User talk:Derek R Bullamore/Archive 19

John Botica

Hello, I would like to know if you have other advice to improve the page John Botica. I would read the answer on your page. Thank you. Best regards.--AlexArago (talk) 09:09, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

Hello Alex. There are a few problems. Firstly, the main text does suffer from some typographical and grammatical errors (for example, He has lived many years in the US and Germany). The more major issue is with the references currently on display. Grammar and spelling are far from ideal (for example, New Zealande Listener), and the dates are shown in different formats (with and without capital letters; abbreviated forms - not ideal in any case - or not). Also in an ideal world, the links should be to on-line versions of the references. This is not compulsory, but makes it easier for on-line readers of the article to easily check references in the same manner. As you have supplied the bulk of the referencing, I wonder precisely where you obtained these from - probably from an on-line source(s) - if so, this needs clarifying. Even the link to 'La Dépêche', leads to a series of disambiguated forms. I also wonder where "Landscape-Architecture magazine", John Botica talks about his passion for pebbles, Interview Michael Barret, 2009 comes from. Do you own the magazine in question ? Either way, more specific information is needed for other readers/editors to find such a printed source document.

You would probably benefit greatly from reading the section on Wikipedia marked citing sources, which gives specific guidance on creating references in different circumstances. It is not easy bedtime reading ! So I would suggest taking it in small stages. Good luck - if you get stuck, you know where I am. I must stress that my technical knowledge of Wikipedia's internal workings, including programming, image uploading, bots etc., is rather limited.

Best wishes - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 14:23, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

Hello Derek. Indeed, there is still much to do. I'm going to try. Maybe I'll still be obliged to call for help. Thank you very much.Best wishes.--AlexArago (talk) 17:28, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

Staten Island Technical High School

Staten Island Technical High School still has a bare URL, and some 'bot seems to revert your work. Can this be fixed?--DThomsen8 (talk) 14:18, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

Yes -  Done - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 17:24, 10 March 2016 (U

Pittsburgh Terminal Properties

How do I check the references at Pittsburgh Terminal Properties?--DThomsen8 (talk) 16:07, 12 March 2016 (UTC)

Probably easiest to take them back to bare URLs and let Reflist/Refill do their magic. Actually, apart from the extra zeros in the accessdates (uh?), the only thing missing in each citation is the source (ie publisher=, website=, etc.) Over to you....

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 19:35, 12 March 2016 (UTC)

 Done dates fixed.--DThomsen8 (talk) 00:16, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

North Korea

http://www.jstor.org/stable/2643582 and http://www.who.int/gho/countries/prk.pdf are shown in the references of the North Korea article.

User talk:Finnusertop removed the linkrot tag, saying that they have metadata, and the tag is not appropriate. Wether or not the tag is appropriate, perhaps something should be done.--DThomsen8 (talk) 00:22, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

You are quite right. The metadata should be incorporated within the overall referencing structure. I think this edit of mine should suffice. You may have come across Jstor.org references before now. Whether or not you have, they are always {cite journal=} types, with the full details usually available at the source, including name of journal, name of article, volume number, date of publication, publisher, page number(s), author(s), etc. They do vary a little bit in the way that the information is provided/formatted, but it is almost always there, and in some detail, if you are prepared to look hard enough. Overall, a good spot by you. Regards,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 00:51, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

And good work by you, Derek!--DThomsen8 (talk) 01:15, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

Hills Learning references

How do I untangle things at Hills Learning with website=URL inside the references? maybe those URLs should come out as separate references, but it is a tangle. --DThomsen8 (talk) 01:13, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

Like this.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 11:02, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

Bee fix

Bee needs one JSTOR fix. If Linkrot is inapporpriate according to some editors, is there a different tag that you would recognize, or should I just mention articles to you here? I am sure you have noticed my work on Linkrot when what to you is overnight.--DThomsen8 (talk) 01:09, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

I have undertaken a few edits on the references on this article, which now all appear to be in order. In any event, rightly or wrongly, no linkrot tag was affixed to the version I edited. In the short term I am going away for around ten days from today, so I must leave all linkrot stuff to the small band that regularly deal with them ie. you !

