User talk:SidP

Welcome!

Ni Hao, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and vote pages using three tildes, like this: ~~~. Four tildes (~~~~) produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! -- Graham ☺ | Talk 19:11, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Punctuation, HTML character entities

Before you do mass edits of punctuation and other style issues, please read Wikipedia:Manual of Style and its related articles. English style issues are a point of heated contention in Wikipedia's global audience, so we've spent tens (maybe hundreds) of thousands of people-hours crafting style policies that can accomodate the conflicting standards that exist not only between countries, but even between school systems and publishers within each country.

Specifically, please note that WP's policy on punctuation and quotes splits the difference between American and British usage by using "double quotes" for quoting, but placing punctuation outside the quotes unless it is actually part of the quoted text. Also, Wikipedia uses Unicode characters, so please don't use HTML character entities (like – and —) unless the character is not a common Unicode character. Edit windows have a convenient set of clickable Unicode characters below the Save/Preview/Show changes buttons to make text insertion easy. Thank you for your cooperation. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 10:21, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Jeff, thanks for the guidance. It's really the best way to learn these matters in Wikipedia (though less efficient for others). I must admit, however, that my misinformed activities regarding dashes is taken directly from Wikipedia's own style directives. As for comma placement, I am still not clear on what specifically I did that you refer to. Usually I keep the comma outside a quote that would not be a part of language (such as a title). Otherwise, I hardly ever make a correction on this issue because I know there are multiple accepted styles. Feel free to set me straight. Thanks again for your help. SidP 19:04, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please forgive me for not citing the specific edit that caused me to comment. I normally include the links to make my points clear, but my failure this time, combined with your rapid editing, made it rather challenging to identify the article I had a problem with. I was thinking specifically of your otherwise excellent edit [1] to Firefly (TV series). The particular problems I saw were moving a comma inside a quoted phrase ("Earth that was"), and unnecessarily changing Unicode en-dashes (–) into their equivalent HTML character entities (–).

I also didn't provide specific links to the relevant policies, Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Quotation marks and Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dashes). Taking another look at them, I can see the potential confusion with the dash policy at least, because it currently is somewhat unclear about the use of character entities. On the one hand, it says (in "Dashes and hyphens used on Wikipedia" to "use the HTML entity —, which the MediaWiki engine automatically converts into a numeric entity in the rendered HTML". On the other hand, in the intro section of the article, in bold, it says "Now that Wikipedia uses UTF-8, these can be entered directly into the article markup. To enter an em dash after your cursor, for instance, you can click the "—" link below the edit box". The confusion probably comes from someone adding the bold statement, once Wikipedia switched to UTF-8, without bothering to update the remaining text to reflect this change. (Worse, the first statement is now in error, as the MediaWiki engine now converts – to a UTF-8 character, not a numeric entity.) I've posted a note on the dash-policy talk page to ask that they update it. Again, I apologize for the lack of details. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 11:53, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Hello, I was just wiki-surfing and I came across some of your work. I noticed that you have 9,573 edits with 9,381 of those in the mainspace. Have you ever thought of being an admin?--Sallicio ^{$\color {Red}\oplus$} 05:32, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Basically, you would just clean up after others messes (e.g, deleting pages that don't fall within standards, maintaining the integrity of the site (providing guidance for newcomers, warnings of uncivil behavior, dealing with users that utilize sockpuppets or meat puppets, and (as a last resort) blocking those users for gross negligence of wiki-policies. It's not a promotion, per se, it just helps keep the site respectable. But be warned that the Request for Adminship (RfA) can be a lot like having people constantly throwing pebbles at you whilst you remain nice with a smile. Check out some of these RfA's. Let me know, and I will nominate you!--Sallicio ^{$\color {Red}\oplus$} 19:42, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, whenever you would like "the mop" (as it is called), I will make the nomination! Cheers!--Sallicio ^{$\color {Red}\oplus$} 20:47, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pizza Fusion

Thanks, I have no idea why I made it with quotation marks, and I couldn't figure out how to merge them.--Hawkian (talk) 17:13, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dorothy Sloop

Hi, SidP. Just wanted to thank you for your edits to this page. It was one of the first pages I created, and I think it benefits from the changes you made. Thanks again. Zephyrnthesky (talk) 00:59, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You maybe interested in the Article Rescue Squadron

I notice some of your templates on your user page, and I would like you to consider joining the Article Rescue Squadron. Rescue Squadron members are focused on rescuing articles for deletion, that might otherwise be lost forever to Wikipedia, you may find our project matches your vision of Wikipedia.

