User talk:White Arabian Filly#Precious

: There are some editors that I am motivated to add a few extra words of thanks to. Perhaps it is because my mother rode a horse to and from school as young girl in Northern Idaho. Perhaps it is because I have seen you develop into a highly productive editor here. Anyway, thank you. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 03:43, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

::You're welcome, {{u|Cullen328}}. I somehow missed your RFA the first couple of days, but ran to support as soon as I saw it. I've seen all your great work at the Teahouse over the past couple of years and think you deserve adminship if anybody does. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 21:20, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Just an FYI, but probably the worst thing you can do for a new editor is to give them a link to ANI. And if you look at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse#Warning this editor's] history, it seems very likely that there are some language barriers that may make them not the best candidate for contributing to en.wiki. TimothyJosephWood 21:56, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

:{{u|Timothyjosephwood}}, thanks for the fyi. My intention wasn't to say, "if you disagree with somebody, run to the admins" but more "if somebody is really harassing/attacking you or doing something against policy, there's a place you can report it if all else fails". As for their English skills... ah, I've seen some American-born college students who write much less comprehensibly. 😉 I think the editor can contribute in ways that don't require a lot of writing, possibly vandal fighting or something, if they accept that they have limits. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 21:29, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

::Ack, I thought you were talking about the flatmate editor, not the one who now appears to be sockpuppeting. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 21:35, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Re the added cats, you're welcome. Is Peyton Manning in the hall yet ...? Eagle4000 (talk) 21:25, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

:I'm not sure, {{u|Eagle4000}}. I've been meaning to add a list of inductees by year but haven't got around to it yet. I created the article mainly because I wrote one on Charles Brantley, a horse breeder who is in it, and then discovered the hall itself was a redlink. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 21:31, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

::Although I don't follow the horses, I was in Louisville ca. 20 yrs ago and was able to visit Churchill Downs (but not during the Derby). Eagle4000 (talk) 21:37, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

Hi WAF, I made acquaintance with this horse accidentally during searching. Eternal Sun is an AQUA Champion, AAA race horse, Michigan Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame horse, sire to many horses, and has an interesting story. But, I can find no references to him or his progeny in Wikipedia. Perhaps you can take a quick look at these sources in my sandbox and tell me if you think the horse is notable. Or, if you have even heard of him before? He could be notable but not enough that other horses who more notable are the ones being written about right now. This is where I stored the sources, there are just a small handful right now. User:Dawnleelynn/Sandbox I didn't want to spend too much time on it in case it's not notable. Otherwise, I thought it was a small enough story it could be a good one for me to get my feet wet for a first horse article. He only raced a few times. I have worked on other horses articles, but they were rodeo horses. And I just expanded Make It Do which is a mixed race horse/rodeo horse but there wasn't any specific racing information on him except a few numbers. He and Baby Doll Combs which I also worked on, are the only horses which are both in the AQUA Hall of Fame and the ProRodeo Hall of Fame, so there is some crossover there between racing and rodeo, which is really how I came to start doing a bit of work on some of the issues in the AQUA hall of fame articles. dawnleelynn^(talk) 22:08, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

:I would say he is notable based on what you have there. The fact that he's in a state Hall of Fame contributes a lot to notability. I wouldn't worry about there not being anything about him on Wikipedia. It's likely nobody has gotten around to to wrting about him, and and horse articles are not high-priority in most cases. We had zero on a lot of the Walker and Saddlebred show horses and people till I wrote articles for them, and I still have a lot to get to, so... If you want I can help you with the draft, but I may not be online tomorrow because I have some stuff to do. I should be on Sunday. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 22:21, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

::Well, that's pretty cool then. Yes, I would very much welcome your assistance with the draft. There's no hurry that it can't wait until Sunday when you are not busy. I felt really lucky I was able to find a racing history on him at all, lol. What you said about his notability and why he's not been written about so far makes a lot of sense. There are so many horses and only so many writers and horses are only considered so important. Well, it's even more so for bull riding. Not considered important by many, as you know. Talk to you later, thanks! dawnleelynn^(talk) 22:40, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

:::We can use my sandbox as listed above to communicate and to keep track of sources, etc. I just created a page for the draft; it's User:Dawnleelynn/Eternal Sun. I don't think we need (horse) on the article title as there are no other articles by that name. Unless you think so. I can change it if you do. You are welcome to be as little or as much involved in the article as you want and are welcome to change things w/o asking. You are the SME here. dawnleelynn^(talk) 23:10, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

