User talk:Miller17CU94/Archive 12

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Thanks!
Thanks for the star Miller. I was just looking at your profile and I thought I was reading my own. I am too a straight male Christian Mega Dittohead, Reid and Pelosi hating, pro-life, Blues Brothers fan! Mega Dittos my good man! -Lemonsquares (talk) 14:45, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Years in boat racing
Please add in owning categories to the new boat racing categories that you are creating. These categories keep showing up in orphaned categories and creates work form someone else.... Thanks, Ian Cairns (talk) 15:18, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Boat racing templates
I appreciate your concern, but I am just following the example that was set for the boat racing events done during 2005-7. That's all. Chris (talk) 15:27, 22 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks - but have a look at: Special:UncategorizedCategories. Your categs keep showing up.. All categories should be created with at least one and preferably two owning categories. Otherwise they are orphaned. Please look at WP:CAT in the section "How to create subcategories". Ian Cairns (talk) 15:33, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, please look at: Category:Years in boat racing and look for the missing years.... then look back at Special:UncategorizedCategories for those years which exist but are not connected in... Ian Cairns (talk) 15:35, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I've just double-checked Category:2005 in boat racing, Category:2006 in boat racing, Category:2007 in boat racing, and they all have two owning categories. So, you have not followed their example. Thanks, Ian Cairns (talk) 15:40, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

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MfD nomination of User:Miller17CU94//An open letter to Nancy Pelosi
User:Miller17CU94//An open letter to Nancy Pelosi, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Miller17CU94//An open letter to Nancy Pelosi and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). You are free to edit the content of User:Miller17CU94//An open letter to Nancy Pelosi during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. rootology ( C )( T ) 22:18, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

MFD nomination
I understand your concern on the Pelosi letter, but given the possibibility that the Fairness doctrine can also be applied to the Internet (and I don't think Wikipedia is immune from this since this will include blogs and that some people think Wikipedia could be one.), I think this is a legitimate concern. The fact that no one has raised a fuss on this until now regarding my subarticles tells me that this is less of a concern and more political based than anything else. Chris (talk) 13:40, 1 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Well, thank you for sharing your opinion and concerns with me, but I disagree.
 * The page - the content under discussion - simply is contrary to several policies, as noted by several others, and will likely be deleted. (I would be surprised if it wasn't.)
 * The timing of the nom, I have no opinion about, since I haven't researched your current interactions with others in order to even guess at such.
 * The "no one raised a fuss on this until now" could simply be a case of a usespace page not being noticed. Or those who noticed, were unsure, and so hadn't nominated it. There is no deadline, after all.
 * At the MfD, I offered some suggestions as to some options. Those are still available to you.
 * I hope this helps clarify. - jc37 21:26, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

MfD nomination of User:Miller17CU94/In defense of free speech
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You can has DYK
Sorry about that, was in a rush. Sorry coldn't use the picture, but had to grab some verified hooks ('twas before breakfast and coffee - I thought someone would update overnight...). Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:59, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome (for the help). I saw some instant places improvement could be made. Daniel Case (talk) 03:42, 17 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Congrats! Far too few lakes appear there. -- User:Docu

John Oliver Canoer
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Vladas Česiūnas
Please see Template talk:Did you know and address the concerns of the DYK hook for Vladas Česiūnas. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 00:48, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Re your message here: The issue was located in this link. The hook was not completely sourced. I had approved it but then struck out the verification after another editor discovered that the hook contained information that was not in the article. The alternate hook was over 200 characters long (it should be 200 characters or less). After I notified you about the DYK hook issue, I went back to the alternate hook and was able to shorten it myself. The article was later approved by another reviewer. Hope this explains things. Cheers, Cunard (talk) 22:51, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

FIL World Luge Championships 2009 and the FIBT World Championships 2009
I would love to help, but I'm afraid I'm a snowbird-- we'll be in Florida from ~ 1/3/2009 through ~ 3/31/2009. You could try User:Duke53, who I think may live in nearby Tupper Lake, and has contributed some photos to the Lake Placid article. Cheers! -- Mwanner | Talk 23:38, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Will do. -- Mwanner | Talk 00:17, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I got a polite "no" from Duke43, but I've come up with another possible. I'll let you know if/when I hear back.  -- Mwanner | Talk 22:48, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

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Notability of Jamie Cruickshank
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 * Uh-oh. The article got overwritten by some junior cricketer from Australia, who didn't meet the criteria. Did the bobsledder meet notability? I'll be happy to get it undeleted if so. Apologies. --AndrewHowse (talk) 22:59, 5 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Google's cache has the bobsledder. I'm going to ask Pedro to undelete that version. --AndrewHowse (talk) 23:19, 5 November 2008 (UTC)


 * The dab would have helped, although the cricketer is a schoolboy as I recall, so it really doesn't belong here as yet. --AndrewHowse (talk) 23:53, 5 November 2008 (UTC)