Ikip (talk) 19:26, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of The J. Peterman Company

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article The J. Peterman Company, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process because of the following concern:

No evidence of importance or notability of subject.

All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because, even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. magnius (talk) 13:23, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

thanks for your input to IEPA

Earlypsychosis (talk) 19:38, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

my major interest and first article on early psychosis could do with a copy edit !! (see my user page user box re my deficits in spelling and copyediting). Let me know if I can do anything for you - maybe finding sources and referencing for science and health articles. cheers Earlypsychosis (talk) 22:16, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

		The Copyeditor's Barnstar
		outstanding copy editing Earlypsychosis (talk) 04:06, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines

All of the changes that you made to the page were fine, except for the correction of spelling of REGION. It really is mispelled that way. Go to http://iregister.sec.gov.ph/MainServlet , type in Sigma Alpha Epsilon for the Company Name and click the radio button for starts with the given phrase, and click search. I'm changing it back, and adding [sic]Naraht (talk) 18:57, 22 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

My apologies if my message seemed harsh. My reason for explaining it exactly was not to indicate that you should at this point, but rather to show that I actually had a source, odd as it may be. Frankly, I'm happy that someone with an account more than two dozen edits actually edited the page. Most of those who edit it, don't bother to register and instead either add or pump up their Greek Letter Org. Could you take a look at the pages in the [[Category: Alpha Phi Omega]]?Naraht (talk) 01:15, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

new page! case management (mental health)

can you look at this please Earlypsychosis (talk) 00:36, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

this needs extensive copy editing !!

Hearing Voices Movement Earlypsychosis (talk) 01:49, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clive Revill

I saw that you edited Clive Revill. He is a good actor and worthy of an article in WP. However, since he is an old man, I fear that the notability guidelines may preclude him. I am discussing on the Wikipedia talk:Notability (people) page about possible optional objective criteria. The usual subjective criteria would remain. However, if Clive Revill were ever threatened with deletion, having objective criteria may save him. After all, he is an old man whom young teenagers probably haven't heard of and wouldn't mind killing him off Wikipedia.

People familiar with Clive Revill's work know that he has been in many, many films and in theatre. If there were an optional objective criteria, say, noting that acting in more than 25 films is an optional criteria to establish notability, then Clive Revill would be assured its rightful place in this encyclopedia. What are your thoughts? User F203 (talk) 20:36, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Copyeditors barnstar

		The Copyeditor's Barnstar
		For some excellent copy-editing work! œ ^™ 03:57, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Barenaked Ladies Desperation Records

on the Barenaked Ladies page where record labels are listed I had added the word "Records" after "Desperation", as the record label is Desperation Records (http://www.last.fm/label/Desperation+Records). Am I missing something? :-) Ttwiv (talk) 05:53, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not quite sure why you're asking me about this, however, I viewed the sentences involved and rewrote them.--SidP (talk) 07:32, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rufus May new page

if you have time, I could use your copy editing skills on this new page. thanks Earlypsychosis (talk) 09:41, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

thank you Earlypsychosis (talk) 04:34, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are now a Reviewer

Hello. Your account has been granted the "reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on certain flagged pages. Pending changes, also known as flagged protection, is currently undergoing a two-month trial scheduled to end 15 August 2010.

Reviewers can review edits made by users who are not autoconfirmed to articles placed under pending changes. Pending changes is applied to only a small number of articles, similarly to how semi-protection is applied but in a more controlled way for the trial. The list of articles with pending changes awaiting review is located at Special:OldReviewedPages.

