Hello Fitzpatrickjm,
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Again, welcome.-- cj | talk 16:39, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your edits to the American Motors article. I have no issue with the information you provide about the Matador’s popularity as a police vehicle. There is a section on that topic in the AMC Matador page. Please add more specific information about police use on that page, and not in the article about the entire company. The specific POV issue is with the statements you have added concerning the Matador's lack of success in its first year and thus making AMC use the advertising line "What's a Matador?". That is POV. If you have a source for this, then please provide it and the objections will be withdrawn. Moreover, your claim that "Ultimately, Matador became a steady seller- particularly to several police departments." is also false. Once again, any "steady" sales of the Matador were not mainly due to government orders. Another problem is with the paragraph that starts: "Interestingly, Matador relied on parts supplied by competitors ..." This is because AMC's strategy was to outsource many of its components. Please read further down and under the "Continuing business legacy" section you will find "Innovative strategies" where the following sentence details your "interestingly" comment: "... An essential strategy practiced by AMC was to rely on outside vendors to supply components in which they had differential advantages. This has finally been accepted in the US auto industry, but only after each of the Big Three experienced the failure of attempting to be self-sufficient..." Furthermore, AMC corporate strategy of sourcing components from outside vendors was not limited to the Matador's carburetor, steering column, etc. It was true for all of its automobiles and Jeeps as well. This was an integral approach from the inception of the firm -- look at the Nashs designed by someone else ( Pininfarina) or built overseas ( Nash Metropolitan) -- and continuing right through the very end of the AMC. Thank you for pointing out the value of your contribution, but I hope that you will now see why I reverted your edits the first time. Thank you, CZmarlin 05:19, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for you comments. I was disappointed with the tone and substance of your comments. However, I am concerned that engaging in any further debate at this time would be a futile exercise. Hence. I suggest that the best resolution at this time is to leave the disagreement on the record, so that it can be noted by future researchers, who would be able to make their own inquiries.
In that regard, for the record, I stand by the material which I have presented. Fitzpatrickjm 01:14, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Welcome, and thank you for experimenting with the page Swanky on Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Kim Dent-Brown 13:50, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Thanks Kim
Please note that I am in the course of creating the page. Fitzpatrickjm 14:11, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Please note the following
As a compromise I'll give you time to properly reference the article and remove the spam. I'll even do some for you. jimfbleak 15:14, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your reply, and for reinstating the article.
For the record:
I am placing on the record my complaint regarding your capricious, ignorant and high handed deletion of an article about an industry of major importance to South Australia.
Kindly refrain from interfering with this article, otherwise I will take appropriate action. Fitzpatrickjm 11:37, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
I have added a "{{
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Beerenberg Farm, suggesting that it be deleted according to the
proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "
What Wikipedia is not" and
Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may contest the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}}
notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on
its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the
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Mattinbgn/
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Um, what comment relating to this article? If you're referring to an edit summary then this is an automatically generated entry from Twinkle that outlines what action is being taken so how this could be seen as patronising is beyond even my own advanced understanding. Anyone involved with the Australian projects knows full well that i'm on a massive article clean-up drive for all those listed within Category:Companies of Australia, of which the first stage is removing all the corpcruft (articles that are blatent spam and/or do not meet WP:CORP, and correctly categorising those which should remain in preparation for further improvements. The article didn't meet the relevant criteria, was nominated for CSD, and was dispatched with.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Thewinchester ( talk • contribs)
Hi. Perhaps you'd like to use the articles talk page so we can work on tidying the article up and removing the POV ? Pedro | Chat 11:58, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
Hi Fitzpatrickjm. I see you've created a number of articles lately, and added Category:South Australia to quite a few more. In general, articles don't need that category if either they are already in a subcategory of it, or if the South Australian connection is only incidental to the subject of the article. If there's already a suitable subcategory, please use it rather than just the top SA category.
