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I have just added to your vandal report with yet another putative sock. Apologies for riding tandem on this one, it just seemed to simplify the message. Regards.  Velella  ^{Velella Talk}   15:27, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Well done for spotting them. They're all blocked now. - David Biddulph (talk) 16:32, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Notable Wadham Rowers

Hi David, it appears there has been a mix up with notable wadham rowers and Mr C.A Jebb. He was not in the blue boat in 2007 but I can assure you he was certaintly notable! Maybe a new section is in order? What do you think?

Breid88 (talk) 22:21, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

For WP's view of notability, see WP:Notability and WP:Notability (sports). - David Biddulph (talk) 04:09, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

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Response

Sorry about that.138.162.140.54 (talk) 17:48, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

2008 summer Olympics

sorry for the revert. Edit comflict, not vandalism. BC  _{talk to me} 19:28, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Matthew Pinsent

ops...now is ok. --Dellavasca (talk) 14:48, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Pesky IP at it again but not for long

Hello David. On Type 45 destroyer, you'd noticed that it's been salted for 72 hours per my request on RFPP, let's hope the pesky IP don't return to the same rogue routine again after that. Best. --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 14:49, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

The latest incarnation of the IP has been blocked for using multiple IPs. It could also have been for vandalism or for WP:3RR. We'll keep an eye open after the 3 days expire. - David Biddulph (talk) 14:53, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

• Well, its really bleedingly clear for us to see and piece things together to assumed that it was the work of the same anon editor since UK IP addresses were used throughout the persistent blanking spree on the article page of Type 45 destroyer within the last 48 hours. As per previous spree, I just reported it to AIV for follow up actions by them SysOps. Anyway, he's just helping us add to our contribution count, we should be thankful for his business, eh? --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 15:22, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Valery Nikolayevsky

Why here, and why created again?

