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[edit] Talk: Modern American Liberalism Explained

Blaxthos, political articles de facto belong to those with the greatest axe to grind and/or the greatest time on their hands. Weasel words and bad (or no) citations are like chisel and mallet in the hands of these artists as they carve their POV into an article. I respect your boldness in tagging the obvious, but know this: your "bogus" instigation has just placed you toe to toe with a veritable Wiki-Bernini. Tread carefully.

Sorry for being cryptic. It was a warning (kindly meant). That, despite the fact that you are dead right, you must beware of the time and frustration commitment required to keep political philosophy articles scholarly and to a Wiki standard. You must contend with the closet bloggers - who will simply dismiss as "bogus" any notion that the POV in their artcle is disputable.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.16.120.14 (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Andrew Jackson Jihad

Please review this newest AfD, your opinion would be appreciated. PT (s-s-s-s) 00:42, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] FoxNews RfC/re:bait

I was just joking with the jealousy remark. No problem.

I am only tangentially participating in the RfC. I figured if people were to come to the article, there should be some showing that this is pure sour grapes by one holdout and that editors have reached a consensus. I was going to add my opinion to the RfC list page, but I think that would be against Wiki policy. That's why it's the first comment. Ramsquire 23:58, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for Archiving the Common-Law Talk-Page.

Yes. And thanks for preserving my last comments after you did your archiving, as my work there was/is on-going.

Also, i like you reference to forms of communism which ignore practical reality, I seem unable to view the video linked there-to. Is there any more simple ascii/text or html kinds of explanations of your point?

Thanks again, Charles ...

[edit] FNC

I'm well aware of that fact and did, in fact, read the material. But yet the argument was going on and on and degenerating into mere personal attacks at the other person, and showed no sign of stopping. So I thought a definitive vote (which given your consensus you should easily win) would help finish the discussion rather than prolong it. And, to be fair to Cbuhl79, the original RfC concerned a different issue. You may think consensus had been reached over the whole wording; he (rightly or wrongly) disagrees. How do you foresee this argument ending if all he does is repeat his argument, and all you do is say you've already reached consensus. And your edit summary was far from assuming good faith, I might add. Trebor 17:59, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

I think perhaps we have to agree to disagree over this. I think cbuhl is still acting in good faith (based on the tone of his postings) and doesn't think the issue is as cut and dried as you do. The vote I proposed hadn't already occurred - the current intro came after discussion (not a vote) at the end of the last RfC which had began on a different topic. So I don't see how I'm calling for "another" one. You say you'd planned to stop responding, but it had been going on for 5 days already with little progress. If you thought it was 'sour grapes' and not worth replying to, why did you bother responding for that time? And in any case, how was I to know you weren't going to continue ad infinitum - you showed no sign of personally stopping (well, you said "I think at this point further conversation is moot" but then replied twice more). I said earlier that I've thought about the issue and am largely indifferent as to which intro goes in - I'm not going to 'jump' in on a particular side. I'd been following the discussion for several days without commenting and thought it was getting nowhere, so suggested a poll, with agreement in advance to adhere to the result, might break the deadlock. But then you jump on me as if I've done something wrong. You shouldn't be afraid to defend your position, and if you think there was already a vote (an actual poll) on the issue in question can you point me to it because I can't find it.Trebor 07:07, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
Ok, he's trying arbitration now (although I suspect it won't be accepted as a case) and I don't want any further part in this. My actions were made in good faith (and in assuming good faith) and I hope you see that, but I won't comment further on the issue.Trebor 20:45, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, apology accepted. :-) Trebor 08:59, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fox News Request for Arbitration

This is a notice that I have filed a request for arbitration[1]. You are either an editor with which I am in direct dispute, or an editor who has been involved in the discussion.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by cbuhl79 (talk • contribs) .

Blaxthos, I don't think I've had sufficient involvement in this matter to judge whether there should be an arbitration or not. I'll keep my eye on the proceedings though. --Akhilleus (talk) 20:46, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Colbert GA Status

Thanks for taking the time to review Stephen Colbert -- I'm not in a rush about GA status, and I really do appreciate the feedback. I've asked a friend to help me copyedit for grammatical errors in particular, and fixed any obvious flaws I could find on that front, including your examples.

