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August 2014

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Blue plaques

I have plenty more listed building photos to upload, including blue plaques, but not until 1 September, when the month-long Wiki Loves Monuments starts. When I do, I'll be sure to add images to your list. I have a 14-140 lens for my new(ish) DSLR, so I can get tight shots of most plaques. Edwardx (talk) 23:50, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

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Rospigliosi

Thanks for your kind words! It's a great compliment for a non native speaker like me. :-) Alex2006 (talk) 13:38, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

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James Glaisher

It was an odd oversight that I created a duplicate entry for James Glaisher in Greenwich, having once lived in that house! Edwardx (talk) 17:59, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

I thought I had done it! Brilliant photographs sir, really fine work. 60 in NW3! That's a serious pub and camera crawl. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 22:03, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

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Billboard Reveiws

Hi Gareth - any additional reviews (from Billboard or anywhere else) would contribute greatly to the quality of my album articles. As some of these are some decades old it is often difficult to get any idea of contemporary reception. DISEman (talk) 02:36, 12 September 2014 (UTC)

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Infoboxes

Hi again, thanks for raising the discussion – which is certainly food for thought – I do see what you mean having checked out the further info you supplied! Libby norman (talk) 22:50, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

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Seaton Down hoard

Following your ping I've added some stuff to Seaton Down hoard - it is likely more detail will become available over the next few days and months.— Rod talk 20:27, 26 September 2014 (UTC)

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The Tower House

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Estates

Just created category Bedford Estate, probably there ought to be one for each estate. Philafrenzy (talk) 10:42, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

Pshaw! That's the rest of our year taken care of. Shall we have a nice glass of Pleydell-Bouverie to celebrate? Gareth E Kegg (talk) 12:25, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
Yes! (or possibly No!) Philafrenzy (talk) 12:36, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
Is there anything you want on Carnaby Street? Like, the street? Gareth E Kegg (talk) 13:02, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
No thanks, I already own several just like it. Philafrenzy (talk) 13:15, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
I see the article is truly awful, mostly made up of "in popular culture" type piffle. Philafrenzy (talk) 13:23, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

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Please dont touch new classical architecture. We are developing the site and untill we have time to write about every architect we at least put their names with links.

Please create the articles, with appropriate citations, then list them. The scale of such a project is inherently subjective and too diffuse in scope. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 19:12, 13 October 2014 (UTC)

Look, everyone was fine with the wikipage and it get a lot of visitors just because the collection of classical architects. The page is relativly new and under construction. Let it be and let it be used as a directory. Gradualy it will evolve but removing what brings traffic to it is a very bad idea.

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Wikipedia is not to be used as a directory, or as a driver for traffic for commercial sites. It would be better if you established a blog or website and listed the architects on there. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 13:34, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

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Phyllis Dixey

Interesting blue plaque story at the end of Phyllis Dixey. Edwardx (talk) 16:40, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

That's heartbreaking! I found the last paragraph of Ralph Anstruther c'est tres tragique as well. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 21:40, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
And now for some good news, a new plaque, which I've just added to your London list.

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Darnley

"My Next Door Neighbour's Garden" (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) and "What Do You Think of the Irish?

Brilliant. Philafrenzy (talk) 17:29, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
As brilliant as Miss in Her Teens? P.S. I think the Irish are all right. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 21:28, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
I can only imagine the lyrics to the Irish song. According to research, people make fun of the Irish because they like them. If Garrick played the suitors in the play, who played Miss Biddy? Interesting that nobody felt the need to record that. Philafrenzy (talk) 15:11, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

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Jock Kane

Gareth E Kegg! How are you doing today? I hope the weather is not menacing? Regarding the above article, I tagged for possible WP:COI. You seemed to had reverted my edit with the summary Any edits made by. User:JockKane'sfamily are no longer apparent.. Do you think this address the issue of possible WP:COI?. Meanwhile, am not suggesting that you are in anyway connected with JockKane'sfamily (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log). He could be one of subject relatives (not too sure) but I had notify an administrator on this issue perhaps to keep an eye on JockKane'sfamily (talk · contribs). Wikicology (talk) 14:16, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

