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Welcome

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Keith Jarrett

There's a bit of a problem enlarging thumbs anyway (I think that it's better to let the viewer decide whether or not to see a larger version), but in this case there's an extra dimension: the album-cover image in question is usable by us under fair-use rules — and these are normally taken to extend only to articles about the album itself. There are also considerations of size and quality (it mustn't be large or of high quality).

I'm reluctant simply to remove the image, given that it's all we have in the article at the moment, but it shouldn't be enlarged. If a promotional photo, or other image whose use relates to the person rather than to an album, could be found, that would be better. --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 15:39, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Louis E. Dieruff High School

I'm afraid the notice will have to stay until the remainder of the AfD period (5-7 days) to allow consensus to develop. — G a rykirk | ^talk! 11:49, 10 May 2006 11:49, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Keith Dorney

Id appreciate it if you would stop deleting facts about keith dorney everything i put is 100 percent true and can be found in his book.--Northbay 18:53, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Friendly Note

Hi PAWiki,

Just a friendly note to say hello; I am encouraged to see local interest in Pennsylvania articles. If you have any interest in Penn State University, take a look at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Pennsylvania_State_University -- just a few of us coordinating our efforts. Take care, GChriss 02:00, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just a note about your changes to the Lehigh article

I noticed that you changed my edit of a student to faculty ratio from 9.9:1 to 99:1. The statement I have comes from the most recent publication of the "script" for the Lehigh tour guides as I am one. I will change it back to 9.9:1 but if you can point me to where it states otherwise I'll be glad to inform the director of the tours that there is an error in the script. This will not only help at wiki but it will help the tours if something is inaccurate.

Just looking at the numbers however, 9.9 students/faculty member * 600 faculty members = 5940 students = approx. number of current lehigh students.

99 students/faculty member * 600 faculty members = 59400 students = really high student numbers.

--Plm209 12:12, 25 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for the punch-up on my addition to Allentown about railroads. You should join the PA Wikiproject to help direct others where work is needed (and help others out where work is needed). Keep up the good work!

Skabat169 14:20, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to help, and I did join and look forward to participating. Thanks a lot. PAWiki 22:30, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Plainfield Township

Regarding your recent edit of the Plainfield Township article, wouldn't it more accurately be described as a suburb of Easton? It is closer to Easton than Bethlehem, and it borders on Forks Township, which is part of the Easton Area School District. I've made the change, but I figured I'd run it by you, as you seem to be the most vigilant and persistent editor of eastern Pennsylvania related articles. Sixtus LXVI 00:02, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not to further nitpick, but I also changed some more of your edits. Specifically, I listed Allen and Lehigh Townships as suburbs of Allentown, as they are closer to it than Bethelhem. I also listed Forks, Lower Mt. Bethel, Upper Mt. Bethel, Washington, and Williams townships as being Easton suburbs, as they too (like Plainfield Township) are closer to Easton than Bethlehem. This leaves Bethlehem, Bushkill, East Allen, Hanover, Lower Saucon, Moore, and Upper Nazareth firmly within the ambit of Bethlehem. I apologize for clogging up your talk page with this, but I didn't want you to assume I was some asshole just ignorantly changing your edits. Sixtus LXVI 00:23, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Northwestern Lehigh School District

PAWiki, I really appreciate your help with the NWLEHIGHSD article. However, please detest from removing all critiques of the district. This creates a school sided POV, something Wikipedia aims to avoid. Before making large scale changes in the future please discuss on the articles talk page. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation, and happy editing. Old TI-89 17:08, 1 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, the criticisms you mentioned in the article seemed very petty and not encyclopedic and most were unsourced. It appeared very petty, and I'd suggest not including them. Some day, you might have a serious, news-worthy criticism, and that will look pretty foolish sitting along side a criticism that the course material was only available in Microsoft word, etc. etc. PAWiki 17:09, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Reply

First off I have nothing against you, and I see where you are coming from, PAWiki. In response to the question of libel, nothing is considered libel unless it is NOT true, no matter how bad it is. Second, all of these critisems are true, no matter how petty they may seem. I have added the "verify" tag, as I seek more sources. You will notice that at this point in the articals development, many positive points made about the artical are not YET properly sourced. I hope we can continue to work together to make the artical better. Old TI-89 (u|t|c) 00:13, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

P.S., any user can add warnings. And I've eddited Wikipedia for much longer then three days, inder an IP.

