User talk:MichaelQSchmidt/Archive 018

Through July 2010

The Decoy (1916 film)

Sorry, what are you working on at the moment? Somebody keeps adding deletion tags/notability tags to The Decoy (1916 film) when it is clearly notable. Obviously most silent movies of the 1910s have low coverage because there were so many reeled off! Can you put it on your watchlist and stop tags being added to it, it's fine?♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:14, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

I've been spending some time with a few early silents, filling in the redlinks for the Lewis Milestone article. While there are editors that somehow and unrealistically expect that a 95-year-old film somehow MUST have the same coverage as recent major blockbusters in order to be notable, they forget WP:NTEMP in that such films where covered by media of their time, even if such coverage is no longer available, and their being part of the history of American film pretty much assures notability. For example, The Decoy (1916 film) was one of the early films from Universal Studios founder Carl Laemmle's Independent Moving Pictures Co. of America and Universal Film Manufacturing Company... entities created by Laemmle to break the Edison hold on the early film industry. Being part of the enduring historical record is enough. We do not toss verifiable history simply because it no longer captures headline. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 17:34, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Exactly...♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:42, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Kill Kill Faster Faster

Michael, this may be of interest to you: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Film – Kill Kill Faster Faster. Erik (talk | contribs) 22:03, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up. Seems to have gotten far more attention in Europe than here, and I'm still searching for more reviews, but so far it has gone from the 36 word stub to which you pointed me, to a decent little 580+ word start Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 23:35, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Actor's and Sin

Casliber (talk · contribs) 17:04, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

WP:FILM May 2011 Newsletter

The May 2011 issue of the WikiProject Film newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 01:51, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

re inre Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jonathan Keltz

Looks great! No objections to a move back to article mainspace, if you wish to do so. ;) Cheers, -- Cirt (talk) 14:11, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Yes, that is fine. :) -- Cirt (talk) 18:27, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Its sometimes difficult to raise the dead, so again, thank you much. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 18:29, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

re Massage For Relaxation

Michael, someone added a link at the bottom of the page regarding a massage chair that they are trying to sell. Would that constitute "vandalism?" Patty Mooney (talk) 21:45, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

If they were to add defamatory information or otherwise negatively mess with the article, THAT would be vandalism. Adding an "ad" as an external link can be considered as WP:SPAM and removed per WP:ELNO... which I have just done. Best, Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 21:52, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Vivienne Osborne

Mifter (talk) 06:02, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Article Rescue Barnstar
		For saving Dead Fury, created by a newbie, from sure deletion. Great job! Bearian (talk) 15:47, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. One of my better "rescues". :) Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 16:18, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

User_talk:Ron_Ritzman#Miss_Representation_Page

What do you think, is it ready? --Ron Ritzman (talk) 03:09, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Hmmm... Film has finally publicaly aired and been the recipent of critical commentary in multiple reliable sources independent of the production, both before and after its now-multiple screenings. As per my own observation at the AFD, the film required additional independent commentary and coverage that would follow in the time following its airing.[1] And while I might suggest though, that more of the available sources be used in order to assuage any who might sttill suggest it fails NF, which it does not, it would be reasonable now that such additional work can be done through regular editing.

The short answer is yes, and barnstars to those who cared enough to improve it. :) Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 03:36, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

CounterPunch

As someone who has edited the CounterPunch article in the past, you might want to comment on this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:CounterPunch#Moving_on BobFromBrockley (talk) 10:46, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

Two Days in April

Thanks for your work in improving the Two Days in April article that was recently nominated for deletion. Great work Neil Kelty (talk) 16:33, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Lo (film)

Materialscientist (talk) 00:02, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

