User talk:Chairboy
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Another Deletion Dog
I suggest we set this person's page as AfD. Frankly I think most people have had enough of these Nazis. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.227.114.140 (talk) 22:29, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
Deletion of Major league wiffle
The deletion of the article "Major league wiffle" shouldn't have occured. The article was still being finished. It addressed the need for physical activity in a youths life and you should attempt to repel the deletion. It promotes the fun of a backyard game instead of most kids just playing video games. Let the article be finished before you delete it. You might have the power, don't abuse it. Vist the site www.freewebs.com/majorleaguewiffle
Deletion of Major league wiffle cont.
The deletion of the major league wiffle page before it was finished truly angered me. There was no reason for the deletion and I feel that this page should be reinstated at least until it is finished then it can be reevaluated by the people who delete stuff on wikipedia.
Hallefant
Thanks for speedying Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Hallefant, but I was going to.
Vandalism
Hi you posted a vandalism note on User talk:206.139.211.21 on the 18th, please look at their current contributions Special:Contributions&target=206.139.211.21.
x RFA
Thanks for your support on my request for adminship.
The final outcome was (96/2/0), so I am now anThanks for the reference
Thanks for pointing out Category:Wikipedians who are pilots!
Quarl
Hi, I noticed you on Quarl's talk page. Although he's been reluctant for adminship I nominated him anyways... and I'm awaiting for his response... but feel free to vote and hopefully he'll accept Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Quarl .
~ Cheers —This user has left wikipedia 19:59 2006-02-01
Thank-you
User:Ageo020 user page.
About my page in which i made an admin claim, I'm sorry. I just copied that section from another user's page. I line checked the code but i think i may have overseen this. Really sorry if this caused any trouble. Thanks User:Ageo020
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Phossy
Whats wrong with it?
How
Why did you delete my gobbledigook page? How did you delete it and how did you know it existed? I created it as a test 2 seconds before you deleted it.
Thanks
Please help me
Chairboy this is Penetrating Fluid, I saw your comment on my discussion page. I feel very strongly that I am being injustly censored soley because one administrator didn't know what penetrating fluid is and imagined it to be some kind of offensive term. Please read the discussion here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Samsara#User:Penetrating_Fluid and if you feel I am wrong then I shall desist from further action.
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the billy wright ( american poet) article keeps getting deleted...
why was the Billy Wright article deleted? the notability page describes that persons who have been also NON self-published then are notable and worthy of an encycolpedia article. he has appeared in numerous poetry and literary magazines and has authored a few books...
Deleting Fixya's image
Hello Chairboy,
You've deleted my posting of Fixya's logo. I've received an email from the site's owner granting me the right to post it in Wikipedia for use in Wiki's articles.
Can I reload it?
You have not answered my question. If I don't get a reply by tomorrow I'll reload the picture. As i mentioned I have full permission from the site's owner.
Reposting The Wedding Site
I made a couple of edits. Can you repost The Wedding (band) site now and PLEASE take off avidbandfan as the user? Thanks. I have no idea how to do it myself.
Why was my contribution "Vonbeau" deleted.?
I added a contribution "Vonbeau" to explain the name and to add information on how the name was derived and you deleted it. Why.??? Could you tell me what was lacking, if anything.? I have bookmarked your talk page to check back for more info or you are welcome to comment your thoughts to my talk page, either one works.. THX.
Re [1]
Reverting edits like this and this, both of which threaten Wikipedia contributors with violence, isn't revert warring. Instead of admonishing me for removing the threats, would you consider blocking the user who issued them? John254 02:54, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
Moreno Valley Mall - Deletion Review
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Katherine L. Albiani Middle School
Could you please explain your decision at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Katherine L. Albiani Middle School in more detail. All you said was consensus appears clear. I don't see it that way and would appreciate you clarifying it. Thanks, DoubleBlue (Talk) 20:31, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
- I have the same question. DoubleBlue improved the article, adding sources and meeting the objections of at least two editors who voted to delete. I think there was a consensus to keep, particularly since early objections must be discounted if later improvements to an article make those objections obsolete, as per the "Rough consensus" section of talk) 20:40, 27 December 2007 (UTC)]
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AfD nomination of Nokia E70
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MJ
No your correct, Ive read it in a book I had on have on him though, it just involves be searching for the darn page number. Thanx for letting me know. — Realist2 (Come Speak To Me) 17:33, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
Centsports
You claimed this article didn't have an assertion of notability, which is completely untrue, as I the second sentence of the article was a direct statement of its notability.
I do not work for the website and had no intention of advertising it. It is an application that many of my friends and people from my school, the University of Florida, were using. I came to wikipedia and searched for the article to see what this site was about, as I often do when I encounter things I am unfamiliar with. I was surprised to find that there was no article on it (as a minute number of the plethora of search items I have entered in my life yield no results). So I googled it instead, and found it to be of significance and importance.
