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Hello, I noticed you removed the information (and footnote) about the ownership of Bodiam by the Levett family, for whom the lane in front of the castle is named, so I reinserted. I own the original volume about Bodiam by Nathaniel Curzon and the Levetts figure prominently in Curzon's text. Regards, MarmadukePercy ( talk) 21:11, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
The File:Plan of Bodiam Castle.jpg would appear to need a free-use rationale. As you are aware, the article it appears in has been nominated for Featured Article status. This cannot be achieved it all images used are not in compliance with Wikipedia policy. Mjroots ( talk) 10:19, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev1! thanks for your interest for the VPC of this image. As a key contributor to the article the image appears in, your opinion is extremely valuable. Actually, there was recently a proposal to invite by each new VPC/FPC the contributors to the articles the image appears in to provide their assessment of the encyclopaedic value (EV) of the nomination. I found the proposal had considerable merit, but it looks like is not going to be implemented at Featured Pictures (FP). Regarding the chances of this image as a FPC, I can say that the current trend I noticed (and don't really agree with), is towards very high technical quality and very high level of detail, while less consideration is given to composition or aesthetics. See this recent FP for example. And see what's happening with this current nomination. By the Bodiam-castle-10My8-1197.jpg, I imagine there would be some objections regarding lack of detail and/or sharpness. Unfortunately, there is also less interest in architectural images noticable by the current participants, so I think it would have a hard time. However, if you feel strongly that the image deserves to be a FP, you shouldn't hesitate to nominate it, just be prepared to face some opposition :). Elekhh ( talk) 13:17, 27 January 2010 (UTC) Hi Nevi - a note of thanks for your comments about this image and VP nomination. It motivates me to add other high resolution images of architecture of historical and architectural interest. The comments on your talk page also remind me that I really ought to sharpen them to some degree possibly for display on monitor rather than for print instead of leaving that to the end user. Thanks again. WyrdLight ( talk) 18:09, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev ! We now have a first review for GA. On the whole it doesn't look too bad. As you know, I am a local resident in absentia, and as a published author, a 'prose artist', but anything you can do to improve the language or address some of the more technical points as quickly as possible would be much appreciated, particularly with your experience as an admin and your success with the Mancunian articles. Any work on the new referencing system does not affect the overall quality and scope of the article for GA but you may be able to put put some of the wrong referencing things right and offer some suggestions on the other points made by the reviewer. It would be great for the Worcs project to have a GA of this envergure in its repertoire. See Talk:Malvern, Worcestershire#GA Review - and Happy New Year!-- Kudpung ( talk) 05:56, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
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It's my next project (if I can quit procrastinating and get on with it... I've had the entire Christmas holiday to get on with it, but oh well). I have two books in my possession about it - one that mostly described the medieval college, and the other the school up to the late 1980s. Those along with other sources from Google Books and news should make it easy to work on. Now that I've got the hard bit over, writing the first bit of substance, it should be easier to reference and expand. The books are kind of all over the place with regards to chronology, and go on into too much detail so are a little hard to use at times! Happy new year by the way. Majorly talk 22:16, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
You'll like it here. Half the tabs and a tenth of the hassle. â iride scent 14:46, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
Welcome back! :lol: -- Malleus Fatuorum 14:50, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
Your comments at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings)/archive2 reminded me of another interesting point about Japanese National Treasures (NT) that you might be interested in. Most of the NT are located in the Kansai region which is undoubtly due to the fact that the capitals of Japan were located in this region for a very long time. However even after looking very hard I could not find any reliable source confirming this correlation. That's why in National Treasures of Japan I formulated more neutrally: "Most of Japan's National Treasures are located in Kansai which had been the region of the capital of Japan from ancient times to the 19th century. Kyoto boasts about one in five national treasures". Also compare this discussion where the question about the uneven geographical distribution was raised. bamse ( talk) 23:38, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
Change it or delete it yourself, I'm really not interested. Nick mallory ( talk) 03:26, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev! Some of us think the article is as ready as it will ever be for GA.. If you have a moment, please go to Talk:Malvern, Worcestershire#Consensus. Thanks -- Kudpung ( talk) 04:08, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev1/Archives/JanuaryâFebruary 2010! An article within the scope of the WikiProject Worcestershire has been proposed for moving. Please see the discussion at Talk:Malvern Girls' College#Move proposal, and leave your comments there. Thanks. This is a message to Worcestershire project members; if it has been placed on your talk page in error, please ignore and/or delete it.-- Kudpung ( talk) 10:53, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
I am usually a cool and frank person, until some one really pisses me off, you can check my past discussions in several other articles.
regards اŮŮŮ ŘŁŮبع Mohammad Adil 13:56, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
If you or Dougweller aren't able even to argue at discussion sections, then remove all my changes which I made at:
Why double standards?
