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Journalists / A project on the side

I'm struggling to write a biography for a Canadian hockey journalist. Do you want to help? Flibirigit (talk) 03:44, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

Flibirigit I would love to! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:52, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, check your sandbox. I was surprised this article does not exist yet! Flibirigit (talk) 04:11, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

Do you think you can make it happen? It's been stuck in my sandbox way too long and not going anywhere. Flibirigit (talk) 04:18, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

I can try my best. I feel like you have more access to resources than I do (ie. newspaperarchives) so I am a little tentative in my skills if you couldn't find anything substantive. However, my month is really light (yes I know there is not a deadline) so if I were to tackle an assignment this month would be the best time. At worst, this article becomes a stub. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:22, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

It started as spinoff from Russ Conway (journalist), but never went anywhere. My strength is researching the older people. Flibirigit (talk) 04:30, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

Btw, my membership in newspaperarchives expired, and I am waiting for it to be renewed. That's why I have had time to do these IIHF articles. :-) Flibirigit (talk) 04:33, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

Oh I see. I believe I have access to my Universities archive of old newspapers (up until 1980-something) but this guy is still pretty recent so I'll do my best! I actually find researching and creating interesting and exciting so this is a nice break from the limited work I have. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:35, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

@Flibirigit: Thank you for the sources you have gathered for me. One of the sources was written by David Shoalts who I was surprised to learn didn't have an article either. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 21:46, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

If you're interested, go for it. I find that journalists and administrators are overlooked when it comes to writing Wikipedia articles. Flibirigit (talk) 22:12, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

I think you're right. I also think Dowbiggin is ready to go soon, I just want to smooth out the Eagleson report section. I feel it can be more in depth. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:15, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

• I'm finished expanding the Bruce Dowbiggin article now. I will nominate it for DYK later today. What do you think? Flibirigit (talk) 14:54, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Bruce Dowbiggin. Nominated. Flibirigit (talk) 15:29, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

Looks good! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 16:52, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

• FYI, Russ Conway (journalist) has died. I will work on some updates to his article shortly. Flibirigit (talk) 15:15, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

• FYI, I finally finished W. A. Fry. I worked on it for three weeks straight. He was a newspaper man who went onto hockey things. You might enjoy the read. Flibirigit (talk) 04:11, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
  • Flibirigit, Holy cow. That's a GA waiting to happen. I'm going to work on Rick Cluff (after I add citations to the article commented earlier). HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:27, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award

You might be interested in writing missing articles for recipients of the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award. I figure they would pass WP:GNG for inclusion. Flibirigit (talk) 07:22, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

@Flibirigit: Thank you for showing me this, there are only so many hockey players to write about per season eh? This does interest me (from all the research that I've been doing so far I recognize over half of these names already) and it makes me practice a new skill of writing. Hockey players all typically follow the same format and path so I find it interesting to try and write a new way. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 07:29, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

It would be great if you take on the Elmer Ferguson Award. I'm going to focus more on administrators in Canada, once a few more critical IIHF articles are done. Eventually I do want to work on the Canada Sports Hall of Fame. Flibirigit (talk) 07:34, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Of course! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 07:36, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

I notice there's an article for Jim Proudfoot from the UK, but no Jim Proudfoot (journalist) from Canada article. If you're willing to take that on, there are several citations available in the Houston & Shoalts book on Eagleson. It's an interesting read if you can get a copy. Flibirigit (talk) 18:13, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

I am commenting here to make sure this section doesn't get archived. Do you have any Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award in progress? Flibirigit (talk) 16:36, 6 August 2019 (UTC)

@Flibirigit: I have User:HickoryOughtShirt?4/Ted Damata which could use some improvement. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:00, 6 August 2019 (UTC)

That's one name I am not familiar with. I will post something here when I chose a recipient to write about. Flibirigit (talk) 20:09, 6 August 2019 (UTC)

Scott Young

I did a bit of copyediting at Scott Young (writer). He's an Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award winner, and the father of a couple famous musicians. If you have time, I could use help. Real life is keeping me very busy lately. I'm almost finished a separate project I am working on. Thanks. Flibirigit (talk) 23:17, 19 April 2019 (UTC)

@Flibirigit: While I don't mind popping in to help (he seems like an interesting guy), it seems this article was copied from here (which in turn, seems to be transcribed from a Globe and Mail article I can't access [1]). If true, this means the entire article needs a re-write. I am not sure why Earwig doesn't pick up on this [2]. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 05:54, 20 April 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out. Sometimes a rewrite is a good thing anyhow. Flibirigit (talk) 11:12, 20 April 2019 (UTC)

If you have time, this journalist and writer needs an overhaul. Flibirigit (talk) 03:27, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

OK! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:29, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Philip Ross

I forgot to ask, were you still interested in Philip Ross? He's the journalist who predates the Elmer Ferguson Award. Flibirigit (talk) 14:24, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

This one will take a bit longer to research and clean up, but you might be interested. It's not on my radar yet. Flibirigit (talk) 03:32, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Flibirigit, I can attempt it. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:34, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the improvements. I formatted the references lists as the end, but some citations need more complete info. The introduction paragraph should be made longer too. Do you have time to look into the above and a few uncited statements? Flibirigit (talk) 12:14, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Oh ya Flibirigit, I wasn't done. That was just an initial update. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:04, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Sounds good. I did a few small updates this morning. I will try to get a gravestone photo when I am in Beechwood Cemetery. We could also add any photos from before 1923 which would be exempt from copyright. Flibirigit (talk) 19:11, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

If you can't get to the cemetery, I live around it as well. It is easily within driving distance. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:35, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

You're much closer than me at a bit over four hours away. I won't be in Ottawa until November at the earliest. Please go ahead if you have time. Flibirigit (talk) 20:08, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Oh, shit. I was looking at the one in Vaughan. That was the first hit on google. Sorry! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 20:11, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

