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DFCU Financial[edit]

Hello. Thanks for your past help with the DFCU Financial page. I am not a Wikipedia expert, and this page is a constant source of vandalism and tendentious editing--including unfounded statements about current staff members and business practices. I believe that this is the result of one individual who keeps creating new user names when one is banned. I'd really prefer not to get into an editing war, but I really am not sure how to block an individual. Can you help? Thanks so much. Mdb751 (talk) 13:22, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Vandalism reverted, sockpuppets blocked, page semiprotected for a month, added to my watchlist. Thanks, NawlinWiki (talk) 14:12, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks so much for your help. I will continue to monitor as well and report abuse, and will refrain from editing wars in the future even if the content is forbidden. Mdb751 (talk) 13:57, 23 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Jessica Billings[edit]

I am trying to create a wikipedia page for a pageant competitor, Jessica Billings. Apparently, a page like this was created by someone but then deleted by you, seeing as this message shows up when I try to create her page:

"A page with this title has previously been deleted. If you are creating a new page with different content, please continue. If you are recreating a page similar to the previously deleted page, or are unsure, please first contact the deleting administrator using the information provided below. 01:40, 5 September 2011 NawlinWiki (talk | contribs) deleted "Jessica Billings" ‎ (A7: No explanation of the subject's significance (real person, animal, organization, or web content))"

So, since it told me to contact you, I am. :) I'm not sure what I'm supposed to say to you, though. The article I'm creating will have sources that are news stories and such, which will hopefully provide an explanation of Jessica's significance. She has a facebook page I can send you (not that that totally proves she's a real person or anything, haha)... Let me know what I'm supposed to do...

HannahDsmiles (talk) 01:14, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GBA[edit]

I am not an employee of GBA. I am writing an article about their contributions to aviation and will be updating it with accurate and verifiable information. My user name does not reflect this because I chose it based on my subject. I wonder how the conflict of interest notation could be removed from that page. Please advise.Groenbros (talk) 13:52, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Probably best for you to make a new account or change your username. Per Wikipedia:Changing username, "Users who have made very few edits are encouraged to register a new account and discard the old one." But see all of the advice on that page. NawlinWiki (talk) 14:07, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I've read through your link. If I were to create a new account, how would I post the new page under a new account? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Groenbros (talk • contribs) 14:15, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • The page is already posted - if you want, I will delete it and you can repost it with the new name (please keep the changes that I made to remove promotional language in the article). NawlinWiki (talk) 14:17, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, please delete it. I've copied the article as it is. Thanks for your assistance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Writer 33 (talk • contribs) 14:28, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Aha, you just prevented a sockpuppet investigation and gave me an explanation why you removed the COI-tag. It would have been a good idea to inform me too about this. Night of the Big Wind talk 15:10, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, should have done that. NawlinWiki (talk) 15:11, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

NawlinWiki, could you tell me why you deleted my second paragraph explaining the function of the aircraft? It was in the original posting after your edits. If there's additional promotional language that can be stricken, I'm happy to do that, but the paragraph is essential to describe the aircraft.Writer 33 (talk) 15:17, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please advise. Writer 33 (talk) 16:11, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The paragraph sounds like it's lifted directly from the company's mission statement. "GBA has invested millions...economical, yet not constrained...high level of performance...GBA aims to bring sustained autorotative flight into the modern age." There are no sources cited for any of these claims. See WP:NPOV and WP:V. NawlinWiki (talk) 16:23, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This is not GBA's mission statement. I will attempt to describe the aircraft's function without using qualitative adjectives.Writer 33 (talk) 17:02, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

the deleted AuctionAbility page[edit]

Hi. I've never used a talk page before so bear with me. You seem to have deleted my page about our AuctionAbility software product, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AuctionAbility. I tried hard to only describe what it is, what it does, and a little about how it does it. I tried not to say that it was good in its own right, only that it employs certain technology, and they are considered good. We're currently in operation and I want a Wikipedia page that states that we exist and a little about us.

I tried to make it like the page I saw on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_auction_business_model#Companies_that_use_the_model .. e.g. Apex_auctions or Allegro_(auction_website). I linked to our website for marketing material, there's plenty on there that breaks the Wikipedia content rules which I have kept out of my wiki entry.

It seems you could take those pages down, if you're going to take mine down? What should I change?

Should I just re-create it with less or different content and see if you like that version? Maybe that's easiest on both of us?

Thank you - Nick Fenwick (the guy who wrote the entry you've deleted) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Neekfenwick (talk • contribs) 15:07, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • "AuctionAbility was conceived by Nick Fenwick, Director of Yavin Ltd.". You shouldn't be writing about your own product or company on Wikipedia, see WP:COI. NawlinWiki (talk) 15:09, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OK, so, if I get someone else to write the same content about our product, does that make it OK? That sounds a bit crazy. My wife, who is completely unrelated to our business or product, could open an account and write precisely the same text. Would that be OK?

As I read the COI page, and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:NOT#When_you_wonder_what_to_do, I really wonder what most of those other wiki entries in the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_auction_business_model#Companies_that_use_the_model page are doing on wikipedia.

