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Kerry Raymond,
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There is a proposal at the IdeaLab that may interest you. Lightbreather ( talk) 20:12, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi Kerry,I was about to put up an Infobox for Oscar but Googled his name first to try and find his burial details first and came up with a discrepancy in regards to his place of birth.
Both ADB and the Queensland Parliament give it as England with QP adding Norwich as well. However, I have found a couple of sites that say he was born in Switzerland.
http://www.kentfallen.com/PDF%20REPORTS/FOLKESTONE%20ST%20MARY'S.pdf (page 21)
What is your opinion? ADB and QP should be the preferred references but it does leave me puzzled. Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 03:35, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
Oscar de Satge, male, age 54 years, retired Australian squatter and sheep farmer, born Switzerland Lausanne
If he really was born on 20 November 1836 (as his WP article says), he would indeed be 54 years old on 5 April 1891 (the date of the 1891 census) as he would not have had his birthday that year, so everything checks out. In the 1901 census, he is now 64 years old and this time he gives his birthplace as "Switzerland (British subject)". So, he seems pretty clear in his own mind that he was born in Switzerland. So I'd be going with Lausanne, Switzerland and "1891 UK Census" and "1901 UK Census" as sources.
BTW, not sure if I told you, I have now seen Bertram Steele's death certificate in his probate file in Queensland State Archives and it confirms burial in Lutwyche Cemetery (with witnesses in the usual way). So he was definitely buried at the time of his death and then exhumed at some subsequent time and then cremated a few years later for some mysterious reason, but I am still no closer to solving the riddle of "why". Kerry ( talk) 04:28, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
And, check out this which gives even more detail. Elysee and d'Ouchy are both in Lausanne ("pres" just means "near"). And, for bonus points, what did he call his home in Folkestone where he died? He called it Elysee, the place he was born. It all ties together. Kerry ( talk) 04:53, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
You know, I was kinda thinking he may have said he was born in Switzerland to impress people, however your usual excellent research seems to show that it is in fact correct. I often email ADB with corrections (providing good sources of course) and they do appreciate me letting them know as they strive to have their articles as accurate as possible. And seeing as I am forever using ADB as a reference it is the least I can do.
I have changed the article to suit and added the three references. Thanks for the help on this one and yes, my questions are fun, it's what makes editing WP so enjoyable!
Also, you did tell me about Bertram Steele ages ago. Maybe his family reinterred him elsewhere to be near other relatives..... Who knows. Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 09:58, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
There is a discussion at Talk:Rail transport in Queensland you may or may not have an opinion on. Coomera81 ( talk) 22:02, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
Since WikiProject Women as proposed at the IdeaLab may take some time to realize, and based on a discussion on the proposal's talk page, I have started a test Kaffeeklatsch area for women only (cisgender or trans-woman, regardless of sexual orientation).
It is a place where women can go and be sure they'll be able to participate in discussions without being dominated by men's advice, criticism, and explanations. If interested, your participation would be most welcome. Lightbreather ( talk) 23:13, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi Kerry, I have been redirecting all the broken links to the Qld Government website for all the politicians I have been working on and guess what.
They have once again redirected all the links!!! Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 05:00, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for your warm welcome to Wikipedia Kerry. I am stumbling and bumbling my way around but am heartened by your kind words.
