Ross-c
Hi Ross-c, I saw your question on Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archive_6 and it is quite similar to mine on the current Wikipedia:Help_desk. I have been thinking about the Wikipedia:WikiProject_Fact_and_Reference_Check and think that, particularly for these the Internet_Archive should be used. I am interested in your ideas for a bot. PeterGrecian 17:13, 9 Sep 2004 (UTC)
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- Ditto Image:Neil Finn.jpg. I;ve temporarily marked it as "Unverified". Best wishes --Tagishsimon (talk)
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editI put a comment on Diez's talk page relative to the RFC you posted. Calamitybrook (talk) 04:28, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
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Kevin Rutherford (talk) 22:47, 8 January 2012 (UTC)Sorry, I am not an admin, so I'm definitely not the admin who deleted the previous version, which only admins can do, and never saw the previous version, which only admins can now see. Since the new article has the same title (which is proper), I can no longer see the previous deletion to note the deleting admin, which I did not think to do at the Help desk, though I will in the future. For now, I will make changes to the article, according to Wikipedia's Manual of Style (WP:MOS) starting with WP:YEARLINK. Dru of Id (talk) 21:55, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
- Ah, I see where I became confused. I thought the reference to you was that you deleted the article. But, it was you telling me that the article had been deleted. Many apologies. Ross-c (talk) 21:59, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
Would Category:Italian ski mountaineers be apt? See Ski mountaineering.
- The German Wikipedia article Kammerlander here is much more extensive, although frequently referenced to self-published/non-independent works; a bot will most likely link his pages soon. The bibliography section there has more works, though articles do not need to have every detail. I believe it is unlikely that it will be speedily deleted or nominated for deletion in the future, as I think you've firmly established his notability to Wikipedia standards. I took his bibliography out of citebook format because repeating his name ten times in ten lines would likely fall under WP:PUFFERY; ten publications with various publishers over decades is impressive on its own, repeating his name so often seems like trying too hard. Thanks for the article, your effort, & your time. Dru of Id (talk) 14:23, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks Ross . I'd be really happy for you to do that. I didn't put up the original page and have just modified it to be more relevant to my current occupation. But none of it really encyclopaedia worthy! However I would appreciate you making it more appropriate to Wikipedia style and content rules. Take out what ever you think needs to go. Much appreciated and sorry if you already got his message from my talk page. (Christina Matthews (talk) 10:18, 24 May 2018 (UTC))
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Copied from Wikipedia:New contributors' help page/questions#CongBio
- The fact that you referenced from Find a Grave was also in his congressional bio, so I removed findagrave as a reference and moved it to an external link. Find a Grave is user-submitted, so should not be used when a more reliable source can be cited (although fine for information shown on grave markers). I also added the {{Bioguide}} attribution and the Virginia 22nd congressional district succession box. Note that Template:Find a Grave is available.
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editNo article with this title has ever existed, and I can't find anything with a similar title in my recent deletions. In general, being related to someone notable doesn't transfer their notability, you need to be notable in your own right. FJimfbleak - talk to me? 16:29, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, but they are proper articles with lots of info and references. This basically said "mother of Brian, wife of Murry", no refs (and it had already been deleted previously). At best, this should only be a redirect to her husband or son Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:43, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
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- I didn't get a chance to look at this. However, in any case, I support the merging of the page with the Richard Barbieri page as the Indigo Falls project never produced more than the single album released just before I created the page. Ross-c (talk) 16:54, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
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- There was an 'in use' tag on the page because I was actively editing including adding references. Do not edit a page or do anything else when there is an 'in use' tag on it because it means that someone is actively editing it!!!! Ross-c (talk) 08:10, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
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