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Hey, thanks for pointing out on the AFD that the article was changed to a redirect - if you hadn't, it would likely have gone unnoticed that the AFD tag's internal link was incorrect. Good work! ŞůṜīΣĻ¹98¹ ^Speak 13:04, 28 September 2011 (UTC) reply

Hi. FYI, I've added six identical articles to this AfD. Black Kite (t) (c) 20:51, 5 October 2011 (UTC) reply

FYI: I had placed speedy A9 requests on this and the similar " Autumn 2011" article, but was rejected because the performers of the tracks have articles (lack of an artist article being a requirement for A9). This seems to me like one kind of article A9 was meant to address, so I may write a proposal to expand A9 to include non-notable compilation albums. Cmprince ( talk) 15:59, 7 October 2011 (UTC) reply

If you do, I'd be interested in looking at it. There are notable multi-artist comps that belong in WP (I own a few myself), so I'm not sure that I see a good rule of thumb to distinguish. But if you can, let's get it in there. Thanks for the update. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 17:17, 7 October 2011 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the touch up. Made my original change, earlier today, because I agree with you that Lovefool deserved a more prominent position in the opening section. You have improved that edit smartly. Jmg38 ( talk) 06:46, 27 October 2011 (UTC) reply

Hey, no problem, communal effort, and all that. They have loads of great songs that merit spotlighting, but "Lovefool" really does stand apart as concerns their notability. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 12:24, 27 October 2011 (UTC) reply

Re your message: Nice work on creating the article. -- Gogo Dodo ( talk) 05:12, 7 November 2011 (UTC) reply

Love it. Basalisk  ^{inspect damage}⁄ _berate 01:14, 18 December 2011 (UTC) reply

Hey, thanks much. Hopefully, the numbers of the amused + the motivated-to-prove-me-wrong will exceed the merely annoyed. Even given this opportunity to make an ass of myself, which you have so kindly afforded me, I suspect this AfD will end in "no consensus", which is why I didn't come whingeing to you lot straight away. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 02:10, 18 December 2011 (UTC) reply

Good start. Taking up where you left off, I did additional work on How to Boil a Frog [1] to separate the information about the film from the extraneous information about the official website. I think we have an improvable article (more to do)... if about the award-winning film itself.... and everything under the article section header How to Boil a Frog#Website will be soon removed so editors can better judge an article about a film. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 04:44, 21 December 2011 (UTC) reply

Thank you for your input and your detailed consideration of the Jonathan Dory article. It's one of a long series of articles I have been writing about aquanauts who have served as NEEMO crew members. However, the articles also need to comply with WP:N and WP:BIO. For several other articles I have found multiple independent sources, including information about the subjects' achievements and activities other than NEEMO (see, for example, Craig McKinley and Jessica Meir). However, I agree that there is a lack of independent third-party sources on Dory. I have added one more citation to the article, the Army Space Journal article, but that source is primarily about Jeffrey Williams's participation in NEEMO 3 and refers to Dory only once. Gildir ( talk) 16:30, 21 December 2011 (UTC) reply

As someone who received offsite (local command) DEOMI Equal Opportunity training, tasked with coverage of Women in the Military during Women's History Month, I remember when the Army's active female flag officers could be counted on one hand. Then two. Without a complete stack of Army Times, Stars and Stripes (newspaper), & Army magazine (by the Association of the United States Army), I'd find it difficult to cite their routine promotion & assignment coverage, let alone say she was 1 of only ___, but there really were not that many, and Dunwoody made 4 star after I left. Dru of Id ( talk) 06:35, 27 December 2011 (UTC) reply

2008, all services, five years after she her nomination. Dru of Id ( talk) 06:42, 27 December 2011 (UTC) reply

Warning, annoying adverts progress is slow. Dru of Id ( talk) 07:01, 27 December 2011 (UTC) reply

I take your point that she was pretty high, pretty early for a female U.S. general officer, and I imagine she would have garnered at least routine coverage in one or more of the publications you note, but even if you could find a few paragraphs in Stars and Stripes, I don't really see that making a difference. It just seems that her career--purely as a military career--was not notable, in a WP sense--notability being a separate issue from the value of her contributions to society. And the fact that her being a female major general seems to have made hardly a ripple in the larger world might be judged a positive, yes? "Female general? <Yawn>, no big deal," is, ultimately, where the Army would like to be, right? -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 04:12, 29 December 2011 (UTC) reply

Thanks for catching the copyvio at Simone Bemporad! Knowing that it was created by a PR company, I should have known to check for such laziness! SmartSE ( talk) 21:13, 29 December 2011 (UTC) reply

My pleasure. Am actualizing your gift as I write this. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 21:51, 29 December 2011 (UTC) reply

i can understand if you've lost interest, but Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Meyhem Lauren has been re-opened, if you'd like to clarify if "significant coverage in multiple reliable sources" has been met, or perhaps why "significant coverage in multiple reliable sources" is not an adequate yardstick even if it has been met. I am somewhat puzzled by attitudes to the sources in that AfD as a whole, so any help is appreciated. 86.44.31.213 ( talk) 22:46, 6 January 2012 (UTC) reply

I've closed the AfD as keep. Please go ahead and improve the article with the sources you've found. Der yck C. 22:44, 17 January 2012 (UTC) reply

Please explain why Acalamari and Ryulong might consider the following as personal opinion when I added it to Power Rangers Samurai, even though anyone who watches the show can see it is a fact not a personal opininion.: Strangely enough for a group of samurai, they are all basically gaijin even their sensei/shogun is portrayed by a New Zealander, for none of them are full blooded Japan-born Japanese. — Preceding unsigned comment added by D34throse Darklight ( talk • contribs) 13:45, 18 February 2012 (UTC) reply

