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Ministry of Munitions (Japan)

The Ministry of Munitions (軍需省) was a cabinet-level ministry in the final days of the Empire of Japan, charged with the procurement and manufacture of armaments, spare parts and munitions to support the Japanese war effort in World War II.

History
The Ministry of Munitions was created on 1 November 1943 out of the Board of Planning of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, which was subsequently abolished. With an increasing portion of Japan's industrial base and infrastructure damaged by Allied air raids, the Japanese government felt it necessary to unify the administration of munitions production to improve efficiency and to increase production levels, particularly that of military aircraft. The concept was inspired by the German Ministry of Armaments and Munitions under Fritz Todt and Albert Speer, which had successfully increased Nazi Germany's industrial production under similar adverse conditions, and was also an unsuccessful political move by the military to impose more control over the zaibatsu.

Although Prime Minister Tōjō concurrently was first Minister of Munitions, the actual day-to-day running of the Ministry devolved to his deputy, Nobusuke Kishi.

Key firms were designated as components of the nationalized Munitions Companies System, and managers were given positions as government officials. Production staff was regarded as conscript labor and was not allowed to quit, or go on strike. State-controlled financial institutions provided working capital and subsidized the firms for any losses.

The Ministry of Munitions was abolished in 1945, by the American occupation authorities, and its functions were absorbed into the modern Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI).

Organization
Munitions Minister
 * Secretariat
 * General Operations Bureau
 * Aircraft Production Bureau
 * Mechanical Bureau
 * Iron & Steel Bureau
 * Light Metals Bureau
 * Non-Metallic Materials Bureau
 * Chemical Bureau
 * Fuels Bureau
 * Electricity Bureau

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CSDP (disambiguation)

CSDP usually refers to the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union (EU). CSDP may also refer to:

Organisations

 * Czech Social Democratic Party, a social-democratic political party in the Czech Republic
 * Chinese Social Democratic Party, a political party in Taiwan founded by Ju Gau-jeng
 * Center for the Study of Democratic Politics at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
 * Center for Studying Disability Policy, a research affiliate of Mathematica Policy Research
 * Common Sense for Drug Policy, a think tank founded by American lawyer Kevin Zeese

Other

 * Certified Software Development Professional, an ISO-accredited professional certification in software engineering offered by the IEEE Computer Society
 * Certified Sustainable Development Planner, a professional certification offered by the World Institute of Sustainable Development Planners
 * Conceptual schema design procedure, an object-role modeling process

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Ricardo Alarcón

Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada (21 May 1937 – 30 April 2022) was a Cuban politician. He served as his country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) for nearly 30 years and later served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1992 to 1993. Subsequently, Alarcón was President of the National Assembly of People's Power from 1993 to 2013, and because of this post, was considered the third-most powerful figure in Cuba. He was also until 2013 a Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba.

A graduate of the University of Havana with a doctorate in philosophy, he served in various diplomatic posts following the Cuban Revolution. His first foreign-policy post was Head of the Americas Division in Cuba's Foreign Ministry. During his tenure as Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Alarcón held several prominent offices, such as President of the Security Council and Vice-President of the General Assembly.

Early life
Alarcón was born in Havana on 21 May 1937. He entered the University of Havana in 1954 and graduated with a degree as a Doctor of Philosophy and Humanities. Alarcón became active in the Federation of University Students (FEU), serving as the secretary of culture for the FEU from 1955 to 1956. Alarcón became active in Castro's 26th of July Movement, which was attempting to oust President Fulgencio Batista, in July 1955. Alarcón assisted in the organization of the student apparatus of the guerrilla organization's youth brigade. Alarcón was elected the FEU's Vice President in 1959, and served as the President of the Student Organization from 1961 to 1962. However, unlike the Castros, Alarcón was active in the urban underground resistance, and not the guerrilla movement located in the countryside.

In 1962, the new Castro-led government appointed Alarcón as the Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Americas division, where he began his diplomatic career. Between 1966 and 1978, he served as Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Vice-President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, President of the Council of Administration to the United Nations Development Programme, and Vice-President of the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. In 1978, Alarcón was promoted to first vice-minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While serving as Permanent Representative to the UN for a second time, Alarcón was President of the Security Council in February 1990 and July 1991. In 1992, he was made Minister of Foreign Affairs, and in February 1993, he became the President of the National Assembly.

President of the National Assembly (1993–2013)
Alarcón took over the office of President of the National Assembly of People's Power in 1993 in what Ben Corbett, a historian, considered a "demotion" from his earlier post as Minister of Foreign Affairs. However, William E. Ratliff and Roger W. Fontaine, in their book, A Strategic Flip-flop in the Caribbean: Lift the Embargo on Cuba, ranks Alarcón as having been the third-most powerful figure in Cuba.

One year after taking office, Alarcón travelled to the United States as the head of a five-member delegation to talk about the migration issues between the two countries. In a government statement, Alarcón was described as the "best qualified" to deal with such delicate issues as emigration, and his knowledge of the "fundamental causes" to mass emigration from Cuba. Alarcón, along with the Cuban government, believed that the United States economic embargo against Cuba was the main culprit for mass emigration from the country. The negotiations were suspended for a while when he abruptly travelled to Cuba to discuss the situation with the Cuban government. After his abrupt return trip to Cuba, he came back to the United States and continued the negotiations. When he returned to the United States, he was more positive in tone, and several Cuban officials told the media that an agreement could be reached. Alarcón was able to reach an agreement with the United States Government on 9 September 1994, and the United States promised to issue at least 20,000 immigrant visas a year for Cuban citizens seeking to leave their homeland.

In August 2000, Alarcón was involved in a minor dispute with the United States when he was denied a visa to attend an international conference in New York City. Alarcón lived in Manhattan for over twelve years, but because of his status as a Cuban government official, he was only allowed within a 25-mile radius of the United Nations.

On 2 December 2003, United States Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security John R. Bolton charged that Cuba, along with Iran, North Korea, Syria, and Libya, were "rogue states...whose pursuit of weapons of mass destruction makes them hostile to U.S. interests [and who] will learn that their covert programs will not escape either detection or consequences." In response, Alarcón called Bolton "a liar" and cited U.S. claims pertaining to Iraq's weapons of mass destruction in justification of the Iraq War which were later found to be incorrect.

In 2006, Alarcón stated: "At some moment, US rhetoric changed to talk of democracy... For me, the starting point is the recognition that democracy should begin with Pericles's definition – that society is for the benefit of the majority – and should not be imposed from outside." During Fidel Castro's transfer of presidential duties to his brother Raúl Castro, Alarcón told the foreign media that Fidel would be fit to run for re-election to the assembly in January 2008 parliamentary election. However, in an interview with the CNN, Alarcón said he was unsure if Fidel would accept the post or not. Alarcón, in an interview on the topic on who would succeed Fidel Castro, said; "All those who have been trying to fool the world and put out the idea that something terrible would happen in Cuba, that people would take to the streets, that there would be great instability, the door slammed on them and they must have very swollen hands now".

