User talk:Mr Stephen/Archive 5

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I was told that i edited a 'clone CD' page, putting bad language and insults in it. But i didn't edit that page because i've never even been there. This isn't the first time that i have been falsely accused of editing a page with profanities and insults. I do understand that youre trying to keep Wikipedia "clean", its just annoying being accused of something i havn't done. Do you have any idea of how some one else could of edited wikipedia themselves, but make it appear to you that I have done it? if you do i would much appreciate a response.

ben_alternative_f1@hotmail.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.214.143.38 (talk) 07:41, 26 September 2007 (UTC)


 * You probably have a dynamic or shared IP. Your best bet is to get an account.  Mr Stephen 07:52, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

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It is a relivent link I am posting!
Do you know what newspapers are on Merseyside? Get you facts correct and stop changing the posts see... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/3754282.stm also see http://www.skvpr.co.uk/nwda.html etc....

It is not adverts... Stop spoiling the site and stop changing info! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.133.58.191 (talk) 17:57, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
 * replied Mr Stephen 18:45, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

WPGM Newsletter - November 2007
Rudget Contributions 17:07, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Bramall Hall
Thanks for your "heads-up" on the Bramall Hall article. --Malleus Fatuarum 20:04, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Have you been skriking?
Hello again Mr. Stephen! Firstly, I'm hoping you understand what the word "Skriking" means and you're familliar with it!.... I read on a wiki-article some time ago that the local word "Skriking" is of Old Norse origin (still intelligable in modern Danish language) meaning "crying loudly" that is prevailent in Oldham and Stockport because of their Danelaw origins... apparently.

I'm trying to locate that article, that phrase, and see if there's a source. It sure was in one of the Stockport related articles and not sure if you know of it??? - I know you're the one to ask though! It'd be a great bite of infomation to add to the Oldham article for it's FAC. No problem if you can't help, I won't be skriking too loud! -- Jza84 · (talk) 14:47, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

December Newsletter, Issue III

 * Thanks for pointing that out! It's since been removed. I really should have proof-read it, even though I did.... :) &mdash; Rudget contributions 20:31, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

William Astle
Thanks, I did a search for '"William Astle" journalist' and didn't get anything that made it look like he was a notable journalist whereas '"William Astle" Stockport' makes it very clear. JMiall ₰  12:55, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Ok
Sorry to interupt your precious time ~caw~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maclarenbrennan (talk • contribs) 03:20, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Accused wrongly
Mr. Stephen: I have not made ANY edits to anything in Wikipedia, including the entry on Venezuela. You've got the wrong girl. I have also not saved any test edits. I go to Wikipedia only occasionally for information and research, but I NEVER edit anything. Just wanted to set the record straight. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.244.43.220 (talk) 19:21, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Edgar Wood Centre
Brilliant job on the Edgar Wood Centre. Almost a start class article right off the bat. :-) --Malleus Fatuorum (talk) 00:18, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Response from Howrey
We appreciate your concerns; however, our updated Wikipedia entry was designed to match other the entries of law firms listed on Wikipedia.

If you can indicate the areas of the entry that you felt did not comply with Wikipedia's policies, please let us know.

You can reach me at SchneiderD@howrey.com.

Regards, Drew Schneider Manager, Interactive Communications

Howrey LLP —Preceding unsigned comment added by HowreyBDM (talk • contribs) 16:04, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

excuse me but the info for nithin actor is incorrect but when i try to correct it u will not allow me so please fix it or ask me to fix it sorry for any inconvience thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Katie321123 (talk • contribs) 23:55, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

St Thomas' Church, Stockport
I took a look at the article you started on St Thomas' Church, Stockport and was wondering if there was a construction date available? I think the date taken from Images of England for the Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester article is wrong and the page is pretty garbled anyway, so if you could provide a new date with an accurate source hat would be great. Thanks. Nev1 (talk) 00:02, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Pages Protection
Hello.

You recently removed the protection from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwick_Roell_Group ... please could you advise the best way to protect this page from the non registered user who keeps adding porn links and changing the text. It appears that this person has some personal vendetta against the company —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tombarnes101 (talk • contribs) 20:12, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Please vote!
Hi! Please join us here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Lianga13#Bingo.21

Thank so much!

Angelo De La Paz (talk) 12:40, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

petar rajenovic
this article was a legitimate biography and also backs up the page on Armin Meiwes and explains further reasons for his imprisonment. i would be very grateful if you could put the page back on wikipedia. thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Petarraj (talk • contribs) 15:15, 15 March 2008 (UTC)


 * No relevant google or newspaper hits. Almost certainly a hoax.  Mr Stephen (talk) 15:22, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
For welcoming me back. I probably wouldn't have bothered coming back if nobody had bothered with the Greater Manchester peer review. I do hate trolls, they wind me up and make me do silly things! ┌Joshii ┐└chat ┘ 18:24, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Award!

