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Hello Mabdul ...i don't know why they have not accepted my page on wiki ...so i guess i will need your assistance in it. Thanks Walemirjam — Preceding unsigned comment added by Walemirjam (talk • contribs) 11:23, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi,

Please read WP:NSPORT/WP:NFOOTBALL and please think about if this person is really notable for an encyclopedia. If you believe so, then please check following pages:

WP:IRS (which kind of sources we need) and WP:REFB (how to add sources)

Regards, mabdul 11:38, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Hello Mabdul,

Please advise as to why you took Accelerated I/O's PnZ Cloud SVG raster to vector converter information off the "Comparison of raster to vector conversion software" wikipedia location

Pnzjerry (talk) 19:52, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi Mabdul,

Upon research I see that I need to create pages on Accelerated I/O and PnZ Cloud SVG before adding them to another page. I was planning on doing that but didn't realize it needed to be done first.

Pnzjerry (talk) 20:22, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Comparison of raster to vector conversion software (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

As you already founded out, I added in my edit sumary a link to WP:WTAF ("write the article first") - this is more or less standard in all software comparison pages at Wikipedia. If you need help in writing or wanting a review, feel free to leave a note here. mabdul 12:27, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

On WP:BOTREQ. The Helpful One 20:46, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Please make the TfD nomination, I thought this was already done - now there are 128 templates that have been tagged for deletion with no TfD nomination. The Helpful One 21:54, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Yeah thanks. Please help to gain consensus with your !vote at WT:BARN for the other pages and for other issues I want to get solved. There is still enough work to do. mabdul 12:27, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Hey Mabdul, I was wondering what standard you used to determine if a Barnstar was a "2.0" or not. It seems the easiest standard would be that BS2.0 use the Hires image and other stars do not. But there are some listed 1.0 that use the Hires image, with no 2.0 listed, like The Video Games Barnstar, Geography Barnstar, Biography Barnstar, Buddhism Barnstar, World War Barnstar, iOS Barnstar, Telecommunications Barnstar, MediaWiki SysAdmins Barnstar, and the Research Participation Barnstar (ok, so that's an all-encompassing list).
Does it make sense to move those a column over, or were you using some other standard for which stars were 2.0? Cheers! Achowat (talk) 14:40, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, sorry. That page is so long I simply missplaced some of the Barnstars in the cell. It's a wiki! Feel free to move them - otherwise I will do it in a few hours. Can we talk about this edit? Template:The Commons Barnstar and Template:The Commons Ambassador Barnstar are not the same Barnstars! At least I was thinking that the word 'Ambassador' has some meaning. -.- mabdul 12:21, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

The images, award descriptions, and everything else are identical, it's simply the inclusion or exclusion of the word "Ambassador". I mean, like verbatim exactly the same award description. If these really were two different awards, I imagine there would be a change in that, even a minor one. The fact that the one I removed only appeared at WP:* 2.0 (which was always less looked-after than WP:*) leads me to heavily, heavily believe that these are just Dupe Templates. Achowat (talk) 12:46, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

I will redirect one to the other one, you're right, one is redundant to the other. mabdul 16:31, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Hello! If the file (from muzfon.com) you converted has multiple errors, try this one and look for "Дугаржап Дашиев - Гимн Бурятии (на бурятском)" (please place under commons:File:Anthem of Buryatia.ogg) and "Дугаржап Дашиев - Гимн Бурятии" (please place under commons:File:Anthem of Buryatia Russian version.ogg). Thank you. --A. Yenelyonarich (talk) 14:25, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Wait! You have new messages on Wikimedia Commons. --A. Yenelyonarich (talk) 22:53, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Oops! The comments are duplicate. Please reply at WP:FFU#Buryat anthem. Thanks. --A. Yenelyonarich (talk) 09:45, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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Here's some barnstars, you deserve them:

Oh wow, a "triple banrstar". Thanks. Oh and you gave me more work XD The banrstars (with alternative versions) need a subst/safesubst... Will work on these later... Oh my, my to do list isn't decreasing. mabdul 19:07, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

I don't know the rules about AfC and the standards for approving articles, but am surprised that an article like this has been reviewed and approved. The title is obviously wrong, the lead sentence isn't a sentence, there are capital letters all over the place, the link to ABC needs disambiguation, the references are all bare URLs. And your "cleanup" added 2 nonexistent tags, presumably through typing too fast! ("rphan" and "ofootnotes"!). PamD 20:20, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

... red link to Steve Levine., etc. Anyway, a lot of cleanup now done - but surely the point of AfC is to advise new editors on how to produce acceptable articles, rather than dump it into mainspace and hope that a helpful stub-sorter fixes it? Have also renamed article, and added dab page entry for it. PamD 20:27, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi PamD, yes, this was an "unfinished" review: I checked the references and that the facts/claims in the two sentences were also in the references. Then I approved it, but I wanted to test a small new enhancement which I was developing and needed original a submission to decline. (small/short submissions are fast for reviewing and mostly not good enough to get to mainspace) Normally such small submissions were more cleaned up by me, but this was a quick 'n dirty move because I had not much time and wanted to check the parts of the script. mabdul 19:57, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your support at my RfA. I will do my best to live up to people's confidence in me. Yngvadottir (talk) 18:12, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Dear Mabdul,

Sorry to bother you again with this issue, but after having sent to Wikipedia all images copyrights months ago as it was required, we are still waiting to see the images in the article.

This is disappointing, as we spent a great deal of time preparing the article and getting the copyrights of the images.

Could you, please, find out why this is taken so long?

Many thanks

Kind regards Javier — Preceding unsigned comment added by Javierperezbarberia (talk • contribs) 11:25, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

We have a huge backlog at the "permission-commons" queue and are all volunteers: Feel free to request the permission and help us. mabdul 20:16, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

I tried installing the script by Canens in vector.js but could not get it to work (Iemptied the cache). Any help with installing it would be greatly appreciated. Independentwriter (talk) 16:13, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

No problem. Go to User:Independentwriter/vector.js and remove everything except the line:

importScript('User:Timotheus Canens/afchelper4.js'); // Yet another AfC helper script v4

There should nothing before the i (no whitespace). Don't forget to bypass your web browser's cache. (should mostly work by pressing CTRL+R). Happy reviewing! mabdul 20:05, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Hey :). You're being contacted because you are involved in the ACC process, or participated in the original discussion in '08 about the ConfirmAccount extension. This is a note to let you know that we are seeking opinions on switching this extension on, effectively making the ACC process via the Toolserver redundant. You can read all the details here; I would be very grateful if people would indicate how they feel about the idea :). Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 13:16, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

WheresTristan 20:30, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

I really don't like the 'not a big deal' because without a-g-f it s-u-x, please improve it to reflect just what you meant to say. Penyulap ☏

p.s. I like the word speedy, or it can be boring with 'uncontroversial' Penyulap ☏

Huch? This is uncontroversial and thus I simply closed it as "big deal" - nothing more. It's a wiki! You still can improve it... mabdul 20:34, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

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This is a pretty steep learning curve...hope I am doing this correctly. How do I get adopted? {{Adopt me}}

 Can you adopt me?  this is soooo overwhelming...it's none of the conventions I am used to.

brooklyntrackerBrooklyntracker (talk) 23:18, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

Sry, I will be very busy in the next weeks and might not find the time you need. I placed/moved the "adopt me" box to your user talk page. As the experienced editors stated on your talk page: don't give up, it's not that hard. Regrads, mabdul 19:09, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

