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Default category sorting

Hi. I noticed you added a category to The Lottie Project and I thought I could save you some work by letting you know that if an article has a default sort tag above the categories then you only need to add the category and the tag will automatically ensure it's listed alphabetically by the name specified in the default sort tag. So DEFAULTSORT:Lottie Project, The (typed in double curly brackets to make it a working tag) means all the categories will be sorted to that default unless specified otherwise. My explanation sounds confusing but if you go back to look at the article then you'll see what I mean. If you look out for default sort tags on articles (or even add them yourself where appropriate) then it'll save you extra typing. :-) Random Passer-by (talk) 22:34, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

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Notability of Bernd Weikl

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For the record, I noticed, by chance, that Bernd Weikl, was mentioned in about half a dozen wiki articles. A quick search on the internet turned up a number of web sites with biographies for Weikl, so I created a stub article saying, as I recall, "Bern Weikl (born whenever) is a baritone born wherever," and linked the other articles to it. However his notability was challenged and the article speedily deleted. I think he is probably notable (although at the lower end of the spectrum of notability) but the article would have needed further work to demonstrate that. Another time perhaps.

Brother Francis 07:26, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Hello from a member of the Opera Project. I'm sorry that I missed this speedily-deleted article, and will resurrect it when I have a moment. Weikl has an article in New Grove Dictionary of Opera and is undoubtedly an important contemporary singer (now nearing the end of his career). Best wishes. --GuillaumeTell 11:00, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Yo, Bro (couldn't resist that). The article has risen from the dead. It would be nice to know when he debuted at the Vienna Staatsoper. --GuillaumeTell 00:58, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Berkshire WikiProject invitation

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Hello, Illuminismus! I'd like to invite you to join the Berkshire WikiProject. It's a user-group dedicated to improving the overall quality of all Berkshire-related content. There is a discussion page for sharing ideas as well as developing and getting tips on improving articles. If you would like to join, simply add your name to the list of members. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask at the project talk page. We hope to be working with you in the future!

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The Crucifixion (Stainer)

The Crucifixion (Stainer) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) -- Are you planning to create this article you linked to from Crucifixion (disambiguation)? TJRC (talk) 16:11, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Okay, it sounds notable. I put together a little stub on it: The Crucifixion (Stainer). Please have a look at it and if you think you can improve on it (and you probably can, having performed it), please do so. TJRC (talk) 18:00, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Holy cats, it was only up for two minutes before someone made its first edit. TJRC (talk) 18:01, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Presentation College, Reading

{{adminhelp}}. The page Presentation College, Reading seems to have been deleted and left a number of red links. I last saw it on about 13th October 2008 and I don't think it has been cited in a subsequent deletion discussion. Can this be investigated, please?

By the way, my monastic sounding user name may suggest a connection with Presentation College, but there is none. As a resident of Berkshire I know the place, but little more than that. "Brother Francis" is just a user name!

Brother Francis (talk) 18:18, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

The article you linked to has never existed, and there is nothing in your deleted contribs. Have you got the name wrong perhaps?--Jac16888 (talk) 19:28, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Many thanks for the prompt response. I was convinced that a link to Presentation College, Reading had gone from Presentation College, but I see from the history that's simply not the case. I must have imagined the page. Thanks again for checking. Brother Francis (talk) 23:03, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Gareth Edwards (producer)

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First ever Reading Wiki Meetup

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