Engines On

November 2007

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Please do not add the Sykes reference to the opening paragraphs. It is an interesting and useful addition, but it belongs in the section on the genetics, not in the introduction. Sykes is not the most important geneticist in the world, he is one of many and should not be treated with favoritism. Cop 663 02:54, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Please do not add commentary or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles, as you did to Michael Konik. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. Thank you. Gscshoyru 03:42, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

English people

Hi, if you want to discuss the settlement of Great Britain and Ireland then there is a specific article where you can do this. See Settlement of Great Britain and Ireland. This article is specifically for discussing genetics and origins and is not about ethnicity. Remember ethnicity is a social-cultural construct and is about collective beliefs in origins and not necessarily origins themselves. Having a specific and different article about the actual genetic and biological relationships between the peoples who occupy the islands surrounding Great Britain and Ireland makes sense from this perspective don't you think? All the best, and consider contributing to the settlement article, it could do with a lot of work, tidying up and copy editing etc. if you are interested in contributing and have the time. All the best. Alun 07:26, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Jacoby Ellsbury

Hello. The family info you are providing on the Jacoby Ellsbury page is not notable, nor is what a high school play-by-play announcer thinks. Ellsbury is also still a prospect and is not a star of any magnitude until he has spent time proving his talent in more than 20% of 1 MLB season. Please do not clog the article with non-notable information. Thank you AZrooter (talk) 22:50, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

April 2013

Hello, I'm Epeefleche. I noticed that you made a change to an article, List of Jews in sports, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Needs a ref to a reliable source. Please re-add if you find one. Many thanks. Epeefleche (talk) 13:27, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

David Atlas

Hi,

I see you have used this reference http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0002_0_01559.html to put that David Atlas is Jewish. Although it is from the Jewish Virtual Library, it never says that Dr. Atlas is actually a Jew and one cannot assume this. Could you provide a better reference?

Pierre cb (talk) 23:21, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Hello Pierre,

In answer to your question, the source of the Jewish Virtual Library is the Encyclopaedia Judaica which contains biographies of renowned Jews (among them is David Atlas). Engines On (talk) 23:42, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Then it would be better to cite that source, with the exact pages (the one in Jewish Virtual Library could be as a Resume). Pierre cb (talk) 00:02, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

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• Sorry to have to come back, but this was blatant WP:CANVASSING. Do it once more and it'll be The Long And Winding Road That Leads to AN/I. Cheers! ——SerialNumber54129 15:34, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

I will cease and desist from canvassing. I regret that my attempt, at recruiting agreeable opinions to my own, was perceived as subterfuge. It wasn't my intention to violate the Wikipedia rules of conduct. Engines On (talk) 01:32, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

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