Alexdaw 22:43, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
Dear Kerry - yes I would be interested in your offer - thanks. A colleague and I did a half day at State Library about 3 years ago so I'm a tad rusty. Alexdaw 23:48, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
I *think* I have gotten it to stop. We shall see. Crow Caw 21:03, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
Thanks Kerry Raymond, my area of research is substations. I will make the changes to the other entries, as my changes are mostly identifying all of the tramway substations, and their order of construction etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chris from Mt Gravatt ( talk • contribs) 21:47, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
Hi Kerry, would you like to have a look at the article for Bill D'Arcy? I am sure the person who did all the edits in the last couple of days was well meaning but not too sure about the article's NPOV. Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 10:45, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
The article on Bill D'Arcy was well researched with sources quoted for every factual report. My research revealed that the history of Bill D'Arcy since his incarceration has been the rising movement to chronicle the mistakes made in the Criminal Trial - the contrary conclusions of the Civil Proceedings, the evidence which has remerged since the trials, and the increasing number of people who wish the process certified as a Miscarriage of Justice. This is the story of Bill D'Arcy. It is not a facile entry. It has notability in the light of how the criminal justice system works on Queensland and in the rest of Australia. It is a notable example of a case of a person convicted by means of "recovered memory". It is important element in the legal and political history of Australia and Queensland. I have the citations for everything - the Australian, The Courier Mail, The New York Times, Hansard, websites, a video interview of a fellow teacher etc. Documents to the CJC CMC and CCC are available form FOI Freedom of Information. Transcripts of court proceedings are available from the courts or on the internet. If you wish to check my sources in an encyclopaedic manner please do so. I respectfully request that you restore my contribution and do whatever research you want to provide an alternative to any factual account I make. The entry I made is factual. It is not a "mess". Please respect. Gladiator-Citizen ( talk) 00:24, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
Sam Piantadosi and John Vaughan? Hopefully someone in South Australia and Western Australia will have the same urge as I did. :)
Other than those two, my mission is accomplished. I am going to next look at each electoral district and check for accuracy. Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 12:22, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
I've seen HotCat used by many people but never knew how to access it! I am going to give it a go tonight and see how it works. Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 01:31, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
Slow, slow, slow day at work so adding a couple more former members. :)
Yes, but I really do wish that Ted Theodore didn't go bezerk and appoint all those labor guys to vote on abolishing the Council right near the end! Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 03:47, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
Yes, I have noticed you busily redlinking all those MLA'S. :) Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 04:46, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
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Hi Kerry Raymond, we are happy to award you a Learning and Evaluation barnstar, for your efforts in contributing to the ongoing conversation on
Let's Talk Diversity! We hope to see you around, sharing what you know on the Learning Pattern Library. I'll get in touch soon with some ideas as to where you can contribute. Cheers, María ( talk) 21:21, 18 March 2015 (UTC) |
Hi Kerry! As someone who knows much less about early Queensland politics than you do, I'd really appreciate your input here on their categorisation in the party system. Frickeg ( talk) 07:32, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
My watchlist has been alight from your good work. You could save yourself a lot of extra work by simply opening the article and changing the text of the categories inside the article, rather than double category changing from outside of the article. satusuro 01:01, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
That would be a great idea - thank you! I hadn't thought of that - I don't know much about those automated processes. The Drover's Wife ( talk) 09:46, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
Ooh, that's a hard one. How about Dunwich Privy Pit and Convict Archeological Site? It'd be good to capture both aspects of it, but I don't think Dunwich Convict Site is specific enough considering that there's also the convict causeway. It's a little bit of a mouthful, but not as much as the official title (!) and it works to disambiguate from the causeway because that isn't (at least as far as the QHR is concerned) an archaeological site.
The causeway is one article that could really do with a picture, too. I read the article a couple of times and I still have no idea what it actually is apart from a thing that is now part of the docking facilities there. The Drover's Wife ( talk) 07:45, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
Your thank you was very quick, I had only saved it about two minutes ago!
Hi Kerry, good work on finding the photo! I have had loads of trouble finding photos of the Council members who were appointed from 1917 onwards. Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 01:31, 13 April 2015 (UTC)
One to go.......... Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 00:08, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
Ta daaaa!! All finished, finally. Now for the Assembly......
Hi Kerry, congrats on the good work done on this article. I enjoyed a fair few steaks there before heading off to see the footy at The Gabba. Maybe not quite as nice as the steaks at the Breaky Creek, but still very nice! Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 04:21, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
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Well,this is a thanks for a thanks. Ddrap14 ( talk) 03:34, 14 May 2015 (UTC) |
Recently created Residence, 50 Guy Street, Warwick and Interwiki linked Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I wanted to let you know I have change that Interwiki link. I just thought I would share why, so that in the future you could avoid some of the very common mistake I see all the time, when it comes the name of the LDS Church.
Per MOS:LDS, WP:NCLDS, WP:The and Talk:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the name of the LDS Church in Utah, for all articles after the 1844 " Succession Crisis", is spelled and Interwiki link as " The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints". Please notice that the word "The" is included and capitalized, the letter "D" in "day" is not capitalized and the inclusion of the "-". The "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" should only be used when referring to events/People/places when the relevant time frame is between 1838 and 1844.--- ARTEST4ECHO( Talk) 16:31, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
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Lovely to see you picking up the QHR transfers again - I always enjoy reading them as they come across! The Drover's Wife ( talk) 09:26, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
Today is my 10th anniversary on Wikipedia! Kerry ( talk) 06:49, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I have done literally thousands of trove cites in the last 4 to 5 years, your editing suggests a problem.