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Yehuda Glick

I'm not sure if that's right. The man was certainly prominent enough to have had a page long before this assassination attempt.ShulMaven (talk) 23:56, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Certainly, I wouldn't dispute that. But the fact that the bulk of his biography (so far) details and references the assassination attempt shows how much work we have to do. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 00:00, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
I would like to delete the article I began on Glick's organization, Temple Mount Heritage Foundation. There is simply not sufficient coverage of it independent of the man. A redirect to Yehuda Glick would be useful, but I don't know how to do that.

On the other hand, there is a great deal of material on Glick , his activities, positions, arrests, etc. enough for a page. And the assassination attempt is a story in its own right. Part of a increasing drumbeat of violent attacks in recent weeks that are being called a Silent intifada. And it has already caused authorities to lock down the city with roadblocks searching for the assassin, led to the closure of the Temple Mount tomorrow along with calls for massive marches to the Temple Mount at dawn. I think it is more useful to reinstate the article on the Assassination and build 2 articles. Do merge the Temple Mount Heritage Foundation into Yehuda Glick when you have a moment.ShulMaven (talk) 00:25, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Let's wait a few weeks to see what any impact of the attack will be. It is difficult to justify a separate article on his assassination attempt when his own article is so small, such an argument would then made that he is more notable for that event. Work on building his page first. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 00:33, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
  • Well, it hasn't taken long for problems to arise from having merges the article about the assassination into the article about the man. The man, according to news reports, is recovering. Problem is that, as I feared, the material about the consequences of the assassination attempt threatens to overwhelm the article about the man. Which, to me, seems unfair to the man. I did attempt to contain the growing domination of the article by assassination-related material by moving some material to an article about tensions in Jerusalem (Silent intifada) but the assassination section continues to grow, today's news cycle has a controversy swirling around Abu Mazen's response to the assassination which someone has already added. In addition, an editor has just removed relevant categories on grounds that : "article about person, not an event". I think it would be simpler to follow the model of articles like Gabrielle Giffords and have a separate article for the assassination attempt.

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Tony Blair

Blair is very much still alive and so BLPSOURCES applies. Feel free to propose a better source in talk. Don't restore tabloid material to the article again. --John (talk) 14:34, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

The policy is nonsensical as the source directly quotes Blair himself. Unless you feel that the quote is fabricated, which is equally ridiculous. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 16:17, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
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George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial

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Kenneth MacMillan

Greetings, Gareth! If you have a moment would you be so kind as to run a critical eye over my revamping of the MacMillan page? I don't presume to aim at GA, but a solid B class would be a good start till someone more expert in ballet than I chooses to run with it. No rush, of course, but your thoughts and tweakings would be most welcome. Tim riley talk 18:19, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

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"'Can you see anything?' it was all I could do to get out the words, 'Yes, wonderful things'.”

A long, long-overdue trip to The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum allowed me sight of the Zodiac Settle, the Red Bed, the Crocker Dressing Table, and the Narcissus Washstand and a pile of other fascinating things. What a wonderful place. I shall add a few pictures to your furniture entries but think we need a few more now. Best regards. KJP1 (talk) 16:53, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

A pure joy indeed...Zodiac went GA in your absence! Gareth E Kegg (talk) 22:57, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

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The Caravan Club (Endell Street)

Is the one I couldn't remember the name of. (only did about 1000 edits on it!) Philafrenzy (talk) 20:48, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

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Monaco

Thank you. For the sake of context, have you seen my comments/questions there?Zigzig20s (talk) 21:45, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

