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Re: the September 11, 2001 attacks article. The article was protected because of "edit warring" between User:Lovelight and others, over inserting WTC collapse times (how long it took for the buildings to collapse, once the collapse initiated). These details, the way Lovelight was putting them, lend themselves to 9/11 conspiracy theories. Lovelight's numbers aren't quite accurate, with more nuances and details than should be explained in the main 9/11 article. Because of space limitations, the main article needs to summarize all facets relating to the 9/11 attacks with details in the subarticles. We have a subarticle on the Collapse of the World Trade Center, and discussion of collapse times needs to go there. Anyway, your suggested edits sound all fine to me, and don't appear to be controversial. Once page protected is lifted, please go in and make whatever changes you see fit. You are absolutely right, that the article can and should be made more readible. Don't be intimidated by the talk page discussions. --Aude (talk contribs as tagcloud) 23:32, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I went ahead and updated the timeline page title. It only involves doing a page move. Oftentimes, it's good to discuss such page moves ahead of time on the article talk page. However, on Talk:September_11,_2001_timeline_for_the_day_of_the_attacks, the amount of discussion and activity there [1] is minimal. In such cases, it's okay to just be bold and just move the page. Maybe (but very unlikely in this case) someone will come along and raise objection on the timeline talk page. --Aude (talk contribs as tagcloud) 17:16, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I wanted to do some more cleanup editing on the September 11, 2001 attacks page but it's blocked for new users. I can wait but I was going to have some time tomorrow to work on it, so...

It looks like your user account will be old enough in about 19 hours. I could try unprotecting the article, but it looks very likely it is just going to be hounded by IPs vandalizing and would need to be re-protected. —Centrx→talk • 22:24, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, apologies for not getting your message sooner. I'll be online for a while tonight, and can watch for IP vandalism. So, have unprotected the article. It's unfortunate that some anonymous IP users vandalize, but such edits are usually reverted very quickly. And, the good edits made by new/anonymous users tend to outweigh the bad. So, please edit. If it gets bad, we may have to semi-protect again maybe tomorrow.--Aude (talk contribs as tagcloud) 00:21, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I've continued the discussion on: Talk:September_11,_2001_attacks/FBI_poster_controversy#Continued_discussion_from_talk_page. Would you please take a look? — Xiutwel (talk) 10:29, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have updated the wording, per your good suggestion. Also added reference to the U.K.'s findings, regarding Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden's culpability. Their document comes with a caveat:

"This document does not purport to provide a prosecutable case against Usama Bin Laden in a court of law. Intelligence often cannot be used evidentially, due both to the strict rules of admissibility and to the need to protect the safety of sources. But on the basis of all the information available HMG is confident of its conclusions as expressed in this document."

