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Ulmus minor subspecies sarniensis.

Hello. The source I cited at the end of these two sentences that you deleted -

Its clonal origin is (to date) suspected rather than proved, but the uniformity of this taxon makes it virtually certain to be a clone. Arguing in a 2002 paper that there was no clear distinction between species and subspecies, and suggesting that known or suspected clones of U. minor, once cultivated and named, should be treated as cultivars, Dr Max Coleman of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh preferred the designation U. minor 'Sarniensis'.^[1]

- supports the second sentence; the first sentence was the same author's response to my query about the second sentence. The two go together. But I'm happy to add "apparent". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.32.51.236 (talk) 11:39, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

@194.32.51.236: Thanks for replying, I have no further objections. Feel free to continue with said changes. Avono (talk) 12:07, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

^ Coleman M. (2002) 'British elms.' British Wildlife 13 (6): 390-395.

You have been accused (I'm not sure if that's the right word) on the General sanctions page

here as far as I can tell you haven't been alerted. Half Hat 11:36, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

@Halfhat: Sigh, was already making a statement while you were notifying me. I sometimes wonder If this drama is worth the effort Avono (talk) 11:44, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, after ArbCom, I might just call it quits and move on. Half Hat 12:17, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

My changes.

I dont care if you change the biography. Even when I read it the news and dates were all off. You can do what you want, these living people have poor biography citations. It is not wise to trust them.

change on "red mercury"

i put that there as an alert to a moderator that there is misleading and incorrect data there. the sentence talks about mercury iodide, a known compound and describes it after the first part of the sentence misleads about it being a hoax compound red mercury.

see vvv

"According to the hoax, mercuric iodide is a poisonous, odorless, tasteless, water-insoluble scarlet-red powder that becomes yellow when heated above 126 °C, due to a thermochromatic change in crystalline structure.[1][2]"

no, it is not a hoax, it is a real compound called mercury iodide that has those properties. this is wrong and the compound/substance in question is red mercury, whatever it may be.

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@The Wordsmith: I am confused regarding the scope of this notification . Does that mean I am considered notified in controversial areas regarding blps?,thanks Avono (talk) 09:20, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

If you look at the last bullet in that section, it lists Articles with biographical content relating to living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles. BLP Special Enforcement encompasses information about living persons posted anywhere on the project. The Wordsmith^{Talk to me} 13:48, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

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Pygmy goat entry

Pygmy goats are not milking animals. They are meat type animals bred for more muscle and heavier bone than their dairy counterparts, the Nigerian Dwarf goat. Here in the US they are mainly kept for purposes of pets. In their country of origin they are eaten and milked. However, they are not classified as a dairy goat. Please change the entry to reflect this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.81.227.101 (talk) 17:40, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

German Broadcasting Company

Thanks for your input at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/German Broadcasting Company (GBC). While Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft isn't one of my primary areas of interest, the article would certainly benefit from improvements. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:47, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

yeah, might finally be my excuse for getting that library pass from my local university. Will be firstly making a resource request for the recommended reading mentioned in the German version of the article. Avono (talk) 11:00, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Cool to follow up. If you'd like, I can provide you with a list of a few hundred additional articles that would benefit from the addition of book and journal sources that are not available online.

NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 11:31, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Hermione Granger

Good lord you're right, thank you for the reminder. --Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 00:43, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

@Scalhotrod: Yeah, I hate having to deal with fictional Plots as you cannot really expect them to be all sourced to the finest detail, that why I mostly ignore them during RC Patrol :) Avono (talk) 00:48, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Admittedly I'm somewhat Lead sensitive, but (sigh....) what a waste of time... :) --Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 00:50, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

18:12:19, 8 December 2014 review of submission by 134.223.230.152

134.223.230.152 (talk · contribs)
- Draft:Frequency Selective Surfaces (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Re: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Frequency_Selective_Surfaces

There are quite a lot of references on this page - what exactly is the problem with it?