Also, if you create (or find) articles relating to South Australia, you can mark them on their talk page with {{ WP Australia}} or {{WP Australia |Adelaide=yes}} if they specifically relate to Adelaide. There are a number of other WikiProject Australia parameters to mark it for other subprojects, too. Thanks. -- Scott Davis Talk 22:32, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
At 11:15 UTC on May 28, 2007, you added the category of Companies of Australia to the article on Harris Scarfe. I am leaving a message to inform you that this both unnecessary and creates duplication. The article is already a member of Category:Retail companies of Australia which is a subcategory of Companies of Australia.
If you've been watching the Australia wikiproject, you will know that the Companies of Australia category is the subject of a major cleanup. Additionally, the big notice at the top of the category is there to remind you to think before placing articles at the top level, and instead find an appropriate sub-category to put them in. Sorry if I sound a little annoyed, but in the weeks I do get to pursue the category cleanup, there's usually 50 articles placed back there by editors who've not got the first clue what they're doing, or are simply ignorant and lazy. Please feel free to drop by my talkpage for any future guidance or assistance on this matter. Thewinchester (talk) 14:01, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
Welcome, and thank you for experimenting with the page Beerenberg Farm on Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Thewinchester (talk) 16:36, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I read your message on my talk page. First, I must ask you to remain civil and assume good faith when dealing with other editors, as these are basic Wikipedia ground rules.
As far as the article in question is concerned, almost all of your sentences were copied from the other article, with a couple of words changed here or there. For example, the first 9 words of your "history" section is identical to the first 9 words of the source article. You slightly paraphrased the first sentence of the second paragraph from the first sentence of the second paragraph of the other article. The next sentence was copied verbatim from the other article. The next sentence is another paraphrase, and the one after that is copied directly from a clause in the other article. The only thing not copied was the final sentence of the section, which I would have left, but it didn't make sense as the only sentence in the "history" section.
Since you insist that this section is not a copyright violation, what I'm going to do is mark it as a possible copyright violation, blank it per WP:CP and let a neutral editor make the determination. I hope this will be acceptable to you, as Wikipedia's copyright policies require strict avoidance of copyright infringement. -- Butseriouslyfolks 06:46, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
I cannot emphasize the need for civility here, as well as the importance of avoiding personal attacks. Calling people ignorant and pigheaded will only get you blocked. And besides, it's mean.
As for the article, if you're in contact with the copyright holder, why don't you just ask him or her to license the material under the GFDL so it can be used here without restriction? (The procedure is outlined here. I sincerely think that would be a more productive use of your time than continuing on your present course. -- But| seriously| folks 03:01, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
Please do not post copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder, as you did to Trend drinks. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. -- lucasbfr talk 13:15, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
You're wrong! I have been in communication with the proprietor of the website, and they have confirmed:
1. The material I have presented is a matter of historical fact; and
2. They do not claim copyright in historical facts.
Accordingly, there is no basis to your allegations.
In the circumstances, I believe it is fair for you to provide an apology and to retract your erroneous (and serious) allegation.
Needless to say, I will be reinstating trhe factual material so that Wikipedia can present the facts!
Also, for the record, I note that you have not presented any evidence of qualifications in the field of copyright law.
Fitzpatrickjm 13:55, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
I would be interested to see your qualifications in copyright law.
I await an apology, although I suspect I will be kept waiting for a considerable period of time.
In the meantime, my comments stand.