The article of a famous Russian writer and dissident has been deleted (for having no “notability”) after the proposal of the Russian admin “Andrei Romanenko”. Mr. Romanenko obviously has set the goal for himself to harm Valerij Nikolaevskij, being a personal enemy of his ever since the author's life in Russia. The article is very important. In this article, we get to know how the writer Valery Nikolaevsky lived in Russia and fought against the Gang of Eight during the times of Gorbachev. Obviously the likes of Romanenko still can't get along with it. The article includes precise quotes, dates and sources. The deletion of the Russian article by Romanenko (one of the best articles in the Russian wiki) demonstrated his hatred for the talented Russian intelligentsia and for the writer Valery Nikolaevsky. The article must not be deleted. In it, we read the truth about the Gorbachev era in the city of Tolyatti. The creative intelligentsia is observing this process. We need your help for the recreation of the article, which without a doubt is “notable”. The German and French “Wikipedia” refused to participate in the deletion of their respective articles on the writer/dissident. We attach a copy of the entire deleted article. With everlasting respect to you, Son of the writer, Dan Nikolaevskij PS: My father is 72 years old. He has a bad sight and doesn’t use the computer. Valery Nikolayevsky From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Valery Nikolayevsky on the Eiffel Tower; 1994 Valery Mihaylovich Nikolayevsky (Russian: Вале́рий Миха́йлович Никола́евский; born July 31, 1939 in Moscow) is a Russian author and poet. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 1.1 Telegram to the supreme council of RSFSR 1.2 Starvation protest 2 Works 3 External links [edit] Biography Nikolayevsky was born in Moscow, July 31, 1939. His father, Ukrainian, Mikhail Vladimirovich Nikolayevsky was a Soviet fleet officer and doctor during the World War, who died on field 1943. His mother, Dora Yakovlevna, of Jewish descent, was an actress and worker of culture. She passed in 1976. In 1945, Nikolayevsky was separated from his mother and lived in an orphanage in Western Ukraine. After a country-wide search he was eventually found in 1950 and brought back to his relatives to Moscow. After the 8th grade of Soviet school, he was called by the Communist Party to work on various jobs all around Russia, including construction and a position with the Russian civil fleet. Nikolayevsky became leader of a young Communist group in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. However, because of his criticisms of the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, he was banished from the group and monitored by the KGB. After Khrushchev’s dismissal, Nikolayevsky moved to Tolyatti, where he founded the "club of creative intelligence" and the historical literary center House of Repin (Дом Репина) and the head of the literature union “Slovo”. In 1983, Nikolayesky finished courses of the Cultural Ministry of RSFSR and received a diploma as director of literary theater. (Swiss journal, “Der Landbote”, Number 187, “Russland ist im Moment kein glückliches Land”, Aug. 16 1996) His literary teachers were the Nobel Prize-nominated Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky and Ruvim Isayevich Frayerman, recipient of a literary prize from Vatican for his book “Wild Dog Dingo, or the story of the first love”. Nikolayevsky’s first literary works were published in 1964 in the journal “Soviet Russia”. In 1982 Nikolayevsky became laureate (diploma and medal) of the pansoviet theatrical festivals as director and playwright. (Registrated by the Ministry of Culture of the USSR and the USSR Authors’ Guild, Dec. 1 1983) For his work on the poet Yevgeny Baratynsky, he received a literature prize by the pansoviet Komsomol Central Committee journal “Smena”. (Russian journal, “Sobstvinoyo Mneniye”, Oct. 12 1989) Soviet Found of Culture (SFC) which was created by Gorbacheva, Raisa Maximovna praised the work of Nikolayesvky and sent a letter to the Tolyatti city party committee to the first Secretary Fadeev, Juri Petrovich “…heads of the Soviet Found of Culture registered the literary center house of Repin as a primery organization of SFC in the city of Tolyatti." (Chairman – Nikolayevsky, Valery Michailovich) Source: From the letter of the deputy Chairman of the council of SFC V.D. Novozhilov to the first Sectretary of the city party committee of Tolyatti J.P. Fadeev. 03.01.89 year, number 03/805.121019. Moscow, Gogulovsky Boulevard, 6. Even in this time two books from Nikolayevsky were published at the central publishing company of Moscow “Misl”. Bibliofilm – roman “The Dangerous Patrician” about the ancient Rome and a roman about the ancient Rus “Me, Sinner, with the words of truth”. 1989-90. In the year 1990 he was pushed from “the experimental theater” and from the house of culture “50 years October”, as a candidate to a delegate of the Oblast council. (Newspaper “Volvskaya Kommuna” in Kuybyshev Reservoir. 4 January 1990. number. 19-20(21623).) Information journal (for the problems of the Jewish culture and repatriatisation) no. 4-5, p 20-25, 1990, Moscow In 1990, after the secret orders of the Gang of Eight a coup was attempted on the Gorbachev supporters. After a few months Gorbachev himself was arrested on the Foros resort by the Gang of Eight. In Tolyatti, in the end of 1990, a coup was hit on the Gorbachev supporter Nikolayevsky. Collective letter about the necessity of Nikolayevsky’s defence sent to the PEN club (Moscow, Russia). (from the personal archives of a PEN club and Soviet Union Writers’ Guild member and poet Alexander Tkachenko, Jan. 17 1989. PEN club archive) Quote: "Nikolayevsky was exposed to the blackmail of the attack whit a threat from unknown faces, especially after publishing his book at the publishing house “Misl” in Moscow in April 1989, in 1990 Nikolayevsky was pushed as a candidate to a delegate council of the Kuybyshev Oblast…" (Newspapers to push Nikolayevsky as a delegate attached as well: “Volvskaya Kommuna”, number. 