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If you feel that I have made a mistake of any kind, please let me know. I do make mistakes, and I am happy to talk it out. Uncivil edits will wind up in new userboxes. GAB

Due to increased obligations, my daily Wikitime will be curtailed for the foreseeable future. GAB

Bodo League massacre

Hi, I was the one who added that information from Tirman's book. The point seems clear to me: the League was for re-educating leftists, but since most of them had already fled and the police had quota to fill, most members were non-political. It literally says so in the source.

But somebody put "clarification needed" behind it and I figured that people who are skeptical about this will be put off and think that maybe it's communist propaganda or something and will leave the page instead of reading further. Since it was my information in the first place I figured I could remove it to make the page tidier.

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	For your contributions and scrutiny to the betterment of Third Reich and World War II related articles, I award you this Barnstar. Kierzek (talk) 17:27, 15 August 2015 (UTC)

@Kierzek: Thank you! GAB 17:41, 15 August 2015 (UTC)

Discussion with Ivain

Greetings, GeneralizationsAreBad. (Although, to be consistent, would not one who holds as you do, call him/herself "It would seem that among the examples that are most typical, the use of generalizations can, at times, leave a great deal to be desired" . . . ? But then, it's your handle; you know best.)

I believe you assisted some days ago with a complaint I sent to Misplaced Pages High Command. And, as I read the history of the page in question, it looks as if you had to go through a couple of revert skirmishes, my fear and loathing for which and lack of time for which are precisely why I haven't done any wiki'ing at all since the Bush administration. Well, great appreciation to you for taking this on. Thank you.

BTW, like you, I am a descendant of WWII combat veteran. Actually, come to think of it, that's not quite true: my late father; my father-in-law, and his younger brother; and my brother's late father-in-law (decorated hero, but I forget which medal) all served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, but my father was the only one of these who didn't see combat; the Navy immediately sent him to MIT for awhile, and then had him training other guys to use radar equipment, a technology then in its infancy. To finish off the litany, my mother's much younger brother served in the USAF during the Korean conflict, and my mother's sister's husband, a Navy pilot, went down off one of our carriers during the early days of the VietNam War.

Thank you very much again.

Ivain (talk) 14:54, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

Hello and thank you for your reply which was much appreciated. Cool that your ancestor was a medic. Those guys did such heroic work. I'm not completely up on the field of military medicine, but from what I've read, many of the major (and minor) surgical and medical advances we enjoy today got their start in military medical/surgical settings. And that includes, I believe, emergency first response care. Up until the 1950s or so, when someone needed an ambulance, guys would be dispatched who had a background in furniture moving, truck driving, shipyard working, etc., and would pull up in what was essentially a hearse with a new paint job, put the injured person or persons on a stretcher, and off they would go to the hospital. If you've ever really needed on-the-scene, fully equipped, emergency medical attention, you'd know how bad it would be to get the white Caddy and the guys in the white coats instead.

Thanks again. And the article you helped with was Bigotry. Ivain (talk) 20:20, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

128.172.35.13

I want to thank you for your 3 threatening comments to me regarding edits you have accused me of making on Timelines. Get your fats straight. I made no edits to that article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.172.35.13 (talk) 15:51, 21 August 2015 (UTC)

152.10.249.207

I have never made any edits to the article on Lex Luthor. Thus, at least on my part your two comments were directed to the wrong individual. 152.10.249.207 (talk) 12:05, 26 August 2015 (UTC)

75.107.214.12

He is a troll creating an irrelevant article about a non existent religion! He did this as a gag from Forge of Empires game and linked it to there to here ! Why are you blaming me for attacking him when he is the one creating false wiki content?!

Hey, I know this probably comes as a huge surprise to you but I don't care what you think. The man is a known troll on Forge of Empires. He behaves psychotically. He says violent things and claims himself to be a "sociopath" - So really, I don't care and won't be lectured by you on how to address or label someone for being who they are and doing what they do. I don't buy into your lectures, your claims of authority, or anything about you. You are not relevant to me.