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== Gospel Hall Brethren ==

Hi Davidcannon, Re. your recent posts on the Gospel Hall Brethren page. I note from your history that you are a brethren buff! Do you have the expertise to absorb the Gospel Hall Brethren page into the Open Brethren page? I have long contended that it should be a sectrion of that page, and doesn't warrant a page of its own. [[User:Journalist492|Journalist492]] ([[User talk:Journalist492|talk]]) 14:51, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

* Difficult question! The Gospel Halls do have some distinctives that set them apart from their fellow-Brethren, especially in North America (less so in other parts of the world, however). If it can never be much more than a stub, perhaps it should be merged into the Open Brethren article. On the other hand, the OB article itself is quite long, so I really don't know what to think. I personally prefer articles not to be too short (like GHB) or too long (as OB might get), but that's just my own preference — we have to find a consensus on Wikipedia. For now, I'd rather let the matter ventilate for a while and let others have their say. Perhaps we can then collectively make up our minds what to do with the GHB article. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 15:05, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

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* Okay, it's a deal:-) [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 00:19, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

== Gounder ==

It may very well be a fact, but it not a defining characteristic of him, and is presently uncited. [[User:Gareth E Kegg|Gareth E Kegg]] ([[User talk:Gareth E Kegg|talk]]) 08:07, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* Okay, give me time and I'll find a source. The template (which I had nothing to do with making) has a "religion" field for a reason. A person's religion may not be a "defining characteristic" but can (sometimes partially) explain what informs his world-view. Nothing uniquely Hindu about that - Bush held Evangelical Christian views which influenced him, Erdogan (in Turkey) is influenced by his Muslim faith (or at least his own interpretation thereof). Not a defining characteristic, but relevant. BTW, last time I looked at Bush's page, the infobox listed him as "Methodist." Why? After all, it's not a defining characteristic, is it? Anyway, if Gounder is removed from the Hindu cat, so must every other politician listed there. If you go on such a deletion spree, you won't have me to deal with, you'll have a whole lot of editors who won't be happy about that kind of mucking around. Not something to squabble over - I'll look for sources, I promise. (I've been mostly absent from Wikipedia for about 8 years and find a lot of loose ends to attend to on returning, so please give me a bit of time). BTW, I'm putting this reply on both my talk page and yours. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 08:41, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

==Adminship==
Thanks - I'd be willing to consider it, provided I can set a time limit for myself of one year, maybe two. --[[User:Ser Amantio di Nicolao|<span style="font-family:Old English Text MT;">Ser Amantio di Nicolao</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:Ser Amantio di Nicolao|''Che dicono a Signa?'']]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Ser Amantio di Nicolao|'''Lo dicono a Signa.''']]</sub> 13:24, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
* Great! Actually, time limits are not all that important, as any admin can withdraw at any time. I'll put your name forward sometime this weekend. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 13:50, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
**Just letting you know you have not completed the nomination nor transcluded it on the main RFA page. Please read [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Nominate]]. ~'''''[[User:Editorofthewiki|<span style="color:#F90000;">EDDY</span>]]'' <sup>([[User talk:Editorofthewiki|<span style="color:Green;">talk</span>]]/[[Special:Contributions/Editorofthewiki|<span style="color:Green;">contribs</span>]])</sup>'''~ 16:41, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

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* Thank you for pointing that out. I didn't realize that. I'll undo the cascade protection when I get home (I'm not supposed to be on Wikipedia when I'm at work). [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 07:29, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
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==Adminship==
Never did thank you properly for nominating me.  It's going to be an adventure, that's for sure.  It will be an honor to serve, and I hope that I may do justice to the faith you have placed in me.

Thanks again! --[[User:Ser Amantio di Nicolao|<span style="font-family:Old English Text MT;">Ser Amantio di Nicolao</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:Ser Amantio di Nicolao|''Che dicono a Signa?'']]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Ser Amantio di Nicolao|'''Lo dicono a Signa.''']]</sub> 05:54, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
: You are more than welcome! I'm so glad to have you on board. Welcome to the club! [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 06:21, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

== Adminship Nomination for Rich Farmbrough ==

Hi David, Greetings! I saw that you have nominated Rich for adminship. Could you direct me to the page as I would like to contribute. I accidentally went onto the 2005 discussion by following the link on his talkpage. Thank you for your help in advance. [[User:Auditguy|Audit Guy]] ([[User talk:Auditguy|talk]]) 13:22, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
:David, please rest assured that I am not downhearted by the responses at RFA, of which 90%+ are totally reasonable, and a goodly proportion even of the opposes are morally supportive.  I was to some extent paralysed by the question of whether to consider an RFA or an ABRCOM appeal first - if indeed I wanted to do either.  Your action broke that deadlock.
:Let me also encourage and support you in continuing to nominate candidates for adminship in the future.
:All&nbsp;the&nbsp;best: ''[[User:Rich Farmbrough|Rich]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Rich Farmbrough|Farmbrough]]'',<small> 14:47, 29 June 2015 (UTC).</small><br />
::Thank you, Rich :-) [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 01:29, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

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== [[Daniel Rae Costello]] ==

Hello mate, could you restore this article which i created in late 2006/early 2007? Since you are familiar with Fijian people, you know he is very notable, the deleting admin didn't even bother to read the article before he deleted it (as per his comments on IRC) and now refuses to restore it...Thanks--<span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-size:medium;font-family: Monotype Corsiva;">[[User:Stemoc|Ste]][[User talk:Stemoc|moc]]</span> 02:48, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
* I'll have a look. Could you tell me who deleted it — and direct me to the discussion where he refused to restore it? [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 02:52, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
* The problem is lack of citations. All biographies of living persons created since 2010 must contain at least one citation to a credible external source. If you can provide me with some (or if I can find at least one), I'll restore the article for you. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 02:55, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
** Rjd0060, apparently it was PRODed and deleted on June 20th, but I only found out now while looking through another article related to a fijian musician ...the discussion took place on wikipedia-en's IRC ..yeah i created it so many years back so not that many info online but it was sourced enough, you can use  his official [https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/daniel-rae-costello/id296695157 Itunes page] or an article on him last year on [http://www.samoaobserver.ws/other/community/10308-samoa-is-now-my-base-costello the samoan observer]--<span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-size:medium;font-family: Monotype Corsiva;">[[User:Stemoc|Ste]][[User talk:Stemoc|moc]]</span> 02:58, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
*** I've restored the page for you and added a couple of citations. :-)

==Alliance Party (Fiji)==
Hi David. I see you moved this article to Alliance Party. I'm afraid I have moved it back to the (Fiji) title, as I don't believe it is the primary topic for the name. The [[Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance Party]] was the ruling party in Malaysia for 16 years, whilst the [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland]] is currently one of the main parties in [[Northern Ireland]]. If you still think it is the primary topic, I'd suggest you use the RM process. Cheers, [[User:Number 57|<span style="color:orange;">Number</span>]] [[User talk:Number 57|<span style="color:green;">5</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Number 57|<span style="color:blue;">7</span>]] 11:00, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
* Okay then. Thanks for letting me know:-) [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 11:01, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

== Ex Administrator with a break and surprised ==

Hello Davidcannon,

What a surprise, when someone pointed me to your proposal while I was doing a similar proposal

I'm also around for 11+ years on fr.wiki and also was very surprised by the how wikipedia looks like slow, which with respect to 2004-2008, looks more like completely frozen.

I'm also surprised by the role the administrator took and the posture they have

Would you be interested in contributing to another proposal ?

