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  (I just thought I'd give you this because I think it takes a very intelligent person to speak 2 languages professionally. Well Done!) --Brylcreem2 12:58, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

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Your comment editing Pope

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I found your comment, "you are from Malaysia, you wouldn't understand" somewhat offensive. Please see the New Advent entry on Pope to see how other people capitalize Pope. (Unless you think that author was Malaysian too.) -- Cat Whisperer 05:22, 29 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

If somebody reverts your edit with an edit summary "you are from North Carolina, you wouldn't understand", what would you think? Please don't do it again, as it may qualifies as personal attacks. Being a Malaysian doesn't mean that I wouldn't understand something outside my country. Joshua Chiew 13:01, 29 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

Your comment editing Audley Harrison

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You refer to Harrison's ethnic background when incorrectly reverting a correction to your grammar. Please be clear that regardless of ethnic background, a British (adjective) citizen is known as a Briton (noun). See [1] and note that "British" is listed as an adjective only, never a noun.

Karl Urban

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You should not revert again without a source. WP:V is policy and not negotiable. Any editor can remove any part of any article that is uncited and that part should stay remove pending a reliable citation. You have no grounds for keeping that part in the article without a reliable source to cite that says it. It's really that simple. Mad Jack 18:55, 11 December 2006 (UTC)Reply

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You're not one of those people who is totally unaware that being Jewish is a matter of ethnicity as well as religion? I.e. that's why "English Jews" is included in "English people by religion" and "English people by ethnic or national descent". As for The Jewish Chronicle, it passes WP:RS. Anyway, it'll be restored soon enough by someone or other. Mad Jack 23:07, 12 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Eh, no, The Jewish Chronicle is a reliable source, regarldess of what you say. It passes WP:RS, not to mention that it's an interview with his grandmother. I'm tired of the nonsense that Jewish papers aren't reliable sources on who is Jewish. Obviously, you'd have to be certified to say that an African-American newspaper is not a reliable source on who is African-American, or an Irish-American paper isn't reliable on Irish-Americans. Mad Jack 23:20, 12 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Daniel Radcliffe

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Please do not remove properly sourced material from articles. This violates WP:V and WP:NPOV.--Runcorn 23:25, 12 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Also, please can I check that you are aware of WP:3RR.--Runcorn 23:29, 12 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
 
You are in danger of violating the three-revert rule on Daniel Radcliffe. Please cease further reverts or you may be blocked from editing. John Reaves 01:18, 13 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Wikiproject Peru

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Hi, you might be interested in joining Wikipedia:WikiProject Peru, we help expand Peru-related articles and take care of the Portal:Peru. Talk there, thanks. -- Walter Humala Godsave him! (wanna Talk?) 15:04, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

CfD

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In response to your question, a CfD is a category for discussion, or a category that is being considered for deletion. ShadowHalo 18:09, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Request citation for Paulina Rubio

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You have changed her article twice now (that I am aware of) claiming French descent. First you claimed in an edit summary her mom was French which I disproved by citing her mom's article. Now it is the grandfather. Unless you have a citation that is veriable via a reliable source, please do not do this again or you will be cited. Ronbo76 11:26, 2 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

I have asked for a citation on that article too. Nothing I have seen indicates her dad is French. Lots of people like to tag articles with nationalities just to lay claims. A reliable source will be needed. Ronbo76 14:58, 3 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

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July 2007

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  You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Islam. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions in a content dispute within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Please do not repeatedly revert edits, but use the talk page to work towards wording and content which gains a consensus among editors. Please discuss your edit on the talk page and gain consensus before re-adding. Thanks.AA (talkcontribs)21:11, 2 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

Islam in Europe

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I have reverted you for now. I don't have an issue with the information or mention, let's just see about integrating in a better place into the article and with some source. I suggest the demographics or Modern times would be a more appropriate section for such an attribution. The section you placed it in was merely dealing with the global locations of muslim communities without getting drawn into other commentary. Just do include a citation and get a bit more specific if possible.--Tigeroo 13:22, 3 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

Wikimania in Atlanta!

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Hi! I noticed your involvement on U.S. South-related articles, categories and WikiProjects, and I wanted to let you know about a bid we're formulating to get next year's Wikimania held in Atlanta! If you would like to help, be sure to sign your name to the "In Atlanta" section of the Southeast team portion of the bid if you're in town, or to the "Outside Atlanta" section if you still want to help but don't live in the city or the suburbs. If you would like to contribute more, please write on my talk page, the talk page of the bid, or join us at the #wikimania-atlanta IRC chat on freenode.org. Have a great day!

P.S. While this is a template for maximum efficiency, I would appreciate a note on my talk page so I know you got the message, and what you think. This is time-sensitive, so your urgent cooperation is appreciated. :) Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 22:32, 3 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

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Europe

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FYI France has the largest population of Arab origin in Europe, due mainly to their former territories in North Africa. It is estimated that at least 4% of the population are practising muslims. Please check your facts before making the kind of changes you made to the article on Europe. --Mathsci 09:44, 4 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Unfortunately, your personal opinion that 4% is insignificant is irrelevant as far as WP is concerned. The encyclopedia is about verifiable fact. Please look at the page for France, if you have not already done so. Please do not remove information from Europe that has long been agreed by consensus. If you feel sufficiently strongly, you should argue your point on the talk page of Europe, rather than attempting to revert war. If you continue against consensus, pushing your own personal minority point of view, you are at risk of being blocked from editing. --Mathsci 18:29, 4 November 2007 (UTC)Reply
  You are now on the verge of breaking the 3RR rule. I have reported you to an administrator and you could be blocked from editing. --Mathsci 19:00, 4 November 2007 (UTC)Reply
I have reported your disruptive editing to User:Durova. When you discover that you are editing against consensus, you should enter into discussions on the talk page of the article. Please, please, please calm down. You are removing correct information from the WP and this is unacceptable behaviour. --Mathsci 19:31, 4 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

This sentence that you left on my talk page is unacceptable.

« France has been anything but muslim since the ice age or so, and just because a bunch of immigrants with islamic beliefs settle there recently, doesn't mean that it has a "significant" muslim population. »

Why do you assume that all French muslims are immigrants and why do you dismiss them in this way? --Mathsci 20:42, 4 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

November 2007

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  Please do not remove other comments than your own from talkpages as you did to Talk:Europe unless they are vandalism, personal attacks, spam or the like. This could be considered as vandalism.

Thank you

Regards

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December 2008

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  Please do not be uncivil or profane toward other editors, which you did here: Talk:Saint Sebastian. If you continue, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Toddst1 (talk) 11:22, 31 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of File:Doom.JPG

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Need your help planning a Wiki Meetup in Charlotte

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Hello, I understand you live or lived in Charlotte at one time. If you currently do, I would like to plan a Wiki meet up in July. Can you get back to me if you are interested?

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-Gabe — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gabefair (talkcontribs) 03:36, 18 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom elections are now open!

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