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Two categories you created have been nominated for deletion. Solomon7968 04:29, 29 October 2013 (UTC) Solomon7968 04:29, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

New Page

hi you reveiwed a past page of mine, can you reveiw my latest page? 216.149.187.98 (talk) 00:23, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

You're going to have to give me more information than this, as that doesn't tell me anything. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 05:45, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

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DYK for Kevin Briggs (highway patrolman)

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RfA

Well, your CCI has been closed for a long time, and everything else seems to be in the mood. As I told you several times before, I would be more than happy to be your nominator if you ever wished to run again. So, have me here, asking if you feel ready to have at it again. Cheers. — ΛΧΣ21 21:25, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

I'm probably going to wait a bit, as I am about to jump into the working world after graduating two months from now, but I'll let you know the next time I am thinking about running! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 02:29, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks Sue, and a Merry Christmas to you too! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 20:52, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks ΛΧΣ, and have a happy holiday season! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:02, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

Reconsideration of course instructor request

Geniac and Kevin,

I see that you two have opposing views about my request to receive course instructor rights. It's true, I haven't edited anything on Wikipedia, and I'm still negotiating the startup materials. To be honest, the process is more complicated than I thought. However, I do have significant editing experience. I'm the managing editor for Exemplar: The Journal of South Asian Studies, and regularly write and edit peer-reviewed academic articles (my publications are on my scholarship page). I'm not sure if this is the kind of writing or editing you're looking for in order to approve my request, so if I can demonstrate some chops in editing an article or two within the next couple of weeks, I'd like a chance to prove my mettle. Ironmanprof (talk) 03:07, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

I actually supported you, so as long as you can prove that you understand something through editing a bit around here, I see no problem in granting you the rights. Honestly, I have no doubt that you can write (and probably a lot better than most Wikipedians for that matter), but I would like to see if you can understand editing syntax (markup, etc.) and a bit of the culture here before we approve you. As I said there, I have no problem doing it, but I would like to see you gain some experience first. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 05:47, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

The Writer's Barnstar
Hi Kevin, I'm really impressed with your contributions to the article on the Fore River Shipyard. You really brought the quality of the article up. Thanks. Hot Stop 06:08, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, as I am also astounded, considering I essentially stopped editing the past three months! I still have a long way to go, so feel free to add to the article using that source, as I wouldn't mind some help on that article! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 06:12, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
Your welcome. I'll give it a look through this weekend. Hot Stop 06:29, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
If you want, feel free to tackle the later years and work backwards, as I don't think I'll get out of the 1940s before the end of the weekend. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 06:53, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

Ways to improve Henan-Menon Memorial Airport

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Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Grant, Asahel

A little puzzled by your assessment. There is an encyclopedia article and a book about the subject. Jut curious. Dlohcierekim 16:42, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

At the time, I didn't see a reason to be on the site, as he didn't strike me as doing anything striking. If you want to resubmit it, be my guest, as there is always the chance that someone will eventually support it in the future. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:15, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
No, my question is this. I've always seen coverage in an encyclopedia and a book about a subject, particularly someone from before the 20th century, as evidence of notability. Have I been wrong all these years? Dlohcierekim 17:21, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
Encyclopedias aren't the best of sources, so I would try to shy away from that. In terms of books, being mentioned in a book doesn't necessarily ensure notability, so I would be cautious in that regard. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:41, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

So you are saying a subject from the 19th century is not notable although they have been previously included in an encyclopedia and have had a book written about them? Dlohcierekim 03:02, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

Yes, because it depends on what the encyclopedia considers notable and who wrote the book. Again, I encourage you to submit it as it might get accepted. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 04:07, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
Well a whole book on a person independently written is a strong sign of notability. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 07:34, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
Duly noted. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:46, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

Articles for creation: Hampstead Village Voice (December 28)

Dear Sir,

"Please view your submission to see the comments left by the reviewer."

I Could not find any such comments. Please advise where I can find them.

Kind Regards,

S. Wocker. Articles for creation: Hampstead Village Voice (December 28) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Swocker1 (talk • contribs) 02:04, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

That's odd. Well, I have gone ahead and fixed it! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 02:50, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

Submission of article on Alberto Adrego Pinto

Thank you for reviewing my submission about my colleague Alberto Pinto. I noticed you have links for search queries on his name, "Alberto Pinto". Those queries will not be very fruitful because many people share his name. I think we should change the article name to "Alberto Adrego Pinto". That will show his popularity as a Portuguese mathematician. How do I got about doing that? --Ric8cruz (talk) 02:55, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

According to notability academics criteria only one criteria is enough for notability. I think Alberto Pinto meets more than one, but it is clear he meets at least this one: "8. The person is or has been the head or chief editor of a major well-established academic journal in their subject area." --Ric8cruz (talk) 06:11, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

I have gone ahead and submitted and accepted it for you. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:46, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

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Dominic Lord

This has gone live. It looks speediable. It was not improved after blanking and declination. I tagged and blanked it. Want it moved back? Dlohcierekim 03:48, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Oh, it's fixed. Dlohcierekim 03:48, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

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New England Wikipedia Day @ MIT: Saturday Jan 18

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DYK for Track 61

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your DYK review of Aeroflot Flight 3519

Hi Kevin. I was just scrolling the DYK nominations and saw DYK Aeroflot Flight 3519 where it looked like you completed a review on Dec 26th. There is no green check mark tic next to it. If you meant that review was correct, maybe you could tick it so it will be promoted. — Maile (talk) 22:55, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

Oops! I have gone ahead and fixed it right now, so sorry about that! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 23:55, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

Rochester Subway route diagram

What was the point of this edit? Are you planning on writing all two-dozen Rochester subway station articles? (Also note that I changed the page links to the more common form of “Xxx subway station”.) Useddenim (talk) 01:36, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes. Also, I am also going to revert that edit and make some parenthetical revisions, as that is more common in the Northeast. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:47, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
I think “(RS station)” is too cryptic, and would suggest “(Rochester)” instead, if you’re going to insist on not following the rest of the world. Useddenim (talk) 01:54, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
Also, using “Xxx subway station” allows the use of a standard template. Useddenim (talk) 01:57, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
That was actually one of the fixes that I implemented before you edited that template, but I also wanted to go with the parenthetical approach since a lot of the stations had some pretty common names, when compared to other stations in the world. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 18:26, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

Cut ‘n’ pasting the same two sentences over and over again is not writing an article, it’s just a lazy way of inflating your page creation count. (Also, Highland, Ashbourne & Elmwood were the only stations with 2 tracks; all the others had three or more. All stations except General Motors, East Avenue and Rowlands had an island platform. Canal Boats, Interurbans & Trolleys: The Story of the Rochester Subway has a detailed track map opposite p. 128.) Useddenim (talk) 17:01, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

I do plan on going back and expanding and correcting them a bit tonight, but not having that book certainly does put a damper on some of the expansion as I am limited to online resources. I just wanted to get them all out there and I ran into the issue of having two different maps say that they went by differing names, so that led to some confusion initially. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 18:26, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
Pages 45–93 of Ninety Four Years of Rochester Railways (which I added to References) also covers the subway. And—although I can’t find it off the top of my head—I’m sure there’s something somewhere in WP:MOS that says the station name in the {{Infobox}} shouldn't be in ALL CAPS. Useddenim (talk) 13:29, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
I was actually following what was done in Boston, but feel free to change it. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:45, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
The usual preference is go with the local style. MBTA signage uses centered all-caps on the line color so that's what MBTA articles use; Metro-North uses left-justified standard capitalization so that's what the articles use. Without any available images of station signage, centered with standard capitalization is a reasonable way to go. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 17:51, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

But you've got to add some content. Repetition of that one sentence does not really make a series of articles. Where is each station located? What makes it unique? Does the structure still exist? Was it filled in? Do I need to go on? You should have done some research before you dumped this stuff. I am helping with this, although you have all been a little lazy. Signage style! Platforms! Let's have some real content. Secondarywaltz (talk) 04:27, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

I never said that I was done, as I only added the platform information. I have gotten someone in Rochester who is willing to snap photos for us, but I initially held off on street information since I didn't know on what side of the street the platforms were on. I did find an online source from 1948 that is useful, so I plan on using that once I decide to put some time into expansion. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 04:36, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
Good! I'm working with you on this. Have you tried Category:Wikipedians in Rochester, New York for help? Should we use old photographs under "fair use" since almost everything is gone? Secondarywaltz (talk) 04:44, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
I actually used the Education Program's internal pages, as I figured there might be someone at one of the schools there, and I discovered the professor who I mentioned there. She is interested in helping, and is willing to go snap some photos once the weather improves (so, April). We could use them as fair use (as I suspect some of the websites are already doing so), but I also noticed that the Rochester Wiki page for the subway has images we could migrate over here and someone should do outreach on this Flickr feed and see if we can get a few images on our site, as there are some stations in there. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 05:55, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of Automotive industry in Massachusetts

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G-Zay evidence page

Hi, there. FYI, I have created a G-Zay evidence page in hopes of filing an WP:EDITFILTER or WP:LTA report. Can you please help me out on this matter? Thanks, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 04:14, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

Sure, what do you need help with? Kevin Rutherford (talk) 04:16, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
I need help with finding some evidence of what his BLP violations are on his modus operandus, as well as the GameFAQs board information on his accounts. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 03:11, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
Okay, I'll provide any relevant OTRS information if you want. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:22, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of Linda Taylor

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DYK for Linda Taylor

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Outreachwiki

Thanks - I just saw the email notification. We should talk. Cheers, Mono 23:39, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

Want to do IRC, in the next hour or so? Kevin Rutherford (talk) 00:45, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

My LOB edit =

Hi, I might have been too terse in the description for my cleanup of the LOB disambiguation page. I removed the entry for Legislative Office Building since per the manual of style guidelines for disambiguation pages, each dab page entry should have exactly one bluelink.

Regards, NapoliRoma (talk) 14:58, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, I figured that out after reading that article, so I reverted it after I made that edit. I'm assuming you also mean one red link on the page, otherwise I have really missed that rule! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:22, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

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how to did u add the toolbar ( where u can click to go to your user page or yr talk page etc.)Peace33756 (talk) 23:51, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

I actually have a subpage for that, which you can find here. If you want me to adapt it for you and place it on your page, let me know, and I can whip it up in a few minutes! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 23:55, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

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Quick notice

In your report, I believe you meant Power law and not Power curve. Regards, Cantons-de-l'Est (talk) 02:03, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:19, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Staples High School

You moved it, but there is no online information about it. Can you tell me where it is located? because I only find CT's. © Tbhotch™ (en-2.5). 03:37, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

There are actually a few, which I noted on the recently-created disambiguation page. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 05:22, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Changes - Innospec

Hi Kevin,

Fully understand your actions in removing my edits on Innospec. I have posted some additions - which serve to add to the factual information, but which do not remove any of the existing content. I hope you will find this acceptable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wattclan999 (talk • contribs) 10:28, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

It's a good start, although it still reads a tad promotional. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 21:03, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Prunus sibirica DYK

  • two of us have reworked this. Please look over. HalfGig talk 17:27, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
    • @HalfGig:I cleaned it up some more. I got rid of the worst, but it could do with some more. I don't know enough about the plant to do a proper copyedit. -- Ohc ¡digame! 13:16, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

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Chi mai

Kiev and Tashkent - they are not in Russia, so that's why I changed to USSR, so my change was ok! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.65.22.222 (talk) 23:28, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Oof. Sorry about that! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 00:26, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

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Template questions

Re: Infobox military installation/sandbox, the images work with or without using "file" with the image name, is that correct? - BilCat (talk) 15:44, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Yes. I thought it would originally create an issue where "[[File:" would show up before it, once I converted the template, but this seems to not be the case. Also, you no longer have to put in a size, which is something also to note. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 15:57, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
That's good. The reason I ask is that there is an issue with Template:Infobox Aircraft Begin. Last June, an editor unilaterally decided to remove the "File" from the image field. The problem is now that the infobox image does not display when viewing the old diffs of article from before the change. I've been trying to find somone who could fix the template so that the images with "File:" will display. Is that somthing you would be able to look into? If not, do you know someone who could? Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 16:58, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
That certainly is odd, and I am amazed no one reverted it. In the meantime, I have gone ahead and fixed it, so let me know if there are any other issues in the future! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:43, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
Thanks very much. We did discuss reverting it, but he'd already made changes to thousands of articles, and the consenus was to oeave it alone as it was thought to be harmless. I didn't discover until later that viewing the images in the history, but the damage was done. I didn't know how to fix it, and didn't know who to ask. So thanks for your help. - BilCat (talk) 18:55, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
One more thing. Could you resize the default image bask to 300 px? It fits better in the infobox with the larger image size. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 19:05, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
Done! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:31, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
Thanks again. - BilCat (talk) 20:00, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Re: Question on a DYK

There were three factors that led to your suggested image not being used:

  1. Only one hook in each set can be placed into the image slot of a DYK set. As the number of nominations that include suggested images typically exceeds the number of available slots, this means that some image suggestions can not be used.
  2. There was a usable image associated with a special occasion request destined for the set your hook was used in.
  3. Your suggested image has problems with image clarity. While it is obvious that there is something being depicted (the bright white streaks and pink dots on an off-white background), it is not obvious what that something is when the image is viewed at the 100 x 100 pixel resolution used in DYK updates.

As to why your nomination was used in that set instead of being deferred to a different set where the image might have been used, there have been limited numbers of approved hooks available for use in upcoming DYK sets and many of the approved hooks pertain to articles with similar subjects. By the time you eliminate hooks with themes similar to those already included in the set (e.g. the set includes hooks for an English church and a German building, another hook about an English church would not have been an appropriate addition), your nomination was among the oldest usable nominations and was selected to help provide topical diversity to the overall set. Hope this answers your questions. --Allen3 talk 18:12, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Ah, I figured that might have something to do with it. It does feel weird to think it was one of the oldest nominations, as it was only two days old when you selected it. Thanks, again! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:31, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Attack on Liberal Rights

Dear Kevin Rutherford,

I do not know how to use a talk page, but I am here to inform you that I do not appreciate your criticism on my latest work on the editing of a highly improper Wikipedia page. My changes to the Sonic-2 page were none other than an appropriate use of my powers as a Wiki user. I had edited out the improper grammatical terms and did some minor continuity editing and was informed that my changes were undone, and called "vandalism". As a Wiki user, I believe it is my right to protest such a dishonest and untruthful attack on my carefully crafted words of correction. I demand for my edits to remain, and for the Constitution Section regarding free speech to be henceforth quoted by you, on my talk page at a time in which I will decide at a future date. Thank you.

-Your Boss/Founder of Wikipedia.com, Jimmy Wales — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shishrr2 (talk • contribs) 18:03, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

So, this is how you justify inserting false information onto the page, and then blanking it right after I revert you? Kevin Rutherford (talk) 18:30, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

template error

Hi,

Pls rv your edit to Template:Val: It now does not display at all.

— kwami (talk) 05:09, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Please use this page to test it out then, as I copied the exact text that you told me to. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 05:15, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
I didn't tell you any text. — kwami (talk) 05:19, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
I am sorry for the confusion, as I did not notice that Johnuniq was the one to respond to me. Once you guys have adequately debugged, let me know, as I read over it quickly and didn't notice that all the kinks weren't ironed out. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 05:21, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for the effort. I've made some attempts but haven't worked it out yet. — kwami (talk) 05:24, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

@Kevin: I'm pretty sure that using the template editor right is supposed to involve more than quickly reading an edit request and making an edit (see "Expect to be held accountable for all changes you make"). The whole point of restricting changes of a template to those with an advanced right is to ensure that some sanity checking is done before changing widely used templates, and there was nothing in my comment that recommended making a change to {{val}}. At the time you copied it to the main template, the history of {{val/sandbox}} showed the last edit was at 8 April 2013. Johnuniq (talk) 06:15, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

I am well aware of that. As I said before, I messed up and misread it, as I am human. I am taking accountability for my actions and have admitted my mistake and want to work to correct it, so if you could notify me after you all are ready to go with the update, I will be more than happy to do it. I might even check it out later today, if I find the time. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 06:25, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

ArtAndFeminism

Hi Kevin, I am writing up a story on the ArtAndFeminism meetups from last week for In the Media in this week's Signpost, and was wondering if you could give a brief comment on how it went/future plans with it/success or failure/etc. I am pinging several users in hopes that one will reply by the deadline, which is likely some time tonight. Thanks in advance. Go Phightins! 19:37, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

For the event I went to, everything worked fine, as we were able to get at least a few articles up. I would talk to @Maia for more information, as I walked out about an hour in to get photos of the entire neighborhood, so she could definitely provide you with more information. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 20:48, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Hi @Go. Feel free to use anything here as a quote: We had a lovely turnout considering we weren't even sure we were going to be able to hold the event on short notice. Our hosts from the SMFA were fabulous; I would love to hold events there again should the opportunity arise. Our eight attendees were split between established editors and newbies… I spent a good amount of time tutoring individuals who needed assistance and basic introductions to Wikipedia markup. In all we created two new articles and improved four others during the event -- mainly these were biographies of individual artists. I was definitely proud to be a part of this well-coordinated event. It is high time that more women in the art world get the recognition they deserve. I will also say that in the past 18 months, the New England Wikimedians group has held a number of edit-a-thons focusing on closing the Wikipedia gender gap, and we look forward to continuing these efforts as the year progresses. Let me know if you need anything else! Girona7 (talk) 01:57, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Your action on Vilatte order page

Dear,

I put a flag on the page because the article is infamous. I do not represent San Louigi. But this article is a cause of libel, is unfair, not neutral, citing only far-right sources and pro-roman-catholics. If Wikipedia is that sort of encyclopedia, I will regret to have participated to the French version since 2006.

