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Holidaybreak plc article

Hi there, I notice you removed my tag for speedy deletion due to advertising on this article. Having read the link you provided, I agree I was mistaken in placing it there. Mainly, the problem is I think only a section of the article is advertising, ie, the description of brands that plc owns. The article itself is uncited, partial nonsense but not bad enough to merit deletion.

I didn't want to delete or massively edit that whole section (Brands and Product Portfolio) without someone more experienced getting involved for fear of starting an edit war ... it has most likely been written by someone with some connection to the firm(s).

Not sure what the appropriate course of action is? write a proposed alternative in the discussion page for comment and then move it on after a few days?

Sorry to be a newbie pain, I've only really done small edits previously and that article clearly needs a major rewrite, which is probably going to antagonise the original authors!

Thank you!

Thank you, Thingg, for reverting vandalism on my talk page. Cheers! Maxis ftw (talk) 04:11, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: revert

no problem. actually it's kind of poetic justice I suppose; you've been owning me to all the big reverts so far... Thingg^⊕^⊗ 04:12, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Thingg. Why did you revert to previous version of "All in the Family" text and thus delete my addition: *In the 1973 Episode "Henry's Farewell", Gloria predicts that the United States will elect a black man as President before it ever elects a female President. Please explain why this needed to be deleted. 99.170.12.120 (talk) 18:21, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Barack Obama - Biracial/Black

4 November 2008 (diff) (hist) . . Public image of Barack Obama‎; 05:42 . . (+1) . . Thingg (Talk | contribs) (*null edit* if it were to be included, it wouldn't be in this article as it has absolutely nothing to do with his political positions)

The article is not about his political positions. It is the about Barack Obama's public image and specifically his Origins and Identity on Race and Culture. Is it offensive to call him Biracial, is that something to be ashamed of?

Xcaceres

Xcaceres (talk) 05:58, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Help

Can you semi protect my user and user talk page for a bit. I seem to be under attack. Thanks, Alanraywiki (talk) 06:21, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User:Xelix

when I tried to delete the article on User:Xelix I was told that my change was unproductive and vandalism, however it appears to me that the article could constitute libel, and lacks any sort of verifiability in contradiction of wikipedia's policies. I would like to ask that you therefore remove the article, and keep these principles of wikipedia in mind when evaluating similar situations in the future. If the accusations presented in the article are justified the original author may repost the article with evidence as to the authenticity of the information. I also question it's relevance to an encyclopedia such as this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.124.81.169 (talk) 06:29, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OLE for process control - removal of external links

I noticed you removed the external links listed below from the OPC page. These external links provide good information about OPC. Far better than provided by the OPC foundation.

Access OPC server from any OS via Open Source Java library http://www.opcconnect.com/ - Unofficial OPC Resource Center

Free test OPC Server + OPC Client from MatrikonOPC Free tools for OPC development from ICONICS Free, simple and easy OPC DA Client LightOPC - free OPC server developers toolkit FatRat Library - free OPC server developers toolkit

OpenOPC - Open Source OPC client development in Python

Khrasmussen (talk) 06:50, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Kodimunai

Dear Thingg ... i have not heard from you on the "kodimunai" article item no.81 in talk page. Please help... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mail4loys (talk • contribs) 10:37, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

hey

Please read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:There_she_is!!#Don.27t_revert_please and undo your unjustified revert. Can't do it myself as I got enough needless warnings for a constructive contribution. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 1Thracian86 (talk • contribs) 19:31, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Smile!

I thought you deserve this for your hard work on vandalism, you always beat me! Ha ha! Andy (talk) 19:40, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Andy (talk) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

You are very welcome. Andy (talk) 19:43, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

hello

you just threatened to block me because of vandalism. i think made a mistake by putting my message on the user's user page didn't I?if i did, im sorry. User:Megastrike14 -Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.0.44.28 (talk) 19:53, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Slow down!

I'm trying to ease my way back into RC patrol and some speedy person keeps beating me to the punch. Keep up the good work.

Oh, your talk page would probably thank you for archiving it. --GraemeL ^(talk) 19:57, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You deleted without nomination...

You say that you nominate the page for deletion... but then just delete. I was not intending for my page on OrangeCup to read like an ad... How would you suggest the page reads... all I put on the page was links to people who have talked about it, what flavors they offer and programs they promote and competitor info... How should it read? How is Starbucks any different? Please explain... --FroYoNut (talk) 20:43, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

He did have an awesome mustache

[[1]] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.125.139.137 (talk) 00:00, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keeping vandalism information up-to-date

Can you keep "This user page has been vandalized..." (at the bottom left corner of my userpage) up-to-date? -- IRP ☎ 00:12, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Thingg. You have new messages at User talk:IRP#Re: vandalism update.
You may remove this notice at any time by removing the {{newmessages}} template.