 * I'll second that; a very impressive effort that produced quite a nice little article in no time at all. --Malleus Fatuorum (talk) 23:24, 22 March 2008 (UTC)


 * What an evening - an award, then seconded, then the list gets promoted! Thanks, both of you.  Mr Stephen (talk) 12:36, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Mediation for Scotland article
As an agreement between editors at Scotland seems ever more unlikely, some users have decided to contact mediation. However, mediation require the acceptance of all involved parties. Would you be willing to accept? Thanks for your compliance...--Cameron (t|p|c) 18:40, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

01 Census
Drachenfyre. I am posting here to avoid cluttering up an already cluttered page. I am well aware that different parts of the UK got different forms. The one I linked to (2001_Scotland_Household.pdf) is the Scottish one, and it doesn't have a box for nationality. It does have a box for ethicity. The BBC report you linked to does talk about nationality, bizzarrely, but an earlier BBC report here does not. The figures (27% of people in Scotland call themselves British) come from the General Household Survey, not the census. Where have you got the 73% number from? Regards, Mr Stephen (talk) 15:14, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Hello Mr Stephen. When I first searched for information on Welsh/Scottish nationality it was via the BBC and the controversies surrounding the inclusion of a Welsh tickbox. I see your point regarding the BBC's useage of ethnicity and nationality interchangeably. This is continued by an artical the UK Office of National Statistics.... which has an artical entitled: ''Living in Britain; National Identity: Would you describe yourself as British?'' The artical stated:

The artical liny: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/nugget.asp?ID=278&Pos=1&ColRank=2&Rank=480 The ONS linky main page: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/default.asp

People living in England are more likely to describe themselves as British (48 per cent) than those in Scotland (27 per cent) or Wales (35 per cent), according to Living in Britain, the report of the 2001 General Household Survey.

From this, it was a deduction of subtracting 27% from 100% to determine the remaining of Scotland's population identifying as Scottish.

Given that these are statistics given by the UK ONS I would image that they are reliable sources, the use by both the ONS and the BBC of nationality and ethnicity notwithstanding. Your thoughts? ♦Drachenfyre♦ · Talk 15:35, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

I found another source (and I probably heard this from somewhere because of my earlier statement that it was over "85% Scottish nationality") The source is the Scottish Government website, specifically http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/06/22110457/05107

It states 88.09% identify as of Scottish 'ethnicity', while less then 8% identify as of white-British 'ethnicity.' ♦Drachenfyre♦ · Talk 15:52, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

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Reply Re: Wigan / Pemberton
Hi there. Yes, I have seen that on the 'vision of Britain' site. However, I have never seen a copy of the order or a description of the order ie: who the 'order' was authorised by, purpose of the order etc. I would guess at it being a local government issue for an administrative purpose. Colin80.193.161.89 (talk) 00:48, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Re: camera
True; my camera is a bit big to lug around normally, but if I manage to use it right it should be capable of taking really nice pictures... :) With the 18th century slum house, are you meaning looking south from the bridge at ? Presumably it's the building on the east side of the river, with a newer building to the north, and a building site to the south? Mike Peel (talk) 16:37, 9 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi. I called around there yesterday evening; unfortunately the light wasn't the best, as the building faces East, so I may go back there and get some better photos at some point. The ones I took last night are displayed at commons:User:Mike Peel/Manchester. Mike Peel (talk) 11:17, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

WP:GM Newsletter
your a bummer —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daveyjones81 (talk • contribs) 18:19, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Re: Pictures
Sure; I'll try to call around there sometime soon. In the meantime, Pit-yacker's uploaded one of his photos of the building, see Image:Manchester Opera House.jpg; maybe that could be used instead for a while? Mike Peel (talk) 08:18, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Photos are at commons:Category:Manchester Opera House. Mike Peel (talk) 21:35, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi
I am afraid I have not edited any pages or deleted blank pages - someone is using my IP to frame me - I know this for sure (because there is a personal war between me and this person) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.17.114.244 (talk) 20:05, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Your contributions are here. Mr Stephen (talk) 21:18, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Glenorchy
Firstly I had not read the rules regarding this web sit

I would like to know why one company is allow to advertise on the Glenorchy site though, Glenorchy Air is a small private company and it has it's links on this page of this site it is making money through this site why not others who serve this township?

Cheers GYNZ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gynz (talk • contribs) 12:47, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Hello! Many thanks for reversing the vandalism on the Wiki page of Andrea Ross. You are a true Internet hero!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wnross (talk • contribs) 14:25, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
 Hello ! I'd like to leave a note of appreciation for your recent support of my request for adminship, which ended successfully today (and to my surprise) with 83 supports, 4 opposes, and 2 neutral.

