2018
Hi Tim, and a very warm happy new year to you. A few months ago you were kind enough to comment on the PR for the Aberfan disaster. After a slight delay to allow some of the images to become PD, the article is now at FAC. Any further comments would be most welcome. Cheers - SchroCat ( talk) 13:26, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
and congrats on the Sullivan promotion. Would you have time to weigh in at the peer review of James K. Polk? Not as obscure as Fillmore ...-- Wehwalt ( talk) 21:43, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
Bonjour, Tim riley. I have nominated my first solo FAC. Do let me know if you wish to leave comments at the FAC by pinging me. Thanks.
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Looking at you, kid 12:57, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
Hi Tim. I saw this and I wanted to respond personally. In a way I feel the same about you; you got it wrong here, and you got it wrong spectacularly here. Anybody can get it wrong once in a while, but as adults we should be able to reflect on mistakes and learn from them. I respect the good work you do as a copyeditor, but to allow an article to run as TFA calling a feminist icon by her first name throughout was shameful; it reflects badly on our project which I still love in spite of everything, and it should have been picked up earlier. I know you thought "sexist claptrap" a bit strong but I'm afraid I stand by it. This was an awful solecism and I invite you to acknowledge that as I look forward to helping you and the rest of the FAC community to do a better job in the future. I don't quite believe in this yet, but it is a thing to think about. Best regards, -- John ( talk) 00:57, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
May all your endeavours have a fruitful beginning and prosperous ending!
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Looking at you, kid 10:03, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
Tim, if you visit my talk page you will see that someone has queried a quotation in the article Lieutenant Kijé, saying that it does not appear in the cited source. You may just recognise the quote as something you gave me, probably during email correspondence since at that time (August 2016) I recall you had temporarily severed your links with WP – at any rate, I can't find any reference to the matter in the Wikipedia pages. Unfortunately, my email correspondence of August 2016 was lost when I destroyed my laptop last summer. Could you possibly see if you can dig out from your own records any reference to this quote? I'd be most grateful. Brianboulton ( talk) 16:35, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
...as a very occasional editor these days, I'm delighted to see you back in action. All very best, Alfietucker ( talk) 22:51, 26 January 2018 (UTC)
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(Rather appropriate as I'm just back from the first night of ENO's Iolanthe). Any peers left standing are most cordially invited to look in at Osbert Lancaster, and the peer review I've opened with a view to getting the article to FAC. All contributions gratefully received. Tim riley talk 01:12, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
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Tim, I see you have your hands full, but if you get a chance, I would greatly appreciate and value your feedback at this PR. Ceoil ( talk) 10:47, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
If anyone who sees this is interested, Sir Osbert's FAC is now open and visitors will be most welcome. Tim riley talk 09:16, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
Hi Tim. Do you know that you can now copy to a USB at the BL free of charge? Dudley Miles ( talk) 20:30, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
Done. If you send me an email via the "Email this user" link on the left-hand side of my user page, I can reply, attaching the images of the two pages. Tim riley talk 13:21, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
I am unfortunately aware that certain users originate from that county associated with Lancaster, which is located on the wrong side of the (currently rather snowy) Pennines. But calling someone a Lancastrian is a far greater insult than calling someone a Londoner, so I thought it more professional to describe said user by their place of residence. I know not everyone has the privilege of coming from God's Own County. (Hope you're well!) Sarastro ( talk) 16:56, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
Hullo, me again—You were kind enough to comment at this article's (somewhat informal!) peer review, and I thought I'd let you know it's now a featured article candidate. The discussion is here, and any further comments you may wishto make would be naturally very welcome. Thanks again! ...SerialNumber 54129 ...speculates 11:17, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
Tim, very much appreciated. I'm not convinced it's suitable for FA. It is, after all, a very minor public school! But I am casting around for another project so if all else fails. All the best and take care. KJP1 ( talk) 22:16, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
I have put Messager up for PR with a view to a shot at FAC, and if anyone who is kind or misguided enough to watch this page would care to look in, it will be esteemed a favour. Tim riley talk 20:05, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
