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Thanks for the overly effusive welcome message, I guess. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.189.234.99 (talk) 07:14, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Actually I think a better CSD classification would be G3, obvious hoax. ScottyBerg (talk) 19:43, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

In fact, it was just speedied as a hoax. ScottyBerg (talk) 21:29, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

While an argument could be made that the article qualifies for speedy under that criterion, it may be a term used locally by a few players, which means that it's not a hoax. I'd say it's a borderline case. Regards, decltype (talk) 15:25, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi Decltype, is it allowed to upload this picture http://www.flickr.com/photos/72253117@N00/3036203604/ for Sabri Khan, If so, can you do it please, otherwise I have to wait for his son to come to Norway for performance. He is also a very well known Sarangi player, in fact the best in the new generation. Regards.Jogibaba (talk) 00:03, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi there. No, unfortunately the picture can not be used as it doesn't have a permissive license. Only Flickr images tagged as (CC-BY) or (CC-BY-SA) can be used. Regards, decltype (talk) 15:28, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

When you renamed Nancy Blackett and Nancy Blackett (character), you did not rename the old Talk Pages. thereby losing the history of the discussions up to that time and also orphaning those pages. Can you please get those discussions back and included with the newly named articles. Thank you Dabbler (talk) 11:28, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

You're right, my bad. I have history merged their content and manually moved all discussions to the current revision. Hopefully it's okay now. Sorry for the inconvenience caused. Regards, decltype (talk) 11:49, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Dear Decltype, I wrote you an e-mail at best regards. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AkzoNobel (talk • contribs) 10:59, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Okay, will respond as soon as possible. Regards, decltype (talk) 11:16, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

{{Talkback|Jamesofur}}

Thanks for your help with article deletion issue. :) I appreciate your assistance and guidance.

Bernie

{{talkback|Cryptic C62}}

Hi Decltype. It was me, not CliffC that requested a look at Hy-Line International, so sorry about that. I can see that the G10 decline is appropriate (and that CliffC also flagged it awhile ago), but (to me) it's obvious this article was created with a non-NPOV and it does not, to me, engender Wikpedia's spirit, but that of a dogmatic agenda. A disgrace, essentially. But you da boss. Kind regards, Belmop (talk) 23:54, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Agree..to some extent.. I think the issues are not so insurmountable as to require immediate deletion, and can be resolved through editing, or by submitting the article for a deletion discussion. Regards, decltype (talk) 13:48, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

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Hi. I would appreciate your input on http://admintools.wikia.com/wiki/Admin_Tools_Wiki:Requests_for_rights/Heymid - thanks!   — Jeff G.  ツ 14:45, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

I am not quite sure what advanced privileges at the Admin Tools Wiki entails, so I'm a bit uncomfortable commenting. Having said that, I don't think Heymid would advertently abuse the tools there. Regards, decltype (talk) 17:50, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

It's a test wiki for playing around with the MediaWiki tools (mainly the admin ones). But Jeff had already declined my request. Regards, HeyMid (contributions) 22:01, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

I see. If you just want to test the tools, perhaps you could try at the Pending changes wiki or something. decltype (talk) 03:35, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

I don't know in which way it's different, compared to the Admin Tools Wiki? It seems to be the same thing, I don't really know whether I'd be accepted there either. HeyMid (contributions) 16:51, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Well, it's specifically intended for people to test pending changes, so I don't see any reason to deny established editors here or on another project adminship there. But I suppose I'm kind of liberal when it comes to this kind of thing. decltype (talk) 04:37, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

The flaggedrevs prototype Wiki actually worked. I see that also you asked for the admin (and bureaucrat) tools there too. Were there any reasons you wanted them there too? HeyMid (contributions) 14:57, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I wanted to test block messages and how the block templates appear (when one's blocked). decltype (talk) 16:54, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

But how did you find the flaggedrevs wiki at all? HeyMid (contributions) 10:49, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

