User talk:Ruby2010/Archive 1

Notability of Marie of Blois-Châtillon
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For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Abhishek Talk 17:47, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

References & Citing Sources
According to Wikipedia Styles,, do not use Ibid.

Style recommendations ''* Do not use ibid., Id., or similar abbreviations in footnotes. Other editors who add new references to the article may not take the time to correct Ibid references broken by their addition...''

I find your work on references quite commendable. Keep up the good work. --Kansas Bear (talk) 06:48, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Duly Noted. I always appreciate any input. Ruby2010 (talk) 19:47, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

November 2009
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Thank you and congratulations!
Ruby, I just wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate you on the selection of Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis for the Did you know? feature on the Main Page! Your contributions to Wikipedia's royalty and nobility articles have been amazing and are greatly appreciated. Thank you for all you do. Please let me know if you ever need assistance! --Caponer (talk) 01:37, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau
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DYK nomination of Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Hello! Your submission of Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! --  Phantom Steve / talk &#124; contribs \ 13:55, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

The Royalty and Nobility Barnstar
Ruby,

Too often, editors almost exclusively write on the User talk pages of their fellow editors to complain, criticize, or make other disparaging remarks. Rarely are we ever reminded of our good deeds. You are an amazing editor and I am so grateful for your continued service! --Caponer (talk) 20:54, 16 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your kind words Ruby! It's always nice to know that there are hard working and supportive editors that have your back, and please know the same assurances from my end are also offered to you. I loved your article for Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau and could not understand why her notability was so disputed. I've taken notice that in many of these AfD debates concerning articles for royalty and nobility that they usually seem to arise because of an editor that has a strong bias against nobility and royalty in general. Wikipedia has a strong undercurrent of editors that seek to undo anything that has to do with royalty and nobility, so we'll see that their efforts are fruitless :) --Caponer (talk) 22:24, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg
Hello! Your submission of Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Mkativerata (talk) 20:27, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

DYK problem
Hello! Your submission of Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!  Little  Mountain  5   01:41, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Consort templates
Hey. I just want to tell you I changed your templates on the Princesses of Orange. Your earlier version is more suited for Princesses by marriage. --Queen Elizabeth II&#39;s Little Spy (talk) 05:54, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Did You Know problem
Hello! Your submission of Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! (Note: I always leave approvals to others.) Art LaPella (talk) 03:13, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Mesdames d'Aoste
Hii Ruby2010, I just thought that id say that I changed the template for the Duchesses of Aosta, just for consistancy with other temps that are a list of consorts! I get the impression you are rather passionate about the Aosta women so I though id say why :) Monsieur l'empereur LouisPhilippeCharles (talk) 14:39, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Talkback
re photo Auntieruth55 (talk) 00:50, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Orphaned article
Please, can you tell me why is my article orphan? I think that there are many links, but I will put some more links if you prefer that.--Mychele Trempetich (talk) 18:00, 9 April 2010 (UTC) Hmm... everything we know about children of Prince Nefermaat is their parentage, their names and that their grandfather was pharaoh Sneferu. So, I'm sorry, but I think that articles aren't orphans. By!--Mychele Trempetich (talk) 07:23, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Request for help on the princely 'Massimo family' of Rome article
Dear Ruby2010,

I hope you can help me with regarding to the article on the 'Massimo' family (see link here), given your interest and knowledge of European heraldry. I am a regular user and editor of Wikipedia, with a particular interest in the Roman Papal families.

During some work on Wiki I came across the article on the princely 'Massimo' family of Rome. I noticed that the article, which had remained essentially the same since 2006 (both historically and with reference to the current heirs), had been suddenly been changed. Specifically, the last paragraph on current holders of the titles 'Prince of Arsoli' and 'Prince of Roccasecca' and their heirs had been erased, the sources removed, and only a single person referenced - called Prince Fabrizio Massimo-Brancaccio. When I reverted the article to its original form - which had gone through 100s of edits over the years - it kept being essentially vandalised back by the same person (the editor 'Fabritius'), who eventually (in the 'History' section of the page on 13 Feb 2010) identified himself as Fabrizio Massimo-Brancaccio and a member of the family, and hence with a clear conflict of interest - an issue which he has subsequently been warned about by other editors (see this post).

After repeated edits, the page was protected, and admin Nick D asked Fabritius and myself to start a discussion regarding the disputed last paragraph of the article, which is now ongoing after the page became unprotected again last week.

By way of background, while the page was blocked for repeated 'edit warring' over the last paragraph, I would like to point out that I have never actually added any content to the article that wasn't already there for years before I first edited. I have only reversed the new 'vanity' edits by made by 'Fabritius' in Jan 2010 (and subsequently) and added authoritative, original online sources to back up the original paragraph. The paragraph in dispute has remained essentially unchanged since 2006 (see the edit by 'CARAVAGGISTI' on 28/09/06 in this version, para at bottom), until Dec 2009 (see the edit by LeilaniLad on 2/12/09 in this version, para at bottom), apart from 'non-structural' changes (such as a person passing away and being replaced by their heir). Between Sept 2006 and Jan 2010 many editors have altered content on the page, but the paragraph in dispute remained essentially the same.

