Wikiversity:Requests for Deletion/Archives/17

Aikido
Requesting undeletion of this resource. Either that, or delete all the orphans that were left behind, which would be a waste :'(. There's some not-bad material here.
 * Aikido/Ask Questions
 * Aikido/Attend Seminars
 * Aikido/Body Techniques
 * Aikido/Glossary
 * Aikido/Journaling
 * Aikido/Pacing
 * Aikido/Philosophy
 * Aikido/Practice with More Advanced Students
 * Aikido/Principles
 * Aikido/Reinforce Good Results
 * Aikido/Teaching Difficult Topics
 * Aikido/Watch Others Practice

19:08, 17 March 2020


 * Currently the deleted top page and existing subpages are protected from recreation by non-autoconfirmed users through May 2020 to prevent long term abuse from a globally banned user who threatened members of our community. (this and related topics were of interest to the person) The pages appear to have had little to no activity in about a decade and most of the contributions were from a single user who has long been inactive. Is someone willing to actively develop and patrol the pages to prevent further LTA? We'll need to check the revdel history before restoring as I recall that there were threats and libel in the edits. It might be better to create a new page. --mikeu talk 20:11, 17 March 2020 (UTC)


 * I recreated the page. Just a list of links since I am unfamiliar with the subject matter. I'll look after the pages. You may close this request. —guywan (talk • contribs) 15:27, 20 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Ok, that's fine. The new top level page has the same protection (autoconfirmed editors only) as the subpages. Please ping staff if you see any inappropriate contribs. The banned user often appears reasonable at first before behaving in an erratic and abusive manner. I'd recommend that you not engage in off-wiki contact with anyone who questions or complains about reverts on those pages. --mikeu talk 15:49, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Organic chemistry/Atomic structure
I am so sorry, I didn’t notice that there is already a page about it. I am fixing the faulty link. --AcCH2COOEt (discuss • contribs) 12:57, 25 August 2019 (UTC)


 * ✅ You can just add for pages you created that don't have significant contributions by others. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 13:53, 25 August 2019 (UTC)

Module:Bitwise
As per blanking edit: Turns out the version of Lua 5.1 used in Scribunto has the 'bit' module backported, rendering the custom bitwise logic useless (and relatively slow!) --MoonyTheDwarf (discuss • contribs) 03:09, 10 October 2019 (UTC)


 * ✅ by Marshallsumter. At Wikiversity, we use this page for deletions that require discussion. If you have a speedy deletion, you can just tag it with  Thanks! -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 13:11, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

WikiJournal_Preprints/Digital_media_use,_ADHD,_and_%22right_brain_dominance%22_-_a_multidisciplinary_collaborative_review
I create this essay like submission prior to fully understanding the projects submission requirements. I no longer think has educational value, should not have been submitted in that form (it is resubmitted here), and I would like it deleted for privacy reasons. Kind thanks, Peter --E.3 (discuss • contribs) 11:22, 24 October 2019 (UTC)


 * ✅ --mikeu talk 11:57, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

C Programming
Was a redirect to Introduction to C programming. I would like to move C to C Programming, since I feel it is a better name for the course. Regards, —guywan (talk • contribs) 15:30, 20 March 2020 (UTC)


 * ✅ --mikeu talk 15:58, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

WikiJournal Preprints/COVID-19 ELIMINATION AND CELL DIFFERENTIATION
An author has submitted this manuscript to WikiJournal of Medicine. The author has requested to have it deleted on the talk page and has tried blanking and deleting the page (restored by ). The text is basically a mindstream without scientific merit. It has been rejected for publication in WikiJournals as per consensus of our Editorial Board per reasons outlined in Talk:WikiJournal Preprints/COVID-19 ELIMINATION AND CELL DIFFERENTIATION. See also discussion over at Talk:WikiJournal_of_Science (with ). I think it has no place on Wikiversity either since it adds nothing. Author also has the right to have his work retracted so he can try publishing it elsewhere maybe. Therefore I deletion. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:24, 24 June 2020 (UTC)


