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[edit] Re:Possibly unfree file and OTRS

With something that old unanswered, I'd be inclined to say no email was received- a quick search is not throwing anything up. I'd be inclined to delete it. J Milburn (talk) 23:41, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Heisman Trophy winners

Thanks for quickly coming along and throwing the protection up on the page. It was desperately needed, with the glut of kids thinking it was witty to see themselves listed as a Heisman winner. --fuzzy510 (talk) 02:16, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

No problem at all. WP:RPP climbed it's way to the top of my watchlist, so I was there in a jiffy. — ξ^xplicit 02:19, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Sock help

Hello. I see that you blocked PhoneBed (talk · contribs) as a sock. Is TheDopestEthiopian (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log) from the same stable? Angus McLellan (Talk) 02:24, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

I don't believe that PhoneBed (sockmaster being TrEeMaNsHoE (talk · contribs)) would be TheDopestEthiopian. Socking from this user always follows the same characteristics. For example, TrEeMaNsHoE's usernames being tends to be random items (as seen in Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of TrEeMaNsHoE) and he likes to revert articles to his preferred versions. I find it unlikely that he would talk to himself, as he isn't exactly the type of user who would try to pretend to be someone else. Last, but certainly not least, TheDopestEthiopian would have come up in the sockpuppet cases if it were a sock of TrEeMaNsHoE, as TheDopestEthiopian was created early October, while the first checkuser case was initiated in later October. — ξ^xplicit 02:35, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Makes sense! Many thanks for that. Angus McLellan (Talk) 02:54, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome. — ξ^xplicit 03:00, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Soke Kubota Takayuki

Thanks you for cleaning up this mess. If you have time, could you look at the moves in this diff [ https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&target=Sensei_0208 ]? It seems that this new user and his sock puppets are trying to establish a different Japanese naming convention from the MOS. Thanks! jmcw (talk) 09:57, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Hmm, if there's disruptive sockpuppetry going on, you should consider taking the issue to WP:SPI. Has the user been informed of the manual of style? — ξ^xplicit 21:07, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Both users have been warned about sock puppetry [1] [2]. Sensei_2105 has be brought to ANI [3]; sock puppetry was mentioned.

I am still AGF: I suspect a young, impulsive editor who might still learn our rules - I would like a firm implementation of wiki rules as a lesson. jmcw (talk) 11:37, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

Warned for edit warring: [4] jmcw (talk) 12:49, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

It seems that a sockpuppetry case is underway. Let's see how that goes. — ξ^xplicit 20:01, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Empty category

I've restored Category:Article Incubator candidate for articlespace, it's used by a WikiProject. It'd have been better for you to have checked with me (as I created the category) or at WT:Article Incubator before deleting it. I've added the emptycat template now. Fences&Windows 22:30, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

The category was at C:SD at the time I deleted it. I wasn't aware it was meant for a WikiProject. Sorry about that. — ξ^xplicit 22:36, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Re; your closing summary on CFD

No you don't :) On first viewing it was a sensible proposal, and I can see why you suggested it for renaming. It looks like the whole dance by type/nationality tree's pretty messy, so it was good to get someone giving some of it a once-over, whether the renaming suggestion succeeded or not. Grutness...wha? 00:02, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Would you

Be interested to join THIS? --Legolas ^(talk2me) 11:17, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Will you delete?

Would you please delete Wikipedia:WikiProject Louisiana/Stubs? It is obselete and I moved the existing stubs to here. Thank you. Btilm 22:18, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

I don't think that can be deleted outright (either by WP:CSD or otherwise). It might be worth taking it miscellany for deletion. — ξ^xplicit 22:35, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I'd say it could be deleted as G6 if all incoming links have been removed (they haven't) and all content has been relocated (you could probably use {{deprecated}} since it is a subpage that is transcluded on the main page and thus "template-y"). Regards SoWhy 22:41, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Request to reopen

Although the posting editor posted notification [5] of this category for discussion for renaming [6] only one editor of many who consistently work on TM related articles posted a comment. I, at least, was not aware of the discussion or would have posted. I would like to request that the discussion be reopened, and I will post notification on the talk pages of the TM related articles to ensure all editors are aware of the discussion. If you don't feel you can do this I can always open a new discussion. Thanks for your effeorts and consideration. (olive (talk) 15:49, 18 December 2009 (UTC))

Hi there Littleolive oil, I'm afraid I can't reopen the discussion as there was no object prior to its closing and the category has already been renamed. If you disagree with the category's new name, you should consider bringing that up to WP:CfD with your rationale. I'm assuming you would have opposed the suggested renaming? — ξ^xplicit 23:14, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

As far as I can tell no notice was posted on the talk pages of the related articles which I suspect is why only one editor commented. Thanks for your input.(olive (talk) 23:32, 18 December 2009 (UTC))

"When nominating a category, it's helpful to add a notice on the talk page of the most-closely related article. Doing so would not only extend an additional courtesy, but possibly also bring in editors who know more about the subject at hand."

