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Source review follow-up

Hi Brian, could I just get confirmation that you're satisfied with the responses/actions re. the source review for Jürgen Ehlers? Tks/cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 01:28, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

Further, I'm gathering you didn't source review Interstate 96 when you looked over prose, so if you're able to do that as well some time, be great. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 02:17, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
Have dealt with Ehlers (a couple of issues outstanding). Will look at the Interstate this evening.Brianboulton (talk) 12:35, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

The Rite

Hi there! I really appreciate your note to my talk page ... in fact, later in the day I was going to try to figure out how to communicate with you ... I'm still a little new at the "techniques" of Wikipedia ... I had no idea the "infobox" question would grow so heated ... ANYWAY ... we can continue to discuss more substantive matters on The Rite Talk Page, as you suggest. Yankeecook (talk) 20:40, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Everything Tastes Better with Bacon/archive2

Thanks very much for your sources review of Everything Tastes Better with Bacon.

I've addressed all of your points, and responded at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Everything Tastes Better with Bacon/archive2.

Perhaps you could revisit your position on the article at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Everything Tastes Better with Bacon/archive2?

Thank you for your time, — Cirt (talk) 21:16, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

I will look tomorrow (Wednesday) as I am a bit preoccupied at the moment. The article looked in good shape when I checked out the sources & had lots of support at FAC. Brianboulton (talk) 23:14, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
Thanks very much for your helpful suggestions, I've responded at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Everything Tastes Better with Bacon/archive2. — Cirt (talk) 15:35, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
Thanks very much for the comments and Support! Mind if we move the addressed comments to the talk page of the FAC ? — Cirt (talk) 21:00, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
My pleasure - do as you wish with my cmts Brianboulton (talk) 21:07, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
Okay, sure, thanks again, — Cirt (talk) 21:46, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

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TFAR

Thanks for your help here - you may find User:Bencherlite/TFA notepad interesting / of use when browsing for non-specific dates. At any rate, it's a more detailed version of WP:FANMP. Best wishes, BencherliteTalk 19:31, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

Well I just made an awful cockup on the TFA requests page so I'm lying low for a bit. Brianboulton (talk) 20:41, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Knowing how empty your schedule is, and how you are scratching round for useful occupation, I helpfully draw your attention to the RPO article, which I have put up for PR. Or, to put it slightly more accurately, if you can find time and inclination to look in (not the smallest hurry) it will be esteemed a favour. I have been illicitly stalking you and I see the naughty Rev from Stiffkey is on your stocks. Whatever next, you depraved person! Tim riley (talk) 14:30, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

I was hoping to keep the rector quiet for a while, but now the secret is out. Honestly, it's a corker – I've never laughed so much when researching an article, not even for Widmerpool. A guaranteed side-splitter for the end of the month. Meantime, of course I will look at the RPO.
Incidentally, how is Britten coming on? I have made a short list of the leading (in my view) British composers whose articles have not yet made FAC: Thomas Arne, William Boyce, Benjamin Britten, Hubert Parry, Henry Purcell, Arthur Sullivan, Thomas Tallis, Michael Tippett, Ralph Vaughan Williams (this is a personal view – there may be others as or more deserving). I intend over the next year or so to tackle a few of these, possibly Purcell, Tallis and Tippett. Have you eyes for any of these? Brianboulton (talk) 19:52, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
Sullivan has been waiting in the wings for FAC for some time, but I am not monarch of all I Savoy: Sir Arthur's principal contributor is my good friend Ssilvers, whom I have yet to get into the starting gate. The article is certainly of FA quality already, me judice. Parry is something of a weight on my conscience. His article was awful and I set to work on it but somehow ran out of steam, and it is now class B, and a mediocre one at that; he deserves better, especially as I took Stanford to FA – but Stanford was an interesting character, and Parry, a much nicer man, was in truth (hush!) rather dull. I managed to get Bliss up to a slightly better grade B, before concluding that that was quite enough. I am determined to get RVW to FAC some day, but not yet. I've done my half of the Britten article, and Sjones23 has undertaken to do the music section, for which I am profoundly grateful. Purcell is at the early end of my personal musical timescale and Tallis is way before it. Happy to work on Purcell, though: from what little I know he sounds to have been an interesting man. I am not conscious of ever having heard a note of Boyce's music. Happy to put Tippett on the list, though his amateur libretti are as funny as anything you've been reading about the wicked Rector: if Heather Harper managed to sing "Oh, I’ll go walking with my nostrils" without giggling I salute her. Tim riley (talk) 17:31, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
Re Boyce, you must have heard "Hearts of Oak" (or even sung it). But he probably is a bit misplaced in this list. He was very important as a composer in the 18th century, Master of the King's Musik etc, but he has been neglected for 200+ years; about the only works of his performed today (apart from the aforementioned H of O) are his eight "symphonies" (overtures, in fact). He may be an interesting research project for some future date - I don't imagine much has been written about him. Purcell and Tippett are the ones I'd prefer to work on in the more immediate future, leaving Tallis as a personal project for my old age. It will however be a few months before I can do anything on any of these articles. I mainly wanted to know if any of these composers were in your sights or were the subject of existing plans. Brianboulton (talk) 18:34, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

