User talk:Whiteghost.ink/2014 Archive

As requested...
...I left some more comments at the St James' Church, Sydney FAC. They are grouped with my original comments. Regards, hamiltonstone (talk) 05:05, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for January 7
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited St James' Church, Sydney, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Richard Hill (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:08, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

Robed judges
Good one! It would be nice to have a new one, in colour. Amandajm (talk) 02:57, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Glad you like it. I was worried about the quality. Whiteghost.ink (talk) 02:59, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Going well! I think that the image is worth using, despite the poor quality. But if you keep adding info, it will stall the process. I trust that the other plans are all moving along smoothly as well. Amandajm (talk) 05:31, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

January 2014
Hello, I'm BracketBot. I have automatically detected that [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=590053653 your edit] to St James' Church, Sydney may have broken the syntax by modifying 1 "[]"s. If you have, don't worry: just [ edit the page] again to fix it. If I misunderstood what happened, or if you have any questions, you can leave a message on [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?action=edit&preload=User:A930913/BBpreload&editintro=User:A930913/BBeditintro&minor=&title=User_talk:A930913&preloadtitle=BracketBot%20–%20&section=new my operator's talk page].
 * List of unpaired brackets remaining on the page:

Thanks, BracketBot (talk) 10:07, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
 * "failed officially to observe the occasion".{{cite book|last=Frappell|first=... {{red|&#91;}} et|title=From Oxford to the bush: Catholic Anglicanism in Australia: the centenary essays from the

This Month in GLAM: December 2013
Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 17:04, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for January 14
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited St James' Church, Sydney, you added links pointing to the disambiguation pages The Monitor and ABC Radio (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:08, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

G'day!
Why are you still stuffing around on Wkipedia? Go and put your feet up! Amandajm (talk) 08:33, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I know, I know! I'm working on it! Whiteghost.ink (talk) 09:35, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Congrats!
...on your FA. --99of9 (talk) 23:27, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, well done! StAnselm (talk) 00:02, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Likewise, excellent job. Hope to see you there again sometime soon! Regards, hamiltonstone (talk) 05:31, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Wedding of Nora Robinson and Alexander Kirkman Finlay
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:12, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Sydney Meetup on Monday evening
There's a Meetup in Sydney on Monday (tomorrow) evening from 5:30pm at the Paragon Hotel Circular Quay. We even have an international guest. See the meetup page for more details and to sign up. Sorry for the late notice - I hope you can make it. --05:11, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: January 2014
Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 02:39, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Belated FA congratulations
Just a quick note to congratulate you on the promotion of St James' Church, Sydney to FA status recently. If you would like to see this (or any other FA you may have helped to write) appear as "Today's featured article" soon, please nominate it at the requests page; if you'd like to see an FA on a particular date in the next year or so, please add it to the "pending" list. In the absence of a request, the article may end up being picked at any time (although with 1,310 articles in Category:Featured articles that have not appeared on the main page at present, there's no telling how long – or short! – the wait might be). If you'd got any TFA-related questions or problems, please let me know.

Sorry this is late - I missed this article's promotion in January. BencherliteTalk 09:47, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Myra Juliet
Thank you for your contributions. I think that now I have just reviewed a DYK, I will put Ma Farrell (as we always called her) up for DYK. That child in the photo died at 2 1/2 from a congenital heart problem. It was not so very long afterwards that they developed open heart surgery.

One day when I was about seven Myra told me to be quiet and sit still because I would disturb the fairy. I presumed that this was merely a ruse to keep me quiet, but she assured me that if I sat in the dining room and watched for him, he would come down through the largest hole in the ceiling rose and sit on the lamp shade. He did it about the same time every day. Unfortunately, I obviously wasn't quiet enough, because he chose not to come that day. My aunt raised her very arched eyebrows, looked down her nose snootily and said that fairies never appeared for "some people", implying that I had a problem with fairies. I suppose I must have; I haven't seen a fairy yet. What did Conan Doyle and Arthur Rackham have that I haven't got, I wonder? (No. Don't answer.) Amandajm (talk) 09:44, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for February 26
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Myra Juliet Farrell, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Sunday Mail (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:13, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: February 2014
Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 14:47, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: March 2014
Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery 20:15, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for April 21
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Festival, you added links pointing to the disambiguation pages Eid and Royal Easter Show (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:23, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for April 28
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Entertainment, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Home theater (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 08:58, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Thank You
I'm Shyrece Celestine, a freshman at Louisiana State University, and I would like to thank you for your contributions (fixing my mistakes) to the Black Thursday 1851 article. This article was my first contribution to wikipedia and it was a little rough, so thank you for improving it. Now it's far more useful to wikipedia users everywhere!