What I have taken back from my RFA is that I've perhaps been too robust in debate and I will endevour to improve upon that aspect of my usership. I would like to thank you again and state here that I will not let any of my fellow Wikipedian's down. Thanks again! --Jza84 |  Talk 11:34, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

SBD
i was redirecting SBD tothe airport San Bernardino Int'l Airport but i was making the dimalished or something like that page so it would help like in LAX write back plz Salcan (talk) 23:33, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Sbd EDiTS 2
SO should i redo my edits to sbd and write a little summery? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Salcan (talk • contribs) 23:50, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Church Eaton
Hi, hope you can help. I created this new page BUT eaton is in lower case...how do I now change it to Eaton in the wiki title? I can't seem to do it. Please either do it for me or let me know how, many thanks, cheers Peter morrell 07:16, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Wow! thanks it worked and I learned something new! cheers :) Peter morrell 08:01, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Simon Binks
To Whom It May Concern,

I am Simon Binks, born in Mordialloc Hospital, Melbounre, Victoria, Australia on November 27, 1956.

A lot of what you have on on your Website concerning Australian Crawl and on me is incorrect. I have attempted to correct it but this does not seem to have been successful. I am not even sure if this is the appropriate contact or method to address this. If not and you know what is, I would appreciate that advise. Truth is important to me.

You can trust a journalist, a random blogger, or one who lived through it.

I went to school with most of the members of Australian Crawl, was in the same year as James Reyne and Brad Robinson.

James and I started Australian Crawl after we left Spiff Rouch and I had taken time out for my first overseas trip to Bali, Penang and Singapore, where I later lived for three years and met my, as of yesterday, ex wife.

James, Brad and I were the best of friends. Brad and I were inseparable, until his death from cancer in August 1996; almost exactly one year after my accident. I was Best Man at Brad's wedding, he flew to Singapore for mine. I did not ask him to be my Best Man as I didn't want to burden him with a a trip he may have not been able to make at that time.

I have been screwed royally by this accident but more by recalcitrant solicitors and a council in damage control.

It is true that I received severe brain damage. I am also told that I am the only person to have made such a comprehensive recovery. I did this by not listening to doctors.

It is important that my miraculous recovery not be made public, as anyone who has gone through brain injury is asking the same questions: Am I alright? Am I the same? This is anosognosia, the inability to self-reference, and I don't want to announce that I am the only person officially cleared of it. Countless other victims would be left crestfallen.

It is not true that I was .133 at the time of the accident. I had only had two drinks all night.

Even the constable (Constable Dunn) who had been with me that night and was ordered to charge me with DUI, was really uncomfortable, told me that he had been with me holding my head when I died, that I did not even smell of alcohol and was lucid and coherent until I stopped breathing. In his "expert opinion" I was not affected by alcohol. He told me awkwardly that he had been "Ordered to charge me", though he was clearly unhappy. He then left the police force but showed up at my trial 5 days in a row 12 years later.

I told my solicitors. They ignored me. He motioned me from the tiers, I couldn't get to him.

The PCA sheet from the hospital didn't even have my name on it.

At the former DUI trial, a conviction was not even recorded.

Constable Dun gave me the entire photographic record of the accident. It was when I saw how dangerous the roadworks were, how negligent the signage, or lack thereof; that I decided that I had a responsibility to hold the council accountable.

My spirit is very strong. I was lucky to survive. Another may not have been so.

The photographs showed evidence of countless cars that had come unstuck due to a huge hole in the road; an intended roundabout. There were skid marks of many different cars made evident by different profile skid marks.

Two cars hit an adjacent wall. I was unlucky to hit the lamp post.

I was earning roughly $250,000 pa before the accident. I had just returned from six months in Jakarta where I had earned US $120,000. That was 1994/5 when the US dollar was worth something.

So far I have only received $50,000 from my court farce. That's all gone on debts. I only expect to see the same amount again: less than one year's work intended to last me for the rest of my life. In was 38 when I had the accident. I owe more than that in debts that have arisen from the accident.

I only took the council to court out of a sense of moral responsibility, but that was lost in the erroneous DUI game. Convenient for the council. I remember saying at the time that I would be happy if I had my car replaced. I thought I would be back at work in no time.

That was 13 years ago.

The truth will be made public, when I am ready. The music I am writing, playing, singing now is my seal of approval and it all has to be handled correctly by a Publicist. I am still not happy the book I have written and the recordings are still demos.

Anything I place of your Website concerning me are facts. Cold, hard, irrefutable facts.

Sue me if you can prove them incorrect.

I can supply you with facts. I am very well-read, have dined with world leaders, lived in five countries and been to many more. I have fought the Yakuza in Japan, fed the hungry in India.