Please show me something somewhere that explains the issue, please. JarrahTree 00:59, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
Also when creating stubs, could you be so kind to at least put the australian project tag on the talk page, it really helps...
Also the change in Trove citing is a major issue and really should be explained at the national noticeboard (if I havent missed it) JarrahTree 01:05, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for your message. The_High_School,_Dublin is an important example. Unless the name becomes ambiguous without "The", it is not required in the article title. Handsdown.1 ( talk) 06:22, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi Kerry, I've noticed your date format changes at articles like Charleville, Queensland. Are you aware of this date-formatting script? Graham 87 03:09, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
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I loved your "skin" comment at WP:VEF today. Thanks for sharing it. :-) Whatamidoing (WMF) ( talk) 18:35, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
as you used the AWB on Gundagai for the multiple find/replace of links ... could the same be done for heritage nsw links that are now environment gov links like in /info/en/?search=Goulburn,_New_South_Wales#1900s - the first one (10), i left the dead link in for reference. Dave Rave ( talk) 23:43, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_04_2.cfm?itemid=DDDDDDD
replaced with
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=DDDDDDD
I think that's do-able. A quick check shows there's only 58 of them. However, I think a better strategy though is to convert them all to a template parameterised by the name of the heritage site and the DDDDDDD registration number e.g
{{cite NSWHR|5012023|Goulburn Viaduct|accessdate=12 August 2015}}
This is how we do the Qld Heritage Register citations, which have the same problem of frequent changes to the URLs every year or so (most recently last month). With a template you only need to fix the URL in the template definition and not in every individual citation, which saves a lot of work! It is more work to replace the individual citations with templates, but it pays off in the long run. Your thoughts? Kerry ( talk) 00:04, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks for dropping me a note!
Yes, the Visual Editor made it sooooo much easier for me to edit. I discovered that I love editing Wikipedia... it makes me feel useful. LOL. Thanks for your kind words. :) Megalibrarygirl ( talk) 23:48, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
It was lovely to catch up with you today. As discussed, I've created a discussion page for our next meetup at Wikipedia:Meetup/Brisbane/9. Ideas and discussion are of course very welcome. Lankiveil ( speak to me) 10:18, 22 August 2015 (UTC).
Ha Kerry Raymond, you are really good! "My prediction is that a survey of “why don’t you edit” would probably produce the following responses in this roughly this order:
See more stats at de:user:Atlasowa/editor_motivation. -- Atlasowa ( talk) 21:44, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
Well, my "interest" in the article at this point is limited to the fact that it was filed in inappropriately overgeneral categories that needed to be refined. I happened to be cleaning that category up a few minutes ago, and came at the band's article from that end of the equation — but I have no other interest in or knowledge about the band. But looking at the original article about the bloodstock agent, which was apparently created a grand total of seven minutes before being overwritten with the band, I'm not seeing that it made any particularly strong claim of encyclopedic notability — it just asserted his existence, and parked it on a single source that wasn't necessarily sufficient to satisfy WP:GNG.
