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Hi Dubmill, thanks for your contribution to the Rod Coombes article. I notice that you've inserted a 'the' in front of Strawbs. Be advised that the band name is simply Strawbs (see the article). I will remove them. Best Witchwooder ( talk) 08:46, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi Witchwooder, Thanks for the clarification of the reason for your reversion of my edits. However I do think there's a problem with this. Firstly it had never occurred to me that the band was properly titled simply 'Strawbs'. I was not a particular fan of the band but nevertheless they were quite prominent in the 1970s and they were always referred to in speech (eg by the public and radio djs) as 'the Strawbs'. I would think that carried over into references in papers like Melody Maker and so on. The problem for me is that, while the title of the article 'Strawbs' seems fine (and reflects how the band's name appeared on record sleeves and labels), that usage in the general body text seems odd, because it doesn't reflect how people refer (or perhaps referred) to the band in speech. Perhaps this is a US vs UK thing. In the UK I'm pretty sure that people always talked about 'the Strawbs' but perhaps that was never the case in the USA.
That is my opinion on the matter and I would request that you give it consideration because I do think there is an oddness to the way articles referring to the band read if they omit the 'the' in the body text (discographies and titles are clearly a different thing). An article is supposed to be actually read. It is not just an assembly of 'correct' words. Cheers, Dubmill ( talk) 06:15, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi Dubmill, I see what you mean - a similar case in point is Pink Floyd; often referred to as "the" Pink Floyd. Some band names seem naturally to require it whereas others don't (e.g. REM, U2, Snow Patrol). I bet the band Editors suffer from the same problem! I think you'll find though that wikipedia articles mentioning Strawbs do so consistently without the "the" which is correct according to the band's website and many album liner notes. Best Witchwooder ( talk) 08:52, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
I've just done a search on "the Strawbs" and found that many articles DO refer to them as "The Strawbs" - Doesn't make it right but it does give the lie to my statement in the previous paragraph! Best Witchwooder ( talk) 08:55, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
My apologies, I changed your edit without properly realising what you were saying. I agree with your wording. Would you consider stating your opinion on the talk page of the article? I think your point could actually be the deal breaker here :). Sky83 ( talk) 18:45, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
BTW apologies if it sounded like I was calling you or anyone else in that section an idiot. Sometimes I really need to read back before I hit save. I do think though that Down Hall are either using the address given to them by the Post Office (their postcode will refer only to the building) or the county they pay their rates to. Either way, it was the idea of insisting on something other than the venue's stated address, (and basing that insistence on "original research") that I had in mind.-- Elen of the Roads ( talk) 18:29, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi Dubmill. Thank you for your excellent copy edit of the Malvern Water article! This article is part of the new ProjectWiki Worcestershire that will be launched sometime soon (this week hopefully) when all the members have finalised the draft project page. I will post details here when the project goes active, and if you would like to apply your superb editing skills and/or contribute to other articles and tasks within the scope of the project, your expertise would be most welcome. -- Kudpung ( talk) 02:50, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi Dubmill, thanks for your note on my talk page. I do appreciate your efforts in trying to improve the aforementioned article, but with all due respect, I did not see the advantages that you profess were inherent in your submission. I noted that you made reference to Germans rather than the Luftwaffe while the distinction between "paratroopers" and "paratroops" seemed moot; the remainder of the edit revolved around "brushing" up language what is colloquially referred to as "wordsmithing" (in Britspeak). Whenever a major edit such as that occurs which does not involve factual or context issues, there is a tendency to apply the WP:BRD brush which I was reluctant to use, as I could see the reasoning behind many of the edits that you proposed. Since the edits are now in question, let's revisit the article with that in mind and use the article talk page if necessary to continue the work of improving the article. FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 12:08, 15 June 2009 (UTC).
