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Contents 1 Removal of AfD tags 2 Good edits 3 Stub tags 4 Max Headroom 5 Locks 6 John Flowers 7 Guide to layout

Removal of AfD tags

Please do not remove Articles for deletion notices from articles or remove other people's comments in Articles for deletion pages. The notices and comments are needed to establish community consensus about the status of an article, and removing them is considered vandalism. If you oppose the deletion of an article, you may comment at the respective page instead. Thank you. Dr Zak 02:32, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Dr. Zak. Sorry I did harm, but just seems to me that one should explain on the discussion page of an article why the article is being nomniated for deletion if one ads AfD tags to the article.--P Todd 00:40, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

However much one disagrees with an AfD tag it is not a tag which may be removed until the discussion concludes. This is to prevent people frm being unaware that a discussion is taking place. The page is always marked on the articles for discusson log, and has a deletion discussion page of its own. The deletion discussion page is the only discussion page that "counts" when the closing admin comes to close the discussion, though the article's discussion page and the article itself are given correct weight. Fiddle Faddle 06:08, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I've learned that lesson, apologized to many people, and seen my ways. I wonder how many more editors are going to say something to me about it?--P Todd 01:34, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Probably no-one else. :) I was just explaining why it was the way it is. There's a lot to get one's head around. Wikipedia is not a gentle place. I think it even says so in the disclaimer at the foot of every page. Fiddle Faddle 08:51, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Good edits

You're decent. Thanks for the encouragement. I needed it. --The Editrix 17:25, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Stub tags

They typically go at the very end of the article, not the beginning. heqs 10:28, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Max Headroom

Thanks for updating the link on my page! A couple of points of interest, which I thought I'd mention here as you seem to be doing most of the page maintenance... I think that the original Channel 4 film was about 90 minutes long, rather than an hour: I've got it on video somewhere but I'm not really in a position to check at the moment, and by the time IMDB's talking again I'll've probably forgotten about it. There's also at least one book about Max, I have one which is a companion to the C4 film which I can provide details about if you think it'd be interesting to include in one of the articles (I'm not feeling imaginitive enough at the moment to add something myself).

I must confess to being more of a fan of the original than the TV series, but I think that it's a case of whichever one you see first just has such a big impact. Hopefully one day they'll release the lot on DVD, and hopefully before we all die of old age! Chris 19:06, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

I hear ya' there, Chris. Thank you for the information on the book and I do have some research to do to clean up and clarify the difference between the film, made-for-TV British version of the Blipverts episode and the first U.S. episode. I'm not feeling comfortable that I have it all straight in my mind at this time to make an authoritative entry on it. The next step for me is to try and craft good a good synopsis for each of the episodes (I have them on a bootleg DVD), expand some related entries and set up "Lists of Characters" and perhaps other index lists as needed. It is my goal to weave pointers back to real technologies that were reflected or mentioned in the shows as well as tie-backs to cyberpunk book themes, etc., but it might take me years. But, that's the great thing about Wiki for others might jump in and contribute too! --P Todd 20:56, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Locks

Hi remember this is an encyclopedia so please write at least one sentence saying is a lock or dam at .... on the Mississippi River. It is located in .... state Ernst Stavro Blofeld 21:22, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Of course, but I can only work so fast.--P Todd 21:27, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

John Flowers

The article states:

Jeff Moss, Founder of Defcon, has publicly stated Mottl made a mistake in her reporting and Flowers only won Capture The Flag one year, as part of a team, not as an individual.

But Mottl is unknown to the reader then, and the point that Moss is refuting is undefined.

But

What?--P Todd 03:11, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Guide to layout

The lead section should not be explicitly entitled == Introduction == or any equivalent header (this is a general guideline: Wikipedia:Guide to layout#Lead section and Wikipedia:Lead section#Sections and table of contents). I have changed this accordingly. Please reply on my talk page if you do not agree (your talk page is not on my watchlist) or if I missed something somewhere, thanks. --Edcolins 19:19, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

If you really want an introduction section, fine, but after a non-empty leading section. It is rather significant to have a common layout for all articles. By the way, thanks for your contribution, especially Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. This is a nice one. --Edcolins 19:58, 20 December 2006 (UTC)