User talk:Prestonp

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If you have any questions, feel free to ask me on my talk page or via email. Thanks and happy editing, Alphax ^τεχ 06:44, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

GA on Gold as an investment

I noticed that you gave Gaai a good article tag on the talk page (only), with only a single line as justification. Also it looks like you have been extensively involved in writing the article. Writing and reviewing the same article should be avoided. Please let me know if I've misinterpreted this, otherwise I'll probably list it at WP:GAR. Please also see WP:WIAGA. My concern is that it looks somewhat POV

Thanks, Smallbones 16:36, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

No problem. It just seemed better than Start, which is what it was listed at. Prestonp 17:40, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

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"Types of gold investors" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Types of gold investors and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 May 1#Types of gold investors until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. NotReallySoroka (talk) 18:41, 1 May 2022 (UTC)