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Alan Jabbour

Alan Jabbour (June 21, 1942 – January 13, 2017) was an American musician and folklorist, and the founding director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.

Life and career
Jabbour was born in Jacksonville, Florida. His grandfather had immigrated to the United States from Syria, and his father later joined him. He was educated in the Jacksonville public schools and at the Bolles School, where he graduated from high school in 1959. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Miami in 1963 and received his M.A. (1966) and Ph.D. (1968) from Duke University.

A violinist from the age of seven, Alan Jabbour was a member of the Jacksonville Symphony, the Brevard Music Festival Orchestra, the Miami Symphony, and the University of Miami String Quartet. While a graduate student, he became interested in American fiddle styles and traveled in North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia to record instrumental folk music, folksong, and folklore on tape. This collection, particularly rich in traditional fiddle tunes from the Upper South, is now in the Archive of Folk Culture at the Library of Congress.

The documentation trips merged into a process of apprenticeship, and he began playing the fiddle under the influence of new masters, particularly Henry Reed, who was then in his eighties. Out of this interaction arose a band of young musicians, the Hollow Rock String Band, which became the core of the old-time music scene that blossomed in Durham and Chapel Hill in the later 1960s. In 1968, the year that Henry Reed died, the band released a long-playing record, The Hollow Rock String Band: Traditional Dance Tunes.

In 1968 Alan Jabbour became an assistant professor of English and folklore at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1969 he was appointed head of the Archive of Folk Song (now the Archive of Folk Culture) at the Library of Congress. He edited a long-playing record drawn from earlier recordings in the Archive, which was published in 1971 as American Fiddle Tunes. With Carl Fleischhauer, he undertook a three-year project to research, record, and photograph the history and traditions of a single Appalachian family, from which came the 1973 Library of Congress double record album The Hammons Family: A Study of a West Virginia Family's Traditions. In 1974 he moved to the National Endowment for the Arts to become founding director of that agency's grant-giving program in folk arts.

In 1976 Alan Jabbour became the founding director of the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress, continuing in that position for twenty-three years before stepping down from the directorship and retiring from federal service in 1999. He has published widely on the subject of folklore and folklife, including a number of publications on American folksong and instrumental folk music. He has also been featured on recordings and in numerous festivals, is a repeat presenter and performer at Breakin' Up Winter and concerts as a performer on the fiddle. He has served on numerous panels and boards, including the D.C. Humanities Council (co-chair, 1987–88), the American Folklore Society (president, 1988), the Fund for Folk Culture (chair, 1991–94), the National Coalition for Heritage Areas (1993–97), the European Center for Traditional Culture (1996–98), and the Alliance for American Quilts (1996- ). Chairman of the Board of International Arts & Artists from May 2009 until January 2017.

To mark his retirement, Alan Jabbour established the Henry Reed Fund for Folk Artists, named for his mentor and dedicated to projects in support of folk artists, especially those represented in the collections of the American Folklife Center. (Folklorist Peggy Bulger replaced him as AFC director in 1999.) He died on January 13, 2017, at the age of 74.

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 * Family story told by Alan Jabbour

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User talk:Russil Wvong

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Hi Russil Wvong, and a warm welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you have enjoyed editing as much as I did so far and decide to stay. Unfamiliar with the features and workings of Wikipedia? Don't fret! Be Bold! Here's some good links for your reference and that'll get you started in no time!

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- Mailer Diablo 16:14, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Chomsky
I am most impressed with your contributions to Noam Chomsky. I hope you stick around; Wikipedia will be better off for it. Taco Deposit | Talk-o to Taco 19:58, Feb 10, 2005 (UTC)

I just dropped in on the Chomsky article for the first time in months. I'm blown away -- the work you've done is wonderful! -Ben 18:03, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

We corresponded in times long past. Still active ? Your thoughts were really good stuff. I wrote some material on Chomsky you might find interesting at http://lawcrimepolitics.com/chomsky-conflicting-elements-foreign-policy JohnAugust (talk) 06:41, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

Hi!
I've ordered the Core Knowledge Sequence oversize paperback from Amazon after reading the material on your /education page. Ground 15:18, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Chomsky and criticism page
I visited your web site and liked what I saw: you strike me as a very cool guy. I'm sure we'd disagree with each other politically, but no matter. (I'd like to take a closer look at what you've written about Chomsky. NOTE: I wouldn't personally recommend "Deterring Democracy" to a person first getting interested in Chomsky's work.)

I've corresponded back and forth with Chomsky for years, and he is a genuinely cool guy -- utterly sincere, humble in spite of the sarcasm you mentioned, and very generous with his time.

Most of Chomsky's books are not generally meant to be read as history; they rely on historical examples to construct a very specific critique of American policy. In fact, Chomsky is really interested in critiquing power, without respect to origin/country/etc. He often explains his reasons for choosing to focus on the actions of the US: because it's easy to criticize others when you should be looking in the mirror.

For that reason, his writing is often far more nuanced than his critics realize. Suffice it to say, I agree with Chomsky's interpretations, and haven't found any evidence that anything I've read was in any way inaccurate. There are a number of excellent books substantiating Chomsky's accusations, often written by highly respected academics and published by the University Press.

