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Speedy deletion nomination of Ira Tiffen

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Hello, and welcome to Misplaced Pages. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on Ira Tiffen requesting that it be speedily deleted from Misplaced Pages. 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 Misplaced Pages: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.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Ira Tiffen

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A tag has been placed on Ira Tiffen requesting that it be speedily deleted from Misplaced Pages. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, 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 Misplaced Pages'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. Melcous (talk) 00:36, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

May 2016

Hello, I'm Dcirovic. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —the one you made with this edit to Ira Tiffen— because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Dcirovic (talk) 17:34, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

Recent edit to Actinus

Hello, and welcome to Misplaced Pages. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Actinus, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! –Compassionate727  20:09, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

Draft:Ira Tiffen

Hi, the sources have not yet got to the required standard. We need to have independent, reliable, substantial sources. So far nearly every source there is connected to the subject. The only reliable independent one is a one liner from Columbia College. There should be a better reference than IMDB for the academy award. We don't count IMDB as reliable as anyone can edit this. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:30, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

The last references does not work, as it seems that the url was temporary. The next step you should do is to add the reference tags to the sentences in the article so that you get the clickable number linking to the foot notes. You use <ref>url etc</ref> inserted after the sentence to show where the information for the sentence came from. see WP:Referencing for beginners. Is there any independent reference for the emmy award? Graeme Bartlett (talk) 22:47, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

There is no need to delete the text about the Emmy Award, as it is verified. But if you could find an independent source, it would help show notability. It is something that would very likely be published elsewhere (if it is true). At the moment we only have a small amount of text from sources used for WP:N, so the article still may not survive an WP:AFD - delete discussion. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 23:29, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Declined speedy deletes

I have declined 3 speedy deletion nominations you made. Please go back and read the criterion. You had nominated all three of them as A1. All three of them had enough content to understand what the article was about. -- GB fan 11:20, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Okay. I put a few as missing information, which they were. Adotchar (talk) 12:24, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

The articles may have been missing information, but that is not a reason to delete them. You need to make sure when you tag an article for speedy deletion it actually meets the criterion. -- GB fan 12:55, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

I put a few as missing information, not delete. Only 3 were speedy deletion, and they were seemingly useless. Adotchar (talk) 14:24, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Ira Tiffen image

Please do not upload it again. It is from a copyrighted site. Thanks. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 22:11, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

It's a picture taken by Ira Tiffen, uploaded to his own LinkedIn page by himself, who I am currently sitting with, viewing his page. If you want, I can get a very similar image that's not on LinkedIn, but it wont be as good. Adotchar (talk) 22:13, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

First, Mr. Tiffen would need to send in permission. Second, why not take a pic with your smartphone and upload it? Third, are you working for Tiffen? Are you being paid to edit his article? Thanks. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 22:18, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

I'm not being paid to edit his article or being paid to do anything, for that matter. I'm not working for him, either. I'll get another picture and upload it later.

Okay. Thank you. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 22:26, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Actually, is it okay if I have Ira Tiffen's LinkedIn page state on it somewhere that it is permitted for the picture to be used on wikipedia? Adotchar (talk) 22:55, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

I do not know. Consider checking the bottom links at that site regarding copyrights or contacting personnel there to ask. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:00, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Ira Tiffen put the photo there, it's his, taken by him. Not copyrighted.

I understand, but we do not know that. If the site is copyrighted, then we need his permission to be sure. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 14:17, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

Indent your posts

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:03, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Weirdest conversations ever. Adotchar (talk) 00:22, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

True. Maybe I should change it. :) Oh, and you don't need the <nowiki></nowiki>. Just the colon(s). Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:26, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

Oh, thanks. This is a lot easier now. Also, how does someone become a moderator? Adotchar (talk) 00:35, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

Here, they are called "administrators" and here is a link to read: WP:RFA42. Best, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:48, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

Is there something below administrator but not just a normal user? Adotchar (talk) 09:38, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

There are many rights and privileges. Let's start with need. What is your need? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 14:14, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

I'm trying to become extended confirmed.

I see. For that you would need time and edits. Please see WP:EXTENDEDCONFIRMED. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 14:30, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

May 2016

Thank you for your contributions. Please mark your edits as "minor" only if they are minor edits. In accordance with Help:Minor edit, a minor edit is one that the editor believes requires no review and could never be the subject of a dispute. Minor edits consist of things such as typographical corrections, formatting changes or rearrangement of text without modification of content. Additionally, the reversion of clear-cut vandalism and test edits may be labeled "minor". Thank you. McGeddon (talk) 10:16, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

Oh, thanks. I didn't know which to put for that one. Also, how does someone become an extended confirmed user? Adotchar (talk) 10:17, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

See WP:EXTENDEDCONFIRMED. (If you're curious about any aspects of Misplaced Pages, just search for them in the search bar then click "Everything" to include pages about Misplaced Pages processes in your search.) --McGeddon (talk) 10:20, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

I dont want to pester you, but I dont know what tenure is in the sense of wikipedia. Can you tell me?

Thanks!

For the kitten - ! Deathlibrarian (talk) 14:22, 20 May 2016 (UTC) Lol, not new to Misplaced Pages :-). Was working on the article, and the GF told me we were heading out and I had to stop! :-) I'm going to pop back in and fix it up in the morning. Deathlibrarian (talk) 14:24, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

Sign your posts

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 14:30, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

I forgot that one time. Check every other time, I know. Also, random page patrol is so fun. Adotchar (talk) 16:22, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

Fair enough. I'm glad you are enjoying Misplaced Pages. If there is anything you ever need or have any questions, please ask. Happy editing. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 16:24, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, happy editing to you too! Adotchar (talk) 16:26, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

You are most welcome. Sorry to point this out, but it was seven times (). No big deal, though. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 16:30, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

Oh, sorry. Also, I'm having trouble putting my userboxes on a sidebar for my user page. Can you edit it and show me? Adotchar (talk) 16:31, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

georgia

dude you spelled Georgia wrong Ejohn319 (talk) 20:34, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

I fixed it.

RFA

Hi Adotchar, I've closed your "Optional RfA candidate poll" post as you've got no experience here at all,
Editors need to have been here for 5+ years and need to be working in the admin areas - All of which you've not done,
I would kindly suggest you focus less on becoming an admin and more on editing articles etc,
Thanks & Happy editing, –Davey2010 23:06, 20 May 2016 (UTC)