Hi, I'm curious as to why you have removed my contributions to this article, namely the Critical reception section, and references? Beryl reid fan ( talk) 11:04, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
O.K. Thank you. I'm not the most technically minded person, and always use User:Zhaofeng Li/reFill to fill out my references. I'm not really sure how to do it otherwise. Please bear with me. Beryl reid fan ( talk) 21:55, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
Congrats on the promotion, you very well brought him to life and it was a most enjoyable read. Ceoil ( talk) 16:41, 17 March 2018 (UTC)
If you can bear another bloody country house, this odd little Welsh corner is up for Peer Review, here Wikipedia:Peer review/St Donat's Castle/archive1. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated, as ever. KJP1 ( talk) 18:34, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
Hi Tim! Some years ago you were planning to split the 'Burlesque' article in two, separating out the section about american theatre shows. Is that still a plan? The current taxonomy is a bit of a mess, and the matching to other language versions (which sometimes have separate articles for the literary burlesque and burlesque as a show) is quite chaotic. So, if you still plan to split the article, that could be very helpful! AntonBryl ( talk) 17:11, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
I've added a couple of new pics here. Johnbod ( talk) 19:27, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
Tim, I have been led astray from the paths of righteousness by the curious tale of Phyllis and Aristotle (given what I've been doing at GAN). I've cobbled together an entertaining story but am more than aware of the gaps in my literary knowledge. You might be amused to take a look, a rainy bank holiday being an ideal opportunity, perhaps. Chiswick Chap ( talk) 11:29, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
I wanted to thank you for adding Love in Bath while busy dealing with Messager. I am a sort of selective Beecham fan - but this work I have a soft spot for. Cg2p0B0u8m ( talk) 23:11, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
A note to anyone who happens to read this and might be interested: André Messager, after a tremendous peer review, is now at FAC, where my co-nom – Ssilvers – and I will be glad to have your thoughts. Tim riley talk 10:21, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
How did I not know, until today, that KC bought this! [2] For £50!!!! Sorry I missed Mr Messager's PR. I shall certainly make his FAC. KJP1 ( talk) 12:26, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
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User:Brianboulton/Guidance on source reviewing at FAC - as requested. Warm regards. KJP1 ( talk) 08:15, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
Dear Tim, Am planning to wrap the above up at PR and roll on to FAC. I wonder if you could do me a favour, should you be dropping by the BL at any point. Both of the texts below, Venning Cite 10, and Procter, Cite 44, are currently lacking page numbers. The Google snippets, from where I obtained them, are those irritating versions that don't give the numbers. To be frank, neither's vital, but I'd rather keep them if poss. I wonder if the BL has them? The Rylands, out here in the sticks, doesn't. Don't put yourself out, but if it were possible to get them, it would be much appreciated. Best regards. KJP1 ( talk) 20:31, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
p.s. Many congrat.s to you and Ss on Monsieur Messager. Why hasn't he got his bronze star yet?
Thank you very much for taking on the GA review of Boulez and for your encouraging initial view. I'm delighted it's you, as the Britten article was a reference for me when I started work on PB and I've often consulted it to see how to solve various problems. As luck wold have it I'm out of the country on holiday til next Sunday with access only to an iPad - but I'll start to chip away at some of the simpler tasks in the meantime. Thanks again and I look forward to your comments. Dmass ( talk) 09:21, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
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Open a bottle! Ssilvers ( talk) 19:28, 30 April 2018 (UTC) |
Hi Tim. Thanks for your very kind offer left on the talk page of The World (journal). My request isn't urgent at all so no rush. So according to the autobiography of James Francis Dwyer, "The World" had a front page article on him following the success of his debut novel The White Waterfall. I can only assume "The World" is this publication. The article was entitled "From Car Conductor to Popular Novelist" and apparently had a sub-heading "From ten dollars a week to ten thousand a year". That's the article I'm looking for. Those direct quotes are taken from the 1949 autobiography so they may be some slight variation in wording if Dwyer's memory wasn't 100% accurate. The White Waterfall was published in 1912.
This June 1912 issue of the New York Times [3] said it would be published "this month". I can find about 10 reviews of the book in American newspapers between June and December 1912. I'm not sure if the release date in the UK were different but I can't imagine it being too far off.
