User talk:Jsferreira

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[edit] Great addition to Trinidad and Tobago

Thanks, and welcome. :-) --TaranRampersad 19:48, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks as well, but please be a little judicious with external links. Guettarda 13:36, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Spanish is TT

You added to the TT article that Spanish (still spoken in the south of the island). Where? I can't say I have ever come across anyone other than a Venezuelan speaking Spanish. Guettarda 01:39, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Cedros is the main area I was referring to. There are many others. I have heard bilinguals in French Creole and Spanish as far north as Blanchisseuse, and other cocoa growing areas in the north and central areas. My own grandmother from Siparia grew up speaking it at home with her parents, siblings and relatives. Researchers such as Laurence, Moodie, Bryan and many others have been researching the Spanish of Trinidad since the 1970s, and have traced its presence in Trinidad to various waves of migrants from the mainland. The language is dying, but it is still there, not just in parang, placenames, and Trini words like flora and fauna, such as granadilla, cascadura, macajuel, morocoy, wabine; food, such as chicharon, pastelle, sancoche (and others such as burrokeet, duen, gayelle, gayap, picong, lagniappe, mamaguy, sapat, tapia, etc.). The T&T Tourist Board recently referred to the Trinidadian variety as a pidgin or even as a creolised variety of Spanish, but this is incorrect. It is Spanish that has been transmitted over the centuries without the kind of massive restructuring that is supposed to go in creole languages. If you like, I can include a list of bibliographic references.Jsferreira 11:34, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion Alleyne, Mervyn C.

A tag has been placed on Alleyne, Mervyn C. requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Rudget.talk 17:43, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

I've removed the speedy deletion tag for the following reasons:
  • It can be improved.
  • It has some notability
  • It has a diverse range of sources, which may help to verify any claims.
However, please make sure all the English is intact, some seems poorly wrote. Regards, Rudget.talk 18:08, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
Yes, that seems alright. Well done. Rudget.talk 18:42, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
Would you like me to "adopt" you? The title sounds somewhat scary, but don't worry. I couldn't possibly adopt a user over the internet! It just means I can give you any guidance you want and possibly even do some Wiki-actions for you (although this is rare with my adoptees :P (fine selection, I think!)) - when you ask for it. Give me a reply anytime you decide whether or not to follow through (no laughs :)) with this offer. Regards, Rudget.talk 18:51, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Adoption

So, anything you want to know? Rudget.talk 19:22, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Basically what to do about this: This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please improve the article by adding references. See the talk page for details. --Jsferreira (talk) 19:34, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

I've removed that tag, because I now feel the article conforms to Wikipedia policy on notability, and is reasonably sourced with independent references which makes it verifiable. As for the "Wikipedia for dummies" - I could suggest a couple of things: if you ever get stuck and I'm not online, go here for help, it never takes any more than 10 minutes to get a reply from an experienced user; another thing is, the introduction to Wikipedia (which is a brief sort of thing explaining how to edit pages) and finally the tutorial, it has a short explanation and links at the top, to various other help pages. There no PDF as per se, but I'm sure this makes up for it none the less. Oh and don't worry about making mistakes, all users do, and people are nice around here, so there will always be kind words exchanged when an erronous edit is made. Regards, Rudget.talk 20:07, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
And you can reply on any talk page. It's up to you. I do both :D Rudget.talk 20:11, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks a mil - this was very helpful. Will be sure to harass you when in doubt. I will be part of the Linguist List project to spruce up the stubs for all Caribbean languages, and have to supervise a team of grad students, so no doubt I'll be hollering for help. Thanks again! J --Jsferreira (talk) 20:15, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Yes, everything was fine. Apart from these two things, which I've removed. Just a little bit of advice: don't sign the talk page with signatures unless you are making a comment on a discussion, and the other box you add was a userbox, which is to be placed on your userpage, here. Hope this has let you understand :) Rudget.talk 15:42, 21 November 2007 (UTC)