User talk:Dogaroon

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I would like to thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. However, it is recommended that you use the preview button before you save; this helps you find any errors you have made, and prevents clogging up recent changes and the page history. Thanks again. mboverload @ 00:26, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Aslo &rarr; also corrections
Please be careful not to break external links when correcting this spelling error. It may be rare, but did happen once. (The website's URL really is aslo.org...) Lupo 19:53, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks but
Hi Dogaroon, thanks for making the correction astaxanthin, but I have a question. I read the sentence as 'it indicates a possessive in a singular noun'. (Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Pg. 40 rule 1). Is this the rule you are applying? Or have I missed something? I say this because I believe I have it correct, and your correction is in error. Do you concur? — Preceding unsigned comment added by jessemonroy650 (talk • contribs)

Sorry I did not sign that last message. My comment was that it is a 'possessive in a singular noun'. Note please, "possessive", not contraction, nor other variations. Hence, I note also the use of a very authorative reference, such that you might investigate and concur. Please check. I'm not a stickler for things, but I believe I am correct. Please check at your leisure, I'm in no hurry. But I will revert in a few days, unless you can show me otherwise. Thanks :-) meatclerk 06:24, 19 May 2006 (UTC)


 * In reply to your last response, I do have the consultation of an english expert and it is in writing. For your convenience and edification (intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement; enlightenment.), I have scanned said reference and it is located on my website. Please note that these pages are not publically referenced, therefore they are just for your private viewing.


 * Upon further review, I see your correction is correct, but not for the reasons you state. As you may note, page 40 states. 'let us check ... the rules of what modern grammarians call ...' . As such, I believe "its" belongs to the class known as 'Possessive pronouns'.


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 * I thank you again for your correction, patience, time and understanding. And indulging my ignorance.

meatclerk 03:39, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Hi Jesse, thanks for taking so much trouble over this issue. You are correct that "its" is the possessive pronoun, whereas "it's" is an abbreviation of "it is" or "it has". Believe it or not, my day job is actually proofreading English, so I usually get these kinds of things right. It's very unlikely that any construction with "it's" plus a countable noun is correct, and it's even more unlikely that a quantifier like "own" which is usually followed by a noun is correct. Have a nice weekend. --Dogaroon 06:06, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Bossong
Thanks for the touch-up. Out of curiosity, what brought you to that page?ThuranX 19:10, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Harry Aubrey de Maclean
Thanks for correcting the mis-spelling in Harry Aubrey de Maclean --Zegoma beach 20:34, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Donald Rumsfeld
But its way too soon -> But it's way too soon (As in: But it is way too soon)

So, "But it's way too soon" is correct — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.3.203.207 (talk • contribs)
 * Thanks, you're right. I was working too fast again. --Dogaroon 03:41, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Oh sorry
Yeah, thanks for removing the warning, I was out of town for a few days and Tawkerbot2's talk tends to get flooded up at times :o -- Tawker 16:21, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

A short Esperanzial update
As you may have gathered, discussions have been raging for about a week on the Esperanza talk page as to the future direction of Esperanza. Some of these are still ongoing and warrant more input (such as the idea to scrap the members list altogether). However, some decisions have been made and the charter has hence been amended. See what happened. Basically, the whole leadership has had a reshuffle, so please review the new, improved charter.

As a result, we are electing 4 people this month. They will replace JoanneB and Pschemp and form a new tranche A, serving until December. Elections will begin on 2006-07-02 and last until 2006-07-09. If you wish to run for a Council position, add your name to the list before 2006-07-02. For more details, see Esperanza/June 2006 elections.

Thanks and kind, Esperanzial regards, &mdash;Cel es tianpower háblame 16:00, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Tonka Tomicic
I have just done a bit of a rewrite to the Tonka Tomicic which you justifiably tagged as needing a clean-up. Please review the new version and if it's OK, please remove the tag. On the other hand, if it still needs work (apart from it still being just a stub) please make some reccomendations. Thanks. --GringoInChile 14:08, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Proposal for rugby super league
Leave your opinion on this matter if you are interested. It is basically about the term rugby super league being used as a disambiguation for all rugby competitions by that or a similar name. --Ehinger222 12:45, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Subdivisions of Martinique
I have added a "" template to the article Subdivisions of Martinique, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may contest the proposed deletion by removing the  notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Kiwipete 08:26, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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