User talk:Gazamp/Archive 4

1845 East Cornwall by-election
Would it make more sense to redirect this article to List of United Kingdom by-elections (1832–1847)? Given that it was an uncontested and uncontroversial by-election, it doesn't seem like it will ever include more information than is on a line of the table there, and maintaining it as a separate article just seems like unnecessary overhead. Choess (talk) 15:46, 2 July 2020 (UTC)


 * - I would err on the side of keeping it; when people search for these things, often they want a simple and immediate answer. Redirecting the page to a list will put the Wikipedia article dealing with it (which people look to as a quick source) far, far down the search and mean people either have to go an find the info for themselves from the original source or be left without the info altogether.


 * I think also if it were to be redirected, there would need to be a concerted effort on the part of someone to do this to other similar articles. Just scrolling down the list a bit there are loads of other articles in the same boat (1833 Morpeth by-election, 1838 West Suffolk by-election, 1842 Liverpool by-election, 1845 East Cornwall by-election, 1845 West Suffolk by-election, 1846 East Suffolk by-election are just the ones I found in a few minutes). I think if what you proposed were to work, we'd need to deal with all of these (and all the other similar ones that are no doubt out there) and have some sort of a guideline on it, so that there was a clear line on this of what should have a page and what shouldn't. Gazamp (talk) 16:39, 2 July 2020 (UTC)


 * I assign very little weight to the SEO argument—the by-election has essentially zero intrinsic interest (it's only of interest as an aspect of the constituency as a whole or the careers of the two MPs), and I think readers are only likely to access it via one of those pages rather than directly from the Internet. (A Google search with terms "east cornwall", 1845, by-election turned up the East Cornwall constituency as the 2nd result, incidentally.)
 * That said, I had the impression that there were some guidelines for redirecting by-elections like this, and from what you say, that isn't the case at present. I might pursue developing some at some point in the future, but it's not a very high priority, and I don't intend to start redirecting articles like that without a thorough airing of the matter among the community. Thanks for your response, and happy article-writing. Choess (talk) 19:27, 2 July 2020 (UTC)


 * I see your point on search engine matter - I think either way there should be a guideline on it. I haven't come across any and by the looks of it, neither have other editors who have made similar pages. If you find there's an existing rule, do pass it on - it'll save me making pages that'll just get redirected later. Thanks for bringing it up Gazamp (talk) 22:04, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

ShropshirePilgrim Sandbox
You made changes to my sandbox at 07.00 today, altering the categories I had attached to a draft article I am working on. Basically you reinstated categories for St Petroc's Church, Bodmin, and indeed I used that page in my sandbox as a basis for my total re-write on a different topic (related to a different religious building in Bodmin). The extant article for St Petroc's church, Bodmin retains its categories and has not been changed (yet) in any way, by me or by you. So I am undoing your changes to my sandbox draft. Trust you don't mind! ShropshirePilgrim (talk) 16:32, 5 July 2020 (UTC)


 * - I didn't change any of the actual categories on your sandbox; I only added a colon at the beginning of each to stop your sandbox showing in the category space. I thought this was standard procedure (that user-space pages shouldn't be in 'main-space' categories)? Gazamp (talk) 16:39, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the explanation - it did seem a bit odd, but I'm always glad to learn just hope I have! ShropshirePilgrim (talk) 00:50, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

19th c gubernatorial elections
There are many sources for these results, some are contradictory, some require untangling. Can this be borne in mind before adding pages? Thanks. Marplesmustgo (talk) 20:12, 5 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Of course - I'll take more care in future. Thanks for bringing it up, Gazamp (talk) 08:12, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

Collaborating to improve company articles
Hello Gazamp, I noticed your interest on WP:Companies to improve company articles. I have COI with a few companies. There are some errors and inaccuracies that need to be updated on those articles. Since I am familiar with the subject and have COI, If I present content and verifiable secondary sources, would you be open to collaborating? What are your thoughts on this?--Chefmikesf (talk) 19:10, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

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 * I remember back when you were a new(ish) user, and I have kinda been watching you... you are always working on improving content and creating good articles... 200+ articles and almost 20,000 edits in the last two and a half years deserves something... Ha-Zaa! A barnstar! Do people still do this? idk... gratz... :) - Adolphus79 (talk) 23:36, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Aw thanks - a nice surprise to log on to! Here's to more good stuff Gazamp (talk) 18:27, 8 December 2020 (UTC)