All in due time. I will get there eventually. I will be finished Torriani this week. Flibirigit (talk) 20:16, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Maybe @Earl Andrew: could help! Flibirigit (talk) 20:18, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Sorry about that, that was a bit silly of me eh? I am almost done Tim Moriarty. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 20:30, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

I'm headed to Ottawa this weekend. I will see what I cant get! Flibirigit (talk) 04:45, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

Flibirigit, sounds good. I'll see if I can get some photos for our IIHF pages. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:48, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

Photo added. What do you think about creating Category:Burials at Beechwood Cemetery, or similar? Flibirigit (talk) 03:26, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Looks like a good idea. Seeing the long list at Beechwood Cemetery, it looks like a viable category. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:30, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Do you have time to look into it, and make sure it's named correctly? Flibirigit (talk) 03:35, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Flibirigit, I am going to create Category:Burials at Beechwood Cemetery (Ottawa) unless you have a better title. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:13, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Thanks. It may or may not be renamed, but populating the category is the first step. Flibirigit (talk) 05:02, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

 Done. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 05:10, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, but you forgot Ross, LOL. Flibirigit (talk) 05:43, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Jack Gatecliff

@Flibirigit: Thanks for the understanding. I've begun Jack Gatecliff at User:HickoryOughtShirt?4/Jack Gatecliff however it is difficult to find reliable sources online. The "best" I found it this which is obviously unacceptable being a fan forum. Do you have any sources you know of?HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 17:59, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

I think the best place to look is the Newspaper archive. Also, the HHOF archives might be helpful. Flibirigit (talk) 18:13, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

It looks decent so far. Flibirigit (talk) 03:55, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

@Flibirigit: Jack Gatecliff is  Done but could use some expansion from offline sources. I'm trying to nominate it for DYK. Thinking special occasion request for September 5 (DOD) or date of 2019 winner (seems to be June (?)). HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 20:27, 27 May 2019 (UTC)

If there is an annual ceremony that could be an anniversary, otherwise I would just go with a regular nomination. I will try to look into offline sources on the weekend. Real life is getting busy this week. Flibirigit (talk) 01:47, 28 May 2019 (UTC)

I had a look into the newspaperarchives, but didn't find anything new to contribute to Gatecliff. Flibirigit (talk) 15:19, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Frank Brown

Here's the 2019 nominee [3] Are you interested? Flibirigit (talk) 11:44, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

@Flibirigit: Ha, you read my mind. I've already begun working on it when I saw the news yesterday . HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 12:55, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks again. Flibirigit (talk) 15:10, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Any progress on Frank Brown? Flibirigit (talk) 22:42, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

Yup Flibirigit. Expect it up in a few days! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 13:39, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

Flibirigit before I post the article today, do you have a better title suggestion than Frank Brown (writer)? HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 11:53, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

Frank Brown (journalist) is another option. I don't see either in use at the Frank Brown disambiguation page. Writer could be a better choice if he did more writing than journalism. Flibirigit (talk) 15:16, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

@Flibirigit:  Done as journalist. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 00:03, 13 July 2019 (UTC)

A citation is missing for the year of birth. Do you remember where it came from? Flibirigit (talk) 13:59, 13 July 2019 (UTC)

@Flibirigit: In the article linked above, it says “Brown's professional writing career began in 1970 at the age of 18” and here it says he was 65 in 2018. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 14:18, 13 July 2019 (UTC)

A footnote should be in the article, with that explanation. Flibirigit (talk) 19:35, 13 July 2019 (UTC)

 Done HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 21:46, 13 July 2019 (UTC)

Stan Shillington

I have come across the name Stan Shillington several times as Canadian lacrosse writer and researcher. He is inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, see profile here. Would you be interested? Flibirigit (talk) 15:12, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

When I get back from vacation (Saturday) I’ll definitely try. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 15:26, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

@Flibirigit:, you can check out what I've begun at User:HickoryOughtShirt?4/Stan Shillington. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 05:03, 25 August 2019 (UTC)

It looks like a good start. Flibirigit (talk) 12:17, 25 August 2019 (UTC)

Flibirigit, Anything you want to add before I publish? I think I've exhausted all sources I have access to. One thing troubling me is that I think he went to UBC per this as the times add up but I cannot find any other source. If you are able to find any, I would love to add it to expand the article. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 20:25, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

I looked in the newspaper archives, and found mention of a Stan Shillington who worked in policing in Canada, but I did not find a definite connection to this person. I think you're okay to go ahead with the source as is. Flibirigit (talk) 21:06, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

Flibirigit He did work for the police force for quite a few years [4]. Thanks though, I'll go ahead and publish. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 21:08, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

John Ross Robertson

Hey Hickory, I am still alive, but focusing on some other projects. The recent additions to John Ross Robertson need some help and other clean up. I did a bit, but more is needed. Btw, he's a hockey/newspaper guy! Are you interested? Flibirigit (talk) 18:48, 2 November 2019 (UTC)

Ya, totally. I won't be able to do it tonight though. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:05, 2 November 2019 (UTC)

Academic ice hockey coach

Check your sandbox. I'm confident you will want to collaborate. Flibirigit (talk) 14:41, 26 November 2019 (UTC)

Hahaha, you are right. I'll check it out soon. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 21:58, 26 November 2019 (UTC)

I have imported as much information as I could. Please have a look at the last "uncited source" and complate a proper citation template for it. Maybe "cite journal" is best? I will leave this with you for a few days. I'm sure you will be able to complete the correct infobox as well. Thanks. Flibirigit (talk) 05:12, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

I have found a few things from the newspaperarchives to add into the research. I noticed you put a birthplace in the infobox. Did you find an extra source that I did not? Thanks. Flibirigit (talk) 19:54, 30 November 2019 (UTC)

Flibirigit I think I misread one of the sources. This source says Montreal [5] but I am nearly certain they are referring to his university. Very frustrating there is limited information about his youth. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:53, 1 December 2019 (UTC)

Have you found anything else to add? I want to start putting this together soon. Flibirigit (talk) 01:56, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