How can I raise the issu with a moderator ? I do not threat Wikipedia, I just pointed out that it could be a source of diffamation case. If this is unfair, then ban me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SpartakusFreeMann (talk • contribs) 09:38, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

So then discuss it with the other editor and stop blanking text in the page, as that does no one any good. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 15:56, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Dear, I did not blank anything. On René Vilatte's page I just deleted the redundant entry regarding the Vilatte's orders as the contributor already created another page. The aim is to reduce the size, as announced on the top of the entry, so why having duplicate contents in both main page and the split Vilatte's order page ? On the Vilatte's order, I remove the infamous assumption with the Valensi story. It has nothing to do with this page. Valensi was a fraudulent guy, a forger, and mixing his name and Vilatte's it is diffamation, letting the people thing they were in same business. And there is no proof of that, not in the article, not in the sources given by the contributor. This article (and even de René Vilatte entry) is a complete non neutral entry. Sorry, but I tried to add some additionnal information and link within wikipedia in the Vilatte's order, they were deleted with the other changes. I will not participate anymore and lose my time here. In fact, I discover that the US Wikipedia is suffering the same sickness than the French one. Cheers. --Spartakus FreeMann 16:03, 7 February 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by SpartakusFreeMann (talk • contribs)

As I said, work it out with them. Arbitrarily removing text is considered vandalism, so unless you can prove why the article is a mess, you look like you have a point of view and are trying to push it without discussion. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:14, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, but no. I lost thousands of hours with the French Wikipedia. I know well the story. This article is a joke, that's it. The main reference is found with Gayre, all is thus said. Valensi never met Vilatte, Valensi counterfeited Vilatte's signature as "Marie Timothée", it is blatant. Citing Pujo who was a member of the Action française is enough for me. I stop here. Thank you for your time. --Spartakus FreeMann 18:27, 7 February 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by SpartakusFreeMann (talk • contribs)

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Sturgis Charter Public School

Hello, I'm just wondering why you reverted my edit to Sturgis Charter Public School. The text was not referenced, so I had removed the statement. Epicgenius (talk) 00:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

So? Assume good faith in edits like that, as it is an innocent edit that didn't harm the article. I live in Barnstable and happen to know that it is true, and we shouldn't be reverting users because they don't provide a citation to every fact that is inserted into articles. That would be incredibly counterproductive and only serves to drive away potential editors, as very few new editors know even the most basic of rules, and most people want to help improve the site without doing anything major. Besides, this may lead to another editor citing that fact in the future, so there is always that. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 00:41, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
I think I did assume good faith in the revert (the edit summary was "Reverted 1 good faith edit by 75.67.164.139 using STiki (Mistake? Report it.)"), but now that I'd had a chance to think about it, I probably shouldn't have removed it at first. My apologies. Epicgenius (talk) 03:04, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
No worries, as I actually find myself doing the same thing every now and then, as you get into a mentality to shoot first and ask questions later. I've always taken that AGF thing to be for things that aren't vandalism but also don't add anything useful (commentary, suggestions for the page, and other posts along that line). Happy editing! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:12, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

I am fresh out of wiki kittens; please accept this cake as a thank you for your thoughtful comments during my (now withdrawn) RfA. Constructive criticism is always appreciated, albeit you made one clear error in your statement. What doesn't kill us... Cheers, Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 11:45, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

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Seeking help with upgrading and migrating a circa 2008 WikiMedia web site to a new server

Hi Kevin:

I see you're part of the New England WikiMedia user group. I'm based in Williamstown, Mass., but ran a project in the UMass Amherst journalism program for several years called the Media Giraffe Project (http://www.mediagiraffe.org)

We have a running WikiMedia site (www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki) that needs to be upgraded and migrated to a new service and I'm wondering if you could post a message to the NE group and see if there is someone who could help us? The MGP is a non-profit initiative with no funds for this project, but I would possible come up with some funds personally if this is a big project.

My contact info: Bill Densmore / m: 617-448-6600 wpdensmore@gmail.com

Thanks!

-- bill

108.8.227.20 (talk) 21:30, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Will do, and I will be sure to copy you to it as well! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 21:35, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

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Can you please edit the template so that image3 is shown centered within the infobox

The code currently is |- {{#if:{{{image3|}}} | <!-- image3 testing area (START) --> {{!}} {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image={{{image3|}}}|size={{{image_size|}}}|sizedefault=250px|alt={{{image_alt|}}}}} }} <!-- image3 testing area (END) -->

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Fixed! Feel free to go update all of the captions for the third image though, as I am unsure of what pages they may be on for the most part. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:43, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

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Corn doggers

I wondered about that, but I did find it - however, not often enough that it isn't more likely a misspelling or mishearing of dodgers, so thanks for the correction. Whatever they are called, they're delicious. Dougweller (talk) 18:30, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, I was dealing with someone on OTRS who said that he had heard it in the 1930s-1940s era, so I decided to assume a lot of good faith and add it. I do hope that I can try them someday, so I guess I'll have to take your word for it. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:28, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of R.S. Owens & Company, C.W. Shumway & Sons

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DYK for R.S. Owens & Company

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DYK for C.W. Shumway & Sons

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Russian invasion of Crimea closure

Hey—curious on what grounds you closed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Russian invasion of Crimea as speedy keep non-admin closure? The nom didn't withdraw and there were deletion arguments. If it was due to the rename during the AfD, that shouldn't effect the early closure of the discussion, no? I am watching this page for the near future—no need to whisperback czar ♔ 02:42, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

I actually closed it because of the sudden influx of keep arguments that turned it into a likely keep. I wish it would have given me a reason to explain it, but if you want, I would be more than happy to re-open it. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 02:49, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
I agree that it was snowing "keeps", but since it's a potentially controversial topic, I thought it fell outside the scope of a non-admin closure. I was just curious if I was missing something. Have a good one I am no longer watching this page—whisperback if you'd like a response czar ♔ 03:03, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
I understand where you're coming from, and if you or anyone else wants me to reopen it, I will be more than happy to oblige. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:07, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Kash Gauni Page

He is a notable Entertainer, meets all the guidelines. DanVanKant (talk) 14:54, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

No he doesn't, as the third-party sources that you mention do not actually show notability. Remember, coverage does not equal notability. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:43, 3 March 2014 (UTC)Kevin the man is first Volunteer Brown Firefighter in Canada, first to be voice of South Asian Heart and Stroke, First to be crossed over into mainstream Canadian English cinema and the list goes on.Third sources worldwide do not talk unless something is notable. Unless you guide me what you are looking for this is a subjective refusal. Look forward to your helpDanVanKant (talk) 15:40, 4 March 2014 (UTC)DanVanKantDanVanKant (talk) 15:40, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion for move

Hi Kevin, I may be missing something, but it looks like your db-move request for Can't Raise A Man (K.Michelle song) will result in a duplicate article with Can't Raise A Man. --kelapstick(bainuu) 15:27, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

I rejected the speedy deletion request. The new AFC draft is about the same topic as the existing article Can't Raise a Man. Any new content in the AFC page should be merged into the existing article. --Orlady (talk) 15:41, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
The script doesn't detect duplicates with anything on the end, so I wouldn't have even noticed it unless I was alerted by either an outside person or the script. Thanks for noticing that! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:39, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Photron

It's deleted, in case you want to do the formalities of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Photron yourself. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 20:33, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 20:34, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
and Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Indigo Meadow Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 21:06, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

AFC: David Bawiec

Hi, I'm hoping you can help me out here. :) I'm trying to understand why my AFC submission was declined. As the Golden Rule states, "Articles require significant coverage, in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.". I have referenced the entire AFC from sources that fulfill those requirements. The subject matter has been covered by sources including: The Advocate, Here Media, The Backlot, Vancouver Free Press, The Huffington Post and GLAAD, as well as many other publications. All of which are notable & significant in their respective domains. If the issue is regarding whether the subject is notable or not, yes he is. He has already been approved to be added to the list of Notable Berklee College of Music Alumni. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Berklee_College_of_Music_alumni) - as agreed with the admin of that page, this will be published as soon as the AFC is approved. I've improved the article as much as I can, provided 24 different references, etc. Please let me know if there's anything else that I can do to get this article published. Thank you. Article in question: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/David_Bawiec

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You placed a link to the Huffington Post, and he is not mentioned on the page. Passing mentions on pages don't count either. I don't have the time to nitpick every individual resource for you, but the rule on this site is the sites should provide coverage of the individual, not passing mentions. At this point, less is more, as it is better to have a few sites that actually go in depth with the subject than many which just mention them, or not at all. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:48, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for taking the time to explain. I'll make the necessary corrections. Cheers. --Bluestarstudios (talk) 08:31, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

Elephants for Peace

Hello, I really don't understand why you didn't approve the submission. You ask for reliable sources. There are 44 newspaper, magazine, or television article that talk exclusively about Elephants for Peace. I didn't know how to include them, but we also have letters of recommendations from mayors of big cities like Cologne, Berlin, Auschwitz, Nicosia; we have letters from ambassadors, consuls, MEP… On notability alone, Elephants for Peace opened the borders in Nicosia at a time when there were armed guards patrolling it. the guards were dropped for the two days Elephants for Peace were there and people walked freely through the border, and that's one event alone, not to mention the other odd twenty events. I'm really not sure what I have to add. Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Elephant for Peace --RomaNatacha (talk) 10:36, 4 March 2014 (UTC) P.S. Of course, all the letters of recommendation are available on the website www.elephantsforpeace.com --RomaNatacha (talk) 10:42, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

I would start with listing them at the bottom of the article and adding them as references for the events that you wrote above. In terms of other things, you can probably clean up the list of people, as that really is unneeded, and try again, as forty-four sources is a good start, but only if the organization isn't talked about in a passing mention. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:12, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Hollister typo

You have it "AIr". It should be "Air". I'd fix it myself, but you just moved it and I don't want to mess anything up. Lou Sander (talk) 22:17, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

I fixed it immediately, as it was a typo. Thanks for catching it! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 22:20, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
I noticed how quickly you fixed it. I'm impressed. ;-) Lou Sander (talk) 00:13, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

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can you please create an article for me — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sureshudesh (talk • contribs) 05:14, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

can you please create an article for me i dont know how to create an article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sureshudesh (talk • contribs) 05:17, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Sorry, but the article which you submitted contains nothing which would lead me to approve it, as it is essentially blank. Please work on it further, as there is no way for me to know if you are notable enough for the site. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 05:19, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

On San Roque de Cumbaza (AfC)

I noticed you left a notice on my talk page regarding an AfC submission. I thought I'd let you know that I was not the original creator; the creator was Bkenvironment. (I have notified that editor already.) I understand that you used the AfC helper script; I myself have had this problem of notifying the wrong user before. I suppose this is a reminder to check the history after a review. Thank you for your time. Anon126 (talk - contribs) 06:11, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

No problem! The script, although useful, certainly has its kinks. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 06:21, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

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Amir Malik - Article for Creation

You told me to add reliable sources on the article for Amir Malik [1]. The foot notes have all the references of online articles regarding his achievements/publications. I have already gone through articles on reliable sources. What exactly do you have in mind, so I can get those type of sources? Afsheen Saadat (talk) 11:19, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

All of the Teletimes sites are giving me 404 Errors, so please correct that if possible. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:25, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Draft:Internet Regulation In Turkey

Why did you decide to move this out of mainspace? Looks like a good start to me. Calliopejen1 (talk) 19:50, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

It's a good start, but it lacks many of the things that would make it a good article (prose, headers, etc), so that is why I placed it there for now. Besides, the user was the one who moved it, so that was also part of the problem. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:54, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
Actually, I suppose that I could clean it up a bit, since it isn't that egregious. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:56, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
Hmm. I guess this is why I opposed the draft namespace in the first place... I appreciate that you moved it back, but it was a perfectly fine start that could be improved by other users (either now or eventually). I don't see how it's a problem that the user moved it from draft space to article space. Calliopejen1 (talk) 20:33, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
Yeah, that pretty much summarizes every issue that I have with this site, as it is incredibly easy for things to get lost and never improved for many years. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 20:48, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Question regarding rejection of post "Canadian Association for Equality"

Thank you for reviewing my submission, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Canadian Association for Equality

You indicated that this submission's references do not adequately evidence the subject's notability.

However, the submission included references to a variety of mainstream media reports on the organization from major Canadian news outlets: Sun News Network, National Post, MacLeans magazine, Toronto Sun, City News Toronto, and Huffington Post Canada. These articles are featuring the organization and its programs. I do not understand how the post fails to conform to the requirement for notability, namely that "an organization is generally considered notable if it has been the subject of significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources."

The organization is notable also in that there is a great deal of controversy and ongoing coverage of its activities over the last 2 years.

I am happy to rework the submission, but could I ask for more information in terms of what exactly is lacking in the submission as it currently stands.

JimSmith123 (talk) 21:32, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Hello again,

I just wanted to update you that I have now removed the youtube videos and updated the dead links. In addition, I have added a number of new media reports on the organization from mainstream media sources including CBC, the National Post, Huffington Post Canada, USA Today, Yahoo! News Canada, MacLeans Magazine, Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail. I added a new section reporting on the organization's more recent campaign to establish a Toronto men's centre which was the focus of significant coverage. The organization motivated an entire episode of TV Ontario's The Agenda focused on men's issues. The Agenda is a major current affairs program.

thank you JimSmith123 (talk) 15:29, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of List of people who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games

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Re: Abby Martin

Declining submission: subject appears to be a non-notable person

Are you trolling or just unable to read the talk page? According to the NYT, Martin is a "fascinating public figure", and she meets and exceeds the notability guidelines for journalists with their own television shows. I don't know what has happened to the checks and balances of the AfC process, but it appears to have completely broken down. Will you also be resigning as Hasteur promised he would in January after arbcom admonished him? Viriditas (talk) 05:40, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Gee whiz, I didn't know that I wasn't allowed to make a mistake every once and awhile. In terms of resigning, I really don't know what you are talking about, as anyone can do that process, so god forbid an experienced editor such as myself should make a mistake or two every now and then. I'm only human. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 05:47, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
OK, then I apologize for biting off your head and spitting it out. But I'm getting the sense people are just trying to clear out queues rather than reading the actual article. Until people started fucking with the page yesterday, what was then the very first reference (Koss, Jeremy. (May/June 2013). Real Talk. SOMA Magazine, 27(3): 52-53. ISSN 0896-5005) established her notability. Viriditas (talk) 06:25, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
No harm done. Honestly, we're in the middle of a backlog drive right now, and we have a lot of people who are going at it who normally would only be doing half that work, so not only are mistakes being made, but we're also getting new editors who have probably never done anything before helping out. What I don't necessarily agree with is that anyone can do it, because we get some sub-par articles every now and then, which is unfortunate because then the community views the whole idea as a failure. I do admit to reading articles over and making a judgment on many of them within a few seconds, but probably one out of every five to seven does warrant a closer investigation, so I was erring on the side of caution there in that review. Do you want me to CSD that redirect so that the article can be moved there? Kevin Rutherford (talk) 06:32, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
I think that CSD is only for routine, non-controversial housekeeping (if I'm correct), and that doesn't seem to apply to a controversial move/restoration of an AfD/declined AfC. It's a bit of a pickle, but thanks anyway. Viriditas (talk) 06:40, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
The reason I offered is because if I accepted it, it would have placed a CSD tag there anyways, in order to have it deleted. I think a history merge might be more in order here, although I wouldn't know where to begin. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 06:42, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Lexi Wolfe page declined due to IMDb ref

Hi Kevin, Firstly, thanks so much for taking time to review my first submission. In the comments you mention that IMDB is not a reliable resources. Does this mean that if I remove the references to IMDB that the article will then be accepted? I also have references from The Sheffield Star (notable UK Newspaper) and Liverpool Hope University (A UK recognised Academic body). Please advise. Many thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by FlashLight Creative (talk • contribs) 10:36, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Yes, especially if you could find an alternative reference for the fact. Since IMDB is user-inputted, that doesn't necessarily mean that what is there is correct, since it functions more like a high-quality Wiki. Let me know when you do, and I'll be happy to look at it again! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:48, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
Thanks Kevin, I have added some more links and removed all YouTube and IMDb links and re-submitted. If you could review it again for me I would be most greatful. Cheers!
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Notability Issues

Hello, thanks for reviewing my two articles for creation:

My references included several news articles from well respected agencies. I can include more articles from other such publications if that helps, just wanted to avoid Wikipedia:Citation overkill. I'd appreciate your clarification on the problem so I can fix it. Thanks. Chris Moore (talk) 12:53, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

They're not notable. The "peer" section is repeated on both pages, and once you take those out, everything else is self-published sources from both of them. I'm not even sure that the Minimalist page is notable, but I'm going to let that slide and assume good faith with that one. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:48, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
Yes I used the same list since the articles all talk about both of them. So to make them notable, in your opinion, I need to make sure the pages are more distinct from each other and include more/different references? I scanned through several biographical articles that you approved yesterday to get a better feel for who is notable, but it didn't really clarify anything. The information at WP:BLP leads me to believe it's ok to use self-published information about the subject as long as it's not unduly self-serving, there's no reasonable reason to doubt it, etc. I'll try to find more sources that talk about their personal information for use as references and resubmit. Chris Moore (talk) 17:13, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
Yeah, the bad side about looking at all of those articles is that nothing is consistent. In terms of one article to look at (I barely create biographical articles, apparently) would be this one, as it cites multiple sources and isn't a hugely-known personality. Self-published is alright, but if you're going to use it, it should also be included with other links from outside sources. Also, just because they are mentioned in a source does not mean that they are notable, as we've all been guilty of doing that from time to time. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:23, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
Thanks, I'll keep working on it. Chris Moore (talk) 17:30, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Review of Articles for creation/Charles R. Conn

Thanks for your feedback on Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Charles R. Conn - do you know how I could get hold of someone who is an experienced Wikipedia editor to take this on? I don't seem to be making much progress and I am feeling quite despondent about it... any advice appreciated! Babettet (talk) 13:19, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

One reviewer mentioned that having more references for the fellowship would be good, as that is something that would establish notability, so I would focus on that for now and go from there. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:48, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Karyn Calabrese page declined

Because it reads like an advertisement and needs reliable, independent sources? There are 16 sources, only one of which is credited to the subject. Can you please be more specific about how I can improve this page? It's pretty neutral given the sources available. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mkpr (talk • contribs) 15:39, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

The article is about her, but then there is a significant portion of the text devoted to her restaurants, which are not needed because it turns the lower half of the article into an advertisement for her businesses. Just mention that they exist, as that should be enough to not warrant critical reviews. Also when you state things like, "critically acclaimed" and have one source for it, that sounds more like an opinion. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:52, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for the feedback. Genuinely helpful. I gutted most of the restaurant text, among other things, and resubmitted the article before I read this reply. If the current version isn't approved, I know what changes will need to be made. Interestingly, I had to reread to see where "critically acclaimed" was used. The funny thing is, it was in regards to Beyonce's recent album. If more sources are needed to justify this claim, I can certainly produce them. Or, I can just remove that phrasing... Beyonce is not at all a significant focus of the article. Anyways, thanks again. Very helpful. Let's see if I can figure out how to sign this correctly. Tildes. Mkpr (talk) 18:30, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi Kevin, is there anyway of gauging the status of article since its first denial and subsequent edits? If its still within the framework of the normal review process, that's fine. Just wondering where it stands. ThanksMkpr (talk) 17:37, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
It should be reviewed in the next few days, and I'll let someone else take a look at it so that someone else can look at it for you. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 21:45, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
Thanks Mkpr (talk) 18:36, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

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Page Kobarweng Or Where is Your Helicopter?

