User talk:Simon Burchell/Archive 3

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Thank you! Simon Burchell (talk) 21:12, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi!
I meant it is a general name in Spanish, but sounds like a proper name in English, like Mono Grande (meaning just Big Monkey) is written with upper cases... by the way, it is not moved back... --Againme (talk) 14:46, 21 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Actually, even in Spanish it sometimes gets capitalised, so I don't think it really matters one way or the other...and references to it in English are so minimal as to be almost non-existent. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 08:43, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Maya religion
Simon, to come back to your reassessment of Maya religion. These in-line cites, do you mean the page-down references, or should there be real in-text references of the Harvard-type: "(Burchell 2009: 22)"?77.162.130.139 (talk) 10:25, 23 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi. Harvard type or equivalent are good, as long as they are internally consistent. They should be placed between tags, for example I use the following:


 * For an example in a live article, see Seibal.


 * I hope this helps. Simon Burchell (talk) 10:43, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Tikal
I am in awe of your recent expansion of Tikal. It is really brilliant and you should be VERY proud of your amazing contributions on these site. If only other editors expanded articles in this way like you do. I salute you Sir Simon Burchell! Himalayan   21:35, 25 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Wow! Thanks! Simon Burchell (talk) 21:36, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Oh, I do have another request, stopped by Zaculeu, saw it was unreferenced. Any chance you could reference it (you don't have to holy flamin batman expand it LOL) just help improve it LOL. I am BTW User:Dr. Blofeld if you were wondering. He was reincarnated as me! Himalayan   21:38, 25 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Zaculeu is actually on my hitlist...I'll drop some refs in and some day get around to expanding it... Simon Burchell (talk) 21:39, 25 September 2009 (UTC)


 * I wanted to express my awe of your article on Tikal and see I'm not the first one. Visited 1976, was in awe of the sight also. New on Wikipedia, DYK Richard Adeney today, expanded from a few lines without a birth date. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:40, 30 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks - I've been there a few times myself, it's an incredible site, in fact I'm probably overdue for another visit! Well done on your first DYK - it looks like a nice expansion - and all the best for future work on Wikipedia. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 12:16, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Congrats on Tikal GA
...another top-class expansion & well-deserved result, kudos Simon! You make it look easy, though I know it ain't... thanks, & saludos --cjllw ʘ  TALK 04:01, 17 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks CJ! Simon Burchell (talk) 12:59, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK: La Amelia
FYI: I reviewed your DYK nomination for La Amelia.

If you'd like to return the favor, please feel free.

--Mcorazao (talk) 15:53, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK: San Antonio Sporting District
''Size OK, created on 18th not 19th but still within 5 days so that's OK too. Morgan confirms the hook better than McComb and makes the specific link between the area's size and the publication of the guide, lacking in McComb. I'd recommend tweaking the cite. Simon Burchell (talk) 16:34, 20 November 2009 (UTC)''

Thanks for the review! Can I ask for clarification? I'm not sure what you are asking for. Are you suggesting keeping only the Morgan citation and remove the other? The only reason I added another source was to emphasize that it was not one author's opinion about how large the district was. In particular the Morgan source is acceptable but it is not a hard source. I added a hard source only to give Morgan some additional credibility even though the hard source is not as specific as Morgan.

Thanks.

--Mcorazao (talk) 17:20, 20 November 2009 (UTC)


 * OK, I misunderstood what you were pointing at. I added the Morgan reference to the "Blue book" statement. --Mcorazao (talk) 17:42, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Re:Barnstar
Thanks for the Barnstar, and you're welcome for the review! It's a fantastic article and I hope to see more like it soon! Next stop: FA! Reywas92 Talk 23:35, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Addition to Balberta Talk Page
I have suggested the deletion of a sentence from the Balberta article on its Talk Page. Please consider my suggestion carefully. Thank you. Writtenright (talk) 21:24, 10 December 2009 (UTC)Writtenright


 * Hi Writtenright, I have replied on the article talk page. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 09:55, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Pyramid archaeology
Hi, as you've been involved with articles such as Tikal which involved Mesoamerican pyramids, I thought you might be interested in the above AfD. Regards, Nev1 (talk) 01:05, 16 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks Nev1 - I'll drop by and take a look. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 12:02, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Machu Picchu
I know that Inca is not your speciality and that you edit a lot of Mayan sites but I was wondering if you could write a Tikal quality article for Machu Picchu. It is a core article and the current one could be one hundred times better. Any chance you could write it properly? I just think the article should be of the standard of the others you've worked on.... Dr. Blofeld       White cat 22:03, 3 January 2010 (UTC)


