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I've signed in to start an article about a filmaker I know. And it keeps on beeing deleted. The bio I'm posting was sent to me by him. I want to know what is the problem with it and why it keeps beeing deleted. thanks

Contents 1 Re-Deletion Of Pages 2 Deletion of pages 3 External reference on MouseKeys 4 Deletion of page: Life (Black Wallstreet artist) 5 Talk pages of CAT:CSD 6 The Working Man's Barnstar 7 Sms.ac restored 8 Windows Vista image 9 Thanks! 10 deletion of Sms.ac 11 Pls Fix Mistake on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2006 June 1 12 My RfA 13 Jeff Maysh 14 CSD backlog 15 Category:Deaths by hanging 16 A haiku of thanks 17 My RfA 18 My Thanks 19 Elizabeth Macarthur 20 Hello 21 A very sad thank you 22 FCStone 23 My RfA 24 My RFA 25 Hey there 26 WP:SIG 27 Image:--RussianScout1914.jpg 28 Deletion of Mending Wall 29 Deletion of Elsa (parser) 30 George Trosley - not recreation of a speedied article 31 RfA/Gurch 32 CrazyRussian's RfA 33 My RfA 34 My RFA 35 Thank you 36 Doctor who 2006 and Doctor Who 2006 37 Image:Rockstar Leeds logo (2004).gif 38 Rfa thanks! 39 Deletion of Guy de La Brosse 40 Q for you 41 List of exonmys (Latvia) 42 Irish articles 43 DVD+R/W's RfA 44 List of German exonyms for places in Latvia 45 Alexander Astashev 46 "Jam Session (Internet Forum) 47 Thank you for your support 48 "Robert (Bob) Earll" (noted speaker, tv writer) deleted? 49 Anthony Murphy 50 RfA thanks! 51 My RfA 52 Surrounded By Lions 53 Vadgam and speedy deletion in general 54 Camp Deerhorn on deletion review 55 Coandă effect and Coandă effect movies 56 Another deletion that raised a red flag 57 My (Mtz206) RfA 58 Mayumba National Park 59 Average highway speed 60 David Shapiro 61 User:Meganradler 62 Image:Polish-tv-rating-system.png 63 User:Mugambo and AIV 64 Thanks for your support in my RfA! 65 RfA thanks

[edit] Re-Deletion Of Pages

Spider Loc

Someone started the article again, but has made it worse then last time. I've replaced the tag, please delete as appropiate.

[edit] Deletion of pages

Spider Loc Hot Rod Lil' Eazy

The above pages have been up for deletion for quite some time now, they all have been contested by the same person saying i have put these pages up for deletion as a "retaliation". I dont see what im retalating to, however the article's do not meet wikipedias criteria for a music artist page. Not only dont they meet the criteria there had few correct sources if any on the pages. I would appreciate if you would take the time to look at the pages and delete the appropiate one's and comment on anything you dont think stands for a speedy deletion. Much appreciated

[edit] External reference on MouseKeys

I entirely sympathise with your comments on self advertisment and commercials, which I had considered. Moreover, I'm no fan of Microsoft. However, I saw my edit as an attempt to remedy a deficiency in the publicity for the facility, which has been available since Win95, though I came across it only about five years ago; since then, everyone I have mentioned it to has been glad to be told. The last such was a sister-in-law who suffers from Parkinson's. So, pleased as I was to find that Wikipedia has an entry, it seemed a pity there was no external link to follow for more information. Of course, NPV would be better served by adding corresponding links for other operating systems, but regrettably I'm not in a position to do that. 81.104.82.152 15:16, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion of page: Life (Black Wallstreet artist)

Recentley you deleted the following page:- Life (Black Wallstreet artist - this page had met with wikipedia's rules and regs for a artist page has the artist had co-written a song with a multi-platinum selling artist and had also co-presented a radio show. All refrences and citations were in place and the page was "said" to be previously been deleted but if you check the deletion log - you will find out it never has. I expect to hear from you shortly, if not then i shall report this matter as there was no need for deletion. It seems as if you responded to a speedy deletion and took no time what so ever to review the matter at hand.

