User talk:Majorly/Archives/24

Griddlers Solver with Animator

Hi, you have deleted Griddlers Solver with Animator with a comment non notabl freeware. Why did you considered it non-notable? I have tried to explain on the talk page, that the application has a unique algorithm (from the educational point of view) for solving the Nonogram puzzles. I think, that this uniqness in not non-notable, since there is no similar and reasonable application. I have been searching for a solver a long time and only this application gives reasonable hints for the solving. Could you please restore the page, or explain why it is not notable enough? Thank you. Give it back 20:56, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Restored. I'll give you a chance to add some references other than the official site. Majorly (hot!) 21:12, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

There won't be any references as there are none, and it doesn;t even try to establish notability. Kind of sucks that all it takes to keep the page live from a clear speedy delete is for an obvious sockpuppet spam account to whine, but I've relisted it for deletion the long way and it has no chance to stay. DreamGuy 23:46, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

The page was requested for deletion: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Griddlers Solver with Animator‎. I would like to do, what is necessary to provide what is necessary, but I have never been in this process and with User:DreamGuy bitching around me sockpuppetting and spamming, I come here for an advice. I have tried to create page according to other pages of other software and mine seems to look fine according to others in the Category:Freeware. Thanks. Give it back 12:28, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Fermi Paradox

I appreciate locking the Fermi Paradox page for discussion. However, it seems like the discussion went for less then a day and was not properly resolved. An Admin involved in the dispute simply unlocked the page and warned that his point of view was correct. So um...help! 65.57.245.11 21:23, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Not sure what you want me to do here. Majorly (hot!) 21:40, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Corbin Design entry deletion

Hello, I was workin on an entry for a design firm this afternoon, noticed it was tagged for speedy deletion and tried to add a holdon tag to explain my reasoning why it shouldn't be deleted immediately, when... it was deleted. I note Wiki entries for design firms like fd2s that are similar in size and have played a similar role in advancing the field of wayfinding and environmental graphic design, and wondered what the criteria was for such speedy deletion in the case of Corbin Design. The firm and its founder are often cited as poineers and experts in the growing field of wayfinding, in books and magazine articles, and I believed that their role in that process was noteworthy. Any ssuggestions for making an entry on the firm more acceptable? (I'm new to Wikipedia so please forgive my ignorance as I work to come up to speed on the community and the rules.)Skellman 21:46, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

What's the exact name of the entry? Majorly (hot!) 21:50, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Corbin Design (actually, it might have been Corbin design with a small d)Skellman 21:52, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Well, I looked at it, it doesn't seem particularly notable to me. Any sources? Majorly (hot!) 23:11, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

The firm and its work have been described in design books including "Wayfinding: Designing and Implementing Graphic Navigational Systems," "The Design Experience: The Role of Design and Designers in the Twenty-First Century" and "Environmental Graphics: Projects & Process." Amazon.com has entries on each of the books, and Jeffry Corbin's name turns up in Amazon.com in-book searches of the first two. Articles focusing on the firm's work have appeared in newspapers and magazines including American City & County, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Grand Rapids Magazine and Traverse City Record-Eagle. As is noted on the Downtown LA Walks Web site, the firm's Los Angeles wayfinding program is the largest urban wayfinding program in the country. Founder Jeffry Corbin is often published or quoted as a wayfinding expert in publications, including American City & County, Healthcare Design Magazine and the International Interior Design Association. He was also featured as one of "Fifty People to Watch" in Graphic Design:USA. Not sure if these are the kinds of citations you're looking for, but I was planning on including several of these in the Corbin Design entry. Any advice on whether I'm on the right track would be greatly appreciated. Skellman 19:07, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Here are three more citations about the firm and its work - an SEGD 2000 design award win for wayfinding for Indianapolis, an article on the Indianapolis wayfinding program and an article on Buildings.com about wayfinding authored by Corbin Design president Mark VanderKlipp. Skellman 15:37, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Flip Coaster page

I was wondering why the Flip Coaster page was deleted? I provided a source as requested. Please let me know what else was needed for this. Ryanellenburg 22:45, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

One external link isn't enough really. Majorly (hot!) 23:16, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

I will attempt to find some more, just out of curiousity, how much would be sufficient so that I won't have to waste everyone's time on this again? Ryanellenburg 23:20, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

As many that reference what is written really. Majorly (hot!) 23:22, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

