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Balkan Macedonia

Just saw your long-unanswered post there. I personally don't see how Macedonia could be construed as something other than the state when in a list of state and with the state flag next to it. Regards, CMD (talk) 20:17, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

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Note to self: I commented on this issue. — Rich wales (no relation to Jimbo) 16:29, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

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Future editing plans

Hi Rich,

I happened across your user page today from your GA nom and saw that we've got some similar interests, so I thought I'd briefly introduce myself. (Or have we "met" before? It's always hard to keep track on Wikipedia--I've certainly seen your name around.)

Anyway, I was thinking of tackling one or both of Dred Scott v. Sandford and Gideon v. Wainwright in the next year, and I happened to notice they were on your list, too. I'm in the middle of some other projects, but I thought I'd plant the seed now: if you're ever interested in a collaborator on either, feel free to drop me a line! In the meantime, another editor and I are working on bringing Fourteenth Amendment itself to GA; if you're interested, your thoughts would be very welcome.

Thanks for your extensive work on US citizenship law--it's hugely appreciated! All best, -- Khazar2 (talk) 23:25, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

(Copied from User talk:Khazar2) Hi. Thanks for contacting me. I've been busier with real-world stuff this year than in the past, so I haven't been quite as able to whittle away at my to-do list as I might have hoped. If you can do a good job of cleaning up Dred Scott or Gideon, by all means go ahead. As for our past interactions, Snottywong's editor interaction analyzer tool says we both spoke up (albeit indepdendently) on the Will Beback ban appeal discussion a few months ago, and we might or might not have seen each other on a couple of other pages. — Rich wales (no relation to Jimbo) 01:47, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

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Guess who's back, back again?

This guy's back. Shii (tock) 22:45, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

Response.

I didn't vandalise anything, I read from this website that Joseph Stalin was the religious leader of the Mormons so I correct the article to "Joseph Stalin". --CplSmugleaf (talk) 06:19, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

And you believed "this website"? — Rich wales (no relation to Jimbo) 06:35, 29 June 2013 (UTC)