When reviewing, edits should be accepted if they are not obvious vandalism or BLP violations, and not clearly problematic in light of the reason given for protection (see Wikipedia:Reviewing process). More detailed documentation and guidelines can be found here.

If you do not want this userright, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. Courcelles (talk) 18:09, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Autopatrolled

Hello, this is just to let you know that I have granted you the "autopatrolled" permission. This won't affect your editing, it just automatically marks any page you create as patrolled, benefiting new page patrollers. Please remember:

This permission does not give you any special status or authority
Submission of inappropriate material may lead to its removal
You may wish to display the {{Autopatrolled}} top icon and/or the {{User wikipedia/autopatrolled}} userbox on your user page
If, for any reason, you decide you do not want the permission, let me know and I can remove it

If you have any questions about the permission, don't hesitate to ask. Otherwise, happy editing! Acalamari 18:47, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Notification: changes to "Mark my edits as minor by default" preference

Hello there. This is an automated message to tell you about the gradual phasing out of the preference entitled "Mark all edits minor by default", which you currently have (or very recently had) enabled.

On 13 March 2011, this preference was hidden from the user preferences screen as part of efforts to prevent its accidental misuse (consensus discussion, guidelines for use at WP:MINOR). This had the effect of locking users in to their existing preference, which, in your case, was true. To complete the process, your preference will automatically be changed to false in the next few days. This does not require any intervention on your part and all users will still be able to manually mark their edits as being minor in the usual way.

For well-established users such as yourself there is a workaround available involving custom JavaScript. If you have any problems, feel free to drop me a note.

Thank you for your understanding and happy editing :) Editing on behalf of User:Jarry1250, LivingBot (talk) 20:27, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to take part in a study

I am a Wikipedian, who is studying the phenomenon on Wikipedia. I need your help to conduct my research on about understanding "Motivation of Wikipedia contributors." I would like to invite you to Main Study. Please give me your valuable time, which estimates about 20 minutes. I chose you as a English Wikipedia user who made edits recently through the RecentChange page. Refer to the first page in the online survey form for more information on the study and me.cooldenny (talk) 03:45, 24 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for File:Iceman lightwave.gif

Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:Iceman lightwave.gif. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the file description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. J Milburn (talk) 15:17, 13 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

New Page Patrol survey

New page patrol – Survey Invitation

Hello SidP! The WMF is currently developing new tools to make new page patrolling much easier. Whether you have patrolled many pages or only a few, we now need to know about your experience. The survey takes only 6 minutes, and the information you provide will not be shared with third parties other than to assist us in analyzing the results of the survey; the WMF will not use the information to identify you.

If this invitation also appears on other accounts you may have, please complete the survey once only.
If this has been sent to you in error and you have never patrolled new pages, please ignore it.

Please click HERE to take part.
Many thanks in advance for providing this essential feedback.

You are receiving this invitation because you have patrolled new pages. For more information, please see NPP Survey. Global message delivery 13:16, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Chardon High School shooting