What Else Needs To Be Done

I was editing the Emtromer page and when I was ready to update, the page had been deleted. I think I managed to add information, which gave the purpose of the page. If not what else is missing, I am new to this, and I am sorry if it seemed like an ad. I am going to recreate the page since I changed it and if there are still problems please tell me. Help is Appreciated. DemonkidVII 23:36, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Victory Tingle

Hi there; education, please. Given that this article very clearly qualified for {{speedy}} deletion, but also given that someone nominated it for AfD, are we allowed to speedy-delete without closing the AfD first? Just asking, definitely not criticising.--Anthony.bradbury 00:12, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Is that the right article, it doesn't exist... anyway, yes we can. Should close the AfD if you know there is one. Majorly (hot!) 00:18, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Page deletions

Hi, I saw you deleted Bronze rule after I put up a speedy tag for it. Is there any way to tell (now that it's been deleted) who created it? I thought I went through the article's history and clicked on the original creator's TALK link and posted a speedy-delete notice, but now the user I notified swears they never created the article. This is also like the second time in two days its happened, and I'm starting to wonder if I haven't gone completely retarded. Is there a function to check the creators of deleted pages that I don't know about? Ford MF 00:13, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

It was created by User:Kyd. Majorly (hot!) 00:20, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Landed here from from Ford MF's contrib list. Sorry to jump in, but just felt that I needed to clarify that Kyd used to be my username, before I changed it to Severa about a year ago. Obviously, someone has created a new account under my old username, and is making problematic edits under it. Is there some way to freeze the username Kyd to prevent further impersonation? -Severa (!!!) 00:35, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Well, the account should have been recreated and blocked after renaming to prevent this. Maybe he should be asked to get a new name... Majorly (hot!) 00:40, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Here's my old username change request. Are you suggesting I should have created a second account under the old username after moving to "Severa?" I considered that, but figured it would be too sockpuppet-ish. And, yes, he should be asked to get a new username, because I've made a lot of contributions under the name "Kyd" (see archives in low 10s at Talk:Abortion) and it would be confusing for another user to begin editing under that name. -Severa (!!!) 01:00, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Should I relinquish my redirects, User:Kyd and User talk:Kyd, so that the new Kyd on the block can be contacted? -Severa (!!!) 02:03, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

I think so. Majorly (hot!) 14:59, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Re: Article deletions

Hi Majorly,

I have noticed that you delete articles that do not meet wikipedia criteria. I am fairly new to wiki, but have created an article and i was hoping you would be able to read it and tell me if it is or is not wikipedia, and what improvements need to be made? The article is Doutta Stars Football Club. Thanks and i look forward to hearing from you soon. (Jones234Jones 02:47, 12 May 2007 (UTC))

Could do with more citations saying how it is notable, and it needs cleanup (i.e. the section headers are not right). Majorly (hot!) 15:01, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

rash deletion

Why did you delete Jeffrey Adams (mathematician)? Speedy deletion in such circumstances is supposed to by only for articles that do not assert importance or significance. This article clearly DOES assert notability. It says he headed the project on representations of E8 that got so much publicity in the popular media (e.g. New York Times, Wikipedia, etc.) two or three months back. You shouldn't just believe it must be non-notable just because someone put that tempate there, without actually looking at what it says. Michael Hardy 22:44, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Without citations, how is anyone supposed to believe that. The article does not show any notability to me. I like how you reversed my action without asking first – if you'd asked me I'd have more than likely said it was fine, I often make mistakes. See WP:WW, it's polite to ask first. Majorly (hot!) 22:50, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Well, there's certainly no reason to ask before restoring it. People seldom ask first before editing an article. In a case like this, the preference should clearly be on the side of caution, especially in view of the fact that there's a clear claim of notability. If it "does not show any notability to" you, then maybe your dealing with subject matter that you're not familiar enough with to judge what is notable and what is not. In that case, you should at least try AfD before speedily deleting.

Speedy deletions should be done ONLY when you KNOW that there's no claim of notability, not when you simply don't understand what the claim of notability is. Michael Hardy 00:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

PS: Google immediately gives reasons to believe what I asserted. Michael Hardy 00:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Right ok. Majorly (hot!) 00:56, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Central Citylink Vandal

There is a anon user: 91.64.2.137, who keep removing content from the Central Citylink page. They remove it without justification, and keep doing so even after it has been discussed. I left a warning on its talk page (but this is useless for an anon user). Could you please block this IP/ deal with it please. I know that this vandalism is not that serious, but it is annoying and disruptive- not to mention bad for readers who want info!