I have spent many a day searching through microfiche for Wikipedia. If I were searching for this front page article I'd probably start early 1912 to be safe and expect to find it before the end of 1913, as there's bound to be some delay between the date the book was released and when it became popular. Obviously I want to take up as little of your time as possible though, so I'd be happy with any kind of search made. Just let me know what dates were searched through if you didn't find it. On the bright side The World was a weekly publication so at least it won't be anywhere near as tedious as searching through a daily publication. Let me know if you think you'd be able to help, and no worries if this kind of search (I.e. without a specific date) is beyond what you're willing to commit to. :) Freikorp ( talk) 23:55, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
Hey, Tim. You commented on my last FAC ( Nicholas Hoult) and I was wondering if you could also take a look my current nomination too (If you have some spare time of course). Thanks either way. Vedant Talk 11:23, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
You've been excellent help reviewing a couple of articles of mine before, and I'm looking for someone without much (or any) cricket knowledge to take a look at Wikipedia:Peer review/Worcestershire v Somerset, 1979/archive1, which I'm hoping to take on to Featured status. Any help you could provide would be amazing. Thanks, Harrias talk 09:33, 19 August 2018 (UTC)
Hi Tim riley,
I've recently been looking for editors to invite to join the new page reviewing team, and after reviewing your editing history, I think you would be a good candidate. Reviewing/patrolling a page doesn't take much time but it requires a good understanding of Wikipedia policies and guidelines; the new page reviewing team needs help from experienced users like yourself.
Would you please consider becoming a New Page Reviewer? Kindly read the tutorial before making your decision. If this looks like something that you can do, please consider joining us. If you choose to apply, you can drop an application over at WP:PERM/NPR. If you have questions, please feel free to drop a message on my talk page or at the reviewer's discussion board.
Cheers, and hope to see you around, — Insertcleverphrasehere ( or here) 07:11, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
Thank you so much for this. Another one of your masterpieces. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 10:20, 22 August 2018 (UTC)
Tim, take a look here - photo of Debussy and Stravinsky taken by Satie - don't you think we should put this in somewhere? - -- Smerus ( talk) 06:34, 23 August 2018 (UTC)?
Hi Tim; you were good enough to review this at GAC, and it's now finally gone to FAC. If you have a few minutes, any comments would be appreciated. Josh Milburn ( talk) 10:26, 26 August 2018 (UTC)
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Hey Tim. The coordinator at FAC asked for a source review for the Antiochus XII nomination. I asked for help on the talk page of FAC but no one seems interested. So I was wondering if you have the time and will to do it. I greatly appreciate it, and if you can not, then thank you in any case. Cheers.-- Attar-Aram syria ( talk) 16:28, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
I try to give such things out sparingly, but you have worn me down with your unrelenting daily contributions of astonishing piles of high-quality content to this encyclopedia.
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I am continually astonished at your WP productivity, Tim riley! The daily contributions of astonishing piles of high-quality content that you have added for more than a decade and continue to add to the free encyclopedia (in addition to your willingness to answer the numerous requests heaped upon you for reviews, research and guidance) are little short of miraculous! -- Ssilvers ( talk) 19:35, 28 September 2018 (UTC) |
Hello Tim riley sir, been a while. How are things going on with your good self? BTW,
Kailash29792 has listed this article about a 1965 cult classic film in
Tamil cinema for peer reviewing with the intention of preparing it for FAC and subsequently taking it to FA. As always, your constructive comments would be deeply appreciated. Also do have a look at his
other FAC. Thank you.