Later life and death
Alarcón was married to Margarita Perea Maza. She died on 9 February 2008. Alarcón died at the age of 84 on 30 April 2022, his family confirmed. No cause of death was immediately given.

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Miguel Migs

Miguel Steward (born December 6, 1972) better known by his stage name Miguel Migs, is an American deep house DJ and producer and the founder of Salted Music, an independent electronic dance music record label based in San Francisco, California.

Biography
Migs began his music career at 18 years old, as a lead guitarist and songwriter for a Santa Cruz local band called Zion Sounds. The band split up in the mid-1990s, however Zion Sounds' African and Jamaican style is said to have been a major influence in Migs' personal career. After the band dissolved, Migs went on to explore electronic music production thus creating his unique and soulful sound.

Miguel has produced over 100 remixes to date, including remixes for a number of mainstream artists. Such artists include Britney Spears, Macy Gray and Lionel Richie. Miguel Migs has been associated with a variety of record labels, most notably Salted Music and Om Records and Naked Music Recordings.

In 1998, Miguel co-founded the deep house record label Transport Recordings, along with fellow DJ MFR and Naked Music label director Bruno Ybarra. Migs was credited for his soul-driven vibes and hailed as one of the pioneers of the nascent house and chill-out revival scene alongside Dimitri from Paris and Bob Sinclar as a result of his early foray into Deep House in the late 1990s and early 2000s, releasing several highly sought after singles and remixes under the Petalpusher pseudonym. In 2005 he founded Salted Music, an independent record label.

In early 2008, Migs' Those Things won in The 7th Annual Independent Music Awards for Best Dance/Electronica Album. In 2009 Miguel Migs' Salted Music won the Independent Music Awards Vox Pop vote for best Indie Label Site.

Miguel Migs grew up in Northern California on his parents' diverse collection of classic rock, blues, funk, soul and reggae records – which helped set the tone for his musical inspirations. He infuses these creative influences into his own sound, which combines this wide range of styles, blending them together into his own unique artistry.

Migs emerged from the '90s deep house underground scene to become the kind of artist who transcends the stylistic limitations of a genre so very few can. His musical journey began after picking up a guitar in his early teenage years and his first outlet was writing songs and playing in Dub/Reggae bands. Although Migs always loved and listened to all different styles of music, in the early 1990s he connected to the soulful sounds of Deep House. By the mid '90s he began experimenting with producing electronic dance music. And by the time the new millennium dawned, a string of releases and remixes on numerous leading indie dance labels earned him an enviable reputation among discerning dance music fans worldwide. As Petalpusher, he'd also become a stalwart of the hugely influential Naked Music stable with his original productions, remixes and compilations.

His well-received 2002 debut album Colorful You was released on the legendary Astralwerks label, and Migs began to attract attention from the broader music community, remixing big-name artists as diverse as Macy Gray, Lionel Richie and Britney Spears. After years of relentless nonstop global touring, his 2007 follow-up album Those Things saw him collaborating with big-hitting names like hip-hop legend Sadat X and reggae icon Junior Reid, among others. The album was nominated for Best Dance Album in the Independent Music Awards, and was also included in Virgin Records yearly 'Virgin Recommends 24 ECD' promotion, as well as the single "So Far" entering the Top 5 on the Billboard Dance chart and #5 on the iTunes dance chart.

Those Things was released on Migs' own label, Salted Music. Founded in 2004, he launched Salted Music as a creative outlet for, in his own words, "music I like to play as a DJ, those B-side dubs, that underground creative feel. I never set out for it to be a large record label, it's something we do pretty much on a part-time basis for fun as a side project. but it's also important to me to be able to keep pushing new sounds and new artists."

Migs' last album Outside the Skyline (which debuted in the iTunes top 10 dance chart and received rave reviews by top publications) featured various collaborators including disco diva Evelyn "Champagne" King, neo-soul vocalist and bassist Meshell Ndegeocello, reggae legends Half-Pint and Freddie McGregor, Berlin based jazz singer Georg Levin and bossa nova star Bebel Gilberto, who all make an appearance on the album, alongside two vocalists who've been regular collaborators through the years, Aya and Lisa Shaw.

Record label
In 2004, Miguel Migs started his own record label, Salted Music. No stranger to independent and major labels, the founding of Salted Music was a more personal venture.

The idea behind Salted is for Miguel Migs to have a creative outlet for releasing forward thinking; soul based electronic music that is not limited in tempo. Not just instituted for Migs' own creations, Salted is a vehicle for upcoming and well-known artists who come across his path and catch his ear.

Albums

 * 2002: Colorful You (reached #14 on Top Electronic Albums)
 * 2007: Those Things (reached #15 on Top Electronic Albums)
 * 2011: Outside the Skyline
 * 2014: Dim Division
 * 2021: Shaping Visions

EPs

 * 1998: The Mercury Lounge
 * 1999: Future Flight
 * 1999: Hardnights (with Marc Jellybear)
 * 1999: Summer Spectrum (with DJ Rasoul)
 * 1999: The Fog City
 * 1999: The Night Affair
 * 1999: The Roundtrip
 * 1999: True Formula (with DJ Rasoul)
 * 1999: Very Chic (with Marc Jellybear)
 * 2000: Find What's Mine
 * 2000: Inner Excursions
 * 2000: Take Me to Paradise
 * 2001: Friend of the Blues (with Jay-J)
 * 2001: Mi Destino
 * 2001: The Soul Selecta
 * 2001: Underwater Sessions
 * 2002: Dreaming
 * 2002: Dubplate Sessions
 * 2004: City Sounds Trilogy
 * 2013: Heartbeat (with Lisa Shaw)
 * 2016: Waterfall (with Lisa Shaw)

DJ mixes

 * 1999: Nude Dimensions 1
 * 2001: Nite: Life 03
 * 2002: Goldclub Series Presents Klub Love (Promo, with Maurizio Aviles)
 * 2002: Nude Tempo One (reached #17 on Top Electronic Albums)
 * 2003: In the House: West Coast Sessions
 * 2003: Southport Weekender
 * 2004: Nite:Life 020
 * 2004: 24th Street Sounds
 * 2005: House of Om Presents: Get Salted, Volume 1 (#20 Top Electronic Albums)
 * 2007: Coast2Coast
 * 2009: Get Salted Volume 2
 * 2012: Nikki Beach Miami
 * 2013: Southport Weekender Volume 10

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Prince Augustus William of Prussia

Prince Augustus William of Prussia (August Wilhelm; 9 August 1722 – 12 June 1758) was the son of King Frederick William I of Prussia and a younger brother and general of Frederick the Great.

