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Barnstars

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	Awarded for consistently and continuously nominating the cruft de la cruft of bilateral relations articles to AfD. BlueSquadronRaven 18:10, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	For your tireless research in finding "Xcountry- Ycountry relations" that simply don't merit inclusion and for putting up with all the opposition you've had to endure. Some editors actually appreciate your efforts. Niteshift36 (talk) 05:43, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	For your commitment to ensuring that articles of dubious notability are defended with actual sources and not flimsy puffery. Yaksar (let's chat) 05:41, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For working tirelessly to prevent Wikipedia from being turned into some sort of United Nations Yellow Pages. Keep up the great work! Stalwart111 00:30, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	Thanks for doing your part at AfD! Keep up the great work! —Мандичка^YO 😜 07:45, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	for regularly sending non notable articles about ambassadors to deletion discussion. 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️^{Let's Talk !} 06:10, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

	The Copyeditor's Barnstar
	For improving the opening sentences of articles. So they are short. And clear. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 02:04, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Examples of freaky deleted articles

The Davidson West and Nobert Streets Roundabout with such exciting text as "hitting the back of preceding car because it was yielding to opposing-direction traffic, when turning (from Davidson West towards East, turning on Nobert towards North);Sports-model car hitting the concrete in the middle of the roundabout - cause unknown, no injuries".
France-Nauru relations
Nauru–Spain relations
Eswatini–Spain relations
Lesotho–Spain relations
Bhutan-Turkey relations
Turkey–Vanuatu relations
Kiribati–Turkey relations
Turkey–Tuvalu relations
Palau–Turkey relations
Croatia–Turkmenistan relations