134.223.230.152 (talk) 18:12, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

The Individual sections need their inline citations. See Template:Cite book for help . Also be very of WP:TECHNICAL. Avono (talk) 18:27, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Brandon Moss

Here is the source.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/12/athletics-indians-nearing-brandon-moss-trade.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.16.218.62 (talk) 17:44, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

@72.16.218.62: I am sory but that cannot be accepted as a reliable source. Can you provide a news article? Avono (talk) 18:29, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Your review of Draft:Frequency Selective Surfaces

I don't understand the review you did at Draft:Frequency Selective Surfaces - what was your reasoning for declining the article? --_nonsense ferret 18:29, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

@Nonsenseferret: see my reply to the IP, needs inline citations not external references Avono (talk) 18:31, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Can you point to the policy that requires inline citations? (clue, it isn't a BLP) --_nonsense ferret 18:33, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

WP:BURDEN Avono (talk) 18:35, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

so did you consider that the bolded text "challenged or likely to be challenged" perhaps has a critical significance here? Perhaps you should look again at Wikipedia:Inline_citation#When_you_must_use_inline_citations and rethink. --_nonsense ferret 18:40, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

@Nonsenseferret: Since the article has only uses offline sources I reserve my right to be extra scrutinous, You are free to resubmit the article and wait for another reviewer or do it yourself. Avono (talk) 18:49, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

That isn't a reason at all. If you were unable to do the review properly, you should have left it to another user. Reviews should be done according to standards noted in the review instructions. See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Reviewing_instructions and note particularly point 1 of 'avoid the following errors' which reads "Avoid declining an article because it correctly uses general references to support some or all of the material. The content and sourcing policies require inline citations for only four specific types of material, most commonly direct quotations and contentious material (whether negative, positive, or neutral) about living persons." By incorrectly declining draft articles you merely cause confusion and upset for the submitter and increase the workload for reviewers. --_nonsense ferret 21:17, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

fine acknowledge for the next time I do a review, thanks Avono (talk) 21:20, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

01:18:01, 9 December 2014 review of submission by 62.252.189.66

62.252.189.66 (talk · contribs)
- Draft:Duncan McLean (Video Designer) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Hi there... I'm a bit unsure about why this has been declined again - surely all the sources are both reliable and credible? Any help you could give to making this pass would be most appreciated. Many thanks. AA 62.252.189.66 (talk) 01:18, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

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Edit to EA Skate Soundtrack section

I edited that section because it was wholly inaccurate- it listed a complete soundtrack of songs that were not in the game. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.238.162.128 (talk) 18:40, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

@71.238.162.128:

Reverted please use an edit summary next time will post instructions on your talk page, Thanks Avono (talk) 18:43, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

No problem

This a vpn/proxy so I don't who did the edits but I don't care since I didn't do it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.67.169.253 (talk) 21:09, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

Referencing for beginners

This is Dagda17. Please advise as to how this biographical material should be properly sourced. We are confused to say the least. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dagda17 (talk • contribs) 21:46, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

@Dagda17: you can use Help:Referencing for beginners as a guide. Avono (talk) 21:50, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

Hey, man.

I just updated the information. The official name of the competition is "Red Horse Beer Pambansang Muziklaban" and winners get a contract with MCA Music. No longer Viva Philippines as of 2012. The prize money is also no longer Php 1,000,000.00 in cash. It's now Php 500,000.00 in cash, Php 300,000.00 album start up budget, and Php 200,000.00 in a Red Horse Beer endorsement contract (to be liquidated within one year upon winning).

Thank you.

Sincerely,

C

PS.

We won the contest back in 2012. :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.149.42.248 (talk) 09:29, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

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You deserve an apology too

You were willing to trust me and I let you down. I do feel pretty bad about that. Sorry.--FergusM1970^{Let's play Freckles} 18:48, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

Well I still find it shitty that Doc James went after you instead of discussing the content dispute, but sadly that won't change anything now Avono (talk) 18:52, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

It's what he does. I've had run-ins with him before and every time I get a flood of emails about how bloody awful he is. If I'd come clean it might have saved me, but really, I feel sort of liberated. I just regret deceiving people like you and Sandy. Oh well, water under the bridge. Thanks for everything, and again, my apologies.--FergusM1970^{Let's play Freckles} 18:55, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

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Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2015!!!

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Draft: Tsogo Sun

Hello Avono. Thanks for patrolling some of my new pages. This time I have made an extensive search for information for the article about Tsogo Sun that was deleted 3 times due to lack of good references showing notability of the subject. Now I need an independent review of my corrected and updated text. I decided to ask for your help (I know that you are a participant of WP:AfC). Could you please review my page Draft:Tsogo Sun? Sincerely, Alexandra — Alexandra Goncharik ^-sms- 14:31, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

@Alexandra Goncharik: Article is fine, but has an uncited sentence. However the Article has been salted (can't be created) therefore you will have to make a request here WP:AN Avono (talk) 16:09, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

