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1. Please don't move articles on the Main page unless they are wrong, it breaks stats.
2. Please check first what made people decide on an article title, in this case that WAB is too little known to be the only dab for Bruckner's work, - different from K. for Mozart and BWV for Bach. (Recent discussion on Classical music, look for Schubert, whose D catalogue was also not found enough of a dab.)
3. I reverted you, partly. Ave Maria (Bruckner) is THE Ave Maria that people think of, only the others need a number. I left WAB 5 and 7, but only for lack of time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:09, 5 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi David, I just wanted to ask a favour: as you may or may not be aware at Talk:Jesus we have had a lot of complaints recently because Facebook's page categorises our saviour as a "fictional character". Since this has nothing to do with us another editor and I wish to create an editnotice about it at the talk page, but since I'm not an administrator I can't. I wonder if you might consider putting an editnotice about this at Template:Editnotices/Page/Talk:Jesus for us? I was thinking something along the following lines:

Facebook's labelling of Jesus as a "fictional character" has nothing to do with Wikipedia. Several editors have previously asked to have this changed. Since it has no connection with Wikipedia or its contributors please do not ask or start a section about this; doing so is pointless and inflates the size of this page unnecessarily. Please contact Facebook instead.

Thanks and I hope you are well. Congratulations by the way about getting Not My Life scheduled for the main page. —  Cliftonian (talk)  17:17, 5 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks —  Cliftonian (talk)  08:49, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi again David, I'm writing again about [Template:Editnotices/Page/Talk:Jesus this]; Facebook have altered their page, so it's no longer necessary. Do you think you can please take the editnotice down for me? Thanks and I hope you are doing well. —  Cliftonian (talk)  19:51, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

Cheers again. If we don't talk again before the big day, have a very Merry Christmas :) —  Cliftonian (talk)  08:43, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Oh, for pity's sake— they've gone back to "fictional character". I'm sorry to bother you again but do you think we could put the editnotice back up? —  Cliftonian (talk)  04:12, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

Cheers —  Cliftonian (talk)  04:17, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

This is to inform you that Not My Life, which you nominated at WP:FAC, will appear on the Wikipedia Main Page as Today's Featured Article on 17 November 2014. The proposed main page blurb is here; you may amend if necessary. Please check for dead links and other possible faults before the appearance date. Brianboulton (talk) 21:29, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Congratulations on WP:TFA day! And thank you for contributing to human rights and expanding coverage of WP:WikiProject Human rights related articles with your Quality improvement project successfully bringing Not My Life to WP:FA. Much appreciated. :) — Cirt (talk) 00:44, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

Yes, a hearty congratulations and may you bring more articles to FA status in this coming year. Thankyou! Have a good one!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:44, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

Congrats on Not My Life getting to the front page! ... discospinster _talk 21:33, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect List of islands of North Korea. Since you had some involvement with the List of islands of North Korea redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. - TheChampionMan1234 07:39, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

For Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2014-11-26/Featured content, does (nominated by Neelix, with initial work by M.K.) seem like a reasonable credit line? You certainly did the work responding, and deserve credit, but you credit M.K. for the initial work, so I didn't want to leave him or her out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adam Cuerden (talk • contribs)

No worries. There'll be a longer description in the Signpost, of course - it's usually better to check things before you publish, after all - and if there's a good image, I'll try to fit that in as well. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 23:50, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

...Say, do you speak Lithuanian by any chance? Because if we could get higher-resolution images of File:Signatarai.Signatories of Lithuania.jpg or File:Jonas Basanavicius (1851-1927).jpg or, really, most of the stuff they offered, I bet it would pass at featured picture. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 00:30, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

Back on topic, any obvious errors in this summary?

In the closing years of First World War, Lithuania, which had been part of the Russian Empire, found itself invaded by Germans. Paradoxically, this was, on the whole, a good thing for Lithuania: Lithuania had been trying to gain independence for years, and Germany didn't want to upset the Russians by merely grabbing their territory, but could form an alliance with an independent Lithuania. They allowed the Vilnius Conference on independence, hoping that the conference would come down firmly on independence and a closer relationship with Germany, but the conference only came down for independence, the closer relationship dependant on Germany recognizing them as an independent state. The conference created the Council of Lithuania, formed from a group of men of a variety of social classes and positions, and they were set the task of negotiating terms, but it wasn't until Germany finally lost the First World War in 1918 that the Lithuanians were finally in sufficiently good of a position to push through the independence they wanted. World War II and reconquest by Russia lurked in the country's future, but, for the time, Lithuania was free.

Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 01:03, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

Fixed the first, I think the second is right as written though, surely. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 01:32, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

As someone born in America, who's lived in Britain for 16 years (Specifically, North England for 4, Wales for 4, and, most recently, Scotland for 8), that may well be. Plus, I read a LOT of Victorian literature. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 01:45, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

(moved text to Adam Cuerden's talk page) Novickas (talk) 14:33, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

Just wondering if you have any thoughts re: the idea of WMF hosting a genealogy project. If so, feel free to contribute to this discussion. And apologies if I have made this request before. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 17:43, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

Dear David, a Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones, and a Happy New Year! Have a great one. Peace on Earth and goodwill to all men. Love from all the Asher household. —  Cliftonian (talk)  21:32, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

A very happy Christmas and New Year to you!
May 2014 bring you joy, happiness – and no trolls or vandals! All the best Gavin / SchroCat (talk) 09:52, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

To you and yours

FWiW Bzuk (talk) 15:30, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2015!!!

