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I'll respond where the conversation was started (unless you request otherwise). And umm... be civil? Kthxbai. [[User:Bsimmons666|'''Bsimmons<font color="#990000">666</font>''']] ([[User_talk:Bsimmons666|talk]]) <sup><small>[[User:Bsimmons666/Friends|Friend?]]</small></sup>

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==Strike of the Sword==
The image you constructed based on mine and the image on the Economist page here [http://media.economist.com/images/20090711/CAS903.gif] indicates that [[Camp Leatherneck]] is a good 150+ miles south of where it should be; IE next door to [[Camp Bastion]]! [[User:Richard Harvey|Richard Harvey]] ([[User talk:Richard Harvey|talk]]) 11:54, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

== ی ==

Aah, thank you!  I'll redirect it, then. <small><span style="border:2px solid #B40000;"><span style="background:#B40000;">[[User:Mnmazur|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">mnmazur</span>]]&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;[[User talk:Mnmazur|<span style="font-family:corbel; color:#B40000">voicemail</span>]]&nbsp;</span></small>

== STS-128 photo ==

How long was the exposure on your STS-128 photograph?  (I took one from 180 miles north, exposed for 143 seconds.)  [[User:Bubba73|Bubba73]] [[User talk:Bubba73|(talk)]], 18:38, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

:I wish I had taken the photo, but my photography skills are no where near that good! The image was released into the public domain by NASA, as the license says [[:File:STS-128 launch time lapse.jpg|on the image page]]. I don't believe the NASA website says how long the exposure time was. [[User:Bsimmons666|'''Bsimmons<font color="#990000">666</font>''']] ([[User_talk:Bsimmons666|talk]]) 18:52, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

:: OK, thanks.  [[User:Bubba73|Bubba73]] [[User talk:Bubba73|(talk)]], 18:55, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

== Empire of Brazil ==

Wonderful idea to create a navigation box about the Empire of Brazil! - --[[User:Lecen|Lecen]] ([[User talk:Lecen|talk]]) 13:55, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

==I Was Wondering==

I was wondering how:

# Wikipedia knew you worked substantially on an article
# Wikipedia put that little green plus in the top right corner of your screen
# I could get those things for the articles I created (when they make GA)

please respond on ''my'' talk page. Thanks [[User:Nezzadar|Nezzadar]] ([[User talk:Nezzadar|talk]]) 23:18, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

::Thanks [[User:Nezzadar|Nezzadar]] ([[User talk:Nezzadar|talk]]) 00:20, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

==Thanks==

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<nowiki>:</nowiki>) [[User:Bsimmons666|'''Bsimmons<font color="#990000">666</font>''']] ([[User_talk:Bsimmons666|talk]]) 02:20, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

== Can You Fix the Image You Put Up? ==

Hi. You loaded an image, or at least thought you did for the article at [[Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities]], however, it didn't fully load.  I do not know how to load images, so I don't know what it is missing, otherwise I would fix it... Regards, Steve... [[User:Stevenmitchell|Stevenmitchell]] ([[User talk:Stevenmitchell|talk]]) 12:31, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
:Done. [[User:Bsimmons666|'''Bsimmons<font color="#990000">666</font>''']] ([[User_talk:Bsimmons666|talk]]) 14:30, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

==Wikipedia Spotlight working on [[Oil]]==
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== edit summary ==
I am concerned about [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Karanacs&diff=prev&oldid=316213942 this edit summary;] would you please explain?  [[User:SandyGeorgia|Sandy<span style="color:green;">Georgia</span>]] ([[User talk:SandyGeorgia|Talk]]) 00:04, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
:...It's an internet [[meme]] that's an expression of frustration. See the Encyclopedia Dramatica article on "RAGE" <sub>(<s>hopefully not spamfiltered</s>; <s>tinyurl</s>; oops)</sub> entry if you wish; I can't find one on [[Urban Dictionary]]. I, on the other hand, am concerned that the [[Overman Committee]] article is not being given a fair review at FAC. [[User:Bsimmons666|'''Bsimmons<font color="#990000">666</font>''']] ([[User_talk:Bsimmons666|talk]]) 00:33, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
:: My apologies for the delay; I responded on my talk.  Regards, [[User:SandyGeorgia|Sandy<span style="color:green;">Georgia</span>]] ([[User talk:SandyGeorgia|Talk]]) 01:06, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

== Not at all rude! ==

Sorry, I forgot my sig :) [[User:Fifelfoo|Fifelfoo]] ([[User talk:Fifelfoo|talk]]) 01:51, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
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== Overman ==

No hurry, and my apologies if my comments came off as harsh (and my compliments to you for graciously accepting criticism).  There's obviously a lot to like about the article, but I think the prose and context issues are major barriers right now.  I'll do whatever I can to help overcome them, though. [[User:Steve Smith|Steve Smith]] ([[User talk:Steve Smith|talk]]) 22:21, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

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== Congratulations ==

I just saw that the article on the [[Overman Committee]] made FA! COngratulations! Here's a well-deserved barnstar for all your hard work on it. [[User:Ruhrfisch|Ruhrfisch]]  '''[[User talk:Ruhrfisch|<sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt;</sub><small>&deg;</small><sup><small>&deg;</small></sup>]]''' 01:31, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

