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Thank you

Thanks, I appreciate your coments, and, indeed, I am trying to insure notability. WP:V and WP:RS need to be adhered to at all times. I really wasn't trying to be obnoxious in any of the comments I made, and I'm sorry if that's the way they come across. Corvus cornix_talk 22:10, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

		The Resilient Barnstar
		For demonstrating true dedication and grace under pressure. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 03:53, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I had thought to present you this when the AfD was over, regardless of how it closed, but, really, there doesn't seem to be any point in waiting. Whether the article is kept or deleted, you have conducted yourself quite impressively, in my opinion, with laudable dedication to working within a complicated system. So, not to wax over-eloquent, go you. :) --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 03:53, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As the original adder of the speedy-delete tag, I'd like to agree with this,and thank and congratulate you for the way you've worked to improve the article. (And thanks for the message on my talk page.) AndrewWTaylor (talk) 12:19, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! It has been, continues to be, an interesting experience. I think I'll just have to hang out for awhile and see what WP is all about. Thanks for all your help. --Daddy.twins (talk) 20:47, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wilmington Montessori School

Based on the most recent source you've provided on the AfD, I have changed my mind about the notability of Wilmington Montessori School. Corvus cornix_talk 00:13, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for revisiting the article. The editing experience has been both interesting and positive as I've learned the ins and outs of WP policy, guidelines, and etiquette. I hope to continue in the revising of the article to make it an even stronger example of how a school page can, and should, be written to meet good WP standards. Thanks again for your assistance! --Daddy.twins (talk) 01:10, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/South Pointe Middle School

Hi, perhaps you would revisit this please? The accepted practice is to merge nn elementary/middle schools into the district (US/Canada) or locality (UK/Australia) which preserves some content in a location where it can be found. This is given in WP:SCL. TerriersFan (talk) 18:46, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing out that practice. --Daddy.twins (talk) 18:51, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

James English School

I think the school page article already makes it clear that school articles which don't establish notability should normally be merged into the appropriate locality article. It only seems to be America and Canada which have school districts and there seem to be a lot of school district articles which is why it's preferable to merge American and Canadian schools with the school district. Feel free to change the page if you want. It is a long way off achieving any sort of consensus. Dahliarose (talk) 20:38, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WP:SCL

I have now clarified the footnote of Wikipedia:Notability (schools)#Failure to establish notability in the light of the discussion by DT and DR. Please tweak it if it still doesn't quite serve. TerriersFan (talk) 23:27, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Award

AfD for Wilmington Montessori School

Hi, I still don't think that this article passes WP:N for the reasons I gave in the discussion, and won't be changing my vote. It looks like I'm in the minority on this though, so the article should survive. Congratulations on your work on improving the article while under pressure - even if I don't agree that this is a topic which should be on Wikipedia, you've clearly earned those barnstars! --Nick Dowling (talk) 07:27, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate your time, even if you hold an opposing view. It was well-spoken counter-arguments like yours, DGG's, and Dhartung's that encouraged me to seek out and understand wikipedia policies and find better sources for my article. I like a good debate and don't always need unaniminity to feel that something worthwhile was accomplished. --Daddy.twins (talk) 12:13, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My First Week on Wikipedia

.. placeholder for some thoughts I have.

Montessori in the United States

I'd like to be bold on this edit, but since I'm close to a Montessori school, I have instead tagged a couple questionable items with ^{[neutrality is disputed]} and ^{[citation needed]}. If you get a moment, I'd appreciate a different set of eyes reviewing. Regards. --Daddy.twins (talk) 23:39, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the delay but contrary to my own principles I foolishly allowed real life to intrude into my Wikipedia editing :-) I fully agree with your tags. Not only that but I would also have taken out a big pair of scissors since this is one terrible article full of POV. BTW, I have created two new categories; a parent cat Category:Montessori education and a child cat Category:Montessori education. I have made a fair attempt at populating them but you might want to see if I have missed any. TerriersFan (talk) 20:17, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Montessori School of Westfield

Would you take look at this page and advise on notability, please? TerriersFan (talk) 16:32, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Will do. Quick notes,
1) Their website http://www.montessorischoolofwestfield.com/
2) They are not mentioned on the American Montessori Society school listing in any capacity - Initiate member, Associate member, Full member, or Accredited member school. http://www.amshq.org/schls/in.html --Daddy.twins (talk) 21:02, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delaware Schools

