User talk:Piratesswoop/Archive 4

Adminship
Hi, Kate. Are you interested in being nominated to become an administrator? Looking through your contribs, I see you have plenty of experience here, so I hope you'll consider! :) The admin tools can assist you with many Wikipedia tasks (though they may make editing even more addictive because you'll have more stuff to do ;)) Cheers, --PeaceNT (talk) 05:22, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Excellent idea! Say yes Kate! Happy138 (talk) 06:58, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh...wow, I'm really flattered! I'd be honoured to be nominated :) Morhange (talk) 11:58, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Awesome! I'll be preparing a nom. :) Catch you later! --PeaceNT (talk) 13:17, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Hey, it's done here. Some standard instructions for a nominee are at Requests_for_adminship/nominate. :) Take a look and answer stuff at your RfA when you're ready. The questions will be a piece of cake for you, but I encourage you to have a look at some past RfAs to get a handle on the main points answers should generally focus on and how things often go, just to be prepared. :) Good luck! --PeaceNT (talk) 14:35, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

None of the questions have been answered, and it was already transcluded. Was that a mistake? Gwynand | Talk•Contribs 18:50, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
 * If you are online, I urge you to respond to the issue quickly. A request has been made that people hold off before voting until you come and give the answers. Gwynand | Talk•Contribs 18:54, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

RfA
I took the liberty of removing your transcluded RfA from the main page until you have taken the time to answer the main questions. This was done for your benefit as some editors might view it in an unfavorable light. Best to have it transcluded once everything is all set. Cheers.  Wisdom89  ( T |undefined /  C ) 19:09, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Or at least kindly make a note indicating that you do not intend to answer the three main questions when you re-transclude. Thanks. Useight (talk) 19:12, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I realized that I had skipped that step. I'm working on the questions, but I don't want to post them up until I've got them down pretty good. Probably tonight, if I can. Thanks :) Morhange (talk) 19:21, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
 * You have several more questions now. — Rlevse  •  Talk  • 02:46, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Best of luck on your RFA --  TinuCherian  (Chat?) - 08:48, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

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RfA
Hi. For the sake of your RfA, I think that you should answer the RfA questions. A lot of users have been scared away from support because of lack of info that the questions provide. Thanks, Erik the Red  2 ( AVE · CAESAR ) 01:38, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Hi Morhange. The RfA doesn't seem to be going well as I expected it to be. I feel rather bad I didn't warn you in advance about the toughness of the process, but I hope you don't feel discouraged! :) I see there's a storm in your area that prevents you from spending much time around here at the moment. If you may find the time to answer the questions (people often ask a lot of things at RfAs! ;)), that would be great. No worries if circumstances don't allow it though, real life always is most important. I hope everything is going well. Also, congrats on the new DYK; a very good read it is. :) Best, --PeaceNT (talk) 17:34, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Hello. Your Rfa is going to fail and I'd bet the "re-apply in a few months" won't be much comfort, so I'd like to offer two, hopefully more soothing, observations.
 * First, remember that RfAs often fail on the slightest perceived fault, because many participants spend little if any time examining the candidate in depth. So don't let frustration turn into "so why should I get involved if these idiots don't value my contributions?"
 * Secondly, admin tools, while handy, are not particularly exciting. Pascal.Tesson (talk) 04:49, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Closed
I've done the needful and closed your RFA per your request. I understand that real life responsibilities take precedent and can consume a lot of your time (and sleep is important!), so don't sweat it too much. Your withdrawal shows good judgment. Take heed of the suggestions made and areas in which you can diversify and I'm sure you'll have a successful candidacy in the future (if you still want to!). Just make sure that you have a week where you won't be too busy, and also ensure that you have at least 3-4 hours to watch the RFA after you transclude it - most of the initial questions are asked during this time. See also User:Balloonman/How to pass an RfA - sage advice that got me through mine relatively unscathed. Happy editing, – xeno  ( talk ) 13:14, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Your RfA
A couple things about your RfA. First of all, I'd like to congratulate you for garnering as much support on there as you did. Second, I'd like to apologize for my original opposition, which, despite being fairly sound IMHO, seems completely unimportant in retrospect, especially in light of User:Mr. IP's very sensible comment. You seem like a very down-to-earth and personable editor--someone whose humanity isn't the least bit distorted or reduced by the digital medium. Third, please let me know if you apply or get nominated for RfA again. It's almost guaranteed that you would again have the strong support that I gave you this time around, even if it took me a while to come to my senses. Best wishes, Cosmic Latte (talk) 14:26, 17 July 2008 (UTC) (P.S.: As a bit of a "Titanicophile," I appreciate your Titanic-related contributions very much. Keep up the good work!)

