SmokeyTheFatCat

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Re : I am fairly new here.

Of course you can. Just click here and start writing your own userpage away! :) You'll always be a trusted editor as long as you contribute positively;, there is no probation or trial period for new editors. Alternately, you may be referring to the role of a sysop, in which you shouldn't worry too much for now since you're starting out. (if you are interested though, perhap 6 months of active contribution and participation is recommended). I hope you will enjoy your stay here! - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 16:28, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Sarah Vaughan...

As a jazz vocal fan like myself, you have much to contribute to this sadly neglected area, but you should have been more careful with your Sarah Vaughan edit! try writing album articles perhaps, and incorporating them into the text, etc, etc. :) Gareth E Kegg 13:22, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Page00.jpeg

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Elektra image

Hi,

I noticed a bot deleted the Elektra Assassin image you apparently uploaded. If you'd care to upload it again, please do so, and this time choose the "Comic Book Cover" license from the pop-down menu. Also specify the source (e.g. "I scanned it myself" or "it's from this URL"). It would qualify as a fair use and won't be deleted if you do those two things. The article could use the illustration.

Thanks! Tempshill 18:51, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Hemp mergers

Regarding your desired to merge the articles Hemp and Cannabis, a discussion has taken place here: Talk:Cannabis#Proposed_merger and the consensus is that they are better seperated for the reasons outlined there.

I am going to remove the tage from the Hemp article in response to this consensus. HighInBC 13:52, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Coltrane's Transition

I've answered your question, I hope satisfactorily, on the Coltrane talk page. Sorry about the delay. - Maggie --70.48.205.77 17:43, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Orphaned fair use image (Image:ElektraAssassin01.jpg)

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Duke Ellington and the Duke of Wellington

I was reading the Duke Ellington page and noticed the trivia piece you added about him sharing a birthday with the 1st Duke of Wellington is not accurate (Duke Ellington is April 29th and Arthur Wellesley was May 1st). I've deleted it temporarily, but here's the original in case you want to update it (it definitely is odd that the birthdays are so close):

"Duke shares the same birthday as the Duke of Wellington."

Cheers

71.130.221.12 22:23, 21 March 2007 (UTC) OChef

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