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FBLA-PBL

Regarding the FBLA-PBL entry: Any time you move an article from one name to another, you should NEVER just create the article under the new name and copy-and-paste over. There is a "move" button on the top of all articles which should be used instead so as to preserve the history in accordance with the GFDL. More about all this fun in Moving pages.

I apologize, I was unaware of the function of the "Move" feature. But I guess ignorance isn't an excuse for breaking a law, huh? Is there anything I can do to rectify this? Or is the damage done? Like, for example, can we revert my previous edit, and then move it to FBLA-PBL? --Metros232 03:44, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

That's the interesting part. I'm not exactly certain myself. The logical course of action is exactly what you mentioned. The problem is that it leaves the problem of not being able to move it directly since an article already exists at FBLA-PBL, meaning we'd have to put up a request to move. This then means that we'd have to leave it at the previous home until somebody rectifies it.

Short answer: I guess that's what we're going to do in the end, but I don't know about the current history and what not. I think there's a way the admins can merge the histories (I'm still relatively new to the wikipedia politics myself), so I'll look into the procedure for that. Until then, I suggest you keep all this in mind for the future. Masterzora 05:41, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

I've requested it to be rectified Misplaced Pages:Cut_and_paste_move_repair_holding_pen so hopefully it'll be changed.--Metros232 05:45, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

Yay, they fixed it, so it's no problem any more! Just remember the "move" command for the future, okay? Masterzora 20:14, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for your welcome

Answer at my page. ROGNNTUDJUU! 01:06, 5 March 2006 (UTC) Again. ROGNNTUDJUU! 14:03, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Your double standards do not speak highly of you. I am sorry you have such a lack of imagination that you can see as only reason to upload my pictures in proving a point. I created a template for respect: {{user respect}} ROGNNTUDJUU! 01:14, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Please stop leaving slanderous comments on my talk page. I do not vandalize, I just keep discussions together as explained and I always answer honest questions. If you want to prove points do it elsewhere. ROGNNTUDJUU! 01:22, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Stop vandalising my page

ROGNNTUDJUU! 16:21, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Well, he posted it on WP:AN. I have added my opinion and will wait now (I need a sec to cool down). Misza13 16:29, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Many users do not archive but delete comments from their talk pages. Why do you single out this one? I see his point asking others not to cross out flags. De mortuis... 17:51, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Cleanup tagging

Thank you for helping tag articles that need cleanup. Just so you know for future work, it's recommended not to use subst: when adding {{cleanup}}. This is to facilitate automatic refiling at a later date, and so changes to the cleanup template show up on all tagged pages. Thanks again, Beland 00:55, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Christian Heritage School (Texas)

There is no reason for there to not be a staff list. People come to articles about things to learn about them. Why not show who the teachers are and what they teach? That's further, helpful information about the school. Please don't take it off again. (I'm not trying to be pushy or rude.)--WatchHawk 22:27, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

Dab problems update

Nice work on Cross-Country. RussBlau would be the one to ask about removing items from the list, and I'd be interested in his answer.--Commander Keane 02:37, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Disambiguate using popups?

Hi, I was the other major Bay Area disambiguation contributor. I noticed some of your edit summaries say something like "Disambiguate Convention to Fan convention using popups", and I loaded the popup script (boy what a great tool! thanks!). But I don't really see how popups help in disambiguation -- am I missing something? Thanks, Steve Pucci | talk 19:57, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Go into your monobook again and add this line, popupFixDabs=true. Now, if you mouse over a link in need of dab, on the very bottom of the pop-up you should have a list of things that say "Click to disambiguate this link to:" and then the options to choose from.

Way cool! Thanks a lot. -Steve Pucci | talk 22:59, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Votes

I wonder if you'd consider not using symbols to label your comments on WP:AFD. It really isn't a vote, but your use of symbols might inadvertently emphasize the false impression that it is. --Tony Sidaway 23:22, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

I'm not actively putting the symbols into there. These symbols are being generated by the java script tool for AfDs. It only started doing that something early today, I'd never seen the script do that in the past. Metros232 23:24, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Banned user

Thanks for the heads up. It is indeed the same user. I have blocked for 48 hours, and put a {{Pinktulip}} template on the user page. Cheers. AnnH ♫ 09:09, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

red deer

Follwoing on from your comments, I've flagged up a requested move for the page back to somewhere sensible. GraemeLeggett 15:20, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Alright, thanks. I'll be sure to go and voice my opinion on the move on the talk page. Metros232 15:42, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Apologies re unsigned edit

