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Hi there, Pine. Last week I posted a detailed request about the Investment manager locations section on the Hedge fund article's Talk page (see here). So far I haven't received any reply, so I'm reaching out to you and a couple of additional editors about it. I know you haven't been involved on this page before, but if you're still willing to help out, I'll look forward to seeing you there. Cheers, WWB Too (Talk · COI) 17:08, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
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Dear Pine,
This nomination is actually newly in the extension period, and will be for the next five days. =) Please feel free to vote on this and any other; indeed, more votes over the holiday period would be very helpful. Cheers! Adam Cuerden (talk) 09:58, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks Pine! Have a good one yourself. - Jarry1250 [Deliberation needed] 16:40, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello again, Pine. Funny thing, not long after I'd reached out to you about the section-by-section updates to the Hedge fund article, the primary editor who was approving and implementing my suggestions changed his mind about participating. (Main thread here.) His basic point is that the article is overall too long and too detailed, about which I don't entirely disagree. I've let him know that I'm interested in pursuing a rewrite of this sort in the future, although immediate problems with the article persists: lacking citations, small inaccuracies, etc. My revisions do not expand these sections significantly, they're simply intended to refine what is there now. I'd like to address these issues before considering another rewrite effort, and perhaps my updated sections could form the basis for a fork on these sub-topics. As he says on the Talk page, he won't object if someone else approves and moves them. Would you be willing to help me with this? Cheers, WWB Too (Talk · COI) 17:18, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
I took a look at this today. Thank you for working on this difficult subject. I believe you are editing in good faith and I like the references that you're adding in your draft. I have a few requests for changes.
I see how the first of three sentences that's attributed to Source 2 are supported by the source, but I don't see how the two following sentences are supported by the source. Can you point me more specifically to where those sentences are supported by source 2? I think that the source that's currently Source 5 may be of some help here.
Change the sentence "Offshore corporate funds are used for non-US investors, and because they are domiciled in a tax haven, no entity-level tax is imposed." to read "So-called "offshore" corporate funds, i.e. corporate funds domiciled outside of the United States, are generally used for non-US investors, and because they are domiciled in tax havens, the investors may be exempt from entity-level tax."
To reduce the possibility of being accused of plagarism, put quote marks around "such as pensions plans, endowments and charitable trusts."
Change the sentence "Unit trusts are sometimes used to market to Japanese investors." to "When marketing to Japanese investors, unit trusts based in the Cayman Islands are often preferred."
For source 5, I think you linked to the wrong page in the source. The link is to the "Legal and Compliance" section which doesn't mention the board. Would you please fix this?
Thanks! --Pine✉ 19:28, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
OK, finally got updates for you here. Looks like we're getting closer. I changed the text to reflect your suggestions (with a few variations), and have once again updated the draft for The legal entity on my user page. A few notes:
What do you think? WWB Too (Talk · COI) 20:56, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
I appreciate your bold changes! I've made just a few small modifications, which you can see on my user page draft, and my explanations:
Does this seem reasonable? If it looks good to you, I think it's ready to go, and surely worth a mention in the relevant section of the Hedge fund Talk page. Cheers, WWB Too (Talk · COI) 16:24, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Took slightly longer than I planned, but I've now posted a new section the Hedge fund Talk page. Also, thanks for sharing the tutorial! Cheers, WWB Too (Talk · COI) 21:52, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
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Responded to you there. Adam Cuerden (talk) 08:18, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
What would this role involve? Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 10:43, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi DEAR PINE! could you please guide me if my words are grammatically correct or not? Alborzagros (talk) 06:31, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi Pine, I noticed you are (sometimes) active in the field of software engineering. I wonder if you could give your opinion about this discussion. Thank you. -- Mdd (talk) 02:49, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
Yes, it's a good picture, but please stop pushing it into the lead in articles where it is not appropriate.
In the article History of architecture the editor chose a painting which, in keeping with the article, illustrates numerous historic styles within a single picture.
In the article Architecture the two lead pics have been carefully selected to illustrate the leading sentence: "Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction." As the product of planning, design and construction, the dome of Florence Cathedral occupies a unique position in the history of architecture. The statement, "Brunelleschi ....transformed the role of the architect" is the key to its significance. Not to mention that it was the supreme example of architectural design and construction for a thousand years, and was to remain so for another 500 years. It is wider, more structurally stable and less complex than Michelangelo's equally famous dome on St Peter's built more than a century later.
