User talk:Tomd2712/Archive 2

November 2008
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Talk archive
A user talk archive goes to the user talk namespace, so User talk:Tomdresser27/Archive 1, not Talk:Tomdresser27/Archive 1. I've moved it to the correct location. Tim Song (talk) 16:49, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Articles
can you put new articles into pages that are currently redirect pages? I'm wanting to create an article for Fearnville but I'm not sure about the rules about deleting redirects
 * Yes, no problem, be WP:BOLD and post your article. The redirect will still be there in the history if it should be necessary to revert. JohnCD (talk) 11:14, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Images
can I use a screenshot of a location from google maps which I have outlined a specific area on the image?
 * I'll leave the "helpme" for more opinions, but Google Maps carries a copyright sign, so I think the answer is almost certainly no. If you don't get a definitive answer here, try posting at WP:Media copyright questions. JohnCD (talk) 11:14, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * John is correct. Per the GMaps terms of use, you are not allowed to distribute the images without explicit permission by Google. The only way to use them here would be under our policy for non-free content but I'm almost certain that it fails WP:NFCC. Regards  So Why  11:48, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

David Bieber
Tom, I'm very familiar with the area myself - I used to live in Belle Vue Avenue, just on the other side of Easterly Road from the shops. Looking at the video, though, you're absolutely right, and the car was parked more in Grange Park Avenue than in front of the shops. I think the best we can do is used this and this to support the location as the junction of Grange Park Avenue and Dib Lane, coupled with mention of Bieber going into the post office. Of course, there is nothing to stop you taking a picture of the scene from the reverse angle of the police video, i.e from the other side of Dib Lane, showing the turn-off to Grange Park avenue on the left, and the Post Office on the right. Nick Cooper (talk) 18:17, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Fearnville photographs
I have a few of Fearnville that I took in December, unfortunately the sun conspired against me so I couldn't get some of the photograohs I would have liked. I shall put together a category. Cheers, Mtaylor848 (talk) 10:30, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Article writing help
helpme I've been creating an article about Fearnville (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tomdresser27/Fearnville) and I was wondering if there is a way to ask other wikipedia editors to check whether there are any problems with the article, or if there is anything that could be added/changed in it before I add it to wikipedia as an article as I am new to creating articles and I am unsure whether my article will meet the rules of wikipedia about articles.
 * While you might want to begin at NCHD for help with this, I have taken a look at your article and it seems to be ready to move to the main namespace. You should use the References heading instead of Notes. Otherwise, it's a pretty good start. -- Matthew Glennon (T/C\D) 16:38, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
 * One more note, the reference to bowlsclub is a primary source. You need to find news articles or other scollarly references to back up your information instead of this site. See WP:PRIMARY -- Matthew Glennon (T/C\D) 16:40, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Vandalism
Hi I saw some vandalism on The Last Song (film), which was reverted by another user before I could, but the two people who caused the vandalism, LOLGENERATOR and Butterfingers14 have both only edited the one article, and after finding out the extent of sockpuppeting when I was suspected of sockpuppeting, I was wondering if anything can be done to check about them. I would add templates myself if I could find them, but I'm thinking it's an administrator thing only to investigate sockpuppets?
 * You may open a SPI, but if they are obvious regular vandal sockpuppets, just report them to AIV or something.  — fetch ·  comms   19:00, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

User pages in mainspace
It's less WP:BITEy to move trivial autobiographies to userspace and notify the user with nn-userfy than to tag them for A7. People like are perhaps trying to create articles on themselves but my xperience is that they are less likely to re-create them if the page is userfied. Guy (Help!) 18:26, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

Jimmy's
Hi and thanks for the message. The anon user had two different (but pretty similar and from the same ISP) IP addresses, and has not contributed anything else to WP (unless from yet another similar Welsh IP address) so doing the template thing for both would probably be a bit over the top at present, but we'll all (inc PamD, who's added another handy ref) be keeping an eye open, I hope. FWIW, I lived in Leeds for 33 years, and one of my colleagues whose wife worked at SJUH invariably referred to it as "Jimmy's". Best. --GuillaumeTell 23:59, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I just hope we can deter the anon from constantly changing it. Hopefully he/she will see the refs and stop removing it, or we might need semi protection added for a while to make them bored of waiting and hopefully leave it. I've known St James called Jimmy's by both my Grandad and my Mum who both worked there, and it seems the common name for it around Fearnville/Roundhay area. Tomdresser27 (talk) 07:07, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Girish komaragunta
A tag has been placed on Girish komaragunta, 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, image description page, image 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.

If you can fix the redirect to point to a mainspace page, please do so and remove the speedy deletion tag. However, please do not remove the speedy deletion tag unless you are fixing the redirect. If you think the redirect should be retained as is for some reason, you can request that administrators wait a while before deleting it. To do this, affix the template   to the page and state your reasoning on the article's talk page. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. DASHBot (talk) 00:00, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

New Article
I have started creating an article for a uk holiday company, which has been operating for nearly 10 years, and I feel it should have a wikipedia article because it is notable in wales because of its owners work saving derelict properties from demolition. I've been creating it in one of my user pages so that I don't get deletion tags added to it whilst I am creating it. User:Tomd2712/Under The Thatch


 * I really don't see the question in your statement. Therefor let me say the things you've stated are reasonable and probably would have been the advice given you had you asked. Cheers. My76Strat (talk) 08:38, 21 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.