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I saw that you removed the links to school websites from List of schools in the Marlborough Region per WP:External links. I request that you reconsider. WP:ELYES says that "Wikipedia ... should link to the subject's official site", and the school websites are useful resources (in general) for verifying basic information about each school, such as its location and the educational level catered for. This is a featured list, and the external links were present at the time it was featured. The format used by this list is also used by a number of similar lists which are linked at the bottom of the article via Template:New Zealand schools. If you feel strongly that these links are not appropriate, I request that you raise the matter of whether they should be removed from all these lists at WP:NZWNB, or at any noticeboard you consider more appropriate, but with a courtesy link to the discussion at the NZWNB board.-gadfium 04:44, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

OK, given the season, it may be a few days before I find time, but there's no rush at FAC these days Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:16, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your message. The numbering is traditional (and used in all the books etc), but things change... At Bath Locks two locks were combined into one deep one (numbers 8 & 9 as you suggest) The other one Ufton Lock (was No 98) had its gates removed in the 1970s.— Rod ^talk 08:33, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

The info re Ufton is included at the head of the section "Locks" and it does say "ungated" in the entry in the list. BTW all the lock gates have little plaques on them with the numbers on so I don't think the system will be changed to take account of the removed ones.— Rod ^talk 08:57, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

Neelix, please reverse the Template editor protection on the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant page. Per Wikipedia:Protection_policy#Template_protection it should not be used in mainspace at all, despite that the software allows it. It specifically indicates it should not be used to end content disputes, even unbalanced ones. Either full protection (along with the responsibilities of maintaining the edit requests) or semi-protection is the preferred option. —Soap— 22:34, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

I have reverted the protection at Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant. Being a page you created less than a month ago and extensively edited, you are obviously INVOLVED here, and should not had used your administrator rights in relation to it, especially to further your position in what essentially appears to be a content dispute. If the edits you are reverting are clearly vandalism, then other administrators can handle it in administrative capacity, and you can of course bring it up at WP:RFPP. -- KTC (talk) 22:44, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for letting me know about WP:INVOLVED; I had not encountered it before. I will probably follow the course of action you recommend. Neelix (talk) 22:51, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article JC's Girls you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ritchie333 -- Ritchie333 (talk) 14:21, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

The article JC's Girls you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:JC's Girls for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ritchie333 -- Ritchie333 (talk) 18:02, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Bearing in mind that the name of the account was indeed inappropriate, what possible grounds do you have for the rationale that THIS was a "vandalism-only account"? Carrite (talk) 01:40, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

I also note that you failed to notify this seemingly good faith newbie editor of the reason for the block so that he could make amends. I add additionally for the record that there appears to be WP:OWN issues surrounding this block, as has been pointed out in a thread at Wikipediocracy. Carrite (talk) 01:47, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

No one called for your head or demanded you recant — just that you explain yourself and not be biting newbies, particularly those who impinge upon your (generally excellent) work. Take a real wikibreak for a week or two and come back strong. Best regards, —Tim /// Carrite (talk) 02:49, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

I was surprised and dismayed by the news of your retirement from Wikipedia this morning. I agree with Carrite. Please take a while to think about this before making a completely final decision. —  Cliftonian (talk)  09:41, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

Please don't let the buggers get you down! I hope that this is a temporary absence only and that you'll be back with us shortly. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 18:45, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

I only just saw this - I also hope that you one day return to editing. Nick-D (talk) 01:19, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

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1. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2012 tour of She Has a Name
2. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Critical response to She Has a Name

Notifying you due to your prior participation in a merger discussion.

You previously participated in a merger discussion at Talk:She_Has_a_Name#Merger_proposal.

There are now two (2) ongoing deletion discussions related to that, at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2012 tour of She Has a Name and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Critical response to She Has a Name.

Cheers,

— Cirt (talk) 23:55, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

Although we have clashed at times before, I do wish you well! BOZ (talk) 00:53, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.— Cirt (talk) 17:30, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

I sorted the accounts into piles, naughty and nice, and blocked the ones that needed it. It looks like one or maybe two of the editors were good faith contributors, and then one or more trolls latched onto the editing dispute to have fun at your expense. I hope you'll come back once this passes. Jehochman ^Talk 13:04, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

I've been in e-mail contact with this editor, and he, possibly not that surprisingly, thought that maybe the best article to try to develop in his honor might be Homestead (Star Trek: Voyager), the episode in which Neelix left the series, along with, possibly Clarence Wiseman, Trade of Innocents, Perelandra, and Iris purdyi. I regret to say that I am not that familiar with building some of these types of articles, but am willing to do what I can. Anyone else interested is, of course, welcome to do so. John Carter (talk) 21:24, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

I've added Homestead (Star Trek: Voyager) to the list of articles for today's articles for improvement at WP:TAFIN. Anyone seeing this message who might be interested in collaborating on the article is free to indicate as much there. John Carter (talk) 20:24, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

While you are retired and may not be reading this, I am letting you know that the She Has a Name topic is currently at GTRC due to one of the articles, Critical response to She Has a Name, being a redirect now. The GTRC can be found at Wikipedia:Featured topic removal candidates/She Has a Name/archive1. GamerPro64 21:10, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

Featured Article Review at: Wikipedia:Featured article review/2012 tour of She Has a Name/archive1. — Cirt (talk) 22:32, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

I am asking for a GA review of this article, and also for input on the BLP considerations.

Thanks for your work on WP over the years, I hope you return to editing when you feel comfortable.

All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 21:47, 27 January 2015 (UTC).

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Sisters at Heart you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of 23W -- 23W (talk) 06:21, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

The article Sisters at Heart you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Sisters at Heart for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of 23W -- 23W (talk) 09:01, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Mind Meld you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 22:41, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

The article Mind Meld you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Mind Meld for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 22:45, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

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