User talk:BenM/Archive 1

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WikiProject Melbourne
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aus election 07
i wanted all represented parties up for election linked in the article and thought it would be stupid to only leave out those that are in the governing coalition. even though the coalition article has ample linkage, i still thought it more aprorpiate to have a direct link rather than a roundabout link. Xtra 08:32, 27 Oct 2004 (UTC)


 * Fair enough. On the other hand, we have an article on the Coalition itself, we may as well use it.  My later inclusion of the CLP with the Libs and Nationals may be a little pedantic, though.


 * My comment regarding the Libs only needing special mention was specifically in relation to the current vote count. Basically if the remaining seats listed over at vtr.aec.gov.au all go to the Libs (which is unlikely), then the Libs will control the House, without even needing the rest of the Coalition.  When I checked yesterday they had 73 seats with 4 left as "doubtful" by the AEC.  --BenM 14:54, 27 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Surely you're not surprised?
I was always going to find my way here :) -- Lokicarbis 13:33, Nov 2, 2004 (UTC) --

WP:AFL
G'day mate, wondering with your work on the obsolete Todo list of footballers, would you be interested in joining the new, much improved WikiProject AFL? Also take a look at Category:VFL/AFL players, which has come a looooong way. See ya there, Rogerthat 10:09, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Scottish clans
Hi Ben. I couldn't find any internet reference at all to "Sir Donald MacInnes of MacInnes", e.g. at Burke's Peerage. Do you have any info on him? In general the Scottish clans page refers to Chiefs recoginised by the Lord Lyon. Thanks mark Mark Nesbitt 10:13, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi Ben - the website you cite says "In c.1358, the last chief of the Clan MacInnes was killed along with his sons by order of MacDonald, Lord of the Isles, presumably for interfering in the marriage of John, 1 st Lord of the Isles. In 1390, the lands and castle were deeded to Clan MacLean, which had carried out the deed. Clan MacInnes remains without a Chief to this day. In 1997, the Chief of MacLean apologized for the act at the Glenfinnan Games. It is known, however that MacInnes was in defense of the Castle when it was assaulted and burned by Colkitto in 1645." which I think is right. The Clan is recognised by the Lord Lyon (hence on the list), but needs to do some work to find its Chief. I'll change back the entry. Thanks for the speedy response MarkMark Nesbitt 10:41, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Meetup in March
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Unreferenced BLPs
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Wikipedia Day Melbourne Meetup
Hi there. Just inviting you to the Melbourne meetup this Sunday at 11am, to celebrate our 11th anniversary. Details on that page. Hope to see you there! SteveBot (talk) 01:49, 11 January 2012 (UTC) (on behalf of Steven Zhang)

February Melbourne Meetup
Hi All. Just letting you know that we have another meetup planned for Melbourne, on Sunday, 26th February at 11am. More details can be found at the meetup page. Pizza will be provided. Look forward to seeing all of you there :-) SteveBot (talk) 22:50, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Melbourne meetup
Hey all, just a reminder that there's a meetup tomorrow at 11am in North Melbourne. There are more details at the meetup page. Hope to see you tomorrow! SteveBot (talk) 03:44, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

Meetup invitation: Melbourne 26
Hi there! You are cordially invited to a meetup next Sunday (6 January). Details and an attendee list are at Meetup/Melbourne 26. Hope to see you there! John Vandenberg 04:58, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

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Linking
Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. In one of your recent edits, you added links to an article which did not add content or meaning, or repeated the same link several times throughout the article. Please see Wikipedia's guideline on links to avoid overlinking. Thank you. Toccata quarta (talk) 12:21, 16 March 2014 (UTC)


 * And yet you link to everything except the content you wish to criticise. Nice work, genius.  --BenM (talk) 15:12, 17 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement.svg[[Image:Information.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]] Hello, I'm Toccata quarta. I noticed that you made a comment that didn't seem very civil. Wikipedia needs people like you and me to collaborate, so it's one of our core principles to interact with one another in a polite and respectful manner. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Toccata quarta (talk) 06:51, 19 March 2014 (UTC)


 * As for what you did wrong, it's simple to grasp: first read WP:YEARLINK, and then review this edit. Toccata quarta (talk) 06:56, 19 March 2014 (UTC)


 * See, now if you'd linked to the edit (or even just the article) in question in the first place I would've paid more attention. Why?  Because there would've been some evidence to address.  Instead there was just a pronouncement from on high.  As for Graham's Hierarchy, I hope you realise that your first comment to me on linking is in the fourth tier.  --BenM (talk) 12:18, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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 * I prefer to leave the historical record intact (though I probably should archive some of this one day). Plus the thing is fixed now.  Thanks to the bot's owner.  ;)  --BenM (talk) 09:04, 27 January 2016 (UTC)