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	Your description of RS was superb in its generality, specifically....{{xt\|A second misconception is that a source can be declared "reliable", and that declaration is a fixed, absolute judgement. Reliability depends both on the source itself and on how it is used. This board cannot provide a blanket approval that a source is reliable for all purposes. Some of the most important guidelines for evaluating the use of specific sources to support specific claims can be found in WP:MEDRS. (Of course, a source can be reliable for a particular claim and yet still be omitted from an article for reasons of (ir)relevance, undue weight, or to avoid implying conclusions not actually supported. The greater context of the article matters.)}} Is it ok with you if I modify it to achieve a tad more generality so that it doesn't apply only to MEDRS? Just wondering what other important guidelines we could use? I think you've presented the most intelligible, comprehensive and succinctly presented response that I've ever read. <font style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.1em 0.1em 0.4em,#F2CEF2 -0.4em -0.4em 0.6em,#90EE90 0.8em 0.8em 0.6em;color:#E6FFFF"><b>]</b></font><font color="gold">☯</font>] 22:08, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
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	Hi, Ten. In (in a thread seven years ago, which was already titled "Medical and legal questions (for the nth time)"; I wonder which time we're up to by now?), you wrote: "Mike Godwin was asked for comments on the guideline back in August 2007; as far as I know he has offered no objection then or since." By any chance do you remember where that discussion took place? I couldn't find any mention of it in the RD talk page archives; the closest I could find was of Theresa Knott's a few months later, in which she mentions Brad Patrick. (But please don't spend a lot of time looking. The current discussion, if you haven't come across it and if you care, is ].) —] (]) 18:51, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
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	http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2014/10/raleigh-investor-darden-still-bullish-on.html
	http://revolution-green.com/tom-darden-man-behind-rossi/
	http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2015/04/darden-cold-fusion-focused-industrial-heat-showing.html
	http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-h-bailey/interview-with-andrea-ros_b_8248624.html

	So, since you don't like a formal press release from a Darden company, even if it is merely being used to prove what it dos prove, which is that Darden's due diligence led him to buy Rossi's tech (a highly relevant fact in Rossi's biography, as anyone who has actually followed this matter, as opposed to arbitrarily censoring it is aware), which of these third party sources would you like to document the same claim? Because they each, in one way or another, do so. Thank you for keeping an open mind. --] (]) 00:13, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

	:The quality of the claims made by Rossi and friends has been extensively discussed at ]; I'm not going to reinvent the wheel to re-explain why posting Rossi's press releases isn't a good idea. ](]) 02:36, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

	Your reply illustrates a remarkable disconnect from reality and lack of awareness about the current state of the discussion about LENR generally and Rossi more particularly. The press release is NOT from Rossi; it is from Darden Industries. But perhaps you read it so quickly that you confused Darden, an eco-entrepreneur worth a couple of billion, with Rossi. This has NOTHING to do with Rossi's "claims." It is fact that Darden acquired the technology, reportedly for 12$ m. dollars. Here's the release again:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/industrial-heat-has-acquired-andrea-rossis-e-cat-technology-241853361.html. Do you see that Cherokee Industries is the holding company? Rossi had nothing to do with the press release.

	Moreover, there are multiple third party reports, including stories in Fortune magazine and the Huffington Post, that confirm the press release. But you were too fast on the "revert" button to make further inquiry.

	http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2015/04/darden-cold-fusion-focused-industrial-heat-showing.html

	Even Fortune magazine has covered this: http://www.e-catworld.com/2015/09/27/tom-darden-on-lenr-interview-in-fortune-magazine/comment-page-1/

	Sorry that I must reinvent the wheel by illustrating with these links and methodological proviso (this is not about Rossi's claims at all). This is an unfortunate illustration of how Misplaced Pages has difficulty, in the words of Adam Gopnik, dealing with topics where "one side is wrong but doesn't know it." I have a feeling that in the coming weeks and months the prejudice manifest in this article by failure to document critical developments in Rossi's career such as this (and the 2013 Lugano report, which 2 years later STILL isn't mentioned in the article) will happen despite you cavalier and misconceived objections.--] (]) 12:30, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

