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Hi Colin,

I got your e-mail, and will rename the page accordingly. The only problem is that I cannot find a source for the correct name, so I don't know how that's going to hold with the powers-that-be, who require verification, but I'll take your word for it and try.

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Holland's Landing
Hi - good on you for starting the article about the place in Australia, but are you sure there is an apostrophe in its name? Google maps and all the searches I tried spell it "Hollands Landing". There is another "Holland's Landing" (with an apostrophe) in South Carolina.  PK T (alk)  15:42, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * You are correct - the apostrophe in the Australian name is not present. I think the problem lies in that having deleted the referal to Holland Landing (Ontatio), I took the remaining page and inserted the Australian data. I was not aware of the SC name with apostrophe - perhaps the page originally referred to that? In any case, I'm not sure how to edit a title... Please feel free to correct the error if you can. Thanks,Ptilinopus (talk) 01:07, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Cool. Page move is done.   PK  T (alk)  22:14, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Memory test! (Re: Montebello Islands)
Hi! In May 2011 you made a number of additions to the Montebello Islands page where you added coordinates using the reference: http://www.eksa.com.au/Rangelands-bmpwiki/GetFile.aspx?File=%2FKIMBERLEY%20NAP%20PROJECTS.xls&AsStreamAttachment=1&Provider=ScrewTurn.Wiki.FilesStorageProvider&NoHit=1. Sadly, I'm forced to admit I'm confused. Can you enlighten me please? Thanks in advance, Pdfpdf (talk) 12:12, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Why do all the entries seem to have the same reference?
 * I'm guessing you got the information from the "Geotags" tab page - is that correct?


 * Hi Pdfpdf, You are correct. The Geotags tab page is the source. It is the only source I have been able to find that named all the islands in the group, including the smaller one. I noted them while researching names for Wikimapia, which I was entering them in, at the time. Hope that helps. Ptilinopus (talk) 12:15, 1 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Oh yes! (Thank you.) It helps (me) a lot, in that it resolves some puzzles for me. Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 13:15, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks for the comment and point made. In this instance it was intended, since there is not a "Ferrers (surname)" article, unlike so many other surnames. A little surprising really, considering it is a notable English family. But the disambiguation link leads to numerous Ferrers families, and is the best link I can do, barring leaving the surname unlinked, which I didn't want to do. Ptilinopus (talk) 23:47, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Talk:Order of Australia
Just to clarify, you do realise that there's an 8 year gap between the question and your answer, don't you? Pdfpdf (talk) 14:28, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

Good catch - I did overlook that. Nonetheless, I believe my comment is relevant to the original as well as the current situation. Personal opinions aside, the current debate has thrown up a lot of distortion of this issue, and the key argument against Abbott's reinstatement of the higher honours tends to reflect the comments I responded to... So I stand by it. Ptilinopus (talk) 14:47, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

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 * Thanks for this alert. I have corrected the links! Ptilinopus (talk) 11:51, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

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 * Thanks - it's fixed! Ptilinopus (talk) 11:48, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

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