Thank you for your help on Chardon High School shooting. I had some issues with some of you edits, however. First of all it is not appropriate terms such as Chardon Healing Fund to be in bold. It is appropriate for it to be linked in red, like it was, because it set it up to be a future wikilink. It is also appropriate for there to be external links to the churches where they event have been held since article on those churches are unlikely to ever be developed. I cannot automatically reverse these edits, because you did them while I was editing so I am an going to do them manually. That means I have to double my effort. I have put a lot into this article and I respectfully request that you use care with your edits. Thanks a lot.--Ishtar456 (talk) 23:20, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I must disagree. There is no reason to believe that such a fund will ever have its own article. It is specifically derived from the shooting and therefore it is significant within its context. This is why I have given it a minor status as it will not have major status such as a section and certainly not an article. As for the external links, you should reasonably assume that a person can use search engines and the text of the article to find community relations and current community information. Please realize what Wikipedia is, and what Wikipedia is not. As for your concerns about my edits being done while yours are being done, I suggest you make smaller time periods between edits to prevent this problem.--SidP (talk) 23:30, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I really hope we do not have an edit war going on. I was not criticizing you for editing while I was editing, it just happened. I can only work at the speed that I can work at. I would not want to make quick reckless edits. I do not know what how much the integrity of the article means to you, but I have put a lot into it and have nominated it for DYK. Do you think that I am asking a lot to request that you back off? And if you see a glaring violation of wikipedia rules, could you point it out to me rather than plunge in and reverse my hard work? Can you direct me to the rule that says it is okay to bold random names and phrases? Thanks --Ishtar456 (talk) 23:39, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your lack of regard for others is troubling. Why should you be the sole determiner of how to handle anything in the article? I have never been involved in an "edit war" but clearly you seem to be especially focused on specific subjects whereas I am usually involved in the mere improvement of an article. As it appears we both have special interest in this article, I do not see how we cannot manage to work together. If you look at the work that I've done on the article, it's not trivial nor is it fleeting. Please reconsider your tone and your self-appointed authority.--SidP (talk) 23:44, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, I did not mean to take on any tone. I did not mean to be anything but polite. Tone it difficult to gauge in writing. I guess between writing the article and reversing all the IP edits that said people who were not dead were made me feel a little invested. If you do not answer anything else, can you please point me to anything on wikipedia that uses bold print the way you are using it in this artilce? Thanks--Ishtar456 (talk) 23:52, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

UNT

Thanks for your recent edits on the University of North Texas. I've been sort of planning an attack on that page for a while now, but it was hard to know where to begin. Your edits will be a great help when I finally get around to revamping the article (it needs it, badly). Thanks again, Runfellow (talk) 03:40, 18 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Record Production invites you to join

Greetings SidP
You appear interested in record production	Record Production is interested in you
We hope you will join our WikiProject and with EzSign, it really is simple to join. Use the link below to create your signup page, and then save the page. That's all it takes, and I hope you will join. In any regard, thanks for your efforts to improve this topic. They haven't gone unnoticed.

76Strat ^String da _Broke da (talk) 23:49, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Victor (2009 film)

The article Victor (2009 film) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

No indication of notability

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. TexasAndroid (talk) 14:22, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

article improved as a result.--SidP

Z for Zachariah summary

Hi. Seeing your notice, I shortened the summary quite a bit. Please check it again and remove the notice if it is concise enough, or let me know why it still seems too detailed. Thanks. Seoulseeker (talk) 22:03, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. I've complied with your wishes in response to your good faith efforts.--SidP (talk) 00:28, 26 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Welker White for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Welker White is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Welker White until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Coretheapple (talk) 15:24, 4 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:53, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

History of China

I really appreciated the seriousness and scope of your recent edits. Thanks for making Wikipedia a better source of information. HouseOfChange (talk) 05:38, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If you are interested, I left you a message on my talk page, recommending a look at the biography of Jack Ma. HouseOfChange (talk) 04:18, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Society of Makeup Artists

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.
You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

A tag has been placed on Society of Makeup Artists 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 an organization or company, but it does not credibly 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 read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. — kashmiri ^TALK 08:00, 29 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Clutch Plague

What is Clutch Plague? There is mention of the term here and here. Wouldn't it be better to have a red link appear in an article with this term so the error could be seen? Leaving it visible as a working link means the nonsense can be retained for a long time. Has there been more discussion? Johnuniq (talk) 10:40, 24 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Good question and good point. I believe it is a synonym. To remove it from usage altogether (i.e., changing the wording in the article) would however perpetuate people's ignorance of the existence/meaning of the term. I had never heard of it earlier myself.--17:49, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

