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List of acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom

I'd appreciate your input regarding whether the above list should be at List of acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom or List of Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom. See Talk:List of acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom#Move. Hiding T 12:00, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Meetup/London 19

You aren't on the list, but always attend so are you coming to this one? Theresa Knott | token threats 17:04, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

I did attend, yes. Sorry that you didn't!
James F. (talk) 19:31, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Meetup/London 20

Hi, good to see you've signed up, but there is a bit of a discussion that started after you left about the date, as the 12th falls on Easter Sunday. The question is, whether the London wikimeetup is a Moveable feast. Perhaps you can check the discussion on the talk page! ThanksHarrypotter (talk) 22:00, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Manc-meet

Hey James. Discussions have opened up for the fifth Manchester meet to take advantage of various people who were not available last time now being free. If you'd like to stick your oar in, as it were? Ironholds (talk) 15:23, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

elements cross-posted

The Westminster School logo, is currently tagged as a fair use image. However, in the under school magazine from last year, it shows that the school was using a form of the logo from 1943 at the latest, with an image similar ,but not the same as this image [1]. The only main difference from the older logo to the current one are the reeds at the side, but the school also uses a logo without one and variants which are similar to the logo used by the abbey (just the coat of arms in this image) concurrently with the logo on the Westminster School artlicle. The question I wanted to ask is the current logo too unoriginal to be a copyrightable original work after 2013(at the latest) or not? If not, would the usage of one of the older, public domain logos be appropriate on the page? Sorry for bothering you. Tmwerty (talk) 16:03, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Hmm, good question. If the image was as we currently have it depicted in 1943, then it would, yes, be PD in 2013 at the latest - but only if it was a work for hire; if it was created and copyright not assigned to the School, but merely licensed, it could be later. I have no idea how we might find out further information, beyond asking the School (and it's a particularly detailed and specific query, of course).
Certainly, there are a large number of ways of rendering the School's coat of arms. Having said that, there is a difference (beyond the shield shape and decoration) between the 'official' and playing-card versions - the Tudor Roses are on fields of Or in one and Argent in the other. I have no idea which is correct, however. :-) Does our duty to show accuracy trump our need here to be maximally redistributable? Absent further information, it comes down to a judgement to see what added value we give by using a Fair Use image over a PD one. To assume that the School is correct doesn't seem too foolish, but I'm not sure I have a decision.
Sorry that this response gives rise to more questions than it answers. :-)
James F. (talk) 17:18, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for answering, I'll try to confirm whether it is licensed or not, (curiously, I have noticed that the school only seems to use a low resolution image for any electronic use ). And as the school's coat of arms is based in the standard of Westminster Abbey, the tudor rose should be in fields of Or, not Argent, shown here and used by the schoolhere (the flag on the boat). Due to this, I think using the playing-card version is not appropriate and for now the fair use image should be kept. However, the 1943 variant is a possibility that can be explored when the time comes in 2013(possibly earlier if the image can be dated - personally I have a hunch that is already in the public domain (as the school would not take the expense of designing a new logo in the cash-strapped times that was WWII - I will check)). Sorry for the slightly rambling answer, thanks again and have a nice easter.Tmwerty (talk) 17:11, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Meetup 21

Hey James, just dropping you a note to let you know that we're debating whether or not to move the date to the following weekend (shock horror, progress) as it would allow me and User:Werdna (sorry, User:Werdna and I) to attend. The discussion can be found here; feel free to chip in at any point. Ironholds (talk) 22:15, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Bah, the note on IRC helped prod me. Thanks. :-)
James F. (talk) 18:40, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Request for help

I thought it might be a good idea to run a contest or two through the Countries WikiProject to attract editors to improve country coverage on Wikipedia, especially the country outlines.

I noticed you are a member of the WikiProject, and was wondering if you could help.

I've posted a message at Countries WikiProject talk page to get discussion started on what the awards programs should be and how they should be run.

Your ideas and feedback would be greatly appreciated.

The Transhumanist    23:22, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Brown Cabinet

Oh, sure. And it was hard to keep up! Therequiembellishere (talk) 22:56, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Indefblockeduser templates

Is it possible for non administrators to tag {{indefblockeduser}} on user and user talk pages of indefinitely blocked users?