Hi, Kate. Don't worry about the result. It's no big deal. Chill out for a couple of months. Gain some more experience. At the time of your next application, try to ensure that you'll have a bit more time to engage in discussion and answering questions. Best wishes. Axl (talk) 15:27, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

WP AH
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Happy Birthday
Oh nuts, I'm late. Happy belated birthday, Kate! Best wishes from me too. --PeaceNT (talk) 02:57, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Happy birthday Kate from your fan club in Israel. Happy138 (talk) 18:44, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Line of succession
Dear Morhange, Thanks for correcting me. I don't usually add new people to the end of the line, but I've been doing so in an attempt to get a complete list (we're only 800 people short). I completely realise that I'm not including the usual relationship statements or the divisions. I hope that either I or other editors will add these soon. I hope this meets with your approval. Noel S McFerran (talk) 03:34, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

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Olympic medal table
The IOC uses a gold medal sort. You can follow up on the details at the top of the article. --Madchester (talk) 02:28, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Medal Table
Following the convention of the IOC (and nearly all news organizations outside the US), the medal table is ranked by number of gold medals not the number of total medals. Dragons flight (talk) 02:29, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Prince Julius of Hanover
Hey Morhange,

Thank you so much for your addition of the middle names of Prince Julius. Out of curiosity, where did you find them? I've been looking for middle names for other Hanoverian royals but have not been able to locate them! Perhaps your source will have them as well ;) Thanks again! --Caponer (talk) 11:25, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Line of succession again
Dear Kate, Before suggesting something on the article talk page I wanted to pass something by you: what would you think about removing the numbers on the line of succession? It's indisputable that, for example, Countess Antonia of Castell-Castell is in line (she's currently listed as 1337) - but it is unlikely that she is actually no. 1337 (considering the number of possible additions, deletions, and errors in the first 1300). Any thoughts? Noel S McFerran (talk) 21:32, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Hello
Hello, Morhange! First I want to thank you for helping me by adding the infoboxes. Now, I wanted to discuss the colours of the Template:Infobox Spanish Royalty. You've put red and yellow because those are the colours of the flag of Spain; I've done the same thing with Template:Infobox Norwegian Royalty because I couldn't think of any other colour that would make sense. Because of my lack of imagination Infobox Norwegian Royalty looks horrible, and now Infobox Spanish Royalty doesn't look so good either. Letters in colour generally look bad. Do I have your consent to revert the darker pink to Infobox Spanish Royalty? Please reply on my talk page. Surtsicna (talk) 13:59, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of World's Greatest Athlete
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IDR
Hello, Morhange! I am actually glad you're asking. It all started with Greek royalty. You see, I found Template:Infobox Greek Royalty unnecessary, since every Greek royal is also a Danish royal. So, I redirected Template:Infobox Greek Royalty to Template:Infobox Danish Royalty and changed IDR's colour to blue, since it can be used for both Greek and Danish royals (I though blue is appropriate because it seems to be the dominant colour of both Coat of arms of Denmark and Coat of arms of Greece). Changing IDR's colour allowed me to get rid of the ugly shade of orange which was used by Infobox Norwegian Royalty and change INR's colour to red. I know, it's a bit complicated :) Surtsicna (talk) 18:08, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Time for resolution
Hiya. For several months now, the article naming for 18th Century British royals has been ever-which-where — all over the shop. In an attempt to solve this, I have prepared a page for discussion: here. Please, please, please come and discuss, even contribute to the Poll. Cheers! DBD 15:33, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Interested in another go?
Hey Morhange. You're on my super duper secret list of people I'm considering backing for adminship. Your first go round didn't go too well but if you're interested in giving it another go, let me know. It's likely that many will still say that your experience in admin areas is so-so but that could be fixed fairly easily in a short time. Of course, it may very well be that you don't really have much interest but if and when you're tempted, let me know. Pascal.Tesson (talk) 21:14, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Featured list candidate: List of monarchs of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty
Hi, Morhange!! I saw on this page that you were one of the members of the WikiProject Royalty. The project is very underrepresented among featured lists. I have thus submitted the List of monarchs of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty, on which I worked on, as a featured list candidate. If you would be kind enough to take some of your time and review the list here, I would be extremely grateful. Regards. BomBom (talk) 23:29, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

