User talk:Seagull123/Archive 2

Fixed welcome message template

Greetings! I just wanted to notify you of one really small thing.

I see you created and used the {{Welcome user column}} template to welcome other users to Wikipedia (which I think is good to do, by the way), but there was a small technical mistake in the template. I've gone and fixed the template, and then fixed its instances on user pages that you've used it on (and notified such users).

For future reference, when you want to display the number of articles on Wikipedia, please use {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} (a magic word), rather than {{Numberofarticles}} (a template).

This is just something I wanted to notify you about, that's all. It's a rather small and seemingly pointless difference, I know, but one way is just recommended over the other. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page. Have a good day! JaykeBird (talk) 22:33, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

Also, this same mistake (using {{Numberofarticles}}) seems to be present in your twinkleoptions.js file. I don't see where this mistake is, though. If you'd like to take the time to fix that, that would be wonderful. If that code isn't present in that file, maybe something in Wikipedia's systems is a bit mixed up, and hopefully it'll be sorted out soon. Thank you! JaykeBird (talk) 22:55, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

@JaykeBird:  Thank you very much! I'll have a look at the twinkle code stuff tomorrow, but thanks for fixing that!  Seagull123  Φ  00:12, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

Islamo-Leftism

• I see, but remain puzzled. That IP is an experienced, skilled and aggressive editor, Why can't he add his own tags to a page?E.M.Gregory (talk) 22:41, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

• Also, can you be more specific about the way in which the page fails to meet notability standards? I ask because I write a lot of pages on academic topics, and this appears to be a notable topic to me.E.M.Gregory (talk) 22:41, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

• Thanks. Cheers.E.M.Gregory (talk) 23:45, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

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Bilal Abdullah Alaily

Hi Thank you for your notes about Bilal Abdullah Alaily article, it was a great pleasure to do all what you ask for, I look forward for more co-operation for the best of our Wikipedia, I will do my best to translate the good articles . Waiting for your feed back and thanks in advance. --Mharfouche (talk) 06:52, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

@Mharfouche: You're welcome! It's always a pleasure to get thanked. And if you need any help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask me for help here. Thanks!  Seagull123  Φ  22:15, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Good day Seagull123,

Please I would like to remove the Ken Giami article I started on wikipedia. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Ken_Giami>

There has been a deletion tag on it for a while and I want to take the article out of Wikipedia completely as the discussions seem to have been muted.

How do I remove the article completely? Can you direct me please? I am new to Wikipedia

Thank you— Preceding unsigned comment added by Bomabenjy2 (talk • contribs) 13:47, 5 January 2016‎ (UTC)

2015 CS Shootings

Just wanted to drop a note of thanks for all your help in getting the article established. Thank you. — Ched :  ?  01:08, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

@Ched: You're welcome, it was a pleasure! Just let me know if you need any more help.  Seagull123  Φ  21:11, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Many Thanks Mharfouche (talk) 06:52, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Wishing you merry Christmas and a happy new year --Mharfouche (talk) 07:06, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Thank you again @Mharfouche: I wish you a merry Christmas too!  Seagull123  Φ  21:29, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Reference for List of isomers of tridecane

Responding to your note left for me regarding citation of sources for List of isomers of tridecane. After reading Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright and Wikipedia:Copyright_in_lists, I'm concerned that maybe the source is not usable, and the page might need to be removed. I copied the list of isomers from http://www.scribd.com/doc/56047899/Constitutional-Isomers-of-Alkanes#scribd, which states copyright is Attribution-Noncommericial (but it doesn't specifically state Creative Commons). I didn't realize BY-NC is not compatible with Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright. After reading up on the matter, I wonder if the page might need to be removed. For the immediate time being, I added a general reference source citation (WP:GENREF) to the list page.

Pro - supporting keeping the list

1. Per Wikipedia:Copyright in lists, the information in the list is not "value judgement" information. Rather, it is specifically formulaic (or formulaically producible by IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry naming rules.

Con - remove the list

1. The "BY-NC" license of the source is not compatible with WP copyright.
2. After digging around, it appears the source material might just be a republished version of http://www.chemicalland21.com/info/Constitutional%20Isomers%20Of%20Alkanes.htm (or the www.chemicalland21.com page is republished from my source material. The source material I used was published on Scribd in 2011; the other site claims copyright (of the site, not the "copy" page) in 2013). Per that site's policy (http://www.chemicalland21.com/Legal_Notice.htm), all their site's contents are copyrighted.

So, is a formulaic, known, canonical list of isomers copyrightable? I'm not a lawyer, and I don't intend on playing one. I guess prudence's sake requires removing the list?

Finally, I had also created List of isomers of tetradecane from the same source, so all of the above applies to it as well. I also added the same general reference source citation to it.

