User talk:Cordless Larry/Archive 10

Question about WP:NOETHNICGALLERIES
Note: I chose to bring this to you due to your activity around the issue and the quality of your qualifications, and because going to either articles Talk page seemed likely to be disruptive. I hope it is not too presumptuous in length or content, you could likely skip the first paragraph and footnotes. They are specific points, unlikely to be novel given your experience. However, I do greatly appreciate any feedback or instruction.

I have a question regarding the application of this policy to the articles 'white people' and 'black people'. I have read most of the RfC, the RfC which followed, and two subsequent admin noticeboards. I have been comparing the content of four articles^, the two mentioned as well as 'Irish people' and 'Americans'. The differences are interesting. The latter two do not depict anybody to represent the national identity or ethnic polling^^, despite, in the case of 'Americans', the largest section being 'Racial and ethnic groups'.(Nor are there any such photos in the referenced main article for that section 'Race and Ethnicity in the United States'). The former two are, as you presumably know, a different story. For White People there are 19 images (including portraits) all of which depict wealthy/famous 'white people' with pages of their own. For Black People there are 27 images of which 14 depict wealthy/famous 'black people' with pages of their own. The first image of 'black people' carries the footnote 'Soldiers of the Free Arabian Legion in Greece, September 1943'. It appears to have 5 or 6 men in it, only one of whom would be likely to be categorized as black. Many of the images are of unknown black people modeling for white painters or photographers. I do not wish to go on and on. What is relevant and what is not is not clear to me. I will clarify that the problem (as I see it) is not just notability. None of the 'white people' are armed, the distribution of images among nations makes little sense, nor does a stack of four each for 'white people' under 'united states', and 'united kingdom and ireland'. The latter four are all English which hardly represents the rest of the UK or Ireland. Particularly given the majority of text creating the margin space, is about how historical supremacists argued that the Celts were a race closer to Cro-Magnon, and might therefore be better categorized as 'Africanoid'. (Perhaps I'm missing the opportunity to place a photo of David Tennant with the Tardis on both pages!) These are a sampling of individual issues which may be rightly disparate, or they may be subject to the larger policy WP:NOETHNICGALLERIES

My question rests on the closing statement of the RfC:

"The main reasons given for this decision are that, lacking objective criteria, it is original research to determine who should be featured in the gallery, that this selection process generates a lot of unnecessary conflict, and that a few individuals are not an adequate visual representation of a large group of people. This also applies to articles about other than ethnic groups, such as nationalities, because the discussion has shown that the same arguments apply to these groups as well."

I understand that these are individual images, the source code doesn't use the term 'gallery'. Frequently, these are stacked images which simply need to be moved to alternating sides or trimmed for readability or edited by whatever other policy or guide, so long as not being an official gallery clears them from the obligations in the closing above. But when I look at the other pages I mentioned and see a clear will not to cross this standard, I am confused. Is there a difference between them I'm ignorant of? Why was the original discussion of galleries in info boxes extended to galleries elsewhere on the page but not to other collections of images or even single instances of the same nature?

^I just looked at the articles 'British People' and 'English People', which do feature images of people. Significantly fewer, usually with a historical context/a relevance to a specific subsection (i.e. Rowling by Literature, a portrait of George Washington by United States, the Orange Order marching by Ireland).

^^'Irish people' also has photo of people (JFK in Wexford) and numerous portraits of notables (again, relevant to subsections other than ethnic grouping or nationality). Fiachaire (talk) 12:21, 10 July 2016 (UTC)
 * My understanding was that the consensus applied only to galleries in infoboxes,, but it might since have been extended. It would be better to raise this at a relevant talk page, such as Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Images or Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ethnic groups, rather than here. Cordless Larry (talk) 15:56, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

question about using a newspaper source
Hello Cordless Larry, Several months ago you helped me with a question I posed at the Teahouse page, so I thought you might be able to help with another issue. I've done a lot of work on the Bixby letter article and just recently put it up as my first Good Article nomination. However, one of the sources used is an 1864 Boston Evening Traveller newspaper article, where I can't make out one of the words in the title so I skipped over it in the citation. Other secondary sources used mention the article but without the title. Genealogybank, the company I used to find a scan doesn't seem to have a permanent link to their scanned newspaper articles for citation purposes. Do you know if there is a citation policy for noting illegible words in citations? Libertybison (talk) 04:27, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid I don't, . You could perhaps do something like putting "[illegible]" in the title, but it is probably best to ask at the Teahouse or at Help desk. Good luck with the GA nomination! Cordless Larry (talk) 11:00, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the advice, I'll try leaving a question at the Help Desk. Libertybison (talk) 16:31, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