Possible, but generally better to leave it to sysops as they're able to "do something about it", if you follow me. Really, sysops should be doing it themselves when they block users as part of their job.
James F. (talk) 09:04, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Your user page

Dude, it's time for an update. :-) I was gonna do it myself, but I wasn't sure how much you wanted to keep in there (specifically the IRC bits).... --MZMcBride (talk) 03:39, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Hmm. Yes. Will do it! :-)
James F. (talk) 09:04, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Discussing another Cambridge meetup

The fourth Cambridge meet-up is being discussed, so far not with huge success, for July. Charles Matthews (talk) 18:52, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Pinged an idea there for the first weekend of August.
James F. (talk) 09:04, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

A bit short notice...

...but I'm sure you knew anyway. London 23 is all set for tomorrow. WilliamH (talk) 12:52, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Yes, but thanks for pointing out that I'd forgotten to put my name up. :-)
James F. (talk) 09:04, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

John Coles (diplomat)

Hi! It seems you recently created an unreferenced biography of a living person: John Coles (diplomat). Our verifiability policy requires that all content be cited to a reliable source. Please add references as soon as possible. Thanks! --LaraBot (talk) 00:45, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Ahem. Whoops. :-)
James F. (talk) 20:27, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Cambridge meetup 1 August

FYI, the fourth Cambridge meetup will occur on the afternoon of Saturday 1 August. Charles Matthews (talk) 14:00, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Excellent, thanks.
James F. (talk) 21:54, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Meetup

A meetup is taking place in Manchester if you are interested. Majorly talk 18:49, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up; sadly I can't make it, as I'll still be out of the country on my way home from Wikimania. :-(
James F. (talk) 14:00, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

"I do ... I do ... I do ... I do ..."

elements cross-posted, James F.'s and Hertzsprung's

If that means anything to you, then it was you that I spotted at tonight's show. Hope to see you at another London WP meetup soon. Hertzsprung (talk) 22:16, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

It must have been (or you spotted a similar person, I suppose, but I was there too). Gosh, what a small world. :-)
James F. (talk) 22:37, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Monsooned Malabar

I have nominated Monsooned Malabar, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Monsooned Malabar. 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.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Orange Mike | Talk 16:39, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Cambridge meetup 14 November

Another Cambridge meetup is planned for the afternoon of Saturday 14 November. Please contribute to the page and come along if you can. Charles Matthews (talk) 14:38, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Excellent. Thanks!
10:35, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

hallo from Uwe Kils

can you please vote again on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Uwe_Kils_(3rd_nomination). Best wishes Uwe Kils 13:38, 9 December 2009 (UTC)



Yo ho ho

ϢereSpielChequers is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Xmas, Eid, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hannukah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone!

Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:WereSpielChequers/Dec09}} to your friends' talk pages.

PS sorry I missed the Oak, hope to be there in Jan. ϢereSpielChequers 20:00, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Season's greetings

Thank you for being one of the people who has made 2009 such an interesting and enlightening year for me. It has certainly had its challenges, but also many highlights. I wish you peace and contentment in 2010, and a joyous holiday season to you and yours.


In honour of the season, I hope you will enjoy a little musical token. Your choice: traditional or cheeky.


Best, Risker (talk) 01:28, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Happy New Year

Best Wishes for 2010, FloNight♥♥♥♥ 13:26, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Pour toi

Wikipedia:Meetup/Wiki-train. Ironholds (talk) 14:41, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom GA review

A review to see if Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom meets Wikipedia:Good article criteria has started, and has been put on hold. Suggestions for improvement are at Talk:Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom/GA2, and are mainly to do with coverage and neutrality, and building the lead section. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is one of our most high profile and popular articles, attracting an average of over 11,000 readers every day. You have made more than 40 edits to the article, and so you might be interested in helping to make the improvements needed to get it listed as a Good Article. SilkTork *YES! 12:51, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Add a "public interest" clause to Oversight

A proposal to add a "public interest" clause to Wikipedia:Oversight has started at Wikipedia_talk:Oversight#Proposal_for_new_.27public_interest.27_clause. SilkTork *YES! 10:22, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Two Euro coins.png

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Thanks for uploading File:Two Euro coins.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of "file" pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. J Milburn (talk) 02:38, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks - have deleted the original versions that were too large.
James F. (talk) 11:48, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

File:Kenilworth Castle hall.jpg listed for deletion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Kenilworth Castle hall.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. FASTILYsock(TALK) 17:51, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