Unfortunately, much of the "mainstream" historical literature, such as the books you cited, were written by people directly involved with the events and/or institutions they describe (e.g., Arthur Schlesinger). Other books rely heavily on testimony by the people involved (i.e., former CIA agents) for their information. Needless to say, that is bound to skewer the conclusions, even when those conclusions are somewhat critical and scholarly. The only thing you can do is consult the primary sources.

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I want to work with you to make a 'Chomsky criticism' page that is fair to all sides and fits within the NPOV guidelines. Basically, it would entail removing, in full, the entire 'criticism' section to another entry, and then briefly outlining that criticism on the Chomsky page in fair and concise way, and providing a link to the Chomsky entry.

I have no interest in "censorship." I am, after all, a member of the American Civil Liberties Union. But this article is unncessarily long. I also don't think it's appropriate to quote Chomsky ad nauseum in the Chomsky article -- we can provide some quotes as well as links to Chomsky's articles, speeches, etc. Still, those quotes are more defensible than the criticism, because they have a direct bearing on Chomsky's beliefs and work.

Chomsky Criticism
Hey! Sorry for the delay -- I've been extremely busy lately, and just now logged into Wikipedia.

I admit that I just skimmed over your criticism of Chomsky, which I *do* want to read. I *thought* that you quoted George Kennan, but I could be mistaken -- I probably am.

The main point I was trying to make is that, if you're interested in investigating these kinds of issues, it's best to consult the primary source material, rather than relying exclusively on mainstream historical scholarship -- which should also be read.

For example, I have a longstanding interest in the 1953 coup in Iran and subsequent US-Iran relations. Descriptions provided by the radical left (e.g., William Blum) are often grossly simplistic. But there is a significant difference between the conclusions reached by many of the scholars, and the conclusions that a reasonable person would make from the documents themselves. This probably stems from the fact that many of the most important, early scholars on modern Iranian history were US diplomats. More recent scholars have been critical, but often they, too often have ties to their subject matter that skewers their interpretations. Mark Gasiorowski, for example, offers a wealth of new information that is extremely important. But he gets most of his information by conducting interviews with CIA officers who have experience in Iran, etc. He gets his information by contacting the participants. This yields extremely useful information, but it also produces an "Access Journalism" effect -- which Gasiorowski himself is probably unaware of.

So 'mainstream' historical scholarship should be approached with the degree of skepticism that you apply to Chomsky, or anyone else. If someone approached me and expressed an interest in Iranian history, I would point them to the mainstream scholarship, some of which is both extremely scholarly and extremely critical (e.g., Abrahamian, "Iran Between Two Revolutions," Princeton, 1982). But I would also recommend consulting other primary source archives.

Are you familiar with the National Security Archive? They publish a lot of good primary source material: http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv The Federation of American Scientists also does some good work -- publishing government reports, testimony before Congress, papers on government expenditures, etc.: http://www.fas.org/

Also, if you're interested in some of Chomsky's evidence/ideas, I can recommend 'mainstream' historical scholarship that explores these kinds of issues with far greater depth -- all published by universities, etc.

The thing that must always be understood when reading Chomsky is that, probably 90% of the time, he is not attempting to produce a standard, historical chronology, and he's not writing for an academic audience (as he does when he writes about linguistics): he is an academic producing dissident critiques of American power.

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I don't think that Chameleon will go for it.

Within the next couple of days (maybe tonight, if I have the time), I'm going to seriously revise the entire article, and then link to the revisions on the 'discussion page' so we can all hash out the details. I'm not interested in a hagiography, but there is no reason why, in an entry about a person's life and work, there should be five times as many links criticizing that person's work than there are links to the work itself: those links belong in another entry, and then we can include a representative subsample in the entry itself.

And I think we should work on reducing the length of the article (roughly four times the recommended size) without cutting out the important information / perspectives.

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User talk:Morton.lin

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First comment TRY
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Taiwan notice board
Hello,

I am comming to advertise the Taiwan-related topics notice board that I have just created recently in the hope that contributers on Taiwan related topics can have a place to interact and discuss on different proposals. I wonder would you care for signing in as contributors? :) I hope this would be useful for us. Mababa 05:26, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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Oh! That's my bad! Thank you very much, JanSöderback. I forgot to add the copyright tag. It belongs to the Logo license. Afterward I will pay my attention to this kind of concern.

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User talk:Dnagod

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Hi Dnagod, and a warm welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you have enjoyed editing as much as I did so far and decide to stay. Unfamiliar with the features and workings of Wikipedia? Don't fret! Be Bold! Here's some good links for your reference and that'll get you started in no time!

