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Hey again all :). So, some big news, some small news, some good news, some bad news!

On the "big news" front; we've now deployed AFT5 on to 10 percent of articles, This is pretty awesome :). On the "bad news", however, it looks like we're having to stop at 10 percent until around September - there are scaling issues that make it dangerous to deploy wider. Happily, our awesome features engineering team is looking into them as we speak, and I'm optimistic that the issues will be resolved.

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WilliamH (talk) 20:32, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Marburg is back

Spewing personal attacks. See [1] and for the proof [2], one of the IPs from that last bunch a month ago that I made an ANI report about [3]. He iro 20:50, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Long day and I'm off to bed. I've mentioned this to the other editor, just make sure you don't exceed 3RR. I'll deal with it tomorrow if it is still a problem, he only makes a fool of himself. Dougweller (talk) 20:53, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for the heads-up on the accreditation rule. I had forgotten about that rule. Full Shunyata (talk) 21:09, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, I struggled with it at first myself. Dougweller (talk) 04:53, 6 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

JOGG again. Just a quick note on an edit I noticed.

Hi Doug. Hope this revert explanation makes sense, but let me know if not. This shows the article in question being cited in a normal (not negative) way, concerning its central thesis, by some of the most cited experts in this particular field (reference 25).--Andrew Lancaster (talk) 07:53, 6 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Archaeology

Yeah, sorry. I meant to post that on your wall, not Maunus's. Wolfdog (talk) 00:40, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Re: "Ginger" edit .. Thanks :o)

- Chris

RareCloud - Christopher James Francis Rodgers

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3RR

Thanks, Doug. Ironically, if the anon IP (who has been carrying on a long-running, insult- and accusation-filled tirade against me at this same article's talk page on an unrelated matter), had only looked harder, he would have seen that I and the other editor were cordially discussing things on our respective talk pages and worked it all out amicably! Oy! With regards, Tenebrae (talk) 15:02, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It was Malory not Geoffrey

Sorry about that, well alright I was trying to find the name about a source to come up with Lancelot killing Gawain and ok it was Malory, forgive me about Howard Pyle, I just thought he translated from either Geoffrey or Malory, if I could just find a source about Malory's story I'm hoping to use a source for this edit, not Geoffrey, I couldn't figure out the name thanks.--GoShow (...............) 15:49, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Try [4]. Dougweller (talk) 16:01, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely!! , and I will hope it will work for the article of Gawain, otherwise, thank you tremendously!--GoShow (...............) 16:05, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, thank you for finding a good book source, for the article, I know it's really hard to find a good book source on google books, but this tremendously, helps. I hope you check the article Gawain, and how I transferred the source under the "Gawain in English Literature" section, I did read a statement about Gawain becoming a potential heir to the throne and added the sentence in the main summary of the article as well, and hopefully it looks, good. See what you think.

If Cagwinn tries to delete the source, please try to acknowledge the user not to delete the source from Thomas Malory, it is a very useful source and it is in the right section about English Literature of Le Morte d'Arthur know the facts from other users reliable sources, it is not anyone's article it is Wikipedias and every other reliable source under the right representation is allowed to use their edit; I tried to use the source on the English Literature, and not from the Earlier Literature. The part about Gawain becoming a potential heir to the throne came from the Earlier Literature, so I helped the user out in adding it to the summary. This was the only edit I wanted to use on Gawain and that was it to make it efficient for the article and move along, otherwise again, I appreciate the finding, tremendously.--GoShow (...............) 02:35, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ritte

I did searched for Ritte paper and found nothing.Also I am interested to hear you opinion on WP:BLP1E issue that I raised on Sand page.--Shrike (talk)/WP:RX 09:20, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Melungeon

Saponi Sardinian Gascon Me (talk · contribs) on article Melungeon.

Not sure if you are on right now, be we have a new account deleting cited information they appear to disagree with at this article. I have reverted twice and left them a level 2 note at their talk page. If they remove again mebbe you can advise them. He iro 18:22, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Left them a note on their talk page to discuss on the article talk page. Dougweller (talk) 20:26, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Deucalionite

I've filed the report now, in case you want to have a look: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Deucalionite. Thanks, – Fut.Perf. ☼ 11:56, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ahmeddiya page

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