User talk:Rmhermen/Archive12

File source problem with File:Wheeler Peak,Nevada.jpg
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 * I wasn't watching my talk page on this one. But since it is the lead image on Great Basin National Park webpage for many years (and it was licensed as PD-NPS) and shows up twice in a Tineye search, I don't really think due diligence was done before nominating and deleting this. As usual, which is why I rarely add images to Wikipedia anymore.  Rmhermen (talk) 02:56, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Dupeerich
It seemed to me that the filter had made a false pos (as it often does) and that a consensus had emerged for no action (although, now that I think of it, the FP should have been reported, or at the very least I could have removed it to the talk page). Daniel Case (talk) 02:30, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Sault Ste. Marie
So what is WP to do then? True, the place was not Michigan at the time that La Salle sent his men there. But the place where he did send his men eventually became the place that is referenced by the Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, article. The link you set (sending readers to the disambiguation page) does not resolve your concern because all of the articles listed on the disambiguation page are about places or entities that also did not exist at the time, so the topic's ambiguity is not resolved by the disambig. So, does WP need a Colonial Sault Ste. Marie or Sault Ste. Marie (French Mission) article to reference to the place that was not yet Michigan?

On the other hand, the article does (accurately) say "they went on to what is now known as " SSM, Michigan. RedJ 17 (talk) 01:02, 12 December 2011 (UTC)


 * And as a point of trivia, SSM was part of Michigan Territory 1805. RedJ 17 (talk) 01:06, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
 * No, the line wasn't set until 1817 according to the cities' articles. And both sides are equally Sault Ste. Marie (the place he sent his men to was not now the Michigan one - it was just Sault Ste. Marie -both sides of the river, one community, two countries now). Not every link to a disambiguation page is bad. Note the comment on the talk page there. Rmhermen (talk) 01:27, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

"Chuckawalla"
Thanks! It was a new area for me and I regret the screw-up.--S. Rich (talk) 19:11, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * No problem. Rmhermen (talk) 19:12, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Removal of articles Zyu letter
Hello! You deleted the article, though I wrote it springs. The fact that they are in Russian, does not automatically delete. Please explain your actions. Странник27 (talk) 16:23, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
 * You indicated that you wanted it deleted here: Reference desk/Humanities. It was already tagged for deletion by someone else, as nonsense, which I believe you have admitted yourself? I suggest you use Articles for creation to get some additional help if you try to recreate this. Rmhermen (talk) 16:28, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
 * No, I would oppose the removal. We in the Russian wikipedia the template for action against the rapid removal. It can be restored? Странник27 (talk) 16:32, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
 * You may be referring to the . I have restored a copy of your text to your sandbox. I still highly recommend you get help with this article through a process like Articles for creation. If you repost it as an article without changes it is almost certain to be quickly deleted again. Rmhermen (talk) 17:11, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Re: List_of_Wikipedians_in_order_of_arrival
Thanks for the pointer to the page! I found several of users who weren't in the group I had found, which means there are more of us still around than I had thought. And I'm amazed that you've been around longer than me, yet I never even suspected that. (And you may even outlast me on Wikipedia.) Then again, it's not as if us real old timers hang together & share stories of the old days. -- llywrch (talk) 23:33, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Response to your comment
Adding to User talk:CaroleHenson: It is not very friendly (or helpful) to slap "bad article" tags on an article with an "under construction" tag on it. Give me a few minutes to finish writing already. Rmhermen (talk) 19:12, 1 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Sorry about that, I'm using an automated program and have no idea what article you're speaking of. Sorry that I missed seeing the  template.  If you don't want any edits at all made while you're creating an article, you may want to consider adding the  template.  I set a flag in the program to ignore all  sitations.--CaroleHenson (talk) 19:16, 1 January 2012 (UTC)


 * P.S. There's not a similar option to ignore "under construction".--CaroleHenson (talk) 19:20, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Template:Under construction says that it is used by Twinkle. I am not sure which program you are using. Rmhermen (talk) 19:56, 1 January 2012 (UTC)


 * I'm using a program called AutoWikiBrowser, which runs an automated routine to check for common formatting or other items to address in WP articles, one category of which is "New articles".--CaroleHenson (talk) 20:22, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Upgraded "Fluorine economy"
Hi, we've taken your advice and made the change in the diagram. If you could come take a look and support vote, much appreciated! TCO (Reviews needed) 01:33, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

