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It's funny because it's true

I was thoroughly entertained by your (relatively ancient) edit here. You were able to express a policy point in a way that involved the possibility of Jeff Lynne dropping around your place for tea, and that's a valuable contribution. Regards, Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 17:40, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

Well he's still very welcome. He could bring Richard Tandy. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 12:24, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

Discography

I'm very disappointed that you removed my contribution. I think information about music should actually include a link to the music, not just chatter. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Juliemargaret (talk • contribs) 00:58, 2 November 2014 (UTC)

A link to the music wouldn't be one that lead to your blog, or act as a portal for sales through Amazon Associates that earns your blog referral fees. If you think these article would benefit with a list of artists who have covered the song, and some of them would be extremely long and uninformative lists, then please add it to the article itself. Thanks. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 19:17, 2 November 2014 (UTC)

5 Things You Should Do in Hong Kong's Universities

Thanks for your suggestion. I am the author of the article of "5 Things You Should Do in Hong Kong's Universities". It is a term orginated from the University of Hong Kong and it has been widely used by Hong Kong local's media press, newspapers and universities. Every Hong Kong students recognize such term. We actually have cited the source of its originality: gexpress.gened.hku.hk/files/past_issues/issue8.pdf

To have a further insight, please feel free to visit :http://wp.cedars.hku.hk/form/node/45

Sources: http://news.takungpao.com.hk/paper/q/2014/0324/2373728.html (local newspapers which adopt the term of "5 things to do in Hong Kong's Universities)

       https://osantd.osa.cuhk.edu.hk/scdsmain/chihtml/index.php?page=uni_one_story  (The Chinese University of Hong Kong has published a newsletter about "5 things to do in Universities") 
       http://evchk.wikia.com/wiki/%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E8%A1%93%E8%AA%9E (The Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities in Hong Kong has provided a detailed explanation of those 5 things)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nicoyu0710 (talk • contribs) 17:02, 5 November 2014 (UTC) 

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Rangers F.C.

Hello. I'm messaging to ask why you undid my edit to the Rangers F.C. article. Can you explain what is nonconstructive about adding one of the club's nicknames? Thanks. Zacwill16 (talk) 22:36, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

livesimplylove

Hello, i just startend the lifesimplylove project last months with friends. Please take it off the list for speedy nomination. It is a good cause.kind regards, phil — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.115.156.195 (talk) 23:50, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

Unfortunately the criteria for inclusion in Wikipedia is notability, not whether it is a good cause or not. You also shouldn't be adding articles about projects you are personally involved with. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 23:53, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

Mayoon - Alexander the Great's Army

I appreciate your edits to the Mayoon article. I selected this article for editing because it appeared in a WP listing of pieces in desperate need of a complete overhaul. It was a mess when I began (you can see that in earlier histories). You are correct that citations and references are still needed - I just unearthed a nice original document about a battle at Mayoon, written in the 19th C by a Brit who was wounded there. I'll be adding that soon. Still looking for other references to cite for other parts of the article.

