User talk:Ben MacDui/Archive 18

Qeshm

Thanks for your review. Almost all of the comments had been addressed; we responded to any we did not change. ceranthor 18:13, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Understood - altho' I won't be able to get to this until next year (GMT). Ben MacDui 19:09, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

I think we finally got around to everything, though I may be wrong. ceranthor 21:19, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

OK - I'll get back to you tomorrow. Ben MacDui 21:30, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks MacDui, greatly appreciated. Mikenorton (talk) 12:02, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

You are most welcome and very good luck with the nomination. If you are lucky, you will soon receive a visit from a representative of the FAC heavy mob. Ben MacDui 12:09, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! ceranthor 18:58, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

Happy New Year

		Best wishes for the New Year!
		Here's wishing you and yours a joyous, healthful, and productive 2013! Please accept a belated thank you for the well wishes upon my retirement as FAC delegate this year, and apologies for the false alarm of my first—and hopefully last—retirement; the well wishes extended me were most kind, but I decided to return, re-committed, when another blocked sock was revealed as one of the factors aggravating the FA pages this year. Maintaining standards in featured content requires vigilance, dedication and knowledge of people like you, who are needed; reviews are always welcome at FAC, FAR and TFA requests. Somehow, somehow we never ever seem to do nothin' completely nice and easy, but here's hoping that 2013 will see a peaceful road ahead and a return to the quality and comaraderie that defines the FA process, thanks to many dedicated Wikipedians! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:19, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

Many thanks for your good wishes, you are welcome and I am glad that common sense has prevailed. All the best, Ben MacDui 21:39, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Skye Geology

Hi MacDui, I have long had in mind to produce an article on the Geology of Skye, but like many such things it has not yet seen the light of day. However, as a first step, I have produced a map - File:Skye_Geology.png, which I believe may be of some use in the Skye article. If you don't think that it would be too disruptive to the FA process at this stage, I could add a 'Geology' section, based on this useful booklet. Mikenorton (talk) 11:50, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

1) Great map.

2) Good idea.

3) Am going to struggle to get time on W'pedia for the next 24 hrs.

4) The arrival of the "delegate" suggests a closure (one way or the other) is likely soon.

5) No reason why it can't be added either soon or post-closure.

6) An issue might be getting the refs consistent. If there is any chance of you bashing up a revised section in a sandbox and letting me have a quick look at it before posting it into mainspace that might be best at this stage of the process. Must dash and thanks for the suggestion. Ben MacDui 12:55, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

Well I see that it's made the grade - congratulations. So I guess that there's no rush now, but I will work on it (and a full article). It will be done in a sandbox - I'll let you know when it's worth looking at. Mikenorton (talk) 16:22, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks and understood. Note that Skye has been rushed into the TFA queue for 23 Jan - be great to have something by then if you can manage it. Ben MacDui 19:46, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

I'll see what I can manage - it's trickier than I first thought, but I'll see how I go. Mikenorton (talk) 00:32, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

So, just like with the Orkney article, I tried to produce a 'Geology' section and ended up with an article. Geology of Skye is very much a first effort, it needs a great deal more sourcing and some parts significantly expanding, such as more on the landscapes produced by the various rock types. This probably means that the geology section will have to wait until after Skye has been on the main page - sorry about that. Mikenorton (talk) 23:22, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

Its a good start tho'. I put {{Further|Geology of Skye}} in the Skye geog section. Ben MacDui 19:15, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

That makes sense, thanks. The Qeshm review has started up again so I may be firefighting there for a while. Mikenorton (talk) 21:53, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Main page appearance: Skye

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Skye is the largest island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Its peninsulas radiate from a mountainous centre dominated by the Cuillins, the rocky slopes of which provide some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in the country. The island has been occupied since the Mesolithic period and its history includes a time of Norse rule and a long period of domination by Clan MacLeod (Dunvegan Castle, the clan's seat, pictured) and Clan Donald. The 18th-century Jacobite risings led to the breaking up of the clan system and subsequent Clearances that replaced entire communities with sheep farms. Resident numbers declined from over 20,000 in the early 19th century to just under 9,000 by the closing decade of the 20th century. The main industries are tourism, agriculture, fishing and whisky-distilling, and the largest settlement is Portree, known for its picturesque harbour. There are links to various nearby islands by ferry and, since 1995, to the mainland by a road bridge. The abundant wildlife includes the Golden Eagle, Red Deer and Atlantic Salmon. Skye has provided the locations for various novels and feature films and is celebrated in poetry and song. (Full article...)

