User talk:Ukexpat/Archive 15

Dr.Kaku parents Buddhists

Source is on BBC4 TV reshown 28 January 2010 - Cosmic Time when Dr.Kaku said that his parents were both Buddhists. Please redo my contribution Thanks.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Peter Dorey (talk • contribs)

Thank you

Thank you! I'm new to Wikipedia (in terms of contributing) so it took a while to get through the learning curve. KevinBTheobald (talk) 05:44, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Open Watcom Assembler

Hi, Ukexpat. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/JWASM, a discussion in which you participated, was closed as redirect to Open Watcom Assembler. Open Watcom Assembler has now been nominated for deletion due to notability concerns. If you would like to participate in the discussion, please comment at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Open Watcom Assembler. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 09:15, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

moving a new article to live

hello,

im a new member. i wrote an article, about the website raymond.cc, and want to move it it live. can you tell me how can i do that? i saw your reply here,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2009_July_16#Moving_new_article_to_.22live.22_wikipedia

so i thought you might help me.

--Heart reaper (talk) 11:08, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Joe Root

On February 2, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Joe Root, which you recently nominated. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 12:01, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

WP:RFF template

Hey ukexpat, check out {{feed}} - it's ready to go, but severely lacking in options right now - I'll add more in the next few days and if you look at the formatting, they're fairly easy to add if you want to toss a few in there too. If not, let me know if you want any specific ones and I can toss them in. I figure on adding a few about NPOV, SPAM, maybe even MOS, and etc. All I've done is write up short paragraphs of the same stuff I tell newbies all the time, I dunno if that's what you wanted or not. Let me know what you think! Fleetflame · whack! whack! · 18:48, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Signpost: 1 February 2010

• From the editor: Writers wanted to cover strategy, public policy

• Strategic planning: The challenges of strategic planning in a volunteer community

• News and notes: New CTO, Britain Loves Wikipedia, Telefónica partnership, Multimedia and more

• In the news: Wikipedia on CDs, BBC uses Wikipedia content, and more

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Dinosaurs

• Sister projects: Sister project roundup

• Features and admins: Approved this week

• Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

• Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 22:25, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Joseph Graves Olney alias "Joe Hill"

I would like to add a photo of Joe. At what point do I do this? Ratmuffin (talk) 03:56, 3 February 2010 (UTC)ratmuffin

DYK for Peter Stevens (RAF officer)

On February 3, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Peter Stevens (RAF officer), which you recently nominated. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 06:00, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Harpax

Thanks for cleaning up my article. Looks Good. I'll spend more time figuring out the proper format next time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Circes (talk • contribs) 06:01, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Get Out of Our House

Thank you for your suggestions. I will add some more sources.

--Minitman (talk) 13:30, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Dr. Michael C. Ain

I am just wondering whether my article about Dr. Michael C. Ain, the only surgeon in America who is a dwarf, is ready to be moved to the mainspace. I have not received any feedback since I posted it on 1/31/10.

Thank you!

Jaynamller (talk) 16:03, 3 February 2010 (UTC)Jayna Miller

No problem, Ukexpat. Take your time. I appreciate your help! Jaynamller (talk) 17:23, 3 February 2010 (UTC)Jayna Miller

raymond.cc

hey ukexpat, thanks for the reply. i would like you to help me in doing the changes. would you help me please?

Heart reaper (talk) 17:07, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you, ukexpat, for the welcome note. Being new to Wiki, I get overwhelmed with all the things to remember. Becky Brock Kiel (talk) 00:19, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Barnstar awarded!

		The Guidance Barnstar
		For all your efforts on the various help pages, all the newbies would be hopeless without you... you are quite the asset to Wikipedia! Ϫ 01:51, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

PS. Why aren't you an admin yet? :) -- œ^™ 01:51, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you, much appreciated! Some day I will get to an Rfa, need to gird my loins for that! – ukexpat (talk) 02:18, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Grind your lions, why would you do that? ;) expat, if I can do it, then surely you can too. Do you feel deficient in policy knowledge? Or just want to avoid the hassle? It's not too bad, just move the family pets to a safe place for the one week. :) And there's a Great Drought Of Admin Candidates right now. Go for it! Franamax (talk) 06:10, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Maybe in a few months, but thanks for the vote of confidence! – ukexpat (talk) 15:07, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Non-WMF wikis

Hi ukexpat, I wonder if you'd ne interested in commenting here? It's in regards to this HelpDesk thread where Quest and yourself discussed other wikis that may be more amenable to content that would be rejected here. Thanks! Franamax (talk) 06:04, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Ambrose Hotel

I note that you have been editing the above and that you did tag it for notability. Indeed I can find no evidence of this building being in any way notable and I prodded as such. This has been removed. I would be interested on your take on this article before I consider putting it up for AfD. Regards Paste _{Let’s have a chat.} 16:19, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

His Band and the Street Choir

Hi I was recommended to ask a member of Wikipedia:Peer review/volunteers about copyediting the above article. Would you mind, if possible, either leaving me some pointers on the Wikipedia:Peer review/His Band and the Street Choir/archive1 page or maybe correcting my mistakes on the article yourself. Thanks Kitchen roll (talk) 14:48, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Thats ok. I'd still like you to copy edit it please if that's alright and you've got time. Thanks Kitchen roll (talk) 18:10, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Changes to Wikipedia Page

I am the person this Wikipedia page is about. I would like to indicate that the source of this information is MYSELF. How do I do this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaimema (talk • contribs) 16:58, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Hello Ukexpat:

I AM NOT the author of the article on Wikipedia ABOUT ME. However, when I saw the article, I made some minor revisions (signed in as jaimema) and, since the basic information was correct, I wanted to show that I, the party being written about, agreed with the information. That is why I cited myself as the source. Anyone wishing to contact me, the person written about in the article, may do so at: <redacted> As for the information on the books that I have published and the books published about me, you may consult the following link:

http://www.google.com/books?q=Jaime+Martinez+Tolentino&btnG=Search+Books

I'm TOTALLY NEW at editing in WIKIPEDIA, and all I wanted to do was to have the EDITING TAGS removed from the article about me.

