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::::If this is not a sanction, such things should be done by Arbcom clerks who know the system. For example, there is no need in duplicating records that have been already made in appropriate cases [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AArbitration%2FRequests%2FCase%2FRussavia-Biophys&diff=480074773&oldid=477776502]. [[User:My very best wishes|My very best wishes]] ([[User talk:My very best wishes|talk]]) 17:16, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
::::If this is not a sanction, such things should be done by Arbcom clerks who know the system. For example, there is no need in duplicating records that have been already made in appropriate cases [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AArbitration%2FRequests%2FCase%2FRussavia-Biophys&diff=480074773&oldid=477776502]. [[User:My very best wishes|My very best wishes]] ([[User talk:My very best wishes|talk]]) 17:16, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
:::::Good point. Since you seem to be familiar with that, can you please address to the clerk and ask them to update your, Nug's, Estlandia's, as well as the names of other ex-EEML users who continue to be active in the EE area?--[[User:Paul Siebert|Paul Siebert]] ([[User talk:Paul Siebert|talk]]) 17:27, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
:::::Good point. Since you seem to be familiar with that, can you please address to the clerk and ask them to update your, Nug's, Estlandia's, as well as the names of other ex-EEML users who continue to be active in the EE area?--[[User:Paul Siebert|Paul Siebert]] ([[User talk:Paul Siebert|talk]]) 17:27, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
::::::There was no consensus on AE to do it, and for a very good reason: this belongs directly to authority of Arbcom, not AE administrators.[[User:My very best wishes|My very best wishes]] ([[User talk:My very best wishes|talk]]) 17:36, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

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The Vanishing Spring Light deleted entry

The entry for the documentary film "The Vanishing Spring Light" was not meant in any moment as an advertising tool. As you can read in the entry, it explains the process of production and its relevance within the academic and film production milieu, which makes a case for having a wiki entry, as part of the ongoing process of production of knowledge. I do realize it was missing citations, quotations and such. It was a work in progress. If you could please indicate to me how to properly format the entry I will appreciate. Thanks for your time.

Ok.., I've spend some time on the guidelines and such and now I'm more aware of the process involved for creating an entry. Unfortunately, as I didn't know, I didn't save my entry in the sandbox. Could you send me my deleted entry, so I can modify it..??, also, could you provide me with explanations as to why my entry was deleted..??. Just name few examples, I don't expect to borrow much time from your busy life. Thanks..!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arroyuky (talkcontribs) 15:59, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately this entry cannot be restored anywhere because significant portions of it were copy-pasted directly from IMDb. This violates our policy on copyright, and we do not allow copyright violations anywhere on Wikipedia, including userspace sandboxes. Articles must be written entirely in your own words, except that you may use short quotations or excerpts from copyrighted and nonfree sources, if and only if you attribute them properly to their source. Even text under a free license or in the public domain may not be copied without proper attribution, this is plagiarism and also violates many free license terms. Under no circumstances may an unattributed copy-paste or very close paraphrase be used.
As to the spam/advertising, here are some examples:
  • "The Vanishing Spring Light is a film about a family's love and loss, obligation and attachment, guilt, transformation and destiny." This is not a film poster, that's pure marketese, and is also a personal opinion unless attributed. Also, plot summaries should not be "teasers", they should summarize (summarize, however, not recreate blow-by-blow) the entire plot, including the ending/conclusion of the story.
  • "The Vanishing Spring Light is a multi-award wining feature documentary..." Pure marketese.
  • "...the most awarded and prestigious film produced by the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University, as it has earned the following prestigious awards: IDFA 2011 AWARD FOR FIRST APPEARANCE, the JORIS IVENS AWARD and the FUNDING AWARD BY THE ASIAN CINEMA FUND at the 16th Busan International Film Festival." Right out of a glossy brochure.
  • " However, this documentary proves that the underrated category of "student film", can also stand for significant and relevant work." What reliable source said that? We can't just put editorials in articles, we just reflect what sources had to say.
  • "...as they partly shot that street for their award-wining short documentary "In the Way to the Sea", in which Tao Gu was director and Xun Yu "Fish" was director of photography." Yet more "award-winning". That's a marketese term, we don't slap "award-winning" on everything that's won an award.
If you'd like to create an appropriate article, firstly, the film would need to pass our notability guidelines. That would mean that multiple reliable sources not having any interest in or relation to the film or filmmaker have covered the film to a reasonable degree of depth. If that's not the case, we cannot accept an article on the film at all. If such sourcing does exist, make sure that you restrict your writing to what the sources have to say, and do not insert personal knowledge, opinions, or commentary, and that the tone is neutral. If you'd like to write it in a sandbox first and ask for a review, you certainly can do that, and let me know if you have any questions. Seraphimblade Talk to me 16:39, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Gazifikator