D'Oliveira affair

I seem to remember that you have JSTOR access. Could you have a quick check of this? I'm going to have a go at expanding the D'Oliveira affair article, more out of disgust with Gubby Allen than anything else! And if anyone else has access to "The Sports Boycott and Cricket: The Cancellation of the 1970 South African Tour of England" (which isn't on JSTOR), that may be helpful too. But to be honest, I've plenty to be going on if these two articles are unavailable or not particularly useful. Sarastro1 (talk) 23:11, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

  • I have read though Murray's first article. Published in 2001, it was an important source for Oborne's 2004 book and is listed as such in the book's bibliography. Oborne has picked up all the important points in the article: Vorster's mendacious claim that D'Oliveira would have been acceptable had he been an original pick; the fact that Allen, Gilligan and Griffiths knew well in advance of the selection meeting that D'Oliveira would not be acceptable in South Africa; the uncertainty as to whether this knowledge was given to the selectors; Insole's callous "we have rather better players in the side"; Cowdrey's duplicity, etc, etc. That ineffable twerp Douglas-Home is rightly shown up for what he was, so nothing new, really. It is abundantly clear that the overriding concern of English cricket establishment throughout and even beyond the affair was to preserve its relationship with SACA. Thank goodness those days are gone, if indeed they have. The second article is still behind a paywall - it will cost you £23.50 to read it (this is known as "Freedom of Information"). Since Oborne also cites this article as a source, and makes no startling revelations about the cancellation of the 1970 tour in his book, it may be that the article contains little that we don't already know. Brianboulton (talk) 11:43, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

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Bruno Walter image

When you have a moment, pray look at this File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12786, Bruno Walter und Yehudin Menuhin.jpg. If you would prefer a cropped version showing Walter's head and shoulders in the Ferrier article to replace the anachronistically young Walter currently there, I shall be happy to do the necessary. Tim riley (talk) 11:29, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

I don't know if you are aware of it, but the New York Public Library has online a very large collection of items relating to classical music and the musical theatre, which is where Ssilvers and I got our production shots for South Pacific. Here is what they have on Walter; you may find something useful although I cannot speak for the copyright status of all items.--Wehwalt (talk) 13:38, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
Many thanks to you both. The NYPL Mahler/Walter images are most interesting, but I think a crop from the 1931 Bundsarchiv photo provides an image of Walter closer to how he looked when he worked with Kathleen Ferrier. So, Tim, if you will do the honours, the Ferrier article will certainly benefit from the change. Brianboulton (talk) 15:07, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
On the list for tomorrow. Tim riley (talk) 19:07, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

South Pacific (musical)

We have dropped this at FAC. If you get the time to look in on it, could you perhaps review the images? There are a fair number, but mostly PD no notice. Many thanks,--Wehwalt (talk) 16:55, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

