User talk:Cordeaux

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Hello, Cordeaux. I appreciate your informative contributions about photography and Glaswegian topics!

You seem interested in writing some biographical articles. There's a standard Wikipedia style for such things (that you may wish to follow): the style is described at Manual of Style (biographies).

Thanks again! -- hike395 14:13, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Glenmorangie
Hi Cordeaux. Germans mispronounce it just as well :-) I think your edit makes the passage too specific so I would suggest you revert it to the original phrase. --Pmkpmk 20:23, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Great Cumbrae
No it was not I who deleted the persons you queried. My only change was from 'Famous residents' to 'Notable residents' in line with the Manual of Style. Best Wishes Saga City 16:43, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Hi! As a wiki zealots who is thousands of miles away, or at least doesn't have the opportunity to get to Nardini's let alone Cumbrae these days, may I say it will be most welcome if you can restore the article. If you want your original text to work on, click on the history tab and then double click the last date you worked on it. That will bring up the old version, and you can then click on the edit this page tab to get a copy as was, which you can then paste into a text editor. Some of the reorganisation, such as having a short lead section then a geography section, looks pretty good to me. So it would be appreciated if you could go through both versions to get the best of both, rather than just reverting it back and possibly starting arguments. Your local knowledge will be a great asset, but don't forget that WP:V requires us to show verifiable sources for statements: even if it's a note of the wording of a plaque on a building (which could always be backed up by a photo if really necessary) some confirmation is needed, and of course book references or reliable web pages are ideal. So, welcome back, hope we can get everyone working together to get this article even better than ever, .. dave souza, talk 23:30, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Isle of Cumbrae
Hi cordeaux, thanks for your message. It's really a question of (a) style and (b) verifiability. What might sound OK in a travel guide or brochure is not appropriate for an encylopaedia. Phrases like "tired clichés", "cosy 1950s timewarp" and "fresh-eyed visitors" are not exactly neutral encyclopaedic tone. As for the "nostalgia-seeking 30-somethings", well, perhaps you're right but I can't say they've been obvious on my few visits to the place, and it would be difficult to provide any kind of source for this info; in other words, it's really just an opinion. Such opinions may very well be spot-on but they're not the stuff of an encyclopaedia entry. As you know stuff in WP can't include original thought or research, it must be verifiable. Must go now but WP style guides on NPOV and so forth may make the point better than I have time to -- see the welcome message at the top of this page. (Incidentally, signing your name with four tildes ~ generates the effect below and makes it much easier for people to reply to your posts.)

Best wishes, Flapdragon 12:18, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Edinburgh Cameras
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Nomination of Stephens Orr for deletion
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