Totally unnotable statements

Her mother Mrs. Wilson works in a small school named Parramatta North Public School.
The site of Country X's former Embassy in Reykjavik, lies farther north than the French Embassy.
Politician X has 2 cats.
has two Bassett Hounds that he enjoys taking for long walks. They are called Enrique and Patricia. He hopes to add to his canine family a third hound, which he wants to name Matt Bianco
Non-Acting Career - During high school Jennyfer worked part time at the $2 Shop
Principal Mr Peter Yii has made a rule that all students must wear the uniforms of their uniformed body on Wednesdays
The Under-18 being the senior team uses the school's red jersey where as the Under-15 team uses the school's green jersey.
The training session will took place every Saturday at 10.30AM till 12.30PM at school gym (ground floor, behind school hall).
In 1953, the front fence of the school was replaced with a pipe-rail and cyclone wire
Bus route numbers and destination information are displayed on the front of the buses. In addition, route numbers are also displayed on the side and back on most of the buses.
Unlike many other shopping complexes in Johor Bahru which charges exorbitant parking fees, Tebrau City charges only RM 1.00 per entry and for Jusco AEON members, it is free of charge for the first 2 hours.
It is considered shameful to cheat on fares.
Car boot Sale Every Sunday morning at the car park area, car boot sale is held together with Sunday morning markets. Many items were on sale including clothing, garden items, art, shoes and collectibles.
Şahin goes to Turkey every summer for his holidays.
She is very active in sport and get the title of "sportswoman" for 5 years in primary& secondary school year 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002.
The city is a very hot one, making it appropriate for tanning sessions at the beach.
city's international airport is totally air-conditioned
It is not weird to say that the students already cultured with university-style of learning.
In 2009, the school have produce it own thumb drive called i-Mozac (not to be confused with Apple's products). The lamp in the school is fully use LED which assembled by the students own
in a university article Laundry rooms equipped with washing machines and coin-operated tumble dryers are located in each student accommodation.
There are 7 classes total from form 1 to form 5 which is "L", "U", "C", "E, "A", "T" and "V" derived from "LUX LUCEAT VOBIS".
"L", "U", "C", "E" classes for form 4 and 5 are science stream classes whereas the "A", "T" and "V" classes are arts stream classes.
As of 20 June 2013, Makati has outlawed the use and disbursement of plastic bags, Styrofoam food containers and plastic cups in shopping centers.
in a university article, if there ever was a case of blatant self promotion Ms. Person X, BS Social Work cum laude of batch 2009 took the first place in the June 2009 Social Workers' Licensure Examination with an average of 86.00%
town X has " a few cafes, hairdressers, a large car park, a public toilet block"
in a school article In 2006, air-conditioner units were installed in the Staff Room and a PA system was set up around the school. The old toilet next to the Quartermaster Room was renovated into the current PBSM Room, sometimes used also by the dental checkup team from outside the school. The Science Labs were renovated from wooden tables to concrete tables.
and for a barrel scrape for adding info to an article Direct Flights from abroad arrive at regional International Airport in 216 km away.
in a university article gate 4 − serves as car entrance from 6:00 am–8:00 am. And Around the rotunda are concrete benches frequented by the students. On both sides of the rotunda are parking lots also for students AND All vehicles must enter this gate from 6:30 am-8:30 am since Gate 2 is reserved for cars exiting the campus at these times.
The school's prefects wear yellow top with dark blue bottoms, and dark blue jackets
in a city article some of the bars where people can drink beer and grab some french fries
in a university article The residential area within the university's premises is where the faculty and students can live
Mrs. Flack was the teacher for P3-5 but was made redundant
in an airport article There is a currency exchange area located in the front lobby, although the exchange rates are slightly higher than in the city. A coffee shop is located upstairs on the left side, as you enter the front lobby.
in a city article.With this ramps, vehicles traveling from KESAS wishing to make a right turn to Kewajipan would have to continue their journey on KESAS and make U-turn at the ramp and return to make a left turn into USJ. The 4 phase traffic lights at the junction have since been adjusted to 2 phase.
in a city article Public toilets in Anderson are situated at the bus interchange
in an airport article The terminal facilities include toilets.
in an airport article A new drainage system was built with the road, which prevents flooding during rainy seasons.
From 2015-2016, Shirts and Ties will be mandatory for all students.
in an international airport article mobile phone coverage is available at the airport.
in a city article Watching European football (mostly English Premier League with occasional La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga) matches while sipping tea is a popular pastime AND The average person stays close to his or her residential neighborhood. The well-to-do tend to visit shopping malls and parks on weekends.
in a school article At 8 AM on each school day, students in grades 1-9 begin a periodic cleaning of the campus.
in a school article In 2018, students from the school participated in a beach clean-up to remove litter from the beach and send the litter for recycling.
in a mall article City's Cleanest Public Toilet (Mall) Award 2018
The school has had an electric connection. The source of Drinking Water in the school is Tap Water and it is functional. The school has 30 boys' toilets and it is functional. and 30 girls toilet and it is functional.
in a suburb article In 2004 2% of sex workers in Queensland were street prostitutes operating in inner Brisbane suburbs.
Before every game she plays, she brushes her teeth
in a school article Well maintained sanitation facilities
in a school article:

Bell Times

Student School Timetable
Period	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Period 1	8:40 am – 9:35 am	8:40 am – 9:35 am	8:40 am – 9:35am	8:40 am – 9:30 am	8:40 am – 9:30 am
Period 2	9:35 am – 10:30 am	9:35 am – 10:30 am	9:35 am – 10:30 am	9:30 am – 10:20 am	9:30 am – 10:20 am
Pastoral Care	-	-	-	10:20 am – 10:50 am	-
Recess	10:30 am – 10:50 am	10:30 am – 10:50 am	10:30 am – 10:50 am	10:50 am – 11:10 am	10:20 am – 11:00 am
Period 3	10:50 am – 11:45 am	10:50 am – 11:45 am	10:50 am – 11:45 am	11:10 am – 12:00 am	11:00 am – 11:50 am
Period 4	11:45 am – 12:40 pm	11:45 am – 12:40 pm	11:45 am – 12:40 pm	12:00 pm – 12:50 pm	11:50 am – 12:40 pm
Lunch	12:40 pm – 1:20 pm	12:40 pm – 1:20 pm	12:40 pm – 1:20 pm	12:50 pm – 1:30 pm	12:40 pm – 1:20 pm
Period 5	1:20 pm – 2:10 pm	1:20 pm – 2:10 pm	1:20 pm – 2:10 pm	1:30 pm – 2:15 pm	1:20 pm – 2:10 pm
Period 6	-	2:10 pm – 3:00 pm	2:10 pm – 3:00 pm	2:15 pm – 3:00 pm	2:10 pm – 3:00 pm