Fitzpatrickjm 18:31, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
Please be polite, I don't need to be an expert to be concerned by the use of Wikipedia for advertising. I didn't nominate it for deletion as spam, but as it stood (from memory) it did not explain its notability or quote reliable sources and it could have be deleted at any time.-- Grahamec 00:15, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Please stop making personal attacks on my talk page. I note that at least three other editors have felt the need to comment on your lack of civility. If you are looking for a place to engage in namecalling and be otherwise combative, there are plenty of them elsewhere on the Internet. Such conduct is prohibited here. Thank you. -- But| seriously| folks 09:21, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
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Hi there, I've added a couple of details to your great page on the FitzGeralds department stores, mostly the closure of the New Norfolk and Eastlands branches. The mention that the New Norfolk store was previously a hotel wasn't quite right (that was across the street) so I added a little there too. I will confirm the date of the Eastlands closure & add that later. All the best, Journo70 04:00, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi Fitzpatrickjm. I've just come upon your Swanky beer article. I'm interested in this beer - I have an interest in beer and beer styles. I've had a look for it on the internet and I can see that there is brewery in Australia which makes a beer branded Swanky, and I can find a recipe for home-brewing what appears to be a standard beer which goes under the name Swanky beer in Cornwall, but I don't see where it is a distinctive beer style. In what way does the Cornish Swanky beer differ from other home-brews? And how does the branded beer relate to the Cornish home-brew - other than using the same name? I'd really like this to be a rare and unique beer style, but I suspect it's just a local name variation, much like Scrumpy for cider. Would you be able to provide more information: User talk:SilkTork Regards SilkTork 11:01, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
Reply to this message (reproduced for information):
Thanks for your message. Swanky beer is a traditional Cornish beer, which is well known in Cornwall.
I believe it is a distinctive style of beer.
Swanky originally was brewed in Cornwall in the manner which I have described in the article.
In Australia, it has been brewed for the biennial Kernewek Lowender Cornish Festival in South Australia for many years. Various brewers have made the beer over the years. The Swanky for the 2005 and 2007 festivals was brewed by Copper Coast Wines.
Since it was originally home brewed, I suspect that there was a significant amount of variation between the recipes of individual brewers, as well as between individual batches of brews!
Also, I suspect that the Swanky style may have been overlooked in categorising the major beer styles, since it comes from one regional area in the UK. Most likely, it is properly categorised as a regional style of ale.
Swanky definitely is a distinct style of beer, rather than merely being a "brand" name or a local regional term for beer or ale.
I hope these comments are helpful. If you find out any more information, I would be delighted if you could share it!
Regards
Fitzpatrickjm 11:35, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
Retrieved from " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:SilkTork"
My suggestion is that the product Swanky is redirected to the company Copper Coast Wines, and the section is rewritten to show that it is a beer produced by Copper Coast Wines which uses the name of a Cornish homebrew. There is no evidence I can find which would support it as being based on a type of style of beer. SilkTork 15:32, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
Hi again. As we cannot agree, I will put the article forward for discussion. SilkTork 22:41, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
Link: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Swanky beer SilkTork 23:03, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
Hi Fitzpatrickjm. On Wiki we work by using existing guidelines and consensus. The guidelines and consensus does indicate that South Australian food and drink should be merged with Cuisine of Australia. I feel that you have a lot of energy and enthusiasm that can be used for the benefit of Wiki. I also feel that you haven't yet fully got into the cooperative and consensual nature of how Wiki works. If you have an objection to the merge then call for assistance. Take a look at Wikipedia:Resolving disputes. Undoing a merge that has been agreed by consensus, can be seen as disruptive, and may even lead to an edit war. At this stage you really do need to get some support for your actions. As some consolation, just because there is consensus doesn't mean the majority are right - consensus can change. Your view may be the right one, and I and the others may be wrong. However, you'll need to get some support for your position before continuing to undo edits that are currently consensual. Any questions, please let me know. Regards SilkTork * SilkyTalk 15:32, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
Please do not remove maintenance tags (like proposed merge templates) from articles while the discussions are ongoing. Thank you. -- But| seriously| folks 03:33, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
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Hello Fitzpatrickjm,
Welcome and enjoy Wikipedia. Your edits are much appreciated.
These links might help you with your contributions:
For Wikipedia-wide involvement, visit the Community Portal and the Village Pump.
Be sure to check out Australian resources, like the Australia Portal, Australian Wikipedians' Notice Board, Australian Collaboration of the Fortnight, New Australian Articles and Australian stub articles. You can list yourself at Australian Wikipedians.
