Just finally caught up with your June entry on my discussion board about edward Tudor Pole and dubious claims to the Tudor/Tudor-Pole Lineage. Even if we can't connect (or disconnect) Ed to the Tudor-Pole family itself... is there any sources or items you can give me with regards to the Tudor-Pole family themselves, in what way are the related to the Tudor Family? How well known are the "official" Tudor Pole members? Anything you could tell me would be greatly apreciated.--Dr who1975 (talk) 16:53, 22 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there. Any idea when you'll be able to post the Totnes documents? And happy new year! Fergananim (talk) 20:49, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
People often remove this from article pages claiming it 'messes up the page'. Now you're removing it from a talk page. If you're going to do that, put it on the article page so I don't have to come and clean up. Thanks. Richard001 (talk) 02:05, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there. Any idea when you could pass on the photocopies? Let me know if you are unable to do so. Fergananim (talk) 12:37, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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I think perhaps my tone was snappy, if so, I didn't mean it to be. When I found a free image of them I was so happy, since so many bird species and even families are hard to find images for, and I wanted to try and convey that. I look forward to having a better image, and one will come along eventually. We're getting more and more birders contributing images, so it'll just take time. Sabine's Sunbird talk 21:24, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have nominated Notable figures of the 1980s, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Notable figures of the 1980s. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Pichpich (talk) 20:25, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You asked a question about a year ago on Wikipedia talk:WikiElf about how the gnomes, fairies, elves, and trolls got their names, yet nobody answered you. Here I am to say, "It was random." Useight (talk) 02:19, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Just wanted to confirm that the shopofBishopsteignton is pronounced "shoop" and that there is no stress on the steign, as we have it now. kwami (talk) 17:04, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I've just written a stub on the Culm Valley Light, see what you think. Also, as you live near Totnes (tho' you may not be there at the moment) could you take a picture of the building at Littlehempston station and put it on the Toller railay station page, as that is its origin? Thank You!! Britmax (talk) 09:59, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You might know me better as quercus Andy Dingley (talk) 01:26, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
LOL Thanks for your note on the Wicca rock. Umm. Yes. I was warned about two things on Wikipedia. Music and Religion. I am afraid I have screwed things up for a lot of people and got many articles scheduled for deletion. I wrote the article about Wicca rock on my own. I got the Wikipedia idea from a developer I know in Toronto who works with me on DbMail. He is wiccan too. (I am Wicca and vegan as you can imagine.) It's nothing like witchcraft and there are a few of us who admire the emergence of Wicca with a focus on ecology and feminism and less of a sprint for the witchcraft door. The Wicca music I write about is popular among a bunch of students I know at Oxfordshire and in Boston (the connection is family heh heh) Well the only reference I could find was a group of people in Canada who surround Themis music and a chick who runs the band and the studio and the 'band camp' school. It's a good thing and just bounding forward underground among teens and Uni students. Veganism and Wicca. No witchcraft. No spells. I am pushing awareness to it. Encyclopedia's should cover the widest range, not just the mainstream. The fact that Christians have their gospel music and so on should be enough that we can have ours. hahahahha dumb logic, right? Oh well.
"Big Mistakes" Well. I wrote an artcile just like I have done for Tech articles and someone comes along and randomly makes a change. I agrre and nuff siad or I disagree with the change but am compromising on certain aspects so I revert the change and edit to please the changer. :s Then in the case of this music thing I get threatened and yelled at for not respecting the almightyness of those who are almightiest. Sri but I am new on the music and religion side and I have no idea of pecking order or politics. I think that Wicca rock is cool and its ok to talk about it. I know we have a bad rep over the years but things are getting better. I would like to have an article Wicca rock started and maintained by a wide range of people who are interested in the topic. So far what I have seen on Wikipedia though is that newbies write articles and editors bicker amongst themselves to get the newbies' articles deleted. And then i read that congressmen in the USA and political campaigners get a free rein and can write whatever trash they want for elections. hahahahah go figure.