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Looking at you, kid 08:33, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
Dear Tim, Hit upon this at PR, and it's quite interesting. There's an issue around a source, as follows:
She's a published author, but neither the editor, nor Nikkimaria, nor I can find it on Worldcat or anywhere else. Any chance you could see if the BL can throw any light on it. Much appreciated. KJP1 ( talk) 17:05, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
Please note best practices as described here: Wikipedia:Copying_within_Wikipedia-- S Philbrick (Talk) 15:27, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
To anyone who is kind enough to watch this page: I have Hector Berlioz up for peer review, and contributions, suggestions, exhortations or anything, really, are most cordially invited. Tim riley talk 10:18, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
Thanks for the Bulgaria FAC spot check! - ☣ Tourbillon A ? 13:40, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
Morning Mr Riley. So what's your vote—love or hate him, work interesting or dull? Yrs, it's a somewhat loaded question, but once again I have made the textbook error in emerging from the 15th C and out of the comfort zone. Happy Sunday! —— SerialNumber 54129 10:53, 28 October 2018 (UTC)
I have floated a suggestion here and if anyone kind enough to watch my talk page has a view one way or the other I should be glad if he or she would kindly comment there. – Tim riley talk 06:50, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
Good morning Mr Riley. Thank you again for your assessing of multiple articles, and especially for the gracious way in which you pointed out areas for improvement in Battle of Bergerac. By my count I still owe you an assessment. So if there is anything you would like looking at, point me towards it, or bank it and ping me once something you think will be in my comfort zone comes up. Take care. Gog the Mild ( talk) 00:13, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
To anyone who watches this page (thank you) – after a spectacularly thorough peer review I have Berlioz up for FAC. If you care to look in and add your thoughts it will be esteemed a favour. Tim riley talk 13:18, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
@ Dmass: Thank you very much! Heavy going certainly at FAC with the unforecast turbulence, but thanks to you and all constructive contributors Hector joins our Panthéon. Merry Christmas! Tim riley talk 19:37, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
On 3 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carrie Tubb, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that on her hundredth birthday, British soprano Carrie Tubb was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Music? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carrie Tubb. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Carrie Tubb), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Tim, thanks for your support of my FAC for Green Park tube station. That's my first new featured article in 6 years, almost to the day.-- DavidCane ( talk) 22:57, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
Laurence Olivier for December 12 and Maurice Ravel for December 28.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 19:50, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
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I've updated the Saint-Saëns article again. Hopefully it now reads appropriately.
I don't understand why you (and Smerus) have undone my change to the article on Saint-Saëns. My change seems to be very minor and adds extra information and evidence on Saint-Saëns's prodigiousness as a child. Could you please explain the reasoning behind your decision to remove it? Thank you.
Tim, at the risk of sounding pushy or being a pain....can you revisit Gothic boxwood miniature pls. Ceoil ( talk) 01:05, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
Hi, I've been trying to promote Mahavira to FA, but my efforts were not good enough. Recently, I was referred to FAC mentorship program, and hence I am posting this to seek your guidance for the same. Capankajsmilyo( Talk | Infobox assistance) 06:42, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
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Seasonal greetings for 2018, and best wishes for 2019 to all who continue to fight for good practice and higher standards in building this great encyclopedia. Brianboulton ( talk) 11:07, 16 December 2018 (UTC) |
@ Brianboulton: How excellent to hear from you, dear BB! I shall be in touch by email anon, and meanwhile, seasonal greetings affectionately reciprocated. Tim riley talk 15:33, 16 December 2018 (UTC)
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Wishing you all the best for x-mass, thanks for all the help this year and hoping the period will a time of cheer. Ceoil ( talk) 18:44, 16 December 2018 (UTC) |
A characteristically artistic greeting. Thank you, dear Ceoil. Greetings cordially reciprocated. Tim riley talk 18:59, 16 December 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Tim. Since you're currently one of the most active FAC reviewers, I was wondering if you'd be able to review my nomination, which has 5 supports, but also an oppose. This might seem like a strange request, but I was hoping you could provide an aggressive review—'aggressive' in the sense of you reading the opposing user's comments before reading the article, and then being an impartial commentator in whether those opposing points genuinely preclude the article from meeting the FA criteria. Czar and I had been discussing the article on its talk page for several weeks, so I genuinely believe there's an element of "can't see the forest for the trees" in several of his points for opposing. I know it's a terrible time of year to ask this sort of thing, but if you have an hour or so to spare over the next few days, I'd love to get your feedback. Thanks, and merry Xmas. ;) Homeostasis07 ( talk) 02:07, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
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Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and troll-free. Ealdgyth - Talk 17:10, 18 December 2018 (UTC) |
Hi Tim. Re this, I wasn't aware he had any preferences when it came to non-French versions of the title. But I've never seen it expressed that way; it's always but always "The Childhood of Christ". Don't we risk alienating our readers by referring to "Christ's Childhood", something they've probably never heard of? Cheers. -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 00:45, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
Hey there! Wishing you a merry christmas! I know it's early but tis the season. Do make a good wish =D Enjoy your holiday! Vincent LUFan ( talk) ( Kenton!) 10:55, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{ subst: User:WereSpielChequers/Dec18a}}~~~~ to your friends' talk pages.
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Wishing everybody a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! Adoration of the Shepherds (Cariani) is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod ( talk) 10:26, 23 December 2018 (UTC) |
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...........and other seasonally appropriate exclamations............... | Thanking you for your general tolerance over the past twelve months, and craving your indulgence for the next..... Smerus ( talk) 19:42, 23 December 2018 (UTC) |
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Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas, and a Happy, Glorious, Prosperous New Year! God bless!