• It was a recreation of Young Life (rapper). Royboycrashfan 17:24, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

• The Young Life (rapper) page had no refrences or citations and did not meet the guidelines for Wikipedia's music artist regulations. The page was re-created with correct artist name, all needed refrences and citations and stated what made the page meet the guidelines for Wikipedia's music artist regulations. The page was not a "recreation" but just the correct information. As it does meet Wikipedia's music artist regulations, i would like to know how you can get the page reverted to how it was.

[edit] Talk pages of CAT:CSD

Hey Roy. Saw you were cleaning up CAT:CSD, good job. I noticed that you were leaving a few of the talk pages, e.g.- Talk:Mr Binns and Talk:Mrs.Calzini. I was going to go ahead and delete these, but I figured I'd check with you first to make sure you weren't leaving them for some specific reason. Just let me know. Thanks! EWS23 (Leave me a message!) 16:44, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

• I didn't leave them for any particular reason. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. Royboycrashfan 16:46, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Working Man's Barnstar

		The Working Man's Barnstar
		By the looks of it you were yet to receive a barnstar, this is for the rather dry work of closing AfDs and dealing with speedy deletions. blue520 17:03, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sms.ac restored

FYI, I restored your deletion of this. It was an attack page at the time but it has long history- I think it just needed vandalism reverting, not deletion. Friday (talk) 17:48, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

68.231.54.18 19:26, 2 June 2006 (UTC) The page is an obvious attack on this company.

The link spammers who have taken over (RAGA actually admits that he is a link spammer) and is making money using Google Adsense by promoting his page on Wikipedia. Russell Beattie wass also self-promoting and most of those forum spammers as well.

None of the links to the old hate talk out on the Internet belongs in an encyclopedic article with a NPOV. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.231.54.18 (talk • contribs)

Nice set of Ad-Hominem attacks there, Mr IP address. Themindset 19:29, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

For the record, I've contributed to the SMS.ac article beyond adding a link. That I have a personal website that deals extensively with the topic, and that is therefore linked to from the article, should not make me a link spammer. The site] happens to be one of the more extensive reviews of SMS.ac out there. There are points of view expressed on the site, yes - but as far as I know, there is no Wikipedia policy against linking to pages that may contain POV. --Raga 00:18, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Windows Vista image

Hey, saw that you removed the reference to the screenshot Image:Vista Beta 2 Desktop.png from the Windows Vista screenshot. Did you delete that image? If not, can you help find out who did? Coz neither was any problem with the image mentioned on the article talk page, nor was the User:Akhristov informed. --soUmyaSch 17:49, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

• I deleted the image as it did not properly assert fair use. Royboycrashfan 20:57, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Thanks for helping to fix the history of hangman (game)! I know it's not a trivial process, so a special note of thanks. :) Kimchi.sg 17:49, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

• You're welcome, but you don't need to thank me. :) Royboycrashfan 20:57, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] deletion of Sms.ac

Why did you delete this page? Here is the log:

1. 18:30, 31 May 2006 Royboycrashfan deleted "Sms.AC" (R1 content was: '#REDIRECT Sms.ac' (and the only contributor was 'Secfan'))
2. 18:29, 31 May 2006 Royboycrashfan deleted "SMS.AC" (R1 content was: '#REDIRECT Sms.ac' (and the only contributor was 'Secfan'))
3. 18:29, 31 May 2006 Royboycrashfan deleted "SMS.ac" (R1 content was: '#REDIRECT Sms.ac' (and the only contributor was 'Secfan'))
4. 18:29, 31 May 2006 AmiDaniel restored "PYRAMA" (Userfying)
5. 18:29, 31 May 2006 Royboycrashfan deleted "Sms.ac" (A6)

Themindset 17:52, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

68.231.54.18 19:28, 2 June 2006 (UTC) I'm sure he deleted it because it was suck an obvious attack page and link spammers haven. All the link spam at the bottom is a dead give-away on how much you and those other non-neutral editors hate that company.