The fact that the actors are not Japanese is not personal opinion. What is personal opinion is to term this fact "strange", or to consider it worthy of note within the encyclopedia entry. The TV series is hardly a naturalistic portrayal of actual samurai, is it? I thought it was more a group of live-action superheroes in brightly-colored, full-body spandex jumpsuits. So, it is hardly obvious that the ethnic makeup of the actors involved is noteworthy. But if it is notable, suitable references from one or more reliable sources should be provided, especially given that it has been challenged by other editors. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 19:43, 18 February 2012 (UTC) reply

Right Thanks for this--I'm looking through my edits now... — Justin (koavf)❤ T☮ C☺ M☯ 04:45, 29 February 2012 (UTC) reply

...for the barnstar. You made my day! Arbor8 ( talk) 12:10, 29 March 2012 (UTC) reply

Hello! I noticed that you reverted my addition of a provision on WP:NCURLING. Would I have to initiate a proposal at WP:NSPORTS? Or would a proposal at the WikiProject ( WP:CURLING) suffice? I made a proposal at WT:CURLING, and I think we reached consensus on the matter. Thanks for your help! Prayerfortheworld ( talk) 23:51, 19 April 2012 (UTC) reply

• Please propose at Wikipedia talk:Notability (sports)--notability discussions at content-specific wikiprojects are apt to be biased towards over-inclusiveness within that subject, as you might imagine. You may well find me arguing against your proposal, but please don't take this as being specifically anti-curling. I believe that the NSPORT guidelines as actually applied have led to a profusion of non-notable figures being stuffed into WP. I do appreciate your sounding me out on the question. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 00:22, 20 April 2012 (UTC) reply

Thank you for letting me know! Points taken. Just saw this now, so I will post a proposal. Prayerfortheworld ( talk) 21:38, 5 May 2012 (UTC) reply

Added a link to billboard. Instinct meets WP:BAND criteria for "notable band". It peaked at number 1 on billboard heatseakers albums and number 111 on the billboard 200. This meets criteria 2 "Has had a single or album on any country's national music chart." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kevinh456 ( talk • contribs) 00:17, 30 April 2012 (UTC) reply

I have been concerned about the fannishness to in the One Direction#Members section could you maybe reformulate or retype, help it out be more accurate, everything is sourced on that matter, i am a teen and English is not my first language i pretty much made the entire section AdabowtheSecond ( talk) 21:37, 4 May 2012 (UTC) reply

• Apologies, but I was just responding to a random RFC. This is not an article I would like to invest time in. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 15:58, 12 May 2012 (UTC) reply

An update. We're still working on the article, [2] but I invite you to look in at the current version and compare it to the originally nominated version to see through the article's history that the nomination was based upon an impractical search, and the nom's disagreement with the IP who contested his original proposed deletion resulted in it being sent to AFD just 13 minutes after his prod was declined. This of course does not show consideration of WP:BEFORE , WP:DEADLINE, WP:IMPERFECT, WP:WIP or WP:PRESERVE and while not knowing the nom's mindset, made the nomination appear as if either retaliatory (ouch) or to force improvement (ouch). While the article might never be as delightfuly comprehensive as articles about recent blockbusters, I think you can see that even now we have enough non-English coverage to meet WP:NF for a pre-internet Italian film. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 20:41, 14 May 2012 (UTC) reply

• Agreed, well done, I've reviewed and reversed my previous vote. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 23:11, 14 May 2012 (UTC) reply
  • Thank you much for your revisiting. I note now that even the nom has reversed himself. All this took I suppose was an understanding by parties that sources must be shown as available even if not immediately used, and we then can allow issues to be addressed through regular editing. Again, my thanks. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 00:15, 15 May 2012 (UTC) reply

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• No problem. Forgetting about the content, those IP's were bulldozing their way through the process, so I can understand if you were fed up. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 21:58, 26 May 2012 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the barnstar! SL93 ( talk) 20:06, 29 May 2012 (UTC) reply

Hi there, Hobbes. I appreciated your support on the commodity pool drafts I'd shared at WikiProject Cooperation last week. I'm not sure if you'd seen, but another editor raised some concerns about the drafts, which I've aimed to address ( as explained here). I don't know if you have any time or interest in looking again, but I'd very much appreciate it if so. Cheers, WWB Too ( talk) 15:10, 1 June 2012 (UTC) reply

Could you do me a favor and give your opinion here? Thanks. Silver seren ^C 01:02, 7 June 2012 (UTC) reply

Done. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 10:01, 7 June 2012 (UTC) reply

Reply waiting

Quicker just to inform you directly, PParmley has edited the draft and responded here. Can you please indicate there if the changes satisfy your concern? (If yes, I will be implementing the draft after your response there.) Silver seren ^C 09:17, 14 June 2012 (UTC) reply

New section

There's two new paragraphs to review here. And since you were involved in the prior discussion and all. :3 Silver seren ^C 20:30, 26 June 2012 (UTC) reply

 Done and thanks for the heads-up. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 23:08, 26 June 2012 (UTC) reply

And again

It's been a while , but there's another requested edit for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company article on the talk page here. Could you go and leave a comment? Thanks. Silver seren ^C 02:37, 31 August 2012 (UTC) reply

Hey! Was that the requested WP:3O you gave there? Thanx in any case! Cordially, SergeWoodzing ( talk) 00:42, 11 June 2012 (UTC) reply

• You're welcome! I did see it there, but I haven't read enough on rules & regs to feel comfortable giving it the official 3O stamp. But, I thought it was an interesting issue and in my main area of interest, so I opened my big mouth. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 03:07, 11 June 2012 (UTC) reply

OK, the problem is that we get a sort of Catch 22 situation. Since you replied, a regular 3o editor isn't supposed to, because there are now more than 2 editors involved. Anyone can take a 3o request. You did well, and there is nothing official about it. It's just a voluntary and handy tool. Now that you did reply, I suggest you read up just a bit on the 3o page, add (to your input in our talk) that you took the request and follow-up by removing the request on the 3o page and the template at the top of our discussion. Sound OK? SergeWoodzing ( talk) 08:49, 11 June 2012 (UTC) reply

