User talk:Boris Crépeau

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(I don;t usually welcome people, but I'm gay and I speak French so I thought we might have something in common) -Bri 22:10, 26 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Assassination of Franz-Ferdinand Edit

Why did you make the edit replacing "train" with "motion"?Werchovsky (talk) 06:44, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Assassination of Franz-Ferdinand Edit

Hello, you asked me why I changed "train" by "motion" in the article about The Assassination of Franz-Ferdinand. In my opinion, "set in motion" is the correct way to mean in english "getting something started" or "giving an impulse to something". In fact, it is almost a "fixed expression", while "set in train" does not convey the idea that the assassination was the begining of something(although, many historians now believe, as tragic as it was, that is was more a pretext than a cause to WW I, but that is beside the point) [Note I have also posted this answer on Werchovsky's talk page]Boris Crépeau (talk) 07:34, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Set in train" is a more sophisticated idiom meaning much the same thing except perhaps it implies less opportunity to branch off or change direction. I didn't write that phrase, but I believe it is slightly more reflective of the events that followed at least up to the outbreak of the war. Here is a defintion of "Set in train":

"set in train: if you set in train an activity or an event, you make it begin. Example: His book set in train the events which eventually led to revolution." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Werchovsky (talk • contribs) 07:54, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you say so, OK with me. I won't rip my shirt about it, since it seems to be a sensitive subject for you.Boris Crépeau (talk) 23:48, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Alec Baldwin: SNL Appearance with Sarah Palin (Political Views)

When you have time would you take a look at the Alec Baldwin talk page and review a dispute I am having on a contribution? You have contributed to the page in the past two years and I would like you to look over the contribution and give your thoughts on it. Regards, MirelesJ (talk) 05:30, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Noah Galloway

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I think some users saw fit to improve the article. As far as I know, it now fits the minimal standards of Wikipedia.Boris Crépeau (talk) 04:38, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for the belated Welcome! It's only been 10 years since I register to Wikipedia... I was not expecting such a warm reception... Boris Crépeau (talk) 07:19, 14 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]