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Sigma Chi
Did you get that userbox from me? If so, that's fine: I stole it from another fraternity! In Hoc! Scoutersig 20:55, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Feel free to use the 'real' userbox: just put in and go!    Scoutersig 15:52, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
 * See this per your message. -Scoutersig

Can you do what you did with the Notable Sig alumni and make it the same type of thing with the list of chapters? I don't think that belongs on the main page and I don't know how to do it.

If you want to add colony information to the List of Sigma Chi chapters, then you should check The Magazine: in the back should be a list of all chapters' contact info, and then colonies too. "Interest groups" won't be listed, but you could email HQ, I suppose. &mdash;ScouterSig 15:10, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

If you email HQ, they can send you really high-resolution images of the badge, crest, flag, etc. Those would be really good to put up. &mdash;ScouterSig 06:21, 9 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Brother, I just added a "Theology" section to the notable Sigs page, seeing how good your Education section is. I found a website run by a Sig on faculty at Sam Houston, ; you might check it out for famous Sigs. IHSV! &mdash;ScouterSig 16:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)


 * When did the List of Sigma Chi chapters page go to a state-by-state system, and why? And how the heck did I miss that, haha?? &mdash;ScouterSig 03:00, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

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Greek Life Template 2.0
OK, I've added ratings and ranking to the proposed template for Fraternities and Sororities, with the requirements to be found on the appropriate page. We're waiting on a transparent picture; is there anything else to be done to this template? I'd like to give it another week or so before making it an official template. Just leave some comments on the template talk page for the template. &mdash;ScouterSig 02:05, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for adding the template to a bunch of pages; and for creating and updating many more articles on Fraternities and Sororities. Keep up the good work Brother. &mdash;ScouterSig 20:16, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

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The reasoning behind the "Top" Importance rating I gave to the Kappa Alpha Society page was given in the edit notes. All modern collegiate fraternities exist to either oppose or emulate the Society, therefore, being the forerunner and founder of the fraternal system with regards to higher education, it should be accorded the highest importance rating. This is not merely vicarious ego stroking, but instead is done for those interested in the history of college fraternities. A thorough knowledge of the history and practices of the Society will lead others to a better understanding of the Greek system as a whole. So regardless of what the WikiProject chart regarding fraternities has to say, I am changing the talk page project box to reflect the importance of the Society, for without KA there would be no Greek system as we know and understand it today. Matthew Cadrin 15:39, 15 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Looking back at what you say above really makes me question your motives in this article. I'm guessing you are a brother of the Kappa Alpha Order and very proud, but you are making that too important in your editing. You are making claims that all Greek life exists because of it(if you say you arent look at the history at talk:Kappa Alpha Order. You say "All modern collegiate fraternities exist to either oppose or emulate the Society, therefore, being the forerunner and founder of the fraternal system with regards to higher education, it should be accorded the highest importance rating." I have never heard this in my life and I have yet to see a piece of literature claiming this either. Not only does this statement sound ignorant but it is complete ego stroking. And if "A thorough knowledge of the history and practices of the Society will lead others to a better understanding of the Greek system as a whole.", why is the history on the page so short and bland only going as far to say everything emulates it. I hope you can come back here to discuss this and tell me where this information comes from. Acidskater 17:32, 15 April 2007 (UTC)


 * First, you are confusing the Kappa Alpha Order with the Kappa Alpha Society, they are very distinct and wholly separate organizations. Secondly, the most well-known and widely circulated literature confirming my viewpoint would be Baird's Manual of Fraternities.  If you would like, I could head over to the library, pick up a copy and cite where exactly I found this information.  Additionally, there are a number of internet news articles restating this same information and I have heard anecdotal evidence of other fraternities' pledge manuals with this same history.  I was under the impression, obviously mistakenly, that this was common knowledge.  As for the article itself, it is short and bland, there is work in progress to improve it substantially.  In the meantime, I will gladly compromise at a rating of "High" and will endeavour to improve the article while answering any questions and addressing any concerns you may have.  I would ask though, that you do some footwork of your own and confirm for yourself what I have said, you will find the information readily available and in accord with what I have previously stated. Matthew Cadrin 18:36, 15 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I am very happy you responded and will look this up. I did confuse the names but whenever I referenced something I would go to the Kappa Alpha Society. I was doubtful because I have looked into Greek life quite a bit and had never heard of this claim. The closest I had ever heard was that the Union Triad was the beginning of social Fraternities. I also urge you to join the Wikiproject Fraternities and Sororities. Acidskater 02:54, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

