User talk:Voice of Clam/Archives/2006

The S\St stations

Most alphabetical lists, including the Network Rail timetable, put stations beginning with St. as though it were expanded to Saint. I.e. St. Ives would come before Salford Central. Any objections to me moving them? --Tivedshambo 08:53, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just to note, i have rearranged them now. I also agree with you. Simply south 21:54, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Your media copyright question

Hi, I have answered your question at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions#Altering copyright messages. Angr (talk) 23:30, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comma deletion crime

Please accept my humble apologies for deleting "your comma". It was done by mistake. -- Slowmover 16:11, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Maiden Lane railway stations

I was not really sure where to fit this comment on the talk page. It would have to mean rewording comments i think.

Anyway, i have gone ahead with the page move. Actually, as you added the info to the talk page, i couldn't ask you to add it to the main article, could i?

Also a query. If Maiden Lane was on the EWIDBJ railway, was that the same line before the current North London Line?

Simply south 11:45, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have time to do this at present. However, feel free to cut and paste the information in (with appropriate clean-up). EWIDBJ became NLR on 1 Jan 1853 (Jowett again)--Tivedshambo (talk) 22:57, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've finally had a chance to do something with this article - any comments welcome.--Tivedshambo (talk) 20:42, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry. I feel like i have been such a nag. I think what you have done is good. I was just not really sure how to reference things in this, especially books. Or is this similar to reports?

Simply south 21:10, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

207.166.8.2

The above user has been blocked for forty-eight hours in response to your request on WP:AIV. (aeropagitica) (talk) 16:41, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:ADARSH SAMAJ SAHYOG SAMITI

I sometimes go to bat for newcomers that post somewhat deficient articles; so often they are almost instantaneously shot down by trigger-happy new page patrollers. I saw your comment and those of User:Rklawton. Without knowing the full story of this article, it's refreshing to see two experienced editors exercising forbearance with a newcomer. I'll leave a note with some suggestions on the article creator's page. --A. B. 06:51, 30 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"ADARSH SAMAJ SAHYOG SAMITI" bites the dust:

We all thought this article was probably pretty marginal, but the way it was deleted seems a bit gratuitous.

--A. B. 17:09, 30 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adarsh Samaj

I've restored the page per the requests. My reason for the deletion was it does not assert any particular importance, is not wikified, and was titled in all caps (not a good sign for a "real" article). I changed the Speedy Request to a PROD and moved to a proper title. Staxringold _talk^contribs 19:16, 30 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I see you've been editing this article since we got it saved on behalf of the newcomer, Adarshsamaj, that created it. If you believe in this article and its topic, then by all means keep at it. I notice, however, that the original author has made no additional edits (either to this article or any others), in spite of comments and suggestions on his talk page. At this point, you should not feel compelled to keep working on this "to be a good guy" or to "stick up for a newcomer". I've wasted lots of time in the past working on newcomers' semi-vanity or vanity articles, only to find they had no interest in ever adding to Wikipeida again, including the article I busted my butt for. You've certainly gone beyond the call of duty in your first efforts on his behalf and I am disappointed to see he/she has not bothered to reciprocate.

This is one reason I like the PROD process -- the author gets 5 days to show that he/she can make the article into something acceptable, even if not wikified or pretty. If they don't care to do this, then I lose interest. So I fight to get speedy deletes changed to PRODs, but I like to see the newcomer showing some "skin in the game"

That's my two cents worth and it certainly should not be viewed as criticism -- I very much respect what you've done.

--A. B. 18:47, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with the above, and certainly don't intend to do any more to it. All I did was add some obvious links and put in the missing <references/> tag.

Also, bear in mind that the author is probably Indian, and possibly does not have regular internet access, so may not have seen the changes and discussion yet. -- Tivedshambo (talk) 19:41, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Good point re: access.