Twice you have deleted the story about Alexander the Great's army because it is only speculated that the Mayoons are descended of his leagues. You are correct. This bit was in the original piece by earlier authors, placed there months ago, and presented as unsubstantiated fact. (I don't know why no one bothered to remove it until I started these edits.) Like you, I was tempted to delete the piece entirely until I started doing the research. I would like to see this left in because (even though it is unproven) there are references to the idea that the local residents believe they are descendants of the failed invasion's soldiers. This would be similar to saying that people who are Christians believe Jesus was the Messiah. It is a cultural belief even if it refers to a speculative notion and it is left in the Jesus articles because - speculative or not - it is what some people believe. Can you help me find an appropriate way to indicate that the Mayoons believe their light skin and European features are the result of Illyrian lineage? It should be said in a way that indicates this in an unfounded belief, but one that the people there take seriously. As evidence of the latter, I used a YouTube video. I previewed seven (!) and this one seemed the best representation of their idea. (It was not "a random" link to YouTube, but a selected representative clip.) Again, the point is not to say there is any truth in their notion, but it is a culturally held idea of the locals. (I placed it in a new Culture section I added partly for this reason.) If you could help with the wordsmithing, that would be great! Thanks! --Migco (talk) 21:31, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Sorry, when I said "random" I meant in the way that it was no way authoritative. It appears to be an edited and strangely overdubbed (sounds like a computer generated voice), most likely a copyright violation, and uploaded by an unknown "random" person. That makes it unsuitable, because what it says could have been manipulated or misinterpreted in dozens of way. I've no problem at all of adding this as a cultural and historical belief of the Mayoons, but it's something that needs a good source. Suitably and neutrally worded it can then be left to the reader to decide how credible a claim it is, Wikipedia shouldn't be making that decision. Happy to help out if you can locate a good source. Youtube videos are rarely good sources. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 21:48, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. I will look for other sources. The article has been a major time-sink, but it's an interesting topic. Very few sources are in any of the languages I can read. Again, about the YouTube video - it was not used as a reference to prove that the people are Illyrian descendants (I agree that the video does not prove it) but rather I used the link to show that such beliefs exist, not to confirm any validity of those beliefs. However, I can see that linking to the clip might convey the impression that the abandoned army theory is a fact. I defer to your experience and concur that a better source should be found that indicates these people have this cultural belief. Thanks. --Migco (talk) 04:20, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Obama

You reverted my talk page update to the Obama Birth Certificate controversy. First question is why? The bottom line is that what I posted is factual, your ignoring it is not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mycroft 514 (talk • contribs) 19:28, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

Reply on User talk:Mycroft 514. Talk page is not a forum for discussing theories or evidence. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 21:15, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

Ok, then where do you allow for presentation of evidence. i thought Wikipedia was supposed to be about truth. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mycroft 514 (talk • contribs) 03:58, 16 December 2014 (UTC)

You're mistaken on the nature of Wikipedia. It is an encyclopedia and is primarily concerned with verifiability, not truth. It has nowhere for you to present your original research, because that's not what it does. If you believe you have the truth, then please publish it elsewhere. Thanks. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 12:46, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

Punch Buggy Edit

Hi. I hope this is the right place to post this reply to your Punch Buggy edit - I'm relatively new to the Wikipedia platform and I don't know what the protocol is for disputing an administrative edit.

You are correct that this is my first-hand observation, but that is all that exists for this topic -- and many other similar folk topics (be they games, stories, lyrics, etc.) that have a high degree of regional variation and neither an official document of record nor a recognized expert that can be cited. Does this mean we ignore all regional variants of these themes? Presumably not: much of this Punch Buggy entry would then be removed (eg, the Brazil variant and the Newport Beach variant -- which cites a self-published book on the topic, which is like citing one's own blog as a source), and other entries -- eg, "White elephant gift swap," which is almost entirely uncited variations on a folk game -- might have to go away altogether.

That would be a shame. These folk themes are an important part of our culture. They develop on their own in real time, not bound by any official text or historical record. How they manifest in different places directly reflects our regional diversity and I would argue is an important part of the human experience. Wikipedia is a platform -- the only platform ever invented -- that can effectively capture and record these vast, dynamic themes and present them accurately and completely in both real time and for the historical record. Isn't that what it's for?

Ralphieman (talk) 14:36, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

Mona Lisa

Probably another one of the many Kempler socks. Dougweller (talk) 19:08, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

Docker Redirect

Hi EO,

Did you notice my response over here? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Bsouthwell#Docker Bsouthwell (talk) 17:11, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

Saddles

Hello Mr. Escape Orbit, I was trying to edit the saddle page and noticed that it did not have a reliable source to get a quality made saddle for a good price. People read about them and if they get one I know I would want to see a link. It said at the top of the page that it was looking for a reliable source for saddles and they are as reliable as anybody. Please reconsider taking down the link. They sell more saddles than anyone in the world and they are a reliable source. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wadebaize (talk • contribs) 17:47, 26 December 2014 (UTC)

references for sexism article

Hi, I've made a quick google for references this sentence:

"Many economists and feminist scholars have argued that this is the result of systemic gender-based discrimination in the workplace. Many others have argued that this is the natural result of women choosing to work less and in less well-paid professions. In the US, there exists a particularly acute problem with males consistently getting worse academic results than females. Some studies and sociologists point out how this is likely due to school emphasizing qualities that are more common in girls and less common in boys."

boys gap: http://www.amazon.com/The-WAR-AGAINST-BOYS-Misguided/dp/0684849577

female page gap: https://www.google.com/search?q=women+wage+gap+doesn%27t+exist&oq=women+wage+gap+doesn%27t+exist&aqs=chrome..69i57.8595j0j4&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=91&ie=UTF-8 supposedly there's a paper referenced in this article: http://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303532704579483752909957472 but I can't see the article — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.134.79.184 (talk) 23:56, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

as I'm not that familiar for wikipedia, can you point me to what kind of material in those cases could be good references? it seemed to me that to say that "some studies and sociologists" and "many others" is quite justified given the amount of results found for both topics

thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.134.79.184 (talk) 23:44, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

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Full circle rainbow

In response to your remarks to my latest edit in Full circle rainbow, whether 1) confusion with the 22° halo is common, and whether 2) "snowbow" is an inaccurate term: 1. Yes, the confusion is fairly common: A google query for "full circle rainbow" results in many images of the 22° halo. 2. Halos are not caused by snow (i.e., conglomerates of dendritic ice crystals), but by free floating ice crystals in the shape of hexagonal prisms: see http://atoptics.co.uk/halo/crystals.htm. If one must insist, "ice bow" would be closer to reality, except for the fact that a 22° halo rarely shows as a "bow" but rather as a full circle. Drabkikker (talk) 14:53, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

EDIT: It would seem a snowbow is a different phenomenon: See the newly added section Snowbow. I am unable to verify this, but until further notice I've removed the reference in Full circle rainbow. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drabkikker (talk • contribs) 16:04, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

Auramics

Dear Escape Orbit Thanks for adjusting the Auramics page, but that music blog wasn't a personal blog it was a legitimate music blog that is featured on hype machine, please advise: http://soundinjections.net/post/103220217213/new-auramics-dagger-cordis http://hypem.com/blog/sound+injections/17444

Please advise, Cheers, TheTurquoisesummer

I don't know. It looks like a personal blog to me. No organisation behind it is identified, or indeed any individual. Being listed on hype machine doesn't change this, in fact they make a point about picking blogs that are particularly personal.

I wouldn't worry about it if it wasn't for the fact that all the other sources are equally poor. A one time mention of a recording on a largely anonymous blog isn't going to help you demonstrate notability. You need something more authoritative or mainstream published. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 17:52, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

Here's Sound Injections page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sound-Injections/271417969611060?sk=timeline have a look they cites tons of bands. Anyway will be getting some more sources shortly!

Haggis

There's a discussion about this going on at Talk:Haggis, so please feel free to offer your opinion there. Squinge (talk) 13:51, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

Ah, I see you already did! Squinge (talk) 13:52, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for fixing the grammar in my article . It is nice to see others taking an interest in Robison.

Understood, I'll keep what you said in mind, that is helpful. I think, overall, the article is nearing what I hoped it would be. I am still finding any useful information though. Again thank you

Fixed

A reference has been added to the Robison article so you don't need to bother me about and I can continue to do actual helpful work. TheGracefulSlick

It sad you think your contributing when there's many others constantly working to add content and create articles. You, on the other hand, just criticize work without actually trying to rebut it with any sources of your own. But anyways, peace to you brother if this is what you consider "helpful".

I'm not trying to "rebut" anything. I'm trying to ensure that the contents of Wikipedia maintain a high standard and that guidelines and policies are followed. It's sad you don't think these are important. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 21:13, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

Oh yes clearly that is what I'm thinking, congratulations you got me you genius. I CLEARLY create and improve articles just because I don't seem to care about the standards for them. You are soooo smart, did you figure out my "evil scheme" on your own? Dang didn't see that coming!