[edit] Lady Gaga discography

There is an ongoing discussion at Talk:Lady Gaga discography#Other appearance concerning the appropriateness of including Lady Gaga's credits as songwriter on tracks performed by other vocalists. As you have previously weighed in on the "discogrophy" vs. "songography" question at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Discographies/style, I would like to invite you to contribute your opinion to the debate. --Peter Farago (talk) 08:29, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Right Round as Kesha's featured single.

This is not correct, and I've explained that Atlantic Records does not consider it as such. Chase wc⁹¹ 23:49, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Justin Bieber category

Why did you remove Justin Bieber's songs out of the Category:Justin Bieber? Candyo32 (talk) 03:24, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Because only Category:Justin Bieber songs belong on the articles about the songs—that's its entire purpose. When a subcategory like this is used, the parent category (in this case, being Category:Justin Bieber) is omitted. — ξ^xplicit 03:47, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Well if that's the cast, is there really any purpose for the category, seeing that there are categories for his audio samples, albums, images & songs? Candyo32 (talk) 03:55, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

They are useful if there are several related articles. For example, take a look at Category:Michael Jackson; it's currently filled with 56 articles, none being albums, songs and so on, because the subcategories take care of that. It also comes in handy when there are multiple subcategories, as it becomes more convenient to browse through those. — ξ^xplicit 03:59, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] CfD closures

Hi, regarding Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 December 7#Category:Neighbourhoods of Gdańsk and Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 December 7#Polish boroughs - you closed the discussions to rename, but the renaming hasn't happened except for one of the boroughs categories - could you set the wheels in motion for the others? Thanks,--Kotniski (talk) 20:29, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Hmm, that's strange. I went through the history over at WP:CFDW and found I did add them. Perhaps another admin mistakenly removed them as completed. I'll add them shortly. — ξ^xplicit 20:39, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Right, thanks!--Kotniski (talk) 20:59, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy, massive subcategory renaming - Rugby union players

Merry Christmas!

Recently, the Category:Rugby union footballers was changed to Category:Rugby_union_players, but unfortunately all the subcats have not been done. I have asked the question at the CfD talk page as well, but are you perhaps aware of an easier way to do this huge renaming. Apart from the 87 subcategories, there are a host of other categories that also contain the "footballer" term, and need to be renamed... Any chance of a bot doing the hard labour? - Sahmejil (talk) 12:54, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Hmm, I'm not aware of any bot that can perform this task. I haven't downloaded AWB onto this computer and sort of forgot how to use it. I wouldn't mind doing it manually, though it would take me a few days to complete the task and a expect big tip afterward. — ξ^xplicit 06:20, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Request to take a second look: deletion of File:Walter kamba2.jpg

In regard to the above deletion, made 16 December 2009, can I request you to reconsider deletion as the reason stated "Non-free picture of a living guy" is erroneous: the subject died in 2007. Babakathy (talk) 07:53, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Ahh, I see, the article lacked the death date (and birth date) at the time of the deletion. Restored and added back into the articles. Regards. — ξ^xplicit 06:20, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Apreciated... Babakathy (talk) 10:22, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Deleted Killing Joke images?

Why did you delete those images? we already had a discussion on the images and how i had legitimate permission to use them in the first place. they should not have been nominated for deletion anyways because i explained that the owner of the copyrights from Discogs.com gave me special permission to use them for wikipedia use only. can you please explain why i was not notified of this deletion beforehand and why i was not given a chance to explain myself? this is highly unfair and out of line. --J miester25 (talk) 15:33, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Could you please specify which images you're referring to? I've deleted thousands, it would be quite a task if tried to figure out which ones you're speaking of. Additionally, if you received permission to use the images only for Wikipedia, theses images would fall under speedy deletion for improper license as images must be licensed to be used on Wikipedia and for commercial purposes. — ξ^xplicit 22:25, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion of alternate album cover

I'm a bit new to this but I was wondering how a discussion is concluded in the case of deletion requests. In the case of the alternate album cover deletion proposal Wikipedia:Files_for_deletion/2009_December_19#File:UnitedNotions_ToshikoAkiyoshi_FSR.jpg I see the original proposal for deletion (with a justification based on what was incorrectly presumed by the submitter to be the only image differences - in logo and font) and I see (only) one fairly lengthy, but I hope rationale, response (from me) to keep. I see no other discussion. Apparently you found my keep arguments unconvincing. Or perhaps I "buried" my keep vote too far down into the text - or I failed to check some "keep" box? I'm certainly willing to accept a deletion if that is an appropriate conclusion but I was a bit surprised at the lack of discussion before the deletion. Also, comparing this deletion to others proposed on the same day (some deleted, some still under discussion) I feel no better enlightened on the appropriate application of Wikipedia non-free content criteria in these 'alternate album cover' cases. It still seems a bit ambiguous / arbitrary. Many thanks for any insight you can provide. Pugetbill (talk) 18:04, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Well, the nominator basically argued that the alternate cover wasn't significantly different from the main one because the small differences could be described with text alone. Although you did argue to keep the image, you did manage to add a textual description of the alternate cover, making the alternate cover fail WP:NFCC#1. So, essentially, you resolved the issue. Think about it this way—does the reader really need an additional image to show that an additional person was added on the album cover? The nominator didn't, and you adequately described that in the article, which resulted in the deletion of the image. — ξ^xplicit 22:25, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] File:Free music logo.png

