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I saw your contention of deletion on the talk page of the article. As standard procedure for a PRODed article (see WP:PROD for more info), I've taken it to the Article for Deletion discussions. You can voice your opinion about whether or not to keep the article here: Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Dave Fipp. Thanks. Ravendrop (talk) 20:57, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

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• Comment See? Stick to what you think is right! Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/James Urban. Sure we disagree, but so what? Misplaced Pages wins!--Paul McDonald (talk) 04:17, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Re: A barnstar for you!

Um, thanks! Wow that was... 4 years ago. I had to do some digging to remember exactly what you were talking about... how exactly did you come across it? Gscshoyru (talk) 03:07, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

BOT false positive

Hi, bot tagged "section blanking" and reverted in San Severo. It's a false positive: "Demographic evolution" dummy empty section. 137.204.148.73 (talk) 04:13, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

All right, sorry. Go Phightins! (talk) 04:16, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

As IP I'm not able to remove. Please do it for me. 137.204.148.73 (talk) 04:27, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

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2014 Big East Conference Football Season

Hi there User:Theworm777! I was patrolling the page you created, 2014 Big East Conference football season, and was wondering why you felt it necessary to create an article so far in advance for this topic especially with all of the conference realignment. I didn't propose the article for deletion, but I was curious as to your reasoning. Please reply on your talk page. Thank you very much. Go Phightins! (talk) 22:30, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

I did it because of all the changes in conference realignment to show what Big East Football Conference will look like in 2013,2014 and 2015 and plan on linking to it from team pages and the conference realignment page to better show how it will be. Theworm777 (talk) 22:44, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

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Occupational science

Hey I posted on my talk and the pages talk page, I was trying to break up the history section i added. For some reason I could not get the imbedded section to show up, so now they are running together. I could not figure out why, is there format protection on wikipages?? I was not trying to vandalize the page, just trying to make it look better. Hope I didnt mess any of your stuff up.DerickDiamond (talk) 23:02, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

I could not figure it out, i tried moving the history section underneath the application section and now the external links and reference section wont show up. It even has a red cite error tag at the bottom. I put up a wikify tag on the page, maybe someone else can figure it out. I am out of ideas lol. DerickDiamond (talk) 20:22, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

On another note, thanks for your help with this page. Also, is there a way to use the reflinks tool without putting up a barelinks tag on the page?? Thanks again,DerickDiamond (talk) 21:03, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

By barelinks, do you mean like the refs at the bottom of the page currently? Go Phightins! (talk) 21:07, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

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Barnstar - Victor Poor: Thank You!

Sir, I Thank You for your Barnstar award! The article on Victor Poor in the state that it was deserved a deletion debate/AFD. Secondly, part of any editors problem in recognising the significance of Poor in various developments is that the external ref's disagree. In particular, his major claim to WP:NOTAB re microprocessor development, our own articles and the exteral refs majorly disagree and make few mentions of him in the major media/non-technical publications. In improving the article, it became obvious to me that we have no consistent timeline for microprocessor development from 1969 through to 1973+. I have made this comment both within the ongoing AFD debate, the articles talk page, and made a note of the WikiProject Computing TalkPage to ask for their input. You are a good editor, and if ever you need my help, please - just ask! With Best Regards, --Trident13 (talk) 16:23, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

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Do not edit User talk:EauOo again

Do not edit User talk:EauOo again. Your point has been made and continuing to leave the same message in different manners is disruptive. Considering the age of the account, it is also bitey. If you continue to be disruptive in this manner, I will be bringing you to ANI. Ryan Vesey 04:04, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

I understand your point and honestly didn't notice the age of the account, but it bothers me when I post something assuming good faith and the person deletes it, then I post an explanation of my reasoning, and am called a bully for stating my opinion, and then it's deleted. What would you have recommended? Go Phightins! (talk) 04:08, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