The difference between this being a simple criminal investigation versus an intelligence invesitgation is the key here. I think we have consensus (obviously not unanimous) on this. Unfortunately, we can't possibly please everyone, but this particular paragraph is well-referenced and consistent with Wikipedia policies and guidelines. --Aude (talk) 15:53, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on your talk page. --PTR 16:49, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Happy to be of help. Also, from now on, when you leave comments on my talk page, I will respond there on my talk page. This helps keep discussions together, rather than fragment them on different pages. Cheers. --Aude (talk) 17:03, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I know I keep forgetting the "m" for minor edit. I'll try to remember.--PTR 19:05, 3 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, PTR. I noticed that you removed the mention of the purpose of the Code Pink vigil on the Sean Hannity article. According to the reference for that statement, "The antiwar group, Code Pink (search), calls the gathering a vigil and says their goal is increased veteran benefits, or to get them increased." There was a deal of back-and-forth in the article, being that Hannity and Colmes is a political show, but according to the NPOV guidelines, one political point of view should not be represented to the exclusion of the other. The incident itself appears to be the gathering the reference is talking about, and it was my reference that I copied from the Code Pink article that appears to have been mistaken. In the interest of NPOV and the characterization (but not reenactment) of the debate, I am going to source the claim that the gathering was for increased veteran benefits to the Code Pink organization itself. By the way, if you respond, please do it on my talk page or the article talk- for some reason I can't get your talk page to load directly. (I had to edit it through accessing the history in your contribs o_O) --Kuzaar^-T-C- 14:49, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the quick response! The content of the "criticism and response" sentence I inserted was intended to display what he thought was wrong with it and what the intention of their action was, and to do so while maintaining the strictest NPOV I could. If there's any way you'd like to rephrase it, feel free. I spend a good part of my time watching politically charged articles and trying my best to make sure the project always speaks from a neutral point of view. I noticed that your account is fairly new, so if you have any questions at all about neutrap point of view or other related policy, I'm always happy to help answer questions on my talk page. Happy editing, --Kuzaar^-T-C- 15:29, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again, PTR. I think I know one of the passages you're talking about. Specifically, the one I recall is where he characterized Phelps and his ministry as left-wing war protestors. In the literary or encyclopedic sense of the word, "to criticize" means "to find fault with", which is what (in that specific instance) the Mediamatters citation did; namely noted that his original assertion regarding that incident was incorrect. If you can give me some of the specific examples you wanted to see logic about criticism on, just let me know on my talk page, and I'll be more than happy to talk with you about them. :) --Kuzaar^-T-C- 17:36, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have found a source for the other criticism paragraph you brought up on the talk page. Incidentally, be aware of the editor User:Getaway- I have had issue with his edits and tendency to use talk pages as a soapbox, and propensity for trying to Wikilawyer criticism of people who agree with him politically away, even if it be reliably sourced. Not to suggest that you have anything to do with his sort, but he is a good example of why it's good to keep a cool head when editing political and other articles that espouse strong feelings. Cheers. --Kuzaar^-T-C- 17:57, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with you, I would very much like to be able to put in a citation to the original transcript of the show. However, with that in mind, it bears saying that the Fox corporation controls their copyrighted material very tightly and transcripts are not common- right now the only reliable source for the quote and the criticism are the Fair and Media Matters pages, as far as I could tell- I looked about 10 pages back in the google results. One page you might find helpful is Wikipedia's guide to identifying reliable sources, available at WP:RS. It is very useful for getting guidelines to distinguish reliable sources (generally mainstream coverage not from a biased or political source) from nonreliable ones (about everything else, including blogs, forums, or almost anything that isn't independently edited by someone who isn't the author). I know the concern about edit wars cropping up is very valid on articles dealing with political figures, and that's why I always take pride in assuming good faith and engaging other editors in the best way I know how. Cheers. --Kuzaar^-T-C- 18:26, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No sweat about talking to me here, that's what the talk page is for. :) As far as assertions and claims as relates to BLP, the old Wikipedia motto is "It's not what they did, it's what a reliable source says they did". Because the reliable source in this case asserts that X said Y or X did Y, it is reasonable to assert in the article's voice that X did Y, so long as you have the citation thereafter. In the case of controversial assertions, it must be taken one step further and say that according to W, X said/did Y. In the case that the assertion could be libellous, WP:BLP asserts authority and the claim should be left out of the article entirely.