Are you sure you have transferred all info, because I think I remember more on the original page - I was just about to add the info and an original upload log with the Move-to-commons assistant when the image was deleted. But it's your image, so it's fine ;) Best Hekerui (talk) 18:49, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
Ha, yeah, editing over each other - sorry!
The page did have more details - specifically, it had EXIF info (in a non-structured form), as back in 2003/4 we didn't automatically pull this out. However, now EXIF data is shown in an automatic template underneath the file on Commons, so there's no need for it. :-)
Thanks!
James F. (talk) 18:52, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Meetup/Cambridge 6

Talking about March 27. Charles Matthews (talk) 21:36, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. James F. (talk) 14:48, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
Now confirmed. Can't waste all that format you added.Charles Matthews (talk) 19:14, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
Excellent. See you there. :-) James F. (talk) 23:49, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

Cambridge meetup

The next Cambridge meetup will take place on 29 May. Hope to see you there. Charles Matthews (talk) 19:20, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Request for lifting of restriction

Please be aware that a request to lift a restriction has been made in an ArbCom case in which you were an arbitrator.[2]Anythingyouwant (talk) 09:05, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Did You Know

DYK nomination of Lothair Crystal

Hello! Your submission of Lothair Crystal at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Cryptic C62 · Talk 21:30, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

From our brief conversation - you said you wanted to get this ready for the day the BBC prog runs. If we get to know that date and its in the next 3 weeks or so then I should? be able to get it to appear on the same day. Victuallers (talk) 07:10, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton

Hi! It seems you recently created an unreferenced biography of a living person: Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton. The community has decided that all new biographies of living persons must contain a reliable source that supports at least one statement made about the person in the article as per our verifiability policy. Please add references as soon as possible. Thanks! --LaraBot (talk) 00:10, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Now done (by others). Whoops!
James F. (talk) 19:41, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Gdansk

Hi, we're on! I've got Coren on the panel, as well as Kim Bruning, any suggestions for a fourth? I've looked through the Gdansk attendees list but no-one jumps out as having been involved in this years events. Ideally I'd like to get one of the deletionists. ϢereSpielChequers 15:15, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Hurrah. I don't know about a fourth person - agree that we need a more deletionist person to balance out the inclusionist/eventualist two people on the panel now. Will have a think.
James F. (talk) 06:58, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mike Godwin

Hey- thought this may be of interest as you uploaded the image. Thanks. J Milburn (talk) 14:35, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks.
James F. (talk) 11:46, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Lothair Crystal

— Rlevse • Talk • 06:03, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Meetup Cambridge 8

Wikipedia:Meetup/Cambridge 8 will be on Saturday 24 July. Hope to see you there, if is that not putting it too strongly. Anyway you will have been aware via other channels, but you have been in our thoughts. Charles Matthews (talk) 20:49, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Christopher Chope

Per the animated argument at the meet "Chope is a moron!" "no he isn't, he's an imbecile!" "you're wrong, he's a complete fool!" this may interest you. It's rather scrappy and not particularly detailed (got to write for the layman, dontcha know) but just wait for my dissertation to be bound :P. Ironholds (talk) 01:51, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

ACC registration

As there is no built-in mechanism for verifying requests to join ACC it is asked in the registration instructions at wikipedia:request an account/Guide#Registering for use that people leave a confirming note on their talk page. This is particularly important as your ACC account would be given CU access. If you wouldn't mind leaving a note somewhere to confirm it is you who registered about an hour ago that would be nice. delirious & lost ☯ ~hugs~ 19:13, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Yes, sorry, that's me.
James F. (talk) 11:48, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
I've fixed your ACC account up so that you have all the relevant bits for checkuser. Disclaimer: This interface is NOT a toy. If it says you can do it, you can do it. Please use this responsibly. I'm sure that there was no need to say that, but I felt the need to say it anyway. :) --(ʞɿɐʇ) ɐuɐʞsǝp 12:42, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks. :-)
James F. (talk) 17:50, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Images

Thanks for your help at London Wikimedia Meetup Number 37 with uploading images. Now uploaded.DouglasReay (talk) 20:04, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Excellent. Looks fully compliant and everything. :-)
James F. (talk) 21:23, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Meetup date

I'm fine with 23 October except I couldn't go to dinner. It would be great to see you in Cambridge. If 23 October is what works for you, then we can do that. Charles Matthews (talk) 14:41, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Sounds fun. :-) Will be there.
James F. (talk) 00:16, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

TUSC token 1780755a9421032abf361c3a7c801068

I am now proud owner of a TUSC account!