I've promised to Georgewilliamherbert that I won't made any changes on main articles, but only at discussion sections, and then you and Dougweller started to delete all my relevant discussions, which pissed me off. So, or leave my discussions alone, or delete all my contributions which I made.
By the way, note I'm not Paradoxic, and I won't made any change at main articles so it's irrelevant if you'll block this IP or not. Bye. Orijentolog or -- 93.142.183.46 ( talk) 13:39, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for adding your voice at Northern Cyprus. ( Taivo ( talk) 14:04, 8 January 2010 (UTC))
A banned editor, yes, but he seems to have a point about several people with this name. And the family section and the rest do seem to be about different people. Should something be done? Dougweller ( talk) 14:50, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Indeed. But, in what way does our 'addition' contradict anything already written ? Do you know 'withy' ? ROBERT TAGGART ( talk) 15:51, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
I'm determined to get Belle Vue up to GA if for no other reason than to finish off the excellent work that WebHamster wasn't allowed to complete. I know we've talked about this article before, and it's always difficult to retrofit citations, but I think it's getting there. Apart from the lack of citations in certain areas, I can see that the lead needs to be expanded, there's a little too much (unattributed) peacock language, and more needs to be said about Belle Vue during the war years. If you could find the time (and motivation) to take a quick look through and see if anything else strikes you, that would be much appreciated. -- Malleus Fatuorum 23:26, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
(outdent) The relevant section in Nicholls reads: "John Jennison was born in Bulwell, near Nottingham, in early 1793, one of three children (Ann, John and George Ives Jennison). The family moved to Macclesfield, where the silk industry was undergoing a period of expansion, and John Jennison senior established himself as a silk weaver with his own cottage loom. Family tradition maintains that from an early age John showed a passionate interest in botany, especially the growing of flowers. He became a gardener, but gave up this occupation rather suddenly in 1815 when there were press gangs in the area following Napoleon's escape from Elba. John fled to Stockport, where in the July of that year his father and younger brother bought 1,850 square yards of land from Ralph Jepson, yeoman. The land was located on a then unnamed road leading off Adswood Lane and was subject to an annual chief rent of ÂŁ8-5s. (The road is now known as Stockholm Road and the site is occupied by a garage compound at the junction with Adswood Grove.) It is not known how long John junior stayed in Stockport, and he later returned to Macclesfield, where he probably adopted his father's trade of silk weaver. However. a house was erected on the plot of land in 1815 and it was here that John returned following the death of his father in December 1825, and his own marriage to Maria Barber of Woodford in February 1826.
By now John had resumed his trade as a jobbing gardener and he cultivated his own half acre "with the skill of the professional and the dedication of an amateur". One report states that he worked for a time at Lawton's Pleasure Gardens, where a small collection of animals was kept as one of the attractions. (The gardens were located around a mill reservoir at Portwood; the site later became part of Stockport Gasworks.) No doubt the experience gained there encouraged John Jennison to think of the potential of his own plot, for in 1826, with the aid of his wife, he opened his garden on summer Sunday afternoons; the strawberries he produced were said to have been delicious. At this time there was no anima1 collection and the place became known as the Strawberry Gardens or, later, Jennison's Gardens. In 1828 or 1829 he had a stroke of good fortune which was to transform his modest enterprise in to a full-time occupation. A thrush had nested in a bush and Jennison placed a net around it and the young birds. The parent continued to feed its chicks through the netting and the novel sight drew crowds to the gardens. Jennison was quick to seize the opportunity created and added cages containing British birds, pheasants and macaws. The establishment was now open daily in summer, including Sundays and bank holidays, and an admission charge was made. Soon after, a brewhouse was built, together with a four horse stable, and the original house became a pub called the Adam & Eve. There was to be a difference between Jennison's enterprise and those of his competitors: his was a public house attached to a pleasure garden, not a public house with a pleasure garden." -- The Pink Oboe ( talk) 01:48, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
Thank you Nev1 for reverting certain "attacks" on my talk page. I do not always get a chance to delete them speedily myself. I'm greatful for your assistance. C.Kent87 ( talk) 01:51, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
Dear Nev1,
I just wanted to thank you for nominating me for the above award. I obviously don't check the project pages enough, because I had no idea I was nominated until I got a message this week telling me that I hadn't won! Anyway, I'm glad that my work is appreciated; it's not necessarily why I do it, but it is good to know.
