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Meetup

Misplaced Pages:Meetup/Tampa -- You're invited! Hires an editor (talk) 02:14, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Lamalif

Hi, I see you deleted this as a copyvio. The source has a disclaimer saying it releases content under the GNU. I had made a note about that when I redid the sources. Did I miss something. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 13:18, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Not sure. I am not comfortable with verbatim copying of text into WP. Just because they release under GNU, can we blatantly copy? Not sure IMO, but then I'm not an expert in copyvio issues. I'm not going to make a fuss about it, else this would not be the place to discuss, but in WP:CP. -- Alexf 13:34, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Oh hey

I have nothing to say, I'm just having a good day and wanted to wish you a good day too. :-) --Kizor 15:56, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Thank you then. -- Alexf 16:21, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Dog World Magazine COI

You said there is a conflict of interest for me to edit the Dog World page. I am in fact the editor of Dog World magazine. The historical information on the Dog World page is wrong. I am only trying to correct the misinformaion (i.e., the date the magazine was first published , who owned the magazine during certain years and removing the strange statement that says Dog World is going to honor those who devoted their lives to Dog World...). I am not going to editorialize or elaborate in any way other than to state the correct historical facts. Thank you.DogWorldEditor (talk) 16:10, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

What?

Im not sure what you mean when you said not to communicate with people. I only ever talk about the topic on Discussion pages.--Super Badnik (talk) 18:22, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your assistance

Dearest Alexf,

Thankyou for the instruction.

Just one question though; have you written a newbie page - Wiki is quite a great deal to Master.

The Nation Builder

The Nation Builder (talk) 18:35, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

If by "newbie page" you mean creating a new page from scratch (either writing it yourself or translating an existing page from a interwiki), yes I have actually created over 100 of them (you can see the list in the "Articles" section of my User Page). As long as the subject matter is notable and you can show reliable sources the page will be allowed to stay, either it will not be contested by another editor or it will pass muster if contested. Indeed, it may seem daunting at first to abide by the many rules and policies but if you take it slowly, read help pages like Your First Article and ask for guidance, it is very doable. -- Alexf 17:02, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Changing name of article "GPOCS" to "GPOP"

Pattersonmap (talk) 15:57, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

I would like to have the name of the article or GPOCS changed to GPOP, GPOCS has been superceded by GPOP and GPOCS is no longer available.

Is it possible to change the name of the page? or can you do it?

thank you Michael Patterson

Yes it is possible as long as there is a valid justification and you can show reliable sources. You can do it yourself by clicking on the "move" tab on top then typing the new name and explaining the reason. For more details please read Help:Moving a page. -- Alexf 16:57, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Re:Bueno verte de nuevo

Thanks for the welcome! Nevertheless, I will not be spending more than an hour a day on Misplaced Pages. But that's at least something!

Keeping a portal sounds like a lot of work. Is it supposed to be updated daily, weekly or monthly? Anyway, good luck with the portal; let me know if you need a hand. Mariano(t/c) 07:13, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

The photo and article are on a monthly cycle (with several pre-loaded already), news, when they happen, so they are always welcome if you have them, as long as they are fit to print. I try to do few about politics, for example. -- Alexf 09:37, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Hm, I'm not very up-to-date, as I'm again living abroad. But I'll try to put something whenever I see it fit. Take care, Mariano(t/c) 09:54, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Oh. Didn't know you were. Donde? (That makes two of us as you know :-) -- Alexf 09:56, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Colombia's article protection did not take place.

Today, I checked the history of that page and it seems like your attempt to protect the page from anonymous users was not successful. The page was edited again, and references to statistical data were removed without previous discussion. Perhaps, if you have a chance, you can look into the situation?

Thank you for your time and assistance. Likeminas (talk) 15:36, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

It was not semi-protection (done to protect from anonymous IP vandals), but move protection only as there is no valid reason for the article to be moved (renamed) without discussion first. I'll take a look but if you require protection, the best, and fastest place to request is at WP:RFPP. Thanks. -- Alexf 15:41, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Apology

Sorry, I just trod slightly on your toes, by warning User:FineEyewear while you were blocking him. I was coming from his talk page to the block page and found you already on the job. --Anthony.bradbury 20:09, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

No problem. Been there before. Happens often. Just removed the duplicate notice. -- Alexf 21:05, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the speedy work

Thanks for reacting so quickly here. Recent deaths always seems to be a hotbed of this sort of vandalism. --SSBohio 22:36, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

HEY THERE (:

um. I made an article about the company Vertigo Bird and you deleted it cause you said it did not indicate the importance of the company. What exactly should i do?

have a nice day :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vertigobird (talk • contribs) 11:48, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Hello. For all the answers to your question please read: CORP, BFAQ, and COI. Also please know that your name may be in violation of Misplaced Pages's Username policy. -- Alexf 12:31, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Deleted Soocial page

Hi, I noticed that the Soocial page was deleted by you for reason of not being notable enough (code A7). I was wondering what was lacking in the article? Is it expected for an article to have more references? (these can be provided) I saw the startup Soocial linked on a website to the 'Social' wikipedia page and that's when I decided that Soocial needed their own page.

Thank you for your time, Spazmaster 16:00, 13 August 2008 (GMT +1)

I'd like to ask for youe help please...

The deletion log shows you deleted the last version of Ahmed Omar. Could you verify that the previous iterations had no connection to Guantanamo captive Ahmed Umar Abdullah al Hikimi?

Cheers! Geo Swan (talk) 18:46, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

PT-Wiki SUL

Please check , because your request, there, is not correct and is canceled until you follow the instructions. Regards. Belanidia 19:09, 13 August 2008 (UTC)