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This article lists [[college]]s and [[University|universities]] whose qualifications may possibly not be accepted by civil service or other employers. These institutions may have been listed on publicly available lists of unaccredited institutions, or are absent from the [[UNESCO]] list of world universities (see "external links" at the bottom of this article). Some are also suspected of being [[diploma mill]]s, while others are no longer in existence. Several unaccredited universities have names chosen because they are similar to those of accredited institutions or falsely imply that it is a public university.

'''[[User talk:Nique1287/Archive 2|Archive 2]]''': February 17, 2007 - April 27, 2007

== Death Note characters ==

Therefore, taking the legal issues mentioned below into account, this list should not necessarily be viewed as complete or authoritative.

I did not check the history page and did not see that kana in every name is not needed. Sorry about that! :D I was trying to improve the overall article. I still feel that the kana is necessary. Thanks for your comments in the edit summary. Please accept my apologies for any edits that I made. All the best for the rest of May. [[User:Sjones23|Sjones23]] 20:07, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

== Legal issues and considerations ==

I also apologize for any rudeness or sarcasm. I haven't destroyed anything nor have I done anything wrong. [[User:Sjones23|Sjones23]] 20:55, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

===United States of America===

In the [[United States]], unaccredited degrees may not be acceptable for state or federal civil service or other employment; in certain cases and circumstances, criminal penalties may even apply should such a degree be presented in lieu of a degree from an accredited institution. However, such degrees are illegal only in [[Oregon]], [[New Jersey]], [[Indiana]], [[Illinois]], [[North Dakota]] and [[Nevada]], where they are considered as misdemeanors mostly punishable by relatively small fines [http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=28423&ntpid=3].

Thanks for your comments, both on the article, David Hoope and its talk page. Once again, please accept my apologies. As you said, David Hoope is a romanized English name (featured in all anime and manga, but the kana doesn't exist, except for the Japanese interwiki website and other Japanese sources). Thanks again for all of your comments and everything you have done for me. :D All the best for the upcoming summer [[User:Sjones23|Sjones23]] 00:54, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

In addition, it has been reported that some of these unaccredited schools have successfully objected against such laws, the most notable being [[Wyoming]]-based [[Kennedy-Western University]], which sued Oregon to cease listing it as a diploma mill in [[2004]] [http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/margie_boule/index.ssf?/base/living/1107867837315370.xml], claiming that its degree-holders had a [[First Amendment]] right to say they were degree-holders. However, the case did not result in a trial as the University and the Oregon Department of Justice reached an out-of-court settlement (only affecting Kennedy-Western).

== A Barnstar for you! ==

According to the settlement, Kennedy-Western degree-holders may now say that they have degrees when applying for jobs in the private sector in Oregon, but they must also reveal that Kennedy-Western is unaccredited in all job applications, resumes, business cards and advertising that mentions the degree. Public employment and licensed professions are excepted from the agreement.

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Oregon now lists Kennedy-Western as "unaccredited," stating that its "degrees do not meet requirements for employment by State of Oregon or for work in any profession licensed by the State of Oregon for which a degree is required" [http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.html].

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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | I know I thanked you way back for your efforts on [[Death Note]], but I didn't give you a barnstar for all the work you've put in with that one, and some other pages that I've seen you edit. So I present to you the Tireless Contributor Barnstar!. [[User:Juhachi|'''<font color="0066cc">十</font>''']][[User talk:Juhachi|'''<font color="ff66cc">八</font>''']] 23:15, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

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== Commas ==

===Australia and New Zealand===

It has also been reported [http://www.aus.ac.nz/publications/tertiary_update/2004/No32.htm] that the University of Newlands, a school that was listed as a "wannabe" or "degree mill" by ''[[The Australian]]'' newspaper, was given permission by the [[New Zealand]] High Court to ''proceed to trial'' in its suit against the paper's publisher for [[defamation]]. However, the presiding judge did state that such degrees may be illegal and that purporting to offer such degrees could be deemed dishonest or unethical conduct. He also ruled that defamation occurs in the country where the material is downloaded from the Internet. As of August [[2004]], no court date had yet been set for the actual trial [http://www.xtramsn.com/business/0,,5085-3633398,00.html].

Ah, I see where the confusion lies. In American English (I gather you are from Canada), commas always go inside the quotation marks. How exactly are these disputes setled on Wikipedia? Obviously there are folks from America, Canada, the UK, ect. Is there a concensus on which type of English is to be used?