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Thanks very much Tim, and a very happy new year to you and yours too! —— SerialNumber 54129 16:19, 31 December 2018 (UTC)
2018
Hi Tim, and a very warm happy new year to you. A few months ago you were kind enough to comment on the PR for the Aberfan disaster. After a slight delay to allow some of the images to become PD, the article is now at FAC. Any further comments would be most welcome. Cheers - SchroCat ( talk) 13:26, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
and congrats on the Sullivan promotion. Would you have time to weigh in at the peer review of James K. Polk? Not as obscure as Fillmore ...-- Wehwalt ( talk) 21:43, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
Bonjour, Tim riley. I have nominated my first solo FAC. Do let me know if you wish to leave comments at the FAC by pinging me. Thanks.
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Looking at you, kid 12:57, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
Hi Tim. I saw this and I wanted to respond personally. In a way I feel the same about you; you got it wrong here, and you got it wrong spectacularly here. Anybody can get it wrong once in a while, but as adults we should be able to reflect on mistakes and learn from them. I respect the good work you do as a copyeditor, but to allow an article to run as TFA calling a feminist icon by her first name throughout was shameful; it reflects badly on our project which I still love in spite of everything, and it should have been picked up earlier. I know you thought "sexist claptrap" a bit strong but I'm afraid I stand by it. This was an awful solecism and I invite you to acknowledge that as I look forward to helping you and the rest of the FAC community to do a better job in the future. I don't quite believe in this yet, but it is a thing to think about. Best regards, -- John ( talk) 00:57, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
May all your endeavours have a fruitful beginning and prosperous ending!
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Looking at you, kid 10:03, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
Tim, if you visit my talk page you will see that someone has queried a quotation in the article Lieutenant Kijé, saying that it does not appear in the cited source. You may just recognise the quote as something you gave me, probably during email correspondence since at that time (August 2016) I recall you had temporarily severed your links with WP – at any rate, I can't find any reference to the matter in the Wikipedia pages. Unfortunately, my email correspondence of August 2016 was lost when I destroyed my laptop last summer. Could you possibly see if you can dig out from your own records any reference to this quote? I'd be most grateful. Brianboulton ( talk) 16:35, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
...as a very occasional editor these days, I'm delighted to see you back in action. All very best, Alfietucker ( talk) 22:51, 26 January 2018 (UTC)
No sig. Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 07:19, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
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FAC can't function without people like you contributing reviews. Thank you for the eight FAC reviews you did during January. Mike Christie ( talk - contribs - library) 18:16, 4 February 2018 (UTC) |
(Rather appropriate as I'm just back from the first night of ENO's Iolanthe). Any peers left standing are most cordially invited to look in at Osbert Lancaster, and the peer review I've opened with a view to getting the article to FAC. All contributions gratefully received. Tim riley talk 01:12, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
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Tim, I see you have your hands full, but if you get a chance, I would greatly appreciate and value your feedback at this PR. Ceoil ( talk) 10:47, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
If anyone who sees this is interested, Sir Osbert's FAC is now open and visitors will be most welcome. Tim riley talk 09:16, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
Hi Tim. Do you know that you can now copy to a USB at the BL free of charge? Dudley Miles ( talk) 20:30, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
Done. If you send me an email via the "Email this user" link on the left-hand side of my user page, I can reply, attaching the images of the two pages. Tim riley talk 13:21, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
I am unfortunately aware that certain users originate from that county associated with Lancaster, which is located on the wrong side of the (currently rather snowy) Pennines. But calling someone a Lancastrian is a far greater insult than calling someone a Londoner, so I thought it more professional to describe said user by their place of residence. I know not everyone has the privilege of coming from God's Own County. (Hope you're well!) Sarastro ( talk) 16:56, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
Hullo, me again—You were kind enough to comment at this article's (somewhat informal!) peer review, and I thought I'd let you know it's now a featured article candidate. The discussion is here, and any further comments you may wishto make would be naturally very welcome. Thanks again! ...SerialNumber 54129 ...speculates 11:17, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
