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George Morley (bishop)

George Morley, (27 February 1598 - 29 October 1684) was a senior member of the Church of England from London, who served as Bishop of Worcester from 1660 to 1662, and of Winchester from 1662 to 1684.

Early life
Morley was born in London, England, in February 1598, to Francis Morley and Sarah Denham, and educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He graduated BA, 1618, and MA, 1621. Throughout the 1620s and 1630s he moved in the illustrious intellectual political circles of Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland at Great Tew. During these years, he served as domestic chaplain to Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon. In 1640, he was presented to the sinecure living of Hartfield, Sussex, and in the following year he was made canon of Christ Church, Oxford and exchanged Hartfield for the rectory of Mildenhall, Wiltshire.

Civil Wars and Interregnum
He preached before the House of Commons in 1642, but his sermon gave offence, and when in 1647 he took a prominent part in resisting the parliamentary visitation of Oxford University he was deprived of his canonry and living.

Leaving England, he joined the court of Charles II, and became one of the leading clergy at The Hague. Shortly before the Restoration he came to England on a highly successful mission to gain for Charles the support of the Presbyterians. In 1660, he regained his canonry, and soon became Dean of Christ Church. In the same year, he became Bishop of Worcester. He was elected to the See on 9 October, confirmed 23 October, and consecrated a bishop on 28 October. At the Savoy Conference of 1661 he was chief representative of the bishops. He was translated to the See of Winchester in 1662 and made Dean of the Chapel Royal in 1663, a position he held until dismissed by Charles II in 1668.

Works
His works are few and chiefly polemical, e.g. The Bishop of Worcester's to a friend for Vindication of himself from the Calumnies of Mr. Richard Baxter.

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Peter Morwood

Peter Morwood (born 20 October 1956, Northern Ireland) is primarily a fantasy novelist and screenwriter, though he has also written works of science fiction; his best-known works include the Horse Lords series and the Tales of Old Russia series. He lives in Ireland with his wife, writer Diane Duane, with whom he has co-authored several works.

Early life and education
Morwood was born Robert Peter Smyth in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and lived there for more than thirty years. From 1969 to 1975 he attended Friends School Lisburn, a Quaker-operated primary and middle school, and then Queen's University in Belfast, where he studied English literature and acquired an honours bachelor's degree with an emphasis on middle-English poets such as Chaucer. During this period Morwood also took pilot training as a cadet pilot with the Queen's University Student Air Squadron of the Royal Air Force; though budgetary considerations (on the Air Force's side) forced Morwood to make a choice between his degree studies and his further studies as a pilot. He chose to continue his work in English literature, and subsequently resigned his commission.

Civil service and writing
After graduation from university in 1979, Morwood took a position in the UK's civil service as a clerk working for the Customs and Excise.

During this period he began work on his first novel, which he submitted and sold in 1982. He adopted the pen name "Peter Morwood" in honour of his mother, whose maiden name was Morwood, and he legally changed his surname to match the pen name in the mid-1980s. His second and third novels were published in 1984 and 1986.

Personal life
At a science fiction convention in Glasgow, Scotland in 1985, Morwood was introduced by author Anne McCaffrey to his future wife, the fantasist and science fiction writer Diane Duane. After several more meetings and a brief courtship, Morwood asked Duane to marry him, and they celebrated their engagement at the World Science Fiction Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Morwood then returned to Northern Ireland to complete his term of employment in the Civil Service, and resigned his post in December 1986. Shortly thereafter he relocated to Los Angeles, California, where Duane was working for the animation studio DiC. They were married at the New England regional science fiction convention, Boskone, on 15 February 1987.

Later in 1987, Morwood and Duane relocated briefly to Scotland, and then, after a short period spent roving the United Kingdom, to County Wicklow in Ireland, where the two of them reside, in Grangecon, County Wicklow as of 2004.

The Book of Years and Clan Wars sequences
These two sequences of books center on a feudal-style realm called Alba and the struggles of various clans for its domination. The first sequence is told from the point of view of Aldric Talvalin, scion of a warrior clan of Alba, who is unwillingly drawn into the bloody intrigues of Alban politics and the machinations of the Drusalan Empire, including its power-behind-the-throne, the evilly scheming and sorcerous Commander Voord.

 * The Horse Lord (ISBN 0-88677-178-1), 1983
 * The Demon Lord (ISBN 0-88677-204-4), 1984
 * The Dragon Lord (ISBN 0-88677-252-4), 1986
 * The Warlord's Domain (ISBN 0-88677-458-6), 1989

A fifth book (tentatively titled The Shadow Lord) and a sixth (title as yet indeterminate) have been projected for more than two decades.

The four Horse Lords novels were reissued by DAW Books in 2005 as a pair of two-book omnibus volumes: In Volume 2, the novel previously published as The Warlord's Domain was restored to its intended title, The War Lord.
 * The Book Of Years, Volume 1 (ISBN 0-7564-0306-5)
 * The Book Of Years, Volume 2 (ISBN 0-7564-0307-3)

The Clan Wars sequence is (so far) a pair of prequels, telling the story of how the Clan Lords (including Aldric Talvalin's remote ancestors) invaded the land of Alba, settled it, and eventually came to dominate it.
 * Greylady (ISBN 0-09-926161-8)
 * Widowmaker (ISBN 0-09-931241-7)

A third volume (tentatively titled Cradlesong) is projected.

Tales of Old Russia
This series, densely interwoven with motifs from Russian folktale and legend, tells the story of the young tsar Ivan Khorlovskiy, heir to the throne of the city of Khorlov. Complications instantly ensue when he meets, on a battlefield full of the slain, the sorceress-tsarevna Marya Morevna, "the most beautiful princess in all the Russias", and becomes involved willy-nilly in her entanglement with the ancient and deadly being known as Koschei the Undying. The series goes on to deal humorously with the difficulties of a "two-kingdom household", especially when one partner is both a skilled sorcerer and the mother of one's (rather unusual) children, and – more seriously – with the political problems that can beset a small independent tsardom in the face of such threats as the Teutonic Knights and the Golden Horde of the Great Khan.

 * Prince Ivan (1990)
 * Firebird (1992)
 * The Golden Horde (1993)

A fourth volume, The Blue Kremlin, is projected since the mid-1990s.

Star Trek
Morwood has written one solo Star Trek novel:

 * Star Trek: The Original Series #48: Rules of Engagement

He has also collaborated on one with Diane Duane (this novel was written during their honeymoon):

 * Star Trek: TOS: Rihannsu #2: The Romulan Way

Other prose works
Morwood has occasionally collaborated with Diane Duane on other novels, primarily in "licensed" universes or shared-world scenarios. These include:

The Space Cops sequence:
 * 1) Mindblast
 * 2) Kill Station
 * 3) High Moon

Others:
 * 1) Keeper of the City
 * 2) SeaQuest DSV

Animation
Morwood has written various animated scripts, often in collaboration with his wife. These include:

 * Batman: The Animated Series (1995)
 * Red Claw Rising
 * Gargoyles (1996)
 * The Hound of Ulster
 * Ill Met by Moonlight
 * Spider-Man Unlimited (2001)
 * Enter the Hunter!

Live action
In 1999, Morwood began development work along with Duane on a live-action retelling of one of the great German epics, the Nibelungenlied. The script they wrote between late 2002 and mid-2003 was produced as a miniseries for the German satellite network Sat.1 by Tandem Communications of Munich, in association with Sony/Columbia Pictures. Directed by Uli Edel, the miniseries, under the title Die Nibelungen, won a DIVA Award for best German movie-for-TV of 2004. A feature version, entitled Sword of Xanten in the UK, screened there late in 2004; a "megafeature" cut of the entire miniseries aired on Channel Four television in the UK in December 2005.

The miniseries had its premiere USA airing on the Sci-Fi Channel in late March 2006 under the title Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King. It has also been released on DVD in the US and many other markets, under various titles (the previous US title is Curse of the Ring.)

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Roy Cropper

Roy Cropper is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by David Neilson. He first appeared on-screen on 19 July 1995. Originally a secondary character, he was given a more prominent role in 1997, by the executive producer of Coronation Street, Brian Park. Roy has been featured in numerous high-profile storylines, most notably marrying the first transgender character in a British soap opera, Hayley Patterson (Julie Hesmondhalgh).

Background
The character, played by David Neilson, is introduced in July 1995 as "a rather odd and scary loner" living in a block of flats near the long-running character Deirdre Rachid (Anne Kirkbride). Actor David Neilson got the part on the recommendation of Coronation Street writer Stephen Mallatratt, a close friend of Neilson's who helped to "mould the character". According to Neilson, the character was initially only brought in for six episodes, but the role was extended and Roy was made into a regular character.

