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Hello Jason, [[Wikipedia:Welcome, newcomers|welcome]] to Wikipedia. Here are some useful links in case you haven't already found them;

*[[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]]
*[[Wikipedia:How to write a great article|How to write a great article]]
*[[Wikipedia:Naming conventions|Naming conventions]]
*[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]

By the way, you don't need to sign your articles - your user name will be shown in the page history automatically. If you have any questions, see the [[Wikipedia:Help|help pages]], add a question to the [[Wikipedia:village pump|village pump]] or ask me on [[User_talk:Angela|my talk page]]. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]]! [[User:Angela|Angela]] 02:38, Nov 2, 2003 (UTC)

==Titanic Characters==

Jason, Kiehl and Hawkins are two fictional 1st Class passengers who, at one time, were popular in Titanic tales.  Kiehl was a history teacher, from Washington D.C., and Hawkins was a flamboyant, Spanish-American War veteran.  I find it odd that you haven't heard of them.  I guess they aren't as popular now as they used to be. Anyway, I hear that they will soon be making a comeback.  An author (who's name I can't remember for the life of me) will be including the men in an upcoming novel about the Titanic, set for release around the 100th anniversary of the sinking.  If I ever remember the name of the author, I will let you know.

==need your help on two RFCs==

Please visit these pages and post a comment in support with an example of how this is true.  Thanks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/User:Gamaliel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/User:Robert_McClenon
[[User:24.147.97.230|24.147.97.230]] 17:20, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

== Human evolution project ==

Hello Jason.  Sorry about the delayed response, but my Wikitime has been seriously cut short lately. 

Of course, I'm thrilled that you found and used my template. I've been hoping to use it for some time now, but haven't been able to.

[[User:ClockworkSoul|Clockwork]][[User talk:ClockworkSoul|'''Soul''']] 01:39, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)

==RE: Requested Moves &mdash; Handicapping &rarr; Handicap theory ==
It would be rather simple to fix the redirect of [[Handicapping]] and I have just created a redirect for [[Handicap Theory]] to the lowercased [[Handicap theory]].  However, I do not think that [[Handicapping]] would be appropriate as a redirect to the article you requested it redirect to.  The references I have hitherto seen and the associations hitherto had with the word handicapping was in reference to the practice and method of sports scoring used to advantage less-talented or less-able players when competing against talented/able players through the use of a head start, or a point advantage.  Much to my surprise, no article on handicapping (even this definition) existed until you started it yesterday.  Thus, as a compromise, I would like to see an article on Handicapping regarding the more prevalent sports scoring method/practice, but in order to assuage the need you have to reference the evolutionary phenomenon of Handicap theory, it would be more than reasonable to have a disambiguation disclaimer at the top of the article stating something to the effect of: ''If you are seeking information regarding the biological theory, please see [[Handicap theory]].''  Would that compromise be acceptable?  I'll be watching your talk page, in addition to mine and the Requested Moves page for your response.  Lacking that, I plan to go ahead with the compromise I propose. &mdash;[[User:ExplorerCDT|ExplorerCDT]] 02:50, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

== Human evolution ==

Hey you reverted out my contribution in Human evolution!!

Nowhere in all the pages about human evolutino is there a discussion on the point Imade. Dont you think that the point where we began to 'think' is relevant? the point where we stopped being 'clever apes' and started to have 'humanity'? Because I certainly do!!!

Please justify censoring this discussion, because I see no reason not to include it, whatever happened to NPOV ?

[[User:Lincspoacher|Lincolnshire Poacher]]

Hmm, whe bit I added wasnt 'original research'. That which I wrote is the current mainstrean consensus, read a few magazines liek Scientific American., Nature, and New Scientist.#

As as result of your revert, wikipedia still doesnt have a discussion about humanity, when it occurred, and how. I think your position that its not relevant is mind boggling,. Its the single most significant paradigm shift ever to accur to our species!!!!

[[User:Lincspoacher|Lincolnshire Poacher]]


==Image copyright tags==
Thanks for uploading [[:Image:Neanderthal 1 langle.jpg]]. I notice it currently doesn't 
have an [[Wikipedia:Image copyright tags|image copyright tag]]. 
Could you add one to let us know its copyright status? (You can 
use <nowiki>{{gfdl}}</nowiki> if you release it under 
the [[GFDL]], or <nowiki>{{fairuse}}</nowiki> if you 
claim [[Wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]], etc.) If you don't know 
what any of this means, just let me know where you got the images 
and I'll tag them for you. Thanks so much, [[User:Tagishsimon|Tagishsimon]] [[User_talk:Tagishsimon|(talk)]] 00:03, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

