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Motto of the day

Hello, I notice you're using one of the {{motd}} templates, run by Wikipedia:Motto of the day. You may have noticed that some of the mottos recently have been followed by a date from 2006, or on occasion simply "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". The reason for this is that Motto of the day is in some very serious need of help. Participation in the project, which has never been especially high, has dropped considerably over this past summer, to the point we have had several days where no motto was scheduled to appear at all. Over the past several weeks, I've been the only editor scheduling mottos at all, but there aren't enough comments on some of these mottos to justify their use. If we do not get some help - and soon - your daily mottos will stop. In order for us to continue updating these templates for you, we need your help.

When you get a chance between your normal editing, could you stop by our nominations page and leave a few comments on some of the mottos there, especially those that do not have any comments yet? This works very simply; you read a motto, decide whether or not you like it, and post your opinion just below the motto. That's it - no experience required, just an idea of what you personally like and what you feel reflects Wikipedia and its community. If you do have past experience with the project, then please close some of the older nominations once they've got a decent consensus going. There are directions on the nominations page on how to do this.

If you have any questions, please let me know, or post on the project's talk page. I'm looking forward to reading your comments on the suggested mottos, and any additional suggestions you'd like to make. Until then, happy editing! Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 01:40, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cheadle Hulme School "Trivia"

On this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheadle_Hulme_School

it says: "Until at least the mid 1960s, pupils used to refer to the school as the 'Cheadle Hulme Institute for Naughty Toddlers', and to themselves as 'chints'." (I have just changed the date from "late 1950s", since I was a pupil there from 1960 till 1966.)

We called the school "Chints", as in "I'm at Chints, where are you?", but we did not refer to ourselves as 'chints'. Maybe there was a change of usage at some stage?

The alumni are of course also called "Old Wacs", but this term doesn't figure in the article. Of interest?

Jo482oo9 (talk) 10:43, 29 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There shouldn't even really be a trivia section - it's unencyclopedic and against Wikipedia policy. The information about "Chints" is also unreferenced and potentially original research. I've removed it. Regarding "Old Waconians", there is a whole section in the articles called "Notable Old Waconians", with an explanation of the term. Hope this helps. ^Tom _Phil 18:05, 29 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. That's fine. Jo482oo9 (talk) 18:54, 29 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Nuttall

Hi! It seems you recently created an unreferenced biography of a living person: Paul Nuttall. Our verifiability policy requires that all content be cited to a reliable source. Please add references as soon as possible. Thanks! --LaraBot (talk) 00:27, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Stuart Agnew

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WP:Hornbook -- a new WP:Law task force for the J.D. curriculum

Hi TomPhil,

I'm asking Wikipedians who are interested in United States legal articles to take a look at WP:Hornbook, the new "JD curriculum task force".

Our mission is to assimilate into Wikipedia all the insights of an American law school education, by reducing hornbooks to footnotes.

Each casebook will have a subpage.

Over the course of a semester, each subpage will shift its focus to track the unfolding curriculum(s) for classes using that casebook around the country.
It will also feature an extensive, hyperlinked "index" or "outline" to that casebook, pointing to pages, headers, or {{anchors}} in Wikipedia (example).
Individual law schools can freely adapt our casebook outlines to the idiosyncratic curriculum devised by each individual professor.

I'm encouraging law students around the country to create local chapters of the club I'm starting at my own law school, "Student WP:Hornbook Editors". Using WP:Hornbook as our headquarters, we're hoping to create a study group so inclusive that nobody will dare not join.

What you can do now:

1. Add WP:Hornbook to your watchlist, {{User Hornbook}} to your userpage, and ~~~~ to Wikipedia:Hornbook/participants.

2. If you're a law student,

Email http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:Hornbook to your classmates, and tell them to do the same.
Contact me directly via talk page or email about coordinating a chapter of "Student WP:Hornbook Editors" at your own school.