If you have any advice for me, I would greatly appreciate it. nymphetamine_labyrinth@hotmail.co.uk I suspect that Wicca rock will be deleted. As somone pointed out in the deletion thread its a small religion and doesn't have a lot of music like the christian music and gospel rock etc.
If you have a moment maybe you wouldn't mind checking the Wicca rock article for me and letting me know your opinion. Drop it? Find a better place (category) for it? Notability? (I think that unless Jesus walks across the pond and nods approval of Wicca rock, Wikipedia is not going to either. hahahah)
many thanks to you blessed be Joshua nymphetamine_labyrinth@hotmail.co.uk
Hi, when you use the WPDevon banner on talk pages it now has a class rating and importance for the WikiProject instead of the suggestions bit. e.g. {{WPDevon|class=Stub|importance=Low}} . More information can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Devon/Assessment. bsrboy (talk) 17:45, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry I added the questions marks with the minimal syntax bit. They were representing that you enter in the class and importance yourself, not actually copy and pasting the question marks to it. It's my fault for not making it clear enough on the project page, but just so you know either don't include the question marks or better yet rate it yourself. Thanks! bsrboy (talk) 16:00, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Just to let you know I nominated the English Riviera Geopark for the Did you know template on the Main Page here. bsrboy (talk) 18:23, 10 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Do you reckon this has got any potential for the Did you know? section? bsrboy (talk) 00:48, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hey! I noticed your recent interest in the 1980s article and wondered if you'd like to join our project and help us improve and set up standards for decade articles. Wrad (talk) 20:59, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Some concerns about recent year articles have been raised on the project talk page. Wrad (talk) 15:39, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Congratulations! PeterSymonds (talk) 21:32, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I've stayed there. Lovely castle! ;-)--Editor510 drop us a line, mate 20:43, 15 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Martin. I've seen you adding some references to Brixham, so I thought I'd convert a few of them useing the Template:Cite web and Template:Cite book for you. I feel that it would help you and other edits to use these with your references. The best thing to do is to go into your prefences then Gadgets, then in the Editing gadgets section there is a gadget at the bottom called "refTools", which if selected will enable you to write out reference information with a button on the edit screen toolbar. Any questions don't hesitate to ask here or on my talk page. Thanks for your work, bsrboy (talk) 20:07, 16 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
BTW I'm getting the references to how someone can be included in a genre before it exists. I'm not trying to dispute whether an article (or subsection in another article should exist) but, the particular article at the current title I don't think is the one we'd be looking for. I haven't placed this at the AfD because I don't want it look like I'm changing my mind about the particular article that exists but, if you feel it is appropriate I don't mind you moving it there. Thanks. Jasynnash2 (talk) 14:38, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Transposed from Themis music AfD
Hi. Can you address why you reverted my edit on the article above? I explained in the edit summary the reason I removed the gallery and was wondering if you would be willing to discuss why you feel it needs to be in the article. Thanks. Jasynnash2 (talk) 14:06, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Martin. My name is Brian and I am the creating author of the controverted Themis music article.
Thanks for the note. I did not see this before so I hope wou haven't waited long for a response.
When I initiated the Themis article which is about a group of people doing a range of things in the religious music arena, I followed whatever instructions I could find and the layout suggestions guideline I found online. Inserting a gallery of pictures was one of the things on the list. I had seen it elsewhere. There was even a template for doing it, so, I did the work thinking it was for readers.
A picture is often considered an acceptable method of setting out an idea. Some of the ideas I didn't write about, I illustrated. To me, some of the things I have observed are worth sharing with others to help tell the story. Some pictures just made the story interesting and allowed the reader their own thoughts and interpretation while others bore out the fact of the story line. Some believe that each picture in an article has the capability of setting out its own short story. I agree.
Until now, when I see the page hacked I simply think it hacked and fix it. Over the months I have seen some weird comments in the article. Today I learned that was a process I didn't understand. Sorry.
If the page would be discussed as an article it seemed to me that illustrating the story is part of the work expected. I did as much work as I could to make the story presentable. NO. Gosh. I am not expert but a neophyte. But I got a lot of happy comments from Wicca people in my community so I did not want to let them down or be insulted. Hmmm. Its hard to explain. A religion and a way of life seemingly under attack. Some people take that personally. I did too for a while. I am past that now.