Shyrece.C (talk) 16:20, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

Environmentalists
Hello, thanks for adding the environmentalists to disambiguation pages. I just thought I'd let you know that as they don't meet MOS:DABRL, they are unlikely to remain long, as people will delete them. I left them, in case you were planning to create them soon. I thought I should let you know so that you didn't spend too much time adding them and then find your work undone. Best wishes, Boleyn (talk) 07:08, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: April 2014
Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery · Romaine 02:20, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Reference Errors on 14 May
Hello, I'm ReferenceBot. I have automatically detected that an edit performed by you may have introduced errors in referencing. as follows: Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?action=edit&preload=User:A930913/RBpreload&editintro=User:A930913/RBeditintro&minor=&title=User_talk:A930913&preloadtitle=ReferenceBot%20–%20&section=new report it to my operator]. Thanks, ReferenceBot (talk) 00:32, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
 * On the Theodora Cowan page, [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=608495032 your edit] caused a cite error (help) . ([ Fix] | [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&preload=User:ReferenceBot/helpform&preloadtitle=Referencing%20errors%20on%20%5B%5BSpecial%3ADiff%2F608495032%7CTheodora Cowan%5D%5D Ask for help])

DYK for Theodora Cowan
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:03, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

April Fool's Day
Dear User:Whiteghost.ink, thanks for all your work on the article about April Fool's Day. I just noticed that there has been a mass deletion of content there. I thought I would let you know. If you don't have time for it, I'll try to sort it out later. With regards, AnupamTalk 06:24, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Re: Baroque and Beyond
Hi Whiteghost, yes, I was going to pop in at the end of today's counting and check it out. I'm avidly listening to this countdown ... much of the music is absolutely amazing! I'm not so good at tables, either, but I'll give it a go, unless you're already working on it. Graham 87 05:50, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Done, all the items so far! I'll check the article out in again once today's broadcast is over. Graham 87 06:53, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I've finished all the items for today. In [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Classic_100_Baroque_and_Before_(ABC)&diff=611797869&oldid=611787464 this edit summary], I meant "empty row". To make the next entry, I just make a duplicate copy of the top row and modify it. Graham 87 09:27, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Could you possibly help out tomorrow? It's not a public holiday in Western Australia; I might be able to pop in in the early afternoon (AEST), but I won't be able to *start* working on it in ernest until 10:00PM AEST. Graham 87 12:39, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Awesome! I'll check it out now. Graham 87 10:09, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: May 2014
Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery · Romaine 00:28, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

the Red Cross nurse who founded the London's first private hospital
About the article about Theodora Cowan, I could be quite wrong about this but it seemed to me odd that there might have been Red Cross nurses in London when London got its first private hospital. If I am right is the problem just a case of the name of the hospital having been omitted? With knd rgrds etc, Eddaido (talk) 23:33, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Interesting point. I went back to my source and extended the quote to show what it said in more detail. Does that make more sense to you? That is what the text says but its author might have made some sort of error. Do you have more information? Whiteghost.ink (talk) 03:07, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I guess whoever wrote it did not consider that matter important. Now, should anyone (like me) be concerned there is at least the link (I've now made) to where their erm institution is described as a Pioneer Nursing Home. Maybe its true in the sense that such institutions were previously regarded as accommodation for the incompetent (physically or otherwise) and the pioneering part of the two ladies' enterprise was to actually involve doctors and making people better? I just don't know but I do imagine there were organisations like at least monasteries caring for and trying to mend people rather a long time before Queen Victoria. A puzzling assertion by Graeme Sturgeon but Thames & Hudson usually make nice books don't they. Thanks and regards, Eddaido (talk) 02:10, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
 * How fascinating! What interesting connections. Thanks for those links. My guess is that care provided in monasteries was probably not considered "private" in the sense that we think of them. Although monasteries were institutions and the church would have provided funding, the care given in them would have been available to the public and the poor. Just a thought. The things you learn from collaborating! I will keep this in the back of my mind in case I find out any more about it. Whiteghost.ink (talk) 04:01, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
 * You are very charming, I was letting my socialist attitudes show. I think there just might have been very particular places where the ruling classes could make their own unfortunates comfortable away from prying public eyes, probably in a monastery, and very much not public. Think Uncle Fester (it says he's Tío Fétido in Spain) and lost in the Bermuda Triangle (of c.1500). I really don't see why their nursing home is a pioneer. Do you? Now, where was I . . . 'bye. Eddaido (talk) 11:21, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

