User talk:Gareth E Kegg

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Welcome!

Hello, Gareth E Kegg, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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[edit] Barabbas

Hi, when you correct film links, please check to see if that film has a wikipedia page first. The Barabbas film is listed as Barabbas (1962 film). Always use film in titles of articles (not movie) according with the Wikipedia naming conventions Wikipedia:Naming_conventions#Film_titles. Thanks Arniep 17:53, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Harold Arlen

Different people do different things. I tend to put links everywhere they are appropriate. Others only link the first time something is referenced, but I think that means you have to hunt for the link to click it. -- BRG 20:05, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

yeh, thats cool :) Gareth E Kegg 20:08, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Alexander Sabotinov

You have marked this article for speedy deletion. I've put my objections on its talk page. Please reconsider JoJan 20:41, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks! - album infobox conventions

Gareth,

Thanks for your awesome contributions to Jazz albums. You may want to consider adding the background color to the albums you add. I noticed that one of the albums you did Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook had a pink background! Check out Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums for the conventions. You should also if you can name articles with the full name e.g. "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the XXX Songbook". A redirect can be created for "Sings the XXX Songbook" but the full title should be the article title. Thanks again! --Reflex Reaction (talk)• 16:28, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Héctor García Puigcerver

You recently blanked the content of this article with the comment "clearly vanity." While I agree, the correct move is to tag this article for speedy deletion. Blanking the article doesn't make it go away - it just leaves an empty file there instead of nothing at all. I hope this makes sense - let me know if you have any questions. (ESkog)^(Talk) 04:49, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Edit summaries!

Just a friendly tip - try to use edit summaries! It looked a bit suspicous when loads of the Ella Fitzgerald article disappeared - you only needed to write "moving discography to new article" or something in the edit summary box :-) Dan100 (Talk) 17:21, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Page Blanking

On 21-Jan, you blanked Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook. Blanking pages is generally considered a bad idea. Since the content has been moved, you should use a redirect in cases like this. The directions are at Wikipedia:Redirect. Thanks! -- JLaTondre 03:17, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I took care of a number of these. Instead of copy and pasting to move articles, you should use a page move instead. -- JLaTondre 03:42, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Famous Drinkers

Gareth, I am behind you 100% about keeping this open. I am not happy that these people got rid of one of my favorite categories! I am behind Dorothy Parker and Robert Benchley, of course. I read your comparison to Modern Drunkard. What can we do? Create a new pro-drinking article? I will contribute A LOT to it. I feel there are too many righ-wing conservatives on Wiki that want to label alcohol as evil and do not want to show the positive sides of social drinking. Keep fighting and drinking... -- k72ndst 11:42, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Far East Suite

Why did you remove the stub?
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[edit] Congratulations

You're the first person to edit User:Mel_Etitis/Jazz-L top 100 apart from me. As you'll have seen, I've only formatted the first part of the list, as I'm working my way through fairly methodically, but if you see any other articles that already exist, or add any yourself, please feel free to add the link. --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 22:47, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] insertion in Bach article

Hi, thanks for your insertion about another candidate in the competition for the Leipzig job; however, it's now an overly long sentence, and your insertion begs for more information about the process. We have this information—it's all to do with the factions on the council, discussed further down—but this is a summary article, so I wonder whether your insertion should wait until a daughter article on Bach in Leipzig is created. (?) Tony 02:02, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hotel George V, Paris

Hey, thanks for the re-write you did on this article! I'm the one who proposed the original version for deletion, but thanks to your work on it I now agree that it's a good stub that's worth keeping. Thanks again, and keep up the good work! --Icarus 23:37, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging Image:Frankella2.jpg

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[edit] Edit summaries

You're still not using edit summaries — please start. They're a courtesy to other editors. --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 08:15, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ludwig van Beethoven

Excuse me, but would you please respond to my latest discussion on Beethoven's late works, on Talk:Ludwig van Beethoven? Marcus 18:35, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sammy Davis, Jr.

Hi, could you explain why you changed suggests to alleges on this article? Thankyou Arniep 22:37, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Gareth, as I explained to people online, is used to personally advise on an option that one can take in making a decion. Ergo, the phrases "the author suggests" bascially translates into the author wants you to make a decision. The word "allege" means the author has presented facts that have not been validated, verified, or concretely proven through a myriad of sources. Therefore, say a bloke by the name of Juan Sanchez comes up and says he is Sammy Davis's uncle, he is making an allegation. He alleges to be a relative, but until this can be proven via scientific methods (for example DNA), via documentation (birth certificates), or through geneaological research, it is hearsay. Many people accuse President Bush of having to do with Valerie Plame's outing as a CIA agent, however, this is only a rumor, and until proven, these are allegations. If the allegations can be proven, then the word allegations can be changed to "proven" or "Verified" (or another related synonym). The English language as in any language can be worded that one word can mean different things. On a site like this it is important for the reader to analyze the matter presented and come to a concrete answer when doing their resarch. This is the principle rule in professional writing and investigative journalism. Anyone who doesn't comprehend or utilizes this approach is a mediocre writer at best who lackshigher education and experience. XLR8TION

