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Thanks @Pigsonthewing ! MatthewDalhousie (talk) 03:47, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Systematic page

Hi mate For more info on Systematic you can drop one of their comms guys a line - he's on Twitter as securitysplat. He's a useful dude. Methna7 (talk) 12:24, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Methna7 - and thanks for the kind suggestion. Will probably maintain a healthy buffer between self and subject. Appreciate the thought. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 00:58, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Alliance for Responsible Citizenship

I also thank you for creating this article. Unfortunately I don't have much time right now. When I'll be less stressed, I'll create translations of the article in German, Spanish and maybe Portuguese, if they do not yet exist.

Best wishes

Tuncker

Portuguese? This will be a first for me!MatthewDalhousie (talk) 06:25, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I know that you're a Bot, not a Person, but all the same, thank you for making that fix up. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 01:27, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Pacific Equity Partners - article amendments

Dear User:MatthewDalhousie, LizziePEP from the Pacific Equity Partners Wiki article here. I left a comment responding to your helpful advice a little while ago. I have mocked up some proposed changes in my sandbox (link can be found at the comment!). It would be great if you had some time to provide feedback. Much appreciated, and I hope you enjoy the holiday period. Cheers, Lizzie PEP (talk) 05:11, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Image on Danny Kruger

Hello there. I noticed you'd documented the 'ARC Forum' conference and used images placed by the conference in public domain. You captioned one upload 'Danny Kruger in conversation with John Howard, former Prime Minister of Australia, at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship in October 2023.' What are you basing the caption on, please? It looks to me like Iain Duncan Smith, not John Howard, and the date of the image according to Flickr is actually August 2021. --Cedders^tk 07:41, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It could have been the wrong date set on the camera, but the other photos in the stream are all consistent with the date of the conference. My question is about verifiability. There's also a lot of sourced work on ARC at https://www.desmog.com/alliance-for-responsible-citizenship-arc/ in case it helps. --Cedders^tk 07:56, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The caption is corroborated by a non-free image caption [1] and a Guardian story. [2] However, I don't do much image work myself and wonder what sources you used. --Cedders^tk 08:22, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there @Cedders. Yes, I noticed that the date on the Metadata is out of whack too. Some setting problem with their camera? But given that 2023 was the organisation's first conference, the date generated by the camera is clearly wrong. Yet the reliable sources indicate it was, indeed, Danny Kruger who interviewed John Howard at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, which is mentioned by the Straits Times for example. As to the date the report from SMH correspondent indicates the interview between Kruger and Howard was 31 October 2023. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 08:23, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply and the Straits Times link. I mistook the identity of one of the subjects (that particular profile looked very similar to another UK Conservative MP) and then the date made me suspect the image on Flickr had been edited. I've never seen guidelines on verifiability of images. --Cedders^tk 09:16, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I wonder what would happen if I asked them to correct their image details? Wouldn't hurt. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 09:24, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the drive!

Welcome, welcome, welcome MatthewDalhousie! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

CactiStaccingCrane (talk)18:52, 1 February 2024 UTC [refresh]via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)

You know what, I will!

start again

the categories in Steve Baird were so weird, I removed all of them (they have nothing to do with steve baird) - please make an effort to allocate relevant categories, thanks... JarrahTree 13:55, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, thanks for noticing that @JarrahTree. Must have been vestige from something else. My apologies. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 14:00, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

very very weird, always better to start anew than lift from elsewhere, it can be dangerous to do that - if you accidentally leave things like that, it reduces your credibility very quickly... JarrahTree 14:03, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sound advice. Honestly I don't feel that confident to start with a blank sheet, but perhaps I should be brave and just do that anyway. Again, apologies for the trouble and thanks for fixing. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 14:07, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

apologies are pointless, correcting it yourself is more likely to get it right - you simply lifted his sisters cats, (Julia) (very funny from this point of view) and I havent fixed it at all, the best advice is to reverse engineer a male compatriot's and adjust - for instance I wouldnt try Dan_Bourchier is a crap set of cats, whereas his brother's is very average Mike_Baird JarrahTree 14:19, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So, that's the first time I've ever added categories to any article. Had never actually spotted those three horizontal lines before. Added 11 categories. Thanks for alerting me to this. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 02:37, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Infoboxes

I saw your comment at Talk:Noël Coward about an infobox. Just a heads up, the topic of infoboxes on certain featured article biography articles can be highly contentious. The editors who have spent significant time editing those articles are sometimes very passionately opposed (as you can see from the discussion) to adding infoboxes. If you decide to move forward with a RFC make sure to separate the survey into yes/no/discussion otherwise the arguing back and forth will discourage comment. Thanks! Nemov (talk) 15:36, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Nemov! Thanks for stopping by. When it comes to Wikipedia, I'm a lover, not a fighter. Not my style to move to RFC. I like interacting with people and seeing what can be done. But I did feel it was okay to share my view of how the article could be improved. Happy to leave it at that. Appreciate the note! MatthewDalhousie (talk) 01:26, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome, probably wise. You're welcome! Happy editing! Nemov (talk) 02:46, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Miriam Cates

A citation is necessary for "After a friend asked her to stand" which you added at the beginning of Member of Parliament. Mcljlm (talk) 16:24, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Appreciate the improvements you have made to the article too. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 21:34, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it comes from that article in The New Statesman, which is in the footnote at the end of that first sentence in the subsection you mentioned. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 21:37, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Where in the article is a friend mentioned? Mcljlm (talk) 01:08, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Correction, it comes from the "Women with Balls" podcast, at approximately 7 minutes and 50 seconds. Citation updated accordingly. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 11:33, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 2024 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award