Neekfenwick (talk) 08:06, 2 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:Wikid77[edit]

It looks like you deleted another user's comments on the above talk page without providing an edit summary. I have restored them. Doniago (talk) 19:44, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Whoever can delete pages, delete this if you can! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tamp2004 (talk • contribs) 02:45, 12 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Revolvr[edit]

I'm trying to make a wikipedia entry on a musician, I provided links to their releases online, 3 have been top 100 tracks, and I'm not sure why you're deleting the content? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Electrohouse007 (talk • contribs) 19:56, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • As I said on your talk page, you need to provide independent sources, not just links to the artist's or the label's official pages. If the artist has had chart hits (and I didn't see anything like that on a quick Google search), you need to find references to show that. Again, see WP:V. NawlinWiki (talk) 19:58, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The category of music is Electro House, it doesn't chart on national charts, the only place these songs chart is on Beatport. Not knowing that makes you totally unqualified to edit a post about it. Look up any of the artists in the collaborations, they have wikipedia pages, that is ridiculous. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Electrohouse007 (talk • contribs) 20:01, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    • Insulting me won't help you. If there are no verifiable sources for this, then no article, sorry. NawlinWiki (talk) 20:03, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm just trying to get an article started, I don't feel like writing the entire history of his life / music career. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Electrohouse007 (talk • contribs) 20:09, 1 September 2011 (UTC) http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/introducingrevolvr beatport - educate.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatport[reply]

more info - http://www.abbotmonroe.com/artists.html - his talent agency (look up some of the other artists) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Electrohouse007 (talk • contribs) 18:12, 2 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.dirty-kraze.com/2011/03/warface-revolvr-with-scotty-boy-red.html http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/warface-by-revolvr-scotty-boy-and-red-the-infomercial/ (this explains the charting) http://thebasslist.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/revolvr-red-scotty-boy-warface/


http://thedjlist.com/djs/TOUVAN/ (look at his rank as TOUVAN) vs. http://thedjlist.com/djs/REVOLVR/ As Touvan he was 63,230, but under the name Revolvr he is 1,126 in the world. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Electrohouse007 (talk • contribs) 18:23, 2 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:B.wilson[edit]

Thanks for that saw in my watchlist. I have no idea what this is about but I think this needs to be logged somewhere...--Cerejota (talk) 04:56, 2 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Servando's Page Deleted While Editing?[edit]

Dude, I wasn't even finished making a page about the hilarious guy from DC when you deleted it. Why? I'm not Servando, Jakob, or Griffin from DC, I'm a big fan of them. Wiki is to touchy about these cases. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DragonChickenP (talk • contribs) 02:23, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

The Admin's Barnstar
For your work deleting articles per CSD and blocking vandals, great job. -- Luke (Talk) 15:46, 2 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Vanatoru vandal back again[edit]

Please block! Special:Contributions/Alona_Kutszova Thank you! (Gabinho>:) 19:28, 2 September 2011 (UTC))[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

The Original Barnstar
Dont delete the page i just created.Jim is a rising blogger like PEREZ HILTON.Already he has done so many things.He deserves this.I am an admirer! Biggestgagamonster (talk) 23:16, 2 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

User drafts[edit]

NawlinWiki - I have an admin question. If a page is deleted (either via CSD, PROD, or AfD) and the article gets userfied per request or DRV and there is zero progress made on the page in well over a month or more, what action should be taken? Should they be CSD'd per the original rationale, MFD'd as WP:STALEDRAFT, or what?--v/r - TP 16:20, 3 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • The "by the book" answer would be the MFD listing per STALEDRAFT. If it's really old (like a year or more), just delete it under g6 and notify the user. You can always restore it if they complain. NawlinWiki (talk) 16:38, 3 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

HEICO and Hellmann[edit]

Hi! HEICO doesn't say anything about Hellmann. On top of that Hellmann is German, while HEICO's American.

Do you have a source saying that Hellmann is a child company of HEICO?

Even so, sometimes child companies have their own articles anyway

Thanks, WhisperToMe (talk) 18:17, 3 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]


  • One of the two sources cited in the Hellman article was on HEICO, but maybe I shouldn't have jumped to that conclusion. I will check on it. NawlinWiki (talk) 18:19, 3 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • Ok - If you want to see all of the particular article (there are snippets I found on Google News, which is why I was able to get those quotes) you may ask for them at the Wikipedia:Resource requests if you do not have access to library services WhisperToMe (talk) 18:23, 3 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand what I'm missing...you keep deleting my article[edit]

I submitted a band article and followed all the rules, yet whenever I go to submit/revise it, it's automatically deleted. Please explain why...

A musician or ensemble (note that this includes a band, singer, rapper, orchestra, DJ, musical theatre group, etc.) may be notable if it meets at least one of the following criteria: Has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable and are independent from the musician or ensemble itself.[note 1] This criterion includes published works in all forms, such as newspaper articles, books, magazine articles, online versions of print media, and television documentaries[note 2] except for the following: YES. Newspaper article at http://newssun.suntimes.com/news/7387924-418/independent-recording-label-promotes-young-artists.html.

Any reprints of press releases, other publications where the musician or ensemble talks about themselves, and all advertising that mentions the musician or ensemble, including manufacturers' advertising.[note 3] YES. In a printed publication called What's Happening Magazine in Lake County Illinois. They have no website however.