It appears the term "clutch plague" is a hoax. There is no such thing. Apparently (see links above and User talk:Ollieinc#Clutch Plague), people can install a joke extension in their browser, and that extension changes certain phrases into nonsense. It is supposed to be (I assume) a personal joke for the person with the extension, but it works in edit windows and changes text that the editor never intended to edit. Johnuniq (talk) 05:42, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Copied from my talk. Johnuniq (talk) 00:41, 26 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well, thanks for notifying me. I still think it's likely we should leave it as a redirect, but maybe not. Maybe if there is a deleted page, the person will discover why it is not an article or redirect by looking at the reason. I appreciate your look at this and your findings (and sharing them with me). I'm just trying to make WP a better resource, as you can probably see if you check most of my edits which have for the last couple years, especially, been formatting, revising and editing references/sources.--SidP (talk) 20:57, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I had no idea what was going on when I noticed the issue, and still am not certain—for all I know there is some scholarly meaning hidden beneath the joke, making it a double joke. That's why I asked what the term means above. I haven't examined the matter in detail but am becoming more convinced it is just a joke and the term is a hoax. The problem with keeping the redirect is that it suggests the term is real, and it encourages Google to add weight to that view (searching for the term could very easily lead people to think there is a connection to the Great Depression). If an editor with the malware extension edits an article mentioning "Great Depression", that text will be turned into a hoax term, and it would be better if any links were red so the problem could be more easily seen. I know you are doing good work and am not making any suggestion that are doing otherwise—I just want the underlying issue fixed, namely should there be a redirect or not. When I get time I'll try to gather a list of all the hoax terms injected by the browser extension and see what traces of them are at Wikipedia. I think the redirect and any others should be deleted, and I guess I would have to raise that at WP:TFD. I will let you know if I get around to that. Johnuniq (talk) 00:41, 26 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Following on from above, I made an information page (word changer) and nominated the redirect for deletion. Please see RfD. Johnuniq (talk) 06:34, 27 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Good work.--SidP (talk) 16:26, 27 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Mitchell Falls

Just wondering if you've ever been there. I have, several times with permission. Not tours, just me and brother and our wives. Doug Weller talk 20:22, 14 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2017 attacks

Please do not keep changing four-wheel drive vehicle for something in American. The website is written in British English, and "four-wheel drive vehicle" is the correct form. - The Bounder (talk) 18:06, 22 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please see my reply on your talk page. I am unclear if I should be replying on your page and also on my own.--SidP (talk) 18:34, 22 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

And please see my comment just added over there, thanks. DBaK (talk) 09:29, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Replaceable fair use File:Dr Loveless beaker.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Dr Loveless beaker.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of fair use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of fair use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

Go to the file description page and add the text {{di-replaceable fair use disputed|<your reason>}} below the original replaceable fair use template, replacing <your reason> with a short explanation of why the file is not replaceable.
On the file discussion page, write a full explanation of why you believe the file is not replaceable.

Alternatively, you can also choose to replace this non-free media item by finding freely licensed media of the same subject, requesting that the copyright holder release this (or similar) media under a free license, or by creating new media yourself (for example, by taking your own photograph of the subject).

If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified how these media fully satisfy our non-free content criteria. You can find a list of description pages you have edited by clicking on this link. Note that even if you follow steps 1 and 2 above, non-free media which could be replaced by freely licensed alternatives will be deleted 2 days after this notification (7 days if uploaded before 13 July 2006), per the non-free content policy. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:04, 28 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Robert M. Pirsig

Hi SidP. Thanks for your edits at Robert M. Pirsig. I wonder would you consider adding your support for an RD posting at Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates? Many thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:28, 26 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Adam West

"Survived by" statements are discouraged per this RfC - FlightTime (open channel) 16:54, 10 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Understood. However, I think your best choice instead of merely reverting would be to re-word the statement to include that he had a wife, children, etc.--SidP (talk) 18:31, 12 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2019 election voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2019 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 on Monday, 2 December 2019. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2019 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:04, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Haroon Ullah

Hi SidP. You're the creator and main contributor to Haroon Ullah (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). I brought it up at Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#PragerU_-_an_unreliable_source?, after noticing the article is poorly referenced and outdated (and needs more work than I have time for). Do you have time to work on the article? --Ronz (talk) 22:30, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Crossing film poster.jpg

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:Crossing film poster.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:25, 31 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Our Saviour Lutheran High School moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Our Saviour Lutheran High School, does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. Please see the school article guidelines which describes how the content of school articles should be organized, with the aim of providing general guidance to editors; stubs are also to be avoided. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Steven (Editor) (talk) 06:06, 21 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The same for Kings Mountain High School. Steven (Editor) (talk) 04:38, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Our Saviour Lutheran High School has been accepted

Our Saviour Lutheran High School, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Stub-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. It is commonplace for new articles to start out as stubs and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider leaving us some feedback.

