User:Daicaregos




 * Hi/Sh'w mae.


 * I came to Wikipedia to correct some misinformation and decided to stay. I usually contribute on Wales related subjects.


 * Dai Barnaby is my name in real life. I am the former Editor of cylchgrawn Cymru Culture magazine- now retired due to ill-health. Dai is the diminutive form of David and caregos translates into English as small stones or pebbles- because I used to run a jewellery company. Please leave me a message on my talk page if you have any questions, or just to say helo.

Poem
TAFFY IS A WELSHMAN

Taffy is a Welshman, Taffy is no thief. Someone came to Taffy's house and stole a leg of beef.

Taffy made no protest, for he doesn't like a row, so the someone called on him again and stole the bloody cow.

They stole his coal and iron, they stole his pastures, too. They even stole his language and flushed it down the loo.

Taffy is a Welshman, Taffy is a fool. Taffy voted no, no, no when they offered him home rule.

Six days a week upon his knees Taffy dug for coal. On the seventh he was kneeling, too, praying for his soul.

And now the mines are closing down and chapel's had its day, Taffy still lives upon his knees, for he knows no other way.

Now sometimes Taffy's brother will start a row or so, but you can bank on Taffy: he doesn't want to know.

For when they hanged Penderyn he had nothing much to say, and when Saunders Lewis went to jail he looked the other way.

Taffy is a Welshman who likes to be oppressed. He was proud to tug his forelock to a Crawshay or a Guest.

They give him tinsel royals, so he has a pint of beer, and sings God Bless the Prince of Wales as he joins the mob to cheer.

Now Taffy is a fighter when he hears the bugle call. Name any war since Agincourt: Taffy's seen them all.

He's fought in France and Germany and many another land; he's fought by sea and fought by air and fought on desert sand.

He's fought for many a foreign flag in many a foreign part, for Taffy is a Welshman, proud of his fighting heart.

He's fought the wide world over, he's given blood and bone. He's fought for every bloody cause; except his bloody own.

Alun Rees, 2005

Articles created or expanded
A fact from Alfred Janes appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 30 March 2011. The text of the entry was as follows: ''... that Welsh artist Alfred Janes was part of The Kardomah Gang, which included poet Dylan Thomas?''
 * Alfred Janes, 20 – 23 March 2011.
 * Timothy Everest, 24 February – 4 April 2011. ... Timothy Everest has been listed as one of the Arts good articles under the good article criteria, 19 April 2011.
 * Oliver Lewis (violinist). A fact from Oliver Lewis (violinist) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 18 February 2011. The text of the entry was as follows: ... that Oliver Lewis, founding member of the electronic music group Deviations Project, is considered to be the "world's fastest violinist"?
 * Kelly-Anne Lyons, 11 – 12 February 2011

... Wales has been listed as a Geography and places good article under the good article criteria, 1 December 2010.
 * Wales (collaboration with User:FruitMonkey) 13 September 2010 – 13 December 2010.


 * Sibyl de Neufmarché (collaboration with Jeanne boleyn), from 22 October 2010.  ... Sibyl de Neufmarché has been listed as one of the History good articles under the good article criteria, 22 December 2010.
 * Parc le Breos, from 23 September 2010

... that Parkmill in Gower, South Wales, is now the home of La Charrette, the smallest cinema in Wales (pictured)?
 * Ebbw Valley Railway, from 28 May 2010. ... Ebbw Valley Railway has been listed as one of the Engineering and technology good articles under the good article criteria, 3 September 2010.
 * Minister for the Economy and Transport, 17 May 2010
 * Kay Morley-Brown, 30 October 2009
 * Julian Thomas, 24 October 2009
 * Governing bodies of sports in Wales. A fact from Governing bodies of sports in Wales appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 31 July 2009. The text of the entry was as follows: ... that the 74,500 capacity Millennium Stadium (pictured), Cardiff, "an icon of the modern Wales", is wholly owned by the Welsh Rugby Union, one of the governing bodies of sports in Wales?
 * Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club, 5 July 2009
 * Parc Cwm long cairn. ... Parc Cwm long cairn has been listed as a History good article under the good article criteria, 20 December 2008.
 * David Emanuel (fashion designer). A fact from David Emanuel (fashion designer) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 28 November 2008. The text of the entry was as follows: ... that a copy of Diana, Princess of Wales' wedding dress, made by David Emanuel, sold at auction in 2005 for £100,000, twice the original estimate?
 * Parkmill. A fact from Parkmill appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 22 November 2008. The text of the entry was as follows:
 * Afon Clun. A fact from Afon Clun appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 15 October 2008. The text of the entry was as follows: ... that in 2000, an ammonia discharge into a tributary of the Afon Clun (pictured) in Wales killed its entire population of European bullhead?
 * Butlins 9-23 September 2008 (now at Barry Island (Holiday Camp))
 * Barry Island 14 September 2008 (now partly at Butlins Barry Island)
 * St Lythans burial chamber. A fact from St Lythans burial chamber appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you Know? column on 16 August 2008. The text of the entry was as follows: ... that according to local tradition, on Midsummer's Eve the capstone of the Neolithic St Lythans burial chamber (pictured) in Wales spins round three times, then all the stones bathe in a nearby river?