I just received an e-mail today from another guy for whom I had earlier gone to bat. He was asking me to more or less fix his stuff, prove its notability, etc. This was in response to an e-mail I had sent him 1-2 weeks ago.

See:

and then compare that with

his own level of effort on Wikipedia

The whole experience left me feeling like a naive chump who'd wasted a lot of time. I'm much more selective of which new users I support and how far I go on their behalf. I still hate to see speedy deletions and tactlessly, brusque actions against the articles and their newcomer-creators, but I also want to see some follow-up on the newcomer's part.--A. B. 22:50, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My revert on 2006 FIFA World Cup

Please explain why you reverted my edit to 2006 FIFA World Cup? It was a perfectly legitimate edit, and an important piece of information (the heading is tournament summary, not match summary) -- Tivedshambo (talk) 06:42, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have determined that my reversion was in error -- sort of. When reverting users' edits, I don't have the opportunity to give a reason for the reversion. The addition you made to the article was unsourced. Though both you and I know that Brazil was one of (if not the only) favorite in the World Cup, it was unsourced, and had to be removed. Next time, please add some support before claiming that Brazil was the "favorite." Ian Manka Talk to me! 20:34, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Follow up - you claim that "Brazil were favourites" was uncited. They were number 1 seed (I must admit I thought this was in the article itself - I've just checked and it's on a linked page). Although this doesn't necessarily make them favourites, it is common knowledge. (I agree a reference would be technically required under the rules of WP, but if we did that for every minor detail in an article of that size, it would become impossibly large). Even so, if you thought that a reference was required, a {{fact}} tag should be all that is necessary, not a full reversion. Finally, can I suggest that where an edit is not obviously vandalism, you wait a few minutes before altering, as the original editor may be making changes (as I was at the time - putting the link to Brazil national football team, which incidentally also cited them as favourites). -- Tivedshambo (talk) 20:52, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Once again, my mistake. It was 2:35 in the morning here, and I was tired, but that is no excuse. I read somewhere that an editor should never edit when tired. Anyways, deepest apologies. No hard feelings? Ian Manka Talk to me! 21:01, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your explanation - don't worry about it ;-) -- Tivedshambo (talk) 21:05, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

user pages

Please do not edit my user pages without permission. Thank-you.

I do apologize for editing your user page without asking you first, but when you put {{stub}} on any page, it places the page in Category:Stubs. I am a stub sorter and I go through Category:Stubs all the time and sort them into the proper stub types. User pages are not articles and they should not have stub tags. It's fine to put an article on your sub-page in order to get it ready for the article space, but please do not put any tags on it, such as {{stub}} or anything like that. Again, I apologize for not asking first, but I was just doing my job. ~ Amalas rawr ^{=^_^=} 16:59, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

speedy deletion

There appears to be some confusion. The Wiki guidelines state that the hangon tag should be removed by the author, not posted alongside the speedy removal tag.

Can you please help me with my understanding of this policy?

Fossiltooth 23:12, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You had removed the {{db-band}} tag, not the {{hangon}} tag. I don't know whther this was intentional, or just an accident on your part.-- Tivedshambo (talk) 08:20, 16 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pheasant

I've added the "{{prod}}" template to the article Pheasant (chess), suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree, discuss the issues raised at Talk:Pheasant (chess). If you remove the {{dated prod}} template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached.

OK with me to delete - please note you can sign your messages using four tildes. ~~~~, jimfbleak 05:50, 16 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry - my most common error. -- Tivedshambo (talk) 08:22, 16 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, the tilde thing was a bit snide and unnecessary -we've all done it. I've added a comment on the article talk page. jimfbleak 05:38, 17 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Lakeside Miniature Railway

Your edit summary: "Lakeside Miniature Railway is not a minimum gauge railway". Why not? I can't find any gauge listed, but photos seem to show it as less than 2 foot - probably 15". -- Tivedshambo (talk) 19:08, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The distinction between a miniature railway and a minimum gauge one is that a miniature railway's locomotives are scale models of actualy prototypes, while a minimum gauge railway is a true narrow gauge line built on tracks of 18 inch gauge or less. In other words a miniature railway is a very big model railway and a minimum gauge railway is a very small prototype :-) I believe the Lakeside uses principally model locos, so should be listed in miniature railways article, not the Minimum gauge railways article. I hope this makes sense. There was some confusion as "miniature railway" was for a time redirecting to Minimum gauge railways, which was incorrect. I've fixed that in the last few days.