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Congratulations on the FA and now on the TFA, and thanks for the thanks - I was glad to find the new map showing the terrain (and if you need the labels modified, please let me know). Keep up the good work, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 02:36, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Precious

wild and lonely places of North Britain
Thank you for quality articles on the Scottish islands, such as Skye, and people such as Rachel Chiesley, Lady Grange, for you recipe against wikistress, and for quoting "the mutual creation of capacity, building the ability of the other person or group to become, in turn, a giver of life and responsibility", - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (16 August 2010)!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:20, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

You are most kind. Ben MacDui 18:47, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

I'm clearly not understanding how to edit these pages. I have just tried in all honesty to update the entry on Calve Island (from my personal experience) and been told that this does not count. Your invitation to enter a discussion is not accessible. How am I supposed to prove my personal experience?? All you have for the current entry is that it is an uninhabited island - but 50 years ago it was not so. Why do you resist this??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Groupsec (talk • contribs) 21:12, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

Notifying you that Batman Arkham City is up for FAC

I've nominated this article again, it failed last time not through opposition but lack of interest. It's a quality article encompassing all the available information in a neat, presentable and interesting way, so I hope you can lend your voice to the discussion if you have the time. Thanks for reading. Darkwarriorblake (talk) 15:51, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Opera in Scotland

I have recently started the article Opera in Scotland to try and rectify a huge oversight on Wikipedia. In this article, I deal with the surprisingly numerous operas by foreigners on Scottish themes, and also the pretty dismal Scottish output of opera.

I'm not a huge fan of the genre, but I appreciate that this is culturally important, and should be addressed on here. I think you're probably one of the more clued up Scottish editors, so I'm dropping you (and one or two others) a line to see if you could offer some advice, and improve the article. Anyway, I appreciate any help you might give.--MacRùsgail (talk) 19:18, 8 February 2013 (UTC) p.s. Yes it does include some island material - qv!

You have certainly made a good start. Although it is not a subject I know much about, I'd be happy to help out - except that I will be on an extended break with limited internet access soon. I'll certainly give it a look see on my return. Ben MacDui 19:27, 8 February 2013 (UTC) PS I see you have grown an accent...

Thanks. I don't know much about it either. Opera is not my thing, especially the Italian variety. However, I realise that there's a subject here (probably space for another article on Scottish influence on non-opera composers e.g. Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn etc who all used Scottish tunes.)

One of the best things about Wikipedia is that it allows a broader view of Scottish subjects... i.e. putting them in an international (not just British) context, and also stuff like the Gaidhlig forms of names... unless we're talking football clubs and celebrities, and then the articles are pretty bad...

"I see you have grown an accent" - Aye, but it's a bit complicated. The name should have one on it, but it's hard to get on certain keyboards etc.-MacRùsgail (talk) 17:23, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Gossabrough

Carabinieri (talk) 08:04, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Mugeary

The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

First Glasgow Wiki Meetup

You are invited to the first ever Glasgow Wiki Meetup which will take place at The Sir John Moore, 260-292 Argyle Street, City of Glasgow G2 8QW on Sunday 12 May 2013 from 1.00 pm. If you have never been to one, this is an opportunity to meet other Wikipedians in an informal atmosphere for Wiki and non-Wiki related chat and for beer or food if you like. Experienced and new contributors are all welcome. This event is definitely not restricted just to discussion of Scottish topics. Bring your laptop if you like and use the free Wifi or just bring yourself. Even better, bring a friend! Click the link for full details. Looking forward to seeing you. Philafrenzy (talk) 10:34, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Viking art

