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Hi-Please look at User:Wi Private Colleges; I let the user know about my concerns about a possible conflict of interest and the username. Thanks again-RFD (talk) 20:11, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbksU68KkzI&feature=youtu.be This] is an example of what you unthinkingly called a "scam". Michael Hardy (talk) 03:40, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

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Orangemike, I certainly didn't intend to offend anyone with my uppercase comments in my Help Desk message. I was just trying to emphasize the reasons for my claims. I have edited the message and changed the Uppercase statements to be lowercase and surrounded by parentheses instead. Please accept my apologies.

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Wanted to draw your attention to {{u|Abhinay Banker}}, which seems WP:SPA. Can you please take a look? Coderzombie (talk) 12:50, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

:User:Abhinay Banker was created in error; there is no account of that name. The article Abhinay Banker strikes me as being about a non-notable (read some of the linked sources; they are not about him). --Orange Mike | Talk 15:01, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

::{{u|Abhinay Banker}} has now changed username to {{u|Jaydev Pala}}. Coderzombie (talk) 08:44, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

In a recent RfC you expressed a fairly resolute confidence in your understanding of the contours of the controversy, which concorded with how the current article presents things. I believe that article has some significant omissions and weight problems, and have spearheaded a draft that reveals more of the nuances found in the reliable sources. I would be grateful if you would review it and give your opinion on how well it does or does not summarize the significant views published by reliable sources. Rhoark (talk) 15:14, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

:The problem with a wholesale replacement like this is that it makes it impossible for anybody with a life elsewhere to do a fair comparison with the current version. I confess myself overwhelmed by the sheer vastness of the draft, and unable to trace the differences and similarities with the current coverage. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:39, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

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:: The now salted page had a 2nd Afd discussion that did not end with a clear consensus! All you have to do is read it! I was told that if I conceded the overturning of the second undelete by several liars that a new article could be recreated to fix the vandalism from the old article, so I withdrew my complaint and did so. Now all these users have been doing is attacked my new fixes. You actually deleted my new article, with brand new sources, not the old one. The user that proposed your action to delete and salt has a personal vendetta against the page and lied many times during the undelete procedure. Filmfan655321 (talk) 03:09, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

:1. You used more words, but it's basically the same article as the deleted one.

:2. We assume good faith on the part of our fellow editors around here; slinging accusations of "Liar!" around is not going to get you a very good reception.

:3. If you think you can create a valid article, with more substantial references and losing the word "transgressive" (which is neither neutral nor well-sourced), then create a DRAFT, don't just slap a recreated article down. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:09, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

I know you made some edits on the DataCore software Draft page. Someone mentioned that they are sure it will be rejected. Would you consider the sources that were used for the article to be notable? Your opinion would be greatly appreciated. 2601:58B:100:4B0B:D1DC:A26B:36D2:5A73 (talk) 22:25, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

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With due respect, If you don't know about a person's work and contribution towards any industry or field especially in Art where Theatre is one of the most difficult and oldest form of performing arts, you should NOT raise any question on him/work done by him.

We had the same discussion before some months and the decision was to KEEP the article then why are you discussing the same thing again? Can't you read that first before proceeding for 2nd delectation request?

1st one is here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Abhinay_Banker

Many thanks

Jaydev Pala (talk) 08:28, 24 August 2016 (UTC)— Jaydev Pala (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

:{{U|Jaydev Pala}}, while specialists in areas are certainly welcome, sources and notability should be shown in a manner which is clear to those who both know the topic and those that do not. To pick an example, an article on an American Football player should be written and sources in a way that would allow an editor from Thailand to contribute in regards to the notability of the article.Naraht (talk) 15:23, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

Naraht (talk) Yes I agree, but whatever have written on the page had been verified by many admins and moderators in Wiki Live chart help. They have done necessary changes and then after have been approved. In addition, one can always EDIT rather than putting a straight tag of deletion. Because am not that much good with wiki, always prefer to get my work checked by an editor/moderator. I do have all copies of previous chat where one had said its all good.

