User talk:LadyofShalott/Archive 13

Minors in Wikipedia

Hi! Wikipedians in lv wiki have a problem with minors, posting their photos in user pages. Is there any common policy in "big" wikis about personal identity of childrens? Only one I can find is this discussion. If You have any sugestions, please tell it there. Dont hesitate to use english. --Kikos (talk) 12:10, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

I don't think there is. I found a couple of relevant pages. There is an essay (not policy or even guideline) at Wikipedia:Protecting children's privacy and there are the findings of fact in Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Protecting children's privacy. I think we should have a policy, but do not. I'll copy this to your requested location. LadyofShalott 05:30, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Has someone usurped your acccount?

Hi! I reverted your recent edit to 19 Kids and Counting because it introduced a number of obviously bad typos. Now, that can't be you, so who did it? Either someone has got hold of your account or this is one of those nasty "let's seed some errors and bash the reverters" scams. Philip Trueman (talk) 16:26, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Neither - good grief, every so often I've seen this - once before with an edit of mine, but also with edit of others. For some reason I have yet to understand, something bizarre happens with the server and weird errors get introduced with a legitimate edit. I was making some small, legitimate copyedit and formatting changes. I don't know what caused the weird typos with those. I wish I did. Thanks for reverting. I'll go back now, and redo the real edits I was trying to do. LadyofShalott 16:30, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

I've now redone my edits, and it looks right. What a pain. LadyofShalott 16:36, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

What have you done with me Lady!?!  :-P APK whisper in my ear 16:42, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Fair enough, Your Ladyship. I've only once, ever, seen anything like that before. It was on a totally different network in an IBM universe far, far away. An unfortunate coincidence between a check-digit scheme and an encoding scheme meant that a bit error in a transmission was not detected but was magnified into multiple bit errors in a distinctive pattern. Weird. Philip Trueman (talk) 16:45, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Protest

This is an outrage. First an outrageous article was put on Wikipedia on Homophobia, attempting to demonize certain persons as having a mental disorder, an irrational fear if they opposed homosexuality. Then I attempted to neutralize the soap box. I argued my case on the talk page extensively. Now that is called trolling, and now your outrageous, false charge of sockpuppetry has been made with Check User, which I guess gives my enemies the right to look at my IP address? Now where is the evidence that justifies this treatment? Is it only that someone in the past objected to the slur word homophobia being discussed without acknowledging that it is a slur word? I came to the talk page this evening to bid farewell for the moment & wish everyone the best, & now this outrage. (EnochBethany (talk) 05:53, 15 June 2010 (UTC))

Hey, Lady! Speaking of sockpuppets, check this user out! [1] This person showed up right when Enoch "left" and seems to be doing the same stuff, right down to use of the word "pejorative." What do you think? Henrymrx (t·c) 04:29, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

As kids, we played "duck, duck, goose". Here, it's "quack, quack, block". LadyofShalott 04:43, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Request, part deux

To whom it may concern please add the following references to my article.

1) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3779078/contact

2) Shon Brooks Financial and Entertainment Consultants by "American City Business Journals" http://profiles.portfolio.com/company/us/ca/coronado/shon_brooks_financial_and_entertainment_consultants/744033/

3) United States Olympic Committee

4) Certified Retirement Specialist.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Habeebah (talk • contribs)

As your talk page shows that others have tried to explain to you the problems with the article, at this point, I will just say that I am declining your request. LadyofShalott 18:12, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

I ended up at your user page

and upon reading, "It is therefore inappropriate to refer to John Doe as John" almost added, "except when referring to Icelanders" but quickly realized that technically such an edit would be vandalism. Also, it is not that important. Carptrash (talk) 15:24, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

I wouldn't have minded, esp. if you'd dropped a note here about it. I could always revert if I decided I didn't like it. I learned about the Icelandic naming conventions almost the hard way in the article about Jón Þór Birgisson - I changed everthing to the patronymic and then got reverted. Rather than stupidly start an edit war, I asked the person why he reverted me and learned somthing from it. :) LadyofShalott 00:51, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Isn't life just the greatest place to live? Carptrash (talk) 05:58, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Copyediting Backlog Elimination Drive

Hi LadyofShalott - I was hoping that you may be interested in taking part in the July 2010 Copyediting Backlog Elimination Drive. In May, there were about 30 editors that helped remove the {{copyedit}} tag from 1,175 articles. However, we still have a backlog of over 7,500 articles that extends back two and a half years into early 2008; we're hoping that you'd like to particpate in reducing the backlog of articles that require copyediting! Any and all help in the drive is greatly appreciated, as we need all the help we can get to reduce the number of tagged articles. Copyediting just a couple of articles can qualify you for a barnstar, and more prestigious awards are available for those who extensively copyedit. Thanks for your consideration! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 19:49, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Sure, I can probably help on this. LadyofShalott 00:48, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

That name seems so familiar

Check this out. APK whisper in my ear 00:22, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Oh, nice! I hadn't seen that picture before. LadyofShalott 00:47, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Request

Hey LoS, how are things? Could you do me a favour (if it is possible)? I moved over this important article over the existing Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off, but I wasn't the only editor of the rewrite. Can we merge the histories, and then delete the old version in my userspace, I don't have much experience with this sort of thing. Cheers and happy Naadam. --kelapstick (talk) 07:32, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

 Done :) LadyofShalott 19:18, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Much thanks. Cheers. --kelapstick (talk) 22:07, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

if you could comment on the appropriate form....

Hi, there has been an ongoing discussion about at Talk:Abrahamic_religions#Bahai (along the parts above it) that boils down to, I believe it's fair to summarize, whether the Baha'i Faith should be in with even smaller religions or have a section of it's own - I believe it's been agreed that it should be present to some degree and that it shouldn't be noted in parallel with the other religions. But there is difference of opinion on the narrower question. Smkolins (talk) 11:25, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

I have noted your request and read the discussion to this point. I'm going to consider the question further before actually commenting there. LadyofShalott 22:36, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Just after your comment here the editor I've gone back and forth with about this posted to my talk page. However I'd still like a thoughtful opinion on the question. Anyway - I look forward to your consideration. I actually have hopes the article could evolve for consideration as a featured article perhaps. Smkolins (talk) 00:43, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Where's it gone?

Just started a page on a tribe in Central Sulawesi and it seems to have been replace by a stub sign by you. Please don't tell me I'm gonna have to write that all out again.

