Hey. Your have some wrong information you keep on posting on wikipedia. Are you a native Emirate citizen? I don’t if you are genuinely misinformed or someone is paying you to do that or what exactly but what you are writing is very biased and contains mistakes and the claims you make are very and is offending us here in Oman to have a neighbouring country that didn’t exist before its independence 1971. (Which before that was called the coast of Oman.) just claim our heritage and history and subscribe it to themselves? I think someone is paying you to do this where do yiu get your sources from if i may ask? The UAE library? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Orelic (talkcontribs) 04:15, 19 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

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Thank you for your many well-researched article creations; much-needed information on the Arab world and its history! Softlavender (talk) 06:31, 25 October 2018 (UTC)Reply

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  Please do not attack other editors, as you did at Talk:Emirati passport‎. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Read more on Wikipedia:How to be civil DBigXray 14:53, 13 November 2018 (UTC)Reply

You're not serious, are you? Alexandermcnabb (talk) 14:59, 13 November 2018 (UTC)Reply

Comment on content, not on contributors. is not a joke, don't be in any delusion. --DBigXray 15:02, 13 November 2018 (UTC)Reply

You attacked Wikiemirati and accused him of BS when he stated his objection to your proposal, tried to bully your POV on an unwanted move against consensus and gave me a lecture about what Wikipedia IS and then accuse me of attacking you because of what, precisely? Back to the article page, my man, and leave my talk page nice and clean when you go... Alexandermcnabb (talk) 15:05, 13 November 2018 (UTC)Reply

Comment on content, not on contributors. .If you feel that I have attacked Wikiemirati, then you are free to report me. I have focussed my comments only on the topic of discussion while yours is an all out personal attack on me. If you continue this behavior, rest assured I will be reporting you. So kindly treat this as a final warning diff. regards. --DBigXray 15:26, 13 November 2018 (UTC)Reply
P.S. please learn how to use WP:INDENT--DBigXray 15:26, 13 November 2018 (UTC)Reply

Alexandermcnabb, this user has accused me of being a POV pusher, stonewaller, performing stunts, BS content etc.. and I have ignored them all. I honestly am too busy in real world to deal with some keyboard commando in Wikipedia. It took two admins to revert his copyright edits. He will continue to game the system. I have linked him the Wikipedia:Advice for hotheads page and advised him to take a wiki-break, but he continues to have a very bad case of WP:IDIDNTHEARTHAT. I wouldn't waste time on him. Keep up the good work. Regards. Wikiemirati (talk) 17:44, 13 November 2018 (UTC)Reply

Murdoch University Dubai

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Hi - Im the GM for Murdoch Dubai and im trying to update our Wiki page as it was not accurate and not a complete picture. Why is this causing so much discussion? Markbrownnavitas (talk) 09:42, 13 October 2020 (UTC) MarkbrownnavitasReply

Firstly, User:Markbrownnavitas you're the LAST person who should be editing that page. You're adding content that is not reflective of a Neutral Point of View (WP:NPOV is the policy on this) and not sourced, either. You'd be best to leave the page as it is - it's already been marked for deletion and is in danger of being deleted entirely, let alone your efforts to add content that just detract from the page's value. I suggest you revert yourself and leave editing the page to editors who do not have a conflict of interest (WP:COI) as you do. Right now you're breaking lots of rules on Wikipedia and it's not helpful to anyone. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 09:47, 13 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

So User:Markbrownnavitas ended up going ahead and getting himself blocked... Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 10:44, 21 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

I am fed up of your silly comments!

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Listen to me! I am fed up of your ridiculous comments. I don't understand what is your problem with me and my editing. "I DONT WANNA HEAR Your opinions about my editing" If you cannot stand the heat then you need to get out of the kitchen. I am fed up of your comments. I listened to you, I added sources. What else do you want?! I am going to report you. I had enough of you. I am done. Ramy5077 (talk) 17:59, 4 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Ramy5077 you need to read the warnings on your talk page. They will give you an idea of why multiple editors are reverting you. I suggest you stop otherwise you're going to end up blocked. Praxidicae (talk) 18:00, 4 November 2020 (UTC)Reply
Praxidicae Please go to my page and check my comment. Ramy5077 (talk) 18:30, 4 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Dear Alexandermcnabb;

I would like to deeply regret of what I have done, and I am terribly sorry for my erratic behavior. I know I should have logged in before I do some edits, but nevertheless, I acted bad, I was swearing and threatening you and Praxidicae. I just want to apologize for the two of you, for my uncivilized behavior. Now I am not expecting you to forgive me, I just want to apologize, and move on.

Thank you. Ramy5077 (talk) 09:46, 6 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Mood

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You gave me a big laugh on that AfD with your comment.   Thanks for your ongoing contributions to the most dramatic encyclopedia on earth! Missvain (talk) 18:02, 25 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

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iI am quoting sources and your removal is pure vandalism.Xx236 (talk) 10:35, 31 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Please stop.Xx236 (talk) 10:40, 31 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Dear vandal, please stop.Xx236 (talk) 10:42, 31 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

You apparently do not know the subject.Xx236 (talk) 10:55, 31 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022

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Hi, I'm NoonIcarus. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Euan Blair, and have marked it as unreviewed. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you.

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NoonIcarus (talk) 10:13, 2 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Just a note here that young Mr Blair's article had changed in one significant respect and was reviewed on that basis - and that review has now been restored! Alexandermcnabb (talk) 10:34, 5 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

AFC article

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Hiya - My attention wandered and I accepted the draft article on Marudamalai (or variant - tbe) without checking the ins and outs of its history so did not spot until after accepting it that you had only just draftified it, so apologies for that. I do think however that although the sourcing is far from brilliant it's enough to get the place past WP:GEOLAND (even in its reduced post-deletionist state - which perhaps I ought not to say, as I don't know where you are on the inclusion-deletion spectrum). Anyway, rather than sending it back to draft again, do you think you could live with the article as a stub (perhaps minus the full details of the bus timetable)? Ingratis (talk) 08:58, 5 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

