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James_Marsden
I edited the article James_Marsden because I felt that it was written in a bias way that portrayed the subject of a page in a more favorable light, specifically omitting negative details. I added in true, relevant but also negative details to portray a more honest and informative biography of the subject. In the future please discuss any reversals to my edits before you make them. Seifist 23:27, 8 November 2013 (UTC)


 * On reading it again, it looks OK. Thanks for taking it up with me. Jamesx12345 23:32, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much James, I understand the need to vet new users and appreciate your time. Seifist 23:27, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Sandboarding
James, you said: "Hello, I'm Jamesx12345. I wanted to let you know that I undid one of your recent contributions, such as the one you made with this edit to Sandboarding, because it didn’t appear constructive to me. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Jamesx12345 21:27, 20 October 2013 (UTC)"

Please look at the edit you reverted. Clearly, I only removed duplication, as I said in my summary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eschnett (talk • contribs) 21:33, 20 October 2013 (UTC)


 * You've made me feel silly now, as you are quite correct. 99.104.107.122 duplicated the content, and then Shadowillrule64 added a helpful comment ("Retarded Sport"). I undid that edit to what I thought was the correct version, and then you corrected me, leading me to revert you. It's now back to where it started, and you have been issued an apology. Sorry. Jamesx12345 21:38, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

Back in Somalia
Back in Somalia I used to wal 10 x 2 x7 which equals 70 miles — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.26.85.34 (talk) 11:45, 27 October 2013 (UTC)


 * ??? Jamesx12345 12:46, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Paul Krugman
Please stop reverting my edits. I have cited sources (Niall Ferguson) for my latest edits to Paul Krugman. Please read up on the situation before editing. 50.7.48.146 (talk) 20:13, 23 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Exceptional claims require exceptional sources. I'm not ready to accept that he is an "invincible robotic superhero" just yet. But an interesting hypothesis all the same. Good day. Jamesx12345 20:18, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

If the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University isn't exceptional then what, exactly, is? You want stone tablets brought down from the mountaintop or something? 50.7.48.146 (talk) 15:22, 25 October 2013 (UTC)


 * That piece appears to be tongue-in-cheek. If you can get hold of some stone tablets, I may yet be persuaded. Jamesx12345 16:51, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

Need some info On male sexual desire
Cn you please direct me to someone or somewhere, where i can get discuss — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ed beerman (talk • contribs) 05:39, 24 October 2013 (UTC)


 * You've already posted to the right places. Regards. Jamesx12345 16:51, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

Medeapolis
"Medeapolis" is not how it is spelled, and there's an embarrassing comma splice there. I don't know why you're so attached to these things. Knock it off.173.30.1.34 (talk) 17:49, 24 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Given what you were doing to the article earlier, I wasn't inclined to agree, but you have now made some worthwhile changes. If you know what a comma splice is, why are you vandalising Wikipedia? :-) Jamesx12345 18:21, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

K&N Engineering source
Hi, Jamesx12345. Will you please duck in at Talk:K&N Engineering, Inc.? There appears to be a needless quarrel going on about a sourced citation. Thank you. 174.21.139.109 (talk) 05:31, 26 October 2013 (UTC)

You've got mail!
I've replied to your message. I'm glad to see that I have your support. Hopefully I'll have the support of the community as well. Lugia2453 (talk) 21:04, 26 October 2013 (UTC)

October 2013
I don't see how it's not constructive. Why is Baruch Goldstein listed as a mass murderer, but Samir Kuntar is not? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.215.200.146 (talk) 17:42, 28 October 2013 (UTC)


 * To be honest, I'm not familiar with either case. The reason I reverted those edits is because we have to be very careful Biographies of living persons, as calling somebody a murderer could have far-reaching implications. Do tread carefully, and use sensitive language if it is not clear-cut. Regards. Jamesx12345 17:47, 28 October 2013 (UTC)


 * This is a joke, right? Literally the next sentence says, "participated in the murder and kidnapping of Israelis". The article itself confirms he was given numerous life sentences for the murder of a child. How is it an "implication" that he's a murderer when it's a blatant fact, corroborated by the article itself? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.215.200.146 (talk) 17:50, 28 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Which is the exact edit(s) in question? I'm sure there was something about a political party as well. Jamesx12345 17:51, 28 October 2013 (UTC)


 * On top of that, you claim "calling someone a murderer could have far-reaching implications", so doesn't calling Baruch Goldstein a MASS murderer have even FARTHER reaching implications? Why do I smell a double standard here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.215.200.146 (talk) 17:53, 28 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Let me see if I understand this: you are saying we shouldn't call people mass murderers because of the "far reaching implications", yet when I remove such a charged title for Baruch Goldstein, you revert it to say he was a MASS murderer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.215.200.146 (talk) 17:55, 28 October 2013 (UTC)


