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Featured articleLuke P. Blackburn is a featured article; it (or a previous version of it) has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Wikipedia community. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so.
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GA reassessment

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After a read through the article for GA sweeps, i see no issues that need addressing, so the article will remain a GA. Wizardman 03:13, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Earlier biological weapons

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Surely the catapaulting of diseased bodies, etc., over besieged city walls is a tactic going back thousands of years. Tabletop (talk) 00:20, 18 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Biological warfare assertion

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I'm confused as to how it can say right on the front page that this MAY have been "one of the earliest known attempts at biological warfare" when the linked biological warfare article describes numerous cases of biological warfare that took place hundreds of years previous. Murderbike (talk) 00:24, 18 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed it from the Main Page. Graham87 02:41, 18 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Chuckling quietly at using the Washington Times for a "reputable source." 63.155.226.237 (talk) 20:23, 18 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Bow tie.

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Well well well. Fancy Bow tie Mr. Blackburn. I'll be adding you to the list of notable wearers now. PortlandOregon97217 (talk) 23:11, 18 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Silk suit, red tie/I don't need a reason why/They come a-runnin' just as fast as they can/'cause every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man 67.7.88.17 (talk) 23:35, 25 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]