Jaimema (talk) 17:18, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

UKexpat, I didn't mean that you thought Jaimema was the creator, I was just confused about something Jaimema said. You've been doing a good job here, shame it's been a bit derailed. Dougweller (talk) 18:49, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

ARTICLE ABOUT ME

If I had known that merely indicating that I, the subject of the article, agreed with what had been said about me would raise so many flags and mess up what, originally, looked to be a pretty good article about me, I WOULD NEVER HAVE INDICATED MYSELF AS A SOURCE. HELP!! How can I have this article about me TOTALLY REMOVED FROM WIKIPEDIA? I DO NOT NEED THIS AGGRAVATION!

Jaimema (talk) 17:33, 4 February 2010 (UTC) JAIME MARTINEZ TOLENTINO

ARTICLE ABOUT ME

I have TOTALLY REMOVED nyboricua's page about me from WIKIPEDIA. I shall not accept anyone else's writing about me in this source, which has TOTALLY TURNED ME OFF any enthusiasm I might have had for WIKIPEDIA. Anyone wishing to learn anything about me, will just have to purchase my most recent book, whatever that book may be.17:57, 4 February 2010 (UTC) Jaime Martinez Tolentino —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaimema (talk • contribs)

Imperitive

It is imperitive that you read WP:DOLT ASAP. Hipocrite (talk) 18:12, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for offering to delete the article about me. As a working writer, the last thing I need ia a page about me with all sorts of notices tagged on it, as if there were something "fishy" about what nyboricua wrote. I thank nyboricua for trying to get a compatriot better known on the internet, but this whole affair has been a most disagreeable one and I would rather go unnoticed, as concerns WIKIPEDIA, than have all this doubt cast upon my person. I would honestly appreciate your removing the article about me from WIIPEDIA, and I shall not consult that source any more.Jaimema (talk) Jaime Martinez Tolentino

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jaimema" Hidden categories: User talk pages with conflict of interest notices —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaimema (talk • contribs) 18:27, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

tags and COI

One of the worst experiences anyone can have with wikipedia is to find themselves the subject of an article that "anyone can edit", and then edit it, without knowing all our absurd rules and protocols (why should they?). We are dealing with their real lives, whilst this is only our pasttime. Was tagging the article with dirty big COI tags, which presented him as a self-publicist on his own article really neccessary. I don't think you've handelled this at all well. You might do better to use a little empathy and stop and consider how this might feel from the other's perspective. Thanks.--Scott Mac (Doc) 19:02, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Joseph Sewall

Thank you for helping me with the "Joseph Sewall" entry. David886 (talk) 22:47, 4 February 2010 (UTC)David886

Hello

Hello, can you help me?. --201.139.128.72 (talk) 01:16, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

A CHANGE OF HEART AND SEVERAL REQUESTS

Dear Ukexpat:

Why did you delete the part of the WIKIPEDIA article about me that mentioned how , at the age of 4, I contracted polio, which affected both my legs and left me crippled for the rest of m life? That's an important event in my life.

Secondly, I NOW WISH TO HAVE THE ARTICLE IN QUESTION KEPT ON WIKIPEDIA. Here's a link to a RELIABLE reference about my publications: http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&sourceid=books-referral-partner&q=Jaime+Martinez+Tolentino&btnG=Search+Books

Thirdly, I would like to have my picture included in the article. I know nothing about Websites and posting on them, so I'd like to ask: Could you include a picture of me in the article? If so, please let me know how to send you the picture.

67.232.49.220 (talk) 16:29, 5 February 2010 (UTC) Jaime Martinez-Tolentino

ABUT IMAGE (PHOTO) FOR ARTICLE ABOUT ME

Thanks so much for your reply, ukexpat. I have an idea: I have a photo of myself to which I own the copyright. Could I e-mail the image (jpeg) to you at your private e-mail address so that, if you are so kind, you might try to post on the article about me? That would require your sending me your private e-mail address, if you don't mind. My own private e-mail address is as follows: <redacted>.

Sorry I got riled up. Thanks a million.

Jaime Martinez-TolentinoJaimema (talk) 17:36, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Reverts at VPT

In response to your message at User talk:DC, you may want to see this thread at ANI: Wikipedia:ANI#Compromised_rollbacker_account -MBK₀₀₄ 23:00, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Ambrose Hotel

An editor has nominated one or more articles which you have created or worked on, for deletion. The nominated article is Ambrose Hotel. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also Wikipedia:Notability and "What Wikipedia is not").

Your opinions on whether the article meets inclusion criteria and what should be done with the article are welcome; please participate in the discussion(s) by adding your comments to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ambrose Hotel. Please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~).

You may also edit the article during the discussion to improve it but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion debate.

Please note: This is an automatic notification by a bot. I have nothing to do with this article or the deletion nomination, and can't do anything about it. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 01:04, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

yes thanks

yea please help me add them.

can the time for deletion be extended?

Heart reaper (talk) 13:03, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

GLNG

Hi, Ukexpat. There is a discussion about the article's name. Your input is appreciated. Beagel (talk) 16:52, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Unreviewed article

Thanks, but why the article I've created has still as a title User:Emperson/... and not only the writer's name? Emperson (talk) 18:30, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks again. Please, sources is to add more more references or external links? Emperson (talk) 19:35, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

I added some new references, thanks for your help Emperson (talk) 17:27, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

tks for all you do!!

This editor is a
Senior Editor III
and is entitled to display this Rhodium
Editor Star.