Ugh, you're gonna make me read? :)

And  Done. Not too painful, actually, and now I know how to play by the rules--thanks! -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 12:11, 11 June 2012 (UTC) reply

Congrats! I bet you'll make a fine 3o-er. Neutrality, balance and civility are essential. SergeWoodzing ( talk) 19:34, 11 June 2012 (UTC) reply

hi i just wanted to say thanks for your help in understanding how to fix mixtape! JohnJeanBartiste ( talk) 08:33, 18 June 2012 (UTC) reply

No problem, you're welcome! -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 10:20, 18 June 2012 (UTC) reply

Thanks for sourcing that. My reaction was an emotional one, and you were--within the rules that we play by--correct. I'm no fan of GW Bush, but Trudeau's challenge was patently absurd. If I was to offer $10,000 to anyone who could prove that Trudeau had fulfilled his obligation to remain faithful to his wife of thirty years, I doubt I'd get any takers, either. But neither would it prove anything. The only thing proven here is that Trudeau is a clever man, who knows how to skew language to serve his ends.

Which is probably why I've enjoyed Doonesbury all these decades. HuskyHuskie ( talk) 23:33, 30 June 2012 (UTC) reply

A second opinion would be helpful. Kiefer .Wolfowitz 17:37, 17 July 2012 (UTC) reply

Thanks again! Kiefer .Wolfowitz 12:24, 18 July 2012 (UTC) reply

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Hi Hobbes Goodyear, I posted a request on the PG&E talk page several weeks ago but have not received a response from any editors. I know that Silverseren has previously asked you to help review some of my earlier drafts so I thought I would ask you myself. If you have time to review my request and my draft in my user space I would really appreciate it. Thanks, PParmley ( talk) 21:25, 28 September 2012 (UTC) reply

Hi, I would appreciate it if you could please take some time to comment at Talk:Trouble_(Leona_Lewis_song)#How_is_iTunes_messed_up. p.s. this is related to a previous discussion at Talk:Two Eleven. Thanks — Lil_℧niquℇ №1 ^[talk] 23:28, 3 December 2012 (UTC) reply

The Black Uhuru "Stage Work" was not promotional - the event already passed. It is part of their work and I am adding the section back in. — Preceding unsigned comment added by VeggDeb ( talk • contribs) 02:24, 16 December 2012 (UTC) reply

If not promotional (of the musical and its backer), then why is your only purpose as a WP editor to add oversized mentions of it to performers' WP pages? It was a single, non-notable event--should every single concert that Black Uhuru has ever given be detailed in WP? If you believe that a case can be made for its addition, please make it on the Black Uhuru talk page. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 02:59, 16 December 2012 (UTC) reply

Thanks for improving Andrew Soltis. WP:CHESS should have improved the article long ago, but you put us to shame a bit. Your work made the article much better and it's much appreciated. Quale ( talk) 07:23, 28 December 2012 (UTC) reply

Hey, my pleasure. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 13:17, 28 December 2012 (UTC) reply

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Hi, I see that you have been deleting lots of Amazon links. Amazon link to useful book info such as ISBN, publishing history, synopsis and so forth. Links also provide proof that the books actually exist, which is useful to editors and readers. I would encourage you not to delete these links. Thanks Span ( talk) 02:09, 26 March 2013 (UTC) reply

I disagree with your comment in general and with respect to the specific links in question. I deleted six such links, all from a brand-new IP user who has done nothing but add such links. Three were for non-obscure pop albums. Two others were for Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Shakespeare's Othello. The last was for Stanislavski's An Actor Prepares, which I replaced with a Google books link.

I would discourage anyone from adding sales pages to External Links sections, as in most cases there are non-sale sites that can provide the information and it goes against the guideline WP:External links#Links normally to be avoided:

Except for a link to an official page of the article's subject, one should generally avoid providing external links to:

1. Any site that does not provide a unique resource beyond what the article would contain if it became a featured article.

...

6. Individual web pages that primarily exist to sell products or services, or to web pages with objectionable amounts of advertising. For example, the mobile phone article does not link to web pages that mostly promote or advertise cell-phone products or services.

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Thanks for your help with overlinking recently. I was adding a lot of content at once and may/must have overlooked this issue. Take care! :) 99.129.112.89 ( talk) 23:32, 2 May 2013 (UTC) reply

I've restored the deleted version of the article to User:Hobbes Goodyear/Banc de Binary. I think the newly created article's content is substantially different from the one deleted a few months ago, so CSD#G4 does not apply. Der yck C. 23:54, 24 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Hi Hobbes

Andy here from 18seconds Magazine (editor). Recently noticed you had contributed to the deletion of our page. You wrote, "2-year-old digital surfer magazine, published occasionally. No evidence for notability is offered; understandably, as substantial WP:RS coverage is scarce--mostly social media and some blog posts, that I found. If better sourcing can be found, happy to look again."

I noticed in the deletion notes it says the magazine is published occasionally. That's incorrect - it has been published every 2 months since inception in 2010.

