User talk:D. Wu

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Black boys on mopeds

Thanks! I couldn't open http://www.members.tripod.com/dcebe/um_book.doc, but the other sources were very informative. --Angr/_{tɔk tə mi} 19:47, 31 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Reference desk archival - thanks!

Hello there! Always nice to see a Wikipedian help out with the reference desk archiving - I thought I'd give you a WikiThanks for that. Happy editing! --HappyCamper 05:11, 2 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

Thanks for the Barnstar....what a nice surprise! It's always nice to be appreciated :) Rx StrangeLove 02:31, 7 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Stem Cell Surgery

Yes, please merge with "Stem Cell" if you can. I think the merge would be appropriate, not only for the aritcles survival but for the relevancy the article has in relation to the stem cell. Thank you for the proposal, and hopefully this can be done ASAP. May the best be with you. Darkroom Danny 16:51, 10 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I got it. -D. Wu 21:31, 11 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Zoo Tycoon

Thanks for wikifying Zoo Tycoon. When I made my edit on it, I was absolutely appalled by its state. You deserve a lot of barnstars.

Happy editing!

SFGiants 23:03, August 14, 2005 (UTC)

Spike Jones William Tell Overture

Since when is it your place to decide whether content is "appropriate" or not? Unless you provide an actual explanation, I intend to put it back. >:( Wahkeenah 17:40, 15 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

In general, an article that contains only music lyrics is considered unencyclopedic and is most likely a copyright violation. My removal of the lyrics from the William Tell Overture (Spike Jones version) article was motivated by the Wikipedia lyrics and poetry guideline.

If you'll notice, I've shortened the transcript into a summary of the song and added pertinent information, which in my opinion is more reasonable and fitting. I apologize for not being clearer in my revision description. -D. Wu 18:04, 15 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

There are plenty of pages with song lyrics on them. Why are you picking on this one? Wahkeenah 22:43, 15 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Pages with song lyrics on them include a discussion of its signifiance. The article in its original state included the complete lyrics in its entirety, which in my opinion does not serve any meaningful purpose and is most likely a copyright violation. I did not "pick on this one," and my edits were not meant to be hostile, as it seems that you have taken it to be.

I would like to reach some middle ground here, so I've went ahead and summarized your original transcript. -D. Wu 23:24, 15 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for the heads-up, I've went ahead and responded in the image talk page. D. Wu 19:05, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Newsbreak

Normally, cut and paste page moves are undone by administrators as they effectively delete the page histories. For future reference, please see Wikipedia:How to rename (move) a page. However the old article was so poor, and your new article doesn't include any text from the old article, so in this circumstance it appears acceptable. Thanks for fixing the article even it meant starting from scratch. -Will Beback · † · 06:24, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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