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Photo of Johann Hari[edit]
I see you have replaced the photo of Johann Hari - I just meant that it seemed odd to have a photo of a journalist of questionable professional ethics in such august company as George Santayana and Sir Salman Rushdie - but now I see he is referenced in the article as well. Your call whether he should be dropped - see Johann Hari. Jpaulm (talk) 15:43, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for your response! Difficult decision! As you point out, your college mentions Nick Griffin, but no picture. Perhaps that's a good compromise: how about if we drop the picture, but leave Johann Hari in the text? TIA Jpaulm (talk) 18:07, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
Rye House, Hertfordshire[edit]
This article now has a useful map, except for the part in German. Before just cropping it, I thought I'd ask you what could be done. Also, there seems to be some reason to explain better why the road ran where it did, which is a matter of finding out where the old road was, to which the mediaeval causeway provided a shortcut that could justify a toll. Charles Matthews (talk) 09:47, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
William Edgeworth[edit]
He did a number of early 19th century maps in Ireland. I'm not finding anything I could use in the article. Charles Matthews (talk) 10:31, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
Go (game)[edit]
Responded at the talk page. -Stevertigo (t | c) 20:34, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
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Amazon source[edit]
Does his article on Amazon just link from wikipedia? The text is exactly the same. We could modify the wording a little and see if the Amazon page changes. Isn't Amazon supposed to cite wikipedia as its source somewhere?--Canoe1967 (talk) 20:15, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
- It does. I clicked the link below the bio and the wp page shows up with attribution.--Canoe1967 (talk) 20:19, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
I have notice a few BLP articles with birthdates and no sources. Is it policy to speedily remove until sourced?--Canoe1967 (talk) 22:47, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
Could we add a line from the same source? The author counters that he will not apologize for his methods of sourcing the book?--Canoe1967 (talk) 18:15, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
- I am suspicious of the source. It looks like a single-agenda site, created by someone with an issue. I would prefer to wait for the issue of the New York Review of Books previously cited in the material deleted from the article. June 7, I think. I trust neither the editor criticising Deacon, nor the one who deleted relevant material as "vandalism". But Nature, and the NYRoB, command respect. Maproom (talk) 20:01, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
His statement is in one of the sources. I just thought if we included a statement by the BLP, it would balance the POV?--Canoe1967 (talk) 21:19, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
- If the statement came direct from Deacon, I would agree. But I don't trust that source. Maproom (talk) 21:22, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
I found a reliable source, but an editor on the talk page doesn't like the wording I used. Would you mind taking a look at the statement I added?--Canoe1967 (talk) 19:34, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
- June 7 has passed. Did you still want to look for that review and add it to the article?--Canoe1967 (talk) 18:00, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
- I see that the NYRB article is available, at [[1], but without paying I can only read the first page, which does not mention the controversy. I believe that you and David kilmer have been handling things well, and the original protagonists have stopped acting. So I am happy to leave things to you. I am still watching the article, so if I see any POV edits I shall still deal with them. Maproom (talk) 18:34, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
Proposal for splitting[edit]
I still think that "proposal for splitting" is possibly the most brilliant talk section header anywhere, ever! :) It makes me smile every time I read it. (I'm damned if I know what to do about the muffinoidal article though.) Best wishes DBaK (talk) 07:37, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
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- what is the problem in helping me?I think they have blacklisted my number.so, you can try calling it and helping me.Just help a needy person and GOD WILL DEFINITELY HELP YOU.Call flipcart.com on 022-6567432 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thenextlike (talk • contribs) 19:08, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
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July 31, 2012 India blackout[edit]
Hi, this is regarding the map ("Indian states affected by July 2012 power cuts") you uploaded on the July 31, 2012 India blackout article page. You seem to have modified it by adding Uttarakhand and removing the eight northeastern states (Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura) in the second version. The following are my comments:
- As per most sources of information, including the article itself, as well as the following referenced sources from within it [[2]] and [[3]], the power outage did very much affect the 8 northeastern states as well (on the second day, i.e. on July 31, 2012). Therefore, I would request you to restore that image to its previous (first) version itself, and come up with another version that adds Uttarakhand but does not remove the 8 northeastern states. Alternatively, kindly create a new map that includes all the states in the second version, as well as the 8 northeastern states.
- The file name mentions the term "power cuts". Please note that these were *not* power "cuts" (that imply pre-planned and decided/announced load shedding), but power "outages".
Thanks for your contribution with the maps. 180.149.53.194 (talk) 01:19, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, please include all the Northeast Indian states in the map. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 03:20, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
Yes, "power outage" is better than "power cuts". You didn't need my help to make that change, indeed some other editor did make it.
