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TNA roster page.
As you were the one who requested the protection on the TNA roster page, may I ask that you allow it to be edited again.

With a page like that, it needs to be able to be edited to keep it up to date.

Here are some reasons why:

1. Wrestlers coming and going

2. Titles changing hands

3. New names/gimmicks for wrestlers

I know some editors go hog wild over there, but there's no reason that responsible editors shouldn't be able to work on it to keep it up to date.

Vjmlhds 05:43, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

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Either/Or
I have conducted a reassessment of this article's GA status. I have placed the reassessment on hold as there are some points to be addressed at Talk:Either/Or/GA1. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 15:12, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Philosophy image
I think it's excellent that you changed the images on that philbar thing. I had to laugh at my own bias revealed by those old white guys. :) Pontiff Greg Bard (talk) 22:50, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

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Just for the record - Heidegger
I don't think I continued the content dispute onto the 3rr page. I did respond to the serious accusation that I was trying to scrub any reference to Heidegger's links to the Nazis. I devote a fair amount of my time to preventing Far Right POV edits on various UK related pages and I find the attempt to throw the Nazi-apologist label at me deeply insulting. As far as I am concerned once I got to the point (after 7 reverts by Julian) of deciding that enough was enough and made the 3rr report I have left the article alone pending resolution. If you think I shouldn't have responded fair enough, all advise appreciated. -- Snowded TALK  08:57, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Martin Heidegger
Hello Poor Yorick. From a comment by you on one of the pages, I had the impression you were waiting for some other admin to decide if any blocks should be issued due to the war on this article. If this was not the case, I apologize. Based on the result of WP:AN3 it may be possible for you to consider lifting the protection. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 05:17, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

I support the unblock request.KD Tries Again (talk) 17:35, 15 February 2010 (UTC)KD Tries Again

Hello. This is user jonathansamuel. I have been blocked for 1 week. I am logging in this one time from a wifi hotspot because my IP has also been blocked. I ask that you keep the freeze on the Heidegger article until I am able to comment on the Heidegger article on its Talk Page. I cannot do that now because of my one week block.

There are a number of constructive points I have to make which would prevent degradation of the article from its excellent 1/24/10 state, and these points are best discussed prior to unfreezing the article.

The current schedule is to unfreeze the Heidegger article in two weeks. Since my block only lasts for one week, that would give me one week in which to make my constructive comments. 152.179.45.86 (talk) 19:39, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

This is user jonathansamuel again. I have posted a comment on the Heidegger Talk Page. I ask that you please review it before reaching any decision regarding the relative merits of the competing texts presented by users KD Tries Again and Snowded. 64.241.37.140 (talk) 23:11, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I have asked Jonathansamuel not to evade his block. Since there is no WP:Deadline, any points which Jonathan needs to make can be made after his block expires. EdJohnston (talk) 18:01, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
 * You may have seen it, but we have JS back on an edit war (5rr) as well as block evasion. I advised Ed  here but we might want to semi-protect.  -- Snowded  TALK  08:27, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Please note that in his exchange at the end of the Heidegger Talk Page with KT Tries Again, Snowded appeared to agree with KT Tries Again's statement that the Biography section would include either a quote or a title (same thing) from Heidegger praising Nazism. KT Tries Again even provided an example of such a quote/title. However, Snowded then violated that agreement and modified the Biography section in a way which removed the existing quote from Heidegger's proclamation and did not replace it with another quote or title. 96.240.143.90 (talk) 13:55, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Please also note that UserVobo changed at least dozen instances of "Nazism" to "National Socialism," including the reference in the 1st paragraph. UserVobo's actions are in complete violation of what was agreed to by all, including Poor Yorick. 96.240.143.90 (talk) 14:02, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Here is the count for the past 24 hours for reverts to the identical content by named editors: Snowded 3; UserVobo 2; mtevfrog 2. Please note that 3rr may soon apply in this instance, and all violators should be sanctioned in a consistent manner. Note that Wikipedia took no action in a formal complaint against mtevfrog which showed he had produced four reverts to identical content in a 24 hour period. Formally complaining about 3rr rules is pointless if administrators ignore, without comment, the complaint. The administrator who reviewed the complaint against mtevfrog didn't deny that mtevfrog had violated 3rr. He simply stated, without comment, that no obvious action was warranted. 96.240.143.90 (talk) 14:02, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Semiprotected Martin Heidegger
Hello Poor Yorick. I have semiprotected the article due to an editor using an IP to evade his block. If you wish, you can adjust the semi as you think best. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 16:33, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Now fully protected for one month. I left a note on the article's talk page. EdJohnston (talk) 17:50, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

Søren Kierkegaard
Hello, I was going to check out the prose of Søren Kierkegaard to make sure it meets 1a. Is it ready for the check, in your opinion? Are you doing further work on sourcing and other matters? -- Andy Walsh  (talk)  16:11, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

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