Hello Ktr101 and thank you for reviewing my page Kobarweng Or Where is Your Helicopter? (1992).

I have done some updates since you reviewed it but I more feedback would be more than welcome. Could you please point out any specific problems / sentences that you see as a reason to prevent the article to be published?

Thank you in advance,

johannesdebruycker

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Kobarweng_Or_Where_is_Your_Helicopter%3F_%281992%29:

Johannesdebruycker (talk) 09:59, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

The section headers might need to be reworked to be more standardized, but I see no other problems there. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:56, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Asteras Exarchia

"This submission's references do not adequately evidence the subject's notability". So the Hellenic Basketball Association and Greece's biggest portal on basketball basket.gr and official parliamentary papers relating to historical facts, as well as one the world's most famous supporter culture magazine "To My Kibice" aren't good enough sources?! It was good enough from the Greek wikipedia counterpart, which actually has less variety of sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abcmaxx (talk • contribs) 10:45, 7 March 2014 (UTC) Abcmaxx (talk) 10:50, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

I have reviewed and submitted it, as I was more borderline on this one. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:56, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Trailer Park Sex

Hi there Ktr101, you've recently declined this article [2] I have written a little bit of a useful explanation on its discuss page. I do not think the text fails to show objectiveness, neither the sources are dodgy or iffy in any way. If you think differently, we would much appreciate a detailed depiction of sections/things that somehow are not "ok" according to your POV. Best regards --Wikigaucho21 (talk) 13:00, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Okay, I have gone ahead and submitted it. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:56, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Declined Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Jassim_Haji

Hello there. I appreciate your efforts in Wikipedia. I don’t mean to waste your time, but you have declined an article I have submitted stating that references don’t cite the notability suggesting to add citations to reliable secondary sources. I have listed 22 references from wide range of online news sites, local newspapers and magazines to show notability and independence. Below is summary of the some of the sources used. Are these not considered reliable and independent? If not can you please provide examples of what is? Gulf Daily News: English newspaper published in the country of the subject (Bahrain) founded in 1978: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Daily_News Daily Tribune: another English newspaper same as above founded in 1997: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Tribune Trade Arabia: Online business news portal based in Bahrain and founded in 1999, with 1.7 million visitors per month and 12 million page views per month https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_Arabia Computer News Middle East: An IT publication (magazine and online portal) with influential readership of CIOs and IT decision maker in the region www.cnmeonline.com

Thank you and God bless. Wiki man 195 (talk) 16:24, 7 March 2014 (UTC)Wiki man 195

This one was also a tough call, as the sources are definitely there, but I do not believe that he is notable. This is because a lot of the links are not about him, and brief mentions do not count. I am going to resubmit it for you to see if anyone else will review it, but I just don't think that he is notable at this time. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:56, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Declined Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/SARA JAY

You guys are on a witch hunt. I could put a reference to Sara Jay being the MOST googled pornstar on the planet but you don't care. It's because she is in porn that you are NOT putting this up. She has won an award and has mainstream credits and done over 200 movies. All the references are done right. If you are just a bunch of uptight right wing fundamentalists giving me a hard time, just say so. Everyone in the world of adult knows exactly who she is. Heck she has 400,000 followers on twitter. Why are you making this so difficult? I am confused, upset and really think you are rejecting because of your dislike for adult stars. Correct me if I am wrong. Ilovepitts (talk) 23:48, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm actually a liberal Democrat, so these right-wing attacks are not really accurate here. In response to what you said, none of the awards are big, the Google part is linked to a site that I suspect is self-published, and therefore not particularly reliable. Twitter followers also mean nothing, as we have no way of telling if those are real or fake followers. Therefore, I really do not see much notability at this time. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:38, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

"None of the awards are big" .... Nightmoves has been in the business of adult for 25 years, the Urban X Award is a Hall of Fame award, not some silly bit thing. The Google link is not self published in any way shape or form. I could also link to another such publication that just came out this year by someone else. There is an easy way of telling if someone has fake followers... go to Twittercounter.com. If they are getting 10,000 followers in a day... they are fake. I have added music videos & mainstream acting roles. Just having done 300 movies alone in adult is a milestone. Is it because she does interracial scenes as opposed to working for Vivid that causes you issues? I assure you there are a lot of other adult actresses on Wikipedia with FAR less accomplishments. How many other actresses are on mainstream shows with Russell Brand? Ilovepitts (talk) 15:44, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Again, I don't see notability here, and you really need to stop attacking me with false accusations on why I declined the submission. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 23:19, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

My apologies to you if I came across strong. I appreciate the time you guys spend reviewing articles and to be honest this is the first one I have attempted. There does seem to be a bit of a bias in adult that somehow an AVN Award somehow is the only award that matters and if you have not won an award from AVN you can't be notable. Sara Jay does interracial porn which really is hardly covered by AVN... but is a focus of the Urban X Awards (which is a section here on Wikipedia). The chances of Sara Jay ever being nominated for actress of the year by AVN is about 1 in 10000, they typically nominate girls who do movies for companies that do advertising with them. Note she did get nominated by AVN For best website. Anyway, I did add a bunch more references and mainstream accomplishments, which I hope pass muster.

I wonder if you could help me changing the title to Sara Jay (without the capitals). I note that is a mistake now and I do not know how to fix it. Cheers. Ilovepitts (talk) 17:07, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

I have moved it. Regardless, I fear that she hasn't done anything notable since this last deletion debate, as it has been deleted more than three times, so that is why I am having trouble accepting it at this time. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 00:07, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Now I really do have to question you. You have made no substantive comments. This draft is drammatically different. She is in the Hall of Fame and appears in videos of stars on Wikipedia. Blindly rejecting because you don't think she is notable is very disappointing. I think you should let the article at least be approved so that the community can judge it on it's merits. I am not trying to argue. I just don't think you understand the world of adult and Sara Jay's position in it. The AWARD.. recognized by Wikipedia with it's own page is sufficient, and she passes the pornbio test as far as I can tell. 173.168.180.131 (talk) 17:29, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

I once again ask you to talk to me about your specifications. Ilovepitts (talk) 17:35, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

She fails the PORNBIO guidelines by a mile. The submission is not dramatically different, as I checked the page history before I declined it. You moved a few things around and added a minor mention, and that is far from dramatic. If I approve it, there is a good chance that it will be immediately nominated for deletion, as the deletion discussions hinged on the fact that she was not notable for the same reason that you are pushing. I have told you three times that she is not notable, but I have been accepting the past two times of the fact that you have a right to re-submit it again. Furthermore, the fact that you just reverted my decline in two different instances means that you are going to continue being disruptive until your point is made. In terms of substantial comments, I was nice enough to link you to three prior deletion discussions, which is a lot more than I would do for any user, because I wanted to let you know why I did what I did. The fact that she was deleted multiple times led me to leaving you those comments, so I was being very kind in my actions by letting you know the reasoning behind what I did. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:46, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Being 'kind'? I can see you are simply angry that anyone here actually doesn't agree with you. I did a great deal more than move a few things around and a minor mention. What minor mention do you think is minor? I am not disruptive. You are breaking the rules requesting a speedy deletion which you have no grounds to do. You probably were hoping that a relative newby such as myself would not be bright enough to read the rules and find out how to respond. Sorry. I can read. I can research. You should not have done a speedy deletion. It must be difficult dealing with editing. Whoever did the prior drafts of Sara Jay was clueless. I think she is notable enough to approve. The citations are not challenged. I ask you to do the right thing. End the dispute, approve the article and... let's move on. Ilovepitts (talk) 23:40, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

No response other than to go back on your word to approve the article and seek deletion. Is that an example of the wise editor schooling me to prove a point rather than honor the entire purpose of Wikipedia? Ilovepitts (talk) 05:58, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

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Says 'The 'See also' section should not link to pages that do not exist (red links) nor to disambiguation pages (unless used for further disambiguation in a disambiguation page)....William 03:06, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

I just created the article per your suggestion, so the point is now moot. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:08, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
With as many WP edits you have made, you should have been familiar with what WP:See also says about redlinks. By the way I cleared out the Accidents and incidents section at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, including your MH 370 entrt. I explained why at the talk page and at WikiProject Airports. The consensus[3] is this flight shouldn't be listed in the KL article....William 14:50, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
Okay, no harm done, but I would caution you to blanket-cover most of my edits that I have ever made on this site as being wrong, as that really is not in the spirit of Wikipedia. Besides, at the time, we really had no idea where it was, so it was fair game to add. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 15:13, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Need help : Declined Wikipedia Page- Articles for creation/Saurabh Dudeja

Hi Team,

There is a little confusion I am facing right now regarding the creation of articles at wikipedia. Kindly help remove this confusion. I had visited Parthajeet Sarma Page and learnt how to create one, But when I created one under the name 'Saurabh Dudeja' with the same kind of citations, it was rejected by the wiki's reviewers. I really don't know how this is happening when both have similar kind of citations and references. Please Help... Shubhamsinha120 (talk) 05:45, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

The first article has high-quality citations that go into depth with the author, while the submission that you submitted don't really show any notability. A mention of a person does not establish notability. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 05:54, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Article for consideration

Dear Sir:

Thank you so much for your review of my Submission "The professional Theatre wing. As a novice at submissions to Wikipedia I tried very hard to be thorough in my references since I felt that was probably going to be most important after reading the guideline for acceptance of Businesses,Organization and foundations.

All the sources I submitted I have article copies of in The Professional Theatre wings archives. I would ask you to review a similar Theatrical organization with a page on Wikipedia "The American Theatre Wing" which list few if any sources. While we know this to be an outstanding organization we feel our history and that of its Founder Elaine Limpert Horak would be as comparable as The American Wing and its stated references.

We would be most appreciative of any re-direction you can give us re- the reliability and authenticity of the sources we provided and your expert experiences in helping us meet the criteria.

I am the Son of The Wings Founder and as such was present during its hay day so I have personal knowledge and experience in its activities and want to recognize the Wing and its History and Influence on the New York City Theatre scene of the 196-80's and those notable people who contributed there time and talents to its formation and existence.

Respectfully Philip A.Amara-Ret.Capt NYPD-AFS — Preceding unsigned comment added by Philnypd (talk • contribs) 02:03, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Hey Philip, I guess the one issue I have is that I cannot find anything on it online, so that is why I am a bit wary of accepting it. I did find the obituary online for Elaine, so if you could find other links to the relevant stories online and resubmit it, someone else can check it out and review it. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:33, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

DYK for List of athletes who competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games

Allen3 talk 10:34, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Earthquakes articles

Hello Kevin. Thanks for reviewing and approving some of my articles on earthquakes. My aim is to fill in the gaps effectively right up to the point where we are up to the present day. This will be a long task but one that I will enjoy. I have started with 1900 because this seems to be the start of the comprehensive earthquake catalogs. As time goes on the articles will bulk up as more earthquakes have been instrumented the further through the 1900s time has passed. I have taken your advice of creating articles directly onto the mainspace now and enjoy contributing to a fantastic website. All the best. unsigned comment added by Matt EK 87 11:03 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Mildred White-first documented attested UK policewoman.

RE Mildred White. The first documented Policewoman who was attested in Salisbury Wiltshire in 1918.

I should like to thank you for your e.mail of 7 March 2014 and offer of help. I have submitted my article on Mildred White and had it rejected. I am pondering now what to do. Without going into great detail the Reviewers have rejected my article for different reasons at different times without being consistent and this is proving a problem. I would greatly appreciate any guidelines you could give me, I am determined not to give up. If I have a criticism of my own work I would say it is too long and too detailed. The basic problems seem to be the validity of the famous Police Museum at Birmingham (who ironically are holding an open Wikimedia meeting on Saturday 15th March) and the Watch Committee minutes of Birmingham City Council at the city library, both of which are open to the public and they can be contacted or visited to validate any source, as I have given full details. These, I accept, are primary sources but added to validate data within the article. The article also names books and newspapers as tertiary sources where possible.

Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. TimothyWF (talk) 17:27, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Please disregard the first paragraph of my message sent ten minutes ago if it got included. Pasting the second paragraph, which is the correct one, a draft paragraph on the same subject got included. Trying to delete it hasn't worked! TimothyWF (talk) 17:40, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
From the looks of it, you seem to have exhausted all of the sourcing, so I'll go ahead and approve it right now. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 18:17, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Talkback

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DYK nomination of Boston Strong

Hello! Your submission of Boston Strong at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!
Mainly, I'd like you to look at the ALT hook I proposed and consider making some additions/edits to the article before we ask for a new reviewer to finish up. --Orlady (talk) 18:07, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Jonathan Sposato Article for Creation

Hi Kevin!

I saw that you recently declined my article for Jonathan Sposato, due to "non-notability". Per your suggestion, I reviewed the Wikipedia Notability terms and requirements, and believe my article has met these and that Mr. Sposato is someone of notability. Jonathan is the chairman of the largest media company in Seattle - Geekwire - and the site's readership is now larger than The Seattle Times, and is one of the country's top 20 technology websites today[1] . I was assuming this would qualify him as being someone notable, so please let me know if I am missing a piece of information or rules as to his qualification? I am working on this article with an editor currently writing a biography about Mr. Sposato, who was also unable to identify an area in which we fall short.

Thanks so much for your feedback- it is very much appreciated! SophieSturdevant (talk) 22:56, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

I honestly don't feel as though he is notable, but feel free to submit it again so that someone else can review the article. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 23:14, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Kevin Honeycutt's Article for Creation

Hello, Kevin! Can you clarify which sources are not reliable on the proposed Wikipedia page for Kevin Honeycutt? We overhauled and verified each source before the last submission to ensure that they met Wikipedia's standards. Any advice you have on what we can do to move forward would be incredibly appreciated. Ben AZH9 (talk) 3:02, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

That particular message says that I do not view him as being notable. Source one doesn't even mention him, but besides that, I do not see anything that he has done that could be considered notable for this site. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 04:34, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

Google Searches

Hi, for some reason when I type "ultra high net worth individuals" in google, no link to my page on wikipedia comes up. I looked around and there should be a settings button that allows me to change the settings for search engines, but I can't seem to find it at all. Can you help make sure that my page actually does show up when someone does a google search for this? Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wealth-X Institute (talk • contribs) 04:12, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

This would be because there are no links linking to the page, so I have fixed it for now. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 04:34, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

Declined Article for Creation

Hello Ktr101,

I've noticed you have declined this page on multiple occasions for unreliable references or inadequately verifying the person's notability. However, the references provided are governmental websites (department of foreign affairs and trade in Australia or the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and independent media sources.

I'd appreciate any explanation as to why this is insufficient.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Egypt info (talk • contribs) 07:45, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

First of all, government references necessarily show that something is notable, so there is that issue. Besides large swaths of uncited text, consulate generals aren't on Wikipedia because they aren't at the level of ambassadors. I am an inclusionist on the site and generally approve borderline articles, but I don't see him being borderline, so that is why I haven't approved it during those multiple occasions. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:58, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

Declined article for creation: McGraw-Hill Education

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for taking the time to review the proposed new page for McGraw-Hill Education:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/McGraw-Hill_Education

I'm just hoping for a bit of clarity as to why it was been declined on the grounds of notability, and how I might rectify the issue. I realize that the page's references could certainly still be built out beyond where they are, but I sort if hoped that references including the Financial Times, Reuters, TechCrunch, The Boston Globe, and Education Week, to name a few, would probably be enough to get the initial page off the ground.