Disambiguating them would probably be the right approach, if more substantive sourcing can be located to support a stronger article about the Australian horsebreeding figure — but the original version didn't really demonstrate that he merits a Wikipedia article at all, so I wouldn't disambiguate them just to restore that version without any improvement to bolster his notability. Bearcat ( talk) 21:21, 12 September 2015 (UTC)
I've restored the article without Harkkomanita's edits, and I've posted to Velella's talk page to explain that you weren't the sock/vandal. The redirect from the disambiguated "dance act" title was probably just an accidental oversight, though — if an article gets deleted (speedy or otherwise), then any redirects to it are supposed to get deleted at the same time, rather than needing to be nominated or handled as a separate issue. The deleter most likely just missed them, rather than anybody deliberately leaving them in place for any specific reason — so I've dealt with those already as well. Bearcat ( talk) 14:21, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
Kerry, an official current (February 2015) list of codes is here. Hydronium Hydroxide ( talk) 07:01, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
I notice that you created this stub for training purposes. Are you still using it or can I expand it? Derek Andrews ( talk) 17:12, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
Hello Kerry! You have visited a number of articles initiated by me, and done some useful housekeeping by converting citations based on NLA Trove to a persistent URL. For example - see this diff. I'm not fully aware of the significance of these changes, nor am I capable of using WP:AWB. The following articles were also initiated by me, contain many citations of NLA Trove, but have not been up-dated with the persistent URL:
I would be grateful if you would visit these three articles and work your magic. Many thanks. Dolphin ( t) 10:50, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
It must've been wild in the Foreign Office with Carr in charge! But yes, I'll certainly be having a bit of a period of decreased activity - once the MLC bios are done, that is. :) Frickeg ( talk) 05:30, 31 October 2015 (UTC)
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Dear Kerry Raymond, thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia, especially your recent creation of Maryborough Government Office Building. Keep up the good work! You are making a difference here! With regards, Anupam Talk 04:35, 8 November 2015 (UTC) |
You're probably right - it's just that when I see "destroyed", I like to go looking for what happened to it (couldn't turn up a thing on that clock?), and was a bit surprised to find the bit about the moved so tried to explain it. The source didn't reference that most of it would be demolished, but looking at the picture more closely you're probably right that it has been and the rest of it is just imaging. The Drover's Wife ( talk) 06:56, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
This is just a friendly reminder of the Brisbane meetup that is occurring this Saturday at the Queensland Art Gallery café, which you have expressed an interest in attending. Please check the meetup page as some of the details may have changed since you last looked. I look forward to seeing you there! Lankiveil ( speak to me) 11:28, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi Kerry, It's nice to meet you today. Please email me about your contact, and I can provide you with the photos today. goodtiming8871@gmail.com
Regards, User: goodtiming8871 04:08, 21 November 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Goodtiming8871 ( talk • contribs)
Hi Kerry. Could I please have a second opinion on this edit, since I removed that link along with several others yesterday? Thanks. -- Scott Davis Talk 10:16, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
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Hi Kerry, There has been another Burns Statue erected. It is in front of the Castle Mural, Mary Morrison Memorial Garden, Castle, New Cumnock, Ayrshire. The mural was used for the front of Burns Chronicle many years ago. The statue was erected about three years ago. New Cumnock Group on Facebook use my photo of them. Feel free to use it. Cheers, Geoff — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geoff Crolley ( talk • contribs) 12:34, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Kerry, I have replied to your question on my talk page. Summerdrought ( talk) 06:50, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
LOL! Very good! -- Canley ( talk) 01:27, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
Hello Kerry Raymond,
I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Rockhampton School of Arts for deletion, because it seems to be copied from another source.
If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to rewrite it in your own words, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.
You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Dat GuyWiki ( talk) 09:06, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
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Well, a slightly belated Merry Christmas but a well-in-advance Happy New Year to you all! Kerry ( talk) 02:05, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
Considering that we have the pre-existing Rockhampton Base Hospital, what would you think about moving Rockhampton Hospital to Medical Superintendent's Cottage and Therapies Block, Rockhampton Base Hospital (or something of that nature)? Having both articles notionally about the entire hospital seems a bit messy and confusing, and trying to merge them or mesh the QHR content into something on the modern hospital could be a bit of a challenge. The Drover's Wife ( talk) 02:35, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Kerry - thanks for your assistance and all the 'thank you' notes you send me. I should really be thanking you - just about everywhere I go on the (history) internet I see your excellent work and contributions - thank goodness for people like you who are working so diligently to record our history and in an eminently readable style. I'd give you some sort of Wiki star, but I'm a bit of a Wikipedia gumby and don't know how to do that! ;) Regards Peter Peter Eedy ( talk) 01:17, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
Hi again Kerry - I was reading the Old St Stephen's article and remembering that some people dispute that Pugin designed it - I then found this research paper from the 'Pugin Foundation', which appears to confirm his authorship of the design: http://www.puginfoundation.org/assets/Brisbane_Essay.pdf. The chapel is of interest to me - as a young architecture student, I prepared (long lost) measured drawings of it in the early 1970s. Amongst other things, I recall the badly weathered hardwood shingles 'peeping out' from under the then corrugated iron roof. Regards Peter Peter Eedy ( talk) 01:24, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
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Kerry Raymond,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable
New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. --
L235 (
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05:58, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
There is a proposal at the IdeaLab that may interest you. Lightbreather ( talk) 20:12, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi Kerry,I was about to put up an Infobox for Oscar but Googled his name first to try and find his burial details first and came up with a discrepancy in regards to his place of birth.
