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Archive 1

Dundee - thanks for the copyedit

Thanks a lot for the copyedit.  YDAM TALK 19:52, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can

pl:Dent d'Hérens

But in this case this mountain refers to the Dent, so in my opinion this is OK. The translation shoudln't be strictly literal, but need to make sense. --Qu3a 08:48, 22 February 2007 (UTC) (you can write to me using my en wiki account) ;-)

You're right - citation need to be literal or described in brackets - I've change it. --Qu3a 18:06, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Gianfranco Zola

Do you have a reference for Zola's number being retired at either Calgiari or Chelsea. I've been trying to verify all the entries on Retired numbers in football (soccer). Oldelpaso 14:58, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Mountains of Italy

For what I see, only Mont Blanc is bad listed. I left it that way since, I seem, "Montblanc" is used in foreign countries as a single word. I think, it's better to place them under the mount name (ie, "Disgrazia" under "D" and so on), otherwise they'd be listed too many under the "M" without any logical significativy. Let me know and good work. --Attilios 13:21, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

RE: Sella

Excellent. Thanks very much! --Bentonia School 14:30, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Henry Russell (explorer)

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--GeeJo ^(t)⁄_(c) • 13:33, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

DYK

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--Carabinieri 08:13, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

DYK

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Delivered on behalf of Anonymous Dissident. — Dihydrogen Monoxide _(Review) 08:00, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

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--Royalbroil 14:34, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

DYK

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---- Anonymous Dissident^Talk 15:38, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Ruttledge

There's more. I posted the full text temporarily at User:Xn4/Sandbox4 - you can pick it up from here. Xn4 17:20, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Much obliged. I'll add to the article tomorrow. Ericoides (talk) 21:06, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

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--Daniel Case (talk) 21:13, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Henry Russell (explorer)

The introductory text for Category:Irish mountain climbers says the category is for "living or historical mountain climbers who originated from Ireland or spent a notable part of their careers in Ireland". Category:Irish explorers says it's for "explorers who originated from Ireland". It seems to me the only way Russell can be included in either of those categories is if we expand their definitions to include parentage. Rwxrwxrwx (talk) 17:58, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

OK, can't argue with that. Cheers. Ericoides (talk) 20:05, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

For moving it. I can only do that in a few days. I'm planning to add some information on several locations in the Engadin, including towns, mountains, and passes. --Piz d'Es-Cha (talk) 09:51, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Great. It would be nice to have pages for the Val Fex, Val Fedoz etc, as well as for the mountains that are still red links on the Bernina Range page. Ericoides (talk) 10:11, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Categories sortkey

Hello. Please maintain proper categories sort key for mountains. The guideline is this: we categorize them normally unless the article stands in a form that points some generic word in the first place. This applies for all geographical features here on English Wikipedia, not only for ones from English-speaking countries. For examples of proper sorted geographic articles see, Cat:Mountains of California, Cat:Rivers of Lancashire or Cat:Lakes of Russia. Therefore it applies for all geographic generic features/words like "mount", "cape", "lake", "cerro" (Spanish), "pik" (Russian) or "piz" (Romansh) etc. Thank you. - Darwinek (talk) 14:17, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

I have left a message on your page. Cheers. Ericoides (talk) 13:06, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

It is certainly a problem when there are several patterns in naming of mountains (Switzerland) but the default system, i.e. "leave everything as it is" isn't much better, it will lead to the situation when e.g. 15 mountains starting with "Piz" will be categorized under "P" and another 15 under remaining letters. I am afraid there is no perfect solution if you will agree with me. You got a point on that issue, so have I. - Darwinek (talk) 13:10, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Sources

Sorry. It's sometimes hard to predict whether an articles a work in progress. Epbr123 (talk) 11:45, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Douglas Robert Hadow, was selected for DYK!

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Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid (talk) 18:24, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

But thank you for letting me know! Ericoides (talk) 20:01, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

James Howard (agriculturalist)

Thanks for your help! Xn4 15:39, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Ditto yours with Farrar! Ericoides (talk) 06:57, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

DYK

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--Gatoclass (talk) 08:27, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Gatoclass. Ericoides (talk) 08:37, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Dome de Gouter

Hi, Ericoides, here:[[1]], here: [[2]], and here [[3]], they don't think like you! Why your version should be the best? --79.5.70.66 (talk) 13:55, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi. The Institut Géographique National map here [4] shows that it lies wholly within France. Can you give me a reference to a map at the same scale that shows that it is on the border? Ericoides (talk) 19:17, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi,

This it:User:Shardan is very stubborn. I reverted him again here on en:, on fr: and on it:, though there I can't do much to convince him that he's wrong, except leave him a message. Take care here.

Best regards. Gemini1980 (talk) 23:29, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi Ericoides, here’s the reference you’ve asked: [5]. You should scale to 1:25.000 and follow the border’s red line. By--79.5.70.66 (talk) 08:12, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the reference. It looks like a very old map, however, and the border is computer generated. If you would like to revert again, please give a link to a jpeg of a photograph of a map that is as up to date and authoritative as the IGN and discuss your changes on the talk page of the Dome. Cheers! Ericoides (talk) 08:19, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

"Silver age of alpinism"

Silver age of alpinism - good work and an interesting article. Thanks for contributing. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 09:17, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

DYK - Francis Fox Tuckett

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Rudget (logs) 16:41, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Ericoides (talk) 17:00, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

No problem. Rudget (logs) 17:11, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

That's turned out very well! Who next? Xn4 (talk) 17:22, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Why not take on R. L. G. Irving? Ericoides (talk) 17:29, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Robert Lock Graham Irving (1877-1969), schoolmaster, writer and mountaineer? I'll be happy to chip in. Xn4 (talk) 00:13, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

The same! Ericoides (talk) 15:02, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Robert Lock Graham Irving DYK

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Jamie^☆S93 14:30, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Ericoides (talk) 19:24, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Another success. Xn4 (talk) 02:31, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for you tremendous help – and your terminological knowledge – on this one. Ericoides (talk) 08:23, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Wilfrid Noyce

Hi. He does indeed have an entry in the ODNB. I'll dig it out for you tomorrow. Xn4 (talk) 03:23, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Ericoides (talk) 10:28, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

No trouble, you'll find it here - scroll to bottom of page. Xn4 (talk) 15:53, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Found it, thanks. Ericoides (talk) 16:13, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Shiprock infobox