Hi. I just added a section on Viking Age art to Art in Medieval Scotland and wondered if it is worth considering adding some version of it to Scandinavian Scotland. Just a thought for consideration. By the way, do you know that your banner explaining about your name goes right over the "save changes" boxes?--SabreBD (talk) 13:59, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

Am taking things slowly at present but I'll have a look asap. The banner only seems to do this on some browsers. I'll attempt to fix it (one day). Ben MacDui 08:42, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

I added a couple of links to the Religion, culture and economy section. There is presumably a great deal that could be said about the topic but I didn't want to over do things in this section and if anything I'd suggest expanding the sub-section in the "Art in..." article. Banner now moved also) Have been slowly looking through my watchlist since my return, which has not been especially inspiring so far and I'm glad you directed to me the above - nice to see some genuine new contributions rather than the standard MOS nit-picking and POV pushing. Ben MacDui 11:26, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Where have you been?

Hello MacDui, Just dropping by to say I'm glad to see you back! You were the first person to help me on Wikipedia ages ago. I still sometimes play around with Scottish related articles. SagaciousPhil - Chat 11:36, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Many thanks - I'd quite forgotten about our conversation about Clola and I am glad your still around. I was over the hills and far away for a while - I am back although I fear a busy real life will mean a reduction in my own contributions for a while. Ben MacDui 11:50, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Main Page appearance: Rachel Chiesley, Lady Grange

This is a note to let the main editors of Rachel Chiesley, Lady Grange know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on May 12, 2013. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 (talk · contribs) or one of his delegates (Dabomb87 (talk · contribs), Gimmetoo (talk · contribs), and Bencherlite (talk · contribs)), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 12, 2013. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:

Lady Grange (1679–1745) was the wife of James Erskine, Lord Grange, a Scottish lawyer with Jacobite sympathies. After 25 years of marriage and nine children, the Granges separated acrimoniously. When Lady Grange produced letters that she claimed were evidence of his treasonable plottings against the Hanoverian government in London, her husband had her kidnapped from her home in Edinburgh on the night of 22 January 1732. She was incarcerated in various remote locations on the western seaboard of Scotland, including the Monach Isles, Skye and the distant islands of St Kilda. Lady Grange's father was convicted of murder when she was about 10 years old and she is known to have had a violent temper; initially her absence seems to have caused little comment. No action was ever taken on her behalf by any of her children, the eldest of whom would have been in their early twenties when she was abducted. News of her plight eventually reached Edinburgh however, and an unsuccessful rescue attempt was undertaken by her lawyer, Thomas Hope of Rankeillor. She died in captivity, after being effectively imprisoned for 13 years. Her life has been remembered in poetry, prose and a play. (Full article...)

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My ever-present shadow has popped up its head again

After a very pleasant few months of Tim!-free existence, he is back to his well-worn old tricks. Heads-up:

• Stirring it

It is the pure, undisguised hatred, undiminished over the years, which never ceases to amaze me. --Mais oui! (talk) 07:58, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Looks like he has just declared full-scale nuclear war on the entire Scottish category system. --Mais oui! (talk) 19:30, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Shetland

I just noticed your edits here. This is a Good Article - please don't add unsourced material (anywhere) or information that is not directly relevant to the main topic. Thanks. Ben MacDui 09:04, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Re your comment at Talk:Ben Macdui:

"Ben, The towns and villages in the sourced reference material - Registers of Scotland - would be more relevant and important than "writers". It is a vey good article, but you are giving your own personal POV Scotire (talk) 06:18, 17 July 2013 (UTC)"

