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VP is a great Wiki worker. Just wanted to say that and thank him.

What does that mean ? The purpose of the images in the list of HTF characters is to illustrate the character, not decorate the list. The characters have many details on their bodies such as Cuddles' rabbit slippers, Nutty's candies stuck on his fur, Sniffle's pocket protector, etc. But I'm just wondering if you also remove images because there are too many images in the article ?

--Mr Alex (talk) 11:18, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well done on getting Portal:James Bond featured! I'm glad I could help with random content! weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 21:07, 21 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please look at the talk page for Pokemon Center you will find some most interesting material there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kurowoofwoof111 (talk • contribs) 22:52, 21 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So you deleted the Mr. Monk Goes to the Bank page and redirected to the List of Monk episodes. You're right, I suppose. But as a result, the list of episodes now contains a self-referencing link. Should you not clean that up? Ronstew (talk) 04:15, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oops. Back to EB.

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Thank you for your cooperation. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 10:45, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keeping the balance/number of images same, I think it is important to include 2 images, the logo and the Windows Explorer screenshot. 2 other images in the System utilities section can be removed, especially the Registry Editor and Disk Defragmenter/Recovery Console. - xpclient ^Talk 20:14, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You recently filed a request at Wikipedia:Requested moves to move the page Casino Royale (novel) to a different title - however your proposal is either incomplete or has been contested as being controversial. As a result, it has been moved to the incomplete and contested proposals section. Requests that remain incomplete after five days will be removed.

Please make sure you have completed all three of the following:

1. Added ((move|NewName)) at the top of the talk page of the page you want moved, replacing "NewName" with the new name for the article. This creates the required template for you there.
2. Added ((subst:RMtalk|NewName|reason for move)) to the bottom of the talk page of the page you want to be moved, to automatically create a discussion section there.
3. Added ((subst:RMlink|PageName|NewName|reason for move)) to the top of today's section here.

If you need any further guidance, please leave a message at Wikipedia talk:Requested moves or contact me on my talk page. - JPG-GR (talk) 05:15, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Out of interest have you changed accounts from Paeerduag. He hasnt been around for ages and i heard that its you. If its not you, do you know a way i can get hold of him. Cheers. --Realist² (Come Speak To Me) 16:05, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK, you dont have his email by any chance? --Realist² (Come Speak To Me) 16:42, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the above redirect, if you would like it to be changed to a redirect, please discuss it on the article's talk page.--Rockfang (talk) 22:40, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I just want to let you know that you reverted my edits to my own talk page. — Wenli ^{(reply here)} 06:15, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Following a request by User:Andreasegde I have reviewed your contributions to the above article. While the edits can be classified as helpful, I consider that they do not improve the article so much as to negate the disruption that you are evidently causing to the other editors to the article - and I am concerned that you are editing in such a manner to make a WP:POINT. I would ask you to not edit the article further without reaching consensus first on the talkpage; the article was previously stable and had consensus, and you therefore need to change that consensus to alter the article. Please regard this as an official warning, and note that disregarding this notice may result in you being blocked. I notice that you have also been provided with Rollbacker rights. I would further warn you that should you use rollback to revert any edit to the McCartney article that isn't obvious vandalism, and any edit whatsoever by Andreasegde (who is a good faith editor), I shall block you immediately and refer the matter to WP:AN for review of my actions, your editing record, and your Rollbacker rights.

Lastly, my attention has been drawn to this matter which I was previously involved in - and I remember your reluctance to abide by the spirit of the WP ethos. I strongly suggest that you consider your attitude toward consensus and working with your fellow wikipedians, and adjust your editing practices accordingly. LessHeard vanU (talk) 10:40, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lol whatever does "Are you an XP client" mean? I just "took the word" from the RTM About box (Winver.exe) in Windows XP :D - xpclient ^Talk 18:34, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the barnstar! That was very kind of you. Cheers! ---RepublicanJacobite_{The'FortyFive'} 22:40, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have replied, sorry for the delay, my internet connection went down. --Realist² (Come Speak To Me) 16:12, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, do you still have time to finish off the madonna article? We are extending the time period to give you extra time. --Realist² (Come Speak To Me) 20:10, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My keyboard has problems. Ultra! 20:13, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at my page ;-) --Realist² (Come Speak To Me) 20:18, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Read the comments at the bottom of the reassessment, it will really help you with those citations.