::::Strike that, I don't know what I was thinking. The sandbox contents aren't permanent. I created a talk page and copied the sources there. That's where we can talk and tracks sources and other items. Oops! User talk:Dawnleelynn/Eternal Sun is the location. dawnleelynn^(talk) 23:21, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

:::::There was a change of plans so I'm not busy todsy; I will look at the draft and maybe edit or comment on the talk page as need be. You don't need horse in the title so long as there's no other articles named Eternal Sun, which there doesn't seem to be. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 17:32, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

: Hi! I was just doing a tad of work on a new bull article in userspace. Then I was going to work on Eternal Sun. I am at a good stopping point. I'll need a good infobox and pedigree. I've see two styles of pedigree, one is a table and one is a more like a tree that are used in the articles. Can you recommend which pedigree style would fit this article better? I'll go in and work on starting the article in the meantime and let you know when I take a break so you can review a bit. Also, the racing record I found, is that the only one out there, it says unknown race type, is that where we would usually find out the grade? Just wondering. It's a shame about your plans. dawnleelynn^(talk) 17:52, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

::I usually use Template:Pedigree. It typically is the last section of the article before the references. The unknown race type may be referring to the sprint race format Quarter Horses run in, and not the grade--I'm not sure if they grade QH races like Thoroughbred ones, I would have to look it up to be sure. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 18:25, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

:::Yes template pedigree looks like one of two I am used to seeing. I need a little break now, probably half an hour or so. When I come back, I will do the pedigree. And then work on putting more racing info. into the article from the Equibase source. Then I'll probably take another break and work on putting information in about his life and owners. Feel free to look over what is there so far if you like. You can see I used the horse infobox. Post a short note when you are done. I do plan to have an intro lead section without references that sums up the whole article. dawnleelynn^(talk) 19:29, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

::::OK, I'm back. Are you in there now? Perhaps we should use the inuse template. I'll work on Bruiser a few minutes and if I don't hear a response, I'll go back in. dawnleelynn^(talk) 20:12, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

I just wanted to close out this section with a final comment, no response required. We have moved Eternal Sun into mainspace, and it's pretty well finished. Working with you on the article was a joy, and I thank you for your help on completing my first horse article (rodeo horses not the same :). It was due to your encouragement that I felt I could take it on, and I'm glad you think it came out so well. As always, working with you on any task is a pleasure. Happy Trails! dawnleelynn^(talk) 22:53, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

Hello, Ingmar De Vos has just been elected as IOC Member. I saw that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Killuminator had a new category on his page but I am wondering if I should also add a paragraph about his nomination + links to a few press releases and interviews which he gave. However, I would not like to violate any kind of rules so I am seeking for some help. In the past, you have been of great help. Thanks for your comments. Nicole1961Nicole1961 (talk) 08:12, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

:Hi {{u|Nicole1961}}. You can add the info wherever it seems appropriate, probably toward the bottom of the career section or right at the bottom since it's in chronological order. Press releases normally don't count as independent sources, but if there's a news story on the IOC election, which is extremely likely, you can use that as a reference. The links to interviews with him would probably be better in the external links section, since tight now that's just about the FEI in general and not him personally. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 21:23, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi WAF, long time no talk. Hope all is well with you. Montanabw and I have decided that the article on Bodacious, think the Secretariat of bulls, needs TNT for many reasons. And although he's one of two most popular bulls of all time, sources are difficult because it happened in the last decade of the last century. Montanabw says you have a gift for turning up sources in Google search. If you could spare a little time for surfing, we would definitely appreciate it. If so, you could just post the links at User talk:Dawnleelynn/Bodacious (bull) dawnleelynn^(talk) 17:21, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

:I will search a couple of places and let you know if I come up with anything. Everything is good here. I've been busy but in a good way, about to get another guinea pig. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 21:37, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

::Thanks, glad you are well. I imagine guinea pigs are cute and fun creatures. My parents just got a 5 week old kitten. So, I put a cleanup tag on the mainspace Bodacious article and started a sandbox Bodacious that we will work in and just copy into the real article when we are done. Just so you know how we are working it. You can look at the real article to see what references we already have. Thanks! :) dawnleelynn^(talk) 21:44, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

:::Oh yes, there is some good stuff in there. Thanks. dawnleelynn^(talk) 21:55, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

::::You're welcome. All of that came off Google Books. Google Newspaper archive is good too, but I didn't find anything there this time. I might try regular Google News later and see if anything comes up. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 15:12, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

:Thanks, {{u|Zigzig20s}}! I think I have several more articles to do on those topics. 😉 White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 21:15, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

Why did you revert my edits on Cruelty to animals?

