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Jimbo semi-retired?

I have undone that edit to User:Jimbo Wales. I find that a bold conclusion that he is '(semi-)retired', he may just not have much time, be on holiday, do his work elsewhere on Wikipedia (other wikis, or even behind the scenes). I don't even think that not editing outside of his user-talk (and in the last 100 edits there are 4 mainspace edits, and edits to talkpages) make someone (semi-)retired either. Thanks! --Dirk Beetstra T C 19:28, 11 January 2014 (UTC)


No7t funny. Don't do that again. --Jimbo Wales (talk) 09:19, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Sorry Jimbo. Yeah, this definitely wasn't my proudest moment on this site. I'll try to stay out of other people's userspace from now on. Jinkinson talk to me 13:25, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

CoinMKT

Hey Jinkinson! I've been seeing a lot of cryptocurrency-related articles on Wikipedia. According to Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Internet their are over 5 cryptocurrency-related articles up for deletion, I'm not sure if this is a problem, but since many lack notability it's becoming a problem. Best ///EuroCarGT 01:17, 14 January 2014 (UTC)


Hello Jinkinson! Could you please tell me in brief why you doubt on the sources of information for this article is unrelieable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Sweatpants_Day Thank you in advance. talk to me —Preceding undated comment added 00:41, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Margaret Hutchinson - Cat:English educators

Hiya Thanks for adding the category to Margaret Hutchinson - unfortunately it has gone in under M instead of H - is it possible for me to correct this or will it correct itself eventually? Still quite new here... Tony Holkham (talk) 00:44, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

International Sweatpants Day

Hello Jinkinson! Could you please tell me in brief why you doubt on the sources of information for this article is unrelieable. Thank you in advance. Mohammadnasiruddin (talk) 00:50, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Well, Facebook isn't a reliable or independent source. See WP:RS and WP:GNG. However, it seems as though dw.de is in fact a reliable source (at least in Germany). Accordingly, I have removed the proposed deletion tag, as some of the article's sources are reliable. However, we are now left with an even bigger problem-- it seems that a significant part of this (admittedly very short) article was a copyright violation of one of the cited sources, and I have tagged it as such. In the future, please try to write things in your own words. Jinkinson talk to me 01:07, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

New proposals at Wikipedia:Pending changes/Request for Comment 2014

Hello. Several new proposals have been submitted at Wikipedia:Pending changes/Request for Comment 2014 since you last commented on it. You are invited to return to comment on the new proposals. Jackmcbarn (talk) 01:14, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

International Sweatpants Day

Hey, I've removed your copyvio tag on International Sweatpants Day because you didn't list it at Wikipedia:Copyright problems. I've replaced it with a CSD tag for WP:CSD#A7 and WP:CSD#G12. Cheers, Michaelzeng7 (talk) 03:53, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, and sorry for not listing it there. I'm rather new to this copyvio tagging thing (outside of the CSD, anyway), so hopefully I won't make this mistake in the future. Jinkinson talk to me 03:55, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
It's not a problem. :) Michaelzeng7 (talk) 19:33, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

ArbComm

Hi. Re: ArbComm, thanks for the edit synchronizing this redirect with ArbCom. :-) --MZMcBride (talk) 03:55, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

Page deleted

I'm afraid I had to speedy your subpage "Cowardly admins" as an attack page. Plus, it contained one user who hasn't been an admin in a long time (even though they did protect their userpage in 2008). Bishonen | talk 09:23, 17 January 2014 (UTC).

Murder of Georgia Williams

I have now corrected the contradiction. I mixed up the date of her death (5/26) with that of the arrest (5/29). Áccénté Áígúé (talk) 14:01, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Removal of Citation message

Hi, in the section of page Boar, Boar#Mythology, it is asking citations for showing that Vishnu took avatar of Varaha, a boar. So i had already inserted book sources, but the citation message is still not removed for a substantial time since. Though this is small thing, but you can fix this and mention if the sources put are not reliable. Work2win (talk) 20:53, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Well, if there is a citation for a statement in this article, as there clearly is here (in fact, there are 4), and no one else will remove the citation needed tag, you can just do so yourself. I have removed it for you here, though. Jinkinson talk to me 20:56, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Very thanking for your very speedy reply, well i didn't removed the citation message because i had thought citation message should be removed by an editor, admin, etc. but not by an autoconfirmed user(like me), since the citation message might be useful for removing any error, or fault in the page. Anyway i have got the answer. Work2win (talk) 21:24, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

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Thanks

Thanks for fixing that, I actually didn't know I did that. Maybe it was a friend, but whatever.

