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Subject: I gathered that their argument was not "offensiveness" but "irrelevance"


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Ian (Australia)
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Date Posted: 14:01:04 12/15/04 Wed
In reply to: Roberdin 's message, "Looks like our article is gone" on 17:37:06 12/14/04 Tue

The idea is that they are running an encyclopedia, not a free source of publicity for small groups such as ours. If they have such a policy on so-called "vanity" articles and are sticking to it, so be it. You get what you pay for.

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[> [> [> Subject: Our web sites are good enough for information anyway


Author:
Jim (Canada)
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Date Posted: 14:40:45 12/15/04 Wed


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[> [> [> [> Subject: exactly: I don't think anyone needs an article on Wikipedia to know what we think


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Ian (Australia)
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Date Posted: 14:43:00 12/15/04 Wed


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[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Deleting our article


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Ben.M(UK)
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Date Posted: 19:34:59 12/15/04 Wed

I'm finding it hard to be as reasonable as you guys. I'd be f-ing and cursing here if I didn't want others to read it. I'm pretty angry that our article has been deleted basically because someone has decided they disagree with our views. I guess they must be reading this forum, the list below has some other offensive articles that must be deleted at once.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Jesus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_the_Travellers_Aid_Society

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dozenal_Society_of_Great_Britain

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: These articles clearly show that ours was deleted only because somebody complained about it - probably Dumb Irelander again


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Jim (Canada)
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Date Posted: 19:50:36 12/15/04 Wed


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Actually several people didn't think much of your article see votes page nt


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anon
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Date Posted: 16:17:15 12/17/04 Fri


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[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Good lord


Author:
Ed Harris (Venezia)
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Date Posted: 21:17:35 12/15/04 Wed

Not long ago I was thinking about a practical alternative to decimalisation, and decided that we need to make the figure 10 represent the twelvth integer and have two extra numbers. Having looked at the website of people who have made this capaign their raison d'etre, I have now decided that I need medical help and am therefore off to Vienna for electric shock treatment. I'll start to contribute again when I have a letter proving that I am sane, provided that a slender majority of the panel can be pursuaded to decide in my favour. TTFN.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Ben, I agree


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Roberdin
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Date Posted: 21:22:33 12/15/04 Wed

Ben, I agree with you. But, short of reinvesting time in recreating our article, there is little we can do. I agree, it was probably deleted because people found it either diagreeable or 'unworkable'.

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