Not really. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:01, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

Do you have any concerns about notability? It looks like WP:NPROF #7 is met. Flibirigit (talk) 02:17, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

Oh Flibirigit I wasn't even thinking in terms of WP:NPROF because he became a professor after his career was finished. I was focusing mostly on WP:GNG but having #7 met is also good. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:20, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

I haven't forgotten about this. I promise to get back to it once I finish on some other projects. Flibirigit (talk) 22:41, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Flibirigit, no rush. I can probably start piecing together the early career section. Feel like I haven’t done much.HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:58, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Gord Miller

We really need help at Gord Miller (sportscaster) with citations, and the birth date discussion at Talk:Gord Miller (sportscaster). Do you have time to help out? Flibirigit (talk) 22:41, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the added sources. If possible, please make this more of a priority than the other collaborations above. Flibirigit (talk) 07:56, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

More information could be cited from here, if you cannot find anything else. Flibirigit (talk) 18:48, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

Flibirigit, citations are  Done! Please be advised I will be on vacation until the 28th, and then away again from January 1 until the 3rd to watch the Leafs crush the Jets. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 05:07, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

Thanks. It looks a lot better than a few days ago! Flibirigit (talk) 05:29, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

Chaucer Elliott

Flibirigit On the topic of saving poorly written/referenced articles, I will be working on Chaucer Elliott if you wish to join. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:10, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

Definitely a good candidate to work on. He's interred at Cataraqui Cemetery in Kingston, according to findagrave. I will look him up next time I am there. It may be a good idea to categorize the burials there, similar to Category:Burials at Beechwood Cemetery (Ottawa). Considering that Cataraqui is a National Historic site, the category seems proper to me. Flibirigit (talk) 03:34, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

Is this one still on your radar? Flibirigit (talk) 04:27, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Flibirigit I did a basic update but more in-depth is taking some off wiki time. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:37, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

I have confirmed his burial in Cataraqui. Search here for Edwin S. Elliott. Are you interested in populating the burial category? Flibirigit (talk) 04:49, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Dev Dley

@Flibirigit: Surprising news of the day: I was very surprised to learn that BC Supreme Court judge and former commissioner of the Western Hockey League is a redlink. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:11, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Yup, he's been on my to do list for a while. Feel free to write him an article! I can suggest many other folks if you're looking for work! Flibirigit (talk) 04:17, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Flibirigit Good to know it wasn't overlooked. I'm currently working on him, when I'm done I'd love to peak at that list. Writing about Paralympians can get quite depressing. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:18, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for doing this one. Flibirigit (talk) 07:48, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Punch McLean

My next writing suggestion is Punch McLean, the legendary coach of the New Westminster Bruins. Here's a few sources to get you started. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]. I hope you enjoy this one! Flibirigit (talk) 07:48, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

@Flibirigit:, haha thank you. I'm also nominating some articles for GA. Right now I'm working on Cale Morris and thinking Akil Thomas for the future. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 08:37, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Bonne chance mon ami! Flibirigit (talk) 08:43, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

@Flibirigit:, damn, for someone born in a coal mine he sure lives up to his nickname. Getting a lot of DYK ideas for him. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:24, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

I look forward to reading what you find. Flibirigit (talk) 19:31, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Flibirigit, Check out Template:Did you know nominations/Punch McLean. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 00:43, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

I will let an outsider review the nomination, as I might be biased. The suggestion seem okay. I have a couple suggestions for the article. The introduction should mention the team he coached, and that the team appeared in four consecutive Memorial Cups, winning two of them. There's a spouse listed in the infobox, but there's no personal life section? Flibirigit (talk) 01:01, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Flibirigitm Oh of course I didn't expect you to review it. I just wanted to show you my DYKs incase you had a new one in mind. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll fix it. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 01:06, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

The hooks are a good start. Thanks for writing the article. Are you ready for another person? Flibirigit (talk) 01:28, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Flibirigit, Sure, right now I'm working on Pat Ginnell but he shouldn't take long. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 01:29, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Dave Siciliano

Dave Siciliano is a well-known coach from Thunder Bay without an article. He was involved in university hockey, junior hockey, and the Canadian national junior team. Here are some resources to start with:

• NWO Sports Hall of Fame - Inductees *Dave Siciliano Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com
• Dave Siciliano - Elite Prospects
• Reliving the years when Flyers were buzzing - chroniclejournal.com
• Siciliano joins SIJHL as Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations | SIJHL
• Dave Siciliano - Lakehead University - Ontario, Canada | LinkedIn
• Fighting Walleye to honour junior coaching legend Dave Siciliano
• Siciliano to resign | siouxcityjournal.com
• Dave Siciliano 1995 Inductee Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame - YouTube
• In the face of aging and absent sports facilities, is it time for Thunder Bay to step up its game?
• National Jr. A Championship Rewind: Thunder Bay Flyers celebrated initial national Jr. A title 30 years ago | Canadian Junior Hockey League
• Lakehead Wall of Fame Inductees: Men's Hockey: The S Line - Lakehead University Thunderwolves Men's Hockey

I hope you enjoy this one. Flibirigit (talk) 01:49, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

I have not found a published birth date for Siciliano. I have asked the curator at the NWO Sports Hall of Fame for assistance. Flibirigit (talk) 16:25, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Scotty Munro

Currently Scotty Munro redirects to the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy. Please see what you can do about writing him an article if you have time. He's listed here as Roderick "Scotty" Munro. Thanks! Flibirigit (talk) 03:11, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Flibirigit, of course. I am consistently shocked by all these red links.HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:13, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

I'm aware of many more, but redirects sometimes go unnoticed. I will hold off on suggesting others for a bit. Flibirigit (talk) 03:15, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

NOTE, there are four additional red links at Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy which need articles, in addition to the Scotty Munro redirect. There is one red link at Ron Lapointe Trophy for the QMJHL. The OHL coaches' trophy has no red links. If you're interested, it should keep you busy for a while. Flibirigit (talk) 03:51, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Barrie Colts arena name

