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September 3 A Space for the Unbound

New FAC and PR

To any friendly talk page watchers, I have:

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	Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang	@FAC
	Martha Bradley	@PR

If there is anyone who fancies commenting, I would be grateful. Cheers - SchroCat (talk)

A barnstar for you!

	The Writer's Barnstar
	For getting two articles promoted to FA within less than 12 hours. Nobody I know of has ever accomplished such a feat before! FrB.TG (talk) 20:39, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks FrB.TG! Just checking back, it’s (somewhat surprisingly) only the third closest pair of promotions I’ve had. I’ve had a sixteen minute gap when John Gielgud was promoted at 23:12 on 19 August 2014 and George Formby at 23:28, but even that pales compared to Laurence Olivier being promoted at 22:25 on 14 February 2015 and Casino Royale (novel) a staggering two minutes later at 22:27. All three of the pairs have included a co-nom with the wonderful Tim riley, which is the key to much of the success. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 21:03, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Barnstar is appropriate even though SchroCat doesn't live in Barnes. I've co-nommed over the years with several superb editors, notably with the beloved and achingly missed Brian Boulton, but SchroCat is my most frequent co-nom now and I count myself lucky to work (and have lunch) with him. Tim riley talk 21:17, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh no, Brian passed?! My condolences... he was a great guy. He will be missed. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:47, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure lunch with the two of you would be entertaining. Do let me know if either of you ever venture to the south coast. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:57, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely! And let us know if you're ever up in London too - it would be great to meet up. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 18:15, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I second that motion. Tim riley talk 18:22, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm... I was toying with the idea of going to the London meetup on the 13th if either of you are around. I've been trying to get a semi-regular meetup going in Brighton as well. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:13, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's my brother-in-law's wedding that weekend, so I'm expected to attend various bits and pieces throughout. I'd rather be down the pub though... - SchroCat (talk) 18:45, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Another time then! I'm sure I can find an excuse to nip up to the big smoke. While I'm here, are you able to access the ODNB online? My library access isn't working (although it might be because my address for it is a couple of years out of date). HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 21:15, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maggie Smith

Dear SchroCat, I have blocked ‎Spectritus for 24 hours for edit warring. Without wanting to sound patronising, it takes two to tango. Should they return to the page, please do your utmost to engage them on the TalkPage. If the problem persists, please contact me if you think I can help. Graham Beards (talk) 13:36, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks Graham. I opened a new thread after the last revert in an attempt to stop any further disruption. I hope he joins in to discuss, rather than trying to force the issue. - SchroCat (talk) 13:46, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For what it's worth I agree with you and will go and say so on the talk page later but it's not a hill I would pick to die on. Graham's words are wise. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:53, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers Harry. (And Graham's words are always wise!) - SchroCat (talk) 18:07, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick

Hello there, it looks like the disruptive editors are back to this page now? Why was the more recent image removed? That makes no sense... Doctorstrange617 (talk) 16:34, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The more recent image was deleted at Commons unfortunately, so I put the old one back as it's the only option there is. The disruptive editor you see on there wasn't targeting the article, but was targeting me - they appear every so often, revert a stack of my edits and leave obscene edit summaries. Petty, pathetic and sad really! - SchroCat (talk) 16:42, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Peer review/Gao Qifeng/archive1

Hi Schrocat! Guess I'm on the Peer Review board sooner than I expected... I didn't think I'd get the one English-language source I wanted, and have the GA review, in the same day. As we were discussing a couple weeks ago, I'd appreciate it if you could have a looksie at Wikipedia:Peer review/Gao Qifeng/archive1. This will likely be my first attempt at an FAC since my unretirement. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:07, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]