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[edit] Equity

My thought was to make this Equity article a bit less parochial by mentioning the U.S. Equity is still alive here. Next time you just meatcleaver my words, please talk with me first. We'll accomplish more working together than we could working against each other. --Jrgetsin 14:25, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

The Anglo-X legal systems (Australia, India, New Zealand, USA, et al.) all received the principles of equity together with the common law, right? Only, when? America, I know, dates the reception of the common law from 1789 when the first written US Constitution was adopted. I know zilch about the history of the common law in the other Anglo-X nations. Can you fill me in? or suggest where to find out more?

What I'm thinking is that the development of equity looks like a tree, a big trunk up to the split off of America, then another branch, and another.

Did English equity develop sufficiently that all derivative systems must tend toward exactly the same set of general principles? Or were the splits in the middle of its development so that permanent differences resulted?

I have never made an academic study of comparative law. Any ideas how to handle this?

My working assumption is that the outline looks like this.

  • Equity
  • The Emergence of the Concept of Equity
  • Universal Maxims of Equity
  • English Equity to 1789
  • Comparative Equity--Contemporary Systems
    • America
    • Australia
    • Canada
    • India
    • Kenya
    • New Zealand
    • South Africa??
    • et al.
  • Prospects for the Synthesis of a Global System of Equity
  • etc etc etc

--Jrgetsin 01:35, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bohemia

I've had a couple stabs at fixing up the Bohemia article, but I see there are still bits in not-quite-English. Thanks for helping out. :) Mak (talk) 05:18, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Longueuil

Thanks for alerting me to the recent activity on the Baron de Longueuil and Michael Grant articles. I think I'd cleaned them up before, but they weren't on my watchlist and I'd not see the recent nonsense. I'll keep an eye on them; unfortunately fake nobles and pretenders tend to be fairly persistant! - Nunh-huh 10:48, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copy paste

Please do not perform copy-paste moves. Moving the page can be done with the "Move" tab at the top of a page. Ryūlóng 02:59, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

But now it cannot be done because of your edits. Ryūlóng 03:00, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
That is all right. For the pages that you made, you can list them with {{db-author}} and then you can move the pages to the new title. Right now they are redirects, but I will give you permanent links to the pages so you can edit them. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Magistrates%27_Court_of_Victoria&redirect=no and http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Magistrates%27_Court_of_Victoria&redirect=no Ryūlóng 03:04, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Magistrates v Magistrates'

Correct form, according to the Tasmanian Court, is Magistrates (without the apostrophe). When you moved the files, did you link through? Thanks for the cleanup. MojoTas 23:15, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Devon[[shire]]

Hi,

I see you have removed the wikilink to shire which I added a while ago. You say there is no need for this link, and whilst this may be true, there is no need for any wikilink, but it is these links that make wikipedia so valuable. I added this to alert readers to the difference between Devon and Devonshire, which are often used interchangeably where this may not always be appropriate. In my experience, there is often confusion about which is correct - not only for Devon, but for other English counties. If this link transgresses any Wikipedia standards I am unaware of then fine, it should be removed, but I believe the link is of some value to readers of the article. What do you think? Regards Lynbarn 00:04, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Travelvictoria.com.au

I've replied on my talk page. :) JoeSmack Talk 13:28, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] question

I saw that you are a conservative Wikipedian. Would you like to join Conservapedia as a editor? Conservapedia is looking for good editors and Admins. Please send me your email if you want to join Conservapedia. If you feel reticient about giving out your email address you can simply create a new account at hotmail and yahoo so you don't risk getting a lot of junk mail. Regional123 02:01, 7 March 2007 (UTC)Regional123

[edit] I don't like the american/english spelling rule at the site I told you about either

I don't like the american/english spelling rule at the site I told you about either :) Regional123 02:40, 7 March 2007 (UTC)Regional123

[edit] Punctuation and capitalization

Thank you for your message about grammar and punctuation. We all make mistakes and wikipedia is great for picking up those errors, and I don't claim to be perfect. On the question of apostrophes in the names of courts, I have used the exact wording from the Act of Parliament which constitutes the court in that particular state or territory. If a state or territory government wishes to call a court a "coroners court" or a "magistrates court" without an apostrophe, then that is their call, not mine, as they are an elected government. That is why I reverted the changes and left notes on the Talk Page of each of those court pages to justify the revert. On what basis do you say that these courts should have apostrophes? Assize 10:41, 27 March 2007 (UTC) From my understanding, an apostrophe either denotes possession or a contraction of a phrase. As it is not the latter, it must be the former. In the case of the former, a magistrate or a coroner does not own a court. They both constitute the court. The court is a prerogative of the crown and strictly speaking, is owned by the Queen, although in reality, they are owned by the people. Therefore, the use of an apostrophe is incorrect as it cannot denote possession. Similarly, we don't use them in Queens Counsel, Kings Cross and many other organisations. Yes, I did check each act before deciding whether to use an apostrophe or not. Yes, I did put a bit of research into doing the articles. They are not just one line stubs. In the case of the NT, their website uses it without one, so I followed that, and it also included a note from the Chief Magistrate which used it that way. I believe I entitled the NSW page with an apostophe as its webiste had one so I am not one-sided on this issue, and if you had changed this page I wouldn;t have reverted it. As this this ais an encyclopedia, all usages should follow what the documentary evidence is, not what we think it should say. Perhaps to resolve this, you could change the content to read "Coroners Court of Queensland, or more correctly Coroner's Court of Queensland, are a court in the .....". Assize 05:20, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