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Sigma Chi
I just wanted to say good job on adding a great piece to the Sigma Chi article. The organization of a fraternity is important, and you did a great job with the one for Sigma Chi. Jmlk17 07:54, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Thank you. I have put a lot into Sigma Chi thus far and hope to bring it to a GA status and eventually make it a Featured Article. Acidskater 07:57, 24 April 2007 (UTC)


 * What is a "Centurion" in your chapter? I've never heard of it. &mdash;ScouterSig 21:40, 4 May 2007 (UTC)


 * It's actually some new thing HQ thought up. It is the new name for Risk Manager. If you go to the BLTW website you'll see they have it in the list on the left. Acidskater 01:24, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Rating of The Links, Incorporated
Can you or someone else in the project rate this article? I can't rate the article, since I have extensively edited/improved the article.  Real96  20:03, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Where's George
Yeah, I got curious after seeing your ubx. My name's still Benstrider but I'm afraid I haven't registered many bills yet or had any hits. I looked for your profile on WG but couldn't find it. You must be registered under a different name? Benstrider 04:02, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Still no hits, but I'm adding more bills as I get them and I've finally resorted to writing on some of them, so I'm hopeful. Benstrider 03:53, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Calm Down
I was editing the page as you added those unecessary tags. I had done about an hours worth of work formating the chapter list, and I thought I lost it. I merely copied and pasted my work over the past edit w/o realizing you were adding tags.

Anywho, the information is not controversial, and the main reference was the LKS homepage. Alas, I will add the reference in and fill the page with 1's. &#91;&#91;TheAngriestPharmacist]] 17:29, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Jon Stewart
Thanks buddy. He DID leave after six months, but he was initiated, and he is still listed in our national publications and such. Thanks for the kudos, but you do much more and better work on the project than I do! Jmlk17 22:25, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks again. You researched and found that link for his biography and membership.  While still somewhat uncertain of the source itself, I wanted to thank you for the time and research.  Jmlk17 04:43, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Class/Importance Rating of Christian Fraternity
Left some comments on the discussion page, thought I'd suggest you take a look at them. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Keylay31 (talk • contribs) 01:18, 8 May 2007 (UTC).

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Re: (untitled)
Please see my reply to your talk page post here. 67.100.185.234 22:14, 14 May 2007 (UTC)


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Phi Tau
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Phi Delta Theta
Thanks for the recognition. I didn't expect the article to go under peer review so soon but it's nice to know that others have noticed the work. Thanks! -- † Ðysepsion † Speak your mind 16:49, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Curiousity
Hey buddy. I hope you don't mind me asking a non-Wiki question, but I'm just finding myself curious. May I ask why you chose Sigma Chi as your fraternity? I'm asking you, since we seem to be on the same level regarding fraternities, and have no ill will against our respective organizations. There is/was Sigma Chi at my school (was, since I am an alumni now), but I only knew one or two guys, and it was not on a more than "hey man, want a beer?" level. I've been reading your expanding article, and am becoming curious about the fraternity. I hope you don't mind my asking, but you are obvious very knowledgeable about Sigma Chi as a whole. Jmlk17 18:33, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Cool! Thanks for the answer(s).  Sorry it took me this long to get back to you.  Just an FYI, I nominated Sigma Chi for a Good Article status, as I believe the recent edits have really pushed it into a higher category than what it is currently listed under.  Hope all's well, and happy editing bro!  Jmlk  17  05:35, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

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Music venue
Thanks for your addition of the "Types" section. The article is developing well, although some of my prose is a little sloppy; could you look through the article as it stands and see if I've missed any major topic points? CloudNine 21:29, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Sigma Chi references
Acidskater, you've been putting a lot of (good/great/fantastic!) work into the Sigma Chi page, including many end references. However, they are getting somewhat bulky; perhaps some can be put into the text of the article and only the "most important" ones can be kept at the bottom. &mdash;ScouterSig 02:33, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * From what I saw, there were 35 references at the bottom. Does that really seem like alot?  Just curious... Jmlk  1  7  04:23, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * OOPS! Sorry, I meant "external links." Man, finals must be killing my brain... &mdash;ScouterSig 15:39, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

