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About.com

Hi - the term "GuideSite" is internal About.com-speak only. I presume you're a Guide (I am too) but this isn't a term to use in a Wikipedia article. Thanks for improving the page, but could you remove the use of GuideSite? (I would, but I don't come on here often enough and I'm a little busy.213.254.90.177 01:36, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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maintenance tags

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New York Times revert?

I had added a section on The New York Times talk about how several commentators and writers gave specific examples about alleged bias in The New York Times' writing. Everything was backed up by the sources and criciticisms yet you reverted it. I am curious to know why? Arnabdas 15:03, 19 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Vandalism???

"Wikiwatch" please refer to the vandalism page and explain my violation. I contributed information that was well cited and under the correct header. I did not blank the page, curse, or insert anything outside a NPOV. Just b/c you don't like the information does not mean its vandalism. I read all your contribs and noticed you pretty much just whitewash NYT or NYT linked information. 67.177.207.23 02:12, 17 August 2007 (UTC)67.177.207.23[reply]

Vandalism

Please stop your inappropriate and unjustifiable edits. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did to Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr., you will be blocked from editing.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.9.109.2 (talk) 21:08, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Edit summaries

As has been asked of you several times, please provide an edit summary when reverting other people's edits: [1] [2] [3] (see Wikipedia:UNDO#Explain_reverts). Please also read up on WP:COI, as it appears that many of your edits have inside knowledge of the newspaper business and have consistently tried to remove objectionable content about newspapers. The Evil Spartan (talk) 06:17, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Unreferenced BLPs

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Martin A. Nisenholtz - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

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Proposed deletion of Martin A. Nisenholtz

The article Martin A. Nisenholtz has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Apparently a copyright violation of the NYT Co article on the subject. Wouldn't look good if this were to be spotted by the gimlet-eyed reporters over there.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Martin A. Nisenholtz

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Proposed deletion of David K. Norton

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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Proposed deletion of Leonard P. Forman

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No indication of notability, no reliable sources at all. Does not appear to meet WP:GNG or WP:BIO.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Leonard P. Forman

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A tag has been placed on Leonard P. Forman requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20040219005613/en/York-Times-Company-Announces-Management. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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