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==Regarding deleting of American Journal Experts==
Hi, I wanted to talk about a page that was deleted off of Misplaced Pages. The content was incorrect and libelous, and we are guessing was created by a ex-employee. Some of the information posted violates the employee non-disclosure agreement that is legally binding even after the employee left work. I have confirmed that the page was created twice by a single-purpose account: ]. Is there any way for you to help me further with this issue? -] (]) 01:35, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

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Deletion discussion

I find it rude that you said I have very few mainspace edits. And also this does not give you the right to delete my userpage. I will try to contribute to the encyclopedia.  iXela  talk  21:34, 24 December 2007 (UTC)


WikBack

Welcome to the WikBack! I have just approved your registration. I look forward to you contributing to the boards.

If you have no idea what this is about, or if you did not register, please contact me right away as the account may have been created by an imposter.

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Question

On Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/WKEL-FM, you closed it as "No consensus". According to my count, it was a "Keep". Only six "Delete" votes were cast and 10 "Keep" votes. So, my question....why the "no consensus"? It looks like the consensus was "Keep". - NeutralHomer 17:30, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

First, "No consensus" implies "Keep". The administrators job is not to just count votes. I was concerned about the quality of the arguments on both sides. The delete votes tended to not understand WP:CRYSTAL, while the keep votes were rather unsure about the opening of the station. The article for example talked of a date that has already gone and also of moving the license from one place to another. I came down to "No consensus" as leaving the possibility more open to bringing it back to AfD if the station does not open. If it does open, then all is well. --Bduke (talk) 22:47, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
Okie Dokie, now I understand :) Thanks...NeutralHomer 20:19, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Essay on neutrality

Thanks for sticking up for my essay. I edit from New York City, where it's currently 12:01. Handy things, these utc templates. Wonder who made 'em, eh, cobber? --Uncle Ed (talk) 00:58, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

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Happy New Year

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, Bduke.
May 2008 bring you many successful edits, featured articles, and less disagreements!
Stay safe, and watch those broken bottles on the floor.

- Jameson L. Tai 05:54, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Wow... 42 C in Aust?

Well, it's 21 C in Melbourne, Florida right now, but I'm on vacation in San Francisco, California right now... and it's 8 C here. Good luck with the heat... whew. - Jameson L. Tai 06:10, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

43 in Adelaide. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:13, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Old AfD

I might be jumping the gun, but I don't see an old AfD tag onthe talk page of Etruscan coins. MBisanz 04:36, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

No, you are right. I forgot. Done now. Thanks. --Bduke (talk) 11:35, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Lead(II) nitrate, back to FA?

Hi, Bduke Wim copy-edited the lead(II) nitrate article from the Chemicals wikiproject, after it was recentely demoted from its FA-status. Care to look at the FAC this round? — Rlevse • Talk • 18:05, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Scouting WikiProject in the Signpost

We'll be in the Signpost on Wednesday, 2 Jan about 17:00 UTC, someone noticed us, be sure to read it, many of us get it, read it on my talk page if you like. — Rlevse • Talk • 01:59, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Happy New Year

Hello Bduke, I hope you had a wonderful New Year's Day, and that 2008 brings further success, health and happiness! ...and further nationalist conquests ;) All the best!.... ~ Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:46, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

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ScoutWiki...

Hi Bduke,

I've left you a message over on the English ScoutWiki, and just thought i'd let you know it was there.

Thanks,

Bluegoblin7 20:20, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/XCritic

Hi Bduke! No consensus? 7 deletes with reasoning; 4 keeps, of which one is SPA, one is the author and one provides reasoning that indicates they haven't read the article. That doesn't look like 'no consensus' to me: it looks like a walkover delete. Would you like to reconsider, rather than have me take this to WP:DRV? Thanks! ➔ REDVEЯS says: at the third stroke the time will be 21:21, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

I saw an increasing number of sources being added as the debate went on, so I'm not prepared to reconsider, particularly as that would change a keep 3 days ago to a delete. If it is to be changed it has to go to Deletion Review given the time lag. --Bduke (talk) 22:49, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
As you wish: An editor has asked for a deletion review of XCritic. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. ➔ REDVEЯS says: at the third stroke the time will be 12:34, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

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Wiki chapter

Many tHanks for the invitation. I am interested. However, might I ask the benefit by setting up an Australian chapter rather than particupating in the process centrally. I have incorporated many bodies and written many constitutions - so perhaps I can assiSt there. i will gladly answer any question in this regard (AltHough I will be overseas for 2 weeks from next Thursday). Alan Davidson (talk) 06:13, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Rudget!