It's on my list. I'll do sources as well, if you like Brianboulton (talk) 17:45, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
If you would, I would be very grateful.--Wehwalt (talk) 18:34, 11 June 2013 (UTC)


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"My God, look what they've sent me"

If you have the time and inclination, Archie MacLaren has grumbled his way to PR here. It's yet another long one I'm afraid (I seem incapable of short cricket articles) but your eyes would be much appreciated. Sarastro1 (talk) 21:06, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

I will do my best to read MacLaren in the next couple of days. This won't be a great trial; I became familiar with him years ago, when I first read Cardus's autobiography. As you know, Cardus rather over-romanticised MacLaren, but left a few intriguing hints that not all went well for him in life. I have sometimetimes wondered what was the truth of the story - now I can find out. Brianboulton (talk) 22:27, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

Isabeau

Ping. Thanks again, btw. I really appreciate the work you put into the review. No rush. Victoria (talk) 20:00, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

Hi Brian, just wanted to leave a note for you with thanks for noting the lack of page numbers for Seward (and many thanks to Tim for offering to get a copy from the library). I picked up the book from the library today and the chapters were wildly off - g-books says a few pages aren't visible, when in fact it's almost 75 pages. So that was a bit of slog finding those two quotes, but definitely necessary. The added benefit is that it looks to be a very good book and one I'll probably end up buying. Victoria (talk) 20:56, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
My profound thanks for your help in shepherding this very difficult tale through FAC. It's now FA. And I don't think I'll try one about medieval royalty again - at least not for a long time. Victoria (talk) 23:59, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

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For contributing 72 featured articles on wikipedia. Quite brilliant!!! ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 12:23, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

London in the 1960s

Hi Brian. I wondered if you or Tim riley who I suspect are "baby boomers" might be interested in nurturing this. Aside from needing a majr copyedit it is a bit too pop culture-oriented, it needs more info on events and building changes. Can you look into it sometime?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 15:25, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

I did take a quick look. I'm not sure I can help; I think the article probably needs a top-to-bottom shakeout rather than cosmetic attention. Here are a few points from the short introductory section:
  • "20 years after Clement Attlee": this seems irrelevant, and anyway is inaccurate; Attlee lost power in 1951.
  • "Peggy Maffit" is presumably meant to be Peggy Moffitt, and "Greenwich" is obviously intended to be "Gernreich". I am not sure that I would choose either of these names to exemplify London in the 1960s – they were very much American figures.
  • Lesley Hornby and Twiggy are the same person.
  • The sentence "As a result of baby boom in the 1950s, London became the city with a population of 40% under the young category by the mid 1960s, a situation which happened only after the Roman Empire" doesn't make a lot of sense.
  • The following sentence makes no sense at all: "Youth and money then underwent a pivotal and remarkable “metamorphosis from a gloomy, grimy post-War capital into a bright, shining epicentre of style”. How can "youth and money" undergo the change described?
Later in the article I glimpsed "Lady of the Manner"; I also saw the scapegoat of the Profumo affair misnamed as "David Ward". Then there is the intrusion of inconsequential information, e.g. "The Gaelic football club, Tír Chonaill Gaels, based in Greenford, was formed in London in 1962". The overall impression of the article is of random facts picked up and thrown together without much sense of cohesion or relative importance, and without careful checking. I don't want to pour cold water on what may be someone's pet project, but I do think much more care needs to be applied. I'm not even sure that such a broad and vaguely defined topic really lends itself to WP article; that may be the root of the problem. Brianboulton (talk) 11:17, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Also there is an existing article, Swinging London, covering very similar ground. One article is probably sufficient. Brianboulton (talk) 14:56, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