Thanks ^_^ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.95.9.225 (talk) 07:04, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

Minecraft vs Starcraft 2

Hi. Not entirely sure if that should be an A1 or an A3 since it has plenty of context, just no good content. I would have marked that one except I wasn't sure what it should be :D Usb10 plug me in 00:25, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Good point. I myself wasn't sure either, and you can change the rationale. A1 is basically the one I use when it is clearly eligible for speedy deletion, but I'm not sure which template to use. Jinkinson talk to me 00:27, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

GA nomination of Autism omnibus trial

Hi Jinkinson, I notice that you've got the GA nomination for Autism omnibus trial underway, and that the reviewer made a few comments. Any problems if I get to work on those comments? I'd like to have a GA under my wings and it was interesting to collaborate previously. --LT910001 (talk) 02:29, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

No problem at all. I was planning on doing it myself but he posted so much stuff in the review that it kind of intimidated me (also I have been busy IRL lately). Please, don't hesitate to fix the problems he identified. Jinkinson talk to me 02:34, 23 January 2014 (UTC)


Text of deleted article CFDCalc

Hi Jinkinson, the article CFDCalc created by me was deleted. Can you kindly provide me the text for my own record? Thanks! --Chenyiaero (talk) 18:39, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

No I cannot, because only administrators can view or restore deleted content, and as it states at the top of this page, I am not an administrator. You might want to go to WP:UND instead if you think this website was notable. Also, you should be prepared to add reliable sources to the article if it gets restored. Jinkinson talk to me 18:41, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated

Thanks for reviewing Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP), Jinkinson.

Unfortunately ColonelHenry has just gone over this page again and unreviewed it. Their note is:

you might want to consider finding some sources that are not connected to CRMEP to develop the article, and bring it into conformity content-wise with the guidelines on how to organize articles at Wikiproject:Universities

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  • Oops, that was an error. UGH. Bad day over here. that was meant for the article writer.--ColonelHenry (talk) 03:24, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of Administrators (Wikipedia)

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Nomination of Jordan French for deletion

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About that picture of me.

Hi, that picture of me was actually taken this month, not in 2005. I changed the date on the picture to make it "float" to the bottom of my Flickr pictures so that no one could find it there ... So much for that!. Thanks, Jeffrey Beall (talk) 20:06, 27 January 2014 (UTC).

AfD

Please do not remove Articles for deletion notices from articles, as you did with Logo of Wikipedia. It was the correct link, and if you had clicked on it, you would have seen that. Sven Manguard Wha? 21:51, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Sorry, I guess. It depends on how you define "correct," though--the link was clearly to an AFD for the article Administrators (Wikipedia), not Logo of Wikipedia, and I was under the impression that if you wanted to nominate two or more pages for deletion you had to create a separate AFD for each of them. However, it seems that, in fact, you can nominate 5 articles for deletion in only one AFD discussion. Now that I know this, I will be more careful looking at articles nominated for deletion in the future. Jinkinson talk to me 21:56, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
I've seen upwards of 20 nominated in bulk, in cases where the reason for it is identical (generally, also the author and timeframe is also identical, but not always). It's not common, but it's not at all rare. Sven Manguard Wha? 22:10, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Timothy Ball

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Well, it's out of article space now. I hope you're happy, Joshua. Jinkinson talk to me 19:10, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Timothy Ball

You just beat me to removing the db tag from the userfied page. My reason for userfying is the close of the DRV at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2011 January 3. This clearly envisages that a new article could be acceptable, but I think you should check it out with HJ Mitchell (talk) and/or NuclearWarfare (talk) before it goes live. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 19:16, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

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Press template addition to Monckton talk page

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Speedy deletion declined: User:Hamidrezaglx

Hello Jinkinson. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of User:Hamidrezaglx, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Not unambiguously promotional. Thank you. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:38, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Mitch Feierstein

Mitch Feierstein has columns in two of the biggest newspapers in the UK, the Daily Mail and The Independent, and is a regular media commentator on shows like the Keiser Report. His book has been published by a major publisher, and translated int:(talk page stalker) See: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mitch Feierstein. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 07:08, 3 February 2014 (UTC)o a range of languages. He's appeared at Parliamentary committees as an expert. Seems to me a valid candidate for a wikipedia entry.Drknowledge2707 (talk) 06:39, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) See: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mitch Feierstein. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 07:08, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

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Deletion of Christa Wells Stub Page

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New article for Baring Asset Management