Hi---could you please comment on Talk:Shiprock#Reiteration? You don't need to read the whole discussion; the issue right now is whether the First Ascent/Easiest Route info should be in the infobox, or should be censored because climbing is currently illegal. You can guess my position. -- Spireguy (talk) 12:58, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

I would comment, but I'm not certain if I really have an opinion on this. Thanks Ericoides (talk) 16:04, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

DYK? nom

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-- CB (ö) 03:50, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Ericoides (talk) 06:23, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Garmo

I see the ODNB says Noyce died on "Garmo Peak (c. 21,500 ft) in the Pamirs". No doubt that's the same as Mount Garmo, which is widely reported as Stalin Peak, renamed Communism Peak in 1962 and now called Ismoil Somoni Peak. But that has a height of 7,495 metres (24,590 ft), and there's also a school of thought which says Garmo was wrongly identified with Stalin/Communism/Ismoil Somoni. Some light is thrown on all this by an article here, which says that "21,800-foot Mount Garmo" is near "Pik Kommunizma, 24,590 feet", which was the goal of the expedition. I'm wondering, where did Noyce die? I imagine Malcolm Slesser's Red Peak answers this. Xn4 (talk) 12:24, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

I've raised the question here [6]. As has been asked, apart from the Wiki page on Stalin Peak, where else is Mount Garmo identified as Stalin Peak? Regards, Ericoides (talk) 13:25, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

• • Mount Garmo at glossary.com:"The noun mount garmo has 1 sense: Communism Peak, Mount Communism, Stalin Peak, Mount Garmo -- (the highest mountain opeak in the Pamir mountains)"
  • Garmo Peak at encyclopedia.com: "Garmo Peak see Ismoili Somoni Peak."
  • Kommunizma Pik at encyclopedia.com: "World Encyclopedia | Date: 2005: Kommunizma Pik (Communism Peak) Mountain in central Asia, in SE Tajikistan, in the Pamirs region. Known as Mount Garmo until 1933 and Stalin Peak until 1962, it was the highest peak in the former Soviet Union. Height: 7495m (24,590ft)."
  • The Columbia Encyclopedia, sixth edition: "the highest point in Tajikistan. Originally called Garmo Peak, it was determined (1932-33) the highest peak in the USSR and was renamed Stalin Peak."
  • TAJIKISTAN COUNTRY SNAPSHOT AND INTERESTING FACTS at travel-island.com: "...the sparsely populated Pamir Mountains, which include Mount Garmo (formerly Pik Kommunizma; 7495m/24,590ft), the highest point of the former Soviet Union."
  • Attractions and Things to See and Do at hospitalityclub.org: "Pik Lenina and Mount Garmo (formerly Pik Kommunizma) are to the northwest and west respectively of Lake Kara-Kul." Xn4 (talk) 13:45, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

As John 2 at UKC says, it must be a case of mistaken identity (mostly if not entirely sourced from the Columbia encyclopedia). Have I missed something? Ericoides (talk) 13:48, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

I just can't seem to find a page in any language which is clearly about a peak called Garmo with a height of 21,800 feet. That may be one reason why there's no Wikipedia article on it, even though it sounds as if it should be pretty notable. Xn4 (talk) 14:00, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Ah, now this is more hopeful. Tourism in Tajikistan at tajikembassy.pk says: "Peak Somoni and Mount Garmo are to the northwest and west respectively of Lake Kara-Kul. At well over 7000m these two peaks tower over Tajikistan and the neighbouring Republic of Kyrgyzstan to the north." Xn4 (talk) 14:07, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

What about the source you initially referred to[7]? An article is waiting to be written ... Ericoides (talk) 14:08, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

But, help! 7000m is 22,966ft. Xn4 (talk) 14:10, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

And, even worse, a BBC quiz here asks "By what name was Mount Garmo in Tajikistan known when it was the highest point in the Soviet Union?" and gives the answer "Mount Communism". Xn4 (talk) 14:19, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

All the more reason to write a definitive Garmo page and sort out the mess once and for all. Ericoides (talk) 14:21, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

But how to sort the wheat from the chaff? We need a fact-finding mission to Lake Kara-Kul. Xn4 (talk) 14:25, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Don't you think the best starting point is the claim of misidentification on the Stalin Peak page? This muddied the pitch thereafter. That said, Lake Kara-Kul does have a certain ring to it, assuming that it isn't a misidentification of a small, lightweight boat used mainly in Wales. Ericoides (talk) 14:29, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Very good! I've looked around some more, but I can't find much on Garmo which looks rock-solid. The German Wikipedia's Pamir page looks well-informed and has a lot of redlinked names, giving a height for Pik Garmo of 6,595 metres (21,637 ft), which seems to be about what we're after. Surprisingly, neither the Tajik nor the Russian Wikipedias have articles on Garmo, though the Russians have a redlink, пик Гармо. Xn4 (talk) 15:40, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Short of that suggested trip, I'd try to get hold of both the Slessor book and 'The Hard Years' by the 'human fly'. Should be rock-solid, although my guess is that Garmo is predominantly a snow peak. Good luck! Ericoides (talk) 16:20, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I've started Mount Garmo. Xn4 (talk) 17:33, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Good work. The need for a recce is still pressing as a photograph of the peak is required. Ericoides (talk) 18:26, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm looking into it. Dushanbe seems to be a remarkably hard place to get to by air, unless you're travelling from Chelyabinsk. Xn4 (talk) 00:18, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Easy to get to St Petersburg. By Rossiya, on to Dushanbe on a Monday evening (dep. 21:00, arrive at 02:30 on the Tuesday morning) and fly out of Dushanbe the next Tuesday at 04:30, back in St Petersburg for breakfast. The Tajik Air web site isn't helpful. Another site says they are flying to Khujand, but "All other destinations have been discontinued due to the lack of demand and fuel shortage." Sounds as if they are bust. Xn4 (talk) 01:12, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

"Bust" sounds like le tajiktive juste. Ericoides (talk) 05:48, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

All in all you have uncovered something really very interesting with this article. Congratulations! Ericoides (talk) 12:47, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I'd like to think the bloodhound got part of the way there, in the end. Xn4 (talk) 14:09, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Just out of interest, do you need even less sleep than Maggie? Or do you have an amanuensis? Ericoides (talk) 14:18, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