PS: Our markup and the referencing stuff is explained at WP:CHEATSHEET and at WP:REFB

Thanks. Help us getting a consensus at the talk page of WP:* for the other pages! mabdul 09:05, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Oh and strictly this barnstar should go to User:Achowat, because he had the idea. mabdul 21:07, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Dear Mabdul:

I was the CEO of SynCardia, the artificial heart company for 6 years, 2005 to 2011. During that time enormous strides were made in the evolution of the Artificial heart. The advancement of the drive system completely changed the paradigm. The older drive system weighed 400 pounds and a person was tethered to the hospital until a donor heart replaced the artificial heart. Today as a result of the Freedom 13.5 pound driver patients can leave the hospital and have the "Freedom" to live a very normal life. Also I see that much of the history of the artificial heart is absent going back to William Kolf who invented the artificial heart during WWII. I would like to update this page. What are my next steps. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carsoncity1017 (talk • contribs) 14:36, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi,

the best is reading WP:REFB, our small guide how to cite something. Keep in mind that every fact/claim should be verifiable for the reader through references. If you are not sure about an edit, ask at the talk page of the related article or at the talk page of the related wikiproject (mostly linked at the article's talk page at the top). Regards, mabdul 19:23, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi Mabdul,

the page Wikipedia:Greasy Geezers Revival Jubilee can be deleted asap. the original submitter has moved the page to the article section which is correct. speedy deletion requested. regards SH — Preceding unsigned comment added by Steve henan (talk • contribs) 18:20, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Cirex (edit | project page | history | links | watch | logs)

First I want to thank you because you are neutral and you are trying to keep the article on. I found another source which i found reliable and talk about the music abilities of "Cirex", please checkout if is valid (is not a blog) http://www.freakgirlsagency.com/apps/blog/show/14184889-cirex- Thanks Mroxidizer1 (talk) 19:11, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

I did a small cleanup on this submission. I'm not sure related your new reference: the image/English text looks good and reliable, but... Is that a scanned magazine? If so, which one? Which issue? If not, what is it? (either it is not noted on that page or it is Spanish(?) or I simply didn't see it...) mabdul 19:38, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. Yes is a scanned part of their magazine that is no longer running and they decide to put everything online, and i found that... The magazine was printed on the edition of "Fall 2009" on the music section... the page doesnt have number, but "The owner" is pretty sure is page 13.(she separated that page for music only) you can contact her: http://www.freakgirlsagency.com/contctenos.htm, summaryze, printed on 2009 Freak Girl Agency (Magazine) Fall 2009 page 13. There you got it Thanks a lot Mroxidizer1 (talk) 23:19, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

is confirmed but was 2010 winter page 13 on Freak Girl Magazine, there u git the online version of the article. Thanks a lot Mroxidizer1 (talk) 04:44, 19 April 2012 Mroxidizer1 (talk) 04:45, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

The Reference Added is acceptable? Mroxidizer1 (talk) 18:48, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Request a review by placing {{subst:submit}} at the top! Oh and I don't know what you want to tell the reviewer with the section under the 'External links' section, but if it doesn't contain any new stuff (as it seems), then remove it! The edit history of every page shows how the page change of time... mabdul 10:29, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Because it's easier I will write in German:

Ich habe jetzt mal pauschal Einspruch eingelegt. In der deutschsprachigen Wikipedia bekommen wir das Logo auf jeden Fall mangels Schöpfungshöhe durch. Wenn man sich commons:Threshold of originality anschaut, dann liegen auch die Hürden für US nur unwesentlich höher. Ich sehe also nicht, wie diese Logos überhaupt Copyright-Verletzungen sein sollen, weil die Schöpfungshöhe gar nicht gegeben ist. Die Logos sind mit CC alle falsch lizenziert - OK, aber die Änderung auf den entsprechenden PD-Baustein ist wohl kaum das Problem. Die Einschränkungen, die auf der TorProject-Seite zu lesen sind, sind deshalb bezüglich Copyright völlig uninteressant, weil es bereits an den Voraussetzungen für das Copyright mangelt.

Nebenbei ergeben sich die auf der TorProject-Seite genannten Einschränkungen schon komplett aus dem Markenrecht. Die zielen also auch gar nicht auf das Copyright ab, sondern stellen lediglich die Markenrechtssituation dar. Das wird schon allein daraus deutlich, dass sie es als "Trademark-FAQ" bezeichnen, nicht als Coypright-FAQ. Sie gehen also selbst nicht von einem Copyright-Schutz aus. --Entzücklopädie (talk) 23:24, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Discussion should take place at the Commons:Commons:DR. mabdul 12:45, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Please don't feel bad. I didn't mean to hurt you. Sorry again... Yasht101 13:46, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Nah, it's ok. It's funny somehow... XD mabdul 13:58, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for forgiving though it was a bad joke. So, a bubble tea for you to not to mess up. I wont do it again. And it is not funny I think now... I should not have said it. Thanks Yasht101 14:08, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi mabdul, i've requested creation of an editnotice here. So far no answer, i was wandering could you create that for me? (thanks to the account-creator flag) It's absolutely un-controversial, just an editnotice for the (soon-to-be) CVU Academy Q&A page. Cheers, benzband (talk) 14:39, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! Also, here's a little {{TB}} for you: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Wikipedia Awards#new proposals (on the merge of BNMs). benzband (talk) 11:18, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, I saw that. I will check if I can clean them. Should be uncontroversial to add the |alt= similar to the barnstars... mabdul 10:25, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. mabdul 12:45, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

It's not clear why the article page I submitted is not acceptable. Please let me know with a little more clarity and I will fix whatever needs to be modified. Thanks, RB Gelman — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cyberguy7 (talk • contribs) 23:42, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

That was a really good start (first look), but place the references after the facts/claims you want to cite (so as an example:)

Obama is the actual president of the USA.<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/</ref>

Regards, mabdul 22:12, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/sandbox 33 (edit | project page | history | links | watch | logs)

Hello Mabdul, I am surprised that the page submitted is empty as I spent quite abit of time on it. Is it because I have left empty spaces before the line that is not supposed to be removed? I have added more citations and published work references today. Should I resubmit? It's the first time I am posting a article on Wikipedia and I must be doing something wrong. Can I repost here for you to see what's wrong? The funny thing is that I am now unable to edit or repost anything, as Pressebot adminstrator decided I was an open proxy and blocked me suddenly. It may be because I am using an ISP account. Is there anything you can do to help unblock me? Many thanks! Lullullull (talk) 11:02, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

I moved your submission to the link above and moved it to the correct page. As you can see in the source code of the article (click on edit) there isn't and there wasn't ever any content except the submission template. Either don't use a proxy, or request getting an exception right. Please read WP:UNBLOCK. mabdul 22:03, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Mabdul, you are right. It is empty! Thank goodness I made a copy of the work I have done on MS Word. I have resubmitted it and I am hoping it's not because of some mistake I made. I am still learning as I move along here. Thanks for the heads up. Cheers. Lullullull (talk) 10:44, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

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Y done (i think, plz correct me if not :) benzband (talk) 12:05, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/CoolNovo‎ (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Hi. Back in February you PRODded this, and it was deleted. Undeletion has now been requested at WP:REFUND, so per WP:DEL#Proposed deletion I have restored it, and now notify you in case you wish to consider taking it to AfD. The requester points out that there are articles on :ja, :nl and :ru - that is not of course conclusive, but they are at least fuller than our extremely skimpy one. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:20, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, alreay at AfD. mabdul 22:06, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

There seems to be a problem with the AfC Review Tool. When it goes to check the AfC creator's talkpage for the (possibly pre-existing) TeaHouse Invite, it gets stuck in the process and does not go beyond that action. This issue only seems to exist when the Reviewer extends the Invite, not when other aspects of the Tool are used. Shearonink (talk) 15:20, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

I know already reported at WT:AFC, fix is in development, give me a few hours... mabdul 10:34, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

The article PromoJam has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable internet marketing outfit. Only indepth coverage is at [1] and [2] neither of which are independent.