Thanks again, MinisterForBadTimes ( talk) 07:55, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
I had to take my dog to the vet so I did not get to answer until I got back. My reasons for taken out the sentence is detailed on the Richard I talk page. Thanks for your support. It is a great article and you and the rest of the editors all did a wonderful job to make it so. Mugginsx ( talk) 00:41, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
Hello Nev1/Archives/JanuaryâFebruary 2010! A non-British user seems to be attempting to suggest that the Brits are not pronouncing their own British place names correctly, and appears to believe that it is a policy of Wikipedia to instruct the Brits, through the use of the IPA, how British English should be pronounced. He/she also seems to be of the opinion that it is Wikipedia policy to regard British English by default as a rhotic language, which it is not. Some British Wikipedians are trying to avoid an edit conflict and have requested my support. I have added my comments to the debate the non-British user has has started in defence of his/her multiple, WP:BOLD? changes to IPA pronunciations of British place names. As a professional linguist I accord every version of English its own particular merits and my position here strictly concerns the way in which the IPA is interpreted and applied in the Wikipedia, and how the current policy may need to be changed through a truly representative consensus. If you would like to help resolve this issue, please see User talk:Kudpung#IPA, RP, etc. and User talk:Lfh#Warwickshire to get the background. Maybe you could then chime in with your views on the subject at Wikipedia talk:IPA for English#Rhoticity in place names. Perhaps as an admin, you are also more familiar than we are with the policy as it actually stands. Thanks. -- Kudpung ( talk) 18:30, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
You are now the owner of this badge - wear it with pride :) -- Kudpung ( talk) 23:04, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
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If you dispute the sources, ask at the wiki reliable source noticeboard, they are reliable even if you don't like them. Off2riorob ( talk) 12:27, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev1! Since you reviewed the List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings), I thought you might be interested also in List of National Treasures of Japan (shrines) which is currently a featured list candidate and in need of feedback. I'd appreciate if you have time to look over it and leave comments at the candidacy page. (The list is shorter than the painting list.) bamse ( talk) 22:22, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
I've had a run in with a FUR deletion bot handler over the use of a county crest that I uploaded. I wonder if you could check the image's page and tell me what licence I wrongly chose. It's at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WorcsCoatArms.jpg
I wanted to use it on the header of the newsletter, but I'm told that the licence doesn't allow use in user space, i.e. newsletters. I've checked out the Wiki policy on this but it still seems a bit vague to me. Many thanks.--
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I am still a little foggy about your proposal to change the orientation of the article. For example, in the new article, how would you put a direct comparison made by say, Scheidel? I have added a section to the incubator version, areas in which the two empires are commonly compared. I hope you can enlighten by showing me how to expand on that section(not that I will be working on it recently as i am busy). Also, I believe that Hiberniantears' proposal is correct; the article should be moved out of userspace. If you agree, can you contact User:Spartaz? Thanks. Teeninvestor ( talk) 20:17, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
After tolling up the votes in the revision proposals, it emerged that 5.4 had the most support, but elements of that support remained unclear, and various comments throughout the polls needed consideration.
