Wikipedia:ScotlandsPeople/Approved


 * 1) I am very interested in editing areas relating to Scotland, particularly biographies (see for example Tom Hanlin,Lucy Deane Streatfeild amongst others), so this would be a very useful resource to complement the information I already have access to in news archives etc. --nonsense  ferret  22:56, 5 November 2014 (UTC)


 * 1) *✅.  @Nonsenseferret:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 10:00, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 2)  - I have 47,000+ edits and have created 163 articles including several biographies. I am especially interested in creating and editing historical biographies and have significant experience with genealogical research, which is why I think my editing could benefit from this resource. I have created one minor article in the Scotland topic area (Dipple, Moray). Thanks for your consideration.- MrX 02:23, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 3) *✅.  @MrX:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 10:00, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 4) My central interest here is in creating and upgrading biographies covered in the Dictionary of National Biography and its modern successor, the ODNB. A great deal of Scottish family history is included in the material I deal with, and outside fact-checking is very much desirable for those biographies. Charles Matthews (talk) 04:28, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 5) *✅.  @Charles Matthews:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 10:00, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 6) - 29K edits, work at wp:RX. To improve e.g. James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas LeadSongDog  come howl!  05:45, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 7) *✅.  @LeadSongDog:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 10:35, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 8) I enjoy working on historical biographies, particularly Scottish ones; see Lord Pitfour and his son James Ferguson, John Gregorson Campbell or even Jamie Fleeman for examples of articles I have already either created or considerably expanded.   SagaciousPhil   -  Chat  07:16, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 9) *✅.  @Sagaciousphil:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 10:35, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 10) Having been very much enjoying working with the BNA and FYP in working on late 19th and early 20th century football articles, as well as a couple of MPs from that era, I'd like to expand my work into Scottish areas, which is a particular area of interest for me due to my Scottish heritage. Miyagawa (talk) 08:20, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 11) *✅.  @Miyagawa:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 10:35, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 12) just came across this - I mainly do natural history but have an interest in Scottish history (particularly football) and folktales etc. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:16, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 13) *✅.  @Casliber:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 10:35, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 14) Work on biographic and settlement articles including adding to and checking backgrounds of notable people also have done genealogy research for other editors. Tmol42 (talk) 13:39, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 15) *✅.  @Tmol42:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 10:35, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 16) I'd like to give this a try. I tend to edit on British topics with a bias towards Scotland though not particularly biographies. However, I see this year I've created three biographies of Scots: Mary McMurtrie, Alexander Heron, Gordon Stott, Lord Stott. (Yes, that's three, not four!). Thincat (talk) 20:02, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 17) *✅.  @Thincat:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 11:14, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 18) I've been working on categorising and recording listed buildings and monuments in Scotland, having access to the valuation roles and some biographical information on the architects, sponsors and/or subjects of memorials may prove very useful in categorisation and eventual article creation. I've written fairly extensively about numerous Scottish topics in the past and would expect access to this resource will prove beneficial in expanding existing content too (from previously hitting Scotland's People's pay wall in the past). Nick (talk) 21:34, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 19) *✅.  @Nick:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 11:14, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 20) I want to continue to find out about and contribute articles about the early Scottish-Australian connection such as this one, for which I needed access to a death certificate.
 * 21) *✅.  @Whiteghost.ink:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 11:14, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 22)  I have been an editor since 1997, and my interests include editing articles about the histories of the UK, US, Canada and the British Empire/Commonwealth.  Scots played a major role in all. TFD (talk) 03:13, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 23) *✅.  @The Four Deuces:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 11:14, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 24) I'm a member of WikiProject Women's History and WikiProject Women artists, have written several entries on Scottish women (Fanny McIan, Mary Rose Hill Burton, Wilhelmina Hay Abbott, Jessica Duncan Piazzi Smyth), access would help me write more, and better. Penny Richards(talk)
 * 25) *✅.  @Penny Richards:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 14:18, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 26) . I have done genealogical research for the Mrs Molesworth article and wish to do more of the same. Xxanthippe (talk) 00:37, 10 November 2014 (UTC).
