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Orphaned references in Mayorship of Rob Ford edit

Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Mayorship of Rob Ford's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "BrantfordExpositor":

From Rob Ford: Michelle Mandel (2014-01-22). "The Rob Ford story: From penny-pinching councillor to crack mayor". Brantford Expositor. Archived from the original on 2014-09-26. Ransom was told to report to City Hall at about 9 p.m. where he found Ford with an entourage that included aide Brooks Barnett, old Etobicoke friend Peter Kordas and an attractive blue-eyed blond he knew only as Alana. Ransom would later tell police that he suspected Alana may have been an escort or prostitute. "There have been rumours that Mayor Ford has used escorts or prostitutes. Alana has also been seen with Mayor Ford at a stag party." {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
From Miss Toronto Tourism: Michelle Mandel (2014-01-22). "The Rob Ford story: From penny-pinching councillor to crack mayor". Brantford Expositor. Archived from the original on 2014-09-26. Ransom was told to report to City Hall at about 9 p.m. where he found Ford with an entourage that included aide Brooks Barnett, old Etobicoke friend Peter Kordas and an attractive blue-eyed blond he knew only as Alana. Ransom would later tell police that he suspected Alana may have been an escort or prostitute. "There have been rumours that Mayor Ford has used escorts or prostitutes. Alana has also been seen with Mayor Ford at a stag party." {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Reference named "GlobeAndMail2013-11-14":

From Rob Ford: Ann Hui (2013-11-13). "Staffers told police they were worried about Rob Ford's drug, alcohol use". Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2014-09-26. According to former Ford staffers Mr. Ransom and Mr. Fickel, the mayor's entourage that night included a woman described in the document as a "professional escort who knew the Mayor Ford well." She returned with them to city hall that night, according to Mr. Ransom, and had been seen with him on at least one other occasion, at a stag party. The mother of the woman told The Globe on Wednesday that her daughter is not an escort. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
From Miss Toronto Tourism: Ann Hui (2013-11-13). "Staffers told police they were worried about Rob Ford's drug, alcohol use". Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2014-09-26. According to former Ford staffers Mr. Ransom and Mr. Fickel, the mayor's entourage that night included a woman described in the document as a "professional escort who knew the Mayor Ford well." She returned with them to city hall that night, according to Mr. Ransom, and had been seen with him on at least one other occasion, at a stag party. The mother of the woman told The Globe on Wednesday that her daughter is not an escort. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Reference named "TOConfidentialKindree":

From Miss Toronto Tourism: "T.O. Confidential: The Rob Ford Files, associates -- Alana Kindree". T.O. Confidential. Archived from the original on 2014-09-26. When interviewed by police on 3 July 2013, Isaac RANSOM advised that a female by the name of "ALANA" was with the Mayor at the Bier Markt on March I7th, 2013. RANSOM believes that she was a professional escort who knew Mayor FORD well. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
From Rob Ford: "T.O. Confidential: The Rob Ford Files, associates -- Alana Kindree". T.O. Confidential. Archived from the original on 2014-09-26. When interviewed by police on 3 July 2013, Isaac RANSOM advised that a female by the name of "ALANA" was with the Mayor at the Bier Markt on March I7th, 2013. RANSOM believes that she was a professional escort who knew Mayor FORD well. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Reference named "Now2013-11-14":

From Rob Ford: John Semley (2013-11-14). "Alleged sex worker "Alana" may be former Miss Toronto Tourism: BREAKING! It is possible that a 23 year-old woman could be friends with the mayor without being a prostitute". Now. Archived from the original on 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2014-09-26. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2013-11-17 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
From Miss Toronto Tourism: John Semley (2013-11-14). "Alleged sex worker "Alana" may be former Miss Toronto Tourism: BREAKING! It is possible that a 23 year-old woman could be friends with the mayor without being a prostitute". Now. Archived from the original on 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2014-09-26. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2013-11-17 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Reference named "HamSpec2013-11-14":

From Miss Toronto Tourism: Allison Jones, Diana Mehta (2013-11-14). "ROB FORD: Booze and prostitutes on the job?". Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-09-26. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
From Rob Ford: Allison Jones, Diana Mehta (2013-11-14). "ROB FORD: Booze and prostitutes on the job?". Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-09-26. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 21:51, 22 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

NOTE edit

Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Obviously when this long section of text was removed from its original article and made into its own article, some links were orphaned. I removed some outstanding orphaned redlinks, which will need to be restored in full. There seemed to be a lot fewer than might have been feared. Quis separabit? 22:34, 22 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

Mayorship or Mayoralty ? edit

Latest comment: 8 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion

Any ideas, anyone?? Quis separabit? 04:54, 23 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

Mayoralty sounds better.Lake Ontario Wind (talk) 13:27, 23 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

Mayorship sounds like either the name of a boat :-) or a person. Mayoralty sounds like a term of office. Alaney2k (talk) 15:58, 23 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

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