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Nancy Reagan protection

Maybe you can help me. There is rampant vandalism, POV edits, and non-MOS edits being made to Nancy Reagan and my request for protection was declined. The vandalism has only worsened. I revert this anon one more time it will be 3RR. Please help out. Thanks, Happyme22 (talk) 07:53, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

I'll keep an eye on it, but FAs currently on the Main Page are rarely protected. Admittedly, I'm not sure how wise this policy is. -- RG 10:09, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Lots of photos

You have nominated for deletion several photos and images. I will not oppose you deleting obvious copyright violations (but not images where you speculate they are violations - let me investigate first). Other images were removed from articles and are thus orphans, until at least I pursuade others to reinsert them back in (it would have been easier if you didn't nominate so many at one time -especially over the Xmas break!) As for the bus in the reservoir? I think I uploaded that by mistake! Kransky (talk) 00:53, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

There's a grace period after a deletion nomination, and I can always undelete an image myself if a mistake was made. But anyway, to summarize, I guess the ones that aren't obvious copyright violations (save for the bus in the reservoir) are:

• Image:North Korean embassy in Ulan Bator.jpg and Image:Indian HC in Canberra.jpg – We'll need to verify the sources for these images if they are to be kept. Rarely are Flickr images licensed under the GFDL, anyway, so that's another sign something's fishy.

Ok, support deletion. I know I can find a licenced photo for the Indian HC. NK might be harder Kransky (talk) 11:14, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

• Image:PittRail.PNG – You replaced this with what seems to be a more complete map, Image:PittRail2.PNG, here. Is the original image worth keeping? If it's potentially useful, but not needed for Misplaced Pages, you might want to consider uploading it to the Commons.

Ok, support deletion. Kransky (talk) 11:14, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

• Image:Vietnamese diplomatic missions map.PNG and Image:Australian diplomatic missions map.PNG – I take it from your wording that you want those images displayed in various articles, but you removed them yourself after others disagreed with their addition?

-- RG 01:18, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Ok, oppose deletion. I might reinclude it in, later. Kransky (talk) 11:14, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Your edit (Warning: WP:POINT)

The second part of this edit, coming as it did in the middle of a heated discussion about a block, was unhelpful and a breach of the injunction "do not disrupt Misplaced Pages to make a point".

You knew it was unlikely to help sort the matter out in any meaningful way, and also that the issue was not "trolls" but a breach of an arbcom ruling, and yet posted it regardless.

The rules on manner of speech exist to help communication. There is nothing that canot be achieved with incivility that cannot equally be achieved civilly. The latter is what is being asked. As you can see from the user's own page, it is perfectly possible to deal firmly with a breach of norms (including if relevant any "trolling", "fringe pushing" or "disruption") both civilly and effectively. It also makes it a lot easier. FT2  05:36, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

A lecture on policy? What a crock. (And since it seems to be necessary these days: Your lecture is a crock, not you.) I, along with Raymond arritt and Fyslee , disagree with your assessment of my edit, as it indeed describes how the system works around here when it comes to junk science topics. You'd have to be blind not to see that. But I won't press the issue, either. -- RG 06:27, 31 December 2007 (UTC)