I have altered the map, and the caption under it in the article, in what I hope is the way you have requested. Not all sources of information are in agreement, so I am just going along with what you say. I suspect that I may have got the status of Sikkim wrong. Now that I have got the map uploaded, it is easy for me to change the colour of any state, so please leave any further requests here. I will make them if I am at home and awake. Maproom (talk) 08:21, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
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Clarification[edit]
Just asking for clarification: is this directed at me or the OP? Your indentation leads me to believe it is a reply to my comment, but your point seems to make more sense if it wasn't. BigNate37(T) 23:27, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
- My apologies. Your sense is correct, my indentation was not. My response was directed at the OP. Maproom (talk) 23:30, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
- And now that I have read your own reply to the OP (there was an edit clash), I totally agree with what you posted there. Maproom (talk) 23:34, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
Re: Chatrak[edit]
Thank you for your input in Paoli Dam article. If you need the film name here this is. Few days ago, I just made some formatting corrections and found someone posting a message in my talk page. I don't know what to say to someone who claims to have been editing since 2001 but their Wikicreole formatting.... and they don't know/ignore WP:COI and feel proud for being a relative/friend of subject. Your input was very helpful! --Tito Dutta ✉ 17:29, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
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Ward Morehouse III[edit]
Stivemeister (talk) 20:52, 19 August 2012 (UTC)August 19, 2012
Hi Maproom! Thank you for your feedback from a few days ago. I read what you had to say and I appreciate it, but now I'm flummoxed again. Except for the comment that it didn't explain the notability of the subject (an error I will take care of), all the rest of it reads as if the original declined version is still sitting within Wikipedia; that being the version you proofed. I've been looking at the most recent version of the article submitted here (and declined by Excirial) but the errors pointed out to me by you don't exist within the preview page of what I'm seeing. There is no syntax error causing any conspicuous Error Message and the references are showing up at the bottom of the page as they should. Additionally, there is nothing showing the subject as the author of either this article (he isn't) or within the reference sources. Perhaps someone should have the webmaster take a look-see for "ghost copies" of the older version, which shouldn't exist? I will make the 'notability' change and resubmit, as everything else pointed out to me, simply doesn't show up when I call up the PREVIEW PAGE of my last and most recent attempt. Obviously, if I'm doing something wrong that everyone else is able to see but I, tips and procedures would be appreciated. Beyond that, only the notability factor, is not within the article I've got at hand and I'll be fixing that as soon as I send this off. Thanks for your time and energy!
Stivemeister (talk) 20:52, 19 August 2012 (UTC)Stivemeister Stivemeister (talk) 20:52, 20 August 2012 (UTC)August 20, 2012
Hi Maproom! Thanks so much for your feedback and suggestions. I've removed the blue lines. However, I don't know why the little ^ symbol isn't working on those reference sources. I removed and re-inserted the "reflist" command, but that did nothing. I've inspected each of those three citations against the remainder that work to see if they are missing something that would generate the proper execute command for those symbols and they look proper. Does Wikipedia have a resident webmaster or programmer who could look at it and advise a method to correct (or if it is something at Wikipedia that should be taken care of)? You advise is always helpful and appreciated. Stivemeister (talk) 20:52, 20 August 2012 (UTC)Stivemeister
- I don't know why those three references don't work properly while the others do. But here's a suggestion about how to diagnose and fix the problem:
- Delete your reference 1, which does not work, while keeping a copy of the ref tag somewhere. Copy reference 3, which does work, into its place. Look at and test the result. Replace the first field of the copied tag by the first field of the deleted tag. Test again. Then the second field, etc. Maproom (talk) 21:06, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
Stivemeister (talk) 20:25, 8 September 2012 (UTC)September 8, 2012 Hi Maproom! I think I've figured out the trouble with those three references. The reason the caret symbol doesn't work on references 1, 2, and 4 is because the information in those given references contains information supporting more than one fact in the article, so that reference is utilized multiple times for substantiaition. That's why you can't click on the caret. The caret only works when it's a reference to a single substantiation in the article. You have to click on the a,b,c, etc. next to it to be taken to the appropriate spot when it's used more than once. At any rate, I resubmitted this article for someone -- anyone -- to review again just over two weeks ago and not a soul has looked at it. Can you advise me on how I can get someone to look at this now for (hopefully) approval? Here is the link to it, so that it isn't confused with the article about the subject's father (which has been done in the past): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Ward_Morehouse_III. As alwats, thanks for your time and assistance. Stivemeister (talk) 20:25, 8 September 2012 (UTC)Stivemeister
- I do not know how the review process works. I am not involved in it.
- Congratulations on figuring out how the carets work!
- I have made some changes to the page, using standard Wikipedia formatting in place of your non-standard methods (I recommend looking at other articles to see how it is done). I think the following changes still need making before your article is approved:
- Figure out why the "Contents" appears where it does instead of in its proper place at the top of the article. I suspect it is related to your use of non-standard formatting. Fix it so that it appears at the top.
