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warren

The "bold edit" was yours[1] in removing material long in a BLP - and BRD says one revert - then you need to discuss your bold edit there. I looked and looked and did not find the sourced material to be "POV smearing" and, alas, WP:BLP does not say "remove POV smearing" in any event. Your proper course is to present your desired edit on the BLP talk page and see how WP:CONSENSUS develops. Cheers. I suspect the discussion will be fruitful. Collect (talk) 13:00, 2 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The 'bold' edit was the original insertion of controversial material a couple of days before I reverted it. You then reinserted that controversial new material into a BLP twice, without communicating on the talk page about this issue. I shouldn't have to explain this to you. This is conduct quite unbecoming of an admin. Your proper course of action is to step back from this BLP as your political stance appears to have taken over your better judgement. LK (talk) 09:07, 6 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Georgism

Nice quote. Thanks for the help on research.Whomyl (talk) 04:03, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A request for Arbitration has been made for America: Imagine a World Without her

The request can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case Casprings (talk) 17:28, 27 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lawrencekhoo, this is just a courtesy note to let you know that this case has been declined. On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 06:57, 7 February 2015 (UTC).[reply]

Al Gore & the VFW

Hello, The Veterans of Foreign Wars (capital first letters) is a specific US organization so the namesake category is not meant to include all "veterans who served overseas" (lower case first letters). I added a hatnote to the category to try and make the intended use clearer. Mr. Gore served in the Vietnam War so his military service is included in the article categorization with Category:American military personnel of the Vietnam War. (Gore actually was a member of a VFW fraternal lodge for a few years but that fact isn't even mentioned in the article and probably wouldn't be defining under WP:COPDEF/WP:NON-DEFINING.)

Based on that background, are you OK with me removing Category:Veterans of Foreign Wars from the Al Gore article? RevelationDirect (talk) 15:41, 28 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the note. My bad. Sorry, should have done more research before my revert. Best, LK (talk) 03:40, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Figure

Dear Lawrencekhoo,

I would like to use the figure http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_GDP_10-60.jpg in my book entitled 'Your Future Job: How to Build a Career in the New Normal.' The book is intended for 17 to 22 year-olds, and is about just what the title says.

I believe the figure is public domain, which means I can use it. But this is commercial use, so I respectfully request your permission.

Thank you,

Dan Jelski danjelski@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.134.67.104 (talk) 20:02, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please feel free to use it. An attribution to the Wikimedia common page (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_GDP_10-60.jpg) would be nice, but not necessary, since it's released to the public domain. Regards, LK (talk) 04:35, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Caroline Hoxby

Thank you for your response regarding the Caroline Hoxby article. There is in fact a reliable source for Hoxby's denial: she immediately wrote a letter of complaint to the Crimson, which was published at the time. Another editor noticed this a few years ago and posted it on the talk page:

I found the letter to the Crimson in which Hoxby said she had been misquoted regarding "race and gender bias": http://www.thecrimson.harvard.edu/article/2005/7/15/hoxby-article-presents-slanted-veiw-of/ . I don't think the Wikipedia article should repeat a quotation by a student reporter if the originator of the supposed quotation claims to have been misquoted. --Orlady (talk) 21:22, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

However, the main reason I am contacting you is that I tried to post this query on the talk page of the article, and it did not seem possible. Can you tell me how to do it? Perhaps if the page is semi-protected, it is impossible to add anything to the talk page as well? From reading Wikipedia's online directions for adding comments, etc. to talk pp. I gather there should normally be an edit button showing. Rubric6 (talk) 04:01, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the race/gender bias statement, since it's disputed and controversial. The Hoxby article has been semi-protected, you'll have to edit a bit more to become an 'auto-confirmed user', then you'll be able to edit the Hoxby page. Rgds, LK (talk) 05:20, 20 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Printing press

Hi. You did not seem to mind that the article had been for over two years spiralled downward into a cesspool of off-topicness, incompetent ranting combined with petty Korean and Chinese nationalism, but as soon as I restored its contents and quality along the line of typographic printing you have nothing better to do to show up and attack me in the summary line. You couldn't have shown better your colours and class, or rather lack of it.... Gun Powder Ma (talk) 17:28, 23 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Gun Powder Ma, Please don't leave insults on my talk page. Thank you. LK (talk) 01:32, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but I don't have any time to check the sources, so I cannot verify the validity of the figures. Best of luck tracking everything down. Pericles of Athens^Talk 05:46, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Reference errors on 4 May

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Contradiction on the fractional reserve banking page.

Given that you recently added the phrase "financial intermediary" to the lede, I think it appropriate that you should comment on the "main page contradicts itself" post on the FRB talk page. Thanks. Reissgo (talk) 16:17, 1 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Peer review/Norodom Sihanouk/archive1

Hi Lawrence, thanks for your feedback and suggestions at the PR. I have looked through your recommendations, and while I am not able to agree with a few of your points, please feel free to take look at the explanations that I have input. I do not know how to implement the recommendations on the IPA and "alt" texts that you have raised; please feel free to assist if you are able to, but don't feel obliged if you are unable to do so. I hope to hear from you again :) Mr Tan (talk) 03:50, 16 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Peter Schiff

Blind reverts are rarely useful: you could have done me the courtesy of addressing individual edits, which would have made you realize that my edits were done judiciously. You turned this article back into a fluffy, resume-style collection of factoids with lousy sourcing, and an atrocious lead. 207.93.13.150 (talk) 14:57, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Just go slow OK, you removed nearly half the article there. LK (talk) 15:00, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ten percent, and that's why I went step by step. 207.93.13.150 (talk) 15:04, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Money Creation

What objections do you have to the Bank of England Quarterly demystifying money creation?Quarterly Bulletin 2014Q1 — Preceding unsigned comment added by WouNur (talk • contribs) 16:14, 21 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]