I haven't really interacted much with Wikipedians before, so I'm not sure the best protocol for ongoing conversation. Please let me know if I should be doing so in a different location or manner. Thanks for your engagement and help! sbb (talk) 05:20, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

@Sbb: You're doing great at interacting, and my talk page is a great place to do it. In regards of the copyright problem, I'm not a lawyer either, so I don't really know how to handle this, but I thought maybe Template:Cv-unsure could be placed on the page(s)? The text of the template is:

It is suspected that this article may be a copyright violation, but without a source this cannot be definitively determined. If this article can be shown to be a copyright infringement, please list the article on Wikipedia:Copyright problems. If you are certain that the article is not a copyright violation, you should give evidence on the talk page. Please do not remove this tag without discussion.

Would this be alright? If you think it needs something else, put {{help me}} on your talk page and ask for help, (maybe link back here as well) and ask for help from someone who knows about copyright. I hope this helped. (Visit the help page for help). Thanks.  Seagull123  Φ  14:11, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

Radeberger Pils

Beer for Saxonian Kings! Drink one more. Thanks for help! Ruessen-Kleinstorckwitz (talk) 21:03, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

@Ruessen-Kleinstorckwitz: thank you! It's been a pleasure editing with you, keep up the good work!  Seagull123  Φ  23:26, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

seagull, can you have a look for this pages. today was an admin on the way and made a lot of wind and some more mistakes. can you see (for the „poets staemer“) there are really so much mistakes???

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German-Polish_poets_steamer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Pa%C5%84ta Ruessen-Kleinstorckwitz (talk) 18:09, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

@Ruessen-Kleinstorckwitz: Yes, I'll have a look at those later today (or tomorrow). I just haven't got time right now. If I don't do it by tomorrow, please remind me! Thanks.  Seagull123  Φ  19:52, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

just done. thanks. see us later. by the next beer. today I have "Köstritzer Black" Ruessen-Kleinstorckwitz (talk) 17:24, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

@Ruessen-Kleinstorckwitz: Ah, I'm so sorry, I forgot to have a look! Please accept my apology; I'll have a look now.  Seagull123  Φ  17:33, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

@Ruessen-Kleinstorckwitz: Sorry, but could you possibly elaborate on what you would like me to do with these pages? Sorry again,  Seagull123  Φ  18:09, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

its just done. somebody had a look for. thanks! Ruessen-Kleinstorckwitz (talk) 21:00, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

OUPS

Bonjour,

je suis extrêmement désolée pour les dérangements, je me suis trompée de Wikipédia, je voulais modifier le Wikipédia français et je n'ai pas fait attention.

Encore désolée. --89.94.82.139 (talk) 21:43, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

@89.94.82.139: De rien, je vous souhaite une bonne journée et j'espère que vous avez un bon temps en Wikipédia. Pardon pour mon français mauvais. Merci.  Seagull123  Φ  21:52, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

@Seagull123: Non, votre français n'est vraiment pas mal! THX --89.94.82.139 (talk) 22:09, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

Merci! @89.94.82.139:  Seagull123  Φ  00:13, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

Stefan Helmut Winter

Hello Hope you are fine, i create new article in the name Of Stefan Helmut Winter,please can you review and give me your feed back. many thanks --Mharfouche (talk) 10:22, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

@Mharfouche: I've just had a look at your article, Stefan Helmut Winter, and it seems fine. I've made a few small changes and added two cleanup templates: "Orphan" and "No footnotes". This is because at the moment, no other Wikipedia page links there and that there are no inline citations but there are some external links. I'll try and help you with the article. Thanks. (You seem to have made some improvements since I've started writing this, thanks!)  Seagull123  Φ  17:16, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Hi Thank you,I have made some modifications by adding links to some places and subjects. Best regards --Mharfouche (talk) 17:39, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

One last request can i make the name just "Stefan Winter" without a middle name because there is another person who has the same name on wikipedia and couldn't create a duplicate article, Also the concerned person isn't known by his middle name. Thanks again --Mharfouche (talk) 17:40, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

@Mharfouche: Sorry, I can't make the title of the page Stefan Winter, as there is already an article there. I am able to make the title Stefan Winter (historian) if that's OK? I could change historian in the title to something else if you think that's better though.  Seagull123  Φ  17:46, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Ok it's a good idea to make the title Stefan Winter (historian) since the guy is a very well known historian and scholar with lots of books and studies that you can easily find them while googling his name. Thank you again for your cooperation and fruitful ideas.