Also, assuming you're an Adelaidean, have you considered participating in WikiProject Adelaide? Help is always needed!
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Again, welcome.-- cj | talk 16:39, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your edits to the American Motors article. I have no issue with the information you provide about the Matador’s popularity as a police vehicle. There is a section on that topic in the AMC Matador page. Please add more specific information about police use on that page, and not in the article about the entire company. The specific POV issue is with the statements you have added concerning the Matador's lack of success in its first year and thus making AMC use the advertising line "What's a Matador?". That is POV. If you have a source for this, then please provide it and the objections will be withdrawn. Moreover, your claim that "Ultimately, Matador became a steady seller- particularly to several police departments." is also false. Once again, any "steady" sales of the Matador were not mainly due to government orders. Another problem is with the paragraph that starts: "Interestingly, Matador relied on parts supplied by competitors ..." This is because AMC's strategy was to outsource many of its components. Please read further down and under the "Continuing business legacy" section you will find "Innovative strategies" where the following sentence details your "interestingly" comment: "... An essential strategy practiced by AMC was to rely on outside vendors to supply components in which they had differential advantages. This has finally been accepted in the US auto industry, but only after each of the Big Three experienced the failure of attempting to be self-sufficient..." Furthermore, AMC corporate strategy of sourcing components from outside vendors was not limited to the Matador's carburetor, steering column, etc. It was true for all of its automobiles and Jeeps as well. This was an integral approach from the inception of the firm -- look at the Nashs designed by someone else ( Pininfarina) or built overseas ( Nash Metropolitan) -- and continuing right through the very end of the AMC. Thank you for pointing out the value of your contribution, but I hope that you will now see why I reverted your edits the first time. Thank you, CZmarlin 05:19, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for you comments. I was disappointed with the tone and substance of your comments. However, I am concerned that engaging in any further debate at this time would be a futile exercise. Hence. I suggest that the best resolution at this time is to leave the disagreement on the record, so that it can be noted by future researchers, who would be able to make their own inquiries.
In that regard, for the record, I stand by the material which I have presented. Fitzpatrickjm 01:14, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Welcome, and thank you for experimenting with the page Swanky on Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Kim Dent-Brown 13:50, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Thanks Kim
Please note that I am in the course of creating the page. Fitzpatrickjm 14:11, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Please note the following
As a compromise I'll give you time to properly reference the article and remove the spam. I'll even do some for you. jimfbleak 15:14, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your reply, and for reinstating the article.
For the record:
I am placing on the record my complaint regarding your capricious, ignorant and high handed deletion of an article about an industry of major importance to South Australia.
Kindly refrain from interfering with this article, otherwise I will take appropriate action. Fitzpatrickjm 11:37, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
I have added a "{{
prod}}" template to the article
Beerenberg Farm, suggesting that it be deleted according to the
proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "
What Wikipedia is not" and
Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may contest the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}}
notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on
its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the
proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the
speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to
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Mattinbgn/
talk 21:23, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
Um, what comment relating to this article? If you're referring to an edit summary then this is an automatically generated entry from Twinkle that outlines what action is being taken so how this could be seen as patronising is beyond even my own advanced understanding. Anyone involved with the Australian projects knows full well that i'm on a massive article clean-up drive for all those listed within Category:Companies of Australia, of which the first stage is removing all the corpcruft (articles that are blatent spam and/or do not meet WP:CORP, and correctly categorising those which should remain in preparation for further improvements. The article didn't meet the relevant criteria, was nominated for CSD, and was dispatched with.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Thewinchester ( talk • contribs)
Hi. Perhaps you'd like to use the articles talk page so we can work on tidying the article up and removing the POV ? Pedro | Chat 11:58, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
Hi Fitzpatrickjm. I see you've created a number of articles lately, and added Category:South Australia to quite a few more. In general, articles don't need that category if either they are already in a subcategory of it, or if the South Australian connection is only incidental to the subject of the article. If there's already a suitable subcategory, please use it rather than just the top SA category.
