User talk:Derek R Bullamore

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[edit] Welcome!

WELCOME!! Hello, Derek R Bullamore! I want to personally welcome you on behalf of the Wikipedia community. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you haven't already, you can put yourself in the new user log and the list of users so you can be properly introduced to everyone. Don't forget to be bold, and don't be afraid of hungry Wikipedians...there's a rule about not biting newcomers. Some other good links are the tutorial, how to edit a page, or if you're really stuck, see the help pages. Wikipedia is held up by Five Pillars...I recommend reading about them if you haven't already. Finally, it would be really helpful if you would sign your name on talk pages, so people can get back to you quickly. It's easy to do this by clicking the button (next to the one with the "W" crossed out) one from the end on the left. If that's confusing, or if you have any questions, feel free to drop me a ♪ at my talk page (by clicking the plus sign (+) next to the tab at the top that says "edit this page")...and again, welcome!--ViolinGirl♪ 00:20, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for contacting me. I looked at the page you mentioned, but I don't know anything about the group, so am sending it over to Banes to see if he can do anything to help you. About replying on talk pages, it looks like you've done a fine job! All you have to do is edit the user's talk page, add your message at the bottom, save and sign it. I hope this was helpful to you. Ciao!--ViolinGirl♪ 16:56, 26 February 2006 (UTC)


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[edit] re:San Francisco

It's really easy... if the title is obviously wrong, click the "move" tab up at the top of the page. Just type in the corrected title (looks like its already formatted correctly re: capitalization, so just insert the missing word) and the reason for the move (something like "corrected the title") and the function automatically moves the article and the talk page. It also automatically creates a redirect from the old (incorrect) title. Once it is moved, click the "What links here" link (on the left-hand side) and you can see everything that links to the article. Any page that is shown underneath the old title (as a redirect) would have to be changed. If it is just a couple of articles, you can do them all manually... some people utilize bots if there are a LOT of articles to change, but I've never done that. Before you do it: Doublecheck that particular song. I just looked in a Billboard chart reference book and the word "some" is not there. You may want to do a Google search first and/or look it up on allmusic.com or some other pop-music-related website to be absolutely sure. Moving a page back to its original title requires a Wikipedia admin. For more info see Help:Moving a page. - eo 21:06, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Many thanks for your detailed response. Having researched further, the song appears in both title versions. For example, confusingly allmusic.com quotes the title with "some" on McKenzies' biography page, but without the word in his own song page ! I suspect (but do not know for sure) it was released under the different titles in different territories - primarily the U.S. and the UK. The song lyric definitely has the word "some" included. I'm not sure what to do now - having thought I knew the song, it is amazing what you can find out by research, or pure accident. I suppose it is something else to include in the wikipedia page on the track - assuming I can find some definite evidence. Frankly, the bloody title is too long to keep repeating in search engines ! I think I might put the seeming conundrum in the song's wiki talk page, and see what other contributors come up with. Thanks again.
Derek R Bullamore 21:36, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
Maybe try a Google image search? You might be able to find a photo of the actual picture sleeve of the single or an image of the record. Try musicstack.com, they're a record retailer that has a lot of older and out of print titles and many times there is a photo. - eo 21:55, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Random

I just wanted to know is Beyonce Knowles is really 25? Georgia Peachez 05:03, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

As far as I can be certain, she was born Beyoncé Giselle Knowles, 4 September 1981, in Houston, Texas. So yes, she is presently aged 25. However, you may care to note the attached link on her wikipedia article, which states a claim to her being born in 1974. You decide ?! Regards,
Derek R Bullamore 18:10, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dave Mount

I had a look, and did a bit of research on line, and you're obviously right. I've edited the page accordingly, and left a message at its Talk page. (I am indeed of the right vintage, but I was never exactly a fan — I've got a CD of their Greatest Hits, though.) --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 11:21, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Many thanks for your work. ("Not a fan, but I've got a CD") - mmm - that clears my name appertaining to The Wombles though. LOL and regards,
Derek R Bullamore 11:53, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Angie Stone

Are you sure about Angie Stone's birth date? I've searched for information about it on the Internet but I haven't found a thing. Funk Junkie 20:20, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Well, it is not easy to be sure about pop star's birth dates at the best of times. I do remember searching long and hard for Angie Stone's.... but I can not recall where I found reference to it. With a birthday file of over 3,800 in my possession (accumulated over nearly seven years, and thousands and thousands of hours of hard research) it is impossible to remember every source(s). I will dig around - possibly it came from one of my own library of a myraid of publications - although that will take time to go through. I have a feeling I unearthed the data about a year ago, when I was researching dates for my then forthcoming New Year radio programmes - that is probably why it came around again at this time.
I know I am being a bit vague over this - memory and middle age don't mix !
Derek R Bullamore 21:03, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] re:Leo Sayer