[[User:Xmlizer|Xmlizer]] ([[User talk:Xmlizer|talk]]) 22:30, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

* Sure. Have you got anything in writing? I'd like to have a look at it:-) [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 01:20, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
:: it's in french so far, but as soon as I translate it I ping you [[User:Xmlizer|Xmlizer]] ([[User talk:Xmlizer|talk]]) 02:32, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
:::Thanks! [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 10:58, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
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== My thanks ==

David, thanks for some of your recent comments regarding the state adminship standards have risen to in your absence. We need more users like you to try to convince others to go back to giving the benefit of the doubt. ([[User_talk:Xeno#Additional_bureaucrat_tasks|A discussion between Risker and myself on my talk page]] touches on this topic.) –[[User:xeno|<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b>]][[user talk:xeno|<sup style="color:#000">talk</sup>]] 01:25, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

== Template:Country topics ==

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I'm not fluent in template-ese, but it seems to be on the "name" line near the top. After the words "topics", there were two closing curly-braces — }} — and you changed it to only one. This is now making some templates that uses Country topics just display "<nowiki>{{</nowiki>Navbox with striping |name = European Union topics}" — I noticed it on [[Template:European Union topics]]. Thanks for any help you can give. [[User:Woodshed|Woodshed]] ([[User talk:Woodshed|talk]]) 15:27, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

:FYI/update, another user fixed it in responde to my helpdesk query. [[User:Woodshed|Woodshed]] ([[User talk:Woodshed|talk]]) 15:33, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

:That was me. The template is used in 14458 pages. Please preview and carefully check edits to high-use templates. I often get brackets wrong, also in simple edits where it seems unlikely to mess up, but I catch it with previews, sometimes using "Preview page with this template" at the bottom of template edit windows. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] ([[User talk:PrimeHunter|talk]]) 15:39, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

: I apologise. Thank you for your advice - I'll take it. I thought the template needed to be fixed, as it was pointing to a redirect (a page that got moved a couple of years ago). I'm sorry I put my foot in it - I should have tested my changes to make sure they were working. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 07:04, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

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== Taito ==
Re your edit and comment [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sapeta_Taito&curid=17569149&diff=673155386&oldid=672119147 here]: At the time the article was written, "Fiji Islander" was the official demonym for a citizen of Fiji; it was not a "pc weasel word", as you put it. Today, calling someone "Fiji Islander" rather than "Fijian" would indeed have a right-wing political connotation, but it's simply that the article was never updated. Kindly refrain from assuming ill intent…<br>
That having been said, thank you for your various updates to articles about Fiji. For a few years, I felt a little bit alone in writing or updating articles about Fiji politics (and sometimes sports or other areas). (And thank you again for all the tireless mass of work you did on Fiji in the first place a few years ago!) [[User:Aridd|Aridd]] ([[User talk:Aridd|talk]]) 10:16, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
* Thank you for pointing that out, Aridd. You are right — I didn't realize the contributor was you (and I really respect you for your contribution to the Fiji project), and I jumped to conclusions too hastily about what might have motivated whoever wrote that.  Yes, it's true, the abrogated 1997 constitution defined all Fiji citizens as Fiji Islanders. I was away for a long time, and sometimes I just don't realize how long some articles have gone without being updated. I apologise for my hasty reaction and will endeavour to be more careful in future. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 11:28, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
== Fiji ==
Thanks for the invite! I added my name to the project page. I do some Wiki Clean up from time to time and I'd been running into a lot of Fiji-related articles. I'll add whatever info I can find. :) [[User:Megalibrarygirl|Megalibrarygirl]] ([[User talk:Megalibrarygirl|talk]]) 04:13, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

==bilateral relations articles==
The case of Bangladesh Fiji may be notable but it is wrong to say all relations articles are notable. Hundreds have been deleted which demonstrates no inherent notability. In any case I now agree with your removal of the notability tag on the Bangladesh Fiji article. [[User:LibStar|LibStar]] ([[User talk:LibStar|talk]]) 15:57, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
* Okay then. I'll be more careful in future about automatically assuming notability for diplomatic articles. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 12:42, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

==[[Suva Grammar School]]==
Can I ask for your assistance on this one. Seems like those obsessed with the rugby achievements of former students have taken over the article. [[User:LibStar|LibStar]] ([[User talk:LibStar|talk]]) 16:06, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
* I agree, it does look rather unbalanced. Rugby is a huge thing in Fiji, but even so, it makes it look as if that's primarily what the school is known for - NOT a very balanced view at all. I'll try to find out a bit about the school and its history, academic achievements, etc., to even the article up. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 12:41, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
:: thanks, I understand it's actually one of the top academic schools in Fiji. [[User:LibStar|LibStar]] ([[User talk:LibStar|talk]]) 14:34, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

== RFC posted ==

See [[Wikipedia talk:Redirect#RFC: Should users be permitted/encouraged to change links via redirects to piped links or direct links?]]. I have tried to be completely neutral in the opening statement. Feel free to make any arguments for change, or to post any views, particularly if they are in any way different from those already posted (which are linked in the RFC and so need not be repeated at length). Sorry it took a bit of time. [[User:DESiegel|DES]] [[User talk:DESiegel|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 11:09, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
* Thank you DES. I'll keep an eye on the discussion and chip in from time to time :-) [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 12:18, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

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== Chief Justice of Fiji ==
<s>Hi, you recently tagged [[Chief Justice of Fiji]], with an edit summary like "needs updating as per 2013 constitution". You may be Wikipedia's top expert on the Fijian Constitution (I am certainly not), so please and go ahead and fix the article yourself (with references) if you are privy to this information. If not, could you please expand the nature of your query at [[Talk:Chief Justice of Fiji]]. If you are just complaining about the political situation in Fiji, please remove the tag. Thanks, >[[User:MinorProphet|MinorProphet]] ([[User talk:MinorProphet|talk]]) 00:06, 2 August 2015 (UTC)</s>
:Thank you for your thoughtful tagging of the article. I haven't been keeping with the news recently, too much editing. An all-too-brief search for Fiji in the news turned up nothing (I was probably too specific in my search), hence my unfortunately brusque message. Sorry, I was falling asleep at the time.  >[[User:MinorProphet|MinorProphet]] ([[User talk:MinorProphet|talk]]) 20:54, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
:: That's okay:-)  The reason I tagged the article is that Fiji has undergone great changes since 2006. A new constitution — with which I am not very familiar — has been written. It MAY have redefined the role of the Chief Justice — or it may not have.  That's something I will look into, but it may take some time. In the meantime, I was hoping that perhaps some other editor might know more than I do and save me the trouble.  But never mind ... [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 02:18, 3 August 2015 (UTC)

== Infobox title dispute with another user ==

Hello. I have recently entered a dispute with '''[[User:Cartakes|Cartakes]]''' over the correct naming of former countries (specifically the old imperial dynasties of China) in the top of the article infobox. As it was originally (and I have attempted once to revert this to no avail), the names were simply the period names such as "Sui", "Xia", "Tang" (and on occasion "Great Yuan", "Great Qing", etc.) which are the official state names from the period. However, he has come along and changed them to include the word "dynasty" with the period name in the infobox title which is '''not''' the official state name but a common name given by Western culture. I have attempted to talk to him, but he is adamant that I am incorrect. Even looking at the same articles written in Chinese show that the infobox title without the word "dynasty" in it. Our discussion is located '''[[User talk:Cartakes#Chinese dynasty names|in this section on his talk page]]'''. Can you please help me resolve this? [[User:Nick Mitchell 98|Nick Mitchell 98]] ([[User talk:Nick Mitchell 98|talk]]) 13:14, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
* I'll have a look. I am not very familiar with this topic, but will try to go by policy. It might be a good idea to bring the matter up on the talk page(s) of the relevant article(s), and on the project page, if there is one, and allow other users to have their say. But I'll have a look for you:-) [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 13:18, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

== Indo-Fijian Hindus ==

You do realise that that the above mentioned [[:Category:Indo-Fijian Hindus|Category]] is very racist right? ..There is no such thing as an ITaukei hindus so the category was better as [[:Category:Fijian Hindus|Fijian Hindus]] and there was no need to divide it..the term "indo-fijian" is no longer allowed to be used under the 2013 Constitution.--<span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-size:medium;font-family: Monotype Corsiva;">[[User:Stemoc|Ste]][[User talk:Stemoc|moc]]</span> 04:14, 6 August 2015 (UTC)

* Sorry, it's not meant to be racist. Actually, what I'm trying to do is rationalize the Fijian categories, which has to be done consistently. No such thing as iTaukei Hindus — you may be surprised to know that the 2007 census showed a small number of iTaukei converts to Hinduism (several hundred). Admittedly none of them have articles on Wikipedia as yet, but it's at least theoretically possible that there will be some, and the category system should make room for that. Following our [[WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]], Wikipedia shouldn't be into making a judgement about whether there is ever likely / unlikely to be a need for it.

The category system needs to be consistent, too. For example, the [[:Category:Indo-Fijian Muslims]] and [[:Category:Indo-Fijian Christians]] categories will link to international — and India-specific categories about Muslims and Christians (I haven't put the links in yet. I will later — unless somebody else beats me to it). The [[:Category:Indo-Fijian Hindus]] category will likewise link to international and India-specific categories concerning Hinduism. Keeping it the way it was created a problem : [[:Category:Fijian Hindus]] itself was  a sub-category of [[:Category:Fijian people by religion]]. This includes other categories that have nothing to do with Indians, so when linked to India-specific categories, that would muddle things up.

