User talk:Jonathan Oldenbuck/2008

GA on William Adam (architect)
Looks great and I've gone ahead and passed it! Ealdgyth | Talk 15:24, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Scots law legal phrases
Hello Jonathan, thanks for adding to the pages. I put some of these up yesterday, and am now filling them out (I see that you're doing the same thing at the same time). I'm adding headings to all, getting them to a good, usable form (have a look at "freehold", it's in better shape, I think).

One detail ... for "inter regalia", I'm moving your British monarch addition to the "See also" ... while this is a good link for post-1707, I have in mind earlier, Scots usage, as it played a role in pre-1707 events (eg, a 1592 act relating to mines and minerals, which are inter regalia under Scots law) ... so for the time being, I hope to keep the Scots law definition distinct from the British definition. Best Regards, Notuncurious (talk) 16:19, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Hello Jonathan, actually I tried to obviate the mixing of Scots/British by adding the inconvenient "(Scots law)" to the article title; same with "Freehold (Scots law)"; my ultimate objective is that when articles reference these terms, the first thing the reader sees is the definition in terms of the referencing article (so they can go back to reading the article without wading through explanations; but if they're interested, the explanations are also there). The "See also" addition is a good enhancement for all such articles. (BTW, my expertise isn't in the law; I just needed a good definition of a few legal terms, so I looked them up, and then I wanted a usable, not-unsightly format for the definitions). Regards, Notuncurious (talk) 16:55, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

St John's Hospital, Livingston
thanks for the edits to my work, it looks a lot better than the way i wrote it. Kilnburn (talk) 16:45, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Joey Waronker
Re: your merge tag, I've added my tuppence. Please add your opinion if you have one. - Dudesleeper / Talk  15:12, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Continuous cooling transformation
Yeah...no problem. Thanks for noticing that it was a crappy article and doing something about it to get it changed! --Wizard191 (talk) 14:44, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

William Schaw at Uraniborg
I saw your reference to Uraniborg in the Edzell Castle page (which I concur is now very good. I was wondering whether Glendenning et al mention whether William Schaw went there as well?Harrypotter (talk) 15:48, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

I'm back
Hi again, I recall the name Supergolden from the start of this project. I just got too busy to keep up the work here. Hopefully I will try to keep up little bits and pieces of work. Currently, my lunch hour is a good opportunity. It's good to see the progress made since I've been away. Not living in Scotland at the moment makes it a bit tricky to do any visits, however I can still do internet research. Slink pink (talk) 11:18, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Edzell Castle
Hi! I've reviewed Edzell Castle, and placed it on hold as there are a few minor fixes which need doing. I've left a few comments on the talk page. Feel free to bring up any concerns you have (you might not agree with everything I've said!). Gwinva (talk) 23:21, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi, I have a quick look at Gwinva's comments. I've got limited access to teh web for technical reasons just now, but I will attend to some improvements when i get the chance.Harrypotter (talk) 13:56, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Broom of the Cowdenknowes
The reason that I cited the song is for the plot, which is easily discerned form listening to the song. I will work on the citations for other information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by The man in the mask (talk • contribs) 00:38, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Edzell Castle GA
I've listed Edzell Castle as GA. Well done! I've enjoyed reviewing it. If you ever want me to look over anything else for a second opinion, then drop me a line. All the best. Gwinva (talk) 09:10, 13 May 2008 (UTC)


 * G'day, JO. Very fine job you did there&mdash;well done indeed.  Rgds, Bill Reid | Talk 09:55, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Images on Wikimedia Commons
Hi Jonathan, I did register with Commons but could not work out how to upload the pictures. I'm beginning to feel more confident uploading to Wikipedia. Having read the stuff on moving Wikipedia pics to Commons, I'm still none the wiser! Renata (talk) 07:15, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

TUSC token a469db609856be938416aa966dcba0de
I am now proud owner of a TUSC account!

Glaister and Baron of Glastry AfDs
Now missing their AfD templates, and the old edit says Result=keep. Vandalism I presume? Doug Weller (talk) 21:08, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Castles
There is a photograph of "Earls Hall" with Aberdour Castele photographs on flicker. Is it part of the castle and should it be uploaded to the same commons category as the castle? If you are interested, flicker also has a good range of photographs on Elcho Castle and Lochleven Castle. Snowman (talk) 08:45, 16 June 2008 (UTC)


 * yes, that is the one. It is on commons at Image:Aberdour Castle -Earls Gallery.jpg. Snowman (talk) 18:07, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks...
...for tidying up after me yet again :-) Renata (talk) 10:08, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

