User talk:NinetyCharacters

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Hi
Based on some of you recent edits perhaps you would be interested to know about the Philately Portal and also the Philately WikiProject which you might like to join if you have some decent philatelic knowledge. Cheers ww2censor (talk) 23:12, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the information, which I've explored. I began as a Wiki contributor only in December 2007 and am still finding my way around. I know very little about philately and postage stamps, but quite a lot about postal history (and place name origins). Most of my Wiki contributions to date have been edits to pages about villages in the UK, to which I've occasionally added postal history data. For the moment I'll stay somewhat on the sidelines but will continue to monitor the Philately WikiProject. NinetyCharacters (talk) 14:06, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Eathorpe
To be honest the last couple of times I've been there it's been pitch black! So many villages in Warwickshire to visit and write about. And although the census is amazing I need data about village populations, lol Cls14 (talk) 22:54, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Portal:Philately
Well spotted edits to Portal:Philately/Selected biography‎. Thanks ww2censor (talk) 21:33, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks - the wrong dates did jump out at me somewhat: I assumed (correctly, I hope) that they were all wrong by exactly 100 years! NinetyCharacters (talk) 22:22, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

"English county of Cornwall"?
Hi, I have reverted a couple of edits you made to articles on places in Cornwall. In the past, there has been a problem with edit-warring over the appropriate way to describe places in Cornwall in relation to higher political entities. This was because of the high-feelings aroused by the question of the constitutional and cultural status of Cornwall. The "Cornwall, England, UK" style was eventually adopted as a rough compromise which on the whole has seemed to work, quite possibly by being equally annoying to both the "Cornwall is just another English county" POV and to the "Cornwall has never legally been incorporated into England" POV. I hope this makes sense - do please ask if you would like me to try to explain further, best wishes, DuncanHill (talk) 10:50, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi, OK, no problem. My main POV (as a non-Cornishman) was that "England, UK" seems tautological, but I'm happy to defer to the Cornish POV on this. [By the way, the original AA sign at Goldsithney, which was certainly still in situ in 1999, perhaps merits a mention]. Best wishes NinetyCharacters (talk) 11:16, 24 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Cool thanks. By all means add the AA sign - I'm not familiar with it myself, but if you have the info then put it in! The article needs expansion. DuncanHill (talk) 11:26, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Obscure earlier comment

 * you need id= before that will show up :| - cheers SatuSuro 08:33, 13 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I dont know how well you take compliments - but your thorough and meticulous edits in a range of articles are impressive - I do hope you continue - there are so many messy bits and its good to think someone like you is cleaning them up :) SatuSuro 13:18, 13 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Sorry if that may seem odd - a vast number of articles on my watch list have been improved by your work - sorry a bit obscure otherwise - cheers SatuSuro 13:49, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Your compliments are much appreciated! As you may have noticed, I concentrate mostly on editing geographical pages (some picked almost at random, and some being places I've visited or have good written sources for) and I've recently looked at several Australian pages. I do plan to continue - though I'll have to guard against becoming a Wikiholic. The only comment I can't quite fathom is when you say "you need id= before that will show up". You may perhaps be referring to occasions where a contributor wishes to refer to a source more than once, a skill which I haven't yet mastered. Please could you explain. Best wishes NinetyCharacters (talk) 14:15, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Apologies - http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Currie%2C_Tasmania&action=history - if you look - the citation template only works when the identity of the component is prefaced by a code and an = sign, so ISBN will only show up if inside that part of the template has id=ISBN and the number - very sorry I didnt explain self better - its been one of those days. Thanks for doing what you are doing we have very few systemic small detail editors around these days - please feel free to drop a question at my talk page if there are any further instance of things not working - as long as I can have the right to be initially obscure and or outright impervious - an explanation is always sure to follow _ cheers SatuSuro 14:30, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