 * I'll have a look at what I have available - I went to Machu Picchu in 1996 and didn't speak Spanish at the time so didn't pick up much literature. Still, they may be decent sources available on the internet - I don't promise anything because Mesoamerica is really my "thing" more than the Andean region. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 09:48, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Yeah i gathered that, but perhaps you could make a one off exception, it is Machu Picchu after all!! Keep up the good work anyway! Dr. Blofeld       White cat 19:22, 4 January 2010 (UTC)


 * There are some stunning pictures in the article – a couple of them are Featured – particularly the panoramas. Google books has a couple of books, one of which is a guidebook. Nev1 (talk) 20:01, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

OK fellas, my arm is duly twisted, I'll take a look when I have time. Simon Burchell (talk) 11:50, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Are you writing this elsewhere or something as I've seen you make some minor changes? Dr. Blofeld       White cat 15:33, 26 January 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm dipping in and out of it but keep getting distracted by Mesoamerican articles. I still fully intend to bring it up to scratch, first I was concentrating on referencing what was already there, I think I've put a little bit of new material in but not much (I can't remember now). I need to do some serious reading on the subject because whereas with the Maya, Aztec etc. I have a good knowledge of their culture and context, everything I know about the Incas is probably 15 years out of date. I think you'll probably see me coming and going, spending a bit of time with Machu Picchu then wandering off again to come back later... Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 16:03, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

World Heritage Sites and infoboxes
Hi, the infobox for World Heritage Sites now has the map function activated. I've added it to the Machu Picchu article to give the reader an idea of where it is, although it does make the infobox quite long. Hope that's ok and that it might be useful in other articles. Nev1 (talk) 13:08, 14 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks Nev1 - it looks good and is quite useful, the length of the infobox shouldn't be a problem on any well-developed article (i.e. where the box doesn't dwarf the article itself). Simon Burchell (talk) 17:14, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

FAC
Hi. By double images I mean like this. If you take a look at the Thiksey Monastery article for instance you'll see what I mean. Also if you use multiple image rather than double image you can fit more images in. Dr. Blofeld       White cat 10:38, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll see what I can do. Simon Burchell (talk) 13:12, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank you
Hi, thanks for your help with my first DYK: great raft spider. It is very much appreciated! - HelioSmith (talk) 12:33, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem - and congratulations! Simon Burchell (talk) 12:52, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

SM U-118
I've fixed the nom for it. Thanks.-- Coldplay Expért Let's talk  04:02, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Tikal Temple V

 * Very nice work! My DYKs tend to be not much more than twice the minimum length, so it's good to see one that's far more impressive.  Nyttend (talk) 04:52, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Simon Burchell (talk) 07:07, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Congratulations!

 * Thanks Maunus! I mean it - your help was much appreciated. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 10:59, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

I second what Maunus has said! Your work on Mesoamerica is quite superb and exactly the sort of expert input this project needs. Congratulations on the FA, you thoroughly deserve it! In due course I can imagine you having a string of FAs on Meso sites, if you ever need a hand in copyediting just give me a bell! Shame about the capital italics for the references though. I personally think they look a lot more sophisticated than plain. ‡ Himalayan ‡ ΨMonastery 12:09, 7 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks Himalayan! I am actively trying to get a lot of these sites up to a decent standard - but FA is a pretty tedious, time consuming and often frustrating process, so I think I'll only be nominating for FA fairly rarely, in my (still fairly limited experience) GA is a "friendlier" process, or maybe I've just been lucky - so certainly look out for a string of GA noms...and I'll likely take you up on that copyediting offer! Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 12:14, 7 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much for the barnstar! I applaud your efforts at improving these articles - whether you get the GA or FA stamp is, of course, largely irrelevant. The articles are better for your work and more people across the world are now better informed! No one outside of Wikipedia really understands the GA/FA thing anyway. :) It's not like you can put "I have 10 FAs on Wikipedia" on your CV! Awadewit (talk) 17:33, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Glad it was promoted!   TheWeak Willed   (T * G) 17:44, 7 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks everyone! With Takalik Abaj in particular, it was a very complete, well illustrated article so it would have been a shame not to push for FA. When I first visited Guatemala I found it frustating how little information was generally available on these sites - in English or Spanish, hence my interest in getting this stuff out there - and continuing (intermittent) efforts to get some of this stuff translated onto the Spanish wiki so Guatemalans can learn more about their own heritage without having to dive into dense archaeological reports. Simon Burchell (talk) 10:44, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Huehuetenango
Hello! Your submission of Huehuetenango 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! Thelmadatter (talk) 15:54, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the attagirl.... Its great when I can get my hands on a lot of information!Thelmadatter (talk) 20:14, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

It's great to see such a famous archaeological site being properly expanded - keep up the good work! Simon Burchell (talk) 21:32, 10 February 2010 (UTC)