I didn't mean there's a bloodhound other than me. I think the notion was Clio the Muse's. And unluckily, I do seem to need some sleep, these days. Xn4 (talk) 18:48, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Ericoides mentions The Hard Years by the Human Fly (Joe Brown). After reading the above, I pulled out my copy of that book, and he has a whole chapter called "The Pamirs Affair". It is clear in Brown's account that Garmo is a completely different peak than "Communism". Brown was part of the British-Soviet expedition led by John Hunt that resulted in the deaths of Wilfrid Noyce and Robin Smith. Before the final attempt on Communism Peak, the climbers were divided into three groups, each of which was assigned a climb of a lesser peak as a preliminary exercise (page 207). Noyce and Robin Smith were successful in reaching their assigned summit of Garmo Peak, which Brown describes as "comparatively ambitious" at 21,640 feet. During the descent, Noyce and Smith fell 4000 feet to their death (page 211). Despite the tragedy, the British-Soviet climb of Communism Peak continued later, and several climbers including Joe Brown made the summit (page 220). Jim Heaphy (talk) 02:43, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

References

There is no need to add p. & pp. everywhere; "Foo, 113" is a perfectly acceptable reference style. Johnbod (talk) 04:38, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Solon References

Thanks for improving the presentation of the references for Solon. Lucretius (talk) 23:26, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Riccardo Cassin

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BorgQueen (talk) 14:02, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Ericoides (talk) 14:24, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Home from the hill

Hi, Ericoides. I'm more or less back, though giving less time to WP for now. Let me know if you need any ODNB stuff, & so forth. Greetings, Xn4 (talk) 15:02, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Deletion nomination for Wikipedia:WikiProject Mountains of the Alps

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Funny thing

Surprising where the Alpine Club can pop up! Xn4 (talk) 05:56, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the link; nice page. Given that the paintings exhibited in the AC were portraits rather than landscapes, do you know – aside from his family connection – why the Club let him hang them in their premises? Were any of them of AC luminaries? Ericoides (talk) 09:18, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

No, I can't fathom that. The best clues may be in the names of the two sitters for portraits which are given. "The Lady Kinross", because of the word 'The', must be the wife of John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross, whom I can't trace as an alpinist. The only Russell Bryde I can find is an American from Williamson, Illinois. It clearly wasn't a commercial exhibition, in the usual sense of the pictures being for sale. The Club seems an odd choice for an exhibition of portraits, except that I suppose Douglas may have been after more work and saw the members as a hopeful target group. He was, after all, a sportsman himself. Xn4 (talk) 22:14, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Glen Shiel

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Dravecky (talk) 14:32, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Dravecky. Ericoides (talk) 14:47, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Tillemans

My pleasure. As you spotted, I forgot to sign in. I see Tillemans follows on from the above. I've added a reference to a chapter in Noakes's Sportsmen in a Landscape which is online at Peter Tillemans and Early Newmarket. There's quite a bit more there, if you have the time to harvest it. Xn4 (talk) 06:37, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

And I've started Rose and Crown Club on my red link. Xn4 (talk) 08:22, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

The ODNB agrees. It says "In 1733 Tillemans retired to Richmond, Surrey, and died on 5 December 1734 while staying at Little Haugh Hall. He was buried on 7 December at Stowlangtoft church, Suffolk." Xn4 (talk) 12:14, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Peter Tillemans

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Shubinator (talk) 02:09, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Shubinator. Ericoides (talk) 07:17, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

It turned out very well by the time you'd finished with it! Xn4 (talk) 23:54, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Claud Schuster

Thanks! I'm not going to pretend it was a pleasure to write; it was honestly more difficult to write than this, this and this put together. I'm honestly not sure which team he played for; I'm only working from the sources, which don't say. I'll try and have a more detailed looksee over the weekend. Thanks for the correction as well; my prose-writing skills are not particularly good, and DYK does tend to act as a free copyedit. Ironholds (talk) 12:41, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

That'd probably work. I'll have a browse through my little library asap. Ironholds (talk) 13:20, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Ehh, thats alright. I note you write the Alpine Club article; I have some text on it found in the Schuster biography, I'll try and weave that in at some point. Ironholds (talk) 13:31, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

William Windsor (goat)

Many thanks for your advice about the article. I will do whatever I can to improve it per your suggestions; any help would be appreciated. I am doing all that I can to find a picture. It is also now a DYK candidate here, and see my comment there re. media coverage. Thanks again,  Chzz  ►  16:51, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Marcus Favonius

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Dravecky (talk) 08:22, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, Dravecky. Ericoides (talk) 09:19, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Hyphens in centuries

Hi, Thanks for your edits to Farleigh Hungerford Castle, but can I ask why you put a hyphen in centuries? I've used them in FLs & FAs without the hyphens without having this edit. Checking Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers) the examples given in Longer periods -> Centuries and millennia do not include hyphens.Do you know of another guideline which says they should be hyphenated?— Rod ^talk 07:05, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Mountains

Hi, thanks a lot for all the copyedits you made on my favorite mountains. It's good to see well-written articles about them. Cheers! Zacharie Grossen (talk) 12:37, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Louis Cordier

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BorgQueen (talk) 12:21, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, BorgQueen. Ericoides (talk) 12:48, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Aristotle on Women

Hi ADM, I've made a lot of changes to your new page and changed its title. Have you got a ref for the Durant quotation on Nietzsche? Regards, Ericoides (talk) 10:02, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

The part about Durant came from the original Aristotle article, this particular source was not from me in the more recent entry. I would suppose though that the Durant source specifically refers to Will Durant, who is noted for having written the book The Story of Philosophy. It may be another one of Durant's philosophical books however, since I checked The Story of Philosophy on page 86, where it talks about Aristotle but doesn't mention Nietzsche. ADM (talk) 10:48, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Samoan Earthquake date

Thanks for catching the latest erroneous change to the local date on that article. Some people appear to have trouble understanding that it is not the same time all over the world :) But seriously, while it may be useful to record earthquake events using UTC, for the purposes of this article the local time will be the most relevant in terms of what human impacts it had in the countries closest to the event (Samoa and American Samoa). I'm wondering if I should put something on the talk page to this effect? Oska (talk) 11:52, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Actually, I've just realised I have egg on my face. Samoa is over the other side of the International Date Line and has a -11 time zone. So, September 29 is the correct date. I feel foolish. Oska (talk) 11:57, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

DYK for James Howden

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rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 07:49, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Rjanag. Ericoides (talk) 08:35, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

Pindus N.P.

