User talk:Edgar181/Archive14

Nitric acid/Agenothree

I'm not a particularly prolific editor, but I do have a bit of information regarding this minor debate.

Having read the Pern books, I happen to know that the comment about nitric acid being known as "agenothree" in those books is correct for two reasons:

First off - and this really should have been mentioned in the original reference - "agenothree" is used as a component in the fuel used by Pernese flamethrower teams when combating Thread infestations (Thread being a highly voracious organism which is extremely susceptible to incendiary attack). Having compared the properties of nitric acid (HNO₃) and silver nitrate (AgNO₃), it would be more likely that nitric acid is the chemical in question, as it is the only chemical of the two that would work as a flamethrower-fuel component (probably in combination with a substance akin to turpentine). The name "agenothree" is a classic case of elision.

Secondly - if memory serves - several of the more recent books deals with the discovery of equipment belonging to the original settlers, and in one of those books it is explicitly stated that agenothree is nitric acid.

Just thought I'd let you know, as I've re-added the reference. (I, personally, believe it's relevant, as the Pernese flamethrowers are a good example of how a hypergolic reaction between nitric acid and certain organic compounds - e.g., turpentine - can be beneficial.)

--Special Operative MACAVITY^{Debrief me} 16:06, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Personally, I think this reference is completely irrelevant to the article about nitric acid and that entirely fictional uses of a chemical compound do not make good examples of real-world usefulness. But, in any case, I won't remove what you have added to the article. Cheers, -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:23, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

AdacoRevisionVA

The article was deleted for copyright infringement (you referenced information from Adaco's website). Acting under the request of President of Adaco, we are attempting to publish this article. Please let me know what we need to do in order to successfully post the article. I'm sure the President will verify his desire for the article to be published here by us. Also, it appears it was deleted earlier for Advertising or Promotion. Please let us know what to do in order to correct this also. We do not wish to violate any of Wikipedia's policies. Lastly, the article should just be entitled "Adaco" not AdacoRevisionVA, however I believe that is my assistant's fault. Thank you very much.

Since it is possible for anyone to claim online that published material is their own, whether it is true or not, Wikipedia has a verification process. You can read about it at this link: Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. You can follow the directions there to make your published text available to Wikipedia. However, an article about the company Adaco should be written from a neutral point of view, rather than from Adaco's point of view, as you would find on the company's own website, which naturally comes across as advertising or promotional material. Also, you might want to first have a look at Wikipedia's notability guidelines for corporations (at WP:CORP), to see if it meets inclusion criteria. Finally, Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines (WP:COI) seem to apply here as well. I hope this helps. -- Ed (Edgar181) 23:55, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Page deletion

Hi Edgar,

A quick follow up on your recent page deletion. This is a global brand and I considered it to be very non-promotional. Could we discuss how it could be edited? Since Wiki is translated it would be great to have the extra visibility in other countries.

Content not all that different from this in terms of relation to a larger brand (this is Pepsi whereas that page was a brand within Life Technologies). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaj3276 (talk • contribs) 23:42, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Tropicana_Products

Thanks,

Jason —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaj3276 (talk • contribs) 23:22, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Assuming that you are talking about the articles GIBCO™ and GIBCO which I deleted, with phrases such as "worlds leading manufacturing organizations", they both appeared promotional to me, and therefore met one of Wikipedia's criteria for deletion (see Wikipedia:CSD#G11). Also, it seems that information pertaining to this brand would probably be better suited to the article about the company Invitrogen anyway. Some brands may have notability independent of the company that owns them, but in general I think that is an exception. -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:11, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

I guess a better example would be http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Millipore_Corporation and their listing of "Milli-Q" (industry specific). In terms of notability I am showing over 3,000 references to this brand in pubmed.com. The only reason I posted it was because I saw others in this industry setting up similar articles. Do you think there is a way I could customize the article to be less promotional and allow it to stay? I would be happy to put another version together and request your approval before posting.

Invitrogen has some 400 brands associated with it so I am afraid this would be lost and it really is a well known name globally.

Thanks,

Jason —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaj3276 (talk • contribs) 00:50, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

If you think GIBCO meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines, please feel free to recreate it. I would recommend make the tone more neutral, or it may end up being deleted again. I have copied the deleted article temporarily to User:Jaj3276/GIBCO where you can work on it, then it can be copied back to an appropriate title. -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:16, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Deletion of Page:Juthiasm

Hey Edgar, I am a huge follower of Juthiasm. My name is Steve by the way. I would like to know why you had labeled my page as a "hoax". Juthiasm is actually a true belief, and I have no idea why anyone would think it is a hoax. I created the page so that people would understand Juthiasm and its context a little bit better. This religion has over 1000 followers, and if you would like me to bring them into this, I'm pretty sure I could get a petition or something going. I truly do not want to sound like a complete utter jerk, but I am a little angry that you deleted my page...but I won't take my anger out on you. And I will say, that I know for a fact that this Religion is NOT a hoax...its a belief. And we all have our beliefs, and just because some are a little out there, doesnt mean that they are considered a "hoax". Like Christianity, is that a hoax too? I dont think it is. But please, I would like to know what you think about this is a hoax. -Steve Johannan —Preceding unsigned comment added by JuthiesmReligiousCenter (talk • contribs) 04:33, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

If you want to claim that Juthiasm (or is it Juthiesm?) is not a hoax, you will need to provide some evidence that distinguishes it from something you just made up. -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:16, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Octagon Credit Investors

Hi there. Just wanted to let you know that the article which you deleted a few minutes ago is back again. Amsaim (talk) 16:03, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

I have deleted it again. Thanks for letting me know. -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:06, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

The article is back the third time within 40 minutes. :). This seems to be a persistent editor, who desperately wants to use Wikipedia as a promotional platform. Amsaim (talk) 16:15, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

I generally don't like to randomly stick my nose in other people's business but I saw this conversation on my watchlist and thought I would let the parties involved know that I've asked for this page to be deleted again and salted at RfP. Bmg916 (talk) 16:40, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Deleted once again. Thank you, both. -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:09, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Wetware Hacker

Hey, wait!! Just happened upon this page. Don't know the specifics. But, am raising the questions, just for the record. That is, the discussion page is empty.

What is the underlying argument for deletion? Legalities? Fear of the truth? Some ideologically oriented backlash?

Consider, many authors have stressed the 'neuropeptidergic' natures of ourselves. One example: 3-lb Universe (c 1980s). That street activity related to the altering chemicals is dangerous and not to be condoned does not require that professional study and research be thwarted. In fact, a survey would show that many under-the-radar projects have continued since the time of Leary and have shown very important results. Some of this research is encouraging in offering ways to get out of deep dodo.

Okay, there are problems with potential inalterable physical damage. That is taken into consideration and such research is not, by necessity, harmful. As an aside, a generation altered with things like anti-depressants and suppressants was done, not as an experiment, but rather as a means for control. That is science?

It could be that the stated work is more autodidactic than not. Absence of an institutional backdrop is not evidence of any lack of potential coming from research.

Okay, a rename (it is a little provacative) and rewrite (showing sources to related research - other than hacking, it would be a research/subject relationship) may be in order. Other pages may be covering the topic. But, without showing that such is the case, the page more needs improvement than suppression. 69.155.44.184 (talk) 15:07, 17 January 2010 (UTC) Caught by a session timeout. jmswtlk (talk) 15:09, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Clarification, I didn't see this vote page before and just voted there. Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Wetware_hacker. It's an important subject from several viewpoints. Apologies Edgar, but your link seemed to be prominent on the original page. Comments here stand albeit subject to reconsideration as facts unfold. Thanks. jmswtlk (talk) 16:08, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Deletion of "A.K.A.C.O.D."

I wish to recreate the article on one of Boston's most unusual and notable bands. Could you please explain the reason for deletion of the page and suggest whether or not recreation of the page would be a useful idea? --Nmatavka (talk) 23:40, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

The version of A.K.A.C.O.D. that I deleted three years ago contained no information that suggested the band was notable; therefore, it met Wikipedia's criteria for deletion (WP:CSD#A7). I see that you have recreated the article, which is fine with me, but please keep in mind that if the content of the article does not demonstrate that the band meets Wikipedia's inclusion criteria (see WP:BAND), it may end up being deleted again. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:49, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Goodbye

As it has become painfully obvious, my contributions are no longer welcome or needed here. In light of this situation, I am leaving this screwed up bureaucracy for the conceivable future. Good luck, my friend and keep fighting the good fight. ILLEGITIMUS NON CARBORUNDUM WuhWuzDat 02:40, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry to hear about your experience. I hope you find something more satisfying to do with your time, and of course you're always welcome back here when the time is right for you. Cheers, -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:51, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Editing

If I make an edit to a page, how am i supposed to know whether or not it got deleted days after I made the edit? Will i get notified or something like that?