Works comprising merely trivial coverage, such as articles that simply report performance dates, release information or track listings, or the publications of contact and booking details in directories. YES. Six Flags website shows a UPM artist's performance date (http://www.sixflags.com/greatAmerica/events/LiveandLocal2011.aspx)

Articles in a school or university newspaper (or similar) would generally be considered trivial but should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. NO.

Has had a single or album on any country's national music chart. YES. Singles and Albums ranked locally and nationally on ReverbNation.com (http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/control_room/1680871?tab=store&subnav=store_create)

Has had a record certified gold or higher in at least one country. NO.

Has received non-trivial coverage in independent reliable sources of an international concert tour, or a national concert tour in at least one sovereign country.[note 4] YES. Opening acts for several top-rated artists tours. Pictures here show UPM WAS THERE! (http://www.therave.com/concert_picture_gallery.asp?view=pic&id=4441&pic=043&of=126)

Has released two or more albums on a major label or on one of the more important indie labels (i.e. an independent label with a history of more than a few years, and with a roster of performers, many of whom are notable). YES. 6 Albums released on Unlimited Production Music (UPM) itself. We are a notable independent label in Lake County Illinois.

Is an ensemble which contains two or more independently notable musicians, or is a musician who has been a member of two or more independently notable ensembles. NO.

Has become one of the most prominent representatives of a notable style or the most prominent of the local scene of a city; note that the subject must still meet all ordinary Wikipedia standards, including verifiability. NO. Not unless screaming fans chasing UPM artists through the malls and McDonald's parking lot.

Has won or been nominated for a major music award, such as a Grammy, Juno, Mercury, Choice or Grammis award. NO.

Has won or placed in a major music competition. NO.

Has performed music for a work of media that is notable, e.g. a theme for a network television show, performance in a television show or notable film, inclusion on a notable compilation album, etc. (But if this is the only claim, it is probably more appropriate to have a mention in the main article and redirect to that article. Read WP:BLP1E and WP:BIO1E for further clarifications) YES. UPM artists performed on BET 106 & Park (BET keeps deleted our YouTube video but you can check here...http://unlimitedproductionmusic.com/sounds/Ewill BET 106 n Park Performance.flv)

Has been placed in rotation nationally by any major radio network. YES. UPM has 3 singles in rotation at Chicago's WGCI (107.5FM). How do I verify that???

Has been a featured subject of a substantial broadcast segment across a national radio or TV network. NO.

Ewilliams60083 (talk) 03:20, 4 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have moved this from User talk:NawlinWiki/Archive 58, where it was originally posted. (Diff: [1]) —Jeremy v^_^v Components:V S M 17:36, 4 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • This might possibly indicate notability for the *artist* mentioned in the Sun-Times article, but there are no sources about the UPM label itself other than mentioning it in passing. Also, just saying "we are a major label" doesn't make it so. You need sources that show that UPM itself is notable per WP:CORP. NawlinWiki (talk) 17:46, 4 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • Also, you should not be writing about your own company per Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. NawlinWiki (talk) 17:47, 4 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
      • You also missed the word "except" prior to the What's Happening magazine and the Six Flags mention and you missed "Nationally" when talking about radio networks.--v/r - TP 18:26, 4 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

FromPage2Screen Deletion[edit]

I signed up with Wiki, then it asks me to create a user page, which I did. And because I mentioned the blogs and podcasts that I (frompage2screen) do. The page is deleted. Thats very shoddy seeing as Wiki asked me to create the page int eh first place. Apologise If i broke rules but those rules arent exactly leaping out of the page at me upon initial investigation.

Shame on Wiki. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frompage2screen (talk • contribs) 12:24, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion review for Diggy Simmons[edit]

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Diggy Simmons. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. B$boy (talk) 12:53, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Multiple accounts[edit]

You and I blocked similar accounts at the same time: see this one. I think you probably know more about this then I do. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 18:33, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • I saw you modified the block to correspond with the other one. You can block the IP it came from, right? (Sorry, I'm not much of a geek and don't really know yet how that works.) Drmies (talk) 18:34, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • This is someone who thinks he's a genius because he knows how to IP-hop. Of course, nobody sees his vandalism anyway, so who cares? Thanks, NawlinWiki (talk) 18:38, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
        • You got three more in the last few minutes, I saw on Recent changes. Holy moly. Drmies (talk) 19:06, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
          • He's (a) persistent, (b) mistakenly thinks it hurts the project. NawlinWiki (talk) 19:07, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Title blacklist[edit]

I removed your addition of 

.*h.*

to the blacklist; see MediaWiki talk:Titleblacklist#Letter h. (You could be right here, but if it means what I think it does it's a revert-first, ask-questions-later kind of situation.)