I think this conversation is done. Please try to following policy and guidelines in future. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 12:36, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

This is not trolling so actually read if you please. I realize my articles have bare references and its not my strong suit to fix them. I'd be appreciative if you could assist me in the issue as a type of cooperation. If you still hold a grudge than ignore this as I can easily fine another partner regarding the matter. Peace

I understand what your asking of me and I'll do every I can to follow the guidelines from now on.

P.S. - thanks for dealing with me in a respectable manner when I was uncooperative. I have nearly fixed links on all my past developements and continue to on new ones. So again, thanks!

A barnstar for you!

	The Editor's Barnstar
	For cleaning up The Nice, something I have been meaning to do for literally years, but never quite got round to doing. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 13:18, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank You.

I shall undo and add sources later, I forgot to add them, thanks for the reminder. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BigGoubo (talk • contribs) 15:17, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

Talk Talk

I have been making some articles recently and this is my latest. I was wondering if you want to check Talk Talk. I have properly citated it, so that should not be an issue. I need to add a production and apperances category, but other than that, it's a finished product. Hopefully it will show you I'm trying to listen to your advice and improve, especially on my own pieces like this one. TheGracefulSlick (talk) 18:49 February 23, 2015

That looks very good. I only had one minor change; Wikipedia is international, so saying "national" doesn't tell the reader which nation. It would also be good if you found an existing article to link the RCA Recording Studios to, and add some categories at the foot of the page.

The statement "Their single was one of the earliest examples of proto-punk rock." isn't verified by the cite, which describes it as "a garage punk classic". Maybe simply describing it as garage punk would be less likely to be challenged?

You should add this to the disambiguation page here. And put {{For|other uses of this phrase|Talk Talk (disambiguation)}} at the top of your page.

But a credible article. Further article like this one would be great. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 12:57, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

Ok thanks, I'll add those other suggestions in the article. This is what you should expect from me from now on, so there should be less issues. TheGracefulSlick (talk) 8:23 February 24, 2015

Inside Artists

Hello there, Reliable sources have been added to Inside Artists wiki page. It now has more sources than most others listed in the British arts magazines category. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Candytalker (talk • contribs) 10:22, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for your message. Please see what I said on the talk page. Reliable sources are not pages by the magazine itself, or press releases by the magazine. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 13:36, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

Re: Supertramp

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Supertramp (Roger Hodgson) NukeofEarl rv removal of information

Hi,

Thank you for helping to maintain factual cited information on the Supertramp page. The user "NukeofEarl" is removing information from the Roger Hodgson page again without explanation, reasoning "rv vandalism" when all information I have provided has proper citation. Could you please have a look and provide your opinion on the matter?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Hodgson

Thanks for your time and help! QuietestMoments (talk) 20:33, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

I have posted on the talk page with bullet points that require explanations for removal. I am baffled as to why information provided with proper citations is being deleted without any explanation. Please have a stop by and let me know of any errors of judgement.

New User

Hi, there is a new user by the name of MarKreationStudios (see my talk page) who is working on an article. To be honest with you, it's sub-par, but I wanted someone more capable to advice him. So could you please assist the user in understanding article guidelines? Thanks for your consideration. TheGracefulSlick ( talk) 20:57 March 5, 2015

Undoing my 'Follow Me Boys' page

Hi, just wanted to let you know that I 'undid' your 'undid' editing. I can play this game for decades you sad little fuck.

Wikipedia does not report "rumours", especially those unsourced. This is not a game. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 18:00, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

Edit summary at David Gray (snooker player)

The reason you provided in this edit summary is simply not acceptable. You should not accuse another editor of "fraud" unless you are sure of your facts, and you are clearly incorrect in your assertion that this Youtube video stream is not an official stream published by Pattaya People. Its legitimacy can be verified by a link to the video on the Pattaya People website. However, I will assume good faith and accept you honestly thought you were acting in the best interests of the article and hopefully now the veracity of the video has been established this issue is resolved. I have replaced the direct Youtube link with a link to Pattaya People to help prevent further misunderstandings. Betty Logan (talk) 21:13, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

Explanation on Betty Logan's talk page. Please read edit summary carefully before jumping to conclusions. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 18:19, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

Montanabw Duckbox

Hi, it's been awhile, sorry it is under darker circumstances. There is a discussion (Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Montanabw/Duck box) that I was hoping you could place an opinion on. I trust you as an editor, so I believe your view is valuable.