Tim, very much appreciated. I'm not convinced it's suitable for FA. It is, after all, a very minor public school! But I am casting around for another project so if all else fails. All the best and take care. KJP1 ( talk) 22:16, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
I have put Messager up for PR with a view to a shot at FAC, and if anyone who is kind or misguided enough to watch this page would care to look in, it will be esteemed a favour. Tim riley talk 20:05, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
Hi, I'm curious as to why you have removed my contributions to this article, namely the Critical reception section, and references? Beryl reid fan ( talk) 11:04, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
O.K. Thank you. I'm not the most technically minded person, and always use User:Zhaofeng Li/reFill to fill out my references. I'm not really sure how to do it otherwise. Please bear with me. Beryl reid fan ( talk) 21:55, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
Congrats on the promotion, you very well brought him to life and it was a most enjoyable read. Ceoil ( talk) 16:41, 17 March 2018 (UTC)
If you can bear another bloody country house, this odd little Welsh corner is up for Peer Review, here Wikipedia:Peer review/St Donat's Castle/archive1. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated, as ever. KJP1 ( talk) 18:34, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
Hi Tim! Some years ago you were planning to split the 'Burlesque' article in two, separating out the section about american theatre shows. Is that still a plan? The current taxonomy is a bit of a mess, and the matching to other language versions (which sometimes have separate articles for the literary burlesque and burlesque as a show) is quite chaotic. So, if you still plan to split the article, that could be very helpful! AntonBryl ( talk) 17:11, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
I've added a couple of new pics here. Johnbod ( talk) 19:27, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
Tim, I have been led astray from the paths of righteousness by the curious tale of Phyllis and Aristotle (given what I've been doing at GAN). I've cobbled together an entertaining story but am more than aware of the gaps in my literary knowledge. You might be amused to take a look, a rainy bank holiday being an ideal opportunity, perhaps. Chiswick Chap ( talk) 11:29, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
I wanted to thank you for adding Love in Bath while busy dealing with Messager. I am a sort of selective Beecham fan - but this work I have a soft spot for. Cg2p0B0u8m ( talk) 23:11, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
A note to anyone who happens to read this and might be interested: André Messager, after a tremendous peer review, is now at FAC, where my co-nom – Ssilvers – and I will be glad to have your thoughts. Tim riley talk 10:21, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
How did I not know, until today, that KC bought this! [2] For £50!!!! Sorry I missed Mr Messager's PR. I shall certainly make his FAC. KJP1 ( talk) 12:26, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
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User:Brianboulton/Guidance on source reviewing at FAC - as requested. Warm regards. KJP1 ( talk) 08:15, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
Dear Tim, Am planning to wrap the above up at PR and roll on to FAC. I wonder if you could do me a favour, should you be dropping by the BL at any point. Both of the texts below, Venning Cite 10, and Procter, Cite 44, are currently lacking page numbers. The Google snippets, from where I obtained them, are those irritating versions that don't give the numbers. To be frank, neither's vital, but I'd rather keep them if poss. I wonder if the BL has them? The Rylands, out here in the sticks, doesn't. Don't put yourself out, but if it were possible to get them, it would be much appreciated. Best regards. KJP1 ( talk) 20:31, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
p.s. Many congrat.s to you and Ss on Monsieur Messager. Why hasn't he got his bronze star yet?
Thank you very much for taking on the GA review of Boulez and for your encouraging initial view. I'm delighted it's you, as the Britten article was a reference for me when I started work on PB and I've often consulted it to see how to solve various problems. As luck wold have it I'm out of the country on holiday til next Sunday with access only to an iPad - but I'll start to chip away at some of the simpler tasks in the meantime. Thanks again and I look forward to your comments. Dmass ( talk) 09:21, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
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Open a bottle! Ssilvers ( talk) 19:28, 30 April 2018 (UTC) |
Hi Tim. Thanks for your very kind offer left on the talk page of The World (journal). My request isn't urgent at all so no rush. So according to the autobiography of James Francis Dwyer, "The World" had a front page article on him following the success of his debut novel The White Waterfall. I can only assume "The World" is this publication. The article was entitled "From Car Conductor to Popular Novelist" and apparently had a sub-heading "From ten dollars a week to ten thousand a year". That's the article I'm looking for. Those direct quotes are taken from the 1949 autobiography so they may be some slight variation in wording if Dwyer's memory wasn't 100% accurate. The White Waterfall was published in 1912.