CRGreathouse (t | c) 00:37, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please actually take a look at what you are removing ͨh is what was added, not just h. ΔT The only constant 00:39, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

The No Spam Barnstar
Thank you for regularly contributing to the quality control of Wikipedia. I frequently see your name turn up in positive ways while doing quality control work. Thank you! ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 16:06, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Another range to investigate[edit]

2.120.85.89 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam) - I dunno what the range is but I can't imagine this is other than Mr Ross (I cba to confirm but common sense...) so if there are others nearby, a nice range block would do Egg Centric 19:43, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed[edit]

Here is some chat log, with our names (although of course you know both of them ) replaced by IDs: 

Egg Centric says (20:46)
a MASSIVE showing come that range's way
hopefully
Hamish Ross says (20:46)
er
very much doubt mr wiki will bother paying you much attention
Hamish Ross says (20:47)
in da absence of HARD evidence
Egg Centric says (20:47)
well its FUCKING OBVIOUS innit
Hamish Ross says (20:47)
again, not really
no socks used, range never before hr associated
Egg Centric says (20:48)
incidentally have you seen da SUBTLE message in my showing of da IP?

Another spam page created by Msofttechrjpm[edit]

Thanks for deleting the page created by Msofttechrjpm (talk · contribs). They just created another one. Can you delete and wikislap? Thanks. --Biker Biker (talk) 02:19, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Deleted, user blocked for promotional username. Thanks, NawlinWiki (talk) 02:23, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Nice one. Thanks for the speedy response. --Biker Biker (talk) 02:23, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delma molleri[edit]

Would you look again at the above in the light of this and this which would tend to suggest that it might not be a hoax? Mtking (edits) 02:40, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ta. Mtking (edits) 02:53, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Filter 430[edit]

I've cleaned it up and optimised it so it is no longer using 20-30ms. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:11, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]


About the Ares Einstein page[edit]

Hello! I just got this page deleted while I was still editing it. Can you please give me specific pointers on what to include in order to have it published?

Thanks!Forwedlock (talk) 14:54, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nick Justice[edit]

Hi! I'm trying to establish a wiki for our commanding general Nick Justice (I work in his public affairs office). I posted a photo and info box using Richard C. Nash as a template. When I returned to work on the page this morning the box, photo and info were deleted. I tried to search out similar major generals on wikipedia and see that most have the photo and info box. Help me out here, why was this one removed? Thanks in advance for the tips. I'm still baffled by wikipedia! Thanks for fixing the capitalization issue. David.mcnally (talk) 14:17, 9 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • It doesn't look like you ever placed an infobox in the Nick Justice article. Go to the Nash article, pretend to edit it, and copy the infobox template that's at the top of the edit screen, then paste it to the Justice article and replace the Nash items with Justice items. Or you could start with a blank one, see Template:Infobox military person. NawlinWiki (talk) 14:27, 9 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Why I Keep Doing It?[edit]

I hate looking at arcticle without my favorite artists in it, plz stop reverting my page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.135.153.237 (talk) 17:14, 9 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Some image vandalism aimed at you[edit]

See Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 124#Weird obscene BLP image vandalism at Nelson's Collared Lemming. Dougweller (talk) 08:48, 10 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

About Feni Computer Institute[edit]

Hi NawlinWiki! I must admit I'm somewhat puzzled by the WP:A7ing of the article. It started of as a bit WP:SOAPBOXy, but I was in the middle of tidying it up, with refs and so on, and then - gone! Though I can't locate the relevant policy at the moment, I was also under the impression that educational institutions -- as long as it can be shown that they WP:EXIST, and it does -- were not A7 candidates. As always, more than happy to have an, ahem, "positive learning experience outcome" (ie: be shown to be completely wrong} about this. Ooh-roo! --Shirt58 (talk) 12:11, 10 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • If an educational institution is a commercial business, as many of these tech schools in South Asia are, it needs to assert notability per WP:CORP just like any other business, and needs to avoid being advertising per WP:SPAM. NawlinWiki (talk) 21:22, 10 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I can't say that I completely agree. From WP:A7: "An article about a real person, individual animal(s), organization (for example, a band, club, or company, not including educational institutions... )" This would appear to be somewhat of a grey area, especially in light of WP:WORLDVIEW, but I do take your point. And it's most certainly not worth hiring a superhero costume and booking a return trip to Berlin about.--Shirt58 (talk) 11:10, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Murder_of_James_Craig_Anderson#Requested_move[edit]

Since you voted "keep" in the AfD, and what the AfD meant is in discussion, I though I would let you know about it Talk:Murder_of_James_Craig_Anderson#Requested_move.--Cerejota If you reply, please place a {{talkback}} in my talk page if I do not reply soon. 05:21, 12 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

SPI?[edit]

Hey NawlinWiki, I see you've also been Folding Legs. Did you see this? Or, specifically, do you think I should start an SPI? I'm about to salt the article and don't know if it's worth it--if these are socks, they are inexperienced newbies, of course. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 02:32, 13 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Sheesh. It was recreated while I was salting it. Yes, I will start that SPI--this is irritating. Drmies (talk) 02:37, 13 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

New heading for a new message[edit]

Hello, you have removed my article a few times because it apparently is "promoting." I just want people to know what this company IS. Can you tell me what specifically in the article is promotional? PostcardMania

PostcardMania is a privately-held marketing firm providing direct mail, email, and online marketing services to small to large sized businesses. Located in Clearwater, FL, as of 2011 the organization employs over 190 staff members and generated revenue in excess of $19 million in 2010. The company was founded by entrepreneur Joy Gendusa (Tampa Bay Businesswoman of the Year, 2008) in 1998, and she continues to serve as the company’s Chief Executive Officer.