1. I have assumed you meant to post this to my user talk page, i.e. User talk:Ben MacDui, so I removed it from the place it was posted and copied it back here to keep the thread together. If you want to go to my talk page, just click on the purple 'Mac' in my signature.
2. I don't think that entries such as "Refer List of civil parishes in Scotland. In 2001, according to the website of the General Register Office for Scotland, there were 871 civil parishes." are relevant to the Shetland article. The first 'sentence' is incomplete. The entire sentiment may be relevant at Civil parishes in Scotland, or even at History of Shetland, or possibly History of civil parishes in Shetland, but not in the main article. Indeed the second of these three is to some extent made up of sections originally in the Shetland article that were too detailed for that article as it progressed.
3. I have nothing against trad counties or civil parishes, indeed a quite like them, but the key to a good article on a topic like this is knowing what to leave out rather than including every last semi-pertinent fact. Call this POV if you like, I call it exercising appropriate discrimination. Take care, Ben MacDui 07:55, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

Ben. No, did intend that this message be on your User talk page. My point was that people may be interested in the towns in Shetland, and that one sentence pointing to a Government list of towns would not have been too much to add. If you wanted to you could add to the sentences rather than deleting them. The fact that the Civil Parishes are still used for Census purposes does not put them in the category of "History" Scotire (talk) 11:00, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

County and towns of Zetland in Registers of Scotland

Why is Shetland not noted as a county on Shetland, as it is listed as a county in "The Registers of Scotland, Land Register Counties, leaflet", which has a list of 73 towns in the County of "Orkney & Zetland" see Registers of Scotland. Publications, leaflets, Land Register Counties. http://www.ros.gov.uk/public/publications/leaflets.html ? The towns in Zetland (separate list for Orkney) were: 1. Aith 2.Baltasound 3. Bigton 4. Bixter 5.Brae 6.Bressay 7.Brettabister 8.Bridge End 9.Bridge of Walls 10.Brough 11.Burravoe 12.Camb 13.Cullivoe 14.Cunningsburgh 15.Dunrossan 16.East Isle 17.East Yell 18.Eshaness 19.Fair Isle 20.Fetlar 21.Foula 22.Garderhause 23.Girlata 24.Gott 25.Gremista 26.Gulberwick 27.Gutcher 28.Hamer 29.Hamnavoe 30.Heylor 31.Hillswick 32.Lerwick 33.Levenwick 34.Lochend 35.Lower Hillhead 36.Mid Yell 37.Mossbank 38.Muckle Roe 39.North Roe 40.Ollaberry 41.Out Skerries 42.Papa Stour 43.Quarff 44.Quendale 45.Reawick 46.Sandness 47.Sandwick 48.Scalloway 49.Scousburgh 50.Sellafirth 51.Skellister 52.Skerries 53.Sullom 54.Sumburgh Airport 55.Symbister 56.Tresta 57.Ulsta 58.Unst 59.Upper Sound 60.Uyeasound 61.Vidlin 62.Virkie 63.Voe 64.Walls 65.Weisdale 66.West Isle 67.West Sandwick 68.Wester 69.Quarff 70.Westerskeld 71.Whalsay 72.Whiteness 73.Yell. Scotire (talk) 13:03, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

1. It states "Shetland is also one of the 32 council areas of Scotland" in the lead. Land registration is a pretty obscure piece of bureaucracy, presumably of interest to solicitors undertaking conveyancing work. To be frank I had never even heard of the concept until this week.
2. Zetland is archaic and has not been used to refer to the council since 1975. Hamnavoe is a small town, but today it is known as Stromness. WP:MOS requests the avoidance of lists unless really necessary and this list is frankly irrelevant.
3. If you really think these places are "towns' in the ordinary sense of the word you should take a visit to them. Fair Isle, for example, has population of 69. Ben MacDui 18:34, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. re "Shetland is also one of the 32 council areas of Scotland". This statement identifies Shetland as a "Local Government Council Area". However, this does not state that Shetland (with Orkney) is a "County".

