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Peer Review
Your name was listed on the peer review page and I was hoping that you might be able to take the time to review my colleges site Piedmont College. Thanks RandorXeus (talk) 01:43, 11 June 2008 (UTC)RandorXeus

Verrieres Ridge FAC.
Hi, thanks for your extremely helpful criticism on the FAC for Battle of Verrieres Ridge. I've fixed several of the issues you outlined. Would you mind taking a look to see whether they've actually been fixed? Thanks. Cheers! Cam (Chat) 04:04, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

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Gridiron
Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:WikiProject Gridiron in Australia

Untransclude. KnightLago (talk) 19:06, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism revert
Hey, thanks for reverting the vandalism on my User page! :) Andrea  ( talk ) 03:43, 19 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks a lot for your help. I'm pretty certain they aren't sockpuppets, it's just a huge group of people who don't like me reverting their vandalism on all of the Twilight pages. I'm going to keep an eye on them all, but hopefully things have settled down now. Thanks again. Andrea  ( talk ) 05:33, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Malleus_Haereticorum
User:Malleus Haereticorum

He has continued to move pages without consensus. Can you please block him? Benkenobi18 (talk) 03:25, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Elsayed
Ask User:Mblumber, as the person who first tagged it that way. Bearcat (talk) 04:15, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll restore the article and retag it as notenglish in the meantime, however, just to be safe. Bearcat (talk) 04:22, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Since I don't know how to read arabic, I will assume that it might just need to be posted to the appropriate wiki. A notenglish is appropriate. Thanks. --Mblumber (talk) 04:24, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

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Request for future FAC
hey, KnightLago, I'm thinking of taking another article, Operation Tractable, for FAC in mid-to-late summer, and I'd prefer to make this one less strenuous than the FAC for Battle of Verrieres Ridge was (just as an aside, Tractable passed GAN on June 16, passed ACR on June 25, is currently submitted for PR & a Copyedit from the MILHIST Logistics Department). If you have time, would you be able to look over the prose and leave some notes on the talk-page on what needs to be improved, seeing as you're probably the best person to spot and/or fix the errors that appeared in my last FAC nomination? Respectfully, Cam (Chat) 01:07, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

RE: Vandalism Warning
Thanks a lot! ;) -- Grandpafootsoldier (talk) 02:22, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

RE: Accounts

 * The first one is my user account.
 * The second one is my sandbox experimental work-area.
 * The third is the page that I have my signpost newspaper delivered to.
 * The fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh are all template pages (for userboxes except which I use for my dock)
 * --CFeyecare(Home|Talk|Sandbox) 01:51, 30 June 2008 (UTC)''

Follow Up
I'd like to thank you personally for your understanding and forgiveness, and I'd like to make a more personal apology to him directly. I've extremely sorry for the personal attack I seemed to have made on my talk page to him, it was a direct result of my confusion and frustration regarding the recent issues. I'd like to invite you to feel free to pay close attention to my account, and ip address in the coming days and weeks, to settle your concerns. I never wished to vandalise WikiPedia or cause any upset. Cindy Talk 04:29, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Complete list of United States Supreme Court cases submitted to peer review
Hi. I found your name at Peer review/volunteers and thought I'd let you know that I've submitted List of United States Supreme Court cases (formerly Complete list of United States Supreme Court cases) for peer review here and thought you might like to comment. Thanks.--Cdogsimmons (talk) 13:58, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi. It was brought to my attention that I asked too many people to comment. Looks like you're off the hook if you want to be.--Cdogsimmons (talk) 00:00, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Copyedit request
Hello...the Cold War article is up for FA status, and we've received some feedback about our prose, and would like to have a pair (or two pair) of fresh eyes to contribute to making the prose better so we can be a better article and pass the test. Thanks for any help you give. Hires an editor (talk) 13:52, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the pointer! I'm kinda lost in this process, so this is very helpful. :-) Hires an editor (talk) 14:09, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