Improving Korkoro's quality

Hi, if you have time could you have a look into this page, which I created yesterday, and help in this article's receiving a better quality ranking? Thanks in advance._morelMW^illiam 09:26, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Nice job. I recommend you create a suitable DYK nomination to get this one on the front page. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 21:47, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Michael. I didn't know before that I could self nominate for DYK. Missed it for Lenin Raghuvanshi and Riyad Vinci Wadia. I just did that for Korkoro. Am very keen in working more to further improve this article's quality. Also working to turn the red links blue in the template that I created for Tony Gatlif. Is there a way to merge Korkoro with the French version which doesn't have much content? _morelMW^illiam 05:50, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

A merge is something done to unite two articles within the same Wikipedia. At the top of Wikipedia:Translation, there is the instruction "To request a translation of an English Wikipedia article into another language, click on a sidebar link to do so at the appropriate foreign-language Wikipedia." So, as you wish to expand content in the French Wikipedia, the better option is to request translation at that Wikipedia and then have an editor there expand that article if unable to do so yourself in French. For clarification and assistance, you might post this question at Wikipedia talk:Translation. And too, we currently have a number of editors listed at Category:Translators fr-en that do the French-to-English. No doubt one of them would better know how to do it the other-way-around. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 06:15, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the info. I just placed a request in the talk pages of two translators as I goofed up with the translation request template in French Wikipedia. _morelMW^illiam 07:09, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

Check Korkoro now. Is it an improvement? Or did I make a mess there?_morelMW^illiam 12:35, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Impressive work and nicely done. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 19:09, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Silent Minority

Thanks for the help improving the article in light of the PROD nomination. I've replied to your comment on my talk page and on the PROD discussion. All the best,   — Jess· Δ♥ 18:51, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Dead Fury

Calmer Waters 12:03, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Up and at 'Em

Calmer Waters 00:04, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Korkoro

The DYK project (nominate) 00:06, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Sig

I've been noticing that you didn't leave your signature on the AfD pages for Raaz and Go Goa GOne. I've fixed them, but just try to remember to do so in the future. I, Jethrobot ^{drop me a line} 21:23, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Thought I had. Thanks for catching the oversight. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 22:42, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Sponsor

Hi, looked at some of your work. Would you consider sponsoring my page PassmoreLab? I mean looking over it and making changes and such? wenchiac 21:56, 1 July 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wenchiac (talk • contribs)

I'll look in. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 06:02, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

WP:FILM June 2011 Newsletter

The June 2011 issue of the WikiProject Film newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. We are also seeking new members to assist in writing the newsletter, if interested please leave a note on the Outreach department's talk page. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 04:44, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

Monsters University

With reference to this discussion which you participated in, I see that the page has been created again, despite little further development. Would appreciate your input on the talk page. --Rob Sinden (talk) 09:00, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

An all american apple pie for you!

To the unstoppable MQS - happy 4th of July! FeydHuxtable (talk) 10:13, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Clifton's Cafeteria Good Article Nom Declined

Michael, I took a flyer by nominating the article you started for GA. Alas, it was declined as not conforming to the manual of style. Such is life in the big city. I thought the article was well-constructed, but then what do I know? Perhaps this will raise its profile among the many editors on enWiki and will ultimately result in improvements leading to a renom and approval. Not that I'm expecting you to do anything, just that I thought you might like to know. Take care, mate. Geoff ^{Who, me?} 00:46, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Geoff. I'm just happy that the article is here to serve our readers. Thanks for keeping the faith. Perhaps User:Puffin might elaborate on his comment to clarify just what needs to be tweaked to fit the MOS. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 01:05, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

I just added a bit of cultural history to the article; I didn't know it was still in operation. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:19, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Cafeteria style food, still pretty tasty and reasonable priced. They still have (and will honor} that sign that says "Dine Free Unless Delighted". The interior architecture of what was once Clifton's Brookdale is stil pretty awesome. You'd think you stepped back in time. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 19:27, 15 July 2011 (UTC) Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 19:27, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

It would be awesome if this made GA or FA. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 19:29, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