Tim Massaquoi

Tim plays for the Miami Dolphins now -- he was selected off waivers about a week ago, [1] -- cheers man, 18.220.1.58 04:58, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Right you are. The NFL site still had him with Tampa Bay. Good catch, and thanks. PAWiki 22:25, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thank you

Hi PAWiki, Thank you for the edit formats on the Bob Anderson (runner) article. I am unsure when to use italics and quotes in articles. I would like to make sure I format things properly when editing so I don't create more work for people. Also, I'm not sure how often to use internal links. For example, if the name of a town is used and I add an internal link, do I keep adding it if the name of the town is repeated in the text? Where do I find that information for future reference? KarateLadyKarateLady 16:22, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the kind note. Glad I was helpful. PAWiki 17:43, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

PA 100

Please explain how Pennsylvania Route 100 is not a stub. --TMF ^{T - C} 02:41, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I added both {{Pennsylvania-State-Highway-stub}} as well asl {{cleanuppash}} because Pennsylvania Route 100 does not meet the standards as set by WP:PASH. --myselfalso 12:43, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What don't you get? PA 100 is a stub and those templates are needed to correctly identify the article as a stub. --TMF ^{T - C} 16:19, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Stub articles are usually brief and missing substantial pieces of information. This is actually a pretty thorough article, even though I'm sure more can be added. Nonetheless, I trust your view on it and have maintained the stub status. Good luck in continuing to develop it. It's actually a pretty important and heavily traveled highway, as I'm sure you know. PAWiki 17:45, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the harsh words above; that was mainly a result of frustration as a number of editors have been removing tags lately, making it hard to keep track of maintenance. I'll justify my viewpoint on the stub. Yes, it does have good information, but it can be enhanced by the junction table and an overview list of communities along the route, both part of the PASH standards. Also, when you say that the article on PA 100 is thorough, to me, a truly thorough article is something along the lines of Pennsylvania Route 39 or New York State Route 104. I'm not saying the PA 100 article is bad, not at all, I'm just saying that more can be done and the stub tag helps me, as well as my fellow editors at WP:PASH, to remember to add to the article later on. Thanks for understanding. --TMF ^{T - C} 19:17, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yocco's

I probably was too abrupt in that removal, for which I apologize. I think it would have been better to phrase it more generally, because it did come across as "yeah, lots of people think theirs are the best, but Yocco's really is." And of course, cited sources always help. Nevertheless, you're right, it's a content issue that I should have discussed or left alone. However, concerning your ominous reference to other editors complaints on my talk page - without both sides of the story, those don't mean much. FreplySpang 16:10, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Seems unnecessary?"

Re: Cheesesteak: Please don't remove "unreferenced" tags unless you're supplying references. I'm not sure what "seems unnecessary" about references to you, but the verifiability policy does not say anything about references being unnecessary just because the topic is fun, or light-hearted, or about popular culture. Dpbsmith (talk) 17:02, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Pennsylvania

There are four articles being threatened by a merge proposal. The details are listed here Wikipedia:WikiProject_Pennsylvania#Announcements. Would you mind weighing in (hopefully in support) of keeping the articles. --evrik 01:45, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for alerting me to this. I agree that the merge is a very bad idea, and I have registered my opposition. PAWiki 17:46, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yocco's in South Whitehall?

PAWiki, I hate to nitpick, but Yocco's on Hamilton Street is within Allentown city limits by about a 1/2 mile:

 http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=2128+Hamilton+Street,+Allentown,+PA+18104

South Whitehall's township line does not come any further east than Reading Road and College Street in that immediate area -- still quite a distance from Ott St., let alone the Yocco's...

 http://southwhitehall.pa.net/pdf/2002_Street_Map.pdf

I used to blow off lunch at William Allen High School to get my pierogie fix there. I didn't make any changes to articles mentioning South Whitehall as location... Alphageekpa 21:09, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for letting me know. I will make the correction. PAWiki 17:47, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Freedom High School

Hi PAwiki

thanks for helping me with the Freedom page. The school is in a fierce rivalry with Liberty, and when I saw that they had a better wikipedia page, I felt the need to create one for Freedom. I am new to updating Wikipedia so I don't know how everything works yet.