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion.

• I am notifying you as your the reviewer who approved the article. Monty₈₄₅ 18:21, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
  • No, CET was accepting, I only moved it to AfC space. I informed him, although he is retired... :( mabdul 07:15, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
    • I rescued the article after an expansion and 'de-advertising'. Thanks for informing me. mabdul 12:45, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

There was a discussion on IRC, and supposedly you need to change the template to Wikipedia:Teahouse/AfC Invitation and set it to transclude instead of subst. Apparently there were several duplicate templates made and this is the official one. Thanks, Nathan2055^talk 21:56, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

So why not simply redirecting all to one? A redirect is cheap... mabdul 06:53, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

Sorry about the wait on the response. I have been busy. Anyway, yes, I'll try to get all the templates redirected to the correct one. I may have stumbled over a few script bugs as well, I'll get back to you on those. Thanks, Nathan2055^talk 22:12, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

 Done - The templates have been redirected. All that needs to be done is for the script to transclude rather than subst. As well, I'm uploading a picture of the bug I found, I'll reply with info on that in a moment. Thanks, Nathan2055^talk 20:22, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

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Oh wow, I forgot that drive completely. mabdul 13:28, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

I AM THE BEST ARTIST Rene (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

mabul thanks for your support; i added my own defense to the talk page for my article I AM THE BEST ARTIST Rene but i neglected to add my 58.156.24.108 (talk) 09:28, 29 April 2012 (UTC) to identify myself(i'm not clear as to where i add enter that signature actually). obviously since my initial upload as youve noticed ive continued ammending it with further references; it is a work in progress, along with a page for the artist himself(this is not a vanity article; i submit it independently). currently i am having some difficulty uploading photographic documentation; any explain-it-to-a-child assistance from anyone about doing so is greatly appreciated; it would be a shame for the article in question to be deleted.

was able to find a photo from own files, scanned &uploaded it to Commons but wondering if i did it correctly; haven't been able to access it to insert it into the article. filename is IAMTHEBESTARTISTRene.jpg although i initially uploaded it as IATBAwall. requesting assistance, appreciate it; still learning the ropes Penwatchdog (talk) 15:19, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

I included the image into the article. Regards, mabdul 18:31, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

thanks for help with the photo~ next: about deletion talk: the subject of my article, the murals in question, emerged in an era prior to internet existence... what can be done in such cases?? i have more PRINT-proof in my archives but i'm not currently able to access it. meanwhile, i'm planning to insert part of my article into the more general "street art" article, think that's OK?Penwatchdog (talk) 03:11, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

If you have printed references, then add them (quickly) to the article and mention them in the "AfD" - otherwise your article will be deleted within a few days. Depending on the result of the AfD, a merge (if the result is delete) or a short note (or link; if the result is keep) on street art is ok. As I said: Add your references quickly or your article is history. You might want to look at Template:Cite newspaper or Template:Cite journal (more information is at these links, also more related other citation templates). Regards, mabdul 11:41, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/School of Physics & Applied Math (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

School of Physics & Applied Math (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

If a prod is removed, the only way of deleting the article is via AfD . Prods are only for uncontesteddeletions. DGG ( talk ) 18:03, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

That's a bit odd - the user simply removed the PROD notice without changing anything although he promised. I nominated it now, but is that really wise? I mean I might also could have warned the user with {{uw-idt1}}... mabdul 18:21, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

sure it's odd, but such is the rule and I must follow it: almost always it makes sense to have a discussion if there is an objection. If I had used WP:IAR and they objected, there would inevitably be a long discussion --it can be better to use a definitive process (And after an AfD, we can then immediately remove by speedy any attempted re-addition of the article.) The exception is unsourced biographies of living people--those Prods cannot be removed unless a source is added. But fortunately, we still have a method to quickly handle it, which is what we call a SNOW delete, a way of making a rapid termination of the discussion for an inevitable deletion. I've asked for it at the AfD, and if another admin agrees, that is probably what will happen. I often like to have confirmation from a colleague. DGG ( talk ) 19:00, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, I saw that, but did you also notice that I'm not an administrator? Although I think that I would give you that userright, I simply can't do it! mabdul 18:14, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I just wanted to leave a note saying thank you for partcipating in my RFA, and your comments will be taken on board and acted upon. Hopfully, I will be of a level you can support in a future RFA. MrLittleIrish ^(talk) © 12:53, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your message. Here is the situation. If you take a look at File:Aponte2.jpg, you will notice that there are two different versions of the image. One (the original) which I took and uploaded and the other which someone else uploaded. The original version (mine) should stay while the other one should be removed or deleted. Tony the Marine (talk) 15:25, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

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See this for the roblox wiki thing, and for the church, I say own work. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 23:02, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

There is nothing on that webpage that says it's released under the license CC-By-Sa-3.0, it says it's "sorta copyleft" and that license it's describing is NOTHING like the lisense you listed as, the license they have is not compatible with any license that wikimedia allows for images to be uploaded under, so it would have to be fair-use. But fair-use is not acceptable for pages in your userspace, so the image will have to be deleted. You can't just pick your own licenses and upload whatever you wish! As for the image you state is one you took, due to the massive amount of copyright infringement your account apparently has committed recently it's only reasonable to request some sort of evidence that you do own that image, since its 640x480 pixels it makes it FAR more likely it's a web graphic. There are instructions in the no-permission template in the image if you wish to dispute that claim. As for the blatant copyright infringement you keep engaging in, I suspect you'll probably see a ban on your account soon if you keep it up, if you don't already get one for already commited offenses. You REALLY need to learn the policies of wikipedia and start following them, ANI may be in your immediate future with possible sanctions/bans. — raekyt 00:29, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

And really, you have no excuse for the improper license on File:Jake Mullaney.jpg. It specifically states cc-by-sa. The share-alike part is probably the most important. You really have to read on copyright policies, and be more careful. If you continue down this path, you'll see a contributor copyright investigation before too long. Frood! ^Ohai _{What did I break now?} 03:32, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

just to clarify, that's to tomtomn00, not mabdul. Frood! ^Ohai _{What did I break now?} 03:33, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

@TomTom: If you shot the church photo, then you will likely able to send the permission to the OTRS mail address so that we can verify that: with your history of copyright violation and this image has no EXIF data, I highly doubt that you created that image.