With regards to POV and OR, I'd really appreciate examples of any sections or passages that seem problematic to you besides the White House dinner section, which I will work on. OR in particular -- You mentioned that certain thorns stick out, but I think I'm having trouble seeing them because I've been looking at the article for too long. I had intended to work on this a fair amount this week, both cleaning up and expanding a few things (the "early career" section in particular). I'm also interested to know which specific areas you felt needed greater depth of coverage.

Thanks again for your help, -- Bailey(talk) 00:38, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

One more quick note -- I just saw your comment about this not being a former GA. I didn't realize I was supposed to leave both templates while renominating, but the article was listed as a GA for 3+ months. It was only delisted three days ago, and I only renom'ed it because the delisting editor indicated her objections were now fixed. Diffs here and here if you're curious. Sorry about the confusion. -- Bailey(talk) 06:06, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks. I appreciate any and all notes I can get. :-) No rush, though. -- Bailey(talk) 07:51, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] FNC/ArbCom/Auburn

Well, if I were to make a statement, that is the general idea it would have; that I believe the entire situation is overblown and unworthy of ArbCom's attention. Now more importantly, yes I am an Auburn student. I've been down here a few years now and can't image going anywhere else. Well, until I graduate; no desire to make this home. Love the town, the people, the campus, pretty much everything, but it's just too small-town-Alabama. Although if you haven't been down here in a while, it has definitly grown. War Eagle! AuburnPilotTalk 00:23, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

And since I writing the above, I've left a message stating my opinion on the ArbCom situation. AuburnPilotTalk 00:48, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

I've made a request to Cbuhl to remove his RfArb because of WP:SNOW, I hope he accepts and stops wasting everyone's time. Ramsquire 16:40, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NPA

Please see Wikipedia's no personal attacks policy. Comment on content, not on contributors; personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Note that continued personal attacks may lead to blocks for disruption. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you. Cbuhl79 17:40, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Notice - This template was applied in bad faith out of spite. ArbCom was notified. /Blaxthos

[edit] The new ArbCom request

Blaxthos, I'll surely take a look at the request, read it thoroughly, and make my statement known. I am however on my way out of town at the moment. I'm standing at the Auburn airport about to climb into a plane and fly myself down to the beach for a much needed 2 day (1 night) vacation. When I get back into the office, so to speak, I'll take a look. AuburnPilotTalk 21:53, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

I will definitely go make a statement; I'm actually in mid statement right now, pausing to reply here. After getting in late last night, and having to be back at the airport this morning, I was unable to coherently write much of anything at that point. I would hope this request is taken seriously, and not simply brushed off. AuburnPilottalk 18:06, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
I was starting to wonder if the ArbCom was on vacation, but it seems another member has finally issued an opinion; 1 Accept, 1 Reject...hopefully it will keep going in the positive direction. Interestingly enough, Chubl hasn't made any edits in 3-4 days; not since he wrote his statement on the ArbCom. -- AuburnPilottalk 05:26, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
Definitely a good sign. I was curious to see if the other members were active so I looked into their contribs and it seems they are all actively participating in ArbCom proceedings. Since we'll need all other members to vote accept, this could be tricky. Needs to be 5/1/0 I believe. And the side note; AU has 11 Cessna 172s and a couple Beechcraft Duchess's so I use them whenever I need a plane; being a student gives me priority over everyone else so there's always one available. This is one of the AU 172s. -- AuburnPilottalk 17:14, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

You did an excellent job in the workspace in showing that there may be some sockpuppetry involved in this. I really think if the Arb gets accepted, we should look into the edits of Cbuhl, Trebor, and Kevin Bass, and make sure there are in fact three users, and not sockpuppets of each other. Ramsquire 18:01, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

