User:Leutha/Archive 10 (April 2017)

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Hi Leutha, Glad you liked the Donna Marianna article. If you are interested in the slave trade, I have just finished another article, Admiral Colpoys (1792 ship), that has a little poignant stuff, and that needs someone other than me to look it over for typos, if you have the time. Still, my main reason for contacting you is that amongst your userboxes I saw one for academic publications. I would like to add that to my user page, but haven't been able to find the template. I would appreciate it if you could you let me know what the template is. Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 10:41, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that, ACAD. I have tidied up Admiral Colpoys (1792 ship) a bit, which i hope you like. I have also started work on Camden, Calvert and King and hope to deal with Thomas King in due course.Leutha (talk) 00:20, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I did like almost all the changes, especially the bits about the Act, its limitations, and subsequent improvement. I did revert your changes to the two quotes from the Demerara and Esquibo Royal Gazette in order to preserve the quotes exactly, flaws and all, to retain their full flavour. I am glad to hear that you are working on some of the slaving companies. The transatlantic slave trade is under-covered in Wikipedia. I touch on it when I write on vessels involved. (I think Wikipedia really comes into its own, at least as far as shipping is concerned, when one can combine info from different more specialized sources and databases. In the Admiral Colpoys case, slaving and whaling.) Not to nag too much, but do you have the template for the scholarly journals userbox? Anyway, thanks for following up on Admiral Colpoys. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 00:32, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I missed the userbox bit: Leutha (talk) 01:34, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Got it. Thanks. Also, I will keep an eye out for more info re Camden, Calvert, and King. I know of them mostly through whaling and convict transport to Australia. Do you think it would make sense to add links to some of their vessels, or would it be better to create a category for their vessels? Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 14:46, 28 October 2016 (UTC)

Invitation to "target countries" discussion
Hello, Leutha! Since you attended the Global South meeting at Wikimania 2016, we're inviting you to a discussion on "target countries". You can help the product team at the Wikimedia Foundation create a new list of countries and metrics to replace the "global south" concept in our process with something more relevant. Interested? Learn more about this discussion and share your perspective. (This message is available in more languages.) Joe Sutherland (WMF) (talk) 00:16, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Ousseina Alidou


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 * Hi Leutha, I've tagged this article because I don't see enough for "notability". Perhaps there are other reasons/sources? -- HighKing ++ 11:40, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Well, the tag you put on was in appropriate, and the fact that you wish to question her notability despite having received three awards, all referenced, somewhat disturbing.11:50, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Not sure why you find it disturbing - the article does not explain anything about why she is notable and as it stands, the article looks like her CV to me. The awards don't denote notability. The references are self-published sources or non-independent. I've added a comment to the Talk page and I'll tag the article again but it would be great if you find independent coverage. -- HighKing ++ 12:01, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Article has been expanded, and I've just started one for her twin sister, Hassana Alidou. Edwardx (talk) 12:50, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Ousseina Alidou for deletion
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Adding some of your Wikipedia entries to graphcommons
Hi Leutha, this is Orsan.. will try to add some of your Wikipedia endtries to my graphcommon item on Tektology of Global Class Warfare. Thought we could bridge visual network map with hyper-text-network you have been creating here! Hasta la victoria, siempre! — Preceding unsigned comment added by OrsanS (talk • contribs) 19:10, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Michael Ramsden


The article Michael Ramsden has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern:
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1931 Menshevik Trial
Hello. I edited the 1931 Menshevik Trial again, and I put in a reference to Trotsky's comments. Could you see if it needs more expansion? Best regards,Jeff5102 (talk) 09:57, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:MayDay Rooms
As per Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:MayDay Rooms I have moved them all to your subpages. See User:Fabian Tompsett (MDR)/MayDay Rooms. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 11:00, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of National Union of Ghana Students


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Afro-American encyclopaedia 1895
Thought this might be of interest
 * Afro-American Encyclopaedia - compiled and arranged by James T. Haley, 1895


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Third on the left
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Proposed deletion of Cercle des prolétaires positivistes


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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Departments of the Sierra Leone Government


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Copyright problem on Joseph Gomer (missionary)
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