P.S. is this the right place for me to be asking questions? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.249.27.247 (talk) 17:26, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

You won't necessarily get notified if others undue an edit you made. However, as you have found out, if you make unconstructive edits to an article, you will generally be warned to stop. At any time, if you would like to see what changes have been made to an article, to check if a change you made has been undone or not, you can click on the "history" tab at the top of that page. I don't mind answering questions like this, but you'll probably get faster (and perhaps more helpful) answers at the help desk: Wikipedia:Help desk. -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:00, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Deletion of the Larry and Carol Leve Institute for Entrepreneurial Practice

Hi, I'm a new user and I'm not totally clear on protocol, but I won't argue with your deletion based on the idea that the page I wrote was "advertising". I would, however, like the content back so that I can re-work it and hopefully put it back up in a way that you and your colleagues find appropriate for Wikipedia (I am an intern and this is an assignment that needs to be completed). Is it possible for you to return the content to me and, in the future, alert me before you delete a page so that I can save the content?

Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aspenlj (talk • contribs) 23:03, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

OK, I have restored the content to User:Aspenlj/The Larry and Carol Levy Institute for Entrepreneurial Practice. You may also want to have a look at Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, which seem to apply here. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:28, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

Hi I have edited the page and put it up on my userpage. Can you skim it for me and let me know if any further adjustments are necessary? Is there anything I should add or delete to make it more appropriate? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aspenlj (talk • contribs) 20:17, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

In all honesty, I think it still comes across entirely as promotional material - like what you would find on the organization's own website, rather than in an encyclopedia article. For example, would you expect an encyclopedia article about an institution to promote individual publications by members of its faculty? Also, linking every item under the headings "Faculty and Administration" and "Competitions and Conferences" to subpages on the Institute's own webpages practically announces the intention to be an extension of kellogg.northwestern.edu. I don't mean to be rude, but I think this exemplifies why Wikipedia has conflict of interest guidelines that discourage writing about the organization that employs you. -- Ed (Edgar181) 21:13, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

expw: consulting

Hi, could you please let us know how the entries for bigger consulting firms such as Accenture, Deloitte, Bain & Company etc do not go against your page guidelines and why are they not treated as advertisements? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Webwyse (talk • contribs) 15:27, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

I haven't looked at those other articles. If you think they also violate Wikipedia's guidelines against advertising, please feel free to nominate them for deletion. -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:33, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Can you look over the revised version of my page to give me some feedback? Thanks.

Anon vandalizing Planned Parenthood

See [1]. Multiple reverts - same editor, different IP. Mattnad (talk)

It looks like another admin has already protected that page. If you find that the problem moves to another page, please let me know. -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:16, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Deletion

You deleted my page on manufism and stated that it was a hoax. Manufism is certainly not a hoax. Why did you delete it? 74.93.118.125 (talk) 19:21, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

If you want to know why I deleted an article, you have to let me know the name of the article you are referring to. There has never been an article titled manufism. -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:04, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Diego Morales

Hi, can you remove "Elvira" from his name please? I'm not 100% positive, but I don't think it belongs. Thanks. 72.65.205.49 (talk) 02:23, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm sure you're right. I have removed it. Thanks for catching that. -- Ed (Edgar181) 02:25, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!72.65.205.49 (talk) 02:26, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Spelling of aluminum

At Talk:Beverage_can#Spelling_of_aluminum there is a fair amount of back and forth that you could possibly settle much quicker than me. -Shootbamboo (talk) 23:15, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I have seen enough of these discussions to know for certain that there isn't much I can do to help. The applicable policy (WP:RETAIN) has already been pointed out. It says to go with whichever variety of English was used by the first major contributor. But people will just argue over who that contributor is - they will just pick one that supports the end result they want. Sorry, but I would rather not get involved in that kind of unproductive discussion. Thanks for your confidence in my ability to work miracles, though.  :) Cheers, -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:51, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Awesome!

Hey there - just wanted to say thank you for the swift action on mr crider. Very happy to see someone who takes appropriate action to obvious situations. Much appreciated, please keep up the fantastic work! Srobak (talk) 14:31, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm glad to help. -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:32, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Explanations required!!

You disabled editing rights for the following account: SVDMfoundation without giving any explanation. I am representing the foundation and currently updating the pages from our eminent members, I don't see why this represents an abusive usage! Please give a comprehensive justification to your action or, if not able, give back the rights. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.251.18.25 (talk) 13:07, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia's username policy states that using the name of an organization as a username is not permitted. Please feel free to sign up with different username. -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:11, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Blocking IP 65.24.240.42

I've changed the block settings for this IP from 24 hours to 1 week and applied an autoblock. This was a very disruptive IP vandalism-only account and we don't want to see him back very soon, do we ? If you don't agree, change back the settings. Cheers. JoJan (talk) 16:00, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

That's fine with me. Thanks for letting me know. -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:01, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Deletion review for Steve McKeown

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Steve McKeown. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Hi Edgar, you state that Steve McKeown is not a notable psychotherapist and not a notable author, but has had two books released that are available at large UK retailers such WHsmith, Amazon, Foyles, blackwells, waterstones, etc, also he is affiliated with the largest gym in the world 'Fitness First' with his book, slimmer mind'. His other book is 'smoke-free mind. please could you undelete.

I originally deleted the article when it was proposed for deletion, but then restored it when that was contested. It was then listed at WP:AFD, and deleted again by another administrator. Seeing that it is now listed for deletion review, it is best to see what happens there. If other editors decide that it should be undeleted, then it will. But if the decision is to keep it deleted, I won't be permitted to undelete it again. -- Ed (Edgar181) 22:36, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Chemistry

i see you have a phd in chemistry

would you happen to know why the EPA doesnt use STP but uses room temperature for their measurments?

DepressionHurts (talk) 19:25, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but I have no idea how the EPA chooses the standards that they use. -- Ed (Edgar181) 22:36, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Page deletion

u deleted the amoolya jayaram page.why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maanya1990 (talk • contribs) 15:15, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

I deleted Amoolya Jayaram because it was a completely empty article. You created it, then soon after deleted all content from it. Is this not what you intended? -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:27, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

reverting move of 5α-Dihydroprogesterone

Hi Ed, you have moved the article but seem to have left the links to the moved version in place, this was not so clever, I had taken my time to edit the links so that they point to the right article... I did not have a move button, (maybe because I was just a few days "old"...) --Triple5replace user (talk) 17:52, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

tried to move it, but now you have not deleted the page, I cannot delete it... superb!... --Triple5replace user (talk) 17:59, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

OK, I deleted the pages that were created by the cut-and-paste move, so now you should be able to use the "move" tab to move the article to 5-alpha-Dihydroprogesterone. -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:30, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Dr Care Bear's editing of the Glutamine article.

Dr Care Bear has been engaging in nonconstructive edits of the Glutamine article. He added a section that was utter nonsense, then posted a bizarre reply to the talk page and then reverted my removal of his nonsensical edit. Someone else has now removed the edit that he put back in and I expect that Dr Care Bear will attempt to put the edit back. This person needs to be warned about his editing practices and in my opinion he needs to be blocked altogether as he has previously engaged in nonconstructive edits that border on vandalism. Dr. Morbius (talk) 22:39, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I noticed this editor. I'm not sure what to make of him. My impression is that he is well-intentioned, but his contributions are obviously "nonconstructive" as you say. I don't know if this is because of difficulties with English, or if it is an issue of competence. I will leave him a message, and I will keep an eye on glutamine and any other article he edits. -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:41, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Regarding Salinomycin changes

I have scanned a sticker from a fodder bag to document the use of antibiotics in agriculture. One of ingridients of that fodder is salinomycin. If I translate this page into the language used on the sticker, would you allow the image to be displayed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Editor731 (talk • contribs) 13:17, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

It's not my place to allow or not allow that image. My opinion is that the image (even if the writing were in English) doesn't add anything of encyclopedic value to the article - saying that salinomycin is used in animal feed is sufficient. But it doesn't make too much difference to me - if you want to add it back, I won't remove it again. -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:45, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Deleted EQOApedia

I want to add an ebook.exe reader to this article...may I?