James Brodie (botanist)
I have started to edit the entry James Brodie (botanist) and noticed your entry as the main contributer to this article. I checked your references but was unable to confirm your (I think) entry that James Brodie of Brodie was born at Brodie Castle. Is there another reference? My understanding is that Brodies place of birth is uncertain, however probably at Spynie as this was the location of his father's property. yours Czar Brodie (talk) 04:12, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback?
Hello. Would you like me to enable the Rollback feature on your account? Have a read at the page and let me know if it seems like it might be useful to you. All the best, Angus McLellan (Talk) 18:23, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Innerwick Castle
Hi Jonathan, thanks for the pointer about templates. I've started using them, but could you have a look at Innerwick Castle please? I'm not sure about the templates/categories. Thanks, Renata (talk) 19:47, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Oxford Wikimania 2010 and Wikimedia UK v2.0 Notice
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technical help please
Hi there. I worked on a Good Article and I am trying to get the little star symbol on the top right hand corner of my user page. I came across your user page which had the symbols and figured I would copy you. I created a subpage (User:Brewcrewer/Iconstasis), but when I try to add  to my userpage, like you did to yours, the whole page goes nuts. If you would like to see what happens you can add  to the top of my user page and click preview. If you can help me with this problem I would greatly appreciate it. Best,-- brew crewer  (yada, yada) 07:03, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much for fixing it for me. I tried to get away with FA symbol but you busted me ;-) Now that I'm on a roll, can I ask for your technical help for another problem that incompetent me can't resolve. The archives on my talk page don't really work. The first archive is fine, but I have no idea what's going on in the second one. If this is a simple thing for you to fix, then please do, but if it's a big deal, then don't bother. Best, -- brew crewer  (yada, yada) 16:44, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Craigmillar Castle
You now have GA. 16:14, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Achnaluacharch
I suspect it is this one that is a problem, but I don't know for sure if it exists, problem is with map software, like aa, multimap, and google maps. There are not particularly good at resolving down to certain locations. It may be the case it is on the maps when I was looking throrough each one to ensure it was a village/hamlet and not a moutain or field, but when you search for it, it canna find it. Google maps is particulalry bad at doing this, multimap is better. I think this place is in Skye. I would leave it in for a couple of days, until I can be sure is not crap. scope_creep (talk) 15:36, 29 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Mate, i've spent weeks and weeks putting data into that list, and i've not really interested in putting in bad entries. I don't see anybody else stepping up to the plate, to complete what is a essentially a gigantic task. It took me six weeks alone to put all the villages and towns in, and it may be a case, on some instances where their may be duplicates. scope_creep (talk) 15:53, 29 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Found it. Its a wee village, just along the road from Roybridge, outside Spean Bridge in Argyll. I'll update the article. scope_creep (talk) 16:17, 29 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi Jonathan Oldenbuck, the village Achnaluachrach, doesn't exist. I've spelt it wrong. But you were right, we will need something to distinguish them. I'll need to rename it from the village Achnaluacharch to Achnaluachrach.  scope_creep (talk) 16:58, 29 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi Jonathan, sorry, just ignore that first reply I sent you. I get a bit frazzled occasionaly. scope_creep (talk) 18:38, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

Coordinate templates
Thank you for adding coordinates; but please note that the coor * family of templates are now deprecated; and use coord instead. The syntax is similar although the display position can be set as, inline (which is the default if none is specified, "title" or both. Thank you. Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 11:50, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Achnaluacharch
Hi Jonathan Oldenbuck, yea I see your point, I'm kind of worried how many of these places are old crofting settlements, locatalties, etc, as well. Finavon turned me on to the OS online maps, that I handn't see before, which have a much clearer definition of what a locatity is. I know now how to read them, so I've started going through all entries, from A, to determine if it is a farm, or something else. That way we should be able pick up most of them. scope_creep (talk) 16:21, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Templelands
Hi, I responded to your query on DGG's talk TravellingCari  02:56, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Re: Edinburgh Castle
Hi Jonathan, I figured that this would be the case, however, I respectfully disagree. I spent quite a bit of time in Edinburgh and the overcrowding of Old Town and its resulting underground vaults were a direct result of the castle's presence in my opinion. Had the city not been required to maintain such a defensive architecture for so long, it would have been able to expand accordingly and the tenement city would never have come into existence. I've been down into the vaults several times and gone as far down as the second level and they claim that they go several levels deeper. There is a fascinating aspect of the "OLd City" that surrounds this defensive structure including these vaults and the expulsion of plague infected citizens over the town wall. I just don't see how it's irrelevant if the castle is what restricted the expansion and caused the overcrowding. You don't see the same results in other frequently invaded cities so the appeal of occupying Edinburgh castle must have something to do with it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Goliath12 (talk • contribs) 18:50, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia: Fife Taskforce
although i have set this up, i'm having difficulty where and how to add links onto the Fife articles. also how should the page be presented? i've never done this before and if you can, can you help me please. here is the link: Fife Task Force Kilnburn (talk) 11:30, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi, you might like to add support for this taskforce on the new banner I am designing. Please see Template talk:WP Scotland. Cheers, Martin 22:49, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi Jonathan. I replied to your query in January about the banner but I notice you haven't finished the banner in the sandbox yet. Would you like to do this and then we can get the template moved over? Cheers, Martin 05:04, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Loch Leven Castle
This article has been nominated and reviewed for good article status and needs some improvements, as discussed here. Since you have made some edits to this article, would you please help improve it? Cheers. Truthanado (talk) 14:42, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

RE:Governors of Edinburgh Castle
Hi. From what I remember, my additions came from the online edition of Burke's Peerage, however I don't have access to this anymore. Regards, Craigy (talk) 01:46, 16 December 2008 (UTC) Oh, and I think I added some of the modern ones from the Edinburgh and London Gazettes. Craigy (talk) 01:48, 16 December 2008 (UTC)