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This was not by any stretch of the imagination mischief, I am an avid reader of the daily mail and I noticed omissions in the list of contributors. Ian Hislop has written a number of articles in the Daily Mail, mostly regarding his humourous outlook on British politics - he is an editor of Private Eye as well! Admittedly Brian Blessed has a small contribution but and so probably shouldn't have included him in the regular contributors section, perhaps another section for celebrity one-off contributions should be made? Finally, Janet Street Porter was accidently misspelt, no maliciousness intended. In light of this should my edits be reverted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dave152 ( talk • contribs) 10:40, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
How in the world is comparing him to a soccer player with a similar play style considered vandalism? 142.157.197.15 ( talk) 05:16, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
Wow so the controversy over his mother has been reported all over British newspapers, but in your expert eyes it's obviously vandalism? 99.226.4.175 ( talk) 00:20, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
I am going to template him for 3RR. You are right on the line yourself, so DO NOT revert again or you too might be facing a 3RR. The edit is not clear-cut vandalism so I think the 3RR is the approach to take. -- Diannaa ( Talk) 18:13, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi, re this edit - are you sure about that? The information which I have has that there is a single track from Gannow Junction to Colne, with no passing loops; and that (with the exception of Nelson, where there is only one platform) all the stations have two platforms with one being out of use, because of the lack of a track at that platform. This photo from January 2009 shows the gap where the second track used to be, and the second platform heavily overgrown. Were you perhaps confusing it with Burnley Manchester Road, which still has two tracks and two platforms? -- Redrose64 ( talk) 15:56, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi Dubmill. Thanks for your work on the article. Paul MacDermott ( talk) 10:40, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
The article doesn't exist because someone redirected it to Steve Jobs an hour ago - there's some discussion at Talk:Steve_Jobs#Merger_proposal if you have any thoughts one way or the other as to whether it merits its own article or not. -- McGeddon ( talk) 17:39, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for your message. I've correct the typo I made in the lead (which I noticed while previewing my edit, but forgot to actually change it) and have removed the incorrect assertion that Hodgson managed Carshalton Athletic. But I'd like to point out that is wasn't me who added this to the article; if you see the revision preceding my edit, the infobox already contained Carshalton Athletic in the Teams managed section. Cheers, Mattythewhite ( talk) 19:20, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello, I've reverted all of the spam edits by 212.188.172.130 made today relating to Vintage TV. I would have used the rollback function, but I could not use it here in most cases because of your subsequent edits to each page. See my message to the editor. Graham 87 14:32, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
Hello there Dubmill. You are a great contributor to Wikipedia, though I will like to raise concerns about these edits: ( [1]) and ( [2]). Please note that, as per the guidelines of WP:USER, all users are allowed to remove warnings from their talk pages--including IP users. Generally speaking, you shouldn't have reverting back to the previous warnings of User talk:66.35.152.989. True the person using the IP Address was being a troll and egregiously vandalizing Wikipedia, but note that reverting back to warnings of a user talk page is classified as disruptive editing. Don't take this as an accusation, but just some friendly advice to avoid doing it the next time. Khvalamde : Argue, Scream, Chat, Yell or Shout 14:29, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
Please check your facts before reverting edits like this - the IP was in fact completely correct. It's quite difficult to pick up errors like that - I only did so by accident. Black Kite ( talk) 14:25, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
I know the term Synagogue mainly refers to a Jewish gathering, but in terms of building there isn't one in Potters Bar.
The problem with the sentence and the title is incorrect as the current Jewish community take services in the "Scout Hut" near Mount Grace School. So there is no kosher Synagogue in Potters Bar.
The reference you provided on my talk page, first line. "POTTERS Bar town centre has a brand new synagogue after an existing facility decided to move." This is false information, there isn't a brand new building, nothing was ever built. The community brought a six bedroom house in Potters Bar for the Rabbi and his family. They don't even use that for services.
So the sentence on the article is incorrect. Making a note that there is a community would be fine, but there is no validity to the sentence and I have first hand knowledge about the situation, it's best if the sentence was removed. Govvy ( talk) 18:14, 13 November 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for removing my test edit from Islington; I forgot to undo it myself. Sorry for adding to the burden!
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What you like improved from my edits?