Thank you for considering this. Dewarw 17:59, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

WP:AIV does the trick. Majorly (talk | meet) 18:07, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Mu Security Page Deletion

Hello Majorly, I was surprised to see your deletion of the Mu Security page delegated as an "Advertisement?" Having worked with Broadcom when it started a new market, Cisco when it began selling "IP routers" and Fortinet selling "UTM" I felt Wikipedia was a great place to share non-promotion but information content around new types of technology. Since Cisco, Fortinet and Broadcom all have Wiki pages, could I please ask you to reinstate the Mu Security page? If there are content pieces that you are deeming too promotional by all means let me know what those are and I'll modify accordingly. Thanks in advance for your reply.

aphstein (adampstein@gmail.com)

Aphstein 04:33, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Restored. Majorly (talk | meet) 07:53, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Aaron Carter

This page is being heavily vandalized. There is a request to semiprotect. Can you help out?—Gaff ^ταλκ 07:35, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

thanks. there are still some named users hitting the page. i have no idea who Aaron Carter even is!!—Gaff ^ταλκ 07:38, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Lol me neither! :) You'll have to report any further vandals to WP:AIV. Majorly (talk | meet) 07:50, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Lance Bass

They are here now!!!—Gaff ^ταλκ 07:40, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

User:Idea4U/idea 1

You removed the db-userreq template added to this page by Doug Coldwell. Just FYI, I believe it is quite obvious that the two users are in fact identical. I have no idea why Doug has created this new user account, when he is working on the same article draft in one of his countless sandboxes. I'm keeping an eye on it, because it looks like Doug is preparing once again to unleash a poorly-edited article, chock full of irrelevant content indirectly motivated by some sort of original research agenda. This time, the victim will be the article Idea. Previous weird contributions range from Good sense to 62 articles on Jerome's De viris illustribus. Again, just FYI—I'm not sure how knowledgeable or concerned you wish to be about any of this. Wareh 13:28, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Majorly, thank you for your kind support of my RfA, which successfully closed yesterday - and not to worry, I understand about the review, we all get busy at times. Please feel free to drop my a note any time if there is anything I can do for you. Pastordavid 15:33, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Chris Bosh the wrestler

I still don't see a reason why his page had to be deleted, I think it should be brought back on —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 159.115.177.9 (talk) 23:31, 14 May 2007 (UTC).

Deletion of Shop Boyz article

Hi Majorly, I was the author of the Shop Boyz article (my first Wikipedia article). I can understand how one might have seen it as an advertisement, but unfortunately the information I included was all I could find on them on the internet. I am not associated with the group in any way, but their song is played several times an hour on the main Atlanta hip hop radio stations, and I thought their popularity warranted at least a mention on Wikipedia. Is it possible to undelete the article? Thanks 01:17, 15 May 2007 (UTC)adzling7

They appear to be rather non-notable to me. Majorly (talk | meet) 01:25, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for participating in my RFA, which passed with 53-1-0. I will put myself into the various tasks of a administrator immediately, and if I make any mistakes, feel free to shout at me or smack me in my head. Aquarius • talk 01:56, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

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Stella Nova deletion

I happened to notice that you deleted the article for Stella Nova without any kind of discussion or notice. While you may believe the article "does not assert the importance or significance of the subject" as you claimed in your summary, I believe you acted hastily and in error - and out of process. You listed WP:CSD#A7 as the reason, yet that claims that if an article was controversial, or if there has been a previous AfD that resulted in the article being kept, the article should be nominated for AfD instead. Don't delete if you simply don't understand the assertion of importance or significance; delete only if you know that there is none. There was a prior AFD on this article under a former name, and the decision was to keep. I request that you restore the page, or I shall recreate it. If you truly believe it's not worthy of inclusion, please follow proper procedures and nominate it for another AfD. TheRealFennShysa 21:34, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Speedy is a proper procedure. Restoring, I'm not perfect and do make mistakes. Majorly (talk | meet) 21:37, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Article that you protected

Awhile ago you supposedly semi-protected the People article, but recently a bot deleted the semi-protection template because apparently the article wasn't actually protected. Now the vandalism has returned in full force. If you have the power to semi-protect that article, please try to do it again. Spylab 23:38, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Howrse

The page for Howrse was put up for speedy deletion because it did not seem notable enough. I had barely started it, and hadn't yet added in those parts of the article, so I therefore requested that it's deletion be put on hold until I could get those sources. However, before I could add these sources, you deleted it. I would like to know why you did this when I had clearly stated that there was a good reason to wait. Please note that I am not suggesting the article did not merit deletion, just that it's deletion was contested and yet you deleted it without waiting to see the evidence that could possibly suggest it might not merit deletion. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bill Killed The Unicorns (talk • contribs) 03:14, 16 May 2007 (UTC).

