User talk:Starblind/2008

deletion of Mixtape Messiah 4

I can see why you deleted mixtape messiah 4 because of sloppiness but im trying to fight the deletion by MBisanz who deleted this article, mixtape messiah 4 is part of a popular mixtape series in which mixtape messiah 1 is the best selling mixtape from texas and mixtape messiah 3 won best mixtape in the ozone awards so this series as a whole is notable and you need all parts of a series having articles.Xx1994xx (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 19:11, 31 October 2008 (UTC).

Can you help delete UWA School of Music?

It's not noteable and I know how you like deleting things, thanks. UWA School of Music.--AresAndEnyo (talk) 09:37, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Deletion review for Racin and Rockin

Andy, I created the wiki for springport motor speedway and was in the process of creating the stub for Racin and Rockin when you deleted it. Your reason was no substantive information, but you deleted it after the first save before I even had a chance to complete all the edits or allow our racing community to complete their input. I'd appreciate it you'd give us more then 6 minutes (impressed by the speed at which you completed your review though.. bravo !) to make this page shine. Patrick. user:pmcnamara:pmcnamara

• The article at time of deletion was nearly empty (just stuff like "put information here" and so forth) and offered no substantial content or context to support an article. A look at the included links suggested that even if the article were fleshed out more, it would not meet our present notability standards for events. It's possible there may be additional notability not immediately determinable, however, and if that is the case you may wish to try creating a draft version of the article in your usersapce with clear notabiliy supported by reliable sources. On the other hand, your mention of "our racing community" seems to suggest you aren't entirely neutral and may have a conflict of interest regarding this article and possibly the springport one as well. I suggest reviewing our WP:COI and WP:SPAM guidelines. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 18:11, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Andy, I am attempting to assist a group of relative novices in the practice of having and maintaining a wiki. The process of gathering the fragmented information and consolidating into a single location is going to take longer then the 5 or 6 minutes your allowing. I used the Indy 500 event as a template for creating the article, as it is an event run at a track which in unique in and of itself like Racin and Rockin is, however, as an event with a 100 year history it contains a lot of information which this relevant to us and shouldn't be included. R&R is not operated by the track, nor is it a track event, but an event held at the track. "Our racing community" refers to the people who live in and around this area who are active in racing and to whom which you would expect to edit and/or maintain the wiki. People without any interest of or in will never see/view/maintain the stub. In regards to wp:coi which states "There are no firm criteria to determine whether a conflict of interest exists" and wp:spam, neither apply or are accurate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pmcnamara (talk • contribs) 18:34, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
    • If you create the article in your userspace, time won't be a problem (within reason of course). I'm still a little confused on how you plan to provide reliable sources, as I couldn't find any articles on this event in Google News or Google Books. You'd think something with a "100 year history" would have made the news a couple times. I still can't figure out whether you have a COI or not, as you appear to be both confirming and denying it. Oh, and as an aside, the fact that you cut-and-pasted the Indy 500 article at this title does little to show me this is a good-faith attempt at creating an encyclopedia article. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 22:58, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Deletion review for Parature

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Parature. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Parature08 (talk) 19:50, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Supernatural Chicago

Pardon the interruption, but although this article seems to be undeleted (and I'd like to continue working on it per your direction), I can't find it during a search. Help please :) Many thanks, Neil/Necromancer66 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Necromancer66 (talk • contribs) 18:17, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

• It hasn't been undeleted yet, but it probably will be soon. It should still be at the same title, which is Supernatural Chicago. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 18:20, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Loxsly deletion

"Article about a club or group that does not assert significance" is your reasoning for deletion. Where would I find Wikipedia's guidelines for asserting significance? The entry was re-written to provide notability under Wikipedia's criteria. What sort of material would be necessary to assert significance of and established popular musical act that's played hundreds of shows? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Loxsly (talk • contribs) 18:26, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

• I suggest having a look at WP:MUSIC for a start, and WP:COI and WP:SPAM also. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 19:25, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

RFA

Would it make any difference to your opinion of me if I were to point out that my user-page blurb hasn't been seriously altered since October 2006? My style has changed quite a bit since then. (N.B. I've also asked the same of User:JodyB)Michael Sanders 18:14, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Ken Macklin

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Your opinion and help

Dear Starblind, your are obviously a wiki master beyond any other I have seen thus far. I would like to ask you for your opinion and help. Gyrofrog who is also an Admin has a history of Stalking me. Now he is placing back false information on the Nur Ali Elahi page that is completely incorrect with bogus citations that are obviously nonsensical. I feel he is abusing his powers as an admin to bull every move I make for the past year.