1. Company History 1.1. Early Days 1998-2000 1.2. Growth 2000-2008 1.3. Expansion & Recession 2008-Present 2. Business Model 3. Woman-Owned Business 4. Products & Services 5. Awards 6. Humanitarian Work 7. References 8. External Links

COMPANY HISTORY Early Days 1998-2000 In 1998, entrepreneur Joy Gendusa (then Joy Rockwell), was trying to get her fledgling marketing business off the ground. She went to a printer to have direct mail postcards printed to advertise, and the experience with the printer shaped the course of her business plans. She encountered so many issues along the way that she decided to change the focus of her marketing business to focus on postcards.

Gendusa enlisted the help of Melissa Bradshaw and Joy Milford to get the project going. They went on to become Executive Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Design, respectively. During the initial years, they continued to operate under the name Joy Rockwell Enterprises, which is still the official name of the corporation behind PostcardMania. The only assets to the company name when it was founded were a phone and a computer.

Rapid Growth 2000-2008 At the turn of the century business began to pick up. By 2005 PostcardMania was named to the Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing privately held companies in the United States. In 2000, the company had 24 staff members, but by 2007 they had increased the number of paid staff to 165.

In 2006, PostcardMania achieved revenues of $16.5 million. They reached another year of growth in 2007 with revenues of $18.5 million, and that would remain the best year for the company until 2010.

Expansion & Recession 2009-Present In 2009 the company moved its headquarters from downtown Clearwater to a brand new three story facility built behind its manufacturing plant. Plans for the move began in 2007 while revenues for PostcardMania were continually rising, but completion of the building didn’t happen until 2009.

While 2007 was the best year the company had seen, it took a significant hit in 2008 and 2009, when their best clients, mortgage brokers, were rocked by the collapse of the housing bubble. With revenues dipping, the company continued to mail postcards advertising their service and kept their marketing budget intact. In 2010 PostcardMania once again reached, and slightly exceeded, 2007’s revenue numbers.

BUSINESS MODEL PostcardMania’s business model was one of the first to claim to be “full-service” in the postcard marketing industry. They provide clients with everything needed to perform a postcard marketing campaign, including marketing advice, graphic design, copywriting, printing, mailing services, and delivery.

WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS PostcardMania’s Founder and CEO, Joy Gendusa, is a woman entrepreneur who started the company while a mother of two boys. In addition, PostcardMania’s President, Jennifer Custer, and six of its twelve Vice Presidents are women.

In 2008, PostcardMania became WBENC (Women’s Business Enterprise National Council) certified, which lets them benefit from WBENC’s corporate members, who agree to do business with WBE’s (Woman Business Enterprises).

In October of 2010, PostcardMania partnered with Rebecca Minkoff, Women Power-up, and Kim Kardashian’s Shoedazzle.com to promote a contest that awarded the winning Woman Business Owner with free marketing and fashion accessories. The contest was won by Tabetha Franklin, owner of Main Dish Studio Kitchen in Beaumont, TX.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES PostcardMania offers an assortment of marketing products and services including :

• Postcard Marketing o Marketing Advice o Graphic Design o Copywriting • Printing o Postcards o Brochures o Door Hangers • Mailing Services o List Acquisition o Addressing o Pre-sorting o Shipping and Mailing • Email Marketing o Newsletters o Email Blasts o Drip Campaigns • Website Design o Design o Copywriting o Programming o Hosting

AWARDS PostcardMania has been recognized with a number of industry awards, including: - Large In-State Business of the Year — Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce - Stevie Award for Best Website Writing/Content — American Business Awards - Inc. 500 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies — Inc. Magazine - Gold Award — MarCom Creative Awards - Platinum Award — MArCom Creative Awards - Gold — American Association of Webmasters - Creativity Award — Creativity Annual Awards - No. 24 on Tampa Bay’s Fast Fifty — Tampa Bay Business Journal - Business to Business Marketing Standard of Excellence — Web Marketing Association WebAwards

HUMANITARIAN WORK In 2005, PostcardMania formed a division specifically geared towards handling pro bono marketing for non-profit organizations. The criterion for receiving pro bono services is simply: “assisting mankind to improve his lot and make the world a better place.”

Companies that have benefited from this service include :

• American Cancer Society - Relay For Life • Clearwater Veterans Alliance • Make-A-Wish Foundation • Citizens Commission for Human Rights • Caffeine Awareness Association • Heartbeat International • Community Tampa Bay • Boys & Girls Club • Sunscreen Film Festival


REFERENCES — Preceding unsigned comment added by AmandaJones85 (talk • contribs) 13:41, 13 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Yep, that is promotional, no doubt about it. And I don't approve of "mankind" being referred to with "his"... Drmies (talk) 14:10, 13 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback[edit]

Hello, NawlinWiki. You have new messages at Gurt Posh's talk page.
Message added 06:46, 14 September 2011 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.[reply]

Gurt Posh (talk) 06:46, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Anti-Villains,Mutants,and Catboys[edit]