James F. (talk) 14:29, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Nomination for merger of Template:Other places2

Template:Other places2 has been nominated for merging with Template:Other places. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. -DePiep (talk) 02:22, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

John Reed

Thanks for the comment on my discussion-page. For the record: for my basis for the relation of User:Lyltry and Reed, see here. Just to let you know that it was not me who invented the relation. Regards, Jeff5102 (talk) 23:28, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Jeff, those users have been known to cause problems on Wikiedia and both are banned; in that discussion Novelreader pointed out "no proof is offered". More to the point, there is no active issue with these editors, whose accounts have been dormant for years. The contributions you removed stood over all that time with hundreds of edits since. Your reason for removing many of them was that years ago you suspect there was a COI, which by itself is not even prohibited as the guideline makes clear. In addition to the policy violations, it was just a needless exercise. --David Shankbone 02:01, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

I see. I did not look at the repution of those editors; thanks for pointing that out. The dispute is now solved in an appropriate way. Thus, I should suggest to leave the old socks for what they are, and go on with more interesting stuff. Regards,Jeff5102 (talk) 09:00, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

Mail

Hello, Jdforrester. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.— CT Cooper · talk 21:18, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
Thank you. Replied!
James F. (talk) 11:11, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Librivox

OK Just a talk page note, to confirm I was looking into Buchan as audio, either as Wikisource or Librivox ..

On IRC you expressed an interest in relation to something , if you had the spare time. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 21:19, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Sounds cool - will try to follow-up.
James F. (talk) 11:11, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Re: My Userpage

elements cross-posted to User talk:Jdforrester and User talk:Rcsprinter123

Hi, Rcsprinter123, you'll likely not be pleased about this but I have suppressed a number of edits to your userspace which reveal too much personally identifiable information about yourself. I've done this per policy and for your own protection and safety on-line as you are a self-declared minor. I'm really sorry about that and I know it's annoying, but it's for the best. Please don't re-add it. For some useful information on privacy and safety, take a look at Wikipedia:Guidance for younger editors. Thanks, and sorry for messing about with your pages - James F. (talk) 22:59, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I totally understand. I'll read those pages and not post any private info again. RcsprinterGimme a message 14:52, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

No worries. :-)
James F. (talk) 11:10, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

I hate you.

Why the hell did you delete my "special page"? Do you do that to everyone's "special pages"? That's just not right. Just because I wasn't finished DOES NOT GIVE YOU A RIGHT TO DELETE MY PAGE! You're just a guy WHO HAS NO LIFE BUT DELETING OTHER PEOPLE'S PAGES! Get a life. I wish I could go back and finish it. I'm sorry that I HAD TO GO SLEEP! I mean seriously, who just goes around deleting people's pages. NO AMOUNT OF APOLOGIES COULD EVER CLEAR YOUR BAD NAME Sock7215 (talk) 17:13, 25 April 2011 (UTC)Sock7215

P.S. You are my complete ARCH ENEMY now.

Manchester wikimeet - would you be interested?

Hi James. The next Manchester wikimeet will be sometime in June (date TBD) - would you be interested in coming? See Wikipedia:Meetup/Manchester 8 for details. Thanks. :-) Mike Peel (talk) 08:10, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

replied there

Edit to List of current members of the Order of the Garter

Hello. I wonder if you'd let me know why you reverted my removal of "QC" from Sir Ninian Stephen in the list of current Knights of the Garter. Regards, --Cato the Younger (talk) 15:00, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Ah, sorry, looking back I rolled-back as your edit broke the list, and I didn't see the content change, and forgot to drop you a message. Sorry!
I note that his article lists him as QC (though there's a cite-needed) and is added as a member of Category:Australian Queen's Counsel. Are you sure he's not a QC?
James F. (talk) 22:04, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Cambridge meetup 21 May

In the place discussed (m:Meetup/Cambridge/11) but not actually the day discussed. Charles Matthews (talk) 10:24, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Sadly I couldn't make it, as I was at OpenTech. Next time, hopefully.
James F. (talk) 18:59, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

London meetup 46

We've got a couple of requests to change this back to the 12th would this be doable for you and do you think it's viable?©Geni 00:23, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Fine, of course. :-)
James F. (talk) 18:59, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

You said I could edit your page

And now im getting warnings for doing so... pffff

85.210.92.79 01:50, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Well, I said you could edit, not that your edits would stand. Vandalism isn't that great a move around here.
James F. (talk) 08:53, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Barnstar

 The British Library barnstar

Thank you for joining and contributing the British Library editathon, you definitely earned this barnstar! Cheers Fæ (talk) 23:20, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. :-)
James F. (talk) 07:14, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

British Library follow-up

Thank you for participating in the English and Drama Editathon at the British Library on June 4. I hope you enjoyed the day and got something useful out of it.

