User talk:Joel Rennie

An unattributed source 22:09, 25 July 2007 (UTC) Are you an attorney?

No, but I've played one on TV. Office of independent counsel 18:51, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

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Thanks for the welcome. I've been at this for awhile now, but I'll take another look at all of those Wikipedia policies and resources that you mentioned. Office of independent counsel 23:53, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

I liked your response. You can request a new username if you wish to keep this one's edit history, or you can just create a new login if you like. Either way, your attitude augurs well for your future contributions and you are most welcome. --Dweller 13:43, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

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I have submitted a report on WP:RFCN because I think your username violates our username policy. -- Y not? 05:11, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Name change

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Your Username

I noticed that you have not requested a rename. You agreed to change your name at the RFCN about it. I wondered whether or not you have just not gotten around to it, or were having trouble with it. Do you need assistance? i ^said 04:12, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Just haven't gotten around to it. I looked at the name change page that ^Ariel♥Gold provided a link to, and it looks pretty straightforward. Don't anticipate I'll need any help, but I'll be sure to ask if I do. Thanks. Office of independent counsel 13:38, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Love the new name. Enjoy! Flyguy649 ^talk _contribs 15:17, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, Flyguy649. Maybe I purposefully overcompensated to avoid any appearance of "officialdom" - with an attempt at a wry ironic twist thrown in for good measure - but it's nice to get some positive feedback on the new username. Best wishes. No barometer of intelligence 18:00, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

I like it too ^^ i ^said 23:00, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

E-mail

I don't think that ref is relevant (it's nothing to do with DSNs or MDNs), so I reverted your edit ... richi 00:35, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

CIA FAN

Hi,

Thanks for volunteering your two cents. I've finished my clean-up and am ready for comments. Please see my discussion on the talk page and I look forward to hearing from you!

Cheers,

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Hello, I noticed your edits on the Thomas Drake article,seen here [1] I am wondering if you may have a Conflict of Interest in this and other matters related to the Intelligence Community. Please take a look at the above guidelines and insure you are following them. If you do work with the IC, thank you for your service, and let me know if you are recruiting. :p R/S, Sephiroth storm (talk) 18:00, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your concern about maintaining Wikipedia's standards about the integrity of editors not violating essential policies like potential Conflict of Interests. But I have no connection with the "intelligence community", either currently or any time in the past. The closest I ever came to working for government at any level was a job at a PBS-affiliated television station whose broadcast license was owned by the board of regents of a state university, which technically made me a state employee. Few opportunities for espionage or other covert activities working with Big Bird and Barney the dinosaur. Good luck with your job search if you are looking for an intel-related government job. I admire public servants. - No barometer of intelligence (talk) 21:54, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

OK, thanks for your honesty and work on IC articles. Sephiroth storm (talk) 19:10, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

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