Can you restore it?

Michaelmichele1 (talk) 17:42, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I don't understand your question. You might want to take a look at Wikipedia's notability guidelines, Wikipedia:Notability, before continuing, though. -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:47, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Batman edit vandals

Looks like you missed a valid edit I think you want the version http://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=Batman&oldid=342548473 by Snigbrook

OK, I have reverted to that version. Thanks for your help. -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:51, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

There is also one of the accounts (User:Kangaxxter) that does not appear to have been blocked. snigbrook (talk) 20:56, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

He's blocked now. Thanks. -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:58, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

IBEC

You deleted my entry on Talk:IBEC. This was not according to an nonexistent page. It was a request for creating a dissambiguation page because I cannot create a page. -- 87.144.115.147 (talk) 18:48, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

If you would like to create pages, you will need to either sign up for an account, or you can make a request at Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Normally, in this situation, I would just create the article for you. However, all the subjects you wish to disambiguate do not have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Therefore, the disambiguation page would serve no purpose and would be soon deleted anyway. -- Ed (Edgar181) 19:02, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

fyi

this ip you formerly blocked is back ... in the event you want to keep an eye on it.--Epeefleche (talk) 21:33, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

OK, I'll watch. Thanks for letting me know. -- Ed (Edgar181) 22:07, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Sure thing. Tx. I almost posted it for a block, but assumed that it was possible that -- despite the high level of historical vandalism (which wasn't, unfortunately, brought to the noticeboard as quickly as it might have been in the past), a sysop might conclude that vandalism to two articles just now was not sufficient recent activity to block it.--Epeefleche (talk) 22:21, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

I have now reblocked the IP address for 6 months. -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:55, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Perfect. Tx.--Epeefleche (talk) 18:10, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Loaded magazine/ IPC Media

Hello, I'm a staff member at Loaded magazine, and spent hours trying to add some cool images and info to our wikipedia page, and you undid them all and blocked me. Apologies, I'm new to this, but I've changed my username to something other than Ipcmedialtd, but please can you advise how I can get these changes redone? Can you advise how I can get these new images approved? I'm only trying to improve wikipedia. Thanks I'm now "froggrass"

I didn't delete any images of yours, or undue any of your edits. I did block the name User:Ipcmedialtd because of Wikipedia's policy against usernames that match the name of a business. It looks like your edits at Loaded (magazine) were reverted by User:MuZemike. It's probably best to discuss that with him instead. -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:41, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Second opinion

Hi! My problem is the next:

User:Genieofmusic Talk and me, User:Tbhotch Talk, have an edit conflict at List of best-selling albums worldwide. The problem is because, he say "Laundry Service" sold over 13 million of copies (acording to Shakira's official page shakira.com (link the album sold 13 million copies), but on the same page at "Laundry Service information" (page link) says the album sold over 20 millions. As you can see, the page is not updated, because it has missing information (Like Shakira's last album). if you are interested, please let us know at Talk:List of best-selling albums worldwide. Thank you Tbhotch^{Talk2 Me} 19:17, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I don't think I can help much with that topic. -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:07, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Anyway, thank you Tbhotch^{Talk2 Me} 20:15, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Please re-block

Greetings Edgar181. Just over a year ago you blocked User talk:24.39.121.62. They/he/she are/is back at it. Please re-block. Cheers.--Technopat (talk) 23:36, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Nearly all vandalism since the block expired, so I have blocked again. -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:00, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

John Schott

i would like to know why you deleted my article, John Schott. I have just now figured out that he is a famous person, but the article i have written is on my math teacher Mr. Schott, or John schott. I believe that if you allow me to change the title to something else i would highly appreciate it. The article was a joke because my class is always saying he is some kind of secret agent and junk. But at the time i was un awear of there being a musician with the same name. Please let me keep it and change the title, it would be the greatest thinhg for him to open and read it out to the class, he would even be shocked at seeing himself on the web. Please allow, Dutychucker —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dutychucker (talk • contribs) 21:41, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

The two inappropriate articles that you created at the title John Schott were deleted by two other administrators, User:Acroterion and User:Gogo Dodo, not by me. Please do not create such articles again or you may be blocked from editing. If you wish to create an article about an individual that meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, you may do so. You do not need my permission. -- Ed (Edgar181) 21:49, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Litmus test

Mr.Edgar can you please stop deleting what we edit. This is in reference to the Litmus Test Page. We noticed that interesting fact in our school. Apparently no one else has noticed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.163.251.74 (talk) 10:35, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Please stop adding nonsense to that page or you will be blocked from editing. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:20, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Gore Effect

Thanks for sorting out the speedy deletion of Gore Effect (yet again). Could you possibly take a look at WP:AN#Salting request, as this article keeps being re-created under this and similar titles? -- ChrisO (talk) 21:53, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

It looks like User:Beeblebrox has already taken care of it. -- Ed (Edgar181) 23:48, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Deletion of Talk:Joseph Pizzie

Thank you for fixing my mistaken edit, creating the page Talk:Joseph Pizzie. I was adding comments to similarly named talk pages, and added this one in error. Yunchie (talk) 19:32, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. -- Ed (Edgar181) 19:33, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Tally chart

Oh, I was preparing the content of talk:Tally chart to create the article, which was requested in Mathematics portal.  franklin  21:32, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, I didn't realize that it was being actively used. I have now undeleted it. In general, it is best to do this kind of preparation in your own userspace, because talk pages without articles are routinely deleted. -- Ed (Edgar181) 21:35, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

• You can delete it now. I moved the content to my user space. The article is not ready yet to by created.  franklin  21:42, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

GA reassessment of Vitamin C

I have conducted a reassessment of the above article as part of the GA Sweeps process. You are being notified as you have made a number of contributions to the article. I have found some concerns which you can see at Talk:Vitamin C/GA1. I have placed the article on hold whilst these are fixed. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 23:01, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Deletion of Mordeth13 Talk page

This page (Talk:Mordeth13) was of use to me and any other contributor who is planning on creating the page Mordeth13, but you deleted it causing loss of the notes and sources I had gathered. This is very saddening.

You deleted it on the terms of "G8: Page dependent on a deleted or nonexistent page", while the G8 rule state that "This excludes any page that is useful to the project, and in particular: deletion discussions that are not logged elsewhere, user talk pages, talk page archives, plausible redirects that can be changed to valid targets, and image pages or talk pages for images that exist on Wikimedia Commons." Perhaps I should have stated it was exempt.

Please could you try and rectify your mistake, or I may have to seek help in reporting you. The Mordeth13 page has been a victim of abuse for many years by Wikipedia Moderators and Admins.— Preceding unsigned comment added by KungFuMil (talk • contribs)

I think the criteria for deletion was appropriate for that page - it wasn't a mistake. I'm not sure why you would want to report that, or who you would report it to, but in any case, I have placed the deleted content at User:KungFuMil/Mordeth13 where you can access it. I hope this helps. -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:26, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for giving the deleted content back to me, but how does it meet the criteria for deletion. Clearly under G8, the talk page is a definite exception to the rule.— Preceding unsigned comment added by KungFuMil (talk • contribs)

It is objectively the talk page of a deleted article, and the exclusions are subjective; reasonable people can disagree upon how to interpret them. -- Ed (Edgar181) 19:48, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Deletion of Leslie Edwin Stone

Why? Its not copyright material nor vandalism. It links in with an article on Shane Leslie Stone and also will be cross referenced to the City of Wodonga with the addition of all Shire Presidents and Mayors dating from the 1860's. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikirectifier (talk • contribs) 21:50, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

I never deleted that article. According to the deletion log, the article Leslie Edwin Stone was deleted twice by User:PMDrive1061 and once by User:Kubigula. If you have questions about those deletions, it is best to ask them instead. -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:16, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Question

hello mr Edgar,you claim yourself to have a phd in organic chemistry and therefore assist with the editing of several articles.I think your editing's would be more taken more seriously if you would be able to prove that you actually possess a phd. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.93.71.254 (talk) 16:42, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Any adult should be able to decide for themselves whether they want to take me seriously or not. -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:51, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