Best wishes,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 12:25, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks and have a good trip!--DThomsen8 (talk) 12:33, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

PDF Linkrot URLs

Fshajt Bridge is an excellent example of PDF Linkrot URLs. Clicking on the PDF link downloads the PDF, at least on Firefox. What is your thinking on that?--DThomsen8 (talk) 00:06, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

The question I am posing above is whether a bare URL on a PDF should have a "bare URL" Linkrot tag, or not.--DThomsen8 (talk) 12:37, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

The answer is yes it should. Anyhow, I have now cleaned up the Bridge article. I'm not feeling very well at the present, so please bear with me. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 12:46, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Please be careful with your health, Derek. Question: If there is a link to a PDF resulting in a downloaded PDF file, is there some way to convert that PDF to a file visable from Wikipedia directly? I can convert a PDF to a text file, but then what? --DThomsen8 (talk) 13:20, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you. You are getting a little too technical for me now - and is there any pressing reason to do this ? - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 13:24, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

I will ask this elsewhere.--DThomsen8 (talk) 17:17, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

New York Institute of Technology

Hello, on New York Institute of Technology, there is a "bare URL" tag, but I believe there isn't any. Could you please check to see if there's any that I missed. If there isn't any, then please remove the tag. Thank you and best regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.117.99.254 (talk) 06:34, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

The problem was that "article titles" were missing on a small number of the PDF based references, that were archived citations. However, I have remedied these and removed the "bare URL" tag.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 13:26, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. Full of bare URLs: Rahmat Shoureshi — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.111.102.167 (talk) 07:21, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

 Done - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 08:57, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

Good work, Derek! --DThomsen8 (talk) 13:00, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

Hi, on New York Institute of Technology, during clean-up, the "Notable alumni" section tag, above the List of New York Institute of Technology alumni link, has been accidentally removed. Please restore that. Regards. It's located right above "Notable faculty" section tag

 Done - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 21:55, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Hello,

Could you please add the following under "Business" section on List of New York Institute of Technology alumni:

• Shaikha Noora bint Khalifa Al Khalifa, entrepreneur, auditor and graphic designer.

Thank you very much.

 Done - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 10:06, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Hi, on NYIT, under "Academics" section, please add this:

In 2016, the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security designated NYIT as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education.[1]

Thank you very much — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.238.110.55 (talk) 18:17, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

 Done - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 15:57, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

On List of New York Institute of Technology alumni, please add under government section

Abdulla Bin Butti , Chairman of Energy Authority and member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council

 Done - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 18:21, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks so much! Also maybe add Thani Ahmed Alzeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment for the United Arab Emirates www.moccae.gov.ae/en/about-ministry/about-the-minister.aspx

I am a little confused here. Are we talking about adding this name to the List of New York Institute of Technology alumni ? If so, which category ? - Derek R Bullamore (talk)

Sorry about that. Yes, maybe under government as he's a minister. He got his M.B.A. from NYIT. Source: www.moccae.gov.ae/en/about-ministry/about-the-minister.aspx — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.165.95.7 (talk) 19:57, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

 Done - please sign your messages using four tildes (4 x ~), and list any further entries under this heading so as to avoid further confusion. Thanks - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 20:46, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

Please add the following on List of New York Institute of Technology alumni:

under government

• Averof Neofytou, Cypriot politician who has been President of the governing Democratic Rally (DISY) party since 2013. Former Minister of Communications and Works and Mayor of Polis Chrysochou.

under Science and related

• Michael Her, chief technology officer at NeuLion. Former Senior Vice President for Research and Development at CA Technologies.

References

Also link Thani Ahmed Alzeyoudi

Thank you very much and best regards--108.110.16.110 (talk) 01:45, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

 Done - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 11:23, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

Hi, Could you please add Joseph Fuller on List of New York Institute of Technology alumni, perhaps under "Science and related fields" section.

Thank you so much and best regards,--108.124.59.33 (talk) 02:31, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

 Done - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 09:34, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

PV Moyo

Hello Derek My name is PV Moyo l made a article and you deleted it can you stop deleting the articles that lm making — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vussu (talk • contribs) 20:22, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

You might be better off reading some of Wikipedia's editing guidelines, such as Conflict of interest, What Wikipedia is not, Notability and Verifability; rather than wasting your time wrongly accusing another editor of something they did not do.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 20:40, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Girard College

Please do Girard College, which is one block from my house.--DThomsen8 (talk) 13:13, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

 Done. How come you are not listed in the alumni ? LOL. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 13:31, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

I am a graduate of Atlantic City High School and Lafayette College. Girard College is not a college. Look it up!

David Maxwell

Dear Derek, Could you check if this photo has David Maxwell on piano? Vysotsky (talk) 22:24, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

No idea - I'm not very good judging the back of someone's head ! Either way, I do not think the photo would exactly enhance his article.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 13:12, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Peggy Rae Sapienza article tags