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If you are going to talk about immigration and Africans being housed on estates in Streatham, and connecting these topics to riots in Notting Hill and Brixton, and also to some decision made by Westminster Council, you have to have citations supporting such statements. Otherwise it is just your personal opinion and not suitable for inclusion in an encyclopedia. The same goes for the statements you made about "countryside" and celebrity actors living in mansions. It may be your opinion that these things are facts but you cannot put them in here unless they are backed up by something in a book, newspaper, or some (not all) websites. I suggest that you look at the Wikipedia help pages, which explain in more detail what is required when making edits. Dubmill ( talk) 08:48, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
This is one page you should definitely look at: Wikipedia:No_original_research Dubmill ( talk) 09:06, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
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I'm not sure what to do about this user. He means well, but he's got a WP:COMPETENCE problem - there's no other easy way of saying it. He's going around making articles worse and needs to use talk pages, leave proper edit summaries, cite things to reliable sources and not overlink. I fixed up Let's See Action so he could have a DYK, just to make a change from all the AfD and CSD notifications he's been getting. The principal problem is I'd like to get The Who to GA status, but I'm not tempted to while he's actively editing it - as soon as I start citing established book sources, trampling over his work, he's going to get upset and probably edit-war over it. That doesn't help the article. What can we do? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:03, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
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I noticed that for the past 4 days in a row you have followed closely behind my edits at David Gilmour. While I appreciate the fact that you've fixed several errors that I introduced, I am also feeling a bit hounded: "Many users track other users' edits, although usually for collegial or administrative purposes. This should always be done carefully, and with good cause, to avoid raising the suspicion that an editor's contributions are being followed to cause them distress, or out of revenge for a perceived slight."
I hope your new interest in double-checking my edits has nothing to do with this, but since you had made 2 edits in total to that article at that point, and now you are checking my work there everyday, I cannot help but feel that you are doing this out of spite.
Further, I am in the process of a major copyedit at David Gilmour, which I intend to enter into the GOCE copyedit of the month contest, so I would greatly appreciate it if you would just allow me the space that I need to edit the article without your constant supervision. GabeMc ( talk| contribs) 18:30, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your contributions to the Hinkley Point C page. There is a regular problem on this page with anonymous users deleting sections they don't like. So this text:
"is a controversial [1] proposal for"
Is being deleted by anonymous users, the latest appearing yesterday: /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/88.108.89.237
The same user is presenting opinion in this addition: "Hinkley Point C, however, will provide baseload electricity, which solar can not due to storage problems, [27] so comparisons between the two are somewhat pointless, especially since the soon-to-be closure of UK power plants.[28]"
As an experienced Wikipedia editor, I wonder if you advise on the correct way to deal with this. It is quite tiresome rolling back edits, back you will see from the History these are anonymous editors and difficult to engage in discussion.
Thanks. I agree with you about re-wording rather than rolling back, so I've suggested 'controversial project' and suggested they move that discussion to the Talk page. I edited the contribution on 'other costs' to make it less opinionated but without deleting... instead, suggesting a new section might be appropriate regarding the closure of old power plants.
For the storage, transmission and clean-up costs, as well as trends, there is a very good Wikipedia project on Energy Economics so I've suggested developing those ideas in the Talk page and linking the two projects better. Lancastle ( talk) 18:17, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
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Hi there,
If you don't mind me asking, how can you say he was joking? He said it not only once but on at least 2 separate occassions. Also look at how his tone was reported by assorted journalists, e.g. 'bullish' (in the Telegraph I think it was but take a look on line to see for yourself).
Regards, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.5.169.110 ( talk) 14:39, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
Subjective remarks:
Why did you say "...and coming close to qualifying for a major tournament for the first time in their history" was a statement of fact?
Does "close" here mean Finland was one point away, two points away, five points away, or ten points away from qualifying?
Or does it merely mean prior to Hodgson, Finland had never gained any point during qualification round but for the first time in the history Hodgson helped them achieved at least one point, hence they "came close" to qualifying for a major tournament for the first time?
What does it mean by "major" tournament anyway? European tournament? World Cup? Olympics? Scandinavian tournament? or merely tournament among countries lying between longitudes 20° and 32° E?
This is clearly a subjective remark to help boost Hodgson's name.
Not to mention you deleted a significant statement saying: "Under Hodgson, England saw its FIFA World Rankings dropped to 20th in August 2014, its worst position in 18 years". Your excuse was this was a duplication. However in previous paragraph statements such as "Switzerland had not qualified for a major tournament since the 1960s." were also duplicated from elsewhere in the page. This is clearly another attempt to clean Hodgson's name.
Deletion of spectators attendance. In the "post 2014 World Cup" segment, you deleted "the match was attended by only 40,181 spectators, the lowest turn-out for an England match since Wembley was re-opened in 2007". I really can't understand the thinking process behind this.