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- Mailer Diablo 16:14, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC) =Your time spent on wikipedia= Why don't YOU take your anti-semitic trolling some place else! The paranoid rants, wanna-be sly edits and 'contributions' that you have made are the work of a disturbed individual unfamiliar with the real world. Only power-awed folk such as Jeffrey Dahmer share such an outlook on life. max rspct 22:38, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Arbitration
I think you misunderstand the purpose of arbitration. They don't determine article content, rather they decide which users to ban or restrict. You need to avoid them, not seek them out, as their quite likely to ban you. See, , etc... Jimbo is the owner, and he doesn't like stromfront, holocaust denial, etc... (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 18:28, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * To be fair, I also don't like stormfront, holocaust denial etc....you should always try and keep your POV out of articles...--Mrfixter 21:32, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * I tell you this with absolute honesty and sincerety, all I want to see is a fair, balanced and neutral wikipedia which allows all points of view, one that does not tolerate personal attacks and censorship. I hope to work within the system to achieve these ends. There are seriously, and I say this not as a personal insult to anyone, just as a factual observation, there are far too many people on wikipedia with an agenda to prevent fair, open and neutral content on Jewish oriented topics or topics which involve Jews, Judaism, Israel, Zionism and related areas. If I should fail to win in the struggle for genuine neutrality, fairness, bias free and high degree of legitimate POV, then so be it i'll start my own wikipedia.

Dnagod 19:57, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

It's open source, so that’s entirely possible. I think you can DL the wikipedia content as well. It’s referred to as a fork. On this particular fork, there are a variety of POV groups, not only Jewish, which have enough numbers to influence their preferred pages content. Our consensus / majoritarian system of determining article content is largely controlled by the demographics of a particular page. Admins end up with more say than ordinary users, and the "in crowd" on the mailing list has an exponentially greater influence than they. Perhaps for that reason, many editors prefer editing obscure pages, rather than popular or controversial ones. Recently the obscurity of the page is less of a factor however, as certain users have lists of names of people to email for votes on matters relating to their party line (such as Jewish ethnocentrism). Your going to want to think about where you will get the developers and the servers necessary if your going to create a fork. If you end up doing it, I highly recomend you call it "Nazipedia" ;) (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 21:42, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * ok, I like the idea in concept, but i dont like the name. What kind of server do I need? would a dual xeon work? Also how many servers do I need? and where can I go to look up all the information available for setting up a fork? I am very interested in doing this, and I think if I set up PC Free encyclopedia it would act as a vacuum and literally suck all the (what you call) "nazis" and fellow travellers off wikipedia, so you would get your wish of having a politically incorrect FREE wikipedia.

Dnagod 22:09, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * See:

 * http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sites_using_MediaWiki

 * MediaWiki

 * Fork (software)

 * http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net/

 * http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki

Cheers, (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 23:18, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Note to Jimbo
I moved your note to Jimbo to here, I hope you don't mind. See Talk page, your liable to piss him off extra by writing on his page, and besides, somebody would have probably deleted it before he read it. (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 22:04, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Temporary block - Transhumanism reverts
You have been temporarily blocked for violation of the three-revert rule. Please feel free to return after the block expires, but also please make an effort to discuss your changes further in the future. Jayjg (talk) 04:40, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)

8 links for Holocaust denial
Have you pursued a request for comment regarding your issue of the 8 links for this page?

- Keith D. Tyler  [ flame ]  19:40, Feb 15, 2005 (UTC), AMA

 * He's been banned indefinately. (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 21:13, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

It is clear that the user DNA GOD, and some others, like the banned user, Paul Vogel, have only been "banned indefinately" by the usual liars, hypocrites, and Jewish-supremacist political bigots or by the CABAL to prevent any true NPOV articles within the whole Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
 * Referring to yourself in the third person again, Paul? Nobody's fooled. —Charles P. (Mirv) 21:28, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

What 8 links where censored from the holocaust denial section of wikipedia? I do not see them listed here, were they deleted? Alright, I have read the comments of dnagod and would like to know on what grounds, facts, evidence and proof does he base his claim on Jewish Bias on wikipedia on jewish sensitive areas. Please show this evidence. Dariodario 04:50, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Feel free to review whatever is in the history. His argument is not for anyone else to make, or maintain. -- RyanFreisling @ 07:44, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * The specific issue was covered at AMA Requests for assistance/dnagod vs. jpgordon et al, and summarized at AMA Requests for assistance (a copy of this summary is also on his user page. Dnagod was banned from Wikipedia a few days ago, so he is not here to respond to your inquiries. - Keith D. Tyler  [ flame ]  08:24, Feb 17, 2005 (UTC)

Holocaust denial
Its all very well for you, in your comfy chair married to 'a sexy and confident British/French girl' to complain about jewish supremacist oppression, but do you ever think about the nazi oppression of the jewish people, people who never had to opportunity to sit in a comfy chair or more basically even express their oppinions, simply because they were born of jewsih parents.

