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Makeoutclub 2nd AfD

By George, you're right! You can tell I don't venture into DRV land very often — I have used it once in nearly three years at WP, and then only to a restore a long-ago deleted page. Thanks for the heads-up. I'll withdraw this AfD. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 09:10, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

A new Oxbridge user box

Bduke...I am currently in the process of writing a user box for all of the colleges that are part of Oxbridge. This template is meant to replace your current college template. Please take a look at the work in progress and comment on it. My main concerns are college abbreviations and color choice. I am using scarf colors for the colleges. Thank you. - LA @ 17:07, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Talk:Monash University

My apologies for deleting Profb21's comments. My own comments had been deleted by Profb21 prior to this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nickcoop (talk • contribs) 07:37, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Questions about ANI discussion about list of oldest people/race?

Hi Bduke - I see at Talk:List of the verified oldest people that you had some questions about some of the points made in the WP:ANI thread about the race issue. Can I be of assistance in answering these questions? Sarcasticidealist (talk) 23:44, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Riana's request for bureaucratship

Dear Brian, thank you for taking part in my RfB. As you may know, it was not passed by bureaucrats. I would, however, like to thank you for taking the time to voice your support, despite concerns cited by the opposition. Although RfA/B isn't really about a person, but more about the community, I was deeply touched and honoured by the outpouring of support and interest in the discussion. I can only hope that you don't feel your opinion was not considered enough - bureaucrats have to give everyone's thoughts weight. I also hope that the results of this RfB lead to some change in the way we approach RfBs, and some thought about whether long-entrenched standards are a good thing in our growing and increasingly heterogenous community. I remain eager to serve you as an administrator and as an editor. If at any point you see something problematic in my actions, please do not hesitate to call me out. ~ Riana ⁂ 12:50, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

NT Electorates

You don't own these pages, but you are free to change them yourself. They look like lists to me.--Grahame (talk) 00:46, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Of course I do not own them, but they are certainly not lists. They are articles about an electorate for the NT Legislative Assembly and because of that they contain a list of members. That does not make them a list. Lists almost always (if not always) have titles like "List of ...". These articles could develop to become featured articles and hence have to start as class=start. They would never become featured lists. --Bduke (talk) 00:59, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Gang Show Scarf

>>Hi, why do you think an image of the scarf of one Gang Show should replace what I think is an image of a more general badge? Could not both be in the article?

I left the other image in the article I just moved it. The scarf is meant to illustrate the concept of a scarf generically not a specific production. I revised the caption a bit. Albatross2147 (talk) 03:15, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

OK, I missed your last edit putting the badge back. I think a photo of the London scarf might be better though, but maybe can not be obtained. --Bduke (talk) 03:41, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

I agree about the LGS scarf but I don't have access to one. In this case I got our grub to turn around as she was on her way to rehearsal and snapped a shot. Why did he do that I hear you say. Well since I started having anything to do with scouts I have realised that we know and understand something of cosa nostra but outsiders don't. At all. It seems to me that Wp is a good place to start to remedy that. A casual reader would wonder what this scarf thing is all about - the photo is intended to try to explicate that. Albatross2147 (talk) 23:01, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

badge

Thanks, Brian, I missed that, sometimes I tag more quickly than I should so the bots don't get them. Sorry and good catch. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 03:58, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Revision history of List of countries by formation dates

Would you consider locking an article due to constant edit-warring? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 09:07, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

You wrote that just after I took a break from WP. The edit war has calmed down as they are on 3RR and both know the rules. I'm inclined to leave it for a while. --Bduke (talk) 10:52, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Nobility

Why don't you consider it a valid category?CharltonTillIDie (talk) 23:52, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Because there is already a tree of categories under Category:Peers of the United Kingdom. See the CfD discussion. I am still completing that. --Bduke (talk) 23:57, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

the sydney Journal

Hi there, Just thought I'd drop you, and others from the recent meetup, a line and mention that the first edition of the Dictionary of Sydney's online, peer-reviewed journal is now live.

The Sydney Journal is the first (and most academically rigorous) "product" of the Dictionary. It will be a quarterly publication with a variety of texts from upcoming Dictionary articles and is hosted by UTS E-press. This edition features 4 thematic articles, 6 ethnicities and 5 suburbs - all specifically related to Sydney.

I hope you find it useful and interesting - If nothing else it's essays are eminently referenceable for their corresponding articles here on WP.

Best, Witty Lama 12:55, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of monarchs in the British Isles revisited

Hello, since you commented in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of monarchs in the British Isles, I thought you might like to know that it is again up for discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of monarchs in the British Isles (2nd nomination). Regards, Angus McLellan (Talk) 11:33, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

proposal to merge WP:PROF into WP:BIO

There is an ongoing discussion of a proposal to merge WP:PROF into WP:BIO at Wikipedia talk: Notability (academics). Since you have commented in AfD discussions for articles about academics, you may want to participate in the discussion of this merge proposal. Regards, Nsk92 (talk) 12:16, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I had a look yesterday and agreed almost entirely with your comments. I'll go there today sometime. --Bduke (talk) 22:02, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/List of Anglo-Catholic Churches

Hi, and thanks for closing the AfD as requrested. Regards, Springnuts (talk) 10:22, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

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AfD for Oxbridge

Hi, I nominated the Oxbridge article for deletion since it reads entirely as WP:OR. The discussion is available here Coldmachine^Talk 22:34, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

John Gilruth

Hi there, I am about to get on a plane for a 5 week OS holiday so I am unable to re-write at this late stage. You can place this article on AfD list. Cheers, Spy007au (talk) 03:04, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Lancaster University

Sorry, got confused, I thought I was reverting that sentence myself. Didn't mean to reinstate it. oops.Keymou (talk) 23:47, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Bduke on Chinese Wikipedia

That user has no contribution in record. However, the usurpation rule has not be finalized there, so you may not be able to get that account, if that's what you want. --Mongol (talk) 17:34, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. That is fine. I do not want an account there. --Bduke (talk) 22:10, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

L...O...L..! Neal (talk) 20:44, 30 March 2008 (UTC).

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Robert Young

I noticed some edits you made at the WOP WikiProject. I was wondering if you are fully aware of the history here. My post here might help. Carcharoth (talk) 01:51, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for drawing my attention to that talk page. I am aware of some of the history. --Bduke (talk) 02:27, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

OK. Just wanted to make sure of that. My view, as it has been from the beginning, is that the initial block was harsh, and that Young should, at some point, be allowed a second chance. It seems that any appeal will have to wait until the summer, as he is busy with other stuff. Until then, though, I don't want to see people turning him into a byword for original research. It is entirely possible that he has learnt a lesson from all this, and I've too often seen the pattern of a block followed by people feeling that the block means they can say what they like about the person who is blocked, safe in the knowledge that the person who has been blocked cannot defend themselves. My ultimate aim is to see the people knowledgeable about old people and longevity research and tracking, to be able to edit Wikipedia productively. I know some people think Young can't edit Wikipedia productively, but I disagree that this conclusion can be reached until he given another chance. And there we are. Impasse. I'd be interested to hear what you think. Carcharoth (talk) 08:37, 6 April 2008 (UTC)