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Before you talk to me.....

Welcome to my talk page! If you are here for reasons relating to the removal of the Verizon Plus redirect, please scroll down to the bottom of the page. I would like to remind you that I am going on a Pink Sheeter/ NYSEr/ NASDAQer search. I am adding further trade info on major companies. Please inform me if you have any concerns. Thank you for your understanding. FOPFan300 22:27, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

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List of assets owned by Viacom

Please stop adding non-free images to this list article. The use of non-free images on this article violates WP:NFLISTS. Further, none of the uses were justified with non-free rationales, which is a requirement of WP:NFCC #10c. I've re-removed the images. If you have questions, please ask. Thank you, --Hammersoft (talk) 13:00, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

August 2011

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September 2011

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October 2011

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Sprint

Please do not re-add Liberty Media as the parent company of Sprint Nextel. Liberty owns a tiny stake (2%). Sprint is not a subsidiary of Liberty; there are likely investment banks that own larger stakes in Sprint. These are known as "institutional investors", but that doesn't make them parent companies. To quote the documentation of the company infobox: "If the article's subject company is a division or subsidiary of another company (commonly referred to as a holding company or a parent company), list the full legal name of the holding company or parent company in this field." That does not correctly describe the relationship between Liberty and Sprint. oknazevad (talk) 22:40, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

November 2011

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Incorrect infobox

There was no need to modify {{Infobox rail line}} to include "Reporting Marks", because that relates to information about a line or route, which does not have any marks, not the company that operates. You should be using {{Infobox rail}} instead. Secondarywaltz (talk) 15:23, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

All right. But then I'm gonna do an infobox swap.

The need for a reporting mark is actually necessary. Some people have placed the {{Infobox rail line}} in several commuter rail articles, including this. I need to show the reporting marks of them in the infobox. Otherwise, I might as well replace them with the {{Infobox Public Transit}}, which Misplaced Pages doesn't recommend. What should I do?!?!?! (answer on my talk page please) Thank you. FOPFan300 21:49, 11 November 2011 (UTC) (moved the conversation here)

The correct Infobox should be used. The confusion usually comes about when a system has only one line. Secondarywaltz (talk) 05:22, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

American, British, Canadian English

Please do not change between various forms of English spelling in articles as you did at Keanu Reeves. As a Canadian, his article uses Canadian English spellings. Yworo (talk) 18:52, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

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Breaking formatting

Thank you for your contributions, however, please do not introduce formatting-breaking edits like those you recently made to South Station and North Station. The |type parameter should not be used for stations using the MBTA infobox header; it messes up the carefully styled colored boxes. Additionally, your edit to North Station completely botched up the styling - you should have realized this in preview mode.

Additionally, please start using edit summaries. It makes tracking changes easier and provides transparency; Misplaced Pages guidelines say it's not optional: Misplaced Pages:FIES. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 23:44, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Could you please tell me how I can add Amtrak station status info to the I-box without introducing that CRA you know what? Thank you! BTW, I just began to make heavy editing. (RESPOND HERE AND ADD TO MY TALK PAGE) Fairly OddParents Freak (Fairlyoddparents1234) 02:01, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

If you're asking about the |type parameter, the answer is simple: don't bother. It's better presented by the s-line templates under the |services parameter. For some reason, the infobox template happens to be such that the |type parameter always borks up the formatting on any colored header. I also feel that it messes with the clean look of the infobox, with a single header followed immediately by a picture. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 02:19, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

I'll accept that, though do you think it would be possible to switch the "MBTA" entry in the |style parameter to Amtrak? Then I can use the |type parameter at ease without messing the box. For the name, I will apply the MBTA Station name template to the name line. The North Station article already uses it. Fairly OddParents Freak (Fairlyoddparents1234) 23:12, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

Well, as I said, I personally prefer the clean look, where any information about the station goes below the picture. But that's a matter of personal preference and I'll leave it be for now - though I like the current look of North Station better. I made the South Station picture bigger and removed an irrelevant caption and that helped the look as well. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 00:44, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Anyone in favour or disfavour of seeing the Verizon Plus redirect being removed....

If you are here to respond to my Verizon Plus redirect removal, please respond below this entry using ": votre texte ici(your text here)". Fairly OddParents Freak (Fairlyoddparents1234) 00:53, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

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Talkback

Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 18:41, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Estrella TV logo...