@Ingratis: No biggie - I was concerned that there are three spellings of the place name in the article and that the articles on the larger geography (Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu etc) do not even mention the place. As a suburb of Coimbatore, it sort of even struggles with the relatively low bar WP:GEOLAND sets, IMHO, and I honestly think for now it was better as a draft or perhaps even a redirect to Coimbatore until such time as someone sources notability. The temple there seems more notable than the place itself! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 10:32, 5 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
I'm wishing I'd left it alone now! I tried to find more refs (in English only) but haven't had much success. You're right about the temple. Marudhamalai etc is actually the name of the hills the temple stands on, and any settlement there is secondary, so I've redirected it to the temple article until such time as someone can strengthen it, and hope you will not find this unacceptable. A redirect to Coimbatore, as you suggest, would obviously be possible, but Coimbatore is clearly a v big place and its article doesn't attempt to list all its constituent parts: far larger places than this are omitted. Ingratis (talk) 03:03, 6 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
@Ingratis: That redirect didn't work, but that's probably the best solution for now I agree! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 04:03, 6 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
I got sidetracked before I could get to it but will tackle it first thing when I'm next on. Ingratis (talk) 08:57, 6 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

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For excellent work in identifying another attempt to subvert Wikipedia Terms of Use. scope_creepTalk 11:13, 6 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

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Thankyou for your contributions to List of people on the postage stamps of Germany.John Pack Lambert (talk) 12:03, 9 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

@Johnpacklambert: My pleasure. It might have been a tad intemperate... Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 14:50, 9 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Edits for Sultan Al Jaber

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Hi, I work for ADNOC and I recently posted an edit request on Talk:Sultan Al Jaber, who is the head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. I noticed that you are a member of Wikipedia:WikiProject United Arab Emirates/Members, so I thought you would have an interest in implementing the edit request, which contains straightforward edits, mostly updating the article. Thanks so much. CB at ADNOC (talk) 11:21, 14 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Hiya CB at ADNOC - see the article talk page - I made most but not all of the changes you requested. Happy to chat about that, but have left you a little guidance on the talk page of the article. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 12:26, 14 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
Hi. Thanks so much for implementing the bulk of my edit request. I am quite happy with the way you chose to leave in or take out information. Changing the subject, I have a question for you: for the sake of trimming the boards section a bit, which seems a bit bloated to me, I am wondering if you think it is a good idea to remove all the board seats he no longer sits on? If you think it is a good idea then please go ahead and take out whatever he was on, but is no longer. Thanks again. CB at ADNOC (talk) 10:37, 24 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
Hi @CB at ADNOC: - if you would like to confirm which board seats he currently holds I'll try and update the article. It would be best if they were supported by news stories or other sources confirming where he sits/no longer sits, as per WP:OR. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 10:44, 24 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
Hi again. Unfortunately, I do not have sources that clearly mention each board position that he no longer sits on. (As far as the boards he still sits on, those are already confirmed by sources found on the page.) Since the article already says that he 'was' the chairman, or 'was' on the board, I would just like, for the sake of cleaning up this section of the article, all those board positions that he no longer sits on, removed. In other words, please remove the entire last paragraph of the Board positions section, except for the first sentence. It would make sense to attach that sentence to the end of the second paragraph.
I do have two sources as follows:
Thanks for your help. CB at ADNOC (talk) 12:01, 5 July 2022 (UTC)Reply
Hiya @CB at ADNOC:. Updated - it makes no sense to remove his former positions (particularly as they are well sourced and factual), but I have tidied up and clarified those already sourced in the article. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 12:25, 5 July 2022 (UTC)Reply
Hi there, thank you for your edits. Even though I would have preferred to have the old boards removed, I understand your position and accept your decision. All the best. CB at ADNOC (talk) 11:04, 7 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

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Sultan Al Jaber climate section request

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Hi. This is a gentle nudge to ask you to please have a look at my most recent edit request at Talk:Sultan_Al_Jaber#Climate change and honors sections. The request is for a few straightforward edits that I believe you will agree add value to his article. While you are there, could you also look at the revert of a direct edit I made, changing the Infobox:Person to Infobox:Officeholder. I believe that Officeholder is a better choice, and that my change was reverted back to Infobox:person without a good reason. Thanks so much for your consideration. CB at ADNOC (talk) 10:11, 10 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

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NPP Award for 2020

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Jumeirah

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Hello, even though it is written in the source, Dibai, it is clearly a spelling mistake and it is fair to correct it. Mario1952 (talk) 14:54, 15 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

Hi Mario1952 - the discussion belongs on the article talk page, not here, but actually no, it's not a spelling mistake. It's an archaic usage and, in a quote from the source, it's appropriate. The British called Dubai all sorts of things - Dubayy, Dobei, Dibai, whatever depending on the writer and the whim - because historically there wasn't a 'standard' transliteration (see my user page!). It's a quote from the source and that's what the source says. It's also an incredibly small niggle to be worrying over - there are bigger issues out there to fix on WP! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 16:19, 15 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

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My first thoughts were that suggesting a geographical stub article that was referenced to a reasonally reliable source on a geographical feature that is of interest to some on this planet outside of Japan needed to go to draft was a bit extreme when there are multiple articles on significant geographical features if you run into them in a ship in a storm, that have no references that I am aware of. These are noted as class 5 articles, but have for the reason that geography context is important in a encyclopaedia, been left for up to decades, as the facts are actually easy to verify. The correct reason for asking for a rewrite is found on the Japanese Wikipedia and I apologise for not checking on this basic reference for Japanese geographical matters which has a fuller article not available to those with poor Japanese. Lesson learntChaseKiwi (talk) 08:09, 5 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Deletion of Transportify Page

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Hi. My interest here in Wikipedia encyclopedia is to improve logistics content for the Philippine readers. I have contributed/edited a lot of logistics pages just like what I created - the Transportify page. Could you point out how can I improve it to pass the Wikipedia standards more? I've made it concise and brief enough just to introduce companies. Realmel.martin (talk) 09:15, 7 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Hi Realmel.martin - it's not the quality of the article as such - the guideline here is WP:GNG - the general notability guideline and specifically WP:NCORP - notability of companies. Transportify is not, as per those guidelines, notable. It may be worth looking at other articles where a mention of Transportify would be appropriate - perhaps even in Food delivery! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 10:13, 7 October 2022 (UTC)Reply
I see. I've added new references on the page hopefully to increase the notability of the page. I would not like the page to be deleted because I believe the company has notable contribution in the trucking and logistics scene in Asia and the Philippines. I however, is very much open to accept points of revision so I can continue working on the page for it to remain longer. Realmel.martin (talk) 02:30, 10 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Mbali Dhlamini

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I don't understand the deletion request. Mbali Dhlamini is a young artist. In the few years she has been working, she has produced original works/series. I find the arguments for the deletion subjective. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaubuk (talkcontribs) 15:03, 8 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

On Elesin Oba, The King's Horseman

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Hi @Alexandermcnabb,

Thanks for the work you cheerfully put into making Wikipedia content compliant to policies.

