Ways to improve A Dictionary of English Etymology

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Hi, I'm Kudpung. Le petit fromage, thanks for creating A Dictionary of English Etymology!

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Proposed deletion of Thomas Blanco White

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The article Thomas Blanco White has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable attorney; article reads like an obituary, see WP:NOTMEMORIAL. Not quite eligible for speedy deletion since there are some claims of notability.

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. MelanieN (talk) 23:11, 13 January 2015 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Thomas Blanco White for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Thomas Blanco White is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

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I'm sure you're already aware, but Thomas Blanco White was kept. – Philosopher Let us reason together. 18:34, 16 January 2015 (UTC)Reply
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Speedy deletion nomination of Christopher Smallwood

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Please do not create pages that attack, threaten, or disparage their subject. Attack pages and files are not tolerated by Wikipedia and are speedily deleted. Users who create or add such material may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Thank you. ubiquity (talk) 18:59, 5 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

Thanks. I will re-write the page in line with policies of WP:DEFERENCETOAUTHORITY. Le petit fromage (talk) 19:44, 5 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of Christopher Smallwood

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Thanks - I will clearly have to try harder, then. Le petit fromage (talk) 20:59, 5 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of Christopher Smallwood

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Hello Le petit fromage,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Christopher Smallwood for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. TheMagikCow (talk) 21:14, 5 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

Christopher Smallwood

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It has nothing to do with deference to authority. It has to do with neutrality. Clearly, you believe the only notable thing about Smallwood is that he wrote an ill-conceived paper on a subject which you believe he knew nothing about. But even the Debrett's listing you cite makes it clear that he has done other things, some of them notable. A balanced article on Smallwood would mention some of his other accomplishments. It would also give a balanced account of the report. I think such an article could be written, though I have a feeling it would not suit your desires to do so. But Wikipedia is not a place to "call out" people for what you perceive to be misguided activities. If that's all you want to do, the article will keep getting speedily deleted. ubiquity (talk) 21:53, 5 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

  • Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David William Thomas ‎

You may want to rewrite your comments and discuss the quality of the sources at the debate. Currently you do not cite any Wikipedia policy to keep or delete. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 16:53, 8 March 2015 (UTC)Reply

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Olaf Hambro

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Hello. Why did you create Olaf Hambro instead of his full name, Ronald Olaf Hambro? Is there a source that says that he preferred using his second Christian name?Zigzig20s (talk) 07:33, 12 May 2015 (UTC)Reply

Alan Hall (molecular biologist)

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Bonjour, could you point me to the previous Articles for Deletion page for Alan Hall (molecular biologist) please? There seem to have been various capitalisations of the title, so I was unable to find it. Many thanks, Arthur goes shopping (talk) 06:12, 15 May 2015 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alan Hall (biologist). Not to be confused with Alan Hall. Le petit fromage (talk) 14:32, 16 May 2015 (UTC)Reply

A page you started (Christopher J. Barnard) has been reviewed!

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Thanks for creating Christopher J. Barnard, Le petit fromage!

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About regrettable vote

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[1] As an Argentine editing English WP, I was shocked at your joyful but yet hateful vote. I thought of letting you know, so next time you could be more conscious of the negative impact that remarks can have on a minority group of WP editors.

Also, I take this opportunity to inform you that Mike Bingham is British, not Argentine. --Langus TxT 07:43, 9 July 2015 (UTC)Reply

Leicester

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Find a source for your preferred version or leave it alone. --Michig (talk) 13:10, 28 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

You could say the same about "your version". I do feel sorry for you because you clearly know nothing about the subject, yet oddly feel compelled to aggressively and rudely defend the status quo, about which you are entirely ignorant. Le petit fromage (talk) 01:48, 29 August 2015 (UTC)Reply
 

Your recent editing history at Leicester shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you get reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the article's talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See BRD for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

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For a second time, you're failing to address the points made to you. Please pay attention to what I am saying rather than being a (redacted). Le petit fromage (talk) 08:54, 29 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

Notice of Edit warring noticeboard discussion

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  Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. Thank you.--Michig (talk) 09:39, 29 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

Like I said - (redacted). Le petit fromage (talk) 13:16, 29 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

  There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.--Michig (talk) 14:36, 29 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

Please, keep on proving it instead of dealing with factual inaccuracies, because we don't have a clue about the subject at hand, let's get a personal victory over the person more knowledgeable than you!!! Le petit fromage (talk) 14:42, 29 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

August 2015

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You have been blocked from editing for a period of 1 week for edit warring, as you did at Leicester. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text below this notice: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.

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Additionally, please do not make any more personal attacks as you did above and do not restore the redacted attacks. That is not permissible behavior.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 16:31, 29 August 2015 (UTC)Reply
Yeah, but being a cunt is, as you've just demonstrated. I know I should not surprised that you say nothing about content. The content is wrong - we should discuss that and you'd be less of a cunt. Le petit fromage (talk) 08:47, 31 August 2015 (UTC)Reply
I've revoked your talk page access. You may use WP:UTRS to appeal.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:13, 31 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom elections are now open!

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Nomination of Tom Troscianko for deletion

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