Thank you for the copy-edit job in Pindus National Park. Although I'm not focused on geography articles, I've contributed recently to a number of relevant articles (on protected areas and stuff like Vikos-Aoos National Park)) and find this field quiet interesting.Alexikoua (talk) 08:38, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

As far I can see, brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) is the only bear that lives in Greece. 'Brown bear' is often used as synonym to 'bear' by Greek organizations [[8]]. So, article's present form is ok.Alexikoua (talk) 09:43, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Tom Frost

Possible simpler ALT: ... that Tom Frost participated in the first ascent of the Salathé Wall in Yosemite Valley in 1961?

Good suggestion. My original wording may have led a reader to think it was the first ascent that month, rather than the first ascent ever. Thanks. Jim Heaphy (talk) 17:17, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

As for a previous Tom Frost article, I think that someone tried to create an article about another person named Tom Frost, who was non-notable, and it was deleted. I think that red links to Frost have been created in a lot of places by people assuming that there was an article about him. I appreciate that you and another editor re-worked and improved my article before I had a chance to. Three heads are better than one. I am relatively new to Wikipedia and appreciate mentoring of any kind. Thank you very much. Jim Heaphy (talk) 17:32, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

I've been trying to track down Frost's date of birth, but no luck so far. Would it be unacceptable "original research" if I just sent him an email and asked him? Jim Heaphy (talk) 17:51, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

I've tried to reach Tom Frost regarding his birth date but no response so far. I want to learn how to use the infoboxes, but can't seem to learn the procedure on my own. Jim Heaphy (talk) 22:27, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Tom Frost called me the other day, and we had a very friendly discussion. He's a wonderful fellow. He was reluctant, though, to give his date and place of birth. He isn't computer literate and doesn't do email. So, I will snail-mail him a copy of the article as it now stands, and ask some additional questions, including about photos of him and other famoous climbers he knows. Jim Heaphy (talk) 03:34, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

I think that Frost keeps the issue of "fame" and publicity in good balance. He never sought publicity, but doesn't hide from it. His buddy Chuck Pratt (now deceased) was really reclusive and publicity shy. Here's a quote from Chuck:

"I don't want to write about climbing; I don't want talk about it; I don't want to photograph it; I don't want to think about it; all I want to do is do it." What he did were numerous big wall first ascents in Yosemite, the Tetons and many other places. I will do an article on him soon. I snail-mailed a letter and copy of his article to Tom Frost yesterday, along with an old fashioned SASE. I look forward to hearing from him. Thanks for the Garmo feedback - it was cool to re-read Joe Brown after 32 years. Jim Heaphy (talk) 18:23, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Jan Moir

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format proposal

Ah, if we only had a 100 more like you ...--Epeefleche (talk) 07:39, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

I have restored the deleted article into a user sandbox

It is now at User:Ericoides/Solomon Times Online. Note that I have changed some things, since this is not a newpaper, but a website. You used a number of tags that are for actual print publications, not websites. I initially deleted it since the article contained no references, and neither an assertion of notability nor evidence of notability. If you can find some evidence of notability, provide it before moving the draft into article space. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:52, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

No need to apologize; an effort to maintain civility is never a bad thing, and an occasional trout-slapping keeps the admins on our best behavior. I would like to know, though, where you felt my tone was inappropriate. Doing spam and vandalism patrol gives one a bit of a cop attitude, I fear; and I don't want to get all "bitey" on folks. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:17, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

Fritz Weiss

Hello Ericoides, and thanks many times for this. How can I make still the same mistakes? It is unbelievable.. :) Have a nice day. --Vejvančický (talk) 13:33, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

Ice axe

Nice ice axe loop photo. Seeing the Lowe Alpine Systems logo brings back memories. Thanks. Jim Heaphy (talk) 16:07, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

Société Ramond

...is fixed for you at WP:DYK. Cheers, Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 19:43, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Mein Leben (Wagner)

Thanks for your clarification - I have rewritten to get over this problem (I hope!) ---Smerus (talk) 09:28, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Farnham Maxwell-Lyte

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Materialscientist (talk) 00:00, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Société Ramond

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Wikr link

Hey Ericoides, the link currently on my User page is a template provided by Wikipedia that changes in topic automatically on a daily basis, of which I have no control of. I apologize for not knowing more about today's topic. Congratulations on your wonderful articles that have been selected for the DYK!! Any input you could give me would be greatly appreciated! Sincerely, --Caponer (talk) 20:10, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

Sinking man's crumpet

I removed it from there for basically the same reasons. The mention isn't a widely known mention and besides being in one newspaper and copied by a couple others, it's a bit too cutesy and tongue in cheek, even for a non-serious page. Having said that, I'm not opposed to your returning it to that article, just not Kate's. It did make a great Four Word Film Review to submit, though, and so i did. Wildhartlivie (talk) 17:13, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Farther vs Further

Farther

Farther means "more far/distant" in physical distance.

   Tom ran farther than Bill.

   Which is farther, New York or Los Angeles?

Farthest means "the most far/distant."

   Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun.

Further

Further means "more far/distant" figuratively or non-physically, and can also mean "more/additional":

   Nothing could be further from the truth.

   Who is further along in her research?

   Do you have any further ideas?

EoGuy (talk) 15:16, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Maybe in US English, but definitely not in UK English. Fuller reply on your talk page. Ericoides (talk) 17:22, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Kerb and Tyre

I promise to leave kerb and tyre alone :)

"Seperate", "recieve", "goverment" and a few more are fair game, however.

EoGuy (talk) 18:31, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Verlorene Siege

"Colonel-General von Rundstedt - brilliant exponent of grand tactics, a talented soldier who grasped the essentials of any problem in an instant." It is Manstein's judgement. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 10:25, 22 February 2010 (UTC) In book is written:

"as an exponent of grand tactics he was brilliant - a talented soldier who grasped the essentials of any problem in an instant. (...) He was a gentleman of the old school - a type, I fear, which is now dying out, but which once added a delightful variant to life. (...) a man from the past."

The wikipedia article:

"[a brilliant] exponent of grand tactics ... a talented soldier who grasped the essentials of any problem in an instant ... a type of old-guard soldier ... a man from the past"

Another passage: "End of the war looked from his property. " After March 25 1944 until to the end of the war Manstein did not participate in it actively.