Described primarily as an "incidental character", Roy is not given any significant storylines until 1997. Behind the scenes, the soap was going through a period of change. Coronation Street was lagging behind the BBC's rival soap EastEnders in the ratings, so a new executive producer, Brian Park, was brought in to revitalise the show and attract younger viewers. Aside from multiple axings and introducing various dramatic storylines, Park also decided to give some of the less prominent existing characters a much higher profile; among them was Roy, who was brought to the forefront of the soap throughout 1997 and 1998, taking over a share in Gail Platt's (Helen Worth) café (changing its name to Roy's Rolls). This gave the character more screen time and, gradually, he was incorporated into the lives of other characters.

Personality
Originally, Roy was intended as a psychopathic, villainous character whose tenure would last for only six episodes. Neilson described the character as "scary", and "a bit like Norman Bates in [the horror film] Psycho". However, Neilson felt compelled to reinvent Roy as a sympathetic character, socially inept, rather than menacing. His pestering of neighbour Deirdre Rachid and his unusual behaviour could be explained by Asperger syndrome—a disorder which Neilson has since attempted to portray in the character. This ultimately extended the character's screen life, turning him into a fan favourite. Misunderstood, he was almost evicted from his flats for his behaviour towards Deirdre, though he was actually only showing concern for her welfare. He was summed up by the character Mike Baldwin as "a bit of a nutter, but harmless enough". Although it has never been officially confirmed on-screen, it has indeed been suggested by critics that Roy has Asperger syndrome, due to his obsessive compulsive tendencies and because of his misunderstanding and literal interpretations of nuances and subtleties.

Described as "remarkably intelligent, but socially naïve", Roy Cropper is a pure atheist. He is a fan of buses and trains, wears a beige anorak, scarf, woollen gloves and clutches a nylon shopping bag with a set of keys taped to the handle. Actor David Neilson has since revealed that his character's "infamous old shopping bag", complete with attached keys, were props that he introduced. The bag and keys belonged to Neilson's mother, who died shortly before he took on the role in 1995. He has commented, "My mum sadly passed away just before I started on the show and I wanted to carry something of hers. I also wanted to add my own props and develop the character. The bag carries nothing more than my script."

Despite Roy's initial "creepy" persona, viewers were eventually shown a different side to the character. He was converted from a creep to an eccentric; a quiet and shy intellectual man, with few social skills and a penchant for trivial information, but underneath it all, a man with "a heart of gold". He has been described as compassionate, moral, sensitive and full of integrity; taking in waifs and strays and helping his neighbours whenever possible. Commenting on his character, Neilson has said, "Roy is absolutely his own person and hugely honourable. Some people think he's simple. He's not. He's a very complex man with hidden depths. And there's lots more to explore...There's something tragic about Roy. I think there is a big black cloud that follows him around and one day it is going to really dump on him."

Hayley Cropper
As the character becomes more prominent, producers decided to introduce a romantic interest for Roy. Hayley Patterson is introduced in 1998, and her relationship with Roy turns out to be one of the more controversial storylines in Coronation Street's history, as it is later revealed that Hayley is a transgender woman. In an article published by "Press for Change" (a political lobbying and educational organisation, which campaigns to achieve equal civil rights and liberties for all trans people in the UK), an advisor who helped studio writers at Granada Television with this storyline has given an account on its conceptualisation: "It was decided that Roy needed a girlfriend, but what kind of woman would go for Roy, or vice-versa? Ideally, she would have to be a female mirror image of himself. So the character started development and Hayley Patterson...was created. But then someone suggested something; what if she had a dark secret? What if she was transsexual!? Hayley being Harry, in her past life. After some argument and hard thinking, the idea stuck. It was a very controversial move for the long-running show... 'Corrie' had never gone this far."

Hayley's initial purpose was to boost ratings and to act as a "foil" for Roy, "to bring him out of himself a bit and show another side to the man". There were initial criticisms about the storyline and the character of Hayley from the transgender community in the UK, mainly because the actress who played Hayley was not transgender. However, as the storyline progressed, viewers and critics warmed to Roy and Hayley's romance. Hayley was finally shown to relay her secret to Roy during a candlelit meal in his cafe. Horrified, Roy rejected her, but after a period of reflection he eventually came around, resolving to remain friends with Hayley until she left for Amsterdam to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Although the character of Hayley was only meant to be short-term, she and her relationship with Roy were so well received by viewers, that the producers of Coronation Street decide to reintroduce her. On-screen, Roy tracks down Hayley and they reunite in a special set of episodes, shot on location in Amsterdam in the Netherlands; Hayley is persuaded to return to Weatherfield with Roy and rebuild their relationship. Actor David Neilson has complimented the storyline, describing the writing as "absolutely beautiful", and Roy and Hayley are now considered to be one of Coronation Street's "classic" couples.

Temporary departure
On 12 November 2015, it was reported by the Sun newspaper that Neilson would be taking a three-month break as he wanted to join a stage show and tread the boards, while the break would also allow him to "recharge". The newspaper added that ITV said it was "happy to accommodate" his leave, and he will be written out of the show. Roy departed on 22 January 2016 as he headed to Hastings to care for his mother, Sylvia, who had broken her hip. He returned to the show on 9 May 2016.

Storylines
In 1995, Deirdre Barlow (Anne Kirkbride) moves into a new flat and meets fellow tenant, Roy Cropper, who seems overhelpful. Jamie Armstrong catches Roy reading a postcard Tracy Barlow (Dawn Acton) sent to Deirdre and calls him pathetic, thinking that Roy is stalking Deirdre. The tank bursts in 5 Crimea Street, making the Armstrongs and Roy panic, but Deirdre is unnerved by the way Roy takes advantage of the leak to try to get close to her. She is stunned when he tells her that he's sorry about her bereavement and tells Mike Baldwin (Johnny Briggs) of her discomfort. Roy pesters Deirdre late at night, inviting her for a drink. Mike tells Roy to leave Deirdre alone and he makes plans to move out. Tricia Armstrong (Tracy Brabin) overhears Roy apologising to Mike for stepping in on his lady-friend. Roy asks Tricia if she's the same as Deirdre; one of Mike's women and she tells him to get lost. Roy worries that Deirdre is brooding too much and fears that she may have a breakdown but he just annoys her as she sees Roy's concern as him pestering her. Roy alerts Mike to the fact that Deirdre is shutting herself away.

Bill Webster (Peter Armitage) and Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson) find a cast-iron fireplace while renovating the flats and decide to sell it, but Jamie tells Roy they are stealing it and tries to blackmail them for £5. Roy gets a new job washing-up in a big hotel. To help Tricia out, he buys her TV for £30. Martin Platt (Sean Wilson) takes Roy on to help out in the cafe. Roy is interested to hear that Don Brennan (Geoffrey Hinsliff) has a ghost and offers the benefit of his experience, lending Vera Duckworth (Liz Dawn) books on ghosts and haunted houses. Vera and her husband Jack (Bill Tarmey) are alarmed to find Roy camping in their cellar at night searching for any signs of a ghost. He hasn't found anything.

Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard) turns to Deirdre for help after Jim beats her up, with Roy paying her taxi fare for her. Roy gives Liz flowers and advises her to report Jim to the police for assault. Roy takes charge as the menfolk - Jack, Bill, Martin, Fred Elliott (John Savident), Alf Roberts (Bryan Mosley), Gary Mallett (Ian Mercer) and Billy Williams (Frank Mills) - set off to the races. Roy refuses to drink with the others and spends his time working out a formula to win on the horses. He fancies betting on "Betty's Hot Shot". The others join him as they like the name. "Betty's Hot Shot" wins at 50-1, giving the men £250 each. Jack suggests they invest their winnings by buying the horse as it's a selling handicap. The trainer, Hilary Forrest (Julia Goodman), tells them the horse has tons of potential. Roy pulls out of buying the horse, but the others go for it. Jack bids on their behalf, unsure about what he's doing. The men buy the horse for £2,600 guineas, costing their winnings plus £90 each. Hilary agrees to keep training him. The men are horrified when Roy tells them it costs £10,000 a year to keep a racehorse.

Roy volunteers to help out at the café so Gail Platt (Helen Worth) can have a week off with her family. Alma Baldwin (Amanda Barrie) is impressed by Roy's ideas on catering and his no-smoking policy at the café. Jamie has no money for lunch so offers postage stamps instead at the café. Roy realises he is hungry and plays along, hiring his baseball cap for four hours at £1 an hour in exchange for food. Jamie thinks that he's mad. Gary starts to dig the foundations for the conservatory, scaling it all down so it will fit in the yard. He worries when Roy asks him about his anti-damp preparations and tells him that he won't get any sun as the yard is north-facing.

Gail can not cope with working and with Alma away, she gets Roy and Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) to run the café. Roy considers starting a syndicate for the lottery which doesn't involve buying tickets as he feels the odds are against winning. He feels that there's too much gambling in the world. Gail finds it hard to concentrate at work and is surprised to discover that Roy knows how she feels as he explains how his father disappeared one day. He urges her to think positively.

