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  • the opposite end. In some locations, the traps can placed in align with a building, wall, or fence (nearly under one edge of a bush. The wall does not present a threat to the squirrel. The bush

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Changes to Business cycle[edit]

Hi, James. I stumbled across your recent addition to the Business cycle article, and noticed that it was out of place within the article. Because the yield curve explanation of the business cycle is just one theory among many, I moved it into the Explanations section. I also took the opportunity to break up a couple of run-on sentences, and to fix a spelling typo. On the whole I think it makes a good contribution to the article. Thanks for your work. —Aetheling (talk) 21:40, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Business cycle, GDP, Recessions[edit]

Thank you for making the improvements to Business Cycles.

Hello Loren. I read about your activities on your User page. You may find articles in my Sandbox. I have many very, weakly organized topics (that are related to business cycles, GDP, recessions, etc.) posted in my Sandbox .... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Copeland.James.H/sandbox. I am more focused on actively using this information and adding to that collection (than organized it for the general public). —Copeland.James.H (

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Writing Style[edit]

You may enjoy reading "Put It In Writing" Written by: Joseph Albert, ISBN0070393080.—Copeland.James.H (

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model years vs calendar years[edit]

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August 2019[edit]

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Polyalkylene glycols (August 29)[edit]

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August 2020[edit]

I have removed your separate section on bicycle mudguards/fenders, since they are already mentioned near the start of the 'Accessories' section. which you must know because you edited that sentence. Murray Langton (talk) 18:29, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Bicycle wheel: Undid edit, removing non-free content[edit]

Hi McKnight, thank you for your recent edit of bicycle wheel. I find the content interesting, but I undid the edit for the following reason: Those two paragraphs are slightly rephrased but effectively copied content from the commercial site that the edit references. The terms of use of the site clearly do not allow this without authorization. We can only copy from there if they also offer that content under a compatible license. You could however, rewrite the content in your own words, making sure that the wording is not similar to the original, and use the original as a reference. --RainerBlome (talk) 19:47, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Bicycle wheel: Undid edit with unsubstantiated content[edit]

Hi McKnight, I have explained the second undo at Talk:Bicycle_wheel#Rim_diameter_should_not_change_with_tire_pressure. Greetings, Rainer --RainerBlome (talk) 20:40, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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I use the following to rephrase articles for Wikipedia, emails, etc.
https://quillbot.com/
I use very often!
https://app.prowritingaid.com/?redirectToDocs=true
I use sometimes, about 10% as much as quillbot
https://chat.openai.com/auth/login.
Before it became so busy that I have failed to access the past few weeks.
I had 3 days of training a DuPont in 1973 based on
https://www.amazon.com/Put-Writing-Albert-Joseph/dp/0070393087 Ingalls_Arkansas_QNX (talk) 22:11, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Stone tools thought to be between 2.6 and 3 million years old near Paranthropus teeth[edit]

Goddamn, you beat me to it. I had recently read about Paranthropus on wikipedia, and when I saw the news article about the stone tools, I planned to add the new info myself. But hey, congrats for beating me to it. -- Troopersho (talk) 21:40, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, just making sure you've got the right Charles Inman. It wasn't an uncommon name at the time, and there were others in TN. Looking at a few genealogy sites (admittedly not reliable), this Charles Inman didn't have a daughter named Elizabeth. BrineStans (talk) 16:31, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This site [2] suggests the Charles Inman who is the subject of this Wiki article had a cousin named Charles Woodward Inman (b. 1831), born in nearby Jefferson Co., TN. This latter Charles had a daughter named Elizabeth, b. 1858, so that may be the one you're looking for. Sorry, I couldn't find a better source. Just note, there were several Charles Inmans running around TN at the time of the Civil War, and some sites may confuse their respective histories. BrineStans (talk) 17:08, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
the accounts are free at https://www.familysearch.org/en/.
after opening an account go to
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LW4Y-CMK
his parent, children, are shown.
by selecting some of his relatives, you can see his grand-children, and some great-grand-children. Ingalls_Arkansas_QNX (talk) 13:49, 9 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for that. I took a look at the entry, and it squares with the source above, i.e., Charles Woodward Inman (1831-1888), not the Charles Inman that is the subject of this article (1810-1899). They were second cousins, according to that site. BrineStans (talk) 17:14, 9 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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