Why does everyone on Wikipedia have to write using NPOV except Themindset, Carbdigital and Raga? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.231.54.18 (talk • contribs)

I will ask you for the 21st time: Please identify who you are and what your motivation is for being on wikipedia. Your contributions show you to be unnaturally focused on this particular company. Themindset 19:32, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pls Fix Mistake on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2006 June 1

It looks like your made a editing mistake in speedy closing the AFD for "Jersey Shore Communications". The closure box that starts there goes for the entire remainder of the page. Can you fix this so it doesn't mislead people into believing all the other AFD's below it are already closed? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by GRBerry (talk • contribs) .

• Problem fixed. Royboycrashfan 20:57, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

[edit] Jeff Maysh

I think this person passes both the Google test? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnreuter (talk • contribs)

• I think so too, but you may want to expand on the notability to make it more favorable for inclusion. Royboycrashfan 22:01, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CSD backlog

Great job clearing it! Looked unsurmountable. -- Samir धर्म 02:15, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

• Thanks. I'm here to help. Royboycrashfan 02:17, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

One thing I might suggest: I know you are all about the "speedy" part of speedy deletions (;-)), but it wouldn't hurt to look at the original author of a biographical page to see if it is about the author. If so, a userfy may be better than a delete. Just something to keep in mind, my friend. See you around. --You Know Who ^{(Dark Mark)} 02:44, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Deaths by hanging

Unfortunately, you speedily deleted it (without a speedy deletion request), shortly after its unanimous creation by Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 May 24#Category:Hangings to Category:Deaths by hanging. That Cydebot (talk · contribs) was the only contributor might have been a notable clue....

Please restore, and restore the category references on its subcategories,

• Suicides by hanging
• Lynchings
• Category:People executed by hanging (merge in progress)

--William Allen Simpson 04:17, 3 June 2006 (UTC) -- watching here for your reply

Ive restored it. -- Longhair 04:19, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. I'll restore the subcategories.

--William Allen Simpson 04:27, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A haiku of thanks

Thanks for your support

In my RfA, which passed!

Wise I'll try to be.

-- Natalya 05:04, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Thank you for the trust that you had in me when you supported my Request for Adminship. The nomination ended successfully and I am actually overwhelmed by the support that I received. Thanks again! -- Kim van der Linde ^{at venus} 06:46, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My Thanks

I wanted to drop a brief note on your talk page (one admittedly not written to you only, but nevertheless truly meant) to thank you for your vote in my Request for Adminship, which concluded this evening. Even though it was unsuccessful, it did make clear to me some areas in which I can improve my contributions to Wikipedia, both in terms of the areas in which I can participate and the manner in which I can participate. I do plan on, at some point in the future (although, I think, not the near future), attempting the process again, and I hope you will consider participating in that voting process as well. If you wish in the future to offer any constructive criticism to me, or if I may assist you with anything, I hope you will not hesitate to contact me. Thanks again. — WCityMike ^(T | C)  ⇓ plz reply HERE  (why?) ⇓  04:29, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Elizabeth Macarthur

was recreated. Thanks. - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 04:48, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

• I've chosen to keep it now. Royboycrashfan 04:49, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hello

--Bhadani 09:14, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A very sad thank you

Thank you for your vote in my recent RFA. At 43/43/14, I decided it was best to withdraw. I will wait until another time for an RFA. Thanks again, ILovePlankton 03:19, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] FCStone

Hey Roy,

I noticed that you deleted my wiki page on Sat. FCStone. Just curious as to why? I noticed it was listed as an advertisment. Is there anyway I can get my page back?

Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by FCStone (talk • contribs)

• The article was unacceptable as it read like an advertisement. If you think this is an encyclopedic subject and it could be better written, feel free to do so. Royboycrashfan 17:05, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

• I will re-write, and let you know when I post it. Feel free to review it again. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by FCStone (talk • contribs)

• • Okay. BTW, remember to sign your comments by typing four tildes (~~~~). Royboycrashfan 23:27, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Thank you for voting in my recently unsuccessful RfA. I plan on working harder in the coming months so that I have a better chance of becoming an admin in the future. I hope you will consider supporting my if I have another RfA. Thank you for your comments. --digital_me^(t/c) 16:01, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

[edit] Hey there

Thanks for commenting on my RfA...it was greatly appreciated! --Osbus 21:47, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WP:SIG

