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[edit] Section 28

Hi Bwrs. The word "liberal" does not mean exactly the same as "left-wing" in most of the world outside the US, and so writing [[left-wing|liberal]] in articles on British topics actually introduces POV. Besides, the councils were called by their friends and critics, now and at the time, "left-wing"-- why would you want to hide it behind another term, anyway?

As to "loony left", this is a phrase the tabloids used at the time to whip up public feeling against these councils; its use here as a reference is encyclopedic. (The article it linked to explains the phrase and its use, and it's appropriate to link to it. To hide the link to Loony left behind a link to something else is merely confusing. The Wednesday Island (talk) 16:44, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback. I was under the impression that both left-wing and right-wing have pejorative connotations, and I wanted it to sound more neutral. I apologize if I had inadvertently introduced geographic bias.
By the way, I am in the habit of wikilinking words on talk pages to related articles in the manner you describe. You make a good point about how that might not be appropriate for mainspace articles. Bwrs (talk) 18:48, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RFR

"I actually do more editing while not logged in, than while logged in. But I assume that the rollback feature can only be granted to usernames, and not to IP addresses? Thanks. Bwrs (talk) 15:33, 2 June 2008 (UTC)"

Yes that's right. No IP can be granted user rights. Are you asking also for rollback on your account? Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 15:36, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Not yet, maybe later. I don't login often enough. When my IP changes, I'll probably start logging in more regularly (unless the new IP develops a good contribution history before I notice that it changed). Thanks for asking though – and for the quick reply. Bwrs (talk) 15:42, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
No probs. :) PeterSymonds (talk) 16:27, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Reply to my talk page

Yeah, it was just an edit conflict. I used that automatic script, and when I clicked decline, it was still normal. Soxred 93 03:25, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

There are more copies. I am going to decline some of them – maybe all. Bwrs (talk) 03:27, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cross-post: Quick question

I am curious as to whether the mediation committee has "clerks," similar to the arbitration committee and WP:RFCU. I assume not, but I figured that it wouldn't hurt to ask. Bwrs (talk) 02:26, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

The Mediation Committee does not have Clerks, no; this is presumably because it has no requirement for Clerks, unlike the Arbitration Committee, which concluded at the time of the Clerks' creation, that it required them. Anthøny 18:06, 3 June 2008 (UTC)