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Celtic Skirmishers

Be aware that anything involving the Celts can be a bit of a minefield. Unless you have some evidence, such as dispatches written by Brennus, Vercingetorix or Cassivellaunus expressing 'contempt' for skirmishers, this idea is only supposition, based perhaps on the "wild Celtic warrior" stereotype. Distinguish carefully between the Ancient Britons and the modern British Paul S (talk) 10:41, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I've no problem with the new wording, except that you continue to confuse Britons with British. The Britons are the ancient people. The British are citizens of the United Kingdom. Paul S (talk) 23:27, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

Monstrelet (talk) 13:10, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Hamilcar's victory with Navaras

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A tag has been placed on Hamilcar's victory with Navaras, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Misplaced Pages. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article that does not provide sufficient context to identify its subject. Please see Misplaced Pages:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. If you plan to expand the article, you can request that administrators wait a while for you to add contextual material. To do this, affix the template {{hangon}} to the article and state your intention on the article's talk page. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Cyberthrone :) 13:23, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

The Cut

Hi there

Please do not reinstate the sign indicating 'other characters'. I find this sign to be pretty pointless, since many of the characters in that section play a huge role in the show, particularly in the second series. They all appear on the official characters list on the site, so they should all be important enough to go in one section. For less important characters, there is a 'Recurring Characters' section. I would consider a recurring character to be anyone who has appeared in more than one full-length episode, but is not important enough to have a character profile on the site. George.millman (talk) 09:36, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

The question is ...

Why are a tiny handful of obscure European articles using the wrong system in the first place when the major European articles do not?
and not:
Why should a truly glaring error be corrected?, a ridiculous question that for some reason apparently needs to be asked over and over and over again, ad infinitum ad nauseam. In case there is any confusion on this point, the Latin language is not part of Chinese culture.
Varlaam (talk) 15:17, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Here's an idea. You go and correct the remainder of the bloody articles yourself, and then you can document the changes however the hell you like to do it.

My gift to you. Have fun with it.

Varlaam (talk) 15:37, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

This kind of trash talk is not encouraged at Misplaced Pages. My apologies, Dejvid, on Varlaam's behalf.--Wetman (talk) 19:22, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

I can speak for myself. Thanks.

Since Dejvid loves playing Devil's advocate, let him do the actual work as opposed to obstructing others who are wasting their time doing it.

What is your story, Wetman? Why are you intruding in other people's private conversations? Do you also open mail addressed to someone else? The sheer rudeness and arrogance around this place is unbelievable.

"Trash talk". I'm not American. Wrong guess.

The word you were seeking was "disparagement".

What I was actually using was irony. I have graciously provided the Wiktionary link. You failed to note the tone.

Varlaam (talk) 18:30, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

I didn't react because responding to rudeness rarely helps not because I thought what you said was okay. The "its only a joke" line is so calculated to wind someone up, I begin to wonder if that is not your intention. If it is not your intention then please think carefully about how you are expressing yourself.Dejvid (talk) 21:10, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Timeline of Canadian history

The calendar was changed by a vandal in July.
Why weren't you all over that guy instead of harassing me in some fit of pique?

Don't bother to answer. I'm really not interested in whatever your motivation is.
Varlaam (talk) 03:14, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

If you had put in the edit summary "revert undiscussed era change" I would have realized that your edit was valid. Instead you left the edit summary blank. Surely you can see that if someone does not give a reason then other people will assume that you have no good reason. And why do you call that anon user a vandal when you did the same on the Gaddi Torso page? You seem unaware that the two styles have equal status and see a BCE for as a simple mistake.Dejvid (talk) 12:01, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

Notability?

CeCe Peniston may be notable but is this song notable?Dejvid (talk) 12:57, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Hi, just noticed your message. You are right and I know what you mean, but my intention was to build the comprehensive discography of Peniston. Also, I am discussing the title with its producers and trying to get more details as for the release including possible chart positions. Benuliak (talk)

Kosovo

Hello,

I'm curious why you're disputing the fact that Kosovo became the crux or cradle of Serbian culture, religion and national identity, while not at all disputing the sentence about the Albanian national awakening. It is a wide known fact that Kosovo means a lot to the Serbian national spirit, anyone who does the tiniest bit of research will see that outright. Providing a reference for that, which is what I did, was the most absurd thing I have ever did on Misplaced Pages, because it's like asking a reference for the ocean being salty. I sincerely hope you didn't have a hidden agenda in your revert, as many on the Kosovo article do, because it just seems strange to me that someone would target a reference to what Kosovo means to the Serbs while being content with the introduction only discussing what Kosovo means to Albanians. The article, as I'm sure you'd agree, should be written in a fair manner, and the introduction carefully brushes any hint of the significance of Kosovo to the Serbs, perhaps due to the current political situation in the region. However, this is an encyclopaedia and we have an obligation to provide fair and unbalanced information not only for ourselves, but for future generations as well.

--Cinéma C 20:05, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback. My reply is on Talk:Kosovo#the_cradle_of_Serbian_culture?.Dejvid (talk) 11:16, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

The phrase "patent holders declined to enforce license fees on free and open source decoders" in MP3 article seems inaccurate

Hi Dejvid. I added {{not specifically in source}} to a footnote of yours. MP3#Licensing and patent issues has long said "... patent holders declined to enforce license fees on free and open source decoders, which allows many free MP3 decoders to develop." Around 2007, in edit 141257614, you changed the {{fact}} tag there to a footnote pointing to a blog entry by Glyn Moody, now archived in the Wayback Machine. Thank you for trying to source unsourced statements. But Moody seems to me to say something different than the article. I thought from the Misplaced Pages article that the patent holders sat down and decided not to charge anyone license fees. But actually, Moody only wrote that "LAME ... seems to be tolerated by the patent holders". He further mentioned the possibility that they still could change their minds and sue. How can we improve the sentence in the article to make it completely accurate? Cheers, Unforgettableid (talk) 20:51, 28 September 2010 (UTC)