You are absolutely right about this but as a wikipedia administrator you are responsible for editing articles. and as most of the people who use wikipedia dont possess a doctorate,they will be relying on your edits for accuracy.

therefore i feel it is your responsibility to furnish evidence that you hold a phd, as any layman can create a user claiming to hold a phd and edit articles which undermines the accuracy of wikipedia.

it is a known fact that only 90 percent of information on wikipedia is accurate.i am therefore suggesting this measure so that we could possibly increase that percentage. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.93.91.237 (talk) 10:53, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

It is not "a known fact that only 90 percent of information on Wikipedia is accurate". Anyone who said that is just making things up. It also does not make sense that if someone were able to verify that I have a PhD, the accuracy of Wikipedia's information would increase. There is no logical connection between the two. My edits speak for themselves. I have made tens of thousands of edits to Wikipedia and my competency at contributing to Wikipedia would be better evaluated by looking at those edits than by verifying that I do in fact have a PhD. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:37, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

69.74.172.218

You removed this user from AIV as "stopped when warned." I had reverted and warned them before, and only reported them after this. ALI ^{nom nom} 21:55, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

If I had noticed that at the time, I probably would have blocked, but since there haven't been any edits since, it doesn't seem necessary now. For now, I will keep an eye on that IP. Thanks for letting me know. -- Ed (Edgar181) 23:01, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Octopamine analogues

Hi Edgar181. What are your thoughts on this page? It seems a little scientifically inaccurate to me, and reads like an attempt by an RC vendor to represent compounds like 4-methylmethcathinone etc as analogues of octopamine rather than methcathinone (and therefore putative "dietary supplements" rather than controlled substance analogues of dubious legality). I'm quite the inclusionist normally and they have drawn a nice pretty diagram, but I'm not sure it is very encyclopedic or that it is at all supported by the references given. Perhaps a candidate for deletion, although not sure under what category, not a hoax exactly, more misguided good faith... Meodipt (talk) 04:47, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

While it's hard to make any judgment about motivation, I agree with you that the content does not appear to be supported by the references given. I have redirected the article to octopamine and given an explantion at talk:Octopamine analogues. -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:45, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Mn₂O₇

An IP editor who knows what their doing suggested (Talk:Manganese heptaoxide) that we rename Manganese heptaoxide as "Manganese heptoxide." This idea is a good one, but the move requires administrator, if you dont mind. Thanks, --Smokefoot (talk) 02:00, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

OK, done. -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:22, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

By the way and belatedly, thanks for this action and other ways you help me and others. --Smokefoot (talk) 17:33, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Overambituois Uni IP block

Hi, I noticed you've blocked an IP address belonging to a university for 6 months, don't you think that is a bit too long? It's not going to stop the few vandals that are using the uni IP since it's easy to get a new one from the IP range used by Newcastle. As a former admin, I'd gladly do this with a school IP, but never more than 48 hours for a university.

IP in question: 128.240.229.68

--EditorInTheRye (talk) 15:42, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Actually, I don't think it's too long at all. If anything, I'm a bit lenient in blocking compared to other administrators. Shared IP addresses that are the source of as much vandalism (dozens of warnings leading to six blocks) as this one are routinely blocked for 6 months or more. They are given a "soft block" which allows anyone with a Wikipedia account to still edit. This eliminates a persistent source of vandalism, while still allowing individuals who wish to contribute constructively to do so. -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:20, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

I am confused

User talk:VirginFanon has a banned template, but has no entries in the block log. The banned template was put there by a user warning them, who appears to have also been warned for "disruptive edits" himself. I am extremely confused. Could you help clear this up? Brambleclawx 20:41, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

That template does seem to have been added in error, so I have removed it. The editor is not blocked or banned (yet). -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:45, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

OK. I was going to warn them for something they did to Help:Minor, but then I saw the banned thing and got confused. Thanks. Brambleclawx 20:46, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

GA reassessment of Prion

I have conducted a reassessment of the above article as part of the GA Sweeps process. You are being notified as you have made a number of contributions to the article. I have found some concerns which you can see at Talk:Prion/GA1. I have placed the article on hold whilst these are fixed. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 21:33, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for star

Thanks for the star. Actually, as you may have noticed, I am not a chemist. It just was my favorite subject in high school, and looking back I now regret I dit not follow it. All the best, --Jorge Stolfi (talk) 21:43, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. I'm glad you are using Wikipedia as the outlet for your interest in chemistry. -- Ed (Edgar181) 21:59, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you!

That IP was seriously getting on my (and several others) nerves over at Agent Orange.--Coldplay Expért ^{Let's talk} 21:56, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. I just semi-protected the page too because the editor seems to have made similar edits for several days using multiple IP addresses. -- Ed (Edgar181) 22:00, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Israel Kamakawiwoʻole

Edgar181 deleted "File talk:Israel Kamakawiwoʻole.jpg" (G8: Page dependent on a deleted or nonexistent page)

According to the article on Israel_Kamakawiwoʻole, the infobox now lacks an image. Why was it deleted based on your rationale? Viriditas (talk) 12:19, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

It doesn't matter. I'm fixing the problem now. Viriditas (talk) 12:21, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

edit conflict: According to the deletion log, the image was deleted by User:Melesse a few days ago. I only deleted the "orphaned" talk page. If you have questions about deletion of the image itself, it would be best to contact Melesse. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:23, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Ok, will do. Viriditas (talk) 12:25, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

I see you are also an admin on Commons. About a week ago I identified seven unfree images erroneously tagged as free and I've uploaded free replacements. How do I go about getting them deleted and replaced? Viriditas (talk) 12:32, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

There is a bot at Commons that will replace images throughout Wikimedia projects: CommonsDelinker. I haven't used it before, so I'm not certain exactly how it works. You can make a request at the talk page to have the images replaced. Once all the images are replaced with the new ones that you have uploaded, you can let me know and I'll delete the old ones. -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:07, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. I'll make the request now. Viriditas (talk) 00:45, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Page deletion

You deleted the page Katharine Jane Mcsorley, Why? this was not abusive, or inaccurate, or written in poor judgement, was written by a reliable source, ie. her boyfriend. Explain please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bjrkjm (talk • contribs) 21:58, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Articles such as that are clearly inappropriate for an encyclopedia. Please find some other place to play. -- Ed (Edgar181) 22:04, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

i disagree, an encyclopedia is, and i quote, (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/encyclopedia) a book or set of books containing articles on various topics, usually in alphabetical arrangement, covering all branches of knowledge or, less commonly, all aspects of one subject. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bjrkjm (talk • contribs) 22:06, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

gantacurium chloride

Ed - thanks for edits and improvements to the gantacurium page - I believe you must have also added the structure. I need to learn how you did that! But - the reason I write is that in both the onium-heads of the structures, it is missing the 6,7 dimethoxy moeities - will you please correct it?
Secondly, I could not figure out how to reference to the same reference later on in the page - i left a note there for someone to help me with that - but i guess you missed seeing it. Thanks- --Ssp37097 (talk) 06:12, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

I formatted the references in the article. If you want to learn how to use one reference multiple times, details are at Help:Footnotes. For images, instructions are at Wikipedia:Picture tutorial and Wikipedia:Uploading images. Wikipedia's formatting can be confusing at first (and the documentation is scattered), but you've done very well for a new editor. Thanks for creating the article, and thanks for catching the error in my chemical structure drawing. I have fixed that now, too. -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:07, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Ed. I see it Yes- I need to play in the sandbox a little more....! --75.37.26.45 (talk) 03:46, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for taking off the Jeffspirit thing

Hey thanks for getting rid of that Jeffspirit thing. It got out of the sandbox and onto publication. Go figure. I know I have been having problems with glitches with my computer here and the servers it talks to. Most of the time they don't let you do anything. Sometimes though, they work backwards and put things when and where you don't want them. No system is perfect, I hope Wikipedia here never gets what I got on my computer here and it would have destroyed it.

Awhile back something got onto my computer and was a combo thing all I can figure. I was a worm, trojan, virus, invader. Was eating icons off my screen in real time. I managed to CD-rom what I needed quick enough and didn't lose anything important. The darn thing played games with you at first. Meaning you would click to bring up a folder or file, and it took you somewhere else. It was sophisticated.