Thanks Jaydev Pala (talk) 11:17, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

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There's a SPA working that page. I left them a COI template [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Wikeditt]. No response, still editing. What do you think? Geogene (talk) 22:31, 9 September 2016 (UTC)

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Are you fucking serious it took me time to create it and find right reference and its affiliated with UMG and Symponic Distribution. --Musician Guides (talk) 16:15, 11 September 2016 (UTC)

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Have a look at a new handful of Wisconsin-related redlinks... Andrew J. Aikens. Hope you're doing well... —Tim /// Carrite (talk) 18:09, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

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Hi thanks for pointing out that Kaleidoscope (organisation) had not got enough refs, I have since add refs from British Film Institute, ITV and The Guardian. Just want to check these are sufficient before I removed the template notices? Thanks Kelvin 101 (talk) 14:49, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

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You might also want to have a look at User:Ucsfhpl.groupc as yet another of these groups looking to "update" :Health care analytics in the near future. This looks like an organised effort, probably from a Pharmaceutical Laboratory or similar ? Thanks  Velella  ^{Velella Talk}   23:34, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

It's NOT inappropriate - it's a class project at UCSF. We spent all day working on it and it's due tonight as a draft for what we would suggest! How do we get all of our work back?! I can't believe someone can just go in and delete our work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ucsfhpl.groupc (talk • contribs) 00:53, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

This was a draft of a class project at UC San Francisco. I don't understand why you deleted this since it was under my own sandbox. I spent all day on it as a proposal for what I would suggest around legislation for healthcare analytics article, and you just went in and deleted it. It's due tonight - how do I get all of our work back? At the very least, can I at least get the content sent over to me so I can submit the assignment? Ucsfhpl.groupc (talk) 00:57, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

:Wikipedia is not a webhost; we are not to be misused as a site for collaborative projects and class assignments. I will, however, be glad to e-mail you a copy of what was deleted. --Orange Mike | Talk 02:42, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

::Same issue here User talk:Group A HPL/sandbox, guess we should be on the lookout for "Group B". Just a (FYI). Cheers, - Mlpearc (open channel) 02:48, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

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Regarding Censorship of my Comments on Wikipedia talk pages,

"Neutral" or Not neutral my comments are Historically Documented Events, U.S. Laws, U.S. Congressional Records, Documented CIA Operations and U.S. Military Operations, etc. not "my Opinions".Nakamuradavid (talk) 21:31, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

:The nearly-incoherent rant you posted did not include any actual suggestions for improving the article in question, and included trivia, irrelevancies, falsehoods, and some strings of words that could not be interpreted as actual English sentences so as to be evaluated for utility and/or veracity. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:37, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

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Hi, Orangemike! I was doing some random copyediting and came across HBarC Ranchwear. Having been cautioned about curly quotes, I noticed that sections of the article were copied from [http://www.hbarc.net/about-me.html the H-bar-C ranchwear website]. I was going to mark it with {{tl|copypaste}} but then I saw your page move on the history and wondered if perhaps this article was meant to be in Draft space pending review? - Reidgreg (talk) 20:32, 12 October 2016 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for tagging the article. When I hunt typos between other tasks, I find a fair number of questionable articles. - 13:32, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

I adore your orangeness and am so happy we got to reconnect. Hope to get you back to San Diego again next year! DrMel (talk) 02:45, 14 October 2016 (UTC)

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Seems to be taking an age. Scope creep (talk) 00:25, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. 11:06, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

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Hi, I edited a draft made by somebody else with further sources and resubmitted it. Then my account got blocked because of my username. Will the edits that I made to the article remain, and can the article still be approved if it follows the guidelines, even if the account that last submitted it has been blocked? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.138.214.3 (talk) 08:20, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

:The content might remain if it meets our standards of impartiality, verifiability, etc. If it was the usual crappy self-advertisement, of course, that would not apply. --Orange Mike | Talk 03:11, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

Could you take a look at Draft:Lira Luis to see if it is an improvement on the previously-deleted versions of Lira Luis? If you still have concerns, please let me know. Thanks. --Big_iron (talk) 21:06, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

