User talk:Deskford/Archives/2014/November

Yo

This is a dynamic IP assigned by the University of California at Santa Cruz. I didn't do the editing, but there's a good chance someone was doing it on his behalf. Anyways, take care. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.233.38.198 (talk) 17:45, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

That copyright warning dates back to January 2010, so it was undoubtedly meant for someone else using your dynamic IP address. And since it has taken me several months to notice this comment, chances are you too will have moved to a new IP address long ago! Best wishes! --Deskford (talk) 23:54, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Wikiproject notes in articles

Pls see Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Wikiproject notes in articles - The issues may be much bigger then just the note on the pages - However I believe the viability of the note its self is what we should talk about at this time.Moxy (talk) 23:56, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedian in Residence at the National Library of Scotland

I'm just dropping you a quick note about a new Wikipedian in Residence job that's opened up at the National Library of Scotland. There're more details at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Scotland#Wikimedian in Residence at the National Library of Scotland. Richard Symonds (WMUK) (talk) 15:52, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

New Deer

Hi, I see you are going some diligent work on New Deer! I'd also looked at it this morning after the edit concerning Rev Cockburn. There is an archive link for the dead link ref # 1 here. I've also managed to find an article from the Herald in 23 November 2006 (when the village were fighting about the bank closure that gives some extra info - it won an award and such like). Are you able to access it as I got it via HighBeam? The link for Catto Long Barrow seems to have been put in around 30 articles [1]. SagaciousPhil - Chat 11:34, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

I don't have access to HighBeam - please go ahead and add any references that it reveals. I keep finding mentions of Catto Long Barrow in inappropriate places, usually with a reference to The Modern Antiquarian, which appears to be an unreliable source since it is made up of user contributions. I suspect an editor on some kind of self-publicity drive that has never been cleaned up. --Deskford (talk) 11:43, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll try to add some bits and pieces to it tomorrow - or at least reference some of the info given. Do you mind if I change the refs to 'cite web' etc? SagaciousPhil - Chat 11:55, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

No, please change them as you feel appropriate! --Deskford (talk) 12:04, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Martin James Bartlett

I've temporarily semi-protected that, and I'll leave a note on the IP again. I'll try and keep an eye on it, too, but if you see it happen again, let me know and I'll kick it up a notch. I'm hoping that this will either end the behavior or force discussion on it, we'll see. Thanks. --j⚛e decker^talk 22:20, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Heh. You beat me to adding the warning.  :) --j⚛e decker^talk 22:21, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! --Deskford (talk) 22:23, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Precious

articles in need
Thank you for offering "the occasional contribution where necessary", for quality articles on rural settlements in Scotland such as Cortes, Aberdeenshire, for diligence in the spelling of names (composer Ján Zimmer), calling for citations, updating, for example List of classical pianists (recorded) - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:44, 4 July 2014 (UTC)

Thank you Gerda! Ah yes, that article on Cortes, Aberdeenshire is one of the very few articles that I actually started. Usually I'm just tidying up bits and pieces on other articles, but it's good to know this is appreciated! --Deskford (talk) 20:17, 4 July 2014 (UTC)

Felix Mendelssohn

May I inquire as to the reason you again removed the editing that I did in the article on Felix Mendelssohn? The citation I gave is an internal one-- to the German version of Wikipedia-- and has presumably been vetted previously in that context.

MRWick1 Mrwick1 (talk) 14:33, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

The German Wikipedia, just like the English Wikipedia, can be edited by anyone, so we can't regard it as a reliable source. Please read WP:RS for a broad guide as to what is acceptable as a source, and feel free to add the information to the Mendelssohn article if you can give a reliable source to back it up. If you are unsure if a source is acceptable it might be best to discuss it on Talk:Felix Mendelssohn before adding it. You will find that editors are particularly stringent in demanding reliable sources in the Felix Mendelssohn article because it has been reviewed and declared a "good article". Any changes will be scrutinised to ensure the quality is maintained. --Deskford (talk) 15:54, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

I give up. Mrwick1 (talk) 16:22, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Josiah Robertson

• https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robertson_(surname)&diff=prev&oldid=630080221

Hi, Deskford, I noticed your edit. As there is a commons:Category:Josiah Robertson, and taking into consideration the Harmon Foundation article, I added the name. Thank you for your time. Lotje (talk) 09:57, 18 October 2014 (UTC)

It looks like the article was deleted because it didn't demonstrate Josiah Robertson's notability. Perhaps if there was a better article it would survive, and he could then be added to the list. (Apologies for being very slow to reply – not been around much lately!) --Deskford (talk) 18:54, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

Bassoon Concerto (Panufnik)

Hello. I have added footnotes now. Syek88 (talk) 02:01, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page to keep the conversation in one place. --Deskford (talk) 18:48, 25 November 2014 (UTC)