User talk:MatthewBurton/Archive1

Re: AWB Troubles

Hi, I noticed you were having problems using AWB with a custom project back in November. I'm getting the same error. Did you figure it out? MatthewBurton 22:16, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi, Which version are you using? Im presuming a recent version. From the last few version, i have been successfully able to edit custom wiki's. Some more changes have been made between then and the 3.6.1.1 release that is out now (And im now a AWB developer). The only problem i had, was that AWB wasnt able to pickup a logged in hook from the custom wiki's as they didnt have one of the hooks wikipedia does. Reedy Boy 16:02, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

AIV

Thanks for the notice put up on WP:AIV about a vandal. They have not as of yet been blocked, due to the fact that they seemed to have stopped editing for now. But keep up the good work, but remember to warn users, as they cannot simply be blocked usually. Jmlk17 04:03, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

A couple of questions, as this is my first time reporting a vandal for banning:

• What behavior qualifies as active vandalism? This IP has vandalized the same article three times in the last week, most recently this evening. They may not be sitting at their computer waiting for it to be reverted, but they check this article often and delete the majority of it each time. I consider them active.
• Is it kosher for ME to recommend a ban if the final warning was issued by SOMEONE ELSE? That is what happened in this case. Just wondering. - MatthewBurton 04:19, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Sure thing...happy to answer. First, an active vandal is someone who is continuing to vandalize actively, hence the name. They have/are ignoring warnings, and are often blocked if they continue. If someone vandalizes an article daily, but only once a day, then it is the same usually.

Secondly, it is completely fine to report to WP:AIV if someone else issues the final warning or even all of them. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask! Jmlk17 04:22, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Erowid

Hi Matthew- I've finally gotten around to having a look at Erowid and I think the rewrite looks 100 times better. I've removed the advertising template. The article still has some issues regarding the provenance of its references; see my comments here. A Train^talk 12:35, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Porter Novelli

Details

WP:NOT, regarding "indiscriminate collection" of information, and Wikipedia not being a guide; and WP:NPOV, which says that giving undue space in an article to a particular aspect of the topic, both require interpretation - that is, what is unnecessary detail is a subjective matter. In this case, my sense is that you'll not find a detailed listing of high-level staff in most articles about corporations.

The best way to tell if something is important, in my mind, is whether it's been included in a reliable source like a newspaper or magazine article. For things like staff listings, of course, they're likely only to be on the company's website.

Footnotes

I've converted the embedded links to footnotes, per WP:EL and WP:FOOT. However, they need expanding; I hope you'll take that on.

My preferred format (the "cite news" and "cite web" templates) can be seen at User:John Broughton/Scott Widmeyer. (The article is incomplete, hence some external links still visible in the article, and the fact that it's in user space, not article space.) You'll also find footnotes discussed in the two available on-line books on editing Wikipedia:

• How Wikipedia Works
• Wikipedia: The Missing Manual

Hope that helps. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 22:51, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

Regina Hopper

{{helpme}} I was hired to improve the article on Regina Hopper. I believe the changes justify removal of the banners. Because of my relationship to the subject, I want to defer to other editors on this edit. I've raised the issue on the talk page.

I removed the 'cleanup' and 'advert' tags, as I think that issue has been addressed.

I've left the question re. 'notability', because I'm not convinced it currently shows "significant coverage" - please see WP:VRS.

I also left in the 'orphan' note because it is true that there are very few incoming links at present [1]  Chzz  ►  15:18, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

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