Na back to normal again. all cool man —Preceding unsigned comment added by Colcsc (talk • contribs) 16:52, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

Alabama Book Festival

It's April 17. See you there! Drmies (talk) 18:11, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Declined CSD on Zutara

I CSD'd Zutara as A7, which I can see doesn't apply because the character is fictional, not real. So what would the correct category be for a fictional character? This one's actually supposed to just be a redirect, so it doesn't matter. But if there were an article about a doubly fictional character (that is, per the description, this character isn't even in the show described, it's in fan-fiction derived from that show)--what category would that be? Or do fictional things by definition have to go through a prod/AfD?Qwyrxian (talk) 04:52, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi, the relevant page is WP:CSD, and unless blatant advertising is somehow relevant to a given article, I think there's not really any speedy deletion criterion that would apply to a fictional character. The only one that could possibly apply to something like your Zutara situation would be the "implausible redirect" criterion. Cheers, LadyofShalott 04:57, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

"There is no agressive attitude, and no bureaucracy."

Hello, kind lady.

I don't know if there has been any discussion on this topic, but I'd love to hear your thoughts as an insider. I contributed one other article to wikipedia many years ago under a different name. It was attacked so vehemently, with such vitriol, that I swore I'd never try again - despite the fact that I am an respected expert in a couple of fields (now retired). But recently, I put something together for my own amusement and thought it might have a place on wikipedia (which I use and enjoy) - the comparison of several proposed auxiliary languages. And again, I find myself unwelcome!

Timneu22 says "There is no aggressive attitude, and no bureaucracy" but that is clearly not true. The bureaucracy is obvious, albeit volunteer. And the aggressive attitude is one you commonly find in bureaucracies: Some people with a little power seem to relish making others feel helpless. Note how he throws around endless abbreviations (your rules), for example, without the slightest effort at explaining. Or see his use of innuendo in lieu of reason.

I am really sad to see what once was "the people's encyclopedia" devolve into such a bureaucracy. It's funny that a website that includes every minor sports person and an endless array of porn actresses should at the same time devote time and energy to obsession over "original research" and "reads like an essay". I remember reading the essay on relativity written by Einstein himself in may father's old Britannica when I was a school boy! Ah, those were the days.

Oh well. Thanks for listening.

BasilDiggswell (talk) 15:09, 24 July 2010 (UTC) (just a funny-sounding name - no pretentions to sexual prowess intended)

Wikipedia (the community, not the encyclopedia itself) is made up of lots of individuals. People of course have different personalities and styles. It is unfortunate that you have initially run into the situations you have. However, I would ask that you not give up just yet. It is of course frustrating to have your work almost immediately nominated for deletion. Remember though the nomination does not in itself mean the article will be deleted. (Others have indeed argued that it should be kept and have worked on it to help improve it.) Also, there is indeed a maze of rules around here, but if you ask, there are those of us who will help you decipher them. Are there any in the alphabet soup of initials that I can help you with at the moment? Meanwhile, hang in here! LadyofShalott 15:27, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! BasilDiggswell (talk) 18:46, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

Sorry to bother you again, but perhaps you can explain. The article I wrote was suddenly deleted, with no explanation. Why? I did everything that was asked. There were even a couple of people saying "keep". Who made this decision? What special powers do they have in the bureaucracy that they can unilaterally eliminate an article? Why are the several articles that make similar comparisons permitted? They are syntheses also, have no more references, and aren't as thorough. Is it perhaps solely because they are supported by the Esperantists? I am flabbergasted! BasilDiggswell (talk) 19:03, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Well, no explanation is not quite accurate. If you look at the deletion discussion, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Comparison of Esperanto, Ido, Novial, Interlingua, and Lingua Franca Nova, at the top is the reason the closing administrator decided to delete it. The way AfD works is after someone nominates an article for deletion and people argue their cases for keeping or deleting it, a previously uninvolved person comes along and weighs the merits of those arguments and makes a decision. LadyofShalott 03:43, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

To explain further, an AfD discussion typically runs seven days, after which time a decision is made regarding the keeping or deletion of the article based upon the arguments made during the discussion. As to the other articles, I don't really have a good answer for you. One point that is often made in response to such queries is that the existence of similar articles is no guarantee people will think a certain article should be kept. You could nominate them for deletion upon similar grounds if you think that appropriate. You could also ask for a review of the deletion if you think the conclusion was incorrect (although I do not think that route is likely to be fruitful in this case). LadyofShalott 03:54, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Oh: Is there a way to recover the article, so that I can save my work? BasilDiggswell (talk) 19:22, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I'll put a copy in your userspace (that is known as "userfying" the article). LadyofShalott 03:43, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

 Done You can now find it at User:BasilDiggswell/Comparison of international auxiliary languages. LadyofShalott 03:54, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much.

I think that the folks that run wikipedia should think about what they mean by things like "essay" and "synthesis" and "original research". All articles are in the form of an essay. All articles require synthesis of other materials. To do otherwise would require something very close to plagiarism! And if "original research" is defined so as to include synthesis of information in the form of an essay, pretty much everything in wikipedia is original research, except for those articles taken directly from open sources or old Britannicas!

The argument that anyone can participate in the creation of wikipedia simply flies in the face of the obvious. Any anarchy eventually develops into a power system (think mafias and warlords). In the case of wikipedia, it has developed into a bureaucracy that would make Kafka blanche! Some people use rules like a hammer, and the one that bangs the hardest wins. I'm a retired professor, but I don't have the time or energy to fight this battle!

Again, thank you for your kind attention. BasilDiggswell (talk) 11:45, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

request

Please restore/undelete my user page. The administrator who deleted it is very vindictive. He voted in an AFD and then went on a mission to destroy all traces of it and even stuff on user pages. I want to abide by the AFD and sort through the references and merge the relevant parts and also evaluate the information that was listed. You can see that I am no troublemaker that recreates articles or appeals AFD decisions. So please do not refuse. Thank you. MVOO (talk) 21:31, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Unless I'm missing something, this has already been taken care of by HJ Mitchell. As he was the deleting administrator, and he userfied it, there's nothing more to be done that I can see. Am I incorrect? LadyofShalott 03:30, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Category

Hey Lady, the difference between Dutch and English spelling led me astray and I created Category:Assassinated Surinam politicians--when it should be "Surinamese". I can't 'move' categories, can I? Can you help? Drmies (talk) 23:11, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Good Olfactory has already nominated it for speedy renaming. As I'm not entirely up on category naming policies, I'm going to leave it to that discussion. :) LadyofShalott 03:36, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Ossabaw Island Hog

If you want to do a history merge I don't see a problem with it. Steven Walling 17:42, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

OK, thanks, I'll do that now. LadyofShalott 17:56, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Gibraltar Jenkins

Is back. Thought you might like to know. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 03:02, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks - someone else got it before I got back. LadyofShalott 03:50, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome - but now it's back at Gibraltar S. Jenkins. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:46, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, after I got on earlier and found the original article had been recreated yet again, I salted it - that's when he added the S. apparently. I'm wondering if we're going to see one with a spelled out middle name now that both previous variations have been salted. He's also apparently having fun with socks... LadyofShalott 23:33, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Logical?

I hate that rule! Goodnight Lady, Drmies (talk) 04:44, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Well it's logical to me - the comma isn't part of the name. It must be logical to someone else; I didn't invent that name for it. :) LadyofShalott 23:11, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Forgot to sign in?

