User:Dr. Blofeld/January 2014

Happy New Year, bro!


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2013 was one hell of a year. While it gave us some great movies (The Lunchbox, Kai Po Che!, Lootera, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag etc.) and some record-breaking blockbusters (Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Chennai Express, Dhoom 3), it also gave us some really sad moments (the deaths of Pran, Paul Walker, Nelson Mandela, Farooque Sheikh, re-crimilisation of homosexuality, typhoons and cycolones like Phailin and Haiyan). Nevertheless, I ain't gonna miss 2013, so have a happy 2014 ahead! Yours truly, --Jionpedia ✉  19:16, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Need a new reviewer on a GA
Since you did the review for Geology Hall, I'm wondering if you'd be interested in picking up the stalled review of Daniel S. Schanck Observatory a 19th-century astronomical observatory at Rutgers. The reviewer started the review, I disagreed with some of their hamhanded suggestions, and then they went off for two weeks. If you're able to dedicate a little time to pick it up and bring it through to completion, I'd be much obliged.--ColonelHenry (talk) 20:02, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Happy New Year
 This greeting goes out to all those I have worked with this year - it has been a pleasure. I enjoyed working with you on so many DYKs this year, and two Good Articles - something that would have been unthinkable for me a year ago. I have to say the highlight for me this year was seeing Paris, possibly my favourite city in the world, being listed as a GA, something which I think it's safe to say I could not have been done without your help on the article. Hopefully we can work together again in 2014, and I wish you all the best in whatever projects you might have up your sleeve. To another good year! Gilderien Chat&#124;List of good deeds 21:44, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

PR
Hi, wish you a very happy new year. Do comment on this when you find time. &mdash; Vensatry (Ping me)  10:35, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
 * A gentle reminder! &mdash; Vensatry (Ping) 14:40, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Dr. Blofeld
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Gracias for the template and Happy 2014! --Rosiestep (talk) 16:57, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Dr. Blofeld
  Pr at yya  (Hello!) — is wishing you a  Happy New Year ! Welcome the  2014 . Wishing you a happy and fruitful 2014 with good health and your wishes come true! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year! May the 2014 goes well for you.

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-- Pr at yya  (Hello!) 13:32, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Request for clarification archived
The request for clarification has been archived at Wikipedia talk:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Infoboxes.

For the Arbitration Committee,

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Appreciated, thankyou, Happy New Year.♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:23, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

GAN review
I want to do my first GAN review. Will you show me the ropes? --Rosiestep (talk) 19:58, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Talk:Wappocomo (Romney, West Virginia)/GA1! --Rosiestep (talk) 20:22, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Done!! I've finished the review and Passed it. Thanks for all your encouragement! Can you walk me through how to wrap this up? --Rosiestep (talk) 16:45, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Ok, those steps are done, too. I feel good about the review and understand the process now. The walkaway is that I feel more invested in article quality. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:28, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Hugh Walpole
Greetings, dear Doctor! I'm not sure if English novelists of the first half of the 20th century are your thing, but if you care to look in at the peer review of Walpole it will be good to see you. I have raised the question of an info-box there, on which you may have views, and your thoughts on anything else will be gladly received too, as I need hardly say. Tim riley (talk) 20:11, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Happy New Year Tim! Me an opinion on an infobox?... never!! Hehe I'll look within a day or two there's an intergalactic article at FA I've been asked to look at first!♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:17, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

British films
Thanks for the IMDB tip. As for Beaudine I'll try and have a go at it over the next few weeks along with the other stuff. Lord Cornwallis (talk) 22:35, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

OUATIMD
I have summarised the soundtrack reception into a single digestible para, I'll now tend to the critical reception in the format of Skyfall and lastly the lead section. Soham 04:29, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I corrected its order in the way you asked me to, one positive para countered by a negative one, can you check it now? Thanks Soham 09:30, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Is that supposed to be sarcastic @Skyfall?♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:28, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
 * No its not, when I listed the article for comments User:Betty Logan commented that critical receptions should be in the way they are in that articles critical reception. She said and I quote "Skyfall#Critical_reception (which is really well structured)". Now when I see the list of your GA's I see the name of Skyfall, it was not sarcastic. Soham 11:18, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

Glad to hear it, I thought for a moment you were doing a Prashant!♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:26, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
 * No, no I'll never do something like that. Thanks for the review, I'll start reading and then reviewing Canal de Givors right away. Thanks for the quickest first review. Soham 11:43, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't feel comfortable when I do a review and somebody mentions an article I've contributed to that's all in comparison as sometimes I might be asking for something I myself haven't done!..♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:46, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

Givors Canal
Blo, I pointed out some issues, can you please take a look at them?  Soham  03:23, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, over to Aymatth..♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:45, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Sure.  Soham  14:42, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Most of the sources are in French, so translating in Google translate and verifying claims, is taking a bit time, hope you'll understand.  Soham  18:08, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Blofeld, I am extremely sorry, I could not login for the past two days, as my school started as also my net connection went haywire. I will finish reviewing it fast. Sorry I could not do it earlier. As for verification of sources I always assume GF since when I add sources I add them accurately in-sync with the content. The article does not have any huge claim that needs verification. --  Soham  13:38, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I am trying to finish it as fast as I can.  Soham  14:11, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, the new term will reduce my edits a lot, as they done in the previous two days spells Pressure with a capital P. I don't think I'll be able to contribute content as much as I want to. Till the time I back fully again, adios amigo!  Soham  16:26, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I was going through Shahids Tp when I found out that Dr. Blofeld is a british-by-birth with a penchant for bollywood! Is that right?  <font colour="white" face="segoe script">Soham  14:01, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
 * The way you're involved with Bwood, for eg: Reviewing most of the Indian GA's, FA's, Priyanka Chopra, Trichy etc. my first impression was that you're an Indian!.  <font colour="white" face="segoe script">Soham  14:15, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I hold high respect for Dwai, the man is tremendous and is a source of inspiration. On of his works which I saw at first was Kahaani, consider it to be one of the best. You were and also are an editor along with, Diannaa, Stefan2 of whose work I am impressed.  <font colour="white" face="segoe script">Soham  14:38, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

Talk:Ranveer Singh
Hi DB, can you please share your opinion here?