I'm uncomfortable with the emotional and political connotations that are so often attached to words like [[Indo-Fijian]]. I have Indian friends who have argued vehemently both for and against that term, and other terms. It's not my business to take sides in that debate, and Wikipedia should stick to a neutral point of view and avoid taking sides either. That's partly why I renamed the parent category from [[:Category:Indo-Fijian people]] to [[:Category:Fijian people of Indian descent]] (which is also consistent with the way other categories are named — e.g. [[:Category:British people of Indian descent]]. Wikipedia is trying to rationalize its naming systems for categories, so I'm just trying to follow the system that international categories have. (I had nothing to do with setting that system up, by the way). As for using the term "Indo-Fijian" in other categories, once again I'm just trying to follow the practice of how other categories (specific to other countries) are named. As it stands, the [[:Category:Fijian Hindus]] category has not been deleted: it still stands as an empty category, but as the parent category it will be an important link to international categories. Just so that you know, what I've done with the category is not a split, it's a diffusion.

I'm also in the process of organizing categories for iTaukei people. Those categories will be inside parent categories that will also include categories related to Indians. NO WAY is this intended as a social/political statement! It's simply so that researchers will be able to access information through streamlined categories — the Indo-Fijian categories will link to global categories about Indian people, the iTaukei categories to global categories about Melanesian /Oceanian people, and both sets of categories to parent categories about Fijian people generally. 

Bottom line: these categories are not just about Indians in Fiji. They have to be organized in such a way as to be able to "link" to categories about INDIAN people globally (Hindus, Muslims, Christians, etc), WITHOUT conflating those international categories with topics that have nothing to do with Indians. I will try to find out a bit more about how this is being done project-wide and will follow that pattern. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 07:55, 6 August 2015 (UTC)

== Lagi Dyer ==
No [[WP:RS||reliable source]] to [[WP:V|verify]] information about a [[WP:BLP|living person]]? Therefore no content. [[User:GiantSnowman|Giant]][[User talk:GiantSnowman|Snowman]]
* Okay, I'll let you have it your way until I find sources. I'm VERY sure of this, but you are right, I do need to find sources - and I will. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 12:14, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

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== [[Roscoe C. Martin]] ==
No longer an orphan. Feel free to help me find more references. He might be the same academic who taught at Syracuse, but so far I can't find an obituary or career summary, despite his achievements.[[User:Zigzig20s|Zigzig20s]] ([[User talk:Zigzig20s|talk]]) 11:07, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
* Great! If it's no longer an orphan, please remove the "Orphan" tag, if you haven't done so already. Also, I'll have a look tomorrow to try to find some sources for you! Cheers. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 11:09, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
:::I have found some and expanded it. I'll remove the 'under construction' tag later today, as it's become a respectable start.[[User:Zigzig20s|Zigzig20s]] ([[User talk:Zigzig20s|talk]]) 16:04, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

== Question ==
I see you have put some &nbsp;nbsp marks in [[Russian locomotive class TE2]]. I'm sure you have a reason for this but could you please tell me what they are for? [[User:Biscuittin|Biscuittin]] ([[User talk:Biscuittin|talk]]) 13:13, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
* NBSP stands for "No-break space." In HTML, the language Web pages are created with, a space is read the same as two, ten, or one hundred spaces. So if you want to put more than one space between two words or two objects on a Web page, you need to use a no-break space. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 13:21, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
::That's useful, but why put it before kW? [[User:Biscuittin|Biscuittin]] ([[User talk:Biscuittin|talk]]) 15:44, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
:::To ensure that a linebreak does not occur within the string "736&nbsp;kW", making it harder to read. [[User:Maproom|Maproom]] ([[User talk:Maproom|talk]]) 07:24, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
::::I see. Thank you. [[User:Biscuittin|Biscuittin]] ([[User talk:Biscuittin|talk]]) 18:48, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
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== The Article About the Village of Musabeyli ==

You added that the article that i have created doesnt fit the notability guidelines,but i want to correct you.
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It is a populated place in Turkey,so it counts as notable.It is also legally recognized as a village in Turkey.  <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/85.100.119.57|85.100.119.57]] ([[User talk:85.100.119.57|talk]]) 16:52, 26 August 2015 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->  Oh sorry,i forgot to log in. [[User:KaptaşHero|KaptaşHero]] ([[User talk:KaptaşHero|talk]]) 17:07, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
* I see; thank you for correcting me. The tag I added doesn't necessarily mean that the subject ''isn't'' notable, only that it ''may not'' be. It is meant (a) to alert the creator and any other interested editors to take a second look (which I'm glad you've done), and (b) if necessary, add citations that will validate its notability, or, if it already has that, remove the tag. It's not meant to be a "deletion warrant" for the article, only a head-up that it ''may'' be necessary to fill in a few details. It appears that I tagged this one in error, so I'm happy for you to remove the tag:-) [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 00:09, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
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== Speedy delete ==

You add your comments to pages awaiting for speedy delete, see e.g. [[Sterling Linder Davis]], [[Gary Striewski]].[[User:Xx236|Xx236]] ([[User talk:Xx236|talk]]) 09:05, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
* Okay then, should I just delete such articles instead? Or should I leave them alone? [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 09:13, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
**I believe they should be deleted, if everything runs according to the rules. [[User:Xx236|Xx236]] ([[User talk:Xx236|talk]]) 09:15, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
*** Okay then, I'll get rid of them. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 09:16, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
:[[Gary striewski]].[[User:Xx236|Xx236]] ([[User talk:Xx236|talk]]) 09:19, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
{{od}}If you judge that they ought to be deleted under the relevant [[WP:csd|criterion]], you may surely delete them. If you think that no speedy deletion is warranted, you may remove the  db tag. I generally then add {{tl|oldcsd}} to the talk page, and sometimes drop a note on the talk page of the editor who tagged the article or page for speedy deletion. In such a case you might well choose to edit the article or page. If you aren't sure but wish to try to improve a page, or leave a talk page comment for another admin, that is also perfectly fine. There is nothing wrong with leaving comments on such pages, if you judge them worth leaving. However I don't think there is much point in adding maintenance tags to a page tagged with db-author, unless you are going to decline the speedy (generally because there is in fact more than one author) [[User:DESiegel|DES]] [[User talk:DESiegel|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 13:19, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
::Thanks for your advice, DES. I ended up deleting the three articles, as the request came from the author personally. But I won't always do that automatically — I'll read each article as it comes. Thanks again for your advice — it's very helpful. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 13:28, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
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==Very nice==
Wow! It is great to see you editing here once again. One of my original true fiends in Wikipedia. [[User:Marine 69-71|Tony the Marine]] ([[User talk:Marine 69-71|talk]]) 03:22, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
* Hello Tony! Yes, it's great to be back! And it's even greater to see that YOU are still going strong! [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 05:17, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
**By the way my friend, I want to share with you some of the scenes of a PBS documentary which will be televised on Sept. 22, and in which I participated. Click on "watch", I'm the guy with the white cap: http://ontwofrontsmovie.com/ Take care. [[User:Marine 69-71|Tony the Marine]] ([[User talk:Marine 69-71|talk]]) 00:47, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
*** Wow Tony, that is SO interesting!  Thank you so much, {{U|Marine 69-71}} for sharing this documentary with me! I was only a small child when these events took place, but I well remember my parents and just about everybody else talking about them. The Latino perspective is one that is not well known, and I hope the sacrifices made by Latinos will get a much better hearing as a result of this documentary. Once again, thank you so much for sharing it. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 15:32, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

== [[José Manuel Imbamba]] ==

Dearest Davidcannon, thank you to help me in correcting this page.

May I ask your help also in the future? Thanks a lot and have a nice Sunday!