 * To me, the author request at this point isn't relevant. As soon as an author submits text on any Wikimedia wiki, they "irrevocably agree to release [their] contribution under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 License". Any content published with a CC-BY-SA license gives everyone else the right to Retain, Reuse, Revise, Remix, and Redistribute that content . Even if the author wants to blank or delete the resource, any one of us can choose to retain it for future use. In this case, the author did blank it. Based on input from User:Evolution and evolvability, I exercised my right to retain and reuse the resource, with credit to the original author in the history, and published with the same license.
 * So, now the question is, what educational value does this resource have? Does it provide value in terms of content? Does it provide value as an opportunity for improvement? Does it provide value as an example of the types of articles that are accepted and not accepted for publication in the WikiJournal? Until the editors of the WikiJournal come to consensus on what they would like to do with unpublished works, there is no point in any of us discussing it here. If they decide they don't want to retain rejected articles, then it can be moved to Draft: space for improvement and/or further discussion, or abandoned for ultimate deletion due to lack of interest. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 01:53, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
 * For medical articles the quality assurance is very important. Maybe a well-defined workflow for rejected articles could be established e.g. "after rejection of the submitted manusscript to the WikiJournal of Medicine the submission is moved to Draft:space with the annotations and recommendations of the reviewers. Improvements of wiki community or the original authors could lead to resubmission to the journal if the feedback of the reviewing process was incorporated in the new version of the manusscript/article".  Just a recommendation. --Bert Niehaus (discuss • contribs) 09:45, 26 June 2020 (UTC)

Draft:Mavaddat/doc
Accidentally created this template as a doc on my profile instead of in my sandbox. --Mavaddat (discuss • contribs) 19:22, 30 July 2020 (UTC)


 * ✅. Note for the future you can just use . No discussion is necessary. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 23:00, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

Tarot
Tarot

This credulous page seems to be in violation of Wikiversity's rules on fringe research.

ජපස (discuss • contribs) 15:58, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

Death of the 16. Karmapa
Death of the 16. Karmapa

This seems to be in violation of the prohibition at Wikiversity of Fringe Research.

ජපස (discuss • contribs) 16:00, 19 August 2020 (UTC)


 * ✅: I agree. --mikeu talk 02:42, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Yoga oracle
This is more in violation of the prohibition of fringe research. What is worse, this appears to be an entirely subjective flight-of-fancy by the author. It does not rise to the standard of what should be expected in a project dedicated to research and education.

ජපස (discuss • contribs) 16:08, 19 August 2020 (UTC)


 * ✅: This is yet another example of poor quality resources that were created in bulk. --mikeu talk 02:45, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Draft Proposal for improving the ability of R users to search R packages
This article was a draft grant proposal that did NOT get funded and is now long obsolete. It has attracted just over 300 views in the past 3 years, none of whom attempted to edit it or comment on the Talk page. I made all the edits, with the last one being 2018-08-20. It's a waste of people's time to even look at it now. Thanks, DavidMCEddy (discuss • contribs) 13:11, 22 April 2021 (UTC)


 * I will delete it now. --Guy vandegrift (discuss • contribs) 02:49, 23 April 2021 (UTC)


 * These resources can generally just be tagged with as a supported SPEEDY delete reason. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 21:40, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

Chords (music)/Introduction
This appears to be a duplicate of Chords (music), which contains more information. SelfieCity (discuss • contribs) 14:54, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirected to the main page and changed other links to point to Chords (music). --Green Giant (discuss • contribs) 18:30, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Contributions by User:Cheryl.kristine.johnson
A series of brief stubs by User:Cheryl.kristine.johnson which offer no particular learning resources, and very briefly describe topics with better articles on Wikipedia. Daask (discuss • contribs) 19:19, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Therapeutic boarding school
 * Residential treatment center
 * Milieu therapy
 * Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy
 * Autism therapies
 * School refusal
 * Homophily


 * All speedy deleted as lacking educational objectives. Please use either  or  for these requests. Thanks! -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 18:42, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

Fair Use Images
Ixfd64 (discuss • contribs) 19:40, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
 * File:February 2008 total lunar eclipse John Buonomo1.jpeg - The original version was restored on Commons. This is an inferior "fair use" version with lower resolution.
 * File:Alto C.jpg - Fair use image that has been replaced with a free alternative.
 * File:Bass.jpg - Fair use image that has been replaced with a free alternative.


 * These are speedy delete requests. No discussion is necessary. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 21:22, 20 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the information. I searched for a Wikiversity equivalent of the English Wikipedia's but didn't find one. --Ixfd64 (discuss • contribs) 21:41, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

Image Cleanup

 * File:System.JPG - Low quality and could be replaced with the following TeX formula: x(t) \longrightarrow \begin{array}{ |c| }\hline O \{ \} \\ \hline\end{array} \longrightarrow y(t)


 * File:300 sandisk1,0.jpg - Unlikely to be "own work" as image appears to be from Amazon: I've already replaced the image on the article on which it was used.