Roy purchases Alma's share of Jim's Café and goes into business with Gail, renaming the café, Roy's Rolls. Roy meets Hayley Patterson (Julie Hesmondhalgh), with whom he instantly finds a rapport. Like himself, she is shy and naive; they find they have a lot in common and begin dating but during an intimate dinner, Hayley reveals that she is a transgender woman who has not yet undergone gender reassignment surgery. Roy reacts badly, rejecting Hayley and becoming depressed until Alma makes Roy realise that he has been hasty. When Hayley leaves to have gender reassignment surgery in Amsterdam, Roy misses her and goes to Amsterdam to meet her and bring her back. Hayley buys Gail's share in the café and she moves in with Roy. He proposes to Hayley on Valentine's Day 1999, but she initially declines due to the fact that the law does not recognise her gender as legitimate and thus misclassifies her relationship with Roy as same-sex, with same-sex marriage not yet legal in the UK. More problems arise when Hayley's secret becomes public knowledge. Roy is embarrassed but, following various arguments, he pledges to stand by Hayley and proposes again. This time she accepts, but when they go to see a vicar, he refuses to marry them. However, Roy meets Jessica Lundy (Olwen May), a curate who agrees to perform a blessing ceremony for him and Hayley but the church ceremony is ruined when Les Battersby (Bruce Jones) alerts the press. Roy and Hayley return to the café and have the blessing there instead and Hayley gets her surname changed by deed poll to Cropper.

Knowing they can not have children of their own, Roy and Hayley become temporary foster carers, taking in troublesome sixteen-year-old Fiz Brown (Jennie McAlpine), who causes them various problems. They also look after Wayne Hayes (Gary Damer) and form a close relationship. He visits them repeatedly and even his mother comes to visit on one occasion, worried about the influence Roy and Hayley have over Wayne. Wayne's stepfather, however, takes advantage of their feelings for Wayne and allow them to take custody of Wayne as long as they pay him for the privilege. However, eventually Roy and Hayley decide to stand up to Wayne's stepfather and refuse to give him back and even go on the run with Wayne briefly but Wayne's mother calls the police and reports them for kidnapping her son and they are caught and arrested. The charges are dropped when Wayne's domestic situation is exposed.

For a bet with Bev Unwin (Susie Blake), Tracy (now played by Kate Ford) spikes Roy's drink at a wedding reception. She then takes him home and puts him in her bed. Tracy later announces she is pregnant with his child. Hayley is devastated and after she leaves Roy, he contemplates suicide. Hayley returns and the Croppers agree to buy Tracy's baby and wanting to make sure they have parental rights to the baby, Roy marries Tracy. Tracy gives birth to a daughter and she gives custody to the Croppers, who register her birth and name her Patience but Tracy reveals, on Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) and Karen Phillips' (Suranne Jones) wedding day, that she wants her daughter back and that Steve is Patience's father, not Roy as they never actually slept together. Initially they refuse to give Patience back to Tracy, but are persuaded by Ken Barlow (William Roache); Tracy's adoptive father. Roy is devastated and he and Hayley reluctantly return the baby and Tracy renames her Amy (Elle Mulvaney). Roy and Tracy's marriage is subsequently annulled and feeling guilty, she repays the money that the Croppers gave her and asks them to be Amy's godparents.

Roy is bullied by builder Vince (Conrad Nelson) and his arrival brings up many unpleasant memories for Roy, as he recounts to Hayley the physical and psychological torture that he suffered in his youth. When he is alone in the cafe, Vince comes in and demands a free meal. When Roy gives in and brings him a fry-up, he says he asked for a poached egg, not a fried one. He then pushes the egg onto the floor and Roy attempts to get past him, but Vince shoves him onto the floor, knocking him against a table in the process. He is only stopped by Vince's boss Charlie Stubbs (Bill Ward), who promptly fires Vince for bullying Roy. Thereafter, Charlie orders Vince not to return to the street, before taking him outside and punching him to the ground. Roy soon mentors Fiz's younger brother Chesney Brown (Sam Aston) and he sells his comic collection to buy a Morris Traveller.

Roy is furious when he learns that Hayley has a son and their marriage nearly ends. However, with support from his co-worker, Becky Granger (Katherine Kelly), Roy makes peace with Hayley and supports her when she decides to take a year out to do charity work in Mozambique. Roy allows Becky to move in while Hayley is away, but he throws her out when he learns about her affair with Steve. They later make up and Roy gives her away at her wedding.

Roy finds Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien) lying outside Underworld after he has suffered a heart attack. Roy calls an ambulance and Tony is rushed to hospital. Roy is shocked when Tony confesses to having Liam Connor (Rob James-Collier) murdered. Tony recovers and Roy fails to persuade him to confess the truth. Tony threatens to kill Roy and Hayley and they report him to the police, resulting in Tony's arrest. The police let him go due to a lack of evidence and Tony tries to murder Roy with a knife by trying to sneak up on him when he was bat-watching by the river, but Tony's mobile phone rings, alerting Roy, and ends up pushing Roy into the canal. On seeing Roy struggling, as he can not swim, Tony rescues him and later hands himself in to the police, while Roy is found by Hayley and Becky.

Roy proposes to Hayley again, but tensions over the wedding cause Hayley to move in with Anna Windass (Debbie Rush). A few weeks later, Tony breaks out of prison with the help of Robbie Sloane, a former cellmate and plans to hold Hayley and Carla Connor (Alison King) hostage at Underworld. Robbie poses as a businessman and lures Carla into the factory alone before holding her at gunpoint, and leaving her tied to her office chair with her mouth taped shut. He then tells Hayley that Carla has had an accident to get her into the factory. Hayley sees Carla bound and gagged but Robbie holds her at gunpoint too before she can escape. Tony then arrives. Tony rips the tape off Carla's mouth and announces his plans to murder them. After hearing what has happened, Roy heads to the factory and begs for Hayley's life. After Carla pleads with Tony, Hayley is later released and she is then reunited with Roy, just as the factory is blown up; although Carla manages to escape but Tony kills himself by walking back into the burning factory. On the day of his wedding, Hayley is late due to some interference by scorned wedding planner Mary Taylor (Patti Clare). She eventually makes it to the ceremony and she and Roy are married. Roy receives a letter from his estranged mother, Sylvia Goodwin (Stephanie Cole), telling him that his stepfather has died. A few days later, Sylvia turns up in Weatherfield to give Roy a train set. Hayley asks Roy to let Sylvia move in with them and she begins working with Roy in the café. Sylvia asks why she has not yet had grandchildren, and Hayley initially passes her infertility off as menopause. She is livid to discover that Hayley is transgender, but after getting to know Hayley, she learns to accept her for who she is.

Everything goes swimmingly for the Croppers, but in 2013, Roy tries to find his estranged father online, but learns that his father, St. John, has died just months earlier. He struggles to come to terms with his father's death, and begins sleepwalking. Hayley agrees to go through medical tests with Roy for support, but her own test results detect abnormal liver function, and is then diagnosed with stage-two pancreatic cancer. While the pair are on holiday to take Hayley's mind off things, Sylvia leaves a note explaining that she has left Weatherfield but does not give a specific reason. A while after, Roy and Hayley are dealt with the news that her cancer is terminal. Hayley then reveals that she wants to die before the cancer reverts her back to her old self, but Roy struggles to accept her decision. Arguments ensue regularly over her decision, and this leads to Hayley leaving Roy temporarily. While she is living with Fiz and her boyfriend Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall), Hayley collapses and is told she has an infection. In December, the couple are told that she has weeks left to live, much to their devastation. Hayley tells Roy to only break the news to a selected few, including Anna, Carla, Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne), Fiz, Tyrone, Rita Tanner (Barbara Knox) and Dennis Tanner (Philip Lowrie).

In January 2014, Hayley decides it's time to end her life and after a final visit from Fiz and Tyrone, Hayley makes herself a lethal drug cocktail. Roy lies on the bed with Hayley as she drinks the cocktail, which kills her. Carla and Anna are worried about what is happening in the Croppers' flat and decide to investigate, where they find a dead Hayley on the bed with Roy's arm around her. Anna and Carla soon guess that Hayley committed suicide. Roy struggles to come to terms with Hayley's death, and is dealt with more stress when Fiz discovers that Hayley killed herself. She is furious and shouts at Roy before storming off. Roy is then angry with Hayley for ending her life and leaving him behind. After Hayley's funeral, Roy leaves a note for Anna and Fiz explaining that he has left Weatherfield to visit Sylvia and aunt Jean. This relieves Fiz and Anna, but they are unaware that Roy has not gone to visit Sylvia and was last seen wandering the city streets.