I managed to get an id. TrashReg dot exe. I looked this up online and it is not the known recorded and filed form of malware for that. That's just an identification it was given. Whoever authored this was an engineer. I could tell. This was no school boy doing, or even a hacker. This was a "floating" free malware disguised in the system. It had the ability of itself like a real world virus to mutate. I know this from the evidence of the damage it did to my files and folders. It had an appetite.

In the end I could not stop it. It was fighting it's way to get to the bios. I had two virus programs going not clashing with each other on my system. One was Norton, the other was Avair. And then a spy thing active too. How it got past the cable companies professional anti stuff no one knows. Even my ISP didn't catch it.

It was wiped out when I restored the system from scratch in the complete overwrite of the discs on my tower. I have not seen any sign of it since nor have others that I know. There was three or so folk over in W. VA. I know who got hit by this and it fried their system down to the bios and then some. I live here in Delaware. Now this was back in mid summer last year. Haven't seen it since. This could be an thing an engineer authored as a "sleeper" something to wake up on a trigger. It was nothing I have ever seen or at least anyone is aware of known. I only know myself and 3 other people having similar experience.

Just thought I would put this here for info. Awareness. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeffspirit (talk • contribs) 08:11, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Laura Burhenn

we are an acoustic trio (band) named Star FK Radium that is quickly gaining momentum. we've been active for almost 2 years and just self released our first full length cd through our own record label. we have received our first unsolicited review from a washington dc music blog that is currently posted online. we perform all across the united states. at what point is it appropriate for us to create a wikipedia page for our band? we noticed that you deleted laura burhenn's wikipedia page. she was a member of the formerly active band, Georgie James. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Martinguitar (talk • contribs) 03:17, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

I deleted the article Laura Burhenn in 2006 because it was an exact copy of copyrighted text. Wikipedia simply does not accept such violations of copyright (see Wikipedia:Copyright violations for details). If you would like to create a page for a band, please have a look at Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion at Wikipedia:Notability (music). However, in general, Wikipedia discourages writing about one's own organizations because of the conflict of interest. I hope this helps. -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:09, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

atracurium

Hi Ed - need your help again - I added some factual historical information to the atracurium page - and again I ran into the same issue with making reference to a duplicate reference. Somehow, I am unable to get it right. Could you please check it and correct it? [I'll then have an idea of how to fix it - sorry]. I tried <refname = Stenlake1981/> but it did not work - perhaps because there are 2 references for the same author within the same year...? I look at other anesthetic agents and noticed that there are a lot of stubs that need to be expanded upon...I still need to complete gantacurium, and I want to add a "nav box" for these agents....thanks--Sanjay (talk) 08:08, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

You just need to supply a name for the first reference (it can be named anything you like, not necessary author and year). For example like this: <ref name=Stenlake1981>Reference goes here</ref>. And then you just need to use <ref name=Stenlake1981/> to call the same reference again. -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:29, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

Deletion

why the hell did you delete mitchell's page. Mitchell is the equivelant of chuck norris. he could rule your life in a heart beat; which you won't have if mitchell finds you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.185.67.223 (talk) 17:03, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

If you want to know why I deleted an article, you have to let me know what article you are referring to. -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:30, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

Something needs to be done about HBC AIV helperbot7

A good chunk of the time, when it posts a note pertaining to a report, it deletes reports below it. In fact it just did it now. HalfShadow 17:40, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

On a page that gets edited as frequently as AIV, I suspect that kind of thing is going to happen occasionally, no matter what. You might want to contact the bot's operator though, and see if this is a known problem or not. -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:45, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

Can you do anything about this IP address?

User talk:173.14.177.221

Thanks. SBHarris 19:11, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

I have re-blocked that IP address because of the persistent vandalism. -- Ed (Edgar181) 19:37, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

No notification of pending page delete

You deleted "Talk:Chuck369/Archive 1" (G8: Page dependent on a deleted or nonexistent page) on 16:26 March 8, 2010. I'm not complaining about the delete, it was a test archive page I created when my account was new. The problem is I never saw the notice. I wonder why, since it was a sub-page to my talk page, the notice could not have been placed on my main talk page? Thanks for all you work keeping Wikipedia running so well.--Chuck369 (talk) 00:17, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

I didn't realize that it was intended to be a user talk subpage since it was titled Talk:Chuck369/Archive 1 instead of User talk:Chuck369/Archive 1. It was located in the "main namespace", rather than "user namespace", so I thought it was an unneeded archive for a non-existent article (hence the deletion summary). Sorry about the confusion. I wouldn't intentionally mess with people's talk pages that way, and certainly would notify them of a problem first if deletion was warranted. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:33, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

Ah, the subtleties of name space. My bad. Still getting the hang of this. Thanks for the help.--Chuck369 (talk) 12:57, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

greek letters

Ed - how do I specify greek letters? alpha, beta, omega etc.?? I also looked up the cheat sheet for citing chapters from books- but could not find it - maybe i didnt look carefully enough...help on both issues? thnaks--Sanjay (talk) 16:39, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

When editing an article, below the edit window there is a drop-down menu. One of the options in that menu is "Greek" which will allow you to insert Greek letters. -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:09, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

Mercury Poisoning

As a Chemist one can not expect you to have Neutral point of view (NPOV) on Mercury Poisoning or Mercury Toxicity as you have never personally experienced it. All you know is ONLY from published literature frequently written by bozos pretending to be experts. While I have survived very serious mercury poisoning as the result of dental mercury amalgam filings I am the credible expert and material witness including the requirements of expert witness in any court settings. There is a lot of garbage sponsored by the the industry bozos and pseudo experts pretending to know it all, where in reality they know shit. My testimony is based on hands on experience and not on assumed or presumed "politically correct" rumbling of alleged experts for fees. I have dealt with the real experts specializing on mercury poisoning as well as with Pentagon on the issue of Gulf War Illness (General Rostker) pertaining to poisoning by mercury in vaccines of servicemen during the deployment to Iraq, what resulted in Gulf War Illness. I've received from Pentagon the research materials and summary RAND report with of course some political decisions destroying the credibility of US Government including FDA and EPA. So my statements as THE MOST EXPERT on MERCURY POISONING do not need to meet your criteria of NPOV as they are actual end unbiased experienced events of systemic chronic poisoning by mercury from silver mercury amalgam fillings after chemical reaction occurred with hydrogen sulfide and the mercury fillings sublimated or if you prefer evaporated living within theteeta yellow greenish deposit of sulfur. I also have a brother who was a scientific director with PhD in heavy metals of french CLAL and was instrumental to with the union with Engelhard corporation. To really have NPOV one must be only an industry paid servant who dances to their music, and on their terms. I would like to remind you that real experts are non biased and non prejudiced by a political "trends". I have caused FDA through the Whitehouse to publish in Federal Registry on February 20, 2002 the DOCKET on mercury effects of poisoning. While one should starve to have NPOV the real expert expresses his experiences his experiences based on the events, and such while might appear for many not to be NPOV with prejudice are undisputed scientific facts and evidence which are as neutral as they should or could be. You need first to think if the industry and special interests including FDA an paid by the industry assholes are neutral with their prejudiced point of prepaid expertise contrary any objective evidence. Keeping Wikipedia at to the highest standards depends on experts like me, and not on intellectual abortionists and intellectual anorexiacs. I am asking YOU aquestion: Are you objective expert to determine what is an industry lie, or what is bias? I am an expert and my point of view is not only objective, but also factual. I am requesting that you reconsider your stand and change your view on as claimed alleged neutrality.