I have now. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 22:51, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
Cool. So to answer your question, we have Category:Monegasque people, and I think that is better than a list. You're also welcome to create a page about the royal weddings, as there are similar pages for the British royal family--personally, I don't find royalty interesting. However, I am very interested in expanding the Wikipedia coverage of business magnates from Monaco as well as the main streets and buildings. Do you know much about the Pastors? I am especially looking for Jean-Baptiste Pastor's birth and death dates right now, because apparently he moved to Monaco in the 1880s to build the Saint-Charles Church, Monaco, then started J.B. Pastor et fils in 1920. What did he do in the mean time? Did he build more buildings? Then his son Gildo Pastor purchased much of the land of the Larvotto district, which led to the construction of buildings from 1966 onwards. What I am iffy about is, when did JB Pastor die and his son Gildo take over? I have read that one of them built the water infrastructure of Monaco during WWII, supposedly Gildo, but I am not sure (the article from L'express is vague). There are a lot of unknowns, in other words. Are you able to help with this please? I would add that the French Wikipedia has a page about Gildo, but it lacks clear in-line references.Zigzig20s (talk) 04:17, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
I had been writing a biography of Helene before you posted it, and had found the Teleg obit most useful, but spaces remain. Obviously no historian appears to have delved there, yet. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 14:47, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
Nice to see you find her interesting too. Do you think there are books about the history of Monaco that we don't know about perhaps?Zigzig20s (talk) 15:18, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
Jeffrey Robinson's Grace of Monaco for his unbeatable access to sources, and an unmatched sense of place, Mary Blume's incomparable Cote d'Azur: Inventing the French Riviera, so erudite and incisive, the Times and Guardian archives which I have only just begun to scratch the surface of. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 17:02, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
I've started User:Zigzig20s/Avenue Princesse Grace and will try to focus on the main buildings along the avenue and when they were built and by whom, but the first two references I've found seem contradictory. How can the price per square foot be so low compared to square metre? Or do I not understand what square foot really means?Zigzig20s (talk) 10:02, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

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Thanks for the book Gareth. Already seeing some good potential articles. Philafrenzy (talk) 23:45, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

We should learn German and storm Burg Hohenwerfen armed with our MacBooks. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 23:54, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
MacBooks? MacBooks! You won't catch me with any commie pinko vegetarian organic MacBook, Gareth. I use Windows. Philafrenzy (talk) 23:57, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
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Ah! 2014 Fort Hood shooting... I meant 2009 Fort Hood shooting. All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 23:59, 11 January 2015 (UTC).

Quite sad to see both share such an unwanted honour. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 00:03, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

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Turns out that Anders Holch Povlsen is Scotland's second largest private landowner. Will be putting him up for DYK anyway, but you would like to contribute. Edwardx (talk) 18:15, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

You could grow a lot of bacon on all that land. Philafrenzy (talk) 18:19, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
You're most welcome to join in too, and bring home some bacon of your own in the form of a co-credit. Edwardx (talk) 18:38, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
Has he bought a Scottish loch too in which to make brown sauce? Philafrenzy (talk) 18:40, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
Looks like he's buying the whole country, loch, stock and barrel (groan). Edwardx (talk) 18:49, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

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Brown plaque

All uploaded and added to the various lists, as promised. However, this brown one in Camden looks legit, but is not on "your" list Richard Challoner#Final years. Edwardx (talk) 00:03, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

Wow! Thank you! There are some weird ones...An Edward Lear not on the list...[1] a fake Canaletto?[2] This is my reference, btw. [3] Gareth E Kegg (talk) 00:12, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
That Richard Challoner one appears genuine. Should we add it to the Camden list? Edwardx (talk) 00:42, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
It isn't listed as such by EH [4] Gareth E Kegg (talk) 00:49, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
I checked there too, but it is possible that they have overlooked it. Should I contact them perhaps? Edwardx (talk) 00:59, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
All Eh and prev plaques have the awarding body on the plaque, it is probably a well made privately erected plaque. I think. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 01:01, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
Thank you to everyone who has uploaded images of plaques. The work done to improve the articles on English Heritage plaques is appreciated. Kind Tennis Fan (talk) 17:24, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Cheers. As the sun was out and I need the exercise, I cycled around London W8 earlier today, filling in several gaps in our plaque coverage. Will upload the images later. Edwardx (talk) 18:06, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