Hi. Could you kindly review WP:SIG and remove the image from your signature? Regards, --Nearly Headless Nick 08:54, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

• Signature changed. Thank you. :) Roy A.A. 17:27, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:--RussianScout1914.jpg

You deleted this image without the customary 7-day warning, nor an explanation as to why the fair-use tag was invalid. Tell me what I must do to a) get the image back, and b) tag it properly so it doesn't get deleted again like you did. Chris 01:08, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

• Your summary of the image stated explicitly that it was a scan from a post card, yet the fair use tag on the image page was {{Magazinecover}}, which was patently unrelated to the image. Roy A.A. 03:42, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
  • It was from a postcard, I could not find a proper tag, and would happily have changed it if one could be suggested for me. I ask you again, how to retrieve the graphic? You really need to give fair warning when you do such deletions. Please see Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-06-08 Image:--RussianScout1914.jpg and help me get it back. Chris 01:11, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion of Mending Wall

Hi. Why was this page deleted? I'd have been quite happy to sort out any copyvio issues (I never see the point in excessive quoting in articles anyway). It is a notable poem. Tomandlu 11:39, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

I concur on this point. I can see no speedy criterion that this article meets, or even comes close to meeting—can you explain this deletion? -- SCZenz 13:12, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

• If you would like to work on it to sort out copyvio issues, I can restore it so you can do that. Roy A.A. 17:15, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
  • I restored it, and will advise Tomandlu to investigate any copyright issues. However, I think you were in error to delete this in the first place. WP:CSD A8 only applies to recent copyvios that are blatant; this one was neither. Furthermore, there is not a copyright issue at all—the poem dates from 1914, which according to Wikipedia:Public domain means that the work is no longer copyrighted. Also, the poem was selectively quoted, not used in its entirety, so it would've avoided copy vio issues with at most minor modifications. I sincerely hope you do your homework the next time you use the delete button. -- SCZenz 18:26, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion of Elsa (parser)

Any reason you found it necessary to remove the C++ parser Elsa from the Elsa disambiguation page, as well as the related article on the Elkhound parser? Elsa is a non-commercial freely available tool that I found useful. I thought others might be interested in using it. I came to wikipedia looking for information on C++ parsing, and found a reference already existing for it on the Elsa disambiguation page. I took the trouble to create an initial version of an article on Elsa, as well as the related Elkhound article. They were both removed. By whose crystal ball is Elsa non-notable? Might as well remove GNU Bison for the same reason, since that is also a very specialized parsing tool; however it has the disadvantage of not being able to actually parse C++! See this discussion on the shortcomings of yacc/bison in parsing C++. Firstrock 18:24, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

If you are not going to respond, I can only assume you have no opinion one way or the other about the deletion of Elsa (parser), and I will revert it. Firstrock 15:43, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

I would have found an article about the Elsa parser quite useful and don't see why it was not considered notable. I'm sorry to find it's been deleted. Cockroachbill 10:07, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] George Trosley - not recreation of a speedied article

My George Trosley article was about the notable cartoonist (published regularly for decades in CARtoons Magazine, Car Craft magazine, and Hustler), not the non-notable hockey player who was the subject of the old article. Could it be restored? — AKADriver ☎ 19:28, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RfA/Gurch

Thanks for the support. If you're still wondering how I went so long without a nomination, I think it's because I mostly do minor copyediting and keep out of conflicts. But I consider that a good thing – Gurch 16:37, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CrazyRussian's RfA

Image:Motherussia.jpg

Hello Royboycrashfan, and thank you for your support at my request for adminship, which ended with an awe-inspiring 86/1/2 result. I plan to do much with my shiny new tools - but I'll start slow and learn the ropes at first. Please deluge me with assignments and requests - I enjoy helping out. For Mother Russia!! - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 05:02, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Hello, Royboycrashfan/Archive 5, and thank you for the supportive vote on my recent RfA! With a final vote of 84/1/4, I have now been entrusted with the mop, bucket and keys. I will be slowly acclimating myself to my new tools over the next months, but welcome any and all feedback and suggestions on how I might be able to use them to help the project. Thanks again! - Kukini 05:25, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

