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Runnymede

Runnymede is a water-meadow alongside the River Thames in the English county of Surrey, bordering Berkshire and just over 20 mi west of central London. It is notable for its association with the sealing of Magna Carta, and as a consequence is, with its adjoining hillside, the site of memorials. Runnymede Borough is named after the area, Runnymede being at its northernmost point.

Topography

The name Runnymede refers to land in public and National Trust ownership in the Thames flood plain south-west of the river between Old Windsor and Egham. The area includes (to the west of A308 road) the Long Mede and Runnymede, which together with Coopers Hill Slopes is managed by the National Trust. There is also a narrower strip of land, east of the road and west of the river, known as the Yard Mede. On the west bank of the river, at the southern end of the area shown on the above map, are (inter alia): a recreational area with a large car park; a number of private homes; a large distribution centre; and a hotel.

The landscape of Runnymede is characterised as "Thames Basin Lowland", an urban fringe. It is a gently undulating vale of small fields interspersed by woods, shaws, ponds, meadows, and heath. The National Trust area is a Site of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI) which contains a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Both sites are overseen by Runnymede Borough Council.

The National Trust holding includes:

 * 188 acre donated in 1929 set behind a narrow riverside park with occasional benches on the southern river bank, with car and coach parking;
 * 110 acre of broadleaved woodland on Coopers Hill Slopes, given in 1963 by the former Egham Urban District Council.

Long Mede is a meadow north of the ancient "mede" (meadow) of Runnymede towards Old Windsor and has been used for centuries to provide good-quality hay from the alluvial pasture. Runnymede itself lies towards Egham. It is likely that Runnymede proper was the site of the sealing of Magna Carta, although the Magna Carta Memorial stands on Long Mede.

The sealing of Magna Carta is also popularly associated with Magna Carta Island, on the opposite (east) bank of the Thames. It has also sometimes been associated with the nearby Ankerwycke Yew. These and their surrounding landscape of floodplain and parkland may once have formed an integral part of Runnymede, as the river has occasionally changed its course here. Ankerwycke and the ruins of the 12th-century Priory of St Mary's were both acquired by the National Trust in 1998. As the Thames forms the county boundary at this point, these areas now lie in Berkshire.

History
Runnymede's historical significance has been heavily influenced by its proximity to the Roman Road river-crossing at nearby Staines-upon-Thames.

The name Runnymede is believed to derive from the Middle English runinge (taking counsel) and mede (mead or meadow), describing a place in the meadows used to hold regular meetings. The Witan, Witenagemot or Council of the Anglo-Saxon Kings of the 7th to 11th centuries met from time to time at Runnymede during the reign of Alfred the Great (871–899). The Council usually assembled in the open air. This political organ transformed in succeeding years, influencing the creation of England's 13th-century parliament.

The water-meadow at Runnymede is the most likely location at which, in 1215, King John sealed Magna Carta. The charter itself references Runnymede by name as "Ronimed. inter Windlesoram et Stanes" (between Windsor and Staines). Magna Carta affected common and constitutional law as well as political representation, also affecting the development of parliament.

Runnymede's association with ideals of democracy, limitation of power, equality and freedom under law has attracted the placement there of monuments and commemorative symbols.

The last fatal duel in England took place in 1852, on Priest Hill, a continuation of Cooper's Hill by Windsor Great Park.

The National Trust land was donated in 1929 by Cara Rogers Broughton and her two sons. The American-born widow of Urban Hanlon Broughton, she was permitted by letter from George V to join her son's new peerage in tribute to her husband and this gift and be styled Lady Fairhaven. The gift was given in memory of Urban Broughton. At the time the New Bedford Standard-Times commented: "It must be a source of gratification to all Americans, and especially to us here and in Fairhaven, that the presentation of this historic spot as public ground has been brought about by an American woman, an appropriate enough circumstance considering that the great charter underlies the USA's conception of government and human rights."