Sacre score

Hi. I'd noticed that infelicity too -- thanks for changing it. I've substituted "revised" for "amended" ... as that's the term that's usually used and seems to convey the sense of what IS actually did better. My understanding is that he largely re-barred the Sacrificial Dance to make it "easier to play" (not to mention easier to copyright!). One reason I had not gotten around to changing it is that I'm not quite sure how true the assertion itself really is ... namely the "most performances". In actuality, I think it probably depends on when a given orchestra actually purchased the parts! (I don't know if there's any way to check this ... ). Also, with the "Sacre Centennial", it may well be that some performances have attempted to be the "original" version (whatever that might actually be!). Should we change this to most "modern" performances? Also, Boosey & Hawkes gives the date as 1947 ... [1] Yankeecook (talk) 10:02, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

I think the question is how far we ought to pursue this slightly arcane (from the general reader's viewpoint) issue in a summary encyclopedia article. The situation is, as Van den Toorn records, a complicated one; we should keep the detail to essentials, while ensuring that what we have is accurate in broad terms. Your suggestion of adding the word "modern" is a good one, and I will act on it, but let's be careful not to let this section become too overdetailed. Brianboulton (talk) 13:19, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

Chopra FAC

FYI, Chopra article is at the FAC. You had earlier participated in the first FAC and I thought to include you in the second as well. Your constructive comments are very much welcome here. Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Priyanka Chopra/archive2. Thanks.—Prashant 05:45, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

The article's FAC has many comments and lots of support (8 or 9), with no opposes I can see. It's doing fine, and I don't think you need my input this time. Also I am rather overloaded with commitments at present. I expect your article will be promoted within a few days; I'll keep an eye on it, and intervene if any problems arise. Brianboulton (talk) 09:25, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
I've also been importuned. I would sincerely hope the nominators plan on giving back in the same proportion they are asking.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:28, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Dear Lord, he already asked you?? That makes this even worse. He's pestered you twice and emailed you probably twice too? I can't apologise enough for his behaviour, it's unforgivable.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 16:55, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

Re: Advice requested

Hi Brian, I just read the whole fascinating article (great work, as always) and think it would be fine as a second fair use image. I think the two fair use images of him show the two sides of the man (at least as perceived) in a way that words alone do not. I wondered reading it what his other children were (since only the daughter not his is mentioned explicitly). I would be glad to PR this and do the Image review at FAC. Ruhrfisch ><>°° 13:38, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

Many thanks for your swift reply. I will upload the second image shortly (I may use a clearer print, from one of the published sources). The rector had four children before the First World War; they do not really figure in the narrative, but I will add a footnote giving brief details. More thanks for your reviewing offer; I will let you know when the article goes to PR. Brianboulton (talk) 14:51, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

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FAC

I need more constructive comments and inputs. (so, what it has 10 supports). I want more view over it. Your comments can improve it further. Please look at it. Thanks.—Prashant 13:55, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

I am not going to do this, and will be obliged if you stop asking. Brianboulton (talk) 14:52, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
  • I'm just flat opposing owing to canvassing. I seem to recall getting emails too. Shame that Bollyjeff and the Doctor are innocent victims here, but I'm feeling harassed by the constant posts. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:26, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
what kind of person you are? You said that you were not interested. I didn't posted again. But, you have created an unwanted issues. I was just told to include some of the best reviewers. So, that's why I asked you. My faith wad good. But, you reacted so rudely. By the way what is canvassing?—Prashant 15:40, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
I don't respond to rants like that. Brianboulton (talk) 15:45, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Canvassing — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:48, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

okay, now I have read that article and came to know that it was my mistake to go and ask many editors. But, I was not knowing it earlier. I thought, you guys will help in improving it further. I'm extremely sorry for the canvassing. I observed others asking several editors, so I thought to do the same. I'm very sorry Brain and Crisco. I should be ashamed of myself and I'm. Please, forgive me sir. It will not happen again. I'm very upset.—Prashant 16:02, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

Sorry you had to deal with this Brian, feel free to delete this disruptive section.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 16:52, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

I accept Prashant's apology – I am used to dealing with stroppy kids – and his assurance it won't happen again. I hope he will also apologise to you, Doctor, and to Bollyjeff, as his conoms, for possibly tainting the nomination. But as far as I'm concerned, no more need be said. Brianboulton (talk) 23:25, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

Hi Brian!