In case you were curious, I posted my question at the Help Desk but as far as they knew, there is no set policy for illegible citations titles. However, that became moot in my case after someone at the Help Desk was able to find out what the word was. Libertybison (talk) 17:14, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
 * That's great. Good detective work, . Thanks for letting me know, . Cordless Larry (talk) 17:55, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Just letting you know the article was picked up for GA review a lot quicker than I expected. It's just passed and been promoted to GA status! Libertybison (talk) 04:37, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Good news, . Have you considered submitting this to Did you know? Cordless Larry (talk) 07:27, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
 * That's a nice suggestion but I'm not sure if the article is a good fit for that. Libertybison (talk) 08:39, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
 * All newly promoted articles are eligible,, and I am sure you can find an interesting fact from the article that could go on the front page. It's a good way to significantly boost the number of people who are actually aware of an article. Cordless Larry (talk) 09:01, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Yet another error
Hi Larry,

I've responded to your post at my talk page, and I also found another error in the maps by the creating author. Praxis Icosahedron ϡ ( TALK )
 * Hi again, I've now added my input to the discussion taking place at Commons. Praxis Icosahedron ϡ ( TALK ) 21:47, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

My page updates - I apologize for editing twice.
Cordless Larry,

I apologize for asking the same question twice. I'm not the most computer-savvy person and had a hard time navigating Wikipedia since this was my first page editing. DrewDrew Geraci (talk) 17:16, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Not to worry, . I suggest asking any follow-up questions at Teahouse/Questions, to keep everything in the same place. Cordless Larry (talk) 17:27, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

nickname question/answer
When I went to log into my Wikipedia page with my name and my password for editing purposes, that's when I got the "Nickname" space to type in. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drew Geraci (talk • contribs) 17:29, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
 * As above, please post messages relating to this issue at Teahouse/Questions,, to keep them in one place and so that other editors see them and can respond. Cordless Larry (talk) 17:32, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

Already logged in, but I was asked for a nickname when it came to my attempts to edit and add links to verify my source material.
Sorry to be a pest, Cordless Larry. I am already logged in, but I was asked for a nickname when it came to my attempts to edit and add links to verify my source material today. Lordes said he would look into my sources and I should contact Wikipedia in 10 days. Drew — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drew Geraci (talk • contribs) 17:47, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Please post about this at Teahouse/Questions,, as it is beyond my detective skills to work out what your exact problem is. If you post your questions there, more editors will see them and hopefully be able to help you. Cordless Larry (talk) 17:50, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

Czechia
Please, read the etymology of Czechia. Sincerely, --85.76.39.192 (talk) 18:54, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
 * OK. For any particular reason...? Cordless Larry (talk) 18:57, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

User page / User boxes o,o Brexit!!
Hiya Larry, With Brexit happening I am not sure your living in Europe box should count!!! :) Govvy (talk) 23:27, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure it "counts" for anything in any case, but given we have to belong to a continent by definition, I am confident that Britain will remain part of Europe for some time yet, regardless of the political predilections of a small minority of voters. Cordless Larry (talk) 06:52, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
 * heh, I was only having a little laugh. Peace onto you. Govvy (talk) 20:24, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

A Quran Dictionary Wiki Project
Thanks for your comment and suggestion. Can you send me a link to the new wiki page? Soubanikhaled (talk) 14:32, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * If you wanted to start a new wiki associated with the Wikimedia Foundation (which owns Wikipedia),, then I think this is the link you need. There's nothing to stop you setting up your own wiki-based website, though, as far as I know. Cordless Larry (talk) 14:38, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

Richard Herring and other comedians...
How do we get 143.159.186.85 blocked for vandalism? Farleysmaster (talk) 17:56, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * You can report them at Administrator intervention against vandalism, . Cordless Larry (talk) 18:00, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Do I actually need to put a warning on their talk page? That might be too earnest for me...Thanks for the link.Farleysmaster (talk) 18:03, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * You should do, really, yes. Cordless Larry (talk) 18:06, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * It's annoying me THAT much, I think I might get earnest. Cheers. Farleysmaster (talk) 18:10, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * It's good practice to warn editors when you revert them in any case,, to make sure that they understand what they've done wrong. There are templates to help you do this at Template messages/User talk namespace. Cordless Larry (talk) 18:28, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I've just seen that as well. I've also got pretty clear evidence that this person was previously warned after unconstructive edits from a different IP. Farleysmaster (talk) 18:36, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * If they keep IP hopping, consider Requests for page protection for the targeted articles, . Cordless Larry (talk) 18:43, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

Something to think about...
Something I found curious - Google Scholar has 3 different Impact Indices for Kanwal Ameen as follows: K. Ameen, Kenwal Ameen, and Kanwal Ameen - each is a little different. Atsme 📞📧 23:59, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, Google Scholar doesn't always match publications and authors perfectly, . Do any of the alternatives suggest that she has lots of citations that we haven't previously been aware of? Cordless Larry (talk) 07:29, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
 * See my response on the TP of . SMirC-wink.svg Atsme 📞📧 13:36, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

19 June 2016
Hello, Cordless Larry. Please help me to protect my article Shruti Haasan filmography,Anushka Shetty filmography, and Hansika Motwani filmography from speedy deletion. I will improve these articles.  Tiger Gang  Talk    08:37, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't see why we need those articles,, given that the information is included at Shruti Haasan, Anushka Shetty and Hansika Motwani, and those articles are not so long as to require splitting sections off. Cordless Larry (talk) 08:43, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Hillary Clinton email controversy
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Hillary Clinton email controversy. Legobot (talk) 04:27, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