On the tagging of Elesin Oba, The King's Horseman for lack of notability, I had undid the tag because the article meets notability. It was directed by of Africa's most recognized directors, premiered at one of the world's most prominent film festivals and is based on a book by a Noble prize winning author. Danidamiobi (talk) 15:40, 10 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

I don't think it does, Danidamiobi. Perhaps let other editors be the judge of that - but the FILM needs coverage from independent sources. It doesn't matter if the world's most authory author wrote the book, or if its most directory director directed it - it doesn't even matter if the world's most actory actor acted in it - is IT notable? That means finding sources - references - to the film. See WP:GNG and WP:NFILM. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 15:46, 10 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Sulaimani public library to remove

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Hi mr. What is trouble is my article? ئارۆ سالار محمود (talk) 16:37, 14 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

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Sarkis Martirosyan

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Why did you move it to the draft space? You were VERY vague, only said it was "not ready". If notability is a concern to you, please read the guidelines on miltiary biographies which clearly state that recipients of their state's highest award (Hero of the Soviet Union in this case) are notable. Also, if you think the article needs more sources, you could have imported any of the many sources in it's corresponding Russian and Armenian language counterparts (those articles are WAYY longer and I intended to expand it off the Russian article later). Please consider editing an article before moving it to a draft space which effectively deletes it from the record.--RespectCE (talk) 13:15, 17 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Hi RespectCE - it really doesn't! In any case, until it's reviewed or 90 days old, it never reaches the record. Do please feel free to ping me when there are more sources and perhaps even information in the article in which case I'd be happy to take a look at it and, if appropriate, AfC it back to Mainspace. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 13:20, 17 October 2022 (UTC)Reply
Just did a mega expand of the Draft:Sarkis Martirosyan article. Can you please give it the OK to the mainspace soon since there is a fair-use photo for the infobox that currently has a deletion tag since it can't be used right now and I'd like to get that photo back to being used before the 7-day expiration--RespectCE (talk) 15:54, 20 October 2022 (UTC)Reply
Heya, RespectCE - bit late but done! :) Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 08:20, 26 October 2022 (UTC)Reply
Blocked sock. Who'da thunk? Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 04:27, 3 November 2022 (UTC)Reply

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WP:NEXIST

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Hi. Your !vote at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Snak the Ripper (2nd nomination) reads as if you're not aware of WP:NEXIST. Would you be able to read that and possibly adjust your !vote in light of the sources I provided earlier in the discussion Or at least comment on the sources I provided? - "Ghost of Dan Gurney" (work / talk) 11:20, 10 March 2023 (UTC)Reply

This belongs on the deletion discussion, not my talk. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 12:11, 10 March 2023 (UTC)Reply

Battle of Wadi Saluki

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Thanks for your edits for NPOV at Battle of Wadi Saluki. There's an ongoing problem of the article creator repeatedly adding a second, unformatted lead section to that article. The same problems of POV and weird edits to the lead are also going on over at Second Tyre Operation. I'd be grateful for any help, as I'm trying to avoid 3RR. Thanks again. 2A01:4C8:49:B2A2:4417:4CFF:FE0A:E479 (talk) 13:45, 10 March 2023 (UTC)Reply

Dokapon

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Hello, the Dokapon page seems to have been deleted, what I understood to be a prominent franchise where even multiple of its games have Wikipedia articles. Is there a proper way to reinstate it?

Electricmastro (talk) 19:11, 17 March 2023 (UTC)Reply

Hiya. It's not been deleted, but redirected to Dokapon: Monster Hunter, as an alternative to deletion. The main game is arguably notable, but other articles around the franchise are not. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 19:22, 17 March 2023 (UTC)Reply

Multiple Pregnancy : Risks Thereof

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Clear descriptions of the risks associated with Multiple Pregnancy. Twinstrumentality (talk) 08:33, 24 March 2023 (UTC)Reply

Query on amensalism reverted to redirect

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Posting this on your talk page, in case you weren't following Amensalism's.

Would you please elaborate on your reasons for the revision? Talk:Amensalism#Reversion to Redirect

TypistMonkey (talk) 18:50, 3 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Commented there, TypistMonkey. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 05:30, 4 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Autry Technology Center

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I have added my reply to the Articles for deletion/Autry Technology Center page. And I am going to fight this one to the hilt. TulGuy (talk) 20:30, 5 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

I'd keep the discussion to the AfD page, but you have every right to contest the proposed deletion. I'd not take it personally, BTW. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 12:00, 9 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Multiple Pregnancy

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There has been very important information released over the last decade in this very important subject. Is redirecting this subject page to "Multiple Birth", with its Decade Old Information, written by a now departed user, really the best course of action?