Augustus was the second surviving son of Frederick William I and Sophia Dorothea. His older siblings included Wilhelmina (later Margravine of Bayreuth), Frederick II (later King of Prussia), Friedrike Louise (later Margravine of Ansbach) and Louisa Ulrika (later Queen consort of Sweden).

Augustus was favored by his father over Frederick and was popular at the Prussian court. When his brother Frederick became king in 1740, Augustus became heir presumptive and moved into Fredrick's former residence, the Crown Prince's Palace in Berlin. When his older sister Louisa Ulrika married the King of Sweden in 1744, she founded the Ordre de l'Harmonie, of which Augustus was one of the first recipients.

Augustus served his brother as a general in the War of the Austrian Succession and distinguished himself in the Battle of Hohenfriedberg. But in the Seven Years' War, owing to the fatal retreat of Zittau during the Battle of Kolin in 1757, he incurred the wrath of his brother the King, and withdrew from the army. This conflict between the two brothers led to a correspondence, which was published in 1769.

Death
Augustus died suddenly in 1758 at Oranienburg, according to some of "a broken heart", in reference to his brother Frederick II's harsh treatment of him for his incompetent military leadership in the Battle of Kolin. In reality, he died from a brain tumor.

Marriage
Augustus married Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Because his older brother had no children, Augustus's oldest son inherited the throne as Frederick William II of Prussia on Frederick's death.

Issue

 * Frederick William II of Prussia (1744–1797)
 * married (1) Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg. They had one child Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia (1767–1820), who married Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, the second son of George III of the United Kingdom.
 * married (2) Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt and had issue.
 * Prince Henry of Prussia (1747–1767) died unmarried.
 * Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia (1751–1820) married William V, Prince of Orange and had issue.
 * Prince Emil of Prussia (1758–1759) died in infancy.

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Henry Bourne Joy

Henry Bourne Joy (November 23, 1864 – November 6, 1936) was an American businessman and President of the Packard Motor Car Company. He was a major developer of automotive activities as well as being a social activist.

In 1913, Joy and Carl G. Fisher were driving forces as principal organizers of the Lincoln Highway Association, a group dedicated to building a concrete road from New York to San Francisco. After the first several years, Fisher had become more involved with the Dixie Highway, but Joy remained dedicated to the Lincoln Highway. Naming it after former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was one of the moves Joy led, and his Lincoln Highway project was completed in his lifetime, despite a lack of financial support by automotive leaders such as Henry Ford.

Joy was also a prominent figure on both sides of prohibition during that turbulent era.

Early life
Joy was born in Detroit in 1864, the son of Michigan Central Railroad president James F. Joy. His father was involved with the great railroad push to Missouri, and hired Abraham Lincoln to assist him with mergers.

Joy began his schooling in Michigan, then graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover in 1883. He then attended Yale University, graduating in 1892. While there, he was a member of St. Anthony Hall.

Career
Joy began his career as an office boy with Peninsular Car Company (a Detroit company controlled by his father), working his way up to becoming assistant treasurer. He left to try his hand at mining in Utah, but returned to Detroit to become treasurer (and later director) of the Fort Street Union Depot Company. Joy also held various positions at the Detroit Union Railroad Station and Depot Company (treasurer, vice president, president, and director), becoming president after his father's death in 1896. He was later treasurer and director of the Peninsular Sugar Refining Company.

During the Spanish–American War, Joy served aboard the auxiliary cruiser USS Yosemite (1892) (along with his brother-in-law and lifelong friend, Truman Handy Newberry) as chief boatswain's mate. Later, during World War I, Joy served in the US Army Signal Corps, entering as a captain and leaving as a lieutenant colonel.

Packard
In 1902, on a trip to New York City, Joy happened to see two Packards chase down a horse-drawn fire wagon. Intrigued, Joy bought the only Packard available in the city. Joy loved the car, and, impressed by its reliability, he visited James Ward Packard at his Warren, Ohio headquarters. Packard told him he and his brother William Dowd Packard needed more capital. Joy enlisted a group of investors that included his brother-in-law, Truman Handy Newberry. On October 2, 1902, the Ohio Automobile Company became Packard Motor Car Company, with Joy's investors obtaining majority ownership.

The company moved to Detroit, where Joy engaged Albert Kahn, then a young architect with novel ideas, to design and build the world's first reinforced concrete factory on East Grand Boulevard. The company prospered under Joy's leadership; he became the president in 1909 and chairman of the board in 1916.

During this time, Packard gained a reputation for technology and luxury. Joy steered Packard into innovative motor truck developments, and the creation of a V-12 engine. Joy began investigating airplane engines with Packard engineers, a research program that culminated in the renowned Liberty Motor.

Joy's interest in aviation led the company to continue developing aircraft for use in World War I combat in Europe. Packard acquired a large tract of land on Lake St. Clair, near Mt. Clemens, Michigan at the behest of Joy, who wanted a place to test the airplanes with the Liberty engines. The air field was at first named Joy Aviation Field and assisted the government with manufacturing and testing aircraft. After World War I the government acquired the field, renaming it Selfridge Air Base, for Thomas Selfridge, the first person killed in an airplane. The street leading to Selfridge is still called Joy Road. Henry Joy served at Packard until 1926 (with a temporary interruption to serve in WWI).

Later life
His belief that the national prohibition of alcohol would lead to a safer, healthier and better society led him to be very active in the Anti-Saloon League. However, after the social experiment was implemented he saw first-hand some of its negative consequences. For example, Treasury agents twice came onto his land and destroyed the property of his elderly watchman looking for illegal alcohol. Then a fisherman boating near Joy's house was fatally shot by an agent because he couldn't hear over the noise of his motor the demand of the agent that he stop and be searched for contraband beverage. Joy's testimony to the United States Congress contributed to the success of the movement for the repeal of prohibition in 1933.

In 1913, Joy became one of the principal organizers and president of the Lincoln Highway Association, a group dedicated to building a concrete road from New York to San Francisco. The effort, which was heavily promoted by his vice president, Carl Graham Fisher, succeeded, and a monument to Joy along the Lincoln Highway at the Continental Divide was dedicated on July 2, 1939. In 2001, this monument was moved to a more accessible location west of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Joy founded the Henry B. Joy Historical Research Group in 1928 which operated until his death. The group was directed by historian Stephen I. Gilchrist. The group's initial focus was to publish a history of midwestern railroads. This charge was later expanded to include a biography of Abraham Lincoln highlighting the connection between Lincoln and Joy's father, James F. Joy. Neither work was ever published, but the groups research files and unpublished portions of the manuscripts are held in the University of Michigan's Bentley Historical Library.