A finalisation poll (intended, if possible, to be one last poll before finalising the CDA proposal) has been run to;
Why do you think everyone on wikipedia hates me? Do you think if I changed my username to something a little more pink, like User:LilacButterfly1979 that everyone would change their minds about me? I blame the Devil; it was his idea to come up with a Malleus themed name. I was weak after 40 days of fasting in the desert, and I succumbed. :lol: -- Malleus Fatuorum 20:29, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev1, someone has been batch removiing the category Worcestershire from Worcestershire related articles. is there something I've missed? I don't want approach the editor or or risk starting start an edit war until I know the reason.-- Kudpung ( talk) 15:55, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
I'd just like to thank you for helping me with Bolton's GAN yesterday, I really am the world's worst panicker, you helped keep me sane! and Bolton's a GA. -- J3Mrs ( talk) 14:00, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
Gatoclass ( talk) 18:00, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
Regarding this, from your most recent archive page, I give you this. Are you able to do anything, or should I proceed with trying to obtain a WP:RBI (something I'm not familiar with)? - Dudesleeper talk 17:18, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev. Can I ask your help on one of these bloody Welsh names again? Canolfan Bedwyr, the Welsh Place Names Board, have now changed their mind and corrected their spelling, as a result of the Wikipedia discussion at User talk:Skinsmoke! Can you help move it back to Llanfair-yn-Neubwll, as an administrator is required. Many thanks. Skinsmoke ( talk) 17:51, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
I'm wondering what the copyright claim in this image can be. If it is a copy of an original published in 1991, then it is a derivative work and the copyright is still partially held by the original author. However, I'm not sure that anyone can claim copyright in such a plan, as there is no real artistic effort added to the plan. In my opinion, it is ok, but you might ask Elcobbola. Awadewit ( talk) 22:41, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
Tell me honestly. Do you really believe that there's any chance of getting this any further without one or more of us being blocked?
I'm still in two minds. One half wants to walk away, but it was such an important event that the other half wants to stay and fight. -- Malleus Fatuorum 23:43, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
PS. I note that your recent edit has now been reverted as well. [9] -- Malleus Fatuorum 23:52, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi there; can you revisit this FLC when you get the chance? Thanks, Dabomb87 ( talk) 04:54, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev, if you get time could you possibly do a quick peer review of Hanley Castle High School? As a school article in Worcs I think it's close to GA. I wrote it myself a while ago and unfortunately nobody has bothered to edit or comment on it, but it is complete.-- Kudpung ( talk) 03:50, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev
Sorry but fogort to post that the solution was found...
It was built as a fresh water reservoir and was part of a barrage system proposed for the river estuary in the 70s
"It was a trial earth bank structure to test the feasibility of building a barrage/etc across the Wash" kindly provided by Graeme Leggett ( here)
1972: a feasibility study commissioned by the Government to build a barrage across half of The Wash to capture the freshwater from the four main rivers, to improve navigation through sea locks, to provide recreational facilities and an area of land for a power station, etc. was undertaken. This led to the circular trial bank/bund being built to the east of Sutton Bridge and the Nene. The purpose of which was to act as reservoirs but the report concluded it would be too costly.
( http://www.washestuary.org.uk/details.cfm?id=117)
sorry - I did write found on the others but missed that one in mil his.
Chaosdruid ( talk) 23:02, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
I sourced a copy of Whittle & Wysocki's 1998 report on the cromlech through my county library. They very kindly photocopied (almost) the entire report for me. It is written for a knowledgeable audience and is rather technical (Roald Dahl it ain't), but I think I've managed to understand a fair bit of it, and have incorporated many of the points not raised elsewhere into the article. It has taken rather longer than I expected, but I reckon the article is as ready now as it will ever be. So, if you are still prepared to give your opinion on it, I would love to hear it. Best, Daicaregos ( talk) 14:41, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
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Hi, I know Kenilworth Castle well as I used to live in the area, and would be happy to look over the article and give my opinion on its structure. However I'm in the final stages of a major project at work for the last two weeks with at least another week or so to go, so any review work I do will have to wait until after that is completed. Regards-- Jackyd101 ( talk) 07:38, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
Posted on the Richard I page too, but wanted to make it more personal as well. Thanks especially for the links ... hope this was the right spot to put this. QuantumOfHistory ( talk) 21:08, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
Since you have been an active commentator, reviewer or editor of the article Mary Rose, I'd like to announce that it's been nominated for featured article status. The nomination can be found at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Mary Rose/archive1. I would very much appreciate your comments, suggestions for improvement or support of the nomination.
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Just to let you know, in case you hadn't seen, that I have completed the GA review of Chateau-Gaillard ( Talk:Château-Gaillard/GA1). There are only a few relatively minor issues that need fixing, but otherwise it looks good to me.
