

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 12:52, 9 August 2016 (UTC) Thank you.

Doubt

Does this name violate WP:USERNAME. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.141.161.8 (talk) 22:35, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Hello BQ. Here is a link to make things easier to check on Independent.quebec (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). All edits were May of 11 and none since. MarnetteD|Talk 22:38, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

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Help in Japanese Wikipedia

Hi from Germany! Please excuse my English as it is not my mother tongue. A German text from me would sure be more polite. I just wrote a new article about a very special lake at my hometown: Bucket Lake. The lake and its genesis is documented by film. From the beginning, the lake has also attracted attention in Japan. And so the short documentary is now translated to Japanese by German pupils (see this article in German Newspaper). I would be very happy if you could start at least a stub at the Japanese Wikipedia. Maybe this encourages somebody to expand it. Thank You! -- Jan Tietje (talk) 23:35, 9 December 2016 (UTC) PS: I also asked User:Dcmacnut for help.

Well I dropped the ball on that one

Um... oops? Sorry about that, and thanks for catching my mistake. --Floquenbeam (talk) 17:49, 29 December 2016 (UTC)

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Sugar

Hey,

Just FYI I changed the page protection on it :)--5 albert square (talk) 15:14, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Temp file

Hi. Un-necessary anymore, I think? XXN, 21:29, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

File:Jyllands-Posten-pg3-article-in-Sept-30-2005-edition-of-KulturWeekend-entitled-Muhammeds-ansigt.png

Greetings, is the full protection File:Jyllands-Posten-pg3-article-in-Sept-30-2005-edition-of-KulturWeekend-entitled-Muhammeds-ansigt.png still necessary? If problem anon edits occurred semi protection would suffice. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 13:52, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

About a specific plant.

hai there..!! .I am susivishal. recently i was reading an article list of extinct plants. In that article, in modern extinction , in the asia section there was plant mentioned as 'ruzhildalani' or ruzhil from India in 1995.

I humbly request you to give detailed description and information about that plant.

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Japanese Book

Hello BorgQueen - can you translate the book titel from Japanese into english? http://book.asahi.com/reviews/reviewer/2011072701520.html I need this for a research. the translation via google is: African body temperature, knit in a small story. Best.--Maxim Pouska (talk) 04:57, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

Postcard Boy (絵はがきにされた少年). --BorgQueen (talk) 20:34, 29 September 2017 (UTC)

Thanks.--Maxim Pouska (talk) 07:51, 30 September 2017 (UTC)

ITN request: slight modification of wording of Sinai attack entry

Hi, BorgQueen! Even though I am an admin, I'm not frequently involved with ITN stuff.

I want to say the mosque involved in the recent is near bir-al-abed, not in it, as a CNN article stated "Gunmen fired on people fleeing after explosions took place at the mosque between Bir al-Abed and the city of al-Arish." - attack is at 31.039458, 33.34783; 'El Arish City' is here https://goo.gl/maps/8KhQEeYXYKT2

Would it be okay if I made the change straight away, or should I ask first?

Thanks, WhisperToMe (talk) 03:34, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

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Thank you for your service at ITN. Hope to see you back around there at some point. Best, Spencer^T•C 03:27, 2 January 2019 (UTC)

Hi, Spencer. I'm still around. Thanks for remembering me. —BorgQueen (talk) 07:33, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

Precious

fruit and begetable

Thank you for quality articles about edible plants, such as Durian (for millions of readers) and Piper cubeba, for Opium (perfume) and The Sleeping Beauty Quartet, for admin services, for helping In the news, - repeating (ten years ago and 13 January 2009): you are an awesome Wikipedian!

Awesome

Ten years!

Miss you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:24, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Oh, hello. Thanks for the sweet message. I've been busy IRL but I'm still here from time to time. —BorgQueen (talk) 07:32, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

That's great. It's getting sweeter: today is another day of 10 years! Happy 2019! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:55, 13 January 2019 (UTC)

A year ago, you were recipient no. 2082 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:20, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

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Very good to see you back! bonadea contributions talk 20:43, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

What Bonadea said! --Orange Mike | Talk 02:59, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

Request

I really don't know a lot of admins right now. I am glad you are back. There seems that anyone that is an administer is pretty busy. I hope you can help me. I check my stats probably once a month to check the info. I am having a problem. I was startled to see that 9,000 edits of mine have been deleted. The last time I looked at my reverts a year ago the number under a couple hundred. First of all can you see these of these reversions? I am concerned at this point that there might be an ongoing issue. If there are thousands of reversions that I don't know about I won't really be able to understand and prevent any future er specific issues. Best Regards, Barbara ✐✉ 23:52, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Hmm I'm not familiar with these technical aspects. You probably better get help elsewhere. --BorgQueen (talk) 03:42, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

2019; Bangladesh fire

Please do not copy from sources, as what you added to 'causes' was incredibly similar. Thanks, Qwerty number1 (talk) 16:49, 22 February 2019 (UTC).

Oops, I've deleted it just now. Thanks for the heads up. --BorgQueen (talk) 17:02, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

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Since November 2018, six administrator accounts have been compromised and temporarily desysopped. In an effort to help improve account security, our intention was to remind administrators of existing policies on account security — that they are required to "have strong passwords and follow appropriate personal security practices." We have updated our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, two-factor authentication remains an optional means of adding extra security to your account. The choice not to enable 2FA will not be considered when deciding to restore sysop privileges to administrator accounts that were compromised.

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Hi!, please help

Hello friend, could you please check my sandbox and put the title of the would-be article in Japanese please? I mean, between "()". Hope you understand me. Kind regards. --LLcentury (talk) 10:55, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

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Cheers

Damon Runyon's short story "Dancing Dan's Christmas" is a fun read if you have the time. Right from the start it extols the virtues of the hot Tom and Jerry This hot Tom and Jerry is an old-time drink that is once used by one and all in this country to celebrate Christmas with, and in fact it is once so popular that many people think Christmas is invented only to furnish an excuse for hot Tom and Jerry, although of course this is by no means true. No matter what concoction is your favorite to imbibe during this festive season I would like to toast you with it and to thank you for all your work here at the 'pedia this past year. Best wishes for your 2020 as well BQ. MarnetteD|Talk 17:23, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

I can't drink alcohol due to health reasons but thanks. --BorgQueen (talk) 07:58, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

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Thanks lol --BorgQueen (talk) 09:25, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

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