Family life
In 1892, Joy married Helen Hall Newberry.

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Minister–Secretary of State for Finland

The Minister–Secretary of State for Finland (in Finnish ministerivaltiosihteeri; in Swedish ministerstatssekreterare) represented interests of the Grand Duchy of Finland in the Imperial Court in Saint Petersburg from 1809 to 1917. Before 1834 the title was secretary of state. The Russian Tsar was represented in Helsinki by the Governor General.

The first secretary of state was Alexander I's Russian advisor Mikhail Speransky. After Speransky (whose term had yet the Committee for Finnish Affairs as another actor in same matters), this State Secretary was required, as were Senators and so forth, to be a subject of the grand duchy.

This secretary of state was an official who, and whose office (there were deputy and assistants) had the monopoly to present Finnish affairs to the Emperor. All acts of the emperor concerning the grand duchy, were to be countersigned by this state secretary, or deputized officials. When the Finnish autonomy was establishing, other Finnish-related officials generally supported, and helped to build this monopoly (to mention, Governor-General Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov was a supporter of this particularism and although he resided in St Petersburg and was in close contact with the emperor as simultaneous Russian Minister of Navy, he consistently had Finnish affairs to go through the Minister State Secretary). The tradition, endorsed by conservative emperors such as Nicholas I, created a strong precedent. Russian general government was effectively kept out of Finnish affairs, this minister having the benefit of the channel, and many possibilities to stall Russian ministers. Only in last two decades of the grand duchy, those periods of russification, the system was attempted to be broken in some regards, but it created counteroffensives based on illegality arguments. Vyacheslav von Plehve's appointment in 1900 was criticized as illegal, because he was not a Finnish citizen. Afterwards, russified Finnish citizens were occasionally used in this office and as members of the senate in Helsinki.

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It's unlikely that an article about a newly created website will stay around for very long. You could move this info to your user page if you wanted, and nobody would bother it there. Friday (talk) 02:45, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * In response to your comments, there are guidelines for website inclusion at WP:WEB. The basic idea is, having a website is about like having a dog or a band: there are millions of them in the world.  Because "Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information", most editors feel that a subject must be sufficiently notable in order to be included.  In other words, just because something is true, doesn't mean it should have an article.  Hope this helps.  Friday (talk) 13:02, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

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Just a reminder: List of minor Doctor Who companions is only for characters that don't already have articles, so Romana doesn't need to be listed there.--Sean Black | Talk 02:25, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

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Ionithermie

Ionithermie is a cosmetology treatment performed in spas, intended to remove cellulite using electrical muscle stimulation combined with a lotion made of algae, seaweed extracts and amino acids. The lotion is mixed with clay, and electrodes are placed on the clay to enact iontophoresis. The specific materials vary from treatment provider, such as including guarana extract, and the results are generally small. It uses direct current and is similar to another cellulite electrotherapy treatment called galvanization.

Ionthermie was invented by French biochemist Olivier Fouche in 1978, although a separate source claims it was invented in 1979.

While it has been described as pseudoscientific, one study in 2006 reported modest results.

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Abiodun (Oyo ruler)

Abiodun (reigned c. 1770–1789) was an 18th-century alaafin, or king, of the Oyo people in what is now Nigeria.

Oyo Empire
Coming to the throne shortly after the Oyo subjugation of neighboring Dahomey, Abiodun soon found himself embroiled in a civil war over the goals of the newly wealthy state.

Bashorun Gaha, the empire's prime minister and lord marshal, had used his power to pervert the constitutional terms of abdication in a bid to limit the powers of the Alaafin and gain more political power for himself. During Gaha's power play, he had succeeded in removing five corrupt dishonest kings.

In terms of trade, while Abiodun favored economic expansion for its own sake, his opponents favored using the wealth from Dahomey's tribute to finance further military expansion. Abiodun soon proved victorious and pursued a policy of peaceful trade with the European merchants of the coast. This course significantly weakened the army, leaving his successor, Awole, facing a number of local revolts.

Descendants and legacy
Abiodun's reign is generally remembered as a time of peace and prosperity for the Oyo, though Nigerian playwright Femi Òsófisan portrays him as a despot in his play The Chattering and the Song (1973).

His son Alaafin Atiba was the founder of the ruling dynasty in the present Oyo. His grandson Cândido da Fonseca Galvão, under the title of Dom Oba II, was an important South American abolitionist during Pedro II of Brazil's rule. His other descendants include the 19th-century warrior Oluyole, the historian Samuel Johnson, his brother physician Obadiah Johnson, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the first African bishop of the CMS, prominent colonial politician Bode Thomas, pioneering jurist Modupe Omo-Eboh, as well as Nigerian founding father Herbert Macaulay & Islamic philanthropist Mohammed Shitta Bey. An important contemporary descendant was Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh. Another one, his great-great-grandson Lamidi Adeyemi III, was the Alaafin from 1972 until his death in 2022.

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Veniamin Kaverin

Veniamin Aleksandrovich Kaverin (Вениами́н Алекса́ндрович Каве́рин; Вениами́н А́белевич Зи́льбер (Veniamin Abelevich Zilber); April 19 1902 – May 2, 1989) was a Soviet and Russian writer, dramatist and screenwriter associated with the early 1920s movement of the Serapion Brothers.

Biography
Kaverin was born to the kapellmeister of the 96th Infantry Regiment out of Omsk, Abel Abramovich Zilber and his wife, Khana Girshevna Desson, who owned a chain of music stores. His elder sister, Leah Abelevna Zilber, married Yury Tynyanov, who was a classmate of Kaverin's older brother, Lev Zilber.

Kaverin studied at the Pskov Governorate Gymnasium and in 1923 graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Living Oriental Languages, specializing in Arabic. In 1924, he also graduated the history and philology faculty of the Leningrad State University. During that time he was close with members of OPOJAZ. Kaverin also married the younger sister of Yury Tynyanov, Lidia, and had two children, Natalia and Nikolay.

During World War II evacuation in Yaroslavl, Kaverin completed his best-known novel, The Two Captains (1938–44), which colorfully recounts the adventures of Russian polar explorers before and after the Revolution. The book, awarded the Stalin Prize in 1946, was reissued 42 times in 25 years and was adapted for the screen twice, in 1955 and 1976.

In 1966, Kaverin published a revised version of his 1929 study of Osip Senkovsky, Baron Brambeus. Later, he worked on his reminiscences about the literary milieu of the 1920s, which contained passages highly critical of Soviet policies in literature.