If you can find a source that resolves multiple requests you can just add the one source and remove all the tags within that sentance. Im sure you know that already though. If you think other tags are unnessary you can remove them but leave a GOOD reasoning in the edit summary. Im monitering it, if your reasoning is good it'll be accepted. If your unsure that something honestly needs a source come speak to me or query it at the reassessment. Cheers. --Realist² (Come Speak To Me) 21:43, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

We are using some of the same sources quite frequently, we should do some of that "ref name" formatting to these sources so that we dont have to write the full source out over and over, it will cut down the bytes of the article too. What you think? Realist² (Come Speak To Me) 16:58, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I left comments there. Good luck man. --Efe (talk) 06:13, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am still leaving. It's nothing to do with you. You followed my request to not reinstate deleted comments on my talk page, thanks for that. Not too long ago I requested to usurp a never used Username. So I cancelled the goodbye message until it is implemented. Once that is done, I will then restore the message and will leave Wikipedia forever. Why am I going? I've had enough of it all. A small group of almost professional users, one in particular, are dictating how things are to be. I used to find editing to be a pleasure, but not anymore. Its became a drudge. Anyway, I hope you find things are much better for you. Happy editing. Cayden (talk) 18:00, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

'A small group of almost professional users, one in particular, are dictating how things are to be.' Hear hear. The March of Mediocrity and the Totalitarianism of Sub-Media Intelligence.

Help to preserve Serfdom in Tibet .

They have edited out almost everything, there were 2 comments from Charles Bell about slavery, Amban, and Cumulus Clouds edited out the one mentioning children being sold as slaves, however left the one says slavery was mild.

Please double check your reports when you bring vandals to AIV. This one hadn't edited since a day ago when a block was issued. Remember to only report active vandals. Thanks, Metros (talk) 15:10, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I have alerted another admin about this, but he has yet to respond and the vandal is getting out of control. I am going to repost what I put on the admin's talk page.

Some anon keeps deleting my comments on the talk page of the International Reaction article, check out the history for proof. Also this same person keeps demanding me to answer him on my talkpage. I have no idea what he wants me to answer about. Ohh and while I was making this edit, the anon deleted all of my talk page. Thanks. --Tocino 18:20, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ohh, he just did it again. He replaces my talk page with the following: 'YOU DON'T BELONG HERE! GO! FOREVER AND EVER! ONCE AND FOR ALL! --Tocino 18:33, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. --Tocino 18:40, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, unfortunately the same vandal is back. He vandalized my talk page again (see diff here: [1] ) . If you take a look at his contributions every single edit of his is vandalism. Thanks for dealing with this. --Tocino 17:48, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is there anyway if I can figure out if I achieved any service awards from the past. I know that I am a Journeyman Editor but I want to know if I reached the other service awards. How can I figure out. Your help is appreciated. Thanks    Juthani1   ^tcs 22:18, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks    Juthani1   ^tcs 22:27, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Did you mean to remove IMDb from the Brosnan article? IP4240207xx (talk) 05:14, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why did you revert my edit? The section falls under the category of original research! Please re-revert!!!! 213.131.125.34 (talk) 11:28, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