Regards, MinisterForBadTimes ( talk) 13:21, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
FAC later this week I see - well done again on a superb article, and I hope you're wearing a steel helmet to avoid pulling your hair out on the day! Parrot of Doom 21:26, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
... for the nice welcome! -- 91.55.107.25 ( talk) 21:50, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
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Hello, I noticed you removed the information (and footnote) about the ownership of Bodiam by the Levett family, for whom the lane in front of the castle is named, so I reinserted. I own the original volume about Bodiam by Nathaniel Curzon and the Levetts figure prominently in Curzon's text. Regards, MarmadukePercy ( talk) 21:11, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
The File:Plan of Bodiam Castle.jpg would appear to need a free-use rationale. As you are aware, the article it appears in has been nominated for Featured Article status. This cannot be achieved it all images used are not in compliance with Wikipedia policy. Mjroots ( talk) 10:19, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev1! thanks for your interest for the VPC of this image. As a key contributor to the article the image appears in, your opinion is extremely valuable. Actually, there was recently a proposal to invite by each new VPC/FPC the contributors to the articles the image appears in to provide their assessment of the encyclopaedic value (EV) of the nomination. I found the proposal had considerable merit, but it looks like is not going to be implemented at Featured Pictures (FP). Regarding the chances of this image as a FPC, I can say that the current trend I noticed (and don't really agree with), is towards very high technical quality and very high level of detail, while less consideration is given to composition or aesthetics. See this recent FP for example. And see what's happening with this current nomination. By the Bodiam-castle-10My8-1197.jpg, I imagine there would be some objections regarding lack of detail and/or sharpness. Unfortunately, there is also less interest in architectural images noticable by the current participants, so I think it would have a hard time. However, if you feel strongly that the image deserves to be a FP, you shouldn't hesitate to nominate it, just be prepared to face some opposition :). Elekhh ( talk) 13:17, 27 January 2010 (UTC) Hi Nevi - a note of thanks for your comments about this image and VP nomination. It motivates me to add other high resolution images of architecture of historical and architectural interest. The comments on your talk page also remind me that I really ought to sharpen them to some degree possibly for display on monitor rather than for print instead of leaving that to the end user. Thanks again. WyrdLight ( talk) 18:09, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev ! We now have a first review for GA. On the whole it doesn't look too bad. As you know, I am a local resident in absentia, and as a published author, a 'prose artist', but anything you can do to improve the language or address some of the more technical points as quickly as possible would be much appreciated, particularly with your experience as an admin and your success with the Mancunian articles. Any work on the new referencing system does not affect the overall quality and scope of the article for GA but you may be able to put put some of the wrong referencing things right and offer some suggestions on the other points made by the reviewer. It would be great for the Worcs project to have a GA of this envergure in its repertoire. See Talk:Malvern, Worcestershire#GA Review - and Happy New Year!-- Kudpung ( talk) 05:56, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
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It's my next project (if I can quit procrastinating and get on with it... I've had the entire Christmas holiday to get on with it, but oh well). I have two books in my possession about it - one that mostly described the medieval college, and the other the school up to the late 1980s. Those along with other sources from Google Books and news should make it easy to work on. Now that I've got the hard bit over, writing the first bit of substance, it should be easier to reference and expand. The books are kind of all over the place with regards to chronology, and go on into too much detail so are a little hard to use at times! Happy new year by the way. Majorly talk 22:16, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
You'll like it here. Half the tabs and a tenth of the hassle. â iride scent 14:46, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
Welcome back! :lol: -- Malleus Fatuorum 14:50, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
Your comments at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings)/archive2 reminded me of another interesting point about Japanese National Treasures (NT) that you might be interested in. Most of the NT are located in the Kansai region which is undoubtly due to the fact that the capitals of Japan were located in this region for a very long time. However even after looking very hard I could not find any reliable source confirming this correlation. That's why in National Treasures of Japan I formulated more neutrally: "Most of Japan's National Treasures are located in Kansai which had been the region of the capital of Japan from ancient times to the 19th century. Kyoto boasts about one in five national treasures". Also compare this discussion where the question about the uneven geographical distribution was raised. bamse ( talk) 23:38, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
Change it or delete it yourself, I'm really not interested. Nick mallory ( talk) 03:26, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev! Some of us think the article is as ready as it will ever be for GA.. If you have a moment, please go to Talk:Malvern, Worcestershire#Consensus. Thanks -- Kudpung ( talk) 04:08, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev1/Archives/JanuaryâFebruary 2010! An article within the scope of the WikiProject Worcestershire has been proposed for moving. Please see the discussion at Talk:Malvern Girls' College#Move proposal, and leave your comments there. Thanks. This is a message to Worcestershire project members; if it has been placed on your talk page in error, please ignore and/or delete it.-- Kudpung ( talk) 10:53, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
I am usually a cool and frank person, until some one really pisses me off, you can check my past discussions in several other articles.
regards اŮŮŮ ŘŁŮبع Mohammad Adil 13:56, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
If you or Dougweller aren't able even to argue at discussion sections, then remove all my changes which I made at:
Why double standards?
