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Speedy deletion nomination of The Bell Inn, Aldworth
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A tag has been placed on The Bell Inn, Aldworth requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a company, corporation or organization that does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.
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The article Menachem has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
Superfluous article based upon an alternate (and less accurate) transliteration of the Hebrew name Menahem (disambiguation) מנחם; both are acceptable (and mostly interchangeable) transliterations of the exact same name and should all be listed in one place.
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Just to be clear, I am proposing that Menachem be eventually redirected to Menahem (disambiguation) after the entire list is moved there. StonyBrook (talk) 01:02, 13 February 2020 (UTC) there).
New Page Reviewer newsletter February 2020
Hello Edwardx,
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The first NPP source guide discussion is now underway. It covers a wide range of sources in Ghana with the goal of providing more guidance to reviewers about sources they might see when reviewing pages. Hopefully, new page reviewers will join others interested in reliable sources and those with expertise in these sources to make the discussion a success.
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Dani Reiss
Thanks for identifying the potential need for RD1. However, while these requests can be relatively straightforward when the source material URL is identified, as well as the revision ID of the first revision with the problematic material. Without those two pieces of information, it is sometimes possible to figure out what is meant but it takes some sleuthing, and there are typically a dozen or so reports each day so it is much easier if you identify the relevant edits and source material.--S Philbrick(Talk) 20:20, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
Merger discussion for Menachem
An article that you have been involved in editing—Menachem—has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. StonyBrook (talk) 23:07, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Cheung Chung-kiu
Hello! Your submission of Cheung Chung-kiu at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 20:49, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
- Final call for a QPQ. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:49, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
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Joseph David Jones page
I understand when you removed the things because we can't use IMDb and Facebook as sources. That's why I went out of my way to find articles and interviews as sources for the information. Now you're telling me the sources look the same? I don't get that. The actor hired me to edit his page for him with this specific information. Right now, you're getting in the way of this. So please tell me, how come I can't use the new sources? They should be acceptable.ApplePear97 (talk) 16:57, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
- @ApplePear97: How much are you being paid for this work? Philafrenzy (talk) 19:00, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Philafrenzy: I'm getting $20 for it. That's how much I told him I would charge for. ApplePear97 (talk) 19:28, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
- @ApplePear97: Thank you. Which other articles have you been paid to work on? Do you have other accounts, or is this your only one? Philafrenzy (talk) 19:56, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Philafrenzy: I'm only getting paid to edit Joseph David-Jones page. This is my first and possibly last time getting paid to edit an article on here. Also, this is my only account.ApplePear97 (talk) 20:20, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
- ApplePear97 Have had to remove Joseph David-Jones's full DOB again. The cited article at www.monstersandcritics.com no longer exists, and I have my doubts whether his full DOB was ever in the article anyway. Perhaps you should think about refunding that $20. Edwardx (talk) 23:20, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Edwardx: The monstersandcritics was not my source. That belonged to somebody a long time ago. About his DOB, I think he'll be fine with just the year as it was wrong the first time. He was born in 1993 not 1989. If he wants the full date, is twitter a reliable source? I ask this, because I do remember him making a post back in December mentioning it was his birthday on that said day.
- ApplePear97 Regardless of who added the monstersandcritics source, you used it as the citation when adding his full DOB. That is a big no no, and that sort of thing can get you blocked from editing. Twitter is unsuitable, see Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources. Edwardx (talk) 01:00, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
- ApplePear97 You can change the year of birth if you want, but don't add the full DOB without a reliable source. Edwardx (talk) 01:04, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Edwardx: The year of birth is correct. Right now he's trying to find an article that has him mention his DOB to use as a source.ApplePear97 (talk) 15:25, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Edwardx: The monstersandcritics was not my source. That belonged to somebody a long time ago. About his DOB, I think he'll be fine with just the year as it was wrong the first time. He was born in 1993 not 1989. If he wants the full date, is twitter a reliable source? I ask this, because I do remember him making a post back in December mentioning it was his birthday on that said day.