Do these links count as notability? http://www.surfersvillage.com/surfing-news/49237 http://www.misfitmedia.com.au/publishers/18seconds-magazine/ http://www.runamukvisuals.com/the-archives/spreading-filth-18-seconds-magazine/ http://www.bandt.com.au/companies/traditional-media-and-broadcasting/sporting-fitness/general-sport/18seconds-magazine http://www.toddrosewall.com/index.php/item/88-cstetur-adipisicing-elit http://www.theloop.com.au/ANLI/project/69082

Please consider re-listing the following information:

18seconds Magazine (www.18seconds.com.au) is a bi-monthly digital surfing magazine published in Australia. It features articles about the ocean and travelling. The magazine was founded in 2010 by Andy Morris (former assistant editor of Australia's Surfing Life Magazine www.surfinglife.com.au). As of 2013, the editor is Andy Morris and the designer is Alicia Smith. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.167.38.151 ( talk) 06:06, 18 July 2013 (UTC) reply

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Ypur page says your expertese is in unknown music. I suggest you stick with that as your film industry knowledge is none existant. He his as written. Makro ( talk) 18:20, 20 January 2014 (UTC) reply

Hello,

As you were involved in the discussion about the Scottish Charts, I thought you might be interested in taking part in a discussion regarding Regional Charts overall: Wikipedia_talk:Record_charts#Policy_Proposal_by_KWW

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Hi. Would you care to weigh in on this discussion regarding an editor disputing certain genres in the article's infobox? If not, feel free to ignore this message. Dan56 ( talk) 03:18, 22 February 2014 (UTC) reply

FYI Since you commented User Desastru has added an option 4 which falls short of a total ban on the cellist's Catalan name. You may wish to comment on Option 4, cheers. In ictu oculi ( talk) 09:10, 3 March 2014 (UTC) reply

Thanks for this, but I had seen and rejected option 4 before I voted. And as I said in my response, Option 1 does not mean a total ban on "Pau". -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 11:58, 3 March 2014 (UTC) reply

Wercengetorix ( talk) 00:12, 1 April 2014 (UTC) Hello Hobbes Goodyear: reply

I am the original contributor and editor of the site of the link in question and the original editor of the placement of the links in the Wikipedia article in question, and of every edit remaining that lists or references goingthruvinyl.

In Canada, copyright exists automatically when a work is created. My work has been taken by the site against my will and requests to remove my work, or to be paid for it have been refused, my name has been removed, and my access to the site has been locked out.

Not only is the site in infringement of copyright, but the links were put in at the request of the owner, not to increase knowledge or for respect of the artist, but simply for advertising his site. Other links and cited references have been discovered and removed as being advertising. The ones that remain are the ones that have not been discovered.

Below are the sections of the copyright act to which I am referring:

From the Canadian Copyright Act:

Moral Rights Infringement Infringement generally

28.1 Any act or omission that is contrary to any of the moral rights of the author of a work or of the performer of a performer’s performance is, in the absence of the author’s or performer’s consent, an infringement of those rights.

Nature of right of integrity

   28.2 (1) The author’s or performer’s right to the integrity of a work or performer’s performance is infringed only if the work or the performance is, to the prejudice of its author’s or performer’s honour or reputation,

       (a) distorted, mutilated or otherwise modified; or

       (b) used in association with a product, service, cause or institution.

   R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 6;
   2012, c. 20, s. 19.

1. You have provided no evidence that you are the actual author.
2. You have provided no evidence that the website in question has acted unlawfully or immorally.
3. You have provided no evidence or claim that this website is acting in contradiction of any legal decision in the matter. If you have pursued this matter within your own legal jurisdiction and have obtained some sort of judgment or injunction against this website, please point to evidence of same. If this is a legal matter, please have it decided in your local jurisdiction, not here.
4. In my own opinion, some of the refs to this website are useful, some are pointless--I agree that the pointless ones should be removed. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 12:22, 1 April 2014 (UTC) reply

Wercengetorix ( talk) 00:30, 2 April 2014 (UTC) First you reverted my removal of links for not explaining the removal, then you reverted my re-removal of the links with my explanation of violation of the Canadian copyright act. You stated my claim appears spurious and asked for my rational. I provided this, and did so in a way that was concise to not overburden the reader whilst not to attach my name any further to a site I deem to be unethical. I provided most relevant points to which I am referring with enough information for the reader to easily verify the copyright act for themselves, should they wish. reply

Your point 1 states I provide no evidence that I am the original author. True, I do not. I do not wish to associate my name with the site at all nor have any of my work there. I do not have to be the original author to say the site is in violation of copyright. I assert there is work there that is "in the absence of the author’s or performer’s consent", that is "used in association with a product, service, cause or institution", and believed to be "at the prejudice of its author’s or performer’s honour or reputation". Point 2 states that I have provided no evidence that the site has acted unlawfully or immorally. Point 3 again states that I have provided no evidence that the site has acted unlawfully or immorally in the matter then says to have my legal matters decided elsewhere: "If this is a legal matter, please have it decided in your local jurisdiction, not here." Point 4 says that in your opinion some refs are useful, yet you agree that some of the refs to the site are pointless. I admitted that the refs and links to the site were done for advertising and not in the interest of the artist involved, or for the benefit of knowledge in general, and the ones that remain are the ones that successfully circumvented the filters and rules of advertising on Wikipedia.

I am considering which legal option to pursue with the site. No determination has been made. As for sufficient evidence for yourself, what evidence would be sufficient aside from the evidence that you, yourself have found that some of the references are pointless and perhaps used as that as evidence enough to back up my claims that the references and links were inserted for advertising, and carried that further as evidence to reason that the site itself may not be ethical? And even if it came to an either/or decision doesn't the negative claim seem to hold much greater weight, proof, and a detriment to people involved rather than to let them remain?

And if I am to have my legal matters decided "not here", why then didn't you state that earlier when I used the violation of the copyright act as my explanation? Can the removal of the links be adjudicated by a higher authority in Wikipedia? I feel that I am being met with resistance and a battle of wills and control issues rather than a reasoned condition for reversing my edit. If I sound frustrated, it is because with this issue of copyright, I have recently been at the losing end of someone at the attached to a computer with more control while I was trying to do the right thing.

Or perhaps the matter could be settled here; if you could explain which refs and links you feel should be removed and which should stay, perhaps we are in agreement; I'm agreeable to keeping the references and links to articles which refer to theft of material and unethical contracts. I find the irony amusing.