Royboycrashfan, thank you very much for your support in my recent Request for adminship, it passed with a final tally of (65/3/3) - which I find both amazing and humbling. I wish I had time to thank everyone personally, but I'm afraid all I can offer is this token of my gratitude. I hope to live up to your expectations/hopes. If at any stage you need to contact me, for help or a request or to point out a mistake in my conduct, please make sure to tell me on my talk page. --Fir0002 08:22, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you

[edit] Doctor who 2006 and Doctor Who 2006

Hi Royboy. You protected these two pages from recreation. Do you think it is worth making them protected redirects to List_of_Doctor_Who_serials#Series_2_.282006.29? Proto||type 13:46, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

• Yes, that would be the best thing to do. Roy A.A. 16:50, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Rockstar Leeds logo (2004).gif

Hi. I noticed you had deleted Image:Rockstar Leeds logo (2004).gif back in May 23 (IFD nomination; log), but the image was not the intended to be deleted (as it was simply a comparison for the Image:Rockstar Leeds (2004).gif), having included the needed licensing and rationale. Could it simply be a mistake? ╫ ２５ ^{◀RingADing▶} 15:24, 14 June 2006 (UTC) ╫

[edit] Rfa thanks!

Dear Royboycrashfan/Archive 5, thanks so much for your support during my recent successful request for adminship. I really appreciate it. Did I ever tell you that, living in Toronto, I've run into many Degrassi types over the years. Lucy from the original series lives in the condo building across from me I think (seen her crossing the street many times) and my friend knows Wheels who lives in Windsor, Ontario now. I saw the girl who plays Paige at a party this past winter (didn't get a chance to talk to her though). Take care -- Samir धर्म 05:49, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion of Guy de La Brosse

This stub was for a notable individual with information which was translatable from fr:Guy de La Brosse. I was in the process of putting on a translation template when you deleted this page. Could you please undelete? Thanks. Irongargoyle 19:54, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

• I deleted it due to lack of context, but I've restored it so you may work on it. Roy A.A. 19:57, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Thanks. Irongargoyle 20:24, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Q for you

You just blocked a vandal for 31 hours. How do you decide the duration? What's 31 hours, anyway? I read the blocking policy, but I didn't see any guidance on how long to block. Thx. - CrazyRussian talk/email 23:31, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

• When deciding the length of a block, I consider the severity of their actions and previous blocks. Mild vandalism may result in only a 24 hour block, but a very serious offender who was already blocked once or twice may be blocked up to a week. Roy A.A. 23:36, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
  • But what's the significance of 31? - CrazyRussian talk/email 23:56, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of exonmys (Latvia)

Could youplease explain your rational for deleting the article List of German exonyms for places in Latvia ? Travelbird 23:45, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

• User:Walter Görlitz tagged it saying it should be on German Wikipedia, though he may have been mistaken because there are such lists that exist on English Wikipedia and nobody has objected to their inclusion here. You might want to ask him. Roy A.A. 23:53, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for the quick reply. Travelbird 00:05, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Irish articles

Hi, I was going through speedy deletions [1] and noticed a pattern. A bunch have "Irish Parliament constituency" is their titles.

Can we not merge all this info? --Uncle Ed 20:57, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

• That would be best, but where to? Roy A.A. 21:00, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Gee, I dunno. Do we have an Irish Parliament article? I love the Irish, but I don't know anything about them other than the music is great and I like films about leprechauns. --Uncle Ed 21:01, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
    • There's Irish House of Commons. Roy A.A. 21:07, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Excellent. Please get started, and let me know if you need help. --Uncle Ed 23:16, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DVD+R/W's RfA

Thank you for your support in my RfA, which ended with the result of (74/0/0). If there is anything I can help with feel free to ask. Also, if there is anything I am doing wrong, please point that out as well. I look forward to working with you in the future. Highest regards, DVD+ R/W 02:21, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of German exonyms for places in Latvia

You really think this is a needed page on Wikipedia?

1. Why isn't it a category?
2. Do we want a list of every language, both modern and ancient, exonyms for places in every place in the world, both modern and ancient?