[edit] Please cite sources

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as List of iconic drinkers, but we regretfully cannot accept original research. Please find and add a reliable citation to your recent edit so we can verify your work. Uncited information may be removed at any time. Thanks for your efforts, and happy editing! Can't sleep, clown will eat me 23:51, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

You know it looks like someone is just itching to pull down List of iconic drinkers. I'll look for references for the other people in the article. And I have some more people to add to the list... But first I need to go to the pub. So maybe tomorrow! Good work. --K72ndst 15:43, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Edukators

Where did you get the part about Barcelona? There was no mention as to where they were, and at first it just showed them in bed. It wasn't until after it was clear that they weren't in their apartment (ie, after the cops broke down the door) that you found out they were somewhere else. I even watched the ending it twice to make sure I wasn't missing something. It's possible that the different versions have slightly different endings. I know that sort of thing happened with Y tu mama tambien if you look on the talk page. Ungovernable Force^{The Wiki Kitchen!} 21:20, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Great American Songbook

Thx for your support on GAS template, glad to see it made it thru. Just my 2 cents, use caution during deletion discussions, especially when making references that can be viewed as WP:OWN. The wiki-vultures love to swoop down on those and use it to minimize what is probably an effective discussion point. WP is a collaborative effort, you were a participant in the content, I was a participant in the "templatizing", and hopefully the overall content is improved because of it. — MrDolomite | Talk 17:12, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your AfD Nominations

I wanted to let you know that I removed the two nominations you made for article deletion. Unfortunately they were not formatted correctly, but you were correct in that they needed to be deleted. After removing the incomplete AfD nomination, I placed speedy deletion tags on both articles and they were promptly deleted. Thanks for nominating them, as they have both been appropriately deleted. -- AuburnPilot ^talk 05:45, 2 November 2006 _(UTC)

[edit] I like your style

I like your edit summaries :) [1] To the point, and funny! The JPS^{talk to me} 02:12, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Subcategories of Category:Formula One cars

Hi Gareth. I see you are creating more subcategories of Category:Formula One cars, as I was doing this morning. Good work! How far were you planning to go? I would recommend not creating new subcategories for constructors for which there are only one or two cars, i.e. of the remaining constructors, I'd probably only create subcategories for Jordan and maybe Honda and Stewart. Are you planning to include the BMW Sauber F1.06 in Category:Sauber Formula One cars? I couldn't decide whether to or not - that's why I didn't do Sauber this morning! - DH85868993 12:15, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Feel free to join the existing discussion here - DH85868993 12:26, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] AfD nomination of Cultural depictions of Sammy Davis, Jr.

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[edit] List of iconic drinkers

Hey, our big List of iconic drinkers is growing and growing, and without many references. I took the bold step of moving several of these to the Discussion page today. What do you think? And what about adding some photos here? It's a great article, but too many people are adding entries without thinking. Maybe they are drinking? --K72ndst 18:01, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Iconic drinking

Why did you removed my edit about Michelle Rodriguez? --DimaG 01:05, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

It can become quite contentious to add living people to this article, espicially for those whom alcohol is a moot point in their social image. Gareth E Kegg 01:14, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

I took Michelle Rodriguez off and stated my reasons on the Discussion page. She is not iconic and not in the same league as these other boozers. I am glad you added Tallulah Bankhead, a world-class lush. She was a legendary booze bag. Thanks for the tip on drinking at college too. --K72ndst 13:29, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Hey... what happened to John Barrymore and Sir Richard Harris? I added their photos to the article, and their entries vanished. Any idea why? Can you fix? Thanks! --K72ndst 03:24, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

It's f****d up! The pictures and entries are in the edit section, but they won't display! Might be a firefox thang :( Gareth E Kegg 03:28, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

The photos don't show up in IE either. Do you know a Wiki wizard to look at it? It sucks. About Steven Petrosino.... I never heard of him. And is he only famous for drinking? I love the snooker players you're adding, because I don't know a damn thing about snooker. I'd like more people like them: athletes, sportsmen, authors, actors... people in the public eye who are known for drinking. Steven Petrosino may have a rep, but what for? Drinking? I'd love more people from other places, maybe Latin America, Scandanavia, Asia. Give it a world view? And photos... keep up the good work. And FYI, I work 2 blocks from P.J. Clarke's pub, so I now always think of Sir Richard Harris when I pass by it, due to your article here. Its a lovely place for a pint. --K72ndst 03:11, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

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