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Churches response
The moves have been made to distinguish two churches from each other that happen to be in the city of Dublin. Ireland is unique in have parallel successions in bishoprics for the two main churches. This parallel state of affairs is mirrored in the naming of the churches. Once a parish church came into the possession of the established church, the Catholic adherents, despite being in the majority, were obliged to quit the premises. Following the relaxation of the Penal Laws, it gradually became possible for them to build churches of their own in the parish. In many cases, this second premises had the same name as the original parish church. So then, it is sometimes necessary to distinguish between the two parish churches. Parentheses is the wiki etiquette for making distinctions of type (for example a cork for bottle as opposed to the city of Cork). Comma is the wiki etiquette for making distinctions of location (for example Paris, Texas as opposed to Paris, Tennessee). Where there is only 1 church of the name in Dublin, I have not made a type distinction. As regards the location, best practise tends to be to use the name of the city rather than the street name. See for example St Catherine's church which lists nine different cities around the world, not 1 of which uses a street name after the comma. Or St James' church which also lists nine different cities around the world, not 1 of which uses a street name after the comma. Dublin was unique in having the street name. My moves corrected this aberration. I hope this answers your concerns and would be obliged if you would revert your contrary moves in these articles. Peace. Laurel Lodged (talk) 18:26, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

As the creator of and/or main contributor to most of these articles I object to the mass unilateral renaming of the articles without any prior discussion and agree with Amandajm's approach to naming. Hohenloh + 09:52, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Palazzo
Yes, Manchester has some fantastic Palazzo style buildings - its a city which loves its Gothic and Palazzo. 25 St Ann Street, Mechanics' Institute and Manchester Athenaeum are a few more little gems. But 38 and 42 Mosley Street has to be my favourite. Everything about it is perfect - the way it stands on piloti-style columns, the triangular pediment and the parapet. The saddest story I'm afraid to say is the Free Trade Hall - its actually partially demolished. This is how it looked before it was partly demolished for a hotel Stevo1000 (talk) 02:49, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Reading through the article about Edmund Blacket its a shame. We have a similar problem in Britain, civil servants (aka town planners etc.) should be banned from touching historic buildings - they know nothing. Either historic buildings get demolished for a crap new development or its sold to a land hoarder who wants to knock it down. Thankfully listed buildings stop that but then the building is just left to fall into disrepair. London Road Fire Station, Manchester is one example of that, the council sold it to someone who has not interest in redeveloping and it now lies derelict. One of the most high-brow, individualistic interpretations of the classical style in Britain. Its sad, its only 50 metres away from Manchester Piccadilly station and it would make a fantastic period hotel if it was renovated. Stevo1000 (talk) 03:16, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Collegiate Church of San Gimignano
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Good advice
Hi, I saw the paste-in you did of a raft of advice for new users. Not bad at all! Have you been developing and distributing this for long? I like the way, for example, that it says take a look at the table of contents, rather than "this is the way you structure an article. Learning by example is much easier at the early stages. Tony   (talk)  13:18, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

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Barad, Syria DYK
Greetings Amanda, Zozo2kx has offered an alternative hook for the Barad, Syria DYK nomination. I think it addresses your previous concerns. Your feedback would be appreciated. --Al Ameer son (talk) 20:43, 13 September 2012 (UTC)

Response about intro...
Hi. The Libya situation was different. As I put in my edit comment, the attackers were NOT like they were in Egypt, but had heavy weapons and ammo, and it was coordinated. We can't say dogmatically that the Libya matter was just "over that movie". There's evidence and reliable sources now saying different. Many sources are mentioning that. That's all I'm saying. Regards. Watercolor Merger 05:37, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

I re-read it and I agree with you. Point taken about that. Which is why you notice I left it alone. Cheers. Watercolor Merger 05:44, 14 September 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Watercolor merger (talk • contribs)

Copper in architecture
I understand your point. Building Materials is an appropriate article for linking to Copper in Architecture. You might consider inserting Building Materials into the Architecture article in the See Also section...as building materials are often considered very carefully as architectural design components, and have been through the millennia.

Interesting comments you made about the lack of appreciation regarding copper patina by some. When doing my research, I read that people at the turn of the 20th Century were appalled when the Statue of Liberty in NYC began to turn dark brown. Funds were collected and appropriated to paint it. Fortunately, this was never done.Enviromet (talk) 15:07, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Collegiate Church of San Gimignano
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 00:02, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

Cologne Cathedral
I too have been chatting with John. And I'm not at all convinced. Any ideas? Regards. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:15, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

2012 embassy attacks
I guess you're right that it should be discussed first. I don't think my age has anything to do with it though, nor does my (or your) personal opinion. It should be what the sources say. Cheers. Fast Clear (talk) 01:17, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Like I said, not sure why that's relevant. Everyone is equal on Wikipedia, right? Fast Clear (talk) 04:35, 17 September 2012 (UTC)