User talk:Richard Gillard

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 Joe  I 05:04, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Magistra

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Speedy deletion nomination of Richard Romancito

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I think this whole intervention was completely unnecessary and completely unreasonable. Richard Romancito played the part of supporting actor to John Wayne in a Hollywood Movie. I saw the movie on TV. I was interested to know who the actor was. There was nothing about him on Wikipedia so I did some research to find out about him. When I had done so I created an appropriate entry. Why some jumped up little nonentity felt it was necessary to question my insertion is completely beyond me! I can only think that he or she was some totally inadequate specimen of humanity who found he had a little bit of power, here on Wikipedia, and let it go to his or her head. If he or she had spent more time doing some of his or her own research, rather than questioning mine, this whole section need never have been created and my good research work need never have been lost!

Richard Gillard (talk) 20:53, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Check out Wikipedia's policy on civility. Sometimes, you know, a person has a constructive point to make that might receive due consideration but the point gets lost amid fury and insults. What would your reaction be if I were now to respond with a comment about "some jumped-up little non-entity who found he can create articles on Wikipedia and let it go to his head"? Would that lead to anything productive? If you'd like to make a fresh start and have a conversation based on Wikipedia's policies and guidelines and my good faith application of them, I'm willing to chat. —Largo Plazo (talk) 22:33, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Who is Dummett, who is he

The first sentence of the second paragraph of the first section of this article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Arcana) begins with the words:

"Dummett writes that originally the Major Arcana had simple allegorical or exoteric meaning, mostly originating in elite ideology in the Italian courts of the 15th century when it was invented."

My question is a very simple one: Who is this Dummett you speak of? The sentence seems to presume that he is some kind of authority on the Tarot. If that is the case, might it not be a good idea to supply a cross reference with some information about the man?

Richard Gillard (talk) 20:48, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]