If you are new to Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects, I hope you had any questions or problems answered and maybe found being a contributor as addictive as many of the regulars do. If you've got any questions or need help, please feel free to ask any of us on our talk page or by e-mail (Fæ, Tom Morris, Sadads, James F., RHaworth, The Land, AdamBMorgan), ask on the British Library collaboration page or through the Wikipedia Help Desk.

If you are interested in working on Wikipedia, you might want to consider joining one of the WikiProjects. These are places where team work between editors interested in a particular topic can be coordinated. Some suggestions for WikiProjects that may be of interest to you as a participant in the event on Saturday include Literature, Poetry or Science Fiction. A full list of literature and language related WikiProjects can be found here, and a list of all WikiProjects is here. The WikiProjects often have things that need doing, and if you need help you can often ask in their talk page.

But there are other places you can get involved. If you are interested on working on images, such as improving image descriptions, categorisation or uploading new media, consider getting involved in Wikimedia Commons. Wikisource also needs people willing to help make available original source material, and Wikiquote is trying to compile a directory of quotes which you may be able to contribute to.

If you want to continue some of the work we got started on Saturday, here are a few potential things to help with:

  • Following on from work on Ella D'Arcy on Saturday, work has started to make all of The Yellow Book available on Wikisource. If you go to the page on Wikisource and pick a volume then click on 'scan index' you can start helping to proofread pages from the journal - simply click on the page you want to work on, and go through to check that the text on the left reflects the text on the right. If you need any help with getting started, please ask User:Tom Morris.
  • If you created any new articles at the event, you might want to submit them to Did you know?.
  • If you are able to translate into other languages, why not pick one of the articles we worked on, translate it and post it on another language version of Wikipedia: there are now versions in hundreds of languages. On Wikimedia Commons, it is also possible to provide multilingual descriptions of images and categories: this enables editors on the other language versions to better find images and media files they can use in their project.
  • If you need images from the British Library to illustrate articles, please add them to the image requests page. If you would like a British LIbrary curator to help collaborate on an article, please add it to the collaborations page.
  • You might also be interested in attending GLAMcamp London.
  • To explore more articles related to the British Library, visit Portal:British Library.

Whatever you do, please tell us about the positive and negative experiences you have. On behalf of the organisers of the event, thanks again.

—Tom Morris (talk) 11:21, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Woods Coffee brouhaha

Hello James F.,

You protected Woods Coffee from comment recently. Thank you.

As can be seen at user talk:dubyus and talk:Woods_Coffee, the anonymous editor persists. The first comment on my talk page demonstrates that this anonymous user has something other than facts in mind.

I request that the comment on talk:Woods_Coffee regarding a boycott and referring to an external website be removed. It doesn't seem right that this website information should be allowed, even if it's just in talk.

I am a satisfied customer of Woods Coffee with no other affiliation. The complaints that the anonymous Wikipedia user has about one of the owners have little or nothing to do with the everyday operation of Woods Coffee, especially the few locations that I visit. I have never met the individual associated with Woods. I do enjoy the heck out of their products and the people who work there.

Thank You. Dubyus (talk) 07:40, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Your opinion would be appreciated

As a member of WikiProject Countries, I'm seeking your opinion on a possible issue identified at List of sovereign states. If you have some spare moments, please contribute a comment at the Discussion of criteria. Best regards, Nightw 05:55, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Manchester wikimeets

Hi James, shame you couldn't make it to the last Manchester wikimeet. The next one's going to be on 17 September if you're interested in coming - more info at meta:Wikimeets/Manchester. Otherwise, hope to see you at a London wikimeet sometime soon. :-) Mike Peel (talk)

Tempting!
James F. (talk) 06:41, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

GeoNotices

Don't forget to put commas between the GeoNotices, otherwise everyone gets Javascript error messages (and no notices). Cheers. Kaldari (talk) 20:17, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Argh. Thanks, Ryan!
James F. (talk) 20:18, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

List of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines

I've been trying to keep this page neat for *years* any help that templates can give would be *very* appreciated.Naraht (talk) 19:55, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

