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In this edit http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Tony_Blair&diff=271386903&oldid=271372132
you removed sourced mentions of Blair being considered dishonest by some. However you left sourced statements of him being considered charismatic by some. Why did you do that??
Double standards....whatever you consider my opinions to be, you shouldn't delete any of my edits just because I added them
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I'm still with you on the Dec. 31. I was just trying to find a way to address the controversy and reach compromise, and Jan. 12 seemed logical. The term of a senator phamphlet you've circulated is very clear. 2 USC 36 is not just about salaries, as some editors claim, but ultimately sets when terms start. I think a lot of editors focused on a January date have having a hard time getting their head wrapped around how he could be a senator when he wasn't actually in the Senate, and they are letting their POV over the very public controversy over his delay in being seated color their edits. Appointments are starting to make my head hurt.
This all would be made so much easier if we would agree to use the date of the oath for when terms start. But then we won't be confirming to federal law, so that makes it's own set of problems. DCmacnut <> 16:58, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
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A buddy of mine, has passed away. GoodDay ( talk) 20:05, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
I refuse to get in edit wars, so if you disagree with me I'm not going to argue. J. D. Hayworth certainly deserves a mention in United States Senate election in Arizona, 2010, but I removed his name, because on Your World with Neil Cavuto, Cavuto said some polls had him behind by 25-30, and Hayworth said he probably wouldn’t run, because he can trust McCain after McCain voted against the Stimulus Bill. I know that doesn’t mean he definitely won’t run, but I don’t think he needs a mention. - Rockyobody ( talk) 02:10, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
Meet me at the talk page.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 05:01, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
I imagine you are lurking on this one. Please chime in on the talk page. We do not want further reversion on the article in the last 18 hours before this hits the main page via WP:TFA.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 06:04, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
"restored template deleted without explanation" - this generic template was replaced with {{ FAQ}} which is better suited for the talk page now it has one. See [1] and documentation at {{ Round in circles}} which recommends using the FAQ template over it. There is no need for a ton of templates at the top of the page - it gets in the way. / wangi ( talk) 22:46, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
for the London Gazette! D B D 00:25, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
A pat on the back for you sir! We did it! Huzzah! Very uni-busy right now, but remind me to do a copyedit sweep soonish. Cheers and congrats! D B D 01:49, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
My mistake. I was reverting a whole load of vandalism from a single user and in this case didn't check for subsequent edits. My sincere apologies. Bazj ( talk) 12:07, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Did you notice the updated official chronological listing of senators? It looks like they corrected the document to have seniorities starting on January 3, rather than previous versions which had some senators seniority start upon taking the oath. It also firmly places Burris as 96th in seniority as of January 12. DCmacnut <> 18:38, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
I'm not trying to incite an argument; I'm just curious, but how is that not a spelling error (in the Kathleen Sebelius article). Does that rule not apply to names; like I said I'm just curious. Lighthead þ 03:16, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
I noticed you changed back the end of term dates for Senators who end their at the normal expiration times. I agree modern terms end at noon on January 3rd, but everything I've been reading (and seeing) is the normal end date for the terms from 1789-1933 is March 3rd at end of day, and not March 4. I know it's a small point, but we should be consistent. You have any references for noon on March 4?
Also, I do show Theodore Foster was a Pro-Administration Senator in his first term. Do you have evidence otherwise? Pvmoutside ( talk) 15:07, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
This is getting daft. I was rather enjoying the intellectual conversation until people started posting pages full of impertinent comments. I can't even find my own posts or the replies below the avalanche of crap that each one brings. Any chance we coul continue it here or would it fall victim to the same fate? HJMitchell You rang? 11:43, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
If ya thought the Coleman campaign was stubborn before? watch how deep they dig in their heels, now that Pennsylvania's Arlen Specter joined the Democrats. GoodDay ( talk) 18:37, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
Sorry for not responding earlier, but I just got on here. Not sure about whether this should go at 111th Congress or not. Basically, there is currently a vacancy on the GOP side of every committee Specter serves. He's technically in limbo as far as membership on the Democratic side. It will take negotiations with Reid and McConnell to determine how to put him on the D side. For example, ratios are already set, so they can't add Specter to any committee without either adding a Republican or removing a Democrat. Increasing the ratio will require a new organizing resolution, and I've read that Reid may push that if he can't get an agreement with the Republicans. The current ratio assumes 58-42 Democratic majority, and he argues that it's now 60-40 (with Franken), so a new resolution is in order (one that he may be able to break a filibuster with). We shall only see. That doesn't mean that Specter can't sit in on committee hearings with the Dems until his formal reassignment is, well, formalized.