In deleting the architectural drawing and changing the caption to a simple description of the building itself (as per alt caption) you have missed the point entirely. The statement made concerning the role of Brunelleschi made is of a degree of significance that ought to have alerted you to the fact that if you personally didn't know it, and wanted it verified, then the right course of action was to leave a [citation needed] tag, not delete what was obviously a key statement in the context of a very important generic article.
Let me put it to you that Brunelleschi led the way for every modern architectural practice. The many builders of Osaka castle did not.
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I apologise for not getting the restoration done in time for the original nomination, but, as you nominated it, felt I should tell you about the new nomination. Cheers! Adam Cuerden (talk) 23:10, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi there, Pine. So far, no comments at all on my post at Talk:Hedge fund about The legal entity; it will be a week tomorrow, and at least one editor involved with the page has replied on another topic, although not ours. Assuming no objections appear in the meantime, would you feel bold enough to make the move this week? Also, thanks again for the IEG invite; I'm now all signed up with my personal account, and eager to help once that gets going. Cheers, WWB Too (Talk · COI) 18:13, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
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Hey Pine,
Regarding your comment on this entry from last August: "The article sounds much more promotional than what I usually see in Wikipedia BLP articles so I've tagged the article with the autobiography template. The article needs to work on NPOV. BLP policy says "BLPs should be written responsibly, cautiously, and in a dispassionate tone..." Pine✉ 18:55, 6 August 2012 (UTC)." Have your concerns been addressed by the revisions since then? Is yes, can you advise on how to remove the tag for the autobiography template? If no, do you have suggestions on what else to do?
Thank you for your help on improving the page. --PanKirkham (talk) 19:14, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
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Hi. Can you offer your opinion on which photo is more appropriate for the Infobox in the Scott Allie article in this discussion? You don't need to know anything about Allie; I'm contacting you because you've worked on matters pertaining to photography. I tried contacting lots of editors who work on comics-related articles, but every time I do so, we wind up with the sentiments split down the middle, and no clear consensus. I'm thinking perhaps that people who work on matters dealing with photography might be able to offer viewpoints that yield a consensus. Thank you. Nightscream (talk) 15:40, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
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Hi. Can you offer your opinion on a photo in this discussion? Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 02:58, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
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Hi, sorry for the delay- I'll be able to write a couple of paragraphs explaining what the WikiCup is and give a quick update on how things are going so far this year. I'll get it to you by this evening. J Milburn (talk) 10:59, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
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Greetings Pine I'm again running an science image project for my AP Biology students. Any help or suggestions of life science images that need made are appreciated if you have some spare time. You can find this year's project here. The students start topic selection and image generation Tuesday. Thanks, Earthdirt (talk) 14:51, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
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Hi TWA folks!
It's been a long time since we worked on The Wikipedia Adventure together, but this spring I proposed the game for an Individual Engagement Grant and it was accepted :)
I spent the last two months refining the script and getting ready to build the game using Guided tours. I am working with an amazing designer and getting expert curation tips from the Grant program leader.
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Hi Pine, I don't think I've ever thanked you for the excellent work you've been doing with "Featured content", so ... thank you! I've also asked Armburst to help finish this week's report per Hahc's request, as he's working on a story about the Spanish Wikipedia's one millionth article for NAN. :-) Thanks again! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 00:55, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
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I see your edit at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels. Will that list this article in the same places as RFC with that parameter from the beginning?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 03:22, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
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Hi! I have been traveling extensively for two weeks, with extremely intermittent Internet connection. Although I would have liked to get interviewed, I guess the deadline is over, right? May be another time :)--Dwaipayan (talk) 05:00, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
Hello, Pine! It's been awhile, and I hope all is well. I wonder if you'd be willing to look at a discussion that's been ongoing a few weeks on the Hedge fund Talk page? Back in May, I'd suggested some changes to the Systemic risk section, and discussed some revisions with User:Wildfowl. While he is supportive of the changes generally, we haven't been able to agree on how to handle a sentence that reads:
I'd prefer to add more context (for which I've offered suggested language) or remove it. Wildfowl doesn't think so, and would prefer to leave it. Alas, we've had trouble finding another viewpoint. Let me know if you think you can! Cheers, WWB Too (Talk · COI) 14:17, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
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