Runnymede Eco Village
Between 2012 and 2015, Cooper's Hill was occupied by a radical community living in self-build houses, huts, benders, and tents in the self-proclaimed "Runnymede Eco Village". Around 40 people, including a few young families, lived in a dispersed settlement throughout the 4 acres of woodland. They used mainly reclaimed material to build living structures, solar power to generate electricity, wood-burners for heat, cultivated some vegetables and kept chickens and geese. Water was obtained from springs on the site, and the village was largely hidden from view from outside the woodland. The members called themselves "Diggers" after the 17th-century Diggers movement.

There were two unsuccessful attempts to evict the settlers in the first year of occupation; and on 30 March 2015 bailiffs served a further High Court trespass notice on behalf of the landowners, Orchard Runnymede Ltd. The settlers were still in occupation during the Magna Carta 800th anniversary celebrations on 15 June, but their presence did not affect proceedings, and the eviction was completed at a later date.

Urban H. Broughton memorials

After the death of Urban Broughton in 1929, Sir Edwin Lutyens was commissioned to design a set of twin memorials consisting of large kiosks and posts or "piers" with stone blocks crowned with laurel wreaths and formalised urns at the Egham end and with lodges and piers at the Windsor end. Lutyens also designed a low wide arch bridge to carry the main road over the Thames to the north, integrating the road layout and bridge design into his plans for the memorials. The southern kiosks were moved to their present location when the M25 motorway was constructed.

There are two octagonal kiosks with piers facing each other across the A308 towards Egham. These piers are a shorter version of those adjacent to the lodges either side of the same road towards Old Windsor in the Long Mede. The lodges show typical Lutyens design features with steeply angled roofs, large false chimneys and no rainwater gutters at the eaves.

The piers carry similar inscriptions. On one face is the inscription:

"In these Meads on 15th June 1215 King John at the instance of Deputies from the whole community of the Realm granted the Great Charter the earliest of constitutional documents whereunder ancient and cherished customs were confirmed abuses redressed and the administration of justice facilitated new provisions formulated for the preservation of peace and every individual perpetually secured in the free enjoyment of his life and property."

and on the other the words:

"In perpetual memory of Urban Hanlon Broughton 1857–1929 of Park Close Englefield Green in the county of Surrey Sometime Member of Parliament These meadows of historic interest on 18th December 1929 were gladly offered to the Nation by his widow Cara Lady Fairhaven and his sons Huttleston Lord Fairhaven and Henry Broughton"

The memorials were opened in 1932 by Edward VIII and are Grade II listed buildings.

Langham Pond SSSI

Langham Pond was created when the meandering River Thames formed an oxbow lake. Its status as a wetland Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) was first notified in 1975 and later reviewed under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 when the protected area was extended to 64 acre within Runnymede as managed by the National Trust.

The pond and associated meadow form a habitat considered unique in Southern England and of international importance for nature conservation. The flora and fauna include nationally scarce plants and insects including a species of fly unrecorded elsewhere in the United Kingdom.

Air Forces Memorial

The Air Forces Memorial commemorates the men and women of the Allied Air Forces who died during the Second World War and records the names of the 20,456 airmen who have no known grave.

From the top of the tower visitors can see long views over Windsor, the surrounding counties and aircraft taking off and landing at Heathrow. On a good day visitors can see as far as the Wembley Arch and even the Gherkin in the City of London. The memorial was designed by Edward Maufe, architect of Guildford Cathedral, with architectural sculptures by Vernon Hill.

John F. Kennedy Memorial

The British memorial for U.S. President John F. Kennedy was jointly dedicated on 14 May 1965, by Queen Elizabeth II and Jacqueline Kennedy, prior to a reception for the Kennedy family at Windsor Castle. The memorial consists of a garden and Portland stone memorial tablet inscribed with the famous quote from his Inaugural Address:

"Let every Nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend or oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and success of liberty."

