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Thanks for the Pat Mills photo and it is good to see someone interested in improving the British girls comics as it is an area we are lacking expertise in (I do what I can with British comics, especially 2000AD-related articles) but that is an area I don't know much about. You might be interested in signing up with the Comics project and the British comics work group - if you need any help those are the best places to ask and they also provide various resources that can help with article naming/formatting. If you have any other questions feel free to drop me a note (also, as conflict of interest guidelines say you can't add links to your own site/work, if you think something is worth adding then throw me the link and I'll drop it in). Also you have a subscription to The DFC? I have been monitoring this for a bit and dropping my thoughts in here, I'd imagine there will be more news coverage in the next couple of weeks at which point I'll get the entry going (if someone else hasn't started it already), so ny input you have would be great. ( Emperor ( talk) 19:50, 12 May 2008 (UTC))
Hello! is this how I reply to you - just by editing the usertalk? thanks for the welcome, anyway - I'm sure I will weigh in on various areas. Jenniscott ( talk) 09:02, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
Having a stab, but are you the Caption Jenniscott? Either way, welcome to Wikipedia. You ever need any help, give me a shout at my talk page. Hiding T 13:54, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
Good catch. The default (first level) disambiguation is "(comics)" so I have fixed that. If there were two people then you'd go for "(comics artist)" and "(comics writer)" (characters are easy as you'd just go for the company and we have a lot of those). I know there is quite a lot of variation on this but that is the way it should be - often some of the other naming is from before it was tightened up and change all the incoming links would be a pain. ( Emperor ( talk) 18:54, 15 May 2008 (UTC))
Various articles written by Briony Coote
To answer some of the questions you post on the talk page:
Also I wouldn't worry about getting everything right on the first edit - that is the beauty of the system. I can always look over a new creation throw in anything that might have been missed. ( Emperor ( talk) 13:57, 19 May 2008 (UTC))
A general question: It strikes me that the really interesting thing about the rise of manga is that it is tapping into the market for girls comics (and giving a new lease of life for female creators). It seems odd that no one is doing anything with the old British properties - some may be out of date but there is surely a lot of potential in a whole range of them (although I suppose the fear would be that people would just go for dark/ironic/deconstructionist/post-modern interpretations). Have their been no stirrings in this area?
I did read something a while back in Rich Johnston's Lying in the Gutters that someone (a Spanish company?) were reprinting some but had got into tricky legal water as the copyright holders were fiercely protecting their properties.
I can't claim to know much about the details of the topic (why I thought I'd ask an expert) but it always struck me as odd. ( Emperor ( talk) 15:06, 22 May 2008 (UTC))
I've started this The DFC - more discussion on the talk page. ( Emperor ( talk) 20:25, 28 May 2008 (UTC))
Right, sorry if I'm being a little awkward here, but the uploader claimed that the image was by John Freeman of www.downthetubes.net, rather than the uploader themselves. Could you perhaps explain this issue fully? J Milburn ( talk) 22:40, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
No problem - it does underline something that has been niggling me for a while: There doesn't appear to be a consistent way of adding images to the comic infoboxes (I only get it right by fiddling with it trying the 3 or 4 different ways of doing this). I'll try and get this addressed as it is silly. ( Emperor ( talk) 13:32, 5 June 2008 (UTC))
Seems he actually started it and it has been PRODed. I'll see what I can do but all help is appreciated. ( Emperor ( talk) 19:41, 28 June 2008 (UTC))
I've just had a link to a Flickr photo set at Flickr from the recent Caption [3] with licensing that means we can use them (see my talk page for other discussion) and I was wondering if you could help identify anyone that we need photos for - see the list at Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of British comics (it is mixed in with comics but should be easy to spot the people). Cheers. ( Emperor ( talk) 16:36, 13 August 2008 (UTC))
Someone recently added Philip Townsend to Townsend (name), referring to the photographer. Since Philip Townsend is a red link, I was checking what else links to it and found your user page. Assuming that the photographer is a different person from the comic artist, I changed the link on Jinty (comics) to Philip Townsend (comics artist). Does that seem OK to you? If so, do you want to change the link on your page as well? I guess eventually there should be a Philip Townsend dab page, but should we create that if there's no article for either person? What do you think? -- Auntof6 ( talk) 23:01, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
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Welcome to Wikipedia!
I noticed you were new, or at least that nobody has officially welcomed you yet, so let me be the first to say hello, give you some tips, and share a few useful links.
One thing we like to tell newcomers is to be bold. By this we mean don't be afraid to join the rest of us in improving the articles you see here. Most Wikipedians are friendly and patient, willing to give you the same respect you give them, no matter who they are or how long they've been here.
It's important to note, however, that being bold does not include being reckless. For that reason, some newcomers find that it's good to be cautious at first. If you're the type who likes to start out small and learn the ropes by fixing typos or just browsing, that's good, too. It certainly helps to avoid conflicts with other users if you learn the ins and outs before making major changes. If it's a big edit or a controversial issue, you may want to look at the article's talk page to see if the issue has been discussed in the past, or to post a message to see what other editors think about your proposed change before you make it. It's important to cite references and set personal points of view aside.
