User talk:Laurence Cox

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Hello! Your submission of U Dhammaloka 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! Also, I suggest that you use this template for making DYK submissions, as it ensures that you get all the hook formatting right. I see that you are a new editor (your article is a solid effort!) and if you haven't yet, I suggest that you review the rules for DYK. I've also left a comment on the article's talk page. Schwede 66 22:25, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Quotes from "Ireland's new religious movements"

Hi, looks like a useful book and you've added a number of references to articles. Just thought I'd point out a couple of friendly policies and practices. There's a couple of things though that you should be aware of. I assume that you are the same "Laurence Cox" listed as an editor - that might open you up to accusations of a conflict of interest. If someone disagreed with one of the points. Take a look at the policy and understand it. It's also requested that when quoting books, your use a specific format, and a specific template, and to also include the ISBN. For example, this is the template in use for a book on whiskey Whisky by James Ross<ref>{{cite book | title = Whisky | id = ISBN 0710066856 | pages = 158 | last = Ross | first = James | publisher = [[Routledge]]}}</ref>. That's it. Looks like a very interesting book! --HighKing (talk) 13:36, 4 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Highking, Many thanks for that. I'll answer the easier point first: I understand though that multiple forms of [[1]] are allowed on WP, but that it should be consistent within a single article. Was there a specific article where I didn't do this? Happy to put in the ISBN of course, but just wanted to check we were talking about the same thing.

On COI, this is in part why I'm using my own name, by way of declaring my interest. I understand though that "If an editor has published the results of his or her research in a reliable publication, the editor may cite that source while writing in the third person and complying with our neutrality and conflict of interest policies" [[2]]. I've tried to avoid controversial claims as far as possible.

My situation here is slightly odd in that there is very little published research on NRMs in Ireland, and this book literally represents not just the first academic overview of the subject but the proceedings of the first academic conference on the topic. These were successful in gathering pretty much everyone doing academic research in the field, at least within Ireland (and a high international representation), so that there are at present very few people with this knowledge who are not in some way represented within the publication or at least the broader conference. (In relation to my own piece within this, there is to the very best of my knowledge one other academic researcher and one non-academic researcher on Irish Buddhism, both of whom I work closely with, so the situation is even tighter.) Obviously the hope of the book and of mentioning it on Wikipedia is to spur others to more empirical research.

Thanks a lot, --Laurence Cox (talk) 10:45, 5 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Laurence. Yup, multiple forms are fine, and I was pointing out the "cite book" template as this is a simple way to .. well ... cite books. I'd certainly recommend putting in the ISBN - it'll make the publication much easier to find for international readers who may wish to order it from their library, etc. The rest, I was really only giving you a heads-up on some possible potential future issues, but you appear to be well prepared, so feel free to ignore. As I said before, looks like a great publications, good luck. --HighKing (talk) 20:01, 5 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Doing the ISBNs now.--Laurence Cox (talk) 15:09, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for U Dhammaloka

On 11 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article U Dhammaloka, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that U Dhammaloka (pictured) was an Irish hobo who became one of the first known western Buddhist monks and was twice tried for sedition? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Orlady (talk) 00:02, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Interface: a journal for and about social movements

Thanks for expansion. It would really help if we could Interface listed in the indices mentioned in points 2 and 3 of Wikipedia:Notability (academic journals). --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me} 00:44, 15 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting article in the Signpost

Since you don't seem to be subscribed to the talk page Signpost delivery, you may be missing on this interesting tidbit: WMF strikes down enwiki consensus, academic journal partnerships, and eyebrows raised over minors editing porn-related content (the story Academic journals consider partnering with Wikipedia'). You may find it of interest. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me} 01:12, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

May 2012

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Religion_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. IRWolfie- (talk) 21:59, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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IRWolfie- (talk) 22:25, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Please be particularly aware, Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:

Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made; that is to say, editors are not automatically "entitled" to three reverts.
Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. IRWolfie- (talk) 22:46, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Specifically, if you want to include the link, discuss it on the talk page as required per WP:BRD. You also have a conflict of interest with regard to the link, which also requires you to take it to the talk page. IRWolfie- (talk) 22:50, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

COIN

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident in which you may be involved. Thank you. IRWolfie- (talk) 12:25, 20 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Interface: a journal for and about social movements (2nd nomination)

You may want to take a look there; DGG in particular asked you an interesting and good faithed question about indices. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 18:50, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]