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Season's Greetings, HJ Mitchell!
At this wonderful time of year, I would like to give season’s greetings to all the fellow Wikipedians I have interacted with in the past! May you have a wonderful holiday season! MarnetteD | Talk 20:58, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!!

For all you do. We need more Wikipedians like you :)


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Thank you, Sue. Very kind of you. Best wishes for the festive season, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:10, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

Season's tidings!

To you and yours, Have a Merry ______ (fill in the blank) and Happy New Year! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 01:19, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

And to you, my friend. Thanks, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:11, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

Holiday cheer

Holiday Cheer
Michael Q. Schmidt my talk page is wishing you Season's Greetings! This message celebrates the holiday season, promotes WikiLove, and hopefully makes your day a little better. Spread the seasonal good cheer by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Share the good feelings.
Thanks, Michael (long time no see!). Best wishes to you too, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:17, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

Happy...

Best wishes
for the holidays and 2013 from a warmer place than where you are ;) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 21:20, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks! Hope you enjoy the festive period yourself. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 21:29, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

DYK for British military intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War

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Season's Greetings!!

Merry Christmas!
Have a great Christmas!! 5 albert square (talk) 03:19, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

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Merry Christmas!
I hope you have a very Merry Christmas. :) JuneGloom Talk 00:12, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Happy holidays!

Happy Holidays!
From the frozen wasteland of Nebraska, USA! MONGO 12:15, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!


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Hello HJ Mitchell! Wishing you a very Happy Merry Christmas :) TheGeneralUser (talk) 14:10, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Merry Christmas from 'Oz'

"And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold,

I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord."

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DYK for Peter Penfold

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Request to create-unprotect Chrishan

Hi, on 12 September 2010 the article for Chrishan was create-protected by you. The subject has since gained significance (international album release, music chating internationally, signing of major label) and I feel the article may be created due to this gain of notability over the past 2 years. --2nyte (talk) 04:16, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Happy New Year HJ!

Hello, HJ Mitchell! First of all, I wish you a Happy New Year! I'm Heymid, and I think you recognize me from my tough period in 2010. It's been a while since we last heard from each other; I think the most recent time was almost two years ago. I would like to share my experiences on Wikipedia from back then.

I started editing in the beginning of 2010. I mostly edited at the Swedish Wikipedia, where I eventually was long-term blocked in May that year. I felt disappointed because I believed my intentions were good and that I was not trying to play around the wiki and piss other people off. Things didn't get better when I got really active at the English Wikipedia as a result, and I also felt provoked at the same time by a user I knew from the Swedish wiki. I was stressed and basically it was all about me trying to convince everybody that I was not intending to play around. Things only got worse during the summer and the autumn, over a span of four months, and I was blocked a number of times for disruptive behavior.

HJ, what I mainly want to say is, I am really thankful that you supported me during this difficult period. It was really hard for me but in the end I do think you and your input helped me get on the right track. TFOWR was also nice as well, he was also very supportive of me. But I was stressed, not only on Wikipedia but in real life as well. 2010 was one of the toughest periods of my life, but I'm glad that it's now history – and now I'm only looking forward in real life and in my Wikipedia adventure. Whatever happened back in 2010 I have laid behind me. Today I don't edit a lot, however; I've begun losing interest in Wikipedia and am focusing more on real life and other things. I would like to deeply apologize for my disruptive behavior back then, but I can assure you I've matured a lot since then.

Happy New Year! Best regards. HeyMid (contribs) 23:33, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

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Richard Nixon (1913–1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. He graduated from Whittier College in 1934 and Duke University School of Law in 1937, returning to California to practice law. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Nixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 and to the Senate in 1950. He served for eight years as vice president, from 1953 to 1961, and waged an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 1960, narrowly losing to John F. Kennedy. In 1968, Nixon ran again for president and was elected. He initially escalated the Vietnam War, but ended US involvement in 1973. Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China in 1972 opened diplomatic relations between the two nations. Though he presided over Apollo 11, he scaled back manned space exploration. He was re-elected by a landslide in 1972 despite a series of revelations in the Watergate scandal, which cost Nixon much of his political support in his second term, and on August 9, 1974 he resigned as president. In retirement, Nixon's work as an elder statesman, authoring several books and undertaking many foreign trips, helped to rehabilitate his public image. (Full article...)

