User talk:SchuminWeb/Archive 7

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Deletion of Quiksigma

The article titled Quiksigma, which you apparently deleted, was a simple, neutral, informative statement. I believe it's something that Wikipedia readers might want to research.

I was trying to be considerably less commercial than the entry for Minitab. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Denton (talk • contribs)

The article was tagged for speedy deletion as blatant advertising, and was subsequently deleted. SchuminWeb (Talk) 10:48, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

So, under the same rules, are you going to delete the entry for Minitab? It has been there for a long time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Denton (talk • contribs)

I haven't seen a response from you yet. If the entry for Minitab is OK, why is a much less commercial entry for QuikSigma not OK? Do we have the same rules for everyone?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Denton (talk • contribs)

No one has tagged Minitab for speedy deletion yet. I'm not hunting for candidates, just processing the list of articles that others have nominated. SchuminWeb (Talk) 02:55, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of ClickTime

I have never seen the previous entry for ClickTime... I started an article on it yesterday, didn't even get a chance to expand it, and it got deleted because it was a copy of something that I have never seen? Anyway, it doesn't really matter to me that it got deleted. I am just a bit frustrated that Wikipedia doesn't have a button for "Save but not Publish," because really, what are people supposed to do when they start an article? It is hard to fully finish an article in one sitting, but there is only three button available - "Save", "Show Preview", and "Show Changes".

I am a Sophomore in college taking a marketing class. One of our projects was to assess the effect of the internet on consumer demand by analyzing a product that was affected. Our group chose to do timesheets. ClickTime was one of the first people to provide entirely web-based timesheet service, I thought that was interesting and I hope that people using timesheets in the future can know more about it's history. Afterall, timesheets did start off with paper. The information was hard to find for our group, and I believe that it will be even harder to find in the future if it is not documented.

Today, even companies from 1999 claim that they were the first to provide online timesheet service, but ClickTime was founded in 1997, entirely 2 years ahead, isn't this notable? So, instead of thinking that the year 1999 is the year that electronic timesheet went hosted, people will know that it is 1997. There is currently no other place on Wikipedia that addresses this problem - even the "timesheets" page doesn't address it's history.

While I think that Wikipedia really do need strict adminstration, I also think that people should get a chance to finish they are working on before it is judged. I would still like to write about ClickTime in the light of history of timesheets if that is okay with you. Anyway, please let me know what you think. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lilellieyo (talk • contribs)

It had already been discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ClickTime about whether or not to delete the article, and consensus was to delete. This was also marked in the deletion log. Recreating deleted material satisfies criteria G4. The fact that this article was deleted through AFD was visible to you when you created the article. SchuminWeb (Talk) 18:29, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi SchuminWeb, I understand your concern. I did see that the previous entry was deleted when I visited the page, but the previous content was not displayed. At the time that I created the article, I felt that whoever wrote that article, and for whatever purpose (advertisement?) has nothing to do with me, since I have a different intention. G4 states that it must not have addressed the reason why it was originally deleted, and what I am trying to say is that I am writing the article for a different purpose, and upon completion, it would address the reason why it was originally deleted. It's not like I am going to advertise, I just want to put it down in the history of timesheets for people to reference in the future. I thought the purpose of Wikipedia was an encyclopedia, and that is why I chose to come here to write about something I think should be documented before history itself forgets it. Can't you wait until I am done with the article to delete it? I was originally (since I started on it yesterday) going to finish it today, but I woke up and the article was gone, and I'm only asking permission to finish it up. Why is it that when I care to make Wikipedia better and more inclusive as a normal college student I have to be mistaken as some company trying to advertise? Although our identities are not known over the internet, I still feel tainted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lilellieyo (talk • contribs)

Wikipedia disappoints me. People are not even allowed one more day to finish their entries when they request it. I don't think I'll try to add anything again... good luck to you in the future. See you! Lilellieyo 23:10, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism on Space Shuttle?