I'm not affiliated with the company, so it's a little hard for me to personally devote a ton of time to this, but it seemed a little bit silly to me that the second biggest education publisher in the world wouldn't have its own Wikipedia page -- especially since the company recently split from the McGraw-Hill Companies, making its reference on that Wiki page largely irrelevant. If I add a banner asking for additional help securing sources, would that help?

Anyway, thanks so much for your help! Look forward to hearing from you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by M274779 (talk • contribs) 14:35, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

This one is more borderline, as some of the sources just mention the company (in that the company did something, but not more in-depth). This one is more borderline, so feel free to submit it again to get a third opinion, as it could go either way here. Kevin Rutherford (talk)

A barnstar for you!

The Barnstar of Diligence
For keeping up with rights requests on the Education Noticeboard, I award Ktr101 this Barnstar of Diligence! Sage Ross (WMF) (talk) 16:46, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
Thanks, Sage! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:58, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

Kevin Honeycutt Article for Creation

Hi, I'm also working on the Kevin Honeycutt page. I just want to clarify that the first source does indeed mention him by name and quotation. I don't know if you merely skimmed the source, but it's there in writing.

Here's where my question comes into play, however, and it still pertains to the fact that no one has given us any advice on how to ensure notability other than linking us to the notability criteria on Wikipedia, which we have tried to follow to the best of our abilities. We have put a considerable amount of work into this page, and I am aware that this is not a warrant for having it approved, but we would like to learn something from the rejections rather than taking blind stabs at what we hope will get approved.

For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Richardson

What is different about this educator's page, aside from the list of articles, as far as his contributions in the educational realm go? You say you don't see how Kevin is notable enough to include on this site, but I don't see much difference in quality of contribution when contrasted with another page. Additionally, there have been other users who have rejected our article for mere formatting reasons with no mention of notability. One even said our article would be pushed through if we fixed our references, and the follow-up rejections that we have received have since been about notability alone. I guess I'm just confused as to what any of you are looking for, because these differences in reasoning are contradictory and offer us no real guidance on solving the problem.

Thank you in advance for any consideration, we are determined to do what we can to make our article worthy of publication on Wikipedia. Cjanz211 (talk) 19:46, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

Online mentions do not make someone notable. Four different editors have declined the article submission, so you are bound to get different opinions (so, not everyone is going to say the same thing). If you want, submit it again, but there is no guarantee that it will be accepted. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 00:23, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

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Article for Creation

Hello Kevin,

Thank you for your response. I would like to clarify that Mr. Ayman Kamel is in fact an Ambassador of the Egyptian Foreign Service since January 2012. You could confirm this fact if you search online using Key words (Ambassador Ayman Kamel) or simply refer to the following websites:

(Ministry of Foreign Affairs) -http://www.mfa.gov.eg/english/embassies/egyptian_consulate_sydney/mediacenter/pages/NewsDetails.aspx?Source=6781921f-3993-444a-859e-ee26ce851de8&newsID=7df99973-4fe6-42a7-98ea-96c9be7dbbcb

-http://www.mfa.gov.eg/english/embassies/egyptian_consulate_sydney/mediacenter/pages/NewsDetails.aspx?Source=6781921f-3993-444a-859e-ee26ce851de8&newsID=1b8990e6-591d-4e2c-a11f-d6591d05652d

(Egypt State News Service) -http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-283742414.html

-http://www.australianarabbusiness.org.au/content/egypt%E2%80%99s-former-foreign-minister-speaks-aabc-dinner-0

Kindly note that many countries differentiate between the diplomatic rank and the position of the chief of mission. Its a common practice to have Ambassadorial rank diplomats in the position of Consul General in Cities of major importance like Sydney, New York, Paris, London, etc. While appreciating your cooperation, please accept our best regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.151.120.235 (talk) 09:53, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Feel free to submit it again, as I am not going to accept it at this time unless he becomes an ambassador to an embassy. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 00:23, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

The Professional Theatre Wing Declined.

Dear Kevin: Yes indeed as I mentioned before Im a novice at searching so I do have the actual articles in our archives can,t they be scanned and sent in for review. Im not sure I would know how to go on-line to find each one or if that's even possible. I tried to include pages numbers and date on those articles and included them. Any thoughts on this would be quite helpful.

Respectfully Philip Amara — Preceding unsigned comment added by Philnypd (talk • contribs) 13:47, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

It looks good, so feel free to submit it again so that someone else can go over it. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 00:23, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Requested pictures

Do you know this page at commons: commons:Commons:Picture requests/Requests/United States? (There is something like this on WP too). There are a few requests for photos from New England, including one from me (Stockbridge, MA). Being a delegate, maybe you have the connections to makes this happen, hehe. trespassers william (talk) 00:05, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

There is one place that is right across from where I work, but Faolin42 and Pi.1415926535 might be interested in tackling some of this list. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 00:23, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Fiction Writers Review

"Unapproved afc" is not a reason for deletion. At present, anyone may move an article into mainspace if they like, just as they may choose to write it in mainspace from the start, but of course it will then be judged by mainspace standards. Sometimes it is better to simply advise them to move it back again. DGG ( talk ) 02:05, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

I tried, and actually should have just asked for some sort of merger, since there is already an AFC for it that has yet to be touched. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 02:08, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Frane Selak

You are invited to join the discussion at Template:Did you know nominations/Frane Selak. Matty.007 17:16, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Sri Lankan Attorney General's Department

I noticed you just created Sri Lankan Attorney General's Department fro AFC, the article already exists at Attorney-General's Department (Sri Lanka). GB fan 01:09, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for catching that! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:18, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Belle Knox

Hey, I reviewed it and suggested a couple of ALT hooks. It's good to go once AfD is over, but maybe you and Tokyogirl79 can take a look at the template and see if you like any of the ALT hooks; that's pretty much up to you all I think.— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 05:09, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Regarding articles for creation and the helper script

When using the AfC helper script, please make sure to check the history and notify the appropriate editors. You can manually notify a user by leaving {{subst:Afc decline|Article name|sig=yes}} on the user's talk page. (Add |cv=yes if the submission is a copyright violation.) Thank you. Anon126 (talk - contribs) 06:26, 14 March 2014 (UTC)


Unless I am mistaken, the script has always done this, so if I haven't notified an editor or two, it is something that I have not noticed, so please provide specific examples if this is occuring. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 00:10, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
I admit it's rare, but recently you've left two notices [4] [5] concerning AfC submissions I didn't create. I think it'd be fine if you notified the actual creators manually, but it didn't seem as if you did. (My apologies if you were planning to do so before I did.) Anon126 (talk - contribs) 21:54, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
Honestly, it's happened to all of us, as you can sometimes edit the page and it will tag you as the person to be notified. Sorry for the notifications, but it's a kink in the script that will sometimes do this. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:17, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

Oblivion Machine article

Hello! You've recently reviewed my article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Oblivion_Machine) about the metal band. According to the verdict it's supposed to add some reliable references. Could you help me with this? I'm a new one here and not so experienced as you. Thanks a lot! Sergey.agapov (talk) 18:00, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

The template actually says that the references don't show notability, and according to the notability guidelines for music that are linked in the template, they must satisfy one of the requirements before the submission is accepted, none of which they seem to satisfy. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 18:58, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 1986 Balloonfest

Hello! Your submission of 1986 Balloonfest at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Soman (talk) 01:39, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Please reconsider

Hi you recently rejected the page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Ebrahim_Moosa

If you watch the history of this page, and the various revisions it has gone through, you will know I have resolved each item raised by previous reviewers. The page is now very credible and is actually much better than many of the other pages for famous professors.

I hope you will approve this page. All of the sources used are published by reliable presses. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alialtafmian (talk • contribs) 05:01, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Feel free to submit it again, as I don't feel comfortable reviewing it as this time, as it is late where I am. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 05:23, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Okay, just did so. Also, the same prof. has a page in German at https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebrahim_E.I._Moosa — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alialtafmian (talk • contribs) 15:19, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Professional theatre Wing

Hi Kevin: I must say thank you for your latest response,I have been casually reading your interaction with others and must say people are very hard on you when you obviously are doing your best with a heavy load of submissions.

I am going to resubmit the article are clarify the sources with a little more detail. Should I can in some of the articles as well if that's possible.

Many thanks again. Philip A.Amara-Ret.Capt NYPD AFS — Preceding unsigned comment added by Philnypd (talk • contribs) 14:10, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, it certainly makes life a bit more fun. In terms of what you asked, what do you mean by "can in"? Kevin Rutherford (talk) 13:32, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

rejected submission, Mary Stewart Evans

Hi, thank you for your comments - all appreciated. Regarding the notability of the person in question (Mary Stewart Evans, a 20th c. dance scholar and translator) and the issue of appropriate citation: Evans' translation of one of the most important texts in the history of classical western dance is generally considered to be definitive. However, stating this as such felt too abstract, so I referred to her work as "widely cited," a claim that can be easily verified (though the precise number of what constitutes "widely" is, of course, subjective). I did not want to clog the citations section with too many references, but I can easily refer to a number of important texts in dance scholarship that cite this translation. Would this help demonstrate "notability"? The work of the translator, though undervalued, is essential in bringing often inaccessible texts into global conversations and offering original contributions to the way those texts are understood. Others identified primarily as a translators, such as James Strachey (translator of Freud) merit wikipedia entries. While her work was less prolific than Strachey's, it made a significant impact on the field of dance studies, not only in enhancing the visibility of the original text but in suggesting a new understanding of the influence of dance on the history of western music. Is there a way that the historical importance of the translator should be highlighted in the entry (perhaps by citing another scholar who describes the value of Evan's work?)? This new entry was prepared as part of a Women's History Month edit-a-thon. I am new to Wikipedia editing, so please bear with any deviations from protocol in this message and others, and thank you very much for your quick responses to the original entries. Sarah K. Pinto (talk) 16:23, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @User:Sarah K. Pinto -- If you cannot find any sources discussing Evans herself (as opposed to just citing works she translated) she will not be sufficiently notable for a Wikipedia entry. For Strachel (the example you provide), there is at least one published biography about him. Re: translators' importance (despite being undervalued), in Wikipedia notability is not determined by innate value but rather by whether someone has been written about in reliable independent sources. (See also WP:RGW -- ignore the somewhat patronizing tone, useful to understand the idea of Wikipedia being behind the curve.) A better alternative might be to write an article about the work(s) itself and include a section discussing the various translations, including Evans' translation. Calliopejen1 (talk) 18:36, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Big Deal

Great job of red lining things but NOT to responding or following up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.10.246.204 (talk) 06:57, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

Where did you reach out to me? I see no attempt to do so on my talk page, so until then, please do not accuse me of something unless you have actually made an effort to do so. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 13:27, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

Articles for creation/ELEKS Submission declined on 3 March 2014

Hello,

You declined my article for submission (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/ELEKS) explaining that it needed more outside sources to establish notability. What is the mandatory number of the outside sources neccessary to include in order to ensure that the article is valid for submission? I did not find the specific number, therefore I can state that the reason for decline you gave was quite subjective.

I included 12 outside refereces of independent information sources, including partners websites, which should be enough to acknowledge the company.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EvelynVonBlazhovski (talk) 10:59, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

There is no mandatory number needed, but generally a handful is a good start. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 13:30, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

So, can you please review it again? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by EvelynVonBlazhovski (talk • contribs) 15:21, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

I'll let someone else review it for now. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 15:25, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Florence Mildred White

Kevin : I wish to thank you for your support with my Mildred White article which was created a few days ago. Greatly appreciated. I will be improving it over the next few months especially relating to the primary sources issue. TimothyWF (talk) 20:36, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

No problem, and good luck with the article! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 00:07, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/AverySunshine

Hiya. Can you take another look at this? I've added more references - cites now include Atlanta Journal Constitution, Philadelphia Tribune, Washington Post, BET, MTV (UK), Essence, AP, USA Today, Billboard, NPR (local), CBS (local), About.com, Vibe and a few major dailies, as well as refs from respected magazines/sites that cover Gospel/Blues and Soul (Rolling Out, Soultracks, Soulified, Soul Music). I know I've gone overboard, and have committed the dreaded WP:OVERKILL, and I apologize (particularly since you wrote the definitive essay on the subject). Thanks, Julie JSFarman (talk) 22:07, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

I'll let someone else look at it, as I am mixed right now on her notability. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 00:07, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
OK, thanks for taking the time to respond. JSFarman (talk) 01:40, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Reference Errors on 18 March

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Professional theatre Wing

Hi kevin what I meant to say(Im not a great typist ) was should I scan in any of the referenced articles that you said you had trouble verifying when I re-submit the whole story. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Philnypd (talk • contribs) 17:45, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

You could, although I don't know if it will change anything. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 00:07, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Revert of my move - Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Big Narstie

Just wondering why you reverted my move of this page? It looked ok to me - it may have had a few minor issues, but I would rather keep it in mainspace to get them fixed than allow it to languish forever in AFC space. Thanks, --Mdann52talk to me! 13:53, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

I'm in the process of fixing it now, as it was a botched move. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 13:54, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
Ok, thanks. --Mdann52talk to me! 13:59, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Articles for Creation Tim Gosling , Designer

Hello Ktr,

I am writing as this is now getting ridiculous I am afraid to say.

Yesterday day I was told that I had too many citations and references - and to take them out and strip it down and the next day after an entire days work on this , someone like you in the USA says not enough and to add Citations to make them note worthy. This is a famous British designer and I just cannot seem to win !

Will someone tell me how to link all the newspaper articles on this designer in such a way as one of you will see that it is all linked properly?

These are independent articles in the NY Times , the Times, The Telegraph etc......

HELP PLEASE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO THIS FOR A YEAR NOW! Custardpieboy (talk) 17:58, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Mere mentions in text do not establish notability, so you will have to address that first. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 22:50, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Declined AFC submission: Pump.io

Hi, I've added a couple more references and re-submitted. Please let me know if I'm going in the wrong direction with this! thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chupacabrah (talk • contribs) 02:24, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

I don't see any potential for notability at all, as it doesn't seem like it has that big of a reach when compared to other sites on our site. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 02:36, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Does this just mean that it needs more exposure to news outlets and things before it can be added to wikipedia? pump.io is a fully functioning social network at the moment with over 74,000 users across 85+ nodes (pumplive.com). Also it is a service, not a website (though obviously there is a website).https://github.com/e14n/pump.io Chupacabrah (talk) 12:20, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

No, as I don't think that it is notable, as we have no way of knowing if those users are active. The fact that Alexa doesn't even rank it that highly is also telling, as we have had articles with higher rankings almost get deleted off of the site. I'm sorry, but I don't see the site as being notable. Feel free to submit it again, but I will not be the one to review it. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 23:57, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Raju Murugan

Hi,, I tried to create a page for rajumurugan. Bur you moved that to talk page. Can u tell me what can I do for that. Hope I have given enough referrences sbout him.Details are taken from published newspapaers only... or was it a botched move?

Help Me PLS... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashokragavan (talk • contribs) 03:11, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

He directed one movie, so this hardly makes him notable. Also, the sources don't establish notability, so that is also another major thing. Finally, I never moved the page, as it was created both there and in the AFC space. I'm sorry, but no one will approve that submission unless he directs more movies or gains more notability. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:32, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

MfD nomination of User:Ig2000

User:Ig2000, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Ig2000 and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:Ig2000 during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Beerest 2 Talk page 00:00, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Xodus One Foundation submission

My apologies I don't understand the Notability issue. All my references are peer reviewed journal or conference proceedings.

Appreciate your feedback.

Best — Preceding unsigned comment added by GravMod (talk • contribs) 01:03, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

The company was founded five months ago. The sources may be notable, but I see no reason why the company would be notable after five months of existence. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:26, 22 March 2014 (UTC)


This research has been going on for 14 years, since 1999. Paper publication at peer reviewed journals & conferences started in 2009. That is how difficult this work is. The Foundation was started in 2013 as an extension of this work with the expressed purpose of raising funds for this research. Just because you see something happened a few months ago does not mean that there has not been a much longer history.

There are about 60 on us on this planet who have or are exploring these issues ... so how does notable fit in this context? I have provided all the peer reviewed references that there are, and we are a small group (60). — Preceding unsigned comment added by GravMod (talk • contribs) 02:34, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

That means nothing. If you are writing about a company, then write about the company. Their research is irrelevant, as it tells us nothing about the company. Either write about the research, or write about the company. Research does not make a company notable. References make a company notable, and only if they talk about the company itself, not the research. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 02:41, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Echo of the 60 of have different approaches and to present all the different few would require a book. I have present what is closest to my own views. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GravMod (talk • contribs) 02:40, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

John Charles Casado

You asked that it be deleted because the AfC version is better, but I've been unable to find it. Can you give me a link? DGG ( talk ) 21:14, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

DGG, here you go! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 22:55, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

radiohhh.com

Hi Kevin.

I'm Max Turner, the guy who wrote the article of radiohhh.com which you reviewed just a few moments ago. Do you think the article is 'retrievable' and, if so, what should I do?