I was sleeping - look my answer - and the article was not ready enough. Thanks form your help. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 11:02, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Is it enough for you. I can expand the article, but is it necessary. There are no my opinions and never be. Why do you think the article has my opinions, not Manstein. The book has about 580 pages, I read only some parts of it. I can add references even to German original book. What do you think, is it necessary? Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 21:56, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. This sentence was translated from Russian. What do you think, is it necesssary jere section "Reception". Probably we do not need it. You can delete it. In Encyclopedia Britannica written: "perhaps the most talented German field comander in World War II". Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 11:24, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Inky

Arduous question??? Summer 1961 - I think from near the New Hall in the direction of the war memorial? Regards? Motmit (talk) 23:11, 2 March 2010 (UTC) ?

Long before the gym and pool. Top left is the curve of Barwell Road - the house in the distance is, I think, at the boat hire on the River Cherwell. Motmit (talk) 09:39, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

"Lake Abert" or "Abert Lake"

If, as the first sentence proposes, "Lake Abert [is] more commonly known as Abert Lake", why is this article not known as Abert Lake with a redirect from Lake Abert? Ericoides (talk) 16:19, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

• In this case, using the official name seemed more appropriate for a wiki-article title since that's what you'd find on USGS map. I've created a re-direct from "Abert Lake" so anyone using the common name can find article just as easily. By the way, I've used common name in title before and someone else suggested I use formal names.--Orygun (talk) 18:51, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

• Where is Lake Abert called the "official name" (this is a genuine enquiry as I don't know the answer)? Ericoides (talk) 18:43, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

• The explorer John C. Fremont, who named the lake, called it “Lake Abert” in his 1843 jounal. (See: 20 December 1843 journal entry by John C. Fremont (Brevet Captain of the Topographical Engineers), Narrative of the exploring expedition to the Rocky mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the years 1843-44, D. Appleton & Company, New York, New York, 1849, pp. 125-126.) In addition, the United States Geological Survey records the lake as “Lake Abert” on their official topographical map. (See: Oregon topographic map, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of Interior, Reston, Virginia). Finally, the Oregon Geographic Names Board is responsible for recording names of geographic features within the state. The Oregon Historical Society, which has had legal responsibility for the board since 1959, also publishes Oregon Geographic Names, a 4-inch thick volume that records the history of Oregon place-names. The Seventh Edition of OGN, lists "Lake Abert" on page 552 under “L” for lake. (See: MacArthur, Lewis A. and Lewis L. McArthur, Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh Edition), Oregon Historical Society Press, Portland, Oregon, 2003, p. 552.)--Orygun (talk) 23:31, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

• Many thanks for taking the time to answer that, and thanks for the article. Something about this lake intrigues me; if I didn't live on the other side of the world I'd love to visit it. Regards, Ericoides (talk) 06:41, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

• One of the neat things about Wikipedia and the internet is that it allows you to visit far away places. If Abert Lake captured your interest, you might like to make a wiki-visit to the Warner Valley, 20 miles east of Abert Rim. Also, here is a good video report from Oregon Public Broadcasting on the Warner wetlands.--Orygun (talk) 19:29, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

DYK

Thanks, I made it shorter. Cheers. History2007 (talk) 19:40, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

Ok, what are you unsure about, length, refs? What? Thanks. History2007 (talk) 20:32, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for considering that article interesting. I learned a lot as I wrote it. I actually like that picture too, it is really ancient. How about a hint from you as an outside observer for what the hook should be? I will go along with that. In any case, I made another suggestion. Cheers. History2007 (talk) 21:54, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. History2007 (talk) 00:07, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Church of St Lawrence, Alton

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Materialscientist (talk) 12:02, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

DRV

I have procedurally listed the Chile category for consideration at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2010 March 15. Possible votes are: "Endorse closure" which means "agree with the closer, leave as is"; "Overturn" which means "disagree with closer; overturn result." Note that DRV can only consider the close itself, not the merits of the case, so any arguments based on whether Supporters or Opposers were factually correct at the original CfD probably won't be accepted. Orderinchaos 15:14, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

No worries. I've been around here for almost four years as a named editor (the anniversary comes up in exactly a week), and I joined to help with Australian geography and politics, and later branched into history and local government. My particular "thing" if you like is trawling official records in libraries and wringing useful facts for Wikipedia out of them, and I've managed to do that in three different states. It's not just something I do for Wikipedia - I do it in part to educate myself and satisfy my curiosity, and some of my research at least may yet end up in a MA or PhD thesis one day. I became an admin about a year after joining after being nominated by some of my colleagues, and in that capacity, often get made aware of issues here and there. Some I'm happy to ignore, but the ongoing issue of CfD - something I've been following since my first run-in with it in September 2008 - seems to be a recurring one. Strangely, it isn't as bad now as it used to be - sarcasm, hissy fits, imputations on character and even the odd racial insult was quite normal back then. Never mind if you managed to derail 3 CfDs in a row and then get two earlier ones successfully DRV'd, as we managed to do. (23 Sep and 24 Sep are quite an eye-opener!) The main group there has changed, BHG in particular is thoughtful and cooperative, and the worst offenders seem to be on extended Wikibreak and the rest just ignore you. Orderinchaos 16:23, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Apart from being able to read articles which have been deleted, I have no special access to privileged info. (Most admin rights simply allow one to edit what others can only read, as well as block/unblock/protect/unprotect/delete/undelete.) If it's the person I think you mean, though, their "Email this user" link to the left of their userpage appears to work - try that. Orderinchaos 16:44, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

On unrelated "covert" things most people don't know about, are you aware of Special:Prefixindex and Special:Linksearch? One searches for a page starting with any given characters, while the other searches for Wikipedia pages containing links to an external webpage or website. I find them both hugely useful. Orderinchaos 16:49, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Nikolay Dyatlenko

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Materialscientist (talk) 12:03, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

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Dicebamus...

I've been away on a trip. Moonraker2 (talk) 05:05, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Arthur Schmidt

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Manaslu

Thanks for the editing. --Nvvchar (talk) 16:34, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull

Hi Ericoides, I noticed you have deleted the list of concurrent volcanic eruptions from the icelandic eruption page. Please note that I couldn't find any wikipedia article that lists current active volcanos and I don't want to create a new article for that since it needs constant updating. I believe that the list is highly relevant to eruption article, since many are wondering if the icelandic eruption was in any way unique or rare phenomena. thus i'm undoing your deletion and we can discuss it in the discussion page if you still believe the deleted section irrelevant.