Also, if you create (or find) articles relating to South Australia, you can mark them on their talk page with {{ WP Australia}} or {{WP Australia |Adelaide=yes}} if they specifically relate to Adelaide. There are a number of other WikiProject Australia parameters to mark it for other subprojects, too. Thanks. -- Scott Davis Talk 22:32, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
At 11:15 UTC on May 28, 2007, you added the category of Companies of Australia to the article on Harris Scarfe. I am leaving a message to inform you that this both unnecessary and creates duplication. The article is already a member of Category:Retail companies of Australia which is a subcategory of Companies of Australia.
If you've been watching the Australia wikiproject, you will know that the Companies of Australia category is the subject of a major cleanup. Additionally, the big notice at the top of the category is there to remind you to think before placing articles at the top level, and instead find an appropriate sub-category to put them in. Sorry if I sound a little annoyed, but in the weeks I do get to pursue the category cleanup, there's usually 50 articles placed back there by editors who've not got the first clue what they're doing, or are simply ignorant and lazy. Please feel free to drop by my talkpage for any future guidance or assistance on this matter. Thewinchester (talk) 14:01, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
Welcome, and thank you for experimenting with the page Beerenberg Farm on Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Thewinchester (talk) 16:36, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I read your message on my talk page. First, I must ask you to remain civil and assume good faith when dealing with other editors, as these are basic Wikipedia ground rules.
As far as the article in question is concerned, almost all of your sentences were copied from the other article, with a couple of words changed here or there. For example, the first 9 words of your "history" section is identical to the first 9 words of the source article. You slightly paraphrased the first sentence of the second paragraph from the first sentence of the second paragraph of the other article. The next sentence was copied verbatim from the other article. The next sentence is another paraphrase, and the one after that is copied directly from a clause in the other article. The only thing not copied was the final sentence of the section, which I would have left, but it didn't make sense as the only sentence in the "history" section.
Since you insist that this section is not a copyright violation, what I'm going to do is mark it as a possible copyright violation, blank it per WP:CP and let a neutral editor make the determination. I hope this will be acceptable to you, as Wikipedia's copyright policies require strict avoidance of copyright infringement. -- Butseriouslyfolks 06:46, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
I cannot emphasize the need for civility here, as well as the importance of avoiding personal attacks. Calling people ignorant and pigheaded will only get you blocked. And besides, it's mean.
As for the article, if you're in contact with the copyright holder, why don't you just ask him or her to license the material under the GFDL so it can be used here without restriction? (The procedure is outlined here. I sincerely think that would be a more productive use of your time than continuing on your present course. -- But| seriously| folks 03:01, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
Please do not post copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder, as you did to Trend drinks. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. -- lucasbfr talk 13:15, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
You're wrong! I have been in communication with the proprietor of the website, and they have confirmed:
1. The material I have presented is a matter of historical fact; and
2. They do not claim copyright in historical facts.
Accordingly, there is no basis to your allegations.
In the circumstances, I believe it is fair for you to provide an apology and to retract your erroneous (and serious) allegation.
Needless to say, I will be reinstating trhe factual material so that Wikipedia can present the facts!
Also, for the record, I note that you have not presented any evidence of qualifications in the field of copyright law.
Fitzpatrickjm 13:55, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
I would be interested to see your qualifications in copyright law.
I await an apology, although I suspect I will be kept waiting for a considerable period of time.
In the meantime, my comments stand.