There are two issues here. Leaving copyright aside for the moment, if the external links are not useful to a reader of the article, then they should be removed. Please see Wikipedia:External_links#Links_normally_to_be_avoided for guidance, although it might be better that you post requests at individual article talk pages, rather than remove links yourself, as you hardly seem neutral in the matter. I have reverted some of your changes, but left others intact, assuming that you also edit under the name User:Utsid3sP1q3. And as a side note, please edit under a single user name or at least identify on your user pages that accounts are operated by the same person--see Wikipedia:Sock puppetry. You should assume that where I reverted, I thought that the links were of use. In at least some of the cases where I did not revert, I thought the removal was valid because the links were more spam than useful.

You are making unfounded claims that you previously behaved wrongly at WP (by adding these links in the first place) and, now that you have a business grievance (again, unfounded), that you have seen the light and would like to undo your past wrongs and, incidentally of course, damage the other party. I do not find that this makes you especially credible. You provide sections of copyright law, but no evidence that they apply here at all, other than your anonymous assertion. I am not an expert on what constitutes a good case in theses situations, but it seems to me that you provided no case at all. You might want to briefly summarize the situation here: Wikipedia talk:Copyright problems, and ask for help on how to proceed. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 12:37, 2 April 2014 (UTC) reply

Wercengetorix ( talk) 00:44, 3 April 2014 (UTC) There are more than two issues here, and more important than the ones you listed. I can see only one of two reasons for your omission; either you fail to understand, or choose to ignore. Additionally, you are making your own determination into my motives and actions. I asked if there were a higher authority to adjudicate the matter. I tried to reduce the issues to simple logic, and I find your logic does not follow and you seem to fail to build upon evidence and reasoning before you, including your own. If not an honest mistake, then I feel you are simply recalcitrant to overturn your action and ego is determining your thought. The links you provided seemed to be more misleading than pertinent. I have provided the information asked of me. I never claimed to be neutral, but stated my position openly when asked and the reasons for my action; to which you, in some circumstances, have found yourself in agreement. reply

Removal of links to a site I claim to be unethical and in violation of copyright requires a determination from court or does not, and if not, either my claim backed up with the evidence I provided is sufficient to remove the links, or if not, then it comes down to your opinion, in which circumstance, you admit you're not an expert. Then let someone else in a better position adjudicate the situation. I stated my position, and backed it up with evidence, including your own agreement. Reasonably, where does the greater harm lie; promoting a site which may be unethical and in violation of copyright and shown to be advertising, or removing a link? I feel that you are abusing your position as an editor to impose your will, blindly. Let me hear from someone else that I am required to get a determination from court, if that's not required, then direct me to someone who can make a reasoned determination; I find your approach a little insulting. If I am misinterpreting you, I am sorry, but I don't wish to deal with you for the reasons stated above.

If you have been wronged in your business dealings, then I commiserate, but is it reasonable to expect me or any other Wikipedia editor to support your actions based solely on your anonymous say-so? You refer to "the evidence I provided", but I see none, other than your anonymous claims. If you just want to vent on my talk page, well, okay, that's fine. I have already agreed with you that, in some cases, these links are just spam, in which case they should be removed, regardless of copyright. But, if you want me or other editors to act on your claim that these links are to copyright violations and so to be avoided even if useful, then I think you have failed. If you want advice on how to make a better case, then I again urge you to seek advice at Wikipedia talk:Copyright problems. Here's what I would post there: "Hi. I wish to remain anonymous, but I used to work with this website where I provided content. We had a falling out, but they continue to publish content where I hold copyright, without permission or compensation. I am considering but have not yet begun legal action to stop them. There are links to some of this material in Wikipedia. One or more other WP editors believe that some of these links are valuable, and so disagree that they should be removed, unless they are in violation of copyright. Unless and until I am successful in my legal proceedings, is there anything I can do to have links to this material removed per WP:COPYVIO?" -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 02:20, 3 April 2014 (UTC) reply

Wercengetorix ( talk) 01:07, 4 April 2014 (UTC) Ok, I am frustrated (with the issue in general and with some points in specific). Please bear with me. I still feel as if I am being treated dismissively, and I am surprised at the opposition with which I am being met. The matter seems clear enough to me to require quick and decisive action but am meeting a bulwark. But perhaps we can end the matter here. For the matter most important in specific: you (you, not me, but you) are still affirming there is evidence that back up my claims that the site is unethical and spam/advertising then saying that I provide no proof (or just "anonymous say-so") I'm not referring to what I'm saying, but to what you have determined. Your confirmation is my evidence. I tried to make that clear, but we seem to be stuck there. Something more than nothing is not nothing. x > 0 ≠ 0. That is as clear as I can make it. reply

If you are reluctant to remove the links because you have yourself gone to them and enjoyed what you found there, I can appreciate that, but the site started out with good intentions and it has greatly deviated from it's beginnings to where it is now in violation of the law and in violation of Wikipedia's policies. I am now asking not only for the site's links to be removed, but also for the site to be blacklisted from Wikipedia, as from what I've found so far seems to be a sufficient case to do so. If you will confirm that and act on that-good, the matter will rest there. If you still feel it does require further proof, I would like someone else to arbitrate the matter. Please bear in mind that even at the beginning of the site's inclusion into Wikipedia that the intention was to advertise the site, upon that, within Wikipedia's policies, the links should be removed. Upon that the site is now in copyright violation and other repeated violations within Wikipedia, it seems sufficient to have the site blacklisted. If you still feel it does require further proof, I would like someone else to arbitrate the matter.

Going through the links you provided more thoroughly has led me to the following to enforce my position in hopes that we come to complete agreement.

from: Wikipedia:Copyright violations

"Such a situation should be treated seriously, as copyright violations not only harm Wikipedia's redistributability, but also create legal issues."

From: Restrictions on linking

"For policy or technical reasons, editors are restricted from linking to the following, without exception:

1. Material that violates the copyrights of others per contributors' rights and obligations should not be linked. Linking to websites that display copyrighted :works is acceptable as long as the website has licensed the work, or uses the work in a way compliant with fair use. Knowingly directing others to material that :violates copyright may be considered contributory copyright infringement.[2] If there is reason to believe that a website has a copy of a work in violation of its :copyright, do not link to it. Linking to a page that illegally distributes someone else's work casts a bad light on Wikipedia and its editors. This is particularly :relevant when linking to sites such as Scribd or YouTube, where due care should be taken to avoid linking to material that violates copyright."