Trichy
Hi, the article is currently undergoing a source review. Since it uses a number of books authored by south Indians, I'm a bit confused about the usage of their names in refs. First name should be initials or the actual names? &mdash; Vensatry <sub style="color:indigo;">(Ping me)  09:32, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

Surnames should always be first I think. Like Char, N.V.V.♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:26, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

Great example! I formatted all book sources only using this tool yet there seems to be some discrepancies. &mdash; Vensatry <sub style="color:indigo;">(Ping me)  11:13, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes, google often messes up the metadata and it should be checked really on world cat to ensure it's correct!♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:43, 2 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Hi, I'm planning to take the article to TFA. I've prepared a rough draft here. Feel free to make necessary changes. &mdash; Vensatry <sub style="color:indigo;">(Ping me)  17:24, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks
I appreciate receiving your thanks for this edit. Your user page is fantastic! Lots of good information in there. -- Jreferee (talk) 17:30, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

FYI
I just remembered, I had come to your talk page requesting your opinion for this section however, I think you might have missed it above. —<font size="2" face="Courier New" color="#6F00FF"> Indian: <font color="#FF033E">BIO  · [ <font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#1C1CF0">ChitChat ] 18:29, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

Eeks I don't know, personally I wouldn't have started the article for another few months as names can change before release.♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:39, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

RS
Hello. Regarding your questions about People Magazine, it most certainly is NOT a reliable source at all. Gossip sources like that, Us Weekly, OK! magazine, Star Magazine, Daily Mail, In Touch, More magazine, Perez Hilton, Huffington Post, PopCrush, etc. are known for frequently fabricating information. I highly discourage using those as sources in any article. You'd be much better off with things like Rolling Stone, Forbes, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Billboard, USA Today, Washington Post, New York Times, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, and MTV. XXSNUGGUMSXX (talk) 19:24, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

XXSNUGGUMSXX, I am aware of what we generally consider "reliable" sources. But for a term like "sex symbol" which is generally used more in those sorts of gossipy sources and books than in other more "conservative" sources I hardly think you can denounce a mention in People magazine as such as "not reliable". I'd consider People a more reliable and more neutral source than something like Askmen.com... ♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:46, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

On the contrary, I've often seen sources like the ones I listed describe people as "sexy". Things like People really can't be taken seriously due to frequent fabrications and often poorly supporting their claims, including one's sex appeal. Calling it "reliable" is like saying coyotes are vegetarians. I see how Askmen can be perceived as biased, though. That site is mainly relationship/sex advice, and my guess is that the people they list as having high levels of sex appeal are based on public opinion. Still, avoid using sources like People under any circumstance. Much of what they say is merely marketing. XXSNUGGUMSXX (talk) 20:39, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
 * No it isn't anything like saying coyotes are vegetarians, and you made no effort to at least replace the source...♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:25, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

DYK request
I am finishing up on a DYK (never would have been able to without knowing about google books :) ) and I know you don't do DYK anymore, but I wondered if you, or any talk page stalkers could think of a hook, I'm at a bit of a loss. The article is Càrn Eige.-- Gilderien Chat&#124;What I've done 19:50, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

That panorama image bugs me, it looks like the clouds have been labelled rather than mountains!...♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:10, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Wappocomo

 * Dr. Blofeld, I've incorporated all of the suggestions from Rosiestep and Ammodramus and I've built and further cleaned up the Geography section. Please feel free to look over the current version and provide further comment on the GA nomination page. Thank you again for your contributions to this article! -- Caponer (talk) 16:28, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes I know Caponer, I've been silently watching its progress and Ammodramus identified something I was also concerned about with the length and concision of the lead, now clearly addressed. Article certainly looks GA standard and Rosie's done a great review and you've done a great job in writing it and answering. A text book example of a productive and satisfactory article and review. Keep up the great work! ♦ Dr. Blofeld  16:37, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the kind words, Dr. Blofeld. As I expressed to Rosiestep earlier, I'm a big fan of your combined efforts on articles nominated to DYK. I feel privileged to have worked with you both and with Ammodramus on this project. -- Caponer (talk) 16:42, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

As far as I know Caponer we still don't accept recently passed GAs for DYKs so it wouldn't qualify.♦  Dr. Blofeld  17:37, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Rosiestep, Dr. Blofeld, and Ammodramus: may I humbly seek your thoughts/suggestions on a possible DYK hook for this article? There's so much content, I find myself drawing a blank after making the final edits. Since it is not a 5x expansion, it will only be eligible following the completion of its passing. Thanks again for all your extraordinary efforts in getting this up to Good article status! -- Caponer (talk) 17:32, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Did you know/Good Article RfC :) -- Gilderien Chat&#124;List of good deeds 18:04, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I stand corrected, finally it seems people are seeing sense. I proposed this back in 2009 and the mixed response resulted in a "no consensus". Seems you can nominate it Caponer after all.♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:09, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Stub it out Dr. Blo!
Just stumbled across W.A. & A.C. Churchman. Thought you might enjoy re-lighting this five year-old dog end? Martinevans123 (talk) 17:54, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

I'll look later.♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:56, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Nomination of List of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes for deletion
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Harrassed by that unknown user
Hey Blofeld, I have received lot of harassing notes, tweets and post on wikipedia as well as Facebook and Now Twitter. That user is abusing me, threatening me on my talk page and on other social media platforms. I suspect and even confident that user is no one but, one of these hindi film editors, with whom i had fights. Pls, can you help as that IP adress is constantly harassing me and posting abusive messages. Would you give that IP to a checkuser so, at least we can know the country.— Prashant 08:58, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

If somebody is harassing you off or on wiki, report them!♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:35, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

Template:William Beaudine
Are you still working on these? If not, will tidy to remove the redlinks. --Rob Sinden (talk) 11:55, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

I am, yes, but it's been Christmas and New Year. I created a 1924 article the other day and intended continuing this week and I've also invited Lord Cornwallis to help out.♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:00, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

Assistance with Catalan language sources
Hi. As you have written a number of articles about athletes and written a lot about Spain, I was wondering if you could assist me in location newspaper sources for Oriol Sellarès Martínez. Thank you. --LauraHale (talk) 17:31, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

He seems to meet WP:GNG and WP:ATHLETE as it is.♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:03, 6 January 2014 (UTC)


 * I thought so. For articles about Paralympians who didn't win medals, I worked on the articles to the point where I thought they were all notable per WP:GNG.  (I have a number of articles about disability sportspeople sitting on my userspace who I don't think clearly meet it yet that I haven't moved over yet.)  I found one Catalan newspaper with 83 mentions of him, and another with 28.  My knowledge of Catalan newspapers is not that great, but considering this competitor is a Catalan nationalist (vote for that coming up soon.  much harder sell than Scotland.  They would not automatically be in the EU) and is from that region, Catalan sources should have been the first ones looked at. --LauraHale (talk) 19:10, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

Sock investigation
Please see Sockpuppet investigations/Ali Mohammad Khilji.

Notifying you due to your prior investigation of related case.

Thank you for your time,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 17:15, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes Cirt it does look suspicious but I don't think there's much point me commenting there until the checkuser has the results!♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:41, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay, thank you, well if you have any other evidence or notes for connecting the various sockfarm accounts together, please let us know, there. Cheers, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 02:25, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

Stanley Kubrick
Don't think I've seen any of his, actually. (Including Dr. Strangelove, I'm ashamed to admit.)