So please be more objective and rational next time. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rtj182 ( talk • contribs) 08:05, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
LOL I got an alert saying you reverted my edit but you really reworded it :P Jackninja5 ( talk) 14:18, 30 September 2014 (UTC)
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Hi Dubmill. I've noticed you have made edits concerning towns in the Lea Valley. Southockendon has made several edits to the article. If you can spare the time I would like a second opinion on this before I remove some of the text. Northmetpit ( talk) 10:23, 7 December 2016 (UTC)
SouthOckendon to Northmetpit. I have a boat in the Lea Valley and came across a facebook user, Mark Lester Cheeseman, who lives in Cheshunt in a conversation about Lee v Lea. He admitted to having a consuming interest in the geology of the valley and was disappointed that Wiki seemed to have no reference to it's formation. When I told him I was a casual editor and could probably rectify that he provided information which I found best fitted into a new paragraph. Knowing that facebook links are notoriously unreliable I included his name in brackets so that I could come back to the subject. I realised the wording (his not mine!) was ambiguous but have been too busy to edit it it into a more readable form at the moment. I am checking all the libraries in the valley but to date I have not found any book I can use as a citation. Been to Waltham Abbey, Cheshunt, Hoddeston, Ware and still have Harlow, Hertford, Epping and others to cover, you can probably imagine it does not happen overnight. If you and Dubmill are happy to let me muddle along I'll get it sorted in time!?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Southockendon ( talk • contribs) 17:18, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
Jackson is a more recent criminal than the one that perpetrated the 63-64 crimes, and was widely known as JtS. Jackson doesn't merit a stand alone article, and a disambiguation page would be unnecessarily cumbersome. This is a perfectly valid "other use". Keri ( talk) 13:59, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
Hello Dubmill, I'm 97RGr and I'm quite new to Wikipedia. I have noticed you have reverted non-user edits on the article for Sewardstone and that you have used the Twinkler to request protection on the article. I would be willing to help you with this matter. People do tend to think of Sewardstone as a London area; the Enfield London Borough is immediately west just across the reservoirs, it is in London's E4 postcode zone, and 'Sewardstone, London, E4' is the postal address of the area and not 'Sewardstone, Essex'. Therefore, I do not believe this person or these people are vandals, they just do not understand that Sewardstone is just outside the boundary, but I agree that something has to be done! Just giving my opinion. 97RGr ( talk) 11:48, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
OK, cheers Dubmill. Hopefully they'll stop the continuous edits. If you need any help with anything by any chance, feel free to message me on my talk page. I'm quite knowledgable on local geography around the North East London and Lea Valley area. 97RGr ( talk) 12:36, 21 January 2017 (UTC) OK, thanks. Dubmill ( talk) 09:02, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
hello dubmill i have come to your chat page because you have reverted resonable edits. it is true that it blends in with the urban area. there is open land to the south but it conects to the north london ribon development to the west. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.254.234.244 ( talk) 12:33, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
You use was for too much on your edit of White Hart Lane, it's a bad use of English, you can still visit the site, watch your past-tense, Govvy ( talk) 17:13, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
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FYI, I came across this source re the name of the woods where Noblett's was found, "...Anne’s body was stored before being moved to dense woodland in Rose Grove Woods, known locally as ‘Young’s Wood’ in Horn Hill, Whitwell." Londonclanger ( talk) 14:04, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
Dear Dubmill, I appreciate that Butterfield didn't design the above from scratch but he did undertake a significant restoration. In this, he was in a broad tradition of Victorian church restorers, including Salvin, Scott, Burges and T H Wyatt among many others. As such, I think it is reasonable to include All Hallow's in the category of Butterfield Buildings, in much the same way that Cardiff Castle, again a restoration/rebuild, is listed as a Burges building. I would absolutely agree that, if we had a separate category for Butterfield restorations, it would sit better in there, but of course we don't currently have such a category, and it might be too fine a distinction. Best regards. KJP1 ( talk) 17:21, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
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Sorry, didn't notice that part of the change. Meters ( talk) 23:14, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
Hello. Don't want to revert you here as your edit was probably an all-things-considered one, but just to flag that User:86.144.43.7 is a sockpuppet with a history of changing London articles from "districts" to "areas" to "parts" to anything. Oval has been described as a "district" for a year and a half, here, and the IP changed it to "area". Will leave it to you to decide if that should stay. -- Lord Belbury ( talk) 15:41, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Dubmill, thanks for your contribution to the Rod Coombes article. I notice that you've inserted a 'the' in front of Strawbs. Be advised that the band name is simply Strawbs (see the article). I will remove them. Best Witchwooder ( talk) 08:46, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi Witchwooder, Thanks for the clarification of the reason for your reversion of my edits. However I do think there's a problem with this. Firstly it had never occurred to me that the band was properly titled simply 'Strawbs'. I was not a particular fan of the band but nevertheless they were quite prominent in the 1970s and they were always referred to in speech (eg by the public and radio djs) as 'the Strawbs'. I would think that carried over into references in papers like Melody Maker and so on. The problem for me is that, while the title of the article 'Strawbs' seems fine (and reflects how the band's name appeared on record sleeves and labels), that usage in the general body text seems odd, because it doesn't reflect how people refer (or perhaps referred) to the band in speech. Perhaps this is a US vs UK thing. In the UK I'm pretty sure that people always talked about 'the Strawbs' but perhaps that was never the case in the USA.
