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== City of Bones == == City of Bones ==
:I have to say that you all should be careful pushing this one. You put it up for AFD, they responded by improving the article. Is it likely to be trouble later? Sure it is. Is it deletable right now? Probably not. You would build more brownie points for good faith by recognizing the improvements and withdrawing the nomination. If it immediately falls to hell, renominate, and you can point at the collapse as justification.] (]) 16:43, 11 January 2008 (UTC) :I have to say that you all should be careful pushing this one. You put it up for AFD, they responded by improving the article. Is it likely to be trouble later? Sure it is. Is it deletable right now? Probably not. You would build more brownie points for good faith by recognizing the improvements and withdrawing the nomination. If it immediately falls to hell, renominate, and you can point at the collapse as justification.] (]) 16:43, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

== 3RR ==

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Revision as of 10:00, 12 January 2008

Thanks to all who defend this page against vandals

rv on afd

It would have helped if your first revert had been accompanied by a more detailed edit summary, I wouldnt have reverted back to the close. Also I had noticed a lot the reverts and I would have stepped in sooner. Gnangarra 15:21, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

I agree and will try and do things in proper sequence if something like this occurs again; i.e. better edit summary with link to anything. Thanks, again. --Jack Merridew 15:24, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Verifiable sources

Re your comment on that page. How do you get around the fact that many if not most PhDs are either self-published or remain unpublished but in National Libraries for consultation. Presuming the individual gained his PhD and his thesis is not libellous, why can't it be referred to? Regards, David Lauder (talk) 13:51, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

You mean this edit? I removed an underscore from a link; i.e. corrected the format. Your question would be better asked at Misplaced Pages talk:Verifiability. --Jack Merridew 13:55, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
Sincere apologies. I did not look at what you had done carefully and assumed the whole block comment was by you. I have mentioned this subject on WP:Verifiability's Talk Page. Thanks. Regards, David Lauder (talk) 19:15, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Notability templates

Many thanks for your help and support with the appropriate use of cleanup templates (notability, in universe, no footnotes etc.) used on Project Greyhawk articles. I think there will be a long running dispute over their use, and I am grateful for your persistence in this matter.--Gavin Collins (talk) 09:39, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

You're most welcome. As I see it, there are many areas of Misplaced Pages where users are not focused on writing in an encyclopaedic manner; they are here out of fanish-interest and need education about what this site actually is. One of the complaints I see made all over the place is that "we" should add information, not delete it. This is really quite funny as deletion is one of the primary services that editors provide to writers. --Jack Merridew 07:51, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Is imitation is the highest form of flattery? I note you have a doppleganger attempting to revert your edits. That is pretty cool - you are on your way to becoming a celebrity!.--Gavin Collins (talk) 09:18, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
this one, too. --Jack Merridew 09:31, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
This is really quite entertaining it certainly keeps me interested. Admins just have to watch for who's reverting me to find those needing blocks and reverts. Did your see this? best way in the world to endorse an AIV request. --Jack Merridew 09:24, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
With regard to Amarillo Design Bureau, note that I don't think you can restore the Proposed deletion template once it has been removed, no matter whether its removal was justified or not.--Gavin Collins (talk) 12:56, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Ya, I know, but I figured it a necessary step. I hadn't gotten to notifying the anon who wrote the article... I've been looking at the prior AfD which seems to have gone amok over issues with Texas. I suggest you try again at some point. --Jack Merridew 13:00, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Again out of interest, do we have an idea of what this site actually is? If there's an agreed clear definition, would you mind linking to it? It'd be a very interesting read. --Kizor 13:59, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Take your pick. Opinion is a bit divergent. Or try here --Jack Merridew 14:09, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Hey jack...

...can you create a doppleganger account called User:Jack Merridou? I'll be using that account to create a checkuser log for him and his IPs, so we can have its other IPs blocked. —BoL 23:14, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

He seems to have gotten there first. I'm all for hobbling this character, but I don't see how my creating a new account will help. email me and he'll not have a chance to snag whatever name gets used. Thanks. --Jack Merridew 06:35, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
I have created User:Jack Merridew (doppelganger) and endorsed that it is me from this account. All should be clear enough from the user/talk pages and their histories. What's next? --Jack Merridew 06:52, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

I responded to you on my talk page

I wasn't sure if you had looked back there or not. Not that it matters much. Happy editing. Ursasapien (talk) 05:41, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Recent Vandalism

Hi!

It looks like your talk page is undergoing a lot of multiple IP vandalism. I think you might want to request page protection from anon users for a brief period. StephenBuxton (talk) 17:38, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

looks like its already been done... StephenBuxton (talk) 17:43, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
It happens a lot; thanks for helping to deal with it. --Jack Merridew 07:55, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
np :-) StephenBuxton (talk) 12:48, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

City of Bones

I have to say that you all should be careful pushing this one. You put it up for AFD, they responded by improving the article. Is it likely to be trouble later? Sure it is. Is it deletable right now? Probably not. You would build more brownie points for good faith by recognizing the improvements and withdrawing the nomination. If it immediately falls to hell, renominate, and you can point at the collapse as justification.Kww (talk) 16:43, 11 January 2008 (UTC)