I did read 2001: A Space Odyssey, though. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 19:26, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I've seen a few minutes of Spartacus here and there, but not enough to really talk about. I really should see some of his stuff.  Though I think I'll hold off on Orange until I've read the source material.  Speaking of which - if you've not read 2001 I highly recommend it.  I don't much care for sci-fi ordinarily, but I think it's a very well-done novel.  And I do love Clarke. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 19:33, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Ah, yes - I've seen enough of the visuals of the film to have an idea about them. That's the thing, though - 2001 is one of those films that's so much a part of pop culture consciousness that I feel like I sort of know it already.  Like Psycho. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 19:54, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I love Ebert's reviews - he was always such a pleasure to read. Especially when he decided to savage a piece of garbage. :-) -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:56, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Givors canal
The article Givors canal you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Givors canal for comments about the article. Well done!  <font colour="white" face="segoe script">Soham  14:48, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

Congrats on the GA! As for Queally, can you upload a photo to show off her orangutan-colour eyes? LOL --Rosiestep (talk) 16:05, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Perhaps Cate or Kate would oblige me on that one hehe! She really is a great looking woman. Not with the bob haircut though, she looks too much like Kris Jenner then!! ♦ Dr. Blofeld  16:12, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Moten Swing
Dr. Blofeld, Gareth E Kegg nominated your article for DYK back in early December. The nomination was reviewed on December 28 and some issues were found; Gareth was notified on his talk page that day, and hasn't done anything to address these issues; the notification was archived last Friday. As a courtesy, I'm letting you know that the nomination exists, and is likely to be closed if no action is taken.

Do you want to follow up on the nomination? Please let me know. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:14, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I've tweaked it from the review. Sorry for such a ridiculous delay. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 02:39, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks!♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:37, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

Translated reviews
Hi, Blofeld. In Mullum Malarum, there is a reliable source that gives an English translated review (unofficial though) of Ananda Vikatan's Tamil review of the film (ref 22). Are translated reviews allowed on Wiki, regardless of how official they are? Kailash29792 (talk) 07:02, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

Of course, provided that it is what we'd consider a reliable source and not a blog.♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:25, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

Dorchester
Hello, Happy New Year, and great work on the Dorchester article. I've added a bit, but have also queried the use of the logo at the top of the page on the Talk page. Perhaps you might have a view on this? Ericoides (talk) 11:36, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
 * No coincidence; I had brief look at Bentworth this morning and by some roundabout way, the wing co, must have stumbled across the Dorchester. The logo is much better now, cleaner, so thanks for doing that. Ericoides (talk) 16:51, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

Historical Southern Antebellum Plantations
Well, that's an awesome page. --Rosiestep (talk) 22:25, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

GA review
Hello, Dr. Blofeld. I noticed that you have written many articles about Danish composers, and also that you have reviewed some classical music related articles for GA. I have expanded the article about Frederik Magle and nominated it for GA, and I was wondering if perhaps you would be interested in reviewing it? I would be very grateful. With kind regards, --Danmuz (talk) 13:23, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

Good work User:Danmuz, but I'm afraid in looking at it I might be too critical of it so I'll have to pass. I'm not convinced it is a sound enough biographical account at the moment for GA myself, 2000-present doesn't really seem that well covered, but don't let that deter you..♦ Dr. Blofeld  22:14, 13 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Thank you, Dr. Blofeld. I see what you mean. Some of his works from 2000 and onwards are covered in the sub sections "Works for the royal family" and "crossover", but even so it does seem like 2000-present could be covered better. If that can be done, could that possibly change your mind? Or are there other major stumble blocks as well? --Danmuz (talk) 07:01, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
 * After a trip to the library, where there is access to the Danish infomedia-database, I have expanded the article with more recent content. I was unable to find any significant coverage from 2001–2008 (besides what is already mentioned in the article) about other works than his Cantabile, which is already covered in its own sub-article, but I was able to expand the more recent history. Some of it under the "Fusion/Crossover"-section. --Danmuz (talk) 14:14, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Duporth
Moved it. Looks like a cool place. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:43, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

I started work on vedettes yesterday; trying to increase the number of women's biographies on wikipedia and all that. They are an interesting group! --Rosiestep (talk) 04:23, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Sure, will work on some of those Argentine movies; maybe in conjunction with the vedettes or maybe after. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:23, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

I looked at es:Categoría:Películas de la Argentina and there are a lot of films on the es wiki without an en wiki presence! Not all of them have references but some do. Need to find a good online gbook with Argentine film/director/actor names. --Rosiestep (talk) 20:34, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Well, put it that way (..."systematic bias covering old Argentine movies...") and I'm in! LOL. On top of that, I looked at the category 'films by director' and --as usual-- women are so under-represented. Will look at all this again after I get home from work tonight. --Rosiestep (talk) 21:01, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Moten Swing
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FAC help
Hey Doc, I have an FAC (Featured article candidates/Blue's Clues/archive4) up currently, but I'm afraid that it will fail because nobody's reviewing it. I dunno if it's me, but that happens a lot! :) Would you mind taking the time to look at it? Thanks. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 17:07, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

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Román Viñoly Barreto
By director made it easy. Nice template and the added images really make a difference! I moved the articles with the second word in caps. Gotta run now but I'll look at adding cast, etc. after work. If there are other PD posters/pics can you upload them? --Rosiestep (talk) 15:51, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Georgi Kinkladze
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Valley View (Romney, West Virginia)
Good Dr, I was just admiring your edits to the Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House in D.C., and I was wondering if you would be able to quickly review Valley View (Romney, West Virginia) and provide any edits or suggestions. I've nominated it for GA review, and while it hasn't yet been selected, I wanted to continue to refine it in the meantime. Any guidance you could provide would be of the greatest help! Thanks again! -- Caponer (talk) 01:58, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

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Akademisk Forlag
Regarding your request for an expansion of Akademisk Forlag, I'd better move the reply from my talk page here: "It is a subsidiary of Lindhardt og Ringhof (part of Egmont Group) so I think it is best covered there since very little information seems to be available. I therefore propose that you create that article instead and I will try to expand it.[[".