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Phi Delta Theta GA nomination
I saw on my watchlist that you nominated Phi Delta Theta for GA status. I'm a brother there, so I have the pledge manual, which of course has our history, symbols, etc. in it. If you want, we could work together and could probably get the article to FA status. Also, University of Pittsburgh? I wrote University of Pittsburgh Honors College. I'm always surprised to find out how many people on Wikipedia are from Pitt. RyanGerbil10 (Don't ask 'bout Camden) 04:14, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I would be happy to work with you on making the article better but the editor who would be best for the job would be Dysepsion. He is the main editor who has made the page what it is today. Acidskater 06:09, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Buster Martin
I never claimed the footnotes were references; the last section is entitled "Notes and references". Plus I tend to add references at the end of the paragraph; most paragraphs cite one or two sources. CloudNine 08:25, 30 June 2007 (UTC)


 * If they source more than one reference then put it the sentence after the references. You can use WP:CITE as a guide for making references. Acidskater 02:19, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

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Wikimedia Pennsylvania
Hello there!

I'm writing to inform you that we are now forming the first local Wikimedia Chapter in the United States: Wikimedia Pennsylvania. Our goals are to perform outreach and fundraising activities on behalf of the various Wikimedia projects. If you're interested in being a part of the chapter, or just want to know more, you can:
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Thanks and I hope you join up!  Cbrown1023   talk   02:29, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

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bltw
hey buddy =) i actually just graduated, so my bltw days have come to an end (i think) ... I might try to return as faculty some day.  What year are you?  Didn't realize we had a chapter at Pitt, nice.  I got to go to grand chapter this year in san jose, that was a real trip.  i'll be in palo alto next year hopefully helping out with the stanford chapter.  good to hear from you, guard well man, Brian Firedancer414 12:34, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Wikimania in Atlanta!
Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 22:36, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

WP:NPOV edit in Burger King article
You removed the comment that McDonald's was Burger King's largest rival. Why? McD's is the number one fast food burger chain to BK's #2. that was a factual statement you removed.

Jerem43 04:23, 16 September 2007 (UTC)


 * That statement did not have a source for it and did not follow WP:NPOV. If there is an official statement saying that they are the biggest competitor then it will follow WP:NPOV. Acidskater 05:09, 16 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Did you look at the opening of each article? The statements are taken directly from that, and those are verified and cited. - Jerem43 23:32, 16 September 2007 (UTC)


 * It isn't hard to look at the history and see that you added the citations before posting on my page. Thus, my actions were justified and you took the proper steps to allow that statement to be put into the article. It's wikipedia guidelines working at their best. Acidskater 01:51, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Going Greek NPOV
Acidskater, there has been some (well, very little) discussion on the talk page for Fraternities and sororities about that article being biased to North America (I agree). I was thinking that to address some concerns, it needed to have a section right before "Greek umbrella organizations" on why people went Greek. It should talk about: grades, philanthropy, social networking, cultural growth (especially for NPHC), and leadership training, at least. But I can't seem to Google any information that is provided at a level larger than one campus, so any statistics I find are not useable. Where do you suggest I look? I'll look for your reponse on my talk page. &mdash;ScouterSig 22:03, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Theta Phi Psi
Do you know anything about this article on Theta Phi Psi? It's from Raleigh, NC, supposedly. &mdash;ScouterSig 21:33, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

'New' famous sigs
Bro, I was able to make this scratchpage of mine have some famous Sigs, according to the version of Baird's on Wikisource. Do you think I'll ever be able to prove any of them, let alone find out Lathrop's first name?? &mdash;ScouterSig 05:34, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