Visitors reach the memorial by treading a steep path of irregular granite steps, intended to symbolise a pilgrimage. There are 50 steps in total, representing the 50 states in the USA. Each step is different from all others, with the entire flight made from 60,000 hand-cut granite setts. Landscape architect Geoffrey Jellicoe designed the garden; sculptor Alan Collins designed and carved the stone inscription. The area of ground on which the memorial is situated was given as a gift to the United States by the people of the United Kingdom, though the area remains under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom. It is maintained by the Kennedy Memorial Trust, which also sponsors educational scholarships for British students to attend university in the United States.

In 1968 the 7-ton stone was damaged by a bomb during a time of anti-Vietnam war demonstrations; it was later repaired by the sculptor.

Magna Carta Memorial
Situated in a grassed enclosure, on the lower slopes of Cooper's Hill, this memorial is of a domed classical style monopteros, containing a pillar of English granite on which is inscribed "To commemorate Magna Carta, symbol of Freedom Under Law". The memorial was created by the American Bar Association (ABA) after a suggestion by the lawyer and historian Louis Ottenberg. Designed by Sir Edward Maufe R.A., it was unveiled on 18 July 1957 at a ceremony attended by American and English lawyers.

Since 1957 representatives of the ABA have visited and rededicated the Memorial, renewing pledges to the Great Charter. In 1971 and 1985 commemorative stones were placed on the Memorial plinth. In July 2000 the ABA came:

"to celebrate Magna Carta, foundation of the rule of law for ages past and for the new millennium."

In 2007, on its 50th anniversary, the ABA again visited Runnymede. During its convention it installed as President Charles Rhyne, who devised Law Day, which in the United States represents an annual reaffirmation of faith in the forces of law for peace. Floodlights were installed in 2008 to light the memorial at night.

In 2015, in anticipation of the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta, the two wooden benches at the memorial were replaced by stone benches. On 15 June, the anniversary day, the ABA, accompanied by US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, rededicated the memorial in a ceremony led by Anne, Princess Royal in the presence of Elizabeth II and other members of the British Royal Family.

The Magna Carta Memorial is administered by the Magna Carta Trust, which is chaired by the Master of the Rolls.

Ceremonial tree plantings

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent together with David K. Diebold, a Minister-Counselor at the US Embassy in London, planted an oak tree adjacent to the Magna Carta Memorial in 1987, as did P. V. Narismha Rao, Prime Minister of India. The Prime Minister left a plaque reading:

"As a tribute to the historic Magna Carta, a source of inspiration throughout the world, and as an affirmation of the values of Freedom, Democracy and the Rule of Law which the People of India cherish and have enshrined in their Constitution. March 16, 1994"

In 1987 two further oak trees were planted near the Memorial. One, planted by Queen Elizabeth II, marked National Tree Week. Another, planted by John O. Marsh, Secretary of the Army of the US, has a plaque which reads:

"This oak tree, planted with soil from Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the New World, commemorates the bicentenary of the Constitution of the United States of America. It stands in acknowledgement that the ideals of liberty and justice embodied in the Constitution trace their lineage through institutions of English law to Magna Carta, sealed at Runnymede on June 15th, 1215."

The Jurors

The Jurors artwork was commissioned by Surrey County Council and the National Trust to mark the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta. The sculptor Hew Locke created 12 bronze chairs each of which is decorated with symbols of past and present struggles for freedom, equality and the rule of law. The artist invites participants to sit, reflect upon and discuss the themes represented. In the image the back of the chair nearest the viewer is a representation of Nelson Mandela's prison cell on Robben Island, South Africa. The portrait seen of the further chair is of Lillie Lenton wearing insignia related to the imprisonment and activism of suffragettes.

The installation was inaugurated at Runnymede by Prince William during the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary celebrations.

Writ in Water

Based on Clause 39 of Magna Carta, and inspired perhaps by the inscription on John Keats' grave monument, artist Mark Wallinger designed Writ in Water to celebrate the legacy of Magna Carta. It combines sky, light and water creating a space for reflection both physically and contemplatively. Architects Studio Octopi installed the art work on Coopers Hill Slopes (accessible from Longmede) and it was unveiled on the 803rd anniversary of the sealing of the Great Charter.