in a school article All dormitories and common rooms have CCTV cameras to record unusual activities and movements. Students are expected not to tamper the angles of these cameras.
in a school article Food is available in the canteen for resident scholars on payment. Cash is not accepted in the canteen. Students have their canteen cards which can be used for buying food.
In 2004, the school banned the use of plastics by its students out of concern for the environment
Zac also is a handsome man
She has traveled extensively in the Mediterranean, including in France, Turkey, and Morocco.
The University has designated smoking areas around campus and near the student dormitories. The rest of the university is smoke-free.
Beginning 2010, the city's environmental policy seems difficult to read
Regarding a church in a suburb article Cups of tea may be had after every mass.
A school canteen sells produce to students during each school break
Luke also owns a sausage dog named, Louis.
The former principal Barry Courtney also went by the nickname "Bazza".
Awards won in a shopping centre article Klang's Cleanest Public Toilet (Mall) Award 2018
in a school article

A Block: A01, A02, A03, A04 C Block: C01, C02, C03 Drama Rooms: D01, D02 E Block: E01, E02, E03, E04 F Block: F01, F02, F03 I Music: I.M, I.M 2 M Music Main: M01, M02

in an airport article Every restroom has a diaper changing station.
in a suburb article There are toilets in the Main Street, however they are not maintained and they often smell.
in a school article Students are allowed to celebrate their birthdays in the Boarding House. Parents must ensure there is sufficient money in the child's birthday account.
in a school article Students are advised to have a shower before entering the pool.
in a suburb article it has two ATMs (one Commonwealth Bank and one Citibank).
Now, she enjoys travelling and spending holidays with her family

Completely false statements

Spanish is widely spoken in Iceland.
The new hospital will have 200 doctors (when it will only have 180 beds)
Malaysia is the closest ally of the United Kingdom
nearly half of the German population can speak Spanish well
Airline destination from Nairobi to Canberra Airport by Qantas
Some newspapers even said the Finns were similar in character and in race to the Japanese
Super Rugby is broadcast in North Korea
Kerala one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.

Complete rubbish

The school can't avoid from having stereotypes for its existence as an popular school. The students usually will get teased by their school acronym (KTK) as KaTaK (frog in Malay). Them also being negatively judged as arrogant.
French philosophers and psychoanalysts such as Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari. Jacques Lacan and Michel Foucault have had a significant impact on cultural studies departments of Australian universities...Derrida and Lacan's theories have been used in Australian universities' literature departments more often than they have in the academics' actual fields of study, most often with very eccentric results.
In 2022, <the school> introduced an "Extreme Snack Time" program, where students had to solve complex math problems to access their snacks. Imagine a cafeteria filled with students fervently scribbling equations just to get to their chicken nuggets. This unconventional approach saw a dramatic increase in math proficiency and a decrease in snack-related indigestion.
By noticing a lot of shopping bags in their hands and the excitement on their faces, it is not a surprise that this market is considered as the main artery which nourishes the city's economy.

Examples of ownership

Hello. I am currently what one might define the "curator" of <Page name> page.

Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions

Besides what's stated in Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions, here's a few more extremely weak and lazy arguments I've encountered:

Keep It's had a Wikipedia article since 2008. Why be so quick to delete? Hard drives filling up? Keep, no reason to delete. Be an "Inclusionist" not a "Deletionist"!

completely lazy vote that makes zero effort to demonstrate how any notability guideline is met.

Keep excellent article/almanac entry

shame, as the article would have clearly failed good article criteria

Keep I would be devastated if this article was deleted.

yes someone did say this, unfortunately the article in question did get it deleted. sorry

In a Keep argument, Country X (in the south of the Southern Hemisphere) and Country Y (in the North of the northern hemisphere) are both influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, therefore they have bilateral relations.

!!!!

Keep article is currently unsourced and therefore has significant room for improvement, so we need to keep it.

that's right the lack of references is a reason for keeping the article and of course, this editor didn't bother to do a google search to see if anything existed to prove notability

The reason why this organization is not in google news or spread in secondary sources is due to the reason it is quite new and was registered recently.