Hi Derek -

I saw that you tagged this article - but you did not leave any specifics as to your issues with NPOV on the Talk page, as is recommended. If you can find any less-than-positive info out there to cite I will be happy to include it. I was not able to find any. There may be some comments that reflect a summary impression of the content of the cited material, rather than specific cites. Is this not permissible? I have never seen it as an issue before. Also, as far as notability, I can see that your interests do not lie in this area, so I wonder what criteria you are looking for to consider notable in this field? This article is well-referenced and linked to other Wikipedia pages. As far as categorizations, I have added three of the most obvious ones, I am sure there are more that can be added but I am not very familiar with available categories so I left that to someone who has more knowledge there. Please leave some specifics about your issues on the article's Talk page so I can address them, otherwise the tags do not seem appropriate. Thank you Riverpa (talk) 08:11, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Hello. If I may defend myself here. The majority of the tags you refer to were added by another editor, prior to my involvement in the article. See this edit. My edit was primarily to convert bare URLs into full references, although I did add the {Catimprove} tag, something you do not seem to find unreasonable. You are correct in that my interests do not include this individual, which is why I do not edit further. However, if you are looking to address the NPOV issues, then I would point out this sentence - "Sapienza was born into science fiction fandom" - which is neither sensible nor encyclopaedic in nature. The issue of notability is covered under WP:BIO.

Regards,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 10:52, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Derek, I just noticed that myself and I came over to let you know that I was mistaken. Thanks for your efforts. I will pose my questions to the other editor. Riverpa (talk) 22:51, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Harache family

Please look at Harache family and tell me what is needed to remove the two tags on this article. I have contributed some inline citations and improved the wording a bit.--DThomsen8 (talk) 13:30, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

The problem surrounds those references which are short of detail. What is "HSQS, 21, p.136", for example ? The reader needs more information, if he/she has a chance of verifying the text. ISBN(s) if appropriate would be a start, but either way, those type of references (and there are a number in this article) need expansion. To be honest, I have not got a clue where to start to try to locate some of them !

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 13:47, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

Derek, I do have a clue on those cryptic abbreviations and I can expand them. Your reply is a big help.--DThomsen8 (talk) 12:41, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

Looks much better already, and perhaps the reference desk can explain that last citation. I am going to remove the Linkrot tag now, and I hpoe to remove the other tag very soon. Cheers!--DThomsen8 (talk) 13:18, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

Fair enough - well done ! - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 13:46, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

Even more, I created Westminster Archives Centre for the inline references to have a real target.--DThomsen8 (talk) 18:12, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Ellen Frank working link edits

Ellen Frank -- Hello, I wanted to thank you for adding the archival links to the Ellen Frank page. I am currently working for her, so I am not objective enough to edit myself, nor an experienced wikipedia editor. I wanted to ask for your help - I've collected a bunch of working sources to add to the page. If you could check through them and add those you see as relevant I would be very very thankful!! The links are as follows:

Source 1: Please review and add relevant: Ellen Frank in the Transnational foundation website Ellen Frank in Nassau Museum of Art

Source 2: Please remove  http://www.transnational.org/SATJ/tff/people/e_frank.html (The archive link also doesn't work) Please review and add relevant: Ellen Frank on TFF associates list Ellen Frank's Art on TFF website Ellen Frank's work on Osilas Gallery website Ellen Frank's work on Martin Art Gallery website Ellen Frank's work at College of Holy Cross Ellen Frank in NY Times Article Ellen Frank article in the Georgia Review Article about Ellen Frank in Nashim Journal Excerpt of Nashim article about Ellen Frank on project Muse Description of Ellen Frank on Miranda Arts website Article about Ellen Frank on 27 East

Source 3: Please remove: http://www.transnational.org/SATJ/tff/people/e_frank.html (The archive link also doesn't work) Please review and add relevant: About Ellen Frank on World Public Library Literary Architecture - a Berkeley book by Ellen Frank Literary Architecture on UC press e-book collection Review of Literary Architecture in Modern Language Quarterly Listing of Literary Architecture in Encoure (Ellen Frank's book is cited by many academic books and articles – this can be verified via google search of “Ellen Eve Frank, Berkeley: or “Literary Architecture”)

Source 4: Please review and add relevant: About the play frida @chiapas.net by Ellen Frank and Maria Pessino Listing of frida @chiapas.net performance Ellen Frank on the board of Oddfellows Playhouse

Source 5: Please review and add relevant: Ellen Frank mentioned as contributing author to Tamarind Institute