Cooper's Hill House
A large house on Cooper's Hill, overlooking Runnymede and the River Thames, has been at different times: the Royal Indian Engineering College; wartime Post Office headquarters; storage during World War II for the statue of Anteros (popularly known as "Eros") from the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, Picadilly Circus, London; an emergency teacher training college; the Shoreditch College of Education (a centre for craft and handiwork education); and most recently, Brunel University's department of design (since relocated to Brunel University's campus in Uxbridge).

Ankerwycke Yew
The 1,400-year-old-plus Ankerwycke Yew, on the left (east) bank of the river, is also a possible site where Magna Carta may have been sealed. The tree could have been the location of the Witan council and influenced the founding of St Mary's Priory there. This religious site may well have been the preferred neutral meeting place of King John and the barons.

Land development proposals threatening the yew led to action resulting in the tree and surrounding estate passing into the protection of the National Trust in 1998.

Henry VIII is said to have met Anne Boleyn under the tree in the 1530s.

In 1992, botanist and environmental campaigner David Bellamy led a dedication at the yew, stating:

"We the free people of the islands of Great Britain on the 777th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta do: Look back and give thanks for the benefits that the signings, sealing and swearing of oaths on that document handed down to us. Look forward to a new age of freedom through sustainability by granting the following rights to all the sons of plants and animals with which we share our islands and our planet."

There followed ten pledges to sustain all life forms.

Location and access
Runnymede is 20 mi west by south-west of the centre of London. The areas held by the National Trust are open 24 hours and seven days a week at no charge. However, parking times on the medes are restricted and additionally carry a charge for non-National Trust visitors.

Runnymede is accessed via the road or river towpath on foot or by bicycle, or by motor vehicle via the A308 road near Egham about 4 mi southeast of Windsor. Two car parks (on the A308) adjoin the Windsor entrance (these may be closed in winter due to flooding etc.). The car parks near the Old Windsor entrance are managed by the National Trust: they are free for members, but there is a charge for non-members. The car park at the Runnymede Pleasure Ground further along the A308 at the Egham entrance to the medes is managed by Runnymede Borough Council which imposes a sliding scale of charges. Runnymede lies on the Thames Path National Trail. The nearest railway station is Egham. One of the Lutyens lodges at the Windsor entrance to the meadow houses a popular tea room.

The Anckerwycke area on the other bank of the river is accessible from the B376 between Wraysbury and Staines (nearest station Wraysbury).

Australia

 * Runnymede, Queensland, (postcode 4615) – a rural locality near Nanango and Kingaroy.
 * Runnymede, Victoria, (postcode 3559) – a rural locality north east of Bendigo.
 * Runnymede, Tasmania, (postcode 7190) – a village north of Richmond.
 * Runnymede Group Pty Ltd (Company, Sydney Australia)

Canada

 * London, Ontario, Runnymede Crescent
 * Toronto, Ontario: Runnymede Road; Runnymede subway station, Runnymede Collegiate Institute
 * Victoria, British Columbia: Runnymede Avenue, Runnymede Place
 * St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador: Runnymede Place

France

 * Joinville-le-Pont, Val de Marne, Île de France, France : place de Runnymede

India

 * Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu: Runnymede (NMR) Station

Spain

 * Madrid: Runnymede College

United States

 * Runnymede, Harper County, Kansas
 * Runnemede, New Jersey
 * Runnymede Plantation, Charleston County, South Carolina
 * Lake Runnemede, Windsor, Vermont

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Harold Thompson (chemist)

Sir Harold Warris Thompson, CBE, FRS (15 February 1908 – 31 December 1983) was an English physical chemist and spectroscopist, who also served as chairman of the Football Association.

Early life and education
Harold Thompson was born in Wombwell, Yorkshire, the son of William Thompson, a colliery executive, and Charlotte Emily. He was educated at King Edward VII School in Sheffield, then at Trinity College, Oxford, where he was tutored by Cyril Norman Hinshelwood.

