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Hi Luke. It is always nice seeing you around, even ever so briefly. :) Take care.Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις23:13, 15 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
In answer to your questions,Cool Hand Luke: 1 - It's a bad faith RfC because the originator never answered the questions I asked of him when attempting to discuss the edits (see the discussion directly above the RfC), and failed follow through with the 'D' portion ofWP:BRD. The RfC filer has been warned more than once and by more than one administrator in regard tohounding me; the RfC is a result of that hounding. In other words, there's more to it than meets the eye. 2 - We went back and forth on the content editing-wisebecause of there being more to it than meets the eye (in relation to the history of the other editor's hounding behavior). This is not the first time he has sought toWP:WIN against me in an RfC or content dispute (or an AfD, or in article talk page discussions, etc.). It's just a continuation of what he's been doing for weeks. Because of the warnings he received, I had hoped the RfC would be the last time I'd have to deal with him. Obviously, he is still stalking my edits by ending up here[1], so it would seem my hopes were in vain. I'm not sure if posting there would equate hounding, but technically, it might. --WV ●✉✓01:40, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Since you commented on the recentFDR infobox linking, there is a broader based RfC going on atWikipedia:Village pump (policy)#RfC concerning the infobox linking ofall political offices. Please comment if it is of interest to you. Thanks.Fyunck(click) (talk)07:38, 21 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello, Cool Hand Luke!
My name is Daniel, and I'm a senior at Harvard writing an undergraduate thesis on Wikipedia. One chapter of my thesis will center around Wikipedia's notability policy; I'm particularly curious about the inclusionism vs. deletionism debate that has played out among Wikipedia editors.
I see that you're listed among the earliest members of the Association of Deletionist Wikipedians, and you're one of the few that are still active today. If you see this message, would you mind if I sent you a few questions (via email or right on here) about your views on deletionism and how you approach the question of notability?
Thanks so much!
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Hi! This is going to stretch your memory.
In your original version ofLDS fiction, you mention the scandal overRichard Paul Evans'sLast Promise. It's not in the current version of the article (probably because it was unsourced?) and I've been looking for more information but all I can find is evidence that it was controversial–not so much what the controversy was about. Do you happen to remember anything else? I'm trying to distinguish that controversy from a contemporary (but even harder to recover in 2022) scandal regarding anAnita Stansfield novel.
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