Now, as for the second point you asked about, where Hannity is recorded coaching guests for the show- note that the article is not allowed to cast judgement or develop new ideas from the source, that the source itself does not originally say, on the account that in that respect it would be Original Research, which as I'm sure you're aware is one of the primary prohibited things in the Wikipedia mission- As long as it's properly sourced and the decision on what the deal is is left to the reader, it's acceptable. In my own view the paragraph was probably included by an editor who wanted to point out what he or she may have construed as unethical behavior for a talk show host. With a strict interpretation, I think it's probably not necessary to include, but not necessary to omit either. One thing that does concern me is the length of the criticism paragraphs, which can probably be condensed down to the point they're trying to make in so many words. --Kuzaar^-T-C- 19:03, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and specifically what I was referring to when I mentioned the part about assertions and reliable sources- what I was getting at was that it is appropriate to say that Hannity said X, so long as there is a reliable source saying that Hannity said X. :) --Kuzaar^-T-C- 19:04, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I'm back. I was away for the weekend. I noted your last comment on my talk page; I did a little research about Media Matters. It appears that they call themselves a "progressive" news outlet. This does mean that they will tend to report news that people of a more liberal viewpoint will consider of interest (I think), but that does not mean that they are not a reliable source. See for example the issue of Fred Phelps' involvement with Al Gore as espoused by Getaway on the Fred Phelps page- the Log Cabin Republicans group is pretty plainly a news source that reports stories of interest primarily to one political group, but that does not mean they aren't a reliable source. Specifically, the reliable source guidelines are in place to keep crackpots from being cited as mainstream sources, and to keep marginal views from being overrepresented in articles. --Kuzaar^-T-C- 14:05, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Howdy, just jumping in here - have been keeping an eye on things per PTR's msg on my talk page-- did you see my reply back? User:Jossi would be a good one to go to for whether MM is a reliable source, etc. --plange 15:22, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, Plange. Thanks for the reference to Jossi. I'll open a new section on his talk page regarding the reliability of a couple of the political reporting organizations that PTR seems to be concerned about on Jossi's talk page. It may have to wait until this afternoon when I get back from lunch; however, I too would like to know (as far as WP:BLP goes) what sources and statements are appropriate when sourced, and to whom.

PTR, if you want to in the meantime, go ahead and open a section over at Jossi's page regarding this, I'll hop in after I return. Thank you. :) --Kuzaar^-T-C- 16:15, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No problem at all, PTR. It's always a pleasure to see new editors dive right into interaction with other users, and I must say that even though I've been around for going on a year now, I've learned a few new things about policy myself, editing this article. I've added some comments on Jossi's page regarding the backstory of the questions on the Hannity article, and links to the site in question. By any means, I just wanted to thank you yourself for being such a levelheaded and adept editor, especially for being new to the whole thing. Cheers. --Kuzaar^-T-C- 16:34, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally, since in many of these sections, as you have said, that it is likely the case that Hannity has made the statements in question and a reliable source is what is needed, I have found that the website Fair.org appears to be a media watchdog organization without the specific mission to report on conservative media. If you think that they would be a more reliable source to give these assertions, I may be able to turn up some links, since Sandy expressed his/her concern about Media Matters on Jossi's talk page. --Kuzaar^-T-C- 16:43, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm- you may be right. Maybe the correct way to handle this would be to mention the controversies only by name and go into more detail on the individual show pages. I've got to head out for the evening, but I trust you'll handle anything that you feel needs to be done well. Happy editing. --Kuzaar^-T-C- 20:47, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, I had a concern about the complete removal of the "controversy" section from the Sean Hannity page. I, like another editor who reverted your removal of it, do not think the controversy section should be removed entirely. The sources at mediamatters, etc. are not reliable for providing details of the disputes- however, in my opinion, the fact that there exists a page on the article in question produced by a widely-published political should serve at least as a direct claim that the incident in question is controversial, even if the source is not reliable to assert the details of the controversy in the biography page, according to BLP. In my opinion, one larger paragraph enumerating the major points of contention that were previously fully fleshed out (although using details gleaned from a source unusuable on a BLP), should replace the individual paragraphs previously there. The controversy paragraphs in their original form should be inserted on the article of the respective show, be it the Hannity and Colmes Show article, or whatever. --Kuzaar^-T-C- 14:56, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I believe I found the original article it was mentioned in. Check the Sean Hannity article's talk page for a link. --Kuzaar^-T-C- 15:14, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The proper format is # WTC. Not WTC #. Please stop changing it back. (I know you only did it once, but you're the third one this week). For example, people referred to the towers as "One World Trade," et. al. --Golbez 11:36, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, PTR. I'm sorry not to have kept up and have been more help: I've had high maintenance house guests, and won't be able to catch up until next week. No, editorials are, by nature, biased opinion, rather than unbiased fact. I'll catch up next week; in the meantime, do let me know if you have any quick questions. Another person you check with is Crockspot (talk · contribs). Sandy 15:32, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, PTR. Per my comments on the Sean Hannity article's talk page, I am done editing it for now. I am not confident that some editors at that article are interested in or willing to work toward a consensus, NPOV version of the article that accurately reflects disputes and controversies the subject has been involved in. Again, as I said there, the BLP guidelines were put in place to prevent defamatory statements from being made about living people, not to give editors a hand in whitewashing and disrupting an accurate reflection of the situations that those same living people have been involved in.