Not to be rude, but to illustrate my argument, that seems to take precedence, despite what you find useful. "without exception"

Additionally, this would have been helpful when I asked if there were anyone else to arbitrate the matter: Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_requests /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution

From: Links normally to be avoided.

4. Links mainly intended to promote a website, including online petitions. See external link spamming.

11. Blogs, personal web pages and most fansites, except those written by a recognized authority. (This exception for blogs, etc., controlled by recognized authorities is meant to be very limited; as a minimum standard, recognized authorities who are individuals always meet Wikipedia's notability criteria for people.)

From: Advertising and conflicts of interest

"Main pages: Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and Wikipedia:Spam

It is obvious that a link from Wikipedia to an external site may drive Web traffic to that site. But in line with Wikipedia policies, you should avoid linking to a :site that you own, maintain, or represent—even if Wikipedia guidelines seem to imply that it may otherwise be linked. When in doubt, you may go to the talk page and :let another editor decide. This suggestion is in line with Wikipedia's conflict-of-interest guidelines.

Wikipedia uses the same standards for evaluating links to websites owned by for-profit and (real or purported) non-profit organizations. Links to potentially

revenue-generating web pages are not prohibited, even though the website owner might earn money through advertisements, sales, or (in the case of non-profit :organizations) donations. Choose which pages to link based on the immediate benefit to Wikipedia readers that click on the link, not based on the organization's tax :status or your guess at whether the website's owner might earn money from the link."

I have more evidence to back up my position, but hope this is sufficient to end the matter here. I think it is sufficient evidence not only for the site's links to be removed, but also to be blacklisted from Wikipedia. If you feel it does require further proof, I would like someone else to arbitrate the matter.

Is that enough to remove the links and blacklist the site, here, with you, as it stands now, or are we still in disagreement?

To /info/en/?search=User:Arbor8 - I am sorry, but I do not know what ANI refers to.

Sorry for not indenting properly, etc.

Again, if you have been wronged in your business dealings, I commiserate. But if I say, "Some is spam, some is not", this does not mean "all is spam, blacklist them". And it is unhelpful to keep regurgitating yet more policies against copyright violation. These are not in question. What is in question is whether there is a copyright violation in this case. Given that there is only your anonymous claim, and that you continually decline to provide any other evidence whatsoever, why would you expect impartial third parties to take action against this site? -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 15:13, 6 April 2014 (UTC) reply

Hey there, it's been a while since I've been on here, but I remember you being a good resource. Can you remind me where I might go to post a content dispute to get others to weigh in on? I feel like going to ANI at this point would be an overreaction -- but it's hard to reach consensus on a talk page when there are only two people participating :)

Thanks! Arbor8 ( talk) 19:31, 3 April 2014 (UTC) reply

Hey, welcome back! I also took a fairly lengthy sabbatical but have been active recently. If the dispute is strictly between you and one other editor, WP:3O could be the place. If there are active, relevant Wikiprojects, you could post there to ask for others to weigh in. WP:Dispute resolution has the full gamut of options. If these don't work or even if just because this is that one, depressing dispute that is draining you of all your energy to contribute, feel free to point me at the specific case. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 00:25, 4 April 2014 (UTC) reply

Thanks! I think we came to a resolution that nobody is entirely happy with, which probably means it's the right one :) Arbor8 ( talk) 15:46, 4 April 2014 (UTC) reply

Hi! Would you care to review my FA nomination for the article New York Dolls (album)? The criteria for FA articles is at WP:FACR. If not, feel free to ignore this message. Cheers! Dan56 ( talk) 01:56, 11 June 2014 (UTC) reply

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Hi. You are indeed wrong about reversing the changes I made, although I do understand that it would be hard to believe for you that substantial parts of these songs were composed and recorded into a taperecorder in the 1980's by me (Raghu V. Acharya) back when I lived in Madison and DeForest WI in my pre-teen and teenage years. These songs somehow got into the hands of other artists and I have yet to be compensated. It is dubious that all these songs came out in the 1990's after I took a Study Abroad trip to India in my Junior year of college. They think I just left for good. I will leave it at that, but all of these songs (and a few more) are substantially mine. Please don't delete this post, and do have a good day. -Raghu V. Acharya St. Paul, MN. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.91.184.189 ( talk) 19:30, 28 January 2015 (UTC) reply

No, I was correct. As you continue to avoid evidencing your fantastical claims, the natural assumption is that you are a fraud or unbalanced. Please go away. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 03:47, 29 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Whatever...jealous much? I do not have hours and hours a day to spend tolling about on Wikipedia as you seem to do. I love my favorite musicians and rock stars (in fact, I just recently nominated Eddie Van Halen for the Kennedy Center Honors) but I know what is mine. I have very clear memories of my songs in that taperecorder and just one example "Disarm" was about a very specific act of physical violence inflicted upon me as a toddler by my father. In fact, I remember sitting in the living room and my sister came out after listening to the song and telling me she liked it as she quoted my lyrics: "Cut that little child." Sorry pal but, I wrote a lot of them. I am constantly writing poems and songs and I know all these artists somehow go a hold of them. I think I'll write a poem called "WikiTrolls" (All Rights Reserved. Raghu V. Acharya, St. Paul, MN)

Excellent. Why waste your fictions in dreary Wikipedia entries when they could light the fire of eternal offerings to sweet Calliope? -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 22:34, 31 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Okay bud, you can read the poems but guys like us will write 'em. While you're at it, download my ancestor's "Suprabhatam" written back in the 1400's. And you can hear the beautiful singing of PB Srinivas, another relative. Oh, my sister wrote a song in that tape-recorder too; it's called "I like jelly...jelly and jam." I wrote all the cool shit though. (Raghu V. Acharya, St. Paul, MN)