I hope this makes sense. Best, Gwernol 19:14, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vanity page

I've added the "{{prod}}" template to the article Geraint Johnes, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree, discuss the issues raised at Talk:Geraint Johnes. If you remove the {{dated prod}} template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached.

The subject (presumably yourself) may or may not be notable, but please read WP:VANITY and Wikipedia:Autobiography for guidelines. -- Tivedshambo (talk) 10:12, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

yes, but I think meets the guidelines for academics - Geraint—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Geraintjohnes (talk • contribs) . 12:10, 25 August 2006

Headblade

Hi

I am working on the headblade page and I obviously want to do it correctly. This is my first page. I cited the Time magazine article that named it the named it one of the best designs of 2000. I also moved the link for the company to the external link section and removed that it i the ultimate shaving razor and made it just a shaving razor. What else should I do. The otehr stuff I think is facts but I know that doen't mean you want them.

Any help would be appreciated.

Barry Barryfein 23:32, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The page seems to have improved a lot overnight - I don't think much else needs doing. -- Tivedshambo (talk) 07:20, 26 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you - How do I get the message you put on the top to stop appearing about it being advertisement? Barryfein 22:46, 27 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I see you've done this. I've requested external peer review for an outside opinion on the article. Incidentally, you must make sure the images used has the correct copyright tag, as it is currectly nominated for speedy deletion for this reason. -- Tivedshambo (talk) 16:22, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Laura Bush

I don't know what that list said, but see Michael Dutton Douglas. --Dhartung | Talk 20:14, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

John llewellyn Chapman

I hope I'm doing this correctly.

In reply to your question. This is my first article. I've done research in other technical fields "nothing published" and nothing on this scale. I know my article is smaill, in truth I didn't realize it would be published instantly.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jay45 (talk • contribs) .

That's the joy of Wikipedia - you are free to contribute anything, and all edits show up instantly. However, there are a number of guidelines laid down about the suitability of articles. I'm afraid to say that (in my opinion), you are not notable enough to have an article on Wikipedia. However, that will be for an Administrator to decide. I'll put some guidance notes for you on your talk page — Tivedshambo (talk to me/look at me/ignore me) 21:04, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

malcolm archer

at the risk of sounding like an idiot, i made no allogations in my article. although i should have.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Glasto-hippi (talk • contribs) .

Comment - you stated some negative speculation had been made in a national newspaper, though you did not state any further details, or give any source for this. I therefore removed your comments immediately in line with Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons#Remove unsourced or poorly sourced negative material — Tivedshambo (talk to me/look at me/ignore me) 05:25, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Umpqua Holdings Corporation

Hi Tivedshambo:

I am curious as to your objection to the page I created for the Umpqua Holdings Corporation. The information I have gathered for it has been properly referenced and linked to disambiguation pages and externals sources.

It is the first new page I have created; is there something else I need to do? I have tried to build the page off the template of the Citigroup reference.

Andrew Ruess 19:45, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See my response on Talk:Umpqua Holdings Corporation — Tivedshambo (talk to me/look at me/ignore me) — 20:03, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the information and removal of the deletion tag. Wikipedia certainly has a great community, as seen through my newbie eyes. — Andrew Ruess 21:42, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Deletion

Thanks for the heads up about the speedy deletion tags, I'll be more careful in the future.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Punisher777 (talk • contribs) at 10:41 UTC, 12 September 2006.

