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It's good to have someone who knows what they're talking about editing King Arthur. If there's anything you need, please don't hesitate to ask.--Cúchullain t/c 06:34, 21 February 2008 (UTC) /Archive 1Reply

King Arthur historicity edit

I appreciate there is alot of work you put into this article and know it is a pain when people considerably alter one's work. I want to try and address your points (Celt & Saxon connot be left out though, nor can we discredit people openly here, we can only try to present our point impartially, and without preference (hard I understand) and the result can only be the best if this is done). I am going through it again and will try a slightly different approach. Once it is done you can do your edits as you please. You may want to wait until is is done to respond in discussion.WikieWikieWikie (talk) 18:24, 18 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

Ok no problem. My feeling on the bias arises when there is settlement on the argument against the argument for, rather than equal criticality, on the both parts. I dont think it is right for one side to be shown to defeat the other. I cant see any bias in my work on the article. I may try to tip the balance back the other way slightly and I will try to find other refernces to support this. I am sure John Morris say something to the effect of the B-E ref. WikieWikieWikie (talk) 22:14, 18 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

King Arthur edit

No worries, I'll check it out.--Cúchullain t/c 16:06, 21 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

vandalism edit

My friend, I just looked the article on Arthur, and I am afraid that you will find it has been vandalised. Some rather childish references to mail genitalia have been inserted. A shame that people have nothing to better to do with their lives.

62.1.218.86 (talk) 13:07, 12 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

It is indeed; however, I'm impressed by how speedily vandalism has been reverted today, which reaffirms my faith in wiki :-) Cheers Hrothgar cyning (talk) 19:44, 12 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

Mainpage edit

I had no idea, last time I checked it wasn't even on the rotation yet. You're right about just waiting a bit to try and tune it back up to concert pitch; any good edit right now is just as likely as a bad one to get swallowed up in the deluge. Once again, many thanks and congratulations on the article being put up, it's clearly some of Wikipedia's finest work, and one of the best encyclopedia articles on Arthur that's out there.

And thanks about the degree, it was a long time coming.--Cúchullain t/c 23:52, 12 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

I think it's all working out. The FA version of the article still stands and there are several devoted editors keeping watch to make sure it doesn't suffer too much from mediocre revisions.
As for my degree, I've gotten a "real job" at my school (University of North Florida), which will help me pay for graduate school if I stay there. I plan on pursuing an MA in English literature with a focus on medieval literature, though this all depends on extenuating factors like time, money, and my girlfriend's plans.
I hope all is going well with your research. I try to keep up with the Arthurian world, but find myself having less free time these days. I recall you saying some time ago you were finishing up another book? How goes it with that?--Cúchullain t/c 17:10, 31 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

King Arthur edit

I thought about dropping by and congratulating you for the quality of the article, but this is probably a better compliment: [1], in case you were not aware of it :) 189.105.102.249 (talk) 22:22, 27 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

Thank you - that really is an impressive number of visits! Cheers, Hrothgar cyning (talk) 14:12, 28 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

Arthur's name edit

Hey Hrothgar, it's been a while. There have been some changes to King Arthur#Name by a user who has called into question some of the sources previously used. I don't know if the solution is removal, or at least relocation to the Arthur article, or if just supplying counter arguments in the section will do it. Please weigh in if you get a chance. I hope all is well with you.--Cúchullain t/c 12:27, 9 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

Hoxne Hoard project edit

It looks like you're not around much, but if you are we would appreciate your advice and assistance for the historical context of the Hoxne hoard. Info on our project is at Talk:Hoxne hoard. Working to get John Morris out of the citations. - PKM (talk) 22:43, 18 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

Million Award edit

  The Million Award
For your contributions to bring King Arthur (estimated annual readership: 1,549,000) to Featured Article status, I hereby present you the Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers. -- Khazar2 (talk) 06:48, 31 August 2013 (UTC)Reply

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I realize you haven't been active on Wikipedia for a while, but I'm leaving this in hopes that you still check this page and will receive this token of thanks. I hope we'll see you back someday! -- Khazar2 (talk) 06:48, 31 August 2013 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom elections are now open! edit

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Europe 10,000 Challenge invite edit

Hi. The Wikipedia:WikiProject Europe/The 10,000 Challenge has recently started, based on the UK/Ireland Wikipedia:The 10,000 Challenge. The idea is not to record every minor edit, but to create a momentum to motivate editors to produce good content improvements and creations and inspire people to work on more countries than they might otherwise work on. There's also the possibility of establishing smaller country or regional challenges for places like Germany, Italy, the Benelux countries, Iberian Peninsula, Romania, Slovenia etc, much like Wikipedia:The 1000 Challenge (Nordic). For this to really work we need diversity and exciting content and editors from a broad range of countries regularly contributing. If you would like to see masses of articles being improved for Europe and your specialist country like Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/The Africa Destubathon, sign up today and once the challenge starts a contest can be organized. This is a way we can target every country of Europe, and steadily vastly improve the encyclopedia. We need numbers to make this work so consider signing up as a participant and also sign under any country sub challenge on the page that you might contribute to! Thank you. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 09:04, 6 November 2016 (UTC)Reply