Hi Explicit. Please be a little more careful when using automated tools such as twinkle to delete files. For instance, the fair-use dispute tag placed on File:Free music logo.png does not provide a valid reason to justify the file's deletion per WP:CSD#F7. Rather, this issue could be addressed by placing a {{Non-free reduce}} tag on the page (which was already done). -FASTILY ^(TALK) 00:12, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Whoops, I must have misread that. My mistake, I'll be more careful next time. For what it's worth, I believe it was orphaned, so I there isn't too much harm done. — ξ^xplicit 00:16, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Please help

I posted a question at WP:HELP DESK here however they didnot give me a concrete answer. Could you please take a look? --Legolas ^(talk2me) 11:36, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Hmm, it seems that the Madonna WikiProject assessments have been updated, but the Lady Gaga assessments don't exist yet. I'd wait another 24 hours, just in case the bot missed it. — ξ^xplicit 21:41, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

The bot did miss it :(:(:( what can I do now? --Legolas ^(talk2me) 05:47, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

I suppose you can create the page manually, following the Madonna one as an example. — ξ^xplicit 05:55, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

But will that be fruitful? Then I need to update the table manually instead of the bot. --Legolas ^(talk2me) 09:56, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Ah, the bot went on and created it. Nothing to worry about now. — ξ^xplicit 19:37, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] The Singles Collection cover

I do not believe your rationale for keeping File:TheSinglesCollectionCover.jpg was correct and I have thus taken the issue here. Feel free to comment. Chase wc⁹¹ 06:59, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Unreferenced BLPs

Hello Explicit! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. Please note that all biographies of living persons must be sourced. If you were to add reliable, secondary sources to this article, it would greatly help us with the current 52,611 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the list:

1. Neo Da Matrix - Find sources: "Neo Da Matrix" — search, news, books, scholar, images

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 06:56, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Page deletion after blanking

How come you deleted my page so quickly ? Does wikipedia provide you a tracking mechanism ? Or are you a bot ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexsoddy (talk • contribs) 19:26, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

Actually, I find articles tagged for speedy deletion in this category. The fact that I found it right away was sort of a hit or miss thing, as I randomly click on links to see the rationale. Before the article was deleted, you had blanked it, and someone had tagged it with {{db-g7}}, which assumes you would like the article deleted as you blanked it. If I were a bot, I'd be far more efficient. — ξ^xplicit 19:36, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] RPP

Can you look over my RPP for Template:Same-sex unions? It's been over 14 hours, thanks. CTJF83 chat 19:54, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm... beyond late, aren't I. — ξ^xplicit 04:53, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Mass deletion

Many thanks. Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 11:57, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

No problem at all. — ξ^xplicit 11:58, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you for

Helping me with the Gaga wikiproject bot. Could you also take a look at this FLC? Its huge! --Legolas ^(talk2me) 08:51, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Will chip in later today or tomorrow. I'm also going through the featured content venue—Aaliyah is going through the process as we speak. — ξ^xplicit 21:31, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Audio clips

The concern isn't length but bit-rate..

If they already below about 96Kbps in bit-rate terms ( The guideline is technically 64kbps but this was reckoned to be too low on IRC), then the non-free reduce tag can be removed. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 21:38, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Liam Frost image

Hello,

Just wondering why you deleted the Liam Frost 2nd Album promo image...I am the subject of this article, and under my label Emperor Records, I own the rights to this image. If you could explain to me what I've done wrong here, it would be very much appreciated. I'm relatively new to this.

Thanks for reading

Liam

Pitseleh1983 (talk) 12:47, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Hi there, the file you uploaded—File:Liam Frost 2nd album.jpg—was tagged with a speedy deletion tag when you uploaded it because you indicated that the file may only be used on Wikipedia. Unfortunately, files must be released for use on Wikipedia and for commercial purposes, as part of our copyright policy regarding free images. — ξ^xplicit 00:23, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Jason Ricci Photo Deletion?

I'm a new contributor to Wikipedia, and I've been hired by musician Jason Ricci to maintain his wikipedia page. I have finally managed to edit and rewrite his page to pass muster, having to learn all the proper documenting and formatting rules in the long process, but I seem to be stuck on adding his photo to his page. I have read and re-read the rules and procedures, and have made more than a good faith effort to do this properly, but my photos keep getting deleted.

You deleted my most recent attempt to add a photo. My first attempt was also deleted. This puzzles and frustrates me greatly, and it certainly annoys Jason. The first photo was taken from Jason's online, public electronic press kit, abailable specifically for publicity, informational, promotional, and press usage. I do not know why it was deleted, as I can't imagine any copyright issues with something he put out there with hopes to be used publicly. This time, I tried what I thought was an even more foolproof plan, and that is to upload a picture taken by my friend at a recent local show. I have the friend's enthusiastic permission, and I have the picture in my posession.

What gives? Please help. Thanks.

 - Blake 

Blake46long (talk) 13:48, 7 January 2010 (UTC)