User talk:Moonraker/Archive 9

Caroline Maria Applebee

Thank you for your message about RHS entry. My source was the actual baptism register itself which states 16th May 1787, Caroline Maria daughter of Rev. John and Grace Applebee. I came across it by chance and thought it was useful to have an original source quoted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AllthingsGeorgian (talk • contribs) 08:43, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

Many thanks, AllthingsGeorgian. Is it somewhere online, or do you have the location of the original? By the way, life is easier if you sign your messages with four tildes, like this: ~~~~. Moonraker (talk) 08:48, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

A copy of the original baptism register is online via FindMyPast, although a subscription is required to access it.AllthingsGeorgian (talk) 10:23, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

Wikigraphists Bootcamp (2018 India)

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American School in England

Dear Moonraker,

I work for TASIS The American School in England and I was updating the wrong information that the page was offering to the users.

Please, let me know if you need any proof of this. I can sent you the Ofsted report.

Sincerely, Angel — Preceding unsigned comment added by Malozanog (talk • contribs) 10:16, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

I apologize if I erased the information. It will not happen again. I was just trying to update it. Sincerely, Angel — Preceding unsigned comment added by Malozanog (talk • contribs) 10:19, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Thank you, Malozanog. I am perhaps being rather forthright again, but in Wikipedia's terms you have a conflict of interest and really should not be editing the page. It's helpful if you sign your messages with four tildes (like this, ~~~~), which adds your name and the time and date. Moonraker (talk) 10:48, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Hi Moonraker,

I understand that it could be a conflict of interest but what is better, update the information or leave outdated? Thank you for your help to clarify this issue.

Sincerely, Angel — Preceding unsigned comment added by [[Kimberly Frey (talk • contribs) 19:22, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Malozanog, rules are rules, and the unwritten one is "thou shalt not get caught". There's no actual harm in someone who's conflicted adding correct relevant information with a good source, the problem is one of bias. The sin wasn't so much the conflict of interest as the removing of what had gone before, that's where your bias became clear. Moonraker (talk) 08:13, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain

Thank you for the comment! Yes I have been transcribing some eighteenth-century letters relating to my family and they seemed to be a lot less fussy about apostrophes than - well, than me.

RoryCunningham, the whole idea of correct spelling was an 18th century invention, and the apostrophe was in its infancy. On the whole, our ancestors were wiser than we are in eschewing it. But we are where we are. Now that even schoolteachers are bad at spelling, relying on the spellcheck gadgets in their laptops and iPads, I guess the possessive apostrophe will slowly fizzle out until it's seen as archaic. And that would be a happy outcome, given the foolishness that invented it. The only thing is, Thomas's shouldn't end up as Thomas... Thomases would be far better. Moonraker (talk) 17:48, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Cider with Rosie (film)

On 30 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cider with Rosie (film), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cider with Rosie could not be filmed in Slad, where the story takes place, as the village had changed too much? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cider with Rosie (film). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cider with Rosie (film)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Ilona Durigo

On 31 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ilona Durigo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ilona Durigo, one of the leading concert contraltos of her time, performed in the first recording of Bach's St Matthew Passion, conducted by Willem Mengelberg? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ilona Durigo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ilona Durigo), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:04, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

Sorry that I didn't think sooner of sharing. Love your translation! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:57, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for High School of Montreal

On 1 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article High School of Montreal, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after a bitter dispute over its curriculum in 1890, the High School of Montreal was destroyed by fire? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/High School of Montreal. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, High School of Montreal), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 05:51, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison

On 3 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a portrait (pictured) of the Cavalier Viscount Grandison caused a sensation at Detroit, but later turned out to be that of another man? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Radio Drama Company

On 4 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Radio Drama Company, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the BBC boasts that the actors of its Radio Drama Company can be "mice, ants, naiads or dryads, men morphing into hares, maggots in a fisherman's sack, or even a tray of fancy cakes"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Radio Drama Company. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Radio Drama Company), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Blanche Georgiana Vulliamy

