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These are the next fifty messages after Archive 10 that appeared on my user talk page. If you'd like to respond to any of these messages, please do so on my current talk page.

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/We Are North Melbourne

Hello, I'm interested in why you closed this as "no consensus". To me, consensus seems to be to delete the article. Including the nom, there were five voices to delete, and only two to keep and one to merge. Furthermore, out of the two that wanted to keep, one of them has only edited in the topic of this article, and has only been here a week. Please look over this discussion again and reconsider your close. Thanks, ThemFromSpace 00:46, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Updated your user page

I provided a link to the userpage of "One" on Wikipedia Review, for the convenience of readers, and because it is not a secret. I hope that's okay. Mike R (talk) 14:57, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your support

One, Gaia Octavia Agrippa has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Gaia Octavia Agrippa ^Talk | _Sign 19:54, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Relisting AFDs

Just a note to remind you to make sure when you relist an AFD that you comment out or remove the transclusion of the AFD on the old log. Your recent relists, including Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SCROG, omitted this step. I have fixed it now. There are some scripts available that automate this step; let me know if you want more information on it.

Also, per WP:RELIST, discussions generally shouldn't be relisted a second time. We owe our AFDed articles a "speedy trial", as it were (-: Stifle (talk) 08:33, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SCROG

Could you please leave a note with the relist or reconsider your relisting. I am seeing a consensus to merge, an explanation on why you extended the discussion would be helpful in case another administrator closes the debate. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:04, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

• Just leave your explanation right below the relisting template so new commenters can easily see why it's still listed. Talk pages are rarely used on AFD debates. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:49, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Sekritwikicookie.png

I tagged this for G7 (author requests deletion). Images can be G7'd too. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Many otters • One hammer • HELP)} 17:49, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

RfA Thank You

My RFA passed today at 75/2/1 so I wanted to thank you for your participation in it. Special thanks go to GlassCobra and FlyingToaster for their nomination and support. Cheers! --Rosiestep (talk) 01:45, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

Thank you for participating in my recent RfA, which was unable pass with a final tally of (45/39/9). I plan on addressing the concerns raised and working to improve in the next several months. Hopefully, if/when I have another RfA I will win your support. Special thanks go to MBisanz, GT5162, and MC10 for nominating me. Thanks again, -download ׀ sign! 01:38, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Microsoft Venus

On May 14, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Microsoft Venus, 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.

Dravecky (talk) 02:00, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of Gamma Beta

Hi,

I believe my argument to keep the article was fair. It shows evidence that there are others that have less to none notability. I don't believe it completely fair that this article is being scrutinized or treated differently than the others stated. If you don't mind, please helping me out on this issue. I'm just trying to learn as we go through this process. (71.42.217.73 (talk) 03:53, 15 May 2009 (UTC))

Hi, I was wondering if you could help me out on this article and explain what needs to be done. [[[User:Hawee|Hawee]] (talk) 05:43, 1 June 2009 (UTC)]

Nice work

I saw your citations at Yovani Gallardo. Thanks! That's impressive and valuable work. -Phoenixrod (talk) 05:49, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the feedback

Unfortunately, my RFA was closed today with a final tally of 75½/38/10. Though it didn't succeed, I wanted to thank you for your participation in it. I intend to review the support, oppose, and neutral !votes and see what I can do to address those concerns. Special thanks go to Schmidt, MICHAEL Q., TomStar81, and henrik for their co-nominations and support. — BQZip01 — talk 20:15, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for your deletion of Re.co.de. Nothing feels good like keeping Wikipedia spam-free. Vicenarian (talk) 01:50, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

_____________________________

Hi As I explained to Vicenarian and Piano no troppo, this is no spamming. There is no advertisement in the article. The concept has emerged from the designers' community, it doesn't belong to anyone, it is not copyrighted, not protected, and aims to serve non-profit initiatives. I am doing my best to share on WP my understanding of it, and have made multiple edits to comply to WP rules and clarify this design thinking approach. I am also learning WP, being a long time reader but a very recent contributor... Gregser (talk) 12:09, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Interop Vendor Alliance

I'm sorry that you decided that the article Interop Vendor Alliance did exclusively promote some entity and that it would need to be fundamentally rewritten to become encyclopedic. I'd like to try rewriting it again and document its notability and also add some external references (there are about 32.000 hits on Google). I'd be very thankful if you could restore the last revision under my user namespace User:Ghettoblaster/Interop Vendor Alliance. Thanks. Ghettoblaster (talk) 13:36, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. Ghettoblaster (talk) 16:40, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Tom Kramer

On May 19, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tom Kramer, 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.