Another thing, now that I am disturbing you anyway: I would like to start transferring the lists of Listed buildings in Denmark (by municipality) that are found on Danish Wikipedia to English Wikipedia – little by little, when a reasonably high number of listed buildings in that municipality are covered. As an example see this sandbox "dummy" with listed buildings in Roskilde Municipality (note that it is only half-finished). However, I am uncertain if this is the right way to do it. Compare the Danish version which uses a template-based approach. So my question is: Is it okay to create the lists the way I started it or is there a better way to do so which whould be preferred (such as with templates)?Ramblersen (talk) 16:36, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

You have been eventualisted
How dare you! The project has been completed... all we have left is to delete the cruft. PhnomPencil (talk) 20:32, 17 January 2014 (UTC) (Cambodia)

Barnstar
Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 16:55, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

 * Make it two.  <font colour="white" face="segoe script">Soham  17:11, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Hehe I'll be putting on weight, but thanks!♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:53, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Nolan
Just to let you know that Sammyjankis has started the GA nomination for Christopher Nolan. Cheers, have a nice day! --<font color="#CC0O66">Loeba (talk) 07:56, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

Argentina
Hi Dr B. Sorry, didn't see your post earlier - it got buried by people being dicks. Yes, will look at these if I get time.  Lugnuts  Dick Laurent is dead 11:58, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

Re barnstar
Thank you very much for your wonderful barnstar i love it! Nice to know that someone appreciates my work! Cheers! <font color="#0000FF">Bine <font color="#FF0000">Mai 22:59, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

Chust, Uzbekistan
Hello, Dr. Blofeld! If you remember, I promised to help you find some information on the city of Chust. Here's what I've found:


 * a city in Namangan Oblast (Province);
 * administrative center of Chust Rayon (District);
 * located in the northern corner of the Ferghana Valley, on a plain near a mountain, along the river Chustsoy;
 * located 36 km to the west of the city of Namangan;
 * located 13 km to the north of the Chust Railway Station;
 * traces its history to a military fortress built at the end of the 15th/beginning of the 16th century;
 * in the 16th century the city consisted of several small fortresses; later a wall surrounding these fortresses was built;
 * in 1882 the walls of the fortress were destroyed and the city started to expand; the city became an important industrial center; blacksmiths, tailors, potters, and jewelers from Chust became well-known; doʻppis (skullcaps) and knives made in Chust became especially popular;
 * After the Russians came, several new factories were built in the city; in 1912, there were six cotton mills and one leather factory in Chust;
 * currently (i.e. in 1979) there are a cotton mill, a confectionery, a branch of Namangan clothing factory named after Krupskiy, a branch of Kosonsoy atlas (satin) factory, and a national knife factory in the city; there are also twelve secondary schools, pedagogical and agricultural vocational schools, two sports schools, two music schools, two driving schools, a recreation center, three movie theaters, two libraries, a national ensemble, a museum of honor, a labor museum, a maternity hospital, two general hospitals, a polytechnic school, and six kindergartens and nurseries;
 * the Ferghana automobile road passes through Chust; this road connects the city with several others places, such as the cities of Namangan, Andijan, and Fergana.

Source: the Uzbek Soviet Encyclopedia. (Zufarov, Komiljon, ed (1979). "Chust". Oʻzbek sovet ensiklopediyasi. Volume 12. Toshkent. Pages 593-594)

I hope this helps. Nataev (talk) 11:10, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Here's some more information:
 * the city is located 1,000-1,200 meters above sea level;
 * population: 63,800 (2004);
 * one of the oldest cities in the Ferghana Valley; archaeological studies conducted in 1953, 1957, 1959, and 1961 found items dating back to the late bronze/early iron age in the area corresponding to present-day Chust; in the middle ages, the city became an important fortress;
 * Babur's father Umar Shaikh Mirza II made Chust his residence in 1480;
 * first scientific information about Chust can be found in A.F. Middendor's Ocherki o Ferganskoy doline (Essays About the Ferghana Valley) (St. Petersburg, 1882);
 * according to local linguists, the word "chust" is a Persian word meaning "fast";
 * Chust was made the administrative center of the newly-created Chust Rayon in 1926;
 * currently there are joint-stock companies like Barion, Paxta tolasi, and Chustmash in the city; there are also bakeries, a printing house, and several small business; the city is also home to general education schools (which include boarding schools), two music and art schools, six vocational schools, three children's sports schools, a tennis court, a pool, libraries and clubs, a museum, a park, a maternity hospital, and a district hospital.

Source: the National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan. (2000-2005. Murodilla Haydarov (author). "Chust". Oʻzbekiston milliy ensiklopediyasi. Toshkent)

Let me know if you have any questions. Nataev (talk) 11:40, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

That looks promising, go ahead and add what you can and I'll try to add more!♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:42, 21 January 2014 (UTC)


 * OK! I'm rather busy these days though. If you have time feel free to add what I wrote above. Once I get a bit freer I will take a look at the article and expand it a bit. Nataev (talk) 08:37, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Your opinion
Hi, I noticed a talk page discussion a while ago you had with Hullaballoo Wolfowitz about him constantly calling reliable sources gossip and deleting references based off his opinion of "gossipy". There is an issue with several editors (I'm thinking sockpuppets) with the Bradley Cooper and Suki Waterhouse articles. I tried adding to their personal lives with 3 reliable sources but near edit warred with these editors all calling it "gossipy" and deleting it. Wondering if you could weigh in on this. Thanks. LADY LOTUS • TALK 18:52, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for alerting me to it. Yes Hullaballoo is obsessed with removing all personal life info which isn't a marriage and he's wrong to do so, especially if it's a long term relationship. You wouldn't remove mention of Goldie Hawn as gossip in Kurt Russell's article for instance... I'll look in later.♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:07, 21 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much :) LADY LOTUS • TALK 19:26, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Isaac Parsons (American military officer)
Dr. Blofeld, I assure you, the edit you thanked me for was made while the article was still in its infancy within my user space :) -- Caponer (talk) 22:07, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

When I click the thank button, it's rarely for one specific edit, it is intended as a thanks for creating the article. I do it all the time.♦ Dr. Blofeld  07:08, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

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Paris Exposition, 1900 (film series)
Hi there. Can you do me a favor and make sure I took care of everything with this one? It's the first time I reviewed a GAN and failed the article. Thanks. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:22, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Absolutely fine. You might though post some suggestions at the nominator to improve like, eh, actually provide some information about the films...♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:33, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for that. Yup, left message on Lem's talkpage. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:40, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

I see what you mean about Mogadishu. Cleaning up the refs, though, isn't off-putting to me so I'll try and work on them before the weekend. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:53, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Enid Blyton
Many thanks for rolling up your sleeves and helping with the reorganisation of this article. I think there's a good structure in place now that can be built on. Eric  Corbett  18:57, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

I've got a couple more sources on the way, and I think this could be turned into a very plausible GA candidate. What do you think? Eric  Corbett  22:54, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes, thanks for taking the initiative and your copyediting yesterday. I was wondering whether to get her biography or not, the 1992 version is 79p on Amazon. The autobiography from her daughter might also provide some valuable information. I think though that there should be enough sources online to make it a worthy GA candidate. Blyton is one of the world's most popular authors and I think it would certainly be worth doing do.♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:40, 23 January 2014 (UTC)


 * I think so too, so let's do it. Eric   Corbett  13:36, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

I loved her books as a kid, especially The Famous Five. My sister and I used to get quite excited about collecting all 21 books. For some reason it's the Finniston farm and the spoiled little American brat Junior which most sticks in my mind. I also had all 38 I think it was of the Just William books. It's funny that in the 1950s and 1960s she was heavily criticized for infecting children's literary diets, these days I'm sure most teachers and parents would be glad if their kids read a single book... It would be good if at some stage one of us could get hold of some biographies but I certainly think we can find enough to make it a GA anyway. I wonder if Tim riley or Brian Boulton would be interested in helping.♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:56, 23 January 2014 (UTC)