This June 1912 issue of the New York Times [3] said it would be published "this month". I can find about 10 reviews of the book in American newspapers between June and December 1912. I'm not sure if the release date in the UK were different but I can't imagine it being too far off.
I have spent many a day searching through microfiche for Wikipedia. If I were searching for this front page article I'd probably start early 1912 to be safe and expect to find it before the end of 1913, as there's bound to be some delay between the date the book was released and when it became popular. Obviously I want to take up as little of your time as possible though, so I'd be happy with any kind of search made. Just let me know what dates were searched through if you didn't find it. On the bright side The World was a weekly publication so at least it won't be anywhere near as tedious as searching through a daily publication. Let me know if you think you'd be able to help, and no worries if this kind of search (I.e. without a specific date) is beyond what you're willing to commit to. :) Freikorp ( talk) 23:55, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
Hey, Tim. You commented on my last FAC ( Nicholas Hoult) and I was wondering if you could also take a look my current nomination too (If you have some spare time of course). Thanks either way. Vedant Talk 11:23, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
You've been excellent help reviewing a couple of articles of mine before, and I'm looking for someone without much (or any) cricket knowledge to take a look at Wikipedia:Peer review/Worcestershire v Somerset, 1979/archive1, which I'm hoping to take on to Featured status. Any help you could provide would be amazing. Thanks, Harrias talk 09:33, 19 August 2018 (UTC)
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Thank you so much for this. Another one of your masterpieces. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 10:20, 22 August 2018 (UTC)
Tim, take a look here - photo of Debussy and Stravinsky taken by Satie - don't you think we should put this in somewhere? - -- Smerus ( talk) 06:34, 23 August 2018 (UTC)?
Hi Tim; you were good enough to review this at GAC, and it's now finally gone to FAC. If you have a few minutes, any comments would be appreciated. Josh Milburn ( talk) 10:26, 26 August 2018 (UTC)
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Hey Tim. The coordinator at FAC asked for a source review for the Antiochus XII nomination. I asked for help on the talk page of FAC but no one seems interested. So I was wondering if you have the time and will to do it. I greatly appreciate it, and if you can not, then thank you in any case. Cheers.-- Attar-Aram syria ( talk) 16:28, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
I try to give such things out sparingly, but you have worn me down with your unrelenting daily contributions of astonishing piles of high-quality content to this encyclopedia.
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I am continually astonished at your WP productivity, Tim riley! The daily contributions of astonishing piles of high-quality content that you have added for more than a decade and continue to add to the free encyclopedia (in addition to your willingness to answer the numerous requests heaped upon you for reviews, research and guidance) are little short of miraculous! -- Ssilvers ( talk) 19:35, 28 September 2018 (UTC) |
Hello Tim riley sir, been a while. How are things going on with your good self? BTW,
Kailash29792 has listed this article about a 1965 cult classic film in
Tamil cinema for peer reviewing with the intention of preparing it for FAC and subsequently taking it to FA. As always, your constructive comments would be deeply appreciated. Also do have a look at his
other FAC. Thank you.
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Dear Tim, Hit upon this at PR, and it's quite interesting. There's an issue around a source, as follows:
She's a published author, but neither the editor, nor Nikkimaria, nor I can find it on Worldcat or anywhere else. Any chance you could see if the BL can throw any light on it. Much appreciated. KJP1 ( talk) 17:05, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
Please note best practices as described here: Wikipedia:Copying_within_Wikipedia-- S Philbrick (Talk) 15:27, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
To anyone who is kind enough to watch this page: I have Hector Berlioz up for peer review, and contributions, suggestions, exhortations or anything, really, are most cordially invited. Tim riley talk 10:18, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
Thanks for the Bulgaria FAC spot check! - ☣ Tourbillon A ? 13:40, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
Morning Mr Riley. So what's your vote—love or hate him, work interesting or dull? Yrs, it's a somewhat loaded question, but once again I have made the textbook error in emerging from the 15th C and out of the comfort zone. Happy Sunday! —— SerialNumber 54129 10:53, 28 October 2018 (UTC)
I have floated a suggestion here and if anyone kind enough to watch my talk page has a view one way or the other I should be glad if he or she would kindly comment there. – Tim riley talk 06:50, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
Good morning Mr Riley. Thank you again for your assessing of multiple articles, and especially for the gracious way in which you pointed out areas for improvement in Battle of Bergerac. By my count I still owe you an assessment. So if there is anything you would like looking at, point me towards it, or bank it and ping me once something you think will be in my comfort zone comes up. Take care. Gog the Mild ( talk) 00:13, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
To anyone who watches this page (thank you) – after a spectacularly thorough peer review I have Berlioz up for FAC. If you care to look in and add your thoughts it will be esteemed a favour. Tim riley talk 13:18, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
@ Dmass: Thank you very much! Heavy going certainly at FAC with the unforecast turbulence, but thanks to you and all constructive contributors Hector joins our Panthéon. Merry Christmas! Tim riley talk 19:37, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
On 3 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carrie Tubb, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that on her hundredth birthday, British soprano Carrie Tubb was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Music? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carrie Tubb. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Carrie Tubb), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Tim, thanks for your support of my FAC for Green Park tube station. That's my first new featured article in 6 years, almost to the day.-- DavidCane ( talk) 22:57, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
Laurence Olivier for December 12 and Maurice Ravel for December 28.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 19:50, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
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I've updated the Saint-Saëns article again. Hopefully it now reads appropriately.
