User talk:Dwilke

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--Smoddy | ειπετε 18:36, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Plagarist. Plagarist. PLAGARIST!!!!!!!!!

Hechem, excuse me. smoddy 19:07, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I have nominated this article for deletion. Hope this helps! [[Sam Korn]] 21:06, 30 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Greek

ἐγκυκλοπαιδειουργὸς? Bloody hell! Thanks for that. I think I'm grc-2, so I'll put that up. Have you seen the quote from the Pythian oracle on my userpage? Happy new year! (Did you get very drunk last night?) [[Sam Korn]] 14:55, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unsigned Edits

Hi. I saw you working on attributing unsigned edits on Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Hijacking_Guild, and I thought you might like to know that there's an easier way. You can use the {{unsigned}} template to substitute the small text you're seeing after other unsigned edits on the talk page. Type {{subst:unsigned|UserName or IP}}. I hope that helps, and thanks for contributing to the discussion. Given the forum's nature, there's a lot of potential for that page to get messy with lost of unsigned IP edits and stuff. -- Vary | Talk 22:06, 2 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ha! I see you've discovered it! Never mind, then. -- Vary | Talk

Glad to help! (Or try to.)-- Vary | Talk 22:13, 2 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I know A Chorus Line', although I haven't seen a live production. And of course I love musical theatre - I'm at a regional theatre where our annual musical is usually what makes the money we spend on all the rest of our season!

I have preview button issues, too. I've gotten into the habit for 'real' pages - articles and things like that - but I never seem to remember for talk pages. It'll come, I guess. -- Vary | Talk 22:19, 2 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oooh, that's a long and bitter discussion. Most non-theatre people in the states use 'theater' (all too frequently pronounced thee-ater) exclusively. Many theatre-types insist that 'theatre' should refer to the art form and 'theater' the place where the art happens. Others reserve 'theatre' for live (i.e., 'real') theatres and use 'theater' only to refer to a movie house. Some theatre companies use the spelling 'theater' in their name, and others, like mine, use 'theatre,' which just adds to the confusion.

But because there is so much variation in usage, the two are more or less completely interchangeable, although I have heard my share of serious arguments on the subject. Because my company spells its name with an -re, I tend to use that spelling almost all the time, because in that case, it refers to both the art form and the building. Bizarre enough for you? -- Vary | Talk 22:51, 2 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's 6pm here, so good day is still accurate, but just barely. Have fun with your article, and I guess it'll be 'good night' for you for about another hour yet, so I'll wish you one of those. -- Vary | Talk 23:07, 2 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Taint

I have responded to your accusation of sock puppeting on the Articles for deletion/Taint page. I would have been happy to just respond on your discussion page but the fact that you have accused me of sock puppeting twice could affect the outcome of the debate on keeping or deleting the article. --Cenestrad 22:26, 4 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why, thank you. You will see that I have replied on the relevant AfD page. Dan 15:31, 5 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Home and Away

Hi, you have voted in the afd for various Home&Away character articles. I have had a go at combining all the articles in a single article (which I admit still needs a lot of work). You can find it at Current Home and Away characters. I suggest we keep this article are either delete or re-direct the others. What do you think? Thanks, Evil Eye 13:00, 5 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Philosophical Institute

Hello! Thank you for brining the revision of this article to my attention. I have reviewed the content and withdrawn my delete vote as a result. Best wishes, -- (aeropagitica) 23:58, 5 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Template:User-AmE-0

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Why I don't get opposed, I don't know. Here you go: Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections January 2006/Vote/Sam Korn. You must have been registered since September to vote, though. [[Sam Korn]] 22:21, 9 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please be my advocate / request for RfC

I am seeking a RfC from [1] User:Woggly but have been told that it has not been filed. Could you kindly assist me in filing this RfC and being free of her open and destructive harassment. Thank you. IsraelBeach 08:36, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Association of Members' Advocates

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AfD nomination of Monmouth School

An article that you have been involved in editing, Monmouth School, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Monmouth School. Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice?Redgator5 (talk) 02:37, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Philosophical Institute

Hello,

I have recently proposed to merge Philosophical Institute into Palacký_University_of_Olomouc#Philosophy. Since you participated in the Discussion about the article's deletion, I would like to invite you to share your views on the proposed merger. Thank you very much. Cimmerian praetor (talk) 22:33, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

An RfC that you may be interested in...

As one of the previous contributors to {{Infobox film}} or as one of the commenters on it's talk page, I would like to inform you that there has been a RfC started on the talk page as to implementation of previously deprecated parameters. Your comments and thoughts on the matter would be welcomed. Happy editing!

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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Women in Red World Contest

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