Your serious support of Holocaust denial, on abosultely no concreate evidence, makes you and people like you laughing stock, the world over. --129.8.219.85 00:32, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

From Los Angeles??
Dnagod, how could someone from Los Angeles become such a Jew-hating nutter?? Didn't you know plenty of Jews growing up? Did you find them to be evil, sinister people? Come on, get with it, dude!! Babajobu 22:55, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

Classic Rock
Hello. I was wondering if you would like to participate in my classic rock survey. I'm trying to find the most liked classic rock song. There is more information on my user page. Hope you participate! 02:59, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

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"User JzG"
Hi, I just replied to you as follows: Evidence by "JzG" at Arbitration/Requests/Case/Chabad movement/Evidence is signed by "Guy" but that redirects to User talk:JzG while "JzG's" talk page goes to User:JzG/help that then redirects to Help:Contents. So that's how I got there. Maybe I bumped into this blimp and I give you credit for spotting this problem. What going on here? Thanks for looking into this confusion. Maybe "JzG" and "Guy" need to be blocked for vandalism, and if not corrected. IZAK (talk) 07:48, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * What's with "JzG" aka "JZG"? Search "User:JzG" and up comes (1) User:JzG/help that redirects to Help:Contents. (2) User:JZG with a weird JzG template on it. (3) User:JzG/Uninformed wingnut drivel with a silly "infobox". (4) User:JzG/Climate which is finally an actual user page, but with a slash that makes it weird. Can you make heads and tales of all this "JzG" stuff? Sorry to bother you. IZAK (talk) 08:02, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Virgin Blue HQ pic
Thank you very much for taking the picture :) - I put it in the Brisbane article and other places WhisperToMe (talk) 13:02, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
 * My pleasure :-) --Commander Keane (talk) 22:29, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Re Commons images syntax and examples needed
Thanks. I've asked a couple more questions there. -- Bricaniwi (talk) 01:27, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I am watching that page, I will reply over there now :-) --Commander Keane (talk) 03:36, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

WP:REX
Yes, sorry :) Please go ahead and archive the section. Best, Fvasconcellos (t·c) 17:43, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

I like your username
Have you met Fribbulus Xax ?  — Soap  —  00:46, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
 * No...--Commander Keane (talk) 02:21, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I guess either you didnt get my joke or didnt think it was that funny, oh well. Fribbulus Xax is one of the levels in the Commander Keene video game, and I thought it was an interesting coincidence.     —  Soap  —  03:07, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah I didn't get it no :P --Commander Keane (talk) 05:28, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Ben Gillies
Hi There. This was written about me (this is Ben Gillies) - ''After breaking up with his former fiance, Ben in a moment of vulnerability, sought guidance from a Newcastle psychic. This psychic was previously accused in local papers for fame-seeking and fraud, but was able to give Ben the nurturing he desired. Recently they have become engaged.''

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ben_Gillies&oldid=349642745

I don't know where this information came from but it is total crap- Is it possible to find out? I would appreciate the help.

As for what I added, it IS truth, so if I add it again could you please not remove it or block me?

Thanks Ben —Preceding unsigned comment added by Asrtoboy1980 (talk • contribs) 00:37, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

 * Are you 124.149.127.155? If so, I removed that material because it was not encyclopedic in tone and possibly could not be verified.

 * As for the total crap, it came from 83.71.7.178 (diff). Currently the article doesn't have that information, but it can be removed from the page history by following the procedure at Requests for oversight.--Commander Keane (talk) 06:36, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

B Gillies
Hi There. This was written about me (this is Ben Gillies) - ''After breaking up with his former fiance, Ben in a moment of vulnerability, sought guidance from a Newcastle psychic. This psychic was previously accused in local papers for fame-seeking and fraud, but was able to give Ben the nurturing he desired. Recently they have become engaged.''

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ben_Gillies&oldid=349642745

I don't know where this information came from - Is it possible to find out? I would appreciate the help.

As for what I added, it IS the truth, so if I add it again could you please not remove it or block me?

Thanks Ben —Preceding unsigned comment added by Asrtoboy1980 (talk • contribs) 12:45, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Aurora (rock band)
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 * Er, this is a DAB page you started that someone hijacked to turn into an article, which I then nominated. Twinkle found you as the page creator but it's nothing to worry about.-- JohnBlackburne wordsdeeds 19:06, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

 * He he, no worries. Had me a bit worried for a second though :P --Commander Keane (talk) 02:06, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

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pls help
hi Commander Keane can u please help me with this..i need to semi protect this page n data as there are too many people trying to change the info..im a very big fan of this actor and its getting hard for me to change everytime they change it. would really appreciate your help. thank you so much —Preceding unsigned comment added by Steamin85 (talk • contribs) 19:28, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

 * Are you talking about the article Ram (actor)? I am watching that article so I will try to prevent any problems. Make comments on the "discussion" page of the article if there are problems. You could request protection at Requests for page protection, but I don't think that is necessary yet.--Commander Keane (talk) 00:49, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

THANKS A TON...AND COULD U PLESE HELP ME CHANGE THE DATE OF BIRTH OF THE TOP ACTRESS OF INDIAN CINEMA - GENELIA DSOUZA BACK TO HER ORIGINAL 1987 FROM THE 1981..SOMEONE HAS BEEN DOING IT ON PURPOSE :( N IM NOT ABLE TO CHANGE IT COZ ITS BEEN SEMI PROTECTED...PLS HELP ME OUT ON THIS...WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT..THANKS A TOOONNNNN AGAOIN :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.108.119.43 (talk) 13:25, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

 * User:Soap fixed that. I will also keep an eye on this article to make sure the correct birth date is kept. Please do not SHOUT IN ALL CAPITALS, it is considered rude.--Commander Keane (talk) 04:49, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

oh so sorry..didnt know that.thank you so much buddy :-) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.108.119.43 (talk) 09:51, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Resource Map
Well, this is an example of a Resource Map, illustrating that the article is about. I changed the structure a bit to make it clearer. --Lysytalk 17:22, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Android issue
Hi

