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Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Jtkiefer 3

 * The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a request for adminship that did not succeed. Please do not modify it.

Jtkiefer
Final (5/30/2) Ended 17:10, 2006-08-11 (UTC)

– I'm Jtkiefer, I am a former administrator, and a Wikipediaholic. I was an admin for a little less for a year before giving it up due to issues both online and off I was having, during a short wikibreak I decided to continue editing under a different nick, that nick was User:Pegasus1138 (talk • contribs), I edited under that account for several months and even went up for adminship unsucessfully four times under that nick which were unsucessful due to my "lack of experience" as people did not know the full history. I have since abandoned that nick and have decided to continue editing under this nick and as such I requested the bit back however Jimmy Wales has stated that "it would be best to simply go through RfA again". Another issue which perusing through my history will show is that I accidentally dual voted on several RFA's during the period between the two nicks, I have privately and now apologize for that however it was a mistake which I am unfortunately unable to rectify or I would otherwise do so.

A little about my history at Wikipedia, I began here in mid 2005 and became an admin about 3-4 months in. I have not strayed away from controversy however I do my best to avoid starting it and to calm it whenever possible. I admittedly have not yet been able to get an article up to FA status despite my best efforts at articles like Megatokyo. I also had a failed run at the arbcom in the January elections which did not meet with success but definitely was a good learning and reflection experience.

I know it's a cliche statement but I think I would be a good admin (again) becaue I have a great amount of experience, I know how Wikipedia works. I proved myself time and time again that I am a trustworthy editor and a trustworthy admin and did not and would not abuse the tools or the position. If anyone has any questions for me please don't hesitate to send me an email using the email user feature or leave a note here or on my talk page and I'll reply ASAP. Jtkiefer T 08:48, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Previous noms:

 * Jtkiefer:
 * Requests for adminship/Jtkiefer - failed due to my utter newness and lack of experience
 * Requests for adminship/Jtkiefer 2 - Passed

 * Pegasus1138:
 * Requests for adminship/Pegasus1138 - Failed, lack of experience
 * Requests for adminship/Pegasus1138 2 - Failed
 * Requests for adminship/Pegasus1138 3 - Failed
 * Requests for adminship/Pegasus1138 4 - Failed

 * Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia in this capacity. Please take the time to answer a few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:
 * Questions for the candidate
 * 1. What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? Please check out Category:Wikipedia backlog, and read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.
 * A: I would help with the stuff I used to do and love doing, including closing AFD's, working on templates for deletion and categories for deletion, I would use the tools to continue vandal fighting and I would of course keep an eye always open on the request for page moves and request for admin assistance pages in case editors need help with either.

 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A: As I always say I am proud of most of my contributions, but I am especially proud of my work on Megatokyo and the attempts to get it up to featured status, as well as my work in helping resolve conflicts that pop up here and there.

 * 3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
 * A: Yes, I was involved in the Muhammed image controversy, the wikethics proposal controversy and several of its offshoots most notably. I handled those by trying to remain calm and civil and talk the issues out with my fellow contributors and if I got stressed I stepped back for a little while to try to help me and to help the other participants stay cool and calm.  Jtkiefer T  08:56, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

 * 4. Optional question from Dlohcierekim.  Hi, Jtkiefer. I’ve seen you around as Pegasus. Please elaborate on why you gave up adminship and changed user id’s. What has changed since then? Cheers. :) Dlohcierekim 11:12, 11 August 2006 (UTC)<
 * A:

 * 5. Can you offer an explanation as to why you opposed your own RfA and why you requested bureaucratship at the same time you requested adminship on Pegasus1138, in March? --  tariq abjotu  (joturner) 12:52, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * A:

 * 6 If your most recent RfA with Pegasus1138, just a couple of weeks ago, had been successful, would it have affected your decision to return to your original account? Also if you were an admin with the Pegasus account: what would you have done differently, and what additional steps do you think you would have taken before switching accounts? -- Rje 13:15, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * A:

 * 7 Are there any other user names, other than Pegasus1138, under which you have edited Wikipedia? Kelly Martin (talk) 16:14, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * A:

 * Comments
 * Comment Looking forward to Crat early closure. To quote Joseph_Conrad, “The horror." :) Dlohcierekim 17:05, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

 * See Jtkiefer's edit summary usage with mathbot's tool.

