User talk:216.12.31.99

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1. Threats to revert until you're satisfied are not acceptable on Wikipedia; reversion isn't a weapon.
2. The Talk page is used for discussion of controversies; please don't make significant and controversial edits without discussion; edit summaries aren't enough.
3. Your demand that it be proved that Brazil will' surpass the U.S. is misplaced; the article cites Brazil as a possibile candidate (the sentences says that some people believe..., and Brazil is included in a disjunctive list).
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We hope you enjoy your time here on Wikipedia and that you choose to become a Wikipedian by creating an account. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have on my talk page. By the way, you should sign your name to your posts and comments with ~~~~. Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 21:27, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Hyperpower

Sorry, you've misunderstood me; you shouldn't discuss the edits on my Talk page, but on the articles talk page. Note, however, that accuracy isn't enough; relevance is important too. As no-one has suggested that any individual European country is likely to surpass the U.S. economy, it's not useful to give evidence against such a claim. (Incidentally, your stricture on the locution 'Some people believe that' is a bit odd, given that you're adding a sentence starting in just that way.) Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 21:35, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Per capita GDP numbes are 100% relevant to the article. -216.12.31.99

You're not reading what I say. Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 21:37, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I added the "some people believe" until the other "some people believe" is removed or improved, for consistancy. Feel free to improve both at the same time.

I'm sorry if I misunderstood what you said, I thought you were implying that per capita GDP numbers were not relevant to "surpassing the U.S. economically". Instead of saying 1 out of 25 states, I could easily refer to the overall per capita GDP of the EU if you prefer. Either way, it demonstrates the point nicely. -216.12.31.99

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