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Rideau Hall

Hiya Cam. Ya know, RH would make a nice official residence for the 'President of Canada', eh? PS- I'm always hopefull, ha ha. GoodDay (talk) 15:57, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Ahh, but like PoC says, RH is drab. As for pomp & pagentry? the White House puts on shows aswell. Mind you, a Canadian President (in Canadian tradition) wouldn't be so showy. GoodDay (talk) 16:17, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Still though, the White House can have pomp & pagentry (per indiviual President's style), though not as well as the British monarchy (note: Canadian monarchy is less showy). Perhaps Rideau Hall needs a re-do (sorry, couldn't help myself). GoodDay (talk) 16:27, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

From G2's page. The Canadian republican movement likely needs every nickel they can get. GoodDay (talk) 20:29, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Commonwealth realms related articles

Indeed Cam. I'm getting scared to go out at night. GoodDay (talk) 20:08, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Howabout, Camer (for short)? GoodDay (talk) 20:15, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Okie Dokie, Cams. GoodDay (talk) 20:19, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Re: How're things

Yes, I know. :D I've been so bogged down with schoolwork, I haven't had time to fit it in. I'm on vacation starting Thursday, so I'll be back soon. miquonranger03 (talk) 21:24, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Oh no, Huggle's broken! Drat. Lupin's rollback doesn't work for non-admins, and I've never really learned how to use Twinkle efficiently. There are a few tools available, but I really have no desire to try anything else at the moment. For now, I suppose, I'll have to write articles. Who does that these days? :D miquonranger03 (talk) 06:02, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

I feel welcome :)

Thank you, and kudos on the projects, they are, as you say, right up my alley. And I am, of course, a Monarchist, I find the idea of republicanism in New Zealand, or most of the 'old' Commonwealth scary, because I, myself, admire the Queen, and enjoy the idea of a hereditary ruler, even though I live thousands of kilometers away. :) Taifarious1 13:05, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

They do sound like me, although there is one thing about the royal family that bugs me a bit, the fact that I was never part of it, but i suppose it was not meant to be, I will just have to settle for being a subject. And whoever said "the sun never sets on the British empire" is rather daft, its 2 in the morning here, black as the ace of spades. I love colloquialisms. And BTW, that commonwealth realms talk page is full, someone should archive that soon, or start handing out compasses to people when they want to contribute ;P And I think the New Zealand standard is still the best looking, all the others are all cluttered but NZ's one seems really pilgrim-ish and spartan, maybe the creator was trying to say something about NZ. Deep as a paddling pool . . . :) Taifarious1 13:25, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

AAU reminder notice

A friendly reminder from the Adopt-a-User project =)

Hey there Cameron! This is a friendly reminder to update your status at Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User/Adoptee's Area/Adopters whenever it is appropriate in order to provide new users with the most up-to-date information on available adopters. Also please note that we will be removing adopters who have not edited in 60 days. If you become active again (and we hope you do!) please feel free to re-add yourself. Cheers!

• Notice delivery by xenobot 14:08, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Reply

Sort of. I think if one of the major root problems are eliminated, there'll be less issues/disputes and more harmonious editing. After investigating for 6 hours and a bit, I've made my first move. Ncmvocalist (talk) 19:34, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

If you find the same extent of disruptive conduct on the part of PrinceOfCanada, let me know - I looked at each editors involvement in that 6 hours, and while I did find that others haven't been saints, their misconduct has not even remotely matched the problems associated with that user. That sort of misbehavior is unambiguously unacceptable at any level, and incompatible with the editing model at Wikipedia. Ncmvocalist (talk) 19:50, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Baubles and OOOH SHINY

I have that template on my watchlist ;) Ps, was going to bring up there.. I'm not sure the template should be called 'Jewels of Liz II'; almost everything in the navbox is property of the State (oversimplifying; you know what I mean). Prince of Canada ^{t | c} 19:47, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps rename 'other' to 'see also'? Prince of Canada ^{t | c} 19:52, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

