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Hi Donalds, I'm considering creation of an external wiki for Shambhala related topics. Would you be interested in participating or offering thoughts on the project? - Owlmonkey (talk) 00:22, 1 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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AfD nomination of Ritrö Gönpo

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A kitten for you!

For all the great work you did at Kevin Dreyer, I sent you a little friend!

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Hello, you should not remove the copy violation notice especially if the issues have not been addressed. Persistent template removal will result with a block, please note that Wikipedia can't accept copy and pasted material. Users must write the article themselves, not copy and pasting from a website. I have now changed the article but I wanted to notify you about removing notices. SwisterTwister talk 02:36, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

the problem is this: Articles need sources. The article begins. The bot comes along and recognizes the sources before the article even begins to take shape. It is a very devisive cycle. I don't use the sandbox. Maybe I should. It is not copyright infringement if it is cited. Donalds (talk) 15:49, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Donalds...It is still a copyvio even cited if it is a near word for word copy. That is what the bot spotted. I do disagree with SwisterTwister tho...by the time you pulled the tag, you had cleared the copyvio (Qualifying that...you still had a word for word copy of the first line, except you added "in Northern Indiana". Still close, but I wouldn't think for one line, it should matter too much, IMHO.) Anyway we are moving on from that and the article is shaping up nicely. I am a former Niles resident and you may recognize my name and its SB connection. Thanks for your good work on articles pertaining to Indiana. I for one appreciate it. BTW, I would thoroughly suggest starting articles in your sandbox. Regards, Gtwfan52 (talk) 00:21, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Above

Hi, Donalds! I just visited the AfD for Kevin Dreyer. I will be supporting the article, but I wanted you to realize a fallacy in your argument. There is absolutely nothing that the subject of any article can do on their own to establish notability. Notability is established by respected sources noticing what the subject of an article has done. It is a difficult concept and one unique to Wikipedia. I think your NY Times review should satisfy the requirement and that is the argument I will make at AfD. You should, however continue to look for other newspaper articles (maybe the Notre Dame campus paper?) and add as many good independent references as you can. Good luck and happy editing. Gtwfan52 (talk) 03:23, 5 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

BLP=Wikipedia policy on Biographies of Living People. Gtwfan52 (talk) 04:49, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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