 * I've got a copy of Stoney's biography and another couple on order. Eric   Corbett  14:26, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Excellent, sounds promising. That autobiography from her daughter Imogen I think would also be of much value and probably has quite a few interesting anecdotes and quotes. I'll do the best I can in the meantime, once you get the books I think some of the society and ODNB sources could be replaced to balance the sources out a bit but it's a start.♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:34, 23 January 2014 (UTC)


 * I'm sure we can do it. It amazes me that one of the world's most prolific and successful authors had such a crock of an article for so long. Eric   Corbett  14:42, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Yeah I took a look earlier to see how it was, what a piece of shit. Almost entirely about her criticism and personal life and nothing about her work except a short list. Embarrassing that an author of her status took 13 years to start to be written on wikipedia... ♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:45, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

New Brunswick Theological Seminary GA review and peer review.
Thanks again for a very comprehensive GA review. Do let me know when you need anything reviewed--I hope I can do as good a job reviewing your work as you've done with mine--I'm proud of where the article is at after the work that's been put into it with the help of your attention and ideas, as well as the assistance offered by. In the next few months, I'm going to get NBTS read for FAC (I have a few articles in queue for FAC), so I started a peer review to give a few ideas on what could bring the article up to FA quality. I think after our GA review collaboration, it's most of the way there, but if you have some additional thoughts, the peer review is located here: Peer review/New Brunswick Theological Seminary/archive1. I appreciate all your help.--ColonelHenry (talk) 20:18, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Samuel Ancell
So it turns out you were creating Gibraltar-related content two years before anyone had even thought of Gibraltarpedia... Brilliant! Hope you're doing well. --<span style="margin:0;text-align:left;color:#FF7F00;font-size:80%;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold;padding:0.2em 0.4em">Gibmetal 77 <font color="#99 32 CC">talk 2 me 12:36, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes, I know! What's happening with Gibraltarpedia at the moment? Activity from Victuallers seems to have died down. What's the current situation with the tags on buildings? I might create a few articles later in the week.♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:38, 23 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Vic has moved on to other projects, but I'm still here :). We're integrating some QRpedia codes into new information panels around the place. We already have them at Harding's Battery, Devil's Gap Footpath and the Gibraltar Museum yesterday unveiled some at Southport Gates and St. Jago's Arch (see link). The purpose made glass plaques are taking a little longer as it seems they're experiencing some problems with the intended free WiFi. Presumably they want to have this sorted before investing in the expensive plaques... But I think we're very close now! Nice to hear you're still interested, any further help in creating new articles would be very welcome indeed! Remember you can check the list of requested articles :) Cheers --<span style="margin:0;text-align:left;color:#FF7F00;font-size:80%;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold;padding:0.2em 0.4em">Gibmetal 77 <font color="#99 32 CC">talk 2 me 12:51, 23 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Just realised someone has expanded Fabian Picardo but has not provided any references. Naturally this article is of top importance to the Gibraltar WikiProject. Don't know if you'd be interested in working on this one but thought I'd let you know... Cheers, --<span style="margin:0;text-align:left;color:#FF7F00;font-size:80%;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold;padding:0.2em 0.4em">Gibmetal 77 <font color="#99 32 CC">talk 2 me 16:08, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Yuck, looks like you should just wipe the slate clean and start from scratch. Can't say politicians really grab my interest I'm afraid.♦ Dr. Blofeld  16:15, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Copenhagen
Copenhagen is now GA. Thanks for your help. Coverage of Danish cities is really progressing.--Ipigott (talk) 14:02, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Another core article and capital city passes. You put a great deal of outstanding work into it!! What next, Esjberg?♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:09, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I take a first look at Esbjerg now. And remember, one of these days we should also get to Greenland.--Ipigott (talk) 09:48, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes. I have a few articles to get through first though, go ahead and start on Esbjerg!♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:44, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

AWB
AWB's fine. I haven't used it in a while just because I've been slowing down a bit. I'll take a look at those Ghanaian things and see what can be done. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 03:46, 24 January 2014 (UTC) OK - that amount of substitution looks like it might be beyond AWB's purview. I can think of a way to do it, but it'll require a lot more time than I have now. Perhaps I'll take a look at it again this weekend and see if I can't come up with something. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 06:14, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Reliable sources considered gossip
Hey, I don't mean to keep crying to you for assistance lol but since the situation seemed eerily similar to the one on Bradley Coopers page, I was wondering if you wouldnt mind giving your two cents at Nicholas Hoults talk page where an IP user basically says even reliable sources are gossip until it comes from the persons own mouth. <span style="text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px #0099FF, -4px -4px 15px #99FF00;">LADY LOTUS • <span style="text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px #FF9900, -4px -4px 15px #FF0099;">TALK 17:20, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

You can cry to me Lady Lotus, I have plenty of tissues LOL!♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:30, 24 January 2014 (UTC)


 * You're so kind! lol You can always cry to me in turn if need be :P <span style="text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px #0099FF, -4px -4px 15px #99FF00;">LADY LOTUS • <span style="text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px #FF9900, -4px -4px 15px #FF0099;">TALK 19:31, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
 * LOL awww so sad! <span style="text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px #0099FF, -4px -4px 15px #99FF00;">LADY LOTUS • <span style="text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px #FF9900, -4px -4px 15px #FF0099;">TALK 20:08, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Peer review
I wonder if I can interest you in a peer review of the article on Ralph Richardson? Quite understand if not, and there is absolutely no hurry at all even if you are interested. If you do look in, please run an eye over the short list of questions at the top of the peer review page, on which I'd be grateful for colleagues' thoughts. – Tim riley (talk) 20:32, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Category:Buildings and structures in Italy by province
Looks good. Can't believe how many countries don't have the breakdown. I'll try to work on them after the weekend. --Rosiestep (talk) 05:18, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

We can use Category:Geography by country as a go-by. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:21, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Template:Infobox dam cleanup
Hi. You're receiving this message because you are a major contributor to Infobox dam. You opinion on this cleanup proposal is very much appreciated. Best regards, Reh  man  14:36, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Remember me?
I used to be a WP editor many years ago. ;) Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  15:09, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Been too busy and still am, but how are you doing nowadays anyway? How's your private life been? Any good news of a planned marriage or something? :)
 * Of course I've seen WHTBJ, did you like it youself? Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  23:41, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Audie Murphy vs. Enid Blyton?
My priority is going to be Enid Blyton. Eric  Corbett  19:05, 25 January 2014 (UTC)