Teahouse
I wonder if people really do anything on teahouse I would like to meet them and ask them to be my friend. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Troy 9876 (talk • contribs) 00:47, 22 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Take a look at the page and you will see that there is lots of activity there, but bear in mind that Wikipedia's purpose is as an encyclopedia, not a social network. Cordless Larry (talk) 06:17, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

I want to known more about teahouse can u tell me what u do on teahouse. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Troy 9876 (talk • contribs) 19:11, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

I want to known more about teahouse can u tell me what u do on teahouse.troy9876 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Troy 9876 (talk • contribs) 19:14, 22 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Already answered at Teahouse/Questions. Cordless Larry (talk) 19:15, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

Article Draft title change
Dear Cordless Larry!

I am Zoltán János Forgács the Community Manager of OtterWorks video game developer and publisher company.

I need your help to change the following article draft title https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Otterworks

The current title: Otterworks

New title: OtterWorks

Thank you for your help in advance! ;)

Best Regards Zoltán János Forgács — Preceding unsigned comment added by Otterworks (talk • contribs) 11:04, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

Dear Cordless Larry!

I am Zoltán János Forgács the Community Manager of OtterWorks video game developer and publisher company.

I need your help to change the following article draft title https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Escape_Velocity_(mobile_videogame)

The current title: Escape Velocity (mobile videogame)

New title: Escape Velocity (mobile video game)

Thank you for your help in advance! ;)

Best Regards Zoltán János Forgács — Preceding unsigned comment added by Otterworks (talk • contribs) 11:07, 25 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Hello, . The best place to ask this type of question is at the Teahouse, but in any case, I would not worry about the title for now. The article title can be corrected once the draft has been accepted. Cordless Larry (talk) 12:37, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

Photo
please help me upload non copyrighted photo as i want to make a wikipage on Captain Vijyant Thapar, i am not able to understand the steps to be followed. Raksha57 (talk) 08:19, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
 * The best place to ask this type of question is at the Teahouse,, although variants of the Vijyant Thapar/Vijayant Thapar article have now been deleted several times, so you would need to demonstrate the subject's notability to write an article about him. Cordless Larry (talk) 08:43, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Programme
I got started on it: Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Programme. –Kaihsu (talk) 17:39, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, . I will try to take a look and see what I can do to help out when I get the time. Cordless Larry (talk) 15:10, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Brutality (band)
I am trying to figure out how to make this edit. It is a true and correct fact that Larry Sapp is now Raine Von Kiska. I am obviously not technically savvy enough to figure this out, so once I accomplish getting my friends name corrected on her old band page I will most likely be done for a while. Here are several published online sources verifying  the information I am trying to edit.: https://www.discogs.com/artist/1474948-Larry-Sapp http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/RVK/129877 https://www.discogs.com/artist/252275-Brutality http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/band.php?band_id=3648 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1268402 https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-gay-death-metal-vocalists

How do I get this done? I keep getting accused of vandalism. This is not vandalism, I am trying to make the page accurate  and give Raine her proper credit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sunnybunny5us (talk • contribs) 18:01, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
 * The best place to ask this question is at the Teahouse, . Cordless Larry (talk) 20:53, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Elizabeth Dilling
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Elizabeth Dilling. Legobot (talk) 04:25, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

Teahouse talkback: you've got messages!

 * Thanks,, but I didn't ask the question. Cordless Larry (talk) 07:54, 5 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh whoops. I clicked on the wrong TB link. -- MorbidEntree - (Talk to me! (っ◕‿◕)っ♥) (please reply using &#x7B;&#x7B;ping&#x7D;&#x7D;) 07:58, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

AfD closures as 'redirect'
Hi. I didn't make this edit. It was made by a bug in the closer script. It's not the first time this has happened. Perhaps someone who understands these things could report it to whomever is responsible for the script. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 12:12, 5 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the note, . I had to revert one of these the other week, too. I'm afraid that I don't know anything about the script myself. Cordless Larry (talk) 12:53, 5 August 2016 (UTC)
 * OK. Never mind. But thanks for catching it. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 12:57, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

Elena Fernandez
Hello Mr. Cordless Larry, How are you. My name is Elena Fernandez. I am an actress and model from Spain. Recently I had change my professional name. My new name is: Elena Bagutta, how can I publish the same article i have for Elena Fernandez for Elena Bagutta as well. when I goggle both names my IMDB comes up, but my wikipedia only in Elena Fernandez not in Elena Bagutta as well

Thank you for your help, Elena Bagutta — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elena bagutta (talk • contribs) 19:01, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Hello, . What you need to do is move the article, but since you have a clear conflict of interest, I suggest that rather than doing this yourself, you place a request on the relevant article's talk page using the request edit template. Note also that Wikipedia policy is to use the most commonly used name for a subject, rather than necessarily official names - I'm not sure if that is relevant in your case. If you have any further questions, please ask them at the Teahouse. Cordless Larry (talk) 19:12, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

russian in uk // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians_in_the_United_Kingdom
Hello I received msg that external link was removed www.doska-ru.co.uk