TFA - St James' Church, Sydney ?
Just to let you know that the TFA requests page is now taking bids for articles into July and early August, so if you'd like St James on St James's's's' day (never sure how many ' or "s"s are needed...) then pop along and have a go and nominating. I think it should be easier than last time - no need to worry about points, for instance. Let me know if you have any problems / questions. BencherliteTalk 23:48, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

Main Page appearance: St James' Church, Sydney
This is a note to let the main editors of St James' Church, Sydney know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on July 25, 2014. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at present, please ask. You can view the TFA blurb at Today's featured article/July 25, 2014. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:

St James' Church is an Anglican parish church in Sydney, Australia. Named in honour of St James the Great, it is the oldest extant church building in the city's inner region and has been in continuous service since it was consecrated in February 1824. Its original ministry was to the early convict population of Sydney as well as to the administrative élite. In succeeding centuries, the church has maintained a special role in the city's religious, civic and musical life as well as close associations with the legal and medical professions. The church building was designed in the style of a Georgian town church by the transported convict architect Francis Greenway. Worship is in a style commonly found in the High Church and moderate Anglo-Catholic traditions of Anglicanism. In both style and teaching, St James' contrasts with the majority of churches in its diocese where services are generally in the more austere style associated with Low Church and teaching takes a more socially conservative approach. Part of a historical precinct, it is listed on the Register of the National Estate and has been described as one of the world's 80 greatest man-made treasures.

You (and your talk-page stalkers) may also be interested to hear that there have been some changes at the TFA requests page recently. Nominators no longer need to calculate how many "points" an article has, the instructions have been simplified, and there's a new nomination system using templates based on those used for DYK suggestions. Please consider nominating another article, or commenting on an existing nomination, and leaving some feedback on your experience. Thank you. UcuchaBot (talk) 23:03, 26 June 2014 (UTC)

Precious
  architectural, social and organisational history

Thank you for your "significant contribution" of several years to the St James' Church, Sydney as "an important player in ... religious, musical and official life" (yes, you!), for quoting "till we see what's what in fact" and Entertainment, for listening to the final bars of Messiah in your sandbox, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:09, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, Gerda! Whiteghost.ink (talk) 07:41, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: June 2014
Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery · Romaine 22:47, 9 July 2014 (UTC)

Wattamolla
Added the panorama image. Multichill (talk) 14:40, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

Hilda, Trove and publishers
Hi. I saw you removed the NLA as publisher from the refs in Hilda. I'm not sure about this. I had thought about this during a previous FAC when asked (maybe Florence Fuller?) My response was that I thought the papers in question are out of copyright and/or have transferred copyright and that this represents a republication of the material for which the NLA, not the original paper, is responsible. I thought perhaps the publisher should be retained so it is clear that it isn't the newspaper in question that is publishing the linked item. Any views? hamiltonstone (talk) 23:58, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
 * The answer is that the NLA is not the "publisher" of the newspaper, it is just the owner of the website through which the newspapers are currently visible. They did the work building it, yes, but they're not the publisher anymore than ancestry.com is the publisher of the digitised BDM records. That citation code is automated. The info is in the metadata. The NLA never made a choice - they are not making a claim to be the publisher. In many cases, they are not the owner of the hard copy nor did they do the scanning. As for the SMH, whose references I use a lot and manually change when I do, the newspaper title is mistakenly entered. They need to change that code. Changing the publisher code would be a bigger deal. Cheers, Whiteghost.ink (talk) 10:38, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks for that. hamiltonstone (talk) 12:19, 1 August 2014 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: July 2014
Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery · Romaine 21:17, 13 August 2014 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for September 4
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Wrap with Love, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Blankets. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:08, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