Nasser z (talk) 12:08, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Hello again,

Thank you, I will try to use lower case in all my future edits. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nasser z (talk • contribs) 14:52, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

tx

for posting the pic. How are you at cropping? Would make it much better, IMHO.--Epeefleche (talk) 17:42, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Re: Pizzo Coca

Hello, your posts caused an edit conflict with mine. I am editting the article trying to bring it out of Stub status and for the DYK nom I made yesterday. Could you please hold editting the article for a while? I need to work on citing sections and edit conflicts are a pain when workining in Italian/English and Wikipedia mark-up. Thanks in advance. --Morenooso (talk) 13:58, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Commas in constituency names

Hi Ericoides. I've just reverted this edit ([9]), and thought I ought to tell you that you were mistaken. If a constituency name is made up of its city followed by a district within it, it does officially have a comma - though both the media and the local authorities often don't realize this. Wereon (talk) 15:43, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, I've answered on your talk page. Ericoides (talk) 17:24, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

I've not moved the page because all the comma-ful pages already redirect to the non-comma pages, and I don't have the admin privileges to force it through.

Yes, you're right, Sheffield City Council is incorrect - but, after all, they don't decide the names of their constituencies, the Boundary Commission does. Parliament is more surprising, but the actual Hansard - see for instance [10] - seems to get it right.

But all of this is irrelevant anyway, because the official SI is online: [11]. Wereon (talk) 17:31, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

RE: Talk page

I haven't read it and I won't. :) Half Price (talk) 21:19, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Culture of Bankura district

Thanks for your edits - Chandan Guha (talk) 16:10, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Thank you

...for tweaking my edits at Mass suicide in Demmin. That I partially altered one of your edits was because there once was a page called "words to avoid" (WP:WTA), which said don't use "claimed" and such. I found it to be a redirect to some other page now, that pretty much says the same thing. Thank you for correcting me here, good to know. Regards Skäpperöd (talk) 18:02, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

DYN-Javad

Hi, by humor or humour, I wanted to say a series of works (e.g. cartoons like the picture, caricatures, satire, etc). It was sufficient or should I explain more?Farhikht (talk) 14:53, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

I tried to do it, could you please tale a look at it? Thanks in advance.Farhikht (talk) 15:01, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Really thank you, it' s great.Farhikht (talk) 15:36, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK

The article was created on 23 September, but nominated in section 24 September (as created, not expanded). So, move it into section 23 September. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 09:53, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

James Eccles

Thanks for asking. Preliminary response on my talk page. More to follow. Cullen328 (talk) 15:48, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Glad you found the information I dug up useful. I am thinking of expanding Oscar Eckenstein. Do you have any good information on him? Cullen328 (talk) 20:06, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

The article mentions "James Eccles, J.P." What does J.P. mean? It's not something that this American recognizes. Cullen328 (talk) 21:48, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks so much for the fascinating leads on Oscar Eckenstein. Now, this old California climber who has never even climbed in the Grand Tetons is a member of UKClimbing. Think of all the British slang I'll have to learn. And absorbing all the thinly veiled insults about guys who have been dead for 80 or 100 years. Right up my alley. Thanks again. By the way, we have "justices of the peace" in some U. S. states, but I can't imagine someone here putting J.P. after their name. That office was phased out in California a couple decades ago. Cullen328 (talk) 23:20, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK edit conflict

We just had an edit conflict on DYK with Church of All Souls, Bolton. Unfortunately, we had different conclusions in our reviews. I didn't want to undermine your evaluation, but I thought I'd better let mine stand. StAnselm (talk) 06:58, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

An historic ...

Well done, keep at it. I hope it was just a brief outbreak but if not I'll bring you a cup of tea and some sandwiches round later ... :) DBaK (talk) 10:30, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Quite! :) DBaK (talk) 10:35, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Oscar Eckenstein and the Alpine Club

I've expanded Oscar Eckenstein considerably, but more work is needed. When I research him, I run across a lot of negative commentary about the Alpine Club of 120 years ago. Galen Rowell, who I once met, is scathing in his descriptions of their rigid attitudes and opposition to innovation and "outsiders". Do you have any observations? I want to take a NPOV. Cullen328 (talk) 00:54, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Is a "swell" a fellow who is nouveau riche? I think that California must be the world capital of nouveau riche. California is a really swell place. Cullen328 (talk) 21:26, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for James Eccles

— Rlevse • Talk • 18:05, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Excellent! Cullen328 (talk) 19:27, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Messner Mountain Museum

Hi Ericoides. You're right - he's Italian (despite the name) - and someone has already kindly corrected the article. --Bermicourt (talk) 16:02, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I think it was just an aberration on my part - because of his German name and his abode in South Tyrol, which was Austrian, but is now in Italy. Anyway - all sorted. --Bermicourt (talk) 16:50, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

U and non-U

Interesting stuff. California speech patterns select about half from column A and half from column B. You visited here at 6 and my 2 visits to British soil have been to the transit lounge at Heathrow. The Grateful Dead were wonderful- I saw them perform about 8 times. Larry David is delightfully deranged but Northern Californians such as I tend to look down on Los Angeles "culture". San Francisco is far more cosmopolitan, you see. Cullen328 (talk) 15:19, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Jean-Marc Boivin

— Rlevse • Talk • 12:03, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

MB de C

Hi Ericoides,
I based my correction on fr:user:Hadrien who seemed to be confident in his source. I'm waiting for his answer before doing anything else.
Thanks for your message. BR. Gemini1980 (talk) 15:22, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I have made somme comments on the first ascent of the mont-Blanc de Courmayeur : Talk:Mont_Blanc_de_Courmayeur.Hadrien (talk) 11:16, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

I have made some new comments. Regards.Hadrien (talk) 13:22, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Duck Test

"An alleged duck."