All the sources are present there. see those links carefully Ultra! 11:29, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Synthesizing material occurs when an editor tries to demonstrate the validity of his or her own conclusions by citing sources that when put together serve to advance the editor's position. If the sources cited do not explicitly reach the same conclusion, or if the sources cited are not directly related to the subject of the article, then the editor is engaged in original research" (Wikipedia: No Original Research) - there is no source given that explicitly says the conclusion that "there were many concerns that England was trying to use the Union to dominate Scotland". The examples used CANNOT be used to promote a further conclusion. A Wikipedian CANNOT make that inference themselves. It MUST be sourced. Yeesh! 213.131.125.34 (talk) 11:34, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No this isnt synthesis. Every sentence comes from one source each. Some have been modified and not lifted word to word to avoid copyvio. Ultra! 11:38, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You don't seem to be getting it. I am adding an OR label because those sources are being synthesised to support a further conclusion that "there were many concerns that England was trying to use the Union to dominate Scotland", and this is Original Research. Oh well, an admin is coming to look at it, so you can deal with them. 213.131.125.34 (talk) 11:49, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Even the name of this article/redirect is awful I think. Do you like it? Friendly, Magioladitis (talk) 20:01, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your edit summary says that you are reverting old vandalism, yet you appear to just be adding new material, have I missed something? Feel free to reply here or at my talk page... in full sentances obviously. --— Realist² (Come Speak To Me) 04:47, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No its not new. Check the diffs. Ultra! 04:49, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It no problem, im just trying to keep track of whats happening. Im not sure if the article will be delisted now, if progress continues I will remove my vote. --— Realist² (Come Speak To Me) 04:51, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop saying "DONE" until you have actually completed the request fully. The reassessment is already really long. Please complete the issue before stricking as done. --— Realist² (Come Speak To Me) 20:38, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't say that the word "rock and roll" applies to "any music, I said that any popular, mainstream music (such as Madonna) is often incorrectly referred to as "rock and roll", even though it isn't actually rock music. I'd be willing to reinstate the category provided that you can show me a citation where someone identifies one of her songs as being "rock". Her music is pop, dance and electronica, and I have never heard anything by her to indicate otherwise. Asarelah (talk) 05:30, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Using "number" instead of "#' increases readability and reduces clutter. Its up to you; anyway, it's not a policy. --Efe (talk) 05:58, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

is a reliable website and pretty mcuh the first place anybody goes to while working on a music article. Honestly, I have never heard anybody bring up reliability issues with AG. The info for the singles listed there are taken directly from the Billboard website, there's a tag at the bottom "Chart information courtesy of Billboard.com © 2006 VNU eMedia, Inc. All rights reserved". As for user submissions, maybe they have a blog or something along with the site (many sites have that even Rolling Stone), but reviews and chart info are not user contributed. The advantage of the using the Allmusic page is that its a one-stop place for the chart positions, and its much easier to just cite that one website. Further, the article size becomes significantly smaller. Also, we avoid the ugly citation after every comma, enhancing readability.. indopug (talk) 14:15, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Madonna's politics deserve it's own section. She has been politically active for three decades now. You shouldn't just hide it in the text. We had the section for a reason. Also, I fixed information like "Up For Grabs" being done in 2002, not 2004, and you removed the mention of the "Sticky and Sweet" tour. You're adding all her political references from the past couple of years, in the 2005-06 bit. It's a mess. Please keep it in its own section like it was before. We also have to add her "Get Out The Vote" ads, her Bill Clinton sketch, and comments, etc. It's been ongoing. In the future, could you please check before you go calling everything vandalism? I did not "vandalize". Maddyfan (talk) 07:31, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure that the quote and the source that you put together in your recent edit here go together?? Have you checked that they go together or just put them together anyway?? 213.131.125.34 (talk) 11:16, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still waiting for a response from you about this. 88.107.8.175 (talk) 21:41, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose you got a reply on Admin noticeboard. Ultra! 15:15, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

About the source you're pointing out, it could move to references section. Ultra! 15:17, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's besides the point: what I am asking is whether the quote and the source the you explicitly put togther do actually belong together. They wern't together before as far as I'm aware, and you just seemed to link them, so I assume you have read it. I ask you again: are you sure that they belong together? 213.131.125.34 (talk) 11:14, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

May be not. Somebody vandalised. I don't have the source. Ultra! 11:17, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Eh? "Somebody vandalised"? What are you on about? I've removed the ref as we can't be sure it is the source of the quote. No offence, but I don't have much confidence in your editing skills... 88.107.94.48 (talk) 19:56, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This image of Janet Jackson is copyrighted. It's straight from Gettyimages. How do I tag it for deletion?