Barack Obama prot

Was it unprotected? Last action was by Raul restoring full protection. Everyme 00:58, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Good thing you were so quick. But speaking of protection, would you mind semiprotecting Al Franken? There have been ~4 vandalism edits now, the direction is very clear. Just for the next 12 hours. Everyme 01:08, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, one less thing to worry about. Will try keep an eye on it nevertheless -- in between making coffee and switching between CBS/CNN/etc. :) Everyme 01:13, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Heh. Fairly accurate as of right now. But give me another hour or so and I'll be more like Fry approaching his 100th cup. Everyme 01:27, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Protection of Barack Obama

Hey, I saw your comment in the protection log for Barack Obama... it was supposed to be protected, I think when Raul placed the last protection he forgot that America is not on GMT and polling places are still going to be open for up to five hours! Thanks for your dilligence. ~ L'Aquatique! [^talk/_stats] 01:29, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops, sorry!

I accidently reverted your revert. I'm so sorry! Maxis ftw (talk) 03:38, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Moore

I reverted because the souring does not support the edit(s) made. Thank you. Dynablaster (talk) 03:51, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He's basically vandalising the page at this point, and he's going to be banned for 3R soon (and ignoring talk page quotes). Feel free to undo his revision while I find someone to ban him.JJJ999 (talk) 03:59, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Kindly explain your reasoning for re-adding improperly sourced material. Thankyou. Dynablaster (talk) 04:54, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Because you have been active since I posed a question, I will ask you again: Why did undo my edit? Dynablaster (talk) 05:28, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If it is your intention not to respond, then kindly refrain from tagging my talk page in future. Thankyou. Dynablaster (talk) 14:28, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hasty

Excuse me? Grsz ¹¹ ^→Review! 04:09, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Did you mean this?

Hey Thingg. Just wondering if you meant to make this edit to that page? ·Add§hore· ^Talk/_Cont 10:26, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No problem :P. I thought it was a bit odd when it randomly appeared :P. Or if it was meant to be going to me or something. ·Add§hore· ^Talk/_Cont 18:01, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Stop

I'm narrowing the sub cat!!! 58.176.0.132 (talk) 15:29, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You ought to be ashamed of yourself

You ought to be ashamed of yourself [2]209.20.66.205 (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 15:58, 5 November 2008 (UTC).[reply]

Bush / Obama

Sorry for my mystake. :( Alegreen (talk) 16:37, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RfA thanks

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which recently passed with 126 in support, 22 in opposition and 6 neutral votes.

Thanks for your support in my RFA and all of the help you have given me!!
• If you want to reply to this message please use my talk page as watch listing about 150 pages is a bit messy •
·Add§hore· ^Talk/_Cont 21:51, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

II_MusLiM_HyBRiD_II

Hi, do you own a bot named II_MusLiM_HyBRiD_II? It automatically reverted a change I made, but I can't even leave it a message to explain why I changed it back. 69.121.221.174 (talk) 01:17, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just saw this note and figured I could help out. II_MusLiM_HyBRiD_II is a user, not a bot. Wikipedia policy requires bots user names to make it clear it's a bot. If you go to his talk page, you'll see a red box that says "if you can't leave a message here, then post here." I recommend trying that. :) Cheers, happy editing! ~Pip 2 andahalf 04:51, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! 69.121.221.174 (talk) 15:39, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Backgammon history

Can you please explain why you reverted my amendments to backgammon.

Tables is only sensibly phrased as similar to backgammon because there are so many more people who know of backgammon than they do of any other tables form. That is why I believe that it is stronger to say that Tables is a game of which Backgammon is the best-known example.

There is no 'proof' that Senet is a backgammon type so it is safer and actually better to say as I did 'there may be similarities'.

The same with the Burnt City reference - the board and pieces are clearly not actually backgammon-style so the proper statement is again 'there may be similarities'.

I would not have changed the wording without reason. I find a simple reversion to be unhelpful especially with no notation in the talk section of the reason. Can you tell me why the less precise wording is better.