It takes a certain amount of work to put a page together and adding and uploading photos is part of many good encyclopaedia articles. I was only thinking of the reader. I don't quite know what to do to satisfy everyone. Katie ("Portrait") was offered the suggestion by someone to do a complete re-write and that might be a great idea. Fresh thoughts and a fresh approach. but I see you are also doing some pro-active things to the article which I now understand and like. I will re-read the threads and emails everyone has in all the different places and try and get more guidance for new improvements. The heading changes you made are really quite bang on. Thanks
Re "Promotion"
I really think this is an academic process and not commercial. The fact that anyone would write an article suggests that they have an idea and want to share the idea. To say that is "promotion" or "advertising" is ok I suppose.
I believe a diverse range of articles on the topic of religious music is ok for an encyclopaedia. I saw there are many religious music categories in Wikipedia and not one that fit the topic of Themis music. Pagan music has been suggested but that isn't accurate. Themis music is breaking into something new and it is notable. It's about many people willing to be outspoken about "good" instead of trying to make money for being "bad" :o). LOL There are a lot of followers on that.
Here is a music entity that exists in Canada by a lake in a wilderness that won't kill any living thing; preserves the environment; engenders a positive spirit and religious style of life; while underground for years has an expanding following; promotes tolerance, understanding and diversity --- well, I stop ehre as you have read the article --- they are not going to get rich promoting "good" over "bad". They promote vegans and a form of Wicca that promotes an ecological solution to many worries of today. It suggests that warring over religion isn't a worthy past time for humankind but that discovering a beautiful spot on a hiking trail and not just enjoying its beauty but living in harmony with all its elements is a better path. It really is ok to promote that, I suppose.
No one is going to get rich on that score I wouldn't imagine. So its not commercial, its academic. Religion and lifestyle. I like my article more than articles about The Gaza strip or Afghanistan and Iraq. I like what these Wiccans are doing and saying a lot more. Personaly they gave me and my ideas a validity I never had before. Being Vegan and Wicca myself I know how weird it is to be alone at the Easter dinner table with a bowl of lettuce. hahahahah These people gave me friends so I support them. I promote the idea. Why must that be kept underground, unwritten about. It's notable. I mean they are just very ordinary people but I believe it is ok to promote that. I am rambling.
Wicca has a long leaning toward witchcraft since the 1950s but that's only the group you hear about. The vast, silent number are nature-loving vegans who are also de facto non-deists - not necesarily witches. They have their own life style, beliefs and their own music. My article uses Themis as a centre point for them and tells their story. I havn't found a better centre point.
Documenting a religious concept and setting out that people do participate in non-mainstream religious music with some freedom is a worthy story to share with others in the diverse content of an encyclopaedia. It suggests tolerance, understanding and diversity are to be found. I still think its a very notable story and phenomena but I do agree that its a religion that has very few participants, percentage wise. Diversity in Wikipedia is a good thing.
Joshua's article about Wicca rock was unsolicited enthusiastic writing and it has stirred up a hornet's nest. On second thought though, it really sets out the notability of the Themis music article, the fact that it is a new genre and that sets people off. Nevertheless the scrutiny is valid and healthy and the controversy has brought you to the table. Thanks so much for the positive energy! blessed be --Brian Mobrien9279 (talk) 21:57, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I see that your efforts here are perfectly honest and sincere, and that you're not spamming Wikipedia. While I have no personal disagreement with your beliefs (I think they're pretty good actually), Wikipedia does not allow articles to be used as expressions of faith or other opinion. If it were to allow such things, a great many articles would be hijacked by people with strongly-held opinions, and it would become a huge (and very bad) blog instead of an encyclopedia. Because of this it is best to ensure that statements of fact are proven to be so by people independent of the article's topic.