That is my opinion on the matter and I would request that you give it consideration because I do think there is an oddness to the way articles referring to the band read if they omit the 'the' in the body text (discographies and titles are clearly a different thing). An article is supposed to be actually read. It is not just an assembly of 'correct' words. Cheers, Dubmill ( talk) 06:15, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi Dubmill, I see what you mean - a similar case in point is Pink Floyd; often referred to as "the" Pink Floyd. Some band names seem naturally to require it whereas others don't (e.g. REM, U2, Snow Patrol). I bet the band Editors suffer from the same problem! I think you'll find though that wikipedia articles mentioning Strawbs do so consistently without the "the" which is correct according to the band's website and many album liner notes. Best Witchwooder ( talk) 08:52, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
I've just done a search on "the Strawbs" and found that many articles DO refer to them as "The Strawbs" - Doesn't make it right but it does give the lie to my statement in the previous paragraph! Best Witchwooder ( talk) 08:55, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
My apologies, I changed your edit without properly realising what you were saying. I agree with your wording. Would you consider stating your opinion on the talk page of the article? I think your point could actually be the deal breaker here :). Sky83 ( talk) 18:45, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
BTW apologies if it sounded like I was calling you or anyone else in that section an idiot. Sometimes I really need to read back before I hit save. I do think though that Down Hall are either using the address given to them by the Post Office (their postcode will refer only to the building) or the county they pay their rates to. Either way, it was the idea of insisting on something other than the venue's stated address, (and basing that insistence on "original research") that I had in mind.-- Elen of the Roads ( talk) 18:29, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
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Hi Dubmill, thanks for your note on my talk page. I do appreciate your efforts in trying to improve the aforementioned article, but with all due respect, I did not see the advantages that you profess were inherent in your submission. I noted that you made reference to Germans rather than the Luftwaffe while the distinction between "paratroopers" and "paratroops" seemed moot; the remainder of the edit revolved around "brushing" up language what is colloquially referred to as "wordsmithing" (in Britspeak). Whenever a major edit such as that occurs which does not involve factual or context issues, there is a tendency to apply the WP:BRD brush which I was reluctant to use, as I could see the reasoning behind many of the edits that you proposed. Since the edits are now in question, let's revisit the article with that in mind and use the article talk page if necessary to continue the work of improving the article. FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 12:08, 15 June 2009 (UTC).