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		This award is given in recognition to MatthewDalhousie for collecting 1 point during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's FEB24 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing 14,300 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – – DreamRimmer (talk) 17:24, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Jonathan Pageau

Pageau is one of the few public figures I love. I have yet to see a single negative character flaw in the man. His work is valuable and important. I may meet him in August 2024. I hope we can continue to collaborate on his Wiki page. Tfdavisatsnetnet (talk) 02:01, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

He seems to have many fans. And wiki welcomes anyone who can contribute to a given subject, if they have a genuine interest, but can keep within the parameters of an encyclopaedic tone, with plenty of reliable sources. Happy to keep working on the page too. I've done a bit of a purge of some of the fawning language, and removed stuff that was using non-reliable articles as sources. (Am about to removed goodreads.com as a source right now!) So I think it's in much better shape that it was last year. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 02:22, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I was turned off by the 'peacock language' in the earlier versions of the page. Thanks for addressing that. Tfdavisatsnetnet (talk) 10:56, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

CS1 error on HOK (firm)

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I know you're a bot, but because I like being polite, be aware that I took note, and I believe I fixed the bare URL problem. Thanks! MatthewDalhousie (talk) 08:45, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:HOK (firm)

I have reverted your edit on Talk:HOK (firm) as inline citations are not required for projects that have their own articles with HOK mentioned. Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 05:31, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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For the record, there were two versions of this logo uploaded, and, ultimately of course only one used, so naturally I accept the deletion of the unused version. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 03:39, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Collaboration on a topic

Hi Matthew, thanks for getting in touch. One idea I had for collaborating is to work on improving some articles related to C. S. Lewis? His main article looks pretty thorough to me, but perhaps one of the articles on one of his books or characters would be a good candidate? Sir awesomness (talk) 06:57, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would love to help with that. There are separate wiki pages about 18 of the books by C. S. Lewis; most of which are pretty good. The one that, I feel, could be better is The Abolition of Man - given how often it is used in contemporary discussions about the decline of Western culture. Perhaps the article could have a new section "In contemporary thought" or something like that. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 07:55, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Great! Thanks Matthew, I'll see what research I can find on contemporary thought related to the book and go from there. Sir awesomness (talk) 02:09, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nice one. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 02:37, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Patrick White

Hello there

I have edited and slightly reworded some content you recently added on Patrick White and religion. I have added a section on White's Religious and Political views to cover the issue more adequately. I moved the comments by Greg Clarke to the Themes and Style section where it seems to fit better and added some counter views.

Happy to discuss here or on the article Talk page.

Cheers Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 03:33, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ha! Was just leaving you a note on your page.

You've made a superb addition @Aemilius Adolphin.

Really enjoyed it. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 03:35, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Glad you approve! By the way, I think Marr is very good on White's commitment to the Anglican church in the 1950s, it's influence on his writing and his gradual disillusionment with organised Christianity. I don't see what else Greg Clark wanted Marr to say in a biography for general readers. Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 03:40, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think Brian Kiernan (who is just excellent, isn't he) who gets it right here; there is "a division among critics" as to White's religiosity. So, good to have WP:BALANCE. Again. Thanks again for what you've added. Especially the "cursing a God I had convinced myself didn’t exist" quote. Superb. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 04:31, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Imane Khelif

Hi, in this edit [3] you said "A letter from the IBA was sent to Khelif advising him of the same". Him seems to refer to Khelif, but Khelif is a woman and I'm fairly sure has not indicated a preference for any other pronouns so you should use her and definitely not him. The only case where this would be acceptable on en.wikipedia would be if for some reason a direct quote was needed but I see no indication this is a quote, nor do I see why it would be needed here. Actually I can't see in the Sky News source where it says Khelif was advised of the result of the first test, only the second although only some pages of the primary source as shown. Also even she Sky News source itself uses her and other such pronouns anyway. Nil Einne (talk) 02:02, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I quite see your point. The section you've quoted did come from that Sky News page at the time, but it seems to have changed. I suppose that can happen. Since it isn't quoting the page any longer, I will ensure that my note reflects the language. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 02:55, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ways to improve Tim Efkarpidis

Hello, MatthewDalhousie,

Thank you for creating Tim Efkarpidis.

I have tagged the page as having some issues to fix, as a part of our page curation process and note that:

I couldn't find a single significant piece on this person in a quality national source. He doesn't even appear that often in the mainsteam Australian media in passing that often (and nothing outside of Australia). The "NewActon Precinct" could be notable (as it does get some coverage as a topic), but I can't see that Tim Efkarpidis is getting coverage as a standalone person of note? thanks.

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Hi @Aszx5000, thanks for this note. I've worked through your concerns on a fresh talk page section here.

MatthewDalhousie (talk) 06:59, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked as a sockpuppet

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Sock puppets are online identities used for disguised activity by the operator. I have not participated in that.

I have stopped using certain accounts at point, for very good reasons - and informed admins of doing so - and moved on to use other accounts. I notice one of the editors who has made the accusation also uses another account. But that person won't be disciplined by admins.

I will not be appealing the block because I know some of those involved in the initial accusation are nefarious in intent, well connected to influential editors and admins, and so are extremely powerful.

There is is no hope for any editor who has done the right thing, at least by the instructions we're giving, but who has powerful enemies.

None. There is no hope for those who have made mistakes and wanted to set things right. I have never seen that supported by the system. I have never seen anyone take the brave step of being honest about their activity, then see that editor go on to be welcomed back into a healthy pattern of editing. Sad but there you have it.

I entirely respect @The Wordsmith for the decision made. I know none of this is personal for you. I deeply respect the work you do as an editor and an admin. You are an incredible contributor. So my best to you.

Happy trails everybody.

MatthewDalhousie (talk) 01:53, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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