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Austin Motor CompanyYou have recently added to the above article some intriguing new products. Can you tell why? I refer to these items listed in the Infobox Defunct Company: products = Automobiles / Rover / Austin Rover / MG / Morris I feel sure they do not all belong there but perhaps you might be able to explain it to me. Thanks, Eddaido (talk) 08:47, 5 October 2014 (UTC) DurhamHi, please be careful when dabbing Durham - in this edit you used Durham. That is the city itself, but it is clear from the context that it should have been to Durham - a much larger area; I fixed it. I've not been through your edits, but of the eight or nine that have appeared on my watchlist, every one used Durham as the replacement, and I suspect that it isn't always correct. Please review your recent edits. --Redrose64 (talk) 23:17, 12 October 2014 (UTC)
newlywedsHi there - I moved the draft content over to Newlywed. I would think that that would be the place to make further edits. I think it's a good little article at this point - well done! Dohn joe (talk) 15:39, 13 October 2014 (UTC) PostcardsPlease revert yourself here. EdJohnston was a neutral third-party who reverted himself after I raised an objection on his talk page. You are not neutral in this. As you have seen, these RMs have not been unanimous - each one is getting considered on its own merits, which is a good thing. But they should be closed by uninvolved editors. Thanks. Dohn joe (talk) 17:38, 17 October 2014 (UTC)
Plural philosophyFeel to free to ignore this if you're not interested in a conversation, but I'd like to explore our philosophies on plurals to see if we can't get a better understanding of where we're coming from. One technique that I've picked up along the way is to have each person try to describe and explain the other person's position, with as much good faith and objectivity as possible. It can often lead to insights and increased understanding on both parts. Would you be willing to give that a shot? I'd be very interested to see how you describe your perception of my position on the plural naming issue. If not, no worries! Dohn joe (talk) 23:57, 18 October 2014 (UTC)
Achievement HunterHi, I saw you on the Achievement Hunter Talk page and wanted to ask you about a article I am making, Draft:Achievement Hunter. I think this would be a suitable page for AH, especially since the main Rooster Teeth section about AH has been trimmed ALOT. Any thoughts on my article would be great! Please post them HERE EoRdE6 (talk) 18:42, 21 October 2014 (UTC) Talk:On a Night Like This#Requested moveYou were involved in related discussions. I'm inviting you to join in this discussion. --George Ho (talk) 03:44, 22 October 2014 (UTC) Campaspe River (Victoria)Hi. Thanks for the your edits to Campaspe River, Campaspe River (Victoria), and Campaspe River (Queensland). I take your point re WP:BOLD but "controversial" (your words, not mine) move per WP:BRD, WP:TWODABS. The content of Campaspe River (Victoria) has disappeared. Would you please restore content or let me where this content is located? Many thanks. Rangasyd (talk) 10:25, 23 October 2014 (UTC) BZ20Hi, sorry to bother you but I notice you have contributed to this page. The large-scale content removal, particularly by Footballfan49, seems to be vandalism but I don't have the topic knowledge to judge how far back down the history to revert to. Can you help, please? Just Chilling (talk) 20:47, 23 October 2014 (UTC)
RM notificationSince you have participated in at least one Requested Move or Move Review discussion, either as participant or closer, regarding the title of the article currently at Sarah Jane Brown, you are being notified that there is another discussion about that going on now, at Talk:Sarah Jane Brown#Requested move #10. We hope we can finally achieve consensus among all participating about which title best meets policy and guidelines, and is not too objectionable. --В²C ☎ 16:51, 24 October 2014 (UTC) Australia national soccer teamHey, I noticed this article was moved again, contrary to the last RM you closed. Can you restore? Thanks.--Cúchullain t/c 12:55, 28 October 2014 (UTC) Jewish SeminaryI don't wear both hats as you do, so I can't relate to the sublitles of editor action vs admin action. Perhaps you should rephrase your ANI post to ask another admin to step in instead? I have the upmost respect for you after your close on the Chelsea Manning spat-- of which I disagreed with in part, so hopefully that speaks volumes about my opinion of your overall judgement. So please don't take my suggestion as harsh critiscm. Ignore the comment about this not being your finest hour and move on. Respectfully, Two kinds of porkMakin'Bacon 11:23, 29 October 2014 (UTC) Templates with disambiguation linksAs you've probably noticed, this report seems to have broken a few days back. If you wouldn't mind, please leave templates unfixed for a few days, as this might help diagnose the problem. Thanks. --R'n'B (call me Russ) 14:45, 29 October 2014 (UTC) PluralsHi there - seems like over the past month or so, we've been getting a fairly good idea of how the community is currently feeling about these plural dabs. (Supporting redirects to the singular for most, but not all.) What say after this current round of RMs winds up, we go to the RussBot page and see which we might be able to move without clogging up the RM page? I realize that I requested we consider each of these individually, and I appreciate that you have done so. But now, it seems like it might be more efficient to go through the list at once (or at least in chunks). I'd be happy to help go through. What do you say? Dohn joe (talk) 19:13, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
Okay - first pass through A-L. I'd say we can comfortably move the following:
I'd also suggest you remove these from the list:
That's what I've got so far. Let me know what you think. Dohn joe (talk) 03:56, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