Related to the Roblox logo: Even if you want to use that page for citing CC-BY-SA; it still lacks a source, since I tagged the image that it doesn't contain a source. On the Roblox wiki, I couldnÄt find that image you uploaded! mabdul 10:47, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Oh by the way: About whom are we talking here: Wikipedia administrator and bureaucrat? mabdul 10:52, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Clarify: Not Tomtomn00 there. Just notifying you, the ROBLOX Wiki was renamed on the 29th April, from the ROBLOX Wikipedia to the Roblox Wiki. I thought of taking that users name and using it here. I don't even have editing privallages, and I'm not a writer, editor and reviewer. All I can do is send email... I'll contact him through the wiki email and ask. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 15:48, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Strange... Roblox Tomtomn00 links to his/her youtube account on their roblox profile... Which in turn, links to your Wikipedia profile! Pol430 talk to me 16:27, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I was about to say the same... and I've looked through THAT tomtomn00's editing pattern and they're very very similar (in disruption). And, so I have this straight in my head, Tomtomn00... The church picture that you claimed for so long as "your work" you are now attributing to this [3]. This is going beyond nuisance behavior. This is a serious breach of policy. Wikipelli ^Talk 16:33, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Dropping conversation, going on wikibreak which will (possibly) end up being extended. This is my final word here. [4]. Good day. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 16:43, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Tom, this is not acceptable behaviour, and you should know it. There are (more) links on your talkpage to your mentoring page, which we really need to resume in order to first establish the groundwork, and then move on to making you understand copyright. The copyright rules for Wikipedia are complicated, unnatural and confusing, but if you are prepared to listen, they boil down to a few basic things and they are easy to learn. But that needs you to actually listen. Let's start there. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 19:23, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

AFAIK, the codes work on internet explorer and other browsers like Mozilla firefox too. If they don't work try clicking "enter" after pressing the keys of code.

1. "⇧ Shift+alt+e" - "Edit the page"
2. "⇧ Shift+alt+p" - "Show Preview"
3. "⇧ Shift+alt+s" - "save page"

Note: Mac OS X-users must hold control (in stead of ⇧ Shift+alt), and press access key, I guess.

I hope this helps.  Brendon ishere 16:32, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

So, after the patch the bot should:

• Move all "Sandbox" articles to AFC as "Sanbox of <xx>"
• Remove all {{User sandbox}} strings

Is it correct? Petrb (talk) 12:05, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Sounds great! *thumbs up* mabdul 13:30, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

This is not personal commentary, go visit a cell phone store. Below feature phones are "dumb" mobile phones which are intended for pay-as-you-go customers and often retail for $0. MonkeyKingBar (talk) 13:21, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Although this might be right, this violates a) WP:OR and b) I can't verify that since I don't live in USA. mabdul 09:22, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

i'm really not getting the hang of all these communication-talk-answer-mypage-userpage-bettypage-jimmypage... confusing... someone just recommended "copy (the)article to (my)sandbox" where i can "work on it" and "(they)can help me" get it up to par. anyway, i did that for now. i couldn't connect with the person who gave the above advice, will they be able to access MY sandbox to work on my article? or maybe they just also copied it to theirs?? >ugh< if i knew posting my article would cause such a hassle i wouldve waited but i still stand by it; i come across a dozen other articles daily which are more worthy of scorn & deletion!58.156.24.108 (talk) 14:12, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

• hi mabdul, i revised my article within my sandbox utilizing all new references; the revision is ready to go "live"(replacing existing version)... may i go ahead and do that, AND REMOVE THE UP-FOR-DELETION box, MYSELF? or am i to wait for some verdict/authorization? thanksPenwatchdog (talk) 03:36, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Unfortunately, we have to wait and let the process run through its course. 64.40.54.28 (talk) 22:05, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

So I'm still a Wikipedia noob but I'm trying to fix the banner you posted to the Eliassen Group page. Is that in reference to the 2nd source on the company site? Mrryanconnors (talk) 14:44, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

I reinstalled another "maintain tag" since the article contains only press releases, primary sources, directory entries other somehow connected references (not independent) (maybe except of reference from staffingindustry.com). Please find better and more newspaper/magazine articles. mabdul 14:57, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm trying to find more 3rd party or news sources. There are 3 videos from New England Cable News that support the facts in the article, but otherwise it is difficult to locate sources that are more removed. What is the policy if more 3rd party sources are unavailable at this time? The tag seems to degrade the article by suggesting it isn't factual when all of the data is supported.

Mrryanconnors (talk) 19:28, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Both links in the maintain box (Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources and Wikipedia:Citing sources) are working without problems here. You can cite the 'New England Cable News' - sources don't have to be online (read also WP:PAYWAL) nor in English! mabdul 21:42, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

WheresTristan 01:24, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm sorry if I did something wrong. Can you help me? Hghyux (talk to me)(talk to others) 15:31, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

I just want to know what I did wrong. Hghyux (talk to me)(talk to others) 15:39, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, but I really have not the time to explain it now, but it is nothing bad (no copyright violation), but enough work to clean up. I will be offline now because it is weekend... As I said: you could have made it easier, but it's of course not that easy since we have bad tools for that board! mabdul 15:42, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Hello, I'm a new Wikipedian and very confused about how to upload an image which is copyrighted but have been given permission to use. It is a picture of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for the article that talks about the hospital itself (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Israel_Deaconess_Medical_Center). I contacted the photographer of this picture (http://www.richardmandelkornphoto.com/images/work/healthcare/Beth%20Israel%20Deaconess%20Medical%20Center%20%20Shepley%20Bulfinch,%20architect-03ctf.jpg) and he has given express permission for me to post that photograph on the Wikipedia article. How do I do that? What options do I select and how do I label it and express the proper rationale?

Thanks NeoTLmed (talk) 22:58, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Sorry to jump in Mabdul, but Neo, the copyright holder has to agree to release the image under a compatible license for wikipedia, we have a program called OTRS over at Commons to handle these situations, for info on how to proceed visit: commons:COM:OTRS. Just agreeing to allow use is not enough, they have to agree release it freely for use, this includes commercial use.... — raekyt 23:03, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you Raeky. Bummer, it seems I won't be able to upload the picture if the copyright holder has to agree to free use. It is a proprietary photograph that he has only allowed for use on Wikipedia. Thanks anyway. NeoTLmed (talk) 16:44, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

I uploaded no such image mabdul. That was User:WheresTristan Hghyux (talk to me)(talk to others) 20:59, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Wait, yes I did. Sorry. Hghyux (talk to me)(talk to others) 21:02, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

But it is on the article though... Hghyux (talk to me)(talk to others) 21:04, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

You uploaded the image, tagging it with {{opal}} and another contributor uploaded the same logo with a transparent background and orphaned your image. Nothing special, happens all the time. mabdul 09:32, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Hello, Last week i had contacted you regardign the Gaetani or Caetani family code of Arms, with reference that on the wikipedia page only a sub (more simplistic) code of arms was being shown. I had asked you to please insert an assitional (more comprehensive and complete) or Actual code of arms for the Gaetani Family.

Subsequantly to my request you very kindly accepted and proceeded to modify the page by adding the additional code of arms.

I am contacting you again because i visited the wikipedia page of the gaetani family (located on the italian Wikipedia) and there hasen't been any modifications or additions to the page. Can you please make sure that the modifications have occured?