That not being enough in Bombay, surrounded by so much suffering and feeling at a loss as to what to do, I filled my spare diving wallet with cash and hurled it from my expensive top floor Indian hotel room. How could I choose who to help. Who not to. I left it to fate/chaos.

My goal in life is truth. I have written a book with my take on it, after conversations with some of the most respected authorities in their fields; Dr Barbara Thiering on theology, Professor Lawrence Peak, the only Australian on the Large Hardon Collider experiments at Cern, on quantum physics, etc, etc.

I make sure I know what I am talking about before I commit an opinion.

My life was a precious gift from two extraordinary people. I will not have my best efforts to live up to my parent's standards slurred.

Below is my email and phone, though just having separated from my wife, I will not be here long. I will include an email address that will survive the move, wherever life takes me next.

Simon Binks 144.131.169.131 (talk) 14:56, 6 June 2008 (UTC) +61-3-97753054 sjbinks@bigpond.net.au simonjbinks2@yahoo.com 144.131.169.131 (talk) 14:56, 6 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Simon. I assume you are talking about the Simon Binks article.  I suggest you start by reading  Dealing_with_articles_about_yourself, which will point you to the biographical articles help page.  There is a lot of advice there.  Mr Stephen (talk) 17:12, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Please. I have lived in Oakamoor all my life. I was the one who created the Oakamoor page on Wikipedia. Please do not alter it anymore. I am changing it back to the way it was. And I will continue to do so. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ertert12345 (talk • contribs)

Again, I will assume and submit whatever I feel like. You are not God. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ertert12345 (talk • contribs) 13:51, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

By continually editing the Oakamoor article and deleting facts that are TRUE, it is YOU who is vandalizing the Oakamoor wikipedia entry and claming ownership. EVERYTHING that I have put in the entry was true, and if it was not due to misinformation from my various sources, it was edited accordingly. As you may now wikipedia is a public ownership encyclopedia, therefore it is up to its users to ensure information is true. I am doing this duty and ensuring that the Oakamoor entry is accurate and consistent with reality. If you do not stop this behavior I will recommend that your IP address is banned from wikipedia permanently. I am quite frankly ashamed that someone would want to defame the small village of Oakamoor and I think I speak for everyone when I say that you have no right to act in such a manner. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ertert12345 (talk • contribs) 12:32, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

As you can see, I have altered the Oakamoor page. Now it has the official description provided by the the AboutBritain website who maintain a site about Oakamoor. It has a verifiable link. If you remove or change this page, I will treat the matter as vandalism. This is your last warning. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ertert12345 (talk • contribs) 12:47, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Mr. Stephen. I have replied to your complaint and I am recommending that you are banned from Wikipedia for continual vandalism and what I can only describe as cyber-harassment or cyber-terrorism. As you can see the Oakamoor page is updated with information provided by AboutBritain.com. If you continue to vandalize the page it only provides more evidence for your dismissal from the Wikipedia community. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ertert12345 (talk • contribs) 13:46, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

The colours and Stockport
Hello there! I've changed the colour of the rural districts in the map to the pale-pink suggested in the link you gave. You may have to refresh your browser (or even purge your cache), but I think you'll agree it works well. Thanks for the heads up about that colour scheme, I'll have to remember that for some of the other graphics I've promised folk, as well as some others I want to do myself (like a Hundreds of Lancashire and a full Salfordshire map).

On another note, following discussions with Malleus, Nev1 and Joshii, I've been making some "Areas of X" templates, like Template:Areas of Rochdale and Template:Areas of Wigan - split according to town. Rationale being to improve the navigation to and from some of our articles about small districts and localities which receive hardly any attention at all (some are orphaned and some are unknown to our readers or even editors).

I wondered if you'd be willing to help with a Template:Areas of Stockport? Areas of Stockport being those within the bounds of pre-74 Stockport in the aforementioned map? --Jza84 |  Talk 14:09, 2 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Yes, please, that would be great. I'm not familliar with Stockport, but I assume we're working from the former County Borough of Stockport being the basis for modern Stockport "town", which seems to be the approach elsewhere on WP. :) --Jza84 |  Talk 01:41, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Re: Well, well, well
Hello there Mr Stephen! Thanks for the contact!... and I thought I was the only one with intense hatred for this individual (I'm joking incase this diff is every cited against me as proof of my wicked ways!). I have to say, that since User:Yorkshirian has been banned, the whole atmosphere surrounding his area of interest has returned to a peaceful state, which is good, and I've made amends to a small part of his destructive trail of POV...

However, as you most rightfully point out, Yorkshirian has used multiple accounts in the past and I'm all to aware that he is likely to resurface in a new guise well before his 1 year ban is up. I'm ready for that and watching with care. Your analysis is very interesting though and User:Daddy Kindsoul is an account I hadn't come across before now. I'm more than confident that this is the same individual as Yorkshirian. Although the whole "death metal" thing sticks out as a little out-of-character (he may have grown out of it), we have edits to York City F.C., East Riding County League, and David Bowie from quite an early stage which provides a correlation that speaks for itself really.