When a pipe bursts at the café, Anna and Fiz are worried about Roy's whereabouts. Fiz calls Roy's aunt Jean, who reveals that she has not seen Roy in six months and that Sylvia is on holiday in Tenerife. Anna then calls the police and Fiz nearly tells them that Roy is not coping after Hayley committed suicide, but she thinks about the consequences and does not. When Roy's favourite shopping bag is found in a canal, Fiz and Tyrone frantically search Manchester armed with a photograph of Roy. When they eventually get home, Fiz reveals her worries to Tyrone and tells him that she thinks that Roy is dead. Roy returns in mid-February 2014, after being seen by Steve and Tracy at a railway museum. It is revealed that Roy has visited the museum every day since he disappeared from Weatherfield to take his mind off Hayley's death. Roy is not seen for a while following his return to Weatherfield, and it is later revealed that he has been obsessively building a model railway in his living room. This shocks Fiz but fascinates Tyrone and Chesney.

In April 2015, Roy meets a widow called Cathy Matthews (Melanie Hill) at the allotment who tells him that her husband Alan has died and Roy reveals his own struggle with grief when Hayley died. Roy gets on well with Cathy and decide to meet up to go to places such as the art gallery. Carla thinks against this and takes it as disrespect to his late wife Hayley. In July 2015, Roy visits Cathy at her house and is shocked to discover that she keeps all her rubbish piled up in the living room. Roy thinks that she needs support but Cathy is against the idea and will not take no for an answer. Roy prepares to go to Deirdre's 60th birthday party after spending the day with Cathy when Carla tells him the terrible news that Deirdre died, Roy reflects on the first time he met Deirdre and feels upset that she has died, Cathy comforts him. Cathy and Roy soon start a relationship and later get engaged, although he later called off the engagement as he found it difficult to move on from Hayley. Despite this, Roy and Cathy remained friends and he was fine with her dating Brian Packham. Roy left for South America in November 2021 but returned to Weatherfield on Christmas Day, having realised that he belonged there.

In 2024, Roy is arrested and charged with the murder of Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton) but is later released.

Reception
For his portrayal of Roy, Neilson won "Best Actor" at the 2013 Inside Soap Awards. He was longlisted for the same award in 2024. Neilson won "Best Actor", "Best Dramatic Performance", "Best Storyline" (alongside Julie Hesmondhalgh), "Best Single Episode" (alongside Julie Hesmondhalgh) and "Best On-Screen partnership" (alongside Julie Hesmondhalgh) at The British Soap Awards 2014. Alex Ross from Planet Radio wrote that Neilson was recognisable in the role and that Roy is a popular character. In 2020, when speaking about Roy having been on the soap for 25 years, Gary Gillatt from Inside Soap wrote "Hurrah! Now another 25, please".

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George Mitchell (Rhodesian politician)

George Mitchell (1 April 1867 – 4 July 1937) served as Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia from July to September 1933.

Early life
Born in Ayrshire in the south-west of Scotland, he emigrated to South Africa in 1889, and moved to Matabeleland six years later to work as the manager of the Bank of Africa branch in Bulawayo. In 1901 he left the bank to become General Manager of the Rhodesia Exploration and Development Company, which sought to build up property.

Political career
Elected as a Member of the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council in 1911 for the Western District, in 1918 Mitchell retired from business and thereafter devoted himself to politics where he was a supporter of the Rhodesia Party and of responsible government within the colony of Southern Rhodesia. Re-elected as the member for the Bulawayo District in 1914, he retired from the council in 1920. With the grant of responsible government in 1923, Mitchell stood at the first election to the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly for the seat of Bulawayo South, but was unsuccessful. He stood again at the 1928 election for the seat of Gwanda and was successful. He was appointed to the Government of Southern Rhodesia on 1 November 1930 as Minister of Mines and Public Works. From 19 May 1932, he served as Minister of Mines and Agriculture.

When Howard Moffat resigned in 1933, Mitchell was chosen as the new Premier and chose to change the job title to Prime Minister. His government was a short one, lasting from 5 July 1933 until the Rhodesia Party lost the general election of September 1933, with Mitchell losing his own seat in the process, to the Reform Party led by Godfrey Huggins.

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User talk:Diane duane

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Meelar (talk) 13:39, July 21, 2005 (UTC)

Errantry
Heya, Diane. Somewhere around here I have a copy of Wizard's Holiday, which I'm going to be reading as soon as I dig it up again.

This is just a bit of adulation; one can never get enough adulation, after all. Best to Peter. DS 20:20, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Hey, thanx! :)  Diane duane 20:40, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Dai'stiho, Ms. Duane! I was very happily surprised to find you under "Notable Wikipedians"! I really didn't expect to find any of my favorite authors on here like that. What a delight! I haven't read all of your work yet, but I have read the first seven Young Wizards books (with numbers 1-4 and 7 being my favorites), and I really enjoyed them, especially the concepts. I most especially like the idea of mixing the magical and the scientific; one of my favorite moments in any of your books that I've read so far was when Dairine realizes in High Wizardry that the planet she's sitting on is one giant computer. Loved it!

 * I was a bit concerned after reading book six, since there were some depressing bits and, well, it just wasn't one of my favorites (though of course, it did have some good points, as all of your books so far have. The concept of the Pillar was interesting, for instance, and I like how Kit's relationship with Ponch is developing). But I'm so glad to have seen the series bounce back to a more even and well-balanced mix of the serious and the humorous in book 7! The aliens were great, especially the tree alien (that part with Dairine trying to explain what her dad does? Priceless!). My only concern was that Kit's sister was almost becoming a tiny bit of a Mary Sue by the end of book seven (it was the fact that her charisma was capable of charming even a houseful of alien beings, I think; the talent for languages, not so much, since she is closely related to a wizard, after all, and if I recall, already grew up in a bilingual household, right?), but since she hasn't been a central character yet, it's not so bad. Besides, I trust you. :) If you do more with her (or have done more. I haven't read past book 7. I haven't gotten Wizards at War yet. It's actually pretty rare nowadays that I visit the fantasy shelves in the bookstore, heh), I'm sure you'll develop her (or have developed her) quite nicely.

 * In any case, there's always the funny bits and the really ingenius little scientific/mystic concepts, which ensure that I'm bound to keep reading those books, and would do so even if every single character in them became the most blatant and intolerable Mary Sue ever. ;) That's a pretty high compliment coming from me, by the way. I'm normally very character-oriented, and the only other author whom I would do that for is Isaac Asimov, and he's practically the God of Science Fiction (although my phrasing there's kind of ironic, considering he wasn't particularly religious, heh).

 * I wasn't entirely surprised to find that you had done some sci-fi in addition to fantasy; your fantasy that I've read so far reads like science fiction with mystical qualities. I look forward to checking out your other work. :) Especially the other fantasy books, though, since I had no idea there were other books related to Young Wizards! I'll have to look for them the next time I'm 1.) at Barnes & Noble and 2.) not broke. ;)

 * But whoa! You wrote for Batman: The Animated Series!? That was like the best American animated series ever! No way! :D I think I'm falling in love with you as a writer all over again.

 * On a side note, even though I was kind of a nerdy child, I hadn't even heard of the concept of entropy before I read So You Want To Be A Wizard. I found the concept so compelling that I'm actually even using a form of it in one of my own works (albeit on a much smaller scale than the whole universe, heh) - a fantasy. :P Because mixing SF and fantasy is so very fun to do, as you well know. ^_^ Actually, it may very well be your works that inspired me to start doing things like having (non-human, though) characters refer to "souls" as "bioenergy" instead. Hehe.

 * I keep wanting to write a fan fiction writing some of the characters from that one into a version of Young Wizards (because 1.) the setup is so darn cool, 2.) it could actually fit surprisingly well with that story's universe, with relatively few tweaks, and 3.) two characters of mine in that one are already mulitlingual, and one in particular would, despite in general not minding that she's "not well-educated", love being a wizard, as she happens to have a bit of a Good Samaritan Complex, as it were). I always have to smack myself for it, though, since I haven't finished writing the first chapter of the original story. :P It's so much more fun to think of stories than to write them, though. And editing it is actually pretty easy and enjoyable, too; it's the first drafts that taunt me in my dreams (yes, I do mean "taunt", not "haunt". I think they're still determined against all odds to get me to write them down). I'm frankly in awe of anyone such as yourself who has the discipline to finish a lot of writing projects, because I'm constantly wanting to start whole new ones before the others have gone past chapter 1!

 * Er, well, I've probably gone and prattled on for far too long anyway, so I guess I'll stop myself before I write enough words to qualify for an actual novel (funny how writing is so easy for me except when it's on my fiction. Grr! Frustration). :P Runa27 04:15, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

note regarding COI
Hi there. Assuming that you are Diane Duane (of course), I must exclaim in various ways my appreciation for your writings, High Wizardry in particular being my favourite - the imagery was wonderful. I must note however, that you've edited your own article, so you should probably take a look at Wikipedia's guidelines on situations involving conflicts of interest, since some Wikipedians with articles have edited their articles inappropriately, even including Jimbo Wales. I trust that it won't be a problem, but I figure that it's probably a good idea to note this regardless. Cheers, Nihiltres(t.c.s) 16:12, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Great, that's perfect, I just had to make sure you knew about that. If you're not sure about something on Wikipedia or want to change something that might not be entirely appropriate for you to personally add or fix, feel free to ask me to check through it, I'd love to help. Looking forward to your next novel, Nihiltres(t.c.s) 18:40, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Photo for your article
In your Copious Free Time (tm), you might want to consider uploading a photo, since if I grabbed the one from YoungWizards.net, it would just get deleted as non-free content. Or, I could just stalk you next time you're on my side of the pond....--SarekOfVulcan 01:12, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Hey, as long as you're here -- PING! :-) --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 13:12, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

A Wizard of Mars Release Date
When is A Wizard of Mars going to come out?! I've been waiting so long, and the release date keeps being changed and moved farther and farther back! Please give me a definite release date! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.234.245.85 (talk) 20:42, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Gabrielsimon

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Statement of the dispute
''This is a summary written by users who dispute this user's conduct. Users signing other sections should not edit here.''