....Thank you for all that you do here on Wikipedia...Buzzzsherman (talk) 07:24, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

DYK for John S. Loisel

On February 7, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John S. Loisel, which you recently nominated. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:00, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Terra Cotta Inn

Hello. I reviewed the edit history of the page and concluded that User:Defender of torch, who created the article, had added practically all the content. If you think I was mistaken, or that Defender of torch shouldn't have deleted the article, let me know and I'll restore it. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 16:43, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Fitznells Manor

On February 7, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fitznells Manor, which you recently nominated. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 18:00, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Moldenhawer

Hi, I understand that reason but there are several categories for People from Königsberg like "People from Prussia proper", "People from the Duchy of Prussia" and "People from the Province of Prussia". Not everybody from K. is necessarily "from East Prussia", that's why I think both categories should be used. HerkusMonte (talk) 18:21, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Image tweaking request

Goodness! You're right - those images are very dark. I'll see what I can do and report back. :) -- DMS (talk) 21:08, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

(MS 1467) Well, I've made an attempt at lightening both of the images. Had to do a bit of colour tweaking also - without being able to go along and take a look at the manuscript in person it's kind of difficult to know if I've got it right, but I've tried to keep it looking real and believable. Let me know if you think it doesn't look right, and I can have another go. -- DMS (talk) 21:49, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Basically, yes. In Paint Shop Pro, there's a "colour balance" tool (though it might be called something different now - I'm using a version a few years old) which can be used to adjust for "warmth" (more yellowy) or " coolness" (bluer) in the overall colour balance, along with "tint" (purple <-> green). The original images were very yellow (even the dark background had a yellow tinge to it), so I used the colour balance tool to remove that. Then I adjusted brightness and contrast until it looked reasonable. :) -- DMS (talk) 22:01, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

No problem at all. Glad to be able to assist! -- DMS (talk) 22:12, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Reginald Earnshaw edit

Thanks for that. I thought it looked a little weird as it was, but I'm not familiar enough with the military person template to have removed that myself. Perhaps the template should have a "fate" (or similar) parameter? Tonywalton ^Talk 01:43, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the correction. As a new contributor I am more than happy to receive feedback from the more experienced users.

Regards, Steve. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Smcvarno (talk • contribs) 07:56, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Regarding the NaaS article

Hi ukexpat,

I have noted your comments on the above. It has been marked as being too 'ad-like' in it's presentation and it requires better notability. I would like to disagree with those comments (if this is the right forum to do it).

1) Yes, the term was coined by a company, Aepona, and I have quoted extensively from their own blurb. However, the term has gained traction in the telecomms industry. So much so that the GSM standards body now has a body of work around the concept, hence the references to OneAPI on the wiki. As such, the term is not an ad for the company Aepona but simply an article on the new concept. Indeed I have removed much of the language from Aepona's literature which is blatantly 'pro-Naas'. In my view it has been stripped to neutral language.

Can you point out where in the article it still feels like an ad to you?

2) I have references secondary sources that discuss the concept (e.g. visionmobile blog). There is also another article here which I will add to the wiki now.

http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/002018.html

If I continue to add these sources would that count towards the notability criteria for a new article on wiki?

Best Regards, Steve. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Smcvarno (talk • contribs) 08:08, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Cobra Group

Hi- is Cobra Group (company) on your watchlist still? I suspect 3RR will be a problem for me soon. tedder (talk) 17:30, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

I'm new to this and the first page I'm creating is called Centage Corporation. I'de appreciate any insight or help you can give. This is the URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jacobsassoon/Centage Jacobsassoon (talk) 23:33, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Signpost: 8 February 2010

• News and notes: Commons at 6 million, BLP taskforce, milestones and more

• In the news: Robson Revisions, Rumble in the Knesset, and more

• Dispatches: Fewer reviewers in 2009

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Olympics

• Features and admins: Approved this week

• Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 03:37, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

This is just a note of appreciation for co-nominating me for adminship. I didn't expect to get anywhere near 111 supports - I am honoured to be in WP:100.
When I've seen other RfAs, I have understood that it can be very emotional when it is not going well - I hadn't realised how emotional it could be when it is going well! Thank you for your kind comments in the co-nomination, and I promise to show you by my actions that your trust in me is well founded! Thank you once again! -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 10:16, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the welcome. please feel free to edit and fix up my first article. I am new to this and figuring out the wiki world is a little daunting right now.

Thanks again —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nlmusicguy (talk • contribs) 15:45, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Playground (2009 film)

Hi Ukexpat Thanks for the welcome! I received some feedback on my entry Playground (2009 film) and amended it accordingly. However, i still have a number of boxes that warn that the entry might read like a advertising blurb etc. Do you know how I can find out who put these boxes up and alert them that I have made changes so that they might be removed?

Thanks! Ekso8 (talk) 19:42, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Margaret Davis Teague

Dori - - Thanks for your helpful suggestions. I was not concerned about the copyright issue so much, my wife wrote the original document you discovered thru Google. We just did some editing on our own. I think Dr. Teague did some very important work that others my utilize in their studies and just wanted to share her knowledge. Thanking you again regarding this matter, I am, sincerely yours, Rod Viator (talk) 20:52, 9 February 2010 (UTC)Rod Viator

Wikilinks

Thanks again, Ukexpat. I will follow your recommendations in future entries.

David886 (talk) 23:08, 9 February 2010 (UTC)David886ster

Naomi Clark

I appreciate your feedback on the Naomi Clark article. Thanks. -- James26 (talk) 02:53, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Martino Tirimo

Hello - I do not understand what "copyright" tag I need to put on the photograph I uploaded, when I had free permission to use it?

I also tried to make the article as matter-of-fact as possible with no sense of advertising at all - please could you tell me where this is not the case?

Thank you Joanna —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jowilson55 (talk • contribs) 12:17, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Hello - I am new to Wikipedia and have just sent a message without "signing" it - trying again.

I have uploaded a photo which has full free permission - what copyright tag do I need to put on it?

I tried to make the article "Martino Tirimo" as matter-of-fact as possible, but am told it comes across as advertising - please could you advise how?

many thanks

Joanna Jowilson55 (talk) 12:18, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Denielle Hann's wiki

Hi There. Wondering if you would be interested in editing and moving the article "Denielle Hann" currently in my workspace in progress. I am new to wiki and would like to get my first article published. I require the expertise fo an experienced wiki contributer.