Further sources to review and add relevant information: Ellen Frank and Cities of Peace mentioned in New York Times About Ellen Frank in Osilas Gallery About Ellen Frank in Martin Art Gallery About Ellen Frank in College of the Holy Cross About Ellen Frank in Nassau Art Museum Ellen Frank in NY Times Article Ellen Frank article in the Georgia Review Article about Ellen Frank in Nashim Journal Excerpt of Nashim article about Ellen Frank on project Muse Description of Ellen Frank on Miranda Arts website Article about Ellen Frank on 27 East Ellen Frank on Artslant Ellen Frank on the Long Island Pulse Ellen Frank on the East Hampton Star Ellen Frank on Mutual Art Inteview with Ellen Frank on Guild Hall of East Hampton Peace Festival News of Ellen Frank at guild Hall Ellen Frank and Cities of Peace work on Real Art Muse blog Ellen Frank in East Hampton community notes on 24 East Ellen Frank and Cities of Peace mention on Guild Hall's Fiesta Showcases Latin American Culture Short article about Ellen Frank and Cities of peace in the Sag Harbour Express Article about Cities of Peace and Ellen Frank in Polish on the International Youth Meeting Center in Oświęcim/Auschwitz website Ellen Frank and Cities of Peace at the Naregatsi Art Institute, yerevan, Armenia Article about Ellen Frank and Cities of Peace in Armenia on the Sag Harbor Online

I apologize for the length - I am new to this. There is a lot of material and I'm doing my best to sort it. As far as I understand these only need to be confirmed, approved and posted to the wiki page- is that correct?

Thank you!! Nammyg (talk) 12:48, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Assuming they actually support the existing text in the article, and they are deemed to be reliable sources, then yes. However, I maybe sometime before I tackle this - I have enough on at present, without other editors making work for me. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 14:30, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

 Done - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 19:19, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you so much! I absolutely understand that you don't have much time and super appreciate the help. If you have any recommendation for an editor that might have time/ interest in helping to edit so that it is more objective, I would appreciate it very much. once more, thank you thank you Nammyg (talk) 11:27, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

I am probably telling grandma how to suck eggs, but there are plenty of Wikipedia editing guidelines that you might benefit from reading. Some are easier on the eye than others, but have a look at these links for starters - WP:BLP, WP:OR, WP:V, WP:COI, WP:NPOV, WP:NOTADVERTISING, and WP:LEAD. That should keep you busy ! Happy editing,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 14:04, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, yes I've read parts of those links.... My main concern was that if I do editing myself it will be deemed not-objective. Do you think doing editing myself and then requesting objective reviews is a better way to go? Nammyg (talk) 18:23, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

If you are talking specifically about the Ellen Frank article, then I would suggest you follow the guidance at WP:DISCLOSE, edit as normal, and then ask someone (not me, please) for a review. It is important to remember to try to keep to a neutral viewpoint and steer well away from promotion-speak - otherwise, within normal limits, you should be OK. Good luck,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 18:58, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Ok, got it, thank you. It will be me or someone else but I will make note of it. You were very helpful, thank you for your time and advice! Cheers Nammyg (talk) 08:45, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Merlin Network page improvements

Many thanks for all your help filling in the references on the Merlin Network page. I am new to Wikipedia, and your help is very much appreciated.

So far, I have added secondary and tertiary citations (as required) to the article and a few punctuation marks. The content of the article remains unchanged. Please can you explain to me why the top of the article now reads 'a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. (April 2016)', and how this can be changed. As noted, I do not intend to make any major contributions. I wish only make it more in line with Wikipedia's standards.

Also, it would be great if you could advise me how I can go about getting the tone of the article altered so that it does not read like promotional material, obviously without massively contributing to or changing the article myself.

Thanks again for all your help, K E O'Leary (talk) 15:54, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for your thanks ! The 'major contributor' tag was added with this edit, and you may be best asking him/her as to why. It is not easy for me to comment on that issue. As far as the advertisement like tone of the article is concerned, and again I did not add that tag, which actually predates the one mentioned earlier, then I have a couple of suggestions. Phrases such as "The idea for Merlin is hatched", "Membership grows to 390, collectively representing thousands of labels worldwide", "Merlin announces landmark multi-million dollar settlement", "Merlin announces 20% reduction in admin fees for members", etc., are more what one would expect to read in promotional, advertisement based literature, than in what should be a neutral point of view encyclopaedia. It needs toning down, plus it would be better for the bulk of the text to be in a true prose format, rather than a listing. The latter styling in itself smacks of promotion, rather than the setting out of a narrative of 'bare facts'.

I have no real interest in the subject matter of the article and do not intend to return to it, but I hope my comments are useful. Happy editing,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 18:14, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you so much. This is really helpful. I will do my best to make sure that this gets addressed, K E O'Leary (talk) 08:47, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Some kind of joke?

Is "Mike Hunt" some kind of attempt at a joke? See: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Texas_obscenity_statute&diff=prev&oldid=571118785

The author isn't"Mike Hunt" (although there's a commenter with that name, and that name is a Simpsons-style prank call joke. Test35965 (talk) 23:34, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

No idea to be honest. It was generated by Reflinks, so I assumed it was genuine enough. Actually it never crossed my mind either way. Feel free to remove it.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 11:37, 16 April 2016 (UTC)

You must be thinking of Al Coholic. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:28, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Tee hee - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 10:33, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

NYIT

I noticed that on NYIT, you added "==Notable alumni==" however, the section should be "==Notable people==" and below it "===Notable alumni===" (with 2 more equal signs) should be a subsection.