I personally don't, which is why I nominated it for deletes. What are the wikipedia policies on pages like this. Just curious, getting ready to set-up my lists of German exonyms for places in Uganda, Paraguay, and the Galapagos and I don't want to have them deleted. --Walter Görlitz 03:38, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

• How could it be a category? Categories can't store this kind of information (or red links). You could nominate it for AFD if you'd like to discuss. Roy A.A. 17:24, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Alexander Astashev

Hi. You recently deleted this article with regard to A7. I am not sure that it meets that criteria as there is an assertion of notablity (i.e. that he is the coach of Severstal Cherepovets). Do you think that it should be rsetored and maybe PRODed or AfDed? Cheers TigerShark 17:45, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

• I restored it, so do whatever you'd like. Roy A.A. 17:48, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

OK. I expanded it a little and stubbed it. Cheers TigerShark 17:51, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Jam Session (Internet Forum)

Hello sir. I am new to wikipedia and am frustrated by why you have deleted the article i have started. The forum I am at had generally agreed in a thread as to construct a wikipedia entry. Several other internet forums, such as:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deviant_Art have been created. A disambiguation page was created because of the many uses of the phrase Jam Session in the titles of several wikipedia articles. Also, a wikipedia entry under the title of "Jam Session (Internet Forum) was created. This was obviously under construction at the current time. It was deleted within minutes with no explanation. The only thing of subjectable material was a picture i had just taken of the jam session homepage, which was listed under "i dont know" on the copyright and is allowed 7 days to get permission before posting. Please reply.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Cluck (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Thank you for your support

[edit] "Robert (Bob) Earll" (noted speaker, tv writer) deleted?

18:38, 19 June 2006 Royboycrashfan deleted "Robert (Bob) Earll" (A7)

Barely managed to find this explanation for why my initial effort at a Wiki page has been deleted within minutes of my getting it assembled. Why? The man is worthy, I'm sure. My clumsy effort? Okay, I admit I'm no adept. But... are you SURE that the site is not worthy of discussion even?

Oh, did I mention that I'm an Aspie who knows the difference between it's and its? Will that buy me any consideration in posting a Wiki page for a truly deserving man? And I loved Texas while I lived there, honest, in spite of the heat that melted the asbestos under my bare feet in summer! ZerendipT 19:14, 19 June 2006 (UTC)ZerendipT (SoCal Aspie with aspirations to add to Wikipedia's wealth of resources)

FYI, I replied to this user's concern (which he also left on my talk page) at User_talk:ZerendipT. Your input would be useful if you have anything to add. -- SCZenz 21:05, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Writing haiku helps dispel my frustration, so here's one for you, RoyBoy:

Wiki's watchdog staff?

Hogwart's wizards in training

Ne'er were more abstruse. ~ ZerendipT 12:46, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Anthony Murphy

What, exactly, is Anthony Murphy's notability? That he was chair of a local branch of a pressure group? Homey 19:28, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RfA thanks!

Thanks for voting! Hello Royboycrashfan/Archive 5, and thank you so much for voting in my recent RfA. I am pleased to inform you that it passed with a final tally of (119/1/3), into the WP:100, so I have now been cleared for adminship and will soon be soaring above the clouds. I was overjoyed, shocked, and humbled by the tally, and, most importantly, all the support. Thank you. If there is ever anything you need, you know where you can find me. Take care.

--Pilot|guy 22:43, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Hello Royboycrashfan, and thanks for voting in my recent RfA, which passed with a tally of (68/19/3). I appreciated your comments, which I hope to take on board in order to gain your respect in my work as an administrator. Best of luck in your continued editing of the encyclopedia! Sam Vimes 17:49, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Surrounded By Lions

hi. ok, so i did a little homework. mind you i said a "little". i noticed and found that you have deleted my article surrounded by lions, and i am in strict disagreement with your classification of it being an A7. there are a few reasons why this is incorrect. firstly, one of the memebers from SBL is in a band called Gatsbys American Dream, which does get a lot of google hits (and i realize that surrounded by lions probably doesn't). also, they are part of the seattle music scene and have worked with casey bates who has also been a huge part of the seattle music scene. point being that surrounded by lions is mentioned on other pages here on wikipedia because of all of these things. again, i disagree with you deleting that page. also, why wasn't there a discussion about it posted on the talk page, and also why wasn't i given a warning first about it like we're given warnings about uploading pictures with our proper copyright classifications?Leo Collin 00:20, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

