User:Sabrebd



About me
My main areas of interest on Wikipedia are historical (my job) and musical (my hobby). I am mainly interested in social and military history. In music my tastes are broad, but music of the British Isles and north America, including classical, rock and particularly folk or roots are the main areas of interest.

My Wikipedia principles

 * 1) Wikipedia is as good as it is because it is a collaborative project.
 * 2) Editors who correct my typos and add references are doing a great job.
 * 3) There is no point in editing articles whose editors cannot accept other contributions.

On the 'British Problem'

 * 1) I believe the British Isles includes all of Ireland.
 * 2) I am not dumb enough to believe that Ireland has been part of Britain or the United Kingdom since 1922.
 * 3) I believe Ireland is a geographical area that includes Northern Ireland.
 * 4) I believe that the Republic of Ireland is a really cool place that does not include Northern Ireland.

On punctuation

 * 1) I am going to remove all the blanket italics from quotations on Wikipedia even if it kills me. Manual of Style

These articles are the major ones on which I have worked
Julie Matthews • Kellie While • Medieval folk rock • Acousticity (The Albion Band album) • Albion Heart • A Sailor's Life • Son of Morris On • Spriguns of Tolgus • Giles Farnaby's Dream Band • Hedgehog Pie • Folk baroque • Contenance Angloise • Early music of the British Isles • John Hothby • John Hanboys • Tommy Thumb's Song Book • How Many Miles to Babylon • I Had a Little Nut Tree • Little Robin Redbreast • Matthew, Mark, Luke and John • Bobby Shafto's Gone to Sea • British rock and roll • British folk revival • British soul • British pop music • List of baroque pop artists • Gothic (term) • Urban Gothic • Baroque music of the British Isles • Post-Britpop • Music of the United Kingdom (1950s) • Music of the United Kingdom (1960s) • Music of the United Kingdom (2000s) • British rhythm and blues • Scotland in the Late Middle Ages‎ • Cognatic • Neo-psychedelia‎ • Scotland in the modern era • Warfare in Medieval Scotland‎ • Scottish society in the Middle Ages • Government in Medieval Scotland • Economy of Scotland in the Middle Ages‎ • Art in Medieval Scotland • Geography of Scotland in the Middle Ages • Scotland in the Middle Ages‎ • Renaissance in Scotland • Romanticism in Scotland‎ • Architecture of Scotland in the Middle Ages • Scottish society in the early modern era • Economy of Scotland in the early modern era • Architecture in early modern Scotland • Architecture in modern Scotland • Architecture of Scotland in the Industrial Revolution • Architecture of Scotland in the Prehistoric era • Architecture of Scotland in the Roman era • Scottish castles • Government in early modern Scotland • Church architecture in Scotland • Glorious Revolution in Scotland • Witch trials in early modern Scotland • Women in early modern Scotland • Family in early modern Scotland • Estate houses in Scotland‎ • Hillforts in Scotland • Scotland under the Commonwealth‎ • Music in early modern Scotland‎ • Education in early modern Scotland • Demographic history of Scotland • Art in early modern Scotland • Scottish art in the eighteenth century • Scottish art in the nineteenth century • New Scottish Group • Scottish art in the Prehistoric era • Art in modern Scotland • Housing in Scotland • Scottish religion in the seventeenth century • Scottish religion in the eighteenth century • Christianisation of Scotland • Portrait painting in Scotland • Landscape painting in Scotland • Warfare in early modern Scotland • Geography of Scotland in the early modern era • History of agriculture in Scotland • Agriculture in Scotland in the Middle Ages • Agriculture in Scotland in the early modern era • Education in Medieval Scotland • Scottish literature in the Middle Ages • Literature in early modern Scotland • Great Scottish witch hunt of 1649-50 • Women in Medieval Scotland • Scottish trade in the Middle Ages • Scottish trade in the early modern era • Music in Medieval Scotland‎ • Poetry of Scotland • Seven ill years • Novel in Scotland • Scottish literature in the nineteenth century • Scottish literature in the eighteenth century • Classical music in Scotland • Scottish folk music • Literature in modern Scotland • Childhood in early modern Scotland • Scots language literature • Church music in Scotland • Industrial Revolution in Scotland‎ • Royal Court of Scotland • Court music in Scotland • England in the Late Middle Ages • England in the High Middle Ages • Music of Scotland in the eighteenth century • Sculpture in Scotland • Scottish education in the nineteenth century • Scottish universities • History of universities in Scotland • History of popular religion in Scotland • Music of Scotland in the nineteenth century • Evangelical revival in Scotland • Education in Scotland in the twentieth century • History of schools in Scotland‎ • Scottish education in the eighteenth century • List of saints of Scotland • Childhood in Scotland in the Middle Ages • Music in Medieval England • Scottish Protestant missions • Scottish genre art • Agriculture in prehistoric Scotland • Bandwin • Gardens in Scotland • Scottish photography • Siege of Oudenaarde
 * Created:

Electric folk • Chris While • Daphne's Flight • Albion Band • Ashley Hutchings • Celtic rock • Simon Nicol • Dave Swarbrick • Dave Pegg • English folk music • Ballad • Progressive folk • Nursery rhymes • Children's songs • Robert Fayrfax • Richard Davy • Work song • Doctor Foster • Hot Cross Buns • One for Sorrow (nursery rhyme) • One, Two, Three, Four, Five • Peter Piper • List of nursery rhymes • Three Wise Men of Gotham • Topic Records • Medieval studies • Medievalism • Early British popular music • Music of the United Kingdom (1970s) • Music of the United Kingdom (1980s) • Beat music • British blues • Country folk • Pop music • British rock • Blues ballad • Electric blues • Country rock • Psychedelic music • Psychedelic soul • Psychedelic pop • Scotland in the Early Middle Ages • Heartland rock • American rock • Electronic rock • Indie rock • Post-punk revival • New Orleans blues • Louisiana blues • New Romanticism • Synthpop • Scottish literature • Led Zeppelin • Christianity in Medieval Scotland • Architecture of Scotland • Scottish art • Scotland in the Early Modern Era • Kingdom of Scotland • History of Christianity in Scotland • Royal Scottish Army • Agriculture in Scotland • Scottish Agricultural Revolution • List of rock genres‎ • Religion in Medieval England • Scottish Reformation • Glencairn's rising • Restoration (Scotland) • Book of Discipline (Church of Scotland) •
 * Expanded:

Fairport Convention • Edward II (band) • Rainbow Chasers • Cropredy Festival • Mr Fox • Jack the Lad • Broadside (music) • Folk club • Psych folk • Consort of instruments • Antiphon • Industrial folk music • Little Miss Muffet • Three Blind Mice • Cock Robin • The Grand Old Duke of York • Old King Cole • Old Mother Hubbard • London Bridge Is Falling Down • Little Boy Blue • Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary • Little Jack Horner • A Wise Old Owl • A-Tisket, A-Tasket • As I was going by Charing Cross • As I was going to St Ives • Bobby Shafto • Bye, baby Bunting • Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling, My Son John • Georgie Porgie • Goosey Goosey Gander • Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush‎ • Hey Diddle Diddle • Hickory Dickory Dock • I Love Little Pussy • Jack Be Nimble • Jack Sprat • Lavender Blue • Little Poll Parrot • Little Tommy Tucker • Lucy Locket • Monday's Child • Needles and Pins (nursery rhyme) • Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man • Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater • Polly Put the Kettle On • Poor Mary • Pussy Cat Pussy Cat • Rain Rain Go Away • Round and round the garden • See Saw Margery Daw • Sing a song of sixpence • Star Light, Star Bright‎ • Taffy was a Welshman • Ten Little Indians • The Muffin Man • This Old Man • Three Little Kittens • Tinker, Tailor • Tweedledum and Tweedledee • Two Little Dickie Birds • Wee Willie Winkie • Aiken Drum • Baroque pop • Eeny, meeny, miny, moe‎ • Classical music of the United Kingdom‎ • Rock and roll • Garage rock • Surf music • Roots rock • Soft rock • Post-grunge • Psychedelic rock • Rock music • Alternative country • Glam rock • Hard rock • Glam metal • Suburban Gothic • Noise pop • Sophisti-pop • Cock rock‎ • List of electronic music genres • Arena rock • Swamp blues • Science and technology in the United Kingdom • Jack and Jill (nursery rhyme) • Glam punk • Humpty Dumpty • Baa Baa Black Sheep • Ring a Ring o' Roses • Royal Scots Navy • Acid jazz • Brit funk • Pop rock
 * Cleaned up:

Templates created
Template:Celtic music • Template:Albion Band • Template:Medieval music • Template:Gothic • Template:Scottish architecture • Template:Early Modern Scotland • Template:Medieval Scotland • Template:Education in the United Kingdom • Template:Scottish art • Template:Scottish religion • Template:Scottish literature • Template:Scottish education • Template:Nineteenth-century Scotland • Template:Eighteenth-century Scotland • Template:Twentieth-century Scotland • Template:Valois Burgundy

Useful policies

 * WP:DATED – avoid timelimited terms.

Some other stuff

 * My user page menu User:Sabrebd/Menu
 * My scripts User:Sabrebd/vector.js
 * Why bands are often plural – American and British English differences
 * Sandwiching of text – MOS:SANDWICH
 * Size forcing – WP:IMGSIZE
 * The in a band name not automatically capitalised WP:THECAPS.
 * Commas in music infoboxes genres – Template:Infobox musical artist
 * Citation template –
 * Wikipedia cannot be a source for itself
 * "Centuries are given in figures or words" WP:ORDINAL
 * Date ranges to two figures, eg. 1889–91 WP:DATEOTHER
 * Infobox Musical Artist guidelines Template:Infobox musical artist.

Tools

 * Main tool page: toolserver.org


 * Reflinks – Edits bare references – adds title/dates etc. to bare references
 * Checklinks – Edit and repair external links
 * Dab solver – Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
 * |Peer reviewer – Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.
 * Altviewer – Check alternative text.