Do you have time to follow-up at Barrie Molson Centre? It was discussed here, but nobody got around to it. Btw, I'm close to finishing an essay that is taking up 99% of my time. Flibirigit (talk) 15:36, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

I just added citations to the article. I am unsure if you wanted me to move the article but I would wait until a sponsor is found. And take your time, write a great essay . HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 17:57, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

Your update looks great as is. There didn't appear to be a move consensus when discussed. Thanks again. Flibirigit (talk) 18:24, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

FYI, the arena's renaming and corresponding Wiki article move are complete. Flibirigit (talk) 19:55, 30 November 2019 (UTC)

Hello

I don't understand why you deleted the page I was working on. LansdowneClub2313 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:09, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

Hi LansdowneClub2313 and welcome to Wikipedia. I know it can be disappointing to have an article delete but there were no sources and it seems like a run-of-the-mill club. Don't be discouraged, making articles is tougher than it seems. I didn't make my first article until I was editing for months. Before making a new article, I recommend checking out The Wikipedia Adventure and WP:YFA. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 21:12, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

Yes, I was just basing it off another article that was very similar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_Club LansdowneClub2313 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 02:15, 2 November 2019 (UTC)

Right, that makes sense but in the first sentence it explains its significance and notability. They also have various in-depth sources. If you wish to re-create this article, I strongly recommend going through Help:Your first article. However, as stated earlier, making pages is more difficult than it looks. I recommend checking out the Wikipedia:Community portal to get more experience. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:18, 2 November 2019 (UTC)

EnergyWatch LLC Deletion 2.0

Hi there, thanks for working diligently to keep Wikipedia true. I noticed you deleted my page EnergyWatch, LLC for the second time. Did you read the full article? It states facts and is not promoting the business. I would like to ask what the difference is between it and a page like this one, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EnergyCAP ? Both are not promoting a business but stating facts about a software. Please advise if there are specific changes that can be made to keep it up? Its been entirely rewritten since the last time. Thank you very much.

As I explained to the IP above, you may want to look at WP:CORP which tells you about the criteria all corporations must pass to have a Wiki article. I also recommend checking out WP:YFA for guidance. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:36, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

As well Nicolettebrenden, you have a very clear conflict of interest with this organization. Please be advised that no one owns this page, you do not have a right to dictate what is written on it (unless it violates our biography of a living person policy) and your best bet would be to walk away. Us volunteer editors often resent that paid or conflict of interest editors write non-neutrally, displaying obvious bias toward themselves or their clients, and write promotionally. A neutral point of view is one of the five pillars of Wikipedia, and is non-negotiable. All of your edits (besides being unsourced) are being added to promote yourself. The encyclopedia is here for knowledge, it isn't here to be used as a personal website.HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:39, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

The piece did have sources, and it was rewritten without bias. Can you answer the question about what was the difference in it and the linked page I sent? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nicolettebrenden (talk • contribs) 18:43, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

@Nicolettebrenden:, The majority of the page was unsourced. Large amounts of text were unsourced and what was sourced was to primary sources. To prove notability you must used third party sources. Please be advised that WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. You are also editing without disclosing your conflict of interest which does exist. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:45, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the great work you do

		The Admin's Barnstar
		I've seen your work here, and it is relentless in the pursuit of a better encyclopedia. Thank you. Admin work is often unrecognised and unrewarded. Hopefully this is a small counter to that. Best, The Mirror Cracked (talk) 06:30, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

You know The Mirror Cracked, everyone says Admin work is often unrecognised and unrewarded (and maybe that will be true 5+ years from now) but I have been pleasantly surprised by the supportiveness I have received from fellow editors. So thank you as well . HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 06:32, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

Hello

What is the conflict of interest? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Departed2502 (talk • contribs) 22:22, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

Departed2502, Well you are very clearly the same user as ReutersAgency, and Derek Bowler works with/alongside Reuters. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:25, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

I've no idea what you are talking about. I was adding his profile as he has been in the local press in Midleton. Nothing to do with anyone else — Preceding unsigned comment added by Departed2502 (talk • contribs) 22:29, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

Again, you are very clearly ReutersAgency or a friend of theirs. This would be a very large coincidence that after I block ReutersAgency for a promotional username you come along and add the exact same material. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:32, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

User blocked as sock. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:00, 30 November 2019 (UTC)

Greetings

	Nice to meet you ~
	~ I don't know if I have said it before ` but Thanks ~ ~mitch~ (talk) 23:47, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

Oops ~ I guess I did back in October ~ WP:LOL ~ ~mitch~ (talk) 23:48, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

Nomination of Hélène Laverdure for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Hélène Laverdure is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hélène Laverdure until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Bearcat (talk) 18:14, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

re:

Well as a Carolina Hurricanes fan, I know what we call him. We sometimes call him "Mr. Bo-Time" because he is a top power-play scorer. If you are unaware, the morning after the Carolina Hurricanes score a goal on the power-play, you go into a participating Bojangles' and say "I'm a caniac, and it's bo-time" to receive a free bo-berry biscuit. I may have made edits in the past that are acts of vandalism but were only meant as a joke. This, however, is true. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bentheswimmer11 (talk • contribs) 22:55, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Rick Cluff

On 4 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rick Cluff, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that radio host Rick Cluff (pictured) accepted a position at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation despite his father's belief it was "full of left-wing communists" and that radio was "a dead-end career"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rick Cluff. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Rick Cluff), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Sloane Skylar Page Deletion

Hello, I'm contacting you on behalf of Sloane Skylar, an artist I represent. I noticed that the page I recently created for my client was deleted - I would like to know the reason why and what adjustments can be made to make the page public again. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sloanecrowdsurf (talk • contribs) 03:30, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi Sloanecrowdsurf and welcome to Wikipedia. There are a few items that need to be noted here. Firstly, you must not edit without disclosing any financial connections you have per our Wikimedia Terms of Use. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page. Secondly, your best bet would be to walk away. Us volunteer editors often resent that paid or conflict of interest editors write non-neutrally, displaying obvious bias toward themselves or their clients, and write promotionally. A neutral point of view is one of the five pillars of Wikipedia, and is non-negotiable. All of your edits are being added to promote your client. The encyclopedia is here for knowledge, it isn't here to be used as a personal website. If you really want to follow our guidelines please review the following pages: WP:NPOV, WP:RS, and WP:Notability. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:26, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Staala gwaii

Noticed you had marked the Staala gwaii article for speedy deletion.

