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This page has been officially vandalized

Islam

Hi, I noticed you reverted the article Islam to a vandalised version that replaced {{islam}} with {{terrorism}}. I appreciate the fact that you've been doing a lot of reverts, but please be careful not to make reverts like that accidentally. People may mistake you for a vandal for doing that (I did, and left a vandal warning here at first, but then I checked your contributions and realised it must have been an accident). - ulayiti (talk) 16:26, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, no, I'm sorry about that. Perhaps I should have assumed good faith and checked your contributions before passing judgement. - ulayiti (talk) 16:28, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism

You're welcome. Having nothing on your page is better than having some kind of vandalism on there! Jamyskis Whisper, Contribs 09:38, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Big Spring, Texas

Thanks for helping out with the POV edits. The user reverted it again and got blocked for 3RR. The current revision is the one with the blatant POV, unfortunately. OhNoitsJamie 19:41, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Hi Kuru, RFC has been filed. (Pschemp helped me write it up). Thanks much for your help, OhNoitsJamie 01:16, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind words and the help on the Big Spring, Texas article! Applejuicefool 04:44, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

I have discovered that my account "Happyjoe" is blocked from editing due to some sort of misunderstanding over the Big Spring, TX article. I am not certain who to contact within Misplaced Pages Technical Support to fix this error. Please remove this block so that I may complete necessary editing on other articles. Thank you for your timely assistance in resolving this problem... Happyjoe 69.145.215.206 03:28, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

User:24.186.222.194

Hi Kuru, he has been at it again, not only on Bedding but also Power tool and Shoe. I have put up a notice on Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents asking that he be blocked. Luigizanasi 18:57, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

User:Golbez has dealt with it. See Misplaced Pages:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#User:24.186.222.194. He should be blocked now. Luigizanasi 19:48, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

Warwick Shool

Hello, I have a vast knoweldge of the history of Warwick School and have many reference books from which i look up my information. If you look at the history of the "Warwick School" page, you will see that I have added 2 paragraphs of information, however, GN Frykman, seems to find it funny to dismiss my hard work as "vandalism". Please contact this user and block him if necessary - he can't simply go around deleting people's hard work. It seems that he has also been very rude to one of the wikipedia moderators. Thanks, Liam

My talk page

Thanks for noticing that, I must have mixed up my Firefox tabs. NaconKantari e|t||c|m 02:09, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

RE: Neo-Messiantechnists

No probs. However my reflexes are fading, so I'm off to bed. Happy reverting! Cheers TigerShark 01:32, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

thanks for fixing my Russia entry

I had just seen the Russians will the figure skating gold and becuase they showed no emotion i could only assume they and most of the country was of robot origin. I have since looked it up and they are not mostly robots.

Thanks

I see a lot of work on vandals, thanks. Pavel Vozenilek 14:49, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Yes, vandalism is growing problem. Hopefully, the stable versions feature will get implemented in foreseeable future and that could improve the overall quality and reduce load on the people here. Pavel Vozenilek 10:42, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Big Spring Texas

Many people believe that Big Spring is representative of the social rot that Republicanism has wrought upon Texas. The school system is appalling, from kindergarten through Howard College, the local community college. In the local high school, football takes precedence over any pretense of education.

The economic base of Big Spring consists largely of low-wage, unskilled and semi-skilled work. One of the major career opportunities in Big Spring is prison guard, working in one of the numerous local prisons. A high percentage of the local population lives in poverty, and would be eligible for public assistance if the Republicans had not gutted social safety net programs. Upon visiting Big Spring, the poverty and lack of medical care will be readily evident as soon as a local smiles, showing off a mouth full of the rotting stumps of what were once teeth. Obesity and diabetes are also at epidemic levels in Big Spring. The teen pregnancy rate is astounding, and in fact it is not uncommon to meet young women in Big Spring, as young as 20, who have 3 children, each with a different father. This is especially ironic considering the dedication to fundamentalist, evangelical Christianity displayed by most residents of Big Spring. There is something of a racial divide in Big Spring between the majority white population and the large hispanic population. The municipal water in Big Spring emits a quite unpleasant odor and is not recommended for actual drinking. The downtown improvement plan for Big Spring has consisted of periodically knocking down abandoned buildings, turning what was once a prosperous downtown into vacant lots overgrown with weeds and filled with trash. The city of Big Spring does not have a single general interest bookstore (non-Christian), which says quite a bit about the local literacy rates. The class structure in Big Spring is third-world like, with a small number of well connected and well off business people ruling over the 90% of the population who are poor.

There are also many positives about Big Spring. The people are the friendliest you'll meet! And if you like barbecue and Tex-Mex food Big Spring has some outstanding restaurants. Brenda’s Barbecue is highly recommended, although residents of Big Spring are quite opinionated when it comes to a discussion of barbecue or Tex-Mex food. There is one truly amazing display of Christmas lights at the Partee residence. The "Live Drive Through Nativity" is one of a kind. Housing costs are unbelievably inexpensive and many people have adapted to the arid climate by xeriscaping their lawns.