Regards, Max. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Downunderstatement (talk • contribs) 03:43, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

It could be, if you can find more reliable and third-party sources that establish notability. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 04:31, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Spanich

Hey there! I hope you know one of the references is a cooking recipe for Spinach. ///EuroCarGT 03:51, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, I was tempted to decline it as a neologism, but I wanted to assume good faith with that one. Plus, I think it's an attempt at linkbombing, so there is also that. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 04:31, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Question on a review

Hi Ktr101-

For some reason, I cannot view your edits on my page. Can you give me more information on the notability issues regarding my article? What needs to be done to resolve them?

Thanks,

Bonnie Farber username: Bonniefarber email: bonnie.farber@suttle-straus.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bonniefarber (talk • contribs) 13:57, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

My issue is that the award isn't notable and is more of an industry award. Because of that, this appears to be just another company. In terms of what needs to be done, more outside coverage should be found to establish notability. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:38, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Jeotgalicoccis pinnipedialis

First I want to thank you for your help by creating my first "own" article Jeotgalicoccus marinus. After this I created some more articles. But now I have made an error. The titel of the article Jeotgalicoccus pinnipedalis isn't correct, it shoud be Jeotgalicoccus pinnipedialis. Can you please help me by renaming this article? Best wishes, --Dodshe (talk) 20:34, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Fixed! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 20:49, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
Ah, thank you! --Dodshe (talk) 22:01, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Doctoral question

Please could you explain why you are asking for the list of doctoral students to be removed? I do not understand this request for two reasons, firstly it is common for lists of doctoral students to be included on Wikipedia pages for academics and secondly none of the previous reviewers have raised this issue.

I seem to be going round and round with this submission, with reviewers asking for a change, which I have made, only for a different issue to be subsequently raised. It will be much easier for me if all issues could be raised at once so they can be fixed once and for all. MrArmstrong2 (talk) 10:15, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

It's moot now, but I didn't think that the lists were normally on there (plus, the list of non-notable persons had to do with it). Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:58, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Article on Diana W. Bianchi (medical geneticist)

Dear Ktr101, Thanks for the good news that my article on Diana W. Bianchi (medical geneticist) has been accepted! I will be working on improvement of it according to your recommendations. Question: how can I add a sidebar of "vital stats", e.g., research field, alma mater, mentor, etc. Thanks, Sydneyraymond (talk) 15:03, 25 March 2014 (UTC)Sydneyraymond

John Casado

I finally figured out how to effectively do the move you were requesting at [6]. It probably could do with some further editing. (for example, I didn't check if the references and external references sections could be merged) DGG ( talk ) 05:11, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, as I wasn't sure if a history merge would be a bad idea, since they were the same author. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:58, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Philip Bulcock AFC declined - question/s

Hello Kevin,

In reference to Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Philip_Bulcock

Thank you for looking at my article and taking the time to review it. I read your already prepared page for those articles you have declined but I thought I would get in touch just to ask some advice. I'm not that experienced with Wikipedia and have only created three articles in total but this is the first to have been rejected...I know it isn't personal :-)

Concerning this article; I put in as many references as I could, but checking them now, some links are no longer relevant or are directory listings which I now know aren't appropriate. I'll remove those listings and I do have another reference to add which is a feature section, specifically about this actor, from the biggest entertainment industry newspaper here in the UK, 'The Stage'. Then do you think the article will warrant re-submission? If there are any other specifics I am missing, please, if you could let me know - that would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much for your help and assistance,

Whatifits (talk) 08:52, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and approved it based on what you said, so thanks for your contribution! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:58, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Principle Group Question

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for taking the time to review Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Principle Group. I hoped I may get a little feedback about why it was rejected.

I've read through the notability guidelines again and don't really understand why the submission's references aren't regarded as evidence of notability. Perhaps I've missed something straightforward?

Thanks,

Martyn

Martyn D E (talk) 09:07, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

This one's tough, as I don't feel like the sources go enough into depth enough, so I decided to remain cautious while reviewing that one. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:58, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your feedback Kevin. What sort of references typically supply sufficient depth? Martyn D E (talk) 16:28, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi Ktr101, about Ignacio Solano article

Hello Ktr101.

In first term thanks for taking your time in the review of Ignacio Solano, about vertical ecosystems.

You're right, the post Vertical ecosystems must be erased because in article Ignacio Solano that text was inserted by me (excuse my english).

If that is the only discrepance (the duplicity of both articles), can you delete the old article "Vertical Ecosystem" and move fordward to publish Ignacio Solano.

Been looking for it since August 2013.

Thanks so much for your time and pacience, im at your disposal

--AlejandroOrmad (talk) 09:38, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

I'm not going to remove the text on the Vertical ecosystems page, as I don't know enough about the subject to merge them, so I would advise you to do so. In terms of the other information, feel free to submit it again, and we'll review it once it gets picked. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:58, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

William Reginald Mitchell

William Reginald Mitchell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/William_Reginald_(Bill)_Mitchell

Thank you for reviewing the article on W R Mitchell. The article was declined on the grounds that I had failed to establish the notability of the subject: British historian and writer, W R Mitchell. However, Mitchell was awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Bradford, and award of Member of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to journalism, is the author of 170+ books on the regional history of North Britain, and has collected hundreds of interviews of Dales people over 60 years on tape, which are now being digitized and form part of a publicly accessible W R Mitchell archive. The citations and references given are of institutions of higher education or other reputable British organisations, e.g. Yorkshire Dales Society. So I'm not sure how else I can establish the notability of this subject. Any advice or suggestions greatly appreciated. Neville323 Neville323 (talk) 10:02, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

I have gone ahead and created it, as I apparently missed the MBE part. Thanks for your contributions! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:58, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue XCVI, March 2014

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Article for creation: Wan Kam Leung discussion

Hi Kevin,

Could you elaborate on the issue(s) with the Wan Kam Leung article I have created? My understanding leads me to believe it is a lack of secondary sources. The written English sources I provided are from notable magazines related to Wing Chun or other martial arts, and contain interviews with Wan Kam Leung, so I understand those are primary sources. However, the guidelines require a secondary source to demonstrate notability. Is Wan Kam Leung's being featured on the covers of these magazines insufficient? If so, could you suggest examples of good secondary sources? Perhaps bios or articles written by other martial artists? If there are any other issues or suggestions you have, please let me know.

Thanks! -- Echirlin (talk) 15:24, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

I was remaining cautious in that sense, as I wasn't able to determine the notability of the magazine. That being said, I'll go approve it now. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:58, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Gill Memorial Library

Thanks for adding us to Wikipedia! [2] Please note that we have added a link back from our institutional home page so we are no longer an orphan. Will spend time in the coming weeks to improve the page more. Terry. Terry Ballard, Merrick, New York (talk) 16:02, 26 March 2014 (UTC) !

Nabi Su Article for Submission - Reliable Sources

I'm not sure if you read my citations or checked them out. Nabi Su is notable in the New York City area, and in the New York City and Puerto Rican and Spanish speaking community.

The Nabi Su notability is demonstrated by reliable sources: 1) In 1968, Popular Science magazine did an entire article about Nabi Su, under its original name of Yun Mu Kwan Karate Institute. 2)In 1995, "Ambivalent Zen: A Memoir" written by Lawrence Shainberg, published by Random House and continuously in print, described at length and throughout the book details about the Nabi Su school and its creator, Min Pai. The details included Nabi Su's association with Eido Tai Shimano Roshi. 3) The period of Nabi Su's development described by Shainberg was also been documented in Ramon Korff's photographs. Ramon Korff was a staff photographer for "El Dia," the Spanish Language newspaper currently known as "El Dia Nuevo Dia." Ramon Korff was based in New York City and Puerto Rico. In addition to being a staff photographer for "El Dia," his photographs have been displayed in "El Museo Del Barrio." He is currently retired and living in Puerto Rico. 4) In 1996, the host of Spanish Language News "Noticias 41," Olga Alvarez, visited Nabi Su to interview Master Carolyn Campora about women's self defense. This interview was in Spanish. 5) In 2000, The New York Times contacted Nabi Su about the benefits of Kung Fu and Attention Deficit Disorder in Children. Part of the interview with Nabi Su included a discussion with parents. The words of one parent were quoted in Susan Saulny's New York Times article "Turning Fidgets Into Karate Kicks; Some Find That Martial Arts Ease Attention Disorders." 5) In 2013, Nabi Su Tai Chi was featured in Jeff Halevy's "Workout From Within: Season 1, Episode 9, "Chillout Workout" Cable TV Program, by Veria Living of Asia TV USA.

The above sources are reliable. Nabi Su is a Modern Mixed Hybrid Chinese Martial Art, and fits well in that existing Wikipedia category. Nabi Su has a more wide ranging mix of references than many other martial arts because of its creation and evolution in New York City from the late 1950s through the current time.

Please let me know what you think. Thank You. Mary Vaccaro (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 19:43, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and accepted it. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:17, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you. I will continue to improve it.Mary Vaccaro (talk)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/List of 2005-06 NBA season transactions

Hi Ktr101,

I've tried to list the external links and references at the bottom, but I couldn't. If I do that will the article be accepted?

thanks, Robert4565 (talk) 03:21, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Try copying the text and pasting it at the bottom. And yes, once the formatting is fixed, it should be good to go. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:17, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Karyn Calabrese article

I'm not sure what happened with the review process after you notified the article creator and discussed it above. He moved it to article space, rather prematurely. It seems notable, barely, and I've tried to clean it up. What I haven't been able to find are the type of sources it needs...

Can you look it over once again? --Ronz (talk) 04:09, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

I'm tempted to just nominate it for deletion as I feel like it is borderline, but we are creating a process in the coming weeks that will hopefully prevent this, as we have had many situations like this before that are not even notable. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 04:14, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

You've got mail!

hi kevin,

i wanted to ask you some questions after I have read your advice. I would very much appreciate your help to improve this submission so that it will be acceptable. I think I used reliable sources (newspapers) ..., independent of the subject. I think the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable. I really tried to find a non promotional tone, a neutral point. The artist just recieved the greencard as a musican because of his notability - which is very rare for foreign artists. I've included american sources too - but of course there are more from europe.

i would be very grateful for further advice. Vanny terrain (talk) 05:15, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Personally, I feel like they don't meet the criteria outlined here, so that is why I declined it. I really don't see how they meet any of the criteria there, especially since they haven't released anything major. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:17, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Significant coverage: Draft:Nick Grey

Hi

Thank you for your feedback. I have read your Ktr101/Articles for Creation page.

I first received this particular feedback from Wikipedia Editors at the start of this process in October 2012. After that time I was, apparently mistakenly, under the impression that we had satisfied that particular criteria. Looking back at the various editors comments over the previous 18 months, they do still read that way to me. The previous editors comments were actually to remove some citations from the article, which I have done.

I am guessing at this point that it is a question of what constitutes 'significant coverage' as opposed to the credibility or multiplicity of published sources, so I would be very interested to know where you feel the bar lies, or specifically you feel that this entry does not meet the criteria on notability.

Thank you again for your help.

Regards, David

Hasteur, you might be able to help with this, as we are the most recent reviewers here. In terms of notability, I don't really think he is, and many of the links below are about the company itself and shouldn't even be in the article. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:17, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for the opportunity to speak Ktr101, however as I have been previously harassed and harassed about the harassment regarding this submission I decline to provide any further response. Other than even in it's current state I still consider the submission far too promotional of Grey and his inventions to comfortably accept it into article space. I know that it would be jumped upon by the rabid deletionists as being overly promotional and therefore suggest that the advocate for the draft continue to make improvements to file off the excessively promotional corners to focus on Grey himself. Not the company, not his inventions, Grey himself. Hasteur (talk) 19:36, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi both. Thank you for your comments. As a leyman I have no idea why anyone has been harassed about this article. I have not harassed as far as I know, I am certainly only aiming to find out if there is any point in perusing this article further, but please let me apologise if you have been harassed. I hope that will not form the basis of a bias towards this article or Mr Grey. I will edit the article once more to remove any reference to Mr Grey's inventions or company, although I have to say I find it somewhat contradictory as it is those things, in my opinion, he is notable for. Without any of the detail, this article, or any article about a person for that matter, will surely just read like a register of birth and death. Also, that does not seem to be a wikipedia policy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson####

Eugen Kolb

Hi Kevin,

Can you assist me with the Eugen Kolb page?

I believe he is a significant historical figure considering his prominence in Hungary before WWII as an art critic, his escape from the Holocaust on the famous Kasztner train, his directorship of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in the 1950s and his championship of young and upcoming artists in Israel.

If you are looking for more sources, much if not most of what I have on my page, also appears on the Hebrew Wiki Page at:

https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%99%D7%92%D7%9F_%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%91

Looking forward to your guidance,

Thanks,

Eli Rubenstein

-- Uiaeli (talk) 12:59, 27 March 2014 (UTC) !

The article actually already exists in the namespace under Eugen Kolb, if you aren't already aware. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:17, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

re: Lois Betteridge article

I am delighted that you have accepted my article on Lois Betteridge. I want to improve on the "C" grade ASAP, and just want to clarify a couple of matters:

  1. The article is classified as an orphan, but I have included links in text to Wikis on the Society of North American Goldsmiths, the University of Kansas, the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Ryerson University and the University of Guelph. Should I change the coding in some way to highlight this?
  2. Am I right to assume that adding a photo of the artist and several works by the artist (w/her permission) will improve the grade?
  3. The article includes one piece of first-person research: a 1978 article that the subject published on her education and practice. Would removing that improve the grade?
  4. Any value judgements re: the subject are cited from third-party sources knowledgable about the subject and the field (per footnotes). Is there any other bias issue that you see in the article, that I should correct?
  5. As a first-time submitter, I used Wiki's citation templates, and the automatically generated "ref list" coding. Did you have an issue with my citation methods?
  6. The subject goes by her full name, i.e. "Lois Etherington Betteridge". The present article title, "Lois Betteridge" doesn't appear to be editable. How can I do this, short of re-submitting the article for review?

Thanks again, Kevin -- I am stoked about this (my first Wiki) and happy to become involved in adding to the body of knowledge.

Regards, Mary K McIntyre (talk) 15:03, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

In order of your questions: Yes, no, yes, no, not that I can see, you can move it if you want, once you get ten edits. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:17, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Junior Writers Awards

Hi User:Ktr101, thank you for your advise. We have updated the References, you can find that there are many news about the Junior Writers Awards and the Winners in South China Morning Post. South China Morning Post is a very well-known English News Paper in Hong Kong, they also have a website which special for this event ([7]). And also have a website for announce the top 100 winners result [8]. Since this competition is for Hong Kong and Macau Students, Macao Daily News the top news paper in Macao. Also have news about the Junior Writers Awards. Therefore, all the submissions referencing are verifiable, the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. Thank you for consideration. (58.176.144.241 (talk) 16:01, 27 March 2014 (UTC))

I think it is because people are erring on the side of the one event rule for caution, although it may be unfounded if it has that much coverage. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:17, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
Hi User:Ktr101, thank you for your review. The Submission was declined. It said the submission's references do not adequately evidence the subject's notability. We would like to know why you think this submission / submission's references is not notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia? You can find that there are many news about the Junior Writers Awards and the Winners in South China Morning Post. South China Morning Post is a very well-known English News Paper in Hong Kong, they also have a website which special for this event [9]. And also have a website for announce the top 100 winners result [10]. Since this competition is for Hong Kong and Macau Students, Macao Daily News the top news paper in Macao. Also have news about the Junior Writers Awards. In addition, you can read the news in South China Morning Post news [11]. Junior Writers Awards organization invited Mrs. Cherry Tse Ling Kit-Ching, JP to join the ceremony. She is the Permanent Secretary for Education in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Also, you can read the awards details in South China Morning Post website [12], you can found that they have a benefactor Ms. Angela Leong. She is the Vice Chairman of the Board, Po Leung Kuk and is a List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau. Therefore, all the submissions referencing are verifiable, clear evidence of why the subject is notable, all are from reliable sources, all are independent of the subject and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. Thanks for review again and let me know your comment? Also, any advise for pass the review? (121.202.12.123 (talk) 03:27, 28 March 2014 (UTC))
I have no problem with the sources, as I have heard of most of them. In terms of the template, I think it is selling you short as it isn't telling what I said above. The downside of these templated messages is that they leave out the other reasons, so I have no problem with the references, but I am erring more on the side of caution for the submission itself. Go ahead and resubmit it, as someone else might accept it. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:20, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Alex Wiederin

Hey Ktr101,

thanks for your review of my first article. How can this page fulfill your standard of a notable person? I have 40 references, so i guess it is not about that.

Should i shorten the bio?

thanks a lot,

Gustav Agjj1983 (talk) 17:04, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

That might not be a bad idea, as I think it tends to just drag on at a point. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:17, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Electrick Children

Can you please clarify your reason for rejecting this film (diff) at AfC? The article has ten references to reliable sources, including The Guardian, The New York Times, and Colombia University, as well as Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. How many or what kind of references are required to show notability? How can something like Wonderland (2003 film) be considered notable, with only three references, and no apparent awards or nominations, and this film not be notable. I read the notability guidelines very carefully before making my latest edits and submission. I simply can't see what is there that I haven't done. Can you tell me specifically what is missing, please? Please reply here, as I am a dynamic IP and won't see a reply to the IP address if I'm on a different address the next time. 86.41.38.21 (talk) 10:41, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

I guess it is because we're not seeing anything in terms of awards, but we may be erring on the side of caution here. the film WikiProject might be able to help, as this is borderline in my opinion.
But if it's borderline, instead of erring on the side of caution, why not just create it? You say "we", but the other two rejections were when it had no links whatever to third party sources except IMDB (diff) (it wasn't me who submitted it the second time). That's why I made sure to get plenty of good citations before submitting it again. It's now a decent article on a decent film that has won an award and got another nomination, well sourced and everything. There's no way anybody is going to bring it to AfD. Your ass isn't on the line. And it will be one more item off the backlog. If I go to WP:FILM – which I've no problem doing – and they give me some help, I'll still have to click that "Submit" button, and that'll just put it back in the queue, for somebody else to deal with in three weeks. So why not create the article, and then I can improve it. Whaddya say, huh? 86.41.35.230 (talk) 17:23, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Pointman article review

Kevin,

Thank you taking the time to edit my submitted article "Pointman (user interface)". I would like to resubmit the article and hope you can answer some questions I have concerning the issues you found.