If the modifications havent been made then please upload this one: (as it is the original code of arms)

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=gaetani+stemma&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&biw=1138&bih=554&tbm=isch&tbnid=RCkXYDcF1m-zIM:&imgrefurl=http://www.sicilianticasortino.it/stemma_sortino.php&docid=5i3KAlz0xW60tM&imgurl=http://www.sicilianticasortino.it/images/stemmi/famiglia_gaetani.jpg&w=300&h=482&ei=QJCpT_ySAY6L4gSw16XSCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=289&vpy=101&dur=272&hovh=224&hovw=146&tx=118&ty=154&sig=105306370540922561187&page=1&tbnh=113&tbnw=88&start=0&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0,i:76

Thank you kindly, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.102.52.104 (talk) 21:31, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi,

hopefully you still stalk me and get this message (sry for the late response):

the problem is, we added the image in the English Wikipedia article, but we had to upload the image under fair use because it is copyrighted (? if not, provide a source that it is not copyrighted). If you want to get it uploaded for the itwp, please ask at it:Aiuto:Sportello_informazioni and request an upload there. It might help if you provide a link to this thread and Wikipedia:Files_for_upload/May_2012#Gaetani_Code_of_Arms. Regards, mabdul 11:55, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi Mabdul. I stopped by to say thanks for helping User:Penwatchdog with the I AM THE BEST ARTIST Rene article and image. I also wanted to thank you for the NAC on the deletion discussion. That reminds me, I watched your RFA and was certain it would pass with flying colors as you've been conducting yourself with the respect and dignity of an admin for a long time. I was saddened when it started focusing on the IRC stuff instead of all the work you have put in. The community can be rough that way and we've all seen good RFAs that degrade when focusing on a single incident. I'm sorry that happened in your case as you have been one of the best Wikipedians around. You, I, and many others know you'll be an outstanding admin in the future and it's a shame the community put you through all that stuff. So I just wanted to recognize your efforts here and present you with this.

Keep up the good work. 64.40.54.146 (talk) 20:49, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Wow, I know only a handful of contributors acting very experienced (WP/WT space, not HD) as an IP (is it a hand full or not?). All these "IPs" are acting in the same way like me: improving Wikipedia and don't collecting hats and I'm very proud that these few (and some in the "bad" IRC and some !voters of my RfA) were recognizing the actual work and faith I'm investigating in Wikipedia. Collecting another hat won't stop me to edit Wikipedia - simply because I was a bit confused and shocked when William asked me the first time: I was a) simply not ready (policy) and b) other contributors may had been seen a hat collecting (in my eyes this could happen since I gained rights like acc, reviewer and file mover and moreover commons rights). Long story made short: thank you. I know you watch this page. ^_^ mabdul 00:54, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

"as an IP (is it a hand full or not?)" I would guess there are about 50 or so IP users that help out in WP/WT. I probably notice them more because I'm an IP. I think IPs also notice the really helpful users more than registered users do. That's why I left the thank you note, because I noticed how much you help other people. Best regards. 64.40.57.7 (talk) 21:02, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Before anyone gets excited here i clicked "rollback" by accident in watchlist when i was trying to scroll up the page (darn trackpad ). Cleared here. Cheers, benzband (talk) 08:40, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Check WP:CUSTOMWATCH if you never use the rollback link - with a simple CSS hack you can hide the rollback links. mabdul 09:39, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip, i've done that (as i would prefer checking page the history rather than directly rollbacking from the watchlist :-)) benzband (talk) 16:02, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

—Northamerica1000^(talk) 11:21, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. mabdul 10:05, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your well-intentioned but nonetheless condescending messages, given that my contributions to the SVG page go back to 2009. You seem to have had no problem with the content until late last year. By your logic, Adobe SVG and SVG Web should be removed because there is no article link for them. The fact of the matter is that if you do a Google search on "svg plugin" the first two hits are Adobe SVG (which is no longer supported) and Ssrc SVG (which is supported). The SVG page has been abused as an advertising vehicle by addition (e.g., when SVG Web and Google Chrome Frame appeared they were featured ahead of pre-existing content) and removal (e.g., removing Ssrc SVG under the justification of WTAF while leaving Adobe SVG and SVG Web). I don't have the time, interest, or desire to deal with this nonsense. If I were to do as you suggest and write a page about Ssrc SVG, it would simply be removed as advertising (and justifiably so). Most of the product pages on Wikipedia are entirely inappropriate for a publication claiming to be an encyclopedia.

If adult professionals were curating the page, much of the content, including the entire "Support for SVG in web browsers" section would be removed because it consists of nothing but product plugs. But if people are going to plug products, they should at least plug the relevant ones (Corel SVG Viewer and Adobe SVG are no longer produced!). I was only trying to rectify the apparent product bias.

Have a good day, Llihrednu (talk) 16:39, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Yeah you're right. The Plugin section is really bad and the SVG article needs again a cleanup. Sadly that plugins don't get the faith and interest of the contributing editors. Regards, mabdul 12:53, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi Mabdul, any idea why the bot does not seem to be moving resubmit tags from the bottom of the page. I am having to manually clean up almost every page I review. It is also not removing 'draft' tags from submissions that are awaiting review? Pol430 talk to me 23:06, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

and again down. mabdul 15:39, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for uploading File:ATS Automation Tooling Systems logo.gif. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

PLEASE NOTE:

• I am a bot, and will therefore not be able to answer your questions. If you have questions, please post them here.
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Thank you. DASHBot (talk) 01:11, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

I replied to the AfC draft decline bot question. Nathan2055^talk 14:49, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

I have his talk page watchlisted, so no need for talkback (next time). I replied there. mabdul 15:39, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. mabdul 15:39, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Are you able to restart AfCBot? Petrb has not responded to the message I left on his talk page. Pol430 talk to me 11:10, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, I can't. mabdul 15:39, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Do you have any idea why AfC bot is continually going down? I feel like it's down more than it's up, and it makes reviewing submissions harder because I have to do AfC tag clean-up on each and every one, declined or not... Sigh, Nathan2055^talk 16:38, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

No. mabdul 10:28, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

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Thanks for uploading File:Teambox logo.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Tomchen1989 (talk) 18:39, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Articles for Creation is backlogged and needs YOUR help! Articles for Creation is desperately in need of reviewers! We are looking for urgent help, from experienced editors and administrators alike, to help us clear a record backlog of pending submissions. There is currently a significant backlog of 2447 submissions waiting to be reviewed. These submissions are generally from new editors who have never edited Wikipedia before. A prompt, constructive review of submissions could significantly editor retention. Do you have what it takes? Are you familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines? Do you know what Wikipedia is and is not? Do you have a working knowledge of the Manual of Style, particularly article naming conventions? Are you (at least) autoconfirmed? Can you review submissions based on their individual merits? If the answer to these questions is yes, then please read the reviewing instructions and donate a little of your time to helping tackle the backlog. Click here to review to a random submissionArticle selected by erwin85's random article script on toolserver. We would greatly appreciate your help. Currently, only a small handful of users are reviewing articles. Any help, even if it's just 1 or 2 reviews, would be extremely beneficial. On behalf of the Articles for Creation project, AndrewN talk 23:51, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi, Mabdul. I am not able to view your signature with my settings. I have been asked to inform you to change your signature. Please see here. Axl ¤ [Talk] 19:16, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

I will think about it and change it slightly then. Wasn't aware of that problem. mabdul 10:28, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your consideration. In the interest of full disclosure, I have been subjected to opposition and even outright hostility over this matter, including a threat to take me to ANI. If you choose not to change your signature, I shall respect your decision. Axl ¤ [Talk] 09:34, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

 Done Is it working now for you? mabdul 13:27, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! Yes, I can clearly see your new signature. Axl ¤ [Talk] 16:30, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

see de:Benutzer_Diskussion:Mabdul -- Cherubino (talk) 08:18, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi Mabdul,

I see that you are fairly active in maintaining the "Comparison of Project Management Software" page. Would you be able to assist me with adding a listing for InterPlan Systems' ATC Professional software to the list? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Interplansystems (talk • contribs) 10:58, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you

I have registered a new (personal) user name as directed (formerly Interplansystems). I do not wish to run afoul of wikipedia's guidelines. Bern68 (talk) 17:35, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

OK, great. At the moment our decision on the comparison is, that we add only articles which have an article (read the relevant essay: WP:WTAF).