Your caption made my day. And my friend's day. Thank you. :D

Mophoplz (talk) 04:53, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

--Kudpung (talk) 14:49, 26 October 2010 (UTC)WP:WORCS

Hi Ericoides. This is not a joke, but certainly ironic: In order to more accurately interpret Wikipedia policy, it has been suggested that we rename the Malvern, Worcestershire page. Please see the proposal at Talk:Malvern, Worcestershire#Suggested page move where you are welcome to voice your opinion. Cheers, --Kudpung (talk) 14:49, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Adam

Hi. Sorry I was merely adapting the page because one person ('Whitfield') is cited on the page as saying that Adam might date from 37,000 years ago. I thought it was best to add that in to avoid confusion for people looking at the page. No offence intended81.149.255.10 (talk) 11:11, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Your copy edit on SAQ candidates

Thanks for your helpful edits. Would you be interested in helping to copy edit this page? An earlier version of it is now in the mainspace, and we're anticipating this sandbox version to be moved there after the first of the month, after which we want to take it to FA or GA. If you could take a look any of your suggestions would be much appreciated. It's still being edited (the history section and the candidates sections mostly). Cheers Ericoides! Tom Reedy (talk) 18:42, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi Ericoides. I want to take Shakespeare authorship question to peer review soon with the goal of an FA nomination. Would you have time to do a quick flyover to see if anything stands out? Cheers. Tom Reedy (talk) 21:31, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Church of St Nicholas, Melnik

Thank you, I'm very glad that you appreciated my work! :) Best, — Toдor Boжinov — 13:42, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Controversial changes to Slavic name pages

Thanks for warning this user about making controversial changes to Slavic name pages. They have also edited several other name pages recently as well (here, here, and here) but since you have already warned them for previous edits, I wonder if you could evaluate the newer edits as well. Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 08:51, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

James Eccles and Harry Yount

Hello,

You may remember that the name Harry Yount came up when we were discussing James Eccles back in September. I commented "what a character!" Well, I was not at all satisfied with the article as it then stood, so I did some research and expanded it dramatically. If you have a moment, take a look, and let me know what you think. Thanks. Cullen328 (talk) 05:57, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Bob Dylan England Tour 1965

Hello! When moving pages, please remember to repair any resultant double redirects. (In this instance, because you moved the article twice, a double redirect was linked from the main page.) Thanks! —David Levy 17:48, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Oops! Thanks for the message. Sorry for the mess. I rather screwed the whole thing up, so your clearing up after me is much appreciated. Regards, Ericoides (talk) 18:32, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

No problem! Thanks for correcting the article's title.  :) —David Levy 18:38, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Forest

I believe User:Nvvchar added that part...♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:55, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

I have fixed the reference. It is the first sentence in the reference. I don't know how I missed it.--Nvvchar. 06:45, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

List of climbers

Hi! I encourage you to go see the page mentionned here and see the extensive clean-up I did in it, I plan on referencing it the best I can, I would need some help to do it, that would be great! I also took on the challenge of adding info to some mountaineers personal articles with a lot of references. Just go on my talk page if you feel up to it, anyhow, the references can be found in the respective articles, and it would be a shame if that extensive list was to be deleted (especially after all the work I did on it, as you'll be able to see.) Awaiting a response my friend! Mattaidepikiw (talk) 22:46, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Autopatrolled

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Thanks

Thanks for your improvements to Henri Béraldi. Fram (talk) 08:15, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Turkey

There isn't a Turkish revolt. YET. There isn't one in Djibuti, Jordan or Libya either. The ripple effect of Tunisia's revolution is echoing throughout the MUSLIM world not the Arab World. I know that they're the same thing, pretty much, which is why I think Turkey belongs. The issues in Turkey are different from the issues in Egypt which are different from the issues in Lebanon etc. There's an election in June, massive demonstrations in Occupied Cyprus, arguments over mass graves and who's responsible, and all sorts of other stuff. Language isn't the only criterion here.Ericl (talk) 17:50, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Turkey is not arab or arab speaking. but a section on "other related" protests can add Cyprus and Albania.Lihaas (talk) 11:34, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

OBL

he is of Yemeni origin (Aden). See Irish-American,German-American, Asian American, Italian American, etc, etc. (they may be BORN/nationality of one place, but they have their place of origin) Lihaas (talk) 11:29, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

cool, feel free to wreword itLihaas (talk) 11:49, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

cool, thx. tried to be nore neutral ;)Lihaas (talk) 17:57, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Old Wykehamists to become "Alumni of Winchester College"?

Please see the discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2011 February 10#Former pupils by school in the United Kingdom. Moonraker2 (talk) 14:02, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Krishan Kumar

Hi. I see your point regarding this edit, though I wonder if a better way of presenting his title can be found? I'm not sure about this, though. "University Professor" is his official title, as demonstrated here. Cordless Larry (talk) 09:33, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Ice axe

Thank you. Cullen328 (talk) 15:39, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

New article

Take a look at Cedric Wright if you have a chance, and let me know what you think. Thanks. Cullen328 (talk) 17:57, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

See also

Good, I understand your logic. Thanks for telling me, I was about to add that on every climber article! Thanks for the kind words for the list of climbers. I'll clean it up some more and then proceed to reference it (one reference per climber), it will be a huge task! I wrote to some people of WikiProject Climbing, it seems nobody is in a rush to help. If you happen to know people with time to burn, send them my way! Mattaidepikiw (talk) 10:45, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

I get it, it is a good idea, I'll try to shoot for one line only per climber when possible, I already started. What do you think about the one-line thing? I also would like to add pics, I'll probably find out how, but if you could point me out to a place I can do that without infringing copyrights... As you can see, I am not a |33t programmer, far from it. Cheers friend Mattaidepikiw (talk) 13:26, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for all the tips, I'll eventually work on it! Mattaidepikiw (talk) 16:40, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Hey, I just saw the article with the pictures you added. Really nice! Mattaidepikiw (talk) 18:02, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Point taken, but you did not answer my question: are you a climber? Mattaidepikiw (talk) 20:52, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

But I just realized one thing: it is harder to make a one-liner with the pics, since they don't show up when I hit the "preview page" button! Oh, well, I'll do what I can without defacing the climber summaries. The page looks a lot better since you added those. BTW, do you climb? I don't, though I enjoy endurance sports (cycling and jogging). My recent infatuation with climbing came after watching Touching the Void and reading Into thin Air. Since then, I read mountaineering books non-stop! I am saving cash to go climb Mount McKinley in 2012.