	:There's really no need to spam my talk page. This stuff has been discussed to death at ]. I'm not interested in wasting more time trying to bring you up to speed when you seem to have no interest in reviewing the existing discussions. ](]) 14:23, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

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	Well this article was one of a vast series of articles on entirely non-notable Bee Gees recordings. The article says nothing of substance about the song about the song, and the covers are not notable since they seem to have made no impact. Appering on a potboiler cheapo compilation is not a sign of notability either.] (]) 18:48, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
	::& btw i think you need to find out what an "edit war" is before you start slinging accusations about.] (]) 14:55, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

	:::That's funny; I thought you decided that ". It's a slow edit war, and it's far from the most serious edit war I've ever seen, but you blanked and redirected an article twice. On neither occasion did you engage with other editors on the article talk page; before your second blanking of the article (which was accompanied by a that just repeated your assertion of non-notability) you ignored a request for an explanation placed by another editor () on the article's talk page. An "edit war" doesn't have to be four reverts in twenty-four hours.
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	What do you think of that idea? -- ] (]) 17:16, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

	:Trying to take your points roughly in order...
	:I don't think it's necessary to try to add additional ''gotcha!'' checkboxes to WP:NOTHERE; in general I'm reluctant to create conditions that might encourage post-block taunting, ], or grave-dancing—"''Ha! You stopped editing for a while after you were topic banned! You are a POV-pusher!''" Even if true, it's not actually particularly useful to point out the obvious. The discussions which precipitate a topic ban already provide a much more detailed and nuanced expression of exactly why the community objects to a particular user continuing to edit in a particular area.
	:I also don't want to expose recently topic-banned individuals to sniping if they return from an editing break and try to make a fresh start. If they've found the editing or interpersonal disputes that led to their topic bans stressful and they want to take a break, then let them—don't attach a stigma to the fact that they stepped back. If they return and attempt to edit constructively in areas outside their ban, then let them. If they storm off in a huff never to be seen again, then there's no more we need to say about them.
	:I agree that very short topic bans (less than three to six months) are usually nearly useless, but in my experience they're also pretty rare. (Your mileage may vary.) I see six-month, one-year, and especially indefinite topic bans handed down at AE – at least in the fringe/psuedoscience area – far more often than anything shorter. As aggravating as a pointlessly-short topic ban can be, however, it's a double-edged sword for the editor on the receiving end of one. Sure, he can go back to editing sooner, but the editors an admins in the area tend to ''remember'' and recognize him, to more closely scrutinize his conduct, and to be ready to drop the hammer of a much longer topic (or site) ban much more readily.
	:I would be reluctant to tie unbans to any sort of edit count, and especially to one has high as five thousand. (I'm a moderately active editor and an admin, but I've got more off-Misplaced Pages hobbies and obligations than I used to; I'm only hitting maybe a hundred edits in a month. Heck, good adminship candidates can still sometimes pass RfA with a couple of thousand edits.) While there aren't any etched-in-stone rules and criteria, a pattern of good behavior in other areas is already a ''de facto'' precondition for getting an indefinite topic ban lifted anyway, at least in most of the unban discussions I've seen on AN.
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	:::{{ping\|Hijiri88}} My msg must have come the wrong way. In fact, I should have thanked you as well. My point was that not everybody would have been aware of the references; I was concerned about the editor that's why I looked at their user page before, but as an atheist and not being from Germany, I did not connect the pieces.

	:::I'm grateful to all who participated in the thread with their insightful commentary. As can be seen from my user page, I've had my own encounters with (shall we say it) POV-challenged editors; for example here's this from the "Fan mail" section: ]. ] (]) 15:35, 6 October 2016 (UTC)
	::::Yeah, I got that. I wasn't legit offended. I was just feeling somewhat happy with myself for picking up on the fact that, in that context, the bible passage was probably one of the ones about how "the Jews" are trying to kill Jesus and being the first one to check up on it. (I too am a ... well, I'm not an atheist, but I'm not a Christian; I just like history.) ] (<small>]]</small>) 21:18, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

