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::I'm not certain but I don't think anyone would mind if you reverted (or just removed) your own comment, as long as no one has replied. If you don't know how to [[Help:Reverting|revert]], click the "View history" tab at the top of a page, find the edit and click "undo". However, I don't think you need to remove the comment; it seems fine to me. If you leave it, I'll reply. '''[[User:Mclay1|<span style="color:red">McLerristarr</span>]]&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;[[User talk:Mclay1|<span style="color:blue">Mclay1</span>]]''' 12:11, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
::I'm not certain but I don't think anyone would mind if you reverted (or just removed) your own comment, as long as no one has replied. If you don't know how to [[Help:Reverting|revert]], click the "View history" tab at the top of a page, find the edit and click "undo". However, I don't think you need to remove the comment; it seems fine to me. If you leave it, I'll reply. '''[[User:Mclay1|<span style="color:red">McLerristarr</span>]]&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;[[User talk:Mclay1|<span style="color:blue">Mclay1</span>]]''' 12:11, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
:::I would be happy to remove it, but if you really don't mind it being there, maybe I'll just let it be. If you want it removed, just let me know. [[Special:Contributions/67.182.237.57|67.182.237.57]] ([[User talk:67.182.237.57|talk]]) 13:14, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

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McLerristarr | Mclay1

M4gnum0n

Hello, Mclay1. You have new messages at M4gnum0n's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Grand Theft Auto, etc

Let's see what happens on the discussion page before deciding what is the primary topic. Let's point everything at the dab page for now. --Rob Sinden (talk) 11:54, 14 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

But that's a clear violation of Wikipedia guidelines. Grand Theft Auto cannot redirect to Grand Theft Auto (disambiguation); it would have to be the other way around. McLerristarr | Mclay1 11:56, 14 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Hence my new proposal of moving Grand Theft Auto (disambiguation) to Grand Theft Auto or Grand theft auto --Rob Sinden (talk) 11:58, 14 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dick James Music

You should have known that Dick James Music published the 1963 songs "Please Please Me" and its B-side "Ask Me Why." After James' death, Dick James Music was sold to PolyGram which was sold to Universal Music. Steelbeard1 (talk) 17:33, 21 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, I only just noticed this message. In reply, I did know that the songs were published by Dick James. Now, Paul McCartney owns them. McLerristarr | Mclay1 11:06, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Templates

{{Category banner
| name          = music published by Northern Songs
| link          = [[music]] [[Music publisher (popular music)|published]] by [[Northern Songs]]
| subcategories = no
| class         = content
| type          = set
| contents      = articles
| WikiProject   = The Beatles
}}

And I have removed the above again. I canot see a purpose, the "class" belongs on the talkpage, not on the main articles space. When and if the template serves a purpose I am more than happy to see it reappear. Also you changed the default sort incorrectly, you moved H for Holly to S for Songs in the Category:Songs by songwriter category. Cheers. --Richhoncho (talk) 18:47, 21 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The purpose is it explains what the category is and what it does simply and completely. The class does not belong on the talk page – it has never been done before so I don't know where you're getting that from. You're clearly getting this template confused with another template that is completely different. Just because I've used the same name for one of my parameters as a parameter in another template does not mean there is any similarity between the two. Also, the category is sorted under H in Category:Songs by songwriter because I used a sort key. The category needs a normal DEFAULTSORT so it is not sorted under H in tracking categories. McLerristarr | Mclay1 00:58, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Category banner has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Richhoncho (talk) 19:29, 21 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect categories

I have read your note on my talkpage and will ignore it. If you can show me somewhere which says you can't add redirects with HotCat I will review again. --Richhoncho (talk) 09:06, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your note, as you quoted, but don't have to add them using the templates. Therefore I am not wrong adding with HotCat. End of story. --Richhoncho (talk) 09:49, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Past Masters

Sorry about that - was restoring a bit I accidently deleted about all the songs being stereo, and copied and pasted over your edit. memphisto 11:16, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Quite all right. McLerristarr | Mclay1 11:18, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Alternative-colored"

"Alternate" is a synonym of "alternative" in American English.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 18:17, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And it should not be used per WP:COMMONALITY since it is nonsense in British English. McLerristarr | Mclay1 06:54, 23 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Anglo-American