I would have recommended removing the page from your watchlist after the first removal. Alternatively, you could have just ignored the issue from that point. It is possible that it wasn't clear to you, but to an observer, it was clear that making the same point, even through explanation, would only inflame the situation. I never give out an AGF warning to begin with and it might have been better to leave your second comment first. In any case, I apologize for being a bit gruff and issuing a pseudo-ultimatum in my response here. Ryan Vesey 04:12, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

No problem, the ANI threat, for lack of a better term, did catch my attention. I do have that personality, for better or for worse, that once I'm in a discussion I intend on finishing it. You're probably right that it would have been better to go with the explanation first. Thanks for your thoughts, I probably did step a little out of bounds. Go Phightins! (talk) 04:16, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

On a happier note, are you a poly sci major and as a phillies fan, do you live anywhere near Philadelphia? I'm studying political science at the University of Pennsylvania. Ryan Vesey 04:17, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Cool, thanks by the way for fixing that table, I played with it for 15 minutes and couldn't get it without my preview looking like a giant disjointed blob. I do live about an hour and a half west of Philly. I'm just interested in politics, no degree or anything. Go Phightins! (talk) 04:20, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

If it is any consolation, I had a minor run-in with the same editor when he/she made a most outrageous reply to a simple and good-faith addition to an article. The editor then removed my comment claiming it was a "personal attack" - which it most certainly wasn't. I content myself with my own opinion of that particular editor which is certainly a great deal lower that the his/her own opinion of him/herself.  Velella    08:37, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Glad I wasn't the only one. Go Phightins! (talk) 14:39, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

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ANI discussion

Hi, Go Phightins! Look, I sincerely apologize if I did anything wrong in the ANI thread. I did not mean to bite anyone, nor did I intend to cause any trouble in the thread. Thank you for the helpful comments and suggestions. I appreciate it very much. I'll keep your comments in mind next time. :) Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 02:29, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

I don't believe you did, but obviously this is for a different venue such as mediation. Have you applied yet? Go Phightins! (talk) 02:32, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Not yet, but I would like to apologize to Niemti for my unintentional wikihounding. I did not mean to stir up any trouble in doing so. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 02:34, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Why don't you apply for a mediation now, and after the dispute is resolved you can make up with Niemti. Go Phightins! (talk) 02:35, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Okay, then. :) That's a good idea. I did not intend to suck up to anyone who resolves the dispute in any way, as I thought that "find different interest areas and edit articles on those specific areas" was a more logical discussion and I should abide by it. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 02:37, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Well, I'm glad I could help broker a solution, but I would appreciate this being deferred to the Mediation committee. Have a good day. Go Phightins! (talk) 02:38, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Correction, I meant arbitration, which resolves inter-editor disputes rather than mediation which resolves inner article disputes Go Phightins! (talk) 02:41, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Okay. As a good faith editor, I do not intend to cause any disruption and want to seek good advice, as I wanted to give Niemti the fair chance he has been given to come back to edit as I always have with almost every editor. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 02:43, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Outstanding, as soon as there is consent from Niemti, get the arbitration and get on with your editing as I've seen both of you can make valuable contributions. Go Phightins! (talk) 02:45, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your comments and advice. Also, I do not want to game the system, as I am a rule-abiding editor and do not want to cause any trouble. Once again, please accept my apologies for this matter here. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 02:51, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Not to be rude, but please apply for the arbitration now, and abide by it's decision. Thank you Go Phightins! (talk) 02:53, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

• @Sjones23. You tell: "As a good faith editor, I do not intend to cause any disruption". This is great. If this is indeed your intention, you can do the following: (a) Do not go to arbitration, follow WP:FORGIVE; (b) stop commenting on ANI and administrator's talk pages about N.; (c) do not follow and do not revert any edits by N. If N. does the same (he said that was his intention), everything will be immediately resolved. End of story. Does it sound reasonable? My very best wishes (talk) 03:27, 26 August 2012 (UTC)