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PGO
I took the liberty of putting your PGO test at User:L d allan/PGO. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 18:30, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

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I, L.D.Allan, only make very occasional Wiki contributions. This is the first time I have dealt with Wiki photo permission issues. After reading Wiki guidelines, I realize the photo I uploaded may not conform. I can delete it, and/or find an appropriate replacement. I have contacted the FoxNews legal department to check on getting permission for the photo that accompanied their article. -- L d allan 30 May 2011

Rick Perry and intelligent design
In this case the characterization is correct. --John (talk) 19:51, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

I believe you are referring to "virtually all". Perhaps we can "agree to disagree" and use the actual quote from the Rick Casey artitle that was referenced? That article did not use the "virtually all" phrase. To me, misquoting a source is unacceptable and equivalent to "putting words in another person's mouth" --L d allan (talk) 30 May 2011

Figured out how to use 4 tildes. Doh! Lynn (talk) 23:56, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

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Agree, and I have removed it. Lynn (talk) 23:53, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

expertsexchange
I have something to tell you. The part where you posted about expertsexchange is entirely true. They used to have that domain in 1998-2001 (at least) and it was accessed primarily using it! I was an expert way back then! My school blocked access to the site because of the url and some people as well had issues accessing it because their filters thought it was a sex site, then EE added the hyphen to the URL so people wouldn't have trouble accessing the site. Then they wanted to drop that association when they learned about that. LOL.

so yes, please tell the others about this as well. it's true and I confirmed it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pussinboots2121 (talk • contribs) 05:19, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Thread drift
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Getting the ball rolling
Hi You recently created a stub for a soloist called Gilles Cachemaille. Over and above this there is zero information. I just tagged it as a WP:BLP delete because I originally thought it might be a living person but I just realised that early might mean something else. if you want to create a page there is a minimum of information that has to be added. If you want to get the ball rolling as you put it you can have a look here But first of all you must do a minimum of research to help the editors. happy editing --Domdeparis (talk) 10:52, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
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Tony Wise
I noticed your addition to the American Birkebeiner article. I've reverted because that's not really the way to create a biography or to add material to Wikipedia. If you want to create a new article on Tony Wise, you might start learning about how to do that here and here. But I see from the above messages that you've already started a couple of articles... 32.218.152.233 (talk) 17:45, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Also, the page at Tony Wise currently redirects to American Birkebeiner, but the redirect can always be replaced with a suitable biography, provided it's well-sourced and shows notability. See also WP:42. clpo13(talk) 17:51, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

This inexperienced wiki editor gave it his best shot and would be thrilled to hand it over to an editor who knows much more wiki-markup than I do. Please.
L d Allan, here is the material that you attempted to add, earlier, in case you wish to use it to develop a biographical article. Happy editing! Cheers, User:HopsonRoad 19:59, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

Tony Wise Biography

 * Information below from Tony Wise Museum of the American Birkebeiner
 * This Wiki jr. editor lacks the experience to get an adequate entry for Tony Wise.
 * Currently, the wiki entry for Tony Wise somehow redirects to the American Birkebeiner which seems bizarre. The immediately previous embedded link for American Birkebeiner somehow comes out in bold. There seems to be some kind of redirected indirection going on, perhaps unintentional.
 * I am ignorant about how to break out a separate entry for Mr. Wise. Help appreciated from a wiki editor
 * I am stunned that there wasn't already a separate entry for Mr. Wise. He really was a legendary figure in northern Wisconsin.
 * help appreciated ... I really am clueless on how to rationalize the apparent incoherent tangle that may be happening.
 * Tony Wise was a visionary and tireless promoter of northern Wisconsin.
 * Upon returning from World War II, Wise started Telemark ski resort in 1947 and operated the Cable, WI area lodge through 1984
 * In 1973, Wise founded the American Birkebeiner cross-country ski race from Hayward to Cable, WI
 * Wise founded the Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward, WI
 * Wise founded Historyland and the local lumberjack shows in Hayward WI
 * In 1957, Wise formed the Sawyer County Historical Society located in Hayward, WI
 * Wise was an avid environmentalist and instrumental in the protection of the Namekagon and St. Croix Rivers and their respective designations as Wild and Scenic National Riverways in northern Wisconsin
 * Wise served in the Army National Guard as Company Commander and Lieutenant Colonel in Hayward, WI
 * In 1963, Wise received the Eisenhower Trophy for the most outstanding Army National Guard Unit in Wisconsin, the Red Arrow Division
 * Wise formed the Worldloppet, an international sports federation of cross-country skiing marathons. The federation was founded in 1978 in Uppsala, Sweden with a goal of promoting the sport of cross-country skiing through various ski races around the world. Only one and the best race from a country can be a member of Worldloppet. Today, the Worldloppet unites 20 races from Europe, America, Asia and Oceania.
 * Wise lost Telemark Ski Resort through bankruptcy in 1984. When Wise tried to retain his rights to the American Birkebeiner ski race, the court ruled against him. In 1984, members of the Cable and Hayward communities stepped forward to form the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) to continue the popular ski race. The ABSF continues its strong governance of the race today.
 * Wise was instrumental in establishing the legendary Birkebeiner Trail system. Today, the Birkie Trail recreational system spans over 100 kilometers from Bayfield to Sawyer county in northern Wisconsin
 * In 1975, in recognition of founding the American Birkebeiner; spreading Norwegian culture and traditions; and strengthening ties between Norway and the United States; Wise was awarded the St. Olav Medal by King Olav V of Norway. He was honored with an audience with King Olav at the Royal Palace in Oslo in 1977.
 * In 1988, Wise was inducted into the United States Ski Hall of Fame
 * Tony Wise passed away on April 6, 1995 in Hayward, Wisconsin

User draft for Tony Wise article
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I have restored the redirect at Tony Wise and put your text at User:L d allan/Tony Wise. This way, you can edit it until it looks like a standard Wikipedia article, and then we can move it back into the main article space.

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