Also, please delete this, located under "Stategic plan" section, as it's unencyclopedic, not showing, and unnecessarily making the article size larger:

Thank you very much — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eagle Beagle Giggle (talk • contribs) 02:48, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

 Done - I have left the strategic plan wording, which is hidden, and does not make any significant difference to the article size. The wording may become relevant in time.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 09:53, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Editor of the Week : nominations needed!

The Editor of the Week initiative has been recognizing editors since 2013 for their hard work and dedication. Editing Wikipedia can be disheartening and tedious at times; the weekly Editor of the Week award lets its recipients know that their positive behaviour and collaborative spirit is appreciated. The response from the honorees has been enthusiastic and thankful.

The list of nominees is running short, and so new nominations are needed for consideration. Have you come across someone in your editing circle who deserves a pat on the back for improving article prose regularly, making it easier to understand? Or perhaps someone has stepped in to mediate a contentious dispute, and did an excellent job. Do you know someone who hasn't received many accolades and is deserving of greater renown? Is there an editor who does lots of little tasks well, such as cleaning up citations?

Please help us thank editors who display sustained patterns of excellence, working tirelessly in the background out of the spotlight, by submitting your nomination for Editor of the Week today!

Sent on behalf of Buster Seven Talk for the Editor of the Week initiative by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:18, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Hints on difficult linkrot

Please give me hints on difficult linkrot, such as Tower Two-Sixty or Whistle post. We are down below 100 tonight, but many of the articles I work on prove to be difficult, and I leave them for you. --DThomsen8 (talk) 01:07, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

On Tower Two-Sixty, references listed under Bizjournals.com is one of the few (non PDF etc) links that Reflinks does not pick up automatically. Therefore it needs manual intervention by simply clicking on the reference, copy pasting the heading of that article and then manually concocting the full reference, as here. Whistle post is similar - I have not come across Lovdata.no before - but this is my edit to rectify the situation. OK?

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 09:33, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

OK!--DThomsen8 (talk) 12:57, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Thosar Akash

Perhaps I am wrong about WP:Link Rot being a tag on Thosar Akash. I took off the tag, and a newbie editor put it back. Who is correct?--DThomsen8 (talk) 21:54, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

I see your work on Thosar Akash. How do you do that?--DThomsen8 (talk) 23:01, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

Without wading through the editing history to determine who is right or wrong, I converted the external links into temporary references, to allow Reflinks to do its magic. Then I converted them back into external link status. The fact is that both true 'references' and 'external links' should not really display bare url forms (ie remain showing as http://) We I ended up with this version which seems to be OK for now. I am not certain about the notability of the subject matter, or whether the external links really do support the article or, more probably, the film (at best). I will leave those decisions and discussions to other editors, hopefully better versed in Marathi cinema and its participants than I.

Hell's bells, the things we do for love !

Regards,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 23:17, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

You do that fix with a lot of work. I will not claim that bare URLs are not Linkrot, but I will leave such instances for you. CHEERS!--DThomsen8 (talk) 23:22, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

Zeev Kun (please remove the "additional citations" tag)

Zeev Kun features a list of sources, but it is still labeled as an article that needs "additional citations for verification". Could you please remove this tag, since the article already features a number of reliable links and references to the artist's albums — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andrews2011 (talk • contribs) 11:56, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

Not really. The 'life' section does not contain any references at all, and is easily the largest part of the whole article. More sources are required.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 19:26, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

Thank your for your time and attention. I have just added four references in the "Life" section, please check them, I hope that they are enough. Thank you Andrews2011 (talk) 15:10, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

It is an improvement, so well done. However, I have formulated the references into one of the preferred Wikipedia styles, and placed these after punctuation marks, rather than before them. There are a string of sentences which seemingly are still unreferenced including, for example, this set - " In his art, the latter focused on the images of Apocalypse, creating paintings shot through with dread and fear of death. It is no wonder that Zeev Kun, who himself survived the nightmare of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, was so overwhelmed by the works of Fuchs, who happened to be his peer. Upon his return to Israel, Zeev Kun joined the Israeli Painters and Sculptors Association". Also this section – "Zeev Kun’s works have been successfully sold (can something be unsuccessfully sold?) by leading Israeli auction houses on many occasions, including “Tiroche”, “Matsart”, “Montefiore”, “Egozi” and others.(which?) His paintings have always been highly appreciated and valued by art collectors and art lovers" – is probably more an editor's viewpoint rather than from a referenced source. Therefore a little way to go yet, before the tag can realistically be removed. Regards,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 15:28, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you once again. As for “other auction houses”, in the last two years, his paintings have also been sold by such Israeli art auctions as Claudio’s, Yair Gallery, Ishtar, Pasarel, so I’ve only included the most important ones in the article. As for the first sentence you’ve mentioned, this information can be found in one of the sources already listed as a reference, so I’ve added it as a reference here, too. Plus, I’ve provided a more specific reference as to Zeev Kun’s role as a painter. Regards (Andrews2011 (talk) 16:49, 6 June 2016 (UTC))