Thanks Nlmusicguy (talk) 13:09, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Joseph M. Sabol--Request for review

[edit] Joseph M. Sabol--Request for review Joseph M. Sabol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Picman6500/new_article_name_here

This article is about Joseph M Sabol. An American Videographer who produced a documentary video on the 3 Mile Island Steam Generator Transport. This over land hauling project was the largest in US History. To do what he did was next to impossible. Joe did this entire production by himself at the request of KMX International, the company responsible for the over land transport.

From what I understand , he shot this video covering 70 miles in 30 days, film style. If you were able to see the obstacles in this job, you would appreciate this. The companies that were involved have been nominated for awards in their respective industries for the highest achievement possible using the video Joseph shot. Joseph did an amazing job and since he is a product of Parma Ohio, we (the authors ) feel he is notable.

We request a review so that we can correct any problems so it is published on Wikipedia and the other reason is that we feel not only that this article is worthy of publication but if it were not for the Security Issues involved, the media would have picked this up much sooner than it did. As it was, there was a News Media Center established in the same place as they used during the nuclear accident. Joseph was the only one allowed to videotape this entire project from the actual off loading on the Deleware to the arrival at 3 Mile Island. This is unprecedented.

Thank You

75.75.185.136 (talk) 15:28, 10 February 2010 (UTC)Sidu Anil75.75.185.136 (talk) 15:28, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Re:Bite

Considering it's most likely a sockpuppet, no it wasn't overboard. Soxwon (talk) 17:13, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

NaaS - notability issue resolved?

Hi ukexpat,

thanks for your reply on the notability issue. As a result, I have added 3 further references on the article.

1 is reference to a telecomms work group that has been established by vendors in Israel to investigate and discuss the concept.

2 references are for separate companies offering what they term NaaS solutions.

Does this resolve the notability issue do you think?

Regards,

Steve. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Smcvarno (talk • contribs) 17:43, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Further to my last comment on NaaS

I have found some articles on lightreading.com regarding NaaS.

http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=171804

Would this article be helpful on our notability debate? My concern is that involves the company who coined the term so it could be viewed by some as advertising...yet it also shows that the concept is being used in the real world by real companies. In this case, TDC as a customer.

Thoughts? Or are you happy with the references already added. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Smcvarno (talk • contribs) 17:50, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks 129.83.31.1 (talk) 21:22, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

NaaS (again!) :-)

Hi ukexpat,

ok, I have taken what you have said on board. I have referenced further articles from websites such as Lightreading.com, gomonews.com and currentanalysis.com. The last two I do not know too much about but certainly LightReading.com is highly regarded in the telecomms arena.

Hopefully this satisfies the 'reliable sources' criterion under the Types of Sources link you sent me.

Thoughts?

Best Regards, Steve. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Smcvarno (talk • contribs) 08:37, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Nominating articles for speedy deletion

Hi, Ukexpat. I think you are doing great job by nominating problematic articles for deletion. However, this is at least a second time during last two weak when you nominate appropriately referenced article for deletion immediately after vandalizing or just edited by inexperienced user who removed all references. Please check the article history and, if possible, restore the stable version instead of nominating it for the speedy deletion. Thank you. Beagel (talk) 18:02, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Welcome thanks

Thank you UKexpat! I appreciate the welcome note! :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gnina (talk • contribs) 14:52, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for welcoming me.

I have thought of becoming a part of wikipedia for quite some time. I have gained so much great information from wikipedia and it has helped me figure out several research questions in my work. Since Nine_Magazine is my first creation, I would appreciate any feedback you could offer me. QCollins (talk) 21:03, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I am having trouble with citations. Please help me I have tired and tired and I just don't get it. I have read the help pages. What am I doing wrong when I get the error. Ratmuffin (talk) 23:47, 13 February 2010 (UTC)Ratmuffin

Joseph Graves Olney

Hi Ukexpat, I put some footnotes on, are they correctly formed? I am ready for some help with the photo that I have to add. Why was it deleted? What do I need to learn about photos? Ratmuffin (talk) 00:14, 14 February 2010 (UTC)Ratmuffin

Jimbo question

Who I ask a questions to IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESSMlpearc (talk) 17:58, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome

Thanks, I read Wikip so much that I thought it was time I did something to fill a gap.--SpoolWhippetsWC (talk) 02:22, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

NaaS

Hi Ukexpat, any further comments on this article?

Smcvarno (talk) 13:40, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

non functioning sig

It's Wiki-ed. Turn it off and the button and insert javascript works. Turn it on and pouffe! it stops again Elen of the Roads (talk) 19:34, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

I;ve let Cacycle know. see [1] --Elen of the Roads (talk) 19:46, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

NaaS again

Ukexpat, Thanks for all your help and time. Much appreciated.

Smcvarno (talk) 08:12, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Don't understand?

Hi thanks for your post however I cannot find the answer to my question. What do I do when Brett Wood is both a Film Maker who has already got a page and Brett Wood and Musician who has not (the one I am trying to create). --Pmdance (talk) 09:14, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Signpost: 15 February 2010

• News and notes: New Georgia Encyclopedia, BLPs, Ombudsmen, and more

• In the news: Labor squeeze revisited, journalist consultations, philosophy bungles, and more

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Singapore

• Features and admins: Approved this week

• Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

• Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 13:51, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the nomination

Wow - I am very excited that my first article has gone over so well. Thank you very much for the nomination. SpoolWhippets (talk) 22:17, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Hooverball

Thanks for the welcome and for answering my question elsewhere on Hooverball. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mineralgift (talk • contribs) 22:21, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Latymer Upper School

Am I allowed to edit this article? I attended the school and am not sure if my editing would breach conflict of interest guidelines. My concern is that the article is just a tad too promotional -- seems to draw too heavily on prospectus, website, fond recollections of old boys, etc... There is lots of interesting stuff than remains untold re: evolution from a direct grant grammar school to a pure independent. (Can I cite a Latymer newsletter, or does this breach self-refereneced guidlines?) And the existing article it does go on a trifle overmuch about sport. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mineralgift (talk • contribs) 22:41, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Sorry about the overlinking

Ah - it was me that put the extra links in. I just thought I had missed some. Must have been extra irritating to have removed them and then see them back again. I can see now that too many unnecessary links just make it harder to read. cheers SpoolWhippets (talk) 22:42, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Teaching Writing in the United States

