User talk:Whistling42

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You're welcome. Lately, I don't have the time to write the prosaic contributions I'd like to develop articles with, but welcoming users and doing other simple behind-the-scenes work here is actually a refreshing break when I need to take a breather from academical stuff. Cheers. WilliamH (talk) 11:38, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mankind Project Jihad

So what is the deal with the sudden flurry of activity on Mankind Project? Are you part of a Texas legal team or something? WP:GF is to assume you understand WP:COI as well as consistent use of WP:RS, WP:Weasel and WP:NOR. Rorybowman (talk) 01:55, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

I'll thank you to refrain from using such offensive terminology in the future. It isn't clear exactly what you are asking. If there is some specific answer you seek, ask in civil way, without making personal attacks. Whistling42 (talk) 11:32, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
You seem inordinately familiar with and concerned with the Scinto lawsuit. If you feel that it is WP:N perhaps it would be more fruitful to do an article on that or consolidate it into the "Criticisms" section. In the past, pro-MKP videos/blogs/fora have been disallowed under WP:V and your edits seem to have removed other criticisms raised by the Scinto case (such as practicing therapy without a license, recruitment out of AA, recent sobriety or unresolved addiction as a counter-indicator) from the article. While I appreciate your excellent WP:OR and conjecture regarding the possible relevance of Patti Henry's comments to the Scinto lawsuit, I'm not certain that it speaks well to your ability to maintain NPOV or avoid WP:COI. I would encourage you to consider these, toward the goal of being a better editor should you decide to stay. Rorybowman (talk) 23:32, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Help talk:Sorting

I made the change, and replied at Help talk:Sorting. Regards, —EncMstr (talk) 04:10, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Request for mediation

I mentioned this at Talk:cervical cap, but wanted to drop you a line here, too. I've requested mediation of our dispute on the "cervical cap" article. I'm sure both of us are frustrated at our slow progress on the talk page. I hope you will agree to the mediation; I believe it would be a big help in working through the issues we currently have. LyrlTalk C 22:51, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cervical cap mediation

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[edit] Request for mediation not accepted

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