This link is related to Russian Classifieds in UK

why it cannot be used as external link as referral for russians in UK?

thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Szeigurs (talk • contribs) 19:09, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Hello, . I removed the link because that is a commercial site and including a link to it doesn't add anything to what is supposed to be an encyclopedia article about Russians in the UK. Please see WP:LINKSTOAVOID. Cordless Larry (talk) 19:14, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Adding media
Hi,

I have been trying to add a picture to Webb Canyon Chronicle, but when I added a picture of the front page, it was deleted because of copyright issues. There are no copyrights on the newspaper, and I spoke to a media lawyer at HBO who said that there should be no problem with uploading the picture.

What should I do from here?

Thank you!

Orez123 (talk) 03:59, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Hello, . You might get better advice by asking about this at the Teahouse. Image use policy sets out Wikipedia's policy regarding the use of images. Cordless Larry (talk) 07:08, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I now see that you added this image, [[File:Webb Canyon Chronicle Front Page 2015.jpg]], to the Commons. Technically, the Teahouse does not cover Wikimedia Commons, but I sure we'll be able to help you nonetheless. The relevant policy page is Commons:Licensing. Cordless Larry (talk) 07:20, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Newspapers are very much copyrighted under the laws of every country. What made you think otherwise???? -- Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  19:35, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Webb Canyon Chronicle is apparently a student paper,, and looking at the article, I doubt that it meets our notability requirements. Cordless Larry (talk) 19:52, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh, I've already proposed it for deletion as non-notable. But that doesn't affect the copyright issue, on which we must remain ever vigilant. -- Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  22:07, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Otto von Feigenblatt
Furthermore, the fact that he is one of those who has received The Presidents Lifetime Achievement Award cannot be deleted. And therefore he should be on the list of recipients, because that list is just what it is - a list. With clear open invitation to expand it!( Fajjtus (talk) 06:55, 14 August 2016 (UTC) )
 * Comment Dr. Otto von Feigenblatt is a notable person. Only in Google Scholar you can find around 1410 entries for his work in various institutions worldwide https://scholar.google.com/scholar?start=110&q=otto+von+feigenblatt&hl=hr&as_sdt=0,5
 * If you want to add him to President's Call to Service Award, you need to cite an independent source - not his Facebook page. Cordless Larry (talk) 07:07, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Susan Hanson (geographer)
Hello! Your submission of Susan Hanson (geographer) 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! Yoninah (talk) 14:53, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Susan Hanson (geographer)
— Maile (talk) 12:21, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Commons images
Hi Cordless Larry,

I have uploaded two photos: "Haditha Al-Khraisha National British Archives" and "Azraq Oasis, Jordan c. 1913" to the wiki commons page because I believe that can be used under fair use (the first is a clearer copy of a photo I already own and have already uploaded the second is in the public domain and is from 1913). I want to add them to the Haditha Al-Khraisha page but can't seem to find them now!! Sorry to bother you and hope you can help. LTHK76 (talk) 12:33, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
 * You should be able to find them via Commons:Special:Contributions/LTHK76, . Cordless Larry (talk) 12:35, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Though note also the messages left for you at Commons:User talk:LTHK76. Cordless Larry (talk) 12:36, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

who
are

you I am contributing and have received thanks from other users to my international affairs and social issues edits.

Cantab1985 (talk) 15:00, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I suggest making this point at Sockpuppet investigations/Jeneral28, . Cordless Larry (talk) 15:15, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Spoiling my day when I've no idea what you are talking about.Cantab1985 (talk) 15:17, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
 * If I have misidentified you as a sock of, then please explain why I am mistaken at Sockpuppet investigations/Jeneral28. Apologies if I am mistaken, but the evidence seems quite compelling. Cordless Larry (talk) 15:23, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
 * So arrogant.Cantab1985 (talk) 06:46, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Rather than making personal attacks, you would be better advised to explain yourself at Sockpuppet investigations/Jeneral28. Cordless Larry (talk) 11:21, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Thing on teahouse
Thanks for the Thank you for the article on Radio Suomipop after I added some references. Bizarrely, a few hours later someone has slapped a {notability} tag on it asking for sources to evidence the very thing I had just done. I am confused and perhaps this belongs in the teahouse too?? I really don't want to get too involved as (a) it's not my article (b) I'm a novice at this (c) I haven't even managed to get my first AfC approved yet, but it does seem a bit harsh. Is there some formal internal moderation that applies in cases like this or it is a case of if editors disagree it just escalates until someone gives up (which sounds a bit like bullying?

