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Thank you for the correction with regards to proper procedure, it is appreciated. It was more your insistence in persisting in your claims that I found somewhat provocing. I would have had a closer look at things after the person I was requesting sources from stated that he had made no such changes, not just charged along.Manxruler 01:34, 8 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Its cool, just try and be a little bit less hasty, is all. Manxruler 01:51, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Baldwin/Baudouin
You were not forced to do anything, especially move it to a just as incorrect form. You could have utilized WP:RM. I am dismayed that someone can be so rude as to expect (basically demand) me to move it to the original title when I am unable to (just as you are). As far as I am concerned, it is your problem and not mine for that reason alone. Charles 09:17, 10 January 2007 (UTC)


 * There is a difference between a title and a territorial designation. The King was titled King of the Belgians, yes, but he was also of Belgium. We wouldn't say the King of Belgium because that is not a proper title, but we could say Baudouin/Baldwin of Belgium without the title. Also, we don't have an article called Margrethe II, Denmark's Queen, which is her formal title. We don't use titles for kings and emperors unless there is nothing that the title is specifically "of", such as a German Emperor or a Holy Roman Emperor... Those are more like modifications to a title although there was actually a territory for each. Remember, I had to change just as many redirects, including some double redirects that were left behind when you moved it. There are no exceptions to the title rule whereas the given name is always a grey area for some monarchs. WP:RM can be used and the admin will do all of the work of changing the redirects. Charles 11:25, 10 January 2007 (UTC)


 * No, we do not use "of the Belgians" because we do not include the title of king. The form is "Name of Place". Charles 11:25, 10 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Well, sadly, I find maintaining the naming conventions for sovereigns to be necessary. The anglicization is something that has to be brought up at Requested Moves. Charles 11:37, 10 January 2007 (UTC)


 * No need to thank me. Sorry for losing my cool yesterday. I had an awful day and should have checked my attitude at the door. Charles 23:35, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm an admin, so I could delete the redirect page. john k 15:31, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Shahbag, request for help
Hi. I was going through your discussions on Talk:Bangladesh Liberation War. I want to request you to take a look at the Shahbag, an article I was working on, It's coming out nice, but still has a long way to go. Would you care to take a look at it, please? Aditya Kabir 22:49, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
 * It's not on war or anything. But, your fastidiousness with citation and all that stuff may come to good use. Awaiting your advises. You can post either to the article talk page or my talk page. Cheers. Aditya Kabir 22:52, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

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Watergate_burglaries overhaul
I ready your comment about the Watergate Burglaries articles needing a complete overhaul. I agree. Are you interested and have any time to work on this with me? Feel free to email meUkulele 20:35, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Jung Chang
If you have any more edits you want to make I would appreciate if you could join the discussion on the talk page first. There's little point in reaching consensus with one person if someone else wants to change the article at will. John Smith&#39;s (talk) 18:31, 20 November 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't object to the edit per ce, but the thing is I need to re-word the whole thing as it wasn't well-phrased to begin with. I could end up using what you added, but at this point I don't know what it will look like.
 * Sorry if my first message suggested I was objecting outright, I'd just like to ensure the discussion running on the talk page actually leads to a stable version. I know you're an experienced and reasonable editor so I wanted to make sure you weren't planning on making lots of edits while the rest of us were talking things over. John Smith&#39;s (talk) 18:59, 20 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for clarifying. It's not bad, but let's see where the talk page discussion goes first. John Smith&#39;s (talk) 19:17, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, and I've done my best to answer your question on historians and praise for the book. John Smith&#39;s (talk) 19:26, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

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European fraternities
Cripipper, reagarding your edit here, what about the article List of fraternities and sororities in Europe, that lists them in 12 countries? &mdash;ScouterSig 15:13, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

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Some advice
Given this edit you may find this piece of advice useful (or not) - Don't template the regulars. Regards, Mattinbgn\talk 12:16, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

