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[edit] Mary Bidwell
JD, might I advise not creating new articles on supercentenarians unless you plan to actually do some research (i.e. find the obituary and/or newspaper coverage)? Unlinked names are a sign of a 'to-do' list but when people create a short bio-stub, no one will notice that most of the real work for that article is not done...unless it gets deleted.Ryoung122 13:06, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Private Eye etc
Ok, i apologise, you may not be a rogue editor but the way you went about this has been clumsy to say the least, wading into articles deleting swarthes of accurate information without prior discussion. And then to read your page and see that you seem primarly concerned with boosting your edits is disconcerting.
If the quotes can be moved to wikiquote, which is perhaps what you should have done in the first place given the content of your postings, then that will be the end of the matter and we need communicate no further. GWP 13:43, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
Hello. I've added a formal merge-proposal header to the articles in question, to see what the consensus among editors is - a clearly-archived discussion will hopefully be more useful for everyone. --McGeddon 13:51, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Procedure
Hello there. WP:TROLL is definitely worth a read if you haven't already. In terms of actual warning and banning, WP:TT has official warning templates that you can paste into user talk pages (I've already dealt out a 3RR warning to the user in question) - if a user continues to vandalise Wikipedia despite having received a relevant highest-level warning, you can report them easily enough at WP:AIV and an admin will take a look and process it. Give me a shout if you've got any other questions. --McGeddon 20:59, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Blaqk Audio
Well if a similar situation happens (I hope in don't) I'll do it. Thanks for the supporting =] I thought about a source for their genre but I couldn't find. Or if I find this guy will say "it's not reliable" (I have such experience - find some sources and other user just remove them..) P.S. Yeah, the name is strange 0-o Xr 1 17:14, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
Well, yeah - I know and I listen to some darkwave bands , it's not my favourite style but when I hear their music and blaqk audio's music - hell, there are definately darkwave sounds & atmosphere. However finding a suorce would be the best choice.. But I'm giving up - I just don't wanna make so noise just for one genre. Xr 1 18:54, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Dene Magna
I'm not sure sure of the image process either but I think what you've done is fine. So long as the fair use rationale is there then there shouldn't be a problem. Dahliarose 08:42, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use disputed for Image:Beats and bars.JPG
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[edit] Jeremy Kyle
Hey. I didn't sprotect Jeremy Kyle, I merely added the padlock icon as the administrator who originally protected it forgot to put the tag there. Go to WP:RPP to ask for unprotection if you want.
By the way, your statistics are quite similar to mine. I am a British (Scottish) student, ex-barman, and Wikipedian... I smoke cigarettes, am about the same age as you (a couple of months older), and enjoy the music of krautrock among many other things (saw you had Conny Planck there on yr page).--h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 16:38, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah, well, the thing about this place being full of highly qualified middle aged academics isn't really true. There are a wide range of ages, nationalities, beliefs and levels of academic qualification on here, as far as I can see. There are things that piss me off about this place (just go to my userpage and read all my rants about Wikipedia in the 'essays' that I have written), but overall it's a very impressive piece of work. I dunno - I'm not sure I could call myself a "normal kid" as I'm a bit eccentric in ways, but generally speaking I'm an amiable person who doesn't look down on others.--h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 17:02, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
- Well, if there's anything you know about that passes WP:N that Wikipedia doesn't have, create an article on it. I've got a list of my articles created on my userpage. HSH reference? Sorry dude, got no idea what you're talking about there... what is that?--h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 17:12, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] AfD nomination of Cadderly Bonaduce
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[edit] AfD nomination of Kat Swift
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[edit] Hide Ohira
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[edit] Dumb Britain
Hello. And yes, I was meaning to get around to this, I just haven't yet. I'm not completely familiar with Wikiquote formatting, but just styling it after another Wikiquote article seems to work. Colemanballs was a nightmare because there was so many of them in such different formats, but Dumb Britain seems manageable - I'll take a look over the weekend, if you don't get there before me. --McGeddon (talk) 19:35, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Rapper Comment
"It is also rumoured that he is/will be working with Dr Dre (Andre Young) to feature in Dr Dre's upcoming album, Detox which is set to be out in 2008."
Removing material is a last resort, please consider tagging the article instead. It will avoid content disputes, and will contribute better to the article. Thanks. Jerome709 (talk) 16:40, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
- Tagging may not affect the phrasing of the article in many cases, but it does change the way the article is read. People tend to be more skeptical about information if it is tagged. Besides, administrators are there to oversee that the information is accurate. Jerome709 (talk) 16:59, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
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- But you forget that the information might actually be true. The majority of unsourced material on wikipedia is true, but has been contributed by new members who are unaware of Wikipedia's strict sourcing policies. Also, please consider that the contribution itself states that it is only a rumour. Jerome709 (talk) 17:12, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "Godfrey"/"Geoffrey" Box
Hiya! There was no indication of a primary source whereas multiple Google Books referred to Godfrey Box (1 2 3), in addition to a likely mention of their name on a contemporary record. Under the circumstances, without any primary reference and seeing that the vast majority of other online references to the 16th Century "Geoffrey Box" were apparently propagated from Wikipedia, it seemed like the best idea to remove that entirely as it appeared to be error and so as not to get in the way of any "other" "Geoffrey Box" who may be deemed noteworthy at a later date.
