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Factual error in Marianne Ihlen
Please never introduce incorrect information into articles, as you did to Marianne Ihlen in with the addition "She bore three daughters during her second marraige." The source does not support what you added and for good reason: Ihlen gave birth to Axel Joachim Jensen in Oslo on 21 January 1960, but her second marriage to Jan Kielland Stang, who has three daughters from his first marriage, produced no children. Please be more careful. Sam Sailor 04:16, 10 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Hmmm. What is this contributor's point?  Of course no policy compliant good faith contributor introduces information they know to be incorrect, on purpose.  This comment could be interpreted as an accusation I had a secret agenda to trick our readers into thinking Ihlen had a son and three biological daughters, when she had born a son, but the daughters were her step-daughters.
 * But, of course, an accusation like that would be truly ridiculous. It is probably best, most compliant with AGF to simply live in mystery and not speculate at the motives behind this other party's comment.  Geo Swan (talk) 11:37, 10 April 2017 (UTC)
 * That's odd. Google translate's translation of the quote in the cite provided says nothing about who the daughter's biological mother is.  Geo Swan (talk) 11:43, 10 April 2017 (UTC)
 * It's worse: the source does not mention the daughters at all. But I apologies for my clumsy wording; let me rephrase: please read the sources more carefully to avoid introduction of incorrect information into articles.
 * And there are more: in you added "Kari Hesthamar, an award-winning Norwegian journalist, won one of her awards for her 2006 documentary on Ihlen.  Ihlen's own memoir used Hesthamar's research.  In 2012 Hesthamar wrote her own biography of Ihlen, "So Long, Marianne:  A Love Story", which was translated into English in 2014.
 * Kari Hesthamar's radio documentary "So long, Marianne. Ein radiodokumentar om og med Leonard Cohens norske muse" was first broadcast in September 2005, not in 2006.
 * Ihlen never wrote her memoir.
 * Hesthamar's biography about Ihlen, So Long, Marianne. Ei Kjærleikshistorie was first published in 2008, not in 2012.
 * I'm particularly nonplused by "Ihlen's own memoir used Hesthamar's research." As a matter of less concern is that works of literature are not enclosed in double quotations marks, cf. MOS:ITAL, neither are music albums; it is So Long, Marianne: A Love Story, not "So Long, Marianne: A Love Story", and it's Ultraviolence, not "Ultraviolence". Sam Sailor 02:08, 12 April 2017 (UTC)


 * You seem pretty sure Ihlen never wrote her own memoir, yet Alex Beam wrote: "Marianne Ihlen published a 2006 memoir of her life with Leonard Cohen..."
 * Sam, we are all volunteers here. If you think I made a mistake, or I think you made a mistake neither of us should be unpleasant about it.
 * You think I should be more careful -- and I think you should be more careful. Sorry, I also think you show signs of not being open to considering the possibility that someone you disagree with may still have valid points, worth considering.  On your talk page I acknowledged some points you made I agreed with.  I think I made some valid points -- that you ignored.
 * I own up to making a mistake, at least most of the time. I do my best to do so, even when the other party has been unpleasant.  But it is a lot easier when the other party isn't being unpleasant.
 * I am sorry to be the one to tell you, if you aren't aware, that you are capable of great unpleasantness. Your last comment on your talk page?  I think you showed an unwillingness to consider other points of view, an unwillingness that is a problem on a project like this.
 * You suggested I should tune my experience here by installing special scripts. I used to work with computers, decades ago.  But I think it is best to have the wikipedia remain useful and useable by contributors who aren't experts at installing scripts, even if that frustrates those who want to ride technology's cutting edge.
 * You know what Adam Osborne said about those who ride technology's cutting edge? "Those who ride technology's cutting edge are frequently sacrificed upon its blade."  He said that before he developed the leading edge Osborne portable computer.
 * The wikipedia is not the only wiki I contribute to. So, it is not in my interests to get used to advanced features that won't be present elsewhere.  Geo Swan (talk) 04:37, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

Italics
Hello. I just wanted to let you know that when you add the title of a book, film, album, magazine, or TV series to an article, as you did to Suzanne Elrod, it should be italicized by adding two single apostrophes on either side (   ). Titles of television episodes, short stories and songs should be placed within quotation marks. More detail can be found in the Wikipedia Manual of Style. Thank you. Sam Sailor 02:30, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

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 * {{done)) Geo Swan (talk) 12:55, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Al Khair Mosque


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Talk:Boothia Peninsula
I just noticed a comment at Talk:Boothia Peninsula that mentioned your name. Thought you might want to comment. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 15:47, 29 April 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅  Geo Swan (talk)