I don't understand why exactly my changes were identified as vandalism. nihil 11:21, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

"Jokingly referred to as a flying brick"? SchuminWeb (Talk) 14:27, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes, which is even mentioned in another wikipedia entry: Shuttle Training Aircraft nihil 18:13, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Or so much the better, in a NASA article: [1] nihil 18:16, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Then you need to cite it, in that case. SchuminWeb (Talk) 18:21, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Surge

{{helpme}}

User will see new message header when he next log in and visit Wikipedia. No need to tell everyone else via {{helpme}} you want an answer from him. Thanks! KTC 00:16, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

"An title cannot redirect somewhere when it is already on that title"

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean. What's wrong with having "Surge redirects here?" I put that there so people would know that "Surge" would redirect to that page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Intelliguy (talk • contribs) 00:04, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

That didn't come out right when I wrote it. Basically, a title cannot be a redirect and a full article at the same time. "Surge" doesn't redirect to Surge. The article is on Surge directly. Thus it's wrong to say "Surge redirects here" because it's inaccurate. SchuminWeb (Talk) 00:22, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Non-free reduced images

Hi SchuminWeb! When you delete old revisions of rescaled unfree images, could you make sure you remove the {{non-free reduced}} from it? Otherwise it remains in the category. Thanks! :) ~ Riana ⁂ 08:00, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Sure - no problem. SchuminWeb (Talk) 14:47, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Concerning DISC Assessment

Ben, I am relatively new to wikipedia and have no intention of vandalizing your work. I made some changes to the "DISC Assessment" page because there was some misinformation on it. I removed your paragraph that stated: "In 1983, Dr. Sanford Kulkin, Ph.D., founded The Institute for Motivational Living, Inc., a training and publishing organization designed to help people communicate better and work together more effectively. As a licensed pastoral counselor, Sandy has trained thousands of pastors and counselors in the use of behavioral and consulting techniques. Because of his experience in behavioral understanding, he has become an internationally recognized expert in developing individual ownership of corporate goals through the use of DISC Assessments."

I have certified in DiSC and Extended DISC, two versions of the DISC Assessment and it is very misleading to refer to Dr. Kulkin and The Institute for Motivational Living, Inc. as anything more than a commercial site. From my understanding Dr. Kulkin was at one point an Inscape Publishing, formally Carlson Learning Company formally Performax distributor and he went off and started his own company and created his own version. Just so you know I do use and distributor both the Inscape and Extended DISC version and for some clients I will get them the TTI (Target Training International Version) through a colleague. It is important to realize the Marston never trademarked DISC and the DISC model and it was Geir who developed the first DISC assessment.

Also the footnote #1 in the article is to a commercial site and is really a reference that could or should be applied to your second footnote, Marston's book. I added a like to a White Page on the DiSC profile from Inscape Publishing in the discussion section of DISC Assessment.

I meant no harm just clarification.

Regards,

John C Goodman, MSOD, LCSW —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Internalchange (talk • contribs) 03:33, August 20, 2007 (UTC).

Okay, sure. I actually already agree with your changes to the article. Also, please see WP:OWN re: who "owns" these articles. SchuminWeb (Talk) 09:49, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

The Cosby Show

hello i just want to say first hand i respect all the contributions you made to wikipedia and hope you add more but that edit i made was not for the sake of vandalism it was to add on to the statement where it tells you the first instance on swearing in the cosby show i was wondering what the other instance was so i decided to watch the pilot on youtube where it is split into three parts and at the very end at the episode cliff turns over to clair and to my hearing said oh shit so i thought this was the second swear word in the series so i decided to post it so people would know what the second was i ment now harm and i can prove it if you got youtube and type in the cosby show pilot part 3 and wait till the end when where cliff and clair are in bed you will see that it sounds like hes saying oh shit but if he isnt can please tell what he is saying and if so please exuse me and it was not an act of vandilsm so please dont consider it one please respond back. thank you —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.31.98.172 (talk) 10:48, August 20, 2007 (UTC)

Yes, it was vandalism, without question. SchuminWeb (Talk) 13:19, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Is it? The Cosby Show Pilot Part 3 of 3 uncut and unedited. Scroll to the 48 second mark and listen for yourself. I don't believe this "uncut and unedited" version is what aired, but I can see how a reasonable person might have believed in good faith that it was. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Clubjuggle (talk • contribs) 04:15, August 23, 2007 (UTC).