Both ADB and the Queensland Parliament give it as England with QP adding Norwich as well. However, I have found a couple of sites that say he was born in Switzerland.
http://www.kentfallen.com/PDF%20REPORTS/FOLKESTONE%20ST%20MARY'S.pdf (page 21)
What is your opinion? ADB and QP should be the preferred references but it does leave me puzzled. Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 03:35, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
Oscar de Satge, male, age 54 years, retired Australian squatter and sheep farmer, born Switzerland Lausanne
If he really was born on 20 November 1836 (as his WP article says), he would indeed be 54 years old on 5 April 1891 (the date of the 1891 census) as he would not have had his birthday that year, so everything checks out. In the 1901 census, he is now 64 years old and this time he gives his birthplace as "Switzerland (British subject)". So, he seems pretty clear in his own mind that he was born in Switzerland. So I'd be going with Lausanne, Switzerland and "1891 UK Census" and "1901 UK Census" as sources.
BTW, not sure if I told you, I have now seen Bertram Steele's death certificate in his probate file in Queensland State Archives and it confirms burial in Lutwyche Cemetery (with witnesses in the usual way). So he was definitely buried at the time of his death and then exhumed at some subsequent time and then cremated a few years later for some mysterious reason, but I am still no closer to solving the riddle of "why". Kerry ( talk) 04:28, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
And, check out this which gives even more detail. Elysee and d'Ouchy are both in Lausanne ("pres" just means "near"). And, for bonus points, what did he call his home in Folkestone where he died? He called it Elysee, the place he was born. It all ties together. Kerry ( talk) 04:53, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
You know, I was kinda thinking he may have said he was born in Switzerland to impress people, however your usual excellent research seems to show that it is in fact correct. I often email ADB with corrections (providing good sources of course) and they do appreciate me letting them know as they strive to have their articles as accurate as possible. And seeing as I am forever using ADB as a reference it is the least I can do.
I have changed the article to suit and added the three references. Thanks for the help on this one and yes, my questions are fun, it's what makes editing WP so enjoyable!
Also, you did tell me about Bertram Steele ages ago. Maybe his family reinterred him elsewhere to be near other relatives..... Who knows. Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 09:58, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
There is a discussion at Talk:Rail transport in Queensland you may or may not have an opinion on. Coomera81 ( talk) 22:02, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
Since WikiProject Women as proposed at the IdeaLab may take some time to realize, and based on a discussion on the proposal's talk page, I have started a test Kaffeeklatsch area for women only (cisgender or trans-woman, regardless of sexual orientation).
It is a place where women can go and be sure they'll be able to participate in discussions without being dominated by men's advice, criticism, and explanations. If interested, your participation would be most welcome. Lightbreather ( talk) 23:13, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi Kerry, I have been redirecting all the broken links to the Qld Government website for all the politicians I have been working on and guess what.
They have once again redirected all the links!!! Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 05:00, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for your warm welcome to Wikipedia Kerry. I am stumbling and bumbling my way around but am heartened by your kind words.
