Brad E. Williams

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Just a Note

Thanks for removing the vandalism on the Yankees article. I did however, remove your mention of the increase in vandalism on the talk page. Basically I don't want to feed the trolls WP:DNFT. The Yankees article has a number of them, and I don't want to give them validity or a sense of purpose by acknowledging that they're getting our attention. They could also use it as flamebait. Just keep up the great work reverting the vandalism. Cheers. Yankees76 15:10, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Makes perfect sense. Thanks for the guidance! Brad E. Williams 15:24, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Seeking community input re standardizing baseball roster pages

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WikiProject Doctor Who newsletter, March 2008

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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees History Page

Thanks a lot for the kind words regarding the things I added on the SWB Yanks page! I really didn't want to change anyone's work, but I sat down and tried to work through some of the hard-to-find information regarding the franchise. It took me all day, and I'm still not done. Minor League franchise histories are so hard to trace with the constant movement. A lot of the info that was there (assuming you entered it) was very helpful in getting me going because I never heard of the Whips or Blues. I'm still not good at getting fancy with wikipedia, but this page is something I wanted to work on, having lived in Scranton my entire life. Again, thanks for the kind words!--Redzone72 (talk) 19:21, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

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Invite to Revive WikiProject:Shopping Centers!

Hey there, Brad! I'm Windyshadow32, a new member of the sadly inactive Wikiproject Shopping Centers. I am trying to revive this project to highlight the unique stories of malls across the country and the world especially as we lose more and more of them. Undoubtedly, we will lose shopping malls due to the challenges we face at this moment. Your account was listed as involved in the project, and I would like to know if you would like to help revive it! I can't take on this massive project without you! Please let me know if you'd be willing to help; I really appreciate it!

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