Here are some links you might find helpful:
Now that you have your own user name, you can sign your discussions by typing four tildes (~~~~). This will automatically stamp your user name, the time, and the date. That will help other users reply to your posts.
I hope this information is useful to you, and I'm looking forward to seeing your contributions. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me for help. Kafziel 23:17, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the Pat Mills photo and it is good to see someone interested in improving the British girls comics as it is an area we are lacking expertise in (I do what I can with British comics, especially 2000AD-related articles) but that is an area I don't know much about. You might be interested in signing up with the Comics project and the British comics work group - if you need any help those are the best places to ask and they also provide various resources that can help with article naming/formatting. If you have any other questions feel free to drop me a note (also, as conflict of interest guidelines say you can't add links to your own site/work, if you think something is worth adding then throw me the link and I'll drop it in). Also you have a subscription to The DFC? I have been monitoring this for a bit and dropping my thoughts in here, I'd imagine there will be more news coverage in the next couple of weeks at which point I'll get the entry going (if someone else hasn't started it already), so ny input you have would be great. ( Emperor ( talk) 19:50, 12 May 2008 (UTC))
Hello! is this how I reply to you - just by editing the usertalk? thanks for the welcome, anyway - I'm sure I will weigh in on various areas. Jenniscott ( talk) 09:02, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
Having a stab, but are you the Caption Jenniscott? Either way, welcome to Wikipedia. You ever need any help, give me a shout at my talk page. Hiding T 13:54, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
Good catch. The default (first level) disambiguation is "(comics)" so I have fixed that. If there were two people then you'd go for "(comics artist)" and "(comics writer)" (characters are easy as you'd just go for the company and we have a lot of those). I know there is quite a lot of variation on this but that is the way it should be - often some of the other naming is from before it was tightened up and change all the incoming links would be a pain. ( Emperor ( talk) 18:54, 15 May 2008 (UTC))
Various articles written by Briony Coote
To answer some of the questions you post on the talk page:
Also I wouldn't worry about getting everything right on the first edit - that is the beauty of the system. I can always look over a new creation throw in anything that might have been missed. ( Emperor ( talk) 13:57, 19 May 2008 (UTC))
A general question: It strikes me that the really interesting thing about the rise of manga is that it is tapping into the market for girls comics (and giving a new lease of life for female creators). It seems odd that no one is doing anything with the old British properties - some may be out of date but there is surely a lot of potential in a whole range of them (although I suppose the fear would be that people would just go for dark/ironic/deconstructionist/post-modern interpretations). Have their been no stirrings in this area?
I did read something a while back in Rich Johnston's Lying in the Gutters that someone (a Spanish company?) were reprinting some but had got into tricky legal water as the copyright holders were fiercely protecting their properties.
I can't claim to know much about the details of the topic (why I thought I'd ask an expert) but it always struck me as odd. ( Emperor ( talk) 15:06, 22 May 2008 (UTC))
I've started this The DFC - more discussion on the talk page. ( Emperor ( talk) 20:25, 28 May 2008 (UTC))
Right, sorry if I'm being a little awkward here, but the uploader claimed that the image was by John Freeman of www.downthetubes.net, rather than the uploader themselves. Could you perhaps explain this issue fully? J Milburn ( talk) 22:40, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
No problem - it does underline something that has been niggling me for a while: There doesn't appear to be a consistent way of adding images to the comic infoboxes (I only get it right by fiddling with it trying the 3 or 4 different ways of doing this). I'll try and get this addressed as it is silly. ( Emperor ( talk) 13:32, 5 June 2008 (UTC))
Seems he actually started it and it has been PRODed. I'll see what I can do but all help is appreciated. ( Emperor ( talk) 19:41, 28 June 2008 (UTC))
I've just had a link to a Flickr photo set at Flickr from the recent Caption [3] with licensing that means we can use them (see my talk page for other discussion) and I was wondering if you could help identify anyone that we need photos for - see the list at Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of British comics (it is mixed in with comics but should be easy to spot the people). Cheers. ( Emperor ( talk) 16:36, 13 August 2008 (UTC))
Someone recently added Philip Townsend to Townsend (name), referring to the photographer. Since Philip Townsend is a red link, I was checking what else links to it and found your user page. Assuming that the photographer is a different person from the comic artist, I changed the link on Jinty (comics) to Philip Townsend (comics artist). Does that seem OK to you? If so, do you want to change the link on your page as well? I guess eventually there should be a Philip Townsend dab page, but should we create that if there's no article for either person? What do you think? -- Auntof6 ( talk) 23:01, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
The article Phil Gascoine has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
Fails WP:GNG
While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.
You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}}
notice, but please explain why in your
edit summary or on
the article's talk page.
Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}}
will stop the
proposed deletion process, but other
deletion processes exist. In particular, the
speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and
articles for deletion allows discussion to reach
consensus for deletion.
This bot DID NOT nominate any of your contributions for deletion; please refer to the history of each individual page for details. Thanks, FastilyBot ( talk) 10:01, 11 January 2022 (UTC)