User talk:Amandajm/Archives/2014/February

Creighton
I'm not sure it sounds so good to say that Creighton died, then gave a brass lectern in thanksgiving, then donated the great west window and then had an appointment as bishop. May we all be so productive after death. :-)Anythingyouwant (talk) 06:47, 24 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Anythingyouwant, the sentence saying "served as bishop until his death" is about his period of service. The sentences about his gifts are describing the physical evidence of his tenure, rather than the chronological events of his life.

If it was simply a list of events, the statement would be made "He died in 1672". Trust me, it's better. Amandajm (talk) 07:03, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
 * No problem. I propose, you dispose.Anythingyouwant (talk) 07:05, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

As a general matter, it seems acceptable to say that one architect built this and another thing was done "by" another architect. Although this might seem to discredit the workmen who were essential to those tasks, it seems like an acceptable shorthand that will be easily understood. If you have time, you might want to check other similar articles here.Anythingyouwant (talk) 17:57, 25 January 2014 (UTC) Hi Amandajm, do you mind if I change it to "Lock was also chief builder of the north porch, to his own design." Latinwise, "architect" means "chief builder". I think Eric's point was that an architect does not build stuff single-handed.Anythingyouwant (talk) 01:38, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Set: W. Russell Flint's illustrations to Princess Ida
I've responded to you here. Adam Cuerden (talk) 09:40, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Sydney Meetup on Monday evening
There's a Meetup in Sydney on Monday (tomorrow) evening from 5:30pm at the Paragon Hotel Circular Quay. We even have an international guest. See the meetup page for more details and to sign up. Sorry for the late notice - I hope you can make it. --05:27, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Leonardo da Vinci
Hi, I noticed that you reverted my edit on Leonardo da Vinci. Might you explain why? "He later worked in Rome, Bologna and Venice, and he spent his last years in France at the home awarded him by Francis I.", without the preposition to following awarded, is not English. Thanks, Nicolas Perrault (what did I screw up again?) 13:23, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Which Harvey source for Wells Cathedral?
The source review for Wells Cathedral has now been done (see last bit of Featured article candidates/Wells Cathedral/archive1)  I've dealt with most of them but ref 94 in the pic caption "The 13th-century west front by Thomas Norreys. As a synthesis of form, architectural decoration and figurative sculpture it is unsurpassed in Britain" has been queried. I can play with the formatting but we have two books by Harvey (one 1961 & the other 1987) which one supports that caption?&mdash; Rod talk 18:11, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

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Boston Stump
Hey, thanks for the clarification. It's a grey area as there's a lot of local politics involved with the Stump (always have been, I used to live there). --Zerbey (talk) 19:27, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

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Congrats
Good job on getting Wells Cathedral to featured status. It might not help you get into heaven, but it may help us avoid the other place. :-)Anythingyouwant (talk) 00:53, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
 * And can I add my thanks to both of you, and everyone else who has helped to improve the article.&mdash; Rod talk 08:15, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

Portables
I fully appreciate our point about valuable items such as icons in churches and support your deletion of the images. I did not upload them, I simply copied and pasted the gallery from the equivalent Romanian language Wikipedia page as they were on Wikimedia Commons. I therefore recommend that they are deleted from that page as they are still accessible via the commons link and the Romanian language page.(talk) 08:55, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I can't speak Romanian but the user who uploaded all the images states on his user page that he is Romanian but fluent in English. Lovely church, I will improve the article later.User:Sealman (talk) 09:30, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Myra Juliet Farrell
Hello! Your submission of Myra Juliet Farrell at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Mat ty. 007 13:12, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

Trove references
References to newspapers in Trove can be greatly improved by using the "Cite" tool they helpfully provide. Go to the top left of the newspaper item and click on "Cite". You will be given all kinds of correctly formatted citation formats automatically, including the one for Wikipedia at the bottom of the list. Copying their citation will generate the most complete and complete reference for the article, containing the right article identifier, newspaper title and date. Much more elegant, correct and clear than a search string! This citation can be copied and pasted quickly into the text. I have done a sample one for Reference #7. I also started to correct the text for that item in Trove so that readers who go there can more easily what the newspaper text says. The section of the citation that says "publisher=National Library of Australia" can be manually deleted as NLA is not really the publisher but has yet to amend its program to reflect this. These citations also link to the steadily increasing list of articles about specific newspapers that the State Library of NSW is creating as part of its Digital Excellence Program. Look at List of newspapers in New South Wales to see how far they have got in creating these related articles. I recommend using the Trove "Cite" tool for all the newspaper sources and also correcting the text in Trove to improve readers' access. Whiteghost.ink (talk) 04:58, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

New pics of Wells Cathedral in reflecting pool
Hi, I've taken some more pics today of Wells Cathedral in the reflecting pool. Could you take a look at those listed below & see which you like best (if any)? Ta.&mdash; Rod talk 17:35, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
 * File:Wells Cathedral in the reflecting pool in the grounds of the Bisops Palace.jpg
 * File:Wells Cathedral in the reflecting pool in the grounds of the Bisops Palace 2.jpg
 * File:Wells Cathedral in the reflecting pool in the grounds of the Bisops Palace 3.jpg
 * File:Wells Cathedral in the reflecting pool in the grounds of the Bisops Palace 4.jpg
 * File:Wells Cathedral in the reflecting pool in the grounds of the Bisops Palace 5.jpg
 * Wow nice! Especially 1 and 3, but all rather lovely. DBaK (talk) 23:49, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you Rod! I managed to find places for two of them, but maybe the second one is overkill! Now, where are my pictures of the bosses near the undercroft door?
 * Amandajm (talk) 03:12, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
 * The door to the undercroft has been changed in the last few years, so can you give more specifics of what you want?&mdash; Rod talk 07:53, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Re: Lucan portrait of Leonardo da Vinci
I had a look and saw that you had removed that anonymous statement again. Either way, the relevance of the statement is dubious because it's at least 6 months old by now. --Joy &#91;shallot&#93; (talk) 08:35, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Myra Juliet Farrell
The DYK project (nominate) 21:03, 27 February 2014 (UTC)