Hi Jinkinson, first of all a big thank you for your revision and acceptance of the new article for Baring Asset Management. I really appreciate your approval. Unfortunately, I've spotted a typo in the company's name - it's 'Baring Asset Management' not 'Barings Asset Management'. Could you please correct it? There could be a tech issue with this as the relevant link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baring_Asset_Management is currently redirected to the Mass Mutual article. Please let me know if you can help. Many thanks, Kat Kt1502 (talk) 18:53, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome. However, if you want to move the article to the new title (without the 's'), you will need to go to WP:RM/TR and request it there. I am not an admin and therefore can't delete the redirect you want to move the page to, but you will be much more likely to get assistance there. Jinkinson talk to me 19:00, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
Many thanks for the tip. I had a feeling this was not going to be straight forward. I'll make a request on the page you mentioned above. Thanks again. Kat Kt1502 (talk) 19:33, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

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Tim Ball

Hi! You may want to look here and consider a DRV or restoring the article. Yopienso (talk) 21:25, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

I think you have done an excellent job and the Tim Ball article is ready to move to the main space. There is no point in waiting until it is perfect, because no article is ever perfect, and in main space many more people will be able to edit it and continue to improve it. Thanks for your work! JD Lambert(T|C) 23:19, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Nomination of Ferenc Miskolczi for deletion

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Marshall Shepherd

He was not born in 1975...he was born in late 1969. He was three years ahead of me at FSU, and I'm 41. We are three years apart in age. He's a smart guy, but he's not Dougie Howser, M.D. or Sheldon Cooper. He received his BS in 1991. I alerted him to the faulty info on that website...hopefully he can get it fixed. =) Thegreatdr (talk) 01:45, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Good call. I guess even major universities can make mistakes sometimes. Also, should I add you as a connected contributor on the talk page, since you seem to know him very well and be in regular communication with him? Jinkinson talk to me 02:22, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
I'm in some communication with Marshall, yeah. By wikipedia's definition of the term, yes. I haven't run across that term before Thegreatdr (talk) 03:29, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

DYK for José Salvador Alvarenga

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Brigade Group (Developer)

Why this article is not of importance.. Its a public limited company in india and one of the leading firms in the country in the field of real estate. If its lacks of sources or reference.. please let me know. This article is under progress so please let me know after checking the article again. Thank You !! Sayowais (talk) Owais 17:19, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Butt slivers

Hi, I hope I didn't come across as PITA; I wasn't comfy fixing it myself since I have not read the RS. The revision works just fine for me, grammar-wise. Thanks for fixing, NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 20:28, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Edit summaries

Hi, I would prefer you not mention me by name in edit summaries. Twice the last few days your edit summaries come across like "Beats me what NAEG's problem is, maybe he'll be ok with this one. Sheesh." The most recent example is this one. Instead, please describe the nature of your edit and leave me out of it. Thanks. NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 07:49, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

All right, sorry if I came across as rude. Jinkinson talk to me 15:00, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
No prob & thanks NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 15:32, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2014 February newsletter

And so ends the most competitive first round we have ever seen, with 38 points required to qualify for round 2. Last year, 19 points secured a place; before that, 11 (2012) or 8 (2011) were enough. This is both a blessing and a curse. While it shows the vigourous good health of the competition, it also means that we have already lost many worthy competitors. Our top three scorers were:

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Please announce any new scientists that you add to List of scientists opposing the mainstream scientific assessment of global warming on the article talk page. It would be more productive to discuss them first but at least provide notice on talk and your reasons for adding them if you choose to edit first. --DHeyward (talk) 22:52, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Jinkinson, I have no problem with eds adding scientists along with RSs per conventional BRD protocol, ie waiting for the R to happen before initiating talk. I also don't see harm in D's personal request to talk first nor his alerting you about DS. But In my view combining them in a single edit gives an impression that not honoring his personal pref re adding new nerds might be sanction able, which is not at all how I understand the DS system. in sum, we have had disagreements and I appreciate your attention to the process. as for D's request I don't care either way, personally.NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 12:20, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

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A tag has been placed on Murry Salby requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, you can place a request here. DHeyward (talk) 23:00, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Murry Salby

The article Murry Salby has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable academic/scientis. A7 was rejected but with no notability argument. There appears to be below threshold without any peer reviewed articles cited or noteworthy contributions. Article focuses on the negative aspect that he was fired because of failing to perform academic duties. It fails on multiple levels including NN, attack page, etc.

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Speedy deletion declined: Robert Mayhew (curler)

Hello Jinkinson, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Robert Mayhew (curler), a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: the named events are a sufficient claim of importance to deny A7 (but probably not AfD). You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 20:34, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for March 6

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Passive smoking, non-MedRS?