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This was not by any stretch of the imagination mischief, I am an avid reader of the daily mail and I noticed omissions in the list of contributors. Ian Hislop has written a number of articles in the Daily Mail, mostly regarding his humourous outlook on British politics - he is an editor of Private Eye as well! Admittedly Brian Blessed has a small contribution but and so probably shouldn't have included him in the regular contributors section, perhaps another section for celebrity one-off contributions should be made? Finally, Janet Street Porter was accidently misspelt, no maliciousness intended. In light of this should my edits be reverted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dave152 ( talk • contribs) 10:40, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
How in the world is comparing him to a soccer player with a similar play style considered vandalism? 142.157.197.15 ( talk) 05:16, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
Wow so the controversy over his mother has been reported all over British newspapers, but in your expert eyes it's obviously vandalism? 99.226.4.175 ( talk) 00:20, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
I am going to template him for 3RR. You are right on the line yourself, so DO NOT revert again or you too might be facing a 3RR. The edit is not clear-cut vandalism so I think the 3RR is the approach to take. -- Diannaa ( Talk) 18:13, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi, re this edit - are you sure about that? The information which I have has that there is a single track from Gannow Junction to Colne, with no passing loops; and that (with the exception of Nelson, where there is only one platform) all the stations have two platforms with one being out of use, because of the lack of a track at that platform. This photo from January 2009 shows the gap where the second track used to be, and the second platform heavily overgrown. Were you perhaps confusing it with Burnley Manchester Road, which still has two tracks and two platforms? -- Redrose64 ( talk) 15:56, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi Dubmill. Thanks for your work on the article. Paul MacDermott ( talk) 10:40, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
The article doesn't exist because someone redirected it to Steve Jobs an hour ago - there's some discussion at Talk:Steve_Jobs#Merger_proposal if you have any thoughts one way or the other as to whether it merits its own article or not. -- McGeddon ( talk) 17:39, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for your message. I've correct the typo I made in the lead (which I noticed while previewing my edit, but forgot to actually change it) and have removed the incorrect assertion that Hodgson managed Carshalton Athletic. But I'd like to point out that is wasn't me who added this to the article; if you see the revision preceding my edit, the infobox already contained Carshalton Athletic in the Teams managed section. Cheers, Mattythewhite ( talk) 19:20, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello, I've reverted all of the spam edits by 212.188.172.130 made today relating to Vintage TV. I would have used the rollback function, but I could not use it here in most cases because of your subsequent edits to each page. See my message to the editor. Graham 87 14:32, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
Hello there Dubmill. You are a great contributor to Wikipedia, though I will like to raise concerns about these edits: ( [1]) and ( [2]). Please note that, as per the guidelines of WP:USER, all users are allowed to remove warnings from their talk pages--including IP users. Generally speaking, you shouldn't have reverting back to the previous warnings of User talk:66.35.152.989. True the person using the IP Address was being a troll and egregiously vandalizing Wikipedia, but note that reverting back to warnings of a user talk page is classified as disruptive editing. Don't take this as an accusation, but just some friendly advice to avoid doing it the next time. Khvalamde : Argue, Scream, Chat, Yell or Shout 14:29, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
Please check your facts before reverting edits like this - the IP was in fact completely correct. It's quite difficult to pick up errors like that - I only did so by accident. Black Kite ( talk) 14:25, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
I know the term Synagogue mainly refers to a Jewish gathering, but in terms of building there isn't one in Potters Bar.
The problem with the sentence and the title is incorrect as the current Jewish community take services in the "Scout Hut" near Mount Grace School. So there is no kosher Synagogue in Potters Bar.
The reference you provided on my talk page, first line. "POTTERS Bar town centre has a brand new synagogue after an existing facility decided to move." This is false information, there isn't a brand new building, nothing was ever built. The community brought a six bedroom house in Potters Bar for the Rabbi and his family. They don't even use that for services.
So the sentence on the article is incorrect. Making a note that there is a community would be fine, but there is no validity to the sentence and I have first hand knowledge about the situation, it's best if the sentence was removed. Govvy ( talk) 18:14, 13 November 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for removing my test edit from Islington; I forgot to undo it myself. Sorry for adding to the burden!
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If you are going to talk about immigration and Africans being housed on estates in Streatham, and connecting these topics to riots in Notting Hill and Brixton, and also to some decision made by Westminster Council, you have to have citations supporting such statements. Otherwise it is just your personal opinion and not suitable for inclusion in an encyclopedia. The same goes for the statements you made about "countryside" and celebrity actors living in mansions. It may be your opinion that these things are facts but you cannot put them in here unless they are backed up by something in a book, newspaper, or some (not all) websites. I suggest that you look at the Wikipedia help pages, which explain in more detail what is required when making edits. Dubmill ( talk) 08:48, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
This is one page you should definitely look at: Wikipedia:No_original_research Dubmill ( talk) 09:06, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
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I'm not sure what to do about this user. He means well, but he's got a WP:COMPETENCE problem - there's no other easy way of saying it. He's going around making articles worse and needs to use talk pages, leave proper edit summaries, cite things to reliable sources and not overlink. I fixed up Let's See Action so he could have a DYK, just to make a change from all the AfD and CSD notifications he's been getting. The principal problem is I'd like to get The Who to GA status, but I'm not tempted to while he's actively editing it - as soon as I start citing established book sources, trampling over his work, he's going to get upset and probably edit-war over it. That doesn't help the article. What can we do? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:03, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
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I noticed that for the past 4 days in a row you have followed closely behind my edits at David Gilmour. While I appreciate the fact that you've fixed several errors that I introduced, I am also feeling a bit hounded: "Many users track other users' edits, although usually for collegial or administrative purposes. This should always be done carefully, and with good cause, to avoid raising the suspicion that an editor's contributions are being followed to cause them distress, or out of revenge for a perceived slight."