Fair enough.

I have uploaded a new version, just as something to start building on, and am concerned it may be marked for deletion again. This creature is a unique relict species, and deserves its own wikipedia entry. Is there any other reason this page would be marked for deletion again?

Thank you for your patience as I begin to participate more by starting new articles and familiarize myself more with the systems and rules of wikipedia content creation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shoutsofvictory (talk • contribs) 18:55, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Carole De Saram

On 5 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carole De Saram, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that feminist Carole De Saram caused the closure of a Citibank branch? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carole De Saram. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Carole De Saram), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

DJ Tukza

(@HickoryOughtShirt?4:) Hi my name is Lawrence Aka Dj Tukza you recently deleted my aticle (Dj Tukza) in minutes after creation and i didnt understand what was wrong about it, since you have knowladge about this please help me with the article

LAWRENCEMANGANYI, Based on your talk page, you are clearly only here to promote your clients and despite the advice sent to you in 2017, you still do not seem to understand our COI policies. STOP editing about your clients. Your best bet would be to walk away. Us volunteer editors often resent that paid or conflict of interest editors write non-neutrally, displaying obvious bias toward themselves or their clients, and write promotionally. A neutral point of view is one of the five pillars of Wikipedia, and is non-negotiable. All of your edits are being added to promote yourself/clients. The encyclopedia is here for knowledge, it isn't here to be used as a personal website. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 23:08, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Adding Information on Wikipedia article is COI

In December 2017, Prezzee appointed Cliff Rosenberg to its board.

is above information is promotional or indicating that this is COI. Why are you reverting my edits? Please clarify! 2405:204:122F:EDD7:D5E9:3CE4:91AE:1F2B (talk) 09:03, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi IP and JustanWave and welcome to Wikipedia. I don't know what that link leads you to, but to me it just leads to a page about subscribing. As well, it is beyond just that information. This article was created in violation of our Wikimedia Terms of Use. Did you know that if you have any financial connection whatsoever with this organization you must WP:DISCLOSE it per our Wikimedia Terms of Use? HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 09:06, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

References

Near Field Communication

Hey, HickoryOughtShirt?4.

I'm pretty new to this so I apologise if I haven't provided any reputable citations.

I've added some pretty genuine use cases for Near Field Communication in my contributions and I imagine that there would be many who could benefit from this knowledge. Additionally, I have also contributed additional information to the timeline which reflects major events relating to NFC technology, namely - "September 2018 - Apple released the iPhone XR, iPhone XS and iPhone XS MAX. Prior to these, iPhone's were not able to natively read NFC Tags. Since the iPhone XS release, Apple has enabled native reading of NDEF format NFC Tags without any apps."

I do confirm affiliation with Neuroe, however, I mention Neuroe specifically because there is no other, easily accessible, online platform that offers an easy marketing solution to NFC. As an end-user, if I was considering using NFC for marketing, I personally would think that it may be too hard to understand or implement, nor have the correct tools to be able to implement. There is a genuine disadvantage for those interested in understanding how they can use this if it is not mentioned.

I find the information I have added to be resourceful to the reader and hope for you to reconsider if I am able to provide a more reputable citation.

Regards,

Neuroe NFC (talk) 01:57, 10 December 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Neuroe NFC (talk • contribs) 01:54, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi Neuroe NFC and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you so much for disclosing your conflict of interest. Please make sure to also do it on your userpage (the red link where your username is) and on Talk:Near Field Communication per our Wikimedia Terms of Use. Here is the main issue; besides the content being unsourced it was very promotional. Please suggest edits on Talk:Near Field Communication using WP:Edit requests. This is the only way the Wiki community is comfortable with COI editors. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:00, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

Going over an article for suitability

Hey, HickoryOughtShirt?4 !

Would you be able to go over my article I recently added to (edited and added and translated information) and give me feedback on it?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_and_the_Lady_in_Pink_(novel)

Thanks, Frasererin01

P.S. Please be aware that I do not know how to get rid of the link down below as I am still fairly new :P

The screamer

...with one of his IPs led the way to James McKeown (missionary), which was edited years ago from that IP. I just moved it to article space: it's quite interesting! So Milton is again proven right. Take it easy, Drmies (talk) 04:06, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

Deleted article "Kriter"

Dear HickoryOughtShirt?4, is it possible to recover the article "Kriter" you have deleted recently? We have the owner permissions of the text that created copyright problems but we were not aware that it is still published on another page (who we gave permission previously to copy it). To avoid copyright problems we would like to change the passage and write it in different words. Thank you! SailingRegina (talk) 08:54, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

SailingRegina I believe the article is still in your sandbox (User:SailingRegina/sandbox). HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 09:02, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

Ah yes, your right! We'll continue adding it there. Thank you! It will be possible to publish it again later, no? --SailingRegina (talk) 11:39, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

If you fix the issues you can submit it for review. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 23:28, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Cheers

Damon Runyon's short story "Dancing Dan's Christmas" is a fun read if you have the time. Right from the start it extols the virtues of the hot Tom and Jerry This hot Tom and Jerry is an old-time drink that is once used by one and all in this country to celebrate Christmas with, and in fact it is once so popular that many people think Christmas is invented only to furnish an excuse for hot Tom and Jerry, although of course this is by no means true. No matter what concoction is your favorite to imbibe during this festive season I would like to toast you with it and to thank you for all your work here at the 'pedia this past year. Best wishes for your 2020 as well H. MarnetteD|Talk 11:41, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