-Mark

Thanks for the kind words, Mark. You did a good job developing it, and I was glad I could assist. I notice someone is questioning the copyright on the photo you used. You should clarify that, or they will probably delete it. Hope you also like what I did with Lehigh Valley Conference, which should be a good article, I hope. PAWiki 17:48, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Frank Reed Horton

What do you need in terms of approval for the Story behind the founding? I'm on the National History and Archive Committee for Alpha Phi Omega. Naraht 05:00, 3 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would just contribute to the article. I don't know what the source was for the "article" by Frank Reed Horton, but I'd suspect there are copyright issues and, even if there aren't, the format was all wrong. Contributions aren't by-lined, etc. PAWiki 17:02, 4 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The "story behind the founding" is a part of the Alpha Phi Omega pledge manual and describes what Frank Reed Horton did to start the fraternity. I probably should move significant parts of it over to the Alpha Phi Omega page. I've got other pieces of history for him that are appropriate and I can link to the story behind the founding as appropriate. Naraht 18:39, 3 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You can't just place a piece of copyrighted writing in an article, however. It needs to be originally written. PAWiki 17:02, 4 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I understand that. But, having permission from the National Office to express in my own words the contents of the pledge manual and history book should do fine. (Which I have) Naraht 17:53, 4 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Lehigh Valley

Hi, I noticed you added New Jersey categories and articles to Category:Lehigh Valley. This cannot be correct, the Lehigh River (and thus the Lehigh Valley) ends at the Delaware River, which forms the New Jersey-Pennsylvania border. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 19:00, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No comments? Are you going to revert those changes? --ChrisRuvolo (t) 20:37, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the delay, but my ISP keeps getting blocked. Yes, I added the Warren County locations under the broader definition of the Lehigh Valley's geographic domain included in the article, which would include this one western New Jersey county, including Phillipsburg and surrounding areas. PAWiki 03:51, 14 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree with this categorization. Lets take this up at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Pennsylvania. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 21:43, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, well, disagreements will happen, I suppose. I did offer a compromise solution on the WikiProject Pennsylvania page, which would include removing all the eastern Warren County locations. But the locations I added were all restricted to Warren County and quite a few of those locations--Phillipsburg, Alpha, etc.--consider themselves a part of the Valley and are generally considered a part of it. Let me know if that works for you and, if it does, I'll take on the effort of making the appropriate removals. PAWiki 23:25, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, PAWiki! Rather than start a new section, I thought I'd just hitchhike on this one. I saw your addition of Hackettstown to the Lehigh Valley. Is there any source to back this up, other than extending the definition of Lehigh Valley to include every inch of Warren? I wouldn't have a source on this either, but it would be my guess there's not a person living in Hackettstown who considers himself a LV resident. Similarly, are there any businesses or organizations that belong to the Greater LV Chamber or any Hackettstown officials represented on groups like the LV Planning Commission? Would this categorization then qualify Centenary College and Hackettstown Community Hospital as LV institutions or could we now say that the LV has rail service to NYC? My concern is that we're creating reality by applying interpretations that do a disservice to those worldwide who use WP as a source. To me, a fairer assessment of the LV's def is "all of Lehigh and Northampton and parts of Carbon and Warren." Subjective, to some degree, but so too is including far-flung communities that have little or no ties to the Valley. Please consider this, then do what you think is best. Thanks. Allreet (talk) 13:05, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I actually didn't add Hackettstown. That was added by another editor. I merely moved it to the proper chronological order. However, the Lehigh Valley includes Warren County, New Jersey, and Hackettstown is one town in that county, so I considered it an accurate addition. PAWiki (talk) 16:28, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ottawa Lynx

The ballclub is still owned by Ray Pecor Jr., and still plays in Ottawa at Lynx Stadium. Please refer to the International League Directory for confirmation.

Please prove that the team does not exist, otherwise, please stop with the edits...they are wrong!

I'd respond directly, but you have no username. No, you are wrong. The Lynx are being renamed November 16, the team was purchased months ago, and it will leave Ottawa following the 2007 season. PAWiki 13:52, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If on November 17th, there is still not a team playing in Ottawa called the Lynx and opening up their 2007 schedule in April, then we can agree that this should be a historical article. If that is not true, then please stop making these incorrect edits.