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It's not too late to edit the article and have a DYK credit. Philafrenzy (talk) 12:00, 22 January 2015 (UTC)

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Hi Gareth. I'm not sure what you're trying to do with your changes to the category keys to Grade I and II* listed buildings in Barnet, Grade I and II* listed buildings in Barking and Dagenham, Grade I and II* listed buildings in Bexley and Grade I and II* listed buildings in Bromley but the result is that they're now indexed separately from and differently to all the other articles in Category:Lists of listed buildings in England, Category:Grade I listed buildings in London and Category:Grade II* listed buildings in London. Do you mind if I revert your changes? Dave.Dunford (talk) 11:36, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Sorry...I should have left a note! I have always preferred the lists to be listed in the category so they are distinct from the buildings themselves. I find they just clutter the larger category interspersed with buildings. Does that make any sense? Gareth E Kegg (talk) 14:56, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
I see your point. If you're planning to do the same for all the Listed Building lists for all the boroughs in London, I guess that's OK (though in the interim it leaves Category:Grade I listed buildings in London and Category:Grade II* listed buildings in London looking rather muddled, and the mix of "Grade I listed buildings in..." and "Grade I and II* listed buildings in..." articles puts rather a spanner in the works; they'll still be in a less-than-ideal order even when they're all done). Either way, I don't think it makes sense for Category:Lists of listed buildings in England, which contains no individual buildings, nor ever should have. If you don't mind, I'll revert to the DEFAULTSORT for that category. To declare my interest, I'm gradually working my way through the articles in that list, in alphabetical order, populating them with photos and generally tidying up. Dave.Dunford (talk) 15:37, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for understanding. I will do all the boroughs in one go when I have the time, and I quite agree with your other suggestion. What a pleasure it is working on these lists! Do you fancy going for a 25 strong DYK for Stowe? I have fantasized about it... Gareth E Kegg (talk) 10:51, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

77th Bde/SAG is not psy warfare

it is a bout conflict prevention and stabilisation.Phd8511 (talk) 14:03, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

Those terms do seem like euphemisms! :) Gareth E Kegg (talk) 11:54, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
Hi folks! What'us up? It seems like we are getting close to a wp:3rr with the "77th Brigade (United Kingdom)" article. What about considering to open a comment on the article talk page in order to discuss it and try to avoid a wp:an3? Please remember wp:sigs. Thanks   M aurice  12:08, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
There seems to be a bit of WP:OWN going on from Phd8511, since 77x has 15 Psychological Operations Group under command it blatantly is correct to categorise it as PsyOps. Lampshade Dog (talk) 20:44, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
Clearly you have not read the Security Assistance Group or FTC. I hate this argument of inaccuracy.Phd8511 (talk) 08:00, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
Can we have that again in English, please? Lampshade Dog (talk) 20:39, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

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I am a bit disappointed that Boitel got not a single edit while he was on the front page. Normally someone at least grammar my corrects. Philafrenzy (talk) 23:19, 27 February 2015 (UTC)