If you look at my history, you will immediately notice that I have made over a 1000 constructive edits and created many new topics of great interest with factual citations. I am a New York Times best selling author (you can’t tell by my grammatical skills, that’s why Random House got me the best editor they have, lol). The information is littered with gibberish. I explain why the information is false on the talk page. The Ostad Elahi Foundation is a VERY dangerous cult and has been accused of many crimes in France. Thank you for your time!--Octavian history (talk) 11:13, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

User 62.65.68.182 is badly vandalizing the Geronimo page and many others. Is there anyway to stop this guy? Thanks--Octavian history (talk) 12:53, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

I fear that my response here will only lead to further accusations of stalking. But I wonder what he means about "the past year," as the account was only created a couple of months ago (I have already gone on record with my belief that there are multiple accounts involved). As for the Nur Ali Elahi article, I had left comments on that talk page. Not sure what my actual editing there has to do with admin powers. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 13:10, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Deletionist versus Inclusionist Controversy

I would ask that you reconsider your position on the AfD in question. The article is about the fact that a controversy exists, and has been observed in the media. If you haven't reviewed the references in the article, I humbly ask that you do so--as I believe you'll find that this is now a social phenomena that has become well-known outside of Wikipedia itself. It isn't appropriate for an article on criticism, because this article is about the fact of a controversy (not a synthesis of critical opinions) nor is it appropriate for a userspace essay. Tarinth (talk) 15:46, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Pointless 'votes'

Please don't add votes that agree with points that have been invalidated, it's just a waste of time. If you believe the point is still valid, then address those concerns.--Moodkips (talk) 12:51, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Randy Richards Article

The article [1] contained nearly 20 citations, and at least 2 meaningful secondary sources WITH independent verification for notability. What more could anyone want? Malakai Joe (talk) 01:03, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Retarded Animal Babies deletion

Thank you for your criticisms. I am shortening the article considerably. There is some difficulty with obtaining more citations--Mr. Lovelace has gotten some publicity for RAB in the past 5 years, but failed to save clippings or other info, so I'm working under a disadvantage here. Any suggestions you can offer to improve the article would be greatly appreciated. Is there anything I can do to assist you? Eric Barbour (talk) 05:26, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Ned's Declassified Fairly Survivial (sic) Guide

Mucho grassy ass for blocking User:PlasmaGard, sock or not. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 01:59, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Burke and Hare: The Musical

Please fix Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Burke and Hare: The Musical? Thanks! - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 15:07, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

• No problem, done. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 15:15, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Thanks! - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 15:24, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Request for comment

Please review Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Loren Chasse and comment, if you care to. Thanks! - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 16:04, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

John Wilkins

Since you deleted John Wilkins (American football), you might also delete Gordon Wood, G.A. Moore, and Paul Tyson. And why not continue with Blair Cherry, Gil Bartosh, and Art Briles? And further, you might think about removing John Heisman, Amos Alonzo Stagg, and Vince Lombardi. Remove them all! --Bender235 (talk) 23:20, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

• Thank you for the suggestions, but I looked at a few of them and they don't appear to be deletable, much less speediable. Vince Lombardi, for example, is a very famous NFL coach. Please keep in mind that if you see something you think should be deleted, you don't have to ask an admin to do it, just tag the page or take it to AfD. Thanks again! Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 23:56, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Very funny. My point was that John Wilkins actually is notable. A four-time state finalist, the most successful coach at one of the most storied programs in high school football (ever heard of Friday Night Lights?), a Texas HS Hall of Honor member, and the winningest coach in all of Texas HS football — you telling me that person “doesn't indicate importance/significance”? --Bender235 (talk) 00:03, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I thought you were suggesting other supposedly similar articles for deletion. Anyway, the general precedent for inclusion of athletes and coaches is a professional league or top-level college league, and every high-school athlete/team/coach I've ever seen brought to AfD has been deleted pretty much unanimously. However, I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt if you're willing to improve the article. I'll restore it to your userspace (User:Bender235/John Wilkins (American football)) if you'd like to work on it, but I wouldn't suggest putting it back into article space in anything resembling its former state or somebody will probably delete it within minutes. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 00:45, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

You might consider adding a comment here: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject College football#Notability of High School Football Coaches --Bender235 (talk) 19:36, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Proposal RE: User:Mikkalai's vow of silence

You are a previous participant in the discussion at WP:AN/I about User:Mikkalai's vow of silence. This is to inform you, that I have made a proposal for resolution for the issue. I am informing all of the users who participated, so this is not an attempt to WP:CANVAS support for any particular position.