September 2014
Hello, I'm BracketBot. I have automatically detected that [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=624613233 your edit] to Festival of Dangerous Ideas may have broken the syntax by modifying 1 ""s. If you have, don't worry: just [ edit the page] again to fix it. If I misunderstood what happened, or if you have any questions, you can leave a message on [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?action=edit&preload=User:A930913/BBpreload&editintro=User:A930913/BBeditintro&minor=&title=User_talk:A930913&preloadtitle=BracketBot%20–%20&section=new my operator's talk page].
 * List of unpaired brackets remaining on the page:

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, BracketBot (talk) 01:54, 8 September 2014 (UTC)
 * * Susan Greenfield (Neuroscientist) New York Times dubbed "Anti-Bono"

Hello, I'm BracketBot. I have automatically detected that [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=627232765 your edit] to Ocean current may have broken the syntax by modifying 1 ""s. If you have, don't worry: just [ edit the page] again to fix it. If I misunderstood what happened, or if you have any questions, you can leave a message on [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?action=edit&preload=User:A930913/BBpreload&editintro=User:A930913/BBeditintro&minor=&title=User_talk:A930913&preloadtitle=BracketBot%20–%20&section=new my operator's talk page].
 * List of unpaired brackets remaining on the page:

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, BracketBot (talk) 02:18, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Ocean]] governs the course of the new current part of the global network of ocean currents Source:CSIRO]]

This Month in GLAM: August 2014
Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery · Romaine 13:16, 12 September 2014 (UTC)

TAFI contributions
It goes without saying that your contributions for to TAFI articles have been substantial, but I just wanted you to know that your work is greatly appreciated. -- Nick Penguin ( contribs ) 03:50, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 8
 The Wikipedia Library Books & Bytes

Issue 8, August-September2014 by, ,

 Read the full newsletter   MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:51, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
 * TWL now a Wikimedia Foundation program, moves on from grant status
 * Four new donations, including large DeGruyter parntership, pilot with Elsevier
 * New TWL coordinators, Wikimania news, new library platform discussions, Wiki Loves Libraries update, and more
 * Spotlight: "Traveling Through History" - an editor talks about his experiences with a TWL newspaper archive, Newspapers.com

Disambiguation link notification for October 7
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Steak, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Robert Carrier. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:23, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: September 2014
Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery · Romaine 17:31, 11 October 2014 (UTC)

October 2014
Hello, I'm BracketBot. I have automatically detected that [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=629657405 your edit] to Tableware may have broken the syntax by modifying 1 "[]"s. If you have, don't worry: just [ edit the page] again to fix it. If I misunderstood what happened, or if you have any questions, you can leave a message on [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?action=edit&preload=User:A930913/BBpreload&editintro=User:A930913/BBeditintro&minor=&title=User_talk:A930913&preloadtitle=BracketBot%20–%20&section=new my operator's talk page].
 * List of unpaired brackets remaining on the page:

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, BracketBot (talk) 02:17, 15 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Royal Crown Derby expressly created the china pattern used in the à la carte Restaurant of the [RMS Titanic|[RMS Titanic]].<ref name=Archbold>{{cite book|last1=Rick Archbold and Dana

Hello, I'm BracketBot. I have automatically detected that [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=629664514 your edit] to Tableware may have broken the syntax by modifying 1 ""s. If you have, don't worry: just [ edit the page] again to fix it. If I misunderstood what happened, or if you have any questions, you can leave a message on [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?action=edit&preload=User:A930913/BBpreload&editintro=User:A930913/BBeditintro&minor=&title=User_talk:A930913&preloadtitle=BracketBot%20–%20&section=new my operator's talk page].
 * List of unpaired brackets remaining on the page:

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, BracketBot (talk) 03:40, 15 October 2014 (UTC)
 * beneath the glasses is the bread plate. Cutlery (from the outside toward the plate) Fish cutlery {{red|&#40;}} knife and fork, the fish will be served without any sauce, otherwise it would be a fish spoon (

Learning Quarterly: October 2014
<div style="float:left; background-color:; color:#656565; padding: 1.5em 1em 1em 1em; margin: .5em; "> <span style="font-size: 0.8em; font-family: Futura, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; color: ">L&E Newsletter / Volume 1 / Issue 2 / October 2014 <span style="font-size: 1.7em; font-family: Futura, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; color:#00008B"> Learning Quarterly

<div style="float:left; background-color:; color:#656565; padding: 1.5em 1em 1em 1em; margin: .5em; "> <span style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: Futura, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; color: "> Frontpage: <span style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: Futura, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; color:"> #DataCollection  #Learning4Sustainability

<div style="float:left; background-color:; color:#656565; padding: 1.5em 1em 1em 1em; margin: .5em; "> <span style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: Futura, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; color: #DCDCDC"> Stay tuned <span style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: Futura, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; color:"> blogs, events & more!

