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WP:CIVIL

Per WP:CIVIL I respectfully request that you refrain from describing other editors' good-faith contributions as "crap" . Kappa 15:30, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

If I may, I would like to second Kappa's request. You have been extremely unfriendly towards me and made unwarranted attacks against me. Please stop. Bahn Mi 19:23, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, I don't suppose I was referring to your particular cruft, but your contributions fall into the pointless steaming pile of crap category. Dunc|☺ 19:57, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

This is my third request now. Please stop making personal attacks against me and make a concerted effort to be civil to all other Wikipedians. If you do not believe a school (or all schools) to be important then you are entitled to your own opinion, but that does not give you the right to harass others. Bahn Mi 16:28, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

This is my fourth and final request asking that you attempt to use civility and refrain from describing other editor's contributions as "crap". Your attitude here towards others you disagree with is reprehensible. Bahn Mi 20:45, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

Barnstar

For pulling no punches and never resting in the fight against insignificant and non-notable schools in Misplaced Pages, and for standing up to an organized, group that taunts and harasses those who disagree, I award you the Defender of the Wiki barnstar. Warmest regards --Neutrality 20:35, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

GWR 6000 Class 6024 King Edward I

Hi Duncharris. I see that you merged GWR 6000 Class 6024 King Edward I to GWR 6000 Class without going via the AfD process - can I ask why this was? It could well be that the result of the AfD discussion would have been merge or delete anyway, but is this not a more democratic way of going about things? Regards, CLW 18:50, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

I am also less than happy about those changes and believe that AfD would have been the correct way to resolve a disagreement chowells 20:43, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

Further to chowells's comment, I'll revert the merge and nominate the article for deletion myself. Then if it goes, it will be through concensus rather than a unilateral decision. CLW 20:54, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

I don't see a reason to use Afd for this. If it's a merge you're discussing, why not talk about it on the talk page? IMO, Afd is not desirable or neccessary in order to decide on a merge. Friday (talk) 21:00, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

Please note that it's not just this page at stake, there are quite a few similar pages on preserved locos that were turned into redirects because User:Duncharis didn't consider them to be notable enough chowells 21:27, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

That was really an ugly thing you did

I've been steadily working on Human for nearly a year now. this is what it looked like before I started. It has come a long way, and I was feeling rather proud of what might end up a featured article. Your comments were therefore quite possibly the rudest experience I have had on the wikipedia. I used to have respect for you, and I hope I will again someday. Sam Spade 20:36, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

A Lost Cause

Dunc, I am in full agreement with you about the notability of schools in general. Some high schools, maybe, should be kept. It seems unlikely that any elementary school could possibly be worthy of an article in the Misplaced Pages. However, I think trying to delete schools is a lost cause. I have quit voting on AFD articles for schools. There are just too many school-inclusionists to battle against and it does not seem likely that we could prevail. I think our time could be better spent elsewhere. I am, however, still going to vote vigorously against garage bands. Keep the faith. ♠DanMS 04:21, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

Civility request

Please do not describe me with phrases like ought to know better. Uncle Ed 22:59, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

Well you are being a very silly. That's no way for a bureaucrat to behave. And anyway, you ought to be able to take it. Dunc|☺ 23:23, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

dunc why does everyone keep asking you to be kinder to people yet you do not do it that is not nice Yuckfoo 03:53, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

Indeed. They should grow thicker skins or not go around POV pushing if they are a bureaucrat! Dunc|☺ 10:49, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

About Ed

 I thought it best to open up rather brusquely, given his judicious patina of praising "objectivity," only to insert usual Creationist smug b.s. 
 I doubt I can be made to engage him further, directly, in any way.  Good or grumpy, I couldn't care less, but my feelings are said (and Ed warned). 
 As for the work itself, my feelings are entirely beside the point: my pride will be in helping to mold a well-written, accurate article, whatever the outcome of the case itself.

 Your comment wass reasonable and appreciated.  --- TCoL49

Falklands

Your protection of that page was a clear abuse of power, especially since you continued editing it afterwards.

The edits were not vandalism and, while I didn't agree with them, we need to give the talk page a chance before starting dictatorial acts like the one you just did. The protection of a page should be a last resort against vandalism, not a way of avoiding other writers to express their own ideas.

--Sebastian Kessel 15:58, 29 September 2005 (UTC)