I hope your new interest in double-checking my edits has nothing to do with this, but since you had made 2 edits in total to that article at that point, and now you are checking my work there everyday, I cannot help but feel that you are doing this out of spite.
Further, I am in the process of a major copyedit at David Gilmour, which I intend to enter into the GOCE copyedit of the month contest, so I would greatly appreciate it if you would just allow me the space that I need to edit the article without your constant supervision. GabeMc ( talk| contribs) 18:30, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your contributions to the Hinkley Point C page. There is a regular problem on this page with anonymous users deleting sections they don't like. So this text:
"is a controversial [1] proposal for"
Is being deleted by anonymous users, the latest appearing yesterday: /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/88.108.89.237
The same user is presenting opinion in this addition: "Hinkley Point C, however, will provide baseload electricity, which solar can not due to storage problems, [27] so comparisons between the two are somewhat pointless, especially since the soon-to-be closure of UK power plants.[28]"
As an experienced Wikipedia editor, I wonder if you advise on the correct way to deal with this. It is quite tiresome rolling back edits, back you will see from the History these are anonymous editors and difficult to engage in discussion.
Thanks. I agree with you about re-wording rather than rolling back, so I've suggested 'controversial project' and suggested they move that discussion to the Talk page. I edited the contribution on 'other costs' to make it less opinionated but without deleting... instead, suggesting a new section might be appropriate regarding the closure of old power plants.
For the storage, transmission and clean-up costs, as well as trends, there is a very good Wikipedia project on Energy Economics so I've suggested developing those ideas in the Talk page and linking the two projects better. Lancastle ( talk) 18:17, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
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If you don't mind me asking, how can you say he was joking? He said it not only once but on at least 2 separate occassions. Also look at how his tone was reported by assorted journalists, e.g. 'bullish' (in the Telegraph I think it was but take a look on line to see for yourself).
Regards, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.5.169.110 ( talk) 14:39, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
Subjective remarks:
Why did you say "...and coming close to qualifying for a major tournament for the first time in their history" was a statement of fact?
Does "close" here mean Finland was one point away, two points away, five points away, or ten points away from qualifying?
Or does it merely mean prior to Hodgson, Finland had never gained any point during qualification round but for the first time in the history Hodgson helped them achieved at least one point, hence they "came close" to qualifying for a major tournament for the first time?
What does it mean by "major" tournament anyway? European tournament? World Cup? Olympics? Scandinavian tournament? or merely tournament among countries lying between longitudes 20° and 32° E?
This is clearly a subjective remark to help boost Hodgson's name.
Not to mention you deleted a significant statement saying: "Under Hodgson, England saw its FIFA World Rankings dropped to 20th in August 2014, its worst position in 18 years". Your excuse was this was a duplication. However in previous paragraph statements such as "Switzerland had not qualified for a major tournament since the 1960s." were also duplicated from elsewhere in the page. This is clearly another attempt to clean Hodgson's name.
Deletion of spectators attendance. In the "post 2014 World Cup" segment, you deleted "the match was attended by only 40,181 spectators, the lowest turn-out for an England match since Wembley was re-opened in 2007". I really can't understand the thinking process behind this.