MarnetteD, Ahh a short story, just what I need! I remember I used to bring 3 hardcover Harry Potter books on vacation with me. What a lug! Happy holidays to you too! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:56, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

You are welcome and thanks for the return wishes. Those books got heavier as the series went on didn't they - heehee. MarnetteD|Talk 22:58, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Deleted article "National Youth Concert Band of Great Britain"

Dear HickoryOughtShirt?4, is it possible to recover the article "National Youth Concert Band of Great Britain" you have deleted recently? I believe that the ensemble is just as notable and significant as fellow organisations which have Wikipedia pages such as National Youth Wind Ensemble and National Children's Wind Ensemble. Thank you! RickstaDaBest123 (talk) 22:12, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

I suggest working on it in your sandbox. The only references was a tweet and their own website. Please be advised that creating articles is very hard for new editors. I suggest editing elsewhere to get a feel of how articles are written. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:52, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi again

Hi, it's me, Clovermoss. Editing Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup and your sandbox for improvements has been on my to-do list for awhile, and I feel bad that I haven't furfilled my end of the teamwork thing. I'm on Christmas break now, so I have two weeks off, and since my search for online sources hasn't yielded as much as I would have liked, I plan to visit my local library soon. Clovermoss (talk) 01:24, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi Clovermoss, and thanks for the ping. I’ll check out stuff when I get back from vacation. Don’t worry, there’s no rush on this. Take your time. I appreciate your willingness to do off-wiki research. Maybe look at Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives. We will make a great article . HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 01:44, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

Sweet Brown Snail by Jason Rhoades and Paul McCarthy

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Thank you for all your edits and contributions this year. Wishing you a happy holiday! ThatMontrealIP (talk) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

ThatMontrealIP, thank you very much and same to you! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 05:54, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

Edits to the Jennifer Freyd page

Hello,

I am trying to update Jennifer Freyd's page because the cited research is out of date and the page overall needs improvement (the existing writing is weak, and Freyd has published many new and better articles since it was last updated). I do not have a conflict of interest. But it looks like my updates are not being accepted. I would appreciate any feedback on how I can continue to improve the page.

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by CourageAllies (talk • contribs) 22:02, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi CourageAllies and welcome to Wikipedia. Are you in any way affiliated with Institutional Courage? HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:07, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

CourageAllies, Please do not create a new section and instead reply here. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:09, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

Ok, I think I got it now. I am an unpaid volunteer who supports public awareness of the work of Jennifer Freyd. Her wikipedia page is really outdated, so I wanted to spruce it up with updated facts and articles. I have no financial interest in these changes. Can I please continue with my editing? I see that the improvements that I made to the opening section and text box are not reflected, and I hope those are still available to be made live. Thank you very much for your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CourageAllies (talk • contribs) 22:14, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi CourageAllies and thanks for the response. Please sign your name with 4 ~ in the future. Being an unpaid volunteer or intern still falls under our COI policy. Please make the necessary declaration on your user page (see WP:DISCLOSE). Since you have a Coi, your edits should be requested on the articles talk page using WP:Edit requests. I rejected your edits for they were promotionally toned (eg. Revolutionized) and introduced external links when there shouldn’t be. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:18, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

Oh, I understand. I just added the tag on my userpage to add the disclosure. I will use the request edits feature from now on. I will also be more careful about avoiding a promotional tone. I'm not sure I understand the rules on where external links are desirable or not. Thank you for helping me learn.CourageAllies (talk) 22:25, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Megan Fisher

Hello! Your submission of Megan Fisher at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 22:17, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Odette Abadi

On 24 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Odette Abadi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that French Resistance member Odette Abadi was a co-founder of Réseau Marcel, which saved more than 500 Jewish children during the Holocaust? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Odette Abadi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Odette Abadi), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

January 2020 at Women in Red

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Good luck

豊かな十年へようこそ/WELCOME TO THE D20s

Miraclepine wishes you a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and a prosperous decade of change and fortune.
このミラPはHickoryOughtShirt?4たちのメリークリスマスも新年も変革と幸運の豊かな十年をおめでとうございます！
フレフレ、みんなの未来！/GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR FUTURE!
ミラP 03:00, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Possible COI

When you get a chance, have a look at this. Cheers. Flibirigit (talk) 05:16, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Sent them a warning and added page to watchlist. Once I’m back at my hotel I’ll analyze the sources specifically. Thanks for the ping .HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 06:02, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Season's Greetings

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2020!

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Merry Christmas!

Hello HickoryOughtShirt?4: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Everedux ^(talk) 18:33, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

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Punjab Irrigation Department

I have updated the draft and provided proper references but why the page has not been created? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fajeeva (talk • contribs) 10:20, 29 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi Fajeeva and welcome to Wikipedia. You haven’t submitted your draft for review, which is why no one has accepted or rejected it yet. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:02, 29 December 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Sally Milgrim

On 29 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sally Milgrim, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sally Milgrim designed the dress that Eleanor Roosevelt wore to her husband's first inaugural ball? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sally Milgrim. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sally Milgrim), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 29 December 2019 (UTC)

Punjab Irrigation Department

I did actually made quite a few changes and then published it. Not sure what I am missing here. Thanks for your response. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fajeeva (talk • contribs) 09:40, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

Email

Thanks for the email and holiday greetings to you as well! In regards to your query, perhaps in the future :) Enwebb (talk) 15:32, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Donnis Thompson

Hello! Your submission of Donnis Thompson at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Achaea (talk) 17:44, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

Holiday wishes

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Happy New Year!

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HickoryOughtShirt?4,
Have a great 2020 and thanks for your continued contributions to Wikipedia.

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Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year 2020}} to user talk pages.