Hmmm? PS Don't you love this weather...I'm riding my bike to work. Drmies (talk) 18:36, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Hah! No, I actually know what "synopsis" means". LadyofShalott 20:53, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

And yes, it has been nice here too. LadyofShalott 20:54, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

You know, if I step on it, I can make it to Birmingham in less than thirty minutes... Drmies (talk) 03:39, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Cool. Unfortunately, it would take me about 4 hours... :p LadyofShalott 04:40, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Deleted Page

I would like to request a copy of a deleted page, title: Fresh Healthy Vending. please email to <email redacted LadyofShalott 02:41, 2 September 2010 (UTC)> <3 z1nemo Z1nemo (talk) 22:34, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

I do not generally email articles. However, I have put a copy in your userspace at User:Z1nemo/Fresh healthy vending. LadyofShalott 02:41, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Thank-you much. Have a great holiday weekend.Z1nemo (talk) 18:11, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Rectal suction?

Lady, I hate to have to say dirty words on your talk page--but please look at the history and tell me if you see now what it took me a while to see. Keep in mind that AssuckFan is blocked. (Hint: Metathesis (linguistics)). I'll know from your activities whether you cracked the puzzle. Have fun, Drmies (talk) 03:38, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• Aw that took to long. I explained the conundrum at ANI since I believe we're in need of a block. Drmies (talk) 04:30, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, I was playing elsewhere on the "interwebz". I see that someone else has already blocked the sock/impersonator. LadyofShalott 04:39, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Hope you won (playing WordWhomp, no doubt!). Drmies (talk) 04:40, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Request

I apologize for creating these articles since I now know that they do not meet the wikipedia guidelines for independent articles. Could you undelete these and move them to my personal page? (I want to create a list of current graduate research and I will it keep on my personal page.)

Sorry again for the inconvenience -- thank you in advance! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2010philosopher (talk • contribs)

cmt so that Miszabot will archive section LadyofShalott 15:10, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Deleted article

I recently tried to create a page called throatfuck, which describes one of the most well known prostitues on the east coast. I respectfully ask that you re-post the page as it was meant for reference for those who are looking to understand who this historical figures is.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Roostoo (talk • contribs)

No. LadyofShalott 05:08, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Merger proposal

You are receiving this because you have commented on either Autogynephilia, Homosexual transsexual, or Blanchard, Bailey, and Lawrence theory in the past two years; all such commenters have received this notice. It has been proposed to merge these three articles to eliminate WP:Redundancy, WP:UNDUE, WP:POV, and to keep the focus on the specific Blanchardian theory of M2F transsexuality (in contrast to Transsexual sexuality, which would be to focus on the subject in general). Please feel free to comment on the proposal at Talk:Autogynephilia#Merger proposal. -- 70.57.222.103 (talk) 20:05, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Brighton Tsunami

Hello, could you please put the deleted Brighton Tsunami wikipage onto my usertalk page? If possible, both the most recent edit before the page deletion and also the most recent edit made by myself?

Regards Brynprice (talk) 14:29, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

 Done You can now find it (with the complete history) at User:Brynprice/Brighton Tsunami. LadyofShalott 15:07, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Many thanks! Brynprice (talk) 10:32, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

Cat chat

Hello Lady, I was looking at Category:Swedenborgian Artist. The category strikes me as redundant, but I I'll let that be. I don't have the right to rename categories, do I? Can you correct the capitalization? Thanks! Drmies (talk) 14:35, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Well, I'm feeling a little bit dumb here, but I didn't see how I could easily fix the capitaliztion. I'm not sure if cats have a special process for even just that? <shrug> LadyofShalott 01:29, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Invitation to join WikiProject Bacon !

Oh won't you please consider joining WP:WikiProject Bacon? :)

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Bacon has been created, and you are cordially invited to join, and list yourself as a participant at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Bacon#Participants!
• You may also feel free to add the userbox - {{User Bacon}} - to your userpage, to indicate your participation in the WikiProject.
• The Wikipedia:Bacon WikiCup is also ongoing, more info about that at User:SuperHamster/Bacon Challenge 2011, and User:SuperHamster/Bacon WikiCup 2011.

Thank you for your time, -- Cirt (talk) 08:32, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

The Tanger Family Bicentennial Garden

Hello, thanks for helping out!--NYMFan69-86 (talk) 19:30, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome! I hope you'll develop the article with more information. :) LadyofShalott 19:39, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Haha...yes of course!--NYMFan69-86 (talk) 19:44, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Not biting newbies

Hi, if you see where someone obviously intended to create a sandbox, but accidentally did so in mainspace, instead of asking for speedy deletion, you can move the article to the editor's own space. I refer to User:Enwich Kazondu/sandbox/ which I moved to the editor's space after you put a speedy deletion tag on it. LadyofShalott 20:29, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

See the logs, the user re-created the page. Tbhotch^{Talk C.} 20:30, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Perhaps that is because no one had bothered to inform the newby of the page move. LadyofShalott 20:31, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Q?

Hey Lady, is this the proper way to archive? It seems easy but odd to me--the history is not preserved, at least not in an easily accessible way. Does that requirement count for user space? Thanks, Drmies (talk) 16:00, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

That is an interesting question. I've never seen it done that way, but I don't know offhand of a rule against it. It is a little odd... I may have to get back to you... LadyofShalott 18:20, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Lady. Hey, 's getting chillsome, isn't it? Drmies (talk) 14:07, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

It would appear to be a perfectly valid way to archive. I found the relevant page and section: in Help:Archiving a talk page#Move procedure, it says, "Subpage archives can also be created by moving the talk page to a subpage." Yes, it is getting chilly! I hope you had a good Hallowe'en/Samhain. Did you take Little Sippy and Rosie trick-or-treating? LadyofShalott 03:24, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! You learn something new every day. Yes, we all went--a witch and a Super Girl, and when we got home mama gave all the candy that they got to the kids that came to our door, so that's one less thing to worry about. Oh, some woman, with her kid in the car, came barreling down the street at 40 mph while all the kids were out. Some people never learn. Did you get some candy? I'm sure you made a great Lady Gaga! Drmies (talk) 04:32, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

I was glad to learn it as well. It's sort of a nifty way to do it. (I keep meaning to figure out why the bot seems to be neglecting to archive my page. Maybe it thinks I'm a string of ugly words. Oh well. "Little Sippy and Rosie" huh? I'm sure they were adorable, and I hope some cop nailed the idiotic woman who went flying by you all. Lady Gaga? LOL that wasn't quite the look I was going for this year. I do know someone who went as bacon though. LadyofShalott 04:42, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

I may be late to the party, but I know of one admin who does it that way. I tried doing it that way when I started archiving, it became a disaster...Halloween was quite boring in the Gobi, but the kids went as a skunk and a hot dog.--kelapstick^(bainuu) 07:56, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Soapstone

AQBachler (talk) 18:01, 1 November 2010 (UTC) Lady, I reverted your reversion of my edit of soap stone, while I understand that you may be unfamiliar with the subject matter, the reason why it is used for that purpose is made abundantly clear in the article itself. A request for citation is not the same as a request for clarification. I can certainly cite any of several books on welding that will verify that it is used for this purpose, none of which will fulfill your need for clarification as to why.