Dear Hobbes, You edited my Sarah Harmer " Songs for Clem " edit. I don't know how to contact you. I am not a user of wikipedia, I have no Idea who you are or what you base your judgements on. I changed the listing because it is the truth, I am the one who recorded the majority of it, and I have a credit in the liner notes. If you care to do some research, contact her or look into it. I only changed it because I am sick of people (who had nothing to do with a piece of art that I in large part created) having say on whether or not I deserve recognition for the work and dedication I put into this project. I make music, I don't participate in online reality, so I admit I am out of my element. Hard as that may be for someone people to understand. Sorry if this comes off rude, I mean no offence. -- User:72.38.202.124

@ 72.38.202.124: Hi, don't worry about it, thanks for contacting me. My revert was driven more by your removal of the Robin Aube credit, which I see referenced in multiple independent sources. I've updated the credits to include you--please have a look. If still not right, please let me know. I can fix, enter in Wikipedia's special markup language, etc. But if a correction is warranted, where I would need your help is to find some independent, reliable source to support the change. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 01:37, 27 February 2015 (UTC) reply

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Hello Hobbes Goodyear,

We were not aware of the issues you had brought up, we apologize for any inconvenience.

We represent the International Delphic Council and on behalf of them were making the edits that you noticed. So, any changes that are made from the Delphico account are from our team. While we understand why the username is an issue, the idea behind the updates was not advertorial at all. In light of the up-coming Delphic Games that are to be held in India in 2016, we have begun updating all information regarding the Games. We will also be updating the edits with citations and references as we go on.

This is our first time editing such a page and would appreciate your feedback/thoughts on how to go about it. If you still feel that the username for the account must be changed, please let us know. Also, is it possible to bring back the changes we had made to the page?

Thank you.

Thank you for your response @ Delphico:, I appreciate your clarification. The Wikipedia guideline on conflict of interest has much detail, and you can always leave a question on its talk page on the subject. On the specific questions you've raised here:

• Bringing back the changes made to Delphic Games of the modern era
  

-You can almost always retrieve content from an earlier version of a page by looking at its page history ("View History" at the upper right). If you have any difficulties, please let me know.

-This said, all or most of the material added (and then deleted) on Delphic Games of the modern era is specific to International Delphic Council, and so belongs there.

-And that said, even for International Delphic Council, most of this material (I believe) is either too detailed for an encyclopedia article or lacks the required neutral point of view.

Examples of non-neutral language:

• "With their culture of the mind, the Delphic Games of the modern era create the balance to the Olympic Games and their culture of the body - as it existed for almost 1000 years in ancient Greece."
• "Similar to the Olympic idea which unites people worldwide in their excitement for sports, the Delphic Games of the Modern Era are uniting people of all nations through arts and culture."
• "In 2015, the Delphic Games went to India and were embraced there as never before by matching its spiritual power with the deeply rooted cultural heritage of India, now the proud hosts of the V. Youth Delphic Games 2016 in Goa, India."

Examples of too much detail:

• "Sponsor partners who support the organization of this event as a cultural highlight are always welcome."
• "May the Delphic Peace guide future Delphic Games as it had been the case for over 1000 years in ancient Greece."
• "Apart from the Delphic Games, conferences and meetings Kirsch is committed to networking with international organizations, associations, and affected business sectors. That is why, in 2005, cooperation with the ITB Berlin, The World’s Leading Travel Trade Show for tourism, emerged.""
• "The founding of an NDC should be established in a structure that allows for organic growth and national expenditure within a country."

• "changes that are made from the Delphico account are from our team"

Wikipedia username policy prohibits shared user accounts. If you wish to continue editing, then new, individual user accounts should be established for each individual. And each such account should identify this conflict of interest on their user page.

• Editing by an editor with a conflict of interest (COI)

There is no strict prohibition, but such editing is discouraged, especially by paid editors (whether or not the organization is commercial, governmental, or non-profit). In general, changes by COI editors should be proposed on the talk page of the article and agreed by non-COI editors, before changes are made to the actual article. An exception would be for utterly non-controversial corrections, such as clearly misspelled words, clearly bad dates, and broken formatting.

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-- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 15:34, 11 July 2015 (UTC) reply

Dear Hobbes,

Since your last message, I have created a new username (old - delphico) and have tried my hand at editing the Delphic Games of the Modern Era a couple times - I failed each time. I am having trouble understanding how the edit summary must be written - my last edit summary was clearly unacceptable. I have read through the edit summary page on wikipedia and I have a few questions. Does each section have to be edited or added separately so that each edit is minor and has it's own edit summary? Is there any way to add all the sections at once with a single edit summary? As the Delphic Games of the Modern Era page is currently very bare and contains little to no information. If so, what can I say in the edit summary that would be deemed acceptable? Also, is there a particular format that the summary should be written in? For example, the /* */ that is used for a section title - or is this only in the case of editing a section?

Thank you, Missaskhole — Preceding unsigned comment added by Missaskhole ( talk • contribs) 11:28, 15 July 2015 (UTC) reply

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...Or at least that that's one of your primary areas of interest on Wikipedia. I recently created Camden Crawl, about the defunct music festival, despite having very little familiarity with the UK independent / alternative music scene. I've asked for input from editors with more experience in the music topic areas here, and I'd like to invite you to comment as well, since we had that chance meeting at Blustery Blowers's page (thanks for the thanks, btw). If it's not the kind of music topic you're interested in, no worries. Happy editing! — GrammarFascist _contribs ^talk 19:40, 14 November 2015 (UTC) reply

• Sorry, I don't have strong views on or interest in festival articles. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 14:24, 15 November 2015 (UTC) reply