Much of your additions to that article were blatant misrepresentations of scientific consensus (such as "the link between autism and mercury poisoning is now conclusive") or coming from an obviously non-neutral in point of view (claims of "flat out FRAUD") which are not permitted by Wikipedia's guidelines. Please have a look at WP:NPOV, WP:OR, and WP:RS for some guidance. If you are convinced that the scientific literature is "written by bozos pretending to be experts", then Wikipedia is not the place for you. -- Ed (Edgar181) 23:55, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

DHA

You have removed my corrections in regards to DHA -pregnancy and lactation.The statement that addition of DHA to infant formula makes it closer to breast milk is ridiculous.Breast milk contains a dynamic array of fatty acids.The DHASCO(synthetic triacyclglycerol form of DHA) addition to infant formula is structurally different than breast milk DHA.Maybe you could explain how adding DHASCO to infant formula makes it more like breast milk.You may also want to correct the term "DHA".DHA is not added to Mead Johnson's infant formulas.DHASCO is the proper addition to these formulas.This triacyglycerol will be utilized differently than natural sources of DHA TAGs and phospholipids.You may also want to explain how the addition of DHASCO in combination with ferrous sulfate will not promote peroxidation and will be safe for infant neurodevelopment. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikepesky (talk • contribs) 14:24, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

It looks like I have misinterpreted your additions, so I have reverted the article back to your version for now. I think your additions add some confusion (not that the article is all that well written to begin with), so I think some additional clarification is needed, particularly as to the distinction between DHA and DHASCO. Sorry about the confusion. -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:05, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

Wrona day speedy deleteion

I made a page about Wrona Day, which is celebrated by my High School, the reason for speedly deletion was:

"(A7: No explanation of the subject's significance (real person, animal, organization, or web content)"

Sean Wrona is a hearing impaired person at my school, and he wanted his own wikipedia page I don't know how else to make him seem more signifigant, other than the fact he is the lead drummer for our band. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jhrivnak (talk • contribs) 20:41, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

If that's the case, then it is simply not a suitable topic for a Wikipedia article. Details about Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion can be found at Wikipedia:Notability. -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:45, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Rollback

Hi there. I saw that your an admin while I was patrolling the recent changes and was wondering if I'd qualify for rollback? I'd be interested in applying. Thanks, Tommy Tommy2010 (talk) 14:07, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

OK, you're now a rollbacker. Please just make sure you know when it is appropriate to use it (Wikipedia:Rollback feature)-- Ed (Edgar181) 14:10, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! Tommy2010 (talk) 14:11, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Help against range-hopping vandal.

Sorry to bother you and I don't know if you could do rangeblocks. But an Indonesian vandal who constantly puts misinformation into production studio articles, Digimon related anime, etc. has used the following three IP addresses just today with the same modus operandi:

• 202.70.58.34 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)
• 202.70.58.6 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)
• 202.70.58.110 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)

A block 202.70.58.0/25 might be in order, although I might suggest 202.70.58.0/24 because the could appear anywhere in the 202.70.58.* range. Thank you. - 上村七美 (Nanami-chan) | talkback | contribs 15:13, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Yes, it looks like a rangeblock would be appropriate here. I blocked the /24 range for a week. -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:16, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Although he might appear again in another IP address, at least for this range, that'll do for now. - 上村七美 (Nanami-chan) | talkback | contribs 15:20, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

It Is Not A Petty Dispute About, SIR

It is about content in the article that are in clear violation of the neutral point of view policy. Information that is inaccurate, un-neutral and needs to be changed. If you ever erase my content on the notice again, I will report you for violating the good faith policy204.169.161.1 (talk) 21:15, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Please read the instructions on the page that you are trying to post on. They are quite clear. -- Ed (Edgar181) 21:22, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

blocked

Ed- Can you please enlighten me as to why I get this message if I try editing minor points without logging in (I don't get the same message if I log in though):

"Editing from 75.37.0.0/18 has been disabled by Kyorosuke"

And the reason for this disablement is that:

"CheckUser evidence has determined that this IP address (or network) has been used abusively. This address (or network) has been blocked temporarily or permanently to prevent further abuse"

Apparently the block is indefinite and yet there is no evidence provided got my alleged abusive use (??) - So, when one clicks on the hyprelink for this Kyorosuke, here's what it says on the Usertalk:Kyorosuke page:

"I'm not really around anymore. Try email, though, and we'll talk. My username comes from Densetsu no Stafy. Elsewhere, I use the name "six23", which comes from Sgt. Frog. I used to use my real name here, but now I don't. If you look hard enough, you'll find it, but I can't imagine it'll mean much."

It seems a little unfair that someone can go around doing this without providing any evidence in what manner I am abusing Wiki?? Would you please look into this? Thank you ---Sanjay (talk) 21:32, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

The problem is that you are probably using an IP address that is shared by other people. One of those other people has apparently been persistently abusing Wikipedia and that is the reason the IP address is blocked. There is a way to make specific users exempt from being caught up in this kind of block. Give me a moment to figure out how to do it... -- Ed (Edgar181) 21:36, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Ok, done. You shouldn't have the problem any more. -- Ed (Edgar181) 21:38, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for trying - I still had to login with my userid - Perhaps it is better if I login anyway. Not to worry. :-)--Sanjay (talk) 21:43, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Yes, you will have to login. I thought you were sometimes unable to edit even when logged in -- Ed (Edgar181) 21:55, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Speedy Deletion Question

Hi!

I'm not sure if you can help me with this, so my apologies if I am wasting your time, but I made an article which was nominated for speedy deletion. I promptly did what was requested of me and then posted on the talk page of the user who nominated it for speedy deletion and asked him to reply back. He said it no longer "interested" him (more or less). I find it a bit insulting to have my article nominated for speedy deletion, do what was requested, and then have the user who wanted the page to be deleted not care at all about it. I feel like he simply wasted my time and was a little bit 'trigger happy' with speedy deletions. Would it be possible to remove the speedy deletion notice? I would do it but I think I read somewhere that I'm not supposed to remove it if it comes from an article I created.

While a little annoying, I will accept the article to be nominated for AfD (the ones where we actually discuss it) although I honestly don't see the harm in keeping the article as I think it's notable, neutral, and informative for those interested in eSports.

Thanks for any help. Rafael 23:55, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

It looks like someone else already removed the speedy deletion notice, so the article shouldn't be at risk any more of being quickly deleted. I agree that if someone is going to place a speedy deletion tag on the article, they should at least be willing to discuss it. It is quite rude otherwise. -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:48, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for deleting the sub-page "Interwiki info". – allen四names 02:36, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:48, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

Thank You

I want to say thanks for adding the picture to 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid. I am still trying to figure out how to draw chemical compounds on my computer. Out of curiosity how do you do this? I have seen many articles about chemical compounds that do not show their structural formulas and I would like to update these but I can't figure out how. Do you have any tips? Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Acechem (talk • contribs) 18:02, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

There is lots of useful information at Wikipedia:Manual of Style (chemistry)/Structure drawing. I draw structures in ChemDraw, scale them to a larger size so that the resolution is better, save them in .png format, and then upload them to Wikimedia Commons. -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:45, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

User talk:209.87.18.2

Perhaps an email to the IT dept is in order? That was some pretty unpleasant stuff. I suppose they would have little control over it, but even so. Though I don't know if there is a set procedure?

In all honesty, I don't think it would lead to anything. The IP address is for a public library, so it's unlikely that they would be able to determine who was using it at any give time anyway. -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:32, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

vandal

Thanks for blocking that IP. He was on quite the tear there.Malke2010 13:07, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:13, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the clarification at AIV. I have protected the article, deleted the abusive edits, and blocked a bunch of the IPs. -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:24, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

No problem at all, and thanks a lot for taking care of that issue - it has been quite a while since i saw such a hailstorm of vandalism. By the way, you might want to include User:DetroitBobby, User:R9stone and User:Holidayschedule among the banned - i have a feeling those belong to the same user as the IP's. Either way, thanks again for the protection. Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 13:31, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

I already blocked all three. I think they are all different. From what I can tell, some morning radio show must be encouraging listeners to vandalize that article. -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:32, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Question

Hello.I was sysop in Fa.Wp. and now I abdicated.Can my bot take sysop right?(with another RfA)Amir (talk) 12:28, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

In general, bots with sysop rights are rarely approved on the English Wikipedia. But I don't work with bots, so I don't know too much about it. You can find more information at Wikipedia:Bots and related information pages. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:32, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

redonkulus

why did you delete the redonkulus article! i was just informing people who didnt know what it ment what it ment. i know it didnt have much information but i wanted people to add things! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Smartypants7 (talk • contribs) 23:52, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

The reason for deletion was "A3: Article that has no meaningful, substantive content". -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:37, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Images

Hey. I just wanted to thank you for uploading new structures for the drug articles I've created. Some mofo went and deleted almost every single ChemSpider structure I uploaded. What program do you use by the way? 00:28, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