@Avono: I appreciate your help and such a prompt reply! Additional thanks for your request regarding WP:SALT. I didn't know that this page was protected. —Alexandra Goncharik ^-sms- 16:42, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

@Avono: Here is the result of my communication with RHaworth, a wiki admin who salted the article: User_talk:RHaworth#Tsogo_Sun. He don't mind unsalting if you are ready to accept the draft. Please, let me know the result of your review. Alexandra Goncharik ^-sms- 13:30, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

@Alexandra Goncharik: wrote him a reply, will double check the citations (sometime this week probably,***cough*** Bicholim conflict ***cough***) later as I am recovering from a headache. Avono (talk) 13:41, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

@Avono: Thank you, Avono! I wish you a fast recovery. :) —Alexandra Goncharik ^-sms- 14:21, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

@Avono: Hope you are doing well. I have added one more reference to support the previously uncited sentence. Now the page is 100% ready for your review. I am looking forward to your reply. —Alexandra Goncharik ^-sms- 11:07, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

@Avono: Dear Avono. Have you forgotten about my Draft: Tsogo Sun? Should I include some more info in it to help you with review or ask other wiki editors to take part in the discussion? I wish you happy holidays! :) Alexandra Goncharik ^-sms- 12:32, 25 December 2014 (UTC)

Im fine with moving it as it is now, lets try another attempt at WP:RPP Avono (talk) 12:52, 25 December 2014 (UTC)

@Avono: Good news! As I see, you have published your request here. Let's wait for their reply. Thank you very much! Alexandra Goncharik ^-sms- 13:10, 25 December 2014 (UTC)

@Avono: Tsogo Sun was unprotected by RHaworth. The draft can be published. Thanks again for your help and persistence. Alexandra Goncharik ^-sms- 15:17, 27 December 2014 (UTC)

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On your recent revision.

Hello! I think you misunderstood my edit at the black supremacy article. I didn't edit out of political correctness. I think that "racist" in the lead sentence should be removed both from the white supremacy article and black supremacy article, for reasons listed at the white supremacy talk page. Feel free to lend your views on this issue on the talk page. Amlaera (talk) 21:55, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

Removal of my comment

Dude why do you remove my ~~comment~~ vote now from the deletion decision page, i ask you to not remove comments and re-add my addition. prokaryotes (talk) 17:01, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

@Prokaryotes: Sorry I must have missed you, My vote was removed by another Editor and I tried to have it reinserted as you can see by my summaries. Avono (talk) 20:07, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

So...

Thank you for the well wishes Avono, and Happy New Year to you too! starship.paint ~ ¡Olé! 01:59, 1 January 2015 (UTC)

Hey Avono

Thanks for your nice wishes! Have a great 2015 too; and also thanks for your very useful contributions! :) --Der Golem (talk) 05:22, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

The Comet

You have removed my entry for The Comet. Please put it back and I will provide a citation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.32.236.68 (talk) 16:20, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

@27.32.236.68: You can view your verion here https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Comet&oldid=633574552. You can use that to add your citation. Avono (talk) 16:24, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

Death of Leelah Alcorn

Why can't The Daily Mail be used to make statements about living people? Cognissonance (talk) 12:28, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

@Cognissonance: Because it is a British tabloid that has a history of bad fact checking. --Avono (talk) 12:30, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Alright. Would this suffice to retain the removed sentence? Cognissonance (talk) 12:33, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

yes with the change I had made before. Thanks Avono (talk) 12:35, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Spiked and transphobia

Please stop refactoring my comments. You have done so 3 times now. I think you are misinterpreting BLPREMOVE. Given your earlier ANI case, I think you may be under the misapprehension that 'transphobic' is some kind of content-free attack. It is not; it is a reasonable description of the content in question. Now back off. AlexTiefling (talk) 15:17, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

@AlexTiefling: from the wikipedia Article: Transphobia (or less commonly transprejudice) is a range of antagonistic attitudes and feelings against transsexuality and transsexual or transgender people, based on the expression of their internal gender identity (see Phobia – Terms for prejudice). Researchers describe transphobia as emotional disgust, fear, anger or discomfort felt or expressed towards people who do not conform to society's gender expectations,[1][2] and say that although it is an aspect of homophobia,[3][4] and is similar to racism and sexism, those attitudes are becoming generally unacceptable in modern society and WP:BLPTALK Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced and not related to making content choices should be removed, deleted, or oversighted, as appropriate. So Yes I fell justified removing these remarks about living people, focus on the content issue not the author. Avono (talk) 15:22, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Re-read what you have been editing. I used the term to describe the opinions, not their author. And the content issue is that you needlessly restored a request for the inclusion of an extreme fringe position, submitted by an apologist for eugenics. AlexTiefling (talk) 15:29, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