I am not trying to push my own content or views, I am simply trying to revert the article to the state it was in before my first edit, after a sustained and repeated attempt by an editor with a clear COI from changing the article to focus on himself, without providing the source back-up required.

I have begun to lay out my arguments in a researched, sourced and referenced way - easy even for someone unfamiliar with the topic to understand - on the 'Massimo' talk page (see this talk page). I have posted numerous pieces of detailed research regarding Fabritius's key argument - that only he is entitled to the Princely title and the other members of the family are not - with a detailed response, with multiple references and links to an original and universally-recognised source, an original copy of the 1922 'Almanach de Gotha'.

Nick D (administrator) has asked me to solicit comments from editors interested in this area and I would like to invite you to comment on my arguments, which as I said I have detailed here (see these posts on the 'Massimo' talk page for full details of my research).

What I really need is some input from a third party editor with some knowledge of the subject, including - most importantly - confirmation that an original copy of the 1905, 1922 and 1925 'Almanach de Gotha' (published by Justice Perthes) is indeed a reliable and well-recognised source, which the other editor is disputing. A copy of the 1922 edition's article on the Massimo family can be found in this link.

I would welcome your comments on the 'Massimo' talk page and hope that you will support my research. If you could post as little as a one line message it would be much appreciated and would help us in getting to a consensus.

Kind regards, Historybuff1930 (talk) 00:32, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Prince of Bourbon-Parma
Hello! Your submission of Prince of Bourbon-Parma at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Joe Chill (talk) 18:48, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Prince René of Bourbon-Parma
Gatoclass (talk) 06:02, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Request for peer review on article about Emperor Pedro II of Brazil.
Hi! If you have interest and time, could you take a look at Pedro II of Brazil and share some thoughts on what it is lacking to be nominated to Featured article? Here is the the peer review page: WikiProject Biography/Peer review/Pedro II of Brazil. Regards, --Lecen (talk) 18:40, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1842-1906)
BorgQueen (talk) 00:04, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1842-1906)
BorgQueen (talk) 00:04, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Maria d'Este, Duchess of Parma
Hey Hey! Hope your ok =) ! Long time no speak I had noticed that you had started an article on Maria d'Este, wife of Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma. Was wondering if you know when you will release it (if at all)?! Ill sort out all the links if you do =) Monsieur le Duc LouisPhilippeCharles 23:29, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Hey Hey! I just got your message! Im a bit slow lol.. anyway, that sounds good! I look forward to it ;) Ha Monsieur le Duc H.I.M Empress Marie Anne Victoire 14:10, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

You are now a Reviewer
Hello. Your account has been granted the "reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on certain flagged pages. Pending changes, also known as flagged protection, is currently undergoing a two-month trial scheduled to end 15 August 2010.

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DYK for Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen (1890-1972)
 — Rlevse • Talk  • 06:03, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Princess Louise of Prussia (1770-1836)
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Barnstar
Ruby, I cannot thank you enough for the The Royalty and Nobility Barnstar you so generously and thoughtfully bestowed upon me today! It was truly a much-needed surprise on what had been up until that point a very long and trying day :) Thank you for noticing and acknowledging my efforts. They pale, however, in comparison to your tremendous body of work on Wikipedia! Your articles for many of Europe's royal and noble people are well-researched, written, and structured and I love discovering and reading each and every one of them. I've been sidetracked in my article queue with article topics mostly related to my home state of West Virginia, but I hope to return to joining you in writing and expanding upon royalty and nobility articles. In our post-modern age, many have forgotten or have never known the biographies of the many notable princes and princesses of Europe, so your work is extremely important. Your articles ensure that these individuals are forever known to humanity. Thank you for your support and thank you for your extraordinary contributions to Wikipedia! --Caponer (talk) 03:58, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1849–1922)
Hello! Your submission of Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1849–1922) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 23:41, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1849–1922)
The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Thaaaank Youuu
Hey, long time no speak =[ Hope you are ok! Thank youuu for my first Barnstar :D Was very shocked lol! Wubu2? Monsieur le Duc LouisPhilippeCharles (talk) 17:20, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Pedro II of Brazil
Hi Ruby, Pedro II of Brazil has been nominated for good article. Would be interested on reviewing it? Regards, --Lecen (talk) 23:34, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Don't worry, my friend. I asked you to do that only if you had the time. If you don't it, that's not a problem. And I have patience, sooner or later someone will review it. But thank you very much, anyway. Best wishes, --Lecen (talk) 16:27, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Prince Bernhard Friedrich Viktor of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
A tag has been placed on Prince Bernhard Friedrich Viktor of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a redirect to an article talk page, file description page, file talk page, MediaWiki page, MediaWiki talk page, category talk page, portal talk page, template talk page, help talk, user page, user talk or special page from the main/article space.

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DYK for Princess Marie Isabelle of Liechtenstein
-- Cirt (talk) 06:02, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Prince Heinrich XXII Reuss of Greiz
 — Rlevse • Talk  • 00:02, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Prince George of Prussia
 — Rlevse • Talk  • 18:03, 24 August 2010 (UTC)