Say can you add these concepts Because Anti-Heroes needs an Anti-Villain please and Cat-boys Plus Mutants too Spidervenom123

Users[edit]

Not sure if you get this often, but these three users have registered in the last 10 minutes or so – might be something to keep an eye on... matt (talk) 13:53, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

First one has been indef'd. matt (talk) 14:04, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Got the others plus a couple more you missed. This is one person with an obsession/compulsion that keeps him repeating the same boring vandalism for months and months. NawlinWiki (talk) 19:32, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:109.225.102.192[edit]

Just a friendly note regarding this edit, per WP:TALK, the user is allowed to remove warnings from his/her talk page (learned from experience). In this case, it's largely irrelevant as the user has been blocked, but if someone wants to get picky, they can nail you on that. Calabe1992 (talk) 18:49, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's back[edit]

But with a new name. See BLeeve.  -- WikHead (talk) 03:48, 20 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of "Richard J. Grant"[edit]

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If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. —KuyaBriBriTalk 17:11, 20 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]



Request from zeeshan.quader[edit]

Respected Sir, I see you have deleted my page Suzlon Foundation. Sir, this is a project of mine in development, it will take a week to complete. It may seem to be advertising now until i have changed the language to make it seem my own. i assure you it will be a complete finished product in a week so i request you to not delete my research and work.

Thanking you Zeeshan Quader — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zeeshan.quader (talk • contribs) 17:31, 20 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

SocioTown page[edit]

The reason you said for removing my article is because 'Article about a web site, blog, web forum, webcomic, podcast, browser game, or similar web content, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject'. In this regard why isn't all other game pages (like cityville, wizard101 etc) not removed from wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by NafySocio (talk • contribs) 03:24, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you![edit]

One more thing: this edit summary has his name in it. Could you scrub that too? DeliciousBits (talk) 03:33, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again. I guess this has been going on for a while. There's also these edits[2][3] and these edit summaries[4][5] What a mess. DeliciousBits (talk) 03:44, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Got them, and another similar account. Brucejenner just spends all his time shouting "There are GAY PEOPLE in the world! Do something about it!" Makes you wonder what he's compensating for. NawlinWiki (talk) 15:23, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

One more thanks for all your help. :) This one means a lot to me. I appreciate your taking the time to follow up with the matter. Have a good day! DeliciousBits (talk) 15:58, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Filter 17[edit]

I've disabled it as it became a nuisance at WP:AIV/TB2. While some edits were hard to assess, I don't recall any clearly positive catch by this filter today. Cheers. Materialscientist (talk) 11:03, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oh, whoops, I forgot to take it off the report list. I'll fix, thanks. NawlinWiki (talk) 11:53, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Apartmentlist[edit]

Hi, my students in Online Communities at Cornell University are working to improve Wikipedia as part of a class project. Two students, Msackler and Nlw34, suggested to write a page for apartmentlist, describing what this website is, what people do there, how people interact, etc. I noticed that you deleted the page they created. This is not an advertisement. Please give them a chance. Thanks. LeshedInstructor (talk) 13:18, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Even for a class project, they would have to follow our policies, which require: (1) that the article be written in neutral and nonpromotional language (no "helping apartment hunters find the perfect home", as was in the article), see WP:NPOV and WP:SPAM; (2) that the article cite reliable independent sources (see WP:V) that show how the website is notable per our standards at WP:WEB. NawlinWiki (talk) 15:27, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Randoms[edit]

Hey,I am trying to make an artikel about my own comic called "The Randoms"! I don't know why, but after 5 Minuets everything was deleted. I hope you can help me. I would really like to have an artikel about my comics. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spanjerboy (talk • contribs) 00:11, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Your webcomic isn't notable, see WP:WEB, and you shouldn't be writing about your own work, see WP:COI. NawlinWiki (talk) 00:55, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi[edit]

Hi NawlinWiki, I had placed your name a fortnight ago in the blacklist to prevent (mis)creation. Took your name out of the blacklist post the fortnight. Do put it back in case the name's again created inappropriately or if you believe you'll be more comfortable it being permanently blacklisted. Thanks. Wifione Message 02:59, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

User request[edit]

Hello Nawlin, would you be willing to change the block settings for this user? They were suspended because they were using their userpage as a place for advertising, and a few minutes ago I reverted the advertising they placed on their talkpage. SwisterTwister talk 20:30, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Protection request[edit]

Would you be willing to protect this page Pat Brittenden? Both IPs and usernames have been playing with the words in the article. I sent a message to another admin but they've been away for many days, so I thought you'd take care of it faster. Thanks, SwisterTwister talk 20:53, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Right Media[edit]

Thanks. I've now done so. 24.252.194.177 (talk) 22:07, 23 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dear NawlinWiki, I need you[edit]

Dear NawlinWiki, I am new here, and while crating my new article have I problems with subjects. Could you help me please?

I have attached you below the article which I want to post, could you please make the appropiate changes in order to teach me? I think that it is fairly clear for wikipedia.