OK. I have removed the tag, although a couple more references to support the text would not go amiss. Happy editing ! - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 17:37, 6 June 2016 (UTC)

Dr. Demento

Back in 2014 you added the BLP refimprove template to this article. Just now an IP has been reported at ANI for removing the template from multiple articles, including Dr. Demento. Could you check the article to see if you agree with the removal in this case? Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 19:46, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

No I do not agree. There are sections, such as 'Influence', which has only one reference for several paragraphs of text. The tag removal seems premature, at best, to me. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 19:52, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

Dead Rock Stars

Not only is this not being updated to any significant extent (I emailed him to alert him about Emile Ford, but no reply) - but nor is List of deaths in rock and roll since it became semi-protected back in March. I will try and keep an eye on major omissions, but you might want to look in on it occasionally as well. Ghmyrtle (talk) 08:39, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

I think I said to you some months ago that the 'Dead Rock Stars' website was not being updated regularly, and sadly it is now in, what appears to be, a terminal decline. A shame. As far as List of deaths in rock and roll is concerned, I will put it on my 'Watchlist'. I am as guilty as anyone for not updating the list, although I was rather put off the whole article after following, and briefly participating in, the discussions on the talk page. Much argument, little real tangible agreement; there is the usual lack of progress in trying to find broad acceptance for virtually anything on Wikipedia. I know you have really tried more than most to push this one way or the other. I feel the article's title is a major stumbling block in itself. I'm not really sure it is needed at all, given the 'Deaths in xxx' list becoming more and more definitive. To be brutally honest, I had almost forgotten about 'List of deaths in rock and roll' 's existence. I'll do what I can. Regards,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 15:45, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

I see you've added some references. You don't fancy doing all the others do you....  ??! Ghmyrtle (talk) 17:56, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Maybe... for a fee. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 17:58, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Still awaiting my dosh ! Just a couple of observations in the meantime. Firstly, I have now added 200+ references to the List of deaths in rock and roll article, which has expanded in size by around 25%. The size of the article, and any attendant editing, may soon be a problem (rather like it became on 'Deaths in xxxx'). Secondly, I have gone back just a couple of years so far. I shudder to think how much more the article will grow in size if all references are sourced and edited in. Secondly, there still appear to be ongoing rumblings on the talk page about the validity/necessity of the article. I am rather loathe to spend much more time on it, if it ultimately dies a death of its own. Also, for what it is worth, I think the semi-protected status should remain (à la 'Deaths in xxxx'). - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 16:32, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

"You're spoiling me, Mr Ambassador!". Thank you very much - I shall wear it with pride ! - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 16:17, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

I note that the semi-protected status that did, or did not, apply to the List of deaths in rock and roll page has been removed (or maybe did not exist at all). Either way, and mark my words here, just wait for the loads of tosh that starts to appear in that listing now that is a free-for all. Tsk...

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 23:42, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Indeed - it didn't take long for the additions to restart. The problem is that many of that IP's edits are in my view entirely justified and beneficial - though unreferenced. I expect that editors here (not just you and me!) will effectively have to take over from Doc Rock and keep monitoring and updating that list - but I would still like to try and establish some criteria for inclusion that we can set out at the top of the article. Ghmyrtle (talk) 07:44, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

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Catfish and the Bottlemen

Hi. What is your view on the fact that this band, whilst formed in North Wales, clearly identify as being English (and have added refs to show they have actively made it clear they are not Welsh)? British may be a compromise, but surely not one that needs to be made when there is a message clearly stating WHY they are described as English? And it also leaves it open to incorrect interpretation that they ARE Welsh?

11:12, 4 June 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.146.202.113 (talk)

My view is that I do not really have a view, or care that much. However I am puzzled to note that stating something is British/English may be interpreted as being Welsh ! Either way, this discussion really belongs on Talk:Catfish and the Bottlemen, not here. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 11:24, 4 June 2016 (UTC)

Fair enough. But I don't understand how anyone would be puzzled by the idea of having something formed in Wales described as British, might leave people to think it is Welsh - when it is in fact English.