===South Korea===

And I'm working on posting my argument against Death Note 13's names. I'm looking for certain images to post since I don't have a scanner of my own.

It is illegal to falsely claim a degree in South Korea if it does not meet accredited approval. For example, in March of 2006 prosecutors in Seoul "broken up a crime ring selling bogus music diplomas from Russia, which helped many land university jobs and seats in orchestras."[http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060320/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_crime_korea_1] People who falsely used these degrees were criminally charged.

Good day, sir!

===United Kingdom===

In the UK it is illegal to offer a qualification that is or might seem to be UK degree unless the body offering it is on a statutory list maintained by the [[Department for Education and Skills]]. Prosecutions under the Education Reform Act are rare, as many of the bodies on the internet are based outside UK jurisdiction.

[[User:Chibi Gohan|Chibi Gohan]] 02:53, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Prosecutions under other legislation do occur. In 2004 Thames Valley College in London was prosecuted under the Trade Descriptions Act for offering degrees from the 'University of North America', a limited liability company set up by themselves in the US with no academic staff and no premises other than a mail forwarding service.

== Warning signs ==

:: ''Main articles: [[Diploma mill]], [[school accreditation]], and [[US Department of Education]]''

Not every unaccredited school is a diploma mill - all schools start out unaccredited. These are some of the warning signs which may indicate a diploma mill:

* It lacks accreditation by a nationally recognized accrediting agency, especially if it is accredited by an [[accreditation mill]].

* Words denoting a legal status such as "licensed," "state authorized" or "state-approved" are misused to suggest an equivalence to accreditation.

* The address is a postal box or mail forwarding service.

* Promotional literature contains grammatical and spelling errors, words in Latin, extravagant or pretentious language, and sample diplomas.

* Degrees can be obtained within a few weeks or months from the time of enrollment, back-dating is possible.

* Faculty members hold advanced degrees from the institution itself or similar organizations.

* Academic credit is offered for life experience, and this features heavily in the selling points of the institution.

* Tuition and fees are paid on a degree basis rather than on a per-semester, per-quarter or per-course basis.

* Prospective students are encouraged to "enroll now" before tuition or fees are increased, or they qualify for a "fellowship," "scholarship" or "grant."

* It has no library.

* Doctoral theses and dissertations are not lodged with the [[Library of Congress]] or other national repository

About Mikami's Deletion: How come you're sourcing the English manga now? I thought the Japanese version was the precedent.

== List ==

*[[Adam Smith University]]

*[[Alternative Medicine Research Institute]]

*[[American Austin University]]

*[[American Center for Religion and Society Studies]]

*[[American Central University]]

*[[American College of Medical Technology]]

*[[American Council of Private Colleges and Universities]]

*[[American Institute of Health Care Professionals]], Inc.

*[[American Global Universities]]

*[[American Global University School of Medicine]] ''(address in Columbus, Ohio and Belmopan, Belize)''

*[[American National University]]

*[[American Pacific University]]

*[[American Pacwest International University]]

*[[American World University]]

*[[Arkansas Biblical Graduate School]]

*[[Armstrong-Clark University]]

*[[Ashford University (London)]] (London, UK) ''(not to be confused with [[Ashford University]] in Clinton, Iowa)''

*[[Ashwood University]]

*[[Atlantic Baptist Bible College]]

*[[Badaganvi Sarkar World Open University Education Society]]

*[[Baptist Christian University]] ''(Renamed in 1993 to [[Louisiana Baptist University]])''

*[[Baptist College of America]]

*[[Baptist College of Ministry]]

*[[Bay Ridge Christian College]]

*[[Belford University]]

*[[Berne University]]

*[[Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad]]

* [[B. H. Carroll Theological Institute]] ''(aka Benajah Harvey Carroll Theological Institute)''

*[[Bob Jones University]] (BJU is a candidate for accreditation).

*[[Brentwick University]] [http://www.10nbc.com/index.asp?template=item&story_id=13935 cited by 10-NBC] "Brentwick's address is actually a post office box above a dry cleaner in London"

*[[Breyer State University]] (Birmingham, Alabama)

*[[British West Indies Medical College]] ''(earlier known as [[West Indies College of Naturopathic Medicine and Surgery]]) (see [http://www.chiroweb.com/archives/11/01/04.html] and [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/1039562.stm])''

*[[Bronte International University]]

*[[Buxton University]] [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Non-accreditedSchools_78090_7.pdf] ''(not to be confused with the [[University of Derby]]'s [[Buxton]] campus).''