Hi Mclay1, I wanted to ask you about this minor edit [1] of removing the link to Anglo-American. My objective was to clarify the term Anglo-American, as one may not be familiar with this term, in any sense of the word. Although the page linked to is similar to a disambiguation page, each definition has much in common, which is enough to explain what the term means. If you find this method unhelpful, what do you think would be more helpful for those unfamiliar with the term? Niluop (talk) 16:16, 24 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Links to disambiguation pages are meant to be avoided. If a reader follows the link to Anglo-American, they will not know which meaning was meant by the article. All the meanings are similar but that makes it more difficult to understand – it could mean "American of English origin" or "English and American". Since it means the latter in Traveling Wilburys, perhaps it would be best to just avoid the term and replace it with "English–American". "American–English" would also be suitable but could be confused with American English. McLerristarr | Mclay1 16:23, 24 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I see your point. I was actually about to recommend doing just as you suggest by either changing the text or link to English-American. Thanks for the help. Niluop (talk) 16:53, 24 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Incident

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Move war over typography of en dash versus hyphen regarding an issue with which you may have been involved.--Toddy1 (talk) 06:16, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Changes to {{CharR to list entry}}

Hi Mclay1

I have noticed that you updated the above template during February, but now also noticed that some of the template functionality does not work as before:

Before:
  1. {{CharR to list entry}} would categorise an article in (1) category:Fictional character redirects to lists and (2) category:Redirected fictional character articles, and
  2. {{CharR to list entry|Series_name}} would categorise an article in (1) category:Series_name character redirects to lists and (2) category:Redirected fictional character articles.
Now:
  1. {{CharR to list entry}} works as above, but
  2. {{CharR to list entry|Series_name}} categorises an article in (1) category:Series_name character redirects to lists, (2) category:Redirected fictional character articles and (3) category:Fictional character redirects to lists

I would appreciate if you could have a look at, and correct this behaviour (presumably your template skills are better than mine).

Kind regards,

G.A.Stalk 17:55, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

 Fixed I think I've fixed it. When I added my template, I just ignored the code that was already there but now that I've looked at it again, it's quite simple and I incorporated it into my template. McLerristarr | Mclay1 07:25, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks very much! G.A.Stalk 08:17, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

May 2011

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war edit conflicts according to the reverts you have made on Template:R help. Users are expected to collaborate with others and avoid editing disruptively.
In particular, the three-revert rule states that:

  1. Making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24-hour period is almost always grounds for an immediate block.
  2. Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you continue to edit war, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. – Paine Ellsworth ( CLIMAX )  18:00, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It could barely be called an edit war but I've replied on the talk page. I reverted again because I think you misunderstand the edit rather than disagree with it. McLerristarr | Mclay1 06:38, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
And I've reverted again, because, as I said, the existing box does the job. Mclay1, the only place it will be seen if transcluded to a redirect accidently is on the Diff page, as in this edit. So I implore you to please stop warring and leave the lede like it is. – Paine Ellsworth ( CLIMAX )  07:23, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please forgive me for my previous confusion, Mclay1. I have made the necessary changes to {{R help}}. – Paine Ellsworth ( CLIMAX )  18:37, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As a user who participated in Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2011 May 12#Individual animals, you may be interested in a discussion related to this at Category talk:Individual animals#Recent Cfd moves. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 12:15, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mid - West

Hello, Sorry I don't understand the Middle East—Western Asia Category problem, though do not want to repeat any mistakes. As I recall my edits were just 'cat focus' type, for focusing Category:Middle East and its sub-categories already placed in Category:Asia into more specific Category:Western Asia and its sub-categories, where they belong. Perhaps adding Category:North Africa and its sub-categories would address the [Cat:Middle East] concerns you have for Egypt? Meanwhile [Cat:Egypt] and [Cat:Maghreb] are already in [Cat:North Africa]. Thank you—Look2See1 t a l k → 22:31, 2 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Maître d'hôtel

in response to your message about this article, I don't know how to redirect it any other way. As demonstrated by your investigation, the editing history sufficiently reveals what happened, so I see no issue, but I would be curious to know the alternative approach. Owen214 (talk) 08:18, 6 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Consensus on dashes

Hi, this is to let everyone who has expressed an interest in the topic that the discussion to arrive at a consensus has been opened at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/dash drafting, with discussion taking place at Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/dash_drafting/discussion. Apologies if you have already commented there, or have seen the discussion and chosen not to comment. Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:55, 6 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm

"I'm just going to remove the examples". Not, "It would be better", or "Maybe we could", but just a simple "'I'm". Short and sweet, and maybe a tad arrogant, no? No, forget that question, as it's superfluous. May all who dwell in you remain happy. Happy editing.--andreasegde (talk) 21:16, 11 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

