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Does thist article mees criteria of speedy deletion?[edit]
I googled Fferm Capel Shon, but I found nothing about that. It possibly doesn't exist. I read Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion, but I'm not sure it satisfies A1, A7, or A11, so I didn't put a speedy deletion template on it. Maybe someone who is more familiar with this can add an appropriate template. --118.168.35.169 (talk) 14:46, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
- Yes, it should be speedy deleted. Someone wrote an article about their own house/farm. Non-notable. freshacconci (✉) 14:49, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
- Iestyn Richards is an extremely notable resident due to the fact that he helped the cow kill someone. well done!
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- Yeah, if this isn't intentional vandalism or a blatant hoax, it's bad enough to be basically indistinguishable. Tag em and bag em. TimothyJosephWood 14:51, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
- I added the speedy delete template for "an article which plainly indicates that the subject was invented/coined/discovered by the article's creator or someone they know personally, and does not credibly indicate why its subject is important or significant." Thanks for pointing it out. freshacconci (✉) 14:52, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
- Maybe hoax would have been a better choice of criteria, but it's a pretty obvious delete I'm sure an admin will just nuke it. freshacconci (✉) 14:54, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
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- Umm... User:Freshacconci...couple of things:
- Notability isn't a valid reason for speedy deletion.
- A7 doesn't cover places.
- It seems unlikely the person invented/coined/discovered the subject, since the articles claims it was founded in 1809.
- Having said that, as I indicated above, I've tagged it for other reasons. TimothyJosephWood 14:55, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
- I wasn't sure what it would fit under, but either way it's gone now. freshacconci (✉) 14:58, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
- NBD. Just wanted to clarify. TimothyJosephWood 15:01, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
- I wasn't sure what it would fit under, but either way it's gone now. freshacconci (✉) 14:58, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
- Umm... User:Freshacconci...couple of things:
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@Timothyjosephwood and Freshacconci: I'm absolutely amazed that this needs any discussion at all. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 15:26, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
- Absolutely amazed? Personally I'm trying to resist a sarcastic reply with an obvious explanation about how this is one of many pages where we respond to editors who request help, and tend to assume good faith even when the answer seems fairly obvious. TimothyJosephWood 15:32, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
- Sometimes there are articles that are obvious speedy deletes but because of subject matter or the way they're written don't precisely fit available options. We had a brief discussion, taking the OP's question seriously, and a gag article was deleted. Took about a minute and a half of my life in total. freshacconci (✉) 15:37, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
Edits on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[edit]
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There's been a content dispute going on at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer page over which information is right. Can someone please revert it to the way it was supposed to be (just like this revision)? The "Leo logo and mottos" section was moved to the completely wrong order, the sentences:
Also, can you change "Motion Picture Group" in the infobox's divisions list to "MGM Motion Picture Group"? 101.182.218.73 (talk) 05:23, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
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Kumbainggar language - incorrect spelling in heading and URL[edit]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumbainggar_language
The spelling of Gumbaynggirr (people and language) is the correct spelling. Kumbainggar is the alternative spelling not the other way around.
Can someone please correct the url and the Heading?
- Please follow the procedure set out at WP:RM to attempt to make that change. Regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 16:21, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
Hi[edit]
I have a guy that has thrown the entire work I put into an article into question by putting three completely untrue tags at the top of it, which, shed a completely bad light on the entirety of the article.
Firstly, the user borsoka claims that the article contains original research. It does not. It is a very well verified article.
Secondly, the user claims that the article mentions self-published sources. Again, I, as the user that has contributed a lot to this article, have not cited any self-published sources from dodgy blogs or websites.
Thirdly, the user borsoka, because he does not agree with the fact that I reverted one of his edits from a french book which he deleted, has thrown the entirety of the article in a bad light, as, he now claims, that the neutrality of the article is disputed.
It is not disputed, by anyone else other than him.
He's hungarian, and, he is probably doing this out of racial hatred, as, a lot of hungarians do when it comes to articles that deal with Romanian history.
Please do something about him. The article in question is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Romanian_history
Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:30A:2ED6:9470:FD9E:B7DC:64E3:8CB2 (talk) 23:36, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
- It looks like you removed them, and no one put them back. If there is a dispute, that's what the article talk page is for. However, you'll find a lot of us here have a very low tolerance to speculation that another editor's actions are motivated by their ethnicity, as we've seen more than enough of that. Comment on the merits of the edits, not the editor. Seraphimblade Talk to me 04:45, 6 April 2017 (UTC)
Flag problem[edit]
For some unknown reason, the flag for Germany no longer appears on the HDI article. If you then scroll down you'll see that it's missing throughout the page. Suggestions? -- Somedifferentstuff (talk) 23:41, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
- I'm seeing it appear fine. Does it continue if you purge the page? Maybe you just got a bad load. Seraphimblade Talk to me 23:43, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
- I did a purge of the page as well as cleaned and restarted my browser but still not seeing the flag. Nevertheless, if you're seeing it then I'll leave it alone. Thanks. -- Somedifferentstuff (talk) 08:31, 6 April 2017 (UTC)
- Odd. You might try asking at the technical village pump. Someone there might have run across this already. Seraphimblade Talk to me 17:19, 6 April 2017 (UTC)
- I did a purge of the page as well as cleaned and restarted my browser but still not seeing the flag. Nevertheless, if you're seeing it then I'll leave it alone. Thanks. -- Somedifferentstuff (talk) 08:31, 6 April 2017 (UTC)
Please help end edit war[edit]
On this page:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dukes_of_Hazzard — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.162.220.155 (talk) 01:52, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
- The edit by WarMachineWildThing is correct. There should not be a comma there. -- Dane talk 01:57, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
See: http://archives.cjr.org/language_corner/where_have_all_the_commas_gone.php See Chicago 15, item 6.46.70.162.220.155 (talk) 02:20, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Dates.2C_months_and_years 70.162.220.155 (talk) 02:23, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
- For easier reference, this is the sentence in question: "The Dukes of Hazzard is an American action-comedy television series that aired on CBS from January 26, 1979, to February 8, 1985." The debate is whether or not a comma should follow "1979". Maineartists (talk) 02:37, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
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- The MOS is pretty clear on the point. The comma is proper. JohnInDC (talk) 12:00, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
- I see. Not sure which version of English the MOS is developed from, apparently there is a different in the common style guides between British and American English from what I found on Google. -- Dane talk 12:52, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
- Really, the only thing that should clear this matter up is what WP is common to do in applying this usage in similar articles: Maude, Roseanne, The Jeffersons ... however, it will be an uphill battle if this is going to be applied across the board, editors here at WP have a lot of work to do in rectifying this correct usage: Alice, Gloria, Benson if they are sticklers for punctuation. Who's up for the challenge? Maineartists (talk) 13:43, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
- I see. Not sure which version of English the MOS is developed from, apparently there is a different in the common style guides between British and American English from what I found on Google. -- Dane talk 12:52, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
- The MOS is pretty clear on the point. The comma is proper. JohnInDC (talk) 12:00, 9 April 2017 (UTC)