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Hi, can you make a comment about my new project Encyclopine.org
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The Tower House - FA!
Many congratulations. Took a while but we got there. All the best. KJP1 (talk) 05:34, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
- Support that! When do you want it to appear? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:51, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
- Indeed - any preference as to date? KJP1 (talk) 07:50, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
- Too soon for the anniversary of Burges's death? On the 20th April? To inspire some lovely deep pastoral English dreams on 21st June, our longest day? Gareth E Kegg (talk) 11:39, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
- Indeed - any preference as to date? KJP1 (talk) 07:50, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
- Yes, too soon for this year, because all of April is already scheduled. The central discussion for the date question is on KJP1. Also, I prefer birthdays. I like Britten's music, see A Boy was Born, written on the composer's centenary. Wikipedia's MoS writes the title differently, sigh. The infobox had an image which was considered pointy by those who follow the MoS more than the creator. It IS pointy. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:55, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
- Write it like a tabloid would to get the readers in. SHOCKER: A BOY WAS BORN! etc. For Tower House we could do "Opium, ghosts, lost furniture and Liberace and his mom!: Read all about it!!!!" etc. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 09:06, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
- Yes, too soon for this year, because all of April is already scheduled. The central discussion for the date question is on KJP1. Also, I prefer birthdays. I like Britten's music, see A Boy was Born, written on the composer's centenary. Wikipedia's MoS writes the title differently, sigh. The infobox had an image which was considered pointy by those who follow the MoS more than the creator. It IS pointy. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:55, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
A Nom was Born --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:21, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
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Noticed Category:Albums arranged by Jack Pleis. Nice addition. I'm currently expanding his article. Skyerise (talk) 05:17, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
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Long story short... I was brought to this by Gerda Arendt. Simply amazing, including the talk message on the infobox. I have never seen a better message than the infobox one. I wish I had just a fraction of your gift of prose. Thank You. Bgwhite (talk) 08:07, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
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I saw your article on A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy. Great job. It cries out for a video, though. I've put in 2 clips from YouTube. Of course they have to be from acceptable reliable sources. These were posted by CBS and the JFK Library. I'd like to put an image in the external video box, so that it looks like it is presenting a video, but can't find the proper image. Also, do you have info on the copyright status, e.g. was it copyrighted by CBS in 1962, was it renewed in 1976(?)?
Thanks for a great article!
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- Good work! I have no idea of copyright status, I'm sure the JFK library would know though. Unfortunately I'm not too hot on how to grab images off of of a vidjo though. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 15:52, 21 April 2015 (UTC)
- As CBS/NBC/ABC own the copyright, the show will not enter into the public domain until after we are long gone. As it currently stands, that will be 2057. Every 20 or so years, Congress keeps lengthening the time works are under copyright because of Mickey Mouse. Mickey Mouse enters into the public domain in 2023, so expect Congress to change the laws before then. Bgwhite (talk) 20:12, 21 April 2015 (UTC)
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Has a new picture. Philafrenzy (talk) 17:05, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
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Hey, your feedback is welcome here: Talk:Michael Kors (brand), whether the brand should have its own article, separate from the designer. Tinton5 (talk) 22:51, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
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13th May is a date for the diary! KJP1 (talk) 06:08, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
- The world can't wait - now Friday. KJP1 (talk) 18:00, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
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L'Homme au doigt has been started. Perhaps, DYK that a pointing man is worth more than a walking man? Edwardx (talk) 10:24, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
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Hi. You wrote (on my talk page): It may very well be a fact, but it not a defining characteristic of him, and is presently uncited. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 08:07, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
- Okay, give me time and I'll find a source. The template (which I had nothing to do with making) has a "religion" field for a reason. A person's religion may not be a "defining characteristic" but can (sometimes partially) explain what informs his world-view. Nothing uniquely Hindu about that - Bush held Evangelical Christian views which influenced him, Erdogan (in Turkey) is influenced by his Muslim faith (or at least his own interpretation thereof). Not a defining characteristic, but relevant. BTW, last time I looked at Bush's page, the infobox listed him as "Methodist." Why? After all, it's not a defining characteristic, is it? Anyway, if Gounder is removed from the Hindu cat, so must every other politician listed there. If you go on such a deletion spree, you won't have me to deal with, you'll have a whole lot of editors who won't be happy about that kind of mucking around. Not something to squabble over - I'll look for sources, I promise. (I've been mostly absent from Wikipedia for about 8 years and find a lot of loose ends to attend to on returning, so please give me a bit of time). BTW, I'm putting this reply on both my talk page and yours. David Cannon (talk) 08:42, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
- It's presently uncited, so he cannot be categorized as such. As regards Bush and Erdogan, both have made prodigious references to their faith on numerous occasions. In February I had a similar discussion which I found helpful. Thank you for returning to Wikipedia!. Quality editors and content creators are needed more than ever, and your work on Fiji is exemplary. :) Gareth E Kegg (talk) 10:40, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
- Thank you:-) David Cannon (talk) 12:47, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
