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Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 request for arbitration declined
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Bartolomeo da Bologna rating
Hi, you recently demoted Talk:Bartolomeo da Bologna to Start class from B class noting that it lacked the depth for a B class article. I'm curious about what material about the composer is deemed missing. He is a medieval composer about which next to nothing is known; nearly every known or asserted fact about his life or musical style has been included in the article. The article is already more extensive than the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians article on him. With obscure medieval composers what is in WP is often everything that is known. Thanks! -- Michael Scott Cuthbert (talk) 22:43, 11 January 2015 (UTC)


 * You are right it is more than start. However for B or higher the referencing should be improved (more inline), and a the composer should be placed in somewhat more historical context. How did he relate to others in his time, did he follow common traditions or did he innovate and if so in what, who did he influence etc. Arnoutf (talk) 13:07, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CVI, January 2015
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The Bugle: Issue CVII, February 2015
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The Bugle: Issue CVIII, March 2015
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"Japan surrended to the US"
Regarding this edit of yours, Emperor Hirohito's surrender speech specifically states that Japan surrenders to China, as does the Japanese government's formal instrument of surrender. In other words, your claim is unsubstantiated original research that is factually incorrect. -- benlisquare T•C•E 19:48, 10 April 2015 (UTC)


 * It does n't work like that. The claim was unsourced and removal of unsourced claims is always allowed and never original research. In addition, the document do not support your claim that Japan surrendered to China (which by omission of others claims it surrendered to China alone) At best it could be stated that it surrendered to a consortium of allies including China. So if anything the sentence as it was was original research, not its removal Arnoutf (talk) 09:06, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CIX, April 2015
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The Bugle: Issue CX, May 2015
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Merger discussion for Muisjes
An article that you have been involved in editing, Muisjes, has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. Objectivesea (talk) 00:03, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXI, June 2015
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Your edit summary
What in the world do you mean with your edit summary? By what standard is this a modern design? If you mean very generally "modern" as opposed to pre-modern, remember that the early modern period goes back to the end of the mediaeval era, while if you mean architecturally, remember that modernism eschews ornamental stuff like the tubing and has just the functional things like the supports for the rails. Nyttend (talk) 20:44, 27 June 2015 (UTC)


 * The tube is (according to some websites) a structural thing as it makes for a stiff construction allowing for the large suspensions needed at that location. In other words these websites claim the tube is first and foremost an engineering construction; which would make it modern (in the architectural definition). You may disagree, and you may be right, but then you would need to provide a reference naming it postmodern explicitly Arnoutf (talk) 21:06, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Oh, it's structural? Okay.  I misunderstood and thought it was purely ornamental.  Nyttend (talk) 03:36, 28 June 2015 (UTC)


 * That is at least what they claim. Arnoutf (talk) 07:47, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXII, July 2015
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Atheism
Hello dear User, please pay attention to this topic - Talk:Atheism. Thanks. M.Karelin (talk) 17:58, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice. I was unaware of the copyrights issue. I will be removing the content uploaded by me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arjun1491 (talk • contribs) 12:18, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue CXIII, August 2015
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The Bugle: Issue CXIV, September 2015
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RonDom
I didn't find the discussion of the etymology of the word "RonDom" on the translation of their website that's cited there. Do they literally claim it's a portmanteau? (Nearly all the uses of "portmanteau" on Wikipedia are misuses, sadly.) 4pq1injbok (talk) 14:51, 23 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Probably not a true portmanteau, which is an overly formal word anyway. I edited the article to a more descriptive and less pretentious phrase. Arnoutf (talk) 17:23, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

WikiProject Military history coordinator election
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The way your edits are going
You're going to hit very quickly and I will go ahead and take you through that procedure, because your edit is entirely unhelpful and we don't sneer at people just to prove a point.

Just to be clear: you're absolutely right that it is more proper to refer to Holland as the Netherlands and to restrict "Holland" to a part of the Low Countries. You're even right that some people, such as yourself, can get incensed over that aspect of English. (And presumably Chinese, where the country is still universally known as "Helan".) But if people are trying to find WPNETHERLANDS and there is no actual WPHOLLAND, then we redirect and help them get to where they want to and ought to go. It makes no difference to the readers: the only thing that displays is the Netherlands material and links.

If you're still incensed at its very existence... well, don't keep fighting an edit war that'll get you punished. Go find a constituency that agrees with you to show some community support. I suggest the procedure. — Llywelyn II   17:01, 8 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Thank you for this blatant violation of WP:AGF in this post (and about all your previous posts and edit summaries on this topic). May I remind you that at this stage you have reverted more of my edits than I have of yours; so your remark above comes pretty close to a threat, or at least bullying (who was accused by whom of having an attitude?). Also you may have noted that the Holland article does not redirect to the Netherlands article; so the existence wikiproject Holland templates that direct to anything BUT a Wikiproject Holland would be extremely odd. Arnoutf (talk) 17:04, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXV, October 2015
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The Bugle: Issue CXVI, November 2015
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ArbCom elections are now open!
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Zwarte Piet
Hallo,

Dit komt waarschijnlijk uit het niets, maar ik zou graag willen vragen om je inbreng te geven op de pagina Zwarte Piet. Ik zag dat je al eens eerder op de desbetreffende pagina actief bent geweest, vandaar mijn verzoek. Ik ben met grote tussenpozen of vlagen actief binnen de Wikipedia projecten, en schrok van de pagina zoals hij er enkele dagen terug en nu ook weer vormgegeven was. Bijna veertig procent van de pagina bestaat uit kritiek en verzamelde nieuwsberichten die in een naar mijn mening weinig objectieve manier worden samen geknutseld tot een weinig leesbaar geheel. Bij mijn pogingen dit op te lossen door de sectie te verplaatsen naar een apart artikel en het binnen het oorspronkelijke lemma te vervangen door een (naar mijn mening) objectievere benadering die ook de omvang van de protestbeweging binnen het grotere geheel weergeeft, kreeg ik te maken met een aantal erg agressieve (en ik denk dat ik wel kan zeggen, vooringenomen) Engelstalige editors die zich erg recalcitrant opstellen tegen deze verandering/verbeteringen. Ik ben er zeker niet op uit om de kritiek op Zwarte Piet te verbloemen, enkel om het binnen het Zwarte Piet artikel in een zeker perspectief te plaatsen. Ik zou het op prijs stellen als je naar de pagina / mijn voorstel zou willen kijken. Met vriendelijke groet, AKAKIOS (talk) 16:09, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Nominations for the Military history WikiProject historian and newcomer of the year awards now open!
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Seasons Greetings

 * This card designed by user:Samtar. You welcomed me back in March of 2008. I'm still here. B7

The Bugle: Issue CXVII, December 2015
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