I have just returned after a little wikibreak of 10 days and wondered what the state of affairs was on the Android/Android (robot)/Android (os) issue ? (did it go to any other areas for discussion etc)

I am exploring the avenue of Robotics articles being included on the vital articles lists and Android is one of them - the thought of having to change all those links back is not a very pleasing one :¬(

thanks Chaosdruid (talk) 02:46, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

 * Mmm, well I stepped in and I don't think I should close the discussion at Talk:Android_(robot). I will informally ask an admin to close the discussion and see what happens.--Commander Keane (talk) 03:11, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * UPDATE: Need to take it to WP:RM.--Commander Keane (talk) 05:06, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

New to Wiki
I am new to Wiki, at least in terms of adding, editing, providing sources, etc. I am looking for a bit of input and guidance. I will review all of the material regarding contributions but thought that I would touch base for a bit of "quick start" input to try to ensure that I do not stumble, bumble, violate guidelines or otherwise gum up the works.

Specifically, I have been involved with the AuSable River Canoe Marathon for over 30 years, formed the non-profit organization that stages the race, was Chairman for a number of years, generated the vast majority of the press releases for the event, coordinated television coverage including satellite uplinks, etc.

I am also one of three people responsible for creating and coordinating The Triple Crown of Canoe Racing, mentioned on the above page and am well versed in all three races which comprise the Triple Crown.

I would like to begin: 1] contributing to the AuSable River Canoe Marathon page. 2] contributing the page for Serge Corbin, the top marathon canoe racer who has competed in all of the Triple Crown races, among many others, and with whom I am personally acquainted 3] create and contribute to a page for The Triple Crown of Canoe Racing  4] possibly create and contribute to pages for the other two races in the Triple Crown, the General Clinton Canoe Regatta, and la Classique de Canots, which are both mentioned on the page for the AuSable River Canoe Marathon (above).

In terms of providing reliable sources & verifiability and, also, with regard to neutral point of view and no original research, I am not sure exactly how to proceed as I am the one who wrote the releases and articles that appeared in print.

Thanks in advance for your input. Swiss54 (talk) 18:36, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

 * Take a look at Conflict of interest. The idea is that "Do not edit Wikipedia to promote your own interests, or those of other individuals or of organizations, including employers, unless you are certain that a neutral editor would agree that your edits are in the best interest of Wikipedia."

 * Conflict of interest/Noticeboard can be used to "ask for advice or get help with proposed article changes if you are affected by a conflict of interest. Propose changes at the article talk page, and then leave a message here if more neutral editors are needed to establish consensus."

 * So I think you can make draft edits and then me or someone at Conflict of interest/Noticeboard will look at the draft and approve it. Draft on the article talk pages, eg Talk:Au Sable River Canoe Marathon. --Commander Keane (talk) 02:49, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Genelia D'Souza
hey commmander..its me again..someone has changed my fav actress " GENELIA D'SOUZA" 's DOB again..could u please change it back to the correct one ...i.e. AUG 05-1987..thank you so much :)

 * The situation looks messy and I don't want to get involved, sorry. You can try discussing on the article's talk page.--Commander Keane (talk) 07:49, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

hey commander..jus wanted to say hi and thanks for all ur help buddy :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Steamin85 (talk • contribs) 15:37, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

what???????????
who are you and can you give me info on the tundra?? I am only ten and I need info!!!( for homework) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.41.147.49 (talk) 22:38, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

 * I am not sure why you are asking me! I am a Wikipedia editor. But take a look at Tundra.--Commander Keane (talk) 01:48, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

hmmm
are you real or a computer — Preceding unsigned comment added by The prefessor 101 (talk • contribs) 06:32, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
 * A real person. Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you may want to do. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia..--Commander Keane (talk) 07:03, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Karl Stefanovic
Hi. I wish you had taken a bit of a look at the history of the article before autoconfirming the request. There is a reason the editor is using an offline source - because the claim is nonsense from start to finish and is consistent with the nonsense that has been added earlier. -- Mattinbgn (talk) 04:28, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

 * Mmm, I don't recall exactly why I autoconfirmed the user, but they haven't made any edits anyhow.--Commander Keane (talk) 00:56, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

File:Virgin Blue HQ 1a.jpg
About File:Virgin Blue HQ 1a.jpg Virgin Blue changed its name to Virgin Australia. Do you know when the name plates will change on the building? Would you be interested in re-photographing the building at that point? Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 04:05, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll look into it.--Commander Keane (talk) 05:44, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you! :)
 * If you want to do another request, I heard APNIC moved from File:ApnicOfficeBuilding2.jpg
 * Its current address is 6 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
 * Thanks again,
 * WhisperToMe (talk) 13:56, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

 * I have taken the photos.
 * File:Six Cordelia St Sth Bne 1a.jpg - no sign for APNIC though
 * File:Virgin Australia HQ 1a.jpg
 * File:Virgin Australia HQ 1b.jpg
 * Are you still watching this page or should I ping your talkpage?--Commander Keane (talk) 09:10, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