Ordinarily, I'm a pretty patient and tolerant editor. I almost never allow my personal POV to affect my edits, and strive only to put out material of the highest quality. However, the actions of a few editors- namely, entirely removing any trace of material that could be remotely critical of the article's subject or put any question into the reader's mind of the subject's impeccable character, under the banner of making sure BLP was enforced, have convinced me that my editing efforts and attempts to find consensus and neutral point of view at this article, at least, are neither needed nor wanted. Good luck on your editing at this article in the future. --Kuzaar^-T-C- 19:22, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, so I have read the above conversations in re to the controversy sec on the Hannity page, and have a couple of questions for you. Firstly, despite the almost certain potential frustration, I would like to offer any help you may require in repairing this situation. I don't think it would be reaching too much to hypothesize that there might be ulterior motives - beyond adhering to the guidelines of Wikipedia - at play here. Should we ask User: Getaway if he wants to go to Al Franken's page and dispute the controversy sec there too? I have my biases, and I'm sure you do too, but IMHO the political maneuvering going on in this article is too much too ignore. Having a controversy section on the page of a prolific pundit seems completely reasonable, but maybe we should just splice some of the info with undisputed refs into relevant sections of the article instead. Let me know what you think the best way to move forward is at this point.--Jackbirdsong 23:46, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for getting back to me so promptly. I hope I didn't unintentionally seem frustrated with you in my above message; It was geared strictly towards the difficult Wikipedians who edit this article, and you do not seem to be one of them. So, since we seem to have a better idea of which refs are considered solid and which policies are pertinent, why don't you make the first moves and splice in any info you deem as acceptable. I would like to try to include the Schiavo controversy somewhere, since it was rather prolific info when the video was first released, but am not sure where to put it. What do you think? Thanks.--Jackbirdsong 00:51, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Schiavo link is indeed dead, I have a feeling FOX had it removed from YouTube per copyright issues, but I will try to track down an article from a cred. source that references the video, and that should be just as good. As for the Franken article controversy sec., if we are to presume that any controversy has to be put into the context of: 'Who was this a controversy to?', we are going to have major problems. The Franken page is, I think, More or less NPOV, although I think there are some pretty innocuous and purely gossipy parts as well. But all of the Franken controversies leave out the question of who they were controversial to, exactly. So my question is: is this really a necessary criteria for including any controversial issues in an article? Can't something simply be controversial to the general morals/values of a given society? For example, if somebody decides they want to tattoo a swastika on their forehead, surely we could say that this is controversial to more than just one segment of the population of a society, but rather simply controversial in general. All in all, I think that the Hannity controversy sec was fine the way it was, except for a few refs and the whole Fred Phelps thing. If we can figure that stuff out, I think it should be good. Either way, I will try to hunt down some more objective refs. Cheers. --Jackbirdsong 23:32, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, PTR. I saw your note; I see you're back safe and sound. I hope you noticed the long and helpful note that TheronJ left earlier on my talk page. I haven't peeked back in at Hannity because it took a really sour turn while you were gone, and think it's best to let those situations cool. I found TheronJ's message very encouraging. Best, Sandy (Talk) 05:02, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have added you you to the list of involve parties as per your message. My apologies.--Acebrock 18:14, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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You removed a link today that contains WP:RS and WP:V sources. May I ask what the arguement against its inclusion is, or a link to a relevant discussion on the merits of the link. Thank you. In the future I ask you post a discussion on the talk page or my own talk page when reverting me. Again, thank you and I look forward to hearing your arguements for removal. --NuclearZer0 21:43, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The article links to