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Ah, good old MascotGuy.
Can you believe this guy? He creates accounts, then creates even more socks via the accounts...and oh so helpfully tags the socks as blocked before he even creates them. I believe he's now pushing 840 creatively but predictibly named accounts; we should consider throwing a party when he hits 1000. :) In all seriousness, I'm glad he isn't that character and his little friends from Encyclopedia Dramatica with their Harry Potter nonsense.  Try not to have too much fun.  --PMDrive1061 (talk) 00:51, 10 July 2008 (UTC)



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Sorry...
...I thought it was prohibited because of the possibility of vandalism from sleeper accounts. If I was wrong, please accept my apologies. There is, however, an abusive user with a sock editing right now as User:1800stfu. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 21:58, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

You bet. I'll bone up on it soon. Gotta run for now, so take care. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 22:07, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I concur; this sort of thing has been happening all week, it's not surprising that he'd take a 'better safe than sorry' approach. I probably wouldn't have tagged them, myself, but I'd definately have kept an eye on them. Half  Shadow  22:09, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Captain Flame Guy concerns
I only wish that I did, KL. This is a typical example of his naming conventions. It's almost as if he's free-associating a name and tagging it with "guy." Of all the users who've ever ended their accounts with "Guy," virtually all are his. If it is MascotGuy, he's been caught. That means he'll likely abandon the account. If he does edit, he'll edit on subjects having to do with children's subjects, fast food or whatever strikes his fancy. He may even tag his own account as a blocked sockpuppet. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 01:06, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

I like the latter. Feel free to delete the page and replace it with a welcome. If it's MascotGuy, we'll know one way or another based on the edits. Doggoned NPP patrolling has me jumping at shadows. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 01:12, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Slowing down, believe me. I hate the thought of biting newbies, I try to avoid doing so and coincidence just caused me to bite two. Thanks for the tip. I really do need to do less NPP and RC patrolling. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 18:36, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Fumer tue
User:קו קלוקס קלאן – One more for you if you're still collecting them. I'm not sure what else they would do with these at RFCU though... —Wknight94 (talk) 14:39, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * ...and User:קקק. —Wknight94 (talk) 14:57, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, will do. —Wknight94 (talk) 15:12, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Just a thank-you, KnightLago, for keeping an eye on List of colleges and universities in Florida. Much appreciated. Tim Ross  (talk)  15:58, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Reasons You Deleted My User Page?
You deleted my user page at User:EDDMedDirApp. Could I understand why? Many Wikipedians have extensive user pages that give detailed information about themselves, such as User:Bearcat, User:Blofeld of SPECTRE , and User:Slambo. I had only one sentence with two bullets. The page says "In general, this page should be created and edited by User:EDDMedDirApp." If the deletion was in error, could you please restore the page? Thank you. EDDMedDirApp (talk) 02:02, 21 July 2008 (UTC)


 * The page was talking about which subjects the user wanted to edit, I don't think this is a violation of the user page policy. Even if it was I think WP:AfD would be more applicable then WP:CSD. Chillum  02:04, 21 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Ah, It appears this has been taken care of. Chillum  02:58, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Main Page/Protection
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hey guy
I took it down way before I got your friendly little note. So can you take that stick out or is it just stuck in there permanently?

Flatcurve (talk) 21:29, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

warning heeded, home slice. what are you having a hard time comprehending? Flatcurve (talk) 21:32, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

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User talk:Flatcurve
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RFA thankspam
Thanks for your support in my RFA, which passed with 140 supporting, 11 opposing, and 4 neutral. I will do my best to live up to the trust that you have given to me. If I can ever assist you with anything, just ask.

Cheers!