no you said "It's just the (insert blp violation here) opinion" that is an opinion about the author just as you did again towards the IP that submitted it.I appeal to you that you stop making personal opinions about other editors/authors in the article talk page and then I will leave you alone. The only "crime" the author is guilty of is having "misgendered" the subject (which is a really low point to start accusing someone of being transphobic). Avono (talk) 15:43, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Need Help in building an article

Hi Avono,

Thanks for your feedback, please help me with the corrections/editing i need to make to improve the article i submitted earlier. I didn't intend to make it a promotional article, please provide necessary guidelines on how i can improve to look more like an information rather than a promotion. My major areas of concern are listed below:

1. Citations/references: What kind of sources are considered reliable? are PR article not a worthy source for wikipedia? how many minimum references can we have in a wiki article? 2. Can we give youtube links as reference?

Please help with these queries.

Thanks,

Stella — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stellajabongworld (talk • contribs) 04:59, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

Another Association for Phlebotomy Technicians ( National Certification Career Association NCCA) http://nccanow.com/phlebotomy_technician.html if you think this is appropriate please add it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.125.249.191 (talk) 18:12, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

Oh comon that was an accident

Sing Davion here I pressed enter by accident and so it put an unfinished edit. You can't be serious with that warning. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Singdavion (talk • contribs) 16:35, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

@Singdavion: take it as big red warning to stop continuing your current path or else you will end up in WP:AVI for using the article as a talkpage. Avono (talk) 16:41, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

red mercury

regarding http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_mercury and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury%28II%29_iodide , there is mention of HgI2, mercuric iodide, mercury II iodide being red mercury on the ""red mercury" page with no source that says it is red mercury. it has ended up on the mercury II iodide page also under "other names" as the alpha (α) form. the compound is red, it does has mercury in it, but it is not red mercury. it is a red salt of mercury. alchemists may have even called it red mercury but it is not the red mercury of the cold war nuclear bomb scare, to my knowledge. which according to the page has been hoax substances and compounds of mercury with antimony. even if mercury II iodide was sold as red mercury to people looking for the mythical substance, this does not make it red mercury. there is supposedly an alchemical substance called the red stone, which is supposedly made by some form of mercury, but that doesn't mean that the page about the philosophers stone should list that it is a nuclear bomb component sought by terrorists unless it is one and the same substance as the philosophers stone. in that case the compound/substance would have it's own page and reference red mercury and the philosophers stone and say what it used to be thought to be or speculated to be and what hoax substances were sold as it. not to mention the world may be a different kind of place, hopefully for the better, if that is the case. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.123.122.58 (talk) 22:42, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

GG

[1] This edit is completely uncalled for. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 20:09, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

@A Quest For Knowledge: I retracted by comment towards SlimVirgin. However my other remark towards uncomfortable POV editors will stay as I believe such opinions will lead to witch hunting on editors. Avono (talk) 20:15, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

That's fine. It was only the first sentence I found objectionable. Thanks! A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 20:19, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

User talk:Jimbo Wales

I have removed your comment about Mark Bernstein on User talk:Jimbo Wales. Mark contacted me to complain that it was inaccurate and defamatory. I make no claim or accusation about whether or not it actually is, but I thought it in the best interests of BLP and the encyclopedia to remove it. I ask that you voluntarily not restore it lest we inflame a very sensitive and contentious issue. Thank you. Gamaliel (talk) 19:28, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

@Gamaliel:I sincerely protest this removal

he posted this in his blog post In other news, the Wikimedia Foundation’s PR Office is reportedly distributing talking points seeking to discredit me (this is a conspiracy accusation)
He made claims about editors without proof that they were throwaway accounts (thus erroneous accusations)
He called masem a rape appologist here [2].