As The Moscow News commented on his centenary, "Kaverin showed that even under the worst of conditions it is possible to retain one's human qualities and decency. His example is a reproach to so many other Soviet writers who sold their souls to the regime and committed reprehensible public acts".

He is buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery in Moscow.

English translations

 * Open Book, Lawrence & Wishart, 1955.
 * The Unknown Artist, Hyperion Press, 1973.
 * Two Captains, Raduga Publishers, 1989.
 * Two Captains, Fredonia Books, 2003.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charlie's Angels

 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was Speedy keep. This is part of a pattern of nominations from an AOL user that has already included, , and , at approximately this time a week ago. This is clearly a bad faith nomination. Uncle G 03:06, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Charlie's Angels
It does not belong into an encyclopedia. Not an E/I (educational/instructional) article. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia not a guide of TV shows. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.163.100.5 (talk • contribs) 2005-10-10 02:43:57 UTC
 * Speedy keep C'mon. C HAIRBOY (☎) 02:45, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep. ~⌈Markaci⌋ 2005-10-10 T 02:48:56 Z
 * Speedy keep Wikipedia is different from a paper encyclopedia and sitcoms are part of culture. Jessamyn 03:05, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Telephone numbers in China

Better description of which cities has the 8-number system? Colipon+(T) 02:44, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

AFAIK, all the cities with 2 digit area codes have 8 digit phone numbers.

is the preceding zero
used with mobile numbers too? (unsigned)

No. Zeroes are used for preceding an area code. Mobile numbers have no area codes. HkCaGu (talk) 18:07, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Wasn't "6" reserved for Taiwan?
I remember looking at an area code table from 10 years ago, and there was nothing that started with "6". And I remember hearing on the news that Mainland China "applied" to the international agency to have Taiwan change from +886 to +866. Then in recent years, China started assigning area codes that begin with "6". Shouldn't this be documented here in the "6" section? HkCaGu (talk) 18:07, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

 * My only comment is how fun it is to see a Wikipedia article without a single reference. The Sound and the Fury (talk) 04:55, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

apparent inaccuracy in the article.
According to a visit to China Mobile today the prefixes are not tied to specific networks. All China Mobile phone numbers have access to all networks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.186.121.163 (talk) 10:11, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Taiwan isn't in China; Taiwan telephone numbers don't belong in an article about PRC phone numbers any more than phone numbers in France do
Kindly do not revert. If you still disagree, explain why phone numbers outside China belong in an article about phone numbers in China. NuclearWinner (talk) 21:33, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Taiwan's phone numbering is not relevant to this article. However, how China reserved a prefix in case of, in the event of, or in order to attempt to enforce reunification through deviant maneuvers through international authorities are totally relevant to this article (and not Taiwan's numbering article). The prefix "6" was not used until recently, and area codes have been given to unrelated provinces (unlike all other prefixes). This is relevant here. It is about how China's numbering relates to its political claims. HkCaGu (talk) 22:55, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
 * You agree that "Taiwan's phone numbering is not relevant to this article." That should end this controversy as to THIS article on THIS specific topic.  For your original research and unreferenced claims on PRC's supposed "attempt to enforce reunification through deviant maneuvers", I suggest you create a new article and make sure to include sources as to the "deviant maneuvers".  For the record, I strongly support Taiwan's independence and sovereignty and feel as revolted by PRC's aggression and power grabs as you appear to.  It's just not appropriate to put unreferenced claims about political maneuvers in an article on phone numbers, as it is unencyclopedic and appears to be political advocacy.  Wikipedia is not a site for advocacy on any topic.  It is intended to provide referenced facts from a neutral point of view.  Kindly do not revert again or this will become a matter for editors. NuclearWinner (talk) 15:46, 6 November 2016 (UTC)
 * This article is about PRC numbering. Reserving area codes for Taiwan is PRC numbering. Nothing to do with Taiwan's de facto independence or their numbering. Taiwan's de factor independence does not make China's numbering scheme unencyclopedic. There are articles for a hypothetically PRC-numbered highway circling Taiwan, a province that PRC never had, but has bare political "representation" for, an internationally "recognized" term "giving" Taiwan to PRC and on and on. Your claim of POV is a stretch of Wikipedia principles. HkCaGu (talk) 17:44, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

 * I re-added 26-related informations, giving that there are evidences some non-Taiwan cities are also requesting 26 to be used. Though, reverts are welcome if you think those are still "single sources". Liuxinyu970226 (talk) 06:25, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

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Knox Theological Seminary

Knox Theological Seminary is an independent, reformed evangelical seminary in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, founded in 1989 by D. James Kennedy. The school provides ministry training as a fully online seminary.

History
Named after the Scottish reformer John Knox, Knox Theological Seminary was founded in 1989 by D. James Kennedy (1930–2007), Senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. Kennedy wanted to build an institution that would teach and equip men and women to become pastors, teachers, evangelists, and lay workers who would fulfill the Great Commission and impact all aspects of culture. The goal, he said, was to train ministers who would "stand for truth without compromise and have a zeal for evangelism." At that time, the seminary was a subsidiary of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church.

The seminary became an independent free-standing institution under the governance of its board of directors on July 1, 2013.

Academics
In 2023, Knox had 20 full-time, adjunct, and visiting instructors. Scott Manor is President of the seminary as well as Professor of Historical Theology. Gerald Bray, Bryan Chapell, Robert L. Reymond and Bruce Waltke have lectured there in the past.

Knox currently offers three Masters courses and one Doctorate, as well as several certificate programs.

Governance
Knox is governed by a board of directors. Knox Seminary's board installed Samuel Lamerson as president in November 2014. Lamerson was professor of New Testament before becoming president.

The seminary continues to have a close relationship with Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, including 25% board membership.

Accreditation
The school graduated its first class in 1993 and was granted accreditation by the Association of Theological Schools in 2005. Knox obtained ATS approval in 2012 to offer two master's degree programs (Biblical and Theological Studies, Christianity and Culture) entirely online.

The seminary is part of the AAAS joint programme with the ATS, Science for Seminaries.

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Talk:Girl Geek

I say keep it. :)

Deletion
KEEP IT! IT'S PERFECT.

