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Wow, you got that information fast! I applaud not only the quality of those entries, but the speed at which they were brought up! Good to see some ''proper'' references on that page too! Cheers, [[User:Canadian Paul|CP]] 17:40, 20 August 2007 (UTC) |
Wow, you got that information fast! I applaud not only the quality of those entries, but the speed at which they were brought up! Good to see some ''proper'' references on that page too! Cheers, [[User:Canadian Paul|CP]] 17:40, 20 August 2007 (UTC) |
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:It's my pleasure though, my dear friend. [[User:Bart Versieck|Extremely sexy]] 23:02, 20 August 2007 (UTC) |
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Wikiproject really old people
Don't know if it's been said before, but you guys should really form a wikiproject for septacentu...whatevers. There's so many bios and lists that it seems natural. The bios could certainly use an infobox for a "World's Oldest Living Person" title (just as Wayne Gretzky and athletes have "Hall of Fame" at the bottom of theirs. An infobox could also be the place to indicate length of reign, etc. Canuckle 19:57, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
- No, but that's definitely a very good idea, and I would support it, but there are already several such infoboxes though. Extremely sexy 14:27, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
Marie-Louise L'Huillier
Please note that the correct spelling of her name, per GRG, is Marie-Louise L'Huillier, WITH the apostrophe. Cheers, CP 18:56, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
- Also, as I've explained before "–" is the correct way to format a dash as in Yakup Satar. - is a hyphen as in "Marie-Louise." Also, in the military infobox template, "– present" is not used. Cheers, CP 19:00, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
- Got it with regards to the latter statement, but I do happen to know (from Laurent Toussaint) it's "Lhuillier". Extremely sexy 19:07, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
- Are you sure? I don't think so...Ryoung122 23:45, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
- I'm 100 certain: just ask him now. Extremely sexy 18:11, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
Bart, first of all, please do not undo any non-vandalism edit without AT LEAST an explanation in your edit summary. It is preferable to discuss your changes on the talk page before you do it as well. Second of all, a person can fall into more than one national centenarian category. Babcock is both an American and Canadian citizen. He is also a centenarian. Therefore he is both an American and Canadian centenarian. Thirdly, if you are going to perform style edits, it is helpful to point to the part of policy or style manual that explains your changes. (For example, when I remove places of birth from lifespan brackets, I always include a mention of WP:DATE in my edit summaries) Otherwise, editors may become upset with your changes, especially when stylistic changes without a proper style backing override other, perhaps more important, edits that show up on a person's watchlist. Cheers, CP 21:04, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
- Canadian Paul, I disagree with your 'place of birth' removals. Many major sources from the Encyclopedia Britannica on town include 'place of birth' at or near the top of the page, with the birth/death dates.Ryoung122 23:45, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
- Okay, but the whole point is in fact that he fought as a Canadian and turned 100 as an American, which he still is: to me this is just plain logic. Extremely sexy 18:11, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
:I do not know how to explain this to you. You say "he is an American centenarian: he really isn't a Canadian anymore." He is still a Canadian citizen. He still considers himself Canadian. He was still born in Canada. How you can possibly say that he is not a Canadian given that the entire reason he is notable is that he is that last CANADIAN veteran? I am not saying that he is not an American one, I'm merely saying that he is a Canadian one too. I cannot revert it anymore due to the three revert rule but I do still require an explanation of how he is not Canadian. I haven't lived in Canada for a long time too, that doesn't mean I'm not Canadian. Cheers, CP 22:44, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
- Resolved on Mr. Young's talk page. Cheers, CP 23:56, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
In America, America does not recognize 'dual citizenship'...some countries do. In any case, if he were born in America he'd still be notable, although not as much. However, the issue here is that, EVEN if he is not "Canadian" now, he was at one point in time. On the other hand, he was a 'Canadian veteran' but not really a "Canadian centenarian"...he turned 100 in the USA.Ryoung122 23:45, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
Edna Parker
Bart, PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY YOU INSIST ON REMOVING EXACT DATES. LOOK, EMMA TILLMAN WAS THE 'WORLD'S OLDEST PERSON' FOR FOUR DAYS. THE EXACT DATE MATTERS. SO, WHY DID YOU REMOVE THE DATE CORINNE DIXON TAYLOR DIED FROM THE EDNA PARKER ARTICLE---AGAIN???? Ryoung122 23:49, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
- I certainly did not: check your facts, and quit the capitals as well then. Extremely sexy 18:12, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
Yes, you did. Ryoung122
- Not intentionally it was. Extremely sexy 14:46, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Renaming an article
Bart, I want to rename this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List of last living survivors by year of birth
to 'list of oldest living person by year of birth.' I believe that 'oldest' should take precedence over 'last'..., because 'last' is biased in favor of those born later in the year, which makes for an unscientific list. Ryoung122 10:41, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- I will help you. Extremely sexy 14:46, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- But you already changed it into something else, being oldest validated person by year of birth: why is that? Extremely sexy 15:27, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Email sent
Email is sent, if you didn't receive it let me know. RichyBoy 16:36, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- Got it: thanks. Extremely sexy 17:06, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Belgian living national longevity recordholders
Wow, you got that information fast! I applaud not only the quality of those entries, but the speed at which they were brought up! Good to see some proper references on that page too! Cheers, CP 17:40, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- It's my pleasure though, my dear friend. Extremely sexy 23:02, 20 August 2007 (UTC)