I spent some time researching the article and assembling the page. I do not understand why it was deleted, especially for the proposed reasons ( found here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/delete&page=Centsports), particularly the earlier accusation that it was blatant advertising. Websites such as Amazon, Ebay, Facebook, MySpace, Xanga, The Best Page in the Universe, Ain't It Cool News, FiLife.com, BibleGateway.com, and tons of other websites that I have never heard of before (like the last three I mentioned) have Wikipedia articles on them.
I am incredulous by this seemingly ignorant decision by what I understand to be three or four Wikipedia users. Please help me understand this decision. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JeezBreeze (talk • contribs) 17:40, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
Deletion of Theo Marcuse screen shot
Hello...I am looking for a way to post images of deceased actors and thought screen shots were acceptable. Can you explain why this one was deleted, and how I can post screen shots correctly? Thanks, David
- Please take a moment to review Wikipedia:Image use policy for a better understanding of what constitutes acceptable image use. Best regards, CHAIRBOY (☎) 01:34, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the quick reply. I have reviewed the section again and re-uploaded the image with more information; I would really appreciate it if you could let me know what I need to add to be in compliance. Thanks, David talk) 01:44, 29 June 2008 (UTC)]
Down Memory Lane
Thanks. I thought rather well of it myself. Bishonen | talk 21:24, 7 July 2008 (UTC).
AfD nomination of Yavac
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We are in dire need of objectivity and common sense.
There is some controversy regarding the controversy regarding ITT Tech. I have a stated bias. (I guess maybe I should have kept that a secret.) At present the article is biased in the other direction. I would love it if you could take a look and leave a comment in the talk page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.240.59.172 (talk) 03:17, 26 November 2008 (UTC) I forgot I wasn't logged in.Veecort (talk) 03:32, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
RTL Games
Well the page has the {{videogame-company-stub}} template, so I assumed it was a videogame company, and that the article was just not expanded enough to say that. MrKIA11 (talk) 13:16, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Aministrator Review
Hi there: Was it really killed off by admins two weeks after you started it? See
]- I don't remember the timeline, but sounds about right. I don't know that it was so much 'killed off' as it was just 'not accepted by anyone'. Is there a discussion related to this somewhere right now? - CHAIRBOY (☎) 17:30, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
"Blind" edit
Disambiguation pages are for articles, not spam links to web sites. If the subject of the site in question is notable enough for an article, then I welcome it. Otherwise, it doesn't belong because
Dakota photo
Thank you for your note - glad that you liked the photo. I have taken about 10,000 airplane pictures since 2004 and I really wanted to share some of the better ones. PDing these gives me a chance to do that - I have had authors pick them up for books. It is a nice feeling to see your photos being used in Wikipedia and all over the world! - Ahunt (talk) 13:09, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
Good User
This is a good friendly user ,cheers —Preceding unsigned comment added by Irowan22 (talk • contribs) 17:50, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi
Hi Chairboy. I see that you played an integral part in nurturing the
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Is it so hard to understand?
Why doesn't anyone sign their comments like you asked in the header? I think you're allowed to ignore unsigned comments. WNW3 (talk) 01:54, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
Just wanted to notify you that a page you speedy deleted
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Re: Warren Lapine
Eh, I think it does, but I'm not too concerned one way or another. I just happened to see the prod while I was writing Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine, and noticed that the article didn't mention the award. AfD it if you want, I guess the award isn't really about him personally. --PresN 20:53, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
Apocalypse Tapestry
Why on earth has this article been deleted ??? The item which the article described is the largest woven tapestry in the world. I am about to (re-)create the article as "Apocalypse Tapestry" as this is the name it is commonly known as, amongst English speakers. The French use the plural (tapestries of the...). I have checked out the French language article, and as a teacher of French I will be able to translate it. Renata (talk) 09:07, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
- If you can make a good article about it, go for it! But the copy I deleted in 2006 was not that article. Here's the complete text: "It is a part of the priceless collection in the Château d'Angers." and had a stub tab attached. Seriously, that was the entirety of the article. Also, _2006_! Anyhow, I look forward to reading an article about it that does it justice. Best of luck! - CHAIRBOY (☎) 20:31, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
KL Software listed at Redirects for discussion
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RB Records
Please help me immediately! A bot is repeatedly putting a speedy deletion tag, and I need to keep the page! Could you please help me? Thanks Mystery UkuleleMan (Talk) 05:07, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
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Sincerely,
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Does this js still work?
I'm checking if the scripts here still work: Wikipedia:Tools/Greasemonkey_user_scripts
Yours was last updated April 2007. I cant really test it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Chairboy/csdhelper.greasemonkey.js
Could you please update the update date?
Thanks :-)
84.106.26.81 (talk) 15:31, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
Infodemiology
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Just wondered Bashereyre (talk) 09:48, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
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- Roger roger! It's a good policy. My life has moved in a different direction and while I tried to get in some more admin activity in the last few months in response to the original notice, I can't seem to get that same old fire going. Maybe in a couple decades I'll be up for the challenge again and will get to find out what the admin request process of the 2040s or something looks like. I hope it involves cool robots. - CHAIRBOY (☎) 17:47, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
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