- It's presently uncited, so he cannot be categorized as such. As regards Bush and Erdogan, both have made prodigious references to their faith on numerous occasions. In February I had a similar discussion which I found helpful. Thank you for returning to Wikipedia!. Quality editors and content creators are needed more than ever, and your work on Fiji is exemplary. :) Gareth E Kegg (talk) 10:40, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
Order
Hi, I have reverted this edit for three reasons. First, in the award "OBE", the letter "O" stands for "Officer", not "Order" - this is a common misconception. Second, there was no need to "repair" a link to a redirect that was WP:NOTBROKEN. A link like OBE is piped through a redirect because if you hover over that link, it shows the full title; and when you click on it, you get the "(Redirected from Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire)" message at the top of the page. Third, there is no consensus for the alphabetic sorting of categories, see Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 114#Create a BOT to alphabetize and organize categories automatically. --Redrose64 (talk) 08:08, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
- Oops! Sorry, I just reverted them again without seeing this message. Please feel free to change them back if you wish, though I have always felt that they are much easier on the eye in alphabetical order. I have refined the official links in line with common practice. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 08:13, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
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- Just one last thing to do and we're good to go :) Snuggums (talk / edits) 13:46, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
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Thank you for creating Fontvieille Park and Princess Grace Rose Garden. Do you not think they could be de-merged? They are two different gardens. I could add a bit more about the rose garden.Zigzig20s (talk) 21:38, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
- Geographically the gardens are almost indistinguishable, and I fear a lack of content for the Fontvieille Park if they are separated. The two spaces are frequently described together in references, and I have taken my lead for the creation of many of my Monaco articles from official Monaco governmental websites. If an equal amount of content could be found for the Fontvieille Park, I could be more convinced. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 22:41, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
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Monaco and Gstaad
Yes, I am interested in working with you on creating more pages about historic buildings and prominent residents of Monaco and Gstaad. Also Knightsbridge and Mayfair, in case you are interested in London... Thank you for reading the page I created about the German church in Knightsbridge btw--those afternoon strolls in the 'hood can be full of architectural surprises...Zigzig20s (talk) 09:26, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
- Btw, do you have access to any books about the history of Monaco? I can't find much on Jstor. There might be some at the British Library, but I am put off by all the paperwork requirements they have to get a reader pass...Zigzig20s (talk) 15:56, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
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List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland 2015–20
Thanks for creating the article - hope you find time to do the same for previous elections. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.155.175.74 (talk) 22:16, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
- Thank you for your kind note, I would love to create similar lists. If the denizens of Scotland could see fit to vouchsafe me a meagre stipend, thy will be done. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 22:31, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
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John Claudius Loudon
Hi Gareth, just for the record, I thank(ed) you for your edit on John Claudius Loudon, because a much more elegant solution is available now. I have had the same impression as you when I added the illustration in the past, but didn't know yet how to solve that. You edit set this in motion. -- Mdd (talk) 15:30, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
- I know, thank you! I was so silly, I didn't see it was a PDF when I deleted it, sorry. I liked your first ever edit after I saw the articles you've worked on on your user page, that's a serious body of work :) Gareth E Kegg (talk) 17:53, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
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Circe in the arts
Hi there, I guess I owe you an explanation for reversing your inclusion in the above article. It seemed to me that mere mention in the song you cite (in one of my favorite movies) falls short of WP:IPC guidance, in particular that "passing mentions in books, television or film dialogue, or song lyrics, should be included only when that mention's significance is itself demonstrated with secondary sources". The source you give merely quotes the lyrics and does not discuss the significance of the mention. In fact "Circe" only acts as an (admittedly brilliant) rhyme for "controversy"; in addition it has no particular connection with the story of the goddess, which is the subject of the article. That the lyrics are by Cole Porter is not significant in itself. The question that needs answering is how far our knowledge of the story of Circe and its interpretation is advanced by the song, and that needs to be backed by a secondary source. The one you provide only speculates that such a song addressed to a 12-year-old approaches the scandalous. Again, description of her as "my Circe" is functional rather than direct; it has no more significance to the subject of the goddess than describing a woman as "a Messalina" has to the story of the empress of that name. By all means transfer this discussion to the article's talk page, if you wish, to see what others think. Mzilikazi1939 (talk) 09:08, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks for such a detailed reply. I appreciate your reasoning, and it has allayed my fears over the return of the "X in popular culture pages" that used to be so preponderant here. It really is a brilliantly sourced article. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 07:42, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
thx :) Mzilikazi1939 (talk) 13:52, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
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I reverted your change at Audrey Hepburn. The Academy's site gives the following: "1992 (65th) * JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD -- [statuette] [NOTE: The Academy's Board of Governors voted to confer this award on January 12, 1993. Ms. Hepburn passed away on January 20th, and the award was accepted on her behalf by her son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer.]"