J.delanoy gabs adds 20:25, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

User:Gogo Dodo, the MascotGuy
Oh, vey. Dunno if I'm honored or annoyed. =\ -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 22:48, 30 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Re [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gogo_Dodo&diff=228903819&oldid=228747495 your message]: Yeah, I know. I've had a few accounts created targeting me.  Just unusual for MG to do that. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 22:57, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Re: Email blocks
Re [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AGogo_Dodo&diff=228906508&oldid=228904666 your message]: Ah, I forgot that he likes to spam. Thanks for reminding me and tweaking the block. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 01:18, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Psych
If you don;'t actually know Princeton, you managed to be very intuitively perceptive about the place. DGG (talk) 04:34, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

Sandra Lee (cook)
At what point do we look for socks again amidst all the SPAs? --Ronz (talk) 17:35, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Since you have the wikibreak note above, I started Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard --Ronz (talk) 19:47, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Admin
Sorry about that, I started with someone else's user page as a template! My apologies! Hand of Despair (talk) 20:37, 17 August 2008 (UTC)Hand of Despair

Tagging
I'm creating the articles right now. I suppose it's a bit backwards to do it that way, I was just saving myself time. Andrew 6 47 02:26, 18 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Sounds good, if they end up getting deleted I'll redo them. In the future I'll try not to cut corners like that.   Andrew 6 47 02:34, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

All of those articles should exist now. Like I said, I'll do things the right way next time. Thanks for letting me know. Andrew 6 47 06:34, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Robert Ward
Hi, Can you please tell me why the article i created about the football player Robert Ward was deleted ? Capone1888 (talk) 17:20, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Pearl necklace (sexuality)
Consensus on the talk page was to keep the image, can I request the image be added and protection moved to semi with a markup warning about removing the image added. Darrenhusted (talk) 11:58, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

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Vandalism of Evan Bayh prompted by the VP selection has resumed AFTER selection of Biden
I just undid it. Maybe there won't be a big enough wave of vandalisms to justify relocking the page, but something to think about. Hurmata (talk) 18:54, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Admin coaching
Hey KnightLago, I was curious to see if you were interesting in coaching a friend of mine,. You interested? -- iMa tth ew  T.C. 00:46, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Ice Cream
thank you for leading me to the page on soapbox and advertising,etc. It just doesn't seem fair that there is an entire section for ice cream brands..which are linked to their websites also a list of dairy product companies...which are linked to websites and I am not allowed to post this new dairy product company.

I really wanted to get info out about this new gelati company...it has helped many in my family enjoy ice cream again because of our problems with chrones disease and lactose intolerance.

Can you explain.

Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Adeline1335 (talk • contribs) 12:50, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Question about posting
thank you for leading me to the page on soapbox and advertising,etc. It just doesn't seem fair that there is an entire section for ice cream brands..which are linked to their websites also a list of dairy product companies...which are linked to websites and I am not allowed to post this new dairy product company. Can you explain.

Thank you.

Adeline1335 (talk) 12:56, 1 September 2008 (UTC) Annette 1 September, 2008

Using Wikipedia as a substitute for Blackboard Inc. software
I don't think I'm overreacting (although the username aspect is certainly more trivial than grave). Wikipedia is not a webhost, nor should somebody be using us as if we were Blackboard software. This is highly abusive in practice, though of course I'm willing to assume it was done in good faith; but I feel a stop must be put to it immediately. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  16:13, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * AN/I is clearly the appropriate place. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  16:30, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Could you file the incident report? I trust you to report my opinion fairly as you do your own. -- Orange Mike   &#x007C;   Talk  16:31, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

University of Florida classes EAS 4200c and EML 4500
Hello KnightLago, thanks for sticking up for us until we could explain what was going on. It seems as though my professor hasn't yet realized you all would like to hear from, so I figured I'd do a little explaining to start us off.

Orange Mike is somewhat correct: we were going to use our user namespaces to post our homework solutions and the class notes in order to be graded and reviewed. This is obviously against WP policy, as I have come to read, so it would probably not be allowed. However, the work we would be doing is on Aerospace Structures and (in the other class) Finite Element Analysis.

Much of the work that would be posted and much of the notes that would be written would pertain to these two topics. From this information, the articles containing subjects that coincide with our two courses would only benefit. As for getting around the aforementioned policy on user namespaces, I'm not sure how that could be arranged.

Please let me know if you have any questions on my talk page (this, my normal WP account).

