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LOL

Have u seen this!? --Ryan4314 (talk) 16:52, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

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Caption (Argentine Invasion)

No problem, Justin. I was the original editor of the caption, but I (over) corrected myself 'cause I was not sure about the use of an active participle there. Thanx for your English lesson, man ;). Regards.--Darius (talk) 12:37, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Scrapping

You know how to verify this? Ryan4314 (talk) 23:29, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Gib

Things going ok? You seem a tad stressed. --Narson ~ Talk • 08:55, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

If that was a rule, all editing from scotland and the north of england would cease. --Narson ~ Talk • 11:26, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

He means he was "sober" at the time! :D Ryan4314 (talk) 11:44, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Hey, I like that verse. I used to murmer it to annoy my scottish ex :) --Narson ~ Talk • 20:51, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

"Britain or UK" website corrected

FYI - The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick 23:13, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Reversion of inclusion of South Georgia GIS

While I understand the grounds on which you reverted this addition, I am afraid I do not agree, and feel you have acted hastily.

The South Georgia GIS is now the most important resource for environmental data in South Georgia, bar none. It is the most current information available, and it will be maintained to retain that currency. Much of the information in it is from ongoing research projects.

As such, it should be referenced on the South Georgia Misplaced Pages pages; I sure that if I hadn't put the reference in, someone else would have done so. Although I managed the project to create it, I have no financial interest in it. But this is not a personal project; it is a project that was carried out for the Government of South Georgia.--APRCooper (talk) 17:04, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

I can see the general force of the policy, but surely the aim of an encyclopedia is to disseminate information and provide references for further reading? Of course web-sites that do not add to a reader's knowledge of the subject should not be linked, and of course many links will be there simply to provide authority for statements in the text, but in this case the new web-site gives far more information about the topography, history and environment of South Georgia than Misplaced Pages ever can, from an authoritative source and in a form that Misplaced Pages cannot support. If Misplaced Pages wishes to be authoritative on South Georgia, then I do not see how it can NOT provide a link to this site.

Perhaps a way round this would be to provide a link in another way, such as within the info boxes. Alternatively, I am sure there are other points in the article where a reference would fit naturally - but that seems to me to be a rather convoluted way of providing a link to a site which is so important to the planning, management and general information available on South Georgia. --APRCooper (talk) 18:16, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Might be worth bugging our old friend Dr Ivanov to rate its usfulness, Justin? --Narson ~ Talk • 19:24, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Well, I was just thinkng he might be able to say whether this site offers anything special etc. that might prompt us to use it as an external link without being a ref? I figure we have a specialist in the 'group', we might as well bug him like 12 year olds eager for daddy's approval! --Narson ~ Talk • 09:54, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Of course, I am perfectly content for the SGGIS web-site to be reviewed externally. We have just submitted a paper to the Journal of Climate Change which makes clear the utility of the SGGIS in looking at real issues. However, I should perhaps note that everyone who is currently involved in work on South Georgia is well aware of this site and has probably contributed to it. People who conduct field-work on South Georgia in the future will find that contributing to the SGGIS is a condition of their landing permit - see the Data Policy on the SGGIS web-site. --APRCooper (talk) 11:44, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Algeciras Bay

Yes, I knew it's interchangeably. The issue was that only "Bay of Algeciras" was mentioned but, when analyzing the infobox, I noticed the Battle of Algeciras Bay so I inferred that it was also a commonly used name. Otherwise I wouldn't even mention it. No worries. --Ecemaml (talk) 23:57, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Falklands coins

You seen this Ryan4314 (talk) 17:32, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

USS Liberty

I wasn't even aware you had the article on your watch list. Anyway, I'm going to ignore it for a day or two I hope, the SPAs are starting to wear on my nerves with the persecution complex they have. --Narson ~ Talk • 17:42, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Yeah. I don't mind the guy, but I've get to see tensions go down after him joining a conversation. --Narson ~ Talk • 17:17, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

