User talk:Rothorpe

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[edit] "I." Compton-Burnett

Thanks for clarifying this. <KF> 22:58, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] re: Tamla-Motown.

Either "Tamla-Motown" or "Tamla Motown" is likely correct. "Tamla-Motown" was hyphenated on the Motown page before I ever edited Wikipedia. --FuriousFreddy 01:43, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] re: The dark side of the moon

Which comment is that exactly? Can you link me to it? Lugnuts 07:55, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

haha, I should of looked at that a little closer! Thanks. Lugnuts 07:21, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Flee-Rekkers

If you want to recreate it, and are able to source it showing that it meets WP:BAND, then go for it. Non-notable band stubs do get deleted quite fast, but if you can correct the problems that got it deleted, in this case no assertion of meeting the music notability criteria, then you should be OK. - TexasAndroid 19:41, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Linking dates

Hello. Why did you remove my date links in Hans Pfitzner? I thought I read somewhere - alas I can't find where - that such were always desirable, except when excessive. Rothorpe 19:41, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

check out the mos on overlinking. cheers! --emerson7 | Talk 19:55, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Disappearance of Madeleine McCann‎

Sorry, I didn't see your edit before I rolled back to the previous one. I have fixed it. Harry was a white dog with black spots 17:11, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

User:The Rambling Man has made it clear that single sentence paras are against WP:MOS and they would jeopardise the article's GA status. TerriersFan 18:07, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Just a note to thank you for your invaluable work in fixing the details of Portuguese names. TerriersFan 22:34, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rock n roll

Bill haley and the comets did movies Don't Knock the Rock/Rock Around the Clock.Also Elvis did movies so leave that section alone.Much apreciated —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sparrowman980 (talk • contribs) 06:04, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sparrowman980

Yeah, I see it – thanks for the update. I've been cleaning up the messes this guy has made for quite a while now ... ha. -- RG2 20:39, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

I will continue until things are set straight,thank you!Sparrowman980 18:00, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Praia da Luz

Hi, following a request from an anon on the talk page I have added details about an archaeological site. Perhaps you would be good enough to look at the entry against the original Portuguese source and see if it should be corrected/amplified, please? TerriersFan 20:15, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Figueira

Hi, the unintended bolding came about because the Figueira link was a circular link that came back to the Figueira page. I have now disamb'd the village as Figueira (Faro), the style being to disamb on the municipality. HTH. TerriersFan 16:38, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Hello Rothorpe, just curious about note number 9 on Madeleine´s dissapearance; the BBC link has been deleted or it never was there? miguelmoura33 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Miguelmoura333 (talk • contribs) 21:44, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Now fixed. TerriersFan 23:01, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sings and plays?

From the songs that i've heard he doesn't do both, however I can't say for sure, generally speaking it's hard to multi-task and not many people do it. Good reference points would be if you can find interviews in music magazines from the past with him, I don't know where you're from (blues isn't popular in england) but there are libraries or websites that archive magazine articles- some of these guys may interview BB King and you may find out there, type him into myspace and see what you get (you can quote him), I got a good interview for Jeff Beck a while back, however that on it's own won't be a reliable source, if you can find books on singing the blues they will mention BB King because he is such a big name for singing (he has duets, backing singers and generally speaking he is a big name for the blues) and it'll give you some kind of acdemic perspective on the blues. (I can't sing so I can't help you there) When I have some free time i'll have a look around and see what I can get.

Do you have any info on BB's playing style, i teaching myself the blues at the moment and it mentions the way he bends and has a section on 'riffs of the masters' but i'll learn it then see if it can be used.--Mikeoman 20:32, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

I think that if we're going to write an article we've got to do it right, remember this guys alive so we can't write anecdotal stuff (the lucille bit isn't sourced) it would be better if we got all of our resources together, stick it on the talk page, then one of us can write the proper section, there are people who talk about him, write books about him, if you give me a year I'd be confident to write about his theory bit myself, in the meantime this is what I propose we do (i'll stick it on the discussion page):-

1) talk about his voice- is he baritone, bass etc. and couple that with his lyrics- from what i've heard of him he sings about his bad love life, but he has happier songs like 'playing with my friends', maybe some info about his songwriting process.

2) talk about his band- he has drums, wind instruments etc. and the role of his backing singers. what does he have?

3) what kinds of guitar, amps and effects does he use?

4) who inspired BB king?

5) who did BB inspire- I can name Jeff Beck, Bobby Bland. who else?

6) theory- Is there anything special about the way he solos? to me it's a lot more 'trebley' sounding, he's famous for his solos.

