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Miguel de Cervantes

I removed the two paragraphs you added to the start of the Cervantes article. That sort of content should go on the Talk page (found via the "discussion" link at the top of the page) rather than in the article itself. In addition, I'm not comfortable with anything that dissuades users from contributing; even if a user's English skills aren't strong, he may have content worth contributing that other users will happily clean up later. | Keithlaw 21:54, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

July 2014

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Please read WP:MEDRS. Thanks Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 14:12, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

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Edit warring...

Daniel, sorry but please use the article Talk page to discuss edits instead of repeatedly reverting. Repeatedly reverting may be considered edit-warring, and can result in a block, especially if you do more than 3 within a 24-hour period, see WP:EW and WP:3RR. Zad68 01:43, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

yes please come talk. Jytdog (talk) 01:51, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Silk Road

Hi Daniel. In the Silk Road (marketplace) article I have removed your edit, "Silk Road has been said to reduce violence connected with the traditional illegal drugs trade." This is because, 1) it is in the "Criticism" section, and it is not a criticism, and 2) it may be true, but it needs a reference, otherwise it is hearsay. - Oniscoid 09:33, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Yes, the new section and the refs are fine, and it's a valid point. Though as an aside, the current annual trading volume of illegal drugs on Silk Road is approx US$50M; whereas the annual total trading volume worldwide of illegal drugs is approx US$500B, (10,000 times greater); though Silk Road may be physically safer for its users, it is unlikely to have a major effect on violent crime statistics. - Oniscoid 15:02, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

References

Please use high quality references per WP:MEDRS such as review articles or major textbooks. Note that review articles are NOT the same as peer reviewed articles. A good place to find medical sources is TRIP database Thanks.

Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 18:26, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

Deletion discussion about Nifty erotic stories archive

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September 2014

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Anais Nin

Sure - I have no problem if it's removed. All I was doing was some category refinement; I'm not sure how the "novelist" category got there in the first place. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:41, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

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September 2014

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Edward Carpenter

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September 2014

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Campaign for "santorum" neologism

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Mater lectionis

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Thank you for fixing my mistake

Thank you for reverting my undo of your edit on Talk:Judaism and sexuality, which was my mistake. Debresser (talk) 16:28, 25 December 2014 (UTC)