If you still don't feel the category applies, feel free to remove it. - Nunh-huh 21:46, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
- The Hersholt category was the category I was adding her to. Hepburn never received the Academy's honorary award. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 07:43, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
Suffragette
... article doesnt mention it, but she was arrested twice Victuallers (talk) 20:19, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks for noticing! Sorry I had to revert that. There are actually even more Swedish sources for her than her husband since she was such a strong woman. At the moment I'm looking for more and reading up on her. Cheers, w.carter-Talk 20:21, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
- Ha! Awesome. Great work. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 21:02, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks! Stay tuned...
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- Thanks! Stay tuned...
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I was thinking of expanding this up to GA, what do you think? Interested?♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:01, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
It would be polite to say, "not really, I'm busy!" at least..♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:29, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
- Sorry, I was not aware that such a quick response was required. I cannot help you, I feel. The page looks alright for a GA push, and is clearly well loved. There will be lots of resources as well. Good luck! :) Gareth E Kegg (talk) 09:58, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
I'll keep it in mind anyway!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:52, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
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Roman Catholic churches completed by year for 1999
Hi Gareth: Re Roman Catholic churches completed by year for 1999 which you created, see Category: Roman Catholic churches completed in 1999 I have added a navbox to go to other years in the decade. And I think that the parent category should be Category:Churches completed in 1999 not Category:Religious buildings completed in 1999 with Roman Catholic churches completed by year as a subcategory of Churches completed by year. What do you think? Hugo999 (talk) 04:39, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
- An elegant and wonderful solution. Thank you. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 09:25, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
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Sourcing Sinatra
I was wondering if you could help trace where the unsourced info came from. "After two years' absence, Sinatra returned to the concert stage on January 12, 1950, in Hartford, Connecticut." ♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:55, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
- @Dr. Blofeld: I've looked, but can't find any source for it. He was recording in Los Angeles that day as well! The page is looking better and better everyday :) Gareth E Kegg (talk) 08:22, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
- Response much appreciated, thanks. Well, I'm trying to retain as much of your text as possible. There's a lot of good stuff in there which simply needs sourcing and updating in with the other material. That's why I abandoned the sandbox idea and thought it best to just run with what we have. The article is going to get massive in the next few weeks though to make it comprehensive as possible, but it'll be split and condensed later. I really do need your help if possible though on tracing the source of the unsourced material. I'll try to do what I can but I'll approach you if I can't find a source for something.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:31, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
OK, I'm going to go through and add citation tags where needed so we can bring it up to current sourcing standards. I Any help you can provide towards chasing them up would be great.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:32, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
- I'm looking forward to it! Red Skelton could serve as a model, a brilliant page on a contemporaneous life, Elvis Presley is also a good musical biographical model. The hardest parts might be personal life and legacy, I've struggled with those in the past. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 09:49, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
I was one of the contributors of the Skelton article, though We hope, who has sadly departed, wrote most of it. In discussing Sinatra we agreed that it was best to cover Sinatra in a similar fashion, keeping film career separate. The first two books have arrived anyway, I do want to try get the unsourced material sorted first though which I'll try to do today.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:02, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
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that you've added Jacques Lipchitz to the list of 'Identified" sculptors in the 70 Sculptors photograph. So . .... where is he in it? Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 17:56, 26 October 2015 (UTC)
- I've no idea, unfortunately. My citation derives from testimony from Lipchitz in LIFE, in which he recalls trying to get the other sculptors to sit still for the photograph! I'd be extremely interested to add more names to the list. Gareth E Kegg (talk)
- I also wrote the article on Herbert Gehr. Fascinating man. Gareth E Kegg (talk)
Nice article. Is it just off Hyde Park? I think the bus from Kensington High Street to Knightsbridge goes past this building.Zigzig20s (talk) 20:06, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
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Just started this how do I get others to expand it? Valoem talk contrib 09:51, 20 November 2015 (UTC)