On 8 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Blanche Georgiana Vulliamy, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Blanche Georgiana Vulliamy was fond of portraying bats, goblins, and other reclusive and grotesque creatures? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Blanche Georgiana Vulliamy. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Blanche Georgiana Vulliamy), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 01:38, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Supporting Indian Wikipedia Program resource distribution

In 2017 - 2018, the Wikimedia Foundation and Google working in close coordination with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Wikimedia India chapter (WMIN) and user groups will pilot a program encouraging Wikipedia communities to create locally relevant and high-quality content in Indian languages. This program (Code name: Project Tiger) will:

(a) Support active and experienced Wikipedia editors through the donation of laptops and stipends for internet access and

(b) Sponsor a language-based contest that aims to address existing Wikipedia content gaps.

The objective of the program is to provide laptops and internet stipends for existing editors who need support to contribute more actively. 50 basic model Acer Chromebooks and Internet stipends for 100 contributors are available for distribution. Provided resources are the sole property of the beneficiaries and should be used for the betterment of the movement.

If you're an active Wikimedian, and interested to receive support from this project, please apply. It will take around 10 minutes of your time, and will ask descriptive questions about your contribution to Indic Wikimedia projects.

• Apply at: Supporting Indian Language Wikipedias Program#Apply for support
• Last date for submitting applications is 11th February 2018, 11:59 IST.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:12, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for your welcome message (on my talk page) just now, Moonraker, but note that I have been a member of Wikipedia for quite a few years :-). However, most of my edits have been minor ones - mostly correcting typos and other errors when I spot them. I did read many of the pages you provided links for some time back, but it's always good to keep up to date, and I can also use your message as a handy reference. Phylasnier (talk) 00:05, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Six years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:44, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

Gerda, many thanks for the Yogo sapphire! Do you have time to review Georg Decker? Moonraker (talk) 15:55, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Seven years now! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:49, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

Goodness me, Gerda Arendt, how time does fly. Moonraker (talk) 03:58, 20 February 2019 (UTC)

... and eight --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:23, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

Sadly

I have had to report you to ANI. Do not take this personally. BigSkyMan (talk) 18:22, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Please provide a link to the section. Moonraker (talk) 18:25, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Skwornek_(horse). BigSkyMan (talk) 18:27, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. I have replied there. Moonraker (talk) 18:29, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Moonraker, thank you for your calm assistance in this matter. Montanabw^(talk) 19:20, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks

Dear Moonraker,

Thankyou for this - I should have done this first. All the best Severnmeadows (talk) 08:53, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Prince Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann

On 7 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Prince Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Prince Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann was a wet bob at Eton? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Prince Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Prince Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for George Chichester, 5th Marquess of Donegall

On 14 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article George Chichester, 5th Marquess of Donegall, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/George Chichester, 5th Marquess of Donegall. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, George Chichester, 5th Marquess of Donegall), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:36, 14 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for The Hatton Garden Job

On 15 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Hatton Garden Job, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that The Daily Telegraph said The Hatton Garden Job "begins to feel like a bizarre, Brechtian joke at the audience’s expense"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Hatton Garden Job. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, The Hatton Garden Job), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:04, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Orange College of Breda

On 20 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Orange College of Breda, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Orange College of Breda was founded by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Orange College of Breda. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Orange College of Breda), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Project Tiger Writing Contest

In 2017 – 2018, the Wikimedia Foundation and Google working in close coordination with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Wikimedia India Chapter (WMIN) and user groups from India, are piloting a program encouraging Wikipedia communities to create locally relevant and high-quality content in Indian languages. This program will (a) support active and experienced Wikipedia editors through the donation of laptops and stipends for internet access and (b) sponsor a language-based contest that aims to address existing Wikipedia content gaps.