Thanks. IntaminAG (talk) 17:08, 2 September 2008 (UTC)


 * As of now, I'm not thinking that we're going to be improving WP pages to any degree, but mainly posting homework and notes. However, this isn't the end all of everything, I've contacted my professor and have asked him to come here to tell you exactly what he had planned for us concerning WP. Once he does that, we can come to an accurate conclusion, I'd say. Thanks. IntaminAG (talk) 23:05, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

infobox senator
You may want to protect Template:Infobox senator (lowercase s) as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Infobox_senator&redirect=no Thanks. --Rajah (talk) 22:23, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Re: Indiana Wesleyan University
I'm washing my hands of it. It is truly an example of the worst behavior on Wikipedia. I added a completely sourced section to an article, making numerous changes to deal with issues raised by other editors. It became clear that they simply do not wish to have the information known, rather than a desire to fashion a good article. My sources speak for themselves, the other editors have not done anything other than to delete sourced material. In the end, I am forced to allow them to shout down the information they wish to hide. So much for the journalistic standards of Wikipedia. Eastshire (talk) 13:39, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

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Redirects
If you aren't already, it seems to be procedure to salt them so he can't use them again. Half Shadow  03:31, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

user warnings
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Quick links
Go right ahead, I stole it off somebody else a while back (although I can't remember who)! Tim Vickers (talk) 02:04, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

4Chan Nonsense
You deleted my user page, due to the thought of it being '4chan' nonsense? Don't put me that low, 4chan is for pedophiles.

Tehmrorange (talk) 00:17, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

4chan
Actually, that is not a 4chan meme, but i am surprised at your extensive knowledge in this field.

If I make another page, please try not to delete it. There will be no'4chan'ness.

Tehmrorange (talk) 00:32, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

4chan/anonymous
I like your style 'knightlago', but you know that I cannot release that information. You are getting very warm though, I might have to say, maybe you should check into Encyclopedia Dramatica, even though I believe their site has been script kiddied to death once again and that is why they are down at the moment.

Tehmrorange (talk) 01:06, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Userpage barnstar
I don't really think you should have deleted the userpage barnstar template without outside community input in the form of an XFD. I can see how you invoked IAR, but I don't really agree with the deletion.  bibliomaniac 1  5  03:50, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
 * You don't need to give me a reminder. I always keep an eye on MFD anyway.  bibliomaniac 1  5  04:29, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

ANI
Can you add a little more detail to [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&curid=5137507&diff=241179487&oldid=241179139 this]? It would be helpful to know who did what, and what you did to fix it, for future reference. Kafziel Complaint Department 18:40, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Ah. Never mind – I see you didn't do anything to fix it. Sorry for the confusion. Kafziel Complaint Department 18:46, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

Rob Enderle -- BLP -- editing question
I am new to editing on Wikipedia and was hoping you could please provide some guidance on editing this article? I had added several details previously, but when I did that, I was told that the formatting from the original article was lost, although I had tried to follow the posted guidelines. Where this article is now short, if I add the details I had previously, am I starting from scratch (meaning, there's no formatting I could be potentially changing)? I found much of the original article to be very negative, rather than neutral, so am hoping I can write something new that reflects a NPV? Thanks. Wtil (talk) 19:04, 26 September 2008 (UTC)wtil

thank you
Thanks for that feedback. I am going to re-write the article in a NPV, and hopefully this will eliminate the citation issues I inadvertantly created when trying to work within the existing text, as had been suggested that I do. I assume others can add their content back in if they are interested. Wtil (talk) 15:22, 29 September 2008 (UTC)wtil

Thanks!
Thanks for the (extremely fast and friendly) help with my talkpage vandalism and the subsequent cleanup! Erebus Morgaine (talk) 01:08, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Kaveh Farrokh
Hi, you protected this article a while ago. I have proposed a compromise on the talk page. After some modification of the proposal, which was then rolled back, there has not been any more activity over the last 4 days, so I wonder whether it's time to unprotect. Please have a look. I do think that some oversight would be needed, at least initially, given the history of edit warring on this one. By the way, I am going to have to take a break, so I won't have time to make the necessary changes myself (and am thinking that it is maybe time to remove thisone from my watchlist anyway....) --Crusio (talk) 21:53, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

