User talk:Ealdgyth
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Saint Sexwulf
Hello, me again - I've just left a comment on the talk page for Bishops of Lichfield, about mention there of "Saint Sexwulf". I'm curious about it, the linked page hasn't been created yet, and the article's history shows you as a recent editor so I thought I ask if you'd cast your eye over it. Cheers. Nortonius (talk) 16:20, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
- Already replied over there (grins). Ealdgyth - Talk 16:24, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
- Yup, thanks, sorry to trouble you twice! ;o) Nortonius (talk) 16:28, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
- You did kindly offer to look at my edit of Sexwulf, with OR in mind - have you had a chance? Just a thought, don't worry if you're too busy! ;o) Nortonius (talk) 09:04, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
- Looks fine, if a bit rough on organization. Ealdgyth - Talk 11:28, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
- That's great, thanks! It's one vote in favour then, it's really been bothering me... I haven't touched the organisation yet, as I was waiting for an opinion on the "OR" question - I'll probably attack it too, at some point soon. Cheers! Nortonius (talk) 11:43, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
- Note that I don't have access to some of the sources, so I didn't check the information in the article against the actual source to make sure that everything was presented properly, but you have everything sourced well, and all statements are attributed well, at least to my eyes. Also, you need to change the "See Also" section to "Bibliography", since a See Also section is for Wikipedia articles that are related to the subject but aren't wikilinked in the article. As it stands, right now the two works in the see also section are actually used in the article's references. If you have more printed sources that aren't used as references, you put them in a "further reading" section, and websites that are relevant, but not used as sources go in the "external links" section. Ealdgyth - Talk 11:55, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
- That's understood about sources, I'm 100% confident of those, having checked them myself. And thanks for the further tips, very welcome! Nortonius (talk) 12:01, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
- Hi - I've put together a trial revision of Sexwulf's article. You can see it here, and I'd be very grateful if you'd have a look if/when you get the chance. Cheers. Nortonius (talk) 16:29, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
- Note that I don't have access to some of the sources, so I didn't check the information in the article against the actual source to make sure that everything was presented properly, but you have everything sourced well, and all statements are attributed well, at least to my eyes. Also, you need to change the "See Also" section to "Bibliography", since a See Also section is for Wikipedia articles that are related to the subject but aren't wikilinked in the article. As it stands, right now the two works in the see also section are actually used in the article's references. If you have more printed sources that aren't used as references, you put them in a "further reading" section, and websites that are relevant, but not used as sources go in the "external links" section. Ealdgyth - Talk 11:55, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
- That's great, thanks! It's one vote in favour then, it's really been bothering me... I haven't touched the organisation yet, as I was waiting for an opinion on the "OR" question - I'll probably attack it too, at some point soon. Cheers! Nortonius (talk) 11:43, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
- Looks fine, if a bit rough on organization. Ealdgyth - Talk 11:28, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
(undid indent)
I'm sorry - I'm beginning to feel like I'm really bothering you over this Sexwulf business - but I do appreciate your input, and you and Chzz are the only people who have answered my calls! The price you pay for being helpful, I suppose... Anyway, I've just done another edit at User:Nortonius/Sandbox/SexwulfSandbox, and it's my final attempt at clarifying Sexwulf's possible identity, before throwing in the towel. So, I'd be very grateful if you'd have one last look at it: if you and Chzz still see OR - Chzz has said pretty much the same as you, understandably - then I'll give up all thought of it, and post the revision without it. But obviously I'll want to keep mention of the factual error itself. Cheers. Nortonius (talk) 06:17, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Me again! I've just had a very favourable review of the OR issue from Chzz, saying that I've "erred on the side of caution", & should go live with my revision of the Sexwulf article: I'm going to work on that now. But obviously I'd still appreciate your input, both on the OR issue, & on any possible improvements that you might spot - I feel like I've got to a point where further inspiration would be helpful! But I know you're busy - where do you find the time?! ;o) Cheers. Nortonius (talk) 08:52, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