I've promised to Georgewilliamherbert that I won't made any changes on main articles, but only at discussion sections, and then you and Dougweller started to delete all my relevant discussions, which pissed me off. So, or leave my discussions alone, or delete all my contributions which I made.
By the way, note I'm not Paradoxic, and I won't made any change at main articles so it's irrelevant if you'll block this IP or not. Bye. Orijentolog or -- 93.142.183.46 ( talk) 13:39, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for adding your voice at Northern Cyprus. ( Taivo ( talk) 14:04, 8 January 2010 (UTC))
A banned editor, yes, but he seems to have a point about several people with this name. And the family section and the rest do seem to be about different people. Should something be done? Dougweller ( talk) 14:50, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Indeed. But, in what way does our 'addition' contradict anything already written ? Do you know 'withy' ? ROBERT TAGGART ( talk) 15:51, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
I'm determined to get Belle Vue up to GA if for no other reason than to finish off the excellent work that WebHamster wasn't allowed to complete. I know we've talked about this article before, and it's always difficult to retrofit citations, but I think it's getting there. Apart from the lack of citations in certain areas, I can see that the lead needs to be expanded, there's a little too much (unattributed) peacock language, and more needs to be said about Belle Vue during the war years. If you could find the time (and motivation) to take a quick look through and see if anything else strikes you, that would be much appreciated. -- Malleus Fatuorum 23:26, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
(outdent) The relevant section in Nicholls reads: "John Jennison was born in Bulwell, near Nottingham, in early 1793, one of three children (Ann, John and George Ives Jennison). The family moved to Macclesfield, where the silk industry was undergoing a period of expansion, and John Jennison senior established himself as a silk weaver with his own cottage loom. Family tradition maintains that from an early age John showed a passionate interest in botany, especially the growing of flowers. He became a gardener, but gave up this occupation rather suddenly in 1815 when there were press gangs in the area following Napoleon's escape from Elba. John fled to Stockport, where in the July of that year his father and younger brother bought 1,850 square yards of land from Ralph Jepson, yeoman. The land was located on a then unnamed road leading off Adswood Lane and was subject to an annual chief rent of ÂŁ8-5s. (The road is now known as Stockholm Road and the site is occupied by a garage compound at the junction with Adswood Grove.) It is not known how long John junior stayed in Stockport, and he later returned to Macclesfield, where he probably adopted his father's trade of silk weaver. However. a house was erected on the plot of land in 1815 and it was here that John returned following the death of his father in December 1825, and his own marriage to Maria Barber of Woodford in February 1826.
By now John had resumed his trade as a jobbing gardener and he cultivated his own half acre "with the skill of the professional and the dedication of an amateur". One report states that he worked for a time at Lawton's Pleasure Gardens, where a small collection of animals was kept as one of the attractions. (The gardens were located around a mill reservoir at Portwood; the site later became part of Stockport Gasworks.) No doubt the experience gained there encouraged John Jennison to think of the potential of his own plot, for in 1826, with the aid of his wife, he opened his garden on summer Sunday afternoons; the strawberries he produced were said to have been delicious. At this time there was no anima1 collection and the place became known as the Strawberry Gardens or, later, Jennison's Gardens. In 1828 or 1829 he had a stroke of good fortune which was to transform his modest enterprise in to a full-time occupation. A thrush had nested in a bush and Jennison placed a net around it and the young birds. The parent continued to feed its chicks through the netting and the novel sight drew crowds to the gardens. Jennison was quick to seize the opportunity created and added cages containing British birds, pheasants and macaws. The establishment was now open daily in summer, including Sundays and bank holidays, and an admission charge was made. Soon after, a brewhouse was built, together with a four horse stable, and the original house became a pub called the Adam & Eve. There was to be a difference between Jennison's enterprise and those of his competitors: his was a public house attached to a pleasure garden, not a public house with a pleasure garden." -- The Pink Oboe ( talk) 01:48, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
Thank you Nev1 for reverting certain "attacks" on my talk page. I do not always get a chance to delete them speedily myself. I'm greatful for your assistance. C.Kent87 ( talk) 01:51, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
Dear Nev1,
I just wanted to thank you for nominating me for the above award. I obviously don't check the project pages enough, because I had no idea I was nominated until I got a message this week telling me that I hadn't won! Anyway, I'm glad that my work is appreciated; it's not necessarily why I do it, but it is good to know.