Description
Gabrielsimon systematically alters articles with content that reflects his personal opinions and beliefs, often of a controversial nature, without regard for the Neutral point of view policy, stating them as fact. When those comments (often uncalled-for, disruptive of the flow of text, and badly phrased) are deleted by other editors, he complains of abuse and reverts the deletion. He has been blocked several times for violating the three revert rule, and has reacted by accusing the administrators and other editors of abuse. He has also resisted the Votes for deletion policy, removed a VfD tag, and refused to acknowledge other Wikipedia policies.

It should be noted that the evidence detailed below was gathered from the user's contributions going back no more than approximately a week. The matter was discussed with the user and suggestions were made to him about policy and conduct. Immediately after that the user resumed his behavior (by the time he is already blocked again for 3RR violation). --Pablo D. Flores 13:39, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

Evidence of disputed behavior
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 * 1) Repeated alteration/reverting with non-neutral POV or "original research":, , ; , , ; , , ,  and too many others to list. 21 July
 * 2) Repeated alteration/reverting:,  (editor offered explanation, ; user accused of censorship, probably violating good faith assumption policy) 21 July
 * 3) Repeated alteration/reverting ignoring Capitalization policy and comments to that effect:, ,  21 July
 * 4) Personal POV:, , ,  21 July
 * 5) Vandalic out-of-context POV comment:  21 July
 * 6) "Baiting" another editor:, ,  21 July
 * 7) Removing a VfD notice:,  21 July
 * 8) Violating VfD consensus, misleading comments about VfD policy, baiting:, ,  21 July
 * 9) Blanking:  21 July
 * 10) Repeated alteration/reverting without proper discussion in talk page, violating 3RR, after being warned of this RfC:, , , , , ,  21 July
 * 11) Revert fighting, short of violating 3RR, without proper discussion on talk page, after creation of this RFC: ,, 23 July
 * 12) Removal of links to this RFC page from article talk pages:, 23 July
 * 13) Multiple instances of removal of an RFC on an article which he did not want attention drawn to: ,, 27 July
 * 14) Rude comments to another editor about the above RfC (and ignoring consensus of editors on talk page that there is an issue worth discussing):  27 July
 * 15) Removing the disputed/original research tag on the same article against consensus, with rude comments:  27 July
 * 16) Blanking another editor's comments (and a rude reply he had made to those comments):, 27 July
 * 17) Removing part of the evidence section of this very RFC:  27 July
 * 18) More removal of other editor's comments on the RfC talk page:  31 July
 * 19) Removal of two other editors' comments on a talk page belonging to one of those two editors (not bothering to list his removals of other editors' comments on his own talk page, which happens frequently): 1 Aug
 * 20) Violating the 3RR on an article in less than 2 hours... during a time when he had agreed as a result of this RfC to only revert once a day:, , , &  1 Aug
 * 21) Removing evidence from this RFC, again:,  1 Aug
 * 22) Adding the speedy delete tag to this RFC:  1 Aug
 * 23) Deleting the report about his 3RR violation off the Administrator's noticeboard multiple times:, ,  1 Aug
 * 24) Trying to put protect tags on articles to keep them the way he wants them:, ,   3 Aug
 * 25) Still removing other editor's comments from this RfC's talk page:  3 Aug
 * 26) Violating the 3RR policy yet again starting almost immediately after returning from his block for the last one, still while he had agreed to only one revert per article per 24 hours (his latest trick is to try to spread changes through multiple consecutive edits to try to throw people off, per his unsuccessful attempt to get out of the last one):  &,  then  &  & ,  then  & ,   then ,  and then  3 Aug
 * 27) Removing another editor's comments from the talk page of an article out of spite (and he admits it even):,  4 Aug
 * 28) Once more removing evidence from this RfC:   4 Aug
 * 29) Waging revert war edits on this Request for Comment page 4 Aug was the most prolonged example
 * 30) Very uncivil language toward other editors:, ,    ,  Various recent dates
 * 31) Purposefully modifying another editor's comments on a talk page to break a wikilink to a policy that proved his actions wrong so he could claim that he didn't see any evidence showing he was wrong:  31 July
 * 32) Removing other editor's comments on a VfD, multiple times: ,  ,  6 Aug
 * 33) Deleting evidence from an RFC, yet again: 6 Aug
 * 34) Has now moved on to deleting evidence against him in his RfAr:, ,  6 Aug

Applicable policies

 * 1) No original research
 * 2) Neutral point of view
 * 3) What Wikipedia is not
 * 4) Capitalization
 * 5) Deletion policy
 * 6) Assume good faith
 * 7) Clueless newbies
 * 8) Don't bite the newbies

Evidence of trying and failing to resolve the dispute
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 * 1) User's talk page with discussions
 * 2) More discussion:
 * 3) Discussion on Talk:Vampire: ,
 * 4) Others: ,

Users certifying the basis for this dispute
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 * 1) Pablo D. Flores 13:39, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Friday 14:01, 21 July 2005 (UTC) - I've come to believe he means well.  However, he's either unwilling or unable to follow policies and guidelines, and thus often draws the ire of other editors.
 * 3) Chairboy 14:37, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) DreamGuy 19:43, July 21, 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) ¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸ 03:42, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

Other users who endorse this summary
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 * 1) Golbez 15:47, July 21, 2005 (UTC) - I've been in similar conflicts with him on United States, but I have not been involved in these particular battles.
 * 2) Parker Whittle 18:23, 21 July 2005 (UTC) - I'm having similar troubles with him on Witchcraft.
 * 3) Craigkbryant 20:20, 21 July 2005 (UTC)I find his edits consistently degrade the quality of Wikipedia as a factual reference and violate standards with respect to point of view and original research. I have found him unwilling to back up his assertions with actual citations and references when challenged.
 * 4) Rhobite 21:25, July 21, 2005 (UTC) Gabrielsimon seems like a well-meaning editor but he does cause a lot of trouble adding POV to controversial articles. Gabriel, I think the best solution is for you to stop editing controversial articles and spend some time thinking about why Wikipedia's NPOV policy prevents us from making value judgments.
 * 5) Nickptar 00:15, 22 July 2005 (UTC) - I had run-ins with GS on United States and Vampire lifestyle. He seems well-intentioned, but to have poor restraint regarding reversions and POV-pushing, and a nasty habit of not citing sources. His non-controversial, good contributions are overshadowed by his doings noted here.
 * 6) Haikupoet 04:38, 22 July 2005 (UTC) -- I honestly think that he thinks he's presenting facts, and I also believe that he doesn't know the difference between fact and opinion. He's been talked to and continues to push POV, despite being told otherwise.
 * 7) grubber 09:38, 2005 July 22 (UTC) - I've watched Gabriel for a month now and even tried talking with him on his talk page. Most of my comments on his talk pages (ie, the one about his 7+ 3RR violations) have been removed, so it is clear he does not want anyone's advice.
 * 8) A и D я 01D  TALK  EMAIL  15:59, July 22, 2005 (UTC) — I've had one run-in with Gabrielsimon, on George W. Bush, where he initiated a revert war about a conspiracy theory he wanted to add to the article:, which ended up causing the article to be protected for a short time and for him to be blocked. From the ensuing discussion, it became clear that Gabrielsimon either does not understand or does not accept Wikipedia's NPOV policy, believes he can cite editorials and other dubious sources as fact, and believes his opinions are facts.
 * 9) I had some edit conflicts with Gabrielsimon and I am sorry to see he has not improved since then. This is characteristic of the behavior he had when he was brand new, and I am appalled to see that it continues. I think a mentorship may be in order.--Tznkai 00:29, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
 * See below, I strongly agree regarding mentorship. ¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸ 00:43, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) I had the same experience with mass deletions of material he did not agree with (without discussion first) on Prophecies of Joseph Smith. He seems unwilling to follow the principle of collaboration and consensus. --MrWhipple 03:02, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Really, violating WP:3RR once, or even twice might be defensibile. But violating it at least SEVEN TIMES since April 23rd?  I have little faith in reform.  I would vote for at least a ONE revert probation.  Wikibofh 05:48, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) dab (ᛏ) 11:44, 27 July 2005 (UTC) he may mean well, but seems incapable of grasping the most basic principles of Wikipedia. A typical case of somebody who would profit more from reading than from editing.
 * 4) Robert McClenon 13:28, 27 July 2005 (UTC) See my view below for details.
 * 5) Regardless of how much advice and counsel he gets, Gabe refuses to change. WIKI is not the place for Gabe right now in his life. Storm Rider 16:44, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Gabrielsimon also summarily deletes comments of anon users - see User:205.188.116.14 where he deleted my comments on the talk page 7 times without comment. I realize that Anon edits on wikipedia are accorded second class status since most vandals are anonymous - but to delete relevant comments on a talk page is not the wikiway. Although his behavior has improved it is still confrontational, dismissive and Deletory of any arguments that he either can not comprehend or does not agree with. User:205.188.116.14 10:57, 28 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Simon may have good intentions, but he has been creating more heat than light for months here. We welcome contributions from anyone, but at the present time Simon is not a net benefit to the project.  I, too, have experienced his duplicity in marking major edits as minor and leaving no summary, reverting edits by others who have made multiple changes, and then later admitting he only disagreed with one change.  And not least, he should be required to use a spell-checker.  We all make mistakes, but Simon's are so frequent as to need fix-ups for nearly every edit he does.  --Blainster 15:11, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Gabriel means well, I'm sure, but he causes far more heat than light, and sadly is a hindrance to the pages he works on. Vashti 02:03, 1 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) His edits have created a problem. He is often unwilling to discuss. Nereocystis 17:22, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 10) Much as others have said, Gabriel believes he's doing the right thing but in the process he's vigorously pushing some fairly odd POVs. Good intentions only go so far to ameliorating that. Bryan 07:02, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 11) Hipocrite 16:06, 4 August 2005 (UTC) I also believe that he means well, but something's stopping him from chaning his behavior to work with disagreement.