No doubt you missed this in all the ocmmotion yesterday. Did you get a chance to look at this? Thanks, --Clubjuggle 11:17, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Now that things have settled down, did you get a chance to look at this? --Clubjuggle 11:29, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

I did, and I'm not buying it. Aside from that, it would still be original research. So no dice. SchuminWeb (Talk) 18:25, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

My apologies. I thought WP:AGF and WP:NEWBIES applied to administrators too :-\ --Clubjuggle 20:28, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Just as WP:V, WP:RS, and WP:NOR apply to you. SchuminWeb (Talk) 20:58, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

The edit wasn't mine (feel free to request a checkuser if you don't believe me). I do try to hold myself to a high standard on the edits I make, including never adding unsourced content and citing what I add (check Pennsylvania Turnpike and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for evidence of this, apparent exceptions are where I moved content from one to the other). I was just surprised at the response to what appears on its face to be an apologetic message from someone with no apparent history of vandalism. --Clubjuggle 21:20, 27 August 2007 (UTC), edited 21:28

Technically

Technically, you're wrong (you still missed the point about actionability), and why on earth could a page look "naked"? Are you aware that the vast majority of pages in Wikipedia namespace are not "tagged" in any way? >Radiant< 10:35, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

WP:ANC

See User talk:Skeezix1000#?. I'm tryng hard to not be obnoxious here, but I honestly can't tell on what basis Radiant is claiming this is not an essay. Am I totally missing something? Skeezix1000 14:44, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Never mind. Radiant appears to have a problem with WP:POL, which only became apparent at the very end of our discussion. He is pursuing that issue over there rather than at WP:ANC.Skeezix1000 17:38, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Please edit MediaWiki:signupend

Can you please do me a favour? I'd like you, who is an admin, to edit that page, by adding a sentence saying that if the person who wish to register found that the desired name is already been registered, he/she/it may go to Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations to request for using that username, if that username has no log at all (Except user creation log). I make this request because once I've changed my name from Edmundkh, then re-register with that name. Now I'm regret for doing that, so I'd like to help the person who wish to register with that name.
Thanks for helping! --Edmund the King of the Woods! 03:25, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm going to politely decline on this one. I don't feel comfortable up and changing it without some serious discussion on the matter. I personally don't think that usurpation should be mentioned right in the initial signup process, but regardless of what I think, it really needs to be discussed first. Go to MediaWiki talk:Signupend and bring it up and see what others think. SchuminWeb (Talk) 03:29, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

What's going on?

[2] [3] and other edits using TW. There are no problems with the images. They look fine and are tagged properly. Is there a bug in TW? or what's going on? --Aude (talk) 03:33, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm currently working on clearing out an all-image category and moving it to its proper place on Commons. First step was to clear out some "shell" pages that people had created for images from Commons just to populate the Wikipedia category. I speedied those as I2 (empty image) using TWINKLE, and that automatically removes the links. I thought I'd rolled back all the unlinking, but I see I missed one. Thanks for letting me know. So basically, nothing wrong with the images, just doing a little housekeeping. Thanks for keeping me on top of things. Tomorrow I'm going to start moving images to Commons. SchuminWeb (Talk) 03:38, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Okay. Please just make sure everything is on commons, so nothing is lost. Thanks for cleaning up the category. --Aude (talk) 03:40, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

No problem. Definitely don't want to lose anything. SchuminWeb (Talk) 03:42, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use Image:Gene Shalit.gif

Replaceable fair use

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Delete away. SchuminWeb (Talk) 09:49, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of "redboy"

What do you think you are doing to the Redboy article? Myself and a friend were in the process of improving it and adding references. I thought there was supposed to be a 'due process' period for issues like this when someone places a fecking {hangon} Johnjoecavanagh 10:54, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Read the {{hangon}} tag. It states, "Note that this request is not binding, and the page may still be deleted if the page unquestionably meets the speedy deletion criteria, or if the promised explanation is not provided very soon. This template should not be removed from a page still marked with a speedy deletion template." Therefore we reserve the right to still delete it if it obviously meets the criteria. I deleted it under A7, giving you the benefit of the doubt that it might on that off-chance be a real person, vs. the "patent nonsense" reasoning it was nominated under. It stays deleted. SchuminWeb (Talk) 10:58, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

What is your actual problem with the page? It is in progress, so why delete it? Do you not have, oh I dont know, a life of something? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.190.147.178 (talk • contribs)

Seriously, we were working on it... Thats why I made a message on the talkpage and put up the hangon. It is as relevant as the scanger article or bogeyman article. Johnjoecavanagh 11:10, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

The person is real. I suppose you know the town of monaghan personally? Ridiculous. Your power is legenday. Think of your legacy on history. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.190.147.178 (talk • contribs)