All noted & understood - thanks. By the way, on "Towns in Tasmania", please could you try to put Grindelwald under "G". I can't work out how to (& don't really need to know how) NinetyCharacters (talk) 14:54, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

the G and Grindewald has me stumped but a friend and admin who monitors my talk and user pages during his very odd waking hours appears to have been there as well so im slightly just slightly confused, i think SatuSuro 22:52, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

oh i see he has changed the category format at the bottom of the page - yeah thats another part of the process - getting the handle on the categries and their potential issues - another time for that one i think SatuSuro 22:56, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Just in case
Found a challenge - Tullah Tasmania - mainly non encyclopediac material and expressions - if you were interested SatuSuro 00:07, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Just your messages alone needs a response ( I havent looked at the article yet ) (there are in the australian project arts like that a local puts in much more than is needed cos they live there - and they never revisit wikipedia to see what happened)- (my last lengthy exposure to tullah was on a 10 minute stop in 2002, and prior to that was a visit or twenty in 1977/78) - so thanks for making the trouble to respond like that. Thanks for the clue on a location that needs an art. I havent had the time recently to go through the arts i have created for the west coast -and then go and check against all the classic rae, pink, binks, crawford and blainey items to make up for the mssing locations. Never enugh time in my department. thanks again for your response. cheers SatuSuro 23:23, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

'sfunny but the term outstation was rarely used in the 1970's for Melaleuca and in most cases they called it Melealuca inlet - however my copies of Gowlland, R and K "'The History of the south west etc etc - 1975,(unindexed) and Helen's Gee that is South west book 1978 are at hand - so can actually return the favour and embesslish that one somewhat.  The trying to sort out the port davey bathurst harbour geographical issues has been long on the cards and often forgotten about - as always SatuSuro 02:15, 19 March 2008 (UTC)


 * BTW helen and a few others hadnt alerted me to the new ed - i think we might have more in common than we realise - you are most welcome to email me anytime :| SatuSuro 02:29, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Eastriggs
I noticed your good work with attention to detail on the Eastriggs page. Snowman (talk) 10:15, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

FA Review Brian Close
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WA
No worries, the original made it chronically unclear and most people wouldn't know this place exists - it's pretty much a dot on the map and that's about it in modern terms. Good work re all the WA country places you've been editing recently btw - have seen your name a fair bit on my watchlist :) Orderinchaos 09:07, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Some other user's reverted, but at least we have a stub on Jarrahwood the place now out of it :P Orderinchaos 06:17, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Yes, strange, it would appear that my assumption that the reference was to the timber, not the place, was half right! Btw: (a) Thanks for compliment in your earlier message; (b) your Wikiname is well chosen; (c) I've now looked at about 90% of "Towns in WA" pages; corrections mostly minor, but I hope helpful, and, in case you're wondering, my WA visit was in 1976 & included such places as Rottnest, Gnowangerup, Esperance, Scaddan & Norseman, so it's been like a revisit. NinetyCharacters (talk) 06:43, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Style of date ranges
I have noticed you doing some great copy-editing on all the pages on my watchlist. I have been surprised how many basic errors you find on the pages I look at all the time! Anyway, one thing I have seen you change is removing ndash; from date ranges. I thought date ranges are supposed to use en-dashes, unless you can tell me differently? ++ MortimerCat (talk) 12:16, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the editing compliment. Yes, I reckon to be pretty sharp-eyed, though at times perhaps too absorbed with trivia, positioning of reference numbers & the like. Re date ranges: you're right; I hadn't worked out how to do an en-dash - but I have now! My main objective was to change (for example) 2008–2009 to 2008–09, as preferred in the style manual. On a separate subject (& as you do a lot on Sussex): I've entered two brief extracts from Judith Glover's The Place Names of Sussex (1975), of which I have a copy. But I don't know if it's been superseded by something better & haven't really got the time or inclination to make such entries systematically for all Sussex pages. But I guess they'd benefit if someone did. NinetyCharacters (talk) 15:32, 4 October 2008 (UTC)