Shubinator (talk) 11:49, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Your signature

Your signature disrupts the height and spacing of a whole line of text in which it is located. It can disrupt the entire page. Please change it, only using a maximum of one level of superscript (or subscript). Thanks, hmwithτ 14:29, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Oh, it's no problem at all. It's hard to tell with sigs, especially when everyone's screens render them a little differently. Thank you for the quick response/change. :) Have a good day, hmwithτ 17:07, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Re:MASH AfD

Heh, thanks! I'll have to utilize it on an AfD more relevant next time. a little insignificant 16:14, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Temple of the Presence

Aryma46 (talk) 20:06, 22 May 2009 (UTC)Why did you delete the entry for the Temple of the Presence? I don't know anything about it, but it apparently is a real organization since it's been referenced in a recent Tucson obituary; the person who died had made a "spiritual commitment to the Temple of the Presence."

Just curious about the basis for your deleting the page.

Thank you.

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Make It Home

Did you read the discussion? The only reason I ask is because you didn't give an explanation, which I believe was warranted given the amount of discussion.--Lost Fugitive (talk) 23:33, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

I would like an answer to the above question. Thank you.--Lost Fugitive (talk) 21:46, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

The fact is that the proponents of deletion made the argument that the article could not be expanded past stub status, however, I and others disproved the claim. I also proposed a criteria for albums that is within policy through the AFD, and that should have been taken into account. Most of the deletion votes could not back up their claims, and one must remember that the AFD is not a poll. I really expected to see a legitimate reason for the decision, but to me it seems you just counted the votes and went with the majority. Correct me if I'm wrong.--Lost Fugitive (talk) 20:15, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Lost Fugitive, your query came up on my watchlist, as I requested something from One earlier, see below. It was clear in the AfD that we had refuted your claims of notability, despite your repeated assertions. You either need to campaign for change at WP:MUSIC, get it reviewed at deletion review (although I personally wouldn't hold much hope for it) , or ask an admin (such as the the owner of this talk page) to userify it into your userspace where you can keep hold of it until further sources prove its notability. Cheers, Bigger digger (talk) 21:49, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

ThankSpam

My RfA Thank you for participating in my "RecFA", which passed with a final tally of 153/39/22. There were issues raised regarding my adminship that I intend to cogitate upon, but I am grateful for the very many supportive comments I received and for the efforts of certain editors (Ceoil, Noroton and Lar especially) in responding to some issues. I wish to note how humbled I was when I read Buster7's support comment, although a fair majority gave me great pleasure. I would also note those whose opposes or neutral were based in process concerns and who otherwise commented kindly in regard to my record. I recognise that the process itself was unusual, and the format was generally considered questionable - and I accept that I was mistaken in my perception of how it would be received - but I am particularly grateful for those whose opposes and neutrals were based in perceptions of how I was not performing to the standards expected of an administrator. As much as the support I received, those comments are hopefully going to allow me to be a better contributor to the project. Thank you. Very much. LessHeard vanU (talk) 21:44, 24 May 2009 (UTC) ~~~~~

Well, back to the office it is...

Eli Whitney Students Program

Why was the entry for the Eli Whitney Students Program at Yale University deleted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.183.64.189 (talk) 00:31, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Your Choice Records

Please reconsider your closing of this AFD as no consensus. 2 of the !votes to keep the article are from a blocked user (the creator of these articles) and a suspected sockpuppet of theirs. The remainder of the !votes are essentially "I like it" comments. The articles themselves are promotional in nature and there are COI issues with the creator. The articles still lack 3rd party sources and the links mentioned in the AFD are the result of a "lets find these titles mentioned in a Google book search" rather than substantive references demonstrating significant coverage in 3rd party sources.--RadioFan (talk) 04:04, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Userifififification