 * 27) * Your email does not appear to be set up properly. Please let me know when it's fixed. Thanks, Philg88 ♦talk 14:25, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I have activated my email. Xxanthippe (talk) 00:08, 21 November 2014 (UTC).
 * @Xxanthippe:  Email now sent.  Philg88 ♦talk ml 06:28, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 1) Active in WikiProject Golf. Much effort this year on pre-WW2 Open Championships and Ryder Cups. Many of the golfers of the period were Scottish, being the home of golf but currently the biographical area is very weak. Access to Scotlands People would be a great help. Nigej (talk) 08:29, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 2) *✅.  @Nigej:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 14:18, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 3) Would be greatly helpful for use in researching some of the more obscure personalities I sometimes find myself writing articles on. For example, I would like to be able to track down the death of Robert Wallace (Canadian politician).  Connormah (talk) 18:53, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 4) *✅.  @Connormah:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 06:35, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 5) I'm an experienced Wikipedian with thousands of edits and several GAs. I think I could probably improve a few clan articles if I had access to ScotlandsPeople.--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 20:53, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 6) *✅.  @Brianann MacAmhlaidh:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 06:35, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 7) 50k edits. I'm active in creating and adding references to footballer biographies going back to 19th century, and my existing access to BNA and Findmypast has already been a great help. In those days, many professional players were Scots, so access to ScotlandsPeople would help add a bit of background to their footballing career. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 14:41, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 8) *✅.  @Struway2:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 08:08, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * 9) -  100k edit user, belong to/had subscription and utilised Scotlands people in 2009 when in Edinburgh (missed out on using it when in edinburgh in 2013 unfortunately), and very impressed (telling many people in Australia that its the best service of its kind that I had encountered).  At this stage in my wp en editing - mainly have been tagging project labels for Scottish categories - access to this service would be excellent aid to expanding personal capacity within scottish wikipedia project in relation to specific people and subjects... satusuro 23:52, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 10) *✅.  @SatuSuro:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 10:00, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 11) I do a lot of biographies, and have particularly been focusing on some Scottish entertainers and notables (and sometimes their families) including Ian Charleson, Jack Lowden, List of University of Edinburgh people, etc. I have actually been using Scotland's People to attempt look-ups of birth data (date, place), but it gets quite costly especially when I guess wrong about someone's birth name or place and then have wasted a lot of money. Would love to have a complimentary account. Thanks! Softlavender (talk) 05:38, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 12) *✅.  @Softlavender:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 10:00, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 13) I work mainly on Scottish topics, particularly social and cultural history.--  SabreBD  (talk) 21:21, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 14) *✅.  @Sabrebd:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 11:14, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 15) I've been editing since 2006 and have created numerous articles on the geography and history of Scotland. Most interested in being able to trace details of estate owners in the Highlands and Islands.  Ben   Mac  Dui  08:24, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 16) *✅.  @Ben MacDui:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 14:18, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 17) Founder of WikiProject Scotland and creator/editor of much of our Scotland-related content over many years. --Mais oui! (talk) 08:58, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 18) *✅.  @Mais oui!:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 14:18, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 19) Mainly edit Australian related topics, but plenty of Australians of Scottish descent that could be useful to have access to something like this.  Lots of BLP/referencing work in my >50k edits. The-Pope (talk) 14:02, 14 November 2014