So please be more objective and rational next time. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rtj182 ( talk • contribs) 08:05, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
LOL I got an alert saying you reverted my edit but you really reworded it :P Jackninja5 ( talk) 14:18, 30 September 2014 (UTC)
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Hi Dubmill. I've noticed you have made edits concerning towns in the Lea Valley. Southockendon has made several edits to the article. If you can spare the time I would like a second opinion on this before I remove some of the text. Northmetpit ( talk) 10:23, 7 December 2016 (UTC)
SouthOckendon to Northmetpit. I have a boat in the Lea Valley and came across a facebook user, Mark Lester Cheeseman, who lives in Cheshunt in a conversation about Lee v Lea. He admitted to having a consuming interest in the geology of the valley and was disappointed that Wiki seemed to have no reference to it's formation. When I told him I was a casual editor and could probably rectify that he provided information which I found best fitted into a new paragraph. Knowing that facebook links are notoriously unreliable I included his name in brackets so that I could come back to the subject. I realised the wording (his not mine!) was ambiguous but have been too busy to edit it it into a more readable form at the moment. I am checking all the libraries in the valley but to date I have not found any book I can use as a citation. Been to Waltham Abbey, Cheshunt, Hoddeston, Ware and still have Harlow, Hertford, Epping and others to cover, you can probably imagine it does not happen overnight. If you and Dubmill are happy to let me muddle along I'll get it sorted in time!?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Southockendon ( talk • contribs) 17:18, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
Jackson is a more recent criminal than the one that perpetrated the 63-64 crimes, and was widely known as JtS. Jackson doesn't merit a stand alone article, and a disambiguation page would be unnecessarily cumbersome. This is a perfectly valid "other use". Keri ( talk) 13:59, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
Hello Dubmill, I'm 97RGr and I'm quite new to Wikipedia. I have noticed you have reverted non-user edits on the article for Sewardstone and that you have used the Twinkler to request protection on the article. I would be willing to help you with this matter. People do tend to think of Sewardstone as a London area; the Enfield London Borough is immediately west just across the reservoirs, it is in London's E4 postcode zone, and 'Sewardstone, London, E4' is the postal address of the area and not 'Sewardstone, Essex'. Therefore, I do not believe this person or these people are vandals, they just do not understand that Sewardstone is just outside the boundary, but I agree that something has to be done! Just giving my opinion. 97RGr ( talk) 11:48, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
OK, cheers Dubmill. Hopefully they'll stop the continuous edits. If you need any help with anything by any chance, feel free to message me on my talk page. I'm quite knowledgable on local geography around the North East London and Lea Valley area. 97RGr ( talk) 12:36, 21 January 2017 (UTC) OK, thanks. Dubmill ( talk) 09:02, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
hello dubmill i have come to your chat page because you have reverted resonable edits. it is true that it blends in with the urban area. there is open land to the south but it conects to the north london ribon development to the west. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.254.234.244 ( talk) 12:33, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
You use was for too much on your edit of White Hart Lane, it's a bad use of English, you can still visit the site, watch your past-tense, Govvy ( talk) 17:13, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
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FYI, I came across this source re the name of the woods where Noblett's was found, "...Anne’s body was stored before being moved to dense woodland in Rose Grove Woods, known locally as ‘Young’s Wood’ in Horn Hill, Whitwell." Londonclanger ( talk) 14:04, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
Dear Dubmill, I appreciate that Butterfield didn't design the above from scratch but he did undertake a significant restoration. In this, he was in a broad tradition of Victorian church restorers, including Salvin, Scott, Burges and T H Wyatt among many others. As such, I think it is reasonable to include All Hallow's in the category of Butterfield Buildings, in much the same way that Cardiff Castle, again a restoration/rebuild, is listed as a Burges building. I would absolutely agree that, if we had a separate category for Butterfield restorations, it would sit better in there, but of course we don't currently have such a category, and it might be too fine a distinction. Best regards. KJP1 ( talk) 17:21, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
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Sorry, didn't notice that part of the change. Meters ( talk) 23:14, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
Hello. Don't want to revert you here as your edit was probably an all-things-considered one, but just to flag that User:86.144.43.7 is a sockpuppet with a history of changing London articles from "districts" to "areas" to "parts" to anything. Oval has been described as a "district" for a year and a half, here, and the IP changed it to "area". Will leave it to you to decide if that should stay. -- Lord Belbury ( talk) 15:41, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
Regarding your question: "As far as I can tell, the evening meal version is what is particular to Switzerland and Germany. But what about Austria? Is it also eaten in the evening there?"
According to my not relevant impressions, Müsli is not even as prevalent in Austria like it is in Germany. Not even as a breakfast. And even the prevalence of Müsli in Germany is rather a recent – during the last 30 years – development, at least north of South Germany. Regards. -- ZH8000 ( talk) 20:19, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
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