 * File:Malware 1.jpg - Possible copyright violation as the image could be found at another site prior to the upload to Wikiversity.


 * File:PQDVD Zune boxshot.jpg - Derivative work of copyrighted cover. No evidence copyright holder has agreed to release it under a free license. I've already replaced it with a free equivalent on the parent article.

Ixfd64 (discuss • contribs) 18:42, 23 August 2021 (UTC)


 * ✅ You're welcome to just tag them with . We tend to only discuss deletions that are likely to generate controversy, so we're a little hesitant when we see a lot of items pop up here. Thanks! -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 19:19, 23 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. --Ixfd64 (discuss • contribs) 19:20, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

Empathy Model
User:1ab23c has nominated Empathy Model and supporting subpages for speedy deletion. I have changed these to deletion requests and opened the discussion here. The stated reasons for deletion are:
 * prejudice against people with mental disorders
 * user conversations
 * prejudice against people with mental disorders, overly personal perspectives
 * prejudice to people with mental disorders, overly personal views
 * overly personal views, misinformation

I have some concerns regarding these requests. First, they don't appear to qualify for speedy deletion, except perhaps as a serious ethical breach. Because the resources are more than 10 years old, even if there is a serious ethical breach, it isn't urgent or necessary that the resources be removed without discussion.

Second, User:1ab23c clearly has more wiki experience than a user with an account created October 26, 2021 and with only seven edits here at Wikiversity and no other wiki edits in history. Whether this is simply a user who wishes to remain anonymous or a user who is actually violating a block or ban or otherwise misusing multiple accounts is unknown at this time, but it adds suspicion to the requests. User:1ab23c is encouraged to disclose their prior wiki experience to clarify this aspect of the discussion.

Third, Wikiversity has no restrictions on personal views, and misinformation may be easily discussed and corrected by any user. To me, that leaves the discussion at whether or not the content is, indeed, prejudicial. And, if so, can it be corrected with a warning at the top, other appropriate edits to the content, or is deletion required? I have not yet read the content myself, as I am first addressing the speedy deletion actions.

Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 16:17, 5 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Before reading this please check the [ dysfunction(ECD)' section of 'Empathy Model'].
 * I would like to clear up a few things. The reason I do not have trouble editing is not due to previous wiki editing experience but because I read the guidelines and search how to do a specific edit, in addition to being familiar with coding and having browsed various wikimedia projects. This is my only accout and my sole purpose in joining wikiversity was to delete the prejudicial page,'Empathy Modle'.
 * The 'empathy model' is a mixture of prejudice against people with mental disorders and personal opinions of low educational value that to improve it would be the same as deleting the page and starting a new one. The pages were mainly edited by one user and has not been edited by numerous wikiversitans.
 * [ 'Emotional communication dysfunction(ECD)' section of 'Empathy Model'] is not the sole part prejudice to people with mental disorders. The page contains statements such as; [ [1]];
 * [ [2]];
 * [ [3]];
 * [ [4]].
 * There is a dispute on whether mirror neurons affect empathy, there is no mainstream theory on the relation of spindle neurons to schizophrenia and autism.
 * Coccain addiction is not the same as Narcissism.
 * The page containing user conversations is also highly prejudice.[ [5]]
 * 'overly personal views' among the reason for speedy deletion means that because unprejudicial contents of the pages are mainly personal opinions with low educational value deleting the whole page is not so much a damage as leaving it undeleted.
 * //1ab23c 1ab23c (discuss • contribs) 01:44, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Wikiversity is not Wikipedia. Many resources here are mainly edited by one user. Wikiversity also accepts essays, personal perspectives, reflections, etc. The content in Empathy Model indicates that it is the work of an individual, and it seems obvious to me from reading that it is sharing that individual's perspective.
 * I don't see anything here that would qualify for speedy deletion, except perhaps the user conversation. But the problem there isn't prejudice, it's copyright. A user's email content is copyrighted, and I don't think there is any indication in the content that the sender gave permission to publish this copyrighted content. Everything else is a deletion discussion rather than an administrative response to your speedy request.
 * I appreciate that you are passionate about this subject and find the current content unacceptable. However, at least for me, you will need to do more to help educate others on the specifics of what you find to be prejudicial and why. Rather than assuming that others will be able to easily recognize the problems you see, please include quotes and either explanations or references to accepted resources that address and/or correct the problems. The best place for this documentation would be on the talk pages of the resource in question, so that the discussion stays with the resource, and others can use the information to make improvements, should the community not agree with your preference to delete outright.
 * Hopefully, respected Wikiversity community members with more experience in empathy models will review this content and provide their perspective. In the mean time, please use this opportunity to help educate others rather than assume a speedy deletion can address your concerns. Thanks!
 * Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 19:20, 6 November 2021 (UTC)