Hey, thanks for the heads up, I'll help out where I can. I actually went there for summer camp as a kid. True story: there is a abandoned YMCA camp site in the woods behind the school, we had cook outs in one of the better preserved cabins. - Schrandit (talk) 23:25, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WP:Article Size

After the Afd WP:Articles for deletion/UEFA Cup 2006-07 knockout stage where I suggested a Merge to the parent article, I have been trying to understand how particular articles can be organized or split up simply due to length. I also suggested a sub-page, which seemed technically feasible, but doesn't often extend to the main area(?).

I came across and have been reading on DGG's page the Librarian's Guide to the Way Wikipedia Works, particularly the Organization section, as well as other WP articles like Categorization and Classification. I understand that these are more about categories instead of individual articles, and that was probably the source of my confusion, but I would like to better understand how articles should work.

On further digging, I found the WP:Article Size guideline which nicely sums up the issues and answers my questions about article length. --Daddy.twins (talk) 23:36, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

SocialPicks

I just wanted to update you about this article. I removed two of the sources that just mention SocialPicks on a line or so. Dimension31 (talk) 11:14, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: vgreviews

No problem, it's displaying now. The syntax for the template is a lot to remember. I always open up Template:VG Reviews in another tab/window when adding the template because it displays all the necessary syntax needed. Most times I just copy the code on the right and then delete the entries I didn't use. Happy editing. (Guyinblack25 ^talk 15:23, 23 February 2008 (UTC))[reply]

Image: A PRISM LA/SS teacher

Hi, I have now started a discussion at Talk:Odle Middle School#Image: A PRISM LA/SS teacher where I should welcome your views. TerriersFan (talk) 17:29, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Award!

User:ComputerGuy890100/HiddenLinkAward — ComputerGuy89 0 100 23:36, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Email

Hi, if you are happy to have an email chat perhaps you would send me a blank email, please? (click E-mail this user in the left column of my talk page). TerriersFan (talk)

Wikipedia:Rollback feature

I noticed you are now an established user and aiming to be an admin one day, but you do not currently have access to the rollback feature on Wikipedia. This is a "no big deal" thing which allows you to revert vandalism like edits and your own edits quickly if you see the need, and it can be given to any trusted user even if they do not frequently use it. I have found no evidence in your history that you will abuse it, so if you let me know here or on my talk page that you would like it I will grant it you. Thanks. Camaron | Chris (talk) 20:44, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, that would be great. Real life has been intruding a bit on my activity, but it would be a helpful feature, and I would take the 'no big deal' responsibility seriously. Thanks. Daddy.twins (talk) 18:12, 3 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the slow reply - I have been on holiday. I have now added you to the rollback group. Please remember to use it generally only on vandalism and your own edits - never content disputes. With that knowledge, good luck and use it well! Camaron | Chris (talk) 13:01, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations!

User:Aliasd/Template:Hiddenpagebarnstar

You found my secret page, and I am supposed to "reward" you, so have a small waste of bandwidth! aliasd·U·T 00:40, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Smackbot on Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Smackbot reverted some minor copy edit and clarifications I made on Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Before I revert them, can you take a look and see what the problem was? Thanks. Daddy.twins (talk) 13:03, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hm, no you reverted yourself. Rich Farmbrough, 13:08 20 May 2008 (GMT).

Well, now that I'm looking at 'my contribs', I can see that you're absolutely correct. Don't know how I fat-fingered that. My bad. Thanks for pointing that out. Daddy.twins (talk) 13:13, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Got it. I was recently granted rollback privs. This edit was the first time I saw the rollback feature on a history page, and I must have clicked on it out of curiousity. I understand now that it reverted all my sequential changes back to the last change made by a user other than myself. Sometimes you have to learn the hard way (or knuckleheaded way). Daddy.twins (talk) 13:20, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I sorta guessed it was that, seeing the comment two above. And yes, rollback can get you into a twist with your own edits, or those of others, especially if you are doing a batch rollback of a bunch of articles, and one has a "substantive" edit before the error you're trying to fix. Hence the advice to use "undo" where possible. Rich Farmbrough, 13:27 20 May 2008 (GMT).

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