No problem. :-)
James F. (talk) 19:57, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
What tools are you using to transform each line to a template, perl? And if it takes recreating all of the links to schools and fraternity pages to get this to work, let me know how I can help! (for that matter let me know anyway!)Naraht (talk) 20:08, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
I'm just used Excel for the extraction and regular expressions for the re-formatting, in the end.
James F. (talk) 21:57, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
Hmm. Can you give me more information on how to do that, I've worked in VBA, but I generally use perl. The problem with bringing it to UNIX is that I lose all of the long dashes.Naraht (talk) 11:23, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Error in changeover. The Alpha Sigma Phi group had an extra field at the beginning so everything got shifted down 1 in the list of arguments, so you ended up with (among others) Type = [[Central Mindanao University]] The one that fell off the end is R(AA) which is that an Alumni Association is Registered.Naraht (talk) 20:42, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
Argh, will fix now.
James F. (talk) 21:57, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
(Still not fixed, I'll take care of it) Are the Law and medical sections also doable with your technique?Naraht (talk) 11:23, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for working on the Philippine Fraternity and Sorority page. I'll see how much I can clean it up tomorrow.. Naraht (talk) 21:45, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
Thanks. :-)
James F. (talk) 21:57, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

List of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines

Can you transform the other sections like the Law and Medicine Fraternities to the new template? You seem to have software that at least help automate it.Naraht (talk) 13:04, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Tipu's Tiger

Another contribution to the DYK project, thanks Victuallers (talk) 22:42, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Block of User:Mni9791

I just noticed that a few days ago you indef-blocked User:Mni9791 for "Concerns best raised off-wiki." Now I have heard the theory that trolls should be blocked as quietly as possible to deny recognition - but Mni9791 seemed a good-faith editor to me. Outside of the realm of conspiracy theories I cannot think of why someone with Mni's track record and contributions would be blocked, especially without prior warning and without giving the reason. (I have doubts in principle about blocks for reasons so secret that they cannot be named on-wiki.) Could you please explain that block? If you consider the reason so un-discussable that you do not want to reply on-wiki, please send me a mail me via the "e-mail user" feature. Yours, Huon (talk) 23:51, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Wikimania!

Great meeting you Wikimania!
Wish we had a photo of us together, perhaps soon enough. It was great meeting you at Wikimania and thank you for being an awesome support system as a Wiki-friend and colleague. I look forward to getting together soon! In #wikilove, SarahStierch (talk) 11:19, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
Thanks. :-)
James F. (talk) 18:09, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Some falafel for you!

Well, here's some WikiLove to you (you can't say now that I only WikiLoved myself :D).

And say hello to that friend of yours (that we talked about) :D Filip (§) 10:32, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

Indeed. And yes. :-)
James F. (talk) 18:08, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Wikimeet in Manchester on Saturday

Hi James, this is just a quick reminder about the Manchester wikimeet this Saturday (17th September). Hope you can make it. Mike Peel (talk) 23:03, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Wish I could have been there, but was at a WLM event in The Netherlands.
James F. (talk) 14:12, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

sockpuppet editing

There is an open WP:SPI case looking at sockpuppet editing primarily on the Johann Hari/ Talk page. As you edited the Johann Hari/Talk page between 2004 and 2011, your input is welcomed.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Yonmei (talk • contribs) 12:05, 23 September 2011

Thank you, though it all looks to be sorted now.
James F. (talk) 19:02, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Greetings

Hi, hope all is well with you and yours. I've finally been shamed into creating User:WereSpielChequers/Recall (Pedro named me in his, so I realised I really ought to have one myself). Would you be willing to be on the list? If so just edit it and move your name out of the hidden bit. ϢereSpielChequers 20:44, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for asking. However, I have concerns about the concept of recall short-cutting the community's ability to moderate the work of sysops - it's not that I think I'm a bad choice, but that letting me have a say and not others troubles me.
James F. (talk) 19:02, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
Thanks, well I'm not too keen on recall myself, but this seemed a harmless addition. See you in a fortnight. ϢereSpielChequers 20:32, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Ohio politicians

are you planning on reinstating all of the deleted Ohio politicians. Obviously, all are credible. At least they deserve a stub. Please do so for all of the individuals who are red linked on the Ohio house and senate pages.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.252.199.28 (talk • contribs) 19:22, 7 October 2011‎

I was merely undoing a procedural anomally, not specifically going into bat for Ohio politicians (or any other particular kind of content). If they used to exist but were deleted for appropriate reasons, you can use the article creation wizard to request them.
James F. (talk) 19:46, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
I think that may be another sockpuppet. That was very quick of him to realize those articles were missing. Marcus Qwertyus 23:57, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
Technically, as a mere IP it's not a "sockpuppet account", but yes, it does seem plausible.
James F. (talk) 12:36, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
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