Hello Brian, nice to meet you! My name is Tomica and here on Wikipedia I am editing music articles (mostly Rihanna and Justin Timberlake oriented). Recently I nominated Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded at FAC; I have 5 supports, 0 opposes and the media files spotcheck was done, the only thing left is the source spotcheck. Ian told me you are one of the spotcheck references expert, can you please do them? Thank You! (PS. I also asked Nikkimaria 3 days ago, she said she was a bit of busy so I know If you do them before her she wouldn't mind :]) — Tomíca(T2ME) 08:33, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

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If you can stand it...

Hi Brian, if you can stand it, could you weigh in at Talk:L'incoronazione di Poppea#Infobox? If not, I'd completely understand. I'm trying to stay out of it too. I was hoping (obviously naively) that the box would be tried out on a few relatively low-profile articles for a while to see how it works out, rather than editors heading straight to off to FAs with it {{sigh}}. But there you have it. By the way, Harold Davidson is brilliant! Where do you find these people? Best, Voceditenore (talk) 15:16, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

PS. I looked like [Yikes! What a Freudian slip. Voceditenore (talk) 15:52, 21 June 2013 (UTC)] The infobox looked this in the article. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 15:36, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi Brian, you don't have to weigh in, I tried the infobox while the opera was mentioned on the Main page (call it an experiment for feedback), it's gone again, fine with me if you prefer it like that, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:27, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
Thanks both – to Voceditenore for alerting me, and to Gerda for the above. Gerda, it really is worth considering Voceditenore's suggestion that the infobox is tried out on a few lower-profile opera articles. I am sure this would enable a more considered discussion. For what it's worth, I thought the deleted infobox on Poppea was relatively unobjectionable, though I don't think it added to the article, and my fear that over the years further possibly contentious paramaters will be added remains. Brianboulton (talk) 15:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
As I said, fine with me, respect ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:19, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

Davidson

Hi Brian, just wanted to let you know that a few days I read about half of Davidson and made some notes, but noticing the PR was quite active, decided to wait a bit. I'll take a look at the PR in a few days, and if I have anything in my notes not already raised, I'll post then. Victoria (talk) 12:16, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, Victoria (still can't get used to the new name!). The PR will be open until about Thursday next week, after which I will probably take the article to FAC. You are right in noting that the peer review has generated a lot of helpful comment, so don't give it any particular priority, though I will of course welcome anything you have to say. Brianboulton (talk) 15:46, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
To be honest I stopped reading when I came across the image of the 15 year old neighbor, so what I have is only for the first half of the article, and mostly nitpicks. I'll look there tomorrow and not bother if already addressed. Victoria (talk) 16:18, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

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Bridge thanks

Thanks for your kind words - I still hope to get back to writing bridge articles. Ruhrfisch ><>°° 20:01, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Oklahoma!

(moved to new thread) In response to your comment about Oklahoma!, that is next on the list. It probably won't get done until at least September, depending on how the Disraeli project goes. Then The Sound of Music, then Hammerstein, then Rodgers, then R&H. Hopefully by sometime next year, milking the sources for every last drop. Dunno about the later stage versions of their TV or films, like State Fair.--Wehwalt (talk) 23:53, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

On the musicals: this is good news; to have a complete set of high-standard articles on all the R&H works, and of the authors, will be a great plus for the encyclopedia, an integrated approach in contrast to my own cherrypicking of topics that interest me, variously from the fields of music, literature, politics or oddball history, with not much attempt at cohesion. The one exception to my scattered efforts is in the music of Monteverdi, where I am (very slowly) attempting what might be termed full coverage. I have "done" each of the three extant operas, an article on the lost operas, and in the wings I have L'Arianna, a sort of semi-lost opera which I will bring forward shortly. That leaves the non-operatic music and the composer biog to be tackled over the next couple of years, if I can sustain my energies. Tim will be horrified, as I shall undoubtedly ask him to review these materpieces and he hates Monteverdi, but we all have to suffer for our art. I did not know you were doing Disraeli; that sounds like an immense project (politics, literature, did he compose by any chance?) and I shall certainly look forward to getting my reviewing teeth into that. Brianboulton (talk) 09:05, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
I am doing it with Tim, likely in late August.--Wehwalt (talk) 10:37, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