 * I do have a copy of Charles Whynne-Hammonds English Place-names explained (2005) which I plan to use when I finished my SSSIs in East Sussex project. ++ MortimerCat (talk) 17:17, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Tidy ups of Somerset villages
Hi, I wanted to thank you for your "tidying up" edits to various Somerset villages as your username keeps appearing on my watchlist! If you had a few minutes to turn your copyediting skills to Bridgwater and Taunton Canal which is currently nominated for GA that would be really great.&mdash; Rod talk 10:15, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for appreciation; have done as requested. Changes mostly minor. I'm not a canal expert (though I live within 100 yards of one) & have none of the books cited. Points remaining: in the "Precursors" section, the tons/tonnes conversions look dubious/unhelpful (I looked at the talk page but not in detail); & the £34,145 & £429,990 figures quoted look sufficiently far apart for a check with the original source to be desirable. NinetyCharacters (talk) 13:16, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks again - could you possibly copy your queries re ton(s) & money to the article talk page so that those who have the original sources (I don't) can check them out.&mdash; Rod talk 13:46, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Gurney Slade is now a redirect to Ashwick & I've added a bit from the Anthony Newley article about The Strange World of Gurney Slade. Thanks again.&mdash; Rod talk 21:36, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Levett page
Hey, just a quick thank-you to you for cleaning up the Levett page. Much appreciated! Take care and regards,MarmadukePercy (talk) 03:38, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. One very trivial point: under reference 40, re Thomas Levett, it would appear that either Cranbroke or Cranebroke is wrong. (In case you're wondering, I have no Levett family connection, though in the 60s I played in the same cricket team as a Norman Levett in Cambridge) Regards, NinetyCharacters (talk) 12:56, 3 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you again for cleaning up the page. It needed it. (I did sub that new pic in from the frontispiece of the Eikon Basilike.) Under footnote 40, in what respect is it wrong, and what fix would you suggest? (I don't know Norman Levett. Was he a pretty decent player?) Regards,MarmadukePercy (talk) 16:10, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Footnote 40: it's just that one of the two spellings (Cranbroke/Cranebroke) would appear to be wrong - but it would probably need a look at an original source to discover which. (Norman played for a team called Cambridge Cavaliers & was a useful quick bowler). Regards NinetyCharacters (talk) 16:20, 3 November 2008 (UTC)


 * I see your point on that footnote. Let me take a closer look a bit later on today. Thanks again for all your help. Regards,MarmadukePercy (talk) 16:29, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I just took a look at that source, and it says: "Thomas Levett, otherwise Cranebroke, was almoner from 1520 to 1525; when he was succeeded by John Hastings, or Austen, who held that office at the dissolution." The way I read this is that both Levett and Hastings had 'alternate names,' so to speak. One was likely their birth name, and the other the name they took at the Abbey, often that of a prominent personage associated with it. (A common practice for that age.) The question is: which is their real family name, and which the moniker they took as priest? Regards,MarmadukePercy (talk) 16:56, 3 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Also, I noticed that you added some information on Effingham, New Hampshire. Once again, many thanks. Regards,MarmadukePercy (talk) 05:26, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

A well-deserved barnstar to you for all your contributions to my various pages. Much appreciated!MarmadukePercy (talk) 06:48, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! Have just added another fragment to Leavittsburg, Ohio, from my (very comprehensive) stock of books about post office and place name histories. It's amusing to note that the Levett page was, at the beginning, proposed for rapid deletion. Now, in my (biased) opinion, it's an excellent page. If I was a member of the family – which, as you know, I'm not – I'd be delighted to discover it. Am I right in guessing that you live in the USA, maybe in New England? NinetyCharacters (talk) 09:19, 13 November 2008 (UTC)