The Brewery page
Hey. I'm not sure I understand the NPOV argument. Everything on the page is factual, and I tried to make sure nothing on there expressed an opinion. Do you have suggestions? &mdash;brewery —Preceding comment was added at 13:42, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject North Carolina
Hello, I noticed that you have associated yourself with WikiProject North Carolina in one way or another and I wanted to say Hi. I have been doing a bit of work on the project and wanted to know if you were still interested. One of the major things that we need help with is article assessment. If you go to NC Article Grading and Ranking you will see that as of 12-25-2007 we have over 2,900 articles that are either unassessed and/or have not been tagged with importance. If you are interested in remaining a part of WikiProject North Carolina, please consider placing the userbox User WikiProject North Carolina if you have not already done so that others will know that you are a part of this Project as well as ensuring that you are listed on the WP North Carolina Participants. If you are no longer interested in participating in the project, please strike through your name on the WP North Carolina Participant list and/or remove the WikiProject NC Userbox! If you have any questions, please let me know!Rob110178 (talk) 22:49, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Sigma Alpha Mu notable members
Thanks for all of your assistance in finding (and supporting) references for the notable members on the Sigma Alpha Mu page. I am new to Wikipedia, so your help was very much appreciated. Hail to Pitt! --PittSammy (talk) 02:17, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Raven Society article issues
Thanks for calling out the issues with the Raven Society article. I've tried to do some cleanup -- in your assessment, are there other NPOV or citation issues with the article at this time? Tjarrett (talk) 20:22, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi--could you take another look at Raven Society and see if we still have NPOV issues on the article? I don't want to remove the tag unless you're OK with it. Tjarrett (talk) 19:46, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Bonesmen
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3RR
Any idea on how I can respond to this without breaking the Three Revert Rule? Yes, if he is a Significant Sig, surely he's "important," but if he doesn't have a wikipedia article, then he's not notable (rough rule, not strict). What should I do? &mdash;OverMyHead 18:25, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

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There is an ongoing debate regarding the introduction of the article for the University of Pittsburgh. In search of WP:Consensus, please let your opinion be known regarding the debate and possible solutions at Talk:University of Pittsburgh. Thank you and Hail to Pitt! CrazyPaco (talk) 22:34, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

You maybe interested in the Article Rescue Squadron


I notice that you are part of Category:Inclusionist_Wikipedians. I would like you to consider joining the Article Rescue Squadron. Rescue Squadron members are focused on rescuing articles for deletion, that might otherwise be lost forever. I think you will find our project matches your vision of Wikipedia.

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Wharf Theater reference
I noticed that you disputed the reference (the only reference) on the article as affiliation or unreliable. I agree, but don't know if it is worth the effort of removing as Project Theatre has begun accepting this reference through consensus. If you feel strongly could you explain more fully on my talk page. I am researching this refernces use on wiki as a reliable source. As a more experianced editor than I was when I wrote and referenced the article I am aware of the boosterism and promotional nature of the theatre alliance site, and while I support them in real life, I don't see it's use as appropriate. If it is no longer a problem, please let me know as I am about to expand the reference to properly format it, or delete it. (In other words accept it's use and fix the way it is cited on the page or if you still feel it is innappropriate I will delete it and ask you to weigh in on the other uses of the site as reference on similar pages. Thanks--Amadscientist (talk) 04:31, 30 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for getting back to me. I appreciate the opinion on the reference. That helps a lot. I am going suggest a merge with Monterey, California. The article has had no significant contributions since it began and my research shows that an effort of working with one of the museums in cooperation with a local historian was the only option to provide further references of quality. Google books has advanced a bit since so there is always a chance I may find something further, but It's about a sections worth of information and notable enough for the cities article.--Amadscientist (talk) 23:58, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

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Teaching with Wikipedia Workshop at CMU (Aug 15)
Since you are a member of the WikiProject University of Pittsburgh, I'd like to invite you to the Teaching with Wikipedia Workshop that will take place at CMU on Aug 15 (this workshop is open to general public, and is a joint imitative of CMU and Pitt). There will be another workshop held at Pitt in the Fall as well. It will cover how to include Wikipedia in one's course (WP:SUP) and also how to become a Campus Ambassadors. Pennsylvania has currently only one ambassador (myself) and it would be great if we could recruit at least several more. Ambassadors help course instructors, showing them how Wikipedia works, and interact with students. Many current ambassadors come from the body of students, faculty and university staff; it is a fun adventure, and adds to one resume/CV, to boot :) If it sounds interesting, feel free to ask me any questions, or to come to the workshop. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; talk 19:33, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Teaching with Wikipedia Workshop at CMU (Aug 15)
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 * Thank you very much! Acidskater (talk) 04:32, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Question about article
Hi ツ  I am going to patrol (approve) your article on the The Pour House, but I have a question about the wording. I have not been there for several years and remember the upstairs, downstairs configuration. Has this layout changed? And it seems from their webpage they still serve beer and do not mention liquor (mixed drinks). The article needs updating if they are now glitzy and white-glove like Glenwood South establishments. If not just make the details present tense. Thanks and happy editing. Fylbecatulous talk 14:22, 21 May 2016 (UTC)