CPBearfoot (talk) 22:10, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Hello again, . It might be best to follow this up at the Teahouse, to get wider input, but I can give you my thoughts. Demonstrating notability requires sources that cover the subject in some depth and breadth (we call this "significant coverage"). I've only had a quick look, but the sources currently cited in the Radio Suomipop article aren't all that substantial. Notability can probably be established through the addition of more sources, or sources that discuss the station in more depth. If you disagree, you should raise the issue on the article talk page in the first instance. Please also note that there is no ownership of articles at Wikipedia - anyone is welcome to edit articles, regardless of who created them. Cordless Larry (talk) 07:15, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Ajamu Baraka
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Regarding Draft approval
HI, we have created draft of one famous notable actress.And it is under review. Could you please let us know,how long it will take to approve the article.It's been nearly a week we have created the article.Below is the draft link. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Manvitha_(Actress) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prasadz (talk • contribs) 14:46, 21 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm not involved in reviewing articles, so I'm not sure how long the process is currently taking, but I do know that there's often a backlog, . Please ask at the Teahouse if you want a better answer. Cordless Larry (talk) 15:06, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

Majithia Sirdars
http://apnaorg.com/books/punjab-chiefs/ - There's a very reliable source. Look on the left hand side, No.7, No.8 and No.9 are part of the Majithia Family + other notable mentions have to go to members of the previous generation too. Lt General Tejinder and Malvinder Singh Shergill in the Indian Army and their father, Rajinder Singh Sparow, a two time awardee of the Mahavir Chakra - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajinder_Singh_Sparrow - and also Col Niranjan Singh Gill who play an important role in the Indian National Army (INA) as well representing the Sikh during Partition - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-niranjan-singh-gill-1550256.html

Source: Am a member of the family

You wanted sources and that's quite a good source + all those men were part of the Majithia Family so worth a mention too. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.120.101.223 (talk) 17:31, 21 August 2016 (UTC)
 * The relevant discussion is at Articles for deletion/Majithia Sirdars (2nd nomination), so if you think this source is relevant to demonstrating the notability of the family, then please mention it there. Cordless Larry (talk) 18:55, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

This is all so confusing. Wiki's layout/communication is atrocious, can't even make sense. Anyway, that's the information above, it's very reliable, so do as you please with it as I hope it is of some help as you were asking for a credible source and sources for the family as a whole. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.120.101.223 (talk) 19:21, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Tour DuPont
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Tour DuPont you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MWright96 -- MWright96 (talk) 19:40, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Tour DuPont
The article Tour DuPont you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Tour DuPont for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MWright96 -- MWright96 (talk) 06:40, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Tour DuPont
The article Tour DuPont you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Tour DuPont for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MWright96 -- MWright96 (talk) 07:41, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

I work for a publisher and wish to update author's works
Hello Cordless Larry,

I do work for a publishing company and we reprint and revise out of print publications. My first interest is to list these writings under the author's works. I want people to know that these author's works are available and still in circulation. They are current and still relevant. I am not related to the authors. In the example of Hans Frei, my first listing, I provided a link to the page in which we sell the book at Wipf and Stock publishers. I do not understand the parameters of COI, be it seems that links to a business I'm involved with create the COI.

2 questions: May I list the updated, current, or revised publications? In this case Hans Wilhelm Frei under the Key writings section.

May I list the links to where these publications are provided?

I see that there is a section called Book sources with all kinds of book sellers links available. How would I go about having Wipf and Stock Publishers added to the Individual booksellers list? Can you provide me with specific instructions to appropriately link the sales of listings? Please know that my first priority is to add the writings to the authors page. A secondary priority is the link to the writings. While I understand that wiki provides a massive viewership, I want to inform more than I want to market on behalf of the publishing company. If I can do both that's great. If listing the writings is the only action without a COI, I need to know.

Thanks for your time,

Nathaniel Stock74.95.35.17 (talk) 15:00, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
 * It is not standard practice to link to booksellers in citations, but rather to simply give the ISBN, which the software turns into a link to that book sources list you mention. I don't know how you'd get listed there - best to ask at the Teahouse about that. Cordless Larry (talk) 16:01, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I suspect that if a book has an ISBN, it will be available on at least some of the sources at Special:BookSources. I tried a few of the books listed at the Wipf and Stock website and found them on Google Books, Amazon.com, and WorldCat at least. clpo13(talk) 16:19, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh, I see, there's a section just for booksellers. It looks like you can also suggest an addition at Wikipedia talk:Book sources. clpo13(talk) 16:22, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

Please look at apparent plagiarism in Meredith Howard Harless
I appreciate your help with my question about Mary Howard de Liagre yesterday. Now I have run into the same sort of thing with Meredith Howard Harless. I hope you don't mind my writing directly to you this time, rather than going through the Teahouse.

Much of the Harless article seems to be identical to content in the article about her on the Arizona Archives Online website. I reworded a bit of it before I realized the extent of the duplication. I also created a "Personal life" section and added information from newspaper articles.