Phase (a) has been completed, during which active contributors were awarded laptops and internet stipends. Phase (b) will be a contest in which editors will come together and develop a writing contest focused on content gaps. Each month three individual prizes will be awarded to each community based on their contribution for the month. The prizes worth 3,000 INR, 2000 INR, and 1,000 INR, will be awarded to the top contributors for each month. The contest started at March 1, 2018, 0:00, and will end at May 31, 2018, 23:59 (IST). Useful links are as follows:

• Sign up at: Wikipedia:Project Tiger Writing Contest/Participants
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DYK for Lady Camilla Bloch

On 27 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lady Camilla Bloch, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lady Camilla Bloch has spoken out against those who call her father a murderer? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lady Camilla Bloch. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lady Camilla Bloch), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Royal Naval College, Osborne

On 29 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Royal Naval College, Osborne, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the spymaster and cricketer J. C. Masterman trained at the Royal Naval College, Osborne? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Royal Naval College, Osborne. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Royal Naval College, Osborne), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Georg Decker

On 3 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Georg Decker, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Franz Joseph I of Austria gave a portrait (pictured) by Georg Decker to his ten-year-old son? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Georg Decker. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Georg Decker), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for William Ruck-Keene

On 17 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William Ruck-Keene, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Captain Ruck-Keene's command of HMS Cochrane ended a few days after Admiral Jellicoe wrote that he had become "lazy, lacks energy & has run to seed"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William Ruck-Keene. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, William Ruck-Keene), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

Florimond de Norville

Hello. Thank you for your help in this article. If you can find more sources too, it would be great. (I will change few little things (like "18th-century" that is obvious). Thanks again :). Cheers

Zergryba, the lady's surname is clearly Florimond, Norville seems to be something added on by claimed land ownership, which I guess is why the suggested father is called bourgeois. "Amelie de Norville" looks like a misunderstanding. Moonraker (talk) 01:12, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Fordyce Academy

Hello! Your submission of Fordyce Academy at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it 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! CeeGee 10:15, 21 April 2018 (UTC) CeeGee 10:15, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier

Could've sworn I saw a double pipe in one of the links you left. But if it wasn't there, that's my bad. Just same, do you have sources to support your changes? (I was concerned about that also, but reverted due to the double pipe). If you can add any, or point to existing refs to support your changes, that would help. Thanks - ^theWOLFchild 04:00, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Thewolfchild, really just copy-editing. For instance, the word "foreign" excludes Commonwealth countries. The Premiership of Tony Blair is ipso facto led by Tony Blair. He was an enthusiast for aircraft carriers, I might be able to find a ref. for that. Moonraker (talk) 04:10, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Fordyce Academy

On 1 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fordyce Academy, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that George Smith left money to establish a school for poor children named Smith? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fordyce Academy. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Fordyce Academy), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (film)

Hello! Your submission of The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (film) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it 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! Yoninah (talk) 20:59, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Wendreda

Hello! Your submission of Wendreda at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it 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! Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 00:35, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Wendreda

On 6 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wendreda, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the only church dedicated to Saint Wendreda, the roof is decorated with 118 oaken angels? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wendreda. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Wendreda), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Oaken, Gatoclass, forsooth? Can't help wondering who came up with a silly word like that! Moonraker (talk) 01:39, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (film)

On 6 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (film), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a reviewer of The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous saw the title character Lysander Hawkley as "the man who put the giggle in gigolo"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (film). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (film)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Another idiomatic translation, please.