I request that you reinsert my comment with the my accusation that he perpetrated them removed (that is only slight blp violation). Avono (talk) 19:42, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

I suspect he is probably right that WMF PR is "seeking to discredit" him as I take that to mean they are just pointing out to people expressing concern that Mark is spectacularly wrong about pretty much everything he is talking about. That said, I think you should lay off him as it is just fueling his ire. Nothing he has done up to this point would be sufficient basis for a site-ban.--The Devil's Advocate _{tlk. cntrb.} 23:17, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

Yeah thats probably good advice. I am just worried of the incoming media blitz because of his half truths, at least Arbcom didn't let them get swayed from them. Avono (talk) 23:28, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

In b4 "Wikipedia bans five female feminists who were being harassed by throwaway sock-puppet MRA accounts!" and the ensuing "five gals" controversy.--The Throwaway Advocate _{tlk. cntrb.}02:10, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

@The Devil's Advocate: You should stick with that new signature, looks good to you. If I were you I wouldn't be edit warning/squabbling with Ruylong on Jimbo's talkpage as the arbs still have the opportunity to vote on your site ban. Don't make a bad impression if you want to stay here :).Just some friendly advice. Avono (talk) 10:10, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Meh, I'm good. Hopefully, the Arbs will understand my concern.--The Devil's Advocate _{tlk. cntrb.} 10:33, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

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RfC - Helper Script access

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FYI

MediaWiki demonstrates again why it isn't good forum software. Just wanted to let you know I re-added the comment. — Strongjam (talk) 21:01, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

F*cking edit conflicts. Thanks Avono (talk) 21:03, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

Dreg102

Hello Avono,

It appears you accidentally gave this editor the Gender Gap sanctions notice instead of the GamerGate sanctions notice. Not surprising, as both have double Gs. I hope there are no sanctions regarding the Golden Gate Bridge. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 04:17, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

see T:DSA under GG. I think it is the correct code. ggtf seems to be for the task force. Avono (talk) 09:44, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

Discretionary sanction

In accordance with the GamerGate discretionary sanctions, you are hereby prohibited from addressing or referring to MarkBernstein, from editing his userspace, and from otherwise interacting with him, anywhere on Wikipedia. This is to prevent further disruption caused by your repeated attacks on him and his reputation, and for bringing his name up in unrelated threads while he is blocked. You may appeal this sanction in accordance with the procedure at WP:ACDS#Appeals. I strongly recommend you keep your distance from MB, and I will advise him to reciprocate; there is absolutely no need to attack somebody's person in order to disagree with their opinion (and as a matter of fact I sympathise more with your opinion than with his, but where I have expressed my disagreement, I have argued against his statements, not against his person). HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:41, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. I can see that I was getting too emotionally invested in this conflict therefore I will not dispute this at the moment and use it as an opportunity to calm down.Avono (talk) 18:39, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Honestly, I think that's an excellent approach. Thank you, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:34, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

Roleplaying

No, Mr. Avono. The sky is not falling. People are pretending it is falling. Remember ArbitrationGate. --DSA510 Pls No Level Up 10:49, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

The incompetence of the media is not my problem :) Avono (talk) 10:54, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

I'm sure they will have no shortage of amusement at this... oh well. --DSA510 Pls No Level Up 10:57, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

Gamergate Controvesy: In Popular Culture

Anita Sarkessian posted her reaction to Indimidation Game via Twitter, and after some discussion it was retained. Why, then, not Alex Lifschitz's reaction in the same forum? kencf0618 (talk) 16:41, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

see WP:Twitter. The Account should be verified. Avono (talk) 16:43, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Ah! Makes sense. kencf0618 (talk) 16:46, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

If you understand German....

You can revert this. starship.paint ~ ¡Olé! 10:39, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

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Lucie Arnaz's religion

Dear Krano,

           The reason I have added her religion is since I could not find anywhere where she states it I thought I should contact her on her website. I emailed her a question of if she follows a religion and 2 days later I got an email from her website saying that she 'was raised Catholic and currently attends the Unity church'. If you want to find out for yourself ask her the same question as I did and see what the answer is.

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Hi,

I appreciate your enthusiasm to maintain wikipedia. However you would agree with me that everyone will not have knowledge about everything. My page with title "Yateesh M. Acharya" was flagged and subsequently deleted from wikipedia. Could you please tell me on what grounds you remove the contents about a celebrity or an artist? A lot of people get benefited with information about such notable artist. I'm sorry but we need to stop this vandalism.

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BENN JORDAN

This article has been tagged for deletion and is quite dubious as the musician clearly wrote it himself, is not notable, and has 18 seperate articles for purported releases that are unsourced, not notable or never actually released. Total Puff Piece. Please assist by locking page to amateur editors, and ensure the deletion process runs its course on the talk page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benn_Jordan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Musicchief007 (talk • contribs) 10:57, 14 December 2015 (UTC)