Chemistry
Thompson graduated in 1929 and worked with Fritz Haber and Max Planck in Berlin. He returned to Oxford in 1930 after receiving a Ph.D. from the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin. He was a Fellow and later Vice-President of St John's College, Oxford.

His research interests included chemical reactions in gases, photochemistry and spectroscopy. During the Second World War he worked on infra-red spectroscopy for the Ministry of Aircraft Production, and afterwards continued research in this field.

Thompson was described as an inspiring teacher. His students at Oxford included Margaret Thatcher, whom he taught when she was a chemistry student.

Football Association
Thompson was an avid football player, earning a blue in his final year at Oxford. He was involved with Oxford University Association Football Club for most of his life, helping to establish the Varsity match at Wembley. He established the Pegasus Club in 1948. He was chairman of the Football Association (1976–1981). One former FA official said of him, "Sir Harold was a bullying autocrat. He was a bastard. He treated the staff like shit".

Thompson played a major role in the sacking of World Cup-winning England manager Sir Alf Ramsey in 1974. Given England's failure to qualify for the World Cup that year, Ramsey's dismissal may have been justified, but the newspapers reported that "the whole episode was handled with brutal insensitivity."

British journalist and author Leo McKinstry wrote that "England's most successful manager would have had a legacy fit for a hero had it not been for the malevolence of the FA chief Harold Thompson."

Thompson subsequently ensured that one of the most successful club managers of the time, Brian Clough, never became England manager.

Honours
Thompson received many honours, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1946. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1959 New Year Honours and knighted in the 1968 New Year Honours. Thompson was also made a Chevalier of the Légion d’honneur in 1971.

In 1981, Thompson became a founding member of the World Cultural Council.

Thompson co-edited the journal Spectrochimica Acta Part A for 30 years. In 1985, the journal dedicated the entirety of Volume 41 to Thompson's memory. The volume included articles by many of his students, colleagues and admirers and also included special reminiscences from prominent colleagues, including Richard C. Lord and Foil A. Miller.

In 1986, Spectrochimica Acta Part A established the "Sir Harold Thompson Memorial Award," awarded annually to the authors of the article representing "the most significant advance reported during the preceding year."

Personal life
Thompson married Grace Penelope Stradling in 1938 and they had two children. He died on 31 December 1983.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Eve of St. Agnes

The Eve of St. Agnes
The Eve of St. Agnes was proposed for deletion. This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was keep.

This just consists of the text of a poem. Deb 13:10, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)

--Tomheaton 22:35, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Move this article into something about the authors Lamia, Isabella &c or delete. --Gtabary 13:14, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep Duuuuuudes!  This poem isn't by Lamia, Isabella &c.  It's by John Keats!  It's one of the most famous poems in the English Language and is constantly anthologised.  I'm not sure what the policy is on full transcripts but it's surely out of copyright.  The article certainly needs work but I'm sure someone will step forward to fill in the blanks.--Tomheaton 13:59, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. [[User:GRider|GRider\talk]] 17:04, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 *  Delete . See The Eve_of_St. Agnes. --jpgordon{gab} 17:23, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * To clarify, I agree there should be an article by this title, but not this article. If someone wants to replace it with an article about the poem, its authorship and history, that's fine with me. Deb 18:30, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Change to keep, since an article about it could quite well be interesting. --23:57, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete, per jpgordon{gab}, unless someone replaces it with a whole new article about the poem prior to expiration of VfD discussion. The poem could certainly merit an article, but this isn't it. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith (talk)]] 20:35, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete! It's a great poem, but it's not an article.  Transwiki to Wikisource.  I could probably write an article about the poem, possibly will, but at this point it's misnamed for an article (should be The Eve of St. Agnes (poem) to distinguish from the feast day) and source material.  Geogre 20:37, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep now: good rescue, and I appreciate the fact that the rescuers mentioned the importance to the Pre-Raphaelites.  That and "The Lady of Shallot" are probably the two most painted poems of the era. Geogre 01:38, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * sigh I despair. What is the criteria for deletion here?  It should have been marked cleanup.  I've turned it into a stub with a link to the wikisource text.  I'm not qualified to write any more and the brief summary is all I can dredge out of my memory.  I would recommend taking a break from the sordid business of Votes for Deletion for a moment and read the poem - far more edifying.
 * Move. An article should contain info about the poem, not the poem itself. Move poem to Wikisource and add link to article. Wyllium 23:34, 2004 Dec 1 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand greatly, as the article no longer contains the entire text of the poem (thanks Tomheaton for making the stub). It is an exceedingly famous, significant and beautiful piece by Keats. Possibly rename according to Geogre's suggestion above.  Antandrus 23:39, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Certainly this is worthy of an article, and quite a bit can be said about both the day and the poem, which I think could be mentioned together in one article. Needs expansion, and doesn't the current one-sentence synopsis miss the point entirely? -R. fiend 00:11, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * It's not misnamed (until the feast day gets an article there's no need to disambig). It's also a poem by one of the most famous poets. I don't see how this qualifies as needing deletion. Expansion, sure, but not deletion. Keep. Shane King 00:21, Dec 2, 2004 (UTC)