File source problem with File:S2005 S1.jpg
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G12 of India-Paraguay relations
Sorry but I disagree with your denial of the G12 deletion. There's numerous direct copies and the structure's even the same (the elements are in the same order). In my opinion this is a blatant and obvious copyvio as changing a few words does not remove the copyright problem. I have asked one of wikipedia copyright expert's for a second opinion here. Dpmuk (talk) 18:26, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Ok. Even if it is a copyright problem does not mean it is a speedy delete though. We have a regular process for complicated cases: WP:Copyright problems. Rmhermen (talk) 18:28, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm aware of that - I'm pretty active in copyright - but I don't think it reaches that level of complexity as there's only one main contributor and no chance of the text being released. Yours is the first G12 I've had declined in quite a way hence the request for a second opinion.  I'm not necessarily expecting it to be deleted immediately but it would be nice to know if it was down to a difference in admin opinion rather than anything more fundamental - especially as I'd hope to be running for adminship reasonably soon myself. Dpmuk (talk) 18:37, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Speedy deletion is designed for undisputable actions. Painfully obvious cases, blatant copying. In that article, I see one properly attributed quote, a few reworded lines, a couple instances of direct copying of non-copyrightable simple expressions. Not a clear case at all. Rmhermen (talk) 18:42, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Link spam by IP
Hi, I noticed we both warned an IP about link spamming recently. FYI, I have requested a soft block of the IP for external link spamming w/o editorial intent (a form of vandalism). Details, if you care to follow this, are here. I'm leaving you this note because I mentioned your warning in my write-up, but I am not asking for any specific action on your part. Have a happy, NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 09:04, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Anne Crawford-Lindsay

 * Just wondering why you removed the CSD for this page. The only thing notable about her was that she married John Leslie, 1st Duke of Rothes, is this sufficient for notability? Gsingh (talk) 20:01, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Try AfD perhaps. Speedy deletion only requires a claim of notability. Her work opposing the government church seems more notable than her spouse. Rmhermen (talk) 19:40, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Ok thanks, is there any notability criteria or policy? I was looking at WP:BIO and WP:ROYALTY but couldn't find anything. Gsingh (talk) 19:49, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
 * There is also Notability. But testing whether something is notable is for AfD, speedy is indisputable stuff. Rmhermen (talk) 19:55, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

MSU Interview
Dear Rmhermen,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:
 * Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
 * Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
 * All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
 * All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
 * The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 07:26, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Young June Sah --Yjune.sah (talk) 04:20, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Pro-life feminism
Can you take a look at the pro-life feminism article? Some users are trying to give it a permanent bias while they are unable to provide new sources to his improvement.85.241.205.185 (talk) 16:50, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Siege of Homs
It's called I put the protection template in the wrong section: I protected Buzz Aldrin and thought that I'd put the template in the Aldrin section. Sorry for the confusion. Nyttend (talk) 23:52, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

Article Deletion
Hi! My article "NeuVax" was deleted due to copyright infringement. Is there any way to restore the deleted article to my user space so I can make the proper edits so that it will no longer be seen as a copyright infringement? Any help you could give would be much appreciated. Thanks! Louphatton (talk) 20:22, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Ok. Rmhermen (talk) 02:18, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User Louphatton/Sandbox


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 * I think you might want to read "Don't template the regulars". You just asked me to ask myself (an admin) to userfy a page that I just userfied for the person who just asked one entry above this section. Some kind of irony or something there. Rmhermen (talk) 04:46, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion
Hi, I notice you R3ed that page, but I would have thought that it was not eligible since it was created in 2005? It Is Me Here  t / c 14:07, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Edit: [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ARevisionDelete&type=logging&target=Special%3ALog%2Fdelete&ids%5B42077387%5D=1&ids%5B42077376%5D=1&ids%5B42077371%5D=1&ids%5B42077353%5D=1&ids%5B42077347%5D=1 here] is the full list (not proposing redacing the logs; just using RevDel as a tool to bring all the relevant actions together in one place). There was one other similar page you deleted that was recently created (March 2012). It Is Me Here  t / c 14:19, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

sources and refs re plutonium section occurence
doneSebastian barnes (talk) 13:33, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

RE: Cheick Modibo Diarra
Thought it would be rather obvious...but there was a lack of sources for the content. Just need sources for it ;)Lihaas (talk) 06:38, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