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:The barnstar's much appreciated, thanks. [[User:Bsimmons666|'''Bsimmons<font color="#990000">666</font>''']] ([[User_talk:Bsimmons666|talk]]) 01:35, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

== [[WP:FOUR]] ==

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== [[Iran and weapons of mass destruction]] ==

I have placed some of my issue with the Project110/Project111 on the talk page. The current wording is misleading as to the opinion of the agency.--[[Special:Contributions/71.156.89.167|71.156.89.167]] ([[User talk:71.156.89.167|talk]]) 00:24, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

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== Grace and favour ==

thanks. for some reason wikipedia didn't suggest that as an alternative. [[User:Grunners|Grunners]] ([[User talk:Grunners|talk]]) 20:23, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

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==December 2009==
Thank you for your contributions to [[Wikipedia:About|Wikipedia]]. When you make a change to an article, please provide an [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]], which you forgot to do before saving your recent edit to [[Iran and weapons of mass destruction]]. Doing so helps everyone to understand the intention of your edit. It is also useful when reading the edit history of the page.

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Happy holidays!

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==Battle of Kamdesh==
Here this reference [http://abcnews.go.com/International/exclusive-apache-pilots-shocked-size-attack-camp-keating/Story?id=8785878&page=2]. Qoute: ''Soon the camp was on fire with strong winds fanning it along to additional buildings. Eventually, every building in the camp, except one, was burned.'' Only one building in the camp left standing? I think that constitutes a base destroyed.[[User:UrukHaiLoR|UrukHaiLoR]] ([[User talk:UrukHaiLoR|talk]]) 17:46, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

No problem. And a Happy New Year! :)[[User:UrukHaiLoR|UrukHaiLoR]] ([[User talk:UrukHaiLoR|talk]]) 20:39, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

== Community de-Adminship - finalization poll for the CDA proposal ==



After tolling up the votes in the revision proposals, it emerged that 5.4 had the most support, but elements of that support remained unclear, and various comments throughout the polls needed consideration. 

A '''[[Wikipedia_talk:Community_de-adminship/Draft_RfC#Community_de-Adminship_.27Proposal_Finalization.27_Poll|finalisation poll]]''' (intended, if possible, to be one last poll before finalising the CDA proposal) has been run to; 

*gather opinion on the 'consensus margin' (what percentages, if any, have the most support) and

* ascertain whether there is support for a 'two-phase' poll at the eventual RfC (not far off now), where CDA will finally be put to the community. [[User:Matt Lewis|Matt Lewis]] ([[User talk:Matt Lewis|talk]]) 01:03, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

== Huckleberry Finn -- Racism charge in Themes ==

Hi Bsimmons666.  Just wanted to let you know I've opened up the topic of the replication and placement of the Huckleberry Finn criticism for discussion on [[Talk:Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn|its talk page]].  I think the article has some past history of contention and edit warring about just how much weight and repetition that particular charge should carry in the article, so it's probably something the article's regular maintainers should have a chance to weigh in on.  Best regards, [[User:P.T.isfirst|P.T.isfirst]] ([[User talk:P.T.isfirst|talk]]) 06:34, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

== sourcing ==

You realise that google hosted news expires after a while (months, I think). Use [[WebCite]] to protect access to sources like that. [[User:Rd232|Rd232]] <sup>[[user talk:rd232|talk]]</sup> 09:22, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

== [[2000s_(decade)#Space exploration|space exploration section in the 2000's article]] ==
The [[2000s_(decade)#Space exploration|space exploration section in the 2000's article]] needs to be summarized by an expert in this field. thought you might be interested. [[User:TheCuriousGnome|TheCuriousGnome]] ([[User talk:TheCuriousGnome|talk]]) 20:41, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

== Heads up ==

[[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 11, 2010]]. Cheers, [[User:Dabomb87|Dabomb87]] ([[User talk:Dabomb87|talk]]) 04:00, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

==Final discussion for [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Biographies of living people]] ==

Hello, I note that you have commented on the first phase of [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Biographies of living people]]

As this RFC closes, there are two proposals being considered:
# [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Biographies_of_living_people#Proposal_to_Close_This_RfC|Proposal to Close This RfC]]
#[[Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Biographies_of_living_people#Alternate_proposal_to_close_this_RFC:_we_don.27t_need_a_whole_new_layer_of_bureaucracy|Alternate proposal to close this RFC: we don't need a whole new layer of bureaucracy]]

Your opinion on this is welcome. [[User:Okip |Okip ]]  02:09, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

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==Battle of Kamdesh==
Just to inform you ive put this article up for G/A review, since it seems to me to fit the criteria. I don't know if it will be able to get to A-Class or F/A afterwords, but i thought you might like to know its up for review since you've put alot of work into the article.[[User:XavierGreen|XavierGreen]] ([[User talk:XavierGreen|talk]]) 04:39, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

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== The Downlink: Issue 0 ==

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== Giving you the chance to sort out your userspace before others/I have too ==