Sincerely, Darren

Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and for specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for musicians, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. NawlinWiki (talk) 02:14, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

File:Logo luxuryrules.jpg

Luxury Rules is a Worldwide Luxury Corporation which offers Luxury Services, such as: luxury news, luxury advertising, Private Jets, Limousines, Private security, Luxury resorts, Fashion, Escorts, Yacht charter, Technology, luxury shopping, Personal shopper, Personal assistant, and many more..

The Portal of the company is http://www.luxuryrules.com and it is developed as an online luxury magazine in 4 languages; English, Spanish, French and German. The website is daily updated.

History[edit]

Luxury Rules was founded in December 2010 by Jorge Alvarez Sanchez, as a luxury corporation in order to connect affluent consumers via advertisements in www.LuxuryRules.com Main Offices are located in Spain. 

 Has been recently named as One The 2011 Best Luxury Websites.

Since its creation in December 2010, the luxury portal of Luxury Rules reachs out : >Over 700.000 page impressions per month >Over 100.000 Monthly unique luxury visits. >Reaching 200.000 on Alexa >Insane hardly SEO daily work and daily updated Portal.

Content[edit]

Via Luxury magazine http://www.luxuryrules.com there are luxury news and Luxury Services, like sports cars, Luxury vehicles, jewelry, watches, Private Jets, limousines, luxury resorts, real estate, luxury advertisng and luxury products.

LuxuryRules.com provide an exciting way to reach the world's most desirable audience. The portal is a resource for affluent luxury buyers and leading luxury real private consumers.

Copyright[edit]

LuxuryRules, Luxury Rules and www.luxuryrules.com is a trademark worldwide patented and registered.

References[edit]

LuxuryRules on Facebook LuxuryRules on Twitter LuxuryRules on Linkedin

  • Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are not independent, reliable sources, see WP:V. NawlinWiki (talk) 00:13, 26 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good Friday Agreement (formerly Belfast Agreement)[edit]

Hi Nawlin,

This page was recently moved per a RM discussion. I just noticed that you move protected due to some move vandalism in 2008. That's long passed and I wonder if you would be willing to unprotect it now?

No great reasons, just the philosophical preference for protections being removed if/when the need passes.

Regards, --RA (talk) 16:36, 25 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Why did you revert my edit to "April Fool's Day"?[edit]

April Fool's Day jokes don't end at noon in Canada. That's just a stereotype. I live in Canada and know the situation. Here, the jokes last all day like they do in most countries. Sonicthemeatball (talk) 20:32, 25 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • You're not a reliable source, see WP:V. If you can cite a reliable source for this, include that with your edit. Thanks, NawlinWiki (talk) 00:12, 26 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Another request[edit]

Would you be willing to protect Mount Cleveland (Alaska)? There's been a quite large amount of vandalism over these past days. Thanks, SwisterTwister talk 03:32, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kathy_Hochul edit war[edit]

Please consider Talk:Kathy_Hochul#Edit_war_re:_section_.22The_Bellavia_Factor.22 if you plan to make further reversions to the Kathy_Hochul article. Thank you. --Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 05:33, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

After some further talk with another user, I have concluded that you were correct, in substance. I might quibble that more explanation was called for, but you do seem to cover a fair bit of WP ground in a day, so who am I to whine? In short: you were right, I was wrong, I've reverted to your version. --Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 03:02, 29 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dispute: Bizzarro Trainer[edit]

    I would like to dispute the deletion of my previously delted page "Bizzarro Trainer", I created this page becuase I havn't seen any articles about it other than on the homepage w8baby.com.  I would like this page put back because it is useful for first time game hackers.  I am in the process of makeing the article very informational.  I am not paid to make the article or anything.  It also is NOT an advertizment.

Please respond ~~JoeMama w8baby member~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hesus Krist (talk • contribs) 17:09, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Jazzington is back[edit]

Hi, referring to this concerning Jazzington (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs), you might be interested in an new attempt at The jazz report (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs). Cheers - DVdm (talk) 17:32, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology[edit]

Hey NawlinWiki, see the recent history: Garevenge created Garevenge2. I asked them why, but the response was another act of vandalism on the MIT article. I've blocked them both as vandalism-only account, but I invite your scrutiny. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 18:07, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Well, given that the article was then vandalized by 2 IPs from Georgia Institute of Technology, and that all the edits involved removing all the Ts from "Massachusetts Institute of Technology", the names of the two accounts start to make sense. I've blocked the IPs, let's continue to watch the MIT article. Thanks, NawlinWiki (talk) 19:48, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • Aw, those youngens...gotta love em... Drmies (talk) 20:51, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • Maybe they hate the letter T because GA Tech used to be a Trade school. Drmies (talk) 20:52, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail[edit]

Sole Soul (talk) 02:13, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Gerald The Cat[edit]

Good to know that there are admins who IAR every now and then. →Στc. 03:49, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I, on the other hand, find it very unfortunate indeed. I assume you saw it independently and did not intend to reverse my decision? Since declining a speedy is not an admin decision, because any editor can do it, I do not consider that my reverting you would be wheel warring, but this is clearly a conflict between admin views, and I do not want to quibble about the definition. The article does not meet the a1 criterion under which you deleted it; it's clear what it's about, and MADEUP is not a speedy criterion unless it amounts to a hoax, or to vandalism. I'm not sure how to proceed--I've never before had such a conflict, but I think this is a question of principle . However, the article is of course totally unworthy of being used to take a stand on anything. DGG ( talk ) 05:33, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
DGG, you are correct, I did not realize you had declined the speedy, and I apologize. NawlinWiki (talk) 11:05, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've re-started Corn husk doll, an article you deleted, without contacting you[edit]