:You're straining too hard; stuff like She was a winner in the Reign in Spain competition sponsored by Tile of Spain. is just too minor to constitute encyclopedic content. --Orange Mike | Talk 03:14, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

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Hi Orangemike,

I see that Adamfkelly has been blocked for making legal threats. I see nothing resembling a legal threat, only the word "defamation". Thoough I am one of the editors who has restored the paragraph that Adamfkelly has been deleting, I consider the block unjustified – I would prefer Adamfkelly to be able to discuss the issue, giving their reason, and preferably a reference, for the deletion. (Of course if a legal threat has been sent by another channel, it's justified, I wouldn't know about that.) Maproom (talk) 09:35, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

:"Defamation", like "libel" and "slander", has a specific meaning in law. It seems to me that it crossed the line into legal threat. Do you disagree? Does HE disagree? --Orange Mike | Talk 01:18, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

::I accept that the word has that meaning. But I don't think using it as a header implies a legal threat. I took it to mean "I believe that defamation has occured and I want to discuss it." But while he has not responded, I don't think there's reason do do anything. Maproom (talk) 07:57, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

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HI, Mike. I'm puzzled why you protected this page today. From what I can see, an IP inserted a contentious description without an edit summary, {{U|Semmendinger}} reverted them as Vandalism, and then {{U|Littlepurplegoth}} reapplied it. Five hours later, somebody else correct the spelling, and then a couple of hours after that you protected it. (Then today you part-reverted the change). I don't see edit-warring, so I wondered why you protected it.

Disclosure: I was alerted to this by a discussion on facebook: somebody reported the "Vandalism" reversion, and were predicting tht "there will be a bunch of editors determined to fight the "Vandalism" of correcting "womanizer" to "sexual predator". ... That's how Wikipedia works". I have replied, explaining that it was the anonymous insertion of contentious material without an edit summary which almost certainly triggered Semmendinger to revert it as vandalism, but that the reinsertion by a logged in editor has been retained. --ColinFine (talk) 23:55, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

:Well, if you feel that I over-reacted, I'll be glad to notch the protection down. Does that meet your concern? --Orange Mike | Talk 00:26, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

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Hi, Orange Mike. I'm so pleased you reached out to offer help in editing the Fandom wiki page. I'm taking you up on the offer and have a question about the sources currently used on the page. The page has the website Fanlore listed as a source but I was unsure if the website actually meets Wikipedia's guidelines for sources; I don't want to use the site in my own editing if it didn't. Thanks! Alicep16 (talk) 16:39, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

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Orangemike,

Please do not repeatedly alter our school's wikipedia page.

Please do not remove additions we add to our school page.

This account is authorized to make additions to the school's wikipedia page.

You are not associated with our institution, please refrain from modifying and removing our contributions to our own page.

Please refrain from this activity.

Sincerely,

TMP — Preceding unsigned comment added by Themortalphantom (talk • contribs) 05:12, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

:We actually do not allow "official accounts", nor do we allow accounts that are shared. It screws with the copyright licensing. —Jeremy v^_^v ^Bori! 20:48, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

:The yearbook staff at the school is a prime example of the kind of folks whose conflict of interest makes them unlikely to be impartial editors. The absolutely embarrassing content they keep re-inserting into the article merely makes the entire exercise more unfortunate for the school's image. --Orange Mike | Talk 03:19, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

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I thought you might like to know about this likely objectionable user name. 104.163.146.118 (talk) 04:29, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

:My apologies IP and Orangemike. It looked like a circular link to this page had been part of the edit. That is what I get for only looking at the edit made field. I hope that this all gets sorted out. Again apologies to you both. MarnetteD|Talk 18:01, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

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Can you please have a look at the following: Assault Of M-OEE8. Its an article about a battle which happened inside the game Eve Online, which has more than 500,000 thousand users. The notability assertion rests on the fact that it was the argest single engagement to ever be conducted inside a video game. DO you think it notable? scope_creep (talk) 11:22, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

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Dear Orange Mike,

Does it count as a conflict of interest that I am a member of the Scientific Committee that organizes this series of meetings? Of course, as such I am well placed to describe the series, probably better than anyone who is not a member of the committee. If you think there is a COI here, please let me know what I should declare, e.g. "I am currently a member of the Scientific Committee of this series of meetings". I certainly do not get paid for preparing the wikipedia article, and my main interest is to give the wikipedia readership hopefully objective information about this series of meetings.