It does seem pointless to have deleted all those images. I use ChemDraw to create structures and then I scale them larger to get better resolution before saving. -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:33, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Yea.. tell me about it. Thanks I'll check it out. 00:49, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

ChemDraw rocks! Too bad I only have version 11 so I can't export in SVG though. 06:03, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

212.183.140.7

Hi Edgar. Thanks for putting a temporary end to this guy's nonsense. There is, however, a bit of confusion. According to this, he is blocked, but his block log says he isn't. Am I overlooking (or ignorant of) something? Favonian (talk) 14:26, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

I blocked a range of IP addresses (212.183.140.0/24) which covers other IPs used by this person. The result is that the block doesn't show up in the log for each individual IP covered. -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:30, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

Ah, I see. Thanks for the explanation. Favonian (talk) 14:33, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

thanks- laudexium

Ed- Thanks for adding to the drug box laudexium- particularly the structure. I am puzzled with metilsulphate rather than the usual methylsulphate.....is the "il" spelling the INN or USAN version because it is definitely not BAN...just curious...--Sanjay (talk) 05:51, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia has decided to standardize the titles for articles about drugs using the International Nonproprietary Name, which in this case uses "metilsulfate". -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:13, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

Question

Hello

I would like to ask your opinion about the format that should be used for the localities from Romania with an important Hungarian population

From the Romanian Constitution: http://www.cdep.ro/pls/dic/site.page?den=act2_2&par1=1#t1c0s0a13 "In Romania, the official language is Romanian". Also, According to Local Public Administration Bill (promulgated in 2001): "Where over 20 of the population is of an ethnic minority, all documents of a legal character will be published in the ethnic minorities' mother tongue.".

My opinion is that according to wiki rules Hungarian names should be listed before for example German names, but still in parantheses, in Italics: Romanian_Name (Hungarian: Hungarian_Name, German: German_Name)

We just want to respect the standard naming policy WP:PLACE, Foreign language names and first sentence usage rule

User:Rokarudi, instead of focusing on the discussion, falsely accuses the editors who don't support his POV that are sockpuppets of User:Bonaparte

Can you please express your opinion here? http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Hungarian_names_of_Romanian_places

Thanks in advance for your answer and sorry if it wasn't a good idea to post this message here (Umumu (talk) 16:37, 24 March 2010 (UTC))

Unfortunately, I don't think I can help much with that topic. -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:43, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Ok, sorry for bothering you(Umumu (talk) 13:45, 25 March 2010 (UTC))

It's not a bother. -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:43, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Help Me

You didn't have to delete my Peter Plants page you could have at least told me what to change or do. P.S. That story is true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sscott374 (talk • contribs) 00:53, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

It was obviously inappropriate for Wikipedia. Please find somewhere else to play. -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:33, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Hi, Edgar181. Thanks for your help in dealing with the unconstructive editor on the 3 RCR page. I appreciate your time. Have a good day. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 16:52, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm glad to help. -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:23, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

What's in a name - between friends....

Ed - will you please oblige: names of a specific group of compounds that I am interested need to be consistently formatted wrt to the counter anions - so will you change the title pages to following compounds befitting one way or the other:

Atracurium = atracurium besylate (or besilate, whichever is the INN) Cisatracurium = cisatracurium besylate (or besilate, whichever is the INN) Mivacurium = mivacurium chloride Tubocurarine = tubocurarine chloride chandonium = chandonium iodide gallamine = gallamine triethiodide alcuronium = alcuronium chloride vecuronium = vecuronium bromide pancuronium = pancuronium bromide rocuronium = rocuronium bromide

And i noticed that gantacurium went back and forth and is now stated as gantacurium chloride, as is laudexium metilsulfate - both these have their counter anions stated in the titles

And what about suxamethonium vs succinylcholine - is the former the preferred INN, and therefore did not change title?

Just looking for consistency of drug titles - that is all...so I will know what to do when starting a page for another drug..

Thanks v. much.--Sanjay (talk) 20:15, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

OK, I'll find out which are the INNs, and move the articles. I will probably get to it later today. -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:15, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

I have now moved the articles to INN titles (there is consensus for using INNs as titles from both WikiProject Phamacology and WikiProject Chemistry). I moved atracurium to atracurium besilate and cisatracurium to cisatracurium besilate. The INN for chandonium is candocuronium iodide, which is different than what you suggested. Suxamethonium, gantacurium, and laudexium were already located at the INNs suxamethonium chloride, gantacurium chloride and laudexium metilsulfate, respectively. Also, just so you know, you should be able to move articles yourself, except in the situation where the title you are trying to move to already has a history of edits (an administrator has to delete the target first). -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:25, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Ed. 1) I am a little surprised about the chandonium name change [although, admittedly, I dont keep up with INN]; I had never seen it referred to as candocuronium in most of the common literature that I have come across :-) - I'll go in and change the intro accordingly. 2) As a new user, I am little reluctant with messing around with moving stuff around - so I really appreciate it that you changed pages as appropriate upon request.--Sanjay (talk) 02:41, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Black Pear Tree

You deleted an album by Kaki King called Black Pear Tree. Here is the link for the page that you deleted http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Black_Pear_Tree . It's a perfectly valid page, why did you delete it. You seem to have a habit of randomly deleting pages.--86.177.3.254 (talk) 17:00, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

No, I am not in the habit of randomly deleting pages. Another editor marked that page for deletion because it was essentially just a track listing, and didn't have enough context to even identify the subject of the article. For example, the article didn't even mention that it was about an album by Kaki King. If a reader is unable to even identify the subject of an article, Wikipedia's policy is to remove such an article. When I reviewed the request for deletion, I agreed that it met criteria for speedy deletion (see WP:CSD#A1 for details) and consequently I deleted it. If you would like to recreate the article with more content, you may do so. If you would like me to undelete the page to give you something to start with, please let me know and I can do that. -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:20, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

2,6-Dihydroxypyridine

Thanks Ed, and I do plan on adding the figures, this is my first time so I wasn't sure how at first which is why there is a delay —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maynard3000 (talk • contribs) 22:23, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

OK, thanks. You may find the page Wikipedia:Uploading images helpful. If you have trouble, please just let me know and I'll help out. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:02, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

You're my hero!

Thanks for blocking 216.234.53.243! Branciforte3241 (talk) 17:17, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm glad to help. :) -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:33, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Question

good day sir....

I am new to this wiki stuff.....just learning a few things.... I saw somthing saying my IP address has been blocked and i was referred to you (64.241.37.140) perhaps you can tell me things I did that I am not supposed to do......

please be gentle....I am not computer savy..

thanks and a nice wkend. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hararis1 (talk • contribs) 14:10, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Right now, I don't have any way of knowing which IP address is being used by your account. So unless you can let me know exactly which IP address you are referring to, there is no way I can know what type of edits led to that IP being blocked. If you are using a shared IP address, it is also possible that the edits that led to the block were made by someone else. -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:20, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Re: Urea edits

While I understand your position on the vandalism of the solubility information for Urea, this is not an unfounded change. We currently have a college chemistry lab professor who is instructing students to use Wikipedia as an accurate source for scientific information. While I acknowledge that the majority of the information on Wikipedia has been checked and is fairly accurate, it is not good science research to use only Wikipedia. This is an attempt to prove a point to the professor and the intention was to revert the information back the correct solubility after lab today.

Please take this into consideration.

Sincerly, Concerned laboratory TA —Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.103.28.177 (talk) 15:54, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Whether you intended to revert your changes or not, attempting to insert false information into a Wikipedia article is not an acceptable or responsible way to make your point, in my opinion. -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:30, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Revert thanks

Much obliged! WLU (t) (c) Wikipedia's rules:^simple/_complex 13:18, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:18, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Hajra Nabila Karbani

why did you delete Hajra Nabila Karbani?

It was an article about person which did not indicate the importance or significance of the subject and therefore met criteria for speedy deletion (see WP:CSD#A7 for details). -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:07, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Jtyiop

Edgar:

Thank you for the quick action on User:Jtyiop. May I question the logistics of only a 24 hour block? His contributions show he is interested in one thing - and one thing only - disparaging the campaign of Marco Rubio.

He's violating WP:SPA and doing nothing but vandalizing the Rubio article with flimsy allegations of corruption and graft. May I humbly suggest a permanent block? He has been editing throughout most of the month of April and late March, and has made no other edits other than the 16 edits to Rubio's article, and one to Charlie Crist's article (Rubio's opponent), leading me to believe he is nothing more than a vandalism only account possibly working for the Crist campaign.