- Break up the article into a short lead followed by a few sections each with a title (formatted in the standard way).
Maproom (talk) 09:32, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
Stivemeister (talk) 22:52, 11 September 2012 (UTC)September 11, 2012 Thanks! I used the first sentence as a simple summary of the subject and then divided the article into sections, which placed the CONTENTS where it should be. It's now in the line for review and I hope it passes this time! Thanks again for everything. I appreciate it. Stivemeister (talk) 22:52, 11 September 2012 (UTC)Stivemeister
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American History[edit]
Yes, I do want something more specific. Could you help me figure out my answer?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dylanreed95 (talk • contribs) 20:26, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
Aaron Robinson (composer)[edit]
Hey there! I went ahead and restored the inline maintenance tags to the above referenced article. When removing maintenance templates, please be sure to either resolve the problem that the template refers to, or give a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. On another note, I read with interest your concerns on your userpage about inline "citation needed" tags. The actual time to remove the template is after you have added the requested citation. The removal of the "cn" tag is not left up to the person that identified the issue. If the editor that placed the tag is watching the article, they can always check any changes that have taken place to verify whether or not the addition meets to community guidelines. If you need help or have any questions, please feel free to contact me anytime. Best regards, Cindy(talk to me) 06:53, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
- Ok, here are three questions.
- When you added a disambiguation tag to "Aaron Robinson ...is an American composer, conductor, ...", did you really believe that disambiguation was necessary?
- If you did, why didn't you do the disambiguation yourself?
- Do you believe that the first sentence of yesterday's featured article Charles Villiers Stanford also requires disambiguation? Maproom (talk) 11:07, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
- If it wasn't necessary, I wouldn't have added the inline maintenance tag. If one person requests disambiguation, the appropriate response is for the person that added the term to disambiguate said term. It is inappropriate to remove maintenance templates, without addressing the issues raised.
- The responsibility rests with the person that added the ambiguated term. See conductor for possible areas of confusion. Keep in mind that not all readers of en.wp use English as a primary language.
- Disambiguation may be helpful in the Charles Villiers Stanford, but not required. That said, if an editor requested disambiguation, the responsibility would be for the editor that added the term to disambiguate said term. Hope this helps. Thanks. Cindy(talk to me) 11:35, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your work on correcting grammar[edit]
Thanks a lot Maproom for your nice help in correcting grammar, punctuation etc. on my article which is under active development. I will definitely ask for review once I'm done with it. Keep up the good work. ⚕ Dr. ANK (｡◕‿◕｡) 01:36, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
Chian diaspora[edit]
Thank you for thinking me informed enough to speculate on where the Chian emigres came from. The article Chios quotes (no ref!) the "Greek embassy" as saying there were 20,000 Chians in America today. Still, it has been almost 200 years, so a lot of descendants could be from a relative handful of immigrants. The Chios article also says 5/6 of population of 120,000 was killed, expelled or enslaved. Does article Chios massacre say that?
I do not know where the emigres came from. I would imagine many "fell through the cracks," by escaping, immigrating from Chios (20,000 left THEN), buying their freedom, or (who knows) descending from rich merchants abroad, for all I know. Good luck in your research! Student7 (talk) 22:02, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
- I followed your links to this page http://www.christopherlong.co.uk/per/chiosmass2.html which has some supporting figures. Going to be difficult, if not impossible to come up with exact figures for this since none were taken at the time. Only guesswork, I assume. Student7 (talk) 22:48, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
Smashed Gladys[edit]
[[Category:Okay so you won't allow youtube links, but you will allow the name of an illegal bootleg to be listed in my discography. How is that working for you. Smashed Gladys nevere made an album called tales from the eastside. It is a bootleg of our stolen demotapes and it is for sale on the internet and thank you for advertising it. (note the screaming sarcasm in the thank you) I am tired of your drive by comments and you should have the decency to contact me- and anyone else for that matter who wiki treats this way.]]
Smashed Gladys[edit]
Look- I just went through the history. I have just as much right to remove the false album title as the person who radomly put it up there. They have no credentials what so ever. Neither do 90% of the people who put stuff on wiki. I do have credentials- it's my product. I have equal right here. The person who put this up didn't "talk it" firt. They just put it up. TAKE IT DOWN- the person who stole this material is getting free advertising from WIKI? What part do you not get.SallyCato 15:49, 1 December 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sallycato (talk • contribs)
Thank you[edit]
... for proof-reading mancala. - 84.175.180.158 (talk) 12:34, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
Susquehanna River Basin Commission[edit]
I agree that the Riverdale part of the article was massively undue weight and definitely not NPOV. How would you feel on a one or two sentence addition *just* based on the appropriate references like the Pennlive article.Naraht (talk)