User talk:Charlesdrakew/Archives/2015/October

Eastleigh

If someone adds something unsourced but not BLP, offensive, or implausible, please don't delete it. Add the {{cn}} template, or try to find a source yourself. I've sourced and expanded the section which you removed. Thanks. PamD 17:28, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

I see now that you left a note on the editor's page to say that you removed the information because it "appeared to be incorrect". What evidence did you have for that? OK it was inexact (the Kimri link is a "Friendship link" rather than a twinning): was that what you meant? Or what? PamD 17:33, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

Although the onus is on the person adding information to find the sources I did check the twinning association website and it was not listed as twinned. It seems however I had not scrolled down far enough.Charles (talk) 18:02, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

That still doesn't explain why you reverted what was apparently a good faith addition, rather than adding the {{cn}} template. If you felt that its apparent absence from a specific list of twinning showed it to be incorrect, it would have been helpful to explain - for the sake of the editor who added it and other passers-by (or page-watchers). Please don't just delete content with the edit summary "No evidence for this". PamD 21:22, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

I believe it is better for people to understand from the start that they are responsible for verifying what they add, rather than leaving other busy editors to do the work. That is better than leaving a potential hoax on the page level 1 warning is very polite and should not put off anyone who is serious about contributing. You do it your way and I will do it mine.Charles (talk) 08:29, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

So you removed it as a "potential hoax", despite the fact that googling "Eastleigh Kimry" finds hits galore. Have you heard of WP:AGF? And WP:BITE? Please be more encouraging to new editors, rather than accusing them of adding incorrect information. There's a reason why the {{cn}} template exists: please use it. PamD 14:05, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Premier

Hi there

Thank you for the message.

Firstly can I say that what has been happening at Premier recently is trying to be covered up when in fact sources close to Premier have confirmed what I have included. Secondly the majorty of what is written on the whole page has no reference to its content. I have not written anything that isn't true and this website is supposed to be full of information. The fact the company in question is trying to hide this is not my fault. As a drummer myself I must say it isn't right that the company makes no statement about their product line and yet still decides to advertise things which are no longer made on their website. Please keep the information I have included on here up as it is both accurate and informative. I will reference this article on my edit soon however which covers most of what I have said:

http://www.thedrummersjournal.com/blog/premier-percussion

Regards Premierdrumsfan (talk) 09:37, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

You will need to reliable published third party sources such as newspaper or magazine articles to verify this. Otherwise it will not stay. Blogs are not regarded as reliable sources.Charles (talk) 21:00, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Drummer's Journal is not a blog it is a respected online magazine. Keith, former head of R&D at Premier, has also openly spoken about this on social media and so are you suggesting this is not true? As Premier has refused to publish and official statement as yet about the news there is no other source that can be linked. So as I have said my source is a reliable one which I have uploaded as requested. Please do not remove my edits again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Premierdrumsfan (talk • contribs) 02:16, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Search engines are not turning up anything on the newish Drummer's Journal site beyond its own social media links and the odd blog post. Nothing independent. There is no indication of who it is published by. Seems self-published. For all we know it is your own site. Do you have a conflict of interest here? You seem to have created a Wikipedia account for the sole purpose of promoting this website. Wikipedia does not use social media and self-published sources for referencing.Charles (talk) 21:06, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Adoption

Hello, Charlesdrakew. I just noticed you're one of the users offering to adopt a user in the adopt-a-user project, and I wondered whether I could be adopted by you. Even though I've edited quite a lot, before I made an account I never really went into the specifics of editing- just minor spelling mistakes and the occasional vandal revert, so I want to know more about editing here on Wikipedia. Thanks, Dakar^yammer
_{stuff done} 00:45, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

Sure. You seem to be doing alright anyway and I am too busy to do any formal programme, but I am happy to help anyway I can. For technical stuff you are probably better asking at the Teahouse.Charles (talk) 21:32, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

Intelligent Design

That talk page is becoming a posterboy for forums. It is getting out of hand. Can you do something to end it? Please. Juan Riley (talk) 22:31, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

I am not an admin so I can do no more than any other editor. We just have to keep pointing out the talk page rules.Charles (talk) 07:53, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

NSW Station changes

What do you think of the changes user ‎Mqst north is making to such stations as Minnamurra railway station and Kiama railway station?Fleet Lists (talk) 03:42, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

Mqst north has added history from reliable secondary sources, replaced bullet point unencyclopedic lists with prose, removed unsourced stuff. All seems positive to me. Wikipedia is ,after all, an encyclopedia, taking a longer term overview, not an up-to-the-minute travel directory.Charles (talk) 09:08, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

SOUTHEND AIRPORT

Good morning Charles You kindly emailed me regarding my insertion into the above regarding Macedonian Aviation operation's at Southend airport in the 1970s. They are many points of reference but probably the most comprehensive is on the Airfield Information Exchange site and herr is the reference to Macedonian Aviation from May and June 2014 from Khormaksar Boy and The Welbeck Estate Group and here is the link. http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/showthread.php?1363-Rochford-Southend/page6 regards Byron Collins email: rogcoll@msn.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.91.67.46 (talk) 06:38, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

I have not e-mailed you.Charles (talk) 09:33, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

Bentworth Stream

Please could you look at Bentworth Stream and its talk. I am sure it should be deleted, but do not want to do so myself. SovalValtos (talk) 20:34, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

User:David Biddulph today put a useful guide in the Teahouse on AFD, so I have had a go myself. SovalValtos (talk) 19:12, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

With the Teahouse help given the result has been [1] SovalValtos (talk) 10:21, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

Nice work and good reasoning. Well done.Charles (talk) 09:19, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Irreducible complexity

You recently reverted my edits on irreducible complexity without explanation or discussion on the talk page. My edits were explained on the talk page and there was no response to my request for comment, so I proceeded with the changes. If you would like to discuss my changes, please join the conversation on the talk page. Attaboy (talk) 15:04, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Adoption?

Is it possible that I can be adopted by you? Or the other way around? Is it free? Thanks! --DoctorWhoLover11 (talk) 16:07, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

(talk page watcher)"...Or the other way around?" Yes, I think User:Charlesdrakew is most certainly in need of adoption _Fortuna ^{Imperatrix Mundi} 16:10, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Are you offering?Charles (talk) 23:07, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Pubs in Nork

I can understand why you reverted my edit mentioning the social club in Nork as an alternative to the local pubs, although my intention was not to advertise (I don't even live in the area any more, and when I did I never visited this venue). My original intention was only to mention the lack of pubs in the area, because the lack of such a community focus point is felt to be a problem in this and similar commuter-belt areas. Wikipedia should not only mention the good aspects. Having written that first sentence, I was worried that I was being misleading in not mentioning what apparently acts as a substitute pub. Unfortunately, I can't think of a compromise by which we can mention the existence of such an institution without seeming to advertise. I thought of suggesting "Member-only bars provide an alternative", except that this particular club appears to be the only such alternative.

For the moment I have added back just the statement describing the lack of pubs but not the one mentioning the social club. The statement is now without a supporting reference. One might say that it is verifiable without the need of a reference, but the web site describing the social club that had been referenced does conveniently start with a statement that there are no pubs in Nork, so I would add that reference back (i.e. just the reference) if you do not object. It is part of the local resident's association web site, so has some claim to objectivity. Jmchutchinson (talk) 11:34, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

Fair enough.Charles (talk) 19:51, 4 October 2015 (UTC)