<div style="float:left; background-color:; color:#656565; padding: 1.5em 1em 1em 1em; margin: .5em; "> <span style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: Futura, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; color: ">Grow the <span style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: Futura, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; color:#DCDCDC"> Awesome: WMRS Education Program

<div style="float:left; background-color:; color:#656565; padding: 1.5em 1em 1em 1em; margin: .5em; "> <span style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: Futura, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; color: #DCDCDC"> Leave your mark <span style="font-size: 1.5em; font-family: Futura, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; color:"> on Meta!

<div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> If this message is not on your home wiki's talk page, update your subscription. María Cruz, Community coordinator, Program Evaluation & Design (WMF) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:59, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for October 22
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Phoenix Islands, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page National Geographic. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:47, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Meetup/Sydney/ArtAndFeminism MCA October 2014
Hi Whiteghost, I've noticed you've signed up for Meetup/Sydney/ArtAndFeminism MCA October 2014, as this is going to be a rather large outreach event I have set your account as an wp:Account Creator. If they have dozens of newbies trying to create accounts on one IP address it will be useful to have someone there with that right. I hope you have a very successful and enjoyable event.  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  05:24, 25 October 2014 (UTC)

Halloween cheer!
<div style="border-style:solid; border-color:#000; background-color:#FFB924; border-width:2px; text-align:left; padding:8px;" class="plainlinks">

Happy Halloween!

Hello Whiteghost.ink: Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!   –  NorthAmerica1000 06:13, 27 October 2014 (UTC) Send Halloween cheer by adding {{subst:Happy Halloween}} to user talk pages with a friendly message.

A kitten for you!
Thank you so much for your help with the Robyn Alders entry today! This article would not have passed muster without you. What am amazing thing you all do. Thank you for so generously donating your time and considerable expertise. Kindest regards and koala kisses

Drchristiebudd (talk) 14:56, 31 October 2014 (UTC) <br style="clear: both;"/>

Incomplete DYK nomination
Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Robyn Alders at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; see step 3 of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with db-g7, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 22:36, 2 November 2014 (UTC)

New Wikipedia Library Accounts Now Available (November 2014)
Hello Wikimedians! The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for, free, full-access accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for:


 * DeGruyter: 1000 new accounts for English and German-language research. Sign up on one of two language Wikipedias:
 * English signup
 * Deutsch signup
 * Fold3: 100 new accounts for American history and military archives
 * Scotland's People: 100 new accounts for Scottish genealogy database
 * British Newspaper Archive: expanded by 100+ accounts for British newspapers
 * Highbeam: 100+ remaining accounts for newspaper and magazine archives
 *  Questia: 100+ remaining accounts for journal and social science articles
 * JSTOR: 100+ remaining accounts for journal archives

Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today! --The Wikipedia Library Team 23:25, 5 November 2014 (UTC)


 * You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language. Please contact Ocaasi (WMF).
 * This message was delivered via the Mass Message to the Book & Bytes recipient list.

DYK for Roger Wilbraham (MP)
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  00:02, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: October 2014
<div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery · Romaine 23:35, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

December 2014
Hello, I'm BracketBot. I have automatically detected that [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=637283848 your edit] to List of classical music competitions may have broken the syntax by modifying 1 ""s. If you have, don't worry: just [ edit the page] again to fix it. If I misunderstood what happened, or if you have any questions, you can leave a message on [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?action=edit&preload=User:A930913/BBpreload&editintro=User:A930913/BBeditintro&minor=&title=User_talk:A930913&preloadtitle=BracketBot%20–%20&section=new my operator's talk page].
 * List of unpaired brackets remaining on the page:

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, BracketBot (talk) 06:36, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
 * * International Flute Competition Camerata Strumentale  -  Timişoara, Romania
 * * William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition[ byrdartists.com] - Flint, MI, USA

This Month in GLAM: November 2014
<div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery · Romaine 22:30, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

New Wikipedia Library Accounts Now Available (December 2014)
Hello Wikimedians! The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for, free, full-access accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for:


 * Elsevier - science and medicine journals and books
 * Royal Society of Chemistry - chemistry journals
 * Pelican Books - ebook monographs
 * Public Catalogue Foundation- art books

Other partnerships with accounts available are listed on our partners page. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today! --The Wikipedia Library Team.00:25, 18 December 2014 (UTC)


 * You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language. Please contact Ocaasi (WMF).
 * This message was delivered via the Mass Message tool to the Book & Bytes recipient list.