 * See list of desysopped admins requesting adminship. Could someone update that page for this complicated case, I have to return to my wikibreak :). NoSeptember
 * Done (enjoy your wikibreak :)) --jam es (talk) 11:10, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Support
 * 1) Strong support per nom. Kimchi.sg 09:01, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Support good to see a couple of ex-admins asking for their bits back. --jam es (talk) 09:07, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * heard on the grapevine that there was a bit of a backlog here and there and several of which are in areas that I used to heavily tread back when I was an admin. Jtkiefer T  09:20, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * You heard right :) --jam es (talk) 11:33, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Support, no reason to say no, I think. Kalani  [talk] 10:04, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Support pending learning something I don't know now. I opposed last time based on "not quite there yet". I guess you've been there and back already. The recent incivility does trouble me; I'm leaping out on faith that you've left the past in the past. Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 11:23, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Vote stricken after learning things I could have never imaginined. :) Dlohcierekim 14:23, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Whoa. That's a shock. Support per Pegasus RFA3. (I would prefer if you remained civil more often, though.) Chacor (formerly NSLE)  11:27, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Whoa. That's another shock. Sorry, I think the recent revelations have made me seriously reconsider my vote. Chacor (formerly NSLE)  14:26, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Support, very shocking news to me. Nevertheless, you are a great user. --Ter e nce Ong (Chat 11:28, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Support.-- Kungfu Adam ( talk ) 12:49, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Oppose
 * 1) Oppose. Per several things, for example especially this edit summary. --Ligulem 09:06, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Normally I don't respond to most opposes but this one I feel I need to clarify, I was in a very bad place at the time and me and JDG were having huge issues which I deeply regret, but that was a very long time ago and I feel that it would be unfair to hold that one edit summary which I admit was a huge mistake which unfortunately can never be undone. Jtkiefer T  09:16, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, it was on April 11, 2006. I'm sorry to oppose here, but I would find it rather unfair given the current admin standards here. Please note that this is in no way anything personal against you. Your regret is well noted, and I hope you continue to be a good contributor, but I think your RFA is at least too early. We have a lot of admins on this site already. Other Wikipedians also have to learn to accept not being an admin. Adminship is not a trophy and not needed for a lot of tasks on wikipedia. --Ligulem 09:31, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Sorry, but no. I am extremely uncomfortable not just with the fact that this is technically your sixth RfA and failed 5 RfBs in total, but more of that the processes and statements in the course of all these has really cast doubt to me about your sincerity towards the community. - Mailer Diablo 11:48, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Strongly suggest withdrawal. - Mailer Diablo 16:07, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose per number 1. I know there's nothing you can do to take back mistakes on a system that saves every edit, but April was not really a "very long time ago". It's good to know you regret that, but I've opposed for far less incivility than telling other editors to die... -Goldom ‽‽‽ ⁂ 12:21, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Strong Oppose I don't really believe this story, to begin with. You opposed your own RfA? And you ran for adminship on Pegasus while you were running for bureaucratship on this account (in March 2006). That doesn't seem right... But if I were to believe you, you'd have three RfAs (albeit one successful) on this account, five RfBs on this account, and four RfAs on Pegasus. You made a rallying exit from Pegasus, and it's very obvious that the first thing you did upon restarting this account was request adminship. This is entirely too strange for me. --  tariq abjotu  (joturner) 12:39, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * ...although I'm not sure why anyone, especially a former admin, would make this up. This just doesn't seem right. --  tariq abjotu  (joturner) 12:45, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose per joturner. This just makes me extremely uncomfortable - sorry. RandyWang ( chat me up/fix me up ) 12:51, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment followed by stunned silence- Opposed own RfA?!? Well, this certainly qualifies as learning something I didn't know. Waiting for the dust to settle before I sweep my support vote down into the dust whence it came. :) Dlohcierekim 13:46, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose joturner highlights one of the interactions in the opposing of the rfa, there are the both voting in rfa's which are mentioned by Jtkiefer which appear a few days apart so could easily be a genuine mistake. However we also have this edit somewhat ironically on Wikipedia talk:Wikiethics with Jtkiefer discussing a 3RR issue, one of the participants from a few lines up is User:Pegasus1138, a few minutes before he had notified himself of his intention not to block himself for the 3RR.  He also lends User:Pegasus1138 support on a bot approval here. --pgk( talk ) 13:55, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * So he knowingly broke 3RR, and then acted both as judge and part in the same matter, and deceived everyone by posting a phony message to himself forgiving the breach?? This gets more and more saddening by the minute... :(  Phaedriel  ♥   The Wiki Soundtrack! ♪  - 15:07, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose unfortunately. Something just feels creepy too me; Am I correct, is your seventh RfA?! This is totally unacceptable - but this just freaks my out. Sorry - Gl e n 14:33, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Oppose per above. Republitarian 14:58, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Strong Oppose No way, everything that has been brought up shocks me. This is your seventh attempt, YOU VOTED AGAINST YOUSELF, and that edit summary from April--definitely not admin qualities.  Why did you oppose your own rfa?  I cannot figure that out. Wikipediarules2221 15:02, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Oppose — My reasons are personal, and prefer not to disclose them to the general public. I'm sure Jtkiefer can figure them out if he tries hard enough to remember. Bastique ▼ parler voir 15:11, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Oppose I'm sorry, but the way you reacted to the failure of your last RfA didn't impress me. I would have been prepared to overlook that, but the behavior listed above is unacceptable. Voting against your own RfA is simply bizarre and is not what I'd expect from a reliable, open, trustworthy admin. Unless you have a very good explanation for this and other cited behavior, I cannot support you having the admin bit. Gwernol 15:20, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Strong oppose. Mackensen (talk) 15:21, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) Oppose, indefinitely. Having read this page, I'm nothing short of appalled. I no longer have any faith in this user. — freak([ talk]) 15:28, Aug. 11, 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) Oppose, voting in own RfA demonstrates either malicious intent or serious lack of judgement, either of which disqualify you for the sysop bit. Eluchil404 15:53, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * There are other possibilites I shudder to think of. :) Dlohcierekim 15:44, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * We don't count votes from anonymous IPs. Please log in to vote! Bastique ▼ parler voir 15:52, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Opppose. Oleg Alexandrov (talk) 15:50, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Categorical oppose, this is the very definition of sockpuppet abuse.  I suggest taking this to WP:AN/I and handing out some long blocks here. Kirill Lokshin 15:57, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Oppose I supported the latter three Pegasus requests but of course can't support this one, per, to name three, Mailer, Joturner, and Phaedriel, and inasmuch as, as Pegasus, he tagged his talk page with db-owner, from which one can infer either a nonconversance with policy or a profound lack of judgment; neither quality is particularly auspicious in a prospective admin. Joe 15:58, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Oppose. Please spare me the explanation, in fact. This is too much to digest and forgive like nothing had happened. I'm utterly disappointed and saddened by all this. What a shock. Phaedriel  ♥  The Wiki Soundtrack! <font color="#FF0000">♪  - 16:08, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Oppose in the strongest possible terms. This editor has doublevoted on three RfAs (including one of his own).  He abused my trust by extracting my promise not to reveal his sockpuppet, then running for admin with his sock while remaining an admin on his previous account.  His behavior at Wikimania did a great deal to further convince me that this is not the sort of person who should be an admin on this or any other Wikimedia project.  Perhaps after some time has passed and Jtkiefer has had a chance to develop more personal maturity, we can reconsider his role in this project.  Kelly Martin (talk) 16:10, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm confused why you wouldn't tell him that breah of trust invalidated the promise, or at least tell him in blunt terms he needed to withdraw the double and thus fraudulent RfA? How could you let someone you knew was already an admin do that? - Taxman Talk 16:15, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I did in fact discuss it with him and tried to convince him to withdraw the RfA. He refused, and attempted to pressure me (based on my promise) not to reveal his actions to the Arbitration Committee.  I told him at the time that there was no way that I could sit by and do nothing, and he grudgingly allowed me to discuss the situation with Jimmy Wales.  (I had already discussed it with the one other person I knew he had shared his secret with, and we were in concurrence that we could not do nothing.)  Shortly after I contacted Jimmy, Jtkiefer "voluntarily" resigned his adminship.  I consider my promise to him voided by his conduct, and furthermore consider him unworthy of any level of trust.  It will be a long time before I consider extending trust of any sort to him again.  Kelly Martin (talk) 16:53, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Wow. I thought there was indeed no way this could be true; I didn't want this to be true. But apparently you have confirmed it, Kelly. I'm at a lost for words; I have never seen something so disheartening in my time here at Wikipedia. I sure hope other users don't get the wrong impression about all admins because of this. --  tariq abjotu  (joturner) 16:18, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) oppose The reactions of  at the end of the fourth RfA attempt was just too much melodrama. i could get diffs if people can't find them.  Adminships is not a right, and should not be a reward for longevity.  It is a role for those that stear the project in the right direction. Given the recent outbursts i do not trust the user. David D. (Talk) 16:34, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Oppose. This is all too weird. Themindset 16:41, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Very Strong Oppose. Based on the RfA nom., as well as my own history with user (see his RfBs), I believe user is not trustworthy.  That's about as kindly as I can put it. Xoloz 16:46, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Oppose - sets a bad precedent. bd2412  T 16:51, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Oppose. I am stunned and appalled.  I used to have considerable respect for Jtkiefer, but now I don't know what to think.  Sad day.  Dragons flight 16:55, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) For what it's worth now, oppose. Chacor 16:57, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) Oppose. Holy $#*%! Giving up one's adminship and then taking on a new identity to request adminship (without much behavioral change and actually making "mock" communications & votes between the two accounts) overwhelms me so much that I'm struggling to find the right word(s) to describe this ordeal. Editor88 16:58, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) Oppose Explanation needed? -- Kim van der Linde at venus 17:02, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) Oppose. It appears User:Thygard is also another Jtkiefer sock. See Wikipedia talk:Featured picture candidates where he apparently forgot which account he used to close an FPC nomination.  howch e  ng   {chat} 17:03, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) Strong strong oppose See his fublings over at Featured Picture cantidates here, I don't think he or his sockpuppets know what a consensus is. -Ravedave 17:05, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 11) Oppose. Changed from Neutral below per continuing revelations of abusive sockpuppetry. — FireFox  ( talk ) 17:08, 11 August '06