Disambiguation page formattingI noticed that you changed the mutual linking on the dab pages Polyanthus and Polyanthos to Polyanthos (disambiguation) and Polyanthus (disambiguation), respectively. This is counter to WP:DABPIPE, as I read it, which contraindicates linking redirects on dab pages. Are you aware of some other applicable format rule? ENeville (talk) 19:44, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
Swiss Federal Institute of TechnologyHello, since you seem to know your way around dab pages, could you take a look at this one please: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology? Seems to me this qualifies more as a WP:DABCONCEPT, but I'm not sure which templates would apply. --Midas02 (talk) 13:07, 4 November 2014 (UTC)
Precious againCourts of the United States --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:27, 5 November 2012 (UTC) Two years ago, you were the 295th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:43, 5 November 2014 (UTC) Incomplete DYK nominationHello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Minette (ore) at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; see step 3 of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with {{db-g7}}, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 23:04, 5 November 2014 (UTC) Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Minette_(ore)I declined your g7 request. It is not appropriate for closed discussions where there are other participants. You can always try to nominate it at WP:TFD. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 23:59, 5 November 2014 (UTC) Warthog vs Common WarthogI didn't know that changing Warthog to Common Warthog was controversial.....IUCN and ITIS refers to the species as Common Warthog, and now that Warthog has been split as Desert Warthog and Common Warthog, keeping Warthog as the common name only confuses the issue, since common names are usually further clarified, when a single common name is split.....when you refer to the animal Warthog, are you referring to the Common Warthog?, the Desert Warthog, both??.......Pvmoutside (talk) 02:35, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
Gaya Junction railway stationI have linked Gaya Junction Railway Station directly. If you think that this is not okay, please do as required. Cheers. - Chandan Guha (talk) 09:29, 13 November 2014 (UTC) Wikipedia_talk:Article_titles#Date_ranges_as_titlesI have closed this discussion per the request at ANRFC. Gaijin42 (talk) 22:35, 14 November 2014 (UTC) Move closureHey, just noticed your close at Talk:PATH_(rail_system). Even though it wasn't the exact outcome that I preferred most, I appreciate that you provided a thorough analysis of a rather tricky discussion with numerous proposals and a consensus that wouldn't be totally clear by tallying bolded !votes alone.--Yaksar (let's chat) 01:29, 15 November 2014 (UTC) Incomplete disambiguationHi BD. Can you take a look at Blue Line (Pittsburgh)? Am I mis-interpretting the guideline? I redirected it to Blue Line#United States, but another user undid this. Before I continue going through the category, I want to make sure I have it right. Hoof Hearted (talk) 19:14, 17 November 2014 (UTC) Article feedbak/assessment requestHi, Undersigned had created article Legal awareness in may 2012. Since then I updated and improved the article many times in past one and half year. I will be happy if you help me in reassessing tags in article namely {{Multiple issues|confusing|date=February 2013|reason=Laudable effort has been put into this article, but it seems rambling and incoherent.}}{{essay-like|date=February 2013}} and also may be article is due for udating class status futher from {{WikiProject Law|class=Start|importance=Mid}}. I suppose a peer feedback will help me improve the artle content still further. You are one of experinced and active WikiProject Law members, and I request your kind support in this respect. LukeBut there are a large number of disambiguation links - see here. Having them go to a disambiguation page makes them easier to disambiguate. StAnselm (talk) 21:18, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
Reference Errors on 1 DecemberHello, I'm ReferenceBot. I have automatically detected that an edit performed by you may have introduced errors in referencing. It is as follows:
Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, ReferenceBot (talk) 00:50, 2 December 2014 (UTC) Semi-ProtectHi, I am on behalf of EurovisionNim whose photo got reverted by some IP address. This reversion was unnecessary and I thought this could be a good photo. Some random IP's are reverting this photo which is very necessary for the cover image. Can you semi-protect it for at least a month please. 60.224.249.55 (talk) 10:05, 3 December 2014 (UTC) Merge articlesHi. I noticed you deleting pages on recent changes, so I assume you are an admininstrator. Could you help merging two articles about the same person? Anastasiya Pidpalova and Anastasiya Borodina. Also the wikidata-items should be merged, but I guess the two articles on en.wp should be merged first. Thanks in advance. --Wikijens (talk) 14:54, 3 December 2014 (UTC) AfD for Republic of Georgia (1861)...and more neededI'm not very experienced in removing "articles" like this. I noticed your comment on the AfD so I assume it is still active. What is the general rule of when such thinly/read commented articles like this get a decision? I came across the Republic of Georgia wikilink elsewhere and thought I should see what it was about, then followed to the AfD. There are several others similarly dubious: Republic of Florida a single sentence of entirely un-sourced speculation created by the same user that suggests the Georgia one should be saved. A few weeks ago the same user created the "Pre-CSA States" template to go along with this and seems to be creating "infoboxes" for this "Republic of" stuff in various articles as well including the Louisiana secession that the "Republic of Louisiana" page was redirected to as a result of AfD. I probably need to start reviewing the histories and challenging these entries. Several of these "Republic of" articles were created by a different user back in 2006. There is an old Alabama Republic article that sources the name to a single (author unknown) "This flag has often been referred to as the Republic of Alabama Flag" from the state archives site...not terribly compelling. When I asked about FL and AL, Rjensen described them as "junk articles not based on suitable reliable secondary sources. They are inventions and should be deleted--'State' is the proper terminology." Republic of Mississippi's source consists of a similarly dubious flag link, and thin--primarily just a posting of the Ordinance of Secession. I'm wondering if these should be submitted as a group, but individually voted/commented on. Red Harvest (talk) 08:37, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
