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Contents
- 1 Welcome!
- 2 John Botica
- 3 Staten Island Technical High School
- 4 Pittsburgh Terminal Properties
- 5 North Korea
- 6 Hills Learning references
- 7 Bee fix
- 8 PDF Linkrot URLs
- 9 New York Institute of Technology
- 10 PV Moyo
- 11 Girard College
- 12 David Maxwell
- 13 Peggy Rae Sapienza article tags
- 14 Harache family
- 15 Ellen Frank working link edits
- 16 Merlin Network page improvements
Welcome!
WELCOME!! Hello, Derek R Bullamore! I want to personally welcome you on behalf of the Wikipedia community. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you haven't already, you can put yourself in the new user log and the list of users so you can be properly introduced to everyone. Don't forget to be bold, and don't be afraid of hungry Wikipedians...there's a rule about not biting newcomers. Some other good links are the tutorial, how to edit a page, or if you're really stuck, see the help pages. Wikipedia is held up by Five Pillars...I recommend reading about them if you haven't already. Finally, it would be really helpful if you would sign your name on talk pages, so people can get back to you quickly. It's easy to do this by clicking the button (next to the one with the "W" crossed out) one from the end on the left. If that's confusing, or if you have any questions, feel free to drop me a ♪ at my talk page (by clicking the plus sign (+) next to the tab at the top that says "edit this page")...and again, welcome!--ViolinGirl♪ 00:20, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
John Botica
Hello, I would like to know if you have other advice to improve the page John Botica. I would read the answer on your page. Thank you. Best regards.--AlexArago (talk) 09:09, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
- Hello Alex. There are a few problems. Firstly, the main text does suffer from some typographical and grammatical errors (for example, He has lived many years in the US and Germany). The more major issue is with the references currently on display. Grammar and spelling are far from ideal (for example, New Zealande Listener), and the dates are shown in different formats (with and without capital letters; abbreviated forms - not ideal in any case - or not). Also in an ideal world, the links should be to on-line versions of the references. This is not compulsory, but makes it easier for on-line readers of the article to easily check references in the same manner. As you have supplied the bulk of the referencing, I wonder precisely where you obtained these from - probably from an on-line source(s) - if so, this needs clarifying. Even the link to 'La Dépêche', leads to a series of disambiguated forms. I also wonder where "Landscape-Architecture magazine", John Botica talks about his passion for pebbles, Interview Michael Barret, 2009 comes from. Do you own the magazine in question ? Either way, more specific information is needed for other readers/editors to find such a printed source document.
- You would probably benefit greatly from reading the section on Wikipedia marked citing sources, which gives specific guidance on creating references in different circumstances. It is not easy bedtime reading ! So I would suggest taking it in small stages. Good luck - if you get stuck, you know where I am. I must stress that my technical knowledge of Wikipedia's internal workings, including programming, image uploading, bots etc., is rather limited.
- Best wishes - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 14:23, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
Hello Derek. Indeed, there is still much to do. I'm going to try. Maybe I'll still be obliged to call for help. Thank you very much.Best wishes.--AlexArago (talk) 17:28, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
Staten Island Technical High School
Staten Island Technical High School still has a bare URL, and some 'bot seems to revert your work. Can this be fixed?--DThomsen8 (talk) 14:18, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
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Done - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 17:24, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
Pittsburgh Terminal Properties
How do I check the references at Pittsburgh Terminal Properties?--DThomsen8 (talk) 16:07, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
- Probably easiest to take them back to bare URLs and let Reflist/Refill do their magic. Actually, apart from the extra zeros in the accessdates (uh?), the only thing missing in each citation is the source (ie publisher=, website=, etc.) Over to you....
- Derek R Bullamore (talk) 19:35, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
North Korea
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2643582 and http://www.who.int/gho/countries/prk.pdf are shown in the references of the North Korea article.