You left some good comments on this article's FAC, but there's not that much interest either way. Are there any suggestions that you could make for improvements to this article that might better make it qualified for a Featured Article? If it doesn't get promoted (currently no supports, no objects), I'm looking for things that I could improve so that it would either be worth supporting now or worth a second pass through FAC later. Thanks for your assistance and comments so far. JRP (talk) 00:39, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
- Urf. I honestly don't know. Perhaps dropping a small note on the MilHist project saying that he's up for FAC and looking for comments might help? You can try asking some of the regular reviewers to review, if you're comfortable with that. Something similar to what you posted here would probably work, as long as you kept it to a few of the more regular ones. I'll try to give it a look see later, but somehow my day went elsewhere from my plans. I know it sucks to have an article up with nothing happening. Ealdgyth - Talk 00:43, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
- I've found the missing reference and made as many of the other changes that you suggested as I can. (Not a lot of information on BFT's family in secondary sources that I have access to.) Can you please look it over and let me know if you would like to see other improvements? JRP (talk) 05:37, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Date retrieved
I'm reviewing Cold fusion at WP:GAN, and I'm not really sure what to read to answer questions on citations...I don't really trust WP:CITE to tell me how things get done at the FAC level. Maybe I can run one by you? Please? Some of the web cites don't have a "retrieved on" date, such as one that is a NYT story from 1989; but the story is probably the same today as it was in 1989. Should I stick a "retrieved on" tag with today's date, or ask the writers exactly when it was retrieved? - Dan Dank55 (talk)(mistakes) 22:25, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
- give me a few? I'm about done with a PR pass... and then I'll check it. Ealdgyth - Talk 22:29, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
- I prefer to see last access dates even for published articles when there is a link. My theory (and it's just my theory, I don't have any clue if there is a policy on this or not) is that anything with a link, whether it's a true website source or just a link to an online version, should have a last access date. While I was there, I noticed a format glitch up in the footnotes (current ref 37) and a number of the footnotes are lacking page numbers (current ref 53, 69, 70, 75, 76, etc.) Ealdgyth - Talk 22:57, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm not sure how to deal with the objections to statements about the references at Talk:Cold fusion#GA Review; could you have a quick look, please? I normally don't pawn off work, but this review has taken about a week; it's a very contentious subject, and I want to avoid coming across as not knowing what I'm talking about...which would be the case if I try to say too much about reference requirements at the GA level :) - Dan Dank55 (talk)(mistakes) 16:19, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
I've corrected all the statements you listed. Thank you.—Wildroot (talk) 17:54, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
New article coming
Hi E, swiped your "articles to start" list on your user page and am working on cropout. Stay tuned for when the link turns blue and feel free to dive in and tweak! Montanabw(talk) 05:02, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
- Cropout done and up. Short, but I hope respectable. We need a photo, if you can find one. (Be nice to use a famous "cropout" Quarter Horse and not just some Clydesdale with high white. LOL) Feel free to expand, I pretty much exhausted my knowledge and sources. Montanabw(talk) 07:54, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Would you mind checking some sources?