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Reassessment

Hi HJ, I hope all is well. I know you are away, but if you get a chance to do this it would be great. One of the conditions of my return was that you would review the restrictions after six months. Since that time has elapsed, I was wondering if you would reassess. Thanks for your consideration. Instaurare (talk) 21:08, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Reassessment

Reposting since it got archived Hi HJ, I hope all is well. I know you are away, but if you get a chance to do this it would be great. One of the conditions of my return was that you would review the restrictions after six months. Since that time has elapsed, I was wondering if you would reassess. Thanks for your consideration. Instaurare (talk) 21:08, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Belated Happy New Year with a Toast!

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A Very Happy (belated) New Year to you Harry! Enjoy the Whisky ~TheGeneralUser (talk) 23:42, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Thank you. And I always enjoy my whisky! ;) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:08, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

J-Zone

Hi HJ. I think you made the right PROD deletion call here for the J-Zone article, but it's always helpful to have real life feed back on the impact of our actions. See J-Zone lost his Wikipedia page—and his interest in being a rapper. -- Jreferee (talk) 15:45, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

I'm sorry to hear that he was upset by the deletion (though I don't remember the article—it was almost two years ago), but of course deletion is never anything personal. As you know, it just means that a subject hasn't (or hasn't yet) received enough coverage to warrant inclusion, not that Wikipedia doesn't like them. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:17, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Alan Jones (diplomat)

Noted & Accepted - I was perhaps a little rash, but thanks for helping! :) NatalieBateman (talk) 00:00, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

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The Stars My Destination

Hi. Just checking to see if your removal of the plot section was on your own initiative or the result of the OTRS ticket filed by the e-book publisher. Best, Beyond My Ken (talk) 19:28, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

It wouldn't be proper of me to answer that because OTRS tickets are confidential. What I will say is that there is nothing I can see that prevent you or anybody else adding a properly sized summary. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:40, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
Ah, sorry, didn't realize the confidential nature of OTRS, since the only time I've been involved in one it was on Commons, to get a copyright holder's permission for a photograph of his sculpture. In any case, thanks for the response, I'll see what I can do regarding a plot summary. Beyond My Ken (talk) 19:45, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
No problem. It's a bit different on Commons, because permissions tickets inherently require some sort of disclosure, but emails to most other queues are treated as being confidential. You'd be doing the encyclopaedia a service if you could turn that plot section into something more sensible. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:54, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

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Environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Hi, HJ Mitchell. According to the page editing statistics you have been among the most active editors of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill article. There is a request for comments if the Environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was split correctly from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and if it should be merged back there. Related sections for this discussion are also this and this. Your comments are appreciated. Thank you. Beagel (talk) 16:17, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Protection of User talk:Reaper Eternal

I agree with the protection, but you protected it indef]. Maybe a 24 hour protection? Indef is a bit... long... infinitely. Vacation9 17:10, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

No I didn't; I protected it for three hours. It was already indefinitely move-protected (which is fairly standard—you'll notice this page is indefinitely move-protected). HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:17, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
Oh wow - how did I not see that? Sorry, that new dual protection thing confused me. Vacation9 17:19, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
Heh. No problem. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:21, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Alan Jones (diplomat)

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October to December 2012 Milhist Peer, A-class and FAC reviews

The Content Review Medal of Merit  
By order of the Military History WikiProject coordinators, for your devoted work on the WikiProject's Peer, A-Class and Featured Article Candidate reviews for the period Oct–Dec 2012, I am delighted to award you this Content Review Medal. AustralianRupert (talk) 10:21, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, Rupert. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:39, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

WP:AE#Lazyfoxx

Hello HJ. Someone has made an ARBPIA complaint about Lazyfoxx at AE. I am having trouble deciding whether this is a real problem or not, but am leaning toward a topic ban of some duration. You closed a previous AE last March at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement/Archive110#Lazyfoxx. Perhaps you feel like adding your own comment to the present AE. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 17:41, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

