User talk:Matthewross

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[edit] Welcome

Hi Matthew, welcome to Wikipedia (actually you've been here a while, and it's disappointing no-one thought fit to say hi before now).

Although you seem fairly settled in already, you might find these links helpful in editing pages or creating new ones: How to edit a page, Tutorial, Naming conventions, Manual of Style. You should probably read our policies at some point too.

But don't feel you have to read every policy document before you do anything. Dive in, be bold in editing, and if you do anything wrong, someone will be quick to correct it and let you know (hopefully, politely!)


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Here are some tasks you can do:

If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my talk page. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian!

You may have already noticed that you can sign your name using three tildes, like this: ~~~. If you use four, you can add a datestamp too, as I've done below. This is mostly useful, and is considered good wikiquette, on talk pages. But be aware that the actual wikipedia articles should never be signed - they belong to the community, rather than the individual who created them.

You'll notice I added a photo to Wellington Church - if you find a Glasgow (or central belt) article that you think needs a photo, do drop me a note on my talk page (although the photo season is largely gone, so it might linger on my to-do list until Spring). For other places Wikipedia:Requested pictures is a good place to leave a request.

Again, welcome! -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 19:04, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Wellington nominated

Thanks for making the (fascinating) anti-burgher article (question: should it be capitalised that way?). Armed with it, I've nominated Wellington Church on Template_talk:Did_you_know#October_4 as promised. Unless there are objections, I imagine it'll be on the main page (meaning it'll get in the vicinity of a million pageviews) on Friday or Monday (they don't run DYK on weekends). At that point expect a flurry of edits to it - some helpful, some nitpicky (I've learned to mostly bite my tongue), and the odd childish (and quickly reverted) vandalism. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 00:36, 5 October 2005 (UTC)


[edit] DYK

Updated DYK query Did you know? has been updated. A fact from the article Wellington Church, which you recently created, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

[edit] parishes, presbyteries and synods

There's a discssion going on over at Talk:List of Church of Scotland presbyteries and parishes which may interest you. --Doc ask? 23:24, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Donald Caskie

Just wanted to say thanks for the article about Donald Caskie which I've just read with interest. Euchiasmus 22:46, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Anglicanism and the Anglican Communion

Hello! I noticed that you have been a contributor to articles on Anglicanism and the Anglican Communion. You may be interested in checking out a new WikiProject - WikiProject Anglicanism. Please consider signing up and participating in this collaborative effort to improve and expand Anglican-related articles! Cheers! Fishhead64 22:54, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Belgium

Hello,

I would like to inform you that WikiProject Belgium has been created. The goal is to provide a forum for people living in Belgium/connected to Belgium (:)) who would like to contribute to articles that are related to this country. It's completely up to you, but you are welcome to join us (you can add your name on the list of participants in that case). The working language will be English. Greetings, Evilbu 17:11, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Finlay Macdonald (Moderator)

I added some changes to your page Finlay Macdonald (Moderator) and placed some requests on Macdonald's talk page. I also submitted a Did You Know request for the page.-- Jreferee 05:24, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Updated DYK query On 8 November 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Finlay Macdonald (Moderator), which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--Allen3 talk 12:11, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Hello. I was looking over the list of past high commissioners and one entry struck me as odd: Ralph Kerr, later Earl of Dalkeith. The earldom wasn't created until the 17th century, and then it was associated with the Scotts, not the Kerrs. This has led me to wonder about the veracity of the list. What was your source? Best, Mackensen (talk) 13:13, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

The source was the official Church of Scotland Yearbook for 1908, which includes a full list of Moderators and Lords High Commissioner. The list was compiled by the Rev Robert W. Weir. The entry for the Assembly of April 1582 states that the Commissioner was "Mr Ralph Kerr, afterwards Earl of Lothian".--Matthewross 20:27, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] University of Dundee - Chapel entry

Hi. I'd just like to address your recent edit on the University of Dundee page. I rather feel it is considerably too long within the article considering the rather specialised relevance - not to mention that there is something of a problem in allowing any great recognition to recognised bodies which cater to students (as there are countless). It certainly does not warrant its own Level 1 heading - which, you may care to note, is a privilege not even given to the Students' Association, IMO.

If you'd care to do a bit of editing to it, it would be helpful. I'd do it myself, but you'd probably be a better judge of what is significant and notable. --Breadandcheese 21:45, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] AfD nomination of Rail transport in Gibraltar

An article that you have been involved in editing, Rail transport in Gibraltar, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rail transport in Gibraltar. Thank you. (PS. The nominator forgot to leave this courtesy, so I have instead.) -- Chris B • talk • contribs 19:55, 3 September 2007 (UTC)