• The "Government of Scotland" is not the country of Scotland.
• The "Local Government of a county" is not the county. Scotire (talk) 05:47, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

• Hamnavoe. see description at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hamnavoe_kirk,_Yell_-_geograph.org.uk_-_992386.jpg Scotire (talk) 06:36, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

Yes, quite right re Hamnavoe - although it is hardly a 'town'. This 'county' notion is however a deeply obscure phenomenon. Assuming you can find a suitable reference that backs this up there is nothing that is a priori wrong with a sentence at the end of the Public services section something like "Shetland is also part of the land registration county of Orkney and Zetland" or whatever the case may be. I doubt one person in a hundred would know what this means however. If you really can't format references yet I'd be happy to do that for you. Ben MacDui 08:45, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

Orkney and Shetland is a County Constituency

Orkney and Shetland is a County Constituency for the House of Commons. Wiki reference : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkney_and_Shetland_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29 Scotire (talk) 13:03, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

I don't know what a constituency county is, but the constituency is mentioned in the article. If you have a point, make it. Ben MacDui 13:26, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

As stated before re "Shetland is also one of the 32 council areas of Scotland". This statement identifies Shetland as a "Local Government Council Area". However, this does not state that Shetland (with Orkney) is a "County" ". The point is that you do not have a leader in the article that states that Shetland is a county. Scotire (talk) 13:51, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

Not in the normal meaning of the word and unless you can provide evidence that this usage is both accurate and genuinely notable in this context I can't see any reason to mention it there. Shetland is also part of the Fair Isle Shipping Forecast area, a concept likely to be far better known to the general public, but that isn't mentioned either. There are hundreds of thousands of articles that need additional material, and trying to add obscure information to articles that are already fairly comprehensive isn't the best use of your time. Ben MacDui 14:17, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

The normal meaning of "County" and evidence that it is both accurate and genuinely notable can be found in the above reference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkney_and_Shetland_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29 Scotire (talk) 23:41, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia articles are not, in and of themselves, reliable references. I have just discovered the mess you made at County of Moray. Please do read WP:MOS - one of the things we encourage our editors to do is write in sentences. County of Bute does not seem quite so bad at first glance although the logic of your approach isn't immediately apparent. Ben MacDui 09:35, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi MacDui, I wonder if you might also have a look at Aberdeenshire, please? I had been watching it as it was linked to a DYK nomination I'd done for Pitfour estate a little while ago; Aberdeenshire seems to have lost its lead recently and I think it may be the same type of changes you have been looking at above? Sorry, it isn't something I know enough about to be able to work it out..... SagaciousPhil - Chat 10:40, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Will do. Ben MacDui 15:36, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Thank you! SagaciousPhil - Chat 17:05, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

Thanks to all

As some of you will know I have been largely absent from the wikiverse for a few months. I don't know how long I will be back for, and I suspect the biggest tasks are now behind me, but one of the things that was holding me back from re-engaging was checking through a several month old watch list. Needless to say I have not been through it all, but I have at least checked most of the main articles I have had a significant involvement in. It's been rather a chore, and frustrating at times, but I want to offer a very warm thanks to all the page watchers who held the fort in my absence. You have no idea how encouraging it was to regularly read "Undid vandalism by so-and-so.." and such like in the history and to see so many people whose names I know and whose work I trust attempting to keep our standards up - even when I know the articles are not their main interest. Let me know if I can return the favour. Ben MacDui 19:50, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

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Isle of Arran

Stuart.Jamieson removes this from every Scottish article. Scotire (talk) 18:08, 22 July 2013 (UTC) Please see : (cur | prev) 20:30, 25 February 2013‎ Stuart.Jamieson (talk | contribs)‎ . . (43,892 bytes) (-438)‎ . . (Remove Refs to Unreliable Advertising Source UndiscoveredScotland per WP:SOURCES and WP:ELNO Material better supported by other cited sources, replaced: "http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/arran/corrie/index.html " using AWB) (undo | thank)" -- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scotire (talk • contribs)

