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    Battle of Bassorah

    Are you an admin? Please read the article Battle of Bassorah before editing out my speedy deletion edit. I don't believe it's fair for you to do that until you have read the article in question. It perfectly meets the criteria for speedy deletion. I am going to add that to it again. If you would like to delete it again, do so, but only after reading the article, the references, and posting your reasons. Thank You.--Velanthis (talk) 18:10, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

    Hi Velanthis, I suggest you explain why the article should be deleted at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Battle of Bassorah. PhilKnight (talk) 08:40, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

    IP vandal edits

    I reverted some vandalism from 60.234.173.149 and was going to put a warning on their talk page. Then I noticed that you had blocked the IP for a year, expiring 9 June 2009, and that shortly after the vandalism resumed. I think it would look a little silly for me to add two more diffs (this and this) because they are again at "last warning". If you think I should just add another warning, please reply here, otherwise you might like to take it further. Thanks. Johnuniq (talk) 07:52, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

    Hi Johnuniq, I've blocked the IP for another year, hope that's ok. PhilKnight (talk) 08:44, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
    Thanks ... see you in thirteen months! Johnuniq (talk) 10:35, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

    Unlock Kidz Bop 16 for creation

    I went to create the article for Kidz Bop 16 as it is now in retail stores and available nationwide but it looks like someone went to keep creating it prematurely and someone had to block it. You were one of the admins that deleted it. Can you unblock it so I can create the article? The previous 15 Kidz Bop albums have articles so I figured 16 should too. Ejfetters (talk) 09:09, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

    Hi Ejfetters, I've unprotected the page. PhilKnight (talk) 10:09, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

    Proactive request

    This article could use the assistance of one or more mediators experienced with particularly controversial topic areas, as well as the attention of one or more uninvolved administrators. There is a typical pattern of long talk page posts, sprawling policy disputes that often take on an overall "wikilawyerish" tone, stagnant progress, and little administrative oversight. There were two arbitration cases centered around this article/topic: Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Sathya and Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Sathya Sai Baba 2. Any assistance you can provide in finding editors to fill the mediator and administrator roles for the Sathya Sai Baba topic would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! --Vassyana (talk) 12:32, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

    Hi Vassyana, I've added the page to my watchlist. I'll probably take the uninvolved admin role, and file a mediation case in due course. PhilKnight (talk) 19:20, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
    Ryan has offered to mediate the topic: Talk:Sathya Sai Baba#Mediation. Between his mediation guidance and your administrative oversight, I feel the topic is in the best hands. Thank you for volunteering to take this us personally and doing so quickly after my request. If I can be of assistance in any way, please let me know! --Vassyana (talk) 17:36, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

    Transcendental Meditation article is in Chaos

    Hi Phil, We are happy to have you mediating the article. But do you think this mediation will start soon? Huge sections of the article are being added and deleted by multiple editors daily. Today one editor took a third of the article and put it in a spin off article without consensus. There is clear edit warring. This article needs attention and fast. Thanking you in advance. --Kbob (talk) 21:36, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

    Hank Green

    Hi! I came across your name because you redirected the Hank Green article (as requested) a couple of months ago. I've been working on the Hank Green article for over a year now. After three deletion reviews and a lot of vandalism along the way, the article is still struggling with notability issues. I was wondering if you could maybe give me a bit of advice.
    My current draft of the article in my sandbox is located here.
    Mr. Green's first album has been ranked on a Billboard chart. (#22 on the chart for top revenue generating albums online). Am I correct in assuming that this would suffice for his notability as per WP:BAND "Has had a charted album on any national music chart"? This ranking is of course not the only claim to notability but it is probably the most solid one (as per Misplaced Pages's guidelines, anyway). Other sources include NPR (radio interview), Fox News Mobile (interview on website), KDKA-TV (television interview), CBS (news report), etc.
    I would like to get the article somewhat approved before getting it up again, rather than getting it taken down once more after a deletion review. But Misplaced Pages is a bit of a confusing place to me:

    -Someone suggested going to Deletion Review for overturning the last one. But I do not really disagree with the last DR (The Billboard ranking was not included yet) and the article currently redirects to Hank's brother John's page. So it seems inappropriate going to the Deletion Review.
    -Another suggestion was posting at WP:BLPN. That was actually done a few weeks ago by another editor working on Hank Green, but it appears there was hardly any response.
    -WP:REVIEW also seems to be meant for similar purposes.

    Is there a definite way of getting approval before posting an article?
    I would really appreciate it if you could read my draft and maybe point out any obvious shortcomings.
    Any advice on how to further proceed would also be very much appreciated.
    Thanks! JoinTheMadVender (talk) 00:20, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

    Hi JoinTheMadVender, I've looked at the article, and it seems ok. I think you should make a request at deletion review to allow article recreation. PhilKnight (talk) 09:05, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
    Okay. Thank you very much! JoinTheMadVender (talk) 09:14, 7 August 2009 (UTC)