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User talk:Papacha

WON
The info has to be sourced. For now I will just mark unsourced awards with a cite tag and give it until Saturday or Sunday before removing unsourced one (unsourced info can be removed at any time).  TJ   Spyke   04:18, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

ECW
Thanks, it's alright. --  Θaks  ter   10:17, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Main event
Either that or just list what ended up being the main event (the announced main event is not always the actual main event, this happens all the time for TV episodes).  TJ   Spyke   21:03, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

CM Punk
I checked now the official title hystory and i see you're right. Sorry :) See you, AndreaFox (talk) 23:07, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Hopefully I'm not owning the article, I just don't feel like that was much of a story so much as a PPV to get out of the way. Punk and Miz are like ships in the night and ADR has kinda disappeared out of sight. You're right that the Ziggler stuff is mainly about Laurianatis, but the feud with JL seems to be a main focal point of Raw right now, for the past few months and maybe for a while longer. I would hope that the stuff about Ziggler is really only there in relation to how it effects Punk and JL's relationship. Tony2Times (talk) 21:06, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Flickr photos
hey Papacha, thanks for adding the flickr photos of the recent SD house show. I'm planning on uploading some from that set as well, but I don't want to clash with your uploads, so which wrestlers are you planning on adding pics that you haven't already? Starship.paint (talk) 09:53, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh hey! Yeah, right in the middle of that, too. Just claim a couple that I haven't done and you're welcome to them; I was editing pics and pages as I went along. Papacha (talk) 09:56, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I'm looking at pics from Chioda, Robinson, Mahal, Aksana, Hornswoggle, Hunico, Kidd. Perhaps you could help with Sheamus, Barrett, Fox...? Starship.paint (talk) 10:05, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I can cover it, no prob. Papacha (talk) 10:05, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for using my photos from the SmackDown house show in Montgomery. Didn't expect to see them up so fast! Much appreciated. Undercova_Brotha 08:58, 9 January 2012
 * The Punk bulldog picture is a great find. Nice one! Starship.paint (talk) 08:09, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Looking at the set, it seems like you persuaded the uploader to change the license on that photo. There are some other great photos in his set as well which I hope you can persuade him to change as well. CM Punk's GTS, Ziggler's Fameasser, Bourne's jumping back kick, Epico's German suplex and Bourne flying high. Starship.paint (talk) 08:25, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for your help on Extreme Rules! :D Starship.paint (talk) 06:55, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I thought it would be better not to report that puppet since it was blatantly visible and targetable... Starship.paint (talk) 09:13, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Ah, the GA is going quite well at the moment. I think it's really nearly there. Do contribute however you can, I'd really appreciate it! :) Any significant project you're working on now? Starship.paint (talk) 09:34, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, thanks very much! I might be targeting to raise Money in the Bank (2011) to GA as well given how awesome it was. Recently I was also involved in a discussion regarding the multiple NXT articles, but my views appear to be outnumbered, so I've given up on that (for now..) Definitely unfortunate that you're restricted by the lack of a desktop... hope your situation improves soon. Starship.paint (talk) 09:35, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Stop everything (Turn! Turn! Turn!)
Amen! Trying to keep the fanboy army from buggering up wrestling articles makes me feel like King Canute trying to stop the tide from coming in. God knows what goes on in their heads. No wonder guys like Ric Flair hate smart marks! ŞůṜīΣĻ ¹98¹ Speak 22:58, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Ouch, I've checked out Eve Torres' article. The reviewers must have been feeling very generous when they gave it GA-status... I would have said C-class max being as the article is predominantly about the last 3 years of her wrestling career with a bit of trivia thrown in for fun. Well, I've added it to my watchlist so maybe I can help cut some of the crappy edits. Re: the Bob Holly thing, the email address given certainly seems to belong to Bob's autobiographer (going by the Canoe.ca story) but I take your point on being wary of those kind of requests. I haven't heard anything about it since replying to the message but I was intending to steer any controversial requests in the direction of the BLP noticeboard. ŞůṜīΣĻ ¹98¹ Speak 18:38, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

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Rollback feature
Hi there! I saw your conversation about reverting edits here and I notice that you do not have the rollback right. If you are given the rollback right, you can revert edits with one click directly from your watchlist, the recent changes page, or article history pages. You can learn more about the rollback right here, and you can request it for yourself here. It would speed things along for you greatly! --Andrew (User:90) (talk) 03:02, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

 * And if you enjoy fighting vandalism, you also might be interested in looking at Huggle, which is a computer program that makes it easy to revert massive amounts of vandalism within seconds of it happening. --Andrew (User:90) (talk) 03:04, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

 * Appreciate the info, I'll be looking into it. Thanks! Papacha (talk) 05:11, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Heel
Heel means villain in wrestling which means he or she is turned into a bad guy like character. In the movies the hero always defeats the villian But in wrestling the heel is the bad guy which means that they are booed by the crowd whenever they are turning against and even insulting the fans. Eve Torres was set to turn Heel after the storyline involving her Zack Ryder and John Cena because wwe officals considered her to turn heel. Eve became a villain on screen which means her character turned Heel. . You see Heel means Villian and Face or baby face is like a hero who plays to the crowd and enjoys their cheers. Some wrestlers who fight clean are baby face wrestlers but some wrestlers who fight dirty are villains. So Heel means that the wrestler character that's acting all bad is Villain. Here's a page of what Heel means Heel (professional wrestling) MrRattlesnake101 (talk) 05:37, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * That's all true, but that was never the issue. You and I are familar with the material. Others aren't. For their benefit step lightly when using lingo and ease the reader into knowing what you're speaking of instead of anvil-dropping phrases (for example, "job", "sell", and "shoot"). Not unlike what you've attempted here. If you can explain in such fashion to avoid using 'em entirely but link the term for further info, all the better. Jargon shouldn't be used in headings especially as you'd want to make the article accessible to the widest number of readers.

 * Still, you have my thanks though if you were trying to help in earnest with your explanation. Later.Papacha (talk) 06:07, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Edit Summarizes
Your edit summaries are quite rude. If you are going to do an edit summary, don't use it as a soap box. That's not what it's for. If you have an issue with someone or something, take it to the right people in a civilized manner. Thank you. Mr. C.C. Hey yo!I didn't do it! 13:12, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Taking me to task for being rude after I apologize for acting petty paints you in such an ostentatious air it's almost impressive. If you don't care for people to challenge your edits, WP:SOURCE your work or don't make submissions here. Thanks! Papacha (talk) 01:39, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Flickr uploads
Hey guy, some stirling work in finding those '90s wrestling pictures. We need more of those around here. Anyways, in case you didn't know there's a Flickr Bot that makes uploading a lot easier and quicker if you're doing a straight upload without any editing. Sorts out all the fiddly business with licensing which I always have trouble with. Tony2Times (talk) 08:56, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Yup, the Flickr Bot is incredibly useful. There is also DerivativeFX which can be used to upload manually cropped/retouched versions of existing Commons images, like I did with this photo for an infobox. ŞůṜīΣĻ ¹98¹ Speak 05:36, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