User talk:Finnusertop removed the linkrot tag, saying that they have metadata, and the tag is not appropriate. Wether or not the tag is appropriate, perhaps something should be done.--DThomsen8 (talk) 00:22, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
- You are quite right. The metadata should be incorporated within the overall referencing structure. I think this edit of mine should suffice. You may have come across Jstor.org references before now. Whether or not you have, they are always {cite journal=} types, with the full details usually available at the source, including name of journal, name of article, volume number, date of publication, publisher, page number(s), author(s), etc. They do vary a little bit in the way that the information is provided/formatted, but it is almost always there, and in some detail, if you are prepared to look hard enough. Overall, a good spot by you. Regards,
- Derek R Bullamore (talk) 00:51, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
Hills Learning references
How do I untangle things at Hills Learning with website=URL inside the references? maybe those URLs should come out as separate references, but it is a tangle. --DThomsen8 (talk) 01:13, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
- Like this.
- Derek R Bullamore (talk) 11:02, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
Bee fix
Bee needs one JSTOR fix. If Linkrot is inapporpriate according to some editors, is there a different tag that you would recognize, or should I just mention articles to you here? I am sure you have noticed my work on Linkrot when what to you is overnight.--DThomsen8 (talk) 01:09, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
- I have undertaken a few edits on the references on this article, which now all appear to be in order. In any event, rightly or wrongly, no linkrot tag was affixed to the version I edited. In the short term I am going away for around ten days from today, so I must leave all linkrot stuff to the small band that regularly deal with them ie. you !
- Best wishes,
- Derek R Bullamore (talk) 12:25, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
PDF Linkrot URLs
Fshajt Bridge is an excellent example of PDF Linkrot URLs. Clicking on the PDF link downloads the PDF, at least on Firefox. What is your thinking on that?--DThomsen8 (talk) 00:06, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
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- The answer is yes it should. Anyhow, I have now cleaned up the Bridge article. I'm not feeling very well at the present, so please bear with me. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 12:46, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
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- Thank you. You are getting a little too technical for me now - and is there any pressing reason to do this ? - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 13:24, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
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New York Institute of Technology
- Hello, on New York Institute of Technology, there is a "bare URL" tag, but I believe there isn't any. Could you please check to see if there's any that I missed. If there isn't any, then please remove the tag. Thank you and best regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.117.99.254 (talk) 06:34, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
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- The problem was that "article titles" were missing on a small number of the PDF based references, that were archived citations. However, I have remedied these and removed the "bare URL" tag.
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- Derek R Bullamore (talk) 13:26, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
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- Thanks. Full of bare URLs: Rahmat Shoureshi — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.111.102.167 (talk) 07:21, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
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Done - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 08:57, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
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- Hi, on New York Institute of Technology, during clean-up, the "Notable alumni" section tag, above the List of New York Institute of Technology alumni link, has been accidentally removed. Please restore that. Regards. It's located right above "Notable faculty" section tag
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Done - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 21:55, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
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PV Moyo
Hello Derek My name is PV Moyo l made a article and you deleted it can you stop deleting the articles that lm making — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vussu (talk • contribs) 20:22, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
- You might be better off reading some of Wikipedia's editing guidelines, such as Conflict of interest, What Wikipedia is not, Notability and Verifability; rather than wasting your time wrongly accusing another editor of something they did not do.
- Derek R Bullamore (talk) 20:40, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
Girard College
Please do Girard College, which is one block from my house.--DThomsen8 (talk) 13:13, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
Done. How come you are not listed in the alumni ? LOL. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 13:31, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
- I am a graduate of Atlantic City High School and Lafayette College. Girard College is not a college. Look it up!
David Maxwell
Dear Derek, Could you check if this photo has David Maxwell on piano? Vysotsky (talk) 22:24, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
- No idea - I'm not very good judging the back of someone's head ! Either way, I do not think the photo would exactly enhance his article.