I'm fine with that approach, as I stated on the talk page there. But it was not correct to be listing the old ownership, deleting its move to Allentown, removing its new MLB affiliation, etc. Maybe the Lynx name stays for '07 and, if so, then all that's needed is to add the new name that will be used in '08. If the name takes immediate effect, as you suggest, it needs to be a historical article. PAWiki 17:59, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There may be a name announced in November, but that name will not be used in Ottawa, and the Lynx will exist for the 2007 season, at the least. The name for the club in Allentown, may be tied to that team, but until the team officially ceases operation in Ottawa, you cannot deem this page historical. You have made many inaccurate assumptions during this debate, and ask that you please do not edit this page unless you know the facts.

William Marchant & Leon Carr

PAWiki...I spent a couple hours researching these two, no mention of High School attended... Alphageekpa 16:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. Thanks for getting back to me and good work on the additions. PAWiki 13:52, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Category order

hi PAWiki, good work on the Carson Kressley article. i'm curious to know where you found the Wikipedia correct order of categorization. i've been working on Queer Eye and the articles of the five cast members, and just yesterday got all the categorization on all the articles to be more consistent, and in some kind of an order that made sense to me. can you tell me what wiki policy you referred to in changing the order on carson's article? -- Denstat 19:43, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, there was and maybe still is no policy, but I noticed that they are often just randomnly listed, so many editors like to list them: dob, living people or dod, and then alphabetical after that. It makes reviewing the categories easier, obviously, for readers. I suspect a formal policy will ultimately get developed, if it hasn't already, that will either adopt this order or something more sensible than just random listings. Thanks for your note. PAWiki 02:17, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Philly meetup

Hi! There will be a Wikipedia Meetup in Philadelphia on 4 November. If you're interested in coming, RSVP by editing Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 2 to reflect the likelihood of your being able to attend. If you have any questions, feel free to ask my talk page. Hopefully, we'll all see you (and each other) on the 4th! --evrik 16:25, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your userpage

Just a helpful suggestion: you might want to redirect your userpage to this page instead of leaving it blank. That should reduce the vandalism on that page. Happy editing! Timrem 20:37, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Aaron Gray

Apparently, you'd like to take care of this article. I encourage you to leave the tag, or make the correction, per guidelines. (Revert. Please read WP:Cite for information on how to cite. You may feel this is unfair, but if you'd like the responsibility for this article, you must take it. Else, I will make the citation, and you may not like my edits. So for the sanity of all, including me, please cite your article. Good editing --meatclerk 05:31, 19 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Emmaus High School

PA Wiki, Why exactly did you revert my edit? My contribution was entirely true and beneficial to the Emmaus page. --Rhyno244 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rhyno244 (talk • contribs) 19:31, 11 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Hello PAWiki. I'm unsure as to why you keep deleting our choral achievements from our page, so I'm here to ask you to stop. We've worked extremely hard to get to where we were, and those no reason it cannot be shown on our Wikipedia page, as sports and academics appear as well. So please, do not remove it again. Thankyou!

PA 145

I know you live in the Allentown area and i'm going to work of PA 145 to make it a Good Article, its a B class now. Making a route into a GA class is really hard and the only two things that i need are some pictures and reliable references for the history, No "Pahighways.com" or "mplex.com" since i used those to try to make PA 65 into a Good Article and it failed because the websites don't site their references and they're known "Personal websites". If you have the equipment and its not obligational, could you please get me a picture of the southern terminus of PA 145 near the I-78 interchange and another picture of MacArthur Road. Reply at my talk page, Thanks a lot. -- JohnnyAlbert10 ^{Time to talk · My Help} 16:17, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pahighways.com can be used becuase they cite their references as i just found out. -- JohnnyAlbert10 ^{Time to talk · My Help} 20:45, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I bought a diginal camera so you don't need to take pictures if you don't want to. -- JohnnyAlbert10 ^{Time to talk · My Help} 21:19, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Combat Zone Wrestling

Please do not remove maintenance notices from articles on Wikipedia, as you did to Combat Zone Wrestling. It may be considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Bmg916 ^{Speak to Me} 21:04, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Scott Haltzman

Please state your thoughts behind your category deletions and any other controversial changes you have made, to avoid RVs. Thanks. --Epeefleche 01:14, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