 * You are most welcome, and thank you again for all your assistance. It's a rare thing to find someone who has the eye for detail that you have, as well as the subtle editing touch. Your help is most valued. And, yes, you're right: the page was initially slated for demolition. :-) But now it links to over 200 other wikipedia pages, and hopefully folks will have a look. Thank you also for your compliment about the page itself. Your clean-up and good editing touch have really helped that, too. Your guess is just about right on: I am an American, hailing from Virginia, with New England family and schooling, and now live on the West Coast. How about you? You mentioned going to Cambridge. Do you live in London? Thank you again for all your help, and enjoy your weekend. Best regards,MarmadukePercy (talk) 05:15, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Some answers: I was born & went to university in Yorkshire, lived for a year in London (that was enough), 10 years in Cambridge, & now live in a large village about 80 miles north-west of London. I have (as of Jan 2015) visited the USA four times & have been to 35 states. Regards. NinetyCharacters (talk) 06:00, 14 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Yorkshire seems like it would be nice, especially up north. Unfortunately, I've never been. I have cousins in London, and get there and the south from time to time. I do enjoy Sussex. Where did you enjoy in the States? (You've really gotten around.) Here's an entry I expanded in the past day or so from a small stub to something approaching a full-bore entry. I thought you might enjoy. Roswell Gilpatric Do you have any area that you enjoy contributing in especially, or any especial interests? Also, have a look sometime, if you wouldn't mind, at the entry for John Levett (athlete). It's not one of mine, has some potential but for some reason I can't bring myself to edit it. I'd be curious what you think. Thanks again for your help. Regards,MarmadukePercy (talk) 06:27, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the most recent round of adjustments on the Levett page. The New England Company, though, is an unusual case. I got to looking into it, and the New England Company that Sir Richard Levett was a member of had nothing to do with the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Have a look at this message I posted to the Massachusetts Bay Colony talk section. Talk:Massachusetts Bay Colony Apparently, the company was devoted to Canada, and the West Indies and Africa. Why they called it the New England Company I'm not really sure. This is the first I've heard of it. If no one knows anything at the Massachusetts board, I'll take the question over to the East India Company board, where there are several helpful experts. Thanks again. MarmadukePercy (talk) 09:08, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Apologies for my wrong assumption. Have just spent half an hour trying to tidy up John Levett (athlete), though must confess my first reaction was that sinking feeling you get from a page that's almost irretrievable! NinetyCharacters (talk) 09:21, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Have now edited Roswell Gilpatric. Hmm, strange about the "other" New England Company: it has (for what it's worth) no entry in the index to "Chronicle of Canada". The colonial mindset is certainly well illuminated in the title you quote. Sussex & Yorkshire both have much in them to appreciate. Some of my Wiki contributions are entirely random, but most so far have been to pages about small towns/villages in assorted parts of the world, some of which I've visited, eg: Rugby, Tennessee; Peculiar, Missouri; Aneroid, Saskatchewan; Penguin, Tasmania; Cooktown, Queensland; Milford Sound, New Zealand; Blanchisseuse, Trinidad, & many in the UK. One of my interests is place name origins & I have possibly the best collection in the UK of books on that subject. As a collector of postmarks worldwide, I have lots on postal history, too. Is your surname Levett? BTW, you can email me direct if you prefer; there's an email address (temporarily, at least) on my talk page. Regards, NinetyCharacters (talk) 22:15, 14 November 2008 (UTC):


 * As always, many thanks. By the way, completely agree on the John Levett athlete page. I tried to engage the person who wrote it a bit, suggesting they provide footnotes, which they subsequently did, but that was about it. I had to laugh when I saw your comment about the sinking feeling. Exactly! You've certainly traveled a bit, and to some unusual places, and your collection of books on place name origins sounds amazing. That is the sort of thing I'm very into. I will email you offlist about the other question. In any case, thanks again for your help and have a great weekend. Regards,MarmadukePercy (talk) 23:29, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

I wrote a small piece today about Robin Levett, an interesting Australian woman married to a Levett. But when it comes to Australian geography I'm more than lost, so I couldn't figure out what to link to what! MarmadukePercy (talk) 00:37, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * By the way, sterling job you did on that Robin Levett page. Thank you again.MarmadukePercy (talk) 05:02, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

