User talk:Ncox

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[edit] Monarchist Userbox

{{User Monarchist}}

Hi there Noel. Perhaps you'd like to add the Monarchist userbox (as above) to your profile page. --Lholden 07:41, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. I'll think about that - it's not really relevant to the articles I have written as I have avoided anything that could be seem as subjective.Ncox 23:29, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Fair enough, although most of your contributions do seem monarchy related... but as long as you keep to NPOV, there's no problem of course... --Lholden 06:26, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

I would point out that as an academic I have written for years on this and related subjects. I sometimes dispair that the media cannot always appreciate that it is possible to have a personal view on a subject and yet be able to write dispassionately on it. I'm not normally sensitive about that, but I hope you are not suggesting that I would deliberately depart from expressing a neutral point of view. I have my academic credibility to protect, and cannot afford to do so (though I'd have to say that there are some academics in Australia and Britain who have not taken such care to keep their republican convictions from colouring their writings)Ncox 20:21, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Heh, I never said your personal view points coloured what you've written Noel, just that most of your contributions are monarchy related. The userbox thing is something of personal expression, as opposed to editing articles which is not. --Lholden 07:38, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
Quite right, but "as long as you keep to NPOV, there's no problem of course" is rather suggestive.Ncox 02:48, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
Lholden, I've taken the liberty of commenting out the userbox you added above. The userbox adds Ncox to Category:Wikipedian monarchists, but unless he decides to declare this himself it should not be on his page.
NCox, you should be aware that some Wikipedians dislike the use of userboxes which categorise the political or personal beliefs of Wikipedians. They are by no means forbidden, but some regard them as divisive. You might like to read the first few paragraphs of User_talk:Jimbo_Wales for an appeal against such userboxes from the Wikipedia founder. Userboxes which express a user's expertise, location or language abilities are encouraged.-gadfium 08:23, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
Apologies, I thought it would only add you to the category if you actually put the userbox on your userpage. Yes I have read Jimbo Wales arguments argainst such user boxes. I was simply suggesting it to Noel, because as I'm sure Noel will confirm, he supports the monarchy in New Zealand. I have no problem with that, although respectfully I disagree with his views. --Lholden 08:48, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Greetings

Greetings! This may seem obvious from your name, but are you Noel S. Cox? Thanks, Mindspillage (spill yours?) 08:10, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

I am indeed.

[edit] Wow!!

Hello from Palm Springs, California! I saw your entries on the new pages section, followed them back here to your talk page and saw your external link. Welcome, welcome, welcome. - Lucky 6.9 01:45, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

As did I! A very warm welcome to you! -- Jjjsixsix (talk)/(contribs) @ 01:59, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Thank you.Ncox 02:19, 18 January 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Welcome!

Seems like no one has dropped the standard welcome message so here it is!

Welcome!

Hello, Ncox, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for registering with us. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome!  Grandwazir 01:13, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Wikipedians in New Zealand

Hi, You might want to consider adding {{User NZ res}} to the top of your user page, which will add you to this category automatically and also add a nice graphic. Or simply add [[Category:Wikipedians in New Zealand]] which will have the same effect.

Nice work on Security Risk Certificate!-gadfium 23:44, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Windsor uniform; Court Uniform and Dress

Is there any pressing need for this info to be put in a separate page? The links to further information now are redundant and the original article is now only half of what it used to be (now it has just an undress section). Also I didn't see any incorrect information, comparing the page to the links.