7) Who did BB king do duets with I can name Bobby Bland, U2, who else? we need names of tracks

I think if we answer these 7 points we'll have a good musical style article (do say if there are more)and i'll add these questions to the discussion page so more people can help and people can add books, websites, personal knowledge etc.--Mikeoman 12:48, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Aranda

RE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation

Hi, You have removed the external link www.pronouncenames.com. This website is not a commenrcial website. It is also a volunteer-driven website, just like Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.93.6.149 (talk) 02:30, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Not so. See http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pronunciation&diff=156713279&oldid=156201339 to see what I did. Rothorpe 14:32, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Aranda: Thanks for the response. This is what I am to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pronunciation&diff=158559430&oldid=156713279 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.6.242.140 (talk) 21:34, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

So you should be talking to 199... on the right, not to me, on the left. It was my edit that was altered there. Rothorpe 21:48, 22 September 2007 (UTC). By the way, why don't you get yourself a name? Welcome to Wikipedia. Rothorpe 21:50, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] That's not the native name of the language...

I thought It was the "native name" box... --Damifb 21:47, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for your kind responde. Yes, I think we should change the consensus on that... How do you even start doing that? lol

Greetings --Damifb 22:10, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Ok! I made you change your mind, so much for my argumentative skills! haha

Stay in touch --Damifb 22:58, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

I see you went ahead with the rest of the articles. Thanks a lot.--Damifb 21:30, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
Yeah! The same happened to me. It says it's a "French language infobox." We have to figure it out how to edit that. I'm going to ask some more experienced Wikipedian.--Damifb 00:46, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

Firstly; I agree with your 'local' compromise'.

Would you help me keep the reconstruction out of the article, please? (see talk). I am about to revert the anon again and will 3RR warn if he reinserts. If he reinserts for a third time I need another editor to revert otherwise I am edit warring! TerriersFan 22:34, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Delius

Hi, left a note on Delius talkpage. Cheers, Dr Steven Plunkett 00:17, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. Sorry to say, I don't approve of Citizendium! Good luck with it though. Dr Steven Plunkett 12:21, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm afraid it will be too exclusive, too narrow, and written by people who think they know best. I prefer the anarchist model to the controlled one, and I admire the ability of Jimbo to relinquish control. No constables here, thanks, no worship of academics, no reserved acidity when you disagree, just a light dust-up and move on. I like working and thinking here, but couldn't there. Wikipedia is saved, because there is no end, no final answers, it is just a learning process which can go on for ever and includes everyone. I don't trust 'Clubs' much, and I don't believe in the Holy Grail. Dr Steven Plunkett 15:49, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm quite happy just plodding on. I like the fact that a good synthetic article, if I write it, appears as a stub in google within a few days, and provides a link for millions of worldwide googlers. What more can you ask? This is to be useful in the world Dr Steven Plunkett 23:14, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

I have abbreviated the above message. Sorry (I need a break). Dr Steven Plunkett 03:36, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
Thanks! Dr Steven Plunkett 13:21, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for your email to Veropedia. I have sent you a response. Hope to hear from you soon. Danny 09:41, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Blocked

I saw some of the stuff back in forth, and your new name, but do you mean *intentionally* blocked for 24 hours or mistakenly? If the former, why?! That reminds, I used CZ to send you an email several days ago -- did you ever get it? Hayford Peirce 20:20, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Yes, that's sort of the story that I pictured vaguely in my mind's eye. Hope that when the 24 hours are up that you'll be re-enabled one way or another. What a Catch-22!
Glad the Chinese Chow was tasty -- I have some spicy Korean pork sitting in the frigo waiting to be finished off: we cooked it ourselves the other night in a Korean place with one of their strange BBQs. Quite tasty. Have you looked at the Almond pressed duck (at CZ) article I did a while ago -- that's the Chinese Chow of my dreams. Next time I make it I'll take a bunch of pictures to post.
Here in Tucson we have Kitt Peak, which I can see on clear mornings. And the U. of A. has a very good astronomy and space science department(s), I believe. A guy right behind my house remodeled his home a year or so ago with an added second-story area -- turns out to house his amateur/semi-pro/pro-type telescope.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hayford Peirce (talk • contribs) 22:45, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Email

I dunno where it went: I clicked on the link on the left-hand column that says E-mail this user. So I sent you a message saying that if you gave me your email address I would send you the Segoo forehand picture. I know that it was sent, but CZ doesn't tell the sender *where* it is sent. Hayford Peirce 22:51, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Método 3

Hi, I was wondering if you might be interested in writing a page on Método 3? This agency is undoubtedly notable, but a knowledge of Spanish is probably needed to research key facts, and other notable investigations, since the English sources naturally focus on their MMc investigation. TerriersFan 03:19, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Maddie 129

Hi, would you check the text of Response to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann#Maddie 129 against this, please? TerriersFan 03:51, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] IPA templates

Hi,

Just to let you know, we now have IPA templates that link to pronunciation keys that are more accessible than the main IPA article. They are explained at {{IPA}}. kwami 00:01, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

Image:CopyeditorStar7.PNG The Copyeditor's Barnstar
I am delighted to award you this Barnstar for consistent attention to detail. TerriersFan (talk) 21:31, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] AfD nomination of Murder of Meredith Kercher

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[edit] Would you check this please?