 * Neutral
 * 1) Neutral I am utterly confused. Didn't you just run for adminship ? -- Samir   धर्म 09:02, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I did go up for adminship before on that account however that was before being convinced at Wikimania to return to this account permanently and leave that account permanently. Jtkiefer T  09:06, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * In which case, I strongly suggest withdrawal of this nomination -- Samir  धर्म 09:09, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * If you mean due to the percieved arbitrary time between noms that many people ask for I think that most people would be willing to waive that considering the circumstances. Jtkiefer T  09:20, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Arbitrary time between noms? You announce a second identity on RfA and ask for adminship 2 weeks after your other ID failed.  The circumstances make absolutely no sense.  Again, suggest withdrawal -- Samir   धर्म 13:07, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry but I am unconvinced - let me explain: As soon as you (Jtkiefer) left Wikipedia, you gave Pegasus1138 access in #vandalism-en-wp (may have been #wikipedia-en-vandalism at the time), against channel policy and without discussing with other staffers, insisting "he won't be bad", or words to the same effect. This, to me, appeared like slight abuse of the trust you had been given by Essjay, in having the ability to confirm users into the channel. Now I know this was an off-wiki event, but it is wiki-related, and it makes me unsure about a further abuse of power (I'm not saying you will, but I am saying it's happened once, which makes me uneasy). I may change to support depending on if/how you decide to respond to my concerns. Thanks, — FireFox  ( talk ) 11:36, 11 August '06
 * Changed to oppose. — FireFox  ( talk ) 17:08, 11 August '06
 * 1) Neutral leaning towards oppose - I understand that on and off wiki stress and issues hit us all, and I also understand the draw to come back even when we've left (I did a fair bit o browsing during my last wikibreak). I'm uncomfortable enough with the deception of using the pegasus account that despite my good recollections of you as an admin I don't feel I can support this RFA at this time.  I'm going to think on it for a day or two though. Syrthiss 12:58, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Shocked neutral. Dear Jt, I have a very positive image of your time as an admin, and know that your name has been at my missed Wikipedians list for months; but I'm stunned to learn this. A clarification of the issues brought here by Joturner and Pgk would be most welcome. Please notice that I'm not opposing (yet), but waiting for an explanation. Changed to oppose. <font color="#00BB00">Phaedriel  <font color="#FF0000">♥  The Wiki Soundtrack! <font color="#FF0000">♪  - 15:07, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The above adminship discussion is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the talk page of either this nomination or the nominated user). No further edits should be made to this page.


