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Regarding Qutbi Bohra article
i am the author of Qutbi Bohra article and i appreciate your comments on the same. i really have evidences that are not on the internet as observed by you but i dont know how to connect them to Misplaced Pages. articles in local newspapers, testimonials, voice recordings, letters. I also have articles of evidence that will be defamatory for Khuzaima Qutbuddin but will definitely establish the authenticity of Qutbi Bohra. But i was of the opinion that defaming anybody is not the policy of Misplaced Pages and this article is just a description of a sect and does not validate the defamation of a person. I want your sincere advice on how to save this article. Thank you. Araz5152 (talk) 12:33, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
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Marketing Automation
Hi,
Please restore the page Marketing Automation - I take it you're not in Marketing - if you were you'd know it's an industry standard term - don't know why you think it isn't...
Pretty easy to find references:
http://en.wikipedia.org/Marketing_operations
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=marketing+automation
Cheers,
Mick — Preceding unsigned comment added by Manoovers (talk • contribs) 07:31, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
- Hi User:Manoovers, restored as requested. Please note that there are some maintenance tags and other serious issues remaining with the article, which should be resolved quickly else the article may be nominated for deletion once more. Lankiveil 09:16, 14 February 2014 (UTC).
Lonnie Stabler
Your comments are incorrect: these sources are not independent of the subject. They're primary sources, written and published in the same geographic and chronological context as their subject. I am not objecting to your closure (except perhaps thinking that you should have done it as "keep" rather than "no consensus"), since my comment by itself was nowhere near sufficient for deletion; it's just the rationale you mentioned. Nyttend (talk) 14:56, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
- Hi User:Nyttend, your opinion on the discussion was certainly valid and one that I have sympathy for. Certainly, the scope of a source is important, a substantial piece in, say, the Sydney Morning Herald or New York Times is going to count for more than a substantial piece in the Redcliffe Herald. I did consider this argument, as part of the "substantial" part. However, I'm not sure that 'independent' is the correct word. WP:GNG doesn't mention geographic context when it demands independent sourcing, and neither does Misplaced Pages:Independent sources (it does mention local papers in the context of "indiscriminate" sources, but that's another kettle of fish). I think that your interpretation of the term is novel in Misplaced Pages terms, and perhaps slightly confusing for some less experienced users. Lankiveil 02:37, 15 February 2014 (UTC).
Request to userfy the page
Hello, I'm a student and I have a problem. About one month ago, I created pages named United Security Bancshares, but it had been deleted because the company does not assert notability. But the company is my homework and my teacher requires me to create it. I know you are very busy as an admin, but would you please userfy the page? I'll improve the quality of the page and I can also learn from it. Thank you very much! ReganChai (ReganChai) 18:59, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
- Restored as requested, User:ReganChai. Lankiveil 21:14, 16 February 2014 (UTC).
WikiCup 2014 February newsletter
And so ends the most competitive first round we have ever seen, with 38 points required to qualify for round 2. Last year, 19 points secured a place; before that, 11 (2012) or 8 (2011) were enough. This is both a blessing and a curse. While it shows the vigourous good health of the competition, it also means that we have already lost many worthy competitors. Our top three scorers were:
Godot13 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer whose high-quality scans of rare banknotes represent an unusual, interesting and valuable contribution to Misplaced Pages. Most of Godot's points this round have come from a large set of pictures used in Treasury Note (1890–91).
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Your claim of contributor "racism" at the Celtic Nations AfD
Can you point out where this 'racism' was please?
Only a few people voted to 'delete', and it was only myself who posed arguments beyond that the article is a 'fork' too many (ie that Misplaced Pages already has Celts and Modern Celts) - I argued on notability as its own-article, historical authenticity regarding 'nationhood', and politicisation of some very non-political sources. I also supported the 'exclusionist' over-forking argument, as I often will at 'Article For Deletion' polls. Almost all contributors of the AfD were linked to the article, and that has always been a problem inherent with AfD unfortunately. (you are into the Irish language yourself - hardly a totally unconnected editor, which is what AfDs desperately need more of imo).
The contributor 'watchlist' issue (ie they see there is an AfD) often means the 'stronger' arguments are from those who go for 'delete', as there is often a quick group of "keep of course" votes. To put it simply, you ought to expect strong arguments at AfDs.
So where was the "ugly Celtiphobia and racism"?
I can actually deal with 'Celtophibia' as I have become a critic of what I see as the 'over-promotion' of this area on Misplaced Pages (I'm actually from Wales, and notice the areas where nationalist politics can infuse with various facts and figures) - but I absolutely do not believe you can just use the term "racism" casually, even if you decided not to pinpoint where you saw it. I certainly took it very personally, as no other editor present argued along the lines that I did.