Thanks in advance.

Iberian15 (talk) 22:57, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

:Yep, conflict of interest is not always a commercial matter. You have a perfectly understandable desire to present your organization in its best light, and to let the world know about you and what you do. Openly revealing your COI is definitely a good first step. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:55, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

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Yes sir,... I am presently attending COSTAATT. COSTAATT is a PUBLIC Institution, Inaugrated on 2000 by the [Parliament Of Trinidad and Tobago]. I am correcting it :D — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ishango (talk • contribs) 18:33, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

I was disappointed to hear that you are a born again christian. It just doesn't seem to fit you. 2600:100C:B00D:C2B3:597C:7FE0:1389:44E0 (talk) 06:39, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

:Maybe thee don't know enough about us :Quakers, then. Lots of troublemakers, gadflies, rabblerousers and malcontents to be found in our ranks; and we consider that a righteous way of following His example: a known radical convicted and executed for troubling the councils of the high and mighty rulers. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:03, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

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Hello Orangemike! I just want to know why you deleted the page I created Lovingly Yours (TV series). Thanks. Hopefully you can get back to me soon - Disneylandlover2006

:Because there is already an article :Lovingly Yours, Helen. --Orange Mike | Talk 04:45, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

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Hi Orangemike, can you please provide more information as to why this was deleted? It says unambiguous promotion but it is about a person not a business and all links were news stories so I am confused. Can we please review and repost? Thanks!— Preceding unsigned comment added by Ksteinharter (talk • contribs) — {{#if:{{IsIPAddress (talk{{#if:{{IsIPAddress|Ksteinharter}}|| • contribs}}) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

:Language like, "renowned inventor, entrepreneur, businessman", "passion for innovation drove his success", "did improve upon existing products until he infamously created a more efficient design", and "Not only was Gust a successful businessman, but he was appreciative of the country around him" has no place in an encyclopedia. A completely new draft without all the "goshwowoboy" phrasing and peacock words might stand a better chance of surviving. --Orange Mike | Talk 22:40, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Great feedback, thank you! Is there any way to get the original source back so that I can edit it and fix? Those were phrases drawn from news articles but can definitely see how they are extremely subjective sounding. Ksteinharter (talk) 19:24, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

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Please note I did not commit the errors that you suggested on my talk page. I made a helpful edit to a page that was incorrect. Please refrain from adding your political biases to Wikipedia. Sauve.sean (talk) 23:52, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

:Your edit contradicted the long-standing global consensus on this topic, inserting instead a radical minority posture held almost exclusively by political partisans and activists. There is no support in the political science literature for the content you inserted, as other editors have already warned you repeatedly. --Orange Mike | Talk 01:11, 2 January 2017 (UTC)

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Hi Orangemike. I was attempting to create an article about a company/foundation called Factom, but received a notice that I couldn't create the article because it had already be delisted before. Can you please tell me what I need to do to (try to) create the article? I have the text ready (it's pretty short, but included sources for all the factual information). Please let me know if you have any questions or if there's anything you need from me. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crypto88mph (talk • contribs) 08:20, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

:There is currently an article Factom, but it's been nominated for deletion, since the article has no :WP:RS\reliable sources, and no hint whatsoever that this software family is in any way notable enough to merit an encyclopedia article. --Orange Mike | Talk 06:55, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

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Hi, OrangeMike -- thank you for your helpful input on Skip Burkle's page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Skip_Burkle. Could you give a specific example of missing proper inline references and inline links which you identified as the problem there?

Also, what other issues do you see that need work / correction? It'll be much appreciated if you could point to specific problematic instances as illustrative examples, since it is more understandable that way.