Response
This is a summary written by the user whose conduct is disputed, or by other users who think that the dispute is unjustified and that the above summary is biased or incomplete. {Users who edit or endorse this summary should not edit the other summaries.}

I would like to requet that in any case of 3rr violation invilving DreamGuy, that other editors look at his edit summaries for rude, or inmsulting edit summaries,  that constitutes baiting, and it happens more hten a few times. in fact, on my momst recent block, he DID bait me, and used my block to try to claim consensus on issues he knew he had none on.

as for the most recent block which apparently triggered this posting, it was nto a " resumption of behaviour" as it was awssumed to be by this pages poster, it was in fact of an entirly differnt nature, but i dont supposes you were goingto bother to actaully read the conversations about it, hrmm? Gabrielsimon 14:33, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

as for the blanking allegation, please look at hte next avaliable place in the edit histroy. that being. Gabrielsimon 14:39, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

as for "misleading comments" it is plain to see if you examine the eit histories of al lthe articles in question about missing sun motif and or myth that i am not incorrect that the page renaming as done without  consensus, i was my belief that to undo that would be justified, Gabrielsimon 14:41, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

link labelled "1" on the other page, not my work, i was reverting it, and was planning on modifying it, but never got the chance to. Gabrielsimon 14:45, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

as for links 4, 5, 6, this was the truth i was putting in, and i even tried to make it sound NPOV, other people just didnt like it. Gabrielsimon 14:48, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

as for nine and ten, it was simply that the other editor refusedto supply adqquate proof, and seems to have reverted out of some long held spite. Gabrielsimon 14:50, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

as for 11, 12, 13, i had put a lot ofeffort into typingthose out, and the explaination seemed rather weak. Gabrielsimon 14:51, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

17 through twenty, typos aside, this was the truth of the matter, and not MY truth, simply The truth, i care not for people whj ike to tone down the truth  and use paltry excuses. i might admit that the wording as a bit harsh, but it is not unjust. Gabrielsimon 14:54, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

21 is not a vanadlaistic comment, it is, again, simply the truth put too harshly for people who are, as has been said, of a different POV. Gabrielsimon 14:56, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

ther is no "baiting" and the discussions invilving septembe 11 attacks page is found on my talk page. Gabrielsimon 14:59, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

all in all this seems poorly constructed evidance to me, but thats just me. Gabrielsimon 14:59, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

[moving his comment from evidence section to here, regarding removing of someone else's comment] - it was unsinged, so i removed it. sue me. proof? here. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Therianthropy&diff=20245935&oldid=20245818 Gabrielsimon 06:40, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

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 * 1) Gabrielsimon 15:06, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

as for friday's latest two additions, his afdition of the RFC link.. the motive therof, was questionable... doubious,... its like he was trying to use it to sway an argument.Gabrielsimon 05:45, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

as for the other thing thathe just posted, he should mind his own business, and stop following me around ,searching for things i do wrong. its getting annoying. Gabrielsimon 05:45, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

as for http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otherkin&diff=prev&oldid=19680298 that one, DreamGuy's just antzy becasue EVERYTHING i say is rude, as far as hes concerned (sigh) its my contention that the otherkin article should be treeated specially, and im in the process of trying to convince others of that in otherp leaces...Gabrielsimon 07:10, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

anyway, i cant really think that DreamGuy can be relied upon for what is and what isnt rude, considering that a good deal of this edits ARE quite rude, and yet he seems not to notice that. ill not stoop to mudlisning, but they are there if you look. Gabrielsimon 07:12, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

80 - i was getting really frustrated, becaseu of my repeatedattempts to ask people to give me some spafe so i wcould try to start again only met with DreamGuy's annoying comments. 81 - after moneths of his constant incivillity my patiemnce with hiom is at an end., so i begion to become as disrespectfull to him as he is to me. 82 - after moneths of his constant incivillity my patiemnce with hiom is at an end., so i begion to become as disrespectfull to him as he is to me. 83 - rediculus, hes the one who posted the broken link, i called him on it, and hetried to change it to look like hed done nothing wrong, so i changed it back, hes reaslly just whining about his own mistakes, and holing on to his vendetta

84 - i deleted accusations of sock puy[pp[erty, that hes making ponly becaue i made some about him, i will contunie to defend users, bewcasue the last one wejnt aqwaty after he and others rudly  treated him like dirt on account of me.

85 - im trying tpo prevent DreamGuy from driving away ANOTHER newbie, if he dont like it,  maybe  he should shove his face into an active volcano Gabrielsimon 03:02, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

Outside view 1
Very odd. If I didn't know better, I'd swear there was a language barrier partly at work here, given some of the edits that Gabrielsimon has attempted to make. His edits to the vampire article seem to be written as if from the point of view of someone who is or knows a vampire, which qualifies as, well, odd. His edits to the wolf article reflects a passion for wolves, but he needs to learn how to maintain that passion and not turn wikipedia into a POV advocacy article against wolf-hunting. No matter how horrific a topic, wikipedia must maintain enough distance to report facts, not advocate a cause. His edits to change references to the 9-11 "terrorists" to "militants" also indicates his point of view, one I find no sympathy for. As for "capitalization" and other such reverts, I myself am not clear on the wikipedia rules, nor is it clear whether such rules were pointed out by anyone in a non-confrontational manner early on in this whole thing. Evidence of "baiting" does seem to be a bit of a stretch, but having no history with the entire talk page, perhaps the diffs provided do not show the true context or perhaps not. He clearly broke some wikipedia policies, such as NPOV. And he clearly can make a great contribution to wikipedia if he can learn to remain true to his beliefs while editing within wikipedia policies. Whether he does that is up to him. FuelWagon 22:17, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

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 * 1) Derktar 00:57, July 22, 2005 (UTC).
 * 2) I largely agree, he has great potential as an editor, but needs to respect our basic rules. I think some knowledgable editors need to take him under their wing, w his acceptance that their judgement is to be respected, and their advice trusted. A great test case for integrating editors. ¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸ 00:06, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) He just needs to take it easy. — David Remahl 12:27, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

Another Outside View
I did not initially intend to provide another outside view about this editor. In view of the large number of Wikipedians who have signed this RfC, I thought that adding one more person would be, in the terms of American football, "piling on", a form of unnecessary roughness. However, there is an article RfC on Otherkin about its use of original research and lack of verifiability. The history of that article shows that this editor has violated the 3RR rule within the past 24 hours by removing a verifiability and original research tag. I have seen enough evidence now to be willing to sign the summary. Robert McClenon 13:27, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

Outside view
Although Gabrielsimon may have reverted the 3RR violation and has angered other users by his content and NPOV, I think it is wise that such misgivings not interfere with the work of Wikipedia. A compromise at this point is vital: Gabriel, stop adding controversial/bias content within the encyclopedia. Detractors, please do not bash Gabriel as I have read here before. Some comments here have implied that he has done nothing to benefit this encyclopedia. I believe personally that he has done more to benefit this encyclopedia with over 1,500 edits, and nearly 500 in articles []. The detractors obviously need to recognize the value of this user, and Gabrielsimon should not add dubious content, and not break the 3RR rule. Dbraceyrules 14:03, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