 * It is misnamed, because the resulting article would not be about the eve of St. Agnes day, but about the poem entitled "The Eve of St. Agnes." Further, the poem is about...well, lots of things.  It's one of Keats's more suggestive poems.  On its surface, it's about the curse of Lamia, but it's also about love and loss and imagination and, well, tons of stuff.  As for the grounds for deletion, this is a very, very, very commonly studied poem.  Until there is an actual article on it, there should be no substub holder.  The reason is that students who use Wikipedia and find a substub will simply stop using us.  Further, all they learn is what they already know -- that it's a poem by Keats.  This is not to denigrate Tomheaton's efforts at saving it, but there isn't any point in saving a single line.  We can make it a requested article, if needed, but I don't know why we care so much about preserving the edit history of one IP contributor who inappropriately pasted in source text to the Wikipedia.  Geogre 00:51, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Keep. Significant poem by a significant author. I have added some more information about the poem and hopefully other people can flesh out the article as well. As for the naming, I think the name is fine. There is already some information about the rituals in the St Agnes page and I would have thought that was the appropriate place for it. Capitalistroadster 10:02, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * And a very nice job too. Deb 18:16, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Great job! If it does get renamed, please note that this is already linked to from the Keats page.  I'm afraid my synopsis was comic.  I was just getting the substub up in the hope that someone else could pick up the baton.--Tomheaton 20:07, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep in current form. -- Smerdis of Tlön 19:42, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Sjc 20:11, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * I rewrote the opening so it's about the eve itself, before seguing into the Keats poem. That way St. Agnes' Eve can redirect without it being a misnomer. It also makes a separate article unecessary, as it probably wouldn't say anything not already mentioned in this article. -65.96.145.242 21:07, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Oops, that was me, somehow I got logged out there. -R. fiend 21:10, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but I can't agree with the change -- it's needlessly confusing. It confused me when I stumbled over it with the Random Page button. I'm going to change it to

 * This article is about the poem by John Keats. For information on the saint, see Saint Agnes.

The Eve of St. Agnes is a long poem by John Keats, written in 1819 and published in 1820. It is widely considered to be amongst his finest poems and was widely influential in 19th century literature. The title comes from the day (or evening) before the feast of Saint Agnes (or St. Agnes' Eve). The eve falls on January 20; the feast day on the 21.

 * Keep. Intrigue 15:12, 5 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Obvious keep. Gamaliel 05:07, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. It looks like a worthy article (now). — RJH 23:16, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)

This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like other '/delete' pages is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion or on the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.