Perhaps if you make Court Uniform a redirect/or a short article referencing Windsor uniform, and note in the Windsor uniform article that the full dress version was worn at court it would have been better. I could be bold and move it back but I'd like to hear from you about this. Greentubing 03:58, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm hoping to expand this entry soon - or someone else may do so. There is a large amount of information which could be entered.Ncox 04:01, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your speedy reply; I have also made a note at Talk:Court Uniform and Dress which I suggest you read. Greentubing 04:07, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
I was expecting edits ... but not edits of that size. Bravo! Greentubing 04:41, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
I have posted a suggestion for merging or at least disambiguating your Court Uniform with Court_dress. This may or may not tie into Windsor uniform. If they remain seperate we probably need to sort out some links between them so navigation becomes logical. If we merge we will probably need a wrap together intro for novices to the subject but the content you have posted is great, as I assumed it would be having read your website. You will be a real asset to wiki, welcome Alci12 18:43, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Felix Wheeler

Hi there. I have proposed the article Felix Wheeler, which you created, for deletion, as it does not appear to show why Major Wheeler is notable for inclusion in an encyclopedia. If you disagree, please remove the {{prod}} template. --OpenToppedBus - Talk to the driver 09:41, 10 February 2006 (UTC) I've included him because he is a senior member of the Royal Household and appears on State Occasions - when he has been interviewed several times by the media. Hence the usefulness of a biography. Ncox 20:21, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] US Seminaries

I noticed that you are adding Category:Seminaries and theological colleges to a lot of articles. I purposely moved lots of US seminaries into a separate subcategory called Category: United States seminaries. The ones that are most significant or tell a significant story about historical seminary development I left with both categories, but I generally think that some seminariesdon't need to be in the parent category Category:Seminaries and theological colleges For instance, Atlantic Baptist Bible College is not significant, is it? Just wondering what you think since you're from NZ and all. MPS 00:32, 16 February 2006 (UTC) I assumed that someone had made the decision to include the US seminaries under the sub-category only. But I reason that they were still seminaries and theological colleges, so should be listed in the general category also. This is because in some cases it may not be obvious which country they are actually based in. Some may be very small, but then the category doesn't specify size - or even current existence. What I would be aiming for would be a list of all the seminaries which have entries in Wikipedia. Where there are a significant number of seminaries in a country they should be listed in a separate sub-category also.Ncox 00:37, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Request for edit summary

Hi. I am a bot, and I am writing to you with a request. I would like to ask you, if possible, to use edit summaries a bit more often when you contribute. The reason an edit summary is important is because it allows your fellow contributors to understand what you changed; you can think of it as the "Subject:" line in an email. For your information, your current edit summary usage is 2% for major edits and 1% for minor edits. (Based on the last 150 major and 150 minor edits in the article namespace.)

This is just a suggestion, and I hope that I did not appear impolite. You do not need to reply to this message, but if you would like to give me feedback, you can do so at the feedback page. Thank you, and happy edits, Mathbot 02:01, 3 March 2006 (UTC) Thank youNcox 21:10, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] John Brooke-Little

Hey...I've added the John Brooke-Little article to the list for peer review. I've noticed that you've added some to articles about heraldry. Your contributions to the debate would be more than welcome.--Evadb 10:31, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Auckland meetup

Just to let you know that a meetup is planned in Auckland for the 25th of June (see Wikipedia:Meetup/Auckland for more details), and that you are cordially invited. GeorgeStepanek\talk 00:21, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bands (neck)

I saw that the article you had written on neck bands had been deleted as a "copyvio", apparently because it duplicated text found on Geocities on what looks like your own site. I have asked that this decision be reviewed and that the article be restored at Wikipedia:Deletion review. You may want to chime in there and make sure we know the whole story. Smerdis of Tlön 21:56, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for alerting me to this. I wasn't aware of it, since no one else had bothered to contact me. Naturally I assumed that I was entitled to reuse my own material, releasing it for free reproduction in the process (as a copyright lawyer I do have so knowledge of how this works!).Ncox 21:06, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

A number of editors and admins are very cautious about these matters, and I can't really blame them. Thanks for clearing this up; your page has been restored. I may try and rework the citations to use the new footnote format. Smerdis of Tlön 13:42, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Heraldry Portal?