From Franz Seraph von Kohlbrenner: "Er war ein bürgerlicher Schriftsteller, ein thätiger Bürger; eine seltne Kühnheit im Unternehmen und eine nie besiegte Standhaftigkeit im Ausführen zeichneten ihn bey seinen Zeitgenossen aus." - on his tombstone. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:43, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

English used to have the word citizen for Bürger, but now that has morphed into someone with a nationality status, and the word bourgeois is connected with social class and not cities. For a single word for Ausführen, there are execution and performance, both rather ambiguous. I suggest plain words: "He was a writer of the city, and active as a city-dweller; he stood out from his fellows by his rare boldness in business and his unsurpassed steadfastness in carrying out that to which he set his hand." Moonraker (talk) 04:21, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you! Bürgerlich means social class here, vs. nobility - he came from plain circumstances and rose to nobility late in life. Please add it to the article! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:02, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, Gerda, you live and learn, I have always thought the main meaning of Bürger was city-dweller. I see the dictionary my grandmother gave me when I was eighteen says "citizen, townsman, burgess, burgher, one of the middle class, commoner". The meaning of non-noble is clear enough, until recently the nobility was based in the country and people living in the city had to earn a living. Anyway, let's try to get this right, what is the main meaning of Bürger here, townsman or man of the middle-class? And do you hear bürgerlicher Schriftsteller as middle-class writer or writer of the city? Moonraker (talk) 17:26, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Always learning, and how will I know? Middle-class sounds wrong because that would leave upper class. "Commoner" might be good, but is no word I am familiar with. "Citizen" sounds not bad, but is no adjective. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:56, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Very well, I hate using foreign words in translations, but the way to take the middle road here is to say bourgeois writer, but leave active as a city-dweller. It may be the best we can do. Moonraker (talk) 21:39, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Herbert Edward Holmes à Court

On 11 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Herbert Edward Holmes à Court, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Herbert Holmes à Court's commands included the gunnery training ship HMS Revenge? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Herbert Edward Holmes à Court. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Herbert Edward Holmes à Court), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the information

Hi Moonraker,

many thanks for your pointers, that is very helpful. I'll see if I can find the time to be more precise about it.

Cheers,

Joris Vander Cammen (talk) 10:15, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Constance Savery

Thank you for looking at the Constance Savery article that I began. I am completing the task of replacing American usage with British.

You observed the shortage of citations for much of the article. My original article supported these statements with multiple references to the Savery correspondence in the libraries at Oregon University and the University of Southern Mississippi. These footnotes were stripped out before the article was accepted. I presume this was because such citations were regarded as original research. For example, Savery wrote about the 'very nice mouth' compliment in a letter to Agneta Thomson, 30 Jan 1992. The letter is in the Constance Savery papers at the University of Oregon's Knight Library.

Is there any way that the Savery correspondence can be used in citations?

Anobium625 (talk) 02:45, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Hi Anobium625. Sorry to hear about the loss of your citations, but I do understand what was in someone’s mind: first, as you say, the “original research” point, and second, but closely related, the problem of verifiability. Really that’s what’s behind the original research point. It isn’t reasonable to expect someone to visit an archive of manuscripts to verify unpublished information. I guess you could find published sources for much of the article. If not, perhaps you should write the definitive biography! Moonraker (talk) 21:59, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

I have written the definitive biography: Another Lady: A Biography of Constance Savery. It is 100,000 words long, contains over 800 citations, and is based upon the 3,000 family letters and 8,000 diary pages left behind after Savery's death. I may not quote from it, because it is a self-published Amazon Kindle eBook. The diaries remain confidential, but the letters have been digitized, and any particular letter would be available to any scholar who writes to the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi. A visit to Mississippi isn't necessary.

Anobium625 (talk) 04:49, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

Then good work, Anobium625! I take your point that a self-published biography may not be a reliable source, in an academic sense, although that depends on the full facts. You aren't supposed to publish your own original research on Wikipedia, but if it's already been published somewhere else then it's not quite the same thing. Sooner or later relying directly on original documents would be challenged by some wikignome, but in my humble opinion citations from your ebook would be better than none. Moonraker (talk) 03:19, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. I'll quote from my book while I continue to seek other citations.