I'm still convinced of a connection with User:Yorkshire Phoenix; traditional counties, anti-consensus, catholicism - all looks very familliar. --Jza84 |  Talk 21:49, 21 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Oddly enough, I've just had a peek. Yorkshirian was banned July 13th, Yorkshire Phoenix started re-editting on July 16th. --Jza84 |  Talk 21:51, 21 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Just thought I'd let you know about Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents. :) --Jza84 |  Talk 19:21, 6 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Ooops! Sorry about that. The "hard" version is at Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive460. It lists a number of his socks, although it's not an extensive list - they could be more. --<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;border:2px solid #A9A9A9;padding:1px;">Jza84 | <font style="color:#000000;background:#D3D3D3;"> Talk 22:01, 6 August 2008 (UTC)


 * I have created the Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Yorkshirian and included some of your Sherlock Holmes style notes to the talk page of that category. Looks like this guy had some serious issues if he and Daddy Kindsoul are one-and-the-same, just take a look at this! --<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;border:2px solid #A9A9A9;padding:1px;">Jza84 | <font style="color:#000000;background:#D3D3D3;"> Talk 14:37, 7 August 2008 (UTC)


 * I think we've nailed this. In addition to your fine detective work, I established a few links with Yorkshire and Italian football and some edit wars on Scotland, which pretty much confirms what you suspected. This guy is clearly chronic offender! I've tagged various accounts and documented our combined findings at Category talk:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Yorkshirian. --<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;border:2px solid #A9A9A9;padding:1px;">Jza84 | <font style="color:#000000;background:#D3D3D3;"> Talk 17:05, 7 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Yup, I read in one of Daddy Kindsoul's arb/sock cases that he uses quite a broad range of ips, meaning that a range-block could potentially block thousands of potential editors (I presume in the East Riding!).


 * I noticed that CU missed out on finding a link with User:CalcioSalvo and Yorkshirian, backing this up. A checkuser (it seems) can only "home-in" on his physical whereabouts.... So, are there any maximum security prisons in the East Riding??? I jest of course! On a serious note, I've read through the cases of some of Daddy's abuse, and it's profound. I've just been sharing with another user that this army of sockpuppets is the route cause of one respectable editor being banned from certain content, whilst it (he rather!) is responsible for the breakdown of social cohesion on Scotland and Wales (following a formal mediation case hijacked by Fone4My) which still fosters a culture of letdown and mistrust in a great many of us.


 * As I said to User:Ddstretch, Daddy/Yorks/Fone is the single most extreme sockpuppeteer and bully I've ever encountered or read about on WP. Not good! --<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;border:2px solid #A9A9A9;padding:1px;">Jza84 | <font style="color:#000000;background:#D3D3D3;"> Talk 20:23, 7 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Indeed. As someone here – I've found it, it's Larry sanger quoted here – said: "Show the door to trolls, vandals, and wiki-anarchists, who, if permitted, would waste your time and create a poisonous atmosphere here." And there's IMHO the biggest problem that this kind of thing causes.  Creating a poisonous atmosphere, where trust (AGF in wikispeak) breaks down, is far worse than vandalism.  Vandalism can easily be reverted, and fixing it can create a certain comeraderie (sp?) among the fixers, but when people fall out it takes a long time to put it right.  Mr Stephen (talk) 21:26, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway
A question regarding the Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway. I work for Oldham Council Highways and we are decommissioning a former railway underbridge by underfilling. We are looking to retain and restore one of the steel parapets. My question is would anyone know of the original railway company's colour scheme for painting of bridges and structures? Many thanks.Waltonhighschoolphoto82 (talk) 12:30, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Stockport
I vaguely recall that you have a copy of Arrowsmith's history of Stockport? I was sizing up the Stockport article for a revamp and thought the book would be pretty much essential for the history section; unfortunately, for some reason I only have 2 pages of the book. If you do have the book would you consider rewriting the history section for the article? If you'd rather not, never mind, I should be able to find a copy. Thanks. Nev1 (talk) 17:24, 17 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Excellent. What little work I have done on the Stockport article has shown me that it might not be as straightforward as the Trafford articles I've worked on. For example, a while ago I think I'd added a population change table that with figures for the borough as a whole. So I understand the problem. Nev1 (talk) 18:09, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Problem with Wikipedia
Hello Mr Stephen. I am afraid to report a frankly annoying problem with wikipedia. I amj the person who you sent a message to yesterday, regarding a page named "Dave Jones" or something. I have never heard of this page, let alone edit it. I have had several messages from different wikipedia "members" telling me off, or even blocking my edits, for things that I simply did not do. I only edit where a feel edits are due, and do not vandalise. I am fed up with bveing blamed and blocked repeatedly for someone else's mistakes or vandalism. I use wikipedia constantly, and need this problem to be sorted ASAP. Yours Sincerly, Disgruntled User —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.19.84.147 (talk) 16:48, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * At first sight, the last message I sent anyone about Dave Jones was in 2006. You probably have a dynamic IP address, and from time to time you get allocated one used by a vandal.  If it bothers you, the easiest way to avoid these messages is to get an account, see Account.  Mr Stephen (talk) 17:21, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