Thank You! Twinstrumentality (talk) 19:19, 8 April 2023 (UTC) Yes, until someone writes a well-sourced article on the topic that is referenced, useful and clearly demonstrates notability. I'd suggest going through the Articles for Creation process. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 12:01, 9 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Hashemi Al Ghaili

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This Yemeni National has been making Outlandish Claims about his "Brainchild" known as 'EctoLife.' I offer pointers to several different Promotional Materials on this Wild Outlandish Idea of his: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFJiPtNj7xo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2RIvJ1U7RE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg-pqraI9jw These are Clearly Misleading materials, 'Prima Facie.' can we perhaps discuss this? Twinstrumentality (talk) 19:32, 8 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

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Van Powell

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Hello, and thank you for your concern about Van Powell. As you can see, various sources seem to establish a fairly sufficient notability, so I'm wondering if you might consider withdrawing your deletion proposal. Up to you, obviously. Best, -MY, OH MY! (mushy yank) 23:12, 10 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pehr W. Palmrooth and Bludgeoning

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Hi, regarding your accusation of bludgeoning at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pehr W. Palmrooth, did you intend to address it to me specifically? Ljleppan (talk) 07:46, 15 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

"Could I gently suggest consideration of WP:DROPTHESTICK and WP:BLUDGEON now?" was my comment, Ljleppan, it was by no means an accusation. But if you wish to take it on board, then I'd anticipate no harm could possibly come from such consideration. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 14:17, 15 July 2023 (UTC)Reply
I'm having a bit of a hard time understanding your response, but I suppose I'll just interpret it as a non-specific comment directed at no editor in specific. Ljleppan (talk) 14:32, 15 July 2023 (UTC)Reply
Please feel free to take it personally or generally as you see fit, @Ljleppan. Either way, it's perhaps worth consideration... Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 15:18, 15 July 2023 (UTC)Reply
If you have a problem with my editing, just say it: I'll gladly take any direct feedback into account. Otherwise, I'd appreciate if you stopped with what I interpret to be thinly veiled accusations. Ljleppan (talk) 15:25, 15 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

Voice Arts Awards notability tag

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Hello! Would you mind elaborating on your rationale for placing this tag? The independent sources I've used are largely industry-specific sources, but their coverage seemed pretty substantial to me. Additionally, this article is still a work in progress, and there are additional sources I haven't yet used, so I would be interested in your interpretation of the sourcing component of the notability guideline, as it seems we may not see it quite the same way. Thanks! LaMenta3 (talk) 20:26, 15 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

Well, the talk page of the article may be a better place for this discussion, LaMenta3, but I'd note there are a LOT of primary sources used in the article and that the best place to develop a WIP is in Draft space or a sandbox - articles in mainspace are reviewed by New Page Patrol and it was that process that saw the article tagged - articles can also be draftified or nominated for deletion if their subjects aren't notable - the WP:GNG being the guidance used for that. The Society of Voice Arts and Sciences website or its press releases aren't sources that can demonstraate notability - and VoiceOverXtra could be arguable as an independent source. That leaves very little indeed in the article as it stands to show that the awards pass the GNG - hence the tag! There's every chance that the article in its current state could be nominated for deletion, so I'd get those extra sources in or - if you'd prefer - I can happily pop it into draftspace where you can work on it undisturbed for a while. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 07:54, 16 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

Please help us add more information.

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Regarding BigMotor, the basis on which we can say that there are many scandals reported in Japan is that a Google search for 'ビッグモーター' brings up many news stories about scandals. We hope you will help us by searching for additional information. Wikidate47 (talk) 17:48, 20 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

Continues. Please make sure that your search is conducted in Japanese. The search term is 'ビッグモーター'. Wikidate47 (talk) 17:56, 20 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for reviewing

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Thanks for reviewing my articles in a timely manner. Its getting quite tough these days to keep up with the NPP backlog. Best of luck with the rest of them. - Imcdc Contact 11:55, 24 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

New Page review

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Hey, as a New Page reviewer, would you mind reviewing my article that I submitted early this month?

Eksath Bhikkhu Peramuna

Thanks -- Petextrodon (talk) 17:35, 25 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

  Done I left a note on your talk. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 04:21, 26 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

Improving Bizuum Yadok

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Thank you for the concern you raised concerning the article Bizuum Yadok. The article has been defined and improved. A google search shows it's notability and importance. I suggest it should be improved and expand rather than being deleted. Ezra Cricket (talk) 20:35, 26 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

AI Afd

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Is it just me or does it also occur to you that strange rebuttal responses with source retrieval date look possibly AI generated? Graywalls (talk) 20:51, 26 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

I'm not sure I detect the fell hand of AI as such - but then I'd not know. I'm not even sure I'm me some days... Best
Alexandermcnabb (talk) 04:28, 27 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

Your comment

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Hello,

I've redacted a comment you made at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mojo (programming language). Please do not cast aspersions at other editors. I know that running into the same editors over and over again at AFDs can bring frustration and a familiarity that prompts off-handed comments. But there are thoughts that we can think but we don't post for everyone to see. Even if the comment was meant humorously, it can bring down the level of civility in deletion discussions. Please do not do this again. Thank you. Liz Read! Talk! 23:00, 28 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

Good grief, @Liz, it's called humour, and @Scope creep would have taken it as such. I have removed the remains of the comment because absent the humour it is simply rude. Please don't do that to me again unless a complaint has been made by another editor. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 08:03, 29 July 2023 (UTC)Reply
@Liz: I thought the comment was quite funny and took it in the spirit that it was intended, which was a funny joke. Unfortunately, we are not even allowed that and there seems to be no humour on WP. I got a laugh out of it. Kudos to Alexander McNabb for trying to get a laugh going. scope_creepTalk 08:15, 29 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

Exceeding

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Hello,

I was wondering why you tagged this obvious Wiktionary redirect for speedy deletion. It had just been tagged for CSD yesterday and untagged. It's quite a coincidence for the page to get tagged two days in a row. I guess you haven't encountered a Wiktionary redirect so far because I don't see how CSD G6 was an appropriate criteria for a redirect. Thanks. Liz Read! Talk! 02:17, 25 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

Hi Liz, it was indeed my first encounter with one of these and presumably also for the other editor. We live and learn! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 04:19, 25 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mizzy

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I try to find the balance between healthy discussion and WP:BLUDGEON and I note that I have commented a few times. An article that I started is up for deletion and I think and hope it is normal to seek clarification and to try to persuade and I'm trying to be careful around that. Asking you to correct the suggestion that I've replied to "every" comment - there are multiple !votes and even multiple delete !votes that I did not reply to. Just in the interests of accuracy and fairness, please strike "every". In peace, CT55555(talk) 15:53, 30 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

Sure thing & no problem. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 16:27, 30 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
On another note, I had meant to amend the 'letter and spirit' part of my comment to note I was borrowing that lovely turn of phrase from you, and then the discussion closed before I got to it. But I tip my hat to you, and wanted to at least say so :) Beccaynr (talk) 00:06, 2 September 2023 (UTC)Reply
Actually, the discussion opened again, so I was able to add my note! Cheers, Beccaynr (talk) 00:13, 2 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Purlie Victorious

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Hi!