How to update Template:POTD protected?
If you go to Picture of the day/September 2011 and the picture has already been chosen, then underneath the picture there are some links - one of them will say "create protected version" if it hasn't been created already. Once you click that link it will create a new version and you'll need to completely delete the first line and replace it with the line it says (I can't remember what it is right now) - but the instructions are pretty clear. Sorry for vague instructions but I don't do it that often and I have to follow the directions and be sure I have it right each time. If a picture hasn't been selected yet, I'm not sure what to do. -- Trödel 11:56, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you :-) --Commander Keane (talk) 00:03, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Antiope (DC Comics)

The article Antiope (DC Comics) has been proposed for deletion  because of the following concern:
 * The fictional character does not meet the general notability guideline and, without reception and significance in reliable secondary sources independent of the subject, the topic of the article is not suitable for Wikipedia as a stand-alone article since it falls into WP:IINFO.

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Jfgslo (talk) 05:19, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:User prog-0
Template:User prog-0 has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 04:55, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

Zippie Picnic entry which you deleted in '06
Hiya. You deleted the entry for Zippie Picnic due to lack of citations. I have since uploaded a video to Youtube filmed during this event and would appreciate the entry being reinstated. Many thanks. Wizardprank (talk) 18:47, 9 December 2011 (UTC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWwxBnG70Vg

 * As far as I can see, I deleted the redirect to a deleted page (log). Articles for deletion/Zippie Picnic is why the article got deleted. You could try Deletion review.--Commander Keane (talk) 23:29, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Ruby Tuesday (disambiguation)

A tag has been placed on Ruby Tuesday (disambiguation), requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent. If the page you created was a test, please use the sandbox for any other experiments you would like to do. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions about this.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. 76.110.65.48 (talk) 23:54, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Re: Which vantage point?
Hello and thanks. Sorry for the delay. Re this, that photo of the Melbourne Cemetery was taken from a hot air balloon, so possibly not an easy vantage point to replicate. :) --jjron (talk) 11:47, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks :-) --Commander Keane (talk) 03:06, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

MSU Interview
Dear Commander Keane,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, were it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:
 * Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
 * Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
 * All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
 * All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
 * The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 02:40, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

hello r u admin?
im new to wiki and i been reverted 4 times by a user named "McKhan" on the ahbash wiki article..can you ban him? Baboon43 (talk) 11:58, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

 * Yes I am an admin, but I don't know anything about the situation so I am not going to ban anybody. The relevant Wikipedia policies are Edit warring (especially the 3 revet rule) and Dispute resolution.--Commander Keane (talk) 05:13, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Re: FPC
Put in more formal English, I wouldn't mind having whatever kind of camera was used to take that picture. My current camera is going on 5 years old. Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:16, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Card of thanks
Thanks. It never occurred to me to link each individual image. It has been one of those DOH! days. kcylsnavS 02:28, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
 * No Worries :-) --Commander Keane (talk) 02:31, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Hi my name is perla aguilar im aski.g 4 help 4 my mom she what 2 do her house but she can't becaues she is very sick we r im sorry im not a gd speller I what 2 help here 2 make a gd houes 4 here ples. Help me be 4 somthing hapn.2 here u can call me 832-498-7629 an I live 668 maxey rd apt.A42 houston tx 77013 ples. Help me she do not no this its agive 2 me I love my mom an think u — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.87.100.55 (talk) 16:53, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Somali (disambiguation)

A tag has been placed on Somali (disambiguation), requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent. If the page you created was a test, please use the sandbox for any other experiments you would like to do. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions about this.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Runehelmet (talk) 17:30, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I made a missclick. Sorry for the discomfort. Runehelmet (talk) 17:40, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Image use
Hi.

Can you please email me regarding the use of your image of the Freemason Hospital in Melbourne. trevor@admark.com.au

203.214.69.77 (talk) 03:23, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

Brisbane meetup with Sue Gardner invitation
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Nomination of Bošković family for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Bošković family is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Bošković family until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article.

Your original edit summary was: ''Creation. Author was User:HolyRomanEmperor, info conveyed via IRC.'' I suggest you don't take anonymous people's word on IRC when creating articles in the future :) --Joy [shallot] (talk) 11:44, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

Reach for consensus
Since you are a listed member at WikiProject Badminton I am inviting you to reach a consensus at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Badminton regarding the format of brackets for tournaments, particularly the Super Series competitions.--MorrisIV (talk) 15:39, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

cripes
hadnt seen an edit by you on a west oz art for what seemed like yonks, good to see you still around - cheers from wet and windy perth sats 09:29, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
 * :-) --Commander Keane (talk) 10:42, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

Should Conklin Guitars be undeleted?
While following up red links, I found that Conklin Guitars is linked to by four other pages, but states "02:12, 31 December 2006 Pilotguy (talk | contribs) deleted page Conklin Guitars (Deleting page - reason was: "Article about a non-notable individual, band, service, website or other entity" using NPWatcher)"

I see they make/made 7 string bass guitars, which makes them very unusual and probably notable. However, I know nothing else about them, and since I am not an admin on this project, I can't read the deleted article to see if it is worth having.