[1] Neutral point of view: Would this be adequately addressed if I removed the entire first section titled "The Challenge of Dismounted Infantry Simulation"? The first section (after the brief introduction) would then be "How Pointman Controls an Infantry Avatar", which I could also rename to the more neutral sounding title "How Pointman Works". I believe that this and the following sections are more factual in nature and neutral in tone.

[2] Range of independent, reliable, published sources: I'm not sure I understand what the issue is here, since of the five references that refer directly to Pointman, four are from peer reviewed journals, books and conferences, and the fifth is from an independent agency (ONR). Is the problem that Dr. Templeman and myself are authors of the four reference publications related to Pointman and that we are also identified as the developers of Pointman in the article? If so, would it help to remove mention of our names in the article (in the section "Development and Enhancement")?

Best regards, Patricia Denbrook Pdenbrook (talk) 18:09, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Yes, and the problem is that the article reads like a promotional advertisement for the system. The fact that the submission has trademark tags all over is also concerning, and I would even go so far as to say that a five hundred word entry would be better than an entire promotional brochure on the subject.

Sara Jay

I saw your speedy in the AFC submission, which I'm not sure I'd accept (not 100% sure how CSDs other than clear G12 or G10s and similar work in AFC space). I see you've removed it now. Maybe it's stressing you out a bit much? Just decline it. If it makes it to mainspace it can just be deleted again. Anyway, I know AFC can be frustrating but you guys do a great job. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 19:38, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

I haven't done it as much lately, but I used to use the rule of if you are submitting it three times without a substantial improvement, I am going to CSD it because it is being disruptive. I haven't removed the tag yet, but I am really getting tired of dealing with an editor who isn't listening to us, insults both myself and another editor, and will essentially try to game the system until his way is proven. If you look at the page history, he actually reverted my decline three times, so that is why I just did the unusual thing and poured a bit of emotion into that deletion tag. If you don't think it should be accepted, I am prepared to immediately accept it and AFD it, not so much to make a point, but to get the community as a whole to back me up. It's unfortunate that it has come to this, but they aren't taking no for an answer and are forum shopping with AFC in the meantime. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:47, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

I agree... it is stressing him out too much. Getting tired of me is not an excuse. I in now way insulted you. I think you are biased against the piece. That is not an insult. It is my opinion. You are using a CDC without following Wikipedia rules which you know should be withdrawn. Who is playing games now? Your admitted unusual thing (the CSD) and pouring a bit of emotion into it is not acceptable. I urge you to accept the article and let the community decide where to go.Ilovepitts (talk) 23:27, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

You accused me of being a racist and a homophobe above, just if you aren't already aware. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:20, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
@Ilovepitts: Looking at some diffs you've also not been very civil here. The AFC volunteers (and indeed all of us) are not here to get piled upon by people who can't or don't want to understand how our processes work. Your submission has been rejected by three different people - how many more do you need? §FreeRangeFrogcroak 00:51, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
I have nominated it for MFD here, so let's hope that others can help confirm what we have been saying. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:20, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

A racist and homophobe??!?! I did nothing of the sort. I demand you apologize for making that accusation. As for understanding our processes... it was you who pulled out the speedy deletion card without basis. If it had basis you would not have withdrawn it. You are now both trying to figure out a way to get around approval at all costs... even though you promised you would. The purpose of this process is so that an article can grow from an early draft into something that is acceptable. The first draft was unacceptable. I didn't have all my sites correct. Big deal. After that I worked in good faith with the other person who rejected (changing the article). Mr. Rutherford is the only one left. You have already shown your intentions it can be deleted again shows that.Ilovepitts (talk) 06:09, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Berry

Kevin, we met in 2012 at the Wikipedia Conference at Simmons. I submitted the Berry article for my WIKISOO project, and one of our two instructors [User:Peteforsyth] told me that the article looked ready for submission. Could you and he talk about this article?

Answered by Pete, so I hope that suffices! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:20, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Sara Jay

Unfortunately there's material in the submission about work done after the latest afd, so there is a possibility of notability enough to make G4 inapplicable. I think practice is that a non-speedyable afc goes to mfd, not afd, (I wrote rfd in the edit sunmary, but I meant mfd). DGG ( talk ) 01:12, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Will do! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:20, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Dr. Gilbert Ling AFC declined - question/s

Hello Kevin,

In reference to Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Gilbert_Ling

Thank you for looking at my article and taking the time to review it.

I have tried to address the concerns as follows

Too Much Promotional content

Lead Section revisions
  • I have removed promotional content from lead section such as the paragraph "He has published over 200 articles..(This was put here to establish notability but I can understand this as being too promotional)
  • Have removed quotation by from Albert Szent-Györgyi again added to help notability case but can be construed as promotional
Endorsement Section
  • Have renamed to Reviews and acknowledgements
  • Moved to end of article to reduce initial promotional impact and lead section bias
  • Cut back from 12 quotes to 5 quotes

Article too long

  • I have removed totally the section Evidence against the membrane pump theory (695 words) as considered too technical and detailed for a summary biography article (although certainly notable and important part of Lings work - so some reservations about doing this)
  • I have deleted non significant biographical detail

Style to be more formal

Neutral point of view

  • Added cite to published criticism and rebuttals to AIH theory to improve non bias neutral POV
  • I have removed any peacock terms (aside from quotes) and removed incidental/trivial information

independent, reliable, published sources I believe the article meets the criteria with 50 citations from a number of independent scientific journals, books and articles

I am hoping the article is in better shape now but would appreciate any further advice to help it become more acceptable. E.g. Which sections are OK and which need more revision. How far 'off' is the article

Thank you very much for your help and assistance, PaulGWiki (talk) 02:00, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

It looks good now, and I have already approved it. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:21, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
much appreciated Kevin Rutherford PaulGWiki (talk) 06:40, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

A question at AFD

FYI: There is a question here about the acceptance of an AFC draft which you accepted. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 19:52, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for your RfA support

Hi there, a bit of a form letter from me, Cyphoidbomb, but I wanted to drop you a line and thank you for your support at my recent RfA. Although I was not successful, I certainly learned quite a bit both about the RfA process and about how the community views my contributions. It was an eye-opener, to say the least. Thank you! Cyphoidbomb (talk) 00:35, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you!

Hi, Thank you for reviewing my two articles and accepting them. I was about to give up in total despair. These articles were created (in part) to better understand the Articles for Creation process outside of a supportive glamwiki training environment and without relying on direct contact with Australian editors. I know it's not personal but, I wonder if some of the other editors (or their bots more specifically) are aware that they are not only declining an article from an infrequent/inexperienced contributor. It can result is a lessening of confidence in people who are caretakers of significant local collections filled with primary resources. The flow on effect from a lack of confidence goes beyond the individual. Never the less I learnt a great deal and now intend to improve the articles and create more. I’d send you a kitten or a brownie if I could remember how to do either. Thank you! Coastal.culture.vulture (talk) 05:47, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, the approval of new articles certainly is an interesting thing, and the benefit of having multiple people approve articles is that you can get different opinions. That being said, people do attempt to gain the system, so it is a double-edged sword. Don't worry about an award though, as I have gotten plenty of those before, and the above suffices just fine! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:21, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Articles for Creation Tim Gosling , Designer

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for helping me - Terrific. I need some more though please as another Editor has just declined the additions I have put on in terms of trying to remove the orphan status. Could you have a look for me and see what you can do to improve this and get it reinstated? I was trying to link to other external sources. Thanks Custardpieboy (talk) 16:29, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

It looks like this was approved, so my apologies for not being able to help this final time! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:21, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Electrick Children again

This move and this edit seem to have left categories in the article which are not visible in the edit screen. One of them (2013 films) is incorrect, and the other is preventing cats from being in alphabetical order because it can't be edited (I added it, but the order still defaults to the invisible entry). This is obviously a technical glitch. Do you know how to fix it? 86.41.35.230 (talk) 11:19, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

It's actually something we are working on with the script, as it occurs with all articles that are reviewed with it. If anything, it could have actually broken the page, so we are lucky that it didn't happen this time. Categories don't need to be in alphabetical order though, just so you are aware. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:21, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
The 2013 cat is gone now. Thanks for the feedback. 86.41.42.29 (talk) 07:17, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Nomination of Wicked Summer for deletion

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Reasons for rejection of AFC

Hello You declined my article "Gareth Dunlop". My username is nikki_moraine..if needed. He is a singer/songwriter and i have reviewed the criteria for notability of entertainers and to my knowledge he meets many of the requirements. Could you please provide me with specific edits i need to make and i will do my best to accomplish those. thanks again, NikkiNikki moraine (talk) 19:15, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

This one is borderline, but I guess it might be good to discuss the impact of his songs. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:21, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Suey Park

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Just so you're aware, you're not allowed to remove CSD templates from your own articles. I won't reinstate the tag since you seem very experienced and probably know how to fix these issues, but I just wanted to make you aware that there's nothing in the article asserting their significance. The sources aren't the reason I tagged it; it's the subject itself. What sets this person apart from any other of the thousands of Twitter activists? ProtossPylon 00:37, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Shoot, I was treating them like PROD tags, so please revert me if you want. In terms of the "difference" aspect, she has gained notability throughout the media and is mentioned on many news sites and they go into more depth than just her existing (basically all we find at AFC on unnotable persons). Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:21, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

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Why is this still being rejected?

Hi there

I noticed that you rejected my article for Ross Brown, the Green Party candidate in Northern Ireland for the 2014 European elections. I have put ample sources in the article considering that Ross Brown is not a major politician so I don't understand why this being rejected?

Many Thanks

Ryan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ryo123456 (talk • contribs) 14:12, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Well, two of those reference sources are either internal information or a blog, so that has something to do with it. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:28, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Belated thanks

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Articles_for_creation/Vito_Latora

Hello,

First of all, thanks for your review and for helping me pointing out what was missing. I have tryed to accomodate your requests adding some references in order to fullfil the notability guidelines. I hope that you will be able to review again the draft soon and that this time it will be accepted. In case of a new rejection, could you please provide me more details on how to improve the draft?

Thanks in advance. Spariggio82 (talk) 22:49, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

I just don't see any anything that would indicate that would pass the guidelines linked there, as the text needs to indicate why he is notable. The fact that it is so short doesn't help, and I honestly don't see any reason to accept the article at the time. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 00:09, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

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Landis Communications, Inc. (LCI) article

Hi Ktr101, I recently submitted an article about Landis Communications, Inc. (LCI), which you declined. I very much appreciate your conscientious review of the article. I carefully read your banner comments and linked info, and believe that the article warrants your reconsideration. - I haven’t met David Landis, the founder and president of LCI, but I know David and his firm by reputation for his uncompensated work for many non-profit organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area, which has impacted many lives. Such activities usually aren’t publicized, unfortunately. - LCI helped put a number of notable companies on the map, including Old Navy (a huge U.S. clothing chain) and Match.com, the world’s leading online dating service. LCI was not a passive bystander, but rather a driving force behind those companies’ successes. Because the Old Navy and Match.com launches occurred the mid-1990s, just before the Internet boom, I’m not able to access contemporaneous online references. Only indirect and anecdotal references to LCI’s involvement are available, but I believe that they clearly confirm LCI’s important role in the companies’ launches. Also note that LCI’s work for Old Navy and Match.com would not have generated a lot of headlines anyway, because Old Navy and Match.com were not yet well-known and notable companies; they were unknown start-up businesses at the time. - The NY Times published an article last year titled, “Accounts and People of Note in the Advertising Industry” (note the “of Note”). It references David Landis and reinforces his industry standing and "notability*. See http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/business/accounts-and-people-of-note-in-the-advertising-industry.html?_r=0 - Finally, should I simply pare back text with disputed references and resubmit? Some of the references aren’t as independent as I would have preferred, but again, some of LCI’s milestone accomplishments were pre-Internet. As a result, I can only work with the source material that’s available. I think some flexibility is needed. Would the addition of the NY Times article that I cited above suffice for your purposes? If you think I should remove text that you don’t feel is sufficiently referenced, please let me know that too. Hopefully I'm not being too much of a pain. Many thanks! Don — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sfntv94 (talk • contribs) 20:38, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

I'm a bit wary about this one, so go ahead and resubmit it to see what others think. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:02, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

SATMAP, Inc. article submission declined

Hi Kevin, thank you for taking the time to review this article submission. I read your comments that the article appears to be about a non-notable organization and have since added more articles and links to patent information. I can see that you're a very involved volunteer and would greatly appreciate your expertise and guidance to help raise the submission to Wikipedia's standards. Thank you. --Emily.sawtelle (talk) 13:48, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

I'm just not seeing any notability here, even with the links added.
Thanks for the quick response. Can you please help me understand what would help establish notability? Perhaps an annual report or national publications?--Emily.sawtelle (talk) 17:35, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
More mentions in reliable news sources. Internal documents will never establish notability (although, they are good for reporting), so you will need many more outside discussions of the company from non-public relations sites in order to make the submission stronger. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:51, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

Regarding my reverts

I would appreciate if you tell me exactly which portions of the previous texts are "promotional". Your last revert did not provide any reason. Thank you. Rr2002 (talk) 13:49, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

The article reads like a promotion for the university, and my conviction about you having a close connection to the school was furthered in this edit. In terms of what sections should be removed, the leadership and academic sections work better on the school's website (less of an advertisement). The purpose sections of the page also aren't really needed (less is more, essentially), as is the accreditation part (I've never seen an accreditation part on a page before, oddly enough). In terms of removing the text mentioned above, the text was not completely mischaracterizing the source, although I have edited the part which was not in the article. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 05:06, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
Here are some schools that have "academics" and "accreditation" as headings: Columbia International University, Davis College (New York), Nyack College. So I plan to add back those two at least.Rr2002 (talk) 16:21, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Tim Gosling Images and Links from other Pages complete. Please help remove the ' Orphan' status ?

Hi Kevin,

Firstly thanks for helping me.

Can you help me again!

I have today started to put images on to the page Tim Gosling and also I have linked hi page so he is not an Orphan to his Father Professor Raymond Gosling? Can you remove the Orphan notice for me?

Also I have other images which I am allowed to use. Shall I just put those up tomorrow ? I am not really sure if I am doing this properly but I would like to get three more on to illustrate the designer. All of them I have clear use from the two photographers for.

Thanks so much Custardpieboy (talk) 16:39, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

You can delete the orphan notice, as there is nothing preventing you from doing so. For the images, you'll just need to explain why you have the images and how you are not infringing on copyright. In terms of the permissions, this page will provide you with information that the authors need to send to us so that we can accept the license properly. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 05:06, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

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Scott McDonald Article

Thanks much for your feedback on my article Scott McDonald (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Scott_McDonald). I was hoping you could share some more insights into why the article was rejected. Earlier versions definitely contained weak sourcing but I thought I had improved this version substantially, with citations from the New York Times, BusinessWeek and several insurance journals. I did include an external link to Scott's bio, as I had seen that done on similar pages but have now removed it. Any help is appreciated as I have just gotten some articles accepted (well, an article) and want to make sure I understand completely how to get better for future submissions. Thanks again for your advice! Kingman13 (talk) 18:41, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Public relations mentions and internal industry mentions do not show notability. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:14, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for the response. Your guidance is very much appreciated, but I do have to admit I am a bit confused. I have sources from BusinessWeek and the NY Times. What you may be referring to as "internal industry mentions" are actually citations from independent B2B publications. As this was my first attempt at submitting an article, I had originally borrowed from an existing page, for the CEO of the Boston Consulting Group https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Lesser. Rich Lesser's references include links to a press release, his bio on BCG's site and his LinkedIn account. After my first round of feedback, I cleaned out similar references for Scott. Would it help to re-include them? Just want to make sure I am following proper procedures. All the best. Kingman13 (talk) 16:02, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Silatech

Hi Kevin, Thank you for stopping by to review my draft. It was created as part of university Wikipedia project. In order to meet a course deadline, I had to post the article live before it could be reviewed, hence the duplication (which was the reason for AFC submission decline). I'd really appreciate it if you could take a look at the (currently unassessed) article I posted, whenever you get a chance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silatech Thanks! Ya ameera (talk) 04:12, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

It looks like you have moved it, so sorry about that! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:14, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Help

You recently rejected a submission of mine (Liverpool Legends and I need help understanding why. I can clearly read your objections but there are similar shows - with less credentials - that have been included in Wiki (case in point: Legends in Concert) Can you please give me direction? Thanks a million! OpieMOD -- OpieMOD (talk) 06:52, 9 April 2014 (UTC)!