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Re: this edit
Hi Morhange. From your recent edit above, I'm just wondering, for if and when I add any others: (a) what are your rules on leaving out middle names and (b) is there a reason why 'von' is used and not 'zu'? Thanks, Craigy (talk) 21:21, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you :-) Craigy (talk) 14:17, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Greek princesses
Hello! The Category:Greek princesses already has another subcategory (Category:Spartan princesses) and is going to include more in the future so there is a need to distinguish between Greek princesses of different eras and kind of states. - Sthenel (talk) 00:20, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Thurn und Taxis
You reverted the addition of the legal name of Albert Prinz von Thurn und Taxis with the comment "as head of the family, his legal surname is furst von t&t, not prinz". This is however not true. Since all royal titles were declared void by law in Germany in 1919, it has been legal to carry such titles only as an integral part of the family name (i.e. not different to any Müller or Bauer). In the case of Thurn und Taxis this is in the form of Prinz von Thurn und Taxis. It is irrelevant if Albert himself would be "Prinz" or "Fürst" if the royal titles still would legally exist. His legal surname is nevertheless Prinz von Thurn und Taxis, not Fürst von Thurn und Taxis (and also not von Thurn und Taxis) - just like with the rest of his family. -134.93.52.128 (talk) 17:14, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Princess Marie of Denmark
Hi!

I noted that you are active in royalty topics. I am not sure about the recent reference that I added correspond to the fact that the princess started to labour. I can't find the English source. As a follower of royal news, I know where to get the info for DRF topics, but Google translate does not do a good job translating Danish, so I need somebody to check it, and if I am mistaken of adding that reference, please remove the reference. Thanks. w.tanoto-soegiri (talk) 21:56, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

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Royalty watch
Hello, Morhange! I noticed you are in charge with watching modern royalty articles and keeping up with the latest information. If you happen to read something about Jordanian royals (such as birth or death of a prince) before I do, would you please notify me or edit the article about Line of succession to the Jordanian throne yourself? I'm asking because there are many princes of Jordan and all of them are in the line of succession. It would be very inconvenient to keep a dead person in the line of succession, as it happened before. Thank you! Surtsicna (talk) 18:53, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I updated the article, due to the fact that the King has appointed an heir. Happy138 (talk) 21:55, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (b. 1982)
Very interested by your comment that lots of Royals are on Facebook - what are some examples? Thanks and have fun. Jamesinderbyshire (talk) 09:26, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Happy birthday!