They take into account that the very term reflects a moral judgment.

Moreover, what is with the "personal amusement" on zoosadism?

Taking pleasure in the suffering and death of an animal (for instance, in dogfighting, where the dogs are considered to be dying "glorious deaths") actually means treating the animal as an END IN ITSELF, just as being positively concerned with its welfare means treating the animals as an END IN ITSELF. This is very different from (though I would argue, morally equivalent to) the INSTRUMENTALIZATION of animals, for instance, in a factory farm.

Please let me know why you reverted as you did-70.190.102.49 (talk) 21:18, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

:The lead of the article has been argued over and the phrasing hashed out multiple times. Some of what you inserted changed the meaning, and even on unpleasant topics like this or pedophilia or whatever, we have to follow sources, not what we think. Additionally, not all cruelty to animals falls into the dogfighting or zoosadism category. Animals are sometimes abused by people like rescue workers who are supposed to be taking care of them; there was a case in my area two years ago where a woman was running a "shelter" that was nothing but a non-breeding dog mill. I'm willing to discuss further, here or on the article talk page. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 21:31, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. However, I have another question. I acknowledge in my comment that not all cruelty to animals is "zoosadism", but what I am concerned about is how it is described. It is described as suffering for "personal amusement". If as I have described it in fact means treating animals as ENDS IN THEMSELVES (i.e. with their lives and/or happiness treated as having NEGATIVE intrinsic value), than "suffering for personal amusement" is a bad way of describing it.

Why not say "suffering as an end in itself"? That would appear to be an appropriate descriptor

Please let me know what you think of this proposed edit.

.-70.190.102.49 (talk) 21:42, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

:I would be OK with that as long as it is sourced somewhere further down in the article; everything in the lead is supposed to be merely a summary of what's in the rest of the article because some people don't have time to read an entire long thing. If no source exists, we can find one. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 21:09, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Charmayne James you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. 20px This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Slightlymad -- Slightlymad (talk) 10:01, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

The article Charmayne James you nominated as a good article has passed 20px; see Talk:Charmayne James for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Slightlymad -- Slightlymad (talk) 05:03, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

:Well WAF, I thought the review process went very well. Thanks again for volunteering to nominate and steer the article through the process. I think it went through pretty painlessly myself. Your help was invaluable as always. I also made a thank you on the GA review page. I think the article looks great, and it had four wonderful women editors to create it. Thanks so much! dawnleelynn^(talk) 22:46, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

::{{u|Slightlymad}} Thanks for suggesting the DYK, but she went through that in July of this year. Again, thanks for your time in reviewing this article! dawnleelynn^(talk) 22:46, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

:::'Twas the bot who made the suggestion, not me. I'm fully aware that this has been DYK'd before when I reassessed the article for GA quality. Slightlymad 03:30, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

::::{{u|Slightlymad}} Ok, good to know for next time. Naturally, you saw it on the talk page. No harm, no foul. Happy trails! dawnleelynn^(talk) 03:39, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

:::::Sorry I wasn't on yesterday, I had company and then have been gone most of the day today. Congrats on passing GA! It's a fun article on a very notable topic. If you want to try for a different one anytime soon, just let me know. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 22:57, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

::::::That's okay, I know you get online when you can. Thanks! Yes, agreed one of the most notable in rodeo. I'd like to do GAs, just not sure if my prose alone is up to it. Atsme wrote more of the prose in the last version of James. Perhaps a few of my last articles might be close if I work on them some. There's Eternal Sun which you might like since you helped me with it. But montanabw mentioned that animal articles are different and might be harder. James is the only person article I created. I expanded a couple of people. What do you think about animals? dawnleelynn^(talk) 19:25, 12 November 2017 (UTC) P.S. I mean, you've done horses. But most of my articles are on bucking bulls. I do not believe any articles on bucking bulls have become good articles. And some think bull articles are not very notable, especially those who have reviewed mine outside of our wikiproject.dawnleelynn^(talk) 22:26, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