Wow! Beautiful pics! I am especially interested in the Mont valier pic, it seems the trail could be done on a moutain bike! As for me, the highest I have climbed is "Acropole des Draveurs" here in Quebec, 1050 meters or so high. No need for cords or O2 lol, was any of the climbs you have done required icepicks and such? Mattaidepikiw (talk) 21:16, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

I get it, this is not a forum. If I have other problems on editing, I'll contact you. Mattaidepikiw (talk) 22:30, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

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Sunday Times

The Sunday Times is considered a reliable source. I had to quote the blog that quoted the Sunday Times because there is a pay wall that prevents people who are not online subscribers from surfing the website for free. There is no policy I know of that invalidates a major national newspaper as a source merely because it operates a pay wall. On that basis we couldn't cite from books because people have to buy them and the contents of books are not instantly available at the click of a mouse online. Given this, I am reinstating this reliably sourced fact. Thank you Davidpatrick (talk) 09:34, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

The blog that quotes the paper is not a reliable source, so we cannot trust what it claims the Sunday Times says. Ericoides (talk) 10:16, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Re Frederic M. Halford

Thanks for the changes. It reads better. I am concerned however with your use of Skues's instead of Skues'. I think the latter is the correct form.--Mike Cline (talk) 23:13, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Re-Spelling

I did change the twice named US battle ship[[12]] before you said.Wipsenade (talk) 11:21, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Dry Fly Fishing in Theory and Practice

Just put up the article on Halford's second book. Feel free to anglicize if I've got parts of is wrong. --Mike Cline (talk) 18:27, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the corrections. I never got to fish the Test or Itchen when I lived in England and Germany ('83-89) but certainly visited Southhampton and surrounding Hampshire towns enough to watch the trout in the rivers. My WP goals are to get most of the prominent 19th and early 20th century American and British anglers and their works into the encyclopedia eventually. I think the next one will be on George Selwyn Marraytt, Halford's muse and collaborator.--Mike Cline (talk) 17:39, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

re Khan

You are right, except for you edit summary. -DePiep (talk) 22:37, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for doing some clean up work on Aldershot Garrison, I've been meaning to give it a serious copy edit for a while. Unfortunately, I've just not had the time. :) Pol430 talk to me 20:02, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

re GSM

Thanks, much appreciated. Maybe some day I'll remember which side of the Atlantic I am writing about Mike Cline (talk) 13:55, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Places affected by the 2010 Chile earthquake

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Request to convert bare URL references

Hello, thank you for commenting on my talk page and suggesting I reformat the bare URL references in the article German Prisoners of War in the United States. I admit this is the kind of task that I try to avoid; do you knoww if there is some kind of 'wizard' ,'bot' or other tool that automates the process or at least makes it easier???? Leidseplein (talk) 13:06, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Suggestion to change article title

I considered this issue when I initially wrote the article. My original intention was to write about all German POWs in the USA from any era, hence the title does not mention a specific war. In other words I intended to include WWI POWs (and prisoners from other wars, if they existed). However, real life intervened and I didn't get to the WWI aspect, plus there is simply very little information about WWI POWs. I still hope I or another editor will add a WWI section. With this in mind do you think it should be WW2 specific in the title? Leidseplein (talk) 13:36, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

3RR

Hi, beware of the Three-revert rule. You might want to report vandalism instead of feeding an anon trol.--Rafy talk 16:57, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Copyedit

Thanks for the copyedit on The Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley. The author of that book, Thomas Jefferson Hogg, is going to be a DYK tomorrow afternoon. I'd love if you could take a look at that article too if you have the time. Thanks, Qrsdogg (talk) 19:41, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Qrsdogg (talk) 15:28, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

SaveTheDisassembled

Would you like me to semiprotect your user page? It would probably stop this guy from vandalising it. Hut 8.5 19:59, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Ntrepid

The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

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Sorry, I was pushed for time. Ericoides (talk) 09:24, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Vorbunker

Thanks for your improvements to the article. Cheers, Kierzek (talk) 04:05, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Joppenbergh map

Just wanted to let you know, I added a topographic map to Joppenbergh Mountain. I'm not sure if you can tell whether or not it's a hill or a mountain from that, but if the USGS ever comes out with a document saying, "despite its name, Joppenbergh Mountain is actually a hill", I would support adding it. --Gyrobo (talk) 21:49, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Pink Chanel suit of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Howz dat?♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:08, 1 May 2011 (UTC) Translated into Italian!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:48, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Pink Chanel suit of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

I think you've upset Nvvchar with your removal of the credit. He often co nominates me out of courtesy for some articles I've barely edited so I did the same for him given that the articles were supposed to be a double nomination and I can see no valid reason why they ended up being split. We work together as a team and regardless of whether you removed his additions to this article or not he still put in some effort and should be credited. Sorry but I think you were unnecessarily mean here.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:40, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Check your email.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:43, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Sorry about this. It was not mean; the diff shows that his contribution was pretty much nonsensical and was so badly written that it couldn't stand as it was. I explained this on his user page; but in future I will not tamper with his credits. I've emailed you in any case. Ericoides (talk) 16:55, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for David F. Ford

Hi, thanks for your comment on the hook. If it meets your approval now, could you give it a tick? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 10:39, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

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Please review for correct UK english

E - The Fly-fisher's Entomology is just about ready to go into the mainspace. Still have a few additions, but they involve American issues. Could you look and make sure I've gotten all the English correct. Feel free to make whatever corrections are necessary. Thanks --Mike Cline (talk) 15:22, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

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HI

I hope you're doing well. By chance, I came across your argument with some user over the usage of Persian vs. Farsi, and I just wanted to chip in with my two cents, given that this happens to be my area of expertise. You're right that Farsi is also common in English. But Persian is the more common of the two, and since the main article for the language in question in Wikipedia is titled "Persian Language", per our policy of WP:AT, the texts in other articles, should reflect the main article's title in Wikipedia. So changing Farsi to Persian in those articles, was actually an obvious improvement, per our own Wikipedia guidelines. "Farsi is also common" doesn't really address the point that Persian is the more common name, and the more appropriate choice as far as Wikipedia policy goes. I know that you have good intentions, you are right about Farsi being acceptable in real world, but Wikipedia policy is clear that the usage of a term in other articles, should reflect the main article' title in order to have standard consistent usage throughout Wikipedia. Given that, any chance you could revert yourself on those pages? Kurdo777 (talk) 19:34, 28 July 2011 (UTC)