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Kevin Roberts

Well done! Im a kiwi and Ive been meaning to make that article in ages! Awesome effort :) Glen 15:36, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

PS; I will added the applicable categories and correctly "wikize" it for you too :) Thanks again Glen 15:37, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Where'd your comment go??? Oh well, easiest thing in the word. It's called "signing" (funny that) and all ya do is add 4 tildes like this ~~~~ which when you save changes to -> Glen 15:54, 21 October 2006 (UTC) <-- that!

You sent me an email? If so I'll check it soon - just taking care of some administrator stuff on the admin noticeboard, then I hope to get to Kevin's article, then as its 5am I hope to get to bed! You're doing really well by the way, I mean playing with you sig settings isnt easy straight away! Just a tip though;

Currently you have your sig like this: [[User:Kempton|K ideas]] which comes out K ideas <-- linking thru to User:Kempton which obviously isnt right. Just swap them round; [[User:K ideas|Kempton]] = Kempton <--- that!

Your article is a simply outstanding first effort too - obviously you're not exactly at "average" learner it seems :) Keep it up! Glen 16:13, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Okay, you're onto it. Beat me to the punch. Also, when customising your sig under "My preferences" above, make sure "Raw signature"n is checked :) Glen 16:17, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Lovemarks

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Sorry. That was a typo. It should have been Lovemarks and I have fixed it now. Thanks for the feedback. You guys are fast. Cheers."ideas are the currency of the future" - Kevin Roberts 00:10, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

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Margaret Chan

Harsh? I used an exclamation mark at the end of my comment just in case you decided to add it back. My only complaint was the way the whole section was written; it had appeared that the section was a direct read from those legislative council sources. I totally think the section was appropriate, and I appreciate your work, and I apologize for failing to leave a note on your talk page regarding my reasons for removing that section from the article. Currently, I would like to see that section written in encyclopedic form. In this particular section, I would like it if you could summarize in your own words, using the sources as references for your additions to the page. Some things stick out like, "In addition, Dr CHAN..." CHAN? Couldn't you just summarize what the assessment had established? I'll try to make some corrections, as well. Nishkid64 17:35, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

I made some minor corrections to the section, and I plan to read the sources you provided and try to make a more thorough cleanup of the section. Thanks for also uploading a new image of her! The old one was to be deleted on the 16th because it provided no copyright info, so it's good that we now have an official picture of her. Nishkid64 01:55, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

edits made by IP address 63.242.18.89

Could someone please help me. I noticed that the IP address 63.242.18.89 had made several edits including one on Margaret Chan (which I know for sure was a wrong change). The year was shifted by one year. And then another change on Walt Disney on a year and by one again.

Few questions here. Is there a quick an easy way to revert a change like that? Is there a location to flag to some admin for this kind of potential "vandalism"? I am sure the admin can fix this kind of stupid changes (or have automatic script) that does this kind of fixes much faster that a novice like myself can do.

Thanks a lot.

Cheers, – Kempton "Ideas are the currency of the future." - a quote by Kevin Roberts 06:23, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Reverting edits is fairly simple; see Help:Reverting. You can report vandalism at WP:AIV. However, these edits seem in good faith to me; vandalism is defined as obviously bad-faith edits. I would recommend asking the editor on his or her Talk page to provide reliable sources for his changes. If you can cite sources that definitively support the previous dates, you're welcome to change them back. Otherwise, I would perhaps wait a day or so to see if the editor can provide any support for his changes. --Slowking Man 06:37, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

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What you added didn't really constitute a rationale. However, as a) you pointed out the source, and b) you're the only person that's actually bothered to get in touch to tell me that you've added one, after my adding the speedy-delete template, I went ahead and completed one myself. Take a look sometime, to see what a rationale needs. Cheers ;) _TheIslander 14:30, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

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I have now answered this concern, I hope the admin who used that bot to generate the message can remove the copyright thingy! I hate to waste time and I am force to waste time on this.

Mind you, I still want to thank the admin who worked hard on getting wikipedia in good shape. So thanks for bugging me. (smile) – Kempton "Ideas are the currency of the future." - a quote by Kevin Roberts 00:10, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

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The image is tagged as being copyrighted. This means the image is "non-free." WP:NFCC discusses policy regarding non-free images. One part of this policy is that all non-free images have a fair-use rationale. WP:RAT discusses the necessary components of such a rationale. I suggest you read those pages.--Rockfang (talk) 05:25, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Also, WP:COPYREQ, might be a good page to read as well.--Rockfang (talk) 05:30, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

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I am not sure how to take your "copy & paste" message to revert my link addition to Alison Redford. I added that link to her first video interview in good faith as it is useful information. And I am sure your template "Welcome to Wikipedia" message was well meaning, but I don't know should I feel insulted or indifferent. You see, I have been trying to do my small part to edit and improve Wikipedia since 2006, may be I should Welcome YOU to Wikipedia.

As one Wikipedia editor to another, your eagerness in reverting (instead of reincorporating, or rewording) other's work in good faith has the sad effect of reducing the contribution in good faith. May be you are worth 10 or 100 Wikipedia editors but it sadly took out the fun for me. – Kempton "Ideas are the currency of the future." - a quote by Kevin Roberts 00:41, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

Did you read Wikipedia:External links, specifically WP:LINKSTOAVOID? A link to one of the many interviews she has done, does not contribute to an encyclopaedic article. 117Avenue (talk) 04:01, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

I moved this discussion to the Alison Redford Discussion page. – Kempton "Ideas are the currency of the future." - a quote by Kevin Roberts 05:21, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

You're not being neutral, why have you selected CBC over all the other media outlets? 117Avenue (talk) 22:38, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

If you can find interviews from other media outlets, feel free to add them! Can you do something productive by enhancing the article instead of accusing me of not being neutral. This is getting non-productive. Lets do some good to improve the article.– Kempton "Ideas are the currency of the future." - a quote by Kevin Roberts 22:55, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

Please also read the policies I linked on the article's talk. I am trying to protect the integrity of Wikipedia, to me, this is something productive. 117Avenue (talk) 23:58, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

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