On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 12:25 PM, geni <geniice(a)gmail.com> wrote: Well I turned off the link in my template, but even if it was linked, how else are you supposed to inform the user? here is my rfc : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mdupont/SpeedyDeletionWikia -- James Michael DuPont Member of Free Libre Open Source Software Kosova http://flossk.org Contributor FOSM, the CC-BY-SA map of the world http://fosm.org Mozilla Rep https://reps.mozilla.org/u/h4ck3rm1k3

Can we move these conversations on-wiki, Mike? They really don't need to be on the public mailing list. --Ed On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Thomas Morton <morton.thomas(a)googlemail.com > Changing the template to whinge about another user is not going to help > your cause in the slightest. > > Tom > > On 8 July 2012 15:15, Mike Dupont <jamesmikedupont(a)googlemail.com> > > On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 12:25 PM, geni <geniice(a)gmail.com> > > On 8 July 2012 12:44, Mike Dupont <jamesmikedupont(a)googlemail.com> > > > >> Hi there, > > >> > > >> Telling a user that I took the effort to archive thier article is > > >> considered spam? What if you are the author? Dont you have the right > > >> to know? > > >> > > >> See this : > > >> > > >> > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:John_doe_london&act… > > >> (cur | prev) 09:10, 8 July 2012‎ Mrmatiko (talk | contribs)‎ . . > > >> (4,816 bytes) (-158)‎ . . (Undid revision 501206682 by Mdupont (talk) > > >> spam) (undo) > > >> > > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Mdupont#Promotional_edits > > >> and my message back > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Mrmatiko#Spam.3F > > >> > > >> I have reverted the template to not have a link to the wikia, for now. > > >> I would like some support for my project and protection to contact > > >> users about the deleted articles. > > >> > > >> thanks, > > >> mike > > >> > > > Large scale unsolicited external linking? spam. > > > > Well I turned off the link in my template, but even if it was linked, > > how else are you supposed to inform the user? > > here is my rfc : > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mdupont/SpeedyDeletionWikia > > > > -- > > James Michael DuPont > > Member of Free Libre Open Source Software Kosova http://flossk.org > > Contributor FOSM, the CC-BY-SA map of the world http://fosm.org > > Mozilla Rep https://reps.mozilla.org/u/h4ck3rm1k3 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WikiEN-l mailing list > > WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l >

This system might work for the us market, but we already discussed that it does not work as well for india or other places. anyway, there have been enough people who have thanked me and given me positive feedback to continue with it. I just want permission to let people know they have been archived, but it seems that this is not going to get approval. mike On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 10:31 PM, Alan Liefting <aliefting(a)ihug.co.nz> wrote: -- James Michael DuPont Member of Free Libre Open Source Software Kosova http://flossk.org Contributor FOSM, the CC-BY-SA map of the world http://fosm.org Mozilla Rep https://reps.mozilla.org/u/h4ck3rm1k3