User talk:Truman1951

1987 America's Cup
Hello, the source you cited says nothing about the 1987 America's Cup. Please cite a reliable reference that does (it doesn't have to be online but it must have been published). For more information about citing references, see Help:Referencing for beginners. Graham 87 15:09, 11 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks Graham
 * I have scanned the 1987 Blue Water Classic Booklet that carries both the America's Cup Festival of Sport official logo and a welcome message from the Premier of Western Australia including the fact that the 1987 Blue Water Fishing Classic was part of the America's Cup Festival of Sport. I have uploaded that scan to my Linkedin page @stephenkobelke 2001:8003:95B3:5E00:B0B7:A2AE:F3A4:1717 (talk) 10:24, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Stephen, thanks for that; I've formatted it in the standard form for Wikipedia references. I'm not 100% happy with using your LinkedIn link as a source, but it's OK for this relatively unusual situation for now and would work as a stop-gap. Problems with it are:
 * You're not from the Western Australian government so you uploading it publicly is technically a copyright violation and it shouldn't be linked to (see the page about convenience links).
 * Maybe I'm missing something because I'm blind and am accessing the file via optical character recognition, but there doesn't seem to be any catalogue number (e.g. ISBN) for the booklet, so there'd be no way to access it without your link. If it's available in a library somewhere (even a local one) that would be helpful, or if there is some way of accessing it through the Western Australian government system that would work too. This is why either something with an ISBN or a newspaper article would be useful ... at least there'd be a way to at least verify its existence and for interested parties to maybe get hold of it.


 * I hope I'm making some sense here. Graham 87 16:32, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Graham - I do understand the need for correct referencing and provision of links. The 1987 event as part of the America's Cup Festival of Sport was covered by both the West Australian and Channel 7 & 9, plus the local paper. I am commencing a search for an article by the West's fishing commentator at the time, Mike Roenfeldt. Mike lives in my street and I will have a talk to him next time I see him. The letter from the WA Premier that I have loaded is part of a 24 page 1987 booklet and apart from the Premier's letter has messages for the Mayor and other key people. I will update further references as I can get them. At this point the letter from Premier Burke stating the event is part of the America's Cup Festival of Sport and the Cover with the official America's Cup Festival of Sport logo are what I have uploaded to my Linkedin account. The Blue water Classic started in 1985 and the 37th running of the event was in February this year. Thank you for your feedback. Truman1951 (talk) 11:48, 13 September 2022 (UTC)


 * There is no sign of a specifically published item regarding the Blue Water Classic at the time of the America's Cup, however there is a specific item: -


 * - perhaps the closest trove/slwa item to the discussion above. However there is nothing in the library annotation that specifically connects the Blue Water Classic events... JarrahTree 10:16, 13 September 2022 (UTC)


 * During the America's Cup there were frequent 'big name events' that didnt hit the record beyond the immediate newspaper references of the time - and the era is where there is neglible evidence/accumulation within the trove collection, tricky... JarrahTree 10:28, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks Jarrah Tree. 1986/87 was a tough year to go back and have records online, its 36 years ago. As I mentioned elsewhere the Letter from Premier Brian Burke endorsing the event and confirming the 1987 was part of the America's Cup Festival of Sport is probably the key evidence available but the West Australian covered the launch of the 1987 event in late 2006 and I have that article somewhere in my home. I am searching for it as it will supply a date, page when I recover it. As well the Marmion Angling and Aquatic Club produced a monthly magazine, and they were submitted by the printer to the State Library - I am checking. Though I was General Manager of the Club from 1976-88 technology was not the best. Thank you for your feedback. Truman1951 (talk) 11:55, 13 September 2022 (UTC)