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Please explain why you created this account rather than continue using your original account User:Seen a Tina. ~Amatulić (talk) 17:34, 17 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the explanation at WP:REFUND. I have blocked the old account as abandoned, and redirected the user and talk pages to your new account. ~Amatulić (talk) 22:55, 17 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Scott Walker

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Please help me with... David A. Clarke, Jr. The article uses the person's campaign website (http://www.thepeoplessheriff.com/) and a YouTube video of a commercial as sources for quotes. Is this OK? It seems like since they are quotes about the person, said by the person, and are not being used to mislead, they should be alright. To me, it makes more sense to take quotations from the primary source directly, rather than use a secondary source (if one is available). Anybody able to offer some guidance on if primary sources are acceptable or preferred for quotations such as those that appear within this article? Thanks!

*Seen a Mike * 20:30, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This should best be discussed on the article talk page. Personally I'm highly skeptical about the use of such sources in the biography of a living person. If secondary sources discuss those aspects of his biography, those should be used to provide necessary context. If no secondary sources discuss those aspects, they probably are not important enough to be mentioned in the Wikipedia article in the first place. The relevant policy is WP:BLPPRIMARY, which also urges caution. Regarding the YouTube videos the situation is unambiguous, however: YouTube is not a reliable source, the videos are not uploaded by Clarke himself or some reliable source (such as, say, the official channel of a news organization). There is no way of telling what happened to those videos. They should be removed immediately. In fact, I'll do so. Huon (talk) 20:59, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback Huon, and for taking care of the YouTube video on your own. I may research and try to find a different source for the quotes, as they were widely discussed in the local area. I'll do some research on all the quotes. I have opened a discussion on the article talk page, as you suggested. *Seen a Mike * 21:43, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you. — Bill W. (Talk) (Contrib) (User:Wtwilson3) — 23:28, 22 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, just forgot. Thanks, User:Wtwilson3. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Seen a Mike (talk • contribs) 21:16, 24 August 2014‎ (UTC)[reply]

No problem. If I bump into you again I'll follow WP:DTTR ;-) — Bill W. (Talk) (Contrib) (User:Wtwilson3) — 22:05, 24 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

August 2014

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Yeah, User:Wtwilson3 had already pointed out that I was mistaken. I don't need to be warned about it for making a simple mistake. And it wasn't a mistake made through not using the sandbox. I think you could be more constructive and Assume good faith. *Seen a Mike * 21:21, 24 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ask User talk:2A02:8109:1700:1C49:57A:620D:5184:4593 whether your warning was constructive or whether it assumed good faith. Just a note to be more cautious and less eager to jump to conclusions in your interactions with other editors. 32.218.33.58 (talk) 00:36, 25 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I was following the instructions as detailed WP:Username_policy#Talk_to_the_user. I did not realize that "uw" indicated a warning. It was the template suggest for drawing attention to a username, while not assuming bad faith. *Seen a Mike * 19:52, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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My mistake. I hadn't seen the word "instalment" before and just thought it was a typo. Thanks for correcting! *Seen a Mike * 21:30, 25 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for the heads up, Bot-face! I corrected it to point to the Caucasian race page. *Seen a Mike * 18:18, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Got me again, Bot-face! I corrected it to point to the chemical compound page. *Seen a Mike * 21:21, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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West Bend, Wisconsin

Hi- I was asked by an IP editor to change the titles; the IP editor was able to do it because of the West Bend, Wisconsin article is protected and only editors who logged in can make the changes. Okay-I am wondering why you made the changes? The early Wisconsin Blue Books and obituaries of Wisconsin Legislators have used either assemblyman or assemblywomen. Would you please let myself know why you may the changes? Thank you-RFD (talk) 22:39, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello RFD. I made changes to the titles because they were inconsistent. Most were listed as "Wisconsin State Assemblyman", except for one which was listed simply as "State Assemblyperson". I prefer to keep information concerning in which house the person served. It seems relevant. Perhaps "Assembly Member" would be a better title, as the WI Constitution refers to them as members? *Seen a Mike * 16:30, 8 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks-I have no problems with the changes. However, I hope the IP editor who requested the changes will contact you. The West Bend, Wisconsin article is protected and the IP editor can not edit unless he/she is a register user. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 17:11, 8 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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