- ApplePear97 Have had to remove Joseph David-Jones's full DOB again. The cited article at www.monstersandcritics.com no longer exists, and I have my doubts whether his full DOB was ever in the article anyway. Perhaps you should think about refunding that $20. Edwardx (talk) 23:20, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
- ApplePear97 Another option is to find a reliable source that mentions his age, then we can use the {{birth based on age as of date |yy|yyyy|mm|dd}} template. Our readers only really need to know roughly how old someone is. A precise date of birth is not essential. Edwardx (talk) 10:15, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Edwardx:Okay, so he sent me this today. https://www.tvovermind.com/joseph-david-jones/ It has his full date of birth on there. Would this be a credible source to use, because I feel like it wouldn't?ApplePear97 (talk) 03:05, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- ApplePear97 There are so many sites out there with film, TV and celebrity news that it can be hard to determine how reliable they are. Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources is your first stop. Then we do a search in the archives of Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard, where we get one result, Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_149#TVOvermind. As you can see the original poster (OP) raises a doubt, but this is never specifically addressed, as definitive news was expected to be announced two days later. If we look at the homepage of TVOvermind, in the top right hand corner there is a big link to Write For Us!. I think we can conclude from those three paragraphs that TVOvermind would not be a reliable source for a Wikipedia article. By way of comparison, look at the entry for "Forbes.com contributors" on Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources. Edwardx (talk) 13:24, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- It is generally best to discuss these sort of issues on the article talkpage, rather than the talkpage of another editor, so I am copying this section in its entirety to Talk:Joseph David-Jones, and suggest that any further discussion should continue there. My apologies for not doing this sooner, but one never knows in advance how long such discussions are going to continue! Edwardx (talk) 13:30, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- Scraped lists of "10 things you never knew" etc are rarely reliable sources. Philafrenzy (talk) 13:33, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Edwardx:Okay, so he sent me this today. https://www.tvovermind.com/joseph-david-jones/ It has his full date of birth on there. Would this be a credible source to use, because I feel like it wouldn't?ApplePear97 (talk) 03:05, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
Muilenburg
This is literally a quote from the press release by Boeing: "The Company also announced that Dennis A. Muilenburg has resigned from his positions as Chief Executive Officer and Board director effective immediately." I see the NY Times headline stating he was fired, but I'd say the information coming straight from Boeing itself should be accurate. It even says later in the article "On December 23, 2019, Boeing announced that Muilenburg resigned as the CEO and Board director, in the aftermath of the two crashes of 737 MAX aircraft." Yes, I agree the board is what caused his resignation, but he was not fired in the literal sense of the term. Maybe it could be mentioned that he resigned under pressure by the board or something like that? Apoorv Chauhan (talk) 18:22, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- It would be better if you raised this at Talk:Dennis Muilenburg. I will copy your post and respond there. Edwardx (talk) 18:42, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Swedish auctioneers
A tag has been placed on Category:Swedish auctioneers requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.
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Nomination of London Square (property developer) for deletion
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Coronavirus
Add your opinion here please. Philafrenzy (talk) 06:26, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks. I have commented there. Edwardx (talk) 11:33, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Chief Mike Adenuga's title
Hello, Edwardx...
I noticed that you removed my addition of the chiefly honorific to Chief Adenuga's page. When I checked if there was an edit summary, I saw that you did so because you were under the impression that the pre-nominal was added without an appropriate citation being provided. This is erroneous.
In the citation that I put at the end of the post-nominal, Chief Adenuga is clearly referred to as "Chief Mike Adenuga". There is infact no reference to the GCON post-nominal in that article... I put it there expressly because of the chiefly pre-nominal. I would have put the citation immediately after the pre-nominal itself, but I thought that it would look cluttered. If you insist upon it, however, then I will gladly do so.
What we have now is a situation where a citation on the page is there to support something that no longer exists. I will give you twenty-four hours to verify my assertions. If there are no further objections, I will restore the honorific.
Here's hoping that you are well.