Thanks so much for the feedback. I'll work on the changes you suggested -encyclopedia writing is new for me! Diana Leddy (talk) 23:31, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing it out (and thank-you for pitching in). --SPhilbrickT 01:16, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Here Be Dragons

Hi! I've added to the article since last night and will leave it to you to decide whether to keep or remove the tags before I continue. Also have a question: I can't access reviews from Publisher's Weekly, but they are quoted at Amazon – is it allowable to paraphrase? And if so, how is the source presented? Linked to Amazon here with a note in the citation template? Finally, let me know if you think the book doesn't meet notability. If so, I can delete everything and reestablish as redirect. Thanks. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 17:08, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

User:Derrynoel/Roland Carl Backhouse

I'm delighted with the templates. Why didn't I find them?  :-)

I realise that we are short of references but I have someone working on that and will fix that up soon. Otherwise, your suggestions have made this look good.

How do I say the following in Wiki-speak? "This man came from one of the poorest council estates in England. Despite being surrounded by negativity, he has become a leader in his field."

--Derrynoel (talk) 05:54, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

your so fast LOL

i have a question for you ...I am always getting an edit conflict on the Help page ....I dont mind its actually making my wife laugh her head off..that i can get my response in first! Do you use an out side program just wondering how you do it so fast!!...form you new and devoted follower.. :) Buzzzsherman (talk) 04:41, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Externalism

as you mentioned I put a lot of work in it since I tried to be as exhaustive as possible. In particular I tried to provide an historical introduction and then a series of subsections as balanced as possible among the various approaches. It was written for wikipedia, it is not a reuse of some previous material. In my view, it had the style of an encyclopedic entry since I avoided to express any personal judgment or to defend any particular view. I would like to rewrite it or to revise is as necessary. Could you please be a little more precise as to what are the shortcomings of the article? So that I follow your guidelines? Perhaps you can point out to some sections which needs more revision. I thank you for your attention, I'm new to wikipedia and I would like to contribute significantly and properly —Preceding unsigned comment added by RainbowWiki (talk • contribs) 09:23, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

User:Derrynoel/Roland Carl Backhouse 2

Thanks for the set of words. I realised that my set was inappropriate but wondered how far I should go. I knew not to include certain facts. I also realise that I cannot 'out' the Headmaster who told him not to go to Cambridge as he would not fit in.

My 'helper' is away from base for a couple of days so I will not get back to you until early next week.

I am a UK expat myself, of course!--Derrynoel (talk) 12:14, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

I started out in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, moved to Middlesbrough in time for secondary school [with Roland, of course]. I went into teaching in UK but moved to NSW in the early 70s. Since then, I've spent the last 25 years in Melbourne.--Derrynoel (talk) 21:58, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Request for Feedback

Hello UKexpat. I want to invite your feedback on this draft article on the international media reaction to Barack Obama's 2008 election. Please note that images are available to improve the article's look and will be added once the page is published. Please leave comments on the draft's discussion page. Thank you!--Amandaroyal (talk) 20:42, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

ratmuffin

Hi, I am learning so much, thanks for your help

About the image i want to load. It is my own picture that is from my family. Joseph Olney is my great great grandfather. My mother allowed David Johnson to use the photo in his books. That is where he got the photo. I do not know what the conditions of that release were. Probably none.

Ratmuffin (talk) 23:28, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you

My apologies! I am participating in the Wikimedia conference at Museums & the Web in April as a moderator representing art museums, so you'd think I'd know better about Wiki protocols. Having seen this entry I took it upon myself (wrongly, it turns out) to add citations in mainstream media publications---the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. I don't believe I substantively altered any of the biographical language.

If these citations should be removed, I would be happy to do it--but don't want to make yet more of a mess of things!

Maxwell L. Anderson Maxwell L. Anderson (talk) 18:36, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

User:Derrynoel/Roland Carl Backhouse 3

My researcher has come up with the following from 'Google Scholar' and the 'Web of Science'. These illustrate the frequency with which people have cited Roland's work. How should I use this info?