Article creator trying to explain in an AfD why the only mention of his organisation in Google search was the Wikipedia article. In fact, he gave one of the best reasons I've seen for delete

Keep Country X is obviously doing the best they can for Country Y. Therefore notable relations.

and the editor didn't provide a shred of evidence to back this vague argument.

Keep - notable. To prove notability, X is negotiating to have a feature article in Australia's most widely distributed community newspaper.

that's right, asking a local newspaper to publish an article on X in the hope to advance notability for a Wikipedia article.

Dear administrators, please do not delete my article. The article seems unambiguous and advertising, because the company has not been active since the year of its foundation (2005). It has started to function only a few months ago, and due to this we do not have third parties' sources, articles, etc.

Article creator trying to explain in an AfD why "my" article should be kept.

Keep - WP:CREATIVE and WP:BIO are merely guidelines. we don't have to follow them and this person is notable.

the user tried to argue keep, despite the complete lack of third party sources. but that's right, just ignore established guidelines like WP:CREATIVE, WP:BIO, WP:N, WP:GNG and call something notable even though it satisfies no guideline.

Keep one clear source is good enough.

that's right we can now create any article in WP with one source, despite WP:GNG clearly stating significant coverage. what's worse is that an admin (who seems to always vote keep) came up with this lame argument without any evidence of significant coverage.

Keep even though there is a lack of sources, we should WP:AGF and assume sources exist.

WP:AGF does not apply to assuming sources when none can be found. this is a very lame argument for keeping.

Keep Nonprofit organizations aren't going to get a lot of press coverage, obviously. This organization seems notable based on its approach to health care, that making it unique/notable.

so because it "seems notable" it is notable? and we relax rules for non profit organisation despite many non profit organisations such as Red Cross, Amnesty International, UNDP, are very notable in their own right.

Keep The fact that it was founded by a blind man makes it highly notable.

That's right, invent criterion for WP:N to suit your case.

Mega-Strong Save! All sources are reliable and credible and you can all go get fucked.

That's right, even though the article in question had no third party sources, telling people to get... is the best way to save.

Keep Due to the growing importance of bilateral relations in our increasingly multi-polar world its probably worthwhile to relax the GNG slightly in favour of useful articles such as this one.

That's right, we relax GNG because of your personal preference to keep.

Do Not Delete This piece is relevant. Mark my (uncoolcentral) words. Delete now and you'll regret it later.

making threats always helps your cause

Keep It seems notable, just unsourced.

that's right no sources is ok for a Wikipedia article. and seems notable is not the same as being notable.

Keep Notable enough that I went to WP to gain more information on her death.

because it has a Wikipedia article it is therefore notable? circular logic if I ever heard it.

Keep This article appears to have a lot of contributors, which shows that a lot is known about him other than from knowing him personally.

that's right invent a criterion of mulitple editors working on the same article, when little sources can be found.

Keep per admin X.

the only problem was admin X merely relisted the discussion and expressed no opinion for keep or delete. This kind of voting shows how lame some of these blind keep voters are. They don't even bother to read the AfD, let alone the article or do any search for sources, just turn up to the AfD pick a random person to vote keep per whatever.

Keep per editor's X reasoning.

the only problem was editor X listed the article for deletion! This kind of voting shows how lame some of these blind keep voters are. They don't even bother to read the AfD. What's better is that this vote was the same person who provided previous question keep per vote.

Keep. This article will help for educational purposes in the future. I believe that, although this article is a stub, it is quite important. Being a stub, however, can prove one's editing skills. If an editor on Wikipedia knows information on this article and has references to support their information, have a go now!

note how this argument contains absolutely no reasoning how any notability guideline is met. and of course they can't even be bothered to search for sources. lazy !voting indeed.

Keep I don't see this list as really necessary but can be improved with sourcing.

so don't see it as really necessary is actually a reason for delete! It was a list of almost all red entries with one source.!

keep I couldn't find sources in my country but perhaps someone else could search for sources? They would be easily found.

That's right, expect someone else to find the sources for you that would be easily found. This person's internet doesn't go beyond their national boundaries.