Hi Ealdgyth, Francis Bok is a Good Article. User:Bless sins seems to think some of the sources are not reliable - things like interviews in Christianity Today. Would you mind taking a look at the sources and weighing in on the talk page? Thanks, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 15:13, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
- I'm heading out the door shortly, I'll try to look at them tonight in the hotel, otherwise it'll be tomorrow night when I get into the client's site. That work? And thanks bunches for all the PRs, I greatly appreciate it. I've been trying to do a bunch of source stuff over there, it'll get started back up when I get in Tuesday night. Ealdgyth - Talk 15:22, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for checking the Bok sources. I fixed the Sudan Sunrise one. I am at a loss for understanding the users objections. Dincher (talk) 00:14, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks too - I was on a brief wikibreak and just got back. The article actually already passed GAN, the question was from a user who felt the sources were too POV. As Dincher said, I am also not sure what the objections were, but I do appreciate your weighing in and catching the dodgy ref no one else had. Ruhrfisch ><>°° 21:01, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
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Dropping a line
Since you made the offer[1], I'm working on two Carolingian manuscripts, the Utrecht Psalter and Ebbo Gospels. In the short term, what would make a good DYK hook for these? Gimmetrow 00:33, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
- For the Utrecht one, maybe play up the fact that it's well traveled? Rheims to Canterbury to the Netherlands? Or maybe something off of "the style which developed from it is known as the 'Utrecht' style of outline drawing, and survived almost unchanged into the 1020s."? For Ebbo, maybe something off of "The illustration has its roots in late classical painting. Landscape is represented in the illusionistic style of late classical painting.... The vibrant emotionalism, however, was new to Carolingian art and distinguishes the Ebbo Gospels from classical art." Ealdgyth - Talk 00:42, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I think I've responded to all your source issues at FAC. I hope I also might have managed to come up with a favourable compromise regarding abbreviations. If you had any further thoughts, I'd be most grateful. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 08:07, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
Bradman
Gosh it took me a long time, but please review my responses at Wikipedia:Peer review/Donald Bradman/archive2. Thanks so much! --Dweller (talk) 11:59, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
RE: Arabian
Looked it over, and it looks good, although I wouldn't set it in stone just yet. Longer reply on the talk page. Dana boomer (talk) 21:00, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I reviewed Hugh de Puiset at GA yesterday. Its not bad, just needs a few tweaks and a couple of questions answered before I pass it. I know how busy you get, so its likely you simply haven't had time to get around to it but I thought I'd officially notify you in case you missed the review. Regards--Jackyd101 (talk) 08:13, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Addressed your concern about RPGFan by swapping out the ref for one from Amazon. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 11:48, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Arabian sources
Go ahead of the Arabian sources. I'm a bit busy at work today and don't have a lot of extra time, so don't worry about me interfering with your edits. If I feel the urge to play, I'll go work on Appaloosa some more! And, thanks for putting TB up for FAC...I've watchlisted it and shall keep an eye open for comments. Dana boomer (talk) 14:39, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Hello. I have taken note of your comments, and hope the issues you have raised have been resolved. Cheers, --Bulleid Pacific (talk) 19:00, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
RCC
I have responded to your curious recent note on the FAC page. Perhaps you should check the responses to your points on the RCC talk page if it is of concern to you. Xandar (talk) 05:46, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
References for Noble gas
If you have time, could you take a look at the references for Noble gas and tell me if you think they are acceptable? Gary King (talk) 00:19, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- The "Noble Gas Geochemistry" is a college-level textbook and is used quite a few times in the article. There are also at least a few articles from related journals, including Science (magazine) and Physical Review. Gary King (talk) 00:38, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Dispatch?
Hi. I'm trying to take a bit of the weight off Sandy on the dispatches. I wondered whether, per here, you would be able to commit to June 23 (which would mean a draft by the 21st) for a dispatch on sources? That would be fantastic. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 01:42, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- It's already written (at least a draft in my marginal prose) User:Ealdgyth/FAC, Sources, and You. I've offered it to Sandy a couple of times, she's said she wants time to work on it. If she's okay with that date, I'm fine with it. Ealdgyth - Talk 01:47, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
- That works for me; if I forget (once I'm home), pls whack me upside the head. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:52, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Peer review limits
Hi Ealdgyth, since you have seven peer review requests currently open, I wanted to let you know about the new guidelines at Wikipedia:Peer review/Request removal policy which places the following limits on peer review requests: "Nominations are limited to one per editor per day and four total requests per editor. Articles must be free of major cleanup banners and 14 days must have passed since the previous peer review, FAC, GAN, or A-class review. For more information on these limits see here." This was discussed at Wikipedia_talk:Peer_review#Proposed_limits.