On a lighter note, I was editing L.A. Woman, I am not finished yet, but I was wondering if that is something you wanna check out. See how I improved and what not. Peace and best regards. TheGracefulSlick ( talk)

logo for The Gobbins

Hi Escape Orbit,

Cheers for your previous changes on The Gobbins - I get a bit carried away! However I have put back the logo added recently which you took down today. The Council have it on all the signs down there, so I thought adding it might help people find their way. Emailed them before the merger and they sent it though and said they were happy enough for it to be used on this page. Even sent me the file. Did I not fill out the copyright details correctly? Hope that's ok.

Cheers, EastAntrimMan

Thanks for your help on this. I have attempted to set out fair use as suggested. If you still don't feel this is correct/sufficient justification, please go ahead and swap again. EastAntrimMan

Adminship

Any interest in becoming an admin? From my quick assessment I'd say you have a good chance at succeeding. -- œ^™ 03:39, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

The Tanster image edits

Hi Escape Orbit. I appreciate your editing of The Tanster page! It's my first original Wikipedia page. I would like to include the image I uploaded to the info box. I understand there are concerns regarding proper copyright. The image is a self-portrait of The Tanster. The stencil is made from a photograph of her. She made the art and she gave me permission to use the picture as her info box image. Is there some way I can do this that will satisfy the rules? Thanks for all your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamesbernet (talk • contribs) 20:37, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

Hi Escape Orbit. I really appreciate your help and patience as I figure out how to get Tanster's self-portrait on The Tanster page! I've had her e-mail the permission to the address on the info page you gave me the link for. That page also suggested I provide a copy to the person who has been helping me. I've copy and pasted the permission below. Thanks again!

I hereby affirm that I, Tana Lee Alves, am the creator and/or sole owner of the exclusive copyright of https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Tanster.jpg

I agree to publish the above-mentioned content under the free license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported and GNU Free Documentation License 

I acknowledge that by doing so I grant anyone the right to use the work in a commercial product or otherwise, and to modify it according to their needs, provided that they abide by the terms of the license and any other applicable laws.

I am aware that this agreement is not limited to Wikipedia or related sites.

I am aware that I always retain copyright of my work, and retain the right to be attributed in accordance with the license chosen. Modifications others make to the work will not be claimed to have been made by me.

I acknowledge that I cannot withdraw this agreement, and that the content may or may not be kept permanently on a Wikimedia project.

Tana Lee Alves
Copyright holder

April 28, 2015  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamesbernet (talk • contribs) 02:06, 29 April 2015 (UTC) 

Civility Barnstar

		The Civility Barnstar
		You are hereby awarded the Civility Barnstar for your forbearance and civility in the discussions on the Graffiti talk page. Thnidu (talk) 02:59, 7 May 2015 (UTC)

Common image question

Hi Escape Orbit. I've been working on The Tanster page. I had uploaded her self-portrait to use in the info box. I had her e-mail the copyright permission form and letter which I CC'd you on. I haven't heard back yet. I totally understand that Wikipedia involves a huge amount of work and that this might take time. I'm just wondering if things are on track or not? If takes months or more to get approval, I understand. If I didn't do something right though, I'd like to correct it. One possibility is that I spoke to her directly about authorizing it, which she agreed to. The copyright permission page suggested including an e-mail chain to establish what my request of her was. Should I do that and resubmit or just wait? Sorry for bothering you but I really appreciate all your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamesbernet (talk • contribs) 01:43, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

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@Skyerise: Actually fwiw, this is being discussed right now at MOS:IDENTITY clarification. It is not a done deal to have to rewrite history. Fyunck(click) (talk) 20:03, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Philosopher's Stone Change

The change you reverted was actually correct. I had picked up a new copy of the American version of the book and they had changed mom back to mum. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.27.1.33 (talk) 20:31, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

While looking at Steffi'so today, there is one correction, Serena has also won a slam on the same four surfaces. 2002-2003, clay, grass, deco turf, and rebound ace. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.177.251.243 (talk) 21:47, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Link Removal from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Mayberry