(You don't have to start the club, or even be involved in it; just help direct me to someone who might.)

3. Introduce yourself to me. Law editors on Wikipedia are a scarce commodity. Do knock on my talk page if there's an article you'd like help on.

Regards, Andrew Gradman ^talk/_WP:Hornbook 19:49, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Young Independence

The article Young Independence has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

The only third party coverage I can find is this which I do not feel is enough to satisfy the general notability guideline.

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Smartse (talk) 12:48, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles for deletion nomination of Young Independence

I have nominated Young Independence, 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/Young Independence. 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. Jclemens (talk) 00:53, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles for deletion nomination of Richard Suchorzewski

I have nominated Richard Suchorzewski, 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/Richard Suchorzewski. 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. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 04:01, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

MOTDs (This space for rent)

You may have noticed over the past few days that the MOTD that you link to on your user page has simply displayed a red link. This is due to the fact that not enough people are reviewing pending MOTDs here. Please help us keep the MOTD template alive and simply go and review a few of the MOTDs in the list. That way we can have a real MOTD in the future rather than re-using (This space for rent). Any help would be appreciated! ·Add§hore· ^{Talk To Me!} 14:09, 6 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cheadle Hulme School - edits and updates

I am the PR Officer at Cheadle Hulme School and, reading through the Wiki page here, I have noticed that there are some small inaccuracies and typos as well as some very old photos. I would like to suggest some changes and edits to the page, purely to maintain accuracy and keep the page current.

Although new to Wikipedia, I'm a member of the CIPR and am trying to ensure that our page is accurate by following their Wikipedia guidelines, without creating any bias.

Would you be happy to work with me on this and could I go through the notes I've made with you? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Timhudsonchs (talk • contribs) 10:10, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tim, thanks for your message.

I did create the Cheadle Hulme School article and draft a lot of the content for it, although by the nature of Wikipedia numerous other people have edited the article and I am not responsible for all of the content in it!

I acknowledge that the article is out of date; I have not edited it for a number of years, and it does not look like anyone else has taken much interest in it over the past few years. It would be good to see it updated and improved.

My initial response was going to be that with this being Wikipedia you are of course able to edit the page yourself, but given your employment by CHS I assume that you are reluctant to do so in accordance with Wikipedia conflict of interest policy.

I've had a quick look through the policy (not being previously familiar with the details of it myself). I do not see that there is any issue at all in you sharing your notes. In the spirit of transparency and compliance with policy, I suggest that you post your proposed amendments (together with a confirmation of your interest in the subject of the article) on the article's talk page. Whilst I'm not sure anyone else particularly takes an interest in the article, it will at least properly document your involvement.

Feel free to respond here to let me know when you have done so and I will have a look and see whether there are any amendments I can make to the article on the basis of your notes. As you probably know, everything on Wikipedia should ideally be referenced, so if you can provide references (links etc) in respect of any suggestions you make that would be great (which is particularly important given your involvement with the school).

Re the photos, I appreciate that they are a little dated, but at the moment they are all that are available. If, as an employee of the school, you are willing to provide more up-to-date photos and confirm the school's permission for use on Wikipedia then that would be very helpful.

Best wishes, ^Tom _Phil 19:44, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that - I have added a section to the talk page regarding the updates. Timhudsonchs (talk) 08:26, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Tim, I have updated the article and responded on the Cheadle Hulme School talk page. ^Tom _Phil 16:21, 21 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cheadle Hulme School new edits

I've made some more requested edits on the Cheadle Hulme School Talk Page. The user who was updating my edits has unfortunately passed away. I wonder if you would mind having a look at the last couple of requests I've made on there, since you are the other most recent person I have been liaising with about the page? Many thanks. Timhudsonchs (talk) 14:35, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tim, I've responded on the CHS Talk Page. ^Tom _Phil 18:41, 26 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Nomination of Toby Sawyer for deletion

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