File:Commonwealth of Nations prospective members (simple).png

Hi, I noticed you were the creator of File:Commonwealth of Nations prospective members (simple).png and was hoping you could alter it. It currently shows Somalia as being an eligable country, however, as the page notes, only Somaliland qualifies. I was hoping you could change the coulouring of the map to only include Somaliland. Thanks, let me know on my talkpage pls. Outback the koala (talk) 00:38, 12 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Double-Bee-Ex

Listen. I don't know how to properly source something to how the god damn words are pronounced in the song and I seriously doubt that linking to a single page that shows that "W-B-X ~W-Boiled Extreme" is read as "Daburu Bī Ekkusu Daburu Boirudo Ekusutorīmu" (ダブルビーエックスダブルボイルドエクストリーム) is really useful in the long run. I am invoking WP:IAR so stop unnecessarily focusing on this one aspect of the article that is supported by that website, the subject itself, as well as the Japanese Wikipedia, and all common sense.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 06:52, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No, common sense would lead one to assume that song should be pronounced exactly how it is written because it is written in English and, generally, people do not get to decide how a language is pronounced. It would be easier to just not mention the pronunciation at all since it isn't really important. McLerristarr | Mclay1 06:56, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Well then we omit information to the reader who may misinterpret the way that the song's title is meant to be read despite what everything concerning the song itself states about itself. The liner notes do not need to be used as a citation. The audio of the song does not need to be used as a citation. The karaoke database entry I posted above which has the pronunciation in Japanese does not need to be used as a citation. And the Japanese Wikipedia article which features the exact same information need not be referred to. We are pointing out that the letter "W" is not read as "Double-U" but as "Double" which often happens in the Japanese language, and has happened in this instance considering that the related article is Kamen Rider W in which the W is pronounced as "Double" and every other instance of a singular W in regards to the subject is not "Double-U" but "Double". Verifiability does exist, but as I have independently verified the information here and on the talk page of the article, do we really require an inline citation on the page for such a trivial aspect of the coverage of the subject?—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 07:00, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, recently I changed the text of the "hidden category" portion of {{wikipedia category}} from its existing text:

This is a hidden category. It is not shown on its member pages, unless the corresponding user preference is set.

to the text used on {{hidden category}}:

This category is not shown on its member pages, unless the appropriate user preference is set.

My main intention for changing the text was to shorten it, whilst preserving its meaning, and so keep the vertical size of the template down at narrower screen resolutions.

You reverted this change, stating that they should be synchronized the other way around. Since {{hidden category}} is protected, I will need to make a protected edit request in order to do this. I agree that linking and bolding the phrase "hidden category" does have an advantage in terms of clarity; however, it would help to have the text be slightly shorter. Would the following text be acceptable?

This is a hidden category. It is not shown on its member pages, unless a user preference is set.

Thanks for your input. Gurch (talk) 06:46, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Although just saying "a user preference" is a bit unclear, I'm pretty sure people will work it out, so, yes, I agree with your proposed wording. I have a widescreen monitor so I'm not sure how the message box appears on narrower screens but the shorter the better. McLerristarr | Mclay1 12:40, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
At 1024x768 (the "lowest common denominator" resolution we should be aiming to support) with default skin, font size and browser configuration, the existing text just wraps onto two lines, whereas the proposed replacement does not. For {{hidden category}} that's not an issue as the minimum height of the message box is two lines anyway. For {{wikipedia category|hidden=yes}}, though, it ends up being five lines which is a bit big for a notice that's at the top of so many category pages. Tack on a few more parameters like tracking=yes and container=yes, and you end up with a notice that takes up half the screen. I just figured trimming this down a bit would help with that. Gurch (talk) 12:49, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]


GA

I note you made a significant number of edits to the article. SilkTork *Tea time 11:34, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I'm glad that article has been recognised as vastly improved. McLerristarr | Mclay1 07:21, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Brisbane meetup invitation

Brisbane Meetup

See also: Australian events listed at Wikimedia.org.au (or on Facebook)

Hi there! You are cordially invited to a barbeque and meetup at Southbank this Sunday (26 June). Details and an attendee list are at Wikipedia:Meetup/Brisbane. Hope to see you there! Lankiveil (speak to me) 10:58, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Help me with this

I'm not "allowed" to revert anything that is not blatant vandalism, so could you please take a look at this? Thank you. Radiopathy •talk• 01:29, 26 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Disorientated

Well what do you know, it is a word! I learned something new today, so thanks for that. And thanks for fixing my ignorant mistake. Ivanvector (talk) 00:25, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