I don't mean to be a pain but [[User:Bsimmons666/Gaucho Theory]] would be deleted at [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion]] as per [[WP:FAKEARTICLE]]. I'd suggest you move it offsite, ASAP. <small>'''[[User:Jorgenev#top|jorgenev]]'''</small> 04:40, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

== Interview with Wikimedia Foundation ==

Hi Bsimmons666,
I hope you're well. My name is Aaron and I'm one of the Storytellers working on the 2011 fundraiser for the Wikimedia Foundation. For this year's campaign, we're interviewing as many of the very active and productive Wikipedians as we can to broaden the range of appeals we run come November. I wonder if you would want to tell me more about your experiences editing and writing here? If so, I'll ask you your personal story and I'll ask you some general questions about Wikipedia. Please let me know if you're interesting by emailing amuszalski{{@}}wikimedia.org.  Thanks! [[user:Aaron (WMF)]]
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== Membership of the Counter-Vandalism Unit ==

As you may know, the Counter-Vandalism unit is inactive.  So for reviving the WikiProject, we will need to sort out the members.  So if you are active, please put your username at the bottom of the list at [[Wikipedia talk:Counter-Vandalism Unit#Sort out the members]].

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== WP:FOUR RFC ==

There are two [[WP:RFC]]s at [[WP:FOUR]]. The first is [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3AFour_Award&diff=569306744&oldid=569202730 to conflate issues] so as to keep people from expressing meaningful opinions. The second, by me, is claimed to be less than neutral by proponents of the first. Please look at the second one, which I think is much better.--[[User:TonyTheTiger|TonyTheTiger]] <small>([[User talk:TonyTheTiger|T]] / [[Special:Contributions/TonyTheTiger|C]] / [[WP:FOUR]] / [[WP:CHICAGO]] / [[WP:WAWARD]])</small> 06:18, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

==Award, rare enough and so well-deserved==

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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Barnstar of Diplomacy'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Given for your willingness to take pointed, constructive feedback, leading to a very productive, quality-centered outcome to an editorial discussion (recently, at the JHP talk pages, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:JHP#weasel_words]) Le Prof [[User:Leprof 7272|Leprof 7272]] ([[User talk:Leprof 7272|talk]]) 16:46, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
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==[[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|Speedy deletion]] nomination of [[:Seersucker Thursday]]==
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A tag has been placed on [[:Seersucker Thursday]] requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#A7|section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion]], because the article appears to be about an organized event (tour, function, meeting, party, etc.), but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#Articles|criteria for speedy deletion]], such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about [[Wikipedia:The answer to life, the universe, and everything|what is generally accepted as notable]]. 

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may '''contest the nomination''' by [[:Seersucker Thursday|visiting the page]] and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with [[Wikipedia:List of policies|Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]]. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. <!-- Template:Db-notability-notice --> <!-- Template:Db-csd-notice-custom --> [[User:Ogress|'''Ogress''']] [[User_Talk:Ogress|<sub style="color:#BA55D3;">''smash!''</sub>]] 03:56, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
== Not Yours to Give listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] ==
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== [[WP:ACE2015|ArbCom elections are now open!]] ==

Hi,<br>
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current [[WP:ACE2015|Arbitration Committee election]]. The [[WP:ARBCOM|Arbitration Committee]] is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia [[WP:RFAR|arbitration process]]. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose [[WP:BAN|site bans]], [[WP:TBAN|topic bans]], editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The [[WP:ARBPOL|arbitration policy]] describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to [[WP:ACE2015/C|review the candidates' statements]] and submit your choices on [[Special:SecurePoll/vote/398|the voting page]]. For the Election committee, [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 13:58, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
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==[[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|Speedy deletion]] nomination of [[:Ottoman Civil War (1509–1513)]]==
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A tag has been placed on [[:Ottoman Civil War (1509–1513)]] requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:

<blockquote>Delete per WP:OR. It is not based on a single source. The source of Finkel, Caroline, mentions only the name of Istanbul, not even the "civil war".</blockquote>

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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may '''contest the nomination''' by [[:Ottoman Civil War (1509–1513)|visiting the page]] and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with [[Wikipedia:List of policies|Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]]. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the {{Querylink|Special:Log|qs=type=delete&page=Ottoman+Civil+War+%281509%E2%80%931513%29|deleting administrator}}, or if you have already done so, you can place a request [[WP:RFUD|here]]. <!-- Template:Db-reason-notice --> [[User:Beshogur|Beshogur]] ([[User talk:Beshogur|talk]]) 16:15, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

== Creating Page ==

I was viewing the operation silver shovel page and I saw Lawrence Bloom was permalinked to his wiki page, yet when I clicked on it I see he has no wikipedia page. I'm going to try and make one. But since I see you've created operation silver shovel page and I was wondering if you could check on your end if the Lawrence Bloom page was ever created as I'm not well versed in wiki. Also another bug on your profile makes it so that I can change your talk page, fwi. [[User:Johnathon Smithsonian|Johnathon Smithsonian]] ([[User talk:Johnathon Smithsonian|talk]]) 11:52, 12 July 2023 (UTC)