The current requests you have made can stay open (they are grandfathered in), but I wanted to make you aware of the new limits for future requests. Thanks for all your work on checking refs, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 01:06, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
- Yep, I saw those, and planned to stick within them. Don't feel like you have to answer any of those that don't have replies, they can stand around without replies, no need for you to feel you need to do anything. I should be able to get back to reviewing refs a bit more soon, I'm working temp for a client, so we're still settling into work, so I'm a bit more pressed for time than I expected. (How come clients never really tell you how much they REALLY want you to do until you get on site????) Ealdgyth - Talk 01:08, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
RS for video games
Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs suggested I contact you re whether Tea Leaves should be regarded as a Reliable Source for video games. You'll find additional info at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Sources#Boldly_added_TLeaves.com. Could you please post comments there. If you have time, I'd also be grateful if you could look over Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Sources#Other_self-published_sources_that_are_worthy_of_respect. Many thanks. Philcha (talk) 18:35, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi! Would you take another look at Strapping Young Lad, and its FAC page? I have addressed many of your (and other) comments. Thank you very much. Gocsa (talk) 19:01, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
- I've responded at the FAC page with the list of reliable sources. Gocsa (talk) 13:30, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
I've responded to most of your RS concerns. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 19:37, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the help over at VG Sources as well, sorry I didn't realize you were a she (damn ingrained chauvinism, I guess :P) Hopefully I'll be able to sort out all the issues for Halo (series) within the next day or two, I'll drop a line here when I've sorted out the refs. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 13:49, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
- Well then, GuyInBlack beat me to the punch, apparently they've all got publishers now. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 16:17, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Favour requested
Hi Ealdgyth - I'm working with User:Vintagekits on an article he would like to bring to FAC on boxer Michael Gomez. It's his first time at trying, and he's taken the "add every reference I can find" approach in sourcing the article; however, I know it's not particularly appreciated at FAC to see a long string of refs after a paragraph (or worse yet, a sentence). I'm also a little unsure as to how well some of the refs will hold up (reliable-source-wise) when you do your magic. I'm wondering if you might be so kind as to give this article a sort of pre-emptive online reference review, so that when the article appears at FAC there aren't any extraneous refs and the questions about sourcing are taken care of in advance. Thanks in advance for any assistance and feedback you're able to provide. Risker (talk) 16:40, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
- Be glad to, after lunch! It might be a bit before I can, work might call me away at any time. But will get to it within the next day or so. Ealdgyth - Talk 17:00, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
RCC
Hi Ealdgyth. Just FYI, Sandy has restarted the FAC for RCC. NancyHeise notified most of the previous commenters, but it looks like you were left out because you didn't explicitly support or oppose. I'm sure you noticed already, but I wanted to cover all the bases. Karanacs (talk) 21:38, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
- I saw it when I was working on new FACs. I'm of two minds, honestly. I feel bad if I'm letting others down by not digging in on the sourcing issue, but I'm just too freaking busy with other things, both in RL and on Wiki, to deal with the stress over there. I occasionally check in on things, and I'm catching some of the drama. If you really feel you need support on the sourcing stuff, let me know, otherwise, I'd prefer to stay out of it, it's just too much. Ironically, while this whole FAC for RCC has been going on, I've shepherded another FA for the Catholicism Wikiproject, and about four more GAs for them. (grins). Ealdgyth - Talk 22:41, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Interviews as reliable sources
Hi, thanks for reviewing the references of Halo (series), your comments have led to my question however. I thought that interviews could be seen as reliable unless the interviewee was taken out of context. This is pretty unlikely for Halo seeing as video-games aren't usually contentious subjects (I would expect to find quotes out of context relating to politics and religion for example). What sort of thing should I look out for that would make an interview unreliable? This way I can avoid problems with sources in future. The only thing I could think of would be to make sure the person interviewed is an official, not just some-one with an opinion. Cheers, James086Talk | Email 05:16, 5 June 2008 (UTC) P.S. I'm watching this page so you can reply where you like :)
- For interviews, I want to make sure they are published by someone reasonably reputable, so that we're sure that the interview hasn't been skewed or misinterpreted. While I'm not as picky about the sites that host interviews, they should still be established places, not a personal website or a forum posting. Ealdgyth - Talk 11:48, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
I think I handled all your concerns at [[2]]. I'd be grateful if you'd run an eye over the links again for me and post to my talk page if you find anything outstanding. I'm planning to go to FAC in about a week. --Dweller (talk) 10:54, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
When you have time
I'm working on another article for FAC, and I'm trying to make sure I have as little stuff to do once it actually hits the page. I put it up for PR, am going to get someone to help with the prose, hopefully, and I'm asking you if you could take a look through the sources when you have a spare moment to see if they are to your liking. Thanks for all your help.