'we do not have the same space limitations as a paper encyclopedia. As long as the a topic can be verified, then why not clean it up and include it? '

Your words sir. One thing has to happen here - either you remove that section from your bio or you restore our article. Johnjoecavanagh 11:14, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Mind my manners says you? Oh, I'm so very very sorry sir, please accept my humblest of apologies. And thanks for putting stay cool as a link, I would never have understood what that meant without it. Thanks so very much again. And I must re-iterate, a thousnad apologies. You are a most sterling gentleman. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.190.147.178 (talk) 13:18, August 23, 2007 (UTC)

So when are you going to restore our page? I had an explanation in the talk page - you obviously didn't look there because you like getting your kicks by blocking people for no reason. Johnjoecavanagh 13:30, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Do you want an apology or something? The reason we were angry was because quite frankly you were being rude. An explanation was put up, but you deleted it anyway. I'm putting this page back up tommorrow if you haven't done it by then. Johnjoecavanagh 14:52, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Why wont you reply and give us your reasons? Probably too busy chasing beautiful women I suppose. They're just too damn fast! laters Schumin. Reply when you get time. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.190.147.178 (talk) 09:47, August 24, 2007 (UTC)

Who did I attack tell me? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.190.147.178 (talk) 10:29, August 24, 2007 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use Image:Dixie_Square_Mall_Interior.jpg

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Image:Dixie_Square_Directory.jpg listed for deletion

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speedy gon Shumi

don't you hate that, you've been on Wikipedia for 3 years contributing every three months or so an article or correcting something, and then one night you decide to sit down and write a new one. You put effort in to it and orientate yourself on an existing article e.g. PERI GmbH and then some speedy gon Shumi deletes your effort without researching whatever he is deleting. I think admins are a good thing, but such g&% $##m speedy gon Shumi’s are just plain frustrating. D$mm#t.

I guess Schumi you're just speeding to fast to take the time and ask whats up with an article. Now I ask you to slow down to gears backtrack and look at what you just deleted. Compare it with other similar articles. Then maybe you’ll find the decency to restore the article EFCO Corp..

--Lumber Jack second account 08:05, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Speedied under A7. With no references cited, the article was properly put out of its misery. SchuminWeb (Talk) 08:07, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

And who says I was finished?

--Lumber Jack —The preceding signed but undated comment was added at 08:11, August 24, 2007 (UTC). )

Deletion of PUREDECAY

I feel your deletion of this article without discussion was unreasonable. As the article points out, the artist in question has been featured on several Uk indie releases and one US release, has received considerable airplay in Europe and provided soundtrack material to a film which is in production. One member of the band was also a member of an earlier critically acclaimed act with an international release and a great deal of press behind them. This was to be the first in a group of articles I was hoping to complete on the acts on the london rock scene, or at least those who have had music released for national/international distribution. The article cross referenced with related articles and where ever possible cited it's sources. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Neonkick (talk • contribs) 12:20, August 24, 2007 (UTC)

Puredecay was speedily deleted under criteria A7, which is for "unremarkable" people, organizations, bands, and Web content. The article was nominated for speedy deletion by RHaworth, and I agreed, thus carrying out the deletion. The article cites no reliable sources to establish notability, and thus is subject to A7. SchuminWeb (Talk) 16:32, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of Propellerhead Software

This article was restored only yesterday by james086 after I requested that it be restored so I could work on it. I spent all day yesterday adding reliable references and the page became excellent. This page has been deleted before because it was a poor article; however, the page that has just been deleted was a good quality wikipedia article. I request that you re-restore this article.--Mrtombullen 16:28, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

I will not restore the article. The article was previously deleted through Articles for deletion, and recreation of deleted content satisfies criterion G4. Additionally, another admin has salted the article, and I refuse to override the other admin. SchuminWeb (Talk) 16:43, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

G4 states that articles which are "substantially identical" to the original article may be speedily deleted. However, I recreated the article from scratch - I think it was on 12th August, although I can't be sure because it's been removed from my contributions. As far as I know, the articles deleted before this were very short and poor quality. However, it would seem the article that I created and worked very hard on were simply not read, and assumed to substantially idential. The article was deleted, but restored. The article was then well referenced, but deleted again.