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link

This source you showed doesnt open. Any other one? Ultra! 07:32, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What kind is it? If its the FT, I'd probably take a look at all the extras of some films to help the articles. igordebraga ≠ 04:56, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Check the Wikiproject's page. Ultra! 07:29, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a reason you "merged" every single Pokémon navbox into the single Template:Pokemon media, creating a massive box, and parts of which are not part of the media related to the franchise which can be much easily covered by the separate templates?—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 12:43, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It has been discussed at the project's talk. Here, an anon removed many things from the template.[3] Ultra! 15:00, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hola. I am inclined to undo the redirection of Hero (Quest for Glory) to Quest for Glory, which is somewhat unorthodox so I'm bringing it up with you first in the spirit of universal peace and brotherhood.

The article's plot content is minimal. The Hero is the traditional kind of silent first-person protagonist and generally doesn't even have a name. Instead, the article has vital coverage of the game mechanics of the series; these revolve around the hero. The coverage looks like it can use some tightening, as most things do, but it is descriptive rather than instructive and important to have (i) as a basic element of our coverage of the series, (ii) because Quest for Glory was a very high-profile series and remains one of the most prominent adventure game series, and (iii) because the series was either a unique hybrid or the best-known member of a very small group.

Iff it's all the same to you, answering on this page would be preferable. If you so prefer, then feel free to just smile, nod, and go on your merry way instead. --Kizor 22:18, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep aside your three points; does it meet WP:FICTION?

No, because it is predominantly not about an element of fiction. That's what I've been trying to say. It's information about the game, information we should have (re: (i), (ii), (iii)). This may not be the optimal way to organize the info, but it's the one we have and will likely have for some time because of the relative scarcity of experienced retrogaming editors and because yours truly still has that "dangerously erratic" thing going on that I've been trying to kick. It beats not having that information presented to the readers at all, so on that basis, with this not being the kind of fiction article that you've been concerned about, and hoping to not drag out a minor matter, I've undone the redirection. I hope that you agree with this reasoning so that we come to an amiable conclusion. Cheers, Kizor 07:30, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi, this discussion, which you were involved in, has been restarted. Please take another look and try and get this wrapped up sooner rather than later. :-) Cheers, giggy _(:O) 12:01, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please be civil when in a discussion or anywhere here in WikiPedia. One of you replies during this GAR states: "Sorry but you have zero understanding of what a BLP is." and is not healthy. Cheers. Good luck on the article man. --Efe (talk) 08:54, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I really appreciate the work you're doing merging the prop & character articles into Aliens (film). However, I'm going to have to ask you to stop unilaterally removing merge tags from the video game articles. If you disagree that a particular article should be merged, start a discussion on the article's talk page or join in the discussion at Talk:List of Alien and Predator games. The tags shouldn't be removed until the merge is completed or a consensus is reached not to merge. And we can only come to such a consensus through discussion. You removed tags from several articles under the claim that they were notable or that notability was shown. But Wikipedia establishes notability through third-party sources, and none of those articles have any. Just because a game has received an update or has mods doesn't automatically make it notable. Wikiproject Video Games has some good advice on how to establish notability and provide good article content. Out of the 7 articles you removed merge tags from, 6 consist of little more than an infobox, plot summary, and copyrighted screenshots. Most are obvious stubs. Merger into a list article is a perfectly reasonable suggestion in these cases and if you disagree you are welcome to join or start a discussion. But you shouldn't just remove the tags outright, and I find it a bit hypocritical that you would do so when you are in the process of merging the Aliens-related articles that suffer from pretty much the same problems as these video game articles. --IllaZilla (talk) 16:19, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unless the individual images pass all parts of WP:NFCC, they're all excessive. This has been heavily debated before - see here and here. In general, unless the actual appearance of the character is being discussed in the article, and the image would greatly add to the reader's understanding because of this, then they fail. Black Kite 16:26, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from Megatron. When removing text, please specify a reason in the edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the text has been restored, as you can see from the page history. Thank you.

I gave an edit sum! Trimming down plot.