As you know, Pilotguy is now inactive, and I noticed you offered to help another editor who had tried to contact him. Please would you check the previous deleted article (or pass to someone who can) and do whatever is appropriate. No need to reply. Thanks Enginear (talk) 01:24, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

 * Not sure if this was the correct protocol, but I undeleted the article, as it looks ok to me. thanks for bringing it to my attention.--Commander Keane (talk) 02:14, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

Cannes
Hi Commander Keane, I've replied to your message on my talk page -- Marek  . 69  talk 13:34, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Yep, I read it :-) --Commander Keane (talk) 22:31, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:RoyalPerthYachtClubFlag1.png)
Thanks for uploading File:RoyalPerthYachtClubFlag1.png. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'file' 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 "File" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Werieth (talk) 19:58, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

 * Delete away, it has been replaced with something better.--Commander Keane (talk) 23:13, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Help!
I've been unable to log into Wikipedia as registered user/editor for months. I have tried all of my usual passwords, and when they haven't worked I've used the "forgot my password" link. A box pops up telling me that an email has been sent to allow me to change my password, but it never actually shows up at my email inbox (or spam folder or anywhere else). I feel like I've picked through the website with a fine toothed comb but haven't found any solutions. Your name was attached to a message on MY talk page welcoming me to wikipedia all those years ago. I would appreciate if you might be able to assist me in getting registered again. Thanks!! user:PurpleChez 11/26/13 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.118.65.34 (talk) 20:48, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

 * It looks like this has been resolved, you edited with your normal account here.--Commander Keane (talk) 04:40, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks - file photo
Thank you for your suggestion regarding the 'file photo' copyright question. MarciulionisHOF (talk) 19:44, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
 * You are welcome :-) --Commander Keane (talk) 23:32, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

re: Searching and decapitation
Hi, CK. Glad to hear you find my topic interesting. I'm not sure what you're referring to with the decapiation, I don't remember saying it and I can't find the term "decapitate" on my talk page. The anonymous user was me, I was just too lazy to log in that day. Anybody from any IP can change things without logging in, it makes fixing things easy. If I see a quick grammar error and I'm not logged in its much easier to just fix it there than log in then fix it. (The system even keeps automatic user pages for people from an IP if they make changes over a period of time and are too lazy to create an account.) I saw a user once get in trouble because his account was suspended but they were making changes without logging in, but they traced the IP and suspended him for another month. Nice talking with you. Any time you want me to see a post/reply of yours that's not on my talk page, please png me by using the code  somewhere in your message, such as here, or in the discussion I started. I don't diligently monitor other pages. Squish7 (talk) 14:50, 26 September 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Top Banana (disambiguation)

A tag has been placed on Top Banana (disambiguation) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G6 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an orphaned disambiguation page which either
 * disambiguates two or fewer extant Wikipedia pages and whose title ends in "(disambiguation)" (i.e., there is a primary topic); or
 * disambiguates no (zero) extant Wikipedia pages, regardless of its title.

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Next Brisbane Meetup
It was lovely to catch up with you today. As discussed, I've created a discussion page for our next meetup at Meetup/Brisbane/9. Ideas and discussion are of course very welcome. Lankiveil (speak to me) 10:22, 22 August 2015 (UTC).

Brisbane meetup this Saturday
This is just a friendly reminder of the Brisbane meetup that is occurring this Saturday at the Queensland Art Gallery café, which you have expressed an interest in attending. Please check the meetup page as some of the details may have changed since you last looked. I look forward to seeing you there! Lankiveil (speak to me) 11:31, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks! --Commander Keane (talk) 22:33, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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Wikipedia:Piping listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Piping. Since you had some involvement with the Wikipedia:Piping redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. -- Tavix ( talk ) 18:58, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Traditionalism (disambiguation) listed at Redirects for discussion
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QLD biography suggestions
Most of our articles on Qld premiers are stub/start class yet many do have biographies - see this list but ignore Macbeth which Trove returns in response to any query! The one that immediately jumped to my mind is Thomas McIlwraith, as I know Denver Beanland published a book on him a few years ago called Queensland Caesar (or something like that). The ideal premier for your purposes is a dead one so no BLP issues, has some book biographies and lived and died before 1955 meaning lots of digitized newspaper coverage in Trove to draw on for citations. Others might be T. J. Ryan or Ted Theodore, early Labour premiers with interesting stories eg Mungana affair. 13:26, 24 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Speaking of the Mungana affair, William McCormack is a really minimal article. Lots of scope to improve this one.Kerry (talk) 13:34, 24 September 2016 (UTC)
 * There is a recent PhD thesis on the Mungana affair and on McCormack's central role in it. See Here Kerry (talk) 13:40, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

If premiers don't interest you, John Clements Wickham has an unimpressive article for a very interesting life; his time in Queensland is particularly poorly covered in the Wikipedia article. Wickham Terrace in Spring Hill is named after him. Or John Moffat (mining pioneer) or James Tyson should be better covered than they are. They were very successful in mining and pastoralist respectively. Kerry (talk) 14:45, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

Also look at this list I drew up a while ago for people and organisations in the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame (which is an initiative involving the State Library of Queensland). You might find something to interest you there. Kerry (talk) 14:45, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