None of them are controversial. Those are generic topical categories. Not categories specific for individuals. PAWiki 01:15, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Kevorkian has the category Euthanasia. Socarates has atheism as a category. Why can't Haltzman have Marriage as a category? Or else where is the Wiki support for the suggestion that all 3 of those are wrong? --Epeefleche 01:27, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Fair enough. I added it. PAWiki 01:31, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mike Guman

Hi, I submitted an article for creation about Mike Guman. A very detailed one. It still shows up with no article. And because of that, you are deleting it. Please tell me how to get it created, or why it was rejected. It can be found here: http://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/2007-03-20&diff=prev&oldid=116413959

New wikiproject

Hey PAWiki, I've noticed you work on Lehigh Valley related articles. I would be thrilled if you could join the new wikiproject: WikiProject Lehigh Valley. Thanks! -- JA10 ^{T · C} 00:56, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Up for deletion

Guys, Allentown, PA in popular culture is up for deletion. Please see the notice on the article page for link to chime in with your feedback. Obviously, please oppose deletion. Alphageekpa 18:24, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

hi you are a dumb ass —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.7.9.34 (talk) 01:24, 23 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Allentown History

I would like to add to the material on the Allens and other aspects of Allentown's early history, but need direction. Both the colonial and industrial histories are somewhat sketchy. Meanwhile, there is plenty of interesting information available, such as the Allens' political activities leading up to the war, the town's support of secession and the like. As for the 18th century, there are several setbacks of note, such as the flood and fire of the 1840's and the effects of the economic panic in the 1870's. As for the local silk industry, it began in the 1880's, and from that sprung the city's prominence in apparel manufacturing (different from "textiles") through the 1970's. Also, the citations are weak. For example, the first cite doesn't come until the end of the second paragraph, and the source document contains little beyond the city's incorporation date. One cite is possible, however, for all of this information, Roberts' 1914 History of Lehigh County. Also, I'm not sure about the use of Northampton-Towne. I've seen Northamptontown and Northampton Towne in various publications but never with a hyphen. I'd very much appreciate your feedback. Thanks.Allreet (talk) 17:00, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Pennsylvania

Hi PAWiki. You currently have yourself listed as a participant in the Pennsylvania WikiProject. If you are still active in the project then ignore this message. However if you are busy or no longer wish to be involved, please remove yourself from the list so we can get an updated count on the number of active members. Thank you! Monobi (talk) 19:40, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Philadelphia Phillies

I reverted your edit to Philadelphia Phillies regarding celebrity fans. The source you gave was a Wikipedia mirror; it is simply an old version of the Phillies wiki stored on another server under another domain. Therefore, it is not a reliable source. Thanks. KV5 • Squawk box • Fight on! 20:12, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lehigh County Historical Society

Hiya PAWiki. I started an article today for the Lehigh County Historical Society. Your review and feedback would be appreciated. Alphageekpa (talk) 12:07, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

External links

Please do not add inappropriate external links. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. In general a link should only be added if it would be there after going through a featured article review. Banjeboi 06:43, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Allentown Band Expansion

I've expanded the Allentown Band article (which I had previously created). If you could give it some editorial review, I'd appreciate. Alphageekpa (talk) 12:02, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Allentown Fair Expansion

I've also been adding some deep historical content to the Great Allentown Fair article. Been doing this piecemeal, so the mid/late 20th century history is lacking. With the exception of minor mods made to intro paragraph and addition of logo to infobox, I haven't touched anything outside of the "History" section...and other sections require work to become less "list-oriented." Anyhow, if you could (also) give it some editorial review, I'd appreciate. Alphageekpa (talk) 12:02, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Changes to Lehigh County and Lehigh Valley articles

Hi, PAWiki! I saw the changes you made in response to the ^{[citation needed]} templates I posted in the Lehigh County and Lehigh Valley articles and think they improve those sections of the articles greatly. Thanks. Allreet (talk) 23:18, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Shangy's

A tag has been placed on Shangy's requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.) or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Alphageekpa (talk) 09:24, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Notability of VM Radio

A tag has been placed on VM Radio requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Eastmain (talk) 05:35, 10 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FamousWhy.com