Thanks again, and happy editing!

Bkissin (talk) 14:51, 3 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Minor barnstar
	For your work on Fred the Godson. Bearian (talk) 18:10, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Fred the Godson

I see you took out [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fred_the_Godson&diff=next&oldid=952999267 a geographical reference that was in the original source. It's a minor thing, and FWIW, I grew up nearby and have pride of place (pardon the pun). Could I put it back in? Bearian (talk) 18:16, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not really thinking this is a definitive reference just because it was in this source. If you're inclined to find better references for this claim, something authoritative, then it would be better to have this one as a backup, mostly to indicate that's where he was from and not to establish the claim of musical history. I appreciate your level of responsibility.--SidP (talk) 14:04, 26 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Wallach Freeze.jpg

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:Wallach Freeze.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 04:47, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of The Book of Daniel (film)

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.
You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on The Book of Daniel (film) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an article with no content whatsoever, or whose contents consist only of external links, a "See also" section, book references, category tags, template tags, interwiki links, images, a rephrasing of the title, a question that should have been asked at the help or reference desks, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Mccapra (talk) 04:01, 15 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Kings Mountain High School concern

Hi there, I'm MDanielsBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Kings Mountain High School, a page you created, has not been edited in 5 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it.

You may request Userfication of the content if it meets requirements.

If the deletion has already occured, instructions on how you may be able to retrieve it are available at WP:REFUND/G13.

Thank you for your attention. MDanielsBot (talk) 03:33, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Kings Mountain High School (October 6)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Buidhe was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Kings Mountain High School and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Kings Mountain High School, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

(t · c) buidhe 04:08, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, SidP! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! (t · c) buidhe 04:08, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2020 Elections voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2020 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 7 December 2020. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2020 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:19, 24 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wushu

Hello. I have seen your recent edits to wushu and I thank you for them. I also have noticed that you seem rather experienced on Wikipedia and so thus I am writing to you. After my second DYK, Li Fai, was assessed as B-class, I am now interested in developing wushu into a good article. I know there are many things that need to me worked on, but I would like to know what is your perspective on this. I will appreciate it. Yinglong999 (talk) 03:56, 16 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:TWF logo.jpg

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:TWF logo.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:48, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of The Soto Koto Band

The article The Soto Koto Band has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

No indication of notability. No refs. Orphaned more than a decade.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. PepperBeast (talk) 15:37, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Dr. Henry's Emergency Lessons for People

The article Dr. Henry's Emergency Lessons for People has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Sources are YouTube and IMDB. As a series of shorts it's less likely to have attracted WP:RS than anything that was a full series

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 00:17, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Dr. Henry's Emergency Lessons for People for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Dr. Henry's Emergency Lessons for People is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dr. Henry's Emergency Lessons for People until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.

Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 01:40, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Pros & Cons for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Pros & Cons is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pros & Cons until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.

The Film Creator (talk) 17:06, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Premier Christianity for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Premier Christianity is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Premier Christianity until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

QueenofBithynia (talk) 10:20, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Iceman lightwave.gif

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:Iceman lightwave.gif. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:26, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Gil Grissom

Gil Grissom has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Spinixster (chat!) 09:15, 22 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Gil Grissom for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Gil Grissom is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gil Grissom until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

Spinixster (chat!) 01:58, 6 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Wallach Freeze.jpg

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:Wallach Freeze.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 03:50, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Andromeda: 1883 for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Andromeda: 1883 is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Andromeda: 1883 until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

Bearcat (talk) 15:26, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification for November 1

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Doug Henning, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Hollywood.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 08:02, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]