”Recognition of the “Monarch” as HoC

I went back on the above...Thanks for the reply....Hope the article will become more accurate...84.203.74.92 (talk) 21:44, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding LQ in the FAQ on the MoS

Because there doesn't seem to be space for discussion on the FAQ page, I'd like to answer your question, "What errors?" here. In the many conversations that the denizens of the MoS talk page have had about Wikipedia's policy banning American punctuation, supporters of the policy have claimed that American punctuation causes or can cause confusion, misquotation and ambiguity, while opponents of the policy have claimed that actual instances of confusion, misquotation and ambiguity are so rare as to make such a policy unnecessary and impractical. So the answer to the question "What errors?" is "the kinds of errors that American punctuation is accused of causing." I thought that this was clear the way the question was phrased, so thanks for pointing out that it wasn't. I hope that you find the new phrasing suitable. Please let me know what you think.

Please remember that the FAQ, as it's currently written, doesn't say who is right and who is wrong. What it states is "People in Group A say X" and "People in Group B say Y." The fact that these claims were made can be verified in the archives. If the FAQ doesn't require the people in Group A to prove that their claims are right then it should not require the people in Group B to do so either. However, if you require a source, here's one: [2] This article quotes the Chicago Manual of Style 15th edition, which maintains that American punctuation has not caused a significant number of errors in the 150 years that it's been in use.

ONE MORE THING: When I was a new Wikipedian, I once got accused of edit warring when it was not so. My fellow accusee and I were actually discussing our differences of opinion on a talk page like this one. However, because the other editors couldn't see our discussion, they did not know this and thought we were still fighting. You and I should both move delicately to avoid such a situation. Darkfrog24 (talk) 13:44, 1 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. The new wording seems much better. However, I'm still not quite sure how "illogical" punctuation causes errors, unless by errors it means things that supporters of logical punctuation would consider errors but are correct under illogical punctuation. Illogical punctuation requires punctuation to always go inside quotation marks, without distinguishing between different situations, so I don't see how that could ever cause an error, other than misinterpretation, which I wouldn't call an error, I'd call it a problem. McLerristarr | Mclay1 06:43, 2 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You got me

The changes I made were for Bosnian. I have no idea why those other areas showed as changes. They weren't. I'll backtrack that and fix it. If you see any others like that, let me know. Might be a Wikicleaner issue (the editing tool I use. Not a bot...more of just something that makes editing quicker). --User:Woohookitty Disamming fool! 10:18, 2 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date and comma

Hi

The original text:

  • In March 2005, The Chaser members, with the exception of Firth but with CNNNN collaborator Rebecca De Unamuno, wrote and performed a stage production ...

If you read it and miss the bit between the commas the sentence does not make much sense:

  • In March 2005 with the exception of Firth, but with CNNNN collaborator Rebecca De Unamuno, wrote and performed a stage production ...

If you read the sentence as I edited it, and miss the part between the commas, you get:

  • In March 2005 The Chaser members wrote and performed a stage production ...

There is some discussion here on this page, particularly the right-hand column, which maybe also explains why it should not have the comma.

Chaosdruid (talk) 14:41, 2 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No, "In March 2005" is the bit that can be cut out if it is followed by a comma. It needs a comma because "March 2005" is what it is "In"; it isn't "In" "March 2005 The Chaser members". McLerristarr | Mclay1 10:48, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
You can read this [3] which shows that this is not a non-restrictive relative clause, and the comma goes. "In March 2005" did not write or perform anything. I suspect you are considering it a prepositional phrase, though that would require a noun or pronoun, in which case that would mean including "The Chaser members" as the noun phrase.
Similarly it could be moved to the end of the sentence, " The Chaser members, with the exception of Firth but with CNNNN collaborator Rebecca De Unamuno, wrote and performed a stage production in March 2005, ..."
Perhaps you can tell me what the Style manual for authors, editors and printers. (John Wiley & Sons, Melbourne) says, as it is the Australian Governments publication; or perhaps from one of the other reference materials at the bottom of this page.
It does seem as if most Australian guides refer to both the Oxford and Chicago style guides, though I am sure there are of course going to be exceptions and differences in Australia. Chaosdruid (talk) 13:12, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"In March 2005" is definitely not a restrictive clause. "The Chaser members wrote and performed a stage production ..." is the main part of the sentence, with "In March 2005" and "with the exception of Firth but with CNNNN collaborator Rebecca De Unamuno" providing extra information, which are not essential to the sentence but are very useful for context. McLerristarr | Mclay1 13:42, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Spaces