Westwood OneI have noticed you have been updating the Westwood One links to the Westwood One (1976–2011) article. Problem with this is, some radio stations use the new Westwood One, which can be found under the Westwood One (current) article. Unfortunately, this isn't an easy fix (ie: AWB) but updating each page one by one. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 22:28, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
Wikimedia genealogy projectJust wondering if you have any thoughts re: the idea of WMF hosting a genealogy project. If so, feel free to contribute to this discussion. And apologies if I have made this request before. ---Another Believer (Talk) 18:01, 9 December 2014 (UTC) Chicago [R/r]ace [R/r]iotGood luck with that one; I probably wouldn't have closed it that way given the recent discussion, half opposed, and the included references to Britannica (arguably "more reliable" sources did use caps). I guessed the discussion would be relisted yet again given what's been going on at Talk:Watts Riots and Talk:Pottawatomie Massacre, although I did put through recently a few at Talk:Villatina massacre. Hope it goes smoothly and wanted to make sure you're aware that the IP was likely an SPA and that the nominator !voted for his own proposal twice. Dekimasuよ! 19:33, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
Issue with Dab solverHi buddy, Is there some technical glitch currently going on with Dab solver, because when i am trying to fix Disambiguation at Articles with the most disambiguation links The new link which openes is showing "No redirect found" with details on page as "We've moved! We're sorry, but the user-supported tool you have attempted to reach did not leave a forwarding URL where we could automatically redirect you."( !dea4u 09:25, 12 December 2014 (UTC)) Proposed deletion of FunfairThe article Funfair has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons. You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing dab fix on Ruislip LidoHello BD2412, did you find some evidence supporting this edit? I can vaguely remember having researched it, but the chronology of the dates doesn't add up. That particular architect died long before the building was built. --Midas02 (talk) 12:00, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
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Notice of Neutral point of view noticeboard discussionHello, BD2412. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is RfC at Bitcoin, re: mentioning its use in online black markets. Thank you. Ladislav Mecir (talk) 17:58, 22 December 2014 (UTC) Merry Christmas!BOZ (talk) is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Don't eat yellow snow! Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:Flaming/MC2008}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Chinese in VancouverTalk:Chinese_Canadians_in_British_Columbia I read your decision. There was no consensus for Skookum to unilaterally move the page and change the focus, but I learned too late that should have given me the right to automatically revert. I do not think it was a fair decision since the "move request" was a clearly an attempt to protest a "move with no consensus" that had already happened. Since then he added mostly unsourced content that changed the focus of the article. Now, it's too late to do another move. I checked the possible sources and I found it is possible to have an article focusing on Chinese in British Columbia (as a province). However I also believe there should be a specific article about the Chinese in (Greater) Vancouver. The only step I have is to keep adding content to the article until it needs to be split. The only other alternative I can think of is just re-creating the larger article under its former title and then refocusing the former article. WhisperToMe (talk) 09:01, 24 December 2014 (UTC) Please close discussions of "Republic" article merges that were merged or deletedThe separate AfD for "Alabama Republic" resulted in deletion of the article, making the merger discussion moot. I don't know what the method is for closing the merge discussion in Talk:Alabama_in_the_American_Civil_War and deleting the template. AfD for "Republic of Mississippi" resulted in its conversion to a redirect so the merge discussion should be closed in Talk:Mississippi_in_the_American_Civil_War. AfD for "Republic of Florida" has resulted in deletion so merge discussion at Talk:Florida_in_the_American_Civil_War can be closed. Thanks for your help. Red Harvest (talk) 07:24, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
WorcesterHi, you closed a very cantekerous discussion on Worcester. I am in support of the move, but, regardless, the move request was just opened 2 days ago, after a prolonged time spent in move review. The move request should probably stay open for all 7 days, to let those who want to weigh in, weigh in. It wasn't open for two months, rather, open for a couple weeks, closed for two months for review, then reopened on the 28th of December. Cheers! Also, thanks for being impartial on it regardless, it's a pretty thankless job — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.65.196.20 (talk) 11:06, 30 December 2014 (UTC)
Happy New Year BD2412!BD2412, Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year 2015}} to user talk pages.