Extended content

Title: REGULAR ALGEBRA APPLIED TO PATH-FINDING PROBLEMS Author(s): BACKHOUSE RC, CARRE BA Source: JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS Volume: 15 Issue: 2 Pages: 161-186 Published: 1975 123 Google Scholar; 56 Web of Science Title: Generic programming - An introduction Author(s): Backhouse, R; Jansson, P; Jeuring, J, et al. Conference Information: 3rd International School on Advanced Functional Programming (AFP 98), Date: SEP 12-19, 1998 BRAGA PORTUGAL Source: ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING Volume: 1608 Pages: 28-115 Published: 1999 151 Google Scholar; 40 Web of Science Title: A calculational approach to mathematical induction Author(s): Doornbos, H; Backhouse, R; vanderWoude, J Source: THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE Volume: 179 Issue: 1-2 Pages: 103-135 Published: JUN 1 1997 36 Google Scholar; 15 Web of Science Title: CALCULATING PATH ALGORITHMS Author(s): BACKHOUSE, RC; VANDENEIJNDE, JPHW; VANGASTEREN, AJM Source: SCIENCE OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING Volume: 22 Issue: 1-2 Pages: 3-19 Published: APR 1994 Unlisted in Google Scholar; 10 Web of Science Title: LOCALLY LEAST-COST ERROR RECOVERY IN EARLEY’S ALGORITHM Author(s): ANDERSON, SO; BACKHOUSE, RC Source: ACM TRANSACTIONS ON PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND SYSTEMS Volume: 3 Issue: 3 Pages: 318-347 Published: 1981 18 Google Scholar; 10 Web of Science Title: FIXED-POINT CALCULUS Author(s): AARTS, C; BACKHOUSE, R; BOITEN, E, et al. Source: INFORMATION PROCESSING LETTERS Volume: 53 Issue: 3 Pages: 131-136 Published: FEB 10 1995 16 Google Scholar; 9 Web of Science Title: AN ASSESSMENT OF LOCALLY LEAST-COST ERROR RECOVERY Author(s): ANDERSON, SO; BACKHOUSE, RC; BUGGE, EH, et al. Source: COMPUTER JOURNAL Volume: 26 Issue: 1 Pages: 15-24 Published: 1983 15 Google Scholar; 7 Web of Science Title: Galois connections and fixed point calculus Author(s): Backhouse, R Conference Information: International Summer School and Workshop on Algebraic and Coalgebraic Methods in the Mathematics of Program Construction, Date: APR 10-14, 2000 UNIV OXFORD OXFORD ENGLAND Source: ALGEBRAIC AND COALGEBRAIC METHODS IN THE MATHEMATICS OF PROGRAM CONSTRUCTION Volume: 2297 Pages: 89-148 Published: 2002 26 Google Scholar; 6 Web of Science Title: Reductivity Author(s): Doornbos, H; Backhouse, R Conference Information: 3rd International Conference on the Mathematics of Program Construction, Date: JUL 17-21, 1995 KLOSTER IRSEE GERMANY Source: SCIENCE OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING Volume: 26 Issue: 1-3 Pages: 217-236 Published: 1996 19 Google Scholar; 6 Web of Science 1Title: ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO IMPROVEMENT OF LR(K) PARSERS Author(s): BACKHOUSE, RC Source: ACTA INFORMATICA Volume: 6 Issue: 3 Pages: 277-296 Published: 1976 12 Google Scholar; 6 Web of Science Program construction and verification RC Backhouse - 1986 171 Google Scholar An exploration of the Bird-Meertens formalism R Backhouse - STOP Summer School on Constructive Algorithmics, …, 1989 - Citeseer 79 Google Scholar Syntax of programming languages: theory and practice 1979 80 Google Scholar Do-it-yourself type theory R Backhouse, P Chisholm, G Malcolm, E … - Formal Aspects of …, 1989 - Springer 71 Google Scholar A relational theory of datatypes RC Backhouse, P Hoogendijk, E Voermans, J … - … of Technology, Dept. …, 1992 - dagstuhl.de 57 Google Scholar Demonic operators and monotype factors RC Backhouse, J Woude - Mathematical Structures in Computer Science, 1993 - Citeseer 55 Google Scholar Elements of a relational theory of datatypes R Backhouse, P Hoogendijk - LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER …, 1993 - Springer 56 Google Scholar Polynomial Relators RC Backhouse, PJ de Bruin, PF Hoogendijk … - Proceedings of the …, 1991 - portal.acm.org 52 Google Scholar A relational theory of datatypes CJ Aarts, RC Backhouse, P Hoogendijk, E Voermans, J … - … ftp from ftp. win. tue. nl in …, 1992 49 Google Scholar NB Roland’s first ever paper, published in 1975, has done very well with 123 & 56 respec. It is still being cited – already, someone has cited it in a 2010 publication. This is quite remarkable, as the Journal no longer exists and the paper does not appear on any journal web pages. Incidentally, Roland’s second book (Backhouse, Roland C., Program construction and verification, 1986) was translated and published in Dutch, French and German.

--Derrynoel (talk) 19:07, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Need help with disambiguation

{{helpme}}

Hello,

I am writing the article for Wendy Wilkins, provost of University of North Texas, and I would like to see about having her page (the one I am creating) come up as the first page when someone searches for "Wendy Wilkins." Right now a short article about a character in a book comes up first (being the only one currently) and I am wondering if we could arrange it so that my Wendy Wilkins comes up first, and the character Wendy Wilkins comes up under disambiguation?

I am finding all of this a little confusing and I'm not sure it can even be done before my page goes live, but any help I can get from anyone would be fantastic. Thank you! --CLEARllh (talk) 18:05, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Vandalism by an IP account and his/her (possibly) 4 sockpuppets

Extended content

User talk:Ukexpat referred me to the WP:AIV, buy I can't seem to get it posted, so I'll put it in his/her page as well as a few others. "I was referred to WP:AIV from the Help Desk in the event of continued vandalism. The articles affected are: Caribou (musician) and Richard Manitoba. I believe there is one person using 4, possibly 5 accounts for vandalism. The one with the oldest record is Special:Contributions/Urbanshocker. It has a record of 29 edits, most of Manitoba (disambiguation), as well as Caribou (musician), and Richard Manitoba. It’s been blocked for 1 week. The account with the most recent activity is: Special:Contributions/User:66.65.94.122. 13 out of its 15 edits where of Caribou and Richard Manitoba. A few days ago, it was blocked for 31 hours. After it was given its last warning a few days before that, Special:Contributions/Richeye came into existence. It made 6 edits: 5 of Richard Manitoba, 1 of Caribou (musician). After the blocking of User talk:66.65.94.122, and within minutes after User:Urbanshocker was blocked came Special:Contributions/User:69.115.14.50, and Special:Contributions/Bxbmber‎ less than 5 hours after that. Each have only one edit: Richard Manitoba, same vandalism. All remove my edits to Richard Manitoba, which has been sourced and supported by others; or add a non-sourced superfluous line in Caribou (musician)about Richard Manitoba being his legal and stage name. I admit I lost my temper over this, and vented here Wikipedia:Help desk#How do I deal with this edit fight.3F, Though I’m feeling a bit better. I request the following: (1) that all of these accounts be blocked (2) at the very least, be marked as sockpuppets—I suppose of the account with the earliest history (though I’m unsure what WP policy is of this) (3) and mostly the 2 articles (with my edit) be protected. One might also include Manitoba (disambiguation) which he vandalized in the past. Thank you." 70.54.181.70 (talk) 19:17, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Chuck Greenberg

Sorry about that; guess I got a little over-eager. I am still learning the ropes. Thanks for your quick response. Remmick2099 (talk) 22:26, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Photo Problem Fixed

Thank you for fixing the Teampeacock.jpg image; I can see it in my browser! That's something I will put away in my toolbox as that happens on other occasions as well, not just Wikipedia. I appreciate your persistence! Have a good evening. SheilaSheilaJMiller (talk) 22:57, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Wharncliffe Woodmoor Colliery

Hiya Thanks for tidying up the Wharncliffe Woodmoor Colliery page, much appreciated. Regards Mark —Preceding unsigned comment added by Photofanny (talk • contribs) 12:01, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks RE: Ethics Question

Thanks for the suggestion, I've now posted my question to both recommended areas. Stumark (talk) 17:04, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Vandal's ?