 * 20) *✅.  @The-Pope:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 06:35, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 21) Mainly answer Ref Desk questions, including biographical questions, and access to this DB may help there. StuRat (talk) 01:14, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 22) *✅.  @StuRat:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 06:35, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 23) I would like to get involved in genealogical research subjects, especially northern Europe and the British Isles. -- Brangifer (talk) 04:04, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 24) *  @BullRangifer:   . Sorry, but your contribution history does not indicate activity in the area of Scottish history/geneaology.  Philg88 ♦talk 06:35, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 25) 100k edits. Search for data about Scottish sportspeople. Florentyna (talk) 03:35, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 26) **  @Florentyna:   I don't see any contribution history on Scotland related topics - can you please provide some examples? Oh, and you have ~12K edits, not 100K.  Philg88 ♦talk 09:32, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
 * 27) *** Hi, you should look at all international contribs, my are mainly in Germany, and there the whole Scottish badminton family with too much data missing. --Florentyna (talk) 20:53, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
 * 28) ****✅.  @Florentyna:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 08:08, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * 50,000+ edits. I am actively adding references to pages submitted at AfC as well as some in mainspace, and I can use this access to confirm and cite information about people and historical topics related to Scotland, and to add dates and locations to Wikidata.  I am also an experienced genealogist, so I am familiar with the reliability  (or lack thereof) of various types of genealogical records.&mdash;Anne Delong (talk) 05:40, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 1) *✅.  @Anne Delong:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 09:32, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
 * 2)  I have Scottish heritage and am an active content creator.  Examples of relevant articles created include Delphine Parrott, Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club and Robert Thom (engineer). Andrew D. (talk) 16:19, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
 * 3) *✅.  @Andrew Davidson:   Please look out for a Wikipedia email from me with a link containing instructions on how to complete the next stage in the ScotlandsPeople account activation process. Don't forget to check your junk/spam folder! Many thanks,  Philg88 ♦talk 08:08, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * 4) want to research family tree
 * Unfortunately this resource is primarily intended for improving Wikipedia articles, not personal genealogical research. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:27, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) Is it possible to apply again? I'm down to 38 credits and would like to do much more. See ScotlandsPeople/Experiences for feedback I wrote in February. A new user, User:♥Golf, has created many new pages for Scottish golfers and I would like to carry on my previous editing to add birth and death details. Nigej (talk) 08:09, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ Just re-fill out the form from the original email - let me know if you no longer have it. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:27, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) I have written dozens of articles on Scottish golfers, and have plans to write many more.  I don't usually have access to records such as DOB and DOD for these Scottish citizens so having access to ScotlandsPeople would be fantastic. User:Nigej has been great in filling in missing information and I really do appreciate his/her assistance.--EditorExtraordinaire (talk) 08:31, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ Expect an email shortly with further details. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:27, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 * 1)  I do most of my WP edits as I research, when I notice inconsistancies, errors, and omissions.  My ancestry is English, Irish and Scots, and, though I have barely scratched the surface thus far, I hope to do much more in the near future.  I am interested in the history of engineering, technology and science in Scotland, as well as genealogy and heritage.  I have not been much of an article creator, thus far, but my work situation is changing, so that I will have more time to devote to more labor-intensive projects.  Rags (talk) 21:49, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ Expect an email shortly with further details. Nikkimaria (talk) 14:20, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) (eg. ) I recently lost access to my WP account, so do not have a contribution history for your reference. I am a history nut with Scottish heritage and help to fill out WP articles with connections and additional information I find during my research. Particularly interested in Scotland's history and its relationship with other cultures and powers.