From the article and section itself "Soapstone is used by welders and fabricators as a marker because, due to its resistance to heat, it remains visible when heat is applied. It has also been used for many years by seamstresses, carpenters, and other craftsmen as a marking tool because its marks are visible and not permanent. For such purposes, it is often sold in 6-inch-long square or round sticks."

I did not ask for clarification. There needs to be a citation for that being the reason it is used. I will replace the fact tag. Incidentally, this should have been introduced in a new section on my page. I have corrected your oversight in that matter. LadyofShalott 03:04, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Also, I noticed that you have a history of removing citation requests without giving the citations requested. You need to stop that. LadyofShalott 03:10, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

deleted article

No.. it wasnt deleted La Costeña (food company) He had put a advertisement warning on it was includes something about the article may be speedily deleted. The article that got deleted some time ago was named Bernardo Quintana, but we made it better and reloaded it as Bernardo Quintana Arrioja. That one is coming along.Thelmadatter (talk) 00:22, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

I know the one on La Costeña wasn't deleted - I've edited it some. The one I was asking about is evidently the Bernardo Quintana Arrioja which you've already take care of, fair enough. LadyofShalott 00:25, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

WP Bacon in the Signpost

WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject Bacon for a Signpost article to be published November 15. This particular article will look at WikiProject Bacon as an example of how new projects get started. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Also, if you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. I'm going to cook some bacon now... -Mabeenot (talk) 20:53, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Howdy

Hey Lady, I just made The New Englander and Yale Review and found this--the title pages confirm that I need to drop the definite article. Can you please move the article to New Englander and Yale Review over that redirect? Thanks! In other news, I've just booked a table for the Alabama Book Festival--if I remember correctly, it's 16 April. See you there? Maybe Pete the Cat will be there too...I love my white shoes... Drmies (talk) 00:04, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

• And while you're at it, could you move Punchinello to Punchinello (disambiguation) and leave me the bare title? I was about to write an article for it (an 1870 journal). Thanks! Drmies (talk) 00:20, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

 Done and  Done LadyofShalott 02:55, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you much. I dedicated Punchinello to you. Drmies (talk) 04:07, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome, and thank you for the dedication! Maybe... on the ABF. What are you doing at your table? LadyofShalott 02:33, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!

Dear Lady of Shalott:

Many thanks for the editorial assistance with the John Hill article. I really do want to conform to Wikipedia standards, but they are many and difficult to know well.

Sugarcube73 (talk) 00:09, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. Do your best, but don't worry if you don't get everything right first off - there really are lots and lots of rules, but there are also lots of us who are glad to help. If (when) you have any questions, let me know and I'll try to point you in the right direction! LadyofShalott 05:09, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Bananas? (Hey, talk page stalkers!)

Does anyone know why there are bananas on my userpage? Has some template gotten goofed up? LadyofShalott 00:35, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Anyone? Bueller? LadyofShalott 05:42, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Um, he's sick. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious. Henrymrx (t·c) 06:12, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Aww, poor Ferris, I hope he feels better... Anyway, NeutralHomer found the source of bananas. LadyofShalott 04:39, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Now there's a name I haven't seen in a long time

'Twas a pleasant surprise to see your sig when I happened to glance at WT:BLP. I come bearing gifts!

HJ Mitchell has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. You can Spread the "WikiLove" by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

To spread the goodness of cookies, you can add {{subst:Cookie}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message, or eat this cookie on the giver's talk page with {{subst:munch}}!

--HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 03:11, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Aww, thank you, HJ! That made me smile. LadyofShalott 03:19, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

The Bananas on your Userpage

I took care of the bananas on your userpage. It was a code hidden in a userbox (user warned, code reverted). Had to take your userpage apart piece by piece in my sandbox to find it. Gotta give the vandal props for some good good hiding vandalism. Let me know if you see anymore of these and I will see what I can do. :) Take Care...Neutralhomer • Talk • 04:05, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! That took some detective work on your part! LadyofShalott 04:37, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

It really was clever on the miscreants' part - since I don't look at my userpage all that often, it was over a month before I noticed it. I don't know how many other folks use that particular userbox. LadyofShalott 04:41, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Sure, no problem. Thanks go out to HJ Mitchell who brought it to my attention. He first tried to fix it but couldn't. To answer your question, 24 people (including you) have that userbox. A couple have only a few edits, one is blocked but the others have a good amount of edits, but I didn't look to see if they have been editing lately or not. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 04:57, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Re: Contested PROD on Lists of wind turbines in Denmark and associated articles

Hi, just wondering what the rationale is on contesting the PROD on those articles. I would have thought that they are violations of WP:INDISCRIMINATE. Thanks, Handschuh-^{talk to me} 20:59, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I'm glad you asked. I'm thinking more of WP:NOTPAPER. I can see your argument. I don't have especially strong feelings about them, but think it at least deserves a discussion. I may or may not have anything to say if you decide to take them to AfD, but I didn't think a simple prod was sufficient. LadyofShalott 21:04, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for your input. I agree that a discussion would be better considering the amount of information there. I'll consider taking it to AfD. Handschuh-^{talk to me} 21:26, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Gorman Bechard -Page

Dear. Ms. Lady-

You had kindly helped restore author Gorman Bechard's page from speedy deletion. It appears it has been taken down again. You had also done a terrific job making it clear and concise. Is there anything you can assist with in helping to both restore the page as well as stop the back and forth with other admins who insist on taking down the page? Any help is appreciated. Anna laffey (talk) 22:18, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi, it is generally considered good form to discuss these things first with the administrator who performed the deletion. In this case, I see it was User:JzG. Have you talked with him yet? He deleted the article as being pure promotion. What you might ask of him would be to put a copy in your userspace if you think you can improve the article to be more WP:NPOV. If he has no objection to doing that but for whatever reason prefers not to do so himself, let me know, and I'll do it for you. LadyofShalott 04:18, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

I see now you have been in contact with JzG (Guy), and I have commented on his talkpage. That is the appropriate place to continue this discussion. LadyofShalott 04:29, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. Yes, I did contact him and he has subsequently asked me to be patient as he sorts it out. I appreciate your time. Anna laffey (talk) 13:28, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Insatanity Wikipedia Page deletion