Fitzpatrickjm 18:31, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
Please be polite, I don't need to be an expert to be concerned by the use of Wikipedia for advertising. I didn't nominate it for deletion as spam, but as it stood (from memory) it did not explain its notability or quote reliable sources and it could have be deleted at any time.-- Grahamec 00:15, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Please stop making personal attacks on my talk page. I note that at least three other editors have felt the need to comment on your lack of civility. If you are looking for a place to engage in namecalling and be otherwise combative, there are plenty of them elsewhere on the Internet. Such conduct is prohibited here. Thank you. -- But| seriously| folks 09:21, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, but all Wikipedia articles must meet our criteria for inclusion (see What Wikipedia is not and Deletion policy). Since it does not seem that Beerenberg Farm meets these criteria, an editor has started a discussion about whether this article should be kept or deleted.
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Hi there, I've added a couple of details to your great page on the FitzGeralds department stores, mostly the closure of the New Norfolk and Eastlands branches. The mention that the New Norfolk store was previously a hotel wasn't quite right (that was across the street) so I added a little there too. I will confirm the date of the Eastlands closure & add that later. All the best, Journo70 04:00, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
Hi Fitzpatrickjm. I've just come upon your Swanky beer article. I'm interested in this beer - I have an interest in beer and beer styles. I've had a look for it on the internet and I can see that there is brewery in Australia which makes a beer branded Swanky, and I can find a recipe for home-brewing what appears to be a standard beer which goes under the name Swanky beer in Cornwall, but I don't see where it is a distinctive beer style. In what way does the Cornish Swanky beer differ from other home-brews? And how does the branded beer relate to the Cornish home-brew - other than using the same name? I'd really like this to be a rare and unique beer style, but I suspect it's just a local name variation, much like Scrumpy for cider. Would you be able to provide more information: User talk:SilkTork Regards SilkTork 11:01, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
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Thanks for your message. Swanky beer is a traditional Cornish beer, which is well known in Cornwall.
I believe it is a distinctive style of beer.
Swanky originally was brewed in Cornwall in the manner which I have described in the article.
In Australia, it has been brewed for the biennial Kernewek Lowender Cornish Festival in South Australia for many years. Various brewers have made the beer over the years. The Swanky for the 2005 and 2007 festivals was brewed by Copper Coast Wines.
Since it was originally home brewed, I suspect that there was a significant amount of variation between the recipes of individual brewers, as well as between individual batches of brews!
Also, I suspect that the Swanky style may have been overlooked in categorising the major beer styles, since it comes from one regional area in the UK. Most likely, it is properly categorised as a regional style of ale.
Swanky definitely is a distinct style of beer, rather than merely being a "brand" name or a local regional term for beer or ale.
I hope these comments are helpful. If you find out any more information, I would be delighted if you could share it!
Regards
Fitzpatrickjm 11:35, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
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My suggestion is that the product Swanky is redirected to the company Copper Coast Wines, and the section is rewritten to show that it is a beer produced by Copper Coast Wines which uses the name of a Cornish homebrew. There is no evidence I can find which would support it as being based on a type of style of beer. SilkTork 15:32, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
Hi again. As we cannot agree, I will put the article forward for discussion. SilkTork 22:41, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
Link: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Swanky beer SilkTork 23:03, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
Hi Fitzpatrickjm. On Wiki we work by using existing guidelines and consensus. The guidelines and consensus does indicate that South Australian food and drink should be merged with Cuisine of Australia. I feel that you have a lot of energy and enthusiasm that can be used for the benefit of Wiki. I also feel that you haven't yet fully got into the cooperative and consensual nature of how Wiki works. If you have an objection to the merge then call for assistance. Take a look at Wikipedia:Resolving disputes. Undoing a merge that has been agreed by consensus, can be seen as disruptive, and may even lead to an edit war. At this stage you really do need to get some support for your actions. As some consolation, just because there is consensus doesn't mean the majority are right - consensus can change. Your view may be the right one, and I and the others may be wrong. However, you'll need to get some support for your position before continuing to undo edits that are currently consensual. Any questions, please let me know. Regards SilkTork * SilkyTalk 15:32, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
Please do not remove maintenance tags (like proposed merge templates) from articles while the discussions are ongoing. Thank you. -- But| seriously| folks 03:33, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
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