:::::::I've done several horses and while there are things you have to watch, like describing the trainer and owner as different people, they are not that hard. People can be tougher because they often have more than one marriage and kids with more than one person, they can have arrest records and other stuff that's contentious. I think Eternal Sun would be pretty close to GA. If you want to do a bull I'd start with Bodacious or one of the other really famous ones (Didn't you do a rewrite of his article not long ago?) Or maybe one of the best-known bull riders like Lane Frost. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 22:57, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

It's funny you mention Bodacious. I did do a really long rewrite more than six months ago. And it's bothered me and montanabw for awhile that it was too long and the organization wasn't right, especially as practice writing more articles sharpened my skills. A few weeks ago, we decided to TNT it. It's in my sandbox and is getting close to where I think she can look at it again. We might go for a good article at some point, but it's definitely a longer article than any other bull article, except for maybe Little Yellow Jacket which Is the first article someone else started and I rewrote and needs a new rewrite as well. I did start a rewrite on Bushwacker, who equals Bodacious in popularity, and who has superior newspaper coverage over any other bull and is still alive. Lane Frost is an article that someone else wrote, and I have only done some minor edits to it. It's not in very good shape. It probably needs a rewrite, maybe even TNT. It would probably be easier to do more notable performers that montanabw and I have talked about such as Trevor Brazile or Ty Murray. I actually have two books out from the library on Murray right now. For the modern age, he's the true King of the Cowboys. I also expanded Bonner Bolton, where I wrote everything in that article except a tiny bit about being on Dancing with the Stars. I did write an article about Lane Frost's nemesis, Red Rock, but it was my first bull article, so definitely needs rewritten. However, I was in the middle of writing an article an article about Bruiser in my sandbox who just won the PBR World Champion Bull for the second year in a row a week ago at the PBR World Finals. Only a handful of bulls have won it two times. And he also won the PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year this year too. Only he and Bodacious have ever done that. Makes him pretty notable now. A lot of my other bull articles are on older hall of fame bulls. I am trying to get the seven bulls from the ProRodeo Hall of Fame done. I have two left now I think. I have all of the PBR Brand of Honor Bulls done now. And the three from the Bull Riding Hall of Fame done now. I think if we start with Eternal Sun, that could give us some time to mull about what bull might work, or let me do some work on Bushwacker. Was that too much? :) dawnleelynn^(talk) 23:15, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

:No, that's not too much. I'm doing a famous Saddlebred guy now and have about 10 more that need doing. Well, if you think one of them is close, just let me know. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 23:28, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

::Yeah, I think like I said, starting with Eternal Sun would be good. And would give me some time to mull over what bull article might be a good candidate after that. I'll look at the horse article to see if I can improve on the prose some. Also, montanabw was going to see about a few photos out there we were going to add for a fair use one. You can see for yourself on the talk page, actually. Bri added a suggestion for one of them. Thanks! ---Never signed this back in November, it was me dawnleelynn.

::: I think montanabw has just been too busy in real life to get to looking at the couple of prospective pictures for Eternal Sun. I went ahead and added the one that Bri found for me which was an easy sell, you can look at the talk page for the bit he wrote about the postcard of Eternal Sun and his owner. So I have added that picture and I believe the article is ready for trying out as a good article if you are still up for it. I know it can take awhile. This is the one we did together so it's a good one to do for us. Plus, it's a horse racing/show horse so it's right up your alley. You may have better luck finding someone to review rather than James, who was a barrel racer. Let me know! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! dawnleelynn^(talk) 00:44, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

::::I am willing to do it if you are. I can make the nomination any time you are ready for it. I had a good Christmas, hope you did too. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 22:43, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

:::::Great, let's go for it. Go ahead and make the nomination. Let me put the link to the article in it, I never did. Eternal Sun. Glad you had a good Christmas, me too. dawnleelynn^(talk) 23:41, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

::::::I have nominated it. I'm going to post on the WPEQ and racing project talk pages to see if anybody wants to start 2018 with a review. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 22:52, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

I just saw the nomination and the changes. Looks great. And sounds like good places to advertise too. Thanks! dawnleelynn^(talk) 23:40, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