*[[California American University]]

*[[California Biblical University and Seminary]]

*[[California Graduate School of Theology]]

* [[California Pacific School of Theology]]

*[[Cambridge State University]]

*[[Central University (Seoul)|Central University]] (Seoul, Korea)

*[[Canbourne University]] ''not to be confused with [[Camborne School of Mines]]''

*[[Chadwick University]]

*[[Champion Baptist College]]

*[[Clayton University]]

*[[Columbia Pacific University]] ''(now [[Columbia Commonwealth College]] in [[Wyoming]])''

*[[Columbia State University]]

*[[Columbus University]]

*[[Commercial University Ltd.]]

*[[Commonwealth Open University]] ''(not to be confused with [[Commonwealth Institute]])''

*[[Crown College (Tennessee)]] ''(Knoxville, TN)''

*[[Dallas State College]]

*[[D.D.B. Sanskrit University]]

*[[Degrees-R-Us]]

*[[Delhi Vishwa Vidyapeeth]]

*[[Dublin Metropolitan University]]

*[[Dublin European Institute]] ''(not to be confused with institute of the same name at National University of Ireland, Dublin)''

*[[Eastern Baptist Institute]]

*[[Edison University]]

*[[European Open University]] ''(cited [http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/nonrecorg.html] in Quackwatch.com) Not to be confused with the European Open Universities Network at [[European Association of Distance Teaching Universities]]''

*[[European University of Ireland]]

*[[Faith Way Baptist College]]

*[[Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith]]

*[[Geneva Reformed Seminary]]

*[[Glencullen University]]

*[[Golden State Baptist College]]

*[[Golden State University]] ''(not to be confused with [[Golden Gate University]])''

*[[Grace Baptist College]]

*[[Greenleaf University]]

*[[Greenwich University]] ''(not to be confused with [[University of Greenwich]], London, England)''

*[[Hamilton University]] ''(not to be confused with [[Hamilton College]])''

*[[Hamilton University of Wyoming]]

*[[Harrington University]]

*[[Hartley University]]

*[[Harvard University for External Studies]] ''(not to be confused with [[Harvard Extension School]])''

*[[Hawaii College of Pharmacy]]

*[[Heartland Baptist Bible College]]

*[[Holy Trinity College and Seminary]] (New Port Richey, Florida)

*[[Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary]] (Jordanville, New York)

*[[Honolulu University]] ''(aka Honolulu University of the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities)''

*[[Hyles-Anderson College]]

*[[Indian Education Council of U.P]]

*[[Indiana Christian University]]

*[[International Academy of Science (Independence, Missouri)]]

*[[Irish International University]]/[[Irish International University of Europa]]

*[[Irish University Business School]]

*[[Islamic Institute of Philosophy]]

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*[[James Monroe International University]]

*[[James Monroe University]]

*[[Kennedy-Western University]]

*[[Kesarwani Vidyapith]]

*[[Kingsfield University]]

*[[Knightsbridge University]]

*[[Lacrosse University]]

*[[Landford University]]

*[[LaSalle University (Louisiana)]] ''(not to be confused with [[LaSalle University]])''

*[[Lexington University]]

*[[Livets Ord University]] (Sweden)

*[[Louisiana Baptist University]]

*[[Loyola State University]] ''(not to be confused with any of the institutions mentioned at [[Loyola University]])''

*[[Madison University]] ''(not to be confused with [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]] or [[James Madison University]])''

*[[Maharana Patap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya]]

*[[Mahila Gram Vidyapith]]

*[[Maithili University]]

*[[Marlborough University]]

*[[Master's Divinity School]] ''(not to confused with the [[Master's College]] and the [[Master's Seminary]])''

*[[McQueen's University of Technology]]

*[[Metropolitan Collegiate Institute]] ''(associated with the fake teaching hospital [[Sussex General Hospital]], both purportedly in London ([http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1039562.stm BBC article])''

*[[Midwestern Baptist College]] ''(aka Midwestern Bible College)''

*[[Monticello University]]

*[[Mountain States Baptist College]]

*[[National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy]]

*[[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University]]

*[[New Testament Christian Seminary]] (Graham, Washington)

*[[Northfield University]]