I will leave the page as it is for now, so as not to interfere with your looking into the situation. Eddie Blick (talk) 00:42, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for alerting me, . I don't have much time now but will take a look later. Cordless Larry (talk) 09:43, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
 * I've now tagged this. The editor who created the page has the username, suggesting that they work for the archives but didn't understand that that doesn't mean that they can just post copyrighted material on Wikipedia. I thought at first that the bio in the archives might have been copied from the Wikipedia article, but the first revision cites the archives as its source, so I presume it was just copied from there. Cordless Larry (talk) 13:02, 3 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks for taking care of that problem. I appreciate your help. Eddie Blick (talk) 23:21, 3 September 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Jill Stein
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Have I ever...?

 * Thanks,, that's very kind of you. Cordless Larry (talk) 17:18, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Sock of Middayexpress? (Mo2244)
Judging by the removal of political commentary and descriptions of the Somali war at Politics of Somalia by User:Mo2244, plus the use of the word 'concurrently' which was a big favourite of User:Middayexpress, we may have a sock running here. Do you know how to request a sock check? Pinging also User:Nick-D. Buckshot06 (talk) 15:13, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh no - that's not something I want to hear, ! The process is outlined at Sockpuppet investigations. Cordless Larry (talk) 16:10, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
 * what does Sock of Middayexpres mean? and why i am getting mentioned here? Mo2244 (talk) 20:42, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Mo2244, read WP:SOCK. I have not yet requested the checkuser. Buckshot06 (talk) 09:52, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
 * If I may add - there is also a possibility that Mo2244 is a sock of User:Abdullsaed... It should be checked, IMHO. --Sundostund (talk) 15:38, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Also, put somewhere in the equation... I'm quite sure that this account belongs either to Middayexpress or Abdullsaed. --Sundostund (talk)

Regarding a page
Hi Cordless Larry,

As I was reading this talk page, I stumbled across your reply to which you gave to an IP some time ago, regarding "mixed races". Whilst it's obvious that the census is based on self-identification, something, at least on Wiki is oddly presented. As long as the person has declared nothing openly himself, how on earth can someone who's half Near Eastern-Middle Eastern (Lebanese, Iranian, Iraqi, Turkish, Syrian, etc) and half British ever be considered "mixed race"? I wonder, as this specific article is presenting it this way regarding those who are Near Eastern-Middle Eastern/British mixes, such as Seema Kennedy. Sounds very odd me, hence I thought you could perhaps clear a thing or two. There has been a lot of sock activity on that page, it seems, hence it could be just the result of some collateral damage, but in any case, asking others who are more knowledgeable on the topic doesn't hurt does it? :-) Bests - LouisAragon (talk) 08:37, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
 * That article has always been problematic, . I seem to recall that in the end, following discussion at Articles for deletion/List of ethnic minority politicians in the United Kingdom, it was decided that the list of current politicians should be based on a single source (the latest version of which is here). Cordless Larry (talk) 14:47, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your response. So I take it that it was solely based on page 6 of that document? (Regarding Near Eastern/British mixes being "Mixed Race"). Yeah, then I can add to it that its indeed a mess, quality wise as well. - LouisAragon (talk) 15:20, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Much like most of Wikipedia's coverage of race and ethnicity then, ! Cordless Larry (talk) 19:06, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Heh, truer words have never been spoken.. ;-) - LouisAragon (talk) 01:34, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

Regarding Autoconfirmation of user
Hi Larry

I am a new uset of wiki and registered 4 days back and did 10 edit already. But i have not been marked as autoconfirmed by software.

I have found some incorrect data in some of the wiki pages.. So wants to edit with reliable source..

So please help me in doing that as a confirmed user

Regards Hareesh — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doppalapudi.hareesh (talk • contribs) 12:20, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
 * I suggest asking about this at Teahouse/Questions, . Cordless Larry (talk) 12:27, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Murder of Milly Dowler
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January 26, 1991, the beginning of the civil war in Somalia
Start once. How can the twentieth and twenty-first century to start a war, but he did not know the end or beginning. Now modern technology in perfect intelligence services worldwide. By 26 January 1991, it was at least somewhat under control, since the fall of Siad Barre began a bitter struggle for power and distribution of weapons. It continues today i do not see the end. Part of this message will switch to the talk page. --Baba Mica (talk) 12:43, 22 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Should we partition the article somewhat and create a 'first period of the civil war', 1980s-1991, or Barre period of the civil war, and a 'second period of the civil war', 1991-current? Buckshot06 (talk) 12:34, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
 * I think it would be better to discuss this at Talk:Somali Civil War, and . Cordless Larry (talk) 12:53, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks Cordless. I was specifically interested in your opinion on the matter. Cheers Buckshot06 (talk) 13:26, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Partition as in split the article into two articles, ? Cordless Larry (talk) 13:38, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
 * I would probably prefer that, but I don't think the sources would bear it. No, just rearranging the headers in the article so as we group 1986-7 - 1990 completely separately from January 1991 onward. Buckshot06 (talk) 17:35, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm not really sure, - partly because I don't know enough about the details of the chronology. My comments on and edits to the article to date have only really been based on the fact that there is acknowledged disagreement about the conflict's start date. I don't feel that I know enough to offer much of a view on restructuring the article. Cordless Larry (talk) 10:14, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