Hi. I'm afraid FamousWhy.com doesn't appear to be a reliable source. From looking at the website's article guidelines, it's clear that it does not check the accuracy of its information, which is submitted by members of the public [2]. The content you added may need to be removed per WP:BLP. There is a list here of some reliable sources that can be used for these kind of articles. Epbr123 (talk) 20:39, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

November 2008

Please do not add unreferenced or poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Wikipedia about living persons, as you did to Devon (porn star). Thank you. The sources you provided are not reliable. Morbidthoughts (talk) 22:43, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rail additions to Lehigh Valley and Allentown articles

Hiya, PAWiki. Would appreciate if you could add citations to the content that you added to these two articles regarding passenger rail. Thanks! Alphageekpa (talk) 10:45, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have found one and will add it to the LV and Allentown articles. Thanks. PAWiki (talk) 23:15, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lehigh Valley municipality populations

Hi, PAWiki! As of the 2006 census estimate, Whitehall had about 26,000 residents and South Whitehall, 19,000. Also, the listing ignores other townships of 10,000+ and 10,000-, plus the 10,000- category is becoming unwieldy in terms of the number of columns. This looks like a "fun" section to re-do, but it should be re-thought and certainly should be complete. When I reverted the previous addition of Whitehall, I thought I'd tackle the revision later, but if you'd like, feel free to forge ahead. The LVEDC has a decent population listing, though of course there are many others available. In any case, the source (and year) should be cited. Cheers. Allreet (talk) 15:27, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Upon further reflection, I have a few suggestions to offer. One possibility is that five categories can be developed (ignore my wording/capitalization): Cities/Towns of 10,000+, Townships 10,000+ (in which case, the word "Township" isn't needed with each entry), Townships 10,000- (same thing), Other Municipalities 10,000-, and Census-Designated Communities. I'm not sure about this latter category because the communities in question are part of townships. On the other hand, this categry tips off readers to communities that would otherwise be lost in the shuffle. As an alternative, three categories are possible, Municipalities 10,000+, Municipalities 10,000- and Census-Designated. The drawbacks to this are that the cities and towns aren't isolated and the columns have to accommodate long names such as Upper Macungie Township (though Twp. could be used). Just some thoughts. Allreet (talk) 16:49, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much for the good input. Do you have any sense as to whether we are missing many other towns/townships? PAWiki (talk) 14:34, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Since townships aren't listed, the answer is all townships need to be added. For Lehigh and Northampton, that's easy. The difficult part is accounting for the Valley's fringes: what should be included or not included. As for towns and census communities, I haven't assessed the existing lists but probably some would be missing from outlying areas. Also, I still worry (not a great deal) about the accuracy of the "expanded" definition of the Valley in the sense of do people who live in the fringes, let's say near Quakertown or Alpha, consider their areas part of the Valley? So the fun here does demand some time as well as a bit of head-scratching. I hope that helps, and to that I'll add, I wouldn't have any problem pulling together a list of suggested additions, if only for you to compare against your own list. Allreet (talk) 15:18, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Express-Times reporter

Hey PAWiki, my name's Colin, I'm a reporter with the Express-Times in Easton. I am looking to write a story about local Lehigh Valleyians who edit Wikipedia on a frequent basis (or people from outside the area who edit Lehigh Valley-related articles) and looking at your userpage and contributions, you look like you'd be the perfect person for me to talk to. (I had thought of this idea last summer but never was able to write it, so if I've approached you about this before, I apologize). I was wondering if you wouldn't mind speaking to me for my story? I'm hoping to write it this weekend or next week, so if you could contact me ASAP I'd very much appreciate it. You can call me at my work number at 610-258-7171 ex3567 or email me at cmcevoy@express-times.com and let me know the best way to get in touch with you. Looking forward to speaking with you! Cam0927 (talk) 16:47, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Haltzman

Feel free to weigh in at the Scott Haltzman undeleteion discussion at http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2009_April_25#Scott_Haltzman --Epeefleche (talk) 04:27, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alicia Alighatti and IMDB

Please do not use IMDB as a biography source for her background as it is not a reliable source.[3] Morbidthoughts (talk) 19:05, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Again, same thing a year later. Morbidthoughts (talk) 08:22, 8 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of sourced material