== Let us work on it ==

Ok.  Ya wanna vfd my [[Facts of Reproduction]] page.  Great.  I want you to, because you aint gonna kill, ya only gonna make me stronger by forcin me re-write that thin super-fine and high-level academic quality.  I thank you for that.  You drive me to higher 'n higher quality that way.  That is a good thin for Civil-i-zation.  Now, you know I am already workin' on some other pages (and this pseudo-Appalanchean voice I write in is a pathetic cover-up for my careless typing, which I do right in my web browser to save me time).  Shit! Just look at my work and ask yourself, am I hurtin' ye or am I hepin ya? Huh? [[Special:Contributions/Amorrow]] .  If I make a mistake, eviscrerate me.  I sure got it comin'.  Just please continue communicating. Thank yew. [[User:Amorrow|Amorrow]] 01:47, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

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User:Jason Potter   - I see where you participated in the matter concerning [[Abraham Lincoln's sexuality]] that was discussed and voted upon on [[Talk:Abraham Lincoln]]. There has been a lengthy and exhausting discussion surrounding this exact same issue at [[Talk:Elvis Presley]] and the archived Talk pages as well. Because this has the potential to create a new standard for what is acceptable sources, I thought that you might want to be aware of it. 

If the policy consensus you and others arrived at on the Abraham Lincoln issue is set aside in the Presley article it will result in new ones for countless others. I think your group discussion that arrived at a determination of what constituted a proper source should be defined by the Wikipedia community and set as firm policy which would go a long way in helping to substantially reduce the tiresome and repeated edit wars. Thank you for your interest. Please note I have left the same message for others who worked on this matter. [[User:Ted Wilkes|Ted Wilkes]] 20:16, August 18, 2005 (UTC)

== It me again ==

Like you cannot guess.  I have thought a bit about your evaluation of my involvement as a "game".  Well, if you look at my overall contributions in articles, rather than the multi-user dugeon (MUD) that goes on in the duscussion tabs, you might think differently.  Now that Amorrow is blocked, probably forever, you will not be able to monitor my further work, but just check out the Special/Contribs thing and re-evaluate, if you have the time to.  As my home page is also blocked, you would have to use non-Wiki email, which is amorrow@earthlink.net, and get through several levels of spam filter, but keep it non-HTML and simple and that should work.  Note that there is a non-null discussion tab on the recent vfd of interest.  It is mostly about formalities, but you might want to think about it: "How does the vfd process differ from a lynch mob?". [[User:165.247.212.93|165.247.212.93]] 02:01, 20 August 2005 (UTC)

== Christopher Hitchens ==

How can descriptions that are from an article in Wikipedia about Christopher Hitchens be bias? In fact, I believe it is relevant to the article to let people know that Hitchens is not only an atheist, someone who does not believe in God, but that he is also anti-religion. If Hitchens is going to be such a big factor to the article then his bias should be known within the article. Anything less would be biased. [[User:Pitchka|Dwain]] 19:11, August 31, 2005 (UTC)

==Crazy Uncle Bill==

Please send him some [[sauerkraut]] with my compliments ;-) [[User:Karmafist|Karmafist]] 14:42, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

== [[Janelle Pierzina]] vote-for-deletion ==

Since you voted in the last vote-for-deletion, I thought I would mention there is a revote now going on at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Janelle Pierzina 2]], due to [[Talk:Janelle Pierzina|complaints]] of the first vote.  So, you are welcome to particpate again if you wish.  --[[User:Thivierr|rob]] 23:17, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

== Primates category rework ==

After some good discussion on the talk for [[WP:PRIM]] with [[User:Marskell]], I've begun work on cleaning up [[:category:Early hominids]]. Please come to [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Primates/category rework]] to weigh in your opinion on what direction to take. - [[User:UtherSRG|UtherSRG]] [[User_talk:UtherSRG|(talk)]] 13:12, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

== Tip on handling vandalism ==

When reverting vandalism, I always find it best to simply go back to the version in the history I want to restore, click "Edit this page" and ignore the warning about editing an out-of-date version, rather than manually reversing the vandal's edits.  For instance, in this edit [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Creation-evolution_controversy&diff=22287926&oldid=22276854] the vandal was very subtle about breaking all the creationist links (so subtle it's lasted almost a month).  The first method would reverse everything he did on that edit, while the second might only catch the obvious difference as in this case.  Vandals can be quite sneaky.  &mdash; [[User:Laurascudder|Laura Scudder]] | [[User talk:Laurascudder|Talk]] 07:11, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
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== Jesus, a historical reconstruction ==
I answered your comments on talk:Jesus (see part6)