ROFL!
"I suggest from now on you do not edit while getting your hair cut." Best laugh I've had all day. --Captain Infinity (talk) 18:02, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Admin coaching request
Wanted to see if you were available for admin coaching. I'm an older guy, been here over 2 years, almost 8k edits, no issues. (my user page has actual info on me). I have requested a coach via the regular process, which also recommended contacting an available coach personally. In a nutshell, wanting an objective opinion on suitability before I would even consider an RFA. As far as I can tell, our paths have never crossed here. I would be happy to answer any questions about any of my edits, strengths, weaknesses, career or personal experience, etc. before you make a decision on coaching. Thanks in advance. P HARMBOY ( moo ) ( plop ) 01:52, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Admin Coaching
Hello KnightLago,

I'm not sure if you're still interesting in being an Admin Coach, but I saw that you're listed there, and currently don't have a student.

I've been doing serious edits since August, a lot of New Page Patrol, some AFD, manual vandal patrol, creating a few new articles, made some big contributions to others (you can see a list at the bottom of my user page). I really enjoy working with Wikipedia, and learning about the guidelines.

Let me know if you're interested or want more information.

Thanks. --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 17:29, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Protection on Kaveh Farrokh
Hi -- I'd like to know how you think this dispute can be resolved. I know about 'the wrong article' argument, but I think we have a problem here. The protected version calls the subject an "expert in the field of Iranian history and linguistics" on the strength of a story on the Voice of America website. The talk page puts forward two main points against this:

1. It isn't normal for a Wikipedia article to label someone an expert in the lead. Eg. Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, Samuel Eliot Morison, etc.

2. The subject may have written 2 books on Iranian history, but he has no qualifications in history – or linguistics. Only one (recent) review in the academic journals, an M.A. in "Patterns of adjustment of international students to the University of British Columbia", and a PhD in "The relationships among cognitive processes, language experience and errors in Farsi speaking ESL adults." He works as a college counsellor. He's written on article on dyslexia, but none of this is linguistics.

Another problem is the second sentence -- "He has written and lectured on linguistics" – I can't find a reliable source for this and it either should have a fact tag or be removed. Even his web site doesn't make this claim. (note it does say he is a learning psychologist, which I think is correct as his PhD was in the appropriate department ).

Those who want the edit to stay are content with the protected version and have no reason that I can think of to take any action to settle the dispute. Those who think that there are no reliable sources for the claims are faced with an article which isn't, in my opinion and that of others, up to Wikipedia standards. I'd like to know how you think the impasse can be broken. Doug Weller (talk) 19:00, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi, it looks like we have managed to come to a compromise on the talk page. I can make the agreed upon changes once the article is unprotected. Let's hope that the edit-warring will then no resume... --Crusio (talk) 16:21, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Forget it, someone just turned up and seems like we don't have a consensus after all. --Crusio (talk) 18:38, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

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Peer Review
I was hoping to recieve feedback on List of Boston Latin School alumni.

I am hoping to make it a featured list on Wikipedia. I see that you made FAU a featured article and I was hoping you could help me out with my list. There a no high school related lists featured and I have put a lot of work into this list, aiming for featured status.

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speedy deletion
KnightLago, Can you please help with the revision of my article? I only new here and don't have much idea how to present items. Pappwiki (talk) 14:29, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

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Admin coaching?
Got any slots open for a coachee? I have been looking for a coach, please look at my post to User talk:Balloonman for more info, I'm not leaving a new message for each possible coach, It's too time-consuming. Thanks--Res2216firestar 04:24, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Admin Coaching
KnightLago, could you please coach me? I've over 3000 edits, 150 deleted edits, 90 reports at AIV, several DYK's, and 7-8 image uploads. Thanks for your time. Cheers.  Im per a t § r (Talk)  13:02, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