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Talk:IDA Ireland

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Removal of unsourced content
I have reverted the additon of unsource material on the grounds that this information cannot be verified. Please discuss here before adding unsourced content. This is no way a criticism of the IDA's extraordinary achievement in attracting Inward investment. --Gavin Collins (talk) 16:46, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Article improved in recent years, but needs more, especially on clients / successes
A range of hands, notably semi-retired BritishFinance, have done good work, but the article still needs more on structural history, IDA clients over the decades, the industrial estates and business parks, numbers employed, historic issues and how they were dealt with, governance and operations, etc. The IDA in various forms has been critical to Irish development, and deserves a little more coverage, and some images too.SeoR (talk) 13:38, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Good point. I feel this does need an upgrade; surprised there is no independent history of the IDA written by anybody that could be a core source? Might come back to it when the drama has dissipated (and I have the time). Britishfinance (talk) 10:49, 26 April 2019 (UTC)

Criticisms section is sorely lacking
I find it very strange that there's a Criticisms section in this article, but no mention is made of the fact that the IDA funds truly awful companies like Citigroup. This section as it currently exists is treating the IDA with kid gloves. Spontaneously (talk) 17:43, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Reasoned criticisms from reputable sources can be included. But that would not normally include criticism due to third party companies which just happen to be IDA clients. It’s a development agency, it is not responsible for the issues of the banks, or any other type of investor in Irish operations. SeoR (talk) 20:00, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

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Talk:Maria Josepha of Austria

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Per Naming conventions (names and titles) on queen consorts, the title is missing her home territory. See Cecylia Renata of Austria for reference. Gryffindor 21:55, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Support per convention.JohnnyBGood 00:59, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. She was Queen of Poland.  KonradWallenrod 04:55, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Please read 9) Past Royal Consorts are referred to by their pre-marital name or pre-marital title, not by their consort name, as without an ordinal (which they lack) it is difficult to distinguish various consorts; eg, as there have been many queen consorts called Catherine, use Catherine of Aragon not Queen Catherine. Gryffindor  09:46, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. What about of Habsburg? Her full Polish surname was after all 'Habsburżanka'.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 14:58, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Also, why burden all queens merely to disambiguate the few with over-common names? How many queens are there named "Marie Josepha"? logologist|Talk 15:18, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
 * The rules are quite clear for these cases. If you wish to change the rules, may I suggest you propose a new change on the talk page of the naming conventions. Until then I am afraid this article is in violation of current regulations. Also family names are normally not used for royals but their territory (see Cecylia Renata of Austria). In her native tongue she was known as Maria Josepha von Österreich, not Habsburg, regardless what her Polish name became. Gryffindor  17:01, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Support of course. It is the standard format for all deceased Western monarchical consorts on Wikipedia. She is deceased. She was western. She was a monarch's consort so it is automatic.  FearÉIREANN [[Image:Map of Ireland's capitals.png|15px]]\(caint)  21:34, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Support - Per WP:NC that is where she should be. Prsgodd e ss187 22:13, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose Misleading.--Molobo 02:00, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. There are obsolete, pointless or nonsensical laws on the books, in various countries, that are honored in the breach.  Wikipedia editors are not compelled to perpetuate nonsense in article titles.  logologist|Talk 05:53, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Support uhm, anyone voting with "oppose", you are aware that you are in direct opposition to a Wikipedia rule and regulation that has stood since the beginning? by doing so you are disrespecting the fundamental workings of Wikipedia, which is to understand and respect the rules. You either find a point in the rules, or this cannot be taken seriously unless valid reason is given. Gryffindor  13:25, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment: I just want those who voted oppose to know that I will have to move this regardless of the outcome of the vote, due to existing naming conventions. Nothing to be done about that unless you change the naming convention itself, I'm afraid. — Nightst a  llion  (?) Seen this already? 13:35, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I think valid reasons can be given for exceptions to the naming conventions. Naming conventions (names and titles) specifically allows this: If a person is overwhelmingly best known by a cognomen, or by a name that doesn't fit the guidelines above, revert to the base rule: use the most common English name.. I am not sure if that is the case here, though. Kusma (討論) 14:10, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
 * As I can't find evidence that any other name is overwhelmingly more common than the one the naming conventions tell us to use, I support. Kusma (討論) 14:50, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Support because no more common name is apparent, not because I agree that NC on consorts mandates overriding the "Best known name" rule. Lethiere 15:06, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Support: WP:NC.  This is a no-brainer.  --Mmounties ( Talk )  [[Image:pawprint.png|20px]] 13:41, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Support, based on NC. Olessi 16:20, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Support, this is what the naming conventions say to do, and Marie Josepha (I'd prefer Maria Josepha of Austria, btw) [strikethrough because I now see that this is the name suggested. My point was that "Maria Josepha," rather than "Marie Josepha" is more commonly used in English. john k 05:16, 23 March 2006 (UTC)] is not well known enough by her given name to support her remaining here.  Let me add that her status as an Austrian archduchess, and daughter of Emperor Joseph I, was one of the more significant facts about her, since it was through this relationship that Augustus III claimed Austrian territories in the early part of the War of the Austrian Succession. john k 16:30, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Support in the same manner as john k, Gryffindor, etc... This article ought to not contravene existing Wikipedia convention. Charles 16:55, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Support, such a change conforms to the current naming conventions - which perhaps need some tweaking. Noel S McFerran 04:36, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Support of course. Deb 21:50, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Support, though not strongly  // Halibutt 06:39, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Comment I don’t really care if you add an "Austria" here (Marie Antoinette isn’t furnished with one either), but I am pretty sure that Marie Josepha is most unusual. It should be Maria Josepha or Marie-Josèphe or Maria Józefa. Furthermore, it would be nice if we agreed on a consistent way to refer to the Saxon lot on the Polish throne: AFAIK English encyclopedia entries name them Augustus II the Strong and Augustus III ONLY. Alternatively we could agree on their Polish or German names (e.g. August II. der Starke OR August III Sas), but August III the Saxon doesn’t seem to be standard. Teodorico 11:14, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