Pro-wrestling
i just followed you're edit summary. you said there was an "overwhelming amount of images". so i decided to remove the images in all of the sections and left one image thus preventing the page being an eyesore. Now i don't understand, ive already did what you wanted but still you keep reverting my edits. Anyways, I'm so sorry if you don't want me to edit pro-wrestling articles. i promise, i will not edit any pro-wrestling articles anymore or any related to that stuff, since my edits are not welcomed. thanks anyways for making me realize i'm not worth it. bye! HavenHost talk) 8 March 2012 (UTC)
 * For my part I assumed good faith in your edit given your history and didn't count on rampant acts of vandalism to prove something or you playing the martyr on my talk page. If you don't care for your work to be scrutinized or second-guessed you may be better off not submitting it here. If not don't let a bad experience deter you. In any case, take care. Papacha (talk) 03:12, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

Style Guide
I wouldn't go by the style guide for a variety of reasons, the main one is its not been updated in years. The majority of old editors no longer edit, who wrote the style guide and established the consensus that made its format. I've never seen the database used that much or really ever. No one's ever made the argument for it being reliable and I see nothing which shows it should be considered reliable off the bat.-- Will C  13:50, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

Aj lee
why are you deleting the results of a whole month i used the wwe.com results as source what could be mor true than that ??? --Nakurio (talk) 18:55, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
 * You were breaking down her weekly career expanding on events not terribly significant (if you're a fan of old-school wrestling, imagine citing everytime Randy Savage was abusive towards Miss Elizabeth or Ted DiBiase made Virgil do something humiliating), "seems" is out and out WP:NOR, what was there wasn't written upon in an encyclopedic fashion and had mistakes thoughout and you wiki-linked positively everything (Daniel Bryan shouldn't be linked everytime Daniel Bryan is used in a paragraph, for example). Plus the sources you used weren't formatted fully - try this for next time. You could honestly incorporate everything given in their relationship quite simply without any window dressing in a sentence or two. Papacha (talk) 01:43, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

ok i guess so i try it that way next time--Nakurio (talk) 09:45, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

Image size explanation
The reason I put the upright tag on those two images is to resize the vertically images to about the same overall as the horizontally oriented ones. I have a custom image size and text size on my end specifically to take advantage of my monitor size & resolution for ease of reading. Hard coded image sizes (such as what's in the Championships section of the CM Punk article) frequently don't resolve the way others expect them to; besides, they're frowned on per WP:IMGSIZE. Vertical images without the "Upright" tag in many articles tend to end up pushing other images down further than they are intended to be due to my custom image size, so that's why I routinely put that tag in place. Tabercil (talk) 21:53, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * This I understand, but you've resized but two for consistency leaving the majority of the pics in the article's body at 220px unaltered. Doesn't stand to reasoning considering what the attempt is to do, elsewise all the other image files should follow suit. Papacha (talk) 22:08, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I intend to do the others... it's just that those two were the easiest for me to start with. You'll note that I've redone others in the article and will continue to work on it; it's just that I'm handling some admin-related issues right now via email which is distracting me... :( Tabercil (talk) 22:23, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
 * No prob, just misunderstood the job being half-way done; I'll let it alone should you have a particular plan in mind. Take care. Papacha (talk) 01:54, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Actually, it's now done. All the images in the article should be free of hard-coded sizes. Tabercil (talk) 01:56, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

American Perfection
It may look the same because I am the one who created the page previously, and it is different because on the first page, I just copied and pasted sources without actually getting my own sources. But on this page, I got ALL new resources and added some more recent and accurent resources. It is not exactly the same as the last American Perfection page but better and more dependable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hemmeband17 (talk • contribs) 07:15, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Still nothing established minus (and this is a dubious one) a twitter post you can corral as a faction name, one that got pounced on and cannabalized by the rumor mill. You're not inhibited from recreating a deleted article, but you've done little to solve the problem originally raised. Two months after initial deletion American Perfection's never been accredited by WWE to Swagger & Ziggler, televised, online or in print. Your sources have only ever said that they've teamed, of which you'll receive no argument whatsoever. Never once have they been announced entering the ring this way in tandem. Papacha (talk) 05:48, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

User talk:Greatoneiv
Hi. I declined for now to block this editor. It wasn't obvious to me that his editing was blatant vandalism -- it looked more like a content dispute. I see you've given him warnings -- have you tried to just engage him on the merits of his edits? I'd hate to run off a new editor just because he doesn't know how we do things.

I appreciate your looking out for our articles. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:00, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Royal Rumble
I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right area. In any event, my recent edits are accurate:

1. The elimination time for both The Warlord and Santino Marella is 1.9 seconds. I have taken video clips of both eliminations and put them into Windows Movie Maker and done frame-by-frame advance. You are free to duplicate this for yourself, for confirmation.

2. Hulk Hogan held the record for most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble (10, 1989 Royal Rumble) until it was broken by Kane, with 11 eliminations, at the 2001 Royal Rumble. Hogan's number of 10 was matched by Stone Cold Steve Austin at the 1997 Royal Rumble, however 3 of Austin's eliminations came after he had been eliminated by Bret Hart (tossed over the top rope and onto the floor). This is a completely accurate and necessary notation for "Royal Rumble Records". It also serves as a necessary notation for his 1997 win. He illegally reentered the ring to continue wrestling. This footage is easily found on Youtube. He was technically declared the winner of the Royal Rumble but this is simply valuable information for the fans and pertinent in regards to records.

I kindly encourage you to research this information so that you may discover the accuracy of my edits.

Any other edits I made were purely for grammatical purposes. No logical reason to decline these either as they're more aesthetically pleasing for surfers of this site. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.117.181.203 (talk) 06:27, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
 * 1. Wikipedia does not publish original research. You have no citation for supporting the material, other than the pronouncement that you've measured the time personally, making it void. Source provided in the article does not match your stance.

 * 2. Not necessary at all. How does Austin being eliminated early mandate a foot for "Most Eliminations in a Single Royal Rumble"; it adds & does nothing to alter the result, it's an addendum to be noted in the actual event page, not a record bar.

 * In defense of all else, I see nothing rolled back on the main page other than the brief "Austin was elimintated" info, though a better job could've been done merging info on the individual page. I'd curb a lot of the after-the-fact records really as they get excessive; the way it's set you could be an arse and mention Ted DiBiase broke Perfect's record in 1990 only to see that beat by Rick Martel at the 1991 event, however, Ric Flair became the new ironman during Rumble '92 by lasting 59:36, though Bob Backlund would outdo him the next year by going over an hour in a feat that'd last a decade until Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio upended him in '04 and '06, respectively. It's a tacky example and doesn't matter a heckuva lot but it's a peeve all the same.