Hey, or provide a reason why it should not have spaces like it has on 10000 football articles? HTD already said that it is the guideline but then please go back and edit EVERY football article. And Jlsa provided some good reason the the talk page over there. Kante4 (talk) 15:26, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Template:R for convenience

Thanks. This really had me scratching my head. Seems like an odd thing to make a user preference, but I will check it out. --TimL (talk) 22:57, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And there it is "Show hidden categories". Since I do not understand hidden categories, I can't wrap my head around this. Makes me wonder if I set this preference in the past, and doesn't seem right. I mean, who would understand the implications of hiding hidden categories? I don't. Thanks for cluing me in though! --TimL (talk) 23:02, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A beer for you!

Thanks for helping me out with my conundrum over hidden categories in templates! If you don't drink alcohol, I'll gladly drink this for you. TimL (talk) 08:19, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Cheers! McLerristarr | Mclay1 04:30, 9 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date formatting

Of course Thanks. —Justin (koavf)TCM05:48, 9 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Trouted

Whack!

You've been whacked with a wet trout.

Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

You have been trouted for: Having a trout button on your user page. --TimL (talk) 12:01, 9 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I had that coming, didn't I? McLerristarr | Mclay1 05:00, 10 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed, I could not resist trouting someone! Even though I have no idea what it means! --TimL (talk) 03:38, 12 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

About beatles1 (all there is legal !)

Re: (cur | prev) 10:13, 11 July 2011 Mclay1 (talk | contribs) (55,908 bytes) (reverting edits by 2 IPs - The Beach Boys are not a genre; just because a site says it uses a CC licence doesn't mean it does - it is illegal).

All there is legal: using of licensing and attribution of works of art, fair use, the content directory of Creative Commons. This is all on the same basis that makes Youtube, Vimeo and other sites. You think that they violate copyright? All the same pattern (even better), so I ask you to delete your roll back. Confirmation of the rule of law is non-interference Copyright Office of the United States (link to their website is at beatles1). This is the most reliable guarantor. Absolutelly no problem. Be an honest man ! A copy of messages on the discussion page (White Album) . Important: the site has a mirror - http://beatles80.narod2.ru . ----93.81.188.69 (talk) 17:37, 11 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I do think that YouTube and other similar sites violate copyright laws. Well, not the sites themselves, just the users who put up copyrighted material without permission. If people could listen to music for free, why would they pay for it? That is why it is illegal to upload music without permission. McLerristarr | Mclay1 11:57, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Redirects from EPs

Category:Redirects from EPs, which you created, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. —Justin (koavf)TCM09:17, 12 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Double categories

Category:Double categories, which you created, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 08:05, 13 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Books feedback--Licences response I made

  • Hi. I wrote a very long response to your "Licence" section in the Help:Books Feedback page. (Help:Books/Feedback#Licence) I regret doing that now, because although it was a genuine post that I made, my ability to stay on topic was clearly a little skewed. I don't think it was a very good idea of mine, because it seems like I may have killed the topic that you started, which is problematic since your idea may not be considered seriously now that there is my unsightly 'blog' to mar the appearance of the section.
  • I'm really not sure how much you care about this problem, but I do feel bad because it's not fair that your idea might go down the tubes just because I couldn't shorten my response. Now, I understand on that Feedback page for books, it's not recommended to post the same issue twice, simply because you may not be taken seriously.
  • So, since Wikipedia discourages "reverting" or omitting any edits to a discussion page, do you know any administrators that could help remedy this issue? (I notice you have posted a lot on the feedback page for books, and seem to be an expert; therefore I figure you might know an admin.) Do you know if an administrator can omit a goofy post on a talk page if the offending poster (me) consents, and in fact, requests it?
  • I deeply apologize for unwittingly 'murdering' your proposal/comment in that post by rendering the section unsightly. This was the best idea I could come up with to make up for it. 67.182.237.57 (talk) 16:02, 13 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not certain but I don't think anyone would mind if you reverted (or just removed) your own comment, as long as no one has replied. If you don't know how to revert, click the "View history" tab at the top of a page, find the edit and click "undo". However, I don't think you need to remove the comment; it seems fine to me. If you leave it, I'll reply. McLerristarr | Mclay1 12:11, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I would be happy to remove it, but if you really don't mind it being there, maybe I'll just let it be. If you want it removed, just let me know. 67.182.237.57 (talk) 13:14, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]