List of railway stations in Greater Manchester
Hi Mr Stephen; just to let you know (as you have done some work on the list) that I will nominate this for WP:FLC shortly. If there are any problems or objections I can't resolve, I'll bring them to the WP:GM talk page. <font face="Helvetica"><font color="#00BFFF">Hassocks <font color="#228B22">5489 (tickets please!) 19:01, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Re: I hate to say this, I really do ...
Many simillarities indeed. I'll monitor the pattern. This account seems slightly more constructive than previous ones, so worst case scenario is he is adhering to the golden rule: not getting caught. There's certainly a Leeds bias going on which is problematic in itself. --<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;border:2px solid #A9A9A9;padding:1px;">Jza84 | <font style="color:#000000;background:#D3D3D3;"> Talk 20:47, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Thank you!
Many thanks for moving the Wesleyan Methodism in Glodwick page to my user space. I don't know how you did it but I owe you a pint. Wiki is a weird environment to work in and clear concise information seems difficult to come by no matter how hard you try or how good your intentions are. Has anyone written a good book? (Probably a daft question!)At some time in the future I will need to find out how to move the article into main space, or are there people who can review it and advise me of its suitability before I venture to take it 'live'. I prefer not to be mauled in public! Ian (talk) 13:07, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Stockport
These recent edits have been made by an IP editor to the Stockport article. My geography's not great but I thought Stockport was historically just in Cheshire. I know it was at least on the north eastern extremity, but I'm hoping you know better than I do. Nev1 (talk) 13:49, 28 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Ddstretch has removed the information, I think he's right that it's too much detail for the lead. Something should be added to the governance section when it's expanded, but as you've demonstrated it's not a simple situation. Nev1 (talk) 12:50, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Greater Manchester November Newsletter, Issue XI
I have received the following message -

____________________________________ Please do not add advertising or inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that exist to attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam policies for further explanations of links that are considered appropriate. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. See the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Mr Stephen (talk) 18:37, 19 ____________________________________ I have absolutely no desire to add advertising or inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. I apologise if I have inadvertently contravened the rules of Wikipedia. However, could you explain how I can add information about the Didsbury site as it is very much used by the community and visitors alike. Is an article more appropriate?

I can assure you that our intention is NOT to promote a product to sell. Our intention is to share a resource.

I would be very grateful if you could advise me on this situation.

Thankyou. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lifewebsites (talk • contribs) 10:46, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply. I now have a clearer understanding of the Wikipedia guidelines. However, I have just checked "Cheadle" and "Manchester" on Wikipedia. In the external links, I have noticed two links which do seem to contradict what you have advised me. Cheadle Online is included as an external link - this certainly would appear to have an obvious profit-making slant, as under the banners is a message stating "Want to advertise here?". On the Manchester site, "www.visitmanchester.com" is included as an exernal link - and through this link I could definitely find somehwere to go at night, where to have my hair cut etc. Indeed, all of the reasons you gave for the exclusion of a site such as Didsbury Life. Curious!Lifewebsites (talk) 11:19, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Map request
Hello there Mr Stephen! I hope all is well,

I was wondering, is there at all any chance you would be willing and able to redraw Image:Prestwich cum oldham parish.gif, to look something more like your Image:Manchester parish map.svg? I would be very grateful, as I'm sure our readers would too.

Hope you can help, --<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;border:2px solid #A9A9A9;padding:1px;">Jza84 | <font style="color:#000000;background:#D3D3D3;"> Talk 17:25, 4 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Wow! Brilliant! Thanks! I didn't expect anything quite so soon... not that I want to put you off of course! Thanks Mr Stephen! --<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;border:2px solid #A9A9A9;padding:1px;">Jza84 | <font style="color:#000000;background:#D3D3D3;"> Talk 22:45, 5 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I swapped the map so that it now displays at Prestwich-cum-Oldham. I think the title needs changing to "Ancient Parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham" at the bottom (I don't know why Brownbill has it as Prestwich and Radcliffe). Also, where Yorkshire is it says "here be dragons" - probably something you intended to come back to??!


