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I definitely remember when you were active. I appreciate the contributions you made here, wish that you would return, but respect your decision. I wish you well. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 05:21, 4 March 2014 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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I've added you to the page above because of how much you've done for us and because you've retired. It's intended to memorialize your service to this project, and I agree: This place is getting more hostile by the day, and it's unfortunate because we even had one hell of a hard worker just walk out on us for the exact same reason. Can't we all just get along?

Anyway, if you don't want to be on this list, just remove yourself and use an edit summary e.g. "I do not wish to be on this list; please keep me off". That way if other editors come looking to put you on the list after you've been taken off, they'll see that edit summary and decide not to add you. Of course, if you do decide to come back, then you'll still have to take yourself off the list anyway. ;)

God bless, LazyBastardGuy 02:26, 9 April 2014 (UTC)Reply[reply]

LazyBastardGuy: Alpha was already two times on that list and he wanted to be removed, see [1]. Maybe simply commenting him out with an HTML notice? mabdul 14:51, 10 April 2014 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Three years ago, you were the 30th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, repeated in br'erly style. We miss you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:28, 20 February 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for coming over and chat --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:15, 12 March 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Four years ago, you were recipient no. 30 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:09, 20 February 2016 (UTC)Reply[reply]

...eight years - miss you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:10, 20 February 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I just wanted to drop by and say you are very much missed. I hope you return to regular editing. --Hammersoft (talk) 17:28, 5 August 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks Hammersoft, I do miss it here. Looking back, I learned much while here on the project both from you and others. Learning copyright law from you for instance. Heh, I didn't take that too well at the time, but more and more I've grown to appreciate how helpful it has been both while I was on the project and even in life outside of the project. In many ways, the positive aspects did outweigh the negative. Unfortunately, I don't have as much time to devote work on the project as I once did. Though, as you can see, I'm not completely gone...receiving a CSD notice certainly will draw me out haha. Someday I will be back to regular editing, this I promise. Thanks for stopping by with the note. Best wishes, Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 05:13, 6 August 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Yeah we didn't hit it off well at the start. But, one of the things I always appreciated about you is that you kept an open mind and were willing to consider other alternatives, even if you initially radically disagreed with them. That is a rare thing around these parts. I look forward to your return and hope all is well in your life. --Hammersoft (talk) 11:25, 6 August 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Hey Alpha Quadrant, I noticed you rejected my "Citizens For Responsible Energy Solutions" submission because it read as an advertisement and did not have third party sources. First, thank you for your advice, but I'm wondering if you can give me more tips for how to revise this submission. I don't reference the Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions website more than once and reference sources such as McClatchy, Associated Press, Yale, Morning Consult, WMUR and Politico which are reputable. How can this draft be improved? Thank you in advance for your help.

Gm2016 (talk) 20:25, 7 November 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This article primarily has two issues that need to be addressed:

1. The article needs to establish that this organization warrants a standalone article. Specifically, is this organization covered sufficiently in reputable third party sources (books, newspaper articles, academic journals, online news articles, etc. I think this subject very much does have that potential. At the very least, the topic warrants a section in an existing article. A big problem is existing references; for instance E&E/Greenwire. Any online source with "wire" in the name is almost always paid news (first party sources). The fact that these sources are also behind a paywall also reduces our ability to verify information stated in the article. Your best reference is very much the Huffington Post news article, we are looking for more coverage like THAT (see Wikipedia:In Depth Coverage). The news article exists because the organization exists. They are giving us detailed information on the organization, the news source wasn't paid to make the news article, and the organization isn't just a passing mention. In contrast, the Associated Press news article doesn't contribute to establishing this organization's notability. The biggest reason being the fact that this article is a passing reference (the primary focus of the news article is Kelly Ayotte and Clean Energy). If we can get 4-5 more news articles like the Huffington Post article, then we will have a very solid base for establishing this organization's notability.
2. The article also needs to be written in a [WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]]. This is perhaps one of the most difficult skills to learn about writing Wikipedia articles because of the fact that it is so different from writing anywhere else. To write in neutral point of view you want to present the facts, do so in a manner that is neither positive nor negative, and avoid any language that would promote the subject. Take the perspective of a historian writing about this organization 1,000 years from now. What you're doing is documenting the subject so that others may learn about the subject. For example, right now in the "About" section of the article you have:

Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) was founded in 2013 to promote clean energy solutions. As an organization, CRES does not favor one form of clean energy over another, but aims to engage lawmakers across the United states in a discussion about clean energy policies that address America’s 21st century economic, environmental and national security needs.

Consider possibly rewording it to something along these lines:

Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) is an American non-profit advocacy group that that lobbies for the expansion of the clean energy industry in the United States. CRES was founded in 2013 and has lobbied for legislation such as <Expansion here>.

Both sentences say about the same thing, but the latter strips out the verbiage that would make it read like an advertisement (Example: "promotes solutions", "aims to engage", and "address needs"). I hope this has been helpful for you. If you have any further questions, then I would be happy to assist. Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 23:18, 7 November 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, Alpha Quadrant.
I've noticed that you are an AfC reviewer but don't yet have the New Page Reviewer flag. Would you please consider heading over to PERM and requesting it? (check the flag requirements HERE)
As part of a larger plan to increase cooperation between New Page Patrol and Articles for creation, we are trying to get as many of the active AfC reviewers as possible under the NPR user flag (per this discussion). Unlike the AfC request list, the NPR flag carries no obligation to review new articles, so I'm not asking you to help out at New Page Patrol if you don't want to, just to request the flag. Of course, if it is something you would be interested in, you can have a look at the NPP tutorial. Please mention that you are an active AfC reviewer in your application.
Cheers and nice waterfall by the way, — Insertcleverphrasehere ^{(or here)} 06:13, 11 April 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Awesome

Ten years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:47, 19 September 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Precious

Nine years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:03, 20 February 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Its hard to believe that this is coming up on 10 years in a few weeks. Gerda Arendt thanks for still doing this every year. Things certainly has changed quite a bit since I was highly active here. Feels like a lifetime ago now.

Hammersoft, I don't know if you still stalk this page after all this time, but thanks again for mentoring me when I first joined the project. Back in 2010 when I started on this project I was 14 years old. Help from you and others helped me grow up and mature quite a bit. I spent a lot of my time here and I really do look back on the time quite fondly. Its a real shame that priorities of adult life heavily compete with being here on the project. Between family and career the time for Wikipedia really is quite nonexistent. Most days Wikipedia doesn't even come to mind. I really hope to find some time again someday to come back. Best wishes to you both. Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 10:59, 29 December 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always. You are right, here comes ten, planned as the last. It's fine to have family and career as top priorities, and your efforts here will be remembered even if you don't find time. Thank you for your notice! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:08, 20 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have discovered that the contents of the above article reproduce https://cognitive-liberty.online/ignoratio-elenchi/. I would appreciate your response. — Preceding unsigned comment added by John Desmond (talk • contribs) 10:37, 20 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Hi, I'm the original writer behind the article that was deleted a couple weeks ago: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gender power gap. I'm new to Wikipedia and its permitted style of writing. Can you please advice on how I can improved the original content so a new article with the same topic is not deleted again. I'd very much like to have a permanent page of it. Thank you. Stablemushrooms (talk) 11:40, 20 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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