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Talk Talk Is Cheap edit

"Can't seem to talk about the things that bother me..." (The Music Machine, "Talk Talk", 1966)

Add any thoughts and fears you may wish to share below. StarryEyes 15:49, 24 March 2006 (UTC)Reply

Just stopping by to say hello. edit

You've got an awesome page, It's minimalistic, but I like it that way. Good taste in music too, don't know why I'm leaving this, just thought I'd say hi. -- Dragoonmac - If there was a problem yo I'll solve it 05:40, 8 April 2006 (UTC)Reply

Proposed Georgia Move edit

As a past participant in the discussion on how to handle the Georgia pages, I thought you might be interested to know that there's a new attempt to reach consensus on the matter being addressed at Talk:Georgia (country)#Requested_Move_-_July_2006. Please come by and share your thoughts to help form a consensus. --Vengeful Cynic 04:03, 8 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

Bear in the woods edit

I've reverted your deletion of the criticism of the ad. Feel free to revise the wording, but please don't just delete arguments you disagree with in the Criticism section. It's there to show different points of view and maintain the neutrality of the article. --Tysto 19:55, 12 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

I have replied to you again but not reverted the deletion a second time to encourage others to contribute. Let me make my point very clear: critics think the ad is illogical for the reasons I stated (and one of the original citations I provided stated as much). The fact that you don't think the ad is illogical is immaterial. --Tysto 22:26, 13 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

Long-Overdue RfA Thanks from Alphachimp edit

Thanks for your support in my not-so-recent RfA, which was successful with a an overwhelmingly flattering and deeply humbling total of 138/2/2 (putting me #10 on the RfA WP:100). I guess infinite monkey theorem has been officially proven. Chimps really can get somewhere on Wikipedia.

With new buttons come great responsibility, and I'll try my best to live up to your expectations. If you need assistance with something, don't hesitate to swing by my talk page or email me (trust me, I do respond :)). The same goes for any complaints or comments in regard to my administrative actions. Remember, I'm here for you.

(Thanks go to Blnguyen for the incredible photo to the right.) alphaChimp laudare 01:38, 4 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

 


Disputed fair use rationale for Image:The Beat.jpg edit

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Image copyright problem with Image:Peter Quaife.jpg edit

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Orphaned non-free image File:The Beat.jpg edit

 

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Orphaned non-free image File:Paul Weller and Bruce Foxton with Rickenbackers 1024.jpg edit

 

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Unreferenced BLPs edit

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Fair use rationale for File:Hatten.JPG edit

 

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Category:United States men's national basketball team members edit

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ArbCom elections are now open! edit

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