 * I just wish I had SVG ability and access to help! --<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;border:2px solid #A9A9A9;padding:1px;">Jza84 | <font style="color:#000000;background:#D3D3D3;"> Talk 15:31, 8 December 2008 (UTC)


 * --! Actually, I've just realised the map is of Prestwich-cum-Oldham AND Radcliffe parish. I wonder if we can remove Radcliffe, and make it appear like Bolton and Bury do, in the background? --<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;border:2px solid #A9A9A9;padding:1px;">Jza84 | <font style="color:#000000;background:#D3D3D3;"> Talk 15:44, 8 December 2008 (UTC)


 * That'd be spot on! Thanks Mr Stephen! Sorry to be a burden - it's for a good cause! Thanks again, --<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;border:2px solid #A9A9A9;padding:1px;">Jza84 | <font style="color:#000000;background:#D3D3D3;"> Talk 21:43, 8 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Oh, and if possible, change Bolton to "Bolton le Moors", but it's ok if that's not possible. :) --<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;border:2px solid #A9A9A9;padding:1px;">Jza84 | <font style="color:#000000;background:#D3D3D3;"> Talk 21:45, 8 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Fantastic! Thanks ever so much. I really ought to get to grips with SVG - I feel so guilty asking others to draw stuff! :S --<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;border:2px solid #A9A9A9;padding:1px;">Jza84 | <font style="color:#000000;background:#D3D3D3;"> Talk 23:15, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Manchester Arndale Pictures
Hi there, unfortunately I dont have any pictures of the old Arndale. On the issue of the number of images, as I dont have Flickr Pro at the moment only pictures uploaded in the last year are visible from my account page. However, all images do turn up in searches on Flickr Pit-yacker (talk) 22:18, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Searching the archives
Hi

I have added both to my sandbox now so you can click them both Test

Yours is "Search the Archives 2"

Its just a little confusing for newbies i think, if they can't work out to put their own search topic where it say "type here" then maybe they will stripe off the whole sentence and end up searching wiki, but ah well, we can deal with that later lol

Chaosdruid (talk) 11:49, 18 January 2009 (UTC)


 * K I've put it in my sandbox, only small prob is it seems a bit big in there - I've been messing with it to try and get the text smaller but i gave up lol!
 * Chaosdruid (talk) 18:28, 18 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Happy to help. Regards, Mr Stephen (talk) 22:35, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

About "my" edit
My computer was hacked recently, and I made no such edit. It is possible that my Wikipedia account (MinnesotanConfederacy) was hacked as well.63.225.145.18 (talk) 06:14, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Archive GM searchable
Hi,

Thanks for Archive GM searchable - the search code is a great addition to the archives template. Rather than having two separate templates for this, I've now merged this code into the main archives template; the search field can be triggered with the <tt>search=yes</tt> parameter. Cheers! Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 11:33, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Ireland naming question
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Vandalism of Manchester
The manchester page is being seriously vandalised. Whelanmk (talk) 10:58, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Christopher Spencer (author)
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 * He's a spokesman of behalf of e-bay who's written a "how to" book. There's nothing notable here, and less that's verifiable.

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The MOS, lower-case country names for subs, etc
DynamoDegsy. I've been through a number of the Rugby League articles changing things like Leigh to Leigh, removing some self-references (I see I missed some), and general cleanups. I tripped up over the use (yours?) of lower case letters (eg papua new guinea) to indicate that a player came on as a sub. A couple of other editors have done the same, thinking it was a mistake. Do you have any major disagreement with me swapping (eg) "france" for "France (sub)"? Similarly, you shouldn't really use bold much in the body of an article for emphasis, you should use italics. Again, do you have an issue with me swapping England for England? Lastly, "whilst" is depracated in favour of "while". So, to take a (slightly made up) example, "Stuart Wright, for England whilst at Wigan 1975 new zealand" would become "Stuart Wright, for England whilst at Wigan 1975 New Zealand (sub)". I can see you put a lot of work into these articles, so I don't want to irritate for the sake of it, but I'm trying to bring them into line with the MOS. Regards, Mr Stephen (talk) 20:45, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
 * So, do you have an opinion? Mr Stephen (talk) 16:48, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

I did have the country name in italics but it looked a little insipid, so I beefed it up to bold, but I’ve no objection to it being in italics if that’s the preferred format. The lower case country name for players' substitute appearances was used in my source data; I realised it wasn’t ideal, but I’d not got around to changing it, so please feel free to capitalise and (sub) them, and I’ve no objection to a change to while from whilst either. DynamoDegsy (talk) 19:23, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Hue chemical attacks
Thanks for spotting the typo in the ISBN. I'll have to change it on a variety of articles.  YellowMonkey  ( cricket calendar poll! ) 00:35, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Hulme Ferry
Yeah its a small crossing that replaced a bridge lost when the canal was built. Included in the original Act I believe. Its hardly ever manned and I'm thinking about kicking up a fuss over it :) Location is here. Parrot of Doom (talk) 23:54, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Peterloo Massacre 1819 ISBN 9780955466311
Dear Stephen,

I have just published the above book which is available in all the major book stores in the UK.