O.ominirabluejack (talk) 20:10, 7 March 2020 (UTC)O.ominirabluejack
Edwardx, I am very disappointed that you haven't had the courtesy to reply at your nomination on this page. It looks like you're going to luck out and get a donated QPQ, which is more generous than I would be in the circumstances. Regards, BlueMoonset (talk) 05:42, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
- BlueMoonset, I am disappointed in myself. QPQ now done, and thank you for your patience. Edwardx (talk) 00:28, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
- It looks like there's an issue with the proposed hook. Please stop by when you can. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:54, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
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This Month in GLAM: February 2020
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Your recent reverts
Why are you systemically reverting edits by Dutchy85? NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 10:55, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
- NinjaRobotPirate Please accept my apologies for that, but it did look like WP:REFSPAM type activity. On closer inspection, I appear to have over-reacted, and have left an explanation on their talkpage. Edwardx (talk) 11:05, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
- Yeah, he's not a spammer. Filmink is a legit film magazine; see this capture: "Independent Australian movie magazine Filmink has published its final print edition, just short of its 20th anniversary." from The Australian. Can't read the article without a subscription, though. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:32, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks. Agreed that this editor is legit, as is Filmink, and I have done a speedy close on that AfD. Will be restoring Dutchy85's edits shortly. We can all make mistakes! Edwardx (talk) 11:45, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
- Yeah, he's not a spammer. Filmink is a legit film magazine; see this capture: "Independent Australian movie magazine Filmink has published its final print edition, just short of its 20th anniversary." from The Australian. Can't read the article without a subscription, though. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:32, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
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Wing Yip
Hello, the template you have added, appears inappropriate. The are no links rot, or external web page links in the section where you placed your template. The only links there are to other Wikipedia pages. I am intending to remove it straight away. Thank you Goodwillgames (talk) 12:39, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks, but a quick look shows that I simply should have put the tag in the section bow, "References". Now fixed. Edwardx (talk) 12:53, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
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Nomination of Hilary Barraford for deletion
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Masayoshi Son
Pretty sure this is not how you write a comment next to your edit, but I can't figure out how :P. Masayoshi Son was a Korean national with Japanese permanent residence under Japanese immigration law and switched over to Japanese national later in life. [18] I can see how this is confusing since Masayoshi went by Japanese surname while being a Korean national, and switched back to his ancestral Korean surname once he became a Japanese. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Footingnote (talk • contribs) 15:10, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
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17:07, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
Reliable sources for family claims, please
Hi, I see you've been reverting a lot of edits to remove material that lacked referencing. But you've reverted my removal of claims of marriage, divorce, and number of children that cites no reliable source. If a family member has a WP article, fine; or there's a footnote containing a reliable reference, also fine. diff. Otherwise, no go. The other problem is that marriages, divorces, and numbers of children tend to be a moving feast; so why announce them so prominently in an infobox when they could well become outdated behind our back. And is the number of children really so important to the topic that a mention in the body of the text isn't suffficient? Tony (talk) 04:53, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
- Tony1. The first marriage and children was cited in the Telegraph. I have added a source for the second marriage, and restored that content to the infobox. I vaguely recall that there was a source before for the second marriage, but it was removed - perhaps the Mail. Lots of things in infoboxes can change - that is not a good enough argument for not including such content. Incidentally, he is in his 60s, so unlikely to have more children. Edwardx (talk) 10:25, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
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DYK for Cheung Chung-kiu
On 8 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cheung Chung-kiu, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cheung Chung-kiu has agreed to buy 2–8a Rutland Gate (pictured) in London for more than £200 million, making it easily the most expensive house sold in the UK? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cheung Chung-kiu. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cheung Chung-kiu), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
This Month in GLAM: March 2020
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The 300 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
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| Long overdue! --evrik (talk) 03:15, 12 April 2020 (UTC) |
- evrik, Thank you kindly for noticing. Edwardx (talk) 11:23, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Relevant discussion on WT:HED
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reFill
Hi, I notice you use reFill. This is a useful tool but sometimes introduces errors, most frequently inserting the unsupported parameter "|deadurl=y" instead of "|url-status=dead", such as here and here. Could I ask you to check for errors when using refill. Thanks. --John B123 (talk) 21:36, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
Joe Nahmad
Hi,
Thanks for your editing on Joe Nahmad article. But why did you
- rename the article as a draft ?