:WAF, I am completely taken by surprise with what happened at the Eternal Sun review. I had no idea something like that could even happen. Of course, it's only my second GA review. But I have had 4 DYK reviews now too. And no editor has ever told me before that I have to use particular sources in my article, and especially ones that are apparently offline only? It's unfortunate that I can't get the book at the library or any library nearby or have it transferred. And you and Courcelle can't get the book at the library either. Like you, I am not interested in buying a book for one article. I don't suppose there are any other sources to try? montanabw suggested going to a tack shop and paging through the book there if they have it. Obviously Cheyenne would have tack shops. Never been in one though. Anyway, just thought it better to step down the nom and regroup for awhile and try the nom again later. Understand if you have on interest in pursuing this line of research now. Thanks for your help all along, you've been terrific and I want you to know that. dawnleelynn^(talk) 04:54, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

::The Legends books are apparently pretty big in the Quarter Horse world; I was aware of them before this because I've seen the ads for them in Western Horseman, but I didn't know he was one of the horses profiled. We don't have tack stores where I live either, except for the feed store that sells some bridles and breast collars and one English one about 40 miles away. Neither of them would have those books. I don't know of any other books that'd have him in it. We won't give up though. One of us should be able to find it sooner or later. We have a bad library here, but we do have a pretty good used bookstore that they might pop up at sooner or later. It's all donated books and they are cheap, but I've found a lot of great stuff there. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 23:45, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

::: Hi, I just thought I check out Murdoch's [www.murdochs.com] for curiosity sake. They are around the corner here but have other locations. I found vol 3 and 7 on their website just now but that doesn't mean they are in the store here in Cheyenne. I also saw a book about Charmayne James and a book "$24.95 Western Horseman - Rodeo Legends Volume 2: More Extraordinary Rodeo Athletes" which would probably help big time with some of the older rodeo performer articles. But obviously I'm not going to start buying a bunch of books. I might see if the library here has the rodeo one (there's a volume 1 as well and how many more I wonder) or maybe at least a library here might transfer it. So Murdochs is more than a tack store, they are a huge purveyor of all kinds of ranch and farm merchandise. Cheyenne being a western town and home of Frontier Days, I have already seen quite a few results for western stores here in Google. I can check the store and others for the Legends book and maybe take pictures of the pages needed, LOL. Just a thought. Right about libraries, small city so limited what's here. But lots of rodeo books here because it's the one sport in the state. dawnleelynn^(talk) 00:12, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

:::: I forgot to update you yesterday. See the last couple posts at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Eternal_Sun/GA1] about getting the book volume 8 about Eternal Sun. Hope you are having a good. TGIF? :) dawnleelynn^(talk) 23:38, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

:::::Hi! There's a new update on the book at Talk:Eternal Sun/GA1. dawnleelynn^(talk) 16:30, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

Charmayne James - Isn't that wonderful!!? ^{Atsme📞📧} 16:23, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

:The thrill never fades! White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 22:59, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

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:Merry Christmas to you too, {{u|Atsme}}! White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 21:53, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

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Do you know who Colonel J. L. Haynes was please? A Confederate veteran? I wonder if he was the owner of Haynes Haven Farm.Zigzig20s (talk) 16:44, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

:{{u|Zigzig20s}}, I have no clue who Haynes was, unfortunately. He was at the right period in history to have been in the Civil War, Spanish-American War or World War I. I want to do articles on every trainer at List of World Grand Champion Tennessee Walking Horses sooner or later, but it's tough to find sources on the old guys. I think he must have owned Haynes Haven from the way the sources talk about it, though... White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 22:30, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

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Hi WAF Some of us were talking through the new PBR tour name issue on the Built Ford Tough Series when an anonymous user kept making unsourced changes that changed the whole meaning of the article to be about the new tour name. So I requested page protection and got an admin involved for my trouble. They took over, putting full protection on the page (montanabw talked them down to semi-protection), decided the article needed its name changed and started a name change request-all before I could respond or put forth a case like you would in a resolution board. They also reverted my last edit on the Professional Bull Riders to that same probable troll's edit, so humiliating. montanabw reverted back to mine. She's a such a treasure. But anyway, can you look at the move request? Talk:Built Ford Tough Series If you don't agree, that's fine..Otherwise, just an oppose and a sentence would be helpful. dawnleelynn^(talk) 19:16, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

:I've posted on the move request. I think they're jumping the gun a little because it probably won't be the same name next year. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 20:00, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

::Thanks alot, you're a dear. And yes, jumping the gun my thoughts too. Among others. Good point about lots of references to the acronym BFTS, didn't think of that one. I still think that the "Premier Series" should be considered as it is in the 2017-8 PBR Media Guide and other places. Uricarillo64 even thought that was the name from references he/she saw at some points. dawnleelynn^(talk) 20:41, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

Dear White Arabian Filly,

Thanks for your comment on the page I created on the Spanish Statistics and Operations Research Society. I put the alternative name in bold, as you suggested.

