User talk:Jamesinderbyshire/Archive 5

Johnson

How did you revert my paragraph, and leave the other whole paragraph from Johnson intact (which is his historical speculation and argument)? The paragraph I quoted was a factual claim (he is saying the family destroyed their papers - it is not his opinion). Whereas the other paragraph, which the user has randomly copied, is Johnson's own historical analysis and opinion. I've been working on the article for over a year, and been editing it thoroughly to keep it NPOV. I think if we're going to have a paragraph quoted from Johnson, it has to stick to factual claims, and not historical opinion and analysis. By the way, I recommend users editing to read the chapter from Johnson's book - the whole chapter highly POV and speculative, and the paragraph the other user has added is entirely unsourced in the text, whereas the paragraph I added is actually sourced. Johnson prefaces the section by saying that he doesn't have access to the papers, and the Rothschilds have destroyed them. Thanks 82.26.0.138 (talk) 18:24, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

I took out your para because it contained discursive opinion points by you. The Johnson piece is cited and appears to be notable, so it's going back in. You need to come up with referenced material to contradict it and not write your own opinions into articles. Jamesinderbyshire (talk) 18:35, 15 September 2011 (UTC)=

The paragraph I added is sourced to Johnson. It contains not a single discussive point by me. It's a pure and direct quotation from page 314 of Johnson's book. I didn't add a word to it. That paragraph contains inline citations and seems to be a factual claim. The other paragraph is Johnson's historical speculation and contains no citations. Please look over the edits carefully again. Also please consult Johnson's book before making these decisions. Thanks. 82.26.0.138 (talk) 18:42, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

"You need to come up with referenced material to contradict it and not write your own opinions into articles." Please read the edits before saying this stuff. I didn't add a single word. It was a direct quotation from Johnson. The other editor did add his own words.82.26.0.138 (talk) 18:50, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Who's a Nazi?

Have you tried here? They've got the bio guidelines. TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 20:29, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

An article you edited is being discussed

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Derby

So I see you come from Derbyshire - are you involved in any of the Wikimedia UK outreach efforts in Derby, for example, the Derby Museum and Art Gallery QRPedia project? Deryck C. 18:31, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Hi Deryck, I'm aware of them, but have not had much time sadly to get involved. I actually spend more time outside Derbyshire than in and am more of a fan of the British Museum. :) I see you are in Cambs, what is your interest in things over here? Jamesinderbyshire (talk) 18:34, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

We've been trying to set up some outreach effort within Cambridge University, but it doesn't seem to be going anywhere because of the surprisingly low active Wikipedian population! Other than that some Cambridge GLAM stuff have been discussed (see m:Meetup/Cambridge/13 - I wasn't there so I don't know anything either!) and some of us also participate in London Wikimedia events. Deryck C. 18:43, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Surprised you can't mobilise something within CU, but I suppose people are quite busy there with wierd things like studying and so less inclined to devote their lives to arguing over minutiae in Wikipedia! One pictures most of the true obsessives being either 16 yr-olds or middle-aged men like, er, cough, myself. I would be a true obsessional but I lack the willpower. Jamesinderbyshire (talk) 18:48, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Yea I think that's about right. I spent the most time on Wikipedia when I was about 16 years old. Maybe I'll pick that pace up again when I become middle-aged. Deryck C. 19:16, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Spelling of Latinate verbs

If you look at a reputable UK dictionary (Shorter Oxford, say, or Chambers) you will find that spellings like "organize" and "fertilize" ARE permitted in UK English, not just American, for most verbs with that ending, but not for all. Some words with a French origin have to be spelled/spelt with an "s", such as "advertise", "expertise" and "excise". I mention this only to save you trouble changing them and save others from checking your superfluous changes, on the "if it's not broke, don't fix it" principle. You'll find a summary of most UK/US spelling differences here: [2]. With best wishes, Brian. Bmcln1 (talk) 07:58, 28 December 2011 (UTC)