19-20(21623); “Komsomolskaya Pravda”, 3.03.90) A "Sharch" to Valery Nikolayevsky from Valery Kolesovo Quote: “Exposing and attacking the writer V. Nikolayevsky 29, July 1990 on the Komsomolskaya street in the city Tolyatti, threat and destroying of historical and literature center “House of Repin”, developed by Nikolayevsky.” From collective letter (14 signatures) in the journal “Glasnost” in the name of publisher Gregoryenko S.I. from 27.07.90 Moscow Quote: From Newspaper “For Communism”, Tolyatti: “Do you have the opportunity to speak an answering word in the newspapers as a delegation candidate of Oblast council?” – “No.” After a period of time Nikolayevsky was informed: "You were in the list of the State Committee of the State of Emergency of people liquidation in the city Tolyatti". In the year 1991, Nikolayevsky immigrated to Israel with his wife and his three months old son Dan. His bibliofilm-novel “Dangerous Patrician” (pub. Lexicon, 1991) was published in Jerusalem. 37 literary works by Nikolayevsky – novel chapters, essays, poetry, children’s poetry, humoristic poetry – were published in Israel: “Haoketz”, no. 6, 10/1993, no. 14 12/1993; “Windows”, 25/09/1992, 23/10/1992…; “Echo” no. 248, 05/01/1994; “Secret” no. 10, 16/09/1994… (Tel Aviv). From russian journal about science, education and culture "Alma Mater", nr. 3 (20), 2000: Quote (Topic "The sectrets of Kremlin"): “That is the name of the book published in Austria in the German language. The author of which is the famous Russian writer Valery Mihailovich Nikolayevsky. The history of the book’s publishment is full of drama. It is based on documents that were collected for over 30 years and were given to Nikolayevsky by writer and laureate of the Stalin Price, Orest Maltsev. All those most worthy documents, V. M. Nikolayevsky couldn’t keep with him for a long period of time, since being under permanent observation by the KGB. Nikolayevsky was forbidden to leave the country. The materials were carried out to England, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, et al. by his true friends. And when being able to go to Europe himself he started to collect those rare documents… The years of strenuous work have not disappeared. The documentarily journalistical novel ‘The Secrets of the Kremlin’ very quickly was sold out in various European countries and received high critical acclaim.” Today, Nikolayevsky’s books are sold in Poland, Sweden, Brazil, England, the US, in Germany, in Austria, Switzerland and China. Excerpts of Nikolayevsky’s literary work can be found in various newsletters and journals in Russia, in Austria, in Israel, in Germany, in Switzerland and in the US. Nikolayevsky is a member of the “Association of independent Russian authors”, of the “Writers Guild of Israel” and the international writer organisation “PEN”. Since 1996 he lives in Vienna. He has had a bypass operation in 1997. In Vienna, he has three children. [edit] Telegram to the supreme council of RSFSR 21.02.90 Supreme council of RSFSR to the central election commission chairman “The delegation candidate of the Oblast council of Kuybyshev V. Nikolayevsky is hound with medial information from the city Tolyatti and Oblast. The situation is extreme. On the 23th February Nikolayevsky will start a hunger-strike. We please immediately your help.” Delegation candidate of the Tolyatti city council, principal of the city house of culture Aleksandr Brusnikin. Tolyatti 57, Primorskiy Boulevard 21, 85 [edit] Starvation protest 22.02.90. In the regional council of national delegates of city Tolyatti. V. Nikolayevsky determined a political starvation protest. With demand: Point 2 – Stop ideological terror from authorities against delegation candidates with medial information in the city and Oblast. V. Nikolayevsky started his hunger-strike at 23th, February 1990 in the rooms of “Experimental Theater” at 12 am. The hunger-strike goes on for 13 days (from 23.02.90, 12 am – to 8.03.90, 9 pm) [edit] Works Republic of the Youth - 1969, Brjansk-Moscow Silhouettes - 1986, Moscow, Pravda Dangerous Patrician - Bibliofilm - 1989, Moscow, Misl Dangerous Patrician - Bibliofilm - 1990, Moscow, Misl Me, Sinner, with the Words of Truth - 1990, Moscow, Misl Dangerous Patrician - Bibliofilm - 1991, Jerusalem, Lexicon Dangerous Patrician - Bibliofilm - 1993/1994, Toyatti-Moscow, Sowremennik The Foreign in Me - 1999, Vienna, Chormagoras The Secrets of the Kremlin — from the Secret Archives of the KGB - 2000, Vienna, Löcker [edit] External links Nikolaevskij's book on Archinform.net (german) Na Akademike (russian) [1] (german) [2] (English Stanford University (English) Download "Kreml-Geheimnisse" (german) [3] (russian) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jahggy (talk • contribs) 12:27, 8 February 2011 (UTC) I've no idea why this has been posted here, as I had no involvement in the previous 2 times that the article in question was deleted. It is also not clear why the article was recreated yet again today, less than 2 weeks after the last time it was deleted. - David Biddulph (talk) 18:45, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Flight Avia Flight 7100