Reviewers can review edits made by users who are not autoconfirmed to articles placed under pending changes. Pending changes is applied to only a small number of articles, similarly to how semi-protection is applied but in a more controlled way for the trial. The list of articles with pending changes awaiting review is located at Special:OldReviewedPages.

For the guideline on reviewing, see Reviewing. Being granted reviewer rights doesn't change how you can edit articles even with pending changes. The general help page on pending changes can be found here, and the general policy for the trial can be found here.

If you do not want this userright, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. —DoRD (talk) 22:53, 29 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi, regarding this (and the above talkback), I have commented at WT:Requests for permissions/Reviewer. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Cheers —DoRD (talk) 21:10, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Oakwood
Unregistered user MAGPIETRAP is believed to be A. J. Kirby engaged in self promotion in Wikipedia, or someone closely connected with him. I am not unsympathetic, but his notability has not yet been established, and the reference does not of itself establish his residence. Chemical Engineer (talk) 11:33, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh right, sorry about that. I just seem to recognise the name as being a well known name, so I thought I would create a notable residents section rather than it being in the amenities section the editor originally put it in. Tomd2712  &#124;  Tell me something?  13:04, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

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Pudsey, Calderdale
I created the page Pudsey, Calderdale, and you found that there was no 2nd settlement called Pudsey whilest you were searching on google maps, so you merged the page with Pudsey. Please can you delete the page as it does not have any relevence to Pudsey.

And while you are there can you places also delete this group of other pages that I have created.

Walton Summit, Rivenhall, Cliburn, Hardendale, Oddendale, Flakebridge, Steward's Green, Sunbiggin, Budds, Sheet Hill, Keisley, Cathkin, Lanarkshire, Ellenborough, Cumbria, Cotman's Ash, Maplescombe, Ewanrigg, Ivy Chimneys, Mount End, High Park Corner, Bures Green, Waldringfield Heath, Beggarington Hill, Flockton Green, Bournebridge, Great Stoke, Blackwell, Cumbria, Thundridge, Great Crosthwaite, Sleagill, Warwick Bridge, Ivegill, Workhouse Green, Fox Royd, Heybridge, Brentwood, Highwood, Essex, Reagill, Portsmouth, West Yorkshire.

Thankyou, Hamish Griffin (talk) 10:02, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

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Pudsey, Calderdale
Hi! I've declined your request: as far as I can see the article was originally created by another editor, and G7 only applies where "the only substantial content to the page and to the associated talk page was added by its author". I've reverted to the redirect version. You might want to consider proposing deletion instead? TFOWR 09:18, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

The Bill
Hi, I have had to revert your edits to The Bill again.

The Bill is listed as a good article and it is not really desirable to have references put in the lead of good articles, or indeed really any articles. References should really go in the main body of the articles.

When ITV axed The Bill they did state that it would be August OR September in which it ended. They would have said that because in March, when they announced the axings, they would not know that they would not have to postpone one or two episodes of The Bill for whatever reason. However if you have a reference stating that they specifically gave 31st August as a date for when the series ended when they announced the axing, then please let me have the link for it. Providing that backs it up, I will then re-add it to the article for you.

However if ITV say August or September then Wikipedia has to say that as well. We cannot mis-quote ITV.

The rest of the information was removed because it is already stated elsewhere in the article.

Finally, I notice that your references didn't appear properly. If you need to know how to add references properly then please let me know and I will be only too happy to help you :) --5 albert square (talk) 19:31, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

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Irishman Brian Dowling - Ultimate Big Brother
Why did you revert my edit on the Ultimate Big Brother page?

Ultimate Big Brother was won by a non-British citizen, Irishman Brian Dowling. This should be noted in the opening paragraph. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.202.182.32 (talk) 18:08, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
 * It does not appear relevant to mention that brian Dowling is irish in the ultimate big brother page, it is mentioned on the brian dowling wikipedia article, so people will be able to find that out. Tomd2712  &#124;  Tell me something?  19:07, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Pending changes/Straw poll on interim usage
Hi. As you recently commented in the straw poll regarding the ongoing usage and trial of Pending changes, this is to notify you that there is an interim straw poll with regard to keeping the tool switched on or switching it off while improvements are worked on and due for release on November 9, 2010. This new poll is only in regard to this issue and sets no precedent for any future usage. Your input on this issue is greatly appreciated. Off2riorob (talk) 23:51, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Terry Newton
Hi, Tomd. I've taken out the date of Newton's death from the article, as I've not yet seen a source for the actual date of death. I hope this is OK with you! Cheers, matt (talk) 16:15, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi, I thought I'd put the reference on, but obviously the amount of people editing the article at the same time made something go wrong. I've updated it now. :) Tomd2712  &#124;  Tell me something?  17:49, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

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