User talk:Mikhailovich

Speedy deletion of "Russ Bixler"
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Thank you. ukexpat (talk) 17:04, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I declined the speedy, but I just wanted to point out that he died 9 years ago.--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 17:45, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Tennent Article
Thanks so much for your work on the Timothy Tennent article. You helped do what I could not.

Thanks! Livin4dios (talk) 15:27, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with File:Whitaker House.gif
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 * Thank you. Done. --Mikhailovich (talk) 14:03, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

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 * The file you mentioned, Image:Whitaker House.gif, has been updated and replaced by File:Whitaker_House.png. The old file should be deleted, and in fact, I urge you to do so. Thank you. --Mikhailovich (talk) 02:51, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Got 'em - thanks :) Skier Dude  ( talk ) 02:57, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Landoverbaptist.com Exposed
The ref "Landoverbaptist.com Exposed" does not support the claim of the text, that the site has "raised the ire of several diverse Christian groups, mainly the targets of the sarcasm of the site." It does not even support a claim of raising the ire of that one website "Landoverbaptist.com Exposed." User talk:CarlaudeUser talk:Carlaude 16:18, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Agreed. The site is more of an example of ire than a source for the claim. --Mikhailovich (talk) 16:47, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
I,m not sure what you mean by obscure? Do you mean that an medium sized airport, and the major one on the island, is more obscure than a small US theological seminary? The International Civil Aviation Organization airport code is used in almost every airport article and there is, or should be, a redirect (CYVR), disambiguation page (CBBC and CBBC (disambiguation)) or hatnote (GCLA) using the code to show the airport article. If, as in this case, a redirect already leads to another article I just use the hatnote rather than try and figure out which is the most common usage as it causes less disruption. Cheers. Enter CambridgeBayWeather, waits for audience applause, not a sausage 09:56, 3 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I think it makes more sense to remove the automatic redirect from "GCTS" and add a disambiguation page there where the content distinction will seem more relevant. Thoughts? --Mikhailovich (talk) 15:25, 3 August 2009 (UTC)


 * That would work as well. It shouldn't be a problem. Enter CambridgeBayWeather, waits for audience applause, not a sausage 16:37, 3 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Done. Thanks for your input. For reference, I based my "obscure" comment (perhaps unscientifically) on the results of a Google search for GCTS. Unless you are signed into a Google account that is providing personalized search results based on your browsing history (which might be the case), the seminary is placed first and in five of the eight first-page results. The airport is the eight result, the last one on the first search page. --Mikhailovich (talk) 20:00, 3 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Sounds good. Thanks. Enter CambridgeBayWeather, waits for audience applause, not a sausage 09:53, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Degrees list
Please see Talk:Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. I've mentioned the UNI guideline twice now and there's been no attempt on your part to discuss it further or to even provide a valid edit summary on your second revert. Please a) go to the talk page and provide a valid reason as to why this constitutes a UNIGUIDE exception, or b) undo your last edit. --inquietudeofcharacter (talk) 20:46, 13 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Thank you for sharing your concerns. I have addressed them on the talk page. --Mikhailovich (talk) 21:03, 13 August 2009 (UTC)


 * It's also not considered acceptable to mark a revert as a minor edit. That might be considered misleading. --inquietudeofcharacter (talk) 20:47, 13 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Unintentional. --Mikhailovich (talk) 21:03, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I'm glad to hear that. I'm still concerned about the lack of proper edit summaries and I've left a response over at GCTS. --inquietudeofcharacter (talk) 21:32, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Monroeville
Yeah, this guy seems persistent about adding that unknown person. Too bad he won't talk about it at all. Niteshift36 (talk) 13:14, 14 August 2009 (UTC)


 * After he added that guy to the summary of every notable person from Monroeville yesterday, I assumed it had to be fake... --Mikhailovich (talk) 14:27, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Newly minted Campus Ambassador!

 * My pleasure. Happy to be contributing to the community. --Mikhailovich (talk) 00:49, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

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