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Tyrian purple

As you can see on my talk page at User talk:Dougweller#Olmecs, we have a new editor who doesn't understand our attitude towards sources. I don't know what will happen about that, but the recent edits at ATyrian purple suggesting the Phoenicians went to Mexico are a problem. Can you help? I suspect there are two issues - handling the 1909 Zelia Nuttall source which it appears no one has seriously discussed and some OR in the rest of the edit. Thanks. Dougweller (talk) 15:22, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

Sorry for the late response. I'll see if I can take a look when I get a spare minute. All the best, Simon Burchell (talk) 08:26, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Clearbury Ring

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		A well deserved barnstar from an admirer of your contributions! I was originally working on articles related to New Spain a few years ago, but never got back into the swing of gathering all of the necessary sources that I could have potentially used (because of my lackluster Spanish)! Your contributions to the Spanish conquests of various Mesoamerican regions (Petén, Guatemala, and the Yucatán) are extensive and informative, and almost makes me want to create a New Spain badge just for your work! It's inspiring, and definitely appreciated! LeftAire (talk) 21:17, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Simon Burchell (talk) 08:52, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

RE: Thanks!

Thanks for the barnstar! I was perusing your User page and noticed that you occasionally upload pictures of Mesoamerican sites. Do you, per chance, have any images of stelae at Piedras Negras? Weird question out of left field, I know, but I can't seem to find any in the Commons. Thanks again!--Gen. Quon (Talk) 14:50, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I have not (yet) visited Piedras Negras - I did have a look for photos on Flickr a few years ago but didn't find much, I'll have another look on the offchance someone has uploaded something new. All the best, Simon Burchell (talk) 14:52, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

No worries! Thanks for the response.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 15:09, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

Question about Maya glyphs

Sorry to bug you again, but you seem like a person who might be able to answer this question. I've started to make some vectors of glyphs, mostly for the kings of Piedras Negras. I'm using Illustrator, and I'm kind of new at it, so some of the lines are coming out a little funny. Is there a sort of margin of wonkiness that is accepted, or should I just start over? The two I've uploaded are of Ha' K'in Xook and K'inich Yat Ahk II. Can glyphs be uploaded under public domain since they could technically be considered "fonts"?--Gen. Quon (Talk) 00:59, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

I've had a look at the two you've done and they look fine. I've uploaded a few placename glyphs myself, and I think they can be released PD, although I'm not particularly clued up on the intricacies of CC licenses. All the best, Simon Burchell (talk) 08:20, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll just go with it and see what happens.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 13:25, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

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Sedgehill and Semley

Thanks for correcting my mistake in Castle Rings, Wiltshire. Consequently I undid my edits on the two village pages (Sedgehill and Semley) so you got three for the price of one! Wire723 (talk) 18:39, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

No problem - apparently they were separate parishes once, but were merged. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 08:20, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

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Cross dyke

I'd be grateful for a reference that explains how a cross dyke can be shown to serve the function of a boundary line without serving as a defensive earthwork. You clearly have much more knowledge of relevant fields, but the references in Cross dyke don't give an explanation that overrides my understanding of military technology and I haven't found an independent reference that improves on them. If I were looking for a way to embody the concepts of Ringwork and Spur castle with early Iron Age technology, I'd build something that would look a lot like a cross dyke; the other explanations seem to lack an explanations of why they were across ridges, why they were of relatively short length or both. I'll admit to being completely baffled by "pit alignments", although, being perhaps less effort to make, they seem to fit the boundary line explanation better than cross dykes, per se.--Wcoole (talk) 21:26, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

It was not easy finding references for cross dykes and I'm quite please I managed to get as much into the article as I did, I think they are very much under-studied. Unfortunately, as far as I have been able to determine, the material just isn't there to go in depth on how a cross dyke may serve as a boundary without being defensive. Of course, it doesn't help that there are a multitude of different names for the feature, and many that have been classified simply as linear earthworks and suchlike. All the best, Simon Burchell (talk) 09:21, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Spanish conquest of Yucatán

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reassessment maya religion

Simon, since there are now many references to sources throughout the text, wouldn't the maya religion article deserve a B-status? 86.87.32.141 (talk) 10:28, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Yes, I've reassessed it. There are still a few paragraphs and subsections that are lacking references, but it certainly seems to be reasonably comprehensive. All the best, Simon Burchell (talk) 15:31, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