I haven't seen much of Lazyoxx since I blocked him ~10 months ago, but the sanctions just handed down seem reasonable after a skim of the discussion. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:21, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

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In Aménas hostage crisis

I agree with many of the things you wrote about the NOTNEWS point. Would you please remove the fatalities number (inluding numbers of people who might have escapted) in the infobox of the article. They are just speculations. And the infobox is not the right place for such speculations. I don´t want to revove the numbers myself as I have removed similar numbers twice earlier today and don´t want to be accused of edit warring. With regards, Iselilja (talk) 17:49, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

I've removed it just this once, but generally it's better to go to the talk page and wait. I only made the edit because I think people are too busy trying to report each development the second it happens to pay attention to the talk page. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:00, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Yes, I see. I might have crossed the line for canvassing instead of edit warring. Sorry for that. With regards, Iselilja (talk) 19:20, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

Oxford Meetup 3

Thank you for attending the second Oxford Meetup, and it was a pleasure meeting you. We hope to keep this as a regular event, every two months, on the first Sunday of the month (in order not to clash with London [second Sunday] and Reading [third Sunday]). I have created a page about the third Oxford Meetup; please sign up if you think that you are able to attend - if the date or venue are unsuitable, please comment at its discussion page.

Please spread the word to anybody else who you think might be interested. The next UK meetup is Reading, 20 January 2013. --Redrose64 (talk) 19:36, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

It was a great pleasure to meet you, too. Perhaps I'll see you in Reading. We'll see. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:40, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Ivor Ichikowitz

Hi HJ, hope that you're well. Back in December 2011 you deleted Ivor Ichikowitz's Wikipedia article for G11. I've reworked the article to ensure that it's factual and cites reliable sources. The article is saved in my user space, User:Vivj2012/Ivor_Ichikowitz
Could you review the article please and let me know whether it's of an acceptable standard for publication? NB Ivor Ichikowitz is a client of mine and, as you know, I work at Bell Pottinger. Thanks Vivj2012 (talk) 15:11, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

OK, kudos, it's neutral enough to avoid deletion as an advert. However, I'm not seeing that he's notable—the company he founded is easily notable but he himself doesn't seem to be the subject of much coverage. The FT blog is good, but it's an interview about the company and doesn't say much about Ichikowitz himself. It's telling that the "Philanthropic Interests" section (which doesn't contain a single reliable, independent source) is almost as long as the "Business Life" section because there's so little written about his career. In my experience, most living people of your client's notability prefer not to have articles, because the article gets filled with crap as soon as one of the tabloids manufactures a scandal around your client. In my opinion, the article would be unlikely to survive an AfD, but there may be scope for some coverage of Ichikowitz in the Paramount Group article (which itself is in a bit of a sorry state, but there's enough written about it to turn it into a reasonable article). HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:16, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
HJ, thanks for your feedback regarding the article. I’d like to tackle the issue of Ivor Ichikowitz’s notability first and then see if I can develop the other areas that you mentioned.
There are a number of print articles that have been published by major news titles – including Forbes and the Huffington Post – that focus specifically on Ichikowitz. I can add these as references to the draft article, but what is the easiest way of you reviewing these print articles and verifying them?
I’m happy to upload PDF copies to a file sharing website if that’s easier.Thanks again Vivj2012 (talk) 15:31, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Sure. If you can scan them in and email them to me (hjmitchell at ymail dot com), I'll be happy to look at them to see if they contain enough detail. It's not my place, but did you mention my comment about potential tabloid scandals to your client? I've dealt with many subjects unhappy at the prominence of a minor scandal in their (otherwise thin) article. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:13, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. The scanned copies of the news articles have been emailed to you. I've talked through the risks of having a personal Wikipedia article with my client, specifically the creation of a Controversies section by other Wiki contributors, and he's happy to proceed. Let me know your thoughts on the articles. Thanks again Vivj2012 (talk) 11:03, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I've got them. I'll have a look at them and get back to you in a few days. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 14:19, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

forgotten item in legend Birdmorphology.svg file

In the Bird article, the legend misses the explanation of item 23, which should be "eyestripe". Regards, Dwergenpaartje (talk) 10:33, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

forgotten item in legend Birdmorphology.svg file

In the Bird article, the legend misses the explanation of item 23, which should be "eyestripe". Regards, Dwergenpaartje (talk) 10:33, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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A recent block by you