I have noted that much the same sort of simplification occurs in other game articles as regards historic background. I find that H.J.R.Murray is usefully academic in much of his research as he avoids such statements as 'Senet is this or that' in favour of 'It is uncertain but Senet may .....'. Salisbury-99 (talk) 11:15, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

All in the Family: revert

Hi Thingg. Why did you revert to previous version of "All in the Family" text and thus delete my addition: *In the 1973 Episode "Henry's Farewell", Gloria predicts that the United States will elect a black man as President before it ever elects a female President. Please explain why this needed to be deleted. 99.170.12.120 (talk) 18:21, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Reply

Okay, I cant wait!! Lol ^^ II MusLiM HyBRiD II ^{Ja Ja Ja Ja Ja} 22:35, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Request for help in solving a difference of opinion

Hi, congats on becoming admin, I and one of my fellow editors are facing a deadlock on a issue of bias on a controversial topic Operation Blue Star, the summary of dispute can be found at [3], please let us know your views so that we can solve the dispute amicably. Thanks LegalEagle (talk) 01:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Righteous Harmony Society

Hi Thingg --

Sorry if I merged the Righteous Harmony Society too quickly, though I did give a brief explanation. Still, I'm not clear why you undid it, and would be glad to learn from you. I integrated the material into the Boxer Rebellion article, where it seems to be more useful than a stub on its own.

All the best ch (talk) 23:09, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

November 12

Hey, just so I feel generous about having an account on Wikipedia for ~~almost~~ three years, would you like to leave {{First Edit Day}} on my talk page on the given date in the title? I could have also left this over on JD's (you know who I'm taking about...) talk page, but I've been leaving him so much messages I need to be somewhere else! :-P SchfiftyThree ^(talk!) 23:26, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks...

...for reverting vandalism to my talk page. Cheers, Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 20:14, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Video in a BLP?

There's been a lot of scuffling over at Thomas Muthee, though I think things are fairly calm now. One question remains for me, though. Where is the Wikipolicy that discourages direct linking to a (verified) video of the article's subject as a citation? Consensus there was that we don't have much in the way of transcript, and he's so contentious that I'm not going to argue it, but I'm curious for the future's sake. Regards. FangedFaerie (Talk | Edits) 11:13, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, none of them are self-published. There are a few online available via the churches he visited, and there are some DVDs made by a friend of his. I'm not sure how I feel about this issue. In a formal paper, for example, a viable, reliable source is allowed to be in video format, provided the citation is right. I realize the special problems we run into online, however, with YouTube and whatnot. Hmm... Thanks for trying to answer, but it leaves me with more questions than answers. It certainly gets hot and heavy on BLPs. Ah well. Regards. FangedFaerie (Talk | Edits) 00:22, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi!

Can you please delete Ouvement populaire ivoirien du Grand Ouest? Regards --Againme (talk) 18:46, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done (although you might have been able to just move it to a different title if it was just a typo). Frank | talk 18:51, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot!!! In this case, it was to big of a typo to move it: Ouvement instead of Mouvement :)

--Againme (talk) 18:55, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what "too big" would mean; you could have moved the page to Mouvement populaire ivoirien du Grand Ouest. No big deal, but it would not have required admin intervention. Frank | talk 19:16, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Freddy Mullins Artist Page Deletion

Hi Thingg. You had a speedy deletion to the page "Freddy Mullins" after a proposed deletion for not supporting notability. Can you please reinstate the page as I would be happy to provide independent, non-biased links and references to sites that recognize and list the artist showing notability and significance such as All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fzfpxqqrld6e) and CMT artist listing (http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/mullins__freddy/artist.jhtml). Thank you.

you reverted my changed on the page on EML Kalev (M414)

I changed the word minelayer by minesweeper what you reverted. Kalev is a minesweeper as it is intended to sweep mines however it was also capable to lay mines. "minesweeper" is also the word that is used in communication by the meremuuseum ("In the harbour you can also visit the minesweeper Kalev ...". This matches also the former name Binnenminensuchboot (inshore minesweeping boat) as what it served in the German navy before. If you agree to these arguments I ask you to repace the word minelayer by minesweeper again. /regards

Traditional Chinese Medicine edit

Dear Admin,

This morning (11/14 around 11:30 am PST) I added several paragraphs to the "Traditional Chinese Medicine" wiki page. I am currently studying ancient Chinese history and culture and was struck by some of the detail left out of the "branches" category on the page. I have no personal vested interest in promoting either TCM or CCM, but I felt that given the visibility of TCM on the wiki page and elsewhere online that this would be a good forum to add descriptions of this other branch of Chinese medicine. The only criteria for deletion I can possibly imagine qualified my addition for deletion was the inclusion of two college names. I furthermore am willing to delete these college names for fear that they read like an endorsement. However, my intention was simply to provide a bit of voice for a very real science and underdog in the field of Chinese medicine. If you deleted the post for other reasons, please explain your reason so that I can edit the passage appropriately. I wrote several paragraphs, all of which is of an educational intent.

Thank you, Tim

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