Hello,

We understand that fan sites are normally removed per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links#Links_normally_to_be_avoided but thought our website http://www.laurenmayberryfans.com/ would be a relevant external link. We are not a random Tumblr, Blogger fansite and are self hosted. We have interviewed Lauren seen here http://www.laurenmayberryfans.com/blog/lauren-mayberry-reflects-on-chvrches-past-and-whats-coming-next and would consider this well beyond a typical fan site that provides relevant information to those looking for information on Lauren Mayberry. We are the only self hosted website dedicated to Lauren and would hope to be included as a prominent resource. If this is still is not enough what suggestions can you make to reverse this removal?

Thank you for your time.

Musicfan2015 (talk) 17:19, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

http://bigbadbaldbastard.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/ten-years-ago-today.html?m=1

Hi Escape Orbit, I see you edit Joey Ramone's page, could you please add in the fact that he was born with Sacrococcygeal Teratoma? The above link is confirmation of this info and the info is public knowledge. Thanks :-) Archiesgone (talk) 13:35, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

Joey Ramone

http://bigbadbaldbastard.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/ten-years-ago-today.html?m=1

Hi Escape Orbit, I see you edit Joey Ramone's page, could you please add in the fact that he was born with Sacrococcygeal Teratoma? The above link is confirmation of this info and the info is public knowledge. Thanks :-) Archiesgone (talk) 13:38, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

I'm afraid a blog on blogspot wouldn't be considered a reliable source. Do you have a better source? --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 15:06, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi yes it is spoken about on page 2 of the autobiography titled I slept with Joey Ramone and which was written by his brother Mickey Leigh. I have a message I received from Mickey, I could email you a screenshot of the message. Can I send you my email address in a PM? I apologise I am still getting to grips with Wikipedia and the way it works :-), thanks, Archiesgone (talk) 06:56, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Whoops I meant biography, not autobiography Archiesgone (talk) 06:58, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Well again; you are not a reliable source, so an email to you isn't acceptable. The reader cannot confirm that Mickey Leigh emailed you and only has your (anonymous person on the internet) word for its authenticity. But you could cite the book directly, preferably with a quote. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 10:09, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

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Offshoot

In the Caravan of Dreams (band) article, why change "offshoot" to something that is not a valid spelling? Chris the speller ^yack 20:16, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Never mind, I see it has been taken care of. Happy editing! Chris the speller ^yack 20:18, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Hey, it's Ivan here, a reader of OneEurope :) It would be so much appreciated if you could give me a tip on how to edit the page to fit in with Wikipedia. I love Wikipedia, but sometimes get confused by all the different requirements. I do want to be a good user though, so any advice would be extremely appreciated. Many thanks, Ivan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.171.128.171 (talk) 14:12, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

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While I agree with the specific change you have made undoing my addition, I feel the criticisms mentioned should be challenged, especially since sourced information is given which counters the points raised. How do you think this counterpoint should be included? CaptainPedge | Talk 14:18, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

Moody Blues

Are you really saying that the critical lack of respect for The Moody Blues (which isn't a POV, it's a fact which was correctly sourced and is also mentioned in their AllMusic biography BTW) can't be mentioned on their page???

Also, why is "considered" weasel words and "regarded" (Queen's "performance at 1985's Live Aid is regarded as one of the greatest in rock history") not weasel? Thanks. Rodericksilly (talk) 17:40, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

By the way, you need to keep a closer eye on the Moody Blues page, as an IP user made a dramatic change to the album sales on 17 September, from 70 to 90 million regardless of what the source actually said, and it remained incorrect until yesterday when I corrected it. It's also interesting that you didn't change "among their innovations was a fusion with classical music" before and yet now you have decided that "innovative" is not neutral and "early development" is now not acceptable. And you never did explain the difference between "considered" and "regarded" BTW. Rodericksilly (talk) 14:49, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Spoilsport

Thanks for reverting Tom Kennedy (footballer) page. Spoilsport. Was merely having a bit of fun. If you look up the page for Jean Louis Akpa Akpro as well, I think you'll be able to take your "job" way too seriously over there too. Sad act. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.155.202.240 (talk) 17:08, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

You're welcome.--Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 17:45, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

What's the point of adding animals that may not even have any names attributed to them?