I don't remember. The test wiki used to reside at flaggedrevs.wikimedia.org. I made an account there in October 2009. decltype (talk) 11:09, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Hello, I need your unbiased help. I am a member of the American Academy of Financial Management. There is an Editor RJC who does not understand finance and financial law who continues to vandalize and remove government references and governmental recognition etc in our article. The RJC editor even removed our accredited law school program reference links, business school accreditation links, US Dept of Labor References, US Governmetn Trademark Citations, etc. which all illuminate that the AAFM has the highest accredited educational standards in the business. Hundreds if not thousands of news organizations have issued press about our organization, but RJC has created just one confusing and negative story about our decade old organization. Further, our organization is featured in the Forbes/Investopedia Dictionary and many other definitive resources. RJC even removed the fact that "Black Enterprise" and the Associated Press included us in their news/articles press. We are extremely upset about these misguided edits. All we want is an expansive and inclusive article which includes valid references that is edited by somebody who knows something about finance. We have no idea how RJC stumbled on this one Financial Organization. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.218.8.166 (talk) 22:49, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi, please follow the advice you've been given previously, and don't use IP's to evade your block. You may want to check out Wikipedia:Contact us/Article problem/Factual error (from enterprise). Regards, decltype (talk) 11:14, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

OK, thanks. That's something of a gray area, as A7 doesn't really say anything about vehicles one way or another, and this particular one demonstrated no notability whatsoever (now it does assert at least some). PROD will do just fine in the future, then. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 14:34, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Well, A7 is fairly limited in scope, so rather than mentioning everything that isn't covered, the things that are covered are explicitly mentioned. You can safely assume that the criterion does not apply to anything that is not a real person, an individual animal, a group or organization, or web content. It has been proposed in the past to amend the criterion to cover stuff like products, software, novels or films, but so far, consensus has been in favor of retaining the status quo. That is, with the exception of the fairly recent addition of "animals". Regards, decltype (talk) 14:48, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Fair enough, although every once in a while I come across something that I just have to say IAR (this comes to mind). Duly noted. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 16:13, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Can we have Wikipedia:WikiProject South America/Popular pages, Wikipedia:WikiProject Latin America/Popular pages, Wikipedia:WikiProject Central America/Popular pages, and Wikipedia:WikiProject Caribbean/Popular pages? I think at this level of breadth this approach may be even more useful. See also the regional projects in Asia, which I'm not really familiar with, but listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Asia#Related_WikiProjects. Rd232 ^talk 11:19, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

I see no reason why not. I'm not a member of any of those projects, but someone who is can make a request at http://toolserver.org/~alexz/pop/config.php. Regards, decltype (talk) 11:43, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

OK. That form suggests a prior debate is necessary - is that correct? Rd232 ^talk 11:57, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Hmm..well, it says debate/announcement... I guess you could ask User:Mr.Z-man, who is the one running the tool. From prior experience I do not think a discussion is necessary. decltype (talk) 12:05, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I gather from the User:Mr.Z-man/Popular pages FAQ (from editnotice on Z-man's talk page) that it's probably best to ask. Rd232 ^talk 12:24, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Ah, I see. Hadn't actually read that one :). Regards, decltype (talk) 12:29, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Can You unblock my bot, please. I asked it to be blocked here, because of a AWB-bug, that took me to enwp instead of other projects.

Now, I am more and more abandoning AWB for other kinds of software. (C#-derived) I intend to collect some templates for svwp from enwp. I think I can do that beeing blocked, but there are disturbing warning-signs every time I log in.

Hälsningar! -- Lavallen (talk) 14:31, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

 Done Okay, don't see a problem with that, as long as it is not used for automated editing. decltype (talk) 15:46, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Tack för det!! -- Lavallen (talk) 16:55, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi Decltype, and thank you for all your help and guidance about the Thames Materials article. I've boldy sent it to AfD. Thanks again for all your help and understanding. --Shirt58 (talk) 14:39, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for the notification, I really appreciate it. Without having closely examined the sources, I'd say that it seems like a reasonable course of action. Regards, decltype (talk) 15:18, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your support at my RfA last week. I'll do everything I can to live up to your expectations and trust. Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 22:33, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