Quite right. My error, and I hope you accept my apologies. I mistakenly assigned an unsigned edit in Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Whitney Trettien to you. Thanks for rectifying the mistake. Cheers, Colonel Tom 16:38, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Not a problem. I know it gets confusing when people add a bunch of comments in a short period of time to sort out who said what. No need to apologize. Metros232 16:40, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Kelsey Britton page "vandalism"

I know that within discussion in deletion review, the recreation of the specific page would have been shot down by almost an unanimous vote. What I feel though, is that wikipedia entries that may have notability issues, yet have proper sourcing and seem to not be completely vanity (in that time was taken to edit with info in an encyclopedia manner), shouldnt be up for such a hasty deletion. What would you propose to do then to bring up this issue as a whole, rather than a specific page? Where do I turn? I apologize for the rash editing of the AFD page; it is just frustrating to see work completely erased that I contributed to. No, I do not know "Kelsey Britton" but I know that many pages seem to have source issues but are labeled notability issues. So I took the time to contribute and so hastily such a page was deleted. Any suggestions? Thank you for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.197.28.144 (talk • contribs)

The issue at hand isn't the time/effort put into the article or the quality of the article, instead, it's the subject. I suggest that you review WP:BIO which lists standards for including an article about a person. A person must meet these standards, or else they are deleted for being non-notable, such as the case of the Kelsey Britton article. The article is available on Brittks's page. You can work on it there if you wish, but it's very unlikely that this will ever reach notable because a high school student is not generally considered notable unless they accomplish something major. Metros232 00:07, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

I was hoping you could assist me in my understanding of where I could go to bring up the possibility of stopping speedy/hasty deletes on material sourced. You have brought the issue back to the actual article, one that I'm not disputing your point. I simply want to know what to do if I have an issue with the system at hand for AFD's?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.197.28.144 (talk • contribs)

There's really no area to discuss this. About the only place I could suggest is the admin's noticeboard and see if they can weigh in on your points. I doubt you're going to get anywhere though. This article was speedy deleted which is how we handle non-notable subjects. Metros232 03:48, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

North Atlanta High School

Why did you erase the SOMETHING TO NOTE info?I am a recent grad of the high school and i also was there when the changes and that particular issue took place involving the performing arts program in which i was in. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.229.75.204 (talk • contribs)

Your section was removed because it is uncited claims of racism. It is completely point of view offering only your side of the argument. It does not say why the administration is getting rid of it, only the reaction to it. It doesn't even give a definitive source that says "North Atlanta High School is closing its performing arts program. Metros232 14:35, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

I am a North Atlanta graduate for the year 2005. I was there when they enformed us of the closing of the Performing arts magnet program. By the program not being a magnet program that means that no more student can be bused in from outside communities. If you live in Atlanta you would know that the Buckhead neighborhood were North Atlanta is located in a majority white area. The outside areas include college park, west end, and bankhead area are majority black and hispanic. How do you know that my point of view isn't fact when you didn't go to the school and was not in the program that was effected. Finally in the end of the paragram i put another point of view from the neighbors surrounding the area. Those comments were from a meeting that i attended held by Atlanta Public Schools conserning the matter. any other comments? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ACTINGDRAMA (talk • contribs)

That's the thing, I'm not from the Atlanta area, so I don't know this. That's why you need to provide sources for what you're saying. You can't just report things you heard at a board of education meeting and cite that as fact on here. I can't even find a source that says the school is no longer offering the program. You need to cite this section and you need to make it fall under Neutral point of view standards. Metros232 17:50, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Radio Raza

You tagged this article to be deleted as being a foreign language article copied from another Misplaced Pages. However, I don't see any evidence that the article exists anywhere else (including elsewhere on the web); if it does, please make a note of it and tag the article for deletion again, with my apologies. Note however that if the article does not exist anywhere except English Misplaced Pages, it should be put on Misplaced Pages:Pages_needing_translation_into_English before it is deleted. -- SCZenz 18:20, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, after you removed the tag I looked back and couldn't find it. So I checked my browser's history and saw that I had found something with another name on the Spanish wiki that I thought was this article. My fault. Metros232 18:23, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Added to Pages needing translation. Metros232

No problem. Thanks for taking care of it. -- SCZenz 18:34, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

North Atlanta High School

I dont think you understand the difference between a school having a program that is magnet and a school that has a program. North Atlanta still has the performing arts program, but it is no longer a magnet. If the program is no longer magnet that mean students from outside zones can not enter into the program. If you go to the performing arts page on the school website then it says that the program is no longer a magnet program. The school requires you to enter the program through the IB program, which is totally different from a performing arts program.

