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that middle name BS for Charles Grafly Who died in 1929 and you knew him. life never ceases to amaze me. Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 00:51, 6 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

So, it was Walker Hancock ? Cussing? Life. it can get soooo confusing sometimes. Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 13:37, 4 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

Alexander Macomb (American general) and other matters

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Welcome to Wikipedia. Thanks for your edits. FWIW, I did not mean to disparage your viewpoint or create a contentious situation; but merely pointed out the pronunciation as I have experienced it. In any event, I just want to encourage you to hang on and continue to contribute, as I am sure you will make a valuable editor. BTW, Carptrash is very knowledgeable and helpful (he really helped me when I was a newbie), and I would say that the two of you are only having a failure to communicate due to the limited nature of typewritten communications. In any event, I would respectfully suggest that this will work out, as I have the utmost confidence in his judgment and motives. If I can help you in any way, please let me know. Happy editing. 7&6=thirteen (talk) 01:00, 4 August 2008 (UTC) StanReply

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Oxford comma

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"Unless context dictates otherwise" is a pretty good clue. Hunting down and editing out existing examples would be on a par with rewriting articles in US English to conform to UK conventions, i.e. something up with which I will not put. "Three cheers for the red, white and blue," sang Peter and Jane, Jack and Jill, and the band of the Royal Scots Guards. Karenjc 08:19, 25 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

William Harnett

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There is a consensus against the list. Please don't put it back until it's agreed with other editors. You may want to discuss at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Visual_arts#Embedded_lists. Ty 02:07, 9 October 2008 (UTC)Reply

Lists

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This clarifies the position that lists are not preferred....:[1]Modernist (talk) 22:59, 12 October 2008 (UTC)Reply

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