Weak Keep The article seems to be written with good intentions.. But the references makes it hard to pass notability criteria

Excellent reasoning for deletion

argument for keep in a bilateral AfD: There are 156.6 million people in Bangladesh — it is an encyclopedic topic. Yep Bangladesh gets automatic notability for any bilateral combination due to its population size. Bangladesh-Paraguay perhaps? Bangladesh-Nauru?
keep "the first mall with an underground parking area" in the Philippines' 6th largest city.

wow what a criterion

Shopping centres don't get much in terms of sources so it's a case of make the best of what we have.

an attempt to lower the bar of notability just so an article can pass

keep It is a tourist attraction, which pretty much makes it notable (there has to exist coverage about it, and readers want to find out about it). (We need a wp:TOURISTATTRACTION, currently a redlink).

That's right just invent your own notability criterion to suit your keep vote. Who cares if it's a red link

keep a lack of gnews coverage is not an indicator of lack of notability .
keep I am not really happy about trying to actually find usable sources.

the onus is on keep voters to find sources. This is how AfD works.

keep evil in various other ways to delete the articles.

Pretty much sums up why this editor never votes delete... because it's evil!

keep from the very little information looks like this subject might indeed be notable, but there simply isn't enough sources to back up the claim and support his notability as of right now.

compelling argument for delete if I ever saw one

keep argument in bilateral Umm, mathematically, if there are 100 or whatever number of Turkish immigrants in Iceland, however small the percent is, it is automatically an order of magnitude more than a similar number of Icelanders (unlikely) in Turkey, given the disparity of population
excuse given by keep voter for not providing sources I have stopped providing examples as it puts both unreasonable and unfair burden on keep sayers based on their honest analysis of data available to everyone.

obviously too lazy/can't be bothered providing sources

Keep This article is not written very comprehensively. In its current state, it looks like a delete. However, looks can be deceiving.
Keep Simply put, the GNG does not provide grounds for deletion.

oh really?

Keep She is very intelligent and she is becoming more well known all the time. I can almost guarantee if you delete it, you will have to bring it back. So save the trouble, just leave the page. It hurts nothing.

yes being very intelligent is a criterion for notability

Keep, for all the great things he did that were very notable
Keep WP:SIGCOV is not a requirement for assessing notability

That's right, ignore SIGCOV because it isn't required for determining notability.

Keep It is not a requirement that subjects pass GNG to be assessed as notable.
A comment from an AfD The fact that non-Australians feel its appropriate to weigh in and dismantle articles that document Australian politics in a NPOV manner is a disgrace; and frankly a perfect example of this website's existing policies not being fit for purpose.
Keep SIGCOV creates a presumption that a subject meets GNG, it is not itself a requirement for GNG.
Lack of sources is not a reason to justify deletion.

Now really?

Keep - there is no criteria that articles (apart from BLPs) have to have third party sources to meet GNG.

They obviously haven't read WP:GNG.

Keep Lack of independent references is not a good reason for deletion.

really? And this was said by an admin!

Keep Expand and maintain, just expand your trajectory and your relevance increases

Trying to save articles from deletion

Whilst the addition of well sourced information is always welcome, I have seen time and time again, scraping the bottom of the barrel from a google search to try to insert little factoids that have countries X and Y in the text. Examples include:

for an X-Y article, a university in country Z did a study comparing the social security systems of countries X, Y and W. What this proves about bilateral relations is zilch.
But one of the better barrel scrapes I've seen is In 2008, country X qualified for the Olympics in women's field hockey when it defeated country Y. What this proves about bilateral relations is zilch. (In any case, this should be on relevant sporting team articles)
"Country X won the World Cup in men's golf in Y."
"Country X and Country Y have 2 of the highest suicide rates in OECD". What does this prove about relations and interactions between these 2 countries?
"President Bush visited country X and Y in the same visit." What does this prove about relations and interactions between these 2 countries?
In 2004, a medical student from Country X was stabbed to death in a racist attack in the southern Country Y city.
"In December of 2000 a court in country X temporarily blocked bank accounts of the company from Country Y over a billing dispute." Western countries do this all the time with companies from rogue and corrupt states.
"Country X and Y cooperate at the UN having voted together on an issue on country Z." the reference actually said 44 countries voted together. there was no evidence of these 2 countries actually talking to each other.
Country X and Y have had their flags flying next to each other at base of country Z in Antarctica. Yes country Z had about 20 flags flying and is what nothing to do with X and Y talking to each other.
In a bilateral article for country X and Y. there are 5 restaurants with cuisine from country Y, in capital city of country X. in the same article, there are 11 students learning language (from Country X) in Country Y. barrel scraping at its best!
for an embassy article, referring to an event before the building became an embassy "On May 8, 1963 a sonic boom caused by a Royal Canadian Air Force plane caused minor damage to the structure." Yep really adds to notability!
in a bilateral article X and Y have the two highest suicide rates out of the thirty members of the OECD, according to a 2007 report by that organisation'

