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[edit] Apology for changing caption

I humbly apologise for changing the caption on your comment. I remember changing "Question" to "Final plea..." in the edit summary and then in my own edit, and must have got confused when I Previewed and saw "Question" again while scrolling the edit box. I never intentionally change other people's comments, except occasional fixes to problems with links. Sorry I changed yours. - Fayenatic (talk) 12:58, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

  • Apology accepted. --Explodicle (talk) 13:20, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the Star

The gesture of the star was really cool. Thanks a lot Sanpaz (talk) 17:05, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Revert of Edit on LVT article.

Dear Explodicle,

I deleted a section in the LVT article which stated that a LVT could not raise enough revenue. Having read your reason for reverting my deletion I still think that either the section should be deleted or that it needs to be changed. My problem with the claim (that a LVT could not raise enough revenue) is that it needs more context before being sensible. As the claim implies that some other tax is being abolished and that the LVT needs to take the same amount of money as the abolished tax though this is not stated in the claim.

I hope I have made myself clear.

Yours Sincerely --Spencer BOOTH (talk) 23:24, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

The section addresses a common criticism of land value taxation, and it's backed up by references, so I don't think it should be deleted. If you think it needs elaboration, by all means feel free to do so. --Explodicle (talk) 16:31, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
You were quite right, Explodicle. This is a common criticism of LVT, and therefore it absolutely needs to be in the article. -- Derek Ross | Talk 16:01, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Good work

I actually came over to your talk page to say thanks for your recent work on fixing up references and POV issues on the LVT article. It's beginning to look pretty good now. Kudos. -- Derek Ross | Talk 16:07, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome :) 70.22.59.134 (talk) 19:50, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
(Days later) ...Hey! My kudos, they are gone! --Explodicle (talk) 18:36, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Picture of Marx

I removed picture of Marx in LVT, again. This article is not about Marx it is about LVT. Nor is he intrinsically related to topic as Henry George, is. He made a two bit criticism, so he is mentioned and cited. But to have his picture raises NPOV. Someone just scanning without reading could think he really has something important to do with LVT, which he doesn't. He is too much of a lightening rod, to visually associate, with anything other than himself and his own ideas. 70.22.59.134 (talk) 19:56, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

I have copied this to Talk:Land value tax and responded there. --Explodicle (talk) 22:17, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rocks and Shoals (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Dear Explodicle, I noticed that you added a tag for notability to the article named above. Please can you explain why? (Other than the automatically added reasons in the tag itself) If you tag this article, are you going to do the same with the myriad other articles on Star Trek episodes? Alastairward (talk) 11:37, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

I've continued the discussion on the article's talk page. --Explodicle (talk) 13:06, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Requesting your input at Wikipedia:WikiProject Economics/Featured Article drive

Since you are a member of WikiProject Economics, I would like to direct your attention to Wikipedia:WikiProject Economics/Featured Article drive. We are currently deciding on an economics-related article to bring to Featured Article status and we would like your input. Thanks! Gary King (talk) 20:58, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Adam Smith has been chosen as the first article in WikiProject Economics' first Featured Article drive

I am contacting you because you Supported the decision to choose Adam Smith as the first Featured Article that WikiProject Economics would work on. If you can, please help out and make this goal a reality! A discussion on this has begun at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Economics#The Featured Article drive is now closed. Thanks for your time! Gary King (talk) 16:47, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] rescue tag

You added a rescue tag to the instant-runoff voting controversies article. In the tag it says "Read the deletion discussion to find areas that need work" this sentence is supposed to link to the deletion discussion. Please link it, or remove the tag. QuirkyAndSuch (talk) 07:26, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Removed it. --Explodicle (talk) 16:35, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sy Sutcliffe

I removed your deletion proposal from Sy Sutcliffe. The notability standard for baseball players permits articles for anyone who has played at the major league level. Sutcliffe played 7 years at the major league level and was part of the 1887 World Sereies championship team. I am unsure what your basis was for proposing deletion. If you disagree with my removal of your deletion proposal, let me know on my talk page.Cbl62 (talk) 14:48, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

My rationale was that I couldn't find any sources that weren't just stats, but looking at that notability guideline it seems that stats alone are enough. Since we're not going to delete, I've tagged the article for improvement. --Explodicle (talk) 13:46, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Good catch

  • Thanks for having the patience with me to provide that source, I appreciate it. --Explodicle (talk) 17:07, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Not a problem. As I expressed on the Afd page, you made a very valid argument with regards to Watchtower. Any time an individual presents a well thought out – reasonable and valid point, that stance should be addressed without stamping of the feet – pleas to a higher power (no pun intended) or sarcasm. No patience was required from me :-) just understanding your point and answering it. Take care and by the way, you are doing a great job here. ShoesssS Talk 17:52, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Article to be deleted

HELP. This article to be deleted in id.wiki. Can you help me to SAY KEEP in its Talk page, in Indonesia Wikipedia. I don't know why they don't appreciate Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, and Assembly. Thanks for your support. Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 08:44, 6 June 2008 (UTC)