The proposal can be found at: Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Proposed resolution (Mikkalai vow of silence) Jerry talk ¤ count/logs 01:59, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Sequential Art AfD - New sources

Just going around to all those that voted delete for lack of notability/sources early on in the debate, new sources were recently posted and you may wish to review them to see if the article is now up to your standards. Superslash (talk) 01:51, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Michael Legge's Sideshow Cinema

Andrew, I wanted to let you know that Michael Legge's Sideshow Cinema is up for deletion. Plank (talk) 16:44, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

AfD

Regarding that AfD, I'd like it to be on the record that I'm not defending the article. I'm not familiar with comics, so I'm not sure if it should be considered a blatant hoax (thus constituting vandalism) or not. It's more of a question of semantics, and either way though, I support deleting it. Hope that clears things up.--TBC!?! 17:15, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Per deletion of my page

I started creating a page about the site Gaywatch.com and I am trying to follow directions on wikipedia by first providing references and then building up the article. No more then a few minutes after I clicked save I found the page was deleted. I understand the reason but whats a new wiki user to do? I didn't have time to do anything!

Thanks Thor26 (talk) 19:50, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Clarifying

Again, I'm not trying to defend an article that obviously should be deleted. I never wanted to give you that impression. Just saying that, at first glance, I didn't consider it a "blatant" hoax, which I typically associate with patent nonsense. I still strongly support deleting it. It's only a mere semantics issue and I'm not trying to debate with you or anything. Although I did find your response on my talk a bit biting and maybe not as civil as you might have intended, hopefully we can resolve this little kerfluffle between us.--TBC!?! 21:27, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

The Floor is Lava!

If you would've given me ten minutes, I was about to point out that the Facebook group in question currently has 5,545 members. This game has a following that is increasing exponentially. Also, this wasn't just some personal article - my name was mentioned nowhere in the article, and I was simply trying to provide a means by which people who are not on Facebook could learn about the game. —Preceding unsigned comment added by LexykXV (talk • contribs) 15:23, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

• Believe me, adding stuff about a facebook group wouldn't have helped. We need reliable sources. See also WP:NFT. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 15:26, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Fine. —Preceding unsigned comment added by LexykXV (talk • contribs) 15:31, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Deleted page

Look, you deleted an article about "original gangsters" because it "doesn't indicate importance" (tagged by Olaf Davis)... I can't see how a gang that is rapidly growing in Sweden as well as in Holland, Germany and Norway does not significe importance. Why does it not? Just because you or someone else has never heard of it does not mean it is of no importance. Right? (SebastianGS (talk) 16:21, 28 April 2008 (UTC))

Typo redirect How do you make a page?

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Indef block

Hi Starblind, per your indef block of contributions, I was wondering if you had a chance to see my decline earlier (link)? The indef is overkill, I think. R. Baley (talk) 15:52, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

• I see a brand-new account with 10 edits, every single one of which is vandalism and/or nonsense, and no indication that if unblocked their future contributions would be any better. User is very clearly not here to constrctively help us build an encyclopedia. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 16:09, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

My Mother is a Tractor : Deletion

Hi Andrew. I know I cannot stand in the way of a tidal wave of wiki opinion but just wanted to add some notes for you.

• I'm originally from Australia but have not lived there for 8 years, hence those edits are the work of whoever - but not me. Upon checking Qworty's link I see they were added on June 6, 2006 - one of the busiest weeks of my year (exam week in Shanghai).
• It may be self-published but, if you follow the Amazon sales, it's usually only outsold by "Learning to Bow" in the pantheon of 'JET' books.
• Notability does not seem to matter much to Indiana University and Dokkyo University who utilise it as a standard text in courses WP:BK - Point 4
• It's archived by both the National Diet Libary (Japan) and Library and Archives (Canada) WP:BK#Threshold_standards
• This book has been independently reviewed by Japan Visitor, The Crazy Japan Times, Rocky Mountain JETAA and Rough Guide Japan WP:BK - Point 1
• As for personal non-nobility that's not in question here, and neither would I ever assert it - although some have alluded to it. FYI I have had other work published in major media such as The Japan Times, Shanghai Daily, Fukuoka-Now, Asia! and Voyage.
• Lastly if anyone have ever written a book one would realise the path of 'vanity press' is much easier one to tread than the continual slog of agents and publishing houses. Qworty obviously doesn't like POD/"Vanity Press' Talk:Trafford_Publishing and has deleted all other references without waiting for judgement here, so one must presume deletion a fait accompli