*[[North Tennessee Bible Institute]]

*[[Open University of America]]

*[[Oregon Executive MBA]] (Portland, OR)

*[[Pacific International University]] ''(aka Pacific College Incorporated and Pacific College of Graduate Studies)''

*[[Pacific Southern University]]

*[[Pacific Western University]]

*[[Parkwood University]]

*[[Patrick Henry College]]

*[[Patriot Bible University]]

*[[Pensacola Bible Institute]]

*[[Pensacola Christian College]]

*[[Preston University]]

*[[Providence Baptist College]]

*[[Raja Arabic University]]

*[[Recoleta University]]

*[[Redding University]]

*[[Robertstown University]]

*[[Rochville University]]

*[[Rushmore University]]

*[[Santa Monica Pacific University]]

*[[Shaftesbury University]]

*[[Shelborne University]]

*[[Shepherd Bible College]]

*[[Shepperton University]] ([http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3369567.stm BBC article])

*[[South Pacific University]]

*[[St. Clements University]]

*[[St. Elias School of Orthodox Theology]]

*[[St. Regis University]] ''(not to be confused with [[Regis University]])''

*[[Stafford University]]

*[[Stamford International University]] ''(not to be confused with [[Stanford University]])''

*[[Strassford University]]

*[[Stanford University (Arkansas)]]

*[[Stanton University]]

*[[Suffield University]]

*[[Summit Theological Seminary]]

*[[Summit University]] ''(aka Summit University of Louisiana)''

*[[Temple Baptist College]]

*[[The Alternative Medicines Research Organization]]

*[[The Center for Independent Studies at Miami]]

*[[The Open International University for Alternative Medicine]] (India) (Missing from UNESCO's list[http://www.unesco.org/iau/onlinedatabases/list_data/hi-nw.html#India])

*[[Tennessee Temple Theological Seminary]]

*[[Thames Valley College]] (London)

*[[Thornewood University]]

*[[Trinity College and University]] ''(not to be confused with institutions listed at [[Trinity College]] disambiguation page)''

*[[Trinity Southern University]]

*[[Trinity Theological Seminary ]]

*[[Tufts University School of Medicine]] ''(not to be confused with [[Tufts University]])''

*[[Tyndale Theological Seminary]]

*[[University of Asia]]

*[[University of Bedford]]

*[[University of Devonshire]]

*[[University of Dunham]]

*[[University of England]]

*[[University of North America]]

*[[University of Northern Washington]]

*[[University of Palmers Green]]

*[[University of Ravenhurst]]

*[[University of San Gabriel Valley]]

*[[University of San Moritz]]

*[[University of Sussex at Brantridge]]

*[[University of Switzerland]]

*[[University of the Nations]] (Provost office in Switzerland; Records in UK)

*[[University of the Nations at Kona]] (Hawaii)

*[[University of Wexford]]

*[[Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya]]

*[[Vancouver University Worldwide]]

*[[Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya]]

*[[Victory Baptist College]]

*[[Vocational University]]

*[[West Coast Baptist College]] [http://www.wcbc.edu]

*[[Westhampton University]]

*[[Weston Reserve University]] ''(not to be confused with [[Case Western Reserve University]])''

*[[Wheaton Graduate School]] ''(not to be confused with [[Wheaton College]])''

*[[Whitefield College]]

Volume 10, in the Japanese version, is titled "Deletion." (The inside cover without the dust jacket says, in plain English, "Volume 10: Deletion.").

==See also==

* [[Accreditation mill]]

* [[Council on Higher Education Accreditation]]

* [[Diploma mill]]

* [[List of unrecognized accreditation associations of higher learning]]

* [[List of recognized accreditation associations of higher learning]]

* [[Nationally recognized accrediting agencies]]

* [[School accreditation]]

Inside the book, it says the book is titled "sakujo" in Japanese.

== External links ==

Mikami chants "sakujo."

* [http://www.chea.org/ The US Department of Education's Council on Higher Education Accreditation] A searchable database of schools and accreditating institutions.

* [http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.html State of Oregon - list of unaccredited schools]

* [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Non-accreditedSchools_78090_7.pdf State of Michigan list of unacceptable schools or civil service requirements]

* [http://www.unesco.org/iau/world-universities/index.html The World Higher Education Database (IAU/UNESCO)] list

* [http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed.html The World Higher Education Database (IAU/UNESCO)]

* [http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,62689,00.html Wired article]

* [http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0610/p15s02-lehl.html Christian Science Monitor article]

* [http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/nonrecorg.html Questionable Organizations: An Overview] at [[Quackwatch]].com

Therefore, "sakujo"="deletion."