I may need a few more days to gather information and decide wheter or not to drop my deletion request. Thanks! //1ab23c
 * Cocaine abuse/dependence, although not always, has a high comorbidity rate with narcissistic peronality disorder.

Because most claims made by the Empathy model are not groundless, I've come to the conclusion that deletion is unnecessary. Thanks! //1ab23c
 * Mirror and spindle neurons are hypothesized to have the above mentioned functions.

Web Technologies/2021-2022/Laboratory 10
I have converted this page from a speedy delete because is is apparently being used in a course, with the understanding that the author will source it with a footnote and/or remove it ASAP. --Guy vandegrift (discuss • contribs) 21:56, 29 November 2022 (UTC)


 * I've removed the infringing content from this page. It was a nonessential introduction to REST, and I've replaced it with a link to the Wikipedia article on the topic which can serve as a substitute. The remainder of the page looks original.
 * The revisions containing infringing content will still need to be deleted. Omphalographer (discuss • contribs) 22:11, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Should be done now (ping if not). Styyx (discuss • contribs) 22:13, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I know almost nothing about copyright law: Does "fair use" allow for use in an ongoing course?  How much leeway do we have here? One of the few things I know about copyright law is that it usually involves civil law, meaning that the damages play an important role in adjudicating.  As an ex-teacher I am sympathetic to bending the rules a bit to allow a course to end before taking action.--Guy vandegrift (discuss • contribs) 22:25, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * As far as US law is concerned, educational purpose is a mitigating factor in fair use, not a blanket permission for educators to use any copyrighted content they please. It's considered in tandem with other factors, like the extent of the use and its impact on the rightsholder.
 * However, Wikiversity's EDP (which applies to all content, not just file uploads!) is pretty clear that fair-use content must "significantly increase understanding of the topic", must be non-replaceable, and must be attributed to the author. None of those was the case here - the content I removed was vague, was redundant to the Wikipedia article, and was uncited. Omphalographer (discuss • contribs) 22:40, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * You might be right about all this, but if you are wrong you are unnecessarily hurting a university and its students. It shouldn't take us long to sort this out.  But until then I am reverting all your edits on that page.  Meanwhile, you should leave a message on the instructor's user page offering to improve the course.  In civil law its all about mitigating damages (i.e. being "civil").--Guy vandegrift (discuss • contribs) 23:06, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * @Guy vandegrift Fair Use applies, but only if the use is, indeed, fair. In this case, there is no reason to copy the original source when we can just link to it. See the revised page.
 * I'm removing the . The copyrighted content has been removed. Unless there are any objections, this discussion can be closed. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 00:30, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Radiation astronomy/Lensings
"Radiation astronomy/Lensings uses the Commons file File:Icarus.png, which was caught up in a mass deletion request. Given that the file is in use here and the file it is derived from is in the public domain, it could theoretically be kept. But is it legitimately in use here? The page in question was created entirely by this user (and almost entirely in a ridiculous sequence of minor edits), who is now indefinitely blocked. ...(By the way, this page is poorly written with excessive quotes; it needs some love from someone more familiar with Wikiversity.)" -- Posted by Brianjd (discuss • contribs) on 13:34, 8 December 2022 (UTC) on Wikiversity:Colloquium ... moved here by Guy vandegrift (discuss • contribs) 15:22, 8 December 2022 (UTC)