List of areas in the United States National Park System
Tis a silly argument we're having with the IP over at List of areas in the United States National Park System...the IP is right about the full official name which is Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreation Area...but the Recreation Area bit was semi-officially dropped long ago and even the signs, brochures and related material omit these two words. I did some research on the matter and found that there are apparently some anxious battles between off-road vehicle owners/interest groups and conservationists regarding access...but where the truth is and isn't over the entire matter seems pretty difficult to get adequate info on, even from supposedly reliable news sources...it hasn't appeared in detail on a national level. I left a note for the IP and since the NPS doesn't have any designation of Seashore/Recreation Area and this seashore isn't an actual recreation area (per designation such as in Lake Mead National Recreation Area) and the NPS seems to call it by its original name, there isn't much more that we can do except to follow the preponderance of evidence. I updated Cape Hatteras National Seashore with a reference and some cleanup...maybe that will suffice.--MONGO 03:19, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
Thanks for your improvements at List of Michigan covered bridges‎.

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Camp Dearborn
Why did you delete the photos in Camp Dearborn? Those photos are owned and operated by me. They were my grandfather Joseph M. Ford's. Why did you delete all the work I did on the pager earlier today? What do I need to do to allow the pictures to be added?

Robertawillard — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robertawillard (talk • contribs) 02:10, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Camp Dearborn and photos
I do not think being mean and saying learning about copy rights is difficult. I do not know what is so difficult about my family taking photos and wanting to donate them. All the photos of Joseph M. Ford I have uploaded were taken by family members not a professional. The Lake photos might have been taken by a professional so I am okay with you deleting them. As for deleting the content I was unaware that siting word for word and referencing it was forbidden on Wiki. I will use my own words in the future. Also, Why did you delete the content regarding Joseph M. Ford on the page and the new format? The page looked a lot better the way I had it formatted. Maybe in the future instead of deleting an entire days work of a user why don't you try sending them a message asking them to make changes first. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robertawillard (talk • contribs) 02:54, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Camp Dearborn
I have reverted your page back to the original format. I did leave the info box but feel free to change that as well. I will not be making any changes or additions to the Camp Dearborn page. Robertawillard —Preceding undated comment added 16:01, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Page Deletions
For what ever reason you are very possessive of YOUR Camp Dearborn page. I feel sorry for people like you. I started a new page because I felt it could be done a better way and I was tired of fighting with you. You should learn to work better with others. Instead of running around critiquing and deleting pages you should be working with others and contributing. Plus your references are videos and you have no real references to any of your pages. I have all original news articles,books and photos from that time period in Dearborn. It is a shame that you want to keep pages that are not factual and based on one video. I will go outside of Wiki and spread the truth the right way with my own website. Good luck spreading incorrect information on Wiki. Robertawillard
 * I am sorry that your experience here has been bad but you don't seem interested in working the Wikipedia-way. I have not removed any referenced information from the article, nor am I the only person who has critiqued your work. As an aside the video linked in the article is produced by the Dearborn Historical Museum, surely you will agree a reliable source. Rmhermen (talk) 18:30, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

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Question about image
So in your French and Indian war reenactment picture are the reenactors playing the French or Americans/British?

Thanks
 * Neither/both. They were actually merchants, not reenactors. Rmhermen (talk) 02:53, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

Discussion at Ref. Desk
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File:Mich Fort1.jpg
At WikiProject Michigan on En Wikipedia, we have discussed this and think it is probably Fort Michilimackinac on the Lower Peninsula. Do you remember what fort it was? Rmhermen ( talk ) 02:09, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It turns out to be Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.--Doug Coldwell ( talk ) 19:13, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for solving the mystery. Rmhermen (talk) 19:26, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Kevin Rivers (baseball)
That redirect is supposed to go to a section on the player, but the section doesn't exist. It's an orphaned redirect, in a sense. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:59, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
 * You listed it as dependent on a deleted page but Seattle Mariners minor league players has not been deleted. It would probably have to go through Redirects for discussion but since Kevin Rivers is mentioned on the page targeted by the redirect, I personally wouldn't support a deletion through that process either. Redirects are cheap, that don't often really need to be deleted. Rmhermen (talk) 01:20, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Re: Princess Pauline pages
Thank you for the response. I apologize if the following is confusing, but I will try to lay out my intentions simply: I probably went about all this incorrectly, for which I apologize. The "non-Princess" was born a Princess of Württemberg, and thus I think she fits on the dab page (better than any other dab page). I should add that including royal titles in article titles is the norm (see Naming conventions (royalty and nobility)).
 * Currently Pauline of Württemberg is a dab page, but I would like to make Princess Pauline of Württemberg the dab page instead for those with a similar name.
 * Then, I will be moving Pauline Therese of Württemberg to Pauline of Württemberg, as that is what she was known as.

