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Your edit of my comment

. Please explain. —174.141.182.82 (talk) 07:08, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

Hello? I would very much like to know why you meddled with my WT:AT comment. If you gave an explanation somewhere, I missed it, and as far as I can tell, your edit did nothing useful or helpful. Please do correct me if I’m wrong. —174.141.182.82 (talk) 06:21, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

Andy? —174.141.182.82 (talk) 18:32, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

Well then… please never touch my Talk-space contributions again. Ever. At all. If a problem does arise, you are more than welcome on my Talk page, but please keep your metaphorical hands to yourself. —174.141.182.82 (talk) 19:30, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

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Hi - this session is very interesting

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Hi Andy how are you today? Rozzie111 (talk) 14:48, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

Hello there Andy.

Hi Andy. Awesome beard by the way. Thanks for all the wikipedia info! DrJWoolf (talk) 14:48, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

Good afternoon

Thanks for the session on 14th Jan, very helpful so far! BRValsler (talk) 14:48, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

Hi there

You'd like to buy me a beer. Well yes please, that'd be very nice! Ciansi (talk) 14:48, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

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Materials Horizons article proposed deletion

Hi Andy. Another user RandyKitty, who tends to patrol the journals section and is part of WP:NJournals wishes to delete the page related to the journal because they deem it to be Non-notable new journal. Not indexed in any selective databases, no independent sources. Does not meet WP:NJournals or WP:GNG.

Any advice on what to do to prevent this occuring? Thanks DrJWoolf (talk) 22:08, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

@DrJWoolf: I have no doubt a neutral editor will not allow it to happen. I have already added on independent source. You may have others to add. Be patient. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 22:52, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi Andy, it seems despite my best effort that this will be deleted. It's due to be added to SCI in the near future so I'll probably create it again at that point. I've saved it for future use once this happens. DrJWoolf (talk) 13:11, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
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@Pigsonthewing: Thanks for the info on that, didn't realise that was possible. I'll probably try some other editing soon and hopefully that will be more successful. DrJWoolf (talk) 13:59, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

One person supporting dose not a consensus make

Thus restoring. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 22:46, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

One? You clearly missed the consensus as evaluated by the neutral admin, User:Plastikspork, who closed the TfD. You have, again, broken articles, as I have already pointed out to you. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 22:48, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
Feel free to remove unsupported parameters from the template in articles. We already have 5 opposing. If we include the neutral admin you have two supporting. That consensus was a joke. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 22:56, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
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