The Purlie Victorious page - which you moved out of the Mainspace a few months back - needs to be brought live today or tomorrow. The Broadway revival begins performances tonight (9/7), and the page cannot wait 4 months for review to go live.

Draft:Purlie Victorious

I’ve edited down any prominent issues with the page, but otherwise, the page now has the basic information on a well regarded 60s broadway play by a prominent playwright that is now receiving a prominent revival.

Can you please review and consider taking live today or tomorrow?

Thanks!

Mistamystery (talk) 16:44, 7 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Hi, Mistamystery - that's done. The timing is really not the essence, but the article is sourced now and would pass WP:GNG, so we're good to go! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 05:08, 8 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Thanks!
Mistamystery (talk) 13:05, 8 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

I'm Twenty Something

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Hello,

The article "I'm Twenty Something" is being considered for deletion. I added more sources and informations, do you think it is still considered for deletion?

I'm still new, I am always looking for any positive feedback!

Best,

Antoine AntoineČiobreliai (talk) 14:36, 14 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Hi @AntoineČiobreliai - it's likely (IMHO) the film wouldn't pass the notability standards required for a Wikipedia article (as noted in the nomination for deletion, WP:GNG and WP:NFILM would apply here), but the deletion process gives seven days for editors to weigh in and give their views before an admin closes the discussion with a decision - so the process is underway and it's really up for others to decide now whether the film is notable or not. Thanks for creating new articles, if you're ever unsure about notability or suchlike, you can use the new article creation process WP:AfC to get help and guidance on improving articles before they go into Mainspace, where things like deletion nominations can happen! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 14:44, 14 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Vikas Shakya

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Greetings I saw you nominated Vikas Shakya for delition and in your comment, you saw G11 delition criteria applicable on it. Let me explain, i have created numerous articles before, but this was my first article about a personality from the glamour world. Some texts may appear pov, but that could be changed. I request you to withdraw the nomination as significant expansion is going to happen on that article and i will try to remove pov stuff.- Admantine123 (talk) 07:11, 15 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Palazzo Arcivescovile (L'Aquila)

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Alexandermcnabb I want to create this article, but I can't add the main file to the English section, maybe it's the JPG file format. Could you change the file format to add it to the article? File:Facciata episcopio arcivescovile L'Aquila.JPG. Other photos of the palace on commons.wikimedia i searched unfortunately I did not find. Товболатов (talk) 11:22, 18 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Alexandermcnabb I asked you if you had forgotten the file question!--Товболатов (talk) 19:15, 23 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Sorry, I had forgotten! For some reason this element is uploaded to it.wiki but doesn't copy across (even cut and paste copying) to en.wiki. Why, is beyond my technical skills. I'm invoking @Novem Linguae purely because he knows about pretty much everything I don't about how WP works (which is about 99.999% of what there IS to know). Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 06:37, 24 September 2023 (UTC)Reply
Товболатов. Hey there. Looks like this file has not been uploaded to https://commons.wikimedia.org/ yet. It only exists on Italian Wikipedia. You can upload it to commons and then use the new commons file name, and then it should work. it:Aiuto:Trasferire immagini su Commons. Hope this helps. –Novem Linguae (talk) 18:22, 25 September 2023 (UTC)Reply
Novem LinguaeThank you. I'll do that.--Товболатов (talk) 18:46, 25 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Cherries (2022 short) : Notability, orphan

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Hello,

I made some changes to this page you tagged.

For the orphan tag, now this page is linked to the Cannes Festival 2022 Wiki page.

For the Notability one, I changed one source and added a few more. I don't see the issue anymore now, the pages are either Festivals, professional Movie industry database or National Lithuanian newspapers.

What do you think now?

If you have the time, I would be super happy to have your feedback, I want to grow and become more skilled at Wikipedia as I have other pages in mind! Thank you by advance

Best,

Antoine AntoineČiobreliai (talk) 07:36, 19 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Hiya - briefly, the two guidelines you might need to take a look at are WP:GNG and WP:NFILM - for a start, I'd remove the many, many redlinks from the page (ie: links to people/things which don't have Wikipedia articles). I'd also review the sources against the criteria in WP:NFILM... Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 07:51, 19 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Jetshen Dohna Lama

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Jetshen Dohna Lama, which was recently deleted by Wikipedia contributors. Jetshen Dohna Lama is a renowned individual with significant recognition and numerous reliable news sources available on the internet that support her notability. I kindly ask you to reconsider the deletion of her article and take into account the substantial references and sources that confirm her prominence in various aspects. Please review the available information and restore her article, allowing Wikipedia readers to access valuable information about her contributions and achievements. Bikash Chettri 09:48, 21 September 2023 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bikashsaku (talkcontribs)

RMS Salsette

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Hi, thanks for the review. I take your point about the Marston book but I got the information from a historical endnote about the eventual fate of the ship eight years after the novel's timeframe, so it isn't fictional. I hadn't yet looked for internet sources and it sort of got left in. Anyway, the History Press article states the facts about the engine room deaths and the Army payroll so I've used that for the extra citations.

I hope the sun is shining in the Emirates. Summer 2023 in Britain has been a complete washout, although the sky is mostly blue today. So far! All the best. PearlyGigs (talk) 10:52, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

That's an absolute pleasure, @PearlyGigs - it's nice to see new articles appearing where you think, 'Now why didn't that get an article before? The sun, BTW, is accompanied by heinous humidity right now! :) Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 10:58, 21 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Dogsbody (album)

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Hi, I checked your mention, but you wrote that Dogsbody (album) didn't meet Wikimedia: Notability (music) standards, but I think this album meets under the first part, "The recording has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent from the musician or ensemble who created it." (Pitchfork, Beat per Minute). And I'll add more additional links to DIY Magazine, Consequence, Sputnikmusic (staff review), and you'll see in Wikimedia: WikiProject Album/Sources that all three are reliable sources. 올해의수상자 (talk) 07:10, 22 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Hiya. The Document piece is an interview - if you have more reliable independent sources and want to undo the redirect, I'm happy! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 07:19, 22 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Added