 * The entire radiation astronomy course (as indexed at Template:Principles of radiation astronomy) is probably worth a larger discussion - the Lensings page is a small but representative part of this course. I'd be very interested to see some input from a trained astrophysicist who can assess whether this content is accurate and has educational value.
 * While I am not that astrophysicist, I do have some significant doubts about the course. As Brianjd observed, the course is primarily composed of a collage of borrowed images and quotations, with very little original material to bind the course together. It is organized in a fairly haphazard fashion, with most pages starting from a general topic and proceeding to list quotes and images related to that topic without explaining the context or significance of those elements. It frequently digresses into topics which seem to have a tenuous connection to astronomy, like chemistry, geology, meteorology, or even religion. None of this feels conducive to effectively teaching about the topic. Omphalographer (discuss • contribs) 19:19, 8 December 2022 (UTC)


 * I will move entire project into author's userspace I am not a trained astrophysicist, but I have published in the closely related field of plasma physics, and also taught introductory college astronomy for many years.  Your assessments are correct, and pending any requests to do otherwise, I will soon move the entire project into the primary authors userspace, as the vote is 3-0 for removal from mainspace.--Guy vandegrift (discuss • contribs) 20:39, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Please hold off on moving this content for now. There's no rush - the course has existed for a few years, and this discussion just started today - and I'd like to see some further feedback from members of the community and/or outside experts before we decide what to do with it. Even determining which pages should be moved or deleted will take some discussion, as the course encompasses many pages which aren't under Radiation astronomy, or which aren't linked from the template I mentioned earlier. Omphalographer (discuss • contribs) 20:49, 8 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Since I am OK with deletion, we have a 3-0 vote so I will delete to close this discussion. The move V delete on the multitude of sister pages is another can of worms.--Guy vandegrift (discuss • contribs) 20:55, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

World Cities Jeopardy
This page was a learning resource centered around a software application created by the author in 2008. Unfortunately, the application was hosted offsite (on Mediafire), and can no longer be downloaded; the "generator" used to build the application is a dead link as well. With those links dead, the page no longer contains any usable educational content. Omphalographer (discuss • contribs) 05:10, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I support deletion of this page The author has been inactive since 2008.--Guy vandegrift (discuss • contribs) 11:14, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

WiserEarth
The page has almost no content. It start by this: "Wiser.org is a social networking site, run by the non-profit organization WiserEarth, for collaborative resources and solutions in sustainability and social justice." Wiser.org is now defunct; see also Wiser.org. Thus, the page cannot be meaningfully expanded since its subject, the non-profit and its website, no longer exists. Thus, the page is useless and cannot be made useful. Dan Polansky (discuss • contribs) 09:26, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I vote to delete -- Created 13 years ago by an active user as placeholder/stub. Developed 10 years ago by as the sole contribution by a user who has been inactive (on any WMF wiki) ever since. Guy vandegrift (discuss • contribs) 16:10, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Web technologies/2014-2015/REST API
This is a tough one for me to delete. As pointed out on the speedy deletion request: (This is a) "copyvio from multiple sources, including but not limited to:" On the other hand, it is being used in an active course. So my vote would be to allow it here under fair use, provided the material is properly referenced, with the understanding that it will be deleted as soon as possible.--Guy vandegrift (discuss • contribs) 21:48, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/designing-a-restful-api-with-python-and-flask
 * https://www.vogella.com/tutorials/REST/article.html
 * https://www.javatpoint.com/jax-rs-file-download-example


 * On top of being a copyright violation, the material on the page is fundamentally incoherent. The first paragraph promises to "create a RESTful web service using Python and the Flask microframework", but almost everything which follows that is written in Java and uses the Jersey framework.
 * If there's concern that students may be using this page as a class resource, we can put a page in place with links to the source pages - after we have deleted the page with the infringing content. If anything, the students will be better served by having links to the original tutorials which were copied from, rather than a confusing mixture of those documents. Omphalographer (discuss • contribs) 00:39, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * According to special:permalink/2455077 this is a course somebody inherited from another instructor. Neither the current instructor nor their students are responsible for this mess.  All I am asking for is for us to  give them time to sort things out. I am not qualified to micromanage that transition. Guy vandegrift (discuss • contribs) 02:39, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * @Guy vandegrift: Just link to the resources the content is copied from and delete the copyrighted content. There's no reason students can't read from the original source. In fact, it's a more realistic learning experience if they do read the original sources. That's what the job of being a programmer / web developer requires. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 00:41, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks Dave. My new "hobby" is programming (mostly Python and Lilypond).  So maybe I can pitch in with link creation.  Meanwhile, I am waiting on information concerning when this course is being offered.--Guy vandegrift (discuss • contribs) 00:50, 1 December 2022 (UTC)