• Okay, thank you. It's actually different with images though, because image deletions are permanent and cannot be reverted. Roy A.A. 00:50, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vadgam and speedy deletion in general

Hi Royboycrashfan,

Because of two previous articles that you've speedy deleted and I've restored (Bill Ham and Mending Wall), I spent some time today looking through your recent deletions this morning. One point of general concern is that you still seem to be willing to delete things for being "non-notable" (e.g. Grim Records, which was listed as "nn per WP:CORP" and you concurred with) rather than for having "no assertion of notability" as CSD A7 requires.

I also noted that you deleted Vadgam, an article about an Indian village, as patent nonsense; patent nonsense is very narrowly defined (see WP:CSD) and this article wasn't even close. In fact, it was an informative but poorly written article on a real place, and I was able to fix it simply by wikilinking words and quickly reading the first sentence of the articles that appeared as a result, plus poking around briefly at the external link. This took five minutes; see my cleanup of the article.

I imagine you're not happy about me scrutinizing your deletions. I recognize that keeping the speedy deletion category from overflowing is a time-consuming and thankless job, having done it myself. However, you are imprecise about the CSD rules fairly often, and it leads every on occasion to Wikipedia losing a good article. I would like to ask you to be more careful, and perhaps to pass up on articles that may be borderline speedies if you don't have time to investigate them further.

I am more than happy to discuss any of these issues, especially if you disagree with my interpretation of the CSD rules or your implementation of them.

SCZenz 07:20, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

• I'll do what I can to avoid deleting invalid speedies. If there are still any issues, just let me know. Roy A.A. 18:02, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

• • Cool, thanks for your response. -- SCZenz 20:40, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Camp Deerhorn on deletion review

An editor has nominated the closure or deletion of the article Camp Deerhorn for deletion review. Since you closed the deletion discussion for, or speedy-deleted this article, your reasons on how or why you did so will be greatly appreciated. BigDT 18:38, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

• It looked to me like advertisement for the camp and didn't explain how it was notable. Roy A.A. 18:41, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
  • But even blatant corporate spam/advertising/press releases get put through the prod/AFD waiting period. Non-notability of a camp is not a criterion for a speedy deletion. I'm more or less of the opinion that any real camp (ie, not just an after school day care program, but a real camp) that has been around that long (1930 according to the article) should be considered notable ... but at any rate, that's a question for an AFD, not a speedy deletion. BigDT 18:48, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
    • I've nominated the article for AFD so as to generate a consensus. Roy A.A. 18:53, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
      • Thank you. I believe that is the correct decision. BigDT 18:59, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Coandă effect and Coandă effect movies

During the time the {{speedy}} and {{holdon}} was on, another contributor, Axda0002, to the article and discussion agreed with the good idea of keeping the page. In the talk it was referred to Coandă effect Talk page. You probably have a good explanation for deleting the article. Please explain why this was done in the middle of a discussion? And is there a good reason for not having such a sub-page? --Profero 19:41, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

• I didn't understand how such a page would be useful. It didn't cover much that wasn't already in the main article. Roy A.A. 19:44, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
  • The point is that we were discussing the use and form of the article and the corresponding subpage to eliminate the 'obnoxious and distracting' effect of the looping animation for better readability. Could you revert the deletion to give us time to rearrange the articles? --Profero 19:57, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
    • Okay. Makes sense now. Roy A.A. 19:58, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
      • Thanks! --Profero 22:23, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Another deletion that raised a red flag

I noticed two other speedy deletions that you made that I would like to bring to your attention.

14:45, 21 June 2006 Royboycrashfan deleted "Will Hobbs (author)" (A1 content was: '{{db-empty}}Will Hobbs is the author of DownRiver.') 14:45, 21 June 2006 Royboycrashfan deleted "DownRiver" (A1 content was: '{{db-empty}}DownRiver is a novel by Will Hobbs.')