I added a comment to the ArbCom request, noting how disappointed I am in the way it's being operated. With a 4-2 vote, it's likely to be delisted. On a similar topic, I believe we're now dealing with another Cbuhl suckpuppet on the FNC talk page. They amazingly stop/start editing at the exact same time. You can see what I mean in the message I left on Gamaliel's talk page. [2] -- AuburnPilottalk 17:16, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
Interesting...we comment, they remove the case. I guess that's it. -- AuburnPilottalk 18:24, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
I've placed another comment on the talk page here. Let's see if there is any response from the ArbCom. Ramsquire (throw me a line) 18:41, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
You and me both. It's amazing what lengths some people will go to in order to push their POV regardless of previous discussion. One of the things I do most is reverting vandalism, but I never expected to spend so much time arguing one point on one article. As far as sockpuppets, I'm not convinced one way or the other, but if it's just a coincidence, it is one hell of a coincidence. If anything, I'd agree that Cbuhl would be the sockpuppet of Mrmisc rather than the sockmaster. The arbcom was a definite disappointment. With 4 members willing to hear the case, 1 voting before any involved members made a statement, and several "active" members not even voting, it was not handled well. I'm not going anywhere either, so I guess we'll both be on the task force for a while to come. ;-) -- AuburnPilottalk 04:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
I did find this edit interesting. Maybe it's finally over after all. -- AuburnPilottalk 06:50, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your AMA advocate

Hi, after reading your request and studied a bit I think I can help you with this (though my "speciality" are direct personal attacks rather than excessive wiki-lawyering). As you said, what you like is an advisor rather than a "real" advocate, if you need something, please feel free to send me a message to my talk page or an e-mail.

Now, about the case itself, what I see is that Cbuhl79 is violating any consensus policy there is in WP and that's the main point of everything he does. But, I would really need that you send me more details (some diffs) to fully understand what's happening. Meanwhile, I'll be looking the evidence in your userspace.

I'll stay in contact! --Neigel von Teighen 17:01, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My extensive watchlist

You stumbled onto one of the many pages on my watchlist and I couldn't help but respond. -- AuburnPilottalk 03:45, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your GA nomination of Ted_Kennedy

The article Ted_Kennedy you nominated as a good article has passed , see Talk:Ted_Kennedy for eventual comments about the article. Good luck in future nominations. USER:Kghusker 09:38, 31 October 2006

[edit] Cbuhl79

I apologize for not responding to your messages earlier, but I was tied up in real life and didn't have enough Wiki time to come up with a thoughtful response. I too am troubled by the behavior Cbuhl79 has exhibited and I admire the fact that you are willing to make the effort to bring this editor to account. Too often here on Wikipedia (myself included) we are unwilling to make this effort and ignore troublesome editors in hopes that they will eventually wander off. However, what is more important than confronting a troublesome user is preserving a good user, and I hope that you don't get so frustrated with this conflict that you get burned out on Wikipedia entirely. With that said, if Arbcom is unwilling to deal with the situation or feels that it is not significant enough for their attention (they are quite busy) there is no reason that Cbuhl79 cannot be observed by concerned individual administrators who can intervene if necessary if he decides to continue this sort of thing on other articles. Gamaliel 23:44, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Elvis

Hello,

An Arbitration case in which you commented has been opened: Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Elvis. Please add any evidence you may wish the arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Elvis/Evidence. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Elvis/Workshop.

On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, Thatcher131 02:43, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of DirecTV channels

Much for the same reason that these articles exist:

I'm going to remove the deletion request. Instead of threatening to remove the article within 5 days, how about a little discussion first . . . an AfD request perhaps? --myselfalso 09:01, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Oh, now come on, and for cryin' out loud, Blaxthos! Does this mean that each and every listing on WP is going to be placed up on AfD? Given that each listing grew out of their associated parents, what would you suggest -- that each list be reabsorbed into their parent articles? A lot of people put a lot of work (myself included) -- in good faith that they were doing things the right way. Are you saying that all of this was for naught? How about a better explanation of the rationale here! --Mhking 15:29, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Using such a narrow interpretation would eliminate the vast majority of all similar lists on WP. It would certainly open up a can of worms, and defy the intent of WP:NOT if not the spirit (imo). While I understand the necessity of a restriction, when the lists in question are tied to an appropriately noted article, I would dare say they become encyclopaedic and outside the realm of WP:NOT by default. Otherwise, do we eliminate lists of state congressional representatives? Lists of newspapers owned by The New York Times? Historic lists of teams who have been in the National Football League? A reasonable line has to be drawn somewhere. --Mhking 15:42, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it was my intention. If you're saying that WP:NOT is being violated, then there are many articles that are also in violation, and need to be taken care of. --myselfalso 17:02, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