[[User:Rei Momo|Rei Momo]] ([[User talk:Rei Momo|talk]]) 06:30, 29 August 2015 (UTC)

* By all means! Wikipedia is a collaborative project and we're all here to help one another. Don't hesitate to ask me at any time — if it's something I know about I'll help you, and if not, I'll try to find somebody who can. You have a great Sunday too! [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 11:49, 29 August 2015 (UTC)

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* Thank you SO much, Mootros! It's very much appreciated! [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 12:23, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
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== [[Telangana State Symbols]] ==

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== [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Big Race]] ==

I don't accept you opinion it were a stub, so I demand speedy deletion.[[User:Xx236|Xx236]] ([[User talk:Xx236|talk]]) 07:00, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
* Done. But in future, please ask politely. Throwing your weight around with "demands" only creates a tense environment in which we're all trying to get along. The reason why I tagged it rather than deleting it is that I'd rather make the mistake of "passing" an article that shouldn't be there, than delete one that should be. The article was written in a rather stupid way, but for all i knew, there could be a book with that title and the article could, perhaps, have been turned into something better by someone in the know. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 07:15, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
::I'm sorry about my language, I'm not a native speaker. I meant that I demanded in general, not from you. [[User:Xx236|Xx236]] ([[User talk:Xx236|talk]]) 07:28, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
:::I see. All good then :-) [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 08:10, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

I see you've been going through articles I started. I just wanted to drop by and say thank you. I'm grateful. :) [[User:Anna Frodesiak|Anna Frodesiak]] ([[User talk:Anna Frodesiak|talk]]) 09:16, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
* Thank you so much {{U|Anna Frodesiak}}, for all your kind words! You've put a smile on my face to go to sleep with :-) [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 15:12, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
::I try to always give credit when credit is due. You do good work here. [[User:Anna Frodesiak|Anna Frodesiak]] ([[User talk:Anna Frodesiak|talk]]) 04:05, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

== About [[Johnson_Philip]] ==

I notice that you have put together an article about me. However, there are a few factual errors, and kindly correct it. 

1. It says I am "Principal of Brethren Theological College at Cochin University". Actually it should be Cochin University PO, where PO stands for Post Office. Alternately, you can drop the name Cochin University and say "Principal of Brethren Theological College in Kerala". BTC has no connection with Cochin University.

2. The article says that I lean towards Arminianism. That is wrong. I am opposed both to strict Calvinism as well as to strict Arminianism, and stand midway to accept some tenets of Calvinism and some of Arminianism.

3. In Academic career "he became the Founding Principal of Brethren Theological College at Cochin University in Kerala.[23]" the phrase Cochin University should be changed to 'Kerala'

I guess that Cochin University PO confuses many who do not know the meaning of PO

I will mention other corrections after these two major errors are corrected 

[[User:Dr. Johnson C. Philip|Dr. Johnson C. Philip]] ([[User talk:Dr. Johnson C. Philip|talk]]) 14:14, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

* Thank you so much, {{U|Dr. Johnson C. Philip}}, for bringing to my attention inaccuracies in your biography. Wikipedia aims for accuracy, and by drawing attention to errors you are doing us a great service. I did try to write an accurate article, Dr Philip, synthesizing information found from numerous sources, but obviously there are things that I misinterpreted. For that I apologise, and will make the necessary connections forthwith. I also look forward to your other corrections. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 15:10, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
** P.S. I've now made some (minimal) edits to your biography. I'm still not sure whether the paragraph on Calvinism/Arminianism accurately reflects your views; if not, please advise me further! Moreover, I've added this statement (based on your communication above): ''"Philip states that he stands mid-way between Calvinism and Arminianism, accepting some tenets of both theological systems."'' I'm wondering whether you can direct me to a published source (either online or in print) in which your mid-way position is set out. I ask this because everything in Wikipedia is supposed to be verifiable and linked to reliable sources. I've put the statement in anyway, but I'd love to have a source so that it cannot be challenged. Once again, I look forward to hearing what other corrections need to be made. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 15:28, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
*** Dear David, thank you very much for the correction you made. Now it reflects things more accurately. As to my midway stand on Calvinism/Arminianism, I will send some citation very soon. Thanks for this article on me. Till today I was unaware of its existence.  God bless you! [[User:Dr. Johnson C. Philip|Dr. Johnson C. Philip]] ([[User talk:Dr. Johnson C. Philip|talk]]) 16:24, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
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== need information about marjah operation ==

Need information about marjah operation I was linguist in helmand USA marine corps.  [[User:Hasamudin|Hasamudin]] ([[User talk:Hasamudin|talk]]) 13:46, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Sir .
I was USA marine corps A company 2nd light armored reconnaissance battalion linguist in Afghanistan helmand province since 2010/1/14 in marjah operation. 
Sir 
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==Attorneys General of the Leeward Islands==
Hi David- I will have a good look to see if anything worthwhile can be done on the above, but I can give a few more names from an initial google search viz.

*c.1711 Thomas Bretton
*c.1790 John Stanley
*c.1810 John Burke
*c.1820 Paul Horsford

The political history of Leeward Islands is very messy. They seem to have appeared in several incarnations over the centuries, by and large between 1671 and 1960. But I like this sort of challenge and will put a stub together over the next few days. Maybe others can then add to it. Regards[[User:Plucas58|Plucas58]] ([[User talk:Plucas58|talk]]) 16:14, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

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Thank you for all the spelling fixes. I will try harder to proof my writing. :) [[User:Anna Frodesiak|Anna Frodesiak]] ([[User talk:Anna Frodesiak|talk]]) 13:13, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
*You're welcome, Anna! That's what the wiki idea is for — everybody pitches in to contribute, clean up, etc. We're all here to help one another. Thank you for your kind words and encouragement. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 13:16, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

== paraphrase ==
hi dear friend. could you please paraphrase; "It provides the young child with an introduction to books and the Peter Rabbit universe." thanks more info [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_a_Fierce_Bad_Rabbit] [[User:Alborzagros|Alborzagros]] ([[User talk:Alborzagros|talk]]) 10:15, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
* Hi {{U|Alborzagros}}! How about this : "It introduces children to books and to the world of Peter Rabbit." Have a great day! [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 11:12, 13 October 2015 (UTC)


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Hi David, your [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Flying_Doctor_Service_of_Australia&diff=687391888&oldid=684202666 edit to that article] didn't fix a typo at all because of the word "there" after "based, so I've undone the major part of it (while keeping the AWB fixes). '''[[User:Graham87|Graham]]'''[[User talk:Graham87|<span style="color:green;">87</span>]] 14:44, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
* Thank you {{U|Graham}}. Another problem with the article, which I don't know how to fix, is the cite error (citation number 8). I've been coming across quite a few of these —I tried fixing a couple of them and made a bigger mess than ever, so I'm leaving them alone for now. But perhaps you could fix that one for me (assuming you know how), and I'll watch and learn how it is done.  Thanks :-) [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 00:29, 26 October 2015 (UTC)
** I've fixed that one by updating the URL and compacting the ref. The old URL also had brackets in it, which could have been changed to %5B and %5C to make it work, but that wasn't necessary. (P.s. I didn't get your notification because you notified the user with the username Graham, instead of me, Graham87. I only got this message because I noticed your message on the RFA talk page, and wondered why the talk link in your signature had been marked as visited on my computer). '''[[User:Graham87|Graham]]'''[[User talk:Graham87|<span style="color:green;">87</span>]] 12:06, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
***Thank you {{U|Graham87}}. I'll have a look at what you've done and learn from it! [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 12:29, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

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==any idea?==
youre brave editing indonesian arts - there more errors in there than you or any other ed has had breakfasts

at category 1920's in Dutch East Indies there is a rather false set of red link dates 1950s to 2000's

the coding is for the template; <nowiki>EstcatCountryDecade|19|2|20th|the Dutch East Indies|Dutch East Indies</nowiki>

any idea how to get it to stop at the 40s or does it stay regardless...