So we have to create an article for that first. Please read first WP:REFB (how to insert references), WP:42 (which kind of references we do need, read also the links linked on that page, that is very important!) and finally go to Wikipedia:Article_wizard/Ready_for_submission and choose a good name and hit create submission.

A reviewer (maybe me) will review your submission. Be prepared: most submissions will get declined before they are accepted, that's no shame, simply correct the issues and rerequest a review. I will follow your edits and will try to help you. After the article is accepted, we simply can add the software to the comparison. ;)

Regards, mabdul 13:00, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for uploading File:The Odd Saga of the American and a Curious Icelandic Flock.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Jenks24 (talk) 07:51, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for the helpful links. I tried to copy the same format used by some of the other software listings on the page and adapt them. I could not figure out how to include a company logo or screenshot image, so I left them out of the info box. Hopefully you can see what I did here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/ATC_Professional

Bern68 (talk) 20:20, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, I don't have the time to review your submission. Please wait until another 'reviewer' does it. Regards, mabdul 11:45, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Heh, thanks. That is really an impressive big number if I think that I started less than a year ago at ACC! mabdul 11:45, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Please have a look at this article Talk:DJ Super Duke (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:DJ_Super_Duke) and let me know if it meets the criteria please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Usmanwardag (talk • contribs) 04:52, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I submitted your draft to our 'Articles for Creation' system since I have not the time to review it for you. Sorry, but we are heavily backlogged and thus your submission might need a week to get reviewed. Regards, mabdul 11:45, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Oh I missed: Your submission is now at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/DJ Super Duke. Feel free to improve it ;) mabdul 11:48, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi there You were very helpful with my first article. I have made lots of changes to try and comply with wiki policies. Would you be so kind as to have another look?

Thank you (Gmet49 07:45, 9 June 2012 (UTC)) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gmet49 (talk • contribs)

It's good to see that you still developing and improving that article. The main problem of this article that it lacks independent, third party and reliable references. Click on that link and read the related articles. Add (online/offline) newspaper articles, (online/offline) magazine articles, (online/offline) books, etc. about him, not by him. mabdul 08:54, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

First of all, how goes the work for the FFU update? I don't do much work at FFU, but this patch seems really useful for the people that do help there. Another quick thing, I jotted down some bugs I noticed in my sandbox. Could you look into these? Thanks, Nathan2055^talk 18:20, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

Although AFCH gets many updates recently (as we disccued this in the IRC), I couldn't jumped in the FFU part, but it is on my list! ;-) mabdul 15:09, 17 June 2012 (UTC)Q

Are there rules against using a photo in more than one article, or is there a specific procedure to follow?? i recently made a series of revisions to the tattoo, temporary tattoo & body art articles. As part of those revisions i also inserted a ballpoint pen tattoo photo currently viewable in the Lennie Mace article, BUT, the image is not appearing in the revisions mentioned above. i believe someone may have already deleted the data from one of the articles because of this mistake. Any advice or assistance appreciated, thanks.Penwatchdog (talk) 06:44, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

Heh, I found the problem: next time double check the file name (and of the extension): your image doesn't include tatoo, but drawing! I fixed the articles. Regards, mabdul 08:43, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

hi Mabdul, i just made the extensive revision i'd been planning. as i expected, there are problems with reference formatting; as far as i know, i did as i was instructed... anyway i'd like to ask you to take a look when you have a chance (or maybe someone else will get to it before you?). also, problem with the ballpoint tattoo photo i mentioned in another message have apparently been fixed by someone (THANKS to whomever!) BUT the same thing happened now when i added the same photo to the ballpoint art page. is there a procedure i'm missing that i can make note of for thwe future?Penwatchdog (talk) 02:26, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Howdy Penwatchdog. You're certainly an excellent writer and you're doing a fantasic job on referencing. Good work. I fixed the referecning stuff here and the picture stuff here. All the best to you my friend. 64.40.54.192 (talk) 17:59, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the ping in ACC, it was important, Thanx Mlpearc (powwow) 01:00, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Yw. mabdul 15:09, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi Mabdul, thank you for reviewing my 'iDonate' submission to Wikipedia. I am also interested in becoming more involved in contributing to wikipedia. I am interested in the review process as this is my first article creation.

I look forward to your feedback on iDonate. I found some of the research difficult as there is no other provider offering this range of services. The online donations and fundraising pages are common - white label is unusual and not offered by others. SMS texting is very new and evolving.

The online charity shop is very unique and offers huge fundraising potential to the charities. Lots of charity shops see this as a new opportunity to raise much needed funds.

I look forward to hearing from you. Regards Paddy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Poshpaddy (talk • contribs) 14:28, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

Hey there Mabdul. A couple of days ago I self-nom'ed the Lennie Mace article with a hook about his ballpoint pen Mona Lisa. I just noticed it was removed from that talk page (although it still appears on another page with all waiting noms), but it doesn't appear (yet) in the queue page. There may have been many flaws to the entry but... Any other way to track that besides just continuing to check the afformentioned pages?Penwatchdog (talk) 03:57, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

To be honest: I hate DYK and the rules are stupid and thus I haven't nominated anything since ages (they changed the system dramatically since then). As far as I saw, that the DYK bot removed the nomination, so they seem not wanting to transclude that page. Don't ask me why. mabdul 11:16, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Harbinger Systems (edit | project page | history | links | watch | logs)

I have added verifiable references as suggested. Will you please review and let me know if this is meeting the guidelines. Thx. RM (talk) 12:08, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Or on second check - its a test sandbox. I already wondered why anyone would create an "Ipsum Lorem" article. :) Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 22:28, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

see, I will integrate the check as fast as I can...mabdul 14:13, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

I kind of solved the cause for now as well. Silly location for a HTML comment, when one considers that most submitters probably won't have a clue what a HTML comment does. ("What does that strange line do? Oh, it says "Don't remove this line" above here and it looks the same. I should probably write my article inside those strange arrow markings") Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 08:29, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

Bypass your browser's cache: Tommorris pushed the new version for me. (mainly: the comment/ref check) Please report bugs here. mabdul 09:41, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

Done, seems that the review button fails to load now though. [[Firebug]/small> 09:14, 27 June 2012 (UTC)}}

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Harbinger Systems (edit | project page | history | links | watch | logs)

I have added verifiable references as suggested. Will you please review and let me know if this is meeting the guidelines. Thx. RM (talk) 12:08, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

] reports the following in the web console:

• [12:08:22.269] invalid assignment left-hand side @ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Timotheus_Canens/afchelper4.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript:837

If i tell it to navigate there, ir points to this section:

// Uncomment cats (after the cleanup commented them)

text = text.replace(/\[\[:Category:/gi, "\[\[Category:");

text += '\n'+= pageAppend;

afcHelper_editPage(newtitle, text, token, "Cleanup following AFC creation");'

I'd try to fix it, but my javascript skills are pretty much nonexistent, i prefer c#.net / vb.net :). Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 10:11, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

Ugggh, neither Opera nor IE have problems with that (and even don't report any errors), but that explains why Nathan wasn't able to do anything with the script yesterday. Please change following line:

text += '\n'+= pageAppend;

to

text += '\n'+ pageAppend;