 * Thanks Kerry, Mungana affair looks perfect.--Commander Keane (talk) 08:16, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

 * Hi, I just randomly stumbled across your initial question on Kerry's talk page and left you a long reply there, only to find this conversation just after hitting Save – should've looked here first, oops O:) Well, it looks like Kerry made you busy already, but if you get bored from politicians and would like to go into a totally different direction, you might be interested in my suggestions anyway. -- Christallkeks (talk) 21:19, 28 September 2016 (UTC)

 * Thanks Christallkeks, I will keep your ideas in mind.--Commander Keane (talk) 23:36, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

Brisbane meetup
Come along! Kerry (talk) 03:59, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins
Hello,

Please note that TOTP based two-factor authentication is now available for all administrators. In light of the recent compromised accounts, you are encouraged to add this additional layer of security to your account. It may be enabled on your preferences page in the "User profile" tab under the "Basic information" section. For basic instructions on how to enable two-factor authentication, please see the developing help page for additional information. Important: Be sure to record the two-factor authentication key and the single use keys. If you lose your two factor authentication and do not have the keys, it's possible that your account will not be recoverable. Furthermore, you are encouraged to utilize a unique password and two-factor authentication for the email account associated with your Wikimedia account. This measure will assist in safeguarding your account from malicious password resets. Comments, questions, and concerns may be directed to the thread on the administrators' noticeboard. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:32, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

A new user right for New Page Patrollers
Hi.

A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.

It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available here but very often a friendly custom message works best.

If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at WT:NPR. (Sent to all admins) .MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:47, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Your inactive bot(s)
Hello Commander Keane. We currently show that you are the operator on file for at least one  account that appears to be inactive. Please see the discussion and list of bots here: Bot owners' noticeboard. If you are no longer operating your bot, no action is required - your bot will be marked as retired and have the bot flag removed. Should your bot be retired and you wish to revive it in the future, please request bot authorization at WP:BRFA. If you are still in control of your bot (including knowing its hopefully strong password) and wish to maintain the bot flag, please sign the table on the linked discussion. Thank you, — xaosflux  Talk 14:43, 26 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the notice. It is inactive so I will let it be retired.--Commander Keane (talk) 23:25, 26 November 2016 (UTC)

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13:38, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Removal of links on Viking Ocean Cruises
Wondering why you removed links to the ships in the table. Is there some rule for this?

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2015Cruiser (talk) 00:06, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

 * Hi 2015Cruiser! Firstly, thank you for your contributions to Viking Cruises - it is an interesting topic. Also, thanks for asking here rather than blindly reverting :-) That is an interesting quote above from Internal link, but that is not a Wikipedia guideline. External links has some guidance, including "they should not normally be placed in the body of an article". Really I was just applying Ignore all rules, I found the links repetitive and superfluous - if a reader wants to visit Viking's official website they can use the link in the infobox or External links section. However, if you want to make an arguement to include the links I am happy to listen. Probably Talk:Viking Cruises is the best place for that.--Commander Keane (talk) 06:47, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Main Page/Errors
I think you may have inadvertently hit rollback. If I'm mistaken, feel free to remove it again because I put it back.--Wehwalt (talk) 10:46, 23 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes it was an accident, thanks for fixing it.--Commander Keane (talk) 00:31, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

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Hi! Sorry for the delayed response to your inquiry about my minor edit request for the POTD blurb on the Main Page. My request was in regards to this POTD, which evidently was no longer on the Main Page when you replied to me. Thanks for your attention to the matter anyway. ebbillings (talk) 16:28, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
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FAQ: Donations
Several people have asked on the Help Desk why they can't get rid of the banners even if they give. This seems to be one for the FAQs, but there's no FAQ for giving. Since you created the first FAQ page, I was thinking you might have some idea how to accomplish this.— Vchimpanzee  •  talk  •  contributions  •  18:48, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

 * My suggestion would be either add a link to Donations FAQ as an answer to a question on FAQ or create a link to Donations FAQ at FAQ/Index. Be bold.--Commander Keane (talk) 01:43, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

 * What do you thin of this? Because I see "contribute" and contributions" and I think of money. I've never given money but have made thousands of edits and created or added a lot to a number of articles.— Vchimpanzee  •  talk  •  contributions  •  18:01, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

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Can you direct me to, or tell me, more information about how this works please?

I'm interested in helping out. Can help with North-West England and North Wales. Cesde v a (talk) 22:44, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, I've worked it out. Cesde v a  (talk) 23:23, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

 * Excellent :-) --Commander Keane (talk) 23:44, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

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The Sphere (newspaper)
Thanks for catching that. Fixed it on the file, missed it on the FPC page. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.8% of all FPs 08:45, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

 * My pleasure :-) --Commander Keane (talk) 21:20, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

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 * Hi Wozal. I am not going to bother getting this article undeleted due the notability issues. However, I think rather than speed deletion done by Jimfbleak, reverting to my 2010 version with citations, before COI had a chance to set in, would have been another option.--Commander Keane (talk) 07:56, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

 * Thanks for ping, I have no objections if you wish to do as you have suggested at any time Jimfbleak - talk to me?  14:36, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

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