 * Happy birthday from your admirers! Keep up the good work! Happy138 (talk) 18:32, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Princess Maria Adelgunde of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
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Rankings
I would suggest you put the tennis rankings of Davis Cup semifinalists back in. We have rankings in individual player pages all over the place, and have had them in these articles forever. Now, of all times, as the hits on the page are the greatest -- you want to delete them? That is counterinuitive to me. If you want to add an "as of" date, that would make sense, but deleting them strikes me as a disservice to readers.--Epeefleche (talk) 19:57, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

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Race to ATP World Tour Finals points
How did you find current points for this edit? I suppose some values being wrong. For example, I have counted points for Cilic and have obtained 2025 points. It seems that his 2195 points are wrong, because he has earned 300 points in Beijing and should be at 13th place in the previous table with 2195 &minus; 300 = 1895 points, but he's absent there. Maksatmp (talk) 08:50, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

Nele Roderburg
Hello! Our article claims that Nele Roderburg was born in 2006. Was she nameless for 3 (or 4) years or did you find out her name now? I am aware of the Scandinavian practice of leaving their children nameless for a long time, but 3 years? Surtsicna (talk) 11:03, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Victoria's descendants
Hello and season's greetings. This is just to let you know that I've been thinking on the same lines as you in cataloguing the descendants of Queen Victoria. Grandchildren of Victoria and Albert is such an orphan article (with few links from other articles) that it's only by a chance search in the search box that I found that much of the work I'd been contemplating had already been done. You can see that I've been doing a lot of formatting and trying to add details like dates. What you may not know is that a list very similar to your work-in-progress (and which I'd earlier been contemplating converting to Wikipedia form) on descendants of Victoria is already available (with dates, marriages and offspring) in almost any edition of Whitaker's Almanack, of which the latest one I own is 1999's. (I also have a reprint of the 1900 Whitaker's and some others from the early 1990's). But Ohio must have dozens if not hundreds of Whitaker's (a standard British reference equivalent to The World Almanac and Book of Facts or Le Petit Larousse) scattered around her libraries. I'd be glad to swap or share any information. If you'd like me to add anything to your user page on Victoria's descendants, let me know that, too. Best wishes —— Shakescene (talk) 11:40, 21 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Happy New Year! It looks as if someone may have saved both of us a great deal of labo(u)r, yea even unto the fifth and sixth generation. See Descendants of Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland, 1840-1945 —— Shakescene (talk) 21:38, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Throne of Lesotho
Hi. I see you once moved the article Line of succession to the Lesothan throne, to remove the capital T from throne. Could you move the article to Line of succession to the Mosotho throne? "Mosotho" is the correct singular demonym, as indicated in the article on Lesotho. There is no such word as "Lesothan". 82.121.101.65 (talk) 08:07, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Royal titles
Hello,

I don't wana fight but I'm afraid you stick to a concept that is unjustified. You write articles as if royal and noble titles were gained by birth. That is wrong.

The Gotha Almanach itself clarifies that it is based on national laws and also on international law (like Vienna Treaty). Therefore all the titles are not natural and eternal but are subject to law, national and international. This means, articles in WP cannot be written as if there were no legal acts concerning thrones and titles.

Furthermore, Habsburgs themselves recognise these laws and do not use titles. This makes absurd your wording of the articles.

I know in America it is popular game making huge family trees and taking pride in that. But it is just a game. In Hungary, many people speak in everyday life as if Hungary were as bg as 100 years ago and ignore any change of international borders or birth of new nations since that. Sometimes they try to influence WP articles that way. But this is the same game.

I summerize my point: WP cannot ignore national and international law on titles.

--peyerk (talk) 12:26, 7 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Hello! Any reaction to this? It is related to many families and lots of articles. --peyerk (talk) 12:35, 21 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Could you react on these, please? It seems that you ignore these points in your work. --peyerk (talk) 20:32, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Princes and Princesses of Bourbon-Two Sicilies renamed Princes and Princesses of the Two Sicilies
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Unreferenced BLPs
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Hello, I need some help in the topic on Alexandra Georgievna, I left a note in the discussion there. Thanks a lot.

Fralence.

Advice on getting format consensus?
Care to give me some advice here? Cordially, SergeWoodzing (talk) 14:38, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Infobox royalty
Rather than simply adding styles to Infobox royalty, I suggest we create separate parameters for prefixes and suffixes, like those in Infobox person, even if we display them as you currently have the former. Andy Mabbett (User: Pigsonthewing ); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 18:57, 31 May 2010 (UTC)