User talk:Alan McBeth

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00:43, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Popoloca language and Popoluca is not the same thing and each needs a page
You have deleted and mered my page on the popoloca language with my other page on Popoluca. The languages are distinct and untelated as you would be able to see if you had read the popoluca page before merging. Each language needs it's separate page, popoluca currently serves as a kind of disambiguating page explaining the difference. I have reverted your deletion and merger so please don't do it again. Maunus 19:28, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
 * reply: Yes they do deserve their own articles both Popoloca and Popoluca are one of the 62 official languages of Mexico. I will make the popoluca page into a disambiguation page then.Maunus 07:19, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

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Abakwi language
Re your tagging of Abakwi language: It hardly meets a WP:CSD criterion. Were you saying that the whole thing was a hoax? I.e. not just that Finlay invented the language, but that someone invented Finlay's inventing it? Fut.Perf. ☼ 17:43, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Ah, got it now. Having looked a bit deeper into it. It's a nice hoax, though... I'd still say it's not a speedy. Want to prod it? People who worked on it earlier were of the opinion we should leave it so as not to let other people be deceived by "sources" outside WP. Fut.Perf. ☼ 18:10, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I think that the article should stay—people have been taken in by the hoax, and it's a waste of time for reality-based linguists to work out that this is a hoax afresh each time somebody discovers it. And after all, Wikipedia is not paper, we're not going to run out of space. -- Ngio 19:39, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

I've had another go at the article. It's an odd case--Abakwi is certainly not notable, neither as a language nor as a hoax, but the article itself is still useful, esp. for people who care about Papuan languages (like me and most of the people I interact with on WP). I think the case for keeping it is sufficient that it should at least have some discussion before removing it. If you still think it should go, submit it to Article for Deletion. Cheers, Ngio 09:48, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Taphephobia
I would like to invite you to join in working with Fear of being buried alive. It looks like Iam really getting old to completely forget this very notable phenomemon. Probably I was put off track with thes silly modern coinage, taphephobia. (the correct one would be taphophobia) `'mikkanarxi 18:26, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Spectrum
Hi, I reversed your edit from Feb. 15, where you overwrote the article Spectrum by doing a copy/paste move from Spectrum (disambiguation). This edit was not compliant with Wikipedia policies and guidelines. Firstly, copy/paste page moves are never permitted. Pages may be moved only by the use of the "move" button. If an article cannot be moved with the move button, you need assistance from an Administrator. Secondly, nontrivial page moves require consensus. I see no evidence of a discussion of this move. It should have been tagged on its talk page and listed at Requested moves prior to any move. Finally, Spectrum is a valid article on a worthy topic, not a mere dictionary definition. Wikipedia articles can sometimes be about words themselves, when appropriate. For another example, see Orange (word). Overwriting an entire article with text copied from another page is not acceptable.

I restored Spectrum (disambiguation), and included changes made since Feb. 15.--Srleffler 03:22, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

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