So why are you still removing them? — Tivedshambo (talk to me/look at me/ignore me) — 11:51, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Tived,

Two band pages I made less than 6 hours ago have been deleted. One of the bands, Dirty Brown Eye, had 2 major independent releases and toured with many signed major acts, meeting the criteria. The other band, Primer Black, has not yet released a record, but the artists in that band are from former noteable bands, which also meets the criteria. More work was going to be done on those pages, but now they are gone. I apologize for removing the speedy deletion tags, but after you explained to me how they work, I didn't touch them and now my work is gone. How can I go about retrieving what I worked on and getting these pages back up?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Punisher777 (talk • contribs) .

See Wikipedia:Undeletion policy. Can I point out that I didn't delete these pages - only an administrator can do that. You had plenty of opportunity to demonstrate notability - if you had put {{hangon}} on the pages it would have held them until you could have explained on the talk pages.

By the way, my user name is Tivedshambo, not Tived. Also, remember to sign your comments with ~~~~.

Absolute poker AfD nomination

Hi. I'd appreciate if you would read the talk page of Absolute poker, as well as my comments on the AfD page that you created. While I've never played on it, I am certainly aware that it's one of the major online sites. I'd appreciate comments on my talk page... I'm a pretty reasonable person and have fought a lot of wikiSPAM before. Please understand my stance. I agree that how it is now is spammish (hence why I put the advert and rewrite tags), but they do need to have an article (IMHO). Please discuss further. Thanks! --Storkk 22:48, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just a thought: it might be non-obvious to find my antispam efforts just by looking at my last x# of contribs. Get the last 500, then search for the word "spam". There are more in the next 500 too. Cheers! --Storkk 23:05, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I was wondering if you would withdraw the nomination when you get a chance, after reading the recent comments on the AfD page? Certainly, the article you nominated was absolute trash, this is no longer that article. Thanks for any reply on my talk page, Storkk 23:29, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review it tonight. No time now. — Tivedshambo (talk to me/look at me/ignore me) — 06:46, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Talyllyn Railway map

Well done on producing an excellent map and route description for Talyllyn Railway. I hope you don't mind, but I've made a couple of small tweaks to the route description. There are also a couple of minor errors to the map: Firstly the halt is Tynllwynhen (one word, without spaces or apostophe, or y before the double-l). There's a photo of the name board in "The Talyllyn Railway in Colour, page 112, if you have a copy. Secondly, Quarry Siding should have a capital S. I hope you don't mind these criticisms, as I know how much effort is required to producing maps. — Tivedshambo (talk to me/look at me/ignore me) — 17:31, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tivedshambo, thanks for your very kind words about my Talyllyn map. I'm trying to add maps for all the Welsh narrow gauge railways: you'll see them popping up as I get time to do them. So far I've got the Ffestiniog Railway, Corris Railway, Kerry Tramway and Hendre-Ddu Tramway done. I'm very glad you corrected and added to the route description to the Talyllyn article. I'm planning on expanding it further when I get time. Thanks also for the corrections to the map. I'll do another version incorporating these changes shortly. The Tynllwynhen spelling came from Boyd's "Narrow Gauge Railways in Mid Wales" which I suspect is a late Victorian version of the current spelling. I wasn't sure about Quarry Siding - glad you could correct me. All the best, Gwernol 18:24, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Further to my previous comments: coincidentally, I went to Tywyn today. I didn't have time to travel on the Talyllyn, but I did pick up a copy of the latest guide book. In that, they spell the halt with two words, i.e. Tynllwyn Hen. I suspect either is correct. — Tivedshambo (talk to me/look at me/ignore me) — 21:01, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I suspect its one of those names that has changed spelling considerably over time. I've got the updated Talyllyn map up (you may need to refresh the page to see it) and have also been working on some others - I particularly like the latest version of Corris Railway one. I'm jealous that you were in Tywyn - I was last there in 1999 I think. I'd love to get back soon, not to mention Corris. All the best, Gwernol 21:07, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the Corris map is very good. I hope one day the railway will be restored to cover most of the original route. They don't have much yet, but what they do have is well worth seeing. — Tivedshambo (talk to me/look at me/ignore me) — 21:22, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've been a member of the Corris Railway Society since 1978 and it always was my favorite railway. Sadly I haven't been back since they completed No. 7 so I've never seen steam at Maespoeth: I hope I can do so next year. My guess is they'll get the southward extension to Tan-y-coed completed in the next five-seven years. After that I could see a gradual extension south to Machynlleth, although re-bridging the Dyfi won't be easy. The line north of Corris to Aberllefenni is, sadly, unlikely to see trains in our lifetime though. Still, we can dream, can't we? Best, Gwernol 21:44, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of "Josh Iscovich"