Vandal's ? not sure Sahuaro High School Mlpearc (talk) 03:43, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Yes it was Mlpearc (talk) 19:32, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Re: Criminal creology

Have you had any luck engaging with the author? So far they seem to be unwilling to communicate via talk pages or edit summaries. I have some concerns about the notability of the subject (given that it's a PhD thesis that's only referenced by 1 journalist (who I can't find on google), and given the lack of communication, I'm tempted to take this to AfD. Thoughts? -- Bfigura ^(talk) 19:31, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

User:Derrynoel/Roland Carl Backhouse 4

Hello Ukexpat

Just checking to see where we are up to.

What did you make of the citation table? --Derrynoel (talk) 04:42, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Signpost: 22 February 2010

• News and notes: $2 Million donation, cybersquatting, comScore statistics and more

• In the news: Macmillan's Wiki-textbooks and more

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Mammals

• Features and admins: Approved this week

• Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 12:55, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Cyril Clowse

On 25 February, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cyril Clowes, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 06:02, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Oxford Hub

An article that you have been involved in editing, Oxford Hub, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Oxford Hub. Thank you.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Nancy ^talk 07:44, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks again for the nomination and encouragement

Cyril jumped out at me as someone who needed to be in Wikip. When I get a moment I have a couple of other military things to contribute then I will move on to the really important stuff, like the maybe the history of Football in Tasmania.SpoolWhippets (talk) 22:12, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Tongal

Hi Ukexpat!

Sorry I had the article on my userpage and not in a sandbox. Just wanted to get your perspective about this Tongal article. You've helped me edit this before. Whenever you get a little time. Thanks!

Fightonfortroy (talk) 22:31, 25 February 2010 (UTC)Fightonfortroy 02/25/2010

R C Backhouse

Getting concerned that I have not heard from you. Perhaps I'm looking in the wrong place for a response.

Maybe you are in hiding as you are worried about the superiority displayed by the Aussies against kiwis, Pak and WI. Ashes next! --Derrynoel (talk) 07:47, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

R C Backhouse

Well done Ireland! The great Aussie sport is stirring the English, particularly with respect to their bathing habits [or rather, lack of them]. My throat is as dry as a Pommie's towel, they say. Where do you hide your money when a pom comes to call? [Ans - under the soap!]

I believe that Roland's page is ready to be launched and put out there for the world to see. How do you feel?

--Derrynoel (talk) 02:08, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Re: Your message

Thank you for your welcome. One does one's best for sake of human knowledge. "That which is not written down might never have happened". Sufi Mutra (talk) 16:45, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Chris Eccleshall

Hi again,

I've finally managed to find time to add paper press reference to my article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Beeflin/Chris_Eccleshall. Please could you have a look and see if the page is now more likely to survive and give me any more tips if you have any.

Thanks, Beeflin (talk) 19:38, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your encouraging comments and for a helpful clean up! Fingers crossed now and see if anyone shoots it off again :-)

Regards, Beeflin (talk) 02:38, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

One question - I've just been looking at <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:English_musical_instrument_makers>, and noticing the absence of John Bailey and John Birch, who are/were English guitar makers, I have added "Category:English musical instrument makers" to them. Shouldn't Tony Zemaitis, Fylde Guitars and Chris Eccleshall have "Category:Luthiers" added, so that all 5 makers are in both categories? I won't mess with them myself, leaving it up to you.

Yes, the 335s are awesome! Chris is making a 4th one for Peter Hook at the moment.

Cheers, Beeflin (talk) 02:59, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Help with page

Hi Ukexpat Thanks for your comments re: my page Chris Kovarik. I have now added relevant references. Many thanks --TinaEPOTinaEPO (talk) 12:14, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Montana Justice Foundation

Hello,

Thanks so much for looking over my page. I am, however, quite confused as to how to improve the sources. Another very similar organization, Montana Legal Services Assocation, has only their own website as their references and the article has no issues. I am first confused as to why the Montana Justice Foundation would not be able to do the same and secondly confused as to what other references I could possibly use. I will try putting up reference from our board manual but that is the only thing I can come up with. If you could please check this as soon as possible and get back to me it would be greatly appreciated as I am now worried after your recent post that all of the work we have done will be taken down.

Thanks again Lauren (Lauren Asprooth 23:07, 2 March 2010 (UTC)) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Laurenasprooth (talk • contribs)

The Wikipedia Signpost: 1 March 2010

• Reference desk: Wikipedia Reference Desk quality analyzed

• News and notes: Usability, 15M articles, Vandalism research award, and more

• In the news: Idealizing the Star Spangled Banner, Curious Announcement, and more

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Severe Weather

• Features and admins: Approved this week

• Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

• Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 00:55, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Robert Olszewski

Hello UKEXPAT! Thank you so much for the review. I am not Robert Olszewski. I am Ray Olszewski, the brother mentioned a few times in the article. Okay, I've worked hard over the last "near year" time frame on this, getting input from my brother and incorporating his comments into the several interations of the article. We used examples from other wiki's article as guidance. Everything referenced in the article has been published in the media, whether it is on the internet, books, magazines, or other publications. I can understand the promotional overtones and will look at that. Eighty percent of the article is history while the other 20 percent maybe promotional. We will take your advice and tone the article down in that regard. Again, thanks for the constructive feedback and your promptness. Cheers, Ray (ROlszewski@aol.com) Ray Olszewski 03:41, 3 March 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by ROlszewski (talk • contribs)

Thanks for the feedback

Thanks for the feedback on DarkSpace! :) No worries about any delay, I appreciate you taking the time to read. --Culix (talk) 03:43, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Jacob Eisenberg (American musician and author)

Hi, I noticed you changed the title of this page. I put his nationality in there because there is another Jacob Eisenberg who is an artist and Israeli. I also "and author" because he was known more for his writing than his playing. I realized that it was a long title, but didn't quite feel that "author" was enough because he was associated with music, whereas an "author" sounds more like a novelist, which he was not. Marrante (talk) 18:34, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

update

Just curious. Has my information been validated yet so that Needham Roberts will be added to this list? I'm new at this and perhaps it has already been addressed. If so, can you guide me to where I should be looking?

