User talk:Timotheus Canens/Archives/2018/2
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Ryan Ayers
You removed the person entirely from the CandyRat Records article. The article deleted was about a sports figure not a musician on that label. You need to put the name back. Mr. C.C.Hey yo!I didn't do it! 14:29, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – February 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2018).
Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
- An RfC has closed with a consensus that candidates at WP:RFA must disclose whether they have ever edited for pay and that administrators may never use administrative tools as part of any paid editing activity, except when they are acting as a Wikipedian-in-Residence or when the payment is made by the Wikimedia Foundation or an affiliate of the WMF.
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Technical news
- A tag will now be automatically applied to edits that blank a page, turn a page into a redirect, remove/replace almost all content in a page, undo an edit, or rollback an edit. These edits were previously denoted solely by automatic edit summaries.
Arbitration
- The Arbitration Committee has enacted a change to the discretionary sanctions procedure which requires administrators to add a standardized editnotice when placing page restrictions. Editors cannot be sanctioned for violations of page restrictions if this editnotice was not in place at the time of the violation.
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I'm a bit baffled by your deletion at the above discussion. I provided clear evidence that the crime meets WP:GNG, with links to significant coverage in reliable sources. That's all that's required. The delete arguments were all along the lines of "this is just an ordinary run-of-the-mill crime". But that's not a reason to delete something that otherwise clearly meets GNG. The murder was covered in the national press, and clearly had a bigger impact and notability than other ordinary murders that are just reported locally in brief. Other keep votes gave good reasons too, and the !voting was fairly close, but you just closed it with no explanation. Thanks — Amakuru (talk) 11:09, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
- I don't see either the weight of arguments or the head count (7-4, if we don't count Gene93k) as presenting a close question. NOTNEWS, as a policy, has precedence over GNG, and so "meets GNG", by itself, is not sufficient to counter a NOTNEWS argument. T. Canens (talk) 21:01, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
TheTimesAreAChanging
Hello. User:TheTimesAreAChanging is currently editing at Operation Freedom Deal. Is this a violation of his probation? GPRamirez5 (talk) 21:08, 6 February 2018 (UTC) GPRamirez5 (talk) 21:08, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
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Hiya! I greatly appreciate your judgement regarding this whack a doo of an AfD. I'd like to take you up on your ECP offer come the next nom, as the twitters seem to be ready to party. Anywho, lemme know when you're about and next steps, also fwiw I'm in -en as drewmutt. Thanks again! Drewmutt (^ᴥ^) talk 02:44, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
- Feel free to renominate whenever you want. Just drop a note on my talk page afterwards (or at RFPP). T. Canens (talk) 04:46, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
Closing RFC
There was an RFC that I started that was recently archived without being formally closed with a consensus. Where can I request for it to be closed? MizukaS (talk) 09:03, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
Why deleting IOTA (technology) ?
Why did you deleted the category - IOTA (technology)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.96.243.4 (talk) 14:08, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
- Because the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IOTA (technology) revealed a rough consensus to do so. T. Canens (talk) 07:44, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
Creating a new page for IOTA
Hello!
I've read through the reasons the previous IOTA (technology) page was deleted and I agree with them, and I'm interested in writing a new page to replace the old one.
I'm a new Wikipedia user and I'd like to ensure that if I create a new page, that it won't be deleted again. Can you point me to some guidelines/requirements/expectations that I should follow?
I'll be creating this new content from scratch, and I only plan on establishing a basic presence. Is there a minimum amount of content required?
I'd appreciate any advice you can give! — Preceding unsigned comment added by BiSkiT (talk • contribs) 20:56, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
- Since a significant part of the concern that led to deletion is notability, you'll need to find enough independent secondary reliable sources providing significant coverage of the subject to pass the general notability guideline. The article will not survive a deletion discussion without those (and in fact may well be subject to speedy deletion). It's also important to avoid promotionalism. As some of the discussion participants suggested, using the articles for creation process might be a good idea. There's no minimum content requirement; we have plenty of stubs. T. Canens (talk) 07:55, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
Input requested from a Chinese speaker
Hi there. Sorry for randomly picking your name from the category of Chinese-speaking admins but would you mind having a look at Carman Lee? There seems to be a long-standing edit-war over the subject's birth date and about the source used to verify it. I posted it to Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard#Carman Lee as well but since it needs someone who can read the sources mentioned, I wanted to ask someone experienced directly. Regards SoWhy 15:04, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
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