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Lameness Huw Powell (talk) 05:47, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

censorship Huw Powell (talk) 07:01, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Your attitude
Comedy, sarcasm and making people who use IE4 feel bad is generally frowned upon at Wikipedia. Pirate Argh!!1! 04:07, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry about that. While I may have thought I was being helpful, the tone was decidedly snide and inappropriate.  Should I delete it or try to "collapse" it so it isn't a distraction to future readers?  Should I add an apology to it on that talk page? Huw Powell (talk) 08:27, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I've contacted numerous uninvolved neutral senior admins to arbitrate a punishment and address privacy issues. It doesn't really matter what you do because I plan on being outraged regardless of what happens.   Pirate Argh!!1!  09:27, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I would like to learn how to be an angry extremist reactionary. Plz hlep eme!!1! Nuttish (talk) 21:19, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Huw, I've enjoyed your edits and your contribution to the environment of learning and teaching here. Godspeed. Nuttish (talk) 21:34, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
 * You are so kind, gentle stranger. Huw Powell (talk) 23:19, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

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 * Thank you, oh gentle, useful, and generally harmless bot! Huw Powell (talk) 02:44, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Greeting’s
So, that’s where that blasted comma got to! Cheers¡ --Technopat (talk) 18:36, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Well right now, it's just being stored in a box marked "do not place singly between subject and predicate", but I'm sure I'll find a use for it soon. Huw Powell (talk) 23:23, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

MN Forward
Hi!

See my comment. -- 94.101.2.145 (talk) 18:58, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Minnesota Forward


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 * Possible non notable political  action group

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 * Thanks for the heads up. I started a talk page section for you to present your concerns. Huw Powell (talk) 18:23, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

edits to Roy Masters (commentator)
The Masters article needs trimming of contentious, unsourced material, not the opposite. Eg. appending "the cult of Roy" to a heading that made no reference a so-called cult of Roy is misleading. Any contentious material needs to be sourced, per WP:LIVE. Mrtea (talk) 05:23, 2 December 2011 (UTC)
 * The article is complex, and definitely needs work. It's hard to "reference" a heading. Feel free to remove the contentious part I added, and thank you for bringing it up here. Huw Powell (talk) 06:22, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

Sgt. Pepper Straw Poll
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 * Presented my opinion, thanks, though the logic it is based on will probably entail thousands if not millions of edits to adhere to. Huw Powell (talk) 00:04, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

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 * Hmmm, thanks, interesting I missed that. Unfortunately, the meaning needed is not listed on that DA page. Huw Powell (talk) 23:42, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Found what was needed at Ram press (food). Thanks, DPL bot... Huw Powell (talk) 23:45, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

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 * Thank you. Huw Powell (talk) 01:33, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

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 * Fixed. Huw Powell (talk) 16:28, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

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May 2013
Hello, I'm Viriditas. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to Data science because it didn't appear constructive. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! Viriditas (talk) 07:30, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
 * This is unacceptable. If you do it again, you'll get reported to ANI.  I hope this warning is clear. Viriditas (talk) 08:50, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
 * The article is devoid of content despite having many words. It needs to be rewritten from the ground up, which is where I left it.  And please, who are you to make threats and warnings? Kindly assume good faith before attacking me again. Huw Powell (talk) 01:18, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Bypassing redirects
Hello, there's no point in bypassing redirects, as you did at Bubble and squeak. Then again, there's no point in reverting redirect bypasses, because that wastes even more server resources for no good reason. However, I'm going to undo part of your edit to Joni Mitchell, where I first encountered your contributions, because "R&B" is far more commonly used than "rhythm and blues". Graham 87 15:31, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Why is there no point? The reason is to avoid double redirects developing.  And "bypass" as you linked says nothing about this.  What I did was fix a link that did not go directly to the intended page. "R&B" is leetspeak for the encyclopedic correct phrase "rhythm and blues". Thank you for dropping by. Huw Powell (talk) 01:51, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
 * If you really insist on it showing as "R&B", pipe the link. Huw Powell (talk) 01:55, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Whoops, the guideline I meant to show you was this one, which definitely applies to your situation. Wikipedia should use the terms that are most commonly understood by readers. Graham 87 06:47, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Ah, thanks, very interesting. It used to matter IIRC, but I stand corrected.  I see how R&B could be a "redirect with possibilities". Could be a tough habit to break, so bear with me please. Huw Powell (talk) 00:23, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

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 * It's all good, I think, by the time I was done I had killed all the useless links to the cruft page. Huw Powell (talk) 09:41, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

A Tesla Roadster for you!