Having re-read your message and looked again at WP:ORDINAL I've reverted back to "six of the twelve". Ordinal does state "in the body of the article" which would not include the lede. Mjroots (talk) 10:31, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

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ANI notice regarding block-evading IP

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. This is in regards to the block-evading IP you reported at WP:AIV. Cheers, --Alan the Roving Ambassador (talk) 17:20, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

Bar

I have replied on my talk page. JamesBWatson (talk) 17:39, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for that, & for the comment at WP:ANI. - David Biddulph (talk) 17:43, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

Turning bridge

Hello, I put some comments at User talk:Peter Horn#List of places in Cumbria. Peter Horn User talk 18:23, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Re:United Kingdom

Yes you're right, I was actually trying to get a screenshot of the census form but since I couldn't find one after a brief sweep of search so I had tried to use that so I guess I worked too quickly. The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 22:20, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

World Cup Table

The convention in the World Cup table is to paint the qualified teams in green. And NOT to highlight the non-qualified team (Check the previous World Cup articles). If you want to propose a change please discuss it first in compliance with WP:BRD. Thanks. ashwinikalantri ^talk 05:42, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

It had been discussed at Talk:2011 Cricket World Cup, and looking back at 2007 I coould see that during the group stage the teams no longer capable of qualifing were indeed highlighted in pink. - David Biddulph (talk) 09:02, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

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Re:2012 Summer Olympics

All the countries have qualified one athlete, and a confirmed by the governing body (check the relative sports for the qualification summaries). If that does not qualify as a reliable source then I do not know what will. Intoronto1125 (talk) 13:57, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

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AshwiniKalantri was confused when he said that I created WC 2011. Someone else moved 2011 Cricket World Cup to WC 2011, and I moved it back again and told the user that his fistful of moves were in error and that he should move them back again. - David Biddulph (talk) 19:34, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

Don't feed the troll...

I guess we had better stop feeding the troll! If he continues can we recommend him for a block? David (talk) 22:32, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

about this

Hi, David. The subject of the article had told me he added it himself, so I had assumed the date was unsourced and OR. It was neither, and that was my mistake not looking closely enough. Cheers. -- Rrburke (talk) 20:12, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

CopyVio

As a matter of interest, re Louis Landon, is copyright violation no longer a criterion for speedy deletion? Isn't this reasonably convincing? - David Biddulph (talk) 19:47, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

You are absolutely right. I was looking at the previous version that was flagged for A7. I'm not sure why I didn't get an edit conflict warning. Oh well, it's gone now. --Selket ^Talk 00:14, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Sandbox hogging

KnowledgeSmacker (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

The user appears to be at it again, restoring the previously deleted bio article in the WP:SANDBOX. Zakhalesh (talk) 18:23, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

I think you mean Knowledgesmacker (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) (with lower-case s)? - I've given a final warning. - David Biddulph (talk) 23:27, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

William M. Raines High School

Thanks for your help! Drmies (talk) 16:58, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Woxbridge

I've declined your nomination of this article for speedy deletion, as it doesn't appear to meet any of the criteria listed at WP:CSD. Please take it to WP:AFD instead. Favonian (talk) 14:42, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

It wasn't my nomination. I merely restored the tag after it had been deleted in an edit conflict. The nomination was from 87.114.200.204 - David Biddulph (talk) 14:47, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Oops, my bad! What a godawful mess. Favonian (talk) 14:49, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Want rollback?

Hi David, I noticed you don't have the rollback feature when you were reverting over at Falklands War. Do you want it? I would be happy to give it to you, you are certainly a trusted user who could make use of it. Let me know if so, regards Woody (talk) 21:08, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

It could be useful, so yes please. Thanks for the thought. - David Biddulph (talk) 21:13, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Granted now. Take a look at Wikipedia:ROLLBACK#When to use rollback which basically states only use it for blatant vandalism. If in doubt, use undo and write in an edit summary. I hope it is of some help. If you have any questions please leave them at my talk page. Regards, Woody (talk) 21:36, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. - David Biddulph (talk) 21:38, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

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2011 Pan American Games

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New coordinator

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Hello

For continuity purposes and for educational stamina, I will choose not to go ahead with your suggestion. Thank you. --MrPurcellsClass (talk) 12:17, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

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Re: Kelvin - thank you for explaining

Thank you David, my mistake, and I learned the difference between ice point and triple point! --Slachterman (talk) 21:09, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

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On a diet

Just wanted to thank you for linking out here. I never thought of it... TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 15:00, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

May Bumps Division Times

You are correct in that there is no W5 division this year. The listing was a hangover from previous years where half a division each of M6 and W5 raced together. FloreatAntiquaDomus 11:34, 26 May 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by FloreatAntiquaDomus (talk • contribs)

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User talk:96.54.0.223

Not fair to give a final warning to an anon three months after the last warning. Do you have any indication that you're dealing with the same user? The pattern of editing is different so it may be a different person behind the edits. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 19:09, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

deadlinked username Communikat

Thanks for your recent welcome message, noted. Recently submitted and accepted Username "Communikat" was intended to replace IP signatory 196.215.76.234 which still shows up in blue, while Username "Communikat" shows up in red when signing talk edits while logged in as Communikat, (like here). How to fix please? Communikat (talk) 15:02, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

See the reply on your talk page. - David Biddulph (talk) 15:04, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

Many thanks for your helpful comments posted at my talk page. Much appreciated. Communikat (talk) 16:52, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

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