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Hidecltype, I have gottena picture from Deeyah to be uploaded on wiki profile, She told me that I can use this picture, she gave me the email id of the photographer which is lee.eslinger@hotmail.com . The name of the photographer is " Lee Eslinger " she told me that there is no problem with the permission but can you please contact this person and get the necessary permissions.I have uploaded two pictures, can you please also delete the coloured photo. RegardsJogibaba (talk) 00:57, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I'm very busy this weekend and also next week, so you may want to contact someone else for this to be handled in a timely manner. Otherwise I will take a look when time permits. Regards, decltype (talk) 21:15, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Hi decltype, I don't know anybody else who would help me, so I would wait for you to sort when time permits you. forhånd takk.RegardsJogibaba (talk) 21:33, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Hi there, I have finally obtained permission for the file and have uploaded it to commons. Regards, decltype (talk) 07:08, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

thanks a lot Decltype for always being kind to me.RegardsJogibaba (talk) 14:39, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

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Mi inglés es un desastre así que no me animo a hacer traducciones, pero trataré de colaborar de vez en cuando por acá como Wikihada. Gracias por el traslado, saludos desde la ciudad de los techos rojos, Laura Fiorucci (talk) 15:09, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

De nada chama, pero mi español es probablemente peor que tu inglés. ¿Eres de Caracas? ¡Qué chévere! He oído hablar mucho sobre tu ciudad. Si necesitas ayuda con inglés puedes contactarme cuando quieras! Saludos, decltype (talk) 17:10, 6 January 2011 (UTC) (You're welcome, but your English is probably better than my Spanish. Are you from Caracas? How cool! I've heard a lot about your city. If you need help with English feel free to contact me anytime!)

Thank you thank you! Anna Frodesiak (talk) 11:28, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome! decltype (talk) 11:46, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

Decltype,

Hello. I apologize if this message is either repeated or in the wrong place. I really though I had a good handle on writing/publishing material online, in all formats, but i supposed I was mistaken, as the "wiki" method has me a bit confused.

I recently submitted an article called 32oz, which was deleted (by you I believe)due to copyright infringement. The page sited where the original was found is http://www.last.fm/music/32ounce/+wiki and I actually wrote that as well and published the finished piece one hour after the wikipedia, but it was immediately posted. I also sent an email to you from the email attached to the account which submitted that article explaining this same thing.

So this is where I am (thank you for your help. It isn't that I'm too lazy to read the instructions. I have read extensively; just having a tough time with it all):

1. I have the article, which is about a notable music group that I have followed for over a decade. Although their albums returned humble sales, they have a strong following, but most of all, they have a fascinating story that is likely to gain much attention by and after May 2. I am very excited to be the one to contribute this.

2. Again, i apologize for not having a complete grasp of the wiki formatting. I have tried several Html to Wiki converters and none seem to work. Both times I had to re-insert the links one by one. I know it must be easier than that. right?

3. I have two pictures. (I guess I at least wanted to do the basic picture that is seen on the right of the page.)

4. I have 2 references that are no longer in publication. Any other suggestions? I am positive I can muster up somthing that will work.

Thank You very much for your help in telling this story. I have now spent quite some time on doing so.

Profplume (talk) 18:17, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi there. Judging from your e-mail, it is clear that you have made an effort to familiarize yourself with our policies and guidelines, and I expect a member of our volunteer response team to get back to you regarding the copyright issues, if they haven't done so already. Before the article is reposted, however, please note that the ensemble's notability must be apparent from the text. That is, the group should either meet the somewhat loosely defined general notability guideline, or one or several of the more specific criteria for musicians and ensembles. In both cases, the claims should be supported by sources independent of the subject. Offline references are acceptable, as long as the sources are considered reliable.

I spent quite a bit of time reviewing the article, and I must say that it is a fascinating read. I do think, however, that the narrative is too strong for an encyclopedic article. Articles should simply present the facts in a dispassionate, neutral, manner. This doesn't preclude articles from being well-written and engaging (for examples of this, see our featured articles).

Another point worth noting is that the article you posted made several potentially defamatory statements about living persons. To avoid causing harm to living individuals and for legal reasons, an article should never contain unsourced negative claims about living people.

In summary, to obviate future deletions of the article, you should first ensure that the group currently meets the guideline for inclusion (notability), and start out with a smaller article with sourced content. After that you can start worrying about less important details such as formatting and images. Let me know if you have further questions or need help determining if the group's notable. Regards, decltype (contact) 07:18, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Thank You very much. I had expected such editorial. I knew I was riding a line between narrative and encyclopedia. Certainly I can trim all of the fat (I am writing an elaborate account as well).

