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Severus Snape, yes I agree, I put in a clumsy statement, but I was trying to express a particular point. You improved the flow, but slightly altered my point. I changed it again, back a little to my original intention, though you also added something. Cheers. 17:42, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
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Er, thanks for your input, but I think we'd put this one to bed. My principal stance was that I made a good faith edit on personal preference, either expression had its justifications, and nobody was going to die over it. The perils of editing Doctor Who articles, eh. (And please do sign your posts
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Unfortunately, I just read your last edit. Actually the sentence you just put in says that Lily defended Harry against Dudley and Draco. OOps. Which is why I repeated use of Snapes name when I wrote it: because it is not clear whether the pronoun refers to the subject of the sentence, Harry, or the
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Edits on wiki improve by evolution: only the best survives. They become best by change after change after change. I find I make two kinds of edits. Ones which add content, and ones which improve language. I fancy I am quite good at writing smooth prose, but very often it is not possible to do this
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While you were correct to change "Thai PM Shinawatra" to "Thai PM Thaksin", you were incorrect in saying that
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for both phrases to exist. In contrast, "reference" used as a verb means exactly the same thing as "refer to." A better, though still imperfect, comparison would be the inexplicable addition of a useless syllable to "oriented" (orientATed) - again, same meaning. Tom: Consult a dictionary. ~NJ
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Hi Pperos! Thanks for the write-up on the Making Your Mind Up 2006. One thing bothers me - if mobile voting a texting were announced separately, what were the regional scores based on? Fixed-line televoting? If so, I believe the article should mention it, I found ti confusing. Thanks,
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Hi and many thanks for filling out the page on lac de cavayere i had started. Can i ask are you local to carcassonne..is that where you got the info or did you surf the net or other sources? Wondered if you knew if the algae problem they had this summer had cleared up?
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individuals mentioned, which makes difficult writing when you want to refer back to any of them - Harry, James, Sirius, Severus, Dudley, Draco and Lily. But what we have done so far seems good. As long as you don't mind the give-and-take, neither do I! Cheers,
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asking if your edits were ok. They looked good to me. Don't be afraid to contribute more in the future. The article needs some work and if you have an interest in it... go for it!!
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Pperos, I am sorry that I edited your page earlier in the week. It was wrong of me, and I shouldn't have done it. I will never do it again. I hope you will forgive me.
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