Stubs created

 * Basketball Wales
 * Cambrian Caving Council
 * Celtic Dragons
 * Cricket Board of Wales
 * Federation of Disability Sport Wales
 * Federation of Welsh Anglers
 * Golf Union of Wales
 * Hoci Tanddwr Cymreig Underwater Hockey Wales
 * Snowsport Cymru/Wales
 * Squash Wales
 * Surf Life Saving Association of Wales
 * Swim Wales
 * Table Tennis Association of Wales
 * Tennis Wales
 * Tenpin Bowling Association of Wales
 * Welsh Archery Association
 * Welsh Association of Sub Aqua Clubs
 * Welsh Badminton Cymru
 * Welsh Bowls Federation
 * Welsh Bowling Association
 * Welsh Cricket Association
 * Welsh Crown Green Bowling Association
 * Welsh Federation of Coarse Anglers
 * Welsh Federation of Sea Anglers
 * Welsh Fencing
 * Welsh Football Trust
 * Welsh Gymnastics
 * Welsh Hockey Union
 * Welsh Judo Association
 * Welsh Indoor Bowls Association
 * Welsh Lacrosse Association
 * Welsh Ladies Baseball Union
 * Welsh Ladies Indoor Bowling Association
 * Welsh Netball Association
 * Welsh Orienteering Association
 * Welsh Pétanque Association
 * Welsh Salmon and Trout Angling Association
 * Welsh Short Mat Bowls Association
 * Welsh Sports Association
 * Welsh Surfing Federation
 * Welsh Target Shooting Federation
 * Welsh Triathlon
 * Welsh Women’s Bowling Association

Other contributions

 * Llantrisant 30 August 2008
 * Red Lady of Paviland
 * Royal Mint 3-7 September 2008
 * Wales
 * Wenvoe 14 August 2008

Sandbox
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 * WP:COPYEDIT

From WP:UKCOUNTIES:
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 * BBC style guide
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 * The Grauniad and Observer style guide
 * The Times style guide (pre-paywall)
 * OED.com (needs a library card reference)
 * Chwareaon Cymru - cyfleusterau chwaraeon yng Nghymru
 * Requesting copyright permission
 * Citation templates
 * Editors are encouraged to improve leads rather than simply tagging them.
 * Geographical coordinates


 * "The Welsh rail map is a classic indicator of an extractive economy, with lines extended towards London and the ports"
 * The top level frame of reference is the country within the UK, per WP:UKNOWGOV
 * WP:NPOV (Policy)
 * WP:ENGVAR - Variations in the English language
 * WP:No Point of View - Undue Weight (Policy) - Always a good referring point.
 * WP:No Original Research (Policy)
 * WP:Wikipedia is not a News report (Policy)
 * Silence and consensus
 * WP:Recentism (essay)
 * WP:POV Fork (Policy)  - Covers how side articles should not be created to cover information that cannot find consensus in the main article.
 * WP:Coatrack (essay)  - Covers how side issues should not be used to camouflage any biased reasons for a side article’s existence (or continual existence).
 * WP:Let the facts speak for themselves (Policy)  - Advises against over-description of facts that are already simple, well-covered and conclusive.
 * WP:Neutrality and Verifiability (Policy)  - Shows how an abundance of passable citations cannot negate certain neutrality issues.
 * WP:Notability (Guideline)
 * WP:Notability is not temporary (Guideline)  - Shows how past importance and/or the possibility of future importance does not amount to Notability.
 * WP:Assume Good Faith (Guideline)  - How it shows ‘bad faith’ to negatively read (or misread) semantic, imperfect, miswritten or unclear details in someone’s comment - when it is reasonable to assume a positive meaning. Also - paranoia, and grouping people together.


 * WP:Don't be a fanatic  - 6 decent points

Gaming/Disruption:


 * WP:Gaming the system (Guideline) - ... means deliberately using Wikipedia policies and guidelines in bad faith to thwart the aims of Wikipedia
 * WP:Gaming the system (Examples) - Examples of gaming the system, including: 'cherry picking' policy or policy wording; and stonewalling.
 * WP:Signs of disruptive editing(Guideline) - Defines 'Disruptive editors'
 * WP:Refusal to "get the point"(Guideline)  – Being addressed over a specific policy breach, and retorting with other policy.
 * WP:Wikilawyering (Guideline) - Putting letter before spirit of law, carefully misinterpreting policy, and using formal terms inappropriately.

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