This page should have not been deleted, It was not a repost, it had new information that was asked to be added to sustain it being a page. This page should be allowed to be. It was deleted for improper reasons and encompasses abuse of power by administrators. Ruinsofman (talk) 04:42, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Well, I did not make that decision singlehandedly. I posted the deletion request, and another administrator agreed with me and deleted it. Since you believe the deletion was improper, the correct place to go would be first to the deleting administrator (who was not me), and if that person does not reconsider, your next recourse is Wikipedia:Deletion review. LadyofShalott 04:47, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

By the way, rather than shouting "abuse", it would be more helpful if you would say exactly how it was not a mere repost of the original article. Listing the things that were added to make it actually different and show us how we might have been mistaken would actually aid us in realizing if we actually did make such an error. LadyofShalott 04:57, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Could you let me know how I should contact. Also I feel that I should have been told what needed to be fix to sustain it as a page instead of just deleting it. I thought wikipedia was a place where people worked together instead of just a few making all the decisions, that is how I was refering as abuse. Ruinsofman (talk) 05:01, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Sure, you contact the deleting administrator, User:JamesBWatson the same way you did me, via his talkpage. I think you already did that, but you have to give him some more time to respond. Perhaps you could rephrase your request on his page not to be refer to "abuse". As for me, I will say that looking at the article, it looked to be pretty much the same thing as what had previously been deleted by discussion. That is why I placed the speedy delete tag - that is not abuse; it is standard to delete quickly ("speedily") something that has already been discussed and is just reposted. Even so, I did ask for another pair of eyes, and JamesBWatson obviously agreed with me. LadyofShalott 05:07, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

It was not completely the same, I believe I should have redirected it instead of post it again, I did not understand to redirecting and did what i thought was right. Ruinsofman (talk) 05:14, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions on this, including your note on my talk page. If it is of any interest to you, I have made a reply to Ruinsofman at User talk:JamesBWatson#Insatanity Wikipedia Page deletion. JamesBWatson (talk) 09:51, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for church afd note, I've warned the editor concerned about blanking your page too Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:30, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

What do you think is so bad about my article? It is NOT advertising and it has nothing offensive in it. I could fine many other articles that have much more offensive things in them than mine. And whats the freaking afd note? this is retarded.

Vscheer94 (talk) 15:13, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

What is with the afd note is that it is proper to notify the creator of an article when one has started an AfD discussion. As for your other questions, please read the comments in the AfD. They are made by a number of editors and collectively they explain to you just what is considered wrong with the article. LadyofShalott 17:00, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, Jim. LadyofShalott 17:35, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Question

Hi Lady, would you mind having a look at a question on my talk page and the answer I supplied, in my usual charming but amateurish manner? Thanks so much! Drmies (talk) 15:49, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

• Thanks Lady! Drmies (talk) 15:36, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

You're most welcome! LadyofShalott 23:12, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

Sourcing

Hi Lady, was wondering if you could take a look at something. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A. M. M. Naoshad I PRODed this article for non-sourcing, was removed and a one sentence source added. Moved it to deletion since that source wasnt a WP:RS, looked more like a press release. Did a look and couldnt find any sources myself and the author admitted hes having a lot of problems with it for sourcing, but states that being elected automatically makes you passWP:BIO and WP:POLITICIAN. So far hes come up basically what looks like blogs for sourcing. When you get a chance. Thank you. Wolfstorm000 (talk) 12:11, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

I don't have time to evaluate the quality of the sources at the moment, but it seems that several more have been added since you wrote me this message. I'll look more in detail later. LadyofShalott 14:57, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

When you have a chance Lady. The article sat for over a year with no sources whatsoever and was tagged for several months as an unsourced BLP with no sources added and now has been written further since I sent to AfD. Trying to help clean up the BLP list one at a time so if you, as a third and more experienced party, think they look good I will call it a day and chalk it up as getting one cleaned up. When I went through his additions several of them did not mention the subject at all and several were some sort of blog. I did see one that might be a RS. Wolfstorm000 (talk) 17:00, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

Looking at it now, I don't think there is any doubt it meets our requirements. I compared it to the state it was in before you brought the AfD. I know Afd is not supposed to be for cleanup, but it seems that in this case it prompted a major expansion and improvement in sourcing. LadyofShalott 20:40, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your time Lady. Was pretty sure it would pass but I told them I wanted a second opinion, as it were. Only reason I listed was since someone contested the PROD and really didnt do anything I figured it might make the creator actually work on it. Still have issues with some of the sources but Ill take that up with the creator. Thanks again. Wolfstorm000 (talk) 21:31, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

I'm glad I could help. Let me know if I can do so again at any time! :) LadyofShalott 21:35, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

Again, there is nothing quite like "asking the editor to expand something without prodding or taking to AFD first". Why you didn't think to actually ask me to expand it first before asking Lady of Shalott and taking to AFD beats me. I really do wish people would just ask. You must have known that a member of parliament stands a good chance of actually being notable. If you can't find sources ask the article creator for them. Its doesn't require much effort.. As long as you don't over burden me with too many articles at once I'd be happy to expand most articles you ask me to. Try me sometime... ♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:10, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

I believe I did indeed message you on your talk page when I PRODed it. If I didnt I apologize. It had been tagged for over 2 months and had no major edits in a year. When the PROD was contested but no real changes made I listed it after I did not find any other RS stating anything for want of a better word. Only sources I saw were on flickr as photos of him. And since I left a message for you on my talk page and your talk page, why did you bring this to Lady's page? The only reason she looked at it was to double check with an experienced editor over the sources that I had questions over after it had been listed. I also left you a message stating that I had found an additional document stating the alternate name given in the article. Why not answer the message I sent trying to help? Like I said, good job turning the article around. Wolfstorm000 (talk) 22:23, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

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Wikipedia Campus Ambassadors wanted in Troy, Alabama

Hi! I'm leaving you this message because you're a member of WikiProject Alabama. The Wikipedia Ambassador Program is currently looking for Campus Ambassadors to help with Wikipedia assignments at Troy University, which will be participating in the Public Policy Initiative for the Spring 2011 semester. The role of Campus Ambassadors will be to provide face-to-face training and support for students on Wikipedia-related skills (how to edit articles, how to add references, etc.). This includes doing in-class presentations, running workshops and labs, possibly holding office hours, and in general providing in-person mentorship for students.

Prior Wikipedia skills are not required for the role, as training will be provided for all Campus Ambassadors (although, of course, being an experienced editor is a plus).