Now do you see the difference between a magnet and program still being there. i am going to rewrite the what i put up there to include both point of views. UNDERSTAND THAT — Preceding unsigned comment added by ACTINGDRAMA (talk • contribs)

User warnings

Beaware of your understanding what is Vandalism and what is not. Addition of unwanted commercial links (spam) of non-English language in English page for serveral times is vandalism. Thanks. 216.16.237.110 00:24, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism involves adding nonsense to Misplaced Pages articles, which you did here . That is nonsense added to an article. Metros232 00:29, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Korn Kovers

Yes, human error. I was looking at the wrong day. My apologies. Computerjoe's talk 16:22, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Deletion help

Hi! You just added two articles to the deletion page. As you can see in the edit window, I tried to do the same but it didn't work. I'm quite new here and I thought I followed these instructions. Can you tell me what I did wrong? Thanks! Krankman 13:25, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

What you did was to add your comments to the article's talk page. What you need to do is copy what you put on the talk page and put it into here: Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Alesis Micron. This should. Let me know if you have any further questions. Metros232 13:31, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Yup, that worked. I hope next time I'll do right on my first try ... Thanks a lot! Krankman 13:41, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Goosebumps: Stay Out Of The Basement (TV)

Hello, Metros232. When adding a copyvio template to an article, like Goosebumps: Stay Out Of The Basement (TV), you should blank the article first. Thanks, Kjkolb 04:14, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Way to go on catching the copyvios. I've come across quite a few more of your contributions on copyright problems. :-) Kjkolb 05:14, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Wikiethics

Per User:Essjay's suggestion I submitted User:Rgulerdem's user page for speedy deletion. Netscott 14:36, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Fat one

You, sir, are a moron! Ricardo Lagos 00:34, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Please review WP:NPA and refrain from engaging in personal attacks such as calling people a moron. Thanks, Metros232 00:35, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome. You wrote RICHARD LAGOS instead of RICARDO intelectually impaired one! Ricardo Lagos 00:40, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

I like bread. Ricardo Lagos 00:45, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Sorry. Ricardo Lagos 00:54, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

School naming

Ah, I see - Even so, with schools (but NOT with school districts) I tend to go all the way anyway since there may be a school of the same name proposed and built elsewhere in a given state. I tend to go all the way with school names to be on the safe side UNLESS there is only one school in the whole world with that name. Also - Some schools are better known by the city than by the state. WhisperToMe 16:24, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

By the way, the policy page seems to be proposed, so it's not law YET. WhisperToMe 17:53, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes, that's what I said on your page, that it's not official policy yet, but it's a guideline. Metros232 17:56, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Valon (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

I redirected it to the Valon article. WhisperToMe 01:33, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

What The--?

Believe it or not, I owned that comic. God knows how long ago it got tossed out in mid-move, but I can testify to its authenticity and existence. — WCityMike  ⇓ plz reply HERE  (why?) ⇓  04:06, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Burgess PROD

Actually, Kafka did write that story, as a quick Google will show. But I don't know whether the character is in it or whether the description is accurate, which is why I added the {{verify}}. --maru (talk) contribs 20:23, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Battle of Green Spring

I think rather than erasing most of the article because it came from another article, it should be rewritten with the article listed as a source. Thoughts? --Awiseman 20:45, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

My links are NOT commercial links

I wish you guys would stop doing that.... removing things without asking first.

First of all, "Bloodless Bullfighting" is totally different from the regular "bullfighting" section. It is bloodless and we don't kill the bulls.

Secondly, our site is an information site specifically for "bloodless bullfights", its history, culture, etc, etc.

The links I noted are for people to go directly to the pages so that they have a better understanding of what each one are.

So stop that because it's really annoying that you guys think that you are "moderators" of the world or something. You have no clue as to what the subject is, because if you did, you'd have your input in there.

So, I'm putting the links back in because they are related to the subject.

Also, how can you think that we are "commercial" when we don't earn one dime. Get real. Honestly, do you see any sponsors and advertisers on our pages? I don't think so!!!!! So next time, be a little bit more attentive and pay attention to details.

Thanks in advance --Webmistress Diva 07:54, 7 June 2006 (UTC)