What is the problem with my page onJosh Iscovich? He is an actor and has a SAG card. If there is something in particular you do not like about the article please let me know so I can make changes. Thanks for your time.

Peace, Theirishmav212

Three reasons.

The page was clearly an attack on him, rather than being written from a neutral point of view. You made personal allogations which you did not or could not substantiate.
The fact that he is an actor is not sufficient grounds by itself for notability.
The page has already been deleted once today for the above reasons.

— Tivedshambo (talk to me/look at me/ignore me) — 20:36, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You are right and I am sorry for the trouble. I now realize that wikipedia is a serious endevour someone has taken on. It is a waste of your time to be cleaning up my mess. From now on I will only contribute to wikipedia if there is a reason and if I belive the contribution has any substance or value. Once again I am sorry.

Post Script: The article was an inside joke and the joke is over.

Theirishmav212

Thanks for your refreshingly mature response to this. I've added a standard "welcome" template at the top of this page, which will give you some background to producing articles for Wikipedia. I hope you enjoy being a Wikipedian! — Tivedshambo (talk to me/look at me/ignore me) — 07:02, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pikey corner

I've marked your article Pikey corner as "proposed for deletion" (prod) as I do not believe it meets the criteria for noteworthiness laid down by Wikipedia (see WP:NOTABLE). This will be for an administrator to decide when he/she reviews the prod, which will be in about 5 days time.

I'm also concerned that the article is unverifiable. Why is it called "Pikey corner"? I can find only one reference to this phrase in Google (see this link), and that is in a blog. Blogs are not usually accepted as citable evidence by Wikipedia.

Finally, does "Pikey Corner" refer only to Tescos, or any supermarket chain? If Tescos only, the article may be seen as advertising, which is also not acceptable on Wikipedia.

Please don't take these criticisms personally. As first articles go, this is a lot better than some. And perhaps there is a need for information about reduced rate shelves in the Supermarket article. But please don't refer to it as Pikey corner, unless you can produce evidence that such a term is widespread.

If you want to ask me anything more about this, need any other help, either respond below, or on my talk page. And Welcome to Wikipedia! — Tivedshambo (talk to me/look at me/ignore me) — 17:13, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is a commonly used phrase these days, generally referring to Tesco's, as they are the main supermarket chain to have a chilled reduced price food rack.

Oh, am not affiliated with Tesco's by the way. I guess I can change out the reference to tesco's imparticular.

I have asked people if they know what it means and 1/2 the people seem to know also what it is.

Its kind of a London Slang thing.

I was planning on linking it to supermarkets. How about I broaden it to all supermarkets, and then link it on the area?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jsb88 (talk • contribs) 11:10, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

It must be very localised, as I can only find one reference to it on the internet. Therefore I imagine it will not be considered notable enough for Wikipedia — Tivedshambo (talk to me/look at me/ignore me) — 15:48, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

twenty2product

very sorry if the entry appears as self-promotion, and i'm hoping you'll have some guidance to make it appear less so. i was sent email that there was an inactive link for us in the 'flux television' entry, and thought it was my responsibility to correct it. i also took the opportunity to set up supporting links w/ other wiki articles. re: satisfying the criteria for companies and corporations, i'd refer you to this link, an international list of publications not authored by twenty2product that feature the work of the company. if you still feel the article is best deleted, i'll make no more of the matter. best wishes,

Twenty2 14:36, 24 September 2006 (UTC)terry[reply]

I've copied your comments to the deletion discussion page at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Twenty2product. — Tivedshambo (talk to me/look at me/ignore me) — 15:10, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pzazz tagged per WP:CSD#A7 ?