I don't recall who I asked, but can you suggest a good converter that will transfer html (or doc), links and all over to wikistyle? I'm having a horrible time, and the ones I've tried simply do nothing. Any advice at all? Thanks

Last thing--If I am properly describing it to you, How do you format the classic wikipedia "side bar" with an image an basic bio info...? Thank you for your help. I will certainly tighten the screws this time around.

Profplume (talk) 02:38, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Hello again. I do not have any personal experience using such tools, but Help:WordToWiki lists a few methods, including a plugin that lets you save Microsoft Word documents in MediaWiki (the software used by Wikipedia) format. I take it you are referring to a so-called infobox. I think the easiest way to create one for a new article, is to duplicate one from an existing article. Have a look at the wikicode of Insane Clown Posse, for example. The infobox starts with {{Infobox musical artist and ends with }}. Regards, decltype (contact) 07:06, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Great. I think I'll be fine from here. Thanks a lot for your help Profplume (talk) 02:47, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

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Reference #3 ("Champagne og ep fra Urørtband" (in Norwegian). NRK. 2004-10-22. Retrieved 2009-06-21.) in the Superfamily (band) article seems to contain a dead link. Letting you know in case you want to look into it, as I see you have been contributing to this article a lot Misund (talk) 16:57, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for the notification, Misund. I have fixed the link. Regards, decltype (contact) 19:36, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

This is for informational purposes. I noticed that you deleted a page named Patricia De Leon on February 5, 2010. I am creating the same-named page, but only as a redirect. Maile66 (talk) 10:53, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

Okay, don't see any problem with that. Thanks for the notification. Regards, decltype (contact) 11:36, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

I was afraid that this would happen. Perhaps we have a different definition of "meaningful content". The article creator is going around creating articles on some of the smallest most mundane things that are already covered in a larger article (in this case, pen). It appears as if he is just doing this for his own amusement. I didn't want to have to do this (as I believe that it distracts editors from the goals of this site), but I am now going to put up an AfD for pen lid. Illinois2011 (talk) 08:22, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

The AfD can be found here. Illinois2011 (talk) 08:30, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Well, there is always PROD, which in my eyes is the best way to deal with articles that does not meet the criteria for speedy deletion (this one doesn't), but probably does not meet the guidelines for inclusion. Another option is simply turning the page in question into a redirect. In any case, thanks for the notification. I was not aware that the creator was serial-creating this kind of article. Regards, decltype (contact) 12:50, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

I actually was going to use PROD until I saw that the creator had removed a PROD notice on another similar article, so I figured it was serious enough to move to AfD. Thanks for the advice though! Illinois2011 (talk) 00:20, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

This may be based on a misunderstanding of the inclusion criteria. With the exception of templated messages, there have been no serious attempts to communicate with the creator of those stubs. Regards, decltype (contact) 09:42, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Hi Decltype, I have receieved a message from an admin. named Diannaa with the title of " File permission problem with File:Deeyah.jpg ". This is true that i uploaded that , but since i don't know how to fill those upload condition, so I gave you the email id of the photographer, you got the permission and removed the tag attached to the file about deletion. Though I have replied back to the admin about the story but can you please explain to her because your words weigh lot more, can you also removed the tag attached to deeyah's file. thanks.- Regards.Jogibaba (talk) 20:26, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

I have re-sent the e-mail from Eslinger to the Wikimedia Commons permissions queue. I did not realize the file was still tagged as lacking permission there. It shouldn't be. Regards, decltype (contact) 08:08, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

Earlier the tag was removed but added again on 3rd April by an admin named Diannaa because the file was missing "OTRS" ticket.RegardJogibaba (talk) 11:35, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

Hi Decltype, there are two uploaded photoes of Deeyah, one is coloured and the other is black and white. There are "comments" written for the coloured photo, these comments were supposed to be in front of the black and white, because the permission you got from " Lee Eslinger" was for black and white photo. He is not the author of the coloured photo, I don´t know who is the author of the coloured photo, that is why, I uploaded B/W photo. Do you think you can delete the coloured photo. Thanks, RegardsJogibaba (talk) 16:30, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Hi again. The permission e-mail has now been properly archived, so everything should be in order. I have deleted the old version of the file here on Wikipedia. Regards, decltype (contact) 16:45, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