[[Category:Academic institutions|*]]

[[Category:Unaccredited institutions of higher learning|*]]

Not to mention the fact that "sakujo" isn't a verb, but a noun (therefore it can't mean "delete.").

[[Category:Unaccredited seminaries and theological colleges|*]]

[[zh:野雞大學列表]]

[[User:Chibi Gohan|Chibi Gohan]] 18:11, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Hm, I suppose in that respect "delete" makes more sense. I won't fuss about it anymore. : )

[[User:Chibi Gohan|Chibi Gohan]] 18:28, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

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== Barnes & Noble early manga releases ==

Dunno why, but I have noticed that B&N likes to ignore the street date on quite a few manga, at least in some stores. I bring this up because I remember a quick thing a month or so back on the [[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]] page where I said a volume was out because it was at B&N and you reverted me. Looks like it happened again recently on that page, although I'm not sure if the person who added it got it from B&N. I have already seen Bleach 19 on sale there. Maybe you should add something to the talk page or a hidden inline comment saying that the number of volumes out shouldn't change until the official street date or something... --[[User:GhostStalker|<font color="gold">'''Ghost'''</font><font color="blue">'''Stalker'''</font>]]<small>([[User talk:GhostStalker|Got a present for ya!]] | [[Special:Contributions/GhostStalker|Mission Log]])</small> 16:46, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

== Gackt article ==

I'm sorry, but the article's previous approach towards the artist's year of birth was in no way compliant with [[WP:V]], [[WP:RS]] and most importantly, [[WP:BLP]]. No matter what "consensus" has previously been reached on the talk page, in order for the previous status quo to be acceptable with regard to Wikipedia policy, one would have to provide [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] for the following assertions:

* The artist has made a thorough effort to keep his year of birth a secret. Just not mentioning it on his website hardly qualifies as thorough.

* There are indeed conflicting sources for the year of birth (IMDB, while nice to have for some information, remains a user edited site) and hence a genuine controversy on the matter exists.

* The artist ever made this outlandish Norwegian vampire statement and on more than one occasion, lest it cannot be dismissed as an out-of-context or offhand joke.

Until these sources are provided, the year 1973 is backed by a perfectly acceptable source and on top of that, the article looks a lot less like someone just could not resist the urge to emphasize on just how very mysterious and special the artist at hand really really is. Have a nice day - [[User:Cyrus XIII|Cyrus XIII]] 23:51, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

== FFVII spoiler tag ==

Maybe it would be better if you wait a little while until I finished typing the talk section before reverting. It happens that I am not a strong supporter and thus did nothing like reverting the page immediately, if it happens to be a strong supporter, you might face an edit war, and you were on the 3rd revert(actually, 5th on the overall reverting), thus violating the 3RR rule. It would be more polite to wait for the discussion, if the editor has says so on the comment. Anyhow, just telling you about this, I don't care if spoiler tags are there or not. [[User:Mythsearcher|MythSearcher]]^{[[User talk:Mythsearcher|talk]]} 15:06, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

:The revert I made and the talk page entry is only 5 minutes time lag, it is also due to a server too busy database lock that delayed it for another 2 minutes. Yes, you are right, I can make the talk entry first, that would make more sense, I agree with you, but still, if something like this happens, at least wait for 5~10 minutes before reverting, that makes a lot of difference. At least it minimize the number of edits and talks like this. [[User:Mythsearcher|MythSearcher]]^{[[User talk:Mythsearcher|talk]]} 17:08, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

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== Redemption (song) ==

You might be interested in a discussion on [[:Talk:Redemption (song)]], since we previously discussed the artist in question (glad we reached a compromise). - [[User:Cyrus XIII|Cyrus XIII]] 13:55, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

== [[List of Death Note manga]] ==

I noticed you seem be in a bit of an edit war, here. Please do bear in mind that we have talk pages for a reason. If other editors are ignoring discussion, they can be sorted out via [[WP:3RR|the three revert rule]] or the [[WP:AN|admin noticeboard]] (or [[WP:AN/I|incidents board]]). [[WP:TALK]] is a great link to show newcomers, if they're not aware of how to make good use of talk pages -- nine times in ten, we can't start [[WP:DR|dispute resolution]] unless people stop edit warring and start talking. &ndash; <span style="font-family: Garamond">[[User:Luna Santin|<font color="#1E90FF">'''Luna Santin'''</font>]] ([[User talk:Luna Santin|talk]])</span> 23:12, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