- Derek R Bullamore (talk) 13:12, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
Peggy Rae Sapienza article tags
Hi Derek -
I saw that you tagged this article - but you did not leave any specifics as to your issues with NPOV on the Talk page, as is recommended. If you can find any less-than-positive info out there to cite I will be happy to include it. I was not able to find any. There may be some comments that reflect a summary impression of the content of the cited material, rather than specific cites. Is this not permissible? I have never seen it as an issue before. Also, as far as notability, I can see that your interests do not lie in this area, so I wonder what criteria you are looking for to consider notable in this field? This article is well-referenced and linked to other Wikipedia pages. As far as categorizations, I have added three of the most obvious ones, I am sure there are more that can be added but I am not very familiar with available categories so I left that to someone who has more knowledge there. Please leave some specifics about your issues on the article's Talk page so I can address them, otherwise the tags do not seem appropriate. Thank you Riverpa (talk) 08:11, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
- Hello. If I may defend myself here. The majority of the tags you refer to were added by another editor, prior to my involvement in the article. See this edit. My edit was primarily to convert bare URLs into full references, although I did add the {Catimprove} tag, something you do not seem to find unreasonable. You are correct in that my interests do not include this individual, which is why I do not edit further. However, if you are looking to address the NPOV issues, then I would point out this sentence - "Sapienza was born into science fiction fandom" - which is neither sensible nor encyclopaedic in nature. The issue of notability is covered under WP:BIO.
- Regards,
- Derek R Bullamore (talk) 10:52, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
Thanks Derek, I just noticed that myself and I came over to let you know that I was mistaken. Thanks for your efforts. I will pose my questions to the other editor. Riverpa (talk) 22:51, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
Harache family
Please look at Harache family and tell me what is needed to remove the two tags on this article. I have contributed some inline citations and improved the wording a bit.--DThomsen8 (talk) 13:30, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
- The problem surrounds those references which are short of detail. What is "HSQS, 21, p.136", for example ? The reader needs more information, if he/she has a chance of verifying the text. ISBN(s) if appropriate would be a start, but either way, those type of references (and there are a number in this article) need expansion. To be honest, I have not got a clue where to start to try to locate some of them !
- Derek R Bullamore (talk) 13:47, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
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- Fair enough - well done ! - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 13:46, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
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- Even more, I created Westminster Archives Centre for the inline references to have a real target.--DThomsen8 (talk) 18:12, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
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Ellen Frank working link edits
Ellen Frank -- Hello, I wanted to thank you for adding the archival links to the Ellen Frank page. I am currently working for her, so I am not objective enough to edit myself, nor an experienced wikipedia editor. I wanted to ask for your help - I've collected a bunch of working sources to add to the page. If you could check through them and add those you see as relevant I would be very very thankful!! The links are as follows:
Source 1: Please review and add relevant: Ellen Frank in the Transnational foundation website Ellen Frank in Nassau Museum of Art
Source 2: Please remove http://www.transnational.org/SATJ/tff/people/e_frank.html (The archive link also doesn't work) Please review and add relevant: Ellen Frank on TFF associates list Ellen Frank's Art on TFF website Ellen Frank's work on Osilas Gallery website Ellen Frank's work on Martin Art Gallery website Ellen Frank's work at College of Holy Cross Ellen Frank in NY Times Article Ellen Frank article in the Georgia Review Article about Ellen Frank in Nashim Journal Excerpt of Nashim article about Ellen Frank on project Muse Description of Ellen Frank on Miranda Arts website Article about Ellen Frank on 27 East
Source 3: Please remove: http://www.transnational.org/SATJ/tff/people/e_frank.html (The archive link also doesn't work) Please review and add relevant: About Ellen Frank on World Public Library Literary Architecture - a Berkeley book by Ellen Frank Literary Architecture on UC press e-book collection Review of Literary Architecture in Modern Language Quarterly Listing of Literary Architecture in Encoure (Ellen Frank's book is cited by many academic books and articles – this can be verified via google search of “Ellen Eve Frank, Berkeley: or “Literary Architecture”)
Source 4: Please review and add relevant: About the play frida @chiapas.net by Ellen Frank and Maria Pessino Listing of frida @chiapas.net performance Ellen Frank on the board of Oddfellows Playhouse
Source 5: Please review and add relevant: Ellen Frank mentioned as contributing author to Tamarind Institute
Further sources to review and add relevant information: Ellen Frank and Cities of Peace mentioned in New York Times About Ellen Frank in Osilas Gallery About Ellen Frank in Martin Art Gallery About Ellen Frank in College of the Holy Cross About Ellen Frank in Nassau Art Museum Ellen Frank in NY Times Article Ellen Frank article in the Georgia Review Article about Ellen Frank in Nashim Journal Excerpt of Nashim article about Ellen Frank on project Muse Description of Ellen Frank on Miranda Arts website Article about Ellen Frank on 27 East Ellen Frank on Artslant Ellen Frank on the Long Island Pulse Ellen Frank on the East Hampton Star Ellen Frank on Mutual Art Inteview with Ellen Frank on Guild Hall of East Hampton Peace Festival News of Ellen Frank at guild Hall Ellen Frank and Cities of Peace work on Real Art Muse blog Ellen Frank in East Hampton community notes on 24 East Ellen Frank and Cities of Peace mention on Guild Hall's Fiesta Showcases Latin American Culture Short article about Ellen Frank and Cities of peace in the Sag Harbour Express Article about Cities of Peace and Ellen Frank in Polish on the International Youth Meeting Center in Oświęcim/Auschwitz website Ellen Frank and Cities of Peace at the Naregatsi Art Institute, yerevan, Armenia Article about Ellen Frank and Cities of Peace in Armenia on the Sag Harbor Online
I apologize for the length - I am new to this. There is a lot of material and I'm doing my best to sort it. As far as I understand these only need to be confirmed, approved and posted to the wiki page- is that correct?
