User talk:King Cobb

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JohnCD (talk) 18:07, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Please stop removing the category at the article you created. It is necessary to categorize articles. Oore (talk) 18:36, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

May 2008

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to Wikipedia. However, please know that editors do not own articles and should respect the work of their fellow contributors on Leonidas (teacher). If you create or edit an article, know that others are free to change its content. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Oore (talk) 20:29, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

How Wikipedia works

This is a rather longer reply to the note you left on Talk:Leonidas (teacher). My reply there was rather short, but your note was rather rude. However, you're new, so I will try to explain what Wikipedia is about. It's a collaborative effort to build an encyclopedia. If you click the "history" tab on any article, you will usually see that many editors have contributed to it. The whole idea is that anybody who has something useful can contribute can do so anywhere; but the other side of that is that his contribution, in turn, may be changed by somebody else.

That's why, at the bottom of the edit page you use to make a contribution, it says "If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly or redistributed for profit by others, do not submit it", and why no editor owns any article, however much he contributed to it - see WP:OWN.

You found a good subject where there was a gap in Wikipedia's cover - well done. With over 2,000,000 articles, that's not easy. But once you've put an article in, other people will look at it, and if they can see a way to improve it, they will. That's how Wikipedia grows.

Another aspect of Wikipedia's collaborative nature is that editors have to get on together, and that doesn't happen so easily if they are rude to each other. When you join a new community, as you have just joined the Wikipedia community, it's sensible to watch and learn and see how experienced members do things, and not rush into wild accusations that just show you don't understand how things work. Read WP:CIVIL and WP:AGF and think about them, and you'll get on better. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 14:26, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Burris

Hi! No, the official beginning of appointed senators begin of the appointment date on their certification. Look at for example: here. Note: the freshman class was sworn in on Januar 6, 2009 but their term of service begins with January 3, 2009. Cassandro (talk) 00:09, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Rodger Boyce

A tag has been placed on Rodger Boyce, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing no content to the reader. Please note that external links, "See also" section, book reference, category tag, template tag, interwiki link, rephrasing of the title, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article don't count as content. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. If you plan to expand the article, you can request that administrators wait a while for you to add contextual material. To do this, affix the template {{hangon}} to the page and state your intention on the article's talk page. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. THE AMERICAN METROSEXUAL 00:48, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

One warning and only one: The next time you come onto my talk page or anyone else's with a chip on your c=shoulder, you'll find yourself blocked. Personal attacks are not allowed, period. The article was, in your own words, about a "relatively unknown actor." So, if you plan on recreating the article, kindly do so with some verifiable third-party sources.--PMDrive1061 (talk) 00:59, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. Much better. Just please be careful on talk pages in the future. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 01:15, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

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With all due respect, calling me a "dumb ass" was a violation of WP:CIVIL and your comment that Mr. Boyce was "relatively unknown" made it an immediate candidate for deletion. If I hadn't deleted it, another admin certainly would have. I will, however, extend you the courtesy of not "pulling the trigger" on your future work, as you put it. Thank you for your concerns. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 01:26, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Your recent edits

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Alamo defenders edit

I see that you have added more info on one of the participants in List of Alamo defenders, but without stating where you have that information from.

Since I believe the claim of Ward's drunkenness isn't listed in the references for the page, I've reverted that - if you can put in a reference (using <ref> tags) for the claim, feel free to re-add it (with reference). --Alvestrand (talk) 06:33, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Gregory Alan Williams

King Cobb - I agree, but you need to actually cite and quote the source to make it encyclopedic so that those who do not know the person it is a notable source. It is nothing personal to the article or yourself. But it does need to be clear to be inline with WP Criteria and Policy. Thanks //Melonite (talk) 22:34, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

The Deal

The DVD case is wrong. Bradley0110 (talk) 10:10, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

By the way, are you in America? Bradley0110 (talk) 10:24, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

I see from comments left on your talk page that you have insulted people on WP before now, so I'd advise you to read WP:CIVIL and perhaps take a nice break away from the computer. As for this:

So the actors names are briefly mentioned as being in the film it still does not say who the historical characters are that they portrayed...

This is not true. The lead states "It stars David Morrissey as Gordon Brown and Michael Sheen as Tony Blair". The plot section states "Gordon Brown (David Morrissey) ... Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) ... John Smith (Frank Kelly), a senior Labour MP ... Peter Mandelson (Paul Rhys), Neil Kinnock's director of communications ... [Blair's] wife Cherie (Elizabeth Berrington) ... Charlie Whelan and Ed Balls (Dexter Fletcher and Matt Blair)". The cast and their roles are then mentioned again in the casting section. A further list of names is unnecessary.

This is not something that is worth being uncivil about. In future, I'd advise you to keep your rage problems to yourself. Bradley0110 (talk) 17:14, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Duke of Marlborough

I've just reinstated my change to The Gathering Storm (2002 film); see Talk:The Gathering Storm (2002 film)#Duke of Marlborough. And I didn't appreciate the tone of your (unsigned) post on my talk page. Opera hat (talk) 23:49, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

I've just looked up the film on youtube. I haven't got as far as the scene you mention but the bit with the first Duke of Marlborough is right at the start around the three-and-a-half minute mark and that's definitely Tim Bentinck in a wig. Opera hat (talk) 00:06, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Your recent edits

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Proposed deletion of John S. Davies (actor)

The article John S. Davies (actor) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

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