User talk:RussAbbott
Hi Russ
I saw your question on Spontaneous symmetry breaking. I have changed the article, becuase I didn't think it was very helpful in its current state. I hope your question is answered now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.234.252.67 (talk) 09:10, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
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Image copyright problem with Image:Debora at Griff farm.jpg[edit]
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Re: Image copyright problem with Image:Debora at Griff farm.jpg[edit]
I believe this has been fixed. I'm concerned, though, that I'm not getting notifications when pages on my watchlist change. I believe all my preferences are set correctly. RussAbbott 19:14, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
Notability concern for Debora Shuger[edit]
I've added a tag questioning the Debora Shuger article's notability. You seem to be the primary contributor, so I thought I'd give you an FYI if you didn't have the page watched. Check the talk page over there for more info. CDills 18:19, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
Please see my answer on Talk:Debora_Shuger
SIP[edit]
THe tag was added here. Rich Farmbrough, 23:07 1 August 2008 (GMT).
- Hi Rich, I understand that it was added. I'd like to talk to you about my having removed it. See my comments on the Talk:Social Information Processing page. -- RussAbbott (talk) 01:59, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
- I.E. not by me, or SmackBot. Rich Farmbrough, 22:16 3 August 2008 (GMT).
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