User talk:Charlesdrakew/Archives/2015/March

Bromley Bus Garage Amendments

Hi Charles, I had amended the Fleet List to list buses as I thought it would be of interest to others, and the citation is I work there, and drive these buses, I was going to add a section for past buses of the garage at a later date as well. And myself and others could add ones for Catford and Plumstead. Also I use this website http://freespace.virgin.net/ian.smith/buses/ for garage allocation details. 109.149.254.237 (talk) 11:32, 17 February 2015 (UTC) Andy

Wikipedia only uses material from reliable published sources. That does not include personal web pages.Charles (talk) 18:48, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

A-hole

What is the justification for removing the links to two New Yorker cartoons I added to a-hole? The New Yorker is a culturally important publication and its use of the word in its iconic cartoons helped signify that the word had gone from one that was completely taboo to one that was usable in ordinary conversation. Bellczar (talk) 01:27, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

WP:EL prohibits embedded links in the text. Whether the link is worth including in the external links section is open to discussion.Charles (talk) 10:11, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

That is not what WP:EL says. It says, "they should not normally be placed in the body of an article." That is not the same as prohibiting them. It also says the policy does not apply to citations. I don't think your understanding of the policy is adequate for you to be instructing me. Bellczar (talk) 23:43, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

It is an external link not a citation. If you want to go against the norm take it to the article talk page.Charles (talk) 10:01, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Dubai article

Hi. Thanks for your revert on the Dubai article. I must have made the same reversion four or five times - every couple of days the guy swings by and makes the change. It's getting very wearying... Alexandermcnabb (talk) 10:00, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

If it happens again I will get after them for edit warring. Cheers.Charles (talk) 13:02, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

Spanish Armada revisions

I noticed that you reverted the added aftermath context that I added & a more neutral casualty number. Could you give me a reason for this revision? Thanks. Jldg89 (talk) 09:40, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

Undue weight and written in editorial style. The article is about the Armada not the strategic situation in western Europe.Charles (talk) 14:23, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

Yes sure but the edit pertains to the aftermath so it is relevant to the strategic situation in western Europe. If the editorial style is not appropriate, you are free to edit its content and tone, deleting it (since it contains relevant information) is not the way to go in my opinion. Improve it instead of deleting it. If you don't feel like it I am willing to listen to what you think is not appropriate and make the proper corrections. Jldg89 (talk) 09:29, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

Checking an article

Hey hey Charles! Do you want to have my article to check? Your adoptee :P --Sterndmitri (talk) 11:31, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

I assume you mean in your sandbox. I am very busy but will try to read through it.Charles (talk) 14:26, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

Hi. Yes, i mean that one. I would be nice if you will try. Nevertheless, my question above was rather a suggestion, so I hope it would be convenient for you if you will decide to; this is not something urgent you know. Thank you very much, take care! --Sterndmitri (talk) 13:10, 6 February 2015 (UTC)