Given the last point I have therefore I saved a copy now as a last hurrah, expecting the worst. Good evening and good luck. —Preceding comment added by Nklar (talk • contribs) 15:46, 01 May 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Muxtape

Concerning the speedy deletion of Muxtape, I feel that it was unjustified. The reason you gave was that it is "web content" and that it "doesn't indicate importance/significance", essentially, a claim of non-notability. However, the article did assert notability, in the number of claimed users (between 82 and 128 million). Also, the fact that it was extensively covered by both NPR and WIRED automatically lends it some notability. A7 is intended for obviously non-notable people or web content, like someone's personal website or blog, not for websites with millions of users and mainstream media coverage. For this reason, I request that the article be restored. If you still feel that it should be deleted, I suggest that AfD would be the appropriate venue. -kotra (talk) 17:18, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

• I think we must agree to disagree on whether this is a notable website or not. 128 million users? Nonsense. Gaia Online, arguable the largest community site in the world, has one-tenth that. For comparison's sake, World of Warcraft has about 10 million users. However, I have undeleted the article for now and will see whether it progresses and improves. If left as-is, it's pretty much inevitable that it will be deleted sooner or later. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 17:37, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

I agree, the claim of between the population of Germany and Japan is a bit ludicrous. I've qualified the statement with "ostensibly" which is in the actual quote. However, Wikipedia's policy is verifiability, not truth, and the claim is verifiable (though still portrayed as just a claim). Anyway, even if the actual number of users is only a tenth of that, I would still consider it notable. There will almost certainly be more references on this subject as time goes on, though there's no need for me to consult my crystal ball. I feel that the article asserts sufficient notability already (though I guess we disagree there), and it can only improve. Anyway, thanks for reinstating it. We'll see how it goes. -kotra (talk) 18:00, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Dougie Fresh

Obviously, you've never heard of Doug E. Fresh. I'd accuse you of being too young, but you're my wife's age. ;-) - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 18:32, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

• Well, the article text was "More information will be availiable on the producer/songwriter/artist at a later time!" and that's all. In any case, no objection to the redirect. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 18:37, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Anima Project Deletion

Hello Starblind. I notice that you speedily deleted the article I was creating on "The Anima Project", citing code A7 (in this case the issue being "An article about web content that does not indicate why its subject is important or significant". I believe that this article should be re-instated as I can prove novelty and significance. To quickly some up, there are two major reasons why the Anima Project is significant:

1) It is the only parapsychological study to ever be conducted over the internet and open to the public for participation.

2) It is the only parapsychological study to incorporate advanced statistical methods (goodness of fit analysis, runs analysis etc), that will precisely indicate whether the phenomena exist. All the pre-existing mathematical studies and meta-analysis use very naive and simplistic statistics (as in just looking at the overall success ratio etc). I can refer you to PhD's in statistics and applied mathematics if you need verification for my above statements.

Also, I know it is your prerogative as an editor to speedily delete articles you feel fulfill the speedy deletion criteria, but I had an "under construction" flag up and was in the process of creating/editing the page; I would have appreciated a warning shot. If you still feel the article needs help (after I include the points above), I will be glad to edit it so it is up to the standards; just let me know what I need to do.

Please respond as soon as you can. Thank you for your time. --Scotopia 15:04, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• Do you have any reliable sources that assert any sort of notability for your site? Before answering, you may want to have a look at the WP:WEB guideline on what a website needs to get its own article. As far as I can tell, this isn't even remotely close. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 20:15, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Thanks for getting back. I think the issue here is that you are viewing the project as being just a website, which it is not. The article was referring to the whole system, of which the website is just a part (the data-collection front end). I agree that the article is deficient in sources at present (papers and various media coverage are on the way), but I firmly believe that it should be included in Wikipedia's content because it is something anyone who is reading the articles that were referencing this one (zener cards, clairvoyance, etc) would want to be aware of. --Scotopia 21:07, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Can you point out some examples of reliable sources you'd actually use in the article? I don't see a single mention of this anywhere on Google News, Google books, Google scholar, etc. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 12:53, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
      • Some sources are appearing now on google news, yahoo news, etc. Just search for "anima project" or even just "paranormal" and you should find them. Thanks. --Scotopia 22:03, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