78.146.202.113 (talk) 11:29, 4 June 2016 (UTC)

Can you please help me in a matter of need

This is Garagepunk 66, you probably know me from pervious edits. I have always known you to be a kind and fair person. I am now being victimized by a user named User:ALongStay, who has nominated two of my articles for deletion. While there is nothing, in and of itself, wrong with doing that, he is trying to pass himself off as someone who I lave long considered a cherished friend User:TheGracefulSlick. But, sadly this incident has caused serious strife between us. TheGracefulSlick thinks that I was accusing him of being behind a sock-puppet ring, and I have to admit that I made the suggestion, but fell short of a full accusal. GracfulSlick asked me to contact LongStay, so I did in an effort to smooth things out. But, to no avail. I need intervention in this situation, because it threatens my ability to continue to do work here. Is there anything you can do to help me? Garagepunk66 (talk) 11:34, 6 June 2016 (UTC)

Whilst I have some sympathy with anyone in some distress, I am not an administrator. I think that this is an issue that you need to talk through further with the parties concerned, rather than try to rustle up support from another editor, particularly one who has had no involvement in any of these issues. Frankly, I am too busy elsewhere at the present time to examine the claims and counterclaims, and I have no "authority" to intervene one way or the other. There is Wikipedia:Arbitration if all else fails, but do think very carefully before going down that route.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 16:38, 6 June 2016 (UTC)

I understand, and I thank you for your time. This whole situation has caused me a lot of difficulty, and I just want to be able to work in peace. Garagepunk66 (talk) 21:24, 6 June 2016 (UTC)

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Please fix George Bush Intercontinental Airport linkrot. Someone took off the tag. --DThomsen8 (talk) 11:38, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

 Done - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 12:04, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

Browser find "http" says yet more to fix. Cheers!--DThomsen8 (talk) 13:03, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

OK. Try it now. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 13:11, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Nexon

I just completed work on Nexon and I want to know what the 'bot wants me to do. Please tell me about it right here, so I can do it myself in the future.--DThomsen8 (talk) 13:46, 12 June 2016 (UTC)--DThomsen8 (talk) 13:46, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

I am not too sure what you are referring to. Both Reflinks and Refill seem to be happy when I ran the Nexon article through them. Some references are short of an accessdate, but that is hardly worth worrying about. I am going away for a couple of days now, so anything else will have to await my return.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 14:12, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

Thank you; much appreciated. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 11:24, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

Nobody appreciates it more than you Derek!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 05:50, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Mechell, Anglesey

Hi, can you sort out the ref formatting for this? Might need some manual editing too, cheers.♦ Dr. Blofeld 05:50, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Is that any better now ? - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 12:32, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

My great-great-great-great-grandparents (or something like that) came from round there.... Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:01, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Really ! Well, the picture at the top of the article reminds me of the North York Moors - wild and woolly country. I've only been to Anglesey three times, and the weather was not too kind on each occasion. Actually, now I come to really think about it, each time was with one of the three main ladies in my life. I do not intend to engage with a fourth, so maybe it is one place I am destined never to go back to. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 22:20, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

You seem to care about music accuracy

Please assist correct information about Top of the POps on Wikipedia. We need to illustrate the current BBC editing and censorship policy whether it be accurate and fair or not.Wotthefuccc (talk) 13:36, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, I do care about music accuracy here, but tend not to get involved with matters which are basically 'political' or 'current affairs'.

As ever, the overriding prerequisite on Wikipedia is editing in accordance with the Five pillars protocol. More specifically, verifiability - "In Wikipedia, verifiability means that people reading and editing the encyclopedia can check that information comes from a reliable source. Wikipedia does not publish original research. Its content is determined by previously published information rather than by the personal beliefs or experiences of its editors. Even if you're sure something is true, it must be verifiable before you can add it."

Whilst there is little doubt that the re-editing of past editions of Top of the Pops has partly reflected present day editiorial and censorship policy at the BBC, the real trick is to present a balanced, neutral point of view in Wikipedia's article. I would commend you for keeping comments regarding Cliff Richard and Michael Jackson's inclusion, or not, to the article's talk page. However, please note "Articles that present original research in the form of extrapolation, speculation, and "future history" are inappropriate".