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Khasbar should be added to the total list of Ror Balwant Chopra (talk) 07:18, 22 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Feel free to be WP:BOLD and add 'em, and any sources you may have, to the Ror article but independent notability is currently absent, so a redirect is still appropriate. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 07:20, 22 September 2023 (UTC)Reply
Reference has also been given in adding what is the problem? Balwant Chopra (talk) 07:49, 22 September 2023 (UTC)Reply
WP:GNG is the problem. Can I suggest you apply that guideline to the proposed article? Until its subject can demonstrably pass that guideline, it should remain as a redirect. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 10:32, 22 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Page mover granted

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If you do not want the page mover right anymore, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Thank you, and happy editing! Anarchyte (talk) 10:04, 22 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Nerthon

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Hello. Why you deleted artist page with Nerthon? Grimwiki (talk) 12:38, 22 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

I didn't, an admin did - both because it duplicates an existing article and because he is not notable. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 12:45, 22 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Jeffrey Ansloos article - Multiple orphan tags

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Greetings, for the Jeffrey Ansloos article I removed the three orphan tags that were added here. For the What links here, the article is wikilinked at two articles so it is not an orphan. Regards, JoeNMLC (talk) 19:36, 22 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

That's great, @JoeNMLC - the page curation tool is dumping multiple tags at the moment, hence the duplications! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 05:57, 23 September 2023 (UTC)Reply
Yes, some time ago I did "try-out" that page curation tool and discovered a number of "false positives", namely the article is tagged as Orphan and it really is not an orphan. So there may be a time-lag on that New Pages feed. After some thought, I can see how people can think "This article is an orphan, so I need to tag it" instead of fixing it, or checking "What links here" (alt-shift-j) to investigate further; or that the article my already have the Orphan tag. I will start a discussion here. We need "Add orphan" display or "Tagged orphan", IMO. Regards, JoeNMLC (talk) 13:35, 23 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Palazzo Donati (gia Albergoni, Vimercati)

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Alexandermcnabb Hi, I've added sources to the article. There was a link there. Draft:Palazzo Donati (gia Albergoni, Vimercati) Товболатов (talk) 19:12, 23 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Hey. Submit it for review and ping me??? Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 06:38, 24 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

I resubmitted "Vitra Fire Station". How do I ping?

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I resubmitted "Vitra Fire Station". How do I ping? Starlighsky (talk) 02:42, 25 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Just like that! :) Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 04:06, 25 September 2023 (UTC)Reply
Thanks, glad to know. Starlighsky (talk) 04:19, 25 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Cherries (2022 short) Notability tag

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Hello Alexander,

I don't understand the reason behind a second time a notability tag on a Lithuanian short. Could you give me clear reasons? Cherries is the second Lithuania page you tagged but the articles were backed by national and international newspapers/website and were nominated to prestigious and serious international festivals. Cherries was nominated at Short Cannes Festival, the second most important short festival of the world. So to me, it seems that no shorts at all should pass the test if cherries doesn't. AntoineČiobreliai (talk) 13:40, 25 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

The article talk page is the place for this discussion, really - but the relevant guideline here is WP:NFO, and here I'm informed by criteria 3 - "The film has received a major award for excellence in some aspect of filmmaking." (my bold) A nomination is not an award - and a festival screening is not necessarily sufficient for criteria 1 - "The film is widely distributed and has received full-length reviews by two or more nationally known critics." Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 15:07, 25 September 2023 (UTC)Reply
BTW, other editors may agree/disagree - hence the tag. It's not a badge of dishonour, it's a call for more eyes! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 15:08, 25 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Casimir Mondon-Vidailhet

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Could you please explain the reason for the notability tag at Casimir Mondon-Vidailhet. The article includes several journal articles dedicated to the article subject in reference plus a NYT interview dedicated to the subject. Explanation on the talk page would of the article be appreciated. Otherwise, I will remove the tag until it is properly substantiated. Thanks. Olivier (talk) 09:11, 26 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Note that I will not remove the tag unilaterally, but a rationale would be very welcome. Olivier (talk) 09:34, 26 September 2023 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for the addition! Olivier (talk) 01:47, 1 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Decadent (band)

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Hello. Of course, I already wrote “Keep” in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Decadent (band), but there are parts that are not true in the parts you wrote in the discussion you opened, so I’ll write it to you.

You wrote that the Decadent (band) article doesn't correspond to WP:Band because they didn't win the award, but you could look at no. 8 over there, it says that “the registration of nominations” at the major awards shows notability. (Even if they didn’t win) And I also wrote about no 9 on the deletion discussion page and revised the article, so you could check it.

When I write an article about music, I first check if they correspond to WP:MN and then write it. Thank you for reading the long message, and I'm sorry to bother you. But this time I am writing because I thought some of your sentences are not true. 올해의수상자 (talk) 05:21, 29 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Edgard

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Hi there @Alexandermcnabb. I’m the editor who wrote (and then rewrote) Edgard&Cooper. I made substantial edits to the page, and another administrator removed your G11 because they didn’t feel it was valid. I think you may have missed some of the changes made, and the admin who deleted the page when prompted (despite the removed G11) may have missed that the page was substantially different. I’m going to resubmit the altered page; just a heads up. Thanks, SerAntoniDeMiloni (talk) 09:24, 30 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

You're probably better off raising this with the deleting admin - a recreation without substantive sourcing, scrupulously neutral language and a clear pass of WP:GNG and/or WP:NCORP is likely to find itself G11'd again, or at AfD absent my intervention, other new page reviewers may well take a similar view. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 08:19, 1 October 2023 (UTC)Reply
Thanks @Alexandermcnabb. Appreciate the response. Best, SerAntoniDeMiloni (talk) 14:55, 2 October 2023 (UTC)Reply
It's still essentially corporate/brand promotion and refbombing it doesn't remove that... Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 15:28, 2 October 2023 (UTC)Reply
Thanks @Alexandermcnabb. I disagree there: it's a key example of the increasing rise of ' challenger brands' – businesses taking on and challenging the status quo – a topic I'm quite interested in (per quite a lot of my other contributions). These challengers (and especially star ones) need more representation on Wiki; I use this pet food it to feed my dogs at home. Would be great to get some thoughts on improvements that could be made. SerAntoniDeMiloni (talk) 17:03, 2 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Notability tag - Greta Grinevičiūtė

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Hello,

This is the same message as the 3 I sent you before for other Wikipedia pages, and I am not understanding again. Please explain the notability tag on Greta Grinevičiūtė, because all my sources are from either different national Lithuanians newspapers or the most estimed movie festivals. My sources are serious and diverse, including the Golden Globes and the Sundance Festival. And about the Content, Greta Grinevičiūtė is an international dancer, won Lithuanian national theater and dance award multiple times and is in 2023 the main actress of the latest Sundance Directing Award 2023. It seems to me that this is enough to remove the notability tag. Thanks.