Hi... It seems to me this article makes an assertion of importance -- "[t]hey received a considerable amount of media attention in Ireland around April/May 2006, when they appeared on several magazines, national radio, and television" -- which should render it ineligible for WP:SD. Can I ask what your rationale for WP:SDing it is? --Rrburke 16:37, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps I should have Prodded it instead of speedying it, but at the time that I added the CSD to the article, I did not feel it met WP:BAND. One single in a relatively small country.

As WP:CSD#Non-criteria says, not meeting notability guidelines doesn't make an article a candidate for WP:SD. In fact, the notabilty guidelines are unrelated to an article's eligibility for WP:SD. As long as there's an assertion of importance, even an implausible one, the article has to be Proded or AfDed. --Rrburke 17:07, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed - I'll be more careful in future. Incidentally, I think the prod can come off the article now, as there seems to be citation. — Tivedshambo (talk to me/look at me/ignore me) — 17:23, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

An admin explained it to me here: Wikipedia_talk:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion#Interpretation_of_.7B.7Bdb-band.7D.7D_etc.

--Rrburke 18:04, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

signing new articles

When we write up a new article are we allowed to sign the article using four tildes (Bradgouthro 17:22, 6 October 2006 (UTC)) or are we only allowed to use this in the talk pages?[reply]

Bradgouthro 17:22, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Only talk pages and other discussion pages should be signed. Articles are left unsigned. Hope this helps. — Tivedshambo (talk) 20:23, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

G. Chaldakov article - atherosclerosis

Hi, I have removed your autobiography tag, because I am not Chaldakov, you can see my profile. However I had the chance to listen some of prof. Chaldakov's lectures, and they have changed my vision of science. I have tried to clear the entry from unnecessary biography, and have focused on science, and his contributions on atherosclerosis. Everyone wants to be considered as important scientist, however it is impossible to run back the time. Even if there are now millions of scientists how work on atherosclerosis, they cannot be pioneers in the field, but just followers. Regards, Danko Georgiev MD 19:09, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

List of SMS abbreviations

The article now has an introduction and is above an abominable standard, so there is no need for RfD. Rintrah 07:40, 7 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Accepted, but I hope you understand why I Prodded it. — Tivedshambo (talk) 10:06, 7 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect Talk page

I have copied your comments from Talk talk:List of notable accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft/Guideline for inclusion criteria and format to Talk:List of notable accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft, as the former is an incorrect talk page, which I will nominate for deletion shortly. — Tivedshambo (talk) 17:06, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The one you copied it into is also incorrect, as it is the main Talk page for the article, not the proposed guideline. The Talk page I created for the proposed guideline is the one that the standard proposal template points to. I guess one of us must be confused here. Crum375 17:12, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think the page you're looking for is talk:List of notable accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft/Guideline for inclusion criteria and format. Talk talk:List of notable accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft/Guideline for inclusion criteria and format has appeared in mainspace, and now has a talk page of it's own. Yes, it's confusing, but I can move your comments and Zntrip's to the correct page if you like. — Tivedshambo (talk) 17:18, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I guess the problem arose due to the link created by the 'proposed guideline/policy' template. Yes, obviously it should to into the proper space, but not into the main article's Talk page. Thanks, Crum375 17:21, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going off-net for a few hours now, but I'm sure some friendly admin can try to unravel this ;-) — Tivedshambo (talk) 17:25, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And as of now I am still not sure where the page should go, assuming it can't stay where it is. The link you posted in your message on my Talk page just points to the proposed guideline page itself, not its Talk page. Crum375 17:26, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I got your message about going offline - I just hope no one is going to delete the Talk page without finding the best new home for it. Crum375 17:27, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mega