Hi, would you check this edit against the sources which are in Portuguese, please? TerriersFan (talk) 16:31, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Maddie/Barry Jameson edits

Hey Rothorpe, I noticed you reverted the last edit by Mr Jameson (with whom I'm in ongoing dialogue about his current drive on the use of the term p(a)edophilia). You didn't add an edit summary - could I (rudely) ask you to do this so you could explain why you're reverting his edits? I'm trying to keep all parties calm here and I think it would help if we all tried to keep our edits transparent and clear? In any case, all the best, The Rambling Man (talk) 20:01, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

See Harry's latest edits - Rothorpe (talk) 20:33, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
Indeed I have. I've asked him to do the same and he's keen to help. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:34, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Madeleine Portuguese TV series?

Hi, is this legit or is it a hoax? If legit do you have any reliable Portuguese sources, please? TerriersFan (talk) 00:37, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Greetings returned (reciprocated)

Thanks for your new year goodwill message, I hope it is a happy and productive one for you too! best wishes, Dr Steven Plunkett (talk) 22:48, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bernard van Dieren

Sorry I deleted the Delius reference, that was an oversight in the merge. I'm not an expert on Van Dieren, but merely bumped into the existence of two articles of him in wikipedia, the much longer one under a wrong spelling. Unfortunately, my "merged and wikified" description was not clear enough; I should have mentioned the "merged from" article, especially since it seems that that source has now been deleted from wikipedia. I don't see my edit: "merged into Bernard van Dieren" (i.e. changed the article in a redirect) that should have been there around the same time. Possibly the misspelling was so odd that some administrator thought it unlikely and deleted it altogether, but more likely it simply was "Bernard Van Dieren". This means that whoever actually wrote the article now completely goes uncredited. That's not right. I don't see how one can preserve both histories when merging two articles though. Afasmit (talk) 19:48, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Madeleine McCann

Tell me, are there any circumstances at all when edits to your article are not immediately reverted by either you or one of the other ethusiasts? You and the others are demonstrating a very unhealthy attitude to the philosophy of Wikipedia. 82.20.28.142 (talk) 23:29, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

As I said in the edit summary: 'sorry, but these are unnecessary changes, and not improvements'. I take it you don't agree? Rothorpe (talk) 00:12, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
They were changes that didn't appear to detract from the overall quality of the article. I personally wouldn't have made them, but if I had been so inclined I would have tried to impove on them rather than just revert them. The article suffers badly from the "revert first, ask questions later" syndrome, and it's demoralising for editors constantly to have their work reverted without a second thought. 82.20.28.142 (talk) 13:03, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
I thought reverting them was the best way to improve on them. Rothorpe (talk) 15:35, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bishop Ellis Catholic Primary School

Hi I should be grateful if you would watchlist this page - I have just noticed that an editor removed a sourced section about Madeleine McCann. 21:25, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Contemporary music

Hi Rothorpe, I wonder if you would be interested in joining the new WikiProject Contemporary music that I helped organize recently? Our goal is to help improve Wikipedia’s coverage of the subject. Best, --S.dedalus (talk) 03:40, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Diacrit

Got time to help defend “markèd” at Marginalism? —SlamDiego←T 00:43, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Arão, Portugal

Hi, I have started this page to knock over a red link in the Madeleine page but I have not got very far. There is a page on the Portuguese Wikipedia here but that is about a different village at the other end of the country :-( Do you have any Portuguese sources, please, that say, as minimum, which municipality in Faro (district) it is in and perhaps the population? TerriersFan (talk) 02:26, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Disappearance of Madeleine McCann#Early stages

Hi, references 25 and 26 (numbering as at time of my last edit) are being used to support the previous four sentences. I wonder if you would look at the sources, please, to see if they can be split to source more precisely? TerriersFan (talk) 23:56, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] changing quotations

Hi. I'm glad you contributed to poshlost. However, I reverted your standardizing of the transliteration (poshlost', poshlust) in quotations, because I don't feel we can change the spelling of quotations except for obvious mistakes, and then we need to indicate the changes. —JerryFriedman (Talk) 16:25, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

I think you're right that something needed to be said about the different spellings. There was already a comment about one, and I added another, so I think it's better now. —JerryFriedman (Talk) 03:01, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Edits from Banned User HC and SP-IPs

G'day,

Edits, like This One (21:26, 10 May 2008 92.11.13.59 (talk · contribs)) from banned user HarveyCarter (talk · contribs) are per Wikipedia's banning policy: states that "Any edits made in defiance of a ban may be reverted to enforce the ban, regardless of the merits of the edits themselves. As the banned user is not authorized to make those edits, there is no need to discuss them prior to reversion."

He has been editing under IP NetRange: 92.8.0.0 - 92.13.255.255 since January.

Please be on the lookout and revert at will. IP4240207xx (talk) 02:40, 11 May 2008 (UTC)