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Hi there. Your article reads well, like that of a polished editor. Keep up the good work. I'm also a crime writer here at Wikipedia and no doubt we'll pass by each others work a lot over time. Welcome aboard. -- Longhair 07:30, 18 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I'm unsure what you mean by deleting your comments. Perhaps your page had not updated it's cache, which is common. To view the most recent version of any Wikipedia page, simply add ?action=purge to the end of the URL in the address bar. Take a look at my talk page now. All your comments are there, and have been since you left them. No harm done. I love your work. Keep it coming in. -- Longhair 11:31, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Articles in progress[edit]

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Australian article - wideranging

Lee Joyce Dunbar[edit]

LEE JOYCE DUNBAR (N.S.W. Sydney) Born: July 1953 age 62 (2015) Convicted Paedophile: Sentenced in the NSW District Court in May 1996 to 15 months jail (non parole). Dunbar was a Physical Education Teacher for 22 years at Beacon Hill High School in northern Sydney, until forced to resign in February 1996. She pleaded guilty to having sexual intercourse without consent and two acts of indecency which involved digital penetration and cunnilingus. The sexual abuse took place over a 20 month period between 1981 and 1983. The victim was a 14yr old girl who was Dunbar's student at Beacon Hill High School at the time. The court heard that on the first offence took place when Dunbar initiated sex with the student in the back seat of her car at Oxford Falls in November 1981. The girl said she was nervous and scared and didn't think she had asked Dunbar to stop. The abuse continued until the student discovered that Dunbar was interested in another girl. Dunbar was living on the NSW Central Coast in 2005.

Natalina D'Addario[edit]

A VICTORIAN teacher faces six sex-related offences allegedly committed against one of her year 10 students. Natalina D'Addario, 36, was removed in September (2005) from a secondary college and suspended without pay when the allegations were revealed. D'Addario appeared in court yesterday (Dec 13, 2005) for the first time since being charged by police last month on summons. The offences are alleged to have occurred between May and July this year in Ascot Vale and Dallas, outside the grounds of the secondary college, which is in an outer north-western suburb of Melbourne. D'Addario, of Kensington, is accused of committing three acts of sexual penetration with a child aged under 16. She is also charged with wilfully committing three indecent acts by participating in oral sex with the child to whom she was not married and who was under her care, supervision or authority. An investigation began after the boy complained to police. D'Addario had joined the college in term two this year as a part-time language teacher and was upgraded to a full-time position in term three as a temporary replacement for a colleague. A spokesman for the Department of Education told The Age that when the allegations were made, she was immediately removed from the classroom and suspended without pay. D'Addario was ordered to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on February 10 (2006) for a committal mention. A police hand-up brief of evidence has been served on her lawyers. As of the 25/07/06 Judge Roland Williams jailed her for 18 months -- and then suspended all but four months of the term.

Sarah Jayne Vercoe[edit]

Hello SilverWings : ) Could you add references to the article Sarah Jayne Vercoe? regards, FloNight ^talk 22:47, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If possible, could you add references for Bridget Mary Nolan article? thanks, FloNight ^talk

23:32, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. I try to remind people. It is easy to get distracted. Post-feminism is very interesting topic. Glad to see your interest in it. I need to do more reading and editing on these articles. --FloNight 15:50, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Talk Roselyn Sanchez[edit]

Hey Tiffany (or may I call you Tiff?) you're right. There was a mistake about her age. I guess someone (maybe me) got an "F" in math (smile), Thanks alot for pointing the mistake out. Take care, Tony the Marine 04:41, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cindy Leanne Howell[edit]

SilverWings, with regard to the article Cindy Leanne Howell, could you please reference it as soon as possible? When writing about living people, it is very important to reference articles as extensively as possible. Thanks. Sarah Ewart (Talk) 11:19, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re Heidi Choat[edit]