([[User:Mullerb|Mullerb]] 23:53, 19 December 2005 (UTC))

==Dubious evolution claims==
How exactly are my claims dubious? Have you read Gould's article I linked to in the talk page? If you do I think you'll agree my claims are not dubious but reflect scientific consensus. It is vital to distinguish between the fact of evolution (i.e. organisms change with time to adapt to their environment - "descent with modification") and the mechanism that EXPLAINS WHY organisms adapt to their environment over time. The primary mechanism that does this is the theory of natural selection (there is also, of course, sexual and artificial selection)... [[User:Mikkerpikker|Mikkerpikker]] 21:08, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

== Helping Hand: ==

[[Image:Original Barnstar.png|200px|thumb|right|For major help on the [[Dinosaur]] article, -- [[User:Spawn Man|Spawn Man]] 02:59, 1 January 2006 (UTC)]]

I'm thanking everyone who helped me majorly in getting [[Dinosaur]] to the main page, especially on New Year's Day! It was not a one man job & I really appreciate the help you guys have done. Happy New Year! [[User:Spawn Man|Spawn Man]] 02:59, 1 January 2006 (UTC) P.S. I don't get the thingy on your user page, kinda weird.... :)

== virago ==

please consider this[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Virago_2#.5B.5BVirago.5D.5D] [[User:Slrubenstein|Slrubenstein]]   |  [[User talk:Slrubenstein|Talk]] 23:20, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

== Neanderthal help/To do list ==

Hi, you left a post on my talk page for help with the primal sludge of [[Neanderthal]]. I'm glad I'm thought of as knowledgable. I always find that the tasks seem so much easier when you lay them all out on a big list. I'll help with what I can, but I want you to do most of the work, partly because, this will be your pet project, just like [[Dinosaur]] was mine, so I don't get any, if a little, credit for it at all & so that one day, you may be able to write many FA's. Also, I want to take a load off after the dinosaur project. You must prepare yourself for a few things however: Once it gets to the main page, people are going to get hold of it & probably wreck it. You're going to have to do long hours, (I did a 6 hour session one time on Dinosaur!). You'll never think the article is good enough, because you'll always be it's biggest critic & finally, you may fail. You will have arguments with creationists no doubt, & maybe a few know it alls. You will probably go through a few mental stages: Stage1, The unsure stage, you're unsure & don't know what to do. you seek help from anybody you can. Stage2, The "getting it" stage, you finally realise how to stand on your own feet. Stage3, the hard worker stage, your whole life will revolve around this article. Stage4, the frustrated stage, by this time, the article will probably be on FAC & people will be asking you to do things left right & centre & you feel overwhelmed. This is probably when I & other collaberators come in handy. Stage5, the crazy stage, This is nearing the end of the FAC. People are changing the article & it's looking insane. The end is near, but you don't know if you'll make it. You snap at people who disaggree with you. From here it can go to the Doom & gloom stage, your article has failed its FAC, you're determined, but feeling defeated & you lose confidence & interest. Or it can go to the maintaining but happy stage, your article has gone through & will appear on the main page. Although it is on the waiting list, the article can still be un-awarded its FA staus if it has changed too much. You're constantly mopping up newbie editor's mistakes & you can't wait until the article is on the main page. This stage never really ends, as you feel obliged to maintain the article. Forever.....

And that's just '''your''' preparation!

List:

#The first thing I noticed is that the article has no footnotes. Check out the Dinosaur article & its footnote section. Especially see my 3rd talk archive & the dinosaur talk page where I got help on how to do them. They're tricky at first, but all they really are, are two templates. I garuntee you, people will deny it FA status because of this.
#
#The whole article needs major expanding. No where as big as the Dinosaur article, but nearly as big.
#
#Maybe another picture. If it expands greatly, maybe another two.
#
#Put the refernces section ''above'' the external links section.


That's it for now, but I'll think up more. Hope this helps a bit. [[User:Spawn Man|Spawn Man]] 02:43, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

::It is nice to reply to see if my advice is good or not. Hope it helps anyway..... [[User:Spawn Man|Spawn Man]] 00:48, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