Best Regards --Mharfouche (talk) 17:59, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

@Mharfouche:  Done  Seagull123  Φ  18:01, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Cheers!!! Mharfouche (talk) 18:05, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Thank you Mharfouche!  Seagull123  Φ  18:07, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen

Hello, as requested I looked over the page for Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen. You'll see the changes are mostly style and syntax and then some clean-up of translations (e.g. maîtresse) but there were a couple things that were not clear in the original that I tried to smooth using the information in the references. Let me know if you have any questions or if there's any other projects that you would like proofread. Cheers, Petropetro (talk) 05:18, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Petropetro! Keep up the great work!  Seagull123  Φ  15:33, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the help

Woo I was visited by a real-life human, yay! --Binaryhazard (talk) 20:51, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

You're welcome! Binaryhazard! If you need any help, just let me know.  Seagull123  Φ  20:53, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

December 2015

Good afternoon, I wanted to know why my page is flagged for deletion? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Badia Hand to Shoulder Center (talk • contribs) 21:47, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Hi @Badia Hand to Shoulder Center: I originally flagged your article, Alejandro Badia, MD, FACS, for deletion because it was an unreferenced biography of a living person (BLP), Wikipedia requires that all BLPs have at least one reference to a reliable source. Another editor, Thebestofall007, then requested it be speedily deleted under the A7 and G11 criteria. If you would like to know why that user requested it be deleted, ask them at their talk page. The article now has two references, but they're primary sources, which on their own are not really good enough, I would encourage you to try and find more reliable sources to improve the article. I see that at the article's talk page, you requested that you are given a week or so to improve the article, I would suggest that you might like to try creating a draft version first, which you can then ask for feedback on if necessary, with less risk of deletion. Do make sure you also read help available to you, including Your First Article and the Tutorial. You might also like to try the Article Wizard, which has an option to create a draft version. I would definitely suggest reading the Your First Article page though. Anyway, if you need more help, ask a question on your talk page with a {{help me}} template or ask me another question here. I hope I helped, thanks.  Seagull123  Φ  22:06, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Vandal reporting

Thank you for reporting that vandal. You saved me the trouble of doing it myself. Samoan buttmunch, my foot!Joel.Miles925 (talk) 23:04, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

That's OK Joel.Miles925, they seemed to be very good at ignoring the warnings. I think they were running out of names by the time they came up with French hedgehog.  Seagull123  Φ  23:08, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

I would say they were. Do you have any idea why people consistently vandalize rugby leaguers' pages? Vandalism of ISIS I get, but is rugby really such a hot topic it "needs" vandalism? Joel.Miles925 (talk) 23:12, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

I have no idea Joel.Miles925, maybe a bad result?  Seagull123  Φ  23:17, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Probably just a rugby hater...Joel.Miles925 (talk) 00:03, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

response on your input of the Article on EDEN - Official

yes I have know about that fact and thats why i have searched on the internet far and wide for all sources about him and all are from legitimate and sound proof sources from music news and websites and thank you so much on your input. I have also so many pages that i need to put on for instance on archaeological sites and important discoveries but have a hard time to write them up due to university. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sufyanxtreme (talk • contribs) 19:46, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

@Sufyanxtreme: That's OK, I gave you that message because I thought you'd want to know why I put those cleanup templates on the page. I'm looking forward to your articles about archaeology and I'm willing to help you if you need it. Don't worry about not having enough time though.  Seagull123  Φ  20:04, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

@Seagull123: so should i remove those templates after doing necessary changes, as i am adding the page to relevant categories and adding external reference also.

@Sufyanxtreme: Yes ! Once those issues have been fixed, remove the tag!  Seagull123  Φ  20:12, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

@Seagull123: Again thank you so much for your input and i have done the necessary changes on the page.

Deleting my article

Hello Seagull123,

Thank you for your help on my article Please I would like to remove the Ken Giami article I started on wikipedia. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Ken_Giami>

There has been a deletion tag on it for a while and I want to take the article out of wikipedia completely as the discussions seem to have been muted.

How do I remove the article completely? Can you direct me please? I am new to Wikipedia

Thank youBomabenjy2 (talk) 13:54, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

@Bomabenjy2: Unfortunately, you can't delete the article yourself, an admin is generally required for this. See the deletion policy for more information. Once a consensus has been reached, an admin will decide whether it should be deleted or not based on the consensus of editors. Again, I would recommend you read the deletion policy and this page about Articles for Deletion for more information.  Seagull123  Φ  18:58, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

References

Thank you Seagull123 105.112.16.231 (talk) 19:32, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Guidance on Sandbox

Good day Seagull123 Thank you very much for all your assistance. The article has been deleted by an administrator. I would like to start a different article in my sandbox. Would you be so Kind as to guide me through? At your own pace of course. I will contact you when I have written some of it with the Wikipedia guidelines provided. Please let me know if this is okay

Thank youBomabenjy2 (talk) 12:03, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

@Bomabenjy2: Hi, I see that you've already created your sandbox and I think you want help using your sandbox. See this page, Wikipedia:Tutorial/Editing/sandbox, Wikipedia:GLAM/Beginner's_guide_to_Wikipedia#Create_a_draft.2Fsandbox or Wikipedia:About the Sandbox for more help (there isn't one WP help page for using your sandbox). Just remember to add reliable sources, especially if you are writing a biography of a living person. If you want more help in writing articles generally, see WP:YFA. I think this is what you wanted help with, but if not, click here to ask another question. Thanks.  Seagull123  Φ  22:21, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

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