DYK for Ros Pesman
The DYK project (nominate) 23:57, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

Helm
Whilst I agree that led is preferable to helmed, helm can indeed function as a verb and was technically correct. See also helm.-- Jeffro 77 (talk) 04:23, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Good link. Even so, the word seems icky, as bad perhaps (or not as bad, can't decide) as "heads up", which sounds like a two-up call. :) Whiteghost.ink (talk) 04:44, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
 * It's almost as bad as icky.-- Jeffro 77 (talk) 07:33, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
 * "Helmed" is an ugly Americanism. It has no place in the English-speaking world. Sardaka (talk) 09:05, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
 * As much as I dislike 'Americanisms', America is a rather substantial part of the "English-speaking world".-- Jeffro 77 (talk) 14:02, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Sort of. And ugliness is an issue. In language I prefer elegance; in photos, beauty. Often I can't personally achieve either but we should at least try. :) Whiteghost.ink (talk) 23:01, 25 December 2014 (UTC)

2014 Sydney hostage crisis
Thanks for your great work tidying up and improving this article. Nick-D (talk) 11:35, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Indeed, I'd second that. Not exactly a pleasant task to deal with.  satusuro 11:39, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Whiteghost.ink (talk) 02:39, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Trove
 Harrias  <sup style="color:#009900;">talk 00:03, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

Thank you!
Thank you again for your help. Hopefully it won't just be useful as an appendix to the Sydney siege article, but for legal studies students and general information. I'm half-tempted to make a companion article on the older law, that would be something really interesting as a comparison. Is there a way to encourage people to link to the Bail Act 2013 article? --110.20.234.69 (talk) 12:57, 27 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I am sure it will be useful to anyone interested in the law. I have added the "See Main" template to the article. This will show readers that a complete article exists on the topic. There are also probably other, related articles which can be linked to the Bail one - then readers for whom this is an area of interest can find it. I will look for them. There seems to be so much criticism of it that I am wondering whether the article should have a section headed "Criticism" that is distinct from the explanation of what is does and why it was changed. I brought this Bail article to the attention of User: Wikiain who has also helped with it. Make sure you also keep checking your own Talk Page for comments from other editors. If you are willing to create an article about the earlier version of the Act, go for it! Whiteghost.ink (talk) 08:13, 28 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the encouragement. The reason why I had the criticism in with the Amendments section is because the criticism directly lead to the Hatzistergos review and the Bail Amendment Act 2014.  Perhaps that section could be retitled to something else, in case there are further amendments down the track.  Is the article suitable for the "Did you know?" section on the main page?  --110.20.234.69 (talk) 08:43, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Good oh. I see. And yes. I am planning to nominate it. Whiteghost.ink (talk) 09:06, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

Got a strange non-message on my talk page - apparently the robot let me know I created an article that was up for the did you know section, but the robot-master undid that? Thanks for doing the legwork on the nomination. --110.20.234.69 (talk) 20:33, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

Would Max Taylor's PhD thesis on "The Politics of Bail Reform: The New South Wales Bail Act, 1976-2013" be acceptable as a source for Draft:Bail Act 1978? (If a copy can be found...) WP:RS seems to imply that PhD theses are appropriate, but should be depreciated in favour of peer-reviewed journals resulting from the thesis. --110.20.234.69 (talk) 23:13, 30 December 2014 (UTC)


 * To cite his arguments/conclusions, I think you would need to find the thesis and the references it uses to make whatever claims it makes. They are often listed in University library's catalogues and sometimes they are online, in which case, it would be easy to use. Failing that, in my opinion, the fact of the thesis's existence would be a useful reference. Whiteghost.ink (talk) 00:47, 31 December 2014 (UTC)