If You Go Away

• hello, from this page I learned that you had removed the lyrics of If You Go Away. But now there are lyrics in the article. Is it normal? I thought they were copyrighted and not open source. --85.100.69.114 (talk) 14:58, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
  • You're right. Thanks for catching this. I'm pretty sure these lyrics are still copyrighted, but even with public-domain songs it's usually not very encyclopedic to have the full lyrics right there in the article. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 16:20, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Thank you! --85.100.69.114 (talk) 16:21, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Renfrewshire Youth Voice

Could you please be helpful and perhap tell me how i can indicate the importance of the group as i am still (or was) writing the page. - KrizzyB (talk) 13:49, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

• Please see WP:ORG. Note that any claims to notability have to be supported by a reliable source. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 13:53, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
  • I have added more information and put the page template as my user page...however i am told it still does not show any importance or significance. Coudl you please give me some advice of the kind of things that are accepted to show this? KrizzyB (talk) 00:51, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi

Tinucherian 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. Cheers, and happy editing! .... Hope you have forgiven my immature behaviour during this some time ago... Keep in touch -- TinuCherian ^{(Wanna Talk?)} - 07:40, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Prolebrity deletion

Hi there.

I see that you deleted the entry I created for Prolebrity and am wondering why. Prolebrity is both a new word that athletes are starting to use (it's a mix of the word pro and celebrity) and there is also a new website called Prolebrity.com that is dedicated towards following Prolebrities. I thought this warranted the creation of a page and am wondering why you disagree.

Seanbesser (talk) 07:35, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Jacob Worden moved to User:Ugryjake

I was able to userfy the page just before you deleted it. The page you deleted was a redirect. BuickCenturyDriver (talk) 20:37, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Zachary Jaydon

There seems to be confusion as to the relation between Jaydon D. Paull & Zachary Jaydon. They are one in the same. A large percentage of performers/artists don't go by their legal name. Any notability no matter which of the two names they are credited under are still assertions of nobility under either or both. Many people are eliminating anything that can be user uploaded or changed. I agree with the principle of this in general, however, videos, magazine scans and the such are irrefutable proof of events or facts no matter where they came from. If there is a video of Mr. Jaydon playing with a National Rock Band, you can't say that because it was put up by a "user" that the fact doesn't remain.

While every sentence of this Wiki Article isn't strongly sourced, it doesn't mean he doesn't meat notability requirements for an article. I have scanned and uploaded quite a few of my sources at: http://zacharyjaydonwiki.blogspot.com/

Also, the following was taken directly from WP:N#MUSIC:

Criteria for composers and lyricists

For composers, songwriters, librettists or lyricists:

  1. Has credit for writing or co-writing either lyrics or music for a notable composition.

Jaydon has written material on several Multi-Platinum records, including *NSYNC, Craig David, Ryan Cabrera and others. These WERE songs that were included on these albums. They weren't scrapped, or obscure B-Sides. These were songs included on official releases by MAJOR artists. He obviously has notable talent if these artists are choosing to work with him. This is obviously an arguable issue, but given the success of the albums his work has been featured on, it seems at the VERY least, notable. These credits are easily verifiable here:

([2], [3], [4])

The 3 above sources are all from www.ASCAP.com which is one of the most trusted sources used on Wiki for Songwriter Credit Verification.

([5]) also shows from a VERY large, Fortune 500 companies website with information on Close To Home and confirming Mr. Jaydon's Songwriting Credits. This website would be considered reliable on any front, and also independent of the subject himself.

Skyler Morgan (talk) 22:59, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for blocking Barfy McBarf (or whatever his name was -- the vandal who had a personal attack against me on his talk page). I appreciate your work. Ecoleetage (talk) 16:57, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

• You're very welcome. I'm sure if I didn't step up to the plate though, someone else would have. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 23:01, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Well, you were the one who was there! FYI, I saw you erasing articles being put up for Speedy Delete consideration (I am doing some New Page Patrol today), and I also saw your input in other areas of Wikipedia, too (including some interesting AfD discussions). A job well done deserves praise, so please accept this as a token of my appreciation:

		The Special Barnstar
		In celebration of your important, impressive and invaluable contributions to Wikipedia. Ecoleetage (talk) 23:22, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much! I'll proudly add it to the gallery! Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 15:58, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

My pleasure. FYI, I checked out your art on the Net -- your work is incredible! Please let me know when you have any gallery shows coming up. Ecoleetage (talk) 16:15, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Designed to Sell AfD: Chad Lopez

I have left a very large comment on the Chad Lopez AfD explaining why there are ten (and more) carpenters on Designed to Sell. I watch the show so much, I understand the issue at hand. Raymie Humbert (TrackerTV) (receiver, archives) 18:48, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

P.S. You might want to archive this. It's getting pretty long.