I'm new to Wikipedia
Hello there Larry, I am trying to respond to an edit that another user commented on in my edit history, how do I respond? And how to attach any links backing up the reasons for my edits? Thanks for being here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Redpanda6633 (talk • contribs) 13:59, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure I fully understand what you're trying to do,, but I would suggest asking this over at the Teahouse, where someone will be able to help with your query. Cordless Larry (talk) 16:51, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:02, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Cold War II
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Czechia
Czechia is a correct geographic name of the country. Since July 5, 2016, Czechia has been the official name of the country being included in the UN List of World Geographical Names (UNGEGN) http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/geonames & the United Nations Terminology Database (UNTERM) https://unterm.un.org/UNTERM/Display/Record/UNHQ/NA/4275087d-4018-4082-899d-95f37efeda65

Česko cannot be translated as "the Czech Republic". It is the same nonsense as translating France as "the French Republic".....Heptapolein (talk) 17:43, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Is there any reason why you're telling this to me in particular, ? I sense that you might need to have a read of WP:COMMONNAME, if you are making an argument about the name of the Czech Republic article. Cordless Larry (talk) 18:31, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

Bryan Balser
Hi Larry in response to your deletion suggestion, Bryan has represented England Basketball at every level U15 to Senior Men. Won every nation trophy of his generation for both school and club from U17 and U19. Played in the BBL for 8 years and competed in the Euroleague with the London Towers. Balser was selected for the England Senior Men's team by Laszlo Nemeth at the age of 25 in 1999 during his professional career at TV Tigers. Balser was top scorer in the Budweiser League Championship final at Wembley Arena in 1999 which led to his selection for the national team. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Derick Balser (talk • contribs) 05:21, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi, . Thanks for this, but you need to make these points at Articles for deletion/Bryan Balser rather than here. The proposed deletion is being discussed and will be decided by consensus there. Cordless Larry (talk) 06:16, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Bryan Balser Deletion
Thank you and my apologies, I'm new to this and trying to find my way.Derick Balser (talk) 07:01, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Donald Trump
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Creating the Sukuma Calendar
Hallo Cordless Larry, I would like to create the Sukuma Calendar article because I am slowly gathering some reliable sources: 1.^ Adler, P. J. and Pouwels, R. L.: World Civilizations: To 1700 Volume 1 of World Civilizations, p.169. (Cengage Learning: 2007) 2.^ Stroeken, K.: Moral Power - The Magic of Witchcraft (New York: Berghahn Books, 2013) at: https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0857456601 I am strictly experimenting on my sandbox first before launching a request like this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nghwaya (talk • contribs) 13:01, 25 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I would suggest creating a draft for review via Articles for creation, . If you have any further questions or need help with this, I suggest asking over at the Teahouse. Cordless Larry (talk) 16:28, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

Little Australia
My addition has been sourced, please read it Hugo999 (talk) 23:20, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for adding sources, . However, the claims that Earls Court is known as Kangaroo Court and that "many Australasian visitors now go to cheaper districts to the north or west" are still unsourced. Cordless Larry (talk) 06:22, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Neoliberalism
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Nomination for deletion of Template:Table of top five London countries of birth
Template:Table of top five London countries of birth has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Frietjes (talk) 18:48, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

The Strange Sukuma Calendar Link in Google
There is this strange link in Google: Ghost Sukuma Calendar. Is there a thing wrong with the linking of Sukuma Calendar in Google? Can that issue be resolved (Nghwaya (talk) 18:48, 18 November 2016 (UTC))?

Ng'hwaya
 * That's the mobile version of the article. We can't control how Google links to Wikipedia. Also, please don't recreate articles that have previously been deleted as hoxes, . Cordless Larry (talk) 19:09, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Or if you can demonstrate that it's not a hoax, please do so. Cordless Larry (talk) 19:12, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh, I see you asked about this above, . My suggestion was to create a draft, not an article in mainspace. Cordless Larry (talk) 19:27, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