Regarding this block you just made, it appears that you accidentally gave wrong reason in the block log (violations of BLP?) and also, the blocked user made just one edit. I could be wrong, but that edit did not seem like vandalism to me. If anything, Carrot Lord has inappropriate anti-Wikipedia content on his user page and it should be removed. I suppose I may be mistaken and I'd like to hear your opinion on it. Regards, AutomaticStrikeout (T • C) 18:14, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

(tps) Looks like a username block to me. –anemoneprojectors– 18:49, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
Okay, that makes sense. AutomaticStrikeout (T • C) 18:58, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
(ec) I meant to select "vandalism-only account" and evidently misclicked. You can take the userpage to MfD if you want, but personally I'd let him have his rant. Regardless, somebody with the username "Farty farty poopfarts" whose only edit was unhelpful is extremely unlikely to become a useful Wikipedian. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:00, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

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Ivor Ichikowitz

Hi HJ, hope that you're well. Back in December 2011 you deleted Ivor Ichikowitz's Wikipedia article for G11. I've reworked the article to ensure that it's factual and cites reliable sources. The article is saved in my user space, User:Vivj2012/Ivor_Ichikowitz
Could you review the article please and let me know whether it's of an acceptable standard for publication? NB Ivor Ichikowitz is a client of mine and, as you know, I work at Bell Pottinger. Thanks Vivj2012 (talk) 15:11, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

OK, kudos, it's neutral enough to avoid deletion as an advert. However, I'm not seeing that he's notable—the company he founded is easily notable but he himself doesn't seem to be the subject of much coverage. The FT blog is good, but it's an interview about the company and doesn't say much about Ichikowitz himself. It's telling that the "Philanthropic Interests" section (which doesn't contain a single reliable, independent source) is almost as long as the "Business Life" section because there's so little written about his career. In my experience, most living people of your client's notability prefer not to have articles, because the article gets filled with crap as soon as one of the tabloids manufactures a scandal around your client. In my opinion, the article would be unlikely to survive an AfD, but there may be scope for some coverage of Ichikowitz in the Paramount Group article (which itself is in a bit of a sorry state, but there's enough written about it to turn it into a reasonable article). HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:16, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
HJ, thanks for your feedback regarding the article. I’d like to tackle the issue of Ivor Ichikowitz’s notability first and then see if I can develop the other areas that you mentioned.
There are a number of print articles that have been published by major news titles – including Forbes and the Huffington Post – that focus specifically on Ichikowitz. I can add these as references to the draft article, but what is the easiest way of you reviewing these print articles and verifying them?
I’m happy to upload PDF copies to a file sharing website if that’s easier.Thanks again Vivj2012 (talk) 15:31, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Sure. If you can scan them in and email them to me (hjmitchell at ymail dot com), I'll be happy to look at them to see if they contain enough detail. It's not my place, but did you mention my comment about potential tabloid scandals to your client? I've dealt with many subjects unhappy at the prominence of a minor scandal in their (otherwise thin) article. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:13, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. The scanned copies of the news articles have been emailed to you. I've talked through the risks of having a personal Wikipedia article with my client, specifically the creation of a Controversies section by other Wiki contributors, and he's happy to proceed. Let me know your thoughts on the articles. Thanks again Vivj2012 (talk) 11:03, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I've got them. I'll have a look at them and get back to you in a few days. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 14:19, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Okay, I've had a look at the articles you sent me. Business Day contains very little about the man—it's just an editorial written by him. Much the same could be said of the Huffington Post piece. The Forbes, Toronto Star, and Monocle pieces, on the other hand, are brilliant. That's exactly the sort of in-depth coverage that establishes notability and should form the framework of an article. There's plenty in there about his background, his upbringing, his politics, why he does what he does for a living, and what he thinks of the issues of the day. I would almost go so far as to say it was gold dust. If you extrapolated all the information in those articles, you could turn it into a quality encyclopaedia article. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:55, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
HJ thanks for your feedback. I'll update the article as per your instructions and get back in contact when finished. Thanks again Vivj2012 (talk) 14:28, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