However don't feel disheartened by the barriers you have come up against here. Let me point you towards The Neopaganism Wikiproject, a gathering of editors who collaborate to improve Neopagan and Wicca-related articles. hopefully you could help provide information about neopaganism in Canada, if you want. BB! Totnesmartin (talk) 22:31, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Just so you know it was I that removed the gallery and tried to explain in the edit summary that it wasn't appropriate. I'm also fully aware that it wasn't you who reverted the gallery removal. I'm not sure why this was crossposted to you but, accept my apologies for whatever hand I may have inadvertently had in it. Jasynnash2 (talk) 15:36, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You said: ::there's also the matter of webradio.co having a close connection with one mobrien - check the bottom of this page. this whole webradio.ca/themis music/wicca music/spidermonkey search engine is being done by the same few people. Totnesmartin (talk) 13:40, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Don't think Wicca music is a conspiracy. Last year at a general gathering it was discussed that most people (Wiccans) are afraid to openly discuss their religion. There are very few who are not. I agreed among some others to help out a bit and to do things aimed at giving Wicca a better name and focus on the ecological aspects. The opposition we get is stunning. So be it. I suggest the Christian world and the Muslim world take a time out from hissing at each other and smell a rose and listen to a bird sing and they throw stones at me hahahahaha. Oh well. People pushing "BAD" get all the breaks. People selling "be nice" messages get flack.
Anyway, I understand your suggestion that there are close ties between WebRadio and people in Canadian music. It's a small country.
Cheers. Nymphetamine labyrinth (talk) 18:14, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Your edit comment [here] was very witty. —Preceding unsigned comment added by IReceivedDeathThreats (talk • contribs) 20:59, 12 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Congratulations and keep up the good work! Ruhrfisch ><>°° 19:05, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I think a mistake has been made. I was wasn't trying to say the Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz would be in the next book, I was trying to say that the characters who were on the Earth when it was demolished at the end of Mostly Harmless would persumably be in And Another Thing.... Sorry about that. ISD (talk) 16:23, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
[edit]I'll work some on it tonight. :) Abyssal (talk) 19:37, 26 September 2008 (UTC) Thanks. Totnesmartin (talk) 19:39, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
[edit]Hi, Totnesmartin. I've given Mollusc a makeover for Wikipedia v. 0.7 and would like to get it upgraded to something better than Start-class. Do have any ideas on how I can get it reviewed quickly? -- Philcha (talk)
There doesn't seem to be one for bivalves or molluscs as a whole. Totnesmartin (talk) 21:59, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hey. It's been a while but I finally went back over the North Sea article and am hoping to renominate it for GA shortly. As an active contributor to the serious improvements made a year or so ago, I'd like to invite you to take a fresh look at it, do any clean up or copy editing I've missed and generally think about how to make it better. Thanks -- Jieagles (talk) 08:25, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
[edit]Thanks for saving my DYK nomination! Totnesmartin (talk) 18:22, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Gatoclass (talk) 03:34, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
[edit]Thank you for your contributions to the North Sea article. I have re-written some sections so that they can have sources, references and citations for every fact. Can you be a second set of eyes, and see if every number, year, new piece of info has a citation please. If you see a copy edit that needs being done, could you also help the article in the midst of the GA review. The GA review is currently studying the verifiablity of the article and if it is properly referenced with verifiable sources for facts. Kind Regards and thank you.SriMesh | talk 00:05, 6 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much for "saving" the Seth Material article. About ten days ago a group of editors -- including administrators, which I found shocking -- descended on the article with threats to delete it. They clearly had no knowledge of the subject, but they just as clearly didn't like it. They redirected the article several times, and they pulled two-thirds of it out and tried to force other editors to work in a sandbox (without their agreement). Their behavior was extremely biased, and it was a terrible experience for the other editors.--Caleb Murdock (talk) 02:39, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
As you may already be fully aware, I love personal invectives and this comment doesn't bother me in the least. However, when I make such comments, I get thrown through the ringer. Just to let you know that this kind of thing is generally considered bad form and engaging in it consistently is liable to get you blocked or even banned. I'm not saying that you do this, I'm just giving you a friendly tip from someone who has been around the block. I wish things were different and we could go full bore attacking each other's cherished true beliefs and idiocies, but there you go.
ScienceApologist (talk) 11:44, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]