Thanks in advance.EMAgain (talk) 21:42, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

:Read our guidelines on external links. Read our guidelines on writing with a neutral point of view. And read :peacock words for an explanation of the king of language with which this draft is burdened. --Orange Mike | Talk 02:26, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, Orange Mike. Can you be more specific and show the instances of the objectionable and non-neutral language as you see them in the draft?EMAgain (talk) 05:04, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

:Some of it is gone; but I still see the paragraph "Burkle's vision was to have the CFE serve as a civilian-led research and training institute that would enhance the capacity of the U.S. and foreign militaries to operate effectively in humanitarian assistance missions by improving militaries' understanding of the humanitarian ethos, the guiding principles of humanitarian organizations, a rich understanding of the international humanitarian architecture and the key humanitarian organizations involved in humanitarian response. Dr. Burkle hired a highly experienced staff drawn from academia, the United Nations, the medical field, and the U.S. military to fulfill this vision.", followed almost immediately by the unsupported assertion, "Many of the staff Burkle hired have since gone on to play leading roles in a variety of humanitarian organizations and in the private sector." --Orange Mike | Talk 05:25, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

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Hello Orangemike,

I want to know why the Cage Fighter article that I wrote is being considered for deletion. Cage Fighter is an MMA & apparel brand that has been around since the late 2000's and is now expanding into Europe. Their apparel has been worn by some of the most famous MMA athletes in the world. Please let me know what I can do to keep this article from being removed.

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:The article is not up for speedy deletion; it is being considered for possible deletion. Notability is not contagious. Nobody cares what socks Donald Trump wears or what toothpaste Kim Jong-Un favors. If there is no substantive media discussion of this company, then it fails our standards of notability.

:By the way: what steps have you taken as far as the mandatory' disclosure of your conflict of interest with regard to this article? --Orange Mike | Talk 00:13, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

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Hello. I added over 20 references to the article on J. Morgan Puett. It turns out, she is a Guggenheim fellow. I believe that conotes notability. She is also in the Tate Museum and several other permanent collections, which meets WP:ARTIST. I hope you would agree that the article now has enough refs to sustain notability, and that the nomination for deletion should be withdrawn? I agree that it did look awaful when nominated. Thanks104.163.150.250 (talk) 09:22, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

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Hi there, I am trying to produce a page for veteran jazz musician Jed Armstrong. I am a volunteer at a local IT Resource Centre one day a week, hence I was unable to add a source before proposed deletion date I was warned of. I would like to attempt to re-draft the article but am unsure as to whether my references will be enough? There is one book reference and several websites. Can you offer any further guidance before I spend a lot of time re-typing?! Many thanks Jane Reid on behalf of Jed Armstrong.Jedarmstrong (talk) 10:59, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

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Hi, could you please assess the article Project Semicolon? I started it months ago and an editor added it as scope of WikiProject Wisconsin, from which you're a part of. Thanks. Bluesphere 14:23, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

I am interested in contributing a small article on UFWA local 154 (Gardner, MA). This is will be my first time contributing to wikipedia. I see that some other entries of union internationals have subsections for locals (e.g. SEIU). Should I start by editing your article on UFWA or start a new article. Again this is my first time contributing to wikipedia. Thanks Jadudley (talk) 13:11, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

:Speaking as president of a smaller and even less notable local (:AFSCME L. 91), I would strongly advise sticking to improving the article on the international first. It is tough to argue for the notability of most locals, but the internationals are more clearly notable. (I have been cautious about doing so, because my uncle Willie Carl was the last international president of the Furniture Workers before the merger.) --Orange Mike | Talk 14:25, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

::Thanks. I don't have lots of information about the international. My main source is the 1989 book Becoming a Mighty Voice. I am willing to add to the article about the international, but I am not really sure what to add. I don't have a ton of info about local 154 either, but feel more comfortable writing about it because I'm here in Gardner and looked into it more. Frankly my priority is to get some more information about local 154 accessible, but if contributing some more information to the general UFWA article first is a means to doing that I'm willing to. Could you give me some suggestions of what kinds of information I should include in an edit of the UFWA article? An outline for example? I could just pull information about its founding, expansion, etc from Becoming a Mighty Voice. Someday I plan to head to GSU in Atl to visit the southern labor archives and dig in a little more. I also recently interviewed the current Business Agent for IUE-CWA 81-154 the successor local to UFWA local 154 (he's also the manager for the old UFWA union hall in Gardner) but I know a primary source document like that can't be a source for wikipedia. Any suggestions about how I might move forward would be much appreciated. Thanks Jadudley (talk) 15:37, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