I know Alabama is a big state, but if you happen to live near Troy and you are interested in being a Wikipedia Campus Ambassador, or know someone else from Troy who might be, please email me or leave a message on my talk page.--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 16:30, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for removing the tags from my sandbox pages at User:Rygel, M.C./SedimentaryRock Sandbox and User:Rygel, M.C./Citation bot sandbox‎ - that was a rookie mistake that I won't make again! Along those lines, any suggestions on how to take the sandbox page down when I am done experimenting? Rygel, M.C. (talk) 13:46, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. It's great to see what you and your students are doing with the sedimentary structures pages you are creating/expanding. Thank you for that. As for your sandboxes, if you want one deleted, just add either {{db-u1}} or {{db-userreq}} (they amount to the same thing) to the top of the page, and as soon as an administrator gets to it, the page will be deleted for you. LadyofShalott 16:18, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Thankyou

Thanks for objecting to the proposed deletion of the Lithic Studies Society entry. i totally missed the proposal and if you hadnt stoped it the page would no doubt have been deleted by now! I am on t he Societies commitee and can assure you that the journal is peer reviewed but the only reference to that fact will be found on our website or actually in the journal (backissues being available on the site). So once again many thanks!! (i dont understand however, why my link says page does not exist???) — Preceding unsigned comment added by B1zki7 (talk • contribs)

Lithic Studies Society is the correct link - you have the word wikipedia in yours which is what it making it an incorrect link. You're welcome. Of course, at the time that I objected, I promised to look for some sources, and I have not yet. So aside from the issue of being peer-reviewed or not, do you know of any other sources independent of the Society which discuss it? LadyofShalott 15:05, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

New article

Hello. I have a question: is it possible to create an article on the Dec. 8 Chile San Miguel Prison fire? To me, it seems pretty notable. Thanks in advance, --190.163.36.157 (talk) 00:10, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Hi, my first thought is probably. I'm afraid though that I need more information. I'm guessing this is something that was extensively covered in the news? If you don't have an account already, then to start an article, you'll need to create one. (It's free, and you don't have to give your real name anywhere to do so.) Do that, and let me know what you have and need, and I'll try to give you a hand with it. LadyofShalott 00:18, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Link. I'm a Chilean myself, and media coverage of the fire has been massive. --190.163.36.157 (talk) 00:29, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Ah, an article has already been started at 2010 Santiago prison fire. LadyofShalott 00:39, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank you :) By the way, last time I saw the news, there was a mutiny at San Miguel, however I haven't seen anything about it in the news right now. I can make a new section on the riot, but I'll need assistance with the sources, and pronto. --190.163.36.157 (talk) 00:45, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Waupaca Streetcar system

Please see my talk page. My newly created article on the street railway in Waupaca was deleted by an administrator and I would like a copy. Question? why is the posting to my page about the deletion done in the name of someone who was not responsable for the deletion? Why is the deleter anonymous? Who was the deleter? I appreciate that it was likely not you but having no other choice choose you at random from the referenced page of administrators. How do I get this page reinstated and immunised from instant deletion? I was about to embark on a series of articles about the streetcar systems in Wisconsin which are referenced in various lists but without their own pages. I will not bother if this is going to be the response I get.--Wickifrank (talk) 14:00, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

I have restored the draft to your userspace at User:Wickifrank/Waupaca Electric Light and Railway Company. The person who posted the message on your talk page was the person who requested deletion, which any editor can do. It was then subsequently deleted by an administrator, not, btw anonymously - if you click on the redlinked article title, you will see the deletion history of the article, including the fact that it was TomStar81 who deleted the article. LadyofShalott 19:44, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for the info. It appears that the requester was, at the least, disingenuous in claiming no responsability. I will follow up with the admin who deleted for reasoning.--Wickifrank (talk) 22:33, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

You are welcome. I looked again at what the other editor wrote on your talk page, and he did not "claim no responsibility" exactly. What he said is that he did not delete it (correct) and that the administrator must have "agreed" with the speedy deletion request (again correct). LadyofShalott 01:53, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Hello, LadyofShalott. You have new messages at Wickifrank's talk page.
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By virtue of your message on my talk page I thought it best to include you here too. TomStar81 (Talk) 19:09, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Khorkhog

Dear Lady: in regards to this, please see this. Drmies (talk) 21:27, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Hmph, well that is certainly a different take on it than I was always taught in my English classes, where to [verb] was generally (I hesitate to say always) considered an infinitive, albeit one formed by two separate words. I have at times objected to and even deliberately flouted the rule of not splitting that form (whatever one chooses to call it) - "to not do something" seems to have a different emphasis than "not to do something". However, when it does not have an apparent effect on the meaning, as the diff of my edit above, I've tried to adhere to it. LadyofShalott 21:50, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Your edit was to undo a contraction, which are frequently forbidden in formal writing. The infinitive, that's a difficult matter: our terminology comes from Latin, but our verbs act differently. The book I linked to speaks of "infinitival," which comes in two flavors, bare infinitival and to-infinitival. The rule you mention, that's purely style: there is nothing grammatical about it, as my students have learned this semester. My wife, that's a different matter--she hates it when I tell her that not everything she considers a grammatical rule is a grammatical rule. Toodles, Drmies (talk) 22:25, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Undoing a contraction was only one of two things I changed in a single edit. I also moved the word sufficiently out of an infinitive-or-whatever-you-call-that-form ("to suffiently cook the meat" became "to cook the meat sufficiently"). So did you refer me to that intro text because you thought I was calling a contraction an infinitive? I'm off to hear a friend sing. Bye! LadyofShalott 22:29, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Aw, who cares, I was jes' messing with you over the word 'infinitive.' Have fun! We're baking cookies, and then I'm making chicken and dumplings. Yes, the south will rise again. Drmies (talk) 23:07, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

OK, those dumplings rose a lot more than the south ever did. I need a new recipe, for dumplings that are more pasta-like. How did your grandma make hers? Drmies (talk) 04:45, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Oh my grandmother and mother were both wonderful cooks, but neither made this all that often. I can't remember how my mother made dumplings. I know some people use biscuits, but it doesn't sound like that's what you want. Sowwy! LadyofShalott 19:30, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!

		The TomStar81 Spelling Award
		Be it known to all members of Wikipedia that LadyofShalott has corrected my god-awful spelling on my talk page, and in doing so has made an important and very significant contribution to the Wikipedia community, thereby earning this TomStar81 Spelling Award and my deepest thanks. Keep up the good work! TomStar81 (Talk) 03:01, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For your extraordinary effort on Talk:Atilla Engin, I thank you. Drmies (talk) 05:21, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank you both! LadyofShalott 19:09, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Atlanta Neighborhood Union

Your wish is my command. Drmies (talk) 22:11, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

You are wonderful, and that is really interesting. I'll see if I can find some to add to it. LadyofShalott 00:49, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Weeell, wonderful...I am wearing my Three Wolf Moon shirt today! Now Lady, categories are nice, but text is nicer. Do you know how much summarizing bores me? But yes, it is an interesting matter, and I'll add some more, and then we'll be on the front page and the whole world will love us, not just our mothers. Drmies (talk) 01:07, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Hush now, I was just coming to report that I'd just found that my library has a copy of Lugenia Burns Hope, Black Southern Reformer and that I'm going to get it tomorrow. It's the 1989 edition rather than '92, but still. LadyofShalott 01:11, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Don't hush me, librarian. I hope it's a fun read. BTW, I was surprised that so many of those books (in the Neighborhood article and the Rouse article) were published by UNC Press. We should have good coverage of those topics as well, but as you know I'm upper echelon, and so I don't leave my desk chair--only to get coffee. Happy reading! I'm reading another saint's life tonight, Bernadette Soubirous. Drmies (talk) 01:21, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Mullah Rahmatullah

As an admin, it would be nice if you gave a rationale when declining speedy deletion requests. Thanks --Pontificalibus (talk) 09:56, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Well, I didn't state anything because I (apparently incorrectly) thought that it was obvious that it meant I didn't think the criterion was met. The article describes who the person is, and uses several references. I'm not sure what else can be said. LadyofShalott 15:16, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

If you read the AfD you would see that it's totally not clear which person by that name the article refers to, thus the CSD criterea was met. --Pontificalibus (talk) 16:34, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

It looked arguable, and so I thought the AfD was fine. LadyofShalott 17:20, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Request Template

Hello again!