Best,

Antoine AntoineČiobreliai (talk) 11:06, 4 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

PS : My message has to be read in a very chill tone haha, I am not angry at all and I am not looking for problems! :) AntoineČiobreliai (talk) 11:12, 4 October 2023 (UTC)Reply
The issues lie in the sources - you're looking for high quality, WP:RS reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject and treat the subject in some degree of depth WP:GNG. The notability tag is a request for eyes and consensus, not a badge of dishonour! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 11:38, 4 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Otluk Mountains

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Can you explain on which page you mentioned Otluk mountains in this pdf resource you gave? There is more than one mountain called otluk in Turkey. Are you sure? Otluk mountains extend from the middle of Muş to the Bitlis border.Vartolu3566 (talk) 15:57, 6 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

I'm really not sure what you're talking about - perhaps start a talk on the article page? For my part, I added a reference to Xenophon's Anabasis, a mention in an academic paper and not a PDF. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 16:09, 6 October 2023 (UTC)Reply
In the source, it was stated that they crossed from the Otluk mountains to the Euphrates river. I found this short sentence in Google search. But the grass mountains are quite far from the Euphrates river. Do you want me to delete the resource you added? Vartolu3566 (talk) 17:57, 6 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Transliteration of Arabic

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I was amused by your example on your User page. The town of Pézenas in the south of France, weakly associated with Molière, has been spelt Pézenas (probably correct), Pézénas, Pezénas, and Pezenas. Once driving through there (around 30 years ago, so what I say may no longer be true) I noticed that all four spellings could be found on the signs around and in the town. Note that this is not a translation from Arabic or anything else, but (presumably) French people writing in French. Athel cb (talk) 09:11, 10 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

That's pretty impressive for a Romance language, @Athel cb! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 09:13, 10 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

I'm sorry, but I'd like you to review the deletion discussion document again

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Hello, nice to meet you. And I left a message about this deletion discussion before, but I also know that you didn't reply

Anyway it’s about Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Decadent (band) and I've added more reliable sources for this part, and I hope you review it again. EBS Hello Rookie Contest It's a major competition, so please check it out. (Of course, I made the document, but it is a prestigious competition in Korea, and other managers reviewed it.) And I would like to you to check the WP:band again. Thank you for read this comment. 올해의수상자 (talk) 07:27, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Sohar

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You undid a cited revision clarifying the history of the city, cited from a well-respected historian on the matter, from a much more recently published book, and re-instated a version that is vague. I'd like to know the reasoning behind this before I re-instate the citation/information from al-Salimi's Oman: A Maritime History, and why you consider the cited content to be 'puzzling' over the uncited content. The existing citation does not mention Sohar in the context of Ormuz once, and the Arabic language page for the Sohar Fort corroborates the same content with its own citations. This is a matter of the appropriateness of the reversion and not the content and that's why I do not bring it up on the article talk page. Mehrashehra (talk) 05:22, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

Not a hill I intend to die on, but you really shouldn't have removed the Hormuz material. Flag it as Cite Needed by all means, but removing it just looks like purposeful obfuscation of historical fact. I'm not saying that was your intent, just how it looks. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 14:15, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply
The Hormuz material is not supported by the citations and is directly contradicted by added citations. I understand why it would look like vandalism though. I am going to restore the cited material, as well as add additional citations for the relationship between Ormuz and Bani Nabhan during this period. No doubt the existence of the Sohar Fort as constructed by the Hormuzi princes caused some confusion as to the actual control of the city of the time, and I understand why removing this would seem like vandalism. The Arabic-language sources that I'll add will hopefully clear up the confusion: the city remained under the control of Bani Nabhan but their maritime affairs were handled by Hormuz, and Hormuzi ascendancy over the city would not happen until later.
Best Mehrashehra (talk) 18:23, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

A barnstar for you!

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  The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Thank you for your tireless contributions to the New page patrol. Your efforts are immensely valued. Thilsebatti (talk) 08:46, 16 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

Fort Khejarla

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Hello @Alexandermcnabb, Khejarla Fort is an old heritage site and fort in rajasthan. This is famous fort which was built by Maharaja Gopal Das ji. This is a notable thing. Please move this articles to orignal as i created. Thanks in advance Ramulalji (talk) 13:00, 16 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

Hi @Ramulalji - the problem you have is that Khejarla Fort as it was presented demonstrated no notability - that is, it did not have WP:SIGCOV significant coverage in independent reliable sources - WP:RS. And so it doesn't pass the general notability guideline - WP:GNG and is likely to be deleted. An alternative to deletion is to redirect the article to Khejarla, where the fort is mentioned (I added a little detail on it there, in fact). Can I suggest you take a look at the links to these guidelines I have provided and familiarise yourself with them? That'd help you put together a more enduring article - and by the way, working on that article in Draftspace would be a better idea!!! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 15:47, 16 November 2023 (UTC)Reply
ok i will rewrite this articles and after that i will distrub you again : ) Ramulalji (talk) 09:23, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply
this fort is listed in top tourism place of rajasthan by officials and government of rajasthan. i am sharing you official link of page. https://www.tourism.rajasthan.gov.in/content/rajasthan-tourism/en/forts.html
here you can check and take your further action. thanks. Ramulalji (talk) 09:30, 17 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion declined: 2024 Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit

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Hello Alexandermcnabb. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of 2024 Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: I've taken out all the stuff about the roadshows, which was the spammiest part. What's left is still a bit promotional, but I think that's mainly language. The source range indicates that this is more than just spam. . Thank you. GedUK  10:20, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

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National liberation struggle of the Ingush people

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Hello, Alexandermcnabb!