Kind of sucks that those wanting the edit in can't be arsed to do the source finding. I'm going to check through the various library methods I have at my disposal. Maybe I should make the article a pet project. --Narson ~ Talk • 11:47, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

I might do through metalib or athens. A journal I take it? Whats the full name? EDIT: Found it and logged in. I have access via my uni Athens account. --Narson ~ Talk • 12:37, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, we have access to a ton of electronic source and journal collections. It is incredibly useful, you can do a lot of research independent of the uni campus these days. --Narson ~ Talk • 12:45, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Bupkiss has turned up. I've checked the Times Archives, I've checked JSTOR, I've checked Cambridge Journals, I've checked History Today archives. I've found no reference to it in academia, and none so far in journalism. At this point, I think I have to declare this a dead dodo. --Narson ~ Talk • 20:08, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Might be best to stop engaging PR until the legal threat is dealt with. --Narson ~ Talk • 17:27, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

I wonder how drunk we would get if we took a shot everytime a SPA mentioned The Truth, requested someone be indef blocked for something trivial, posted a talk page comment over 7500 bytes, yelled about their 'rights' in some manner and tried emotive crap to make their POV seem reasonable? --Narson ~ Talk • 19:31, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

RFC/USER discussion concerning you (Justin A Kuntz)

Hello, Justin A Kuntz. Please be aware that a request for comments has been filed concerning your conduct on Misplaced Pages. The RFC entry can be found by your name in this list, and the actual discussion can be found at ], where you may want to participate. -- WorldFacts (talk) 17:01, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Since we can't seem to come to agreement on the USS Liberty Page, you, Narson and Jayjg will be part of a Request for Comment on users for your incessant removal of multiple versions of the Moorer Report entry on USS Liberty Page. My specific problem with you is that you are removing the entry without ever attempting to edit the entry to your liking. Simply removing the entry, and providing WP:UNDUE or WP:FRINGE or WP:Whatever as a reason without explanation is not acceptable to me. In some cases, you have attempted to explain yourself after the fact. However, it is your refusal to even attempt to edit the entry to your liking which leaves me to believe you are censoring the Moorer Report and it is that which I find intolerable. This is just me following procedures since I can see an arbitration will be required, and this process is a prerequisite. I'm actually 'in the process' of doing this - so it will be some minutes before the process is begun in earnest. WorldFacts (talk) 17:01, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

And this is why pointing single purpose accounts towards dispute resolution is beansy. Want to file the complaint over his bad faith personal attacks or shall I, Justin? --Narson ~ Talk • 17:32, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Arbitration in this case is premature. You need to follow WP:DR first. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:21, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Polish matters

The plane crash of General Sikorski is actually a pivotal event in the history of Europe and shrouded in mystery. There is an excellent book about it by the historian David Irving, quite what they hope to demonstrated ny exhuming him now beats me, but it will be in the press as they do. The event is depicted in the fictional film 'The Silent enemy' which describes the development of underwater warfare in Gibraltar in a dramatised manner. With the entry of Poland into the EU this is an unresolved issue which has resurfaced. Conspiracy theories abound. --Gibnews (talk) 19:39, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen

Dear Justin, you might be interested to know that Solveig's article has been proposed for deletion. In my opinion that's an ill-founded idea, same like the suggested merging as several other articles have links to Solveig's one. Best, Apcbg (talk) 10:16, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

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Thanks for your suggestion

Wanted to let you know that I've followed your suggestion and taken this to ANI at Misplaced Pages:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#User_Srkris. Cheers, Ncmvocalist (talk) 19:50, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Hustler

Do you think we can now call this 'a load of wank'? ;) --Narson ~ Talk • 22:54, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

December 2008

Regarding your comments on ANI: Please see Misplaced Pages's no personal attacks policy. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Note that continued personal attacks will lead to blocks for disruption. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you. Your comment here borders on a personal attack. Cease and desist. Sarvagnya 23:49, 1 December 2008 (UTC)