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In Answer To Your Question

I've split off that page for you. What you'll need to do is create a page entitled John Coghlan (drummer) (just click that red link and start the page). If you need help let me know. Happy editing! --Pilot|guy 22:26, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Monty Python

I recently created this page: List of things referred to in the works of Monty Python and have a few questions about it:

• I think a table format with 3 columns might be easier to read but I need it to be as simple as possible for people to add their contributions to it, and I think a table is more fiddly than bullet points, right? Any thoughts?

A: Try it on a sandbox and ask for comments. Xiner (talk, email) 01:27, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

• It would be nice if, whatever I chose, it automatically sorted itself A-Z by the first column. Can Misplaced Pages do that?

A: No, I'd also assert notability somehow b/c I've a feeling someone's gonna list this for deletion. Xiner (talk, email) 01:26, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

• I would like to cross reference the articles that appear in the list with an infobox with coloured shading and maybe the foot-in-the-television image you see at the top of the table that appears at the bottom of Monty Python. It would appear along the bottom of each article, centred or left/right margin - and it would simply say "The subject of this article is mentioned in the works on Monty Python" with a clickable link back to my list page. But I don't know how to code such an infobox and don't you need new infoboxes such as this to be approved before use?

Use the template of that box that is at the bottom of the Monty Python article (can be found at Template:Monty_Python) and sort of redo it in the Sandbox and make it with the requirements you would like, then suggest it to the Template_talk:Monty_Python page where you can ask for suggestions and comments. Extranet 03:54, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

• I am obviously keen to encourage others to add lines to this list. How do you suggest I do this within (and outside of) Misplaced Pages?

Recommend it on Talk:Monty Python under a new heading. You could possibly also ask for comments and suggestions on the new template there as well. Need any further help? Simply ask another question and add the {{helpme}} tag at the top. Extranet 03:54, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

{{helpme}}

Have a look at what I ended up doing all on my own at the bottom of the article and discussion pages on Durer ] Have I justified enough the existence of such an infobox at the bottom of the article on Durer, to hardened Durer fans do you think? Johnalexwood 10:08, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

I understand your reasoning but I personally don't think it's a good idea. There are a lot of places and people that were mentioned in all kinds of shows, and if this was done for every tv-series or movie, or even the best researched ones, it would get out of hand extremely fast. Also, in terms of esthetics, I think it looks too much like a userbox, more than an infobox in my view. But that point is, to me, not nearly as important as my first one. I think there have been discussions about this stuff in the past, but I've been away for quite a while and I can't remember where that was. --JoanneB 11:02, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Notability of The Mike Sherman Show

A tag has been placed on The Mike Sherman Show, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Misplaced Pages. This has been done because the article appears to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Misplaced Pages guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. WebHamster 16:00, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Interview on Wikinews with Mark Bunker

We are looking for someone, particularly someone pro-Scientology to ask some questions here: Wikinews:Story preparation/Wikinews interviews Mark Bunker, producer of anti-Scientology website 'XenuTV'. I know he is anti-scienrology, but we need some questions to balance out the interview. Any help is appreciated. DragonFire1024 (talk) 21:47, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of ShareNow

A tag has been placed on ShareNow, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Misplaced Pages. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read our the guidelines on spam as well as the Misplaced Pages:Business' FAQ for more information.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Misplaced Pages's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. TheMile (talk) 02:34, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Gizmondo

{{help me}}I added a paragraph at the bottom of a few hours ago. Now it's gone. No evidence it was ever there in history and nothing mentioned in the discussion page. How can that be and why was it deleted? And why isn't this wrapping?

Hi. I can help you.

First off;

• In your help request, you started the line with a space. If you do this, it makes the text go all across the screen. For example;

This line starts with a space and is very long so it will go off the edge of the screen if it doesn't fit. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

No problem with that; just trying to help.

Now, regarding your edit; The edits you made were reverted by another user. If you look in the history of the page, , you can see that other editors have reverted yours.

The reason given is; " Revert previous two changes, reference is self hosted forgery)"

Do you think this is incorrect? (I will look at the changes now)

--  Chzz  ►  08:16, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

OK, having looked at the edit you made, I'm not sure if it's appropriate for the page. So the best thing to do would be, post a message in the article discussion page - Talk:Gizmondo. Create a new section, explain what you waht to add and why, and then wait for responses there. I will also ask the person who reverted the change to explain their action here.

Note: Please do not try to add the changes again! Discuss it with other editors, and hopefully you'll reach a WP:consensus on whether the changes are OK.