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DYK for Donna Tobias

On 1 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Donna Tobias, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1975, Donna Tobias became the United States Navy's first female deep-sea diver? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Donna Tobias. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Donna Tobias), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 1 January 2020 (UTC)

Legendary Entertainment

Can you please remove Red Notice and Jurassic World 3 off the upcoming state? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.4.173.184 (talk) 04:34, 1 January 2020 (UTC)

Fly Eagles Fly

New hear so not sure how my of this works. But those badges or whatever they are called on your main page are interesting. donc tu are Canadian mais u like the pittsburgh penguins. It’s kinda funny Lmaokeeponediting (talk) 06:18, 3 January 2020 (UTC)

Invitation to the 2020 WikiCup

Happy New Year, Happy New Decade and Happy New WikiCup! The competition began at the start of January and all article creators, expanders and improvers are welcome to take part. If you are interested in joining, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. Creative editors like yourself seem to enjoy taking part, and many return year after year. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup are Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Godot13 (talk · contribs · email), Vanamonde93 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:29, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, alright you've unintentionally twisted my arm enough . I've signed up. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 07:35, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK review

Thank you for the review of Template:Did you know nominations/ Church of Atheism of Central Canada v Canada (National Revenue). I think the transclusion issue may have been because I accidentally included a space before the title in the template when I nominated it. Can I ask, are you preferring the april fools hook or the regular hook? Just so I know whether to put it in the April fools section or not. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 07:48, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

The C of E I prefer the April Fools one (actually laughed). Thank you for creating such an interesting article. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 07:58, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Donnis Thompson

On 5 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Donnis Thompson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when Donnis Thompson was appointed the University of Hawaii's first women's athletic director, she was given a budget of only $5,000? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Donnis Thompson. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Donnis Thompson), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

Derrick Henry article.

Greetings. Tried to add info about Derrick's recent game, but when I was denied of it because it was a semi-protected article, I lost the paragraph I made. But don´t worry, it´s okay. Sorry for any inconvenience. Good night. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mjeims (talk • contribs) 04:47, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

Hi Mjeims and welcome to Wikipedia. I am sorry you lost your information, I had to protect the article from vandalism. If you wish to try and re-write it I can add it to the article. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:53, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

And what a spectacular running back he is. Roll Tide. Drmies (talk) 03:29, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Derrick Henry article.

Hello again, HickoryOughtShirt?4. It has been a few days, and only now i've read your message. Wikipedia is a massive source of information for millions of people, and I understand and admire your commitment towards it. As i'm only getting to know how to properly edit articles, I understand your duty of portecting them. Thanks for keeping this a place of knowledge and context. I do not want to create any more incoveniences for you. Continue being such a contributive and humble member of this community. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mjeims (talk • contribs) 23:49, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Christine Duffy

On 6 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Christine Duffy, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Christine Duffy, the president of Carnival Cruise Line, was considered too short to become a flight attendant? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Christine Duffy. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Christine Duffy), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

--valereee (talk) 00:01, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Desmond Napoles

Those edits were prime candidates for RD2 revdeletion. Plz don't be bashful about using that element in your toolbox. Drmies (talk) 03:28, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Drmies, thank you. I'll be sure to use it from now on. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:29, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

JoAnne Graf

Hi, I just promoted your hook to prep. Just wanted to mention that the article JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex is a mess. It doesn't even mention JoAnne Graf. Yoninah (talk) 21:30, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Yoninah, thanks for the tip. On it. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:17, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

I bet you never heard of ....

The International Ice Hockey Association that existed from 1940 to 1947. Flibirigit (talk) 02:38, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

Flibirigit No, that was a little bit before my time. I do see that the second VP Frank F. Sargent is a red link though. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:40, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

I'm already working on those red links of course. Flibirigit (talk) 02:43, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

Haha of course. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:44, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Bessie S. McColgin

Hello! Your submission of Bessie S. McColgin at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 14:18, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

SMA NYC page

The flag on this article was less than 12 hours old before the article was deleted. How can I get the page back so I can discuss the issues with the editors? I modeled the content on other company pages that are active on the site without any flags/warnings, so I'd like to know what I'd have to do to keep the SMA NYC page active. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BrooklandKendall (talk • contribs) 23:51, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

Hi BrooklandKendall and welcome to Wikipedia. I do have to agree with Seraphimblade suspicions as well but if you claim that was not your intention I will believe you. The article was not ready for mainspace and you even edited the article after the tag was placed and chose to not fix the issues. I strongly recommend using WP:YFA for making a new article. This will allow experienced editors to go over the draft and make sure its an appropriate article. As well, I will add that if you have any connections to SMA NYC you must disclose it using WP:DISCLOSE per our Wikimedia Terms of Use. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 00:37, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of W2S

Hi! I just wanted to ask you about this speedy deletion, as I have a few concerns about it. The first is that my understanding is that G5 only applies when a user created a page after being blocked or banned and, although it's possible that I'm unaware of the full context and Zaydx is linked to a third account who was blocked or banned prior to the creation of W2S, from the limited information available to me from the block log and SPI, that's not the case. As it turns out, the G5 tag was itself placed by a LTA account and they were themselves blocked prior to you deleting the page - not that that necessarily justifies keeping the page, but it doesn't sit quite right with me particularly given, and this is the key point for me, there was both an AFD discussion and a talk page discussion that were leaning towards a pretty clear redirect consensus. I'm unsure if you read those prior to deleting, but I very much hope you did, in which case it would perhaps have been nice if you had commented on the AFD to explain why you felt that it was necessary to speedy delete rather than allowing the discussion to play out and implementing the redirect. I'm sure there are explanations for all of this, I just think this is one of those cases where perhaps it would be good to explain the reasoning a bit. Many thanks! Hug^syrup 10:31, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Hugsyrup, Scope creep hi there and thank you for dropping the note. I saw the Afd in a previous revision and mistakingly thought it was from a previous version. Thank you so much for correcting me, I apologize for this entire mess. I will redo it as a redirect as that seems to be where consensus is. In the future I will make sure to go much slower when checking revisions. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 11:16, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

No worries at all, thank you for the quick response and fix! Hug^syrup 11:23, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Cedar Fair and Canada's Wonderland page editing

Frasererin01 (talk) 19:42, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Trevor de Cleene

Hello

I'm new to all this Wikipedia stuff, but you've left me a message asking me to verify my sources.

