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Thanks for welcoming me. I posted a question about WikiProjects in the Teahouse as you suggested. Eveross1 (talk) 23:47, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

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Re Moa hunters-inland along clutha river etc

Hi, Ive tried my best to condense a huge ammount of information to just a few sentences. I believe the information was an accurate synopsis of the very detailed research. Rather than just delete it, which is not very helpful, can you say what you found inaccurate or wrong? I will try to get back to it and fix any errors when I have time. Thanks for your interest and help.

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Your recent reverts on Maori land

You cannot just revert without some sort of explanation. I have 2 sections of information relating to my edits on land in "talk".You need to read that. Anyone who doesn't realise land is at the heart of Maori culture should not be editing that article."doesnt belong here "is a totally pointless and wrong statement. It seems to me you have little knowledge of the topic to write this. Land is at the very heart of Maori culture. Cultural attitudes to land did not stay static. The period of most change was post 1864. Go onto the talk page and argue your point that information about land doesnt belong in an article about Maori culture. I will be really interested to see them.

Threat

I find it strange that you should threaten me with a formal notice of banning when you are the one reverting. I on the other hand have followed all Wiki guidelines by providing refs and going to the talk page and explaining at length and in detail, in a constructive manner, the significance of my addition. Your brief, flippant and misspelt response is unacceptable and juvenile.This is not the first time you have been warned about edit warring. You have obviously not read what I wrote .To clarify: the original edit simply contained bald facts that were referenced. When challenged to explain these, I did. Then you said I was "pushing a line".I was just explaining the significance of the edit to anyone unfamilar with NZ history. The explanation or interpretation is not part of the edit!Very simple really. Claudia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.62.226.243 (talk) 01:29, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Then you flow up with a demand for me to be civil!!This is rather arrogant. Do you have a problem with women who know what they are talking about? You are off topic -the edit in question has been approved by another, independent editor. I think you are well meaning Stuart, but somewhat out of your depth in editing NZ history. Your father was more knowledgeable than you. You will note my multiple, positive,accurate and very detailed additions to NZ history etc on wiki over many years. My contributions to wiki take long hours of research per edit.There is nobody else doing this. Your recent edits appear to be sudden and impulsive over reactions. My contributions to Nz history etc have resulted in far more balanced, factual accounts of our history -far more than any other editor. I have managed to get rid of most the hopelessly biased, seriously distorted and maybe politically motivated versions that used to inhabit wiki. Do you need to examine your own motives for your behaviour? It is important for a person in your position and age to be self aware(why do I behave like this? Why do I hold these views?) and avoid lashing out. Maybe you just need a break. Claudia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.62.226.243 (talk) 21:51, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

I think we have to accept that "Claudia" is a troll, with an online personality spiced up by constant reminders that "I am a lady! That's what I am, a lady!" This editor plays a game of brinksmanship, provoking and taunting other editors while carrying out a deliberate campaign of misinformation and distortion in articles. Until he/she goes so far that banning is definitely warranted, I see no option but for editors to be vigilant and prompt in tagging or removing his/her most egregious edits and not wasting time on pointless debates. BlackCab (TALK) 23:15, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

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• After November 6, all wikis will have the tool to edit TemplateData. [16] [17] [18]

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Thank you for notifying me. Acting in good faith, I'll give the contester some time to improve the article rather than immediately putting it up for deletion. Stuartyeates (talk) 23:35, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

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User:NealeFamily/Biomatters

Hi Stuart - I rescued an article on Biomatters from deletion with assistance from User:FreeRangeFrog, but would like you to take a look before I resubmit it for AfC. I am wanting to ensure there is sufficiently robust referencing to establish its notability and credibility. The debate for AfD is at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Biomatters, with the primary concern being around the references. NealeFamily (talk) 01:19, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

I've taken the lede out and shot it. Lots and lots and lots of the articles are non-independent, they're fine, of course for content but not for notability. I suggest that you make a list of the ones you think are independent for notability. Stuartyeates (talk) 01:54, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

I see two solid sources http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10754509 and http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40916/title/Opinion--Bioinformatics-Software--A-Buyer-s-Guide/ These are really good. Are they enough? I'm really not sure. Stuartyeates (talk) 02:06, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

http://beehive.govt.nz/speech/nzbio-speech https://www.nzte.govt.nz/en/news-and-media/blogs-and-commentary/2014/4/29/flying-kiwis-land-and-expand-in-san-francisco/ https://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~alexei/research.html http://compevol.auckland.ac.nz/ are all authoritative in one respect or another. http://scholar.google.co.nz/citations?user=qh4gZBMAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao suggests that the founder is notable under WP:SCHOLAR. Stuartyeates (talk) 02:22, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to preview. I'll annotate the refs that are substandard as such.NealeFamily (talk) 02:52, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

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Sambasiva Reddy Aluru

As one of the people to vote for a merge of this article, perhaps you would like to find anything worthwhile to merge into the main article. noq (talk) 00:11, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

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• The move from Bugzilla to Phabricator is done. You can now report bugs in Phabricator. [30]

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• You can now use VisualEditor's tools directly when you resume editing after closing the save window. [34]
• VisualEditor's table editing tools now work better in right-to-left languages. [35] [36]

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Aaron Carotta

Hello Stuart,

I think you should have a relook at the sources over at Aaron Carotta. I have fixed these and have added citations. I am pretty sure this article is notable enough. These are not puff pieces at all as you would say. Please look at every single link. I also think the page needs a tidy up.

Thanks --122.58.186.3 (talk) 07:59, 30 November 2014 (UTC)