:[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Death_Note_manga&diff=140994035&oldid=140993652 One], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Death_Note_manga&diff=141017291&oldid=141009176 two], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Death_Note_manga&diff=141027387&oldid=141024365 three], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Death_Note_manga&diff=141087177&oldid=141086569 four] reverts inside 24 hours. I'm afraid edit warring is taken quite seriously. I've blocked you from editing for 24 hours; you can appeal with the {{tl|unblock}} template. &ndash; <span style="font-family: Garamond">[[User:Luna Santin|<font color="#1E90FF">'''Luna Santin'''</font>]] ([[User talk:Luna Santin|talk]])</span> 17:08, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

::No, I won't contest it. I should have taken it to somewhere else, the talk page or reported the user's actions or something instead of just reverting constantly, though I did try to discuss it on one of the IP talk pages for the anon in question only to have my comment [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3A141.150.118.248&diff=139076699&oldid=139013564 vandalised] by that anon, but I do realize I was still in the wrong with what I did, as much as he was, and I need a wikibreak anyway. I shouldn't have let it get to me so much. Thanks, though. :) [[User:Nique1287|Nique]] <small>[[User_talk:Nique1287|talk]]</small> 17:41, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

==AfD nomination of [[Plotline of Neon Genesis Evangelion]]==

I've nominated [[Plotline of Neon Genesis Evangelion]], an article you created, for [[WP:AfD|deletion]]. We appreciate your contributions, but in this particular case I do not feel that [[Plotline of Neon Genesis Evangelion]] satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion; I have explained why in the nomination space (see also "[[WP:NOT|What Wikipedia is not]]" and the [[WP:DP|Wikipedia deletion policy]]). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Plotline of Neon Genesis Evangelion{{{order|}}}]] and please be sure to [[WP:SIG|sign your comments]] with four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). You are free to edit the content of [[Plotline of Neon Genesis Evangelion]] during the discussion but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you.<!-- Template:AFDWarning --> [[User:Jay32183|Jay32183]] 20:56, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

==Light's Death==

''We've long since decided that Matsuda didn't kill him'' - Why didn't you say so earlier then?

Can I get a link to the discussion, I couldn't find a suitable heading in the archives of [[Talk:List of characters in Death Note]] either. Thanks --[[User:EZio|eZio]] 19:19, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

:As far as I understand, Shinigami(Gods of Death) as their name suggests are beings who take your life (soul) after your lifespan is over and then do whatever they are supposed to do with it. They don't ''decide'' when one dies. This is from mythology, not Death Note. So in essence even though a person might be dying say by falling off a cliff or by a gunshot wound, it is the God of Death who actually kills him by taking the soul. This is why I am confused about the whole "Who Killed Light Issue". Now coming to Death Note, I've seen the last episode and the reason of death can be speculative to say the least. No one can prove that the shots fired by Matsuda were fatal or not. I mean how can one? It's an anime. And neither does the anime show Ryuk's note with Light written on it, they show him writing something, but nothing explicit like showing the name actually written. Now this might sound cheesy, but so does the claim of Matsuda not firing at him in critical areas. I'm not trying to prove that Matsuda killed him. I'm merely suggesting it as a possiblity. Don't you think there is the slightest possiblity that Matsuda's shot were fatal, and since Light's lifespan was coming to and end, Ryuk was doing his part of bieng a Shinigami and hence writing his name in his note? -[[User:EZio|eZio]] 21:12, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

== Apology for edit war ==

Just wanted to apologize for causing you any mental pain over the edit war, should've just went to the discussion page from the beginning. I understand what you mean with the official release dates being important, just that we think a little different on what was important. Again, just wanted to say sorry for being rude about it, I let my temper get to me, and it's sort of sad it was over such a silly thing. I still think when I edited my Talk Page that was hilarious. On the same topic, I was being very immature, and thus I apologize again. We both looked kinda stupid with what we did, so, how about next time we work together to make wikipedia a better place instead of another edit war, deal?. [[User:Kooper113|Kooper113]] 20:40, 6 July 2007 (UTC)