I just voted delete. But it appears that these articles have a group of editors who are so numerous that a successful AfD is impossible. I would seek administrator help or clarification on this one. Ramsquire (throw me a line) 18:39, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not the yellow pages. Using that line, none of these lists are promoting their business and are all give information.TravKoolBreeze 19:06, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

I was merely pointing out that the same is done at these (and many other) pages. If you're going to AfD this List of DirecTV channels, then you need to do the same for all those other pages, which you did. I am trying to be fair, just like you said. That's not a rationale, that the other pages do it, but for the same reasons those pages do are in existance. --myselfalso 20:21, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

I came across a message about that AfD before it was too late. I would have voted to delete those lists, as well. Sorry people seem to have taken this personally and totally missed the point. -- Ned Scott 04:29, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ...

What gave you the impression I was refering to you ;-)? MatthewFenton (talk · contribs · count · email) 19:00, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

‎ - It was a direct quote from WP:WWIS.2 16px‎ MatthewFenton (talk · contribs · count · email) 19:19, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dead request

Well, it's over; there will be no arbitration for us. My question is if you're willing to continue working with me (I must know if I have to close the case or not in the AMA cases list) and if you do, what have you in mind to stop Cbuhl's behaivor. --Neigel von Teighen 14:34, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Burden of Evidence

Maybe you should take your own advice, biographies are supposed to be presented in a NEUTRAL POINT OF VIEW, as with anything else on Wikipedia. Your opinion does not override what the individual has presented to you as fact. The evidence is COURT DOCUMENTS, they are the FACTS of record. Look at page 26 of the proceeding document from the official FBI investigation. http://foia.fbi.gov/chappaquiddick/chappaquiddick_pt01.pdf Vinnievesh 02:14, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CNS News is well respected news outlet

CNS stands for Cybercast News Service. It formerly stood for Conservative News Service but they changed the name a few years back. There is no doubt they have a conservative bias, just as there is no doubt the NY Times has a liberal bias. Having a bias does not preclude a source from inclusion in an encyclopedia. If it did, no publication could be cited. The fact is that CNS News is a well-respected news outlet that has broken several important stories, including stories about the Operation Iraqi Freedom Documents. While liberals may not like to read the stories CNS News chooses to cover, no one doubts the accuracy of the reporting. That is what matters to an encyclopedia. RonCram 12:35, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Thank you very much for supporting my advocacy on the Followup survey! --Neigel von Teighen 20:34, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Red links

Hi, please stop your massive unredlinking. Wikipedia bases on redlinks. ~~ Phoe talk 09:01, 14 November 2006 (UTC) ~~

As explanation, reasons to remove redlinks are, if there is no chance that someone will create an article about someday, if the links are broken or if they are multiple avaiable. (see also Wikipedia:Red link) Greetings ~~ Phoe talk 09:14, 14 November 2006 (UTC) ~~

Night? Funny, here it is morning. :-) Wikipedia and its articles will never be complete, but will stay instead a expanding process. What today it's not notable, will be notable perhaps tomorrow. By the way the British peers are notable by Wikipedia:Notability (royalty) and there is also a project to write articles to them all. Greetings ~~ Phoe talk 10:18, 14 November 2006 (UTC) ~~
You're right, an article full of redlinks doesn't look good, however better than one without any links. Also it is hard work, after having created an article, to search where you can add appropriate wikilinks, which guide to the new article - preexisting redlinks can make this work a little bit easier.
The reason for the piping is simple. Peers or baronets have sometimes various Christian names and titles, but normally we use only one as articlename: in example the article of Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby is located on Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster, but he is also Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 27th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Therefore we pipe the redlinks to avoid double creations with different names or titles. ~~ Phoe talk 14:31, 14 November 2006 (UTC) ~~
PS. I forgot: piping is also useful for disambiguation, if we have in example Jim Smith, 1st Baron Whatever, who had lived from 1648 until 1700, and have also another Jim Smith, 1st Baron Whatever (of another creation of the title), who had lived twohundred years later. Best wishes ~~ Phoe talk 14:35, 14 November 2006 (UTC) ~~

[edit] Response to Blaxthos

Blaxthos, civil libel actions are more common than criminal libel, but libel is a crime and can be prosecuted by the state. Check out this article on "Libel and the Law." [3] I complained about your attack against me because any reader of your statement would believe I was the source of an accusation against Senator Kennedy. You wrote "Your source is unreliable and your accusation libelous." It is not my accusation. I only seek to have the published and verified reporting on the issue included in this article on Kennedy. It is against wikipedia policy to prevent the inclusion of information on POV grounds. Read carefully this excerpt from the guidelines for biographies of living persons.