If possible, I would like you or another editor to delete the re-direct page Princess Pauline of Württemberg so that I can make it a dab page (rather than do an improper copy and paste move). Again, I apologize if I have gone about this incorrectly. Regards,  Ruby  2010/  2013  17:41, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It appears she was a Duchess, not a Princess, though. Rmhermen (talk) 05:58, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Samuel Rolle
You have just deleted this article which had a large number of incoming links. Please can you ensure that you restore the links to the article to which this was a redirect. Thanks Motmit (talk) 17:35, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
 * This dab page was deleted to make way for a page move. It shouldn't have had many links. Rmhermen (talk) 17:43, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Actually this redirect was deleted to make way for a move of the dab. The links need to be directed to the proper targets. Rmhermen (talk) 17:47, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Dunmore War
Rmhermen Thanks for finding all of the member roles for the Dunmore War. I am looking for Peter Hull and Peter Zickafoose. They served under a commander named Wilson who was killed at Point Pleasant. They were Roll #64 for Augusta County in West Virginia. They were listed as being paid in the Dunmore War in 1774 and not the American Revolution in 1775. We are trying to find them to verify information for acceptance in the DAR. Any other help you can give would be greatly appreciated.Moseleysr (talk) 02:38, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

User:Parineeti chopra
It is at SPI already. The user has been confirmed sock by CU, the case just hasn't been closed and user blocked yet. -- KTC (talk) 00:26, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Creation of Shubh Film
Hello Rmhermen,

Greetings!!

I was trying to create a page for Shubh Film, which is the leading film production company in our state Chhattisgarh. Shubh Film has produced 3 all time hit movies in Chhattisgarhi Cinema. As all other film production houses are listed on Wikipedia. Shubh Film should be listed as it provides information for the visitors from Chhattisgarh.

Thanks,

Simplify.buzz (talk) 19:09, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
 * The best approach for new editors is to use the Article wizard to learn what is required for a successful article. Rmhermen (talk) 19:13, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

List of Cattle Breeds
I talked to another Admin and he suggested a sortable list. So my question is do you have any suggestions as to how or what I should put into it, such as types of catagories or breaking the list up by differnt usages, etc. Manofgun (talk) 22:36, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Paige Clark
Could you reconsider your speedy deletion of Paige Clark for A7? The article made a claim of notability (named 2012 International Junior Miss Maryland) and a claim of notability should be sufficient to defeat a speedy deletion nomination. I believe that this should have been an AfD discussion rather than a CSD. Regards, GregJackP   Boomer!   02:43, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, you didn't nominate it for AfD while two people did nominate it for Speedy. Not every claim is a claim of notability (or any statement would satisfy the criteria). If you think the article stands a chance of surviving AfD, you should take it to deletion review. Rmhermen (talk) 02:57, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't really think that deletion review is based on whether it will survive an AfD, only if a CSD was appropriate. I also don't have any particular interest in the specific article, only the process, and it was my understanding that any claim of notability is enough to defeat a CSD.  If the claim is a claim of notability, it was also my understanding that AfD was the proper venue rather than CSD.  Anyway, if you think I should go to deletion review with it, that's what I'll do - I do appreciate you taking the time to respond and the explanation that you gave me.  Regards,  GregJackP   Boomer!   03:07, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
 * You could take an article which would never survive AfD to deletion review, but it would be very unlikely to pass. And then would be deleted at AfD - so what would be the point? The article would still not exist. The process is only to support building the encyclopedia, not to check all boxes, jump all hoops. (As an aside, I, personally, would not have speedy it if it had been an active AfD - although other admins might have.) Rmhermen (talk) 03:18, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, per your earlier advice I was submitting the article for review and did not see your last comment until I came back to let you know. A quick check of Google had already found several refs from different locations, so there is a possibility that the article, once expanded, could survive an AfD, although I don't believe that is the standard for review.  Regards,  GregJackP   Boomer!   03:39, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
 * No problem. Rmhermen (talk) 03:49, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Follow up: The article was speedy restored by JClemens, who thought, and I agreed, that the standard for passing speedy A7 is only an indication of notability and nothing more. My own practice if I accidentally delete something for which any reasonable good faith claim can be made, is that if asked,  I restore it. And send it to AfD if appropriate. i will advise the editor to make it stronger if they want it to pass afd, but  if they want it restored as it stands, I restore it. I doubt this article will be kept, but the ed. has the right to a community opinion.  DGG ( talk ) 16:33, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Just as an aside, I have no problem with my interaction with Rmhermen - he has been courteous and open to discussion during this entire process. We just disagreed on one small little area of Wikipedia, and I certainly respect his right to a differing view on the process.  I wish more of the admins I have dealt with were as open to discussion as he has been.  Regards,  GregJackP   Boomer!   20:06, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Deletion review for Paige Clark
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Please do not add original research or novel syntheses of published material to articles as you apparently did to Muammar Gaddafi. Please cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. Dl2000 (talk) 23:47, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Please read the linked article on his son which explains the situation in detail; rather than rely on outdated and incomplete material. Rmhermen (talk) 01:56, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