 * Aw, shucks, thank you! Huw Powell (talk) 02:50, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

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 * It doesn't appear to be a real DA page. Editing it and its talk page to reflect this. Huw Powell (talk) 03:06, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Soliciting comment...
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 * The image captions seem a little forced. Getting there, though. Huw Powell (talk) 02:07, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

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Talkback
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 * You people are so useless. Huw Powell (talk) 05:28, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

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Wikipedia has made a huge mistake
The new fonts - the awful serifs for headers and whatever that godawful sans-serif they are now using for content - are both unreadable.

I'll be gone from this site - reading and editing - until these awful user-experience errors are fixed. Bye bye, your website sucks. Huw Powell (talk) 07:13, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
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 * Thank you so much! Huw Powell (talk) 00:56, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

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 * Fixed. Huw Powell (talk) 04:59, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

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 * Thanks. It's ok, there are several people named Jack Russell. Huw Powell (talk) 15:19, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

please use edit summary
Hi, if you could be so kind, can you toss in a small edit summary when you edit? I have nothing against your edit on the [Bitcoin]] page which I contribute to too, but an edit summary would facilitate working through my watch list a lot. It's a simple form of paying respect to others.--Wuerzele (talk) 02:35, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I probably should just tag the "minor edit" box when I add a missing word. Thanks. Huw Powell (talk) 03:11, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

BrEng/AmEmg squabbling
Are we about to edit war over this? Seems very petty, considering that the spelling of "whilst" (which is absolutely acceptable in the UK) has remained on the article for three years. MOS:RETAIN also states "With few exceptions (e.g. when a topic has strong national ties or a term/spelling carries less ambiguity), there is no valid reason for such a change." Mac Dreamstate (talk) 16:54, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
 * You really should relax, chum. I've corrected that archaic term a few hundred times by now and you're the first to get all angsty about it. Edit war? Seriously? According to your link they aren't really equivalent, by the way.  This little tempest in a teapot isn't worth looking up the place in the MOS where I found this recommendation years ago. Huw Powell (talk) 18:56, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
 * You keep saying it's archaic, but that's according to AmEng. In BrEng, "whilst" is still an acceptable and prevalent variation; the article pertains to an album recorded in Britain by a British artist, and has retained BrEng for some time now. As for MOS, I consulted it because that's where WP has a guideline on changing/not changing regional spellings—which is what you came along and did. Granted, WP does go on to state that neither AmEng or BrEng is favoured (oh dear, should that be favored?), but it also recommends to avoid going around changing them on a whim or opinion. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 22:49, 15 March 2015 (UTC)

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"Wikipedia tries to find words that are common to all varieties of English. Insisting on a single term or a single usage as the only correct option does not serve the purposes of an international encyclopedia."

"Penguin Working Words recommends while only, and notes that whilst is old-fashioned. Cambridge Guide to English Usage and M-W's Webster's Guide to English Usage comment on its regional character, and note that it is rare in American usage.[118] It is thus safer to use only while in international English."

"Some publications on both sides of the Atlantic disapprove of whilst in their style guides (along with "amidst" and "amongst"); for example:


 * Times Online Style Guide: "while (not whilst)"[7]
 * Guardian Style Guide: "while not whilst"[8]
 * Hansard: the Canadian Parliament record: "while not whilst"[9]"

"While" is perfectly acceptable British English. Both the Grauniad and the Times disapprove of "whilst". I did not change a "regional spelling", I removed a pretentious use of language. If I do it again, you'd be reverting me three times. My preference would be for you to take a chill pill and mind your own apples. Huw Powell (talk) 00:32, 16 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Alrighty then, go ahead and have your way. But I'll just say to this: "My preference would be for you to take a chill pill and mind your own apples." Not very civil, but as you like. In turn, my preference will be to hopefully not cross paths with the likes of you again. :-) Mac Dreamstate (talk) 00:45, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Saying I made my edit based "on a whim or opinion" isn't the friendliest approach to take either, and neither is bringing up edit warring in your first sentence. So be it. Huw Powell (talk) 15:50, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

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 * name of the genus of fish Thymallus, first given to the grayling T. thymallus described in the [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758 edition of ''Systema
 * of Systema Naturae|1758 edition of Systema Naturae]] by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus originates from the faint smell of the herb thyme, which emanates from the flesh. {{cite web |


 * Thanks, it didn't break, but I did use a bracket instead of a parenthesis... Huw Powell (talk) 20:35, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

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