I don't understand why you (and Smerus) have undone my change to the article on Saint-Saëns. My change seems to be very minor and adds extra information and evidence on Saint-Saëns's prodigiousness as a child. Could you please explain the reasoning behind your decision to remove it? Thank you.
Tim, at the risk of sounding pushy or being a pain....can you revisit Gothic boxwood miniature pls. Ceoil ( talk) 01:05, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
Hi, I've been trying to promote Mahavira to FA, but my efforts were not good enough. Recently, I was referred to FAC mentorship program, and hence I am posting this to seek your guidance for the same. Capankajsmilyo( Talk | Infobox assistance) 06:42, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
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Seasonal greetings for 2018, and best wishes for 2019 to all who continue to fight for good practice and higher standards in building this great encyclopedia. Brianboulton ( talk) 11:07, 16 December 2018 (UTC) |
@ Brianboulton: How excellent to hear from you, dear BB! I shall be in touch by email anon, and meanwhile, seasonal greetings affectionately reciprocated. Tim riley talk 15:33, 16 December 2018 (UTC)
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Wishing you all the best for x-mass, thanks for all the help this year and hoping the period will a time of cheer. Ceoil ( talk) 18:44, 16 December 2018 (UTC) |
A characteristically artistic greeting. Thank you, dear Ceoil. Greetings cordially reciprocated. Tim riley talk 18:59, 16 December 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Tim. Since you're currently one of the most active FAC reviewers, I was wondering if you'd be able to review my nomination, which has 5 supports, but also an oppose. This might seem like a strange request, but I was hoping you could provide an aggressive review—'aggressive' in the sense of you reading the opposing user's comments before reading the article, and then being an impartial commentator in whether those opposing points genuinely preclude the article from meeting the FA criteria. Czar and I had been discussing the article on its talk page for several weeks, so I genuinely believe there's an element of "can't see the forest for the trees" in several of his points for opposing. I know it's a terrible time of year to ask this sort of thing, but if you have an hour or so to spare over the next few days, I'd love to get your feedback. Thanks, and merry Xmas. ;) Homeostasis07 ( talk) 02:07, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
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Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and troll-free. Ealdgyth - Talk 17:10, 18 December 2018 (UTC) |
Hi Tim. Re this, I wasn't aware he had any preferences when it came to non-French versions of the title. But I've never seen it expressed that way; it's always but always "The Childhood of Christ". Don't we risk alienating our readers by referring to "Christ's Childhood", something they've probably never heard of? Cheers. -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 00:45, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
Hey there! Wishing you a merry christmas! I know it's early but tis the season. Do make a good wish =D Enjoy your holiday! Vincent LUFan ( talk) ( Kenton!) 10:55, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
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Wishing everybody a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! Adoration of the Shepherds (Cariani) is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod ( talk) 10:26, 23 December 2018 (UTC) |
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...........and other seasonally appropriate exclamations............... | Thanking you for your general tolerance over the past twelve months, and craving your indulgence for the next..... Smerus ( talk) 19:42, 23 December 2018 (UTC) |
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We wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year 2019! |
Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas, and a Happy, Glorious, Prosperous New Year! God bless!
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Thanks very much Tim, and a very happy new year to you and yours too! —— SerialNumber 54129 16:19, 31 December 2018 (UTC)