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There are still BLP concerns regarding this article and nomination. -- George Ho ( talk) 23:57, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
Stalkers Have found their way to this Page*-they have posted something (you can see by the lack of flow abruptness, etc and they edit and delete all else
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Thank you for your input. I disagree that I need to change the format to add more prose. Few people know about Frederick Bee and a chronology of events is a simple way for readers to learn about Frederick Bee. A chronology allows readers easily to find topics and add information. I do not know the motivation of Frederick Bee. For example, did Mr. Bee move from Placerville to the Bay Area because his son was studying in Oakland? If I write in a prose format, I would need to assume reasons for his actions to make the prose flow smoothly. Wikipedia lacks specific dates. I could have written that Albert W. Bee's daughters died before the age of two. Adding the specific dates of birth and death has a greater impact to the reader. MC Potbelly ( talk) 14:47, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
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Did you add the note that the article does not meet the notability guidelines?
I moved things around. I changed it to a prose format. I explained why Fred Bee is notable. Will you remove the two tags?
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You may compare the articles Casio and Casio calculators immediately, and remove the speedy deletion tag. There is no repetition or irrelevancy now, and the new article does expand upon the Casio article. I have a fairly expert knowledge of Casio products, especially calculators and shall make ready whatever references you may require. Hope to see the action soon. - Polytope4d ( talk) 19:31, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
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There are still BLP concerns regarding this article and nomination. -- George Ho ( talk) 23:57, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
Stalkers Have found their way to this Page*-they have posted something (you can see by the lack of flow abruptness, etc and they edit and delete all else
Yes, the actual Wikipedia "Stalking" page, has Stalkers on it. . .. They seem to be actual sociopaths - and have added Garbage to slander - stalking victims. ..
- by the way, these people are going to try to draw you out into a conversation using manipulation i.e. emotional etc . . . Please do not allow that 0
I added a small paragraph, which I incidentally found on the "Harassment" topic - and it is accepted on Wiki already- as it is used on that page - it completed and matched the entire flow of page-but it was deleted (vandalized) on the 24th. Please Help ! Stalkers Have found their way to this Page* -they have posted the Garbage edit and delete all else Dynomitedetails ( talk) 22:26, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
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Thank you for your input. I disagree that I need to change the format to add more prose. Few people know about Frederick Bee and a chronology of events is a simple way for readers to learn about Frederick Bee. A chronology allows readers easily to find topics and add information. I do not know the motivation of Frederick Bee. For example, did Mr. Bee move from Placerville to the Bay Area because his son was studying in Oakland? If I write in a prose format, I would need to assume reasons for his actions to make the prose flow smoothly. Wikipedia lacks specific dates. I could have written that Albert W. Bee's daughters died before the age of two. Adding the specific dates of birth and death has a greater impact to the reader. MC Potbelly ( talk) 14:47, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
MC Potbelly ( talk) 20:12, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
Did you add the note that the article does not meet the notability guidelines?
I moved things around. I changed it to a prose format. I explained why Fred Bee is notable. Will you remove the two tags?
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Hi! Thank you for letting me know what i need to work on; I (as you can most likely see) just started to try my hand at editing. What exactly do you mean by sections? Is that the ===word=== command? I get kind of spacey reading long articles, so I figured it would be best just to ask you directly.
Thanks! LiluMultipass ( talk) 19:29, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
That's totally fine with me! LiluMultipass ( talk) 19:35, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
You can definitely nominate it, thanks! (Sorry if this appears more than once, I'm trying to figure out how to property reply to people)
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