3RR deliberation
Surely the point of the 3RR is to avoid edit wars; so if an editor is reverting the same edit on a daily basis, on consecutive days, it is in violation of the spirit of 3RR, and an example of gaming the system? Cripipper (talk) 12:33, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't think that applies here. On the other hand I'm willing to protect the page for a week or two if you want to ensure that the discussion is brought to talk. Stifle (talk) 12:36, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
 * YellowMonkey reverts my cited and referenced edits every day on four successive days, and refuses to engage in a discussion on the talk pages. The least I would expect is to have some support from admins on this, but instead I get branded vexatious or frivolous. No cabal, huh? Cripipper (talk) 12:40, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, you asked for a 3RR block but he hasn't broken the 3RR. He contributed to the talk page discussion somewhat, and he is an arbitrator; they have a lot on their plates. I've protected the page for a week; that should help. Stifle (talk) 12:49, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Requested a Third Opinion on Nixon header
Please do not change possible back to likely. I requested an independent third opinion on this topic. Please see my my talk page for the verdict. Possible was the word that was agreed upon, based upon WP:NPOV.--Jojhutton (talk) 16:11, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I am afraid that I may have no other choice but to bring this case to official arbitration based on Wp:Gaming the system, and not respecting WP:Third Opinion. I am reporting your violations to the Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents for possible abuse. Please understand that I do not do this lightly. I only wish that you would respect wikipedia policies.--Jojhutton (talk) 17:08, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Its not what you can cite, its that you are not following wikipedia policies. That is basically frowned upon by the rest of the community. I still wish to have a discussion on this, but you continue to revert the edits. I will not get into an edit war with you although you seem to want one. I will respect your views and let the arbitration process decide your fate. Although I don't think that YOUR interpratation of events is correct, especially for the header of an article, I still wish to have an open discussion, but only if you are willing to compromise, which you have not up to this point.--Jojhutton (talk) 18:01, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

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Richard Milhous Nixon
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5 star rank
Thank you for your well argued response. Perhaps it would be improved by providing supporting references? Pdfpdf (talk) 13:27, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

P.S. Please clarify "twat". (twat (disambiguation)) Pdfpdf (talk) 13:33, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

I have edited the article 5 star rank to make it a little less American centric. You might like to take a look. -- PBS (talk) 14:18, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Category:Proposed districts of Northern Ireland
As you created one of the articles in the above category, I'd appreciate your thoughts here. Valenciano (talk) 17:00, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Empire of Brazil
Thank you for teaching me about Brazilian history. I didn't know that. However, what you perhaps might not know is that:
 * 1) The Portuguese were the first European people to settle in present-day Uruguay by founding Sacramento in 1680. Not far from the Portuguese town, a few years later the Spanish founded Montevideo. Over the next decades both Portugal and Spain founded towns and forts in the area. In 1777 Portugal handed over its towns in present-day Uruguay to Spain. In 1811 the Portuguese returned to reclaim it, unsuccessfully. They tried once more in 1816 and this time, they conquered back not only what was once theirs, but also the entire Spanish towns in the area.


 * So, "was in a territory that had only been under Brazilian rule for eight years" is a very, very incorrect sentence.


 * 2) I don't know what kind of books did you read in English, but all I saw have D. João, not John. Examples:, , , , , , etc...

Having said that, Im requesting you to revert your edits, please. --Lecen (talk) 14:37, 19 January 2011 (UTC)


 * "Firstly, dealing with the links you provided, the first three are citations to books that appear to be written in Portugese, so are irrelevant for our purposes." I'm sorry. But... did you read the books? They are written in English, not Portuguese. The first and the third were written by American historians and the third by a British historian.
 * Cisplatina was a Brazilian province. Simple like that. Part of its population was Portuguese-Brazilian. Simple like that.
 * I'm going to wait to see you revert your own edit. Since this is not the first time you get into trouble for edit war, I'd warn you to be careful. --Lecen (talk) 16:00, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
 * "you appear to have some sort of nationalist agenda". Thank you for kind treatment. I prefer not to lose my time with you anymore. Regards, --Lecen (talk) 16:16, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
 * This is at least the third time you change "Dom João VI" to "John VI" in that article, although there are 3 editors who are agaisnt the changes. According to Wikipedia rules as per 3RR, you should be blocked. I want to avoid this, although I warned you about this behavior and you mocked me ("As for your 'warning me to be careful'..."). I'll give you a chance to revert your edits and discuss the matter through civilized channels (NOT imposing your view), that is, the talk page. --Lecen (talk) 17:16, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

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