Hey there.... yes I remember Leo Sayer. I was a bit young, but I did have "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" in my collection of 45s when I was a kid  :-) Anyhoo, the best you can do to stay on top of vandals is to place the proper vandal tags on their user talk pages. They can be found here and here. Usually these are enough to deter the person from coming back, but unfortunately this is not always the case. Once final warning has been given just request a admin's intervention here. Definitely keep these pages handy, they're good for any vandal, not just the Leo-Sayer-haters! - eo 22:22, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

P.S. Just a word of advice: Get in the habit of using test-warnings every time you remove vandalism from anywhere. Too many vandals have their edits removed and are allowed to just slide by. Nothing will ever get done if no one takes a moment to place the vandalism templates on their pages. The more people document users' vandalism, the quicker we can get them blocked. Have fun!!  :-) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ericorbit (talk • contribs) 22:25, 6 January 2007 (UTC).
Many thanks - again. I thought that only administrators or editors (or whatever they are called) were allowed to post such messages - I do not want to get into trouble by being "too big for my boots" (sorry, a Northern England expression - but you can probably guess the meaning).
Derek R Bullamore 22:55, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hull KR

I knew about 'Flash', I didn't know about Millward. I'm not a Hull KR fan but I did go to the National League Cup final last year. IMO they were robbed.

I've taken most of it from Hull KR's site. I haven't added them as a source yet but I will do in due course. It is quite difficult to get sources on the net, some clubs have plenty of fan histories and others don't. It's largely pot luck.

Right now I'm trying to incorporate data from other wiki pages to make it more complete and less copyvio. For example the quote about the sign saying "Will the last person to leave Hull turn off the lights?" came from the Hull FC article. This is why it is sometimes not possible to reference articles fully.GordyB 23:55, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] re:Crossroad Blues / Cross Road Blues

If they're obviously about the same subject, stick merge tags on the top of both pages and put a comment in the Talk Page. The tags are here. After some time passes, see what the general consensus is and combine the info, redirecting one page to the other. - eo 16:07, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Baccara

Hi,

I just wanted to let you know that Mayte Mateos' birthdate is February 7, 1951 (not March). I've made the proper correction to the article again. If you have any doubt about Baccara I recommend you take a look to the Spanish Wikipedia article... In fact, the English article is a mere (polished) translation from the Spanish one. The Spanish article is supervised by close friends to both María Mendiola and Mayte Mateos. Thanks for your interest in Baccara. Any contribution is welcome, but please first discuss it in the proper page. Thanks in advance. oaobregon

[edit] Your message

I agree completely; people can't dictate what we do and don't include in articles on them. If the birth dates are verifiable, then they're in the public domain anyway. --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 22:37, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can

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[edit] Category:People from Birmingham

Hi Derek, I notice that you added the category Category:People from Birmingham to a couple of articles; you might like to know that this is a disambiguation category which articles shouldn't be placed into, instead you should use Category:People from Birmingham, England (or Category:People from Birmingham, Alabama for the US city.) I've changed the categories on the articles you've already done, but I thought you might like to know for future reference. -- AJR | Talk 01:20, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Thank you - and sorry, I did not know (but I do now).
Derek R Bullamore 19:50, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The KLF

Hi Derek me old China,

This may be of interest to you: Wikipedia:Today's featured article/March 9, 2007

It certainly excited me :) --kingboyk 17:59, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Excellent news, dear boy. It shows that all the hard work you, and others, put into the article was more than worthwhile. See - you did not need me at all !
Derek R Bullamore 18:57, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikiproject Yorkshire

Hi, being a wikipedian from Yorkshire I was wondering if you would support the project that Retiono Virginian is proposing here:[[1]]. Thanks Willow177 17:14, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I support the project. However my primary interest is music, which will continue to receive the bulk of my efforts. Regards,
Derek R Bullamore 18:43, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] re:Night Fever

Hi there. I moved the page to Night Fever (song) per song naming conventions (i.e. use "song" and not "single"). To correct any double-redirect, click on a link that is redirected - in this case, try Night Fever (single).... see up top right underneath the article's title it states "redirected from Night Fever (single)" and the old title is clickable. Click the old title. This brings up the redirect page and you can edit it just like you would any article... simply replace the incorrect page title with "Night Fever (song)". - eo 17:19, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DEFAULTSORT

I noticed that you added some DEFAULTSORTs to articles where the sort key is identical to the article title, such as Dubstar. I can't tell why this is needed; is there a reason? –Unint 01:58, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

No, it does not make much sense, does it. Over exuberance on my part, when editing other matters in an article possibly ? But, does it actually do any harm as such ? I will try to be more circumspect in future. Sorry,
Derek R Bullamore 17:30, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
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