 * I know what you mean, not good to have too many projects to attend to. Blyton for me is definitely the priority right now, but I'll try to do the rough splitting and merging needed for Murphy next week. Maile hopefully will hold off on an FAC and be willing to wait a few weeks until it is improved.♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:56, 25 January 2014 (UTC)


 * You did a great chopping job on Enid Blyton, so Maile would be making a mistake not to hold off for a few weeks. I'd like to see Enid Blyton at GAN in the not too distant future. Eric   Corbett  20:02, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. Yes I think it's important to get a good structure in place to build on which we now just about have with Blyton. Hopefully you can find more in those biographies to add some flesh to the prose and build on what I've started. I have already written a bit about the Noddy pantomime and her illness. I'm not convinced that Audie Murphy would be ready for FA even after the rough editing, I hope Maile doesn't see this urgent need to promote it asap as given time I think we can improve it.♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:07, 25 January 2014 (UTC)


 * I've now got a couple of Blyton sources and another on order that I think will get us there or thereabouts. I have to admit though that I feel like an idiot, paying for a book to improve a WP article. Eric   Corbett  20:12, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Yeah there's something wrong with it isn't it, it should be wikipedia paying us to write and pay for the books we need in doing so!! I hope at some stage they'll at least start funding a scheme for wikipedians and give them something towards the books that they need to improve articles. I'm aware that some of the chapters have something but it's hardly on the scale and as easy to access and request as it should be. Hopefully you can replace some of the society sources, way too many citations to it, but it was really needed to set it in the right direction and draw up the "bones".. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:34, 25 January 2014 (UTC)


 * I don't think there's anything unusual about buying books to write good articles. I shelled out 20 quid for this so I could get Hammond organ and Leslie speaker through GA. Frankly, it is not worth 20 quid of my time to go down the library and wait for an inter-loan when I can just grab my own copy with a couple of clicks on Amazon. Ritchie333  <sup style="color:#7F007F;">(talk)  <sup style="color:#7F007F;">(cont)   13:33, 30 January 2014 (UTC)


 * You've done what you can, I've done what I can. Time to let this rot into WP's normal grey goo. Eric   Corbett  01:49, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

I'm not willing to edit it if people like that turn up and try to impede progress! He's at least reverted himself now though anyway. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:46, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Colin Welch
Hello, Dr. Blofeld. I wanted to let you know that I’m proposing an article that you started, Colin Welch, for deletion because I don't think it meets our criteria for inclusion. If you don't want the article deleted:


 * 1) edit the page
 * 2) remove the text that looks like this:
 * 3) save the page

Also, be sure to explain why you think the article should be kept in your edit summary or on the article's talk page. If you don't do so, it may be deleted later anyway.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. ColonelHenry (talk) 04:37, 27 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Removed the prod-tag when I saw it was your article-start. Sorry for the inconvenience.--ColonelHenry (talk) 07:30, 27 January 2014 (UTC)


 * He was rather a notable political journalist/literary critic, and his positions in those major newspapers should at least prove his notability. I think as it is it passes GNG. There are many sources like           HighBeam articles etc which could be used. I'm a bit busy right now but I will try to expand it at some point. BTW, Eric and I and several others here don't approve of editors who go through articles placing "unsourced" or "ref improve" tags on it, hence the sarcastic tag I have at the top of the page. Adding such tags rarely gets the article improved. If you have a problem with an article it really is best to source it, ask the creator to improve sourcing, or AFD it. The only tag I add is bare URLs in the refencing section as there's a few editing steadily working through those categories using ref links.♦  Dr. Blofeld  11:39, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Peer
You recently improved my mood considerably by approving a beloved piece of music to GA. I was bold and requested Peer review/Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172. You know the article best ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:56, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes, it's rather good. I'm not an expert though in classical music article for FA though, perhaps Voc and Kleinzach would be of more use to you at the review!♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:14, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

The George Hotel, Crawley
Thx for reminding me – I've been distracted by Brighton and Hove stuff recently! I will have some time this week to make pre-FAC improvements. I'll let you know when I've got as far as I can. Cheers, <font face="Helvetica"><font color="#00BFFF">Hassocks <font color="#228B22">5489 <font color="#C71585"> (Floreat Hova!) 09:21, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Cool. I'll be working on it in the evenings, as I have access to my sources and stuff then (any edits at this time of day are quick lunch-hour bits!).  I may well need some more Brighton and Hove area maps, so I'll have a think and let you know – cheers.  One that would be very useful that I can think of immediately is this: I want to produce a template-style map of Brighton and Hove on which I can overlay the famous "red dots" to show particular suburbs and areas, which would then have a wikilink to their article.  Basically identical to  .  So it would be really useful to have a blank map of the city with the urban area, major transport links etc. clearly shown and the surrounding parts of East and West Sussex clearly demarcated, just like on the Southampton map.  <font face="Helvetica"><font color="#00BFFF">Hassocks <font color="#228B22">5489 <font color="#C71585"> (Floreat Hova!)  14:01, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * (Quick post-lunch-hour reply!) I'd be looking for a completely blank map so I could add markers as required. For example I might want to use the image to create a template like the Southampton one, with every area marked and wikilinked, which could then be used in e.g. the Brighton and Hove article; and then use the same image with just e.g. Carlton Hill marked so I could use it in the Carlton Hill article.  <font face="Helvetica"><font color="#00BFFF">Hassocks <font color="#228B22">5489 <font color="#C71585"> (Floreat Hova!)  14:19, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Tooh (song)
Blo, can you please tweak this article for prose and MOS? I am having a hard-time because of time constraints. You'll get more info at Talk:Tooh (song)/GA1. Thanks.  <font colour="white" face="segoe script">Soham  09:31, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Honestly mate I've got too many articles needing sorting out right now to give this my full attention. I'm trying to keep things as simple as possible as the moment.♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:49, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay, nevermind.  <font colour="white" face="segoe script">Soham  12:01, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Oh it's at GA, I didn't realize. I'll try to look at it this evening in that case, but looking at it offhand I don't think it's quite ready for it.♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:05, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks.  <font colour="white" face="segoe script">Soham  13:06, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
 * The "background and composition" section is missing because reviewers along with composers don't care to discuss those aspects of their work. Not a single source exists for them, therefore Music video and reception have hogged the main attention. The issue was duly raised by the GA Reviewer and I explained it to him. The criteria regarding this would be 3b which according to the reviewer is GA worthy. As for the charts section I am in cross-roads. I have attempted at least 5 re-writes, none of them worked. Please suggest.  <font colour="white" face="segoe script">Soham  15:06, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't mean to be a Killjoy Soham but I doubt I'd pass it for GA if I was reviewing it. It really feels like something important is missing from it. Compare the quality and balance to Believe in Me (Bonnie Tyler song) for instance which I passed last month. You could ask the author of the article (User:Bonnietylersave) for some tips to further improve it, but I don't think I can really be of further help, although I really think you should remove most of the excessive source clustering. If information is lacking on those aspects Soham then I wouldn't take it to GAR.♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:08, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I apprehend it too, keeping in mind the criteria's 1a and 1b are still negative even after the hard-work. Thanks for the help though.  <font colour="white" face="segoe script">Soham  16:47, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Chust, again
Hi! I took the time to expand the article. I think it looks a lot better now. Nataev (talk) 11:37, 28 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Excellent work! Can you try to source each section though? I'll try to add to it further this week, although I'm pretty busy right now.♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:45, 28 January 2014 (UTC)