:::Mighty Voice is a fair start, but there's all the content in the books which it references. There's a fair amount in libraries about the founding era, the role of the UFW in CIO/AFL rivalries, and the ugly period when the UFW purged their militant/commie (depends on who you believe) element. 154 may be important in and around Gardner, but I'm skeptical about whether it really meets our standards for notability of an organization. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:45, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

::::Thanks for your help thinking about this. It seems like this would be a much bigger project than I can take on. I think I'll just keep poking around and see what I can learn about local 154 but not worry about trying to contribute to wikipedia. I didn't realize there were other books in addition to Becoming A Mighty Voice I'll have to keep looking. Thanks again. Jadudley (talk) 18:25, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

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Last year you successfully stopped vandalism in the article Underwood International College, Yonsei University. However, the vandalism started again in 5-6 March 2017. 5 March modifications seem to be made by a COI user and 6 March modifications were geolocated to Yonsei University. These modifications aimed to remove secondary source information which criticizes the college. Could you please check the modifications and protect the page if you consider it necessary? Thank you!

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I appreciate the block you placed, I really just wanted to help that young man understand why he shouldn't have moved that page and it suddenly turned into a Wrestling promo. Hopefully this time out shows him the error of his ways. Chris "WarMachineWildThing" ^{Talk to me} 07:19, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

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Sock/meat puppet? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Morganalexander] --NeilN ^{talk to me} 00:23, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

:I'm thinking these may be two different fans of Geller's, if she's complained in a recent blog, tweet, podcast or cuneiform-tablet-sent-to-subscribers about the information. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:28, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

::I had a quick looksee through her tweets and Facebook posts. Some of your fellow Americans are pretty cray-cray. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 00:38, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

:::Worse than that: many of our fellow humans are cray-cray, my droogy. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:43, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

::::The more disruption occurs, the more I think it's someone wanting to hide the daughters' connection with the mother, rather than Geller herself. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 16:32, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

:::::Perhaps. Geller has been the object of assassination attempts. Someone may want to protect her children ... or not! Are there Wikipedia rules on this matter? Jason from nyc (talk) 15:13, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

::::::Given that we only publish what is already published, that makes no sense. And re: the "assassination attempts"?{{fact}} --Orange Mike | Talk 23:55, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

:::::::FYI Curtis Culwell Center attack and Pamela_Geller#June_2015_assassination_plot. Jason from nyc (talk) 00:57, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

::::::::I don't think the Culwell Center thing qualifies as an attempt on her, but the Boston whacko clearly was after Geller, however ineptly. Thanks for the info. --Orange Mike | Talk 01:11, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

::::::If somebody legitimately thinks anything here endangers another person, we have mechanisms to raise that concern; but nobody has done so in this matter. --Orange Mike | Talk 01:11, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

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Feel free to talk to me here or at my page. Your removal was out of order as I explained, ironically in the comment you removed. I suspect you were not aware of context. Endercase (talk) 02:36, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

:No upset; but you need to pick the most appropriate place, and discuss it there. Your comment, in addition to being a violation of the closing instructions, made no sense whatsoever. --Orange Mike | Talk 02:41, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

::Sorry, bit confused are you an authoritarian anarchist? The red and black plus the tax the rich. Anyway, why should I obey their instructions? Are you familiar with those particular users? I am. Endercase (talk) 03:07, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

:::Anarchism works when the participants follow a set of mutually-accepted rules. I feel that you overstepped those boundaries for no useful purpose. --Orange Mike | Talk 07:26, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