Thanks! mabdul 10:17, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

Done - and welcome back review button! Also, since you asked me to post at the bug page i just placed it there, but i figured i should reply to the section on my task page as well :). Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 10:36, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

Another one

I fear i got another one, when pressing the "Review" button (Happends on this page)

(Firebug console)

• [13:23:55.821] refbegin is null @ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Timotheus_Canens/afchelper4.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript:1340

(Code)

var rerefbegin = /\<\s*ref\s*(name\s*=\s*.*\s*|group\s*=\s*.*\s*)*\>/mig;

var rerefend = /\<\/\s*ref\s*\>/mig;

var refbegin=text.match(rerefbegin);

var refend=text.match(rerefend);

if(refbegin.length!=refend.length)

The review window doesn't open, but no error is shown either.Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 11:29, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

Note: this page has the same issue, some others work fine. Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 11:32, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, hopefully I get the script more stable before it is becoming a gadget. mabdul 17:54, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

If you have a minute, could you join -afc? I wanted to ask you about how I'm doing on the new documentation. Thanks, Nathan2055^{talk - contribs} 20:39, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Cllr. Rabia Bhatti (edit | project page | history | links | watch | logs)

Hi, I've written the wiki article I wanted but it doesnt look fully complete - any help would be appreciated! Ash, Rayz2881Rayz2881 (talk) 17:04, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi Rayz2881, I have submitted your draft at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Cllr. Rabia Bhatti. Please read WP:REFB and transform your submission. Moreover you should read WP:CHEATSHEET and add wikilinks to your draft! mabdul 17:30, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for helping me with my article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Mackintosh_Braun_%28Band%29) The first reviewer just revoked his rejection (although he also sent it to the back of the line, so who knows how long it will take to get reviewed again.) Thanks again! 63.116.153.127 (talk) 18:42, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

You're welcomed. ;-) Maybe a talkpagestalker might want to have a look. ^^ mabdul 11:16, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

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Err, I opted-in and I reverted 'your edits' because you placed my signature on documentation and header pages! Bad bot! mabdul 18:00, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Toonz (edit | project page | history | links | watch | logs)

Why in the name of GOD do you all keep rejecting this goddamn article? IT HAS RELIABLE SOURCES WHAT THE FUCK!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gilthanas91 (talk • contribs) 22:23, 7 July 2012

Please cool down, don't shout: we have no deadline! Your draft might have reliable sources, but not independent... Please read WP:42 and WP:LINKEDIN. Moreover you might read our notability guidelines related to companies and for software. mabdul 10:06, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

You are right, i am sorry. But i dedicated to this page a lot of my time so i was quite frustrated. Could you please tell me which parts of the article need a source for confirmation and/or what sources are not reliable according to the Wiki guidelines?

Thanks and sorry once again.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.37.194.149 (talk • contribs) 23:46, 10 July 2012

Hey there- I've just been chatting with the author about this article on IRC. It seems that there was an episode of Superquark (an Italian documentary series; see Piero Angela for more details) specifically about this software, which, I believe, would be enough to render it notable, even without any other sources. I appreciate your concern about unverified claims; would it perhaps be possible for you to cut the problematic claims out of the draft? That way, the author can see what the page would look like, or get an idea of what needs to be sourced. Thanks, J Milburn (talk) 22:25, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm leaving it for another reviewer. If you check the history you will notice that I wasn't the only reviewer declining this submission. It still lacks any third party, independent and reliable reference... In my eyes it simply fails GNG. mabdul 10:52, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

If i may have a word... When AVS revieved the article, it was still without or with poor references in my humble opinion... Now, maybe the article is still not perfect, but for what i can see it does not lack reliable references. But now, i have to ask you something. In your revision you were worried about the notability of the subject, but now it has been shown. Now you say that it still lacks references. I can only assume that you do not agree with the creator of the page

--Fabio Piacentini (talk) 12:57, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

:-( OK, now a full review of the references which simply explains the situation:

ref #1 press release

ref #2 press release

ref #3 press release

ref #4 press release

ref #5 press release (?) Ad(?) at least primary source

ref #6 primary source

ref #7 not sure about that one, no isbn and the amazon link i found wasn't convincing me

ref #8 youtube, I don't watch these

ref #9 finally a good one, but badly cited: noi issn, no magazine title, no release date, no pages, etc.

ref #10 'Toonz' is only mentioned one time; not indepth

ref #11 'Toonz' is only mentioned one time; not indepth

ref #12 Interview. great. with whom? published where? By a PR agent of his own company?

Summa summarum: This is a clear decline because I got only one good ref, one ref I'm not sure about and thus it fails GNG. Moreover the problem I tagged some revisions ago are still not addressed: many claims/facts are still uncited... mabdul 14:02, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

I tagged some of the showstoppers, though even after they are addressed, this article is a no-go. At least another reference of the depth level of #9 is required, and preferably in English, as otherwise only the local notability is demonstrated. Apart from notability, there are severe problems with WP:V and WP:WEASEL. Effectively I see no circumstances this article may be accepted under. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 14:19, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

ok, now:

number 8: it is an episode of a documentary, i referenced youtube because it was ALSO posted there. want me to reference the episode and the timecode?

number 9 vs number 12: lol, an interview with an ITALIAN reporter is a good source, while an interview with Donald Wallace is not a good one.

number 7: it is a book. buy it, go to page 169, and there it is the reference in English (even if the book is written in japanese, or at least the one that i mentioned)

now, to address your doubts, the reference number 8 has been addressed as a stronger source (notability issue) if compared to others (a tv show is quite notable IMHO).

weasel words are easily corrected (got no time today, i'll do them tomorrow). the language section has no references as the ones from [Adobe Illustrator] (my my, that page is not AfC...)

now, other issues?

--Fabio Piacentini (talk) 22:15, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Please, update metadata for references. The documentary has publisher, date, editors, etc. The book has an author, a publisher, an ISBN, etc. It's not Mabdul's (or mine for that matter) task to track for the source.

Furthermore, references showing only that the product in question was used by someone don't add to notability: it is a mere credit instead of showing that a reputable media concluded that it is worth mentioned. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 10:22, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

"lol, an interview with an ITALIAN reporter is a good source, while an interview with Donald Wallace is not a good one." - who is Donald Wallace that (<-- notice the redlink!)? Who is SA in the interview? Was it published? Really, we are a global encyclopedia and the italian interview was actually published in a printed magazine... Moreover: the Youtube link shouldn't be linked because it is a copyright violation since Rai Uno didn't uploaded the video... mabdul 11:32, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Mabdul, please stop editing the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Toonz, every time you find something that does not suite ::::you. Now, i do not want to say that you are not right at all (yeah, it still lacks of reliable sources, and i need to improve the page), but it is quite... ::::frustrating how you every time that the page is reviewed tag something as "inappropriate". I know, it is your "job" as an admin, but there are articles in ::::wikipedia that are really pathethic, but still has been revieved as appropriate.

Moreover, Donald Wallace is the owner of the Wallace Creative Inc. I think that something/someone can be notable even if it does not have an article on wikipedia.