Your perusal and experience are welcome and thank you for your consideration. Regards, --Manway (talk) 00:40, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

It seems I didn't look closely enough at the edits (I saw the last one was only the addition of links), and didn't realize that BLP violations were involved. In this type of situation, I will normally block indef, so I have changed the block from 24 hours to indef. Thanks for informing me about the situation. -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:58, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome - and thank you! --Manway (talk) 01:03, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Testosterone versus diabetes

Hi. Maybe we need a range block on this person. He as you know is a long-term disruptive editor coming back within minutes on a different ip address.--Literaturegeek | T@1k? 21:04, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

For now, I think protecting the targeted articles is the way to go. -- Ed (Edgar181) 23:44, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Oh, yea, I forgot about article protection. :) Hope it works!--Literaturegeek | T@1k? 23:48, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

The police is investigating on your corruption

I've sent an email to the Pennsylvania Police to investigate to the illegal payments that you got to illegally defend the profits of the pharmaceutical industries —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.114.35.37 (talk) 21:08, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm sure they are amused. :) -- Ed (Edgar181) 23:44, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

I should visit UAA more often

Being a huggler I occasionaly come across user names that need attention but I'm no UAA veteran. This block was inevitable, I'm thinking. Welcoming a user with such a name appears surreal in hindsight, but I was attempting a non-bitey approach. Thanks for your attention and quick action. Regards Tiderolls 21:06, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

As you can see from the note below, this user was vandalizing the same article in the same way as an IP, which I have now blocked too. I can appreciate your attempts to be "non-bitey" ... this is the kind of thing that can end up going either way. -- Ed (Edgar181) 23:15, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I saw the IP's edit before I reverted the registered user. That bolstered my confidence in reverting the "editor". What would we do without the gray area? rhetorical question...I know the answer and it sucks. See ya 'round Tiderolls 00:12, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Suspected Vandalism Account/IP Address

I believe that the account you blocked was made only to vandalize, made by an IP that was about to be blocked. 75.74.231.12 vandalized Metal Sludge three times, with the exact same thing each time, as you can see here. The third time the IP added that, it got a "You will be blocked" warning. 7 minutes later, this account pops up, and immediately posts the exact same thing to the article that the IP had posted. I don't know if this would be the right place to put this, but I'm sure you'll know where to send it off to, if that is necessary. Hi878 (talk) 21:23, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

I have now blocked this IP address. It's clearly the same person. Thanks for letting me know. -- Ed (Edgar181) 23:15, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Hi878 (talk) 23:21, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Request

This is a bit of an odd request, but I would like you to do something for me. Could you delete this page for me? The CSD templates don't work, but want it deleted, because I've decided I don't want to mess with that. :) Thanks. Hi878 (talk) 03:47, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

OK, done. Strange that the CSD templates don't work. -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:42, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

I thought so too. Thanks. :) Hi878 (talk) 16:05, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Wrong picture

http://no.wiki.x.io/wiki/Fil:Vanillin.png#filehistory

You're missing a hydrogen atom at the top of the picture. There should be a hydrogen atom "connected" to the carbon.

Hope you can correct it.

Actually, it is correct. In a skeletal formula such as this, the hydrogen atoms on carbon are implicit. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:58, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Trollish remarks/harassment

Hello, Edgar. On my talk page, there is a certain user Wispanow (talk · contribs) who keeps posting trollish remark and harassing me, should I take this to ANI or just a note from you would do? Thoughts? --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦1185♪♫™} 18:25, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

In my opinion, taking this to ANI would only make a small situation bigger. It's probably best to just to remove his comments and let it go. If it persists, let me know and I'll leave a comment on his talk page asking him not to post to your talk page anymore. -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:44, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

• Noted, he has thrice posted trollish remarks on my user page today, all of them were verbatim copies of warning templates/cautions I had left him for his own misdeed. Anyway, I'll let you know if he does it again. Cheers~! --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦1185♪♫™} 18:49, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

• BTW, can I report him for stalking me? He's like following me wherever I go~! --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦1185♪♫™} 19:09, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

• Perhaps Dave1185 should notice WP:OUCH. Wispanow (talk) 19:13, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Please, at least for awhile, it would be best if both of you avoid interaction with each other or discussing each other. Thank you. -- Ed (Edgar181) 19:15, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

How to delete article?

I created the Aestiva Software page which was blocked. How can the page be deleted so it no longer comes up in Google? Also, what is your recommendation if my desire is to build a reference page for Aestiva Software? Dms1957 (talk) 20:23, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Only Wikipedia administrators can delete articles - I have just deleted it now. Under normal circumstances, articles marked for speedy deletion are generally deleted within a few hours. Wikipedia articles show up in Google search results fairly quickly after they are created, but sometimes it takes a few days for them to disappear from search results if they are deleted. If Aestiva Software does not meet Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion (see WP:CORP for details), you'll have to find someplace other than Wikipedia to create a reference page for it. I'm not sure where that might be, but maybe someone at the Wikipedia:Reference desk could help. If you think Aestiva Software does meet criteria for inclusion, you can try again to write an article that establishes notability (and I can undelete the former article if yoiu want to use that as a place to start). -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:54, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Edgar for the help. I will look more at WP:CORP. It sounds like I need to be verifiably notable. I am hoping that is not a problem. We have been around since 1996, have product in 10% of the Fortune 1,000, have books on our technology, active groups on our technology, and independent companies develop with our technology. I originally avoided commenting on these items since I feared it would appear promotional. But I can try again -- doing the best to keep a neutral point of view and provide credible sources/references.

Do you have any other helpful hints for me? For example, should I place the article up for peer review before I go live with it? Dms1957 (talk) 00:19, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

It does sound like the company may meet inclusion criteria. If you can find sources independent of Aestiva Software discussing the company, that would be the best kind of thing to include. If you need it, I have restored the deleted version of the article to User:Dms1957/Aestiva Software. Once you have something written up that you like, if you want to, you can let me know (or another editor) to have a look at it. Then it can me moved or copied to the appropriate title Aestiva Software. -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:28, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

I'll work on that. Thanks. Dms1957 (talk) 14:37, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi Edgar. I have written a first version and placed it on the User:Dms1957 page. Few questions:

Your comments on the direction I am going? Any serious issues?

Where do you suggest I place the page before it is finalized?

Can/should I place the Contents box below on the page?

How to rid the reference section of the carets (^) symbols?

Dms1957 (talk) 00:08, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

The article looks reasonable to me. Working on the article at its current location is fine (but in general people use their userpage for something about themselves and use subpages for stuff they are working on, but it's not a big deal either way.) Usually, the first paragraph doesn't have a section heading, and the contents box will be automatically located a little lower. The reference section will always have carat symbols because clicking them takes you to the point in the text where the reference is inserted. -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:39, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Can you move Dms1957 to Aestiva Software? Dms1957 (talk) 17:28, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Or to User:Dms1957/Aestiva Software which I think I cannot do since it already exists? I do not need the older User:Dms1957/Aestiva Software page. Dms1957 (talk) 20:46, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

OK, done. -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:17, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

why was my article deleted for copyright infringemnent

the articale extreme texas paranormal investigators is my article, and i linked to my webpage www.extremetexasparanormal.com -- how is this copyright infringement, when i own these pages

Wikipedia cannot accept material copied directly from a website that is marked as copyrighted such as this one, unless you can verify that you own the copyright and wish to donate the text to Wikipedia. You can follow directions at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. However, it might be best to take a look at Wikipedia's notability guidelines for inclusion, because the article may end up getting deleted again anyway if it does not meet criteria. -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:34, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Unblock request of Laxking77

Hello Edgar181. Laxking77 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), whom you have blocked, is requesting to be unblocked. The request for unblock is on hold while waiting for a comment from you. Regards, - Vianello (Talk) 06:21, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. Every time I have unblocked a user who was blocked for vandalism, he has simply returned to vandalism. Even so, I have unblocked this user, hoping to have the streak broken. -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:41, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Let's hope! First time for everything. Heck, vandalism was my first way of "contributing" to Wikipedia, and now I'm an admin. Go figure, eh? - Vianello (Talk) 18:08, 29 April 2010 (UTC)