Stuart.Jamieson's mass removal of references to undiscoveredscotland was well intentioned but misguided. There are issues with that website that mean it isn't a good source to use but removing references alone is not sanctioned by policy. Stuart seems to have our external-links and our sourcing guidelines mixed up. If Stuart had problems with the article text supported by those references, he should either have tagged the text (with {{rs}}) or removed the text. It isn't acceptable to remove the source as that loses information about where the text was drawn from, as that could be used by someone to discover a better source (or to disagree with the tag). Colin°^Talk 19:05, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for explaining this Colin. It is certainly on my list to get in touch with Stuart and explain the above, but many of his edits like this are several weeks old and I can only deal with one drama at a time! Ben MacDui 19:14, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

Loch Ard

An interesting hint about freshwater islands in this article.-MacRùsgail (talk) 19:41, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

Intriguing. Dundochil seems to be the name of the island on which Duke Murdoch's Castle sits. I can see no sign of St Mallo on the OS nor of any other ghits. I have tweaked Loch Ard and added Dundochil to the list of freshwater islands, but I don't think visitdunkeld.com is an R enough S to use there. Thanks for pointing this out. Ben MacDui 18:31, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

WP:FOUR RFC

There are two WP:RFCs at WP:FOUR. The first is to conflate issues so as to keep people from expressing meaningful opinions. The second, by me, is claimed to be less than neutral by proponents of the first. Please look at the second one, which I think is much better.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:09, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

New? article on Somerled etc by Woolf

I case you missed it, http://www.academia.edu/4289056/The_Song_of_the_Death_of_Somerled_and_the_Destruction_of_Glasgow_in_1153 Haven't read it yet myself, but figured it might be of interest. Cheers, Finn Rindahl (talk) 23:03, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! Ben MacDui 07:28, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

I noticed that he recently upped The Diocese of Sudreyar. I hope he ups "A Dead Man at Ballyshannon" too, Deacon cited it in a number of his articles. I'd love to be able to read it.--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 11:18, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

No sign of it on JSTOR. Will keep an eye open. Ben MacDui 09:32, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing things

Saw your edit summary and wanted to thank you for fixing things, as well as writing and improving things. Your friend, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 18:57, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Ha - you made me laugh! Am madly trying to get ye olde islands up-to-date with the new census information and going a bit daft. Hope all is well with you over the western horizon. Ben MacDui 19:01, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Islands of the Forth

I left a note for you on the Islands of the Forth talk page. See what you reckon!? Thanks, Laird of abbeyhill (talk) 21:40, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks - I have been out of action for a couple of days and will respond within the next 24 hrs. Ben MacDui 17:07, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

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Template deletion

I love the way that some folk jump on something on Wikipedia without knowing a damn thing about it. Hope my vote tipped it to "No Consensus", but it should have really been a "keep". More so than Scottish council area perhaps.--MacRùsgail (talk) 17:27, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for getting involved and I quite agree. As you may know the nominator is up before the beak at present for related issues. It's all pretty absurd. I see you are keeping busy on the writers' front. Do you have any insight into the translation issue I mentioned? Ben MacDui 17:43, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

I'm not on here as regularly as I used to be. I usually view WP on a phone these days, and it's no good for editing. :( --MacRùsgail (talk) 19:39, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

Too right about the phones - they make my eyes water. I have recently discovered quite a few red links at Wikipedia:WikiProject Scottish Islands/Islands by area for islands in the 16-40 ha range if you can be tempted back. Ben MacDui 15:17, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lismore, Scotland

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A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thanks you so much sir. now i will be careful. i read all policy. yes sir i have 2 ids but i use only one. this is my old id. i not remember when i create this id. i use my other id. sorry for bad english. and thanks again. Usman Ali Liaqat (talk) 20:05, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

Fortingall Yew

Hi, I left a talk page note on changes I did. I realize I should have done that right away to explain the nature of the Bevan-Jones source and to avoid confusion. Best regards Hekerui (talk) 23:21, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

I would appreciate it if you could check out the talk page message on Llangernyw Yew as well. Thanks Hekerui (talk) 23:59, 29 September 2013 (UTC)