User talk:Jblake

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I noticed you're using my {{bottompostusertalk}} template. I just made a new one that you might like better, {{usercomment}}. --Theodore Kloba 20:06, Dec 22, 2004 (UTC)

Bhamwiki

I've noticed your doing a lot of work on Birmingham-related articles. You may be interested to know about a complementary project I started two years ago to document the Birmingham District at bhamwiki.com. We're closing in on 4,000 articles, some of which might be useful for you as you work to expand Wikipedia's coverage. --Dystopos (talk) 22:50, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

"The" UAB

Using "The" in front of a university title goes against Wikipedia style. Even Ohio State University, which its alumni persist in calling "THE Ohio State University," does not use "the" in the title. I am also reverting a move by another editor for the main U of A article for the same reason. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 03:18, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

I did the dirty work for you on reverting the page moves. And having done so, I can understand why you didn't want to. :-) - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 04:06, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Infobox UniversitySystem

Template:Infobox UniversitySystem has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. eh bien mon prince (talk) 13:36, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:53, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

Hello, Jblake. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Southern Company Logo 2016.jpg

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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 10:55, 30 November 2016 (UTC)