And talk about characters, do you know anything about the cricketer 'Hopper' Levett? I know next to nothing about cricket, but reading write-ups of him is wonderful. He was apparently a real 'original.' Do you think you might enjoy doing a write-up? (After all, it is your sport ;-) ) Thanks again. MarmadukePercy (talk) 04:31, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * The 'Hopper' page already exists, but it's barely a nub (not even a stub). I saw a really interesting obit about him the other day. I'll dig up the link if you're interested.MarmadukePercy (talk) 04:45, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Newham, Victoria
Hi, I'm just starting to edit some pages and am still learning heaps. Thanks for the edit on Newham. However we seem to have conflicting sources and information re origins of the name. I have simply added some extra information under a sub-heading in order to avoid any contradiction or confusion. Scottius11 (talk) 07:33, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi, yes that's fine. I live in the UK but have a copy of Les Blake's book. But I don't know whether he or the local book committee did the more thorough research re the name origin. It probably needs someone to check original sources (which may be difficult or impossible) to establish the truth. In the meantime, readers can, I suppose, take their pick. NinetyCharacters (talk) 07:52, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Bishop's Hull
Hello, You did some tidying up of the Bishop's Hull page. You seemed to remove the apostrophe in Bishop's, I would like to point out to you that this is wrong as Bishop's Hull is spelt with an apostrophe. There was a big debate about this a few years back and all of the road signs got changed to include the apostrophe. I know this as I live in the village when I am not at university. Therefore I have edited the page to include the apostrophe's. If you need further proof, when I am back there at Christmas I will take a picture to show you. The main title of this page needs to be edited but I do not know how to do this. Dukeicon 20:06, 18 November 2008 (GMT)
 * Hello & thanks for your comment. One of my aims in tidying the page was to make the text consistent with the page title. I didn't know there was a difference of opinion about whether the name should have an apostrophe. Suggestions: (1) Add a sentence along the lines of "In recent years there has been controversy about whether the name of the village should include an apostrophe... (2) If the page title is changed [& I'm also not sure of the proper way of doing this] then include in the text the words "(also known as Bishops Hull)" (3) I agree with the comment of Rod on the Talk:Bishops Hull page: ie, if possible, include a reference to any decision by a local council on the matter. (4) Take a photo of one of the village signs & post it to the page, with a caption something like "Village sign, photographed in 2008". NinetyCharacters (talk) 09:30, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Battle of the Severn
Guilty as charged, the remnants of a Jesuit education I'm afraid. I made the tense change you suggested.--Yachtsman1 (talk) 16:26, 12 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for prompt remedial action! The page reads much better for it.  [Though I'm tempted to add "He would say that, wouldn't he?"] NinetyCharacters (talk) 16:30, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Please see Mandy Rice-Davies for an explanation of the above allusion. NinetyCharacters (talk) 16:56, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

All time barnstar
A much-deserved barnstar to you for all your contributions on this site (many of which are under the radar). A heartfelt thank you, and a wish for the merriest of Christmases for you and your loved ones. Best,MarmadukePercy (talk) 04:50, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Willoughby, Warwickshire
I struggled with this, but the HM Prison Service website lists the prisons as in Willoughby, Warwickshire. The prisons also have a CV23 postcode, which does put them in the Rugby postal district in Warwickshire. Bleaney (talk) 14:28, 30 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree that the Prison Service website has the postal address of the Onley prisons as "Willoughby, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 8AP", but the prisons are (as the map shows) in fact in the parish of Barby, in Northamptonshire. Postcodes do not, I suggest, prove which county a place is in; many places have a post town (& therefore a postcode) which is in an adjoining county. NinetyCharacters (talk) 15:38, 30 December 2008 (UTC)


 * ALL sources list the prisons as being in Willoughby, Warwickshire. I cant find any source which states that the prisons are in Northamptonshire, even if the boundaries of the maps show it that way. Surely the Prison Service would know what county their prisons are in? Bleaney (talk) 02:05, 31 December 2008 (UTC)


 * If you can't find a source that says the prisons are in Northamptonshire then you haven't looked hard enough. I've amended the Willoughby, Warwickshire page and, on the discussion page, have given my reasons for doing so.  I'm sure your addition was well intended.  It was, however – as anyone with local knowledge could confirm – incorrect and misleading. NinetyCharacters (talk) 15:45, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Also you only half changed the article, as Onley Prison is still in the Prisons in Warwickshire Category. Also you have failed to add any mention of the prisons in the Barby article - Very slapdash. I'm not going to fight you on this, I guess i'll just have to clean up your mess. Bleaney (talk) 13:45, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thankyou for acting out on your own before reaching a consensus. I admit I am not local to Willoughby or Barby, but I do have knowledge of HM Prison Service (Not as an inmate i'll add).