RE: Michael A. Jackson (sheriff)
Hello! Just letting you know that I reverted your good faith edits to the article for a few reasons:
 * 1) The notable achievements section establishes notability through awards won or notable corporations created per WP:N (although it could be put better in prose per WP:MOS.
 * 2) The Berwyn Heights Raid is inappropriate to be included in the article as it is irrelevant to Jackson personally and would be better suited in the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office article which already has a lengthy subsection as well as its own article. Cheers!--It's me...Sallicio!$\color{Red} \oplus$ 20:46, 2 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Yes, I agree that Jackson is in command of every event that happens within the office, however you have to admit that the way it was written it was more like a stereotypical liberal social commentary (almost a parody) than an encyclopedia article. In fact, at first glance, it seemed as though an inexperienced IP editor had come through and started a POV-pushing subsection. Needless to say, I was quite surprised (and disappointed) to see that it was someone that should know quite better. I placed this here instead of the talk section because I think that this is something that the general public shouldn't have to read, considering your position in Wikipedia (analogous to taking someone to the side for a bit of constructive criticism instead of throwing someone under the bus in front of his/her peers). The comparison with Janet Reno is a bit of a stretch (to say the least). That incident encompassed 51 days, wide-spread (live) media coverage, and many, many human deaths. The Berwyn Heights incident took place within a matter of a few chaotic minutes that no one except for the mayor, his wife, mother, and the law enforcement on the scene actually witnessed. I have been in law enforcement for many years and know quite well that things can go sour very, very quickly and we make the best split-second decisions that we can considering the situation. And everyone monday-morning quarterbacks everything, not knowing the facts or even having a common frame of reference. We as Wikipedians should hold ourselves to a higher standard. Despite the cynicism that inherently plagues most law enforcement/military people, I have always been of the opinion that people are inherently good and are not the monsters that the media makes them out to be. I also believe that there are two sides to a story. The Sheriff wasn't there. The media wasn't there. I wasn't there. You weren't there. The media's ratings go up when the big, bad police shoot innocent little puppies that are only trying to "lick them" (as was reported by several media outlets in the area). Stepping from my soapbox, I think that it is inappropriate to have the section in the article about Jackson. A link in the see also section is appropriate. At best, a (very) pithy mention is warranted with an internal link to the main article. I (sincerely) apologize in advance if I sound like I am chastising you. I am just very disappointed that an experienced administrator would write in such a way. I will leave the rest of the changes to you. I trust your judgment and will not undo or change anything more that you write. I may make a suggestion here but that's all :) Cheers and happy editing!--It's me...Sallicio!$\color{Red} \oplus$ 00:34, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * On a lighter note, my dad is an FAU alum with a BS in Ocean Engineering. He said it was a pretty good school!
 * Let me start by saying I accept your chastisement. After re-reading the section I can tell you it is not my best work. My attention was divided when I wrote that and I had just finished reading a very sympathetic article. I believe those factors influenced my writing. I am not comparing the nature of the incidents in regard to Reno, as you pointed out they are vastly different. I was just drawing a comparison in that she was in charge of an incident and later had to deal with it. Maybe my analogy is poor. After looking at the article again I think this deserves a sentence in the article and nothing more as he did have to deal with the aftermath. I would appreciate your help in coming up with a suitable sentence. On another note, I wrote FAU's article. You could show your dad and let me know what he thinks. Thanks for the kick in the pants. KnightLago (talk) 01:44, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Talkback
Res2216firestar 17:57, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

I accept your decision, but I think you might be interested in reading my reply. Thanks--Res2216firestar 22:30, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

FAs with possible image problems
Regarding [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/United_States_Military_Academy&diff=268830299&oldid=268823964 your comment], but I believe these university FAs have image permission problems:
 * File:Nlchtownes.jpeg on Duke University. Source: and copyright claim:
 * File:DanielWebster DartmouthCollegeCase.jpg at Dartmouth College is a borderline fair use justification as there is no commentary on the work itself, it is used merely as an illustration
 * File:VGSOM IITKGP.jpg at Indian Institutes of Technology has no permission information
 * File:RedBlackCap.jpg, File:Sherwood.JPG, and File:Kheli.jpg at Ohio Wesleyan University have no source or permissions information
 * File:Oriel Boss.jpg and File:Oriel College Feathers.jpg at Oriel College, Oxford are likely trademarked and used without permission