P.S., yes, it's another video game. And yes, I have another one after that I want to improve and put up at FAC. On the plus side, though, I'm gathering up sources for an entirely different article after that, so hopefully you won't have to endure much more of this. (After that, I'll probably go back to video games again, but hey, at least you guys will have a respite.) Cheers, --Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 15:12, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
- Oh, and this is a great read so far. I popped a link to it in my own essay. It definitely takes the mystery out of your "dreaded" messages... :) Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 16:19, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
Re: Alleyway FAC comments.
Just giving a shout, I've gone through and fixed the citations as mentioned and posted reasonings for the sources you inquired about on that page.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 17:54, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
Thank your for supporting this article in the first (unsuccessful) nomination. I have recently renominated it. As the article has been somewhat expanded since you last saw it, would you mind re-reading it an ensuring that it still meets your high standards. Savidan 21:56, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for your comments. Except for a few that I had minor quibbles with, I have done as you say. Savidan 00:43, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi there,
Per your comments I have double checked everything that you requested. I removed the dead links, and tried to fix all the errors and problems with all the links, including adding titles, access dates etc to references.
I hope you can continue your review for the FAC of London, located here.
Thanks in advance,
The Helpful One (Review) 22:10, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Featured Article - Nimrod Expedition
The Nimrod article has been promoted. This is the fourth (and last) of the major British Antarctic expeditions that I have been working on since January, all now FA as are their leaders, Scott, Shackleton and Mackintosh. Sincere thanks to you, for the time you have given to reviewing and supporting these articles - it is very much appreciated. That project is over, but the Antarctic and Arctic still beckon, and I shall continue to toil away, though perhaps with less emphasis on FA status. Your keen eye and judgement will always be welcomed. Brianboulton (talk) 10:55, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Thank you
Thank for the pretty new toy for my user page. I don't think that I earned it as you have done so much work here and elsewhere, including at Commons, thanks. Cgoodwin (talk) 05:02, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Montana class battleship
Hello. You commented at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Montana class battleship, and after several days of work I do believe that I have adressed all current concerns of yours. I am therefore leaving this message to ask if you would be willing to give the article another look and reevaluate your position on it, or alternatively, present any additional problems or concerns you may have. Thanks in advance. TomStar81 (Talk) 09:14, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Replaced source
Hello! This is to inform you that I have replaced the Sify refs with other citations. I would be glad if you go through the changes to the article 2008 attacks on North Indians in Maharashtra. KnowledgeHegemonyPart2 (talk) 13:04, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
May FAC reviewer award
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| To Ealdgyth, For your superior reviews of at least 92 Featured article candidates during May, thank you for again being the top reviewer at FAC and for your careful work and thorough and exhausting reviews of sources to help promote Wiki's finest work. Your dedication to the Wiki—even when busy in real life—is astounding. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:53, 8 June 2008 (UTC) Special thanks to Ling.Nut—a retired editor who had a strong commitment to excellence in content review—for designing this award, and to Maralia for running the stats for May. |
Thanks for your comments at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Eric Brewer (ice hockey)! I've gone through the article and have addressed all of your concerns, with another user removing the IMDb source. I hope to gain your support. Thanks! – Nurmsook! (talk) 00:12, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
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Just following up on my FAC. Sandy recommended that I reach out and see if there were any other improvements that you would like to see in this article. You have "Comment, leaning towards support", but if there's some tweaking that I can do to make you lean all the way over, please let me know. I appreciate your feedback and criticism. JRP (talk) 02:53, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
Indigenous Everglades
Heya, Ealdgyth. (Dude, I have no idea what it is with readability/speakability and typability, but your username does not flow off the fingers...) Anyway, congratulations on Thoroughbred. Well done on that. My partner is a horse lover from Misty of Chincoteague, but she never could afford to actually work with horses. When she read Thoroughbred, she got all interested in Freisein, or whatever they are. So far, that's the only topic she's ever considered working on, though she uses Wikipedia for science all the time...
