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[edit] Ordering of Bush sources

I appreciate your supporting my suggestion on Talk:George W. Bush. Some people tend to discount unsigned comments, though. You can edit the page to sign and date-stamp your comment by adding four tildes at the end: ~~~~.

This trick of using the tildes is part of the standard orientation information that members of the Welcoming Committee give to new editors. I see they haven't gotten to you yet. While you wait, you can read this version, which was left at the top of my Talk page months ago when I started out.

Unofficially, welcome to Wikipedia! JamesMLane 07:58, 6 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Second Sino-Japanese War photo

Thanks for the correction. If possible, could you put a more accurate description of the photo on its description page? -- ran (talk) 02:30, May 30, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] the rfc etc

I agree it has done nothing substantial. There was an investigation into FoC's use of anon IPs to circumvent 3RR but that hasn't produced results yet. I'm sure you've read all about it. If you think we need to bring in admins etc to resolve this by all means do so, but check with Ran, Mark, Mandel et al. They should have something to say. The problem is we're not dealing with someone who trade in facts - we're dealing with a persistent POV-pusher who doesn't seem to realise his non-existent sources count for nothing in wikipedia. Best luck. (You're gonna need it.) -Hmib 00:58, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

The alternative would be for consensus to develop -around- FoC. If we could get a core group to specify which of his claims is patently false (for example, the as near as I can tell completely made up claim of "John Rabe, Arms dealer!"), and then have that group agree to shephard the articles on question over time, that might be a reasonable way forward. Nandesuka 20:45, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

Hi Xanadu, thanks for the message. Frankly I don't even think we need an RfA... it's clear that FoC is not editing in good faith, besides, his claims are so ridiculous and unsubstantiated we need not take him seriously. This is not the first time Nanjing Massacre et al has come under attack, I think, and the 2 archive pages can testify to that. ;) So don't feed the troll, and if he tries to pick a fight just dismiss him. We've all tried to talk and reason - not much results produced. This whole thing has lasted for some 3 months now, IIRC, and August's Nanjing Massacre is pretty much the same as May's... :( we need to get on with life and ignore the provocateurs, who like nothing better than making us halt our progress on making this article better...
That said, though, if you want to do a RfA then by all means do. But I don't think it'd do much good. :( -Hmib 06:17, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
Personally I won't recommend unprotecting Nanjing Safety Zone now. I DID create that page, you know. But if you want to do it talk to SlimVirgin, she should know whether it's 'safe' or not. -Hmib 07:14, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] FOC Alert!

He's back, just so you know. I'm looking forward to his entertainment, after him being away for half a month. -Hmib 00:22, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Los Angeles Marathon

Dear Sir or Madam, I hope my edits to the use of statistics in the Los Angeles Marathon article have addressed your concern. Thank you so much for your input. With your help, we can keep making Wikipedia a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit! --Cumbiagermen 11:32, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photos of surfing maneuvres

Concerning the need for more images in the surfing article, I was wondering what could be offered to the owner of an image in the way of exposure. Is there a policy restricting the information that can be included in the caption accompanying such an image, e.g. could it include the name of the surfer, the photographer or perhaps a statement like "image courtesy of" or "screen shot from (the movie title)", etc?--Maradja 11:04, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

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