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Hi there,

I noticed you did a large amount of work on Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight and thought you'd appreciate a look now I've 'Wikified' and added some more content.

Paste any feedback you may have on my talk page!

Kindest Regards,

EvocativeIntrigue 22:41, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

2nd June

Hi!

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I'm glad to see someone with such a great, friendly attitude join Wikipedia!I'm glad you liked the article, it took quite a while.

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El Paso, Texas

Are you from El Paso? Somnabot 23:06, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

El Paso

I was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. Apparently, I know the city very well and know it like the back of my hand. I no longer reside there. :) How about you?

I am looking to further expand the article about El Paso. I hope to branch the article out amongst topics of neighborhoods, personality, and notable people. A valid aspect lacking in the current article is the presence of the Albert Bacon Fall 1907 mansion located at 1725 Arizona. This piece of the El Paso puzzle is only one example of what is lacking. Prominent names within the El Paso community continue to remain faceless within the pages of Wikipedia as well. Aside from the El Paso article, I wish to further expand the Ciudad Juarez article as it is brief, and overall below average in content. I write to you looking for help... If you have anything to contribute along these lines, please aid me in my endeavor. Somnabot 06:14, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Although Miguel Terrazas was doubtless a good man, he does not appear to meet Wikipedia's notability criteria for inclusion. The question has come up many times, and being killed in action does not, in itself, meet those criteria. -FisherQueen (Talk) 13:50, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Miguel Terrazas

While Miguel Terrazas might have been a good man, it was decided that he did not meet notability requirements and that his article constituted little more than a memorial article, which Wikipedia is not. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Miguel_Terrazas Jayran 16:14, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

As the user that originally put the article on Miguel Terrazas up for deletion, I'll explain some of the reasons why I did so. Here's a cached copy of the original article prior to deletion, in case you want to see it. <http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:vYkkeJ6cKyAJ:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Terrazas+Miguel+Terrazas&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us> As you can see, Miguel Terrazas didn't meet the notability requirements of Wikipedia. Almost all soldiers that have died in the Iraq invasion have received the same or even less media coverage than Miguel Terrazas because he and the others are not notable outside of their deaths. The three marines involved with the Haditha Massacre are known to the media because of the international outcry following the butchering of civilians that echoes the My Lai Massacre and other such atrocities in the past alongside the continued fallout from that atrocity.

I'm not too sure what is with the anti-Semetic comment but I'm guessing that you are referring to Nick Berg, the American contracter that was beheaded on video, right? His death (and the other similar ones) are more notable because of the international coverage they received as he and the others were civilians captured by the insurgency and were killed, rather gruesomely, on video. The nature of the target and the means that they died are different and that for better or for worse, receives more coverage. Jayran 22:18, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Stop

I'll ask you once nicely to stop with the anti-semitic claims in your messages to other editors

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Had his last name ended with a "-berg", "-stein" or "-son", nobody will object. It'll be published.

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It is an unnecessary and incorrect characterization of how things work here and frankly it is offensive.--Isotope23 20:46, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Forgive me for my late reply. I have been very busy attending to my own affairs. Yes, I was born in El Paso, I still reside within the general area, and am more than happy to help you if you need anything. Let me know. Somnabot 00:14, 19 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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El Paso County Constable

I proposed deleting El Paso County Constable on the grounds that the office is not notable. None of Texas's other counties have articles about their constables. I considered putting a db-a7 speedy deletion tag on it but given the article's age and edit history that would've been a bit of a ram-rod. With a PROD the article will stay up a week so it can be improved.

If this office has done something unique that makes it notable compared to other constables, then please beef up the article. The general office of "Constable" in Texas already has an article, see Texas Constable.

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If you agree with me, consider adding a "prod-2" tag and note that you started the article. It's a bit late to add a db-author tag or blank the article, as others have already edited it substantially. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 19:39, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Can you please add your source to Francisco "Chamuscado" Sánchez? If you ping me when it's done, I'll review it so it's indexed by Google. At the moment, with no verified information, it is in danger of being tagged for deletion. Best wishes, Boleyn (talk) 08:10, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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