Thanks again, MinisterForBadTimes ( talk) 07:55, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
I had to take my dog to the vet so I did not get to answer until I got back. My reasons for taken out the sentence is detailed on the Richard I talk page. Thanks for your support. It is a great article and you and the rest of the editors all did a wonderful job to make it so. Mugginsx ( talk) 00:41, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
Hello Nev1/Archives/JanuaryâFebruary 2010! A non-British user seems to be attempting to suggest that the Brits are not pronouncing their own British place names correctly, and appears to believe that it is a policy of Wikipedia to instruct the Brits, through the use of the IPA, how British English should be pronounced. He/she also seems to be of the opinion that it is Wikipedia policy to regard British English by default as a rhotic language, which it is not. Some British Wikipedians are trying to avoid an edit conflict and have requested my support. I have added my comments to the debate the non-British user has has started in defence of his/her multiple, WP:BOLD? changes to IPA pronunciations of British place names. As a professional linguist I accord every version of English its own particular merits and my position here strictly concerns the way in which the IPA is interpreted and applied in the Wikipedia, and how the current policy may need to be changed through a truly representative consensus. If you would like to help resolve this issue, please see User talk:Kudpung#IPA, RP, etc. and User talk:Lfh#Warwickshire to get the background. Maybe you could then chime in with your views on the subject at Wikipedia talk:IPA for English#Rhoticity in place names. Perhaps as an admin, you are also more familiar than we are with the policy as it actually stands. Thanks. -- Kudpung ( talk) 18:30, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
You are now the owner of this badge - wear it with pride :) -- Kudpung ( talk) 23:04, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
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If you dispute the sources, ask at the wiki reliable source noticeboard, they are reliable even if you don't like them. Off2riorob ( talk) 12:27, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev1! Since you reviewed the List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings), I thought you might be interested also in List of National Treasures of Japan (shrines) which is currently a featured list candidate and in need of feedback. I'd appreciate if you have time to look over it and leave comments at the candidacy page. (The list is shorter than the painting list.) bamse ( talk) 22:22, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
I've had a run in with a FUR deletion bot handler over the use of a county crest that I uploaded. I wonder if you could check the image's page and tell me what licence I wrongly chose. It's at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WorcsCoatArms.jpg
I wanted to use it on the header of the newsletter, but I'm told that the licence doesn't allow use in user space, i.e. newsletters. I've checked out the Wiki policy on this but it still seems a bit vague to me. Many thanks.--
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I am still a little foggy about your proposal to change the orientation of the article. For example, in the new article, how would you put a direct comparison made by say, Scheidel? I have added a section to the incubator version, areas in which the two empires are commonly compared. I hope you can enlighten by showing me how to expand on that section(not that I will be working on it recently as i am busy). Also, I believe that Hiberniantears' proposal is correct; the article should be moved out of userspace. If you agree, can you contact User:Spartaz? Thanks. Teeninvestor ( talk) 20:17, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
After tolling up the votes in the revision proposals, it emerged that 5.4 had the most support, but elements of that support remained unclear, and various comments throughout the polls needed consideration.