I'm asking your help for a related issue. I received at the same time the notice of Speedy deletion nomination of French operations research society

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_fran%C3%A7aise_de_Recherche_Op%C3%A9rationnelle_et_Aide_%C3%A0_la_D%C3%A9cision

whcih is quite crazy as the French OR Society is, like the Spanish one, an important and serious scientific society that groups all French Professors of Operations Research, publishes an international scientific journal with Springer, and so on. I went to the page, but I didn't find the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". I would be grateful if you could help me with this matter.

Best regards,

Silvano Martello

silvano.martello@unibo.it — Preceding unsigned comment added by Silvano.martello (talk • contribs) 12:44, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

:Hi {{u|Silvano.martello}}. I looked at the article just now and it does not have a speedy deletion template, so somebody else must have removed it. I don't think an article like this is a candidate for speedy in the first place. You could add a few more references, but overall it looks good and I think you've proved notability. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 23:16, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Many thanks for taking care.

All the best,

Silvano — Preceding unsigned comment added by Silvano.martello (talk • contribs) 12:18, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

:Well, thank you {{u|Anna Frodesiak}}. I hope what I said there will be helpful. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 23:31, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

hey I was reading your belifes and your views and likes [not stalking lol] and I just want to say that u are a really cool person that's all thanks.i'm a christian conservative vaporwave loving human being and if you are triggered then i'm sorry lol not. 00:25, 5 May 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vaporwaveman34 (talk • contribs)

Hi. I've added you to the list of Missing Wikipedians since, as of this writing, you've been inactive for a month already. If you've decided to come back and contribute regularly, you can remove your name from the list located here. On behalf of all the Wikipedians, I hope you come back and participate in the project again; you've made some of the finest contributions around. Patience, Slightlymad (talk ⋅ contribs) 12:23, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

:I, too, have been missing you, WAF. I have noticed you haven't been around, especially since we had been working on an article together when you stopped showing up to edit. At first, I didn't think too much of it, but after two weeks, I really did start to wonder. I am hoping you will come back as you are one my favorite editors here on Wikipedia, and I really enjoy working on articles with you. Now it's been over a month. Just want you to know that people here do notice and miss you and hope you will return. dawnleelynn^(talk) 03:41, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

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A reminder that this editor, White Arabian Filly, has been on the Missing Wikipedians list since March 2018. This editor, for one, still misses her. dawnleelynn^(talk) 20:12, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

:So do I. Thanks for telling me
Sincerely, Gareth Griffith-Jones (contribs) (talk) 22:15, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

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: I know it might have been very late but let me insinuate this while nobody might be watching! {{p|:P}} Adityavagarwal (talk) 00:18, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

:: {{u|Adityavagarwal}} WAF has been on the Missing Wikipedians list since March. Maybe she can see these messages on her page, but is definitely unable to answer. So, I wouldn't worry about being late. dawnleelynn^(talk) 00:26, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

::: dawnleelynn Yeah, I checked my messages above and wondered why they were still there. I then checked her contributions to see she did not edit in a long time. Any idea what happened to her? Adityavagarwal (talk) 00:32, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

:::: {{u|Adityavagarwal}} No, Montanabw and I were pretty close to her. She just disappeared, and we were working on an article together at the time. She said on her User page that she had lost a previous account before due to no email. And that she had no email now. But that if it happened again, she would get email and get it back. But that has not happened either. It is really a mystery. All of her talk page stalkers and associates know she is missing, and no one knows what happened or if someone does know, they aren't saying. Thanks for the New Years Wishes on my talk page! Happy belated holidays to you too. dawnleelynn^(talk) 00:37, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

::::: dawnleelynn Yeah, it does seem strange. She might have probably gotten busy but this seems rare of her to have vanished for such a long time. Happy belated holidays to you too! {{p|:D}} Adityavagarwal (talk) 06:13, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

I signed you up per your request. If I was wrong, please undo it. Cheers, R-u-f-f and Bow wow. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:36, 7 October 2019 (UTC)

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White Arabian Filly has been on the Missing Wikipedian List for over 1 1/2 year now, thank you. dawnleelynn^(talk) 04:11, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

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