User talk:Josiah Rowe/Archive 17

The Brigadier
Dear Josiah,

I am writing to inform you that I think Sir Alistair Lethbrigde-Stewart should be a companion of the Second, Third and Fourth Doctors. I think that it is ludicrous that they cannot accept that one of the Doctor's most trusted friends and the founder of UNIT cannot be adressed as a companion. I think that this issue should be raised as a discussion in the Doctor WikiProject because it is almost mad to say that he shouldn't be a companion.

--Ratzo (talk) 14:10, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Kaled
An article that you have been involved in editing, Kaled, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Articles for deletion/Kaled. Thank you. Unscented (talk) 13:35, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Hartford Meetup: We need your help!
The next Connecticut Wikipedia meetup will take place sometime during April 2009 at Real Art Ways cafe and arts center in Hartford, Connecticut. Please list on the meetup page whether or not you can go. Also please contribute ideas for topics and dates! Hope to see you there! This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 22:48, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Connecticut Meetup: You are invited!
The 2nd Connecticute Meetup will take place on April 18th, 2009 at Real Art Ways cafe and arts center in Hartford, Connecticut. Please state whether or not you can attend on the meetup page. This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) because your name was on the invite list. 16:25, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Lady Aleena is back and trying to restart WikiProject Media franchises
Dear Josiah Rowe...You were at one time helping WikiProject Media franchises figure out where it was going to go and what it would cover. About five months ago, I left suddenly and without explanation; and in my absence the WikiProject came to a complete standstill. I am now wondering if the project is sustainable and worthwhile to try to revive and continue with the work started there. If you would be interested in coming back to the table to discuss it, that would be great. We were just getting to a point where things were coming together when I had to leave to cool off from a particularly heated discussion that was upsetting me. I had hoped that the project would have moved forward without me, but it did not; but I am hoping to bring it back.

Please stop by if you are still interested. I look forward to seeing you there and seeing if we can pick up where we left off. LA If you reply here, please leave me a message on my talk page. @ 04:44, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

invitation
You're invited to sign up as a founding member, at WikiProject Council/Proposals ! :) doncram (talk) 06:20, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

File:Tennant and Tchaikowsky as Hamlet and Yorick.jpg listed for deletion
An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, File:Tennant and Tchaikowsky as Hamlet and Yorick.jpg, has been listed at Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted.  howcheng  {chat} 16:37, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

JTA?
I am unsure of the prior contact... - Arcayne   (cast a spell)  05:37, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Kings - biblical connections
Josiah, I removed the connection to Abner yet again. I understand that you do not feel it is synthesis to make that connection, so I would ask you to look at the contribution from a purely WP:SYN point of view. If you do so, I think you will see that, in the absence of explicit citation, that the removed statement is indeed synthesis. In any case, before we add it back in, we should wait for the lumbering giant that is NORN to get off its ass and give us some insight. In the alternative, we could seek mediation. - Arcayne   (cast a spell)  15:22, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Re: Lady Christina de Souza
Thank you for that information, I actually had no idea that you could cite printed material in this manner, I always thought that it had to be an online source for the purposes for verifiability. I suppose that I should have used the tag and given them the opportunity to correct the entry, but my mind isn't quite with it at present owing to a family death. magnius (talk) 09:49, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Thank You Josiah, for your Kind Welcome to Wikipedia...
...I appreciate very much Your Kind Words of Welcome to Wikipedia. I have received some VERY SNIPPY comments from OTHER Wikipedia Contributors (Collectonian comes to Mind, see the Wikipedia Entry for "Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamps Adventure"). Whenever I have read articles on Wikipedia, I have found Many that say; "This is a Stub. You can help Wikipedia by Expanding It". So then I do Expand it by adding what I know (which is USUALLY ACCURATE), and then I get this snippy "Please Don't Expand These Articles with Your Long, Drawn-Out, Etc.". You can Understand My confusion (and Irritation) at This Kind of Response. Anyway, thank You Again for Your Supportive Attitude. I wish more people were as polite as You Are. Signed, Catpedantic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Catpedantic (talk • contribs) 22:21, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Robot and Planet of the Dead
Any chance you could talk some sense into the revert crew? Thanks. Man of wealth and taste (talk) 10:30, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Ood in Waters of Mars?
I am questiong the validity of the section in the Planet of the Dead page that states that the Ood will be appearing in "Waters of Mars". The linked source makes no mentiun that the filming witnessed is for this epsiode. so unless you have a better source, I suggest that this OR is removed. magnius (talk) 10:41, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Caled
Looking up Caled in a Welsh dictionary was a work of moments, could you not have done it yourself rather than reverting someone's interesting fact for the crime of not being sourced? Dev920, who misses Jeffpw. 21:56, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, my apologies. Not of course, that we can ever source that now Terry Nation's dead. *sigh*, why couldn't everyone in the world live long enough for Wikipedia to pick up on all these nagging questions... Dev920, who misses Jeffpw. 10:01, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