Please do not remove sourced material from articles, as you did at Top-selling American Idol alumni. Unitanode 02:32, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not all "sourced material" is notable, and in this case it contradicts the heading of "top selling." PAWiki (talk) 02:33, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Notability guidelines do not apply to article content, but rather only to article subjects. Your synthesis as to what qualifies as to "top-selling" violates WP:OR and WP:SYNTH. I am asking you to stop doing so, as it serves no purpose to remove 4000+ characters of sourced material from the article in question. Unitanode 02:36, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is inconsistent with the article subject, which is "top selling." Releases less than 50,000 are not only not "top selling," they are "poorly selling" flops. The items are trivial and misleading, as to suggest notability where there is none. PAWiki (talk) 02:37, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have taken this to the article talkpage, but I must tell you, if you keep deleting sourced material because you consider them "flops", you may find yourself blocked at some point. Unitanode 02:39, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I made my point there that releases under 50,000 sales are not "top selling" and are more properly labeled "poorly selling." I think even those under 250,000 are questionably labeled "top selling," and I think you would find such a threshold broadly accepted and reasonable. If not, please define and source why releases under 25,000 are defined as "top selling." They just aren't. PAWiki (talk) 02:47, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm now treating this as vandalism, and will be reporting any further attempts at such a massive removal of sourced content to the administrator's noticeboard. You have made not even an attempt at a cogent defense of the massive removal. Unitanode 02:49, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have added my argument, which is very solid, to the talk page. PAWiki (talk) 03:06, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why did you delete the Michael Johns image?

There is nothing wrong with it. Wikipedia allows it and Carly Smithson, Brooke White, and Syesha Mercado all have similiar images on their articles. It looks really good so i am adding it back unless you have a good reason as to why it should be there. Unjustified? Please explain. --Homezfoo (talk) 07:28, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

They do require expansion

The sections. Yes they do. They need more info but nobody wants to write any. I am putting them back as well. David Cook has lots of info on his article. Same with David Archuleta. --Homezfoo (talk) 07:31, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Spammer on Allentown page

I've asked an administrator to inhibit the IP spammer. He's reversed my edits twice and now he's done it twice you you as well Bwmoll3 (talk) 14:34, 10 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Allentown in Popular Culture

Just curious why you are restoring all that trivia, most of which is neither referenced or particularly appropriate to the Allentown article. I notice you are very scrupulous on what is written in it, and just wonder why you restored all of that uncited .... and mostly un-notable.. sentences that have nothing to do with Allentown other than someone may have mentioned the city name? Wikipedia tends to avoid lists of travial information, unless they can be written into a meaningful paragraph - WP:TRIVIA Bwmoll3 (talk) 16:56, 14 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's useful to the article and adds value. Similar sections appear on other cities. It is not a trivia section, but a list of prominent popular culture references. It should, however, be cited. I agree with you on that. PAWiki (talk) 12:17, 16 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

stubs

Please don't waste people's time by adding {{stub}} to an article such as Palisades High School (Pennsylvania) which already has a subject-specific stub tag. Thanks. PamD (talk) 17:01, 14 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry. Missed that. Correction made. PAWiki (talk) 17:02, 14 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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I have proposed keeping, since it is the football equivalent of a minor league baseball team, all of which have pages. I also have added the page to two WikiProjects since it does require expansion, sources, etc. PAWiki (talk) 21:18, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Edit you made back in December

I just noticed that you added Category:Chicago Bulls players ([4]) to Brant Weidner back in December. While it is true that Bulls traded him to the San Antonio Spurs, Weidner never appeared in a single regular season game for the Bulls, and hence does not qualify for that category. In WP:NBA, a player can be categorized as a player for a team once he has played at least 1 minute of a regular season game. I just wanted to let you know so that if you come across this situation again, you will be more aware of the NBA WikiProject's standards (if you're unsure about whether a given player has appeared in at least one game, search for their playerfile on http://www.basketball-reference.com). Thanks! Jrcla2 (talk) 16:24, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. PAWiki (talk)

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You have no right to remove / add content to the William Allen High School page, especially deleting our clubs section and adding other information that puts the William Allen Community in a bad light. Our district legal services is filing an injunction with the Wikimedia corporation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.78.251.31 (talk) 02:10, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I have every right when it is not encyclopedic or cited. PAWiki (talk) 16:12, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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It's a useful and deserving page but needs some work. PAWiki (talk) 18:59, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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