I assume all well-known animals have the additional names. They all have specialists dedicated to them, after all.

Besides, those are the animals' names. And that is a list of animal names. The Transhumanist 16:49, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

P.S.: the WWWeb abounds with lists like this one.

Hi. Thanks for your message regarding List of animal names. The problem is that I don't see any value to filling this article, which is about "given specific names for males, females, young, and groups", with animal names without including any of the afore mentioned specific names.

Otherwise we just have an article that lists animals, not an article of animal names. Not all animals have specific names. So would it not be best, and easiest, to leave animals off the list until these specific names can be included, if they exist?

Some care also needs to be taken in sourcing these names. There are a lot of lists out on the internet with groups names for animals that are little more than "funny names someone made up", and are never actually used by anyone, anywhere. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 16:05, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

You are welcome. Animals, as you call them, are listed throughout WP by their scientific species names. I was looking for a list of them by their common names, when I came across this list. I was going by the title of the list, and I admit, I didn't even read the lead, because I didn't expect that it deviated from the title. The lead is not congruent with the title, which implies it includes all names for animals, including their common names. And indeed it does include their common names, along with the others you mentioned. Concerning the others, I thought "Ah, what a bonus!"

It cannot be a comprehensive list of animal names if it does not include all animal names, including their common names (and species name, come to think of it). But, since it is not a list of (all) animal names, the contents of the list is not discernible from its title. So maybe the title should be changed to be more specific.

You said "not all animals have specific names", but yes they do. Species names and common names are their specific names. The problem is, we don't know what those other kinds of names ("male", "female", "young", and "group") are called as a class.

Concerning sourcing issues, I agree with you. (Though most of those terms in the list are silly, made up by someone).

The list of animal names at Outline of zoology got displaced, and this looked like the best home for it (given the title). Perhaps List of animals by common name Done would be a better place to move those names.

But that still leaves the problem of the vagueness of the title of this list. The Transhumanist 17:02, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

P.S.: I've moved (copied) this discussion to the list's talk page. Please continue it there. Thank you.

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Blocked, talk page protected. You can ping/email me anytime you see one. Doug Weller (talk) 19:28, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

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Re: FIFA 16

No, that is not a synthesis. I did not do any original research. In fact, the additional IGN article added actually contained a citation to said previous issue with EA. And yes, this has everything to do with it; the NCAA clearly does not want its "student-athletes" to be commercially-exploited (even though practically every single broadcast of college athletics does so by default; it's just that the money never goes straight to the athletes), and they practically become their property the moment they even consider joining a sanctioned school, it seems, even if they are being represented as part of a professional organization rather than a college. ViperSnake151  Talk  15:36, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

NCAA's policy and handling of student athletes is not in the scope of the article, and your opinion of them aren't relevant to what should be in the article. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 17:21, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Re: My Video Links

Thank-you for your civil tone - not something always encountered. I have written over 500 articles on Wikipedia and tiring of some Admin I decided to rarely produce new articles and occupy myself instead by adding visual enhancement. The award of a Barnstar encouraged me that I was on the right track. I don't tend to express opinions, rather I read up on the topic and recount what I have found out from research. Where it is linked to one of my articles it can be clearly seen that the facts are the same. I have written many articles on railway stations - no room for opinions here - just dates and facts. History articles also benefit from my large collection of books on various topics. I am also an elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries - one of the oldest and most respected in the United Kingdom and beyond.

I avoid personal references and those made about living persons. My sound track is often restricted to simple statements of place, time, etc. I try to record the present for the future - a chronicler by nature. I have well over 5000 Wikimedia photographs which I use in much the same way as the videos. When I make mistakes in the sound track I correct them with highlighted annotations.

