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Fair use rationale for Image:Sonnonagonyfilm.jpg[edit]

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- I have done as you requested. Thank you for the explanation. B-ham 14:46, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Commercial use of Image:Westpointclubs.jpg[edit]

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Alexander Retuinskih[edit]

No problems, I know I can be a bit of a blunt instrument on some things, but I'm here to improve the encyclopaedia. You may find my comments on Talk:Alexander Retuinskih useful for how to do references etc in future also about sourcing. --Nate1481(^t/_c) 15:03, 14 August 2007 (UTC) P.S. to sign your name on a talk page use four "~" like this ~~~~[reply]

License tagging for Image:Flowfightingflyer.jpg[edit]

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Sonnoncitycrest.jpg)[edit]

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Sonnoncrest.jpg)[edit]

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Fair use rationale for Image:Samboleglockcropped.jpg[edit]

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WikiProject Martial arts[edit]

I noticed you've been doing a lot of work on martial arts related articles, thought you might be interested in joining Wikipedia:WikiProject Martial arts --Nate1481(^t/_c) 09:18, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Scott Sonnen and Mensa[edit]

Hi there. I don't have anything in particular against including Sonnen in the list of Mensans, but referencing it is tricky. If I don't remove him from the list, someone else will. Discussion forums don't fulfill the Reliable Source requirements, although, if he included in his bio that he's a member of Mensa, that would be sufficient. If you know him, maybe you can make a suggestion? Or maybe you can find another reference (I've tried Google to no avail). Nobody of consequence 14:10, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Additions to List of Mensans[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, adding content without citing a reliable source, as you did to List of Mensans, is not consistent with our policy of verifiability. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you are already familiar with Wikipedia:Citing sources please take this opportunity to add your original reference to the article. See also: Wikipedia:No original research and Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. —72.75.79.128 (talk · contribs) 14:25, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop adding Scott Sonnon‎ to the list without a reliable source to back it up ... the subject's own website and web discussion forums do not meet this criteria ... Please also be aware of Wikipedia:Three-revert rule as a reason for your being blocked from editing Wikipedia and STOP ADDING THIS NAME ... Happy Editing! —72.75.79.128 (talk · contribs) 15:11, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also, note that a discussion forum simply isn't considered a reliable reference. Nobody of consequence 17:31, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't know that wiki policy didn't accept corporate announcements as reliable references. If a more reliable reference is made, then I'll re-link it. If not, I'll concede to this policy. Sorry I wasn't aware of it earlier. User:B-ham 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Corporate announcements are probably fine, but the ref provided is just an unverifiable discussion forum, not an official announcement. We can't use it for the same reason we can't use blogs and such. They're just not reliable sources. Thank you. Nobody of consequence 03:31, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I'm understanding your point. However, the link was to a specific announcement by one of their faculty members as a "sticky" in their announcement section. Regardless, I emailed their corporate email to ask if there was an official press release. If there is, how should I proceed? User:B-ham 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi there, sorry I didn't notice this until now. If there IS a press release, it's always helpful if it's available online someplace (like on prnewswire.com or some such site). Is 72.75.79.128 helping you? He may know a bit more about this than me. Nobody of consequence 02:07, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Scott Sonnon[edit]

It appears that you probably have a likely conflict of interest in respect of Scott Sonnen. Please restrict yourself to comments on the Talk page, and do not suggest any content that is not supported by reliable independent sources. Thanks. Guy (Help!) 17:47, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand how failure to provide a reliable independent source constitutes as a conflict of interest. You've blotted out that page because of what specific reason? I've replaced what I can see as non-POV info on the topic. User Talk:B-ham 1 November 2007 (UTC)

What you have done is to completely ignore my recommendation to stick to the talk page due to your evident conflict of interest, and reposted verbatim pretty much the entire content. Bad idea. Build it up again bit by bit, in discussion, on the discussion page, and citing reliable sources for everything. Then people can judge it, add it to the article. DO NOT repost that content again. It is a long way from being neutral, as several people have noted. Guy (Help!) 18:44, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I certainly did't intend to misunderstand your initial request. I'll try and contribute as per your clarification. Thank you. (User:-Bham) 1 November 2007 (UTC)

WP:5P[edit]

Before continuing to edit, please read over the policies at WP:5P. I'll have to warn you more sternly that this. Please do not add nonsense to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. Bearian 20:00, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Howdy[edit]

Hello, Grasshopper ... I see that you have picked up the use of {{cite web}} for references ... I'm still dubious about Scott Sonnon meeting the WP:BIO notoriety criteria, but I didn't have anything better to do so I "prettied it up" like a good little WikiGnome ... BTW, if being a fanboy is a de facto conflict of interest issue, then most of the current editors would have to recuse themselves ... so I, for one, am willing to overlook your initial zealousness as being well-intended, rather than vanispamcruftisement or some other agenda. :-) Happy Editing! —72.75.79.128 (talk · contribs) 05:06, 3 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate the help you've given me. I'll make sure that my contributions remain appropriate to cited sources. Thanks again. B-ham (talk · contribs) 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Yer welcome ... BTW, please use five tildes (~~~~~) with your custom signature so that the TIME is recorded as well as the DATE, and don't forget the Edit summary when you make changes to an article ... Happy Editing! —72.75.79.128 15:00, 3 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Flowfightingflyer.jpg)[edit]

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Tagging Pavel Tsatsouline for deletion[edit]

Hello, B-ham ... I recently encountered the article about Pavel Tsatsouline while performing either New Page Patrol, Recent changes patrol, or Counter-Vandalism Unit activities, and in my opinion as a Wikipedia editor, it either lacks sufficient Attribution that it satisfies the notability criteria for Biographies, or it may violate the Conflict of interest guideline, or perhaps it reads like blatant Vanispmcruftisment.

The point is that I plan to tag Pavel Tsatsouline (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) with either a {{prod}} that explains my reasons why I believe that it should be deleted, or else a {{db-bio}} tag for speedy deletion (CSD A7).

I have created this initial entry on your Talk page because you are either the original author of the article or a recent contributor to it; I will leave more detailed information regarding my specific concerns about the article on its Discussion page ... please respond either there or on this Talk page, instead of on my Talk page, in order to avoid fragmenting the conversation. Happy Editing! —72.75.79.128 (talk · contribs) 00:23, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Standard vandalism warnings[edit]

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That's helpful! Thank you again! B-ham 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Samboleglockcropped.jpg[edit]

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