Alexdaw 22:43, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
Dear Kerry - yes I would be interested in your offer - thanks. A colleague and I did a half day at State Library about 3 years ago so I'm a tad rusty. Alexdaw 23:48, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
I *think* I have gotten it to stop. We shall see. Crow Caw 21:03, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
Thanks Kerry Raymond, my area of research is substations. I will make the changes to the other entries, as my changes are mostly identifying all of the tramway substations, and their order of construction etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chris from Mt Gravatt ( talk • contribs) 21:47, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
Hi Kerry, would you like to have a look at the article for Bill D'Arcy? I am sure the person who did all the edits in the last couple of days was well meaning but not too sure about the article's NPOV. Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 10:45, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
The article on Bill D'Arcy was well researched with sources quoted for every factual report. My research revealed that the history of Bill D'Arcy since his incarceration has been the rising movement to chronicle the mistakes made in the Criminal Trial - the contrary conclusions of the Civil Proceedings, the evidence which has remerged since the trials, and the increasing number of people who wish the process certified as a Miscarriage of Justice. This is the story of Bill D'Arcy. It is not a facile entry. It has notability in the light of how the criminal justice system works on Queensland and in the rest of Australia. It is a notable example of a case of a person convicted by means of "recovered memory". It is important element in the legal and political history of Australia and Queensland. I have the citations for everything - the Australian, The Courier Mail, The New York Times, Hansard, websites, a video interview of a fellow teacher etc. Documents to the CJC CMC and CCC are available form FOI Freedom of Information. Transcripts of court proceedings are available from the courts or on the internet. If you wish to check my sources in an encyclopaedic manner please do so. I respectfully request that you restore my contribution and do whatever research you want to provide an alternative to any factual account I make. The entry I made is factual. It is not a "mess". Please respect. Gladiator-Citizen ( talk) 00:24, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
Sam Piantadosi and John Vaughan? Hopefully someone in South Australia and Western Australia will have the same urge as I did. :)
Other than those two, my mission is accomplished. I am going to next look at each electoral district and check for accuracy. Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 12:22, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
I've seen HotCat used by many people but never knew how to access it! I am going to give it a go tonight and see how it works. Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 01:31, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
Slow, slow, slow day at work so adding a couple more former members. :)
Yes, but I really do wish that Ted Theodore didn't go bezerk and appoint all those labor guys to vote on abolishing the Council right near the end! Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 03:47, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
Yes, I have noticed you busily redlinking all those MLA'S. :) Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 04:46, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
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Hi Kerry! As someone who knows much less about early Queensland politics than you do, I'd really appreciate your input here on their categorisation in the party system. Frickeg ( talk) 07:32, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
My watchlist has been alight from your good work. You could save yourself a lot of extra work by simply opening the article and changing the text of the categories inside the article, rather than double category changing from outside of the article. satusuro 01:01, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
That would be a great idea - thank you! I hadn't thought of that - I don't know much about those automated processes. The Drover's Wife ( talk) 09:46, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
Ooh, that's a hard one. How about Dunwich Privy Pit and Convict Archeological Site? It'd be good to capture both aspects of it, but I don't think Dunwich Convict Site is specific enough considering that there's also the convict causeway. It's a little bit of a mouthful, but not as much as the official title (!) and it works to disambiguate from the causeway because that isn't (at least as far as the QHR is concerned) an archaeological site.
The causeway is one article that could really do with a picture, too. I read the article a couple of times and I still have no idea what it actually is apart from a thing that is now part of the docking facilities there. The Drover's Wife ( talk) 07:45, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
Your thank you was very quick, I had only saved it about two minutes ago!
Hi Kerry, good work on finding the photo! I have had loads of trouble finding photos of the Council members who were appointed from 1917 onwards. Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 01:31, 13 April 2015 (UTC)
One to go.......... Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 00:08, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
Ta daaaa!! All finished, finally. Now for the Assembly......
Hi Kerry, congrats on the good work done on this article. I enjoyed a fair few steaks there before heading off to see the footy at The Gabba. Maybe not quite as nice as the steaks at the Breaky Creek, but still very nice! Rocketrod1960 ( talk) 04:21, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
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Well,this is a thanks for a thanks. Ddrap14 ( talk) 03:34, 14 May 2015 (UTC) |
Recently created Residence, 50 Guy Street, Warwick and Interwiki linked Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I wanted to let you know I have change that Interwiki link. I just thought I would share why, so that in the future you could avoid some of the very common mistake I see all the time, when it comes the name of the LDS Church.
Per MOS:LDS, WP:NCLDS, WP:The and Talk:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the name of the LDS Church in Utah, for all articles after the 1844 " Succession Crisis", is spelled and Interwiki link as " The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints". Please notice that the word "The" is included and capitalized, the letter "D" in "day" is not capitalized and the inclusion of the "-". The "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" should only be used when referring to events/People/places when the relevant time frame is between 1838 and 1844.--- ARTEST4ECHO( Talk) 16:31, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
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Lovely to see you picking up the QHR transfers again - I always enjoy reading them as they come across! The Drover's Wife ( talk) 09:26, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
Today is my 10th anniversary on Wikipedia! Kerry ( talk) 06:49, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I have done literally thousands of trove cites in the last 4 to 5 years, your editing suggests a problem.