[[User:JarrahTree|JarrahTree]] 11:05, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
* I'll have a look. I fix errors if I know (or think I know) how to do it — and if I'm not absolutely sure I've done it right, if flag it as "test edit — check" or as ; (NB — check this edit!). Some I just don't know — and I hit the skip button. I'll have a look at this one for you — but I'll try to fix it ONLY if I know how. Wish me luck! [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 11:10, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
**{{U|JarrahTree}} —I'm not sure whether I've just got the wrong link (it is this one : [[:Category:1920s in the Dutch East Indies]]? — Or whether it's my browser, but I cannot see any red links. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 11:18, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

::Apologies, I have lost the category page, I had found it and it must have been something like decades.  I am about to leave computer for a while for a cup of tea, will try to get back to it, please ignore this any further at the moment.  Will write my issue off as ''had it'' but lost it, in more ways than one.  Thanks for your responses. cheers [[User:JarrahTree|JarrahTree]] 11:25, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

::Never found it - but very impressed by your consistent effort through Indonesian articles, thank you. [[User:JarrahTree|JarrahTree]] 11:10, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
:::You're most welcome! I'm only scratching the surface — not even that. Many Indonesian articles are appallingly formatted. As I said, I'm only fixing what I know how to do — I've been belted in the eye too many times for mistakes I've made, so I have to be cautious about what I do. Still, if I do a little, and everybody else does a little, the job will get done. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 11:33, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:RfA|Request for adminship]] ==

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How are you doing? Firstly, I want to thank you for all your contributions to Wikipedia. The community is very proud of you. I observed that several admin backlogs need more attention and i like to help in this area. I will be more than glad if you can nominate me for the mob at [[Wikipedia:RfA|request for adminship]]. With kind regards, [[User:Wikicology|''Wi''ki''c¤''l¤''gy'']]<sup>[[User talk:Wikicology|t@lk to M£]]</sup> 23:52, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
* Hi! I'll have a look at your contributions later today when I get home from work, and if all goes well, I'll be happy to nominate you:-) [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 00:26, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

== Fiji Football League ==

Hi Daniel, my name is Lawrence and I have seen that you have an extremely keen interest for Fiji. If you are interested, I have a new task force proposal as part of the Wikipedia Football page about Oceania football. Your help would be highly appreciated as you have some more in depth of Fiji and I also spotted you making a small edit to a page on the Port Vila Football League in August (hence how I found you). If you would like to explore this avenue a bit further, your help would be beneficial on other football league pages in need of help in the Oceania region.
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* Thank you for inviting me! I'm happy to have a look, and will help out where I can :-) [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 01:44, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

== Thanks ==

Hi David,

I want to appreciate your support and immense contributions in that thread. I appreciate the confidence you have in me and I'm deeply sorry to disappoint you. It has never occurred to me that my user page could be used against me among other concerns although some irrelevant issues where raised but I will take them as constructive criticisms. I won't allow that to discourage me and I will continue my good work here. Hope I can reach out to you for assistance in the future? With kind regards, [[User:Wikicology|''Wi''ki''c¤''l¤''gy'']]<sup>[[User talk:Wikicology|t@lk to M£]]</sup> 20:39, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
* You're welcome, {{U|Wikicology}}. RFA can be a rough place, and I've noticed that quite a few people who hang out there tend to [[WP:AGF|assume bad faith]], especially for first-time applicants. Yes, please do continue your good work on Wikipedia, and I'll be happy to nominate you again at a later time. Kind regards, [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 01:43, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

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Hi. I'm one of those pile-on opposers at RfA that assumes bad faith. I think you bear some responsibility for that train wreck of an RfA. Your candidate lacks [[WP:CLUE|cluefullness]] and has created an edit history which clearly other editors balk at. I question your judgment in that you thought he was an appropriate RfA candidate. The fact that you didn't know how to transclude the nom doesn't impress me, either. Advancing the idea that the community should support adminship for an editor simply because he's a lecturer at a university is utter nonsense and you should know better. However, [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Davidcannon|your own RfA]] was in a different era and perhaps you're not cognizant that the average expectations have changed. Please take ''my'' comments to heart. We as a community depend on the competence of our admins. <span class="nowrap" style="font-family:copperplate gothic light;">[[User:Chris troutman|<span style="color:#345">Chris Troutman</span>]] ([[User talk:Chris troutman|<span style="color:#345">talk</span>]])</span> 13:08, 31 October 2015 (UTC)
*Okay, {{U|Chris troutman}}, I'll take note. You are right; my own RFA was indeed in a different era. That was an era where we generally were more than willing to give one another the benefit of the doubt. I also recall that in 2005-2006 or so, we had about 50-60 RFA's a month. I took a long break from Wikipedia; apart from a handful of brief appearances, I was away for about 8 years. When I came back this year, I found that the RFA system had become a lot more cut-throat (from my point of view). Perhaps that is why the number of admins has hardly changed since 2007 — even though the number of articles has increased 5-fold. I must admit that I liked it a lot better the old way. However, your point is taken. I DO accept the need for competence, and will bear that in mind in future. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 13:34, 31 October 2015 (UTC)
:::[[User:Davidcannon|David]], I think you are an extraordinarily nice person. {{Oldsmiley|friend}} [[User:Anna Frodesiak|Anna Frodesiak]] ([[User talk:Anna Frodesiak|talk]]) 13:38, 31 October 2015 (UTC)
::::Thank you very much, {{U|Anna Frodesiak|Anna}}. Your kindness and encouragement mean a great deal to me. [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 01:24, 1 November 2015 (UTC)

==Queensland horses ==
Hi David,
concerning to your article about Queenslander houses in Australia, there is one question: 
Is there any connection to India in the development of this type of Architekturen?
Mans thanks
Hajo
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* Hmm. Not too sure about that one! I'll try to look into it for you:-) [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 09:16, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

== Question about adminship ==

I saw you were listed as someone who was willing to consider nominating candidates for [[WP:RFA|adminship]]. I would like to know if you felt I would be worthy of a nomination, when you have a chance, and if not, where you feel I could improve to be a better candidate. Being a user and editor of Wikipedia for close to 10 years (with a few breaks thrown in), I feel that I would have a lot to offer as admin, namely patience, a level head, and the ability to help resolve conflict when needed. [[User:Wildthing61476|Wildthing61476]] ([[User talk:Wildthing61476|talk]]) 20:33, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
* I'm more than willing to have a look at your work, {{U|Wildthing61476}} and nominate you if all looks well. But in the interests of full disclosure, it's been only a few days since I got roundly criticized for making a nomination that I thought was suitable — but many of the others didn't. Like you, I've been part of Wikipedia for a long time (since 2004, in fact), but was mostly away from 2007 until recently. In the meantime, the culture of the project has changed, and I'm still trying to familiarize myself with the way things stand now. What the community expects of admins has changed too, apparently. As I said, I'll have a look at your work, and most probably be eager to nominate you. But I fear that it's a bit too soon after that last fiasco for me to safely nominate anybody — people will jump to conclusions about me being the nominator, and vote oppose. So the options are these: Either wait a month or two, and then let me nominate you, or find somebody else to nominate you now, and I'll vote for you. How about that?[[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 01:19, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
** No use in rushing to be honest, I'd be happy to wait a bit, besides it might give me more time to help strengthen my case that I would be a solid administrator. [[User:Wildthing61476|Wildthing61476]] ([[User talk:Wildthing61476|talk]]) 13:06, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
*** Okay then :-) I'll nominate you in a couple of months. If I forget, please remind me! I've taken a look at some of your work, and I'm really impressed. You're definitely an asset to this project.[[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 13:19, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
**** Thank you for the compliment, if I don't forget I'll send a reminder in the beginning of 2016, unless I'm nominated prior to then. [[User:Wildthing61476|Wildthing61476]] ([[User talk:Wildthing61476|talk]]) 13:28, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

==Greetings from the top==
Thank you kindly.  Not much time to rest on my laurels, but I think I'll have me a little nap for the next couple of days. :-) --[[User:Ser Amantio di Nicolao|<span style="font-family:Old English Text MT;">Ser Amantio di Nicolao</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:Ser Amantio di Nicolao|''Che dicono a Signa?'']]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Ser Amantio di Nicolao|'''Lo dicono a Signa.''']]</sub> 01:29, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

== Teodoro Andal Agoncillo==
 Teodoro Andal Agoncillo was born on November 9, 1912, not October 9.

== Keesing's ==

Hi Davidcannon, you should have received an email from me regarding your request for access to Keesing's - could you please either complete the form linked from that email or [[Special:Emailuser/Nikkimaria|email me]] if you did not receive it? [[User:Nikkimaria|Nikkimaria]] ([[User talk:Nikkimaria|talk]]) 13:27, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
:Ditto for Newspaperarchive.com. [[User:Nikkimaria|Nikkimaria]] ([[User talk:Nikkimaria|talk]]) 16:03, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
::Ditto JSTOR. Note that for that one in particular, since there are more applicants than there are accounts, not responding will result in someone else being assigned your slot. [[User:Nikkimaria|Nikkimaria]] ([[User talk:Nikkimaria|talk]]) 18:03, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
* Hi {{U|Nikkimaria}}. Thank you for alerting me. My apologies, I lost all your (and everybody's) emails in a computer accident recently. I deleted everything by mistake. Please send me the form again — especially for Keesings and Newspaperarchive. Jstor will be useful to me later on, but is not such a high priority at the moment, so I don't mind if you let somebody else have a go in the meantime. But the other two, yes, I'm very keen. I'll resend this message via e-mail in case this fails to reach you. Thanks! [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 02:29, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
:*Okay, I've re-sent the Newspaperarchive and Keesing's emails. Per your comment here I'm going to strike your JSTOR approval - feel free to reapply later if it will be more helpful then. Were there any other TWL resources you applied to that you're now missing emails for? [[User:Nikkimaria|Nikkimaria]] ([[User talk:Nikkimaria|talk]]) 03:10, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