One of these days, I'd like to go to Clifton's -- guess it closed for a remodel? Everyone once in a while, I take friends to Phillips French Dip sandwiches on Alameda. It's quite inexpensive, yummy and out-of-towners are always very impressed. Mig (talk) 02:16, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Only for a while, and only on Monday's and Tuesdays. Part a a slow reconstruction process.[2] Later hours during the rest of the wek and the food is better than ever. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 03:08, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

mail

You've got email DGG ( talk ) 01:53, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you

Hi Michael. Thank you for notifying the creator of Unplug the Signal about the prod I put on the article—I forgot to. Best, P.Oxy.2354 (talk) 08:27, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

Not a problem. Glad to help. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 08:28, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

User:MichaelQSchmidt/The Lone Ranger (film)

Userfied per request. Spartaz ^Humbug! 11:51, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Korkoro, again

Hi! I made a major restructuring to make the page comply with WP:MOSFILM. Do you think it would survive a good article nomination? I received a peer review(now archived), which asked me to do these modifications. Could you give me some insight on this? I would try to add screenshots to the critical reception section of those tap and watch scenes before nominating it. Thanks. _morelMW^illiam 12:33, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

A Message from the Shark to the Fisherman

	Bin Bulaye Baraati
	Thanks for the work to this article and for the fantastic changes you've made to others. Please keep up the good work, and let me know if I can help. — Fly by Night (talk) 00:34, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Many thanks. Best regards. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 01:52, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

I appreciate your restraint

As the husband of a former Writers Guild West member, I understand the sheer vastness of the quantity of folks who have had peripheral roles in The Industry, but don't meet our standards of notability. After looking at your IMDb listing in the wake of the AfD discussion about Kim Lee, I concluded that (unlike me) you come much closer to meeting WP:ENT than some of the folks who manage to pass it; but you've never created or requested an article about yourself. (Maybe somebody should make a userbox: "This editor has an IMDb listing, but is not notable enough to have an article in Wikipedia about them.") --Orange Mike | Talk 19:00, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

There's colorful history about that, a history that both developed and encouraged restraint... and educated me about WIkipedia as well. Such a userbox would be better than some I've seen. :) Thanks. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 19:15, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Regarding Still Small Voice

Hey MichaelQSchmidt

The director of Still Small Voice had another Short Film Release in April 2011 called "Kin". It was played in the cinema here in Auckland for the Premiere. Sources have not come through for this yet as I personally know "Harley Campbell". I say give 'Still Small Voice' a chance. There are not that many sources but I mean "David Joll"..his brother is Steve Joll who worked for the biggest NZ Childrens Show 'What Now' Back in the late 90s. The movie is popular here in Auckland and Whangarei, New Zealand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Filmingnz (talk • contribs) 21:33, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Sources are what's required. I am myself willing to give the article a chance, but with your discussion here, I'll suggest it be moved to a temporary location at User:Filmingnz/Still Small Voice (film) so it can be worked on out of main space. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 21:38, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

- Please note that this is Harley Campbells Trailer for the Short Film that he premiered here in Auckland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCq295SfNw8. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Filmingnz (talk • contribs) 21:56, 15 July 2011 (UTC) Here is some source from David Jolls IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4348906/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Filmingnz (talk • contribs) 21:58, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

I believe you. I do not doubt the film screened. But I need you to study the page at WP:RS to see how Wikipedia indentifies and determines reliable sources for writing and verifying the information in articles. And as for Youtube... take a look at WP:ELNO, WP:ELMAYBE and WP:ELYES. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 22:00, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

IMDB is okay as a starting point for beginning research, but for various reasons is not considered a reliable source for citing an article. New article, reviews, commentary, books, etc. That's what we need here. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 22:23, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Mark Dymond

Looks as if is notable? Can you expand?♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:24, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

I agree. News, reviews, and books show meeting WP:ENT and WP:GNG. I will undertake some expansion and sourcing. Have been involved in a few RL projects, including a fun video for Bone Thugs N Harmony (a really nice bunch of fellows). See THIS at Facebook I'm the happy guy in the middle :) Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 20:33, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Article Rescue Barnstar!