They also moved Specter's desk today over to the Democratis side. Between Leahy and Dodd, 2nd row. He's the 8th most senior Democrat now. DCmacnut <> 01:53, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your assistance in correcting the numbering of U.S. Secretaries of Health and Human Services. Following your edits to the aforementioned article, I have corrected the InfoBoxes in the articles of HHS Secretaries Richard Schweiker, Margaret Heckler, Otis R. Bowen, Louis Wade Sullivan, Donna Shalala, Tommy Thompson, Mike Leavitt, and Kathleen Sebelius, however, I am not sure how to update the article InfoBox on Patricia Roberts Harris who was serving the post when the title changed, without completly bungling the formatting. -- TommyBoy ( talk) 07:58, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
16:06, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi! You might be interested in the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/56th United States Congress - summary. Thank you. — Markles 02:12, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
Following up on our discussion regarding the Patricia Roberts Harris article, I just looked at the article again, and it appears that the dates of her tenure as HEW/HHS Secretary listed in the InfoBox are inconsistant with with the text of the article, and I was wondering if you could double-check them. In addition, on the issue of fixing the InfoBox, while your fix was a start, we might want to separate her service as HEW Secretary and as HHS Secretary. For example, create one Infobox section that lists her service as HEW Secretary starting with the date of her swearing-in and ending with the date on which the post was renamed, and then create another section that lists her service as HHS Secretary starting with the date the post was renamed and ending with the date she resigned. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave message on my Talk page, or let me know that you have replied here. -- TommyBoy ( talk) 20:46, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
OK,I'LL look into that, thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.145.120 ( talk) 21:05, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
First of all, thank you for fixing the InfoBox in the Patricia Roberts Harris article again. It looks much better. Secondly, thank you for coming up with a solution to the question I raised at Talk:United States Cabinet regarding the UN Ambassador's status as a "former Cabinet officer". -- TommyBoy ( talk) 03:21, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
Edited the VPOTUS intro... Stayed as neutral and concise as I could given our opposing views. Also, the article probably needs a whole section devoted to this. Please make any tweaks think are both neutral and necessary. Thanks. -- Foofighter20x ( talk) 01:54, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
“ | The Vice President of the United States
[1] and President of the Senate is the holder of a
public office in the
United States of America created by the
United States Constitution.
The Vice President is one of only two elected members of the Executive Branch [2] (the other being the President of the United States) and is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death, resignation, or removal of the president. While the Vice President is now widely viewed as a member of the executive branch of the federal government, the United States Constitution does not specifically assign the office to any one branch, so scholars dispute whether it belongs to the executive, legislative, or both. [3] [4] [5] [6] The modern view of the Vice President as a member of the executive is due in part to the delegation by the President and Congress of executive duties to the Vice President. [7] |
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“ | The Vice President of the United States
[8] is the holder of a
public office created by the
United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the
President of the United States, is
indirectly elected by the people through the
Electoral College to a four-year term. The primary role specified by the Constitution for the Vice President is President of the Senate. Additionally, the Vice President is the first person in the
presidential line of succession, ascending to the presidency upon the death, resignation, or removal of the President.
By virtue of the Vice President's role as President of the Senate, he or she is the nominal head of the United States Senate. In that capacity, the Vice President is allowed to vote in the Senate, but only when necessary to break a tied vote. Additionally, the Vice President presides over the joint session of Congress when it convenes to count the vote of the Electoral College. While the Vice President's only constitutionally prescribed functions, aside from presidential succession, relate to his role as President of the Senate, the office is now widely viewed as a member of the executive branch of the federal government. The U.S. Constitution does not expressly assign the office to any one branch, causing scholars to dispute whether it belongs to the executive branch, the legislative branch, or both. [3] [9] [5] [10] The modern view of the Vice President as a member of the executive is due in part to the assignment by the President and Congress of executive duties to the Vice President. [3] [5] |
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- Rrius ( talk) 04:02, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
There's an RFC on Stilltim Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Stilltim
Just so you know, New York's 20th congressional district special election, 2009, an article that you made a number of edits to, was recently rated as a good article. Thanks for helping out on the production of this article. wadester16 | Talk→ 20:11, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
What I've been doing (consistently) is listing date sworn/affirmed when these appear in the online PCO archives, writing "App." before those for which only the date of appointment are available there, and leaving it as year only when it's before the archives. What do you think? D B D 21:44, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
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I'll try to keep tabs on the article and unconstructive edits. I think some mention of direct election versus legislature election is warranted, but not to the detail that the other editor wants. I've tried to AGF as well, but I sense some underlying agenda trying to make it sound like direct population election of senators is some how worse than it was under state legislature election. All of the comments about state sovereignty and states rights and over representation for small states has always been code for old senate staffers like me use by individuals who believe that small states shouldn't be able to block legislation that the large states want, whether it be health care reform, global warming legislation, or what have you. It's long been a battle by those who don't understand that the Senate was designed first and foremost by the founding fathers to be a "cooling off" place to give more attention to the knee jerk populist reactions of the House. Some think Congress should respond to the majority rules, but in the Senate things move a lot slower. DCmacnut <> 23:25, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
I understand you thought wp:rfc was premature, but I didn't see User:Gorillasapiens backing down, which is why I suggested it on the talk page. He had already violated wp:3rr and was ignoring everything you and other users had to say-- Work permit ( talk) 04:29, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) As Rrius already knows, my first goal is always incorporation rather than deletion. I was the editor that first started tweaking his contributions so they could be included somehow. They actually are included, just not in the style and format he wants. At first he seemed to agree with leaving the changes alone, but then proceeded to add back superfluous original research and POV pushing on states rights. When I told him citing the constitution and federalist papers wasn't enough, that he needed contemporary sources backing up the synthesis he proposed, he accused me of calling the Constitution irrelevant. That actually rubs me the wrong way since I actually took an oath to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic" when I worked for the Senate. That seemed to get him to back off the personal attacks, but he still kept at it. Even proposing the detailed information was more appropriate at History of the United States Senate didn't seem to get me anywhere.