British military intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War

Hi, I've just noticed - to my embarrassment - that for some reason I didn't get around to supporting this article's A class nomination, despite all my main comments being addressed - sorry about that. Regards, Nick-D (talk) 00:08, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

No worries; it had the minimum three supports. I was just about to drop you a note actually to say that if there was something you thought I'd overlooked, you'd be welcome to raise it at the FAC. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:09, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

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Trade African topic FAC reviews?

Hi HJ Mitchell, Thanks for your work on African topics. It's awesome that you won a grant to research the one you currently have at FAC (how does one go about applying?). I also have an Africa-related topic at FAC about Rakoto Frah, an iconic musician from Madagascar. Would you like to trade FAC reviews? I'd be happy to review yours and would be grateful if you could add your review to mine as well. And please keep up the great work. Cheers, Lemurbaby (talk) 12:10, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

restrictive firewalls

Hi I'd like to request that you grant me IPBE. as the College I attend uses highly restrictive firewalls. And also I will be traveling overseas in ASIA and the Middle East with my school as part of a study abroad program, SO IPBE would be helpful. I have never been blocked and I know IPBE is not a liecense to edit via proxy, as that is forbidden. Thanks TucsonDavidU.S.A. 01:16, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

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OTRS ticket

Check out that ticket you brought my attention to.

2013020610009247


I'm going to respond, cause I'm sure I'll be able to retire after responding:)--SPhilbrick(Talk) 21:21, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Don't forget me—if I hadn't locked it to you, you might never have known you were a millionaire in waiting! ;) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:04, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
I'll give you your fair share, and your tagline even makes a suggestion.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 15:21, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

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Rachel Maycock

Hi - the article on Rachel Maycock on which you questioned my WP:PROD, has now been nominated for deletion. You can share your thoughts on the matter at this article's entry on the Articles for deletion page. Rgds, --Trident13 (talk) 22:21, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

RfD nomination of File Not Found

I have nominated File Not Found for deletion, and noticed that you are the protecting administrator. I would be interested in learning the rationale for the page protection, so please comment here. Thank you. 71.178.188.47 (talk) 01:59, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 18 February 2013

Manis Friedman

I am requesting that you, or another admin, look at the last month's worth of edits to said article and its talk page.208.102.160.123 (talk) 23:12, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Football records in spain

Hi, thanks for protecting the page. Before it was protected, you can see that the IP that has been playing with the article since a few days managed to remove a lot of referenced information. Could you please revert them back? Thanks! 49.244.146.211 (talk) 02:04, 23 February 2013 (UTC) This revision: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Football_records_in_Spain&oldid=539676874.. the user removes a significant amount from the article.

Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University article

Hello, HJ Mitchell. Regarding this, he's back...except now as a registered editor. Flyer22 (talk) 08:21, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

Indef'd. Let me know if they come back. I'm loathe to protect the article if I can help it but there might not be much choice. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 11:07, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
Thank you. And I understand about not wanting to protect the article simply because of this editor. I only became aware of this article due to the edits he has been making on that article. Flyer22 (talk) 12:40, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

Move request

Hi HJ, hope you're well. I was wondering if you could move User:JuneGloom07/Rani to Rani Kapoor for me, please? - JuneGloom Talk 20:18, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

Hey. No problem at all. :) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:25, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
Thank you so much. :) - JuneGloom Talk 20:37, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Harry

Thanks Harry. This Oldhouse2012 thing is getting tiresome, but it's good to have some backup when needed to ease the burden. Regards, Peacemaker67 (send... over) 12:49, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

You're welcome. It would have been nice if the rangeblocks had worked, but alas. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:53, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

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