Thank you!! Nammyg (talk) 12:48, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
- Assuming they actually support the existing text in the article, and they are deemed to be reliable sources, then yes. However, I maybe sometime before I tackle this - I have enough on at present, without other editors making work for me. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 14:30, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
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Done - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 19:19, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
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- Thank you so much! I absolutely understand that you don't have much time and super appreciate the help. If you have any recommendation for an editor that might have time/ interest in helping to edit so that it is more objective, I would appreciate it very much. once more, thank you thank you Nammyg (talk) 11:27, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
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- I am probably telling grandma how to suck eggs, but there are plenty of Wikipedia editing guidelines that you might benefit from reading. Some are easier on the eye than others, but have a look at these links for starters - WP:BLP, WP:OR, WP:V, WP:COI, WP:NPOV, WP:NOTADVERTISING, and WP:LEAD. That should keep you busy ! Happy editing,
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- Derek R Bullamore (talk) 14:04, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
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- If you are talking specifically about the Ellen Frank article, then I would suggest you follow the guidance at WP:DISCLOSE, edit as normal, and then ask someone (not me, please) for a review. It is important to remember to try to keep to a neutral viewpoint and steer well away from promotion-speak - otherwise, within normal limits, you should be OK. Good luck,
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- Derek R Bullamore (talk) 18:58, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
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Merlin Network page improvements
Many thanks for all your help filling in the references on the Merlin Network page. I am new to Wikipedia, and your help is very much appreciated.
So far, I have added secondary and tertiary citations (as required) to the article and a few punctuation marks. The content of the article remains unchanged. Please can you explain to me why the top of the article now reads 'a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. (April 2016)', and how this can be changed. As noted, I do not intend to make any major contributions. I wish only make it more in line with Wikipedia's standards.
Also, it would be great if you could advise me how I can go about getting the tone of the article altered so that it does not read like promotional material, obviously without massively contributing to or changing the article myself.
Thanks again for all your help, K E O'Leary (talk) 15:54, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you for your thanks ! The 'major contributor' tag was added with this edit, and you may be best asking him/her as to why. It is not easy for me to comment on that issue. As far as the advertisement like tone of the article is concerned, and again I did not add that tag, which actually predates the one mentioned earlier, then I have a couple of suggestions. Phrases such as "The idea for Merlin is hatched", "Membership grows to 390, collectively representing thousands of labels worldwide", "Merlin announces landmark multi-million dollar settlement", "Merlin announces 20% reduction in admin fees for members", etc., are more what one would expect to read in promotional, advertisement based literature, than in what should be a neutral point of view encyclopaedia. It needs toning down, plus it would be better for the bulk of the text to be in a true prose format, rather than a listing. The latter styling in itself smacks of promotion, rather than the setting out of a narrative of 'bare facts'.
- I have no real interest in the subject matter of the article and do not intend to return to it, but I hope my comments are useful. Happy editing,
- Derek R Bullamore (talk) 18:14, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
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- Thank you so much. This is really helpful. I will do my best to make sure that this gets addressed, K E O'Leary (talk) 08:47, 13 April 2016 (UTC)