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Ha!

The vote ad at the top got annoying, so I clicked on it only to get a message about me not being amongst the list of pre-determined users selected to vote on the subject. Seriously? ...Seriously? Jeezus.

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Wonderful new question... Why on earth do I have to do something special to sign my contributions to talk pages after I've already logged into the website using my username and password? Is there some kind of viable reason for this lack of functionality in the software? -.-

Your recent edits

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You're an annoying little robot, aren't you. J.M. Archer (talk) 16:20, 30 April 2009 (UTC) Happy now?[reply]

Haha! I'm not the only one who does this on lunch break, it seems.

So, I tend to do minor edits on the random pages to which I venture without bothering to log in. 's not like I care if a punctuation fix does or does not get credited to me, right? But, of course, like a zillion people share the IP I have in mind... I've always wondered, "hey, what are the odds of two people using the same IP for this nonsense?" It seems like such a boring pastime, after all--but, today, I saw that the IP address had a "new message" talking about some unhelpful edits being reverted.

My initial response was, "What dumbass is pissed that I moved his punctuation inside the quotation mark where it belongs?" And then I realized that someone sharing the IP in question had added an off-color joke to an article that had, at the time I'm sure, been featured on the front page.

Apparently, the odds aren't all that bad. :)

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Design date thing...

By automatic signature, I assume you mean having wikipedia somehow sense that your posting on a talk page and have it add your signature for you. As far as I know, there is no feature for this. If you mean having your name, with time and date appended, without typing it all out in longhand, then just putting ~~~~ does that - which I expect you already know. There are additional options at WP:SIG

On to your main question. Yes, it's an en-dash. WPMILHIST style guidelines mostly follow the main style guidelines regarding date ranges, see WP:MOSNUM. I used the toolbar below the edit box to get the en-dash. Just to the right of "Insert" is en-dash, then em-dash, etc.:

The history should highlight deletions in red, and additions in green, but it does sometimes go wonky and not quite reflect what's happened.

You might find H:TMM useful.. I only just found it while searching for a screenshot that answered your question :) Hohum (talk) 20:02, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Testing! – — … Hyup. J.M. Archer (talk) 21:03, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Re: Ozark Trail Graphic

Answered on my talk page. --Kbh3rdtalk 20:55, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sudden unintended acceleration and WP:OR

Find citations for important information that has none. In this case, when there is a list of so-called causes of sudden unintended acceleration, several of which have no backup... that might be a clue.

When editing contains information that's important, but unreferenced, it is then by default the editor's own conjecture, hence "original research." Original research isn't allowed; the reader has no way to verify the information, and verifiability is key. By placing the tag over the section, you're telling the reader to be on guard. Substantiate the info and the tag can go. Hope this helps.842U (talk) 19:04, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The only one without a supporting source is "pedal misapplication." The others are sourced, but inline references are either in the wrong place or missing. When I say "missing," I'm referring to the last one--"other on-board computer or electronics failures," which is simply another way of stating the next to last cause, and which could share its source. I was gonna delete that one, but didn't want to insult whoever added it in the first place. >.>
I can address two out of three in about a minute, but do you really believe we need a source for the claim that pressing the gas pedal inadvertently can cause a vehicle to accelerate unexpectedly? That point seems neither obscure nor important.
With those out of the way, I'll ditch the tag and if anyone has any other issues they can re-add it.
J.M. Archer (talk) 19:15, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, the article on stuck throttles addresses pedal misapplication. J.M. Archer (talk) 19:17, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Though, the references may not meet wp:RS, and oddly, you are reposting it after I just it's being included as an overly promotional external link? 842U (talk) 19:58, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't repost anything. Those links were all already there. Also, the rest of what you just said did not make a lot of sense. J.M. Archer (talk) 20:02, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Your question

Hi, JMArcher. I saw your question on my talk page concerning God and how evolution can clash with Him. Well, even though this is an encyclopedia ;) I'll be happy to answer your queries. First of all...I never heard about the story about the angel...? But I did hear the story about how God can make a rock so big that he can't lift it. My answer to that question is, well, I believe that God can make a rock so big He can't lift it, and then He can lift it! In a nutshell, God transcends human understanding. :p As for evolution, the Bible, which I firmly believe is the Word of God, says that God created it in seven days, and that there is Noah's ark. If we all descended from monkeys ect, as evolution says, the Bible would not be true, and of course, we would have no difference from animals in having the "breath of God" in us.

Please feel free to reply, but I'll probably respond more quickly here, and if you want a more lengthy answer, which I'll be very happy to give, you can email me. :) I edit much more on Simple English Wikipedia, you see. Thanks for your question, and for listening to my reply. Sincerely yours, Classical Esther 12:18, 13 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thank you for coming to my rescue (a little) on the editing behavior and attitude of Delicious Carbuncle's talk page. From your edit there, you might be interested in contributing to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ash/analysis for a soon to be presented WQA, RfC, and/or ANI. 38.109.88.196 (talk) 05:50, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm thinking I oughta just mind my own business. I need practice at that. J.M. Archer (talk) 13:56, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
That's certainly your option. Since you brought the subject up, I thought you might be interested in the direction that editor's work is taking. If you choose to involve yourself any further or not, I want again to say thank you for pointing out what I thought was the obvious. :o) 38.109.88.196 (talk) 18:56, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
A WQA has been posted here. Your name was mentioned, so I thought you should know about it. Thanks again for any advice you might have. 38.109.88.196 (talk) 16:33, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My most important contribution so far

Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions, including your edits to Talk:Jasmuheen. However, please be aware of Wikipedia's policy that biographical information about living persons must not be libelous. Any controversial statements about a living person added to an article, or any other Wikipedia page, must include proper sources. Thank you. - SummerPhD (talk) 20:11, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ROFL. I couldn't help it. :) J.M. Archer (talk) 20:16, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome, by the way. ;) J.M. Archer (talk) 20:17, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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