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Trump as "Politician"

You added the term "politician" to describe Trump. However, that is only how he referred to himself, but does not reflect what he is, or does. As I noted, I could call myself a platypus, but that doesn't mean I actually am one. Until he earns the title, he cannot be referred to in that way. You're not a doctor or an astrophysicist, just because you call yourself one. Kⁿo_wl^ed_ge B^at_tl^e 00:20, 3 August 2015 (UTC)

does Trump walk, talk, act like the other 16 GOP politicians running for president?. he acts like a politician running for office: he's about the most famous candidate in the US these days--he organizes election rallies for himself, stumps the early primary states, makes promises that "if elected I will do this and that"; he debates the other candidates (this week in Cleveland), he officially registers with the election commission. Note the Wall Street Journal headline when he lost some deals because of his political remarks: "Donald Trump the Politician Burns Trump the Businessman" Rjensen (talk) 02:53, 3 August 2015 (UTC)

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Bad reference name in Sport in Canada

Hello Rjensen - this is to let you know that the edit you made most recently to Sport in Canada uses a reference name "fiskesuppe Sports of Canada Act" but it's not defined in the article. Please fix what needs to be repaired. Thanks in advance, PKT(alk) 15:07, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Anti-Irish sentiment

Hi Rjensen,

I noticed an edit you recently made on Anti-Irish sentiment looks to be regarding a disagreement that you are a core part of. I know you've been an editor here for a long time (and fondly remember your WMDC talk) but given your Conflict of Interest in this I'd like to ask that you revert yourself and take it to the talk page so that less involved users can review the request and make the changes if they see fit. This is especially true since the edits you made seem to be focused on trying to (rightly or wrongly) discredit the other side in the dispute. Thanks in advance and if you have an questions feel free to ping :). James of UR (talk) 20:41, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

well ok. Yopienso has already replaced all my text at issue. Rjensen (talk) 01:17, 6 August 2015 (UTC)

Hi! Sorry I was confused on "rising 9th-grader"; I've fixed that in the article.

I'm wondering where you found John Poole's song was written in England. Everything I've found says NYC. LOC. Johns Hopkins. Pages 19-21 of liner notes from New World Records.

Aside from the signage, it seems you want to show the Irish faced no great discrimination. I don't know how you get that. Even Joe Kennedy was famously denied entrance to the top clubs at Harvard because he was Irish Catholic. YoPienso (talk) 19:32, 6 August 2015 (UTC)

The Poole song is a based on O'Neill's version of an English song --dated London Feb 1862--at http://memory.loc.gov/rbc/amss/cw1/cw104040/001q.gif I think you should read my article http://tigger.uic.edu/~rjensen/no-irish.htm Kennedy did get into prestigious Harvard clubs (Delta Epsilon), but complained there were better ones. he was a mediocre athlete without high social connections. Rjensen (talk) 09:14, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

That link doesn't show Poole's or O'Neill's versions were written or published in England. It shows O'Neill's published in Philadelphia. The epigraph is a NINA help-wanted ad from London, 1862.

I read most of your article--the wide format is difficult for me. Years ago at first knowledge of it I was unconvinced. This isn't the place to argue the merits of your thesis, but I agree with Rebecca Fried "that the earlier view of historians generally accepting the widespread reality of the NINA phenomenon is better supported by the currently available evidence."

Beyond dispute, Kennedy suffered discrimination at Harvard and elsewhere as an Irish Catholic. YoPienso (talk) 19:43, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

Did ping work?

Hi Rjensen. I'm curious if my ping worked from the Perry talk page. I just did it wrong a minute ago, so re-did it and re-signed. Did it work okay? If not, I have to do something differently next time.Anythingyouwant (talk) 19:15, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

No it did not work Rjensen (talk) 19:38, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

Okay, I guess that means I have to do it right the first time, in future. Thanks. Anyway, I responded to your !vote about Perry.Anythingyouwant (talk) 19:40, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for a lot of your recent work

I've been watching your work recently and I'm pleased to see you are trying to add a bit of balance to some articles that looked very one sided in their presentation of material. Keep up the good work! Springee (talk) 02:00, 12 August 2015 (UTC)