Sarnia Article

Thank you for fixing the headers on the Peer Review page. If you would be so kind, please let me know some of your comments on the article itself. I saw you contributed to 72 FA's, and I would seriously like your opinion. Thanks! There can be only one...TheKurgan (talk) 13:02, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

I will if I get the chance, but you may have to patient for a day or two. Brianboulton (talk) 17:26, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 26 June 2013

Stalking again

Now see here, Sir Boulton, the Grossmiths are the preserve of the Silvers-Riley mafia. Moreover, I live within ten minutes' walk of The Laurels up the Cally Road. I mean, well, what, really! (Or to put it another way, at your service in due course.) Meanwhile, with a looming deadline in mind I have begun to add sections to the music half of the Benjamin Britten article. If you have world enough and time, do please look in. Tim riley (talk) 21:44, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

First, Britten. The music section is certainly looking better. It needs some kind of a critical reception subsection, some discussion of the influences on BB, and probably rather more analytical stuff. I have collected one or two interesting sources which I have still to investigate, and I have some serious reading to do. So I'm not in a position to help yet (just don't know enough). How "looming" is the deadline? I had hoped to work on my sources in the second part of July, when my current preoccupations with the rector and Pooter should be should be done and dusted.
On Pooter, you have caught me redhanded. I did wonder whether I would be breaching your proprietorial rights, but thought I'd give it a go anyway. The book was given to me about 30 years ago (Folio Society, in slipcase), and I recently read it again. I had forgotten what a delight it was. Interesting that you live in Pooterland; so, according to A.N. Wilson, did Dr. Crippen (Hilldrop Crescent, I believe – I wonder if he's worth an article?). I may well be asking you for help from some of your archive sources (reviews and the like), but I am still in the shallows at the moment. It's one of those articles (like the rector) that is a real joy to do. Brianboulton (talk) 22:59, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

Re: User:The ed17/Archives/64#Dispatches again

Hi, no hurry, but just a small poke to remind you about this. :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan]

I am aware, have work in progress, but just need some clear time to finish off. This should not be long now. Brianboulton (talk) 09:08, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
Ah, my apologies then. Take as long as you need. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 16:29, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Davidson

Hate to be a nitpick, but I think the linking to "Kingdom of Great Britain" for his birth and death places must be a mistake? It became UK of GB&I over half a century before he was born, and when he died it was UK of GB&NI. —Cliftonian (talk) 05:35, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Well spotted! I "borrowed" the infobox template from the article of a clergyman who lived in a different era, and missed this. I have corrected it now. I am ready to nominate Davidson at FAC, but am holding back for the moment as there seems to be a bit of a gridlock. Brianboulton (talk) 09:04, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Britten

I have been pottering away in the absence of contributions from SJones23 and have, I think, got the whole Britten article up to some sort of standard. Do please look in and edit ad lib. I think the article is now pretty much ready for peer review. Tim riley (talk) 19:58, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

And now up for PR. That apart, if you have already been researching BB on our behalf any and all additions or alterations you are disposed to make will be gladly welcomed. Tim riley (talk) 16:22, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
I got this just as I was posting the "Influences" subsection to the Music part of the article (have left a brief note on the PR page to this effect). I'm going to double-check the refs now, and add a few more book details. I may tinker with/add to the Music section a little more, but will work within your overall section plan. Please feel free to adapt, shred or otherwise dispose of my contribution. Brianboulton (talk) 16:40, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
Bloody hell, Brian! That's a superb addition; thank you so much. Tim riley (talk) 16:48, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
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