The article has much better sourcing than last time. -- Avi 13:54, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is the notability that I am questioning, not the sources. — Tivedshambo (talk) 13:56, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I roiginally thought so too, but other than the small group size (of which I am not a member by-the-by) I have come to think that it is notable. Further, a group focusing on a level approximately 600 times more selective than Mensa, for example, is bound to be much smaller. I do not think a speedy is called for for G4, because this is fundementally a different article, and I do not think a speedy is called for notability. If anything, the standard AfD should be used. -- Avi 14:01, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gwernol's talk page

Hi, I'm not Gwernol but I don't have anything better to do at the moment so I thought I'd save him some work. When blocking IPs, admins have the ability to block registered users using that IP as well or just anons. My suggestion would be to put {{SharedIP|NAME OF COMPANY}} at the top of the IP's talk page so admins know it's a shared IP which is likely to have legitimate users. If you want I can put an additional notice at the top of the talk page to clarify that there are legitimate users on that IP and blocks to it should always be anon-only. -- Steel 22:05, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Any additional clarification you can give would be appreciated. — Tivedshambo (talk) 22:15, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've added that extra notice. Hopefully that's sorted everything out now. -- Steel 22:19, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks. — Tivedshambo (talk) 22:25, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

CAS GmbH

I am requesting assistance on why the page was deleted. The content on here that was originally posted was an exact copy (in terms of layout) of the Siebel Systems page, making sure that content was not presented in a manner that could be deemed advertorial. I then created supporting pages to communicate who the leading personnel are in the organization, what is they do and how anyone who had not heard of CAS could benefit from that information. I do work for CAS, and do have an interest in communicating who we are but the main point I find a little galling is that bigger companies are allowed to post without retriobution and yet smaller companies are not. I recognize that you do not want to become a Yellow Pages, that is understood, but at the same time you must have one rule for all parties. Either companies are able to list their site, industry, foundings and achievements or they are not. As you have let other companies post I am at a loss as to why my post was removed for almost identical content.

Please explain, your comments are appreciated.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by RazorBrades (talk • contribs) 22:32, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Notability (companies and corporations). I understand that you feel it unfair that large companies can have articles when smaller companies can't, but that really is what notability is about. I didn't write the rules for Wikipedia I'm afraid. If you want to request the article to be undeleted, see Wikipedia:Deletion review. Another point to bear in mind is WP:Vanity. It is not a good idea to write about your own company, as it is very difficult to avoid bias.

By the way, please remember to sign your comments on talk pages with ~~~~. Hope this helps. — Tivedshambo (talk) 23:00, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RSB, now SWML

What exactly in the engineering book of yours are stations like West Byfleet, New Malden, Earlsfield on? As in line. Simply south 22:48, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean the Engineer's Line Reference? According to the Quail maps it's BML - which covers the line from Weymouth to London Waterloo via Bournemouth and Basingstoke. Hope this helps. — Tivedshambo (talk) 16:57, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm guessing that means the Bournemouth Main Line, or something similar. I'm just thinking about a possible move on one line that isn't really official, i don't think. It is under Waterloo via Weybridge railway service. I just think this article warrants a name as a line. But extended to woking. It is not right now mentioned under the SWML. Simply south 22:53, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

More likely BourneMouth London - engineers don't have much imagination I'm afraid :-) — Tivedshambo (talk) 22:56, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just a query, what would you rename this to? Would "London Waterloo to Woking Line" be good? Simply south 23:17, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Seems reasonable, or possibly just "London to Woking Line". See Category:Railway lines of England for similar examples. I've just added this category to the article. — Tivedshambo (talk) 06:28, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've put it on WP:RM anyway. Simply south 13:15, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mark Dalton