I followed your links and I hope that these comments will inform your decision about what you will do next. I have avoided adding my recent videos to 'Barrhill Station', 'Aysgarth Station', 'Leyburn Station', etc. Rosser Gruffydd 21:10, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister / Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett

Standard practice in articles of British peers is to place their full title on the infobox heading, not their names.--The Traditionalist (talk) 11:03, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

It is not documented anywhere. It is just a convention. The vast majority of articles on scientists, soldiers, artists or politicians who also were peers includes the title there.--The Traditionalist (talk) 19:14, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

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Message about images I uploaded

Thanks for your feedback on my recent image upload. You asked me not to post images I'd scraped from the web. I actually too the photos and edited them up in photoshop specifically for the article in the hope of making it more clear what each type of sporran looks like. I was actually hoping to take some time to put my research down and improve on the article on sporrans. It feels very light indeed for a piece of Scottish history that is so rich. Anyway, please feel free to feedback and tell me how I can upload images in future so that editors see them as genuine rather that scraped. Cheers Benjaminbeaumont (talk) 16:06, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks again. We took the photos for the manufacturer of the sporrans and work with him. We do photography and filmaking. We have a whole collection of photos so how about I re-upload 3 that have never been published to the net before? That way there can be no doubt as to the ownership? Benjaminbeaumont (talk) 08:38, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

Fish

Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

Oy, a newbie might not know better than to request for someone to break the 3RR on their behalf ie [1], but you should know better than to comply ie [2]. No discussion on the talk page has addressed the reliable sourcing or fringe issues brought up, BTW; the video vs text thing was a red herring. Please consider self reverting as there pretty clearly is not consensus for the addition. VQuakr (talk) 19:56, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

The whole article is "fringe issues" and your objection to the reliability of the source was pretty bogus. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 10:13, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

No, my objection is explicitly from our guideline on coverage of fringe theories. I'll continue the convo on the article talk page, though. Thanks for the self-rv. VQuakr (talk) 18:31, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Electric Light Orchestra

Thanks for your cooperation on Electric Light Orchestra's main page here at Wikipedia, just so you know, I was only including Cashbox (magazine) and Record World to help make my point for Radio & Records as those were the only other two major US trade publications besides Billboard at that time. Is there any way you could help me with this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Turn_to_Stone 8-) --TrekkiELO (talk) 23:38, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

• User:Ilovetopaint keeps reverting my "Shine a Little Love" at #1 on Radio & Records edit that we already came to a consensus on!--TrekkiELO (talk) 09:12, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
  • Just so you know, when Time was released by Jet Records and Columbia Records back in 1981, its LP & cassette tape were officially credited to ELO on their spines. Then when Secret Messages was released by Jet Records and Columbia Records in 1983, its CD, LP & cassette tape were officially credited to E.L.O. on their spines. Also, Billboard books of Albums, Top 40 and Hot 100 hits by Joel Whitburn credits these albums along with their 45 singles to ELO & E.L.O. respectively as well, check the internet for images, you'll see!--TrekkiELO (talk) 09:12, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

The name on the spine of a cassette does not define the name of the band. Especially if the name on the cover says differently. See the talk page for further discussion. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 16:37, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

But it's not just the cassette case spine, it's the cassette tape itself and the vinyl LP labels on both Secret Messages and Time respectively along with all of the 7"/45 vinyl singles released from those two respective albums, check the internet for images, you'll see.--TrekkiELO (talk) 02:05, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Billboard books of Top Pop Albums, Top 40 Albums, Top Pop Singles and Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn credits Secret Messages and Time along with all of their respective 7"/45 singles from those albums as E.L.O. & ELO respectively in the 4 book's entries under Electric Light Orchestra.--TrekkiELO (talk) 02:05, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Ebay Revisions

It can only be defamatory if it is not true which it is. All one has to do is go to eBay's own seller forum to see the many complaints left by sellers and using hard evidence to back it up. Saying it is defamatory and removing before doing research on the matter which I did for hours is hasty at the least.Kokopelli711 (talk) 12:25, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

Ebay Revisions

These are not "my" complaints but the complaints of many sellers. I do not personally sell on eBay so maybe you should research before you make allegations or commit libel. Thanks.Kokopelli711 (talk) 16:56, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

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