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PJ,
Here are a few points to help you write better articles:
Remember that we are writign an international encyclopedia here. The introduction of an articel should provide enough context so that any reader can figure out early on what the article was about. Consider the statement:
"Mark Andrew MacGillivray was a candidate in both the 2004 and 2006 elections. In the 2006 election hes known for having the second most successful finish, next to Shane Jolley."
Many jurisdictions had elections in 2004 and 2006. What country was he running in? For what office?
There is no need to link an article to itself Putting the links to "Mark Andrew MacGillivray" in the Mark Andrew MacGillivray should be avoided.
In article sub-headings, only the first word is capitalized. Other words are capitalized only if the are proper nouns, e.g., a person's name, a place name, etc.
I hope these comments help. Keep up the good work. Ground Zero | t 12:47, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello what do you need help with??..----Cometstyles 14:18, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Please state your problem. DebateKid 14:19, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
How do you embed an image, i have it in my pictures but can't get it on wiki. Political junky 14:22, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
well its simple relating to the size of the image..all you do is add (File:name of the image.jpg) this to the article by replacing the "name of the image.jpg" with the images name and adding it to a section of the article----Cometstyles 15:23, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
you mean the name I gave the image when I saved it to my pictures or something else? Political junky 23:15, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The article Matthew Casselman has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done because the article seemed to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it did not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. If you can indicate why the subject is really notable, you are free to re-create the article, making sure to cite any verifiable sources.
I've removed all party leader images from this article. It's crystal-balling (a Wikipedia no no) to presume these people will lead there parties into the 40th election. GoodDay 17:37, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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I'll reply on the talk page. :) J 01:18, 16 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You really need to read WP:OWN. J 01:45, 16 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Sure I did, it's on the article's talk page. J (talk) 04:01, 20 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Please assume good faith when dealing with other editors. See Wikipedia:Assume good faith for the guidelines on this. J (talk) 04:18, 20 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Greenjoe, was deleting my edits without valid reason. Saying things like no sources as a reason to delete edits that have taken me HOURS when I did include sources. I find it increasingly frusturating that this user is standing in the way of progress.
Decline reason:
This does not excuse edit warring. — Yamla (talk) 21:22, 20 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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a) Yes, but all three references aren't necessarily good. b) You can't simply link to the Elections Ontario website. You have to link to the specific part that has the info, otherwise it does not count. c) The AGM is the here and now. The article is about the broader sense of the party. Thus irrelevant. d) See above. J (talk) 05:39, 23 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
To make it easy, I put fact tags on the items that require references, and I removed the AGM part. J (talk) 05:52, 23 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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The policy part has had a tag since FEBRUARY. Time for it to go. J (talk) 05:57, 23 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You are in danger of violating the three-revert rule. Please cease further reverts or you may be blocked from editing. J (talk) 05:57, 23 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
So try to discuss the edits before you make them, and give time for response instead of reverting immediately. J (talk) 05:58, 23 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Once again, you've been blocked for edit warring on this article. As a side note, if you are indeed restoring uncited material to the article, you should note that it's your responsibility to add citations, and that such uncited material may be removed at any time. You are not being blocked for the content, though, but for your excessive reverting. Heimstern Läufer(talk) 06:34, 23 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I am sorry that you are upset. I'm not trying to make you upset, I simply want the article to have sources. Other articles not having them isn't an excuse. See WP:WAX. It has to be done. I'm willing to help, that's what the fact tags are for. J (talk) 04:08, 27 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You may also wish to consider checking out WP:COOL. It's got a few tips for avoiding an upset state. :) J (talk) 04:11, 27 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Image source problem with Image:AlbertaGreenslogo.jpg[edit]
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While I appreciate what you are trying to do here, you still fail to cite sources. It looks good so far, but you do have to back it up. GreenJoe 19:09, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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