I created the stub, and a few seconds later swift Wikipedia deletionists are already proposing to delete it. =D--Wormsie 11:48, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You created an article with no evidence of notability or citations. What you said about him may be true, but equally it could be a libellous slur. See Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. — Tivedshambo (talk) 12:32, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Uhm, you did see, that the article name already implies he is a porn star? Therefore any Mark Dalton who is not a porn star will most probably not be offended by it. Anyway, I'm going to edit the page a little, see if it remains or if someone wants to remove it. I created the article because there were red links. I usually do that when I see a red link and know something of the subject.

If there are good reasons for the article to be removed, I suppose there's nothing I can do. But I hope otherwise, and personally dislike deletionism...--Wormsie 12:43, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You provide no evidence that he's gay. Be that as it may, without evidence of notability I would have tagged the article the same regardless of any aspersions made. If you can provide evidence for notability and citations, place {{hangon}} on the page and discuss it on the articles talk page. Also, if it wasn't for new page patrolling, Wikipedia would be swamped with nonsense, libel and all sorts of other stuff. — Tivedshambo (talk) 12:53, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, saying that somebody gay is always a libellious slur. :-) I wrote "gay pornoraphic actor" because to my knowledge he has mainly performed in gay porn. Sure, that might be taken to mean that he is gay, but I was meaning to elaborate on that. Anhow, we'll see how the page turns out. Whether its deleted or not, I can think of it as an excercise for researching for Wikipedia...--Wormsie 13:00, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed the speedy deletion tag as you have now provided evidence of notability. — Tivedshambo (talk) 14:34, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the message, pl. don't delete my lipsum pg.

Thanks for the message, pl. don't delete my lipsum pg. If you know Hinduism, I am creating a pg. namely "Krishnarpan" intended to pass on awards I receive. In a polite way on my user page, I have requested not to give me awards. However, I received one yesterday which I have transferred to this lipsum pg. named as "Krishnarpan". Krishna is our God. We put all awards at Thou's feet as the real receiver has to be Thou. Swadhyayee 11:50, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This should be on your user page or deleted, not a Wikipedia article. — Tivedshambo (talk) 11:52, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pl. give me some time. I thought I was doing on my user page. How do I do it?

Swadhyayee 11:54, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It has been moved for you - see User:Swadhyayee/Lipsum — Tivedshambo (talk) 12:03, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Stubs

Hello,

Thank you for your stub submission. You may wish to note that it is preferable to use a stub template from Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Stub types instead of using simply {{stub}}, if you can.

Thanks! Ksbrown 22:27, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I use {{stub}} when I don't have the time or inclination to trawl through the hundreds of different stub templates trying to find something appropriate. As the general stub template directs to Category:Stubs, they can be easily found and rectified by someone (presumably like yourself) with more experience of stub sorting. Also bear in mind that I did not create the article in question, I merely wikified it and added the stub template. – Tivedshambo 12:26, 18 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your railway images

Hi Tivedshambo. I see that most (all?) of your railway images (for example Image:Tivedshambo 2006-03-05 Dolgoch.jpg) are tagged as GFDL but also with an additional copyright notice of your own making. This additional notice appears to contradict both the GFDL and Wikipedia's rules on image uploads. Specifically you cannot upload images to Wikipedia that can't be used commercially, as your additional license restriction seems to say. I am not an expert in this area but it seems that you have to either lift your additional restrictions or remove the images licensed in this way. That would be a great shame as you have added some wonderful pictures that greatly enhance the Talyllyn Railway article and others. Could you clarify this for me? Thanks, Gwernol 05:03, 10 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See User:Tivedshambo/Commercial images. I cannot accept other people or organisations making money from photographs which I donate for nothing. If this is unacceptable to Wikipedia, feel free to delete the photographs, but I am not willing to relax my terms of use. – Tivedshambo 18:27, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]