 * I'm not happy with this at all. i have moved this discussion to the Talk:Onley (HM Prison) page, please read. Bleaney (talk) 14:30, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Retirement

 * I have now (with a very few exceptions) retired from editing Wikipedia. My reasons for doing so are stated here: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Warwickshire.  Thanks to all those who have been positive about my contributions and my apologies to anyone who thinks my attention to detail has been excessive. Goodbye and good luck! NinetyCharacters (talk) 09:12, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Pershore
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Proposed deletion of Jim Powell (British novelist)


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Thanks
Thanks for the fixes and glad to see you back on here. Hope all is well. Best regards, MarmadukePercy (talk) 10:35, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Popped in
Hi, I just popped in here for the first time in a long while to take a look around. Predictably, some vandalism and/or strange edits on at least one piece, which will have to be sorted. In any case, I see you've been here more recently than I. Hope things are good in your world. Best to you, MarmadukePercy (talk) 07:48, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

Charles Farrar Forster
Welcome back! When you have a chance, you might perhaps wish to look at the comments which I added to your talk page (Archive 14, under the heading Charles Farrar Forster) last August. I have got a head-and-shoulders photo of Charles which you might possibly think worth adding to his page. Trouble is, I'm not sufficiently clued up on how to go about doing that. The photo has been cut round & is about 4 inches across, so it would need to be cropped or squared off. I've scanned it & it's in the "My Scans" section on my PC. I could therefore probably send it to you as an email attachment/PDF file or whatever the correct description is. Please let me know if you think this might be a good idea.

Since Charles was my great great uncle, I'm also intrigued to know whether you are related to him. When you have a chance, please could you let me know about this, either here or on my talk page. NinetyCharacters (talk) 22:24, 17 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi - great to hear from you - and I'm thrilled to hear about the picture. Thank you very much indeed for this information. Due to the age of the image i.e. pre-1894 and as I understand the rules, it will be out of copyright unless there are special conditions (e.g. unless you have incorporated it into a recent artwork). So I can safely upload the image to Wikimedia Commons on your behalf, if you wish, but see my suggestion below, first.


 * If you would prefer to upload the image yourself, you can use this page. Fill in the form as follows, but don't delete the Wiki markup on the above link.


 * Description = Reverend Charles Farrar Forster (1848-1894)


 * Source = Scan of original photograph in my possession


 * Date = Before 1894


 * Author = (Note: The requirement here is the name of the original photographer. If the photographer or studio name is not printed on the back, write "unknown")


 * Permission =   (Note: this is the copyright licence markup - it must be included or your upload will be deleted.)


 * Under "destination file name" name your image, e.g. "Reverend Charles Farrar Forster" (you can include spaces; avoid meaningless letter-number filenames). Don't use the dropdown licence box - you are already including the above licences). Under "Categories" you can add "Beckwithshaw" and "Priest".


 * Good luck. If you still have difficulty in uploading your image to Commons, please message me again and I'll arrange to upload it on your behalf. --Storye book (talk) 10:04, 18 January 2015 (UTC)


 * I should have added that you could of course simply upload your image to Flickr, and I can safely copy it to Commons from there. --Storye book (talk) 10:10, 18 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your prompt & detailed response. Am sorry to say, though, that I've been unable to negotiate the technicalities. I've created about a dozen Wikipedia pages (including the one for Beckwithshaw) & edited over 3,000, but haven't uploaded any images. I investigated Flickr/Yahoo (which I'm not registered with) but don't feel able to tackle that technical minefield either. Possibilities: (a) I could attach the scan to an email to you - but don't even know how to access your email address, & am not sure if it's possible to crop a pdf scan. (b) I could simply put the photo in the post to you (with an SAE for its return), if you'd be willing to upload it on my behalf.


 * Am still wondering: are you related to Charles? And, by the way, the only other photo of him that I've ever seen was in the church vestry when I visited with my father (Ken Forster, 1915-2013) in 2005. A google search on "Ken Forster - Yorkshire Post" takes you to his obituary, if you're interested. NinetyCharacters (talk) 23:53, 19 January 2015 (UTC)


 * An image of Forster in Beckwithshaw vestry? I had no idea.  Thank you for that, I'll follow it up.  Cheers.  --Storye book (talk) 08:26, 23 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Update: Although a church officer at Pannal kindly offered to track down the photo in the Beckwithshaw vestry, and to let me see it, I have heard nothing since then. I did ring Pannal church and remind them, but no result yet.  I shall have to follow it up again. Sorry I omitted to answer your question above: I am not related to Forster.  I originally researched him as one of the clergymen of Beckwithshaw Church, so Forster first appeared on WP as a paragraph in the Beckwithshaw Church article. It then became clear that he was sufficiently notable for an article of his own. Storye book (talk) 09:01, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

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