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Thanks for the welcome. Hopefully most of my minor edits and comments to date have been useful/informative. I'm currently looking to assist in a project but it still seems a bit daunting. I'm still studying how to properly format entries (my talk page is a good example of how lame I am on this still.) Many regards--Blkshrt 13:44, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
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User talk:Stringy

Welcome to the Wikipedia
Welcome, newcomer!

Here are some useful tips to ease you into the Wikipedia experience:

 * First, take a look at the Wikipedia Tutorial, and perhaps dabble a bit in the test area.
 * When you have some free time, take a look at the Manual of Style and Policies and Guidelines. They can come in very handy!
 * Remember to use a neutral point of view!
 * If you need any help, feel free to post a question at the Help Desk
 * Explore, be bold in editing pages, and, most importantly, have fun!

Also, here are some odds and ends that I find useful from time to time:

 * Policy Library
 * Utilities
 * Cite your sources
 * Verifiability
 * Wikiquette
 * Civility
 * Conflict resolution
 * Brilliant prose
 * Pages needing attention
 * Peer review
 * Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense
 * Village pump
 * Boilerplate text

Feel free to ask me anything the links and talk pages don't answer. You can most easily reach me by posting on my talk page.

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Best of luck, and have fun!

User:ClockworkSoul 13:13, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Rockfang (talk) 08:02, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

title: User talk:Stringy


text:
User talk:Blocks

Welcome to the Wikipedia
Welcome, newcomer!

Here are some useful tips to ease you into the Wikipedia experience:

 * First, take a look at the Wikipedia Tutorial, and perhaps dabble a bit in the test area.
 * When you have some free time, take a look at the Manual of Style and Policies and Guidelines. They can come in very handy!
 * Remember to use a neutral point of view!
 * If you need any help, feel free to post a question at the Help Desk
 * Explore, be bold in editing pages, and, most importantly, have fun!

Also, here are some odds and ends that I find useful from time to time:

 * Policy Library
 * Utilities
 * Cite your sources
 * Verifiability
 * Wikiquette
 * Civility
 * Conflict resolution
 * Brilliant prose
 * Pages needing attention
 * Peer review
 * Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense
 * Village pump
 * Boilerplate text

Feel free to ask me anything the links and talk pages don't answer. You can most easily reach me by posting on my talk page.

You can sign your name on any page by typing 4 tildes, likes this: ~~~~.

Best of luck, and have fun!

User:ClockworkSoul 13:14, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)

title: User talk:Blocks


text:
User talk:St0rm~enwiki

Welcome to the Wikipedia
Welcome, newcomer!

Here are some useful tips to ease you into the Wikipedia experience:

 * First, take a look at the Wikipedia Tutorial, and perhaps dabble a bit in the test area.
 * When you have some free time, take a look at the Manual of Style and Policies and Guidelines. They can come in very handy!
 * Remember to use a neutral point of view!
 * If you need any help, feel free to post a question at the Help Desk
 * Explore, be bold in editing pages, and, most importantly, have fun!

Also, here are some odds and ends that I find useful from time to time:

 * Policy Library
 * Utilities
 * Cite your sources
 * Verifiability
 * Wikiquette
 * Civility
 * Conflict resolution
 * Brilliant prose
 * Pages needing attention
 * Peer review
 * Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense
 * Village pump
 * Boilerplate text

Feel free to ask me anything the links and talk pages don't answer. You can most easily reach me by posting on my talk page.

You can sign your name on any page by typing 4 tildes, likes this: ~~~~.

Best of luck, and have fun!

User:ClockworkSoul 13:14, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)

User Categorisation
You were listed on the Wikipedians/Ukraine page as living in or being associated with Ukraine. As part of the User categorisation project, these lists are being replaced with user categories. If you would like to add yourself to the category that is replacing the page, please visit Category:Wikipedians in Ukraine for instructions.--Rmky87 05:07, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called St0rm. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name St0rm~enwiki that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name. If you think you might own all of the accounts with this name and this message is in error, please visit Special:MergeAccount to check and attach all of your accounts to prevent them from being renamed.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 03:09, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 19:11, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

title: User talk:St0rm~enwiki