Apparently some people still think ambassadors are inherently notable?

and people also think "ambassador to" and consulate articles are inherently notable

Great irony

It was pointed out to a user that they were WP:BLUDGEON in a deletion discussion, and this was their response:

The short version of what is wrong with BLUDGEON is, that since consensus is not a vote, and depends on the quality of arguments, we cannot put an arbitrary word limit on discussions, as opposed to forbidding mere repetition, because it would make it impossible to assess consensus, because there is a finite limit to the level of conciseness with which some arguments can be presented. Such a limit would altogether prevent some valid arguments from being moved by anyone, unless the number of participants was huge. BLUDGEON is only an essay and it happens to be incompatible with policy. None of your criticisms of me is accurate an I could throw some of them straight back at you. You, for example, engage in an excessive amount of mere repetition, saying things you have already said once over and over and over again, in a way that contributes nothing to this discussion, seemingly in a bid to shout the other side down. If that isn't BLUDGEON, nothing is. Your answer to this post is sure to repeat your "long winded" remark, for the millionth time, with no new meaningful arguments, something of which I am growing extremely tired and should not have to read. I've also been on Wikipedia several years now and encountered hundreds of editors. So what? How is that relevant? No one with a normal attention span would be tired of my comments, and they are no longer than is absolutely necessary. Even BLUDGEON, in all its extremism, doesn't argue that we have to agree with other people's opinions. I'm not trying to get snow keeps, merely to answer novel arguments/ideas that have not previously been discussed, having not appeared in earlier !votes, and need to be discussed

Notes on bilateral agreements

It has come up many a time in bilateral AfDs on the legality of bilateral agreements. many agreements are not legally binding and therefore not as strong as a treaty in adding to bilateral relations. Even weaker are "memos of understanding" and "protocols"

from p.8 of [1]

Two specific terms related to the concept of customary international law require further attention. The first one is ‘soft law’. This term does not have a fixed legal meaning, but it usually refers to any international instrument other than a treaty containing principles, norms, standards or other statements of expected behaviour. Often, the term soft law is used as having the same meaning as a non-legally binding instrument, but this is not correct. An agreement is legally binding or is not-legally binding. A treaty that is legally binding can be considered as hard law; however, a non-legally binding instrument does not necessarily constitute soft law. The consequences of such a non-legally binding instrument are not clear. Sometimes it is said that they contain political or moral obligations, but this is not the same as soft law. Non-legally binding agreements emerge when States agree on a specific issue, but they do not, or do not yet, wish to bind themselves legally; nevertheless they wish to adopt certain non-binding rules and principles before they become law.

Misconceptions of google news

Apparently a minority of editors think gnews is an inadequate means to find sources. In the majority of cases, it is definitely a means of finding reliable sources in established news sources. Google News can help assess whether something is newsworthy.

Here are some common misconceptions:

gnews is only for recent news, for example google news doesn't cover 1989 in Australia. No, gnews archive actually covers some publications to pre 1900. google news have Australian major newspaper Sydney Morning Herald back to at least 1918. [2].
gnews doesn't cover non English sources. again false, although English language media dominates, foreign language media results to appear USA in French, Princess Mary of Denmark in Danish, even non Latin scripts are covered Australian politician Kevin Rudd in Russian

The best misconception is people who criticise me but fail to find reliable sources themselves.

My views on single purpose editors

In all my years on WP, I've encountered many single purpose editors, almost all seem to have a vested interest with the article subject indicating a strong conflict of interest.

There is also no excuse for a regular editor to not have an WP:ACCOUNT. For this reason, I will ignore messages from anon IPs posted on my talk page.

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