Can I please request that you put a copy of the deleted template "BCAFL_Team" on my talk page?

Thanks! Brynprice (talk) 14:11, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

 Done See User:Brynprice/Template:BCAFL team. LadyofShalott 21:24, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

Is there any way around this?

Why can't I paste in song lyrics? Is there another way? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ctyonahl (talk • contribs) 01:56, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I'm glad you asked. The answer is basically because they are copyrighted. Wikipedia does not allow use of copyrighted material except for limited fair use situations. An entire article consisting of song lyrics is not within those exceptions. LadyofShalott 02:00, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Some things you can do are write and improve articles about the musician and his works. LadyofShalott 02:03, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

I just found this and think it will help answer your question more fully: Wikipedia:Lyrics and poetry. LadyofShalott 02:08, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. --Ctyonahl (talk) 02:09, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

Dear LadyofShalott, Best wishes to you and your family this holiday season, whether you are celebrating Christmas or a different holiday. It's a special time of the year for almost everyone, and there's always a reason to spread the holiday spirit! ;) Love, --Meaghan [talk] ≈ 15:25, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Meaghan. I hope you have wonderful holidays as well! :) LadyofShalott 20:06, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Brandon Flowers

Hi. I am a frequent user here on wikipedia and am writing regarding a recent revision by Jenappel (revision 403742893) which you reversed. If you are a wikipedia editor we are interested in working with you. Both myself and Jen are actually workers for The Killers and Brandon Flowers. I am in frequent contact with Robert Reynolds, Manager of The Killers and Brandon Flowers (he has his own wikipedia page). Robert is concerned that Brandon's wikipedia page contains too much misc. information not specifically related to his role as an influential artist/musician. He and Brandon Flowers have both expressed that they would like the page to be more simple and straight forward like contemporary artists such as Julian Casablancas (The Strokes) and more. For this reason Jenappel has made the previous changes. We would love to work with you to improve the page and I am happy to put you in contact with Robert Reynolds or Jenappel if you need.

Looking forward to your response. You can also note that historically I have made improvements to the pages for The Killers, Brandon Flowers, Robert Reynolds, and other clients of Robert's including Neon Trees, Imagine Dragons, David Hopkins, etc.

Thank you and Merry Christmas! And Thank You for your time and interest! --Waytagojoe (talk) 05:34, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Hi, thank you for your polite message regarding this matter. I reverted Jenappel's changes, because they deleted a significant amount of sourced content with no explanation. I have two suggestions for you all.

1) The first is to discuss any major proposed deletions on the article talk page. You may be able to come to consensus with other editors there that certain information is not needed in the article. You should disclose any possible conflict of interest issues when you do this.

2) The second suggestion that if Mr. Flowers has specific concerns about information in the article, he should contact WP:OTRS directly. He should find the Wikipedia:Contact us link particularly useful.

I hope these help and merry Christmas to you as well! LadyofShalott 19:27, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

For the clean-up.[2] --Kleopatra (talk) 04:47, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome! LadyofShalott 16:02, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Artefacts

Huh, yes, you are absolutely right... Must be a combination of weariness and relying on the spell-checker too much. Thanks for the heads up (and a happy holiday season)! Constantine ✍ 21:14, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome; thank you for the holiday greetings and the same to you! LadyofShalott 21:16, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Hey!

Happy New Year! Drmies (talk) 03:08, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, Drmies. I hope you have a wonderful 2011! LadyofShalott 03:11, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Invitation to join WikiProject United States

Hello, LadyofShalott/Archive 13! WikiProject United States, an outreach effort supporting development of United States related articles in Wikipedia, has recently been restarted after a long period of inactivity. As a user who has shown an interest in United States related topics we wanted to invite you to join us in developing content relating to the United States. If you are interested please add your Username and area of interest to the members page here. Thank you!!!

--Kumioko (talk) 21:24, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Re: User:193.255.108.20 & ANI

Greetings.

Regarding the general issue with this user at ANI you sought to resolve, I wanted to let you know that I've backtracked through some of the user's edits and am tidying up some unusual things like formatting, ELs, etc.. S/He does have a lot of seemingly constructive edits and I'm uncertain why they would have "un-Wikified" some of their own edits in such unusual ways. Ironically, I reverted some things that the user had reverted other editors for doing the same thing on other articles. For any concerns feel free to look at my edit history around this timestamp. Here's my summary.

Cheers! ♪ Tstorm(talk) 13:57, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Unitarianism

Are you still in charge of watching over the Unitarianism page? There is an issue developing over whether the article should be about Unitarianism as a specific theological movement (which is what it has been from the start) or about all Christian theologies that might be called Unitarian. This latter view is being pushed by a number of "Biblical Unitarians" that believe the page should also be about them. But they are outside of the Unitarian theological family that the article was originally about. I am not in favor of including them but am wondering what you think. Edits have been going back and forth over the last few weeks on this issue. See also the Discussion page. --Donbodo (talk) 18:50, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

I have never been "in charge of watching over the Unitarianism page". I am certainly interested in it though. Thanks for the notification - I'll go take a look at the discussion. LadyofShalott 22:37, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Intervention

I notice you intervened on Drmies's talk page concerning a user whose name is rather like what a king said to Mr Gibbon. I'm taking a so far neutral part in an AfD about Khojaly-Gadabay culture and am a bit concerned about this user (who has been named but non-proven in an SPI). Can I ask you to have a look? The puppet master was interested in this area of the world, from what I seem to find. Peridon (talk) 22:40, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Where exactly are you asking me to look? I don't know if you mean the Afd or the SPI or somewhere else. I'll be glad to look if you give me the exact wikilink(s) to where. LadyofShalott 22:44, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

The AfD is Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Khojaly–Gadabay culture and the SPI is at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Meowy/Archive. Peridon (talk) 22:47, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