The page was moved from Marie Josepha to Marie Josepha of Austria. enochlau (talk) 11:04, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Cause of death- murdered?
In the French wiki-article of her, it is said that her death was caused by brutal treatment from hostile soldiers during the war; I can not read French well enough to understand it better than that. Was she murdered? Exactly how did she die?--<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:19, 19 April 2009 (UTC) She died in confinement in the Electoral Palace after a stroke.

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Antonio Vargiu

Antonio Vargiu (born 13 May 1937) is an Italian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

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Data Structures

This book is about the creation and analysis of efficient data structures. It covers:

 * the primitive node structure;
 * asymptotic notation for mathematically discussing performance characteristics;
 * built-in arrays;
 * list structures built from either nodes or arrays;
 * iterators as an abstract model of enumerating the items in a sequence;
 * stacks and queues for computing with last-in/first-out and first-in/first-out orderings;
 * binary and general tree structures for searching or representing hierarchical relationships;
 * min and max heaps for representing ordering based on priorities;
 * graph structures for representing more general relationships between data elements;
 * hash tables for the efficient retrieval of strings and other objects; and finally
 * trade-offs between the structures, and strategies for picking the most appropriate ones.

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Cunning (surname)

Cunning is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:

 * Bobby Cunning (1930–1983), Scottish football player
 * Cam Cunning (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Conal Cunning (born 1998), Irish hurler
 * Hugh Cunning (1824–1892), American lawyer and politician in Wisconsin
 * Kat Cunning (born 1992), American actress and musician
 * Len Cunning (1950–2020), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Mike Cunning (born 1958), American professional golfer

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Deinagkistrodon

Deinagkistrodon is a monotypic genus created for the venomous pit viper species, Deinagkistrodon acutus, which is endemic to Southeast Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Description
Deinagkistrodon acutus is light brown or greyish brown dorsally, with a series of dark brown lateral triangles on each side. The two pointed tops of the two opposite triangles meet each other at the mid-line, forming a series of about 20 light brown, squarish blotches on the back. A row of large black spots extends along each side near the belly. The top and upper sides of the head are uniformly black, with a black streak from the eye to the angle of the mouth. D. acutus is yellowish ventrally, spotted with dark brown. The young are much lighter than the adults with essentially the same pattern. The head is large, triangular, with an upturned snout. The body is very stout. The tail is short, ending in a compressed, pointed slightly curved cornified scale. The top of the head is covered with nine large shields. The dorsal scales are strongly and tubercularly keeled. The subcaudals are mostly in pairs, some of the anterior ones are single. This stout snake, usually between 0.8 and 1.0 m in total length (including tail), reaches a maximum total length of 1.57 m in males and 1.41 m in females. The largest specimen on record measured approximately 1.549 m.

Common names
Common names for D. acutus include sharp-nosed viper, snorkel viper, hundred pacer, Chinese moccasin, Chinese copperhead, five-pacer, hundred-pace snake, long-nosed pit viper, sharp-nosed pit viper, hundred-pace pit viper. The snake has been an object of veneration by indigenous Taiwanese peoples.

Geographic range
Deinagkistrodon acutus is found in southern China (Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong), Taiwan, northern Vietnam, and possibly Laos. The type locality was not included in the original description. It was later given as "Wusueh [ Wuxue ], Hupeh [ Hubei ] Province, China" by Pratt (1892) and Pope (1935). Listed as "Mountains N. of Kiu Kiang [ Jiujiang ] " in the catalogue of the British Museum of Natural History.

Habitat
The species D. acutus inhabits high, forested mountains up to 1350 m, but has also been found in low coastal regions (100 m). It prefers lower mountain slopes or rocky hills with small valleys.

Diet
The diet of D. acutus consists of small mammals such as rats and mice, birds, toads, frogs and lizards. Chinese herpetologist Zhao Ermi reported a specimen of a total length of 1.04 m and weighing 600 g having eaten a specimen of Rattus rattus of a total length of 51.5 cm and a weight of 530 g.

Reproduction
As one of the few oviparous pit vipers, D. acutus can lay up to 24 eggs, which may be retained during initial incubation, an adaptation that shortens post-deposition incubation time. However, it generally only deposits 11 or 12 eggs from June to August. Egg size is 40–56 x 20–31 mm (about 2 × 1 in). Hatchlings are lighter and more vividly patterned than the adults, but this darkens considerably with age.