== Dash correction ==

Your recent edit summaries read "replaced hyphen with m-dash" when what you have actually (and correctly) done is to replace a hyphen by an n-dash. It would be helpful if you can indicate this correctly in future. Thanks! [[User:Peter coxhead|Peter coxhead]] ([[User talk:Peter coxhead|talk]]) 18:28, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
* Hi {{U|Peter coxhead|Peter}}! Thank you for the heads-up. I was mistaken —I thought "n-dash" was just another name for "hyphen" and that "m-dash" was what you've just told me is "n-dash". Thanks to you, I'll get that right from now on :-) By the way, are you the same Peter Coxhead I know from church and Facebook, by any chance? [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 02:32, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
::Not the same Peter Coxhead, as I live in the UK. However, I know from some research into my family history that although "Coxhead" is a very rare surname in the UK, it is much more common in New Zealand. We are all probably distantly related. [[User:Peter coxhead|Peter coxhead]] ([[User talk:Peter coxhead|talk]]) 09:26, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

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== $ symbols and maths ==

Hi, I just reverted your edit  [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gang_Tian&diff=692791202&oldid=691003961 here]. In mathematics articles, the $ usually denotes [[LaTeX]] code, and you changed correct code to incorrect code. Please check whether "0$" has something to do with money before changing it into anything else. (In the context of the article, the $ needed to be changed into <nowiki><math></nowiki> tags, not moving around). Best wishes, —'''[[User:Kusma|Kusma]]''' ([[User talk:Kusma|t]]·[[Special:Contributions/Kusma|c]]) 11:00, 28 November 2015 (UTC)
* Thank you. I was unaware that the dollar sign has that coding significance. I believe I have made one other edit like that —I will find it and revert myself. Thanks! [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 11:57, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

== [[WP:ACE2015|ArbCom elections are now open!]] ==

Hi,<br>
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current [[WP:ACE2015|Arbitration Committee election]]. The [[WP:ARBCOM|Arbitration Committee]] is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia [[WP:RFAR|arbitration process]]. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose [[WP:BAN|site bans]], [[WP:TBAN|topic bans]], editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The [[WP:ARBPOL|arbitration policy]] describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to [[WP:ACE2015/C|review the candidates' statements]] and submit your choices on [[Special:SecurePoll/vote/398|the voting page]]. For the Election committee, [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 22:13, 30 November 2015 (UTC)
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* '''Q#3.'''  Arbs...
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: <sup>'''B:'''</sup> should preferably ''not'' be an admin
: <sup>'''C:'''</sup> can be but need not be an admin
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:* Your Comments: 
* '''Q#4.'''  Arbs must have at least 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7+ years of experience as an admin. 
:* Your Numeric Answer: 
:* Your Comments: 
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* '''Q#6.'''  Completely '''''optional''''', as all these questions are completely optional:  [[WP:ACE2015/C|which candidates did you oppose]] this year, and why? 
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:* Your Answer: 
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: <sup>'''C:'''</sup> sending talkpage notifications e.g. with Twinkle, sticking to formal language
: <sup>'''D:'''</sup> sending talkpage notifications manually, and explaining with informal English
: <sup>'''E:'''</sup> working on policies/guidelines 
: <sup>'''F:'''</sup> working on essays/helpdocs 
: <sup>'''G:'''</sup> working on GA/FA/DYK/similar content 
: <sup>'''H:'''</sup> working on copyedits/infoboxes/pictures/similar content 
: <sup>'''I:'''</sup> working on categorization e.g. with [[WP:HotCat|HotCat]] 
: <sup>'''J:'''</sup> working on autofixes e.g. with [[WP:AWB|AWB]] or [[WP:REFILL|REFILL]] 
: <sup>'''K:'''</sup> working with other Wikipedians via wikiprojects e.g. with [[WP:MILHIST|MILHIST]] 
: <sup>'''L:'''</sup> working with other Wikipedians via IRC e.g. with {{irc|wikipedia-en-help}} or informally 
: <sup>'''M:'''</sup> working with other Wikipedians via email e.g. with [[WP:UTRS|UTRS]] or informally 
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: <sup>'''O:'''</sup> other types of contribution, please specify in your comments
: Please specify a comma-separated ''list'' of the types of contributions you see as positive indicators ''for arb-candidates to have''. 
:* Your List-Of-Letters Answer: 
:* Your Comments:
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: Options:  <sup>'''A:'''</sup> [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement|AE]], <sup>'''B:'''</sup> [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests|arbCases]], <sup>'''C:'''</sup> [[Wikipedia:Long-term abuse|LTA]], <sup>'''D:'''</sup> [[Wikipedia:OTRS noticeboard|OTRS]], <sup>'''E:'''</sup> [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard|AN]], 
: <small>continued</small>:  <sup>'''F:'''</sup> [[Wikipedia:Requests for oversight|OS/REVDEL]], <sup>'''G:'''</sup> [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations|CU/SPI]], <sup>'''H:'''</sup> [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents|AN/I]], <sup>'''I:'''</sup> [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection|pageprot]], <sup>'''J:'''</sup> [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Requests for closure|NAC]], 
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:  <small>continued</small>:  <sup>'''P:'''</sup> [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard|NPOVN]], <sup>'''Q:'''</sup> [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard|BLPN]], <sup>'''R:'''</sup> [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard|RSN]], <sup>'''S:'''</sup> [[Wikipedia:No original research/Noticeboard|NORN]], <sup>'''T:'''</sup> [[Wikipedia:Fringe theories/Noticeboard|FTN]], 
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== renaming [[Anti-corruption campaign in China]] ==

hi. please see the discussion [[Talk:Anti-corruption_campaign_in_China|here]]. just want to get a bit more consensus before changing name. <span style="text-shadow:#000000 0.1em 0.1em 0.1em">[[User:Happy monsoon day|<span style="color:Black;"><u>Happy</u> </span>]]<span style="color:Gray;"> '''''monsoon''''' </span>[[User talk:Happy monsoon day|<span style="color:White;">'''''day'''''</span>]]</span> 21:45, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

==''Season's Greetings''==
[[File:Xmas Ornament.jpg|110px|left|]] '''''To You and Yours!''''' 
[[User:Bzuk|FWiW  Bzuk]] ([[User talk:Bzuk|talk]]) 18:29, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

* Thank you so much, {{U|Bzuk|my friend!}} Same to you and your family! [[User:Davidcannon|David Cannon]] ([[User talk:Davidcannon#top|talk]]) 10:09, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

==Merger discussion for [[Japan foreign marriage]] ==
[[File:Merge-arrows.svg|50px|frameless|left]] An article that you have been involved in editing&mdash;[[Japan foreign marriage]] &mdash;has been '''proposed for [[Wikipedia:Merging|merging]]''' with another article. If you are interested, please participate in [[Talk:International marriage (Japan)#Merger proposal |the merger discussion]]. Thank you. [[Special:Contributions/78.148.77.86|78.148.77.86]] ([[User talk:78.148.77.86|talk]]) 14:44, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

== Wikipedia:Request an RfA nomination ==

Hi, Davidcannon! I've moved you to the [[WP:RRN#Inactive editors|"inactive" section]] at [[Wikipedia:Request an RfA nomination]] because you don't seem to have been that active recently. Feel free to move yourself back at any time. [[User:APerson|APerson]]&nbsp;([[User talk:APerson|talk!]]) 17:42, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
==MfD nomination of [[User:Davidcannon/Incubator1]]==
[[File:Ambox warning orange.svg|30px]] [[User:Davidcannon/Incubator1]], a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for [[WP:MfD|deletion]]. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Davidcannon/Incubator1]] and please be sure to [[WP:SIG|sign your comments]] with four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). You are free to edit the content of [[User:Davidcannon/Incubator1]] during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you.<!-- Template:MFDWarning --> —/[[User:Mendaliv|'''M'''<small>endaliv</small>]]/<sup><small>[[User talk:Mendaliv|2¢]]</small></sup>/<sub><small>[[Special:Contributions/Mendaliv|Δ's]]</small></sub>/ 00:00, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

