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Image copyright problem with Image:The Dawning.jpg
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A tag has been placed on The Rope Trick, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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Speedy deletion of The Rope Trick
A tag has been placed on The Rope Trick requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

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Image copyright problem with Image:Lawson Productions Logo.jpg
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The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, one or more of the external links you added do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Wikipedia is not a collection of links; nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Alientraveller (talk) 16:03, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

December 2007
Please stop removing speedy deletion notices from pages that you have created yourself. If you continue, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia.  Pump me  up  17:05, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Godalming College
Thank you for experimenting with the page Godalming College on Wikipedia. Your test worked, reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. -- SuzanneKn (talk) 17:18, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Ladies Maggie Judi.png
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Fair use rationale for Image:Ladies Miriam Judi Maggie.png
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Fair use rationale for Image:Granuaile.jpg
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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Grant Dawning.jpg)
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AfD nomination of Rascal Films
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Brenda Fricker
Thank you for the note. I worked on this from a filmography tabling project I'm working on with another editor in conjunction with WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers. I wish I had more material to add for her. Wildhartlivie (talk) 21:02, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately I don't have an easier method of tabling such things. I took a look at the work you did on the Blanchett theaterography and there is a little bit quicker format than the one you used, which is what is used in the filmography section. It at least saves one stroke for each line (instead of using a ||, it uses a |). I wish I had a macro I could use on Wikipedia, but I'm not smart enough to figure that out, I guess. Thanks again. Wildhartlivie (talk) 22:23, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Grace O'Malley
Hi, I noticed that you recently created Grace O'Malley (film), and I wanted to inform you that the notability guidelines for future films stipulates that stand-alone film articles should be created when a film has been shooting. Judging from the lack of a full profile at IMDb, this does not seem to be the immediate case. Can I encourage you to merge the passage to a "Film adaptation" section at Grace O'Malley? Some examples of merging include Spider-Man 4 and Jurassic Park IV -- you can see additional examples here. — Erik (talk • contrib) - 17:48, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

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Simon Dormandy
Thanks for your message. With the above article, the reasons I took out the exact dates were various. Firstly, if you check other similar articles, exact dates are not used. Also, the whole section was jumbled up with performances from different years at various points. However when I then started to sort them into year order I found that some performances were listed twice and some performances for different plays had exactly the same date. Therefore I took out the exact dates which aren't needed or expected. With the Sarah Lawson article, my apologies about the image, you are quite right. And when I looked it did look a mess. I have simply moved the image to a better place so that it now once again lines up correctly. I would like to suggest that you have a read of the guidelines for creating articles and editing articles. I have noticed that you miss out a number of key things. Many of them are quite basic, such as the name of the article should be in the first sentence of the lead section, explaining what it is and importantly, the name should be in bold (see WP:LEAD. Also I see that you don't seem to ever add any sources for the articles you create or other edits. It really is important and part of wikipedia policy for articles to have sources. I would urge you to read articles such as WP:RS and WP:VER also WP:FIVE which states that "editors must strive for verifiable accuracy: unreferenced material may be removed, so please provide references." Also on the Simon Dormandy article, I see that you have again, as you have on other articles, added a number of wikilinks to the same wiki article. In this instance by adding a number of consecutive wiki links to Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Stratford-Upon-Avon. As you will see, I have reverted that edit as the wiki link is only needed in the first instance of it being mentioned, which is why I had wiki-linked both articles once. I hope you don't think I am "having a go at you" as it might seem, I am just trying to point you in the right direction for editing on wikipedia, especially as you clearly have a lot to offer. I would though again reiterate about adding sources for the articles you are creating, as it is a key part of wikipedia, and if I can help you in any way, I would be glad to do so! Finally, have fun and sorry for such a long message! ♦Tangerines♦ · Talk 20:29, 28 January 2008 (UTC)


 * No worries, and yes I am in the process of editing the Fascinating Aida article. As you will see I am also adding some sources. I found for instance a New York Times article about the groups performances at the 59E59 theatres so will be adding that source soon! As I said ii I can be of any help let me know. Have fun. ♦Tangerines♦ · Talk 21:34, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Seagull/Lear
Hi. A sub-article on notable productions sounds like a great idea - or expand the RSC article and link to it from each play's Performance History section. In the play articles themselves, however, I think the RSC (or other notable productions) should be listed under performance history - not as a subsection of it's own. (Can you imagine how long the article would get if every notable production was listed in its own subsection? Ditto for Cast lists, which also go against the "no list" rule. Besides, it's hard to imagine that every actor was "notable" (unless it's the originating cast) - better to add to the performance history a short line of prose that includes the notable thing (lead actor, director, etc.).  Does all that make sense?Smatprt (talk) 15:22, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Fascinating Aida etc
Sorry not to get back to you sooner. Yes I think it would be a good idea to expand the information about the members. However, I would suggest that it only applies to the current members. Yesterday I did some work on the All Angels article and expanded out the details of each member for that group. Whatever information does get added though needs to be sourced, and perhaps you could also continue to use the templates I have been using within the article for the sources? I have also amended your edits today on the article and also on Simon Dormandy where I have added the direct link to The Specator article rather than a link to the findarticle site, and I have expanded out the content whislt also making sure it only says what is in the source. Thanks and have fun! ♦Tangerines♦ · Talk 18:35, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Films January 2008 Newsletter
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Fair use rationale for Image:OlivierAward.gif
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Paxton Whitehead
Adaircairell,

I appreciate your comments concerning the Paxton Whitehead Wikipedia article. I share your puzzlement and concern. I was extremely surprised that Paxton Whitehead's theater credits section was virtually non-existant. I reviewed the Paxton Whitehead article history and determined after looking at a few previous versions this article that Mr. Whitehead has not received the credit that he truly deserves. The best single source that I have found for Mr. Whitehead is Paxton Whitehead Biography (1937-). I have been trying to find collaboraing sources for this website.

I have been a closet fan of Mr. Whitehead since he starred in Marblehead Manor. I wrote an IMDb biography for Mr. Whitehead and an plot summary for Marblehead Manor over five years ago.

I would appreciate whatever assistance you can provide in improving the article.

Sincerely, --Dan Dassow (talk) 01:45, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

I wish to thank you for adding the info box and theatre credits for Mr. Whitehead. I regret that I will probably never have the chance to see him perform live. I have corresponded with a few people who met him. All agree that he is gracious.--Dan Dassow (talk) 17:26, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:The Dawning Poster.jpg)
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WikiProject Films February 2008 Newsletter
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AfD nomination of Grace O'Malley (film)
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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Simmons Dawning.jpg)
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WikiProject Films coordinator elections
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Speedy deletion of Image:Miss Babs Turn Smile Small 2.jpg
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