Regards, --Fabio Piacentini (talk) 19:16, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Eher nicht konnte, auf DE:WN hat kein Admin das Importrecht, dazu brauchst du einen beliebigen Stewart. However, Import von WP -> WN gehen sowieso nicht, weil CC-BY-SA nach CC-BY net geht. --Matthiasb (talk) 18:11, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Mmmh, stimmt. Danke. Ich vergess immer dass dewn ja auf einer anderen Lizenz aufbaut. (Den Grund hab ich nie verstanden) mabdul 10:06, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi Mabdul, I am experiencing the above problem on eg. MyPrefs - gadgets, also on AfCHelper script, but it is not constant. It changes from time to time and page to page even in the same session. When it happens, it appears all over the place. Sometimes, I think, I log in and it works fine. I have tried purging server and browswer, I have tried searching for answers. I suspect it has something to do with my java installation. I came to you because I think you're very likely to have an idea what's causing it. I was using IE8 (Windows XP Home), found I couldn't use Twinkle and switched to Google Chrome. Wanted to install IRC. I went for an opensource option, RelayIRC, would not install, requirement specified JRE2. So installed JRE2, still wouldn't work, so I reinstalled JRE 7.5. It's more or less since then that I have the problem with the radio buttons etc. Do you have any helpful suggestions? David_FLXD (Talk) 05:50, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

PS the "Watch this page" checkbox is missing... David_FLXD (Talk) 05:51, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

PPS My gadgets page just worked - I selected the AfCHelper Gadget, hopefully that will take priority over the installed script? Under Compatibility I also deselected the Java standard library, which I had selected when I was using IE8. Let's see. David_FLXD (Talk) 06:04, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Fault is still occurring. David_FLXD (Talk) 06:33, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

If you use both (the hand coded script and the gadget) you will have at the end two 'review' tabs/links. I still don't understand what your IRC/Java problem has to do with the AFCH. Please don't mix Java (programming language) and JavaScript! These are two totally different languages. The script (and nearly every web page) uses JavaScript - Java is for 'big' applications which don't run within the browser.

Which 'radio buttons' are you missing? I don't use these in the script until now (there are plans to add them at certain new features). Maybe create a screenshot of the problem (which occurs - or not) and upload it to Commons, or describe the problem step by step.

"PS the "Watch this page" checkbox is missing" - already on the wishlist at WP:AFCH/DEV. mabdul 08:00, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi Mabdul, I blanked my user common.js file and am using only the gadget. It definitely did appear a couple of times after I did that, but I haven't seen the problem in a couple of days. Something I maybe didn't make clear: I didn't come to you re AfCHelper specifically, just that because you did a lot - I guess - of the coding, you might have the technical knowhow to figure out my problem. It was appearing all over. On my preferences/gadgets page, on any edit page at all, on the login page, in Twinkle, in AfCHelper. You can imagine in, say, Twinkle, trying to pick a tag with invisible checkboxes! There was once, I don't remember what page, unfortunately, but I think it was one of the help pages, where checkboxes appeared on mouseover. Another time, probably also in a help / Wikimarkup page, where I clicked on an expand link in a text line, and a check box or radio button appeared on the left end (might have been in the Upload wizard). That time the others did not reappear on mouseover. If and when it comes back I have my screenshot capture at the ready, and will post here again. Thanks for your advice meanwhile! David_FLXD (Talk) 05:18, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

I still don't understand: about what/which checkboxes/radio buttons you are talking about? Moseover? I never used that effect! Radio buttons? I have no included. If you are talking about (when declining a submission) to give the user a Teahouse invitation: You can only do this (as mentioned in the user interface) if you notify him about your review. There is a (non working) bit 'magic' about hiding the full line (not working == only the checkbox is hidden, is already fixed in the beta script, still needs to be 'pushed' by an admin)... mabdul 10:37, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Is there a way I can send you screenshots via e~mail? I only ask because it will be easier than uploading them. I made them gifs, they're small! David_FLXD (Talk) 14:58, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Use Special:EmailUser/Mabdul and I will response... mabdul 15:49, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

My Hero! Please see my edits at WP:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Helper_script. There was also something very strange there before I started. Thanks a bunch for the help! David_FLXD (Talk) 09:57, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

In the your edit on May 17, 2012 you included IBM Lotus Symphony into {{web browsers}}. I changed the formatting from bold to italics as I thought that was the initial intent (Lotus Symphony was discontinued on March 27, 2012) before seeing that this edit is yours (and you are not very prone to typos AFAICS). So, please revert me if I'm wrong. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 11:43, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

mmmh. yeah my fault. Thanks. mabdul 10:38, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi Mabdul, I don't understand how this page appeared. I don't have the skills on the Wiki to find out. Thanks.  :- ) Don 15:28, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

I see you have been busy. Cut and paste with new user name? I was going so CSD it. One big advertisement, no substance.  :- ) Don 15:57, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

One task after another. G11 is on the list for tomorrow. -.- mabdul 15:58, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

I can do that, if they get the history merge done.  :- ) Don 16:07, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) - I went ahead and marked the page, and then realized that the histmerge had to go through first. Watchlisted, will get done soon. --Nathan2055^{talk - contribs} 16:22, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi Mabdul, sorry to bother you but I'd like to ask your for help/advice once again... I've been making numerous rewrites to my article for it to pass DYK. I'm aware it still needs work and I have no prob with that, BUT, before i proceed with further cuts/rewrites I'd like a third-party opinion on what definitely needs changing and what i can defend/challenge against DYK administrators. I wanna make sure if the article is indeed in that bad of shape OR am i dealing with an administrator on a power trip. Most annoying is one person who's continually calling everything promotional. Other claims of unreferenced material are understandable and I'm willing to part with if i can't dig up sources but... I don't have much more time to put into rewrites, paying-jobs to get to, etc! I haven't yet revised to meet the current list of complaints, but i plan on returning to it tomorrow and/or after hearing from you. thanks friend. Penwatchdog (talk) 14:23, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

For now, I've addressed the issues raised by "Crisco" at DYK, but I'd still like your advice at your convenience. More&more it's becoming a "good article" anyway, so i'm not against DYK requirements, but there's a limit to how much I'm willing to give up just to make the front page for a day. Always appreciated. Penwatchdog (talk) 06:25, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

talk page stalker Hello again, Penwatchdog. To answer your question, in general you'll have to fix everything that people ask you to fix. About 2 years ago, a few copyright violations got through DYK and on to the main page. That caused a big kerfuffle and ever since then people have been very strict about DYK submissions. A lot of people don't think it's fair, but that's the way things are being run now. Sorry for the bad news. I'll look through the article and see if I can help. Best regards. 64.40.54.88 (talk) 11:51, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your watchful eye! It's all understandable, and under control for now as far as i'm concerned, but the admin in question is hitting me with matters of editorial opinion rather than potentially damaging/questionable content; I've now made a point of that on the DYK page and/but continue to edit-to-please. i couldn't hold back my personal view, i hope that's not my downfall, but i'm a professional writer and there's a limit to what i'll withstand from an apparent student. Thanks again and if i can help you in any way, "do~zo~" Penwatchdog (talk) 12:29, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm going to move our conversation over to your talkpage. Hope that's OK with you. 64.40.54.88 (talk) 12:47, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi Mabdul. Since you are one of the experts at AFC, I was hoping to get your help. Could you please move Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Wikipedia:Thanks for 4 million articles to Wikipedia:Thanks for 4 million articles for me? It's part of the 4 million article celebration. Thanks very much. 64.40.54.88 (talk) 11:30, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Strike that request. Ryan Vesey (talk · contribs) got it. Best regards. 64.40.54.88 (talk) 14:32, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

I assume you asked Tim first, but just in case... — foxj 02:40, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Robby The Penguin (talk) (contribs) 22:33, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Please don't block me,I will do anything you want!--PHelper RF (talk) 11:10, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

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