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Susan/Gaiman
I thought that I was agreeing with you about the way the identity of professor was presented. Your take on the story seems like an entirely reasonable explanation to me. Did I maybe misread your post on the talk page? Or maybe you misread mine? Your last comment seemed a little out of place to me. LloydSommerer 02:56, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi Lloyd. Yes, we do agree!!
Sorry about any confusion, Lloyd. I was writing that last piece on the Susan Talk page at the same time as you were writing your very gracious response to my initial comment, so that my comment was no longer relevant. Anyway, we crossed paths going back and forth. I don't know exactly how to avoid these kinds of misunderstandings, but I'm very impressed that you would got to the trouble of re-reading the story and actually changing your mind. That is not something that I myself find easy to do. Anyway, thanks again, and I'm sorry if I have caused any offence. Leeborkman 03:01, 31 August 2006 (UTC)


 * That was the oddest bit of "cross editing" I've ever been a part of. We were each a step behind the other. No hard feelings. You should join WikiProject Narnia (if you like the project sort of thing). LloydSommerer 02:29, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Bradman table
You need to add what the cut-off for the selection is. Tintin (talk) 05:08, 31 August 2006 (UTC)


 * I have done that now, Tintin. Leeborkman 05:30, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

SF
(But Hayford is almost certainly right. Or don't You agree?)Kdammers 00:24, 20 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Is Hayford right about SF writers writing with commercial considerations in mind? Actually, I was thinking about Hayford's example of turning a cowboy tale into SF, and it occurred to me that Western and SF settings can often be freely interchanged, as the frontier/settler society is a basic theme in both.  I don't doubt that SF is overly commercialised, but I do doubt that this is something that is peculiar to SF.  My experience as an SF reader is that there are actually only 20 or 30 SF books at the most that I would actually recommend to a friend, even an SF-reading friend.  SF shelves are full of rubbish.  On the other hand, I suspect that that is probably true of all genres.  So I guess I have no problem with Hayford (who should know) saying these things - I just don't think they are appropriate or useful in the article leader, which is no place to be cynical.  Is there a section on Criticisms of Science Fiction?  If not, I think there certainly should be, and that would be the appropriate place for these things (but still requiring reputable sources.  Good to talk to you... Leeborkman 00:39, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Atheism
Hi. Changed the entry paragraph for atheism recently (hadn't logged in yet) and you reverted me. Why do you think this relevant distinction (strong and weak atheism / atheism and agnosticism) needs to be repeated twice? MadMaxDog 15:29, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

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Xiner 18:45, 25 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the form letter, Xiner. In light of your subsequent comments, it does make me smile. Leeborkman 02:15, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Your recent deletion from Aubrey–Maturin series
I support your removal of the PoV stuff about the supposed difficulty of POB's narrative style and diction, but I don't think you have gone far enough. I think the whole of that paragraph should go, it is bilge from stem to stern.

A careful reading of the first novel shows that O'Brien *does* explain naval jargon, and does so through the subtle medium of getting Mowett, Bonden and others to explain things to the doctor. In later books the theme is developed by Maturin and the Rev. Martin trying to explain jargon to each other, or failing hopelessly to understand Jack's explanation of sailing into the wind that involves bits of string and bread at the dinner table, etc.

Can we work up a better paragraph on this? I will flick through the various essays in the back of my editions to see if one of those mentions this and can be referenced here. We need some more references and citations and much less PoV in this article.

Thruston 12:54, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Tony Robinson
Since you asked for an explanation of my revert, it was because his Baldric role was discussed elsewhere in the article, and a lengthy discussion of it in the first paragraph might have been inappropriate. That is what he is remembered for outside the UK and by older people, but younger people probably know him best from Time Patrol, and we dont want to weigh the initial para too heavily one way or the other. Hornplease 08:59, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

SF vs Science Fiction vs Sci-Fi
This? - Well abbrievations shouldnt be used as this isnt abbreviation hell, this is also an encyclopeadia and as such should conform to a NPOV and also Manual of style states: "Do not assume that your reader is familiar with the acronym or abbreviation you are using."

thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 07:23, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Retitling? - Also the only compromise i can really think of is a brief mention of both in the intro, which is already done. The title science fiction is neutral, where as SF or Sci-Fi is not, as you could imagine if i changed all occurances of SF to Sci-Fi Hayford Pierce would get agitated, just as i would if Sci-Fi was changed to SF. SF could mean anything anyway outside the realm of science fiction (San Francisco for example) so abbreivations and the shortend form of Sci-Fi should not ber used in the context of the article. thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 07:31, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
 * An abriv. could help but then you've got which one should be used? Theres three partys: SF clan, Science fiction group, and Sci-Fi people. thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 07:34, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

+Frank Hamer
You got a problem with Jews? stop reverting my "Shit". Isnt Australia where Englishmen congregate to screw Kangaroos? "Rubbish"-nurdy bastard


 * Hi, who am I talking to? Leeborkman 00:53, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Mahatma Gandhi revert
Hi. Your revert was unnecessary. The anon inserted vandalism with this edit and later reverted himself with this one. You reinstated the previous vandalised one by mistake. I have corrected it. Cheers! - Aksi_great (talk) 12:43, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Treasurer
In most countries the "finance minister" is what our Treasurer would be - we came to a consensus that Australian-specific terms should be explained given the 'pedia's world-wide readership. PMA 12:42, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

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