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Hi, I appear to have got involved in an edit war. Could you be so kind as to look over the rest of the discussion, changes at, Veni Vidi Vicious, Hate to Say I Told You So, Category:Songs by year and Template:Songyr. Further discussions can be seen here and here. Any light that can be shed would be appreciated. -- Richhoncho ( talk) 19:38, 5 December 2015 (UTC) reply

Oh my God! Thanks so much for the Barnstar! I have always wanted one! This means so much to me, thanks for all of your contributions to Wikipedia! Carbrera ( talk) 04:31, 11 December 2015 (UTC) reply

Hi Hobbes Goodyear, I've updated the account as suggested and I wonder if you would consider changing your mind to keep Richard Hammar's page? Hml1315092 ( talk) 17:36, 24 December 2015 (UTC) reply

@ Hml1315092:, my concerns remain, as explained in AfD. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 18:31, 24 December 2015 (UTC) reply

Unlike his sons, Münir Ertegün was a (single) Turkish citizen, and he never became an American citizen (He was a Turkish diplomat and a public servant for the rest of his life, and he died during his tenure as Ambassador of Turkey in Washington D.C.).

The reasoning is not about the reliability or credibilty of sources, but simply because these letter don't exist in the English language and in keyboards and other systems. The reason for not using the letter "ü", because it does not exist in the English language and appears (incorrectly) as such in English language publications and websites, is neither an excuse nor a justification for not using it in this context.

This type of anglicization should not apply to non-American and non-Anglo-Saxon personalities, especially if their names don't have English language versions (regardless if they are originally written in the Latin alphabet or not), and if they are not citizens of English-speaking countries.

There are no English language "versions" for Turkish names in general. That is why I request that this article's name is reverted to the original Turkish spelling.

The incorrect version of his sons' names (since they were dual Turkish-American citizens) can stay provided the original and correct Turkish spelling of their names are also put in parentheses at the beginning of their articles.

Thank you. -- SednaXV ( talk) 16:16, 18 March 2016 (UTC) reply

Replied here: Talk:Munir Ertegun -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 22:19, 20 March 2016 (UTC) reply

Just in case, I invite you to an ongoing FFD discussion about Brideshead Revisited video covers, which you were involved in Talk:Brideshead Revisited (TV serial). -- George Ho ( talk) 06:39, 20 May 2016 (UTC) reply

Hi. An article that back in 2014 you PRODed and I deleted, Sounds of Mass Production, has now been restored following an undeletion request. If you still feel that the article should be deleted, feel free to start an AfD. Best, Jenks24 ( talk) 05:06, 14 June 2016 (UTC) reply

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How can I default my watchlist to ignore bot edits? The bots either do mundane things, where, why are you wasting my time to look at this? Or, they do stupid or inexplicable things that the insulated bot world thinks are fine. I no longer care either way, just get them out of my life, please. Thanks ever so much. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 03:29, 6 July 2017 (UTC) reply

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Go to your preferences, specifically to the watchlist tab. Check the box that says "Hide bot edits from the watchlist". Press save. Now bot edits will no longer show in your watchlist. Sky Warrior 03:34, 6 July 2017 (UTC) reply

Thank you very much, especially given the snottiness of the question. If there is some way that this can be made made more obvious to the masses, it would be appreciated. Thanks again. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 03:41, 6 July 2017 (UTC) reply

Yes, that's intended sarcastically. Please be more considerate to fellow project members. Rather than making extreme comparisons as here you could try to be the better person and take an active and constructive approach in engaging with other parts of our movement. — TheDJ ( talk • contribs) 12:15, 7 July 2017 (UTC) reply

@ TheDJ: Please do not edit my talk page again, other than for customary or mandatory notifications. If you feel obliged to engage with me in future, please do so directly on the relevant page (preferably) or on your own talk page. Thanks. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 23:47, 7 July 2017 (UTC) reply

Oh man, I was just trolling by implying that Facebook is fake, but you've been so nice that I feel like an asshole now... You're good at this lmao

@ Pratik102: No worries. Just promise to be good from now on. At least for a little while. :) -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 02:04, 19 October 2017 (UTC) reply

A tag has been placed on Fortune (Callers album) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A9 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a musical recording which does not indicate why its subject is important or significant, and where the artist's article does not exist or is eligible for deletion itself. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for music.

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I'd recommend starting an article on the group before creating and article about their albums - that's the first thing I looked for when assessing WP:CSD#A9. Pete AU aka -- Shirt58 ( talk) 01:20, 10 June 2018 (UTC) reply

Appreciate the feedback. I do intend to create an article for the band, who are assuredly notable, but that should not enter into the conversation here. I believe I have already demonstrated notability for the album itself, so was surprised by the CSD, but the editor who flagged it seems to do a lot of good work otherwise, so am disinclined to make a stink. Article has already been patrolled, and if any issue, will address with relevant admin, or at AFD, or at DRV, or at ANI. Want the minimum of fuss. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk)

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Hi Hobbes. You seem to be having a similar problem to me and could use your input here. Cheers Rob van vee 16:33, 8 March 2019 (UTC) reply

See, look at this: This does not mean that edits must be reverted just because they were made by a banned editor (obviously helpful changes, such as fixing typos or undoing vandalism, can be allowed to stand) but the presumption in ambiguous cases should be to revert. The impression that I get is that you either don't seem to recognize this or you recognize these as "ambiguous cases"; if it is the latter, then it just boils down to me heavily disagreeing with you. I don't want to be hostile, it's just the issue is annoying to me.

Now maybe there's some room for me to still be wrong, if I am just tell me why. I'm just trying to understand, is all. dannymusiceditor ^oops 03:06, 14 March 2019 (UTC) reply

But the edit at I Should Coco was piddly--tiny, and of no clear improvement, and possibly a negative. No reason to stomach such a change from a blocked editor. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 03:11, 14 March 2019 (UTC) reply

tiny, and of no clear improvement, and possibly a negative. Going to have to agree to disagree with you there. dannymusiceditor ^oops 04:12, 14 March 2019 (UTC) reply

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