Note: The argument is not that Gabrielsimon's number of edits warrants his NPOV and 3RR violations, and I apologize if I have not clarified that enough. The argument is simply a compromise: Gabrielsimon should adhere to the demands of the editors, and cease his additions of dubious content in the encyclopedia: if he does not, he should suffer the consequences (i.e. an extremely long block, or restrictions of privileges). However, I have also stated that the other users need not bash him anymore, i.e. to imply that all of his edits are of no value, and that Gabrielsimon does not have potential in this encyclopedia. I don't think this argument is that far fetched than any of the others. I am not saying that Gabriel is right, but I can't say his detractors who find nothing of value in this editor are 100% right either. Give him another chance, I sincerely hope that these RfC's and RfA's bring a change in his edits. If not, he can only suffer the consequences. I think that is only fair. It is hard to doubt that many of these editors have so much preeminent dislike of this user's edits that they may be overly brash toward him. Dbraceyrules 01:17, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

Outside view
I have been watching and occasionally dealing with Gabrielsimon for the last month or so, and I must say the experience has been alternately fascinating and frustrating... with a slant towards the latter. Gabriel seems to have a difficulty understanding Wikipedia policy, and not only that, has a penchant for misinterpreting policy. He also has unusual sensitivity when it comes to people criticizing his edits; it is perhaps unfortunate that he has also come up against one or two editors who are less than tactful in criticising those edits. Taking it personally (on either side) makes positions harden impossible to negotiate, so naturally the name calling and the edit wars escalate accordingly. I have talked to Gabriel, I have tried to reason with him, and occasionally for a time I see a glimmer of hope as he actually gets what I am trying to say, and even improves for a while. But then he undoes all the hope I have placed in him by reverting to type.

Despite all this, I do not think he is unteachable, but the longer he continues editing in this way, the more inevitable a permanent ban becomes. Gabriel needs to learn to take a chill pill, understand what his edits are being criticised for and address those issues in an objective, non-confrontational way, and above all, try not to be baited. I honestly do not know how this can be done - change, as they say, has to come from within. Gabriel says he needs time to change, and that he is trying to. If I assume that he is sincere, perhaps what he needs is a Wikiholiday, to voluntarily stop editing for a month (or however long it takes), reflect, get away from the interpersonal conflicts that have plagued his time here so far, allow parties to cool down, and then come back with hopefully, a fresh start. I would urge Gabriel to accept this advice before the holiday becomes involuntary. --khaosworks 02:10, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

Addendum: Gabriel's latest additions to this RfC's talk page merely reinforces my opinion that he desperately needs a break. --02:28, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

Outside view
Like most other people, I personally feel that gabrielsimon's edits have been in reasonably good faith throughout my dealings with him. However, that is not to state that they have been in any way appropriate. Indeed, reading the evidence list, I wondered if articles such as Vampire lifestyle were included in there as he has been doing the same things in that case as those listed. I did not attempt to determine whether or not the 3RR was breached during the course of this argument, however it is distinctly possible as he reverted edits made by me or anyobdy consistantly for a period nearing a week. He also blanked comments from talkpages despite having been told fairly numerous times not to do so.

In other words, while this behavior is usually a misunderstanding of the rules, it appears to me that this is a special case. The violations have clearly been going on for some lengthy period of time: our interaction was several months ago and I believe there have been incidents before that still. Though behaviour can be changed, there has been ample opportunity to do that and many people have provided very clear advice in good faith; however it has unfortunately been more or less ignored at every turn. Unless we are to see a very dramatic change in editing patterns over the next few weeks I would strongly suggest that decisive action be taken: while he is disputing endlessly with editors no productive editing is being done at all because it cannot be. Further, every ciritcism of these editing practices is rebuked with allegations of personal bias, and the user seems to have moved on to abusing administrative tags such as "protected" recently, causing a page to be protected even as of a few hours ago (as of this writing).

This behaviour, in my opinion, demonstrates clearly both an inability to reform behaviour (or understand the necessity for that reform) and a significant breach of the trust inherent in a wiki structure. Further, the editor has still failed to desist long after the introduction of this RfC. If you do not realise the seriousness of the situation even after an RfC has been raised, when will you? I therefore and most regrettably propose that the outcome of this RfC be the most severe possible.

Falcon 08:39, August 4, 2005 (UTC)

 * The arbitration request for GS received the required 4 votes, and there should be action on it soon. - grubber 12:56, 2005 August 4 (UTC)

Ouside view
I haven't been following up on this user and his edit history, but from what I've read, his spelling and grammar are horrible. How can he be allowed admin status with this in mind? It's really painful and disturbing to read his comments on talk pages, and if he edits like that all the time on articles as well, I say ban him altogether. EliasAlucard|Talk 22:20, 08 Aug, 2005 (UTC)

 * He doesn't have admin status, Elias. SlimVirgin (talk) 20:22, August 8, 2005 (UTC)

Ed Poor outside view
I finally got Gabriel to make his first NPOV edit today. It would be a shame to waste all the effort I've made, teaching him how to write neutrally.

Also, part of the problem was over-zealousness on the part of DreamGuy. He has agreed to withdraw and let SlimVirgin and me supervise Gabriel.

Finally, Gabriel has admitted to creating a sockpuppet account to get a fresh start. He will not be using the old account to evade a ban; if he does, both accounts are to be blocked at once. See the agreement at his talk page.

And this is his new account:

Signed:
 * 1) Uncle Ed 00:33, August 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) I think he can shape up. I also think I've been overzealous too and should now try to avoid further criticism. N (t/c) 01:05, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) One more chance. ;-) SlimVirgin (talk) 02:38, August 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) El_C 02:43, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Despite lingering skepticism, let's give this a shot.--khaosworks (talk• contribs) 02:57, August 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Agreed - he is young and should be given some time to mature 205.188.117.8 03:03, 10 August 2005 (UTC) (aka 205.188.116.14)
 * 7) I have strong doubts.  I hope this works, but his history is full of telling people what they want to hear, agreeing to change, then going back on his word, so I am extremely skeptical.  I fear that this group is being taken on a ride, and that Gabrielsimon/Gavin is manipulating everyone.  That said, I'll just grab my hat and hold on and hope, like the abused housewife, that THIS time it'll be different. - Chairboy 15:10, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Is it too much to ask that Gabriel/Gavin make some kind of statement to indicate that he has read and is familiar with the rules concerning vandalism, reverts and any other pertinent issues? I've seen him plead ignorance on many of these issues in avoidance of potential sanctions in past episodes. Credibility is a factor. Also, I must ask if every "problem" editor is to be given the kind of patient handling that this user has. Is this a precident setting case? Please respond, I am probably not alone in my concern regarding these issues. Hamster Sandwich 15:30, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Is it too much to ask you  to converse with the user in quesion ( me) instead of ignoring me when i ask you quesions?  why wuld you think  that your words hold much wait  with me when you show me no respect at all, mr sandwitch?  as for everyone else, thansk, i apprecioate the vote of confidance.Gavin the Chosen 15:29, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) An excellent compromise. I commend Gabriel for agreeing to do it. - grubber 15:32, 2005 August 10 (UTC)
 * 2) D. J. Bracey (talk) [[Image:Flag of California.svg|25px]] 20:45, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) I feel (most belatedly) that this is a very reasonable solution, given that he continues to edit reasonably and improves his typography, particularly in article space.  If he does not, I feel that both accounts ought to be banned or severely sanctioned.  Best of luck, and I really hope this goes over well.  Falcon 22:29, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Discussion
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motion to close RFC
as explained on talk page
 * 1) Gabrielsimon 03:41, 4 August 2005 (UTC)


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David Herd

David Herd or Hurd may refer to:

 * David Herd (anthologist) (1732–1810), Scottish anthologist
 * David Herd (footballer) (1934–2016), Scottish footballer
 * David Hurd (born 1950), composer
 * David N. Hurd (born 1937), U.S. judge

title: David Herd


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Toronto Works and Emergency Services

The Toronto Works and Emergency Services department was responsible for a variety of services.

The department took over public works departments formerly managed by the former cities in Metro Toronto, as well as waste management portion of Metro Toronto Works.

The division reported to a deputy city manager and with the new executive committee it will report to Glenn De Baeremaeker, chair of Public Works and Infrastructure committee.

Water
Toronto maintains a network of water filtration plants, pumping stations and reservoirs providing water to the city of Toronto. Some facilities are located outside the city, there are two reservoirs and one water tank located in York Region.

Sewage
In the past waste water was dumped into the lake and thus caused the waters off Toronto to become polluted. Since then the city has treated water from households and industry and commercial consumers before it returns to Lake Ontario.

Most of the sewage treatment facilities are located along the lake and sludge is sent to dumps and to other facilities in the province:

 * Ashbridge's Bay Waste Treatment Plant
 * Humber Bay Waste Treatment Plant
 * North Toronto Waste Treatment Plant
 * Highland Creek Waste Treatment Plant
 * Dee Avenue Laboratory

Public works projects initiated by the city involves items like repairing sewers, water networks, and maintaining city facilities.