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Your request expired recently. Do you mind either updating the listing, or otherwise removing it? Thanks, MrKIA11 (talk) 03:58, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the notification. I have now updated the request. Regards, decltype (contact) 06:07, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

I saw you brought your article up to GA-status: congratulations on a job well done! (I still have no idea what the subject of the article is--I'll stick to bacon and literature.) All the best, Drmies (talk) 19:53, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks :) My activity levels have decreased somewhat since then. Hopefully I'll find the time (and inspiration) to do some article writing again soon. Good to see you are still going strong. Regards, decltype (contact) 14:43, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

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Hi, here is my opinion:

• 它怎样都应该被删除，内容短的可怜，连一篇文章都不是。当初是询问Spellcast这场战役的指挥，他可能看到我在zh-wiki写了一篇广州战役，结果马上急着建立Battle of Canton (1857)。原编辑者没做好工作，所以像是胡言乱语。读起来没有意义，看了跟没看是一样的。--俠刀行 (talk) 12:51, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

If I understand correctly, you are concerned about the content of the article. Because I am not familiar with your language, I am not sure what the best measure would be. I have therefore copied your comment to the article's talk page. Hopefully, an editor who understands Chinese may suggest some course of action. Regards, decltype (contact) 13:05, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

• U don't. --俠刀行 (talk) 13:13, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

I see. In that case, I can only suggest you seek the assistance of a user who does. Sincerely, decltype (contact) 13:21, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

俠刀行 thinks the article should be deleted because it's short and doesn't have much information. This isn't how our deletion policy works; I will send him an explanation. rʨanaɢ (talk) 17:01, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Terrific, thanks for the assistance. Regards, decltype (contact) 19:15, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

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Dear Decltype,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

• Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
• Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
• All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
• All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
• The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chlopeck (talk • contribs) 23:08, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

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Hello, I see you have listed yourself as a participant at Wikiproject Computing Assessment, as being interested in evaluating computing-related articles. There is a discussion right now at Talk:Apple media events about the article Apple media events. The questions are: 1) Does the article Apple media events fall under Wikiproject Computing; and if so, 2) What Importance (Top, High, Mid, Low) should it be assigned? Your participation is appreciated! Thanks... Zad68 (talk) 18:33, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Why balls bounce?. Since you had some involvement with the Why balls bounce? redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). Yaksar (let's chat) 06:22, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Hello. I saw that in late 2010 you denied a speedy for wrist computer as it was a plausible redirect. While that is a valid reason, I was hoping you wouldn't mind deleting that page (A10 as tagged), and then creating a redirect in its place. The reason is simply the the article history of that page and related pages was turned into a confusing mess (see Special:Contributions/Avid0g for part of it), with pages moved, cut-and-paste moved, redirected, recreated, etc., in a short time. This redirect at wrist computer still has history, and deleting it would make it clear that the content was not merged or moved or whatever. In short, the redirect itself isn't a problem, but the history just adds to the confusion. Thank you. ▫ JohnnyMrNinja 19:39, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

Seems reasonable to me. Since there is no history in that page that needs to be preserved for attribution, I have removed all revisions except the first and the last. Hope that helps. decltype (contact) 00:32, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

It does, thank you. I don't know what was going on with those articles, but as a result I just saw my first three-way histmerge. ▫ JohnnyMrNinja 01:21, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

I wonder if you remember all your comments. Ironic really, considering recent events. Of course, I knew it would happen sooner or later, but it's a shame we had to loose a reasonably competent linguist. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 19:38, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Completely forgotten, actually. I have to admit I was not aware of the recent arbitration case either. It is indeed a shame to lose editors/administrators, but I do believe in swift action being taken against administrators who misuse their tools. decltype (contact) 18:54, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi there. You deleted this page a couple years back. If the content was about the company marketing lie-detection/voice analysis software, would you mind restoring it somewhere for me to take a look at? Thanks. 18:54, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi! The page in question was about a neologism, completely unrelated to any existing company, so it would not be a helpful base for writing a serious article. decltype (contact) 01:15, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Cool. Thanks for checking. — Bdb484 (talk) 01:16, 26 July 2012 (UTC)