Editors should be on the lookout for biased or malicious content in biographies or biographical information. If someone appears to be pushing an agenda or a biased point of view, insist on reliable third-party published sources and a clear demonstration of relevance to the person's notability.
The views of critics should be represented if their views are relevant to the subject's notability and are based on reliable sources, and so long as the material is written in a manner that does not overwhelm the article or appear to side with the critics' material. Be careful not to give a disproportionate amount of space to critics, to avoid the effect of representing a minority view as if it were the majority one. If the criticism represents the views of a tiny minority, it has no place in the article.
Content should be sourced to reliable sources and should be about the subject of the article specifically. Beware of positive or negative claims that rely on association.

I want to make certain you read my response on the Kennedy Talk page, so here it is again.

[edit] No controversy on Kennedy-KGB link

It was nice to see Seraphimblade agree that the source for the CNS News and Washington Times op-ed piece is solid. (As an aside Seraphimblade, your conclusion that the Washington Times piece "is an editorial and therefore inherently unreliable" is not exactly accurate. Any reader is free to disagree with the conclusions of an op-ed piece, however, the facts presented in the piece have to reach the same level of accuracy and verifiability as any reporting. When reading op-eds, you have to be able to separate the reporting from the opinion. It is common practice for op-ed pieces to be linked on wikipedia.) It is wrong to say a controversy exists on the issue because neither Senator Kennedy nor John Tunney have denied the story. The story is based on far more than the recently released book by Paul Kengor. Kengor's research has certainly moved the story along by providing fresh details, but the story is based on several recovered KGB documents. Former KGB agent Vasiliy Mitrokhin published a paper in February 2002 based on document(s) he found. You can read that paper on pdf here. [4] An op-ed piece by Herbert Romerstein gives some additional facts. One of the KGB documents "was found by the knowledgeable Russian journalist Yevgenia Albats and published in Moscow's Izvestia in June 1992." The first document was "discovered in the Soviet archives by London Times reporter Tim Sebastian and a report on it was published in that newspaper in February 1992." [5] According to the London Times, businessman John Tunney (he was already a former senator by this time) admitted going to the Soviet Union on 15 occasions during the late 1970s and early 1980s to represent Kennedy and other senators. There is certainly more to the story and more of it will come out. However, we cannot say the story is "too new" for inclusion in an encyclopedia. The story has been verified repeatedly and has never been denied by Senator Kennedy or John Tunney. RonCram 10:42, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hello

Hello Blaxthos, I'm new to this and have noticed you appear to be a moderator or something. I just wanted to ask you about wikipedia and its uses. Can anyone post on any page? Also do you always have to state facts with a source. (I've noticed that some do not contain links or at least the links are dead) If the links are dead should I delete it? Also how do you create a red link page? Some of the things I've looked for are red linked (I think it means nothing is there?) Thanks for your help, Alantio 01:27, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What is Vandalism, Blaxthos?

Blaxthos,

I believe you have the wrong impression of what constitutes vandalism. I urge you to review the Wiki standards page on vandalism. My contribution of personal opinion to a discussion page is, according to Wikipedia standards, merely that. "Unconstructive text" is not mentioned anywhere as vandalism, and furthermore, I'd consider your mischaracterization of me to be vandalism, as you have stated misinformation on my user page since you did not phrase it as a personal opinion of me.

As for my comments on Kennedy, I recently discovered the most likely scenario was that Kennedy simply fled from the scene to escape a DUI, which is the opinion of the investigating officer, so I no longer stand by the notion that he strangled her himself, although that is still a possibility, in my mind, as there was no autopsy. I would also urge you to try to be less "authoritarian" when you deal with opinions that conflict with your own.