		The Article Rescue Barnstar
		I, I Jethrobot, hereby award The Rescue Barnstar to MichaelQSchmidt for excellent research and sourcing efforts on Vermin Supreme during its 2nd AfD I, Jethrobot drop me a line (note: not a bot!) 06:24, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

(If you are interested in more rescuing, I am working on trying to save Anarchist stamp from AfD after putting a lot of work into the article! Any help would be appreciated.) I, Jethrobot ^{drop me a line} (note: not a bot!) 06:25, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Your eyes, please...

There are three that need the eyes of someone who has not edited them. The pre-incubated versions had definite problems that I believe have been addressed in at least two of these awaiting assessment, and I have thus set those two's talk page with the assessment template. Hope you might look in, as at least two appear ready to graduate. :) Thanks, Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 08:45, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

I've not done a full review on any of them, but did have a quick look to see if they had addressed the issues raised in their AfDs.

• Wikipedia:Article Incubator/Deeper and Deeper (film) has a list of awards the film has acquired, which looks promising, though in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Deeper and Deeper (film), there was concern raised about lack of reviews which appears to be still the case. There was also concern about the lack of reliable sources dealing significantly with the film, and the article could still be criticised for that, as the sources tend to be the organisations who gave the awards, and these organisations are not notable enough to have Wikipedia articles, bar one. There is a sense of scrapping the bottom of the barrel with references such as this and this. This, however, is a good source, though I'd like to see some reviews. I think the article as it stands is possibly OK, but it's fairly borderline and if it was put back into mainspace it would be worth putting it through AfD again to get some consensus.
• Wikipedia:Article Incubator/Peter MacDonald (computer programmer) has some sources added since the Prod, though the concern was that "No in-depth coverage of this person appears to exist", and that still appears to be the case. I'm not seeing a clear assertion of notability.
• Wikipedia:Article Incubator/$30 Film School - this has got problems with the history, and would require a history merge to put back in Kindzmarauli's edit of 17 August 2010 in which he nominated the article for AfD. This article is more promising, though of the two significant cites added since the AfD, one leads to a dead link which I can't find on WayBack.

I don't personally feel confident enough in the articles to put them into mainspace. Someone else may have a different view, so I have left the reviews for someone else. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 16:43, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

Definitely appreciate the extra set of eyes. I'll see what else might be done to address the concerns you noted and get back to you for a follow-up. Many thanks. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 18:12, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

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Talk:Louis Van Amstel

Hi Michael--I don't know if you're also interested in dancers (well, you like horror, so why not?), but we're working on a formerly problematic article, Louis van Amstel. (Formerly, because the problematic editor is blocked for a while for persistent BLP violations and a case of DIDNTHEARTHAT that became disruptive.) Please have a look at the talk page, if you don't mind--perhaps you know where to find the good references for a subject like that. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 15:05, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Incubator

How do I transfer an article to the Incubator? The Gangster Squad was created by User:LtMuldoon, who apparently never adds any sources to articles he creates. So I went ahead and sourced it, but filming is not scheduled to start until September (if it does). —Mike Allen 05:37, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

On your talk page. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 01:52, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. I didn't know if you had to go through the AFD process or not. I was hoping not, that would be tedious. Going by the user's history all he/she does is copy IMDb data to Wikipedia without any sources, so I doubt they care about the development of the article. Sigh. I was checking Variety and saw that Emma Stone was cast and looked up the article and saw it unsourced and had to save it from going through an unnecessary AFD process. Hopefully filming will start soon. Thanks again Michael. —Mike Allen 02:55, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

As presented at WP:ATD as an alternative to deletion, it should be seen as one of the options we might consider other than jumping to a perhaps unneccessary deletion discussion. Just as discussions are encouraged on talk pages before the "heavier" steps are taken, so should be discussion of an incubation as a non-AFD means of resolution. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 04:20, 28 July 2011 (UTC)