I intend to leave editing to others in the Top of the Pops article - and will continue to do so unless drastic action is needed. I see no real pressing reason for my input at this stage.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 21:39, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

See Talk:Jonathan_King#King_removed_from_Top_of_the_Pops_again.3F. The BBC has binned all of the editions of TOTP hosted by Jimmy Savile and Dave Lee Travis from the repeats on BBC4, and now seems to have binned Jonathan King, who received a letter from the BBC explaining this decision. It's just as well that people have uploaded TOTP performances of songs like Everyone's Gone to the Moon to YouTube, because the BBC won't repeat them any more (this YouTube video from TOTP also has Savile in it, so it fails the new BBC guidelines twice).--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 05:30, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

I did see the talk page comments, where you stated " I agree with Ghmyrtle that this isn't suitable for the article unless it receives mainstream media coverage." I can not add much to that. Without suitable mainstream coverage, it is not notable. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 13:48, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

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Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri

My published page Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri was reviewed earlier by some editors. But on 6th July some User:GorgeCustersSabre ruined it. He added this article to deletion. Verify and revert the article soon. Otherwise the page will be deleted. Please help in maintaining Wikipedia. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mohd Sarim Ashrafi (talk • contribs) 16:12, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

This is an issue that you need to take up with the other editor(s), not me. You can also pass comments here. I do not intend to get involved any further in the article.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 17:21, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

You're invited to discuss a merge proposal

Hi there,

As a recent contributor to the Betty Boo article, I thought you might be interested in contributing to the discussion at Talk:Boomania regarding a merge proposal.

Thanks, Ubcule (talk) 20:23, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

ref fill

Thank you very much for your help at 2016 Tasmanian energy crisis - much appreciate the help JarrahTree 14:56, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

You're welcome. I have now removed the link rot tag. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 15:01, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

wish there were more around who are so kind and thoughtful, it makes things easier to know there are those who helpout in such cases ! JarrahTree 23:16, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

David Pearce Boxer

Originally the page administrator wanted references added,then they wanted video footage which has been added.

What do you want now regarding references? What does the green and red mean also?

The page will be written more encyclopaedic once I have time.

Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by FinnRiver180 (talk • contribs) 14:19, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

I mainly improved the referencing on the David Pearce (boxer) article – my knowledge of the subject matter is virtually non-existent. I am unsure what the green and red are that you are referring to, unless it is to indicate whether a link exists to another article, such as Pillgwenlly or not, in the case of Percell "Magic" Davis. If you have not already done so, try looking at this editing guideline – WP:BDD. Just click on the green/blue link and it will take to the article. Alternatively this page may offer you tips and hints. Curtis Woodhouse is deemed to be a 'good article' about boxers – it may also help you in your endeavours. Happy editing,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 14:44, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

1989 in British music

Hello Derek, just a small query... you've added a "refimprove" tag to the above article – was there a particular statement or section that you were referring to? It'll give me an idea where I need to look for possible sources to get the tag removed. Thanks. Richard3120 (talk) 15:32, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

The sections marked 'Summary', 'Events', 'Births', 'Deaths', 'Music Awards' etc., all appear to be completely unreferenced. In general, five references for an article of that size is a bit of a giveaway in itself. Cheers,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 15:38, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll see what I can do. A summary like this though is easier to manage: since 2014 the editor Hadji87 has been doing detailed summaries for every chart week which makes the articles like 2015 in British music charts horrendously long (more than 500 references!) – and I would argue pretty pointless information, as I suspect nobody is ever going to be desperate to find out in the future which song was the highest climber in Week 37 of 2015. Richard3120 (talk) 15:49, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

There is a balance to be struck between insufficient references and too many ! I would concur that 2015 in British music charts is indeed "horrendously long".

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 16:18, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

Japanese baseball players

Hallo, I'm not sure what happened to the two similary-named Japanese baseball players Masashi Date and Masashi Date. I found them while stub-sorting, wondered whether they were two transliterations of same man so checked their refs, found their different birth dates and added these to the stubs. Did a bit more tidying while I was there (eg combining the twice-cited ref), as well as stub-sorting.

You then labelled both the links as "dead link", and on that basis tagged the articles as "BLP unsourced", and also moved {{catimprove}} from bottom to top, and put brackets round the "dead link" URL.

1. The two links worked fine for me.
2. But it seems unhelpful to put [] round a bare URL as it hides it in the reflist: the URL itself is more informative than an invisible link, though obviously inferior to a proper reference (hence my tagging with {{link rot}})
3. The documentation for {{Catimprove}} says It is recommended that this template be placed at the bottom of the page, where readers will look for the categories. When I have put it in the recommended place, please don't move it away.

I've undone your edits on both articles - manually in one case, till I realise I'd undone everything except a cosmetic change from "reflist" to "Reflist", and a straight "undo" on the other. Seeing your name in the list of editors I'd expected to find the references helpfully filled in ... I guess that you came to do that, found that for some reason your computer couldn't access the pages, and did some editing while there. Just thought I'd better come and explain my various changes. PamD 12:17, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

Fine. Thanks for your explanation, which seems to overlook the fact that both references are now subject to linkrot, which was my sole purpose in visiting those pages. Why the referenced links would not load for me, I am not technically gifted enough to know. However, placing [] around dead links (which I thought they were), is common practice. Despite your noble efforts, the question of linkrot remains.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 12:32, 29 July 2016 (UTC)