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yes but ...

you have to admit, he has a cool pic on his user page.--Epeefleche (talk) 21:45, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

sad, but true. Fiddle Faddle (talk) 22:22, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Tim Thornton

Many thanks for removing the tag, and a fair point about eponymous articles. Timwthornton (talk) 15:41, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

Sturmey-Archer

Please do not add advertising or inappropriate external links to Misplaced Pages, as you did in Sturmey-Archer. Misplaced Pages is not a mere directory of links nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that exist to attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam policies for further explanations of links that are considered appropriate. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. See the welcome page to learn more about Misplaced Pages. Thank you. Rgds, --217.42.180.86 (talk) 22:37, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

I think that you need to learn what vandalism is before making accusations. My actions will stand up to community scrutiny. Will yours? Fiddle Faddle (talk) 23:45, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Philippines–Romania relations has been nominated for deletion again here

You are being notified because you participated in a previous Afd regarding this article, either at Misplaced Pages:Articles_for_deletion/Argentina–Singapore_relations or at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Philippines–Romania relations, and you deserve a chance to weigh in on this article once again. --Cdogsimmons (talk) 00:00, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Your recent edit to Nigam Arora page

I would like to help improve this page. Please let me know your opinion as how best to add citations.

Do you know Nigam Arora? If yes, you can help improve the page based on your knowledge.

John williams 7 (talk) 22:04, 21 February 2010 (UTC)John Williams

I have no idea who this person is. I have strong doubts that he is notable. Please look at {{cite web}} and {{cite book}} and use the cite button to insert citations. Read WP:RS and use only reliable sources. Look at the areas where citations are needed. At present the article is likely top be nominated for one of the deletion routes. It looks like an advert. Please read WP:NPOV Fiddle Faddle (talk) 22:13, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Just curious

If you do not know Nigam Arora, what is your basis for your opinion that he is not notable. Are you in his field? People in his field know his accomplishments well.

I am all for improving this page and other pages on Wikepedia and would not mind working with you in this regard. My background is change management and engineering. Will you be kind enough to disclose your background? Such disclosure will allow meaningful exchange. What other pages have you made similar comments? I have reviewed numerous other biographical pages and it is clear that this page on NIgam Arora is superior to a vast majority of other comparable pages. I have not seen your comments elsewhere.

In any case, I will be working to add to this page over due course of time. Your input is welcome

John williams 7 (talk) 22:38, 21 February 2010 (UTC)John Williams

My background is 100% irrelevant to any edits I make to any article. I chose to take an interest in the article for random and arbitrary reasons. I edit wikipedia to improve random articles, to create random articles, to suggest improvements and to improve articles, to rescue articles from deletion and to suggest non notable articles for deletion.

Since you feel that my background is relevant, I have been everything form a computer programmer to a CEO and a management consultant. None of these roles is at all relevant.

No other article is relevant either. That other articles exist and are better or worse than this one is an invalid discussion point. Fiddle Faddle (talk) 22:46, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

please cooperate

Please reply to my previous message so that we can have a meaningful interchange. Instead of replying and discussing, you have taken the unilateral step of nominating for deletion improperly. THis is highly improper since you know that I am still working on adding more content.

Please immediately remove the deletion tag, at least temporarily until we are able to discuss. Failing to do so will confirm my suspicion that you are acting on some personal vendetta against this person —Preceding unsigned comment added by John williams 7 (talk • contribs) 22:50, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Please do not be uncivil. The tag cannot be removed now until the process is completed. I do not like your assertion. It borders on something that the admins here would consider investigating. I now propose to ignore it, and, unless you apologise, to do my best to ignore you.

Additionally please learn how to use section headings on talk pages. Everything is not a new sectionFiddle Faddle (talk) 22:55, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Please disclose your real identity

Please disclose your real identity . —Preceding unsigned comment added by John williams 7 (talk • contribs) 01:04, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

February 2010

I noticed the message you recently left to Lauraeabbott. Please remember: do not bite the newcomers. If you see someone make a common mistake, try to politely point out what they did wrong and how to correct it. Thank you. Crusio (talk) 15:48, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

I recall placing a speedy deletion template on an article, and then warning the originator for removal of that notice. When I flagged the article for deletion it was very different from the article as it is now. As for biting newcomers, the answer is that I did not and do not. Fiddle Faddle (talk) 15:52, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

• For a newomer, our tags (like the one I placed just above) are often rather daunting and they don't always understand what is going on. And as you just experienced, getting such a tag on your talk page makes you feel irritated at least... :-) I have placed a note on the talk page with some tips to avoid her getting into this kind of problems more often. Having said this, even the very first version of the article in question, which you tagged for speedy 10 min after its creation, does not really look very promotional in tone to me. Having said all this, I also do some new page patrolling from time to time and given the amount of egregious advertising and self-promotion that one then encounters, I also sometimes get a wee bit too "trigger happy" and am apt to lose my patience with newbies engaging in this kind of behavior... :-) Happy editing! --Crusio (talk) 16:05, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

There comes a point, I agree, when one may go with a tag too far. One may also wish that a new editor were also one who had dipped their toe into the water first and created articles second. However much one may wish that there is always a small core of folk who plunge in instead of getting wet slowly. In the global scheme of things this doesn't matter. But, of course, in the global scheme of things Misplaced Pages is unimportant, too. Fiddle Faddle (talk) 18:33, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Assistance, please

{{adminhelp}}

I need help from an admin who is familiar with and can perform removal of defamatory material from an article's history.

Please look at this diff and note the juvenile accusation made.

I have no connection with the school. I am not even sure why the article is on my watch list, but I reverted the vandalism, warned the vandal and discovered that the IP belongs to the school. So I contacted them to let them know. They are concerned about the defamatory stuff. The childish stuff is just childish stuff and no-one cares about that.

The help I would like is in removing this item from the history on the basis that it can be considered to be defamatory. I am obviously not able to do this myself. Fiddle Faddle (talk) 13:40, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Done. Feel free to take a look at WP:REVDEL for more information, if you're interested. Either way, thanks for the heads up on that diff. :) – Luna Santin (talk) 13:59, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Agh, apologies; I removed one revision, and neglected to remove intermediate revisions between that one and your revert. Should be fixed, now. Beginner's mistake, sounds like I need some more sleep. – Luna Santin (talk) 14:42, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

~passes you a soft silk pillow~ Thanks. Fiddle Faddle (talk) 16:20, 24 February 2010 (UTC)