There are approximately 1600 storm sewers that drain rainwater to creeks in rivers in the city. Accidental runoff from sanitary sewers have led to severe pollution in a number of water ways.

Critical waterways used to drain water in the city include:

 * Humber River
 * Don River
 * Highland Creek
 * Taylor-Massey Creek
 * Etobicoke Creek
 * Black Creek

Solid Waste Management
The city's Solid Waste Management is responsible for picking up garbage and recycling in the city. Most of the services are public with Etobicoke contracted out due to previously signed by the former City of Etobicoke:

Garbage transfer stations

 * Bermondsey transfer station
 * Commissioner Street transfer station
 * Disco transfer station
 * Dufferin transfer station
 * Ingram transfer station
 * Scarborough transfer station
 * Victoria Park transfer station

Public Works yards

 * Booth
 * Disco transfer station
 * Ellesmere Yard
 * Etobicoke Civic Centre
 * Ingram transfer station
 * King Street
 * Central
 * Bermondsey transfer station
 * Scarborough transfer station
 * Yonge Street

The city once owned landfills in the Greater Toronto Area, but solid waste is now shipped to a landfill the city bought near St. Thomas, Ontario and another facility in Michigan. A list of some of the dumps being used or that were used in past:

 * Carleton Farms - Carelton, Michigan
 * Green Lane - Southwold, Ontario
 * Brock Road in Pickering - closed
 * Keele Valley Landfill in Vaughan - closed
 * Islington and Finch - closed
 * Beare Road - closed

A list of waste management programs applied in Toronto:

 * Recycling System
 * Blue Box
 * Green Bin
 * Composting
 * Grey Box

Snow Removal
Toronto has budget money and resources for salting and plowing city roads in winter. There are 600 snowplows and 300 sidewalk snow removal equipment run by 1300 personnel.

Fleet

 * Sterling Trucks Accetra heavy duty trucks
 * Peterbilt 357 dump trucks
 * Mack Trucks/Ford road sweepers
 * Heil Environmental Industries Limited Formula 7000 Square Body side loader garbage trucks
 * Allianz Series 3000 street sweepers
 * Ride on street vacuums
 * Crane Carrier Corporation side loaders were part of the City of North York's fleet prior to merger of the waste departments in 1998
 * Ford F-series pickup trucks

Reorganization
The current structure is as follows:

 * Toronto Technical Services Division - environmental, emergency and engineering
 * Toronto Support Services Division - planning, financing and administration

Toronto Water is a new body responsible for water and sewage treatment in the city.

The department was formed the merger of the public works departments of each of the municipalities and with Metro Toronto Works Department).

title: Toronto Works and Emergency Services


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List of BDSM authors

This is a list of notable authors of fiction and/or non-fiction works about BDSM. For other notable people associated with BDSM, see List of people associated with BDSM.

 * Solace Ames, American author of erotic fiction
 * Laura Antoniou, writing as Sara Adamson, author of The Marketplace series of novels
 * Pablo Neruda
 * Go Arisue, Japanese bondage artist and author
 * Guy Baldwin, psychotherapist and author known for his work on BDSM and sexual related issues
 * Violet Blue, American journalist, author, editor, advisor, and educator
 * Gloria Brame, American sexologist, writer and sex therapist
 * Rachel Kramer Bussel, American author, columnist, and editor, specializing in erotica
 * Patrick Califia, American writer of non-fiction essays about sexuality and of erotic fiction and poetry
 * Casey Calvert, American pornographic actress and film director
 * Greta Christina, American atheist, blogger, speaker, and author
 * David Aaron Clark, American author, musician, pornographic actor, and pornographic video director
 * John Cleland, English novelist best known for his fictional Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure
 * Oniroku Dan, Japanese author of popular SM novels
 * Tess Danesi, American sex educator, blogger, and writer of BDSM erotica
 * Tony DeBlase, American leatherman and zoologist, sometimes writing as Fledermaus
 * Samuel R. Delany, American author and literary critic
 * Anne Desclos, Franch writer also writing as Dominique Aury and Pauline Réage, author of Story of O
 * Vanessa Duriès, French novelist, author of The Ties That Bind
 * Dossie Easton, American author and family therapist, author of The Ethical Slut
 * Stephen Elliott, author of My Girlfriend Comes to the City and Beats Me Up
 * Melissa Febos, American writer, professor and former dominatrix, author of the memoir Whip Smart
 * Bob Flanagan, American performance artist and writer known for his work on sadomasochism
 * Maîtresse Françoise, also writing as Annick Foucault, French dominatrix and author
 * Mary Gaitskill
 * Stefani Goerlich, American Sexologist and author of The Leather Couch: Clinical Practice with Kinky Clients, The Leather Chair: Culturally Competent Therapy from The Leather Chair, BDSM and Kink: The Basics (with Elyssa Helfer) and With Sprinkles On Top: Everything Vanilla People and Their Kinky Partners Need to Know to Communicate, Explore, and Connect
 * Jeff Gord, real name Jeffrey E. Owen, British bondage photographer and writer of erotic fiction
 * Tilly Greene
 * Matthias T. J. Grimme, German author and publisher of sadomasochistic literature. author of Das SM-Handbuch
 * Andrei Gusev, Russian writer and journalist
 * Hardy Haberman, American author, filmmaker, educator, and activist
 * Laurell K. Hamilton
 * Janet Hardy, American writer and sex educator, and founder of Greenery Press
 * Lee Harrington, American sexuality and spirituality educator, author, and artist
 * Emma Holly, American author who specializes in writing erotic romance novels
 * Trevor Jacques, Canadian author, activist, sex researcher, and IT consultant, author of On The Safe Edge: A Manual for SM Play
 * Maxim Jakubowski
 * Elfriede Jelinek
 * V. M. Johnson, American leatherwoman, leather activist and author
 * E.L. James, real name Erika Leonard, British author writing as E.L. James, author of Fifty Shades of Grey novels
 * Alan Mac Clyde (1930s novelist), pseudonym of unknown author
 * Alan Mac Clyde (1950s novelist), pseudonym of unknown author
 * Mistress Matisse, American dominatrix
 * Malcolm McKesson, American author and outsider artist
 * Midori, American bondage artist
 * Lord Morpheous, Canadian sex educator, author and photographer
 * Charles Allen Moser, American physician, clinical sexologist, sex therapist, and sex educator
 * John Norman, real name |John Frederick Lange, Jr., American academic and novelist writing as John Norman, author of the Gor series of novels
 * Betty Paërl, Dutch mathematician, socialist and transgender rights activist
 * John Preston, American author and editor of gay erotica
 * Carol Queen, American author, editor, sociologist and sexologist
 * Anne Rice, writing as A. N. Roquelaure, author of The Sleeping Beauty Quartet
 * Catherine Robbe-Grillet, writing as Jean de Berg and Jeanne de Berg, author of The Image
 * Pam Rosenthal, writing as Molly Weatherfield, American author of erotic historical romance novels
 * Robert J. Rubel, American author and educational speaker in the field of alternative sexuality
 * Gayle Rubin, American cultural anthropologist
 * Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian nobleman, writer and journalist, author of Venus in Furs
 * Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade, French nobleman, author of Justine, or the Misfortunes of Virtue; Juliette, The 120 Days of Sodom and Philosophy in the Bedroom
 * Ariel Sands, pseudonymous author of the sadomasochistic novel Never the Face
 * Terence Sellers, American dominatrix and writer, author of The Correct Sadist: The Memoirs of Angel Stern
 * Elf Sternberg, author of online erotic fiction
 * Gengoroh Tagame, pseudonymous Japanese manga artist
 * Cecilia Tan, writer, editor, sexuality activist, and founder of Circlet Press
 * Bernard J. Taylor
 * Claire Thompson
 * Larry Townsend, American author and activist
 * Kitty Tsui, American author, poet, actor, and bodybuilder
 * Alison Tyler, pseudonymous American author, editor and publisher of erotica
 * Mollena Williams-Haas, American writer, BDSM educator, actress, and former International Ms. Leather
 * Jay Wiseman, American BDSM author, educator, and expert witness

title: List of BDSM authors


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Talk:Rue Mouffetard

[Untitled]
I don't think this is much of a stub. It's a small place, this is a nice introduction.

The sidebar states that the street was created in the 21st C but the text of the article states that the road is medieval. I've had dinner in the Rue Mouffetard in the 1980's and it didn't look brand new then! I would modify it but I don't have an accurate date to put in GrahamPadruig (talk) 19:49, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Bogdanov?
“ In 1910 Alexander Bogdanov delivered a lecture about Empiriomonism. Lenin replied quoting his own Materialism and Empiriocriticism in response.[1] ”. Is this just on the wrong page? It doesn’t seem to have anything to do with Rue Mouffetard. B Plouviez (talk) 14:07, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

title: Talk:Rue Mouffetard