 * It is no longer setup like that but I've just gotten started on the article and have a lot more to add. Just building up the proper sources before adding certain information. I believe they serve liquor now but I'll have to double-check everything. Acidskater (talk) 15:56, 21 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks, and forgive me for jumping ahead of your work. Wishing you the best.  Fylbecatulous talk</b> 16:08, 21 May 2016 (UTC)


 * I have added much more and honestly think it's ready to be considered of Start-status (maybe even C, but I might be getting ahead of myself). If you could take a look and let me know what you think it'd be much appreciated! Acidskater (talk) 19:45, 22 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Yes, very good and interesting article. I smile at the human interest description of the band deciding to move the furniture to play closer to the bar. Still a good atmosphere, it sounds like. I awoke the Music Venues Task Force from inactive status and ran the WP 1.0 bot to update the table for quality and importance. (after I upgraded your article  ツ )  Thanks again,  <b style="color:#595454">Fylbecatulous</b> <b style="color:#DB7093">talk</b> 21:34, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Discretionary sanctions notice - American politics, BLP
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 * I saw that you have approved a 31 hour block on User:Bunco man and am curious about if I am violating WP:3RR or any other guidelines if I were to take out the disputed content, being that he and I were in a heated argument about the matter. I'm not sure if you were able to look into the dispute itself but if so I am curious as to your thoughts on the matter. Thank you. Acidskater (talk) 22:18, 27 May 2016 (UTC)


 * I'd very strongly recommend letting someone else handle it unless it's a clear, obvious, and urgent exception to the three-revert rule. If it isn't, I'd say try to open a thread on the talk page instead.  The more consensus you can demonstrate for or against a change to the page&mdash;even if the current version of the page is problematic&mdash;the more long-term power it has against someone engaging in disruptive editing. -- slakr  \ talk / 22:26, 27 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Will do. I have already started a new thread on the talk page and will leave it to someone else to take care of. Thank you! Acidskater (talk) 22:29, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

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Jaap Nunes Vaz
Please do not add or change content, as you did at Jaap Nunes Vaz, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. GiantSnowman 09:14, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you ever so much for truly helping improve the article! I now know that instead of adding citations, engaging in discussion, or just following WP:NOCITE that I should now delete unsourced articles and material right away. Start a discussion on the talk page or even just check it to see if a user is seeking help in adding citations to said article? FORGET THAT! I'm gonna go guns blazing and tell them not add or change ANYTHING without citing a source and then delete it all. I guess I should also ignore what is stated in the tag that WP:NOCITE recommends to put on articles without references...but I guess I'll let you look that up yourself. If only they had Barn Stars for the wonderful help you've provided the wikipedia community in this edit and warning to me! Acidskater (talk) 02:15, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Template:University of Pittsburgh leaders
I'm trying to clean up pages to meet the guideline of WP:USERNOCAT which basically says that pages in the user and user talk spaces should not be in the categories which contain mainspace pages. One of those categories which is for mainspace pages is Category:Chancellors of the University of Pittsburgh. Your User page is in that category because you display Template:University of Pittsburgh leaders. I'm hesitant to comment it out on your user page, but including that template doesn't appear to fit the Wikipedia guidelines on Category use.Naraht (talk) 21:49, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

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Bio intros
Howdy. Around the 'pedia, the standard practice is to put the birth/death date before the birth/death places, in bios. GoodDay (talk) 21:18, 9 February 2024 (UTC)


 * user:GoodDay, I reverted your edit because you changed the year from 1591 to 1951, so it seemed like possible vandalism, although good to see you kept the correct year on your revert. Also, if you're going to talk about standard practice around the 'pedia, telling people to "look around the 'pedia'" really does not ahere to WP:TPG. Instead, it is much better to cite the actual guidelines you are referencing, especially since it backs up what you say instead of forcing users to just take your word for it. In this case, seems you should have likely cited MOS:BIRTHDATE, although this MOS also seems to suggest the birth/death places shouldn't even be placed within the brackets. The MOS says "Birth and death places, if known, should be mentioned in the body of the article, and can appear in the lead if relevant to notability, but not in the opening brackets alongside the birth and death dates." Acidskater (talk) 08:43, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
 * There's so many MOS, it's difficult to remember their names. But, the practice has been to put the dates in the intros. GoodDay (talk) 16:23, 15 February 2024 (UTC)