Lee Zii Jia
Hi Chordless Larry. I saw your post at WP:THQ. What do you think about Lee Zii Jia? Created by the same editor, but seems way, way too soon given the sources provided. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:40, 20 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Tan Yip Jiun was just added to the mainspace by the same editor, and there's also Wong Fai Yin. These are only stubs, but they also seem too soon. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:43, 20 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, I noticed some of these, . I've had a look at WP:NBADMINTON, and participation at the world championships is apparently enough to demonstrate notability. I'm not sure whether the junior worlds would count, though. Cordless Larry (talk) 07:48, 20 November 2016 (UTC)
 * This is strange. The editor says that they're about to be blocked for sockpuppetry, but I don't see any sign of an investigation. I wonder if they received a notification on another account. Cordless Larry (talk) 07:57, 20 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank for taking a look at those articles, and thanks for the link to "NBADMINTON". I looked for something like that, but couldn't find it. I'll ask about these articles at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Badminton and see what they say. You're right about that Teahouse post be a bit strange because there's no indication of the account be blocked or even being warned by anyone for socking . That could be an unintentional revealing that the editor is using multiple accounts or has edited before since the Bby89 account is only a few days old and right off the bat starts editing like they've been here before. -- Marchjuly (talk) 09:58, 20 November 2016 (UTC)
 * I wasn't aware about there is actually an ongoing SPI involving this editor when I made the above post so I've stricken that part. I think WP:DUCK should may manadatory reading for anyone who is considering socking because they always seem to unintentionally do something like this (see this and this) that gives them away in the end each and everytime. -- Marchjuly (talk) 10:34, 20 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes,, it seemed pretty obvious what was going on, so I started an SPI. I really don't see what people think they will achieve with this sort of socking. Sure, they might be able to create a few more articles before being found out, but the history of the case suggests that those will just be deleted en masse. Cordless Larry (talk) 14:15, 20 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Like you said, the above-mentioned articles have been deleted. I came across another one of these types recently. In this case, the editor was clearly capable of being WP:HERE in one way or another got blocked for edit warring and NPA. Instead of just waiting for the block to run out and returning to editing, they started pulling socks out of the drawer, went back to the same genre of articles, and repeated some of the same behavior. They made quite a number of positive contributions as well, but eventually they ended up at SPI and got indef'd for their efforts. They were given the WP:SO, but went back to socking in the same genre of articles, got caught at it again, went back to more socking in the same gnre of articles, got caught once again and repeated the process one more time. Some editor tried to defend the socking by saying they were making positive contributions now, but it is unlikely the master will ever be unblocked because of all the socking and occasional personal attack thrown in as a bonus and any new account will be seen as WP:BE and more socking. If the editor would have just sat out the block and sticked to one account, then nobody would've cared either way; now, however, there are some who probably are watching for indications of more socking in these articles. The editor may have a short window before anyone notices, but the signs are the same even though the accounts may have different names; so, any new socking will evenutally be detected. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:27, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations
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trends
the trend shows how black people were treated on the periphery of society even in presence of societies meant to help them. a single sentence inside a large article does not necessarily need to reflect everything but show examples of discrimination. it would be misleading to say that there was no discrimination considering the widespread scientific racism in the 19th century and slavery in the 18th century. the immigration to sierre leonne was even pushed along by people who wanted to remove black people from london as seen by the letter in the article. we know that some scientists even thought that they were barely human

ending, it just shows a few examples of racism which there aren't many included in the article. the ambiguity of leaving it out might be nice but it's not reflective of the racism trend of the time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Menacinghat (talk • contribs) 22:24, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Instead of just giving a single example (out of the huge number of instances of racism over the long history of black people in Britain), it needs to be contextualised. Please propose your addition on the article talk page so that others can comment as well, . Cordless Larry (talk) 22:53, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

Your userpage
@Cordless Larry: Hi, I'm having the discussion at Talk:Somali_Civil_War with you, and I just noticed that you didn't say in what subjects you got your credentials, nor did you say what grades you got. In my opinion, you should erase your credentials from your user page, or better yet keep them and publish course transcripts with all but your contact information on them. 130.105.213.14 (talk) 08:06, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

Allen Meadors
This has been left previously, please acknowledge that you have been informed of this. Thank you

"after he was charged with destroying a document relating to the Aramark case.[10][11]"

This an untruth statement. As been mentioned various editorialized articles misquoted the truth. If you are going to use this type of material please insure it is at least factual. The former president was originally charged with asking a VP to destroy a copy of a letter to her from the food service vendor but this was dropped to a FOA voilation charge. These were the ONLY charges ever made.

"apparently led to the swift decision by Meadors that it was time to go"

How is it appropriate to include a journalist attempt at humor, This just adds an editorialized opinion to what you say should be a factual document. We agree. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ACM7 (talk • contribs) 16:15, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
 * As I have explained previously, the correct place to discuss this is at Talk:Allen Meadors, . Cordless Larry (talk) 16:52, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

Personal celebrity page request.
Hi, I want a personal celebrity page, will you help me? Friendly, David — Preceding unsigned comment added by Snp;G.GangsterLife (talk • contribs) 03:32, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Please have a read of What Wikipedia is not, . If you have any further questions, please direct them to the Teahouse. Cordless Larry (talk) 08:11, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

Hello! There is a DR/N request you may have interest in.
This message is being sent to let you know of a discussion at the Dispute resolution noticeboard regarding a content dispute discussion you may have participated in. Content disputes can hold up article development and make editing difficult for editors. You are not required to participate, but you are both invited and encouraged to help this dispute come to a resolution. Please join us to help form a consensus. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.105.197.39 (talk) 09:22, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

Message
buddy ive receive a message — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alferjordon (talk • contribs) 17:19, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
 * The message with my username on it was an automatically delivered invitation to the Teahouse, . If you have any questions about editing Wikipedia, that's the place to ask them. Cordless Larry (talk) 17:23, 6 December 2016 (UTC)