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Alnmouth railway station

I particularly like your Alnmouth railway station article; I was thinking, as I waited for the late running 18:05 to London earlier this evening that it's about time the station had an article. And now not only have you grokked the format of railway station articles (something of a sad pet concern of mine), but you actually know interesting stuff about the station like previous names, purposes, dates &c, umm, so, I'm completely delighted. Well done; kudos to you. --Tagishsimon (talk)

Article about Wikipedia Users

Hello,

I am a freelance writer working on an article about the wide array of people who make Wikipedia their life, their passion, their pastime. Wikipedia “addicts” if you will - as well as "recreational users". I’m looking for people just willing to tell their story of how they got sucked into the intellectual whirlwind that is Wikipedia, how you got started editing, how the obsession grew, and what you spend your time focusing on these days? Do you write articles from scratch? Is your main push toward one particular type of article? Do you patrol for typos and errors, or spend your time diligently fixing vandalism? Do you take part in the “social aspects” of Wikipedia; engaging in animated discussions or decorating your user page with all sorts of internet memes? Have you forced yourself to take a “Wikipedia break”? If so, what’s your 20/20 hindsight on the obsession? Basically I’m just trying to get an idea of what it’s like for various Wikipedia “addicts.” If you are interested in participating, please email me at brianrhodges@gmail.com

If anybody else, other than this user is interested in participating, feel free to email me as well. This article is intended to be a light informational piece, nothing too heavy or controversial, just merely introducing readers to a subculture that they likely had no idea existed. So please don’t email me with your conspiracy theories, or your grudge against the Wikipedia hierarchy… unless it directly applies to your overall experience with the site. This article is about the USERS, not about the pros and cons of the site itself.

Thanks,

Brian68.39.158.205 19:45, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

excuse me?

What's this about AGF?[1] — coelacan talk — 21:39, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What I hope to achieve is the deletion of those articles I nominated. That's pretty obvious, isn't it? And yes, I think that if there aren't notable reliable sources on songs, they should be folded back into the article for the relevant album or band. That would consolidate information and stop people from splitting small articles that don't need to be split (most album articles), as doing so just makes the information harder to reach (more clicks away). And by the way, if you can't at least explain what "point" it is you think I'm making, it's rather incivil to go around making veiled accusations. — coelacan talk — 13:24, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I can't see how my words to Rockstar could be seen as incivil in any way. I offered to assist in deletions of other songs and gave that user a genuine warning: someone who recently said "If their songs don't deserve Wikipedia entries, then neither do Jennifer Lopez', Hilary Duff's or any other ultra-popular American group" and then began nominating those performers' songs for deletion very likely would be accused of making a point. I thought that user should be apprised of this ahead of time. Anyway, see my response to you at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Who's Your Daddy? (song). — coelacan talk — 22:26, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Check your facts please

You might want to double check your article about Helpful Henry - you said he's from The Beano, but he's in The Dandy Monster Comic 1939 (the first annual) so I think he must've been a Dandy character instead! Digifiend

The 'green' Metro Newspaper in Newcastle Metro (Associated Metro Limited)

Howdy! I've just seen your post regarding the lost 'green' Metro newspaper that was distributed on the Tyne and Wear Metro back in 1999! I had made a change in the article before I read the discussion page (naughty me, I know...!) and saw your post... from 2005. But hey, better late than never I say! I'm glad someone else remembers the green 'Metro' and then when it changed to Morning News. I've added some info to the article, but without references, so I'm expecting that to be picked up on. But I'm glad someone else remembers it! I thought I was going crazy, thinking, did I just image green holding bins at Byker Metro station all those years ago when I was at school? :) I remember that the 'blue' Metro took over those green holding bins at Byker, very cheeky of them! Have you any more info your end? I can try and Google it, see what it finds... (but I'll do that in a few weeks as I'm actually meant to be writing my dissertation!!!!) Cheers matey! BNC85 (talk) 11:49, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Outlet mall

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MfD nomination of User:AdorableRuffian/Userboxes/BritishNationalParty

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User:AdorableRuffian/Userboxes/BritishNationalParty, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:AdorableRuffian/Userboxes/BritishNationalParty and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:AdorableRuffian/Userboxes/BritishNationalParty during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Josh Atkins ^{(talk - contribs)} 15:57, 15 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mfd withdrawn. I screwed up; I'm sorry. --Josh Atkins ^{(talk - contribs)} 18:19, 15 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

An article you !voted on in an AfD is up for deletion a second time

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MfD nomination of User:AdorableRuffian/Userboxes/BritishNationalParty

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MfD nomination of User:AdorableRuffian/Userboxes/YesTorture

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