User talk:DJABrussels

December 2021
Hello, I'm Materialscientist. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Oxleas Wood—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 10:11, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Oxleas Wood. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Roger 8 Roger (talk) 20:06, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

The Campaign to Save Oxleas Wood
This is a booklet published by People Against the River Crossing in 1993, written by David Black and illustrated by Jacqueline Atkinson, registered with the British Library at that time. It has recently been published, plus addenda, as a free ebook, via Google Play. The content provides a history and rationale of the campaign to save the Woodlands, a historical document, including extensive material regarding the ecology of the Woodlands. It may also help local people, whose environment is threatened by destructive development projects.

I have attempted to add this to the material available, in reference to the successful campaign by local people to save Oxleas. My efforts have been deleted several times and even described as vandalism. This is a rather strange way to provide valid information for those who may need it, by preventing someone from doing so. The present material concerning the campaign and ecology of Oxleas is deficient. DJABrussels (talk) 11:48, 22 December 2021 (UTC)


 * I have had a look on google book.com There is some useful information, especially in chapter 2 but it appears not to be independently published by a reputable publisher. You need to present it properly including references otherwise it will come across as a new editor with an agenda to push who is practising how to edit and making mistakes. See many pages on what wikipedia is about and how to make additions to it. There are links in the welcome sent to you. The two warnings sent to you are pre-written which is why the word vandalism appeared. Please remember, the campaign might deserve a mention here but this is not the place to push a campaign so it should be in context and preferably backed by reliable secondary sources. Roger 8 Roger (talk) 03:45, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. The original booklet was published during the campaign, in response to the considerable demand for information. You may not be aware how difficult it is to persuade 'a reputable publisher' to handle material like this, despite its validity. I did try at a later stage, to no avail. The reason that we published the ebook, was because someone in Plumstead observed that it was a historical document and should be widely available, suggesting an ebook. I recall that Oliver Rackham said that it should be widely read, in a personal letter. I will see what I can do but really the reference is the book itself, which contains a large number of references.
 * Yes, I took another look and realised that although strictly a primary source writing about a campaign, the campaign was not a minor one and did deserve mention. I have reinserted the reference and I think further edits might be waranted to expand a lottle on the campaign and what it tried to do, but not in excessive detail: one or two sentences perhaps. Roger 8 Roger (talk) 21:37, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks once more. Should the additional editing be in the history section, that is after the sentence including People Against the River Crossing?

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