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G.D revert
Pete it is inappropriate to link to articles that are speculation the event was tragic WP:BLP applies equally to users and their families. Gnangarra 14:17, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

The talk page and the comments posted there upon was directly quoted in the article. That is all I was referring to. I couldn't do anything about the title of the article, nor it's other comments, however I felt it appropriate to highlight the fact that the page was being monitored and users posting comments were being reprinted in the press. A warning of sorts, as obviously some editors might not want their comments appearing in a major daily newspaper, especially online, and linked directly to the rest of the story being exposed in the same article. Therefore I feel it duty bound that anyone who posted comments being thus quoted in the press be made aware of the fact. It would be unfair to them not to know.  Petedavo talkcontributions  14:23, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Glen
It's sad to hear the story of Glen. His talk page is locked up to any further comments but your page is not. According to http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/5907361/father-was-a-ticking-time-bomb/ he may have murdered his children. He was spending a lot of time in Wikipedia. Perhaps that is not healthy. This is a sad story. I am not going to do anything more on Wikipedia today. President of Chicago (talk) 05:52, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

I'm not much on Wiki anymore, but I say that all too often we hear of similar behaviour or much online activity being present prior to someone doing something. The journalists appear to be making the link to a known psyciatric profiling of certain types of murder suicide cases. It doesn't directly quote anyone at WAPOL having profiled Glenn and let us not assume that in pre judice of what the WA Coroner will subsequently find as fact or not. AllI can reiterate is if anyone reading this has any personal turmoil or despondency over any part of their own life, then please seek out help, someone will listen and it will help save your life and maybe others.  Petedavo talkcontributions  14:52, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

ghost stories

 * My favourite is when my informants at my project site in Java changed their ideas about what was haunted or not when electricity came to the village - the local market town main hardware store had a hierarchy of lights for sale hanging in the verandah along the front of the store - expensive propane gas lamps that would blind the average person on the left - and the very far right - candles inside glass - i bet the right hand side ones caused a few ghost stories if they ever got brought.  Mind you just going to some places sent shivers down the spine - so I never disbelieved my informants about anything  -SatuSuro 11:48, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

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Sir James Ramsay
Hi, I understand your a relative of Sir James, I was wondering if you knew what medals and other awards he recieved. Regards Nford24 (talk) 23:05, 16 November 2011 (AEST)

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