My sources include: NZ Army WW1 Casualty Lists Trevor de Cleene's unpublished written memoirs and photos(which were handed down to me upon his death) Direct personal experience being his son, David — Preceding unsigned comment added by Magiciseverywhere (talk • contribs) 05:35, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

Hi Magiciseverywhere and welcome to Wikipedia. I am sorry for your loss and appreciate your willingness to transcribe the documents onto Wikipedia but they must be published somewhere to be verifiable. This is because no one can fact check the source. If someone were to vandalize the page saying "this is wrong" we would have no way of knowing which is correct because no one but you can access the source. Please check out our reliable sources policy. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 05:38, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for your information. Then I can use the published sources of:

The Manawatu Evening Standard "The Sixteen Members of Parliament for Palmerston North, 1875-20" Geni Family Tree

Magiciseverywhere, sure! Just make sure everything is sourced using Wikipedia:Inline citations. As well, please sign your name after you're finished typing using 4 ~. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 05:44, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your explanation. I don't understand how to do what you're saying so I'll have to learn or leave it for now. In the meantime, are all the edits I just made now lost because I'm not going to rewrite anything if it gets deleted so easily if I don't get the procedures exactly right. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Magiciseverywhere (talk • contribs) 05:51, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

Magiciseverywhere It isn't lost but I wouldn't re-add it without sources. I can post it in your sandbox (User:Magiciseverywhere/sandbox) and after sources are added to every sentence (it can be the same source, just has to be accessible and reliable) you can post it back. You should also discuss it on Talk:Trevor de Cleene as this is a pretty big edit and some people may oppose some additions. As you have a conflict of interest, you should use WP:Edit requests so someone else can look it over and make sure it is neutral. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 05:59, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

I've had a go at the referencing you've requested. Is there any way I can send you through Trevor's memoirs for you to validate for yourself? Otherwise, I'll just leave it for now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Magiciseverywhere (talk • contribs) 06:32, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

Hi Magiciseverywhere and thank you but that still wouldn't work as it wouldn't be accessible to everyone. I am off to bed right now but if you have more questions, check out the WP:Teahouse. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 06:34, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

Dreams(video game) page editing was reverted

Hello Magiciseverywhere my username is Subtenko and I was editing the dreams page with information from the Early Access game I bought "Dreams" which has a release date of Feb 14th this year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreams_(video_game)

I got a message saying my changes were reverted because of 'self promotion'? Why did this happen and how? Players could buy the game early so I'm adding things like what the menus have and the submenus within the game. I was about to add picture references to the wiki page as well.

Hi Subtenko and welcome to Wikipedia. The changes you made violated our neutral point of view policy. While I am glad you enjoy this game, adding sentences like "...an ever expansive place of of dreams from their smallest to biggest of ideas within the community" and "There is said to be a 10 year plan for Dreams so we can expect many updates!" is probably more for a forum than a Wikipedia page. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:19, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

Hi Subtenko. The changes you made did not follow an encyclopedic tone. I strongly recommend checking out similar games to see how they are written.HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:28, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

Dev Dley DYK

Hello HickoryOughtShirt?4! Hope you are having a good new year! I have reviewed your DYK submission, or at least tried. I look forward to working with you. Cheers! Usedtobecool ☎️ 19:42, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

@Usedtobecool:, I assume you mean Template:Did you know nominations/Haruwa-Charuwa system? HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:48, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

Nah! Not that. That would be inappropriate, surely. I meant any feedback you might have on my reviewing of your nom itself. Last time I tried reviewing, it didn't go so well, I think because I lack experience to judge the spirit of the rules rather than just words. Sorry about the confusion! I am going off now. I will get back to the DYK first thing tomorrow. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 23:31, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

HickoryOughtShirt?4, I made a couple edits to the article and have now approved the nom. Please feel free to review those. Cheers! Usedtobecool ☎️ 17:08, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

Usedtobecool, ohhh. I actually enjoyed your review and agree with you on all the points. I think it was a good first review (and not ust because I got a green tick ). HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:07, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

Kolleg St. Blasien

This article had 35k dropped in today that looks like it came from somewhere else. Completely unreferenced, by a new SPA. If you want to take a look... MB 23:20, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

MB, thanks for the note . I just reverted it and sent them a welcome message. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:06, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Bessie S. McColgin

On 12 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bessie S. McColgin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bessie S. McColgin, the first woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, was seen as a "superior orator"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bessie S. McColgin. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bessie S. McColgin), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

--valereee (talk) 12:01, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Chelsea McClammer

On 13 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chelsea McClammer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Chelsea McClammer (pictured) was the youngest member of Team USA's track-and-field team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chelsea McClammer. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chelsea McClammer), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Megan Fisher

On 14 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Megan Fisher, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Megan Fisher is the first woman with a lower-leg amputation to complete an XTERRA off-road triathlon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Megan Fisher. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Megan Fisher), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 14 January 2020 (UTC)

Carol Leonnig edits

Hi, I wonder if it is possible to edit Carol's wiki page to note in the lead that she has won three Pulitzer prizes (which as documented below on the wiki page). It only mentions one which is a bit misleading? Also the box to the left should indicate that as well -- she was on the team that won in 2014. She also has a book that is being released (in the news today) and I wonder if that can be added? I don't know very much about editing and have a conflict so not sure how to improve this page, so much of it is old. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MHKelley (talk • contribs) 19:20, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Hi MHKelley and happy new year! I have added the Pulitzer prizes to the lead but will need to do more research on the book before adding it. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:26, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

User talk:BINDU Foundation BD

You may wish to revoke talk page access.--Cahk (talk) 11:31, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

Yup, I'm just about to revert them for again spamming on their talk page. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 15:13, 18 January 2020 (UTC)