I'm neutral on whether the block is needed, but now on his talk page he's accusing other editors of being homophobic in their treatment of him. Given that his contributions have by and large been disruptive to the encyclopedia, I can't say I would be sad to seem him go. If he's truly engaged in sockpuppetry bying using an IP address now, that's an entirely different matter. DCmacnut <> 20:59, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
See my comments to User_talk:Markles on this issue at at User_talk:Hallesister. This editor has started adding verbatim the text of what he/she claims are letters to constituents on Sherrod Brown and Steve LaTourette's articles. Myself and another editor have reverted the edits and warned him on his talk page. On one hand, letters from a congressman describing his views could be indicicative of his or her position on an issue, but to me it fails the verifiability standard since we do not have access to the original letter to verify its authenticity. However, this would be a primary source, and we'd need more than one source to back up the statements. Even if the letters could be verified, posting them verbatim is not proper Wikipedia format.
I have reverted these edits, warned the user on his talk page and proposed a compromise on his talk page as long as the information can be verified as authentic, suplemented with secondary sources, and rewritten as prose. I've reverted him three times already today, so plan on reverting him again otherwise I will violate WP:3RR. I think the addition of this information constitutes vandalism, but I don't want to risk it. Either way, the user will be in violation of 3RR if he reverts me. Could you weigh in on this please, or am I off base here? DCmacnut <> 17:15, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
I always make sure if I revert another editors additions that I am available to discuss the reverts with them, I would like to discuss your comments about my edits on the Harman talk page. Off2riorob ( talk) 21:27, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
I find that to revert and go is actually a bit disruptive. ( Off2riorob ( talk) 21:47, 9 August 2009 (UTC))
Are you ok? That edit is hours old. consensus consensus, I have resited your reverts in an attemt to avoid an edit war and a report over this twaddle and sillyness. Your edit is silly almost too silly to revert as it is your not mine and every time I look at it I can have a free laugh. Off2riorob ( talk) 01:11, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
A feminist is a feminist. Adding strong is silly. I talk to girls...are you a feninist...yes I am..they don't say..oh yes I am a strong feminist. Absolute sillyness. and pointy. ( Off2riorob ( talk) 00:16, 10 August 2009 (UTC))
here is what you have created...you have 2 citations from the daily mail and one from the telegraph to support this tiny worthless comment that she has a nickname, which I actually though to remove as they are inherantly negative, but I left it in as it in as it is not overly negative and quite well known....
According to some press accounts, Harman holds strong feminist views that have made her unpopular with some, especially male, Labour colleagues. [11] [12] Some have nicknamed her Harriet Harperson, a nickname that is attributed to her detractors. [11]
and here is my simple clear neutral comment....look at it and see how simple it is and there it is , undisputable and neutral, I am proud of my edit.
Due to Harman's views on sexual equality, she has aquired the nickname,'Harriet Harperson'. [13]
lets get a third opinion on which is the better version.
no, I did attempt to revert my edit but you beat me too it, I am going to ask for a third opinion. Off2riorob ( talk) 18:59, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
The whole "inequality" and "VP is a member" debate seems to have died down since the bloks on Gorillasapiens and her sockpuppet. Wanted to bring to your attention this editorial from the Washington Post this morning. It makes all of the same argument she did about inequality with the smaller states running over the larger "popular will" in slowing down health care reform and global warming legislation. I've always suspected that that was Gorillasapiens ulimate reason for pushing these edits - making the POV argument that the Senate is stopping popular legislation. I'm not advocating for including this in the article. As an opinion piece, it's not a reliable source. But wanted to make you aware of it in case someone tries to start editing the article to include this argument again. DCmacnut <> 14:00, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
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