Rick McGhie

When deleting pages Rick McGhie, please remember to delete the redirect pages as well Rick mcghie thank you Dbiel ^(Talk) 22:55, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion

Regarding your comment on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ThefucKINGFUCKS, please read over WP:MUSIC and WP:ORG again, specifically the top areas. They explicitly state that failure to mee the notability criteria is not sufficient for speedy deletion. In order to properly use speedy deletion, the article must not attempt to assert notability.--Oni Ookami Alfador^Talk|@ 14:30, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Cavlan

Greetings. I noticed you recently !voted to delete the article on Michael Cavlan. I have since added multiple instances of non-trivial coverage of Cavlan in reliable sources, and would like to invite you to recheck the article and perhaps rethink your !vote accordingly. Regards, Skomorokh 23:38, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

AFD revisit

Greetings, I see that you have provided input at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ThefucKINGFUCKS, which I nominated, in favor of deletion. Since you cast your vote, the article has been improved quite a bit and no longer seems to fail notability under WP:BAND or any other relevant guideline. I'd like to ask you to revisit the article and reassess your position, and as the orignal nominator, I have changed my own position regarding the article's deletion. If you do find that the article now establishes notability, please consider changing your position on the article's deletion discussion. Thanks.--Oni Ookami Alfador^Talk|@ 13:33, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Mathmo AfD

Would appreciate your input at Wikipedia:Deletion_review#Mathmo as it's been subject to a non-Admin closure. The non-admin in question seems to have totally ignored the fact that it's a DictDef. Mrh30 (talk) 10:36, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Deleted page: Dr. Whisky -- notability does exist

Hi there -- you deleted the article Dr. Whisky while I was in the process of editing it to fix the broken references. I have already had a discussion with wikipedia editor CambridgeBayWeather regarding the notability of this entry and had addressed his concerns; can you give me a sense of what issues you have with the post?

In case it's helpful, the reason I believe he's notable is that this guy is really changing the way that single-malt scotch whiskies are enjoyed: pretty much every whisky writer beforehand wrote for the connoisseur, but Sam writes for the regular person and he's had a really big impact doing so. Evidence of this is the 2007 award for Best New Product (non-whisky), otherwise known as the Peoples Choice Award: it's pretty tough to win a whisky industry award for not having a whisky, and he got 45% of the popular vote. I guess my opinion is that he's prolific, known and respected in his community:

http://www.inebrio.com/Drammies/2007.php http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/07/02/fellow-blogger-dr-whisky-appointed-new-brand-ambassador-for-the-balvenie/ http://www.whiskycast.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=356167# http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-7097.aspx http://www.forscotchlovers.com/about_us/sam_simmons http://spencerfield.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/dr-whisky-reviews-pigs-nose/

Let me know what you think, and thanks.

Ianbrooks2000 (talk) 16:40, 13 September 2008 (UTC)ianbrooks2000Ianbrooks2000 (talk) 16:40, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

OK -- I understand a bit better now. I wasn't up to speed on the proper use of pseudonyms. Based on the reference in your deletion to "bio" and "real person", I'm guessing that's the problem. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ianbrooks2000 (talk • contribs) 16:48, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Stacey Stillman update

Can you update the Stacey Stillman article to say what the outcome of her court case was? Kaiwhakahaere (talk) 09:11, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

• I don't know what the outcome was, and as far as I can tell it wasn't reported upon. Probably settled out of court, but who knows. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 16:08, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Deletion review for Cal Chamberlain

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Cal Chamberlain. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. More specifically, I'm asking for a copy for my user space, to see if I agree with your assessment, as I wasn't informed of the deletion. AniMate 03:06, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

After reviewing the article, I think this was a bad speedy. True, he may have been borderline when it comes to notability, but with the sources and his connections to notable organizations this should have gone through an AfD. I'd appreciate your response at the deletion review. AniMate 08:39, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Fair enough, I weighed in at the DRV. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 16:05, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

RfA

Would you support an RfA from an editor who made it clear that the only tool he intended to use was the ability to view deleted articles? DuncanHill (talk) 17:11, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

• It would depend on the editor, obviously, but in general principle I don't think there's any reason to deny adminship simply because the user isn't interested in every aspect of it. A perfectly good admin might not touch deletions or blocks but still be great with other stuff. But at the same time, a user who primarily wants to view deleted material had better have a flawless record and be otherwise an essentially ideal candidate. As I've pointed out, there's really bad shit in there, and anybody who seems a little too eager to get handed the keys to that closet is gonna face some major scrutiny. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 17:21, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