t-shirtI'm afraid I don't know the drill for the t-shirt, as the only ones I have were bought from the Wikimedia Shop. Nick Number (talk) 16:03, 2 January 2015 (UTC) Requested move of Tumor Treating Fields to Alternating electric field therapyHi, I noticed that you relisted this move request a few weeks ago. I've added some new references justifying the move, and the editor who was objecting (Alexbrn) is now in agreement. I'm also leaving a note on Andrewa's page, since his opinion is not clear to me. Would you mind checking the discussion again to see if you think it would be appropriate to execute the move? Thanks RustavoTalk/Contribs 14:52, 3 January 2015 (UTC) Blue Line (Pittsburgh)Couldn't Blue Line (Pittsburgh) be redirected to Blue Line#Pennsylvania? The edit history shows it's been going back and forth to a redirect for a while, and I don't know what version should win. Is an AfD appropriate if there are two conflicting views? Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 16:47, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
Nishonoseki stable requested moveI have made a requested move for the Nishonoseki stable article. As you have previously been involved in reverting the original move, you may wish to participate in the discussion.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 20:29, 6 January 2015 (UTC) Pardon me but...Next time you block and revert someone on another wiki, atleast make sure that they are actually a "vandal"...--Stemoc 05:27, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
Buttered cat paradoxHello BD2412. Saw your recent edit for Buttered cat paradox. Although your statements about the weight of a cat vs a piece of bread is quite reasonable, it would be nice if the reader is able to look up your citations either online or in a library. Since "Carol Himsel Daly, Maine Coon Cats: A Complete Owner's Manual, (Barron's, 1995), p. 11." and "American Medical Association, Today's Health (1957), p. 25." does not appear to be available online, would it be possible if you can supply either ISBN Number and/or a WorldCat OCLC number? These numbers can help the reader locate the books at a bookstore or the library. To search WorldCat, go to the following webpage: Would it be possible for you to use the Template:Cite book template {{cite book}} when citing books? It would be most helpful to other editors if you are able to do that. Thanks. 69.95.126.74 (talk) 04:30, 22 January 2015 (UTC) Talk:Catherine Blake (disambiguation)Since you included judge Catherine Blake/Catherine C. Blake at User:BD2412/Judges, the above-linked proposal may be of interest. —Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 05:23, 22 January 2015 (UTC) MP != PMMaybe type a little slower? jnestorius(talk) 13:39, 27 January 2015 (UTC) MacaulayWe're edit conflicting in places, but we have the same idea. It's under discussion on the talk page, if you wish to add weight there. DrKiernan (talk) 15:03, 27 January 2015 (UTC) PrajnaI noticed that you were resolving the disambig links of Prajna. In two Hinduism sections in Vahana and Jnana, the Buddhism article was linked. Please link to Prajna (Vedic) for Hindu usage and Wisdom in Buddhism for Buddhist usage. Thanks. --Redtigerxyz Talk 04:57, 29 January 2015 (UTC) ThanksThanks for the fixes! Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 05:50, 30 January 2015 (UTC) Yvette requested moveHi BD2412, I boldly closed Yvette RM, it was my first RM closure and I hope it went okay. I moved the page before closing which caused an edit conflict but I C&P'd my comments onto the new page, as a more experienced editor than me did it work okay? Feedback appreciated! Thanks. Zarcadia (talk) 19:45, 30 January 2015 (UTC) |