==Your RfA==
Hi Jason,
Just saw you withdrew [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Jason Potter|your RfA]]. It can be really disenheartening to have a failed RfA, but I hope you'll keep editing and working on Wikipedia articles, 'cause you're on the right track. Take care, :)
--[[User:Firsfron|<span style="color:#0000FF;">Firsfron of Ronchester</span>]] 23:37, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
:Ditto, dear Jason - as I said there, don't despair, please. This doesn't mean in the least that your contributions are not valued and appreciated; and rest assured that, once you've amassed more experience, a great editor like you will get massive support at a new nomination in a while. Keep it up! :) Please, let me know if I can help you in any way, ok? Warm regards, [[User:Phaedriel|<b><span style="color:#00BB00;">Phaedriel</span></b>]] <b><span style="color:#FF0000;">♥</span></b> [[User:Phaedriel/Soundtrack of Wikipedians|<span style="color:green;"><small>The Wiki Soundtrack!</small></span><span style="color:#FF0000;">♪</span>]] - 23:50, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

==Comments re: [[WP:BOT|bots]]==
I'm interested in what you said about bots not performing any meaningful edits to articles. The purpose of a bot is not to redefine the encyclopedia. Bots exist to do repetitive simple tasks that would be difficult or silly for humans to do. These tasks include things like template substitution, updation of cleanup tags, reversion, warning, and reporting of simple vandalism, and creation of daily [[WP:AFD|afd]] logs. Typically these tasks are done on a large scale after substantial effort on the part of the bot maker. An extensive [[WP:BRFA|approval process]] is required to start a new bot.  I understand that it can be frustrating to have bot edits appear in a page history or flag your new messages button, but I *hope* you realize that something meaningful is going on. 

I dunno...does that clarify it a bit? I understand that they can be annoying, but they're not trying to (or at least [[User:Alphachimpbot|my bot]] isn't =D). [[User:Alphachimp|<span style="color:Teal;">'''α'''</span><span style="color:Black;">'''''Chimp'''''</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Alphachimp|'''<span style="color:DarkSlateBlue;">laudare</span>''']]</sup> 21:23, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
:Right, yeah. I too didn't realize that the approval process existed for a while. It pretty much separates the wheat from the chaff, and filters out pointless bots (e.g. somebody wanting to do whitespace moves with [[WP:AWB|AWB]]. By the way, I responded to your post on the RFA page. [[User:Alphachimp|<span style="color:Teal;">'''α'''</span><span style="color:Black;">'''''Chimp'''''</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Alphachimp|'''<span style="color:DarkSlateBlue;">laudare</span>''']]</sup> 21:37, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

==Your edit to [[Savanna Theory]]==
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== Biped redirect ==

However, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with [[Savanna Theory]]. The article was even peer reviewed. [[User:Ryulong|Ryūlóng]] 07:21, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
: What is "AAT"? [[User:Ryulong|Ryūlóng]] 07:26, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
:: Ah... I've heard of that theory. Just remember to redirect to "[[Biped]]" and not "[[Bipedalism]]" as you'll do a double redirect. [[User:Ryulong|Ryūlóng]] 07:31, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

==Only a matter of time==
Check the history of this page. As I predicted: it was only a matter of time before some apologist put this article up for deletion.  The article has already been merged, as per a vote on the page it was merged on.  Since you have contributed absolutly nothing to this article, I would suggest leaving it at that. [[User:Travb|Travb]] ([[User talk:Travb|talk]]) 06:27, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
:My apologies for incorrectly erasing the deletion label, "thanks" for calling me a vandal, which, in this case, may be true.  

:I just want to say that the research on the page you attempted to delete is probably more research, footnotes, and further reading that a good majority of wikipedians every add to one article, probably including youself.  

:Please stop masking your POV in wikipedia policy, a common weapon of veteran wikipedians. 

:I can say much more but [[WP:Civil]] Prevents it. [[User:Travb|Travb]] ([[User talk:Travb|talk]]) 06:59, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

::Thanks for your apology, I will remove my [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Savanna Theory]] objection to "keep", since I have no idea what it is anyway : )  Best wishes. [[User:Travb|Travb]] ([[User talk:Travb|talk]]) 16:18, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

==Breach of Civility==
There is a posting on the [[Talk:Attachment Therapy]] talk page that I think should be deleted as it contains material that is not civil and that may be slanderous. I would delete it, but am not sure if that is allowed. I'd appreciate your taking a look at the posting in the "Time For Civility/Self-Promotion is against Wiki policy" at the end of the talk page. If you think it should be deleted I will do so or you can.  If you would respond to my talk page I'd appreciate it [[User:DPeterson|DPeterson]] 15:54, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

The post reads:

::Well, as an adoptive parent conned by attachment therapy, I like the article. Something needs to be done to stop the spead of these attachment therapist claiming 100% success. I had the horrifing experience of dragging my family though a group pretty much using the re-birthing process. I came to find out the Douglas Gosney, they guy that taught the person who kill that girl, was part of the group we went to. Do any of these groups ever have success? Even the Dr. Art guy. All I see ever helping these kids tends to be the meds. they get put on. 
Something in the blurb really should address the fact that there are many cons out there taking advantage of very desperate parents trying to help their adoptive kids. 