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The origins of wiki disambiguations...
Hi, you left some info about that on my talk page one time for my own interest and I did read it and then managed to overlook thanking you so I guess now rather than never :) ~ R.T.G 04:26, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

claes oldenburg
hello;

i am writing this because you have included a template approximately 1/2 line ahead of the actual reference link which i included.

i am not clear what fact it is that you feel is unreferenced?

Lx 121 (talk) 05:55, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
 * One effort to enforce what may be valid copyright protection is not proof of consistent "aggressive" behavior. But it seems the very next editor removed that line - and the editor after that removed the whole section. Rmhermen (talk) 14:05, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

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Knowhere guide
Hi, you mentioned in the village pump that we should start reconsidering The Knowhere Guide. I've restarted the article if you'd like to contribute. JASpencer (talk) 21:16, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

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Declined speedy
Why did you delete the redirect for Caroline County Sheriff’s Office (Virginia) it redirects to the same exact article? Jay Jay Talk to me 04:52, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * The redirect is not recent enough for a speedy, harmful or in the way of a requested move. So why delete it? Redirects are cheap. Rmhermen (talk) 21:41, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

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Detroit FAR
It appears that you weren't notified of Featured article review/Detroit/archive1. Sandy Georgia (Talk) 18:20, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I did already notice that - and mentioned it on the article's talk page. Rmhermen (talk) 19:40, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

U.S. Marshals 1998 film
It still doesn't make sense. How in the world did Mark get exonerated for shooting Tommy? In the garage, didn't Mark commit a crime by selling government secrets to that Gangster?(76.20.90.53 (talk) 04:07, 15 January 2013 (UTC)).
 * Older version of our article have a less muddled plot description: He did not commit any crimes in the garage because he was working under orders, then defending himself then framed for crimes. Shooting the marshall may have been a crime but the government could not prosecute him without exposing itself and it would be hard to find a jury to convict him when the government had already framed him and tried to kill him. It would be an unwinnable case and risk exposing too many government secrets so no trial. Rmhermen (talk) 06:01, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Talkback
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Discussion on the AFT5 Request for Comment
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Sandy Hook Shooting: Reactions comment
I think that what you added is a nice sentiment and gesture on the part of the NFL, but its more appropriate to put something like that in this article, Reaction_to_the_Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting Regards, --Scalhotrod - Just your average banjo playing, drag racing, cowboy... (talk) 23:53, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

Katie Stewart
Your wish (on Requested Articles) is my command. My wife said "That's the first time Wikipedia has let me down - I looked up Katie Stewart and she isn't there!" A basic article which can certainly be expanded. They are right about clean replacement copies of The Times Cookery Book being hard to find - the only copy on Amazon is "Used - Acceptable" at £219! Regards, JohnCD (talk) 10:40, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
 * The BBC had an article on lesser known celebrities who died recently - and she was the only one in the article without a Wikipedia page. Thanks. I never expected Requested articles to actually work. Rmhermen (talk) 14:21, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