::::Alright, so particulars. Have you read the discussions that led to those posts? In this case, a number of users are enforcing a sitewide ban of multiple sources (they do not even have a publicly available list) that was not made following protocol (see discussions). WP:CAN does indicate that in order to prevent wp:Localconsensus one is "allowed" and "encouraged" to post in relevant locations with neutral wording to inform other affected users. Additionally, this was not even a case of Canvassing following WP:DISPUTE when Consensus can not be reached in on a particular forum it is the "duty" of invested parties to escalate the discussion to a "higher" related forum. Whereas NPOV is a pillar and Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard is not, this notified move was well within policy, even if it was not traditional{citation needed}. At best their bans fall under Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution#Community_sanctions but as it is site-wide instead of "in a particular area" it does not even qualify, as such their actions represent a large change in policy, discussion must be made about banning in general as they wp:bold and avoided it. As of now, we have a number of users running around removing all sorts of cited information because it came from sources they don't like. If you would like me to provide you with a list of usernames I could easily do so. But it would not be difficult for you to find them yourself. Find an accurate article (the hard part) from Brietbart, Infowars, or the Daily mail (or a few other sources) and cite it, in short order you will have caught at least 1 editor, that is removing sources and sometimes even information that they could have at least left a citation needed tag on, citing a "ban" that refuses to take context into consideration or even talk about their actions (very bot like). Endercase (talk) 13:30, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

I have upset a number of users with my actions. I stand accused of being WP:NOTHERE on Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents. I'm really sure what to do about it. If I actually am in violation I think the process should play out. However, the only users who seem to think I'm in violation so far are also the ones that have been the most offended by audacity and arguments. As you are a user whom I have interacted with, your input on either side of the issue would be helpful. Thank you for your time. Endercase (talk) 00:16, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

:Ender, you're accomplishing nothing but the waste of time and energy by defending indefensible sources of lies and deception. When people point this out, you wiki-lawyer and whinge. That does seem to smell of NOTHERE. --Orange Mike | Talk 03:00, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

::Orange, I was not attempting to wiki lawyer, I was trying to debate. I was not aware this is closer to a Quaker community than a Jewish one in terms of disagreements. I am now. Thank You for attempting to assume good faith and not outright saying my behavior is NOTHERE. You can close this discussion if you would like (I'm still not clear on how personal talk pages work as far as closes and such). Endercase (talk) 06:24, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for the help over here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ben_the_Bos#Please_use_clearer_language

Is there a way for me to edit the edit summary, and/or is it worth reverting and re-doing the edit with a clearer summary? Ben the Bos (talk) 00:08, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

:Nah, but no big deal. Just remember: there are lots of :wikis, but only one Wikipedia (per language). --Orange Mike | Talk 00:34, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

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Hello,

It has just come to my attention that the page for Merchant & Gould was deleted. I was able to find the deletion record and note that it has been gone for several years.

• 17:56, 11 August 2014 Orangemike (talk | contribs) deleted page Merchant & Gould (G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion)

I would like to recreate our page, but I would first like to know what caused it to be considered "unambiguous advertising or promotion" to ensure we do not violate any rules again.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Kind regards,

Misty

Mborgmisterek (talk) 19:20, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

:The article was created by an account named User:Merchantandgouldlawfirm. It consisted in large part of a detailed catalog of the kinds of IP law services it offers; and the only sources were the firm's own website. There was a lot of bragging, and not a whisper of actual reliable third-party sources. --Orange Mike | Talk 23:54, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

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Meaningful Broadband Model (talk) 20:02, 26 March 2017 (UTC) Dear Orangemike (or another reviewer) of the Meaningful Broadband Model post. In our last feedback from you on behalf of Wikipedia, you said that you would be willing to unblock "meaningful broadband" if the name is changed. So we changed it to Meaningful Broadband Model. But that also was blocked, without an explanation. Please unblock the site or explain why it is now being blocked. I believe we have met your concerns by demonstrating that: Meaningful Broadband is not a self-promoting business but an academically led trend that has that has academic and political traction in Asian nations and intergovernmental organizations, such as World Bank. We have changed the name of the entry, from Meaningful Broadband to Meaningful Broadband Model to clarify that this is not a label fair a business but for a framework for test-market deployment that addresses ethical concerns of great interest to the Wikipedia readership. The entry includes references from third parties and publishers who are commenting on Meaningful Broadband and its implications, particularly among Islamic nations, as Indonesia is the primary country of deployment.