Deletion review for Holiday Parade

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Holiday Parade. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Stifle (talk) 10:24, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/GladRags

While the secondary arguments (of the article approaching a G11-type speedy) is valid, and it certainly requires cleanup, you also mentioned that the subject fails WP:CORP. Could you add information to the AFD discussion as to why you think it fails these guidelines? Others have located numerous secondary sources and there are numerous ghits for the subject - do you feel the article needs to provide these, or did you use some other criteria? Kylu (talk) 18:19, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Comments where AGF was not entirely obvious

Please be aware that I responded to your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/La Cala Resort, where you questioned my research skills. I always do Google searches whenever I am in doubt on a subject that I am considering for either AfD or CSD. Openly questioning someone's research and/or editorial abilities in front of the community blurs the concept of WP:AGF. While I doubt that was intended, your comments came across as more than a little cutting. Thank you. Ecoleetage (talk) 16:07, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Your new comments directed at me in the aforementioned discussion are highly insulting. Please show respect -- I've done nothing to you to deserve such treatment. Ecoleetage (talk) 16:42, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

I am going to assume good faith that your comments were not meant to be intentionally rude and that your brand of humour escaped my itty-bitty brain. Perhaps I seriously misinterpreted the intentions of your messaging; I hope I did not create offense by claiming offense. Ecoleetage (talk) 17:31, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

This has nothing to do with "brand" of humour. Our WP:AGF policy is meant to discourage witch-hunts and unwarranted suspicion... it is NOT meant as armour against criticism or advice. I find especially disturbing your suggestion that I should shut off my computer, implying that those who disagree with you and your tactics should just give up and stop editing. In the past I had considered you both a valued and respected contributor as well as a friend--you even gave me a barnstar a few months back--and I'm saddened and disgusted to see you fall to this level. I hope this is just a passing phase and that things get back on track soon. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 17:49, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

My comment on shutting off the computer was made because I perceived (incorrectly) that you were being rude. Clearly there has been a major hiccup in communications. To show my good will and genuine remorse, I am closing the AfD and citing your work in saving the article. I am sorry if my misinterpretation created unpleasantness. Ecoleetage (talk) 17:57, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

I have closed the AfD discussion and issued a public apology for misintepreting your comments. I am sorry that I spoiled your online time today. In view of your saving the article, please accept this as a token of my genuine respect:

		The Rescue from Deletion Barnstar
		For your effort in saving La Cala Resort from being deleted -- job well done! Ecoleetage (talk) 18:05, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Now I am hitting my little red box in the upper right corner of my computer screen. Be well. Ecoleetage (talk) 18:05, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

• Everyone has a bad day now and then. The article won't be up for FA anytime soon, but I've worked on it a little and feel it has been improved. I've noticed you fixed the references too, thanks. I accept and appreciate your apology and assure you that you still have my long-term respect. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 23:16, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

I have been away from my computer for a while and I see a verdict has come of this article for deletion. As this discussion has moved here I will reply to Ecoleetage's response here. I have seen and known about Wikipedia:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS and fully aware before posting. Welcome to the Wikipedia Holiday Travel Guide, where you can choose a fine resort...oh, wait, Wikipedia is not a holiday travel guide! This slice of tourist spam needs to be tossed out was the reason for the speedy delete tag. Therefore as other stuff exists is not policy and the AfD page does not link to or highlight the essay I think that this is an example of a rare circumstance when my reason for keeping the article is absolutely valid. I would like to know if there is consensus on the authority the essays have, in my opinion they are not policy (am I right?). As for notability well you Starblind have already cleared that matter up so I will not comment on that and very well done indeed. Can I ask of what your thoughts are regarding my Strong Keep?. Thankyou and nice work on getting the barnstar.--Theoneintraining (talk) 02:03, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Adding - I am also curious to know how the discussion at AfD moved from being a issue of being a "travel guide" to a notability issue. my mind boggles.--Theoneintraining (talk) 02:15, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Raymond Hoser

Hi there, I've found some peer-reviewed publications that discuss Hoser's work. Could you take another look at the article and the AfD discussion? Tim Vickers (talk) 21:06, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of weedpunk

Hi, you speedy deleted the Weedpunk article recently (see: Starblind (Talk | contribs) deleted "Weedpunk" (G3: Vandalism: Hoax, see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Weedpunk)) But I really do not think that you can point to the other AfD as justification for a G3 speedy. First of all, its not vandalism. There were numerous new sources that I've been working on for a year since the last time, since obviously consensus was that there were not enough reliable sources. If you did feel it necessitated deleting, the new evidence in support of the article should have at least gone through the AfD process I believe. Thanks for hearing me out. --Banime (talk) 00:35, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