New editors
You are invited to join the discussion at User talk:Senra. Senra (talk) 16:19, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Talkback helpdesk
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Hi I have responded to you in the genocide list page
That's all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.59.36.37 (talk) 00:49, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi, I replied. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.59.36.37 (talk) 00:02, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Talk:List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll is the page under discussion. Rmhermen (talk) 17:21, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Political registration
Your answer at the reference desk would be a long stretch to be more wrong. Provide reference next time. Shadowjams (talk) 13:54, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
 * There is already a link in the answer. Rmhermen (talk) 19:24, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
 * See my response. Your wrong answer remains wrong. Shadowjams (talk) 05:36, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't think so. And you haven't presented any contrary evidence to convince me otherwise. But I am not opposed to learning new things. Rmhermen (talk) 06:00, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I added a gallup poll link and our own article, which both states U.S. voters are registered over 70%+, but other than that... Shadowjams (talk) 06:13, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Tatuta maru
Tatsuta Maru did not become a hospital ship during the war.--58.188user (talk) 05:41, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
 * It served as a POW and diplomatic repatriation/exchange ship sailing under Red Cross non-combatant protocols - we don't currently have any categories that cover that class. Hospital ship is the closest category we have (both have big crosses painted on the ship saying don't shoot). Rmhermen (talk) 17:13, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

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Sister links
Hello Rmhermen, at Village pump (proposals) you opposed my proposal for a more visible sister-link to Wikivoyage in some articles, because you do not see why one sister project should be favoured over the others. Do you think you could be supportive of an alternative proposal, in a similar spirit&mdash;the exact details of which have yet to be worked out, but which would cover all our sister projects, so as not to discriminate between them? Cheers, —Ruud 23:00, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

DanielledeMedeiros
Hi Rmhermen, I recommended User:DanielledeMedeiros for speedy deletion because the account's only purpose is to promote the user name blog site. I, of course, don't want to tag legitimate accounts. Did I miss something here? I certainly will use any recommendations you have in the future. Cheers.--I am One of Many (talk) 00:05, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * We usually allow some leeway on User pages and since the user is very new some editor engagement may be more appropriate than insta-deletion. However since I now notice the user has no article edits and a promotional sandbox, I am starting to think you are probably correct. Rmhermen (talk) 00:09, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Deletions and Drama
I noticed you removed one of the speedy deletion tags on a page I've assited in. That same user has put AfD's on all my pages. And I've had the same users for months who always argue with me and they look at the user not the content. Every page I've created is affiliated with eachother, but that's because i have knowledge of that subject and it's like a series to me... So I have all this drama going on, but can you look at these pages. thanks


 * Hoopla Worldwide
 * Audio Stepchild
 * Sabrina (pop singer)

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Pavlov's dog
I propose a primary topic redirect to Classical conditioning. Widefox ; talk 01:52, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks, appreciated. Widefox ; talk 02:01, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi, I beg to differ - can you just check link as I can't edit again per WP:3RR - style is per MOSDAB (above MOS:DABINT) - style is single blue redir.(feel free to move this to DAB talk as you wish) Widefox ; talk 02:05, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * None of those examples link to a redirect. DAB pages should always link directly to targets. Rmhermen (talk) 15:23, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Numbers on Death Row in States
The question is: Are the numbers I use correct and up to date? The answer to this is yes. Your assertion that the numbers are updated from time to time by use of other sources carries very little weight and or relevance for a numbers of reasons. Not the least of which is The Anti-Capital Punishment bias of Wikipedia. The amount of disinformation, propaganda, lies, half truths and blatant intellectual dishonesty is staggering. In future please take care to not correct others. When your sources are so completely laughable.
 * I haven't edited the numbers recently. They come from a given source on a given date and are WP:Verifiable. If you do WP:Original research and subtract the executed from death row when they are executed, you no longer have a verifiably true number and probably an incorrect one if you haven't also added new death sentences, exonerations, re-sentencings, commutations, deaths on death row, etc. If you have an alternate more up-to-date WP:Reliable source (perhaps from the DOJ or state prisons departments), we can work that into the table. Rmhermen (talk) 15:20, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Article Feedback deployment
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unintentional?
Assume your deleting me was unintentional? diff. μηδείς (talk) 01:05, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes. I had multiple edit conflicts there including the peculiar "edit conflict with yourself". Sorry. Rmhermen (talk) 01:09, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Hehe, are you saying it's possible to edit conflict with yourself? I have never seem that, and would have expected a virgin birth soon to follow...lol... μηδείς (talk) 01:14, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
 * The system shows you edit conflicting yourself - what it actually saves is something different. Rmhermen (talk) 01:29, 15 March 2013 (UTC)