Ok at any rate, have a couple questions on Indigenous people of the Everglades region. I checked the Bureau of Indian Affairs website. Apparently they don't think it's worth their time to put a search engine on their site, so I couldn't change out the Seminole Nation source with another of a higher authority. You mentioned during the GA review that you kept yourself from making FA-type comments, and I was wondering (should have asked you at the time) if there was anything in particular you wanted to see for FA. On a similar note, BuddingJournalist has given it a look-see, and made all the blood drain from my extremities by suggesting I put exact page numbers for journal articles instead of ranges, like there are now. Normally, I appreciate a nutty difficult thing to do if it makes the credibility of my articles that much more concrete. I might grumble, but I'll do it. However, if this is a trend coming up in citations, I have hundreds of journal citations throughout all the articles I've worked on. It would take me months to track down the exact pages of each journal article citation. I wanted your opinion on this request before I run my head through drywall. Not that I'm being dramatic or anything... --Moni3 (talk) 12:36, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
See this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2008-06-02/Dispatches
New MOS stuff. Montanabw(talk) 01:43, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ealdgyth, would you mind checking the sources of Ars Conjectandi (which is at peer review right now)? Nousernamesleftcopper, not wood 18:08, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
FAC for Go (board game)
Hi, At Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Go (board game) you told me to get back to you when I had the references fixed. So here I am. I have check every reference on the page, replacing those that might be dubious, replacing all of the Sensei's Library references, adding publishers, accessdates, the works. As far as I can tell, all the current references should be ok. There are still some links to Sensei's Library, but these are footnotes provided for extra information, not citations. If you find the time to have a look, that would be great! Regards, HermanHiddema (talk) 19:15, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
- I will try to check it tonight, otherwise it'll be tomorrow. I'm busy today with a client, and need to take care of some other stuff on Wiki first. Ealdgyth - Talk 19:21, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
- OK, thanks! I'm busy myself too :-) HermanHiddema (talk) 19:32, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Minor help but much needed
Can you watchlist Mustang (horse) for a bit? Someone went in and deleted a bunch of sourced material and when I reverted the changes and got a bit snarky about it (like I do on occasion), they reverted back and got snarky too. Anyway, I tried to extend an olive branch by a third edit that tries to incorporate the ideas this person had and some of the new content they added, but who knows how they will take it. So asking for more eyes on the article. It's nowhere near GA yet, but it is heavily referenced and I put a lot of work into trying to keep it balanced between cattle ranchers and PETA sorts. (Sigh) May need a sane voice to look over the edits. I think Getwood has this on his list too, and I asked Dana to keep her eyes open as well. I am not opposed to improvements on articles, as you know, but I hate big messy rearrangements that I have to go through with fine tooth comb to fix. (whining) Montanabw(talk) 21:53, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
- you whine? Never! I have it on my list, (or did at some point) but I can't promise I'll be a lot of help avoiding the snarky. I'm tired, grouchy and HOT. (Texas. June. Horse Show. That's all you need to know). Ealdgyth - Talk 21:55, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Questions on search for journal articles
Hi Ealdgyth. Your offer of journal articles got me curious to check out my university library and I was pleasantly surprised that they had access to many online databases in English, despite the fact that the main language is not English here. I just checked out JSTOR and downloaded a few articles. As you appear to have conducted some research already, I was wondering if you could give me a few tips. How did you find articles in journals outside of JSTOR? For example, how did you find "Reformation and Renaissance Review"? Does your library has access to Equinox Publishing? Any other online databases that you recommend? --RelHistBuff (talk) 08:32, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- I think the Renaissance one came from WIlson Select Plus or EBSCO, both of which were very useful to me. Another would be Academic Search Premier. Keep in mind I'm not at home right now, and won't be until July sometime. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:48, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks! Next library trip I will check out those databases. --RelHistBuff (talk) 14:04, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
When you said that the citations in the Appaloosa article needed work, were you referring to the fact that, at that point, most didn't have author/publisher information, or something else? I've made sure that all of the current refs have proper formatting (noting that one link is dead). Are there verifiability issues with the refs? I think we've made the decision to wait until you get home to put the article up for FA, but if I knew what the main problems with refs were, I can add that to my pile of things to slowly work on over the next few weeks! I know you're busy this week, so I don't expect anything more than a brief answer :) Dana boomer (talk) 15:58, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
I didn't know this
Even though I've done a ton of edits around here, there is always something new I learn. I didn't know that it was bad form, so please accept my apologies on that point. OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 20:23, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)
I don't know if you saw my latest Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago) responses, but your feedback and/or support would be appreciated.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 01:39, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
Reliable Sources
Hi Ealdgyth, since the FL/FA criteria has been tightened up. Many sources that WP:PW uses are deemed unreliable. And I want to nominate it List of WCW World Tag Team Champions for FLC, but I think the sources might keep it from passing. I talked to FLC director, Rambling Man and he said to check with you about the sources used in the article. I think you have seen some of these before, but just to check.