• Busted, dude. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 00:41, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

  How does that relate? Thanks. --Banime (talk) 00:46, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

  It's a hoax originating from SA, as you well know. You have other good-faith contributions, and I'm not going to block you for having a laugh, but please do not persist or repost it. Under current vandalism policy, posting hoaxes is a blockable offence. Please see WP:HOAX for more. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 00:51, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

  I believe that every source in the article was reliable, and all of the information in the article was from the reliable sources, well written and well cited. If you don't want to discuss it, that's fine, and I'll let you know if I bring it to a deletion review so we can both make our points and see how it works out. --Banime (talk) 01:03, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

  Oh, goodness, I just can't wait. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 01:17, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

James ashford article

I noticed your comment on the James ashford AFD debate. I was pretty surprised to see it declined as CSD. Even if the admin reviewer didn't accept it as unremarkable person (A7), then couldn't have been pure vandalism/blatant misinformation (G3)? It doesn't take much to figure out that a 16 year old kid working at Starbucks and listing Facebook as his webpage is most likely not "seen as one of the most influential human rights activists in the UK of the 21st Century".

Anyway, I certainly agree that it's a waste of time - I certainly didn't want to put it in AFD and take away from the real debates there. I'm still kind of new to this and figuring the processes out. Thank you for your comments on the AFD. --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 14:30, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

• I agree, and even if the detagger accepted the vague and easily-disproved "most influential" claim, the fact that a schoolkid claimed to be leader of the Social Democratic Party should have tipped them off that it was vandalism/nonsense. I've posted a message on the detagger's talk page, which is User talk:Ameliorate! if you wish to weigh in. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 15:01, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Wow, I admire your straight-forward no BS style. Thanks. --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 15:15, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grandulon Mixtape Vol.1 (Rey El Grandulon album)

Regarding your comment here, we have been trying to work out a new criterion for speedy deletion that regards albums by red link artists. There's a discussion going on here. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 18:46, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Péter Kollár

That's easy for you to say, as you American, and no European. The wikipedia's logo is The Free Encyclopedia, accordingly the Péter Kollár, and others gone in the Wikipedia, no excuse the obscurity, as the wikipedia open the door to something for the cognition. This argument is very cripple, there is no need for the wikipedia, or else every wikipedia so be it recluse! The article Péter Kollár is rational and acceptable article, unlike other big cocks, i tosee very much everywhere. Doncsecz (talk) 16:59, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Vladimir Zografski

I did wrong with that Vladimir Zografski Article. Please recreate it and move it back to User:AlwaysOnion/Vladimir Zografski. AlwaysOnion (talk) 16:02, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Theo Rossi

Hi Starblind. I updated the AfD nomination for Theo Rossi. Please have a look. Thanks, Bongomatic (talk) 14:46, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Deletion review for Weedpunk

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Weedpunk. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedy-deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Banime (talk) 14:19, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

frankly, i suggest the best course might be to revert it and send it to afd. DGG (talk) 17:45, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of Guy Hodgson

Hello starblind, the article I created about Guy Hodgson was marked for speedy delete by you for him having no real Significance. However he is the nephew of one of the England Rugby Teams' coaches. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alig112 (talk • contribs) 15:31, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

The Fantastic Leslie

Hi Starblind. I have restored the above article to user space per a email request it be given an opportunity to be improved. I believe that there is some notability there, and that it can be brought up to standard. Moondyne 14:21, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of New Age Gaming

This article has been deleted twice recently for 'no assertion of notability' and most recently since it 'Doesn't indicate importance or significance of a group/band/company/etc.' While this may have been true of the article, I believe the subject matter is encyclopedia-worthy. New Age Gaming magazine is a long running, popular and respected gaming magazine in South Africa and even though it is of little international interest it is certainly worthy of a wikipedia article. AKeron Za (talk) 15:55, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

The speedy delete looked to be correct to me. I replied to the user on his talk page offering to restore the original article to his user space if he wants to work on references.

Oh, long time, no see. :-P --GraemeL ^(talk) 16:16, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Missing your input

Hey there, I've not seen you online in some time. I hope all is well -- AfD is not the same without you, truly. Ecoleetage (talk) 01:11, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Hey, I just saw some new input from you -- good to see you back at the AfD pages! Ecoleetage (talk) 15:59, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

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