I have asked Ihcoyc, the admin who salted the page, to restore it as you said that you did not want to override his decision. I have given the reasons why the deletion was unfair on his talk page, although it would seem he has not been available to reply. I would appreciate it if you could take a look. If you agree with me but still do not wish to override another admin I will completely understand, however I would greatly appreciate your support on the matter. I do not consider the article at all abusive or misusing wikipedia, and as I have worked very hard on it I would really like to see it restored.

Thanks very much--Mrtombullen 18:07, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

I've put the article up on deletion review. I'm really not trying to cause a fuss here, I just think it's a worthwhile article.

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Propellerhead Software. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. --Mrtombullen 10:57, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

He only salted it because you deleted it, and even he supports its restoration. Don't be silly. G4 applies to reposting the same article, not one that adds sources and addresses the old reasons for deletion. I've restored the article per the DRV which you did not participate in. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 00:32, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Restraint

Dear Ben Schumin,

In the most polite and sincere way that I am able to, I ask if it would be possible for you to assert more restraint by speedy deletions? --Lumber Jack second account 21:07, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

And I sincerely second that. Johnjoecavanagh 22:49, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Image:JMU Aerial view.jpg

Hey Schumin, this image has been listed for IFD. Do you have time to look into this? The image comes from the historical photo collection at [4]. JMU copyright info is at this link: [5]. Could you e-mail them at library-special@jmu.edu and see what can be arranged? Either way, I still feel that the image falls under the fair use category per its inclusion solely in the "History" section of the article. --Strothra 22:46, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

First of all, thank you for letting me know about the nomination for deletion. I believe that the image is permissible under fair use, but it needed a bit of work to clarify that point. That said, I have added a fair use rationale to the image, and also redid the caption on the James Madison University article to indicate that this is illustrative of the original campus prior to major expansions in all directions. I also said all this with a keep comment in the IFD page. SchuminWeb (Talk) 23:35, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Hypocrysy?

'we do not have the same space limitations as a paper encyclopedia. As long as the a topic can be verified, then why not clean it up and include it?

Look, all I want is at least an apology for not giving us a little time to improve redboy, after I asked you specifically to do so. That sir, is not the actions of a gentleman. You need to show restraint. If your overzealous attitude that is sparking this: http://www.upetitions.com/petitions/index.php?id=195

Johnjoecavanagh 23:04, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

You know, if you put as much energy into working to improve the encyclopedia as you do complaining about the speedy deletion of an article that was crap to begin with, you might make a really great editor. SchuminWeb (Talk) 23:21, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

My problem is that the article wasn't crap to delete with - you happen to believe it is. Which is unfair. And wrong. The whole sum of human knowledge you or I will never know is beyond either of our comprehensions; Just because you didn't know about Redboy doesn't mean Joe Blog from Missouri didn't. Besides its the job of an encyclopedia to provide information, not information you personally agree with. I refuse to edit articles on Wikipedia until something is done to improve this exploited policy. Johnjoecavanagh 09:21, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

He won't be editing articles, period- Woohookitty blocked him indef for trolling. Nwwaew (Talk Page) (Contribs) (E-mail me) 15:40, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Howdy!

Hey, I've noticed your work around anarchist related articles, so I figured I'd invite you to check out my sandbox, where I'm currently working on Anarchism in Cuba. Any advice/editting help you could give would be much appreciated. Cheers! Murderbike 20:27, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Darkbattle

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Darkbattle. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. 88.144.43.44 11:18, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

How do I add relevent scenario and case study information from commercial sources?

You listed my alteration to the Point of Sale page as vandalism. 18:38, 30 August 2007 SchuminWeb (Talk | contribs) m (6,461 bytes) (Reverted 1 edit by 24.141.34.105 identified as vandalism to last revision by SchuminWeb

I think I understand that commercial sites are not to be listed, however, I found the one I linked to provided some very useful real life use of POS solutions. This connection opens up some follow-up discussions regarding pos research.

What mechanism can be used to link to this and perhaps other "commercial" information to provide the wikipedia users links to valuable information which is being offered by organizations?