 * I've added a few more sources. Now each section except for one is sourced. By the way, a famous business magnate, Alisher Usmanov, was born in Chust, as written here. Should we indicate that in the article? N ataev  talk 04:46, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes, in a notable people section.♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:48, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Done. N ataev  talk 11:06, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Copying within Wikipedia
Please have a look at WP:CWW, relative to this edit; I've corrected it by adding the Copied template to the article talk page. I also would encourage you in the future to engage the article talk page before undertaking such large changes; the article was being worked on for FAC readiness, and another article was on the main page, and few of the article's talk page watchers had any way of knowing what you had set about to do. Sandy Georgia (Talk) 16:56, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

I'm afraid to say that you're wrong on this, see User talk:Eric Corbett and Talk:Audie Murphy. Eric and I had actually extensively discussed it with the article creator before I moved it, and the intention was to balance out the article as Eric and I agreed it wasn't even close to FA. We advised him against FAC, I'm surprised that you would think it was near future candidate. I had intended working on the article and balancing it out until I was disrupted, and your further response here has proved to me that I've done the right thing in staying away from it. For the record I strongly disagree with Maile's entire cutting of the section, and if you search the history you'll see I didn't do that, my intention was to cut it down and build a film career in balance. There is no rule against splitting a very long section of an article and then working away at whittling it down to a more manageable size and that was my intention.. I'm sorry I even took a look at it now, I really am... ♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:03, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Repeating, bold for your readability ... I also would encourage you in the future to engage the article talk page before undertaking such large changes; the article was being worked on for FAC readiness, and another article was on the main page, and few of the article's talk page watchers had any way of knowing what you had set about to do. I did not say it was near anything; I said it was being worked on.  You never engaged talk-- you just started working without broad talk page consensus, which resulted in an unfortunate revert.  Yes, I agree you've done the right thing in staying away, and I'm in the process of explaining to Maile66 that he didn't need to delete all the content-- he is a conscientious and good faith editor trying to do his best, and if experienced editors would engage talk before chopping up an article, his learning curve could advance faster.  Anyway, that's not why I'm here ... you are an experienced editor, and you should know how to Copy Within Wikipedia.  Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 17:11, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
 * a] I was not aware that there was a legion of editors who cared about its development, by Maile's approach to Eric he seemed pretty alone in the writing and promotion of it. Maile didn't suggest I ask "permission" to do so before taking action. b] Sandy, the article clearly needs a lot more work than preparation for FA and needs a lot of work I think before it's ready for FAC,. I thought I was doing the right thing in taking the first step towards "preparing" it, if you can't see this then I'm really sorry. I've been pretty busy of late to remember the talk page tag, even experienced editors forget "formal attribution" at times.. If you think that the article is truly better off without me editing it then I doubt many would really agree with you.♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:19, 28 January 2014 (UTC)


 * It's certainly a shame for Maile66 that things worked out as they did, as (apart from any copyediting) all that was really required was to trim down the military career section by creating a new article on that and writing a balancing film career section. Not really a great deal of work if one were simply allowed to get on with it without all the arguments. And from Maile66's comments I too was unaware of a legion of editors breathing down our necks. Eric   Corbett  17:27, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Blofeld, you're obfuscating; the concern is, using the talk page would have avoided the minor kerfuffle. And you must know the importance by now of correct attribution when copying within Wikipedia; if you don't, stop doing it. If you can't acknowledge the message, end of subject. Eric, Maile66 is well-intentioned but inexperienced, I have watched for months as he has tried his hardest and kept good cheer no matter what has happened in there, and every Tom, Dick and Harry (including quite a few less than competent writers and several outright disruptive editors) have made that article slow going. I suggested, Eric, that he might bring you in only now because I've observed over more than a few months now that the disruptive forces seem to have disappeared, and hoped you could help him make some progress ... I did not suggest the article was ready, as I lodged quite a few comments about problems that needed to be addressed on talk. Anyway, if you're interested, let's continue please on article talk; I made it clear to Maile66 that I think you're the only one now who can help guide him on that article, and I do admire how hard and for how long he has kept trying, and been much nicer in the process than most of us would be.  Best, Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 17:39, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

My intention was to do a little trimming and then add the film career and trim that down a bit and balance it out. Then the work on copyediting and proper preparation work for FAC could begin. Until that happens it's never going to pass FAC. I could get what needs to be done within a few hours, but if I'm going to be scolded for things like this I'm staying well away from it. Perhaps if you ask anybody in future about it Maile you might say that there might be people objecting to what they do. I don't know, common sense warned me to stay away from it, and it was right... ♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:33, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
 * And, I only request two things: use article talk, and learn to copy within Wikipedia.  Common sense might guide you in those, and avoid future issues.  Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 17:39, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
 * The fact remains that I was acting in good faith to begin to improve the article and I was scared away from it and I've been scolded for my efforts. Rules or not, it's things like this which deter people from bothering with the project. It isn't worth this sort of hassle. I know you're doing what you think is right, but once in while you might stop to think that editors have feelings Sandy and try to be a little less ham-fisted in the way you approach editors. Rarely do I find it necessary to ask for permission on a talk page before I edit or move something, I've rarely ever done that unless it was on something I thought might be controversial and heavily watched and it has never impeded me as an editor. Wikipedia really depends on editors like myself to be bold and take swift action and sort things out without having to ask every time they edit... I think you'll find that there's a lot of regulars here aside from myself who split content and only attribute in an edit summary anyway..♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:47, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

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The Tower House
Dr. B - great re-ordering. Looks excellent. Now hurry it on to Tim at GA before some copyright wallah queries my use of the Survey of London plans and elevations. They add greatly to the article, but I'm sure they're not pukkah! All the very best. KJP1 (talk) 23:02, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