Hi NawlinWiki. Ooops. I re-started Corn husk doll, an article you deleted back in 2009, without contacting you. See here for the usual "the dog ate my a page with this title has previously been deleted" excuses.--Shirt58 (talk) 12:55, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • No problem, I believe the original was created by a banned sockpuppet, so no issue with yours. Thanks for letting me know! NawlinWiki (talk) 13:38, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Biblical inerrancy[edit]

Thank you for spotting and reverting the problems we are suddenly having with Grafted on this article. I doubt if we have heard the last of this editor on this page. He/she simply removed the whole section on virgin birth before I or some other editor reverted back. I don't understand how he/she has a user name without a user page. There is an editor called Graftedln73 who has the correct bio - but I can't see if it is the same editor. Myrvin (talk) 14:12, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Monsoon Group of Las Vegas[edit]

NawlinWiki as you know, you recently speedy deleted the article Monsoon Group of Las Vegas. I have see all the contributions and valid policing you have done and your works and respect you expertise. I had been trying to perfect and get a bio and this article to stay on the community before working on others. In the past with the Monsoon Group of Las Vegas article, other community members said it was self serving and self promotional and it was edited to tone-out the verbage and tone, and it was accepted as I wanted all information to be relevant and accurate for that article.I am asking you to please reconsider and reverse the deletion and allow me re-edit this article and to cite more 3rd party sources and links and have you review it then. ANY HELP and assistance is greatly appreciated. Wiki BioInfo (talk) 19:09, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Complaint[edit]

You have to be kidding me.Could you explain me why you removed the category ConvertSpecs in Eyewear 23rd of September that I posted ? I don't have any intention to do any kind of advertising, just letting people know about this kind of glasses. I corrected what other person told me that was not correct ( category) and you deleted that once again? See answer bellow:

Below is the content you included in the above category that was deleted. As I said in my comment on my page, if you want to include this information in Wikipedia, you should write an article about it at ConvertSpecs, not create a category with that name. The article you write could then be added to the category Category:Eyewear by placing Category:Eyewear at the bottom of the article. Your text follows, which you could copy into ConvertSpecs: Good Ol’factory (talk) 03:11, 27 September 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Utillia (talk • contribs) 23:32, 28 September 2011 (UTC) [reply]

  • And this user did create a ConvertSpecs article - which I deleted as advertising. You need to find reliable independent sources (see WP:V) that discuss this product and explain why it's notable. It's not enough for you to say that the product is new and unique. Also, the article needs to be written in neutral language, see WP:NPOV and WP:SPAM. NawlinWiki (talk) 23:40, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Scott Mavor bio[edit]

Sorry to see my (first more detailed) entry deleted, but I understand I had to read the guidelines better. I am not sure if the short bio I tried to upload is "noteworthy." It wasn't intended as an "in memoriam", though he died a few years ago. His mother, Elinor Mavor has a bio on wiki as well, and he worked on the same magazines as illustrator (Amazing Stories and Fantastic, see ISFd), and besides he worked on a classic game, the Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes (considered by Adventure Gamers as one of the top twenty classic games), for which he did almost all the graphics (only assisted by E. Mavor). I thought that too would be interesting to know for adventure gamers, besides for the fans of both magazines. I had the bio info checked by E. Mavor and thought it deserved an entry at Wiki (perhaps mistakenly). Or can I still make it right?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Gamnos (talk • contribs) 15:58, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • You would have to find some reliable sources (see WP:V) that establish Scott Mavor's notability per WP:BIO. NawlinWiki (talk) 02:17, 1 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted page: Mawashi Protective Clothing[edit]

Good day,

I hereby contest your deletion of the page Mawashi Protective Clothing. The description of the activities and products offered by this company is useful to the public domain, since this company protects individuals working in dangerous ou harzadous environments.

This page was never created for advertising or promotion. Please restore this page and if enhance its content if you think that it can be improved.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shareitnow (talk • contribs) 17:10, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • It's not enough for you to say that it's "useful to the public" to know about the products - in fact, that indicates that the page is in fact advertising. Can you explain how this company is notable per our guidelines at WP:CORP, and whether that can be shown by reliable independent sources per our guidelines at WP:V? NawlinWiki (talk) 19:48, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

committee for nonviolent revolution[edit]

I'd like to work on an article on this group, and it seems important to find out why it was previously deleted beforehand, except i can't find an afd or anything about it except this, so i thought i'd ask you what happened since you deleted the redirect page. was there an actual article, or just the redirect, or?? (i'll watch here for answers)— alf.laylah.wa.laylah (talk) 20:49, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ok, good. i actually made a start on the article, want to take a look at it real quick before i move it into article space? User:Alf.laylah.wa.laylah/Committee for Nonviolent Revolution — alf.laylah.wa.laylah (talk) 22:33, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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