From googling [2], this book and author are clearly real and the author seems to be notable. Criterion A1 says, "Limited content is not in itself a reason to delete if there is enough context to allow expansion." If the "Will Hobbs" article consisted of only "Will Hobbs is the author of DownRiver" (I'm assuming this is the case from your deletion summary), that statement would seem to be sufficient context to allow expansion. Just from googling those two words, I found plenty of resources.

Would you consider restoring at least the author article? (The book wouldn't be a bad idea as well, although it is named improperly.) BigDT 23:10, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

• I have restored both articles and stubbed them. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Roy A.A. 18:27, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

• • Thank you. BigDT 02:12, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My (Mtz206) RfA

Thank you for voting at my RFA. My Request was successful with 41 supports, 12 opposes and 5 neutrals, and even though you did not vote for me, your counsel was appreciated. As an admin, I intend to work on expanding my involvement in the project namespace. If in any point in the future you get the feeling I'm doing something wrong, do not hesitate to drop me a line. -- mtz206 (talk) 02:31, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mayumba National Park

You raised a concern about the article Mayumba National Park sounding like an advertisement. I didn't create the article, but I made a number of changes to it after seeing your note. Could you please take a second look at it and make any further changes that seem appropriate? I think that it's a good NPOV article now. TruthbringerToronto 04:12, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

• This revision quite obviously read like an advertisement, though I see you've cleaned it up. Good job. Roy A.A. 19:05, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Average highway speed

I think I may have run afoul of the rules. I started an article, and you deleted it a couple of times before I finally got the message. Can we discuss this someplace? --Math Teacher 19:31, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

• I already answered your question on the article's talk page. Roy A.A. 19:32, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Thanks. On further reflection, there's no need for this topic to be a separate article. Thanks for your guidance. --Math Teacher 15:06, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] David Shapiro

Only asking as a point of information: The only other editors I see were adding or deleting labels, not actually editing. Does this mean speedy delete request is not applicable? SnarkBoojum 03:37, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

• You didn't contribute to the content, either. Only the creator Jacob Kosoff did. Roy A.A. 17:21, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
• Uhm, Kosoff added only the 'poet' label. I created the article. I also provided all the information in it. Someone decided it was unimportant and nominated it for deletion, after first insulting its subject. I argued against that at the time, but have since decided it's better removed from WP. If you have the means to look further into the article's history you'll see that in fact I'm its creator and the sole source of its content apart from labelling. SnarkBoojum 01:45, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Yes, I see. Thank you. Roy A.A. 03:45, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
• Not a problem, and thanks much. SnarkBoojum 04:40, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User:Meganradler

Apologies for adding the speedy delete tag to a user page, it had previously been submitted as an article and I added the tag without realising that you had moved it. --IslaySolomon 23:19, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Polish-tv-rating-system.png

Why didn't you deleted the file? I think that only deleted if on Commons under the same name is not an explanation. In English Wikipedia this file is not used and it will not be used because there is no more articles where it could be used. This file is on fair use, and as far I know, you're deleting files on fair use if there are its free versions. This post has more bytes that this file, but I think that this file is unnecessary and is really not needed to be here. Hołek ҉ 15:52, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User:Mugambo and AIV

Hi, I thought that making threats against another user (as in this edit to my talk page) was grounds for immediate blocking? Catamorphism 13:58, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

• Yes. I have him blocked now. Roy A.A. 14:07, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for your support in my RfA!

Thanks for voting! Hello Royboycrashfan/Archive 5, and thanks for your support in my recent RfA. I'm pleased to announce that it passed with a final tally of (96/0/0). I was overwhelmed by all of the nice comments and votes of confidence from everyone. Additionally, thanks for answering my questions and helping me fight vandalism in the past. See you around! OhNoitsJamie Talk 16:43, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RfA thanks

Thanks so much for the support on my recent RfA, which I'm quite happy to announce has passed with a consensus of 67 supporting, 0 opposed and 0 neutral. I'm glad you took me into consideration and thought me a good candidate (for awhile, as you said), and I'll be working hard to justify the vote of confidence you've placed in me. Let me know at my talk page if you have any comments on how I'm doing as an admin. Thanks! TheProject 22:18, 30 June 2006 (UTC)