Main article: September 11, 2001 timeline for the day of the attacks

which has a link to the timeline on the page you referenced in your link without the user having to find the actual timeline. There has been discussion on the talk page which came to no consensus which might have gotten a bit lost with all the other items discussed.--PTR 22:24, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Good to know it came to no concensus, concensus is not needed to add items, but to remove them. The party challenging the item needs to present a reason and the party defending the item then defends it. If the removing party isnt supported, the item should not have been removed. --NuclearZer0 23:03, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just going by what the external link section in the article says: ATTENTION! DO NOT ADD LINKS WITHOUT DISCUSSION AND CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE. OTHERWISE THEY WILL BE REMOVED. --PTR 14:54, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Since you have been involved with the 911 attacks article in the past, you might be interested in voting in a straw poll on an external timeline currently used in the article. [2] . Thanks. --NuclearZer0 17:21, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I want to thank you for your input on the Free Republic article. There is a partisan effort on that article to transform it from an encyclopedia article into a "hatchet job" against Free Republic. Please continue to contribute there. Dino 15:31, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You get a cookie!

I approve of your work both on the DU and the FR articles. We need more people like you here. --BenBurch 16:55, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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I didn't delete it. I put it back. I think you wanted to put your remarks under someone else's comments. I think it's notable for now as it's a current event. I also think it's a bit of a publicity stunt. --PTR 18:31, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry if I gave the impression that I believed that you did remove it. I was responding to Lurker and you made an edit while I was typing and my comments came up under your comments. I was not directing the comments toward you. I agree that it is notable because the current event value. Also, I believe strongly that if Al Gore's page is going to show his Nobel nom then Limbaugh's page needs to be consistent and fair. Yes, I agree with you Al Gore's nomination is definitely a publicity stunt, just like Limbaugh's. If Al Gore's wasn't a publicity stunt then why has it been fed to the media over and over again in press release after press release?? Al Gore is generating publicity for this book and movie Inconv Truth.--Getaway 18:43, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please join us on the talk page to discuss the inclusion/exclusion of the information. My main objection is the utter lack of reliable sources regarding Limbaugh's nomination. People keep comparing his nom to Gore's, but Gore's nom has primary coverage by reliable sources. Vassyana 20:14, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I figured it was something people might be looking for information on so thought it should be in the article until it's not a current event. That being said, I don't have any strong feelings about it one way or the other. As to comparing it to Gore's nom, I think it's all speculation since the committee doesn't release the nominees but his is better sourced speculation.--PTR 21:45, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the message on my talk page. I agree it is all speculation to a large extant. My only issue is the lack of reliable sources for the Limbaugh nom. If someone can find something so we can satisfy WP:V, I'd drop all objection to its inclusion. Vassyana 23:22, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

So what would it take to prove that certain topics are forbidden? Should I register a new account and submit a screen shot of everything I do, including a post critical of the war in Iraq? Then I cna screen shot the banned account page. Will that be a sufficient "source" for proof of the censorship at free republic? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Critter183 (talk • contribs) 17:26, 12 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

I don't read or post on Free Republic or Democratic Underground but I edit both of the articles. I started editing them due to NPOV/Cleanup tags. I left you a message on talk regarding the content you'd like to add to the article. --PTR 17:30, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe I misunderstood the remarks made above by Dino:

I want to thank you for your input on the Free Republic article. There is a partisan effort on that article to transform it from an encyclopedia article into a "hatchet job" against Free Republic. Please continue to contribute there. Dino 15:31, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

I took them to mean keep contributing at Free Republic. Sorry if I was mistaken. I also left a response in Talk regarding Free Republic article. For what is is worth, I was a long time FR user until I was banned. I started there in 1998 and was banned sometime after Katrina hit N.O.Critter183 20:52, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He meant my work on the FR wiki article. BenBurch gave me a cookie for my work there and on DU. --PTR 15:26, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I edited her user page and left a warning, thanks for bringing this up. --Golbez 17:13, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