No problems. Don't worry, I don't need a Style Guide reference. I use the News Limited style guide for journos at work. I personally do not care one way or the other which style or which reference system is used so long as articles which make serious allegations about living people are adequately referenced. I have known people who have been sued for defamation because of articles they've written and I feel very strongly that proper referencing is very important. Regarding the statements I feel should be cited, I fact tagged the section and I think it pertained to comments allegedly made by the judge. I could not find these in the articles I have, but I did not have time to do any further research. Just so you know, i felt the concluding paragraph was well written, but not encyclopaedic. Thanks for your message. Sarah Ewart (Talk) 13:15, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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smh article[edit]

Dear SilverWings,

I'm working on a story about female school teachers having sex with their students, particularly in the Australian context. It's a piece for the Sydney Morning Herald News Review - more of an essay really (rather than anything investigative), and partly inspired by the new film Notes On A Scandal. Am doing a lot of research and noticed your comprehensive submissions to Wikipedia. Was curious about your interest in this area and your broader thoughts on ethics, morals, whatever. Would love to talk with you on the phone if possible. I can be contacted via usyd.markmordue@hotmail.com —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dastgah (talk • contribs) 06:18, 7 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Invitation to Join WikiProject Crime[edit]

Would you like to upgrade from an honorary member to a full member of the Wikipedia:WikiProject Criminal Biography? Your work on sex crimes is greatly appreciated. I also think being a feminist you could add a great deal to our project particularly in the field of the all to common crimes against women. Jmm6f488 07:03, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Replaceable fair use Image:Sarah Jayne Vercoe.jpg[edit]

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AfD nomination of Bridget Mary Nolan[edit]

An article that you have been involved in editing, Bridget Mary Nolan, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bridget Mary Nolan (2nd nomination). Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Longhair\^talk 22:58, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bah Humbug![edit]

What a pile of constipated crapheads some Wikipedia editors are. You have deleted a whole bunch of niche articles I created and which others have taken interest in and edited. You have so many other articles on obscure subjects that interest you, but delete stuff that you deem irrelevant by whatever constipated criteria you dream up. I give up. Longhair, I'm disappointed in you - a couple years ago you said you loved my work (see your comment above), now you're nominating it for deletion. Appeal for funds for this sad little website? Bah humbug! SilverWings

You maybe interested in the Article Rescue Squadron[edit]

Hello, SilverWings. Based on the templates on your talk page, please consider joining the Article Rescue Squadron. Rescue Squadron members are focused on rescuing articles from deletion, that might otherwise be lost forever. I think you will find our project matches your vision of Wikipedia. You can join >> here <<.

Ikip (talk) 15:34, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Request for help retrieving deleted articles[edit]

Hi there XX. I got your name from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_administrators_willing_to_provide_copies_of_deleted_articles and hope you might be able/willing to help me.

I wrote a series of articles many years ago which were seemingly appreciated for a while, but eventually were listed for deletion and deleted. I would like to get hold of the raw Wikipedia data from these if possible. The articles concerned are:

The first article was listed for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Bridget_Mary_Nolan and the decision at that stage was 'keep'; however, some months later, a whole swathe of articles werre listed together at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Bridget_Mary_Nolan_(2nd_nomination) and the decision was 'delete'.

I would appreciate your help in salvaging the work I did at that time. If you are willing, what would be the best way? To post the articles on my own Talk page perhaps?

Many thanks! SilverWings (talk) 13:13, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Campbell brothers (criminal duo)[edit]

Since you have experience with criminal biographies, I was wondering if you could possibly review by AFC submission Draft:Campbell brothers (criminal duo). This is a biography of two criminal figures once prominent in Boston. I think the article establishes notability and is in good shape. Just want another set of eyes to review it before it gets published as an article.

Since I have never written about someone whose notability is solely derived from criminal activity, I am unsure about how WP:NPOV is balanced in such articles. Therefore, I am hoping for an experienced set of eyes to judge whether their are any neutrality issues that need to be addressed.

I am particularly weary of getting the NPOV balance wrong due to the fact that one of the two brothers has a daughter who is a notable political figure (Andrea Campbell, the current attorney general of Massachusetts).

This would be greatly appreciated by me. SecretName101 (talk) 18:36, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]