 * Appreciate your civility but while an argument can be made for point two you can't substantiate the first on your own. Take care. Papacha (talk) 10:24, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

 * Cut for brevity. I've "allowed" nothing ~ I'm not Wikipedia's grand poobah, so don't confuse tilting these articles as windmills of mine here. I'll relate what was mentioned to you again for the matter at hand - you have nothing to source your claim save your own research. Telling you Wikipedia's accepted practice and why the initial cut was made is not an unprofessional action. Even when you're certain something is true, it must be verifiable before you can add it. Reliable sources on occasion can and do disagree within an article and are viable provided those arguments are presented objectively from a published source deemed reliable that supports the material directly. So to your or Wiki's own detriment, the site strongly espouses the use of "credentials of an officially licensed opinion maker" as a rule, yes. Thanks. Papacha (talk) 02:53, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

CM Punk
CM Punk turned heel, please explain how this is not notable, and can be regarded as jargon. All other wrestling articles note when a wrestler changes from baby face to heel in kayfabe. Regards Footballgy (talk) 15:36, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
 * "All other wrestling articles note..." No they do not and neither should they. Articles should be easily accessable and understood by your average reader without using lingo as a writer's crutch; I wasn't alone in reverting your edit. Nothing's been cemented either. Per Punk's WWE.com bio -

Has the once Voice of the Voiceless become the voice of only himself? Or is he simply just looking for the proper respect that should come with being the WWE Champion?

 * His status is a nebulous one of current and to read into the situation otherwise is original research. Thanks. Papacha (talk) 20:37, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

Didn't want to clog up your talk page with a new section. I noticed throughout Survivor Series they kept saying that Punk was tied for the 8th longest reign with Hulk Hogan but the List of WWE Champions says he is tenth. Is that because they aren't recognizing the Backlund wins?Darkwarriorblake (talk) 19:59, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the info :D Darkwarriorblake (talk) 04:03, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Eve Torres
WWE lists management positions as they are counted as a superstars/divas career highlights.
 * What I'd advise if you feel strongly about it is to bring the topic up before WT:PW, relay their relevance and get some conversation going over what warrants inclusion to determine consensus. It's not a super contentious suggestion, but that page and Kaitlyn (wrestler) have been hot beds for WP:WAR of late and it's a good way to address concerns and avoid trouble. Take care. Papacha (talk) 15:37, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

Reception
Hi Papacha, Ive been adding some reception sections to events and I was wondering why you are removing them? I understand that I placed some of them in the wrong place to begin with (apologies, I am new to contributing to Wikipedia) but instead of moving them you simply deleted them. I added them again in the correct place and you have removed them again without reason? I have read through the style guide and complied with its recommendations so I was wondering why you are taking such actions? Please could you explain this as I would very much like to become a valued contributer but I am currently finding it frustrating due to my posts being removed for no apparent reason. Sincerely, --Dan19851985 (talk) 08:47, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey there, Dan. I'm assuming you wrote these reviews, if not much of what follows still applies. No offense meant (is what someone says when they first practice to make offense) but you are not a lauded source for pay-per-view reception. Onus is partially on me for not going in-depth, but the events added are the only ones yet written, and the style guide makes it clear they should be from sources that are well-known with a reputation for their reviews. Your site is in its infancy at less than two months with an exiguous amount of followers and a WP:CONFLICT argument could be levied in using Wikipedia for promotion, regardless of intentions. Papacha (talk) 18:50, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

WWE Title History
Hi. The reason why I've been correcting the WWE title history article is because for several years the official date for Buddy Rogers winning the title was always April 29, 1963. And that was according to WWE.com (at least until a year ago, for whatever reason) and Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Whoever is running WWE.com now clearly does not know what the hell they're doing, if that's where you're getting your information from. Go to their "official" WWE title history page and click on the Buddy Rogers link. You'll notice two things: 1) Look up at the tab. The caption says, "WWE.com: 19630429 - Buddy Rogers". 2) The dates for his reign length on his page are totally screwed up. April 25, 1963 - December 31, 1969???

Also, look at Mankind's first title reign on the list. Notice it says he won it on 01-04-99. This is false. That particular Raw was taped from the week before, back when WWE only had two live Raws every month. The rest were taped from the following Tuesday. So, he actually won the title on 12-29-98. Mick Foley even admitted this in past interviews, particularly from the Monday Night Wars DVD. I've noticed several other inconsistencies in this list as well as other title history lists on their site. My point being: Don't trust WWE.com as a reliable, factual reference source. Check out www.cygy.com/pages/wwe-championship-history/, www.wrestling-titles.com and prowrestling.wikia.com/wiki/WWE_Championship/Champion_history. PWI's yearly Wrestling Almanac and Book of Facts is also reliable reference material. MaverickAC (talk) 02:05, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey. Thanks for the reply. Have to be brief, sorry, computer issues. Problem lies in that unlike televised and aired later examples, this is not a defined date. The match-up, 'least for the title in Rio de Janeiro, never occurred. The second example you list reads that Rogers assumed the role of champion in January of '63 and says some cite the match with Rocca happening in March. Your last is another Wiki, which I could similarly edit to another date myself. The day is nebulous and for worse or better lies in what WWE certifies it is, which they've done on both the website and most recently their book. 'Course, my feelings may not reflect those of the community in general; you might want to seek out further views at WT:PW and get a consensus in the matter. Papacha (talk) 02:49, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Jesus Christ!
When I saw "407 photos", it was like Bryan winning all over again. Are you the uploader by any chance? Unfortunately, I'm pretty much done with editing for today but as you should be able to tell, I am working on WrestleMania XXX quite extensively. Dammit, I'm trying to watch NXT over here and can't concentrate now! starship.paint  "YES!" 12:00, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Nope, just fell into it as I do most things. Quite the charitable bounty though. Groups well with the generous headache I got from editing PWI awards this last hour.

 * chrissakes i just wanted to add a picture WHY i DO DIS Papacha (talk) 15:51, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * You lucky boy! Surely there is a picture among the 407 that fits that description. Try venting your frustrations. starship.paint   "YES!" 08:55, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I just saw the Axxess images today and they are terrific as well, a lot of them are lead image worthy. Miguel is just off the charts. I'll let you upload some first then I'll pick up whatever you didn't. starship.paint   "YES!" 01:46, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

I don't have the PWI journals so I couldn't do what you're doing. I truly wonder if 2012 was a better period for WWE than it is from May 2014 until now. Hope you will watch Wrestle Kingdom 9 in three years (don't read the spoilers!) starship.paint  ~ ¡ Olé !  05:01, 9 January 2015 (UTC)

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