Please show me something somewhere that explains the issue, please. JarrahTree 00:59, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
Also when creating stubs, could you be so kind to at least put the australian project tag on the talk page, it really helps...
Also the change in Trove citing is a major issue and really should be explained at the national noticeboard (if I havent missed it) JarrahTree 01:05, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for your message. The_High_School,_Dublin is an important example. Unless the name becomes ambiguous without "The", it is not required in the article title. Handsdown.1 ( talk) 06:22, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi Kerry, I've noticed your date format changes at articles like Charleville, Queensland. Are you aware of this date-formatting script? Graham 87 03:09, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
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I loved your "skin" comment at WP:VEF today. Thanks for sharing it. :-) Whatamidoing (WMF) ( talk) 18:35, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
as you used the AWB on Gundagai for the multiple find/replace of links ... could the same be done for heritage nsw links that are now environment gov links like in /info/en/?search=Goulburn,_New_South_Wales#1900s - the first one (10), i left the dead link in for reference. Dave Rave ( talk) 23:43, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_04_2.cfm?itemid=DDDDDDD
replaced with
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=DDDDDDD
I think that's do-able. A quick check shows there's only 58 of them. However, I think a better strategy though is to convert them all to a template parameterised by the name of the heritage site and the DDDDDDD registration number e.g
{{cite NSWHR|5012023|Goulburn Viaduct|accessdate=12 August 2015}}
This is how we do the Qld Heritage Register citations, which have the same problem of frequent changes to the URLs every year or so (most recently last month). With a template you only need to fix the URL in the template definition and not in every individual citation, which saves a lot of work! It is more work to replace the individual citations with templates, but it pays off in the long run. Your thoughts? Kerry ( talk) 00:04, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks for dropping me a note!
Yes, the Visual Editor made it sooooo much easier for me to edit. I discovered that I love editing Wikipedia... it makes me feel useful. LOL. Thanks for your kind words. :) Megalibrarygirl ( talk) 23:48, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
It was lovely to catch up with you today. As discussed, I've created a discussion page for our next meetup at Wikipedia:Meetup/Brisbane/9. Ideas and discussion are of course very welcome. Lankiveil ( speak to me) 10:18, 22 August 2015 (UTC).
Ha Kerry Raymond, you are really good! "My prediction is that a survey of “why don’t you edit” would probably produce the following responses in this roughly this order:
See more stats at de:user:Atlasowa/editor_motivation. -- Atlasowa ( talk) 21:44, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
Well, my "interest" in the article at this point is limited to the fact that it was filed in inappropriately overgeneral categories that needed to be refined. I happened to be cleaning that category up a few minutes ago, and came at the band's article from that end of the equation — but I have no other interest in or knowledge about the band. But looking at the original article about the bloodstock agent, which was apparently created a grand total of seven minutes before being overwritten with the band, I'm not seeing that it made any particularly strong claim of encyclopedic notability — it just asserted his existence, and parked it on a single source that wasn't necessarily sufficient to satisfy WP:GNG.