Your Medref tagging edit on Passive smoking seems unjustified, as I understand the MedRS requirements. Could you raise more specific concerns on the talk page please. RDBrown (talk) 01:53, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, Dr James confirmed your judgment of the two refs, tagging immediately above them with a primary source comment would have made that clear (if that worked). ... I didn't see a better tag to use when I looked at the templates. RDBrown (talk) 12:40, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

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Thank you for quality articles on subjects as various as biogrophies of researchers, scientific journalsand music, including Diane Harper and Animal models of autism, for patrolling new pages and your informative user infobox, for "Please come back", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

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International College Notable Alumni

Faysal Ruwayha is a graduate of International College & was a Project Controller for the United nations for 23 years, in charge of improving all aspects of rural living standards in North & South Yemen, Lebanon, Syria & Jordan. Some projects included the financing of rural roads, schools, clinics, etc. The components of each project addressed the immediate needs of women, men & children which included starting fisheries, growing crops, teaching people how to raise poultry. He met with the impoverished individuals face to face & traveled to Washington, D.C., New York City, Rome, Italy & other destinations in order to secure the funding to provide the basic necessities that most people take for granted such as water, electricity & roads.

I would like to state that the above info is very important as Mr. Ruwayha has helped the world greatly. Please let me know how this may be added under notable alumni.

Most respectfully, Seekofjustice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Seekerofjustice (talk • contribs) 18:47, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

It may well be true that Ruwayha has done many helpful and altruistic things. However, this is not sufficient to justify having a Wikipedia article about him--for that you would need coverage in independent reliable sources (see WP:BIO). Also see WP:NOBLE for more about how someone doing many generous things doesn't necessarily mean they should have a page on Wikipedia.

Also, you can't add him under notable alumni until you have demonstrated that he should have an article as per what I said above. Jinkinson talk to me 18:53, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Salby background content

Hi, I certainly needed background overview to help explain what his work was about. Sometimes Wikipedia articles have a "___ for dummies" explanation and I was looking to emulate that spirit. Trying to summarize a complex field in a few paragraphs. Sportfan5000 (talk) 23:54, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Okay, I guess that might make sense if the "Background" section contained more than one sentence about Salby's actual research, appended to a huge chunk of science-y stuff which covers pretty much every possible atmospheric science-related topic there is. If you are sure that a background section is needed here, you should, in my opinion, whittle it down to stuff that actually pertains to Salby's research and leave out as much else as possible. Jinkinson talk to me 23:59, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
Well that's in process, as it will take some time to find experts who will help work through his dozens of papers, determine which are most cited/significant, then write it all up. I'm hoping that will happen, but who knows when. Sportfan5000 (talk) 00:43, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

Nomination of Jorge Azar for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Jorge Azar is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jorge Azar until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. JNW (talk) 13:53, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

Okay... So why are you telling me this? Jinkinson talk to me 13:55, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

  • You prodded this in January. It's standard practice to inform editors who have been involved in an article when there's an AfD discussion for that article. JNW (talk) 14:28, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
Alright, I guess that makes sense, but only if your definition of "involved" is much broader than mine--I consider "involved" to mean that the user either created the article or wrote a significant chunk of its content. In other words, just tagging a page doesn't indicate that you care about its subject. Jinkinson talk to me 14:40, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

You have repeatedly removed my edit to the page on Kary Mullis, in which I provide links for his rebuttal to comments on his Wiki page. Why don't you want readers to have access to his side of the story and make up their own minds? This seems un-scientific and downright denialist to prevent "the accused" to defend himself. If you disagree with the man or his views that is your right, but he should have an opportunity to defend himself against slander on his own Wiki page. If you continue to remove my edit I will report you for vandalism, but I would be very interested in your rationale for removing my posts considering you appear to be active and enthusiastic about Wikepedia as a medium for the exchange of ideas. (talk)

Wait a minute. Did you make the IP's edit above while logged out? Jinkinson talk to me 02:05, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Autism omnibus

I see you changed the article title and concentrated on Cedillo, the only problem with this is the other 2 cases listed under decisions seem to appear from nowhere. This needs to be rewritten to at least explain that the other 2 cases were part of 3 overall. I know where they came from but to the uninitiated it's out of left field. --Daffydavid (talk) 00:09, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Category:SpringerOpen academic journals

Category:SpringerOpen academic journals, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Randykitty (talk) 15:35, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Nomination of Peanut butter test for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Peanut butter test is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Peanut butter test until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 03:29, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 12 March 2014

Page Merge

Hi Jinkinson. Re: your proposal for a page merge made back in January: I agree and think it's about time to make the merge. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 20:40, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

My apologies

Sorry about that I didn't mean you in my comment over at Diane Harper. --Daffydavid (talk) 04:29, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

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