Hey. I've proposed the creation of an heraldic portal. If you think that such a thing would be helpful, you can voice your support HERE and hopefully we can get the heraldry category items organized better. Thanks for all your hard work on heraldic topics.--Eva db 09:01, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Assuming nationality

Hi, just jumped on the Office of Princess Royal that you created some time ago. Nothing to say about the information given in the article. Simply a note: it gave no idea about what nationality was the Crown we were speaking of, until Queen Elizabeth was named, just in the middle of article. I jump often in entries here which give for assumed that the content is automatically referring to UK or United States. As the idea for this Encyclopedia is to be NPOV and international (English is also used as 1st language by Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, etc etc.), it should be always explicitly the nationality of the content. Let me know, and good work. Ciao! Attilios Thank you, I normally do say UK for these articles, so thank you for noticing this omission. Interestingly, as a royal entry, Princess Anne is a princess of Canada, Australia, New Zealand etc also so it's not quite as simple as it may at first appear. Ncox 00:12, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Performance Based Research Fund

Hi

I saw that you added the word "statisically" in the notes to the table. While I wouldn't doubt that the results are insignificant, in statistical literature "statistical significance" requires that the data are tested against some measure of "significance" by some analytical procedure (statistical significance has a good summary), and that was why I removed the word "statistical" in the first place.

202.180.71.156 11:30, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Logic accepted. Ncox 20:18, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] John Brooke-Little

Hey...you commented on the last FAC or the peer review for John Brooke-Little. Can you voice your opinion on his renewed FAC?--Forlornandshorn 16:19, 26 July 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Invitation to join Wikipedia:WikiProject Eastern Orthodoxy

Hi there! I've noticed that you've edited articles pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church. I wanted to extend an invitation to you to join the WikiProject dedicated to organizing and improving articles on the subject, which can be found at: WikiProject Eastern Orthodoxy. This WikiProject was begun because a need was perceived to raise the level of quality of articles on Wikipedia which deal with the Eastern Orthodox Church.

You can find information on the project page about the WikiProject, as well as how to join and how to indicate that you are a member of the project. Additionally, you may be interested in helping out with our collaboration of the month. I hope you'll consider joining and thank you for your contributions thus far! —A.S. Damick talk contribs 03:43, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] It's very easy to not get promoted in the UK

Er, I totally disagree with the edit you did which you claim is an "incorrect assertion". I can point out many people who have retired as Sr. Lecturers in the UK. In fact, editing out this text seriously undermines your claim that a readership is superior to an associate prof. in the US. --Jaibe 21:28, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Most academics are retiring as senior lecturers rather than professors. My point was that the specific claim was wrong, not that it is easy to be promoted in the Uk.Ncox 22:56, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Heraldry Society (New Zealand Branch)

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reason(s):

Autoblock of 131.111.8.99 lifted/expired.

Request handled by: Robdurbar 09:39, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Btw, I've never answered one of these before, so if the unblock has worked, could you drop me a line just so I know? Cheers. --Robdurbar 09:39, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

  • thank you, it works.Ncox 10:59, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fiji coup

Hi there! Thank you for working on the article related to the 2006 Fijian coup d'état. I reverted your edit because calling the irony "all too apparent" smacks of POV and the comments about the legality of it bordered on conjecture. That said, I think you could make a positive contribution to the article if you take care (a) to source your claims, and (b) to avoid making it clear where your sympathies lie. I'm sure you have strong feelings about the coup, as I have and as most people have. We have to switch our emotions off when editing wikipedia, I'm afraid. I do hope you'll continue working on the topic - we need all hands on board for a rapidly changing article. David Cannon 11:23, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I wrote that without even looking at your user page. Had I known you were a law professor, I would have been much more careful - what you write is not speculation after all. I will revert most of what I removed - but will leave the "all too apparent" part out, if you don't mind. I'm sorry I jumped to conclusions too quickly. David Cannon 11:27, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
That's all right (caution is always a good idea). I was unsure about the term "all too apparent", as well as "ironically", but decided that it was justified. I have watched the various coups - and the cases that have followed them - since 1987, so do have some knowledge of the legal position.Ncox 11:31, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
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