== [[:File:Cannonfamily300.jpg]] ==

This file, which was tagged with copy to commons (I transferred it to Commons about a month ago) has been nominated for deletion on Wikimedia Commons. Please give your input on this discussion. [[User:MB298|MB298]] ([[User talk:MB298|talk]]) 23:16, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

== Datok Keramat listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] ==
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An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect [[Datok Keramat]]. Since you had some involvement with the ''Datok Keramat'' redirect, you might want to participate in [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2016 April 18#Datok Keramat|the redirect discussion]] if you have not already done so. <!-- from Template:RFDNote --> [[User:Alexander Iskandar|Alexander Iskandar]] ([[User talk:Alexander Iskandar|talk]]) 17:30, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
== File:Eddé.jpg listed for discussion ==
[[File:Information.svg|30px|left]] A file that you uploaded or altered, [[:File:Eddé.jpg]], has been listed at [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion]]. Please see the [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 May 17#File:Eddé.jpg|'''discussion''']] to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. <!-- Template:Fdw --> [[User:Sfan00 IMG|Sfan00 IMG]] ([[User talk:Sfan00 IMG|talk]]) 12:16, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

== asking ... MOS says no ==

From your (now old) edit to [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Australian_Standard_Garratt&diff=next&oldid=676176059 fix links] - [[WP:NOTBROKEN]]

plus, for me, the hyphen endash thing, from within a cite web template, the output is the same, so there is no need to do the fix, the output is endash in both cases <br>
I had a link to something about not fixing something that is not broken but it might have been a bot help page [[User:Dave Rave|Dave Rave]] ([[User talk:Dave Rave|talk]]) 08:04, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

== Extended confirmed protection ==

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[[WP:BLUELOCK|Extended confirmed protection]] (also known as "30/500 protection") is a new level of page protection that only allows edits from accounts at least 30 days old and with 500 edits. The automatically assigned [[WP:EXTENDEDCONFIRMED|"extended confirmed" user right]] was created for this purpose. The protection level was created following [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 129#New usergroup with autopromotion to implement arbitration "30-500" bans as a page protection|this community discussion]] with the primary intention of enforcing various arbitration remedies that prohibited editors under the "30 days/500 edits" threshold to edit certain topic areas.

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Please note that [[Time-based One-time Password Algorithm|TOTP]] based two-factor authentication is now available for all administrators. In light of the recent compromised accounts, you are encouraged to add this additional layer of security to your account. It may be enabled on your [[Special:Preferences|preferences page]] in the "User profile" tab under the "Basic information" section. For basic instructions on how to enable two-factor authentication, please see the [[Help:Two-factor authentication|developing help page]] for additional information. '''Important''': Be sure to record the two-factor authentication key and the single use keys. If you lose your two factor authentication and do not have the keys, it's possible that your account will not be recoverable. Furthermore, you are encouraged to utilize a unique password and two-factor authentication for the email account associated with your Wikimedia account. This measure will assist in safeguarding your account from malicious password resets. Comments, questions, and concerns may be directed to the [[Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard#Two-Factor_Authentication_now_available_for_admins|thread on the administrators' noticeboard]]. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 20:32, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
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== A new user right for New Page Patrollers ==

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A new user group, [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers|'''New Page Reviewer''']], has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/New page reviewer|PERM]]. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.

It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Templates|here]] but very often a friendly custom message works best. 

If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at [[WT:NPR]]. <small>''(Sent to all admins)''</small>.[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 13:47, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
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== New Challenge for Oceania and Australia ==

Hi, [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Oceania/The 10,000 Challenge]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Australia/The 5000 Challenge]] are up and running based on [[Wikipedia:The 10,000 Challenge]] which has currently produced over 2300 article improvements and creations. The Australia challenge would feed into the wider region one and potentially New Zealand could have a smaller challenge too. The main goal is content improvement, tackling stale old stubs and important content and improving sourcing/making more consistent but new articles are also welcome if sourced. I understand that this is a big goal for regular editors, especially being summertime where you are, but if you'd like to see large scale quality improvements happening for Oceania and Australia like [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/The Africa Destubathon|The Africa Destubathon]], which has produced over 1700 articles in 5 weeks, sign up on the page. The idea will be an ongoing national editathon/challenge for the region but fuelled by a series of contests to really get articles on every province and subject mass improved. The Africa contest scaled worldwide would naturally provide great benefits to Oceania countries, particularly Australia and attract new editors. I would like some support from existing editors here to get the Challenges off to a start with some articles to make doing a Destubathon worthwhile and potentially bring about hundreds of improvements in a few weeks through a contest! Cheers.♦ --[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 02:12, 24 November 2016 (UTC)
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== Adminship Nomination Request ==

Hello Davidcannon! I would like to request that you put consider nominating me for Wikipedia adminship. I have extension training in the field of musical theatre and stage acting, and my goal is to fill Wikipedia with additional articles about actors, musicals, stage directios, and more. Please consider nominating me. Thank you! ([[User:MonroeHarless|MonroeHarless]] ([[User talk:MonroeHarless|talk]]) 13:10, 7 December 2016 (UTC))

== Nomination of [[:Billy Koh]] for deletion ==
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The article will be discussed at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Billy Koh]] until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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The article [[Aisea Taoka]] has been [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed for deletion]]&#32;because of the following concern:
:'''Utterly NN civil servant without any references. The one "references" is a link to the home page of a newspaper.'''

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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/NinjaRobotPirate|NinjaRobotPirate]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Schwede66|Schwede66]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/K6ka|K6ka]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ealdgyth|Ealdgyth]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ferret|Ferret]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cyberpower678 2|Cyberpower678]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Mz7|Mz7]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Primefac 2|Primefac]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Dodger67 2|Dodger67]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px]] [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#January 2017|Briangotts]] •  [[Wikipedia:Inactive administrators/2017#January 2017|JeremyA]] • [[Special:Permalink/762731058#Desysop request|BU Rob13]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:*A [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators#Workshopping an RfC on the inactivity policy|discussion]] to workshop proposals to amend the [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Lengthy inactivity|administrator inactivity policy]] at [[Wikipedia talk:Administrators]] has been in process since late December 2016.
:*[[Wikipedia:Pending changes/Request for Comment 2016]] closed with no consensus for implementing [[Wikipedia:Pending changes#Effect of various protection levels|Pending changes level 2]] with new criteria for use.
:*Following [[Wikipedia talk:Bot policy#Activity requirements|an RfC]], an activity requirement is now in place for bots and bot operators.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px]] '''Technical news'''
:*When performing some administrative actions the reason field briefly gave suggestions as text was typed. This change has since been reverted so that issues with the implementation can be addressed. ([[Phab:T34950|T34950]])
:*Following the latest RfC concluding that Pending Changes 2 should not be used on the English Wikipedia, an [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Make PC2 no longer available to admins|RfC]] closed with consensus to remove the options for using it from the page protection interface, a change which has now been made. ([[Phab:T156448|T156448]])
:* The Foundation has [[:mailarchive:wikimedia-l/2017-January/086013.html|announced]] a new [[meta:Community health initiative|community health initiative]] to combat harassment. This should bring numerous improvements to tools for admins and CheckUsers in 2017.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px]] '''Arbitration'''
:*The Arbitration Committee released [[Special:Permalink/762120256#Response to the Wikimedia Foundation statement on paid editing and outing|a response]] to the Wikimedia Foundation's [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Foundation statement on paid editing and outing|statement on paid editing and outing]].

[[File:Nuvola apps knewsticker.png|20px]] '''Obituaries'''
:* [[User:JohnCD|JohnCD]] (John Cameron Deas) passed away on 30 December 2016. John began editing Wikipedia seriously during 2007 and became an administrator in November 2009. 

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==[[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|Speedy deletion]] nomination of [[:Gabriel Sharma]]==
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*It is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. (See [[WP:CSD#A1|section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion]].) Wikipedia has standards for the minimum necessary information to be included in short articles; you can see these at [[Wikipedia:Stub#Essential information about stubs|Wikipedia:Stub]]. Also please note that articles must be on [[Wikipedia:Notability|notable]] subjects and should provide references to [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]] that [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verify]] their content.
*It appears to be about a person, organization (band, club, company, ''etc.''), individual animal, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. (See [[WP:CSD#A7|section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion]].) Such articles may be deleted at any time. Please [[Wikipedia:Notability|see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable]]. 