Thank you.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 204.228.149.10 (talk • contribs) 15:42, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Here's a few tips and references for you:
  • Please sign your posts. You may use four tildes (~~~~).
  • Your opinion regarding historical facts have no place on wikipedia. This constitutes original research.
  • Any information contained on Wikipedia must be verifiable and cited from reliable sources.
  • There is a extraordinary burden of proof that must be met when adding negative information to biographies of living persons. Adding "he strangled her" would subject you to libel lawsuits, in addition to violating at least five wikipedia policies (which exist to protect Wikipedia, its editors, and the subjects of the articles).
  • I am very comfortable interpreting and applying Wikipedia policy, which may contribute what you percieve to be authoritarian.
Your contributions are welcome, but please make sure you review the project policies and community norms before jumping in - it will save misunderstandings like this! Thanks! /Blaxthos 00:23, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
Again, not vandalism, and my opinion, as well as the opinion of others, belongs in the discussion page, where I left it. Your threatening comments were unprovoked. Did you not realize it was a discussion page? You are completely wrong, and you obviously have a problem admitting when you're wrong.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 204.228.149.10 (talk • contribs) 13:20, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Let's try again!

  1. Please sign your work when you post on discussion pages. This is not optional. Please see WP:SIGN.
  2. Discussion pages exist to discuss improvements to the articles found on wikipedia -- not to discuss your personal opinions or thought the subject of the articles. I direct your attention to the talk header at the top of the talk page, which clearly states such.
  3. The threatening comments to which you refer are actually from the Wikipedia template regarding vandalism, which I simply applied because I felt it was appropriate. If it was not intended to be vandalism (and simply uninformed espousal of an opinion) I apologize. Please see the point number 2 on this list. Unsigned work is often the work of vandals, and in conjunction with the wild speculation with no sources (that, as mentioned earlier, violates at least five Wikipedia policies) appeared to be simple vandalism.
  4. Please do not assume that I am attacking you, or I threatened you. One of the five pillars of Wikipedia is to assume good faith. Your claim that I "obviously have a problem with being wrong" -- that is in complete violation of the assume good faith policy. Please read it.
  5. You claim I am "completely wrong". Where, exactly, do you get justifcation for that statement? I've now quoted several policies on Wikipedia that directly contradict what you're saying.

Again, before jumping in feet first please take time to read appropriate policies before jumping in and claiming wrongdoing -- especially since you have almost zero edits to your credit. I am going to continue to assume good faith that you simply do not understand the way Wikipedia works -- please make the effort to do some reading of the policies. If you need further clarification on this or any issue, post to my talk page and I'll help if I can. Thanks! /Blaxthos 21:06, 21 November 2006 (UTC)


[edit] The Warp Years - history removed

You removed a piece of history about an alternative (and the genuine) reason for the Warp product name. I cited the actual Court in which a SEVEN YEAR battle took place to establish the fact that IBM were approached by APT to market their software and they instead took the name. The Court records are public domain if you care to go to Paris to check them out! I also have original copies of letters from IBM regarding our offer to them regarding our product WARP.If you want an image of the letter I will show it with the article. Theft is not trivial and it is certainly relevant to the origin of the name. IBM reputedly spent $300,000,000 marketing a product using our trademarked name.ken 18:34, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

  • here it is !!ken 18:56, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Bots

Yes, there are some information that are not in the relevant portions and some office listings that are either irrelevant, or not in complete sequential order! Dhwani1989 22:56, 29 November 2006 (UTC)


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[edit] AFD Discussion - Gaming

Hi there,

You seem to know something about the game industry. Would you mind weighing in on this discussion:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Bryan_Brandenburg

Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Stanlys212 (talk • contribs) 23:16, 3 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Gaming article

In an attempt to follow my own talk page guidelines, I responded where the conversation started; on my talk page. Just wanted to make sure you would see it. -- AuburnPilottalk 03:32, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] AutoWikiBrowser

Thank you for your recent application to use AutoWikiBrowser. Regrettably, I have declined your request as you do not have 500 mainspace edits. You are welcome to apply again at a later time. Feel free to contact me with any questions, Alphachimp 02:02, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vandal reporting

Thanks for pointing that out. I see it does say that in the guidance at WP:AIV, I only skimmed it though as I was in a rush to report the IP given they showed no sign of stopping. My bad. - WJBscribe (WJB talk) 20:41, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

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