I don't see it meeting any of the notability guidelines, and they are a band, not a television show. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:14, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Conversion of xxx.pdf to xxx.html using AWB

Hi Kevin, You recently edited the Flavonoid article. As a result of converting the xxx.pdf links to xxx.html links, some of these are no longer working (eg. [13] works but [14] doesn't). Could you repair this and the other broken links when you get a moment? Many thanks, 202.28.35.244 (talk) 09:20, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

I fixed that page, but let me know if there are any others that are broken. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:14, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
The remaining broken links have been repaired; one nonfunctional & redundant link was deleted.49.48.134.23 (talk) 15:53, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
My apologies for the delay in all of this, as I was at a conference for a few days. Let me know if you need any more help, as I would be more than happy to oblige! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:26, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Big Ballet

Please can you explain what 'reliable sources' you require as one of the six i have provided is a UK national TV channel and other a large newspaper ? This was a programme in the UK watched by over 1m people and is listed on IMDb. So please explain more than juts quote 'reliable sources' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Big_Ballet

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.224.118.93 (talk) 21:13, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

It seems to have been approved, so sorry for the delay as I was in Europe for a Wiki conference. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:14, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Elephants for Peace

Hello, I really don't understand why you didn't approve the submission. You ask for reliable sources. There are 44 newspaper, magazine, or television article that talk exclusively about Elephants for Peace. I didn't know how to include them, but we also have letters of recommendations from mayors of big cities like Cologne, Berlin, Auschwitz, Nicosia; we have letters from ambassadors, consuls, MEP… On notability alone, Elephants for Peace opened the borders in Nicosia at a time when there were armed guards patrolling it. the guards were dropped for the two days Elephants for Peace were there and people walked freely through the border, and that's one event alone, not to mention the other odd twenty events. I'm really not sure what I have to add. Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Elephant for Peace --RomaNatacha (talk) 10:36, 4 March 2014 (UTC) P.S. Of course, all the letters of recommendation are available on the website www.elephantsforpeace.com --RomaNatacha (talk) 10:42, 4 March 2014 (UTC) --RomaNatacha (talk) 13:34, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

I'm just not seeing any notability here. Regardless, it still reads like an advertisement. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:14, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 1986 Balloonfest

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Please see new note on DYK nomination page. Yoninah (talk) 13:55, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

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RPI Score

Hi Kevin!

I was talking with some people online about my RPI article and they suggested I talk to you directly. You wrote that I need more more third party sources, however I have 9 sources. I understand they talk about their individual cities, BUT they also talk about how the RPI score is derived. I placed those quotes below for you to see. It would be great if you could reconsider as I do believe the information provided by these newspapers is more than credible. Although they reference their cities, they all talk about how the information is derived and how this is a new index created for potential property investors.

Thank you!

Nisha

Here is the Wiki link for you to reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Rental_Property_Investment_Score

Here are the quotes from different news sources:

Tampa Bay Business Journal: "The company’s research combines key economic factors — vacancy rate, price appreciation, job growth, rental prices and more — into a score that can be used to compare market attractiveness across the U.S."

Kansas City Business Journal: "The top 25 ranking was released Wednesday by All Property Management, a Seattle-based online network of property management services. The ranking was based on rental property investment, or RPI, scores derived from government housing and jobs data and housing-appreciation forecasts."

Portland Business Journal: "So says Seattle-based All Property Management, which ranked 75 U.S. cities for its first quarter Rental Property Investment score report, released Tuesday. Portland came in 43rd overall in the rankings, which consider factors such as vacancy rates, rent trends, cap rates, job growth, housing prices and property appreciation."

The Bakersfield Californian: "A new index by Seattle-based landlord services firm All Property Management Inc. based Kern's ranking on criteria including the county's average vacancy rate (eighth lowest in the nation at 4.78 percent) and yearly rental price increase (nearly 13 percent, or ninth highest nationwide). Housing appreciation, mortgage rate caps and job growth were also factors."

Albuquerque Business Journal: "Based on an analysis of primarily federal data, the Albuquerque metro area emerges with particularly strong ratings for measures of rent growth and return on investment in owning rentals across all housing types – from detached, single-family homes to apartment complexes."

Worcester Business Journal: "The index was compiled using five metrics measured by the federal government or CoreLogic, which gathers property and consumer information. Two-thirds of the tracked metropolitan areas fared better than Worcester County in job growth and annual rate of return." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.78.175.34 (talk) 00:11, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

My concern is that it is very new and doesn't have as much in-depth coverage as it could. I would wait six more months on this, as there is potential, but I am just not seeing much notability at this time. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:14, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

The Content Review Medal!

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The Gold Wiki Award!

The Gold Wiki Award
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DYK for Boston Strong

slakr\ talk / 08:28, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Dr. Isaam Saliba

Hello Ktr101, I am a novice wiki contributor, but I am wanting to improve my skills. I have made the edits on Dr. Isaam Salibas page, including the references and citations. Can you give me more direction on how I can fix this, as it was deleted by you on March 4? I would very much appreciate your help as this is my second submission of his page. Dr. Saliba is quite notable in the ortolaryngology world because of his invention of a new technique which in 20 minutes can restore a child's hearing destroyed by a punctured ear drum. Moreover, he is about to announce at a medical conference in Turkey yet another breakthrough. Can you please explain to me more info as to what I might need to do to correct the problems? Thanks so very much, L M Gregory 01:24, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

I have gone ahead and submitted it, although it would be nice to have some more citations there. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:14, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, Kevin. L M Gregory 16:48, 17 April 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lmartin gregory (talk • contribs)

Articles_for_creation/Vito_Latora (part 2)

Hello,

First of all, let me thank you again for your suggestions and criticisms. According to them, I have improved the submission extending it and trying to convey better the notability of the subject. According to the notability guidelines, I believe that criteria number 1 and 2 are fully satisfied while, criterion number 8 is partly satisfied. More in detail:

Criterion nr. 1 is satisfied since Physics Reports (impact factor 22.929) is one of the most important physics journal, together with Review of Modern Physics, on reviews about contemporary trends in physics. The fact that his review article is the most cited one of the last 25 years (not simply the most downloaded) is a proof of it. Also, Prof. Latora has a quite high h-index (according to several databases and different research fields as it is evidenced by Google scholar for instance) confirming the quality and notability of his scientific production. Last but not least, he has also provided significant contribution to the field of complex systems, and complex networks in particular, as reported by the references added to the submission.

Criterion nr. 2 is satisfied since in 2008 he won the Giovan Pietro Grimaldi prize (the prize amount is roughly around 10,000$) which is a national-level prize.

Criterion nr. 8 is partly satisfied because he is not an editor in chief but, instead, an associate editor. Albeit, being Chaos a top-ranked journal in Applied Mathematics, this occupation can be considered an acknowledgement from the scientific community.

Thanks in advance,

Spariggio82 (talk) 09:22, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

I'm not so convinced about the prize because it is not notable, but you are welcome to submit it again to see what others think, as I am mixed on this one. Good luck! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:50, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue XCVII, April 2014

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Opportunity Lifecycle Management Article

Hi - Can you please give me some guidance about something not covered on your 'FAQ' page about this article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Opportunity_Lifecycle_Management

I've tidied up the citations and will tighten up any other stylistic issues with the piece, but my main problem is that because this business process is only very recently recognised, it is difficult to find extensive external sources talking about it; which is a big part of the rationale for this piece! I can cite plenty of examples where Opportunity Lifecycle Management is missing as a core component in so-called 'definitive' works on measuring meaningful ROI in demand generation. However I am unsure that it is in the spirit of Wiki, specifically to highlight the deficiencies of other (non-wiki) articles to demonstrate the evolution and impact of this business process. I'm kind of going round in circles - please can you advise me?

Thanks "Bertiewolf" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bertiewolf (talk • contribs) 14:36, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

It looks good now, and I would suggest letting someone review it, as it wouldn't be a bad idea to get a second side of eyes on the submission. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:50, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks Kevin appreciate the feedback - I'll resubmit it and see what the response is - all the best Jeremy "Bertiewolf" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bertiewolf (talk • contribs) 09:19, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Fractal Tree indexes

Dear Ktr101,

Can we set up a time to chat about my submitted article, which you reviewed? I'd like to discuss your comments.

In particular, it seems that your main complaint with the article is that GScholar for ["fractal tree index'] yields 2 hits. However, the structure is sometimes referred to as a "fractal tree." The reason I don't is that "fractal tree" in this context is a trademarked term, which means it can't be used as a noun. That doesn't keep other people from doing it. You'll find that a GScholar search for ["fractal tree"] gives many unrelated results. In order to get a more meaningful search, I tried ["fractal tree" tokudb] and got 8 hits. I got a couple of more meaningful hits with ["fractal tree" tokufs] (and some unrelated hits).

Since this page is a description of an open software project, rather than a scholarly paper, I tried a few searches for "fractal tree" on google itself. Once again, I needed another word to focus the results. And I also added a -site:tokutek.com to try to get rid of hits that were generated by Tokutek (though some were mirrored, and I have no good way to eliminate those. My results are:

["fractal tree index" -site:tokutek.com] 27,300 results

["fractal tree indexes" -site:tokutek.com] 23,000 results

["fractal tree" -site:tokutek.com tokutek] 5,360 results

["fractal tree" -site:tokutek.com tokufs] 132 results

["fractal tree" -site:tokutek.com tokumx] 6,370 results

and finally, the oldest use of fractal trees:

["fractal tree" -site:tokutek.com tokudb] 47,900 results

At this point, I don't know how to proceed and am looking for guidance from you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Farach (talk • contribs) 20:36, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, Martin Farach-Colton — Preceding unsigned comment added by Farach (talk • contribs) 14:39, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

Okay, I have gone ahead and submitted it for you. Just so you know, I didn't have a problem with the hit results, and that was another user. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:50, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi Kevin, I'm the other user. If you read my afc comment, you can see that my problem was not with GScholar hits per se, but with (1) lack of independent, in-depth reliable sources and (2) the article creator is also one of the data structure inventors and author on two of the cited papers, so there is obvious conflict of interest. Without independent RS, this article fails notability criteria, and with conflict of interest and no independent RS, neutrality is even more of a concern. Since these issues were not addressed during the AFC, I'll add notability and COI tags to the article, so that others can weigh in and perhaps fix these issues. --Mark viking (talk) 18:09, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
That was my fault, as I knew there was another reason for declining it, but I wasn't sure. I'm happy to CSD it if you want for now, but I'll leave the final decision up to you. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 21:43, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
No worries. While I could find no independent sources, maybe other more knowledgeable editors could. I'll leave the tags on the article and we can see what develops. Thanks, --Mark viking (talk) 21:56, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Education Program technical update, April 2014

Since the last update, development of the editor campaigns project has been continuing, and it's almost at the point that it will be useful to users running edit-a-thons and other non-course outreach events. (If you are planning such an event soon and would like to beta test it for tracking the contributions of newcomers, get it touch.) In the meantime, we've made a few small improvements and bug fixes to the Education Program extension:

Default course end date

The default end date for courses is now approximately six months in the future, instead of immediately. This will prevent the common problem where a user creates a new course page but does change the default dates, resulting in a course that is immediately considered "ended" and thus cannot be enrolled in.

Notifications when you get added to a course

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Disabling individual student profiles

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Article edit notifications for students coming soon

A nearly complete patch from Facebook Open Academy student Jeff Lloyd will add a new type of Notification: students will be alerted to edits made by others to the article(s) they are assigned (as well as the corresponding talk pages). Expect to see this feature within the next several weeks.

Duplicate courses and API deletion

Bugs in the course page creation process (now fixed) led in some cases to duplicate listings for the same course at Special:Courses. This happens when the same course page had two (or more) different course ID numbers. It is possible to clean up such duplicate entries using by making calls to the API. I've documented this process and written a Python script for it.

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IBT and related pages - Admin Noticeboard posting

Kevin - I just came across your post to the Admin Noticeboard where you solicited my response. It may be too late, but I posted a response there which contains references to information that may be helpful. Good luck. guanxi (talk) 21:22, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the response, as I am glad to know that I am not the only one who noticed this! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:50, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Template:Meetup/June 2014 has redlinks

Hi, you added two rows to Template:Meetup/June 2014 (one of which I had to fix because it duplicated an existing row). Are the redlinks intentional? --Redrose64 (talk) 16:18, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, those are intentional, and I plan on updating them tonight at work. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:50, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Alice Cooper Group 1966-1974

Dear Kevin: You have a hold on this page waiting for the Alice Cooper (band) title to become available. Can it be accepted now? The redirect is gone. —Anne Delong (talk) 02:37, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

Accepted, as I wasn't pinged when it was deleted on March 25th, nor when it was done again on April 21st. Thanks for the notice! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:49, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for finishing this up. The article still needs some work, if I ever get the time. —Anne Delong (talk) 04:49, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

For review

Can you review my article [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Veron_%28Software%29 ] & is it appropriate for publication ? Nip123 (talk) 22:48, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

Nip123 has also posted this same message to five other user talk pages. I shall answer on my talk page, and I shall also let Nip123 know that posting the same message to numerous talk pages like this is not considered helpful. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 08:06, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
I now see that Nip123 is a block-evading sockpuppet, and this account will be blocked too. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 08:39, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
Yeah, many users go this route for some reason, which only shows forum shopping at the end of the day. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 22:47, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Edit-a-thon invite

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Greetings! (Wiki Loves Pride)

Hi Kevin. We have not met (perhaps at WikiConference USA soon?) but I very much appreciate your work. I saw that Boston was added to the list of upcoming events to commemorate Adrianne Wadewitz. I was wondering if this event was somehow connected to, or could be associated with, Wiki Loves Pride? If not, perhaps you might know someone who would be willing to help organize an edit-a-thon and/or photography event for campaign to improve coverage of LGBT culture and history. Events will be held around June 21. Thanks for your consideration, and let me know if you have any questions or concerns. --Another Believer (Talk) 15:57, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

I have sent Maia a message about this, as I am not sure if we want to combine this with the edit-a-thon on that day in memory of her, which is also occurring the same time that we are talking about hosting a talk on how to conduct an edit-a-thon. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 22:47, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Frane Selak

The DYK project (nominate) 07:23, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

Army Human Resources Command

Hi, Kevin! While patrolling uncategorized stubs, I came across Army Human Resources Command. There's already United States Army Human Resources Command, which is much more substantial. Being WP:BOLD, I've simply redirected the stub to the existing article and am letting you know as a courtesy. Thanks and regards, Tyrol5 [Talk] 15:07, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

Sorry this is late, but that works for me! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:13, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of 1986 Balloonfest

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Concord Carlisle Regional High School page

Hello kevin this message pertains to the recent change that was made by myself regarding the Concord Carlisle Regional High school Wikipedia page.

The change that was made was to delete a section on the page titled as "incidents." I am actually currently a student at Concord Carlisle and this is one of the man reasons that I chose to make the deletion to this section of the page. Personally I found the "Incidents" section of the page to make my school look racist and unlikable to anyone who may read this section of the page which in fact is entirely untrue. On top of this, when I have looked at other schools around my area that have had similar issues or even worse situations occur at their school and I look at the Wikipedia pages describing their school, there is no mention of these incidents on the page. This makes me consider the fact that an individual most likely posted this section on the page to make Concord Carlisle look bad when in fact Concord Carlisle is ranked one of the highest in academics in the state of Massachusetts. With all of these reasons I ask that you allow me to delete this section of the Wikipedia page for I believe not only does it make the school look bad, but hurts the pride of the many individuals who consider this school to be their home.

Sincerely,

Csykes16 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Csykes16 (talk • contribs) 00:36, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Here is the thing: Removing information that mentions that there is racism in the school does not make the page neutral, and borders on censorship. Readers of the page should know that your school is not filled with avowed racists, but the act of removing mentions of this appears to be an attempt to ignore the fact that these things occurred. The fact that this information exists on the page is probably more beneficial overall because of the fact that it shows that the school is human and has incidents, whereas many other schools either don't have the information reported, or suffer from a lack of people caring. If you look back in history, it wasn't uncommon for racist graffiti to appear everywhere, and even occurred at schools (some were even burned down due to things like this). Links between academics and racial, sexual, and LGBT tolerance do not equate, and both of these are issues that are becoming more and more apparent as people are starting to realize that they are becoming the minority and are lashing out like this.
That being said, I don't think you are in this group and genuinely want to see the best for the school's image. I went to Barnstable High School and then to UMass Amherst, and realized that many of the things that I believed in the former made me realize just how lucky I was in the latter, especially because I was able to gain more of a worldview of where I grew up and began to realize many of the problems that exist in society. There is nothing wrong with criticism on a page, as many people and companies are afraid of it, and will try to clean their image up as much as possible. I am going to cite what is there and go from there, but I don't see a valid reason to keep that information off of the page. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:13, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
Hi there, just letting you know that even after you took the time to explain why the added sourced content should not be removed, the editor went back to the article and blanked the section again. I reverted the change and hope that maybe the editor just didn't see the response on your talk page. Since he's a new editor, he might not know to check back here, so maybe in this case it would be a good idea to also post your response on his page. Cmr08 (talk) 02:26, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
Noted. @Csykes16: Please see above, as this disruption will not be tolerated. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:05, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

sources not in English

Hello Kevin,

I don't quite understand your reasoning for decline of my submission. I have provided 11 external sources and took info completely from them. May be the subject of my article is not noteworthy in England or somewhere else, but in Lithuania, where I live he's certainly worthy of inclusion in any encyclopedia. Is it a problem that the sources I provided are not in English, but in Russian? Does Wikipedia require all the sources to be in English? If not please use Google translate and you will see that I didn't write something from myself, but from reputable local sources (serious web portals, online version of major newspapers etc).I'm open to do any changes if you explain your position more clearly.

