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I don't know if you realize that your edits are not showing up as by you. You've got to be logged in for them to show up under your user name not the IP address you're using. Since you seem to be working from a lot of different IPs, this is important.

You also get access to useful features like section editing, the "this is a minor change" checkbox, and watch lists if you make sure to log in first.

-- Zack 22:19, 18 Oct 2003 (UTC)

Hi ChrisO :) I hope you like the place and choose to stay.

Some links that may be of use:

By the way, your last change to Scientology removed valid content and was biased to one point of view - which is against Misplaced Pages:Neutral point of view policy. We have to represent all points of view here :)

Thanks, and keep contributing! Dysprosia 01:20, 9 Nov 2003 (UTC)

I've moved the comment to my talk page, and replied to your concerns at Talk:Scientology. Dysprosia 01:43, 9 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions to the Scientology articles. In general, the editing here on Misplaced Pages is pretty much free-for-all, except for when edit wars break out. There are a number of folks keeping an eye on the Scientology articles, and I guess you've seen by now that this particular subject is very sensitive to some. (No, really?!?)

When I'm tired of looking at flames and serious stuff about anti-Semitism and the like, I find it relaxing to go and edit fun subjects for a change of pace. --Modemac 00:04, 19 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Thanks for getting involved in Vinca alphabet. Secretlondon 15:07, Dec 13, 2003 (UTC)

I left a note on Talk:Binational solution. I hope you will contribute to more mideast articles as your knowledge of it appears uncommonly deep. --Zero 12:49, 21 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Macedonia is not FYROM ---Vergina 09:38, 1 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Hi I'd just like to say youre re-write of the Kosovo War article is impressive. I've been saying it should be re-written for a long time G-Man 00:46, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)

You've removed Albanian placenames from Kosovo, Pristina and Racak incident. Please don't delete the alternative Albanian names for Kosovo and its communities - the names are internationally recognised as valid and (obviously) are used in Kosovo itself. We have a similar issue in the UK and Ireland, which is resolved in Misplaced Pages articles by giving both the anglicised and the Gaelic or Welsh version of placenames (see for instance Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath) or Cardiff (Caerdydd)). In the same way, both Serbian and Albanian versions of placenames should be given in articles about Kosovo localities. -- ChrisO 11:14, 9 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Yes, I've removed them and will remove them again. Alternative names are where they should be - at the top of respective articles, from where I will never remove them. Alternative Albanian name for Kosovo is at the top of Kosovo and Metohia article, alternative name for Pristina is at the top of Pristina article, and alternative name for Racak should be at the top of Racak article when it is created. But there is no need to put alternative names whenever they are mentioned, or parhaps you think that I should put Belgrade (Beograd in Serbian) wherever Belgrade is mentione, Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in Serbian) wherever Yugoslavia is mentioned, Serbia (Srbija in Serbian) wherever Serbia is mentioned, China (中國 in Traditional Chinese, 中国 in Simplified Chinese) wherever China is mentioned... By the way, these are not Albanian names, but Serbian names in Albanian language. I don't see enough paralells between Kosovo and Wales, and think that this decision was also wrong (but won't remove them as I don't care that much). Nikola 08:45, 10 Jan 2004 (UTC)