- talk about copyright violation?
Polaert (talk) 15:40, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- Polaert It was moved into draft space, as I do not believe Joe Nahmad (New York) is ready for mainspace. You undid this move 24 minutes later, without any discussion. As for copyright issues, phrases such as "dynamic aquarium ecosystems" are identical to the source. I note that you do not respond to my concern about it being promotional. For example, "curated shows that historicize contemporary artists", and "Joe Nahmad reinterpreted Les Fleurs du Mal the subversive volume of the 19th century French poet Charles Baudelaire, with a transgenerational group exhibition". Do you have any declaration to make in accordance with our policies such as Wikipedia:Conflict of interest? Edwardx (talk) 20:06, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks for your answer. Firstly, as a benevolent contributor on wikipedia since 2005 (French speaking wikipedia), my main focus are Africa and contemporary art. Sorry if I undid your editing after a few minutes but I worked on this article, and you acted without any preliminary discussion. Of course, your editing for improving this article are more than welcome. About "dynamic aquarium ecosystems", this quote is borrowed from this press article : https://www.widewalls.ch/daniel-buren-pierre-huyghe-nahmad-contemporary/ . About the sentence you qualified promotional, I wrote it. To be honest, I don't see where this sentence is promotional. But up to you to reformulate it. And please talk to people before tackling their contribution ;). Best Polaert (talk) 07:58, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
Your draft article, Draft:Nabiyah Be
Hello, Edwardx. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Nabiyah Be".
In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.
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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! UnitedStatesian (talk) 22:27, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
- I only created a redirect, someone else turned it into an article. Edwardx (talk) 23:06, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
"Suski (suranme)" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Suski (suranme). Since you had some involvement with the Suski (suranme) redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. Regards, SONIC678 04:35, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
A kitten for you!
W is way more interesting with u.
Whispyhistory (talk) 19:46, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
- You are too kind. Edwardx (talk) 23:05, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
Is everything okay, I haven't heard from anyone for long. Whispyhistory (talk) 19:47, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
- Alright, everything considered. Working from home anyway, it is affecting me rather less than most. You are one of those I think of every Thursday at 8pm. I know that things are not PPErfect at work, so please take care. At least you have youth on your side. Edwardx (talk) 23:05, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
- And getting more youthful every day. It's a medical miracle! Philafrenzy (talk) 08:00, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks both. PPE is ok at my work. Lots of digital innovation going on. Whispyhistory (talk) 10:29, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
- And getting more youthful every day. It's a medical miracle! Philafrenzy (talk) 08:00, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
Mohamed Hadid Personal Life
Hey the page for Mohamed Hadid is protected but I just wanted to let you know that some of the details of his personal life are incorrect/incomplete. He is no longer engaged to Shiva Safi as they were confirmed to have split in December 2019. Mahadaalvi (talk) 12:22, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks, Mahadaalvi. I have updated Mohamed Hadid accordingly. Edwardx (talk) 12:50, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
What is this all about?
This redirect? Moriori (talk) 09:40, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
- Moriori She appears to be an actress who had a minor role in that movie. Maybe she has been in other stuff that might be a better redirect. She looks unlikely to be notable enough for an article. Edwardx (talk) 10:06, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
- She's not mentioned on that page, so why redirect to it? Seems a bit odd. Moriori (talk) 23:27, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
- If you look at the page history for Suburbicon, she was included in the (longer) cast list in 2017, when the redirect was created. Edwardx (talk) 09:43, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
- She's not mentioned on that page, so why redirect to it? Seems a bit odd. Moriori (talk) 23:27, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
Your draft article, Draft:European Society for Quality Research
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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! Lapablo (talk) 09:38, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
DYK nomination of São Schlumberger
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Nomination of Samer Halimeh for deletion
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Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Geoff | Who, me? 18:14, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
Nomination of Spanish Galleon, Greenwich for deletion
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