Your assistance would be most helpful. I am trying to provide a link to: http://www.armaghcashregister.com/news.cfm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.141.34.105 (talk • contribs)

You linked to a page listing a slew of corporate propaganda, which amounted to advertising, which is not permitted on Wikipedia. If you want to cite something specific, make sure it meets the criteria for verifiability and reliable sources, and then maybe we'll see. No promises, though. SchuminWeb (Talk) 23:55, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the advise. I will look for something which better meets the criteria. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.141.34.105 (talk) 16:11, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2007 August 30#Darkbattle (closed)

The Darkbattle article has been deleted again as an A7. Should the DRV discussion be re-opened? Corvus cornix 17:31, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

No, because that issue was related to the deletion of the article under PROD. That issue is over and done with, and so if anyone is going to contest the deletion through DRV, a new case should be opened. SchuminWeb (Talk) 17:48, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

OK, thanks.  :) Corvus cornix 18:05, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of Benny Strange

I would like to know what determines the importance of a band. I attempted to create a page for Benny Strange and had left a message to back it up, as requested. I'm not a member of the band, or have any professional affiliation. The page did not promote them or include anything resembling opinion, it simply stated the facts. Benny Strange is currently a finalist on the OurStage competition. They took first AND fourth place out of 700 bands in their genre, the only band to have two singles in the top 10...and as I type this they are ranked #2 of all bands in all genres as well. In Addition they took first place in the ReverbNation.Com contest and were invited to perform in Austin. They have literally thousands of fans on their MySpace page, etc. I bring all of this up to prove a point, that it's not some band that plays in some garage down the street. They are professionals and are gaining momentum and popularity with each passing day. I look at pages like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kneebody and wonder what the difference is? What was stated about them that made them worthy of a page? Granted, I didn't have a *ton* of info there yet...but you deleted it before I could finish ;) Seriously though, I ask that you take a second look at Benny Strange and reconsider the speedy deletion.

Thank you very much for your time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.68.129.127 (talk) 19:09, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

I would appreciate it if you would have enough consideration to reply to my question. If you have a specific reason that you think this band doesn't warrant a wikipedia entry then I would like to know. I'm not sure what it is exactly you're wanting to hear. I can name drop if it helps, as they do have connections with artists that are apparently worthy of being featured on this website. Their EP was recorded by Joe Zook [Modest Mouse] and Ethan Willoughby [Black Eyed Peas, Justin Timberlake]. Does that count for anything? Please let me know your thoughts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.9.83.241 (talk) 18:48, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of Katzenbach Partners

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing in regards to your recent deletion of the article titled "Katzenbach Partners." I believe your stated reason for deleting this page was that it did not assert the firm's importance or significance.

Thank you for your input in this regard. I would appreciate any suggestions of how to assert the firm's significance without running up against claims that the article is promotional in nature. Do any of these work? How should we go about re-instating the page without usurping any editorial authority and without adding a promotional bias?

• Katzenbach Partners is ranked as one of the 50 most prestigious management and strategy consulting firms by the Vault industry guide's survey of 3,000+ consultants: http://www.vault.com/nr/consulting_rankings/consulting_rankings.jsp?consulting2008=2&ch_id=252
• Katzenbach Partners was founded by Jon Katzenbach, a widely respected and bestselling author: (link)
• Katzenbach Partners' intellectual capital in the realm of informal organizations and social networking was recently featured in Fortune Magazine: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/23/100135706/index.htm
• Katzenbach Partners' founder, Jon Katzenbach is listed in the existing Wikipedia article List of McKinsey & Company people under the title "The following is a list of notable current and former employees of McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm founded in 1926" (emphasis added); in the list itself he is listed as the "founder of Katzenbach Partners LLC"

Thanks again for your help; looking forward to hearing from you. Katillery 19:16, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

In looking at the links you provided, they don't work to establish notability for the article. That CNN source is nothing more than a trivial mention, which means that while it might be worth something for other articles, it's not useful for establishing notability for Katzenbach Partners. The Amazon source doesn't really establish anything, and besides, having a book or multiple books published does not automatically make for notability. The ranking might be useful in an article in conjunction with other sounces establishing notability, but a ranking alone is really weak when it comes to establishing notability. And lastly, Wikipedia itself is not considered a reliable source for making Wikipedia articles. You need lots of third-party reliable sources with something more than trivial mentions. I mean articles written by reliable sources specifically about the company or its activities. What you've got does not pass muster. SchuminWeb (Talk) 22:57, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of Reggaeunlimited.com

