User talk:Rjstern

I think we need a disambiguation page for the "Leper King" because there is one in England and one in Cambodia. The article on the Cambodia king is called "Terrace of the Leper King." The article on the English one is called Baldwin IV of Jerusalem. Rjstern (talk) 15:57, 20 March 2016 (UTC)Bob Stern

A. J. Raffles
Are you trying to establish a connection between Little Miss Raffles and A. J. Raffles? If so, you will need to cite reliable sources that specifically and clearly connect them. All the best, -- Ssilvers (talk) 20:26, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

Rumple (musical)
Check this out. Also this. Happy editing! -- Ssilvers (talk) 19:12, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

WP:RS
Please, please read WP:RS. Assertions in Wikipedia must be based upon professional published sources. Not webistes like IMDB. Unfortunately, the Film article is so poorly referenced that it may be deleted when people notice the lack of references. -- Ssilvers (talk) 16:07, 4 January 2020 (UTC)


 * The problem is that there are very few authoritative sources available for something this old. I think it's obvious that Keaton based the movie, Battling Butler, on the play, Battling Buttler.  I can't find anything online except the references in Wikipedia and in IMDB.  I will have to go the library and see if I can find a source.  Same with "The Hotel Mouse" and "Little Miss Raffles." I'll try to find another source.  Rjstern (talk) 16:22, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

Aah: I found a good source in the movie review of Keaton film in the New York Times! Bob Rjstern (talk) 16:44, 4 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Yes, there were plenty of newspapers in those days that reviewed musicals and films. Thanks for digging deeper. Note also that, while IMDB is *not* a reliable source, IBDB *is* a reliable source. -- Ssilvers (talk) 23:15, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

Why is that? Rjstern (talk) 23:26, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Because IMDB is user-created and has no editorial board responsible for content, while IBDB does. See this discussion. -- Ssilvers (talk) 23:18, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Now we're getting there! Good work. -- Ssilvers (talk) 23:18, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Along Fifth Avenue
Done! -- Ssilvers (talk) 20:03, 30 April 2023 (UTC)


 * You're the best! Thanks.  Bob Rjstern (talk) 21:44, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

The citations should include the titles/headings of the articles cited. Would you please look at your newspaper citations and see what the titles/headings of those news articles were? -- Ssilvers (talk) 21:50, 1 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Did I do it right? Bob Rjstern (talk) 22:04, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

Yes, super! Read WP:LQ, which is one of the weirdest parts of the WP Manual of Style. It basically says that, contrary to most style guides, we always put commas *after* the quotation marks, unless we are quoting a complete sentence. -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:12, 1 May 2023 (UTC)


 * If you have the patience to add the names next to the musical numbers, this tells you who sang in which numbers: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/along-fifth-avenue-2056#OpeningNightCast -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:26, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * Fixed. Rjstern (talk) 14:27, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

Hank Ladd moved to draftspace
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 * Is everything OK with this now, or do I need to do anything? Bob Rjstern (talk) 16:57, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

Non-free rationale for File:This Is The Army Sheet Music.jpg
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 * Thank you for the clear explanation. I have completely changed the rationale.  Please Reply and let me know if I did it correctly.  Then I'll check all my other pages.  Bob Rjstern (talk) 13:26, 6 August 2023 (UTC)
 * You broke templates. I returned the file description page to its whole state. Please read this guide attentively again and re-format the page. — Ирука13 00:54, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I think I fixed it. Please let me know if it looks OK now.  Thanks for your help.  Bob Rjstern (talk) 17:08, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Added license template (WP:NFCC#10b).
 * The description template should contain information about the publisher: who, where, when (WP:NFCC#10a). Wikipedia should contain information that was published somewhere earlier (WP:NFCC#4). — Ирука13 02:23, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
 * OK - I've added the copyright date and publisher. How does it look?  Bob Rjstern (talk) 20:02, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
 * In the history of edits of the file after my edit, there is not one of yours. — Ирука13 01:36, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Ирука: I forgot to sign in that time. So it went in under anonymous.  I've made additional changes, so you should be able to see all my edits now.  Please let me know if everything looks OK.  Bob Rjstern (talk) 17:49, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * After my edit, only three edits of the bots. — Ирука13 04:44, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't know what the problem is, but can't you just go to the current version and see if everything now looks OK? Bob Rjstern (talk) 21:29, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
 * The problem was that at some point you downloaded a different version and started working on it without telling me about it. — Ирука13 03:57, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Ирука: I used the new template on an older article.  Here's the link: File:Along Fifth Avenue.jpg - Wikipedia.  Let me know if it looks OK and I'll continue fixing up the older articles.  Thanks for your help, Bob Rjstern (talk) 15:42, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Not ok. 1. You have lost license. 2. Replaced the template intended for book covers with a generic one; it is not clear why. — Ирука13 18:18, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Now I'm really confused. I thought I made Along Fifth Avenue look like what we did on This Is The Army?  Is there something different?  Bob Rjstern (talk) 18:54, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Technically, you can frame it that way, yes. But the template Non-free use rationale book cover fills in part of the columns automatically. — Ирука13 19:17, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
 * OK - I added template Non-free use rationale book cover to This Is The Army. Does it look OK?  Bob Rjstern (talk) 19:48, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm confused. If you provided links, it would be much easier. But, most likely, everything is ok. — Ирука13 04:35, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
 * OK - here is the link: File:This Is The Army Sheet Music R.jpg - Wikipedia. Does everything look OK now?  Bob Rjstern (talk) 14:36, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, everything ok now. And the link looks like this: File:This Is The Army Sheet Music R.jpg. — Ирука13 04:59, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
 * OK - I've changed many of my older ones to the new rationale (and license). Thanks for your patience and all your help.  Bob Rjstern (talk) 18:12, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * I uploaded a new image with fewer pixels to meet the guidelines, but I didn't see how to remove this prior image. Can you remove it, or tell me how to remove it?  Thanks, Bob Rjstern (talk) 21:26, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Corrected the newly loaded version. It's okay now.
 * It is not necessary to reduce the images yourself, this is done automatically by the bot.
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 * Iruka: There was no information on the Program as to who created or published it.  Presumably it was Olsen & Johnson, which I've added to the rationale.  Bob Rjstern (talk) 16:37, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * I've added some citations, but it's very hard to find citations for radio, especially when you've blocked "Old Time Radio." Can't this be unblocked? Rjstern (talk) 20:20, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

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