Please, when you have a chance, check whether the topic of this article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline. I have added more sources. Thank you in advance. --Alex091981 (talk) 16:13, 2 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

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See what you think about these articles for places in Dubai. Both have been proposed for deletion:

Note that second opinion ("Originated by now-blocked puppeteer and edited by sockpuppets") is not a binding reason to delete since the articles were created before the puppeteer was blocked. (The rules for this are at WP:G5)

I value your understanding of UAE geography. --A. B. (talkcontribsglobal count) 19:43, 17 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

Hey, @A. B. - thanks, that's kind of you. They're both rubbish, from the same (I've always assumed 'young man' but that is something of an assumption!) as a whole raft of other misleading and fallacious articles before they got blocked for socking (and 99.9% of their contributions reverted). Basically they got hold of a list of 'place names' from Dubai Municipality and where these locations on the geographical database didn't conform with any basic idea of notability, dressed them up with images and copy/pasted tags to look like 'actual' articles. Al Ttay is an area of warehouses and a car pound, a completely non-notable sub-area of the notable district of Khawaneej - which is currently a redirect to Dubai and not a 'community' as such or per GEOLAND - and Nakhlat Deira is a relatively arbitrary carving off of an area of Northern Deira but not even arguably GEOLAND (as, for instance Al Murar - which reminds me I should add some history to that one!). So I would heartily support Double Grazing's PRODs! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 06:50, 18 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
Thanks! --A. B. (talkcontribsglobal count) 07:08, 18 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

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Draft:Hotma Sitompul

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Hello! I'm asking for your suggestions and criticism as an evaluation to improve my draft article to make it worthy of the English Wikipedia Badak Jawa (talk) 05:12, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

What should I fix in the article to make it English Wikipedia-worthy? Hotma Sitompul is a famous Indonesian lawyer who has been covered by many Indonesian news media Badak Jawa (talk) 05:16, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

NPP Awards for 2023

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The New Page Reviewer's Iron Award

For over 360 article reviews during 2023. Well done! Keep up the good work and thank you! Dr vulpes (Talk) 02:51, 10 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

Ayaz Sheikh

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Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Let's collaborate to make necessary improvements and ensure the article meets Wikipedia's standards. Syed Shaveer (talk) 19:15, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

Dennis

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Hi Alexander, thanks for the amend. To be fair, the whole article is a mixture of hearsay, legend and rubbish, but a good idea to keep it as you left it for any readers from the Grauniad who follow the link in today's article about the incident. Ericoides (talk) 09:01, 22 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Ericoides A pleasure. It seemed odd to let the accusation stand with no source! And, yes, that's how I found it, too! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 07:51, 23 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024

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Hello Alexandermcnabb,

 
New Page Review queue January to March 2024

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New page patrol May 2024 Backlog drive

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Notability tag on The Myth of Falcon page

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Dear Alexander, I'm reaching out regarding the The Myth of Falcon page, where you added a Notability tag last October and suggested adding more information and sources. I've made some updates. The article now contains additional details about the inspiration behind the overture, its structure, and music samples of the folk tune integrated by the composer. Furthermore, I've included several source links as per your recommendation. Could you please review the changes and advise if the Notability tag can be removed? Thank you for your contributions. Best regards, Patrick0506 (talk) 19:33, 23 May 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hiya. Responded on the article talk page. I'm afraid I still don't believe the piece is notable! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 13:14, 24 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
Hi,
Yes, I just answered there too :) Thank you for your input. I am grateful for your help, and I will keep improving. Best! Patrick0506 (talk) 12:01, 25 May 2024 (UTC)Reply

Opinion on request review

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Hi @Alexandermcnabb, I hope all is going well. I am a conflict of interest editor who made a request at Talk:Sultan Al Jaber. As an editor who has previously contributed to the page, engaged with another COI editor on the talk page, and is interested in articles related to the Emirates, I was wondering whether you could assess the changes I have put forward. Specifically, my first point, which is that I feel more balance could be given in the article lead by the incorporation of a sentence regarding the international response to the agreement presided over by Sultan Al Jaber at the conclusion of the COP28 summit. Thank you! Dedemocha (talk) 14:41, 31 May 2024 (UTC)Reply

al bu muhair family edit

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Hello @Alexandermcnabb, How are you doing. I would just like to inform you that the whole Yemen situation is very misleading, our origin is Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi. We are members of the bani yas alliance it would be impossible that we are from Yemen. As a local myself ask any local anyone would tell you that this is false information, so as a al bu muhair tribe member myself I feel the obligation to delete anything misleading to my tribe. I really hope you understand and keep it that way because this causes argument between locals, take care and stay safe. Mmmmh0o (talk) 02:01, 29 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Mmmmh0o - You are missing the key point here, which is that information in Wikipedia needs to be based on a reliable source - citations are used for that very reason. Because you 'know' something to be true doesn't mean it's true. The information you are trying to remove is sourced, to a reliable source. Until you provide sources that refute (and they would have to be pretty strong) that source, the information stands. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 09:33, 29 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Wikiproject

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Hi, I see you've contributed a lot to Nabati, would you be interested in joining a wikiproject on oral tradition? Kowal2701 (talk) 16:02, 25 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hiya @Kowal2701 - and thanks for the invite. I'm not here enough (and only narrowly interested in the Nabati form) to be any use to anyone, so I'd pass. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 05:05, 26 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Re:David of Gareji edits

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I added a section on the article's talk page to discuss our edits. Just wanted to make sure you are notified of this so we can discuss. Bis-Serjetà? (talk) 09:11, 14 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

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Revert Al Ain

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I'm not sure I understand the revert with justification "Unexplained removal of sourced content.". Sourced content had been added not removed. Could you please enlighten me? Thanks, -- 79.91.113.116 (talk) 08:15, 23 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

You're quite right, apologies. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 09:37, 23 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
Ok, thank you for restoring. -- 79.91.113.116 (talk) 10:46, 23 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Michael Conner

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Journalisting. You win! Bearian (talk) 19:20, 9 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Bearian :) Alexandermcnabb (talk) 06:11, 10 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

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