I hope this has helped,

--  Chzz  ►  08:25, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi, I reverted your edit because Carl Freer has a history of forging documents that support false claims about himself and the companies he is involved in, and this has all the hallmarks of such a forgery. I won't list the details here, as it will assist Freer in improving his future forgeries. Colin Wilson of Begbies Traynor is on record to a Swedish national newspaper just two weeks ago, stating that no public comment will be made until the investigation is complete. I believe that you made the edit in good faith having been supplied the images by Freer, and would like to bring to your attention his past history so that you can make better judgements about what PR work you accept from him in future. The Wired and Financial Times references linked from the Gizmondo and Carl Freer articles give a good background. --Fugu Alienking (talk) 08:44, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Please be careful linking to external sites

Re. Atlas (anatomy), and you adding the link to "http://www.atlasprofilax.ch/eng/faits.php" on 19:38, 5 May 2008

Welcome to Misplaced Pages. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, one or more of the external links you added do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Misplaced Pages is not a collection of links; nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Since Misplaced Pages uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.

--  Chzz  ►  01:50, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

N o More Spam

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Misplaced Pages. Misplaced Pages is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Since Misplaced Pages uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. --  Chzz  ►  03:27, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Hood Surgeon link

Recently, you added a link to title "Hood Surgeon" on the Dr. Dre article. Do you intend to create an article about Hood Surgeon? --Andrewlp1991 (talk) 00:38, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

• No, I was hoping someone else might want to do that as I had added the link to his new official site. http://www.sharenow.com/relations/profile/mrcurtisyoung/ Johnalexwood (talk) 00:59, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

British Scientologist cats

Hi, I just want to let you know that I've moved the CFD section that you started to the next day's CFD page. Please be sure to see the note that I left there for you. Thanks. Cgingold (talk) 01:28, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

I just want to be sure you know that I've replied to your questions. Cgingold (talk) 20:14, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

August 2008

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Misplaced Pages, as you did to Narconon. Misplaced Pages is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Since Misplaced Pages uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. Cirt (talk) 22:15, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Please do not add content without citing reliable sources, as you did to David Gaiman. Before making potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. If you are familiar with Misplaced Pages:Citing sources please take this opportunity to add references to the article. Contact me if you need assistance adding references. Thank you. Please do not add unsourced info to articles, especially in a WP:BLP. Cirt (talk) 22:18, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

It appears that none of your edits added any cited sources at all to back up any of the information you added. That is why I removed that information from the article, especially in a WP:BLP article. Cirt (talk) 15:11, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

other entries don't have a reference for - This is not an excuse for not providing adequate sourcing for any individual article. Show me those "other entries" and those are also inadequately sourced as well and the unsourced info should be removed, immediately. Please read the links I have provided you with above regarding sourcing and citing sources. These pages are all also crucial with regard to considering appropriate sourcing: Misplaced Pages:Citing sources, Misplaced Pages:Verifiability, Misplaced Pages:Reliable sources, Misplaced Pages:No original research, Misplaced Pages:Biographies of living persons. Cirt (talk) 19:08, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Image:Robin frontpage.jpg

A tag has been placed on Image:Robin frontpage.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Misplaced Pages. This has been done under section I9 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted images or text borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on ] explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Misplaced Pages's policies and guidelines. Cirt (talk) 19:14, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard

I have mentioned your contributions in a thread at this noticeboard. Cirt (talk) 19:18, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Hossam Ramzy

Please stop adding unreferenced controversial biographical content to articles or any other Misplaced Pages page, as you did at Hossam Ramzy. Content of this nature could be regarded as defamatory and is in violation of Misplaced Pages policy. If you continue, you will be blocked from editing Misplaced Pages. Cirt (talk) 19:22, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

How can I be more clear? You added information to this article without backing it up to any sources whatsoever. Cirt (talk) 19:41, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, but personal websites that you just added most certainly do not satisfy WP:RS. Cirt (talk) 20:35, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

a completely independent page I just found in Google and Scientology's own site - unfortunately these are not independent, secondary sources that satisfy WP:RS and WP:V. Cirt (talk) 20:45, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

http://www.adherents.com/ - appears to be some sort of a personal website that you admittedly found in a Google search. Does not satisfy WP:RS. Cirt (talk) 20:52, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Edit summaries

Hello. Please don't forget to provide an edit summary, which wasn't included with your recent edit to Robin Hogarth. Thank you. ukexpat (talk) 19:46, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Robin Hogarth

Especially in Biographies of living persons, no information in the article should be unsourced. As far as the image, it is clear it is a blatant copyright violation. If you have permission to use the image it should be deleted from English Misplaced Pages, uploaded instead to the sister project Wikimedia Commons, and then appropriate permission should be emailed and confirmed by Hogarth to Commons:Commons:OTRS. Cirt (talk) 19:49, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

I will remove the notice. Someone's official site is generally not the best source for the article about them - best to have an independent, secondary source that satisfies WP:RS and WP:V. Cirt (talk) 20:10, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

OK - fair enough, thanks. Johnalexwood (talk) 20:12, 28 August 2008 (UTC)