One, grateful if you could userfy (or whatever it's called)Armorlogic to User:Bigger digger/Armorlogic after the AfD. I might need it sometime. Thanks, Bigger digger (talk) 10:58, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. Bigger digger (talk) 16:10, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Recent Afd close

Could you explain your interpretation of this afd [1], which had 18 arguments for "delete" and 7 arguments for "keep" as "no consensus?" That looked like a strong consensus to delete to me. Probably off to DRV with this but wanted to hear any explanation first.Bali ultimate (talk) 11:20, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Deletion review for List of extraordinary diseases and conditions

An editor has asked for a deletion review of List of extraordinary diseases and conditions. 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. Bali ultimate (talk) 16:07, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cal Con

Could you explain how you arrived at a no concenus decision on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cal Con? The arguments in favour of keeping the article rely on vague assertions of coverage not backed up with any actual citations. Thanks. -- Whpq (talk) 11:51, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Deletion review for Cal Con

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Cal Con. 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. Whpq (talk) 15:01, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Don't be like Grawp

I had this in my userspace for months, and just now you delete it? I don't think it's an inappropriate enshrinement of vandalism, and at least one other admin (Jennavecia) didn't think it was inappropriate either. Can you at least restore it in my userspace? Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 04:33, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

• I filed a DRV on this page. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 17:01, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of Eli Whitney Students Program Article

One,

As a contributor to the above article and as a former president of the program's student representative government, I hope you can understand how frustrating this deletion decision is to me and to others associated with the program. It certainly does not seem like a fair review process and inherently undemocratic in the sense that final decision appear to be rendered by an elite cluster of editors. If there are problems with the article's lack of "reliable third party sources" than think a better decision would be to identify the article as one that lacks proper third party citation BEFORE going as far as deletion.

The sole purpose of Wikipedia should be to disseminate knowledge and to inform readers by doing such. To say that an article is not a valid source of knowledge because you disagree with its referencing method, or because the sources are internal, has nothing to do with the actual validity of the program. The reality is that the Eli Whitney Students Program is an admissions door into Yale College and has been for over 20 years now. To delete an article that describes the program and the program's mission is an attempt to expunge information without consideration of its value, and that my friend is essentially a type of censorship.

I am asking you to be reasonable and reinstate the article, with the condition that it be cleaned up. If no other external (third party) sources can be incorporated then there might be greater justification for ultimately deleting the article down the road. For now though, the article as it stood provided a service to the public by giving a an objective description of an admissions program within Yale University. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.182.221.180 (talk) 06:14, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Convicts on the First Fleet

Question: given the fairly limited input on this, why didn't you relist it? It's also questionable whether 5:2 is really "no consensus", even if one of them is a vocal admin. Rd232 ^talk 07:35, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your support

I would like to thank you for coming out and participating in my Request for Adminship, which closed unsuccessfully at (48/8/6) based on my withdrawal. I withdrew because in my opinion I need to focus on problems with my content contributions before I can proceed with expanding my responsibilities. Overall I feel that the RfA has improved me as an editor and in turn some articles which in my eyes is successful. Thank you again for your support. Cheers and happy editing. --kelapstick (talk) 17:49, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Eli Whitney Students Program

Your deletion of the article on the Eli Whitney Students Program is a set-back not only for the many hands that contributed to it with care over a period of two years but also a loss to visitors to the site. It has served as a valuable source of information for people from around the Unites States and internationally considering applying or just wanting better information than what Yale provides. One of our students, a U.S. veteran of Iraq, learned about our program through the article as well as a current student who at the time resided in South Africa. By removing the article, you are depriving many of highly valuable information. Please reconsider your decision. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nathan.Hale.Yale (talk • contribs) 20:11, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

AfD

One, Two, Three - at AfD LoL!. How long did you have to wait to get that Wiki ID? Anyway I wrote this here because I didn't want to go near the blue box below (didn't want to do anything by mistake.) Ti-30X (talk) 02:21, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which succeeded with 56 in support, 12 in opposition and 3 neutral votes. I am truly honored by the trust that the community has placed in me. Whether you supported me, opposed me, or if you only posted questions or commented om my RfA, I thank you for your input and I will be looking at the reasons that people opposed me so I can improve in those areas :). If you ever need anything please feel free to ask me and I would be happy to help you :). All the Best, Mifter (talk)

Mifter (talk) 23:47, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Nick Neugebauer

On June 24, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nick Neugebauer, 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) 20:35, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009

Hello,

I was very interested in the fact that this article was deleted, well astounded might be the correct word. I read with interest the deletion log and I understand that the article has very little chance of passing. However I must assert that this does not mean that it is below the threshold of notability. I did a little research to see exactly how notable this bill is.

