User talk:Graham11/Archive 1

Gary Doer
Hello,

I should let you know that I've (provisionally, at least) re-added Doer's non-portfolio ministerial titles to the infobox. I understand your point about the box appearing cluttered, but I also think that these positions are significant enough to include, and I've included them on several other pages in the past. I'm open to suggestions as to how to take both of our concerns into account. CJCurrie (talk) 01:13, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

You want me to cite the english language?
Where is the citation for the claim that "Brigette DePape is a Canadian activist"

Is she certified by the Canadian Board of Activists? I inserted additional information about her interruption of the 41st Parliament of Canada, you want me to cite what exactly? Why is this woman on Wikipedia? What are her accomplishments...? Showing up on the newscycle for two days?

Fucking biased piece of garbage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.244.26.200 (talk) 08:31, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

Green
Hello! I actually wasn't the one who added the Greens to the infobox (I just added the "GRN" since no picture of Alain Landry is on Wikipedia) but from what I remember the reasoning behind it was that the Greens are doing well enough in the polls (as they are likely represented by most of the "Other" voters) that they've met the general consensus for being added to the infobox (as I recall, I think it's something like if a party is continually polling above 5%...). Anyway, hope that helps. Tholden28 (talk) 04:03, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

UE
What is your rationale for adding "UE" to this post nominals page? This term has no official recognition and has no standing with the provincial/federal government.

Your supporting footnote does not even reference a post nominal. Lord Dorchester's pre-confederation decree allows the use of the term "United Empire Loyalist" and not a post nominal. The supporting footnote uses the term "based on" meaning that thee letters UE were never officially granted by Lord Dorchester. UE is merely a modern day interpretation of a historic decree. It is recognized and used only within the private UELAC organization. If a private group can create its own post nominal than what is to stop this page being flooded with every creation of the human imagination? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.162.131.222 (talk) 17:22, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject Elections and Referendums article tagging
Hi Graham. Sorry to have to post directly on your talk page, but you may have noticed (on the WP:Elections and referendums talk page) that I am trying to get all the election and referendum articles tagged for the project. Unfortunately this is not making any progress, as people are claiming there is no consensus to do this, as no-one has responded on the Project talk page. Could you possibly comment on the proposal at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Elections and Referendums, as I'm getting rather frustrated by the attitude of the people at WP:BTR. Cheers, Number   5  7  12:40, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

Question about academic postnominals in info boxes
Hello, I've noticed that you've been removing academic abbreviations after names in info boxes. I am also not a fan of this custom but I am not sure that it's actually contrary to the MOS guidelines (unlike using them in the opening sentence or elsewhere after names in the body of articles. So I've been giving the inclusion of them in info boxes the benefit of the doubt. I would be interested in whether you know if there is anything somewhere in the MOS about using or not using them in info boxes. Thanks, Anglicanus (talk) 10:58, 16 May 2015 (UTC)


 * I've been omitting them per WP:POSTNOM. The first sentence ("Post-nominal letters, other than those denoting academic degrees, should be included when they are issued by a country or widely recognizable organization with which the subject has been closely associated" [emphasis added]) doesn't make any distinction between whether they're in the lede or elsewhere (eg, the infobox). While it doesn't explicitly say that they're impermissible, I think the intention is quite clear. That being said, I've had more experience editing political biographies than religious biographies. I know this is standard practice with political bios, at least. Graham (talk) 20:02, 16 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I think you are probably right about the intention being anywhere in an article. Some editors, however, take the view that if something isn't explicitly frowned upon then it is permissible. Cheers, Anglicanus (talk) 12:09, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

Please help René Jalbert in wp:fr
Hello user:Graham11, Page (René Jalbert in wp:fr) might be deleted, was trying to help by adding infobox like you have on his page in wp:en. Since your name appears as the uploader would you be abble to help? thanks--DDupard (talk) 16:03, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Your edit on Flora MacDonald
Hi Mate, your revert on Flora MacDonald: The subject of the article is a recipient of the Padma Shri award, the article mentions about it and has also been categorized accordingly. Suggest the template is reinserted in the article to have a total coverage.--jojo@nthony (talk) 13:23, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of William C. Corbett


The article William C. Corbett has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one. Eeekster (talk) 23:14, 8 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you for reverting your retagging. Graham (talk) 23:41, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

Peter Swinnerton-Dyer
Peter Swinnerton-Dyer was Master of St.Catharine's College from 1973, not 1979 as you state. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.51.82.1 (talk) 22:03, 18 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi there, I'm afraid that you must be mistaken. My only edit to the article prior to today didn't affect the date that he started as Master of St Catherine's College. I have just corrected the date, but for future, when you believe an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the edit this page link at the top.


 * The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to). Cheers, Graham (talk) 23:37, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

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Greg Selinger
hi Graham11, can you take another look at the edit you just made to Greg Selinger and see if you made a mistake. You didn't just remove what you said in the edit summary. You also removed a large section of text, put dead links that I had earlier fixed back in references, and removed the corrections I made in the past to wikilinks. I'm thinking you didn't notice what you did, so I figured I would ask before trying to fix the references again. If you did mean to do all that in the edit, then I apologize for asking. Cmr08 (talk) 09:47, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for catching that! You're right, it was done in error. I have no idea how it happened, but it should be fixed now. Graham (talk) 20:01, 3 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Yeah, it must have reverted to an old edit. Thanks for looking into this. Cmr08 (talk) 00:39, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

34th Street (Manhattan)
In my judgment, it did not improve the article. If you disagree, please start a discussion on the talk page. BMK (talk) 06:39, 26 December 2015 (UTC)