Thank you for looking into my article again!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Volo_fiori/sandbox

Best regards, Vladimir (user volofiori) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Volo fiori (talk • contribs) 06:48, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

@Volo fiori: Well, besides the fact that it reads rather promotionally, and has tone issues, I am not seeing anything that would indicate notability of the subject. We don't care whether the sources are in other languages or not, but it does help if some of them are so that we can establish notability a bit better. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 18:32, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi Kevin, this is a recent article from a major Lithuanian newspaper "Lithuanian Courrier" about Sergey Evtuhov. The 2nd sentence says: One of the award winners was the famous Vilnius painter, sculptor and writer Sergei Evtukhov for the book "proudly fluttering shearwater, so similar to the antenna." (this is how Google translates it, I didn't translate myself not to be viewed as partial ) http://www.kurier.lt/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%B5%D0%BC-%D1%81-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B9/ So if a major newspaper of our country calls him famous what other proves would you like? Regarding the "promotional" tone could you please be more specific? I'm open to do any edits that are against Wikipedia's policy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Volo fiori (talk • contribs) 11:06, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

That means nothing, as anyone can call someone famous. That being said, if you think you have a case with it, feel free to submit it again. In terms of the promotional tone, have someone else who is very familiar with English go over the script, as the majority of the issues seem to just be talking about how he is a wonderful artist and other things along those lines. If anything, it should be the most boring thing to read, not full of anything that says how great he is. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:44, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Nomination of Great Blue Hill eruption prank for deletion

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Nomination of Mink (printer) for deletion

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Anarchy

Personally, I have a set of socks on which a day of the week is printed on each pair. I once wore the "monday" socks on a wednesday. Anarchy. Much like this. I feel you are a kindred spirit. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 09:43, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

I'm actually trying to disrupt the Wiki one edit at a time, but I guess I will no longer be able to perform my anarchist plans, since you have caught on to my evil so quickly. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 15:38, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Frane Selak

Hi, when I saw this BBC article, I remembered the article you created. You also may want to see [15]. Thanks, Matty.007 18:06, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Notification of a June AfC BackLog Drive

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Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial edit-a-thons

Adrianne Wadewitz edit-a-thons in Southern New England

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Maybe this is a stupid comment, but I notice the lady was a specialist in 18th century literature, which, pretty much by definition, is all PD. Which means wikisource could, conceivably, add some texts of literature, or maybe texts about 18th century literature in the PD, to their site. If you know anyone who knows her particular "favorites," I think it might make sense to leave a message at wikisource, maybe proposing a monthly collaboration of the month for next month. I have been off and on a bit over there recently, but the computer is working again now and I could probably provide at least some significant help in getting one or two of her favorite texts in the PD in decent shape over there. John Carter (talk) 21:04, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue XCVIII, May 2014

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Sorry about that haha. Mkdwtalk 02:52, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

No worries! If anything, it probably validated my close, since I feel like someone would have contested a 0/0/0 count. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 02:54, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Survey for editors who mentor newcomer

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Thank you in advance for your participation, Gabriel Mugar 13:33, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

Histmerge request of Quonset Point

  • Hi there. I've deleted/moved the page as requested. I'm not 100% sure about the WP:HISTMERGE though, and even less confident about doing it, so you'll need to find another admin for that. Someone like Anthony Appleyard (talk · contribs) may be a good person, I know he does lots of moves. GedUK  12:41, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
  • What needs to be history-merged with what? Please answer in my user talk page. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 13:28, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Balloonfest '86

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Nomination of Downtown Plaza (Hamilton, New Zealand) for deletion

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I am sorry Kevin, I tried looking for sources and I can't see anything either. As such, I don't think it passes WP:GNG. Best I can think of would be to merge it to another target. If you can suggest a target in the article, I will review it and probably would support. Cheers, --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 08:35, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for your support

Kevin, I would like to take this moment and thank you for the trust you had placed in me and for your support in my RfA that happened a while ago. Although it didn't turn out as I had planned, I certainly appreciated all the comments and suggestions given by you and other people. I will learn from all of them and will hopefully run again someday when I'm fully ready. Thank you. TheGeneralUser (talk) 12:58, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

New England Wikimedians summer events!

Upcoming events hosted by New England Wikimedians!

After many months of doubt, nature has finally warmed up and summer is almost here! The New England Wikimedians user group have planned some upcoming events. This includes some unique and interesting events to those who are interested:

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Participants list

Kevin, pleasure meeting you in NYC! I am sure our paths will cross again soon. I am interested in replicating Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland/Participants for mass message distribution. Does it matter how entries appear? Can people add signatures, or will just a username list (rather than user talk list) work fine? Any tips for using mass message? --Another Believer (Talk) 15:26, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

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Revert of closure

I'd prefer an admin's closure, as this !vote is not so clear that it may qualify as WP:SNOW. I am aware of WP:CONLIMITED. Tutelary (talk) 10:28, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

I have no problem with that, although Joe Decker's argument should be taken into account here since he echos my closure rationale. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 21:17, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Hi, Kevin, Hello, Ktr101, I'm working on a new article for creation entitled "Mother Infant Research Institute". I couldn't find where on the reviewer's talk page to reply to him. It was rejected. I'd be grateful for your comments. The reviewer said that since the article mentioned living persons, e.g., the scientists in the Institute, I needed inline citations relating to them and their work. Will it substantially slow down the review process if I include detailed information about each scientist and their work? I think it would make for a more informative article, since they each do noteworthy research. Also, should I include a summary of education and career information on each scientist? Thanks in advance for your comments, Sydneyraymond (talk) 18:56, 13 June 2014 (UTC)Sydneyraymond

TfD

How about you actually let colleagues debate issues, rather than counting "votes"? "Vast majority", indeed! Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 22:55, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

I have no problem with someone reverting me, and I admit that I should have chosen my words better. Regardless, you're more than welcome to revert me if you want others to chime in. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:35, 15 June 2014 (UTC)

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RFA Redux

It's been 6 years, you feeling up to a new try at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ktr101 ? — xaosflux Talk 05:24, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

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DYK for Chicken Fat (song)

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About the closure of TfD:Distinguish.

See Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2014_July_6#Template:Distinguish.

You closed it within 2 days 40 hrs after opening, without clarifying or even mentioning reasons for your early closure. A 'speedy closure' was opposed with reasoning, but you did not recognise or read. In the time before closing, a discussion was going on between multiple contributors. It looks like you only did an early !vote count, which is ill-practice (even after full-time). Also, you did not evaluate the content of the contributions. A lot of contributors were just copy-supporting a 'keep', or even supporting a 'keep' showing explicit ignorance. All this is in the thread, and you clearly did not evaluate this (or even read it).

Finally, about your statement: "... and any discussions about what to do with it should occur at the talk page" is blatant nonsense: the TfD was to the point. This borders abuse of admin powers. It shows Admins Arrogance for slamming the nominator (this, again, without done reasoning or guideline reference). I only expect that the period be observed, and that any closing editors reads and weighs the contributions without prejudice. Please reopen the TfD as a correction to this closure. It is up to you to find a way. ping @Thumperward:. -DePiep (talk) 00:57, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Hi. I am not an administrator. If you want to revert me, I will not block you, drag you to some obscure noticeboard, hold a grudge for eternity, or do anything to that effect. Also, I have a right to perform a non-admin closure, as I am allowed to ignore the rules if I deem the situation to be the case. Not that this is giving me an excuse to do it, but I wanted to let you know that I am perfectly within reason to do so at this time because various editors have offered reasons for their votes that weren't all running along the same rationale. If either of you wants to reopen it, I will not object. However, I do object to your attacking me for something which you clearly have not researched (I am not an administrator), and your bludgeoning of others with differing opinions. Again, I really do not care what you do over on that discussion page, but I do object to your incivility towards someone who made a good faith closure of a deletion discussion. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:14, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
I do not and did not blame you for being an admin. I pointed to you behaving like an admin: "Admins Arrogance" I wrote (note the capitals). I do not need to do research, I just saw your actions (you did close, you did write that, you did not digest the discussion). All described above. Simple: if yo pick up a closing, you are on the hook. You're supposed to know what you are doing.
Of course I will not revert your closure. Up to you. You expect I go and research how to do so? No way. It was your action, and it is up to you to undo it -- if you change your mind. Main cause: remember that I am frustrated that my contributions were not even read, and that an ongoing talk was being shortcut. (my advice: talk with a nearby admin to resolve this with you; I myself am too much detailed right now). -DePiep (talk) 01:33, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Information icon There is currently a discussion at ANI regarding reason for discussion. The thread is Unfortunate early closure. Thank you.. Hope this can prevent further derailment. —DePiep (talk) 02:06, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

  • Hi Kevin, just a note that I saw this at ANI, thought re-opening it was a good idea, and since you said that was cool with you up above, I went ahead and did it. But I want to make sure it's clear I don't buy into this ridiculous "admin arrogance" claim. I re-opened in spite of those comments, not because of them. It was not an unreasonable close, and you've been gracious in your response. --Floquenbeam (talk) 02:30, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
    • No worries, as I trust your judgement in this case. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 04:24, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

On the contrary, if any admin had so disregarded process (a speedy close of a good-faith nomination based solely on head count) it'd be a much bigger issue. It's somewhat depressing that my comment about not cluelessly NACing it was seen as a challenge by someone who explicitly wants to be an admin in future, though. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 09:30, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

I actually really don't have an interest in becoming an administrator at this time, and I happened to miss that comment when I was reading it. We are all allowed to make mistakes on this site, but I do not agree with the above assessment that I saw that as a challenge, because that is not how I operate on Wikipedia or in life. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:29, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
As explained, I used the wording "admin arrogance" to point to the action that showed disinterest for the contributors. A bit later Ktr101 confirmed the arrogance part by stating "I have a right to perform a non-admin closure, as I am allowed to ignore the rules if I deem the situation to be the case". Let's assume that is so. Ktr101 says nothing about the obligation to be careful, or even read the basic stuff. Nothing. That showed in the closure, I pointed to that, and that is what I call Admin Arrogance.
I doubt if this editor knows enough about rights, because trying to lure me into a reversal of a closure is out of the pale. Also, it is a neglect of the question: if you admit then you take the consequence.
Then both you and Floquenbeam try to square the circle by reverting-but-really-there-is-no-reason. Both are saying "yes you are right, but I can't bring myself to say it". Floquenbeam reverting what he calls "not an unreasonable close" is one step (he could have noted that it was you not me who should revert, he could have mentioned the point that me going to ANI is better than me reverting). Then looking to blame me for bringing up that is was a flawed one is another example of imprecise reading. -DePiep (talk) 11:28, 9 July 2014 (UTC)

Hi Kevin--I'm planning to use a Wikipedia assignment in my History of the American West course at BC again this fall. Gabe has gone off to Seattle, so I need to find a new campus ambassador. Do you have any suggestions? 209.6.133.47 (talk) 20:47, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

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Image request for WC 2014 - In the News

Germany lifts the 2014 FIFA World Cup - please bring this on instead of the Klose pic! Thanks.

Hi Kevin! I've noticed you updated the World Cup 2014 news at "In the News".

While the photo of Klose certainly made sense after the record up to the final, we have a WC winner now. I think it's time to exchange the Klose pic with a match winner photo. Would you please update the news piece with the photo I thumbnailed? Thanks a lot! Cheers and all the best, Horst-schlaemma (talk) 16:51, 14 July 2014 (UTC)

I am powerless to change anything, as I am not an administrator. Regardless, it looks as though you have started a discussion on the nomination page about this. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 18:22, 14 July 2014 (UTC)

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Massachusetts Amherst residence hall articles

Hi Ktr101, I came upon a series of articles you wrote about University of Massachusetts Amherst back in 2011. Nearly all of them seem to have little to no sources, nor claim to notability. I think merging the information and redirecting them to List of University of Massachusetts Amherst residence halls is a better solution than nominating them for deletion. Clearly, though, there is not enough content nor verifiable sources to keep most of them as standalone articles. What do you think? Thanks!--TM 10:31, 20 July 2014 (UTC)

Hey Namiba, I just got this message, as I never saw it when you posted it before. In terms of sources, I could certainly write the school's archives and see what they could bring up, as I think many of the ones in the Southwest Residential Area could qualify as being something, since they were all the projects of a major firm. In terms of merging them though, it might create a rather unwieldy list where we have around fifty short articles existing within a larger article, so I hesitant to go that route right now. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 15:43, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
Hey Ktr101, for these residences, they are either in a merge or delete category. Clearly, sources are not available (yet?) to give them a standalone article. There many a number of residence hall lists available to use as an example for a possible merge. See List of residence halls at the University of Notre Dame for one. I don't want to nominate them all for deletion, but something must be done about them, don't you think?--TM 16:11, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
Possibly, although I will need to look at it after Wikimania, as I do not have any time to devote yet to any of this, unfortunately. There is a page on this site that would be a good place to merge into, but it's unfortunately already a split from the main school page, and would just become incredibly unwieldy. Either way, I'll look at this next week, once I get back to the states. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 02:04, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

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The Professional Theatre Wing Decline and request to re-submit

Hello Kevin In my last communication with you re-The Professional Theatre Wing submission,you advised I could re-submit.I have been away from Home base since April and just arriving back. I made some clarifications to the Referance articles adding page #'s etc. So I have re-submitted.Hope this is the lucky one many thanks for you previous help. This is sort of a mission to Honor a Lady who I belieev made a great contribution to the NY Theatre Scene in late60's-70's(and happens to be my mother). Thank You. Philip Amara-Ret.Capt NYPD-AFS -philnypd@netzero.net. Also on Face book

Alan Turing question

What do you mean by "constructive"?

Hey 2602:306:ce48:c540:45d5:68f:72d6:9f4a, the main issue is that articles generally don't refer to persons as being "gay" in the opening line, in lieu of other language below. Since it is a Good Article though, it wouldn't be a bad idea to bring it up on the talk page in order to see what others think. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 15:43, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

urban renewal edit-a-thon

Hey,

I saw the urban renewal edit-a-thon on meetup.com and it looks really cool. I'd like to hear more about it. I wrote part of an article on Edward J. Logue (a major figure in Boston's urban planning during the 60s) but never got around to finishing it (See: User:GabrielF/sandbox). I also have a small list of needed photos from that period of Boston's history (User:GabrielF/NeededPhotos), with a focus on the busing crisis. Best, GabrielF (talk) 02:24, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

Hey GabrielF, I will certainly use that list, as we are currently looking for material to write about! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 15:43, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

Nomination of United States Army Reserve Center, Rio Vista for deletion

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DYK for Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Nantucket

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DYK for Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:53, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

Thank you!

Kevin, Thanks for the quick turn-around on my course rights request. Hope NE is having a lovely summer; used to live in NH and VT.

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oh, wait, there's a widget. i think i've got it! --Eagunn (talk) 17:53, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

No problem, as I am glad to help! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 15:43, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

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Article Creation for Ramon Ray

Hello Kevin, and thank you for reviewing the last version of our article for a Ramon Ray Wikipedia entry (back in March). This entry has gone through many versions and has been rejected many times. This is why I am reaching out to you, hoping you can help.

From the comments listed, I identify the following issues:

  • Proving notability
  • Keeping objectivity
  • Citing more/valid sources

I was wondering if there are certain aspects of the entry that you think need to be 'scrapped.' For example, one reviewer noted that "since Ray is alive we must footnote everything in order to ensure we only have true info about him." This would imply that any early life bio information, which we don't have sources for, must go, and any listed accomplishment for which we cannot locate a specific source must go as well.

Is this correct? My main question is - do you, in your honest opinion, believe this entry to be salvageable?

I have been working on an alternative version. It is 100% objective, using listing format to document books written, articles published, speaking events, etc - each with an online secondary source. Would this work, or is such a listing format frowned upon? I can be modified to include longer paragraphs and explanations, of course.

Thank you very much for your answers. I know your last review was March, but I look forward to resubmitting again soon.

Smbguru (talk) 19:57, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

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I nominated your fine article for DYK! I expanded the lead section slightly and the body to go with it to get that stub look to go away, hope my changes to it did more good than harm. If you see any problems let me know :) --Acetotyce (talk) 22:31, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

Fore River Shipyard

You added a {{efn-ua}} template to the article, but forgot the closing brackets. Also forgot to add a reflist for it at the bottom. I added the brackets, but after reading more closely, I'm not exactly sure where the closing brackets should go. Could you take a look? Bgwhite (talk) 04:16, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

That looks fine, as I took some of the text from the Rivadavia-class battleship article, and forgot to add that back in. Thanks for catching that! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 04:30, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

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The revert and subsequent templating you performed on Rjvollert was correct in every way, but I thought I'd point out that I suspect that it was likely done to make a funny image for the meme sites (like here and here). I thought you might like to know. Even if the user wasn't the initial vandal, they were reinforcing the vandalism. - Jack Sebastian (talk) 14:47, 11 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out, as that is really cool to see vandalism being used productively for once. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 19:47, 11 September 2014 (UTC)

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Building 19

How is building 19 not defunct? It went bankrupt and shut all the stores - do you know something I don't? - DavidWBrooks (talk) 11:05, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

Technically, they've reinvented themselves, so I am hesitant to say that they are defunct. Besides, companies go through bankruptcy proceedings all the time, but that doesn't mean that as a corporation they cease to exist (i.e. half of the airlines in America in the last ten years). Kevin Rutherford (talk) 15:28, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

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