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Vandalism and Jaime Herrera? edit

Hi...I noticed you put an alarming accusation on the talk page for Philippine Airlines Flight 434 about vandalism because the first officer of Flight 434 happens to have the same name as the candidate for Congress from Washington state. Please don't misunderstand -- I'm a conservative -- but to cry vandalism about being led to the Flight 434 page just because there wasn't a page already dedicated to State Rep. Herrera is a bit much, don't you think? With that said, I too have asked for a Wiki expert to look into your new web page because I'm not sure it meets notability requirements (that is, she's just a candidate -- if she gets elected to the US House of Representatives, then a web page would be appropriate, but I'm not sure it's appropriate just yet). Scarletsmith (talk) 21:51, 2 September 2010 (UTC)Reply

Point taken edit

Hello! Sorry to get so jumpy about the vandalism; I just briefly scanned the article on Philippine Airlines Flight 434 and didn't see the connection with Jaime Herrera. I'll be more careful in the future before pointing fingers. Thanks!

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Thanks to the mods who looked into this so fast--I really appreciate the clarification. Scarletsmith (talk) 23:16, 2 September 2010 (UTC)Reply

Glad to hear that! edit

Thanks for your involvement, Scarletsmith; I thought the article met the notability requirements, which I have wrestled with before, including sufficient coverage in secondary sources, which Jaime Herrera certainly does. Especially considering her opponent, Denny Heck, has had a Wikipedia entry for months upon months while Herrera has not (I added info to his article too), the mere concept of Wikipedia as a fount of information in an unbiased way practically demanded Herrera have an article, too.

I'm just surprised, Scarletsmith; why didn't you think the article was notable, and why speedy deletion?

Sorry for the delay in replying...as national elections (US) approach, articles on everything from candidates to people who confront them at town meetings to a small-time blogger who creates a political satire YouTube vids pop up on Wikipedia like weeds, with some of them end up taking over previously-existing redirection links (or worse...things can get really hairy during political season). So, when I saw the removal of the redirect for Jaime Herrera (First Officer of PA Flight 434) and a complaint/accusation about vandalism because "Jaime Herrera redirected here [to PA Flight 434]" on the PA Flight 434 talk page, my "Caution--Possible Political Vandalism" antennae went up. Nothing personal, just experience with Wiki vandals during political election season coming to the fore. Scarletsmith (talk) 19:40, 1 November 2010 (UTC)Reply
I hear you; I did the same thing, just in reverse. My vandalism antennae went up because I couldn't see the connection between Herrera and the flight and thought a page for the candidate was appropriate under the circumstances. I've learned to be a bit more cautious before jumping to conclusions like that myself, and I very much appreciate your rationale. Happy election! Wikibojopayne (talk) 00:36, 2 November 2010 (UTC)Reply

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Problem resolved; Scott article cleaned up and new article created to discuss political race as such. Wikibojopayne (talk) 16:41, 1 November 2010 (UTC)Reply

WP:BRD pic for Template:Christianity - help! edit

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Carlaude has no monopoly on using his image for the template. If there is consensus to change the image, then so be it, but I stick with my opinion that using the face of Jesus is ridiculous simply because no one knew how he looked like. Use a cross or the cross with fish and get this unholy discussion over with. Gryffindor (talk) 03:39, 2 November 2010 (UTC)Reply


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Template talk:Christianity edit

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I lost track, do you know what the status of the discussion on the image is in the end? Can we finally change it? Gryffindor (talk) 18:54, 25 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

Oh hello! Does that make three of us that want to change it then? I might know where to locate a couple more! Amandajm (talk) 08:54, 23 September 2011 (UTC)Reply

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Nick Harper edit

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Matthew Bush edit

There is absolutely no evidence that Matthew Bush was of African descent. We DO know that he was born in Asia (which would make his son part Asian-American.) Had Matthew Bush been considered African, his marriage at Germantown Friends Meeting would have been considered illegal - but it wasn't.

Similarly, had George Washington Bush been considered of African descent, his marriage in Missouri would have been considered illegal. It wasn't.

What is uncontroverted is that Matthew Bush was born in India, making George Washington Bush one of the first Asian-American settlers in Washington State. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.91.43.105 (talk) 21:05, 5 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

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Thanks. RFPP done here. I'll report that IP to AIV if he goes too far. Wikibojopayne (talk) 00:39, 17 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

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