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	Wow Mr. Burchell. Your contributions are absolutely awesome! Keep up the amazing work. :) Xochiztli (talk) 09:28, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Simon Burchell (talk) 09:33, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

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Re: Template:Did you know nominations/Ebbor Gorge

Hey Simon! I've addressed the comment you made to the above DYK nom. Could I trouble you have another look please? Cheers! —Bloom6132 (talk) 11:54, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

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A question

Hello Simon, I came across your name quite by chance and I have not had the pleasure of talking with you before. Sometimes I help out at the Teahouse and since I am a translator myself, I often help other non-English editors. I have no idea how you like to work, and I hope you don't mind me asking. Some time ago I came to know a new editor who has a special interest in writing articles about Guatemala (such as Italian immigration to Guatemala, German Guatemalan, Demographics of Guatemala, etc.) For a newbie, he has a good grasp of how articles are done but he needs help with his English. I have suggested that he might team up with someone who understand Spanish, but is more fluent in English than he is, someone who can correct the language in his articles. I help him with the things he has to learn about editing, but I only speak a little Spanish and have almost no knowledge about Guatemala. Would you be interested in helping him out with the language in the articles? He's a quick learner so I only think he needs a bit of help now at the start. You can find our conversations on my talk page. All the best, w.carter-Talk 19:36, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi, no problem - I can help out as time allows. Who is the user? Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 10:05, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

Many thanks, the user is Halias 23 (Hola Halias! :) Another one of these "talk page-link-things"). I think the best thing would be to start correcting and cleaning up the language in some of the articles he has already created like the ones I mentioned above. Cheers, w.carter-Talk 12:06, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Domingo de Vico

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Thanks Cas. Simon Burchell (talk) 09:35, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

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Grolier Codex

Hello, I am following up on the name of Dr. Josué Sáenz who is cited in the Wikipedia "Grolier Codex" [1] article. (Please pardon my lack of knowledge on Wikipedia coding. I am a Wikipedia newbie and still learing.)

It is a very common mistake to confuse the Spanish names "Josué" and "José". They are not the same name. The Spanish "Josué" is the English equivelant of "Joshua" and the Spanish "José" is the English equivalent of "Joseph".

Dr. Josué Sáenz was the President of the Mexican National Olympic Committee during the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. You can see the spelling of his name throughout this article "The Organization" produced by the Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad [2]. He was also the former Director of the Ministry of Finance of Mexico. His father was the archaeologist César A. Sáenz.

I suggest you check your cited references related to the name of Dr. Josué Sáenz:

Baudez, p. 70 (correct spelling)

Milbrath, p. 51 (correct spelling)

FAMSI: "José" is incorrect, "Saenz" is incorrect. The author, Randa Marhenke (I know her), of the FAMSI article has been notified about these errors and they will be corrected.

Yates: "Josué" is the correct first name. Last name without accent may be a matter of style, but for scholarship please consider the name as spelled by the name holder (we know Dr. Josué Sáenz).

Thanks for your dedication to Mesoamerican studies and the body of work you have created on Wikipedia! ACMelendez (talk) 00:40, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to write! Last night I quickly checked FAMSI, rather than digging out Arqueología Mexicana or another article - I almost changed back the established WP:ENGVAR spellings, and left in Josué Sáenz as you had written: FAMSI was obviously the wrong source to do a quick check against. I've checked against the other sources and you are, of course, correct. I can't believe I hadn't spotted it when writing the article! Accenting is fine for Spanish names on Wikipedia, and I will change reinsert Josué Sáenz. Best regards, and thanks for correcting my mistake. Simon Burchell (talk) 09:22, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

While I am new to Wiki editing, it has been for some months now that I have not had time to set aside to add to the Grolier Codex Wikipedia entry. I have seen that the article is being reviewed and am wondering if the article is being reviewed what happens if someone would like to add edits or comments? Some of the questions that have been raised especially about the references discussed related to Baudez and Grube - I have them here in my library, along with many other primary sources which could be added to this article. I would like to be helpful in process but need help in the coding for references and notes. I look forward to hearing back from you. ACMelendez (talk) 15:56, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Sorry for the late reply - all comments during the review should be entered on the review page. I will be revisiting the article, and review page, shortly. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 11:09, 22 February 2015 (UTC)