I suggest you work on the article offline before submitting it. Majorly (talk | meet) 11:35, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

That's still no reason to delete it prematurely. Could you please restore it so I can at least get the information I added to the page. I do not have an offline copy of the document. Bill Killed The Unicorns 13:37, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

I checked the deletion log, and it seems you restored the article for me. Thanks for doing that, but unfortunately someone else has already deleted it before I could see it. Could you please restore it again, and perhaps add a message on the page telling everyone to wait before deleting it, that way I get to at least see it before it gets deleted. Bill Killed The Unicorns

I put it here. Majorly (talk | meet) 07:33, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks :)

Thanks for the wishes, A! It's been a fun year :) Take care mate, – Riana_ऋ 15:50, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska - page deleted

Hello,

You deleted a page about the Central Council. I am business and economic development manager for this tribal government. I published the page, and as a representative of the organization, I assure you that we do not mind having this content on WIKI. Please reinstate the page, or suggest changes that are necessary for it to be reinstated. Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions at my office number: 907 463-7121.

Sincerely,

Andrei Chakine Manager, CCTHITA

Please give the exact name of the article. Thanks. Majorly (talk | meet) 20:52, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

20:31, 10 May 2007 Majorly (Talk | contribs) deleted "Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes" (This item is unquestionably a copyright infringement of http://www.ccthita.org, and no assertion of permission has been made. (CSD G12)) Thanks Andrei

No, I'm not restoring that. It's total spam, and would need a complete overhaul to be allowed here. Majorly (talk | meet) 00:04, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

I've left a note on Bedd's user talk page. Phony Saint 00:13, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Majorly, you are inconsistent in your comments as to why the article was deleted. At first you stated that it was "unquestionably a copyright infringement;" now that copyright concerns were alleviated, you are claiming that it was "a total spam." I have a problem with your style of administering. Isn't that your responsibility to give clear and consistent feedback? Thanks. Andrei, CCTHITA

No it is not my responsibility. It was a copyright infringement and spam ;) Majorly (talk | meet) 20:27, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Your advice requested at RFPP

Can you make a comment at WP:RFPP#Current requests for unprotection in the Hamlet subsection? Much obliged :) – Riana_ऋ 05:03, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Re:Email

Okay, I'll check my mailbox. Later! PeaceNT 15:47, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

You have a response, Alex. :) PeaceNT 16:18, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Semi-Protecting ESC 2008

Thanks for this, do you think you'll be able to renew the protection after May? We think that it'll be a problem for the first few months, during December-March and in May next year. Thanks again, ¡иąтнąи! | Talk | Email| 18:13, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Will do. Majorly (talk | meet) 18:23, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Template:Trivia

Majorly: Separate from the "trivia" template battle, I'd like to ask if you could update the code with a project I've been working on here. The aim is to allow control over the message based on placement. (There have been complaints that stating "This article contains a trivia section" is overkill when the template is placed in the "Trivia" section.)

Here is the current template: {{Trivia}}

I'd like to replace it with a version that allows for:

{{Trivia}} (for the top of the article)

{{User:Ckatz/Workspace/Templates/Trivia}}

and {{Trivia|section=yes}} (for use in trivia sections).

{{User:Ckatz/Workspace/Templates/Trivia|section=yes}}

The wording is the same (with the exception of "in this section" in the top version) as where you have locked it. The code can be cut-and-pasted from my page to the Trivia page if desired; it would only need to have the "User:Ckatz/Workspace/Templates/" text clipped out. What do you think? --Ckatz^chat_spy 21:13, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Hmm. I'm not understanding this, try WP:RFPP :) Majorly (talk | meet) 22:37, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

My AfR

Thanks for alerting me to the situation. I said my piece on the page and I don't plan on returning to it. Since it doesn't matter to me whether I become an admin or not (I'll just keep trying to help as I have been either way) and since quite frankly I don't really care what most people think of me, let them get their licks in and be done with it. I appreciate yur concern. Otto4711 21:41, 17 May 2007 (UTC)