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Hi Jeremy, I have replied to your message here, Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Insects#Pemphigus_spyrothecae. Ganeshk ( talk) 00:55, 26 September 2012 (UTC) reply

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Hi Jeremy, would you be willing to swap review articles with me? I was out of town at a conference and all the other review spots seem to be filled. So, you would review my writing on the cottontop tamarin for me, and I could work on Common side-blotched lizard. Please let me know if this works, since I have no other articles to review for class! Nsavalia23 ( talk) 01:38, 17 October 2012 (UTC) reply

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The article Algonquin Provincial Park you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Algonquin Provincial Park for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Finetooth ( talk) 02:51, 29 November 2012 (UTC) reply

Polistes exclamans on hold for GA

Hey User:Jeremy.winkler, the Polistes exclamans article that you started for class, I peer-reviewed and subsequently nominated for GA has been reviewed and put on hold. There are a bunch of great suggestions/comments by Choess, but many to get through. Check here: Talk:Polistes exclamans#GA Review. Want to work on this in tandem when you start getting the chance? It would be great to get this article refined and up through to GA status. We can talk about this in class on Tuesday if you'd like. Nsavalia23 ( talk) 21:00, 2 December 2012 (UTC) reply

Synalpheus regalis GA nomination

I have begun review of the Synalpheus regalis article. There are a few points which need addressing before I continue the review. Thanks — Andrew s talk 06:21, 19 December 2012 (UTC) reply

Wash U GA nomination

I reviewed Washington University in St. Louis's article for potential Good Article status, and I'm sorry to say it's not ready for listing at this time, mostly due to uncited material. You can see details on the review page. Thanks for your editing, and good luck with further revisions of this one! -- Khazar2 ( talk) 21:38, 4 January 2013 (UTC) reply

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, introducing inappropriate pages, such as The Winkler Theory, is not in accordance with our policies. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. The page has been nominated for deletion, in accordance with Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion.

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  • As reviewing administrator I have declined this speedy deletion nomination, because I accept that it is not a joke or an attempted deception; but it is still not suitable for Wikipedia, and so I have proposed it for deletion: formal notice below. The reason is that an encyclopedia is not a place to publish new and original ideas. This is explained in Wikipedia is not for things made up one day, which is written mainly for people who have invented a joke religion or a new word, but the arguments presented are still applicable and will provide a useful explanation of several of Wikipedia's principles. The fundamental reason why this is not suitable is the policy Wikipedia:No original research, which includes: "If no reliable third-party sources can be found on a topic, Wikipedia should not have an article about it. If you discover something new, Wikipedia is not the place to announce such a discovery" and "Do not combine material from multiple sources to reach or imply a conclusion not explicitly stated by any of the sources." Regards, JohnCD ( talk) 21:31, 10 June 2013 (UTC) reply

The article The Winkler Theory has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

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