Sorry - i saw a chunk suddenly missing from the plot summary, and hadn't realised it was just a trimming down - thanks for alerting me of this. Nappymonster (talk) 22:22, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think it's a good idea to mention Madonna's views on the Church in the lead. It might outright offend many unnecessarily. Besides, the lead says that Madonna had 3 consecutive number 1 studio albums in the '80s. The lead shall also say her last 4 studio albums reached the number 1 position in order to balance everything, show people she is still as successful.

Is mentionning the divorce from Sean Penn in the lead necessary? I spoke to a fervent Catholic that was very offended by that too... He was fuming! LOL! The lead should not make readers outright dislike her or any artist. It's meant to inform them about the article, its contents and the artist.

The Confessions Tour achievement is quite major. It used to be in the lead for quite awhile. Top-grossing tour by a female artist in history. Thanks for listening. Israell (talk) 02:17, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'll check out the expansions you suggested. But note meanwhile WP is not censored. Content may offend anyone, so our sole purpose is to make sure that it doesn't have bias. Ultra! 07:20, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Do you think Giovanni (Pokémon) should be merged into List of Pokémon anime characters#Giovanni? I don't think it establishes enough notability to maintain an individual article. Artichoker^[talk] 22:14, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As I responded on my talk page, he has only made one or two appearances in a couple games (R/B/Y/FR/LG); he is much more prominent in the anime, so if his article was to be merged, it would certainly go to the List of Pokémon anime characters. Cheers, Artichoker^[talk] 11:11, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My reply here. Artichoker^[talk] 11:42, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm a bit ambiguous as to why you changed the name. Predator (alien) was to define between a Predator as a species and the film itself. The article on the Alien was changed because Alien (Alien) sounded bad (even though it should have been Alien (alien), I believe), to differentiate between the numerous Alien articles, but the article on the Predators themselves didn't need to be clarified, in my opinion. This also means fixing links, too, but that isn't a drama. So really I'm asking/saying, is there any real good reason you have to change it? It was perfectly fine before. Keep in mind I'm not accusing you of anything. For now I'm changing it back. My regards, LordJesseD (talk) 14:23, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks; didn't know all this as I haven't seen the start of Predator. Ultra! 18:50, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No problems at all. The start of Predator? I'll asume you mean the movie. By the way, that FU picture was put there before the top picture, I uploaded that a while ago.LordJesseD (talk) 06:29, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

...is being discussed at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2008 June 14#Alien and Predator timeline. Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 17:14, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Ultra, could you just provide a little more detail or perhaps a diff/link to what you're asking. I just want to be sure that I understand the situation before commenting. Thanks! Wisdom89 _{(T / ^C)} 20:07, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Link to my reply here. Artichoker^[talk] 20:10, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not vandalizing a page that is titled with my name by providing information about myself... I don't appreciate the insinuation. Aweber1 (talk) 20:47, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You redirected American aerial bombardment of Afghanistan to War in Afghanistan (2001–present).

I see User:Buckshot06 had placed a ((prod)) on the article. They did not, however, comply with the advice in WP:PROD, which states:

"Although not required, it is considered courteous to notify the article's creator and other significant contributors that you have proposed an article for deletion."

Just to be clear -- you are not an administrator, correct?

My reading of WP:PROD is that the conclusion of the ((prod)) should be performed by an administrator. My reading of WP:PROD is that the administrator who makes the concluding decision is supposed to record the reason for their conclusion.

Candidly Geo Swan (talk) 00:18, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GeoSwan, If you disagree with the redirect, revert it and discuss it on the talk page. Anyone may deal with a prodded article in any way, except to delete it. That of course takes an admin. When closing an expired prod and I decide to delete it, I usually do not give a reason of my own if I think the prodding reason sufficient-- which is generally the case, for if I thought otherwise,, i wouldnt be deleting it. DGG (talk) 17:04, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Didn't the fall in sales start in 1992? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to amend it? The article implies it started in 1990, which isn't the case. Israell (talk) 06:03, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article says that she had a dip between the early to mid 1990's, its comletely fine. — Realist² (Who's Bad?) 20:10, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I see you redirected American aerial bombardment of Afghanistan.

The person who nominated American aerial bombardment of Afghanistan for deletion did not comply with the recommendation in the deletion guidelines that nominators advise those who started articles when then nominate them for deletion.