Hi. As the WP:AE decision enforcing admin, you might want to check this: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Gazifikator. The same day Gazifikator (talk · contribs) was placed on topic ban from AA articles, he evaded his ban with a sock account Retyp (talk · contribs). Should I file a new WP:AE request? Regards, Grandmaster 19:55, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that involves a violation of an arbitration sanction, so please do. Seraphimblade Talk to me 20:00, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Grandmaster 20:30, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Was this investigation that resulted in a block backed up by any evidence in the form of IP addresses? Meowy 20:47, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
See [1]. Obviously, Tiptoety cannot and will not disclose the exact technical evidence found, because this would violate the privacy policy. But generally speaking, if a checkuser marks a correlation confirmed, it means there was indisputable evidence that the two accounts were operated by the same person. Seraphimblade Talk to me 09:01, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It is just that find it unlikely that an editor would be so stupid as to create an account the same day as he is blocked, and immediately recommence editing exactly the same article in exactly the same way. Is there any such thing as indisputable evidence? This seems to be an easy way of getting rid of editors. First identify target editor to be topic banned. Get the target editor topic banned. Create a sockpuppet account that same day. Use that account to make edits in the same articles and with the same editing aims that the topic banned editor had made. Use those edits to get the target blocked completely. Except for the final coup de grâce, all the Gazificator sockpuppet investigations were instigated by Antique Rose, who was prompted to pursue the matter by Branschwedt [[2]] and Andriabenia [[3]], two of the 65 known sockpuppet accounts of Satt2 and thus made by an individual well versed in setting up fake accounts and gaming the system. Meowy 21:37, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
If the checkuser confirmation were not present, I would've considered the possibility of a joe job as well. But the chances that someone who doesn't know Gazifikator could convincingly falsify the technical details of his Internet connection and machine are slim, to say the least. It is also not the first time Gazifikator has used a sock. If you really think Tiptoety made an error, you can take the matter up with the audit subcommittee or ArbCom, who can review the technical evidence in detail, but I find that quite unlikely. Seraphimblade Talk to me 22:01, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Help Survey

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Herbolzheim

Hello you have just rejected my AIV report stating his offensive edits are not vandalism. But how are they not? He has gone on another user's talk page and written a blatant personal attack against me making some very serious allegations which are not true. Is there anywhere else you could advise me to take this matter? Thanks Christian1985 (talk) 23:22, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Personal attacks, while certainly frowned upon, are not vandalism. You can utilize Wikiquette alerts, or if the matter is severe and requires immediate attention, the incident noticeboard. Seraphimblade Talk to me 23:32, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks very much Christian1985 (talk) 17:08, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Magna Mundi

Hello Saraphimblade,

I would like to inquire as to your justification in deleting the Magna Mundi article. Unless it was drastically changed from just a week ago when I last looked, I see no reason that it would be deleted as advertising. While the game has been cancelled as of yesterday, that does not warrant removing the page and certainly not under "Unambiguous advertising or promotion" or anything G11 criteria for speedy deletion warrants. Anjwalker Talk 03:03, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The entire page is essentially a glossy brochure, a short (and pretty positive) description of the game, followed by a massive laundry list of Great FeaturesTM. There might be a suitable article to be written about it, if there are enough reliable sources that cover the game (or would-have-been game), but that one was nowhere near it. That was true from the very first article creation up to the last incarnation before tagging. It might've been fan editing rather than advertising, but unfortunately, at the end of the day, the two are indistinguishable and both result in a puff piece. Seraphimblade Talk to me 04:24, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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AE case

Hey Seraphimblade. Thank you for closing WP:AE#Igny. Could you add your signature in the closure box (or somewhere convenient) so your name is visible? Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 14:40, 23 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done, thanks for pinging me. Seraphimblade Talk to me 14:48, 23 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Seraphimblade, I noticed you closed the AE case and updated the ARBEE page. However, I see that you haven't updated the new names of ex-EEML members as other admins suggested. I am wondering what your decision (not to update the names) was based on. --Paul Siebert (talk) 16:14, 23 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I've no objection to it, just haven't gotten around to digging through the histories. That's not really a sanction so much as just a recordkeeping thing, so I didn't figure there was a need for a "ruling" per se on it. Seraphimblade Talk to me 16:18, 23 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
If this is not a sanction, such things should be done by Arbcom clerks who know the system. For example, there is no need in duplicating records that have been already made in appropriate cases [4]. My very best wishes (talk) 17:16, 23 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Good point. Since you seem to be familiar with that, can you please address to the clerk and ask them to update your, Nug's, Estlandia's, as well as the names of other ex-EEML users who continue to be active in the EE area?--Paul Siebert (talk) 17:27, 23 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
There was no consensus on AE to do it, and for a very good reason: this belongs directly to authority of Arbcom, not AE administrators.My very best wishes (talk) 17:36, 23 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]