I put a modified version on the template page, wrapped in noinclude tags. I'll have to pop down to the library and see what I can find on Her Madge's pretty rocks and things. Prince of Canada ^{t | c} 20:25, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Hi.. I think the many new additions to the Crown Jewels navbox may be making it a bit unwieldy. I've created a version specifically for EIIR's personal jewels; perhaps we can restore the Crown Jewels template to only Crown (& related, e.g. George Diadem, crown of India) Jewels? What do you think? Prince of Canada ^{t | c} 13:58, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Signature question

Hi Cameron! How can i edit my signature permnently? Trying to make it look fancy :P Wiki Roxor (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 19:49, 8 October 2008 (UTC).

Thanks! WikiRoxor ^talk 04:47, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Embedding links

Erm..got another question for ya. How can i make an image into a link to another page...i cant figure it out.. it always lead to the image info page. WikiRoxor ^talk 04:49, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Nevermind.. i figured it out :D WikiRoxor ^talk 17:04, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Herakles sings

Thanks for the link. I'm betting that's it, but for some reason, it's not working for me. (I'm getting the player, but no sound....) Ah, well... I'll ask my local library. And I did dub off the DVD once, but don't ask me what cassette it's on. (Yes, Virginia, people used to use cassettes. Some of us still do. ;D) Archie T. Rex ^{who's extinct?} 12:56, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Or not. I guess I spoke a bit soon. Had to turn off iTunes first... That's the one. L. J. Tibbs ^{who's extinct?} 13:02, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

They haven't been current here for awhile. And I found the theme the best part. ;D (Not a big fan of Christie, or Poirot, myself. Suchet, yes.) Cheerio, old fruit. (Oh, wait, is that WP:NPA? =] ) TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 13:19, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

So report me, Inspector Clouseau. ;D Jim Braddock ^{the gloves are off, now!} 13:31, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Hi Cameron!

I noticed that you recently removed the claim stating that the Mountbatten-Windsor family is a cadet branch of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Technically speaking, since the Duke of Edinburgh was born a Prince of Greece and Denmark, his male-line descendants are of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg making the Mountbatten-Windsor family a cadet line of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Why should it not be included in the article? Just curious ;) --Caponer (talk) 23:11, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

ANI case

Hiya Camer. It ain't looking good for G2 at the moment, as I fear they're a few editors out there who are peeved with him (past pesonality conflicts). My Wiki senses tells me that Arbcom is nearing. GoodDay (talk) 13:40, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Indeed, an RFC would be more appropiate (also, why wasn't G2's case at Wikiquette?). I just feel that for whatever reasons, some editors have felt rubbed the wrong way by our buddy & things could get ugly. PS- It was great to see Tharky come to the defence. GoodDay (talk) 13:46, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Er.. archiving? People are still commenting. (both for and against, this isn't 'keep it open to get more bad things') Prince of Canada ^{t | c} 17:50, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

K. Prince of Canada ^{t | c} 18:01, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Your "buddy" has a real problem. If you were interested in his welfare, you'd advise him to voluntarily take a break for two months or so, to get some perspective. That would take the heat right off. --Lawe (talk) 18:17, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

They'll never let me forget about the buddy comment. GoodDay (talk) 18:44, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

My comment above at 13:46/Oct 10. GoodDay (talk) 19:14, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

I've never met JW. In fact, I've only posted a question at his talk-page once ('bout over a year ago). I've never got a response from him. GoodDay (talk) 19:37, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

When/where did I defend JW? GoodDay (talk) 19:44, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Just when I thought nobody was peeking (ha ha). Hey, JW has more executive authority then a constitional monarch. PS- If he has children? are they in a sorta Wikipedia Chief line-of-succession? GoodDay (talk) 19:51, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Ooch, that n-word has gotta go. GoodDay (talk) 19:56, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Much better. I didn't want anybody seeing the mistake & then make accusations against ya (thus the reason I scratched it). GoodDay (talk) 20:05, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