Was the source used this one this one? If so, the second half about "Sir John Spilman, set up the first paper mill in England at Dartford in the 18th century" (as appears to be the underlying source of yesterday's DYK) is actually in error (should be John Tote, in Hertfordshire, 1495). I tried to get that corrected on the DYK but that was not taken forward by the admins in time and is now shown incorrectly on the historical DYK list. :/
Was there a separate, preferable primary, source for the name, "Geoffrey Box"?
Thanks & Regards, David. Harami2000 (talk) 07:46, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
- Hi, I nominated the River Darent article for DYK. If there was a problem with one of the factoids it's a pity nobody contacted me about it. The book on the River Darent I quoted says "A paper mill, arguably Britain's very first..." in reference to Spilman's mill. I'm afraid papermills are not my area of expertise and until now I'd not heard of John Tote. Using a search engine to search for "John Tote" brings up many pages unrelated to the man in question. Mjroots (talk) 13:39, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Dartford
Hi JD I hope you don't mind if I am taking an interest in the above article. Reading it through and the various comments set me off! Peter Shearan (talk) 16:51, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
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- I suppose I should have set out some of my thoughts as I went along, but having moved things around to one way of thinking (mine!!!) I then find that another rearrangement had happened. I couldn't quite understand how so many sub paras appeared, especially since they weren't really connected, and have put them back as I left them. Sorry about that - it's become a bit tortuous, hasn't it?
Here are my thoughts then:
- Geology and geography together is probably OK (I had considered that, but the "list to do" seemed to want it separate?), except that there are two pics which then do not appear alongside the relevant section (does that matter?)
- I then thought that part of Geography was population, and maybe it could also include some facts about the growth of the town, and not just the bare facts about today's figures.
- I did, as I had considered doing, making a complete section about Dartford's industrial history, to make a theme about that and not mixed up with other ocurrences, since the industrial bit is now almost past (OK I know that there are now dozens of small industrial units all over the place, but that too can be included. It still isn't complete
- The pic of the civic centre
Plaese forgive me - I see you had made a great many changes between my two appearances!! I guess this can often happen, and it is the penalty of long distance editing! Regards Peter Peter Shearan (talk) 07:44, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
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- Thankyou for the reply with which I concur. I thought to leave the article to simmer now (I'm a great believer in that!) and come back to it later. A Happy New Year! Peter Shearan (talk) 06:09, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] WP:NOTABILITY#Pretty murder victim of the week
Hi, I agree completely with your comments on various AfDs. The volume of AfDs like Meredith Kirscher, Natasha Collins et al is getting unbearable. Do you know how one goes about producing a new Notability guideline? I imagine it takes ages and is not fun. Jdcooper (talk) 19:28, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
- Hello, I lol at the pithy working title you've given the concept - must try to keep it :-) It looks like the place to discuss these things is at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy) there don't appear to be any procedures, I suggest diving in and seeking collaberation as the more you think about putting coherent arguments together the more daunting it becomes. Release early & often LINUX style ! -- John (Daytona2 · Talk · Contribs) 21:08, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] London Meetup - January 12, 2008
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[edit] Speedy deletion of Gaffers
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[edit] AfD nomination of Anitica Butariu
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[edit] Shameless characters
No problem with that, I did see the redirect of Karen Maguire pass by in my watchlist, and if any character deserved their own article, it could really only be Frank. There was another article which looked like a tabular format of the same list, but without detail, only Wlinks to individual articles; I take it that also is being redirected? --Rodhullandemu (Talk) 19:56, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Notts SU Exec Officers
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[edit] Christopher Hamlin, Pigbag co-founder
JD, Hamlin is the correct spelling. This is a classic case of an error which gets repeated once and is then out of control. I know the correct spelling - I am his brother! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.155.206.236 (talk) 19:35, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
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[edit] Speight Barnstar
You slipped that so quietly onto my barnstar page that I didn't notice until today! Thank you very much - I really appreciate it ;). TalkIslander 12:45, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] WP:N/CA
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[edit] London Meetup - Sunday May 11th
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[edit] Memristor
Hey there. I posted a response to your comment for general reading on the memristor talk page. I wasn't entirely happy with the tone I acheived however but time for a rewrite wasn't there. If you have any questions about what a memristor appears to be, etc. go to my talk page and if the resulting discussion produces more easily understandable prose for the article one of us can include it. Cheerio. (sorry) As a relatively irrelevant note my mother was born and raised in LondonEoag (talk) 07:10, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
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