Venom
Dangerous animals often have exaggerated reputations and the species D. acutus is no exception. The popular name "hundred pacer" refers to a local belief that, after being bitten, the victim will only be able to walk 100 steps before dying. In some areas, it has even been called the "fifty pacer" or, in extreme examples, the "five-step snake." This often causes bite victims to needlessly amputate or burn bitten fingers or limbs, resulting in further complications like the loss of the amputated body part or gangrene. Nevertheless, this species is considered dangerous, and fatalities are not unusual. An antivenom is produced in Taiwan.

Brown (1973) mentions a venom yield of up to 214 mg (dried) and (toxicity) values of 0.04 mg/kg IV, 4.0 mg/kg IP and 9.2–10.0 mg/kg SC. The venom contains at least four hemorrhagins Acutolysin A, B, C and D.

According to the US Armed Forces Pest Management Board, the venom is a potent hemotoxin that is strongly hemorrhagic. Bite symptoms include severe local pain and bleeding that may begin almost immediately. This is followed by considerable swelling, blistering, necrosis, and ulceration. Systemic symptoms, which often include heart palpitations, may occur suddenly and relatively soon after the bite. Because of its body size and large hinged fangs which permit effective delivery of large quantities of venom, victims bitten by this snake should be treated accordingly.

Venom use in research and medicine
The venom of this species is commonly used for research purposes. Researchers have found that this venom contains protease activity, meaning it attacks and degrades intra- and extracellular proteins. If injected into mice, within 2 hours the venom begins a process known as mesangiolysis (the degeneration and death of cells that line the inner layer of the glomerulus and regulate glomerular filtration in the kidney). Eventually, the kidneys no longer function and the mouse dies.

When controlled, the venom has some clinical application. D. acutus snake venom contains a protein called ACTX-6. This protein was shown to induce apoptosis (cell death) in isolated cancer cells through Fas pathway activation. Fas is a protein that becomes a death receptor in the cellular membrane. When activated, Fas turns on what is called a "caspase cascade". This pathway is made up of a series of proteins called initiator and executioner caspases. Initiator caspases help form an apoptosis initiation factor that eventually activates executioner caspases (see figure 3). Executioner caspases go on to "digest" the cell from the inside out. They cleave cytoskeleton filaments and DNA until the cell completely implodes.

Venom and traditional Chinese medicine
Deinagkistrodon acutus venom has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries to extract antivenin that is successfully used to treat snakebites. Different parts of the snake are also prescribed to help alleviate ailments known as "wind diseases". Because these snakes move so quickly, substances from their bodies are thought to easily treat these fast-moving "wind" syndromes. D. acutus is currently used in patients with arthritis, leprosy, tetanus, boils, and, as previously mentioned, tumors. The same qualities that make snakes flexible, capable of regenerating skin, and able to inflict paralysis could be transferred to human conditions if applied medicinally. The vipers are prepared by cooking the flesh of the headless body, grinding a paste of snake ash and mixing it with honey, drying the snake and compacting it into a powder, or even injecting their venom intravenously. Although these practices are common in Chinese medicine, no current studies have affirmed the effectiveness of these treatments. Whether these "cures" simply have a placebo effect or actually heal the patients is not known.

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Talk:Classical Mythology

Regarding the "Question" and definition of what a myth is:

The abrupt "question" about Christianity's place towards the bottom is apropros to nothing, and likewise with the segment asking about the factuality of biblical events. That religion, while overwhelmingly popular in some areas, means very little in many countries. In the attempt to keep this kind of article non-specific, which increases its usefulness to people in markedly non-Christian nations or areas, it may be more useful to inquire about religious mythology in general and let the reader fill in the blanks. I won't edit it directly at this time as it appears to be a work in progress anyways.

Remember that Religion X may be unfamiliar or unimportant in other nations. However, most areas do have a Religion X, which in a more generic sense could be referenced without calling out specific names.

Starting
I think I'm going to actually start making this course more of a reality; it is currently extremely vague. I'll start with preqs, etc. Verin Sedai 17:42, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

"What is a myth"
This is the original way myth was defined:

What is a Myth?
The word 'myth' comes to us from the greek word 'mythos' which means, quite simply, a story. For our purposes we will define myth as "a story, assumed to have taken place in the past, whose main function is neither to entertain nor present facts, but rather to inform the listener morally, spiritually, and/or culturally."

Please note that this definition allows a story to be both fictitious AND factual, but in order for a story to qualify as a myth it must have value as a tool of "moral, spiritual, and/or cultural" instruction even if it is perceived as part of the realm of fiction.

Using this definition, the following ARE myths:

 * Stories about the gods of ancient cultures (Roman, Grecian, Egyptian, Mayan etc.)
 * Stories about King Arthur and his Knights
 * Grimm's Fairy Tales
 * Star Wars (A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..)
 * Stories about the life of the Buddha, Christ, Zoroaster, etc.

(Remember! Even if these men really existed and really performed the deed attributed to them, stories about them fall firmly under our definition of myth.)

And this is the way the "alternate" was:

What is a Myth?
A myth is a history or fictitious character, whose purpose to explain, in simplistic way, a phenomenon that the listener would not have conditions of understanding case it was explained in its real form Examples: to explain to a child a sexual relationship The myths of the well-known mythologies (Greek, Roman, Hindu) they try to explain those things that the human being (same adult) have not as understanding. Examples: as the Universe was created, as the Man was created, what happens after the death, as it would be the end of the world, and and so on. Thus, for example, biblical Gênesis would be a mythological book about the creation of the world and of the man (Adam and Eva). The Tower of Babel would be a mythological narrative to explain because the people speak different languages. It is interesting to read the Bible under that point of view, without fanaticisms.