List of films that often used the word fuck
Dear Editor, during talk page discussions, you requested at one point to be notified when this article was up for deletion again. Please see Articles for deletion/List of films that most frequently use the word "fuck" (9th nomination). Best regards, hoping you can supply some input, --Reinoutr (talk) 08:26, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Christmas Special
I'm currently finding some more content to see if I can share the DYK credit with you (although I do agree that I need to add about the same as you). I should point out, though, that the location for Donna's house is in Cyncoed :). Sceptre (talk) 19:02, 17 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Oops! That's what I get for posting without intimate knowledge of Cardiff geography.  Anyway, have at it: my version was just an attempt to get it sufficiently well sourced to survive a potential AfD.  I'm more than willing to share the DYK! —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 19:10, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't know that much about Cardiff; I just remember it from writing the The Stolen Earth article. Which I'm surprised is actually that large. Sceptre (talk) 19:23, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
 * And a hook too! An interesting hook at that. Sceptre (talk) 20:39, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Speaking of which, what do you think of Doctor Who campfire trailer? It's another one of those "create to see if I can" articles :p Sceptre (talk) 02:45, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Interesting. If you'd asked me beforehand, I wouldn't have thought there would be enough reliable sources to justify this, but I remember that Pixley piece in the Series 4 Companion.  But as long as the Doctor Who News Page is still being treated as an RS (I'd say so, but I'm obviously biased) it looks like you've got it covered.  I wonder whether there was any coverage in ad industry sources like Advertising Age (or a British equivalent)?


 * One thing I'm not sure of: is the category Category:Advertisements meant to be for articles about ads, or is it (as the text on the category page would suggest) meant to be a housekeeping category, for pages for commercial products that are written like ads? If the former, the text on the category page needs to be changed; if the latter, perhaps Category:Television commercials or Category:Advertising campaigns might be better.  I'm not even sure where the best place to ask about that would be: WikiProject Categories, I guess.  I'll drop them a line to see if anyone there knows. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 03:53, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure that OG is considered a RS. Sceptre (talk) 13:06, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Glad to hear it — I just wondered whether it had been challenged in the new, more stringent environment. Incidentally, the folks at WikiProject Categories say that Category:Advertisements is OK (the text on the category page was incorrect); I suppose you can categorise the trailer page either way. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 16:38, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for finding the Sarah Jane source. I knew they were filming Sarah Jane scenes (or Martha scenes; Bannerman Road adjoins Martha Road IRL) but didn't have a source :( Sceptre (talk) 18:24, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Glad to be of service. :) —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 18:33, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * It does raise a question on whether we can cite you in articles when one of your DWNP stories might end up being used. Could be construed as a COI... Sceptre (talk) 18:45, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Indeed. I've tried to follow the recommendations at WP:COS, but it's a fine line.  In general, if I can find a source other than the DWNP I prefer to use that instead.  Of course, I'm not the only DWNP editor who's active in the WikiProject (though I think I'm the only one who uses my real name on the wiki). —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 18:56, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
 * (undent) GracieLizzie contributes here (and on TVTropes) too, although she's not really a feature editor (although some of her stories have made the page before). Sceptre (talk) 19:04, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I was thinking of another editor, who's brought several Doctor Who-related articles to FA status, and is also one of the editors on the News Page. I don't think he's terribly secretive about his identity, but I see that his userpage doesn't list it any more, so I won't mention his name per WP:OUTING. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 19:08, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not an editor of the News Page (I kid, I kid). I know who you're on about, though; I can't think of anyone else who's done FAs (plural) other than me and him. Sceptre (talk) 19:13, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Hey
It has been quite a while since I have last talked to you or seen you around. I noticed you at the DYK page. Are you coming to croquet this weekend? Ottava Rima (talk) 19:25, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, I wish. No such luck — I'm stuck in Connecticut.  I took a little time off from Wikipedia, but I seem to be back now. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 19:27, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, its good to see you back. Saturday will be a match against Santa Fe. I can only assume that we will trample those desert rift raft in the same manner. :) Ottava Rima (talk) 20:44, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for 2009 Christmas specials (Doctor Who)

 * See? Told ya :p Sceptre (talk) 11:51, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Yep, you called it. :) —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 17:48, 26 April 2009 (UTC)