A finalisation poll (intended, if possible, to be one last poll before finalising the CDA proposal) has been run to;
Why do you think everyone on wikipedia hates me? Do you think if I changed my username to something a little more pink, like User:LilacButterfly1979 that everyone would change their minds about me? I blame the Devil; it was his idea to come up with a Malleus themed name. I was weak after 40 days of fasting in the desert, and I succumbed. :lol: -- Malleus Fatuorum 20:29, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev1, someone has been batch removiing the category Worcestershire from Worcestershire related articles. is there something I've missed? I don't want approach the editor or or risk starting start an edit war until I know the reason.-- Kudpung ( talk) 15:55, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
I'd just like to thank you for helping me with Bolton's GAN yesterday, I really am the world's worst panicker, you helped keep me sane! and Bolton's a GA. -- J3Mrs ( talk) 14:00, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
Gatoclass ( talk) 18:00, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
Regarding this, from your most recent archive page, I give you this. Are you able to do anything, or should I proceed with trying to obtain a WP:RBI (something I'm not familiar with)? - Dudesleeper talk 17:18, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev. Can I ask your help on one of these bloody Welsh names again? Canolfan Bedwyr, the Welsh Place Names Board, have now changed their mind and corrected their spelling, as a result of the Wikipedia discussion at User talk:Skinsmoke! Can you help move it back to Llanfair-yn-Neubwll, as an administrator is required. Many thanks. Skinsmoke ( talk) 17:51, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
I'm wondering what the copyright claim in this image can be. If it is a copy of an original published in 1991, then it is a derivative work and the copyright is still partially held by the original author. However, I'm not sure that anyone can claim copyright in such a plan, as there is no real artistic effort added to the plan. In my opinion, it is ok, but you might ask Elcobbola. Awadewit ( talk) 22:41, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
Tell me honestly. Do you really believe that there's any chance of getting this any further without one or more of us being blocked?
I'm still in two minds. One half wants to walk away, but it was such an important event that the other half wants to stay and fight. -- Malleus Fatuorum 23:43, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
PS. I note that your recent edit has now been reverted as well. [9] -- Malleus Fatuorum 23:52, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi there; can you revisit this FLC when you get the chance? Thanks, Dabomb87 ( talk) 04:54, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev, if you get time could you possibly do a quick peer review of Hanley Castle High School? As a school article in Worcs I think it's close to GA. I wrote it myself a while ago and unfortunately nobody has bothered to edit or comment on it, but it is complete.-- Kudpung ( talk) 03:50, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Nev
Sorry but fogort to post that the solution was found...
It was built as a fresh water reservoir and was part of a barrage system proposed for the river estuary in the 70s
"It was a trial earth bank structure to test the feasibility of building a barrage/etc across the Wash" kindly provided by Graeme Leggett ( here)
1972: a feasibility study commissioned by the Government to build a barrage across half of The Wash to capture the freshwater from the four main rivers, to improve navigation through sea locks, to provide recreational facilities and an area of land for a power station, etc. was undertaken. This led to the circular trial bank/bund being built to the east of Sutton Bridge and the Nene. The purpose of which was to act as reservoirs but the report concluded it would be too costly.
( http://www.washestuary.org.uk/details.cfm?id=117)
sorry - I did write found on the others but missed that one in mil his.
Chaosdruid ( talk) 23:02, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
I sourced a copy of Whittle & Wysocki's 1998 report on the cromlech through my county library. They very kindly photocopied (almost) the entire report for me. It is written for a knowledgeable audience and is rather technical (Roald Dahl it ain't), but I think I've managed to understand a fair bit of it, and have incorporated many of the points not raised elsewhere into the article. It has taken rather longer than I expected, but I reckon the article is as ready now as it will ever be. So, if you are still prepared to give your opinion on it, I would love to hear it. Best, Daicaregos ( talk) 14:41, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
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Hi, I know Kenilworth Castle well as I used to live in the area, and would be happy to look over the article and give my opinion on its structure. However I'm in the final stages of a major project at work for the last two weeks with at least another week or so to go, so any review work I do will have to wait until after that is completed. Regards-- Jackyd101 ( talk) 07:38, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
Posted on the Richard I page too, but wanted to make it more personal as well. Thanks especially for the links ... hope this was the right spot to put this. QuantumOfHistory ( talk) 21:08, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
Since you have been an active commentator, reviewer or editor of the article Mary Rose, I'd like to announce that it's been nominated for featured article status. The nomination can be found at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Mary Rose/archive1. I would very much appreciate your comments, suggestions for improvement or support of the nomination.
Peter Isotalo 23:37, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
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Hello there,
Just to let you know, in case you hadn't seen, that I have completed the GA review of Chateau-Gaillard ( Talk:Château-Gaillard/GA1). There are only a few relatively minor issues that need fixing, but otherwise it looks good to me.
Regards, MinisterForBadTimes ( talk) 13:21, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
FAC later this week I see - well done again on a superb article, and I hope you're wearing a steel helmet to avoid pulling your hair out on the day! Parrot of Doom 21:26, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
... for the nice welcome! -- 91.55.107.25 ( talk) 21:50, 24 February 2010 (UTC)