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<DIV><SPAN class=710342720-03082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Rick,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=710342720-03082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=710342720-03082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>How
could you have compromised with the stubborn Marine?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=710342720-03082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=710342720-03082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>First,
please re-read [[Wikipedia:Don't bite the newbies]].</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=710342720-03082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=710342720-03082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Second, stop being a "giant prick" and go do something else for an hour.
Or help edit the "(actor)" page, and when you're BOTH done, do
this:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=710342720-03082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=710342720-03082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>(a)
delete the original (untouched) Phoenix article (edit summary: to make room for
a redirect)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=710342720-03082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>(b)
rename, i.e., "MOVE" the "(actor)" article to Phoenix.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=710342720-03082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=710342720-03082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>After
the dust settles, you can leave a nice, polite, friendly note at the newbie's
page explaining that we only need one article, and that we only append things
like "(actor)" when we need to distinguish between two similar
things.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=710342720-03082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=710342720-03082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>That
way, you make a friend -- instead of pissing someone off.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=710342720-03082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=710342720-03082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Ed
Poor</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=710342720-03082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>One of
the most experienced users at Wikipedia</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>