JW can be blocked or indef banned, just like the rest of us. GoodDay (talk) 20:15, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

And which admin (soon to be ex admin) would have the courage to do that? Jack forbes (talk) 20:22, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Haha, planning a coup d'état are you Jack? ;) --Cameron* 20:52, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Darn it! You saw through my cunning plan! Back to the drawing board for me. :} Jack forbes (talk) 21:07, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Honestly guys, he can be blocked or indef banned. If he comitted the crime? he'd do the time. GoodDay (talk) 20:53, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Actually I believe he blocked somebody for using their off wiki influence to hinder a large donation to Wikimedia. Many were unhappy but no-one would dare block the God-King! ;) --Cameron* 20:56, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

I don't blame JW one bit. Trying to stop any donation to Wikimedia is blasphemis (and I'm atheist, too). GoodDay (talk) 21:00, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Curiousity won me over. I've asked Administrator Deacon, about JW's status: Does he have absoute powers? or is he just one of us. GoodDay (talk) 21:09, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

I imagine by the rule book he is just one of us, but in reality he will have all the powers he needs. Jack forbes (talk) 21:12, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Re:archival

You know, I was thinking that exact same thing just a bit ago. I'll set up MiszaBot to do it for me. miquonranger03 (talk) 17:49, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

haha...I can't seem to get it to work, so I'll do it myself. :P miquonranger03 (talk) 23:55, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

The Queen's Jewels

I just wanted to say that I read through the article and found it fascinating! Good work, and I hope it passes GAN! Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 12:57, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

I'll see if I can do anything as well. I have access to a number of extra sources through my university's subscription, so maybe there's something I can dig out. PeterSymonds (talk) 15:40, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

A wee prezzie for you...

Voila. Prince of Canada ^{t | c} 20:04, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Oh I know none of them can be used... but so much fun to drool over. [ roux ] [x] formerly prince of canada 11:44, 13 October 2008 (UTC) look ma, I got a new name!

Oh dear, it seems not all the redirects are done yet.. reply here, makes more sense. [ roux ] [x] formerly prince of canada 11:53, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Roux? Are you a read head? I'm going to miss PrinceOfCanada, at least I understood that name...;) The images are indeed to drool over. As are many of the ones at npg.org.uk which can't be used here either! :( --Cameron* 14:52, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Hehehe.. no... this sort of roux :) npg.org.uk doesn't seem to work... (you might also want to check out royal-magazin.de) [ roux ] [x] was prince of canada 14:57, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Really? It's working for me ([1]). This is one of my favourite pictures! ;) I like royal-magazin too. If only it were a reliable source...and wouldn't keep switiching languages for no apparent reason! ;) best, --Cameron* 16:56, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Oh silly me, I wasn't putting in www. PeterSymonds has found some absolutely stunning pictures of Pss Margaret that he's trying to get permission for. And yes, I love that photo.. I'm not the biggest fan of the Girls tiara (the Vladimir is my hands-down favourite), but it's nice. I have wept for years that Margaret's son sold the Poltimore. Ugh! I wanted to see Elizabeth in it, just once. [ roux ] [x] was prince of canada 17:03, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Npg are actually quite cheeky, they claim copyright on images that are over 400 years old. I could easily upload such images without getting into trouble it's just they only display the low resolution version...for copyright reasons! *grrr* I know what you mean about the tiaras, it's such a shame when these things leave the family! The poltimore tiara is just one of many that has left the family. Personally I live the Vladimir Tiara best with the emeralds in, especially when she wears an emerald necklace to match...divine! ;) --Cameron* 17:18, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

What happen to PoC?