I have removed all non-Libermann station uses of this logo in articles. The difference between this and Me and This is we use the customized local logos for those stations, which this is not, and overuse of a logo throughout the site violates WP:FAIRUSE. Please read the talk history of WP:TVS; this has already been addressed with This TV and TBN, and do not re-add the logo to the articles I have removed it from. Thank you. Nate • (chatter) 05:29, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

No one is picking on you...

...But the truth is most of your edits are not very helpful, at least in my opinion. They offer little else but redundancy. My issue with you is over the QUALITY of your edits. Take constructive criticism for what it is and don't cry "bully" when someone does offer it. DreamMcQueen (talk) 18:02, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Fine then. But please read your talk page. I wanted to ask you something that made me come of with that conclusion. Fairly OddParents Freak (Fairlyoddparents1234) 18:07, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Your quote: "I am so annoyed that you take the good organization out of the Misplaced Pages. I have explained to you clearly that the CBS affiliates list needs a link to the CBS TV Stations article in order to lessen the labour of having to run a search for such info on the independent stations and CW stations. I have also ran a search to determine wether or not they will remove the DMA system. They will not. While I appreciate the alphabetical ordering, PLEASE KEEP THE DMA NUMBERS ON THE ABC AFFILIATES LIST! I am thinking on warning the administrators on you before this gets too far, unless you can explain clearly to me why you have done the above. Thank you. Fairly OddParents Freak"

You need to take a chill pill and check out the archived discussion at WP:TVS. By the way, I'd appreciate if you would practice civility the next time you choose to leave me a message or I will report you for harassment. DreamMcQueen (talk) 17:24, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

There is no discussion there. STOP BEING MY PET PEEVE and explain clearly with direct proof why you keep removing the DMa and all other useful tidbit I've added. Fairly OddParents Freak (Fairlyoddparents1234) 20:02, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

You have gone too far

Who authorized you to put a redirect on my user page? I certainly did not. I guess I'm gonna have to undo it now. I am warning you right here and right now: if you try to intimidate me, I will report you. DreamMcQueen (talk) 21:27, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

(Personal attack removed)

I will leave you alone, but UNTIL WE SETTLE THIS DEBATE. OK? (And I shall report the aforementioned as an insult; that is my Wikia name as well ClubPenguinDark.) Fairly OddParents Freak (Fairlyoddparents1234) 14:33, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

DRN discussion reopened

Though I previously closed it, I have reopened the listing at Misplaced Pages:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#List_of_CBS_television_affiliates_.28table.29.2C_List_of_ABC_television_affiliates_.28table.29 due to the objection of another volunteer at DRN. Please resume proceedings there. — TransporterMan (TALK) 13:16, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

CBS Mandate

Hi. Outside Misplaced Pages itself, a Google search of the phrase "CBS Mandate" turns up only a couple of mentions on message boards and YouTube comments (neither of which are verifiable/reliable sources) and WP mirror sites. I would like to find an official source for the use of this phrase. Thanks. JTRH (talk) 18:34, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

While there are FEW sources indeed on the CBS Mandate, I have added info on it because that term redirects on to the article in question. The articles on each station and the YT vids are enough proof on the standardization. Also keep in mind that "CBS Mandate" is a popular term for the standardization. I have added "so-called" to the end of the article to state so. Fairly OddParents Freak (Fairlyoddparents1234) 18:52, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

I'm sorry, and I'm not trying to provoke an argument, but the fact that something is mentioned enough times on Misplaced Pages and YouTube is not "proof" of anything. If it were a "popular term," it would show up in independent searches. It appears to be little-used industry jargon with no official status. Thanks. JTRH (talk) 18:59, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Just keep it. YouTubers may find some sense in it. I do doubt if "CBS Mandate" is an official term as well. Otherwise, I'd suggest we find the relevant WikiProject and ask them to begin removing the term in it's entirety fro the Misplaced Pages. And BTW, I'm from Canada. Fairly OddParents Freak (Fairlyoddparents1234) 19:02, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

This is your last warning...

...Leave me alone. Do not leave me any messages on my talk page, and do not ask me to respond to any of your requests on your talk page or elsewhere. If you continue to hound and harass me, I WILL REPORT YOU TO AN ADMINISTRATOR. DreamMcQueen (talk) 19:36, 2 July 2012 (UTC)