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Orphaned fair use image (Image:Electoral vote.com screenshot (nov 1 2004).png)

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Thanks, regarding 1957 Georgia Memorial

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Dear Zantastik: Thanks to you, and to editors Will Beback, Jersyko, and Calton for salvaging what was a huge train wreck at the article on 1957 Georgia Memorial, etc. I deal with this kind of thing all the time in the Wikipedia articles on taxation (tax protesters always wanting insert wildly false, unverifiable POV original research) and to some extent in the article on the Federal Reserve System. Yours, Famspear 15:50, 21 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

Glad to help; hopefully someome more knowledgable will eventually come along and incorperate material from other sources (newspaper articles of the time, journal articles about massive resistance to civil rights, similar "memorials" from other states, etc). So the article has a long way to go, but now at least it's a respectable stub, not a pov-laden piece written with all the grace of a post on a conspiracy theory message board ;) --Zantastik talk 19:08, 21 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

Orphaned non-free image (Image:Forté Agent.png)

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Orphaned non-free image (Image:Southern baptist convention logo.jpg)

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Anti-gay amendments

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See Talk:List of defense of marriage amendments to U.S. state constitutions by type#Recent edits, particularly my most recent comment at the bottom and editor Mimich's comments above it. Now that I think about it, perhaps we should include NE and SD in the most strict category. I'd like your input. · jersyko talk 13:51, 31 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Non-free use disputed for Image:Generation Joshua logo.jpg

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Vicipaedia

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Belated (by about a year?) thanks for your note on my "la" talk page. I've spent almost no time there in the last year, though I know there are some "year" and "numeral" pages probably still unfinished. Most of my wiki work lately is on one or other of the dozen Wikia sites I frequent - in case you don't know, that's where User:Angela spends most of her time along with Jimbo. Try http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Tennessee. Robin Patterson 12:44, 22 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

Need your help again on 'Great Awakenings'

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Come back and lend a hand, eh? Template talk:Great awakenings

West Bengal portal

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Greetings, Zantastik! I've replied to your comment. Cheers, [sd] 23:51, 10 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

Re: Template_talk:ArticleHistory#Featured_List_template.3F

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I would prefer to avoid having extra parameters. Is there any problem with simply using the currentstatus, so any former featured list candidates, current featured lists, or former featured lists display "List milestones", but every other page displays "Article milestones"? Gimmetrow 05:44, 22 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

good eye!

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Way to go on catching a duplicitive article to Osborne Reef. I've commented on the discussion, but I wanted to thank and congratulate you personally. — pd_THOR | =/\= | 07:51, 29 August 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! 07:39, 4 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

Image:Dailykos banner.gif listed for deletion

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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:COGIC seal.gif

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Societal attitudes... map

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Hi, your map Societal Attitudes Towards Homosexuality(Pew2002).png is very interesting, but are the colors used aren't very conducive to visual comparison. I find that maps that use a legend based on percentage are more effective if they use a color scheme that varies only in saturation/lightness and not hue (Railway size world map.PNG), or if in hue, only between two colors (World Map Index of perception of corruption nd.png). Consider revising the image, but that is your product and this is my opinion. ALTON .ıl 08:44, 4 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

Oh, you're right. I'm pretty busy (studies) at the moment, and that may keep me from improving it for quite some time, but you're spot on: saturation/lightness would be a major improvement. --Zantastik talk 11:03, 16 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

Fair use rationale for Image:Craigslist.org screenshot (sfbay) taken on (Nov 20 2004).png

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AfD nomination of Emory "Bo" Heyward

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I have nominated Emory "Bo" Heyward, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Emory "Bo" Heyward. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Redfarmer (talk) 23:12, 4 February 2008 (UTC)Reply


Disputed fair use rationale for Image:PCUSA.gif

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FAR

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No problem; it was a pain though. Johnbod (talk) 23:21, 3 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Language templates

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Could you create a new template for the Frisian language? What I have in mind is {{fy}} which would produce Frysk, which is the official name of the Frisian language. I have an article this could be used on, if it was created. Mjroots (talk) 12:50, 8 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Cogic

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Hey dude, do you go to a cogic church? King Rock Go 'Skins! 22:20, 10 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks alot...

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The picture of those brownies makes me hungry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.137.208.196 (talk) 17:47, 22 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod logo.gif)

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Wiki-meetup Nashville on Labor Day weekend!

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Wiki-meetup Nashville will be September 5–6 (Labor Day weekend) 2009. No conference rooms or libraries. Food, beer and conversation, maybe even a show. So come either day or both! --EdwardsBot (talk) 00:09, 2 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of Template:Street Fighter characters

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A tag has been placed on Template:Street Fighter characters requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section T3 of the criteria for speedy deletion because it is a deprecated or orphaned template. After seven days, if it is still unused and the speedy deletion tag has not been removed, the template will be deleted.

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Non-free rationale for File:Talking points memo screenshot (21 nov 2004).png

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Use of derviative works templates

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As the creator of {{Les Rougon-Macquart}}, I thought you might be interested in the discussion about the use of derivative works templates in author bio articles at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels#Derivative works and cultural references templates.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:14, 3 May 2013 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Jnes for deletion

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Speedy deletion nomination of The Center for Moral Clarity

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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Orphaned non-free image File:League of the South Logo.jpg

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Proposed deletion of The Sound Providers

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Proposed deletion of Black Rice (novel)

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The article Black Rice (novel) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Doesn't appear to meet WP:NBOOK. I can't find any substantive reviews.

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Nomination of Jnes (emulator) for deletion

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Nomination of List of U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions by type for removal from FL-Class

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This is a formality as the list was already merged with another article and is a redirect now. Yet, I will leave the required message:

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