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	:It looks like you've already had this discussion with Czolgolz; I don't know that there's anything to add. ](]) 20:11, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

	== Years later, I still look to you for your wisdom... ==

	ToaT - not sure if you remember your response to me at RS/N regarding my confusion over RS - exact date 00:19, 21 January 2015 (UTC) - I kept it all these years, use it when explaining RS to this day. If I may tax your wisdom once again, can you help clarify what appears to be a questionable dichotomy in RS as it relates to the political left and right. Almost all right leaning (conservative) sources have been ruled "unreliable" while all left leaning (liberal) sources are considered "reliable". Having been a media professional for the best part of my adult life, I see through a lot of what's going on in the MSM today, particularly the paradigm shift from ethical journalism to political rhetoric and bait & click news that our most trusted publications had to resort to in order to survive. Anything you can share will be greatly appreciated. <sup>]]]</sup> 23:26, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

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	::Ouch, well you couldn't be any more disappointed than I am right now after reading your words. What I do know without ambiguity is that ]. Even dubious secondary and third party sources publish AP reports, actual transcripts and video, and often cite primary sources such as the NYTimes. What I see lacking more than the ability to recognize a RS that supports the material is good editorial judgment and knowing what to use, even when it doesn't agree with one's own POV. I won't disturb you any more than I already have. Thank you for taking the time to reply. <sup>]]]</sup> 04:46, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
	::Oh, and I read Okrent's quote...and then his WP bio. What caught my eye was the section, The Death of Print, wherein he predicted the death of print media in 1999. It made me think of an article I wrote in the Craft Improvement section of ''Outdoors Unlimited'' published by the Outdoor Writers Association of America. The piece was titled "A tapeless future", pg 33, dated June 1997, two years earlier: {{tq\|As we approach a tapeless future, are we also approaching a paperless future? It is worth pondering. We already are seeing magazines and newspapers betroth the web, making increased usage of the Internet imminent as more computers are integrated into consumer households.}} <sup>]]]</sup> 05:04, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

	== Sig ==
	... missing Bst, ] (]) 03:12, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
	:Thanks! ](]) 03:22, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
	:: I am at a loss. Might you ] (]) 20:29, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
	::: did it myself, ] (]) 02:54, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

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	I Want to become a good editor in Misplaced Pages especially in medicine . Please advise me for better editing skills.
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	== Closed topic ==

	I haven't had time to edit, but seeing as the topic was closed I could not respond by thanking you. I should have gone to AN and not AN/I, as what I was looking for discussion rather than action. I would also like to ping {{U\|MathSci}} and apologize for bringing an unnecessary report. ]<span style="font-size: .90em;">]</span> 19:24, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
	:{{ping\|CFCF}}I appreciate you dropping by, and I'm glad that you've taken some of what I've said on board.
	:The best way to apologize to Mathsci, though, would be to do so on ''his'' talk page, not as an aside on mine. He's the one who you wronged. (And best not to say "unnecessary" report; it was ''incorrect''. Effective apologies don't try to minimize one's mistakes.) You get a second chance to try, too; since you misspelled his username, he won't have even seen your ping. ](]) 21:39, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

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An amazing diff and the fact that you're still being pointed to should cheer you up.

We still don't have immersion boiler and I need to either put double town/town couple on the list (Special:Whatlinkshere/double town) or get around to submitting it at User talk:Drmies.

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My information on the use of this mercury compound in zinc-air hearing aid button cells came to me by an electrochemical engineer at RayOVac, and the Chief Engineer at Phonak USA, the largest hearing aid mfr in the world and largest buyer of VARTA hearing aid batteries (private labeled Phonak in many countries), as when the ban went into effect in 5 states, they pushed it on everybody as the EU also banned it. This caused energy storage capacity to drop about 20% at first as the battery mfr's scrambled to find a substitute (to the detriment of hearing aid, CI, and BAHA users worldwide; and VARTA was the first to solve the riddle in late 2017, gaining back what was lost, per the testing performed at Phonak USA and also at their Stäfa HQ. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Discpad (talk • contribs)

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