Dear Bduke, my sincere thanks for your support in my second request for adminship, which ended with 113 supports, 11 opposes, and 4 neutral. I would especially like to thank my admin coach and nominator, Rlevse and Ryan Postlethwaite who in addition to Ioeth all inspired me to run for a second candidacy. I would also like to make a special mention to Phoenix-wiki, Dihyrdogen Monoxide and OhanaUnited who all offered to do co-nominations, but I unfortunately had to decline. I had all these funny ideas that it would fail again, and I was prepared for the worst, but at least it showed that the community really does have something other places don't. Who would have though Gmail would have been so effective? 32 emails in one week! (Even if it does classify some as junk :P) I'm glad that I've been appointed after a nail biting and some might call, decision changing RFA, but if you ever need anything, just get in touch. The very best of luck for 2008 and beyond, Rudget. 15:26, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks on the AfD log

Kudos for having fixed the mess at the AfD log page! I had added a new AfD (California Chess Congress of 1858) but it somehow merged with the following one (Federal monarchy), as this last one was not correcly configured. My knowledge of markups and susbst is too low so I could not see how to fix it, it was driving me mad! Finally I understand the problem was in the AfD itself of Federal monarchy. Many thanks! SyG (talk) 10:54, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Papua New Guinea fixtures and results

Hi, I have started to expand the page - perhaps you would be good enough to revisit Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Papua New Guinea fixtures and results, please? TerriersFan (talk) 19:43, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank You!

I just wanted to thank you for all you criticism and editing of the page I created. Although it was eventually merged, I am very thankful that wikipedia has such thorough editors.

Jokermole (talk) 04:33, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

I hope I helped you to learn some of the ways of wikipedia. Doing the merge yourself was very wise. I have just done I few more bits of cleaning up, avoiding double redirects, etc. --Bduke (talk) 04:36, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
Hey, I'm having some problems. Smokefoot wants to delete the section entirely. Can you possibly help me persuade him that this small section deserves to stay? Jokermole (talk) 15:54, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
I replied on your talk page and suggested a rewrite of the section on the talk page of diatomic molecule. --Bduke (talk) 23:03, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Returning

After much thought and deliberation I have decided to return. Many wikians contacted me by various means and I truly appreciate the support from all of them. Man, did I need that wiki break! I have learned from it and will use the experience to improve. — Rlevse • Talk • 19:38, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Molecular geometry

To go with your motto of the day, I'm here to request a third opinion. As per request of my chemistry teacher, I built the {{Template:Infobox molecular geometry}} template for use on the molecular geometry pages. It contains information such as steric number, coordination number, examples, and bond angles. I was directed here by User:Jokermole as User:Smokefoot (the very same) has requested that the infobox is misleading and contains false information and should be deleted. Hybridized orbitals have already been removed from the infobox based on his request (though nobody else "actively discourages" it as he claims). No solid third opinion has been given, although User:Dirac66 posted a critique (whose changes I applied). If you could give a third opinion we could stop quarreling over whether or not we think the information is relevant (it may or may not be relevant, but it is at least correct).·· TVOtalk 20:26, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for asking. I will try to give an honest opinion. However, I do have something of a POV on this question as during my career as a chemistry academic I have argued against the use of hybridization in General Chemistry textbooks. However, it turns out that I and others were right, as it is, perhaps more slowly than it should, being removed from these texts. Hybridization was a brilliant idea when Pauling introduced it, but in most cases and in particular for hypervalent molecules, it is simply untrue. sp

article and NZ

I've just set a copy up at User:Kintetsubuffalo/press, please feel free to edit coding if it makes reading easier, I'm just going off what they e-mailed me. Hope that helps.

As to NZ, the land area may be large, but they can't have near as many Scouts as the UK, can they? Chris (クリス) (talk) 08:29, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

May 8, 107 days, but who's counting? ;) Chris (クリス) (talk) 09:50, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Regarding deleting of American Journal Experts

Hi, I wanted to talk about a page that was deleted off of Misplaced Pages. The content was incorrect and libelous, and we are guessing was created by a ex-employee. Some of the information posted violates the employee non-disclosure agreement that is legally binding even after the employee left work. I have confirmed that the page was created twice by a single-purpose account: BlueDevil1. Is there any way for you to help me further with this issue? -Vic (talk) 01:35, 24 January 2008 (UTC)