I went to http://stats.grok.se/ to look up how often this article was viewed:

• Jan 2009 - 577 views
• Feb 2009 - 4487 views
• Mar 2009 - 3016 views
• Apr 2009 - 2321 views
• May 2009 - 6826 views
• total - 17227 views

Even after it was deleted, in June, the deletion page was viewed 92 times.

To be fair, however, I ran view statistics for 10 random articles to see if the Blair Holt article received more views. Of the 10 I looked up, only two got more hits. This is hardly enough for a true statistical comparison, but it would indicate that the article was getting more hits than the majority of Wikipedia articles. This seems to indicate notability.

Next I went to Google to see how many Web hits I would get if I looked it up. For Blair Holt bill, I get 1,120,000 hits. I went to Google News and discovered there have been thousands of news stories on the bill as well.

As a final note, I was at the Utah State Republican convention where it was brought up and discussed by Rep. Jason Chaffetz, which indicates that despite the fact that there is only one sponsor, the bill is receiving considerable buzz in congress.

The bill is notable for another reason. It delegates powers reserved for the congress in the Constitution (the right to make laws) to one person, namely the Attorney General.

Given all this, I can only conclude that the article, and the bill are indeed notable enough to merit inclusion in Wikipedia.

Thanks for your consideration,

J appleseed2 (talk) 16:33, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

The Citation Barnstar

		The Citation Barnstar
		For great work finding references for Yovani Gallardo. Thank you ! KANESUE 04:15, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of I did not have sexual relations with that woman

A tag has been placed on I did not have sexual relations with that woman requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

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File source problem with File:Jim_Doyle_sig.png

File Copyright problem

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Orphaned non-free media (File:Peace and Freedom Party.png)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alien Earth

No rationale given for delete close. Votes were even. Substantial rationale given for keep; many arguments unaddressed by voters to delete. All arguments to delete addressed by myself, and some by other voters for keep. Would you care to comment? Anarchangel (talk) 14:33, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for voicing your opinion at my RfA. I will do my best to take the criticism to heart and improve my communication style. As for AfDs I will go slow and be sure I learn the basics first. I will work to gain your trust by dilligent work. Thanks for participating in the RfA.·Maunus·ƛ· 17:54, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Top Marks: His First 20 Hits

I db-authored this recently because it's not a notable album — it was released by a third-party label to which Chesnutt was never officially signed, and there are absolutely no sources outside a brief Allmusic review. It's not even mentioned in his discography article. I still think G7 applies, since the only other edits were one user adding a relevant wikilink. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 19:11, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

DRV notification

Policy suggests I inform you of a DRV, to be found here: Wikipedia:DRV#23_August_2009. Thanks! Martinp23 20:38, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

RfD nomination of Kifflom

I have nominated Kifflom (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) for discussion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 16:08, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

WR One

I'm thinking of changing my Wikipedia Review name to avoid this continual source of confusion. Cool Hand Luke 19:50, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Did I forget to thank you? ..

One ,Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed nearly unanimously with 174 in support, 2 in opposition and 1 neutral votes. Special thanks goes to RegentsPark, Samir and John Carter for their kind nomination and support. I am truly honored by the trust and confidence that the community has placed in me. I thank you for your kind inputs and I will be sincerely looking at the reasons that people opposed me so I can improve in those areas ( including my english ;) ). If you ever need anything please feel free to ask me and I would be happy to help you :). Have a great day ! -- Tinu Cherian - 06:02, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

Invitation to participate in SecurePoll feedback and workshop

As you participated in the recent Audit Subcommittee election, or in one of two requests for comment that relate to the use of SecurePoll for elections on this project, you are invited to participate in the SecurePoll feedback and workshop. Your comments, suggestions and observations are welcome.

For the Arbitration Committee,
Risker (talk) 08:30, 12 November 2009 (UTC)