::PLEASE DON"T DELETE THE Attachment therapy article... I wished I'd had it to read before what all we went through. We went to this guy Bryan Post in Oklahoma who claims 100% success. Our city even pays for adoptive families to go their. All therapy consists of is parents being held down on air mats to do that deep breathing stuff. It was very hurtful to our family. This was since 2002. Just as the ACT says, even Bryan Post does not have the actual PhD he claims to from a real college. These programs are all over the country. It really is a big scam. Lots of kids are getting hurt. 

Thanks.[[User:DPeterson|DPeterson]] 15:54, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

==Hi==
As you know there is a tight poll going on at the moment on the WW2 page. Would you be so kind as to vote on this. By the way, I have found your approach to be reasonable at all times. Thank you. [[User:Wallie|Wallie]] 23:24, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
:OK. Neutral. Wasn't quite what I had in mind... but... Thanks for the vote. and I mean't what I said earlier. Cheers. [[User:Wallie|Wallie]] 23:30, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

== Jesus Seminar ==

I see you've been deleting references that I tagged for citation. I don't like it when Christians delete my edits to protect the pages they want to protect, so I try to be cautious in deleting others' edits. I don't expect you to be so timid, but that's where I'm coming from. [[User:Jonathan Tweet|Jonathan Tweet]] 17:18, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

== Creationism Revert war ==

Ymous is a bit of a nutcase.  He made a RFM or RFA against a whole bunch of people in the Evolution article claiming we deleted his discussion points and edits, when in fact he never did one thing on there.  He's got an agenda, and trying to reason with him is nice, but probably pointless.  [[User:Orangemarlin|Orangemarlin]] 21:48, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

== Image:Neander Valley Map.JPG listed for deletion ==
An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, [[:Image:Neander Valley Map.JPG]], has been listed at [[Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion/2007 January 6#Image:Neander Valley Map.JPG|Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion]]. Please look there to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. — [[User:Mecu|<span style="color:#CEBE70;">'''MECU'''</span>]]≈<small>[[User talk:Mecu|talk]]</small> 00:16, 6 January 2007 (UTC)<!-- Template:Idw -->

== Request for Reference ==

On the [[Talk:Evolution]] page, you said that only 0.14% of life and earth scientists reject evolution.  Could you please provide a reference for that statistic? -- [[User:MrRedact|MrRedact]] 06:02, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the citation!  That should be a useful statistic if I get into another debate with the [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] who come around now and then.  [[User:MrRedact|MrRedact]] 02:56, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

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These two sections may not fit well for this particular section, and I invite you to contribute and improve these sections, or they may be removed by others.  [[User:StudyAndBeWise|StudyAndBeWise]] 04:33, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

==Intelligent Design==

Thanks for your intelligent discussion (no pun intended ;-) of the following:
*Dembski and Meyers come out against common descent, but Behe accepts it, so saying ID is pro common descent isn't exactly true. [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:Intelligent_design&diff=prev&oldid=104510842]
I vaguely knew that not all ID supporters accept [[common descent]], but I never was aware of who thought what. Intellectual laziness on my part, I guess. --[[User:Ed Poor|Uncle Ed]] 15:25, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
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==Antony and Cleopatra - reply==
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==Aquatic ape hypothesis==
Please note the discussion [[Talk:Aquatic ape hypothesis#Gutting the page|here]].  [[User:WLU|WLU]] ([[User talk:WLU|talk]]) 17:42, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

==Ancient history question==
I noticed that you had made several corrections to my entry on the [[Constitution of the Roman Republic]]. Is there any kind of community of ancient history junkies that edit entries?[[User:RomanHistorian|RomanHistorian]] ([[User talk:RomanHistorian|talk]]) 04:09, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
:Jason, I got your message. What is your email address?  <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:RomanHistorian|RomanHistorian]] ([[User talk:RomanHistorian|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/RomanHistorian|contribs]]) 01:58, 18 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
::Jason, I tried to email you though the "email this user" feature. It said that you don't have a registered email address. Do you know why this is the case?[[User:RomanHistorian|RomanHistorian]] ([[User talk:RomanHistorian|talk]]) 10:12, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
:::Jason, it still doesn't work. You can email me if you want.[[User:RomanHistorian|RomanHistorian]] ([[User talk:RomanHistorian|talk]]) 23:09, 20 January 2008 (UTC)


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