–Thanks for the reply. I think we have to differ on this issue. I propose to revert the names back to what the statute says. If you disagree with this course, then this issue will have to move to Australian Law discussion page for the community to come to a consensus.Assize 07:31, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] thanks

I was lost with the "Trying Again" edit summary :) Brian | (Talk) 05:46, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WP:ORGAN

Are you aware of the above WikiProject? If so, are you a member? If not, please join!--Vox Humana 8' 17:38, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] malay - indonesian

Hi, I just read your discussion bit on the malay language page and responded to it. Please tell me what you think. Syedhusni (talk) 22:29, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Longueuil

It looks like some distant Longueuil relative is trying to "astroturf" the article in such a way that it makes his claim look reasonable. This is clearly a conflict of interest, and they shouldn't be editing the article. Since there's no good way to prove who they are, though, perhaps what is needed is to purge the article of every statement unsupported by a reference, and insist that if any statements are added, that they only be added if accompanied by a citation to a reliable source. - Nunh-huh 02:18, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

If they won't talk, then mediation is not really an option. You could request page protection to encourage discussion - though this will only work if it's not the user's preferred version that's protected (I shouldn't do this myself, as I'm arguably "involved"), or you can ask for a "checkuser" to see if the "two" users are actually one user with a sockpuppet - perhaps a trip to Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets first. - Nunh-huh 04:54, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Amy Lynn Best

Spam filters wouldn't let me post the link to the actual site. Just remove the spaces and it should show up. Or, google the myspace page for amy lynn best and click on her top friend Mike Watt. It will take you there too. Hope this helps.Poyoyloar (talk) 18:21, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for that, Poyoyloar. I did try it, but it didn't work the first time, which is why I asked why a link couldn't be supplied. Anyhow, what about refraining from goading MikeWatt & Dwaltzwriter? You've made an accusation and backed it up with evidence, now just let that speak for itself. You're not helping by inflaming anybody's temper. Incidentally, I've read some of your posts. I think you're wrong in seeing any connexion with sockpuppetry being proven and the non-notability of the subject of the contentious articles. Something backed up with citations from reliable sources is just that, and it doesn't matter how few or many Wikipedia editors happen to have the same opinion, it's their neutral assessment of the evidence that matters. Perhaps you should leave others to make that judgement about the articles, since you yourself appear to have a less-than-neutral stance on this.GSTQ (talk) 23:45, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/ArchieHall

While you're dealing with this, might I encourage you to also take a look at Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Poyoyloar? I'm fairly certain we're dealing with two sets of sock(meat)puppets. Cheers, Nsevs • Talk 23:42, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Nsevs, I had noticed the other case, I just haven't had a chance yet to have a proper look at it.GSTQ (talk) 23:46, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

By the way, if you're interested, perhaps you could look at Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/D.A.V.I.D. (2nd)?GSTQ (talk) 00:29, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sock Puppetry

In regard to Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/VIVID, I really don't understand. WP:GHBH states: 'The use of alternative accounts for deliberate policy violations or disruption specifically is proscribed' i.e. not allowed, could you clarify? Yours, Lord Foppington (talk) 11:21, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

My apologies, I thought you were arguing against... Yours, Lord Foppington (talk) 13:51, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] City status in the United Kingdom FAR

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[edit] City status in the United Kingdom

Certainly. MRSC • Talk 06:05, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
So I'm not sure what your involvement in the article is but out of courtesy I'll leave you a message seeing as you addressed me in your last edit. The name of a city is entirely relevant to the article because otherwise people won't know what the article is referring to. It would be like insisting on calling say Swansea exclusively Abertawe— I'd know what was being referring to but most people wouldn't. Judging by your user page you no doubt have some "unionist" sentiment(or whatever you want to call it), but bear in mind neutrality is key to wikipedia. Thanks.ʄ!•¿talk? 18:15, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

This discussion was continued here.

[edit] List of cities

I think that's done now: though i haven't properly got to grips with the cite web template.

Lozleader (talk) 08:57, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Page move protection

This was preemptive -- we had a vandal who was serially moving all the geography Featured Articles to nonsense titles. NawlinWiki (talk) 13:37, 20 May 2008 (UTC)