Suggestion for an alternative definition of "Myth" (Nannus 20:48, 1 March 2007 (UTC))
I suggest a definition that is a bit narrower (and maybe this should be called "religious myth"):

Definition

 * a myth is a story
 * it is or was sacred for the members of some culture (religion, group sharing a belief system, denomination, sect, individual, ethnic group, family, clan...)
 * some members of this group believe ore believed it to be factual or historic
 * other people, especially those belonging to other cultures (religions, groups sharing a belief system, denominations, sects, individuals, ethnic groups, families, clans...) do not belive in its factuallity or believe it is fictious.

This definition means:
 * calling one of these stories "fiction" would be offending for the members of the culture believing in it.
 * calling it "fact" would be offending for the members of othter cultures.

Therefore, a third category is introduced called "myth", marking it as The culture to which the story was sacred may be extinct or still existing and the stories may be written or my be oral traditions.
 * a story sacred to some and
 * a story with disputed factuality.

In an environment where neutral point of view is to be enforced - like Wikipedia (see NPOV ) - calling such a story fact would violate the NPOV principle in giving the associated belief system a special status and disregarding other belief systems. Calling it fiction would violate the NPOV principle by disregarding the possibility of the truth of its associated belief system. Therefore, to respect all sides and to avoid an NPOV violation, we would talk about such stories as "Myth". Therefore "Myth" in the sense of this definition does not indicate that the story is not fact. It indicates that its status as fact is disputed between cultures and that it is sacred for some.

Examples
According to this definition the following examples are myths:

 * Stories about the gods of ancient or present cultures (Roman, Grecian, Egyptian, Mayan, Baluba, Yoruba, Hindu etc.)
 * Stories about the life of the Buddha, Christ, Zoroaster, etc., a long as their factuality is disputed and they are sacred within the context of the associated belief system
 * Religious stories about creation (Creation myths) from the book of Genesis (Hebrew people) or the story of the creation of the world by Kabezya-Mpungu (Baluba people)
 * Stories about the great flood from Genesis and perhaps from the Gilgamesh epic
 * The story of the babel tower from Genesis
 * The story fo the ancestor Abraham from the book of Genesis (Hebrew people) or about the ancestor Ngurangurane (Fang people ) - (ancestral myths)
 * The story that the Japanese emperor is a descendant of the solar goddes Amaterasu
 * What about Ragnarok and the end-of-world myths? They would still be myths by definition right? Dragonzflyte 15:08, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

The following are not myths according to this definition:

 * Stories about King Arthur and his Knights (except the grale story is or was sacred and believed true for some)
 * Grimm's Fairy Tales (although the story of "Frau Holle" might be derived from ancient German mythology)
 * Star Wars (a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..) - definitely just fiction
 * Stories about Eru Ilúvatar, the god in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional fantasy world Middle-earth (just fiction - fictive mythology)

Which should be used?

I'll put it as a separate lesson anyway. Verin Sedai 02:34, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Removal of Content
Users may find useful content in the delitions made by Verin Sedai here. The Jade Knight 20:37, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Activities/Assignments
what kind of things should be added? keeping goals in mind it should probably have something to do with different types of myths -maybe something to do with creating your own realistic myth based on the different characteristics of the myths region, time religions already in place etc.Or would that go under comparitive mythology? Dragonzflyte 22:25, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Title of course and structure
I want to develop and use this course for my class on Classical Mythology.

Since the descriptions seem to be about Classical Mythology, the title seems wrong. Can we change it to Introduction to Classical Mythology or just Classical Mythology ?

Unfortunately, this course will require a lot of writing, and I want to make my students do part of it.

I'm trying to find model completed courses for structuring this. Will this one work for us? https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Fundamentals_of_Neuroscience

Thanks! --Kenmayer (discuss • contribs) 14:14, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

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Bradley J. Bondi

Bradley J. Bondi is an American lawyer, law professor, and partner at Paul Hastings LLP, where he is the Global Co-Chair of the firm's Investigations and White Collar Defense practice. He has also served on the executive staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and was appointed to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) in the wake of the 2007-2008 financial crisis to investigate its causes.

He appears regularly as a legal analyst and commentator on television, including CNBC  and Bloomberg Television,  and is often quoted in the Wall Street Journal,   the New York Times, The Washington Post, and Forbes.

Bondi has also provided Congressional testimony on securities law enforcement and is a senior fellow at the Center for Financial Stability, a think tank focusing on domestic and international securities and banking regulation, financial markets, corporate governance, and the financial crisis. He is also a member of the board of advisors of the Economic Crime and Cybersecurity Institute, which supports education and research in economic crime and information security.

Education
Bondi received a B.S. degree with highest honors in finance, an M.B.A. in finance and management and a J.D. with highest honors from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. He earned an L.L.M. with distinction in Securities and Financial Regulations from Georgetown University Law Center where he received the Thomas Bradbury Chetwood, S.J. Prize for best academic record in his class. He also holds a Certificate in Executive Leadership from Cornell University and a Certificate in Management Excellence from Harvard Business School.

Upon graduation from law school, he clerked for Judge Edward E. Carnes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

In 2021, Bondi established and endowed a diversity and inclusion scholarship at the University of Florida College of Law.

Government Service
Bondi served three years on the executive staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, working as counsel for enforcement actions and regulatory rule-making to Commissioners Paul S. Atkins and Troy Paredes, the former of whom Bondi has co-authored op-eds and journal articles on regulatory policy and securities law. While at the SEC, he served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney.