Mrporsche —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrporsche (talk • contribs) 01:37, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

re your suggestion to delete my wiki article re Social Science Research on Greatness

Extended content

hello again this is identical to the message i just sent.. except this time i remembered to include the Subject/headline sorry bout that AgRince (talk) 13:02, 5 March 2010 (UTC) hello Ukexpat I'm writing in response to your recommendation to delete (or userfy) my my wiki article re Social Science Research on Greatness because it appears to be Original Research I’m brand new to Wiki so have no doubt made some errors in writing this article. I’m more than willing to rewrite it, but as you’ll see am not quite sure what needs correcting. the article is not and is not intended to be Original Research or college paper and anything like that. I’ll spell out what I did and maybe you can give me a few tips re correcting it. I wrote the article after looking up the topic of ‘greatness’ on wiki. Which sent me to this url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatness from there I followed an internal link to this Url re ‘great man theory’ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_man_theory as neither of them had a single word about the massive social science research literature on the topic of greatness, I decided to summarize the main works which have been done and did so with a great deal of detail. all of which – I think - is referenced in the article . eg “Francis Galton’s book is the "first systematic systematic examination of distinguished people" (Simonton, 1994, p10)” (simonton 1994 is in ref list at end of article) I did not do any Original Research is writing this piece. I just happen to know a great deal about the soc sci research on the topic of greatness .. eg I’ve read every book summarized in the article except Galton’s 1869 book which is discussed in Simonton (1994) book on Greatness. And I simply used material from these sources in writing the article. I realize now that my style of referencing is not the one used in wiki., eg I did not use any footnotes/citations, but simply gave the page number(s) and ref in the text for each of my sources. I can of course change this style to suit wiki. For example my opening paragraph in the current article I now understand could easily be seen as an opening to a college paper: Social Science Research on Greatness For past century and more, but especially since the accelerated development of intelligence tests in the early 1900s, there has been a vast amount of social scientific research published relative to the question of ‘greatness’. Much of this research doesn’t actually use the term ‘great’ in describing itself, preferring terms such as ‘eminence’, ‘genius’, ‘exceptional achievement’, etc. The major intellectual battles over this topic - not surprisingly, given the ideological and socio-political implications of the outcome – have focused around the questions of ‘nature vs nurture’ or ‘person vs context’. Over the decades a number of books have been published which either integrate the existing research or report major new findings, or both. The ongoing tension between ‘nature vs nurture’ or ‘person vs context’ appears in all of them. The books summarized here are notable contributions to the development of social science literature on the topic of 'greatness'. They are described below in chronological order. In fact, every point made in that paragraph is straight from the existing research literature and could be documented with citations. Would it be helpful if I added these citations? In truth I’m not sure how to proceed from here. What I’m attempting to do is provide a short summary of a vast amount of social scientific research which has been done relevant to the topic of greatness, and which is not available elsewhere in wiki. I am not trying to put any Original Research in the article. I would be more than happy to shorten the article to a much more ‘summary’ form if that is appropriate. Likewise re changing my referencing to match the wiki footnote/citation style. But I can’t think of what else to do as the article is not Original Reserch. It is simply a review of what already exists in the soc sci research literature re the topic of greatness. Again, if you have any suggestions re how I can edit the article to deal with your concerns re it being Original Research, I would really appreciate hearing them. Writing the article took a great deal of time and effort, and it seems a waste not to get it into useable form for wiki.

Sincerely

AgRince (talk) 13:02, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

re moving Social science research on greatness back to my userspace to edit it

Many txs

your suggestions are very helpful.

I would be glad to have the article moved back to my user space (and the Afd withdrawn) so I can, as you say, ".. work on it further... tak(ing) a look at the tone, construction and flow of articles on similar topics to see how that are written and structure (my) article similarly..." – ukexpat (talk) 14:06, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Once i'm finished, i assume i would then request to have it 'moved back to the main page' as i did originally, and see how well i did in dealing with the issues you raised re tone etc

again many txs

AgRince (talk) 14:53, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

txs re moving soc sci artilce back to agRince

thank you

i just ran off a couple relevant wiki articles and am getting back to re-editing...

AgRince (talk) 15:22, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Tagging of Jodie Allen

You tagged Jodie Allen for speedy deletion under A7. It seems to me that someone who is stated to have held senior positions at multiple major media outlets is sufficiently likely to be notable that an A7 should not apply. I have therefore declined the speedy. I agree that the article would probably not pass AfD in its present form. DES ^(talk) 22:28, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

I also notice that the alert message you placed on the creator's talk page seems to be non-standard -- it does not mention {{hangon}}, and seems to presume that speedy deletion will always occur. Is this a template message? If so, can you tell me what template was used? DES ^(talk) 22:36, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Ukexpat. You have new messages at DESiegel's talk page.
Message added 01:24, 6 March 2010 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

DES ^(talk) 01:24, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Feedback

Hey, thanks for your advice.....

RS —Preceding unsigned comment added by Robsmyth40 (talk • contribs) 03:03, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

QEII article move request

Since you've participated in one of the previous move requests for the Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom article, I invite you to give your opinion in the latest move request for that article. Thank you. --~Knowzilla ^(Talk) 09:43, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Arnold Potts

Hi - just FYI I have been expanding Arnold Potts and I am keen to have any feedback. AustralianRupert has been checking it for me - so if you are too busy don't worry, someone is keeping an eye on me already. cheers SpoolWhippets (talk) 00:33, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Ioannis Liritzis

Hello! Your submission of Ioannis Liritzis at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Rosiestep (talk) 02:46, 9 March 2010 (UTC)