 * Would you feel comfortable sharing with me your former account name, by email if needed? Nikkimaria (talk) 17:36, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) I have been editing Wikipedia for almost ten years and have accumulated nearly 9,000 edits with 67 pages created. I am a member of WikiProject Football and would find ScotlandsPeople access particularly useful for information on player biographies. Jellyman (talk) 19:44, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ Expect an email shortly with further details. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:28, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
 * 1)  I have started and work on a number of biographical articles on British immigrants to South Africa, some of whom were from Scotland.  Access to this database would help me to reference the articles I work on. Wayne Jayes (talk) 13:48, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ Expect an email shortly with further details. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:28, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) I am a long time editor of articles related to Scotland and its history. This will help with my research and help me improve articles related to Scotland.  Catfish   Jim  and the soapdish  13:09, 25 September 2015 (UTC) Experience? >20,000 edits, nearly 8 years as editor, 4 as admin. Created numerous articles about Scottish towns, history, people etc. Promoted 6 Scottish articles to GA status.  Catfish   Jim  and the soapdish  13:16, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ Expect an email shortly with further details. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:28, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) It would be useful to have access to be able to verify biographical and other historical details relating to Scotland, Canada, and elsewhere. I expect that it would increase the number of contributions I can make. I have contributed over the years on a wide range of wikipedia projects, including adding and improving articles, monitoring their sources and accuracy.(Vancouveriensis (talk)
 * You qualify, but your Wikipedia account doesn't seem to be associated with a valid email address--if you can get that settled, I can continue with the approval process.Penny Richards (talk) 17:00, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I had forgotten to change that detail after the email account formerly linked to my wikipedia account was hacked a few years ago. I have now provided a verified email address.:) (Vancouveriensis (talk)
 * ✅ Great. Expect an email shortly with further details.Penny Richards (talk) 17:42, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) I have been active editing on Wikipedia since 2006, I am interested in this resource related to Weihaiwei under British rule and the biographies of the Governors of Weihaiwei in the 1930s Sir James Haldane Stewart Lockhart and Reginald Fleming Johnston.Chuangzu (talk) 18:14, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ Expect an email shortly with further details.Penny Richards (talk) 19:01, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) Have more than 6000 edits mostly in article space. My contributions are mainly to articles in Scottish history and biographical articles of individuals mostly in the North of Scotland.  Access to this resource would greatly help in these areas. Bill Reid | (talk) 12:27, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ Expect an email shortly with further details.Penny Richards (talk) 17:59, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) I have been active editing on Wikipedia since 2006.  I contribute mostly to the Scottish Gaelic Wikipedia (gd) where I have 2667 edits and contribute regularly and increasingly often. I contribute also to the English (en), Scots (sco), and Irish Gaelic (ga) wikipedias.  I am very familiar with ScotlandsPeople and know how to use it to best effect and double-check the information.  Having good access to ScotlandsPeople would help me considerably in contributing to articles on Gaelic writers, singers, songwriters and poets of the past, as well as other figures of importance in recent Highland history - everything from checking dates and places of birth and death to researching their family background and influences on their work. --Caoimhin (talk) 16:02, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ Expect an email shortly with further details.Penny Richards (talk) 16:27, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
 * 1) -  Whilst I don't have a lot of history in Wikipedia,  I am keen to actively contribute and share any of the knowledge I learn from ScotlandsPeople.  I have a keen interest in learning about Scottish history and the people,  which I would also like to apply to my family history. My goal is to travel to Edinburgh from Australia to visit the archives in person as the current online searching is costly and difficult to use . Having access to this service would speed up my research significantly.   Thank you for considering my application. Patto21 7:20, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Understand your interest, but the accounts really are for editors who are "active in content generation, research, and/or verification work"--you need to be an editor with a record of activity, before I can approve you for an account.Penny Richards (talk) 11:47, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
 * 1) I have joined the Chinese Wikipedia since 2006 where I have contributed nearly 40,000 edits. Over the past 10 years, I have been specialising in biographies of people from British colonial history. A number of these people had roots in Scotland. ScotlandsPeople is an essential tool for those who work on Scottish biographies so it was a very good news to me when I first learnt that Wikipedia had obtained a number of free accounts from ScotlandsPeople. Free access to ScotlandsPeople would allow me to search for official records on births, deaths and marriages, etc. which are not available in genealogical databases of English and Wales. These records would greatly improve the quality of relevant biographical entries in Wikipedia. Many thanks. --Clithering (talk) 18:06, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅Approved, expect an email shortly with further details.Penny Richards (talk) 20:43, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
 * 1) I would like to be considered for access to this site, i am currently working on football pages from 1892-93 and it is surprising how many Scottish players moved south to play, but sadly the books i use to research don't have much detail on there time in Scotland before or after there move to England, so this would be a great help to expand/start some pages. Thank you for your time. Iantheimp (talk) 11:34, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅Approved, expect an email shortly with further details.Penny Richards (talk) 18:09, 30 July 2016 (UTC)