The book is the leading and most current review of the events of Peterloo, and incorporates the views of members of the Peterloo Group in Manchester.

I disgree with your comments that it is spam, and would like the references to be included.

As you will see from the book, I am a historian that has a particular interest in Peterloo in that my great great great grandfather carried a flag on that day in Peter's field in Manchester, and he became a well known poet.

The book reflects my family and historical interest in this particular event.

I look forward to receiving your comments

Regards

Philip McKeiver —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ausiephil2008 (talk • contribs) 16:27, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Peterloo Massacre 1819
Stephen,

I understand that the book is not spam. The reference inserted reflects a new and emergent view that the Massacre was avoidable and reflected a Government bias and fear of revolution. It included also the emergence of Universal suffrage and female suffrage prior to the Pankhursts to whom female suffrage has been falsely attributed.

The book is not Vanity Press, and not self publishing. This book together with my other book are available on Amazon, Hoyles, Harrods, Waterstones, Blackwells etc.


 * 1) Bush, Michael (2005). The Casualties of Peterloo. Carnegie Publishing. ISBN 1-85936-125-0.
 * 2) Frangopulo, N. J. (1977). Tradition in Action: The Historical Evolution of the Greater Manchester County. EP Publishing, Wakefield. ISBN 0-7158-1203-3.
 * 3) Frow, Edmund & Ruth (1984). Radical Salford: Episodes in Labour History. Radcliffe: Neil Richardson. ISBN 0-907511-49-X.
 * 4) Hernon, Ian (2006). Riot!: Civil Insurrection from Peterloo to the Present Day. Pluto Press. ISBN 0-7453-2538-6.
 * 5) Jackson, Paul (2003). The Life and Music of Sir Malcolm Arnold:The Brilliant and the Dark. Ashgate Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85928-381-0.
 * 6) Marlow, Joyce (1969). The Peterloo Massacre. Rapp & Whiting. ISBN 0-85391-122-3.
 * 7) Pickering, Paul A.; Tyrrell, Alex (2000). The People's Bread: A History of the Anti-Corn Law League. Leicester University Press. ISBN 0-7185-0218-3.
 * 8) McPhillips, K. (1977). Oldham: The Formative Years. Neil Richardson. ISBN 1-85216-119-1.
 * 9) Poole, Robert (2006). "'By the Law or the Sword': Peterloo Revisited". History 91: 254–276. doi:10.1111/j.1468-229X.2006.00366.x.
 * 10) Poole, Steve (2000). The Politics of Regicide in England, 1760–1850. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-5035-9.
 * 11) Prentice, Archibald (1851). Historical Sketches and Personal Recollections of Manchester: Intended to illustrate the progress of public opinion from 1792 to 1832 (1970 reprint of the 2nd ed.). Routledge. ISBN 0-7146-1353-3.
 * 12) Prentice, Archibald (1853) (PDF). History of the Anti-corn-law League. http://books.google.co.uk/books/pdf/History_of_the_Anti_corn_law_league.pdf?id=cz0IAAAAQAAJ&output=pdf&sig=s7XeToF35Eb2vLIwT2Mm86kJaac&source=gbs_summary_r.
 * 13) Read, Donald (1973). Peterloo: the "massacre" and its background. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-678-06791-0.
 * 14) Reid, Robert (1989). The Peterloo Massacre. William Heinemann Ltd. ISBN 0-434-62901-4.
 * 15) Walmsley, Robert (1969). Peterloo: The Case Re-opened. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-0392-X.

Most of these authors are employed by the organisaation that is responsible for publishing the books to which they refer. It is pretty much a requirement of their job that they publish books to maintain the credibility of their authority. This is a reasonable definition of Vanity Press. Require the Job holder to publish books printed by the University press. Without Reid, Marlow Bush and Poole the Wiki is not much of an independent authoritative reflection of the facts of Peterloo.

I would like the references to be reinstated. If your definition of Vanity Press is someone publising their own book then all University Presses that publish books written by their staff fit into that category and thereby all University staff publishing books by presses owned by the university should be disqualified as Vanity Press. This would make a large hole in the Wiki if it was applied as you describe.

Look froward to haering from you.

Regards —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ausiephil2008 (talk • contribs) 13:20, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Bridge Hall
Hi do you think this deserves its own article, or would it be worth just mentioning it in Adswood or Edgeley as appropriate?  Majorly  talk  15:29, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Albanian is English now?
Thanks for the reversion on the Notenglish template. I didn't catch the change in the syntax, and was confused about why Albanian to English was classified as English to English, while English to English was perfectly fine. :-) --Patar knight - chat/contributions 22:30, 7 May 2009 (UTC)