RE:911 article. Look if two photos were too excessive, why didn't you took the photo of Aude (talk · contribs)? There is an effort, and a conversation going on in the talk page, a WP:RfC might follow, because our POVs over a very simple matter cannot be resolved. Be bold in both editing and respecting others. You seem to be an involved party in here since one of the photos is from Aude and you have interacted with this user. Now, There is plenty to do to improve this page. Recently the talk page has been vandalized with a nonsense remark. The best we can do is to be civil towards others' POVs just to show that even within a strong or "weak" disagreement we stand looking for fairness and order in our affairs as Wikipedians. Hoping you the best. Time is also good, let this issue rest for a while, then comeback, well if you can. John Manuel-19:10, 24 July 2007 (UTC) PD In a more simple case both photos could go. So if the others accept then the case is resolved. It will be not more excessive photos in the article anymore, but we need to agree upon this first. My position is that both photos could state for the reasons mentioned at the talk page. Remember consensus and WP:Consensus John Manuel -19:10, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The photo that had been on the page prior to adding the second one is the one I left. --PTR 16:52, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Good to see you on the 9/11 attacks talk page. I don't have much time to endlessly discuss there. I have been busy working on the 7 World Trade Center article. It's now a featured article candidate, but needs someone to go through and copyedit. I'm trying to do some myself. But, if you are interested and have some time, I'm sure you can do much better with it. Cheers. --Aude (talk) 22:02, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'll give it a look. Thanks. --PTR 22:07, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You've questioned two sources on this. Wikipedia's entry on Louima mentions this as well and uses the same Fair.org source. Please advise.

Thank you for the clarification. Is it possible to provide the source of the article written by the two comedy writers so that I may stop using this entry as fact. Also, the Wikipedia entry on Louima should be corrected. Also, the Fair and Media Matters should also be informed of this outlandish error. Thanks again.

Where is the connection that the editorial is the original source for onepeoplesproject.com. I'm really not trying to be difficult, I really want to know how this rumor started and how it spread.

The Fair source is dated November/December 2003. The editorial you presented is dated Sat, Jun. 05, 2004. How is the editorial the source for Fair?

I have provided proof that the editorial is not the source, something which you claimed as far back as October 2006. You're proof of the editorial's existance was a link to archive.org. I have also found the original source of onepeopleproject.com here: http://web.archive.org/web/20020815210742/http://www.onepeoplesproject.com/hannitylies.htm I am using the same method as you, archive.org

24.12.67.218 13:15, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The inclusion of that convenience link was discussed on the talk pages. The event did occur, and was reported as claimed, that we established, so deleting the IMDB citation is wrong.   Skopp   00:46, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thd point is that the link is not the primary source for the info in the article. I agree that IMDB is not to be used as a sole source, but when it provides a convenience link, there should be no problem. In what significant way does the IMDB data differ from the Page 6 data?   Skopp   03:53, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if you were involved in the mischief/funny business, but I never edited Hannity's article to say that "He is also involved in a homosexual relationship with Rudy Giuliani." It was either you or some sort of a computer virus, because the only edit I made was on Hannity & Colmes. I am not accusing you, but please let me know what has occurred. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Phundango (talk • contribs) 22:06, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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		As promised! Best complaints to the MONGO complaint board get awarded the Inflated Eagle Barnstar™! Congratulations!--MONGO 08:12, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I could not have won this great award on my own and I'd like to thank all the little people that helped me get where I am today - spending my spare time editing WP! Thanks a lot! --PTR 16:57, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your support at my request for adminship, which passed today with 42/0/0! I would like to thank Wizardman for nominating me, PTR and everyone else for their support and comments. I'll continue with contributing to the encyclopedia's content (hopefully writing an FA here and there :) and will help out with admin-related tasks which you just entrusted me with. If you need any help, don't hesitate to ask! Thanks again, —dima/talk/ 01:48, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

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Hey PTR, I just wanted to thank you for your support at my RFA. If you ever need any help feel free to drop in and ask me anything. I look forward to helping to keep Wikipedia a cleaner place. Thanks again!
Gonzo fan2007 ^{talk ♦ contribs} 19:21, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My RFA