Disambiguating them would probably be the right approach, if more substantive sourcing can be located to support a stronger article about the Australian horsebreeding figure — but the original version didn't really demonstrate that he merits a Wikipedia article at all, so I wouldn't disambiguate them just to restore that version without any improvement to bolster his notability. Bearcat ( talk) 21:21, 12 September 2015 (UTC)
I've restored the article without Harkkomanita's edits, and I've posted to Velella's talk page to explain that you weren't the sock/vandal. The redirect from the disambiguated "dance act" title was probably just an accidental oversight, though — if an article gets deleted (speedy or otherwise), then any redirects to it are supposed to get deleted at the same time, rather than needing to be nominated or handled as a separate issue. The deleter most likely just missed them, rather than anybody deliberately leaving them in place for any specific reason — so I've dealt with those already as well. Bearcat ( talk) 14:21, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
Kerry, an official current (February 2015) list of codes is here. Hydronium Hydroxide ( talk) 07:01, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
I notice that you created this stub for training purposes. Are you still using it or can I expand it? Derek Andrews ( talk) 17:12, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
Hello Kerry! You have visited a number of articles initiated by me, and done some useful housekeeping by converting citations based on NLA Trove to a persistent URL. For example - see this diff. I'm not fully aware of the significance of these changes, nor am I capable of using WP:AWB. The following articles were also initiated by me, contain many citations of NLA Trove, but have not been up-dated with the persistent URL:
I would be grateful if you would visit these three articles and work your magic. Many thanks. Dolphin ( t) 10:50, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
It must've been wild in the Foreign Office with Carr in charge! But yes, I'll certainly be having a bit of a period of decreased activity - once the MLC bios are done, that is. :) Frickeg ( talk) 05:30, 31 October 2015 (UTC)
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Dear Kerry Raymond, thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia, especially your recent creation of Maryborough Government Office Building. Keep up the good work! You are making a difference here! With regards, Anupam Talk 04:35, 8 November 2015 (UTC) |
You're probably right - it's just that when I see "destroyed", I like to go looking for what happened to it (couldn't turn up a thing on that clock?), and was a bit surprised to find the bit about the moved so tried to explain it. The source didn't reference that most of it would be demolished, but looking at the picture more closely you're probably right that it has been and the rest of it is just imaging. The Drover's Wife ( talk) 06:56, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
This is just a friendly reminder of the Brisbane meetup that is occurring this Saturday at the Queensland Art Gallery café, which you have expressed an interest in attending. Please check the meetup page as some of the details may have changed since you last looked. I look forward to seeing you there! Lankiveil ( speak to me) 11:28, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi Kerry, It's nice to meet you today. Please email me about your contact, and I can provide you with the photos today. goodtiming8871@gmail.com
Regards, User: goodtiming8871 04:08, 21 November 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Goodtiming8871 ( talk • contribs)
Hi Kerry. Could I please have a second opinion on this edit, since I removed that link along with several others yesterday? Thanks. -- Scott Davis Talk 10:16, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
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Hi Kerry, There has been another Burns Statue erected. It is in front of the Castle Mural, Mary Morrison Memorial Garden, Castle, New Cumnock, Ayrshire. The mural was used for the front of Burns Chronicle many years ago. The statue was erected about three years ago. New Cumnock Group on Facebook use my photo of them. Feel free to use it. Cheers, Geoff — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geoff Crolley ( talk • contribs) 12:34, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Kerry, I have replied to your question on my talk page. Summerdrought ( talk) 06:50, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
LOL! Very good! -- Canley ( talk) 01:27, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
Hello Kerry Raymond,
I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Rockhampton School of Arts for deletion, because it seems to be copied from another source.
If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to rewrite it in your own words, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.
You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Dat GuyWiki ( talk) 09:06, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
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Well, a slightly belated Merry Christmas but a well-in-advance Happy New Year to you all! Kerry ( talk) 02:05, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
Considering that we have the pre-existing Rockhampton Base Hospital, what would you think about moving Rockhampton Hospital to Medical Superintendent's Cottage and Therapies Block, Rockhampton Base Hospital (or something of that nature)? Having both articles notionally about the entire hospital seems a bit messy and confusing, and trying to merge them or mesh the QHR content into something on the modern hospital could be a bit of a challenge. The Drover's Wife ( talk) 02:35, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Kerry - thanks for your assistance and all the 'thank you' notes you send me. I should really be thanking you - just about everywhere I go on the (history) internet I see your excellent work and contributions - thank goodness for people like you who are working so diligently to record our history and in an eminently readable style. I'd give you some sort of Wiki star, but I'm a bit of a Wikipedia gumby and don't know how to do that! ;) Regards Peter Peter Eedy ( talk) 01:17, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
Hi again Kerry - I was reading the Old St Stephen's article and remembering that some people dispute that Pugin designed it - I then found this research paper from the 'Pugin Foundation', which appears to confirm his authorship of the design: http://www.puginfoundation.org/assets/Brisbane_Essay.pdf. The chapel is of interest to me - as a young architecture student, I prepared (long lost) measured drawings of it in the early 1970s. Amongst other things, I recall the badly weathered hardwood shingles 'peeping out' from under the then corrugated iron roof. Regards Peter Peter Eedy ( talk) 01:24, 2 January 2016 (UTC)