Dear SchuminWeb Thanks for deleting Reggaeunlimited.com You are right, we are a commercial website trying to get our name spread far and wide as is Carphone Warehouse, Marks & Spencer etc. The significance of Reggaeunlimite.com is the same as the significance of Carphone Warehouse in my opinion. Both are commercial concerns. Reggae Unlimited on the other hand is also the website of the Gladdy Wax Sound System, a Reggae sound system which operates out of London, UK. (I made sure this was the emphasis of the article). We have the right to assert that we exist and that we have and are contributing to black culture and to the sound system culture of the UK. Gladdy Wax (Gladwin Wright) is a pioneer of the roots sound system scene in the UK having run a sound system for 40 years and having worked on the award winning Quaker City Sound System out of Birmingham, UK. He is currently a DJ on the London Reggae Revival circuit working regularly at venues across the capital. He had worked as tour manager for Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs and Freddie McGregor and has released a number of reggae records under his own name. All this is verifiable and is historically accurate. Gladdy Wax is an official sound system of the Notting Hill Carnival (playing for free and funding it out of his own pocket) and is a member of the British Association of Sound Systems (BASS). None of this anyone needs to know but I thought they might want to (incidentally no history is actually verifiable - all is semantics). Wikipedia is obviously not a place for us (sufferas children). Same of Babylonian Shitstem as for the last 500 years. One Love Peace and Inity to you. I will work on an article purely on the Gladdy Wax Soundsytem to see if you delete that one also. Rastafari. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Peachifiedman (talk • contribs) 21:06, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Max Headroom

If I find the article and add a citation to it, I could still leave it in, right? And isn't the entire paragraph OR, anyway? I don't see how "I stole CBS" is not OR, but "I still see the X", which I've read in an article is actually a reference to CC, is OR. You're basically saying that any interpretation of that was OR, which would mean in the first place that everything should be taken out, if it's not referenced. FamicomJL 15:58, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Right. I've removed a full transcript on multiple occasions for the same reason. It's original research if not backed up by a reliable source. SchuminWeb (Talk) 16:03, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Ok, I'll get to work later tonight. That whole section as it stands pretty much needs a whole re-write. I've been so fascinated with that incident ever since I first saw that video, so I've been doing tons of research on the subject. I don't think we'll ever know the indentity...or know what the heck the point of it was. FamicomJL 16:08, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

You have great sources? What have you got? SchuminWeb (Talk) 16:08, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Those ones in external links of the article could and SHOULD'VE been used, there are two newspaper/newsletter sources in there alone. Other than that I'm still around researching. My friend and I share what we find. FamicomJL 16:23, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

MemHT Portal

There was the user talking page used to TALK on the article when somebody has started to TALK. An explanation BEFORE or just TALKING on the article was very difficult? If that article was no important for you, what about other Content Management Systems? Same thing, same value, same form, different weight? M4n0jl0 16:31, 2 September 2007 (UTC

Deletion of Reggaeunlimited.com

Hey dictatorial man! Nice link to your commercial website (www.schuminweb.com) above. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peachifiedman (talk • contribs)

Silent Gen redirect

Oh--thanks for doing the Silent Generation redirect. I wasn't sure how to proceed. If you head over to Generations (book), you'll see there are similar concerns on nearly all of the linking pages (exceptions include Beat Generation and other legitimate ones). Anyway, thanks again. --Dylanfly 19:06, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

No problem. General rule of thumb with merges is that you don't delete the old title, but rather you redirect it to the new title, in order to (A) not break existing links, and (B) preserve the page's edit history. SchuminWeb (Talk) 01:19, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

I see no consensus for this particular merge on the relevant talk page. The article is sourced to others than Generations. It's a legit name and subject, and I've reverted the merge. will defend on article talk page. DGG (talk) 19:46, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Hypno5e

Hi, as you probably know, you deleted an article who was listed as speedy deletable material (Hypno5e). Since you have administrative access to deleted articles, could you please tell me who put this tag so I can hear his/her motives for deleting the article? Thanks in advance! Zouavman Le Zouave 19:54, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Please don't warn me again for removing irrelevant trolling

Either that or go here and warn ConfuciusOrnis for removing my material which was deemed "irrelevant" "trolling," m'kay? Thanks ever so much. Jinxmchue 20:52, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

More specific WikiProject for Energia?