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		Thanks!
		PTR, thank you for showing your support in my RFA which passed with 38 support, 0 oppose, and 0 neutral! I also want to give special thanks to my Admin Coach and nominator, Useight for all of his help and support. I promise that I'll give my best effort as an admin, and I hope that your confidence in me proves to be justified. If I can ever be of any help, please let me know. In the mean time, I have some cleaning to do. Have a great day! Jauerbackdude?/dude. 20:24, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My Rfa

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Well, not this time anyway it seems...my effort to regain my adminship was unsuccessful, but your support was still very much appreciated. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you. Thank you!--MONGO 07:09, 27 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Prem Rawat

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Your comment was moved (by another editor) to an existing section of the talk page. This is unusual but not considered unacceptable. Deleting your comment would have been unacceptable, per WP:TALK and WP:TPG.

I've gone ahead and deleted your re-posting, and (previously) responded to your posting. I've also (just) split out the existing section (via subsections) so that any of the multiple discussions are less likely to get lost.

You'll find your original posting in Talk:Prem Rawat#Praise section PLUS criticism section.

Finally, for what it's worth, we don't normally discuss "what Jimbo would want" or "what Jimbo has said", except possibly when talking about revising policies and guidelines. Rather, the norm is to cite the applicable policy or guideline (or which there are many). -- John Broughton (♫♫) 18:25, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think we're agreed on the point; I also don't think that's going to change anything as far as that article goes. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 19:31, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

request your input in a consensus survey re 9/11

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Dear PTR,

At Talk:9/11#defining consensus I started a survey to get a better picture on how editor's opinions are varying with respect to the following statement:

"The current form of the 9/11 article is at odds with the WP:NPOV policy, and the proposed inclusion of the fact that Michael Meacher alleges the US government of willfully not preventing the attacks, would make the article better, in stead of worse.

I would appreciate it when you could take a look.  — Xiutwel ♫☺♥♪ (speech has the power to bind the absolute) 17:12, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reply

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I replied on my talk page to your comments. I appreciate the input, and I might have come off a little bit more zealous than I would otherwise have wanted. --Haemo (talk) 20:53, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sean Hannity image edit

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Hi, I see you have removed an image of Sean Hannity in an interview with Dick Cheney from the article. I have readded it, because it was unclear why you did. I saw no explanation in the edit summary, I felt it contributed to show his profession and it is a free image. Feel free to address your reasoning why you removed it back to me or on the talk page of the article, if it wasn't a mistake. Thanks. Hello32020 (talk) 23:21, 27 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

thanks so much for your support of removing the names of Hannity's children and for your suggestion on my signature. How do I go about changing the colour? It is me i think (talk) 00:07, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Great, thanks, It is me i think (talk) 13:05, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Need copyediting help

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User:VegitaU and I have worked to get the American Airlines Flight 11 article ready for featured article candidates. We need someone to take a look at the prose and help with copyediting. If you can help with that, we would hugely appreciate it. Thanks. --Aude (talk) 13:05, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for working on the article. I'm never good at copyediting, so it's a big help. --Aude (talk) 03:04, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Always happy to help!--PTR (talk) 12:06, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent Source!!!

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Thank you, PTR - This is a great source. Appreciate your help. Marathi_Mulgaa (talk) 21:46, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		Thank you for taking the time to help others with sources. Much appreciated! Renee (talk) 21:59, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Insanity regarding BLP

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Check this response on the BLP noticeboard. response Apparently WP:REDFLAG and WP:UNDUE and WP:WELLKNOWN don't matter. Arzel (talk) 13:27, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's the process of WP. One person sees things one way and another sees things another way. The articles are based on consensus and this is the process we need to go through to reach that. --PTR (talk) 14:35, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

terrorist

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I have replied on the 9/11 article talk page. Sennen goroshi (talk) 14:20, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.16.134.154 (talk) 14:34, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Notice

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Notice: In a 2008 arbitration case, administrators were given the power to impose discretionary sanctions on any editor working on articles concerning the September 11 attacks. Before any such sanctions are imposed, editors are to be put on notice of the decision.

-- TheFourFreedoms (talk) 00:12, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I know. I followed it while it was happening. --PTR (talk) 16:59, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open!

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Hi,
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ArbCom 2017 election voter message

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