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may '''contest the nomination''' by [[:Gabriel Sharma|visiting the page]] and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with [[Wikipedia:List of policies|Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]]. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the {{Querylink|Special:Log|qs=type=delete&page=Gabriel+Sharma|deleting administrator}}, or if you have already done so, you can place a request [[WP:RFUD|here]].  [[User:Coffeecup89|coffeecup89]] ([[User talk:Coffeecup89|talk]]) 10:00, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
== Nomination for deletion of Template:Constitution and Politics of Fiji ==
[[File:Ambox warning blue.svg|30px|link=]][[Template:Constitution and Politics of Fiji]] has been [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion|nominated for deletion]]. You are invited to comment on the discussion at [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2017 July 8#Template:Constitution and Politics of Fiji|the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page]].<!--Template:Tfdnotice--> <span style="color:green">'''Ten Pound Hammer'''</span> • <sup>([[User talk:TenPoundHammer|What did I screw up now?]])</sup> 07:02, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

==2bmoto==
Back in November 2015 you made [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iris_rossii&type=revision&diff=689772152&oldid=685015971 this edit] where you substituted a url in a reference while doing cleanup. I was hoping you might comment on the edit. --[[User:Ronz|Ronz]] ([[User talk:Ronz|talk]]) 16:59, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

== ArbCom 2017 election voter message ==

{{Ivmbox|Hello, Davidcannon. Voting in the '''[[WP:ACE2017|2017 Arbitration Committee elections]]''' is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 10 December. All users who registered an account before Saturday, 28 October 2017, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Wednesday, 1 November 2017 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

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Following a [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/suspend sysop rights of inactive admins|community discussion]] in June 2011, consensus was reached to [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Procedural removal for inactive administrators|provisionally suspend the administrative permissions of users who have been inactive for one year]] (i.e. administrators who have not made any edits or logged actions in more than one year). As a result of this discussion, your administrative permissions will be removed pending your return&nbsp;if you do not return to activity within the next month. If you wish to have these permissions reinstated&nbsp;should this occur, please post to the [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard]] and the userright will be restored per the [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats#Resysopping|re-sysopping process]] (i.e. as long as the attending bureaucrats are reasonably satisfied that your account has not been compromised, that your inactivity did not have the effect of evading scrutiny of any actions which might have led to sanctions, and that you have not been inactive for a three-year period of time). If you remain inactive for a three-year period of time, including the present year you have been inactive, you will need to request reinstatement at [[WP:RFA]]. This removal of access is procedural only, and not intended to reflect negatively upon you in any way. We wish you the best in future endeavors, and thank you for your past administrative efforts. <!-- Template:Inactive admin -->[[User:MadmanBot|MadmanBot]] ([[User talk:MadmanBot|talk]]) 01:16, 1 January 2018 (UTC)

== Pál Hermann ==

Hi Davidcannon. I ask you for help because [[User:Kleuske|Kleuske]] for some reason keeps insisting to move English and Dutch  pages to Paul Hermann. My grandfather's used Pál Hermann for his music compositions, although he also used Paul when performing as a cellist. As all that is left of him are his compositions, IMSLP and German/French/Hungarian wiki pages have accepted Pál, I would like to undo Kleuske moving of the English and Dutch wiki pages to Paul, but she refuses (see her talk page). Also there was another composer Paul Hermann (1904-1970) active in Berlin, which is what the Italian, French and German Pál Hermann wiki pages explain as disambiguation. As cruel destiny will have it, this namesake of my grandfather was a Nazi composer. 

My attempts to insert a similar disambituatio in the English and Dutch wiki pages have been boycotted by [[User:Kleuske|Kleuske]] as well. The sources of the name Pál Hermann are my grandfather's birthcertificate, the manuscripts of his music compositions as made accessible through IMSLP and also the recent scholarship in LA in his name and the publicity cellist Clive Greensmith gives to Hermann's cello concerto. 

Could you help out? Many thanks and greetings from Italy, [[User:Pvangastel|Pvangastel]].  <!--Template:Undated--><small class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|undated]] comment added 08:52, 16 January 2018 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

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==Always glad to see you==
Hey friend, I am always glad to see you around here. You are among my very first friends in Wikipedia. [[User:Marine 69-71|Tony the Marine]] ([[User talk:Marine 69-71|talk]]) 04:02, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
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== [[Rajendra Chaudhry]] ==

Do you know why this article was deleted? I remember Rajendra Chaudhary himself removing stuff from the article in regards to allegations and i reverted him a few times then and somehow he managed to get his article deleted on wikipedia...exactly what people like him don't want, articles about their treacherous acts and past, can you review it and maybe fix and restore it?, he does not fail notability so it should never have been deleted in the fist place...p.s this is cometstyles..--[[Special:Contributions/27.123.139.42|27.123.139.42]] ([[User talk:27.123.139.42|talk]]) 01:09, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
:As Davidcannon isn't often here, I'm taking the liberty of answering your question myself. The article was tagged for deletion in 2018 as an unsourced biography of a living person. If anyone had added even a single source during the seven days that the article was tagged, it would not have been deleted, but apparently no one cared or could find a suitable source. You can see the policy at [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion of biographies of living people]], and note there is a path to have the article restored if you are willing to find sources for it. Looking through deleted revisions, it looks like anon edits (apart from some very early ones) were all reverted by a range of editors.-<span style="font-family:cursive; color:grey;">[[User talk:gadfium|gadfium]]</span> 04:57, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
::Hi, this has just come to my attention. There are several issues here. 
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* The second is that you allege that RC himself tried to "spin" the article. I'd be curious to know how you knew it was him. Your failure to identify yourself makes it incongruous that you'd call him out as someone you SAY doctored the article, without providing ''any'' evidence that it was him, and without manning-up and identifying yourself.
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Hello David. I saw you were still occasionally active here, so thought you might be able to help as an expert on all things Fijian! I have a query about who was the second MP for Namosi Fijian Provincial (alongside Ifereimi Buaserau) from 1992 to 1994. According to the Fiji Elections website (which I think may be run by [[User:Girmitya|Girmitya]]?), it was [[Apenisa Kurisaqila]]. However, Kurisaqila was elected Speaker of the House shortly after the elections, and according to the 1990 constitution, the Speaker had to be elected from outside the membership of the House.

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Hi David. Is there any chance for this article to be referenced? I would ideally like to see it saved. [[User:Geschichte|Geschichte]] ([[User talk:Geschichte|talk]]) 07:54, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

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== BLP deletions ==

Hi,

A few articles created by you have had to be deleted as BLP violations. Specifically, I personally deleted [[Samuela Matakibau]] as a G10 and [[Laisa Digitaki]] as a summary deletion per [[WP:BLPDEL]]. It seems like there might be more of these that have been unsourced for years and contentious. Would you be willing to help look through you article creations to see if there are any others? <span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:3">[[User:The Wordsmith|'''The Wordsmith''']]</span><sup>[[User talk:The Wordsmith|Talk to me]]</sup> 22:30, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

== BLP noticeboard discussion ==

Hi, I've started a BLP noticeboard discussion about your biographies [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard#BLPs_created_by_User:Davidcannon here]. Feel free to participate. It seems like you aren't very active, which is part of the reason I chose this route. I was hoping that if there's any further issues more eyes would be helpful. [[User:Clovermoss|<span style="color:darkorchid">Clovermoss</span><span style="color:green">🍀</span>]] [[User talk:Clovermoss|(talk)]] 23:55, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
== Nomination of [[:Nuanced voices on the Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill]] for deletion ==
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== File:Rainbow.jpg ==

Greetings,

currently [[:File:Rainbow.jpg]] is mainly used in your userspace. Which version is supposed to display there? [[User:Jo-Jo Eumerus|Jo-Jo Eumerus]] ([[User talk:Jo-Jo Eumerus|talk]]) 12:51, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
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==Suggestion==
Dear David, thank you for your invitation on Quora. I can see that we have more in common than just Quora: Esperanto, interest in Pacific Islands, Korea, Wikipedia, and real sense of Christianity. 
Therefore I wanted to know who you are by your political sympathies, and I have realised that the link in your user page you had given to the Political Compass has since then become obsolete, in fact long ago. If you want to keep it maybe it would be good to repace it with the link to the [https://web.archive.org/web/20060328074920/http://www.digitalronin.f2s.com/politicalcompass/ Internet Archive copy of 2006], seemingly the last year the site was active. 
I admire your work on Fiji, I have browsed through some of those articles, and I only wonder, how come that someone so interested in Fiji and so interested in languages has not learnt any  Fijian language?
Best, [[User:NoychoH|noychoH]] ([[User talk:NoychoH|talk]]) 18:46, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
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