- Pro Wrestling History
- Like DDT Digest, they get their information from magazines, TV broadcasts, and DVD/VHS's. this is their "places where they get their info"
- Online World of Wrestling
- This is one of the most established websites on wrestling, they have an established staff who works for the site, they dont give away their sources, but they do have as list of their staff.
- Other Arena
- This one is questionable, as I can find any places where they get info, but I think they get it from TV broadcasts, as they stop giving reports in September 2002.
- Mid-Atlantic Gateway
- The official website of mid atlantic wrestling, and includes World Championship Wrestling history when it was mid atlantic wrestling.
- Wrestling-Titles
- has title changing information. This is the credits where they get their info from [3]
- Wrestling Information Archive
- This one is also questionable.
--SRX--LatinoHeat 16:53, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
- Sorry wasn't more helpful. To help out, www.wrestleview.com managed to get onto the reliable side of the ledger (although marginally so, I wouldn't use them to source contentious BLP issues) at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/SummerSlam (2007). So that might help you out some. Ealdgyth - Talk 01:03, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
Worlds End State Park thanks
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Wilfrid et al
Hey, I saw you talking on Durova's talk page about the dfficulty of getting images of mediaeval lives in America. I live in Edinburgh, and have access to a lot of things thereby that you probably don't. Is there anything I can help you with? Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 00:51, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks!
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Oh!! I am very sorry... I had replaced the dead link at the same time when I had addressed other issues but forgot to mention Replaced or Done...(just realized this after your latest comment)... Apologies for keeping you in waiting and wondering...Please re-visit to check the links KnowledgeHegemonyPart2 (talk) 16:36, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
Sources dispatch
I did some; it's ready for a new look from you. Wikipedia:FCDW/June 23, 2008 SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:28, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I think I have addressed your concerns at the Space Pilot 3000 peer review but let me know if there are still any problems, I'm not very experienced with citation formatting. Thanks for your time and advice! Stardust8212 18:16, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
William Speirs Bruce Peer Review
Thanks for looking at the sourcing/referencing. I presume these were OK since you didn't comment. As for the two columns, I've put a reflist|2 tag in, but you'll have to tell me if it now shows the notes in 2 columns, since I use Internet Explorer which can't show the 2-column format, per discussion on FAC talkpage. If you can get to read the prose, you will find that no animals were harmed during any of Bruce's expeditions. Worth a cheer. Brianboulton (talk) 23:44, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
Bradford City history sources
Thanks for your comments on the History of Bradford City A.F.C. peer review. I've amended two of the references. However, you ask about [5]. That site is recognised as a WP:RS by WP:FOOTY and is maintained by User:Richard Rundle. If there are any problems about using that, don't hesitate to either get in touch or ask Richard. I'm sure it may come back up, if I make it as far as FAC. Peanut4 (talk) 00:22, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
Hello Ealdgyth. Thanks for dropping by. I left comments there. --Efe (talk) 01:46, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
Re: PRs and sourcing
Thanks so much for all your work on this. Hopefully it will make FACs go a little better (and your life there easier) too. Take care, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 02:28, 16 June 2008 (UTC)