. Tomorrow I'll take one last look for any possible scraps before nomming don't worry!! Lead also needs a bit of work to summarize the article which I'll sort out. Cardiff Castle next right :-] ? ♦ Dr. Blofeld  23:05, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Where You Lead...I will follow. But are you sure Castell Coch wouldn't be an easier next move?  Your call.  KJP1 (talk) 23:12, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Looking at it again, Cardiff Castle is indeed a super article. But already GA.  Are you wanting another crack at FA?  Could we get it there by expanding the Burges element?  That we could do, but would it be enough?  I still think Castell Coch to GA might be the next step.  KJP1 (talk) 23:22, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes I think Castell Coch up to GA first would be good. Can Cardiff Castle be improved further to you think? An FA on it of course would be a great achievement, and I was born of course within a half a mile of it...♦ Dr. Blofeld  07:41, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I could certainly expand the 19th century stuff, and the 18th, and the 20th and do some more on the Butes. But would that be enough?  The earlier stuff is beyond my ken.  Interesting that you were born so close.  I lived on Plantagenet Street, just back from Fitzhammon Embankment, in the early 90s and used to go through Bute Park most days.  Well, let's start with Castell Coch, much easier.  But it'll have to wait as,  in a couple of hours, I'm off to Prague for a long weekend.  KJP1 (talk) 09:03, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, Castell Coch is more of a priority to get to GA first, let's do that. Cardiff Castle though looks like it should have more architectural and interior design coverage, it seems to be fairly well covered in the history but I think it would be easier to read in its own section with sub sections on rooms. I don't want to disrupt the work of the author/s without discussion first though. Enjoy your break, perhaps we should hold off on nomming until you return? ♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:06, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Great news re. the image. Re. Cardiff Castle, the main editor's Hchc2009, who's a absolute star on castles, and a really nice guy, so I think he'd be really helpful and positive about taking the article further.   But it will be a significant piece of work.  Coch will be a nice trial run.   I'm back Sunday evening.  All the best.  KJP1 (talk) 09:19, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Let's nom it on Monday then!♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:43, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * The 1878 illustration was a good find. I have an original of that on my "Burges wall" at home.  KJP1 (talk) 11:32, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Wow you have a Burges wall? You're quite a fan!! Agreed, he was awesome, and its amazing writing and reading about his work! I actually feel that The Tower House (with a bit of work and polishing of course) is a future FA candidate. Have you looked to see what's available on flickr? It would be good if we could get hold of some free interior images.♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:39, 30 January 2014 (UTC)


 * OK, Doc. The good news is that I've found a source of the photos.  The bad news is that they have a copyright notice.  Will start here with the guest bedroom you uploaded a smaller copy of: File:Guest bedroom, Tower House.jpg


 * Info on plate 87 (Click the image for a larger version and you get-)
 * larger one with copyright mark.


 * The site admits to having taken the images from the old book and you can see how they've been cut out of it. I can find more and post links here if you like, but I think you need to talk to someone about the copyright mark on the images before uploading any more.  My personal thought is that this is a false mark because the photos have been cut directly from the old book and don't appear to have been improved to qualify for a copyright.  I'll keep looking them up and posting them here.  We hope (talk) 18:59, 30 January 2014 (UTC)


 * I can get them out as JPEGs. What I can do is to grab them and upload them to GoogleDrive where you can work with them. We hope (talk) 19:16, 30 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Link to larger guest bedroom photo. We hope (talk) 19:37, 30 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Burges's bedroom
 * Link to larger photo. We hope (talk) 19:49, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Will try getting all I can and posting them here. We hope (talk) 19:49, 30 January 2014 (UTC)


 * First of all, let me do all of my "legal grabbing" ;-). This is a list of the plates in the 1973 book.  "85–89 Tower House, Melbury Road. Photographs of c. 1885 in possession of G.L.C." So plates 85-89 are circa 1883 photos.  Let me get hold of all of them (some are a and b) and then see about getting them to Commons. We hope (talk) 19:57, 30 January 2014 (UTC)


 * No worries--will get the rest of them done ;-) We hope (talk) 19:59, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Will move the file to a proper title and add the info re: them being 1883 photos to what you've already uploaded. Then I'll go at the rest! We hope (talk) 20:06, 30 January 2014 (UTC)


 * OK, I messed up earlier with the 1883--it's 1885. There were 10 plates for Tower House in 1885 and they're here.  Hope at least some will be of help. :-) We hope (talk) 22:43, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * The images look fantastic! Thanks to you and your image gurus.  As you've seen, I've sought to address Tim's preliminary GAR comments and asked Gareth how he wants to deal with the rest.  So I think we're in pretty good shape.  Anything else?  Re. FAR, I do know Pullan's The House of William Burges but don't have it.  It is very rare and expensive.  But I think we could still do it.  Let's see where we are after GAR.  Best regards.  KJP1 (talk) 00:07, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Talkback
Mat ty. 007 19:14, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

GAN of The Tower House
I've opened a review page and left some informal comments you may like to look at before I wade into the formal review after the weekend. Tim riley (talk) 22:12, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Thank you!
To receive a barnstar from you is a real honor! When I was getting the old photos of the north and south sides, I was struck by how little the south side has changed in so many years. Not long ago, I went back to where I grew up via Google Street View and at first, had a hard time realizing where I was because so many of the homes on the street have changed so much. Please feel free to call on me at any time if you think I can help. Thanks again! We hope (talk) 22:56, 30 January 2014 (UTC)


 * And I'd love to see what the interiors of Tower House look like now! We hope (talk) 22:58, 30 January 2014 (UTC)


 * WOW!! Thank goodness for preservation! We hope (talk) 23:06, 30 January 2014 (UTC)


 * I'll go back to the book's plate list and see what I can do for them both. We hope (talk) 23:24, 30 January 2014 (UTC)


 * The news isn't good re: the plans and elevations. They're figures 29 and 30 in the book's list of figures.

"29. Tower House, Melbury Road, plans. Redrawn by F. A. Evans from plans in the possession of the R.I.B.A. 146

30. Tower House, Melbury Road, elevations and sections. Redrawn by F. A. Evans from plans in the possession of the R.I.B.A 147"


 * Have been to the R.I.B.A. website and while I did find illustrations for furniture and a stained glass window, etc., the plans and elevations aren't online. While it's almost certain that the plans R.I.B.A. has are the originals, the ones at British History from the 1973 book are the redrawn ones and we don't know when this was done.  Searching for the original book online was one paywall after another.


 * Here's the R.I.B.A link for File:The Tower House 1878.jpg which shows it's By Maurice Evans and in the PD. larger copy with watermark.  Our graphics people should be able to remove that and possible enlarge the drawn plan at upper left.  The R.I.B.A search above turned up quite a few original drawings by Burges himself which might be interesting and useful; our graphics persons should be able to remove the watermark from.  Have bookmarked some older books either by or about Burges I found at Google books.  Two in particular have a lot of illustrations of his work for others.  Let me know if you'd like the links. We hope (talk) 01:15, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Chinese films re:
Hey, thanks! I'll split all the chinese films by year then maybe will expand on the older films. As for the older films in the 1950s, I don't think there is a official list of films that I could find. Stormedelf (talk) 08:18, 31 January 2014 (UTC)


 * imdb does list most of the films but not all of them though. There is a total of 28 films in 1950 from this forum post in chinese. Stormedelf (talk) 04:20, 1 February 2014 (UTC)


 * I will keep that in mind. Thanks! Stormedelf (talk) 01:42, 2 February 2014 (UTC)