 * I'm not trying to be duplicitous here. If you think it improves the article to call him as such, it probably isn't controversial here. The implications I was referring to are those that come with incidents such as the Wikipedia biography controversy, which is a template example for BLP violations (the policy was obviously created in response.) Jamesx12345 18:01, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Some jerk on the Internet. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to Berry, Alabama because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, you can use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. The reverted edit can be found [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=579151898 here]. --some jerk on the Internet   (talk)  19:25, 28 October 2013 (UTC)


 * My mistake. Igloo is clearly far superior to Huggle. Jamesx12345 19:26, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Czech election
Hello, I'm the one who edited the Czech legislative election, 2013 template. The fact is, that I only wanted to update the data, but I made a few mistakes and messed it up.. I'm probably too lame to update such a big amount of data, so I won't edit it anymore. (sorry for the mistakes, English is not my first language) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.87.241.115 (talk) 19:34, 29 October 2013 (UTC)


 * No, no problem. If you have a buggy internet connection that can happen. It isn't used anywhere at the moment, so you can make as many changes as you like. Thanks for getting back to me. Jamesx12345 19:38, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * It's not the best way. Use the "New section" to start a thread, and the "Edit source" to add to one. Jamesx12345 19:51, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

Hello

 * I have, above. Typically responses are left below the previous reply. Jamesx12345 20:01, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

RfA
Hi James. Just a word of genuinely  friendly  advice: if you  continue to  make rebuttals, however legitimately  they  may  seem, there is a risk  that  you  may  scupper the very RfA you  have promoted. You will  find this page  I  wrote most  informative, especially  on  these issues -  it's become the most  visited advice page on the topic. Cheers, Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 20:44, 30 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Naturally, you are right. It seems this RFA has gone a different way to how I expected, but it might claw itself back. I'm sorry you couldn't be persuaded, but I think your criteria are very fair. Jamesx12345 22:40, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for your vandalism cleanup help at Sian Breckin, much appreciated, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 23:35, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

SFWBC College
Why are you editing the Wikipedia page of Southeastern Free Will Baptist College? Much of your information is either wrong, or it is derogatory.

Thanks, Danny Baer Academic Dean — Preceding unsigned comment added by SFWBCDean (talk • contribs) 17:14, 6 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Are you this person and this person? You might not know, but there is a very strict rule where 1 person has 1 account.


 * I was just restoring content, without much regard to the actual content. I see now some of it is derogatory, but I'm afraid you were fixing it in the wrong way. Please add references to back up facts, for example whether it is now accredited or not. As a Dean of the College, you clearly have a conflict of interest, so be careful to be neutral or your edits will be reverted. Regards. Jamesx12345 17:34, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
 * James, that content should never have been restored wholesale, regardless of how the new editor was going about removing it. Please be careful, if someone is blanking a page calling the content defamatory, there's usually an issue that requires more finesse then a complete revert of their actions.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 18:19, 6 November 2013 (UTC)


 * I appreciate that now. That's why I left the edits by the IP in place and didn't file a report to SPI. I'm afraid I let the editors that reverted the removal of content on that page vet if for me; there are a number of trusted users there and there was no immediately obvious issue until SFWBCDean contacted me, for which I am grateful. Anyway, thanks for being so vigilant. Jamesx12345 19:35, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Nobody is infallible, it's a good opportunity to remember that not all blanking is vandalism. --Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 19:56, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

That's true
That is how the Shamrock-Bulldog match ended....don't believe me go watch it — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.137.238.242 (talk) 22:40, 7 November 2013 (UTC)


 * OK. It will most likely be removed again if not sourced though, so you might want to see WP:CITE. Many thanks. Jamesx12345 22:46, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

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Not vandalism
Hi James, re this, please note that a 4th level revert by Huggle for addition of unsourced content is automatically categorised as vandalism, hence the message on their talk page. I have undone your revert. Hope you don't mind. Cheers - DVdm (talk) 18:33, 17 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Nope. I thought an edit warring template would be more appropriate, but forgot to add it. Jamesx12345 19:58, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Simple English Feynman diagram listed at Redirects for discussion
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Talk:British National Party/GA4
I've closed the GAN as not listed. I'm busy at the moment, but I will help out when I can towards getting the article listed. Give me a ping in January if it looks like I've forgotten. Regards  SilkTork  ✔Tea time  13:17, 24 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I'm also busy, but will have a look over it by Christmas at the latest. Regards. Jamesx12345 22:08, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Orwaldo's gablet


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Huggle 3 beta is out - and we need more feedback!
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Shah Safi of Persia
Hello Jamesex12345. I've changed Shahinshah of Persia to Shahinshah of Iran, as Iran is the right word for the country. Even if the two words are used in many cases, it's much more obvious to use the term "Iran" regarding the country and it's continuous history. Even if it was used to name this country "Persia" in western texts, as now "Iran" is widely used, it would be confusing to interchange them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.198.122.189 (talk) 21:30, 29 November 2013 (UTC)


 * I'm afraid I don't know enough to appreciate whether they are fully synonymous or not. I've reverted myself as you clearly know more than I do :-) Thanks for taking it up with me. Jamesx12345 21:33, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