This is highly annoying, but I realize it should not be regarded as a sign of bad faith.

I left a request for an explanation on their talk page. And they left me a reply. But they do not appear to have looked for my reply.

I went to add to this article again today, and was highly irritated to find it had been ((prod))ded and redirected before I had an opportunity to dispute that ((prod)). I continue to disagree very strongly with the reasoning of the nominator.

There is absolutely no question in my mind that the topic of the American aerial bombardment of Afghanistan merits a stand-alone article.

I saw from your user page that it is your policy not to take sides in controversies. So I am going to assume that your redirection was simply administrative, because the ((prod)) was five days old.

As the person who made the decision to redirect the article do you think I have any obligation to take any steps prior to re-instating the article prior to redirection, and then adding the additional material?

With regard to the ((npov)) tag added to this article shortly after I started it -- normally I followup when contributors place an ((npov)) or similar tag on material I have contributed, to make sure I understand their concern. FWIW the contributor who added the ((npov)) is a sometime follower of my edits, who disappoints me, by being unwilling or unable to offer civil responses when I have offered civil counter-arguments to concerns they express. I have had to request that particular contributor to keep their responses to me on a civil plane about half a dozen times.

Cheers! Geo Swan (talk) 15:55, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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thanks for your 3 FA medal XD sorry I didn't reply sooner, but schoolwork's kept me busy for the last year basically. but thanks so much for the medal, I'm really humbled, and I really appreciate it. thanks again :D --Paaerduag (talk) 07:53, 12 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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 The Windler talk  00:52, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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 The Windler talk  04:46, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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I have deprodded--be prepared to defend if it reaches Afd, or consider merging. DGG (talk) 00:36, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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I wonder if this should be noted about Halle heritage: Her maternal grandmother was English. Also has other English (distantly related to the Baronets Beresford, Viscounts of Tyrone, Earls of Tyrone and Marquesses of Waterford, to Barons Decies and to Baron Beresford, and to the Marquess of Campo-Maior Count of Trancoso in Portugal), Irish, German and remote Dutch ancestry.. I got this info from here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000932/bio Thanks! Neptunekh (talk) 00:42, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Ultraviolet --

I'm impressed by your knowledge of Bond, and the thought you've brought to pages concerning 007.

However, as the writer of several of these films, there are inaccuracies on the pages that concern me that I would like to see corrected. The problem is that the attribution for these "facts" leads to fan-based websites that are filled with rumors and hearsay; and I've now encountered at least one major publication who repeated the wrong information, attributing it to Wikipedia, without questioning the validity of the underlying source.

If possible, I'd like to discuss this with you, off-line, via email.

Would it be possible for you to contact me? Editor (at) bruce.feirstein.com.

Thanks, Bruce. 75.5.7.196 (talk) 21:40, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Ultra. You probably don't remember me, but you once put three FA medals on my user page ^^ I'm actually trying to get one of my FAs, "Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne", onto the main page. I have waited three and a half years, and now I have put it on the TFA request page, but response has been quite mixed. So far (including my vote) it is a tie at 3-3 supports and opposes. I'm asking if you could kindly lend your support to this article being on the main page but giving another support. People keep saying "video games shouldn't be on the main page", but I feel after three years I just deserve 24 hours to have my article up there. Well, if you feel my article is not deserving, please don't support it, but if you feel it is deserving, I thank you kindly for a support vote. The link is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Today%27s_featured_article/requests. Paaerduag.--Paaerduag (talk) 03:17, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The World Is Not Enough
Thank you, user who "enjoys fighting vandalism", for quality articles around James Bond, such as Casino Royale and even details such as The World Is Not Enough, for articles on submarines and bombings, for looking critically at portals - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:06, 26 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Five years ago, you were recipient no. 1044 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:02, 26 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The article Susan Griffiths has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

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Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!

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I see you're one of main people who edit Madonna's page. Can you make a philanthropy section for her? I can help you by bringing sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnny Gnecco (talk • contribs) 05:07, 22 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Precious

Six years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:39, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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