OK, thanks for the links. I have looked at them, and while I agree there is plenty of room for concern, I don't think there is anything I can do at this point. I have added the AfD to my watchlist, and will see how things develop. If you notice anything else relevant, feel free to let me know! LadyofShalott 23:11, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Massacre

Hey Lady, can you do this one too? Hey, I went to WP training and got a hoodie! Drmies (talk) 01:07, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

 Done Cool - is that for the campus ambassador thing? LadyofShalott 01:12, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Yes ma'am. Three days of semi-aborted travel for one day of training. But I ate a lot of gumbo and etouffee... Drmies (talk) 01:14, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Yum! I'll consider doing that if someone sets it up over here (but I am not voluteering to set it up). LadyofShalott 01:18, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Doing what--eating? Do you have any pals at your local four-year university? Maybe there's still grant money left for a public policy project. Drmies (talk) 02:27, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Hah, I guess that was a little vague. ;) Hmmm... public policy grants? I actually have a friend who's on the faculty in that very area. I suspect his plate is more than full enough, but he might know of grad students or other faculty who would be interested. Do you have an appropriate link that I could send his way. LadyofShalott 02:34, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Yes: Wikipedia:WikiProject United States Public Policy. A message to Sage Ross might be the quickest way to get a response. Toodle pips, Drmies (talk) 03:09, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Ethnic groups in Delhi

I saw you partook of the action--please see my note on the talk page! Drmies (talk) 15:46, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

• Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Indianbiographer. Drmies (talk) 16:09, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

I'm looking - what a mess! LadyofShalott 00:05, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for your help on these and associated articles. BTW, nice to know our new governor made headlines even before he got to set down on the guv'ners chair. Drmies (talk) 23:48, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

I'd make a remark about being glad he's not my governor, but things aren't that much different next door. What goes through a person's mind? "Let's see, I can start my term by alienating everyone who doesn't have my same beliefs. Yeah, that's a good plan!"

As for the articles, I'm glad to help. You took my start at fixing the environment article and ran with it! LadyofShalott 02:31, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

Church or Parish

Hi, I saw you commented on User:Lucascb's talk page bringing up the notability of a number of his articles created. My question is related. I'm currently dealing with WlaKom (talk) and his pet Connecticut Roman Catholic Parish categories. First, without the inclusion of some building info, I doubted that these articles were notable enough (a look at parish articles in the United States were in states near CT and seemed to also be by him). Second, he insists on sorting the article not based on its name but location (so St. Patrick's Parish, Stamford) is sorted as Stamford. If the article for the church is redirected to a chapter heading, then it too is sorted by location, as opposed to all other church articles on Wikipedia.--James R (talk) 21 Jan 2011

Here's WlaKom's original message, I think this needs mediation -- "Please rewert your edits related to sorting. Parishes are sorted by city as deafault. If you want to sort, additionaly, by name you can add |{{PAGENAME}}. See the mess in Category:Roman Catholic parishes in Connecticut. Do not modify {{DEFAULTSORT:City name}}--WlaKom (talk) 08:34, 21 January 2011 (UTC)"

Mixed Parish - Church articles

Is it possible to transfer all "Lukascb" recent articles about the parish/church to his sandbox, to update them? There are too many to correct category, and their names on the correct name. --WlaKom (talk) 18:25, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

I'm not convinced moving all of them is necessary or even desirable. If there are particular ones that need more work than others to be ready for mainspace, please point them out. At least some did look perfectly acceptable. LadyofShalott 02:55, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Peace Offering

You seemed very upset with me the other day. I'm sorry if it seemed as though I was not caring about your concerns becuae that is not the fact. I'm simply new here and doing my best to contribute in a positive and helpful way.

Hopefully we will be able to work well together to the extent that this might be required.Lukascb (talk) 23:55, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

I admit that I became very frustrated with the total lack of response that I was seeing. However, your apology here is very gracious, and I accept. I agree that it would be best if we can work together! :) Thank you, LadyofShalott 02:52, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

St. Peter Church (Connecticut)

I'm not sure what the proper protocol is here but since you brought up the issue of notability for this article, it seems appropriate for me to inform you that I have added a bit to it that should help with your concerns. I'd appreciate it if you could take another look and see what you think.

Churches like this (designed around 1870 with the architectural attributation unavailable or unknown) create a bit of a proble. Almost certainly the architect for this church would have been Patrick C. Keely, James Murphy or Patrick W. Ford. These three architects did most of the catholic churches in New England during that period.

I've travelled the 200+ miles from my home in Boston MA to the Danbury Public Library in an attempt to obtain more information on this and other churches in that town. The library had no information on the church that mentions the architect. Certainly it could have been someone else as well but these three were the most likely candidates.

However the librarian there said that I might very well have some luck if I contacted the building department of the City of Danbury. She informed me that they are especially concerned with the accuracy of their records for their older buildings and there is a very good chance that they would have the architect's name. So I'll be calling them to see if they can be halpfulLukascb (talk) 23:28, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

That it is a contributing building to the historic district helps allay my notability concerns. The article needs additional and better references, however, and I have flagged a couple of specific places these are needed. Having the name of the architect is of only secondary concern (though it would be nice). LadyofShalott 23:36, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

I see though that it has been named, along with a great deal of other similar articles, in an AfD discussion. You need to comment there. Please go participate in the discussion. LadyofShalott 01:45, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Avdo Palic article vandalism

I attempted to move the Abdullah Palic article back to Avdo Palic (I created this one) but the system would not let me. Some user changed the spelling of the article name (it was a biographical article). The person's legal name was Avdo Palic. The article must be named correctly. There is no reason for the article to use the wrong name. Can you rename the article or move it back to its original title. Thanks Bigz (talk) 02:16, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

 Done LadyofShalott 02:33, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/St. Mark Church (Stratford, Connecticut) - One list needed

Please note my request, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/St. Mark Church (Stratford, Connecticut)#One list needed and comment or volunteer to make a list. --DThomsen8 (talk) 14:02, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Brain committee, thanks!

Thank you for your intervention. The subject of drug addiction treatment doesn't seem to be covered very well on Wikipedia, the legislation is different in different countries and this has effected how drug addicts have been treated in the past, yet Wikipedia seems to lump the countries together. I wish to write about one of the early pioneers in the uk, I have some important information which should be made available, it seems I should create a new uk category or ask in the uk section for one to be created? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank youJohnchapple (talk) 03:21, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your help, I think I will choose newname, as for PM, your userpage is so complicated...or you've not enabled that function, I would insert a smiley here, but I can imagine that is considered bad form, and another one! Thanks very much againJohnchapple (talk) 03:02, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Well, I do have email enabled - you just have to look on the left side (it's in the part I can't even change at all - the left panel is standard on all userpages). I have no objections to smilies; I use them frequently here. :) LadyofShalott 02:23, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

NL lighthouses

Thanks for your help!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:28, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome! :) LadyofShalott 02:21, 29 January 2011 (UTC)