Maybe I'm completely off and forgive me for engaging in WP:WAX, but its an endemic problem. Madcoverboy (talk) 02:41, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Re: Your comments at USMA FAC
Wow. Thanks for such an extensive review. I'd be happy to answer your questions/address your concerns. Given the expanse of questions, do you mind if I respond under each concern? — BQZip01 — talk 18:38, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I second the "wow". I'll be addressing concerns as well. Thanks for taking a such an in-depth look at the article.  Responses to follow.    Ahodges7  talk 19:13, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Your concerns have been addressed. Please strike/continue discussion as you see fit. Thanks for the thoroughness. — BQZip01 —  talk 00:45, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Please revisit the FAC. The nomination page is a bit large and the FAC delegate is not sure of what to make of the consensus. Dabomb87 (talk) 02:26, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, Sandy had requested. Dabomb87 (talk) 02:32, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your continued dialog and response. The article is definitely better for your input.    Ahodges7  talk 15:27, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I think I've addressed all of your remaining concerns with adjustments or explanations. Please let me know if there if I've failed to do so.  Thanks.   Ahodges7  talk 22:53, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Dude, it's all good and it's part of the FAC process. I'd be woefully disappointed if there wasn't some passion involved. No hard feelings. — BQZip01 —  talk 19:29, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Regarding your comment at SandyGeorgia's talk page, she is traveling and probably won't be able to do much with FAC. You may want to talk to User:Raul654, the FAC director. Dabomb87 (talk) 04:51, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Deletion
Can you tell me why my page was deleted? I don't think it was "blatant advertising" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Snbeers (talk • contribs) 22:21, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Mr. Pibb in popular culture
An article that you have been involved in editing, Mr. Pibb in popular culture, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Articles for deletion/Mr. Pibb in popular culture. Thank you. B.Wind (talk) 04:39, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Question
Hello,

Sorry I dont come on here often, so im a little confused why my article was deleted, I thought it was important as it was the first company to provide an online unlocking service for free before anyone else??? C9679 (talk) 20:46, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

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King Kong Defense
If you could give it more time, I would be much obliged. I would agree with you 100% if they just referenced it a few times, but this was the *headline* of pretty much all the news posts. It would say things like "TPB uses King Kong Defense" etc. I think the terminology is going to become part of people's lexicon. Furthermore, not only does that wiki page show the quote, but it also explains the circumstances surrounding the quote and the purpose of the quote. I started the article with a few sentences and then requested that people on #spectrial on twitter help with its expansion and people took it to heart, filling the article with all the relevant information about it. Its also been linked to by TorrentFreak and a few other well respected blogging networks. Just look at the page, a mojority believe that it should be kept and not merged or deleted. Thank you for your time.Mkikta (talk) 00:27, 19 February 2009 (UTC)(i can also be contacted by email at escalades.me.26@gmail.com.)

re: Your nomination of King Kong defense
I'm concerned that your nomination wording may have the backfire effect of attracting angry defenders of Pirate Bay and everything it stands for. Saying that the article is "pure Pirate Bay POV" is skirting the bounds of good faith assumption, even if you're right. There are a host of more objective reasons to want this article deleted or merged, that might not garner quite as much of a defensive response as we're getting now. I wonder if you'd consider amending, or even replacing your current wording in the nom. It may not make much of a difference at this point, but for whatever amount it might help, it could be worth the small effort.  Equazcion •✗/C • 12:00, 19 Feb 2009 (UTC)

Peer review notice
Hi, I just requested peer review of University of California, San Diego, and the peer review instructions recommend notifying possibly interested users when asking for peer review. As you're listed on the peer review volunteers page and give "University education" as a topic of interest, I just thought I'd bring the request to your attention as a possibly interested reviewer. --Cybercobra (talk) 12:15, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

John Augustine Washington
Help me understand what your objections are to correcting the place of residence, burial, and disambiguation. I appreciate the help and constructive suggestions. (dan_at_elams.org) Bushfield (talk) 04:40, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

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