Anobium625 (talk) 15:10, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Franz Seraph von Kohlbrenner

On 19 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Franz Seraph von Kohlbrenner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Franz Seraph von Kohlbrenner, a civil servant at the Bavarian court, published a hymnal that contained the mass ordinary in German? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Franz Seraph von Kohlbrenner. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Franz Seraph von Kohlbrenner), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Bratton House image

I took the liberty of making a straightened copy of your photo of Bratton House. Wire723 (talk) 14:57, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

Good work, Wire723! It did strike me as a little wonky. Moonraker (talk) 06:41, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Daisy Burrell

Dear Moonraker,

We have been following your Wikipedia updates regarding Daisy Burrell with interest. My Great Aunt is Daisy's niece and is loving hearing about all of the stage productions and films that she was involved with. We would love to know where you are finding your information and do you have more!!

Kind Regards

FamilyHistorian1 (talk) 11:40, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi, FamilyHistorian1, and thank you for your message. Please see my reply on your talk page. With best wishes, Moonraker (talk) 15:36, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Charsley's Hall

Hi Moonraker, thank you for writing the above article in 2011. you found some interesting information about how private halls operated in the nineteenth century. I intend to add a paragraph about private halls to "Colleges of the University of Oxford", with a link to your article, in due course.81.86.211.166 (talk) 08:49, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi again, I have now set up an account. I think there is a typo in your article on William Henry Charsley: it says he was Master from 1865 to 1891 and then that he founded Charsley's Hall in 1856. I believe that they should both be 1865 as you reference Oxford University Calendar 1866, which lists only 4 undergraduates.TSventon (talk) 09:25, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

It seems to be complicated. Please see your talk page. Moonraker (talk) 22:59, 29 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, there do seem to be two dates. Could you add a reference for becoming Master in 1865 to the William Henry Charsley article? Page 254 of the 1891 edition of Whitaker's Almanac you referenced says that Charsley was elected in 1866 (and Henry Turrell in 1880). Also can I copy this discussion onto the Charsley's Hall talk page?TSventon (talk) 13:50, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

TSventon, please do. Moonraker (talk) 15:00, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

gravestonephotos.com

Hi Moonraker. I just ran across gravestonephotos.com in Kitty Clive, which you added quite a while ago [1]. I'm not sure what to make of it, and am not seeing any noticeboard discussion, so I thought you might recall something about it. --Ronz (talk) 02:50, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

Hi Ronz, the main thing I remember about that edit is that I had just created a page for St Mary's Church, Twickenham, where as you see Kitty Clive is buried. No doubt you saw the previous edit, too, in which I added a reference from a book about graves. I guess what then took me to the gravestonephotos web site was that I was trying to find the poem which is mentioned... but sadly the public photograph there is very poor. I see you have now asked for a higher quality image. When you get it, do please add the poem to the English Wikipedia page for Kitty Clive and also your new French one. The gravestonephotos webmaster might even release his picture so that you can upload it to Commons. Moonraker (talk) 19:50, 11 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Lady Angela Forbes

On 14 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lady Angela Forbes, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the poet Edith Sitwell described Lady Angela Forbes (pictured) as "an elderly gorilla affected with sex appeal"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lady Angela Forbes. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lady Angela Forbes), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

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Merry Merry

		Happy Christmas!
		Hello Moonraker, Early in A Child's Christmas in Wales the young Dylan and his friend Jim Prothero witness smoke pouring from Jim's home. After the conflagration has been extinguished Dylan writes that Nobody could have had a noisier Christmas Eve. And when the firemen turned off the hose and were standing in the wet, smoky room, Jim's Aunt, Miss. Prothero, came downstairs and peered in at them. Jim and I waited, very quietly, to hear what she would say to them. She said the right thing, always. She looked at the three tall firemen in their shining helmets, standing among the smoke and cinders and dissolving snowballs, and she said, "Would you like anything to read?" My thanks to you for your efforts to keep the 'pedia readable in case the firemen chose one of our articles :-) Best wishes to you and yours and happy editing in 2019. MarnetteD|Talk 03:58, 19 December 2018 (UTC)