In the wake of the financial crisis, Bondi was appointed from the SEC to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC), as an assistant director and deputy general counsel. The Commission was signed into law in 2009 and charged with examining “the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States." While with the FCIC, Bondi led one of the three teams examining the causes of the financial crisis, and questioned prominent figures in the financial world including Warren Buffett, former Chairman and CEO of Citigroup Charles Prince, former US Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin, former Citigroup executive John Reed, hedge fund manager William Ackman, then-CEO of Citigroup Vikram Pandit, Eric Kolchinsky, Thomas Maheras and David Bushnell.  He has been credited with assisting Peter Wallison, a commissioner of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, with research that went into Wallison's dissenting report.

Private Sector
Securities Docket called Bondi “the first choice among Boards of Directors and Audit Committees of the Fortune 500 when their company is faced with SEC or DOJ problems” and Law360 named Bondi a White Collar MVP in 2019, 2021 and 2022. The National Law Journal in 2020 named him a "Washington, DC Trailblazer" to recognize his significant contributions to the field of securities law. Today, Bondi represents companies, boards of directors and prominent individuals in significant legal crises such as enforcement actions involving the SEC and the Department of Justice (DOJ), internal investigations and significant litigation. He is the Chair of Cahill's White Collar and Government Investigations Practice Group.

Among his notable clients that are public, Bondi led the representation of Tesla before the SEC in an enforcement case stemming from tweets by its CEO concerning a potential going-private transaction in 2018. The Wall Street Journal described the SEC action as, "Among the highest-profile cases in years."

Bondi also led an internal investigation for the board of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority that exposed misconduct by a prominent D.C. Council Member. The Washington Post said the "devastating" and “meticulous report cited incontrovertible evidence” of misconduct. The paper credited the report for leading to the Council Member's re-election defeat, following his public reprimand.

Bondi defended the Salix subsidiary of Valeant Pharmaceuticals in a securities class action in 2017. In 2018, Bondi defended Salix before the SEC in an enforcement action that resulted in no monetary penalties against the company. The SEC's press release stated that, "The settlement with Salix reflects the company's self-report to the Commission and its significant cooperation with the investigation." The SEC also acknowledged that, "Salix's proactive remediation included conducting an extensive internal investigation that led to [the CFO's] resignation."

In 2016, Bondi represented Princess Cruise Lines in connection with a criminal case involving the illegal discharge from one of its ships.

Bondi successfully represented the investment bank Morgan Stanley before the Supreme Court of the United States, in the case Credit Suisse First Boston Ltd. v. Billing (interpreting securities laws as implicitly precluding the application of anti-trust laws in the IPO process). He also served as the counsel of record for three other Supreme Court amicus curiae briefs: Yates v. United States (construing Sarbanes-Oxley’s criminal provision for document destruction), Salman v. United States (concerning the personal benefit element of insider trading law) and Lui v. SEC, (limiting the SEC's disgorgement remedy to a defendant's net profits).

Bondi teaches securities law as an adjunct professor at Yale Law School, Georgetown University Law Center and George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School.

Publications
Bondi has authored numerous academic articles on securities law, criminal law and corporate governance. He also has authored two book chapters on white-collar criminal defense strategy for the series Inside the Minds (Aspatore Books, 2007). He serves as a regular contributor to Directorship Magazine, a publication of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

In 2018, he provided Congressional testimony concerning securities law enforcement.

Academic and Journal Articles

 * Corporate Secretary Guidelines: Taking Notes and Preparing Official Minutes, National Association of Corporate Directors Magazine (August 2016)
 * When Should the General Counsel Recommend that the Board Conduct an Independent Investigation?, ACC Docket (June 2016)
 * Surviving a Restatement: Ten Pitfalls To Avoid, National Association of Corporate Directors Magazine (May 2016)
 * Defending the Data: A Director's Cybersecurity Duty, National Association of Corporate Directors Magazine (March 2016)
 * Gleaning Best FCPA Practices for Directors from Recent Government Actions, National Association of Corporate Directors Magazine (February 2016)
 * Effective Communications During a Crisis, National Association of Corporate Directors Magazine (December 2015)
 * Is the SEC Zeroing In On Directors?, National Association of Corporate Directors Magazine (November 2015)
 * The Law of Insider Trading: Legal Theories, Common Defenses, and Best Practices for Ensuring Compliance, New York University Journal of Law and Business (March 2012)
 * Facilitating Economic Recovery and Sustainable Growth through Reform of the Securities Class-Action System: Exploring Arbitration as an Alternative to Litigation, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy (Spring 2010)
 * Don't Tread On Me: Has the United States Government's Quest for Customer Records from UBS Sounded the Death Knell for Swiss Bank Secrecy Laws?, Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business (Winter 2010)
 * No Secrets Allowed: Congress's Treatment and Mistreatment of the Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work-Product Protection in Congressional Investigations and Contempt Proceedings, Journal of Law & Politics (March, 2010)
 * Dangerous Liaisons: Collective Scienter in SEC Enforcement Actions, New York University Journal of Law and Business (Fall 2009)
 * Securities Arbitrations Involving Mortgage-Backed Securities and Collateralized Mortgage Obligations: Suitable for Unsuitability Claims?, Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law (August 22, 2009)
 * Evaluating the Mission: A Critical Review of the History and Evolution of the SEC Enforcement Program (co-authored with SEC Commissioner Paul S. Atkins), Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law (2008)

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Doru Nicolae

Doru Nicolae (born 22 March 1952) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was one of few Romanian footballers who was transferred in a foreign country during the communist regime. Nicolae played seven games at international level for Romania.

Honours
Argeș Pitești Panathinaikos
 * Divizia A: 1978–79
 * Greek Cup: 1981–82

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