Stub contest
Hey James, thanks for joining the contest and getting stuck in - I am glad some folks are expanding stubs. Listen, both Old Man of Stoer and Edinburgh University Press are still on the small side to qualify as they need to be 1500 b "readable prose size" to qualify. Do you have the prose tool? I'll put them 'on hol' until they are big enough. Cheers, Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:03, 1 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Ok - I'll try and find a bit more for them. I don't have the prose tool, so they could well be under-size. I'd have to look quite hard to find much else, as I've trawled a lot to find what there is. Bizarrely, I can't find anything good for the birds on the Old Man, which is probably a significant aspect. Jamesx12345 20:07, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
 * See User:Dr pda/prosesize - this is very useful. Let me know if you need help with installing it. Cheers, Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:37, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

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 * I very much enjoyed reviewing it, and learnt a little bit about some early rocketry. That picture of the first JATO sums it up beautifully :-) Jamesx12345 10:47, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

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 * Nice work James, I've addressed a couple of the GAR points too. Let me know if i can be of any further help. Thanks, Jonathan Oldenbuck (talk) 13:04, 27 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I'll admit to not being very knowledgeable about Scottish history, so I appreciate your help. Jamesx12345 15:48, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

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 * My comments are ready on Talk:Old Man of Hoy/GA1. Madalibi (talk) 14:54, 28 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the speedy review. I'll fix them now. Jamesx12345 16:19, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

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 * I put the article under "Landforms" at Good articles. Let me know if you think there is a better category it would fit under. Cheers! Madalibi (talk) 04:15, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the quick and thorough review. I've found two free versions of the sketch which I'll upload now. Jamesx12345 13:48, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
 * The sketch should make a fine addition to the article. Thank you for performing the improvements so fast, it was a pleasure working with you! Madalibi (talk) 15:26, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Dunrobin Castle
Hi James12345, well done on taking so many Scottish articles through GA recently! I have to admit to having looked at Falkirk Wheel, Dunrobin Castle and Old Man of Hoy with a vague notion of reviewing them - I only do GA reviews occasionally, usually if the subject interests me - but they were all picked up very quickly while I pontificated! One small question I have on Dunrobin Castle: in the second paragraph of the 'History' section, there is a sentence Robert the Bruce planted the Gordons at Huntly in Aberdeenshire, and they were created Earls of Huntly in 1445. What does it mean by "planted the Gordons"? It's probably something that I'm totally misunderstanding! SagaciousPhil  -  Chat  10:37, 30 January 2014 (UTC)


 * I have to admit to taking the word "planted" from Grimble, who says "These were the Gordons, whom King Robert Bruce planted at Strathbogie in Aberdeenshire..." I took it to mean that he wanted to have an English-speaking family there, but the Clan Gordon article suggests they were supporters of his cause. or  would probably have something closer to the truth. Jamesx12345 19:02, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I expect Grimble was just using a loose metaphor based on the idea that feudal kings purposefully placed supporters in specific areas, usually for strategic control. Perhaps he was thinking of how the previous occupant, an Atholl, had been 'uprooted', to use a plant metaphor, and his patrimony handed over to Adam Gordon. (The father had supported Bruce but the son's father-in-law was the murdered John Comyn, so he opposed Bruce.) According to Barrow "on the very eve of Bannockburn [Earl David] attacked the Scottish supply depot at Cambuskenneth Abbey, killing the officer in charge, Sir William of Airth, and many of his men, and carrying off stores of food". For this act of treachery his lands of Strathbogie were confiscated and granted to Sir Adam Gordon of Berwickshire; Barrow continues, "no doubt as part of the price of winning him over and also as reward for his part in delivering the Declaration of Arbroath to Pope John XXI and arguing the Scottish cause at the curia". I've amended the Clan Gordon page to show that Gordon switched his support for Edward I's claim to Bruce's claim to the Scottish crown. Kim Traynor | Talk 22:46, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * My thanks to both of you for such a fast response - my apologies for not noticing the replies earlier. I see the context it is used in now.  SagaciousPhil   -  Chat  12:18, 1 February 2014 (UTC)


 * I've added a note that they were supporters of Robert the Bruce. Jamesx12345 13:22, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I think it makes it clearer now, so much appreciated.  SagaciousPhil   -  Chat  18:46, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Note to IP
I see that you left a message for the IP at User talk:75.172.88.65. However, if I follow the sequence correctly, you realized, after leaving a message, that the edit was correct. I'm struggling to find editors willing to work on wbb articles, so I am happy to see the contributions of this editor. Could I talk you into removing, reverting or clarifying your message to the IP, so they have a more positive experience?-- S Philbrick (Talk)  13:31, 30 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Oops - I'm a bit out of practice with Huggle. I've left a note on their talk page explaining. Thanks for drawing this to my attention. Jamesx12345 18:49, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I had guessed it was an automatic or semi-automatic post by you; thanks for adding the note, I think it may help.-- S Philbrick (Talk)  20:31, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

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