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== Questions on WikiProject Science Fiction ==

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Hello Orangemike,

I just noticed that you left a message that my hypothesis was "non-notable hypothesis"... Are you an Expert in this field, if so are you Prepared to discuss the details...?

Regards,

Joseph J. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jayabalan.joseph (talk • contribs) 22:17, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

If you are claiming that the hypothesis is "non-notable hypothesis" you should be prepared to come forward discuss it with me... Not replying back is an act of cowardness...

Looks like Cowards run wikipedia...

Come forward if you are an Expert try to prove that this Hypothesis is wrong or try to bring real experts in Life sciences in support for you...

Jayabalan.joseph (talk) 22:30, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

>>Attempt at promotion of extremely fringe,

Give reasons as to what makes you think that this is Extremly fringe...?

>>non-notable hypothesis.

The references and expert opinions are already there...

Why is it not notable to you... Are you a SME...?

>>I do not believe this is salvageable.

Why would you feel so dear...?

FYI:

Look for the content and try to be professional...

Revenge and retaliation just reveal your weekness out in public...

Just because wiki is run by charity, it doesnot means that there is enough room for Cowards to rule...

IF you dont have an answer to respond... Then be a Man and try undoing that error (MFD) which you commited in the first place...

Jayabalan.joseph (talk) 23:24, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

An editor has asked why their page was deleted. I've answered, but since you're the one who deleted it and you can see the deleted content, perhaps you can give some additional feedback to the new editor. — Gestrid (talk) 05:49, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

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An editor that you had previously given a COI notice has re-edited the same article, Lewis Wolff, without disclosing his/her affiliation with the subject. I am unsure about how to respond, so I thought I'd reach out. Thank you for your attention. -Jordgette [talk] 03:27, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

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::Thank you. -Jordgette [talk] 03:38, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

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Hey, the organization that I work for has a sister organization that has a Wikipedia article published. Would we be breaking the rules if I added to their page and put information about our site? For example, they are headquartered in the UK, but we are in the US. Would it be possible to have a section about the US site on the same page?

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Hey orangemike. Not sure why you felt the need to not answer my question with your dismissive missive but the fact is a reviewer has already said they will APPROVE the article because it does meet the notability requirements. I assume you are not an entertainment professional. But read the comments and the history of the page. Wiki has tons of Broadway folks less notable with less citations and support that have pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Parplaywright (talk • contribs) 02:43, 14 May 2017 (UTC)

:I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings, but I was trying to clarify that you need to set your priorities. I don't want to see you disappointed by submitting an article draft and getting it rejected. The problem is that there are plenty of folks with Equity and SAG cards who don't quite meet our standards of notability. (Me? I'm married to a WGA/IATSE dual card holder; never trod the boards since high school myself, but know enough not to whistle backstage or name the Scottish play.) --Orange Mike | Talk 04:33, 14 May 2017 (UTC)

No hurt feelings. I'm a former professor and first industry liaison at NYU TISCH School so I wouldn't be creating a page for an actor or actress unless they were notable. An Equity and (more accurately) a SAG-AFTRA card ( both of which I carry) are not what we're talking about here. I've worked with DeNiro and LuPone but I'm not notable. This is an award winning Broadway actress and Symphony Orchestra soloist in this case. Well worthy of a page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Parplaywright (talk • contribs) 04:52, 14 May 2017 (UTC)

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I am curious how you concluded that:

Brg007, matches the name of a well-known, living person, Bernard R. Goldberg,

I am reviewing an OTRS ticket, and your answer may help me resolve an open issue. --S Philbrick(Talk) 19:20, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

:BRG are the initials of Bernard R. Goldberg. Combined with the fact that this s.p.a. was only editing the article about Goldberg, I feel that this was either intending an impersonation of BRG, or is BRG himself. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:42, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

::OK, thanks.--S Philbrick(Talk) 22:01, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

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