I was just about to adjust the above "typo", then realized that doing so would lose the joke. Edwardx (talk) 00:36, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
We need more content creators here and fewer grammar correctors (correctors of grammar?). Not that I don't appreciate the help. I used to think I could write until I joined Wikipedia. Philafrenzy (talk) 00:39, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
Perhaps the three stubs/userpages I created would get more attention? This is a shameless attempt to get more attention paid to them to help me expand them.Zigzig20s (talk) 01:09, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
Why are they in user space? Philafrenzy (talk) 01:25, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
User:Philafrenzy: I posted them on your talkpage. Anyone is welcome to expand them before I move them. I can't find much more and actually I was very disappointed to arrive at Bonhams too late to see the Dexter Brown exhibit today--they had already shut it down. Oh well.Zigzig20s (talk) 01:32, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
They are in userspace because I will move them once they have been expanded a bit and look stronger/more notable, to avoid the risk of deletions.Zigzig20s (talk) 01:42, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
Why don't you move Franklin Moss Bennett to mainspace. It's fine. I will edit it then. Oddly enough I have the book on him mentioned in your draft from which I can see why he is "forgotten" Just joking, the portraits are pretty good. Philafrenzy (talk) 11:52, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
Who is this Gareth E. Kegg person anyway? And what does the 'E' stand for? I think we should be told. Philafrenzy (talk) 11:52, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
His name was Frank actually: Frank Moss Bennett. Someone's on Twitter, but the 'E' is a mystery. Anyway, will you please help me with User:Zigzig20s/Dexter Brown (a bit tricky, right now it sounds like a lot of name-dropping...) and User:Zigzig20s/Andrew Tift (this one may be fine as a stub, though I can't find an article about his portrait of Lord Carrington--only the youtube videos on the Parliament channel--there are more references in the press if his website is to be believed, but he does not list the specific dates, so I can't use those articles).Zigzig20s (talk) 15:44, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
Yes I will but we should be having this conversation elsewhere. Philafrenzy (talk) 18:41, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
I concur lol.Zigzig20s (talk) 21:40, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
I expanded it. I will put in a fair use picture of him tomorrow. Philafrenzy (talk) 21:49, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
Thank you. Will you help with the other two as well?Zigzig20s (talk) 21:59, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
Ask me elsewhere, we are trespassing too much on this page. Philafrenzy (talk) 22:03, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

The Tower House

Morning Gareth, hoping you're well. Wanted to let you know - if you didn't already - that Dr. B has put The Tower House up for peer review here [5] as a step towards FA. Would really appreciate your input. All the best. KJP1 (talk) 11:56, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

"sacrificed for the sake of style"

Your comment made my day! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:21, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Thank you! It's the next generation we should serve as well as the constant and vital now...later on when alone we can wait a little while, dreaming reading the full length foolscap with marmalade and a hot buttered mess or a cold one and dream away castles, rich and wonderful lived lives, pretty jeweled things and sweeping mountain tops and terrifying flights of lived and unlived human horror and the moments of grace when all the world seems cherished by thought or deed. And then you press 'Random article', and the whole cycle starts again... Gareth E Kegg (talk) 20:37, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
Very wise. Did you know that I am restricted to two comments in a conversation (a great concept if it was fairly distributed), and you said what I would have liked to add better than I could dream of wording? Looking at The Tower House, I understand even less what is going on. More thoughts on Snow Rise, ending with Vision. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:10, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

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Tower House

Just in case you didn't get the ping, I've nominated at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/The Tower House/archive1!♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:32, 15 March 2015 (UTC)

Now let's see where this goes! KJP1 (talk) 22:38, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
I'm so apprehensive. I do hope they are kind. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 23:08, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
Gareth, have you got the Daker's book? They're challenging (weakly) the bit about Mercury's tunic being "powdered with letters." It occurs to me - does this mean letters as in missives, or letters as in A, B, C? KJP1 (talk) 16:24, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
Well, most of the comments addressed, except a few technical ones the Dr. will pick up. Not too bad at all. We just need more. KJP1 (talk) 18:18, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
Spoke a little too soon! Do you have Davies's Lost London? I don't and we need the page numbers on the Tower House. KJP1 (talk) 09:52, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

Dear Gareth E Kegg, as I already mentioned, I am SO glad that my old research can be of some use. Originally, I wanted to translate the thesis and publish it in the UK but never got round to trying… My mother lives in Wales and I often stop off at Castell Coch on the way to see her - that's the closest I get to Burges these days. I don't know where the stash of research documents concerning the Tower House has got to but I fortunately still have a copy of the thesis. Don't hesitate to put further questions to me, you never know, I may have an answer! Best Cashen1 (talk) 11:04, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

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