Hiya Cameron. I've noticed PoC's contributions have disappeared; has he changed his name? GoodDay (talk) 16:56, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

No prob. PoC is in the process of changing his Username to Rioux. GoodDay (talk) 17:06, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Yep, just it's spellt Roux! ;) --Cameron* 17:07, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

I was just about to say that... [ roux ] [x] was prince of canada 17:09, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Err yes, Roux. Which like 'republic', begins with R. GoodDay (talk) 17:12, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Still though, it would've been easier to create a new Username. GoodDay (talk) 17:14, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Where you is?

Hello Cameron, I hadn't got a post from ya for awhile. GoodDay (talk) 21:58, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

I'm just keeping an eye on things at Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom & her Wales grandsons articles. Plus I was wondering where ya was; I was getting lonely. GoodDay (talk) 20:24, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

DYK for the Queen's Jewels

On 16 October, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article the Queen's Jewels, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:23, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

RfC/U

There is currently an open Request for Comment on User Conduct here, regarding G2bambino. As someone with past interactions with him, you are invited to comment. — [ roux ] [x] 15:18, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

CSD pages

Hey, I just noticed you tagging new pages... good job but can you also warn the creators afterwards? (Like {{subst:nonsensepage|page name|header=1}} on the talk page or even the levels of warnings for inappropriate pages.) Thanks! -- Mentisock 12:24, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Well, WP:NPP only provides a summary of the process (since tagging articles isn't the only thing that's done on npp) - WP:CSD may explain more, and if you're doing it manually the template itself quotes the templated warning you should give the creator (like "Please consider placing the template: {{subst:Db-test-notice|Peter A. Barelkowski|header=1}} ~~~~ on the talk page of the author.".) Otherwise WP:TW can very efficiently tag the page and warn the user simultaneously (that's what I use currently). Regards, -- Mentisock 12:43, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

It is optional... all of this is optional after all. Just as optional as warning users after they vandalize I guess... you don't want to continue reverting them forever; revert, warn, revert again and then block. The CSD warnings are similar. -- Mentisock 12:50, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Your NPWatcher application

Dear Cameron,

Thank you for applying for NPWatcher! You've been approved to use it. Before you run the program, please check the changelog on the application page to see if there is a newer release (or just add the main page (here) to your watchlist). Report any bugs or feature suggestion here. If you need help, feel free to contact me or join NPWatcher.

—αἰτίας •discussion• 16:26, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Granny's Chips

My guess--wild guess--would be that when the Cullinans were given there was far less distinction between property of the State vs property of the Monarch, at least when it came to things like crowns and jewels. Or to put it another way, the only distinction was property of HM-in-right-of-the-UK versus property of HM. So a portion of the latter became de facto part of the former; cf Buck House, Windsor, Westminster.. [ roux ] [x] 19:11, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Re: Welcome to the WikiProject

Cheers! I am not a new Wikipedian, I'm just a casual editor. I am a keen student of the British Empire and am looking forward to contributing to BE articles. My last Empire-related project was the completion of the 1945 superpower map:

Darkshark0159 (talk) 17:38, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Time for resolution

Hiya. For several months now, the article naming for 18th Century British royals has been ever-which-where — all over the shop. In an attempt to solve this, I have prepared a page for discussion: here. Please, please, please come and discuss, even contribute to the Poll. Cheers! DBD 15:38, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Patrolling

Hey Cameron. are there any suggestion/tasks you could give me to help me with Patrolling of pages?Thanks.WikiRoxor ^talk 15:26, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Any chance of help as I am total new and have had my page blcoked as I have no idea how to add references and links. I wish to write about the Millennium shakespeare series of books and art whcih has been in development for 10 years and continues. 78.149.113.158 (talk) 22:39, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

RfC/U request

A Request for comment/User conduct has been initated here regarding User:Roux (formerly User:PrinceOfCanada). As someone wish past interactions with this user, you are invited to comment. --G2bambino (talk) 16:30, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedians I miss

Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles is back as User:A Nobody and is active. No longer retired. SpecialK(KoЯn flakes) 11:44, 31 October 2008 (UTC)