User talk:Olga Sydney

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 * That is OK to delete it. I did not locate much information on that person. It is understandable though due to this particular time. Regards, Olga Sydney (talk) 17:35, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Meta Townsend


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CS1 error on Christina Stead
Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Christina Stead, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows: Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?action=edit&preload=User:Qwerfjkl/Botpreload&editintro=User:Qwerfjkl/boteditintro&minor=&title=User_talk:Qwerfjkl&preloadtitle=Qwerfjkl%20(bot)%20–%20Olga_Sydney&section=new&preloadparams%5b%5d=&preloadparams%5b%5d=1184579987 report it to my operator]. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 08:38, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * A "bare URL and missing title" error. References show this error when they do not have a title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. ([//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christina_Stead&action=edit&minor=minor&summary=Fixing+reference+error+raised+by+%5B%5BUser%3AQwerfjkl%20(bot)%7CQwerfjkl%20(bot)%5D%5D Fix] | [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&preload=User:Qwerfjkl%20(bot)/helpform&preloadtitle=Referencing%20errors%20on%20%5B%5BSpecial%3ADiff%2F1184579987%7CChristina%20Stead%5D%5D Ask for help])

Lydham Hall
You are invited to help clean up Lydham Hall. See for any discussion. Mitch Ames (talk) 07:20, 5 May 2024 (UTC)


 * I appreciate greatly your help. It was unfortunate timing for me. Straggling to get starting my new equipment and experiencing difficulties as I am non-native English speaker. Was thinking of coming back to it and probably will but not for a couple of month. By the way I have written two large works on Lydham Hall, one is Bricks and Mortar and another is titled Beyond the Bricks and Mortar. They have different ISBNs and the first one was a printed Jubilee edition. Kind REgards, Olga Sydney (talk) 17:31, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Presumed edit-conflict at Lydham Hall
This edit appears to undo many valid changes for no stated reason, so I have reverted it. Please re-apply your changes to the current version of the article. Also please read Help:Edit conflict, in particular Help:Edit conflict and its advice to "check the diff". If you actually intended to revert my edits, please raise a discussion on the article talk page about it. Mitch Ames (talk) 03:27, 24 June 2024 (UTC)


 * I have explained the removal of Governor's name. The grant was promised by Bribane but only 10 years later was finalised. There is no conflict here, just knowledge or original document. I also offered you in our previous communication a list of my concerns. Olga Sydney (talk) 09:19, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
 * — Yes, but you have not explained all the other changes that you made in the same edit. Click here to see your edit. Mitch Ames (talk) 01:47, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
 * The Museum contains of the PUBLIC donations. The SGHS Inc is a custodian of the collection unless they will change the Society's Constitution. The Council does not own it. The end of story.
 * Regards, O Olga Sydney (talk) 07:55, 5 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello Mitch. No, it was not my reference to Wiki. Thank you for reading my and Janette's original works and making changes. A few pointers. 1. Next to Christina Stead name you provided link to David Stead, her father. Need change. 2. Ellen Davis rented house Kensington house and died there. That needs to be changed. 3. TMHLC is based on her personal recollections. Exactly. 4. There would not be any citation re furniture from National Trust as it is a hard copy document not available online. 5. The same goes to the 'only' museum within the area. 6. It is better not to provide link to Heritage NSW as it contains incorrect information and I could not push it even if I am trying very hard. Bureaucracy is in place.
 * Look, I am asking you kindly to make these changes as I am acquainted with the LH curator who behaves like a high school bully towards me as a result of changing the content. I am tired of that person's ignorance. Thank you very much for looking after this page. You did help a lot so I could finish another work that possibly will make LHC unhappy again.
 * Appreciate your help. Kind Regards and Great Appreciation, Olga Olga Sydney (talk) 19:10, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 * 4. There would not be any citation re furniture from National Trust as it is a hard copy document not available online. 5. The same goes to the 'only' museum within the area. — References do not need to be online. See Wikipedia: Reliable sources § Definition of published and Wikipedia: Citing sources § Indicating availability. Mitch Ames (talk) 02:58, 24 June 2024 (UTC) Olga Sydney (talk) 09:22, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

citations required
Regarding your edit and my subsequent edits  ...

Please do not just delete citation requests cn - instead provide the citation (in the article, not in the edit summary or a talk page).

Please do not just delete failed verification tags. Either provide an appropriate citation, or (if appropriate) a page number or quotation from the current reference so that it may be verified. The page number or quotation from a long source is helpful, especially when there is no obvious text to search for. I'm happy to admit I'm wrong if the supplied reference actually does support the statement, but help me out here by telling me exactly where in the reference to find it.

Mitch Ames (talk) 07:03, 3 July 2024 (UTC)


 * There is no citation to the LEP as it is not available online. The hard copy has a list of over 100 items.
 * It was THEN Rockdale Municipal Council, now Bayside, NSW.
 * It is still the FIRST and the ONLY museum within the former Rockdale Council as it simply is.
 * Page 39:" Permanent Conservation Order No 477 in pursuance of section 44 of the Heritage Act
 * 1977, I, the Minister of Planning and Environment, do... and declare that this permanent conservation order apply to the curtilage ... (H.C. 33396) Signed by Bob Carr, 20th August, 1986"
 * The Heritage NSW has incorrect information therefore, think of the audience, dont confuse the readers.
 * Is there anything else you would like clarification with? It is a Wikipedia!
 * Regards, O Olga Sydney (talk) 07:51, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
 * — As I mentioned previously, references do not need to be online. See and . You could use Cite document or Cite book or any of several other templates (listed on those templates' documentation pages) that do not require URLs - it doesn't have to be cite web. Mitch Ames (talk) 08:41, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
 * — Of course when I say "me" I mean "the reader in general", ie add the citation, page number, quotation etc (not just as a comment to me on a talk page, with no direct context) so that all the readers can see and (if they can access the source) verify it. Mitch Ames (talk) 08:59, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
 * — In future, please consider making one change (or several small, directly related changes) per edit, (eg ), rather than multiple unrelated changes in a single edit (eg ). This will make it much easier for us to link to each specific small edit and/or discuss each specific individual issue (cn, failed verification etc) or instance thereof in a separate talk page section (preferably on the article talk page, where it belongs) or thread so that we can more easily resolve each issue independently. The current methodology of dumping multiple unrelated comments into a single post (eg ) with no links to the related edits (to tell me what you are talking about) is not helping us. Mitch Ames (talk) 09:50, 5 July 2024 (UTC)