Re: your post on my talk page about the WPSpace tagging for Talk:Energia

Unless I goofed (which is entirely possible), that is exactly what I did -- from the page you linked: {{WPSpace}} -- use {{WPSpace|space_exploration=yes}} for human space flight. I'm rather new to the project though so I'm not a be-all/end-all guide by any means to the best classification scheme. I'm just trying to at least get all the various launch vehicles tagged so they're on the project's radar. - Ageekgal 04:55, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Looking again, you did... my apologies! I guess I was looking at the time for a different header. This is what I get for editing Wikipedia while a bit distracted... SchuminWeb (Talk) 19:32, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

No apologies necessary. Thanks for keeping me on my toes...it wouldn't have been the first (or, by any means, last) time I've goofed. ;-) - Ageekgal 01:45, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Your comments to me--"correcting" other's comments?

On my User Page, you wrote:

I noticed that you edited someone else's comment for clarity, spelling or grammar. As a rule, please refrain from editing others' comments without their permission. Though it may appear helpful to correct typing errors, grammar, etc., please do not go out of your way to bring talk pages to publishing standards, since it is not terribly productive and will tend to irritate the users whose comments you are correcting. For more details, see Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines. Thanks, SchuminWeb (Talk) 23:05, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

I've been wondering since then when I ever did that. Well, I've looked over some places where our histories happen to intersect. I was wondering if you meant when I created links in someone else's comments on Montgomery County, Maryland. I notice you removed all my links. If that's the case, I don't really see it as editing for "clarity, spelling or grammar," since I didn't change someone's text at all. But if that's against guidelines, I'll refrain. 140.147.160.78 18:36, 6 September 2007 (UTC)Stephen Kosciesza

It was actually a series of edits you made on the Talk:Montgomery County, Maryland page on August 3, where you wikified (i.e. added links for) a number of county names within another user's comment. 99% of the time when I send out the {{notyours}} template to someone, it's an oops-I-didn't-realize-it situation, so no harm done. SchuminWeb (Talk) 18:56, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

DEVOURMENT

Put the Devourment page back up. If you knew anything about death metal then you would know that Devourment is one of, if not THE, most influential brutal death metal band out there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.22.176.214 (talk • contribs)

Not a chance. It was properly deleted under A7. SchuminWeb (Talk) 10:42, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Fuel Cell Store

I truly think that the "Fuel Cell Store" aricle is a relevant entry for Wikipedia. They were the first store or website to publish prices of fuel cells and as a result created compeititon, competitive prices and a marketplace for fuel cells that was open to the general public. Before fuel Cell Store, all fuel cells (and component parts)were acquired directly from the manufacturer who did not publicize their prices. As the first online retailer for fuel cells and the first store to cary multiple vendors and publish prices, they were trailblazers for creating a market. Their focus on youth fuel cell competition on a national and international level as well as their early empahais on fuel cell education and distribution of component parts to the industry is very significant. Could you please explain the reason for deletion. You referenced the speedy deletion rule that says,

"No assertion of importance/significance. An article about a real person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content that does not state why its subject is important or significant. This is distinct from questions of notability, verifiability and reliability of sources. If controversial, list the article at Articles for deletion instead."

I thought the article was neutrally written and placed fuel cell store in a historical context for the industry. If you could provide some insight as to how the content was insufficient and possible ways to correct it would be extremely helpful. This message is not intended to be hostile, rather I am trying to identify where the article went wrong and understand what changes need to be done for its acceptance.

Thank you,

Cread06 05:43, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

You need reliable, published sources. SchuminWeb (Talk) 05:52, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Could you please let me know what comments or assertions need to be cited to "reliable, published sources." They are all verifiable by a google search- so just let me know what issues/ sentances/ paragraphs need to be cited. Do you agree there is relevence to the article? I appreciate your help. Thanks Cread06 06:04, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

wp:tw

What browser are you using with TW? Thedjatclubrock :) ^(T/C) 12:35, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

I use Firefox for Windows at home, and Firefox for Mac OS X at work. SchuminWeb (Talk) 21:26, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi

My post was not vandalism. Why do you not show good faith with other peoples edits or even attempt to use civility? 86.40.208.5 13:53, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

This is particularly relevant, I feel. Do not accuse me of vandalism again:

To assume good faith is a fundamental principle on Wikipedia. In allowing anyone to edit, we work from an assumption that most people are trying to help the project, not hurt it. If this were not true, a project like Wikipedia would be doomed from the beginning.

86.40.208.5 13:56, 9 September 2007 (UTC)